We want to make it very clear that what Arafat doesn't do, we will do. If he doesn't dismantle the terrorist infrastructure, we do it. If he allows his forces to continue in support of those squads who are firing mortars against us, if he does not dismantle the mortar factories and the human bomb factories that are producing the suicide bombers, we will do it. |
We were aggressive at the start and worked well, although we were lucky to score from our first opportunity. We kept our composure after they were reduced to ten men and were content to simply control the game. It was very important we won ahead of the Barcelona tie. We know they're a great team but we also know that we can surprise them. Anything is possible. |
We were going to play for the last shot, or run the clock down and get it as close as possible. We did that. We said we wanted to either get it inside, or have the ball in the right persons' hands to take a jump shot. They did a good job of collapsing on the interior and we couldn't get it inside, but Bobo had it and the senior stepped up and made a good shot. |
We're going to have a transition period to get the paperwork in order. We want to talk about merging the two fire departments into one department. If we're going to have one department, we're going to have one chief. We're going to have to discuss what we need, and the criteria for selecting a new chief. We need to look at the books to see how much we can pay. |
We're honored to have been selected by the Austin Business Journal as 'Private Company of the Year,' especially considering the strength of the private business market in the Central Texas area. Our company's people, products, services and overall culture have enabled us to excel in our marketplace, and we are on track for another year of solid growth in 2006. |
We're hopeful that there will be progress. The fact of the matter is that the banana dispute is about defending the rules-based system of the WTO, ... We've gone through two panels. We've been successful. There must be a conclusion to these types of cases. They cannot go on forever. The losing party can't keep looking for further relief if they lose the panel. |
We're not an offense that can get everything back in one chunk. When you have an offense like that, you are relying on patience. Sometimes maturity is something that allows patience to happen. They weren't forcing us into doing anything we didn't want to do, but regardless the penalties and the mistakes we were making were negating any flow of momentum we had. |
We're still deciding if we should push for a capital gains cut this year, ... The ironic thing is that we do all these estimates on what kind of impact a cut would have and then the U.S. Treasury says 'Oh, no. We can't afford it.' Well, we cut capital gains a few years ago and now we've got an enormous budget surplus. Much of it was generated by capital gains. |
We've always known there was a reason to keep all these original masters. We've never erased a single tape from any show we've ever done. We've just about run out of space to store these tapes, but they've turned out be gems. We're proud of these old shows and we think they deserve to be seen by new generations of fans and people that have been fans all along. |
We've played some teams in the past couple weeks that really like to slow the tempo. While they've dictated tempo, what I've been pleased with is our ability to be patient. Our shot selection has been good, and that's important when you have fewer possessions. I tell the guys all the time that teams may dictate tempo, but defenses can't dictate shot selection. |
What an incredible honor. I spoke with Pam Wilson , who is our Publicist handling our international territories, and she told me that the show is licensed in over two hundred territories around the globe. That is mind-boggling to me. So thank you to everyone out there who support us by watching. We think of you all the time, and are humbled by your dedication. |
What I've come here today to tell you is, if you make a claim on the bid, you will in essence be trying to punish me for my mistake to the tune of about $75,000. I'm here to tell you that I bid this job for you in good faith, just like we bid many many many other jobs, and when we're not low, no one compensates us for all the expenses we go through in bidding. |
What is helping the dollar is the moral persuasion of the central banks. There's been contact between the European Central Bank and national central banks that make up the ECB urging calm, urging a block on any kind of speculative trading. The Federal Reserve has also weighted in and asked that dollar trading be limited. I think that will support the currency. |
What Shapiro is doing is, first of all, getting back to the basics, which is very important. He's pointing the missile in the right direction to get back the good image that the park once had; to rebuild the credibility among his marketplace by doing basic things: cleaning the parks up, operating them fully, offering better value once people come to the parks. |
What the big issue is going to be is how much of an adverse visual impact it has, ... We haven't even begun to look at all the different options. Can it be moved? Can it be painted white? There are all these different values to consider and there's lots of opportunity for compromise to minimize the visual impact and still provide the cell coverage people need. |