And that smooth drag comes from the graphite-impregnated cork disc, which acts like a brake pad, slowing it down without locking.
But ATS should soon have products on the market that smooth wrinkles, heal intractable wounds, and even mend cardiac tissue damaged by heart attacks.
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We're liking both the black chrome bezel and the touch-sensitive buttons, which eliminate virtually all of the visible gaps on the front of the phone to give it that smooth, slate-like appeal that full-touch handsets typically want to shoot for.
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The hinge itself is comprised of three pieces: one on either side of the tablet, and one tucked underneath the stand. (Yes, these are custom-made, too.) Of these, two control the feel of the kickstand, while the other enables that smooth clicking sound -- a pert "click" assuring users that yes, they're using the stand correctly and no, they haven't broken it.
Could it in fact be something that helps smooth over a tough situation with a foreign country?
The advantage of these moving averages is that they smooth out both seasonal fluctuations and simple measurement error.
In using the debonair, sophisticated man as the hero, the ad demonstrates that even smooth, desirable men use condoms.
Primetime Highlights enables a viewing experience that is smooth and comparable to traditional TV broadcasts with seamless content and ad transitions.
It involves using cars to supply a reserve of electric power that can smooth out minute-to-minute shortages in the transmission grid.
Mr Trichet presides over a currency zone more diverse than America's, but without the fiscal stabilisers that help smooth over regional variations.
In 2007, to mark the 250th birthday, Kilbeggan, now at Cooley, produced the 15 year old, a small batch bottling that is smooth and creamy with sweet fruit and vanilla tones.
Legislators from both parties have at various times advanced proposals that would smooth the way for skilled migrants, but they have usually foundered on the more intractable problem of dealing with illegal immigration.
"With the high resolution Mars Orbiter Camera images, things that look smooth at low resolution appear very rough from high resolution and vice versa, " said David Spencer, mission manager for the Mars 2001 mission.
"USDA encourages the cloning industry continue its voluntary moratorium for a sufficient period of time to prepare so that a smooth and seamless transition into the marketplace can occur, " it said in a statement.
The decision to issue an apology now was driven in large part by administration concerns about those mounting costs, as well as the realization that a smooth and timely withdrawal of heavy equipment from Afghanistan would depend on using land routes through Pakistan, U.S. officials said.
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And we are going to be consulting with not only Denmark but our other allies in making sure that that is a smooth transition and one that is sustained, where we continue to help the Afghan government to support its own sovereignty and effectively control its borders.
Liberal Democrat MP for Bristol West, Stephen Williams, said Nick Clegg "has confirmed this morning that the Treasury are looking for ways to smooth that withdrawal of benefit from those who are marginally over the threshold".
Thus if you are going to make the case that the government should smooth policy based fluctuations in prices, then you should make the general case that the government should use subsidies to smooth other prices for businesses.
With regulators more worried these days that banks might try to smooth their earnings, that has become harder to do.
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Intel promises that the new chip will provide more realistic games, better speech recognition, Internet images that viewers can grasp and turn over, and smooth video that's more like TV.
Analysts said that ensuring a smooth transition in the business model will be key to the next chief executive's success.
These dice are put through rock tumblers that give them smooth edges and a shiny finish, so they look great.
Much like we saw on the Ultra, the back of the phone has a semi-glossy plastic back that's smooth to the touch.
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If checkerboarding does not work out, AkzoNobel has an alternative: create a surface so smooth that barnacles cannot hold on to it.
But the commission also emphasised that economic growth is needed to smooth transition, and that business and government should agree on new measures.
While I tend to appreciate more full-bodied rums that are still smooth, the Don Q is interesting because almost anyone will like it.
With that kind of smooth flying, is the door still open for Dreamliner to realize its promise as the game-changing airliner of the future?
His memory was astounding, and his explanations to the jurors, whom he often addressed directly, were so smooth that they came across as almost smug.
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