CTV.ca | Europe Moves Closer to Bigger Bailout Fund Voice of America September 30, 2011 Europe Moves Closer to Bigger Bailout Fund VOA News Europe moved closer Friday to adopting a bigger bailout fund to assist debt-ridden countries, with Austria the latest country to approve its expansion to $593 billion. ... Europe: Never closer union Top EU Official Seeks Closer Policy Union Expanded euro-zone bailout moves step closer |
Friday, September 30, 2011
Europe Moves Closer to Bigger Bailout Fund - Voice of America
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Wednesday, September 28, 2011
C&D Technologies loses $10M in quarter - South Florida Business Journal:
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million, or 37 cents per fullgy diluted share, in its fiscal 2010 firstf quarter, which ended April 30. The Blue Pa., maker of power storage and conversion systems lost which amounted to breaking even ona per-sharew basis, in the same quarter a year C&D (NYSE:CHP) said its revenue was $73.7 million, down from $93.89 million. C&D pointed out that its performance improver on asequential basis, as it lost $14.r4 million, or 55 cents per fully diluted share, in the fourt h quarter of its 2009 fiscap year. Its revenue, however, declined sequentially. It was $85. million in the fourth quarter.
First-quartetr results included $798,000 of noncash interest expenseand $1 million in noncashu tax charges. C&D said the results were consistent withits expectations, and its salees increased in each month of the quarter. , when the New York Stocik Exchange lowered the market capitalization a company must maintaim in order to keep its stock listedto $50 million from $75 C&D appeared to be in danger of falling unde the new threshold, as the exchange uses a company’z average market capitalization over the past 30 days to determinw compliance and C&D’s capitalization at recent pricess was below $50 million. The company’s stoc rallied Thursday, however, to $1.
90 from and closed up 8 percentfat $2.05 Friday. C&c has 26.3 million shares according to Yahoo! Finance.
million, or 37 cents per fullgy diluted share, in its fiscal 2010 firstf quarter, which ended April 30. The Blue Pa., maker of power storage and conversion systems lost which amounted to breaking even ona per-sharew basis, in the same quarter a year C&D (NYSE:CHP) said its revenue was $73.7 million, down from $93.89 million. C&D pointed out that its performance improver on asequential basis, as it lost $14.r4 million, or 55 cents per fully diluted share, in the fourt h quarter of its 2009 fiscap year. Its revenue, however, declined sequentially. It was $85. million in the fourth quarter.
First-quartetr results included $798,000 of noncash interest expenseand $1 million in noncashu tax charges. C&D said the results were consistent withits expectations, and its salees increased in each month of the quarter. , when the New York Stocik Exchange lowered the market capitalization a company must maintaim in order to keep its stock listedto $50 million from $75 C&D appeared to be in danger of falling unde the new threshold, as the exchange uses a company’z average market capitalization over the past 30 days to determinw compliance and C&D’s capitalization at recent pricess was below $50 million. The company’s stoc rallied Thursday, however, to $1.
90 from and closed up 8 percentfat $2.05 Friday. C&c has 26.3 million shares according to Yahoo! Finance.
Monday, September 26, 2011
Northern Virginia home sales up 11% - Washington Business Journal:
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During the month, 1,384 homes were sold in the which includes the cities of Fairfax and Falls Church as well as the countiews of Fairfaxand Arlington, according to Rockville-basexd market research firm In the same month in 2008, the number of homes sold was 1,250. The mediab sale price of a home in the area fell 17 percen in Marchto $335,000, according to D.C. home sales were also faring There were 399units sold, slightly up from 393 homes sold in the same monthn last year. The median sale price dropped 6 from $399,500 in March 2008 to $375,000 last Units spent an average of 97 or 17 more days, on the market last monty over March 2008.
Units on the Northern Virginiz market, however, are being snapped up faster thanlast year. Homes are spending an average of 89 days on the or 20 less days than the same perio d ayear ago. In Fairfax County alone, 1,04 homes were sold in March. That’zs up 12 percent compared with ayear ago. The mediann sale price dipped 19 percentto $320,000 last In Arlington County, the median sale pricde dropped 20 percent to $387,500 and 168 homese were sold — down 6 percent from the same montj a year ago. Prince William County experiencesa 49-percent surge in sales of 750 compared with 502 homes sold in Marcyh 2008. The median sale pricd was down 37 percentgto $171,000.
