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    The Apple Wannabes: Dell, Microsoft, Pepsi, and Google  Jun 24, 2009
    Exec #1: "Only once every four years will we be able to take the logo of a Diet Coke -- drinking presidential candidate, rotate it 45 degrees, and act like we created the Mona Lisa of logos." Exec #2: "We need to move quickly to keep this momentum. It's not about soft drinks anymore." Exec #1: "Kids today are turning to the iSoda app on their iPhones." Exec #2: "We need to galvanize a movement." Exec #1: "I've got the solution. I call it 'iHope.' It's sleek, minimal, refined, and frugal -- a... (FastCompany)

    This One Goes To Eleven  Jun 24, 2009
    And Rawhide, I will buy you a Diet Coke or soda of choice anytime you need it when I see you at Philips / Taco Mac during next season. God only knows you deserve it for your yeoman-like efforts maintaining this blog we are so addicted to. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)

    Funny ladies  Jun 23, 2009
    White, who is taping Ferguson's show afterward ("He can't take his eyes off of me," she says), sticks with Diet Coke. Still, Leachman insists that she take a sip of her cocktail. (USA Today)

    - Just Warming Up: Killing a fly is an ‘execution’? (1)  Jun 23, 2009
    Trust me, if a buzzard kept landing on my glass of Diet Coke I would go after it with a fly swatter, too. We are raised to hate flies it s practically in our DNA. Remember those Shell Pest Strips when you were a kid. (El Centro Imperial Valley Press, CA)

    Coke's 'keeper of the flame,' Walter Dunn, dies at 86  Jun 23, 2009
    After drinking nothing all day, he had a Diet Coke, smiled, went to sleep and passed away, said his son, Jeff Dunn. A tribute to his life will be held at Fernbank Natural History Museum on July 13 at 6 p.m.. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Business)

    Expenses scrutiny  Jun 20, 2009
    The Tory MP's apparent enthusiasm for buying office equipment and cans of Diet Coke was questioned by Philip, of Evesham ... He had purchased "two additional high volume laser jet printers (costing approximately 1,500 each) in the period to enable me to deal effectively the high volume of letters that my office generates and because, sadly, the printers provided by the Commons have proved inadequate." He said he had also bought three laptops: "One I initially used personally which I... (BBC News -- UK)

    School of Rock  Jun 20, 2009
    Last summer Weird Science built rockets with Mentos and Diet Coke. This year the focal point will be bridge-building. (Dowagiac News, MI)

    Activism evolves for digital age  Jun 20, 2009
    Tweets lamenting that flat Diet Coke you had at lunch and tips setting up proxy IPs and trying to confuse Iranian security services arent counterintuitive ... And whats more blas than flat Diet Coke. (MSNBC -- Technology)

    Campbell Heads West For 140-pound Challenge  Jun 19, 2009
    Overall, and with just one $5 Diet Coke to get me through, not a snore to be had. 6. (ABC 7 News, DC)

    NI MPs give back expenses money  Jun 19, 2009
    Other MPs claimed for a range of items including the Secretary of State Shaun Woodward for 456 tins of Diet Coke. To find out more about your MP's expenses use the options below. (BBC News -- UK)

    A Ketchum cafeteria goes green  Jun 17, 2009
    It plans to remove soda machines from the building soon, for example, and has identified the Diet Coke "addicts" beforehand to help facilitate change to something healthier. If those employees want to keep a case under their desks, that's their business, but with fewer unhealthy choices available, it'll be easier for everyone to opt for the healthful. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)

    How to avoid hidden hotel fees  Jun 16, 2009
    -- These days, it's not unheard of for hotels to charge $15 for a mini-bar diet Coke, $40 for access to the gym, or $45 for rush laundry service. (Alas, these are actual fees on T+L editors' receipts. (CNN -- Travel)

    AirTran adds Fresca to lineup  Jun 5, 2009
    AirTran, which hubs at , serves Coca-Cola products exclusively onboard its flights, including Coca-Cola Classic, Diet Coke, Sprite, Sprite Zero, Coke Zero, Minute Maid Lemonade, Dasani Water, Cherry Coke, Cherry Coke Zero and three types of Minute Maid juices. Reader Comments. (Atlanta Business Chronicle, GA)

