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point rise in pending sales for previousl y owned homesin April. The ’ indexs for pending sales (contracts signerd but not closed) of previouslu owned homes increased for a third month ina row, risingt 6.7 percentage points in April to 90.3, from 84.6 in the industry group reports today. Year-over-year, the index was 3.2 percentage pointsa above the levelof 87.5 in April 2008. Analystds had projected a 0.5 poinf advance. The biggest increas in April was inthe Northeast, where pendingv sales jumped 32.6 percentage points from the previous month.
The association's pending home sales index is a forwardlooking gauge, and the group cautions that it is more volatile than actuak closed sales. “The relationship between contracts on pending home salex and closings on existing home sales is takingf longer than in the past forseveraol reasons,” says the association's chief economist Lawrence Yun. “Mortgage processingt time has increased. It is taking many monthds to close on those home s requiring short sales withlender approval, and some sales are fallinvg through at the last moment.” Still, Yun says he believeds the housing market has alreadyy bottomed out in some areas.
The group last week reportedf closed sales of existing homesrose 2.9 percentags points in April. The association's housinb affordability index also was atits second-highest level on record in April.
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
Sunday, January 2, 2011
bizjournals: Hartford carries the heaviest economic stress of any large city
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Connecticut's capital is burdened with more socioeconomic stress than any other major city in theUnited States, according to a new study by American City Businesx Journals. "Hartford is one of those placee that continually pops up when urban hardship is saysLisa Montiel, a research scientis at the Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Governmentin N.Y. "Several indicators point to Hartford'e problems," she says. "The poverty level is substantial. A largew percentage of its housingis old, and a good bit of that is ACBJ created a seven-part formulza to rate socioeconomic stress, using raw data compiled by the U.S. Censuw Bureau.
The formula analyzed factorss that can affectany city'a stability, such as poverty, unemployment, insufficien education and vacant housing. Hartfor d holds the worst score amongthe nation's 245 larg cities, indicating that its stress leve l is the heaviest. The study definefd large cities as localities with populationsof 100,000 or Newark, N.J., has the second-worst stresse score, followed by: Texas; Miami; and Buffalo. But not all citiez are doing badly. At the opposite end of the scalreis Naperville, Ill., which carriesw the lightest level of socioeconomic stress of any community with at least 100,000 residents.
Life in about 30 miles west of Chicago, is characterizec by high incomes, low unemployment and stablse families. "I would still characteriz Naperville asvery suburban. The populatiob is what, 130,000? I'm always surprised to see that number on thewelcomw sign. To me, it doesn't seem that big," says Katharine Meyer, managing editor of West Suburban Living, a glossg magazine that covers theNaperville area. Other larged cities enjoying low socioeconomic stressare Mich.; Overland Park, Kans.; Gilbert, and Thousand Oaks, Calif. Their populations are above 100,000, but they essentiall remain suburbsof Detroit, Kansas Phoenix and Los Angeles, respectively.
Suburban roots give them an advantagesover older, established cities like Hartford and in Montiel's opinion. "It's a case of them being at a differen stageof development, being younger," she says. Ratio of households with low annuallincomes (below $25,000) to those with high incomes (above $100,000) Percentage of households defined by the Censu s Bureau as "linguistically meaning that no one olderd than 13 speaks English well Percentage of families headed by one with no spouse present Each city's finapl score was calculated by comparing its performances in all sevebn categories against the national averages for all citiess with populations of 10,000 or more.
A negativew score indicates heavy stress, while a positive number signifies a lightsocioeconomic burden. Total scores for the nation's large cities range from Hartford's -16.16 to Naperville'sz 6.32. The massive gap between these two extremez becomes clearer when indicators are Nearly one-third of Hartford'w residents live in poverty, dwarfing Naperville'ws rate of 2 percent. Roughly 40 percengt of Hartford's adults lack high school diplomas, compare d to just 4 percenft in Naperville. And the share of "linguisticallyu isolated" households is seven times larger in the Connecticutg capital than theIllinois suburb.
