Whoa! Just wait a moment before you all go off to discuss things private-like. I'm sitting around grinding down my tail bone and I really enjoy reading many of these "non-pertenent" (sp?) postings. I get theory and such all day -- a little real-life soaring with classroom jargon seems healthy and even interesting, in a cosmic sense. Please don't shut everyone out. Leah D. Frank, Columbia University GSAS [log in to unmask]