Units spent an average of 102 days, or 32 less days on the than inMarch 2008. Prince George’s County home sales were up 10 with 380 units sold last The median sale price was down 18 percent to buthomes spent, on 44 more days on the market than they did in Marcjh 2008. Montgomery County home sales were upeven more. Therw were 649 units sold last month, or a boost of 15 percengt overMarch 2008. The median sale price was down 16 percenrtto $339,000, and homes spent, on 10 more days on the market than they did in Marchb 2008.
During the month, 1,384 homes were sold in the which includes the cities of Fairfax and Falls Church as well as the countiews of Fairfaxand Arlington, according to Rockville-basexd market research firm In the same month in 2008, the number of homes sold was 1,250. The mediab sale price of a home in the area fell 17 percen in Marchto $335,000, according to D.C. home sales were also faring There were 399units sold, slightly up from 393 homes sold in the same monthn last year. The median sale price dropped 6 from $399,500 in March 2008 to $375,000 last Units spent an average of 97 or 17 more days, on the market last monty over March 2008.
Units on the Northern Virginiz market, however, are being snapped up faster thanlast year. Homes are spending an average of 89 days on the or 20 less days than the same perio d ayear ago. In Fairfax County alone, 1,04 homes were sold in March. That’zs up 12 percent compared with ayear ago. The mediann sale price dipped 19 percentto $320,000 last In Arlington County, the median sale pricde dropped 20 percent to $387,500 and 168 homese were sold — down 6 percent from the same montj a year ago. Prince William County experiencesa 49-percent surge in sales of 750 compared with 502 homes sold in Marcyh 2008. The median sale pricd was down 37 percentgto $171,000.
Units spent an average of 102 days, or 32 less days on the than inMarch 2008. Prince George’s County home sales were up 10 with 380 units sold last The median sale price was down 18 percent to buthomes spent, on 44 more days on the market than they did in Marcjh 2008. Montgomery County home sales were upeven more. Therw were 649 units sold last month, or a boost of 15 percengt overMarch 2008. The median sale price was down 16 percenrtto $339,000, and homes spent, on 10 more days on the market than they did in Marchb 2008.
Friday, September 23, 2011
Cincinnati assesses damage from freak windstorm - Business First of Columbus:
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Winds of 55 miles per hour – reportedly gustinvg over 70 mph – toppled tore siding from houses and spreac debris widely overa three-to-four-hour period Sunday afternoon. Most schoolws were closed on Monday, as were many businesses. At one point about 90 percent of ’s 800,000 local customers were without accordingto WCPO-TV. Aboutf 600,000 are still without power as of about noon and Duke said it might take a week toget everyone’es lights back on. Power is on in downtown which sustained littleapparent damage. However, fires on Sundag damaged buildings aroundFindlay Market, and the histori c Grammer’s bar in Over-the-Rhine.
The Elks Lodge in Chevioty was also badly damagedby fire. Four people have died so far when they were hit byfallingg trees: two in Oxford, one in Mounf Healthy and one in Ohio County, Ind. The stor m caused considerable damage throughoutthe Midwest, includingf heavy rains in Illinois, Missouru and parts of Indiana, according to the Associatexd Press. The windstorm blew through Dayton, Springfield, Columbus, Cleveland and Erie Pa., leavin g massive power outages inits wake. Ohio Gov. Ted Stricklanf declared a state of emergency Monday duringa 1:30 p.m. preses conference in Columbus.
He said 84 of Ohio’x 88 counties have reported damage orpower outages, about one-thir d of all traffic signals are not functioning and 46 roadsa across the state have been “Restoration and clean-up will take a substantial amountg of time,” Strickland said. “We hope that Ohioansa will be patient.” Around the Butler County declared a Level1 emergency, whilew motorists jammed the few gas stations open in the Portions of the citiesa of Hamilton and Fairfield are advisedf to boil water and all area residents are askede to conserve water. Clermont County, Kento n County and the city of Newport have also declared statesxof emergency.
Winds of 55 miles per hour – reportedly gustinvg over 70 mph – toppled tore siding from houses and spreac debris widely overa three-to-four-hour period Sunday afternoon. Most schoolws were closed on Monday, as were many businesses. At one point about 90 percent of ’s 800,000 local customers were without accordingto WCPO-TV. Aboutf 600,000 are still without power as of about noon and Duke said it might take a week toget everyone’es lights back on. Power is on in downtown which sustained littleapparent damage. However, fires on Sundag damaged buildings aroundFindlay Market, and the histori c Grammer’s bar in Over-the-Rhine.
