Word: seconded
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...evolutionary path - white Caucasians were at the top of the racial hierarchy, while black and brown people ranked below. [Racism] was a widespread prejudice in British society at the time, but he presented racial hierarchy as a matter of science. He also held that the poor were genetically second-rate - which inspired eugenics. (See a photo-essay on Darwin...
...second-ranked Harvard women’s squash team (2-0, 1-0 Ivy) hardly seemed to break a sweat this weekend in tallying their first two victories of the season. The national powerhouse Crimson crushed Ivy League foe No. 10 Brown (0-1, 0-1 Ivy) on Friday before breezing past out-of-conference opponent No. 8 Williams (0-2) on Sunday. The weekend’s victories boosted Harvard to a 2-0 record, a start that surprises none given the team’s stacked lineup and a national championship appearance last year...
...Crimson took advantage of facing such a strong adversary in Rutgers, who was second with 863 points. Harvard typically has not had the opportunity to compete against a Big East team, especially at this point in the season...
Clarke finished the 500 freestyle a quarter of a second ahead of sophomore Catherine Zagroba, and once again, Harvard swimmers were the top five finishers in the event...
...West should not "trample" on the Green Movement by fully embracing Iran's regime if it eventually reverses course on nuclear talks. He and other prominent opposition members are also urging the White House to more actively condemn the brutal crackdown since the election that gave Ahmadinejad a second term despite opposition claims of widespread fraud. The limited reaction has allowed the regime to believe the outside world is indifferent to what is happening inside Iran, he said...