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For the Polynesian islands, that meant the arrival of agricultural crops like breadfruit, yams and taro, as well as domesticated animals like dogs, pigs and chicken. The early settlers also used slash-and-burn agriculture to remove forests and fertilize the soil and likely hunted many seabirds to extinction. To get a more precise view of how human behavior impacted the islands, Swift and her colleagues used stable isotope analysis. Carbon analysis is based on the way plants process carbon dioxide: most agricultural products are classified as C3 plants, while tropical grasses are usually C4 plants. If rat bones show a higher...

AND NOW: LIBERAL HATE MAIL! Here are some of the Email and comments on youtube and my blog I got for this month. Eric131313 : CAPITALIST PIG! F***K YOU AND DONALD TRUMP! AND UR GREEDY SYSTEM!! Kay B writes: I guess your butt hurt still losing the debate about Sarah Palin and communism with sammy Jeans. Racist nut. Vampiressondaprowlq sez: Oh go away! Stay off my channel you fascist libertarian nut! Who's funding your blog! TELL ME! I'll FIND OUT!! TELL ME WHO YOUR RIGHT WING BACKER ARE AND WHO IS PAYING YOU TO LIE FASCIST RIGHT WING HYPOCRITE!! Wez...

A decade after "carb" became a four-letter word, scientists unveil a Catch-22 breakthrough for dieters: Carbs may actually help you lose weight. > Recommended sources of resistant starch carbs include sweet potatoes, beans, whole grain pasta, artichokes, yams, and quinoa. >

We will be in D.C. with our sonon Thanksgiving. Any suggestions for a great, moderately priced (max $35-40 per person) restaurant with a prix-fixe or traditional menu? We were told that Clydes of Georgetown was one to consider..... Thank you so much!

Inventors dance and spar with ingenuity and nowhere more so perhaps than in the world of toys. The fertile and inquisitive mind of a child provides a playing field for those who, while not children, can still see that which inspires and intrigues and piques the interest of the young. It is indeed an art form and sometimes there comes along a new idea that potentially joins the gallery with Lego, Barbie, Meccano, Play-Doh and the hula-hoop. An ingenious toy that I believe will be in that line-up one day is YAMS, a creative building system, comprising colourful pieces of...