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McCormick applies these varied fields of research to problems ranging from medieval climate to the fall of the Roman Empire, in order to solve the ultimate question of our origin and heritage...
...earliest of the gods whose names have survived through history. Before her sale, the most expensive piece of sculpture of any period sold at auction was a piece by Pablo Picasso which went for $29 million. The previous antiquities record was set by a Roman bronze which sold for $28 million...
...there particular eras that the investor should look at now? "In terms of investments I do think there are still pockets of antiquities that are generally undervalued," says Ambrose, sounding as much like a stock broker as an art dealer. He lists Roman lamps, Roman bronze brooches, Greek pottery (especially south Italian Greek pottery) and Egyptian amulets, which, he says, are overlooked. "There can be fascinating intact examples," says Ambrose...
...growing field, too - a reminder that clean tech is about more than just carbon emissions. Another difference is the faster payoff for green investment in China, driven by lower fixed costs and intensifying demand for clean energy. "All clean ventures in China are nearly immediately profitable," says Roman Shaw, founding partner of Shanghai-based venture-capital fund DT Capital. "That rarely happens in the U.S." But while China is almost certain to become the world's biggest market for clean tech - the government is calling for 15% of the country's energy to come from renewables by 2020, the same...
...enough of that show. But seriously, isn’t that a problem we all have? 5) DAPAs aren’t very popular in Winthrop. We want booze, not chips and salsa. 6) Those Kirklanders argue about the new Microsoft Word font. Times New Roman is so last millennium. 7) Lowell got a bit too excited about their freshman shirts…LOLhouse Lowellcats? 8) Remember last year’s Risk game? Well PfoHo won, and it has the list thread to prove it. 9) We hate the UC, and Mather wanted to do something about it. Last...