The link between stress and vacation levels is interesting. Do the results mean that executives who take longer vacations feel less stressed? Or is it that the less stressed they feel, the more vacation they are able to take? Either way, the differences in holiday patterns around the world are huge, with Thailand's business leaders taking an extremely low number of vacation days compared to many others.

The club can confirm that settlement terms have now been agreed with both Mick McCarthy and Ian Evans following their recent departure from the club.

I refuse to be labeled immoral merely because I am godless

Once a disease like AIDS reaches the kind of proportions we see in sub-Saharan Africa it is no longer a disease, it is a disaster, ... Such a widespread disease destroys the work force and shatters the economy.

This fund will allow much quicker and more predictable responses.

All around the world the stress levels of business leaders shot up last year, whether economic activity in their country was picking up or slowing down. Thailand was no exception, with business leaders increasing their stress levels to find opportunities in the current economic climate and also worrying about future political and environmental factors.

Developing the plan, I realized I really need to emphasize what makes (me) different from everybody else. In the landscape industry where price is usually the bottom line, it's really tough to sell yourself on any point other than that, but it's something that, in order to survive, you need to do to set yourself apart.

Five years ago, we were assisting about half a million people in flooding. Last year, it was 5.5 million.

When a government has to cut back on spending, where does it cut back? Inevitably on health care and education.

The park, the woods, represents life. You go down to the memorial and come back up, it represents catharsis. It represents coming from death to life.