Just as in the past, we must reflect upon what's going on around us, and reflect upon our strengths, weaknesses and industry leadership responsibilities, and respond, ... As much as ever, it's clear that if we fail to do so, our business as we know it is at risk. We must respond quickly and decisively. |
Just because we don't know something or can't, doesn't mean it's not naturally there. The world does not exist only in terms of things we know. There is a desire in popular Christianity for wanting to have faith grounded in some kind of certainty. That's an oxymoron because than it's not faith anymore. |
Last month, the National Mediation Board found that a labor action at Northwest Airlines would not present a substantial disruption of interstate commerce. The administration does not dispute this conclusion based on current information, and the president is not creating a Presidential Emergency Board. |
Last year we opened with Swampscott and Medford and beat them pretty easily. In both cases the starters were pretty much out of the game by halftime. That didn't help us going into Burlington (a 28-25 loss). We needed to change. Everything we do is to try and get ready for Middlesex League competition. |
Last year, we missed too many opportunities. What hurt us more than anything last year was situational hitting, so if we can hit a ground ball to second in some of those situations to get a run in, we're going to be better off for it. That's what we are looking for, a little better situational hitting. |
Linebackers can have an impact on teams and you can name four or five in the league that are clearly players that opposing teams have to watch out for. Defensive linemen normally get a little bit more publicity but I think if you have a chance to draft a good, solid, core-type guy, you better take him. |
Look at the numbers and the psychology of debt in retirement. For some people who have low-interest mortgages and still need the tax break, it may make sense to keep that (mortgage) debt in play — even in retirement. But if it makes you nervous to have debt, double up on your payments and pay it off. |
Losing matches does not help confidence, that is for sure. But we cannot afford to start feeling sorry for ourselves. It is hard for the young players. We cannot expect them to show the same experience the older ones have. We just have to see it through. It is not a problem. We just have to trust them. |
Lots of things made it special. It was the most current of the hotels, and it boasted 100 baths, some private and some shared. It was very sumptuous. The furniture was lavish; there were beautiful imported carpets; beautiful draperies and blinds; telephones; electricity; and all the latest innovations. |
Management makes a very impressive presentation of taking this company and building what is arguably the last pure-play franchise in the filmed entertainment business. Certainly the chairman of the firm has a history of turning companies around, and there's no reason to think he won't do that here too. |
Management wasn't going to give us back those people, so we needed to work smarter. We were scrambling to figure out how we could make it up and do this. We knew the potential for gain was there. If we could move ourselves from five to six service calls a day, that would be a huge gain in productivity. |
Manhattan Associates' solutions have enabled us to transition our distribution operation from a warehouse that stored $4 million of goods to a true distribution center that manages just over $1 million of goods at any given time. Our products are now where they should be--within reach of our customers. |
Many of our independent agents perceived us as lagging behind other insurance companies in technology. There is a lot of competition, especially in commercial lines, from national carriers that have bigger technology budgets than we do, which could potentially result in adverse selection by our agents. |
Many of our players and coaches have family members and friends who were hurt by Hurricane Katrina, ... As we prepare our new team for the upcoming season, we decided to first team up with Wells Fargo, Mercy Corps and our fans to help those affected by the worst natural disaster in our nations history. |
Maybe I made a few or maybe many tactical mistakes, ... but I did not make a mistake in the very essence of what I've ... chosen to do, namely to leave no stone unturned in order to find a way to put an end to this conflict, at the same time to be open-eyed enough to realize that it takes two to tango. |