I suppose he is putting bums on seats, but he has been getting a wee bit personal with some of read more

I suppose he is putting bums on seats, but he has been getting a wee bit personal with some of the things he has said. He keeps saying it will be a war, but he has got me more fired up than I've been for any fight and we'll see how he copes when I meet him in the middle of the ring. I think I'm too good and too hot for him to handle. He's never been at this level before and he's in for a shock.

I'll be working with everybody so I'll get to know fairly well what different issues are coming up in the read more

I'll be working with everybody so I'll get to know fairly well what different issues are coming up in the stations. I'll just be going from the field to the office more. I have to thank Tim (Bragg, who retired last week as assistant fire chief with 28 years at MFD). He prepared me well for the office end of this.

This is the gift that keeps on giving.

This is the gift that keeps on giving.

Innovation, creativity, and enthusiasm are all linked. When you walk into a warehouse and the manager can't wait to show read more

Innovation, creativity, and enthusiasm are all linked. When you walk into a warehouse and the manager can't wait to show you what the staff has accomplished, you can feel the enthusiasm, excitement, and pride. When that energy doesn't exist, there probably isn't much innovation or creativity going on.

We are searching for some kind of harmony between two intangibles: a form which we have not yet designed and read more

We are searching for some kind of harmony between two intangibles: a form which we have not yet designed and a context which we cannot properly describe.

We're going to have to be in a scoring race. We have to be high scoring, and that's not us. read more

We're going to have to be in a scoring race. We have to be high scoring, and that's not us. They're a great offensive team, so we're going to have to counter.

Quirky is sexy, like scars or chipped teeth. I also like tattoos - they're rebellious.

Quirky is sexy, like scars or chipped teeth. I also like tattoos - they're rebellious.

It was fascinating for me to drive with Lies through the country roads. I also got to know Vienna again read more

It was fascinating for me to drive with Lies through the country roads. I also got to know Vienna again by driving through my home town by car.

In the highly competitive consumer electronics industry, and particularly the rising digital television market, it is critical for a company read more

In the highly competitive consumer electronics industry, and particularly the rising digital television market, it is critical for a company to get product to market quickly. At the same time, companies must uniquely differentiate consumer electronic products in the highly competitive marketplace. Streamlining the development process and reducing the cost of bringing high quality products to market is essential to the future success of leading CE manufacturers.