Then he pulls back his sleeve a few inches to show the start of swirling decorations travelling up his arm.

ECONOMIST: Tattoos in Japan

On the most expensive suits the cuff buttons, which mirror the pips of military rank, can be undone, allowing the sleeve to be rolled back.

ECONOMIST: Men's clothing

It's a little like the urban legend about a garment vendor who sent a designer coat overseas to be copied, only to get back 10, 000 coats with an identical stain on the sleeve.

ENGADGET: Entelligence: Stains on the sleeve of my operating system

We knew way back at CES that Qualcomm had a few lower-end chips up its sleeve, but now it's official: the Snapdragon 400 and 200 have been formally detailed in a company blog post thrown up today.

ENGADGET: Qualcomm formally details lower-end Snapdragon 400 and 200 processors

He limped across the playground, climbed the fence, held back the barbed wire, and jumped, this time at the expense of a sharp slice in the sleeve of his jacket.

NEWYORKER: Waiting

Throughout this saga, there has been much protracted back and forth between Secretary Salazar and Judge Feldman, and the government may still have further legal options up its sleeve.

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