And here we're coiling them up.

And we're taking vanity and shoving it down here.

Tod Machover And we're really excited to have you here, really Dan.

And we're talking really small here.

From a meteorite from space, we re over here with an original Sputnik.

And what we're here to do is not to talk about Puerto Rico or the past.

We have refused to reverse the gains of independence and we are here to tell the international community.

We urge again that it be seriously considered here.

And we, all of us, have to understand that this is about us, that we can make a difference here.

We don't offer legal advice though and we are just there to comfort people when they arrive.

Here we discuss only those aspects that are most relevant for the right to use indigenous languages as teaching languages.

Here, we support measures to strengthen mechanisms for planning for and dealing with emergency situations caused by disasters.

We're coming down, and we bring that truck that you just saw somewhere in here, in the Financial District.

We are here to deliberate on President Mbeki's initiative on how to restore mutual trust among the parties and move the peace process forward.

We in this Chamber also owe it to the Iraqi people to do our part to help ensure success.

We need to deliver health care, not in large institutions, but close to people's homes, and we need to deliver health care using whoever is available and affordable in our local communities.

As we gather here today, let us not forget the Beatrice Gakubas of the world, who stand poised to transform their countries.

We need to drive up standards of governance and help the poorest people, for whom support is most crucial.

We offer our encouragement for the world conference to be held here in New York, and we insist on the fact that we must develop a sense of creativity among young people.

I was also pleased to announce here this week a contribution of 10 million to the Democracy Fund.

So our task is to offer Europe a new foundation and a new impulse.

Think of a car that can and should achieve great performance based on its strong internal engine.

Why should we be spotlighting this subject? Quickly, here are some thoughts on that matter.

We, the representatives of the Cuban NGOs assembled here, condemn the appointment of a paid imperial agent to coordinate the so called transition to capitalism in Cuba.

We are talking about either direct government employment programs, or large tax credits for businesses that increase the number of workers they employ.

Many principal development partners have participated in its implementation, and from them we request continued support, without which our economic indicators will continue to deteriorate.

We are in favour of establishing a mechanism to intensify the monitoring of follow up in the area of development financing so as to ensure the timely delivery of high quality ODA.

We are here to act on the basis of our best understanding and our belief in the achievements of creative development for the well being of the people of the modern world, to quote, Sir, your illustrious compatriot, Dag Hammarskjöld.

We are certain that, led by Mr. Juan Gabriel Valdés whom we thank for his report this morning this effort will ultimately be successful.

We demand an easy policy stricter rules (especially when fighting conflicts of interest), a specific rating scale for complex products, and regular publication of their returns.

There is a simple prudential principle at work here because our ability to monitor and regulate behavior is necessarily imperfect, we need to rely on a broader set of interventions.

And when the people speak during such occasions, then the leaders have to keep silent and proceed to discharge their duties and accomplish their mission and here, by the grace of God, do we endeavour to do so.

as sorrowful, yet always rejoicing as poor, yet making many rich as having nothing, and yet possessing all things.

As sorrowful, yet alway rejoicing as poor, yet making many rich as having nothing, and yet possessing all things.

The High Commissioner has always emphasized that implementation is a process that will take time, thus the importance of ensuring precise follow up and continuous support.

The challenge is to provide non POP substitute(s), and this calls for pro active international partnership and significant financial resources.

We use this phrase workarounds a lot, sort of, looking around us. I was actually looking around the TED and just watching all of these kind of things happen while I've been here.

Today, these people need help and we can help them, why not do it. The question is not why are we doing this, it is more like why are we not doing more.

We need to support research that illuminates both the causes and consequences of road traffic injuries in low and middle income countries and we must share the information that we generate.

We acknowledge the invaluable support our development partners have extended and call on them to assist in the implementation of the initiatives mentioned earlier, especially for the developing countries and the small island developing States.

We stand ready to maintain our close cooperation with the United Nations, the International Committee of the Red Cross, other international organizations and institutions and the international community at large to assist affected countries.

But there is a broader Reagan type reasoning at work here unemployment is high, the economy is not growing fast enough, and we need a fiscal stimulus.

Achebe in his work gave to the language, culture and people of Igbo land, a universality that positioned it as one of the major ethnic groups of human civilisation.

Here, we refer to the role of the Office of the High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina (OHR), particularly in respect to decision making on economic transition and privatization of State property, enactment of legislation and so on.

I believe that all of us have come here with the clear conviction that we are still far from reaching our objectives, and that we cannot fail to meet the expectations that have been created.