Daily Archives: May 1, 2009

BLOGGING FINOVATE STARTUP 09: Setting the scene (Part 1 of 3)

May 1, 2009 – 2:40 pm

by Hans Eisenbeis Here’s the basic attitude toward the presenters at the financial services conference that brings together the geeks and the shirts: “You’ve got seven minutes to confuse me, unconfuse me, then explain why I want to hug you instead of punch you.” At Finovate Startup 09 in San Francisco earlier this week, I [...]

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Groceries are going once, going twice — sold!

May 1, 2009 – 6:00 am

by Tim Barlow WHAT’S HAPPENING From frozen meats to breakfast cereal, cost-conscious shoppers are bidding on heavily discounted items at grocery auctions, with average savings of between 50-90% (ABCnews.com 4.2.09). Sprouting up at auction halls across the country, the gatherings put leftover and slightly damaged groceries on the auction block. Arriving from supermarkets, distribution centers [...]

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Signature Dish: Bastardizing Cook’s Illustrated

May 1, 2009 – 6:00 am

by Charlotte Beal My favorite cooking magazine right now is Cook’s Illustrated. It appeals to the control freak in me because the editors OBSESSIVELY tinker with and test recipes, like hundreds of times, until absolute perfection is achieved. Science is their friend, and muse. And yet, it does not speak to my lifestage at the [...]

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