The kids really look up to Bob. He treats every kid equally. This is the hardest working team I've ever read more

The kids really look up to Bob. He treats every kid equally. This is the hardest working team I've ever coached and it's thanks to him. He's such a huge part of the team. If I coach another 30 years, Bob will be one of the two or three kids I remember most.

They typically had a game plan in mind. A lot of them are still hesitating. Until they really see it read more

They typically had a game plan in mind. A lot of them are still hesitating. Until they really see it starting to move up significantly, it's very difficult for them psychologically to move away from that.

Of course we do not expect to be on the pace straight away. We will use the first GPs to read more

Of course we do not expect to be on the pace straight away. We will use the first GPs to train the team before our definitive car reaches the track.

I have been fielding quite a few calls about Apple's filing of the 'Mobile Me' patent. Folks have been speculating read more

I have been fielding quite a few calls about Apple's filing of the 'Mobile Me' patent. Folks have been speculating about a phone from Apple for more than a year. Being that I am a wireless analyst, I don't follow Apple as closely as others do. What I do know though, is that we are not likely to know until Apple wants us to know. They are pretty good at big surprises. Do I think they are developing a phone? Probably. Probably somewhere in their labs, there are prototypes of phones. Whether or not they bring one to market commercially is another story. Whether or not they will do so on their own is another open question. Hard to imagine carrier subsidies on a device unless there are revenues to be earned through downloaded services and content.

[In the
ante room, under a tapestry of a gorgeous Imam
Hussein Muzzaffar Salak (] people call me read more

[In the
ante room, under a tapestry of a gorgeous Imam
Hussein Muzzaffar Salak (] people call me Ali ... Three of the prayer leaders were
martyred during the Iran-Iraq war [of the 1980s].

Most of the software ideas of the late '90s which people tried and failed on--customer relationship management, marketing analytics, supply read more

Most of the software ideas of the late '90s which people tried and failed on--customer relationship management, marketing analytics, supply chain management, B2B procurement--those ideas all made sense and had good business justifications. But the tech wasn't quite there. Many customers who bought early feel bitter. But at some point those things will hit the mainstream and work.

We plan to re-certify our bid. We don't anticipate any changes. And we believe we have a very good shot read more

We plan to re-certify our bid. We don't anticipate any changes. And we believe we have a very good shot at winning.

Where this could hurt the company is in its reputation of not being a great place to work. If left read more

Where this could hurt the company is in its reputation of not being a great place to work. If left unchecked, it could have an impact on Wal-Mart's image.

There is a trend toward making jobs more mobile and permitting employees to have remote access to work from home.

There is a trend toward making jobs more mobile and permitting employees to have remote access to work from home.