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YONKERS, NY — With a phoenix-like turnaround, the revamped 2014 Chevrolet Impala has changed the landscape of Consumer Reports ratings by earning the top spot overall for all sedans—and taking a position that has been held by Japanese and European models for at least the last 20 years.
The Impala has gone from the bottom of its class in Consumer Reports ratings, with a mediocre test score of 63—too low to be CR Recommended—to an "Excellent" 95 that places it not only at the top of its "Large Sedan" category, but also among the top-rated vehicles Consumer Reports has tested. Only two vehicles have a higher test score; the Tesla Model S hatchback and the BMW 135i coupe.
"The Impala's performance is one more indicator of an emerging domestic renaissance," said Jake Fisher, director of Consumer Reports automotive testing. "We've seen a number of redesigned American models—including the Chrysler 300, Ford Escape and Fusion, and Jeep Grand Cherokee— deliver world-class performance in our tests."
Consumer Reports engineers found the Impala rides like a luxury sedan, with a cushy and controlled demeanor, while delivering surprisingly agile handling, capable acceleration, and excellent braking. The Impala corners quite well for a large car, with prompt turn-in response and controlled body lean. Steering is nicely weighted; it's light enough for parking maneuvers and provides decent feedback. When pushed to its handling limits, the Impala proved secure, responsive, balanced, and easy to control.
Inside, the spacious cabin sets a new standard for Chevrolet fit and finish, with generally high-quality materials and trim. The backseat is roomy and comfortable, the trunk is huge, and controls are refreshingly intuitive and easy to use. The 22 mpg overall Consumer Reports measured with the Impala's 3.6-liter V6 engine and six-speed automatic transmission is competitive, but it's not the best in its class.
Despite its high test score, this Impala is too new for Consumer Reports to have reliability data, so it can't be Recommended. To be Recommended, a vehicle must perform well in CR's battery of tests, have average or better reliability in CR's Annual Auto Survey, and perform well in government and industry crash tests.
Consumer Reports has been testing, reviewing and comparing cars for more than 75 years. The organization started calculating numerical scores and compiling comparative overall ratings charts in 1992. In that time, the top-scoring sedan spot in Consumer Reports tests has been held 12 times by a Japanese model and nine times by a European model.
Overall, Consumer Reports found the Impala is competitive with cars that cost $20,000 more, including the Audi A6 and Lexus LS460L, as well as the recently reviewed Acura RLX and Jaguar XF.
Complete tests results for the Impala, Acura RLX and Jaguar XF, Hyundai Santa Fe, and Kia Sorrento, appear on www.consumerreports.org today, and in the September issue of Consumer Reports, on newsstands August 1. Updated daily, ConsumerReports.org is the go-to Website for the latest auto reviews, product news, blogs on breaking news, and car-buying information. Check out CR's ongoing Twitter feed at @CRCars.
CR Testers find Hyundai Santa Fe and Kia Forte impressive redesigns
The redesigned, seven-passenger version of the Santa Fe is one of the most pleasant and well-rounded three-row SUVs on the market. It's stylish, functional, and easy to live with. It now tops its class in Consumer Reports' midsized SUV ratings, edging out the Toyota Highlander by two points.
Spacious and accommodating, the Santa Fe has a limo-like rear seat and a generous cargo area. Yet it doesn't feel too bulky to drive or park. The comfortable ride and quiet interior make it a welcome partner on family trips. Easy access and simple controls add to its user-friendliness. And its smooth, refined 290-hp V6 engine delivers a best-in-class 20 mpg overall with little compromise in performance.
Consumer Reports testers also found the 2014 Kia Forte has made a quantum leap from the previous model. It even improves, albeit incrementally, on the highly rated Hyundai Elantra upon which it is based. Overall, it's a solid, mature compact sedan that will satisfy many buyers. Consumer Reports testers found the Forte is one of the more comfortable riding cars in this class; it has a smooth powertrain, and the cabin is relatively quiet.
The Forte's fuel economy of 28 mpg is merely par for this class, but the sedan compensates with a relatively roomy driving position and rear seat, and controls that are very easy to use. The interior is spacious and nicely finished, the seats are firm and well-shaped, and the in-car entertainment system is brimming with the latest connectivity features. Handling agility is not the car's strong suit; it just doesn't have the high fun-to-drive factor of a Ford Focus or a Mazda3. Still, it remains secure even at its limits.
Consumer Reports is the world's largest independent product-testing organization. Using its more than 50 labs, auto test center, and survey research center, the nonprofit rates thousands of products and services annually. Founded in 1936, Consumer Reports has over 8 million subscribers to its magazine, website and other publications. Its advocacy division, Consumers Union, works for health reform, food and product safety, financial reform, and other consumer issues in Washington, D.C., the states, and in the marketplace.
Note to the media: Consumer Reports has B-Roll and still images from its test track available upon request of the Chevrolet Impala, Hyundai Santa Fe, Kia Forte, Acura RLX and Jaguar XF.


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Study: Most high school biology teachers don't endorse evolution
The central theory of biology is evolution, yet a new study shows that most high school biology teachers are reluctant to endorse it in class.
In the same week we learned that most American students did not do well in science on a test known as "the nation's report card," a study about biology teachers in public high schools was published that said:
* About 28 percent consistently implement National Research Council recommendations calling for introduction of evidence that evolution occurred, and craft lesson plans with evolution as a unifying theme linking disparate topics in biology.
* About 13 percent of biology teachers "explicitly advocate creationism or intelligent design by spending at least one hour of class time presenting it in a positive light." Creationists do not believe in Darwin's theory of evolution.
* The rest, about 60 percent, "fail to explain the nature of scientific inquiry, undermine the authority of established experts, and legitimize creationist arguments."
These teachers, the researchers said, try to avoid controversy by using one of several different strategies that include :
* Teaching evolutionary biology as if it applies only to molecular biology and failing to to explain evidence that one species gives rise to other species.
* Telling students they don't have to "believe" in evolution but they have to know it for tests.
* Telling students to make up their own minds -- even though scientists say that they are as certain of the validity of evolution as they are of other scientific principles taken as fact.
The research was conducted by Penn State political science professors Michael Berkman and Eric Plutzer and published in the newest issue of Science magazine. They examined data from the National Survey of High School Biology Teachers, a representative sample of 926 public high school biology instructors, to reach their conclusions.
More high school students take biology than any other science course, the researchers said. They also said that for as many as 25 percent of them, biology is the only science course they will ever take,
In related news, the details released this week about student performance on the 2009 National Assessment of Educational Progress was not stellar: 34 percent of 4th graders and 30 percent of 8th graders were deemed proficient or better in science.
Here's the position of the National Science Teachers Association on evolution:
"The National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) strongly supports the position that evolution is a major unifying concept in science and should be included in the K–12 science education frameworks and curricula. Furthermore, if evolution is not taught, students will not achieve the level of scientific literacy they need. This position is consistent with that of the National Academies, the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), and many other scientific and educational organizations.
