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...examine the report more closely.Faculty say they are concerned whether the hybrid system will solve the dilemmas created by the Core and whether both halves will appeal equally to students.“We don’t want to suggest a program that might potentially die on the vine,” Thomas said. “We need to just make sure that [the recommendations] make sense and not pretend that something makes sense without really testing it.”Menand said the success of the general education courses depends on Faculty interest as well...
...Story of O The hippest new wineglasses, like the O series from Riedel, leave the stems on the vine. Stemless glasses are sturdier, can be stacked in your cupboard, and fit in a dishwasher. Purists say the stem keeps the hand from warming the wine, but most palates don't notice...
California's raisin grapes are withering on the vine. In the Central San Joaquin Valley, source of nearly all the raisins sold in the United States, 30% of the season's grapes are still waiting to be picked. The reason, growers say, is an unprecedented shortage of field laborers. A typical six-week harvest requires more than 50,000 workers; this season, raisin farmers are short by 40,000 and stand to lose as much as 60% of their annual $500 million production...
...hippest new wineglasses, like the O series from Riedel, leave the stems on the vine. Stemless glasses are sturdier, can be stacked in your cupboard, and fit in a dishwasher. Purists say the stem keeps the hand from warming the wine, but most palates don't notice. --By Lisa McLaughlin...
...veiled threat to take over the settlements unless his group got some cash. In the end, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will probably have to pay off all the feuding parties. But by then, the greenhouses--and a chance to grow the Palestinian economy--may have withered on the vine. --By Matt Rees and Jamil Hamad