Results tagged “theus”

While our colleagues in Houston wonder "whether the public might actually learn something about early human history from Lucy's exhibition," we're with the Smithsonian on this one. Unlike old, fragile museum pieces of art, Lucy is still an active scientific subject, despite her deadness. As Slate points out, there's still research that can be done with her frail old bones. We thought of a treasure near and dear to our country's heart--the Declaration of Independence--and how, when it has gone on tour, solely copies have been used. (In some cases, "rare original copies" were used, a phrase which will make our brain hurt for at least a few days.) And then we ran across this:

The International Association for the Study of Human Paleontology, a group affiliated with UNESCO, passed a resolution in 1998 saying such fossils shouldn't be moved outside the country of origin. The resolution, unanimously approved by representatives of 20 countries, including Ethiopia and the United States, said replicas should be used for public display.

As with any other Winter Olympiad, perennial favorites took most of the focus. Figure skating (at least the falls were funny), speed skating (had its moments), and the skiing events (*yawn*) received the bulk of NBC's melodramatic coverage, but this year could prove to be the breakout year for Seattlest obsession curling, just added to the Olympic roster in 1998. With the help of some nudity (and some unprecedented US success), the sport managed to break free of the late-night coverage ghetto and have some time in the spotlight.

Geological change continues coming fast and furious (as these things go) to the south where Moung St. Helens is stewing. Another earthquake overnight collapsed a section of the lava dome that's recently sprouted on the mountain.

We go on and on about how great it is that Seattle has two strong alternative weekly papers. Ok, maybe not "on and on", but we've said it at least a few times. Once for sure. We're saying it now: It's great that Seattle has two strong alternative weekly papers. What we have probably been a little quieter about is that fact that our city is also served by two strong daily papers and, truth be told, Seattlest might link to a story from either the Seattle Times or the Post Intelligencer's from time to time. Every day. Several times every day, actually, and rarely are their praises sung around here. Praising the PI just doesn't get you the same points that talking up The Stranger does in Seattlest's circles.