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...failed the Alcoholics Anonymous physical exam." Despite the hour, 2,000 fans showed up to donate money to a local charity and to see the action. And it was 5 a.m., with the score tied 18-18 after seven innings, when OF Blue Eyes called the game-"due to daylight...
...like living on the edge of a volcano," said Mrs. Fenjal Mohamed, a local housewife. "At night we stayed home and tried to ignore the sounds of shooting outside in the darkness. When daylight came, we went outside and wept when we saw the damage...
...taken out of service, and the rescue mission had to be scrubbed. Planners figured that the rescue required at least six helicopters. There were no back-up helicopters on the Nimitz; even if there had been, they could not have been flown to Desert One before daylight...
Judging from examination of its eye sockets, Aegyptopithecus, unlike some of its rivals, was a diurnal creature, one that was active mostly in daylight. This implies that Aegyptopithecus lived in groups, rather than by itself as do many nocturnal animals. It also means that there was probably extensive visual and vocal communication between the member animals. Such socialization would have put stresses on them, requiring them to be more assertive, courageous and competitive than if they had lived by themselves-which in turn could have fostered brain growth. Indeed, says Kay, Aegyptopithecus' cranial capacity of about...
...With daylight, last night's guests return to make up. They automatically accept the fact that Worth is Jo's mother and tie Sam up when he impotently protests. Even Jo, half delirious with painkillers, is drawn to her, finally begging the black companion to carry her to bed, and to death. As Sam gives up his role as husband and protector, so he loses his identity. The shape of our lives, Albee is saying, is created by the needs of those around us. When those needs disappear, so, in a sense, do we. Jo's pain...