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Non-Tech : Bill Wexler's Dog Pound -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Mike M who wrote (9135)	2/18/2003 12:49:37 AM
From: Bill Ulrich	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 10293

Me, focused? Permit me to remind you that you keep mentioning it as if alluding to a string of successful years. I only brought it up, first time, a few minutes ago. Permit me to suggest that when real companies highlight a gain on sale of discontinueds, that they don't attempt to sail along on that with any sort of continuing relevance. Permit me to remind you of Ralston-Purina in the late 90s selling their protein division to Dupont (typical gain, 50-some cents EPS, one-time ~$2.50). Or any number of other companies where this is treated as a one-time "cool" event, not reflecting, riding, or dubiously touting future expectation. Because it doesn't. Congrats on your "string". Please be careful and don't point it at anybody.