The issue of "getting rid of Huff" is not even reasonable to be discussed. I posted yesterday that Huff is at a crossroad, meaning that he is growing from experience (and hopefully learning) and has to get away from the salesmanship comments, setting specific dates for milestone achievements, etc, and grow into a seasoned CEO. The Russian deal has been a hugh "back to school" for not only Huff, but GTE in total, as well as myself, regardless of the outcome. Glad that Bill Gates wasn't fired by the Investor mob in the early fledging years of MSFT - could have been an entirely different outcome. JMO ken w