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To: Bearcatbob who wrote (148345)	3/27/2011 6:43:22 PM
From: renovator	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 206146

I am from Rochester where thousands of Kodak employees religiously piled up the shares, also Xerox and GM via Delphi Automotive. What a disaster! When I got out of college and worked for Kodak in 1972 they employed almost 62,000 people there--now around 8,000!

To: Bearcatbob who wrote (148345)	3/27/2011 10:04:11 PM
From: not_prudent	2 Recommendations Respond to of 206146

<<Frankly, I believe XOM is about the best managed enterprise on the planet.>> I'm inclined to agree with you. In any case, imo you've hit upon the single most important characteristic of a successful investment or just about any business activity for that matter.