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We essentially are giving up holiday 2006, and for notebook makers that is going to impact their bottom line quite a bit. The first quarter is the slowest quarter of the year for any PC (sales).

We enable the computer makers to make choice those two desktop options.

Today?s disclosure is a logical extension of the commitment of console makers to empowering parents. I am proud that each console maker has taken the initiative to give power to the parents, offering technology not available for DVD players or even portable music players that will allow parents to control the entertainment their children access.

We know there's plenty of demand, not only in Wichita, but all over the country for these folks, ... We recently visited in Little Rock, Ark., where there are several companies there needing cabinet makers for their aircraft as well.

You know, I think British comedy is very smart comedy. You don't get too much dumb comedy over here. Or at least I haven't seen it. If I'm wrong about that, I apologize to all the dumb comedy makers over here.

Weaker consumer confidence threatens to reverse the course of the recovery. That's why policy makers will be so cautious. They don't really have to worry about the economy's fundamentals, but they do have to worry about confidence.

We did not talk directly about Highland Park. Quite honestly, the folks that came out here were not decision makers on the (plant).

The policy makers are not serious over the issue of improving the overall strength of the capital market.

The peer review model used by the open source community is a very powerful one and has proven effective in creating quality software. With more businesses utilizing open source software like the LAMP stack, we see a need to help decision makers understand the relative quality and security in the packages they choose to bring in house.

The PC makers are going to have to make their own decision how they're going to handle this based on their own business needs. It's not something that Microsoft can dictate.

We're kind of just starting, as far as the boycott of BU goes. But you can definitely tell we're getting somewhere. We're putting a lot of pressure on BU and creating a whole lot of stir in the media. Hopefully, it will force the decision makers to be accountable for their actions.

There are outstanding blue cheese makers in America, and Berkshire Blue is one of them. It's really creamy and very flavorful. Michael has helped define American blue cheese.

Tough talk from leading economic policy makers has crushed business confidence,

Today's consumer electronics and computer systems each incorporate an increasing number of microprocessors that exploit the techniques protected by the MMP Portfolio. We are very pleased to witness a globally respected system manufacturer confirm our MMP Portfolio Licensing Program strategy. We have believed from the outset that the most attractive path for equipment makers was to purchase a single MMP System License that covers an entire system or end-user product.

Today, quality requirements for dog clothes makers are as high as they are for makers of children's clothes.

The fact that Fukui is backing away from the optimism rates will go up could prove a bit of a problem for the yen. Investors are looking for some follow through from policy makers in order to be confident about pushing the yen higher.

There are no makers of peace because the making of peace is at least as costly as the making of war - at least as exigent.

I'm the policy-maker; I'm the lawmaker.

Judges are required by our democratic system not to overstep their positions to become policy makers or super-legislators.

If you have a certain wildness of spirit, a cabinet maker's workshop is not the place to express it.

The church is not an audience of spectators; we are a fellowship of disciple-makers

I was an intelligence officer, not a policy-maker.

The Maker is the one who is part of what he makes.

There hasn't been any evidence to suggest the umpires believe the game should be changed the way the rule makers think it should be.

We're trained in school to equate mistakes with bad grades - something to be avoided at all costs. The alpha makers were somehow able to dodge that. They think that mistakes are just part of the creative process and maybe even the best way to learn.

We just wish the same kind of self-restraint could be true for the makers of brand-name drugs.

This year we will make sure all Chinese PC makers install licensed software prior to sale.

This year's nominations truly reflect a dynamic and vibrant community of music makers that includes artists, producers, engineers, songwriters and everyone involved in the creative process.

We believe precipitous declines in NAND prices are being driven primarily by excess supply, as NAND makers have invested significant capital over the last several quarters. In addition to capital investments dedicated purely to NAND, the transition of DRAM capacity to NAND capacity has further exacerbated the supply problem in NAND.

To the extent that SUV makers can solve the rollover problem, we may see them becoming the safe haven for children that they have the potential to be.

We have seen good corporate earnings and strong numbers from the auto makers for April, and fund flows are strong, so the momentum is strong.

This will be one of the first times ever that we're aware of that owners and wine makers can see what people like. Some of them win all the time. The professional judges love their wine and so they know they can win. Today, this weekend, all bets are off.

There is pricing power for cement makers and it could improve their profitability.

The phrase 'mad as a hatter' was coined because hat makers were poisoned by the high levels of mercury used in felt processing; these workers developed a strange, uneven gait as well as strange alterations in their personalities - traits that resembled mental instability.

Without knowing the full magnitude of Houston's ozone problem, policy makers will have a difficult time implementing effective solutions.

We weathered this storm with a reasonable outcome, but we have more tides coming at the end of the month, so we need to continue to restore things. This is a strong reminder to keep the pressure on our decision makers to continue to fund the local reclamation districts. Basically, when you build a highway, you don't walk away from that highway and let the thing crumble to pieces, you maintain it at a very high level.

