DENVER, CO--(Marketwired - May 9, 2014) - Hangover Joe's Holding Corporation (OTCQB: HJOE), the maker of "The Hangover" Recovery Shot and developers of an innovative state of the art proprietary Git-R-Done-Energy Shot with Git-R-Done Productions, Inc and Larry the Cable Guy, is pleased to announce product acceptance at Core-Mark International's Corona, California distribution center. In related news, the Company will be participating at the Core-Mark Las Vegas Trade Show on May 9 & 10th in order to introduce the product line to the Corona, Los Angeles, Bakersfield and Las Vegas divisions. We will be launching the new Git-R-Done-Energy Shot within Core-Mark divisions in the west & east coast and we expect to be available to stores in June.
Reported by Marketwired 14 hours ago.
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Git-R-Done-Energy Initiates Distribution With Core-Mark
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North Las Vegas man gets prison in machete attack
A 52-year-old North Las Vegas man was sentenced to 26 to 65 years in state prison for a machete attack that split his ex-girlfriends scalp and nearly hacked off her arms in March 2012.
Reported by MyNorthwest.com 14 hours ago.
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Fogo de Chão Brazilian Steakhouse Raises More Than $73,000 for Junior Achievement Totaling $216,000 for Three Years and Counting!
Fogo de Chão hosted fundraising dining events at 18 locations across the nation in honor of April’s Financial Literacy Month
Dallas, Texas (PRWEB) May 09, 2014
During the month of April, award-winning Brazilian steakhouse Fogo de Chão partnered once again with Junior Achievement, the world's largest organization dedicated to inspiring and preparing young people to succeed in a global economy. Together, $73,000 was raised nationwide, which will provide funding for nearly 2,500 students around the country to participate in financial literacy education! This is the third year that Fogo de Chão Brazilian Steakhouse has hosted dining events at its locations across the nation and is proud to announce a total donation to local Junior Achievement operations of $216,000 since 2012.
The authentic Southern Brazilian steakhouse offered a charitable dinner package at 18 of the restaurant’s U.S. locations during the month of April - Financial Literacy Month - for a special price of $45-$50 per person (a $75 value) and $25 for children ages six to 10. One hundred percent of the proceeds benefited the Junior Achievement chapters in each of the cities to raise awareness around the need for youth financial literacy education and to support broader implementation of Junior Achievement programs.
The Fogo de Chão restaurants that participated in this initiative for Financial Literacy Month include: Dallas, Texas; Minneapolis, Minnesota; Denver, Colorado; Baltimore, Maryland; Beverly Hills, California; Chicago, Illinois; Houston, Texas; Miami, Florida; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Atlanta, Georgia; Orlando, Florida; Indianapolis, Indiana; Austin, Texas; Scottsdale, Arizona; Rosemont, Illinois; Las Vegas, Nevada; Kansas City, Missouri; and San Antonio, Texas. Many of the events were sold out, and local diners are appreciated for their participation.
“On behalf of Junior Achievement, we are incredibly thankful for Fogo de Chão’s continued support over the years," said Jack E. Kosakowski, president and CEO of Junior Achievement USA®. "Their generosity allows local JA offices to expand implementation of critical youth financial literacy education.”
In addition to the combined $73,000 raised through the fundraising events, Fogo de Chão also donated $9,000 in promotional cards to benefit local Junior Achievement chapters' initiatives throughout year. “Junior Achievement is an incredible organization and we have always felt an alignment with its mission to teach financial literacy, and in particular, entrepreneurship,” said Larry Johnson, CEO of Fogo de Chão. “Entrepreneurship is at the heart of what has made our company successful since our first restaurant opened in Brazil, 35 years ago. The thought they we may, in our own small way, help inspire youth through Junior Achievement is very exciting for us all.”
For more information on Junior Achievement, please visit the website at http://www.ja.org.
About Junior Achievement USA® (JA):
Junior Achievement is the world's largest organization dedicated to giving young people the knowledge and skills they need to own their economic success, plan for their future, and make smart academic and economic choices. JA programs are delivered by corporate and community volunteers, and provide relevant, hands-on experiences that give students from kindergarten through high school knowledge and skills in financial literacy, work readiness and entrepreneurship. Today, JA reaches 4.4 million students per year in 116 markets across the United States, with an additional 5.7 million students served by operations in 120 other countries worldwide. Visit http://www.ja.org for more information.
About Fogo de Chão:
Fogo de Chão® Churrascaria - Brazilian Steakhouse was founded in 1979 in Porto Alegre, Brazil and expanded into the U.S. in 1997. There are currently 33 locations throughout Brazil and the United States, with the recent openings in New York City, San Jose, Portland, and the Jardins neighborhood of São Paulo. http://www.Fogo.com.
The Fogo de Chão dining experience is based on the centuries-old Gaucho tradition known as churrasco, the Gaucho way of roasting meats over open pits of fire. This authentic Southern Brazilian steakhouse features an extensive variety of delectable, fire-roasted meats that are specially carved to each guest’s preference. Additionally, Fogo offers a colorful gourmet salad and sides bar with an abundance of fresh and seasonal choices, and Southern Brazilian side dishes are served family style. A tempting dessert menu, creative and classic cocktails, and an award-winning wine list complement the dining experience.
With Brazil hosting worldwide sporting events in 2014 and 2016, all eyes are on Brazil, and this is the perfect way to learn the culture and partake in its unique cuisine. Check out “The Gaucho Way”, a documentary-style video that is shot through the eyes of real Fogo de Chão Brazilian gauchos and explores the restaurant’s deep cultural roots in Southern Brazil (http://bit.ly/1jMHAtm).
