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...scanning. The process produced virtual slices just 0.39 mm (about 0.02 in.) thick - "much more detailed than the ones made of King Tut's mummy," says Owsley. The slices were then digitally recombined into 3-D computer images that were used to make exact copies out of plastic. The replica of the skull has already enabled scientists to clear up a popular misconception that dates back to the initial reports of the discovery. (See TIME's science and technology covers...
...that best characterized his interaction with students was the issue of divestment from American-owned companies with financial ties to Apartheid-era South Africa. Many criticized the University for continuing to invest in companies that implicitly supported a morally reprehensible regime. Students marched, held rallies, and even constructed a replica shantytown in protest.Despite all the pressure, Bok continued to argue against divestment. In one of his infamous open letters, Bok wrote that “blanket divestment” was a dubious policy in which the University would “deviate from its proper role, jeopardize its independence...
...With sophomore Brian Rapp setting, the Crimson showed flashes of brilliance but countered with several costly mistakes. With the score tied at 15, Rivier went on a 9-2 run. Facing a significant deficit, Harvard could not make a comeback and succumbed, 30-19. Game two was almost a replica of the first frame, with the score following a similar pattern and the Crimson falling by the same tally. “In both of the first games, [the Raiders] got a few quick points,” Freese said. “Things went their way—serves...
...Proxmire began awarding a Golden Fleece each month to an example of government excess. Recipients included the Commerce Department for a $28,000 study of the best surfing beaches in Honolulu, and the Economic Development Administration for spending $20,000 to build a replica of the Great Wall of China in Indiana. My favorite fleece-because I did the research for it-was for $6,000 the Army spent funding a 17-page study on how to buy Worcestershire sauce. Prox told reporters that whoever dreamed up that project "must have been on the sauce...
...lazily floating false gavial, a narrow-snouted crocodile-like reptile. A "second-growth forest" houses flying foxes; these huge bats, which can have wingspans of up to 1.8 m, hang directly above your head. The lemur habitat, in the Madagascar section, is accessed through the gnarled trunk of a replica baobab tree. And in the Equatorial Africa area, you can watch chimps and gorillas monkey around at close range. Fuengirola Zoo specializes in captive breeding for endangered species, chimpanzee-group research and tropical-forest education. And in summer, it opens its doors until midnight so that guests can observe...