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...find a welcoming Olympic team makes the cut. Greece's national bobsled and skeleton teams include at least two Canadians and three Americans with dual citizenship, but they still didn't qualify for the Games. Austrian skier Josef Strobl had no chance to penetrate his country's talent-deep ski team. So Strobl, who had a Slovenian great-grandfather, tried for a spot on Slovenia's team - but didn't make that, either. The Olympic dream fuels the nation-hopping. Alpine skier Christelle Douibi and cross-country skier Noureddine Bentoumi both grew up in the Grenoble area as children...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Waiving the Flag | 2/12/2006 | See Source »

...enough capacity for about 240 songs. Style-wise, the latest Thump is a sleeker version of its predecessor: it takes inspiration from Oakley's Gascan range of sunglasses, and features a graphics-free, black iridium finish that will look as good on the street as it does on the ski slope or the beach. Another improvement is the way the tiny, dual-joint speakers can be made to pivot in six directions instead of two, allowing the wearer to position them at almost any angle. Operationally, the Thump 2 is a breeze, coming with a USB cable that lets...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Tech Watch: Sound and Vision | 2/12/2006 | See Source »

...quarter century Summits of Style Esoteric treatments in a minimalist setting A Starflyer Is Born In-flight comfort with an internet connection in every seat Take a Hike Destinations to restore your sense of wonder finish that will look as good on the street as it does on the ski slope or the beach. Another improvement is the way the tiny, dual-joint speakers can be made to pivot in six directions instead of two, allowing the wearer to position them at almost any angle. Operationally, the Thump 2 is a breeze, coming with a USB cable that lets...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sound And Vision | 2/9/2006 | See Source »

After 280 pages of trials and tribulations—including Steven being conned by a girl pretending to be on the U.S. Olympic ski team, being pursued by a nymphomaniac, and pacifying his extremely conservative colleagues who were outraged by his “sex frolic”—the obligatory happy ending is duly set down...

Author: By Yan Zhao, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Capitalist Tackles Romance | 2/9/2006 | See Source »

Sean Darling-Hammond ’06 volunteered to read the sex scene aloud for the entertainment of everyone on the ski trip. He did so with great dramatic flare, though he was frequently interrupted by laughter. Everyone lost it when Eve offered Steven some Vitamin V, after a few rounds of rather short-lived lovemaking—the poor guy is in his late sixties after...

Author: By Yan Zhao, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Capitalist Tackles Romance | 2/9/2006 | See Source »

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