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December continues to be the softest month in terms of visitor counts, but things have been improving in recent years.

Definitely, there is a turning around of the ship here. Earnings are improving and investors are starting to respond to that.

Dell has stated that a focus for them has been to gain share in Europe vs. HP, particularly in servers. We believe that Dell is indeed making progress to close the gap and Dell's declining tax rate implies improving operational profitability in the region.

Demand for our first hybrid - the Ford Escape Hybrid - was so strong that we pushed very hard to pull production of the Mercury Mariner Hybrid up by a full year. Ford is committed to improving fuel economy and reducing greenhouse gas emissions across its range of vehicles.

Demand is better than expected. A gallon of regular unleaded gasoline is now under $2 a gallon in some areas, which is a nice drop from over $3 not long ago. This is improving sentiment and giving folks a few more dollars to spend on the holidays.

I've been a cook all my life, but I am still learning to be a good chef. I'm always learning new techniques and improving beyond my own knowledge because there is always something new to learn and new horizons to discover.

Bangladesh is an improving side. We are the underdogs.

Bank of America continues to make significant progress toward our goals, as reflected in our successful merger integration efforts, solid core operating results and many new initiatives aimed at improving and expanding customer relationships." ()

Bank One's interest in improving conditions for the residents on the east side of Detroit has lead them to donate their former bank building, ... Without their dedication to the community, this opportunity could not have presented itself. This building will not only enhance the current operations of U-SNAP-BAC, but it will be a place where residents use community resources in the heart of their neighborhood. There is no greater place to do this than this beautifully renovated facility.

A solid upside quarter (was) driven by tight expense controls and an improving rate per contract.

You're really going to need to see some bellwether companies saying the quality of earnings is improving and that it's due to growth, not cost-cutting, before investors are going to be willing to set aside the skepticism.

The mission of Book Business is to reveal strategies for improving book publishing management and processes, cutting costs and reducing time to market for publishing companies of all sizes.

The modern grocer needs to stop blaming Wal-Mart and focus on improving the shopping experience.

All available indicators of retail activity are moving in the direction of improving household spending.

Yugoslavia has turned to its future and to improving relations, both bilateral and multilateral relations, ... That is very important for us.

Ascorbic acid (vitamin C, ascorbate) has a controversial history in cancer treatment, ... Observational reports described ascorbate, given in pharmacologic doses of 10 g daily, as effective in treating some cancers and in improving patient well-being. Subsequently, the same dose had no effect on patient well-being and survival in two double-blind placebo-controlled trials, and ascorbate was discarded as a treatment modality.

As bad as the season was, it shows that everything they talked about concerning our pass rush improving has proved to be true. We're going to continue to get better season.

Although higher interest rates appear to have begun to have a negative impact on housing activity and consumer spending, sturdy domestic demand and improving international economies have generated an acceleration in manufacturing activity.

Although the condition of some ill residents has worsened and unfortunately four more have died, others are improving and we are confident this outbreak is under control.

America needs to know who our enemies are and what they plan to do. Improving our intelligence capacity is essential to ensuring the safety and well-being of all our citizens.

All of our company employees and franchisees are focused on improving Wendy's performance, and I will be taking an active day-to-day role in managing the business, ... We will reinvigorate sales growth with a fanatical approach to execution in the areas of restaurant operations, marketing and R&D.

A lot of people love to talk about improving security, electricity, water systems, but that's not necessarily what parliament is intended to do. They'll be passing budgets, they'll be representing the material interests of their constituencies, and that takes a certain level of skill.

They've always been hard hitters and they are well coached. We have to be on our best game. We can't take them for granted. They wouldn't be in the Top 10 if they weren't a good team. They are improving steadily. They don't have the size we have, but we have a 260-mile trip and it is about 8,000 feet in elevation. We have our work cut out for us.

They're still learning and improving as they go, but they played with some attitude and toughness that we needed, ... I believe we'll build off of that.

Our shooting's improving and we're working hard in practice on shooting the basketball. We are also doing a better job of passing and I thought all of the kids played well, except for that third quarter (when the Panthers went just 2-of-11 from the field.) We've got to take these scoring droughts out of the equation.

