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Click here for web version. Volume 61, Issue 22, May 31, 2013   For breaking news affecting the appliance industry, visit www.ApplianceMagazine.com Forward this Newsletter This issue's lead story: April New Home Sales Up 29% from Year Ago  May 30, 2013. April 2013 sales of new single-family houses were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 454,000 according to data from the U.S. Census Bureau. More...  In The News   Conference Board: Consumer Confidence At 5-Year High  May 29, 2013. Consumer confidence, as measured by the Conference Board Consumer, improved again in May 2013. More... Builder Confidence in 55+ Housing Grows in 1Q  May 30, 2013. The National Association of Home Builders' 55+ single-family Housing Market Index (HMI) was up 19 points on a year over year basis to 46 in the first quarter of 2013, making it the highest first-quarter index since the index was launched in 2008. More... Husqvarna Group Wins 6 red dot Awards  May 29, 2013. Husqvarna Group received six red dot design awards for the high design quality of its Husqvarna-brand and Gardena-brand products. More... Toro Company Reports Record 2Q  May 29, 2013. The Toro Company reported net earnings of $78.4 million in the second quarter of its fiscal year, up from net earnings of $68.8 million in the same quarter of the previous year. More... Deere Reports Record 2Q Earnings of $1.084 Billion  May 30, 2013. Deere & Company reported second quarter 2013 net income of $1.084 billion, up from $1.056 billion in the second quarter of 2012. More... Lowe's Quarterly Sales Down Slightly  May 29, 2013. Appliance and home improvement retailer Lowe's Companies, Inc., reported net earnings of $540 million for the first quarter of its fiscal year 2013. More... Hon Hai/Foxconn Sales Down in April  May 30, 2013. Hon Hai Precision Industry Company Ltd. reported consolidated April sales were down 5.08% year-on-year to NT$291.758 billion (approx US$7.74 billion). More...   APPLIANCE INDUSTRY MARKET RESEARCH Receive release alerts for statistical and analytical coverage of regions, categories, companies, and technologies. Portrait of the European Appliance Industry European appliance OEM review, Manufacturing Unit/Value Statistics, and Import/Export Statistics.  Understand European appliance business major players, product strategies, and industry performance.– click here.  SUBSCRIBE Visit our enewsletter Subscription Center at http://eforms.kmpsgroup.com/forms/editorialform.aspx?mag=appl.  COPYRIGHT NOTICE The APPLIANCE News® newsletter is a copyrighted publication of UBM Canon. APPLIANCE News® is a registered Trademark of UBM Canon. No portions of this newsletter may be copied or redistributed without the express permission of UBM Canon, under penalty of law. If you are interested in copying or reproducing any of information contained in APPLIANCE News, please accesswww.copyright.com or contact the Copyright Clearance Center, Inc. (CCC), Phone: +1-978-750-8400, E-Mail:info@copyright.com UBM Canon © 2013

WorkLife Balance Award – 5th edition

Dear Sir or Madam,

You have time until Friday, June 14^th for apply to the 5^th edition of the International WorkLife Balance Award, promoted by Lombardy Region - Italy, in collaboration with ALTIS - Catholic University of Milan,with the support of the Italian Department for Equal Opportunities - Presidency of the Council of Ministers.

The initiative aims to celebrate the best practices offered by Companies, no Profit Organizations and Public Administrations related to WorkLife Balance and Welfare policies as well as actions to promote women’s empowerment and improving families’ well being.

Winners for each continent will win a trip for two to Milan (Italy) and receive the award during the III World Regions Forum !

Furthermore, participants and winners will receive great deal of press coverage and will access into a worldwide network of projects, research and experiences’ exchange!

For more information you can download the Participation Guidelines by our website and contact me whenever you want.

Joining the Award is easy, free and very low time consuming! Simply  complete the Submission formand send it via email to press@premiofamiglialavoro.it by Friday 14^th  June 2013.

I hope your institution will join it and get into our network!

Kind regards

Marta Benedetti

Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore

ALTIS, Postgraduate School Business & Society

Via San Vittore, 18 - 20123 Milano - Italy

Phone: +39 338 8679144

Marta.benedetti1@unicatt.it

http://altis.unicatt.it/

http://www.premiofamiglialavoro.regione.lombardia.it     

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