Fred Harteis News & Articles

Fred Harteis News Articles - The top Iranian national security official, Ali Larijani, indicated Wednesday that Iranian officials would probably take part in a regional security conference on Iraq next month, which would include the first high-level diplomatic contacts between American and Iranian officials in more than two years.

The Iraqi prime minister, Nuri Kamal al-Maliki, set a date on Wednesday for the conference: it is to be held March 10 in Baghdad. The agenda will be how to rescue Iraq from a civil war that claimed at ... more »

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Tuesday, February 27

Fred Harteis - Entreprenurs

by M Carter on Tue 27 Feb 2007 09:08 PM EST

Fred Harteis ~ People who start and run businesses (entrepreneurs) are a wide and diverse bunch. There however, tend to be certain common features:

-They are risk takers

-They show determination

-They believe they will succeed

-They have confidence in their own ability

-They display energy

-They keep going

-They can manage money

-They will find ways around obstacles

Fred Harteis has become a successful entrepreneur over the years. “Harteis Explains, “Becoming an entrepreneur and owning your own business is a risk but the reward in the ...   more »

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Monday, February 26

Fred Harteis News - Orrin Woodward: Choosing The Positive Perspective

by M Carter on Mon 26 Feb 2007 08:00 PM EST

Fred Harteis News - Orrin Woodward , “Much of life is determined not by what happens to us but by how we look at it. While we often can not control the event we can remain in control of our attitude. “

Orrin Woodward: Quick Leadership Wit and Wisdom

IT DEPENDS ON HOW YOU LOOK AT IT

“A man pulled into a gas station on the outskirts of town. As he filled his tank, he remarked to the attendant, “I’ve just accepted a job in ...   more »

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Sunday, February 25

Fred Harteis World News- Christian Right Labors to Find '08 Candidate

by M Carter on Sun 25 Feb 2007 09:00 PM EST

Fred Harteis World News - A group of influential Christian conservatives and their allies emerged from a private meeting at a Florida resort this month dissatisfied with the Republican presidential field and uncertain where to turn.

The event was a meeting of the Council for National Policy, a secretive club whose few hundred members include Dr. James C. Dobson of Focus on the Family, the Rev. Jerry Falwell of Liberty University and Grover Norquist of Americans for Tax Reform. Although little known outside the conservative movement, the council has ...   more »

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Saturday, February 24

Fred Harteis - Randy Haugen Leadership Requires Perspective

by M Carter on Sat 24 Feb 2007 09:32 PM EST

Fred Harteis - Randy Haugen, “Champions in all areas of life provide humor and wisdom for the teachable. Leaders allow themselves to maintain perspective. Here are excellent examples from a poet and professional in sports.”

Randy Haugen: Quick Leadership Wit and Wisdom

Nothing is easy to the unwilling.

- Nikki Giovanni – Poet

If all I’m remembered for is being a good basketball player, then I’ve done a bad job with the rest of my life.

- Isiah Thomas – Professional basketball ...   more »

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Friday, February 23

Fred Harteis News Articles - Son of Key Iraq Shiite Arrested at Iran's Border

by M Carter on Fri 23 Feb 2007 05:50 PM EST

Fred Harteis News Articles - The eldest son of Abdul Aziz al-Hakim, perhaps the most powerful political leader in Iraq and the head of the dominant Shiite political bloc, was detained by American forces for several hours on Friday after traveling across the border from Iran into Iraq.

Angry advisors to Mr. Hakim denounced the detention as an insult and said American forces had beaten several guards after stopping the convoy on Friday. The son, Amar Abdul Aziz al-Hakim, is himself a senior official in Mr. Hakim’s political movement ...   more »

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Thursday, February 22

Fred Harteis News - Jody Victor Leadership Growth Requires A Stretch

by M Carter on Thu 22 Feb 2007 09:01 PM EST

Fred Harteis News - Jody Victor , “Leadership requires that we stretch our minds and our level of effort.”

Jody Victor : Quick Leadership Wit and Wisdom

When you reach for the stars you may not quite get one, but you won’t come up with a handful of mud either.

Leo Burnett (1891-1971) Advertising executive

You take people as far as they will go, not as far as you would like them to go.

Jeanette Rankin (1880-1973) Pacifist and politician

I’ve always ...   more »

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Wednesday, February 21

Fred Harteis News Articles - Iraqi Militants Use Chlorine in 3 Bombings

by M Carter on Wed 21 Feb 2007 09:42 PM EST

Fred Harteis News Articles - A truck bomb that combined explosives with chlorine gas blew up in southern Baghdad on Wednesday, and officials said it may represent a new and deadly tactic by insurgents against Iraqi civilians.

