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...known varieties of bats the vampire, for example, turns out to be one of the easiest to domesticate. Weighing but an ounce, it requires only a tablespoon of blood a day. It will sip this ration either cold from a dish or warm from a small, painless bite it makes in a convenient extremity of its sleeping provider. Contrary to Draculan film fantasies, the vampire does not fly but tiptoes to its midnight snack in a semierect position. Judging from Miss Leen's photos of the procedure, the creature bears far more resemblance to Lon Chancy hamming...
Last Battle. The Fédération is aware of the payoffs and in fact sanctions them under certain conditions. Following the 1968 Winter Olympics, which International Olympic Committee President Avery Brundage threatened to cancel because of the brandishing of brand names, the FIS ruled that skiers could obtain payments for endorsements-so long as the money was approved by and dispensed through their national associations. Said FIS President Marc Hodler: "Our decision is evolutionary, not revolutionary. We have accepted the fact that ski racers are now full-time sportsmen who simply have no time left over for earning...
...edible muscle would yield about 4.5 kg. of protein. Assuming quality protein requirements as 1 gm. per kilogram of body weight, this would provide one day's protein -equirements for approximately 60-cg. adults. One man, in other words, serves 60 skimpily. Reducing the man-a-day ration to a more realistic man a week, this would barely amount to 9 gm. quality protein per day, which might still be viewed as a useful protein supplement in a one-cereal culture experiencing protein malnutrition. The nuritional value of cannibalism may therefore be viewed as questionable [and] it is doubtful...
...Israelis, as they learned with shattering results. Arab planes can reach Tel Aviv as quickly as Israeli planes can get to Cairo. A day after last week's raid on the Egyptian capital, a Syrian jet buzzed Haifa, breaking windows with its supersonic boom. Exacting the biblical ration of an eye for an eye-and then some-the Israelis buzzed five Syrian cities, including Damascus...
...annual ration of cloth is enough for two everyday outfits, but not enough for an ao-dai, the ladies' flowing tunic-cum-trousers, or for a winter coat. There is little local transportation except for bicycles. One recent visitor to Hanoi reported that the only nonessential goods he saw for sale were some Chinese-made pingpong balls. Hanoi's beer gardens frequently sell out before closing time. Hanoi Moi recently carried one letter from a cigarette-factory worker who apologized for the number of cigarettes that were "only half full of tobacco," and another from a smoker...