### Reported by PRWeb 13 hours ago.
Dallas, Texas (PRWEB) May 09, 2014
During the month of April, award-winning Brazilian steakhouse Fogo de Chão partnered once again with Junior Achievement, the world's largest organization dedicated to inspiring and preparing young people to succeed in a global economy. Together, $73,000 was raised nationwide, which will provide funding for nearly 2,500 students around the country to participate in financial literacy education! This is the third year that Fogo de Chão Brazilian Steakhouse has hosted dining events at its locations across the nation and is proud to announce a total donation to local Junior Achievement operations of $216,000 since 2012.
The authentic Southern Brazilian steakhouse offered a charitable dinner package at 18 of the restaurant’s U.S. locations during the month of April - Financial Literacy Month - for a special price of $45-$50 per person (a $75 value) and $25 for children ages six to 10. One hundred percent of the proceeds benefited the Junior Achievement chapters in each of the cities to raise awareness around the need for youth financial literacy education and to support broader implementation of Junior Achievement programs.
The Fogo de Chão restaurants that participated in this initiative for Financial Literacy Month include: Dallas, Texas; Minneapolis, Minnesota; Denver, Colorado; Baltimore, Maryland; Beverly Hills, California; Chicago, Illinois; Houston, Texas; Miami, Florida; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Atlanta, Georgia; Orlando, Florida; Indianapolis, Indiana; Austin, Texas; Scottsdale, Arizona; Rosemont, Illinois; Las Vegas, Nevada; Kansas City, Missouri; and San Antonio, Texas. Many of the events were sold out, and local diners are appreciated for their participation.
“On behalf of Junior Achievement, we are incredibly thankful for Fogo de Chão’s continued support over the years," said Jack E. Kosakowski, president and CEO of Junior Achievement USA®. "Their generosity allows local JA offices to expand implementation of critical youth financial literacy education.”
In addition to the combined $73,000 raised through the fundraising events, Fogo de Chão also donated $9,000 in promotional cards to benefit local Junior Achievement chapters' initiatives throughout year. “Junior Achievement is an incredible organization and we have always felt an alignment with its mission to teach financial literacy, and in particular, entrepreneurship,” said Larry Johnson, CEO of Fogo de Chão. “Entrepreneurship is at the heart of what has made our company successful since our first restaurant opened in Brazil, 35 years ago. The thought they we may, in our own small way, help inspire youth through Junior Achievement is very exciting for us all.”
For more information on Junior Achievement, please visit the website at http://www.ja.org.
About Junior Achievement USA® (JA):
Junior Achievement is the world's largest organization dedicated to giving young people the knowledge and skills they need to own their economic success, plan for their future, and make smart academic and economic choices. JA programs are delivered by corporate and community volunteers, and provide relevant, hands-on experiences that give students from kindergarten through high school knowledge and skills in financial literacy, work readiness and entrepreneurship. Today, JA reaches 4.4 million students per year in 116 markets across the United States, with an additional 5.7 million students served by operations in 120 other countries worldwide. Visit http://www.ja.org for more information.
About Fogo de Chão:
Fogo de Chão® Churrascaria - Brazilian Steakhouse was founded in 1979 in Porto Alegre, Brazil and expanded into the U.S. in 1997. There are currently 33 locations throughout Brazil and the United States, with the recent openings in New York City, San Jose, Portland, and the Jardins neighborhood of São Paulo. http://www.Fogo.com.
The Fogo de Chão dining experience is based on the centuries-old Gaucho tradition known as churrasco, the Gaucho way of roasting meats over open pits of fire. This authentic Southern Brazilian steakhouse features an extensive variety of delectable, fire-roasted meats that are specially carved to each guest’s preference. Additionally, Fogo offers a colorful gourmet salad and sides bar with an abundance of fresh and seasonal choices, and Southern Brazilian side dishes are served family style. A tempting dessert menu, creative and classic cocktails, and an award-winning wine list complement the dining experience.
With Brazil hosting worldwide sporting events in 2014 and 2016, all eyes are on Brazil, and this is the perfect way to learn the culture and partake in its unique cuisine. Check out “The Gaucho Way”, a documentary-style video that is shot through the eyes of real Fogo de Chão Brazilian gauchos and explores the restaurant’s deep cultural roots in Southern Brazil (http://bit.ly/1jMHAtm).
### Reported by PRWeb 13 hours ago.
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The TSA’s ‘Randomizer’ Explains Why Some People Fly Through Airport Security While You Wait
Earlier this year, I wrote about a somewhat confusing (albeit pleasant) experience I’d had at McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas, where I and a number of other travelers were put through the TSA’s expedited PreCheck line — meaning no removal of shoes, belts or jackets — in spite of not being enrolled in the PreCheck program. At the time, … [More]
Reported by The Consumerist 11 hours ago.
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Whither the Culture War?
· Is America still locked in mortal conflict on cultural issues like abortion and homosexuality?
· What are the regional dynamics of the national values debate?
· Who's winning the culture war?
It is hard to remember when America's "culture war" broke out. It seems that we have been fighting forever about divisive social, moral and religious issues.
Now, a prominent political scientist suggests that the politics of values may have settled into a state of lessened conflict and volatility. The debate runs on; but terms like "acceptance" and "stability" figure centrally in his depiction of cultural struggle in this country.
Ted G. Jelen, a political scientist from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, presented his thesis and research at the recent Citadel Symposium on Southern Politics in Charleston, SC. His analysis, focusing on abortion and homosexuality, was based on public opinion data from the General Social Surveys for 1980-2010.
*Continuity and Change*
Dr. Jelen reported that, currently, the culture war exhibits both continuity and change on historically divisive issues. "In the aggregate, attitudes toward abortion are quite stable, while general acceptance of homosexuality and specific approval of same-sex marriage are increasing."
He also reported that the South is still a distinctive region of interacting religious values, personal morality and partisan struggle. "On issues relating to abortion, southerners remain consistently more conservative than Americans residing outside the South, and Republicans are consistently more conservative than Democrats."
