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...sense that we had very few fossils beyond three million years old at that point. Most of the evidence for human evolution older than three million years, you could fit in the palm of your hand. One of the major things she did was open wide that window. She showed us conclusively that upright walking and bipedalism preceded all of the other changes we'd normally consider being human, such as tool-making. She gave us a glimpse of what older ancestors would look like. Lucy is really at a nice point on the family tree: she sits at this...
...research proposals, and the percentage of grant applications awarded dropped from 32 percent in 1999 to 24 percent in 2007. Now, with the injection of stimulus funds, the NIH may choose to fund projects waiting in the pipeline as well as finance new proposals, Casey said. The two-year window, however, is tight for new proposals to be submitted, approved, and undertaken, said the Faculty of Arts and Sciences’ Assistant Dean for Research Policy and Administration Dean R. Gallant ’72. “Certainly, it’s a faster rate of spending than...
This last exhibit is a gem, a topnotch example of what all bathrooms could or should be. Please note the large window, granite counter tops, soothing teal colored walls, and greenery. If a plant can survive in the atmosphere of the restroom, you’ve found yourself a winner...
...came so soon. But Cardullo-Tavilla said she and her siblings, who have assumed responsibility of the store, will continue to uphold Cardullo’s spirit and traditions—especially broadcasting Red Sox games in the TV screen in the store’s front window. “Instead of my father sitting outside watching the games it will be myself and my son in his place,” she said...
...fashion (The Rachel Zoe Project), hairdressing (Blow Out), real estate (Million Dollar Listing), upscale gyms (Work Out), home dcor (Top Design), even exclusive-travel-booking (First Class All the Way). Whether you snark at the housewives or cheer for Top Chef's hopeful restaurateurs, there's always a window-shopping appeal: the aspirational lure of those spa treatments and seared foie gras...