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The PBGC does not appear to have a corner yet in the real world. The positive results this year compared to last are a result of accounting decisions as to how much of the longer-term losses to reflect last year, this year and presumably next year. We still have an average loss of $7 billion to $8 billion a year for the last four years. Douglas Elliott
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The PBGC does not appear to have a corner yet in the real world, ... The positive results this year compared to last are a result of accounting decisions as to how much of the longer-term losses to reflect last year, this year and presumably next year. We still have an average loss of $7 billion to $8 billion a year for the last four years. Douglas Elliott
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The chronically ill and those toward the end of their lives are accounting for potentially 80% of the total health care bill out there. There is going to have to be a very difficult democratic conversation that takes place. The decision is not whether or not we will ration care. The decision is whether we will ration with our eyes open. Donald Berwick
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A full accounting of adoption as an option would not underestimate its emotional challenges - the grief and loss for birth mothers, the uncertainties for adoptive parents operating under a patchwork of state laws. Nina Easton
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The 27-week inflow streak into Japan equity funds ended this week as accounting irregularities at an Internet company and a systems failure on the Tokyo Stock Exchange shook investor confidence. Brad Durham
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The accounting rules for pensions allow people to do things you wouldn't believe. The rules are the problem. Ron Ryan
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The accounting problems in the U.S. seem to have crossed a significant hurdle on Wednesday, and the external pressures on the Japanese market in general have probably peaked. Norihiro Fujito
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The accounting charges seem to be mostly timing -- instead of earning in one period they have to state them in another period. David Healy
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The answer is there was a shift, not a drop, in demand. Chinese shipments of computers were up more than 20 percent nationally, but fell almost 60 percent in Laredo, more than accounting for the drop in overall Chinese imports. J. M. Roberts
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We have always felt that a company with music at its core rather than technology could do so much better for music fans. It is so user friendly that even I could use it. Richard Branson
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Your employer is the last person you should want to provide for your healthcare, from a privacy, financial, and value standpoint. Employees with families should get the family, meaning spouses and children, off the company plan. In most cases, that will save them money. Paul Zane Pilzer
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We'll open trading on an exchange and that will determine what the value of the company will be. That's when you'll be able to determine what the true recovery will be. Jake Brace
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We have the luxury of just watching a little bit. Every company must make a decision about where they want to be on the curve. There's always the risk that if you lead, you bleed. Barbara Williams
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Typically, they want to know how many people are residents in your household. That creates a different liability situation, and you need to inform your insurance company about that. Robert Hartwig
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Typically a company will look at acquisition strategies when their growth starts to slow but there's no slowing down at Dell. Brent Bracelin
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Today, things look much rosier for American Home. The degree of uncertainty at the company is much less today than it was four or five months ago. Robert Kirby
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We will rebuild our company and keep it going for the future. But this time we promise we'll grow our company with integrity, enhanced corporate governance, and compliance. Kozo Hiramatsu
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We've got some people working here because of the ingenuity of the plant managers, ... . . . This company has provided housing for the folks who work here. A. Bush
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In a lot of scientists, the ratio of wonder to skepticism declines in time. That may be connected with the fact that in some fields-mathematics, physics, some others-the great discoveries are almost entirely made by youngsters. Carl Sagan
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We have entered, almost without noticing, an age of exploration and discovery unparalleled since the Renaissance. Carl Sagan
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There are three stages in scientific discovery. First, people deny that it is true, then they deny that it is important; finally they credit the wrong person. Bill Bryson
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Whenever I found something remarkable, I have thought it my duty to put down my discovery on paper, so that all ingenious people be informed thereof. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
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The solution of the difficulties which formerly surrounded the mathematical infinite is probably the greatest achievement of which our age has to boast. Bertrand Russell
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I have spent many years working in education and media, from hosting documentaries to being a spokesperson for Discovery Education to revolutionizing youth environmental service through my non-profit, EarthEcho International. Philippe Cousteau, Jr.