Aside from these general findings, Jelen elaborated on the interesting role that age differences and rights rhetoric play in the changing cultural struggle.
The generational pattern, he said, is important but mixed. Younger Americans are more supportive of gay rights; but they are less supportive of access to legal abortion.
Also informative was his discussion about how the cultural narrative increasingly is framed around the issue of rights. The "right to choose" and the "right to life" lend balance to the competing sides of the abortion debate; however, thus far, the forces of traditional values have not articulated a plausible rights argument against gay/lesbian/bisexual/transsexual prerogatives.
*The Likely Winner? *
Jelen never told us who he thinks is winning the decades-long culture war. He noted that both sides can cite advantages and trending data; and he projected that the values struggle will continue to roil American politics.
For example, he re-iterated that both sides of the abortion debate have successfully framed their arguments in rights language; and "rights talk is an important rhetorical advantage in American political discourse."
On the issue of homosexuality, he posited that the rhetorical advantage of a one-sided rights debate favors the liberal side, making "full equality for gays, lesbians, bisexuals, and transsexuals seem virtually inevitable." However, he also speculated that conservative groups are making some headway with their argument over the right of religious free exercise; and he said that "a rhetorical strategy involving the assertion of religious freedom might well attract a large public following."
Finally, Jelen identified an important development in how mass attitudes relate to elite and partisan politics. Apparently, public attitudes toward abortion are stable and there is increasing acceptance of homosexuality; however, the Democratic and Republican parties are becoming more polarized. "Thus, even as most Americans are becoming more accepting of citizens of alternative lifestyle, the parties are diverging."
*Conclusions*
Jelen seems to think that the culture war has lost some of its anger and volatility; but it is far from settled.
Despite the four decades that have elapsed since Roe v. Wade, the issue of abortion still often occupies a prominent place on the American political agenda. Conversely, despite the trend toward increased acceptance of the legality and moral acceptability of homosexuality, holders of more traditional values on these issues are not without political resources.
He also thinks that linking such issues as abortion, contraception, health care and GLBT rights within the free exercise argument could prove especially effective in the South.
Therefore, he concludes, "The 'culture wars" seem likely to characterize U.S. electoral politics for the immediate future."
*Commentary*
It was strange hearing a talk about the "culture war" at this sedate conference in laid-back Charleston. We are a rather sober bunch of academic scholars; and I imagine many of us have been numbed by the art of war as practiced by interest groups, media, politicians and parties.
Nevertheless, this presentation was stimulating and useful. It helps us sort out the confusing clamor of hot-button issues and over-heated commercials; and it forces us to update what we're teaching about the current course of American democracy.AUTHOR NOTE: This column is part of a series of posts about Southern politics. These posts derive from the 2014 Citadel Symposium on Southern Politics, a gathering of regional specialists in historic Charleston, SC. This Symposium has been held every other year since 1978; and it has become a main event for serious South-watchers from around the country. A hundred specialists -- representing scholars from about 50 academic institutions -- participated in the most recent conference, March 6-7, 2014. In this series, I will attempt to incorporate pertinent aspects of the presented papers and some of my own comments into various themes. Reported by Huffington Post 11 hours ago.
· What are the regional dynamics of the national values debate?
· Who's winning the culture war?
It is hard to remember when America's "culture war" broke out. It seems that we have been fighting forever about divisive social, moral and religious issues.
Now, a prominent political scientist suggests that the politics of values may have settled into a state of lessened conflict and volatility. The debate runs on; but terms like "acceptance" and "stability" figure centrally in his depiction of cultural struggle in this country.
Ted G. Jelen, a political scientist from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, presented his thesis and research at the recent Citadel Symposium on Southern Politics in Charleston, SC. His analysis, focusing on abortion and homosexuality, was based on public opinion data from the General Social Surveys for 1980-2010.
*Continuity and Change*
Dr. Jelen reported that, currently, the culture war exhibits both continuity and change on historically divisive issues. "In the aggregate, attitudes toward abortion are quite stable, while general acceptance of homosexuality and specific approval of same-sex marriage are increasing."
He also reported that the South is still a distinctive region of interacting religious values, personal morality and partisan struggle. "On issues relating to abortion, southerners remain consistently more conservative than Americans residing outside the South, and Republicans are consistently more conservative than Democrats."
Aside from these general findings, Jelen elaborated on the interesting role that age differences and rights rhetoric play in the changing cultural struggle.
The generational pattern, he said, is important but mixed. Younger Americans are more supportive of gay rights; but they are less supportive of access to legal abortion.
Also informative was his discussion about how the cultural narrative increasingly is framed around the issue of rights. The "right to choose" and the "right to life" lend balance to the competing sides of the abortion debate; however, thus far, the forces of traditional values have not articulated a plausible rights argument against gay/lesbian/bisexual/transsexual prerogatives.
*The Likely Winner? *
Jelen never told us who he thinks is winning the decades-long culture war. He noted that both sides can cite advantages and trending data; and he projected that the values struggle will continue to roil American politics.
For example, he re-iterated that both sides of the abortion debate have successfully framed their arguments in rights language; and "rights talk is an important rhetorical advantage in American political discourse."
On the issue of homosexuality, he posited that the rhetorical advantage of a one-sided rights debate favors the liberal side, making "full equality for gays, lesbians, bisexuals, and transsexuals seem virtually inevitable." However, he also speculated that conservative groups are making some headway with their argument over the right of religious free exercise; and he said that "a rhetorical strategy involving the assertion of religious freedom might well attract a large public following."
Finally, Jelen identified an important development in how mass attitudes relate to elite and partisan politics. Apparently, public attitudes toward abortion are stable and there is increasing acceptance of homosexuality; however, the Democratic and Republican parties are becoming more polarized. "Thus, even as most Americans are becoming more accepting of citizens of alternative lifestyle, the parties are diverging."
