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...think I hate you," the band sings on Chump) and violently threatening in a he-was-such-a-nice-boy-before- he-shot-the-senior-class kind of way (Having a Blast goes, "I'm taking all you down with me/ Explosives duct taped to my spine"). But bad attitudes often make for good rock 'n' roll. Green Day takes its adolescent snottiness and channels it into music. The result is a cathartic punk explosion and the best rock CD of the year...
...could the natural riches of Vu Quang remain unknown to outsiders for so long, especially given the crowded conditions in much of Vietnam and the relentless deforestation taking place? Part of the explanation lies in the region's steep, ragged terrain and exceptionally wet, sweltering weather conditions. The mountainous spine that divides Vietnam and Laos traps moisture evaporated from the South China Sea, creating an unusually stable but inhospitable climate. Incessant rains during the rainy season and dripping fogs during the dry season nurture a slick algae that add a treacherous coating to rocks and other surfaces. That may explain...
Apparently burdened by preconceptions and the prevailing bias against the notion of Neanderthal ancestors, Boule concluded that a Neanderthal had prehensile feet, could not fully extend his legs, and thrust his head awkwardly forward because his spine prevented him from standing upright. In his scientific papers, Boule described the "brutish appearance of this muscular and clumsy body." This almost simian image persisted largely unchallenged for decades. Indeed, vestiges of it remain today in such manifestations as textbook illustrations, the Alley Oop cartoon strip, and in the pejorative use of "Neanderthal...
...image was wrong. In 1957 American and British researchers re- examined the skeleton that Boule had studied and concluded that Neanderthals stood upright; the stooped posture of Boule's specimen was attributable to arthritis. Also the feet were not prehensile, nor was the | spine curved. They further noted that the Neanderthal's brain was as large as that of early modern humans, a fact that Boule ignored in his publications...
Ukrainian teenager Oksana Baiul left Lillehammer with a gold medal in women's figure skating, after surviving a collision during practice that left her with a bruised spine and three stitches in her shin. Nancy Kerrigan, clubbing victim, went home with a silver ... and doubtless a fistful of new endorsement offers. Her bitter rival, Tonya Harding, flubbed the technical portion of the competition, aborted her first pass at the long performance, complaining of a badly tied lace, and finished eighth. She returns to face legal problems...