Friday, June 26, 2009

Self improvement

Team-by-team analysis: T'wolves have guards covered - USA Today

Team-by-team analysis: T'wolves have guards covered
USA Today
A terrific passer in the mold of the late Pete Maravich, Rubio, 6-4, has tremendous upside for a rebuilding franchise and a confident attitude to match: ...

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More Doom than Boom - Moneyshow.com

More Doom than Boom
Moneyshow.com
Q. You've been bullish on Asia and in particular on Asian banks and Asian real estate, and yet the attitude of Asian central bankers doesn't seem to be ...

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Monday, June 22, 2009

Success secret

China Ready to Place Bets on Hedge Funds - Wall Street Journal

China Daily

China Ready to Place Bets on Hedge Funds
Wall Street Journal
Companies and investors are watching to see if sovereign-wealth funds will once again channel significant money into new deals, after several were burned by high-profile US investments during the financial crisis. Though Middle East funds have ...
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Morning Fix: The Kennedy Legacy - Washington Post

Morning Fix: The Kennedy Legacy
Washington Post, United States
The people on the streets know full well what the American attitude toward the regime is. And they don't need that reinforced. In her Wall Street Journal column yesterday, Peggy Noonan, another conservative columnist and former speechwriter for ...


China banks look more to nation's wealthy - China Daily

China Daily

China banks look more to nation's wealthy
China Daily, China
But most foreign banks are adopting a wait-and-see attitude on expanding private banking business in China as many are still traumatized from the global meltdown. "We are not likely to launch new wealth management products this year," Ivan Leung, ...


Another viewpoint: A look at Obama's work shows change isn't so cool - News-Herald.com

Another viewpoint: A look at Obama's work shows change isn't so cool
News-Herald.com, OH
Just like the Europeans, Obama has said we need to spread the wealth. The Russians, the French — even the English — have been taking wealth and spreading it around for almost 100 years now. This is European government at its finest. ...


LSU right where it planned to be - Yahoo! Sports

Yahoo! Sports

LSU right where it planned to be
Yahoo! Sports
Again, another step forward for Mainieri. But after making it to Omaha last season and welcoming back a wealth of talented players this season, a national title was the expectation. “You know, I don't really have a problem with that attitude. ...


Your View: Taxes don't destroy wealth - Mankato Free Press

Your View: Taxes don't destroy wealth
Mankato Free Press, MN
“Making money is all that matters” is an attitude, not an iron law of living. Aren't these Republicans fostering this highly questionable attitude when they accept the reasonableness of leaving solely because of a higher tax rate? I prefer the attitude ...

Personal development

Why Your Cubicle Moonlights as a Therapist's Couch - Wall Street Journal

Why Your Cubicle Moonlights as a Therapist's Couch
Wall Street Journal
I've often helped overburdened patients change jobs. Nor do I mean to ignore what sociology suggests, that even for workers in benign settings, the demands of home and office have come to overlap. In both domains, self-assertion and self-control prove ...

Friday, June 19, 2009

Esteem attitude

Questions about the Sox plethora of pitching fill the 'bag - Boston Globe

Questions about the Sox plethora of pitching fill the 'bag
Boston Globe, United States
He is one of my all time favorites for his unselfish attitude over the years as well as his performance. Let's hope he is on the All Star roster in July. A: As I wrote in Wednesday's paper after Tim Wakefield's last start, I do believe that he should ...


For Better or for Worse: When Marriage Vows Get Creative - Wall Street Journal

For Better or for Worse: When Marriage Vows Get Creative
Wall Street Journal
The more casual attitudes toward the vows are probably a symptom of our more casual attitude toward marriage. The good news is that young people generally take marriage seriously. A recent report from the National Marriage Project at Rutgers University ...