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...talking about its director of one year, a young and energetic man by the name of David Ross. "I'm here because I like what I do," says Ross, "and I'm committed to contemporary art. It's hard for some people to support contemporary art--it's an unknown, it takes a little courage; but I think it's so important. Looking at the art of our times helps us to understand our times, and art can provide a full and rich way of dealing with the battering that life gives some people...
...Soviet snooping in Swedish waters. The suspicious movements that prompted the October search, the commission said, were "part of a larger operation in the southern portion of the Stockholm archipelago." It reportedly involved three conventional Soviet submarines and three manned "bottom-creeping minis" of a type that was previously unknown. Some experts think the Soviets could have been gathering intelligence to plan the invasion of Sweden and Norway, so as to gain control of the vital northern Atlantic sea-lanes in the event...
...imperialist targets throughout the world." The man identified himself as a member of the Islamic Jihad Organization, an obscure pro-Iranian group made up of Shi'ite Muslims loyal to Ayatullah Khomeini. Yet within a day, two other terrorist groups had also claimed responsibility. Though the attacker remains unknown, the motive was not in doubt: to bully Washington and upset the course of U.S. policy in the Middle East...
...fiction writer is a contemplator of the unknown territory in human beings," Welty said during yesterday's lecture, after which she received an extended standing ovation...
...susceptible to heavy-drinking peers," or can seemingly "handle" his liquor well, drinking everyone under the table. People who drink for a specific reason, such as a death or illness in the family, are more likely to be able to control the practice than those who use liquor for unknown reasons. Vaillant claims that a serious drinker does not proceed automatically down the path to alcoholism and, indeed, may be able to lead a remarkably stable and happy life. The study shows that moderate drinkers (who do not exceed an average of four drinks per day) often turn...