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...Aside from the slow drip of parliamentary results, there has been no word from the regime since Saturday's vote. Neither Mugabe nor Tsvangirai have appeared in public, nor released any statement. Senior ministers are also staying hidden and not answering their telephones. Riot police have been deployed on the streets of the capital, Harare. There have been no clashes so far, but the limbo in Zimbabwe leaves residents there, and observers abroad, anxious about how it will end. With reporting by Howard Chua-Eoan/New York
...feelings. But the success of 1992's Everybody Hurts led to some bad habits; soon after, his every wounded thought became explicit and Stipe became kind of a drag. So when Hollow Man's melancholy keyboard and opening lyric--"I've been lost inside my head/echoes fall off me"--drip into the air, there's an understandable temptation to scream. But before Stipe can indulge his mopey impulses, Buck's guitar rises out of the mix with a propulsive riff that picks up song and singer and delivers them safely to R.E.M.'s most anthemic chorus...
...that is attempting to be in the coffee business," Schultz said at the company's annual meeting in March, alluding to McDonald's, Dunkin' Donuts and several convenience-store chains that have been making a run at Starbucks' customers. Starbucks will once again grind beans in its stores for drip coffee. It will give free drip refills, offer latte upgrades and provide two hours of wi-fi to anyone with a registered Starbucks stored-value card. Soon the company will roll out its new armor: a sleek, low-rise espresso machine that makes baristas more visible and gives them more...
...Starbucks is making are big, risky bets. By giving people with a registered Starbucks card free upgrades on lattes, for instance, the company could be leaving as much as 30¢ to 70¢ per drink on the table. When I ask Coles how much that program, which also includes free drip refills, will cost the company overall, he simply says, "We believe it's worth...
...Verismo The old machine gives baristas less control over the steaming of milk and blocks their view of patrons Conservation International The group will certify where beans come from--one more sign that Starbucks is about coffee Cluttered counters The mishmash of stuff distracts from coffee Loyalty Free drip refills and latte extras for repeat customers Stores on every corner Unwieldy U.S. growth will slow; the company will still push ahead overseas