In recent years, traffic congestion has become a serious problem in many cities around the world. One of the main causes of congestion is the large number of cars on the road. Another problem is the lack of parking spaces. Now, a new parking control system is being introduced in some cities to help reduce traffic congestion. The system uses special equipment to control the number of cars that can park in a particular area. This helps to reduce the number of cars on the road and makes it easier for drivers to find parking spaces. The new system is already proving to be successful in reducing traffic congestion. In the city of Melbourne, Australia, for example, traffic congestion has been reduced by as much as 30 percent. This is good news for drivers and for the environment.
1. New parking control equipment reduces traffic congestion
Traffic congestion is a major problem in many cities around the world. It can cause serious problems for businesses and residents alike, including increased pollution, wasted time and fuel, and higher stress levels.
One way that cities are trying to reduce traffic congestion is by implementing new parking control equipment. This equipment can help to better manage parking availability and help drivers to find available spaces more easily. This can ultimately help to reduce the amount of time drivers spend searching for a parking space, and help to keep traffic flowing more smoothly.
There are a variety of different types of new parking control equipment that are being used or developed. One example is smart parking meters that can be used to pay for parking via a smartphone app. This can save time and hassle for drivers, as they don’t need to search for coins or queue at a pay station.
Another type of new parking control equipment is sensor-based systems that can help to identify available parking spaces. This information can then be relayed to drivers via a smartphone app or other means, helping them to quickly find a space and park. This can save significant time and frustration, and help to keep traffic moving.
Overall, new parking control equipment can help to reduce traffic congestion in cities. This can have a range of benefits for businesses, residents, and visitors alike.
2. How the new equipment works
The new parking control equipment is designed to help reduce traffic congestion by providing a more efficient way to manage parking. The equipment uses sensors to detect when a vehicle is parked in a space and then sends a signal to a central controller. The controller then sends a message to the driver to let them know that their vehicle has been detected and that they need to move it. This system is designed to help reduce the amount of time that vehicles are parked in one spot, which can help to reduce traffic congestion.
3. The benefits of reduced traffic congestion
The three main benefits of reduced traffic congestion are less pollution, less wasted time, and less wasted fuel.
When there are fewer cars on the road, there is less pollution. This is because each car emits harmful gases into the air, including carbon dioxide, nitrogen oxides, and particulates. These pollutants can cause a range of health problems, including respiratory problems, heart disease, and cancer.
When there is less traffic, people waste less time. According to the Texas Transportation Institute, the average American driver spends 47 hours each year stuck in traffic. That’s nearly two full days! This wasted time not only causes frustration, but it also reduces productivity.
Finally, less traffic means less wasted fuel. When cars are stuck in traffic, they use more fuel because they are idling. This wasted fuel not only pollutes the air, but it also wastes money.


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Publisher: Penguin (Viking Juvenile)
Publication date: June 2012
Things I Liked:
This was a perfect read for me at this time. I was desperately in need of something lighter and funner and happier (after a few dark, sad books). Kindl delivered! I loved reading about the escapades of Althea and how she couldn't seem to keep her mouth shut when she needed to. I loved how she was able to grow and change over the course of the story, especially in regards to her motivations. The cast of characters is fun, if many of them aren't really well-developed at all. It was a light and happy story and just what I needed.
Things I Didn't Like:
Yeah, there are some characters who are pretty much stand-ins. I was most interested in Althea and Miss Vincy, who both seemed an intriguing kind of woman for that time period. I found that I didn't even much care that I knew how it would end and why (well, most of it) and that it was so neatly done. I just thoroughly enjoyed the quirky characters and fun Austen feel. Despite its 17-year-old character, this would be a perfect read for tweens and younger who love that sweet romance and regency feel.
I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen (or really any Austen)
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Overall rating: ****
This is my first Patrice Kindl book, but I've heard great things about her other books - what should I read from her next?
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THE Zimbabwe Council of Churches (ZCC) has appealed to the ruling Zanu PF party leadership to engage Nelson Chamisa’s MDC Alliance to map the way forward following the July 30 disputed elections.
BY SILAS NKALA
ZCC, in a statement yesterday, said the nation needed Zanu PF to commit to dialogue to unite the country and create an inclusive way forward.
“We ask you to consider and prioritise a formal constitutional recognition for the leader of the main opposition, consistent with practices in other developed democracies.
“There is need for revisiting of the electoral laws so as to restore the integrity of the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec). Going forward, we ask that the newly-appointed parliamentarians and councillors seek to promote justice and allow the freedoms to continue flourishing,” ZCC said.
