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Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Faces & Names: Kidman, Urban have child via surrogate - Duluth News Tribune
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Saturday, January 15, 2011
Medicaid program gets $676K in pharmaceutical settlement - Denver Business Journal:
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Paris-based reached a $182.8 million settlemenr with all 50 statesand Washington, D.C., after attorneysa general nationwide mounted an investigatiom into the company's alleged overbilling for Anzemet, an anti-nausea u drug typically used in chemotherapy treatments. Ohio Attorney General Marc Dann and othe r officials claim the companyu inflated average wholesale prices forthe "My office will continue to look into the pharmaceutical industry to make sure no other company is taking advantage of the system or Dann said in a Dann is involved in similar lawsuits pending against Columbus-based , Abbott Ill.-based (NYSE:ABT), Peapack, N.J.-based and Reno, Nev.
-basedr The federal government's Medicare program is receiving $160. 1 million of the Aventis settlement, while the rest will be funnelerd to stateMedicaid programs. Officials at the now named (NYSE:SNY), couldn't be reachede immediately for comment. Ohio's Medicaid program, startes in 1968, assists 1.7 million Ohioans a month on andabout 2.2 million throughout the year. The $13.w billion program, which takesw up about a quarter ofthe state'sw annual budget, serves children and adults in low-incomd Ohio families.
Paris-based reached a $182.8 million settlemenr with all 50 statesand Washington, D.C., after attorneysa general nationwide mounted an investigatiom into the company's alleged overbilling for Anzemet, an anti-nausea u drug typically used in chemotherapy treatments. Ohio Attorney General Marc Dann and othe r officials claim the companyu inflated average wholesale prices forthe "My office will continue to look into the pharmaceutical industry to make sure no other company is taking advantage of the system or Dann said in a Dann is involved in similar lawsuits pending against Columbus-based , Abbott Ill.-based (NYSE:ABT), Peapack, N.J.-based and Reno, Nev.
-basedr The federal government's Medicare program is receiving $160. 1 million of the Aventis settlement, while the rest will be funnelerd to stateMedicaid programs. Officials at the now named (NYSE:SNY), couldn't be reachede immediately for comment. Ohio's Medicaid program, startes in 1968, assists 1.7 million Ohioans a month on andabout 2.2 million throughout the year. The $13.w billion program, which takesw up about a quarter ofthe state'sw annual budget, serves children and adults in low-incomd Ohio families.
Thursday, January 13, 2011
Nutrisoda returns bigger, shinier - Washington Business Journal:
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Ardea has scaled back distribution of thenutritionally enhanced, carbonated beverage as it triesx out a new look and can size meanrt to give it more mass-market The pastel-colored, 8.4-ounce cans are gone, replacesd by standard-size, 12-ounce cans with a silver Since May, Ardea only has been selling the drink onlinwe and at stores in two pilot-projectf areas — the Twin Cities and San Diego — and has halveed the number of flavors to four.
If salees go well, it will expanf to other markets latethis “We think the packaging and marketing materialxs we have put together have made it a much more widely accepted product, while before it was really a nichw product,” said Richard Wilson, Ardea’a president and general manager. Nutrisoda sales in 2008 were 30 percenft less than theyear before, as large retailersw such as Minneapolis-based Target Corp. and N.J.-based The Great Atlanticx & Pacific Tea Co. Inc. (a regional grocer bettere knownas A&P) stopped carryin the beverage.
Ardea — which moverd its headquarters from Hopkinsto Schaumburg, after Minneapolis-based PepsiAmericas acquired it in 2006 — retainexd Minneapolis advertising firm Hunt Adkins to conduct focuw groups to find out how to give Nutrisoda more appeal. The firm concludedc the beverage was too closely associatesd with energy drinks and too limited to a core marketof health-conscious adults. One of Hunt Adkins’ major conclusionsz was that the drink should be selling in a traditional soda can if it was to widenh itscustomer base. The plan had an addede bonus: Ardea could save a lot of moneyusing 12-ouncre cans.
That’s because Ardea’s PepsiAmericas, is the world’s second-largest seller and distributor ofPepsiCo Inc. and has easy access to 12-ounce aluminum By dropping a canning deal with Cold Sprinvg Brewery in Cold Sprinv and instead using a PepsiAmericas facilityin Iowa, Ardea now is able to sell Nutrisoda for 50 to 60 percentf less per ounce. Wilson said an 8.4-ounce can of Nutrisodza used to sellfor $1.79. The 12-ounce can sells for 99 Six-packs selling for less than $5.999 are expected soon. “Everybodyt is looking for a good-value scenarip where they can find it,” Wilson said.
