The events we witnessed in Afar for about seven weeks have enabled us to look into the possible, faster rate of rifting in the region.

This was a fast opening rate within a span of about two months, from Sep 14 to early November, an exciting event in scientific terms.

He (Hermann) was excited to meet us. We all started going to different events ? spiritual churches, second line parades.

in light of recent events that brought out the best and worst of us.

This institution is financially fragile. It doesn't take a lot of negative events to impact us financially.

We also had the tragic events of September 11th, and I know for everyone that's caused us to step back, think about our priorities. It's a tragedy that affects us personally and affects our businesses. For the computer industry in particular, I think it highlights the importance of security, giving that far more importance than we've had in the past. We don't want our digital systems to have weaknesses that allow for tragedies, exploiting the weaknesses that are there. And so there's a renewed sense of focus on that.