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The Department of Classical Studies believes that the literature, monuments, and social institutions of the ancient world, together with the reflections of the Greek and Roman thinkers about their own cultures, are of unique value in themselves, well worth our contemplation and understanding; and that as we attempt to learn about and appreciate classical civilization, we necessarily learn as well a variety of contemporary methodologies and disciplines.
The department offers three groups of courses for distribution, those in Classical Civilization (introductory courses that require no knowledge of Greek or Latin), courses in Classical Archaeology, and upper level language courses in Greek and Latin authors or genres. While only a few courses are repeated in yearly or biennial rotation, most courses are offered less regularly. This system guarantees that the instructor approaches the subject each time with fresh impetus. We believe in a healthy change and variation in our course offerings. The undergraduate advisor of the Department of Classical Studies will consider and, if appropriate, authorize other classical civilization, literature, and archaeology courses for distribution credit upon request by students during the first drop/add period each term.
Classical Civilization offerings include the general surveys of Greek and Roman civilizations (CC 101 and 102), which provide (through readings, lectures, and discussions) a broad understanding of the literatures, thought, and social development of ancient Greece and Rome, and thus provide the student with knowledge of and appreciation for our cultural origins, as well as an acquaintance with modern methods for understanding an ancient culture. These courses are taught each year. CC 101 is offered in the Fall and CC 102 is offered in the Winter. Other courses provide understanding of particular aspects of the ancient world, approached from a variety of disciplines and studies – literary, philosophical, historical, sociological, and so on. Some students (particularly those who have already developed special interests in such disciplines) may wish to explore one of these topics without having had a broader introduction.
Classical Archaeology offerings include the broad surveys of the archaeology and monuments of Greece (Cl.Arch 221 – offered in the Fall) and Rome (Cl.Arch 222 – offered in the Winter) and a general introduction to archaeological field methods (Cl.Arch 323). Other courses use the material remains of specific cultures both to introduce students to the diversity of the ancient world and to demonstrate how, through a variety of multi-disciplinary approaches, the archaeological record can be used to reconstruct the life-ways of past societies.
221/Hist. of Art 221. Introduction to Greek Archaeology. (4). (HU).
This course surveys the history and art of Crete and Greece as revealed by archaeology from the third millennium through the 4th century B.C. In the prehistoric period, particular attention is given to architectural and ceramic developments as well as to the crosscurrent of trade and economic contacts among Asia Minor, Crete, and mainland Greece. Emphasis is also given to the impact archaeology has had on views and theories of history: the destructions of the civilizations of Crete and Troy, the end of the bronze age, the volcanic eruption of Thera. In the historic period, major artistic developments in architecture, sculpture, and painting are considered and special attention is given to social interpretations: temples as banks and monasteries; sculpture as dedication, decoration, and commemorative propaganda; architectural sculpture as realized myth. Discussions in the sections will concentrate on the historical background, archaeological field techniques, methods of dating and stratigraphy. The sections will meet in the Kelsey museum where it will be possible to work with the actual ancient artifacts recovered in University of Michigan excavations. There are two one-hour examinations and a final, as well as illustrated lectures and assigned readings. WL:1 (Pedley)
421/History of Art 421. Art and Archaeology of the Ancient Near East. One previous art history, anthropology, or classical archaeology course recommended. (3). (HU).
See History of Art 421. (Root)
422/Hist. of Art 422. Etruscan Art and Archaeology. Class. Arch. 221 or 222; or permission of instructor. (3). (HU).
This course traces the development of Etruscan civilization through its art and archaeology from its rise in the early first millennium BC to its decline in the Hellenistic period (late 4th-1st century BC). There will be detailed discussion of painting, sculpture, minor arts and architecture by period and locale, supplemented by lectures dealing with the broader social, political, historical, economical and cultural developments of the Etruscans. Special attention will focus on new evidence from excavation and fieldwork for urban life and rural settlement patterns. The course material will be presented primarily in the form of slide illustrated lectures, but sessions will also be arranged to examine Etruscan material from the storerooms of the Kelsey museum. Student performance will be evaluated on the basis of two written assignments and in two exams (midterm and final). Cost:2 WL:1 (Mattingly)
536/Hist. of Art 536. Hellenistic and Roman Sculpture. Hist. of Art 101 or Class. Arch. 222 or permission of instructor. (3). (Excl).
See History of Art 536. (Gazda)
101. Elementary Greek. (4). (FL).
In combination with Greek 102, this is the first half of a year-long introduction to ancient Greek and is designed to prepare students for the reading of Greek texts. Greek 101 concentrates on fifth-century B.C. Attic Greek which was the language of the "golden age" of Athens. The Greek language of that time and place represents a cultural and linguistic central point from which students can pursue their own interests within a wide range of Greek literature which extends from the Homeric epics to the Byzantine era and which includes the archaic, classical, and hellenistic periods as well as the KOINE Greek of the New Testament. The purpose of the course is to develop the fundamentals of the language so that these fundamentals can then be applied to whatever area of ancient Greek students wish to pursue. [Cost:2] [WL:1] (Dillery)
102. Elementary Greek. Greek 101. No credit granted to those who have completed or are enrolled in 103 or 310. (4). (FL).
Greek 102 is the second term of the elementary ancient Greek sequence and requires that the student has already completed Greek 101. Students who wish to begin Greek in the Winter Term should elect Greek 101. In Greek 102 students will supplement their study of syntax and grammar by reading Attic prose selections. There will be a series of quizzes and hourly exams in addition to a final exam. [Cost:1] [WL:1]
301. Second-Year Greek. Greek 102 or equivalent. (4). (FL).
This course is the first half of the second-year ancient Greek language sequence. It includes a grammar review, translation, and analysis of ancient Greek texts. The primary purpose of the course is to prepare students for more and faster reading of Greek. It is followed by Greek 302 which is offered Winter Term. (Seligson/Garbrah)
401. Readings in Classical Greek Prose. Greek 302 or permission of instructor. (3). (HU). May be repeated for a total of nine credits.
This course will meet three times a week for an hour, and will concentrate on translation, comprehension, and explication of Thucydides Book 7. Course requirements: an hour exam at midterm, a final exam, and a paper some 5-10 pages in length. (Pedley)
481. Plato, Republic. Greek 302 or equivalent. (3). (Excl).
Extensive reading and interpretation of large portions of Plato's REPUBLIC aimed at philosophical mastery of the Greek text, and discussion of the main lines of Platonic philosophy. Selected secondary readings on specific problems may be assigned.
515. Euripides. Greek 302 or equivalent. (3). (Excl).
The course will give students a chance to acquaint themselves more closely with Euripides, through translation and discussion of two plays in class (Hippolytus and Helen), and through a third play of the student's own choosing, which is to be read on the side and which will be the basis for a final paper (15 pages). Discussion will concentrate on textual and critical problems, and on questions of dramatic construction. In addition, Euripides will be viewed against the social background of late fifth century Athens, where relevant and possible with special reference to contemporary representations of sexuality, and to the rhetorical strategies and themes of the sophistic movement (persuasion and seduction). Supplementary readings, in translation, will be drawn mainly from Gorgias (Defense of Helen) and Plato (Phaedrus, Symposium). Extra sessions will be optional for anyone wishing to discuss the supplementary materials, by themselves or in relation to the plays. (Porter)
201. Second Year Modern Greek I. Modern Greek 102 or equivalent (4). (FL).
This course is designed to improve the speaking, reading and writing, as well as listening skills of students. The course begins with a thorough review of materials taught in the first year and continues with the completion of grammar and syntax and writing. Besides the familiar drills, homework includes a greater amount of creative writing. Journalistic prose, short stories, literary excerpts, as well as films and television materials are included in the course. There are weekly quizzes or tests, a midterm and a final examination.
