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I found a washed receipt in his pocket for a security deposit. So he was planning on moving out at the end of the month. He wasn't even going to TELL me this until that time came. What the HELL did I do to deserve that type of treatment??? He must think I'm a stupid woman, I called him out on it this morning and he tried lying, saying he didn't know why it said security deposit, like I'm an idiot. I know when I'm being lied too. But whatever, I'll be fine, I'll move on. I actually feel somewhat relieved now that I know what's going on. All I ever asked from him was honesty, and he couldn't even give me that. So I pretty much wasted a year and a half of mine and my kids lives on someone who thought so little of me.

He says he sad and feels terrible about it, but I think he's fine, and that's the way it seems to happen. I'm a forgettable throw away person. Well I can tell you, I will be very leery of any man I meet and not so quick to trust one with my heart.

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Meningitis outbreak tangles two pharmacies with common owners

BOSTON (Reuters) - A Massachusetts company that mixes drugs for hospitals on Wednesday gave up an attempt to distance itself from an affiliated pharmacy linked to a deadly U.S. outbreak of fungal meningitis.

Ameridose LLC agreed to close down for 12 days while state and federal officials investigate the New England Compounding Center, which distributed thousands of vials of a contaminated steroid made at a shabby brick complex next to a waste and recycling operation in a western suburb of Boston.

The pharmacies are owned by Gregory Conigliaro, an engineer, and his brother-in-law, Barry Cadden, a pharmacist who was in charge of pharmacy operations at NECC. The waste and recycling facility is another of Conigliaro's business interests.

Ameridose and NECC mix, dilute and prepare drugs into formulations not typically available through pharmaceutical manufacturers from facilities in Massachusetts. NECC has surrendered its license and recalled its products in the wake of the meningitis outbreak, which has claimed a dozen lives.

In the late 1990s, Conigliaro invented a way to turn the plastic in old computers and television sets into an asphalt substitute to repair roads. The product generated national attention. One headline read: "Pothole Filler Gives New Meaning to Information Highway."

Hazel O'Leary, the U.S. Energy Secretary at the time, praised the company's recycling efforts in 1995 during an "Eco Expo" in Boston.

Such plaudits are now few and far between.

Ameridose said in a statement that as part of an agreement with the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Pharmacy, Cadden has agreed to resign all corporate positions at Ameridose, where he was listed in its latest annual report as a manager.

According to O'Neill and Associates, a public relations firm hired by Ameridose, Cadden holds a minority ownership stake in Ameridose but was not involved in its pharmacy operations.

In early 2011, Ameridose moved out of its Framingham, Massachusetts, facility - which was near NECC's operations - and into a modern, 70,000-square-foot building in nearby Westborough to accommodate its growing operations.

Dr. Madeleine Biondolillo, director of the Massachusetts Department of Public Health's Bureau of Healthcare Safety and Quality, said that there is no evidence Ameridose's products have been compromised and it has not requested a recall.

NECC had come to the attention of state and federal regulators following complaints going back to 2002.

Cadden's own personal pharmacist license is subject to a restriction preventing him from practicing, at least for now, according to public records. More details were not available.

Alaunus Pharmaceutical, a drug distributor which is also owned by Cadden and Conigliaro, will temporarily cease distribution of all products made by Ameridose or any other company under shared ownership, regulators said.

COMPOUNDING PROBLEMS

Compounding pharmacies such as NECC are permitted to make medications based on specific prescriptions for individual patients.

State and federal regulators are investigating how thousands of vials of preservative-free methylprednisolone acetate were shipped to healthcare facilities in multiple states and infected 138 people in several across multiple states.

In 2004, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Massachusetts Board of Pharmacy inspected NECC and in 2006 the FDA issued a warning letter, taking NECC to task for opening sterile products and repackaging them in a way that could damage human health. It said it was particularly concerned about NECC's splitting of the cancer drug Avastin into multiple doses to be used to treat an eye condition.

"Microbes could cause endophthalmitis, which has a high probability for significant vision loss," the agency said in its warning letter. "The absence of control over storage, and delays before use after repackaging, only exacerbate these concerns."

Erica Jefferson, a spokeswoman for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, said that the FDA's legal authority to regulate compounded drugs is complex and has been challenged vigorously by the compounding industry both in courts and Congress.

The FDA also warned NECC in 2006 that it was against the law for it to sell compounded drugs without first receiving a prescription for an individually identified patient.

"Your firm has reportedly also told physicians' offices that using a staff member's name on the prescription would suffice," the letter said.

NECC did not respond though its public relations firm to questions asking whether it had rectified the problems identified by the FDA six years ago. The Massachusetts Department of Health also did not respond to questions about whether it followed up on complaints made against NECC and reflected in the FDA's warning letter.

"Our shared investigation with our federal partners at the FDA continues and will be comprehensive," Biondolillo said at a press conference. "This includes quality and safety across the corporate entity, including but not limited to, corporate ownership and governance structures at NECC and Ameridose."

