Urban League and partner to offer small biz loans - November 19 Nov 19, 2009
The program will focus on urban areas with high concentrations of minority businesses and help create new jobs there, said Patricia A. Coulter, president and CEO of the Urban League of Philadelphia. "In today's really tight market, credit has dried up, banks are not lending," she said. (WCAX.com, VT)
FreshBerry yogurt cafes slated for debut in the Triangle Nov 18, 2009
John Lenzmeier says they are seeking locations in neighborhood shopping center and urban areas around the Triangle. Each shop is about 800 to 1,000 square feet and will employ 15 to 20 people, depending on the time of year. (Triangle Business Journal)
Target Considering Smaller Stores to Expand Into Urban Areas, Chief Says Nov 18, 2009
We know that consumers in dense urban areas love Target, Steinhafel said. We have to work harder at trying to get a smaller Target in those areas. (Bloomberg -- US)
E-Transportation Jump-Start: Coalition Seeks to Pave the Way for Electric Vehicles Nov 18, 2009
Although the coalition did not reveal which urban areas it is planning to use as its initial test bed, the to a project led by Electric Engineering Corporation (eTec), a subsidiary of Scottsdale, Ariz. based ECOtality (not a member of the coalition), for installation of up to 12,750 charging stations across five markets: Tennessee, Oregon, San Diego, Seattle and the Phoenix Tucson region. (Scientific American)
Congo-Kinshasa: Urban Water Supply Needs Attention Nov 18, 2009
PEMU proposes to sustainably increase access to water in urban areas, in improve the water company's technical and financial effectiveness. The project will focus on three things: "the restoration of financial viability; the creation of conditions for dynamic management which will transform this public enterprise into a social entity designed to increase managerial autonomy; as well as the renewal and upgrading of facilities in the three centres most likely to generate the revenue needed to... (allAfrica.com)
Coca-Cola sees a sweet future in foreign sales Nov 17, 2009
The company believes that the world will be a different place in the next decade, with more consumers in the middle class and more living in urban areas. Coke said people many of them young consumers the company will target will also want their brands to show that they have values, such as being environmentally responsible, Kent said. (MSNBC -- Business)
Ancient Trees Grow Faster as Temperatures Rise Nov 17, 2009
In many areas of the western U.S., mountains are a key source of water for farms and urban areas at lower elevations. "If the snow melts earlier, the mountains won't be able to hold onto water for as long," Hughes said. (Science Daily)
Asian longhorn beetle Nov 17, 2009
These infestations have been confined to urban areas with relatively thin tree cover. Worcester, 40 miles west of Boston, a city of 175,000 people - Worcester is a different story; it is a city that was full of trees, mostly hardwoods before the infestation, and it sits at the southern edge of the great Northern hardwood forest, millions of contiguous acres stretching to the Great Lakes and Canada. (Weymouth News, MA)
Government, BOG asked to protect rural banks from poaching Nov 17, 2009
The Chapter, which comprises rural banks in the Northern and Upper East regions, said the rural banks played a crucial role in the rural economy and therefore every effort should be made to mitigate their plight arising from the fierce competition from the commercial banks as markets in the urban areas had become saturated. Mr. John Asabigi, President of the North Eastern Chapter of Association of Rural Banks, said this in an address at the 8th biennial General Meeting of the Chapter at Kumbungu... (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Coke sees big growth through 2020 Nov 17, 2009
Despite the current soft worldwide economy and recent volume declines in North America, growth in the middle class and urban areas around the globe will boost the ready-to-drink beverage business through 2020, Kent said. The Coca-Cola system, which includes Coca-Cola and its bottling partners, are poised to capture a large slice of the new business, he said. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Business)
WHAT THEY ARE NOT SAYING...about the comprehensive water deal? Nov 17, 2009
By December 31, 2020, some Californians living in urban areas will be required to cut back their water usage by 20 percent. Others, such as those living in the cities of Los Angeles, Santa Ana, and Long Beach some of the state s most populated cities will face only 5% reductions or a complete exemption from these requirements. (San Andreas Calaveras Enterprise, CA)
Immersed in Mandarin Nov 17, 2009
Palo Alto Online News. Uploaded: Monday, November 16, 2009, 1:15 PM. (Palo Alto Online, CA)
Zimbabwe: Beekeeping Can Contribute to Poverty Alleviation Nov 16, 2009
