J. and Twin Falls, Idaho. (Though large chains like Zales have approached him, Rothman says they tend to want more business than he's willing to give--no more than 5% of total sales.) He often makes his salesclerks practice in front of a videocamera so they can analyze their performance later.

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Others admit that since sharia is more of a tradition and form of practice than a code, trying to define it makes little practical sense.

ECONOMIST: Egypt��s constitution

Technology is still most prevalent in the kitchen, where it makes the very act of surviving a practice of leisure.

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