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Older adults interested in a unique arrangement for affordable, independent living are invited to explore the Elder Cottage Rental Program in Tompkins County. Better Housing for Tompkins County rents small, modular homes to income-eligible seniors (60 and older) who wish to have them installed temporarily next to the family home of one of their adult children or other supportive relative living in Tompkins County, outside the City of Ithaca.
"The program is very popular with the seniors who use it, and their families," explains Andrew Piliero, Property Manager. "Best of all, the rent for each of the cottages is based on income, so they are affordable as well as handicapped-accessible."
The Cottages were the first of their kind to be sited in New York State in 1998.
Below is a summary of what's happening at Storage Expo 2006 with highlights of keynote sessions and exhibitor product launches. Keynote Sessions include: 1. Storage Security is a key issue, get it wrong and you fail all compliance and could lose your reputation and your company. Speakers include Paul Simmonds, Global Information Security Director, ICI; Sean Martin, Head of Architecture, The British Library and Graeme Haekland, IT Manager, Renault Formula 1. 2. Case studies will be featured throughout the keynote programme including Honda Formula 1, Ordnance Survey, Britannia Building Society, and The Moving Picture Company. 3. The wave of compliance regulations are tackled by 2 keynotes: Jon Fell a top lawyer from Pinsent Masons who will examine, Does your Storage stand up to legal scrutiny? and Rob Harding, KPMG who will ask Who is to blame when it all goes horribly, horribly wrong?.
JACKSON - The Legislature on Thursday passed a modular-housing tax cut aimed at Katrina recovery, with lawmakers clocking their personal best time getting in and out of the Capitol for a special session - two hours. The cut from 7 percent to 3 percent on modular homes, pushed by Gov. Haley Barbour, had died in an August special legislative session, with House leaders letting it languish in committee without a vote. Barbour, angered over the House move, which he said would cost modular-home buyers an extra $4,000 to $6,000 in taxes and limit Coast homeowners' rebuilding options, forced lawmakers back into session Thursday. On Thursday, the full House voted 113-1 in favor of the tax cut. The Senate passed it unanimously, as it did in August. "The people of Mississippi, especially those on the Coast, thank you," House Speaker Billy McCoy, D-Rienzi, told House members after their vote.
State legislators began the second special session of the year at noon today to consider a tax cut on modular houses to spur housing redevelopment on the Gulf Coast. Lawmakers began by saying a prayer and taking role. Both the House and Senate will meet in committees this afternoon to work on a proposal.
Republican Gov. Haley Barbour called the session to lower the sales tax on modular houses from 7 percent to 3 percent.
House Democratic leaders doubt buyers will save any money from the tax cut saying that contractors actually pay the tax, not consumers.
Barbour disagrees and estimates the savings to top $4,000.
Modular houses are built in a factory and assembled at the buyers lot. The home can be complete in a month, compared to the year-long wait for a traditional-built house on the coast.
EMC is introducing new versions of its high-end EMC Symmetrix DMX-3 system, mid-tier EMC CLARiiON CX3 UltraScale series system, EMC Disk Library virtual tape library system and EMC Celerra NS series IP system, which serve as the foundations of an information lifecycle management infrastructure. The new storage systems incorporate the latest technology and advanced EMC features to provide customers with superior functionality - combined with integrated, single-source service and support - to deliver the best overall value in the industry. EMC has introduced: * The Symmetrix DMX-3 model 950, a new entry point into high-end storage, delivering up to 70% better power efficiency than alternatives by packing more capacity, performance and functionality into a compact package. The Symmetrix DMX-3 950 system features full DMX-3 capabilities.
For every £3 we spend on heating our homes, £1 is immediately wasted through poor energy efficiency. Turning the thermostat down one degree could save households around £49 a year. Switching off unused lights could save around £32 a year and turning appliances off at the switch instead of leaving them on standby could save around £38 per year (DEFRA/ Energy Saving Trust 2005 data).
With the dramatic increase in environmental awareness and the advances in cost-effective technologies, energy efficiency is fast becoming a key design element in both homebuilding and property renovation projects.
Smart House has a positive impact on energy usage by providing better control of heating, cooling and lighting within the home. In unoccupied rooms, heating and cooling can be reduced, and lights can be turned off depending on information from motion sensors.
US corporate profits in China passed $2 billion the first six months of 2006, up more than 50% from the first half of last year, according to the US Bureau of Economic Analysis. US companies are on pace to earn more in China this year than they earned there during the entire 1990s, notes Joseph Quinlan, chief market strategist at Bank of America. .
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