The word culture, from the Latin colo, -ere, with its root meaning "to cultivate", generally refers to patterns of human activity and the symbolic structures that give such activity significance. Different definitions of "culture" reflect different theoretical bases for understanding, or criteria for evaluating, human activity. Anthropologists most commonly use the term "culture" to refer to the universal human capacity to classify, codify and communicate their experiences symbolically. This capacity is long been taken as a defining feature of the genus Homo. However, primatologists such as Jane Goodall have identified aspects of culture among our closest relatives in the animal kingdom.Goodall, J. 1986. The Chimpanzees of Gombe: Patterns of Behavior.

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Fall rally attendance dips as police ticket tallies rise
Tue, 07 Oct 2008 00:58:00 -0400
Area officials and the organizer of the fall Harley-Davidson motorcycle rally said attendance for the event, during which one biker died in a crash, appeared down compared with previous years.The number of vendors also was lower, according to Horry County Public Information Director Lisa Bourcier.She said this year's event attracted 172 vendors, compared with 221 a year ago.
Debate-watchers predict voters will get clarity
Tue, 07 Oct 2008 00:58:00 -0400
On the eve of their second debate - less than a week after they were upstaged by the vice presidential choices - Sens. John McCain and Barack Obama have been intensifying their campaigns, even as economic signs worsen.Area political activists have high expectations for tonight's debate, which will have a town-hall format moderated by former NBC anchor Tom Brokaw.Previewing tonight's debate are two area Republicans - Barbara Leonard, a longtime McCain supporter and convention delegate, and state Rep. Thad Viers, who will spend this week campaigning in Wisconsin for McCain - and two area Democrats - Bea Catalano, chairwoman of the newly formed Grand Strand Democrats club, and Elizabeth Montgomery, an organizer with Pawleys Island for Obama.
Ex-sheriff gets 16 months
Tue, 07 Oct 2008 00:58:00 -0400
Ronald Hewett, well-known in both Carolinas as Brunswick County's sheriff for 14 years, will serve 16 months in federal prison for his efforts to obstruct justice in a federal investigation of his department.U.S. District Court Judge Earl Britt also sentenced Hewett to two years of probation, fined him $10,000 and ordered him to participate in a substance abuse program. The U.S. Marshall's office will determine when he'll begin serving the sentence, which is expected to be at the Butner Federal Correction Complex. The U.S. attorney's office had recommended Hewett serve the maximum 12 to 18 months."I take full responsibility for my actions," he told a packed courtroom in the Terry Sanford Building in Raleigh. "I can't tell you how sorry I am. I want to thank my family for their love. I love them more than anything."

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