Take Home pay Growth Falls for the Fifth Consecutive Month

September 23rd, 2009 CHICAGO - - Growth of 1.4% compared to September 2008 Global airline capacity for September 2009 is showing positive growth for the second consecutive month, reports OAG, (www.oagaviation.com), the world's leading aviation data business, as it releases its monthly report on trends in the supply of airline flights and seats. The world's airlines have scheduled 296.9 million seats, a rise of 1.4% (4,130,744 more seats) over September 2008 levels.

September 22nd, 2009 TORONTO - Symbol: NOT:TSX-V Shares Outstanding: 163,631,957 Fully Diluted: 173,461,957 Noront Resources Ltd. ("Noront" or the "Company") (TSX Venture: NOT) is pleased to announce that it has entered into negotiations with Marten Falls First Nation ("MFFN") for an exploration agreement (the "Exploration Agreement").

September 6th, 2009 LONDON - - The VocaLink Take Home Pay Index Rises Sharply to 2.0% Annual Wage Growth - Services Sector pay Growth has Third Month-on-Month Increase, Leaping to 2.8% in August - Manufacturing Take Home pay Growth Edges up 0.3% but Remains Weak at 0.8% The VocaLink Take Home Pay Index rose by 0.7% to show 2.0% annual wage growth in August, the greatest one-month increase since February 2007. The figures are now back to the same levels seen in March this year, when the VocaLink Take Home Pay Index was in the midst of a six-month cycle of steadily falling wage growth.

August 26th, 2009 SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota - Sanford Health (www.sanfordhealth.org), a comprehensive health care provider in the Upper Midwest, announced today a spinal implant developed by Sanford Clinic Neurosurgeon, Wilson Asfora, MD, Sanford Clinic Neurosurgery & Spine, has received United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) market clearance as a lumbar intervertebral body fusion device. On August 14, 2009, the FDA gave 510(k) clearance to the Asfora Bullet Cage, a product which is designed for use in posterior lumbar interbody fusion surgeries to treat degenerative disc disease.

August 4th, 2009 LONDON - - The VocaLink Take Home Pay Index However Remains Steady at 1.3% Annual Wage Growth - Manufacturing Pay Growth Slumps to an All-time Low of Just 0.5% in July From 1.3% in June - Services Sector Take Home Pay Continues Modest Month-on-month Rise The VocaLink Take Home Pay Index remained unchanged in July at 1.3% following June's reported first rise in wage growth for six months. However, the ongoing problems in the manufacturing sector were reflected in the dramatic fall in pay growth from 1.3% in June to just 0.5% in July.

June 23rd, 2009 BASINGSTOKE, England - - Help is at Hand for the Frail Elderly at Risk of Falls and Fractures via a New Medication Support Programme As National Falls Awareness Day takes place this week, a new programme called 'Be Active' is being launched to help those already prescribed bone health supplements to take them more regularly, helping to prevent falls and reduce the burden on the NHS. Almost 3 million people suffer from osteoporosis in the UK[1] and more than 300,000 people over the age of 65 visit hospital every year because of a fracture, leaving healthcare providers saddled with around GBP2 billion worth of healthcare costs.[2] This is expected to increase to GBP2.2 billion by 2020.[3] However, according to a study carried out in the last five years, some vitamin and mineral supplements can reduce the risk of falling by up to 49%.[4] Evidence shows benefits of supplementation [4] [5] [6] yet people who have been prescribed a bone strengthening supplement often take it incorrectly, with approximately 30% of UK patients regularly missing a prescribed dose of some vitamin and mineral supplements[7].

June 22nd, 2009 LONDON - Asking prices in London registered a modest increase of 0.27% in May, according to Primelocation.coms monthly house price index. Andrew Smith, Primelocation.com's Head of Research, comments: " This is the fifth such rise in the past six months and provides further evidence that the year-long trend of rapidly falling prices has stabilized." Prices over the month rose in three of London's five sub-regions.

June 2nd, 2009 LONDON - The VocaLink Take Home Pay Index Falls Dramatically From 1.6% to 1.1% in May - Manufacturing Wage Growth Drops to a New All Time Low of 1.1% - Service Sector Take Home Pay Plummets to a Record Low of 1.0% in May The VocaLink Take Home Pay Index has continued its rapid decline this year to reach a new all time low of 1.1% in May. This unprecedented fall in take home pay has been driven by the deterioration in the labour market, with unemployment at its highest since 1996, falling inflation and the slashing of discretionary bonus payments enabling firms to pass through weak wage settlements.

