Michael Ryan

Michael Ryan
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Because they (NASA) had abandoned the military style of command and gone to a corporate style, they lost the ability to have clear communication. It (Challenger disaster) is a great lesson in organizational structure and how to achieve high-risk goals.
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That second period was a tough pill to swallow. We were winning the puck battles in the offensive end, but losing them in the defensive end. We need to work just as hard for the pucks in the defensive zone.
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Clearly migratory birds may be implicated in spreading this disease and we may see avian influenza in other countries because of that.
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He is just amazing. I'm always lucky to have him.
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It is something the residents had requested. The return envelope will add a level of privacy and security with their utility bills. It is also an additional avenue to communicate with our residents.
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You wish you had some games back, especially after this weekend, seeing how much fun everyone's having.
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Like everyone else, the school system will have to deal with increased utility costs. We already are running with a deficit from fuel oil for this year's budget.
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Maintaining vigilance is going to be a long and exhausting process. Nobody can say with any certainty when a pandemic virus will emerge.
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Some guys had more points, but the goals were a result of other guys working hard.
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Kathy has played a tremendous role in developing the look and the feel of Flower Mound over the past 30 years. There are very few projects that she has not touched in some way or another. From a staff point of view, we are sad to see her go. She is a friend and a great resource for us. After 32 years, she has an historical knowledge of the town.
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Larger enterprise customers and several major universities have had significant input into this release. Version 4 has been workforce tested in a wide variety of real-world environments with various configurations and high volumes of users and transactions.
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Council and staff have been optimistic since the beginning of the budget adoption process that our revenue for this year would be able to fund some of these items.
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It's a strange feeling, especially after last year when we had such a huge lead at this point. I don't think I can put into words what it feels like (to play games with no tangible importance).
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Advertising research is one-half frustration, one-half exclamation point, and one-half question-mark. If this adds up to more than 100 percent, it proves that mathematics and research sometimes gives confusing results.