For many of the European insurers, Katrina will likely push the full-year 2005 (earnings) to an above-average year with respect to large losses.

My take on Max is that he's an outsider. Without him, certain parts of the mystery wouldn't get revealed. He's like Columbo. He's a mystery writer and he finds himself in a natural mystery that he has to figure out.

It taps into that feeling of tension and terror.

Acting is a communal art. In the end, it not only requires the actors, director, technicians and a script and the playwright, but the audience. It's different with every performance. It's fresh and it's living. It's a great rush and very invigorating.

Each (spouse) has done a fairly good job of making good investment choices. However, what we see is a lack of understanding of how those mutual funds work together.

The allocation that you've arrived at is what you felt was your best chance (to make money), ... If the market is not doing well, that's part of the normal stock pattern. ... Focus on the long term.