A new Houston every month.

Our price realization and what our customers are willing to pay for has been very encouraging for us. That's why you see another very good profit year coming up and a lot of cash being generated.

I'm something of a challenge junkie.

The special early retirement offer is part of ongoing efforts to run lean and enhance our efficiency, competitiveness and financial strength for future growth opportunities.

He said: 'Bob, I know you're ready for this,'.

In spite of weakness in our major markets, we improved profitability, saw an extremely positive customer response to new John Deere products, and brought down field inventories of used farm equipment.

These actions send a clear signal that we are not content to simply wait for the economy to improve in order to make our businesses more profitable.

The water was up over your shoes. At that intersection, cars were pushing water with their bumpers.

I plan on leading this team to victory.