Nike is a marketing machine with a culture that has developed over 30-plus years,

Nike is a marketing machine with a culture that has developed over 30-plus years,

Sometimes students find it funny when it happens to someone else.

Sometimes students find it funny when it happens to someone else.

[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.

If I could trace my origins to Judas Maccabaeus or King David, that would not add one inch to my read more

If I could trace my origins to Judas Maccabaeus or King David, that would not add one inch to my stature. It may well be that many East European Jews are descended from Khazars, I may be one of them. Who knows? And who cares?

You have a young girl, the owner's daughter, doing what family wants her to do, and an immigrant trying to read more

You have a young girl, the owner's daughter, doing what family wants her to do, and an immigrant trying to save up to bring the rest of his family over.

Confidential. Do I want it back? Absolutely not. Obviously the sled works for her. Did it work for me? Yes, read more

Confidential. Do I want it back? Absolutely not. Obviously the sled works for her. Did it work for me? Yes, it did. But I was looking for other options.

Hit a tripwire of smell and memories explode all at once. A complex vision leaps out of the undergrowth.

Hit a tripwire of smell and memories explode all at once. A complex vision leaps out of the undergrowth.

The industry is working on tags as small as the dot of on the letter 'i', or tags can be read more

The industry is working on tags as small as the dot of on the letter 'i', or tags can be woven into fabric, in effect hiding them from the consumer. The best way to protect the consumer is to clearly label products that have the tags and let people decide whether or not they want to buy them.

I have worked with Joey at Test level - it would be terrific to work with him again.

I have worked with Joey at Test level - it would be terrific to work with him again.