Posts from — March 2014

More than two years in the making (media tours, calls, cancelled appointments, stories in Florida Trend, etc.) but Newsweek Magazine features the work of Moffitt Cancer Center’s mathematical oncology department as the COVER STORY in this week’s issue.

It’s a fabulous story on the challenges and chaos that go along with the Research and Discovery that must happen every day if we’re to truly win the war against cancer.

Give it a read. You’ll be amazed, and blown away by the work being done right here in Tampa. And if you can still buy a copy on the newsstand, get me one, will ya!

http://j.mp/PUJFw0

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Passion Rules!

Olive Garden has introduced a new logo amidst a fair amount of fanfare.  The chain is hoping to revive declining sales.

OG’s owner, Darden Restaurants Inc., has struggled of late as customer traffic declines were steep, falling as much as 13 percent at Olive Garden in December and 19 percent at Red Lobster in January.

The Orlando, Fla.-based company partly blamed rough winter weather for the results. But Darden has been battling shifting industry trends for years now, with people moving away from casual dining chains where tips for waiters and waitresses push up a meal’s cost.  Darden has tried making numerous changes at Olive Garden and Red Lobster to better reflect today’s eating habits, but the efforts have failed to take hold so far.

Lets hope the logo will be followed by significant changes in menu and marketing because a logo alone just ain’t going to cut it.

Read the story here.  http://tinyurl.com/lvddjj8

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Passion Rules!