    COLUMN: City sets an example at Lake Paradise  Jun 4, 2009
    I could buy myself an extra Diet Coke every month. I ll just save that other 25-cent surplus for a rainy day. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)

    DINING OUT:  How to avoid busting the bank or your buttons  Jun 4, 2009
    Dining out without busting the bank or buttons - USATODAY.com. Dining out without busting the bank or buttons. (USA Today)

    Sportscasters getting all a-Twitter  Jun 3, 2009
    B) "While you were listening to commercials, went to the cafe and got a diet coke. I didn't pay for it. I'll pay for it later.". C) "I'm cleaning my house. Talk about a glamorous life! Ha!". (USA Today -- Sports)

    Stealing hotel amenities: right or wrong?  Jun 3, 2009
    Since I have learned the hard way that a diet Coke gulped on the sly the final day of your stay will almost surely show up on your bill, I have always wondered about the robe scenario. We put a charge for the robe on a card if we can be absolutely sure someone took it, and didnt just pack it by mistake, says Leslie Lefkowitz, the Four Seasons Hotel New Yorks director of public relations. (MSNBC -- Travel)

    Obama Saving GM Needed Wall Street's Dealmakers to Break It in Bankruptcy  Jun 1, 2009
    In sessions in the Treasury conference room fueled by Diet Coke and coffee, the group prepared briefing papers, fact sheets and talking points, people familiar with the events said. On Sunday, March 29, White House officials including Summers made calls to members of Congress, mayors and governors, including Michigans , to tell them what would be announced the following day. (Bloomberg -- US)

    Jugglers balance academia with theater  May 31, 2009
    "With diabolo, it's a constant flow of very subtle adjustments, and they have a kinetic sense that allows them to understand the movement," according to Grobe, best known as half of EepyBird, a duo who turned the geyser created by adding Mentos to Diet Coke into performance art. "I could say, 'There's a trick I thought of 10 years ago that just seemed absurdly difficult, why don't you try it?' And five minutes later they'd come back and say 'What's next?' " said Grobe, who won the International... (Boston Globe)

    The World's Top-Earning ModelsModels earn big bucks through television, fashion design and endorsements.  May 31, 2009
    The German beauty also designs a line Birkenstock sandals and has endorsement deals with Diet Coke, Volkswagen, McDonald's and LG. Last year, she came out with her own skincare line, In An Instant. Returning at No. 1 this year is Gisele Bndchen, who earned an estimated $25 million in the last year from numerous campaigns including Versace, True Religion jeans, Dior and Ebel watches. (ABC News)

    Eureka! Recession Sparks Inventive Spirit  May 30, 2009
    Diet Coke was launched during the economic downturn in the early 1980s. Cheaper resources and labor during a recession can make it easier for entrepreneurs to develop and launch products, he said. (ABC News -- Business)

    Tassel hassle  May 30, 2009
    There are male performers too like Ed Muir who (with incredible skill and acrobatics) does a very funny diet coke style routine (and many more) that had the audience laughing until they had tears. This type of audience will not be objectifying women most of them have their wives and girlfriends there too. (BBC News -- UK)

    Ten mystery diseases  May 29, 2009
    She can shower for a maximum of 10 seconds per week and can drink only Diet Coke. It is not strictly an allergy, but a hyper-sensitivity to the ions found in non-distilled water. (CNN -- Health)

    Maker Faire: Crafts, science meet county fair  May 29, 2009
    In one spectacle called Diet Coke and Mentos Fountains, two "mad scientists" from EepyBird present a soda fountain unlike any other. After they drop Mentos mints into bottles of Diet Coke, geysers of minty soda shoot up more than 20 feet. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)

    Life imitates science fiction  May 28, 2009
    I bought my large popcorn and Diet Coke. Settled in my seat and prepared to be awed. (Ipswich Chronicle, MA)

    Alvord: Baseball gods are smilin' on sun-drenched David Story Field  May 22, 2009
    Here are 13 things I wrote down, between gulps of my Diet Coke and the sensational soaking of rays. 1. (Longview Daily News, WA)

