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Today's application development teams must balance a growing number of demands from both inside and outside their organization, while at the same time navigating through an increasingly complex IT environment. This conference is a great forum in which to share information and best practices that can help software development teams reduce risk and be more successful in today's complex environment. It also gives us the opportunity to gain insight from other industry leaders, analysts and those on the front lines of software development.

Today's case demonstrates that the corrupt practices first laid bare in the Marsh suit are present in additional sectors of the industry, ... Secret payoffs and conflicts of interest that infected the market for property and casualty insurance have taken root in the employee benefits market as well.

There is little empirical evidence on the best approaches to setting goals, and further investigation is critical. However, states can take a number of steps now, drawing on best practices from business, other school improvement strategies, and just plain common sense.

Wal-Mart has never done anything on a small scale. It has a pattern of entering communities and using predatory pricing practices ... to run competitors out of business.

Those were spectacular catches. I want to see him out at 15 practices this spring, every one of them, all the way through. Then I'll tell you (where he stands). He showed what he can do. But he can't do that if he's sitting on the sidelines.

When he arrived on campus in September 2002, I was assigned to mentor him about the practices and policies of higher education. The mentoring was reciprocated. He elevated my understanding by sharing his knowledge and experiences from his broad professional and academic training.

When we're not in pads or it's not live, it's a little different. But as long as he practices like that and gives us a great look, he makes other backs look easier for us. He helps us and vice-versa.

We are gratified by the Supreme Court's decision in this case. This means U. S. cattle producers will continue to have the freedom to market cattle the way they want. It also proves our livestock buying practices are proper.

We are having a pretty good year. The year started off great. It was a nice tournament win for us. Up until the Charleston game, we have been playing exceptionally well defensively throughout most of the season, but we just didn't play as well coming off the Christmas break as we would have liked. Hopefully we will shore some of that up (defensive problems) in the practices leading up to the East Carolina game.

We had some good practices this week and it definitely showed. It was a good game. They hit the ball well and we hit the ball well. We had some key defensive plays including three double plays to end innings.

We had some hard practices this week. We had a good zip in on (Thursday's) practice. We didn't show it in the first half, but we did in the third quarter.

We are convinced that this deal is in our national interest. And the greatest advantage is that it takes a country that is outside the international non-proliferation regime and begins to bring it ... into conformity with the practices of that regime,

We're combining the best practices of the business world to the world of education.

We practiced horribly this week. We had it coming. We had some of our worst practices of the year this week and we got outplayed today because of it.

We are concerned that much of the emphasis in this legislation focuses on horses already out of the barn, ... We believe that legislation will be most useful when, along with an appropriately designed notification standard, it also creates incentives for business to adopt practices that protect data and obviate the need for notification.

We played with a lot more intensity tonight from the start. We had a tremendous practice (Wednesday). It was one of our best practices of the year.

The outstanding challenges associated with managing electronic information assets have the potential to be devastating in terms of professional careers and even corporate reputations. Just look at the impact that deficient records management practices had at Arthur Andersen and Morgan Stanley.

The overall mood of the team is frustration because we have put in a lot of work and effort into practices and games. Our youth and inexperience has shown up in some games, but we are playing a lot of tough teams in a very competitive conference.

We are dealing with a man who characteristically rises long before the sun comes up, ... He practices his violin for two hours. He goes to the gym and works out for two or three hours. Then, he starts his business day (which can last) late into the night.

We are really excited about starting the season. We have been training for a long time over the summer and have had very productive practices over the last few weeks. We are very anxious to run against some competition.

We do expect a fair day's work for a fair day's pay. It's imperative that the local union cooperate with us to get rid of work practices that keep us from running our machines at their full capacity and realizing their full potential.

The best practice is inspired by theory.

We're trying to get them to understand it's perfect practice that gives you good performance, ... practices have been up and down.

The recommended strategy is to employ 'smart' buying practices to reduce acquisition and support costs, including software asset management, and increase the use of standards-compliant software,'

This reorganization adopts industry best practices and capitalizes on the strengths of our senior managers, positioning us to achieve our ambitious plans for the next several years.

