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...embodies every pre-teen's fantasy: a cool 13-year-old with great hair and a secret life as a pop star. But to executives at the Disney Channel, Miley Cyrus is more of a dream come true...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Disney Star Is Born | 11/30/2006 | See Source »

...women's competitions have a different feel to them. "Obviously, women aren't as powerful," says Brenda Miley, national women's director for Surfing Australia, the country's organizing body for the sport. "Men are doing really radical maneuvers, while women are more stylized and working with the wave." For example, men can propel their boards higher out of the water for "aerials." But for Kennelly, that's beside the point. "Do people compare how hard a woman can hit a tennis ball versus how hard a man can?" she asks. "Men can handle gnarlier waves, but I think...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Girls in the Curl | 8/26/2002 | See Source »

...scientists who found galaxy 4C41.17 -- the other discoverer is George Miley of Leiden University in the Netherlands -- say they are confident of its existence and distance. But they are, nonetheless, circumspect about the implications of their findings. "If every galaxy in our universe was formed at this time," says Chambers, "there are some serious problems with current theory." But, he adds judiciously, 4C41.17 has some peculiarities that cannot be ignored: it is more lumpy, elongated and turbulent than most other galaxies. Chambers speculates that "it may also be atypical in its time of formation, which would make current theory hold...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: A Closer Look at the Big Bang | 8/22/1988 | See Source »

...area of close-knit families, strangers stand out, making police undercover work nearly impossible. Good informants are tough to recruit because, as DEA Agent Kenneth Miley explains, "families don't tell on families," although that has changed some now that the feds pay bigger money for solid tips. Nonetheless, the established smuggling networks ensure a continuity to operations. After the feds busted one cocaine runner last year, his brother took over. When he was arrested, another brother came to the fore...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Rio Grande's Drug Corridor | 11/17/1986 | See Source »

...Mike Miley...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Sports Cube World Series Time Quiz | 10/12/1979 | See Source »

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