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Wall Street Journal Editorial Exposes Witchhunt in Scientific Community against the ID Sympathetic - January 28, 2005
Read the editorial, The Branding of a Heretic, at http://www.opinionjournal.com/taste/?id=110006220 or see the entire article below this summary.
In September, 2004, intelligent design theorist Stephen Meyer published an article advocating intelligent design as an explanation for the Cambrian explosion in Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington (Stephen C. Meyer, The origin of biological information and the higher taxonomic categories, Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 117(2) (August, 2004):213-239.) This spelled bad news for the many Darwinists who have repeatedly made the charge that intelligent design proponents do no research, do not propose testable theories, and do not seek to publish their results in mainstream scientific journals.
The wake of Meyer's paper has revealed nothing short of bizarre behavior on the part of Darwinists. Darwinist responses have ranged from complete denial that the publication took place, to quibbling over minor details of the article, to inventing the totally false claim that Meyer's article did not undergo the normal peer review process, to advocating that the Biological Society of Washington fall in line and repudiate the paper by taking an oath against the heresy of intelligent design. Yet another instance of unsettling behavior on the part of the Darwinist establishment has come across the wire this morning.
Today's Wall Street Journal contains an editorial entitled The Branding of a Heretic by David Klinghoffer. The editorial details how Dr. Richard Sternberg, a former-editor of Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, who oversaw the publication of Meyer's article, has recently been treated as an outcast at the National Museum of Natural History because people now perceive him as sympathetic towards intelligent design. In case you didn't believe it before, this is now proof positive that there is an incredible amount of bias in the scientific community against legitimizing intelligent design. The misinformation told to the scientific community about intelligent design has created a political climate where those who express any sort of sympathy towards intelligent design face an uphill battle of even gaining mere courtesy from Darwinists, much less respect, much less office-space, much less the ears of other scientists, much less a job, much less funding, and much much less publication of their ideas.
For more details about the controversy over Sternberg, visit http://www.discovery.org/scripts/blogs/csc.php/2005/02/06/title_4
Read the entire article (or see below) for yourself, but strongly consider the following insights from the author at the article's end (from http://www.opinionjournal.com/taste/?id=110006220):
According to the OSC complaint, one museum specialist chided him by saying: "I think you are a religiously motivated person and you have dragged down the Proceedings because of your religiously motivated agenda." Definitely not, says Mr. Sternberg. He is a Catholic who attends Mass but notes: "I would call myself a believer with a lot of questions, about everything. I'm in the postmodern predicament."
Intelligent Design, in any event, is hardly a made-to-order prop for any particular religion. When the British atheist philosopher Antony Flew made news this winter by declaring that he had become a deist--a believer in an unbiblical "god of the philosophers" who takes no notice of our lives--he pointed to the plausibility of ID theory.
Darwinism, by contrast, is an essential ingredient in secularism, that aggressive, quasi-religious faith without a deity. The Sternberg case seems, in many ways, an instance of one religion persecuting a rival, demanding loyalty from anyone who enters one of its churches--like the National Museum of Natural History.
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My boyfriend and I arrived in Luxor first thing on a very hot April morning and made our way to our hotel, past miles of neat banana and sugar cane fields. As we drove along the road, farmers were out early tending to their crops and fearless donkeys plodded alongside huge lorries and tractors carrying massive loads of dried sugar cane.
We were staying at a hotel called Al Moudira. As first impressions go, it was pretty impressive. The reception opened out into a large open courtyard, bordered with the most exquisite antique doors and shutters saved from a regal house in Cairo that was being knocked down.
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The hotel has over 50 rooms, each hand painted in different themes by a local Egyptian man and a Lebanese artist. One extraordinary example had stars painted all over the ceiling, a water fountain in the middle of the room and a sunken bathroom with huge stained glass windows.
What was awfully sad - but wonderful for us - was that the place was completely empty. We were the only guests there and for two days we had the place to ourselves. After going to visit the Valley of the Kings (including the Tomb of Tutankhamun, which now houses a rather glittery replica mummy) we would return by lunchtime and laze by the pool all afternoon. In the evenings we feasted on the simple but delicious Lebanese food.
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On our final evening we took a short taxi ride to the guest house Beit Sabee, owned by a company called Nour el Nil who also owned the boat we were to sail on the Nile the next day. A small, family-run business, the staff and owners couldn't have given us a nicer welcome. The place epitomised 'cheap and chic' with its wonderful French style – think blue shutters, white linen, wicker furniture and simple furnishings. It also had the most astonishing view from the roof terrace with metropolitan Luxor on one side and the desert mountains on the other. We spent the night drinking beer and talking to two French archaeologists, who were trying to find a secret tomb in the mountains. With the sun setting and the warm desert breeze keeping us cool it was all a bit Indiana Jones but in a really good way.
