Word: programing
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...three oases, and some 1,700 others across the country, are certified participants in the Backyard Wildlife Program. Sponsored by the Washington-based National Wildlife Federation, the program aims at providing urban and suburban refuges for wildlife. Backyard habitats also benefit their human owners. Families become versed in natural lore, often increase the value of their property and save energy by staying home and watching the warblers. Membership is limited to those with three acres or less...
...program is not intended for armchair Audubons. To earn the coveted N.W.F. habitat certificate, an applicant must fill out a detailed questionnaire describing the facilities the yard provides: "seasonal menus for wildlife," natural and artificial cover, water for drinking and dunking, and other measures taken to attract furred and feathered friends. In addition, the owner is asked to list all the animals observed in the habitat during the previous year. In a letter to program applicants, N.W.F. Executive Vice President Thomas Kimball writes: "A nationwide network of these mini-refuges could demonstrate that people really can help wildlife win their...
...just that kind of rah-rah ambition that makes college basketball one of the most exciting and unpredictable sports in the country today. A talented newcomer can walk into a moribund basketball program and make his school a conference contender in his first year and a national champion before he departs for the pros. Last season, the aptly named Magic Johnson finished his sophomore year by tucking the national title under Michigan State's arm, then went to the Los Angeles Lakers. The national exposure that comes with a trip to the N.C.A.A. tournament can help in fund raising...
...Pritikin Program for Diet and Exercise, Pritikin with McGrady...
Racing for the first time this season, the women in black posted a time of 6:31.2 over the 1500 meter course against MIT's (7:09.1) and N.U.'s (7:00) third-ranked varsity heavyweight boats. Neither school has a lightweight crew program...