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THE DESTRUCTION OF NATIVE CULTURES has often been the aim of colonizing powers. It is doubtful whether it has ever happened on such a massive scale as in today's Afghanistan.
Despite the clash of personalities and corporate cultures, it seems unlikely that GM could easily untangle itself from EDS. When the two firms merged EDS took control of all of GM's computer operations, including its mainframe computers, thousands of individual terminals and 10,000 data- processing employees. Systems engineers...
"Not all tribes are as progressive as ours," said Mankiller, who said some Native American cultures, especially in the Southwest United States, preserve traditions that bar women from power.
There had been early warnings, a few cases reported around the country. But then 44 U.S. Navymen in Key West, Fla., began complaining of sore throats, fever and chills. Last week, after taking throat cultures from the men, doctors confirmed the bad news: Taiwan flu has arrived and begun to...
In addition to addressing these complaints at the meeting, Grabowicz proposed a new option within the department. That option, called Russian and Slavic Studies, would allow students to learn the languages and cultures of Slavic countries other than the Soviet Union.