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Sunday, September 30
Fred Harteis News Articles - Ethanol's Boom Stalling as Glut Depresses Price
by
maba
on Sun 30 Sep 2007 03:41 PM EDT
Fred Harteis News Articles - The ethanol boom of recent years — which spurred a frenzy of distillery construction, record corn prices, rising food prices and hopes of a new future for rural America — may be fading.
Only last year, farmers here spoke of a biofuel gold rush, and they rejoiced as prices for ethanol and the corn used to produce it set records.
But companies and farm cooperatives have built so many distilleries so quickly that the ethanol market is suddenly plagued by a glut, in ... more »
Saturday, September 29
Fred Harteis - Winning
by
maba
on Sat 29 Sep 2007 10:32 PM EDT
Fred Harteis - You know the saying “Winning isn’t everything”. But to most of us we give it our all so that we can be great competitors.
Winning is not a sometime thing; it's an all time thing. You don't win once in a while, you don't do things right once in a while, you do them right all the time. Winning is habit. Unfortunately, so is losing.
Vincent Thomas Lombardi was one of the most successful coaches in the history of American football. He ... more »
Friday, September 28
Fred Harteis News Articles- Scene of Blackwater Shooting Was Chaotic
by
maba
on Fri 28 Sep 2007 09:00 PM EDT
Fred Harteis News Articles - Participants in a contentious Baghdad security operation this month have told American investigators that during the operation at least one guard continued firing on civilians while colleagues urgently called for a cease-fire. At least one guard apparently also drew a weapon on a fellow guard who did not stop shooting, an American official said.
The operation, by the private firm Blackwater USA, began as a mission to evacuate senior American officials after an explosion near where they were meeting, several officials said. Some ... more »
Thursday, September 27
Fred Harteis - Columbus Day
by
maba
on Thu 27 Sep 2007 10:00 PM EDT
Fred Harteis - Columbus Day is a holiday in many countries in the Americas, commemorating the date of Christopher Columbus's arrival in the New World on October 12, 1492.
Since 1971, the holiday has been commemorated in the U.S. on the second Monday in October, the same day as Thanksgiving in neighboring Canada. However, it is generally only observed today by banks, the Post Office, and most governments and schools but not businesses or stock exchanges.
There has been opposition to the Holiday in many Cities. ... more »
Wednesday, September 26
Fred Harteis News Articles - Iraq Extremists Begin a Drive to Assassinate Security Forces
by
maba
on Wed 26 Sep 2007 10:00 PM EDT
Fred Harteis News Articles - Sunni Arab extremists have begun a systematic campaign to assassinate police chiefs, police officers, other Interior Ministry officials and tribal leaders throughout Iraq, staging at least 10 attacks in the last 48 hours.
Eight policemen have been killed, among them the police chief of Baquba, the largest city in Diyala Province. Two other police chiefs survived attacks, although one was left in critical condition, and about 30 police officers were injured, according to reports from local security officers.
“We ... more »
Tuesday, September 25
Fred Harteis - Learning & Literature
by
maba
on Tue 25 Sep 2007 10:00 PM EDT
Fred Harteis - Industrialist, Andrew Carnegie in this excerpt, expresses the true enjoyment of literature and an atmosphere of learning. His enthusiasm is contagious.”
Fred & Linda Harteis Quick Quote Favorite
Amid books, newspapers, pencils, pens and ink and writing pads, and a clean office, bright windows, and the literary atmosphere, I was the happiest boy alive.
- Andrew Carnegie
Fred and Linda Harteis Are Members of IBOAI, The IBO Trade Association
Fred Harteis and Linda Harteis are Quixtar IBOs and members of the official trade ... more »
Monday, September 24
Fred Harteis News Articles - More Profit and Less Nursing at Many Homes
by
maba
on Mon 24 Sep 2007 09:00 PM EDT
Fred Harteis News Articles - Habana Health Care Center, a 150-bed nursing home in Tampa, Fla., was struggling when a group of large private investment firms purchased it and 48 other nursing homes in 2002.
The facility’s managers quickly cut costs. Within months, the number of clinical registered nurses at the home was half what it had been a year earlier, records collected by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services indicate. Budgets for nursing supplies, resident activities and other services also fell, according to ... more »
Sunday, September 23
Fred Harteis - Shelf of Friends
by
maba
on Sun 23 Sep 2007 02:08 PM EDT
Fred Harteis - “Books that contribute and add value often last generations beyond their author. An excellent example of that comes from English essayist Joseph Addison who died in 1719.”