Up early the next morning we made our way to the merchant town of Esna via a few hotels to pick up the other guests who would be joining us on a six-day sailing trip on the Nile. All we knew was that our boat was called 'Meroe' and could accommodate up to 20 guests. It was the largest of Nour el Nils's fleet of four boats. After a brief tour of the Temple of Khnum, a tall temple nine metres below street level, we made our way through the dusty streets to the boat.


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Amount per serving
- Calories: 50
- Fat: 0.0g
- Saturated fat: 0.0g
- Monounsaturated fat: 0.0g
- Polyunsaturated fat: 0.0g
- Protein: 1g
- Carbohydrate: 12g
- Fiber: 3g
- Cholesterol: 0.0mg
- Iron: 0.0mg
- Sodium: 8mg
- Calcium: 15mg
- 1 1/2 cups fresh or frozen blackberries, thawed
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1 cup sliced peeled peaches
- 1 1/2 cups cubed honeydew melon
- dash salt
- 1. Place blackberries and sugar in blender, and process until smooth. Strain the mixture through a fine mesh sieve into a bowl; discard solids. Set blackberry puree aside. Puree the peaches in a blender; set aside. Puree honeydew and salt; set aside.
- 2. Spoon 2 tablespoons blackberry mixture into 6 (3-ounce) popsicle molds. Layer on 2 tablespoons peach puree. Spoon 2 tablespoons honeydew puree on top of peach layer.
- Place sticks in center of molds. Freeze 6 hours or until thoroughly frozen.
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Special relativity - dynamically impossible process of a photon to electron+positron
Show that the following process is dynamically impossible: A single photon in empty space is transformed into an electron and a positron.
Hint: use conservation of momentum and energy
for this problem I know a photon has no rest mass and therefore its energy is just equal to pc. However I am unsure about how o go about the proof? I am fairly comfortable obtaining expressions for momentum and energy conservation but what then??
please help
Re: Special relativity - dynamically impossible process of a photon to electron+posit
A conceptual approach to solve this can be reached by considering what happens in a zero momentum frame.
A calculational approach is more tedious, and involves proving that it is impossible to satisfy both conservation of momentum and energy simultaneously. You could do this in the zero momentum frame, but it will be physically confusing.
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Comparing the enthusiasm that Herman Cain and Newt Gingrich, the generated at the state GOP convention in Macon is slightly unfair.
Gingrich spoke at a state party fund-raiser dinner on Friday – a money event that attracted a well-heeled crowd.
Cain spoke this morning before an assembly of the hardest of GOP hard-cores – the 2,100 delegates to Macon and dozens of alternates.
That said, Cain won a rousing reception – and brought his audience to its feet 10 times. Judge for yourself – here's a quick video clip of the final moments of his speech:
Gingrich's approach was cerebral. Cain's was more like a gut punch.
"We've got some altering and abolishing to do," Cain said, picking up on the most revolutionary phrase in the Declaration of Independence.
Interestingly, Cain won some of his strongest applause on lines developed by Gingrich. "Drill here, drill now," for instance. Both men advocated an end to the capital gains tax.
Here's the initial Associated Press version:
Republican presidential hopeful Herman Cain says the American dream is under attack from runaway debt, a stagnant economy and a Democratic administration forcing a legislative agenda citizens don't want.
In a rousing speech to the Georgia Republican Party state convention Saturday morning, the radio show host and former Godfather's Pizza CEO said that being No. 2 economically or militarily "is not in our DNA."
Cain has never held elected office and is considered a longshot for the White House. But he's become a tea party darling. And he received an enthusiastic reception in his home state Saturday.
Cain said the nation should stimulate the economy by cutting taxes. He supports replacing the federal income tax with a national sales tax.
- By Jim Galloway, Political Insider
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May 14th, 2011
12:51 pm
Love the Herman!!!!
May 14th, 2011
1:01 pm
Ron Paul is the Republican to beat in this election. Herman Cain is a former Federal Reserve bank chairman and would only perpetuate the status quo while giving lip service to slashing the size of the federal government.
May 14th, 2011
1:03 pm
Please Lord, I don't care if he does have to come through the back door — we shore need to get that bunch out that's up there now.
May 14th, 2011
1:07 pm
yep after all that applause he still wont be nominated….eventhough EVERY white conservative jest looooves them some CAIN…hehehehe
May 14th, 2011
1:14 pm
It ain't over Herman! Where would you be today if not for "a Democratic administration forcing a legislative agenda citizens don't want"? LBJ did more for you than those listening to you this morning. You wouldn't have a (R) after your name, that's for certain!
