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ms. <unk> is a free-lance writer based in new york |
one of ronald reagan 's attributes as president was that he rarely gave his blessing to the <unk> that passes for consensus in various international institutions |
in fact he <unk> the u.s. from one of the world 's most corrupt organizations unesco |
this is the u.n. group that managed to <unk> its own charter of promoting education science and culture |
ever since the remaining members have been desperate for the united states to <unk> this <unk> group |
now unesco <unk> are lobbying president bush to <unk> on president reagan 's decision to <unk> |
but we can think of many reasons to stay out for the foreseeable future and well beyond |
the u.s. along with britain and singapore left the agency when its <unk> <unk> financial corruption and top leadership got out of hand |
the personal <unk> of agency director <unk> <unk> drew much attention such as when several of his top aides were uncovered as kgb plants and <unk> from france and when a <unk> office fire was set just before congress sent accountants to <unk> u.s. funds |
mr. <unk> was an extreme case but even his replacement the more personally <unk> spanish <unk> <unk> mayor has had little success at <unk> reforms |
several ridiculous projects continue including the new international economic order which means <unk> from the west to pay for everyone else 's <unk> |
the <unk> new world information order would give government officials rights against the press journalists would be obliged to <unk> to their government which would have licensing and censorship powers and indeed duties to block printing of wrong ideas |
unesco somehow converted the founding u.n. <unk> of individual rights and liberty into peoples ' rights |
<unk> conferences were held to <unk> on subjects such as ethical responsibilities of scientists in support of <unk> and the impact of the activities of <unk> corporations |
the agency was so totally <unk> from the high principles of its founding that even the soviets now wonder about an agency that seemed so <unk> to them |
glasnost may be partly responsible but soviet foreign minister eduard shevardnadze last year admitted the <unk> ideological approach undermined <unk> <unk> to unesco |
unesco is now holding its <unk> meetings in paris to devise its next projects |
mr. mayor 's hope that <unk> to press freedom would survive <unk> seems doomed to failure the current <unk> is <unk> the public and media to avoid manipulation |
he has n't been able to replace the <unk> <unk> |
soviets remain in charge of education programs a former head of an african military <unk> for executions is in charge of culture and a hard-line polish communist in <unk> directs the human-rights and peace division |
of the agency 's N staff members N are in the field working on actual projects such as <unk> and <unk> research |
the position of the united states which once contributed N N of the budget is that nothing has changed |
john <unk> the assistant secretary of state for international organizations told congress that the continuing <unk> restrictive <unk> programs make <unk> any time soon extremely unlikely |
this has n't much bothered the unesco delegates who last week could n't even agree to raise funds by selling off a fancy <unk> french <unk> the agency somehow owns |
other countries including west germany may have a hard time <unk> continued membership |
we see an even stronger argument against unesco than its <unk> failure to reform |
this is that the reagan revolution <unk> eastern europe and <unk> square shows the power of ideas <unk> by international civil <unk> or government <unk> |
free markets free minds and free elections have an appeal that seems to get <unk> only when delivered through u.n. organizations which of course are made up largely of governments that fear these principles at home |
the <unk> of the united nations are experts at <unk> |
this can have its purposes at times but there 's no reason to cloud the importance and <unk> of western <unk> of freedom and justice |
we can see plenty of reasons to stay out and none to <unk> unesco |
researchers at plant genetic systems n.v. in belgium said they have developed a genetic engineering technique for creating hybrid plants for a number of key crops |
the researchers said they have isolated a plant gene that prevents the production of <unk> |
the gene thus can prevent a plant from <unk> itself |
such so-called <unk> plants can then be <unk> by <unk> from another strain of the plant thereby producing hybrid seed |
the new generation of plants will <unk> the <unk> <unk> <unk> known as hybrid <unk> similar to that now seen in hybrid corn |
the development could have a dramatic effect on farm production especially cotton said murray robinson president of delta & <unk> land co. a <unk> inc. subsidiary that is one of the largest cotton seed producers in the u.s. |
on a commercial scale the <unk> of the <unk> male part has only been achieved in corn and <unk> feed grains |
that 's because the male part the <unk> and the female the <unk> are some distance apart on the corn plant |
in a <unk> process the seed companies cut off the <unk> of each plant making it male <unk> |
they <unk> a row of <unk> plants nearby which then <unk> the <unk> plants |
the first hybrid corn seeds produced using this mechanical approach were introduced in the 1930s and they yielded as much as N N more corn than naturally <unk> plants |
the vast majority of the u.s. corn crop now is grown from hybrid seeds produced by seed companies |
a similar technique is almost impossible to apply to other crops such as cotton soybeans and rice |
the male part the <unk> of the plant and the female the <unk> of the same plant are within a fraction of an inch or even attached to each other |
the <unk> in these plants are difficult to <unk> off |
in china a great number of workers are engaged in pulling out the male <unk> of rice plants using <unk> and one-third of rice produced in that country is grown from hybrid seeds |
at plant genetic systems researchers have isolated a <unk> gene that can be inserted in a plant to <unk> male <unk> |
jan <unk> research director said this gene was successfully introduced in <unk> <unk> plants a major crop in europe and canada using as a carrier a <unk> gene developed by robert goldberg at the university of california in los angeles |
the <unk> gene is expressed just before the <unk> is about to develop and it <unk> the <unk> of every <unk> in the plant |
mr. <unk> said this genetic manipulation does n't hurt the growth of that plant |
the researchers also pulled off a second genetic engineering <unk> in order to get <unk> plants in large enough numbers to produce a commercial hybrid seed crop |
