[inaudible] and the representative but normally each of the candidates of the award is fully capable and deserving of the honor. I say that with conviction. These are wonderful finalists. We are at 90 submissions this year. We have decided however to honor the last of the speakers this evening and the guggenheim award will be given to alexander watson. Will you please join us . [applause] would you like to say a word or two . I would like to thank the judges again for such an amazing honor and matter to her as well. [laughter] and secondly my publishers and. The last word the 14 monthold daughter is that not right . That is correct. Let me close on the proceedings with Ralph Waldo Emerson in a letter he wrote. At the beginning of a great career. [applause] standardized testing in todays Education System the discussion ranges from the introduction of the common course data standards to the cost to taxpayers up to 1. 4 billion per year. My name is monica and the book passage is very happ
This year’s celebration of Human Rights Day on December 10 is special because it marks the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). The Philippines played an essential role in the drafting of the Universal Declaration one of the most profound and influential expressions of human values and…