Automotive demand carried the market through the recession years but must now cope with a modest downturn in late 2005 read more

Automotive demand carried the market through the recession years but must now cope with a modest downturn in late 2005 and across 2006. Thus, special quality bars will continue to see softer demand from this key market in 2006.

While we do see the benefits of RFID to managing inventory for retailers, we think the item-level tagging poses a read more

While we do see the benefits of RFID to managing inventory for retailers, we think the item-level tagging poses a serious issue for consumer privacy,

In an odd way, all the appliances that the advertisers put out there, and said, `Buy this brand-new stove!', `Buy read more

In an odd way, all the appliances that the advertisers put out there, and said, `Buy this brand-new stove!', `Buy the fridge!' `Make Jell-O!', all that horrible nutrition that came up because of instant pudding, Jell-O, fish sticks, TV dinners, all of that that I had before dismissed as the death of our culture -- I realized that housewives wanted these things, because they wanted time back, ... A washing machine gave them time to do something else. It gave them time to read a book. ... A woman didn't want to cook all day. These things that were sold to Americans were actually a gift, in a very strange way. I really enjoyed having to blow that notion out of my head.

The rare case where the conquered is very satisfied with the conqueror.

The rare case where the conquered is very satisfied with the conqueror.

[He has had only one close call, when he got his thumb stuck in the spokes of his mom's wheelchair read more

[He has had only one close call, when he got his thumb stuck in the spokes of his mom's wheelchair and it caused an under-the-nail blood blister. The injury occurred in the post-Photoshop era, but even so, the resulting lag in work could have cost him trusted clients.] I thought Photoshop was the end of my career, ... I thought they'd be able to get any ol' pair of hands in there. But what most people don't realize is there's a brain that comes connected to these hands. You need to know the tricks of the trade. It's just like fashion modeling: You can get a pretty woman to put on an outfit, but once you send her down the runway, does she know what to do?

I keep thinking, what if my family members were over there?

I keep thinking, what if my family members were over there?

As we end one of the most challenging years for the in-store rental industry, we are focused more than ever read more

As we end one of the most challenging years for the in-store rental industry, we are focused more than ever on the overall profitability of our business.

We're just glad this is over. That's the biggest thing right now. We know what the punishment is and we're read more

We're just glad this is over. That's the biggest thing right now. We know what the punishment is and we're ready to move on.

Chris looked pretty good, I thought, in two playoff games. If he's over his injury -- and I think he read more

Chris looked pretty good, I thought, in two playoff games. If he's over his injury -- and I think he is -- he could move into the spot.