Phil Smith
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Phil Smith
glad rules sort taking wait
We're glad to see that MSHA is taking this step, but we want to wait to see what sort of rules come out of this process.
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If you want your town to be pedestrian-friendly, you need to persist in your efforts over time. You can't just do one thing, either. You need a multiple strategy.
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People with unusual gifts sometimes have unusual profiles,
defended great
Espinosa made a great play at the end. Lindsey Daniels defended everything the right way.
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It will take the government telling the coal companies 'You must do it,' and therefore it creates a market. But if mine operators aren't required to put them in the mines, the mine operators won't do it.
adjust happy lack
I was happy with our play tonight. The only thing I was disappointed with was our lack of intensity. We have to adjust and we just didn't do that.
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Many organizations today are headed by (those) who joined as graduate recruits. This should convince people that investing in talent is definitely worthwhile.
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I think what Sen. Specter has introduced is a very good step in the right direction and we're looking forward to Congress passing legislation to improve the safety of miners.
concerned customers focusing key security
One of the key things that we've been focusing on is security. A lot of our customers are very concerned about security in their environments.
dry followed spring start weather week wet worst
It's usually after we see about a week of 70-degree weather that we start to see a problem. It usually is when you have a wet spring followed by a warm, dry summer. That's what we had in 2003 when we had our worst outbreak.
eliminated gets reduced review
When it gets to the review process, fines are often reduced or eliminated entirely.
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We've got our videos of Wasps in place for a detailed scrutiny but when it comes to a personal assessment I know Frank has recent first-hand experience so I dare say a call will go in,
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We hope to make arrangements with the 40 percent owner (local developer Peter Solomon) to do something with the entire property and not just 60 percent. Our first order of business is to work with Mr. Solomon to make a deal for that to happen.
agreed hearings language officially
We are still evaluating the language and have not officially agreed to it at this point. The hearings are proceeding. That really is the important thing.