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I've seen a lot of good and bad in the game over the years and it definitely is good to pass some of that guidance along,

You have to take the actual numbers and the guidance and combine the two. I tend to think if the high p/e (price-to-earnings ratio) stocks have a weak quarter, and even if they have ok guidance, they're going to get killed. But if there are cheap tech stocks that have a weak quarter and so-so guidance, they're probably the ones to buy first.

This situation is fairly limited in the number of customers who have reported it, but we wanted to make sure people were aware we had guidance on it. We're still keeping an eye out for public exploit code for MS05-051 and have not seen any as yet. We'll be watching through the weekend, so if anything changes that you need to know about we'll update you.

We know that if it wasn't for our local customers and guidance from God, we wouldn't have anything. So, with a charitable attitude, we like to 'give back' whenever possible.

We think our theory will provide some guidance to help engineers avoid the problem.

We think that there is relatively little likelihood that Intel will raise the midpoint of its guidance.

We also believe that some analysts are projecting that the company will miss the low end of the guidance range in Q3 and withdraw its goal of operating profitability in Q4. As a result, if the company hits the mid-point of the guidance range and reaffirms Q4 operating profitability, we would expect the stock to go up.

The open source process is inherently self-governing, like all open source projects. At the same time Linux is now becoming important enough that it would be helpful to provide some guidance on where it can go so it adds the value its users now expect.

The operating profit guidance is clearly below (expectations).

The opinion is intended to provide some guidance going forward if this issue becomes relevant later in the legislative session.

We wanted to draw from the guidance and expertise of the people that have already gone through this. For us, this has been very informative.

Before I talk to a coach, I usually talk to the athlete's guidance counselor to make sure he or she is qualified to attend Swarthmore.

This new guidance level will further reduce an already minimal risk from lead exposure in candy.

We have estimated the losses at GE Insurance Solutions from the storm and its aftermath, and despite this impact, we are confident we will deliver on our commitment to shareholders and are reaffirming our earnings guidance for the third quarter and the year.

Bob knows that his expertise and guidance are needed by the agricultural industry in Monterey County. Bob is very dedicated to the preservation and success of that industry and it makes sense that he wants to continue his important work with the farm bureau.

Providing quantitative guidance about the meaning of 'long-term price stability' could have several advantages, including further reducing public uncertainty about monetary policy and anchoring long-term inflation expectations even more effectively,

After a reasonable amount of time, the secretary will likely deem this set of guidance as the final version, but the Air Force will need experience with how the guidelines work in practice before deciding on the finalization date.

Operationally the admissions process is very well run by very well-regarded people, ... That lets us think a little outside the box in terms of the kind of person who we can bring in to provide a vision for Yale College admissions, to provide organizational leadership for the office, and to be the face of Yale to high school students, teachers and guidance counselors all over the world.

People don't want to lose any more money, and selling begets selling, ... No one is giving any good guidance and it's a complete selling fest.

Prior to Sept. 11 UPS was showing growth in its domestic air business and was on track to deliver on the financial guidance we had provided, managing through some difficult economic conditions,

Some businesses may be so busy that they're looking for an extra hand in terms of bookkeeping. Or, they may want guidance in reshaping their bookkeeping methods. Whatever the reason is, we're there to help out.

extraordinarily helpful guidance as we go through this historic process and very important process.

While inventory levels rose in the first quarter, investors are likely to be encouraged that management increased its revenue guidance from the low 50s to the 50-60 percent range, with earnings per share guidance increasing by 2-to-5 cents.

Unfortunately, guidance by the Office of Inspector General makes it very difficult for companies to continue providing free or discounted medicines to Medicare beneficiaries. ... The threat of anti-kickback violations has spooked a lot of people.

Both sales and earnings exceeded the guidance given by the company at the start of the quarter. Just as important, these results provide further evidence that top-line growth has returned and that further improvement in profitability can be achieved.

But more than a lack of guidance is a lack of communication, really,

But the key here is really going to be guidance. Everyone is looking for signs of the rolling over of profit growth, although not as much as the Fed or higher energy prices might indicate.

