Bob McCarty Writes

This morning’s headlines offer a strange blend of news and advice. Falling into the “news” category, “Green Ammunition” is the order of the day for the U.S. Army’s National Training Center at Fort Irwin, Calif. In the “advice” category, I found two pearls of wisdom: First, never stop at Starbucks when you’re carrying $300,000 worth [...]

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Earlier this month, Starbucks announced it would cut 12,000 Jobs and close 600 Stores, the result of a sagging economy — what some might call a “coffee pothole.” Yesterday, the Seattle-based coffee giant followed up by issuing a news release offering links to both a list of stores due to close by the end of [...]

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Starbucks® officials announced in a news release today they would cut 12,000 jobs and shutter 600 underperforming stores. Rumor has it the coffee giant’s top officials would have announced their staffing cutbacks and store closings weeks earlier, but had difficulty describing the size of the cutbacks. When a credit rating analyst asked a Starbucks® official [...]

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Some news about Wi-Fi access caught my eye today and might be of interest to you, especially if you — or anyone in your family — has a history of heart problems: It appears Bluetooth wireless technology that allows people to use a hands-free earpiece while making a mobile telephone call could soon alert the [...]

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