The churches appealed to the MDC Alliance to seek recourse in courts instead of resorting to violence.
“We pray that you may address your dissatisfactions through the courts of law, with the aim of seeking redress,” the church grouping said. ZCC said the church leadership was available to facilitate other platforms of engagement to bring a mutually satisfactory closure to the current stand-off.
“We also plead with the MDC Alliance leadership to bear in mind the pressing need to maintain peace and to not take actions that may lead to chaos,” ZCC said.
“National peace is a mutually responsible endeavour that requires you to play your part towards its full attainment.”
The ZCC also said the international community had taken interest at the invitation of being observers in this election, with ZCC grateful of the views by the international community, based on their experiences.
“We plead with the international community not to continue to isolate Zimbabwe on the basis of the shortcomings of this election.
“You are fully aware that the punitive measures on the new government will not affect those in leadership, but the ordinary Zimbabweans. We believe that it is in the interest of Zimbabweans to access healthcare, education and basic social services and that the nation will flourish and grow a robust democracy.”
The churches’ organisation raised concern that since November 2017, there remained deep suspicion within and among the different arms of the security sector.
“The church and citizens feel anxious and unsettled, fearing the prospect of instability. We plead with the President-elect to urgently constitute broad-based security services reforms that will guarantee the professionalism of the security forces.
“As long as there are Zimbabweans who feel excluded and marginalised, as long as there are Zimbabweans who are thirsty, as long as there are Zimbabweans who are wandering in the Diaspora longing to come home, but are afraid of uncertainties, God looks and hears their cry from Heaven,” the church grouping said.
“God is saying the solution is not far away, the fountain is just close by. Let us all open our eyes, we have the solution. The solution lies not in our separation, but in our reconciliation on the basis of justice.”

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Sitrep #2: Going through down North Korea’s ballistic missile menace.
After struggling yet one more spherical of sanctions, in addition to a provocative UN speech and additional sanctions from President Donald Trump, North Korea’s leaders have hinted that extra ballistic missile and nuclear weapons assessments are to come back—together with a attainable atmospheric nuclear take a look at launched on a ballistic missile.
Given the opposite antics that North Korea has apparently engaged in—together with faux textual content and social media messages to US Protection Division civilians in South Korea ordering an evacuation of non-combat personnel—making a judgment name on what North Korea could or could not do within the brief time period may be very tough. However the North Korean navy has carried out 15 ballistic missile assessments this yr, together with at the very least two intermediate vary ballistic missiles (IRBMs) and one potential intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM). Mixed with North Korea’s current take a look at of what seems to have been a thermonuclear bomb, the brand new long-range missiles elevate the stakes for the US navy’s ballistic missile protection capabilities.
If North Korea seeks to show that it could ship a nuclear weapon successfully, the nation’s subsequent take a look at may carry an precise warhead. However such a take a look at—and even the suggestion of such a take a look at—may push the US and its allies Japan and South Korea into making an attempt to shoot down the following launch. That’s, if the take a look at suits into the envelope of present missile defenses—and the dangers of a profitable (and even failed) take a look at outweigh the dangers of attempting to shoot it down.
The larger query is whether or not the US and its allies are ready to cease an precise nuclear assault from North Korea. And because of some current occasions, the reply to that query is unsure.
The united statesChancellorsville (CG-67) is a Ticonderoga class cruiser and one of many Aegis ships not too long ago upgraded to the Aegis Baseline 9 software program that makes it able to ballistic missile protection.
Proper now, the brunt of the ballistic missile protection mission falls upon the US Navy’s Aegis Ballistic Missile Protection (Aegis BMD) system. The Aegis system is being deployed on land in addition to aboard ships. Two Aegis Ashore BMD batteries, replicating the complete shipboard system, have been constructed to this point (one in Poland, one in Romania). Japan intends to construct an Aegis Ashore system of its personal. However, for now, the North Korean intermediate-range missile menace in opposition to Japan and Guam is being confronted largely by the Navy’s forward-deployed Aegis destroyers and cruisers stationed in Yokosuka, Japan. That pressure has been diminished by the current collisions involving the united statesFitzgerald and USS John S. McCain.
The Aegis system started as an air protection system for service battle teams, initially meant for a brand new class of missile cruisers within the 1970s. Since then, it has developed right into a networked sensor and weapons management system with attain far past the vary of its iconic “cease signal” radar panels. On the core of all of the Aegis methods deployed—together with the Romanian and Polish Aegis Ashore services—is the SPY-1 radar system, a group of 4, 12-foot octagonal panels of S-band radar sensors.
