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Another example, closer to home, is the conflict between brain size at birth and the size of the birth canal. Human brain size at birth is about 400ccs, and apparently this is an upper limit, because the neonatal skull is just, and only just, able to get throught the birth canal. Consequently, much development has to take place after birth, for the average adult brain size is about 3.3 times the size at birth. Newborn humans are quite helpless, whereas in some other mammals, newborn young can stand up and run on their first day. A long process of growth and learning takes place before infant humans can look after themselves. In principle, it would be better for us if this process could be shortened, but that would require a more mature brain at birth. Interestingly, the same problem affected our large-brained relatives, the Neanderthals.

Degree of specialization
It is a matter of common observation that some organisma are highly specialized, while others are flexible in their behaviour. If an animal will only eat one type of plant, or can only live in an esoteric niche, then the process of adaptation has produced a specialist. If an animal has inquisitive behaviour, eats a wide variety of food, and can survive in a wide range of habitats, then it is a generalist. Sometimes both plant and animal get locked in an evolutionary closed circle, where, for instance, an orchid can only be fertilized by one species of butterfly. The specialist usually cannot be supplanted by competition, but if its specialized function is removed, then extinction is sure to follow.

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The Origins of Theoretical Population Genetics, 1971, ISBN 0-226-68465-2 Mayr, E. and W. B. Provine, eds. The Evolutionary Synthesis: Perspectives on the Unification of Biology, 1980 ISBN 0674272250 Sewall Wright and Evolutionary Biology, 1986, ISBN 0-226-68473-3 Provine, W. B., ed. Evolution: Selected papers by Sewall Wright, 1986, ISBN 0226910539

Leo Baron brought many new concepts to bidding. He espoused the losing trick count (instead of honor tricks or the Milton Work point count). The system put more emphasis on constructive bidding than did Acol, and extended the 'change of suit forcing' idea. This influenced the development of later versions of the Acol system. A 2S response to a 1NT opening asked for the shape of the hand. Baron used 2NT/3NT bids over suit openers to show a fit with a flat raise: 2NT = 6 losers or better, flat (typically 16+); 3NT = 7 losers flat. Also, the system used a one no-trump overcall as a weak distributional take-out bid.

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Jawbone of ass in conga for the kick. Santiago López singer. Admired, as singers, Miguelito Valdés and Antonio Machín. Audience not adjusted to LA music. During a Barreto vacation, Ros in charge, other clubs asked ER to form a band for their club. "In those days everything we did was authentic" said of Chevere. Difficulty to teach dance because of its syncopation: syncopated movement or not, those two schools fought for a long time, English dancing public found it easier to dance the samba. We introduced the samba. Bagatelle #1 restaurant in England, top people went there. Private work on Sunday night. Military intelligence work carrying messages, and collecting information. After war was made Freeman of City of London.

Parlophone ran out of shellac, needed for war activities. Decca signed until 1975. ER big band: 4 trumpets, 5 saxaphones, 7 rhythm instruments, vocalist; 16 musicians. January 19 invited to perform a concert of LA music at the Elizabeth Hall with Stanley Black & his orch; BBC2 radio; great success; Jap CD request; 18 titles each.