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Could Antony have been thinking of Carley:
Walter cannot wither her, nor custom stale her infinite ambitions
{ Apologies to The Bard (Antony and Cleopatra) }
Roger
20+ years with ol' faithful
"Roy Brown" <[log in to unmask]> wrote in message =
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> "Russ Smith" <[log in to unmask]> wrote in message
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> > When he was chairman and chief executive of Hewlett-Packard =
(news/quote),
> > Lewis E. Platt helped choose Carleton S. Fiorina as his successor in =
1999.
> >
> > But he is opposing the company's planned purchase of Compaq Computer
> > (news/quote), a merger that if rejected by shareholders will =
certainly
> bring
> > Ms. Fiorina's downfall at Hewlett-Packard. And Mr. Platt visited an
> > influential shareholder advisory firm, Institutional Shareholder =
Services
> in
> > Rockville, Md., last week to explain why he is against the deal Ms.
> Fiorina
> > has championed, according to people with knowledge of his trip.
>=20
> > But industry analysts doubt if Mr. Platt, 60, would take the job or =
be
> > offered it. After leaving Hewlett-Packard in 1999, Mr. Platt became =
chief
> > executive of Kendall-Jackson, a California winery. Last year, he =
left that
> > post.
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> Didn't Shakespeare say something like:
> 'Lew is the vintner of our discontent'
> ?:-)
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Could Antony have been thinking of=20
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<DIV><A href=3D"http://phrases.shu.ac.uk/meanings/24800.html"><FONT =
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<DIV><FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D1>{ Apologies to The Bard (Antony and =
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<DIV><BR>Roger</DIV>
<DIV>20+ years with ol' faithful</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>"Roy Brown" <</FONT><A=20
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"Russ Smith"=20
<</FONT><A href=3D"mailto:[log in to unmask]"><FONT face=3DArial=20
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face=3DArial=20
size=3D2>...<BR>> <BR>> > When he was chairman and chief =
executive of=20
Hewlett-Packard (news/quote),<BR>> > Lewis E. Platt helped choose =
Carleton=20
S. Fiorina as his successor in 1999.<BR>> ><BR>> > But he is =
opposing the company's planned purchase of Compaq Computer<BR>> >=20
(news/quote), a merger that if rejected by shareholders will =
certainly<BR>>=20
bring<BR>> > Ms. Fiorina's downfall at Hewlett-Packard. And Mr. =
Platt=20
visited an<BR>> > influential shareholder advisory firm, =
Institutional=20
Shareholder Services<BR>> in<BR>> > Rockville, Md., last week =
to=20
explain why he is against the deal Ms.<BR>> Fiorina<BR>> > has=20
championed, according to people with knowledge of his trip.<BR>> =
<BR>>=20
> But industry analysts doubt if Mr. Platt, 60, would take the job or =
be<BR>> > offered it. After leaving Hewlett-Packard in 1999, Mr. =
Platt=20
became chief<BR>> > executive of Kendall-Jackson, a California =
winery.=20
Last year, he left that<BR>> > post.<BR>> <BR>> Didn't =
Shakespeare=20
say something like:<BR>> 'Lew is the vintner of our =
discontent'<BR>>=20
?:-)<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> </FONT></BODY></HTML>
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