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...company, which pumped so much cash into the franchise that City was able to make an audacious last-minute bid for Berbatov - and then topped that by spending a British record of $59 million to sign Brazilian striker Robinho, from Spain's Real Madrid. Snatching Robinho from under the nose of Chelsea confirmed City's sudden arrival as a major player in the high-stakes transfer market of European soccer...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Money Flowing into English Soccer | 9/2/2008 | See Source »

MICHAEL JACKSON turns 50. Nose turns...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Pop Chart | 8/28/2008 | See Source »

...like to circle a block known for its expat bars. The shock comes from everything appearing Western and yet being just different enough to always keep you on your toes. And so, for fear of becoming a sleazy expat who takes everything at face value, I have held my nose, dived into the smog, and tried to find an authentic experience in a city that’s about as real as Vegas or Dubai.“This is my lowest price, I can go no lower, I could be killed, I cannot feed my family for any lower...

Author: By Andrew F. Nunnelly, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Shanghai-tened Reality | 8/25/2008 | See Source »

...Although the cause of the crash has not been confirmed, the MD-82 plane was taking off on a flight to the Canary Islands from Madrid's Barajas airport when one of its engines apparently caught fire. "The nose of the plane and the front wheels had lifted," said Public Works Minister Magdalena Alvarez at a press conference Wednesday. "Whether the rear wheels got off the ground is still being investigated...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Death Toll Could Rise in Madrid Crash | 8/21/2008 | See Source »

...note of what the two Anastasias (Ermakova and Davydova) were actually doing. I know immense physicality and endurance is involved in each routine, and that the smiles mask burning lungs. The Russians, for instance, are known to practice eight hours a day. But effort - and a discreet set of nose-clips - doesn't make it worthy of being an Olympic sport...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: It's Time to Kick Out Some Olympic Sports | 8/21/2008 | See Source »

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