I watched the news and read the newspaper with my dad,

I want full disclosure whether the news is good or bad.

I continue to believe that locally, we continue to benefit from a positive bounce in shipyard-related news (despite) higher gasoline prices and other national news that might cause people to be cautious.

You are going to have some sharp birth pangs that go along with the implementation of Proposition F,

As the chief financial officer of a Fortune 500 company he knew exactly what he was doing,

Mr. Smith was the first person in the door, so to speak,