It was as if we'd only been gone the weekend. Or had we been gone a lifetime. Part of that was because when you've lived in Alaska, living in other places seems easier, less challenging, less threatening. Alaska had enlarged each of us. No one is ever the same after coming back from Alaska.

“Given the response to our scholarship program in the past two years, and with the recent cuts to student loan programs by Congress, it is clear that there is a huge need for these resources. So many GLBT students -- as well as their supporters -- face steep challenges in funding their education, so we are grateful for the generous bequest and donations that make this program possible.”

“Given the response to our scholarship program in the past two years, and with the recent cuts to student loan programs by Congress, it is clear that there is a huge need for these resources. So many GLBT students - as well as their supporters - face steep challenges in funding their education, so we are grateful for the generous bequest and donations that make this program possible.”

If you were all alone in the universe with no one to talk to, no one with which to share the beauty of the stars, to laugh with, to touch, what would be your purpose in life? It is other life; it is love, which gives your life meaning. This is harmony. We must discover the joy of each other, the joy of challenge, the joy of growth.

“It just wasn't fun. The pending sale was a fairly long, drawn-out process. There was a lot of uncertainty as to, frankly, who was going to buy the team for some time and what the structure would be. So the first part of the winter was challenging and then once the new ownership group came in, we were really going at it full-steam.”

“They not only have the hottest offense, but the most productive offense in the conference. They run an (option) offense that's different from what everybody else in the conference does and they do it with good skill players. When you have very skilled players who can improvise, that creates a great challenge for your defensive unit.”

“The SSG gives Juniper a high performance and highly flexible platform to challenge competitors in the security/unified threat management market, while opening up opportunities to compete for business in branch office environments where customers are revisiting the concept of converged data and security, competing head-to-head with Cisco's Integrated Services Routers.”

“What we look for are people that can come in and make an impact. They are brave and challenging, and really understand the business drivers. They need lots of ideas, be willing to thrive in a fast moving environment. They need to be prepared to stand up and ask difficult questions. A 'can do' attitude is more important than great technical skills.”

“We have the challenge of an 18 month integration to go through and when we look at our assumptions it's wise to be more reasonable with regard to those assumptions than more aggressive. The real key to the success of this integration is what we are going to look like after we complete it in the September quarter of 2007.”

“I am really looking forward to sinking my teeth into a new challenge. In the short space of time that I have been here I am impressed by what I have seen. It is a world apart from Aussie rules, but I am looking forward to working with the players on improving their physical capacity.”