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...result, the newly named Scipionyx samniticus may end up telling paleontologists more about the anatomy of theropods--a group of two-legged dinosaurs--than they could ever learn from bones alone. The group, which includes Tyrannosaurus rex as well as velociraptors, is considered by many to comprise the direct ancestors of modern birds. Having the internal organs in hand could help support--or torpedo--that connection. Already, in fact, some scientists are suggesting that the position of the liver indicates an internal structure more like a lizard's than a bird's, undercutting the dinosaur-bird link. Its breastbone...
...cracked back on Lakers Rick Fox and Eddie Jones, who kept jacking up threes but ended just 4-for-12 from behind the arc against the Wizards: "We've got a lot of Rex Chapman wannabes on this team. Those off-balance, one-legged, fadeaway threes won't get it done in this league...
...less expensive alternative is the new REX from Rolodex and Franklin Quest, available for less than $150. About the size of a credit card, the REX holds hundreds of appointments, contacts, and notes, but lacks any input mechanism; all data entry is done on your...
Slide the REX into a notebook's PCMCIA slot or a special desktop docking station and all your data is transferred in seconds. Despite the lack of on-board data entry, the sheer size of the REX has made it a big hit. Look for it to be a big seller in the coming year...
...infighting occurs in the cage of pain constructed by pony-tailed hippies, all you see is a whir of cellophane and custard. When the camera slides down the back of the alien like Fred Flintstone leaving the quarry at quitting time, we can only think of Spielberg's T. Rex--a death blow to the spit-and-steel horror of the original alien beast. Which brings...