May 14th, 2011
1:22 pm
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May 14th, 2011
1:37 pm
Nothing but an Uncle Tom Oreo…
May 14th, 2011
1:43 pm
@ Rahvi-you unmotivated, freeloading parasites don't like Cain or anyone who worked for success do you?
May 14th, 2011
1:55 pm
First came Uncle Tom. Next came Jim Crow. Now here's Jose Cuervo. (R) hasn't changed and won't.
May 14th, 2011
1:59 pm
typical of repubs to perfer them as long as their is an inferior air about them. how sad….
May 14th, 2011
2:10 pm
First of all @WAW, LBJ signed a bill that was first initiated by Dwight Eisenhower, as a matter of fact. LBJ stopped the Eisenhower (R) legislation cold turkey as the speaker of the house and then only signed it 7 years later to address the civil unrest and outright anarchy that was being taken up by the klan and others. Secondly, Herman Cain attended a prestigious historically Black college, he lead businesses that employed thousands of Blacks and as an inspirational speaker, he's inspired countless others. If doing all of that makes him a "Tom", hell make me one too!
May 14th, 2011
2:12 pm
Months of this blog and AJC haranguing about the illegal immigration bill, but nothing once it was signed – other than in passing. It is the strong will of the electorate – just not popular with the AJC.
May 14th, 2011
2:14 pm
I wish that someone could explain to me how shifting from an income tax to a sales tax would stimulate the economy. If you tax purchases, it seems that people will not spend as much, and our economy relies of consumer purchasing.
I also do not understand the desire to eliminate the capital gains tax. Why should capital gains be treated any differently than ordinary earned income. I know some will argue that a capital gains tax stifles investment, but some of the strongest growth in our history happened when the capital gains tax was near 50%.
May 14th, 2011
2:18 pm
Democrats….how infantile and whiny you can be. Republicans/Libertarians dislike a man with poor leadership skills and decision making and we are labeled racist because he happens to be black. THEN we love a man who has excellent ideas and actually makes his own decisions instead of toeing the party line (who also happens to be BLACK) and that man is then insulted and called an Uncle Tom. The people that post this nonsense are already proving many of our points about them…..
May 14th, 2011
2:23 pm
I am a democrat. Most of you would probably consider me pretty liberal. I disagree with Herman Cain about nearly everything. But, I have to agree with the republicans here that the name calling is unnecessary. However, that include the ones I see above, like "freeloading parasite" and "libtard". We don't have to agree, but I do not understand why we cannot be civil.
May 14th, 2011
2:24 pm
A similarly regressive consumption-based tax scheme is in place in the nation of Jordan, and it's been one of the major causes of recent protests there. That's not what I would call a success story.
May 14th, 2011
2:33 pm
so herman cains political experience consisted of running a pizza chain and working in talk radio. He has never been elected to ANY office but he is being supported by the same people who said that Obama was not experienced because he held only one term in the Senate. Ahhhh the smell of hypocrisy.
May 14th, 2011
2:34 pm
The reason that blacks despise Herman Cain is painfully obvious. and very pathetic. Herman Cain chose to divorce himself from a culture that embraces the democrat inspired philosophy that blacks can't succeed on their own and must be aided by the federal government. Cain does not share the hatred of whites evidenced even here in various posts, and he chose success over failure.
Herman Cain recognizes the dangers posed to the U.S. by Hussein and the democrat party. He knows that there is no plan for economic recovery in place, and knows there is no hope for employing the unemployed under the current regime. He has, after all, spent his life as a businessman, not as a community organizer.
The black people making degrading remarks about Cain here on this blog remind me of crabs. If you catch and place one crab in a bucket, it will climb out of the bucket. If you place three or more crabs in the bucket, any one of them trying to escape will be pulled back into the bucket by the other crabs.
Criticize Cain all you want. I know that it is only the "crab" in you talking.
May 14th, 2011
2:34 pm
If your over the age of 21 and don't understand why abolishing the oppresive system we have in place would benefit this country, the you NEVER will….. It's kinda sad really…. But you are the group that put the IDIOT that we have in office…… So I really don't expect you to understand…
May 14th, 2011
2:39 pm
Damn those Republicans. A raucous applause for a BLACK MAN? Good God, you damn racists! All white with a scattering of Blacks and you got up and gave Herman a rousing and loud applause? Several times? Wait till we get the true story on MSNBC, The New York Slimes, The Huffington Post, MoveOn.org and other truthful media types…by God in Heaven, they'll put the correct light on this madness!!!
