In light of weak demand for personal computers and slowing worldwide economies, the chip maker said it expected that normal seasonal weakness in first-quarter demand for PC processors coupled with the effects of excess PC inventories in distribution channels would hurt PC processor sales in the first quarter of 2001.
The Watch List Home builders such as Pulte Homes or Centex will find a much lighter demand for new-housing inventory in 2004, and will thus need to curb their compulsion to build furiously.
Terry MacRae, the chief executive of Hornblower, said his new staff of about 100 people would be ready to start on time, but he added that he was hoping for light demand on the first day.
Light demanding trees, for example, may be less sensitive to shading at a young age, but they become gradually more sensitive with increasing age (cf. (Valladares and Niinemets [2008]) for a review).
In particular, Olinia ventosa is fast-growing and regarded to be more light demanding, requiring bigger disturbances for establishment.
The positive relationship between stand density and slenderness, found here, has been well described previously for light demanding conifers such as P. radiata (Watt & Kirschbaum, in press) and results from greater height extension than diameter growth in response to increasing competition for light.
Using the proposed modifications, the best parameters for each lighting demand condition in the predefined schedule have been identified.
While low-energy bulbs are clearly preferable for locations such as hallways or porches, they cannot provide the quality of light that consumers demand for their living rooms.
The recent activity of the stricken Ezadeen appears to shine a light on the demand for smuggling, even in the stormier winter months.
In the light of softening demand for computers, whether because of weaker Asian demand or Compaq's oversupply problems, you might think it best to stay away from the chip business for a while.
