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Feeling cramped in your dorm room? Cure the claustrophobia with a waltz through the luxurious Newport mansions, former homes to the rich and famous. The estate-lined Bellevue Avenue combines the charm of the Victorian Era with the splendor of the sea. Stay at a charming bed-and-breakfast (B&B) tucked along the avenue and indulge in the decadence of the Victorian Age. If anything, this brief encounter with age-old opulence will inspire you to study harder...
...sonorous old voices. Billions of words about it were printed, and closely read. In Accra, where the equatorial sun beats down on the white church steeples (relics of a vanished Danish empire), parties were held in celebration. Paris noted it, and Panama. In heedless Manhattan, thousands got out of bed at 6 a.m. to hang over radios. Shanghai and Hankow had never seen so many weddings; Chinese brides deemed it lucky to be married on the day that Elizabeth, heiress to Britain's throne, became the wife of Philip Mountbatten...
...both ways before crossing streets had a reasonable chance of outliving boyhood. But a new complication has been added. A recent treatise on the subject seriously inquired: "Can Junior fall instantly, face down, elbow out, forehead on elbow, eyes shut? Have him try it tonight as he gets into bed...
Some said that they would not tell theirparents about the normal sleep habits that keepthem going--late to bed and late to rise--but willinstead adopt a faux sleep schedule to putparents' minds at ease...
...Herb Ragout, reinterprets Eastern European combinations with contemporary flamboyance ($9.00). Each dumpling is filled with pureed spiced butternut, then boiled and pan-fried. The dish is topped by a light, winey stew of shredded hare and onion. The appetizer special--port-glazed salmon ($8.00)--arrives char-grilled on a bed of lightly dressed greens, marinated slices of crunchy fennel, and a generous serving of sauteed oyster mushrooms. The pierogi is rich and creamy, the salmon light and crisp. Once again hearkening back to Eastern Europe are the healthy appetizer portion sizes. Unlike many restaurants of its caliber, Salts doesn...