May 14th, 2011
2:40 pm
End The Fed:
I am NOT commenting on Ron Paul's record or agenda, but rather one simple fact. Ron Paul ran last time and never polled very high, did he? What did he end up polling? Was it even 10%?
May 14th, 2011
2:44 pm
RON PAUL is the only intelligent Republican . . . . . period !
May 14th, 2011
2:44 pm
Outside the Perimeter:
Take my word for it: you will never see that coverage on the "news" sources you mentioned. They only have time to stump for the "Annointed One".
May 14th, 2011
2:46 pm
Freedom From Government:
That is YOUR opinion . . .
May 14th, 2011
2:47 pm
Southie you are right on every point. But Mitt Romney, with his Mormon underwear, stands a better chance that Cain of being the Republican nominee. LBJ did block Eisenhower's legislation and fought to prevent the integration of the military. But Eisenhower would not get the time of day from the present day GOP, all you need to do is read his Farewell Address to understand why not. Cain is to be admired for his accomplishments but in this effort he will not find success.
May 14th, 2011
2:49 pm
Go Herman Cain!
May 14th, 2011
2:50 pm
Those Godfather pizzas were God Awful.
May 14th, 2011
2:53 pm
You might not agree with Herman Cain, but he is successful and not living on the public dime. He is intelligent, educated and successful!
May 14th, 2011
3:00 pm
Cobb Woman,
That's part of the reason he would NEVER have a chance…. Very Sad…
May 14th, 2011
3:04 pm
I'm really missing GWB right now, he wasn't concerned with me and life was GOOD!!!!!
May 14th, 2011
3:07 pm
Cobb Woman, there are plenty successful intelligent "Black Men" whom don't live on the Public Dime! Herman Cain speaking to Georgia Republicans makes as much sense as Charlie Sheen working at a Rehab Clinic. Cain should go ahead and fly a confederate flag in his front yard!
May 14th, 2011
3:19 pm
He ran a pizza chain and now he's a sub for Boortz, parroting Boortz's crazy economy killing sales tax idea.
Yeah, boy I can see why the Repubs would want him…. they're just as dumb as he is.
May 14th, 2011
3:23 pm
Hernan Cain got his share of the Public Dime a while back,
from the U.S. Federal Reserve Bank,
May 14th, 2011
3:23 pm
Like Liberalefty said @1:07pm, they'll cheer him, love how he isn't a Democrat, talk about him breaking away from the norm, but in the end, those conservative white voters wouldn't vote for him to be county dogcatcher!!!
May 14th, 2011
3:31 pm
Godfather's Pizza was never Number 2, much less Number 1.
More like Number 146.
May 14th, 2011
3:34 pm
Trust me it was only applause, neither you nor any other ga repub will vote for Cain, you know it and I know it….Stop the bull**** out!
May 14th, 2011
3:35 pm
Herman Cain got plenty of Public Dimes a while back,
from the U.S. Federal Reserve Bank.
May 14th, 2011
3:40 pm
As I posted earlier, the media has nothing negative on Herman Cain, and they cannot call him a racist. What they will do, as I also stated earlier, is try to dismiss him, just as Jim Galloway did in the his very first sentence.
Sadly, dems, as has become the norm when they have no answer, will resort to name calling and insults…..ironically making those that love to cry racism, racists. Typical and predictable.
May 14th, 2011
3:53 pm
Has Herman ever made a policy speech to a local black audience in Atlanta? Community orgs, churches, schools? If not, why not? Obama speaks to both left and right. like it or not. Cain would get black support by doing this but he would also loose white support. He is the Alan Keyes of 2012, good speeches, red meat, standing ovations, dead last in the polls but we love the Herm
May 14th, 2011
4:05 pm
@Don, Why does the media need something negative on herm and why would anyone call him a Racist? I've yet to read a media article or watch any news program that have insulted Herm or called him racist. Where is the Irony? Honestly no one is going to vote for him, he's a sideshow more than anything.
May 14th, 2011
4:15 pm
Brother Cain: Remember what Mickey Mantle once said, "When they boo you, you know that you are great!" They running you down now because they are afraid of you. Newt is slick and vicious. I am sure that he has paid bloggers on here trying to smear you. That's people just don't like Newt. They know him so well. Newt is afraid of you. My vote in the primary is for you, Brother Herman Cain, one of Archer High's finest.
May 14th, 2011
4:18 pm
Don@ 3:40
What did the media have negative on Obama in the spring of 2008? Since that time, the guy has morphed into everything from a Muslim, to the second coming of Hitler. Herman Cain's warts will be exposed as time rolls on. Remember J.C. Watts? Maybe the racist thing, if there is indeed any, is that if its someone of another persuasion, great lengths are taken to make them appear better than they are, (Newt, Dubya, Trump ect.
