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Paris (AFP) - Scientists said Wednesday they had unravelled the oldest DNA ever retrieved from a Homo sapiens bone, a feat that sheds light on modern humans' colonisation of the planet.

A femur found by chance on the banks of a west Siberian river in 2008 is that of a man who died around 45,000 years ago, they said.

Teased out of collagen in the ancient bone, the genome contains traces from Neanderthals -- a cousin species who lived in Eurasia alongside H. sapiens before mysteriously disappearing.

Previous research has found that Neanderthals and H. sapiens interbred, leaving a tiny Neanderthal imprint of just about two percent in humans today, except for Africans.

The discovery has a bearing on the so-called "Out of Africa" scenario: the theory that H. sapiens evolved in East Africa around 200,000 years ago and then ventured out of the continent.

Dating when Neanderthals and H. sapiens interbred would also indicate when H. sapiens embarked on a key phase of this trek -- the push out of Eurasia and into South and later Southeast Asia.

The new study, published in the journal Nature, was headed by Svante Paabo, a renowned geneticist at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig, Germany, who has pioneered research into Neanderthals.

- Neanderthal interbreeding -

The bone found at the Irtyush River, near the settlement of Ust'-Ishim, carries slightly more Neanderthal DNA than non-Africans today, the team found.

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Liz Braun, QMI Agency Oct 21, 2014

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NEW YORK - Shailene Woodley is as steady-on as they come.

Woodley, 22, is indeed bright, beautiful and right on the cusp of famous, but no amount of tinseltown hoopla is going to get her to trade in her flannel shirt or abandon her earth-loving ideals. Environmentally aware, Woodley has often spoken about foraging, creating her own medicines and beauty products and fetching her own drinking water from the mountains. She doesn't wear her interests like a new overcoat, either the actress simply marches to a different drummer, and doesn't make a big deal about it.

She does hug you at first meeting, however, as rumoured.

Hippy-dippy though that may sound, it's a calming, positive gesture that makes a formal interview suddenly friendlier. Woodley is chatting about the advantages of buying vintage and used clothing and says she regrets that her second-hand rain boots are coming apart after four years of use.

"That's like wasting a good pair of shoes because one part's broken. That's a huge thing for me," she says.

"You know, we all have an abundance of s---," she adds, laughing.

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Woodley is promoting White Bird in a Blizzard, a new Gregg Araki movie that combines a coming-of-age story with a domestic mystery. Woodley plays Kat, a girl of 17 whose mother (Eva Green) simply vanishes one day. As she makes her way in the world, Kat believes she doesn't miss her mom, but she has disturbing dreams about her. The movie involves nudity and plenty of sex, and Woodley has been asked a lot about that in North America. "Where sexuality is so taboo."

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MEXICO CITY Mexicos largest exhibit of Mesoamerican manuscripts features a codex made of fig tree bark suggesting that Aztec emperor Moctezuma was slain by a Spanish conquistador with a sword.

The piece is among 44 codices made by several pre-Columbian populations including the Mayas, Purepechas and Zapotecos on display at the National Museum of Anthropology.

Some of the pieces in the temporary exhibit, titled Codices of Mexico: Memories and Wisdom, are as large as 10 sq. meters (108 sq. feet).

One cost the government $1 million to buy from the Bible Society in Britain.

Its the biggest codex exhibit (in Mexico), curator Baltazar Brito, director of the National Anthropology and History Library, said.

The codices were written by tlacuilos, which in Mayan means a person who carves stones.

The ancient manuscripts present a vision of history from the point of view of the people who were subdued after the conquest, Brito said.

They are a very important demonstration of the knowledge acquired by Mesoamerican peoples throughout their history.

The collections centerpiece is the Chimalpahin codex, which the government bought in May from the Bible Society to stop it from being auctioned off.

The manuscript was made by indigenous historians Domingo Chimalpahin (1579-1660) and Alva Ixtlilxochitl (1578-1650).

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Garrett Pelican, WTLV 7:12 p.m. EDT October 22, 2014

Harris, who had been suspended on the heels of the allegations, has since been reinstated. He's expected to start for the Gators Saturday.(Photo: Randy Sartin, Randy Sartin-USA TODAY Sports)

GAINESVILLE, Fla. New information surfaced Wednesday surrounding the investigation of a sexual assault complaint against Florida Gators quarterback Treon Harris, but it's still not completely clear what happened the night of the alleged incident.

