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...fitting that in a booming metropolis of 20 million people, the first sign that Mexico City had been recalled to life wasn't a public religious ceremony or a political rally but a traffic jam. After a weeklong shutdown in response to the H1N1 flu outbreak, on May 5--Cinco de Mayo--Mexico City began to stir again. The spread of the swine flu had slowed, leading Mexican officials to hope that the worst had passed. "Our strategy is working," said Mexican President Felipe Calderón. "We are now in a position to gradually resume our everyday activities...
...paper will replace door-dropping to undergraduate rooms with a distribution system that places the papers in newsracks located at House entrances, dining halls, and other high-traffic locations on campus. Child says the measure, which is being rolled out on a trial basis, is a better distribution model regardless of the economy...
...just three months. "Now I walk everywhere," says Shih Chen-ming, a school superintendant who lost 44 pounds (20 kgs) in six months. "I'm happier, more relaxed, and enjoy the extra time to think." And since most parents stopped giving their kids a ride, motorcycle traffic has been reduced to a fourth its prior rate...
...business owner is putting so much pressure on us.” Fabis added that she did not understand the logic behind Settebello’s complaints. “Settebello should be thrilled that there’s a busy café next to them. We bring foot traffic to them.” —Staff writer Liyun Jin can be reached at ljin@fas.harvard.edu...
...running across the street to McDonald's," says Sharon Zackfia, an equity analyst at William Blair & Co. In a recent report, she noted that when McDonald's rolled out local TV advertising for McCafé in Michigan, Starbucks management told her that Starbucks actually saw a boost in traffic. "The obvious answer to Starbucks' problems is that the economy is weak, and 30% of its stores are in California and Florida," says Zackfia. When the economy improves, Starbucks may bounce back, with or without McCafé competition. "Just as Starbucks will always be a beverage destination, McDonald's will always...