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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...boasts a staggering 6 million sq. ft. (560,000 sq m) of retail space, making it the world's second largest mall, 30% bigger than Minnesota's famed Mall of America, once the largest. Golden Resources accommodates more than 1,000 shops, dozens of restaurants, 230 escalators and an ice-skating rink. On its five floors, you can buy everything from fur coats to exercise equipment to pet supplies...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Aspirational Hazard | 7/12/2007 | See Source »

...closer to us, provides none. One reason might be simply that Vesta is made of denser stuff, material that when it breaks away can remain intact through the long journey to Earth. "Ceres is not very thick," says Russell, "and whenever there's an impact, it knocks off ice and a lot of dust that doesn't survive the trip." That ice makes Ceres intriguing in its own way. At 590 miles (950 km) in diameter, it could be a surprisingly dynamic place, with an ice crust over a rocky interior and watery flows periodically resurfacing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Slow-Motion Space Mission | 7/12/2007 | See Source »

...ice-frozen North Pole is currently a no man's land supervised by a U.N. Commission. The five Polar countries - Russia, the U.S., Canada, Norway and Denmark - each control only a 200-mile economic zone along their coasts. And none of these economic zones reach the North Pole. Under the current U.N. Maritime convention, one country's zone can be extended only if it can prove that the continental shelf into which it wishes to expand is a natural extension of its own territory, by showing that it shares a similar geological structure...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Russia Claims the North Pole | 7/12/2007 | See Source »

...given a series of increasingly useless options. Press 3 if you'd like to discontinue having Saporito as a customer." Sprint would hit 3. "Your call is very important to me," my voice would say, "please hold and someone resembling me will be with you shortly after the next Ice...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: "Can You Hear Me Now, Sprint?" | 7/11/2007 | See Source »

...modern era, who wins at Carnoustie is decided not by the innovation of the modern swing but by its sturdy application. When Ben Hogan won in 1953, Scots dubbed him the Wee Ice Man for his small stature and unflappable play. Tom Watson remained calm in 1975 despite failing to make a par on the 16th hole in all four rounds. And the defining image of the Open in 1999 will always be Jean Van De Velde ankle-deep in the water guarding the 18th green, squandering a three-shot lead on the final day by failing to play...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Golf is Hell | 7/11/2007 | See Source »

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