Ford's action is a positive outcome that represents a victory for fairness and equality. Ford has sent a powerful signal that corporate America values its gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender employees and customers.

I think the ultimate test of this concept is what concrete, positive, bold action this produces.

Markets have been pricing in Koizumi's victory in the elections. That's positive for the yen.

It's always good to come up with a victory, always on a positive note. We couldn't find any energy tonight. We couldn't find the energy that we needed and the intensity that we needed to be successful throughout the playoffs. We've got a lot to work on in practice. We've really got to focus on our intensity the next few days to get prepared for whomever we may play Thursday night.

This is a great victory for wildlife and fish. We view this as a positive sign that the world's largest gold mining corporation is waking up to some of the negative impacts of livestock grazing on the public's land.

I'm so excited. Everybody pulled together tonight and we got the victory.