Car Dealer Keeps Chin Up in Downturn
By DAMIEN CAVE
At the Grand Prize dealership in Miami, both the upbeat predictions that kept Detroit from changing and the brand loyalty that gives dealers hope are on full display.
The Titans Take It on the Chin
The whole concept of "Master of the Universe," the term coined by Tom Wolfe to describe the Wall Street's powerful financiers, has been turned on its head, Andrew Ross Sorkin writes in his latest DealBook column.
Men like John A. Thain may once have been venerated for their financial acumen and their perches at the top of the financial world. But now, the celebrity financier has become the new celebrity villain. "The whole order of things has changed," Mr. Wolfe said.
Bank accounts have dwindled, Mr. Sorkin writes, and stature along with them. Kenneth D. Lewis, the embattled chief executive of Bank of America, owned a $121 million stake in his bank a year ago; today it's worth $18.5 million.
That's still a big number. But the next generation of Wall Streeters -- assuming there is one -- are likely scaling back their expectations.
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In one of the multitude of books that venerated management guru Peter Drucker churned out during his long and distinguished career, ...
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DNA Analysis Exposes Fake Schiller Skull
DNA tests prove that a skull venerated by many literature lovers as the
"brainbox" of 18th-century German dramatist Friedrich Schiller actually
sat atop the shoulder's of a very different man, a German official said.
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something you say to someone in a difficult situation in order to encourage them to be brave and try not to be sad:
Chin up! It'll soon be the weekend.
take it on the chin INFORMAL
to accept unpleasant events bravely and without complaining
Suffer adversity or defeat, as in Paul really took it on the chin today when he got fired for missing a deadline. This idiom alludes to taking a physical blow on the chin. [First half of 1900s]
venerate
verb [T] FORMAL ━━ vt. 尊敬［崇拝］する.
to honour or greatly respect a person or thing:
Robert Burns is Scotland's most venerated poet.
veneration
noun [U]
Gandhi became an object of widespread veneration because of his unceasing struggle for freedom and equality.
ven・er・ate
━━ vt. 尊敬［崇拝］する.
ven・er・a・tion ━━ n.
Full Definition of UNCEASING. : never ceasing : continuous, incessant <unceasing efforts> <unceasing vigilance> — un·ceas·ing·ly \-siŋ-lē\ adverb.
ven・er・a・tion ━━ n.Full Definition of UNCEASING. : never ceasing : continuous, incessant <unceasing efforts> <unceasing vigilance> — un·ceas·ing·ly \-siŋ-lē\ adverb.
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