Under these conditions, policy makers will want to maintain a continued period of very low interest rates and highly accommodative financial conditions to propel aggregate demand well above the upper end of reasonable estimates of potential growth,

When software thieves go unpunished, innovation suffers and the economy doesn't grow as fast as it should. Today's announcement will provide software makers with important on-the-ground assistance to combat theft in problematic regions.

Film composers are the most prolific music makers on this planet, and most of us are, like, losing our minds if we're doing five or more movies in a year.

But the other thing is the question are you willing to take the first punch, and how big a punch would that be ...? Could it be an explosion of a nuclear or dirty bomb or the use of chemical or biological weapons, and are you willing to live with that. That is the challenge for policy makers and it is no small challenge.

But one can see that the film makers are still far from skilful at making use of the holidays.

Both public and private television have been full of shows, opinion makers and people who attack Berlusconi or make satire about Berlusconi, often overstepping the threshold of truth and good taste,

The government's tighter control over Chinese-bound investments will scarcely have any impact on flat panel makers as they did not bank any hope on an opening to save costs as other sectors did.

Women are the makers of the home,the nation and the world. You are the mothers who shape the generation.

Up until recently, oil price hikes have offset disinflation. This time around, we're in a situation where inflation is starting to peek its head above the parapet, and policy makers will see it more as an inflation threat. That's problematic -- if they have to start reacting to higher inflation pressures by raising rates, that does slow the economy down.

This technology will remove barriers to computational science not being addressed by the incremental infrastructure projects involving data grids and network control planes. By creating better science, we will have better answers, and with better answers, policy makers will have more accurate information on which to base decisions.

What those numbers do is cry out for public policy makers to take this challenge very seriously.

This one is going to be successful, I think. I believe all the PC makers will adopt this because it's sort of a no-brainer.

We are very excited to co-host this bi-annual event in China again after the overwhelmingly positive response we received from the more than 440 summit attendees in 2004. We look forward to meeting with the world's leading contractors, design firms, developers, financiers and building product manufacturers in Beijing this April, as well as networking with the top industry executives and policy makers in China.

Boeing licenses its commercial and military aircraft trademarks to model makers and, as required by federal law, monitors the quality of these products,

Everyone who wanted an opportunity to speak, got a chance to speak. These are people who had an opportunity to interface with policy makers in a matter that they might not have otherwise had. They were looking at the problem of poverty from so many angles, but they were of one accord.

Every day I'm playing new games. Games are becoming more and more natural for film. Game makers are exploring this new and different interactive medium and they're bringing young, fresh and dynamic ideas to the table.

Every day, decision makers in developing countries are faced with difficult choices regarding the exploitation of natural resources and the environmental impacts of development programmes and policies. But the tools currently being used are leaving out the natural resources stocks and intangible capital such as knowledge and skills.

At this level and above, when teams are evenly matched, normally the difference makers are special teams. There's nothing like taking an eight- or nine-play drive and scoring and then the other team gets in the end zone with the kickoff return - those are momentum swingers. We tell our guys, be the reason we won, not the reason we lost.

Communications equipment makers were by far the worst. The semiconductor guys were horrible, and hardware makers had a tough time. But software earnings were only down modestly. The software business will do reasonably well even in a lousy environment.

Display makers that produce more TV panels are making more money, and solid demand should continue this year. Prices are low enough to attract customers to buy LCD TVs.

down to the final hurdle. But there is trouble amongst the decision makers in coming to a conclusion on where to take Bond next. ... There are still a number in the running.

Doubtless, the substantial improvement in the access of business decision makers to real-time information has played a key role, ... Today, businesses have large quantities of data available virtually in real time. As a consequence, they address and resolve economic imbalances far more rapidly than in the past.

Cursed be the makers of the pit, / Of the fire (kept burning) with fuel, / When they sat by it, / And they were witnesses of what they did with the believers.

Fed policy makers made a statement that they want to really underpin the recovery. They've seen the downside risks and they want to make sure that low inflation and disinflation does not morph into deflation.

Few auto makers have bothered to combine these things yet.

There's speculation out there that more policy makers will cast votes against keeping the policy unchanged. That is negative for bonds.

The tools makers are lining up to dance with the ISPs. Tool vendors have to have an elegant way to interface with potential clients: supporting a tool through an ISP is like a hot knife through butter.

There will have to be policy makers in the room. These are serious discussions.

The role of a town administrator is to provide factual information for elected policy makers to make rational and informed decisions. It is incumbent on the administrator to present the most accurate information.

The threat of a Fed policy firming on Nov. 16 will continue to weigh on the markets, despite the weak payroll figures reported in this morning's employment report. The sharp advance (in wage growth) will, nevertheless, worry Fed policy makers who are already concerned about the tightness in the labor market.

Thank you! This is a moment of joy and I want to kiss everybody, the makers of the joy.

Sony has the access to the consumer market, not Cisco, so why re-create the wheel when you can partner with consumer electronics makers to reach the consumer?

Quality presenters attract an exceptional audience of key decision makers in Europe, which provides an outstanding opportunity for networking at this conference.

