Word: grosse
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...According to the Oxford dictionary, obese means "grossly fat," and gross means "repulsive." No wonder parents are reluctant to accept that their child may be obese. The negative connotations of our terminology for overweight and obesity undermine efforts to help parents grapple with the implications of obesity for their children. My steadygrow program (www.steadygrow.com) offers an alternative, inclusive terminology based on weight zones A0 to A3+, the goal being A1. Wider use of this terminology will revolutionize our ability to communicate healthy weight messages to parents and children. Dr. Felicity Breen, Havelock, New Zealand...
...Former Dean of the Faculty William C. Kirby consolidated the two deanships in 2003, ousting Lewis from his position as then-dean of undergraduate education Benedict H. Gross ’71 took the helm of the College. Kirby wrote in an e-mail that there was a “near-total separation of responsibilities regarding curriculum and the broader realm of undergraduate life” in the old structure...
...Scott Fitzgerald famously observed that the very rich are different from you and me. Perhaps. But just like everyone else these days, they have been won over by the convenience of online shopping. Around 80% of high-net-worth consumers - in Western societies defined as those with annual gross income and assets of at least $500,000 - use the Internet daily, and they regularly buy products online. A great opportunity for luxury goods, right? One would think so, but only a third of the world's premium brands sell their goods online, according to a new study by consultants Forrester...
...changes have been relatively small ones, and arts programs appear poised for a more significant shake-up, a prospect reflected in Gross' charge of working "with whatever governance and organizational structure is adopted for the arts" after the task force makes its recommendations this fall...
...Gross also takes responsibility for putting arts planning for the new Allston campus back on track. Last year, Harvard shelved proposals for an arts museum there in the face of community opposition to the University's planning process at the time...