In June 2008, Ranbaxy settled the patent dispute with Pfizer allowing them to sell Atorvastatin Calcium, the generic version of Lipitor < sup >( R )</ sup > and Atorvastatin Calcium-Amylodipine Besylate, the generic version of Pfizer's Caduet < sup >( R )</ sup > in the US starting November 30, 2011.

On December 1, 2011, Ranbaxy got the much-awaited approval from the US Food and Drug Administration to launch the generic version of drug lipitor in the United States of America after its patent expired.

Generic atorvastatin, manufactured only by generic drugmakers Watson Pharmaceuticals and India's Ranbaxy Laboratories, became available in the United States on November 30, 2011, but prices for the generic version did not drop to the level of other generics —$ 10 or less for a month's supply — until other manufacturers were able to supply in May 2012.

In the 2011 International Professional Ranking of Higher Education Institutions, which is established on the basis of the number of alumni holding a post of Chief executive officer ( CEO ) or equivalent in one of the Fortune Global 500 companies, Chalmers University of Technology ranked 38th in the world, ranking 1st in Sweden and 15th in Europe.

On August 12, 2011, it was confirmed that a new Counter Strike game was in development at Valve Software and Hidden Path Entertainment, which also codevelops Counter-Strike: Source, going under the title Global Offensive.

This has led to a high rate of poverty in Ghana, estimated at 27 % of the population in 2011, and an increase in crime, with Ghana jumping from 42nd position in 2011 to 50th position in the 2012 Global Peace Index.

The global market for micro-electromechanical systems, which includes products such as automobile airbag systems, display systems and inkjet cartridges totaled $ 40 billion in 2006 according to Global MEMS / Microsystems Markets and Opportunities, a research report from SEMI and Yole Developpement and is forecasted to reach $ 72 billion by 2011.

Nepal was ranked 54th worst of 81 ranked countries ( those with GHI > 5. 0 ) on the Global Hunger Index in 2011, between Cambodia and Togo.

* 2011 – Global protests break out in 951 cities in 82 countries.

Shanghai is the commercial and financial center of mainland China, and ranks fifth in the 2011 edition of the Global Financial Centres Index published by the City of London.

* A Day on Tristan Da Cunha, Global Nomad, National Geographic ( 2011 )

In 2011, 48th President of Paraguay Juan Carlos Wasmosy, 49th President of Paraguay Raúl Cubas Grau, 50-th President of Paraguay Luis Ángel González Macchi and the President of the Chamber of Deputies Óscar González Daher participated in the Global Peace Festival of the Unification Church.

" Globalization and Global History in Toynbee ," Journal of World History 22 # 4 Dec. 2011 pp. 747-783 in project MUSE

* Renewables 2011: Global Status Report

Since its establishment in 2009, the Global Trade Liquidity Program assisted with over $ 15 billion in trade in 2011.

At the 2011 MTV Europe Music Awards on 6 November, Queen received the Global Icon Award, which Katy Perry presented to Brian May.

In 2011, Princess Charlene of Monaco, herself a former Olympian, was named as a Global Ambassador for Special Olympics.

A report in May 2011 on the Global Peace Index highlighted that had the world been 25 % more peaceful in the past year, the global economy would have benefited by an additional $ 2 trillion, which would account for 2 % of global GDP per annum required to mitigate global warming, cover all costs to achieve the Millennium Development Goals, cancel all public debt held by Greece, Ireland and Portugal, and cover the rebuilding costs for the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.

Recognized by MovieMaker Magazine as one of 25 " Coolest Film Festivals " ( 2009 ) and one of 25 " Festivals Worth the Entry Fee " ( 2011 ), Indie Memphis offers Memphis year-round independent film programming including the Global Lens international film series, IM Student Shorts student films, and an outdoor concert film series at the historic Levitt Shell.

Ernst & Young was ranked 4th in Universum's America's Ideal Employers list 2011 and 3rd in its Global Top Employers list.

In 2011, Level 3 Communications announced its intention to purchase Global Crossing.

