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Skyways has a comfortable, cozy ambiance accentuated by tiny, cloth-covered tables. It's the perfect place to grab a cup of coffee and watch the world go by. Apart from eat-in meals, they also offer delicious fresh-baked cakes and bread. And it seems the locals are catching on to the wonders of European baking as well. On my most recent visit, a lone Chinese woman came into the shop and ordered a slice of Black Forest cake, tiramisu and a glass of cold milk. Moments later she was forking her way through her plate of dessert with...
...Such gifts are generally frowned upon by the networks, but plenty of other practices aren't, such as sending flowers or paying for travel. And dirty tricks don't cost anything--like the Good Morning America booker who, a rival claims, impersonated a Today booker on the phone to grab an interview away from the NBC show. ABC denies it. Isn't this fun? --By Benjamin Nugent and Richard Zoglin
...wasn't just Pentagon nerves that got in the way of a more aggressive counterterrorism policy. So did politics. After the U.S.S. Cole was bombed, the secretive Joint Special Operations Command at Fort Bragg, N.C., drew up plans to have Delta Force members swoop into Afghanistan and grab bin Laden. But the warriors were never given the go-ahead; the Clinton Administration did not order an American retaliation for the attack. "We didn't do diddly," gripes a counterterrorism official. "We didn't even blow up a baby-milk factory." In fact, despite strong suspicion that bin Laden was behind...
When krispy kreme opens a new store, it's a ritual for ravenous fans - lured by mouth-wateringly positive coverage by local media - to camp out a night or two beforehand, the better to ensure they'll be able to grab a few dozen. Sweet-toothed America loves the company's hot, glazed doughnuts made fresh on the premises. And Wall Street has developed a taste for them too. Krispy Kreme stock has more than tripled since going public in April 2000, fueled by rapid growth and strong sales. And Krispy Kreme has only scratched the surface...
...Yorkers willing to try something new and different in the world of dating can head over to the Drip Cafe in Manhattan, grab a cup of coffee and a muffin and get fixed up for a date. Drip patrons scan anonymous written profiles of other singles, indicate which ones sound interesting and, if both parties agree, have a Drip staff member arrange a date for them, according to Nancy Slotnick, the cafe's founder and chief executive officer. Each couple has its first date at the coffee bar, with a Drip waiter or waitress making the introductions. There...