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A national poll of high school
biology teachers found that at
least 25 percent devoted
classroom time to discussion of
creationism.
Although the Supreme Court has
ruled that creationism, also
known as intelligent design, is
rooted in theology rather than
science, researchers from the
University of Pennsylvania found
that, of the 25 percent of biology
teachers who teach creationism,
“nearly half agreed or strongly
agreed that they teach the subject
as a ‘valid scientific alternative to
Darwinian explanations for the
origin of species.’”
The study’s author, Michael
Berkman, said that in spite of the
fact that creationism cannot be
taught in America’s public high
schools, in the end it is the
teachers themselves who develop
the curricula and who insert
creationism into their study
plans.
The researchers said that
“between 12 percent and 16
percent of the nation’s biology
teachers are creationist in
orientation (and) one in eight
reported that they teach
creationism or intelligent design
in a positive light.”
The study also revealed that 17
percent of high school biology
teachers do not teach evolution
at all.
Researchers polled via telephone
and e-mail 939 public high school
biology teachers between March
5 and May 2007. it's all true
biology teachers found that at
least 25 percent devoted
classroom time to discussion of
creationism.
Although the Supreme Court has
ruled that creationism, also
known as intelligent design, is
rooted in theology rather than
science, researchers from the
University of Pennsylvania found
that, of the 25 percent of biology
teachers who teach creationism,
“nearly half agreed or strongly
agreed that they teach the subject
as a ‘valid scientific alternative to
Darwinian explanations for the
origin of species.’”
The study’s author, Michael
Berkman, said that in spite of the
fact that creationism cannot be
taught in America’s public high
schools, in the end it is the
teachers themselves who develop
the curricula and who insert
creationism into their study
plans.
The researchers said that
“between 12 percent and 16
percent of the nation’s biology
teachers are creationist in
orientation (and) one in eight
reported that they teach
creationism or intelligent design
in a positive light.”
The study also revealed that 17
percent of high school biology
teachers do not teach evolution
at all.
Researchers polled via telephone
and e-mail 939 public high school
biology teachers between March
5 and May 2007. it's all true
The Air Force revised its request for war
funding upward due to the rising cost of
oil. The Secretary of the Air Force,
Michael Wynne, said that every $10-per-
barrel increase in crude oil increases
costs by $610 million.
The Air Force has requested $3.69
billion for all fuels for 2009, an increase
from the $1.49 billion that the Air Force
had budgeted for the coming year. Even
that amount may not be enough because
the amount the Air Force has requested
is based upon oil priced at $97.19 per
barrel. Right now, oil is hovering around
$130 per barrel.
The Air Force said that the increased
cost of jet fuel has led to reductions in
“funding available for flying hours used
to train” air crews. The Air Force
maintains that reduced training lowers
funding upward due to the rising cost of
oil. The Secretary of the Air Force,
Michael Wynne, said that every $10-per-
barrel increase in crude oil increases
costs by $610 million.
The Air Force has requested $3.69
billion for all fuels for 2009, an increase
from the $1.49 billion that the Air Force
had budgeted for the coming year. Even
that amount may not be enough because
the amount the Air Force has requested
is based upon oil priced at $97.19 per
barrel. Right now, oil is hovering around
$130 per barrel.
The Air Force said that the increased
cost of jet fuel has led to reductions in
“funding available for flying hours used
to train” air crews. The Air Force
maintains that reduced training lowers
pilot’s “combat readiness.” Wynne said
that the instability in oil prices “wreaks
havoc on how we manage our flying-
hour program across the Air Force.”
The Air Force has begun to explore the
use of synthetic fuels to power their
aircraft. Researchers have had some
success using synthetic fuels, but they
say that it will be years before they can
be perfected for wide spread use.
The Air Force is the largest fuel
consumer of America’s military branches
and is one of the world’s largest
consumers of jet fuel. There are over
19,000 pilots who operate nearly 6000
aircraft in the Air Force. Fuel costs for
the Air Force have been rising sharply
over the past years. The Air Force
spent $6 billion in fuel costs in 2006, up
from $1.4 billion in 2004. it's all true
that the instability in oil prices “wreaks
havoc on how we manage our flying-
hour program across the Air Force.”
The Air Force has begun to explore the
use of synthetic fuels to power their
aircraft. Researchers have had some
success using synthetic fuels, but they
say that it will be years before they can
be perfected for wide spread use.
