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...DOES IT LEAN...
MAKING THE TOWER LEAN BACK In recent decades, forces pulling the tower askew began to compound each other. Soil continued to give way underneath, while stress increased on the stones on the downward side at the base of the second level. A panel studied several ideas before selecting a low-tech but effective solution...
...point, I was called the Queen of Plastic Surgery. I did bring it out of the closet. After I talked about all my tucks and jobs, people opened up about theirs. I would be sitting on the couch on the Tonight Show, and someone would lean over and say, "I just had my eyes done" or whatever. I became the clearinghouse for everyone, because I knew all the answers. The surgeons loved me. I loved demystifying it. Of course, I wasn't an advocate exactly. I think people can get addicted, and it can be abused. But it can make...
BUYERS BEWARE Home buyers rely on appraisers to give fair estimates of property values. Some lenders do more than rely on them: they lean on them to inflate values so appraisals do not lower the property value after the loan size is determined. The higher value may come at the expense of buyers, who can end up borrowing and paying more than they should, appraisers say. Industry groups have spoken up, hoping to end the practice via discussion and awareness...
...regicide without any sign of intoxication. At the first burst of fire, "I instinctively plugged my ears with my fingers and closed my eyes," recalls Maheshwar. Opening his eyes, he found the King "had a very strange look on his face, and then he began to lean to the right." Rajiv, a medical doctor, rushed over from a corner and tended to the fallen King, as did Maheshwar. Ravi, a retired general, did not think these first wounds were fatal...