    Survivor of state worker awaits death benefit justice in bill  May 21, 2009
    "I don't know how much it would be. Certainly not a huge amount. But I was hoping to have a little something every month to depend on," Premo said this week as I interviewed her over an iced tea and Diet Coke at a pizzeria in Glens Falls. Seven years after her husband's death, she still has few answers. (Albany Times Union)

    DAN KLINE COLUMN: Age brings wisdom and an earlier bedtime  May 20, 2009
    Drinking a Caffeine Free Diet Coke in front of my younger staff makes me feel like I'm my grandfather keeping a secret stash of Moxie in the basement, except Moxie at least had some gritty street cred. Much like Moxie, Diet Coke tastes terrible, nothing like an actual Coke. (Swampscott Reporter, MA)

    How 10 women met their last boyfriend  May 19, 2009
    "I met my last date -- and soon-to-be husband -- while waiting in line for a wrestling event at the Target Center. We bumped shoulders as a security guard escorted him out of the arena for having a digital camera in his knapsack. He contacted me a month later on a message forum after recognizing my face and arranged for a happier meeting. Several months later, we had our first date in the Target Center for another wrestling event, and the night would have been perfect if I hadn't been knocked... (CNN)

    Billy Baxter Presents Diary Of The Cannes Film Festival With Rex Reed  May 16, 2009
    "Just a Diet Coke, Billy.". "Surrounded by amateurs and assassins," he said. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)

    Dr. Nancy Snyderman, the diet-myth buster  May 13, 2009
    Diet Coke - the sweetness just makes your brain want more. Julia knew how to eat food, how to love food, and how to push herself away from the table. (Boston Globe)

    Charles Buck's Alleged Girlfriend Testifies  May 12, 2009
    He drank Diet Coke, often leaving $20 tips. 00004000 "It was pretty clear he had quite a large crush on Carol," Wolcin said. (FOX61, CT)

    Group demands cutting soda pop to Oregon prisoners  May 12, 2009
    She said that, depending on the institution, inmates have a choice of between four and six Coca-Cola products, including Diet Coke, Sprite and Coca-Cola Cherry. However, Craig said that for both budgetary and health reasons, the department launched a program a year ago to reduce access to soda pop in prison dining halls. (OregonLive, OR -- News)

    Richard Lawson  May 9, 2009
    Rick loved to play pool and drink Diet Coke. He also loved to play his guitar and sing. (Williston Daily Herald, ND)

    Campbell's beer-plan criticism impossible to swallow  May 6, 2009
    "I can tell you this. I am not drinking beer, but if they put a $3 cost on a six pack of Diet Coke, I'd be mighty upset," B.C. Liberal leader Gordon Campbell said yesterday in an attack on NDP policy that, Liberals say, would increase the price of a six-pack of beer by $3 ... Yesterday, Mr. Campbell felt he had to remind voters that he has switched to Diet Coke before he went on to criticize NDP policies that could increase the price of beer. (Globe and Mail -- National)

    Conference by the numbers  May 1, 2009
    Their main concerns: mint brownies and non-caffeinated Diet Coke ... Brownies and Diet Coke are the two main things that we watch out for, Tiapson said ... The women just like Diet Coke, I guess. (The Daily Universe, UT)

    Online to do in beeline for zoo  Apr 29, 2009
    The ambassador for, and heiress of, the Italian label Missoni, was a guest at last night's Diet Coke Little Black Dress runway show and said she would follow other events online ... The Diet Coke show featured nine Australian and New Zealand designers interpreting the little black dress. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)

    RAFW: Day two wrap  Apr 29, 2009
    On the love list, was of course Dion Lee, who kept everyone buzzing enough to sit through the heavy sell from Diet Coke, and two confused shows from Manning Cartell and Illionaire. The latter did let lose a cloud of gold glitter though, which distracts a treat. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)

