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Ewa is a massage therapist who's set up a new treatment centre in local salon Heat, (315 Brockley Road). She explains:

I offer a wide range of treatments such as Therapeutic Massage, Reflexology, Hot and Cold stones Massage, Indian Head Massage, Pregnancy Massage, Baby Massage, Hopi Ear Candling and a great and very beneficial Infrared Sauna.

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Health Services for Homeless Population in Michigan

In a recent report of health care provided to homeless members of the community in Michigan, the Michigan Primary Care Association (MPCA) said that Michigan Health Centers provided care to 19,345 homeless individuals in 2011. The majority of individuals who received care (33%) reported living “doubled up” or with other family or individuals while 1.3% of those who received care and were homeless report living on the street.

MPCA presents this data in an interactive map format allowing users to view these and other data by region or Continuum of Care networks and year.

Sales For Retail and Food Services Rise

The Department of Commerce’s encouraging report on sales for retail and food services triggered a rise in the U.S. stock market, with the Dow gaining 95.38 points to close at 13,424.23. Sales for September topped off at $412.9 billion, up 1.1% from August, and up 5.4% from a year ago. For the first time, sales have remained above $400 billion each month of the year, and four years of increases has erased the $40 billion decline following the recession. The retail and food services report covers a wide variety of American businesses, such as auto dealers, grocery stores, department stores, and therefore is an important barometer for judging the health of the economy. Car and auto parts dealers, which contribute $75 billion to the overall figure, have seen sales rise 8.7% since last year, and gas station sales have increased 3.9% from the previous year, indicating that Americans are steadily returning to the pump. After plummeting over 41% after the recession, gas station sales have recovered to 2008 levels of $47 billion.

Retail Sales Fall for the Third Straight Month

The monthly retail and food services report came out on Monday, and experts across the board agree that the numbers do not support a vigorous recovery. Retail sales dropped for the third straight month, a trend that has not occurred since 2008. On the other hand, retail sales increased by 3.8 percent since June 2011, and the auto industry, which faced grave prospects just a few years ago, experienced a healthy rebound, with sales growing 8.7% over the past year.

America's Trade Deficit Decreases

The Bureau of Economic Analysis released its monthly report on U.S. International Trade in Goods and Serviceson July 11^th. As of May, America is running a $48.7 billion trade deficit. The trade deficit was revised downward from its previous estimate of $50.1 billion in April. Exports of goods and services rose $0.4 billion during May – due mostly to an increase in the exports of services – and imports decreased by $1.6 billion. While the imports of goods decreased, imports of services actually increased. America’s goods deficit with China contributes greatly to the overall trade deficit, and in the month of May, the goods deficit with the nation of over 1.3 billion increased $1.4 billion to $26.0 billion total.

American-Mexican Trade Becomes More Efficient

In June 12^th’s graphic detail, The Economist expounds upon a growing discrepancy in U.S.-Mexico trade relations. While trade between the two countries (in manufactured goods mostly) has grown immensely since signing NAFTA in 1995, border traffic has remained relatively stagnant. Almost 20 years ago, merchandise trade was valued at under $100 billion, but by 2011, that figure rose to more than $450 billion. In total, bilateral trade was worth over half a trillion dollars. On the other hand, the number of trucks - the most significant transportation mechanism for America-Mexico trade - has actually fallen in the past decade, experiencing only a slight increase since ’95. Why the inconsistency? Christopher E. Wilson of the Border Research Partnership, whose study The Economist highlights, states, “there is an incentive to be as efficient as possible. Trucks are packing more value in the same space. As evidence, the number of loaded truck containers grew faster than the number of trucks crossings (since the 90s), and loaded containers increased much faster than the growth of empty truck containers." No doubt, the heightened border security has impeded the growth in border crossings, but it appears trade is evolving correspondingly.

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