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...Skepticism about the I.R.A. "A Farewell to Arms" reported on the announcement by the Irish Republican Army that it is formally ending its armed campaign to force Britain out of Northern Ireland [Aug. 8]. The story reminded me of 1993, when Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat signed the Oslo peace accords and shook hands with Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin. We all applauded and thought peace had finally come to the Middle East. We so wanted it to be true. But terrorists are con artists. Their promises are worthless. They are good at murdering innocents and then blaming the victims. Terrorists...
...fresh oysters, the International Oyster Festival (galwayoysterfest.com) in Galway, Ireland, is four days of fun and feasting, guaranteed to satiate the appetites of even the most ardent bivalve lover. Now in its 51st year, the mouth-watering event runs from Sept. 22-25. Proceedings kick off with the Irish oyster opening championship, but the highlight for most visitors is the international shucking contest, when contestants from as far afield as Singapore and Estonia compete for the world title. Scandinavians have held the top spot in recent years (in 2004, Oslo chef Ola Nilsson unseated the previous year's Swedish winner...
...preserved intestine of a human fetus, prepared by Hunter for King George III in 1769. Steel-and-glass cabinets house hundreds of other anatomical curiosities: one jar contains the perfectly embalmed face of an 18th century adolescent boy who died from a nasal tumor. The 2.3-m skeleton of Irish giant Charles Byrne, bought by Hunter from an unscrupulous undertaker in 1783, dominates another display...
...preserved intestine of a human fetus, prepared by Hunter for King George III in 1769. Steel-and-glass cabinets house hundreds of other anatomical curiosities: one jar contains the perfectly embalmed face of an 18th century adolescent boy who died from a nasal tumor. The 2.3-m skeleton of Irish giant Charles Byrne, bought by Hunter from an unscrupulous undertaker in 1783, dominates another display...
...Farewell to Arms" reported on the announcement by the Irish Republican Army (I.R.A.) that it is formally ending its armed campaign to force Britain out of Northern Ireland [Aug. 8]. The story reminded me of 1993, when Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat signed the Oslo peace accords and shook hands with Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin. We all applauded and thought that peace had finally come to the Middle East. We so wanted it to be true. But terrorists are con artists. Their promises are worthless. They are good at murdering innocents and then blaming the victims. Terrorists quit only when...