Taking into consideration that workers in the country are earning on average US$150 per month, rural folk would not find any reason to envy their relatives in urban areas who toil the whole month to get paid. Besides the economic benefits it would bring to individual farmers, beekeeping would also benefit the pharmaceutical industry as honey is a key raw material in the manufacture cough medicines while other companies use it to cosmetics including soap and hair products. (allAfrica.com)
Economist: Malaysia, China and India next engine for growth Nov 16, 2009
He also stated that industrialisation and urbanisation would continue in the emerging markets and going forward, there would also be continuous development in Asian urban areas. He said the global recession is likely to end as the housing and auto sectors in the United States are showing some improvement, adding to the country's economic growth. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)
Artist Edward Hopper's Lost America Nov 16, 2009
At that point, television had not yet eclipsed the cinema, and most urban areas were full of large and richly decorated movie theaters. Hopper used a movie theater backdrop in his 1937 The Sheridan Theatre, and in his 1939 New York Movie. (Suite101.com)
Old sewer pipes creating a tough challenge Nov 16, 2009
"This is a problem of our urban areas with the oldest infrastructure," he said ... Newer suburban areas, which generally grew up in the era of the automobile, kept storm drains separate from sewer pipes. (Albany Times Union)
Coca-Cola Targets Urban `Boost Zones' in U.S. to Build Soft-Drink Sales Nov 16, 2009
Nov. 16 (Bloomberg) -- , the worlds largest soft-drink maker, will saturate more U.S. urban areas with its red logos and banners next year in a strategy intended to reverse volume declines. plans to double the number of so-called boost zones from 50 North American locations this year, Coca-Cola executives said in interviews last week. (Bloomberg -- US)
Partin: Health reform must address doctor shortage Nov 15, 2009
Of the current primary care physicians practicing in Georgia, more than half are practicing in urban areas, representing only 38 percent of the state's population. Not only is there a shortage, but they also are distributed unevenly throughout the state, compounding the problem in rural areas. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Forum: Prisoner counts distort accuracy of census tally Nov 15, 2009
Because 12 percent of black men in their 20s and 30s are in prison at any one time, urban areas lose out on the strength of those uncounted inmates. But it's actually rural communities, where prisons often are built, that suffer the most from the distortions. (Athens Banner-Herald)
The endless rebuttal Nov 15, 2009
All of the early synth artists found themselves making music in urban areas from the run down, empty streets of East London to industrial Sheffield under the shadow of the massive concrete Park Hill Estate. A Twitter revolution that wasn t Remember all those bloggers whose hands were clearly trembling with excitement as they typed posts heralding the extraordinary role Twitter was playing in the Iranian protests last summer. (Boston Globe)
Food banks see big increase in first-timers ... A state employee for 19 years, Cora Lawson never thought she wouldnt have enough food to feed her family. Lawson, however, has turned to ... Nov 15, 2009
About 148,000 county residents receive food stamps, but San Diego County has the lowest food stamp participation out of 25 major urban areas surveyed. County officials say they are working to increase those numbers by streamlining the eligibility process. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
No rest for the weary as rest areas close Nov 15, 2009
Spears said the growth of private businesses in urban areas have made rest areas somewhat duplicative. "Certainly in rural parts of the state, there's still a need for them," he said. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Diabetes afflicts 450,000 people in Nepal: report Nov 15, 2009
"Diabetes has become a common problem in urban areas. The current trend suggests that at least 25 percent of the people above 20 years old are showing signs of diabetes," local Newspaper cited O. K. Malla, a senior doctor as saying. He was speaking at an interaction program organised in the capital to mark the World Diabetes Day. (Xinhuanet, China)
Mozambique: Elections - How Serious Was Vote Tampering? [opinion] Nov 14, 2009
They cover almost every district in the country, rural and urban areas, large stations and small stations. We know that the sample is trustworthy, because the results from the Observatory's parallel count are broadly in line with the CNE's results, and with the provisional provincial counts undertaken by STAE.. (allAfrica.com)
Read more... Nov 14, 2009
In urban areas, street closures are a cost- effective way to provide children with access to safe, open areas for play. San Francisco -- To improve on public transparency and accountability, the Neighborhood Parks Council developed ParkScan, a tool where folks can use the internet to document, report, and track park maintenance issues. (PNN Online)
Uganda: 'Eviction Has Reduced Us to Beggars' Nov 14, 2009
