John Allen
John Allen
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Don't forget he's almost 79 years old. Part of his restricted schedule is not because he's doing feverish things behind closed doors. He's resting. There was speculation in 2002 and 2003 that his health wasn't very good. There is a basis for believing that there may be some fatigue and delicacy of constitution there.
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For Opening Day last year, almost 22,000 fans arrived at the ballpark within an hour of the first pitch. We advise they arrive a lot earlier on Monday. The later the fans wait to arrive, the more difficult it will be to get to and enter the ballpark.
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It is a mess. I feel badly for the property owners. We have a procedure in place which makes it harder for something like this to happen.
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We've made a lot of contacts. They are strict tampering rules, so we're making sure everything is OK before we move forward.
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That worked out so well, and reservations were so popular.
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With the discrimination like it was, I was looking for somebody to break the color barrier.
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Where this could hurt the company is in its reputation of not being a great place to work. If left unchecked, it could have an impact on Wal-Mart's image.
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We thought we'd try something a little bit different. But also, in deference to our fans that do drive quite a ways, it gives them a chance to get here and get home an hour earlier.
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He is very concerned about how his art was misinterpreted. He's a great kid and it's obviously a mistake.
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He talks of relativism ... the smorgasbord of beliefs he sees unfolding, and he is concerned the church will be assimilated if there is not an effort to resist it. That effort may not fill up churches right away, or win popularity contests. ... I don't know if it's right or wrong, but it's the framework he's operating under.
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Given that, and given the challenges there are in our core business over the half year, the performance and the result are very encouraging.
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Frank is definitely not a keeping-the-seat-warm kind of figure. I've known Frank fairly well for six years. I wouldn't use the term 'rising star,' but in the world of the Vatican he is very highly thought of ... he's someone who could be an archbishop someday.
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You have a lot of people with a lot of money. It's not surprising that they are going to take advantage of being able to easily buy tickets online.
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Firemen and police have a big Celtic background, from way back when New York police and firemen were mostly of Irish and Scottish descent.