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If you don't know how to read,if you're not educated, then Rosetta Stone V3 you're not going to aspire tovery much. And you can be controlled and you can be - no,you can't challenge anything. And so women were not allowedto read and be educated.So one of the things that we'veworked very hard on is girls' education around the world andwomen's education around the world, because as much as Ibelieve that women's empowerment is about running forpolitical office and all of those things, women'sempowerment first begins with educating women. So I'm a bigbeliever in the power of education, and when I leave, I'llgo back. The United States has a lot of problems in our owneducational system, a lot of problems in our public schools,and those are some of the issues that I really want to workon. And I'll leave elected politics to my fri likeStephen. (Laughter.) (Applause.)MS.BARBER: Thank you both. As you would have alreadyheard, Dr. Rice is an accomplished pianist and, as oftenhappens, though, plans do change and our lives often takevery different directions. But when thinking of what giftsto give you, Madam Rosetta Stone German Secretary, the obvious choice was thegift of a song. So I would like to present to you, on behalfof the whole college community, 12 of our very talentedyoung women, and their conductor, Mrs. ClaireGamlin.(Song was performed.)(Applause.)SECRETARY RICE: That wasbeautiful. That's my - one of my favorite songs, so thankyou.MS. BARBER: I would now like to callforward our Head Girl, Lucy Fitzsummons, to present you witha copy of a book, Madame Secretary. The book is actually thestory of Mercedes College. It's called Out Of These Stones.And of course, our history dates from 1846 through to - thebook covers the period, 1846 to 1996. But as you'd be aware,we are very proud of our heritage and the future that we areall creating as we walk in the footsteps of the Sisters ofMercy. And we're very fortunate also that while many of oursisters have moved into other ministries, there are many ofthem here this morning to join us, so it's wonderful to havethem with us too. So Mercedes is the oldest existingsecondary school in Western Australia, and we certainly hopeyou enjoy reading our history. (Applause.)So on behalf ofthe students and the staff at Mercedes College, I would liketo thank you sincerely for taking time out from your busyschedule to visit with us. We've been truly blessed. And wethank Rosetta Stone Hindi you too, Minister Smith, for including us in Dr.Rice's itinerary.