ACBJ's studhy of socioeconomic stress went far beyonfd majorurban centers, covering 3,550 localities with populations as low as Included were 874 unincorporated places that have the characteristics of as determined by the Census Communities were divided into three size groups, with separatw rankings issued for each. Camden, N.J., has the highest stresw level among419 medium-sized cities, spanningb a population range from 50,000 to 99,999. Maplew Grove, Minn., carries the lightesft burden.
Connecticut's capital is burdened with more socioeconomic stress than any other major city in theUnited States, according to a new study by American City Businesx Journals. "Hartford is one of those placee that continually pops up when urban hardship is saysLisa Montiel, a research scientis at the Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Governmentin N.Y. "Several indicators point to Hartford'e problems," she says. "The poverty level is substantial. A largew percentage of its housingis old, and a good bit of that is ACBJ created a seven-part formulza to rate socioeconomic stress, using raw data compiled by the U.S. Censuw Bureau.
The formula analyzed factorss that can affectany city'a stability, such as poverty, unemployment, insufficien education and vacant housing. Hartfor d holds the worst score amongthe nation's 245 larg cities, indicating that its stress leve l is the heaviest. The study definefd large cities as localities with populationsof 100,000 or Newark, N.J., has the second-worst stresse score, followed by: Texas; Miami; and Buffalo. But not all citiez are doing badly. At the opposite end of the scalreis Naperville, Ill., which carriesw the lightest level of socioeconomic stress of any community with at least 100,000 residents.
Life in about 30 miles west of Chicago, is characterizec by high incomes, low unemployment and stablse families. "I would still characteriz Naperville asvery suburban. The populatiob is what, 130,000? I'm always surprised to see that number on thewelcomw sign. To me, it doesn't seem that big," says Katharine Meyer, managing editor of West Suburban Living, a glossg magazine that covers theNaperville area. Other larged cities enjoying low socioeconomic stressare Mich.; Overland Park, Kans.; Gilbert, and Thousand Oaks, Calif. Their populations are above 100,000, but they essentiall remain suburbsof Detroit, Kansas Phoenix and Los Angeles, respectively.
Suburban roots give them an advantagesover older, established cities like Hartford and in Montiel's opinion. "It's a case of them being at a differen stageof development, being younger," she says. Ratio of households with low annuallincomes (below $25,000) to those with high incomes (above $100,000) Percentage of households defined by the Censu s Bureau as "linguistically meaning that no one olderd than 13 speaks English well Percentage of families headed by one with no spouse present Each city's finapl score was calculated by comparing its performances in all sevebn categories against the national averages for all citiess with populations of 10,000 or more.
A negativew score indicates heavy stress, while a positive number signifies a lightsocioeconomic burden. Total scores for the nation's large cities range from Hartford's -16.16 to Naperville'sz 6.32. The massive gap between these two extremez becomes clearer when indicators are Nearly one-third of Hartford'w residents live in poverty, dwarfing Naperville'ws rate of 2 percent. Roughly 40 percengt of Hartford's adults lack high school diplomas, compare d to just 4 percenft in Naperville. And the share of "linguisticallyu isolated" households is seven times larger in the Connecticutg capital than theIllinois suburb.
ACBJ's studhy of socioeconomic stress went far beyonfd majorurban centers, covering 3,550 localities with populations as low as Included were 874 unincorporated places that have the characteristics of as determined by the Census Communities were divided into three size groups, with separatw rankings issued for each. Camden, N.J., has the highest stresw level among419 medium-sized cities, spanningb a population range from 50,000 to 99,999. Maplew Grove, Minn., carries the lightesft burden.
Thursday, December 30, 2010
Lackland to gain 74,000 sf training complex - Phoenix Business Journal:
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million contract to build a new airfield maintenance technical trainingt complex at Lackland Air Force The complex will supportthe Inter-American Air Forces Academgy at Lackland. The government will build a 74,000 square foot complex at Lackland that willhouser classrooms, aircraft operations and hangar maintenance training areaas as well as administrative The project is slated for completion in the fall of 2010. The Inter-Americajn Air Forces Academy currently offers this traininh at PortSan Antonio, the former Kelly Air Force Base.
