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...Russians smiled smugly. Perhaps they were simply intelligent, experienced men trying to adapt to a chaotic world and beginning to understand how free-market economies work...
...result is that techies in large numbers -- engineers who lost jobs at the superconducting supercollider, doctoral students bored with their computer-science dissertations -- are heading for Wall Street. Says Diller: "The people who study science but are not themselves weirdos -- a small subset, people who can adapt to the real world -- become aware that they can make a lot more money...
...above the neck, the skull confirms earlier constructs based on fragments: A. afarensis had an apelike face with a forward-thrusting jaw and an overhanging brow. The brain was no bigger than a chimp's, but it is now clear that Lucy and her kin were hardy enough to adapt to changing environments and thus to survive for some 9,000 centuries. And unless older hominid fossils are found -- always a possibility -- they will retain their distinction as the first evolutionary step that began to distinguish humans from other animals...
...maintain its status and relevance in the 1990s, then it must adapt its methods to changing times. Male suffrage is a crucial first step...
...been frustrating not being able to practice," said Colligan, referring to the Crimson's indoor practices. "It might hurt us for the first few games, but then we should adapt...