Our prime concern was then to avoid the whales' suffering a long and painful death.

Don't look forward to the day you stop suffering, because when it comes you'll know you're dead.

Let me have a faithful account of all that concerns you; I would know everything, be it ever so unfortunate. Perhaps by mingling my sighs with yours I may make your sufferings less, for it is said that all sorrows divided are made lighter.

In each of these situations, demand has been negatively affected by public concern over avian influenza.

Recovering equities and still overall strong commodity markets suggests that there is little broad-based concern that central bank policy tightening will curtail global economic growth and there is still adequate global liquidity chasing higher risk assets and capping risk premiums,

I certainly understand and appreciate the resident's concern. It's a sensitive subject. It's a tough position to be in.