“Livestock adopted in Africa were Eurasian species that came in from the north. Africa's long axis, like that of the Americas, is north/south rather than east/west. Those Eurasian domestic mammals spread southward very slowly in Africa, because they had to adapt to different climate zones and different animal diseases.” LongDifferentAnimalDiseaseWestSouthClimateSpeciesSpreadEastZoneAdoptedMammalsAxesLivestockNorth AfricaDifferent Animals Author:Jared Diamond
“Eurasia's main axis is east/west, whereas the main axis of the Americas is north/south. Eurasia's east/west axis meant that species domesticated in one part of Eurasia could easily spread thousands of miles at the same latitude, encountering the same day-length and climate to which they were already adapted.” WestSouthClimateSpeciesSpreadEastMilesLengthAdaptedAxesLatitude Author:Jared Diamond
“I was always the clown in school. I had a personal put down sense of humor. I wasn't vindictive. I didn't make fun of people.” PeopleSchoolFunSense Of HumorClownVindictive Author:Jim Dale
“I think what made it difficult for people to get, and still makes it difficult for people to get, is the theatrical nature of the work and the fact that, my music doesn't exist without the performance-art element.” PeopleThinkingArtMadeStillsFactsDifficultElementsPerformancesMade ItTheatricalPerformance Art Author:Lady Gaga
“I have never been able to carry out any work coolly. On the contrary it is done, so to speak, with my own blood.” DoneAbleSufferingSpeakMy OwnBloodContrary Author:Jim Dine
“An additional concern of leadership is the caution that some members of the nation's stem- cell research community have raised about state investments in this new area of scientific research.” StatesNationsCommunityMembersResearchAreasConcernInvestmentRaisedCellsStemCautionScientific ResearchStem CellStem Cell Research Author:Joe Donnelly
“There is a tendency of the American people to give those who are elected an opportunity to carry out their policies and programs.” PeopleGivingOpportunityPolicyProgramTendencies Author:John Dingell
“I hate that whole Tarantino thing about beating up women and killing them and chopping up. Just because you have the mind of a 12 year old.” YearsMindWholeHateI HateKillingTarantinoChopping Author:Julie Delpy
“I do not plan any painting, but begin with layers of textures and colors. As I layer the colors, something is suggested to me from within, and that is how it evolves.” PlansColorPaintingEvolutionEvolveLayersTexture Author:Katherine Dunn
“My paintings are reflections of my own inner mysteries... they all reflect my relationship to my steadiest of companions and muses - nature and animals.” My OwnAnimalMysteryPaintingReflectionCompanionMuseNature And Animals Author:Katherine Dunn