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Trader Joe's Is Not Your Average Business (2002)https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=340188One day a few years ago, a guy at a Boston financial firm called up Trader Joe's headquarters and said he'd like to tour a store with a group of visiting Japanese investors. The brass at Trader Joe's was blunt: "You can't come." Not "We'd rather you didn't," or "Please don't." The visit was officially forbidden.This led to a predictable go-round about it being a free country and all, and Trader Joe's finally said okay, okay, you can come, but you don't get a tour. And as the investment company guy tells it, the tension in the air during the visit was thick enough to cut with a machete.Well, you probably can't blame the folk at Trader Joe's. They've got a phenomenal thing going, and don't want to give it all away. Some observers think that sales per square foot at Trader Joe's are hovering at about $1,000 -- twice the level of typical supermarkets. And with between about 70% to 85% of its products being private label (depending on who you ask), Trader Joe's has reached a benchmark otherOct 22, 2008 4:19 PM
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Torrentspy shutdownhttp://www.torrentspy.com/Friends of TorrentSpy,We have decided on our own, not due to any court order or agreement, to bring the Torrentspy.com search engine to an end and thus we permanently closed down worldwide on March 24, 2008.The legal climate in the USA for copyright, privacy of search requests, and links to torrent files in search results is simply too hostile. We spent the last two years, and hundreds of thousands of dollars, defending the rights of our users and ourselves.Ultimately the Court demanded actions that in our view were inconsistent with our privacy policy, traditional court rules, and International law; therefore, we now feel compelled to provide the ultimate method of privacy protection for our users - permanent shutdown.It was a wild ride,The TorrentSpy Team"Big Brother in the form of an increasingly powerful government and in an increasingly powerful private sector will pile the records high with reasons why privacy should give way to national security, to law and order [...] and the lMar 29, 2008 11:35 PM
bing.com
Cisplatin, Fluorouracil, and Docetaxel in Unresectable Head and Neck Cancerhttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a8a420d188441ceaa002ce24cd58ffc&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nejm.org%2Fdoi%2Ffull%2F10.1056%2FNEJMoa071028&c=13783557533913444970&mkt=en-usPhase 2 studies suggest that the standard regimen of cisplatin and fluorouracil (PF) plus docetaxel (TPF) improves outcomes in squamous-cell carcinoma of the head and neck. We compared TPF with PF as ...Oct 24, 2007 5:00 PM
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Skybus: The trade-offs of no-frills, low-cost flightshttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a8974bd3c44472498d6b18535888b61&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Ftravel%2Fla-trw-skybus-sandiego-flight-20aug07-story.html&c=11407112256609561755&mkt=en-usMidway between San Diego and Columbus, Ohio, on Skybus Flight 241, attendant Olivia Champ had had enough of “the $10 question.” Yes, there were people who had paid only $10 for a seat on the July 16 ...Aug 20, 2007 12:00 AM
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“Tiempo de valientes”, premiada en Biarritzhttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a8aa102ef6749b3b73e4953c47ef25d&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pagina12.com.ar%2Fdiario%2Fsuplementos%2Fespectaculos%2F2-4010-2006-10-02.html%3Fmobile%3D1&c=13866122759473530734&mkt=en-usLa película Tiempo de valientes, de Damián Szifrón, obtuvo el premio del público France Bleu Pays Basque y Nouvelles Frontières, en el 15º Festival de Cines y Culturas de América Latina, de Biarritz, ...Oct 1, 2006 5:00 PM
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Five Dead In Beit She'an Terrorist Shootingshttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a8aa06565bd4893846759ddbe6fa9cd&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.israelnationalnews.com%2Fnews%2F34597&c=7917913833208322420&mkt=en-usIn Beit She'an this afternoon, two terrorists opened fire in three different locations in and around the Likud Party headquarters, killing five Jews and wounding some 30, including ten seriously.Nov 28, 2002 11:44 AM
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Troubleshooting An Undercharge of Refrigeranthttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a89f12417584366b60035a5e7be2551&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.achrnews.com%2Farticles%2F88937-troubleshooting-an-undercharge-of-refrigerant&c=3358899424239190307&mkt=en-usTroubleshooting modern refrigeration and/or air conditioning systems requires a thorough knowledge of the refrigeration system and its functions. However, to be a good troubleshooter, a technician ...May 4, 2002 9:00 PM
