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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...desserts are almost equally accomplished. The Italian cheese cake is smooth, quite smooth--much better than the Chocolate Suicide cake, which was rich but slightly stale. The tirami su, served in a wine glass stuffed with strawberries, is simply exquisite. The espresso flavor is there, but not enough to knock you out, and the lady fingers and cream are pleasantly light. Says Trey, "The bottom piece, dripping with espresso, was a fitting way to end the meal." Says Adam, "Ditto...

Author: By Adam Sonfield, | Title: Oh-so Soho Goood | 10/14/1993 | See Source »

...never seen anything quite this bad, and I[have] watched my own house burn down," Marshsaid.CrimsonAndrew L. WrightA crowd of several hundred bystanders lookon Saturday afternoon as a demolition teamprepares to knock down a five-story apartmentbuilding...

Author: By Andrew L. Wright, | Title: Fire Ravages Central Sq. | 10/4/1993 | See Source »

...just may be the fear that can knock down barricades. Certainly, it makes everyone forget about murdered tourists for a moment...

Author: By Gady A. Epstein, | Title: Of Fear and Fear Brokers | 10/1/1993 | See Source »

Jones said she heard a knock at her door around1 p.m. This was unusual, she said, since visitorsusually ring an outside doorbell and are buzzed inby building residents...

Author: By Andrew L. Wright, | Title: Prescott Street Prowler Sought | 9/24/1993 | See Source »

...jobs. Companies routinely sell one another computers, aircraft and other products by phone because it is far cheaper than maintaining large sales forces. Telemarketers can reach business clients for about $10 a completed call, in contrast to the $800 it might cost a firm to have a salesman knock on the door. Says Brenda ) Bazan, an IBM marketing executive in Northern California: "We simply don't have enough people to get new customers, and we view telemarketing as a support system...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sorry, Right Number | 9/13/1993 | See Source »

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