It's Christmas in August for big energy, and consumers get lumps of coal.

It's Christmas in August for big energy, and consumers get lumps of coal.

This [report] gives the Fed total latitude to do whatever they think is fitting.

This [report] gives the Fed total latitude to do whatever they think is fitting.

We believe the success of the continued evolution of the Paul Lee's Chinese Kitchen brand will be best served under read more

We believe the success of the continued evolution of the Paul Lee's Chinese Kitchen brand will be best served under Paul Fleming's stewardship. As a measure of our confidence in Paul and his team, we have retained the option to re-enter the joint venture in the future.

It would not lessen the shock and concern, but it would be something concrete in addition to the apologies.

It would not lessen the shock and concern, but it would be something concrete in addition to the apologies.

Never settle with words what you can accomplish with a flame-thrower.

Never settle with words what you can accomplish with a flame-thrower.

He is a much-threatened VVIP. We are fully geared.

He is a much-threatened VVIP. We are fully geared.

[Defense and government networks are hardening their security, but for regular users, the best strategy against high-tech crime can be read more

[Defense and government networks are hardening their security, but for regular users, the best strategy against high-tech crime can be simple.] Our best defenses against these kind of attacks are often of a low tech variety -- that is, keep paper records of your transactions, ... Even though much of what we have exists only as a series of ones and zeroes somewhere in the information sphere, we do get paper copies and we should hang on to those. The movie 'The Net,' I think, makes a very intriguing point, about this very computer literate protagonist who has few human connections, and this is precisely the reason she's vulnerable to the kind of attack she suffers. It seems to me that if we keep that in mind we'll be well served.

It's not often you get a tie in swimming. But it was a good meet.

It's not often you get a tie in swimming. But it was a good meet.

I think we're right where we need to be before league.

I think we're right where we need to be before league.