For the time being, sentiment about China s future remains relentlessly upbeat.

The private sector commentator from Japan was upbeat about the firm's investments in Sri Lanka.

Now, this sounds like an intrinsically upbeat worldview in a way, because when you think of non zero, you think win win, you know, that's good. Well, there are a few reasons that actually it's not intrinsically upbeat.

And to be honest, if I had known when I was asked to give this upbeat talk that even as I was giving the upbeat talk, the apocalypse would be unfolding I might have said, Is it okay if I talk about something else?

He is good at giving upbeat speeches, but this will not be enough. Some sort of plan is needed.

With the director and Knightley unable to agree over which character the actress should play, Wright finally decided on Cecilia because she has none of that Elizabeth Bennet vibe.

I've got to warn you the sense in which my worldview is upbeat has always been kind of subtle, sometimes even elusive.

Despite all this, the buzz online is upbeat, with an international out pour of support for Egyptians protesting against corruption and tyranny.

Now, when the TED people first approached me about giving this upbeat talk that was before the cartoon of Muhammad had triggered global rioting.

The publication is resolutely upbeat and glossy , it covers health issues as well as fashion and beauty, to fight the stigma and silence attached to breast cancer.

She wants her Lean In circles all women spaces to be supported by corporate workplaces to teach women negotiation, public speaking, and other skills, all merged with upbeat collective support.

There are actually newcomers who are becoming well known for their work all around Jordan, some sore of local celebrities, and I think this creates an energetic vibe and could be encouraging to other aspiring young people, or old for that matter!

But there's a more fundamental reason that it's not intrinsically upbeat, because a non zero sum game, all it tells you for sure is that the fortunes will be correlated for better or worse.

Yet, those of us who are exposed on a daily basis to the inner workings of financial markets would caution against too upbeat an attitude toward a second downgrade by a major ratings agency.

Yet, those of us who are exposed on a daily basis to the inner workings of financial markets would caution against too upbeat an attitude toward a second downgrade by a major ratings agency. Moreover, the potential impact certainly is not linear.

Sandberg is seeking not just to raise consciousness, but to forge a social movement. She wants her Lean In circles all women spaces to be supported by corporate workplaces to teach women negotiation, public speaking, and other skills, all merged with upbeat collective support.

So, in a way, the question is on what grounds am I upbeat at all about history? And the answer is, first of all, on balance I would say people have played their games to more win win outcomes than lose lose outcomes. On balance, I think history is a net positive in the non zero sum game department.