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...jewels, body paint and burials the only evidence for Neanderthal ingenuity. Several years ago, German scientists published a study saying that Neanderthals were manufacturing tarlike pitch out of tree resins, which they then used to affix stone points to wooden shafts. "This isn't an easy thing to do," says Zilhão. "It involves several hours of processing at 400 degrees. These guys made the first artificial raw material in the history of mankind...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: What Did the Well-Dressed Neanderthal Wear? Jewelry | 1/12/2010 | See Source »

Decker—who may yet secure a sixth term on the Council—waged an aggressive campaign Tuesday to make her candidacy known. Campaign workers maintained a presence at almost all polling sites on Tuesday, distributing stickers with Decker’s name for voters to affix to their ballots, according to Decker’s campaign manager Jeni M. Wheeler...

Author: By Julie M. Zauzmer, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: City Council Race Nears Conclusion | 11/5/2009 | See Source »

...attempting to become the first candidate in recent history to wage a successful write-in campaign.On Wednesday, Decker, a Cambridge native, sent an e-mail to supporters asking for backing and donations and explaining her sticker campaign, which distributes stickers with her name on them so that voters can affix them to ballots.In addition to hiring an attorney to ensure that all goes smoothly on and after election day, Decker has worked to raise voter awareness of her campaign by e-mailing supporters with an explanation of her campaign and will soon release a how-to video instructing voters...

Author: By Sarah J. Howland, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: City Politician To Wage Write-in Attempt | 9/18/2009 | See Source »

...McCormick said. “She was fearless.” Elegantly coiffed and impeccably dressed, Greece’s former deputy secretary of foreign affairs would sweep into class like Pallas Athena herself, said history graduate student Rowan W. Dorin ’07. Laiou would sometimes affix a freshly cut rose to her blouse during her time as director of Dumbarton Oaks, said the research center’s current director Alice-Mary M. Talbot. Laiou “charmed” even the most imposing and volatile senior members of the history department with her staunch confidence...

Author: By Esther I. Yi, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Prof. Remembered in Service | 1/30/2009 | See Source »

...would be proud to be a part of a university which can affix its name to the list of causes of the second Boston Miracle...

Author: By Joseph A. Poirier | Title: Harvard Not Doing its Part in StreetSafe | 1/16/2009 | See Source »

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