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...primary hobbit researchers, says the similarities to erectus seem to end at the neck. Analysis of various anatomical features suggests that the new species has an overall body plan that looks more ancient than that. "It's not identical to Australopithecus," Jungers says, "but it resembles it in limb proportions, the shape of the bony pelvis, the hands." Adds paleoanthropologist Donald Johansen, who discovered the Australopithecus Lucy: "It is a possibility they got out of Africa earlier than we ever thought. If they were isolated on an island and didn't have gene flow from other populations, it would make...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Hobbit: Out of Africa | 4/21/2009 | See Source »

Furthermore, why not just sack up and go out on a limb to get what you want? The worst thing that can happen is that you don’t get a response, but who cares? At least you tried. Furthermore, the victims ask for it, and deep down, I know they love it. Who doesn’t enjoy getting a 4:00 a.m. invite to “come snuggle?” They just don’t have the balls to text you themselves—at least that’s what I keep telling...

Author: By Julia M. Spiro, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Love It: Textual Harrassment | 3/12/2009 | See Source »

...Compared with the 20- and 30-somethings, older adults believed they were less impaired as the alcohol's effects first hit; later, however, as they started sobering up, they perceived themselves as much more affected. "On the ascending limb, the [older] adults who got alcohol performed significantly more poorly, but they didn't think they were impaired," Nixon says. "On the descending limb, the older adults thought they were impaired, but at that point alcohol didn't have any impact on their performance." As to why the more seasoned social drinkers may be out of sync, Nixon says, "Older adults...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Older Drinkers Less Able to Judge When They're Drunk | 3/5/2009 | See Source »

...years ago, provides students with up to $5,000 to pursue a short-term project in the arts. Proposals are judged based on merit and the applicant’s contribution to the community.“It’s a huge decision to go out on a limb to say you want to be a writer or an actor,” says Elizabeth Bergmann, the director of the OFA dance program who also sits on the selection committee. “The ADF gives students a chance to go out there...

Author: By June Q. Wu, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Taking Artistic Liquidities | 3/5/2009 | See Source »

...idea what it was from. 7. Just because I realize that Asian women are smarter, more attractive, and have about themselves a generally superior level of class does not mean I have a fetish. Just that I'm racist. 8. I eat gummy bears by tearing them limb from limb and eating their heads last. 9. I can't grow hair on my arms. 10. Two of my best friends are under five feet tall and I have an intense fear of midgets. 11. I think yoga is incredibly spiritual. I know the Lord is with me in my downward...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 25 Things I Didn't Want to Know About You | 2/5/2009 | See Source »

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