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To: Math Junkie who wrote (2000)	3/6/1999 2:19:00 PM
From: Skeeter Bug	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 3813

>>you raise money when the market supports it.<< yes, richard. you raise money when the market supports a price well above its value. while most folks are trading dollars for shares, the company is trading shares for dollars. since the latter is smart... you figure it out ;-) i actually applaud nvls for doing this. it is fiscally smart to flog the troops when they act this way. you apparently don't understand eps and cash flow. if you go back 4 years or so, mu's reported eps is well into the several dollar category, if not much more. they have no money and just increased debt by a cool $1.5 billion recently. the resaons for this are obvious to the clued in. we've had two bad years (about breakeven?????????????????????????) in about 6 years of booming reported eps. nvls has reported a whopping sum of q earnings over the last 5 years or so. whopping. and they still, 1. need money (bad for investors), 2. can't pass up an opportunity to flog the ignorati (bad for investors).

To: Math Junkie who wrote (2000)	3/6/1999 10:18:00 PM
From: Demosthenes	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 3813

Richard, Skeeter mentioned you have an impoverished understanding of eps and cash flow. A problem like this must be dreadful, especially for you, the one suffering from such an affliction. There must be something we can do for Skeeter to thank him for such a charitable contribution of his time and careful analysis in diagnosing the problem. I never would have guessed. I'm so sorry. I hope there is a useful prescription that will help you. Is there something we can do or say to show our thanks to Skeeter for the Way he has shown us over the years? Do let me know. Rgds, D