[Initially, Tensar believed the system would pay for itself in the first year. It didn't but, says Oliver,] Had we taken it in bite-sized pieces we'd have achieved that. ... We'd probably have benefited if we'd tried to keep it simpler. We tried to bite off more than we could chew to start with. |
Canada still looks great, the fundamentals are still quite positive. |
Commodities continue to look soft. The slowing down of commodities could drag on the Canadian economy a bit. |
Investing in Japan was an easy decision. It not only broadens our major account sales coverage, but also allows us to provide local customer support to a growing user base. It is strategically important for Carbon to have close ties with many Japanese electronic design firms to drive our product development. Our seasoned team in Tokyo will keep our momentum going while tailoring our offering for the Japanese market. |
It is absolutely a chance to buy the U.S. dollar. The Canadian dollar is on the sidelines. |
It was very volatile in its first year [because] we tried to accommodate everybody's requirements, |
It's about six more months. A lot of it depends on what the retail activity is and the season -- how much demand there is, whether people are buying products. It seems to fluctuate a little every year, kind of like the weather almost. |
Our joint venture with Qwest capitalizes on this explosive new market by creating the industry's first total solution for managed and implemented business applications, |
Our joint venture with Qwest capitalizes on this explosive new market by creating the industry's first total solution for managed and implemented business applications. |
Rising commodities prices definitely contributed to the fortune of the Canadian dollar today. Commodities have been a positive factor for the Canadian dollar in 2005 and the market expects good news to continue this year. |
She is very focussed and has been training very hard. She will come back and come back strong. |
The market is speculating that the Fed may keep going. The interest rate in Canada right now lags behind that in the U.S. The big question is whether the Bank of Canada can keep up the pace with the Fed to narrow the rate gap. |
This is a big rivalry. My guys get up for this game. Some of them can't sit through class. We started the season with a rash of injuries but we're starting to come together as a team. Our seniors really stepped up tonight. |
We had a lot of opportunities to score tonight. We played much better defense in the second half. |
We have been keeping our Iraq coverage going and that is a more important story. It has U.S. soldiers there, people are very interested in it, and it lends itself better to breaking news. |