*Conclusions*
Jelen seems to think that the culture war has lost some of its anger and volatility; but it is far from settled.
Despite the four decades that have elapsed since Roe v. Wade, the issue of abortion still often occupies a prominent place on the American political agenda. Conversely, despite the trend toward increased acceptance of the legality and moral acceptability of homosexuality, holders of more traditional values on these issues are not without political resources.
He also thinks that linking such issues as abortion, contraception, health care and GLBT rights within the free exercise argument could prove especially effective in the South.
Therefore, he concludes, "The 'culture wars" seem likely to characterize U.S. electoral politics for the immediate future."
*Commentary*
It was strange hearing a talk about the "culture war" at this sedate conference in laid-back Charleston. We are a rather sober bunch of academic scholars; and I imagine many of us have been numbed by the art of war as practiced by interest groups, media, politicians and parties.
Nevertheless, this presentation was stimulating and useful. It helps us sort out the confusing clamor of hot-button issues and over-heated commercials; and it forces us to update what we're teaching about the current course of American democracy.AUTHOR NOTE: This column is part of a series of posts about Southern politics. These posts derive from the 2014 Citadel Symposium on Southern Politics, a gathering of regional specialists in historic Charleston, SC. This Symposium has been held every other year since 1978; and it has become a main event for serious South-watchers from around the country. A hundred specialists -- representing scholars from about 50 academic institutions -- participated in the most recent conference, March 6-7, 2014. In this series, I will attempt to incorporate pertinent aspects of the presented papers and some of my own comments into various themes. Reported by Huffington Post 11 hours ago.
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North Las Vegas Man Gets Prison in Machete Attack
North Vegas man sentenced to prison in machete attack that nearly severed ex-girlfriend's arms
Reported by ABCNews.com 9 hours ago.
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Las Vegas: Behind the glitz, there’s another city poking through
Unique boutiques, eateries offer relief from the huge icons of gaudiness on the strip
Reported by Toronto Star 11 hours ago.
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Humavox Eterna and PLX Technology’s ExpressFabric Win 2014 ECN IMPACT Awards in Market Disrupter Category
LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ECN magazine today announced the winners of the 2014 ECN IMPACT Award in the category of Market Disrupter. Humavox won for its Eterna™ platform for wireless charging of portable and wearable devices,
Reported by Business Wire 11 hours ago.
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Draw Your Weapon
A friend on Facebook last weekend posted a provocative meme by Ricky Gervais that said, "Blasphemy: a law to protect an all-powerful, supernatural deity from getting its feelings hurt."Now that he mentions it, why does anyone put up with a god portrayed as an adolescent bully? Even if you believe it, why not shake your fist and tell it to go ahead and turn you to ashes if it insists on behaving like a jerk? I have noticed over decades of observation that people are very good at believing what they want; so why not decide to believe something less violent and more thoughtful and more humane? Sure, the universe might squash us like a bug, but in the meantime why not use the brains this ill-tempered paragon supposedly gave us and think for ourselves?Much of what passes for political discourse relies, not just on a religious perspective, but an especially primitive and coercive one, so that we are forever navigating around True Believers' delicate sensibilities, as if the Eye of Sauron would catch us out at the first stray thought.A close cousin of this sacred gullibility is the embrace of wild folktales that substitute for evidence and reason. Thus Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) seeks partisan advantage by subpoenaing Secretary of State John Kerry to testify at yet another congressional hearing on the phony Benghazi scandal. A deadbeat rancher who refuses to pay for his use of public land inspires his acolytes with descriptions of what he learned about the faults of the Negro" by driving past the projects in North Las Vegas. The owner of the Los Angeles Clippers talks proudly of how he feeds and clothes and houses his mostly black players as if they were the "Welfare queens" of political legend and not professional athletes who make him pots of money.As regards the working poor: If your most strenuous act on a given workday involves getting up to take something off the printer or go to lunch, how do you convince yourself of the undeserving nature of people who work much harder for much less to provide you with things you take for granted? How can anyone stand to be such an obnoxious ingrate? How dare we dismiss others as lazy?Part of the answer is that by disparaging others we hope to deflect the heat from ourselves. This is the origin of scapegoats. We pour our sins onto the ritual victim to get ourselves off the hook. I am not so worried about NBA players; they are better able to defend themselves than children being denied their vaccines or gay Ugandans being raped with police truncheons. In those less media-saturated stories, we see utterly unnecessary suffering fueled by malicious caricatures or fairytales.Sometimes the reigning lies are cultural signposts passed down generations. Other times they are like violent storms conjured out of changes in air pressure. "What the hell was that?" we wonder as we survey wreckage, like otherwise decent people after one more denial of justice causes a community to explode. The entitlement of the socially privileged is written into the law along with the invisible man's disentitlement. Nothing to see here. We glide past life ignoring the unsightly consequences of preserving favored narratives.Why accept someone else's story when it relegates you forever to a supporting role? Why worship your oppressor's god? Why are we still discussing this? Imagine the shock of the ruling class the day their underlings realize they are not sheep, rise from their complacency, and seize the mechanisms of government. It can begin as unobtrusively as picking up a pencil in a voting booth. They don't think you have the nerve. Go ahead. Make their day.This piece appeared in Bay Windows and Metro Weekly.
Reported by Huffington Post 10 hours ago.
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Scout On Mets’ Infield Defense With Flores: ‘Good Luck With That’
Flores has struggled with the glove in Triple-A this season, committing seven errors in 25 games for the Las Vegas 51s.
Reported by CBS 2 11 hours ago.
