• Plus, there is the veritable vintage treasure trove, from battered leather handbags and silk scarves, to 1980s-style embellished cardigans and Lurex maxi-dresses.

    BBC: In Paris, boutique looks at bargain prices

  • While some, like the Boston-based lawyer Susan Pravda, realize they need professional advice to maxi-mize their investment returns, others have that recognition forced upon them.

    FORBES: Who Manages Your Money?

  • The four-level building, which is full of natural light, defies the stereotypes of loudness and largeness, mini-malls and maxi-towers that have dogged Texas for a century.

    ECONOMIST: Museum architecture

  • Besides the usual hatchback, sedan and SUV, car shoppers today can consider yet-to-be-categorized cars such as the Mazda5, a micro-minivan, or Mercedes-Benz's R-Class, a maxi-station wagon.

    CNN: Car shopping 2006: The inside track

  • In Tokyo, Boston and Amsterdam Goodbaby has 16 engineers, designers and market researchers toiling away to produce new models of high-end strollers for brands such as Silver Cross, Quinny and Maxi-Cosi.

    FORBES: Magazine Article

  • All the more so in the 1970s, when meteorology was a less exact science, bus-shelters ran no digitalised information, no one had mobile phones to explain what they were doing or where they were going or when they might be expected, and pre-Raphaelite hair, beards, flares, maxi-skirts and platform shoes turned any encounter with the elements (as any attempt to descend at speed from the upper deck) into serious drama, if not trauma.

    ECONOMIST: Jack Scott and Reg Varney

  • But Sneijder and Robben again made the difference for the two-time runners-up, who were left hanging on at the end following Maxi Pereira's injury-time reply.

    BBC: Uruguay 2-3 Netherlands

  • Liverpool were getting forward in numbers and a couple of crosses from left-back Paul Konchesky troubled the Bolton defence before Jaaskelainen reacted quickly to race off his line and prevent Torres latching on to Maxi's through-ball.

    BBC: Maxi Rodriguez

  • Nikolai Maximov founded steel mini-mill developer Maxi Group and sold his controlling stake to billionaire Vladimir Lisin's NLMK in 2007.

    FORBES: Nikolai Maximov & family

  • The England midfielder looked desperate to secure the three points and he set up Maxi with a stunning through-ball but the Argentine wasted his shot.

    BBC: Birmingham 1-1 Liverpool

  • However, goals from Sneijder - allowed to stand despite Robin van Persie appearing to be in an offside position - and Robben restored the Netherlands' lead going into the final 15 minutes and Van Marwijk's men held on, despite Maxi Pereira's stoppage-time curler.

    BBC: World Cup 2010: Van Marwijk 'so proud' of Dutch

  • This time, Messi and Maxi Rodriguez were allowed all the time and space they wanted to take a quick free-kick down the left and when Maxi's cross was flicked on by Nicolas Burdisso, Higuain had the simple task of nodding in.

    BBC: Argentina 4-1 South Korea

  • The Reds dominated the early exchanges and took a 10th-minute lead through Maxi Rodriguez's deflected volley.

    BBC: Liverpool 3-0 Newcastle

  • Atletico Madrid's winger Maxi Rodriguez and Greece international full-back Vasil Torosidis have also been linked with moves to Liverpool.

    BBC: Liverpool reject Birmingham's ?8m bid for Ryan Babel

  • Striker Andy Carroll scored an injury-time winner for Kenny Dalglish's men, who had led 2-0 through a Maxi Rodriguez double.

    CNN: Muntari strike puts Milan back on top of Serie A

  • However, Maxi Pereira reduced the deficit to 3-2 to set up a tense finish, and their fighting qualities pleased their coach.

    BBC: World Cup 2010: Tabarez proud despite Uruguay defeat

  • Maxi Rodriguez hit the bar in the first-half, while Ngog missed three chances after replacing Torres.

    BBC: Rafael Benitez defends his decision to take off Torres

  • Instead the Dutch faced a frantic finale when, in the 92nd minute, Maxi Pereira ran on to a quickly taken free-kick, turned Eljero Ejia and curled a precise shot into the bottom corner of the net.

    BBC: Uruguay 2-3 Netherlands

  • On the back of a swift four-man move, Torres curled the ball into Maxi eight yards out, but the Argentine could only crash his shot against the bar.

    BBC: Birmingham 1-1 Liverpool

  • "You have Maxi Rodriguez, David Ngog, Ryan Babel, Joe Cole - they are quality players and it is a very strong squad and they look organised, " he said.

    BBC: Win vindicates team selection, says Roy Hodgson

  • Ferguson and Benitez made a single change each to their teams, with Park replacing Dimitar Berbatov for United and Maxi Rodriguez coming in for Ryan Babel in the Liverpool line-up.

    BBC: Man Utd 2-1 Liverpool

  • Diego Maradona's men doubled their lead when Messi and Maxi Rodriguez combined for Higuain to head home before Lee Chung-Yong halved the deficit by capitalising on a Martin Demichelis error with a superb finish beyond Sergio Romero.

    BBC: World Cup 2010: South Korea coach rues missed chances

  • Losing to the man who sold you your multimillion-dollar yacht is just one of several small humiliations for participants in the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup, which celebrated its sixteenth anniversary last year with a fleet of 37 boats.

    FORBES: Magazine Article

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