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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...over many years. In the short term, that lets money flow to the bottom line and boosts financial results. It's the oldest trick in the book, and mind-numbingly simple. Dennis Beresford teaches Accounting 101 at the University of Georgia and says what happened at WorldCom is "plain vanilla" trickery that he covers on the second day of class...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: WorldCon | 7/8/2002 | See Source »

...Cruise appears uneasy rather than tormented. He seems most comfortable, onscreen and off, when he is taking action. He describes himself as a pragmatist. He is, above all, organized. "I've always admired the guys who schedule their lives," says Cameron Crowe, who directed him in Jerry Maguire and Vanilla Sky. "To a person who's not that way, it's something grand to watch. Cruise is that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: About Tom | 6/24/2002 | See Source »

Desserts ($7), like the rest of the menu, remained simple but delightful. We tried the panna cotta, which was basically a flan sans the traditional burnt caramel flavor. The light vanilla pudding was garnished with thinly sliced marinated strawberries that added an extra tart to the strong vanilla flavor. The chocolate-amaretto torta played up the second half of its name and was complemented by rich swirls of chocolate and caramel sauce. The pastry at Centro was amazingly fluffy and offered a counterbalance to the more substantial main courses...

Author: By Nick Hobbs, Elaine C. Kwok, and Clay B. Tousey, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS | Title: A Night Out: Double Feature | 5/2/2002 | See Source »

...young pet lizard, Bobby Baker. Senator Johnson would snap his fingers softly, and I would hustle to the cooler in the Democratic cloakroom to bring him a glass of White Rock sparkling water or dash down the marble back stairs to the Senate restaurant to fetch a dish of vanilla ice cream, which he ate at his desk on the Senate floor as he played his mighty legislative Wurlitzer...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Part Devil, Part Angel | 4/29/2002 | See Source »

...Pepsi tries to do the same thing from the top down, leveraging its deal with the league. Coke has hardly been sitting on its thumbs. Last year it brought out Diet Coke with lemon, which has done reasonably well, and the company is now gearing up to launch Vanilla Coke. It has also entered the fast-growing market for bottled water with Dasani. Coke has new TV ads set to air during the Masters golf tournament this week. These will include "cause-related" ads aimed at helping underprivileged youths, though there's still no sign of a catchy slogan. Still...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Has Coke Lost Its Fizz? | 4/6/2002 | See Source »

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