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Sparing the rod may spoil the child, but wielding it can bring a world of trouble. French schoolteacher José Laboureur, 49, learned that lesson Wednesday when a criminal court in northern France convicted him of "aggravated violence" and fined him $750 for slapping a student who had insulted him with an unprintable word. Yet the real surprise is that French public opinion has come down resoundingly in favor of Laboureur's corporal approach towards imposing discipline in France's increasingly unruly classrooms...
...Story, Repeated Word for Word as I Heard It, published in the 1870s. The narrator asks his 60-ish black servant, Aunt Rachel--who spent most of her life as a slave--why she is so happy all the time. The story is her answer, and I will not spoil it other than to suggest that Twain manages, in just a few pages, to lead us through the complexities of seeking happiness when your life is literally not your...
...slump continued with a 3-1 loss to Endicott on Feb. 12.Though the Crimson managed another sweep against Rutgers-Newark in the Golden Dome Classic, Harvard fell in the following match against non-conference Mount Olive, the first in a three-game losing streak that threatened to spoil the Crimson’s chances for postseason play. With Weintraub and sophomore middle hitter Soren Rosier sidelined due to injury, Harvard couldn’t keep up against Newbury. Even with the return of its full lineup, the Crimson was unable to overcome league foe NYU in a five-game loss.Harvard...
...game of the season, 4-1, to New Hampshire—the team that the Crimson had previously replaced atop the national rankings—heading into winter break on Dec. 14. While the young netminder could have let the frustrating loss and the three-week respite between games spoil the rest of her season, Kessler had other plans.She emerged from the break in top form and played the best hockey of her career. Over her next 14 games, Kessler allowed just six goals and tallied eight shutouts, including her 11th of the year on Feb. 16, which...
...Great Oil Bonanza of the early 21st century is helping to transform former backwaters like Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Qatar and Bahrain into glittering hubs for business, travel and culture. Still, there are plenty of threats that could spoil this party. For a start, there are the wildcard geopolitical risks that can never be ruled out in a region plagued by instability. In one nightmare scenario, Tehran would respond to a U.S. strike on Iran's nuclear program by lobbing missiles at cities in Gulf states like Qatar that are closely allied with Washington; in another, a terrorist group such...