They've had good results in a difficult climate for the electronics industry. They are off to a good start in the production probe cards market, and it's growing every year.

We can look forward to an improved spending climate next year. Is it off to the races? Of course not. But it's getting better than it was.

If we continue on our present course of burning fossil fuels, the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change projects that we could reach 2© C by 2050 and 3© C by 2070. We are running out of time.

ESPN continues to expand its business. The climate for growth remains encouraging both locally and in the state.

The company is likely to report another quarter of record bookings incrementally, driven by strong demand from Asian subcontractors.

Will is a little more stout, but not a lot stouter than Rouser, so we've got to find ways to help him a little bit too.