Saturday, October 29, 2011

Weekly Address: We Can’t Wait to Create Jobs

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Weekly Address: We Can't Wait to Create Jobs

President Obama says that we can’t wait for Congress to take action to grow the economy and create jobs and highlights actions he took to help families refinance their mortgages, put veterans to work, and lower the cost of student loans.

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President Barack Obama tapes the weekly address, and a video for National Veterans Network, in the White House Library, Oct. 28, 2011. (Official White House Photo by Lawrence Jackson)

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Helping Homeowners After Republicans in the Senate blocked the jobs bill yet again, President Obama hit the road with a new message, “We Can’t Wait." The President decided to take executive action to create jobs and put money back in the pockets of Americans. While in Las Vegas, the President announced steps to make it easier for homeowners to refinance their mortgages, helping responsible borrowers with little or no equity in their homes take advantage of today’s low mortgage rates.

Modifying Student Loans On a snowy day in Colorado, President Obama announced a new effort that will help borrowers better manage their student loan debt. He said he will move forward with A “Pay As You Earn” program that will reduce monthly payments for more than 1.6 million people. Starting in 2014, borrowers will be able to reduce their monthly student loan payments from 15 percent to 10 percent of their discretionary income.

Hiring Veterans The Obama Administration challenged each of the 8,000 Community Health Centers around the country to hire one veteran, effectively opening up 8,000 jobs to our unemployed veterans. These health centers, which provide primary care services in typically underserved areas, are a major piece of President Obama’s historic health care reform law.

We The People On Wednesday, President Obama’s top education advisors issued the first response to a petition created through the online petition site, We The People. The response addressed the petition “Taking Action to Reduce the Burden of Student Loan Debt”. The Administration recognized the high cost of education and moved forward to reduce monthly loan payments for more than 1.6 million people. The online tool that allows Americans to voice their opinions to the government has had around 755,000 people use the platform to create or sign more than 12,400 petitions.  

Tonight Show The President flew to L.A. to appear on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno. The two talked about Libya, the withdrawal of troops from Iraq, and reality television -- including a show on C-SPAN called ‘Congress.’

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Friday, October 28, 2011

News Alert: Cardinals Win World Series

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Cardinals Win World Series

The St. Louis Cardinals won their 11th World Series title by beating the Texas Rangers, 6-2, in a series that went to all seven games.
After winning Game 6 on a walk-off home run in the 11th inning, the Cardinals made sure Game 7 never got that far by taking the lead in the third inning and extending it in the fifth and seventh innings.
The Rangers jumped out to a quick 2-0 lead, but those would prove to be the only runs they would score Friday night.

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  • 28 Oct 2011 18:54:35 UTC
  • 28 Oct 2011 13:54:35 near epicenter
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Depth 34 km
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  • 113 km (70 miles) S (172 degrees) of Chincha Alta, Peru
  • 204 km (127 miles) W (278 degrees) of Puquio, Peru
  • 286 km (178 miles) SSE (156 degrees) of LIMA, Peru
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Wells Enterprises Issues Allergy Alert and Voluntary Recall due to Undeclared Wheat in some Blue Bunny Personals Ice Cream

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Thursday, October 27, 2011

News Alert: Cardinals Beat Rangers, 10-9, Forcing a Game 7

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Cardinals Beat Rangers, 10-9, Forcing a Game 7

The St. Louis Cardinals beat the Texas Rangers 10-9 in Game 6 early on Friday, sending the World Series to a seventh game.

The Cardinals' David Freese had hit a walk-off home run against the Rangers in the bottom of the 11th inning.

The Cardinals and Rangers will play Game 7 on Friday night to decide who wins the World Series.

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News from CPSC - Two Recalls

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NEWS from CPSC and HC

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 27, 2011
Release #12-024

Firm's Recall Hotline: (800) 373-4594
CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772
CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908
HC Media Contact: (613) 957-2983

Bicycles Recalled by Trek Due to Fall Hazard

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.

