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...place. Typically, dietary regulation is justified either for public health concerns or on account of the would-be-meal’s danger of extinction. As to the former, it is true that animals higher up the food chain are more hazardous to eat—since they tend to ingest and accumulate more chemicals—but dog meat is no more dangerous than shellfish and hardly merits its own special ban. And as for the latter, as any Parisian will tell you, the world’s dog population is hardly in danger...
...thought provoking--particularly the implication that one's character is defined by a stance on public issues. I believe it's the major reason the Democratic Party is in decline. Those of us across this country who are trying to help children become good, honest, loyal, hardworking citizens still tend to hold people unambiguously accountable for their personal conduct. We certainly need all the help we can get from our elected role models...
...admissions were on a gender-blind basis,” said Goldin. The reason for this is that the most dominant female-to-male ratios occur among lower socioeconomic status families, while the ratio among wealthier families is more balanced. Katz said that “since Harvard tends to draw from the higher part of the [socioeconomic status] and high school performance distribution [this] would mean even with gender-blind admissions policies that Harvard would tend to have a lower female share than a typical elite school.” While a large gender gap has not yet arrived...
...currency's value has declined, so has its condition. Many Naira notes are tattered and stained. In the past few years Nigeria's Central Bank has started printing 500- and 1000-Naira notes, which tend to be cleaner. But most 20-, 50- and 100-Naira notes are torn, grimy and full of sweat from being grasped by bus conductors all day or stuffed down the bras of market women working in the scorching sun. One TV ad actually shows a woman hiding some Naira notes in her ample cleavage. "The moisture from the body, food and other fluids allow germs...
...Many of the advertisements, in fact, make very specific references to unique cultural traditions that tend to exacerbate the problem. "Do not deface the Naira. Do not write on it," one reads. "Arrange your money neatly in straight pockets, wallets or pouches. Our Naira is who we are, and an icon of our neighborhood. Do not squeeze, stain, tear, spray or write on the Naira...