Many thanks to Phyllis for her comments, and to Jean Guthrie also who stressed the same very important distinction that was NOT clear in any of the news reports (and now we know why) that the report is about PERCEPTIONS. I expect there will be various interpretations of the significance of the perceptions?! I'll be listening. Thanks Susan * * * * * * * * * * * Susan Drain, Ph.D. 902 457 6220 Chair, English Department [log in to unmask] Mount Saint Vincent University Halifax, NS Canada B3M 2J6