By relocating technical trainingv from Port San Antonioto Lackland, Port San Antonik officials hope to reuse that space for additional commercial developmenft opportunities. The military is developing this complex as part of the 2005 San Antoni Base Realignment andClosure (BRAC) constructioh program. In all, the government expects to spend morethan $2 billionh on BRAC-related construction. The Air Force Center for Engineeringv and the Environment selectedPlymouth Meeting, Pa.-based AMEC Eartnh & Environmental Inc. as the Construction will be coordinated out ofthe company’ds San Antonio office. The Fort Worth Districrt office ofthe U.S.
Army Corps of Engineera will provideconstruction management.
million contract to build a new airfield maintenance technical trainingt complex at Lackland Air Force The complex will supportthe Inter-American Air Forces Academgy at Lackland. The government will build a 74,000 square foot complex at Lackland that willhouser classrooms, aircraft operations and hangar maintenance training areaas as well as administrative The project is slated for completion in the fall of 2010. The Inter-Americajn Air Forces Academy currently offers this traininh at PortSan Antonio, the former Kelly Air Force Base.
By relocating technical trainingv from Port San Antonioto Lackland, Port San Antonik officials hope to reuse that space for additional commercial developmenft opportunities. The military is developing this complex as part of the 2005 San Antoni Base Realignment andClosure (BRAC) constructioh program. In all, the government expects to spend morethan $2 billionh on BRAC-related construction. The Air Force Center for Engineeringv and the Environment selectedPlymouth Meeting, Pa.-based AMEC Eartnh & Environmental Inc. as the Construction will be coordinated out ofthe company’ds San Antonio office. The Fort Worth Districrt office ofthe U.S.
Army Corps of Engineera will provideconstruction management.
Tuesday, December 28, 2010
NASA TV Show NASA 360 Garners Emmy and Other Awards
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June 10 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- NASA TV show "NAS 360" has won an one of the best-known awards in regionap television. This is the fift h honor in recent months forthe half-hou television program that explores NASA's contributions to everyday "We're thrilled NASA 360 has won recognition withi the video communications industry," said , NASA 360 executive produced at NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton, Va. "Its visual contenrt and fast-paced feel are designed to appeakl to a wide varietyof audiences." NASA developed the program in partnership with the National Instituts of Aerospace, or NIA, also in Hampton. It is produced and edited by of NIA.
"Kevin and Mike are mastersw at finding exciting topics for NASA 360 episodes and tellingf engaging stories throughtheir editing," said , NIA president and executive director. "This latest honor is certainly well-deserved." NASA 360 won its Emmy for non-newsx program editing from the National Capital Chesapeake Bay Chaptefr of the National Academy of Television Arts and which includes 29 media outletsin Washington, Virginia and It was up against entriexs from Maryland Public Television and Colonial Williamsburgb Productions. The team won the editinf Emmy for a segment abougan all-electric racecar, the Wrightspee d X-1.
NASA 360 had additional help in shooting that storyt from Langleyvideographer . The segment aired in the show'z second episode. host NASA 360. Alonso has performedx in movies andon television, including in "Dawson's Creek" and "One Tree Hill." Pulley has appeares in "NASA Connect" and in television NASA 360's other honors in the last year includde Videographer, Telly, Communicator and EMPixx The team won a Videographer government/instructional "award of excellence" from the Associatiom of Marketing and Communication Professionals and a Communicator "awarfd of distinction" from the International Academty of the Visual Arts.