"NSTA also recognizes that evolution has not been emphasized in science curricula in a manner commensurate to its importance because of official policies, intimidation of science teachers, the general public's misunderstanding of evolutionary theory, and a century of controversy. In addition, teachers are being pressured to introduce creationism, "creation science," and other nonscientific views, which are intended to weaken or eliminate the teaching of evolution."
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"In related news, the details released this week about student performance on the 2009 National Assessment of Educational Progress was not stellar: 34 percent of 4th graders and 30 percent of 8th graders were deemed proficient or better in science."
On PISA's science section, we outscored a good number of other first world countries (http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/54/12/46643496.pdf) that don't give a lick about creationism (including France, Sweden, and Denmark). Moreover, America has managed to retain its stature as one of the leading science research locations in the world despite an antipathy toward evolution that has lasted... well, forever.
The report does a hazy job of lumping 60% of science teachers into some sort of inadquate category, but it's probably safe to assume that a good number of them expose students to the fundamentals of evolutionary science, even if they don't do it with the ardor that the purists would like. These purists have never had to deal with a group of evangelical students who shut down because the teacher tried to read them the riot act. I don't have a problem with a teacher saying to students: "I'm not going to ask you to accept evolution as it is presented here, but I do expect you to understand it and be able to articulate it."
Posted by: joshofstl1 | January 29, 2011 2:01 PM | Report abuse
This isn't an issue of evolution vs. creationism, this is an issue of doing the job you are being paid to do. No one is paying K-12 teachers to determine the validity of the scientific method nor to pass judgement on what the scientific community determines to be the best information that we have on the subjects in question.
Their job is to teach to our children what the scientific community has to offer in terms of knowledge about our world and to prepare them for success as they move on to higher levels of education or the work place.
If science says things that conflict with your religious, philosophical or personal beliefs and you can't get past that issue and simply do the job you are being paid to do, then find a new profession.
Posted by: kkemerait | January 29, 2011 2:02 PM | Report abuse
It is fear or love (depending on your point of view) for religion over science. Given the choice, teachers will normally respect their religion over science because not believing in science won't send you to hell. As rude as that sounds, that is the bottom line.
Posted by: jbeeler | January 29, 2011 2:40 PM | Report abuse
Thankfully Darwin's discovery of evolution completely rules out the possibility that man came from some dirt that a God used to make an image of Himself out of, and that woman came from a rib of this dirt-man.
Compare the amount of interlocking data from every applicable scientific field including geology, physics, and even molecular biology, all having observational experiments done, that test and prove the hypotheses of evolution occurring, with the DISCREDITED FAIRY TALE - a big invisible monster that nobody has ever seen or heard did it.
It is frightening that mass delusions of supernatural beings still exist today. It is the same thing as saying that my invisible fire breathing dragon is more powerful than your multi-headed fire spewing sea monster. So, come around to my way of thinking or I will commit atrocities for it.
How could anybody worship a fictional being whose story is outlandishly absurd. Everything from the murderous blood stained Sky Daddy who drowned virtually all humanity and other life, sentenced everyone to leave Utopia after Eve (persuaded by a talking snake) ate a magical apple, had Jonah take a ride in the belly of a whale, ruined the life of Job, told Abraham to murder his own kid, killed all the first born of Egypt, had his chosen people commit genocide on the original inhabitants of Palestine, to letting his own son be nailed to some wood so mankind could party with a ghost - is a FAIRY TALE that humanity needs to reject if we are to see many more generations.
With the coming proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, religion must be ended or we will be.
By the way if you are dumb enough to believe that this fable is real; in the Bible, the murder count is God -millions / Devil -zero. Whom would you rather spend time with - a vengeful monster or a fallen angel who thought he had a better way? I am NOT promoting the Devil, just illustrating the craziness in this stupidity.
Hopefully if you were previously deluded, after reading this you will see how foolish you have been.
There is no middle ground.
Posted by: FizzmickPaChee | January 29, 2011 2:52 PM | Report abuse
"About 13 percent of biology tea13%chers "explicitly advocate creationism or intelligent design by spending at least one hour of class time presenting it in a positive light." Creationists do not believe in Darwin's theory of evolution."
Those teachers who advocated creationism in science classes shall be identified and fired as they have violated the US Constitution.
I would encourage the students to name those irresponsible teachers.
Posted by: nogod | January 29, 2011 3:22 PM | Report abuse
I can understand why teachers are reluctant to teach it how they want it to be tough. I have no problem if people want to believe in the theory of evolution, but the problem that I have is that they want teachers to teach it as fact. They want the teachers to teach it as proof and not theory. If a teacher does not believe in evolution then would it be wrong for them to emphasize that it is a theory and to not teach it as fact and people want them to do?
Posted by: sp90378 | January 29, 2011 4:25 PM | Report abuse
From the side of the religious fundamentalists, this question might be "who is winning" in the promotion of their beliefs. But that's not the case from the perspective of science education advocates. It's about access to quality education!
As stated in the article, one of the "mistakes" made by teachers is "Teaching evolutionary biology as if it applies only to molecular biology and failing to to explain evidence that one species gives rise to other species." But this is a positive sign! It means that as we move into a world of biotechnology and genetics, students are not being completely short-changed in the area most vital to their competitiveness in the 21st century, but of course this is not enough. After all, it is supposed to be basic science, not training for a job in biotechnology.
Consider people who work in gasoline-powered motors. If you read the right manuals and specifications and get the right training, you can do an amazing array of important things without actually "believing" that the heart of the system is a combustion reaction between gasoline and oxygen. But you can never be a leader or innovator in the field. So, indoctrinating potential engineers and mechanics in some alternative non-physical explanation and denying the internal combustion reaction does them a huge disservice and limits their potential!
The same is true for the teaching of evolution. Most people will in fact never really need a rich understanding of evolution, but for those who are short-changed, failing to develop an adequate understanding of evolutionary theory blocks off many avenues of _potential_ leadership/innovation in biology, biotechnology, and increasingly more and more other fields of interdisciplinary science and engineering.
Posted by: BoringOrange | January 29, 2011 4:36 PM | Report abuse
This is shameful. The avoidance of such a fundamentally important topic because it is "uncomfortable" for teachers to present is part of the reason why the US is so behind other countries when it comes to science education.
The religious right can object to evolution from the pulpit, in bible school, and in religious schools. In public schools, it is the responsibility of teachers to present science as it is and not the way that wish it would be.
The only controversies around evolution are those invented outside of the scientific community.
Posted by: weisschr | January 29, 2011 5:24 PM | Report abuse
sp90378 says,
"I have no problem if people want to believe in the theory of evolution, but the problem that I have is that they want teachers to teach it as fact."
The fact of evolution is as solidly grounded on a lot of evidence. I wonder if sp90378 have read Professor Richard Dawkins' The Greatest Show On Earth. If not, I would encourage him/her to read it.
