Cigarette Smoking and Food Insecurity among Low-Income Families in the United States, 2001

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Working Paper 2007-19 by Brian S. Armour, M. Melinda Pitts, and Chung-won Lee. Low-income families with a household head or spouse who smokes are more prone to food insecurity—having insufficient funds to buy enough food to maintain a healthy lifestyle.

What Determines the Output Drop after an Energy Price Increase: Household or Firm Energy Share?

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Working Paper 2007-20 by Rajeev Dhawan and Karsten Jeske. Firms’ reduced average energy share during the past twenty years has increased the economy’s resilience to energy price shocks, the authors find.

Competitive Pressures and Workforce Adaptability

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In a speech to the Southern Governors Association annual meeting Atlanta Fed President and Chief Executive Officer Dennis P. Lockhart described the importance of making workers more resilient to a changing global economy.

Lockhart Discusses Southeastern Economic Growth and Workforce Pressures

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In a speech to the Southern Governors Association annual meeting Atlanta Fed President and Chief Executive Officer Dennis P. Lockhart described the importance of making workers more resilient to a changing global economy.

Collection Agency Business for sale - Orange County, Florida

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Three Level business with three separate profit centers! Averages $50,000 net on tax return in addition to $47,000 in liens. $50,000 signed debt repayment schedule and $1.1 million in owned debt. Child Enforcement Collection agency that collects child support for custodial parents with court order. … - Orange County, Florida

Shifting Stakeholders and Change Agents in Healthcare Transaction Processing

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Despite the glacial pace of change in healthcare transaction handling, the status quo will gradually give way to a new order.

Smoking: Taxing Health and Social Security

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Economic Review article by Brian S. Armour and M. Melinda Pitts. Because they have shorter life expectancies, smokers incur a higher net marginal Social Security tax rate than nonsmokers. This higher tax rate could affect both labor supply behavior and the Social Security System’s funding.

VSE Corporation (VSEC) and "Mending Wall" by Robert Frost 8/20/07

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Tonight’s podcast is about VSE Corporation (VSEC) which had a big move in today’s market. I also read “Mending Wall” a poem by Robert Frost (1914). I review the Morningstar.com report, the latest quarterly earnings, valuation issues, and a point and figure chart on VSEC.

Research in Motion (RIMM) and Wilderness by Carl Sandburg, August 19, 2007

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In today’s podcast, I read a poem “Wilderness” by Carl Sandburg and discuss Research in Motion (RIMM), looking at the latest quarterly report, the Morningstar.com “5-Yr Restated” financials, and some valuation numbers as well as a StockCharts.com ‘point & figure’ chart.

Fed Preparations Underway for Hurricane Dean

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Information about check, cash, and credit and risk.

Graftech (GTI), Miniver Cheevy, and Managing a Portfolio! August 11, 2007

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On Tonight’s Podcast, I read Miniver Cheevy, a great poem, answer a question about my strategy and the bear market, and talk about GrafTech (GTI) and how I go about picking stocks.

Comrcio Internacional: Uma Fatia Maior da Economia dos Estados Unidos

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EconSouth, Vol. 9, No. 2, Segundo Trimestre de 2007.

Research Notes - August 2007

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Featuring research published in July 2007.

Dollar Continued to Depreciate in July

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The Atlanta Fed tracks the performance of the U.S. dollar relative to fifteen major currencies. Find the most recent index data and archives.

Dollar Continued to Depreciate in July

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The Atlanta Fed tracks the performance of the U.S. dollar relative to fifteen major currencies. Find the most recent index data and archives.

Financial Related, Title Company Business for sale - Pinellas, Florida

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TITLE ABSTRACT COMPANY - LONG TERM ESTABLISHED COMPANY -25 years
Fantastic following and established client list. Owner has taken direction in acquiring title companies in southern Hillsborough county. Location must relocate due to real estate sale or Buyer of business may purchase business con … - Pinellas, Florida

Atlanta Fed Announces Promotions

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Angela Dirr has been promoted to assistant vice president and assistant general counsel, and Gregory Fuller has been promoted to assistant vice president, at the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta.