Good Karma

GOOD KARMA

Instructions For Life

1. Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risk.
2. When you lose, don't lose the lesson.
3. Follow the three R's
*Respect for self
*Respect for others
*Responsibility for all of your actions
4. Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck.
5. Learn the rules so you know how to break them properly.
6. Don't let a little dispute injure a good relationship.
7. When you realize you've made a mistake, take immediate steps to correct it.
8. Spend some time alone every day.
9. Open your arms to change, but don't let go of your values.
10. Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer.
11. Live a good, honorable life. Then when you get older and think back, you'll be able to enjoy it a second time.
12. A loving atmosphere in your home is the foundation for your life.
13. In disagreements with loved ones, deal only with the current situation. Don't bring up the past.
14. Share your knowledge. It is a way to achieve immortality.
15. Be gentle with the earth.
16. Once a year, go someplace you've never been before.
17. Remember that the best relationshiop is one in which your love for eachother exceeds your need for eachother.
18. Judge your success by what you had to give up in order to get it.
19. Approach love and cooking with reckless abandon.

American Eagle Outfitters

American Eagle has become one of the most popular clothing stores of today. But American Eagle (or AE) got its start as an outdoor clothing retailer but now sells jeans, shirts, shoes, bags, jewelry and more. AE was started by a man named Edward Beinstein in Pittsburg Pennsylvania. The store opened in 1904 selling outdoor clothing, AE became a retailer in 1977. AE has sold other brands including OshKosh, Martin and Osa, and Bluenotes in Canada. AE has also brought another line into the shopping scene called Arie. Arie sells bras, underwear and “dorm clothes”.
AE typically aims its apparel at men and women between the ages of 15 and 25 going for a more “young and hip” look. AE currently has over 900 stores in the United States and Canada and is planning to open more this year. AE is a public company its stock is under AEO and their growth in one year was 21%. In 2007 there were 27,600 employees in the company and the CEO was/is James V. O’Donnell, while the chairman was/is Jay L. Schottenstein. American Eagle’s top competitors are Abercrombie, Hollister, and The Gap.