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To: Joseph G. who wrote (11269)	11/17/1998 4:11:00 PM
From: MythMan	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 86076

from the high levels of the 80's or from periods of time when rates were as low as they are now?

To: Joseph G. who wrote (11269)	11/17/1998 4:18:00 PM
From: MythMan	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 86076

>>BETHESDA, Md. (Reuters) - Lockheed Martin Corp. said on Tuesday it will report a charge of about $350 million to $400 million in the first quarter of 1999 because of a new method of accounting for start-up activities. <Picture>The aerospace and defense contractor said it will adopt a new accounting standard requiring that costs related to start-up activities be expensed as incurred. <Picture>"This accounting adjustment relates to money already spent and will therefore not have an effect on the company's operating earnings," said James Feting, a spokesman for Lockheed.<< Says prior period earnings were overstated and thus a sham. Sucker accounting sets them up for fat increases later. Keeping out of operating earnings allows it to be excluded from AZW1 financial model. what a joke