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...objections to the strong connection in people's minds between alcohol and Irish culture, perhaps she is unaware of just how much alcohol and pubs are a part of Irish cultural traditions. This same tradition has, admittedly, led to grave problems related to alcoholism, and there has been a profound movement to curb alcohol usage throughout Ireland. But alcohol, nonetheless, is quite central to Irish life. The vast number of regional stouts and whiskeys found in Ireland attest to the great popularity of alcohol among the Irish...
...Henry Tizard, the father of radar and the government's chief science adviser between 1946 and 1952: "We are a great nation, but if we continue to behave like a great power, we shall soon cease to be a great nation." Britain, like the U.S. now, suffered from a profound neglect of its educational system. It was what one scientist called "an invisible crisis. Nothing dramatic is going to happen for years . . . Then we shall wake up and find, like the Venetians in the 17th century, that all that makes our living has slipped away...
...Gentlemen of Verona, edited by Wu to a manageable hour and one half, is saved by fine direction and an excellent cast. It is neither Shakespeare's best, funniest nor most profound play, and it is very predictable. But this production of The Two Gentlemen of Verona highlights those moments which are worth seeing...
...imploring all councillors to put aside little concerns with the profound sense of significance of this challenge," Cyr said during Monday night's meeting...
Such a future would be a profound shock to the lost generation. The comrades seem to take it for granted that they have earned the right to the easy life- style enjoyed by whites. They assume that once the A.N.C. controls the government, the benefits will start flowing to blacks...