EMP-39

Hello all, several of our teammates have chimed in with updates this issue.

Paul Magelli writes: "Since your last update I have had open-heart surgery (a quadruple bypass, without having a heart attack, thank goodness) and am back to running five miles a day. At 76, my father can still outrun me by 30 seconds on the Bruce Protocol, which is the standard treadmill speed/incline test for the heart's effectiveness. They wire you up and you get to run up a hill on a treadmill till you drop, or until they think you will die if you continue. My 76-year-old father can get to 16.5 minutes — the work rate of a 30-year-old person in marathon training. I only can get to 16! I am going to beat him this year.

"I started Apertio, Ltd (apertio.com) in 2003, having worked on the business plan in 2002 with my co-founders. We announced Jan. 2 its sale to Nokia Siemens Networks for $220 million. I plan to stay with the business as CEO. I look forward to the Kellogg newsletter. All the best." Paul may be reached by phone at +44.117.906.1120.

Jim Brenn is alive and kicking as the senior vice president and CFO for Briggs & Stratton Corporation. Jim writes: "Life is moving along nicely. I am about to hit the 30-year mark at Briggs and am still enjoying it. Personally, my wife and I now have 11 grandchildren, all under the age of 6 and all in the area, so there is usually always a child or two running around the house and making life interesting. Once EMP-39 was over I found myself with a lot of extra time so I bought an old farmhouse in central Wisconsin that had been built in the late 1800s, gutted it and refurbished it by spending most of my weekends over the last five years in a labor of love. The 30 acres it's on is mostly wooded, but I'm thinking of putting corn or Christmas trees on 15 acres this year just to tinker. Take care."

Smile and enjoy the spring.