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It's styled as a listening trip to show respect and to foster understanding both of people's concerns and our policies and our actions. We want to open minds and encourage dialogue.

The best thing going for Foster is that he's had very good economic times, but besides that, he's run a clean administration and he's not been indicted.

The benefits of technology training extend far beyond the individual who attends the courses at the centers -- they improve the social and economic opportunities of entire families, businesses and communities. These grants support the hard work of our local partners to provide the tools and training to foster true economic empowerment in all types of communities, from small, rural villages to urban areas in developed regions.

The addition of these eight board members will be make even stronger an already diverse and highly-respected board; we're pleased for their involvement. Not only do they bring a global perspective to their new position, but they also foster a deep knowledge about how best to position Wisconsin in the Knowledge Economy.

It's interesting that Houston has the largest medical center with the amount of technology that is as light as it is. We are trying to foster biotechnology more widely in the area and get more opportunities out of the Medical Center.

OK, all engines stop. Exit stage left, the Stephen Foster Singers. It's an a cappella deal.

I want to foster a climate where EU-wide licenses are more readily available for legitimate online music service providers." ()

It will either be a wonderful way to access some of the country's best renewable resources or, under cover of environmental rhetoric, foster a whole new generation of dirty plants. No one can say for sure right now how this will go.

They can grow five times faster than normal and by the time they've been in foster care for a year and a half they will nearly have caught up.

They beat Foster last week and they've been a solid team all year.

They basically just got rid of the flat definition which said a foster child is any child you care for as your own and cared for the entire year. In a way, a lot more people could qualify for the Earned Income Credit than did before.

The need for foster homes is a constant one because we want to have sufficient options to meet the children's individual needs,

The intent is to hire an individual who can both foster connections with the existing research in engineering and life sciences at Princeton as well as start new research activities and grow in this area.

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

In many parishes, we are still trying to foster that sense of involvement, not only in the various ministries of the church but in the habit and practice of giving. People are more inclined to give when they know what it is going for.

I like the group we have going. This group has played against great competition on the national level and has a lot of confidence. It is the same group that has come off the course breaking records in the fall, and that will be huge in making this a tournament where we're just picking up where we left off, rather then starting over. We try to foster that mindset with the preparation we do on an indoor and outdoor basis, to go in feeling like we haven't missed a beat, but at the same time it's going to be a field that, if you are missing some beats, it's going to show up on the scoreboard.

Intel Capital consistently invests ahead of the curve, and we feel that the timing to launch a fund in India could not be more ideal. We anticipate that the establishment of the India Technology Fund will inspire even more innovative business models among Indian entrepreneurs, help accelerate technology adoption locally, and foster the development of innovative technologies with potential for global distribution.

I remember reading a review that said Jodie Foster was screaming so loud to be given an Oscar, you wanted them to give it to her just so she'd stop.

Illinois is fortunate to have several other pork processing plants that are considered assets to their community. IPPA has maintained a good relationship with these existing facilities and plans to continue to foster those partnerships.

I hope Bush, with his interest in history, will realize that, in time, the fights over oil will look equally foolish. Government has the ability to foster research and develop existing technology to move the world away from oil.

In the past we haven't done a lot to foster the (PC gaming) ecosystem, we've just allowed it to exist. With Vista we are going to do specific marketing and retail stuff.

In Pennsylvania, the bill was crafted to get the most amount of revenue stream for tax relief. Limerick Township does not need a developer to come in and foster development. The development has already taken place here. So it was just completely different.

In my view, at this point, it is probably more important to foster a structural reform of mindset.

IN every country today, men have become power-mad and they resort, without any compunction, to self praise and dry declamation. They develop hatred against others, foster envy and feed their fatal egos. They plunge the Society to which they belong into fear, anxiety and disorder. They do not know, that if elevating ideals are adhered to and practiced, they could gain eternal fame; instead they are content with cheap applause and short-lived publicity.

