Word: processing
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...bottom to prevent contact with wine, to the Mytik Diamant composite cork. "Our clients don't want to take risks anymore with traditional corks that may be tainted," says Benoît Ecrepont, director-general of Sibel, Mytik Diamant's manufacturer. By employing compressed, heated CO2 in a process similar to the decaffeination of coffee, the unwanted molecules are extracted from natural cork to make it "99.99%" TCA-free. In the three years since its release, Ecrepont says, Mytik Diamant has captured nearly 15% of the Champagne market, including renowned houses like Billecart-Salmon and Moét & Chandon...
...While it was heartening to see the committee continue deliberations regarding the best approach to the release of nutrition information, students should have had more of a role in the process. To be fair, the committee did invite students to contact committee members, but there should have been a more proactive outreach campaign in order to facilitate student interaction. College students ought to be provided with as much information regarding health matters as possible. Therefore, maximizing the dissemination of information ought to be made the highest priority...
...given, with each test cycle lasting eight days. Each test grader is required to work two nights of the test cycle, during which they discuss answers with students and give a pass or incomplete grade. Depending on the number of students taking the test that night, the grading process could vary from being a one-on-one conversation between a grader and a student to a group session involving multiple students. The reduction seeks to increase accountability and alleviate “enormous” variability among graders, said Wei, who explained that because the tests’ format...
...campus through private and public e-mails from students, parents, faculty, and alumni, as yet, a week after the announced cuts, we have received no sign that the administration is listening. MIT is leading a similar budget-cut initiative and is trying to incorporate community feedback, even streamlining the process of recognizing the best ideas. Its website asks the MIT community to post suggestions to the “Idea Bank” and allows others to view these responses and rate the ones they find “particularly innovative and practicable.” Harvard should offer...
...announcement from Dean of Faculty Michael D. Smith delivered a stark truth to students—budget cuts had been made to student life, and students had not been included in the process. Within hours, e-mail lists exploded with discussions about shuttles, hot breakfasts, dining-hall workers, House administrators, and the elimination of anonymous HIV testing at UHS. The administration responded to the announcement by holding a series of town -hall meetings across campus. College Dean Evelynn M. Hammonds and members of the College administration took questions and tried to comfort students who were concerned about their safety, nutrition...