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...footballers by trade but both currently without permanent contracts - played for free. "Obviously it's not ideal," Summerbee told the Guardian. "But I'd rather be playing football for nothing than sitting on my backside every Saturday afternoon." How perfectly McKinlay and Summerbee sum up the current hand-to-mouth plight of the Football League. Its 72 clubs inhabit the three tiers of competition beneath the country's Premiership and are still reeling financially after the League's three-year, $448 million deal with failed broadcaster ITV Digital collapsed last March. (Financial hiccups caused by shrinking revenues are familiar across...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Football | 8/12/2002 | See Source »

...grimly building weapons of mass destruction. And the Europeans know it. But they prefer an Iraq that is both contained and constrained to an America on the loose. They haven't even made up their mind what is worse: an America that won't put its troops where its mouth is, or a truly imperial one that reorders the Middle East in its own image. But if the U.S. doesn't know what it is doing, why should the Europeans...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Strong on Words, Weak on Will | 8/11/2002 | See Source »

Think Red Hots are a taste challenge? Or the Atomic Fireball is the ultimate tongue torture? They barely move the needle for confectionery connoisseurs. Today's incendiary candies--Scorned Woman jalapeno fudge, Hola Pop! hot lollipops, Pulparindo tamarind bars--are going for that melt-your-mouth taste. Hailing mostly from Mexico, these spicy treats contain sugar, of course, countered by salt, chili, pepper or tamarind. Thank the nation's growing Hispanic population for the intro. Now these sweets are being munched by the same kids who pucker up for sour candies. Says Susan Smith of the National Confectioners Association: "Children...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Hot Stuff | 8/5/2002 | See Source »

When krispy kreme opens a new store, it's a ritual for ravenous fans - lured by mouth-wateringly positive coverage by local media - to camp out a night or two beforehand, the better to ensure they'll be able to grab a few dozen. Sweet-toothed America loves the company's hot, glazed doughnuts made fresh on the premises. And Wall Street has developed a taste for them too. Krispy Kreme stock has more than tripled since going public in April 2000, fueled by rapid growth and strong sales. And Krispy Kreme has only scratched the surface...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Selling Like Hot Cakes | 8/4/2002 | See Source »

...park preserves some of Thailand's finest shoreline habitat, as well as sprawling marshes teeming with waterfowl. More than 200 bird species are regularly sighted, including egrets, kingfishers, herons and raptors. Spelunkers flock to this nearly 10,000-hectare park, which features several easily-explored caverns. At the mouth of the largest stands a four-gable, roofed pavilion that dates to the 19th century...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Detour | 7/29/2002 | See Source »

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