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To: H James Morris who wrote (56160)	5/9/1999 6:15:00 PM
From: Sarmad Y. Hermiz	Respond to of 164684

James, >> When Amzn makes a profit, I might go long with it. But not before. I won't buy a stock that can't appear to ever make a profit. << Never mind these elusive profits. At what price will the funds re-enter amzn ? Last time they jumped in at 115. before that 85. Somebody started buying in bulk last Friday at 131.

To: H James Morris who wrote (56160)	5/9/1999 8:17:00 PM
From: Glenn D. Rudolph	Respond to of 164684

Internet to be only lifeline for cyber-adventurers LONDON, May 10 (Reuters) - Can man live by Internet alone? Four volunteers will find out in London on Monday as they are locked away with only a credit card, a bathrobe and the Internet for company. The project organised by Microsoft Corp's <MSFT.O>'s msn.co.uk Web page envisages that the cyber-adventurers will be locked in separate rooms for 100 hours and will have to rely exclusively on the Internet to feed, clothe, communicate and entertain themselves, a press release said. The volunteers would also try to continue living their everyday lives, one plans to play chess while another aims to find a job. The behaviour of the two male and female participants, who range in age from 30 to 67 and have differing levels of Internet experience, will be monitored by a program devised by Helen Petrie of the University of Hertfordshire. Petrie hopes the project will allow her to observe how people cope for long periods of time with only the Internet for support. Nickie Smith, product manager at msn.co.uk, said: "We wanted to put the current Internet services to the test and see if it really is possible to survive with nothing but the Web and a credit card." The press release noted that in 1998 online retail in the UK was worth 406 million pounds, double the 1997 figure. An NOP Research Group poll suggests that by June 1999 9.3 million people in the UK will be online. Internet users will be able to check on the volunteers progress by visiting www.msn.co.uk. A spokesman for the project said they were hoping there would be no power cuts.