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Textbook Case. Porphyria was unknown in clinical jargon before the 20th century, and is still not fully understood. It is a group of diseases with many different signs and symptoms. "In some of them the only problem is the undue sensitivity of the skin to sunlight," wrote Professor Abe Goldberg of Glasgow's Western Infirmary in 1966. In others, "the normal life of the patient may be shattered by devastating attacks of abdominal pain, paralysis of limbs, and profound mental upset...
...view Moholy within the limits of his paintings and constructions is to see but one aspect of an immensely versatile personality. Some of his more visionary notions were industrial designs-an engine fueled by sunlight, a motorless dishwasher, an infra-red oven that would cook dinner at the table. The creation of beautiful objects per se was never his intent. "I don't like the word beauty," he often declared. "Utility and emotion and satisfaction, those are more important words." At one point, he even foresaw a day when paint and brushes would be discarded, though he conceded that...
...prisoner squinted into the sunlight as he was led from the federal penitentiary at Lewisburg, Pa. Accompanied by a federal marshal, he was driven to his hometown of Detroit, where he was allowed a quick steak dinner at one of his favorite restaurants, Berman's Chop House. Immediately afterward, he was escorted to the Wayne County jail to be bedded down in Ward 512 with nine other prisoners. Early next morning he was taken to Chicago, to await hearings on his contention that his conviction for jury tampering was obtained with the help of illegal wiretaps. So went...
...Presidents talked of problems of military leadership and negotiating strategy. Later in the day they would discuss political conditions and economic reform in South Viet Nam. But the main business at hand was that of troop replacement and they took a break to go into the bright sunlight and face the press. Nixon began what may some day be viewed as an historic statement: "I have decided to order the immediate redeployment from Viet Nam of the divisional equivalent of approximately...
...moon taken from Apollo 10 in its 69-mile-high orbit clearly showed that some areas of the moon have a brownish tint, confirming the astronauts' description. There were awesome views of rugged mountains, long canyons and deep craters with white walls glinting starkly in the sunlight. By contrast, the cloud-swirled earth looked warm and hospitable as it was seen rising above the moon's horizon. Shots of alternate landing sites in the Sea of Tranquility gave support to Stafford's observation that they were "very smooth, like wet clay." The cameras also caught views that...