Posted by: nogod | January 29, 2011 5:48 PM | Report abuse
Evolution is controversial primarily because most people think it precludes belief in God. This tends to quickly move any debate on the legitimacy of evolution from science to religion. However, there are some people (myself included) who question evolution primarily on scientific grounds.
Natural selection is a well established scientific principle. However, natural selection doesn't create new organisms, it just changes the composition of an existing population. Evolution is the process of an organism changing into another similar organism over many generations. The alleged mechanism for this process is random mutation in the DNA.
Until someone can design an experiment that conclusively demonstrates one organism evolving into another, evolution will remain controversial. It would seem that with the advances in biotechnology and DNA manipulation that it should soon be possible to prove/disprove random mutation as the mechanism for evolutionary change. If this has already been done at some level I'd appreciate a link to the article.
At the very least it would be important to show a likely mutation sequence between two closely related single celled organisms. If such a sequence is identified and all intermediate forms are determined to be viable, this would provide strong evidence for evolution as currently conceived.
I found the book "The Edge of Evolution" to be an interesting read. The author argues that random mutation isn't a sufficient mechanism for evolution to occur. While this could indicate the existence of a Creator (who in the author's view is continuously tinkering with his creation to allow it evolve), it could also indicate that the mechanism of evolution is simply more complex than random mutation would allow for.
Perhaps, like an adaptive computer program, DNA can "reprogram" itself under certain circumstances. It begs the question of where the first eukaryotic cell came from, but could explain a large degree of the diversity we see in biology.
Posted by: isomorphism | January 29, 2011 6:23 PM | Report abuse
Unless, or until, teachers become "Congress making laws," they cannot be in violation of the First Amendment to the Constitution, to wit: "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof;" a teacher is not Congress making laws, wishing someone "Merry Christmas" is not Congress making laws, a Nativity displayed in a public place, even in a classroom, is not Congress making laws.
You may not like it, but that is the way it is.
I am unpersuaded by your rantings. What if you're wrong?
Posted by: demathis | January 29, 2011 6:30 PM | Report abuse
Teachers don't necessarily avoid teaching evolution because they're "uncomfortable", as someone suggested, but because in some cases they could get themselves into some very deep doodoo depending on the community they're in. When I was taking education classes people warned us about teaching evolution in some suburbs. This wasn't the bible belt, either.
Posted by: physicsteacher | January 29, 2011 6:49 PM | Report abuse
ive got a real problem with grouping teachers that dont want to argue with the 3 evangelicals in the class for 5 class days in with biology teachers that dont seem to understand that the theory of evolution is as widely accepted in the scientific community as germ theory and the theory of relativity.
Posted by: someguy100 | January 29, 2011 7:05 PM | Report abuse
ive got a real problem with grouping teachers that dont want to argue with the 3 evangelicals in the class for 5 class days in with biology teachers that dont seem to understand that the theory of evolution is as widely accepted in the scientific community as germ theory and the theory of relativity.
Posted by: someguy100 | January 29, 2011 7:06 PM | Report abuse
You are obviously not a scientist, nor are you trained in molecular biology or evolutionary biology.
Google "horizontal gene transfer in bacteria." You are spouting the common misunderstanding of what it means for a bacteria to become drug resistant through "natural selection." These bacteria mutate constantly through a variety of mechanisms. The resulting drug resistant strains are genetically new species.
We have evidence in our DNA of how we evolved from different ancestor species. Look at the chromosomal merging that occurred in human chromosome 2. Why do you think we have vestigial tails (the coccyx)? Why do we carry inactive genes for gills?
All species carry evidence from their ancestors. For example, whales have genes for fully formed legs and chickens have genes for teeth. We have retroviral gene insertions in our chromosomes that match at 60% or more with other great apes (we are a great ape too), which can only occur with a common genetic ancestor.
Again... the only controversies around evolution as a general theory to explain biological change are outside of the scientific community. Within the scientific community, the controversies are around sequences of changes, specific cases, geologic events, but no scientist has ever legitimately refuted evolution by providing either counter examples or an alternate theory that better explains the evidence.
This myth purported by creationists that no new species have ever been observed and that evolution is a collection of unproven hypotheses is just that -a myth. Read more and then come back and argue.
Posted by: weisschr | January 29, 2011 8:20 PM | Report abuse
There are many other common misunderstandings of evolution:
1. Evolution does not establish how life began. It explains how it changes. Abiogensis is not required for evolution to be true. This is the wiggle room that allows for theistic evolution.
2. Evolution does not hinge only on the fossil record. The introduction of molecular genetics is what cemented evolution as the foundation of modern biology. This eliminated Lamarckian elements from Darwinian evolution. The constant change in microorganisms exemplifies macro-evolution at a very rapid pace.
3. Speciation is not a dramatic genetic cut off from one parent to its offspring. This is a false requirement for evolution and has never been a central tenet. Horses can mate with donkeys to produce mules. Lions and tigers can mate to produce the much larger liger. There is no clear cut off when the ability to mate defines a species.
People making absurdist arguments about evolution are demonstrating their misunderstanding.
What scientist wouldn't want to have a new supportable scientific theory? Isn't that every researcher's dream? Relativity did not replace Newtonian mechanics, but contained it and explained extreme situations like near light travel where newtonian mechanics breaks down. Similarly, quantum theory deals with the other extreme. Neither disproved basic mechanics. Similarly for evolution. Darwin's original theories were extended and expanded with the introduction of genetics. However, no theory has emerged to explain things better than evolution.
The "logic traps" people try to pin to evolution are false analogies and misunderstandings.
Posted by: weisschr | January 29, 2011 8:40 PM | Report abuse
Well said FizzmickPaChee!
Posted by: ram1231 | January 29, 2011 9:17 PM | Report abuse
Well said FizzmickPaChee!
Posted by: ram1231 | January 29, 2011 9:18 PM | Report abuse
This issue underscores YET ANOTHER WAY in which our present school system is failing us.
It is strange to me that we presume that all parents want their children to learn the same Creation narrative. After all, that's what we're arguing over, right?
Every society that has ever existed has had a story for how the world and that society came to be. At one time in this nation most people believed the Biblical account of Creation. Today, we're split between some who continue to believe that story, and so called rationalists who believe in a creation story that they claim can be substantiated by an unending chain of facts. Neither of these belief systems is irrefutably true however. There are many things that cannot be explained in the various fields of science (biology included), and there are many philosophical questions that plague traditionalists as well.
At issue however is what does a parent have the right to teach his/her children? Rather than endlessly arguing with one another, what we need to do is to establish some means by which parents may choose the creation narrative that they want their children to learn (perhaps a parent wants his/her child to become a doctor or scientist, perhaps he/she doesn't... why debate over it?) Once parents can choose a direction, the debate ends, and we become a more diverse society, which is actually a good thing.
