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...center of the Croatian boom is Istria, a Mediterranean peninsula that was spared the fighting. The local government anticipates 22 courses by 2012, and the region has attracted interest from major names in design, including Jack Nicklaus and Robert Trent Jones Jr. Largely driven by growth in Istria and buzz around Croatia's imminent accession to the E.U., the World Travel and Tourism Council last year listed Croatia as the world's fastest growing tourist destination, a mantle to which the government responded by swiftly laying out 50 potential golf sites in a nation of 4.5 million...
Golfers are not an easily dissuaded bunch. Brijuni still has a full tee sheet, and tractors and other land-moving equipment swarm Istria's hills like nest-building insects. The Croatian assistant minister for tourism, Robert Pende, told Time that investors are bidding to develop a 36-hole site in the small town of Skradin near the city of Sibenik in Dalmatia, despite having to hire ordnance experts to clear mines before laying down turf, giving an entirely new meaning to lift and place...
Everyone is slightly touched--moved and deranged--by the force of love in this sweet, knowing film from director Robert Benton (Kramer vs. Kramer). Morgan Freeman presides as a kind of benign deity observing these moonstruck creatures, especially a coffee-shop owner (Greg Kinnear) with a soft heart and rotten luck with beautiful women. Sexy, funny, sad and defiantly romantic, Feast of Love is the rare movie to cuddle...
...return to action last week in the late stages of a lopsided loss to New Hampshire, completing 2-of-5 passes for six yards and throwing an interception. That wasn’t even the worst line for an Ivy quarterback on the day: Penn’s Robert Irvin threw five passes—to the other team. The Quakers offense is being exposed for its dependence on hobbled tailback Joe Sandberg. Without him, they’ve managed only 21 points in two games. Dartmouth, for all of its foibles, has been able to move the chains...
...Everybody talks about how much they love a diverse city, affordable housing, clean and vibrant neighborhoods, and how much they hate rats and traffic,” said Robert Winters, the proprietor of the Cambridge Civic Journal. “Yes, we all love apple pie and Mom, and we don’t like evil people with guns. Now what are you going to do when you get elected...