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To: Joe Pirate who wrote (25448)	8/20/1998 6:48:00 AM
From: helkel	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 36349

From thestreet.com about LU This fall, however, the picture changes. "The magic date in the industry right now is Oct. 1," says Rabin. That's when Lucent (LU:NYSE) will be free to acquire large companies using more favorable accounting, according to the terms of its 1996 spinoff from AT&T (T:NYSE). After two full years as a standalone concern, Lucent then will be able to use pooling accounting methods instead of purchase accounting -- meaning it doesn't have to write off goodwill and dilute future earnings. So, in other words, Lucent can extend its burgeoning telecommunications venture into Cisco's Internet business with a large acquisition without financially handicapping itself in the short term. If Lucent buys Cisco's competitor Ascend (ASND:Nasdaq) -- something all three Cisco analysts featured in this story think is possible -- Cisco's horizon will grow cloudy this winter as the two behemoths raid one another's backyards. Even if the merger doesn't occur, Lucent will become a fierce competitor by the spring. Either way, "it's going to be an exciting time for analysts trying to get that fundamental shift right," Rabin says. He says Cisco has the early lead because it already landed a contract to build a risky data and telephone network for Sprint (FON:NYSE). " maybe all are looking around later hk

To: Joe Pirate who wrote (25448)	8/20/1998 5:44:00 PM
From: PHIL K.	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 36349

Pirate, Long time no talk to... How R U?????????? I still have not bought my PAIR yet..... It just may leave me at the station...Buttttttt...Been there Done That..HAHAH Later, Phil K.

To: Joe Pirate who wrote (25448)	8/20/1998 7:11:00 PM
From: Hubert Few	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 36349

PAIR_O_NORMAL ACTIVITIES: (largely off-topic and otherwise irrelevent) Ah yes, 13 shines in the eye of the beholder like a large glistening stone, rough, but a gem just the same. Those who have had "knowledge" of this company in the biblical sense know of it's mystical powers....13 on the upside is like a Chevron service station restroom after too many hours in the saddle. The smell is antiseptic and new, but still, the doubts linger as to the cleanliness. A certain tawdry appeal is apparent, and one is tempted to extol the virtues. Words like "American Standard" leap out at you, as you stand exhausted, trying to relieve the stress of a too full bladder. One may be tempted to linger for a while, savoring the peaceful moment, in awe of yet another of Life's Simple Pleasures....how quickly reality returns however, as your mind drifts from the acoustical purity of the white ceramic tiles, to the incessant blaring of a car horn just outside. "Honey, are you going to stay in there ALL DAY????" Indeed...this isn't the Taj Mahal, just a brief stopover. And like a service station bathroom, the object is to get in and back out as quickly as possible <wink> Now, are you going to like just stand there or are we going to swab the deck with kerosene once more for old time's sake and fan the flames????? Ha! <NOEROJBE> (no evil red or jaundiced bloodshot eye)