Harris was accused of raping a female acquaintance Oct. 6, after she told investigators they'd had sex against her will in Harris' dorm after a night at the club the day before, according to incident reports released by the University of Florida Police Department. Three days later, the woman withdrew her complaint.

What has become clear is that Harris and other Gators football players were partying with the woman and others at Rain nightclub in Gainesville during the night leading up to the incident. Several witnesses, including friends of both, recalled seeing the two being very close that night, even kissing at one point, a police report said.

Marcus Maye, Latroy Pittman, Brian Poole and Keanu Neal, all teammates of Harris, recalled the group leaving the club about 2 a.m. and heading to Waffle House, but stopping at a Kangaroo gas station. At the gas station, Harris and the woman were either holding hands or walking arm-in-arm before they left in her car, witnesses told investigators.

Police said surveillance images confirmed the chain of events described by Maye, Neal, Pittman and Poole. But what exactly happened when the two split off from their friends and went back to Harris's dorm room depends on whom you ask.

The woman claims she lied down on Harris' bed because she was tired, but then he forced himself on her, refusing to climb off and ignoring her pleas for him to stop. "I don't want to have sex with you," she recalled saying that night, according to a police report. Harris felt like a "dead weight" on top of her, she told investigators.

Harris didn't see it that way. In his initial interview with police Oct. 5, he said it all started with a kiss and didn't recall her saying she didn't want to have sex. "We were talking, and she did, she start kissing, we kissing each other, and like it just happened," he told investigators, the report said. Asked to clarify what 'it' meant, Harris reportedly said, "We had sex."

About 7:36 p.m. the same day, Harris sent the woman a text, saying "Don't tell nobody bout nothing." As Harris explained it to police, the pair had agreed to keep their encounter quiet.

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PROVO -- Joseph Smith learned early in his associations with deity that study and inquiry most often lead to revelation and restoration.

According to a new church essay, in the case of polygamy, Smith learned that not responding to the Lord brings unanticipated encouragement.

The essay, released Wednesday by the LDS Church, gives greater insight as to the nature of the practice of polygamy.

"The revelation on plural marriage was not written down until 1843, but its early verses suggest that part of it emerged from Joseph Smiths study of the Old Testament in 1831," the essay says.

During his study of the Old Testament, Smith prayed to understand why prophets such as Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Moses, David and Solomon had many wives without punishment.

"The Lord responded that he had commanded them to enter into the practice," the essay says.

It says Joseph was also commanded to enter into the practice -- no easy task.

With the thousands of descendants of polygamists that exist today, the purposes of growing the church seemed to have been fulfilled.

In what may not be new, but rarely discussed, information, the essay says that between 1834 and 1843 an angel appeared to a hesitant Smith three times and commanded him to proceed with plural marriage.

"During the third and final appearance, the angel came with a drawn sword, threatening Joseph with destruction unless he went forward and obeyed the commandment fully," the essay says.

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SHINNECOCK BAY, N.Y.(CBSNewYork) According to new data released by marine scientists on Wednesday, Long Island is in crisis mode when it comes to its waterways.

As CBS 2s Jennifer McLogan reported, commercial fisherman Kenny Raynor, of East Quogue, has seen dramatic and worrisome changes along the coast of Long Island.

It affects everything the fish, the wildlife, the birds. Nothing comes into the bay because theres too much nitrogen in the bay, Raynor said.

Too much nitrogen in the water means marine life swims away or dies off. Fin fish and shellfish cannot survive without enough oxygen and toxic algae takes over, McLogan reported.

In a startling new study by Stony Brook scientists, more than two-thirds ofthe Islandscoastal waters this summer showed poor to lethal amounts of oxygen.

Researchers used water monitors at 30 sites;of those sites, 21 failed, McLogan reported.

Sites with the worst oxygen levels include Westhampton Beach, Huntington Bay, Shinnecock and Flanders Bay.

By makingcontinuous measurements 24-7 all through the summer, we caught these times and periods where the oxygen levels would go to zero and stay there for an extended period of timeabsolutely dangerous, Professor Christopher Gobler said.

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DAHLONEGA - A new Georgia farm winery tasting room has opened in Downtown Dahlonega.

The Canvas and Cork Tasting Room is located at 90 North Meaders Street, just off the square across from Hancock Park. It serves as an additional tasting room for Chestatee Valley Vintners - Three Sisters Winery.

We are proud to add another uniquely branded Georgia tasting room in Dahlonega, says winery co-owner Doug Paul.

