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Just as australopithecus afarensis eventually gave rise to the genus Homo, so one species came to stand out among the Homo line and eventually led to modern humans. The fossil record is far too spotty to say how Homo habilis (handy man) and other members of its genus--H. rudolfensis, H. ergaster and H. erectus--were related, to what extent they overlapped or even whether they all represent distinct species. Many scientists believe, though, that it was H. erectus that was the ultimate victor, the direct ancestor of our own species...
...H. erectus was also the first hominid to emigrate from Africa, at least 1.8 million years ago, spreading all the way to China and Indonesia. Then, at some point--for reasons still mysterious--the lineage diverged, with one branch leading to Neanderthals and another to modern humans...
...fictional bottom-tier network LGT, updates Network for broadcast's era of decline. Action and Beggars compare show business, unfavorably, with prostitution and the Mob. Meanwhile, the clever but self-important Sports Night treats its topic with the laugh track-eschewing gravity of M*A*S*H--though one rarely bleeds to death on a sportscast. The one exception to this self-flagellating trend is the tepid family sitcom Movie Stars. It's Growing Pains with agents...
...study's author, Jon H. Sanders, said his intent was "to show how universities in North Carolina stacked up against their peers nationally...
...other visiting fellows are Richard T. Foltin, a lawyer for the American Jewish Committee who also teaches at Cardozo Law School; William H. Kenety, a Department of Justice trial attorney; Katherine Kennedy, an environmental attorney with expertise in energy-related issues; Amy Schwartz, a New York district attorney; and Shavi F. Shrink, the founder and executive director of the Rocky Mountain Children's Law Center...