IN BUSINESS WITH BROTHER-IN-LAW

Ameridose was formed in February 2006 and has built itself into one of the country's leading providers of prefilled syringes and premixed intravenous and epidural pain medications. Recent clients have included Kern Medical Center in Bakersfield, California, which this year renewed a deal for up to $1 million, public records show. It has also won contracts with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and the U.S. Army Medical Command.

"There are no other sources known that would provide products to support our patients," the Army said in a July 2012 contract disclosure notice.

In June, Ameridose won a contract to compound and repackage drugs for Brentwood, Tennessee-based HealthTrust Purchasing Group LP, a consortium of hospitals and surgery centers with combined annual purchasing volume of more than $20 billion and whose owners include hospital giant HCA Holdings Inc.

In 2008, Ameridose recalled 155 injectable doses of the narcotic painkiller fentanyl because of concerns they were too potent, FDA records show. And it fought a battle with Irving, Texas-based Novation LLC, which purchases products on behalf of a network of clients using its group purchasing power to negotiate discounts.

The two recently settled a lawsuit in which Ameridose claimed it had been slandered by Novation spreading word that Ameridose's quality control standards were subpar, according to documents filed in U.S. District Court in Massachusetts.

Novation said in a statement that while it "vigorously disputed each and every claim made in the lawsuit" the parties ultimately agreed to settle. It declined to say why.

(Reporting by Toni Clarke; Editing by Martin Howell and David Gregorio)

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Obama on VP debate: 'Joe just needs to be Joe'

Students posing as Vice President Joe Biden, and Republican vice presidential candidate, Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., shake hands during set up for Thursday's vice presidential debate, Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2012, at Centre College in Danville, Ky. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

Students posing as Vice President Joe Biden, and Republican vice presidential candidate, Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., shake hands during set up for Thursday's vice presidential debate, Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2012, at Centre College in Danville, Ky. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

(AP) ? President Barack Obama has offered his take on the debate between Vice President Joe Biden and Congressman Paul Ryan, saying "Joe just needs to be Joe."

Obama offered his remark to in an interview with ABC News on the eve of Thursday night's vice presidential debate.

Biden has been a controversial figure, occasionally prone to making rhetorical gaffes. Obama himself came under withering criticism for his lackluster performance in last week's debate against Republican challenger Mitt Romney.

Biden, who served Delaware in the U.S. Senate for several terms before becoming vice president, got into a rough patch recently when he told a campaign audience in Charlotte, N.C., that the middle-class in America has been "buried" the last four years ? the same time frame of Obama's first term as president.

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White Has Staying Power as Most Popular Auto Color in the World

Just the Facts:
  • White remains the top automotive color in the world, according to a new survey released on Wednesday by PPG Industries.
  • Silver is the second most popular color, said the auto supplier.
  • PPG forecasts that the overall use of color is on the rise and rolled out its palette for the 2015-'16 model years.

TROY, Michigan ? White remains the top automotive color in the world, according to a new survey released on Wednesday by PPG Industries.

Silver is the second most popular color, said the auto supplier, followed by black, gray, red, natural, blue, green and other colors.

PPG forecasts that the overall use of color is on the rise and rolled out its palette for the 2015-'16 model years. The futuristic colors include Al Fresco, a silver metallic with a "fresh green tint" and Victoria Grey, a "classic gray with an iridescent highlight of gold metal." Other colors that may appear on cars in the near future include Opulence, a "refined red pearl with intense jewel tone" and Elixir, a metallic mixture of silver and magenta.

Consumers should also keep an eye out for sparkly yellow exterior paint treatments, as well as graphite gray with a violet blue tone.

"The palette being developed for the automotive segment continues to be influenced by culture, nature, fashion, interior design, color popularity and new pigment technology," said Jane E. Harrington, PPG manager of color styling, in a statement.

Edmunds says: Auto color stylists continue to push edgy colors, but it appears that consumers feel most comfortable with neutral tones.

Source: http://www.insideline.com/car-news/white-has-staying-power-as-most-popular-auto-color-in-the-world.html

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Driving growth with loyalty segmentation - Direct Marketing News

When it comes to marketing, you could be missing the point. You're out there marketing by email, social media, post cards, offers?you name it. But, it doesn't end with the sole customer you're engaging at that moment. You should be encouraging your most loyal customers to market for you.

How? Loyalty segmentation.

You're familiar with segmentation, using everything from demographics to purchasing patterns. But, have you considered customer loyalty segmentation? It's the goose that lays the golden egg.

The easiest way to segment based on loyalty is the Net Promoter system. Companies such as Safelite, Philips, and Lenovo use Net Promoter to determine how likely customers are to recommend them to friends or associates.

By using Net Promoter to score customers on how likely they are to recommend, you can segment them into three groups: Promoters?loyal enthusiasts who will keep buying and refer others, fueling growth; Passives?satisfied but unenthusiastic customers who are vulnerable to competitive offerings; and Detractors?unhappy customers who can damage your brand and impede growth through negative word of mouth.

Now that you've segmented, you can use this knowledge to grow your company. The numbers speak to just how important Promoters are to your bottom line. For instance, a Filene Research Institute study of customer experience at credit unions found that 97 percent of Promoters are likely to maintain their relationship with the brand. Furthermore, 64 percent of Promoters are likely to refer the credit union to others.