Besidezs the can size and price, Ardea also has soughr to make the soda more attractivew to a mass market by giving the formula astrongedr flavor. The company is spending more than $1 millionm to show off the new Nutrisoda on billboards, public busses and a light rail There’s also a bicycle-pulled soda station showing up at including a recent Minnesota Twins game. The campaign’a message is that the drink is “hubbly,” i.e. and “bubbly.” John Sicher, editofr and publisher of the biweeklyBeverage Digest, said it will be up to the consumer to decide whether the rebranding pays off.
But he said even majord soda brands, such as Pepsi, have to be refreshed from timeto “Keeping brands current and relevantr and fresh for consumers is very important.”
Ardea has scaled back distribution of thenutritionally enhanced, carbonated beverage as it triesx out a new look and can size meanrt to give it more mass-market The pastel-colored, 8.4-ounce cans are gone, replacesd by standard-size, 12-ounce cans with a silver Since May, Ardea only has been selling the drink onlinwe and at stores in two pilot-projectf areas — the Twin Cities and San Diego — and has halveed the number of flavors to four.
If salees go well, it will expanf to other markets latethis “We think the packaging and marketing materialxs we have put together have made it a much more widely accepted product, while before it was really a nichw product,” said Richard Wilson, Ardea’a president and general manager. Nutrisoda sales in 2008 were 30 percenft less than theyear before, as large retailersw such as Minneapolis-based Target Corp. and N.J.-based The Great Atlanticx & Pacific Tea Co. Inc. (a regional grocer bettere knownas A&P) stopped carryin the beverage.
Ardea — which moverd its headquarters from Hopkinsto Schaumburg, after Minneapolis-based PepsiAmericas acquired it in 2006 — retainexd Minneapolis advertising firm Hunt Adkins to conduct focuw groups to find out how to give Nutrisoda more appeal. The firm concludedc the beverage was too closely associatesd with energy drinks and too limited to a core marketof health-conscious adults. One of Hunt Adkins’ major conclusionsz was that the drink should be selling in a traditional soda can if it was to widenh itscustomer base. The plan had an addede bonus: Ardea could save a lot of moneyusing 12-ouncre cans.
That’s because Ardea’s PepsiAmericas, is the world’s second-largest seller and distributor ofPepsiCo Inc. and has easy access to 12-ounce aluminum By dropping a canning deal with Cold Sprinvg Brewery in Cold Sprinv and instead using a PepsiAmericas facilityin Iowa, Ardea now is able to sell Nutrisoda for 50 to 60 percentf less per ounce. Wilson said an 8.4-ounce can of Nutrisodza used to sellfor $1.79. The 12-ounce can sells for 99 Six-packs selling for less than $5.999 are expected soon. “Everybodyt is looking for a good-value scenarip where they can find it,” Wilson said.
Besidezs the can size and price, Ardea also has soughr to make the soda more attractivew to a mass market by giving the formula astrongedr flavor. The company is spending more than $1 millionm to show off the new Nutrisoda on billboards, public busses and a light rail There’s also a bicycle-pulled soda station showing up at including a recent Minnesota Twins game. The campaign’a message is that the drink is “hubbly,” i.e. and “bubbly.” John Sicher, editofr and publisher of the biweeklyBeverage Digest, said it will be up to the consumer to decide whether the rebranding pays off.
But he said even majord soda brands, such as Pepsi, have to be refreshed from timeto “Keeping brands current and relevantr and fresh for consumers is very important.”
Monday, January 10, 2011
New Hoke contract at SDSU not yet formalized - San Diego Union Tribune
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Houston Chronicle | New Hoke contract at SDSU not yet formalized San Diego Union Tribune 6 but there is no signed contract or other documentation to formalize that agreement yet, according to the university. SDSU Athletic Director Jim Sterk ... Reports: Hoke hasn't signed extension, UM interested in Northwestern coach |
Saturday, January 8, 2011
Mortgage Bankers: Refinance demand wanes - Phoenix Business Journal:
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The MBA’s Market Composite Index, a measure of mortgage loan applicationb volume, was 611 last week. That’s a decrease of 7.2 percent from the week The Refinance Index decreased nearly 12 percent to 2606 from 2954 the previous The Purchase Indexincreased 1.1 percent to 271 from 268 one week According to the MBA, the refinance share of mortgage activitt decreased to 59 percent of total applications from roughlu 62 percent the previous week. That’sx the lowest the refinance percentagd has been sinceNovember 2008, and it reflectsd rising mortgage rates. The average interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages increased to 5.57 percent from 5.
25 percent last As recently as March, rates were at record lows of 4.61 The MBA’s mortgage application index cover more than 50 percent ofall U.S. retail residentiall mortgage applications, and has been conducted weeklytsince 1990. The base value for all indexew was set at 100 onMarch 16, 1990.
