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[Christina Kramer]

Hi Howie, I hear through the grapevine (read Victor) that you are not happy
that the Tense/Aspect/Mood conference is slow in either happening or in
disbanding.  We applied for SHRC money and were turned down (what a
surprise, they have turned me down for five years in a row, this year will
round out the even half dozen), but we weren't that far out of the running.
They funded people with something like 68 points and we had 64.  We
decided then to revamp the proposal and submit it to a U of T in house
grant - the Connaught.  We think we stand a reasonable chance at this since
synergy (make me sick) is the key word these days and the fact that three
diffeent depts. are involve dshould help.  Watch this space.  meanwhile, i
just found out that I was turned down at the decanal level for promotion.
I am trying not to wallow in my disappointment, and hope that this means I
can refuse administrative duties - though I am saddled with grad.
coordinating for two more years.  In any event, I wanted to thank you for
all your support.  Cekay

Christina E. Kramer
Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures
University of Toronto
21 Sussex Ave.
Toronto, Ontario
Canada  M5S 1A1