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I see that the greatest thing about getting older is how your judgment changes and how you come to understand the cycles of life. And you keep having these amazing flashes of understanding.

The essential fact which emerges ... is that the three smallest and most active reservoirs ( of carbon in the global carbon cycle), the atmosphere, the plants and the soil, are all of roughly the same size. This means that large human disturbance of any one of these reservoirs will have large effects on all three. We cannot hope either to understand or to manage the carbon in the atmosphere unless we understand and manage the trees and the soil too.

We cannot hope to either understand or to manage the carbon in the atmosphere unless we understand and manage the trees and the soil too.

The two scourges feed off each other, locking their populations into a cycle of misery.

The restaurant industry has experienced two big turns. There was the growth cycle in 2000 followed by the big downturn that's still going on.

There's this almost universal sense that we're in this big cap-ex spending cycle and the big stocks should be moving on that, but they haven't been.

they would be willing to have the U.S. participate in the fuel cycle at the front and back end.

It was a big win. We controlled play through most of the game. The shots on goal (39-10) showed that. It was a scary game for a while. We were able to cycle the puck well and hold possession of the puck.

It's an earnings season very much in line with what we anticipated. We're at the point in the economic cycle and in this earnings cycle where a little bit of a slowdown is not too surprising. You're up against some pretty tough comparisons over the last couple of years.

It's an area with some good growth opportunities. There's relatively low exposure to economic cycle downturns in health care. And there's relatively low exposure in many of those stocks to rising commodity and energy costs.

In 2004, video games flew off the shelves as eight titles were sold per second per day throughout the year, evidence of the continuing vast popularity of games among consumers of all ages. This industry remains strong and poised for renewed double digit growth over the next five years as we enter a new cycle of video game console launches. The future could not be brighter.

In every election cycle that I can recall, there comes a moment - or a few - where charges of elitism and claims of commonness are wielded by presidential candidates like a sword and shield: 'Vote for me 'cause I'm one of you. It's the other guy who's out of touch.'

Are they going to be hugely profitable? No, not now because of the way fuel is. They're going to be strong enough to live to see better fuel prices and future profitability as the cycle strengthens.

Apple is fairly consistent in terms of its cycle of early adopters followed by other loyal Mac users.

The movement in directors is a natural cycle after four years of operations.

You who are taking this responsibility must show unprecedented courage and leadership. You must place the interests of your people first above all other concerns only then will this process, this attempt to break cycle of misery and destitution conflict and violence stand a chance of success,

The frenzied part of this real estate cycle is behind us and what we're seeing so far is a normalizing of the market. Mid-market and entry-level homes are selling well, the move-up and prestige markets are leveling off.

The gains have got more to do with the interest-rate cycle and expectations that it's very near to the peak. Property will be the obvious beneficiary.

The easy part of the tightening cycle is behind us now and so you're at the point where more judgement is required.

The drop is less marked than we were expecting, but this deterioration in confidence is nonetheless clear and comes very soon after the recent cycle of recovery, which is unusual.

The (current) cycle will continue for some further time.

The current expansion is expected to extend until around 2010, with the largest beef production on this cycle coming in 2010 to 2012. This likely means several more years of favorable prices as cow slaughter remains low and heifer retention high.

The full funding for this cycle would have been $365 million.

The earlier we intervene, the better off the community is and the (abusive) individual. The way we break this cycle is education, intervention and collaboration.

The economy's in a positive cycle of rising production, higher profits and more investment. Production will keep expanding next year because companies have removed excess inventories and exports to China and U.S. will remain brisk.

The dollar is gradually moving out of its sweet spot. Once the Fed's tightening cycle is over, dollar bears are going to focus on the current-account deficit again.

The economic situation couldn't justify that -- a rate cut, ... The other thing is we're in the middle of an election cycle and the Fed is loathe to change policy in the middle of an election cycle. They like to be, politically, like Caesar's wife -- above suspicion.

