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...risk” and forge ahead with the initiative, soliciting feedback from administrators and others close to the situation, according to Sarafa. Dingman said that administrators in the Freshman Deans Office (FDO) had been considering granting universal keycard access for a while, but the initiative began to take shape after Sarafa and Sundquist contacted him in late winter.UC representatives met earlier in the year with Harvard University Police Department (HUPD) Chief Francis D. “Bud” Riley and Sergeant Robert Cooper to hash out security details surrounding the resolution. Riley approved the initiative, under the condition that...
...popular introduction at the ICFF, for example, came from renowned product designer Yves Behar, who was hired by a small, San Francisco-- based company called Fleurville to create a cool high chair. The result is the Calla chair, a pistil-shape foam-and-aluminum piece that will retail for a cool $925 and, like the Bugaboo, will come in customized colors. Similarly, Philippe Starck has applied his eye to strollers, portable high chairs and diaper bags for McLaren, the popular British stroller brand. Designers like David Netto have found their niche giving such nursery staples as cribs and changing tables...
...witnessed only the very beginnings of Pusey’s ambitious fundraising drive—an effort that included the Program for Harvard College (PHC), which raised over $80 million, the equivalent of $575 million today.Though not formally announced until the 1957 Commencement, the PHC began to take shape during the Class of 1956’s final years at Harvard. The program was meant to benefit undergraduate education by financing major construction efforts, increasing financial aid, and attracting high-quality professors through enhanced faculty benefits.The fundraising that occurred during Pusey’s tenure as president was accomplished largely...
...product, yogurt has charged ahead, having grown 10% annually for the past three decades, meaning that consumption has doubled every 7.2 years. What's the appeal? Like spackle for the diet, marketed to the soul, it increasingly fills the holes in our nutritional and daily eating habits. Yogurt is shape-shifting into ever more unlikely forms and flavors--squeezable, drinkable, chai, cappuccino and black currant--while nailing three major food trends: convenience, portion control and health. "Give it a few more generations, and this could be the No. 1 food," says Harry Balzer, vice president of the NPD Group...
Would someone of Paulson's stature take the job with limits? It's possible, says Harris, who adds, "Treasury Secretary is a great way to cap a career under almost any circumstances." For the most part, though, economists agree that Paulson likely will be asked to shape policy, which should give him a stronger voice on all economic issues...