| Clarkson Students Partner with Scoopuccinos, St. Lawrence ...
Freshmen enrolled in Clarkson University's School of Business class in entrepreneurship have learned and applied the concept of "innovative adaptation" in the launch of their new business, Piece of Cake. Three months after their grand opening in Clarkson's Cheel Arena complex, Piece of Cake broke even from the sale of gourmet desserts, specialty coffees, teas and drinks, as well as other delectable sweets. The business is open during the evening hours and saw significant business during hockey games. The company has also developed an on-campus delivery service and delivers gift baskets on campus. Innovative product line; not necessarily, but the fact these students have partnered with local Potsdam businesses, including Scoopuccinos and the new St. Lawrence Chocolates, is a unique approach to the course requirement to launch a student-run business during their first year at Clarkson.
EARNINGS REPORTS
Lee Enterprises Inc., owner of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, said its second-quarter profit fell to $11.9 million, or 26 cents a share, from $14.4 million, or 32 cents, last year. Revenue slipped to $261.7 million from $266.2 million. Nestle, the world's biggest food and drink company, reported a 6.4 percent increase in first-quarter sales to 24.3 billion Swiss francs ($20.12 billion, 14.80 billion euros) from 22.80 billion francs a year earlier. The company reports net profits only for the half year and full year. Novartis AG said first-quarter earnings rose to $2.17 billion (1.6 billion euros) from $1.96 billion. The Swiss drugmaker said sales rose 18 percent to $9.82 billion (7.22 billion euros). Texas Instruments Inc. said first-quarter earnings slipped to $516 million, or 35 cents a share, from $585 million, or 36 cents, last year.
Portion Distortion: Why Bigger Really Isn't Better
Caroline J. Cederquist, MD, is a board certified Family Physician and Bariatric Physician (the medical specialty of weight management). She is the founder of "Diet To Your Door," a home diet delivery program that specializes in low calorie gourmet food delivered to your home or office .
Disaster dining at its finest
In my short life, I've weathered tropical storms, tornados, lighting, ice storms, extended power outages and jellyfish (not a weather phenomenon, but still pretty scary), so I like to feel prepared for any contingency. I can do CPR and Heimlich, and could probably save you from drowning, but I wouldn't have the first idea of what to do with the food in my pantry if my house had caught fire, or if there had been 6 feet of water in there, or if a tornado spread the contents over the next half mile. If my pantry was the only food I had access to (it could happen!), I'd really need to know whether or not I could eat it, and how to safely cook it. The tornado season is upon us, a time of year when I don't sleep very well, having been through more than my fair share. But, the real inspiration for today's menu was Roger Heineken, who, after the Katrina Incident, had mentioned a nifty little book called “Apocalypse Chow: How to Eat Well When the Power Goes Out (Emergency Eating for Hurricanes, Blackouts, Bachelors, and Other Disasters" by Jon and Robin Robertson (www.robinrobertson.com).
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After the first signup in 2005, the flow of unwanted telemarketing calls came to a welcome halt. But Harmer signed up second time, just weeks ago, in a desperate attempt to stem a recent surge in telemarketing calls, even though her original registration was supposed to be good for five years. "I've noticed a huge spike in the last two months. I can't figure out what's causing the increase because it's nothing I've initiated," said Harmer, 41-year-old San Ramon mother of four. "They say the Do Not Call Registry is good for five years, but I'm not so sure anymore." Overall, the federal Do Not Call Registry, with 143 million registered numbers since its inception in 2003, has worked to curb the number of telemarketing calls. A Harris Interactive poll last year found that 76 percent of respondents had signed up for the Federal Trade Commission's call registry and that nine out of 10 said they were receiving fewer unsolicited calls.
New Tampa Junior Woman's Club
Chanel Clifford of Arbor Greene scored $5,000 when her name was drawn at New Tampa Junior Woman's Club's annual Night of 5000 gala Saturday. "I just can't believe this," Clifford gushed, promising "some for a charity that is important to me and I'm not even sure what I'll do with the rest." Ace Factor kept nearly 300 guests dancing at the glamorous "Toast to 10'seltown," the group's 10th annual gala. Executive Chef Daniel Desmond grilled gourmet all the way at Saddlebrook Resort in Wesley Chapel. DJ Skip Mahaffey, 103.5-FM, emceed the event. Lindsey Floto, recipient of a R.O.C.K. scholarship from the American Cancer Society for students with a history of cancer, spoke about living with cancer as a junior at the University of South Florida Lakeland.
Namibia: Mining - is Country a Good Place to Be?
Sherbourne was speaking on Friday at the Chamber of Mines Gala Dinner on the topic "Adding Value to Namibia's Minerals". Namibia is blessed with an abundance of mineral resources such as gold, uranium, fluorspar, zinc, copper, salt, diamonds and lead. And adding value to these minerals, as with other raw materials produced locally, has been the Government's long-standing objective. But since independence, Sherbourne noted, despite the royalties on rough diamonds and generous tax incentives for manufacturers and exporters together with conducive legislation, the country has not done much in stimulating value addition. This is with the exception of a zinc refinery, cutting and polishing and stone processing. Instead of Namibia asking how it could add value to its minerals, it should rather ask whether it could offer the world a good place to process minerals.
Marlyn Monette: Friend shares memories, recipes of Natchitoches
Those of us who are familiar with Louisiana culture know the residents of the quaint little town of Natchitoches love to play. The lineup of events celebrated there each year is staggering. This original French colony of Louisiana continues to lure visitors.
Natchitoches' heritage -- music, flowers, architecture, famous people and food -- is commemorated each year with much revelry, like the Melrose Arts & Crafts Festival, 4th of July Celebration on the Cane, Cane River Zydeco Festival, Meat Pie Festival and the Pilgrimage & Garden Tour in October, to name only a few. And, who could forget the beloved Clementine Hunter, one of America's most-celebrated primitive folk artists who lived most of her life at Melrose Plantation.
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