[Fed] Chairman [Alan] Greenspan will have to act to boost confidence, ... Another cut at the Nov. 6 [Fed policy] meeting should not be ruled out, lowering the federal funds rate to 2.0 percent. Considering the weak economic outlook, the central bank will remain accommodative in the foreseeable future. |
[Feng shui guidelines take some strong positions on reflections in the bedroom.] You shouldn't have a mirror facing the bed directly, ... because mirrors that reflect the bed usually cause marriages to become rather complicated due to the presence -- or entry -- of a third party into the relationship. |
[Meanwhile, the financial froth of speculative bubbles--and their dangers--are another enduring legacy of the Greenspan era.] Irrational exuberance really is still with us, ... risk that in 2010 or even 2015, the stock market will be lower still in real, inflation-corrected terms, than it was in 2005. |
[Still, if the proverbial shit does hit the fan, artists and managers like to know the top dog is in the house.] It's when you're not there and the shit hits the fan [that] it's an issue, ... There's a comfort level for me, as well, just knowing that on a daily basis everything's running as it should. |
[The FAA's controllers advise Defense officials about any looming intrusions into the Washington region's flight restriction zone, but NORAD officials have final authority to send up the F-16s.] We're in charge of restricting the airspace, ... but the military has control over protecting the airspace. |
[The Kremlin said Yeltsin was committed to the deal, however.] President Yeltsin states clearly and unequivocally that he is an initiator of the unification of the two fraternal states and their peoples, a consistent and firm supporter of it, ... It is a geopolitical necessity and an economic reality. |
[The Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra is the proud of offspring of the New Orleans Symphony, which went bankrupt in 1991, leaving its musicians unemployed and stunned.] They didn't tell us, ... We found out because we got letters from our health insurance company saying our policies had been canceled. |
[The past eight years have been tough for groups like Taylor's, as law enforcement agencies -- particularly the Justice Department -- have shown little interest in anti-porn efforts.] Janet Reno did not feel comfortable enforcing obscenity laws, ... She didn't want to do it, and nobody made her do it. |
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[The sudden appearance of the disease has led some people to speculate that it could be the work of terrorists.] All indications right now is that this is a naturally occurring infectious disease, ... We're keeping an open mind about terrorism, especially given the time period that we're operating in. |
[They will be asked personal information such as spending habits, type of products they like to buy and brand preferences and the amount they want to earn per minute.] The sweet spot is 25 cents a minute. That will attract more calls, ... But BMW might want to reach you even if your bid is $1 or more. |
[Toward the end of the Howl sessions, Nick Jago returned.] He’d been in England, on his ‘vision quest,’ as he says, ... I think it involved looking to the bottom of a bottle or two. Finally he figured out he’d rather be in this band than somewhere else, and we’d rather have him in this band. |
Phil Simms (1956-) |
A celebrity has just as much right to speak out as people who hold real jobs. This is America, after all, and you should not be precluded from voicing your opinions just because you sing songs, mouth other peoples' words on a sitcom or, for that matter, spin a giant multi-colored wheel on a game show. |
A good friend of mine, Tom, had $15,000 in credit- card debt. I recommended to him that he go and buy a home anyway. Ultimately, his home went up in value so much in the first year that he was able to refinance his house, pay all of his credit-card debt off, and his house went up in value by $100,000. |