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May 15, 2008 Breaking News

PBMI Surveys Industry Stakeholders on Emerging Drug Benefit Trends (Centre Daily Times)

Wed, 14 May 2008 13:57:36 PDT
The Pharmacy Benefit Management Institute (PBMI) has released 2008 stakeholder research on three emerging drug benefit trends: value-based benefit design, new models of community pharmacy, and Medicare Part D challenges. Key findings on the adoption, opportunity and challenges of these market trends are discussed in three new white papers available at www.pbmi.com/research.asp.

Delicious Dozen Links: Brought to You by the Letter 'B'

Wed, 14 May 2008 23:13:28 PDT
B is for BACON: 1. French Fry-Coated Bacon on a Stick – because French fries on a mere hot dog is for cardiovascular chumps 2. Cheese-stuffed Bacon-Wrapped Beer-Battered Hot Dogs - best line: "grossest part was feeling the hot dog get plumper as it filled" (original concept from Stuff magazine) 3. Whopper with Cheese and 15 Orders of Extra Bacon – that's an extra nine dollars. 4. Bacon-infused Bourbon and The Scoop on Bacon Vodka - within days of one another, bacons get liquor baths 5. Tac

Identifying Outsourcing Trends in Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology Contract Research (Centre Daily Times)

Wed, 14 May 2008 06:02:30 PDT
Frost & Sullivan launches new Voice of the Customer studies on outsourcing trends, perceptions, selection criteria and other important dynamics to contract research organizations (CROs). These studies include detailed interviews with more than 150 executives within the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry who are involved in outsourcing to CROs. Additionally, Frost & Sullivan seeks to gauge ...

Kluster launches social-news site (CNET)

Wed, 14 May 2008 08:04:48 PDT
Giving users a cut of the Knewsroom ad revenue is an interesting new take on social news, but Kluster is a small site without the eyes to pull in that revenue.

Principles of using gauges in executive dashboards.

Wed, 14 May 2008 21:18:23 PDT
You probably know that implementation of various dashboards in business applications is rather new and popular trend. As all new tendencies, executive dashboards raised a lot of discussions on practical usefulness of both complete concept and separate dashboard elements. In this article I tried to state basic principles of using such elements.

“Final Fantasy VII Doesn’t Deserve Nostalgia”

Wed, 14 May 2008 14:13:56 PDT
The kids over at GamesRadar have a serious beef with Role Playing Games. Especially Japanese Role Playing Games. GamesRadar’s Brett Elston published an article titled “The Top 7 Games That Don’t Deserve Nostalgia”, continuing the site’s trend of writing inflammatory, charged articles guaranteed to illicit venomous responses.

MPP wants Legislature debates to air live on Web (Toronto Star)

Mon, 21 Apr 2008 01:42:13 PDT
Ontario is well into the fast-changing Internet age but lags at the very seat of power because citizens can't watch the drama of provincial politics unfold live on their computer screens.

Global Guerilla's on Why use the Thermodynamic Crisis as a Framework?

Wed, 14 May 2008 23:36:10 PDT
JOURNAL: Why use the Thermodynamic Crisis as a framework? Posted: 14 May 2008 11:49 AM CDT As many of you already know, a large part of what I do is to provide people with useful frameworks for thinking through difficult or complex problems. To the extent that these frameworks get you thinking (even if you disagree with me, which is encouraged), they are a success. The benefit of using the "Thermodynamic Crisis" as a framework is that it is a relatively complete and simple explanation for many o

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linkfest 05/15/08: Stare Decisis^2, Whaling, and VCs

Wed, 14 May 2008 23:23:46 PDT
Some eclectic reading for those of you in the mood for some thought-provoking non-news-driven stuff: Should stare decisis doctrine apply to U.S. Supreme Court's doctrine of stare decisis? (SSRN) Top ten tech trends, according to VCs, plus some amusing riffing on Steve Jurvetson's opacity (Savitz) 19th century whaling as a model for oil depletion and price volatility (TOD)

Canada - Mortgage Insurance is NOT a sure thing

Tue, 12 Feb 2008 11:56:10 PST
"MarketPlace" was broadcasted on Feb 6 and re-ran on CBC NewsWorld on Feb 9. It was about claims made and declined by the major banks (and their underwriter Canada Life) regarding mortgage insurance that the borrowers took when they assumed their mortgage.Link: http://www.cbc.ca/marketplace/in_denial/

The Cowboy’s Guide to Doing Business

Wed, 14 May 2008 22:52:57 PDT
The American cowboy has long been a source of myth and legend, stemming from the perception of the Old West. Their way of doing business is comparable to independent entrepreneurs who want to make in it the world and from their example there will be something to learn for your venture. Though movies have portrayed cowboys differently from what their real purpose is, what is common with the silver screen and with reality is that cowboys value personal honesty and integrity. Being honest with y

Detroit at Kansas City MLB Preview Trends + Pick

Wed, 14 May 2008 16:01:26 PDT
The Detroit Tigers (16-23) find themselves in a very unfamiliar position - last place in the American League Central. On Wednesday night they will try to take a positive step in climbing out of the cellar when they take on the Kansas City Royals (17-21) in an AL contest that is set to begin at 8:10 PM ET at Kauffman Stadium (natural turf) in Kansas


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