This report by the U.S. government provides a thorough review of today's human rights practices around the globe, except for one glaring omission -- its own record. The United States government considers itself a moral leader on human rights issues, but its record of indefinite and arbitrary detentions, secret 'black sites' and outsourced torture in the 'war on terror' turns it from leader to human rights violator.

We would like to express our strong support for preserving the attorney-client privilege and work-product doctrine and our concerns regarding several federal governmental policies and practices that have begun to seriously erode these fundamental rights.

We work very hard at practice. Our practices are very intense.

Wal-Mart has brought lower prices to people, but some of Wal-Mart's labor practices are questionable.

We urge the leaders of the new parliament, both ruling party and opposition, to work together to devise new rules and practices to ensure that all voters' interests are represented in parliament,

We were together almost every day this summer. Between weightlifting and practices and the camps, we all really got to know each other and become good friends.

We've changed the line-up around, simplified the offense and defense, and we'll see where that takes us the second time through the conference schedule and into districts. To turn things around we just need to convert practice to games. We have had good practices all year long. It's coming. We have been playing better as of late.

We have no practices at all. We just wing it. It's spontaneous. No one knows what to expect. Even hearing the same song we played the week before, it could come off different. Everything's off the wall. It comes out better that way.

We want more self-regulation. Technology is moving too fast and business practices are changing too fast for governments to be able to anticipate every little thing,

would take on the same responsibilities and practices and acquire the same benefits and advantages as other leading countries with advanced nuclear technology, such as the United States.

With this agreement, virtually the entire mutual fund industry has now sworn off improper trading practices and agreed to compensate investors who were harmed,

We're seeing more practices with multiple locations. ... Interest rates have been favorable for ownership.

When we were winning, our practices were (about) grinding each other, getting on each other, yelling and hollering. It's been a little dead out there lately, not as competitive.

We've always wanted to compete directly with Dell. Since we announced this merger, we have taken customers away from Dell in every geographic region. We have got the clearest channel practices of anyone in the industry. We have no change in our strategy, in our partners and our channel.

What we're living on is a system that has been built over 100 years. It certainly is not up to the current practices that we would do in levee design, so we're doing our best with resources available to make the necessary improvements.

We're going to focus on our weaknesses this week in practice. When you play a team like Rogers, they kind of show you what your weaknesses are. So, it's good to see what we need to incorporate to our practices before the tournament.

We're going to get into a stretch where we are going to play a lot of games without time off. I think the players have handled it well. Our practices have been good. They know there's nothing anyone could've done about the games being canceled. We know we are going to play and they will be excited about playing.

What makes it frustrating is that, we're the type of program that practices every day and we practice situations every day. Mentally, a couple kids did not execute properly, home plate was left uncovered and, hey, give their runner credit, she never stopped.

When we certify organic, we are certifying not just a product, but the farming and handling practices that yield that product,

When we cultivate mystical awareness or transcendent identity - which is a natural outgrowth of meditation and other practices - what happens is that we begin to take a witness position on our own lives, and that includes our minds.

We grew up a lot today. But the way we're going to measure our growth is how we play next week (at Tennessee). We've had strong practices every week and finally we're able to carry it over to the game.

We're extremely disappointed that our institution has been cast in a negative light as a result of our men's basketball scheduling practices the past three years. I honestly believe that Iowa State University did not knowingly do anything wrong as it relates to scheduling these non-conference games.

We're getting better and it's been a gradual (process) and it's been obvious to us. It's one thing if coach says we're getting better and we're getting better and no one notices it. But as a group, we realize we are getting better at this, this and this. People are stepping up. It's not always consistent. Some people will falter, but as a group, in general in practices and in games, everyone is slowly coming together.

We're getting better. We're still not having our regular practices -- with the weather -- but we're taking baby steps.

