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This story was sent to you by: Chuck -------------------- A woman and her elephants -------------------- Cynthia Moss, a reporter turned researcher, has been studying the animals in Africa for almost four decades. She speaks of their social life, mating, threats and smarts. By Thomas H. Maugh II, Los Angeles Times June 27 2010 Cynthia Moss was a young reporter for Newsweek magazine when she took an extended trip to East Africa in 1967 and became enamored of the country. While visiting Lake Manyara National Park in Tanzania, she met British zoologist Iain Douglas-Hamilton, who later founded Save the Elephants, and became his research assistant. In 1972, she founded the Amboseli Elephant Research Project at Amboseli National Park in Kenya and has been working there ever since, studying a herd of about 1,500 elephants. She spoke with The Times on a recent visit to Los Angeles. The complete article can be viewed at: http://www.latimes.com/news/science/la-sci-cynthia-moss-20100625,0,7206720

What a happy group of people: I had to take this one over because Stephen was not looking at the camera: I gave up after the second shot: Party Videos (click on black screens below and pause arrows several times, if necessary, to start video. When sound comes on, video will continue to play):

Age of Mammals, Part 1 videos: What is Interpretation? (double click on arrows several times if necessary to start video): Another definition of what is Interpretation:

Dan reviewing interpretive themes: Dr. Wang: Dr. Wang (continued_

Thursday speakers were Sophie Hunter and Larry Barnes:

Dan on Theme Writing: Dr. Harris: Dr. Harris Human Evolution References: John Reader Don Johansen Leakeys Smithsonian: www.mnh.si.edu/

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Art review: 'The Aztec Pantheon and the Art of Empire' @ Getty Villa March 25, 2010 | 3:30 pm "The Aztec Pantheon and the Art of Empire" is a show of modest size but outsize impact. Not only is the subject unexpected and intriguing, but the loans that have been secured are phenomenal. It's the most impressive show the Getty Villa has organized since reopening four years ago. The first gallery introduces Spain's conquest of Mexico. A second gallery charts an array of Aztec deities. The third room considers imperial power. In each section, a few European objects are also included. Here's the premise: Spain's adventure abroad coincided with the Renaissance, which elevated Europe's Greco-Roman history to a position of prominence. In the European mind, circa 1520, the Aztec empire resonated with the ancient Roman empire. What better place to ponder the connection than the Getty Villa, with its European antiquities