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ARCHIVE OF THE YEAR 2002
September 25, 2002 - The Boston Globe
PARIS - An apple tart is simplicity defined: a buttery dough, a layer of apple compote, and thinly sliced apples to cover the top.
Somehow, though, getting a tart just right isn’t as easy as it looks.
Every baker who …
September 17, 2002 - The Hollywood Reporter
France filmgoing up
PARIS — The number of Gallic filmgoers in the first eight months of 2002 grew 3.4%, with 124.9 million tickets sold, compared with 120.8 million in the same period last year, according to a report by CNC, …
August 23, 2002 - The Hollywood Reporter
After two months away from the spotlight, former Vivendi Universal president Jean-Marie Messier returned to the public eye Thursday, saying he wants to continue in his four board positions within the company.
In a high-profile cover story in the latest …
August 22, 2002 - The Hollywood Reporter
Vivendi Universal-controlled French satellite-television platform CanalSatellite expects to break the 2 million subscriber mark by year-end and unveil a 9% increase in revenues to €760 million ($744.8 million), chief executive Isabelle Parize said Wednesday.
Speaking at a product launch, Parize …
August 20, 2002 - The Montreal Gazette
Mainstream right pushes out Socialists with huge victory in parliamentary elections.
This article appeared on page B1.
Joe Ray - Special to The Gazette
August 20, 2002 - The Hollywood Reporter
French holdings likely sale targets to help reduce debt.
By Joe Ray and Georg Szalai
July 15, 2002 - Cincinnati Enquirer
PARIS — As a West Point cadet and former exchange student in Saint Cyr, Cheviot native David Ausman is well aware of the contributions of the French army to world history.
But he probably never dreamed he’d become part of …
July 14, 2002 - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
West Point members are guests of honor in France.
By JOE RAY.
Special to the Journal Sentinel.
June 6, 2002 - The Boston Globe
Things fall apart - Messier’s star dims as Vivendi strains under the weight of CEO’s acquisition strategy
By D.C. Dennison, Globe Staff
Globe Correspondent Joe Ray contributed to this report from Paris
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May 31, 2002 - The Hollywood Reporter
Investors go wanting for substantive solutions to firm’s woes.
By Georg Szalai and Joe Ray
May 29, 2002 - The Hollywood Reporter
PARIS—Sales firm Celluloid Dreams announced Tuesday the sales of several films after the Festival de Cannes.
Fresh from the success of his “8 Women,” Francois Ozon finds that his “Swimming Pool” (in production) has been picked up in 11 countries, …
May 29, 2002 - The Hollywood Reporter
PARIS — Michele Cotta, general director of television channel France 2, will leave after June 15 because of a quirky French law specifying that public television executives cannot work in the sector beyond age 65. The odds-on favorite to replace …
May 1, 2002 - The Boston Globe
The American team grabs a silver in baking’s world cup.
May 1, 2002 - The San Jose Mercury News
PARIS - With 12 teams and four kitchens facing television cameras and a packed seating gallery, the World Cup of Baking is something of a cross between Iron Chef and a Krispy Kreme shop.
Held every three years in Paris …
April 23, 2002 - The Boston Globe
Huge crowds denounce racism; left transfers support to incumbent
By Joe Ray, Globe Correspondent.
This story ran on page A8 of the Boston Globe.