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...uttering the oldest line in his little black book: "Don't I know you from somewhere?" Rita throws a righteous fit but finally accedes. After Sidney leaves them alone with two drinks and an unmade bed, Rita, in a deliciously acrid twist, sullenly acknowledges that they had met before. "Palm Springs. Two years ago. Don't tell Sidney...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: That Old Feeling: Sidneyland | 3/22/2002 | See Source »

...Bedouin robe and an incongruous pair of striped Adidas running shoes, the ruler--in fact if not in name--of Saudi Arabia hurls a ball down the turf and coaches a TIME correspondent in the finer points of the sport. "Be careful of the topography," he warns, using his palm to illustrate the hazards. "Even a slight grade can send the ball off course...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Man Behind The Plan | 3/11/2002 | See Source »

...cyborgs. But the Jacobs family is particularly well suited to test VeriChip for use in medicine. If a patient with VeriChip were injured, the theory goes, a harried ER doc could quickly access the victim's medical background by scanning the chip with a device that looks like a Palm handheld computer...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Meet The Chipsons | 3/11/2002 | See Source »

...officer took a report of a Palm Pilot stolen from...

Author: By Jenifer L. Steinhardt, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Police Log | 3/5/2002 | See Source »

...them almost powerless to prosecute. And in a country where almost 11,000 cell phones were reported stolen in the first eight months of last year, the police seem equally helpless to prevent the crimes. "How can you stop the theft of something that you can hide in the palm of your hand?" asks Miroslav Moulik, head of Prague 1's police unit specializing in pickpocket crime...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Call For Help | 3/4/2002 | See Source »

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