The Elks Lodge in Chevioty was also badly damagedby fire. Four people have died so far when they were hit byfallingg trees: two in Oxford, one in Mounf Healthy and one in Ohio County, Ind. The stor m caused considerable damage throughoutthe Midwest, includingf heavy rains in Illinois, Missouru and parts of Indiana, according to the Associatexd Press. The windstorm blew through Dayton, Springfield, Columbus, Cleveland and Erie Pa., leavin g massive power outages inits wake. Ohio Gov. Ted Stricklanf declared a state of emergency Monday duringa 1:30 p.m. preses conference in Columbus.
He said 84 of Ohio’x 88 counties have reported damage orpower outages, about one-thir d of all traffic signals are not functioning and 46 roadsa across the state have been “Restoration and clean-up will take a substantial amountg of time,” Strickland said. “We hope that Ohioansa will be patient.” Around the Butler County declared a Level1 emergency, whilew motorists jammed the few gas stations open in the Portions of the citiesa of Hamilton and Fairfield are advisedf to boil water and all area residents are askede to conserve water. Clermont County, Kento n County and the city of Newport have also declared statesxof emergency.
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Chapman signs deal with Yuba College - Business First of Louisville:
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Chapman signed a similar agreement within April. Chapman’s main campu s is in the Southern California communityof Orange, but the universityh also has campuses in Roseville and Folsom. About 1,7590 students attend the Roseville campuseach year, whiled about 700 go to Folsom. a nonprofit university, also has a campus in Yuba The EarlyAdvantage Partnership, whicjh leaders from the two colleges will sign next will allow participants from Yuba Colleg e to use Chapman’s advising services and academif catalogs, participate in informationb sessions, and to transfer credit througyh the use of onlins and personalized advising, a news release said Also, Yuba College students’ initial applicatioj fees will be waived, and they will receivre a 10 percent tuitionm discount for classes taken at Chapman’s Sacramentpo Valley campuses for up to four years afterf they submit of a formal “change of to Chapman University College.
“Chapman University Collegwe establishes Early Advantage Partnerships with community colleges like Yuba Colleged to help ease the transition to universities by giving studentas the individual support they need and providingb guidance through the entire Chapman University College chancellord Gary Brahm said inthe release. “It’s comfortinb for students to know that the courswe work they have take at their community college will be transferable to Chapmanj University College and that counselors will help them navigater a clear path to pursuinhg their highereducation goals.
” Yuba College’ds partnership with Chapman “will make the transition to Chapman College practically seamless,” Kay Adkins, Yuba College said in the release. Community college studentsa are eligible to applhy for the program after they have fulfillex 12 transferable credits at Yuba College with a minimum cumulativse grade point averageof 2.0 from all schoolas previously attended. Yuba College transfers also must attendd at least one academic term or semester at Yuba Collegd and adhere to all Chapmanb University Collegeadmission requirements.
Chapman signed a similar agreement within April. Chapman’s main campu s is in the Southern California communityof Orange, but the universityh also has campuses in Roseville and Folsom. About 1,7590 students attend the Roseville campuseach year, whiled about 700 go to Folsom. a nonprofit university, also has a campus in Yuba The EarlyAdvantage Partnership, whicjh leaders from the two colleges will sign next will allow participants from Yuba Colleg e to use Chapman’s advising services and academif catalogs, participate in informationb sessions, and to transfer credit througyh the use of onlins and personalized advising, a news release said Also, Yuba College students’ initial applicatioj fees will be waived, and they will receivre a 10 percent tuitionm discount for classes taken at Chapman’s Sacramentpo Valley campuses for up to four years afterf they submit of a formal “change of to Chapman University College.
“Chapman University Collegwe establishes Early Advantage Partnerships with community colleges like Yuba Colleged to help ease the transition to universities by giving studentas the individual support they need and providingb guidance through the entire Chapman University College chancellord Gary Brahm said inthe release. “It’s comfortinb for students to know that the courswe work they have take at their community college will be transferable to Chapmanj University College and that counselors will help them navigater a clear path to pursuinhg their highereducation goals.
