I really didn't think we were going to get out of there alive. It really was a miracle from God.

I took it from her, ... and, when I hit the power button, praise God, it came on.

I believe in God, and that He is in control, but we were just praying that we were worthy of the victory. I'm grateful that the jury stuck to the evidence.

Sometime Thursday morning, we heard helicopters outside. Then I heard someone calling my name — 'Williams! Deborah Williams!' — and I knew we were saved. We all started hugging each other, and soldiers started coming in from the roof.

Risk initiatives require active cooperation among the business line heads who will ultimately benefit from risk done right, the IT department that implements it, and the key executives who identify the institution's risk appetites and policies. Best practice risk management cannot be implemented without the involvement of all three.

Tech companies are frustrated with equity analysts and their inability to get beyond the quarterly cycles. Many companies feel their growth strategies are not being actively rewarded.