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...much improved advising to our students,” said APO Assistant Dean Inge-Lise Ameer. Rinere said she did not know how the College might replace her or how the office might be restructured in her absence. “We’re going to try to maintain the same high quality with fewer resources,” she said. “The students will be an integral part of the decision-making going forward and that’s what will enable the office to do what it does with less,” Rinere added...
...reason is to assure the other side, as long as we're not taking a policy to pursue de jure independence - that's a reason for the mainland to use force against us - we will maintain the status quo, which reflects what the mainstream public opinion has been for more than 20 years. That is one of the reasons I was elected last year, unlike my predecessor who opted for a pro-independence policy which caused Taiwan a lot of trouble...
Evolution is likely at work here. "If you think about how we as a species maintain body mass, you would think that nature would probably not have left the only modifiable component of energy expenditure to chance," says Frémeaux. Rather, evolution probably programs much of our willingness to be active. Sure, some people change their lives and become marathoners at age 50. But most of us don't. Our children are no different: whether they get P.E. or not, their bodies "know" how much they want to move...
...minimal. “You got it at Annenberg, and a transfer of funds to brain break; you’ve got protein, and weekends are the same,” Mayer said. “I’d think that’s adequate for you to maintain diet and strength.” The improved brain break will include new items such as hummus and pita, cheese and crackers, and make-your-own cupcakes. Though some of those improvements have previously been seen in certain Houses, these changes will be implemented in all dining halls, according...
...Iranian relations. Washington is pursuing a new policy of engagement with Iran and has tried to reassure the mullahs that its diplomatic overtures are sincere. It is trying to strengthen the hand of Iranian moderates who want to pursue diplomacy and undermine hard-liners who want to maintain hostile relations with the West. The Saberi case offered an opportunity to do both. (Read "Talking to Iran - or Talking...