The good news was that growth exceeded expectations and guidance was solid for 2006, ... And with the poison pill extended, they have extinguished the investor concern about the Liberty stake, putting this issue firmly in the past.

We are essentially cloaking him with some guidance and letting him say his piece. And not letting the guy twist away in the wind.

We are evaluating our financial prospects for 2006 and 2007 in light of current and anticipated business conditions and are withdrawing our prior guidance for those years,

We are expecting PSA to beat their forecasts and to reaffirm fairly upbeat guidance for 2003. Their key markets of Britain and France are holding up well and their market share is reasonably healthy.

Russia keeps Belarus within the family. This is a country that continues to look to Moscow for guidance and remains under the shadow of Russian power.

Despite higher gasoline prices, Wal-Mart was able to raise guidance for the second-quarter which is particularly noteworthy because that's also the period that they will have to deal with the lion's share of the gas impact.

Despite impressive gains in the numbers and quality of courses over the past 20 years, entrepreneurship education still lives mostly on the fringes of academe, not in the mainstream. Our aim is to change that so that entrepreneurship is a legitimate, full-fledged field of study. The Kauffman Panel's guidance on the formation of a comprehensive curriculum in entrepreneurship is central to this goal.

Despite impressive gains in the numbers and quality of courses over the past twenty years, entrepreneurship education still lives mostly on the fringes of academe, not in the mainstream. Our aim is to change that so that entrepreneurship is a legitimate, full-fledged field of study. The Kauffman Panel's guidance on the formation of a comprehensive curriculum in entrepreneurship is central to this goal.

Despite posting a high-quality September quarter and beating consensus numbers, Yahoo's guidance continues to be cautious due to a challenging near-term business environment.

Once the justices depart, as most of them have, from the original understanding of the principles of the Constitution, they lack any guidance other than their own attempts at moral philosophy, a task for which they have not even minimal skills. Yet when it rules in the name of the Constitution, whether it rules truly or not, the Court is the most powerful branch of government in domestic policy. The combination of absolute power, disdain for the historic Constitution, and philosophical incompetence is lethal.

Now Allah has created the dream not only as a means of guidance and instruction, I refer to the dream, but he has made it a window on the Unseen.

Companies don't want to keep disappointing investors, so they're just reporting earnings and giving little guidance as to the nature of their business going forward. Companies used to give indications for a year out. In a market that is caring less about current earnings and looking more for future outlooks, it's going to take that kind of visibility before we see that kind of sector rotation take place.

Companies have been reporting good earnings, but the guidance has been muted.

Compared to the mid-point of previous guidance, revenues at the Chartered level are now expected to be up approximately $8 million. Consistent with higher revenues, our fourth-quarter net profit is now expected to be approximately $6 million higher than the mid-point of the range previously guided. Our guidance for utilization remains unchanged.

Dell reaffirmed their guidance for the third quarter, but gave no guidance going forward. They also said that industry growth for the third quarter was going to be worse than expected.

Companies (retailers) are being very cautious about their guidance for the second quarter, so we're not completely taking it to heart that these (strong sales) results will carry through,

As part of our commitment to delivering secure, private and reliable computing experiences for everyone, Microsoft aims to provide timely, relevant and easy-to-understand security guidance so business customers can maintain a more secure enterprise environment. The Security Summits are a great venue for both IT professionals and developers to learn about key trends in the security industry, including how to prepare for advances in security technologies and how to develop more secure business applications.

As a result of increased sales, product mix and expense reductions, second quarter gross margins as a percentage of revenue improved to 39 percent from 35 percent in the second quarter of 2004 and from 32 percent in the first quarter of 2005. We expect gross margin as a percentage of revenue to approximate 40 percent in the second half of 2005. We improved on our second quarter guidance of a loss of $0.08 to $0.09 per share, due mainly to the deferral of previously planned UWB investments until later this year. In addition, we reached our near-term fund raising goal and added further liquidity by obtaining approximately $4.2 million in new equity and debt financing commitments on June 20. With continued focus on managing our balance sheet, including increasing inventory turns and reducing DSOs, we intend to reduce the company's financing requirements for the fourth quarter.

