I'm really not sure that we could've executed or played any better, so I give all the credit to Davidson. We executed three straight times out of timeouts. We scored and we got stops. We just didn't grab the ball. They're a tough, physical group and maybe they wanted the ball a little bit more there at the end.
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Davidson is a good, solid fundamental basketball team. We've got to take care of the basketball and (get it) to the right people. Everyone has got top players, but our team is defined by our strength inside and we have to make sure we get the ball to those people. At the same time, other people have to do their jobs and contribute.
In addition, a full-sized Harley Davidson and a mini chopper are being auctioned off for charity. Both are currently on display in Flying Possum Leather, located on Dickson. Raffle tickets can be purchased in the store and cost 2 for the full-sized chopper and 1 for the mini chopper. Proceeds for the mini chopper will benefit a local childrens emergency shelter. Proceeds from the Harley will be distributed to seven local childrens charities and three senior citizens charities. The childrens shelter tried to get help from FEMA but got turned down, ... They could only display them if they found a privately owned space. Its for a good cause, so I let them use my store.
The large skew indicates that the market is bracing for short-term volatility in Harley Davidson ahead of its earnings report, and the defensive put activity seems to suggest that some traders are concerned that the volatile move might be to the downside.
We had two poor practices the last two days (before the game) and coming down here, we seemed like we were a little flat. But you have to give Davidson credit. They got after us, attacked us and played a good game. Davidson stepped up defensively and we stopped running what we were supposed to run (on offense), and that's a bad mix.
It's a passion these girls have and our staff has and Mel (coach Davidson) has for the game I think no other country understands yet. We're born with hockey sticks in our hands. When they get a taste of winning like we've had, they'll understand what we do on a regular basis.
But one sets of grandparents lived on Davidson Avenue in the Bronx and one lived in Manhattan and I had an aunt and uncle in Queens, so in my heart I was a New Yorker.
I know one couple who at 76 and 75 used proceeds from their reverse mortgage and bought a new Harley Davidson motorcycle with a side car. There are basically three types of people who get these loans. There are need-based borrowers, who need the money to supplement what they are getting. There are security borrowers, who are getting by but want to add a reserve to pay for such things as emergency repairs. And there are lifestyle borrowers, who are doing OK on their retirement income but want to add some discretionary income.
When we hired Jeff he said the key to being successful here was beating the College of Charleston head on. Year in and year out, Charleston has had good teams and Davidson is an outstanding program.
All the Disney lead male characters always have this kind of John Davidson kind of look to them. They all look like the same guy, and all the females look like the same, and I think the guys are just way too big.
Davidson is an aggressive, tough team to play. They are a threat everywhere. We're pleased to get the win. Jasmine Byrd started hot as fire and that gave us confidence. We made some little adjustments in the second half.
Jim Tucker, founder and director of Antique and Collectibles Association in Davidson, N.C. said the industry peaked in 1998 when the rising popularity of eBay began to have an effect on independent dealers sales. Tucker said even though the Sept. 11 tragedies had a big impact on the retail industry, he doesn't blame the struggling economy or Sept. 11 for the overall situation. I think it's been the Internet, ... It has made antiques and collectibles more accessible. It helped people find what they want or finish their collections more quickly.
We didn't have the intensity level we needed. Early in the game we kept giving them second shots. They'd convert on them, and that broke our back a little bit, then we'd come down and couldn't convert on a couple of shots we had. It snowballs a little bit. You get a little frustrated, and Davidson gets a little confident, and all of a sudden it's easy to chuck up those three's and make them.
There's an institution here called the National Sound Archive, and there's a character who works there, Paul Wilson. He takes a very special interest in the history of the music and advised Martin Davidson of the existence of these tapes.
We finished up on floor, and that was the best floor we've had all year. (Davidson) was ahead of us, but we made it a lot closer there in the end. We knew we needed to be second place or better to win the OCC Championship.
Our board of directors wanted to honor Lawrence for his years of outstanding leadership and personal commitment to First Charter. His long association with Davidson College made it the perfect choice for this honor.