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...version of history as "utterly irrelevant to what we actually know and understand about our world." But the museum's president, G. Thomas Sharp, whose doctorate in the philosophy of religion and science was awarded by a Florida seminary, says the exhibits are intended to counter a lamentable shift in public education to what he calls "a very secular, pagan base," arguing that "the biblical explanation to earth science is very feasible and very satisfying." At least for some people: the museum expects from 35,000 to 50,000 visitors a year. --By Steve Barnes
HMC’s loss of prestige was due to the proliferation of mountaineering groups across the country, the death of founder Henry S. Hall Jr. ’19, and the club’s shift in emphasis to climbing locally...
Though cumbersome and fraught with loopholes, even the environmental legislation that Vargas Llosa disdains as creating “diffuse responsibility” shows a shift away from the extractive mentality that has plagued Latin America since European contact...
Finally, we all face soaring health-insurance premiums, deductibles and co-pays as employers shift more of the burden onto employees. Yet the CPI looks at total expenditures without regard for who is footing the bill. Simply shifting the burden leaves no mark on official inflation...
...Lance got us ahead,” Walsh said. “When you drop a close game like [Game 1], then fall behind in the second game, you know, momentum seems to really shift. And Lance gets the homer...