In general, it (the study) appeared to have succeeded in gathering and combining a lot of different points of view. read more

In general, it (the study) appeared to have succeeded in gathering and combining a lot of different points of view. It's clear that there isn't a silver bullet to deal with some these issues, but there's potential for looking further into the viability of some of the ideas presented.

Sara Lee was an exceptional company with compounded earnings-per-share growth exceeding 12% a year for 25 years. But I think read more

Sara Lee was an exceptional company with compounded earnings-per-share growth exceeding 12% a year for 25 years. But I think the clock stopped for Sara Lee in 1995.

This year's nominations are a true reflection of the diversity that currently exists in Latin music, not only across genres read more

This year's nominations are a true reflection of the diversity that currently exists in Latin music, not only across genres but across generations as well.

I would like to think I have a great deal of expertise,

I would like to think I have a great deal of expertise,

Basically, we do it to showcase our products to celebrities.

Basically, we do it to showcase our products to celebrities.

If the dog has the temperament, and the owner has the drive, then those are the starting blocks.

If the dog has the temperament, and the owner has the drive, then those are the starting blocks.

We had some breakdowns defensively. A couple of them were in transition where we missed a shot and didn't match read more

We had some breakdowns defensively. A couple of them were in transition where we missed a shot and didn't match up well. We weren't shooting the ball great early and probably got a little bit frustrated and didn't pay attention in transition like we needed to.

BB&T over the years largely has grown through the merger-and- acquisition process, acquiring community banks and thrifts, and that's been read more

BB&T over the years largely has grown through the merger-and- acquisition process, acquiring community banks and thrifts, and that's been successful on our part. Over the last year we've had a little of this indigestion from a lot of mergers over a short period. We needed to take a little breather to refocus on organic revenue growth, and we think we're near that period of time where our internal operations are where we want, so we're looking at getting back into the (M&A) business.

We had a great first and third periods. We just got soft in the second. We didn't really battle the read more

We had a great first and third periods. We just got soft in the second. We didn't really battle the way we have to.