Word: segments
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...buzz word is "commonization," or sharing parts among old and new models, even among different carmakers. Honda is out in front in that race with its new Domani, a small family car that is 60% built with parts also used in other Honda models; previously the shared-component segment amounted to 10% to 15%. The carmakers are also considering a method already used by truck manufacturers: standardization of certain components, which allows parts companies to cut their prices. Zexel, a major high-tech partsmaker based in Tokyo, expects to get seven manufacturers to agree to a common fuel injector...
Both its military actions and its social programs have made Hamas ever more popular in the territories. Still, a sizable segment of those who vote for fundamentalist blocs in elections for Palestinian chambers of commerce or student labor unions do so less out of commitment to its agenda than in protest against the failures and foibles of the P.L.O. Palestinians are not only disillusioned by the organization's inability to bring them any closer to the dream of independence but also consider it to be inept and corrupt. Kassem estimates that 30% of Hamas supporters are true believers, while...
Developed to foster respect for all races, ethnic groups and religions, the New York City teachers' guide called "Children of the Rainbow" is mostly unexceptional. It suggests presenting folklore through Chinese tales; or, for music class, the Mexican hat dance. But in a segment on the importance of families, it reminds teachers that some of their pupils may come from households in which one or both adults are gay. And its original wording urged teachers to encourage first-graders "to view lesbians/gays as real people to be respected and appreciated." Among proposed -- but not required -- readings, the guide suggests Daddy...
...Seattle this year, the public health curriculum will include for the first time a two-lesson segment for juniors and seniors on sexual orientation. In lower grades, teachers and administrators are being trained to take seriously any incidents of antigay graffiti and name calling. "School buildings are not automatically going to be safe and comfortable places for kids unless adults take an active role in making them that way," says Pamela Hillard, coordinator for sexuality and HIV education for the Seattle public schools...
That report followed an April paper in whichGusella, director of the unit, further localizedthe defective gene to a short segment ofapproximately 500,000 base pairs shared by 30 to40 percent of DNA collected from Huntington'spatients and their families