Tom Ryan
Tom Ryan
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This was a terrific quarter in which all key performance metrics moved in the right direction, ... We were able to translate our strong sales growth into earnings per share that were higher than we originally anticipated.
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Traffic was, I would say, very affected by the crash, ... All the eastbound lanes were shut down for about an hour.
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We came in here saying (the Spartans) beat us twice and we can beat them. That's all that was on our mind.
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With 1 billion Muslims, 16 million Jews and (millions) of Orthodox Christians, that's a lot of people fasting around the world,
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Everyone gets about a half-ounce to an ounce to sip. A lot of my time is taken up talking to customers, explaining the wines to them. We talk about their clarity, smell, taste, what types of food go with the wines and just about anything else that they want to talk about.
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When he is ready and does everything right, I do not know how you can beat him. He is explosive in every position, he is dangerous from everywhere.
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We've battled and we've competed. It's just a question of playing seven solid innings. I still think we're pretty solid all the way around.
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We are poised to grow again, which is part of our long-term strategy. Ultimately, the baby boomer impact will come, and we have quite an array of businesses to capture that impact.
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The experience has a lot to do with it. One of the big things we have in our favor is the players who were there last year. They had a taste. They know what to expect.
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Unfortunately we didn't have our best day, as a team. Having an off day any day is not good, especially when you are in the finals of any level or for any championship game.
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Our results were driven by a combination of strong top-line growth, continued expense control and improved gross margin performance that reflects the smallest decline we have seen in nearly three years,
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They still have the breakdown lane and the right travel lane blocked because they're trying to figure out how to get the tractor-trailer out of there,
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As a result, the tractor-trailer unit attempted to avoid collision with the vehicle, it swerved to the right travel lane and then struck the Tacoma and then tipped over onto its right side,
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The national organization is the national organization. What affects Washington D.C. doesn't always reach us here,