Asserting something to be a fact doesn't give anyone the right to mentally rape someone into believing it. That's ghoulishly like Orwell's 1984, not the way a free society works. In a free society, upbringing of children is the responsibility and right and of parents, not the State, regardless of the State's intentions.
Posted by: greevous | January 29, 2011 9:26 PM | Report abuse
Why are scientists so worried about teaching evolution anyway? Students should be learning practical, real-world science(solving today's problems). Trying to push Darwin theories is a waste of time. Who wants to hear they came from apes anyway? I don't believe I did.
Here we are in 2011 still polluting the earth by burning oil and coal for fuel. Yet we want to waste money exploring space as if it could benefit us. Scientist need to get their priorities straight.
Personally though, for those of you who believe in evolution only, God forgive you. If you believe we came from nothing you had better hope your right. If you believe something greater created us you're on the right path. If I have offended any evolutionists then you should be questioning your Darwinian beliefs.
God Bless You
Posted by: shannon1976 | January 29, 2011 9:29 PM | Report abuse
I propose we start teaching Intelligent Orbiting in addition to celestial mechanics. We keep teaching kids that gravity is what keeps the moon in orbit around the earth, but this "theory" doesn't give credit to the Almighty and he's mighty heartbroken over it since he's busting his butt day and night with one hand on the moon and the other on the earth to keep the two from just flying away and screwing stuff up. I don't know about you, but it sure ain't gravity that keeps my dogs planted on terra firma, but the loving hand of the Big Guy himself.
Posted by: physicsteacher | January 29, 2011 10:30 PM | Report abuse
This artical should be called "The Stupifying of America", or "One Step Foreward, and Two Steps Back".
Posted by: whatsaduckfor | January 29, 2011 10:30 PM | Report abuse
I was gonna say something, but nah. People are insecure, the very reason for religions. (It is amazing that people are still so insecure and scared given Google and Wikipedia) People desire certainties. Science is full of mysteries still and cannot explain everything.....yet. We are only limited by technology and methods of detection, not our ability to observe and hypothesize. Many scientists have precociously predicted things but didn't have the supporting analytical technology to fully prove them. If there was one field of science I'd like to distance from the others in meteorology. Those weathermen and women taint the rest of science in doubt with their "Its certain to rain"
Posted by: puddingPontiff | January 29, 2011 11:31 PM | Report abuse
It is important that students learn about evolution because researchers in a variety of fields, from biotech to computer sciences, rely on it to help them solve "real world" problems. Among other things, scientists use tenets from the theory of evolution to help them understand diseases (ie. disease progression/spread) and to predict the rate at which bacteria will develop immunity to antibiotics. Computer scientists and engineers use evolutionary theory (or a variation of it) to help them create better machines and buildings. In these and in other ways, many people depend upon the theory of evolution to aid their search for "real world" solutions to today's problems.
As an aside, some other theories are also vitally important in helping scientists and other researchers improve on today's technology and create innovative, new machines and medicines. They are:
1) The Big Bang theory
2) The belief that the earth (and by extension the universe) is more than 6000-9000 years old
3) The focus on natural explanations for phenomena as opposed to supernatural ones
Posted by: elander24018 | January 29, 2011 11:36 PM | Report abuse
If you'd get out of the horse-and-buggy era of teaching, there wouldn't be a problem. We don't need a degreed teacher in each class, teaching their particular mediocre version of whatever. We need the best instruction and best team of instructors teaching via high quality broadcasts, via the web or portable video, that can be reviewed again and again and again.
Learning isn't about hearing some lecturer who may not really know the material. It's about repetition until you get the key points. Get the profs and licensed teachers out of the class room. Take the best of them and broadcast them. Can the rest. Use more teaching assistants (higher level students) with better student to teaching assistant rations than you could ever pay the so called degreed and licensed professionals.
One boring teacher per class has gone the way of the dinosaur. Let darwinism weed out the less successful teaching methods. Those old monotone teachers that can't compete with action entertainment or games or multitasking students need a budgetary extinction event.
Posted by: nomemoleste | January 30, 2011 9:48 AM | Report abuse
That's "better student to teaching assistant ratios" not "rations." Mea culpa.
Posted by: nomemoleste | January 30, 2011 9:52 AM | Report abuse
I think the comments indicate why teachers are reluctant to teach evolution. I know one teacher who had a sixth-grade student announce her mother told her not to listen to her teacher. If the teacher, the mother said, was stupid enough to say the world was round when the Bible clearly refers to "the four corners of the world," then that teacher's knowledge of anything was suspect. (This was in the 1070s.) The same school had an elementary science teacher who spent the summer going through the new science books with a Magic Marker, marking out in each copy any reference to fossils so the students wouldn't even be able to read the material on their own.
And by they way, demathis, it has been held for a century or more that the First Amendment restricts ALL government, not just Congress.
Posted by: sideswiththekids | January 30, 2011 10:16 AM | Report abuse
I think the comments indicate why teachers are reluctant to teach evolution. I know one teacher who had a sixth-grade student announce her mother told her not to listen to her teacher. If the teacher, the mother said, was stupid enough to say the world was round when the Bible clearly refers to "the four corners of the world," then that teacher's knowledge of anything was suspect. The same school had an elementary science teacher who spent the summer going through the new science books with a Magic Marker, marking out in each copy any reference to fossils so the students wouldn't even be able to read the material on their own. (This was in the 1070s.)
And by they way, demathis, it has been held for a century or more that the First Amendment restricts ALL government, not just Congress.
Posted by: sideswiththekids | January 30, 2011 10:18 AM | Report abuse
But what if you're wrong? Pascal's wager may not save your hide if the big cheese man can see into the corrupted soul of a betting man.
Posted by: DHume1 | January 30, 2011 4:26 PM | Report abuse
The reason there is controversy surrounding this topic is because there are scientists on both sides of this issue, with equivalent degrees, in equivalent fields, arguing over the varying conclusions arrived at from the same observable evidence (or lack thereof). The scientific community needs to have open debate and stop holding to the "no true Scottsman" defense (a logical fallacy) when ever one of their own make a statement that goes against their evolutionary dogma. Some scientists have the opinion that evolution is a faith based fairy tale, based upon mathematically impossible logic. Why not let these experts with varying opinions have a world wide, publicly visible, debate?
Posted by: thesis | January 31, 2011 12:08 AM | Report abuse
evolution is a myth and has been disproved:
Posted by: TheAP | January 31, 2011 6:31 AM | Report abuse
This article is itself lacking in scientific data. There is no data sited linking the lack of teaching of evolution with the ranking of our children's science standing the world. There is only inflammatory conjecture. If one were to go back when our children and education system was ranked #1 in the world, you would find most didn't believe in evolution. This article actually represents very clearly what is wrong with our society and thereby our education system. We are told what to think by unamed scientists/experts through the media on a regular basis. We used to think for ourselves. We used to use the scientific method. Now everything is based on nothing more than speculation and opinion (BAD Science). Evolution itself is a THEORY NOT a scientific law. As a scientist, I view evolution as a faith, not science. Our children should not be told what to think when there is no proof. There have been many great named scientists who have shaped our world today and they did not have a knowledge of evolution or did not subscribe to it. They were scientists that had actual tested data! If you really want our children to be better scientists, teach them the scientifc method, teach them how to analyze data, but most importantly teach them to think for themselves. Think about it!
