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At my time at Hylton when I was assistant principal, I could see his intensity and the kids were well coached and well behaved and that caught my eyes then.

At the end of the day, physical asset acquisition is going to give banks more leverage over their trading positions.

To really make money you have to own the media assets (but) the Chinese are not going to let (U.S. broadcasters) own a lot of spectrum or TV stations.

Total client assets were a record $1.246 trillion as of month-end January, up 17% percent from January 2005 and up 4% from December 2005.

This opportunity ties into our current efforts with the city of Ft. Wayne to promote development on U.S. 30. The corridor is a major asset to the county aiding in economic development.

This officially recognizes what the market has already stated: Traditional broadcasting assets are worth less than they were a few years ago.

Larry Ellison

We think that's a very important asset and we want to preserve and invest in it.

Washington is one of the few places they make money. They would be silly to give up an asset like that.

The regulatory changes will squeeze margins, there's no doubt about that. But a sense of normality has returned to the telecoms sector -- investors are no longer worried about asset deflation and are trying to pick the winners.

We are very pleased to have John join our Board. He is an accomplished financial executive whose extensive experience as a financial advisor, senior corporate executive and auditor will be a great asset to both the Audit Committee and our company as a whole. We look forward to working with John and drawing on his wealth of experience and insight.

We had some concerns, but I spoke to the ground manager this morning and he has assured me it will be fine.

We want a system in place to assure success. We believe we can match the accomplishments of larger schools. We want to run with the big dogs.

We have engaged an investment banking firm to help us assess strategic options for Turner South and a significant programming contributor to that network, the Atlanta Braves franchise, which may lead to the sale of one or both.

What is really new in the commodity world is the extent to which hard commodities have been converted to financial assets through exchange-traded funds and hedge funds.

What is probably happening is they are trying to seek disgorgement of profits and assess a civil penalty she deems unreasonable.

Alan Greenspan

What is not clear is whether the market values that are being placed on particular assets involved in this technology revolution are appropriately priced.

We fully understand the terrific strain Tulane University has been under in coping with this tragedy, ... We are doing everything we can to assist Tulane in its hurricane recovery efforts.

James Wolfensohn

We can only have success in partnership with others in the development community, including civil society and the private sector. There must be effective performance in utilizing development assistance -- corruption-free and reaching the poor.

We cannot reasonably assure the safety of the participants and residents in this kind of environment.

We want to ensure that all who are eligible know about the program and receive nutrition assistance with dignity and respect.

We want to encourage parents to be calm. We want to assure them that the students are safe.

Steve Odland

?We want to encourage other companies that have significant business assets in this area--as well as those that do not--to join us in a massive relief effort for our fellow citizens who will be suffering in the days and weeks ahead.

To ignore this blatant misappropriation of our intellectual property is akin to taking these assets that we've invested in and saying they don't matter.

To have two incidents that were unrelated to our fields and how we farm is frustrating. Once again, it is our job to assure consumers that the California strawberries are produced with quality and safety in mind.

To have both in one person makes a great double-barreled asset for us.

you have to make the most intelligent decisions with the assets you have.

You have a very valuable asset here to deal with.

Sathya Baba

You may be very wealthy and have servants and assistants to help in a few tasks, but your own work you must do yourself.

Within a few months in 2008, household finances were crushed as asset values fell, millions of jobs were lost, countless credit cards were canceled, and thousands of homes were foreclosed on.

With his knowledge of pitchers in this league, he could be an asset to his teammates just by being around,

With his impressive background in hospitality, we are confident that William's leadership and expertise will generate solid results for Choice Hotels. William brings his extensive industry experience in brand management, operations, marketing, sales, service, quality and franchise relations which makes him a valuable asset the Choice's management team.

With his customer-centric focus and unique balance of strategic insight, operational expertise, and technology and financial knowledge, Michael is a strong asset to Cisco's board.

You had really junior analysts assigned to the biggest assignments.