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Thankfully, the night was somewhat salvaged when Banerji and Lee mercifully allowed the presidential candidates to question one another. But, even then, neither couldn’t resist downplaying the presence of the individuals who actually mattered that night, referring to the candidate questions as “pot shots” and “retaliations...
...depicted hard at work--can't paint fast enough to stay ahead of the reader. So a cartoon stand-in for Lendler keeps turning up to urge the reader to slow down for Ned's sake and to please, please not turn the page yet. Now, what youngster can resist defying such a request? The narrative, a standard knight-rescuing-an-imprisoned-princess tale, unravels ridiculously as the overwhelmed Ned is forced to improvise. Tutus are substituted for missing armor, a giant pretzel replaces a dragon, and the hero falls through a hole in a half-drawn floor. Ultimately...
CHICAGO Practical Midwestern men can't resist Movado's Fiero ($2,095) once they discover its sleek metal band can't be scratched...
...Graff for a much higher price. He eventually sold it to a Japanese client who offered $1.5 million. Fifteen years later, the same client wanted to sell the blue diamond for $2 million, and Graff bought it back, repolished it and decided to keep it. But he couldn't resist an offer for $3 million. ?I'm a trader,? he says with a shrug. ?But my dream is to buy it back someday...
...fell on the floor. Everyone was humiliated and wanted to cancel the next year's dinner. "Why can't we carve in the kitchen," a 12-year-old piped up, "and put the platter in front of Grandpa to serve?" This was a pivotal moment for the family. Families resist change, but they can and must learn to find new ways of being together, especially at holiday times. These gatherings are the heart of family life...