A new analysis of bones unearthed nearly 40 years ago in Ethiopia has pushed the fossil record of modern humans back to nearly 200,000 years ago — perhaps close to the dawn of the species.

Researchers determined that the specimens are around 195,000 years old. Previously, the oldest known fossils of Homo sapiens were Ethiopian skulls dated to about 160,000 years ago.

Former Democratic presumptive Presidential candidate John Kerry stated in regards to the announcement "President Bush has done a great disservice to the American People, the world community, and my cousin by keeping this secret for 40 years."

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On the heels of the previous post, here is a wake up call, guys (especially since it is 6:30 on the West Coast)

Turns out Sweet was close to the mark on its old pop hit Love Is Like Oxygen. Some may recall the song's hook: ``Love is like oxygen / Not enough and you're gonna die.''

Positive marital relations translated into lower levels of the stress hormone cortisol. The lower the cortisol, the faster compounds are delivered to a wound to kick-start the healing process. A correlated study of older married couples - married an average of 42 years - found lower cortisol levels helped reduce the risk of infectious diseases and perhaps cancer.

''Men get a lot more out of marriage than women do in terms of an extra boost,'' Kiecolt-Glaser said. ``This is probably because women have broader social support networks. For men, the wife is the major confidante and if they are not married many may not have a confidante.''

Sounds good. If you are single, propose right now. If married, give her a kiss and thank her. Make something low fat for breakfast, though:

Married men are more likely to become obese than never-wed or previously married men, a 1997 Cornell University study found. This, naturally, could compromise the health boost that marriage provides, the report said.

That's ok, you can take some nice walks together.

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From Free Republic via Michelle Malkin:

LONDON - A woman who keeps quiet during an argument with her husband is four times more likely to die from heart disease and other causes, according to a study published in the American Heart Association (AHA) journal.

Researchers believe women who argue with their husbands are warding off heart disease and other causes of death...

To the scurvy dogs out there, hey, I be just reporting this tid bit. Ye may thank me later.

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1 I wonder how this affects the rate of heart disease in the husbands? Is it me or her? I might also point out that women outlive men on average? Hhhmmm......

Posted by: Pile On® at February 19, 2005 05:57 PM (3rQcV)

2 Well, there is a dangerous road to go down

Posted by: William Teach at February 19, 2005 06:23 PM (HxpPK)

3 But a husband who opens his mouth during an argument with his wife is 15 times more likely to die a sudden, violent death. It's really a matter of pulling the band-aid off slowly or quickly.

Posted by: Paul at February 19, 2005 06:36 PM (O2fD/)

4 A friend whose wife is assertive, and willing to share her opinion with others (yeah!) tells me that "you can always tell which guys have wimpy wives." I loved that phrase, "wimpy wives." It made me feel like the norm, rather than an odd mistake Attila the Hub made 15 years ago and hasn't ever quite owned up to.

Posted by: Attila Girl at February 20, 2005 05:55 AM (IU3og)

5 A woman who keeps quiet during an argument with her husband is ...a mythical creature.

Posted by: Brian B at February 21, 2005 05:01 PM (CouWh)

6 You sound like James Thurber, in more ways than one.

Posted by: Attila Girl at February 22, 2005 01:01 AM (RjyQ5)

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This is an interesting model of masculine vs. feminine walks. I believe most people I know, to the degree that their walks are gender-differentiated at all, are just to either side of the "neutral" model.

But it's an interesting thing to observe tiny points of light that stand in for joints, because one has so little information about what this theoretical "human" looks like: it's all in the movements.

Check it out.

Via the Dr. Mengele of the rat world.

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