Mr Tankard expects interest to increase over the years, and MBAs in the region say that even the run-up to joining the European Union has created new opportunities.Of course, boarding a plane to Eastern Europe, MBA in hand, offers no guarantees.
The only civilians who have taken a seat at the station's programming table thus far include a pastor from the World Missionary Movement who, each day, mid-morning, Bible in hand, offers advice to families.
But if regulatory risk is factored in along with price, then Time Warner's board might find the Bronfman proposal a more appealing bird-in-the-hand offer.
"I woke up this morning with my pork grindin' business in my hand," offers Arnold, adding, "Lord, if you can't send me no woman, please send me some sissy man".
The Uptown Salsa Wednesday sessions at the Julia de Burgos Cultural Center in East Harlem, on the other hand, offer a disarmingly hospitable environment.
At least he seemed to be trying yesterday as, microphone in hand, he offered reporters and his top aides a Live From City Hall version of Mr. Letterman's Stupid Pet Tricks.
Luckily for me, the group was sweetly encouraging, and Coryanne, a certified dive instructor, took me in hand and offered some one-to-one tuition when I free-fell through the water, scaring off the fish.
Megaphone in hand, he offered "profound apologies" to stranded travellers and promised that the government was doing all it could.To prepare for this year's rush, the Ministry of Railways arranged 622 extra trains to handle some of the 178m passengers it expected during the 40-day period around the holiday on February 7th.
With success in hand, Houston offers this advice to founders: "Research what other companies have done" but be cognizant of the fact that "often what works for one company is just completely the wrong thing for another company".
After their defeat, he went to Rome, hat (or, more literally, crown) in hand and offered his head, "believing that you will wish to know not whose friend, but what sort of friend, I have been," Herod said in his own defense.
