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  • Fighting back from the brink Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 12:24PMAIDS, urban migration threatened village; new social, business initiatives might be salvation read more
  • Reportlinker Adds The Market for Medical Devices in Brazil, Russia, India & China Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 12:23PMReportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue:
  • Letters from the issue of September 2, 2010 Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 12:20PMTales from the Crypt Final nail in the casket: If Funeraria Latina Nacional has had all of these complaints and litigations against it for so long, why is it still in business ("Vault of Horror," Francisco Alvarado and Robert Dunlap, August 26)? What a horrible thing for peo...
  • Tap bar plan gains wary support Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 12:15PMThe proposed refurbishment of the Tap bar in Arrowtown, which will affect public use of the corner of Wiltshire and Buckingham Sts, was given cautious support by the Queenstown Lakes District Council utilities committee yesterday. read more
  • Supervisors approve rezoning, road names Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 12:13PMSeveral road names and a rezoning request received final approval from the Graham County Board of Supervisors.
  • Developers furious at reversal of home levy savings Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 12:12PMDevelopers have attacked the state government for capitulating to pressure from councils to lift a cap on the levies charged for infrastructure in housing projects.
  • Grant will fund regional coastal initiatives Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 12:05PMBY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer WEST LONG BRANCH — Monmouth University’s Urban Coast Institute (UCI) has received a $249,750 grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to continue its coastal monitoring and policy initiative. read more
  • Looking back at a City of Pines Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 11:48AMOPEN SPACES, foggy, green hills, cool breeze, pine scented air, quiet neighborhood. All these would describe how old-timers remember Baguio in its early days as a chartered city. read more
  • Radnor Red Steeplechase Race attracts record number of runners Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 3:43PMMALVERN — Rain clouds threatened to add another challenge to the course for the Seventh Annual Radnor Red Steeplechase Race Sunday.
  • Structural Insulated Panels Have Many Fans, So Why Don't More Builders Use Them? Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 3:41PMSIPs offer superior energy efficiency to conventional stick-frame building.
  • Palm Beach County lifts "rural" rules for Lion Country Safari, allows 254 homes at drive-through theme park Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 3:32PMOwners say theme park would remain with new neighborhood Four decades after emerging from Palm Beach County 's western wilderness, Lion Country Safari wants to get its share of the growing urban jungle.
  • What will the Indian health system look like in a decade? Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 3:31PMIndian Country and Health Care Reform: The future of health care for American Indians and Alaska Natives depends on innovations coming from within Indian Country.
  • Comments sought on Towncrest Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 3:43AMAfter voicing their opinion about redevelopment of the Towncrest business district, residents and land owners can now weigh in on two design concepts.
  • Flashy signs not wanted in Greeley area Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 2:39AMWhat's next? On Sept. 14, the Greeley Planning Commission will hold a second work session on the sign code, discussing feedback from the open houses. The commission plans to vote on the code by mid-October, advancing it to the Greeley City Council with a final reading vote by early December.
  • Scene setting  Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 2:31AMThe final night of business for Lola's at the Bowery, 5 E. Brady St., is Saturday, 4 p.m. to 2 a.m.
  • SP Gas Production Will Rise Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 2:28AM28 August 2010 Iran will overtake Qatar in gas exploitation in the shared South Pars gas field in five years, withdrawing 1.1 billion cubic meters of gas per day by the end of Iran's fifth five-year economic plan (2010 - 2015), Oil Ministry announced.
  • Business news: Two groups receive $50,000 Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 2:20AMEDUCATION Professor Sarah Patterson-Mills and Therese Chavaux Turnbull joined the faculty at Lindenwood University in Belleville. Patterson-Mills is a licensed professional counselor and secondary school counselor. She will serve as a full-time professor and teach the appraisal, lifestyle and career course, as well as coordinate the school counseling program. Patterson-Mills earned her doctorate ...
  • General plan questions remain Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 2:15AMStreet extensions and the possible rezoning of a controversial property on the east side of St. Helena are among the last unresolved issues as the city’s general plan update nears its end.
  • Giacomini retiring from student services Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 2:13AMstyle="font-size: large;"> Early beginnings at Northeastern Her service to the college goes back to the summer before she became a student at NJC, when she worked on a maintenance crew.
