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...over the years, the program, dubbed "vo-tech" for short, has deteriorated into disorganization...
...school's overall curriculum restructuring has left the entire school in a state of flux. But this is just the tip of the iceberg for the vo-tech program, which faces larger and more serious structural problems...
Replace the tech stocks that you shed with a mix of steady growers like food and drug stocks; companies that benefit from falling interest rates like banks, insurers, utilities and real estate investment trusts; and beaten-down cyclical stocks like home builders and retailers, which will rebound with a recovery. Some stocks in these groups have risen sharply in the past year, especially utilities, so pay attention to valuations. Or you can diversify easily through value-oriented mutual funds, like Clipper and Berger Small Cap Value...
...concept itself a sound one? Robert Lanza, ACT's vice president of medical and scientific development, says the technique is not a panacea but "presents exciting possibilities" that may help rescue endangered species and perhaps even reverse extinctions. Other scientists aren't so sure. They argue that such high-tech approaches are unlikely to make a significant contribution to the support of vulnerable species, especially if their habitats have been destroyed...
...think the wrong message is being sent. "We do not believe that cloning has any relevance to the routine management and conservation of endangered species," says David Wildt, a senior scientist at the Smithsonian Institution's Conservation and Research Center in Front Royal, Va. Instead, Wildt favors low-tech methods, like the artificial insemination used to breed the endangered black-footed ferret, which is now being reintroduced to the American West. "Our laboratory works all over the world with the rarest of species," he says, "and not once have I ever heard a real wildlife manager or wildlife scientist...