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...genetics section at the University of Pennsylvania's School of Veterinary Medicine: "Many people have bred dogs for desired traits, but in the process of doing this they have also got undesirable ones. The objective should be to combine breeding for good traits with more careful planning to get rid of genetic defects. Unfortunately, not much attention has been paid to that...
Consider the fact that the divisive and hotly contested debate concerning affirmative action could be put to rest by what the numbers might reveal. If it turned out that the performance of racial minorities were comparable to that of the general Harvard population, we would be rid of the right wing's incessant allegations of unfairness, injustice and conspiracy against overqualified white males...
After a series of meetings with U.S. representatives from the State Department, the Pentagon and the Department of Energy, the Kazakh government secretly asked the U.S. earlier this year to help rid the newly independent nation of its unwanted legacy. Protecting the uranium was a financial drain on the country, it said. Furthermore, Kazakhstan has pledged to be nuclear free by the turn of the century...
...still doesn't serve the purpose of the teaching of writing to freshmen, which is to keep good teachers and get rid of bad ones," Packer said. Instead, Expos should develop a personnel policy which would link the length of preceptors' terms to their performance, Packer said. Another former preceptor agreed that such a personnel policy would be a good idea...
...future agenda is focused on "building down," as he puts it. Pet projects include proposals to get rid of farm subsidies and scrap the Social Security system. Still, there are signs that he may have softened his edge. "We want to have a happy, democratic work environment that is welcome for Democrats as well as Republicans," he said last week. "We'll show ((the Democrats)) our good grace, and their worst fears will not be realized." But Democrats may wonder: Is that a genuine offering or an appetizing lure trolled by a crafty angler...