We will be closing 73 Toys ?R' Us stores in the United States only. This does not affect our international stores or Babies ?R' Us stores. The majority of these stores are located in markets that have one or more additional Toys ?R' Us locations. There are also 12 additional Toys ?R' Us stores that are converting to Babies ?R' Us stores beginning this spring. |
We would like uniformity in the form of federal standards. This is a heavily regulated industry already. We're not unaccustomed to regulations within the chemical industry. In fact, many times regulations are helpful because they provide clarity on how we're supposed to comply. The worst thing you can have in the chemical industry is ambiguity in regulations. |
We're close enough to a lot of top-50 teams so that if our standing remains or gets higher our ranking will move up. The girls relaxed, enjoyed the day, and they weren't grinding it so much today and were just relaxed. I'm very proud of their performance today and hopefully we can post another good number tomorrow to end our regular season on a positive note. |
We're finding consumers all over the world are being discouraged by the rising cost of games, confused by the availability of titles, the lack of information and the often complicated process of paying for and downloading games on mobile. This is slowing the growth of the industry as a whole and in many cases putting people off buying mobile games altogether. |
We're going to close the store for Labor Day, which is typical, but I'm going to use the day to be at the booth at the fair. We'll have demonstrations of knitting, crocheting, tatting and Brazilian embroidery (as compared to three other types of embroidery), and we'll be able to tell folks when they can come in to the shop and learn the crafts for themselves. |
We're looking for people who have the inclination and the time to learn about horticulture from experts, then go out into the community to seek the resources they need to teach gardening and landscaping to school kids, youth organizations, civic groups, city beautification efforts, or anybody that calls into our office wanting gardening or landscaping advice. |
We're working hard in Indianapolis to have a facility similar to this, a sort of sister stadium, but there's a lot of distance to be covered still. These things are very complex, and they take a lot of twists and turns. The exciting thing is that if we get it done as planned, and we move in for the 2008 season, we'll have Peyton Manning there for the opening. |
We've got a master plan of what we'd like to do. We're in the preliminary stages of our master plan. In the next two years, we hope to have a new club house, Cabana-style bath houses, complete restoration of the pool system and asphalt roads. We're trying to do it in phases because we know we have to watch our money. We're making headway; we're not giving up. |
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We've had a crazy relationship because we've always distanced ourselves from Korn so we could be our own band. Their first record came out before ours, so it was always like we were following in their footsteps. And I think we had to do that, and now it's time to just have fun. We don't care so much about that stuff anymore. We just want to play with friends. |
We've made a proposal to Kenny. We talked to him for the last couple weeks. We've expressed a desire to have Kenny back. Given his status as an up-and-coming manager, he has options and we are respectful of that. We'll see how it goes. I wouldn't expect it would be a long process. It would be one that should come to some sort of resolution relatively quickly. |
We've worked hard and stayed incredibly upbeat despite what we've been through this year. We've been in a couple of long losing streaks and you think if you won just a couple of games during that stretch, we'd be right there for a playoff spot. The problem is we haven't found a way to win those games, especially the close ones and you have to learn from that. |
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When a customer, client or patient fails to pay or falls behind on payments, the ability to collect your money decreases dramatically as time passes. Successful debt collections begin as early as possible. It is a good idea to have a collection agency lined up and ready to go, particularly if you can predict there will be a need in the weeks and months ahead. |
When that happens, it's a clock. It's nature's clock, and we are able to predict tide levels based on what we record today. Today, as I speak, right in front of me there's a construction crew. I'm looking out the window and they're driving pilings and pouring concrete for a dock. You would hope the engineers knew just how high the highest tide would be there. |