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...While something as subjective and ethereal as a national soccer idiom may be by nature impossible defend in scientific terms, it nonetheless shaped the sensibilities of fans for generations. Whenever the fans of a lowly English outfit such as Bristol Rovers see their players exhibit a flash of uncharacteristic individual skill or imagination, they sing "Brazil, it's just like watching Brazil...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sprachen Zie Futbol? | 7/20/2004 | See Source »

...guys playing on the beach. The Brazilian teams of 2002 (winners), 1998 (beaten finalists) and 1994 (winners) have looked a lot more dour and efficient than their fabulous forebears. Then again, the fabulous forebears of 1982 may have been the most thrilling to watch since Pele's 1970 outfit, but they were knocked out as a result of the kind of basic mistakes you'd expect to see from - well, from a bunch of guys playing on the beach...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sprachen Zie Futbol? | 7/20/2004 | See Source »

...land at a later point on the runway and at a slower speed to conserve fuel and reduce wear and tear on tires. Half of AirAsia's tickets are sold over the Internet, eliminating travel-agent fees. Passengers pay for their food and drinks. When a professional aviation construction outfit asked for $20 million to build a hanger at Kuala Lumpur's airport, Fernandes asked the small contractor who built his home to do it instead for $500,000. "There is a lot of excess in the airline industry," he says. "The challenge is to change the mind...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Air Raiders | 7/12/2004 | See Source »

Jefferson's recommendation was that the Administration refuse any payment of tribute and prepare at once to outfit a naval squadron to visit the Mediterranean in strength. Ultimately, he proposed, America should arrange for an international concert of powers composed of all those nations whose shipping and citizens were preyed upon. "Justice and Honor favor this course," he wrote, adding that it would also save money in the long...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Thomas Jefferson: The Pirate War: To The Shores Of Tripoli | 7/5/2004 | See Source »

Leading the boom is Field Trip Factory, a five-year-old Chicago outfit founded by former marketing consultant Susan Singer that designs educational tours for corporate clients. Bookings have nearly doubled in 2004, to 12,000. One big reason: cost. The trip to Petco cost $5.25 a child for the bus ride, says Woodside teacher Stacey Melhorn, while a zoo visit can cost $15. "When it's free, it's easier for everybody," says Melhorn. Says Dan Fuller, director of federal programs for the National School Boards Association: "In a perfect world, schools would have the funds to send kids...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Retailing: Brand-Name Field Trips | 6/28/2004 | See Source »

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