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To: epicure who wrote (115928)	7/20/2009 3:29:58 PM
From: Travis_Bickle	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 541853

How does this relate to the diversity movement, which seems to me to be based on the premise that if you are running a widget factory, hiring a wise latina will make it a better widget factory due to her wise latinaness?

To: epicure who wrote (115928)	7/20/2009 4:35:27 PM
From: biotech_bull	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 541853

If culture is the prime mover, why not attribute it to culture? I am leery about calling it the prime mover because culture can be changed, is linked to ethnicity and its contribution is often small in the big scheme of things. Sure we can learn and improve by studying effects of cultural differences and I agree the Korean Air story is a good, gut-wrenching example of the potential for disconnect. My personal favorite was the story of Roseto, Pennsylvania with its low incidence of heart disease which highlights the fact that the true prime mover is not in the genes,location, diet or even ethnicity