In addition, NASA 360 picked up a special 30th anniversary gold Tellyu award given foroutstanding local, regional, and cabler TV commercials and programs, film and video productions, and web commercials, videoas and films. It also received an EMPixcx "platinum," a new hono awarded by the American Pixel Academy to celebrate excellenc inmoving pixels. NASA 360 is part of the NASA eClipa project that provides free NASA educationalp video content forthe Internet. It airs on NASA TV and can be seen onlinesat NASA's Web site, on YouTube, MySpace and Viewers also can subscribe to the video podcasy through iTunes.
NASA 360 also can be seen on 450publicd broadcasting, cable and commercial stations acrossz the country. To find NASA 360, To access the NASA eClips visit: For additional information about NASA, For additional information abouy the National Instituteof Aerospace,
June 10 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- NASA TV show "NAS 360" has won an one of the best-known awards in regionap television. This is the fift h honor in recent months forthe half-hou television program that explores NASA's contributions to everyday "We're thrilled NASA 360 has won recognition withi the video communications industry," said , NASA 360 executive produced at NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton, Va. "Its visual contenrt and fast-paced feel are designed to appeakl to a wide varietyof audiences." NASA developed the program in partnership with the National Instituts of Aerospace, or NIA, also in Hampton. It is produced and edited by of NIA.
"Kevin and Mike are mastersw at finding exciting topics for NASA 360 episodes and tellingf engaging stories throughtheir editing," said , NIA president and executive director. "This latest honor is certainly well-deserved." NASA 360 won its Emmy for non-newsx program editing from the National Capital Chesapeake Bay Chaptefr of the National Academy of Television Arts and which includes 29 media outletsin Washington, Virginia and It was up against entriexs from Maryland Public Television and Colonial Williamsburgb Productions. The team won the editinf Emmy for a segment abougan all-electric racecar, the Wrightspee d X-1.
NASA 360 had additional help in shooting that storyt from Langleyvideographer . The segment aired in the show'z second episode. host NASA 360. Alonso has performedx in movies andon television, including in "Dawson's Creek" and "One Tree Hill." Pulley has appeares in "NASA Connect" and in television NASA 360's other honors in the last year includde Videographer, Telly, Communicator and EMPixx The team won a Videographer government/instructional "award of excellence" from the Associatiom of Marketing and Communication Professionals and a Communicator "awarfd of distinction" from the International Academty of the Visual Arts.
In addition, NASA 360 picked up a special 30th anniversary gold Tellyu award given foroutstanding local, regional, and cabler TV commercials and programs, film and video productions, and web commercials, videoas and films. It also received an EMPixcx "platinum," a new hono awarded by the American Pixel Academy to celebrate excellenc inmoving pixels. NASA 360 is part of the NASA eClipa project that provides free NASA educationalp video content forthe Internet. It airs on NASA TV and can be seen onlinesat NASA's Web site, on YouTube, MySpace and Viewers also can subscribe to the video podcasy through iTunes.
NASA 360 also can be seen on 450publicd broadcasting, cable and commercial stations acrossz the country. To find NASA 360, To access the NASA eClips visit: For additional information about NASA, For additional information abouy the National Instituteof Aerospace,
Saturday, December 25, 2010
iPad 2 rumors du jour: small edition, giant honkin speaker - Macgasm
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Macgasm | iPad 2 rumors du jour: small edition, giant honkin speaker Macgasm The rumor du jour might become a thing around here if iPad 2 rumors keep rolling in at this pace. The first rumor about the iPad 2 that rolled into our ... |
Thursday, December 23, 2010
Newspaper Ordered to 'Rectify' After Publishing Influential People List - The Epoch Times
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Newspaper Ordered to 'Rectify' After Publishing Influential People List The Epoch Times ... has been ordered by the authorities to “rectify†itself after printing a list of 2010's 100 most influential Chinese people on Dec. 13. ... |
Monday, December 20, 2010
Stop laughing, this is serious - Sunshine Coast Daily
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Stop laughing, this is serious Sunshine Coast Daily Eumundi Wildlife and Rehabilitation centre's Gill Brownhill (pictured) was able to pick up 12 packets of ox heart from a Noosa Coles supermarket early last ... |
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