We were one of the top teams in the Big Sky Conference in digs and passing last season. I feel we are demonstrating that we will continue that theme in 2006. Blocking was our weakest link in 2005. We made some great strides this week in blocking and proved to be a force at the net at the tournament today. |
We were there, we know the truth, and we know that this guy's unfit to be commander-in-chief, ... I think you'll find that people are very, very angry at John Kerry. They remember his career in Vietnam as a short, controversial one, and they believe that only Hollywood could turn this guy into a war hero. |
We were told that they were dummy shells that were being used, so as just to break through a hole in the wall, without making an explosion. But the hostages themselves say the firing was so intense they couldn't even poke their noses out. They tried to wave white kerchiefs, but the shooting wouldn't stop. |
We will continue to fight the rate increase. Our position, as you are aware, is that we are being overcharged and money is not being re-invested into the water company. Why do we pay more than 40 percent higher rates then our surrounding communities? There is no need other than greed by the water company. |
We'd like to have an increase in funds to cover these increases that are beyond our control. We don't want to harm the key academic components of the university. We have lab experiments that require large amounts of energy and library collections where mold issues prevent you from raising the temperature. |
We'll have 13 life stations set up, which will include a bank, daycare, insurance company, grocery store, clothing store, real estate, car sales, household goods and a credit card company. Each station will have professional people in each one to show the student's how things are really done in real life. |
We're a different team. We are making progress. That doesn't mean it's always going to happen all at once. The game can be cruel sometimes. I still remind the players that that's true on all levels. I mentioned Bayern Munich-Manchester United to them today because that is one of the most obvious examples. |
We're delighted that our largest Saudi customers have decided to lift the boycott. We expect the other large supermarkets in the rest of the Middle East to follow...However, we're fully aware that many Arab consumers remain skeptical about our products, so we plan to adjust certain parts of our marketing. |
We're doing site-prep work now. Some of the things like making sure there's adequate communications, things like telephone lines, computer lines, getting our servers to go in there. All of that kind stuff has to be accomplished now, prior to large-scale populations of employees going in beginning in June. |
We're encouraged by the improvement but our execution down the stretch of these games tends to break down. Our spacing was poor. We didn't respond well to traps and our ball movement slowed, causing way too many shot clock violations. Tonight in the fourth quarter we seemed to settle for a perimeter game. |
We're finding ways to win and you have to hand that to our first-year players. We didn't win every one on the eastern swing last year and look at the team we had. We have guys blocking shots and doing the little things you need. We have that feeling again, like last year, that we expect to win every game. |
We're getting some very good spending going into the first quarter. It's interesting that while there is spending optimism, consumers are still clearly divided into two main categories -- those with lots of money and those that are hurting. That's why these monthly results have shown so much irregularity. |
We're going to give them [today] off because they deserve it and need it. Tonight's result was great news because a lot of you say we live and die by the three, but we proved that's not necessarily the truth. In order to win, we have to play good defense and take care of the ball and we did both of those. |
We're kind of in that difficult line, where you still feel like you're in it. You still go out there and try to win every game, yet you have to look periodically at these other guys. It's not a real comfortable place to be, yet that's where we are and guys are going to get some days off from time to time. |
We're making a special effort this year to identify the health seeker, that person who starts and stops a fitness program. We're trying to figure out what they want and tailor our programs to them and send personal phone calls, letters and e-mails to hook them up with other members to keep them motivated. |