Two convictions are basic to the Elementary Latin Program of the Department of Classical Studies: (1) it is possible for every able-minded person to master the basic facts of a foreign language and (2) the learning experience leading to such a mastery is a privilege that is very specifically human and ought to be most satisfying. Essential grammatical facts are taught, and a knowledge of these facts enables students to understand Latin written by the famous authors of the Golden Age. Students acquire a working vocabulary and demonstrate understanding of the reading by writing a readable translation. Since at least 50% of the vocabulary of an educated speaker of English is Latin in origin, English improves as Latin stems and derivatives are learned. The program normally takes four terms to complete. A placement test may be taken at the beginning or end of a term, and a student may succeed in placing out of one or more courses in the introductory sequence.
In the Elementary Latin Program, the department is offering Latin 101, 102, 103, 193, 231, and 232. Latin 101 (see below) is for students with no previous Latin. A placement examination will determine the appropriate course for other students who enter the elementary sequence. Students with questions about which course to elect are encouraged to visit the department office in 2016 Angell Hall, 764-0360, or contact Professor Knudsvig in 2012 Angell Hall, 764-8297.
101. Elementary Latin. No credit granted to those who have completed or are enrolled in 103, 193, or 502. (4). (FL).
All of the assigned tasks/exercises in Latin 101 are directed toward the reading and translation of Classical Latin and not toward writing or conversation. The course has as its primary objective the acquisition of a fundamental understanding of basic Latin grammar. The text for the course is Knudsvig, Seligson, and Craig, LATIN FOR READING. Latin 101 covers approximately the first half of the text. Grading is based on quizzes, class participation, hours examinations, and a final. [Cost:1] [WL:3]
102. Elementary Latin. Latin 101. No credit granted to those who have completed or are enrolled in 193 or 502. (4). (FL).
All of the assigned tasks/exercises in Latin 102 are directed toward the reading and translation of Classical Latin and not toward writing or conversation. The course continues the presentation of the essentials of the Latin language as it covers the last half of Knudsvig, Seligson, and Craig, LATIN FOR READING. Extended reading selections from Plautus (comedy) and Eutropius (history) are introduced. Grading is based on class participation, quizzes, hour examinations, and a final. [Cost:1] [WL:3]
103. Review Latin. Some background in Latin and assignment by placement test. Credit is granted for no more than two courses among Latin 101, 102 and 103. No credit granted to those who have completed or are enrolled in 193 or 502. (4). (FL).
All of the assigned tasks and exercises in Latin 103 are directed toward the reading and translation of Classical Latin and not toward writing or conversation. The text used is the same as that in Latin 101 and 102, and the course starts at the beginning of the book. A more rapid pace is maintained as 103 covers the material of 101 and 102. Grading is based on class participation, quizzes, hour examinations, and a final. [Cost:1] [WL:1]
193. Intensive Elementary Latin I. No credit granted to those who have completed or are enrolled in 101, 102, 103 or 502. (4). (Excl).
This course is a rapid introduction to Latin and is intended for students with little or no prior Latin. Upperclass undergraduates in such fields as history, medieval or renaissance literature, or linguistics and who need to acquire a reading competence in Latin as quickly and as efficiently as possible should elect this course. So should other undergraduates who intend to continue the study of Latin and want a rapid introduction that enables them to take upperlevel Latin courses as soon as possible. This first term course covers elementary grammar and syntax. [Cost:1] [WL:1]
231. Introduction to Latin Prose. Latin 102 or 103. No credit granted to those who have completed or are enrolled in 194, 222, or 503. (4). (FL).
This course reviews grammar as it introduces students to extended passages of classical Latin prose through selections from such authors of the first centuries B.C. and A.D. as Cicero and Caesar. Class discussions center upon the readings. Grading is based on class participation, quizzes, hour examinations, and a final. [Cost:1] [WL:3]
232. Vergil, Aeneid. Latin 231 or 221. No credit granted to those who have completed or are enrolled in 194, 222, or 503. (4). (FL).
SECTION 001. The goal of this course is simple: to read extensive passages of Vergil's AENEID, with comprehension and enjoyment. To the degree that there is mastery of the paradigm forms and the most common principal parts of irregular verbs the daily assignments will be made easier. Careful attention is paid to Vergil's style, the more common poetic features he employs, mythological references, and the relation of the text to the life and times of the Emperor Augustus. Three hour exams, a two-hour final, and regular participation in class will determine the course grade; there are no papers. In-class translation is followed by a discussion of the text under consideration that day. (Nissen)
SectionS 002-003 – The goal of this course is simple: to learn to read extensive passages of Vergil's AENEID, with comprehension and enjoyment. Careful attention is paid to Vergil's style, the more common poetic features he employs, mythological references, and the relation of the text to the life and time of the Emperor Augustus. Quizzes, hour exams, a two-hour final, and regular participation in class will determine the course grade; there are no papers. [Cost:2] [WL:3]
301. Intermediate Latin. Latin 194, 222, 232 or equivalent. (3). (HU).
The primary goal of this course is to serve as an introduction to the study of Latin literature, and, through the literature, of Roman culture. Texts by major poets and prose authors will be read with a view to their literary, historical, and political contexts. Translation, and review of morphology and syntax as needed, will be stressed. There will be quizzes, a midterm, and final exam. [Cost:2] [WL:3,4] (Hinds)
401. Republican Prose. Latin 301 or 302 or permission of instructor. (3). (HU). May be repeated for a total of 9 credits.
This course will deal with the surviving works of the late Republican historian Sallust. Accurate translation of Sallust's Latin will be the first goal. However, as time permits, the class will be drawn into discussion of Sallust's aims as a historian and his approach to history. Requirements include a midterm, paper, and a final exam.
409. Augustan Poetry. Latin 301 or 302 or permission of instructor. (3). (HU). May be repeated for a total of 9 credits.
Extensive reading in the ODES of Horace with concentration both on the mastery of Horace's poetic language and attention to the literary interpretation of the specific poems within their historical and generic context.
421/Education D421. Teaching of Latin. Junior standing in Latin and permission of instructor. I: (3); IIIb: (2). (Excl).
A workshop-type course designed to provide prospective secondary and college teachers with the skills necessary to analyze structures and texts and to design instructional materials and class presentations. The course will also introduce the students to those aspects of modern linguistic theories that have practical application to teaching and learning Latin. [Cost:1] [WL:3] (Knudsvig)
426. Practicum. Junior or senior standing, and permission of instructor. I and II: (3); IIIb: (2). (Excl).
Permission of the instructor is required to elect Latin 426. Students must submit a plan for a project related to the teaching of Latin. The course is designed for students who wish to continue work begun in Latin 421. [Cost:1] [WL:3] (Knudsvig)
Courses in this division DO NOT REQUIRE A KNOWLEDGE OF GREEK OR LATIN. They are intended for students who have not had time or opportunity to learn these languages but who wish to acquire knowledge of ancient literature, life, and thought, and of the debt modern civilization owes the Greeks and Romans.
101. Classical Civilization I: The Ancient Greek World (in English). No credit granted to those who have completed or are enrolled in Great Books 191 or 201. (4). (HU).
