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...always been smooth sailing. Many deals have been duds. Dellwood Foods, a troubled New York dairy acquired in 1985, languishes unsold in Investcorp's portfolio. Also unsold is Chaumet, a world-famous French jeweler, which has racked up millions of dollars in losses. Other flops include the Carvel ice-cream chain and New York Department Stores of Puerto Rico, disposed of last year at a substantial loss. A huge disappointment has been Color Tile, America's largest chain of floor-covering stores. The company lost $46.3 million last year and was close to bankruptcy until Investcorp and other investors pumped...
...Minor Threat or Negative Approach, but these guys sucked. It sounds like they were having fun, but it's no fun to listen to. The last song, "Cookypuss," shows their shift towards rap: it features sampled horn and drumbeat, and has a lot of voice over crank calls to Carvel's. It was even fun to listen to, for about thirty seconds...
...order to succeed in this new type of work, says Carvel Taylor, a Chicago industrial consultant, "you need to have an entrepreneurial spirit, definable skills and an ability to articulate and market them, but that is exactly what the bulk of the population holed up inside bureaucratic organizations doesn't have, and why they are scared to death." Already the temping phenomenon is producing two vastly different classes of untethered workers: the mercenary work force at the top of the skills ladder, who thrive; and the rest, many of whom, unable to attract fat contract fees, must struggle to survive...
Clarkson senior defender Martin d'Orsonnens was named best defensive defenseman by just one vote over Vermont's Aaron Miller, 22 to 21, and St. Lawrence senior Greg Carvel won for best defensive forward...
Best Defensive Forward: Greg Carvel, St. Lawrence...