Teen Girl Overdoses on Coffee
It is an all too familiar modern morality tale: teenager goes too far and gets rushed to hospital suffering from an overdose. But in the case of 17-year-old waitress Jasmine Willis, the hyper-ventilation, uncontrolled sobbing and rocketing temperature that she suffered behind the counter of her dad's sandwich shop had a more mundane cause. She'd guzzled too much espresso coffee.Jasmine drank seven double-espressos during the course of her shift at the shop in Stanley, Co Durham. Customers noticed the difference. "My nerves were all over the place," she said yesterday. I was crying in front of the customers and had tears streaming down my face. I was drenched and burning up and hyperventilating. I was having palpitations, my heart was beating so fast and I think I was going into shock."
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Comments (0) 08.14.2007
IPVG enters Internet café business
Publicly listed firm IPVG Corp. is entering the Internet cafe business through a partnership with Sabiclub.com Corp.Sabiclub.com runs the Station 168 chain of Internet cafes.
The company is forming a strategic partnership with IPVG in establishing a separate chain branded as "i-Hooked."
"i-Hooked will cater to students while Station 168's market is primarily foreigners," said Don Hung Lee, Sabiclub.com's president.
The company has put up two i-Hooked cafes and plans to add a hundred more branches in the next two years.
Lee did not disclose the investment structure with IPVG.
Lee said i-Hooked will be franchised for about P5 million to P10 million.
The partnership has plans of acquiring local cafés in building the i-Hooked brand.
IPVG Corp. is engaged in gaming, data center and other IT-related businesses.
Source: Inquirer.net
Comments (0) 08.06.2007
Man Visits 171 Starbucks in 24 Hours
This fellow, named Mark Malkoff, has done what many people has thought of doing but just did have the gusto to pull off. He ventured to visit every Starbucks establishment in Manhattan in 24 hours.
Look at how his day starts:
4:00 a.m.
After analyzing charts and graphs, calculating miles, and assessing store hours, I still can't decide if I've found the fastest route. The only thing more frustrating is that I'm about to hit 171 Starbucks and I don't drink coffee. All I can do now is cross my fingers.
5:01 a.m.
We arrive at 181st and Washington Heights. The store is set to open at 5:30 a.m.
5:23 a.m.
Most Starbucks open 10 minutes early and stay open 10 minutes late. The door is still locked. I start to sweat.
5:33 a.m.
Store Count: 1 They finally open three minutes late. I chug a double shot of espresso and sprint out, jacked up on my first caffeinated drink of the day. 170 more to go.
6:22 a.m.
Store Count: 4 Samantha, the barista at Broadway and 114th Street, is way too happy for 6:22 a.m. I tell her I'll have whatever is in her Starbucks cup. She says it's water and that she isn't a coffee drinker, which is like being a vegan waitress at Outback Steakhouse.
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Comments (0) 08.02.2007
Can Tea Prevent Alzheimer's Disease?
One of the most frightening health concerns facing the aging is Alzheimer's disease. Alzheimer's disease is a progressive brain disorder that gradually destroys a person's memory and ability to learn, reason, make judgments, communicate and carry out daily activities. As Alzheimer's progresses, victims sometimes experience changes in personality and behavior, such as anxiety, suspiciousness or agitation. In addition, some patients have hallucinations or delusions.Doctors don't fully understand what causes Alzheimer's, though much research is ongoing. Once diagnosed, the disease may progress very slowly or very quickly. The first functions to be affected are memory and thinking, but as the disease progresses, cells die in other parts of the brain, too. Eventually the patient requires complete care. Though most Alzheimer's patients die from other health issues, Alzheimer's itself can be fatal, once enough brain function is lost.
As with most serious illnesses, research focuses on two areas; prevention and treatment. Today, though there is no cure for the disease, there are treatments available that can improve cognitive function, at least for some period of time. In terms of prevention, since little is known about what causes the disease, we also don't know a lot about how to prevent it.
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