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...times one of his victims had called him on his scam. Sgarbi's usual ploy, according to investigators, was to prowl hotel bars. Not just any hotel bars, though. The soft-spoken man booked himself into exclusive spas in Austria and Switzerland, places that invite well-paying clientele to leave their normal life behind, to unwind and open up. Selling himself as someone in need of rest as well, Sgarbi would strike up conversation when his victim's guard was down. For some of his victims, the handsome man must have seemed just like part of the therapy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Swiss Gigolo and the German Billionaire | 3/9/2009 | See Source »

...Heartbroken, In Disrepair,” the moodier, organ-driven “Real Desire,” and the raspy, Creedence Clearwater Revival-sounding “Mean Monsoon,” before hitting the album’s drum-dominated peak, “The Prowl.” “The Prowl” is at once extremely similar to and strikingly different from the typical Black Keys song. While much of “Keep It Hid” seems to be aiming for a more organic, varied sound, “The Prowl...

Author: By Sasha F. Klein, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Dan Auerbach | 2/12/2009 | See Source »

...burst. So now we stand in the rubble, surrounded by sharp questions. How sturdy are we, how suspicious, how brave, how bitter? What is it going to do to us, individually and collectively, when dread takes up residence next door, or right upstairs in the empty rooms we prowl around when we can't sleep because our debts and doubts are making too much noise? (See pictures of the recession...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Recession's Big Test | 1/8/2009 | See Source »

Pirates aren't picky. Armed with Kalashnikovs and rocket launchers and using skiffs mounted with high-powered engines launched from "motherships" disguised as fishing boats, the buccaneers who prowl the waters off the Somali coast pick their prey from the passing shipping traffic like lions selecting a kill: the slower and more defenseless, the better. "We hijack every ship we can," Sugule Ali, a pirate captain, told TIME by satellite phone this week...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Arrr! The Somali Pirates and Their Troublesome Treasure | 10/3/2008 | See Source »

...government. This time, however, Mugabe's end-game may be about securing a safe exit for himself. A top government intelligence officer told TIME that Mugabe, despite his angry rhetoric, may in fact be preparing to step down. "One thing for sure is that Mugabe is now on the prowl, especially in his own party," the intelligence officer said. "He wants to deal with those who contributed to his defeat in March and create a safe exit for himself. By coming up with a unity accord, Mugabe wants to exit as a good statesman and give the impression that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bumpy Road for Zimbabwe's Power-Sharing Deal | 9/18/2008 | See Source »

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