Word: charming
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...Also usually at play is a mixture of calm intelligence and charm-the winning bedside manner of this cinematic Dr. Feelgood. "Was there no place where a penguin without a heartsong could truly belong?" asks Happy Feet's narrator at one point. This being a George Miller movie, the answer is an entertainingly entangled double negative-together with a family-friendly environmental message as light on its feet as the dance work. "You can see that element of the healer in all of George's works," insists Szubanski. "And I think that's partly why he's drawn...
...came into the White House to begin with. Ford served as President for two and half years; he served in the House for 24 years. He arrived in 1949 as a surprise winner in his G.O.P. primary, who got to Congress largely because of his tenacious campaigning and charm. He was known as a congenial back-slapper and talented maneuverer among the House's often-vicious rivalries. When Nixon tapped him for the White House, the Vice Presidency came at the cost of giving up what Ford told colleagues was his true dream: Speaker of the House...
...picture quality is your main concern, go with the Philips. Its sturdy design adds to its charm, though it is, compared with others on the market, high in price and low on frills. Digital Foci's Image Moments costs a bit less and comes with a remote control for photo juggling from a distance. It has features like MP3 and video playback. You can even change its style to fit your décor with 10 optional decorative frames ($20 each at digitalfoci.com) If you have already purchased another brand, my advice is, Don't throw out the gift receipt...
...Following a 13-month, $9.2 million makeover, the museum still exudes a tranquil charm. But light now floods in through roof panels, and with a new granite and red marble foyer grafted onto the front of the building, the exhibition spaces are much less cluttered. Just as important, says Diane Lees, the museum's director, is the rethinking of its layout. "We wanted it to be much more about seeing the exhibits in context," she says...
...distinctly non-American global event. That makes it unusual. In most aspects of modern life, we have become accustomed to think that the U.S. will dominate, call the shots, shape the way everyone else conducts themselves. But in football (for some, surely, this is part of its charm) the U.S. is just one of the crowd. Its team is on the level of Sweden, say, or Mexico, not that of the perennial superpowers of the sport such as Germany, Italy and Brazil...