This course serves as an introduction to the civilization of ancient Greece from its beginnings to the Hellenistic age. All reading is in English translation. Lectures will trace the development of Greek literature and thought within the context of Greek society. Literature read includes THE ILIAD and THE ODYSSEY of Homer; selected homeric hymns; selected tragedies of Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides; selected comedies of Aristophanes; selections from the historians Herodotus and Thucydides; and philosophical writings of Plato and Xenophon. The readings average about 90 pages per week. There will be a midterm, two brief papers, and a final examination. Freshmen Honors students in Honors sections will write enough to meet the Introductory Composition requirement. This course is the first of a two-term series. Classical Civilization 102 is offered in the Winter Term and represents an equivalent treatment of the civilization of ancient Rome. It is recommended that the course be taken as a sequence, but it is not required. [Cost:3] [WL:4] (Dillery)
372. Sports and Daily Life in Ancient Rome. (4). (HU).
The course presents a social history of Roman times, focusing in particular on the abundant evidence for sport/entertainments in Roman society and on the structures of everyday life. Some background lectures will provide an outline of Roman political history, but the majority of the material to be studied will relate to the structure of society, religious and cultural outlook, differing lifestyles of rich and poor, social distinctions based on gender, race or slavery, etc. The major spectator sports and leisure pursuits of ancient Rome (chariot racing, gladitorial combat, wild beast shows, theatre performances, activities at the baths, etc.) will be examined in detail, utilizing both historical and archaeological evidence. The class will also encourage reflection on both similarities and differences between men and women of past times and those of the present. There will be three lectures (frequently illustrated by slides) and a discussion section each week. The discussion section is to be selected in advance from the published list. Work in section will concentrate on the reading and discussion of ancient literature in translation, along with some relevant modern scholarship on Roman society. These readings will be assigned variously from required text books and a course pack. The grade will be based on a midterm and a final exam and performance in section. Cost:2 WL:1 (Mattingly)
388/Phil. 388. History of Philosophy: Ancient. One Philosophy Introduction. (4). (HU).
See Philosophy 388.
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Today at the Farmer's Market I picked up some bronze fennel. I used to have swathes of the stuff, but over the past couple of weird winters it's died out. Which is sad, because not only is it very pretty, but swallowtail butterfly caterpillars LOVE it.
Which brings me to today's lesson in beginner's heartedness:
When I bought it, the guy selling said it was all he would have this year. I said Yeah, the black swallowtail caterpillars eat it up. He said They do — just eat it to the ground. Then he looked it at me and laughed.
You buy it on purpose for that, I guess?
I do, I replied w/ a sheepish grin. I plant it in w/ my parsley, to feed the larvae. He shook his head.
Thankfully they don't eat my parsley, he said. But it's not flatleaf; it's ornamental.
They love my flatleaf, I told him. They can strip a plant in a day.
I know, he said dryly. I know.
And that, folks, is today's lesson in looking at things from various perspectives. One man's pest is another's butterfly…

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ATLANTA & MYRTLE BEACH, S.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 8,
2008--Elavon, formerly known as NOVA Information Systems, has
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The Bureau of Early Childhood Programs for Chicago`s public schools is screening children who are 3 and 4 years old for the state prekindergarten program.
Funded by the State of Illinois, the program will be operated during the 1989-90 school year and will provide assistance to children who may need extra help in preparing for kindergarten. The program will be conducted in half-day sessions, serving 17 children a session.


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We have written a lot of articles for Ubuntu (and derivatives), Fedora, OpenSUSE and our readers often ask why one of the most popular distributions, Mandriva, is left behind. In this article, we will give our readers what they want, a step-by-step guide to the installation of Mandriva 2009.1.
You can get a copy of the most recent Mandriva distribution from its homepage: you have two choices; to purchase Powerpack, a commercial release that has installation and configuration support or download One, a full-blown desktop without the support and codecs. Don't worry though, you can always install the codecs, players, etc. later on. In this article we will focus on the installation of One.
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Choosing the Installation Medium
Mandriva One is sized to fit on a single CD, as a live distribution. A live distribution lets you try a Linux distribution without touching your existing installation in any way (you can have a look at our article, Try Ubuntu without Touching Your Windows Drive in Any Way, to get an idea of running a live distibution).
You can either install Mandriva by burning it to a CD or DVD, or you can install it from a USB flash drive. For the former method, you need to burn the Mandriva One ISO image to a CD/DVD and set up your BIOS to boot from your CD/DVD drive. The latter method is faster but your BIOS has to support booting from a flash drive. If you can see "Removable Drive" (or USB Drive) in your BIOS configuration as the first boot device, you can go with the USB flash disk installation.
To prepare your flash disk to boot Mandriva, you need to have the Unetbootin program. It supports Windows and Linux environments, so you are not likely to face any problem running it. Unetbootin does not require any installation, you run the executable file directly in Windows. Run the program, select the Mandriva ISO image you downloaded, select your USB thumb drive and let Unetbootin do the rest. The red rectangles on the screenshot shows the ISO image selected and where you have to choose your USB drive. When Unetbootin is finished, plug in your USB drive, restart your computer, change the BIOS settings to allow booting from a removable drive and off you go.
The following image gallery shows step by step instructions on installing Mandriva. The installation screenshots below assume a dedicated, full-disk,fresh installation (not an upgrade), US English language selection, one user, KDE as the default desktop manager and a 1024x768 screen resolution. You can change the settings to your liking.
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Mandriva is one of the easiest distributions that the newcomers to Linux can try. The configuration program, Drake is a wonderful tool for changing system settings, saving the user from editing text-based configuration files. There is also Transfugdrake, which assists users to import their Windows documents and settings to their Mandriva system. If you have never tried a Linux distribution before, Mandriva is a good starting point.


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Thanks to tips from the public, Big Island police have arrested one suspect in connection with a robbery last week in Hōlualoa.
On Friday (January 13), detectives from the Area II Criminal Investigations Section located and recovered a white 1998 Jeep Wrangler Sahara associated with the January 12 Keauhou Store robbery. They arrested the registered owner, 41-year-old Roger Rasmussen of Kailua-Kona. On Sunday (January 15), they charged Rasmussen with accomplice to robbery. His bail was set at $50,000.
Police are still seeking the primary suspect. Police ask that anyone with information on his identity or whereabouts call Detective Walter Ah Mow at 326-4646, extension 238, or the Police Department's non-emergency line at 935-3311. Police again advise the public not to approach him, as he is considered dangerous and possibly armed.
Tipsters who prefer to remain anonymous may call Crime Stoppers at 961-8300 in Hilo or 329-8181 in Kona. All Crime Stoppers information is kept confidential.
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Yes, I undoubtedly did write in my notebook that finally I decided to take
the plunge and to accept the offer to go to the College Board rather than stay
at Harvard. And it was a close decision, but one that I've never
But a tough decision?
Yes, because Harvard is a hard place to leave and this was a new venture
that one didn't know what would come of it. But it's just one of those
What was it that interested you? What about testing did you find
I think I was interested in the full development of each individual. And
one could learn about individuals from tests, not just the SAT, but other tests
would be developed, too. And that is still something I believe in. That you
try and find out what the interests and capabilities are of individuals. And
you want to bring about the full development of each one to have the
I think that is not what I was, the mythic part--or that you were getting
into the person's mind. It was more that there was an instrument here, or
there would be more instruments as other kinds of tests were developed that
would be helpful.
