The music business is very hard on women over 22. You really have to prove yourself every time you make a record. Are you as vibrant as you used to be? Are you as sexy? So I really want to prove that a woman in her 30s can be all those things and more.
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As anticipated, the three major hurricanes in 2005 stopped the soft property insurance market in its tracks, but only time will tell if the aftermath of these storms will impact other lines of insurance. Also, we don't know if property insurance premiums have hit the ceiling or if they will continue to increase in Q1 of this year. The extent of damage these hurricanes caused is unprecedented, but due to strong pricing, higher investment income and new capital, it appears the insurance industry will end 2005 better financed and more competitive than it was at the beginning of 2005. Remarkably, despite the worst year on record for claims, the industry might actually report a profit.
I think there are a lot of technocrats in the business who would much rather work with just wheels and gears and machinery. Those things interest them more than humanity and I wish them the best of luck.
This is something that has been openly talked about on a very planned basis. John Hart did resign, period. I'm in a lot of businesses with lots of people and I know when they're ready to change. I told John this All-Star break that I wasn't going to fight him this time.
We are now accelerating our investments in the business to drive future growth, which is reflected in our financial guidance. We believe next fiscal year will deliver even stronger double-digit (percentage) revenue growth than this year.
We're kind of tired of it. We're not getting any business. We might shut down early.
It's a very risky business. The majority of movies do not succeed. And if they make several unsuccessful movies in a row to start with, they could end up losing the theatrical rights forever,
The hope, and not the fact, of advancement, is the spur to industry.
There's no doubt about it there will be a lot of lawsuits (in a down market), ... The industry is well aware that there will be a rash of class-action lawsuits.
The gas exploration companies pay a very high wage. People who are underemployed today will change jobs. Then they will turn around and spend that money in the city and in the county. There will be an impact, but I don't think it will change minimum salaries because the local business are not going to be able to compete with what the gas companies pay.
We're bullish on concept, but bearish on where the business model will come from.
There's no one in the business world who doesn't share the position that the U.S. health care system has a crisis, ... The issue here isn't General Motors. The issue is the unaffordability of health care.
We're first and foremost about the business of writing better and the business of writing. Both are critical for the want-to-be writer as well as the old pro.
Past Carolina teams may have folded when we get down like that. Not this team. No one got down. We just got down to business.
I'm certainly not shocked, ... because the reality of the business world today is that anything can happen, everyone is talking to everyone else.
We have always believed the Navy has played a part in what we do and we are happy to have them there. We are not in the business of making money. We are in the business of youth development and these guys are youth,
I won't stand for a gas supplier leaning on a local station to hike prices, ... Consumers and businesses are already paying more than ever before for gas. They don't need gas prices hiked even more by somebody trying to make a fast buck.
They're the Wal-Mart of the . . . fishing business.
The U. S. has been using its right under China's WTO accession to invoke safeguards in cases of market disruption or the threat of market disruption. However, our preference is to seek a longer-term solution that will permit the orderly development of textile and apparel trade.
The initial criticism was that this is politics, not business, but he's someone who has learned over time to merge his business background with his politics.
The difference between tax avoidance and tax evasion is the thickness of a prison wall.
This is an 8 billion domestic industry, 25 billion world-wide market, ... And it's completely fragmented. Not any company has a significant market share.
The city has to opt out of the sales tax ceiling first, and that takes some time. Then, you have to have a vote of the people to approve it. And even then, it will be several months before you actually collect any revenues from it. So there wasn't enough time to raise the funds for 2006 through a sales tax.
Just consider the image the auto industry, and particularly Detroit, has on a national basis. We can show just how high- tech we really are.
In the case of Tropicana, it is something more readily valued. It's in a business that's more of a consumer staple. People are more comfortable assigning a value to it,
We'd like to add some depth. We've identified some teams that may be willing to trade. We'll see if there's a fit.
The Republican leadership in Washington is now spending more time answering questions about ethical misconduct than doing the people's business.
There is no right or wrong reading of Naked Lunch, though some readings are more common, and thus Burroughs' commercial is not the issue.
I think residents need to perceive the value of having a business community,
Remodeling is like any other business, ... It takes a lot of experience and a tremendous amount of knowledge.
It was all heady stuff for the then 22-year-old, as she headlined jazz festivals and opened tours for some of the biggest names in the business. It was great, ... I got to perform with fantastic musicians. I got to see Nina Simone live. I could've kept running with it, but instead I stepped back and took a breather.
There is no doubt that celebrities add excitement and fun, but in the end the commercial has to tie into our brand. The goal is to make sure people are talking about our commercial the day after Super Bowl and the weeks following the game.
This can provide a tremendous revenue stream for our industry.
This whole class of products and services are really crucial to helping the industry make this transition into the digital media age. These could become tools that help more consumers realize that (digital) can be a better way of getting and discovering music.
In terms of accessibility and reach, State Farm sees the NCAA tournament as the sports equivalent of its brand. With our 17,000 State Farm agents, we have the same significant accessibility and reach. This ad ties the business of insurance to the fun and fan excitement surrounding the tournament. It shows how we can help the customer get the coverage they need, with exceptional State Farm customer service, at a competitive price.
I knew if we brought the same attitude (Tuesday) that we had against (Odessa) Permian last week we'd take care of business. We really didn't shift gears, I just think mentally it took us a while to get into the flow of the game and get used to the speed. Things started happening for us after about 15 minutes.
They need to re-acquire credibility before even considering major mergers and acquisition. There is still plenty of growth and improvement potential in the existing businesses.
This is not an alternative business model, this is not a brave new day. This is good old-fashioned defense. This is a defensive management of a business in decline.
Next year, if no one gives me any work, that's fine. I'm not going to do well anyway. I'm not an actor, I'm just exploiting this industry.
The American backwoodsman -- clad in his hunting shirt, the product of his domestic industry, and fighting for the country he loves, he is more than a match for the vile but splendid mercenary of a European despot.
They'll go to any extent to try to avoid ... any discussion about shrinking the size of government. Being more responsible with the taxpayers' dollars is just so painful that they had to go into private session to recoup and come out again hopefully soon so we can get back to the business at hand,
There is still a lot of work to do beyond the Ford agreement. The scale of restructuring in the industry is just enormous. It is going to take time, take some aggressive actions, and it is going to be expensive.
I'd think that some of them are relying on local management businesses. They'd be private managers, probably not large-scale.
We have to either have an ownership position in the show or some sense of long-term stability in license fees. Otherwise, it's not a business for us.
With this agreement, we're above average in the (Mexican) automotive industry.
Clearly Northrop Grumman has capabilities in that arena. That's a business area that we're very interested in.
Further, Take heed that you faithfully perform the business you have to do in the world, from a regard to the commands of God; and not from an ambitious desire of being esteemed better than others.
Its a phenomenon, and it has really taken hold in the industry, ... It really brings people into some of the smaller areas, the rural areas that are not like first-tier destinations.
I expect that we will be able to sell this whatever the bond issue is at a very good interest rate primarily because our sales tax is growing so rapidly.
until I hear from the industry.