When spot prices hit 49,000 that affected consumption at first. But that was a month ago ... now people expect prices to pick up. Traditionally in March and April consumption is higher than in January and February.

I really think our serve affected how they performed. It was just a matter of not giving them easy points. We took them completely out of their offense. They weren't able to run their plays in the middle.

There is a significant shortfall of funds in many affected countries . . . which will seriously hamper their prevention and control efforts.

There is a significant shortfall of funds in many affected countries ... which will seriously hamper their prevention and control efforts.

I am recovering from a head cold, which affected my hydration level. And hydration has a big effect on hemoglobin levels.

We have a pretty good passport on my blood levels and I'm routinely around 17 (maximum level) as I've spent almost my entire life living and training at altitude. I also have had a head cold for the past week and that definitely affected my hydration, along with the altitude. Hopefully this won't affect any of my plans at the Olympics.

With a building of this kind, because it's masonry, it is more susceptible to weather than maybe a steel frame building, because steel is not as affected by rain and cold in same way that rock and concrete is,

I have a condition called Osteogenesis Imperfecta (OI), which has affected my growth and bone strength. In short, people with the kind of OI I have generally experience hundreds of fractures in their lifetime and use wheelchairs for mobility.

We did not look like a championship team tonight. We've got a long way to go and a lot of work to do. We need to get back into our rhythm because we got out of our rhythm tonight. We competed a few people in a different order tonight and I think that affected our performance.

Gradually, we got her into the flow of things. She certainly wasn't 100 percent. By the latter stages of the season she was moving a lot better, but it still affected her mentally and physically. Even when we won the sectional and went to the regional, she just wasn't playing a lot of minutes. You just sensed she wasn't ready to go yet at that level.