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We've said from the start that this is about securing affordable health care benefits for these workers. The changes the company made in the recent proposal still do not address our members' greatest concern -- health care. The $1,000 increase in the signing bonus was not the only addition in the company's proposal; there were several items that would severely hurt the members of this union. We have made a counter proposal and are awaiting a response from the company.

We very seldom go through the full three reading procedure. When you only have meetings once a month, getting items passed would take forever otherwise.

Historically, we know that if we just pick top-selling items and e-mail them to people, conversion isn't that great. It's very hard to target in the pet space. You have to know a lot about that consumer.

We are in the final stage of this project and we are now waiting on the city and fire marshal to go over the building to make sure we are in compliance with all of the codes. We are also attending to punch list items such as checking all of the equipment in the building to make sure they are working properly.

There are a lot of people just wandering around, going through their personal items and making decisions about what to do next, like where they are going to stay.

Whether this represents a small gain or small loss on the sale will depend on when the final closing is held since the mortgage values will change and the amount of credit we get for prepaid items will change between now and the closing date that is set after they do their due diligence.

We've basically been flat-lining those items over the past few years.

There are very many of these missiles and a lot of items that pertain to them, which we had enumerated in our letter. It is a very significant piece of real disarmament.

Look at the success of J. Crew or L.L. Bean, ... Catalog companies have to show their items with pictures. J. Crew is a good example of a company that's done a good job of replicating the feel of their catalog online.

Looking for antique sleds and sleighs and memorabilia is like a treasure hunt. We have some items in our collection that we just happened upon.