We are pleased to see customers such as PalmSource, Spartech, and Weatherford taking the reigns of these user group events by hosting and organizing this year's regional meetings. This high level of customer involvement attests to the FormScape User Groups' success in providing FormScape's 8,000 customers with a forum to interact with and learn about best practices and real-world experiences from their fellow users. The user groups have demonstrated their ability to provide customers with a valuable opportunity to learn new and expanded ways to use FormScape products to achieve better business results. Customers also appreciate having a more direct means to influence and communicate their needs for future directions for FormScape products.

We are pleased with our performance in the quarter, given the challenging economic environment, ... We continue to strive to be an innovator in the industry by constantly updating our products and merchandise as we seek new customers, while remaining faithful to the traditional Polo customer. This strategy, balanced with sound business practices in a competitive marketplace, is what built Polo Ralph Lauren and made it a leader for three decades, and this strategy will take us into the next decade.

There are bottlenecks in Vernon Hills that we wanted to address in the new facility. Along with new technology, we wanted to implement the best practices in distribution today.

We still question how the SEC can allow such non-GAAP reporting practices to continue given that the entire purpose of GAAP reporting is to increase corporate transparency.

We are pleased to reach this resolution because it will add even more positive steps to the customer care practices we already have here at AOL.

We're realizing we're not in a very good situation. We showed some life in the past two games and now we have to keep it going. Guys are playing hard, practices are very good and guys are together as good as it's been all year.

To permit teens to talk on the phone while still practicing their driving skills simply does not promote safe driving practices on our roadways.

We know we face a daunting task to try to beat an entrenched political machine, but we also know that there are a growing number of people in this city who are fed up with the policies and practices of the current administration.

We knew we were decent. When the kids called the meeting, it was gut check time. We became so much better. Our attitude was better and practices were better. When they got knocked down, they showed what they truly were made of. They developed a strong belief to excel. They pushed each other.

Credit bureaus are at the heart of sound lending practices and benefit not just lenders but also borrowers.

Bill Edwards practices here because he's a professional.

Dr. Nat, as she is affectionately known, is at the forefront of the innovative thinking being done at Hitachi Consulting. We are helping our clients better understand their customers by creating a single view of customer data, using analytics to turn data into knowledge, and using that knowledge to develop a great customer experience. Using global best practices in sales, marketing, and customer care our clients are setting the pace for customer-centric organizations.

Duane is too good of a player to sit on the bench, ... He practices extremely hard. We want to move him to defense in an effort to get him on the field.

At the end of the day we expect that the Korean FTC will conclude that our business practices are both fair and lawful.

Bob brings with him nearly 20 years of hospitality real estate brokerage experience to PKF and adds significant bench strength to our firm. He has in-depth knowledge of West Coast hotel real estate in general and California specifically. Combined with our PKF Consulting practices in Los Angeles and San Francisco, we believe that PKF will have a substantial competitive advantage in the hotel brokerage community.

Be vigilant about restricting your children from riding with a first-year teen driver. It's tempting to have different options for getting kids and teens to and from school, a job, sports practices and other events, but the risks are high. Parents who understand the risks should be more willing to personally drive children until teens obtain their full licenses or have gained enough driving experience to make them feel comfortable with transporting others.

Diggs had three practices in six weeks, and I just didn't feel confident to put him on the field. Not so much from a mental standpoint as much from a physical standpoint that he wasn't ready to play football.

Diggs had three practices in six weeks and I just didn't feel confident to put him on the field. I know he may disagree with that, but I just felt nervous putting him out there not having been through a preseason with him.

Corporate governance mandates, new business practices and recently created regulatory agencies have made this a dynamic time for accounting and finance professionals at all levels, and have led to new opportunities and challenges. To succeed in this environment, accountants must go beyond their traditional roles of simply delivering financial data. Rather, they will need to discuss the implications of this data in the broad context of compliance and how it impacts other areas of the business.

Corporate success is directly linked to an organization's ability to effectively implement a global talent management strategy. Through its efforts, HCI has established itself as a leader in the human capital arena. We readily continue our support to further arm global organizations with useful information and best practices to ensure that talent continues to drive successful business results.

Currently programs are getting 1½ hours to practice at West, which will not include inside space for girls soccer. Practices will finish around 10 p.m. We will be moving all volleyball games and badminton matches to the West Campus.

