There is really a trend of consolidation across many, many industries and geographies, ... The pipeline is full, and I read more

There is really a trend of consolidation across many, many industries and geographies, ... The pipeline is full, and I think we'll see a lot of transactions in the next few months.

Wretched excess is an unfortunate human trait that turns a perfectly good idea such as Christmas into a frenzy of read more

Wretched excess is an unfortunate human trait that turns a perfectly good idea such as Christmas into a frenzy of last-minute shopping-or attaches the name of St. Patrick to the day of the year that bartenders fear most.

They were really good in transition up and down the field. At the end of the first quarter, we tried read more

They were really good in transition up and down the field. At the end of the first quarter, we tried pulling out for the last shot, took a shot, they took it back and got a goal. They did it at the end of the second quarter. Transition was the big difference today, they were very good at it. They are by far the best team we've played this year.

There have been heavy rains in the area and as a result many rivers and streams have flooded.

There have been heavy rains in the area and as a result many rivers and streams have flooded.

Our penalty kill was as close to perfect as it could be. In their zone we were tremendous and our read more

Our penalty kill was as close to perfect as it could be. In their zone we were tremendous and our pressure up ice was really good. There were great clears and the guys really let me see the puck.

Germany in general has stayed united with the other two partners, but is considered sort of the weak link, ... read more

Germany in general has stayed united with the other two partners, but is considered sort of the weak link, ... My guess is that (Merkel's) Christian Democrats might be marginally more in line with the U.S. position.

We believe that his statement was credible, and we at this point do not suspect that Jones was involved in read more

We believe that his statement was credible, and we at this point do not suspect that Jones was involved in the firing of the shots.

The biggest thing that would help the markets right now would be a sustained drop in crude oil, but I'm read more

The biggest thing that would help the markets right now would be a sustained drop in crude oil, but I'm not holding my breath for that. It's drawing attention away from third-quarter numbers that, despite GM, are really pretty good.

This is the biggest tournament of the season outside of the regional and state championships. All of the top players read more

This is the biggest tournament of the season outside of the regional and state championships. All of the top players are going to be there, and it should be a good preview of the state tournament.