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I think, just by the discovery and where the remains were found tends to, I think ... exonerate Gary, Mark Geragos
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I'm impressed with the innovation of the students. They seem to always impress me with their understanding of scientific principles. There is a general love of science and discovery here. Kurt Adams
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A single event can awaken within us a stranger totally unknown to us. Antoine de Saint-Exupery
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As this is the first time I have had the floor, it may be well for me now to confess, that I am in the habit of freely imputing errors to my fellow-men. Gerrit Smith
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Other than obvious errors like forgetting a line, often I can't see any difference between take one and take 20. Clint Eastwood
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Absolute certainty will always elude us. We will always be mired in error. The most each generation can hope for is to reduce the error. . . . Carl Sagan
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The fossil record implies trial and error, the inability to anticipate the future, features inconsistent with a Great Designer (though not a Designer of a more remote and indirect temperament.) Carl Sagan
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They (i. e., the Pythagoreans ) did not advocate the free confrontation of conflicting points of view. Instead, like all orthodox religions, they practised a rigidity that prevented them from correcting their errors. Carl Sagan
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We are prodding, challenging, seeking contradictions or small, persistent residual errors, proposing alternative explanations, encouraging heresy. We give our highest rewards to those who convincingly disprove established beliefs. Carl Sagan
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Who ever heard a theologian preface his creed, or a politician conclude his speech with an estimate of the probable error of his opinion? Bertrand Russell
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More cranks take up unfashionable errors than unfashionable truths. Bertrand Russell
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Why repeat the old errors, if there are so many new errors to commit? Bertrand Russell
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Being a teacher is back-breakingly difficult work. It is also extremely important work. Timothy Noah
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The overall message we received from teachers is they are extremely pleased the program is available. Robert Clark
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The pendulum has just been swinging back and forth with the fundamentals in the market, ... This is an extremely short crop, but the big negative has been questions about demand. Sharon Johnson
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The PCE deflator will be extremely important today. The market looks at this very much as one of Fed's main indicators. If it's strong the market will not only be looking for a rate hike at this meeting but next time around as well. Ian Stannard
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The PCE deflator will be extremely important today. If it's strong the market will not only be looking for a rate hike at this meeting but next time around as well. Ian Stannard
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I was only ever part of 'Lost' - a very small part of an extremely talented writers' room, where as a writer, it's sort of your job to sublimate your ego and work in the service of the show and the show's voice. Brian K. Vaughan
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Even if you are genuinely interested in what is in your products, it is extremely difficult and often impossible to find out. Christien Meindertsma
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I am extremely proud to have the honour and privilege to be the Premier of this great state of Victoria. Denis Napthine
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That was the first World Series in an indoor stadium, so it was kind of a novelty. It was extremely loud. We've had very, very similar moments here where you can actually feel it on your body. Gary Gaetti
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Whether it's a GM position or not, there are lots of different holes to fill. If the right person pops up, we're going to jump on them. Matt Silverman
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One of the necessities of the restructuring program is to downsize. GM has too many plants, too many people, and too many models. David Healy
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I'm always getting ready to leave. Some GM workers just keep their stuff in boxes. You never know. Tom Hoppe
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I don't think I've ever seen this. I've only been doing this for 30 years, and this is the first time the press got an e-mail and the GM didn't. Floyd Reese
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GM stockpiled a lot of pieces, but that can only last so long, David Smith
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GM likely doesn't have enough inventory to maintain a strong sales pace. John Casesa
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GM is sending signals about its priorities. The 2007 negotiations are going to be tough. Harley Shaiken
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GM is going to take Saturn up a notch. Joe Barker
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GM has their own attrition plan that they're working through with the union. Now how we play into that ultimately impacts what happens in terms of people movement for GM. Lindsey Williams
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We're not saying things are hunky-dory. All we're saying is that some of the indicators we look at and some of the recent trends are promising, and that's the first time I've used that word in a long time. John Heimlich
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We think Aetna's results will be more than enough to sustain the stock's recent strength. Carl McDonald
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We've already rehearsed in the recent single-digit weather, so were ready. Marcia Miquelon
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We're seeing a lot of influenza, more than in recent years. This is a very big year. Dr. Baxter
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A radio show recently did a beautiful eulogy of me. Janis Ian
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My favorite series of 'Peep Show' is always the most recent one, which I can say with all honesty because I don't write it. It gets better and better. Robert Webb
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Stocks that were most favored recently are being penalized now. Marcelo Porto
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Swissair has been strengthening its relationship with American over recent months. Chris Tarry
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The recent hurricanes in the US have impacted our results. John Browne