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Eligible Medicare beneficiaries in Virginia now can obtain coverage for certain expenses not covered by original Medicare under a set of individual Medicare Supplement plans offered by Aetna (NYSE: AET).

One World Ventures, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: OWVI) announced today that it has negotiated an agreement with NuPay System (U.S.) Inc. to recruit NuPay Processor, Settlement Bank & POS Terminal Maintenance Company of China Union Pay (CUP) Cards in Southern California. China Union Pay (CUP) is the issuer of the

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Watsco, Inc. (WSO) has increased its market share significantly through acquisitions. Since 1989, the company has acquired around 53 HVAC/R businesses. Despite the economic slowdown, Watsco continues to actively seek acquisition opportunities to allow further penetration into existing markets and expand into new geographic markets.

WSO is the largest distributor of air conditioning, heating, and refrigeration equipment, as well as related parts and supplies (HVAC/R), in the United States.

In our view, the company has plenty of room for growth. With the industry size approximated at $26 billion and annual growth set to grow well above 3%, Watsco represents a very small portion of the overall pie (8%). There are plenty of acquisition opportunities for the company as the HVAC/R distribution industry contains over 1,300 companies.

Apart from growth through acquisitions, Watsco aims to increase sales per location and gain market share by boosting its product offering.

The company recently formed a

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Derma Sciences, Inc.

(Public, OTC:DSCI)

Derma Sciences is a truly unique and highly undervalued company within the micro-cap biomed space which currently targets a prescription drug market that is about 5x its present market cap. The company is developing a patented topical drug for accelerated healing and scar prevention and newly launched Advanced Wound Care products approaching $10M, including the highly received MEDIHONEY, and BIOGUARD, both of which have garnered tremendeous success and continue to increase sales annually. The real gem however lies within their DSC127 phase II pipeline drug. Derma Sciences reported that it continues to move forward with clinical trials of DSC127, which has the potential to be only the second approved drug on the market for accelerated wound healing, a market with over $100M in sales anually.

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Derma Sciences, Inc. is a fully integrated manufacturer, marketer and

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There is an increasing shift towards private labels, as branded products become dearer for budget-conscious consumers.Private Label products are gaining momentum since the third quarter of 2008, especially among budget-conscious consumers in a recession struck economy. According to a survey conducted by the Private Label Manufacturers Association (PLMA) and Gfk Custom Research, 91% of the people surveyed stated that, they will continue buying private label products even after the recession ends.More than 60% of the U.S. population considers private label brands as good as branded products, and approximately 30% rate the private label products higher than branded ones. Even retail giants like Wal-Mart (WMT) are revamping their shelves with more private label products to increase profit and store visits by customers.Further, according to a report on private label food and beverage trends by NPD Group, 24% of the overall consumption ...

Core-Mark Holdings Company (Nasdaq: CORE): Stock of the Day

by David Fessler, Advisory Panelist

Another Angle on Consumer Staples…

It’s no secret that Wal-Mart (NYSE:WMT) is making hay in these uncertain times. Consumers have continued to hunker down, buying only what’s absolutely necessary, for the lowest possible price.

It makes Wal-Mart the destination of choice for large shopping trips.

But small convenience stores – many attached to the 165,000 gas stations around the country – are selling more staples than ever before. The reason? They have to: dwindling gasoline revenues – thin when gas was at $4.00 a gallon – are now practically non-existent.

Of course, all of these small convenience stores have to get their goods from somewhere. Unlike Wal-Mart, which has its own fleet of semi’s, most of the convenience stores rely on distributors to get

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Nascent Wine Company, Inc. announced this morning that it will begin to do business as Nascent Brands, Inc. In addition to streamlining the company’s operations, Nascent also intends to acquire and build the most profitable and well positioned brands of food and beverage products in Mexico.

The company has already demonstrated success in streamlining their product mix by cutting over 1,500 slow moving items and focusing on the top selling 500 items. Nascent plans to improve margins and profits by leveraging its platform with its own branded and private label products with the goal of accelerating growth.

“As the dominant force within the Mexican foodservice marketplace, we believe by concentrating on our core competencies of food distribution in Mexico, and building equity in our own brands, we will continue to leverage our leadership position and capitalize on many additional opportunities in this market. We believe the increased focus on the

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Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc. (NASD: WINN), one of the nation’s largest food retailers that currently operates 521 retail grocery locations, including more than 400 in-store pharmacies in Florida, Alabama, Louisiana, Georgia, and Mississippi, recently announced the company’s financial results from its first fiscal quarter of 2009 ended September 17, 2008. Net sales in the first quarter totaled $1.7 billion, a gain of $55.0 million, or 3.4 percent, compared to the prior-year period.

The company’s shares traded higher earlier this week after the announcement of the financial results. Winn-Dixie reported increased sales as a result of Hurricanes Gustav and Ike and Tropical Storm Fay, benefiting from pre-storm purchases and the company’s ability to reopen stores before competitors. Management is maintaining its previously issued guidance that full fiscal year 2009 adjusted EBITDA will range between $110 million and $125 million.

Chairman, chief executive officer and president, Peter Lynch, commented, “This was an excellent quarter

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Animal Health International, Inc. (AHII) reported lower-than-expected fourth-quarter net income of $2.7M, or EPS of $0.11. Nonetheless, EBITDA increased 27.2% year-over-year after adjusting for a one-time charge in the comparable quarter last year, and was driven primarily by an increase in sales volume.

We are encouraged by the expansion of gross profit margins and continue to believe the company is well positioned to take advantage of currently challenging economic conditions to grow its production animal business via acquisition. We retain our Buy recommendation at current levels.

With a significant number of products expected to lose patent protection over the next several years, we believe the company is well positioned to enhance margin expansion through the incremental addition of private label products to the product mix. We have valued AHII on a forward price/earnings basis, as well as a comparison to similar firms in the animal health products sector. Our $9

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With a significant number of products expected to lose patent protection over the next several years, we believe Animal Health International, Inc. (AHII) is well positioned to enhance margin expansion through the incremental addition of private label products to the product mix.

Animal HealthÂ’s existing infrastructure and longstanding supplier relationships on the production side represent significant comparative advantages, which underpin the companyÂ’s ability to grow both organically and via acquisition in both the production animal and relatively faster growing companion animal markets. In addition to its branded product offering, the company also distributes its own higher margin private label product lines, which are marketed under the RXV Products, AGRIpharm, First Companion, Mineral Max, and Ivermax brands.

The company is expected to report fourth-quarter financial results on September 18. Our current revenue and EPS estimates are $181 million and $0.17 respectively versus consensus estimates of $176 million and $0.14. Our

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Watsco, Inc. (WSO) reported second quarter 2008 EPS of $0.94, above our estimate of $0.88 and up 6.8% year-over-year, amid strong revenue growth and higher gross profit as well as contributions from various profit improvement activities implemented in early 2008.

WSO has the liquidity position and the de-levered balance sheet to continue with its aggressive acquisition strategy. With high energy prices likely to persist over the near future, we believe consumers will increase the purchase of higher-efficiency air conditioning systems. We also believe the strength of the replacement market can offset some of the rapid deterioration in the new home market in 2008. We recommend investors to Hold WSO shares in their portfolio.

WSO will deploy strategies like acquisitions to increase market share and consolidate a fragmented industry. The second strategy involves adding new products. The company is also offering private label products to customers looking for exceptional value. We

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