18 treated after Texas Roadhouse chemical accident

(WBIR-Alcoa) Update-- 6:21 a.m.

Blount Memorial Hospital officials said they started individually releasing patients early Saturday morning.

Josh West, Public Relations Manager at Blount Memorial Hospital, said 18 people were treated after a chemical incident at the Texas Roadhouse in Alcoa.

(WBIR - Alcoa) Update-- 10:50 p.m.

Alcoa Deputy Fire Chief Tom Daffron says 17 people have been taken to the hospital after a chemical incident at the Alcoa Texas Roadhouse.

He says an employee accidentally improperly mixed chemicals including bleach, which created a chemical gas.

The patients mainly had skin, eye and lung irritation. Daffron says the people were all conscious when they were taken to the hospital.

He says crews are working inside the restaurant to ventilate the building, monitor the air and remove the chemical smell.

Daffron says the restaurant should be able to reopen for business on Saturday.

Update-- 10:25 p.m.

Blount Memorial hospital confirms they are treating five people after a hazardous materials incident at the Texas Roadhouse in Alcoa.

Rural Metro also says they have sent four ambulances from Knox County to the restaurant.

Dispatchers tell 10News the building has been evacuated.

They cannot confirm the nature of the situation.

Previous story-- 10:05 p.m.

Blount Co. dispatch confirms at least two people are receiving treatment after a hazmat situation at Texas Roadhouse in Alcoa.

We have a crew on the way and will have the latest details as they become available here and on Channel 10.

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NHC: Low Chance of Cyclone East of Melbourne, Florida

Aug 2 (Reuters) - A weak area of low pressure associated with the remnants of tropical storm Dorian, located just east of Melbourne, Florida, has a 30 percent chance of becoming a tropical cyclone in the next 48 hours, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said in its latest advisory.

Cloudiness and showers will continue to affect portions of the northwestern Bahamas and the coastal waters of southeastern and central Florida Friday, the NHC said.

"Conditions are favorable for slight development Friday and early Saturday as the system moves northward near the Florida east coast," the NHC said.

(Reporting by Shruti Chaturvedi in Bangalore; Editing by Gerald E. McCormick)

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China may further limit car purchases to curb smog

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J&J pleased Chinese anti-monopoly dispute is over

BEIJING (AP) ? Health care giant Johnson and Johnson says it is pleased to put a legal dispute behind it after a Chinese court ordered it to pay compensation to a former distributor under an anti-monopoly law.

Thursday's ruling said Johnson & Johnson was guilty of "vertical monopoly" for setting minimum prices its distributors charged for surgical sutures. It noted that J&J has stopped that practice but ordered it to pay 530,000 yuan ($85,000) to a Chinese distributor that said it lost potential sales due to the restriction.

"While we are disappointed with today's ruling by the Higher People's Court of Shanghai, we are pleased to have put this matter behind us and look forward to continuing to provide our high quality products and services to healthcare institutions and patients in China," said J&J in a statement.

Lawyers said the ruling indicates Chinese authorities are stepping up anti-monopoly investigations.

The ruling was the first of its kind against a Fortune 500 company under China's 5-year-old anti-monopoly law, according to lawyers and Chinese news reports.

Business groups welcomed the law in 2008 as a step toward making operating conditions clearer but have said since then it is enforced more actively against global companies than against their local rivals.

The case comes amid separate Chinese investigations of possible bribery, price-fixing and other misconduct by global suppliers of milk, pharmaceuticals and other products.

Associated Press

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Hemmings Find of the Day ? 1972 Fiat 124 Spider | Hemmings Daily

Though Fiat 124 Spiders are not exactly uncommon in the Hemmings classifieds, many are high-mileage cars painted red that need a bit of TLC to return to road-worthiness. If you?ve got a taste for an affordable open-air Italian automobile, tastefully sprayed in a medium metallic blue, this 1972 Fiat 124 Spider for sale on Hemmings.com may be just what you?ve been looking for. It?s racked up some enthusiastic use over the years, including the occasional track day, but the seller says it?s never been crashed and was previously owned by an automotive engineer. It comes complete with service records, documentation and a single-axle open trailer, but some assembly will be required to return the car to vintage track-day-toy status. From the seller?s description:

How many blue Spiders have you seen? Originally navy blue, now medium blue metallic with a tan interior and a black cloth top. Tasteful pin striping. One automotive engineer owner from new. Continuously maintained by owner. Ziebarted when new. Stored winters. All original body panels, no significant rust. Never crashed. Original paperwork, owners manual, service manual, and parts manual.