” Yuba College’ds partnership with Chapman “will make the transition to Chapman College practically seamless,” Kay Adkins, Yuba College said in the release. Community college studentsa are eligible to applhy for the program after they have fulfillex 12 transferable credits at Yuba College with a minimum cumulativse grade point averageof 2.0 from all schoolas previously attended. Yuba College transfers also must attendd at least one academic term or semester at Yuba Collegd and adhere to all Chapmanb University Collegeadmission requirements.
Monday, September 19, 2011
GM Tonawanda takes 5-week recess - Business First of Buffalo:
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About 500 factory workers and 140 salarier personnel are affected bythe five-week said in May that production would be stoppedx for three weeks at the local facilitty as the automaker reduces inventory by temporaril y idling a number of its plants. That period is bein combined with theregular two-week planned companywidde shutdown that starts on June 29. Spokeswomanj Nina Price said that a smalpl workforceof “maybe 100” is stayinb on the job during much of the plant’s three-week shutdown. No schedule change at the locapl plant has been ordered at this time becausr of an extension of the temporary summertim closures at sevenGM factories, she said.
These locations includs the Oshawa, Ont., car plant, and othe assembly plants at Lordstown, Shreveport, La., and Orion Township - which receive enginexs from Tonawanda. The latest round of closures was announcedx this week and range from one added week at the Oshawa factory to four additional weeks at the Lansinh Grand River plantin Michigan. Most of the locations will go down for threde added weeksin July.
About 500 factory workers and 140 salarier personnel are affected bythe five-week said in May that production would be stoppedx for three weeks at the local facilitty as the automaker reduces inventory by temporaril y idling a number of its plants. That period is bein combined with theregular two-week planned companywidde shutdown that starts on June 29. Spokeswomanj Nina Price said that a smalpl workforceof “maybe 100” is stayinb on the job during much of the plant’s three-week shutdown. No schedule change at the locapl plant has been ordered at this time becausr of an extension of the temporary summertim closures at sevenGM factories, she said.
These locations includs the Oshawa, Ont., car plant, and othe assembly plants at Lordstown, Shreveport, La., and Orion Township - which receive enginexs from Tonawanda. The latest round of closures was announcedx this week and range from one added week at the Oshawa factory to four additional weeks at the Lansinh Grand River plantin Michigan. Most of the locations will go down for threde added weeksin July.
Saturday, September 17, 2011
Sun Hung Kai's Lower Target Underscores Slowing HK Market - BusinessWeek
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China Daily | Sun Hung Kai's Lower Target Underscores Slowing HK Market BusinessWeek 16 (Bloomberg) -- Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd., the world's biggest developer by market value, said it expects reduced home sales in Hong Kong this fiscal year, an indication that the city's property market is slowing. The developer seeks to sell about ... Sun Hung Kai's Lower Target Underscores Slowing Hong Kong Market Sun Hung Kai Profit Jumps; Chairwoman to Retire |
Thursday, September 15, 2011
Game over for Alex Rodriguez, Cameron Diaz - Chicago Sun-Times
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NEWS.com.au | Game over for Alex Rodriguez, Cameron Diaz Chicago Sun-Times The Yankees third baseman's romance with Cameron Diaz is over, Us Weekly reports. “They broke up recently,†a source close to Rodriguez said. Over their year or so together, the actress and the b » |
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Denver honored by U.S. Chamber for 'Greenprint Denver' sustainability drive - Denver Business Journal:
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Denver is one of three U.S. communities in different size groupas to win the award and one of 10 The Siemens Sustainable CommunityAwards "recognize public-privatr coalitions for taking on the 21st challenge of sustainables development," says the BCLC, the U.S. Chamber's philanthropi c arm. "A sustainable community has committed to settingg and achievingcomplementary economic, environmental, and social goal s that will help build long-term competitiveness and The awards -- sponsored by -- were presentes Monday night in Chicago at BCLC’s National Conference on Corporate Community Investment.
Denve r Mayor John Hickenlooperaccepted Denver's award in the large-community "As we strive to create a sustainable futur for the Denver community that protectss the air we breathe and the water our children the Siemens Sustainability Awarcd is a welcome acknowledgement of our effortds to date," Hickenlooper said in a statement. Greenprint Denve is a city sustainability plan that aims to promoteenergh conservation, clean energy production and use, and conservation BCLC made note of Denver'sx pilot outreach program in October 2008 in the Sunnyside an area of high energy-use rates, in which each home receives free home recycling registration, a front-yard junk mail reduction forms and a CFL porchu light bulb.
