It makes a lot of sense for Hancock to do this because they are heavily dependent, in that it takes a very long time for one client [Lloyds] to pay them. It would be very helpful for [the Hancock] people to have partners who are paid on a monthly basis.

He takes hundreds of recent law graduates at their most vulnerable, dependent state and guides them, soothes them, suffers with them, flatters them, advises them, exhorts them, humors them and holds their hands over the last hurdle before they enter the practice of law.

We have an obligation to spend this money, whatever it takes, so we can have a fair and open forum for our athletes and coaches to air their grievances. Will it set the program back? Who knows? But it's what we have to do.

There's only one person named Herbie Hancock.

I would say John Hancock is a definite [buyout] candidate.

It doesn't make economic sense for Germany to limit competition by being more dependent on Russian gas.