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- Successful Optimization of Advances in Disposal and Treatment Technologies, to Cost Effectively Meet New Oil-Based Cuttings Environmental Regulations
- Drilling wells safely, economically, and successfully, in the new era, generally requires drilling fluids, which significantly reduce drilling days, and eliminates gas hydrates. While these fluids accomplish these tasks, recent environmental pressures are causing operators to minimize synthetic on cuttings discharge to the sea. In the U.S., the EPA is...
- White papers 2001-02-26
- The Weight Is Over
- As the obesity crisis gains attention nationwide, research has revealed that 3 servings of Milk, Cheese or Yogurt a day as part of a reduced-calorie weight loss plan can help people lose weight by burning more fat. A recent study in Obesity Research shows that people on a reduced-calorie diet...
- White papers 2004-08-13
- How Watching Your Weight Can Improve Your Job Search
- Of all the tools available to find a better job faster, one of the most effective could be your bathroom scale. Sounds nutty? It's not. Think about it. A person's weight can affect every aspect of their personality and how they're perceived by other people. And controlling perceptions is the...
- White papers 2007-08-14
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- Shed a Few Pounds: Weight Loss Sensei Now Available for BlackBerry
- So let's say you want to lose a few pounds, but don't know where to start. You're busy, on-the-go all the time and have always wished there was something you could ‘take with you' to help you stay on course with your diet and weight loss goals. Now, thanks to...
- News items 2009-08-24
- E-Mail: AstraZeneca Knew in 1997 that Seroquel Caused Weight Gain
- AstraZeneca knew as far back as 1997 that Seroquel put patients at risk of weight gain, according to the company's own internal memos. The documents also appear to show that some AZ execs developed strategies to "neutralize" information that suggested Seroquel caused weight gain or diabetes, even after the FDA...
- Blog posts 2009-03-03
- The Weight's Over: Should Fat People Pay More for Health Insurance?
- The Weight's Over: Should Fat People Pay More for Health Insurance?I'm all for encouraging healthy behaviourOvereating and smoking are voluntary behaviors, and they are not the tobacco company's or food company's fault. If I were you boss and saw this kind of behavior (always blaming someone else for something...
- Discussion threads 2007-09-13
- Weight Watchers International, Inc. F2Q08 (Qtr End 06/28/08) Earnings Call Transcript
- Question-and-Answer Session Operator Operator Instructions Your first question comes from the line of Alvin Concepcion - Citigroup Alvin Concepcion – Citigroup I just wanted to get your thoughts on how you are positioned from a pricing perspective on your pay as you go and monthly pass in light...
- Earnings calls 2008-07-31
- Curves Goes Up Against Weight Watchers
- The latest from Curves.NEW YORK Curves is going head-to-head with competitor Weight Watchers in a new campaign this week that promotes its new 30-day diet plan.The push marks the first time that Curves, an international women's fitness chain, has tackled a competitor directly with its advertising. A TV ad, running...
- News items 2009-09-02
- Medifast, Part One: Weight-Loss Miracle or Pyramid Scheme?
- Maryland-based Medifast is one of the few weight-loss companies reporting year-on-year gains in its financial results in these dour economic times. Liquid protein drinks, raw foods, Scarsdale and Atkins -- is the Medifast Meal Plan an amazing weight-loss product, or just another in a long list of fad diets? ...
- Blog posts 2009-09-11
- Medifast, Part Two: Weight-Loss Miracle or Pyramid Scheme?
- (Note: See my previous post evaluating Medifast's claims of a "clinically proven" weight-loss method.) Chief executive officer Michael McDevitt claims the sales growth at Medifast is due to the successful execution of the company's diverse multi-channel distribution strategy, through which Medifast brand's value proposition "continues to be...
