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billion built entirely five mobile single twitter
The international limit on mobile texting, or SMS, is 160 characters. We wanted Twitter to be entirely readable and writable on every single one of the over five billion mobile phones on this planet, because they all have SMS built in. So we said it has to be within 160 characters, all the tweets. Biz Stone
billion biology contained cosmos early history intelligence life solar stuff system three worlds year
The cosmos is three times as old as Earth. During most of creation's 14 billion year history, our solar system wasn't around. Nonetheless, the early universe still had the right stuff for life, and contained worlds that were just as suitable for spawning biology and intelligence as our own. Seth Shostak
billions bottom five large life line means might order planet
The bottom line is, like, one in five stars has at least one planet where life might spring up. That's a fantastically large percentage. That means in our galaxy, there's on the order of tens of billions of Earth-like worlds.
billions central deficient formed generally heavy known literally neighbors older region stuffed
The central region of the Milky Way, known as the bulge, is stuffed with literally tens of billions of stars. And most of these are old - considerably older than our Sun or its neighbors - because this part of the galaxy formed first. Consequently, bulge stars are generally deficient in heavy elements.
billion dollars experience quarter run year
No 27-year-old has the experience to run a company that does a quarter of a billion dollars a year in sales. Calvin Klein
billion commodity depending feed mouths prices record
Commodity prices are at a record high. In 1933, the world's population was just over 2 billion people. Today, there are 7 billion mouths to feed - many of them depending on American agriculture. Debbie Stabenow
billion car destined higher past relive taxes threat
Without reform, we are destined to relive the past all over again: $22 billion deficits, higher car taxes and the threat of bankruptcy, Arnold Schwarzenegger
billion closing continue dollar funds information invest potential technology
With the closing of these funds we can continue to invest in those information technology startups that have the potential to be billion dollar international companies.
billion customers dollars financial invest million providing solutions
We will invest 1.1 billion dollars in India, of which 150 million dollars would be for providing leasing and financial solutions to the company's customers and partners,
billion vaccine year
We will have enough vaccine in about a year for 1 billion doses.
billion money talking
we'd be talking about $4.5 billion as a lot of money - and it is a lot of money.
billion convinced dollars eight entering epidemic focus global increasing money order phase political response reverse starting tide year
We are entering a new phase in the global response to AIDS. I am convinced because of political commitments, because of the money that is now increasing in a big way -- eight billion dollars (6.6 billion euros) this year -- that we are starting to see results. But in order to really reverse the tide of this epidemic we need also to focus more on children, not only adults. Peter Piot
billion convinced dollars eight entering epidemic focus global increasing money order phase political response reverse starting tide year
We are entering a new phase in the global response to AIDS, ... I am convinced because of political commitments, because of the money that is now increasing in a big way -- eight billion dollars (6.6 billion euros) this year -- that we are starting to see results. But in order to really reverse the tide of this epidemic we need also to focus more on children, not only adults.
billions budget challenges created crisis designed elected energy face future inaction myriad officials pass plan president problems responsibility says special spent tax trade washington
The president often says it is the responsibility of elected officials here in Washington to face today's challenges and not to pass them on to future generations. Yet it is his runaway budget and trade deficits, billions spent on tax giveaways, backwards-looking energy plan designed by and for special interests, and inaction during this country's health-care crisis that have created a myriad of problems for our children's generation. Harry Reid
billion fur
Unfortunately, fur is still flying off the racks. It's a billion dollar industry. Jane Velez-Mitchell
billions commitment cut deliver dollars government help trying
We're trying to help the Harper government deliver on its commitment to cut spending. There are billions of dollars to be saved. Elizabeth May
billion company looking whereas
We're looking at a $2.1B-revenue company now, whereas two years ago it was a $1.3 billion company.
billion city core great happen industry odd optimistic positive recovery remained sound tourism
The really positive thing long-term is, the core of our infrastructure of the $5 billion to $8 billion tourism industry remained intact, ... As odd as it may sound right now, we are optimistic that this recovery is not only going to happen, its going to happen well and we're going to have a great city going again.
billion brain certain heart human kidney learned letters organ pumps
The brain is the most complicated organ in the universe. We have learned a lot about other human organs. We know how the heart pumps and how the kidney does what it does. To a certain degree, we have read the letters of the human genome. But the brain has 100 billion neurons. Each one of those has about 10,000 connections. Francis Collins
billion man million people
You have a billion people who know 'Tribbles' and only half a million who know my novel 'The Man Who Folded Himself,' which is one of my better-known books. David Gerrold
billion booming earth hit inch land next population species travel
With every inch of land on Earth now catalogued by our satellites, the stars are the next place we as a species must travel. And with a booming world population that will hit 9.1 billion in 2050, large-scale space travel may become a necessity. Ben Parr
billion coast east five good starting
In starting to learn about film festivals and what were good ones - 'cause there are five billion of them - it was just a really good East Coast festival. And I thought this little movie was an East Coast film. Andrew McCarthy
billion cent equipment growing larger per produced shipped thirteen valued war weapons
Between 1939 and 1945 you produced weapons and war equipment valued at thirteen billion dollars, 70 per cent of which you shipped to your allies. The same process is going on today in Canada's much larger and growing industry. Arthur Hays Sulzberger
billion coins
There is over $10.5 billion in coins in U.S. piggybanks right now. That's what we're going after. Brian Turner
billion billions ceremony chinese crucial depends features full games high level olympic opening people success tv viewers
The opening ceremony is a crucial part of the Olympic Games. The success of a high-level Olympic Games with distinguishing features depends on the level of the opening ceremony. The 1.3 billion Chinese people are full of aspirations for the Olympic Games, and they have very high expectations for the opening ceremony. For billions of TV viewers around the world, the opening ceremony is also the 'first impression' that the Olympic Games have to offer.
billion both compete market nine parts
The parts of that market where we compete are both nine billion euros,
billion market remains
The photographic market remains a $5 billion market, still,
billions millions together
When you get thousands, or millions or billions of them together in one spot, it is a fantastic, deafening chorus.
billion capacity expansion factor nine present total
When you factor in expansion of nine present plants, there's a total (production) capacity of 6 billion gallons possible.
billion half people
There are about half a billion people around the world who use e-mail to 5 billion. Alexander Haig
billion drives heard opinion refrain songs stuck
There are a billion songs that I've heard and said, 'I don't even care to have an opinion about it,' but if I have to hear a snippet of the refrain of 'We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together' once, it'll get stuck in my head, and that drives me crazy. Kurt Braunohler
billion countries people poorer
There are 5 billion people in the world in countries that are poorer than Mexico.
billion obviously planet point stars
There are 400 billion stars in the galaxy, and obviously we are not going to point the Terrestrial Planet Finder at every one of them. Margaret Turnbull