* Winner of a 2011 MacJannet Prize for Global Citizenship, sponsored by the Talloires Network ( 2nd place ) for Student Community Engagement.

On July 13, 2011, Comcast-Spectacor reached an agreement to sell the 76ers to an investment group led by Apollo Global Management co-founder Joshua Harris.

In 2011, Showtime announced they were expanding their MMA programming by televising events produced by M-1 Global, the Russian PTC company of popular Strikeforce fighter Fedor Emelianenko.

They also released a live DVD in 2011 entitled Global Evisceration.

In 2011, Branson served on the Global Commission on Drug Policy with former political and cultural leaders of Latin America and elsewhere, " in a bid to boost the effort to achieve more humane and rational drug laws.

On July 21, 2010, President Barack Obama signed into law the Nonadmitted and Reinsurance Reform Act of 2010 (" NRRA "), which took effect on July 21, 2011 and was part of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.

According to Consumer Reports, the most common large size configuration for the 2011 model year was 7 passenger seating.

Throughout 2010 and 2011 a number of authorities around the world including the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, the Bank of Namibia and the Central Bank of Lesotho have declared TVI Express to be a pyramid scheme.

In September 2011, Indonesia sets world record in the KADIN-Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence Index at 146. 8, an all time high.

* Stephen B. Nolan ( born 1964 ), Acting Director of the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs and Mayor of Highland Park, 2010 – 2011.

Historian James Livingston's book Against Thrift: Why Consumer Culture is Good for the Economy, the Environment, and Your Soul 2011, is a pro-consumerist argument from the left.

On January 6, 2011, Los Angeles based technology company, Recom Group introduced the first small screen consumer application of the OLED at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.

In October 2011, Dushku was named Ambassador for the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show Entertainment Matters program.

During the approach to Christmas 2011, the Denver Post reported that Quizno's owners, CCMP Capital Advisors LLC and Consumer Capital Partners, were handing ownership to Avenue Capital Group, a hedge fund controlled by billionaire Marc Lasry, while restructuring their $ 875, 000, 000 debt in an attempt to forestall filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.

Ford debuted the all-electric Ford Focus Electric at the Consumer Electronics Show in 2011 to compete with the Nissan Leaf and the Chevrolet Volt.

As of 2012, none of the new consumer-class camcorders announced at the 2011 International Consumer Electronics Show record on tape.

and in 2011, he was named editor of the year in the Newspaper & Current Affairs Magazine Category at the British Society of Magazine Editors awards, while Jon Bernstein, the deputy editor, gained the award for Consumer Website Editor of the Year.

In May 2011, Moran sponsored S. 1058, the Pharmacy Competition and Consumer Choice Act of 2011, legislation intended to increase choice and cost savings for patients in Kansas and across the country.

Lord Foulkes has also been a member of the Lords E. U Select Committee and member of the Lords E. U Sub Committee on Social Policy and Consumer Protection since March 2011.

Over what would have traditionally been the 2011 – 2012 winter recess of the 112th Congress, the House of Representatives did not assent to recess, specifically to block Richard Cordray's appointment as Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

The fixed rate is determined by the Treasury Department ( 0 % in November 2011 ); the variable component is based on the Consumer Price Index ( CPI-U ) from a six month period ending one month prior to the reset time ( 1. 53 % in November 2011, reflecting the CPI-U from March to September, published in mid-October, for an effective annual inflation rate of 3. 08 %).

In 2011 Consumer Reports rated Trader Joe's " Truffle Brownie " mix the best brownie mix on the market.

Consumer Survey twice: in 2009 and in 2011.

Kormos served as House Leader for the Ontario NDP Caucus from 2001 until his retirement in 2011 and also held numerous critic portfolios in Opposition, including Justice, Community Safety and Correctional Services, Consumer and Business Services, Labour, and Democratic Renewal.

The FTC has authority to issue formal opinions regarding debt collectors ' conduct under the FDCPA, but the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act transfers authority for rule making to the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ( CFPB ) effective between January 21, 2011 and July 21, 2011.