Robert Johnston
Robert Johnston
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The last couple of quarters we've talked publicly about being dissatisfied with the performance. It was going south, so we thought this was a good time because we think we can bring value to the company.
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What's going on here is a redefinition of Christmas as a time of family celebration rather than as a time of the community faithful celebrating the birth of the savior...There is a risk that we will lose one more of our Christian rituals, one that's at the heart of our faith.
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We think it is a very fair price but if the company is willing to sit down with us and share non-public information, I think we may be able to find additional value.
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There is no strategy to sell any large number of stores.
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We see problematic actual execution. Stores are in disarray. Advertised items are not available. Scanners don't work with the bar codes. Those are things we would focus on right away to try to improve.
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This celebration is the culmination of three decades of hard work by thousands of dedicated Melting Pot employees. It's an occasion that we're excited to celebrate with all of our previous, current and future guests, vendors and franchise partners. Going forward, we promise to continue doing those things that keep The Melting Pot special for so many of our patrons - and we'll continue to provide them with genuine hospitality, perfect food and spotless facilities. That's our mission.
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This ability to recognize individuals underlies social behavior in virtually all vertebrates and some invertebrates as well. Humans clearly have an incredible ability to recognize, remember and store huge amounts of information about individuals - even individuals we have never actually met. This ability is the core of circuits that one might call the social brain.
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Northrop Grumman has been aggressively pursuing emerging technologies to combat the growing threat from mines. The transformational mine-detection technology used in ALMDS is critical for creating safer passage around the world for our servicemen and women.
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Seeing the parades made me feel like I was finally home. But at the same time, I was jarred by this sadness that the city I was born in and will die in will never be the place I knew before the hurricane.
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Projections don't mean anything, what matters to me are the actual results.
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Obviously, you can't increase the price until you do the due diligence. That was putting the cart before the horse.
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Since we began acquiring stock we always thought this was a very good company with great prospects that maybe was not performing up to its potential.
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Obviously, it is $50-million which is not available for the shareholders.
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It's a big headache and I knew I wasn't going to make any money off it, but I have a love for the game and a love for the community.