Word: meritable
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West, who is in favor of affirmative action, posed the question of how to "wrestle with white supremacy and balance merit and fairness and the public interest...
...should a school intentionally blur the academic distinctions between its applicants just to meet its dream of a perfectly diverse student body? This diversity-by-any-means-necessary approach to college admissions seems to relegate the measurement of academic merit to an afterthought. If the U.C. regents truly believe the SAT to be culturally biased, then they should look for a new gauge of academic achievement--not simply attempt to erase the current yardstick...
...good fortune. It's about rising on the wings of mediocrity and claims of entitlement. It's about gratifying those in the position to facilitate your climb, a widespread sort of prostitution euphemistically described as "selling yourself." Those who doubt my claims might consider the ostensibly merit-based recruiting season and ask themselves if Dirk really went much farther than some inspiring investment bankers would if that plum job at Goldman Sachs was on the line...
There are three extended, bluesy instrumental jams on the album: "Tax Free," "Midnight" and "Pali Gap." All have merit--after all, anytime Hendrix digs into his guitar, sparks are bound to fly. "Pali Gap," with the flowing interplay between its two guitar parts, is the most remarkable and brilliant performance on this album, with inspired soloing and beautiful textures from beginning to end. "Pali Gap" belongs in the company of Hendrix's greatest recordings ever and is probably the most lamented omission from First Rays (the compilers of that album believed Hendrix did not intend to include the song...
...broke, Bulic has resigned and promised to give the prize money to charity. As for a slogan, it appears that they're sticking to the "Paradise on Earth" thing. After all, the previous slogan was "Croatia--A Small Country for a Big Holiday." Maybe she really did win on merit...