The researchers who developed Tropolis said they worked closely with moms and kids to tweak the texture so that it would flow through the tear-off opening.
And while Dell's year-long accounting probe makes it plain that the company was struggling to meet investor's sky-high expectations, (see: "Dell: Cooked Books and Computers") the company remains in robust financial health, even as rivals Hewlett-Packard and Apple continue to tear off fresh chunks of the PC market at Dell's expense.
In 2006, Beckham limped off midway through the last-eight game against Portugal after sustaining a tear in his right Achilles tendon and a lesion in the ligaments of his left knee.