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...Stick 'em Up! Wall Freckles are a quick and clever way to decorate a child's room. These movable stickers are backed with low-tack adhesive and can be cut, colored in, layered and reused without damaging surfaces. They're available online at modernseed.com...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Kiddie Couture | 11/20/2005 | See Source »

...cords ($45) have a hippie vibe. At Garnet Hill (garnethill.com), T shirts and shoes get the appliqué treatment, and stitched slippers resemble animals ($36). Stick 'Em Up! Wall Freckles are a quick and clever way to decorate a child's room. These movable stickers are backed with low-tack adhesive and can be cut, colored in, layered and reused without damaging surfaces. They're available online at modernseed.com Applied Arts Mini Boden corduroys and sweaters have appliquéd details, as do wool slippers from Garnet Hill Riding In Style Call it the Murakami effect: strollers, like Vuitton handbags...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Stitch In Time ... | 11/19/2005 | See Source »

...It’s all the things that you would guess,” says Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid William R. Fitzsimmons ’67. “For example, acceptability of professors...” Fitzsimmons stops himself, taking a more general tack. “Take a stereotype, whatever it is, you’re gonna see it,” he says...

Author: By Michael M. Grynbaum, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: For Harvard, Luring Students Is All in the Brand | 11/15/2005 | See Source »

...door, step into his office and say: “You know, coach, I’ve been thinking about Russ and Dez. Me and some of the guys think what they did was really bad—really bad—and you should probably go ahead and tack on a little more punishment. Maybe keep them out of spring ball too.”?Of course not. Johnson shouldn’t be blamed for trying. He’s obviously a good teammate who cares about his friends. Hard to fault someone for that.It...

Author: By Timothy J. Mcginn, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: McGINN AND JUICE: Return of Suspended Players Shocks After Originally Stern Words | 11/14/2005 | See Source »

...aging. Emphasis was placed on physical exercise to maintain muscle and bone vitality, but surely our brains deserve equal time. Crossword puzzles, word games and logic problems can help stretch our minds and keep our mental capacity limber. My mother lived to be 96 and was sharp as a tack to the very end. I attribute this in large measure to her daily completion of two crossword puzzles in record time. Weil ought to step out of the meditation labyrinth he was pictured in and try his hand at a crossword. Jean Falls Milton, Canada Weil's "wellness diet...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Living Better Longer | 11/12/2005 | See Source »

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