Despite the drop in house fire deaths, there has been no improvement in getting homeowners to maintain working smoke alarms. We know that smoke alarms save lives, but there has been a very lax attitude about maintaining them.

I don't know what it was, but we came out on fire. Even before the game, we were all so psyched. We're not worried about (being) the two seed. We're glad to have it, but we still have to work hard.

We continued to see improvement in the overall economy and particularly in the sectors we have been watching and investing in during the last few years. As we look to 2006, we'll be investing in Internet services companies that can build traction in the marketplace using less capital.

The finest steel has to go through the hottest fire.

This is a large, fast-moving fire that already has caused at least $1 million in damage, ... More than 600 men and women have been fighting it ... and now we need to give them help urgently.

The insurance companies hold our feet to the fire to make sure we are complying with all codes,