The Air Force is the largest fuel
consumer of America’s military branches
and is one of the world’s largest
consumers of jet fuel. There are over
19,000 pilots who operate nearly 6000
aircraft in the Air Force. Fuel costs for
the Air Force have been rising sharply
over the past years. The Air Force
spent $6 billion in fuel costs in 2006, up
from $1.4 billion in 2004. it's all true
The House Judiciary Committee issued a
subpoena to former White House
Deputy Chief of Staff and long time
political advisor to the president, Karl
Rove for testimony relating to the
alleged selective and political prosecution
of the former Governor of Alabama,
Don Siegelman.
Rove had previously rebuffed the
Committee’s request to appear and
provide testimony under oath asserting
that executive privilege protects him
from Congressional inquiry. In a letter
sent to the chairman of the Committee,
Rep John Conyers (D-MI), by Rove’s
attorney, Robert Luskin stated, “The
privilege (to testify) is not Mr. Rove’s
personally, and he is not free to take a
position at odds with that taken by the
White House.” Luskin characterized the
committee’s demand on Rove as a
subpoena to former White House
Deputy Chief of Staff and long time
political advisor to the president, Karl
Rove for testimony relating to the
alleged selective and political prosecution
of the former Governor of Alabama,
Don Siegelman.
Rove had previously rebuffed the
Committee’s request to appear and
provide testimony under oath asserting
that executive privilege protects him
from Congressional inquiry. In a letter
sent to the chairman of the Committee,
Rep John Conyers (D-MI), by Rove’s
attorney, Robert Luskin stated, “The
privilege (to testify) is not Mr. Rove’s
personally, and he is not free to take a
position at odds with that taken by the
White House.” Luskin characterized the
committee’s demand on Rove as a
“Grounghog Day replay of the same
issues that are already the subject of
litigation,” saying that the committee
was seeking “gratuitous confrontation.”
Luskin told the committee that Rove
would accede to appear before the
Committee, but that the interview
“would not be transcribed nor would
Mr. Rove be under oath.”
Rove has recently appeared as a political
analyst and commented on the
Siegelman case and that he is alleged to
have orchestrated several political
prosecutions against opponents and
others carried out by the several US
Attorneys offices.
Conyers said in a statement, while Rove
has “failed to cooperate” with the
committee, “he does not seem the least
bit hesitant to discuss these very issues
issues that are already the subject of
litigation,” saying that the committee
was seeking “gratuitous confrontation.”
Luskin told the committee that Rove
would accede to appear before the
Committee, but that the interview
“would not be transcribed nor would
Mr. Rove be under oath.”
Rove has recently appeared as a political
analyst and commented on the
Siegelman case and that he is alleged to
have orchestrated several political
prosecutions against opponents and
others carried out by the several US
Attorneys offices.
Conyers said in a statement, while Rove
has “failed to cooperate” with the
committee, “he does not seem the least
bit hesitant to discuss these very issues
weekly on cable television and in the
print news media.” Conyers
countered Rove’s invocation of
executive immunity stating that other
former White House officials, “have
in fact testified in response to
congressional subpoenas, and dealt
with questions of privilege on a
question by question basis.” Conyers
said, “Mr. Rove, as a private party
not employed by the government, is
himself responsible for the decision
on how to respond to the enclosed
subpoena.”
The US Department of Justice’s
Office of Professional Responsibility
has also opened an independent
investigation into the possibility of
selective political prosecutions
relating to former governor
Siegelman and others. it's all true
print news media.” Conyers
countered Rove’s invocation of
executive immunity stating that other
former White House officials, “have
in fact testified in response to
congressional subpoenas, and dealt
with questions of privilege on a
question by question basis.” Conyers
said, “Mr. Rove, as a private party
not employed by the government, is
himself responsible for the decision
on how to respond to the enclosed
subpoena.”
The US Department of Justice’s
Office of Professional Responsibility
has also opened an independent
investigation into the possibility of
selective political prosecutions
relating to former governor
Siegelman and others. it's all true
The Department of Homeland Security
maintains a secret master database of
information on American citizens,
comprising records gathered from an
array of publicly known surveillance
programs, and also data from
undisclosed programs authorized by
secret executive orders, according to a
recently published report.
