We view this strategy as practical, both from an investment and time-to-market standpoint as reentering the access market with its own products only would be difficult after exiting.

Things are running very well inside the investment arm of the company, and now is the right time for me to pass the baton to a new generation of leadership and return to a broader agenda of personal interests.

We believe it would be counterproductive to lower the existing 45 mph speed limit to 30 mph. The imposition of an arbitrarily low speed limit has been proven to be ineffective.

Economics should always be paramount over tax considerations. Don't let the tax tail wag the investment dog.

I didn't really want to live, so anything that was an investment in time made me angry . . . but also I just felt sad. When the hopelessness is hurting you, it's the fixtures and fittings that finish you off.

While we view the acquisition favorably, we are maintaining our market perform investment rating at this time due to valuation.