Word: consciousnesses
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...really don’t feel a lot of regret about the point system going,” Orfield said, adding that individualized race-conscious policies are “the fairest system...
...Connor, who was widely considered the swing vote on Monday’s cases, also cited the example of the U.S. military. A friend-of-the-court brief filed by high-ranking members of the armed forces said their ranks had reaped advantages from diversity after putting race-conscious policies in place...
...Race-conscious admissions policies must be limited in time,” O’Connor wrote. “We expect that 25 years from now, the use of racial preferences will no longer be necessary to further the interest approved today...
...slaughterhouses across the U.K. - could soon be a thing of the past if the recommendation published last week by the Farm Animal Welfare Council (F.A.W.C.) that all animals be stunned before slaughter becomes law. Both Islam and Judaism forbid consuming animals' blood and require that livestock be conscious when killed so that the blood pumps out. Animals used for halal and kosher meat must be healthy and uninjured when slaughtered for consumption. Although animal-cruelty regulations throughout Europe say that livestock must be stunned before slaughter, Britain and most countries allow exemptions on religious grounds. Spain, for example, permits...
...convenience offered by Penney's, "kids don't feel good about going into that store," says Russo. "It isn't hip like American Eagle or Abercrombie's." Tim Lyons, a Penney's spokesman, counters that its business with teen girls is growing by double digits. "Teens are value conscious," he says. But Russo says the ads, which focus on fun, don't reflect that value message. Target's ads, on the other hand, "communicate a funky, contemporary approach, and people feel it's a hip place to shop for products at a great price." Despite the rapid growth...