Earlier this yr, Ars visited the Navy’s USS Rancocas, the “Cruiser within the Cornfield” (often known as the Vice Admiral James H. Doyle Fight Methods Engineering Improvement Website) and the neighboring Lockheed Martin Aegis meeting operation in Moorestown, New Jersey. Moorestown is the place each radar system is given its closing “burn in” earlier than supply. There, we bought a walk-through of the center of an working Aegis radar room. Whereas Lockheed Martin and the Navy have examined an lively phased array model of the SPY-1 (designated the SPY-1E SBARS)—wherein every of the greater than four,000 transmitting “radiators” generate its personal sign—all of the at the moment deployed SPY-1 methods use passive arrays. The radiators have radio power generated by eight transmitters pushed by way of them by way of a maze of wave guides. (I used to be not sure if it was the massive quantity of espresso that I had consumed that day or the a number of megawatts of radio power passing inches above my head that made me really feel jittery).
The SPY-1D, the present system, is able to monitoring targets the scale of a golf ball out to 70 miles, and it could monitor targets the scale of a ballistic missile warhead from greater than 180 miles. Quickly after the Aegis system’s authentic deployment, it needed to be upgraded as a result of the system was triggering alerts from swarms of bugs and “floor litter” attributable to stray reflections from terrain. Extra software program—Aegis Baseline 9—was added to ships fitted for Aegis BMD, permitting them to trace ballistic missiles utilizing enter from exterior sources. That enter contains communication with space-borne and different long-range early-warning sensors, and even shore-based missile defenses just like the Patriot system—important, as a result of its interceptor missile element requires a a lot farther attain.
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Missile Protection Company video of the profitable Could 30 take a look at of a GMD intercontinental ballistic missile interceptor.
The first interceptor now in use by Aegis BMD ships, the Commonplace SM-Three IB missile, has been deployed since 2014. It has a variety of greater than 700 km (380 miles), and it could intercept targets exterior the environment—making it the one weapon deployed within the Western Pacific able to intercepting an IRBM in mid-flight.
Its followup, the SM-Three Block IIA, is marketed as having triple that vary (2,500 km, or 1,350 miles). Though it may probably intercept ICBMs, it is nonetheless early in its deployment and will not be absolutely in service till 2018.
SM-Three missiles are “hit-to-kill” interceptors—they must collide with a ballistic warhead goal to destroy it. Up to now, the IIA is 2 for 3 in intercepting stay targets. Its final take a look at failed attributable to operator error—a tactical knowledge hyperlink recognized the take a look at missile as pleasant, and a confused sailor hit the self-destruct button on the shot. However the Aegis system general has a for much longer document of success than the opposite main ICBM interceptor system within the US’ stock, the Floor-based Midcourse Protection Interceptor—which had its first profitable intercept take a look at in June.
Each the GMD and Aegis methods have essential benefits over the 2 different ballistic missile protection methods deployed to South Korea, Japan, and Guam: the Terminal Excessive Altitude Air Protection System (THAAD) and the Patriot Superior Capablility Three (PAC3) improve to the Patriot Missile System. To begin with, in contrast to THAAD and PAC3, GMD and Aegis can intercept their targets exterior the Earth’s environment. Meaning they will stop the high-altitude explosion of a nuclear warhead, and so they can stop the radioactive particles from a destroyed warhead from probably raining down on every part under.
THAAD and PAC3 are extra of a “point-defense” resolution geared toward stopping ballistic missile threats from hitting their goal areas, and so they have a lot shorter ranges than the SM-Three missile. They’re additionally meant primarily to defend in opposition to medium-range and short-range ballistic missiles, not the upper and quicker flying IRBMs and ICBMs.
Aegis is the system that can probably be delivered to bear in opposition to any near-term North Korean missile menace to Japan or Guam. However an precise ICBM launch headed for the US would seemingly fall to the GMD system. That is as a result of, when dealing with an ICBM launch profile, Aegis BMD ships with the present interceptors must hit the launch in increase section—earlier than it bought too excessive and began flying too quick for the interceptors to catch. That will imply being dangerously near the North Korean coast, in all chance. And if North Korea was actually lighting issues off, that would depart the nation weak to coastal missiles and submarine assaults.
Frigate Chicken nuclear explosion (considered by way of the periscope of USS Carbonero (SS-337).
