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...nonmilitary chemical attack ever, by the Aum Shinrikyo cult in Tokyo in 1995, killed only a dozen people. One reason is that the delivery method was crude: cultists dropped plastic bags of sarin (smuggled in lunch boxes and soft-drink containers) on a subway platform and pierced them with umbrella tips. Also the amounts were relatively small. Says Smithson: "Any bozo can make a chemical agent in a beaker, but producing tons and tons is difficult." Aum Shinrikyo tried to make the stuff in bulk, recruiting scientists and spending at least $10 million, but it failed...
...conference on racism after U.S. and Israeli delegates walked out - Jewish activists say they have begun to wield more influence. "The French leadership now sees us as its natural partner and turns to us to represent the interest of French Jews," says Haim Musicant, director of crif, an umbrella organization of secular French Jewish groups...
Tian proposed the idea of collecting money at her proctor group meeting Wednesday night. After contacting the public-service umbrella group Phillips Brooks House Association (PBHA) about the idea, she organized shifts to man the 5-gallon money collection bottle on steps in front of Annenberg Hall. PBHA is helping oversee the collection sites. Tian says the money will be given to American Red Cross relief efforts...
James Reinertsen resigned as CEO of both BIDMC and CareGroup, the umbrella organization of which BIDMC is the largest member, in late July. His resignation came as financial losses at both BIDMC and CareGroup continued to mount. Reinertsen had slowed but not stopped the hospital group’s losses—in the third quarter CareGroup lost $38.9 million...
...Timia in the West African nation of Niger - wear loose fitting, black trousers, with yellow or white edging around the hem. Over the trousers hangs a cotton robe held at the waist by a colorful belt. Many wear turbans and sunglasses. One rider holds a bright blue and orange umbrella to protect himself from the sun, which at 8am is already blistering hot. Along the riverbed, small groups of drummers beat out time on animal skins stretched between rocks...