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A creationist response to the National Academy of Science's Teaching About Evolution and the Nature of Science The latter, distributed nationwide to thousands of public school teachers, is an effort to saturate students with evolutionary concepts. Refuting Evolution is a cogent rebuttal, carefully examining the points raised in the NAS booklet: science and religion; natural selection; bird evolution; astronomy; the age of the earth, etc..
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Ever pick up a toad only to have it soak your hand? Don't worry, it was the animal's emergency water storage (not urine!), dumped in a fight-or-flight panic. Think that new beaver clan will dent the trout population in your favorite fishing hole? They don't touch the stuff: beavers are strictly vegan. And go ahead, get close to that porcupine, because they can't fire quills like an AK-47. Want more? Warner Shedd, a native Vermonter, lifelong naturalist, former Forest Service honcho, and a retired executive for the National Wildlife Federation, dispels wildlife fallacies that have passed through generations of well-intended grandfathers and poorly informed folk tales. Shedd covers everything about most backyard critters--from gray squirrels to newts--and expands on some wilder species that we only think we understand.

But Shedd's refreshing anecdotes aren't entirely naysaying. In fact, he confirms many myths with a bit of explanatory elaboration. Take the raven's knack for mimicry, for example; it's entirely capable of uttering "nevermore" if it desires. And while bats aren't entirely blind, Shedd writes, they rely largely on echolocation to navigate, bouncing high-frequency shrieks off nearby objects, sometimes in the range of 115 kilohertz (a human's range goes to a mere 20 kHz).

While these details gives us some solid facts to gnash on, it's Shedd's personal anecdotes (much to the dismay of his resilient Labrador Heidi, who, while accompanying Shedd, has been jumped by muskrats and porcupines, among other things) that elevate his information to entertainment. Retelling stories from his boyhood in Vermont and from his professional work, he takes the reader on a ride through familiar territory: describing roadside carcasses, trash-ravaging raccoons, and clumsy coyotes, among other encounters. To keep us current, however, Shedd updates ongoing conservation efforts and opens an occasional window into his own personal opinions on wildlife management. We're left with a satisfying, inspiring handbook to some of North America's most familiar and erroneously understood creatures. --Lolly Merrell.
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This digital document is an article from Tea & Coffee Trade Journal, published by Thomson Gale on August 1, 2006. The length of the article is 1402 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Private label tea to brand your business: as part of an ongoing series, this report will debunk the numerous concerns pertaining to private label tea and finally put to rest whether such a program is right for your business.(cup Service)
Author: Serena Norr
Publication:Tea & Coffee Trade Journal (Magazine/Journal)
Date: August 1, 2006
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 178 Issue: 8 Page: 56(3)

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In spite of the sensational title, this book is actually a debunking of a notorious late 19th century hoax. Leo Taxil, a French anti-clericalist, suddenly converted to Catholicism in the 1885 and wrote a number of books in which he claimed that Freemasonry was a world-wide satanic conspiracy. Taxil started an anti-Masonic newspaper. In 1887 Taxil even had an audience with Pope Leo XIII, who subsequently sanctioned his anti-Masonic campaign.

Waite systematically debunks Taxil in this book, citing factual inaccuracies, plagarism, and sheer absurdities. Waite is in top form here, witty, sarcastic, and utilizing extensive firsthand knowledge of Victorian mystical and masonic groups to demolish Taxil..
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This digital document is an article from Occupational Outlook Quarterly, published by Thomson Gale on September 22, 2005. The length of the article is 3580 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Career myths and now to debunk them: you think you know, but you could be wrong. Don't be a victim of your own misconceptions. Here's how to uncover the truth about careers.(Editorial)(Cover Story)
Author: Olivia Crosby
Publication:Occupational Outlook Quarterly (Magazine/Journal)
Date: September 22, 2005
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 49 Issue: 3 Page: 2(6)

Article Type: Cover Story, Editorial

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This digital document is an article from National Underwriter Property & Casualty-Risk & Benefits Management, published by The National Underwriter Company on August 18, 1997. The length of the article is 1097 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

From the supplier: Fortis Long Term Care has introduced a new nonqualified long-term care (LTC) insurance policy, though it has not dropped plans to sell a qualified LTC product. The company also hopes to dispel some 'myths' about LTC products. It remains unknown whether the federal government will tax nonqualified LTC benefits, according to Fortis' Ronald Hagen. He also said that it is not true that insurers prefer qualified LTC products because they are more profitable.

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Title: Fortis looks to 'debunk' LTC 'myths.' (Fortis Long Term Care)
Author: Linda Koco
Publication:National Underwriter Property & Casualty-Risk & Benefits Management (Magazine/Journal)
Date: August 18, 1997
Publisher: The National Underwriter Company
Volume: v101 Issue: n33 Page: p16(2)

Article Type: Interview

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This digital document is an article from Fairfield County Business Journal, published by Westfair Communications, Inc. on February 24, 1992. The length of the article is 950 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Duracell's chief zaps a few LBO 'aliens.' (C. Robert Kidder of Duracell International Inc. debunks leveraged-buyout myths)
Author: Caryn A. McBride
Publication:Fairfield County Business Journal (Magazine/Journal)
Date: February 24, 1992
Publisher: Westfair Communications, Inc.
Volume: v31 Issue: n8 Page: p1(2)

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"No Gun Ri--A Military History of the Korean War Incident" by Robert L. Bateman is reviewed.

This digital document is an article from The Skeptical Inquirer, most recently published by The Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal (SCICOP) on October 31, 2002. The length of the article is 1031 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: An historian debunks AP's pulitzer prize-winning story; an expose
Author: Robert Skole
Publication:The Skeptical Inquirer (Book Review-Favorable)
Date: October 31, 2002
Publisher: The Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal (SCICOP)
Volume: 26 Issue: 5 Page: 53-54

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This digital document is an article from Food & Drink Weekly, published by Informa Economics, Inc. on May 11, 1998. The length of the article is 1551 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Three Competing Salad Makers Join Forces to Debunk Inaccurate Media Reports.
Publication:Food & Drink Weekly (Newsletter)
Date: May 11, 1998
Publisher: Informa Economics, Inc.
Volume: 4 Issue: 18 Page: 1

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This digital document is an article from Orange County Business Journal, most recently published by CBJ, L. P. on May 7, 2000. The length of the article is 1399 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: State tax official debunks idea of Internet taxation
Author: Peter Brennan
Publication:Orange County Business Journal
Date: May 7, 2000
Publisher: CBJ, L. P.
Volume: 23 Issue: 18 Page: 3

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