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Ex-con seeks to launch devices fighting ID theft
Category : Specialty Eatery NewsLike other entrepreneurs, Ray Beasley begins his day with an 8 a.m. coffee stop at Starbucks. Sipping a Cafe Americano, he flips open his Sony Vaio laptop, fires off e-mails and works his cellphone.But unlike them, Mr. Beasley's résumé ... ...
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Sun, May 11, 2008Boeing on Broadway? No, "Boeing Boeing"
Category : Specialty Eatery NewsA wacky bedroom farce that opened last Sunday on Broadway puts the name of Puget Sound's largest employer up in lights -- twice over. "Boeing Boeing" is no product-placement gimmick, though. It's the hit revival of a 1960s French play whose improbab... ...
Read More Sun, May 11, 2008Ex-con hunting funding to develop devices that fight identity theft
Category : Specialty Eatery NewsLike other entrepreneurs, Ray Beasley begins his day with an 8 a.m. coffee stop at Starbucks. Sipping a Cafe Americano, he flips open his Sony Vaio laptop, fires off e-mails and works his cellphone. But unlike them, Mr... ...
Read More Sun, May 11, 2008Prague elite fights 'vulgar' invaders
Category : Specialty Eatery NewsThe intellectuals of Prague - copies of Kafka to hand, fuelled by too many espressos and cheap cigarettes, black polo-necks and scarves to the ready - are on the march. After the stag nights, the coming of McDonald's and Starbucks, and the shopping m... ...
Read More Sun, May 11, 2008AT&T's WiFi Fake-Outs Leave iPhone Users Nonplussed
Category : Specialty Eatery NewsAT&T's behavior has left iPhone owners and prospective buyers scratching their heads about whether the carrier will or will not offer the device's users free access to its thousands of WiFi hotspots. First there was Starbucks -- iPhone users had free... ...
Read More Sat, May 10, 2008In Wi-Fi Arena, a Middle Ground Emerges on Free and Paid
Category : Specialty Eatery NewsDenver International Airport switched from a paid to an ad-supported Wi-Fi model last November, and has already seen use increase from 600 connections a day to more than 5,000. That ad revenue slightly exceeds what the airport used to earn from its s... ...
Read More Fri, May 09, 2008Food Box: Doughnuts? At Starbucks?
Category : Specialty Eatery NewsWHAT: Top Pot doughnutsWHERE: Starbucks storesHOW MUCH: Either $1.75 or $1.95 ...
Read More Fri, May 09, 2008Tims eats humble pie to avert PR catastrophe
Category : Specialty Eatery NewsTim Hortons Inc. has squelched what could have become a PR disaster over the Timbit Affair. At the same time, the company has been served a stinging lesson on how following franchise rules too zealously can stifle the ability of front-line workers to... ...
Read More Fri, May 09, 2008Starbucks' ex-CEO can't work for rivals
Category : Specialty Eatery NewsStarbucks' former chief executive, Jim Donald, agreed not to work for McDonald's or Dunkin' Donuts as part of a noncompetition agreement he signed after being pushed out of the coffee company in January. ...
Read More Fri, May 09, 2008Starbucks' ousted CEO agreed to zip his lips
Category : Specialty Eatery NewsDon't expect a tell-all book by the recently ousted chief executive and president of Starbucks. ...
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