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Friday, August 31
Fred Harteis News : Winning Is A Process Not A Game Score
by
maba
on Fri 31 Aug 2007 11:39 PM EDT
Fred Harteis News- Emmit Smith recently won a national dancing competition. The discipline he applied to that opportunity was forget during his NFL career with the Dallas Cowboys. His win reminded me of a story I’d heard about Emmitt and Thurman Thomas.”
Fred Harteis Leadership Favorite: Leaders Encourage
In 1994, Thurman Thomas, head bowed with his hands covering his face, sat on the Buffalo Bills bench following his team’s fourth straight Super Bowl loss. His three fumbles had helped seal their awful fate.
Suddenly, ... more »
Thursday, August 30
Fred Harteis News Articles- Bush Plans Steps to Help Troubled Borrowers
by
maba
on Thu 30 Aug 2007 10:31 PM EDT
Fred Harteis News Articles – President Bush, in his first response to low-income families hit by the subprime mortgage crisis, plans to announce several steps Friday aimed at helping Americans with credit difficulties to meet the rising cost of their housing loans, administration officials said Thursday.
The officials said Mr. Bush would call for the Federal Housing Administration to raise the ceilings on what it can charge for federal mortgage insurance, a move that they said would enable an additional 80,000 homeowners with spotty credit records to take advantage ... more »
Wednesday, August 29
Fred Harteis : Russian Courage And Faith
by
maba
on Wed 29 Aug 2007 09:25 PM EDT
Fred Harteis - “A great moment in modern history was remembered by then Vice president George Bush. In the battle for personal and religious freedom, it is impressive and inspiring.”
Fred Harteis, Great Moments In Modern History
As vice president, George Bush represented the United States at the funeral of former Soviet Leader Leonid Brezhnev. Bush was deeply moved by a silent protest carried out by Brezhnev’s widow. She stood motionless by the coffin until seconds before it was closed. Then, just as the soldiers ... more »
Tuesday, August 28
Fred Harteis News Articles - Vick Pleads Guilty in Dog-Fighting Case
by
maba
on Tue 28 Aug 2007 09:00 PM EDT
Fred Harteis News Articles - Michael Vick formally accepted a plea agreement from the federal government today at the United States District Court here, pleading guilty to a felony charge stemming from a dog fighting ring run from a property he owned.
On Friday the star quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons was suspended indefinitely without pay by the National Football League hours after the plea agreement was filed here.
Within the statement of facts, which accompanied the agreement, Vick admitted to funding the dog fighting operation and ... more »
Monday, August 27
Fred Harteis News Articles - Labor Day
by
maba
on Mon 27 Aug 2007 08:00 PM EDT
Fred Harteis News Articles – “Labor Day” has normally been a day of rest for most of us. In the hustle and bustle of our day to day work lives, this day gives us a chance to look back and remember the Summer and prepare for Fall and the upcoming school year.
The holiday began in 1882, originating from a desire by the Central Labor Union to create a day off for the "working man". It is still celebrated mainly as a day of rest and marks the symbolic ... more »
Sunday, August 26
Fred Harteis News Article - Drop Foreseen in Median Price of U.S. Homes
by
maba
on Sun 26 Aug 2007 05:02 PM EDT
Fred Harteis News Articles - The median price of American homes is expected to fall this year for the first time since federal housing agencies began keeping statistics in 1950.
Economists say the decline, which could be foreshadowed in a widely followed government price index to be released this week, will probably be modest — from 1 percent to 2 percent — but could continue in 2008 and 2009. Rather than being limited to the once-booming Northeast and California, price declines are also occurring in cities like Chicago... more »
Saturday, August 25
Fred Harteis News Articles - With Troop Rise, Iraqi Detainees Soar in Number
by
maba
on Sat 25 Aug 2007 10:00 PM EDT
Fred Harteis News Articles - The number of detainees held by the American-led military forces in Iraq has swelled by 50 percent under the troop increase ordered by President Bush, with the inmate population growing to 24,500 today from 16,000 in February, according to American military officers in Iraq.
The detainee increase comes, they said, because American forces are operating in areas where they had not been present for some time, and because more units are able to maintain a round-the-clock presence in some areas. They also said ... more »
Friday, August 24
Fred Harteis News Articles - Shedding That Lame-Duck Feeling
by
maba
on Fri 24 Aug 2007 09:00 PM EDT
Fred Harteis News Articles - If you're a typical burned-out, unmotivated employee, you're hurting yourself in two ways that can affect you down the road. One, it's likely you're not doing the kinds of projects and work that will give you bragging rights on your résumé.