The economy and the profit cycle that is in a downturn will come to an end and when it does, people should continue to be invested. Take advantage of any weakness or retain positions ? overall, the market is down to levels where a portion of the risk has been taken out.

The growing complexity coupled with heavy competition is placing significant pressure on network equipment manufacturers to quickly bring to market high quality systems. Test systems that are focused on improving the testing cycle and reducing time to market are critical for the success of system vendors.

The highs are getting higher and so are the lows. The only way to break that cycle is a negative demand shock or a positive supply shock, neither of which seem likely in the short to medium term.

The equipment is great for both strength and cardio-endurance. We send our classes through the cycle every Monday, Wednesday, Friday, usually twice each of those days.

The first voyagers to the stars will be creatures whose life cycle is matched to the voyage: the aeons involved in traversing the galaxy are not daunting to immortal beings. By the end of the third millennium, travel to other stars could be technically feasible. But would there be sufficient motive?

The fish, after their eggs are taken, are brought to us. We start feeding them again, getting them reconditioned so they get their strength back. Then we reintroduce them, where they're fished for sportsmen, or they return to the ocean and return again and keep the cycle going.

The Home Depot's introduction of these revolutionary, new power tools reinforces our commitment to bringing the latest innovations to our customers. The new tools from Makita and Milwaukee offer more than just battery technology. They feature better ergonomics, longer cycle times and low weight-to-torque ratios that help make these tools the biggest step forward in cordless technology in years.

The HRC created a place for them to seek multidisciplinary, comprehensive treatment and break the cycle of repeated visits to the hospital.

An August heritage / August Wilson and The Pittsburgh Cycle

The life cycle of toys gets shorter and shorter as kids' attention spans get shorter and shorter.

The market dropped dramatically after January 1982, bottomed, and ended up rallying and starting the next bull market, ... We're not at all in the same part of the cycle right now.

A good solution provider spells out the costs and benefits for a project implementation before work begins and stays focused on helping a client achieve those business results. Any price for technology is too expensive if you don't understand and can identify the business benefits you'll get from its implementation. A good solution provider can talk ROI, cycle times, defect rates and unit costs in ways that small business decision makers can relate to.

A lower interest rate cycle is under way and lower interest rates are likely to prompt more money into the markets, ... For now it appears to be a 'safety first' posture, so we're seeing money rotating into better blue chip names that are more predictable in terms of earnings flow.

The first half of 2001 is clearly the peak of the oil industry earnings cycle for the foreseeable future, ... The second quarter is a blowout quarter for the industry, but the outlook for the second half of the year will be sharply lower.

The centre will not only provide children with opportunities that they otherwise would not have, but it will directly help to break the cycle of poverty by providing these children with skills which will increase their employability.

The challenges are different to different kinds of magazines. News magazines, magazines that have high frequency and news, are going to be challenged, heavily challenged, not just by the Internet but by the whole 24-hour news cycle which has just been getting enhanced.

The Committee has proposed a review of the fiscal rules, looking particularly at how the rules may need to be supplemented towards the end of one cycle and at the start of another.

The company's product cycle is in a pre-harvest season now, ... Daihatsu is in real good shape, and its performance will improve later this business year.

The company's product cycle is in a pre-harvest season now. Daihatsu is in real good shape, and its performance will improve later this business year.

The companies coming out of a bad IPO cycle tend to do pretty well, because there's more discretion, ... In order to lure investors, they have to be better companies with better valuations.

The completed energy cycle is a totally miraculous healing experience, and people healed themselves of all kinds of diseases-migraines, epilepsy, asthma, heart disease and just everything you can imagine disappeared in the tub when people were breathing with the snorkel. It was fantastic. Even diabetes in some cases. Diabetes is kind of a tough one. It takes a while.

Morning comes every day; the sunrise does not fail, nor the sunset. Give it time. That is all that may be required. Just give it time. Do not try to push the river. The cycles of life present themselves, play themselves out, and make smooth every passage and terrain. Try not to get caught up in your story of the moment. Look, rather, to the Long Story. Therein will be found your peace. The cycles will redeem this moment, if you let them, and even this shall pass.

