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...Mountains are a testament to nature's power, and to the human instinct to defy it. The very tunnel that provides such easy access to the slopes is an impressive victory for the mortals. But this winter, the mountain gods are reminding mankind just who's in charge. The ski season in Europe began as one of the barest on record, and even when the snow has fallen misfortune has frequently followed. High temperatures have caused a series of pro races to be canceled and contributed to avalanches that have claimed at least eight skiers' lives in the past...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Reflections On An Alpine Village | 1/11/2007 | See Source »

...execution.? Failure to do so would only open the door to years of conspiracy theories about how Hussein somehow slipped away and remained alive.? By midday, screens across Iraq carried Hussein's last moments.? There was Hussein atop the gallows, surrounded by men in leather jackets and black ski masks nudging him toward a door in the floor.? Fear was plainly all over the former dictator's face as the noose went around his neck in the last of the footage the government initially released...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Iraq After Saddam | 12/30/2006 | See Source »

...round of ski team golf ended in a vomitous hazard this Friday night. The revelers ended in Kirkland, where one reveler puked all over five people sitting on a sofa. Casualties included the inside of one Prada purse, a cashmere sweater, and the partygoer’s dignity. Even grosser: the lads that live in the room didn’t clean up the upchuck until three days later. A sophomore girl made her small screen debut during a certain club’s initiation. We hear the IMDB entry is Deep Throat: Final Club. An executive member of Harvard...

Author: By FM Staff, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS | Title: Chatter | 12/13/2006 | See Source »

These criminals don't tote sawed-off shotguns and ski masks. Smart thieves steal data, not banknotes, because a financial institution's confidential customer information is often more valuable than what's in its vaults. Banks and credit unions know this and have policies to protect themselves from high-tech heists...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Small Business: Hackers For Hire | 12/10/2006 | See Source »

...stolen half of this country"--by which his superiors meant Berezovsky. As a result, Litvinenko believed, an unsuccessful attempt was made on his life. Those claims were made at a surreal press conference at which Litvinenko appeared with six other disgruntled FSB officers. Some wore ski masks, but Litvinenko, his face uncovered, calmly stated that bosses at the FSB were using the organization "for their private ends to liquidate those who bothered them" and line their own pockets...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Crime: The Spy Who Knew Too Much | 12/10/2006 | See Source »

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