Posted by: microbio | January 31, 2011 11:05 AM | Report abuse
As a non-religious person you would expect me to be aghast at this study. but I am not. Instead, I am aghast at the conclusions the authors of the study and this blog are making. Critical thinking means looking at all assumptions, including evolution. We do not advocate that students accept any scientific theory as FACT or that there is any certainty involved. That does not mean we are advocating intelligent design or creationism. It just means that we teach students to be critical...of everything. As for teaching one hour of creationism or intelligent design, big deal! Can we not look at these alternative world views from a cultural standpoint at least? Something like, "hey kids, by-the-way, many of your neighbors believe this theory. And it just happens to have flaws x,y, and z." Teaching one hour does not mean putting it on the same scientific plane as evolution theory but it treats students like serious thinkers and allows them to get perspective on the big picture. So let's not assume that because biology teachers don't teach evolution as fact that they are dumb, religious fanatics. They may be coming at this from a philosophical perspective the above authors are afraid our students can't handle.
Posted by: Kronosaurus | January 31, 2011 11:38 AM | Report abuse
microbio clearly does not understand scientic theory or it relationship to the scientific method. A theory is an explanation or model based on observation, experimentation, and reasoning (the scientific method), especially one that has been tested and confirmed as a general principle helping to explain and predict natural phenomena. Two important aspects to a valid scientific theory are: 1. It has not been disproven through experimnetation and observation (merely identifying an alternative explanation is not sufficient), and 2. It has been subjected to peer-reviewed analysis to detect faults in its reasoning. The impoprtance of evolution in science education cannot be understated; if it is dismissed, then all of science is "just a theory."
Posted by: mcstowy | January 31, 2011 3:36 PM | Report abuse
Strong advocacy of censorship indicates the weak position in scientific terms.
Real science demands more than concensus. There is no say-so science. Required are examples and a plausible mechanism. Evillusionism is a body of creative writing merely, starting with Origin of Species. It is based in no-God atheism and religious. Its teaching violates the Constitution's establishment clause.
Posted by: queman | January 31, 2011 5:08 PM | Report abuse
Yep, I have to agree with you on this one. What makes the whole thing sound really unnerving and cringe-worthy is this statement from microbio: "Evolution itself is a THEORY NOT a scientific law. As a scientist, I view evolution as a faith, not science." It is one thing to claim that a person does not believe in evolution because it contradicts one's religious convictions; at least the person is being honest with him/herself and with others. However, it is entirely another area, indeed, to misrepresent and misunderstand the basic cornerstones of science, especially if one is a working scientist. The dude is obviously lying or grossly inept.
Posted by: DHume1 | January 31, 2011 5:08 PM | Report abuse
Nice logic there. Your brain must be so proud. So I guess we should ditch astronomy for astrology. Those astronomy guys have been censoring those astrology guys for years.
Posted by: DHume1 | January 31, 2011 5:44 PM | Report abuse
Biblical literalists will never reconcile with evolution. The logical arguments I have read paint literal interpretations of the bible into the corner. For these folks, it is legitimate for them to argue evolution can't be true because it flies in the face of their core beliefs. However, other Christian faiths such Catholicism have made room for god and Darwin.
The question in the classroom is do we let a creation myth drive curriculum or do we force legitimate scientific inquiry to explain the facts? I have heard literalists argue that evolution requires faith, that it is hegemony, and that it is no more valid than any creation myth. Whenever I hear this I know I am reading someone who has never looked at the science behind evolution. This doesn't mean reading Darwin or Dawkins, but looking at the genetics, the morphology, the extensiveness of the fossil record, and the biological evidence we care around in our bodies to validate common descent.
People can start small. Read about drug resistance and rapid mutation in microorganisms. This is the most compelling introduction into macro-evolution because it is directly observable.
The battle condenses to simply do the literal words of Genesis rule the classroom or does verifiable scientific observation? I would prefer the latter.
Posted by: weisschr | February 2, 2011 5:19 PM | Report abuse
So, ignoring mine all anti-evol questions condense to Bible literalist attacks. We should all sleep thru discussions of information content and dismiss as religious drivel.
I repeat my position; there is no say-so science. Darwin was no scientist and never knew, much less loved that lady. His forte: fanciful fiction, fairy tales for adults. Origins, he said, was like confessing murder (of God.) Science is carefully censored out in biology alone when the questions get too hard.
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Not so fast with those planned luxury suites at Michigan Stadium. John Pollack, who is spearheading a move to prevent the building of the suites, has put together an alternate plan that would cost less and add about 10,000 seats to the facility. Fielding H. Yost III, the grandson of the athletic director who built the stadium, unveiled Pollack's proposal last week at Michigan Union. Pollack's proposal would add 15 rows of seats in a second concourse encircling the stadium and would cost $93.1 million (compared to Michigan's $354.7 million). It also addresses the long waiting list for Michigan season tickets. Michigan officials do not seem to be impressed. "We are not considering alternates at this point in the process," said Timothy Slottow, the university's executive vice president and chief financial officer. Pollack's site is Save the Big House.
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katiek0417 wrote:I've flown with dogs, and I've shipped many dogs, and airlines say sedatives are BIG no-no...and most airlines will ask you if you gave your dog anything, and if you do, they won't let the dog fly...
I would get the puppy a yummy kong to keep him occupied!
furever_pit wrote:katiek0417 wrote:I've flown with dogs, and I've shipped many dogs, and airlines say sedatives are BIG no-no...and most airlines will ask you if you gave your dog anything, and if you do, they won't let the dog fly...
I would get the puppy a yummy kong to keep him occupied!
Excellent! Such an easy solution, I oughta have thought of that.
furever_pit wrote:What can I use to put water in with a soft crate? I'm thinking maybe I will freeze the water too. I know Dylan likes it that way.
I am bringing a hard crate with me but it will have to checked because it is too tall to fit under the seat. The airline I am flying with has an 8" limit on height. I am having a really hard time finding a crate that size so I am thinking that I use a slightly taller soft crate that I can then push under the seat. I was told by the airline that this was acceptable.
And really, worse come to worse they make me buy one of their airline crates on the way back.
Thanks for the help y'all.
Leslie H wrote:Are you sure the pup will fit in an under seat crate? I've never flown a dog in the cabin, only as cargo, but they were pretty strict as to crate size, the dog needed to be able to stand up comfortably.