Helpful for what?
It seemed to me that we knew more about the horses in the country than we
knew about the people of the country. And that it would be useful to know more
about all the different people.
When ETS was formed, one of the main purposes was to do a lot of research.
And ETS has had the largest educational research activity of any institution in
the world, and people don't know about that. They know about the SAT, but they
don't know about that. And it also was to try and develop new tests. That's
been a tougher nut to crack, but there have been some.
What was the class like in the '20s and '30s at Harvard, compared to
I'm amazed, looking through the report of my own class--a lot of people I
didn't know--and how well many of them have done. But it was not hard to get
into Harvard in those days. And when Conant became president, we were right in
the middle of the Depression, and we couldn't fill the class with what we
called paying guests, people who would pay their own way.
So nowadays, the number of people who apply, who qualify, there are more
people who are first in their class, valedictorians in their class... And of
course, they don't accept them on that basis alone.
By the time you had established ETS, the selective service test was
maybe three years old, and this test generated a lot of controversy. Edward R.
Murrow got Jim Conant to admit that the test stunk.
I went in and saw Edward R. Murrow afterwards and tried to explain our
position, but I also have to say I thought that was pretty poor.
Murrow himself said this country has never had an intellectual elite.
How did you react to this criticism? Do you think it was
Well, the selective service test was for deferment, not for eliminating the
possibility of serving. And there was the other important matter of keeping
the flow of scientists and other people moving along. Because the country
needed to have them.
But how did you react to the criticisms?
I didn't find it difficult. I went down to a Washington radio program once
a week with General Hershey or some of the others involved, explaining what it
was really about. It wasn't a deferment forever. It was to give a person a
chance to continue their education and be sure that we would have a strong
group of people, and scientists, and other fields after the war.
I also went out to the West and talked to people there.
Let's talk about the decision to go to ETS. What was attracting
you to go out on your own?
I had become interested in not only testing, but in the use of tests and
the records of students in school which is best indicated by rank in class, not
by grade, because the scoring system may change. And I was doing some studies
of matters like that, and whether you could correct for the school a person
came from. And I got an IBM punch and sorter tabulator, which nobody had at
Harvard at that time...So I was doing a lot of different studies. And I did
them in connection with the social studies tests, where I was the technical
consultant for the development of the social studies test at the scholarship
And so at any rate, I was interested in this whole mix. And I had hoped
that maybe Conant would be interested in increasing the amount of activity in
this area. I went to see him... And as we talked, I indicated this other
opportunity of going to the College Board. He said, "Well, how much salary do
you want?" Well, that wasn't what I was interested in. So I was a little
disappointed he didn't seem to respond to what I had really been interested in.
At the time I had the opportunity to go to the College Board, I thought
about it very carefully and put down a whole list of criteria by which I might
make a decision as to whether to stay at Harvard or go to the College Board.
And it was a close call, but there were 34 points for going to the College
Board, and 32 for staying at Harvard. One doesn't always abide by that kind of
thing. It might have been if it came out 34/32 the other way, I still would
have gone.
But for better or worse, ETS is almost synonymous with the SAT. There's
almost a national obsession with educational opportunity. And these tests have
become very, very important in everyone's mind. Did you foresee that
I didn't foresee this. And in fact, I and others in the field of testing
have tried very hard not to have people put as much emphasis as they do. They
have a place, but they aren't everything. And I'm sure that there are some
colleges that use tests to a greater extent than they should. They have
cut-offs and they don't necessarily look at all the aspects of a student's
records. I mean it's not only his school record, but his extracurricular
record. What he's done for jobs, what he's contributed to society. All those
things should come into a selection process, as I see it. But unfortunately,
there are institutions where it's very difficult to spend the time to do the
right thing.
I don't like it. I think that, for two reasons, you ought to have in the
institution, representatives of the different races, so that people get to know
them. And furthermore, in our society, you need to have people who are of
different races who are trained to be professionals, lawyers, doctors, and so
forth. So while it's a tough choice as to turning down somebody who's white,
who's got a higher test score, I think it's good to admit minority students, to
a degree. And of course, again, it's the whole record that counts.
With the national scholarship applications, we not only got references from
different kinds of teachers, but also on the people for whom they might have
worked. And here we get a lot of information about that. So I'm sorry that
things are going that way, and I don't know how one's going to stop it.
I think the obvious solution, of course, is to improve things from the
bottom. But in the meantime, I hope that there'll be reasonable numbers of
minorities admitted.
Some people argue to get rid of SATs completely. Do you think that's a
good idea?
I think they're cutting off their nose to spite their face or something. I
think the thing is to use the SAT as one of a number of factors. But I think
it'd be less fair in admissions if you throw it out.
And less fair how?
Now I'll give you an example. When I was in charge of the scholarships at
Harvard, there was a fellow from Kentucky, not far from Nashville, Tennessee.
He happened to see a poster on the bulletin board of the school about the
Harvard national scholarships, and somebody suggested to him he ought to apply.
And so he did apply. He did well. The principal didn't have much excitement
about this but I sent a letter to the boy asking if he could meet me in
Nashville for an interview. Well, the principal then took him down, got him a
haircut, and got him properly dressed and drove him down. And I interviewed
him, and he won a scholarship.
He came from a family where he was the seventh of fifteen children,
virtually none of whom had had any significant time in school. He himself had
been in school for only about a year's worth at the time he was, he had an
accident, which is what caused it all.
His brother was chopping down a bushy tree, and by mistake, hit him on his
top of his foot and severed some tendons, so he couldn't work on the farm. So
he was allowed to go to school. And then because of the test score, he was
found out.
You wrote in your diary once, "What I hope to see established is the
moral equivalent of religion. But based on reason and science, rather than on
sentiments and tradition." What did you mean by that?
I think I always thought in terms of reason, and not religion. Even though
my father was a minister and a remarkably fine person, and I was religious in
my early years. I still think religion has caused about as much problem in the
world in the wars and things as they do good.
But you had a faith in reason.
Yeah. But I don't know how that applies to values and various sorts of
But what about an actual faith in testing?
Testing is only a better way of getting information about somebody than
otherwise--interviews or school records. So, I mean I'm not a person who goes
around with "testing is the answer to all problems," by any manner of
My attitude was always that the tests were useful and very helpful, but
they weren't everything. You had to take into account the school record, or
whatever other records you had in making any decisions, so that I'm I guess a
bit unhappy with the uses to which some colleges, or some institutions use
In what way?
Because they should not depend solely, or entirely, on the test. They
should try to learn more about the student, and have the student learn more
about himself.
You think they use it as a crutch or an easy way out?
I'm afraid that may be the case. It may be the case that they use tests
because it's a simple way to just solve their problem. Whereas simple ways are
frequently not very satisfactory.
Do you think it's had a positive effect?
Yes, I think that testing on the whole has had a favorable effect on our
society. It causes problems, and they have to be dealt with, but that's the
way life is.
Did you think when you were embarking on the venture of starting ETS
that the test would actually permeate the country and the society as much as it
I don't think I thought about it, no. As I said, I think I was thinking
each day of the things that had to be done, and how you do them, rather than
the sort of thing that's going to be great.
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If you had told Filipinos back in 2001 that their newly elected president Gloria Arroyo would one day be arrested for vote rigging, not many would have believed you.
Mrs Arroyo was ushered into power promising a new era of integrity and honesty.
To the Philippine people, she was everything that her loud hard-drinking predecessor Joseph Estrada was not.