It was at least the third truck bomb in a month to employ chlorine, a greenish gas also used in World War I, which burns the skin and can be fatal after only a few concentrated breaths. The bomb killed at least two people and injured 32 others, police and medical officials ...   more »

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Tuesday, February 20

Fred Harteis Treasuring Time

by M Carter on Tue 20 Feb 2007 10:05 PM EST

Fred Harteis, “Each moment has great value and is to be treasured rather than squandered.”

Fred Harteis: Quick Leadership Wit and Wisdom

A moment’s insight is sometimes worth a life’s experience.

Oliver Wendell Holmes (1809-1894) Physician and writer

Don’t cry because it’s over – smile because it happened. - Unknown

I have found that if you love life, life will love you back.

Arthur Rubinstein (1887-1982) Musician

Fred Harteis and Linda Harteis are members of IBOAI

IBOAI, the official trade ...   more »

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Monday, February 19

Fred Harteis News Articles - Iraqi Militants Launch Attack on U.S. Base

by M Carter on Mon 19 Feb 2007 09:23 PM EST

Fred Harteis News Articles- In a rare coordinated assault on an American combat outpost north of Baghdad, suicide bombers drove one or more cars loaded with explosives into the compound on Monday, while other insurgents opened fire in the ensuing chaos, according to witnesses and the American military.

Two American soldiers were killed and at least 17 more were wounded.

The brazen attack, which was followed by fierce gun battles and an evacuation of the wounded by American helicopters, was almost surely the work of Sunni militants, most ...   more »

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Sunday, February 18

Fred Harteis News - Billy Florence Making A Difference Today

by M Carter on Sun 18 Feb 2007 09:03 PM EST

Fred Harteis News - Billy Florence, “From Mr. Fulghum’s lesson on tending lawn, we are reminded how relationships and people grow.”

Bill Florence: Quick Leadership Wit and Wisdom

TENDING THE LAWN; TENDING RELATIONSHIPS

“The grass is not, in fact, always greener on the other side of the fence,” writes Robert Fulghum in It Was On Fire When I Lay Down on It ( Villard Books). “Fences have nothing to do it. The grass is greenest where it is watered. ...   more »

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Saturday, February 17

Fred Harteis News Articles - A Divided House Denounces Plan for More Troops

by M Carter on Sat 17 Feb 2007 10:00 PM EST

Fred Harteis News Articles - A sharply divided House of Representatives passed a resolution on Friday formally repudiating President Bush’s decision to send more than 20,000 new combat troops to Iraq.

The rare wartime rebuke to the commander in chief — an act that is not binding, but that carries symbolic significance — was approved 246-182, with 17 Republicans breaking ranks to join all but two Democrats in supporting the resolution.

Passage was never in doubt, but the debate, lasting full days and much of three nights, ...   more »

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Friday, February 16

Fred Harteis News - Greg Duncan Laurie Duncan Adding Value To Life

by M Carter on Fri 16 Feb 2007 09:00 PM EST

Fred Harteis News - Greg Duncan , “The real size of a person can often be determined by how valued and important you feel after spending time in their company. .”

Greg Duncan : Leadership Wit and Wisdom

Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great.

            Mark Twain (1835-1910) Humorist and Writer

Character is doing what’s right when nobody’s ...   more »

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Thursday, February 15

Fred Harteis News Articles -Bush Says Iran Is Source of Deadly Bombs

by M Carter on Thu 15 Feb 2007 08:00 PM EST

Fred Harteis News Articles - President Bush said today he is certain that elements of the Iranian government are supplying deadly roadside bombs that kill American troops in Iraq, even if the innermost circle of the government is not involved.

Mr. Bush said it had been established beyond a doubt that a branch of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps known as the Quds Force is supplying Shiite groups inside Iraq with particularly deadly, Iranian-designed weapons known as explosively formed penetrators, or E.F.P.s.

“We know that,” Mr. Bush ...   more »

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Wednesday, February 14

Fred Harteis Favorite Business Quote

by M Carter on Wed 14 Feb 2007 09:00 PM EST

Henry Ford was a remarkable business man. He realized what it took to become successful, staying focused. – Fred Harteis

“Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal.” ~ Henry Ford.

Fred Harteis Notes, Henry Ford always pushed himself to do more, even when obstacles were in his path or people doubted him.

Fred Harteis & Linda Harteis

Fred Harteis owns Harteis International, with a background in construction and agri-business laid Harteis’ business foundation. ...   more »

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