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...typically less costly and time consuming than a lawsuit. On a broader level, having a policy of apologizing may help a hospital's reputation or credibility. Says Robert Lord, chief legal officer for Martin Memorial Health Systems in Stuart, Fla.: "When we go into litigation and deny liability, people tend to take that more seriously...
...states have created science-curriculum standards as part of a national movement to bring more accountability to education. "Savvy creationists are focusing their efforts on this relatively new arena," says Glenn Branch of the National Center for Science Education. "The decision-making bodies involved in approving state science standards tend to be small, not particularly knowledgeable and, above all, elected, so it's a good opportunity for political pressure to be applied...
...KILLINGER Well, with my job, I'm traveling more than half the time. But I've always felt there was an advantage in being a retailer, which we are, and coming out of the Pacific Northwest. Customer expectations are very high. If you're successful in the Northwest, you tend to export that successfully around the country. We have a disproportionate number of industry-leading retailers here: Starbucks, Costco, Nordstrom, Amazon...
...people truthful in their profiles? Women tend to lie about their age and weight. Men tend to lie about weight and hair or fitness level. You're eventually going to meet this person, so why go there? Particularly for mature daters, none of us is perfect right now. So be truthful...
...exchange, Bush?s comments could have immense fallout. The president has gone farther in questioning the widely-taught theories of evolution and natural selection than any president since Ronald Reagan, who advocated teaching creationism in public schools alongside evolution. ?Intelligent design? is not pure creationism. Its proponents tend not to believe, for instance, the Biblical claim that the Earth is less than 6,000 years old. But they do suggest that the complex array of species on Earth could not have evolved on the basis of natural selection, and instead suggest the it reflects the hand of a hidden designer...