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          the Reliv marketing program, which he says would enable him to              
          earn commissions on their Reliv sales.                                      
               As it happens, since he became involved in Reliv marketing             
          in 1997, petitioner’s only customers have been family members.              
          Likewise, the only two people he has sponsored as Reliv                     
          distributors have been family members--his son and his brother,             
          both of whom became distributors to take advantage of the                   
          distributor’s discounts on Reliv products.  The son did not last            
          long in the business; he quit in 1999, the same year he started.            
               During 1998, petitioner advertised Reliv in a weekly paper             
          called Pennysaver.  He discontinued this advertising in 1999.               
          Since then, he has not advertised in any newspaper.  Similarly,             
          during 1998 petitioner posted bulletin board flyers in                      
          laundromats and grocery stores but likewise discontinued this               
          practice in 1999.  Although Reliv sponsors Web sites for its                
          distributors, petitioner has never had a Web site for his Reliv             
          activity.                                                                   
               Petitioner commuted 80 miles, one-way, to his job at Abbott.           
          On certain days, he would stop at commuter train stations or                
          shopping malls along his commuting route and place “drop cards”             
          on car windshields.  These cards proclaimed “The Opportunity of a           
          Lifetime” and gave his phone number but generally did not mention           
          the Reliv name.  Petitioner has never received any response to              
          any of these drop cards.                                                    







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