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...schultz was working in his native New York City for a housewares company when he first traveled to Seattle and stepped inside Starbucks--a narrow store with a worn wooden counter and bins of coffee beans--which sat across the street from Seattle's waterfront Pike Place Market. The aroma and romance captured his imagination, as the well-told story goes, and after a year of begging for a job, he was hired to do marketing. Two years later, a trip to Milan led to more inspiration. He returned to Seattle convinced that Starbucks should start opening espresso bars...
...photo of Obama's worn shoe soles reminded me of something my grandmother said just before I got married some 45 years ago: "You can determine what a man is like by the condition of his shoes." Obama certainly wouldn't have rated with her, poor bloke! Nan Iversen, Aldgate, South Australia...
...with that arrogance to Albany.” TWO-MINUTE MINORS The Crimson has not lost a playoff series at home since 1995. In the 13-year time span, Harvard has been the winner of six quarterfinal, two first-round, and one preliminary-round game…Donato has worn the same red-patterned tie to every game since the Crimson started its upward streak. Although he wears a different shirt every game, Donato said, “it was the same-looking shirt, though”...Rogers, who left Saturday’s game with an injury, was added...
...much to his opponent’s despair), the rest of the top four struggled.No. 1 junior co-captain Chris Clayton got a dose of what is usually his own medicine, losing 6-3, 6-0 in a match that featured so many long rallies that even he was worn out.“They were playing horrendously long points, going 18-20 shots routinely,” Fish said. “He usually does that to other people, he knows he has to get back to drilling.”The slower outdoor surfaces hurt Clayton?...
...next set of performers, the Irish American Society Dancers, displayed a lively and impressive form of Irish stepdancing. Their bright, flavorful costumes were the first of many beautiful traditional outfits, from the colorful dresses of the Harvard Ballet Folklorico de Aztlan to the bright orange and white worn by Harvard Bhangra. When Mariachi Veritas de Harvard, a traditional Mexican Mariachi band, took to the stage, I couldn’t help but share in the excitement of a fellow bench mate, who inadvertently registered amazement as the male soloist began singing in a surprisingly bass voice. Although the songs were...