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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face="Courier New" color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=124445720-22012009>"...<FONT face=Arial color=#000080>you never
know.</FONT>"</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=124445720-22012009><FONT face="Courier New"
color=#0000ff size=2>How true. So let me just say, so long for
now.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=124445720-22012009><FONT face="Courier New"
color=#0000ff size=2>This is Roger Kesterson, signing
off...<blink></FONT></SPAN></DIV><BR>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B>
powerh-l-bounces+roger.kesterson=mtdproducts.com@lists.sowder.com
[mailto:powerh-l-bounces+roger.kesterson=mtdproducts.com@lists.sowder.com] <B>On
Behalf Of </B>Richard Witkopp<BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, January 22, 2009 11:38
AM<BR><B>To:</B> powerh-l@lists.sowder.com<BR><B>Subject:</B> RE: A Fond
Farewell<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">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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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></DIV>
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<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'">To all the PowerHousers
still on the list:</SPAN></FONT> <o:p></o:p></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; 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 face="Courier New" size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'">Good luck and best wishes to
all who remain!</SPAN></FONT> <o:p></o:p></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'">Roger</SPAN></FONT>
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