Word: afoot
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...whole plan got afoot last fall when Thomas A. Dingman ’67, the dean of freshmen, took several upperclassmen to a theatrical essay toward racial understanding, “Nigger Wetback Chink.” While the group found the show useful as a point of departure, they were naturally concerned by its obvious drawbacks, such as the three-man troupe’s inattention to gender issues...
...guarantee that your deposits or securities will be returned to you should an institution fail. The limit is $500,000 in brokerages for each unique account per institution, $250,000 on deposits in retirement accounts and $100,000 on deposits per person per bank, although there's a movement afoot in Congress to raise that limit to $250,000. With something like a revocable trust or POD (payable on death) account, you are guaranteed up to $100,000 per named beneficiary...
...since Ina May Gaskin's natural-childbirth advocacy inspired a generation of home birthers in the 1970s has the practice been such a hot topic--or so hotly contested. While home birthing still accounts for less than 1% of U.S. births, there's a movement afoot to license more lay midwives to attend home births. Concerned by this development, the American Medical Association (AMA) is urging lawmakers to curb the home-birthing movement, including having the licensing of so-called direct-entry midwives--who do not have nursing degrees--overseen by a state medical-practitioner board...
...effects of pesticides on the ecology and on people's health, Punjab Pollution Control Board is holding a meeting in the coming weeks to decide what action to take. For the moment, the government doesn't seem to have a plan of action, though piecemeal steps are afoot. It is promoting herbal pesticides and extending outreach programs to better educate farmers about the dangers of pesticide overuse-not only in this region but all over Punjab. Some farmers are taking up organic farming, and many scientists have been calling for a return to crops more suited to the local landscape...
...decluttering begin. Maybe it's because of decreasing home sales. Or rising gas prices. Or maybe just because it's still spring. Whatever the reason, there are several grassroots movements afoot that have average Joes trying to pare down their possessions and do more living with less stuff. The 100 Thing Challenge is a pledge to cull your belongings to a mere 100 items. If that seems too daunting, there's the 365 Days of Decluttering Challenge, which has people promising to donate, sell or toss one unused item from their homes everyday for - you guessed it - a year...