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Every state except Massachusetts was represented. As baby boom demographics have converged with equity refugees and low interest rates, Sun Belt communities have benefited.

As the housing boom cools off, there will be a shortfall in demand (which will) affect the global economy.

Commodities stocks are clearly leading the rally on the back of global growth and China. The resource boom is alive and well.

Constructed during a building boom in the 1950s, the 21-storey ICI Building was Australia's tallest freestanding office building at the time of its completion in 1958,

Florida is the boom state and we have grown with that boom. We do a little bit of everything.

Following an extended boom in housing, the demand for homes began to weaken in mid-2005. By the middle of 2006, sales of both new and existing homes had fallen about 15 percent below their peak levels. Homebuilders responded to the fall in demand by sharply curtailing construction.

Everything is definitely better than last year. Bottom line is, every way you look at it, the boom is back on the MBA.

There was a huge boom in creating mainframe systems in the '60s and '70s, and we always felt they would be replaced, ... Much to our horror in some cases, today we've got 30-year-old systems that we thought would have outlived their useful life.

There was a big horror boom in the '80s, and I liked its originality and what you could get away with.

There was a big downturn in business, partly when the Jewish people left. The other thing too, is property became much more expensive. It was the boom and bust cycle. Other people started to move in.

There's still some legs left in the mining shares, but we'd love to hunt for more of the farming-type commodity stocks. There's a general commodities boom on, and the 'soft' commodities is where the next big leg up is likely to come from.

There's sort of a box-office boom right now, which is good news heading into summer.

There's just huge investor appetite for companies they perceive are going to grow because of demand in the marketplace. The Baby Boom generation will make huge demands on the health-care system and health-care products in general.

I see us on the threshold of a great economic boom in most of our markets. I see our balance sheet growing. I see viable loans grow. I see customers who have taken it on the chin get right back up and are going to work.

It would be huge. All of the major builders in the city are saying a hospital would create a boom for the senior housing market.

These data do further indicate that the housing market has stabilized at a much less ebullient level than seen in the recent boom years. We continue to look for modest house- price inflation going forward.

The start of the calendar year is traditionally an exciting and busy time for estate agents in London as many City workers choose to spend their bonuses in the housing market. Although market growth has slowed since the property boom of recent years, property is still a smart place to invest money with plenty of exciting markets offering enticing returns.

The story is one of continuing boom conditions in mining and very strong nonresidential construction activity. The Reserve Bank is still very much on hold, watching both the inflation outlook and domestic demand.

The social and economic implications of an aging population -- and of the baby boom in particular -- are likely to be profound for both individuals and society.

The Tea Party folks may be sincere, loyal citizens, but their notions about how the economy works are exactly that: mere notions. Their core notion is that government needs to do nothing more than get out of the way of business in order for the economy to boom and bloom.

The surpluses present an enormous opportunity and one that we must not squander, ... We believe that the surpluses should be reserved until Social Security is placed on sound financial footing for the next century. After 2010, the huge baby boom generation will begin retiring which will put increased pressure on Social Security and it was on that basis that we reached the conclusion that nothing should be done with these surpluses until that problem is addressed.

Quite frankly we don't see a big boom in Europe, but more clouds. The market could even go down a little.

Purists can sniff that the new Hi-Fi speaker system is a glorified boom box, but for Microsoft and others the message is clear: Jobs &Co. are coming on strong.

Real estate is a topic that has vaulted to center stage, ... The real reason the topic is hot and belongs on the front page of research reports is that the housing market is becoming more of an engine of economic growth, but is also the biggest risk to future growth if the boom goes bust.

Reading through the housing tea leaves suggests that the housing boom is becoming a bit long in the tooth. And while this outcome does not necessarily signal a collapse in activity just around the corner, it does suggest that the housing sector's best days are probably behind us.

Private equity firms still have huge funds to invest. The boom will keep going and they will do bigger and bigger deals until the leverage market has a correction.

Our current energy boom is not going to continue and what happens then? We have to think of tomorrow and start salting away large amounts of money because the oil and gas won't go on forever.

Advertisers are seeing March Madness online as a big opportunity. Clearly there is a very attentive at-work crowd because of the boom in office pools.

One day, when the commodity boom ends and foreign investors head for the exits, that could change the picture for the rand.

Companies that don't understand that these kids are different as consumers, are going to be in deep trouble, too. I mean they have huge power as consumers, much bigger than the baby boom per capita. We really need to wake up and understand. Because it's going to affect the brand, it will affect everything that we know about marketing.

Any connection we can have with a larger city is positive. The more growth, the more potential for commercial growth. That's what Severance needs right now. We're a little behind in commercial growth because of the boom in residential.

As has been well publicized, the golf industry has experienced dramatic shifts for the past 10 to 15 years. With the golf course construction boom of the 1990s, overdevelopment has become a real issue. While the golf economy is on the mend, there still are numerous challenges ahead. Under Tim's capable leadership, our new division is well equipped to work with owners and developers trying to navigate their way through these often confusing waters.

