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...council is considering various strategies including the taking of land by "eminent domain," and the designation of certain lands as "scenic...
...more fundamental issue of democratization as a means of cultural protection and development, it makes little difference in whose hands responsibility for economic undemocracy lies. Given the importance of existing federal-provincial consultations, plus the already high degree of decentralization of jurisdiction over activities most obviously related to the domain of culture, it is not clear where, if at all, Levesque's 'independence' would lead to any substantive changes in the lifestyles of Quebeckers...
...their part, the political leaders, be they military or civilian, are in a hurry to enlarge the boundaries of state control. Areas like education and health services, which for a long time have been in the private domain of the churches, are being taken over by governments. A few church leaders welcome this, because it releases already overstretched resources for new forms of Christian witness and service; but very many lament the loss of this primary locus of direct evangelization...
Webb's domain extends underground to a huge wine cellar where some 95,000 bottles of student wine are aging gracefully. Like the beer, alas, all 95,000 bottles will go right down the drain once a panel of faculty and staff has rated their taste and bouquet. Along with such courses as "analysis of musts and wines" and "wine production," Davis offers a course on "sensory evaluation." But its strictly scientific approach sets it apart from the wine-appreciation courses that have germinated on some 300 U.S. campuses...
...large part of the company's volumes are reprints: books in the public domain, neglected illustrations, for gotten novels and manuals...