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Richard W. Talarico, age 50, became Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of the Company in July 1996 and was appointed President of the Company in May 2002. He has also served as a director of Allin Interactive Corporation, a subsidiary of the Company (Allin Interactive), since October 1994 and as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Allin Interactive since June 1996. Mr. Talarico has served as an officer and director of the Company�s other subsidiaries since their inception or acquisition by the Company. Mr. Talarico is a partner in The Hawthorne Group (THG), where he has been involved in numerous business ventures and has served in various financial and operating capacities since 1986. THG is a private investment and management partnership which invests through affiliates primarily in media and communications companies. Mr. Talarico is an officer of The Hawthorne Group, Inc. (Hawthorne), where he has served in various financial and operating capacities since 1991. Hawthorne provides management and administrative services to the business ventures in which THG invests. | 