Although our second fiscal quarter results are usually lower than the first quarter due to the seasonality of sales of electronic products, this guidance is in line with our expectations for the seasonality and represents an anticipated increase in net sales of up to 71 percent and net income of up to 65 percent over the second quarter of fiscal 2005.

A lot of things are happening fast for us, and this is a chance to get some networking and guidance from industry honchos.

Amazon insists it is still on the path to double-digit operating margin, despite the fact the 2005 guidance distinctly suggests a reversal of this course with declining incremental operating margin. Clearly, something is amiss here.

A lot of females in the community don't have guidance that they need to become young women. I feel that it's just as important for females to have a good mentor as it is for young men.

They raised their long-term revenue guidance, which tells me that they feel pretty good about the product pipelines.

This guidance is not only higher than Ameritrade stand-alone, but TD Ameritrade will have a more diversified, less volatile revenue stream.

This guidance will assist individuals, families and health care facilities in making better informed decisions to ensure a safe sleeping environment for people who need these beds.

Profits were good, cash was great, and the guidance was good.

Revenues slightly exceeded guidance and they didn't burn through as much cash as I expected.

Revenue was higher than expected but a number of charges distort the picture. Still, if you exclude that, the numbers are better than expected. The guidance for growth in general is good.

Sandy has been my key adviser over the past five years and has been invaluable in providing me guidance and counsel, ... Going forward he will continue to work with me to monitor and stimulate Disney's performance.

Tepid company guidance makes us cautious in extrapolating.

Right now their guidance has been clear... they don't appear overly alarmed by this.

Our conclusion is that despite some of the positive remarks from Roadway, actual performance and guidance lead us to believe that it is still too early to own ground transportation names and that we may continue to see additional signs of slowing and operating ratio deterioration before the economy begins to turn,

Our confidence in delivering another strong year in 2006 is high and reflected in the fact we raised our earnings-per-share guidance early in the year.

Fiscal fourth-quarter guidance is a clear-cut disappointment. However, sentiment was very poor prior to the earnings release and some investors are likely relieved that it's not worse.

Fiscal Q4 guidance is a clear-cut disappointment. However, sentiment was very poor prior to the earnings release and some investors are likely relieved that it's not worse.

Eric will provide the guidance and insight needed to ensure that we continue to operate efficiently and create new opportunities for our advertisers and publishers. I am confident he will strengthen our team and play a pivotal role in taking Undertone Networks to the next level.

The results for the third quarter (October-December) signal the next phase of growth. Revenue from IT business at $473 million (Rs.21.2 billion) was ahead of the guidance figure of $463 million (Rs.20.6 billion) projected in October.

The results were very good but the issue is really the guidance. There's also a lack of detail about U.S. investment plans.

Excluding guidance, 4Q negatives were hard to find, in our view.

There's no competition that I know of, but it is an open meeting, and nominations will be accepted on the floor. We assume the existing leadership provided good guidance to the association and will be going forward in the year.

There's no problem with 95 percent of our employees and what they wear. But there's a perception that some may not look business-like and we need to give guidance to employees on what they should or should not wear.

There's no rationale to go out there with aggressive earnings guidance. Why do anything to derail the rally?

The PPL program has missed Professor Arthur's guidance. Many students over the course of this semester have approached us to express their wishes for his recovery. Students have also expressed their hope to take a course from him next year. The strong and supportive student response is a testament to Professor Arthur's dedication and work as a teacher and advisor to so many students.

We think the growth guidance we've given you for 2001 is sustainable for the long period given the breadth and depth of our portfolio, ... We have shown where the growth is coming from in terms of our product line, geography and our customers. We think we've made great progress in accelerating production of IT and patent generation equipment and that will bode well for us in 2001.

We believe lower guidance from Dell, Lexmark and Cisco this (quarter) indicates slower growth in PCs, pricing pressure in printers and slower revenue growth in the IT (information technology) industry.

We are slightly raising our prior guidance on earnings per share for 2000 to $3.14, which would represent a 67 percent increase, versus 1999's EPS on ongoing operations of $1.88.

