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...they have to run from someone in one department to another...NYU, I believe, is facing similar problems.” THE BRAIN AND THE BELLYThere is no shortage of opinion on how a food studies curriculum should look if it were to become an acceptable discipline under the umbrella of FAS. Haber contends that any food-related undergraduate curriculum cannot be divorced from the practical side of food. “You’d have to know how to make it. You’d have to eat it,” she says...
Part of that approach involves reducing the number of local Girl Scout councils from 312 to 109 through mergers. In some cases, the newly merged councils have more facilities than they need. For example, when Camp Daisy moved under the umbrella of the Kansas City, Mo., council, officers took a cold look at the rustic horse barn. The council already has a state-of-the-art Scout Equestrian center two hours away, which made Daisy's horse program an easy target. (The Scouts are still trying to figure out just what to do with Daisy's 23 horses...
...homes and 50,000 small businesses in the U.K. have used SmartWater. But having built its "umbrella" of technology, police enforcement and brand awareness on a not-for-profit basis, the Telford, western England, company is now courting larger firms for tailored approaches that it says will double its 2008 turnover to more than $9 million. While home coding kits retail at only $90, commercial coverage, which comes with a license to badge a company's products and premises with the SmartWater logo, can range from $4,000 up to six figures a year. Big-name clients include insurers Allianz...
...rallies. We may not be allowed to tailgate after the game starts. And we may have no school spirit. But if there’s one thing we do have, it’s a large gathering tonight (Thursday) in the Yard to congratulate ourselves. Bring an umbrella...
...earthquakes, most people do exactly the wrong thing. "Unfortunately, adults fail miserably when it comes to quake-safe actions," says Inés Pearce, a spokeswoman for the Earthquake Country Alliance, the umbrella group for all the organizers. They run outside or inside. Or they run to a doorway, which is no longer considered wise. Most injuries occur when people try to move during the shaking. It is much safer to drop, cover and hold on close to wherever you happen to be standing. Children actually are much better at this - because they have regular drills in school...