    McDonald's expands Coca-Cola offerings  Apr 28, 2009
    The core fountain line-up at McDonald s 14,000 U.S. restaurants will include Coca-Cola, Diet Coke, Sprite and Hi-C Orange, McDonald s and Atlanta-based Coca-Cola said Monday ... For fountain options, regional choices include Diet Dr Pepper and the Coca-Cola-owned Powerade, Sprite Zero, Fanta Grape, Fanta Strawberry, Caffeine Free Diet Coke, Barq s Root Beer, Minute Maid Lemonade and Minute Maid Lemonade Light. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

    Coke shakes up McDonald's  Apr 28, 2009
    Beginning this year, the core fountain line-up will include Coca-Cola, Diet Coke, Sprite, and Hi-C Orange ... Plus, Coca-Cola brands such as Powerade, Sprite Zero, Fanta Grape, Fanta Strawberry, Caffeine Free Diet Coke, Barq s Root Beer, Minute Maid Lemonade and Minute Maid Lemonade Light, will be available as regional fountain options at McDonald s restaurants. (Houston Business Journal, TX)

    THE PLAN: Doug Marrone prepared for his return to Syracuse with a detailed strategy  Apr 15, 2009
    As the hulking ex-lineman sits back in his chair while sipping a Diet Coke, he closes The Plan. "I'm a lucky man," says Marrone, the 28th head coach in Syracuse University football history. (Daily Orange, NY)

    Pepsi sues Coke over Powerade Ion-4 ads  Apr 14, 2009
    The FDA sent Coca-Cola a letter in December saying the beverage-maker mislabeled Diet Coke Plus, a soda fortified with vitamins. Coca-Cola said the vitamin claims comply with FDA guidelines and is awaiting further response from the FDA.. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Business)

    Visits to doc anything but off the cuff  Apr 9, 2009
    Going out to eat with Harold becomes a painful experience as he orders "a lettuce leaf and a Diet Coke.". By the time Harold walks into the doctor's office, he has easily dropped 10 pounds, shrunk his waistline and lowered his cholesterol 100 points. (Erie Times-News, PA)

    Coca-Cola's 12O-Jet Soda Dispenser May Drive Sales in $72.7 Billion Market  Apr 7, 2009
    Coke Zero, which the company says is its most successful new product since Diet Coke, still is on a fraction of its fountains almost four years after it was introduced ... During the machines only public test, at a Willys Mexicana Grill in Atlanta, Coca-Cola discovered caffeine-free Diet Coke was popular late in the day. (Bloomberg)

    All for the love of kids: Merchlewitz named Teacher of the Year  Apr 7, 2009
    The long and early hours can be draining, but he keeps his energy up with a steady diet of M7;s and Diet Coke, Merchlewitz said. So do his students, co-workers and Winona residents. (Winona Daily News, MN)

    Melrose-Wakefield Hospital's Biggest Loser wins competition  Apr 7, 2009
    Venza also became more aware of what he drinks throughout the day in between meals, drinking more water rather than his usual supply of Diet Coke. I just had a complete physical before we started and everything came out good except for my weight, he said. (Melrose Free Press, MA)

    The 7 minutes that changed the franchise  Apr 5, 2009
    Coonelly was there, too, and pretty much everyone had his own laptop, coffee or diet coke, and sparingly eaten lunch. Otherwise, the place hummed. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)

    Wolfgang's great steaks worth the high prices  Apr 4, 2009
    What really matters here is this: Is eating an indulgent $250 dinner for two really worth your bones in a time when you've scratched Diet Coke off your shopping list in an effort to save money. Is a $250 dinner ever worth it. (Honolulu Advertiser)

    A sober approach  Apr 4, 2009
    JENNY QUEEN has just ordered her fifth coffee of the morning and a Diet Coke. Her record company rep, who doesn't know the slight-figured singer that well yet (and whom you suspect is more used to dealing with the badly behaved), has a furrowed brow, no doubt anticipating some caffeine-fuelled verbal indiscretion. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)

    The Lottery: Recession-Proof Moneymaker  Mar 29, 2009
    "There are people who have addictions. I am addicted to Diet Coke. You can be addicted to anything. I'm not sure that makes shopping bad or Diet Cokes bad or lotteries bad.". Winning the Lotto: A Dream Come True. (ABC News -- Business)

