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The page-turning story behind the 2005 intelligent design case in Dover, Pennsylvania—the case that made front-page news around the world.

"What happened in Dover is a tiny sliver, a broken shard of glass mirroring what plays out across the country A war of fundamentalist Christian values versus secularism. A battle between evangelical fanaticism and tolerance."—from The Devil in Dover

In December 2004, following the Dover area school board's decision to teach intelligent design in ninth-grade biology classrooms, eleven parents sued, sparking a federal constitutional challenge. Lauri Lebo, a small-town reporter who covered the trial, knows not just the legal case and science, but the people on all sides of the divisive battle.

In The Devil in Dover, Lebo traces the compelling backstory of this pivotal case described by some as a perfect storm of religious intolerance, First Amendment violations, and an assault on American science education. In a community divided across unexpected lines, the so-called activist judge, a George Bush-appointed Republican, eventually condemned the school board's decision as one of "breathtaking inanity."

Lebo follows the story through its surprising twists, pondering whether this was a national war playing out in a small town or a small-town political battle playing out on the national stage. As a "local girl" with a fundamentalist Christian father, Lebo provides an account that is both fascinating and moving, as she thoughtfully probes one of America's most divisive cultural conflicts—and the responsibility journalists have when covering such a controversial story..
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This book is an indispensable tool and a practical guide for nurses and health care professionals as it details the implementation processes of both small and large clinical computer systems used in various health care settings. Combining theory and research, this book explains system implementation, with material drawn from multiple specialties, such as nursing informatics, information technology, and project management. User-friendly and written in a conversational style, it features practical analogies and case studies to illustrate concepts as it guides the user in the successful execution and management of system implementation, thereby improving the delivery of health care. Designed for use by nurses and health care professionals, chapter highlights include: system selection, the role of the informatics nurse in computer system implementation, project scope, implementation timeline, risk and barrier identification, project management, customization of product, plan for roll-out of product, evaluation of product and implementation process, data protection and legal considerations, and more.

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A compelling eyewitness account of the recent courtroom drama in Dover, Pennsylvania that put evolution on trial.

Journalist Gordy Slack offers a riveting, personal, and often amusing first-hand account that details six weeks of some of the most widely ranging, fascinating, and just plain surreal testimony in U.S. legal history—a battle between hard science and religious conservatives wishing to promote a new version of creationism in schools.

During the Kitzmiller vs. Dover Areas School Board trial,  the members of the local school board defended their decision to require teachers to present intelligent design  alongside evolution as an explanation for the origins and diversity of life on earth. The trial revealed much more than a disagreement about how to approach science education. It showed two essentially different and conflicting views of the world and the lengths some people will go to promote their own. The ruling by George W. Bush-appointed Judge John Jones III was unexpected in its stridency: Not only did he conclude that intelligent design was religion and not science and therefore had no place in a science classroom, he scolded the school board for wasting public time and money.

A sophisticated examination of the deep cultural, religious, and political tensions that continue to divide America, The Battle Over the Meaning of Everything is also journalist Gordy Slack’s personal and engaging story of the high drama and unforgettable characters on both sides of the courtroom controversy. 
Gordy Slack (Oakland, CA) has been writing about science and evolutionary biology for 15 years. He is a regular commentator on KQED, an affiliate of NPR, and his articles have appeared in Mother Jones, Salon.com, Wired, California Wild, the San Francisco Chronicle, and many other publications.
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Detailed information on the management and treatment of preexisting diabetes and pregnancy

Managing Preexisting Diabetes and Pregnancy offers a single resource on current American Diabetes Association standards of care for pregnant women with preexisting diabetes, type 1 and type 2. It provides researchers, academic physicians, and clinicians who deal with the broad spectrum of problems, up-to-date recommendations and treatment protocols for the management of diabetes and pregnancy..
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A clear solution to the debate over biological origins has evaded scientists and philosophers for millennia   Since the ancient Greeks, thousands of pages of debate from scholars on all sides have yielded two types of answers: those which invoke only material causes and those which explore the possibility that intelligence had a direct role in shaping life. Yet in 2005, one United States federal judge sought to settle this longstanding question of science and philosophy once and for all.

Traipsing into Evolution: Intelligent Design and the Kitzmiller vs. Dover Decision is a critique of federal Judge John E. Jones's decision in the Kitzmiller v. Dover case, the first trial to attempt to address the constitutionality of teaching intelligent design in public schools.  In this concise yet comprehensive response, Discovery Institute (discovery dot org) scholars and attorneys show how Judge Jones's Kitzmiller decision was based upon faulty reasoning, non-existent evidence, and a serious misrepresentation of the scientific theory of intelligent design.

Despite Jones's protestations to the contrary, his attempt to use the federal bench to declare evolution a sacred cow turns out to be a textbook case of good-old-American judicial activism. Mark Twain once famously refuted his own obituary by proclaiming that, '‘the report of my death was an exaggeration." Traipsing Into Evolution rebuts similar reports about the "death of intelligent design" from media pundits and the Darwinist establishment in the wake of Kitzmiller v. Dover.  The book also includes a lengthy response to the ruling from Dr. Michael Behe, the lead expert witness for the defense at the trial, entitled "Whether ID is Science: Michael Behe’s Response to Kitzmiller v. Dover.".
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On a journey through the dangerous frontier of the Arizona territory, Independence Taylor is saved from certain death by the mysterious Apache known only as Shatto, and she soon discovers the power of love. .
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In four original stories by Fern Michaels, Jill Marie Landis, Dorsey Kelley, and Chelley Kitzmiller, Amy flirts with the enemy, Josie meets a forbidden lover, Harmony overcomes prejudice, and Arabella is seduced by the man of her dreams. .
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A beautiful woman and her father move to Tucson, Arizona, to stake their claim as publishers of the town's newspaper. Upon their arrival, she is immediately drawn to a dark and mysterious half breed Apache. The discrimination of the townspeople will keep them apart until they share a sudden embrace when he rescues her from a violent skirmish. Now, they must decide whether their heartfelt passion can transcend prejudice, and fulfill a promise of eternal love. Online promo (www.penguin.com)..
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