PS, I'm betting you're getting a Texas x Jada pup, and I would suspect they will be pretty good sized.
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They probably wouldn't even let you ship him through cargo, because most airlines are very strict about the temps. Gah, I remember the HEAT/HUMIDITY in FL... and I don't miss it one little bit.
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katiek0417 wrote:furever_pit wrote:Keith O'Sullivan of SWK.
That's who I was thinking We actually just trained with him a few weeks ago. I like Keith. He caught my little girl, Nisha...Ni has this issue where she needs MORE pressure in bitework (most dogs produce a more shallow grip with more pressure, Ni is the opposite)...anyway, I asked him his opinion on her, and he thought she was nice...He's nice and tall, and I wanted her to see that...I wanted to see how she would do with someone that big...she didn't care!
furever_pit wrote: I've kind of been planning on naming Gator, but that could totally change once I have him and get to know him.
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Health care has always been a huge priority for the American family, so it comes as no surprise that many are now wondering how the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) will impact their lives. In America, the average family consists of two parents, along with approximately two children. [1] Incomes vary, of course, with the average income for a household being $50,500. [2]
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Second, those who could not obtain health insurance from an employer often struggled to get insurance in the private market due to pre-existing condition exclusions used by health care insurance companies.
This problem grew worse after the recession of 2007. Many unemployed parents lost their health care coverage, a problem that cascaded down to their children. [4] Those who lacked insurance could still obtain some care, but the care was inadequate and often costly. For example, an uninsured child or parent who got sick would have to be stabilized in the emergency room, but an uninsured person who came down with cancer would not typically have their chemotherapy provided. An uninsured family who was injured in a car accident would be treated for their immediate injuries in an emergency room, but not receive any covered necessary physical rehabilitation afterwards.
Coverage after the ACA
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First, the ACA aims to increase coverage by making it illegal for insurance companies to "rescind" the policy of a family member who is costing the company too much. Before the ACA, it would not be uncommon for a health insurance company to drop coverage once the claims for one family member reached a high level. [5]
Second, the ACA makes it illegal for health insurance companies to exclude families on the basis of pre-existing conditions. With this provision, millions of American families with pre-existing conditions, such as asthma or diabetes, are now be able to purchase insurance on the private market. [5]
Third, the ACA provides support to poorer families, including those who do not qualify for Medicaid. Under the ACA, unemployed families or families who cannot receive insurance through their employers and make less than 400 percent of the Federal Poverty Level receive tax credits to offset their insurance premiums, so that no household pays more than a certain percentage (no more than 10 percent) of annual income on health insurance. The family receives, in effect, premium support payments from the government. The lowest income families have nearly all of their premiums paid for in the form of a tax credit.
Fourth, the ACA allows parents to include their children on their health insurance policy up to age 26. Previously, many college students and young workers found themselves too poor to buy their own insurance, but unable to be covered under their parents' policy. The ACA mandates that all group policies must also now allow parents to cover their children during the transition time from high school to fully-employed, self-supporting adult. [5]
Finally, the ACA mandates coverage for all families. With some exceptions, those who decide not purchase health insurance are subject to an annual penalty tax, starting at $95 per adult or one percent of family income, whichever is greater. By 2016, the penalty will be $695 or 2.5 percent of their income, whichever is greater. There are a number of waivers. Groups who will be able to obtain a waiver include those who are poor enough to not have to file a tax return, members of an Indian tribe, those who can prove sincere religious objections to the requirement, and those who can demonstrate that insurance premiums would exceed eight percent of their income. [6]
Costs before the ACA
As mentioned earlier, the costs for health care before the ACA were increasing for the average American family. A number of factors contributed to the increasing prices including, but not limited to, the lack of cost control incentives for providers, the high costs of emergency room coverage for the uninsured–expenses which were inevitably transferred to the insured–and high profits and administrative costs for health insurance companies.
Both the uninsured and insured were hit particularly hard by chronic or catastrophic health problems. Even with insurance, high deductible and limits on policy coverage left many unable to pay for their care. For those without insurance, payment was sometimes all together impossible. [7]
Costs after the ACA
The ACA attempts to address these problems in a number of ways.
First, the ACA expands preventative coverage through both direct funding (over $15 billion in health prevention programs) and by mandating health insurance plans cover certain preventative care, such as annual wellness exams for seniors. The idea behind these efforts is to catch health problems in the early stages, when they tend to be much less costly to address.
Second, the ACA replaces the old model of payment to a payment system based on "quality outcomes." In the past, providers would be financially rewarded for performing tests and treatments on a patient regardless of the results. The ACA makes payments more dependent on the quality of the care provided, as opposed to simply the quantity.
Third, the ACA attempts to reduce costs by making the current paper-based health care system electronic, which theoretically should make it more efficient.
Fourth, the ACA mandates that approximately 80 percent of the premiums health care insurance companies receive go directly toward paying for patient care. The idea behind this mandate is to reduce the money going to profits and administrative areas. Companies who do not spend 80 percent of the premiums they collect on health care claims are forced to send consumers a rebate. Millions have already received a rebate from their health care insurance company based on the law's mandate. [8]
If these measures work as they were designed, health care costs and premiums will still rise, but not at the high rate previously projected before the ACA.
Early data suggests that the ACA is already having some effect on slowing the rate of health care cost increases, but it is still early, and the law will ultimately be judged on how it affects costs over decades, not just years.
[1] http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/00000.html
[2] http://www.deptofnumbers.com/income/us/
[3] http://kff.org/uninsured/issue-brief/reversing-the-trend-understanding-the-recent-increase-in-health-insurance-coverage-among-the-nonelderly-population/
[4] http://health.usnews.com/health-news/managing-your-healthcare/economics/articles/2011/12/13/loss-of-health-insurance-much-likelier-for-adults-this-recession
[5] http://www.hhs.gov/healthcare/facts/timeline/timeline-text.html
[6] http://kff.org/infographic/the-requirement-to-buy-coverage-under-the-affordable-care-act/
[7] http://kaiserfamilyfoundation.files.wordpress.com/2013/01/7670-03.pdf
[8] https://www.healthcare.gov/how-does-the-health-care-law-protect-me/#part=10
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Heavy rains lash Odisha; Cyclone Phailin to make landfall at 210kmph
Nearly 3 lakh people fled their homes in coastal areas of Odisha and Andhra Pradesh on Friday as the Cyclone Phailin gathered strength and headed towards eastern coast. Priya Ranjan Sahu and KV Lakshmana report.Cyclone Phailin: all you need to know | Dos and don'ts | When the sky fallsindia Updated: Oct 12, 2013 10:52 IST
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Nearly 3 lakh people fled their homes in coastal areas of Odisha and Andhra Pradesh on Friday as a massive cyclone - so large it filled nearly the entire Bay of Bengal - gathered strength and headed towards eastern coast, while army mobilised to assist in evacuation and rescue efforts.