  • Q&A with Ron Butlin: Group's chief advocates a vibrant downtown Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 2:09AMAs commercial division manager for Colorado Springs homebuilder and developer Classic Cos., Ron Butlin was heavily involved years ago in the firm’s proposed residential and commercial redevelopment of southwest downtown. These days, Butlin...
  • Whither urban development? Bleak future stares at India's cities Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 1:52AMWhat reports show is that the urban scene in India is one of unrelieved gloom.
  • Region's smart growth Blueprint finds favor with feds Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 1:47AMSacramento may have a powerful new partner in efforts to steer more development to existing neighborhoods and be less dependent on single-occupant cars that contribute to global warming.
  • David Byrne more than a Talking Head when the subject is bicycles Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 10:40AMAfter musician David Byrne finished an appearance in Vancouver at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre last year, the founder of the Talking Heads met backstage with Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson and his wife Amy.
  • Kevin Zeese: Is the Iraq War Over? Are U.S. Troops Still Fighting and Dying in Iraq? Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 10:38AMNo, the war is not over, troops are still dying and they are still engaged in combat. In the week since the much publicized withdrawal...
  • Jacksonville urban planner appointed to the Mayor’s Council on Fitness and Well-Being Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 10:38AM  Valerie Feinberg was appointed to the Mayor's Council on Fitness and Well-Being , and will serve a three-year term. The Council on Fitness and Well-Being is dedicated to improving the health and well-being of Northeast Florida residents by promoting lifelong physical activity and healthy lifestyles. Feinberg is a certified urban planner and current Director of Health Assessments and Urban ...
  • Charter Cable Sold To New Firm; Benton To Transfer Franchise Contract To New Owner Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 10:38AMCharter Communications, the city’s cable television provider for many years, is being sold to CoBridge Communications, and the Benton City Council plans tonight to vote on a franchise agreement with the new company.
  • ULI Detroit Names William Watch As Chair Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 10:28AMDetroit - The Detroit District Council of the Urban Land Institute (ULI Detroit) has named William Watch as the new chair of the organization.
  • Honolulu's long-standing trash woes growing worse Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 10:16AM(AP:HONOLULU) Gigantic piles of shrink-wrapped garbage have been moldering in the heat of a Hawaii industrial park for more than five months, waiting for a place to be shipped.
  • LAWRENCE: Planning Board gets Complete Streets presentation Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 10:14AMMore than 150 communities across the United States have committed to the “complete streets” concept — and the township’s Sustainable Mobility Committee would like to add Lawrence Township to that list.
  • In The Pipeline: CoStar Development and Construction News for Aug. 22 - 28 Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 9:57AMIn this week's Pipeline, the Empire State Building is opposing plans by Vornado Realty Trust to build a nearly 1,200-foot skyscraper in the sightlines of the historic building; a Los Angeles-based fund is providing $22.6 millionto complete the Isabella...
  • LA unveils $578M school; joins New Brunswick, NJ as having costliest schools in nation Sunday, August 22, 2010 @ 5:45PMLOS ANGELES (AP) — Next month's opening of the Robert F. Kennedy Community Schools will be auspicious for a reason other than its both storied and infamous history as the former Ambassador Hotel, where the Democratic presidential contender was assassinated in 1968.
  • Planners chase 'livable community' grant Sunday, August 22, 2010 @ 5:44PMTippecanoe County officials will seek a $250,000 federal planning grant to assist in future communitywide planning.
  • LA unveils $578M school, costliest in the nation Sunday, August 22, 2010 @ 5:02PMNext month's opening of the Robert F. Kennedy Community Schools will be auspicious for a reason other than its both storied and infamous history as the former Ambassador Hotel, where the Democratic presidential contender was assassinated in 1968. With an eye-popping price tag of $578 million, it will mark the inauguration of the nation's most expensive public school ever.
  • Sheep farmers flocking to carbon credits Sunday, August 22, 2010 @ 4:20PMNew Zealand's sheep farmers are flocking to a Government carbon trading programme that pays more to plant trees than sell wool and mutton.The system, begun in 2008 and the only one of its kind outside Europe, awards farmers credits...
  • LA unveils $578M school, costliest in the nation Sunday, August 22, 2010 @ 2:35PMDamian Dovarganes In this photo taken on Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2010, the Edward R. Roybal Learning Center is seen in Los Angeles.
  • Govt still divided on India’s poverty estimates Sunday, August 22, 2010 @ 1:48PMDifferences within the government on India’s poverty estimates persist, even though the Tendulkar Committee’s figures were in principle agreed upon for a revised food security law.
