One of the slides we presented shows the boundaries of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. You see an image of read more

One of the slides we presented shows the boundaries of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. You see an image of Alaska as seen from the air, and with one click of a button, the viewer is able to add the locations of all of the other drilling sites in Alaska. It really drives home that most of Alaska is already open to oil and gas development and there's this one place that we've managed to protect thus far.

Of course it's always a little bit strange playing a guy who you just played with in the Davis Cup read more

Of course it's always a little bit strange playing a guy who you just played with in the Davis Cup -- we won together an Olympic medal, and played last year's Davis Cup. But when you are professionals you know in this type of game and this level we can meet all the time.

One of those guys will step up and do a nice job in there. But the maturity and being in read more

One of those guys will step up and do a nice job in there. But the maturity and being in a game situation definitely goes to Eric.

In the '60s, everyone tried to follow Pontiac's lead and put big engines in mid-sized cars.

In the '60s, everyone tried to follow Pontiac's lead and put big engines in mid-sized cars.

I think the district is as wide open as it's ever been. Everybody has tapes on each other, so there's read more

I think the district is as wide open as it's ever been. Everybody has tapes on each other, so there's not much mystery. It will be a matter of who out-executes whom.

For them to begin to see ACS as a more positive presence in the communities that's huge progress. We sit read more

For them to begin to see ACS as a more positive presence in the communities that's huge progress. We sit now right on the cusp of losing that if we're not careful.

Destiny is not a matter of chance, it is a matter of choice; it is not a thing to be read more

Destiny is not a matter of chance, it is a matter of choice; it is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved.

We're seeing it now with a big migration from Java to PHP in Web development.

We're seeing it now with a big migration from Java to PHP in Web development.

Innovation, creativity, and enthusiasm are all linked. When you walk into a warehouse and the manager can't wait to show read more

Innovation, creativity, and enthusiasm are all linked. When you walk into a warehouse and the manager can't wait to show you what the staff has accomplished, you can feel the enthusiasm, excitement, and pride. When that energy doesn't exist, there probably isn't much innovation or creativity going on.