Forecasters said cyclone Phailin, which will make landfall near Gopalpur in Odisha on Saturday evening, was a "very severe cyclonic storm" and is expected to cause large-scale power and communications outages and shut down rail links if it continues on its current path without weakening.
Within 24 hours, Cyclone Phailin went from a Category 1 storm to Category 4 (on a scale going up to 5), according to London-based storm-tracking system Tropical Storm Risk.
Read: When the sky falls
The warning brought back memories of a killer cyclone which left nearly 10,000 people dead in 1999 and caused widespread devastation whose effects are felt by the state even now.
Some forecasters likened its size and intensity to that of hurricane Katrina, which devastated the US Gulf coast and New Orleans in 2005.
This time, however, the state government sought to calm fears and said it was better prepared. Chief minister Naveen Patnaik appealed to people to stay calm and assist local administration in handling the crisis. "The government is fully prepared," Patnaik told reporters.
It broadcast cyclone warnings through loudspeakers and on radio and television as the first winds were felt on the coast and in the state capital, Bhubaneswar. Army and disaster management teams are on the standby to help in evacuation and rescue measures.
Union home secretary said nearly 12 million people will be affected by the cyclone.
Using trucks and buses, authorities evacuated more than 260,000 people from dozens of vulnerable villages in coastal Odisha and Andhra Pradesh to government-run shelters, schools and buildings. More than 1 lakh were evacuated from Odisha's Ganjam district ---the most vulnerable to Phailin's landfall -- alone.
Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy late on Friday night spoke to collectors of Srikakulam, Vizianagaram, Visakhapatnam and East Godavari districts to review the administration's preparedness, as a red alert has been sounded in view of the cyclone.
Odisha special relief commissioner Pradeep Kumar Mohapatra said about 5 lakh were expected to move to shelters in the state.
Besides 280 multi-purpose cyclone shelters in the vulnerable districts, about 10,000 concrete schools have been converted into temporary cyclone shelters to house the evacuated people. These shelters have been stocked with food items, medicines and auto fuels.
National Disaster Management Authority vice-chairman M Shashidhar Reddy said 23 NDRF teams were assisting local administrations and more were on standby. "Around 1.2 crore people are expected to be affected," he said, adding that parts of Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and West Bengal could also be hit.
The Centre has constituted 30 quick response medical teams to be moved in at short notice.
Three teams, each comprising 18 members, reached Visakhapatnam, while two military teams of 50 members each arrived in Visakhapatnam and 1 team each in Vizianagaram and Srikakulam.
Fifty navy doctors, 29 navy rescuers, 50 satellite phones, 5000-10,000 packets of puffed rice were available for an emergency situation in Odisha.
Is it a super cyclone?
Disagreement arose over the power packed by Phailin, although most forecasters expected it to weaken upon reaching the coast.
The Met department described it as a "very severe cyclonic storm" with wind speeds of 210-220 km per hour and resisted upgrading it to a stronger "super cyclone."
But the US Navy's Joint Typhoon Warning Centre predicted gusts of up to 315 kmph. London-based storm tracking service Tropical Storm Risk said Phailin was a super cyclone and placed it in the most intense Category 5 of powerful storms, evoking memories of the devastating 1999 storm when wind reaching speeds of 300 kmph winds battered Odisha for 30 hours.
Mohapatra agreed "Phailin will be no less than the 1999 super cyclone".
An Odisha Met department bulletin said low lying areas of Ganjam, Khurda, Puri and Jagatsinghpur districts of Odisha will be inundated by a 15 feet high tide during the landfall.
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Odisha government on Friday set up control rooms to make available information related to rescue and other measures.
The helpline number of the Odisha Central Control Room is 0674-2534177, the sources said.
Important developments:
* The MeT department: DG LS Rathore said on Friday afternoon that Cyclone Phailin would hit coast between Kalingapatnam and Paradeep on Saturday evening and heavy rains were expected in Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Bihar.
* The other regions which are expected to be affected by the cyclone include North Chhattisgarh, South Jharkhand, Eastern Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and gangetic West Bengal.
* Defence minister AK Antony directed the three services -- army, air force and the navy -- to prepare for meeting any challenge.
* Two IL-76 Indian Air Force aircraft have been dispatched this morning with National Disaster Response Force teams and equipment to Bhubaneshwar.
* A total of 24 aircraft including transport planes such as IL-76, C-130J Super Hercules and the Antonov-32 besides 18 helicopters have been deployed by the IAF.
* Authorities also planned to shift thousands of people and cattle to safer areas in neighboring Andhra Pradesh state, the state government statement said.
* Schools and colleges in Vishakhapatnam are closed; associations are moving around the district and advising people to prepare for the cyclone.
* The Vishakhapatnam-based Eastern Naval Command has kept multiple Indian Navy diving teams with inflatable rafts in standby mode at important locations which could be put into operations at short notices.
* People in affected districts and Bhubaneswar went for panic buying of essential items. Dry foods, candles, match boxes, soaps went off the shelves of shops, while potatoes and other vegetables disappeared from the markets. Long queues were seen in petrol pumps as people wanted to stock petrol and diesel for at least seven days.
* The government has cancelled Durga puja leaves of employees in all 30 districts.
"We want no casualties," Odisha revenue minister SN Patro said. He said the government started evacuating people before the cyclone hits and will begin reopening roads and communication network by clearing uprooted trees after the cyclone subsides.
* Two important tourist destinations of Gopalpur and Puri in Odisha saw visitors leaving in droves because of fear of Cyclone Phailin striking tomorrow. All hotels, particularly those near the sea, at Puri were being vacated with tourists moved to safer places, official sources said.
* Paradip Port stopped cargo operations on Friday, port chairman Sudhanshu Shekhara Mishra. He said all vessels were ordered to leave the port, which handles coal, crude oil and iron ore. An oil tanker holding about 2 million barrels of oil, worth some $220 million, was among those moved, an oil company source said.
* Andhra Pradesh government put on alert all the coastal areas and readied rescue teams and monitoring mechanisms in north coastal districts of Srikakulam, Visakhapatnam, Vizianagaram, east and west Godavari districts.
Srikakulam bordering Odisha is most vulnerable and more than 64,000 people will have to be evacuated from Srikakulam, Vijianagaram and Visakhapatnam. Evacuation of people is yet to begin in Visakhapatnam and Vizianagaram.
In Srikakkulam district, 32 relief camps have been readied and 110 cyclone shelters identified. Buses of state road transport corporation and private operators too have been pressed into service. Some 287 villages have been advised to evacuate.
* At the Andhra ports of Krishnapatnam, Machilipatnam, Kalingapatnam, Bheemunipatnam, Visakhapatnam and Nizampatnam, authorities have raised the third-level danger flags. At Kalingapatnam, sea water reached up to the beach road.
* East Coast Railway plans to regulate and cancel about 24 passenger trains between Visakhapatnam and Bhadrak on the Howrah-Chennai Main Line route tommorow in view of the approaching cyclone.