Currently programs are getting 1? hours to practice at West, which will not include inside space for girls soccer. Practices will finish around 10 p.m. We will be moving all volleyball games and badminton matches to the West Campus.

What really needs to happen is this culture of waste and mismanagement and corruption that the Liberal Party practices must end,

What Russia has done recently is surprising and unusually drastic -- I can't remember such practices against diplomats even in Berlin when Hitler was in power.

This year included an outstanding collection of best practices applicants, creating a remarkable competition. The innovative processes being utilized within service and support organizations across the board continues to advance their capacity to deliver world-class customer service. The quality of applications undeniably amplified the level of challenge in critiquing them.

Even the practices are different ? you can see they have more energy here than they do on the road. Everything's more comfortable for everybody at home, so you come out and practice hard because your mind is not on other things.

Everything depends on how well Henry practices this week.

At some point what will happen is we'll have business-practice statements and auditing of those business practices to ensure the integrity of your data.

Is it possible to run a big industrial corporation in a benevolent fashion? We see these days that even the hippest companies hide some rotten practices to make their profit margins work.

Conserving sacred sites and their biological richness can play a major role in achieving the 2010 target and perhaps act as beacons from where good and sustainable management practices can be exported to nearby areas and beyond.

I still can't believe that. I've watched A.J. Hawk every day, and there's no one better. He practices as hard as he plays, and nobody plays the game harder than A.J.

The United States can no longer allow China to use predatory trade practices to destroy U.S. jobs and factories.

I've come to understand the importance of practices and rehearsals.

I've been very pleased with what Sonny has done. He has really worked to make himself a good player. I think it shows up not just in practices but also in games.

They are a large company that has a huge supply chain ... if they change their practices they could set a standard for the industry, as well as for their own company, and it can have huge impact.

The worst mistake Macintosh users could make would be to become complacent in their security practices deluding themselves into thinking that the Mac OS has no vulnerabilities. It does. More will be found and more exploits will appear.

Things are going well. We've had the opportunity to have a couple of practices here. Notre Dame's been very accommodating.

Turning the Internet over to countries with problematic human-rights records, muted free-speech laws, and questionable taxation practices will prevent the Internet from remaining the thriving medium it has become today.

You battle a lot of things - illness, boredom, keeping the guys fresh and academics are a big thing, too. We're used to this to a certain degree, but practices aren't the same. We just want to play.

While we absolutely believe companies have a responsibility to identify appropriate practices in each market in which they do business, we also think there is a vital role for government-to-government discussion of the larger issues involved.

We've been practicing at 5:45 in the morning since we found out the pairings. I'm from Stephen (Minn.), so those early practices are kind of in the blood.

We see no indications in the marketplace that the radical Internet business transformation in practices like customer service, supply-chain management, employee training, empowerment, and e-commerce that is taking place around the world today is slowing -- in fact, we believe it is accelerating globally,

We see some predatory pricing practices that only monopolists could engage in,

The success of the banks' legally suspect practices has given them tremendous market power. Merchants have no choice but to accept Visa and MasterCard products on the sellers' terms. Otherwise they lose customers and sales.

The spread of the disease has, inadvertently, been exacerbated by the nature of farming practices in the area,

These were good swims for this weekend. Our goal was to swim fast enough this weekend to get our foot in the door so we can swim even faster next weekend. I thought we were a little tentative today, so we need to refocus during practices this week.

The shortcomings of traditional practices of peer review become evident when applied to complex computer-assisted proofs.

The secretary-general also welcomes the prime minister's statement that such practices are completely contrary to Iraqi government policy.

The seminar also provided the opportunity to discuss best practices and lessons learned from a variety of emergencies so we will be better prepared for any upcoming challenges in Ontario.

The seniors have really taken over in a leadership role and brought the younger kids along. They've done quite a job just keeping practices in a positive direction. Their experience is vital.

These bad practices start with the high-rate cards and then they migrate to the cards that everyone else holds and then they become very intense in the marketplace.