The whole idea of parachutes was to keep executives from standing in the way of valid transactions. What they seem to have become, because of their large size, is an incentive to do transactions.

It's a novel idea. Where it's unique is that if directors don't meet internally based targets, they get nothing.

I knew I had more in me than just standing up and having my picture taken... Being in the studio, I have to have an opinion.

There doesn't seem to be any one trigger. The idea of technology being such a high growth area is true but maybe revenue growth isn't as robust as anticipated. It's more one of anxiety by investors that evidence is mounting the Fed may need to be more aggressive.

These are uncertain times. We've got on our belts, suspenders, parachutes and skyhooks,

We have said pretty clearly that our focus is on extending the franchise transactions.