We had been told by other participating districts to expect an initial enrollment of 500 students.

We had been told by other participating districts to expect an initial enrollment of 500 students.

The consumer is in pretty good shape. The American consumer hangs in through thick and thin, and now there are read more

The consumer is in pretty good shape. The American consumer hangs in through thick and thin, and now there are lots of positives.

Any bad news can throw us, and the jobs report was perceived as bad news, seen as a sign that read more

Any bad news can throw us, and the jobs report was perceived as bad news, seen as a sign that the recovery is fragile, but that's not necessarily true. In the last two recessions, a pickup in employment only happened a year after the recession had ended. So just because unemployment is higher doesn't mean we're not on track for a recovery.

I learned not to blink in a close-up or move your head at all, because if you did, they wouldn't read more

I learned not to blink in a close-up or move your head at all, because if you did, they wouldn't use it.

We've had some recovery but nothing to breathe a sigh of relief over.

We've had some recovery but nothing to breathe a sigh of relief over.

Between those two we need gradual increases of complexity and achievements to keep the public interest, to keep the funding, read more

Between those two we need gradual increases of complexity and achievements to keep the public interest, to keep the funding, to keep the political support going. We've gone to the Moon, we've stopped doing that; now commercial people are doing it. Who knows? Maybe we will get technology from other sources; something I have written about in my days of writing science fiction.

He didn't quite manage to get his leg over.' - about Ian Botham, though admittedly on the cricket pitch at read more

He didn't quite manage to get his leg over.' - about Ian Botham, though admittedly on the cricket pitch at the time

What's particularly interesting is that, while some of the new human rights courses focus narrowly on human rights law, others read more

What's particularly interesting is that, while some of the new human rights courses focus narrowly on human rights law, others concentrate on practical skills such as campaigning and lobbying. That's very valuable.

FORTY DAYS is a social, spiritual and learning experiment in which people experience the intensity of monastic life. The purpose read more

FORTY DAYS is a social, spiritual and learning experiment in which people experience the intensity of monastic life. The purpose is not religious conversion per se, but it is to expose people to the reality of unplugging from modern life completely and creating the opportunity to explore their beliefs in a contemplative environment. The tone of the series will be thoughtful and respectful to the brothers and sisters who have made their monastery home to our production team and the participants in the series.