they attached a second gene for <unk> resistance to the <unk> gene |
both genes are then inserted into a few greenhouse plants which are then <unk> and allowed to mature and produce seed |
the laws of <unk> <unk> that half of the plants <unk> from these <unk> seeds will be male <unk> and <unk> <unk> and half will be male <unk> and <unk> susceptible |
the application of <unk> would kill off the <unk> plants leaving a large field of <unk> plants that can be <unk> to produce hybrid seed |
mr. <unk> said the hybrid <unk> created with this genetic engineering yield N N to N N more output than the commercial <unk> used currently |
this technique is applicable to a wide variety of crops he said and added that some modifications may be necessary to accommodate the <unk> of each type of crop |
he said the company is <unk> with the technique on <unk> and plans to include cotton and corn among other crops |
he said that even though virtually all corn seeds currently planted are <unk> the genetic approach will <unk> the need for mechanical <unk> of <unk> which costs u.s. seed producers about $ N million annually |
in recent years demand for hybrid seeds has spurred research at a number of chemical and biotechnology companies including monsanto co. shell oil co. and eli lilly & co |
one technique developed by some of these companies involves a chemical <unk> supposed to kill only a plant 's <unk> |
but there have been problems with chemical <unk> damaging plants ' female reproductive <unk> and concern for the <unk> of such chemical <unk> to humans animals and beneficial <unk> |
however paul <unk> monsanto 's director of plant sciences said the company 's chemical <unk> <unk> these problems and is <unk> on the female <unk> |
<unk> genetics corp. <unk> calif. is developing a <unk> containing a gene that spreads from cell to cell and <unk> with the genes that are responsible for producing <unk> |
this gene called <unk> is carried into the plant by a virus that remains active for a few days |
robert <unk> president of <unk> called plant genetic 's approach interesting and novel and <unk> rather than competitive |
there is a large market out there <unk> for hybrid seeds he said |
mr. robinson of delta & <unk> the seed producer in scott <unk> said plant genetic 's success in creating genetically engineered male <unk> does n't automatically mean it would be simple to create <unk> in all crops |
that 's because <unk> while easy in corn because the carrier is wind is more complex and involves <unk> as carriers in crops such as cotton |
it 's one thing to say you can <unk> and another to then successfully <unk> the plant he said |
nevertheless he said he is negotiating with plant genetic to acquire the technology to try breeding hybrid cotton |
a bitter conflict with global implications has erupted between nomura securities co. and industrial bank of japan two of the world 's most powerful financial companies |
the clash is a sign of a new <unk> and <unk> in japan 's <unk> financial circles |
not only are japan 's financial institutions putting their enormous clout to work increasingly they 're <unk> off against one another in unprecedented public fashion |
already the consequences are being felt by other players in the financial markets even governments |
what triggered the latest clash was a <unk> over the timing of a new zealand government bond issue |
nomura was attempting to <unk> the N <unk> $ N million borrowing in japan at a time when many japanese banks led by industrial bank of japan were <unk> the wellington government to help them recover loans made to a <unk> investment bank that had been owned by new zealand 's <unk> pension fund |
unwilling to put up new money for new zealand until those debts are repaid most banks refused even to play administrative roles in the new financing forcing an embarrassed nomura to postpone it this week |
the dispute shows clearly the global power of japan 's financial <unk> |
aside from nomura 's injured pride the biggest victim so far has been the new zealand government |
barred by its budget law from making any new domestic bond issues wellington 's debt management office had been casting abroad to raise the N billion new zealand dollars us$ N billion to <unk> N billion it needs to come up with by the end of its fiscal year next june N |
with japan 's <unk> banks aligned against it though raising money may be difficult |
not only can they block wellington from raising money in japan bankers here say but as the largest underwriters in the <unk> market they might be able to scuttle borrowings there too |
new zealand 's finance minister david <unk> <unk> out at such suggestions |
he told reporters in wellington tuesday that the government had n't guaranteed the loans to <unk> new zealand ltd. an investment bank <unk> by the national <unk> fund and would n't bail it out |
it may very well be what the japanese banks want he told radio new zealand |
i think it would be irresponsible and i am not about to be <unk> by japanese banks or any other international interests |
no less significant than the japanese banks ' attempt to cut off funds to pressure a foreign government are the implications of a confrontation between japan securities and banking industries |
anxiety is rising over recent government proposals to eventually lower the strict barriers that now separate and protect the two industries from each other |
both sides are <unk> <unk> their turf and relations have been at a <unk> for months |
the banks badly want to break into all aspects of the securities business |
meanwhile the securities companies most of them smaller than the banks are seeking access only to limited kinds of banking that would n't open them to the full brunt of competition from the banks |
nomura the world 's biggest securities company largely by virtue of its protected home field and industrial bank of japan japan 's most innovative and aggressive bank in capital markets abroad <unk> the opposing sides |
and their <unk> of each other run deep |
in the past year both have tried to stretch the limits of their businesses |
nomura started a credit-card venture with american express co. that allowed <unk> to use their nomura securities accounts like a bank account attracting the <unk> of banks |
and industrial bank of japan started up a london securities subsidiary that sells japanese stocks to <unk> institutions overseas a move that <unk> the anger of the stock brokerage firms |
the new zealand bond issue simply has brought the two institutions face-to-face |
itel corp. reported third-quarter earnings which were mistakenly shown in the quarterly earnings surprises table in yesterday 's edition to be lower than the average of analysts ' estimates |
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