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...dominated and sidetracked discussions of the topic. She dismisses the essentialism of nationalists like Louis Farrakhan who think racial identities are mystically ingrained in our souls .hooks also rejects the assimilationist views of writers like Shelby Steele who say race matters so little that Blacks should stop complaining and reap the benefits of the great American society...
...interesting piece of sustainable development is already emerging unheralded from the intersection of biotechnology and biological diversity. Pharmaceutical companies already reap huge sales from this or that wild and wonderful molecule discovered in the natural variety of plant and animal life. Natural or genetically enhanced organisms aid with environmental cleanup. A CFC-eating bacterium was recently found in sediments of the Potomac River. A basic laboratory for biotechnology and diagnostic medicine uses a heat- resistant enzyme derived from a bacterium native to Yellowstone hot springs. Upward of nearly $100 billion of annual economic activity is generated at this intersection...
Barrett warns that unless there is "radical change" in the way the government molds the future of the public schools, private schools will reap a new population of students-- those dissatisfied with declining public education...
...Parker's credit, she didn't abandon her new game. And once she returned to Cambridge, she began to reap the benefits of her patience...
Leisure travelers, by contrast, stand to reap fewer overall savings. While rates will drop on most of American's flights, they will rise a bit on certain lightly traveled routes. Passengers between New York City and Wichita, for example, will pay a 3% higher fare. (American and other carriers are also clinging through April to special discounts that are even lower than many of the new reduced rates.) Senior citizens, meanwhile, will pay 20% more starting May 9 for their discount travel on domestic flights...