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...calls creative accounting--offenses like excessive restructuring charges, inflated one-time "acquisition charges," and most important, manipulation of revenues to produce a predictable stream of profits or mask a bad quarter. "Think about a bottle of fine wine," says SEC chairman Arthur Levitt. "You wouldn't pop the cork on that bottle before it was ready. But some companies are doing this--recognizing revenues before a sale is complete, before the product is delivered, or at a time when the customer still has options to terminate, void or delay the sale...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The E-Numbers Game | 4/3/2000 | See Source »

...Jerry Coleman, an Irishman from County Cork and a bartender at The Field Bar in Central Square orders, "Whatever you do, don't underindulge, especially since this year you have the weekend to recover from your shenanigans...

Author: By James P. Mcfadden, | Title: Fifteen Minutes: The Wearin' O' The Green | 3/16/2000 | See Source »

...than me, but it seems to me the American story in miniature. Mixing the dust of the base-paths with the grass of the outfield might just conjure up some sort of urban farm, where instead of rotten apples hit with a stick we have formalized it to a cork-and-rubber ball and perfectly-honed bats...

Author: By Adam I. Arenson, | Title: Talkin' Baseball | 3/6/2000 | See Source »

...Venice So much cork was needed for the fashion that whole forests were endangered...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Our Evolving Culture | 12/31/1999 | See Source »

...tell the guys [that] we're like a river that's rising," said Fish. "Each player is like a cork floating on the river, and as long as the river is rising, it doesn't matter who's up or down...

Author: By Rahul Rohatgi, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Surprises Abound as M. Tennis Closes Out Fall Season | 11/9/1999 | See Source »

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