This is not a show/garage queen. It has been used with care and respect through its life. The paint looks OK from 10 feet but has some bubbles. These are not rust bubbles but just spots where the paint has lifted from the surface. Driven for fun, business, and in mild competition. Full interior trim, including custom sheepskin seat covers. Interior is slightly faded in some areas but has no cuts or tears. Top is in good shape but faded ? does not leak. Rear window is clear. Roll bar & 6 point competition seat belts.

Partially disassembled, but easily rebuilt to functional status. Lightened, balanced, and blueprinted original engine ? currently apart. Many upgrades and modifications ? send for a complete list. Many spares, including body parts, engines, transmission, rear end ? from two scrapped cars. Send for a list. Single axle open trailer included with sale.

This is a solid original car that is looking for a new, sympathetic owner.

Price: $9,980
Location: St. Charles, Illinois
Status: Available

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Jamie Dupree's Washington Insider: Pentagon asks Congress to end sequester

When the sequester became a real political threat last year, many lawmakers complained that the Pentagon didn't seem ready for the possibility of across-the-board budget cuts; now the military is sending the message to Congress that if the sequester isn't drastically changed, it will mean unacceptable defense cuts in the future.

"Under sequester level cuts, our military options and flexibility will be severely constrained," said Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, as officials painted a dark picture of the Pentagon's future, saying it could mean mothballing several aircraft carriers and deep cuts in other military branches.

"The sequester level scenario would compel us to consider these changes because there would be no realistic alternative," Hagel told reporters at a Pentagon briefing.

Hagel said a recent review of the Pentagon's budget situation focused on possible cuts in management efficiency and overhead, military pay and benefits, basic force structure and size, and future defense missions.

Other than management efficiency, the Congress hasn't shown any interest in making changes to the military's health care system, or its pension and pay system - and certainly not in terms of cutting unneeded weapons systems.

So far though, Hagel's warnings haven't brought lawmakers to their knees in the Congress, as critics of the Pentagon note that even with the across the board cuts of the sequester in place, the military's budget could well remain over $500 billion each year through the end of this decade.

Congress and the sequester

Right now, the sequester almost seems likely to stay in effect, mainly because there don't seem to be the votes in Congress to agree on any other budget plan, or to agree to target the cuts instead of having them go across the board. For example:

+ Democrats would like to wipe away the sequester with more targeted cuts and tax increases; House Republicans are emphatic in their opposition to new taxes of any kind.

+ Republicans have offered up targeted cuts as a way to shift more money into defense, but Democrats have made clear they will not agree to any kind of tradeoff where social programs are cut so the military can be made whole.

+ Even though Republicans set out a discretionary budget of $967 billion, they can't seem to keep GOP troops in line to vote for that plan; on Wednesday, House GOP leaders yanked a Transportation spending bill off the floor when it became obvious that Republicans were short on votes for the plan, as just four of the 12 spending bills have been acted on by the House.

+ The record is much worse in the Senate, where none of the dozen spending bills for next year have been approved; the Senate's version of the Transportation spending bill may get hung up by filibuster on Thursday.

+ The idea of the House voting for the Senate's $1.058 trillion budget seems far-fetched.

+ The idea of the Senate voting for the House's $967 billion budget seems unlikely as well.

But in that sea of inaction, that $967 billion figure for discretionary spending may be the trump card for Republicans - because if Congress can't get anything done at all on the sequester - that $967 bllion is the post-sequester budget level in law under the Budget Control Act.

Source: http://www.newstalkradiowhio.com/weblogs/jamie-dupree/2013/jul/31/pentagon-asks-congress-end-sequester/

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Few Aussies to play in Presidents Cup golf

Australia is in danger of having its smallest-ever contingent in the Internationals team at golf's Presidents Cup team when they take on the Americans for the 10th time.

Adam Scott and Jason Day are the only Australian certainties for the October 3-6 clash at Muirfield Village in Ohio, ranked first and fifth respectively among eligible players for new captain Nick Price's team.