Name of product: Trek 2012 FX and District bicycles

Units: About 27,000

Importer: Trek Bicycle Corporation, of Waterloo, Wisc.

Hazard: The bolt that secures the seat saddle clamp to the seat post can break posing a fall hazard.

Incidents/Injuries: Trek has received four reports of incidents with one injury involving a broken tooth and lip injury.

Description: The bicycles affected by this recall include the following models:

Model Year 2012: Trek 7.2 FX, 7.3 FX, 7.4 FX, AND 7.5 FX; District, and 9th District bicycle models: WSD, Livestrong and Disc models. The model name is found on the bicycle's frame.

Consumers can determine the model year by looking at the SKU number stamped on the bottom bracket, which is found near the pedals. If the last two digits of the SKU are 12, the bicycle is a Model Year 2012 bicycle.

Sold at: Specialty bicycle retailers nationwide between May 2011 and September 2011 for between $550 and $1,100.

Manufactured in: China

Remedy: Consumers should stop riding the bicycles immediately and contact an authorized Trek dealer for a free replacement bolt.

Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact Trek at 800-373-4594 between 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. CT Monday through Friday or visit the company's website at www.trekbikes.com

Note: Health Canada's press release is available at http://cpsr-rspc.hc-sc.gc.ca/PR-RP/recall-retrait-eng.jsp?re_id=1440

To see this recall on CPSC's web site, including pictures of the recalled products, please go to: http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml12/12024.html

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 27, 2011
Release #12-025

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Hand Trucks Recalled by Harper Trucks Due to Injury Hazard

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.

Name of Product: Hand Trucks

Units: About 292,000

Manufacturer: Harper Trucks Inc., of Wichita, Kan.

Hazard: When the tires are overinflated, they can explode causing the wheel hub to separate or break, ejecting pieces of the hub. This poses an injury hazard to bystanders.

Incidents/Injuries: Harper Trucks has received 19 reports of overinflated tires exploding that resulted in 19 injuries, including broken bones, loss of sight in one eye, contusions and lacerations.

Description: This recall involves Harper Trucks hand trucks with model numbers and type of wheels listed below. "Harper Truck" and the model number can be found on an adhesive sticker on the hand truck frame's cross member. Hand trucks with two-piece, grey metal wheels are not included in this recall.

Model Number | Type of Handle | Type of Wheel
K52K16 | P Handle | 1-piece, composite
JEDTK1935P | Dual Hand/Platform Truck (Convertible) | 3-piece, four bolt, metal/chrome plated
51TK19 | Dual Handles | 3-piece, four bolt, metal/chrome plated
BKTAK19 | P Handle | 3-piece, four bolt, metal/chrome plated
PGCSK19BLK | Dual Hand | 3-piece, four bolt, metal/chrome plated

Sold at: The Home Depot from September 2008 through March 2009 and Sam's Club from January 1993 through January 2002 for between $28 and $42.

Manufactured in: China, United States, and Taiwan

Remedy: Consumers should stop using the product immediately and contact Harper Trucks for a free repair kit that includes either lock washers to secure the four bolts on the 3-piece, metal/chrome plated wheels or new design replacement tires for the 1-piece composite tires.

Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact Harper Trucks toll-free at (800) 835-4099 between 8:30a.m.and 4:30 p.m. CT Monday through Friday, e-mail wheels@harpertrucks.com or visit the company's website at www.harpertrucks.com

To see this recall on CPSC's web site, including pictures of the recalled products, please go to: http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml12/12025.html

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News Alert: In Broad Rally, S.&P. 500 Up Over 3%

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Thursday, October 27, 2011 -- 4:10 PM EDT
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In Broad Rally, S.&P. 500 Up Over 3%

Stocks rallied around the world on Thursday, pushing the broader market in the United States back onto positive ground for the year, after European leaders reached a deal to spread the pain of restructuring Greece's debt.

