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...just a superficial resemblance. Chimps, especially, not only look like us, they also share with us some human-like behaviors. They make and use tools and teach those skills to their offspring. They prey on other animals and occasionally murder each other. They have complex social hierarchies and some aspects of what anthropologists consider culture. They can't form words, but they can learn to communicate via sign language and symbols and to perform complex cognitive tasks. Scientists figured out decades ago that chimps are our nearest evolutionary cousins, roughly 98% to 99% identical to humans at the genetic level...
...Jeremy M. Wolfe, a professor of ophthalmology at Harvard Medical School. The hospital has been working with DHS’s Transportation Security Lab since shortly after September 11th, according to Wolfe. Research has shown that since screeners so rarely find a dangerous item, they are likely to fall prey to what Wolfe calls the “rare target effect.” “Although their eyes may perceive the shape of a dangerous object, their mind is used to operating as if there is nothing suspicious in the bag,” Wolfe said...
...found in the annual spawning of chum salmon, which turns the nearby Squamish River into a floating buffet that North America's iconic raptors find irresistible. Spawning season runs from mid-November to mid-February, and the best way to get close to the eagles swooping in on their prey is to join an "eagle safari" - one of the rafting expeditions organized by Canadian Outback Adventures, canadianoutback.com. Led by licensed guides, these trips depart every weekend morning throughout the season at 9.30 a.m., regardless of weather (don't fret about the cold, because you'll be bundled into an insulated...
Public companies, beware: private-equity firms are trolling for your top managers. General Electric became the latest prey in August, when VNU Media, a Dutch market-research firm, poached 27-year GE veteran David Calhoun for its top job. As takeovers become larger, private-equity firms increasingly value strong management, and Calhoun, 49, joins a growing line of execs defecting from their listed companies. They're lured away by private equity's promise of less scrutiny and big financial reward. Calhoun's new pay is rumored at around $100 million. It's a price tag for which VNU's owners...
...disunited party would mean electoral self-immolation. To get Brown's full-throated support during the 2005 election, Blair was forced to promise to quit before the next one - something he has always regretted. And while an orderly transition is obviously desirable for the Labour Party, it has fallen prey to the logic of personal ambition in a parliamentary system. A Prime Minister on his way out just doesn't have the juice: his threats of punishment and promises of advancement ring hollow. MPs start jockeying for the next guy's approval - and the bitter feud between Blair and Brown...