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Because the fossils were too distinctive to be included in Lucy's extended Australopithecus family, the researchers called the new species Ardipithecus ramidus (ardi means ground or floor in the local Afar language, and ramid means root). White and his colleagues have since found other ramidus fossils at their site but are giving out precious few details until they complete their methodical analysis of the bones. Says ramidus co-discoverer Berhane Asfaw of the Rift Valley Research Service in Addis Ababa: "It will be worth the wait...
Some 200,000 extended families are clogging state parks and V.F.W. halls this summer, according to Reunion Research, a San Francisco-based resource. Because of the competition for venues and to give participants time to schedule their vacations, you should get started now if you're planning a reunion for next summer. Two useful resources are Reuniontips.com and Reunionsmag.com Specialized reunion source books available in the public library provide tips on getting started, including help in finding distant relatives...
...Ninkovich, founder of Reunion Research, reminded me that at a reunion, we are participating in the ongoing story of our family. Bring scrapbooks, letters and photo albums to share, as well as old uniforms or artifacts used by ancestors. Take lots of pictures, and talk to everyone you can, especially those distant relations on the shady side of the family tree. At a minimum, you'll have something to gossip about later. But be on your best behavior, because they're sure to gossip about...
Maybe those suggestions aren't based on rigorous neuroscientific research, and maybe they're equally applicable to kids of four or five. But they're pretty good advice nonetheless...
...experts point out that Bruer too has stretched his arguments far beyond what makes sense. "We may not have neuroscience research to back up a lot of what we believe about child development," says Dr. Patricia Kuhl, an expert on speech and hearing at the University of Washington. "But we do have a wealth of data over the past 40 years from developmental and cognitive psychology that tell us those early years are hugely important...