On the off probability that North Korea does launch an ICBM towards the US mainland any time quickly—only one—there’s a excessive chance that it could possibly be shot down by the GMD system because it stands now, from websites in Alaska and California. The US and Japan may also have the ability to defend with Aegis methods in opposition to medium- and intermediate-range assaults on Japan and Guam. The possible success price of such a protection begins to drop relying on what number of missiles North Korea may efficiently launch in a primary wave.
The state of affairs for South Korea (and far of Japan) is rather more precarious due to the variety of brief and medium-range missiles North Korea is believed to have. Although there are in all probability below 150 medium and intermediate vary missile launchers deployed by North Korea, and much fewer nuclear warheads—and there are important doubts concerning the accuracy of any present North Korean missile system—launching every part in a single wave at South Korea and Japan may probably overwhelm defenses, and defenders must take care of the truth that some could possibly be typical missiles or just decoys meant to eat up defensive property.
If North Korea does launch an IRBM or ICBM with a thermonuclear warhead to do an illustration explosion, akin to the US “Frigate Chicken” take a look at—a Could 6, 1962 take a look at utilizing a stay sub-launched Polaris missile detonated over the Johnston Atoll, the one recognized nuclear take a look at utilizing an precise ballistic missile—it is seemingly there might be little warning that such a take a look at is going down, although its timing could also be tied to some North Korean anniversary remark or an occasion. However there are important dangers concerned for either side for this kind of take a look at, which might be the primary atmospheric nuclear take a look at since China detonated a bomb in 1980.
North Korea has but to exhibit any kind of accuracy in focusing on longer-range ballistic weapons, and a launch failure may outcome within the scattering of plutonium close to and downwind of the launch web site. If “profitable,” there could possibly be a variety of major and secondary results, relying on how excessive it’s detonated, starting from harm to satellites, terrestrial communications, and electrical methods from the electromagnetic pulse generated by a blast to fallout created from lower-altitude detonations touching the ocean.
If the US or Japan shoot down the missile, there are further dangers—if the warhead is just not destroyed exterior the environment, a large scattering of plutonium would possibly float down within the environment over nice distances. And if the US and Japan tried and didn’t shoot the missile down, such a humiliation would throw doubt on the flexibility of the nations’ governments to defend in opposition to an precise assault.
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"The Nutcracker" Children's Dance Workshop
Children ages 3-8 can delight in these creative one hour workshops, inspired by Act I and Act II of Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre’s “The Nutcracker”.
Both workshops are offered in a virtual format via Zoom (Zoom account not required for attendees). The Nutcracker Workshop Part 1 will focus on Act I of the production as the students learn the soldier and mice dances. The Nutcracker Workshop Part 2 will focus on Act II of the production, in which students will learn a short dance to the iconic “Waltz of the Flowers” or Russian dance!
Both workshops will feature a different story book, ballet class and special guest appearances from differentView more
Tickets: $40 for one workshop, $70 for both!
2900 Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15201

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Time: 30 minutes
Time-Saver: Bottled roasted red pepper can sub for fresh in a pinch.
Serve with Tomato Toast: Broil 8 (½-inch-thick) slices baguette 3 minutes. Melt 1-½ teaspoons butter in a small skillet over medium-high heat. Add 1 cup chopped tomato; sauté 2 minutes. Stir in 1 tablespoon chopped parsley. Serve over toast. Yield: 4 servings (serving size: 2 toasts). CALORIES 97; FAT 1.5g (sat 0.9g); SODIUM 197mg
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South Central Pennsylvania Fishing Report - October 12th, 2012
Raystown Lake (Huntingdon County)
The southern end was yielding crappies on jigs fished over submerged wood and shoreline trees. Channel catfish up to 26 inches were reported.
Juniata River (Huntingdon, Mifflin counties)
Water was low in late September, but anglers were catching nice size smallmouth bass on plastics and live bait. Some anglers were catching walleyes up to 20-plus inches on crawler harnesses or jigs and shiners in the deeper water. Channel catfish also were reported on crawlers and cut bait.
Little Juniata River (Huntingdon County)
Higher, cooler flow from rainfall was reported Sept. 29. Hatches included a few caddis, the occasional slate drakes, and some blue quills. Productive patterns included Green Weenies (12-14), Slate Drake Duns and Nymphs (12), Green Caddis Larva (14-18).
Gordon Lake (Bedford County)
Bluegills up to 9-plus inches were the main catch in recent weeks.
