Yet the rationale of Janelia Farm carries a strong implied criticism because almost every aspect of its operation -- long-term goals, no pressure to generate practical results, no grant writing, no administration, hands-on research, interaction across disciplines -- is designed to be the opposite of those in the established system.
At these meetings, we reviewed developmental screening recommendations, provided an overview of the screening tools selected, and gave hands-on instruction in the administration, scoring, and interpretation of the tools.
All these comments were a rebuke of the Clinton administration's hands-on firefighting, from the rescue package for Mexico in 1995 to aid for Brazil in 1998.
As Mr. Giuliani denounced the show before it opened as "sick stuff" and "Catholic-bashing," a sentiment shared by many, Mr. Lhota quickly became the administration's hands-on enforcer in the case, interviews and court records show.
Powers describes it as a "virtual internship," in which he shares his professional experience to give students practical hands-on experience with Linux system administration tasks.
They occurred, not coincidentally, just days after the arrival of an American envoy, Anthony C. Zinni, signaled the Bush administration's first hands-on attempt to broker a peace.
"The previous administration was far less hands-on," said Mr. Balcom, who started working at the village 22 years ago as a farmhand.
Mr. Giuliani exhorted the Clinton administration to take a more hands-on role in both situations.
He said his administration is taking a more hands-on, student-centric approach that should improve academic achievement, which he said had not previously received sufficient attention.
Moreover, Mr. Obama wanted a hands-on development expert rather than a former banker, senior administration officials said.
