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...fulfill affirmative action quotas, many white-male dominated businesses "steer female and minority workers to the sidelines, making them managers of public and community relations, human resources and, evidently without an eye to the irony, equal employment opportunity." The only women or minorities who seem to make it past the 'glass ceiling' into the 5 percent of non-white-male senior executive level are those who adopt the "chemistry, relationships and collaborations" (and golf handicaps) of the white male. As one CEO put it, "When we find minorities and women who think like we do, we snatch them...
...voted for by large majorities: a requirement that federal criminals pay restitution to their victims; a measure that would allow illegally seized evidence to be admissible at federal trials if police acted in "good faith"; further restrictions on federal habeas corpus appeals; and a prison-construction bill that would steer federal aid to states with tough sentencing laws...
...fatalistic inability of the characters to understand or to control the events of their lives is expressed in these words--they pop out of the dialogue and steer one towards understanding, even when the sum of the conversation is obtuse. Through these moments of clarity, Mamet offers us clues to 'the cryptogram...
...course, you will not want to do any important work under the pre-release version of Windows 95, since more than likely, the operating system will at some point "crash," or freeze your computer. Seniors writing theses should steer far away from Microsoft's offer! Those adventurous students who participate in this "beta test" will be rewarded with a spanking new copy of the final product once it is released...
...space shuttle Discovery may not be able to get as close to the Russian space station Mir as planned. Shortly after Discovery reached orbit this morning, two of its steering thrusters failed; one of the thrusters is leaking and may compromise the crew's ability to steer the shuttle at close range to the station. The eight-day mission is a rehearsal for a June mission during which the shuttle Atlantis is scheduled to become the first to dock at Mir. At Discovery's controls on this mission: Captain Eileen Collins, the first woman to pilot a U.S. spacecraft. Nineteen...