In the 1990s, while working for the New Orleans Times-Picayune, I covered a long-running dispute between shrimpers and federal regulators.
After being invited to perform during the final interval all those months ago, I did not know what to expect and then - after preparing for so long - I can't believe the Eurovision finals are nearly here!
What I'm going to do is I -- I enjoy having a conversation as opposed to giving a long speech -- although I've been known to -- (laughter.) So I'm just going to make a few brief remarks at the top.
So I'm going to make -- I know this is a long question, but it was -- long answer, but it was an important question.
Like the author, I long-ago stopped pulling liquids and gels out of my carry on.
During my trip this month, I took long-distance road trips across Tamil Nadu, Kerala, and Uttar Pradesh, and this core character of India was readily apparent.
Everything started up and ran perfectly, though once I made my first long-distance call, I found the voice quality lacking.
Then, I got to sit back and listen to them all brainstorm and debate until I had some long-term goals, structure for how to reach those goals and what I wanted most of all, a to-do list.
And, cadets, as I look into your eyes -- as you join that Long Blue Line -- I know you will carry us even farther, and even higher.
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There are days when I get nostalgic for the corrosive edge of the Bugs Bunny cartoons (that said, when I actually re-watched them not long ago I was alarmed to find the characters shooting one another in the face).
There has been a vast amount of talk - for as long as I can remember - about creating a financial instrument (so-called mutual paper) that would serve as a proxy for equity capital for building societies and that could be sold to investment institutions or even retail investors.
See, I want to improve the short-term jobs picture, but I also want to improve the long-term prospects for our economy.
The reason why I love covers, and this has been something I blogged about many times, and I've actually had - long before "Soul Sides Volume 2" ever came out, I put together my own mix tape of just covers.
Retired detective Nick Chalmers, who worked on the inquiry for seven years, said Ojo was "someone I've been interested in for a long while - I've always suspected his involvement and now, for the very first time, we have a witness who is saying categorically Kingsley was involved".
You see, I'm a long-distance runner, a marathoner, and those pinchable, inline controls meant I could skip songs without feeling around for a button or taking my eyes off the road.
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At this point, I recalled a long-ago futile effort to unclog my junk e-mail account.
David Chalmers (DC) : I am a long-time vintage Heuer and TAG Heuer collector who started Calibre 11 in mid- 2009.
For that reason, I believe every long-term investor today needs some inflation hedges, like Treasury inflation-protected securities, or TIPS, and commodities.
"I take a long-term view and it is essential for the future prosperity of Welshpool that the development proceeds, " he said.
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On the consulting side, prior to leading New Markets I was a long-time colleague of Harvard Business School Professor (and innovation legend) Clayton Christensen in building his advisory practice.
"I am aware of the risk but the fact is I'd rather make it to the point where I might see long-term effects than have a problem now and not get to that point, " he says.
The final sign of a turnaround, which I call "long-term value creation, " occurs if and when the country's leaders seriously address long-term competitiveness issues: quality of products, value-added component of exports, acquisition of state-of-the-art technology and educational reforms.
It is a real personal pleasure for me to introduce him to you today, and an honor, and I might say a personal pleasure for me to call him I hope a life-long friend, someone that we'll be able to spend some time with, notwithstanding his other obligations, but to spend a lot of time with.
If I'm going to do my job properly long-term then I need to know who's out there.
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And I know you all are putting in long hours -- that I know.
"As far as I'm concerned - bring it on, as long as we're all on a level playing field - I think competition drives down price and drives innovation, " he said.
The way I'm going it looks do-able so as long as I keep progressing.
I'll never forget a moment many years ago -- this is long before I ran for President, before I ran for elected office.
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"I wouldn't mind carrying perhaps two for a season-long loan but certainly, I don't want to go down the road of having six or seven if I can help it, " he added.
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