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AMERICANS ARE ENTHUSIASTIC about the promise of science but lack basic knowledge of it, with one in four unaware that the Earth revolves around the Sun, said a poll out yesterday.
The survey included more than 2,200 people in the United States and was conducted by the National Science Foundation.
Nine questions about physical and biological science were on the quiz, and the average score — 6.5 correct — was barely a passing grade.
Just 74 per cent of respondents knew that the earth revolved around the sun, according to the results released at the American Association for the Advancement of Science meeting in Chicago.
Fewer than half (48 percent) knew that human beings evolved from earlier species of animals.
The result of the survey, which is conducted every two years, will be included in a National Science Foundation report to President Barack Obama and US lawmakers.
One in three respondents said science should get more funding from the government.
Nearly 90 percent said the benefits of science outweigh any dangers, and about the same number expressed interest in learning about medical discoveries.
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When it comes to money, insurance companies will use any excuse they can find not to pay. Absolutely despicable.
Insurance companies the world over spit lies that insurance fraud is out of control, we see it here with adverts asking people to rat on their neighbours and we know that they’ll deny or underpay claims for spurious reasons.
You are right a parked van became a run away vehicle and ploughed into the front of my house last April causing over 13, 000 euros in damage yet I still haven’t received a cent to repair my house, I can’t wait to screw them in court.
kevin
i hope you’re going to to a shrink for counselling because of the stress
We were in the front room at the time of the accident and showered with glass. Frightened the crap out of us . But the worst part was trying to pluck up the courage to look under the van as children had been playing in the vicinity 20 minutes earlier.
Involved with a small insurance claim for a leak recently , they pulled every trick going to delay my payment like not returning my calls, answering my emails, assessor is sick today , its in the post , forgot to post the cheque etc etc unbelievable !!
My opinion is Frank that the insurance industry is now simply heartless, they do not want to pay a cent for a legitimate claim
Just when I thought showbiz couldn’t get any more surreal, extraordinary insurance claim.
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