Word: momentum
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...your book now and not after you have retired? -Mary Stephens, St. Charles, Mo. Somebody came to me with the idea. I wasn't expecting the idea. A lot of people write books not at the end of their career. Why you gotta wait until then? When you're momentum's going, that's when people really want to get to know about...
...came to India looking forward to a place with a sense of momentum and hope. I knew India was still poor and frustrating as well as fascinating and exciting and full of great stories. I have found all those things, but I have also realized that parts of Africa have better services and infrastructure than India, and just as good prospects for development. It's just that Africa hasn't yet come up with a catchy slogan to sell itself. I hope it doesn't. Better to be surprised than disappointed...
...company made $8 million. By the time Von Lehman left in May 2006, the stock was trading in the $6.50-$7 range, up from its low of $1.40 in early 2004. In its latest quarter, sales increased 12%, as a revamped line of products has gained momentum. The company has even made an acquisition, buying the NCAA College Clogs business from another shoemaker, Wolverine World Wide Inc. Says Greg Tunney, former chief operating officer and now CEO, whom Von Lehman brought in when he left: "Our performance level has outpaced our fiscal 2007 expectations...
...director Vincent Paronnaud (the celebrated comix artist known as Winshluss), Satrapi finds a simple, supple, almost monochrome visual style that allows the heroine's distinct voice and raucous wit. Even when the story turns from Iranian political melodrama into more familiar coming-of-age territory, Persepolis never loses its momentum, its sustaining sense of fun or its rapturous hold on the viewer...
...light bulbs could be the first step in a vital process: getting everyone in the habit of factoring the environment into our consumption decisions. Until we start to make climate change, and the action it requires, a part of our daily lives, we will never find the popular momentum that is so desperately needed...