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Regulation hockey games are played for exactly 60 minutes—no shorter, and, barring overtime, no longer...
...every athlete was as appreciative. The start change, according to several athletes, cheapened the outcome of the event because it gave such an advantage to the German racers. The strong, well-schooled German athletes are particularly strong starters, and on a shorter course, the weaker starters, who excel at negotiating the curves, don't have enough time to pick up speed at the bottom of the mountain. "God blessed the Germans today," says Ruben Gonzalez of Argentina, who came in last. "Once I saw the wall up, I though we were fine. They didn't have to move the start...
...What's your definition of settling? Our culture views anything less than the perfect man to be settling, and so it's used ironically in the title. I do not advocate settling for somebody that you don't have passion and connection with. I'm saying he may be shorter than you imagined, he may be skinnier than you imagined, he may not meet every criterion on your checklist. That's what a lot of women consider settling. There was a study done that asked, If a guy had 80% of what you are looking for, would you marry...
...with image and public perception—the kind of man who takes pride in signing his emails “Sent from my Verizon Wireless Blackberry,” not because he has one, but because it makes others think he does, giving him an excuse to write shorter correspondence. His is a certain personality type taken to its logical and hilarious extreme...
...that meant keeping my barefoot runs relatively short - 1 mile (0.6 km) or less - and running in Vibram Five Fingers, thin rubber foot gloves that protect my tender soles from debris. I found that my stride changed naturally - lighter on the heel and shorter - which put more stress on my calves. That led to some temporary soreness, but eventually my too-often-stiff knees and back felt better than they had in a long time. For now, I'm mostly sticking with sneakers, but I might try my barefoot experiment again. Maybe in the spring, or whenever my toes thaw...