It's not just what you spend on the major-league payroll. In the last year we've purchased a Double-A franchise (in Springfield, Mo.), paid more than double for early-round draft picks and opened an academy in the Dominican Republic. We've made a much greater investment in international scouting and player development. Perhaps those things aren't as apparent as major-league payroll, but they're there and they have tremendous significance. |
J.P., part of bringing him over was because I thought he was a good catcher defensively also. He does not have the strongest throwing arm in baseball. But he throws well enough. The other part of his game was really good. And I thought his offense was better than what people were giving him credit for. ... Those two guys together, I think they compliment each other. I think they're good for each other. So they're both going to play a lot. |
Janet has been in the art world for many, many years. She has certainly worked with galleries, but the idea of exhibiting in a home furnishings store, which is so in keeping with what she's doing in her paintings, is a wonderful complement and fresh approach, a twist on the exhibit world. At Rodney Hunter, we specialize in teak wood furniture, so her warm tones enliven our pieces, and our furniture, as elegant as it is, elevates her work. |
Led by a strong management team, Oasis has a solid franchise with a compelling value proposition, excellent customer retention and a highly scalable business model serving a large, under-penetrated and fragmented market. Oasis fulfills a need among small and medium-sized businesses for human resources-related products and services that can be difficult, complex and disproportionately expensive for these businesses to provide on their own. |
Many years ago, when I was just an independent driver sleeping under the truck, man, when you got to stay in a Holiday Inn, that was a treat. I've cleaned quite a few parts in the bathtub of a Holiday Inn in my time. In the late '60s, we'd go on a three-month tour. You'd have to build your cars in the parking lot. If you had an engine problem or had to build a gear, you'd take it in the room, wash it in hot water and put it back together. |
My top priority is raising student achievement, and I'm going to be as flexible as I possibly can to help all students, ... This is about children's futures and ensuring that New York City's parents have as many options as possible for their children. In exchange for more flexibility, New York City has committed to being accountable for making high-quality academic help available to more students, which will lead to increased achievement. |
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Now, I know this is going to be a long trial, and I've talked to George Ryan about how we want to proceed. He and I have decided that we are going to try this case in the courtroom. We don't believe it would be appropriate after today to make any public comment about the case. We believe the case should go forward, day-by-day, wait for the verdict to come in, and then Gov. Ryan and I will then have a comment to make at that point in time. |
Nuclear power alone is not the solution to our energy woes, but can become a stronger component of an overall national energy policy, just as we must promote greater domestic oil and gas production, and yes, embrace greater conservation and renewable fuels. But we should be realistic in understanding that conservation and renewable fuels, which now only provide about 2 percent of our energy needs, will never get us to energy independence. |
Obviously injuries are an issue and a concern of our clubs. Location of the Olympics plays into that, the significant time difference we had in Nagano (for the '98 Games) was a challenge and it led into a longer break than we would have otherwise liked. There are a number of issues that you deal with as you make these decisions each time around, and probably the most significant is our experience here and whether players are getting hurt. |
One of the potential side-effects of drugs to treat ADHD is insomnia. Therefore, for some, the additional use of medications to assist in sleeping is something one might anticipate, ... The number of people in our analysis that have concomitant use in these two therapeutic classes is significant and warrants continued research, especially since these two conditions are accelerating at similar rates and among similar demographic audiences. |
Our country sorely needs additional refining capacity, pipelines and other critical energy infrastructure, including LNG [liquefied natural gas]-receiving terminals. The private sector will make these investments without need of any new government incentives, ... However, the industry needs governments at all levels to streamline permitting and environmental review processes so we can make these investments and add to our energy supplies. |
Our first quarter results were affected by comparatively higher claims expense in both our employee benefits and individual disability businesses, which we have said can fluctuate widely from quarter to quarter. The slower rate of premium growth for the quarter was largely attributable to the effects of our ongoing commitment to pricing discipline in what was noted as a very price competitive renewal and sales environment for the quarter. |
Our goal, as reflected in our mission statement, is to help create a diversified, vibrant and sustainable economy through attraction and support of businesses meeting the vision and standards desired by city leaders. There is a whole lot to our department; we handle new business requests for information, answer questions about existing businesses and try to head people in the right direction to obtain the information they are looking for. |
Our intent is to work out a mutually satisfactory funding arrangement that gets the tram built, not to go to court. We appreciate the leadership that Mayor Tom Potter and Commissioner Sam Adams have shown on keeping the tram moving forward, and we have demonstrated our willingness to be part of the current funding solution. No one wants litigation. That doesn't serve anyone's purpose. But the city has an obligation to finish this project. |