    Coca-Cola announces its first Environmental Torchbearer team as a call to action to support Earth Hour  Mar 26, 2009
    " The Mississauga Braves are being rewarded for their efforts in reducing their environmental footprint through the promotion of environmentally friendly practices with its members (executives, coaches and players) including: car pooling, washing uniforms in cold water and hanging to dry, and donating outgrown equipment. The Toronto-area Association of ten hockey teams is using these everyday actions to save 105,366 kgs of greenhouse gases from being produced each year. "We are committed to... (Canada Newswire)

    Obama's economic guru  Mar 25, 2009
    He gets up before dawn and spends 14 hours on the job, sipping constantly on cans of Diet Coke as he briefs the president, talks frequently with members of Congress, and meets with other administration insiders, especially Geithner. He reads voraciously, everything from policy memos to newspapers and magazines. (Yahoo News)

    Betty Jo Harvey  Mar 25, 2009
    She also loved French fries and soda pop first drinking Diet Rite, then Tab and recently Caffeine-Free Diet Coke. She is survived by a special aunt, Joann Barnhill, and special cousin, Donna Hathaway, along with many other aunts, uncles and cousins. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)

    Misadventures in paradise  Mar 25, 2009
    I kicked my Diet Coke addiction. I wore a goofy shirt. (International Herald Tribune -- Ed/Op)

    - Brawley mock trial team brings home state awards (2)  Mar 24, 2009
    Our team should be sponsored by Diet Coke because we drank so much of it, Smerdon said. Both students said the awards they won would not have been possible without the rest of the team, or the team s coach, teacher Sherrie Newell. (El Centro Imperial Valley Press, CA)

    More Coke news  Mar 24, 2009
    Beverages include: Coca-Cola, Diet Coke, Sprite, Dasani, Powerade, Minute Maid juices. Coca-Cola Enterprises: 2500 Windy Ridge Parkway, Suite 900 Atlanta, Ga. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Business)

    400 calories a day, long walks  Mar 22, 2009
    25 gallons Diet Coke (0. 47 cal. per 100 ml. (Mason City Globe-Gazette, IO)

    The hottest trend in parenting? Being a 'hot' mom  Mar 18, 2009
    I'm with you until the Diet Coke ... The 'uniform'for females around here seems to be stretch denim loose jeans and a hoodie, and accesorized with a 62 oz. Big Slam Diet Coke. (The Pantagraph newspaper)

    Editorial: All the talking leaves no time for listening  Mar 17, 2009
    "We were just talking about that over breakfast this morning ... in agreement that the paper(s) actually START 'trending' toward NO News reporting ... and then contribute reports which blame others for it. As seen in this example:[ http://mediamatters.org/countyfair/200903140002 ]New York TIMES BLAMES Bloggers (for the Beltway media's love of trivia), Mar 14, 2009, by Eric BoehlertIronic, indeed. The Times' Mark Leibovich notes how the D.C. press is increasingly treating government officials and... (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)

    Slumdog Squarepants  Mar 16, 2009
    25 for a small popcorn, a small diet coke and a paradoxical box of Goobers) - and sat in the theater with two other people. There were messages on the screen which asked me to put my cell phone on vibrate and warned that there was to be NO TEXTING. I made the executive decision that Twittering about the movie during the movie didn't count as texting and, when another couple came in and, with the entire theater to choose from sat directly in front of me, I decided I had earned the right to use my... (Townhall.com)

    Virgin Drinks  Mar 15, 2009
    Diet Coke + Grenadine syrup. Roy Rogers. (Suite101.com)

    Cab driver guilty of sex attacks  Mar 14, 2009
    Sarah Craigie told Sky News: "A gentleman told me he had a good day at the races with some friends and he had won some money, and he asked me if I wanted to help celebrate with him. He offered me champagne, whisky, vodka, the lot. "I had a can of Diet Coke and I was drinking that and he was telling me about the races. "I really do think that my drink was spiked, 100%. I know what being drunk is like and I wasn't drunk, I felt very disorientated, I felt very vulnerable.". (BBC News -- UK)

