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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Eh, you never know. I was at 4 different
jobs while on this list, went off to do SAP, and ended up back a PowerHoser.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
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powerh-l-bounces+rwitkopp=phxa.com@lists.sowder.com
[mailto:powerh-l-bounces+rwitkopp=phxa.com@lists.sowder.com] <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Roger Kesterson<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Thursday, January 22, 2009
8:51 AM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> powerh-l@lists.sowder.com<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> A Fond Farewell</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Courier New"'>To all the PowerHousers still on the list:</span></font> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Courier New"'>The end of an era has arrived here at MTD. Our Alphas will
be powered down for the last time very soon. I haven't been active on the
list for quite a while as PH development slowed to a trickle, and finally
stopped.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Courier New"'>Good luck and best wishes to all who remain!</span></font> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Courier New"'>Roger</span></font> <o:p></o:p></p>
<pre><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
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