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...Doyle’s. Having worked the door there for nine months, Gabriel is a pro at spotting underage visitors. “I can always tell,” he said. “Don’t take me for a fool... It’s so obvious.” Grafton Street Restaurant and Bar is known friendly bouncers, such as Ian, 24, who has worked there for four months. “I meet lots of people,” he says. “For every asshole, there are 100 nice people...
...shame that our world leaders, when faced with an imminent crisis, can think only of their wallets. The rapid melting of the Arctic ice cap is the most obvious consequence of a global climate change that has the potential to cause increases in species loss, infectious diseases and extreme weather events. Instead of focusing on how to solve this impending tragedy, politicians are fighting to exploit it. Elina El-Badry, GAITHERSBURG...
...books-style curriculum that introduces students to Western civilization. If our kids do not learn the basics, he says, it is because Harvard is letting internationalization and politicization compromise liberal democracy.We must ask how Berkowitz extrapolates his critique of Harvard to other universities, for it isn’t obvious that there is a correlation. It is also true that his point has been made a good many times before. The charges are of course serious, but then, so are the counterarguments, none of which he responds to. The Journal must have been having a slow news day. Either that...
...applauding crowd.“Now for something idiotic,” he says, “like your president.” Playing another song in Spanish, Buscaglia flavors his playing by blowing air through his lips, sounding like a trumpeter, and wildly clicking his tongue. It is obvious that one of the reasons Buscaglia performs publicly is a love for attention, in addition to a self-proclaimed love for himself.“I’d like to dedicate this song to the person I love the most,” he says. “Myself...
...obvious next question is this: If Washington was prepared to compromise to achieve a deal on North Korea, then why not on Iran? Speaking Wednesday in Lancaster, Pa., President Bush indicated that he would, in fact, be willing to talk with Iran if it suspended uranium enrichment. But not otherwise. That, of course, is simply a restatement of a longstanding Administration position. But its hopes of reversing Iran's nuclear program on the basis of current policies remains remote. U.N. sanctions adopted until now have failed to force Iran to suspend uranium enrichment, and new moves by Tehran to cooperate...