Author Simon Rick spends time every day reading. He says, "I try to read about subjects that I$\text{'}$m interested in$,$ and that usually helps me come up with ideas for stories and characters and jokes."

A construction project manager from Iron Horse Construction uses a team of experts to design the development of a new property on the top of a very steep ridge. The team includes geotechnical consultants, erosion control specialists, and contractors.

Chairman Leonard Riggio reassured Barnes & Noble employees that he was working to save the organization when he announced that he was thinking about gathering investors to buy the company's bricks$-$and$-$mortar stores, taking it private.

Senator John McCain reviewed all of the stimulus projects approved by the U$.$S$.$ government to decide which projects to include in his list of $"100$ Stimulus Projects That Give Taxpayers the Blues."