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Never before has there been such a flurry of legislative activity on the issue.

New home sales activity continued to point to strong consumer demand as our new orders increased 24 percent year-over-year. As the industry continues to benefit from favorable market conditions, we continue to strengthen our position in strategic markets through organic and acquisitive growth,

Obviously, this is a major activity and people try to take advantage . . . of people's desire to be employed.

David Bailey

Obviously kids respond to this game. It just seems to us that it's a great way to introduce more physical activity for schools.

No change was no surprise, given recent overall evidence of modestly stronger economic activity and a more robust housing market.

Given all the activity going on, all the construction occurring . . . having that kind of response time was not adequate.

From a development standpoint, the perceptions of the market are as important as the economics, and any activity to promote the industry is probably important to alleviate market concerns.

From an ethical and regulatory perspective, the U.K. leads the field. Where regulation is less clear- cut, there is greater scope for activity that goes beyond reasonable ethical boundaries.

From a very low base the German data has been performing very strongly, confidence is up and activity is up. The euro will continue to benefit.

For September, domestic funds are performing pretty much as usual. Based on our activity so far, we're looking at an in flow of $20 billion for equities.

Further, while we are hopeful that, in aggregate, we are seeing a bottoming in activity levels, there is no convincing evidence that our North American markets will rebound meaningfully before year-end. In addition, European, Asian and, to a lesser extent, South American markets are beginning to decline in lagged response to the North American weakness.

Futures are not for everyone, but with major stock indexes flat to down over the past five-year period, even buy-and-hold equity strategies have risks. With the recent activity in foreign exchange rates and commodities such as oil and metals, we anticipate even more investors will look at futures in the coming year.

Further evidence of stability in the housing market and solid retail activity could prompt a rethink of MPC easing risk now priced in, allowing the euro to retreat sharply against the pound.

Jennifer Lee

Further cutbacks and restructuring at the large U.S. automakers and slowing activity south of the border bode for steady, but not spectacular, gains.

Richard Boucher

from the U.S. point of view, the broader picture is to stop the proliferation activity and to help the international community get at the networks that have been involved.

If anyone looks at this at all, they'll see this is about an illegal activity and not a legalized slots parlor. And the NHL's position is very clear. The league is against gambling on hockey. A slots parlor is about a gaming operation involving slots.

James Harris

I don't think it will decrease any gang activity that's going on. If they're going to do the crime, they're not worried about the curfew.

I don't think I would do anything differently about the activity of demons.

Brock Peters

I have been here a long time, and I have seen this cycle happen before. I'll wait awhile and see if this flurry of activity leads to anything permanent.

Growth is proceeding on a solid pace this year, and inflation is low and stable. Plausible rates of moderation in housing activity will not pose a problem for overall activity this year or next.

I have definitely seen more smiles around here since Sophie arrived. Residents who wouldn't have necessarily come to the activity room before make several trips a day to see what Sophie's doing.

I don't feel left out because of all the activity around me and I don't force myself to do something drastically new, musically speaking, to compete.

Mike Johanns

I am encouraged by the resumption of grain movement along the Mississippi River just one week after grain transportation was virtually halted by Hurricane Katrina, ... Clearly, there is much work to be done but I am confident that remaining obstacles will be overcome to resume all activity in a timely manner. We are assuring our international customers that we expect minimal disruptions.

Ed Martin

We have a responsibility to racing fans to ensure the security and integrity of each and every wager made. We seek to require each wagering entity to monitor its pools and to participate in a national monitoring system by regulators to investigate potential illegal activity that could cheat the bettors and undermine the participants (of pari-mutuel sports).

Edi Rama

I strongly believe in political activity that has to do with choices - and not consensus that sometimes covers problems and doesn't resolve them.

Arthur Koestler

Creative activity could be described as a type of learning process where teacher and pupil are located in the same individual.

The executive committee is powered by the board. Sometimes the activity is so intense and so time driven that we have to make judgments very very quickly and we do electronic approval by the board.

Philip Roth

The fact that a stock like Microsoft could fall so much is a sign that there is very little investment activity in the market. It is a symptom of the domination of traders and hedge funds in the market.

Jack Kilby

Well, the thought that everybody might have a personal computer at their desk or their home was certainly not on the mainstream of anybody's activity at that time.

What if we're seeing the stirrings of 'Dutch disease', whereby windfall gains from commodity industries push up the currency so as to squeeze activity in more productive sectors like manufacturing?

I was looking for a rebound in imports as some of the activity along the Gulf Coast came back to normal.

John Deane

I would suspect you will see activity (at the site) in the next two weeks.

Jim Harrison

It can (rise and fall) in feet; it's not instantaneous, but it's very noticeable. Any up-and-down activity like that just puts another stress on the environment and the uses of the river.