Mount Elgon "We have been reduced to begging from relatives and to migrate to urban areas where life is not safe. We were living in the mountain for more than 200 years. Transferring us means burying us, completely. We want to stay in our area and develop.". These are the words of Mejje Christopher, a former parish chief who now lives as a squatter in Kisitu, almost 30 km from Kapchorwa district in eastern Uganda. (allAfrica.com)
Inner-city housing laws miss target, council says Nov 14, 2009
We need a targeted approach in built-up urban areas that responds to high land costs and increased demand for housing. . (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Smart Traffic Lights Could Double Fuel Efficiency Nov 14, 2009
" Smart signals to solve traffic snarls Traffic signals have been one of the initial research subjects for the group. In its initial research, the group studied so-called Waves a minimum of four signals in sequence that can eb synchronized for better traffic flow. Simply by changing the timing of traffic lights on a test stretch of roadway in Munich, the engineers were able to nearly double the fuel efficiency of a 530d test vehicle from 22 mpg to 42 mpg. That being an idealized situation, the... (Fox News)
Badger 'clans' recorded on moors Nov 14, 2009
Badgers were found in urban areas as well as the countryside ... Survey co-ordinator Elaine Rainey said setts were recorded in urban areas as well as the countryside. (BBC News -- UK)
Peru's fog catchers Nov 14, 2009
Buying water, trucked in by resellers, costs nine times what it does in richer urban areas, precisely in places where no one can afford it. And Bellavista's more than 200 residents are used to making do without water; they are among the stunning 1. (iAfrica.com)
Balconies are used as reading and relaxing areas Nov 13, 2009
Now, the balcony is not just extra space it serves various functions too, in urban areas, where space is a constraint. Our expatriate clients ask us to find houses with good spacious balconies. (India Times)
South Africa: Civil Society Demands Action, Not Words Nov 13, 2009
"In certain countries, one in eight people have access to safe sanitation. In terms of water supply, (it is) mostly rich people in urban areas who have access, while the rural community still has to walk four to eight kilometres to get water...". Governments have repeatedly committed to increase support for water and sanitation (most recently in July 2008, at the African Union Summit in Sharm-el-Sheikh, Egypt) but civil society says implementation has failed due to a lack of funds and political... (allAfrica.com)
Charlotte falls in tech output Nov 13, 2009
Austin, Texas, topped Milken s list, which ranks the nation s 200 largest urban areas primarily on the production of high-tech goods and services. Texas dominated the top of the rankings. (Charlotte Business Journal, NC)
Liberia: Ellen Leads By Example - Harvest Rice From Backyard Farm Nov 13, 2009
Indeed the greening of the urban areas on the surface seem like a great thing ... These people need to somehow get out of the urban areas and make there way back home; for their health and the health of the nation. (allAfrica.com)
Population Movement Can Be Critical Factor In Dengue's Spread Nov 13, 2009
According to the WHO, the prevalence of dengue is highest in tropical areas of Asia and the Americas, with 50-100 million estimated cases of dengue fever and 250,000-500,000 cases of dengue hemorrhagic fever occurring annually worldwide as explosive outbreaks in urban areas ... Dengue surveillance and control in large urban areas with high levels of dengue transmission pose important challenges. (Science Daily)
Tug-of-war overPearl River Delta Nov 13, 2009
Shenzhen and Dongguan will be a center on the east bank of the Pearl River; the Zhuhai Economic Special Zone will serve as the center for the urban areas on the west bank of the Pearl River; and finally, Guangzhou and Foshan will be merged into a larger city. Beyond that, further cooperation should lead to deeper regional integration, as the government's plan assesses, "Under the unified leadership and coordination of the provincial government, the cities will establish multi-stratum cooperation... (Asia Times Online)
More of this story Nov 13, 2009
In urban areas, all kinds of things are discharged, he said. Pollutants from many different sources such as agricultural fields and roads get washed into fresh bodies of water which flow into the ocean. (Lihue Garden Island, HA)
Ministry to bridge digital gap between rural and urban areas Nov 12, 2009
General News of Wednesday, 11 November 2009. General News of Wednesday, 11 November 2009. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Afghan villages to get aid Nov 12, 2009
It comes at a time when President Obama is considering broad changes to his Afghan war strategy, including whether to send up to 40,000 more U.S. troops and whether to focus more on security in urban areas. The plan, known as the Community Defense Initiative, "is designed to assist the local population to provide their own security with defensive 'neighborhood watch'-type programs," the NATO command said in a statement in response to a query by USA TODAY.. (USA Today)
