Word: skiers
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Even the best skiers can take some time to find their feet. the 250-plus racers from around the world who compete each year in World Cup events in Europe and North America rarely achieve their best form until December, two months into the racing season. But not Bode Miller. The hyperversatile American athlete has made a habit of winning races even before the first snow drifts down into the mountain valleys. This year, again, he started faster than the rest. Miller won six of the first 10 races of the season, and he did so in all four disciplines...
Mitchell, a Jude Law look-alike and an avid skier in the off-season, is still improving his technologies--and he's on a mission to spread the word on how it's done. This winter, he plans to zero in on high-speed farming--that is, making every operation much faster. "We're adding suspension to the machines and improving the algorithms for guidance," he says. "The benefit will be smaller, lighter machines that have less impact on the environment and that are more affordable to family farms...
...looking for facile stereotypes, we would zero in on the "water-skiing factor." Republicans are 67% more likely than average to water-ski, according to a recent Scarborough survey of nine cities. Democrats are 67% less likely. "I hate to even say this," speculates Jeff Rodgers, a champion water skier and a Republican, "but maybe it's because water-skiing is family oriented." Or it may be that new ski boats start at about...
...true that John Kerry only wears flip-flops because he’s a world famous water-skier...
...didn’t know he wore flip-flops. I didn’t know he was a world famous water-skier, either...