His appointment prompted David Miliband, the former Labour Party Member of Parliament whose parents fled the Nazis, to immediately resign his post as a club director.

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"Getting to the hearts of kids is the most powerful way to get to the hearts of parents, " said Mark Novota, managing partner of the Wequassett Resort and Golf Club, a 120-room resort in Chatham, Mass.

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Barwick's stance has been backed by England coach Steve McClaren, who was once forced to resign as president of a local club because of the behaviour of parents.

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Parents, whose children belong to the local swimming club, have blamed the closure on years of underfunding by North Yorkshire County Council.

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Lobbying group the Parents Television Council said it was pleased NBC had cancelled The Playboy Club, a show it had called "degrading and sexualising".

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The free apres-ski kids club at Big Sky gets thumbs up from parents too, enabling them to get a guilt-free break.

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That night, Lang Lang, his parents, a few guests, and Eschenbach took a room at the Palm Springs club, tucked away in a posh apartment building, for dinner.

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Inside the Delta Club, a lounge that leads to the stands behind home plate, two proud parents and one proud grandmother were watching Mike Baxter live a dream.

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