Worldwide, inflation is going to be the big story next year. For Japan, that's going to be a big positive.

Worldwide, inflation is going to be the big story next year. For Japan, that's going to be a big positive.

AWB was prepared to deceive the UN as to the true nature of its contractual relationship with the Iraqi Grain read more

AWB was prepared to deceive the UN as to the true nature of its contractual relationship with the Iraqi Grain Board.

That proves you are unusual, returned the Scarecrow; and I am convinced the only people worthy of consideration in this read more

That proves you are unusual, returned the Scarecrow; and I am convinced the only people worthy of consideration in this world are the unusual ones. For the common folks are like the leaves of a tree, and live and die unnoticed.

He didn't quite manage to get his leg over.' - about Ian Botham, though admittedly on the cricket pitch at read more

He didn't quite manage to get his leg over.' - about Ian Botham, though admittedly on the cricket pitch at the time

Winter is not yet over and hundreds of thousands of people still urgently need to be reached.

Winter is not yet over and hundreds of thousands of people still urgently need to be reached.

They did well. We came out and played today, especially considering what happened last night. The good thing is they read more

They did well. We came out and played today, especially considering what happened last night. The good thing is they came out and played together. We missed a few shots that we should have made. We had an opportunity to win. Again, (Steamboat) hit a couple of 3s, but we're improving.

That falls under the confidentiality provisions of the program. His status is unchanged in that he continues to be under read more

That falls under the confidentiality provisions of the program. His status is unchanged in that he continues to be under suspension.

We recognize the duty of governments to combat crime, but this is a knee-jerk response -- it shows that China's read more

We recognize the duty of governments to combat crime, but this is a knee-jerk response -- it shows that China's 'Strike Hard' crime campaign mentality is still prevalent, at least in some parts of the country. There is no evidence that the death penalty deters crime more effectively than other punishments.

absolute disaster ... I'm hopeful that it will represent the low point.

absolute disaster ... I'm hopeful that it will represent the low point.