Conversely, South Africa is set to dominate the 12-man team with Louis Oosthuizen, Charl Schwartzel, Ernie Els, Branden Grace, Richard Sterne and Tim Clark all inside the top 10.

Japan's Hedeki Matsuyama and Argentina's Angel Cabrera round out the group currently in line for top 10 automatic selections.

That leaves Australians Marc Leishman (14th), John Senden (15th), Geoff Ogilvy (16th), Brett Rumford (18th) and Marcus Fraser (19th) needing to play their way into the top 10 quickly or give Price a compelling reason to include them in his two captain's picks to be named on September 2.

Last time around, the Australians could hope for some love from former captain and countryman Greg Norman and point to local knowledge of the Presidents Cup venue at Royal Melbourne to get captain's picks.

Zimbabwean Price may have other ideas and currently the tough Thongchai Jaidee of Thailand (11), South African George Coetzee (12) and Canada's Graham DeLaet (13) rank ahead of them.

Should they fail in their bid it would be the lowest Australian representation in the biennial events history, having had five members on five occasions, four on three occasions and a previous low of three players in 2009.

Price says he's yet to decide whether to use his picks on form players or for experience, with Ogilvy in the mix having played the last three times.

"That's the $64,000 question, and that's what I'm going to have to make a decision on," Price said.

"We will weigh up how much experience we have on the team, who the hot players are, and if we're short on experience, we may throw in a guy there who has more experience."

Price said Scott and Els had already taken upon themselves to be leaders, trying to fire up others towards what would be just a second International team triumph.

"Ernie and Adam were great in talking about the previous experiences, and a lot of the young guys had eyes were like saucers and were really soaking it all in," Price said.

"It's an exciting time. I've always enjoyed being an underdog going in. I think the favourites have more pressure on them."

Source: http://wwos.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=8699263

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New screens, more horsepower may be part of Kindle Fire fall update

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Devin Coldewey NBC News

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The current Kindle Fire HD with an 8.9-inch screen may get a new screen and upgraded internals.

Amazon's popular Kindle Fire tablets are slated for a major update this fall, according to the blog BGR's anonymous sources. New screens, better build quality, and an internal overhaul should bring the devices more in line with the latest from Google and Apple.

The most visible change will be to the screen. The 7-inch Kindle Fire HD will be getting a 1920x1200 resolution, the same as Google's new Nexus 7, and the 8.9-inch device will get a 2560x1600 one, the same as the Nexus 10. But because the screen is smaller, those pixels are packed in even tighter, which would make the Kindle's screen among the sharpest on the market.

BGR's source also said there will be an angular new look to the Kindle and redesigned button layout. The Kindle Fire line has always been a bit vanilla, so this may help woo people attracted to the more radical designs of Sony and Barnes & Noble's tablets.

Lastly, the internals are getting a big boost: a new quad-core Snapdragon chip, 2 GB of RAM (twice the amount in current models), and presumably a few more under-the-hood boosts. Amazon declined to comment to NBC News about the proposed changes.

If it sounds a bit strange that the device could be more powerful than an iPad at half the price, that's because Amazon is okay with taking a financial hit on the device in order to expand its empire into your living room, according to IHS analyst Rhoda Alexander.

"Amazon?s initial tablet offering was a loss leader at its debut, based upon the IHS teardown," wrote Alexander in an email to NBC News. "While Amazon does strive for long-term profitability they have demonstrated willingness to accept short-term losses in key markets as part of their overall strategy."

That said, it's not always the bigger screen or faster processor that wins in the end, Alexander cautioned. "The history of the tablet market to date shows that success is not as simple as winning on specifications."

No word on what might happen to the low-cost, non-HD Kindle Fire, but Amazon's habit in the past has been to keep such models around for a surprisingly long time, albeit not actively promoted.

With Apple rumored to be delaying its major iPad updates, and very little in the way of competition in the Android tablet world apart from Google and Samsung's latest, the new Amazon tablets could make quite a splash. If the launch timing reported is correct, we'll know for sure later in the year.

Devin Coldewey is a contributing writer for NBC News Digital. His personal website is coldewey.cc.

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The Life Extension Blog: Red Clover Kills Prostate Cancer Cells

By Michael A. Smith, MD

More than 238,000 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in the United States, and nearly 30,000 will die from it.¹

In fact, about one in six men will be diagnosed with this condition during their lifetime.