The trains which will either be regulated or cancelled are Puri-Cuttack-Puri passenger, Paradeep-Cuttack passenger, Cuttack-Paradeep passenger, Puri-Gunupur-Puri passenger, Puri-Rourkela passenger, Puri-Cuttack passenger, Bhadrak-Cuttack-Bhadrak passenger and Cuttack-Palasa-Cuttack passenger trains, an ECoR official said.
* Andhra Pradesh breathed easy after nearly 30,000 electricity workers called off their strike on Friday in the wake of the cyclone, ending widespread power blackouts for millions of people.
* The government has already deployed the Odisha Disaster Rapid Action Force (ODRAF) and started mock drills in the districts most likely to be affected.
* On Thursday, Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik had cancelled his New Delhi visit and written to Union defence minister AK Antony for help in dealing with the impending calamity.
Video: We are fully prepared to counter the cyclone, says Odisha CM
(With agency inputs)
First Published: Oct 11, 2013 09:41 IST


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... "how do the people live? — When ships are in all is astir and a livelihood easily gained. Beyond the permanent residents, such as the naval and military authorities, the townspeople, but with few exceptions, are composed of the lower order. It is known that there is scarcely any employment beyond that given at the Dockyard, and then nearly all the seamen on board the guard-ship, the Aboukir, do duty in the Yard, so that the people have few opportunities of gaining a decent livelihood — thus they are poor, ill-fed and badly clothed. The town, therefore, with such a community represents a miserable appearance. The houses are not only shabby, but in wretched order, made more for sunny days than rainy ones."
It is no wonder, then, that families such as the Smedmores and the Browns would leave Port Royal for residence in Kingston. William Smedmore would have been ready to retire. He was not a well man, being subject to crippling headaches and most likely suffered from high blood pressure. (He died in 1914 at the age of 77 from a cerebral haemorrhage.) The Dock Yard was winding down and would close completely in 1905. Another family connection, George Christopher Baylis, who also worked at the Dock Yard as a writer, in the Victualling Department, had left Port Royal with his family about 1887 and settled in Kingston, though he continued to work at the Dock Yard as a clerk. George Baylis had married Elizabeth McDonald, the elder daughter of Sarah Letitia Brown by her first husband, so the Browns and Baylis were close. The Baylis family was fortunate in that John William Jones who married his grandmother, had left his house in Kingston at 119 Upper King Street to George and his family.
A View of Upper King Street, Kingston
I am not sure when the Browns left Port Royal. All Daniel's children were born there and baptized in the Methodist Church. They must have left some time after the birth of the youngest child, Theresa, in 1874. Daniel died in 1891 at 115 East Street, Kingston, and his death was registered by Sarah, his third daughter, who gave her address as 49 Rose Lane, Kingston. Daniel's widow, Sarah Letitia, died at 49 Rose Lane in 1898 and Bertha, the fourth daughter, was living there in 1901 when she gave birth to an illegitimate child. (She married the father, Percy Esterine, in 1904 from the same residence.)
William Smedmore and his family left Port Royal some time after 1896 when Rodney was born. I rather think that William must have left his employment at the Dock Yard at that time. The family settled at 49 Beeston Street which remained the family home well into the 1950s, long after most middle class families had fled Kingston for the suburbs of St. Andrew. Since William had retired the older boys, Victor, Owen and Norman, had to go out to work to help support the family. Apparently they worked as clerks at D. Henderson & Co. at the corner of King and Harbour Street.
D. Henderson & Co., was a firm of hardware and lumber merchants, founded by David Henderson, a native of Scotland, whose sons, James and Alexander, carried on the business until it was bought out by a group of British capitalists who kept the name. Victor would have worked there until 1915 when he left for England to enlist in the Lifeguards. Norman left Jamaica in 1918 for New York City where he lived until his death in 1953. Owen worked at Henderson & Co. until he retired.
Looking back, it seems to me that there would have been all sorts of considerations for the move from Port Royal besides the matter of employment. There was the matter of schooling for the children, and Kingston would have offered more opportunities for that.
My mother would have been very young when she left Port Royal so her memories of it are cloudy. Apart from mentioning that she had been born there she had very little to say about it. Port Royal settled into a quiet little fishing village with a historical past which is today a tourist attraction for those who would venture out to see it.It rates a couple of pages in the Rough Guide to Jamaica. If you would like to know more about its history then take a look at the excellent article written by Dr. Rebecca Tortello in the Gleaner series "Pieces of the Past"


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Fingerling's is pretty darn hot, but he rocks any hair cut!
"No time outs. Only DEATH!"
"I don't like to brag and I won't cuz I don't have to!"
I've always love love LOVED his hair in Bruce Almighty that's my favorite! But I like his hair in Liar Liar, (which it is kinda like Bruce Almighty, but not really, it's more like The Majestic) The Majestic, and The Mask. His hair was cute in ESOTSM too and Walter Sparrow, but they had the same hair. And oh yeah of course Fingerling's hair as well.
I agree with everyone who said Bruce or Joel. Stanley Ipkiss too actually
Hehe. Although his hair was cute in the early "In Living Color" years also.
He has had so many hair styles...and he looks good with every one of them!
I like him best with shaggy hair, like Walter and Bruce.
Ever since he grew his hair out a while back, I now have a thing for guys with long hair.
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Nice pickup by the Wild today. We better make some acquisitions over the summer or our first year in the West is going to be mighty painful.
Two solid wins in Alberta over the past two nights and I'm feeling better about my club. Still not sure where we're going to end up... could be anywhere from 5th to 9th with this streaky club.
I mean it's not like you're playing the Southeast Division
My hopes for the year have wavered up and down, but my bar was set at playoffs - get in and it was a good year... with the 7game win streak and Pominville on the team now though, I'm starting to expect a series win now too.
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Father Peter Phan, professor of Catholic social thought at Georgetown University, received the John Courtney Murray Award from the Catholic Theological Society of America during the organization's annual convention in Cleveland June 12.
The award is CTSA's highest honor.
A native of Vietnam who emigrated as a refugee to the United States in 1975, Father Phan, is widely recognized in theological circles for contributions in a wide range of systematic theology topics including ecclesiology, Christology, the Trinity, race, eschatology, liberation theology, popular religion and piety, ecumenism and Catholic social thought.
As the award was announced during the society's annual banquet, Father Phan was recognized for his breadth of expertise in systematic theology as well has for his original contributions in Catholic theology.
In addition, his record includes 12 monographs, 11 edited works, 35 encyclopedia entries, 62 book chapters, 93 referred articles, 104 book reviews and numerous articles for publications such as America, Commonweal and U.S. Catholic.
Father Phan's career has included stops at the University of Dallas and The Catholic University of America before his arrival at Georgetown. Formerly a Salesian, he is a priest in the Diocese of Dallas.
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