    More taxi sex victims 'to emerge'  Mar 14, 2009
    "I had a can of Diet Coke and I was drinking that and he was telling me about the races. "I really do think that my drink was spiked, 100. I know what being drunk is like and I wasn't drunk, I felt very disorientated, I felt very vulnerable. (BBC News -- UK)

    The Coca-Cola Company and Chuck E. Cheese's® Present the First-Ever "Where A Kid Can Be A Kid®" Photo Contest  Mar 13, 2009
    Along with Coca-Cola, recognized as the worlds most valuable brand, the Companys portfolio includes 12 other billion dollar brands, including Diet Coke, Fanta, Sprite, Coca-Cola Zero, vitaminwater, POWERADE, Minute Maid and Georgia Coffee. Globally, we are the No. 1 provider of sparkling beverages, juices and juice drinks and ready-to-drink teas and coffees. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)

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    The Kansas State second-year coach sat alone in the back room, nursing a Diet Coke and replaying the Wildcats' win against Colorado in his mind, when a visitor entered, declaring the coast was clear: Kansas and Oklahoma had both won. To continue reading this article you must be a member. (Kansas State Sports -- Rivals.com)

    New Coke fountain can dispense 100 different drinks  Mar 5, 2009
    It s been designed in three bold colors red for Coke, silver for Diet Coke and black for Coke Zero. The company s dynamic ribbon runs down the front. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

    'Baby' steps  Mar 4, 2009
    Tempted by the chocolate muffins, he instead orders a fruit bowl and two chicken wrap sandwiches, washed down by a Diet Coke. Here, nobody bothers him. (Boston Globe)

    Saatchi & Saatchi's Richard Hytner wants to make a Lovemark  Mar 4, 2009
    We all have our personal lovemarks, for this Saatchi man its Diet Coke, Eric The King Cantona (Hytner also co-founded Shareholders United to stop undesirable takeovers of football club Manchester United) and Guinness among others. He also believes that despite a couple of hiccups, Apple still has tremendous respect and loyalty among its adoring public. (India Times)

    Go west, young Murdoch  Mar 3, 2009
    It's kind of like a Diet Coke. Murdoch Mysteries starts tomorrow at 10 p.m. ET on CITY-TV.. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)

    Novick's News  Mar 1, 2009
    I had a diet Coke because I am watching my waistline (that was a joke). 1:30 p.m.. (KFOXTV.com, TX)

    Going all-in: Playoff hoops at its best  Mar 1, 2009
    At times, it does get hectic, with too many nights on too-hard bleachers and dinners of concession stand pizza, hot dogs and Diet Coke. But every now and then, you get a game that makes it all worth it, like Friday night's Foothill (Bakersfield) at Hanford West. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)

    McDonald's ends test of PepsiCo's beverages  Feb 28, 2009
    The maker of Diet Coke and Sprite dedicates a stand-alone division to the hamburger chain and raises the McDonald's flag when executives visit its Atlanta headquarters ... Mountain Dew was the fourth-biggest-selling soft drink in 2007 in the U.S. behind Coca-Cola, Pepsi-Cola and Diet Coke, according to Beverage Digest. (Crain's Chicago Business)

    The Obama Administration's Drink of Choice? Coke, Not Pepsi  Feb 27, 2009
    My reporting at the White House suggests the answer is a resounding no. Several senior Administration officials are committed cola drinkers, and without fail they spend their days sipping from a can of Diet Coke, a product of Pepsi's chief competitor, Coca-Cola. On Monday, as members of Congress and key lobbyists filed into a briefing room for the final event of a daylong fiscal summit, they were greeted with an ice chest full of complimentary Diet Coke, not Diet Pepsi ... Hours earlier, at a... (Time.com)

    Giving up can make you better this Lent  Feb 27, 2009
    I can't give up on flying B-52 bombers or drinking Diet Coke. Too easy. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)