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Depomed To Present At Bank of America Merrill Lynch Healthcare Conference And UBS Global Healthcare Conference
NEWARK, Calif., May 9, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Depomed, Inc. (NASDAQ:DEPO) today announced that it will be presenting at two upcoming investor conferences: Bank of America Merrill Lynch Healthcare Conference in Las Vegas Nevada on Thursday May 15 at 11:00 am Eastern Time (8:00 am Pacific...
Reported by PR Newswire 10 hours ago.
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FEIG Electronics Sponsors CARTES America 2014, May 13 - 15, 2014, in Las Vegas NV, US
DULUTH, Ga.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Leading RFID solution provider Feig Electronics to demonstrate the latest NFC contactless identification technology for payment systems.
Reported by Business Wire 10 hours ago.
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Lorde will perform new song ‘Tennis Court’ at Billboard Music Awards
LAS VEGAS , May 9 (Entertainment Magazine) –New Zealand singer-songwriter Lorde is to perform her new single “Tennis Court” on the 2014 Billboard Music Awards…
via Emag.co.uk Reported by Musicrooms.net 10 hours ago.
via Emag.co.uk Reported by Musicrooms.net 10 hours ago.
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Orexigen Therapeutics to Present at the Bank of America Merrill Lynch 2014 Health Care Conference
SAN DIEGO, May 9, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Orexigen® Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: OREX) today announced that management will present a company overview at the Bank of America Merrill Lynch 2014 Health Care Conference in Las Vegas. The presentation is scheduled for Wednesday, May 14th...
Reported by PR Newswire 10 hours ago.
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The Housing Recovery Needs More Than Just Rising Prices
The Trulia Price Monitor and the Trulia Rent Monitor are the earliest leading indicators of how asking prices and rents are trending nationally and locally. They adjust for the changing mix of listed homes and therefore show what's really happening to asking prices and rents. Because asking prices lead sales prices by approximately two or more months, the Monitors reveal trends before other price indexes do. With that, here's the scoop on where prices and rents are headed.
*Yearly Price Gain Smallest in 11 Months, Despite Steady Monthly Rise
*Nationally, asking prices rose 0.8% month-over-month and 2.8% quarter-over-quarter in April, seasonally adjusted. Those gains are in line with March increases and show that home prices continue to rapidly climb.
However, asking prices rose 9.0% year-over-year, which is the smallest year-over-year increase in 11 months. Why are year-over-year price increases slipping despite month-over-month and quarter-over-quarter increases holding steady? One reason is that the biggest price spike during the housing recovery happened between February and April 2013, and the year-over-year change in April 2014 no longer includes those months.
*April 2014 Trulia Price Monitor Summary*
* *
*% change in asking prices*
*# of 100 largest metros with asking-price increases*
*% change in asking prices, excluding foreclosures*
Month-over-month,
seasonally adjusted
0.8%
Not reported
0.8%
Quarter-over-quarter,
seasonally adjusted
2.8%
97
2.8%
Year-over-year
9.0%
97
8.4%
*Data from previous months are revised each month, so data being reported now for previous months might differ from previously reported data.
***Construction Still Lags in Housing Markets with Biggest Price Rebounds
*The housing markets with the largest year-over-year asking-price increases in April 2014 were Riverside-San Bernardino, Las Vegas, Oakland, Sacramento, and Detroit, all of which are rebounding from steep price declines during the housing bust. However, big price rebounds are no guarantee that a local housing market has recovered. In fact, construction permit data for 2013 - released last week by the Census - shows that markets with the sharpest price rebounds are still lagging in construction activity. Among the 10 markets with the highest year-over-year asking-price increases, only Los Angeles had construction activity in 2013 that was above the 1990-2012 local average. In Riverside-San Bernardino, Las Vegas, Sacramento, and Detroit, construction activity in 2013 was less than half of normal for those markets.* *
*Where Asking Prices Rose Most Year-over-Year, April 2014*
*#*
*U.S. Metro*
*Y-o-Y % asking price change, Apr 2014*
*2013 building permits relative to 1990-2012 local average*
*2013 building permits, per 1,000 housing units (2010 Census)*
1
Riverside-San Bernardino, CA
21.0%
45%
6.2
2
Las Vegas, NV
20.0%
37%
10.2
3
Oakland, CA
19.3%
66%
5.1
4
Sacramento, CA
19.0%
36%
4.8
5
Detroit, MI
16.9%
32%
1.2
6
Bakersfield, CA
16.6%
61%
8.2
7
Atlanta, GA
16.1%
55%
11.2
8
Orlando, FL
15.2%
79%
16.5
9
Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI
15.0%
49%
5.0
10
Los Angeles, CA
14.9%
103%
4.3
Among 100 largest metros. Construction permit and housing unit data from Census. Nationally, 2013 permits were 73% of the 1990-2012 average, and there were 8.5 building permits per 1,000 housing units.To download the list of asking home price changes for the largest metros: Excel or PDF.
If construction is lagging where prices are rebounding, where is construction running ahead of local normal levels? The San Francisco Bay Area is currently having a relative construction boom. In San Francisco, 2013 building permits were 185% of the 1990-2012 local average (that is, 85% higher than normal); San Jose permits were 147% of their own normal. Two other big, expensive metros - New York and Boston - along with their respective neighbors of Fairfield County, CT, and Middlesex County, MA - are also building more than normal. Most of the construction in these big-city metros is multi-unit buildings and will be rented as apartments rather than sold as condos. These markets are getting a boost in rental demand as more young adults find jobs, move out of their parents' homes, and form their own households.
Of course, construction in San Francisco, New York, and Boston is high only relative to what's normal in those metros, and "normal" in those metros is pretty low. Relative to market size, measured by total housing units, San Francisco is building roughly one-fourth as much as Austin (7.8 permits per 1000 units in San Francisco, versus 29.5 in Austin), and less than Las Vegas and Atlanta are.
