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Australopithecus sediba did not have the jaw and tooth structure required for a diet of hard foods. Most of australopiths were having adaptations in their jaws, teeth and faces that allowed them to process foods that were difficult to chew.

A. sediba was not predisposed to chewing hard foods, even if it did consume them, and may have eaten softer foods that weren’t as hard to chew than tree bark or nuts

The researchers believe A. sediba didn’t share the same nutcracker jaw feature as its ancestors, due to its natural inability to crack hard foods. This also suggests that the species was a transitional one in between human ancestors, coming after A. africanus and most likely before Homo habilis or H. erectus.

“Most australopiths had amazing adaptations in their jaws, teeth and faces that allowed them to process foods that were difficult to chew or crack open,” said study lead David Strait of WUSTL in a press statement. “Among other things, they were able to efficiently bite down on foods with very high forces.”

Strait’s team used an A. sediba skull discovered in South Africa in 2008 and put it to an extensive series of tests and modeling simulations, similar to the tests car and airplane parts go through during their manufacture. According to the test results, A. sediba was not predisposed to chewing hard foods, even if it did consume them, and may have eaten softer foods that weren’t as hard to chew than tree bark or nuts.

The

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The flight attendant who dropped two suitcases full of cocaine at Los Angeles International Airport — along with her Gucci shoes — before fleeing in panic turned herself in to authorities in New York on Wednesday, sources said.

Marsha Gay Reynolds was arrested by Drug Enforcement Administration agents, sources said.

The JetBlue flight attendant, a former beauty pageant contestant, was randomly stopped last Friday at a checkpoint for airline workers. She kicked off her Gucci heels, dropped the drugs and bolted, according to sources.

She then boarded a flight to New York and went to her Queens apartment before holing up in the Hilton Hotel near JFK Airport, the sources said.

The nearly 70 pounds of cocaine found stashed in her suitcases was estimated to be worth $2 million.

During the LAX incident, Reynolds was escorted to the front of the screening area and apparently became alarmed when she realized she’d be caught.

After walking about 15 feet with her carry-on bags, the former NYU track star threw them down and made a run for it, leaving behind the dope.

“She kicked her high heels off and left her shoes and bag behind,” said Marshall McClain of the Los Angeles Airport Peace Officers Association.

“She knew if she dropped both of them, she’d be able to run away more quickly,” he explained.

“She was then able to high-foot it out of the terminal, down an up escalator while barefoot, where

Article source: http://nypost.com/2016/03/23/flight-attendant-who-left-suitcases-full-of-coke-at-airport-turns-herself-in/

Smack in the middle of a growing manufacturing company is an inspection department focused on stringent part verification. The demands of a high-paced environment require technicians to think and work fast. The underlying necessity for the technology they use is real-time measurement data to combat day-to-day shop floor challenges. This essential process lifeline enables Stevens Manufacturing Company to keep a continuous eye on quality and precision.

Serving the aerospace, military and commercial industries since 1956, Stevens Manufacturing (Milford, CT) is a private equity-owned enterprise on the upswing. The company specializes in complex, monolithic machining and assembly with the ability to inspect close tolerance parts. Their AS9100 and ISO9001 certifications are a reflection of company’s constant improvement philosophy to stay in front of technologies, processes, materials and industry standards.

The wheels are in motion to transition Stevens Manufacturing from a regional New England-based machine shop to a nationwide airframe supplier. Construction is underway to nearly double their current facility to over 62,000 sq. ft. The production of larger components within a 120” x 71” envelope spurred their need for more operational space for machining, assembly and quality control. Their new CNC machines alone have a footprint larger than a standard-sized room. During this growth spurt, in-house experts are focused on implementing new technologies that not only give them a competitive edge, but raise the process efficiency bar as well.

MODEL-BASED INSPECTION

Six years ago, the company added a ROMER articulating arm to their inspection program due to their work with reduced dimension parts. There can

Article source: http://www.qualitymag.com/articles/93198-stevens-manufacturing-conquers-quality-with-dynamic-measurement-duo