April 7th, 2009 LONDON - VocaLink Take Home Pay Index Drops to 2.0% in March - Manufacturing Wage Growth Plummets to an all Time low of Just 1.2% - Service Sector Take Home Pay Falls to 2.4% in March From 2.9% in February The VocaLink take home pay index has fallen for the fourth consecutive month in March to an all time low of 2.0%. This is a result of bonus payments being slashed in the face of the recession, while falling inflation and the sustained weakness of the economy have continued to remove the pressure on wage growth.

March 29th, 2009 NEW YORK - Retailers Wind Down Stocks and Staff Levels - Wholesale Prices Show Smallest Rise for over Three Years The Bloomberg Euro-Zone Retail Purchasing Managers' Index ("PMI(R)"), based on a mid-month survey of more than 1,000 executives in the euro area retail sector, provides data one month ahead of government-issued figures. The PMI rose from 42.3 in February to 44.1 in March, signaling the smallest monthly drop in the value of sales in five months.

May 12th, 2009 NEW DELHI - India's industrial output fell for the third consecutive month in March by a steep 2.3 percent compared to the corresponding month last year, according to government data released Tuesday. This was the third fall in four months.

February 15th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Despite the global economic slowdown, India is the second fastest growing economy in the world and has recorded a sustained growth of over 9 percent for three consecutive years for the first time, External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee said Monday. Presenting the interim budget in the Lok Sabha, Mukherjee said the gross domestic product (GDP) has increased by 7.5 percent, 9.5 percent, 9.7 percent and 9 percent, respectively, in the four fiscal years between 2004-05 and 2007-08.

April 9th, 2009 NEW DELHI - India's industrial output fell 1.2 percent in February against a growth of 9.5 percent in the like month of last fiscal, while the provisional drop reported for January has been revised now to a marginal growth of 0.39 percent. As per data on index for industrial production (IIP) released Thursday, manufacturing output, which accounts for the bulk of the weight in the overall index, declined 1.4 percent in February, against 9.6 percent growth in the like month of last year.

February 11th, 2009 NEW DELHI - After a marginal recovery in November, India's industrial production fell 2 percent the next month with no signs of abatement in the impact of the global meltdown on the country's economy. Data on the Index of Industrial Production (IIP) released Thursday also showed that the index for manufacturing, that has the maximum weight, fell 2.5 percent, versus 8.6 percent in the like month of previous fiscal.

March 5th, 2009 NEW DELHI - India's annual rate of inflation fell to 3.03 percent for the week ended Feb 21 from 3.36 percent the week before, official data showed Thursday. It was the fifth consecutive week during which the inflation rate fell, to a six-year low.

May 1st, 2009 NEW DELHI - India's largest passenger car manufacturer Maruti Suzuki's cumulative sales for April rose 15.1 percent to 71,748 units, up from 62,336 units sold the same month last year, the company said Friday. While its domestic sales increased 9 percent to 64,857 units, its exports during the month surged 146.4 percent to 6,891 units as against 2,797 units sold in April 2008.

May 9th, 2009 Famed S. American Iguazu falls hit hard by droughtSAO PAULO — The famed Iguazu falls that straddle the border of Brazil and Argentina have been hit hard by a drought and are dumping less than a third of their usual volume into a river below. The amount of water flowing at one of South America's biggest tourist destinations is now 480,000 liters (127,000 gallons) per second.

May 12th, 2009 NEW DELHI - India's industrial output fell for the third consecutive month in March by a steep 2.3 percent compared to the corresponding month last year, according to government data released Tuesday. This was the third fall in four months, goading industry to describe the development as 'a matter of serious concern'.

September 1st, 2009 NEW DELHI - Drought may retard India's growth from 6.1 percent logged during the first quarter of this fiscal, even as 2009-10 may end with a 6.3-percent expansion, Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia said Tuesday. The growth rate may turn worse in the current and next quarter because of the impact of drought, Ahluwalia told reporters after a meeting of the full plan panel here, chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at its headquarters at Yojana Bhavan.

December 22nd, 2008 LONDON - The British economy slowed down faster in the third quarter of 2008 than previously estimated, official figures showed Tuesday. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said the economy contracted by 0.6 percent between July and September - higher than the previous estimate of 0.5 percent.