The feeling of being interested can act as a kind of neurological signal, directing us to fruitful areas of inquiry.

This is not to say that standards have been dropped, and in some areas they've been toughened up. There are tougher rules, for example, in the areas of solvency margins, and there is a new committee to bring all those regulators together.

They put a lot of pressure on us, and we turned the ball over probably a little bit more than we wanted to. But when we were able to get the ball to the areas that we wanted to, we had good looks at the basket. At times they overextended and gave us some good looks, and we were able to put the ball in the basket.

Many SWANA members have dealt with the solid waste generated in natural disasters such as hurricanes, tornadoes and earthquakes, ... I think we can pull together a compendium of the most effective techniques that can be used in the areas impacted by Hurricane Katrina.