And these epidemic statistics don?t even include the disabilities and deaths that occur in response to prostate cancer treatment.

So it?s always nice to see research results that point to a potential cancer killer like red clover. Let?s take a look at the study.

Red Clover?s Anti-Cancer Effects

Red clover contains a weak phytoestrogen called formononetin. Now before going any further, I know that some of you object to using a phytoestrogen for prostate cancer.

Please keep in mind that clinical studies have shown that some phytoestrogens have anti-cancer properties.^2,3 And the present study we?re talking about today supports the same conclusion.

In the study, researchers investigated the anti-cancer mechanisms involved in the effect of formononetin on prostate cancer cells. Their results suggest that higher concentrations of formononetin inhibited the proliferation of prostate cancer cells, by inactivating the enzymes responsible for cell growth, called signal-regulated kinase and mitogen-activated protein kinase.⁴

This inhibition of cell growth enzymes resulted in apoptosis (programed cell death) in prostate cancer cells. They concluded that red clover?s formononetin induces prostate cancer cell death ? at least in petri dishes.⁴

Considering that red clover plants were widely used clinically, the researchers also believed that their results provide a foundation for future development of different concentrations of red clover standardized to formononetin for treatment of prostate cancer.⁴

Other Phytoestrogens that Fight Against Prostate Cancer

Plant-derived compounds called isoflavones,which are abundant in soybeans, modulate estrogen signaling in the human body via interaction with estrogen receptors. Thus, these compounds are sometimes classified as ?phytoestrogens?.

Isoflavones have been investigated for their anti-cancer effects, but their ability to affect hormone-responsive tissues appears to influence the prostate. Evidence suggests that isoflavones decrease free serum testosterone levels and may inhibit testosterone-mediated prostate cell growth.⁵

These compounds were also shown to block the activity of 5?-reductase, the enzyme that converts testosterone to dihydrotestosterone (DHT), which promotes prostate growth.⁶

Supplementation with soy isoflavones has been found to reduce PSA levels in men with prostate cancer⁷, and a soy-based dietary supplement containing isoflavones, lycopene, silymarin, and antioxidants was shown to significantly delay PSA progression in patients who underwent curative treatment for prostate cancer⁸.

In addition to preventing prostate cell proliferation, isoflavones may increase programmed cell death (i.e., apoptosis) in low-to-moderate grade tumors from prostate cancer patients.

Of Course, Prevention is Always Better

No single cause of prostate cancer has ever been determined, but the single biggest risk factor for prostate cancer is eating products that contain animal fat. In an old well-designed study involving over 6,000 men, those who routinely ate milk, cheese, eggs and meat had a 3.6 times greater risk of fatal prostate cancer than those who did not.⁹

A more recent case-control study published on the National Cancer Institute?s website shows a higher risk of prostate cancer with increased intake of total calories, red meat, and animal fat and protein. Yet a higher consumption of allium vegetables, peppers, and mushrooms are associated with reduced risk.¹⁰

And lastly, a study designed to examine fat intake in relation to lethal prostate cancer and all-cause mortality was published this month in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

The results showed that among men with non-metastatic prostate cancer (cancer that is contained within the prostate gland), replacing carbohydrates and animal fat with vegetable fat reduces the risk of all-cause mortality.

The authors concluded that the potential benefit of vegetable fat for prostate cancer-specific outcomes merits further research.¹¹

So what does this mean? Pretty simple. Eat less animal fat and more vegetables! Something all of us inherently know we should be doing.

References:

1. Available at: http://www.cancer.org/cancer/prostatecancer/detailedguide/prostate-cancer-key-statistics.
2. Anticancer Res. 2013 Jan;33(1):39-44.
3. Maturitas. 2013 Jun;75(2):125-30. doi: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2013.03.006. Epub 2013 Apr 6.
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5. Prostate. 2004 May 1;59(2):141-7.
6. J Endocrinol. 1995 Nov;147(2):295-302.
7. J AOAC Int. 2006 Jul-Aug;89(4):1121-34.
8. Eur Urol. 2005 Dec;48(6):922-30.
9. Am J Epidemiol. 1984 Aug;120(2):244-50.
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11. JAMA Intern Med. 2013 Jun;10:1-8.