She was quiet and studious; she had studied economics in the US as a classmate of Bill Clinton; she came from an illustrious family - her father Diosdado Macapagal was president in the 1960s.
And perhaps most importantly, even though she served as Mr Estrada's vice-president, she had publicly distanced herself from the accusations of corruption and embezzlement that had led to him being ousted from office.
But now, 10 years later, history is repeating itself and Mrs Arroyo, like Mr Estrada before her, has been arrested.
She has been charged with electoral fraud and, if found guilty, could spend the rest of her life in jail.
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At the beginning of her presidency, Mrs Arroyo had some notable successes.
It was under her watch that the Philippines' burgeoning call centre industry was established, and she built much-needed roads and roll-on, roll-off ferry services between the country's many disparate islands.
"The ferries made a real difference in facilitating the movement of goods around the country. It was a big change for the better," says Gonzalo Jurado, Mrs Arroyo's former economics professor and one of her main supporters.
But it was not long before Mrs Arroyo found herself becoming the focus of corruption allegations.
In 2003, a group of young soldiers took over a hotel and shopping centre in central Manila, accusing Mrs Arroyo of mismanagement and allowing their generals to siphon off military funds.
The mutiny ended peacefully, but the corruption claims surfaced again the following year, when she faced her first election.
She had replaced Mr Estrada without an election being held, but in 2004 she had to fight her own campaign, which she won only narrowly.
In the aftermath of the poll, Mrs Arroyo was accused of vote-rigging, and a wiretapped recording of a conversation between her and an election official allegedly discussing her margin of victory eroded her popularity still further.
"It was in 2004 when it all started to unravel," says political analyst Marites Vitug. "Many of her allies were disappointed and deserted her, so she got into survival mode."
In the years that followed, Mrs Arroyo faced numerous other allegations. Critics say she siphoned off $16m of government funds that should have been used to buy fertiliser, and tried to enter into a broadband deal to her own personal advantage.
She denied all the claims, and clung on to power, despite several further protests and coup attempts.
But by the time her term ended in June 2010, she was the most unpopular president since Ferdinand Marcos, the man who was toppled in the People Power Revolution of 1986.
Election pledge
Once she had left office, it seemed only a matter of time before Mrs Arroyo would be charged over some of the many accusations being hurled her way.
Her successor, Benigno Aquino, has made tackling corruption one of the most important tasks on his agenda.
He knows that if he cannot get the woman who headed the previous administration to answer for her actions, his credibility as president will be dealt a heavy blow.
"It would make him look weak, like he's not able to fulfil his election promises," says Bernito Lim, a political science professor at Ateneo de Manila University.
But it is not proving easy. In trying to get her to face a trial, Mr Aquino and Justice Secretary Leila de Lima have found themselves on a collision course with the Supreme Court.
The court has twice overturned a government order preventing Mrs Arroyo from leaving the country.
Judges are now looking into whether the panel that issued the charges against her was unconstitutional - and even whether Mrs de Lima herself should be held in contempt of court.
At one stage, Mrs Arroyo was told by the judges that she could leave, so she arrived at the airport in a wheelchair and neck brace only to be turned away by government officials.
Filipinos watching the saga unfold on TV would be forgiven for thinking it was the plot of one of the telenovelas that are so popular throughout the country.
Analysts say there is a simple explanation for all these twists and turns: while Mr Aquino's supporters dominate Congress, Mrs Arroyo's appointees still dominate the Supreme Court.
"What they're doing is to vote in her favour," claims Marites Vitug. "It's a very cultural thing. When the appointed power puts you in a position, you owe the appointing power a debt of gratitude."
Mrs Arroyo has now been arrested but this, of course, is only the beginning. Next there is the matter of the trial. If she is found guilty, an appeal would again involve the Supreme Court.
The current charges relate to claims that Mrs Arroyo helped the powerful Ampatuan family rig an election in 2007, but both her supporters and detractors know there are likely to be more charges to come.
"It's going to be a long drawn-out battle," says Professor Lim.
Despite these hurdles, Filipinos are still keen for Mrs Arroyo to have her day in court.
Maria Ignacio, a Manila teacher, sums up the feeling of many: "I just want to know that no-one is above the law."


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A loan has yet to be finalized on the property, according to city officials, which has pushed back the permitting and leasing process.
The developer of the proposed shopping center, New Start Community Development LLC, of Birmingham, Ala., is still finalizing loan rates and terms for the $6 million retail center, said Tim Polk, executive director of the Bradenton Central Community Development Agency during a CCRA meeting Thursday.
Polk said once the loan is finalized, which he expects will be in January, a site plan will be submitted to the planning department, of which he also the director. It could take months, Polk said, until site plans are approved, a contractor is selected and construction is completed.
Though a loan is pending, 85 percent of tenants for the plaza has been leased, including a 16,000-square-foot Save-A-Lot grocery store. The grocery is to be located along First Street and 13th Avenue West, the site of the former 13th Avenue Community Center.
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With reference to the problem mentioned in this link , https://structure.tenderapp.com/discussions/problems/23719-links-to-child-page-not-working-after-upgrading-structure-from-339-to-structure-4115 , I raised this issue almost one week ago ,but not replied properly.
The issue remains the same so I cannot able to proceed in my up gradation process.
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After upgrading structure from 3.3.9 to structure 4.1.15 from EE2.5.5 site ,all of the navigation URL's automatically generated from {exp:structure:nav} do not include the "website root folder(in my case 'intranet4')\index.php" which is needed in my URL's.
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Tara McDaniel, who has been with Jackson Academy for over 10 years, is entering her seventh year as head of the Preschool and director of After School programs. Prior to her current role, she served for three years as a faculty member in second and third grades at JA. Mrs. McDaniel holds master's and bachelor's degrees in education from Mississippi College.
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After another trip to ob triage Sat. night for bleeding again and contractions I still manage to make it to my appts.
I was fed up by the time I got to the docs because I have been bleeding, contracting and ITCHING constantly and nobody will give me any answers or provide relief for any of the above problems. I am glad the babies are doing well but this momma is not. I broke down at my regular OB appt and just said that I have had enough and they have to figure out what the problem is. She left and went to call my Perinates and told me just head straight to see them because I have just to many high risk issues that she is not comfortable handling.
Second stop Perinates....Well the doc has realized enough is enough. I rotate through docs at the Perinates so the one I saw I hadn't seen in a couple months. The bleeding issue is from a much irritated cervix from all the contractions. The contractions are simply do to my uterine size and the fact the Baby A(Aria) switched from head down to breech. With the weight of both babies not distributed very well it has really kicked up the contractions. The ITCHING which was first thought to be cholestasis but my bile acids were not high enough, then they thought 17p shots; turned out to be cholestasis all along!!!! They re-ran my labs for the 3rd time and my bile acids went from 10 to 23 and my liver enzymes had triples in 1.5 weeks. Normal enzymes up to 120 and mine are in the 600's. They put me on Actigall 300mg 3x/day to help lower my bile acids and reduce the itching. It was decided I need the betamethisone steriod shots to help mature the babies lungs in case I do deliver early. To top things off they realized I was extremely anemic and put me on 325mg Iron 3x/day (BARF)!!!!! I will be doing repeat blood work to see if my iron is improving enough on its own or if I need IV Iron infusions......
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Even when I find free time to do whatever I wish to do, I find myself NOT doing what I had thought that I wanted to do. I've been wanting to answer the letter received in the mail this past week; I've already thought of complete sentences to write, in my head. Just haven't actually written them down.