Prices received rising so much is the first sign that businesses have increased power to pass on these energy-price increases. Energy will shortly be a major factor in the inflation equation, and this is what the Fed is worried about, so expect policy makers to keep pushing interest rates higher.

Profits at steel makers will continue to increase because demand is rising, while supplies remain tight.

Processor makers will focus on architectural approaches such as parallelism. They will go from dual core, to quad core to octal core.

The most-researched vehicles list makes it clear that the import manufacturers are doing a better job than the domestic makers in conceiving and producing high-volume vehicles. The Big 3 automakers used to dominate the top sellers, but this list is another indication that imports are mainstream vehicles to a broad cross-section of Americans.

Speculation mounted for a cut in Toshiba's earnings forecast, and the stock's fall sent other major electronics makers lower.

Speculation about an end to interest rate rises is strengthening more than ever. The central bank's minutes prompted buying of electronics makers today.

Now AOL has an exclusive deal with some computer makers that forces those computer makers to remove those MSN options from the boot up process on new PCs. We believe that is anti-consumer action by AOL.

Now, I have always believed that women are not victims; we are agents of change, we are drivers of progress, we are makers of peace - all we need is a fighting chance.

Deloitte's National Tax Office monitors tax proposals and tax legislation on a daily basis. They work very closely with policy makers on Capital Hill, ... The hope is that following Dan and Katie's presentation, the tax policy professionals at Deloitte will carry the proposal to Capital Hill where members of the Ways and Means Committee and the Senate Finance Committee will get a chance to consider it.

Companies with strong earnings prospects may lead the market higher. Automakers and auto equipment makers are buying targets given increasing sales in overseas markets.

Asian makers particularly are exploiting Detroit's 2,000 dollar per-vehicle cost-of-production disadvantage (which largely stems from the US manufacturers' enormous legacy costs) to offer stylistically and technologically more advanced vehicles.

As brand-name-drug makers raise prices, generic-drug makers will find room to boost their prices to compete for market share,

As computer users become more mobile, you widen the liability and the risk. Notebook computer makers have to offer these features because corporate clients are asking for them.

The bottom line is, I want you to continue to do what you do best - provide our country with close-in access to the plans and intentions of its enemies and provide decision makers with the information they need to make the tough decisions.

Auto makers are doing a better job of addressing the needs of consumers, particularly in terms of entertainment solutions. Consumers are changing the way the listen to, manage, and discover new music.

As people carry multiple gadgets, you're going to see more clothing makers thinking about how to serve that market. There's more consciousness now about what people are carrying, as well as what they're wearing.

You still get the emissions reductions the district wants to achieve, but it gives wine makers a way of complying in the most cost-effective way.

This is an important generation for the future of hybrid vehicles. With these models as well as the Ford Escape and the Honda Accord we're starting to see hybrid versions of mainstream vehicles. The auto makers are giving customers a direct choice: to opt for hybrid technology on a given model, or not. Will they pay the premium for the hybrid technology when everything else about the vehicle is the same?

The uphill battle will be getting a partnership with auto makers willing to put radios in their cars as original equipment.

This certainly ups the ante in the battle between Apple and the phone makers for mobile music.

This initiative is a unique opportunity to help policy makers monitor the unmet needs of people whose lives were, and may continue to be, severely impacted by this unprecedented disaster. Following 9/11, policy makers have wanted to have just this kind of assessment tool to guide policy. This initiative is the result of much discussion and modeling on how to reach survivors of disasters, and is the first attempt to provide actionable information through an advisory group model.

Although there were a few positive comments concerning particular products, generally these decision makers were very apathetic to buying large numbers of machines and felt the rollout of downloadable slots is far off and manufacturers should be more coordinated.

There seems to be something for everyone. Auto makers are slicing the pie even narrower.

There's definitely an oversupply and intense competition. LCD makers are seeing one of the shortest recoveries in the industry.

AT&T-SBC has been putting up trial balloons for the past six months, giving policy makers the opportunity to shoot darts at it. There has been real little opposition that has been voiced from the administration.

It's a 'technology' we've been invited to see. That could be all kinds of things. But a device that is near to shipping would be surprising. If Microsoft was working with any of the major chip makers on a new device, it would be a long shot that that piece of information would not slip out until the product was almost ready.

It's a case of getting close to the real decision makers and convincing them they're not an evil company and are good for China. They haven't played to the government as well as some other vendors, but they'll learn.

It's a huge week. The schedule makers got what they wanted, especially in our division. The good thing is they don't have to dictate to us. The future is in our hands and that's the way we want it.

Ford is at the bottom of the barrel among major auto makers on fuel economy, but today is a better day. Increasing hybrid production is a good step in the right direction.

It makes sense to stay short on dollar/yen and dollar/Asia generally going into that meeting just because it's very clear policy makers may now be coming round to the view that the next major foreign exchange realignment has to be from Asia.

It's frustrating. We consider ourselves pretty flexible deal makers in terms of trying to figure out a creative arrangement between the network and ourselves in terms of co-ownership of programming.