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...never able to consumate his affection for his beloved Ann Darrow because it is not biologically feasible, but things might have turned out differently if he had been a chimpanzee. After early human and chimpanzee ancestors branched off from a common ancestor, they may have mated to create a hybrid species, according to a new study by researchers at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard published in the journal Nature last week. The study also found that the divergence between humans and chimps occurred nearly a million years later than previously estimated. “The thing that we?...
...gasoline jumps to a new high, I, as well as countless other journalists, serve up a standard list of burning questions that we've kept warm on the hot plate since the last spike. Will the country finally get serious about conservation? Will Detroit go full-tilt producing hybrid cars? Will commuters stay home and work over the Web? And last, this, the big one: What will it take for oil-drunk Americans to finally learn their lesson and sober up? (With its talk about gas-tax holidays and $100 rebates, Congress seems to be answering, Free drinks...
...while 43% of first-timers put down nothing. That means those real estate newbies will eventually face a sizable chunk of loan principal paired with growing interest payments. If you can't sell before your initial low rates expire, you may want to refinance into a new kind of hybrid loan, such as an adjustable-rate mortgage that eventually converts into a fixed 25-year loan. "You'll moderate the shock of a sudden doubling of your monthly payments," says Christopher Cagan, director of research for First American Real Estate Solutions...
...English and American Literature and Language concentrator acknowledges with a smile that that may not have quite come true. “I don’t know if I’ve really gotten that,” she says. “But I like the hybrid that I’ve become.” Altenburg plans to move to New York for the summer and take classes on Broadway and in ballet companies while also balancing a job to pay for the expenses of dancing. She says that time will become the true test of whether...
...Misirlou”—the “Pulp Fiction” theme—which just happened to appear in a Nissan Maxima commercial. Of course, it could also be the way Honda Civics are both conspicuously displayed and centrally framed. Coincidentally, both the Civic Hybrid website and the Black Eyed Peas’ website prominently advertise the Peas’ current tour—which is sponsored by the Honda Civic. (Why bother advertising a car and a CD separately when MTV lets you do both free of charge?) The Peas’ decision to drop...