It was still dark when Jimmy climbed into his car, and most mornings he was the first one in the building, striding down the wide polished halls in a silence that could have choked on itself.
And in just about every other technology mentioned above, from smart meters to green, even net-zero, buildings, significant strides have been made.
Locals like to point out that in 2005, the city absorbed a glancing blow from Hurricane Katrina with relatively little damage, taking the temporary closing of some downtown buildings in stride.
Miller added, "This acquisition is a strategic move that will bolster AOL's advertising business, building on the strides made in the past year".
His musical career falls into the toilet after he insists on making Animal Rights instead of building on the strides of electronic producers like the Chemical Brothers and the Prodigy, whose 1997 albums had debuted on the Billboard charts at numbers 14 and 1, respectively.
Rwanda made strides toward building political unity and reconstructing its economy in 2008.
MANY major companies made strides in building globally diverse boards and senior managements when the economy was growing.
While Britain is making strides in building its biotechnology sector, it has plenty of room to grow, industry analysts say.
"The Tunisian people have made remarkable strides in building an inclusive democracy, and the Quartet has played an indispensable role," he said, in a statement.
The Bush campaigns of 2000 and 2004 made huge strides in building databases of supporters, and Howard Dean demonstrated that digitally enabled like-minds can accomplish practical wonders.