Canoe Creek Lake (Blair County)
Trout were becoming more active in the cooling water temperatures of recent weeks. Bass and panfish also were reported. A five-foot drawdown was slated to begin Oct. 2 for repairs and construction this winter.
Holman Lake (Lebanon County)
Largemouth bass were reported at this Little Buffalo State Park impoundment on tubes, shiners and plastic worms.
Susquehanna River (York County)
Catfish were hitting at various spots, with commercially-prepared baits, shrimp and crawlers fished on the bottom productive. Cooling water has spurred some bass action from York Haven to Conowingo.
Octararo Lake (Lancaster County)
Numbers of largemouth bass were reported Oct. 1, with crankbaits in 4 to 8 feet productive in cooler water temperatures. Soft plastics also were working. Bright colors were effective in murky water, and neutral colors worked on sunny days. A lot of white perch and a few yellow perch were hitting little minnows and crawlers. Numbers of channel catfish were hitting on clam snouts, crawlers and shrimp. Jim Neary’s Bait & Tackle has slated a Bass Open Tournament for Sunday, Oct. 14, from 7:30 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. For more, call 717-529-2488 or visit www.jims

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For some reason, we have to include a few existing ASPX pages to DXA without converting them to MVC framework.
When I do this, I see that DXA checks for the page in the Broker DB and throws a 404 error, neglecting to check for the page in the application. Any pointers on how to make DXA check for files in the application and not in the Broker DB?
We have already defined a few HttpModules apart from the
DXAStaticContent HttpModule to let a few requests be handled outside DXA.


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By Lael Dalal
While interning at the American Jewish Historical Society New England Archives and working on their collection of the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society (HIAS), I came across the file of the Aghassi Family, Iraqi Jews (Mizrahi), who struggled to immigrate to the United States. The overwhelming majority of Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society cases are of Ashkenazi Jews who tried to immigrate to the United States from European countries. I was very excited to come across a file of a Mizrahi family not only because it was rare to find an Arab family in the collection but also because I felt a personal connection as my grandparents were Iraqi Jews.
Iraqi Jews are one of the world’s oldest Jewish communities dating back to the Babylonian conquest in the 6th century BCE, where Jews learned to survive alongside of or under other religious groups. Jews became citizens who could vote and hold office in 1921, following the establishment of the Iraqi state under the British Mandate. Previous to 1930, Jews viewed themselves as Arabs and were viewed by others as Arabs because they had lived in Arab countries for centuries and were part of the various political and governmental systems. But as Nazi ideology started to spread beyond Europe, Iraqis also started to turn against their Jewish neighbors. Resentment towards the British for their colonial actions within the Middle East and especially Iraq also complicated the situation so that Jews were linked together with the British as the enemy of a independent Iraq. By 1934, Jews were dismissed from political posts in Iraq and violence against Jews spread; Zionism, Hebrew, and Jewish teachings became outlawed. (My own family lost a relative during this time in Iraq; my father’s uncle was hanged, suspected of “political crimes.”) Anti-British Nationalist groups carried out a military coup against the pro-British government in Iraq on April 2, 1941. The pro-German government that followed threatened the Jews. Following the coup on June 1, the Farhud, (meaning pogrom in Arabic) left roughly 200 Iraqi-Jews dead and caused most of the remaining Iraqi Jews to seek refuge elsewhere because of the killing and rape that erupted. The Aghassi family was among those attempting to flee an inhospitable Iraq.
The Aghassi family was an Iraq Jewish family that had lived in the country for many generations. Isak Aghassi was born in 1889 in Baghdad and worked with his father importing dyes and teas from India, eventually importing carpets and tobacco. In 1946, and as a result of the Farhud, Isak put himself, his wife Marcelle, and his two sons Badri Munir and Jacob Jamil on a waiting list as prospective immigrants to the United States. He would write to the American Embassy in Baghdad at least once a year (he would receive a yearly reply) inquiring when he and his family would be able to get out of the dangerous country. The reply was always the same, the quota was over-prescribed and they would need to wait patiently. Their life their must have been treacherous and full of hardships, as indicated by a letter from their file which states that Isak Aghassi “comes from a distinguished Iraqi Jewish family. He at one time had a fortune of money which was confiscated by the Iraqi government.” In 1953 the family was still not permitted to immigrate but they now desperately needed to leave Iraq as life became even more difficult for them, so they immigrated to Mexico City. Unfortunately, Iraqi-Jews were part of the “non-preference portion” of the Iraqi quota for American immigrants, which was incredibly small; in 1956, the quota for Iraqi immigrants was 100 persons annually. Helen Alpert, Executive Director of the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society who sought the Agassi’s approval for immigration was told in 1961 “as there is no provision of law whereby visas can be issued to intending immigrants out of their turns because of hardship factors or extenuating circumstances, I regret to inform you that there are no administrative means by which visa issuance may be hastened in this case.” Helen Alpert fought tirelessly for the Aghassi family and became close with them over the years. She continually received New Year postcards and greetings from the family –a personal connection I haven’t seen in other HIAS files. They called her “our dearest Miss Helen Alpert” and she called them “my sister and brother.”