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It really doesn't take very long to do, even though it's tedious, and it's a super cheap way to letter a shirt!
*A shirt (that can be ironed... I've used sweatshirts, t-shirts, and tech shirts without problems). For this tutorial, I used a track jacket that I found at a thrift store. It had embroidery on the left chest part, so I ripped out the embroidery and wanted to cover it with my name.
*A contrasting fabric for the lettering (I've used denim on sweatshirts, or just cotton on the other shirts). For this project, I just chose white cotton.
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*Double-stick fusible webbing:
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First, iron the fabric that you plan to use for the lettering to make sure it's nice and smooth. Then, you'll use the letter stencil to trace out your letters onto your fabric with the fabric pencil (or pen, in my case). I like to flip the stencil over, and trace onto the WRONG side of the fabric, so that the ink isn't visible once it's done.
Once you have all of the letters traced, you'll use the double-stick webbing. The webbing has three pieces--wax paper, a layer of glue web, and then another piece of wax paper:
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|Glue side down on back of letters. On top is the wax paper.
Now, the letters should be a layer of fabric, a layer of the glue web, and a layer of wax paper. Next, you'll peel the wax paper off, and place the letters (sticky glue side down) on your shirt exactly as you'd like them to be permanently. Until you iron them, they are moveable, so you can adjust them. Just make sure the glue stays with the fabric.
After placing the letters where you want them, carefully cover them with a scrap of fabric (or press cloth). You don't want to press the iron directly onto the letters or your shirt, so the fabric is just a thin barrier to protect them. I put the iron on the synthetic setting, but just use your discretion. Iron very well, making sure to press all the edges and corners of each letter.
When you're done ironing, the letters *should* be stuck on there pretty good!
At this point, you could probably just leave it as-is, but I always like to reinforce it by stitching the edges. I'm not sure how the lettering would hold up in the washer if you just rely on the glue. (For Eli's race shirt, I didn't do the top-stitching, but the letters stayed on fine during the race. I'll update after I've washed it). When using denim letters, like I did on the sweatshirt, I especially like to reinforce with stitching, because the letters fray a little on the edges--and I like that look!
For the jacket, I just chose to use a white thread. Use the sewing machine to sew as closely as possible around each letter. (Don't try to sew the letters without doing the webbing part above, though--they will be really difficult to sew.)
Once you sew around the edges of the letters, just trim the thread and viola! It's done.
So this is my simple but effective way to add letters to shirts! Hopefully it's helpful :)
ETA: I had to turn off comments on this post, because I've been getting literally dozens of spam comments. If you have a question about the tutorial, feel free to send me an email!


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NEW BRUNSWICK – Kiameesha Evans, MPH, MCHES, program director of the Office of Community Outreach at The Cancer Institute of New Jersey (CINJ), has been selected to take part in a unique pilot program for cancer control practitioners through the National Cancer Institute (NCI). CINJ is a Center of Excellence of UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School.
As one of only six participants selected nationwide, the Perth Amboy resident is taking part in The Research to Reality (R2R) Mentorship Program for one year. The R2R Program aims to strengthen the ability of public health professionals to effectively navigate and execute evidence-based cancer control and prevention interventions in community or clinical settings under the guidance of a mentor.
As a mentee, Evans will work closely with Evelyn Gonzalez, MA, from Fox Chase Cancer Center on the implementation and evaluation of the Body & Soul Program in several New Jersey houses of worship.
Body & Soul is an evidence-based program that provides important health information to the community. Evans is working closely with participating clergy to provide them with a tool kit designed to build awareness of healthier living within their congregations. Through regular meetings, these 'ambassadors' will be provided with resource materials such as healthy recipes and exercise DVDs to share with congregants, in order to stress the benefits of such things as increased fruit and vegetable intake and incorporating exercise into one's daily routine.
In addition to receiving mentor support, Evans also will receive technical assistance and training from the NCI.
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It better have been: he paid 99 bucks to do it. Then paid another 50 to do it again.
About 6 a.m. Sunday, as the sun rose to burn away the dew and mist, Almond, 27, took a hesitant little hop off a wooden plank attached to a hot-air balloon flying 150 feet over a Salem back yard.


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Sprint has yet to announce the HTC EVO Shift 4G, but more leaks are beginning to show that the phone might be revealed next week. Recent discoveries by Android Police show the EVO Shift 4G is already appearing in Sprint's inventory system and it looks like the phone will debut for $149 with a new 2-year contract. Our friend Phil from Android Central thinks the phone will launch on Sunday, January 9th, which makes sense if the phone gets announced next week at CES.
This QWERTY slider is Sprint's version of the Desire Z (think T-Mobile G2 in the U.S.) and it features a 3.7 inch display, 800 MHz second-gen Snapdragon processor, 512 MB RAM, 5 megapixel camera, and support for Sprint's 4G WiMAX network. About the only physical difference from the T-Mobile G2 is that the EVO Shift 4G lacks the unique z-hinge and offers a more traditional slide mechanism for the keyboard.
We are afraid that Sprint might have waited too long to release this device next to all the faster dual-core phones that are getting announced, but I guess that's why they priced it at only $149. You have to remember that Sprint is still charging the monthly $10 4G fee, so keep that in mind before you sign a 2-year contract for this device. Overall it looks like a great Android phone, but I would wait for something a little faster before I spend my hard earned money.
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780. Are you saying to the Committee today,
Sir Richard, that the agreement that was made in April to use
Renewco as a vehicle was doomed from the start?
(Sir Richard Mottram) No. I am not saying that, no.
781. It does seem extraordinarily that for a
six month period Railtrack and its shareholders were led to believe
that there was going to be a vehicle coming into place that would
not have public sector borrowing or spending requirements, and
then the rug was pulled from under their carpet on 1 October?
(Sir Richard Mottram) I do not think that is the description
of what happened. What happened wasI am not an expert on
these vehicleswe agreed with Railtrack that we would give
them more money, and what we were then discussing was could a
vehicle be created which would enable Railtrack to add to its
cashflow, over and above that money, through such a financing
vehicle. These things are very, very complicated. At the beginning
of April everyone was using their best endeavours and throughout
the process everyone was using their best endeavours but they
are, however, very complicated, otherwise it would not have taken
that many months for that to be done. Everyone behaved in good
782. I was fortunate enough to secure an adjournment
debate in December on Railtrack and in that the Minister, David
Jamieson, replied and seemed to indicate that the Office of Independent
Rail Regulators and the Strategic Rail Authority were going to
be merged. Subsequently he had the courtesy to write to me to
correct that position. If the two are, indeed, going to continue
separately, SRA and the Rail Regulator, can we have an assurance
from you, Secretary of State, should Railtrack emerge from administration
in private sector hands that you would not in future give a power
of direction over the Rail Regulator.
(Mr Byers) Those matters are matters not for the Secretary
of State but for the House of Commons and the House of Lords.
The Rail Regulator is independent and his functions and responsibilities
can only be changed by both Houses.
783. Can I talk a little bit about the funding
plans for investment in the infrastructure? There have been a
number of questions raised about the amount of money that has
been set out for investment, firstly by Railtrack and then by
its successor in the network over the next five years. Railtrack
itself said that there was a shortfall of about £3.5 billion
over what was required. Swift Rail has estimated that there is
a shortfall of £6.8 billion. It certainly appears to be a
question about whether the potential shortfall must be provided
for. Is that shortfall reflected in the funding that has been
allocated to the 10 Year Plan or is there a potential issue that
is as yet unfunded?