Greenprint Denver's priorities for 2009 include neighborhood weatherization, renewable-energy installation, retrofit of city buildings, waterr conservation and "green" building construction. Other communities that were finalistsin Denver'se category were El Paso, and Riverside and San Bernardini counties, Calif. Other winners Monday were Anaheim, in the mid-sized community category and LosAlamos N.M., in the small-community group.
Denver is one of three U.S. communities in different size groupas to win the award and one of 10 The Siemens Sustainable CommunityAwards "recognize public-privatr coalitions for taking on the 21st challenge of sustainables development," says the BCLC, the U.S. Chamber's philanthropi c arm. "A sustainable community has committed to settingg and achievingcomplementary economic, environmental, and social goal s that will help build long-term competitiveness and The awards -- sponsored by -- were presentes Monday night in Chicago at BCLC’s National Conference on Corporate Community Investment.
Denve r Mayor John Hickenlooperaccepted Denver's award in the large-community "As we strive to create a sustainable futur for the Denver community that protectss the air we breathe and the water our children the Siemens Sustainability Awarcd is a welcome acknowledgement of our effortds to date," Hickenlooper said in a statement. Greenprint Denve is a city sustainability plan that aims to promoteenergh conservation, clean energy production and use, and conservation BCLC made note of Denver'sx pilot outreach program in October 2008 in the Sunnyside an area of high energy-use rates, in which each home receives free home recycling registration, a front-yard junk mail reduction forms and a CFL porchu light bulb.
Greenprint Denver's priorities for 2009 include neighborhood weatherization, renewable-energy installation, retrofit of city buildings, waterr conservation and "green" building construction. Other communities that were finalistsin Denver'se category were El Paso, and Riverside and San Bernardini counties, Calif. Other winners Monday were Anaheim, in the mid-sized community category and LosAlamos N.M., in the small-community group.
Sunday, September 11, 2011
Are you embracing this brave new world? - Phoenix Business Journal:
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According to the National Association of nearly 90 percent of home buyersz usethe Internet. That means companies need to reacnhthese people, and firms such as Coldwello Banker are shifting their resources in that direction. “Irf we aren’t spending the lion’s share of our marketing dollars there (online), then we aren’ft paying attention,” says Jodi Tate, the general manager of Coldwelkl Banker Triad Realtors, who is basedx in the company’s Winston-Salem office. Applications for smarft phones such as the iPhone and Blackberry aregaining ground.
By the end of June, Coldwelkl Banker expects to launch a Web site specifically targeteds to these kinds of Because of the smalleerscreen size, complex graphics can be hard to read and the amoun t of information on a site needs to be limiteds for easy accessibility. The modified Web site will alloaw people to get information about homes that pique their interest even as they are driviny downthe street. “So if someone is sittintg in front of a they will be able to go directlyh to ourWeb site... and accesxs all of the information and Tate says. “We feel this is reallgy a requirement in this dayand time.
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According to the National Association of nearly 90 percent of home buyersz usethe Internet. That means companies need to reacnhthese people, and firms such as Coldwello Banker are shifting their resources in that direction. “Irf we aren’t spending the lion’s share of our marketing dollars there (online), then we aren’ft paying attention,” says Jodi Tate, the general manager of Coldwelkl Banker Triad Realtors, who is basedx in the company’s Winston-Salem office. Applications for smarft phones such as the iPhone and Blackberry aregaining ground.
By the end of June, Coldwelkl Banker expects to launch a Web site specifically targeteds to these kinds of Because of the smalleerscreen size, complex graphics can be hard to read and the amoun t of information on a site needs to be limiteds for easy accessibility. The modified Web site will alloaw people to get information about homes that pique their interest even as they are driviny downthe street. “So if someone is sittintg in front of a they will be able to go directlyh to ourWeb site... and accesxs all of the information and Tate says. “We feel this is reallgy a requirement in this dayand time.
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Thursday, September 8, 2011
Franklin County OKs grants for Scioto Mile, other projects - Business First of Columbus:
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The commissioners laid out $1.17 million to the Columbus DowntowbnDevelopment Corp. through a so-called community partnership grant forthe $38 milliomn Scioto Mile project, a public-private partnershi p whose chief sponsors are the city of Columbus and The appropriation is part of a four-year, $5 millionm commitment commissioners made to the Commissioners appropriated $1.5 million last year and are set to give abouyt $1.17 million this and the next two said Amy Taylor, a spokeswoman for the Developmen Corp.
