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  • But still no word from the ever-elusive former human rights advocate Michael Ignatieff.

    Archive 2009-11-01 2009

  • But still no word from the ever-elusive former human rights advocate Michael Ignatieff.

    Torturegate North: the "6,000-mile screwdriver" 2009

  • From the FPS-style demo to the swinging swords, everything they were using their motion control (I'll call it Dualwand, since that sounds like Dualshock) seemed to be oriented towards showing US how their wands could be used to play the games that ARE on our radar, in a way that surpasses what the Wii is currently capable of (the ever-elusive 1-to-1).

    Party Crashin' SVGL 2009

  • Touring a new apartment to assess its views, decor and the ever-elusive vibe has long been a staple of house-hunting in New York City.

    Renting With an Imagination Laura Kusisto 2011

  • It was one of the first times that the ever-elusive, ever troublesome phrase "net neutrality" became a colloquial part of the modern lexicon, and the rest, as they say, is history.

    Navarrow Wright: Put the Politics Aside and Get to the Business of Broadband Navarrow Wright 2010

  • Legal minds try to address that issue by assuming that most of these decisions are made by the ever-elusive “reasonable person.”

    The Explainer: Standards of evidence and shifting burdens of proof 2010

  • It was one of the first times that the ever-elusive, ever troublesome phrase "net neutrality" became a colloquial part of the modern lexicon, and the rest, as they say, is history.

    Navarrow Wright: Put the Politics Aside and Get to the Business of Broadband Navarrow Wright 2010

  • And as the full moon turned Scott into a complete dawg hooking up with Stiles' crush... bad wolf! and Allison got way too cozy with creepy-hot Jackson, the identity of this ever-elusive lycanthrope became even more important to our hairy hero, since his only hope for a cure — and a chance to win back his girl — is to kill the beast that bit him in the first place.

    Watercooler: Who is Teen Wolf's Alpha? 2011

  • The ever-elusive "green" smartphone may seem like a pipe dream, but there is good reason to believe the industry is making progress.

    Paul Bloom: How Green is Your Smartphone? Paul Bloom 2011

  • But don't expect that to last as Fouts and Company chase those ever-elusive Super Bowl rings.

    The not-so-Super team: Best players never to reach the final 2009

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