Sir Ray points out that he survived not just the second world war but also five previous recessions and the advent of new media.

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With the advent of wideband Internet access on the order of 24 megabits per second in many metropolitan areas, it might signal the death of television as we know it.

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Second, Argentina does not want to repeat the war, which triggered the end of military dictatorship and the advent of democracy.

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