That environment down there has forced people to get very ingenious.

The reason is that Guard commanders generally have a better working relationship with local authorities. Guard forces can also perform law enforcement functions. That mission was seen as a harbinger of the future.

All the bureaucracies and boundaries are thrown out. The formality goes away, and you just roll up your sleeves and roll with the punches.

Thousands of tired, nerve-shaken, over-civilized people are beginning to find out that going to the mountain is going home; that wildness is necessity; that mountain parks and reservations are useful not only as fountains of timber and irrigating rivers, but as fountains of life.

Good mental health helps us to more fully enjoy and appreciate the people and environment around us,

We continue to believe SAP is seeing an improving IT-spending environment and is taking market share from global peers, especially Oracle.