You have been given a great opportunity at a most opportune time in the history of this country and in the history of this planet. These are exciting times. Times that demand talented, well-educated men and women. This is the era of globalization. The age of cyperspace.
Economic opportunities abound in the wake of a globalized economy and the information revolution.
Thanks to this rapidly unfolding revolution in technology scientists, this past June, announced breakthroughs in cracking the genetic code of human life. The possibilities of eliminating age old scourges and diseases is no longer the stuff of science fiction. You people stand on the threshold of a brand new century. You stand on the threshold of a magnificent world that none of us could have imagined just a few short decades ago. Some refer to our time as the era of the money culture.