Mergers are far from over and many plans are currently developing defensive competitive strategies for the future such as developing distinctive healthcare products, exploring product lines outside of traditional commercial insurance and forming alliances with other plans. |
Merging with BellSouth would give AT&T that much greater market power and command over access networks. So I think it's a legitimate concern, considering that AT&T is already leaning toward premium pricing for companies that use their broadband networks to reach customers. |
Michael and I have a phenomenal relationship. You know in most family businesses it becomes tough because everything becomes intertwined and ... everyone digs into the other person's responsibilities and area, and that's something that my father really had great vision on. |
Michael Brown was on the job, was doing his job and was making sure people above him at the White House and DHS were fully aware of everything that was going on in an extremely timely and urgent manner. It paints a different picture than what we have seen painted thus far. |
Michigan food banks are linked to the national food bank network, and we share with other food banks when there is a disaster. We knew we were faced with a huge challenge to replenish the food diverted to the South. Our donors met that challenge and contributed generously. |
Mike and I went to the same high school together. He was four years behind me, but we had mutual friends. I heard that Mike was looking for a teaching job, and I told him I was looking for an assistant. I was excited when he took the job. I knew he was a very talented guy. |
Mike is such a great player, such a clutch player. I joke with him, because he doesn't jump very high and he's not very fast, yet he's still one of the most effective guys in the NBA because he's so intelligent. He knows the game, and he knows what it takes to get it done. |
Bill Gates (1955-) |
Momentum can change so much in the NBA and if you keep playing things can happen for you. I think the 3-pointer lifted us in the overtime. We had the momentum and we carried it through. The game never stops. We were down and then we came back. It was a roller coaster ride. |
More than anything, coming to a new organization like this, it wasn't about making the team or anything like that. I just wanted to make a good impression, be healthy and throw as well as I could. There's new eyes on you and, hopefully, I was able to open a couple of them. |
More than anything, it just validates to the guys everything that they've been doing for the past three years. All the off-ice workouts, all the early-morning practices, everything like that. It really puts a value on it now, and I'm proud as heck of them. They deserve it. |
Tiger Woods (1975-) |
Most importantly, I thought our offense let us down, and it hurt our defense. The Big Three have to understand we have to share the ball. We have to get equal opportunity, and we have to attack in a disciplined matter. We didn't do that. We were playing selfish basketball. |
Most of the attention will be riveted to the Fed meeting on [March] 20th, ... We are no longer a U.S. market isolated from the rest of the world ? foreign markets react to what happens here. I think the U.S. has to take the lead here in aggressively cutting interest rates. |
Most of the executives of publicly held companies are on the job for five years and these companies are more concerned with quarterly earnings. However, family-owned businesses are in there for the long run. It might even take decades for some of their ventures to pay off, |