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    By no means is our investigation limited by these two, ... These are allegations we all take seriously and we intend to bring anyone involved in this case to justice.

    This is trying to assure that self-pay patients, particularly of modest or lesser means, aren't going to be disadvantaged because they don't have insurance companies to represent them,

    Our self-pay as a percentage of our overall business isn't that high, from a relative standpoint, ... But it's still 5 or 6 percent of our business. And if you're one of those 5 or 6 percent, it's still a big issue to you paying for your health care cost.

    Once we had the gross margin, we could subtract the cost to serve based on specific behaviors. We could ID those who were squeezing us on margin and understand if they were running us into the ground.

    The last time they tore down a plant, it led to a new one, and that was the Cadillac (Lansing Grand River) plant.


    It's fairly new that China has this kind of impact in regions around the world.

    North Korea needs to get out, completely out, of the nuclear business.

    He turned Franklin into a gold mine.

    We thought we were going to have a good team for years to come. We didn't have a lot of old guys then. But we weren't expecting the injuries.

    It's ugly stuff. Their numbers are disappointing across the board.

    He wanted to see how truly profitable his customers were. He had an intuitive sense -- we've got all these great customers (we think) but we need to find what it's costing us to serve them. His intuition was correct.

    It's kind of frustrating for her. It's a combination where we've had trouble getting the ball to her, not recognizing when she's open, and getting it to her too late. Part of it is the teams we've played down the stretch are making sure she's got people around her, so she's got to work doubly hard to get open.

    No, we didn't come away with a clear commitment on the tactics.

    The point is not to lecture. We approach this from the premise that U.S.-China relations are good and we're committed to making them better.

    The U.S. would like to take U.S.-China relations to the next level. The challenge ... is to show the American public that there's some result, that there's some productive output from this increasingly candid and strategic discussion between the two leaders.

    He's been a big help, ... I've only been here two, three weeks and he's taught me more than ever. I want to thank him. The whole thing is overwhelming, this being my first NHL camp and still hanging in there. Hopefully things work out for me.

    Ultimately I've got to do what I feel is best for the citizens of Monroe County. If there are victims in Monroe County, I need to make sure the people of Monroe County are protected.

    Our premise is that the Chinese are not looking to challenge the United States globally, that China wants to be seen as playing a positive role internationally and that China can play a positive role.

    This is huge for the town. We will now use this Internet utility for economic development and distinguish ourselves.

    It's an optimistic speech that tries to paint a future for Asia, that shows how many of the ideals that we are talking about complement Asia's own agenda and should bring Asia together.

    There was a very minor disappointment in the revenue projection. I'm looking for a little stronger fourth quarter than what the company is pointing to. Everything else sounds like it is in-line.

    We came here to test some different things and it showed some promise. The worst thing that could have happened is that we put in the tune-up that qualified us No. 2 and No. 3 at the last two races in Brainerd (Minn.) and Memphis. We learned some things these past two days. Any time you run the car, you learn something.

    Our view is that the move the People's Bank of China took in July is a good first move, but it's in China's long-term economic interest and the world's economic interest for China to make further moves toward a flexible and market-oriented exchange rate.

    We live in Central Austin. We have to put up with the fact that these huge homes are build next to ours. So yes, this is a homeowners-versus-builders issue.

    We're not going into this with the premise that China is wrong. We're going into this with the premise ... that China's leaders are moving China in a direction that's going to be ultimately good for them and the world but that these are things they have to do to succeed.

    You look at it and then you wonder if you're just being a scapegoat. But then you just go back and re-evaluate yourself. You don't look at it like that. You just try to improve on things you did wrong.

    He was in the right spot for that fumble. Nobody hit (the Elk Horn ball carrier), ... He just lost the ball and it went flying into (Arnold's) arms. It was kind of a Christmas gift.

    I took a risk trying to knock the ball out before it got there. I thought the ball was there, but (the referees) called it on me.

    This clustering of parishes, that's been a major concern. It's about like losing your school. Hopefully the small parishes can survive.

    I'm upset because I'm a competitor. I let my team down. I let myself down. But that's the way this game is. I know in my heart I'll bounce back.

    I never thought that it would take this long to get our first victory, but it took about five to six weeks for our seniors to step up. Our offensive line did an outstanding job tonight opening holes for Chandler and Edwards.

    Some of this is a shift money identified as bad debt is shifted into charity care,

    I don't think I deserved it. We'd been through training camp and that was only the first game. We all need some improvement.

    We're working with a number of other agencies. All I can say is we're in the middle of the investigation.

    Well, if you have a goalie like Colin, it's a natural choice. We don't plan on high-scoring games. It's just not what we plan to do.

    He's planning to be back for Saturday's game, but that's all contingent on how his mother is feeling.

    Tonight we just got beat. Neville deserves credit. They got after us and we made too many mistakes.

    I think that was kind of our focus this week. It's a whole new deal now. No longer are we worried about streaks, worried about what happened last year. Friday night was the start of a new quest. They want to start their own tradition, their own streak if possible. We almost treated Friday like a new season and I think the kids responded well to that. When you can come off the floor after being knocked down, that's big. I think we're headed back in the right direction again.

    Chandler ran the ball very well for us tonight. We changed some things at half time that allowed him and Edwards to take over on the ground.

    People are thinking about signing up at gyms, and everyone knows people make commitments and don't stay to them.

    Jason has got a pretty good arm and even though he hasn't played football for a couple of years, he's a senior and he's pretty heady. It just didn't make sense to have him standing on the sideline. We wanted to use some of his leadership ability. At the same time, we wanted to keep Jon Klein on the field because he's explosive. Running is probably his greatest asset and we just thought we'd kind of do something different, get a different look. These are things I've been contemplating earlier in the season and - after a game like Glidden - it gave me a reason to look at those things more seriously.

    And it's our homecoming week. As a coach, homecoming has always bothered me, but it's one of those things you've got to live with. Hopefully we can stay focused for this Charter Oak game.

    For some reason people think they can pick on him because he's on the shorter side, but he played on that team last year and he's pretty crafty. So often times, they're pretty disappointed with that strategy.

    Glidden really showed us that. They made a point to cut him or double team him to keep him from making a play. We decided to move him back and we have some capable linemen to move in there to fill those spots. We weren't worried about the defensive line so much. We just got a bigger linebacker in there and he had a couple of nice, full tackles. We're talking the wrap, pick 'em up and drive them into the ground.

    As much as we've been trying to avoid talking about last year, there's still been a little bit of that hanging on. This was an eye-opening experience for all of them. We're not the same caliber of team that we were last year. This team's capable of that, but we've got to work for it. We're going to have to go toe-to-toe with people and battle it out. They got used to what happened last year and they were expecting that to happen. This team has got to make things happen. I think that's something that was driven home tonight.


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