Miscellaneous

The fear that the Fed will continue well into 2006 has been dramatically reduced, and that's why equities look so read more

The fear that the Fed will continue well into 2006 has been dramatically reduced, and that's why equities look so good.

What the Fed is telling us here is that they are not of the mind to put so much tightness read more

What the Fed is telling us here is that they are not of the mind to put so much tightness on the economy as to jeopardize modest growth in the year ahead, and the market is taking great delight in that.

There have not been any big blips in inflation (so far this year),

There have not been any big blips in inflation (so far this year),

Not only have we seen an increase in reports of Internet child pornography, but the victims are becoming younger and read more

Not only have we seen an increase in reports of Internet child pornography, but the victims are becoming younger and the images are becoming more graphic and violent. To eliminate the commercial viability of child pornography, we must stop the flow of money. To do that, we need the involvement of the world's leaders in the payments industry and the Internet. The founding members of the Financial Coalition Against Child Pornography are to be commended for joining this critical fight.

One of the things we're trying to persuade kids to do is not to give out personal details online, don't read more

One of the things we're trying to persuade kids to do is not to give out personal details online, don't advertise where they are and who they are. The person with whom they may be interacting may not be who they say they are.

Overwhelmingly, they're male, and overwhelmingly, they're white. But they cross the societal spectrum.

Overwhelmingly, they're male, and overwhelmingly, they're white. But they cross the societal spectrum.

They're not missing in the traditional sense.

They're not missing in the traditional sense.

This is more about reunification and repairing. But it's extremely urgent. If you're separated from your child in a supermarket read more

This is more about reunification and repairing. But it's extremely urgent. If you're separated from your child in a supermarket or department store for 10 minutes, it's something you never forget. Here are parents who are separated from their children for three weeks and don't know where they are.

Our experience is that Wal-Mart is a company that cares about the community it serves and is willing to put read more

Our experience is that Wal-Mart is a company that cares about the community it serves and is willing to put itself on the line with major issues, not the least of which is bringing missing children home.

[The Center for Missing and Exploited Children] has learned a lot from the Katrina experience, ... We have people on read more

[The Center for Missing and Exploited Children] has learned a lot from the Katrina experience, ... We have people on the ground. We have offered our center and resources to the state of Texas ... There's a good clearinghouse in Austin (and) we have offered to assist them in any way we can...