Koizumi's a new breed. He has shown himself to be a very adept campaigner.

There is fear at Sun that this will expose too much to Microsoft . It is an appearance issue.

The fact that this story came out before anybody died, before any building collapsed, while buildings were under construction, to me that is an encouraging sign.

It's easy to gain weight when you're in the studio.

But there are plenty of stops along the supply chain with weaknesses: the start of hurricane season, Iraqi production hanging on by a thread, recent problems in Ecuador, no sign of growth in Russian production and continued speculative interest in being 'long' in this market. The increases of the last month reflect that backdrop.

I make sure I always surround myself with good, down to earth, fun, real people, who always keep me grounded.