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...being examined ever more critically. The final report of the World Commission on Dams concluded that while dams have delivered significant benefits, the price paid - in cost, environmental impact and displacement of people - has in many cases been unacceptable and often unnecessary. The report found "far greater scope" for alternatives to dams in meeting water, food and energy needs. "We excluded only one development option - inaction," says the commission chairman, Kader Asmal, a former South African Minister of Water Affairs...
...scope of the upcoming capital campaign, which Dean for Development Scott G. Nichols says is in still in the planning stages, is unprecedented...
...their initial refusal to reopen debate on the issue, administrators cited the results of a 100-page report released last spring. The report recommended that in lieu of a mandatory wage floor the University enlarge the scope of worker benefits, including health insurance, education and access to campus facilities...
...despite Skocpol's enthusiasm, not all members of the government department seem satisfied with the scope of recent Faculty expansion...
Into the Woods is a production of enormous scope, enormous challenges and, hopefully, enormous rewards. It’s a task that requires dedication, teamwork, coordination and countless hours of, if not blood, then certainly toil, sweat and tears. The performance is a large-scale endeavor that requires that all the details be in place, so that the ultimate “big picture” is as powerful as it can be. Furthermore, not only is Sondheim’s music notoriously difficult for performers to master, but the audience may come in with pre-formed expectations from...