You'd be surprised how many times companies don't even ask (about hourly rates). Companies are so excited about getting someone in that (fees) get lost in the shuffle.

Most companies' tendency is to overestimate the skills they need.

From this point, the security was handled by US marshals, and we were told that no pens or paper would be allowed in the courtroom. One US official told me that the CIA had once developed a pen pistol and nobody was taking any chances. The marshal in charge also told us that it would be easier to get into the White House today than it would be to get into Saddam's courtroom.

The XM Passport is a tiny little tuner that is going to make a big impact on satellite radio. Millions of home, car, and portable products will use the XM Passport as the gateway to XM Satellite Radio. It's a passport to the whole world of music, sports, talk, and entertainment choices available on XM. This is a major breakthrough for XM in terms of offering customers portability, affordability, and convenience.

We need to be ready to ship our products right away at the beginning of the year, so a show in October or even early November would be much more preferable, where we would know exactly what the orders are. By the time January rolls around, it's too late, which means we have to make our best guess for what we'll need.

Though we lost, the players showed a great deal of class, sportsmanship, and determination to achieve as much as they did this season.