The investigation by Radar magazine
quotes an unnamed military official as
saying that the database, known as Main
Core, is “the table of contents for all
the illegal information that the US has on
specific targets.” Another source told
the magazine that there are currently as
many as 8 million American citizens in
maintains a secret master database of
information on American citizens,
comprising records gathered from an
array of publicly known surveillance
programs, and also data from
undisclosed programs authorized by
secret executive orders, according to a
recently published report.
The investigation by Radar magazine
quotes an unnamed military official as
saying that the database, known as Main
Core, is “the table of contents for all
the illegal information that the US has on
specific targets.” Another source told
the magazine that there are currently as
many as 8 million American citizens in
the Main Core database.
The maintenance of Main Core is
apparently authorized under highly
classified Continuity of Government
protocols, which have been extensively
modified since 2001. Legal certification
for the wide-ranging surveillance
program is presumed to be contained
among a number of unpublished Justice
Department authorizations produced
during the Bush administration. The
Radar report centers on widespread
speculation within Washington that Main
Core may have been the subject of the
angry confrontation between top White
House advisers and acting Attorney
General James Comey in March 2004,
The maintenance of Main Core is
apparently authorized under highly
classified Continuity of Government
protocols, which have been extensively
modified since 2001. Legal certification
for the wide-ranging surveillance
program is presumed to be contained
among a number of unpublished Justice
Department authorizations produced
during the Bush administration. The
Radar report centers on widespread
speculation within Washington that Main
Core may have been the subject of the
angry confrontation between top White
House advisers and acting Attorney
General James Comey in March 2004,
that almost resulted in mass
resignations at Justice and the FBI.
A senior government official told the
magazine, “There exists a database of
Americans, who, often for the
slightest and most trivial reason, are
considered unfriendly, and who, in a
time of panic, might be incarcerated.
The database can identify and locate
perceived ‘enemies of the state’
almost instantaneously.”
In addition to telephone and
computer surveillance, Main Core is
thought to track financial records,
loan documents, travel activity, and
purchasing patterns. it's all true
resignations at Justice and the FBI.
A senior government official told the
magazine, “There exists a database of
Americans, who, often for the
slightest and most trivial reason, are
considered unfriendly, and who, in a
time of panic, might be incarcerated.
The database can identify and locate
perceived ‘enemies of the state’
almost instantaneously.”
In addition to telephone and
computer surveillance, Main Core is
thought to track financial records,
loan documents, travel activity, and
purchasing patterns. it's all true
Chicago mayor Richard M. Daley has
declared his support for a
controversial police initiative that will
send officers into targeted
neighborhoods in full SWAT gear and
deploy special armored assault
vehicles in routine patrols. The
measures are part of a response to
increased violent crime developed by
police superintendent Jody Weis,
who took over the troubled
department in November after
predecessor Pat Cline resigned amid
numerous police brutality scandals.
Weis is also seeking to outfit each of
the city’s 1,700 patrol cars with M4
carbines, high-powered assault rifles
currently reserved for SWAT team
situations.
Neighborhood groups condemned
the policy. But Weis defended the
moves, saying that the weaponry was
needed because police were
“outgunned” by criminals, and that
the SWAT tactics would have a
deterrent effect on crime. At a press
conference, the police chief showed
reporters a 16,000 pound armored
vehicle, nicknamed a “bearcat,” that
will be used for patrols. it's all true
declared his support for a
controversial police initiative that will
send officers into targeted
neighborhoods in full SWAT gear and
deploy special armored assault
vehicles in routine patrols. The
measures are part of a response to
increased violent crime developed by
police superintendent Jody Weis,
who took over the troubled
department in November after
predecessor Pat Cline resigned amid
numerous police brutality scandals.
Weis is also seeking to outfit each of
the city’s 1,700 patrol cars with M4
carbines, high-powered assault rifles
currently reserved for SWAT team
situations.
Neighborhood groups condemned
the policy. But Weis defended the
moves, saying that the weaponry was
needed because police were
“outgunned” by criminals, and that
the SWAT tactics would have a
deterrent effect on crime. At a press
conference, the police chief showed
reporters a 16,000 pound armored
vehicle, nicknamed a “bearcat,” that
will be used for patrols. it's all true
Air Force Balks at Pump Price Problems
Judicary Committee Orders Testimony in Roving Investigation
Theology Apes Biology
In Nation's Classrooms
In Nation's Classrooms
Those in Main Core May Hear the Knock on the Door
Daley Turns
Streets of Chitmo
Into War Zone
Streets of Chitmo
Into War Zone
Greg Maddux struggled to earn his 350th
career victory, finally achieving the
impressive milestone on his fifth attempt
early this month. Maddux, a 23-year
veteran now pitching for the San Diego
Padres, became only the ninth pitcher in
major league history to win 350 games,
the first since Roger Clemens got
number 350 last July. His velocity is
down and his ERA is up, and he is no
longer the ace of whatever staff he finds
himself a part of, but at 42 Maddux is
still a quality National League starting
pitcher.
