The sale of prescription data, in which individual patients’ identities have been removed, has become a lucrative industry. The information is purchased from pharmacy chains and the companies that manage drug benefits for employers. Sales representatives—known as detailers in industry argot—often visit doctors’ offices carrying laptop computers with detailed reports on each doctor’s prescription-writing habits.

This truly will be an administration that looks like America, or at least that slice of America that got double 800s on their SATs. Even more than past administrations, this will be a valedictocracy—rule by those who graduate first in their high school classes.

This bias will show through in our holdings of both traditional growth companies as well as what we refer to as “fallen angels”—growth companies that have had a temporary setback and are consequently trading at very appealing valuations relative to their future growth potential.

Applicants also must meet state and federal requirements for possessing firearms—they cannot be under indictment or convicted of a felony, have a mental health history, be convicted of domestic violence, among others. Iowa is what is known as a “may” state, which means the issuing agency—in this case, the county sheriff—has full discretion on who gets a permit. Some people are pushing for Iowa to become a “shall” state, which means applicants who meet set criteria would have to be issued a permit, removing the discretion of the sheriffs.

Autastic…It is a mix of autistic and fantastic…Evan and I have come to the agreement that we are a little of both.

The practice called “screw up move up” takes place by utilizing sexual favors with fellow employees to work up the chain of command, and also by violating policies and laws, an employee can screw up, not be charged or fired, and move up the chain of command at a later time.

According to a spokeswoman for the Marina Airport-based Skydive Monterey Bay, reports of a fallen skydiver this afternoon were triggered by the freefall of some equipment. The equipment, involved in a procedure known as a “cutaway,“ is usually held by the skydiver from leap to landing, but in this case was dropped before one of the afternoon skydivers reached ground.