Typically, if rates increase, basically if we get the sense that we're more near the end of the rate increases than the beginning of the rate increases, that would certainly be a positive for our sector. Retail stocks are basically early cycle stocks. And if we get the sense that we are more near the end than at the beginning, the low valuations of these stocks will prove attractive to many investors. |
Unfortunately, I am unable to join you this weekend, as I prayerfully prepare with my family, friends and advisers to finalize the strategy for a major announcement next week concerning my candidacy for the U.S. Senate. I will continue to look to our Founding Fathers, who pursued their vision with integrity and perseverance, to discern the best course of action for the state of Florida and our nation. |
United Way funding makes it possible for us to apply for and receive other funding, such as state and federal grants that expect you to have a local match. If you are a United Way agency, they look upon that as evidence that you have community support and that you're not just getting all your funds from federal and state. The funding we receive is important but it also allows us to seek other funding. |
Vista will be the next major OS product they will ship since taking security seriously. Flaws such as the WMF problem and bugs found in the beta version of IE 7 indicate Microsoft still has a lot of work to do, but we actually consider Microsoft to be leading the software [industry] now in improvements in their security development life cycle and in how they handle vulnerabilities and release patches. |
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We are doing a little bit of old Oregon Duck football, a little bit of Utah, Bowling Green, Northwestern, a little bit of BYU, Texas Tech passing game from years past, and rolled it all into something we are calling the new Oregon offense. It is something that has been bits and pieces that has been on my desk for about 21/2 years now, and now I kick myself because I think I should have done it sooner. |
We are doing a little bit of old Oregon Duck football, a little bit of Utah, Bowling Green, Northwestern, a little bit of BYU, Texas Tech passing game from years past, and rolled it all into something we are calling the new Oregon offense. It is something that has been bits and pieces that has been on my desk for about 21/2 years now, and now I kick myself because I think I should have done it sooner. |
We are quite pleased to have raised $10.3 million. This capital will help us bring our innovative technologies to market more aggressively. In order to execute our business objectives, we recently added several experienced executives to our sales team. I'm confident that we now have the right products, team and resources to capitalize on our tremendous growth opportunities and drive shareholder value. |
We are very excited to have Kirsten become a member of the University of New Hampshire volleyball family. Kirsten is an outstanding athlete who will excel on the court and in the classroom. She has all the tools to be an immediate impact player for us. She has an outstanding vertical jump and is a very competitive player. She is also very gifted academically so it was a perfect fit for the both of us. |
We asked her if she has ever been out on a boat. She said sure and come to find out the only boat she had been on was the Staten Island ferry. It's certainly not a flat bottom boat, ... She never did figure out how to get up and walk from one end to the other. Every time she got up she nearly turned the boat over. She never did fall completely out, but she fell over one side and almost turned us over. |
We catch on to the truth and technique of expectation in those rare moments when we are stirred by an awareness of a guidance seemingly higher and greater than our own, when for a little while we are taken over by a force and an intelligence above and beyond those commonly felt. Confident and free, filled with wonder and ready acceptance, we permit ourselves to be taken over by our unquestioning self. |
We continue to have solid confidence in our ability to continue executing our growth plan during the upcoming year in a carefully controlled and profitable manner. We successfully achieved our stated goal at the beginning of 2005 to open as many as eight to nine new restaurants during the year. Sales volumes for substantially all of our 2005 openings have continued stronger than we initially expected. |
We find these initial results very encouraging. Care(TM) for Your Health is considered preventive medicine when it comes to treating patients with chronic conditions at lower acuity levels. Participants are also telling us they are more productive at work and at home, and leading fuller lives. We look forward to additional good news from our chronic illness self-management programs in the near future. |
We have some tough games behind us, but at the same time we know we can play well and we know we can beat the other teams. We just have to regroup here. It's going to be a tough game for us on Tuesday and an important one. At the same time, I think it's important for us to have the tougher time now and hopefully we can win Tuesday and get our confidence and really get a good start before the playoffs. |
We kind of do our own thing as an independent. We are able to make decisions and moves that company stores would have to wait for corporate permission to do, ... I have no problems with Supervalu. They have addressed an issue that we all had and that was they tried to play both sides of the fence (wholesaler and retail outlet). I wasn't surprised they announced they are selling their corporate stores. |