Mexico calls for UN help Nov 12, 2009
Despite the deployment of 8500 troops since February, more than 2000 people have been killed so far this year in drug-related crimes, making Ciudad Juarez one of the world's most violent urban areas, business leaders told a press briefing on Wednesday. The city's Association of Maquiladoras (assembly plants) said it had requested "the intervention of United Nations blue helmets (peacekeepers) to control" the crime wave, said association president Soledad Maynez. (iAfrica.com)
Westminster president shares Berlin Wall memories with friends Nov 12, 2009
American forces began developing techniques for fighting door-to-door in urban areas. "We became the Army's expert on how to fight in cities," Forsythe said. (Fulton Sun, MO)
Story » Nov 12, 2009
"So you'll find older, bigger bucks in urban zones, not just in Ohio but in nearly all urban areas across the country."Another advantage is urban deer are less sensitive about human odor, they're not as spooky. Plus, their travel corridors are more well defined, and they are easier to pattern. (ESPN -- Outdoors)
Climate change at home Nov 12, 2009
We have evidence from all around the world exemplified by several of the City of Melbourne's sustainability projects - that considerable emissions reductions can be achieved by paying attention to buildings, transport, waste, energy and the way we manage our urban areas. Local government controls many of these initiatives and are best placed to ensure success in implementing climate change initiatives. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Pollution's Toll on the Brain Nov 12, 2009
The levels we measured in our study are comparable to those in other urban areas. Most PAH pollutants come from motor vehicle emissions, especially diesel- and gas-powered cars and trucks, and from the burning of coal. (Scientific American)
Dhaka tops risk table in Asia climate threat study Nov 12, 2009
"Asia is urbanizing rapidly, and we can be certain that urban areas will be crucial battlegrounds in the fight against climate change," Kim Carstensen, head of WWF's global climate change initiative, said in a statement. "Cities are responsible for most of the world's energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions, but they are also pioneers when it comes to developing innovative solutions." (Reporting by David Fogarty; Editing by David Fox). (AlertNet)
Call Joe Lieberman's Bluff On Ft. Hood Nov 12, 2009
But, wait, U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan are fighting a strategically-sophisticated and structurally-coordinated enemy that employs traditional military tactics and terrorist strategies such as suicide bombings in urban areas. Is Lieberman serious about making a comparison between what happened at Fort Hood and what happens in Kabul. (CBS News)
Songdo City defies crisis odds Nov 12, 2009
A sleek public transport system including underground trains linked to Seoul and a network of electric water taxis in the city's salt-water canals will help make this one of the cleanest urban areas on the planet. Ironically, perhaps, protests about the city's environmental impact on internationally important tidal-flats have dogged - though not derailed - its construction. (Asia Times Online)
WHAT THEY ARE NOT SAYING...about the comprehensive water deal? Nov 11, 2009
By December 31, 2020, some Californians living in urban areas will be required to cut back their water usage by 20 percent. Others, such as those living in the cities of Los Angeles, Santa Ana, and Long Beach some of the state s most populated cities will face only 5% reductions or a complete exemption from these requirements. (San Andreas Calaveras Enterprise, CA)
Mandarin High Graduate Killed In Iraq Nov 11, 2009
Capture, share community events. Earl Scott III's Army Helicopter Made Hard Landing North Of Baghdad. (News4Jax.com, FL)
Pakistan Car Bomb Leaves Dozens Dead Nov 11, 2009
The bombing will likely be followed by further attacks targeting urban areas, a senior intelligence official told CBS News. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity said, "such attacks will go on to target cities in different parts of Pakistan as the Taliban seek to force the military to step back" from its ongoing anti-Taliban offensive in the countrys south Waziristan region. (CBS News -- World)
Opinion: Unite Against Female Genital Mutilation Nov 11, 2009
The lesson learned in Burkina Faso is that women across the country are empowered to resist FGM when the population as a whole, including women in both rural and urban areas, understand not only the health consequences of FGM but are made aware of women's legal rights, as recognised and protected by the Constitution and by national laws. The moral imperative to rid the world of this most heinous violation of human rights most definitely exists, the international protocol is firmly in place - now... (allAfrica.com)
Full text of Chinese premier's press conference in Egypt Nov 11, 2009
Although the size of China's economy ranks in the forefront of the world, the development is very much unbalanced, with a big gap between the rural and urban areas and between different regions. Many people in China are still living in poverty. (Xinhuanet, China)
