As difficult as the past year was from a financial performance standpoint, 2005 was a year of accomplishments from an operational standpoint.

For OMG to achieve its long-range growth agenda, it is vitally important that we have the systems and programs in place that enables us to attract, retain and grow a superior work force. We firmly believe that Dan Lewis has the experience and the foresight to help us put those systems and programs in place.

We are pleased to be able to address a pressing near-term need while improving significantly the long-term prospects of this business. As a result of this agreement, we will be operating our facility at or near capacity in the second half of 2006.

The modern infrastructure, past operational performance, and recruiting/retention successes combine to make the 148th one of the premier Air National Guard organizations in the country and serve as a basis for continuation of the 148th,

Look at your company's overall performance for the past five or 10 years and compare that to other companies in your industry. Also, gather data that shows how innovation has improved other companies' performance. Use the information to demonstrate why your team needs to continually innovate to survive.

Intel chips run too damn hot. If you look at performance gains over the past few years, they've come from putting more transistors on a die and pumping up the clock rate. Thermodynamics has caught up with us.