The Dow Jones industrial average soared 340 points to close up 2.87 percent at 12,209, while the broader Standard & Poor's 500 index was up even more, 3.43 percent, at 1,284.56 and the Nasdaq composite index up 3.32 percent at 2,738.63.

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News Alert: Taking Sides in Syria, Turkey Shelters Militia Fighting Assad

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Thursday, October 27, 2011 -- 2:08 PM EDT
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Taking Sides in Syria, Turkey Shelters Militia Fighting Assad

Once one of Syria's closest allies, Turkey is hosting an armed opposition group waging an insurgency against the government of President Bashar al-Assad, providing shelter to the commander and dozens of members of the group, the Free Syrian Army, and allowing them to orchestrate attacks across the border from inside a camp guarded by the Turkish military.

The support for the insurgents comes amid a broader Turkish campaign to undermine Mr. Assad's government. Turkey is expected to impose sanctions soon on Syria, and it has deepened its support for an umbrella political opposition group known as the Syrian National Council, which announced its formation in Istanbul. But its harboring of leaders in the Free Syrian Army, a militia composed of defectors from the Syrian armed forces, may be its most striking challenge so far to Damascus.

On Wednesday, the group, living in a heavily guarded refugee camp in Turkey, claimed responsibility for killing nine Syrian soldiers, including one uniformed officer, in an attack in restive central Syria.

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Wegmans Food Markets, Inc. Announces Recall of Bulk Turkish Pine Nuts Due to Possible Salmonella Contamination

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Wegmans Food Markets, Inc. is recalling approximately 5,000 lbs. of Turkish Pine Nuts sold in the Bulk Foods department of most Wegmans stores in New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Virginia, and Maryland between July 1 and October 18, 2011 due to possible Salmonella contamination.

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Nike All-American and Nike Super Poor Boy Recalled by Landshire, Inc Because of Possible Health Risk

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Landshire of St. Louis, MO is expanding its recall of the Nike Sandwich as a precautionary measure to include the addition of the Nike Super Poor Boy Sandwich as well as increased production dates of the Nike All-American Sandwich. The expanded recall includes 17,305 cases. The products may contain Listeria Monocytogenes.

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Wednesday, October 26, 2011

News Alert: Banks Agree to Take Loss on Greek Debt to Help Resolve Euro Crisis

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Banks Agree to Take Loss on Greek Debt to Help Resolve Euro Crisis

European leaders in Brussels obtained an agreement from banks in meetings early Thursday to take a 50 percent loss on the face value of their Greek debt, making significant progress toward resolving the euro zone financial crisis.

The accord was reached just before 4 a.m. local time after difficult bargaining and represented a crucial element for restoring credibility to the euro. The severe reduction would bring Greek debt down by 2020 to 120 percent of that nation's gross domestic product, a figure still enormous, but more sustainable for an economy driven into recession by austerity measures.

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2011-10-27 00:15:25 (Mw 6.0) FIJI REGION -17.9 -179.4 (442af)

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Magnitude 6.0 Mw
Date-Time
  • 27 Oct 2011 00:15:25 UTC
  • 27 Oct 2011 12:15:25 near epicenter
  • 26 Oct 2011 14:15:25 standard time in your timezone
Location 17.914S 179.424W
Depth 611 km
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  • 3159 km (1963 miles) W (265 degrees) of PAPEETE, Tahiti, French Polynesia
Location Uncertainty Horizontal: 15.9 km; Vertical 10.3 km
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M-type = Mw; Version = 4
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Bad Boy Buggies Recalled by BB Buggies Due to Loss of Steering Control and Crash Hazard

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer products. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.

Name of Product: Bad Boy Buggies off-road utility vehicles

Units: About 3,200 (Bad Boy Classic buggies were previously recalled in October 2009 and in December 2010)

Manufacturer: BB Buggies Inc., of Augusta, Ga. and Bad Boy Enterprises LLC, of Natchez, Miss.

Hazard: The steering assembly arm can break and cause the driver to lose control, posing a crash hazard.

