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To: John Koligman who wrote (175268)	10/27/2005 10:57:48 PM
From: Patrick E.McDaniel	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 176387

OT...the leaked HR memo that the NY Times ran yesterday? Walmart's head of HR was talking about how to cut employee costs, such as hiring younger folks because older folks make more but aren't more productive, among other 'good ideas'.... At the Board of Directors level people should be smart enough not to even consider such stupid and PR disasterous ideas. The memo was probably normal interoffice communication sharing ideas. Someone got their hands on it,wanted to make the author look foolish or recognized it was illegal.If that person recognized it was illegal there should have been a way to handle it inside the company. Someone went public with it for their own reasons. The problem is the Supreme Court has ruled age bias is illegal so it was a stupid to even consider it. That is a legal ruling a lawyer would have advised management could not be done. Every memo can't go through a lawyer. If the author wasn't aware age discrimination was illegal, I don't see a problem with the memo.Free flow of ideas is generally a good idea.If memos are written that may be leaked soon there will be no memos. Every employee laid off over 40 will now be able to point to this memo and make it more difficult for WalMart. I would like to know who leaked this and why.

To: John Koligman who wrote (175268)	10/29/2005 9:17:05 PM
From: Sig	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 176387

The whole market has been going down with the standard Sept/Oct selloff. Big caps like Dell,especially. Dell buying back $2 bill stock per quarter to cover options grants?. IMO that stock wont be needed for awhile, the last few years of options will all expire worthless if they were granted near the stock price. That will inspire managers to do a better job, lest they also lose . If Dell was not going to meet earnings wouldn't you expect a comment soon, or is it too late? They seldom miss. The price chart says Dell is at most unusual low point, looks like a good point for trade. Ink and flat screens,hdtv, plus back-to -school laptops should provide good sales and margins. I would not be afraid of Lenova. Who has Dell not beaten in this game? Sig