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Energy Watchdog 'Failing Consumers', Say MPs

By Tadhg Enright, Business Reporter

The energy watchdog, Ofgem, is failing consumers and undermining trust in the market, a group of MPs have said - urging it to "use its teeth a bit more".

A report by the Energy and Climate Change Select Committee has said there is a "lack of transparency" about profits made by the Big Six energy providers.

Committee member and Lib Dem MP Sir Robert Smith said: "At a time when many people are struggling with the rising costs of energy, consumers need reassurance that the profits being made by the Big Six are not excessive.

"Unfortunately, the complex vertically integrated structure of these companies means that working out exactly how their profits are made requires forensic accountants."

Labour MP John Robertson added: "Ofgem needs to use its teeth a bit more and force the energy companies to do everything they can to prove that they are squeaky clean when it comes to making and reporting their profits."

There has been long standing criticism of the UK energy market in which six major competitors show little evidence of competing with each other on price.

Rising prices for consumers in recent years has been blamed on higher wholesale prices for energy providers however the Committee notes in its report that many of Britain's major providers are generators of energy and therefore profit from higher wholesale prices too.

The Big Six have also been criticised for offering a confusing range of tariffs which give the impression of greater consumer choice but offer little in the way of discounts.

British Gas and EDF customer Mary Phillips told Sky News that in the winter she frequently has to choose between spending on food or fuel, and that competition in the energy market has done nothing to help.

She said: "I keep getting notes from all these different energy companies saying that they're making their bills much easier to understand. You're joking!

"Every single different supplier says that they're going to give me a much better deal than all the other suppliers. I don't believe it really. I think they might do it for about three months and then it will all go up suddenly."

As the industry's watchdog, Ofgem has the power to order an inquiry into competition in the energy market but has chosen not to do so.? Instead it hopes that the threat of such a forensic analysis of the Big Six's energy practices will encourage them to clean up their acts.

Ofgem's Rachel Fletcher said: "We share the committee's goal of restoring consumers' trust.

"We agree with the committee that suppliers have been poor at communicating with their customers.

"Ofgem has made energy companies produce yearly financial statements, which have been reviewed twice by independent accountants and found to be fit for purpose."

The report also criticises the Government for not doing enough to help millions of low-income families living in poorly insulated homes and who struggle with fuel poverty.

The MPs argue that programmes to help protect the most vulnerable should be funded through direct taxation rather than levies on the bills of those who can afford it.

Sir Robert said: "Fuel poverty is getting worse as energy prices rise making it all the more critical that the Government must respond to the Hills Review as a matter of urgency.

"Tax-funded public spending is a less regressive mechanism than levies on energy bills, which can hit some of the poorest hardest. Shifting the emphasis from levies to taxation would help protect vulnerable households."

Source: http://news.sky.com/story/1121455

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Evomail for iPhone and iPad review: Full email folder support for the organizationally obsessed!

Evomail is an email app for iPhone and iPad that takes a lot of the same features we love from Mailbox, Dispatch, and more but adds certain highly wanted features that a lot of others unfortunately lack, such as folder support. Evomail currently supports Gmail, iCloud, and Yahoo! accounts which makes it a pretty relevant option for almost everyone.

To start using Evomail, you just need to configure your mail accounts. While Gmail, iCloud, and Yahoo! are already supported, the developer has said that more mail account types will be coming in the future as well. Once you're signed in you're ready to start swiping your way to an empty inbox.

Much like other popular mail apps, Evomail uses swipe gestures to let you filter your way through emails faster. Swipe to the right to mark a message as complete and swipe to the left to delete it. Tapping on a message will open it. You can star it or share it along the top or return to your inbox.

Along the bottom of the message view you can interact with messages in more advanced ways. From here you can put a message inside a folder that you've created, mark it for later, mark it as done, or delete it. If you choose to mark it for later you can choose from three quick options; later today, tomorrow, or next week. If you want a more detailed way to mark for later, you can do so by tapping on the carat below the quick settings. From here you can choose a specific date and time for the message to re-appear in your inbox.

From the main menu of Evomail you can dig deeper into individual account settings and change things such as signatures on a per-account basis. There aren't a ton of options but it gets the job done. I'd really like to see some options to set notifications on a per account basis such as disabling push for accounts I don't really need it for.

