Layoffs always are higher late in the year. All (the layoff report numbers) suggest that we are still improving compared to last year and there is little real evidence of slippage this month. The slippage was from August to September, but September to October is good number. |
Learn the art of patience. Apply discipline to your thoughts when they become anxious over the outcome of a goal. Impatience breeds anxiety, fear, discouragement and failure. Patience creates confidence, decisiveness and a rational outlook, which eventually leads to success. |
Let me put it this way: I probably have to control my own emotions more, ... If I make the conscious effort, 'I'm going to stay with the run,' I'm staying with the run. If I talk to myself, have one of those little discussions before the game, I'm going to stay with the run. |
Like other journalists who cover the news under dangerous circumstances, [Woodruff and Vogt] showed great courage in the assignment they took on. Unfortunately, this incident shows the risks journalists face in covering war while trying to ensure that the public is informed. |
Lindsay was going up the stairs, carrying a ceramic teacup. She had just come out of the shower, so she was still wet and had some lotion on, and she completely flipped on the stairs. ... The teacup went flying, it was shattered and one of the pieces cut Lindsay on her shin. |
Linux promises to fulfill the promise made by Unix a decade ago -- a truly cheap, powerful and entirely open computing architecture, ... Sun is digging in its heels fighting the trend. As a result, no self-respecting CIO will say she or he wants to do more business with Sun. |
Loews Cineplex is dedicated to providing the best movie-going experience to our patrons with state-of-the art technology in world-class theaters. Given the richness of entertainment we offer, we feel that our tickets are priced at a fair value for everyone to enjoy the show. |
Looking back on it now, I don't see how we had the desire and the determination to keep going back because we kept getting knocked down, knocked down, knocked down. Larry wasn't a quitter and all the guys on the team weren't quitters. We all wanted to put our mark somewhere. |
Mamie is a great addition and can make an immediate impact in our program. She is a complete player who has the ability to score from anywhere. Her work ethic will be contagious and her size at the guard position is something that will cause match-up problems from opponents. |
Many companies may be hesitant to increase employee compensation because of other expenses impacting the business, such as rising health-care and energy costs. But an overly cautious approach can be detrimental, particularly as the competition for top candidates intensifies. |
Many critics of the Palestinians, especially those in Congress, think the current calm is merely the eye of the storm. That's why the House of Representatives approved a foreign aid package last week that forbade the direct financial assistance to the Palestinian Authority . |
Many of the Harley executives will take off for days, sometime weeks at a time, [to] attend these rallies and these rides. Very, very few companies' senior executives can say that they actually spend several days a year with the product, with the customers, out in the field. |
Matches after international breaks are always a concern because we have so many players coming back from all over the place, ... But you hope the fact that it's against City is going to help lift them and get them fired up. The impetus of the team at the moment is very good. |
Matthew has a broad understanding of Pratt & Whitney's services growth strategies. His experience at Pratt and his focus on emerging markets uniquely qualify him to lead this significant new business. Matthew will continue to report directly to me in this important position. |
Maybe people don't notice it but I feel stronger out there. I'm not getting knocked off the puck as much. Obviously I still have a ways to go as far as growing and getting stronger but confidence-wise, I'd say this is the best I've felt in my three years (since turning pro). |