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Dates: during 2000-2009
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Ultimately, there's a reason these products are called entry level: they exist largely to tempt you to upgrade to pricier Apple wares. Which isn't necessarily a bad thing--especially if your name is Steve Jobs...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Technology: I'm Shrinking! | 1/16/2005 | See Source »

...with vigor in a second term. And Bush has been telling people he intends to make a serious push for an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal. Based on his staunch support of Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, most Europeans aren't expecting much. But a serious effort here might tempt some European critics to take a second look at Bush...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Reality Check | 11/3/2004 | See Source »

...with Iran already, evidenced by last month's reported €3.25 billion agreement by Spanish and Anglo-Dutch oil concerns to exploit Iran's natural gas reserves. Saeed Laylaz, a reformist analyst in Tehran, says only an end to U.S. sanctions and admission to the World Trade Organization might tempt the regime - something the U.S. is unlikely to support. Without a breakthrough, it's likely the IAEA will refer Iran next month to the U.N. Security Council for possible sanctions. Some diplomats are worried about what they call their nightmare scenario: an air strike by Israel against Iran's nuclear...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Tempting Tehran | 10/17/2004 | See Source »

...skill aside, Thomas’ glaring lack of experience against the sort of competition he’ll see in a game setting might tempt some to mark him with an asterisk, if not overlook him altogether...

Author: By Timothy J. Mcginn, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: A Hole in the Middle | 9/15/2004 | See Source »

Running around Seoul and looking for food to go? Then you're spoiled for choice. Street vendors in the South Korean capital tempt passersby with a tasty, Technicolor range of snacks, of which the most popular is o-deng. It has the consistency of a sausage, a distinct salty flavor, and is rumored to be made of fish. (Just don't ask what part-explanations from Koreans range from "the fishy part" to a blunt "I don't know.") Another favorite, and one of less obscure provenance, is duk bok gi-rice noodles as thick as cigars, smothered...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Amuse Bouche | 6/14/2004 | See Source »

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