Word: leatherizing
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...Back in 1918, when arctic conditions prevailed in Ithaca and the snows were 3 ft. and 4 ft. deep, my friend and I donned our oak skis with leather straps and went cross-country through the most beautiful hills in central New York. Every now and then there would be a stretch of farm land where you could travel a mile or more, dropping 500 ft. in the process. It was very exhilarating, exciting and healthy. No "dogging." jumping, or stunting, just wonderful movement over sparkling snow. This was skiing as I remember...
...including Israeli Ambassador Rehavam Amir, were among those attending the ceremony. In short, the city's embassies were quiet and relaxed. All, that is, except the Israeli Embassy on Soi Lang Suan ("The Lane Behind the Orchard"). In the hot tropical sun of high noon, two men in leather jackets climbed over the wall enclosing the compound, while two others, well-dressed in dark suits, strolled in through the front gate. Before the guard could raise any alarm, he was staring down the muzzles of submachine guns. The Black September Arab terrorist group, perpetrators of the Munich massacre (TIME...
...both of which are usually in one of the nation's 5,000 buraku -hamlets or ghetto slums inhabited almost entirely by the shunned group. Segregation was first enforced in the 16th century, when many of the pariahs' ancestors lived by slaughtering and skinning animals to produce leather, work that devout Buddhists and Shintoists consider defiling. Other buraku-min followed such despised occupations as burying the dead, executing criminals, telling fortunes and begging. Classified as eta (filthy ones), they were forced to step aside when other Japanese passed, to kneel during business dealings with...
...play the piano any more." That remark was pure melodrama. After listening to Bernstein's brief run-through, the students tried again, and now they brought the piece to life. Satisfied, the visiting professor dropped back to his seat on the floor, extracted a cigarette from a leather case, and listened to a student wind quintet attack Irving Fine's Partita. Halfway through the first movement, Bernstein leaped to his feet again. "Tune up!" he cried. "My God, tune up!" While the musicians trembled, he went on: "This piece is whimsical. It's full of surprises...
Actually, beginners can use anything that feels snug and offers plenty of ankle support, whether made of leather, plastic or solid gold. Only racers should buy racing boots; for other skiers they have too much forward lean and too high a back, and they could be dangerous. Billy Kidd, former Olympic and professional racing star, advises: "Whatever you buy, put the boots on and wear them around the store for 15 minutes or so to find out where the pressure points are and whether they wear...