Industries important to many of our customers -- electronics, automotive, textiles and chemicals -- have been particularly affected by the economic downturn, ... This has temporarily reduced fundamental demand for our products.

We could have another economic downturn. We need to maintain a reserve.

Recent movements in long-leading economic indicators and in raw material prices offer hope that an end to the spreading global downturn is in sight, ... Despite that, we continue to take actions necessary to emerge from these difficult times as a much stronger company.

The electronics sector and the digital product-related sectors are still sluggish but this has not affected other sectors much. That helped sustain the momentum for the Japanese economy as a whole.

If I may be permitted to liken America to the human body, then I think it is fair to say that California is its face, New York is its brain and Texas is its heart. If you wanna know what makes America tick, get your ten-gallon hat on, and get yourself to Texas.

A car hit a pole. I believe it was on Gregg Street. It affected 1,500 customers.