In case you didn't know...

H.heidelbergensis is the most likely direct ancestor of both H.neanderthalensis and H.sapiens.

Please help. The current leader is a fucking sports blogger.

Hey there, faithful readers.  My darling wife is a finalist for the 2011 College Blogging Scholarship, which is like $10,000.  It would be pretty badass if you took two seconds (seriously, it's two seconds) to go here and vote for Jacquelyn Gill.