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This weekend the critics acclaimed a new action movie - a story of men and robots at war against a group of machines that could destroy part of the planet. That film was The Hurt Locker, about U.S. soldiers defusing bombs in Baghdad. It opened at just four theaters in New York City and Los Angeles and earned $144,000, for a robust screen average of $36,000. Meanwhile, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, another movie with war and robots and stuff blowing up - and which the critics roundly denounced - earned $26,000 per screen. But it invaded 4,234 screens...
...Arizona FDA Crackdown The Food and Drug Administration warned consumers to stop using three Zicam cold and allergy products, after receiving more than 130 complaints that the popular sprays and swabs can permanently damage or destroy users' sense of smell. The announcement highlights the FDA's attempt to regulate drug companies more aggressively and underscores the agency's lack of power--it cannot order product recalls and does not consistently monitor "homeopathic" remedies like Zicam. Matrixx Initiatives, the product's manufacturer, refused to stop selling the medications and called the alert "unwarranted." In 2006 the company, based in Scottsdale, Ariz...
...Phil: none.” This left FlyBy confused—because being a life coach actually requires certification. But, ultimately, Monsarrat does have a reason for insisting that he alone answer questions submitted to the Wheel: Otherwise, he said, people would probably destroy or vandalize the cards, adding, “Someone might make fun of others or tell them to turn to God,” which isn’t what he’s going...
...opium epidemic in China has since become a global problem that includes heroin, cocaine, marijuana, amphetamines and a host of other illicit substances that compose a $320 billion-a-year industry, making drugs one of the most valuable commodities in the world. But despite arguments that legalizing drugs would destroy the organized-crime rings that currently control the market, the report argues that "mafia coffers are equally nourished by the trafficking of arms, people and their organs, by counterfeiting and smuggling, racketeering and loan-sharking, kidnapping and piracy, and by violence against the environment." As Costa said in a statement...
...billion in Medicare work. It compensated by charging private insurers a premium for the Mayo name, but they're starting to balk. "The system pays more money for worse care," says Mayo CEO Denis Cortese. "If it doesn't start paying for value instead of volume, it will destroy the culture of the organizations with the best care. We might have to start doing more procedures just to stay in business...