Word: tenderness
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Friends tell me how to this day, the smell of new plastic evokes Baby Tender Love. They recall the gust of freedom a new bike blew in, and the endless architectural possibilities provided by a tub of Legos: six bricks fit together in 102,981,500 ways. Will any of this season's hot toys leave marks so deep? Or would strapped parents do better to remember the toys that changed them and go looking elsewhere? (Facebook users, comment on this story below...
...billion. The IAF has recently begun its field tests of the six finalists, who represent India's old and new allies. In the running are Russia's MiG35, Boeing's FA-18, Lockheed's F-16 and fighter jets from EADS, Dassault and Saab. This is the biggest single tender ever floated by the Indian military, and the decision will be influenced as much by geopolitics as by technical superiority. "Strategic weapons are not only about technology," says Deba Ranjan Mohanty, a defense expert at the Observer Research Foundation in New Delhi. "It's also about building relationships with...
...Beef-brisket noodles are a Hong Kong specialty, and many say that this neighborhood stalwart (21 Gough Street) serves up the city's best. Brave the inevitable queues to sample the rich, deeply flavorful beef broth, the firm, springy egg noodles and the deliciously tender, stewed-for-hours brisket, which yields to the gentlest bite...
...with a chicken stuffed with oysters. We couldn't find oysters so we substituted frozen shrimp miraculously procured from the local fishmonger. Two years ago we encased one of the turkeys in clay and roasted it over coals for several hours. The result was extraordinary - fall-off-the-bone tender, but with a crispy skin. This year, Turkey a la Istalif, so named after the pottery village where the clay comes from, will be making a comeback...
...other recent films like “Stop-Loss,” “The Messenger” is a war movie without combat, a military film focused more on the home front than the frontline. But Moverman’s film moves beyond politics, functioning as a tender meditation on loss rather than a forced lesson about the evils...