- Blog posts 2009-09-11
- Cars' Big Weight Gain Hurts Fuel Economy, Study Says
- If ever there was a perfect illustration of how cars got to be so huge, this is it, and from eco-conscious carmaker Honda! In 20 years, the Honda Accord has not only added 50 percent to its weight, it has also gone on steroidsâ€"increasing horsepower by a factor of 2.5....
- Blog posts 2009-07-28
- AZ outlined 'weight-neutral' Seroquel pitch
- More internal documents have surfaced in AstraZeneca's Seroquel fight, Bloomberg reports. The latest: A "dear colleague" letter from marketing official Debbie Holdsworth, stating that AstraZeneca's "global strategy is to demonstrate to consumers that Seroquel has a weight-neutral profile." That letter was dated 2001, plaintiff's attorney Ed Blizzard pointed out, four...
- News items 2009-10-08
- Kids On Zyprexa Gained How Much Weight?
- Anywhere from 10 to 19 pounds. And that was just the Lilly pill. A study in the Journal of the American Medical Association found kids' weight zoomed in the first three months on antipsychotics, often leading to elevated cholesterol and triglycerides levels. Weight gain is a known side effect but,...
- News items 2009-10-27
- Scaling Into Weight Watchers
- Paul Price submits: Weight Watchers International [NYSE:WTW $26.45] is a leading weight-management company with operations in 28 countries. Weight Watchers sells many branded food and related products and, each week, approximately 1.4 million people attend Weight Watchers meetings worldwide. The company encourages healthy weight loss through exercise, nutrition, and portion...
- External links 2009-10-08
- Fed Cattle Pricing: Live and Dressed Weight
- Live weight pricing has been a common method of pricing fed cattle. A second method, dressed weight or carcass weight pricing, has increased in usage for higher quality cattle. This latter method is frequently referred to as pricing "in the beef". This fact sheet discusses the general pricing process packers...
- White papers 2004-03-01
- Heinz sells Weight Watchers business for US$735m
- US food group Heinz has signed a definitive agreement for the sale of its Weight Watchers weight control business for US$735m (??719m) to a unit of Artal Luxembourg, a private investment firm. The sale does not include the Weight Watchers food range which features frozen ready meals, desserts and breakfast...
- Research articles 1999-07-29
- Mark to sell 9 Weight Watchers franchises.(Florine Mark selling franchises to Weight Watchers International Inc.)(Cover Story)
- Byline: Brent Snavely Florine Mark, president and CEO of WW Group Inc. in Farmington Hills, has agreed to sell nine Weight Watchers franchises to Weight Watchers International Inc.and concentrate all of her efforts on four Michigan and two Canadia Byline: Brent Snavely ...
- Research articles 2003-03-10
- WEIGHT AVERAGES FOR CANNED MUSHROOMS.(Agricultural Marketing Service cancels new rule on recommended minimum drained-weight averages)(Government Activity)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
- WEIGHT AVERAGES FOR CANNED MUSHROOMS: USDA decided to withdraw a proposal to lower the recommended minimum drained weight averages for canned mushrooms from 62% to 56% of the can capacity. Specifically, The Agricultural Marketing Service proposed to WEIGHT AVERAGES FOR CANNED MUSHROOMS: USDA decided to...
- Research articles 2002-04-01
- TOMATOES GROWN IN FLORIDA.(United States Department of Agriculure lifts weight and weight labeling exemptions for tomatoes)(Brief Article)
- TOMATOES GROWN IN FLORIDA: USDA removed the net weight and weight labeling exemptions for producer field-packed tomatoes that are grown in Florida. Producer field-packed tomatoes compete directly with packinghouse tomatoes that must meet the net weig TOMATOES GROWN IN FLORIDA: USDA removed the net weight and...
- Research articles 2001-09-24
- Economic Recovery, the Weight Watchers Way
- In a culture that craves immediate gratification, I beg you to shore up your strength and instead pin your hopes on a slow and boring economic recovery. As noted in my mid-year update, the flow of data points to improvement, but that does not mean that recession and its lagging...
- Blog posts 2009-07-08
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