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While many on the faculty say they are not certain that the Summer School courses are on par with term-time offerings, supporters of the Summer School say the radically different structure of the summer program makes comparison difficult...
...skillful public relations. Tom Milliken, who heads TRAFFIC (Japan), part of the international organization that monitors the wildlife trade, gives Japan measured praise for its attempts to control commerce in endangered species. Says he: "Japan has gone from being the worst of the worst to being on a par with the worst of the European countries -- Italy and France." But on the issues of tropical logging and drift-net fishing, environmentalists are much more skeptical. Observes Japan's Yoichi Kuroda, co-author of a study titled Timber from the South Seas: "The government is simply talking about the rain forests...
...months ago, for example, Continental Can began making detergent bottles from recycled milk containers. All went well until workers began noticing a faint aroma of milk in the final product. After a few months of tinkering, they finally managed to remove the odor. But that sort of problem is par for the course in the new recycling game...
When businesses find the skills of Massachusetts people sub-par, the state's economy is clearly in trouble. With little natural resources, the Bay State has long relied on the quality of its citizens, especially in the university laden Boston area to attract commerce...
...Crimson was led by Captain Terry Murray, the only senior on the inexperienced, sophomore-dominated squad. Murray shot a four-over-par 76 in the icy rain to tie the Elis' Chip Arndt for fourth place...