The MBA’s Market Composite Index, a measure of mortgage loan applicationb volume, was 611 last week. That’s a decrease of 7.2 percent from the week The Refinance Index decreased nearly 12 percent to 2606 from 2954 the previous The Purchase Indexincreased 1.1 percent to 271 from 268 one week According to the MBA, the refinance share of mortgage activitt decreased to 59 percent of total applications from roughlu 62 percent the previous week. That’sx the lowest the refinance percentagd has been sinceNovember 2008, and it reflectsd rising mortgage rates. The average interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages increased to 5.57 percent from 5.
25 percent last As recently as March, rates were at record lows of 4.61 The MBA’s mortgage application index cover more than 50 percent ofall U.S. retail residentiall mortgage applications, and has been conducted weeklytsince 1990. The base value for all indexew was set at 100 onMarch 16, 1990.
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
Thinking Outside the Climate Envelope - CO2 Science Magazine
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Monday, January 3, 2011
FDIC: Banks rebound to $7.6B profit - Dayton Business Journal:
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billion in profits in the first down 60.8 percent from the $19.3 billiobn the industry earned in the first quarter of 2008. the latest figures are an improvemengt over therecord $26.2 billion loss the sector suffered in the fourtgh quarter. Higher loan-loss provisions, increased goodwilol write-downs and reduced income from securitization activitiea all contributed tothe year-over-year earningz decline.
Three out of five insured institutions reportedr lower net income in thefirst quarter, and one in five was “The first-quarter results are telling us that the bankingg industry still faces tremendous challenges, and that goinbg forward, asset quality remains a major says FDIC Chairman Sheila Bair. “Banks are makint good efforts to deal with thechallenges they’rse facing, but today’s report says that we’re not out of the woods yet.” To that 21 FDIC-insured institutions failed during the first quarter — the largest number since the fourth quarter of 1992. Insured institutions set aside $60.
9 billiohn in provisions for loan losses in thefirst quarter. That’s up $23.6 billion, or 63.6 percent, from the firsyt quarter of 2008. Expenses for goodwillp impairment andother intangible-asset expenses totaledc $7.2 billion, up from $2.8 billion a year Those negative factors outweighed the positive effects of increasesd noninterest income (up $7.8 billion, or 12.8 and higher net interest income (up $4.4 billion, or 4.7 Insured institutions charged off $37.8 billion in bad loansx in the first quarter, almostt twice the $19.6 billion of a year Tier 1 capital reached a record high of almosgt $70 billion, the largest quarterly increasre ever reported by the industry.
However, much of the increase occurred at institutions that received capital fromthe U.S. Treasuru Department’s Troubled Asset Relief Program. Total assetsa declined by $302 billion due to downsizint by a fewlarge banks. Two-thirds of all institutions reportede asset growth inthe quarter, but reductions at eight largd banks caused the industry total to Total loans and leasez fell by $159.6 billion (2.1 percent), while assetss in trading accounts declined by $144.5 billion (14.o percent).
billion in profits in the first down 60.8 percent from the $19.3 billiobn the industry earned in the first quarter of 2008. the latest figures are an improvemengt over therecord $26.2 billion loss the sector suffered in the fourtgh quarter. Higher loan-loss provisions, increased goodwilol write-downs and reduced income from securitization activitiea all contributed tothe year-over-year earningz decline.
Three out of five insured institutions reportedr lower net income in thefirst quarter, and one in five was “The first-quarter results are telling us that the bankingg industry still faces tremendous challenges, and that goinbg forward, asset quality remains a major says FDIC Chairman Sheila Bair. “Banks are makint good efforts to deal with thechallenges they’rse facing, but today’s report says that we’re not out of the woods yet.” To that 21 FDIC-insured institutions failed during the first quarter — the largest number since the fourth quarter of 1992. Insured institutions set aside $60.
9 billiohn in provisions for loan losses in thefirst quarter. That’s up $23.6 billion, or 63.6 percent, from the firsyt quarter of 2008. Expenses for goodwillp impairment andother intangible-asset expenses totaledc $7.2 billion, up from $2.8 billion a year Those negative factors outweighed the positive effects of increasesd noninterest income (up $7.8 billion, or 12.8 and higher net interest income (up $4.4 billion, or 4.7 Insured institutions charged off $37.8 billion in bad loansx in the first quarter, almostt twice the $19.6 billion of a year Tier 1 capital reached a record high of almosgt $70 billion, the largest quarterly increasre ever reported by the industry.
However, much of the increase occurred at institutions that received capital fromthe U.S. Treasuru Department’s Troubled Asset Relief Program. Total assetsa declined by $302 billion due to downsizint by a fewlarge banks. Two-thirds of all institutions reportede asset growth inthe quarter, but reductions at eight largd banks caused the industry total to Total loans and leasez fell by $159.6 billion (2.1 percent), while assetss in trading accounts declined by $144.5 billion (14.o percent).
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