The good

• Folder support! If you miss being able to file things away in apps like Mailbox, Evomail gives you your organization power back
• Great interface with menus that not only make sense, but are placed logically
• Advanced snooze options for custom dates and times
• Push notifications
• Signatures on a per account basis

The bad

• Push notifications can be off or on, not on a per account basis, definitely not a deal breaker but it would be a nice addition in a future update
• No Exchange support

The bottom line

Evomail for iPhone and iPad is not only beautifully designed but provides a happy medium between productivity powerhouse and full on mail suite. With swipe gestures for marking messages quickly, you'll be able to empty your inbox in no time. Features like folder support also gives you the ability to organize when you'd like and when you have time without relying on a secondary option such as the native Mail app.

Source: http://www.imore.com/evomail-iphone-and-ipad-review-swipe-your-way-empty-inbox

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Cuban baseball player Misael Siverio defects to United States

After only being in the United States for a few hours, Cuban baseball player Misael Siverio, 24, did not waste any time leaving the National Team, deciding to defect.

The Cuban team is in Iowa playing some exhibition games against U.S. colleges starting Thursday. The lefty with the help of some friends left the hotel where the team

was staying Tuesday around 10 p.m.

"It is not easy leaving behind what is yours, but after a giving it a lot of thought I made this decision for my future and for my family," Silverio said. "My dream, of course, is to make the Major Leagues, and starting today I will start doing what I need to do to accomplish that."

This season, in the Cuban league, the lefty had a 1.90 ERA and batters were hitting .245 off of him.

Source: http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/07/17/3505511/cuban-baseball-player-misael-siverio.html

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Kim Kardashian writes she's taking time to 'fully embrace motherhood'

Kim Kardashian took the time to thank her fans and briefly talked about motherhood in a blog post on her official website on Wednesday, July 17.

In the post, which is simply titled "Thank You," Kardashian said she has been reading fan messages and taking time to "fully embrace motherhood."

"These past couple of weeks have been filled with the most exciting experiences of my life. I'm enjoying this time to fully embrace motherhood and spend time at home with my family," Kardashian wrote. "I've been reading all of your messages and want to thank you all for your sweet thoughts and best wishes."

"It truly means everything to me," she added. "I am so blessed to have the support of my family and fans in this beautiful moment. Xo."

Kardashian and her boyfriend, rapper Kanye West, welcomed their daughter North West on June 15. Kardashian gave birth five weeks early. Her sister Khloe Kardashian-Odom called the new addition to the family a "miracle" in a Tweet on June 16.

The "Keeping Up with the Kardashians" star stayed relatively quiet on several social media platforms for a few weeks after giving birth to her daughter. She has now started regularly Tweeting and posting on Instagram.

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Sales tax increases in every Coast city this year | Business | The Sun ...

South Mississippi has 2 million reasons to be encouraged by the Coast economy after Monday's report that all 12 cities collected more sales tax in the state fiscal year that ended June 30.

Sales tax diversions for fiscal year 2013 were $2.1 million ahead of 2012, led by Biloxi's increase of $491,000. Gulfport also had a strong year, taking in $342,000 more than the previous year and D'Iberville was up by $241,000.

Monday's numbers from the Mississippi Department of Revenue follows last week's encouraging Business Owners Confidence Report from the Gulf Coast Business Council. For the second quarter of 2013, the confidence index of local business leaders reached its highest level in two years.

"When asked about the current economy (as compared to six months prior) the index reached its highest level in the six years which the survey has been administered," the report said.

The survey found that as the sales tax base in South Mississippi continues to grow, it reinforces business leaders' opinions that the Coast economy is improving.

Those who responded to the survey were more confident about the overall economy than they were about their own industry. While 28 percent said they plan to hire additional staff in the next six months, 20 percent said they are considering cutting staff.

The still cautious recovery of the economy also showed up in the report of June sales tax diversions for May sales.

Gulfport saw its best May sales tax revenue since 2009 while four other cities in South Mississippi had lower sales in May than a year ago.

Collectively, the 12 cities had $81,000 higher tax collections than in May 2012, although Bay St. Louis, Biloxi, Diamondhead and Ocean Springs saw decreases from a year ago.

Gulfport had the biggest gains -- up $68,000 from a year ago.

Source: http://www.sunherald.com/2013/07/15/4797565/sales-tax-revenue-continues-its.html

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EU to Probe Germany's Decade-Old Renewable Energy Law

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