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DIED. GENE SISKEL, 53, movie critic who, with Roger Ebert, formed the incompatible but entertaining duo of reviewers whose "two thumbs-up" was among the most coveted symbols of approval in Hollywood; nine months after brain surgery; near Chicago. More laid-back than Ebert, Siskel was no less combative. They did not like each other in real life, and their onscreen skirmishes, first aired on the hugely popular Sneak Previews on PBS, became emblems of pop consumerism: biting but sound-bite-size nuggets of ego and intellection...
Davidson also concedes that it may be difficult to "serve as people's boss, and then hang out with them on weekends. But the office is pretty laid-back, so the hierarchy can be somewhat unofficial, as long as everyone does...
Rettig's training consists of attending boxing club practices every weekday. The laid-back, friendly atmosphere of the HBC, which practices in the Malkin Athletic Center, is ideal, he said...
...Amore, a biochemistry concentrator with an eye towards medical school, said he liked the format of the event and the "laid-back environment...
...observes that many day-care centers insist that children be out of diapers by age three. Under this sort of pressure, he suspects, many are resorting to just the sort of rigid timetables Rosemond advocates. Like Brazelton, psychologist and child-care expert Penelope Leach dismisses the notion that laid-back parenting has caused problems. She too believes kids who are forced to use the toilet before they're ready "are more likely to rebel and develop anal retention that can cause severe constipation or blockages...