Last summer, President Bush and other world leaders promised debt cancellation to the world's most impoverished countries. But a proposal before the World Bank this week would needlessly delay cancellation for at least two years from last year's G-8 summit for more than half of those countries eligible. |
Last year consumers on average spent $500 more for the year on gas. This year it could go up to $1,000. This is what Lee Scott is worried about. The average American has $2,400 in discretionary spending. A Wal-Mart shopper probably has $1,500. Now take out the $1,000 extra and what does that leave them? |
Last year was kind of a down year for us. We weren't out there for 200 dates last year, like usual. Don [Herron, the band's fiddle, pedal-steel and mandolin master] was off playing with Bob Dylan, Shaw was spending most of his time in Arizona, and I was in Nashville writing songs and doing my own thing. |
Let me reiterate: There is no threat that we received against the hotels at the moment. It's a normal kind of precaution. Whenever we think that there is a need, we will increase the security. We've been doing it before, we will do it again and let us all hope that we're doing it and don't need it done. |
Life ain't more than gameboard space With hoops to jump and dreams to chase And one day fate'll put us all in our place Going going gone And one day God might come on back With a summer tan and a Cadillac Time, he'll laugh, why I just lost track What else could he really say? |
Live/work units are more difficult to secure mortgages on because the proportion of the property given over to commercial use is typically much higher. However, they are a growing trend and lenders have to adapt. Halifax, for instance, says it is happy to lend on live/work units on a case by case basis. |
Look at your company's overall performance for the past five or 10 years and compare that to other companies in your industry. Also, gather data that shows how innovation has improved other companies' performance. Use the information to demonstrate why your team needs to continually innovate to survive. |
Look, I'm realistic about this time period, and we're asking 'Law & Order' to do a lot here. But everyone knows there's no more resilient show on all of television. And we take the long view of the brand. In the spring, we'll figure out where this show is going to live for the next 16 years of its life. |
Lower cost of ownership, higher business performance and greater productivity for open source customers are our main objectives in launching the Spike Certification Program. End users running their trusted open source applications on certified and maintained stacks will ultimately enjoy decreased costs. |
Make clear to your sales staff that they are expected to sell in all mediums, that it's not enough to sell only one. Set aggressive but realistic sales goals. There has to be a disincentive so that people know that there are consequences to not hitting their online goal, even if they hit the print goal. |
Many of our players and coaches have family members and friends who were hurt by Hurricane Katrina, ... As we prepare our new team for the upcoming season, we decided to first team up with Wells Fargo, Mercy Corps and our fans to help those affected by the worst natural disaster in our nation's history. |
Many of the programs are doing a great job, but there are not enough funds. Farmers are willing to do their part, but we need to recognize the economic risks they take when they adopt new land use practices. Rep. Kind's proposal will give farmers the tools and incentives they need to be better stewards. |
Many, perhaps most, people who lose their jobs are mistaken about the reason for which they lost their jobs. Some will say that they're failures, others that their boss had it in for them, and others yet that they were sure their career ended because of a stupid faux pas they made at the company picnic. |
Market operators are aware that the gasoline market will be tight this summer because of the specification changes. The main concern a couple weeks ago was that supply was more than plentiful, but when you look at gasoline stockpiles, they don't reflect the gasoline that will actually be used in summer. |
Maybe there'll be new bits of music that will start showing up. You know? Like what happened in the 60s. Everything just broke wide open. Music started getting connected between Jazz and Rock and Pop. Everything was wide open, there was much more freedom. Hopefully something like that will happen again. |