Employers want to see recent accomplishments on a résumé, so look on the time you're still there as a chance to fix any problems. Focus on adding an important bullet point or two to your résumé in the time you've got left. Do ... more »
Thursday, August 23
Fred Harteis News Articles - Citing Vietnam, Bush Warns of Carnage if U.S. Leaves Iraq
by
maba
on Thu 23 Aug 2007 09:00 PM EDT
Fred Harteis News Articles - With a tough battle with Congress over the future of the war expected to come in September, President Bush offered a rousing defense of his Iraq policy today, declaring that he envisions an American victory there and asserting that a hasty withdrawal by the United States would unleash a bloodbath reminiscent of the Vietnam War era.
Mr. Bush accused the Congress of planning to “pull the rug out from under” American troops. He said the American pullout from Vietnam more than 32 years ago ... more »
Wednesday, August 22
Fred Harteis - Reading That Sparks Thoughts Benefits Us
by
maba
on Wed 22 Aug 2007 10:00 PM EDT
Fred Harteis News Articles - “Easy content may not be an easy way to personal development. Parker points out that studying a book created by a great thinker can provide the largest long term benefit to the reader. I’ve found that studying the content benefits me more than speed reading without reflection. ”
Fred Harteis How To Benefit From Books – Parker’s Tip
Theodore Parkers said, “The books which help you most are those which make you think the most. The hardest way of learning is by easy ... more »
Tuesday, August 21
Fred Harteis News Articles - Despite "Frustration", Bush Plans New Defense of Iraq War
by
maba
on Tue 21 Aug 2007 08:06 PM EDT
Fred Harteis News Articles- Hours after President Bush acknowledged “a certain level of frustration with the leadership” in Iraq, the White House said today that Mr. Bush would declare the struggle there as vital as earlier American campaigns in Asia and would once again call for perseverance.
“There are many differences between the wars we fought in the Far East and the war on terror we are fighting today,” Mr. Bush plans to tell a veterans’ group in a speech on Wednesday. “But one important similarity is that ... more »
Monday, August 20
Fred Harteis Quality Reading For Quality Learning
by
maba
on Mon 20 Aug 2007 10:41 PM EDT
Fred Harteis News Articles - “The thinking of Abraham Lincoln and Ralph Waldo Emerson is joined by a love of reading and reflection. Lincoln’s early educational accomplishments come from being self taught, reading by the light of the fireplace he developed a love for learning.”
Fred and Linda Harteis– Wisdom of Reading from Quality Sources
Lincoln said, “The things I want to know are in books. My best friend is a man who will get me a good I ain’t read.” Emerson’s reflection was one of ... more »
Sunday, August 19
Fred Harteis News Articles- Virginia Tech Dedicates Memorial
by
maba
on Sun 19 Aug 2007 09:51 PM EDT
Fred Harteis News Articles - A set of 32 small stones that became a focal point for the grieving Virginia Tech campus following April's shooting spree were replaced with much larger rocks in a solemn ceremony on Sunday.
The new, 300-pound stones engraved with each victim's name in front of an administration building will serve as an intermediate memorial while officials look for a permanent site elsewhere on the main campus.
A dirt path worn in front of the smaller stones, which were hurriedly set by a ... more »
Friday, August 17
Fred Harteis News Articles- Parents Are Warned on Cold Medicines
by
M Carter
on Fri 17 Aug 2007 08:00 PM EDT
Fred Harteis News Articles - Hoping to halt the growing number of injuries to infants and toddlers, the Food and Drug Administration issued an advisory Wednesday warning parents never to give cough and cold medicines to children under the age of 2 unless instructed to do so by a doctor.
The warning is part of a broad reassessment by the agency of the safety of the popular medicines, which have been blamed for hundreds of adverse reactions and a handful of deaths in children under the age of 2. ... more »
Thursday, August 16
Fred Harteis: Reading Is Exercise And Healthy Brain Food
by
M Carter
on Thu 16 Aug 2007 08:00 PM EDT
Fred Harteis, J.C. Penny was a role model and mentor to many. His words are as relevant and true in 2007 as they were one hundred years ago. Reading choices should be healthy brain food and not junk food. Read wisely.
Fred Harteis Linda Harteis – Choose Healthy Brain Food
“Young men and women who are seeking to learn all they can, have minds capable of receiving and retaining new impressions. There is nothing that will strengthen the mind, broaden the vision, and enrich the soul, like ... more »
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