 The mosquitoes were trapped by the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station from June 27th to August 1st in: Bethel, Bridgeport, Cheshire, Chester, Danbury, Darien, East Haven, Glastonbury, Greenwich, Groton, Hartford, Killingworth, and Meriden. Also, Milford, Monroe, New Canaan, New Haven, Newington, Newtown, North Branford, North Haven, Norwalk, Shelton, Stamford, Stratford, Wallingford, Waterbury, West Haven, Westbrook, Westport, Wethersfield, and Wilton. SOURCE: CTDPH |
14 August 2012
• Connecticut Sees Continued Increase in West Nile Virus Mosquito Activity
• 2012 Connecticut Sales Tax Holiday
 Nevertheless, the state will hold, at least for this year, a one-week sales and use tax exclusion for clothing and footwear costing less than $300. It will run from Sunday, August 19th thru Saturday, August 25th 2012. |
• Powered Industrial Trucks - August 28, 2012 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon
 "This 2-hour workshop will cover safe work practices, methods of providing formal and practical training, and tools for operator evaluation. "Written handout materials will be provided to use in the development of your site-specific training program. "All classes are free and are held at the Connecticut Department of Labor, 200 Folly Brook Boulevard, Wethersfield, CT 06109, in Conference Room A. You must bring a photo ID with you on the day of the training or you will not be admitted to the building. "Pre-registration is required. To register for any of these classes or if you would like information on an occupational safety and/or health event posted on this page, contact John Able, able.john@dol.gov, 860-263-6902, or Catherine Zinsser, zinsser.catherine@dol.gov, 860-263-6942. SOURCE: CTDOL |
• U.S. Producer Prices Up Less Than 1% in Year
 At the earlier stages of processing, prices received by manufacturers of intermediate goods moved down 0.9 percent in July, and the crude goods index advanced 1.8 percent. On an unadjusted basis, prices for finished goods rose 0.5 percent for the 12 months ended July 2012, continuing the trend of slowing year-over-year increases following a 7.0-percent rise for the 12 months ended September 2011. The Consumer Price Index for July 2012 will be released on Wednesday, 15 AUG 2012. SOURCE: USDOL-BLS |
• Checked Your Connecticut Electric Bill Lately?
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“A Connecticut utility has reimbursed a woman almost $10,500 after acknowledging it billed her for 25 years for the electricity used to power streetlights near her home.” SOURCE: WashingtonPost.com |
• U.S. Retail Sales Increased – July 2012
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Total sales for the May through July 2012 period were up 4.3
percent (±0.5%) from the same period a year ago.
Retail trade sales were up 0.8 percent (±0.5%) from June 2012 and 3.7 percent (±0.7%) above last year. Nonstore retailers sales were
up 11.8 percent (±3.1%) from July 2011 and sporting goods, hobby, book and music stores were up 10.6 percent (±4.3%) from last
year.
SOURCE: USDOC
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• 24.5% of Connecticut Adults Are Obese
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The 2011 CDC map detailing adult obesity prevalence for all U.S. states based on Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) data is now available. In 2011, rates of adult obesity remain high, with state estimates ranging from 20.7 percent in Colorado to 34.9 percent in Mississippi.
No state had a prevalence of adult obesity less than 20 percent, and 12 states (Alabama, Arkansas, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas, and West Virginia) had a prevalence of 30 percent or more.
The South had the highest prevalence of adult obesity (29.5 percent), followed by the Midwest (29 percent), the Northeast (25.3 percent) and the West (24.3 percent).
SOURCE: Centers for Disease Control
For the CDC’s definition of “overweight” and “obese,” see: CDC.obesity
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