The cycle is fit for both adults and children. The height and the handles are adjustable.

the cycle of bird flu infection that will occur in poultry this winter will not be stopped.

This has been the most difficult budget cycle in 11 years of doing this,

You can see the process from the very beginning to the end, when you harvest vegetables containing still more seeds. It's a complete cycle of nature.

This has, however, since been replaced by a cycle of higher trending growth, underpinned by record confidence; the lowest consumer interest rates since 1983; almost R89bn in personal income tax cuts since 1995; and generally sound macroeconomic, monetary and fiscal stability.

All economists are saying it, French economists as well as European. We are at the end of a cycle that has not been very positive,

It's nothing new to this team, especially having played Minnesota. We just have to break them down on the cycle and get it to the net. That's how you beat the 1-2-2, get it in and wear them down.

It is worth it even if only the financial balance sheet for society is considered: a few years of investment versus a subsequent lifetime of productive activity. Perhaps a cycle prevented with children's lives changed. Health problems averted. Addiction and crime avoided as ways to cope with hopelessness.

It puts us back to a four-year cycle with eight potential visits by Pac-10 and Big Ten teams.

At least a little more rapid cycle time would be appropriate,

It runs on a cycle of a half an hour, ... Given what happened. It is unlikely we will be getting voice information from the (cockpit voice recorder).

It really starts us on a cycle of growth that runs through December. It's amazing. We have a stronger fall season than before (the sales tax holiday) was put in place.

It's usually not about the money. There are times in the economic cycle when people like to say they paid a lot of money for a house and then there are times when getting a good deal is a trend.

It's a question of velocity - people want more and more speed and companies are more and more aggressive, ... It is now a two-month cycle and if you enjoy what you do and want to be first in the class, you have to speed up a lot.

As value investors, we start with the fact that they are historically cheap and at all-time lows relative to the market, ... Secondly, we think there's an opportunity in the next year or two for the pricing cycle to improve. Thirdly, as the financial services deregulation bill makes its way through Congress, we think there's opportunity for some bank takeovers of insurance companies.

Everybody has really stepped it up tremendously for season two of Unique Whips. The jobs are bigger, Will's roster of celebrity clients is better, and the overall entertainment value of the series far surpasses the first cycle of shows. Just as Castro and his crew continue to define the automotive lifestyle with their amazing work, so, too, does this program continue to be the perfect vehicle for conveying that lifestyle to the SPEED audience.

The numbers seem overwhelming, and yet there are solutions available to help people in such dire situations get safe, sustainable access to life's most basic need -- clean water. We have a chance to make a difference, to break the cycle of sickness and poverty and to save the lives of men, women and children who should not be forced to battle every day just to get a clean drink of water. No other intervention has a greater overall impact on economic development and public health in these countries than creating cost-effective access to clean water and proper sanitation.

It's not going to do any good for the pumpkin crop this year. They're already gone, you might say. They're powerful smaller and everything. Apples? It's too late to do anything with apples this year. They have done their cycle of growing.

This past summer, CBS and I began to discuss this matter in earnest -- and we decided that the close of the election cycle would be an appropriate time (to leave the broadcast.)

This prediction of an active solar cycle suggests we're potentially looking at more communications disruptions, more satellite failures, possible disruptions of electrical grids and blackouts, more dangerous conditions for astronauts.

This pretty much fulfills the cycle of what can happen. I know (Matt) is excited to get there.

You can't have the regime pursuing enrichment on any scale, because pursuing (that) allows them to master the technology, complete the fuel cycle and then that technology can easily be applied to a clandestine program for making nuclear weapons.

There was no incremental news that came out of the meeting. McDonald's has reached maturity in its life cycle and it can't turn around, while its growth may be on the decline as consumers move toward healthier choices.

