There's been a long-term interest in why it is that high latitude climate seems to be warming more rapidly than the rest of the world. Basically, I thought that maybe vegetation would be having a large influence, but the bottom line of that paper is that snowmelt swamps the vegetation. |
There's no question if they had beaten us tonight they would have been 2½ games behind and right in the thick of things. This was a big game for them. We told the team beforehand that they were looking at this as vital to their playoff hopes and we needed to have that same approach. |
There's no question that this is more of an exercise in trying to look good than actually solve the problem, ... If the VTA can build all of the projects in Measure A, more power to them. It's the least efficient transportation agency in California and doesn't deserve another red cent. |
There's so much that has been before the human race, and just contemplating that and then the earliest forms of communication, hand claps, body slaps and then ultimately the drum, which was really the first way that man could imitate the first sound they heard: their mothers heartbeat. |
There's so, so many pros and cons to the new system. Overall, the new system has made me a very strong skater; I have never been in better shape. It does stifle creativity. ... You go for what's going to get you the most points. Most of the time, it's ugly. It's not a pretty sport now. |
There's still plenty of liquidity. Earnings have been spectacular, over two-thirds of the companies reporting so far in the S&P 500 have had upside surprises, ... Remember, strong growth gives you strong earnings. And the key thing is that inflation is still somewhere over the horizon. |
There's two driving reasons: The first is they're the market leader in their category, embedded database software. They're extremely popular on edge-based devices like network switches. They're very popular in all kinds of embedded storage systems, application security systems, [etc.]. |
Therefore thou deliveredst them into the hand of their enemies, who vexed them: and in the time of their trouble, when they cried unto thee, thou heardest them from heaven; and according to thy manifold mercies thou gavest them saviours, who saved them out of the hand of their enemies. |
These changes will threaten established practices and entrenched interests in the media and advertising sectors, but consumers will benefit and ultimately, companies that can ride this wave will benefit as well. No one really knows what the media landscape will look like ten years out. |
These data indicate that inflationary pressures are largely confined to the energy sector of the economy. Moreover, because inflation is a lagging indicator of overall economic activity, the recent sharp slowing of [economic] growth should dampen inflation over the balance of the year. |
These issues have basically been untouched in this area before. Why is this area the exception? We need to work on educating the public on the struggles of immigrants. We need employers to know what their workers go through just to get here. The plan is to unite everyone on this issue. |
These kinds of international conferences can be beneficial to the people in the country hosting them. It opens up the country to the outside world and such a spotlight of attention gives the government strong incentives to try to meet international standards, including on human rights. |
They are excited about the opportunity, but what is good about this team is that they are relaxed and they are having fun. They put in all the hard work to get to this point and that's all we can ask of them right now, but they're not so uptight that they are not going to perform well. |
They are now up in the win column and that's a good place to be. But I think the cases coming up in New Jersey... are going to be a little more of a true test of which way things go. These are long-term users. The ability of plaintiffs to argue causation will be substantially enhanced. |
They are very strongly positioned in the tax market with Microsoft having moved aside. Clearly there will be some competition ... but if you don't have Microsoft in that market, there's a lot less price pressure to worry about longer term. That just leaves the brand strength to Intuit. |