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Those premonitions seemed to come true when the Bulldogs scored on a nine-yard touchdown pass in the fourth. But senior Joe Weidle kept hope alive for Harvard by blocking the extra point--occasioning the return of "safe-ty school" and "kid-die porn" chants on the Crimson side of the field...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: An Ugly Afternoon | 11/23/1998 | See Source »

...Harris argues that there is little parents can do to mitigate the influence of other kids, Marano insists that parents can inoculate their children by giving them a solid grounding in social skills and helping them handle problems effectively when they arise. Teachers, psychologists and kids themselves tend to side with Marano and against the theory of powerlessness proposed by Harris. Parents are vital to a child's social well-being, they insist, and they offer lots of ideas about how parents can boost a child's success with peers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Parents' Guide: Friends Matter | 11/23/1998 | See Source »

...that feeling," says Jones. "So the first level is to help them build an emotional vocabulary that has some breadth." When disputes do arise, parents can help kids negotiate a resolution. "You have to allow the children to see the other child's perspective. Seeing someone else's side is at the heart of social competence," says Marano. "Let the kids come up with the solution. That way they're motivated to stick...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Parents' Guide: Friends Matter | 11/23/1998 | See Source »

...this instance, Meier inverted what he calls the "public" and "private" space. The entrance is adjacent to the private rooms, the bedrooms and studies, and a guest must move through them first to access the public region of entertainment. This shift echoes the transition from the inland side of the house to the waterside. This differentiation is manifest in the exterior construction as well. The proliferation of windows facing the water is distinct from any other wall. The entire house is composed along a diagonal that mimics the slope down to the water...

Author: By Brooke M. Lampley, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: RICHARD MEIER A MODERN ARCHITECT | 11/20/1998 | See Source »

...chronology of currently developing cities posed difficult obstacles for him. In the German Museum of Decorative Arts, a zoning restriction which divided the building into five-story and seven-story sections led to the inclusion of a large, delineated window (filled with space not glass) on one side of the building. This odd appendage later evolved into a characteristic feature of the design and symbol of the museum. His 1986 Stadthaus in Ulm, Germany was only built after a tenth referendum finally approved its construction. The building was intended to replace an area used for parking in front...

Author: By Brooke M. Lampley, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: RICHARD MEIER A MODERN ARCHITECT | 11/20/1998 | See Source »

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