Proactive, automated testing and monitoring can go a long way toward improving application performance and thus the caller experience. Many problems that callers experience are not due to design, but to poor quality - for instance, applications that malfunction under a heavy caller load, or that misroute calls.

Profit Technologies serves organizations of all types and sizes that are interested in improving earnings; and we are committed to providing the talent and expertise they need. Gary, Randy and Bill each possess the experienced insight required to deliver high caliber advice and service to our growing client base.

Ron Lancaster and Craig Smith have done a great job discovering talented players like Kevin. The entire football operations staff is committed to improving our football team and will continue to search for players who can help our team.

Ryan is starting to realize what it takes to win matches at this level. He keeps on improving every time he steps on the mat.

Ryan Scott played about the best doubles game of his career today. We are happy that his hard work and dedication to work on improving this aspect of his game is paying off.

Sales of materials and intermediate commodities are improving due to the increase in demands for export and information technology-related products.

San Francisco Unified School District is to be commended for the progress it has made in improving student achievement despite urban challenges. San Francisco outperformed similar districts in California in the areas of elementary, middle and high school reading and math.

Technology conversions are major events for an organization -- encompassing multiple years and millions of dollars -- in this case $9 million. It's very ambitious and we wanted to do it right. It's a system-wide effort with a steadfast focus on our vision of providing even better patient outcomes by improving provider satisfaction, productivity and quality of care.

Our sights are set on improving over our performance last year. I definitely think we have the talent to get the job done.

Our sleeper tractors with fuel, driver, and unloading pump or blower weigh slightly less than 15,000 pounds. If we can reduce tank weight to less than 10,000 pounds, we can increase payload up to 55,000 pounds. Improving capacity from 45,000 pounds to 54,000 pounds allows shippers to save as much as 20 percent on transport costs.

FEI reported a bad end to a bad year. The only positive part was the fact that business was improving in terms of orders and revenue. The problem is that FEI needs to find a way to get it to the bottom line.

Employers can make a big difference to the health of their workers, while at the same time improving the productivity and profits of their business

Enforcement of labor rights in the Andean countries is a vitally important issue and was emphasized throughout the negotiations with the Andean countries. Both Peru and Columbia are committed to enforcing and improving the rule of law in general, and adherence to international labor standards in particular.

Fishnets aims to make a major impact on improving quality of life for older people across the county - increasing the number of people who can be helped to live at home, while reducing the need for emergency hospital treatment.

Flattening orders and improving leading edge capacity utilization ? the industry is clearly entering the trough.

During the quarter, we maintained our focus on managing costs, increasing revenue in our growth businesses, and improving customer satisfaction,

Erika still hasn't reached her potential. She keeps improving and gaining confidence every day. Her defense keeps getting better and better, and it seems like every year she adds a new move offensively. She's just a junior, but I'm getting a lot of calls about her already.

The resources being released today bring us closer to achieving the great promise that health information technology has to improve the quality, safety, and effectiveness of health care. The Connecting for Health Common Framework provides a foundation that everyone can build on. Soon we will see doctors, hospitals, pharmacies, software companies, consumer groups, and others adding to and improving the framework. It is a very significant contribution to the development of private and secure exchange of health information nationwide to improve care for each patient.

The results were good and in line with the growth story. With conditions improving for the company, it should continue to do well.

Everything is in preparation for conference, ... We need to make sure we give our full effort at these meets so we are in shape and ready when conference comes. We just have to make sure we keep improving every week.

Everything we do in this store will give us an opportunity to listen to our customers and deliver on our promise of constantly improving their shopping experience.

Everything we do is for improving the people's livelihood, that includes guaranteeing the people's property rights, political rights and cultural and education rights and democratic development rights.

There's nothing better in the world for you than a hug. It's a way of maintaining and improving daily well-being.

There's no argument for a quick spate of booking profits on the week as we're sitting close to current lows, but the diminishing prospect of a rate cut in the UK combined with improving cash yields across the Atlantic could make further notable gains difficult to find.

There's no denying I believe GM's business in Europe is in the process of improving quite quickly.

