There was a sense of self-doubt in India, within itself. People were not exactly as confident as you see them now. But that did not turn out to be true. Indians have come through unscathed, and they're able to protect their turf ... So now there's the sense that we want to learn from them, rather than that they'll wipe us out.
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It's not that we don't have good guys. It's the inexperience just because we don't know what to expect. There's a whole lot of sophomores who have no idea what they're in store for.
I'd say we put a good run in the first half and a good run in the second half. We read more
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I felt like we got in a rhythm there in the second half. I think it was a definite improvement.
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I am just elated that this part is over, and I feel the U.S. Supreme Court did justice in recognizing the feelings and the needs of people who have terminal illness, to be able to use that process in a compassionate and dignified manner.
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Treasuries seem to be overly happy and emerging markets seem to be quite content also.
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That's really gone remarkably well when you consider some of the tensions we were dealing with two years ago,
That's really gone remarkably well when you consider some of the tensions we were dealing with two years ago,