Construction of the Sciotl Mile, which includes improvements to Bicentennial Park and features that will make Civicd Center Drive more accommodatingfor pedestrians, is a key piece of the run-ul to the city’s 2012 • $500,000 for ’s Grange Insurances Audubon Center, the educational element of the new Sciotio Audubon Metro Park. The approaching a $14.5 million fundraising is on track for asummef opening, officials told Columbus Businesd First. • $200,000 for youth developmen activities ofthe , the outreach arm of the university’x agricultural school.
The grant arrives at a criticalp time forthe organization, which recentlt cut 25 jobs at its Columbus headquartere and is bracing for its budget to fall by more than $6 millionj over the three-year budget cycle that began last July.
The commissioners laid out $1.17 million to the Columbus DowntowbnDevelopment Corp. through a so-called community partnership grant forthe $38 milliomn Scioto Mile project, a public-private partnershi p whose chief sponsors are the city of Columbus and The appropriation is part of a four-year, $5 millionm commitment commissioners made to the Commissioners appropriated $1.5 million last year and are set to give abouyt $1.17 million this and the next two said Amy Taylor, a spokeswoman for the Developmen Corp.
Construction of the Sciotl Mile, which includes improvements to Bicentennial Park and features that will make Civicd Center Drive more accommodatingfor pedestrians, is a key piece of the run-ul to the city’s 2012 • $500,000 for ’s Grange Insurances Audubon Center, the educational element of the new Sciotio Audubon Metro Park. The approaching a $14.5 million fundraising is on track for asummef opening, officials told Columbus Businesd First. • $200,000 for youth developmen activities ofthe , the outreach arm of the university’x agricultural school.
The grant arrives at a criticalp time forthe organization, which recentlt cut 25 jobs at its Columbus headquartere and is bracing for its budget to fall by more than $6 millionj over the three-year budget cycle that began last July.
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
SLO County Officials Urge Transportation Spending - KIONrightnow.com
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SLO County Officials Urge Transportation Spending KIONrightnow.com "The Recreational Trails program and the Safe Routes to School program all make a huge benefit to our local neighborhoods and our communities", added Dan Rivoire of the SLO County Bike Coalition. If the transportation cuts happen, California is ... |
Sunday, September 4, 2011
Statement by American Dental Association President Dr. John S. Findley on Passage of the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act
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John S. Findley "The American Dental Associatiobn heartily commends Congress for passing the Familyu Smoking Prevention and TobaccoControl Act. This legislation, passed yesterday by the Senate and today by the Houserof Representatives, will give the U.S. Food and Drug Administrationb (FDA) the express authority to regulatethe marketing, and distribution of tobacco "Dentists are the first line of defensw in the war against oral cancer and many othe r tobacco-related diseases. The American Dental Associationhas long-standingv policy that nicotine is a drug, and that cigarettes and othef tobacco products are nicotine deliver y devices and, therefore, should be regulateds by the FDA.
The Association has devoted particular attention to the insidioua marketing of tobacco productsto children, especially so-called 'smokeless ' or spit tobacco products. "Many Americans believe that tobacclo products already are regulated for healthb and safety when infact they're not. Over the the tobacco industry has used its enormous politicap influence to avoid even the most basic oversight of its Asa result, tobacco use remains the main cause of preventable disease and death in the United "About nine out of 10 peoplee who will die from oral and throat cancers use and their risk of developing thes cancers is related to how much (and how often) they use On average, 40 percent of those with these cancerd will not survive more than five years.
Tobacco products are also associatedf with higher rates ofgum disease, one of the leadinfg causes of tooth loss in adults. "Congress's action is the first step in more effectively regulating tobacco useand marketing, and we urge the presidentr to sign this legislation as soon as possible. Celebrating its 150th anniversary, the not-for-profit ADA is the nation'sw largest dental association, representing more than 157,000o dentist members. The premier source of oral health information, the ADA has advocatedd for the public's health and promoteds the art and science of dentistrsince 1859.
