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...Floating to Flores Your story on the discovery of the remains of a primitive tribe of tiny cave-dwelling humans on the Indonesian island of Flores [Nov. 8] reported that its elephants may have swum the distance that separated Flores from the nearest land when the sea level was at its lowest. Could they also perhaps have had a role in getting Homo floresiensis onto the island? As there is already evidence of elephant migration, who is to say that some early hominids didn't hitch a ride or two on the backs of those buoyant beasts? Alfred Winsor Brown...
...Setting The Record Straight Travel Advisory ? The Nov. 8 story on the discovery of the remains of a tribe of tiny cave-dwelling humans on the Indonesian island of Flores stated that Flores is 550 km west of Bali. It is east of Bali...
...With its corrugated iron roofing, bare concrete floors, and red plastic tables and chairs, there's little to distinguish the coffee shop that regulars call "HQ" from other similar establishments on Indonesia's Batam Island. But this is not just another place to eat noodles and drink beer. Batam is only a 15-minute ferry ride away from Singapore, the world's busiest port, and "HQ" is the rendezvous for scores of Indonesian sailors looking for work. Legitimate jobs are hard to come by, however, and that's why, says a thin, short man who calls himself Nurdin...
...years has been nothing but a pathetic excuse for more than eight decades of mediocre baseball, which is thankfully now put to rest. Jim Frazee Oslo Floating to Flores Your story on the discovery of the remains of a primitive tribe of tiny cave-dwelling humans on the Indonesian island of Flores [Nov. 8] reported that its elephants may have swum the distance that separated Flores from the nearest land when the sea level was at its lowest. Could they also perhaps have had a role in getting Homo floresiensis onto the island? As there is already evidence of elephant...
With 0:58 left in the game, Harvard had trailed for nearly 15 minutes. Rams forward Katie Stailing hit two straight free throws, building a 71-67 Rhode Island lead...