Word: toughness
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...global vision. Obama now faces a host of problems of his own: weakening political will, an inevitable "What next?" after health care, a base that has lost energy. His 9/11 is just the sort of transcendent issue that can reconnect him to the theme of hope and change. A tough challenge? You bet. But as Obama's presidency unfolds, it will be the most vital one for him to meet...
...Hershey, this price tag would be tough to handle on its own and would most likely require 65% equity financing and $225 million in synergies to make financial sense, says Growe. However, Hershey could potentially team up with Nestlé to bid for Cadbury, with Hershey grabbing Cadbury's chocolate business and Nestlé picking up its chewing gum and candy operations. "They could divide and conquer without giving up control of the company," he says...
...your year of living with no impact on the environment, what was the hardest thing to give up? Michelle: For me the hardest thing was giving up the caffeine. The brutal and ugly and murderous caffeine withdrawal - that was tough. And I wasn't able to see my family because they don't live locally, so it was great on day 366 to be able to get on a plane with my daughter Isabella and go see my parents...
...think people sometimes have to be reminded of that in times where they feel like, as the President said, things are tough at home. But there are things to do at home that could make your home life better, and a lot of that involves engagement in your own community through volunteerism. And hopefully that continues when the economy turns around, that that doesn't - that's not just something that you do when you're out of work, but it becomes a part of your own culture, engaging in the lives of your kids, participating in Little League games...
...think that's not only good for the society as a whole - it makes us stronger - but it's good for individuals because it breaks people out of their isolation. In fact, one of the arguments I've made for why people should volunteer now, even though times are tough, is nothing is better to break you out of a funk or your own anxieties than helping somebody else. And I think that we all have a tendency when times are tough to turn inward, but in some ways that can be more isolating. And I think being out there...