We're awaiting a management conference call at 4 p.m. (1400 GMT) to see whether we should raise forecasts.

The main reason for Bayer's cautious forecasts is a lack of visibility.

No one would have complained if they had stayed with the 40 percent growth forecast. This is a sign they might even beat 50 percent.

Acceptance is not submission; it is acknowledgement of the facts of a situation. Then deciding what you're going to do about it.

Acceptance is not submission; it is acknowledgment of the facts of a situation. Then deciding what you're going to do about it.

[Jay Leno said the Federal Emergency Management Agency head recently appeared at his doorstep and said,] I'm here for the earthquake damage you had back in '94. ... The Bush administration is getting ready to ignore it.