Women just do not have access to health care services. We as a country have to do better. Improving access is one of the highest priorities.

We think the revenues were in line or perhaps a little better than the Street, which is attributable to the deceleration of declines in radio revenue and improving outdoor advertising revenues.

We also like companies like Cisco Systems and Juniper Networks, ... We also like them as proxies for the improving tech sector as we're finally seeing inventories clean out and orders improve.

This time the rocket fell in a much more internal area, and we are under the impression that they are improving their rockets all the time. They have already managed to reach new places.

This transition away from magnetic storage will allow us to work toward a new business model, which includes improving our profitability rates over the next two years. Assuming a recovery in the semiconductor industry by early next year, we believe we can achieve our new business model targets by the end of next fiscal year.

This tremendous show of support for improving the community is a tribute to the unconditional caring of our young people. It is heartening to me, our staff, our sponsors and all of our partners and volunteers to see the wonderful efforts of this next generation of leaders.

This year, State Street further strengthened its commitment to the communities where it does business through hundreds of grants to charitable organizations. We maintained our strategic focus on improving the lives of the less advantaged, but were also able to provide prompt relief assistance to the victims of several major natural disasters.

This year's winners have proven that there is a correlation between a company's investment in networking technology and success. CorSolutions was selected because they stood out as an organization that uses a network to create sustainable, competitive differentiation, while improving operational efficiencies and effectiveness.

This year we continued to focus on improving profitability while investing in areas of future growth. Central to our strategy is the belief that CDMA-based wireless data and Internet access applications will fuel industry growth for years to come,

This year, we have a lot of new girls and freshmen on the team. This win is a nice stepping stone. The girls are improving every time and we can't be more pleased with their progress.

The only thing we need to be working on right now is getting stronger and improving our seeding for the playoffs.

We are sharing the ball very well right now. Our guys are taking good shots for our team. Gary (Robinson) and James (Perkins) have really helped by giving us an inside-outside threat. We just want to keep working hard every day and focus on improving as a team.

We had a clear idea of what needed improving and what could stay the same.

We didn't get a lot of shots. We are improving every day, though.

This was a huge win for us. We are right now in sole possession of second place in the region coming down the home stretch. We still have a lot of improving to do but this was a great performance (Friday).

The United States will continue to engage and support the Haitian people in pursuing our mutual interests, which include strengthening democracy, improving respect for human rights, eliminating poverty, stemming the flow of drugs through Haiti to the United States and addressing sources of illegal migration.

This combination helps to further diversify our balance sheet and earnings by adding attractive, high-yielding credit card assets, while improving our net interest margin and adding stable fee income,

This company has made substantial progress in the last few years in controlling costs and improving production and customer service. Building upon the low cost structure, Revlon will focus on accelerated growth through a combination of great marketing and delivering on its commitment to stronger retail trade partnerships.

This doesn't mean you have to pour everything into beverages and foods. You can still find quality companies that also benefit from an improving economy.

This by no means clears the slate. We're 1-1. We wanted to be 2-0. We have a lot of improving to do. We have 14 games left and we want to take advantage of every opportunity we have.

This isn't over yet. We'll keep fighting to make sure that this sneaky strategy is stopped in its tracks. Rather than improving national security as the rest of the bill does, cutting off the most promising offshore wind project in the country would harm it. This won't help America break its addiction to oil and reliance on foreign sources of energy.

This is an announcement improving the organization. This is not an announcement about future plant closings or layoffs.

A decline of more than 40 cents (a gallon) in gasoline prices this month and the improving job outlook have combined to help restore consumers' confidence.

A decline of more than 40 cents in gasoline prices this month and the improving job outlook have combined to help restore consumers' confidence.

This is a way for every member of the community to come in and participate in the process of improving the quality of some aspect of our community programming.

This is beautiful. They worked at improving their performance since the summer. That's why I'm so happy.

You're not going to see a big rally through the end of the year, but I think the market will go higher than where it is now. I'm optimistic. I think the economy is improving even faster than people realize, and the fourth-quarter earnings are going to be really good.