May 14th, 2011
4:23 pm
@??????, because, quite simply, that's what the media does to a republican candidate. My point was that if anybody disagrees with the current administration, the "r" word is coming right at them, you can count on it. With Cain, this obviously cant happen. And although I wasn't speaking of the media in general, but about the posters here (see name calling and insults above), I will post a link to a sickening piece of journalism that has obviously escaped you.
May 14th, 2011
4:37 pm
I pray for the day when we talk about candidates and their positions…. Why is everyone here talking about "Uncle Tom," "rascist," and so on… Just listen to the words of a candidate and decide if you agree with them or not. So many here have made their decisions simply because of either color or party affiliate. Our downward spiral will not stop until we stop. Let us stop pointing fingers and start finding solutions!!!! That is what Herman Cain is saying…
May 14th, 2011
4:39 pm
Herman Cain?????
May 14th, 2011
4:58 pm
Herman Cain is the only logical Republican candidate in 2012. He is a solid conservatiive, proven leader and has demonstrated repeatedly he knows how to turn around failing organizations – all traits our country sorely needs now to survive. He also has a gracious (but tough when needed) manner and communicates very effectively as he demonstrated in the SC debate on Fox. I would vote for him whether he is black, white, red, green or blue. The fact that he is black will take off the table the racecard – which the Democrats now use to label everyone who disagrees with Obama. Forget all the RINOs and frail egos looking for affirmation from voters. Support Herman Cain, the only one who can beat Obama in 2012.
May 14th, 2011
5:16 pm
I was there. Cain was brilliant!
May 14th, 2011
5:19 pm
@Straight Talk…you got that right. Herman Cain for president!
May 14th, 2011
5:30 pm
Wahoo… Regressive taxation..
May 14th, 2011
5:31 pm
Cain…a kook's kook. If anything is ruining the American dream, its piss poor wages and and supply side economics.


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Who doesn't like to see delectable dividends flowing into their bank accounts regularly, especially when they come from stocks belonging to a high-growth, high-resilience industry?
The fertilizer space is chock-a-bloc with such stocks, but there are three in particular that stand out for solid dividends. Yet, for those who think betting on a high-dividend yield stock is as safe as a brick (not for your head, of course), this article might just compel you to rethink.
Three super-dividend fertilizer stocks, yet all may not be fine beneath the surface. Which three, and why? Read along.
Terra Nitrogen (NYSE: TNH)
Terra Nitrogen enjoys the kind of "parental backing" not many do. 75% of it is owned by CF Industries (NYSE: CF), the largest North American nitrogen producer. It was only after acquiring Terra two years back that CF could attain this leadership position. Terra operates through one nitrogen facility at Oklahoma only; but being tied to CF, Terra's performance doesn't deviate much from its parent's.
In its last quarter, Terra's sales slipped by around 1.5% because of lower prices and volumes. Yet, its net profit surged 20% thanks primarily to low prices of natural gas – a key input. On a similar note, although CF's second-quarter revenue was down 4% from the year-ago quarter, its bottom line rose 24% as costs reduced.
But don't judge Terra on this. Its top line climbed a whopping 41.5% last year and gained 18% in the past twelve months. And its bottom line grew 91% and 40%, respectively, last year and in the past twelve months. The growth should continue as nitrogen remains the top fertilizer for crops and gas prices are still subdued.
CVR Partners (NYSE: UAN)
CVR entered the fertilizer race mid-last year when it was spun off from CVR Energy (NYSE: CVI) and listed separately. In its last quarter, CVR's revenue remained flat year-on-year, while net profits slipped 8% as costs surged. What? Costs rose for a fertilizer company? Despite nat gas prices languishing at the bottom of the barrel? Yes, you heard it right.
The tragedy in CVR's life is that the company unfortunately doesn't use nat gas as feedstock. Instead, it relies on pet coke obtained from parent company CVR Energy's adjacent refinery. So while others are dancing around the gas, CVR is feeling the heat.
Probably the only area where CVR might currently be better off than others is its strategic location in the U.S. Corn Belt and proximity to railroad major Union Pacific's main line, which keeps it closer to farmers and help save transportation, freight and storage costs.
So what is CVR busy doing these days? Expanding urea ammonium nitrate (UAN) capacity by 50% annually and targeting levels where 100% of ammonia produced can be converted to UAN. Despite recent flattish UAN prices, the move could be a game changer for CVR since the nutrient has historically demanded much higher premium to ammonia. And when a leader like CF also starts upgrading an additional 200,000 tons of ammonia to UAN per year, there must be something. 2013 will be a critical year for CVR when the project gets complete.
