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...basic drinks in some markets. Starbucks has also just launched print ads taking direct aim at the quality of other coffee brands like McDonald's and Dunkin' Donuts. "Beware of a cheaper cup of coffee. It comes with a price," reads one ad. "If your coffee isn't perfect, we'll make it over," says another. "If it's still not perfect, make sure you're in a Starbucks...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Latte with Fries? McDonald's Takes Aim at Starbucks | 5/7/2009 | See Source »

...investigation other than the fact that the people who gave him money were not intelligent at all. Madoff was such an improbable monster that the public followed the story with untiring fascination week-after-week. Once Madoff went to prison, the magic wore off. The stress tests became a perfect replacement...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Curtain Comes Down on Bank Stress Tests | 5/7/2009 | See Source »

...colleague for eight years and friend for longer, I can say that Tom Jehn is the perfect choice to lead Expos. As the article’s other quotations suggest, he has spent two intense years rebuilding a program with transparency, decency, and new ideas. A superb teacher himself—perhaps the article could have given his average Q rating over the last 10 years? —he has proven himself an effective and trusted administrator. He’s also pretty bright: an intellectual force I would say, if the term wasn’t already debased...

Author: By Eric Weinberger | Title: Exposing the Field of Writing | 5/7/2009 | See Source »

...board this Reading Period, with Piers Park Sailing, located on the waterfront in Boston’s Inner Harbor. It’s the perfect way to learn how to sail…and rid yourself of that unproductive feeling, you’re not actually studying for finals yet. $25/hour for three hours covers your introduction to the sport. http://piersparksailing.org 95 Marginal Street, East Boston...

Author: By Laura C Schaffer, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Get Out! | 5/7/2009 | See Source »

...same day, the Sri Lankan government issued a statement saluting "the great nations that genuinely helped us fight terrorism," calling the others "a group of hypocrites." On May 2, the Sri Lankan president met with Japan's peace envoy Yasushi Akashi. "The conditions in these camps are not perfect, but I am keenly aware that the government is trying very hard and people are committed to make this better," Akashi said. "I think [military] action should be limited to self defensive purposes and absolutely necessary humanitarian causes, and if that policy is adhered to on the ground...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Behind Colombo's P.R. Battle Against the Tamil Tigers | 5/6/2009 | See Source »

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