*Where Construction is Highest Relative to The Local Norm, 2013*
*#*
*U.S. Metro*
*Y-o-Y % asking price change, Apr 2014*
*2013 building permits relative to 1990-2012 local average*
*2013 building permits, per 1,000 housing units (2010 Census)*
1
San Francisco, CA
12.5%
185%
7.8
2
San Jose, CA
11.8%
147%
11.9
3
Austin, TX
10.1%
145%
29.5
4
Middlesex County, MA
7.4%
143%
7.3
5
Oklahoma City, OK
2.4%
139%
13.9
6
Houston, TX
9.8%
138%
22.2
7
Boston, MA
7.0%
131%
6.7
8
New York, NY-NJ
4.5%
130%
5.6
9
Orange County, CA
12.4%
127%
9.9
10
Fairfield County, CT
4.1%
126%
6.9
Among 100 largest metros. Construction permit and housing unit data from Census. Nationally, 2013 permits were 73% of the 1990-2012 average, and there were 8.5 building permits per 1,000 housing units. To download the list of asking home price changes for the largest metros: Excel or PDF.
Here's the point: just because local home prices have rebounded doesn't mean that a market has fully recovered. Nearly all of the markets where asking prices rose most year-over-year still have much less construction than what's normal for those markets. Instead, builders are building in markets that avoided the worst of the bust and are therefore not having big price rebounds today.
*Where 2-Bedroom Rental Costs More than 60% of Typical Paycheck
*Nationally, rents have increased 4.5% year-over-year and are up more than 10% in San Francisco, Oakland, and Denver. Even though renting a home, like buying, is expensive in California, the two least affordable markets for renting are Miami and New York. In those markets, the median rent for a 2-bedroom unit costs more than 60% of the local average wage - that's twice as much as the rule of thumb that housing shouldn't cost more than 30% of your income. Granted, many households in expensive markets make ends meet by having more than one wage earner, living in less than a 2-bedroom, or having non-wage income. Still, renting costs only half as much, relative to local wages, in Seattle, Dallas, Houston, Atlanta, and several other metros as in Miami and New York.
*Rent Trends and Affordability in the 25 Largest Rental Markets*
*#*
*U.S. Metro*
*Y-o-Y % change in rents, Apr 2014*
*Median rent, 2-bedroom unit, Apr 2014*
*Median rent for 2-bedroom, as share of average local wage*
1
Miami, FL
6.6%
$2,350
62%
2
New York, NY-NJ
5.4%
$3,450
62%
3
Los Angeles, CA
5.1%
$2,350
54%
4
San Francisco, CA
17.0%
$3,450
51%
5
Oakland, CA
10.1%
$2,350
46%
6
Riverside-San Bernardino, CA
4.7%
$1,500
46%
7
Orange County, CA
3.3%
$2,000
45%
8
Boston, MA
2.5%
$2,300
43%
9
San Diego, CA
9.7%
$1,900
43%
10
Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV
0.4%
$2,100
37%
11
Chicago, IL
4.7%
$1,600
37%
12
Baltimore, MD
6.2%
$1,550
36%
13
Philadelphia, PA
2.9%
$1,500
33%
14
Denver, CO
10.6%
$1,450
32%
15
Tampa-St. Petersburg, FL
3.5%
$1,100
31%
16
Seattle, WA
9.2%
$1,750
31%
17
Dallas, TX
3.8%
$1,400
30%
18
Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI
3.5%
$1,300
29%
19
Portland, OR-WA
6.7%
$1,200
29%
20
Houston, TX
3.3%
$1,400
29%
21
Atlanta, GA
7.8%
$1,150
27%
22
Phoenix, AZ
7.5%
$1,050
27%
23
Sacramento, CA
6.8%
$1,150
27%
24
Las Vegas, NV
2.5%
$950
27%
25
St. Louis, MO-IL
6.1%
$950
25%
To download the list of rent changes for the largest metros: Excel or PDF. Wage data are from the Bureau of Labor Statistics for 2013 Q3, which only reports average wages, not medians.
* *The next Trulia Price Monitor and Trulia Rent Monitor will be released on Thursday, June 5^th.
How did we put this report together? To recap the methodology, the Trulia Price Monitor and the Trulia Rent Monitor track asking home prices and rents on a monthly basis, adjusting for the changing composition of listed homes, including foreclosures provided by RealtyTrac. The Trulia Price Monitor also accounts for the regular seasonal fluctuations in asking prices in order to reveal the underlying trend in prices. The Monitors can detect price movements at least three months before the major sales-price indexes do. Historical data are sometimes revised each month, and historical data in the current release are the best comparison with current data. Our FAQs provide all the technical details.
* * Reported by Huffington Post 9 hours ago.
*Yearly Price Gain Smallest in 11 Months, Despite Steady Monthly Rise
*Nationally, asking prices rose 0.8% month-over-month and 2.8% quarter-over-quarter in April, seasonally adjusted. Those gains are in line with March increases and show that home prices continue to rapidly climb.
However, asking prices rose 9.0% year-over-year, which is the smallest year-over-year increase in 11 months. Why are year-over-year price increases slipping despite month-over-month and quarter-over-quarter increases holding steady? One reason is that the biggest price spike during the housing recovery happened between February and April 2013, and the year-over-year change in April 2014 no longer includes those months.
*April 2014 Trulia Price Monitor Summary*
* *
*% change in asking prices*
*# of 100 largest metros with asking-price increases*
*% change in asking prices, excluding foreclosures*
Month-over-month,
seasonally adjusted
0.8%
Not reported
0.8%
Quarter-over-quarter,
seasonally adjusted
2.8%
97
2.8%
Year-over-year
9.0%
97
8.4%
*Data from previous months are revised each month, so data being reported now for previous months might differ from previously reported data.
