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...other extreme, the Putnam appointment at the Kennedy School was universally hailed as a signal that Harvard's youngest and fasted growing professional school was finally going to come to terms with its curriculum. Putnam, a widely respected scholar and former Government Department chair, said from the day his appointment was made public in March that he would emphasize academics--a clear departure from the aggressive growth plan stressed by his controversial predecessor Graham T. Allison...
...trained bell ringer--usually a roofer from International Service Systems--climbs the tower to sound the chimes by hand. The bells are rung at a signal from the ground crew, which maintains communication with the ringer by telephone...
...trying to put them to sleep," observes Dr. Charles Czeisler of Boston's Brigham and Women's Hospital. "They are fighting the internal clock." Many workers run on automatic pilot at that time; they execute routine tasks but are unable to process new information, like flashing red lights that signal danger...
...White House has filled only four of the top 13 Education Department positions. Nor has Bush shown much generosity in funding: his $22.3 billion education budget for 1990 does not allow for inflation, effectively eroding future buying power. Says former U.S. Commissioner of Education Harold Howe: "That was a signal that Bush was going to look like the education President...
Financial reality is forcing officials to consider alternatives to imprisonment for most nonviolent offenders. Twenty-two states are experimenting with electronic surveillance, in which offenders stay at home wearing a high-tech ankle bracelet that emits a signal telling probation officers where their charges are. A number of states have adopted some form of intensive-supervision probation. In that system, an offender lives at home but must check in with probation officers a number of times each day while also holding a job, often in community service. This approach requires the hiring of more probation officers, but it nevertheless winds...