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To: Lizzie Tudor who wrote (51031)	4/17/1999 2:43:00 PM
From: Sarmad Y. Hermiz	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 164684

Michelle, I have ordered only one book (from shopping.com). All was OK, except it took about 2 weeks to arrive (lowest shipping rate $3.50). I think Amazon is a little faster.

To: Lizzie Tudor who wrote (51031)	4/17/1999 8:36:00 PM
From: Lizzie Tudor	Respond to of 164684

Guys, I made a terrible mistake today. I went down the street to ask this guy about his NSX, does it come as a convertible etc. He told me, "this is a ferrari" - oh. (at first I thought it looked like a Viper too)

To: Lizzie Tudor who wrote (51031)	4/17/1999 9:41:00 PM
From: Glenn D. Rudolph	Respond to of 164684

Michelle, Here is what we need: Advertising Costs The cost of advertising is expensed as incurred. For the years ended December 31, 1998, 1997 and 1996, the Company incurred advertising expense of $60.2 million, $21.2 million and $3.4 million, respectively. intangibles, for the business combinations discussed above, as well as the Company's share of losses from its investee, is as follows: YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1998 -------------- (IN THOUSANDS) Pro forma loss from operations.............................. $(61,788) Pro forma net loss.......................................... $(74,374) Pro forma basic and diluted loss per share.................. $ (0.50) Shares used in computation of basic and diluted loss per share..................................................... 148,172 The pro forma results for the year ended December 31, 1998 are presented for informational purposes only and are not prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.