Rentech Nitrogen Partners (NYSE: RNF)
The youngest of the three, Rentech stands out because of its unbelievably handsome dividend yield of 14.2%. As for performance, not much can be gauged as the company started trading publicly only late last year. Its last-quarter performance was similar to Terra's and CF's – top line fell 5% as nutrient volumes and prices remained low, while net profits nearly tripled helped by low gas costs. For the first half of the year, Rentech's gross profit margin came in at 63% compared to 48% a year ago.
Don't think the new kid on the block isn't growing. Rentech is expanding ammonia capacity, and aggressively ramping up production of a urea-based solution DEF that can reduce toxic vehicle emissions when injected in exhausts – a business area that definitely looks like a high-potential one.
Okay. What about dividends?
The common factor that ties all three companies is that they are structured as master limited partnerships, which enable them to pass on any taxable income directly to shareholders instead of paying income tax. Sounds good, right? But not when companies are paying out more than their cash flows warrant. That sadly seems to be the case with two of these.
Source: Yahoo! Finance, Morningstar, author's own calculation
Mind-boggling figures, right? Rentech and CVR look scary (note that since Rentech has paid out dividends only twice, metrics for the company have been calculated based on the numbers available for previous two quarters).
Though not much can be said about what the trend at Rentech is like in terms of earnings or dividends, figures above show how the company is paying out nearly double its current free cash flows, which isn't a great sign. Because what it means is this – in a bid to keep dividends high, Rentech is using up the cash it generated from its initial public offering proceeds and from the debt it raised some time back. Quite obviously, dividends paid out of such sources can't be sustainable. Debt on books also means increased interest burden. So unless the company starts generating higher cash flows, one cannot rule out the possibility of a dividend cut in the future as liabilities grow. The situation is pretty much the same at CVR. Only Terra's levels provide some comfort.
The takeaway
Clearly, running after eye-popping dividend yields might not be prudent unless one checks the underlying fundamentals. Rentech also seems too pricey, trading at a P/E of 16.7 times. Both CVR and Terra are trading at roughly 13 times trailing earnings.
Do the math, and then decide. After all, it's your hard-earned money. Invest wise, and stay Foolish!
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The Rochester Institute of Technology was founded in 1829. It is a privately endowed, coeducational university with nine colleges emphasizing career education and experiential learning. The campus occupies 1,300 acres in suburban Rochester, the third-largest city in New York state.
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NIKE Softball Campers will train on the RIT Softball Field. Campers have access to top facilities and equipment to help take their game to the next level!Meet your coaching staff
Karen DiTucci
DiTucci joined the Rochester coaching staff in mid-summer, 2010. She earned four letters in softball (2003-06 seasons) at Central Michigan University, an NCAA Division 1 Institution participating in the Mid-American Conference.
DiTucci started 185 of her 188 career games played, and most of the time she was CMU's leadoff hitter and second baseman. She ended her career with 61 stolen bases, which ranks sixth in Chippewa history. As a junior, DiTucci hit a career-best .264 with 19 stolen bases. She graduated in May 2007 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Education.
DiTucci spent the 2007 season as a student assistant at CMU. She moved into the full-time assistant position for the 2008 and 2009 season where she worked primarily with the hitters, outfielders and infielders, along with off campus recruiting.
A native of Morton Grove, Ill., DiTucci prepped at Niles West High School. She was a four-time all-conference pick while also earning all-area and team MVP honors. Karen earned varsity letters in softball (four), basketball (four) and cross country (four).
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Margaret Yerdon reached 100 wins in the 2013 season.
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Yerdon was a graduate assistant coach at Binghamton in 2003 while pursuing her master's degree in Social Sciences with a concentration in Public Administration. She earned a BA in English and Sociology in 2001 from Binghamton.
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From state DOE today in response to the release of national ACT scores. The ACT is a college admissions test that is gaining ground in the South. Today, nearly half of Georgia graduating high school seniors take the ACT, often along with the SAT.
According to the 2011 ACT report, Georgia high school students improved in a number of areas on the ACT, even while the number of students tested increased from 44% in 2010 to 47% in 2011. Some of the student gains include the following: more High School Seniors demonstrating college readiness, key demographic sub-groups outperforming the national average, and improvements in 8th and 10th grade student assessments of college readiness.
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The report reveals that more of Georgia's students (9,015 in 2011, compared to 8,282 in 2010) demonstrated college and career readiness this year in all four areas (English, reading, mathematics, and science) of the test. Nationally, 25 percent of ACT test-takers demonstrated college readiness.
