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After a hard day on the slopes, the first order of business is-or ought to be -a good long soak in a hot bath. Hot buttered rum, Glühwein or glogg, and a spicy new potion called the Broken Leg -bourbon, hot apple juice, cinnamon, cloves, raisins and lemon-are also good therapy for aching muscles. Then it is time to dress for the pleasures of après-ski. Slacks and pants suits are popular, but many girls, tired of pants after wearing them all day skiing, are switching to skirts, some of them mini, more...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Recreation: Fast off the Slopes | 1/6/1967 | See Source »

...much red ink would the current budget soak up? To find out, Fowler said that the Budget Bureau was undertaking a "complete restatement" of expected revenues and expenditures for the fiscal year ending June...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Economy: Decision & Delay | 11/25/1966 | See Source »

...squeeze down into the fissure in the rocks the slot of daylight above your head narrows. Finally it blacks out completely, and only your lamp and the lamps in front of you light up the cave. But the muddy walls soak up what little glow there is, so that you can see clearly for only a dozen feet ahead. And the little circle of light shows up only dark brown on the walls and yellow in the puddles of slime. Beyond that, it's just black...

Author: By George R. Merriam, | Title: Where Have The Explorers Gone? Today's Adventurer Craves A Cave | 11/3/1966 | See Source »

...light as soon as they are struck by the solar protons. On the dark side, the meteorites cannot luminesce because of the-240°F. cold; instead, they absorb the energy of the protons. During the two-week lunar night, Sun estimates, one pound of meteorite particles would soak up more than enough energy to burn ten 100-watt light bulbs for one hour...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Astronomy: Dr. Sun & the Moon | 10/28/1966 | See Source »

What most of them don't know is that the bins contain a potent pre-soaped solution designed to soak off sticky food particles that would otherwise become encrusted during the dishwashing process...

Author: By Glenn A. Padnick, | Title: Room Cleaning, Now Silverware;--Anything Else? | 10/7/1966 | See Source »

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