Department stores during the New Year holiday looked quite busy, reflecting the recovery in consumer spending. Companies that sell high-quality read more

Department stores during the New Year holiday looked quite busy, reflecting the recovery in consumer spending. Companies that sell high-quality goods, such as Isetan, are good picks.

I watched my father being slowly crucified by it.

I watched my father being slowly crucified by it.

I think it's a really wonderful way of looking at leadership development. What we're saying is, if you understand the read more

I think it's a really wonderful way of looking at leadership development. What we're saying is, if you understand the broad issues that make up the life of the city, if you understand its history, if you understand its architecture and its neighborhood and its place, if you understand some of the ethical dilemmas that leaders must face as they make different choices about a city, and if you can articulate that in some kind of a creative process, then you are prepared to take an active role in decisions and choices that affect your life as well as the city's.

I maintain the rather old-fashioned view that this is my w0rk and it's in the public arena, but that doesn't read more

I maintain the rather old-fashioned view that this is my w0rk and it's in the public arena, but that doesn't entitle everyone to know what happened at home before coming here . . .

It just goes to show you that anything that looks out of the ordinary is going to strike fear in read more

It just goes to show you that anything that looks out of the ordinary is going to strike fear in people now.

A hot goaltender in hockey can sometimes take you far and we were fortunate to slip two shots behind Gabby read more

A hot goaltender in hockey can sometimes take you far and we were fortunate to slip two shots behind Gabby today.

We played well in the first half, but lost our composure in the second. We won the game, but we read more

We played well in the first half, but lost our composure in the second. We won the game, but we still have a lot of work.

There's a lot of pressure, a lot of energy in this event. It's very difficult to keep from getting over-excited.

There's a lot of pressure, a lot of energy in this event. It's very difficult to keep from getting over-excited.

I didn't want this to be the last game out there [Saturday]. Now I've got one more at least.

I didn't want this to be the last game out there [Saturday]. Now I've got one more at least.