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Service companies insist that things are getting better. Starbucks' problem is a good one--too many customers. A company exec says, apparently sincerely, that the wait for your latte is part of the ambiance, although when the line gets four deep, those customer-focused Gen-Y barista dudes should be hustling to open another register...
They are best known for secret handshakes, embroidered aprons and the dire penalties reputed to be inflicted on those who break their oath of secrecy. But today's Freemasons insist that tattletales are no longer-if ever they were-subjected to "having my throat cut across, my tongue torn out ... and buried in the sands of the sea." In fact, so eager are Britain's Freemasons to dispel the sinister associations that still cloud their reputation that the United Grand Lodge of England (UGL) whose 300,000 members represent 90% of the Masons in England and Wales has hired...
Defenders of these aquariums insist that their goal is to educate, not exploit. "There are billions of people who have no access to animals or [any way to] learn about nature," says Borguss. "People who leave here appreciate the animals." Discovery Cove produces curriculum guides and encourages its specialists to visit local schools. A federal study conducted last year appears to back up the claim that playing with people is no more harmful to the dolphins than performing for them. It found that 12 "interactive" dolphins exhibited no greater stress than their counterparts who simply took part in shows...
...insist and insist again, by Vague Generalities. We abhor V.G.’s, we skim right past them, we start wondering what kind of C to give from the first V.G. we encounter; and as they pile up we decide C- (Harvard being Harvard, we do not give D’s. Consider C- a failure). Why? Not because they are a sign the student does not know the material, or hasn’t thought creatively, or any of that folly. They simply make tedious reading. “Locke is a transitional figure...
...government has failed to produce any hard evidence that Enrile, Honasan or the others were indeed plotting to topple Arroyo. But presidential aides insist that proof does exist, and it will soon be released. Honasan, for one, denies that he was mounting a coup. In a telephone call from "somewhere close to Manila," he explained to TIME: "I've come from the dark arena of armed struggle. The only way for meaningful change to occur is peacefully." So why was he fleeing? "What Gloria is doing is unconstitutional," he explained. "There are no charges, no warrants against...