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...three hours. He concluded that the nation had a rich cash economy, and O'Brien quickly committed $130 million. That money went first to a massive marketing campaign. Next, Digicel began to sells its phones, all brand-name models, for less than half the price of its closest competitor. It even gave some away...
...caliber to team with the Crimson’s backcourt standouts, sophomore point guard Drew Housman and senior shooting guard Jim Goffredo, would have given Harvard’s chances to surprise in the league this year a boost.“He was definitely a fierce competitor,” senior center Brian Cusworth said. “He had that, not to use a stereotype, but that European game…he had a very nice stroke from the outside.” The loss of Balcetis is another piece of bad news for a Crimson squad that...
...billion, will put the same marketing muscle behind Juvderm that made Botox a household name. There are some potential wrinkles in that plan, though. Botox, a facial-muscle relaxant that was used by some 3.5 million people last year, had the market to itself; Juvderm has a competitor before it's even out of the box: Restylane, the current best-selling hyaluronic-acid filler, made by Medicis, a $344 million dermatological company based in Scottsdale, Ariz. And Medicis' Perlane, a more robust version of Restylane, is expected to get the FDA's thumbs-up any day now. Down...
Little wonder, then, that Allergan and Medicis are aiming new products at each others' best sellers. The battle started last spring when Medicis was set to pay $3.2 billion for Inamed, a medical aesthetics firm with a promising product pipeline that included potential Restylane competitor Juvderm and the U.S. rights to distribute Dysport (a Botox-like muscle relaxant that will be marketed here as Reloxin). Weeks before the deal was to close, Allergan, based in Irvine, Calif., swooped in and outbid Medicis by $200 million and also had to fork over $90 million to Medicis as a termination...
...arranged in four styles: Standard, Smooth, Rhythm, and Latin. Over 300 couples from the greater Boston area registered to participate in the competition. Clipboard-bearing judges in black suits patrolled the floor’s perimeter as the six-hour competition waltzed on and every round whittled down its competitors by about half. Some of the dances went through four sets of cuts to reach the six-couple finals. “What I’m looking for is a good pairing, how they handle a blunder, and energy on the floor,” said Lisa Perry...