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

We make a lot of dumb mistakes. Just mental errors down the stretch. Turnovers. Just mental lapses that come back read more

We make a lot of dumb mistakes. Just mental errors down the stretch. Turnovers. Just mental lapses that come back and get us. ... Giving somebody an open 3-pointer. Not being in the right place on a play.

We have to win now, because this one didn't help. I was really happy with her effort on the mound. read more

We have to win now, because this one didn't help. I was really happy with her effort on the mound. The girls tried to battle back, but it was a real bummer of a day.

What does your sorrow do while you're sleeping? It is awaken and waiting. And, when it loses patience, it wakes read more

What does your sorrow do while you're sleeping? It is awaken and waiting. And, when it loses patience, it wakes me up.

I watch a lot of news shows and I love Nick at Night, and the Comedy Channel.

I watch a lot of news shows and I love Nick at Night, and the Comedy Channel.

It was a good effort by everyone. We're not the best team in the league, obviously, but we hung pretty read more

It was a good effort by everyone. We're not the best team in the league, obviously, but we hung pretty good. They just hung longer.

Talk sense to a fool and he calls you foolish.

Talk sense to a fool and he calls you foolish.

We will be relocating the service center, which is the family services center, mental health, the medical department. That will read more

We will be relocating the service center, which is the family services center, mental health, the medical department. That will be relocated we hope next week. We don't know the location right now, but we will find a new location next week.

Who is going to gain market share in future? When we polled those in the industry 70 percent of respondents read more

Who is going to gain market share in future? When we polled those in the industry 70 percent of respondents said Asian manufacturers, and 51 percent said European would gain. Only 20 percent said North American manufacturers would gain,