The Canvas and Cork Tasting Room is the fifth Georgia Farm Winery tasting room to open in Downtown Dahlonega. Others include Habersham Winerys Dahlonega Tasting Room, The Georgia Winery Tasting Room, Folkways Craft Gallery & Cottage Vineyard Tasting Room, and Naturally Georgia - A Tiger Mountain Vineyards Tasting Room. The five are being promoted under a new Facebook page Downtown Dahlonega Wine Walk Tasting Rooms.

Five tasting rooms in downtown and five more in the county at wineries make Dahlonega and Lumpkin County a very unique destination for tourists and wine lovers, says Paul. Georgia currently has almost 50 bonded wineries. Several of them have remote tasting rooms-which is allowable under Georgia law to foster growth and sales opportunities in this small agritourism industry.

Southern farm wineries and vineyards have been enjoying a boom over the past 25 years in neighboring states like Virginia and North Carolina. According to Virginia.gov, Virginia currently ranks fifth in the number of wineries in the nation with more than 250. Virginia is also the nations fifth largest wine grape producer. According to a 2012 economic impact study, the Virginia wine industry employs more than 4,700 people and contributes almost $750 million to the Virginia economy on an annual basis. In addition, more than 1.6 million tourists visited Virginia wineries in 2013 according the Virginia Tourism Corporation.

A 2011 updated study commissioned by the North Carolina Wine and Grape Council and the North Carolina Division of Tourism, Film and Sports Development calculated an annual economic impact of $1.28 billion a year in North Carolina. It ranks 7th in United States wine production with more than 400 vineyards and over 100 wineries across the state. Biltmore Estates Winery is said to be the most visited winery in the country.

Paul says Georgia is not far behind. While nearly 50 wineries in Georgia is smaller compared to nearby states, our economic impact is still quite significant. A 2013 UGA Study concluded the Georgias Wine industry was approaching $100 million a year in economic impact for the State. He believes it may have grown even more based on the number of tourists Paul says have been bombarding Georgia winerys doors this fall.

The wine industry has become a primary driver of Georgia's tourism economy, said Kevin Langston, Deputy Commissioner for Tourism with the Georgia Department of Economic Development. Winemakers' investments, particularly in the north Georgia mountains, have made wineries a sought-after destination for girlfriend getaways, weddings, and leisure travelers seeking quality products, stunning views and a unique experience. We hope to continue to grow this vital piece of Georgia's economic development mix.

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Jeremy Saulnier is putting together the follow-up to his excellent thriller Blue Ruin, and hes got a cast that makes the film an instant lock to see.Anton Yelchin, Alia Shawkat and Imogen Poots all star in Green Room, which Saulnier wrote and willdirect. But its the most recent addition that will probably get your attention. Patrick Stewart has joined the cast to play the leader of a bunch of white power skinheads.

The Wrap has more info on the film. Yelchin, Poots and Shawkat will play a young punk rock band who find themselves trapped in a secluded venue after stumbling upon a horrific act of violence and fighting for their lives against a gang of white power skinheads intent on eliminating all witnesses.

As for Stewart, hell be Darcy Banker, the unflinching and industrial leader of a ferocious white supremacist fiefdom based in the Pacific Northwest.

Green Room is shooting now in the Portland, Oregon area, and well likely see it next year. While Saulnier is also a cinematographer and lensed Blue Ruin, Sean Porter, who did gorgeous work for Kumiko the Treasure Hunter, is shooting Green Room.

Expect a festival debut for this film. Blue Ruin premiered at Cannes inthe Directors Fortnight sidebar, and there won the FIPRESCI International Critics Prize. So a Cannes debut seems likely for Green Room, especially since the Sundance 2015 submission deadline is past.

The cast of this film also features Mark Webber, Macon Blair (of Blue Ruin), and Joe Cole, Callum Turner, Kai Lennox and Eric Edelstein.

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What do you do if you wind up being in one of the most hilariously terrible films of all time? You make a comedy about it. Thats the exact approach being actress-turned-filmmaker Robyn Paris is taking. More than a decade after she appeared in writer-director-star Tommy Wiseaus infamously awful cult film The Room, Paris has now launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund a Christopher Guest-style mockumentary about what happened to the cast after shooting concluded.

On the projects Kickstarter page, you can check out the fundraising video for The Room Actors: Where Are They Now? which, in addition to Paris, features a clutch of other other cast members, including multiple-sex scene siren Juliette Lisa Danielle. As the latter says in the clip, Look, youve seen me nakedmost likely multiple timesso the least you can do is donate. How are can you argue with

Oh, hi Mark!

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