***Construction Still Lags in Housing Markets with Biggest Price Rebounds
*The housing markets with the largest year-over-year asking-price increases in April 2014 were Riverside-San Bernardino, Las Vegas, Oakland, Sacramento, and Detroit, all of which are rebounding from steep price declines during the housing bust. However, big price rebounds are no guarantee that a local housing market has recovered. In fact, construction permit data for 2013 - released last week by the Census - shows that markets with the sharpest price rebounds are still lagging in construction activity. Among the 10 markets with the highest year-over-year asking-price increases, only Los Angeles had construction activity in 2013 that was above the 1990-2012 local average. In Riverside-San Bernardino, Las Vegas, Sacramento, and Detroit, construction activity in 2013 was less than half of normal for those markets.* *
*Where Asking Prices Rose Most Year-over-Year, April 2014*
*#*
*U.S. Metro*
*Y-o-Y % asking price change, Apr 2014*
*2013 building permits relative to 1990-2012 local average*
*2013 building permits, per 1,000 housing units (2010 Census)*
1
Riverside-San Bernardino, CA
21.0%
45%
6.2
2
Las Vegas, NV
20.0%
37%
10.2
3
Oakland, CA
19.3%
66%
5.1
4
Sacramento, CA
19.0%
36%
4.8
5
Detroit, MI
16.9%
32%
1.2
6
Bakersfield, CA
16.6%
61%
8.2
7
Atlanta, GA
16.1%
55%
11.2
8
Orlando, FL
15.2%
79%
16.5
9
Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI
15.0%
49%
5.0
10
Los Angeles, CA
14.9%
103%
4.3
Among 100 largest metros. Construction permit and housing unit data from Census. Nationally, 2013 permits were 73% of the 1990-2012 average, and there were 8.5 building permits per 1,000 housing units.To download the list of asking home price changes for the largest metros: Excel or PDF.
If construction is lagging where prices are rebounding, where is construction running ahead of local normal levels? The San Francisco Bay Area is currently having a relative construction boom. In San Francisco, 2013 building permits were 185% of the 1990-2012 local average (that is, 85% higher than normal); San Jose permits were 147% of their own normal. Two other big, expensive metros - New York and Boston - along with their respective neighbors of Fairfield County, CT, and Middlesex County, MA - are also building more than normal. Most of the construction in these big-city metros is multi-unit buildings and will be rented as apartments rather than sold as condos. These markets are getting a boost in rental demand as more young adults find jobs, move out of their parents' homes, and form their own households.
Of course, construction in San Francisco, New York, and Boston is high only relative to what's normal in those metros, and "normal" in those metros is pretty low. Relative to market size, measured by total housing units, San Francisco is building roughly one-fourth as much as Austin (7.8 permits per 1000 units in San Francisco, versus 29.5 in Austin), and less than Las Vegas and Atlanta are.
*Where Construction is Highest Relative to The Local Norm, 2013*
*#*
*U.S. Metro*
*Y-o-Y % asking price change, Apr 2014*
*2013 building permits relative to 1990-2012 local average*
*2013 building permits, per 1,000 housing units (2010 Census)*
1
San Francisco, CA
12.5%
185%
7.8
2
San Jose, CA
11.8%
147%
11.9
3
Austin, TX
10.1%
145%
29.5
4
Middlesex County, MA
7.4%
143%
7.3
5
Oklahoma City, OK
2.4%
139%
13.9
6
Houston, TX
9.8%
138%
22.2
7
Boston, MA
7.0%
131%
6.7
8
New York, NY-NJ
4.5%
130%
5.6
9
Orange County, CA
12.4%
127%
9.9
10
Fairfield County, CT
4.1%
126%
6.9
Among 100 largest metros. Construction permit and housing unit data from Census. Nationally, 2013 permits were 73% of the 1990-2012 average, and there were 8.5 building permits per 1,000 housing units. To download the list of asking home price changes for the largest metros: Excel or PDF.
Here's the point: just because local home prices have rebounded doesn't mean that a market has fully recovered. Nearly all of the markets where asking prices rose most year-over-year still have much less construction than what's normal for those markets. Instead, builders are building in markets that avoided the worst of the bust and are therefore not having big price rebounds today.
*Where 2-Bedroom Rental Costs More than 60% of Typical Paycheck
*Nationally, rents have increased 4.5% year-over-year and are up more than 10% in San Francisco, Oakland, and Denver. Even though renting a home, like buying, is expensive in California, the two least affordable markets for renting are Miami and New York. In those markets, the median rent for a 2-bedroom unit costs more than 60% of the local average wage - that's twice as much as the rule of thumb that housing shouldn't cost more than 30% of your income. Granted, many households in expensive markets make ends meet by having more than one wage earner, living in less than a 2-bedroom, or having non-wage income. Still, renting costs only half as much, relative to local wages, in Seattle, Dallas, Houston, Atlanta, and several other metros as in Miami and New York.
*Rent Trends and Affordability in the 25 Largest Rental Markets*
*#*
*U.S. Metro*
*Y-o-Y % change in rents, Apr 2014*
*Median rent, 2-bedroom unit, Apr 2014*
*Median rent for 2-bedroom, as share of average local wage*
1
Miami, FL
6.6%
$2,350
62%
2
New York, NY-NJ
5.4%
$3,450
62%
3
Los Angeles, CA
5.1%
$2,350
54%
4
San Francisco, CA
17.0%
$3,450
51%
5
Oakland, CA
10.1%
$2,350
46%
6
Riverside-San Bernardino, CA
4.7%
$1,500
46%
7
Orange County, CA
3.3%
$2,000
45%
8
Boston, MA
2.5%
$2,300
43%
9
San Diego, CA
9.7%
$1,900
43%
10
Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV
0.4%
$2,100
37%
11
Chicago, IL
4.7%
$1,600
37%
12
Baltimore, MD
6.2%
$1,550
36%
13
Philadelphia, PA
2.9%
$1,500
33%
14
Denver, CO
10.6%
$1,450
32%
15
Tampa-St. Petersburg, FL
3.5%
$1,100
31%
16
Seattle, WA
9.2%
$1,750
31%
17
Dallas, TX
3.8%
$1,400
30%
18
Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI
3.5%
$1,300
29%
19
Portland, OR-WA
6.7%
$1,200
29%
20
Houston, TX
3.3%
$1,400
29%
21
Atlanta, GA
7.8%
$1,150
27%
22
Phoenix, AZ
7.5%
$1,050
27%
23
Sacramento, CA
6.8%
$1,150
27%
24
Las Vegas, NV
2.5%
$950
27%
25
St. Louis, MO-IL
6.1%
$950
25%
To download the list of rent changes for the largest metros: Excel or PDF. Wage data are from the Bureau of Labor Statistics for 2013 Q3, which only reports average wages, not medians.
