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... detached homes in California totaled a seasonally adjusted annualized rate of 520,940 in December, a...
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On December 15, 2011, the Department of Commerce (``Department'') published the Preliminary Determination of sales at less than fair value (``LTFV'') in the antidumping investigation of high pressure steel cylinders from the People's Republic of China (``PRC'').\1\ The period of investigation (``POI'') is October 1, 2010, through March 31, 2011. Based on its analysis of the comments received, the Department has made changes to its Preliminary Determination. The Department continues to find that high pressure steel cylinders from the PRC are being, or are likely to be, sold in the United States at LTFV, as provided in section 735 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (``Act''). The estimated margins of sales at LTFV are shown in the ``Final Determination Margins'' section of this notice....
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The Department of Commerce (``Department'') preliminarily determines that high pressure steel cylinders (``steel cylinders'') from the People's Republic of China (``PRC'') are being, or are likely to be, sold in the United States at less than fair value (``LTFV''), as provided in section 733 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (``Act''). The estimated margins of sales at LTFV are shown in the ``Preliminary Determination'' section of this notice.
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PARMA, Ohio - The Girl Scouts were selling their cookies the old- fashioned way, pulling a creaky-wheeled red wagon laden with Thin Mints and Samoas down a suburban street. But the affair took a decidedly 21st-century twist when, with a polite smile, one of the girls pulled out a smartphone and inquired: "Would you like to pay with a credit card?
The girls are among about 200 troops in northeast Ohio who are changing the way Girl Scouts do business. For the first time, the girls are accepting credit cards using a device called GoPayment, a free credit card reader that clips onto smart phones. Girl Scout leaders hope that allowing customers to pay with plastic will drive up cookie sales in a world where carrying cash is rapidly going the way of dial-up Internet.
...Its Girl Scout cookie season, and going door-to-door is now a high-tech affair:...
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[...] the two premier agents in the area - with a client list filled with people you wish would come to your birthday party - they focused on high-end sales and nothing else. From the first generation of BlackBerrys to current phones that turn office voice mails into e-mails, WEA spends top dollar to make sure agents are in touch with clients. Westside Estate Agency Inc. fast facts: * The average sale price per home for WEA in 2008 was $12.1 million, a new company record. * WEA brokers more than half of the all the home sales above $10 million in L.A. * Shapiro completed sales of roughly $200 million in 2007.
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There's a glimmer of good news on the home sales front: the high- end market is picking up.
Between Jan. 1 and June 30, 14 homes priced at $1 million and up have sold in El Paso County. That's compared to 11 homes sold at that price or higher in the same period of 2009.
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To sell apparently overpriced timeshares, many developers still rely on the personal sales pitch. Many owners say that includes high pressure and sometimes deception.
I have been lied to, threatened, ordered out, cursed at, followed to my car and held hostage -- and all in timeshare presentations," said Marylyn Carlyle of Monroe Township, N.J., a self-proclaimed timeshare consultant who offers advice online. Her experiences are based on many timeshare purchases, including two in Utah's Park City.