Word: preciousness
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...their fix whenever possible. People eat it for breakfast, lunch, dinner and desert. Some slyly stash mounds of it into plastic bags and Tupperware. When you see it, you just have to eat it. One rarely sees a full bin of it in the servery. It's a precious commodity...
...when I had to pick someone to help me test a new digital picture frame from Kodak--which goes on sale at Kodak.com this week--my high school pal was the obvious choice. After all, what new mom can resist snapping pictures of her precious offspring? And with a Ph.D. in biomedical sciences, she's hardly a technophobe...
...pray that a benevolent God reserves a special place for the boy. I have always supported Israel and its right to exist. But this time Israel, with its brutal assault on the Palestinian people, has lost the moral high ground. A Palestinian life is no less precious than any other. Leaders of both sides must think as parents and reach peace, for the alternative will be more images that break a parent's heart. HOWARD KILLIAN Colora...
...Food Network's gimmicky Iron Chef era, finding a simple cooking program on the channel is becoming as difficult as finding a video on MTV. For that, this high-profile launch is welcome, even if it's as precious and trendy as a truffle-emulsion foam. British superchef/pretty boy Jamie Oliver isn't actually naked--the title refers to his minimalist recipes--but his artfully disheveled, Prada-model looks probably didn't hamper his TV deal. To be fair, this gravy-boat dreamboat is professional and informative. But his languid preening, the jerky handheld camera and the Brit-pop sound...
...they need to survive what the Financial Aid office calls "our blustery New England winters." The letter to applicants recommends various items of clothing, including waterproof boots, a hat, earmuffs and a scarf. But for those of us who don't have a pressing financial need, the College offers precious little to help through our first winter of black ice, wind chill factors and rivers that freeze...