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...talk and relax--they walk in the gardens, soak in the Jacuzzi and savor a Southern breakfast with homemade grits and biscuits. But the Akwaaba isn't burrowed deep in the heart of Dixie or even in some bucolic New England town. The inn, dating to the 1860s, is smack in the middle of Brooklyn, N.Y., just 10 blocks from Bakr's apartment. "Our mom loves the place, so we always go back," Bakr says. "You feel like you're in the country, but you have all the conveniences of the city...
...With Dartmouth facing second-and-10 on the Harvard 22-yard line with 12:58 left in the game and the Big Green ahead by seven, a passel of Crimson defenders chased Rittgers deep into the backfield. As he scrambled backwards, searching for an open man, he backed up smack into the referee, knocking both of them to the ground and registering an 18-yard loss. Confronted with a seemingly impossible third-and-28, Rittgers launched a precarious toss to Andrew Hall in double coverage on the two-yard line. Hall, hemmed in by defenders on all sides, made...
...model magnate John Casablancas, but a study of his DNA would probably reveal more of a family connection to Holden Caulfield. The lyrics on Room on Fire that stick with you--"You are young, darling/For now but not for long," "Kiss me now that I'm older"--smack of premature angst, but Casablancas sells it well...
...question every parent of an occasionally recalcitrant child has to decide. There comes a point when gentle admonishment seems a waste of breath, and a stern warning, withheld treat or outright bribe may not even turn the tide. At that point, some parents resort to a swift smack on the backside - though child-care experts increasingly frown on the idea. And parents traveling with children should know that laws against corporal punishment may take that decision out of their hands. Much of the world - including Asia, the Middle East, the U.S., the U.K., Canada and New Zealand - leaves the spanking...
...question every parent of an occasionally recalcitrant child has to decide. There comes a point when gentle admonishment seems a waste of breath, and a stern warning, withheld treat or outright bribe may not even turn the tide. At that point, some parents resort to a swift smack on the backside?though child-care experts increasingly frown on the idea. And parents traveling with children should know that laws against corporal punishment may take that decision out of their hands...