"It will be interesting to see if people feel sorry for him and are willing to do things to try to cheer him up, " says Simmons.

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"We feel very fortunate to be in Charlotte, where things have held up so well, " says graphic designer Phil Evans, who works from his 2, 600-square-foot, two-story home.

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And by the way, like eating, stress can feel good- it helps us get things done and stay focused, up to a point.

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When a company is trying as hard as Nokia is to revive its products, strategy and well, itself, you feel uncomfortable about pointing to their latest slip-up in the long, hard climb to better things.

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"If there is a message at all, it's probably that we have to recognize in ourselves how we feel morally about certain things and make sure we follow that up with our actions, " says the actress and celebrity spokesperson for Estee Lauder cosmetics.

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