Rural Chinese children still in world without Internet Nov 11, 2009
Hu Qiheng, president of the Internet Society of China, predicted that the number of Internet users in rural areas will grow more rapid than in urban areas in the years to come. "Internet will see its next stage of rapid development in rural China, combining the bounty resources and huge market there.". (Xinhuanet, China)
Path to Good Health, Less Pollution, Is Sidewalk Nov 11, 2009
Groups including the influential AARP seniors' group and the American Public Health Association contributed to the report, which showed that the 52 largest urban areas in the United States spend just 1. 39 dollars of federal funding per person on projects for cyclists and pedestrians. (Newsmax)
China's output, retail sales gather pace in October Nov 11, 2009
" onclick="Next();" src="/images/butt_next. " Ben Simpfendorfer, an economist at Royal Bank of Scotland in Hong Kong, said the heavy industrial manufacturing sector - cars and metals - was leading the recovery thanks to government spending. "This profile can be sustained through the first half of 2010," Simpfendorfer said. "However the recovery remains unbalanced. (Channelnewsasia.com)
Mon Dieu! French women do get fat Nov 11, 2009
"Obesity rates have really risen sharply in urban areas where there's a concentration of sedentary jobs, public transport, less need to walk and a much greater availability of food," she told Reuters in a telephone interview. Also in msnbc. (MSNBC -- Health)
Part 2: Restrictive Growth Management Was A Necessary Condition for the Housing Bubble Nov 11, 2009
If we make these urban areas even denser, they are going to have more congestion, people are going to waste more fuel in traffic, and that's going to make more greenhouse gas emissions not less ... The Secretary of Transportation and the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development have signed an agreement in which they will force all 400 major metropolitan areas in the country to write plans that will cause more housing bubbles in the future, more compact development plans and more urban growth... (RealtyTimes)
Six Brazilian States Hit by Power Outages Caused by Fault at Itaipu Dam Nov 11, 2009
Energy Minister told reporters in Brasilia that electricity supplies will resume during the night in Rio and Sao Paulo, Brazils largest urban areas, as well as cities affected in at least four other states. Near Rios iconic Ipanema beach, residents milling in the streets cheered when lights came back on around midnight local time after more than an hour in the darkness. (Bloomberg -- Latin America)
Story:Breakdown of California water bill Nov 10, 2009
$30 million to State Parks for watershed education (including $20 million for education centers in urban areas over 1 million population). $25 million for Santa Monica Bay watershed projects. (Fresno Bee)
Breast Density Associated With Increased Risk Of Cancer Recurrence Nov 10, 2009
26, 2007) Women who live in urban areas have denser breasts, making them more likely to develop breast cancer, according to a new study. Breast tissue in women may be fatty or glandular or a mixture of both. (Science Daily)
Population movement can be critical factor in dengue's spread Nov 10, 2009
According to the WHO, the prevalence of dengue is highest in tropical areas of Asia and the Americas, with 50-100 million estimated cases of dengue fever and 250,000-500,000 cases of dengue hemorrhagic fever occurring annually worldwide as explosive outbreaks in urban areas ... Dengue surveillance and control in large urban areas with high levels of dengue transmission pose important challenges. (EurekAlert!)
Frank on Afghanistan: More people 'need protection from criminals' than al Qaeda Nov 10, 2009
Frank continued that "they need protection [inaudible] from urban areas where there have been foreclosures on the fire department. And they need more protection from bridges falling down when they drive over them. And from pollution in the water, et cetera.". In opposing additional troops be sent to Afghanistan, he also cited the human cost of war. (TheHill.com)
Chhattisgarh records 50-55% voting Nov 10, 2009
In urban areas long queues of women were seen at polling booths even before voting began at 8. a.m.. (India Times, India)
The wall after the wall Nov 10, 2009
The expanding wall along the southern border has so far shifted clandestine entries away from urban areas to more remote and treacherous desert and mountainous terrain. This has also made the immigration wall more lethal than the Berlin Wall, with hundreds of border crossers dying every year. (Boston Globe)
Safety strategy fails as driver behaviour remains unchanged Nov 10, 2009
We've got to move to 40 kilometres where there's a possibility of pedestrian accidents, and a blanket 50 kilometres throughout urban areas,'' he said. What we would like to see is more restraint for speed limits until at such a time we can improve the roads. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
