Miscellaneous

We didn't plan in advance to close anything. The hope was to have all 500-plus of our restaurants across the read more

We didn't plan in advance to close anything. The hope was to have all 500-plus of our restaurants across the country open.

He's impressed. He continues to take steps forward in his development, and we're excited about the progress he's made.

He's impressed. He continues to take steps forward in his development, and we're excited about the progress he's made.

The timing of his development and the development of our team didn't align. The fact that he was out of read more

The timing of his development and the development of our team didn't align. The fact that he was out of options forced us to make a decision. We feel he has a chance to be a very good major league player. Hopefully he'll get his chance.

I think this win will prove its value down the stretch. When you see what [other results] happened in the read more

I think this win will prove its value down the stretch. When you see what [other results] happened in the conference tonight, I think these will turn out to be three big points.

You won't find anyone more composed closer to goal. He finds little holes the goalies give him, he knows which read more

You won't find anyone more composed closer to goal. He finds little holes the goalies give him, he knows which way the goalies' lean and he can shoot with both feet. Off the ball he makes great runs. For me, around the goal he's one of the best finishers.

I'd missed some easy shots and made some ordinary decisions . . . but (coach Al Westover) encourages us to read more

I'd missed some easy shots and made some ordinary decisions . . . but (coach Al Westover) encourages us to shoot. Mac gave me the shot from the play we drew up and it felt good.

We have been encouraged by the results of a couple successful campaigns that we've featured to help promote them, but read more

We have been encouraged by the results of a couple successful campaigns that we've featured to help promote them, but the overall impact of the format has still been nominal.

It's healthy to have a decent lag time between discs, but if there's too much time in between, there might read more

It's healthy to have a decent lag time between discs, but if there's too much time in between, there might be a drop off in interest. What amazes me is that no matter how obscure or generic a TV show might be, there's always someone who'll buy it. As long as the studios recognize this, they can manufacture modest quantities and generate respectable sales.

We've found that sales of nominated DVDs do significantly better if they are released prior to the Oscar ceremony compared read more

We've found that sales of nominated DVDs do significantly better if they are released prior to the Oscar ceremony compared to after because of all the media. Later, it's more about the ceremony itself and not the films.

I've got a contract in front of me now. Leon has a conference call with Washington Sunday their time (today, read more

I've got a contract in front of me now. Leon has a conference call with Washington Sunday their time (today, Melbourne time), so I'll wait and see.