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...response to last Saturday's earthquake in northern Pakistan, the U.S. military commanders in Afghanistan quickly diverted eight helicopters-cargo-lifting twin-engine Chinooks and sleek Blackhawks-to help with relief work in the Pakistani Himalayas...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Blackhawks Bring Aid to Kashmir | 10/12/2005 | See Source »

...little more expensive than traditional taxis," concedes Cyril Masson, head of Citybird, "but we save our clients so much time, it's worth it." Just ask the executives from Herm?s and Veuve Clicquot, or the celebrities and politicians who have been spotted on sleek Suzuki Burgman 650s or mighty Honda Goldwing 1800s, and they'll probably agree?there's nothing like going fast and looking cool at the same time. Citybird: tel: (33-1) 72 03 02 94, www.city-bird.com; Motojet: tel: (33-1) 40 27 09 09, www.moto-jet.com; PLD: tel: (33-6) 60 35 27 48, www.pld92.com; H?g? Service...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Life in the Fast Lane | 10/10/2005 | See Source »

...exception to that rule is the sleek and smoothly menacing Frank Langella, playing the founder and chairman of CBS, William Paley. It is quite wonderful to watch Langella slowly, slowly slip off his velvet gloves to reveal the mailed fists of media proprietorship. In those passages the movie achieves the melodramatic intensity--and a certain sophistication about the uses and abuses of power--that is nowhere else evident...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Movies: Before the Chatter | 10/9/2005 | See Source »

First place goes to UBS with their smooth, sleek, gray and silver pen. The color palette says to those who see it, “yes I work ridiculous hours, but I’m rich, bitch!” Nevertheless, what matters is what’s under the hood, so to speak, and taking the top off this pen doesn’t disappoint. Once the cap is removed the entire balance of the pen changes. This is because the inside of the cap is lined with a soft rubbery material. The pen now balances perfectly...

Author: By The Crimson Staff, | Title: Time for a Rewrite? | 10/5/2005 | See Source »

...Basilio) is conveniently located near the city's chic shops. Among them: Merola, Europe's oldest glove store (Via del Corso 143), where gloves are made as they were a century ago, entirely by hand. Elsewhere, some of Rome's best shopping is found in its sleek design stores. Ilaria Miani caters to an lite clientele (Via Monserrato 35), with everything from sugar bowls to bookcases. Spazio Sette (Via dei Barbieri 7) is three floors of cutting-edge design from all the big-name Italian brands...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Winter Winners | 10/3/2005 | See Source »

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