[One such item was an early 1900s royal scepter of England's King Edward VII. The lot opened with a minimum read more

[One such item was an early 1900s royal scepter of England's King Edward VII. The lot opened with a minimum of $1,000. Thirty-five bids later, it sold for $40,100.] Any time an item sells for 40 times its opening bid, you've got to give it the credit it deserves, ... This auction has gone a long way to establishing the standards for many collectibles that to this point did not have benchmarks.

With this deal, India has sent a signal that it can expand its nuclear arsenal as it wants, and that's read more

With this deal, India has sent a signal that it can expand its nuclear arsenal as it wants, and that's bad news for China and Pakistan. This creates suspicion, which is what you don't want.

In terms of production output costs, Thailand is approximately 20 percent higher and the Philippines is approximately 30 percent higher read more

In terms of production output costs, Thailand is approximately 20 percent higher and the Philippines is approximately 30 percent higher than China.

Keep fighting for animals by making compassionate, cruelty-free choices every day and encouraging those around you to do the same.

Keep fighting for animals by making compassionate, cruelty-free choices every day and encouraging those around you to do the same.

I think that would have been a fair criticism that would have had more weight if it came a month read more

I think that would have been a fair criticism that would have had more weight if it came a month ago.

Any time you have loose ballots, you have to worry about shenanigans. It's a shame such a hard-fought election has read more

Any time you have loose ballots, you have to worry about shenanigans. It's a shame such a hard-fought election has to come down to something like this.

Heather tried a more difficult first pass on floor. It's a big risk, and it could have a big payoff. read more

Heather tried a more difficult first pass on floor. It's a big risk, and it could have a big payoff. Unfortunately she fell in the meet even though she nailed it in warm-ups. But its good, she needs to make a statement if she wants to make nationals.

There is a theory which states that if ever for any reason anyone discovers what exactly the Universe is for read more

There is a theory which states that if ever for any reason anyone discovers what exactly the Universe is for and why it is here it will instantly disappear and be replaced by something even more bizarre and inexplicable. There is another that states that this has already happened.

It won't free up enormous amounts of capacity (on freeways) in the near term.

It won't free up enormous amounts of capacity (on freeways) in the near term.