There are no financial incentives for nefarious activities.

IBM has been aggressive in terms of financial incentives for companies that are part of their overall ecosystem. They are making the effort to ensure this will be something that attracts partners so they won't go looking elsewhere.

no longer believes that financial conditions are favorable enough to support a continued expansion in p/e ratios.

It is potentially an interesting alternative to Gallup polls or to specialists reporting from the region. It's a way of going directly to individuals in the region or outside who have knowledge or interest in the political and economic events in the area.

Character witnesses are for when you're guilty and are looking for lenient sentencing.

When you talk about racism what do you look for? You look for a pattern, ... The black justices that have come before him for confirmation, there were 27. He voted for 26 -- voted, yes, for 26. I see a pattern there, but the pattern is what we're all proud of.