What has really helped the quarter is very good sales because of El Nino. El Nino, is blamed for many things, but this time it can take credit for the boost in sales.

We believe that Hurricane Isabel could negatively impact September sales by approximately 0.5 to 1.0 percent. Retail stock prices have historically declined during hurricanes 54 percent of the time but usually recover quickly.

We used a 1-3-1 defense, and our rebounding in the last quarter helped.

At the start of the third quarter, the defense was really good again and we got some easy baskets. From that point on, we settled in and played (more) defense.

Cigarette sales would drop to zero overnight if the warning said "CIGARETTES CONTAIN FAT."

Based on the robust results, we are are confident of achieving our full-year objectives for new record sales and earnings.