All politicians are control freaks; they think they own you, ... Crazy mayors want to tax the Internet. If government read more

All politicians are control freaks; they think they own you, ... Crazy mayors want to tax the Internet. If government finds they can't tax the shopkeepers, they'll tax the shoppers.

The convenience group is declining rapidly. In 1998 that group made up 16.8% of our sample. The 3% that was read more

The convenience group is declining rapidly. In 1998 that group made up 16.8% of our sample. The 3% that was lost by 2003 was about evenly split among the other four groups.

Certainly Katrina eliminated boating activities in that part of the Gulf Coast, but for West Marine, 15 stores were directly read more

Certainly Katrina eliminated boating activities in that part of the Gulf Coast, but for West Marine, 15 stores were directly affected by the hurricane. Last year, they had 60 stores in the path of major hurricanes, and it affected earnings by about a penny. At least with respect to the hurricanes, it should be less (of an impact) than what happened last year.

One thing we tell our client countries is to have clear institutional arrangements in place for having rapid response and read more

One thing we tell our client countries is to have clear institutional arrangements in place for having rapid response and effective coordination,

We've been collecting portrait miniatures for some time. Although we had a few handfuls of examples before 1980, we began read more

We've been collecting portrait miniatures for some time. Although we had a few handfuls of examples before 1980, we began collecting in a more serious fashion about then.

The right half of the brain controls the left half of the body. This means that only left handed people read more

The right half of the brain controls the left half of the body. This means that only left handed people are in their right mind.

He played too well. I also had some problems with my knee. But tomorrow it's going to be a different read more

He played too well. I also had some problems with my knee. But tomorrow it's going to be a different game.

Judaism lives not in an abstract creed, but in its institutions

Judaism lives not in an abstract creed, but in its institutions

They (Israelis) destroyed our homes and our mosques, ... Today it is our turn to destroy theirs.

They (Israelis) destroyed our homes and our mosques, ... Today it is our turn to destroy theirs.