As long as the oil market remains buoyant, as it does for other commodities, then the Russian economy will prosper. The consumption boom is growing on the back of the wealth being produced by commodity growth.

Your health habits in the Baby Boom years will have dramatic effects in the future.

This growth story is attracting a lot of investors and new international airlines are trying to ride the boom in India.

They've gone out of their way to get things right. This will be a big boom for Arkansas.

They still need to do more work on the boom box. That is where I wasn't blown away.

A lot of people think Federal Express is an Internet play -- it isn't. They forget FedEx is a high-end transportation provider. The transport companies benefiting from the Web boom now are the Post Office and UPS, which are hard to invest in.

This place is blowing and a-glowing. I guarantee you there's a boom on here. There's more drilling and exploring around here than you can imagine.

This particular development was really quite a boom for Bossier City. It's very attractive and being visible from the interstate, it's going to make a huge impact.

There was a squeaky sound, a big boom and then I saw lights, ... I just prayed that people would be patient and not get upset like what happened in the Superdome.

There isn't going to be any boom or bust,

There's a boom in genealogy now. With ancestry.com and other sites digitizing so many of the records, you can now find things in a few minutes that used to take months.

This is the true power of the Internet being demonstrated. You remember how in 1999 and 2000 during the dot-com boom everybody was saying the Internet would change the world? Well, here it comes. We are on the verge, and AOL is positioning itself to become a global content provider that expands well beyond its U.S. roots. It's a bold strategy.

There's a very widespread fear that if property prices go down and the refinancing boom goes away, that consumers are going to have to cut back on spending. And that will be felt throughout the economy.

There's been a big boom here of Hispanic people opening up businesses. A lot of restaurants are opening up and insurance and real estate firms ? all different types of businesses.

There is the risk the investment boom in China turns to bust and that would have a knock-on effect on the rest of the world. Higher rates may take off some of the froth from commodities markets which have benefited from the investment boom.

There's (a) problem that I think is brewing, and that is the end of the housing boom in the United States and the ability of households to spend more than they earn because the value of their house is rising.

It seems like every other year there's another boom of movie stars dabbling in TV. The walls between film and TV have really broken down in the past five years.

It's a strong start to the year and the first quarter looks solid. However, we're not in a boom situation by any means. We're still not seeing any breakthrough on the job market.

It wasn't until the 1980s when we lost several really good buildings to another building boom that we woke up to the value of what we had,

It is reminiscent of the Japan-based boom of the 1960s that seemed destined to create unbounded wealth.

It's a good business, which is well placed with the global resource boom supporting its activities. It's a good defensive stock.

It's not music that we hear. Maybe if we were listening and hearing the music, it wouldn't be so bad. It's the vibrating . . . It's the boom, boom, boom that you hear.

It's tempting to use this number as evidence that the housing boom continues - but it's probably an aberration.

It looks eerily similar to the boom days. A slew of new Internet companies are competing across a whole bunch of categories. It's really jumping.

It's good for the state. It's going to create tourism, it's going to create a boom financially.

It's going to be a good 10 to 15 years into the Baby Boom generation of retirement that it's finally going to hit people that this is no longer a sure thing and they'll have to start planning. Hopefully they'll figure that out when there's still time to do something.

It's been awesome. The Civic Center is the best neighbor for economic boom for us.

Consumers' confidence has been bolstered by the improvement in business and labor market conditions, ... The latest gains are striking. This new boom in confidence should translate into increased consumer spending and stronger economic growth ahead.

The next round of baby boom kids, those born between 1984 and 1990, are turning 20. Those kids will be setting up households and the reality is there's not much for them to rent.

It's still a fairly good story; the long-term boom will continue for some time.

Everyone here at the port is surprised by the accelerated volume we see now. There's incredible demand. It is obviously associated with the building boom in Florida and the rebuilding efforts associated with the hurricanes.

The blazing speed of our Intel-based Macs provides a significant performance boost to all Universal applications running natively. We're thrilled that Toon Boom Animation is creating powerful Universal versions of their award-winning animation products.

The boom part of the cycle is over. Most of the gains this time around are behind us. Now the question is how much of those gains do we get to keep.

The boom in western Canada's resource economy will help Canadian Pacific.

The boom in the U.S. economy at the end of 1990s increased flow by 35 percent, but that peak was rather short-lived.

The boom in flying is bringing with it a rapid rise in greenhouse gas emissions,

The boom in electronic banking and the reduction in cash transactions - partly due to the introduction of the euro - are changing the role of the branch network,

The boom broke on the small crane, and the large crane couldn't hold it up. I'm guessing it took 8 to 14 seconds for it to fall.

