If the H1N1 flu virus or a weather event prevents students and faculty from getting to class or moving around campus, Echo 360 provides an answer.

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Completed only four years ago, the Banca d'Italia's provincial head-offices on Rome's Via XX Settembre have, besides lots of marble, a huge echo around its 29 tills as well.

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Balls bounce off the hanging catwalks, others are lost in the ceiling, the power goes out due to electrical issues, and a cacophony of cowbells and foghorns and screaming Rays fans echo around the dome.

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