The figures that are being distributed correct the mistaken estimates that were first provided to legislators (by other legislators) during the debate, which did not take into account the fact that grocery sales revenue will go up and cigarette tax revenue will go down, just as has been occurring for the past 10 years. |
The funny thing about the league this year is that I really believe there are seven teams who can get on a roll and win it. It's not the league of the past nine years where Liberty is just head and shoulders above everyone else. They can get knocked off just as easily as we could, or any other school in the conference. |
The FX market is watching interest rate markets and short- end yields have come off and that's because core CPI was tame. For the dollar to continue to do well, you need interest rate expectations to continue to move in its favor, and with a fair amount of tightening already priced in, that's getting harder and harder. |
The game is so much in him and is so much a part of who he is and what he is. The thought of retiring, the thought of not having the game every day, is something he can't wrap his mind around. I never believed after we won it that he would ride into the sunset, a la Ray Bourque. I think it's everything he is, the game. |
The gesture was there, but it's like wrestling, ... They do all kinds of stuff and there's kids in the stands. It's entertainment. Even one game (suspension), I thought, would have been too much. But I guess they're trying to give a good image. I can't do anything about it. I have to be more careful next time, I guess. |
The goal here, and we are well on the way, is to create the best children's hospital for the care of complex disease in the world. The Comer Children's Hospital and Comer Center for Children and Specialty Care will enhance and extend our tradition of training doctors to bring cutting-edge care to the rest of the globe. |
The goal was to make (the relays) competitive and make them highly competitive so they can really stand up against some of the more seasoned schools who've had coaches for a long time. ... I hate to say it. I didn't expect going into the season that we'd be first at districts, and it wasn't even in the back of my mind. |
The history of the Balkans involves centuries and centuries of difficulties, ... Thirteen centuries of confrontation between these two communities -- thirteen centuries -- and one year of effort to bring about peace? We will need years ... 10 years of a United Nations presence there ... to see change in people's minds. |
The ideal life is in our blood and never will be still. Sad will be the day for any man when he becomes contented with the thoughts he is thinking and the deeds he is doing - where there is not forever beating at the doors of his soul some great desire to do something larger; which he knows he was meant and made to do. |
The kids work hard on their hitting. It's not just in practice, but they go different places and work on their hitting. Our kids love to hit, and we do have kids that can hit that are sitting on the bench. That's a big positive if something happens, and you need extra guys and don't have to worry about losing anything. |
The last one cut. I felt all right the whole at-bat, the whole night, but I swung at a couple of high fastballs. I didn't do a good job of getting the ball down. He's a guy who just comes in and throws hard stuff. With a guy like that, you've got to get it going, because decisions have to be made fast or it's sayonara. |
The most important aspect of the trial is that it is perceived to be fair and not merely 'victor's justice' but rather have internationally accepted procedures. The prosecution will have to avoid the pitfall of allowing the trial to be a vehicle for Saddam Hussein to speak publicly and create a voice in Iraqi politics. |
The most important thing that the city can do is encourage growth that provides good wages for folks. I very much would like to see a living wage for people at Western State. This was addressed at the University of Virginia recently. They did it for the same reasons - to allow people to have a stake in their community. |
The number of reported closings is likely to rise as communications systems are restored and the extent of the damage will become better known as certain areas like New Orleans are reopened to travel, allowing hotel owners and manager and insurance adjusters to travel to the affected areas to make property assessments, |
The other thing is the redemption going on mutual and hedge funds due to declining stock valuations. We've seen a good level of liquidation recently where some of these funds that have been holding gold stocks are selling them to lock in profits. This kind of activity is still going to take a couple of days to unravel. |