The big curry boom started 30 years ago and curry has almost become a staple food in this country. We now have British parents who have eaten curry all their adult life exposing their children to it at a very young age. It's not surprising they love it; it's the best food there is.

The beauty of alternative media is that it can hold its own. In boom times in the economy we know that television will do well, which is what is happening now. The thing with alternative is that even when the economy is dipping, alternative stays consistent. Clients say 'how do I stretch that rand?' and alternative media is often the answer. But we also grow during boom times and right now the spread of alternative media is becoming very prevalent.

The bank hiked rates aggressively in late 2003 and early 2004 to cool down an economic boom fueled by an explosive rise in house prices, and clearly attained that goal.

The baby boom echo generation is now in their mid-teens, at a time when demand for electronics is very high. And they're old enough now to put pressure on their parents to ante up. I know that from personal experience.

It's been crazy. It's going to be similar to Lewis-Tyson, and you're talking about a $15- to $20-million economic boom for the city of Memphis, and an untold amount of exposure. It's just going to be huge.

It's always the problem with our resources industry. They have a history of boom and bust...hopefully they have learnt from their past mistakes.

It'll probably be another 10 years until the boom comes back again. Teams want major renovations every 20 years or so.

It's hard enough to just be a good actor. When you're on set, there's everything going against you. There are walkie talkies going off, the camera is creaking and moving, there are boom mics, and you have to hit your mark and make sure you don't shadow the other person's face. It's a really technical process.

It seems almost unfathomable that in the midst of a resources boom and with the terms of trade at 32-year highs that Australia has recorded a record trade deficit.

It's tough, but you can't do anything about it except put up or shut up the next time you play them, ... Even this year, they came in here and we were beating up on them and -- boom -- all of a sudden they sneak it away from us in the last six minutes. We've got to find a way to solve that.

I wanted to save the world. I saw the population boom as one of the biggest problems.

These two stocks have been under pressure this year because of questions about how relevant they are to the boom in e-business.

Arizona is enjoying boom conditions the likes of which it has not seen in more than a decade. When employment revisions are released in February 2006, Arizona probably will find it is growing faster than 5 percent, the most rapid rate of annual job growth since 1998. The housing market is at record levels, and commercial real estate markets should continue to be strong for some time.

The metals boom continues and it's very hard to see where it will stop. Investors are so focused on the Chinese raw materials boom that share prices have become an afterthought.

The mining companies have been very frugal with their capital in this boom unlike the past.

The miners hired during the last hiring boom are coming to the end of their careers. And we don't have anyone to take their place. If you started in the mines at 20, 25 years old, and you spent 30, 35 years in mining, you're ready to retire now.

I hope this event will serve as an opportunity to foster a boom in tennis in Korea.

I'm a big fan of Caribbean food, Spanish food, Dominican food - like rice and beans. Hot sauce just adds a different layer of boom to the food, you feel me?

In falling markets, there is nothing that has not happened before. The bear or pessimist sees only the past, which imprisons the wretched financial soul in eternal circles of boom and bust and boom again.

In general, when you look at girls in the academies, they are just not taught that way. I think it's just because they're always so one-sided, playing with their coach or playing with their hitting partner. And you know, just boom, boom, boom all the time. I think it's also the problem of the coaches or parents, because they don't teach them different. I don't think it's (because of) the girls, because I think if you show them how to do it, how it's done, I think a lot of them, they would use more skill.

India is an extremely young country and has an average age of 26 - this is driving a lot of new trends. At the same time as the drop in average age, there has been an economic boom and huge wealth creation. You have this young, rich population with nothing to spend their money on. There is a huge groundswell towards adventure tourism. Skiing is going to take off.

In most markets, the boom phase of the real estate cycle is behind us. The market is reestablishing a balance between supply and demand, buyers and sellers.

I mean, there is no question about the fact that we had a boom in our economy and in the stock market in the late nineties and in 2000.

I have the feeling that the baby boom generation will continue to be interested in talking about itself.

I heard crackling that sounded just like the saplings breaking in the ice storm we had last year. Then I heard a boom and the sheep and dogs. When I opened my blurry eyes, I could see the glow and knew the barn was on fire.

I heard a loud boom that shook the house. At first I thought it was the furnace. I asked my son 'Did you feel that?' It shook the couch. I thought maybe something fell upstairs, or maybe the chimney collapsed or something. I went outside to look around. You can see the town garage from the house; I thought maybe it was the back of the bucket banging. Nobody was at the town garage.

I heard a loud boom sound, and after I heard the sound, I closed my eyes and I prayed.

I heard this pop, pop, pop! It sounded like it was circling almost, so I ran outside to see what it was. (There was a) big boom and the pieces started falling.

California drove the economic boom of the last eight years, and it could drive it down just as easily,

I certainly empathize with people. I'm sure that they're going to pay more taxes than they had anticipated, ... This is not happening just here in Citrus County. This is happening all over America. When you have a building boom like this, that's the outcome.