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He would be a good fit at any outfield position for the Braves in 2010, although he's best in right.Dunn is a hard throwing lefty reliever who pitched three levels in 2009, eventually making it to the big leagues. His career minor league K rate is well over nine, although he has struggled a bit with his control.Vizacaino, the Yankees' No. 3 prospect going into 2010 (according toBaseball America), is a young, hard throwing starter with tremendous potential. The 18-year-old had a 2.13 ERA and 11.06 K rate at low A ball last year.The Yankees will also acquire reliever Boone Logan. This article was originally published at FantasyBullpen . Alex Geshwind can be reached by email () or on Twitter .. WASHINGTON, Jan 6 (Reuters) - Older Americans are spendingless on entertainment and restaurant meals as the recessionforces them to focus on paying for essentials such as food, gasand medicine, a survey released on Tuesday said. A survey of Americans aged 45 and older conducted for theAARP, an influential advocacy group for people over 50, foundmany had suffered savings and investment losses and planned topostpone retirement.

About 57 percent of people aged 45-54 and about 63 percentaged 55 to 64 who suffered investment setbacks said theyexpected to work longer because of their losses. The survey of 1,097 people aged 45 and older was conductedin December by Woelfel Research About 91 percent of thosesurveyed said the U.S. About 68 percent of those surveyed last month had cutentertainment spending and 64 percent were eating out less. About 52 percent had difficulty covering basic expenseslike food, gas and medicine last year. "However, reports of such challenges were less common inDecember than in April, which most likely reflects the recentslowdown in inflation, including declining energy prices,during the second half of 2008," AARP said. Thirty six percent of those surveyed stopped putting moneyinto a 401K or other retirement saving account while 17 percentprematurely withdrew retirement funds.(Reporting by Donna Smith, editing by Alan Elsner). Big Homes, 1-Person Households are Main Causes of Consumer Energy Waste, StudyFindsHACKETTSTOWN, N.J., Jan.

Feldstein."The old focus on things like homeinsulation and auto fleet mileage is incomplete.People who decide to livealone, now more than one of every four households, and people who buy theMcMansions, are those who squander our energy resources."The SMR study reviewed household spending on six major energy products: electricity, gasoline, diesel fuel, natural gas, heating oil, and bottled gas. Tables in the study show spending per household and per capita on all theproducts combined, as well as on each individual product, based on thedemographic, financial, and housing characteristics of the interviewees.Among other findings of the study:Spending data belie the notion that the most educated consumers arethemost sensitive to energy conservation. The housing characteristics that docorrelate powerfully with energy spending are size and value.Household density is the key problem in over-consumption In 2007, theU.S hit a new record low of 2.56 persons per household. SMR used data from 27,159 household interviews conducted in 2006 and 2007, themost recent available.The study contains more than 75 tables showing consumer energy spending indollars by demographic, financial, and housing characteristics.More details about the study can be found on SMR's web site by following thislink: http:// independent researchfirm, SMR funded the study itself and is making copies available for purchase,with a 50 discount offered to nonprofit groups and universities.Founded in 1984, SMR Research Corp. is a provider of published market researchstudies on consumer financial subjects.In consumer lending, SMR is thenation's largest research provider.Outside of lending, SMR also does studiesof consumer spending habits and charitable contributions.SOURCESMR Research CorporationStuart A. Feldstein, President of SMR Research Corporation, 1-908-852-7677,or fax, 1-908-852-6884. CHICAGO(Business Wire)Fitch Ratings expects to assign a rating of 'BBB' to $500 million of 10-yearsenior unsecured notes to be issued by Tyco International Finance S.A.