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...paid off for shareholders. Panera stock is up 26% this year: in fact, it's one of the best performing stocks of the decade, having generated a whopping 1,560.65% return. Profits rose 38% in the third quarter, and sales in company owned stores rose almost 7% during the first 27 days of the third quarter (sales in franchise stores rose 6.3%). "For us, the recession has been the best of times," says Panera founder, chairman and CEO Ron Shaich. In an environment where even McDonald's, once a recession superstar, is reporting negative same-store sales (down...
...Party-shot was released in September without much fanfare, even though it's the first robo-cam on the market aimed at consumers. The obvious question is, have digital cameras, nowadays equipped with a considerable amount of artificial intelligence, come so far that they make human photographers obsolete? We tried out the Party-shot at a recent office potluck, and came away thinking it's less a substitute for a human photographer, and more a supplement...
Shedding greater light on the human body’s first-line defense against the flu virus, the researchers found that the family of flu-fighting proteins—called the interferon-inducible transmembrane (IFITM) proteins—prevented or slowed down most virus particles from infecting human cells early in the lifecycle of the virus. The team reported its findings in an online journal on Thursday...
...Harvard played UConn tough on the road, losing by six, and then defeated Boston College for the second-straight time. Suddenly the Crimson—which was initially projected to finish fourth in the league—became a trendy pick to sneak up on Cornell and win its first-ever Ivy League title...
Cornell’s most impressive attribute on display was its poise. The Big Red trailed by double digits for much of the first half, but managed to claw its way back into the game, despite lacking its opponent’s athleticism. Down by five at the start of the second half, Cornell came out firing and took a 49-47 lead midway through the frame off a post move from seven-foot center Jeff Foote...