"These findings show more of our students are college and career ready," said State School Superintendent Dr. John Barge. "But, we still must close the gap with the national average because our students will be competing for entry into college and for jobs with students from all over the country, not just students from Georgia."
The ACT College Readiness Benchmarks are based on the actual grades earned by students in college, define college and career readiness, and report student performance results relative to that goal.
ACT Composite Scores
Forty-seven (47) percent of Georgia's 2011 graduating seniors (42,929 students) took the ACT and had an average composite score of 20.6. This average is down .1 percentage point from last year's 20.7 and .5 percentage point less than the national average of 21.1.
"Typically when you see a significant increase in the number of students taking a test you have a greater decline in the overall results," said Superintendent Barge. "Fortunately we didn't see a dramatic decrease, but I believe any decrease is the wrong direction. As we develop our Career Pathways I am confident we will be able to provide the relevance in our courses that is necessary to give students the skills needed for success in college and careers, and also be able to perform well on college entrance exams like the ACT."
Superintendent Barge pointed out that when the scores are broken down by race, Georgia students are outperforming the national average across the board. According to the 2011 ACT report, African American students had an average composite score of 17.5, higher than the national average of 17.0. Hispanic students had an average composite score of 20.1, higher than the national average of 18.7. White students had an average composite score of 22.8, higher than the national average of 22.4.
"One of the greatest highlights of the ACT report is seen with our subgroup performance," said Superintendent Barge. "I'm pleased that key sub-groups of Georgia students are outperforming the national averages when comparing scores."
–From Maureen Downey, for the AJC Get Schooled blog
August 17th, 2011
10:31 am
"According to the 2011 ACT report, African American students had an average composite score of 17.5, higher than the national average of 17.0. Hispanic students had an average composite score of 20.1, higher than the national average of 18.7. White students had an average composite score of 22.8, higher than the national average of 22.4."
Another day, another academic measure that follows a predictable pattern with a direct correlation to IQ.
August 17th, 2011
10:37 am
No worries.
In the past in Georgia only savy parents had their child take the ACT. For some students (my older daughter and son) it is advantageous because their math isn't particularly strong, and on the SAT the math counts more of the total. For others (my younger daughter) with very strong math skills, it makes more sense to go with the SAT.
Now, with word getting around, more parents are having their kids take it, thus the regression toward the group mean. (not sure if that is the correct statistical term but it is close).
August 17th, 2011
10:50 am
Lee you are an idiot. IQ scores has absolutely nothing to do with achievement. The ACT is an achievement test, not an IQ test
August 17th, 2011
10:55 am
Certainly intelligence is one of the factors leading to a high or low score. Both do measure what you learned in school although it is usually assumed that most college prep students learned all the concepts presented on the test. They also measure how well you take multiple choice tests and test prep services gives one an advantage. They are also relatively long tests so they measure ones attention span and mental endurance. Since the ACT does not take away extra points for guessing, luck could also be a factor on that test. Some students also take the test several times, which favors richer students who can afford the registration fees.
Yes, I don't think that I received as high of score as I should have based on how I scored on other standarized tests and my gifted program screening evaluations. I took it once, received no test prep, and did significantly better on the first sections than the last sections due to mental fatigue and a waning attention span. It was high enough though to get accepted to 3 top tier national liberal arts colleges. I might have had an outside chance to get into the very best colleges because of my athletic achievements, high GPA, 6 A's at a local college, lots of other activities, and economic and school district disadvantage. I considered it good enough.
Now that I am out of college. It doesn't really matter at all. I have been asked for my college transcripts once by a potential employer, but never my SAT scores.
August 17th, 2011
11:01 am
how about Asian Students, they score higher than white students, so did African American students from educated household and many other sub groups. Whats your point except be typical racist
August 17th, 2011
11:05 am
After much thought and consideration I completely disagree with Superintendent Barge and any educator who would now make this statement:
"Typically when you see a significant increase in the number of students taking a test you have a greater decline in the overall results."
One, we changed our curriculum from one that was ranked almost last to one that is ranked in the top five.
Two, Georgia students, according to our Georgia Department of education are demonstrating increased learning, based on end of course tests and high school graduation tests.
If what students have to learn is considered among the best in the nation, and students demonstrate in record numbers that they are mastering course content.
Then explain why ACT scores are not on the rise, even with the increased number of better educated students?
The argument of a decline of results is true when all other factors remain the same.
But when you supposedly have better qualified, better trained, better prepared students, the result should be an improvement in test scores.
This has been true in every teaching experience I have been involved with. Then why is it not true here in Georgia?
August 17th, 2011
11:28 am
So we don't even DAREr ask, is that the deal?