(Mr Byers) We are confident that adequate funding
can be found within the 10 Year Plan. It is also just worth stressing
to the Committee, as we said at the time the 10 Year Plan was
published, the 10 Year Plan is a flexible framework and during
the period of the 10 Year Plan there will be three Spending Reviews.
Those Spending Reviews will need to identify the priorities of
the government at those particular times.
784. You have not specifically budgeted for
a potential gap in the projection?
(Mr Byers) The Administrator is still doing his work,
it would be premature because that work has not been completed.
785. In relation to the funding that you are
paying over to the Administrator to support the organisation in
administration there is a potential debt there of up to £2
billion. Can you give us some clarification about how that money
will be repaid? Is it your expectation there will need to be an
asset sale of some sort to the organisation that takes over the
Railtrack assets in order to enable the Administrator to repay
funds to the government?
(Mr Byers) There are a number of avenues that the
Administrator is giving consideration to. He has not decided who
will take Railtrack out of administration, who will be the successive
body and there are one or two options about how that might be
achieved. It will really be for the Administrator under one of
those options to make recommendations to me under the Railways
Act. As I say, the Administrator is still doing his work.
786. There have been a number of questions raised,
not least by Railtrack itself, its previous Chief Executive Stephen
Marshall in evidence to this Committee, about the solvency of
Railtrack on the date you chose to push it into administration.
There are two issues that have arisen as a result of that, first
of all, the publication of Railtrack's results and, secondly,
the discussion over whether the Administrator has or has not undercovered
a significantly worse financial position than had previously been
identified. In the terms of the agreement that you have with the
Railtrack Administrator, and they are providing you with regular
management accounts, can you give the Committee an indication
as to what in those management accounts have identified significant
shortfalls in Railtrack's financial position? Can you confirm
to us that it is still your view that Railtrack was insolvent
on the date you pushed it into administration?
(Mr Byers) To say I pushed it into administration
is a judgmental view. What happened was I petitioned the High
Court and the High Court decided on 7 October that Railtrack was
insolvent. Indeed the High Court judge, Lightham J. made it very
clear he would grant the order immediately because of the evidence
that was put to him.
787. Could you tell us why, since they have
been squealing like stuffed pigs ever since that date, Railtrack
did not oppose that if they were so convinced of the security
of their existing financial position?
(Mr Byers) That is a question for Railtrack. Railtrack
did attend court and they had counsel present and they did not
object to the petition and did not raise a word against it. I
know some people have drawn attention to the fact that Railtrack
made a profit in the last six monthly report, but to announce
a profit in no way reflects on whether or not a company is solvent
or insolvent, because one has to look in relation to the profit
that has been made over the six month period with the debt which
has been incurred over a lengthier period. The directors of Railtrack
will, as they have to do under legislation, have to make a statement
of affairs. That statement of affairs will need to disclose the
level of the debt that Railtrack have to service. I think when
people see the level of debt, coupled with our projections of
a £700 million deficit by December of last area, rising to
£1.7 billion by the end of March this year, they will understand
why the High Court judge, Lightman J., took the decision which
he did.
788. Can I just press you on the issue of the
management accounts. Have the accounts the Administrator submitted
to you revealed significant discrepancies, significant gaps, between
the budgeted amounts for the year and the actual out-turns?
(Mr Byers) That is still work the Administrator is
doing. When he has completed his work all of that information
will be made public and people will be able to see them.
789. Are those accounts being submitted to you
on a weekly basis? The Prime Minister has made a statement in
the Commons to say that those gaps have been there.
(Mr Byers) The Committee and the public would not
see the whole picture. It is far better if people can see the
whole picture. It is far better to publish by the Administrator
at the end of the exercise rather than to take a weekly snapshot
of what is a changing picture. As the work goes on the Administrator
is discovering more about the true position of Railtrack, about
its major projects, like the West Coast mainline, and so on. Let
us get the whole picture at the end of the exercise, it is far
better than to get odd little briefings from certain people we
see in the press, and so on. Let us get the Administrator to make
his report and then we can all see the situation.
790. It would be premature to say that significant
gaps have been unveiled?
(Mr Byers) It would be true to say the Administrator
is discovering things like, for example, on the West Coast Mainline,
which people did not expect. Let us see what the Administrator
comes up when he has completed his work.
791. When do you expect that to be?
(Mr Byers) He has legal obligations he has to meet.
The important thing is that we use this period of administration
to do two things really, one is to make sure that the successor
to Railtrack does not have the baggage which has been left behind
by Railtrack and begins with a clean sheet so it can get on with
the job. Secondly, that we use this period to make sure that there
is good management to run Railtrack Plc. For understandable reasons
the Chief Executive who was there, Steve Marshall, wanted to argue
the case for the shareholders. It is a very good example of the
difficulty that Railtrack always had between trying to serve two
masters, the shareholders and the travelling public. In the end,
of course, their legal obligations by statute are to the shareholders
and not to the travelling public. They were concentrating on arguing
the case for the shareholders and were not concentrating on reliability
and punctuality within the network. We have new people in, John
Armit as Acting Chief Executive and Jim Cornell, engineers and
railway men, and they are now committed, really focussed, on improving
the way in which the licence is operating. That is important because,
obviously, we do not want to see the situation worsen during this
period of administration.
792. What is the latest estimate of when Railtrack
will emerge from administration?
(Mr Byers) That is a matter for the Administrator,
it would be improper for me to put pressure on the Administrator
when he has his legal obligations.
793. What is your hope?
(Mr Byers) He shares my objectives that the sooner
it can be done the better. The sooner it can be done the greater
the value there will be in Railtrack.
794. Can it be done this year?
(Mr Byers) I hope and I am confident it will be done
this year.
795. Why was no contingency plan been prepared
to cover for the possibility of Railtrack being put into administration?
(Mr Byers) No contingency plan in what way?
796. Within the Department. I know there has
been discussion within the Committee that that decision happened
in a very rushed way. As you look through all of the issues that
faced the industry in the past 12 months why did the Department
never factor-in the possibility of a Railtrack administration
and prepare an advanced contingency for that?
(Mr Byers) In evidence I have given to this Committee
before there were basically two options that were being looked
at, one was to provide more money to Railtrack and, secondly,
if we did not provide more money to Railtrack what would be the
consequence of that. The consequence was that Railtrack would
go into administration. Under the Railways Act there has to be
an administrator appointed and there will then need to be a successor
to Railtrack. I think the Committee, and the honourable member
in particular, would have had a lot to say if on the Monday, after
the administration had been granted on the Sunday, there had been
a blueprint that somehow we had imposed it on the industry. That
would have been improper.
797. Taking you back to the issue of investment
in industry. There are a number of factors that are effecting
investment in the industry, most notably the Disability and Discrimination
Act and the Automatic Train Protection System. Taking each of
those in turn, there has been an estimate it could cost £3
billion to implement the DDA on the network. Is there a case for
looking at the timing of that, given the current situation, and
saying that, perhaps, is set after some of the short term priorities
you outlined this week?
(Mr Byers) I think the strategic plan makes it very
clear that access for people with disabilities is a very important
thing to deliver on, not just for the individuals but for the
industry itself. I am pleased that there is an assurance and a
commitment in the strategic plan that a person in a wheelchair
will no longer have to travel in the guard's van by the end of
2004. I have to say I would like to see it brought forward, I
said this to the House on Monday, sooner. As far as I understand
it, there are no difficulties in terms of delivering on the disability
and discrimination commitment.
