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Word: cappuccinos (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...local coffee moguls had recently installed a Seattle's Best Coffee, a Starbucks-like franchise (Yes, the very same as our dear Science Center coffee cart and Loker Commons fare). One morning, as I sat in that coffee shop with the entertainment supplement to the Seattle Times and a cappuccino, feeling quite sophisticated searching for cultural enlightenment to the tune of an espresso drink, a crew of construction workers left their concrete solidifying in the forms for the opera house foundation, crossed the street, walked past me into the cafe and congregated under the "Order Here" sign. How funny...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Stereotype-Less in Seattle | 8/9/1996 | See Source »

Almost nothing but good. Minnesota is a state of public-spirited and polite people, where you can find excellent cappuccino and Thai food and great bookstores yet live on a quiet, treelined street and send your kids to public school. When a state this good hits the jackpot, it can only be an inspiration to everybody. Of course, there is bound to be resentment. But in the end, our prosperity will benefit everyone...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MINNESOTA'S SENSIBLE PLAN | 9/11/1995 | See Source »

London has a cafe called Cyberia that sells a cup of cappuccino for $2.35 -- and for $2.85 half an hour's access to the Internet on one of its 10 computers. Waiters there not only pour the coffee but also provide technical expertise for ``newbies'' who are making their first foray into...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: IT'S A WIRED, WIRED WORLD | 3/1/1995 | See Source »

...whose previous successes include Videosmith and Learningsmith, says he aims to "introduce people to new technology...in an atmosphere that isn't totally high tech" His store will offer three main services; access to the Internet, the latest in CD-ROM equipment and virtual reality encounters--all while sipping cappuccino and nibbling...

Author: By Elizabeth M. Angell, | Title: Under the Cushions Cyberspresso | 2/9/1995 | See Source »

...scientists returning to Asia bring more than just a Westernized preference for cappuccino over tea. They also carry with them a penchant for challenging the status quo. Until recently, Asian funding agencies still doled out research money according to traditional egalitarian formulas, with little regard for quality. Now they are being pressured to establish peer-review panels staffed by scientific experts to gauge the merit of competing proposals. Automatic promotions, still typical at many academic institutions, are also coming under attack, and some brave souls have even mounted an assault on the Confucian ethos -- particularly its stultifying worship of professors...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Tigers in the Lab | 11/21/1994 | See Source »

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