August 17th, 2011
11:57 am
"The ACT is an achievement test, not an IQ test."
"Certainly intelligence is one of the factors leading to a high or low score."
Keep talking. So you agree that INTELLIGENCE is one of the factors. Sounds like you're closer to my point of view than you think.
August 18th, 2011
8:40 am
"Resident test expert" here — 2 things:
1. As # takers goes up, the average score will decrease. The ACT tends to be taken by strong students whose higher education inerests lie outside Georgia at very selective schools requiring that test. While there may be any number of reasons WHY more people are taking the ACT, it is virtually certain that the tendency will be for less able students to join the pool – hence a lower average score.
2. Some of you still seem to be conned into thinking we have a remote clue what we're doing making tests. We are NOT anywhere near good enough to neatly separate "intelligence" – what someone brings to the table via their genes – from "achievement" – that which teachers (and student motivation) provided a student – from "nurture" – that which the student's upbringing provided them outside of school. We work very hard to separate the three, but the fact is there's just no nifty way to carve them apart. SO, ANY test score – or pass rate, just to do one more reminder that using "scores" from the state's minimum competency tests is a gross misuse of data – is made up of all three components. We may be able to spin the focus of the test a bit toward one of the components, but we simply do not know how to separate them cleanly.
August 18th, 2011
8:50 am
So, is it possible to have the overall average lower than the national average, but sub-groups are scoring better than the national average? I need a math lesson here.
August 18th, 2011
9:10 am
And my school cancelled a college prep SAT/Act/Standardized elective class because it wasn't doing any good! Our scores were the best in the region! Why stop when apparently the class is doing something positive??
August 18th, 2011
11:34 am
re math lesson please: there are substantially more african-american students taking the test in georgia relative to other states, and their lower average score drags down the overall state average.
August 18th, 2011
4:13 pm
@math lesson: yes. Scores for some groups could actually be very high, while others very low. Large low performing groups would affect the average more than smaller high performing groups.
August 18th, 2011
9:03 pm
I think it is very telling that we as Georgians are always having to constantly look for reasons to explain low test scores compared to x, y or z State. More students take the test than other states so that must be the reason or some other reason.
There is a constant "explanation," an excuse.
I have yet to hear any single educator or administrator take blame for anything.
One teacher poster on another blog actually claimed that parents and guardians were 100% responsible for their children's education — even when their children attended private school.
We've got to look at accountability and demand our public schools take responsibility for poor performance.
As a parent, I take complete responsibility to ensure my children are fed, dressed, well-rested and arrive on time with their homework complete.
I dug deep in my pockets to hire an after school babysitter to take them home, give them a nap and help them with homework.
But I can only do so much.
When the teacher uses poor grammar when she speaks to my children, she is teaching them bad language that will likely be ingrained forever.
Our children deserve better. Let's please take this opportunity to demand Beverly Hall and all of her corrupt cronies are run out of office and given their just rewards — jail.
August 18th, 2011
10:17 pm
Thank you.
So, what should Georgia do? Discourage black and latino students to take the ACT? Encourage more blacks and latinos in other states to take the test? What exactly is the problem in GA schools?
August 19th, 2011
5:29 pm
A very serious response to your question "What exactly is the problem in GA schools?
It starts at home with reading to children. Poor whites read to their children more than poor blacks and more than middle class blacks. We need to ensure that children are read to often and early. For example, go to where the kids are before they go to school and read to them — laundry mats for example and spend more money up front for GA Pre-K, an overall effective program funded by the lottery.
When those students don't get what they needed before they got to school, the school needs to buckle down and read to them during the school day and in after care. Perhaps we should require students to be read to at any facility just as if we require them to have safe hand-washing stations.
Another idea — instead of teachers sending the kids to the library while they do their "planning" they should be in the library reading to the students, showing them the joys of reading, encouraging them to check out and look at the books instead of allowing them to line up for the computers to play video games like Pokemon.
Fund Music instead of organized sports. I dont' mean to eliminate physical education but instead of football, fund the orchestra and piano lessons.
There is a direct link between music and math. When you perform welll in music, it helps you learn math. The Asians kick our butts in math. They are also excellent violinists and pianists. Asian parent know that is key to educatoinal success.
So while Jamal can score the winning touch-down, Xiating is scoring the winning concert and blowing away the bell curve.
I haven't studied or researched as much about Latino families but from what I've read, Latino families value hard labor. So while they talk about how learnign is important, what the actually do with their time is physical labor, not learning.
I hope that answers your question just a wee bit.
Good Mother
August 20th, 2011
11:46 pm
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According to this publication, ACT scores can be used to accurately predict IQ in the general population.