April Quotations | Page 5

We feel that we have some things to negotiate. They gave everybody full pay up to April 11. I guess this is their 60-day notice of plant closing.

We had been in touch with them, and it looked like in April 2003 it was going to be sold. It happened a few times. We finally decided we can't continue to wait until it gets sold.

The arbitrators have until April 15 to rule, so to us March 1 is a date that signals the start of the next step of the process, but it's not a deadline per se. We're committed to making progress.

The April IEA report supports our belief that rising inventories, moderating demand growth and Saudi Arabia's commitment to put more oil into the market will put downward pressure on oil prices.

The April 23 date has been communicated to the government but it will be official only after publication by the executive branch.

The application stated that the casino would open in April 2007. That is still on schedule. There were some initial problems in getting the correct access to the property, but that has been resolved.

We stick to our main scenario the BOJ will exit quantitative easing when it releases its semiannual outlook report on April 28.

There are a lot of fun activities at a time when you can generally count on decent weather. April skiing and snowboarding is affordable, it's accessible, it's a little bit quieter experience than you encounter in January, and that can make for a better overall experience.

My father was a legendary copywriter. He wrote 'Timex Takes a Licking and Keeps on Ticking.' He named Earth Day 'Earth Day.' It falls on his birthday, April 22. Earth Day, birthday. So the idea came easily.

Our hope is to sign one more post player for the next year. We are still leaving that as an option for the April period.