It seems that home prices are holding up relatively well, but order growth is definitely slowing or declining.

We believe that apartment rent growth will range from 8 to 10 percent by the close of 2005. Rising home values, flat to modest increases in personal incomes and a lack of new inventory all point toward continued growth in rental rates.

We think that this new order reflects the rapid growth in the Indian market, most of which is captured by low-cost carriers.

Expecting job growth on the order of about 150,000 in December, financial markets were taken aback, to say the least, when those figures came in at only a thousand new jobs.

Growth has moved to the forefront. Many retailers are refocusing their efforts on growth initiatives in order to drive up their comp store and incremental sales.

We send home order forms that request the name of the parent and the home address, as well as the color of the child's eyes and hair. We then take the child's color photo, height, weight and thumb print the day we have planned to be at that school.