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...which has created a simmering problem for health officials. While the U.S. has no laws against gulping milk straight from cows, the government's stance on controlling the sale of raw milk is far murkier. The Food and Drug Administration, which recently determined that it's safe to drink the milk of cloned cows, takes a tougher stand on unprocessed milk. It banned interstate sales of raw milk 20 years ago but left it up to individual states to decide what to do about commerce within their borders. The result is a hodgepodge of conflicting rules and loopholes big enough...
This week three students will tackle a problem set, but they’re not out to get A’s. If they ace this, they could win $10,000 and laptops all round...
...competition lasts five hours, with 10 problems for each team to solve, Heinsman said. When the teammates figure out a solution, they submit it to a bank of judges. When a team finds a solution, contest staff bring a color-coded balloon, with one color for each problem solved. Other teams watch for the proverbial white smoke...
...Because you are not making it open to everybody, you’re more able to keep money for yourself,” Margaret M. Wang ’09, party fund director for the UC Finance Committee, said of the new DAPA grants. To address this potential problem, the DAPA program requires awardees to submit receipts before doling out grant money. And some parties were checked up on by DAPAs to ensure that funds were used properly, according to DAPA Katherine L. Sancken ’09, who dropped by an Irish pub party this weekend...
...Asia is any indication, gaming addiction can extend far beyond childhood, and will soon require our direct attention. The South Korean government has had to fund more than 40 treatment programs that aim to deal with the huge problem of gaming and Internet addiction gripping its country. China too has been forced to deal with what it sees as an economic problem as well as a serious addiction. The government has decided to forcibly limit the playing hours of its more than 20 million daily gamers through a system of punishments within the virtual worlds themselves. Under a totalitarian regime...