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...that happens, ultimate fighting would pale in comparison. Says Bomsel: "These monkeys are very aggressive, and being stronger than humans, will inflict serious injury by biting and clawing." The damage may be especially excruciating for males of the human species. "Mature male magots consider men rivals, and will target sexual organs during attacks. That could be bad--very messy...
...stubborn grip until it's a hunk of smoking charcoal? How many times in a row will you have to insert a slice, only to see it instantly pop back up again? Set the dial to WELL DONE, and the "toast" that emerges five long minutes later is pale yellow. Exactly! The recalcitrant toaster must not die. It's this very duel of wits between man and machine, the struggle to outguess the little bastard's endless treacheries, that snaps the dozing mind awake every morning, sharpening it for the challenges of the day ahead...
...their subjects. So he offers multiple images of each species. His page on the American robin, for example, presents four drawings of the bird in flight, two as seen from above and two as seen from below. Accompanying these are drawings of a juvenile robin, a regular adult, a "pale adult" and a slightly different form of the bird seen in eastern Canada. Another drawing portrays a group of robins in typical feeding postures on the ground. Beneath the artwork, Sibley presents a detailed description of robins' vocal behavior ("Call varies from a low, mellow pup or a sharp, clucking...
...partially from what used to be the Reform Party--currently Canada's official opposition--and partially from disillusioned Conservatives. Like the Bloc Quebecois, which advocates Quebec's separation from Canada, its appeal is largely regional. West of Ontario, the Alliance shows healthy (for Day, at least; most Canadians, however, pale at the prospect) leads in the polls. East of the Manitoba-Ontario divide, responsible citizens balk at Stockwell "Doris" Day, insisting that anyone who announces his bid for Prime Minister in a wet suit, frankly, deserves to be washed up. (An example of grassroots democracy at its best: A petition...
...Forward's director Mimi Leder and her cast can even come close to making us feel uplifted and inspire us to go out and practice random acts of kindness, then good for them. Our country could use a little "Capra-corn," even if it's a pale imitation. PAT PARRISH Los Angeles...