* *The next Trulia Price Monitor and Trulia Rent Monitor will be released on Thursday, June 5^th.
How did we put this report together? To recap the methodology, the Trulia Price Monitor and the Trulia Rent Monitor track asking home prices and rents on a monthly basis, adjusting for the changing composition of listed homes, including foreclosures provided by RealtyTrac. The Trulia Price Monitor also accounts for the regular seasonal fluctuations in asking prices in order to reveal the underlying trend in prices. The Monitors can detect price movements at least three months before the major sales-price indexes do. Historical data are sometimes revised each month, and historical data in the current release are the best comparison with current data. Our FAQs provide all the technical details.
* * Reported by Huffington Post 9 hours ago.
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Universal Health Services, Inc. To Present At Bank Of America Merrill Lynch 2014 Health Care Conference
KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa., May 9, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE: UHS) announced today that Steve Filton, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer will present at the Bank of America Merrill Lynch 2014 Health care Conference in Las Vegas, NV on Wednesday,...
Reported by PR Newswire 9 hours ago.
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Texas drama teacher married 16-year-old girl in Las Vegas: cops
A Houston-area drama teacher is retreating from the limelight in handcuffs after cops discovered he had married a 16-year-old girl in Las Vegas.
Reported by NY Daily News 8 hours ago.
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Mission Mining Company Executes Financing and Capitalization Agreement
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Reported by Business Wire 8 hours ago.
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Auto Insurance Quote Website Now Delivering General Policy Rates Online
Auto insurance quote website, Insurance Pros USA, is now providing general insurer plans to motorists at http://insuranceprosusa.com/auto-insurance.html. Statewide rates are now part of the content available.
Las Vegas, NV (PRWEB) May 09, 2014
The discovery of low prices for vehicle insurance is one of the ways that American drivers can use to save money on monthly premiums. The Insurance Pros USA has developed its auto insurance quote tool to deliver general policy rates at http://insuranceprosusa.com/auto-insurance.html.
The rates for coverage that drivers can now sort and review using the new tool are provided by general companies. These agencies include some of the top providers in the U.S. and new agencies that are all competing for the attention of drivers this year.
"The car insurance prices that can be reviewed while access our database are considered accurate upon delivery and are locked in with each insurer," said an Insurance Pros USA rep.
The push to provide new methods of discovering price discounts in the insurance industry has helped the Insurance Pros company to develop its private network of insurers. New companies that are discounting annual and monthly plans are available for research using the insurer database online.
"The types of discounts vary between companies although all of the providers inside of our network are offering lower rates compared to industry averages nationwide," said the rep.
The Insurance Pros USA company is also generating rates for consumers that apply to different coverage products apart from vehicle protection. Consumers can review life, renters and health insurance by accessing the database at http://insuranceprosusa.com/life-insurance.html.
About InsuranceProsUSA.com
The InsuranceProsUSA.com company is continuing to supply real time quotations for insurance products through its digitized set of tools for consumers to access this year. The company staff help to research different providers of coverage plans and include this information for public review daily. The InsuranceProsUSA.com website tools include health, auto, renters, medical, business and life insurance products that are available to research and compare nationally with different provider pricing. Reported by PRWeb 8 hours ago.
Las Vegas, NV (PRWEB) May 09, 2014
The discovery of low prices for vehicle insurance is one of the ways that American drivers can use to save money on monthly premiums. The Insurance Pros USA has developed its auto insurance quote tool to deliver general policy rates at http://insuranceprosusa.com/auto-insurance.html.
The rates for coverage that drivers can now sort and review using the new tool are provided by general companies. These agencies include some of the top providers in the U.S. and new agencies that are all competing for the attention of drivers this year.
"The car insurance prices that can be reviewed while access our database are considered accurate upon delivery and are locked in with each insurer," said an Insurance Pros USA rep.
The push to provide new methods of discovering price discounts in the insurance industry has helped the Insurance Pros company to develop its private network of insurers. New companies that are discounting annual and monthly plans are available for research using the insurer database online.
"The types of discounts vary between companies although all of the providers inside of our network are offering lower rates compared to industry averages nationwide," said the rep.
The Insurance Pros USA company is also generating rates for consumers that apply to different coverage products apart from vehicle protection. Consumers can review life, renters and health insurance by accessing the database at http://insuranceprosusa.com/life-insurance.html.
About InsuranceProsUSA.com
The InsuranceProsUSA.com company is continuing to supply real time quotations for insurance products through its digitized set of tools for consumers to access this year. The company staff help to research different providers of coverage plans and include this information for public review daily. The InsuranceProsUSA.com website tools include health, auto, renters, medical, business and life insurance products that are available to research and compare nationally with different provider pricing. Reported by PRWeb 8 hours ago.
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Brookdale to Present at the Bank of America Merrill Lynch 2014 Health Care Conference on May 14
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Reported by PR Newswire 7 hours ago.
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