This is the first time we heard this directly from him. We're elated that he's chosen to stay. We're all committed to improving the team, and it's easier to do it with Miguel than without him.

This is a step toward a bigger vision. We want to show the city can maintain the space and make it better, and begin to create a constituency for improving the plaza.

This is a picture that is improving but we have a lot more work to do,

This is a place where you find one-of-a-kind workouts. As far as improving your strength, ball-handling and shooting, this is the best place to go.

This is a plus for the Cubs to get Pierre. He's a young man who runs hard all the time and plays hard all the time. He's willing to learn and very dedicated to improving himself. It makes it easy to work with a person like that. I'm looking forward to that. He's a good young man.

This is going to be so much fun for everyone especially the kids and parents, ... We wanted to have this day so kids and their families can get involved with one another and become active playing and having fun outside. It's an opportunity for families to spend fun time together while improving their health.

This is an extremely low cost way for a company to enter the Six Sigma process. It would not be unusual for a company to pay upwards of $6000 to $8000 for a single Black Belt certification, over four to six months. A certified Green Belt will be able to identify and implement solutions for about 80% of the problems that a Black Belt would be engaged in. This means that for about 35% to 40% of the cost, and about 50% of the time, a company will have a certified Six Sigma Green Belt productively improving processes and significantly contributing to the company's bottom line in 12 weeks!

This is exciting news. Our focus on improving student achievement is paying off. Our goal is to move students consistently upward in performance, and that is precisely what we are achieving.

Initially, the contact center was considered a service organization and was asked to do that as efficiently as possible. Quality monitoring as a contact center application is still very much involved in the initial goal of improving customer-facing processes. But importantly, it now has higher value for deriving customer intelligence.

I've got to adjust quite a bit to play Rafael. But I already feel like I'm improving a lot. The more I play against him, the more I'll be able to figure out his game and the easier it will be.

Indications are that the software market is improving and this is not commensurate with what the stock is doing. It's just a painful thing to keep reading about this soap opera.

In general, gaming right now is very well positioned to take advantage of a resilient and improving consumer.

In general, I feel like our team is still improving as a group. The Lubbock High win is big and we did a great job playing in Lubbock against a Lubbock team.

I'm throwing well so far and I hope to peak in the state meet. I'm improving each meet and that's what is important.

I'm very proud of our employees' ability to continue to generate record revenue, fueled by strong results in both our traditional banking and market-sensitive businesses. We continued to gain leverage from improving our efficiency, while at the same time investing significantly for future revenue growth.

I'm happy. My game is improving just by practicing every day. I'm better at playing in the heat. My driving and putting is better. Coach Shari (Lindsey) has taught me a lot. It's things I've never focused on before.

I'm not worried. I'm confident I can play here. It's still the preseason; it's just a matter of sorting things out and seeing where I fit in. I feel like I've been improving every day. I could have done more in the games but it's a process.

If relations worsen, China should take the blame because they have ignored all our calls for improving ties.

I have some individual goals, but I'd like to really just focus on the team, and really just keep that first. I have some goals of my own, but keep the team first and I'll work on improving myself after those.

I had seen the advertisement at the Department of Human Services. I didn't know what Families First was all about. When I went there, in order to get the benefits, you had to go to school, and I never thought about getting my GED or improving myself to go to college. Ever since I came, I've considered that.

Impact 360 transforms the speed at which companies can make informed decisions with unmatched visibility into customer service processes, workforce performance and customer intelligence across the enterprise. Companies need to unify workforce optimization functions under a single architecture to maximize information flow and minimize total cost of ownership. They also need experienced professional services to drive a complete view of customer service performance and to ensure ongoing success. By improving the balance between effectiveness and efficiency, businesses can drive customer loyalty, top line revenue, customer service operating margins and compliance through continuous performance improvement.

I'm pretty good at a lot of things, but I'm not great at anything. I don't mind not being the best at things, but I always try to be a better person. I like to keep improving myself.

I'm pleased with six shutouts in seven games, and you can't complain about that, ... I just hope we can keep improving so we can show well once we get to the playoffs. We want to represent the SMAC well and make a name for ourselves.