It has been my honor to serve as the company's leader for the last six years and to foster the company's spirit of innovation and entrepreneurship. Throughout its 24-year history, SGI has always made strategic high-impact contributions to the IT industry. I welcome Dennis McKenna into the role of chairman and CEO, knowing that he will balance the company's focus on technical markets with the pursuit of new activities that accelerate our path to profitability.

Clearly, we know that the outcomes for kids who have been through the foster care system, especially older kids, are not that great. We want to do everything we can to change that picture.

Children without fathers are five times more likely to grow up poor, twice as likely to drop out of high school and more likely to end up in foster care or juvenile justice facilities, ... There is no doubt that dads make a difference in children's lives.

Children can no longer be home-schooled like the Jackson children were. And in assessing the suitability of a foster home our inspectors must now interview all children in the house and not just prospective foster children.

Children are my pet cause. I have a foster child in El Salvador, and whenever I'm home, I work for the Adam Walsh Foundation, which finds missing children. I also do some hospital visits and other things for the Make-a-Wish Foundation.

can we foster the right team spirit and avoid allowing errors to creep in.

Before the first dollar is spent, before the first experiment is done in a test tube or in a mouse or in people, we're going to tell you what you need to do at the end of the day. There will be a level of certainty and understanding that we think will foster innovation.

I decided one night after working with this one foster baby who kept pulling his feed tube out of his nose, I decided to use my two degrees in fashion design and make an outfit that would stop him from pulling these tubes out. That's how it began. There are so many other parents out there that could benefit from something like this.

I'd rather have the illusion that (politicians) had ideas and high inspirations and principals, that they foster something in people that makes them want to be part of it instead of all of this exclusion stuff, which is really horrible. Everyone's not the same.

I consider myself their foster child. I consider them my parents.

I don't mind saying it. Probably the biggest holdup right now is my assistant coaches. I feel strongly I've got a great staff. If you look at Bryan Stinespring and Bud Foster and Jim Cavanaugh, and I could go on down the line. If you see what they mean to this program, then they need to be paid well.

The kid has been let down her whole life but trusts me enough to speak to me about current situations. I'm letting her know I'll be there and watching out for her even if her foster parents and social worker changes.

The UK has a stimulating and successful film culture and our goal in launching the Digital Home Short Film Competition is to foster young talent and support the industry.

This has really given everyone a better understanding of what each other's role is. It's helped foster a relationship between agencies.

Air Force Two being a great one, being able to pick and choose issues at the White House that you can foster the lead on, using the Rose Garden as a backdrop, going up to Congress, being president of the Senate, tons of very, very, very substantial roles that you use symbolically to show folks that you really are a leader.

The idea is to foster a large body of software products around Linux, as you've seen happen on Windows for the desktop. The market has been so fragmented, so it never fostered the kind of software industry that you had for the desktop.

The focus is to help students feel connected to school, develop leadership skills, foster personal well-being and make new friends by learning more about other cultures and customs.

You've got teams now that have to be broken up because of the financial reality of the situation. So the system they want to maintain does not foster team-building unless you're in a situation where you can afford to team-build.

The Commission did a careful review of the role of the courts in serving children in foster care, and it issued a series of recommendations. We are grateful for this report and relied on many of their recommendations in crafting this legislation. As always, we hope to forge bipartisan consensus on ways to move this bill forward.

The commoditization of IT labor by Fortune 500 companies will foster the growth of union activity, ... Price controls and margin controls are forcing providers of contract IT personnel to establish non-benefited classes of employees. IBM Global Services has created such a class it calls 'supplemental.' Supplemental employees get no benefits, no participation in 401-K programs, no profit sharing. They are not protected in any way.

It is not my intention to do away with government. It is rather to make it work -- work with us, not over us; stand by our side, not ride on our back. Government can and must provide opportunity, not smother it; foster productivity, not stifle it. This Administration's objective will be a healthy, vigorous, growing economy.