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<pre style="word-wrap:break-word; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Tahoma; color:black">Should put in my resume - as much as I'd hate to be hated, those pay cheques would not go astray ;)
In all seriousness though, I hope his family is well - it is a testament to his character that he would put one of the highest profile corporate positions in Australia aside for his family. I would like to think that everybody would do the same, but sadly sometimes is not the case.
Well wishes from this side of the fence, at the very least.
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From: "Skeeve Stevens" <skeeve@skeeve.org>
To: "ausnog@ausnog.net" <ausnog@ausnog.net>; "aussie-isp@taz.net.au" <aussie-isp@taz.net.au>
Sent: 18/08/08 6:21 PM
Subject: [AusNOG] FW: BREAKING NEWS: Dr Phil Burgess resigns
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<b>Subject:</b> BREAKING NEWS: Dr Phil Burgess resigns<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size:24.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">Dr Phil Burgess resigns</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
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and to resume his life as an advisor to business and government on matters related to technology and society, a life he put on hold to join Sol Trujillo and Telstra three years ago."</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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