These Promoters are ready to share your brand with their friends and help you grow your business. All they need is a little nudge from you.

Taking action

I've presented you with the goose. Now what about those golden eggs? Well, you have to make sure your goose keeps laying them, that they hatch, and then they lay even more. There are three key ways to do so:

1. Engage with your Promoters: Your Promoters love your company. So, don't just leave them standing there. Keep the conversation going via targeted loyalty programs, a monthly newsletter, or other marketing efforts. Develop relationships with them.

2. Prompt your Promoters: Ask them to share their feedback, spread word of mouth, and show their love for your brand through social media. They're already likely to recommend your brand to their friends, so ask them to just do it.

3. Keep them happy and coming back for more: Extend discounts, special promotions, and trial offers. Mobilize your Promoters to extend these offers to their friends and through their social networks with their connections.

HouseMaster, a company that provides home inspections, has seen the benefits of direct marketing to their Promoters. After identifying 12,000 Promoters through a Net Promoter survey, the company sent each Promoter a coupon and encouraged them to share it across Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn. The Promoters love it, and they're spreading positive, measurable word of mouth through social media.

Through its online efforts, HouseMaster has seen an 11-fold increase in likes from March to September 2012. The company's online engagement has increased 40-fold in the same six months. Beyond social media metrics, the company's total revenue is up 15 percent compared with the same time frame last year.

So, you're convinced, and now you're ready to segment your Promoters for business growth? Well, it's not all about you. This goes far beyond the marketing department.

To market effectively using the Net Promoter system, you need to reach out and work hand-in-hand with other functions within your company, including customer service, sales, and customer experience. Working together is how you'll drive a memorable positive customer experience, and that's how you'll see growth. Make exceptional customer service a core value for your company and you'll create an experience for your customers that they'll want to tell their friends about. It's the marketer's dream: Your job becomes a whole lot easier when your customers do the marketing for you.

Richard Owen is president and CEO of Satmetrix, and coauthor of Answering the Ultimate Question with Dr. Laura Brooks.

Source: http://www.dmnews.com/driving-growth-with-loyalty-segmentation/article/262816/

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Canada's Jean Coutu profit down, but revenue rises

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Tips For A Successful Home Based Business! | Bob Spiro's ...

More and more people are learning that running a successful work from home business is a great way to make money. Be that as it may, knowing where to begin is another matter! In order to be successful, you need to learn all you can about starting and running a home business enterprise. The knowledge in this article can help you to begin learning.

If you have to take a client to lunch, be sure to deduct that cost as a business expense. These types of meetings you can record as business expenses. Make sure that the people you meet with are either already clients or potential clients, as the IRS doesn?t look too favorably on claiming pleasure as business.

Deposit your payments the first moment you can. Try to deposit on a daily or weekly basis. Depositing your check as soon as possible lowers your risk of losing it. When you do deposit it, go to a teller rather than using a ATM. This helps to ensure that the check gets safely deposited into your account.

You should buy a domain name, if only to use it for your email address, making it less likely for you to mistake a business email for a personal one, or vice versa. Use different email providers or separate accounts. For instance, your business emails would go to Microsoft Outlook, while personal emails would be delivered to Gmail.

You should use social media for marketing, not socializing. Socializing is a distraction that can eat up your precious time. Make sure you stay focused on your business, and do any personal communicating on your own time.

Be a forward thinker. It is important to celebrate past successes, but they have already happened. Tomorrow, next week, and further in the future is what needs your focus. Looking forward enables you to see future chances for success, as well as problems that may arise in the future. You will not be surprised since you will know what to expect.

You should make your office easy to get around in and easy to work in. If you have to sit in an uncomfortable position to view your computer, you will end up in pain and discomfort. This could lead to permanent problems. Buy a good desk chair if you?re going to be sitting in it a lot. Your lighting, mouse, keyboard, monitor and all the components of your workstation should be of the best and most comfortable quality possible. A two hundred dollar limit can get you what you need.

Business trips can be helpful for you and your business. Unlike a personal trip, you can deduct many of the associated expenses from your taxes when you take a business trip. If you want to take a vacation, find someplace that is offering a seminar or conference on your business type and make sure you attend. Business trips can be partially deducted from your tax debt.

If you?re running a home business enterprise, the support of your colleagues can be a huge help. This support network is something your will have to build up yourself. Even if the people you meet work in a completely different industry, you?ll share the common desire to run a strong home business enterprise.

It is a good idea to meet with a business lawyer before you incorporate your home based business. Each state has certain laws pertaining to beginning a work from home business. If you take the time to speak with a business attorney, you can learn more about the laws in your state. This can help you to avoid legal troubles in the future.

Beta testing is often sufficient to evaluate your website before going live. You want your site to be available to the largest number of people. To achieve this, you need to make sure it loads well on all media: PCs, smart phones, iPads and all browsers. Doing this ensures that everyone can access and use your site, and will maximize your profits.

Now that you have a greater idea of what you need to do to create and manage a home business enterprise, you should start feeling like you can accomplish your home business enterprise goals. Remember that the information you learned is only going to work if you apply it. If you follow the tips in this article, then your online business should succeed

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