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...those people who places too much importance on costumes. But Daniel Wende of Germany, you cannot bejewel a gladiator outfit. And Roman Talan of Ukraine, no one wants to see your underpants through your white getup. Perhaps it's no coincidence that their pairs finished at the bottom of the 20-team draw. When you watch a skating event closely, it's fun to pinpoint the differences between the best and worst competitors - besides the tendency of low-scoring athletes to skate with their asses. For the pairs at the back of the pack, their spinning is hardly synchronized. Here...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: When Watching Figure Skating, Judge for Yourself | 2/16/2010 | See Source »

...hours a day and worrying the rest. In spite of their labor, roughly a third of these small proprietorships go bankrupt within a year after they open and another third closes within five years. The mom-and-pop merchants try again and again, however, anxious to feed, clothe and bejewel us in order to nurse their infant stores along, maybe hoping that their progeny will remember the favor and take care of them when they retire...

Author: By Michel D. Mcqueen, | Title: Capitalism, at Work | 12/7/1979 | See Source »

...deficit. More sensational was his statement that there are "strong indications" that the records had been falsified. And even more sensational was his assertion that Outstander Talbot and the "brilliant" Mr. Fuller had used the company's money to pay their sons' expenses, to clothe and bejewel their wives, to keep their yachts in order, and to pay club dues...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Californians Shocked | 6/22/1931 | See Source »

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