Conference vaxcat::friends

    
    I heard on the radio this morning that there is a special 
    club of 13 people that meet every friday the 13th for one 
    hour.  From 12:13 to 1:13(13:13 military time) and do everything
    from braking mirrors, to walking under ladders, to bringing
    along black cats! :*)  
    
    
    Sounds like fun!
    
    :*)
    Terrie
    

    Gee, no wonder I have such bad luck!  I have a black cat cross my path
    every day! (-:
    
    Holly (owned by a black cat named Tabitha)
    

    
    Friday the 13th only comes once this year.  I heard on the
    radio it blame something on someone else day today to.

Well, mine started off great...one of my cats walked across my clock radio
last night and reset the time. I realized this and set it at 2 a.m.  When I
woke up this morning before the alarm, it was great...I turned the T.V. on and
was just lollygagging around.  Then I went up to get dressed and realized it
was not 4:55, but 5:55, and I have to leave for work at 6:05...ARGHHHHHHHH!!!!

The rest of the day has been fine though!! :-)

Lola

Mine seemed to start wednesday when the numebr 666 came up. It's been a FINE
week so far 8^|

From:	MLMAIL::MLMAIL::MRGATE::"PNDVUEA1::FARRAHAR.DICK" 13-MAY-1994 09:32:49.37
To:	MPGS::CLARK,WECARE::COTTER,ROYALT::MCQUADE
CC:	
Subj:	Q4 COST ACTIONS                                                        1

From:	NAME: Dick Farrahar                 
	FUNC: Human Resources                 
	TEL: 223-7738                         <FARRAHAR.DICK AT PNDVUEA1 at MLMAIL at MLO>
To:     See Below


Attached -- for your information.





From:	NAME: Vin Mullarkey @MLO            
	FUNC: Corporate Finance               
	TEL: 223-4447                         <MULLARKEY.VIN AT PNDVUEA1 at MLMAIL at MLO>
Date:	13-May-1994
Posted-date: 13-May-1994
Precedence: 0
Subject: Q4 COST ACTIONS                                                        1
To:     See Below

The attached memo reflects the decisions made at last week's Senior
Leadership Team meeting.  Please forward to your management.
***********************************************************************


                  I N T E R O F F I C E   M E M O R A N D U M

                                        Date:     13-May-1994 07:26am EDT
                                        From:     Vin Mullarkey @MLO
                                                  MULLARKEY.VIN
                                        Dept:     Corporate Finance
                                        Tel No:   223-4447

TO: DIGITAL MANAGEMENT
 
Subject: Q4 COST ACTIONS                                                        


In an effort to improve upon the most recent financial forecasts all 
units of the company have been directed to take additional steps to 
reduce spending this quarter.   Accordingly, the Senior Leadership 
Team has approved the following actions:

o   Stop expenditures on external consultants.

    -	 Stop new and cancel existing purchase orders for external 
         consultants except where they are involved in the delivery of 
         services for which there is an existing revenue contract or 
         to meet legal obligations.

o   Stop both domestic and international travel, not in direct support
    of Q4 product orders or services contracts.

    -	 Cancel travel unless related to direct customer activity.


o   Stop all off-site meetings.

o   Freeze capital spending.

    -	 Defer all categories of capital spending including internal 
         equipment (i.e., IEG).

o   Stop external employee training.

    -	 Cancel and defer these activities except approved degree 
         tuition reimbursement programs.

o   Defer all purchases of office supplies (including software 
    purchases).

In addition to the above actions, the Senior Leadership Team has 
decided to suspend the matching of employee charitable contributions.

Purchasing managers have been instructed to cancel existing purchase 
orders by Friday, May 20 unless an exception has been approved by your 
respective Senior Leadership Team member and the Corporate 
Controller's office.  Requests for exceptions should include explicit 
business justifications.  Please work with your respective Finance and 
Purchasing managers to ensure these actions are immediately 
implemented.  Compliance will be closely monitored. Additional actions 
are currently being discussed and will be communicated shortly.


VM/pr


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    I'll be totally bummed if they cancel my CONTRACT!
    

Yeah, I just said no to a couple because I was told I was renewed 8^( Ain't
signed paperwork yet...