There wasn't anything that the Fed said or did to imply that the easing cycle was over.

The year is starting off with strong M&A activity, and part of what's driving the economic cycle is consolidation. It does provide some support for the market.

They knew he was a confession machine who would confess to anything. That's what happened that started this long cycle that Max has gotten here.

There's a chance the euro has seen its high for the cycle and Asian currencies have further to adjust.

It's fair to say that in this past cycle or two, we'll make some great strides. That could include contributing to some candidate victories.

It's Fed watch day, so we're experiencing a bit of anxiety before the announcement. Of course, any indication that the Fed will end its tightening cycle could propel the stocks higher this afternoon. Hopefully we'll see an indication of some type of pause.

There seems to be a kind of order in the universe, in the movement of the stars and the turning of the earth and the changing of the seasons, and even in the cycle of human life. But human life itself is almost pure chaos. Everyone takes his stance, asserts his own rights and feelings, mistaking the motives of others, and his own.

It's a sign that the cycle is starting to turn. The job offer ratio improved for the second month, and that's usually a fairly reliable measure of market conditions.

Through this tightening cycle the market has looked at every opportunity to say the Fed is done. The Fed is not done until the market gets ahead of the Fed and it is not there yet.

We spent a little too much time in our own zone. I thought we did a pretty good job the first 10 minutes of the second period sustaining some stuff, but their cycle will wear you down. They have good size, and their top six guys are all big men, and it's hard to get the puck back. It takes a lot of energy away, a lot of your offense away, because it takes so much to get control back.

We continue to view eBay as a core Internet holding. However, we are still struggling to find a meaningful near-term catalyst and believe that the company is entering a more mature phase of its growth cycle that could limit potential upside in future quarters.

We certainly will not see a complete end of mumps when this cycle is broken.

We think it is now time for investors to switch from income statement variables to balance sheet variables when picking stocks, ... Portfolios in which stock selection was based on strong balance sheets tend to outperform those based on income statements when the profits cycle decelerates.

It's about the way the brewing cycle goes. So much is tied to the harvest.

It's absolutely stunning and upsetting to hear. He's certainly one of the major playwrights that America has produced. The only small blessing is that he was able to complete this incredible cycle of plays. He set himself a task some 20 years ago and completed it in a way that no other American playwright ever has, including Eugene O'Neill.

It's bad to surprise the Street. It's harmful to the stock because investors are looking for the rewards of this big product cycle next year flowing through to earnings.

It was a spiritual experience. Part of a cycle of giving and receiving.

It's a godsend to her family - it's a stabilizing event that will forever change her children's standard. It stops the poverty cycle when families are able to become homeowners.

We will be faced with a year and a half of virtually no growth in this economy. We should not have had interest rates ever getting to 7.25 percent. The monetary policy cycle is far too aggressive.

We had a few great matches. I like that we are sending more of our guys to district. It is kind of like a cycle for us. Each season we keep adding another guy.

We kind of just fell into this cycle of boozing on the weekends. Nothing really got done.

We fully support an 8-year cycle as well. If the commission feels an 8-year cycle will provide that additional confidence regarding the resistance of our system we support that objective.

It's a normal cycle to integrate the solutions.

It's another piece of the ongoing trend of a slowing economy, ... The credit tightening cycle is nearing an end and we have the equity markets celebrating that.

It's a positive environment for Canadian stocks right now. We seem to be going into an extended cycle of rising commodity prices. Takeovers are creating a lot of action, supporting valuations.

It looks increasingly like the Fed rate hike cycle is coming to an end, and that's been the focus. ... The market is just looking for an excuse to sell the dollar.

It looks like Microsoft missed the major upgrade cycle from 2004 to early this year. Windows Vista would have been a much better story in 2005 than in 2006, or, realistically, 2007.

It looks like the market will be focused on the interest rate cycle this week and finish off with non farm payrolls on Friday, so many market participants are expecting this week to determine the direction of U.S. indices for the remainder of the year.