"Joe has a great sense of what is most meaningful in the history and tradition of our music, and a real solid musical vision of where to take it, " says Mr. Person in a note in Mr. Alterman's archives.

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There may be a smaller vendor among these dozens whose technology is just as solid and whose vision and culture is better aligned with the acquiring company.

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Every sound business initiative begins with a vision accompanied by a solid strategic plan.

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At the recent Storage Developers Conference (SNW) in Santa Clara, CA several companies participating in the SNIA SSSI (Solid State Storage Initiative) gave a vision of future flash memory storage interfaces, based upon the PCIe computer interface.

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For Winfrey, the solution is to build a solid infrastructure and to find the leadership that can sustain your vision for the long term.

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It was only later, when upon the white flash of another high sea hurling itself amidships, Jukes had a vision of two pairs of davits leaping black and empty out of the solid blackness, with one overhauled fall flying and an iron-bound block capering in the air, that he became aware of what had happened within about three yards of his back.

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Mostly, I found that it is pretty solid and frankly, gets better with each new version that Jeff Bezos creates with his vision of the future.

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