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Well, that was pretty fast. In December, when Tiger Woods announced he was taking an indefinite leave of absence from golf to try to repair his marriage to Elin Nordegren, breathless speculators figured he'd probably have to skip a whole year. After all, he had inflicted plenty of damage and had taken quite a hit himself. (See a brief history of the Tiger Woods scandal...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why the Masters Makes Sense for Tiger | 3/16/2010 | See Source »

...many catcalls or whatever you are going to get when you go somewhere else." But he should expect the occasional barb. Even on the (cue the maudlin CBS music and the soothing voice of announcer Jim Nantz) "hallowed grounds of Augusta National, where the azaleas leave galleries breathless at Amen Corner," some clown won't be able to resist. (See the top 10 famous apologies...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why the Masters Makes Sense for Tiger | 3/16/2010 | See Source »

...need to develop rapidly after India gained independence without paying adequate heed to the costs of such rapid development can be seen in the following idealistic and breathless rhetoric in the introduction to India’s Second Five Year Plan, 1956-1961—the Five Year Plans are the chief ways to guide development in segments of five years in India...

Author: By Umang Kumar | Title: Crimson in the Green Hunt | 3/1/2010 | See Source »

...What does your son eat for lunch?" the woman asked after I ran in breathless. I had no idea what to say. When my son started nursery school last September at the age of 3, I had registered him for the school lunch program. But when he failed to appear in the lunchroom after that, city officials quickly took notice. My explanation - that I thought he should take a break and eat lunch at home in the middle of the day - was apparently not sufficient. This was personal. (See 10 things to do in Paris...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: School Lunches in France: Nursery-School Gourmets | 2/23/2010 | See Source »

...That "whoa," is what these contests are all about; and the showbiz impulse behind them drives big-name chefs, who all want to be the person that elicits that breathless gasp of wonderment. It's ego, yes, but it's also the urge of any artist. It's why we're not still eating beef wellington and clams casino. It's why food matters now in a way it didn't 20 years...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: What the Bocuse d'Or Says About Culinary Culture | 2/16/2010 | See Source »

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