798. In terms of the detail of the SRA plan
a number of the forecasts for the timing of individual projects
that are contained in the SRA plan are based on what are set out
in the original heads of agreement between the SRA and the franchising
industry. The plan does not appear to take into account, for example,
any time factors encompassed by delays in the issuing of franchisesthe
Chief Executive of the SRA told us that those delays were likely
to happennor does there appear to be any allowance made
in timing as a result of the Railtrack situation. I can give you
two very specific examples of that, the timing of the South Central
upgrade and the South West Trains upgrade, where both companies
say they are not going to happen in the time frame the SRA suggests,
can you explain why the SRA plan contains those ambitious timetables?
(Mr Byers) I think we need to be aware in one of the
situations that you have mentioned that although heads of agreement
have been arrived at there are still very detailed negotiations
going on. What we might be seeing here, certainly for understandable
commercial reasons, are people putting forward a particular situation
because they want to secure the best deal they can for themselves.
We should be cautious about people with an understandable commercial
interest because they are involved, as we speak, in very detailed
commercial negotiations with the SRA about the details of those
franchise agreements.
799. From what you said at the beginning, Minister,
that you were planning to spend £180 billion over the next
10 years and that total Railtrack debt was something in the region
of £1.7 billion
(Mr Byers) I was not referring to debt. I said that
there will be a deficit of 1.7 billion by March this year.


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September 24, 2014
Philips focuses on healthcare tech
Lightbulb company Royal Philips is swapping its heritage for the consumer healthcare business.
CEO Frans Van Houten said in a statement that the announcement is part of what has been an ongoing transformation and that the change—which includes spinning off the lighting business—is essential for Philips "to become the global leader in HealthTech and shape the future of the industry." Philips expects the freestanding healthcare business will address professionals and consumers. The company's healthcare portfolio currently includes ultrasound diagnostics, healthcare informatics and oral healthcare.


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River Market (formerly Westminster Quay), 2nd Floor
New Westminster
On the Agenda
Election of Directors for 2011-2012 year
- Coffee and Tour of River Market Building, new shops and services.
- New directors meet to choose President and other officers.
Return to regular meeting
Regular Business
Correspondence, Committee Reports, Old Business
New Business
How can we best work with Quayside Residents Board?
We have many common problems and interest and overlap of territory.
Could we appoint a committee of three to work with three appointees from Quayside?
Speakers for the coming year -- who do we want to hear from?
Dues for 2011-2012 are now due and payable -- $5 per family.
Next Meeting
Wednesday, November 23, 7:00 pm
Will again be held at Holy Trinity Parish Hall


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Americans for Tax Reform (ATR) president Grover Norquist has now turned to left-wing media to continue his smear campaign against Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), a first-year senator already emerging as a leader of the Republican Party.
"I have never had a criticism of Ted Cruz's strategy because I've never been able to find it," Norquist said Monday night on Sirius XM's Standup with Pete Dominick, according to a report in The Daily Beast. Dominick is a reliably progressive radio host who hosts his show on the liberal POTUS network on Sirius XM. The Daily Beast is similarly liberal, having dropped notions of objectivity when Tina Brown killed the Newsweek arm of the publication.
Norquist's staffers have engaged in a deliberative Twitter campaign against Cruz and the Tea Party movement. Ryan Ellis, the tax policy director for Norquist's downtown Washington, D.C., organization, recently attacked the National Review's Andrew Johnson on Twitter. "hey look, the idiot from NRO who thinks shutting down the govt defunds obamacare is attacking me, too," Ellis tweeted, referencing a story Johnson posted on National Review's website including a tweet showing he views Sen. Cruz as a "despicable man who lies to good people."
Ellis also called Tea Partiers "freaking retarded."
"I've gotta tell you, man, I'm starting to think these tea party activists are freaking retarded," Ellis said in one of the tweets Johnson posted, directed at right-of-center writer David Freddoso.
Ellis later apologized in part, only for calling Tea Partiers "retarded."
"As someone with a Down Syndrome first cousin, I should not have used the word 'retarded' in any context," Ellis tweeted later, hardly walking back his attacks on the conservative movement that made his boss Norquist who he is today. "It was a throwaway heated term."
In another tweet that Johnson did not post at National Review, Ellis called Cruz a "demagogue who lies to the base."
While Ellis took much of the heat from Grover Norquist's ATR for running these tweets, he is hardly the only Norquist operative waging battle with the Tea Party on Twitter. Patrick Gleason, Norquist's director of state affairs at ATR, tweeted that he believes Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) is Sen. Cruz's "butt boy."
".@redstate @Freedomworks & co want to primary 'squishes', but looks like they also may need to defend Cruz's butt boy," Gleason tweeted, with a link to a Washington Post article about establishment efforts to go after Sen. Lee.
Gleason also called for Sen. Lee to lose his position in the U.S. Senate, adding former state Sen. Dan Liljenquist–who unsuccessfully primaried Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) last year–in that tweet. "UT needs a US senator who wants to rep the state, as opposed to being the errand boy of the junior senator from TX," Gleason tweeted. "CC: @DanForUtah."
Gleason also attacked Sen. Lee in another tweet by saying he was Cruz's "sidecar."
John Kartch, the communications director at Grover Norquist's ATR, blamed Sen. Cruz via his Twitter feed for Cook Political Report saying several House Republicans are vulnerable because of the government shutdown. "Thx Cruz RT @RyanLizza: Cook Political Report: 'we are making changes to our ratings in 15 House seats, all but one in Dem direction,'" Kartch tweeted.
Kartch also argued that Cruz is responsible for what the Washington Post argued was a massive lost opportunity by Republicans against Obamacare. "Ahem, Cruz RT @TheFix: How Republicans blew a massive political opportunity on Obamacare," Kartch tweeted, with a link to a story in the Washington Post arguing the GOP lost a shot at Obamacare.
Adam Radman, the grassroots campaign manager for Norquist's ATR, accused Sen. Cruz of lying when he said the establishment GOP did not have a strategy against Obamacare. "Sen. Ted Cruz said people opposed to the 'defund' tactic didn't have a strategy? That's completely false!" Radman tweeted.
In recent weeks, Norquist has lost any chance to spread his messages through conservative media. Glenn Beck, the founder of The Blaze, has come out against Norquist publicly. The National Review has clearly, as evidenced by the Johnson story referenced here, lost trust in him. Red State has come out swinging against him, too, with that publication's editor Erick Erickson calling on Tea Partiers to remember that Norquist's organization believes has said it believes they are "retarded," while only offering a pseudo-apology, next time Norquist comes calling them for help. Thus, it's no wonder why Norquist runs to the left to attack Cruz.


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Following the release of Final Fantasy Network's first podcast episode, you may have notice the podcast series has silently gone on hiatus. For clarification this was due to personal circumstances of the show's host (myself), and for the time being the show will continue on hiatus, with hopes of starting fresh in the new year.
In the mean time if you would like to still hear the missing second episode, you can find it with the link below. This episode covers the events of September's Tokyo Game Show, and even features FinalFantasy.net administrator, Tony.
Direct Link: Final Fantasy Network E02 | iTunes Page | RSS Feed
The mid-show music for this episode was Inspector Strago by AeroZ