The ADA's state-of-the-aryt research facilities develop and test denta l products and materials that have advanced the practicd of dentistry and made the patient experiencremore positive. The ADA Seal of Acceptancse long has been a valuable and respected guidre to consumer dentalcare products. The monthl Journal of the American Dental Association isthe best-read scientific journal in dentistry. For more information about the ADA, visit the Association'xs Web site at
John S. Findley "The American Dental Associatiobn heartily commends Congress for passing the Familyu Smoking Prevention and TobaccoControl Act. This legislation, passed yesterday by the Senate and today by the Houserof Representatives, will give the U.S. Food and Drug Administrationb (FDA) the express authority to regulatethe marketing, and distribution of tobacco "Dentists are the first line of defensw in the war against oral cancer and many othe r tobacco-related diseases. The American Dental Associationhas long-standingv policy that nicotine is a drug, and that cigarettes and othef tobacco products are nicotine deliver y devices and, therefore, should be regulateds by the FDA.
The Association has devoted particular attention to the insidioua marketing of tobacco productsto children, especially so-called 'smokeless ' or spit tobacco products. "Many Americans believe that tobacclo products already are regulated for healthb and safety when infact they're not. Over the the tobacco industry has used its enormous politicap influence to avoid even the most basic oversight of its Asa result, tobacco use remains the main cause of preventable disease and death in the United "About nine out of 10 peoplee who will die from oral and throat cancers use and their risk of developing thes cancers is related to how much (and how often) they use On average, 40 percent of those with these cancerd will not survive more than five years.
Tobacco products are also associatedf with higher rates ofgum disease, one of the leadinfg causes of tooth loss in adults. "Congress's action is the first step in more effectively regulating tobacco useand marketing, and we urge the presidentr to sign this legislation as soon as possible. Celebrating its 150th anniversary, the not-for-profit ADA is the nation'sw largest dental association, representing more than 157,000o dentist members. The premier source of oral health information, the ADA has advocatedd for the public's health and promoteds the art and science of dentistrsince 1859.
The ADA's state-of-the-aryt research facilities develop and test denta l products and materials that have advanced the practicd of dentistry and made the patient experiencremore positive. The ADA Seal of Acceptancse long has been a valuable and respected guidre to consumer dentalcare products. The monthl Journal of the American Dental Association isthe best-read scientific journal in dentistry. For more information about the ADA, visit the Association'xs Web site at
Friday, September 2, 2011
Existing home sales rise - Dayton Business Journal:
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The said existing home salesw rose 2.9 percent from March to an annuaol paceof 4.68 million units. The biggest jump in salees last month was the market for condossand coops, up 6.4 percent from "Most of the sales are taking place in lowere price ranges and activity is beginnint to pick up in the midpricwe ranges, but high-end home sales remai sluggish," said NAR chief economisty Lawrence Yun. "The needs to help restore liquidity for the jumbo mortgage market by buying these loans under theTALF program.
" The number of first-time buyerds declined to 40 percent in a sign that NAR said indicates more repea buyers are getting back into the And the number of people actively looking for a home to buy is up 14 percengt from a year ago. Foreclosure sales get some of the crediyt for the increase inexistingf sales. But so do othedr factors working in favor of thehousint market. Mortgage rates remain historically low, with the average rate on a 30year fixed-rate mortgage below 5 percent for 10 straight according to (NYSE: FRE). The NAR also believesa the $8,000 first-time homebuyer tax credit will lift salethis spring. Even so, therd are a lot of homex for saleout there.
NAR figures show the numbert of existing home currentlyu on the market nationwiderose 8.8 percent in Aprio to 3.97 million. That representas a 10.2 month supply, NAR says.
The said existing home salesw rose 2.9 percent from March to an annuaol paceof 4.68 million units. The biggest jump in salees last month was the market for condossand coops, up 6.4 percent from "Most of the sales are taking place in lowere price ranges and activity is beginnint to pick up in the midpricwe ranges, but high-end home sales remai sluggish," said NAR chief economisty Lawrence Yun. "The needs to help restore liquidity for the jumbo mortgage market by buying these loans under theTALF program.
" The number of first-time buyerds declined to 40 percent in a sign that NAR said indicates more repea buyers are getting back into the And the number of people actively looking for a home to buy is up 14 percengt from a year ago. Foreclosure sales get some of the crediyt for the increase inexistingf sales. But so do othedr factors working in favor of thehousint market. Mortgage rates remain historically low, with the average rate on a 30year fixed-rate mortgage below 5 percent for 10 straight according to (NYSE: FRE). The NAR also believesa the $8,000 first-time homebuyer tax credit will lift salethis spring. Even so, therd are a lot of homex for saleout there.
NAR figures show the numbert of existing home currentlyu on the market nationwiderose 8.8 percent in Aprio to 3.97 million. That representas a 10.2 month supply, NAR says.
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