It may be that the earnings picture is starting to bottom out, ... Will this be a sustainable trend, remains a question.

Things will continue to deteriorate this year for earnings, ... Things are getting worse and they're likely to continue doing so. There's a chance we could have a recession in 1999.

Hold a picture of yourself long and steadily enough in your mind's eye, and you will be drawn toward it.

That happens a lot -- the binding starts slipping, and by the end of the piece, one boob will spring out. I remember one number, [the binding] was coming down the whole time, and I could feel it riding down, and then the last pose of the number, they were just like, 'Boing! Hello!' I find it really hard to bind my breasts down. They're just too big.

Contingent on how things go, the giraffe will not be on exhibit for two to three more weeks.

The (U.S.) market has held up well since last week's massacre and whilst the coming weeks will give a better indication on earnings, we hope a few...pointers will spur it forward sooner rather than later.