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Only a few years ago, auto sales numbers, like those seen recently, would have automatically lead to expectations of higher prices, ... Now, increasing transparency in car prices, substantially due to the Internet, together with the automakers' ability to hold down unit labor costs, means that stronger sales do not necessarily lead to higher prices.

We're increasing our state of readiness and getting our folks in a position to respond quickly. Everyone's going to be real busy with final exams and end-of-year activity, but we'll be making sure folks stay focused.

We're in a growth phase in our business. Not only is our staff increasing but the volume of data we manage is. Having a continuous backup that does not strain your bandwidth or disrupt current operations, it's almost like it's painless and ongoing.

We started increasing power at 8:30 yesterday (Saturday) morning.

We stand today poised on a pinnacle of wealth and power, yet we live in a land of vanishing beauty, of increasing ugliness, of shrinking open space and of an overall environment that is diminished daily by pollution and noise and blight. This, in brief, is the quiet conservation crisis.

Where the average debt levels are really increasing are for children of more-affluent families. Children of affluent families are now almost as likely to borrow as children of less-affluent families.

I think in metaphysical terms, I would call that increasing the speed of the vibration of life.

For some time now we have been observing data which shows that consumers are gaining increasing degrees of power in the buying relationship with local and national merchants. As access to information and entertainment becomes less device-dependent, information and content providers will have to adjust their business models to remain relevant to the on-demand and increasingly powerful consumer. This imperative serves as the backdrop for our 'Drilling Down on Local' conference.

Given the lack of regulation, the increasing number of deaths, medical concerns and the lack of independent testing, the ACLU of Northern California recommends that the state Legislature and local law enforcement take strong steps to regulate the use of this weapon.

Given the increasing global importance of retirement issues and the rethinking of health care benefits and executive compensation, we expect our solid performance to continue in fiscal 2006.