A notoriously slow starter, Frank
Thomas struggled so badly as the
Toronto Blue Jays’ DH that he was
released by the team before the end of
April. Signed by the opportunistic
Oakland Athletics, Thomas warmed up,
hitting .315 over his first month. His bat
speed has decreased, which has impacted
his power numbers, but the 39-year-old
Thomas remains a sought after right-
handed bat in the offense-heavy
American League.
Neither player will ever again approach
the kind of numbers they used to
routinely produce at the height of their
careers, such as the four season span
from 1992-1995, during which Maddux
career victory, finally achieving the
impressive milestone on his fifth attempt
early this month. Maddux, a 23-year
veteran now pitching for the San Diego
Padres, became only the ninth pitcher in
major league history to win 350 games,
the first since Roger Clemens got
number 350 last July. His velocity is
down and his ERA is up, and he is no
longer the ace of whatever staff he finds
himself a part of, but at 42 Maddux is
still a quality National League starting
pitcher.
A notoriously slow starter, Frank
Thomas struggled so badly as the
Toronto Blue Jays’ DH that he was
released by the team before the end of
April. Signed by the opportunistic
Oakland Athletics, Thomas warmed up,
hitting .315 over his first month. His bat
speed has decreased, which has impacted
his power numbers, but the 39-year-old
Thomas remains a sought after right-
handed bat in the offense-heavy
American League.
Neither player will ever again approach
the kind of numbers they used to
routinely produce at the height of their
careers, such as the four season span
from 1992-1995, during which Maddux
averaged 19 wins against 7 losses a
season with an ERA of 1.93 and four
consecutive Cy Young Awards. For the
same four seasons Thomas batted .325,
averaging 36 home runs, 114 RBIs, and
120 walks, winning consecutive MVPs in
1993 and 1994.
So it is probably a little embarrassing for
Thomas to be sent packing by Toronto,
or for Maddux to be laboring for the
Padres, who won’t help him chalk up
many wins with a team batting average
of .239. Just last year, Maddux threw
198 innings, going 14-11 for San Diego.
He gave up 25 walks on the season. In
2006, Thomas had 39 home runs and
114 RBIs, leading Oakland to the playoffs
and placing fourth in MVP voting.
Baseball’s leading hitter of the post
World War II era remains unsigned,
under an indictment that was recently
upgraded, an inarticulate recluse like
Mark McGwire before him. The most
accomplished pitcher of the era, similarly
unemployed, continues to reveal himself
as a Texan Jake LaMotta, baseball’s
Raging Bull. For all great players in the
twilight of their careers, the game
becomes a series of adjustments. Like
Maddux and Thomas, some players are
better adjusted than others. it's all true
season with an ERA of 1.93 and four
consecutive Cy Young Awards. For the
same four seasons Thomas batted .325,
averaging 36 home runs, 114 RBIs, and
120 walks, winning consecutive MVPs in
1993 and 1994.
So it is probably a little embarrassing for
Thomas to be sent packing by Toronto,
or for Maddux to be laboring for the
Padres, who won’t help him chalk up
many wins with a team batting average
of .239. Just last year, Maddux threw
198 innings, going 14-11 for San Diego.
He gave up 25 walks on the season. In
2006, Thomas had 39 home runs and
114 RBIs, leading Oakland to the playoffs
and placing fourth in MVP voting.
Baseball’s leading hitter of the post
World War II era remains unsigned,
under an indictment that was recently
upgraded, an inarticulate recluse like
Mark McGwire before him. The most
accomplished pitcher of the era, similarly
unemployed, continues to reveal himself
as a Texan Jake LaMotta, baseball’s
Raging Bull. For all great players in the
twilight of their careers, the game
becomes a series of adjustments. Like
Maddux and Thomas, some players are
better adjusted than others. it's all true
In Steroid Era, Two Veterans Naturally Decline