Fred & Linda Harteis Quick Quote Favorite
Books are the legacies that a great genius leaves to mankind, which are delivered down from generation to generation, as presents to the posterity of those who are yet unborn.
- Joseph Addison
Fred and Linda Harteis Are Members of IBOAI, The IBO Trade Association
Fred Harteis and ... more »
Friday, September 21
Fred Harteis News Articles- Convoys With Security Firm Resume in Iraq
by
maba
on Fri 21 Sep 2007 09:37 PM EDT
Fred Harteis News Articles - American diplomats today resumed travel in Iraq in convoys escorted by Blackwater USA, the private American security contractor, less than a week after the Iraqi government banned the company following a shooting in which at least eight Iraqis were killed.
It was unclear, however, whether the Iraqi authorities had approved the decision to allow Blackwater to resume operations and what this resumption of convoy traffic means in the developing dispute between Iraqi and American officials over the use of private security contractors in ... more »
Thursday, September 20
Fred Harteis - Friendship Of A Book
by
maba
on Thu 20 Sep 2007 07:27 PM EDT
Fred Harteis , “A shelf of books that cause us to think and grow is like a row of friends focused on our well being. That’s why the comments of Thomas Carlyle and Ross Macdonald are well worth reading.”
Fred & Linda Harteis Reading Favorites
All that Mankind has done, thought, gained or been, it is lying as in magic preservation in the pages of Books. They are the chosen possession of men.
Thomas Carlyle
A good book on your shelf is a friend ... more »
Wednesday, September 19
Fred Harteis News Articles - Rather Sues CBS, Saying It Made Him a "Scapegoat"
by
maba
on Wed 19 Sep 2007 08:32 PM EDT
Fred Harteis News Articles – Dan Rather whose career at CBS News ground to an inglorious end 15 months ago over his role in an unsubstantiated report questioning President Bush’s Vietnam-era National Guard service, filed a lawsuit this afternoon against the network, its corporate parent and three of his former superiors.
Mr. Rather, 75, asserts that the network violated his contract by giving him insufficient airtime on “60 Minutes” after forcing him to step down as anchor of the “CBS Evening News” in March 2005. He also contends that ... more »
Tuesday, September 18
Fred Harteis : Book Thoughts From Humor Is Tremendous
by
maba
on Tue 18 Sep 2007 09:00 PM EDT
Fred Harteis, “Smile! It increases your face value.” This is perfect word picture and an excellent thought nugget for reflective thinking.”
The first time, I encountered these deceptively simple words wasn’t during a movie or on television. It was in a book by Charlie “T” Jones. It’s a play on the words for the traditional investment definition of “face value.” Definition: The value of a security (bond) as printed on the front - or face - of the certificate. So, the ... more »
Monday, September 17
Fred Harteis News Articles- Vocal on Iraq, McCain Keeps Quiet on Bush
by
maba
on Mon 17 Sep 2007 08:00 PM EDT
Fred Harteis News Articles - Defiant and energetic, Senator John McCain has taken his “No Surrender” tour to V.F.W. halls, parades and barbecues in Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina. He talks about his support for a renewed effort to win the Iraq war. He pays tribute to Gen. David H. Petraeus and the report he issued about progress in Iraq.
The one thing that Mr. McCain, Republican of Arizona, does not talk about is President Bush.
Mr. McCain has entered a pivotal period in ... more »
Sunday, September 16
Fred Harteis- Winning Teams Have Responsibility In Common
by
maba
on Sun 16 Sep 2007 02:00 PM EDT
Fred Harteis “Accountability for actions is a sign of character. Alabama’s coach Bear Bryant and Dallas Cowboys leader, Don Shula understood that very important responsibility.”
Harteis Leadership Favorite
- In a crisis, don't hide behind anything or anybody. They are going to find you anyway. – Coach Bryant
- My responsibility is leadership, and the minute I get negative, that is going to have an influence on my team. – Coach Don Shula
Fred and Linda Harteis Are Members of IBOAI, The IBO Trade Association... more »
Saturday, September 15
Fred Harteis News Articles - Dozens Arrested in Antiwar Protest Near Capitol
by
maba
on Sat 15 Sep 2007 10:23 PM EDT
Fred Harteis News Articles - A rally on Saturday to protest the war in Iraq, which began with a peaceful march of several thousand people to the Capitol, ended with dozens of arrests in a raucous demonstration that evoked the angry spirit of the Vietnam era protests of more than three decades ago.
The police, including some officers dressed in riot gear, tried to halt demonstrators as they sought to climb over a low wall near the Capitol after a march that had begun near the White House ... more »
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