    Researchers to propose drug benefit labeling  Feb 27, 2009
    "We thought, if you could do it for Cocoa Krispies or Diet Coke, why couldn't you do it for Lunesta or other drugs?" said Dr. Steven Woloshin, a general internist and researcher at the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice. On Friday, Woloshin and Dr. Lisa Schwartz, also of the Dartmouth institute, plan to present their case to the FDA during a meeting of the agency's advisory committee on "risk communication." That panel is examining how best to provide consumers with data... (International Herald Tribune -- Technology)

    Jim Fall: My secret sugary obsession  Feb 25, 2009
    Hey, Ali, I need two, and a Diet Coke. Maryville Daily Forum. (Medfield Press, MA)

    Layoffs take a toll  Feb 25, 2009
    Usually, it s with an ample assist from Diet Coke. The IndyMac Bank corporate communications director downs three cans of the stuff each morning to help him cope with the exhaustion and back pain he blames on overwork. (Racine Journal Times, WI)

    Tom Colicchio and Diet Coke: Standout or Sellout?  Feb 24, 2009
    com: Tom Colicchio and Diet Coke: Standout or Sellout ... Tom Colicchio and Diet Coke: Standout or Sellout ... Better yet, what kind of acerbic (or glowing) review would he offer to a contestant who served him Diet Coke as part of a dish for a "Top Chef" competition. (Epicurious.com)

    - Viewpoint: Oscars inspire awards for me 0  Feb 24, 2009
    Longest tirade after machine runs out of Diet Coke. No one can match my whining prowess when it comes to our soda machine at work and my obsession with Diet Coke ... When I put money into the machine, push the Diet Coke button and nothing happens, no actor in Hollywood could touch my performance. (El Centro Imperial Valley Press, CA)

    Obese man takes U-Haul to Court...  Feb 24, 2009
    " His wife?! I wonder if she was with him before the weight gain or after? If before, then at what weight would she finally be disgusted? Inappropriate? Posted by SDuguid on Jabba the Hut, a nefarious criminal across the galaxy! Inappropriate? Posted by gimmefood on Scooter store beware Inappropriate? Posted by cuseavenger on If only he were blind too......he could be governor! Inappropriate? Posted by RobertBork on I bet he wants his 15 minutes of fame with cheese....SUPERSIZED! (and, of... (The Drudge Report)

    Going the extra mile  Feb 21, 2009
    Caprice Ware, an independent computer consultant, prefers Diet Coke over Diet Pepsi during her hotel stays. And David Stanek, an independent data warehouse consultant, just wants to end his long work day in peace. (Columbus Business First, OH)

    How to Remove a Rusty Bolt  Feb 21, 2009
    Every handy man has his favorite product, but some of the most commonly used are WD-40, hydrogen peroxide, penetrating oil and Diet Coke ... Any cola product will work, but Diet Coke contains the most phosphoric acid, which is the active rust eating ingredient. (Suite101.com)

    Advertising: Marketers soft-pedal the Oscars this year  Feb 20, 2009
    "The audience is a good fit with our target," said Caren Pasquale Seckler, group director for low-calorie colas at the Coca-Cola North America unit of the Coca-Cola Company in Atlanta, which will advertise the female-friendly brand Diet Coke with commercials from Wieden & Kennedy in Portland, Oregon. One Diet Coke spot, featuring the supermodel Heidi Klum, promotes heart health for women ... The other features Tom Colicchio of the reality series "Top Chef." The spots bring back the slogan... (International Herald Tribune)

    ABC cuts Oscar ad rates  Feb 20, 2009
    Coke is returning Heidi Klum to promote women's heart health and Diet Coke. Frito-Lay's TrueNorth nut snacks brand said it had taken out its first commercial in the Oscars, a 60-second spot directed by Oscar winner Helen Hunt. (Los Angeles Times)

    Sweeteners: Real aid or excuse to indulge?  Feb 20, 2009
    Try convincing a lover of regular Coke that Diet Coke tastes as good. Another obstacle is the safety concerns about the federally approved non-nutritive sweeteners: aspartame (NutraSweet and Equal), saccharin (Necta Sweet), sucralose (Splenda), stevia (Truvia and PureVia), acesulfame potassium (Ace-K) and neotame (a relative of aspartame). (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Health)

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