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...tumultuous field where many differing views are now competing for dominance. Moreover, “intelligent design” cannot even be considered among possible alternatives because it fails the basic tests of any scientific hypothesis. First, it cannot be proven false. Second, it explains nothing about the actual mechanism of evolution, and can make no predictions about the natural world. These problems should exclude it from scientific debate, no matter how many hysterical born-again biologists try to make arguments for it. Intelligent design is a question for theology, not for science...
According to the terms of the settlement, both parties and their lawyers declined to comment and have avoided making public statements aside from the actual settlement and the accompanying joint press release...
...structuring of the funds lies at the heart of the dispute. China World and Dragon are both closed-end funds, which trade on an exchange typically at a “discount” to the shares’ actual value. Open-end funds are purchased from and sold to the fund itself, which guarantees that shares are instantly redeemable for their net asset value...
Moreover, 0.9 percent—1.3 of female respondents and 0.3 percent of male respondents—reported actual sexual penetration against their will. Though lower than the national average, which was 1.8 percent in 2000, that figure still means that at least nine out of the 930 students on campus who completed this survey said they had been raped over the course of the previous year...
...Partial-birth” abortion, a non-medical term actually coined by abortion rights opponents, refers to an abortion procedure usually performed in the second trimester due to fetal abnormalities or medical conditions threatening the mother. The procedure accounts for fewer than 1 percent of all abortions, or approximately 2,200 abortions a year. While the actual procedure is rarely used, it is sometimes critical in saving a pregnant woman’s life...