Incidents/Injuries: The firm has received 15 reports of the steering assembly arm breaking. No injuries have been reported.

Description: This recall involves Bad Boy LT, Classic, XT, XTO and XT Safari model electric off-road utility vehicles. The utility vehicles have four wheels, bench seats for the operator and passengers and were sold in camouflage patterns, hunter green, red and black. "Bad Boy" is printed on the side or front of the vehicles.

Sold at: Bad Boy Buggy dealers nationwide from August 2009 through June 2011 for between $7,000 and $15,000.

Manufactured in: United States

Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled utility vehicles and contact an authorized dealer or BB Buggies for a free replacement of the steering assembly.

Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact BB Buggies toll-free at (855) 738-3711 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET or visit the firm's website at www.badboybuggies.com

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USGS News - Have Floods Changed with Increasing CO2 Levels?

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Have Floods Changed with Increasing CO2 Levels?

Only one of four large regions of the United States showed a significant relationship between carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere and the size of floods over the last 100 years. This was in the southwestern region, where floods have become smaller as CO2 has increased.

This does not mean that no strong relationship between flooding and greenhouse gases will emerge in the future.

An increase in flood magnitudes remains one of the most anticipated impacts of climate change, and land and water resource managers are asking questions about how to estimate future flood risks and develop effective flood mitigation strategies for the future.  

A new report published by U.S. Geological Survey scientists in the Hydrologic Sciences Journal looks at this potential linkage using historical records of floods throughout the nation. Scientists studied flood conditions at 200 locations across the United States looking back 127 years through 2008.

"Currently we do not see a clear pattern that enables us to understand how climate change will alter flood conditions in the future, but the USGS will continue to collect new data over time and conduct new analyses as conditions change," said USGS scientist and lead author Robert Hirsch. "Changes in snow packs, frozen ground, soil moisture and storm tracks are all mechanisms that could be altered by greenhouse gas concentrations and possibly change flood behavior. As we continue research, we will consider these and other factors in our analyses."

The decrease of floods in the southwestern region is consistent with other research findings that this region has been getting drier and experienced less precipitation as a likely result of climate change.

"The relationship between greenhouse gas concentrations and floods is complex, demonstrating the need for long-term streamflow data to help guide future flood hazard mitigation and water resources planning," said Matthew Larsen, USGS Associate Director for Climate and Land Use Change. "USGS streamgages provide real-world data to help scientists understand this relationship. Planning for water supplies and flood hazards should be informed by a combination of predictive modeling approaches as well as statistical approaches such as this study."

The USGS operates over 7600 streamgages across the United States, collecting data on the amount of water flowing in streams and rivers. This study used data from 200 of these USGS streamgages, each of which had between 85 and 127 years of data through 2008.

Climate changes that could influence flood magnitudes include shifts in the intensity and tracks of various types of storms and changes in the type of precipitation (rain versus snow). The conditions on the landscape when large storms arrive can also change (for example, smaller snowpacks, less soil moisture and less frozen soil). All of these can influence the size of floods. Of course, human activities within the watershed can also have a major influence in the size of floods. These include urbanization, building of dams and levees, and shifts in vegetation types and drainage of soils and wetlands. At the present time, we see much larger changes in flooding from these causes than we can see from greenhouse forcing.

In this study, the United States was divided into four large regions, and research showed some regional differences in the way that flood magnitudes have varied with CO2 concentrations over the past century. In the northwestern and southeastern regions of the United States, there is virtually no evidence of increases or decreases in flood magnitudes over the study period. The northeastern region (which stretches from the middle of the Dakotas and Nebraska all the way east to the New York and New England area) shows a tendency towards increases in flooding over this period.

The article, "Has the magnitude of floods across the USA changed with global CO2 levels," is available online. The article contains a map of the results and extensive tables, which identify the streamgages used in the study and the site-specific findings for each of them.

To learn more about USGS streamgages, visit the USGS National Streamflow Information Program.


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