Richard Whittington
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"Richard Whittington" (c. 1354–1423) was a medieval merchant and a politician. He is also the real-life inspiration for the English folk tale Dick Whittington and His Cat. He was four times Lord Mayor of London, a member of parliament and a sheriff of London. In his lifetime he financed a number of public projects, such as drainage systems in poor areas of medieval London, and a hospital ward for unmarried mothers. He bequeathed his fortune to form the Charity of Sir Richard Whittington which, nearly 600 years later, continues to assist people in need. Despite knowing three of the five kings who reigned during his lifetime, there is no evidence that he was knighted.

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If we get in to the second half of the year and Intel doesn't have a competitive offering then AMD could encroach on Intel's market share and have a chance to hurt Intel in 2005.

AMD is still a small company versus Intel but the fact that they are growing is testimony to the improvement of their product lines.

Intel can keep charging premium selling prices for their notebook chips because they are materially superior.

The doom and gloom scenarios about no growth in PCs this year have given way to expectations of 10 percent growth rates.

There is a debate as to whether this is a relief rally or the start of a second half recovery, ... But the year has been bleak for the group and since we had such a big pullback early on, I think chip stocks have more upside.