There is no scarier moment in professional sports than tonight around 8 pm when NBA Commissioner David Stern will shakes hands with a very tall young man in a flashy suit and a commemorative baseball cap.
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Intel (INTC) : Like Oracle, this California-based computer-chip power has morphed from a flashy tech sector darling to a steady, reliable performer.
Less flashy than a diamond, more mysterious than an opal, the lustrous natural pearl has an aesthetic and material value that reflects its rareness.
With a whimsically eclectic technique (including musical sequences and special effects), she sets in motion a flashy yet complex superstructure of personal life that rests on a solid, implicit base of quasi-divine technological power and sociopolitical openness and energy.
The next-gen game engine was being shown off at GDC 2013 with a flashy new demo (seen below the break), as well as a version of its "Elemental" demo running on a PlayStation 4 dev kit (shrouded behind a curtain, of course).
More often than not, its clean, unassuming lines don't draw it unwanted attention -- but gamers with a flair for the flashy can change that with a flick of their thumb.
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In such contests, a flashy technique is most likely to impress the judges, overshadowing subtler virtues.
Flashy lights, a silly mascot, giant fiberglass animals, and the official China debut of professional wrestling.
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It's not a flashy pick, but like I say, he's supported labor, so.
After the Aug. 31 market crash Thurlow issued a flashy press release saying his fund rose 15% that day alone.
Never mind that some museums have faltered after opening a flashy new building, most notably the American Folk Art Museum in New York.
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Fans cooed over the sleek design and a flashy Internet access.
Lamba created a persona that appeared to live a flashy lifestyle.
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"He's not a flashy player, " Pittsburgh coach Dan Bylsma said.
The carrier launched the phone at a flashy New York-based event on Monday night that included an appearance by magician David Blaine and remarks from Chief Executive Dan Hesse.
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Oh, and there's a bit of "If I Were a Rich Man" from "Fiddler on the Roof, " sung by one Willy Blowman, a swish lawyer in a flashy yellow suit.
They both dressed well, with a flashy, European look.
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Consider Microsoft 's (nasdaq: MSFT - news - people ) MSN, which struck a flashy deal with producer Ben Silverman of Reveille, the company behind The Office and Ugly Betty, last year.
But while NBC chief Jeff Zucker's decision to recruit a flashy outsider to help resuscitate the network, rather than someone from within, raised some eyebrows, few can argue with Ben Silverman's knack for picking hits--including Silverman.
In spite of this, it became more frequently seen in the trendy parts of Shanghai and Beijing, and became popular among local Chinese, who now had more disposable income to spend than their parents, and wanted to have a flashy status symbol to show off to their friends.
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First, that Mr. Scorsese, who has always yearned for a big popular success, finally has one in "The Aviator, " a flashy entertainment in which Howard Hughes intersects with Hollywood, but it may not win him the directorial Oscar he deserves for a career distinguished by daring experimentation, dazzling innovation and technical expertise.
This is a bouncing bow and this is a pretty flashy example from the 24th Caprice by Niccolo Paganini.
The flashy MixView feature is a fun way to browse connections between related artists and albums, but the functionality is nothing new.
On the racks in its warehouse a row of Gianfranco Ferre suits hangs alongside a row of equally smart, albeit less flashy, blazers destined for Marks and Spencer, a middle-of-the-road British retailer.
The 5-feet-10 teenager slowly took control of the fight and finished off with a series of flashy combinations.
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The media created a harsh and flashy image of Erin as unfit to negotiate during the credit crisis.
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The finance minister, Jan Pociatek, is a notable lightweight, best-known as a restaurateur with a penchant for flashy motorcycles.
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