We didn't get a whole lot of guidance from the Supreme Court,

The University of Michigan is committed to being on the cutting edge of providing our applicants with the best college planning and application process that we can possibly offer. With the Connect! platform linked to our high school partners, we have the capability to effectively guide students, provide a meaningful benefit to high school guidance counselors and demonstrate a more efficient application process for all involved.

The White House Web site is and always has been consistent with the OMB guidance.

This decision is just plain wrong, ... This (New Hampshire's) law places no obstacles in the path of a woman's informed choice; it simply takes steps to ensure that a minor ... has a reasonable opportunity to receive guidance and understanding in making her choice from a parent who cares about her.

This initial earnings guidance for 2006 reflects the fact that the integration of May is going to be a more challenging and longer-term task than some investors had expected.

This IRS guidance establishes a process that manufacturers can use to certify the amount of credit the purchaser of the vehicle can claim. This is going to provide much-needed certainty to Americans who are purchasing these vehicles. It means they will be able to rely on the manufacturer's certification when they claim the credit on their tax return. This is good news for those consumers because they are also taxpayers who seek simpler, fairer tax filing, and it is good news for manufacturers who can now offer reassurance to customers on the ease of the tax rules.

You're going to be able to drive a truck through their guidance ranges in a lot of cases.

This is sort of an ongoing dialogue, but for the moment investors are pleased with these numbers, given where their head was. Profits were good, cash was great, and the guidance was good.

After this quarter's shortfall on already reduced guidance, we are cautious about the visibility for the December forecast.

After that, our division designed a pet guidance document for locals in planning emergencies.

I'm sure the company feels embarrassed that they cut guidance so far only to have things reverse themselves less than a month later.

I'm surprised by the guidance for next quarter.

I'm surprised it was this good, quite honestly. And more importantly the guidance for next year on the gross margin line of 57 percent. I think people are going to be very encouraged given that's up pretty substantially from what they did this last year.

I'm not always going to be the nicest guy in the world, but I do care very deeply about my players. As a coach, your job is to provide guidance. Sometimes that involves a pat on the back and sometimes that involves a kick in the behind.

I'm an emotional person. Being a woman, you feel like, 'Oh my gosh, everything has to be just right, your kids and this and that.' But there's no way you can control everything. I'm used to being a control freak, and I've had to learn to just cut that out. Derek is such a pro at just dealing with all types of situations, so I actually really look to him as sort of guidance in a lot of ways - how to get through situations and how to plan and not stress.

I'm way more advanced this time. I've got guidance now from someone who's been in the game for 20 years and knows the ropes. I have a support team training partners, sparring partners, and all of the other things that I didn't have before.

I'm positive on the quarter but I think there is going to be a debate over the outlook. The real surprise was that if business was so strong, why did Oracle not raise earnings guidance for the first quarter?

I'm 100 percent sure if Dr. Clayton was there, this would not have happened. It's all because the people in the guidance office had no idea what they were doing.

In our view, a fine isn't the answer. We need clear guidance and consistent direction to find a solution.

In our view, guidance will be coming down, it is only a question of how far. We believe the recent departure of Todd Nelson will only add some uncertainty.

In spite of the very positive trends we have experienced in the second quarter and owing to the uncertain economic conditions with which we are confronted, our earnings guidance for the year-end remains unchanged,

In the first of what will be a series of steps, ... the board has established an executive compensation committee to strengthen C.P.B. governance, with the guidance of outside counsel to ensure that appropriate changes are made in C.P.B. operations in this area.

Intel has a history of undershooting in its initial guidance.

If you look at the earnings so far, we've had on balance in-line or mildly positive surprises. Yet the guidance going forward had been guarded. If that continues, you're looking at a more subdued market response this week.

If you've misjudged what's happened in '05, how can you give guidance for '06 and '07 with any confidence.

If you've misjudged what's happened in 2005, how can you give guidance for 2006 and 2007?

If you're in the market for guidance, this is probably not a bad way to go. A lot of people will try to shame you into thinking you shouldn't be paying for help. But there's nothing shameful in doing it.