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West Point administrators concede that cadets are stretched thin. But, shrugs General Peter Boylan, commandant of cadets, "you can't become Spartan by living in Athens." West Point too often produces martinets, charge the academy's critics. However, acknowledges Joseph Ellis, a retired Army captain and former West Point instructor, "the Army can't very well have officers ordered to 'take that hill' respond, 'I gave this some thought while I was reading Melville last night, and I really...
...their reservations were invalid. At the New Stanley Hotel, American Feminists Bella Abzug and Betty Friedan staged a friendly protest in the lobby, with Friedan joining the ousted in a chorus of We Shall Not Be Moved. Eventually, solutions were found: many women tripled up, while some transferred to spartan, $17-a-night dorm rooms on campuses around Nairobi...
...thing Chen will not be doing in his retirement is consuming alcohol. Chen says he doesn’t drink because he “gets drunk too fast,” though his ex-wife often chided him for his Spartan lifestyle...
...convenient place to stay is the Hotel Savona. Though Spartan, it's in the thick of the city. Build up your appetite on Saturday morning walking through the street market that snakes through the town center. Here you will find everything from suits and shoes and leather to sexy wool underwear. While in Alba, you will want to tuck into the most popular wine bar, VinCafe, for lunch or late-afternoon coffee or wine. For a casual truffle dinner, I'm fond of La Liberia, which serves the homey food of the region and is one of the few places...
...than mere weight loss, the Mayr Health Spa, tel: (43-427) 325110, offers a system of "intestinal regeneration" based on the theories of founding physician Dr. Franz Xaver Mayr. A pristine setting near the country's W?rther See and its adjacent golf course might keep your mind off the Spartan diet...