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...parents stick out like sore thumbs, but they’re quick learners. When we walk the crowded streets, people run after us trying to sell overpriced trinkets and “real” Coach handbags that they show you only on paper. (“Please friend, come to the backroom to see!") MacDuff, for all his vices, rightfully told us to beware of the “hockers” the first day. (I thought he said “hookers...
There is a lot in the complaints in the Libertarian heartland that sounds like nostalgia for an idealized American past. Jim Berg will tell you about grazing-rights grievances, but he's just as quick to lament the death of the ranching lifestyle. "My grandkids have scattered like quail," he says. "They've all gone city...
...Amid the uproar, the AAP is firmly defending the guidelines. "We think there will be more benefit than risk," says Dr. Nicolas Stettler, a committee member from Children's Hospital Philadelphia. Part of that risk could be a shift toward the quick-fix prescription and away from prevention programs involving diet and exercise to address obesity and surging cholesterol levels. Most pediatricians are wary of moving too quickly to medicate children, especially when the potential side effects are unknown. But it's certainly easier to scribble a prescription than it is to get young patients to eat better and exercise...
...forget to check out the forerunner of Singapore's gastrobar scene. Since its opening in 2001, the New Asia Bar on the 71st and 72nd floors of the Swissôtel, www.singapore-stamford.swissotel.com, has been famed for its superior quick bites as much as its fabulous view. Try the satay-chicken pizza - a scrumptious Singaporean invention, made on a 12-inch base and served with julienned cucumber. There's also a great duck wrap, which stylishly updates the Chinese restaurant staple. Come for sundowners and graze at will. Any dinner reservations you might have for later that evening should prove superfluous...
...There were times he washed his hands of people - and times when, like so many people of great charm, he allowed himself to be charmed. Mandela initially developed a quick rapport with South African President F.W. de Klerk, which is why he later felt so betrayed when De Klerk attacked him in public...