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...bouncy benjamin of N.C.'s children, Andy enjoyed a special freedom from responsibility. Two weeks in the first grade of the Chadds Ford school made Andy "nervous," so his father generously took him out and supplied a tutor until he was 16. He grew up like Peter Pan, a prisoner of fantasy. "As a kid," he says, "I adored Robin Hood, D'Artagnan, and"-he adds innocently-"Dracula." N.C. designed an immense castle, which his eldest son, Nat, built for the children's playroom. Andy became its lord and staged jousts within its battlements...
Winter, Island-Style. It's been colder lately in the Midwest and Northeast U.S. than any time in the past 10 years, so how much worse could it be in Iceland? Plus, they've got something we don't: geothermal pools! IcelandAir is offering a special five-day "Winter Wellness" trip with round-trip airfare from Boston, a room at the four-star Hotel Loftleidir, and entry to Reykjavik's Laugar Spa and Blue Lagoon for $669 for double occupancy. Want to save more? Try the airline's "Winter Budget" getaway, with round-trip airfare from New York City...
Military Salute. United has extended through Jan. 31 special fares for active duty members of the Armed Forces. Fly from New York City to Denver for $184 each way, or Chicago to Boston for $150 each way. Call 800-241-6522 and identify yourself as a member of the military...
...shirt or bumper sticker. Also available are Obama coasters, lava lamps, jigsaw puzzles, mugs, skateboards, toy trains, CDs, DVDs and, of course, commemorative dinner plates. Ben & Jerry's is introducing a Yes Pecan flavor in honor of Obama's campaign slogan, and Marvel Comics is running a special Inaugural issue of Spider-Man. Pepsi has created the Pepsi Optimism Project with a red, white and blue logo almost identical to Obama's sunrise button. And Obama's face now graces subway tickets sold in the nation's capital...
...rare recordings of rehearsals and concerts, personal papers, interviews, and books. In addition, campaign posters, newspaper clippings and magazines document Blades’s political activism in Panama. Guerra said that “these rare, one of a kind items” may be placed in a special exhibition in the library, but the entire collection may take up to five years to be catalogued. “These are irreplaceable, so ultimately their access will be limited for research uses,” Guerra said. Alison Weinstock, who created a Web site that catalogs Blades?...