  • LAUSD Unveils Costliest School In The Nation Sunday, August 22, 2010 @ 1:41PMThe Los Angeles Unified School District is set to unveil the nation's costliest school project ever built -- the $578 million Robert F. Kennedy Community Schools.
  • St. Paul says downtown Lunds grocery store, other long-stalled projects moving forward Wednesday, August 18, 2010 @ 8:46PMHear those construction cranes cranking up in St. Paul? Nope, you probably don't just yet, but you soon will, said Mayor Chris Coleman. The mayor on Wednesday announced a signed deal for a new downtown Lunds supermarket — the city's first major downtown grocer in 30 years.
  • Work reviews to go online Wednesday, August 18, 2010 @ 8:27PMAuthorities in the capital of Central China's Hunan province announced on Tuesday they will make public the performance evaluation results of all city officials, a leap forward toward achieving transparency in government.
  • Group aims to transition Cornwall to oil independence Wednesday, August 18, 2010 @ 8:11PMCORNWALL – A new environmental action group is working to bring the city together to reduce dependence on fossil fuels. Transitions Cornwall + is a local branch of an international organization that helps grassroots communities prepare for a world without oil.[...]
  • Memories of Baron Empain Wednesday, August 18, 2010 @ 8:06PMBefore rushing to Brussels to see the Villa Empain, a Centre for Art and Dialogue between East and West that has recently opened in a villa formerly belonging to the family of the Belgian industrialist Baron Empain, it is as well to be aware that the Empain in question is not Edouard Empain, builder of the Cairo suburb of Heliopolis at the beginning of the last century, but his son Louis.
  • Look to the fringes if you want principles Wednesday, August 18, 2010 @ 7:45PMI don't know about you but I reckon if you put Malcolm Turnbull and Bob Brown together in the same frock you'd have the perfect prime minister - and not because she'd be two-faced.
  • Australia's green economic potential Wednesday, August 18, 2010 @ 7:42PMCreator:  Ben Eltham This briefing paper puts some of the issues covered in the United Nations Environment Program's Green Economy Report in an Australian context and provides a primer to the challenges involved in transforming our economy to operate within environmental limits. Environment & Planning
  • Quick 'n' Dirty Wednesday, August 18, 2010 @ 7:15PM2010-08-19
  • Techniques from her Persian roots give architect edge Wednesday, August 18, 2010 @ 7:06PMBy Diane Y. Welch Contributor Is it possible to use ancient building techniques from hot climates in modern architectural design in Southern California? That was the pressing question La Jolla-based architect Simi Razavian asked herself. After she designed her first project 28 years ago using techniques from ancient Persia, she received her answer. "Yes, absolutely!" For centuries, people in ...
  • Turn left at the horn: 'Rhino City' revealed Wednesday, August 18, 2010 @ 7:03PMThere are those who cannot think of Africa without thinking of safari animals. Apparently, Southern Sudan's city planners are among them. Authorities in what may become Africa's newest country, depending on the outcome of a referendum next year, have unveiled plans to rebuild their two biggest cities in the shape of a rhinoceros and a giraffe.
  • Centerline overlay designed to revitalize Wednesday, August 18, 2010 @ 6:27PMWith the focus having been on Westage & big business, its about time the city addresses its small business community. 0 % Old downtown is just that -- old. The Centerline Project isn't going to change that.
  • Ice Cube in 'Lottery Ticket,' TBS's 'Are We There Yet?' Tuesday, August 17, 2010 @ 7:09AMIce Cube, pioneer rapper, movie mogul, and television powerhouse, is the winner of the entertainment trifecta. He doesn't play the numbers, he grosses them. The 22 films he's starred in and/or produced - films like Friday, Barbershop, Are We There Yet? - have scored more than a billion dollars worldwide.
  • New Bistro Market by Price Cutter is opening downtown Friday Tuesday, August 17, 2010 @ 6:54AMAfter nearly two years of high anticipation, an upscale urban market is coming to downtown Springfield.
  • CEA-Leti Creates Interactive Modeling Tool for Presenting Urban-Planning Projects Tuesday, August 17, 2010 @ 6:54AMGRENOBLE, France--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Leti created a unique 3D interactive-modeling tool called HIRAM which will dramatically change the presentation of urban planning projects.