Although it is unclear if Isak and Marcelle ever were able to became permanent residents of the US (they were living in Mexico City from 1954-1963, and from 1963 to at least 1969 were living in Boston but were yet not granted permanent residence status), they were incredibly grateful to Helen for aiding their two sons and helping them to become permanent residents. One card to Helen reads “Our dearest and fine sister Miss Helen Alpert, fondest love and much respect and God bless you forever.” The parents were so thankful to Helen since she had helped their children in the most important way possible: she had been able to provide them with means to live a safe and successful life in America instead of the dangerous and inhospitable one in Iraq. The sons had been allowed residency to go to school, where they excelled and both received their Doctorates at Boston universities. Helen helped to place Badri and Jacob within college, facilitated letters of recommendation for work, and made sure their visas were renewed and approved so they were able to stay in the United States to continue their studies and then find jobs. Badri went on to become a Physicist, researcher, and eventually a professor, and could read, write, and speak six languages. Jacob attended MIT and received his Doctorate from Boston University. Helen expressed to Badri her sincerest congratulations for his engagement and was invited to his wedding in 1964. The sons were also incredible grateful to Helen for her efforts to help them. Helen was there to aid Badri to become a permanent resident with his marriage. Badri would send HIAS donations and personal thanks.
The story of the Aghassi family is an extraordinary one of resolve and courage that epitomizes the struggle Iraqi Jews went through before, during, and after the WWII period. Their story revels another side of the Jewish struggle during WWII, that of the Mizrahi Jews, one that is not as commonly known or understood.

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Still following an age-old technique
Although today’s frame machines make the most of technology, the stages of our cashmere making still follow age-old lines: scouring, drying, dyeing and spinning; before the eventual knitting or weaving.
A sweater is made up in sections, each one linked together by hand.
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For all of Steve Wynn’s indie rock legend, it’s been surprising that his solo career hasn’t really taken off until recently. As a member of the Dream Syndicate — the cream of Los Angeles’ fabled “Paisley Underground” scene that was to the ’80s what Big Star and the Velvet Underground were to the ’70s and ’60s, respectively — Wynn established himself as a first-class songwriter in the simple-yet-profound tradition of Lou Reed, Neil Young and post-Beatles John Lennon, yet maintained an ear for balancing his pop sensibility with artful dissonance. Unfortunately, Wynn spent most of the ’90s wandering from road to studio and back again without assembling a band that could realize his vision with the grandiose sensitivity of the Syndicate.
But all of that changed when he hit the road in support of his last record, 2001’s criminally overlooked Here Come the Miracles. His touring band — drummer Linda Pitmon (formerly of the Minneapolis band Zuzu’s Petals), bassist Dave DeCastro and phenomenal guitarist Jason Victor — updated the Dream Syndicate lineup to bring Wynn’s songs to life, even incorporating a second set of the Syndicate’s classic Days of Wine and Roses LP in its entirety on the latter half of the tour. Wisely, Wynn brought the same group together (under the name The Miracle 3) to record his latest CD Static Transmission in the same Tucson, Arizona studio that hosted his last Miracles sessions — obviously the man knows when he’s got a good thing going.
Though it’s definitely more raw and spontaneous than its predecessor, Static Transmission shares the same sense of imbalance as Here Come the Miracles; the only difference being that it was a little easier to overlook in the context of a double album. Perhaps the dreary choice of a leadoff track throws off the mood from the beginning — “What Comes After” could’ve come straight from Plastic Ono Band or Imagine, complete with the slightly out-of-phase vocal tracks that Lennon hid behind on most of his solo work — it’s a good song, but not the most powerful opening statement. The next three songs continue in a similarly uncertain vein: “Candy Machine” attaches B-grade double entendre to a Revolver-esque psychedelic groove, “The Ambassador of Soul” dabbles in fairly average jangle-pop, and “Keep It Clean” is a dead ringer for David Essex’s “Rock On” that only redeems itself with the edgy guitar drone sections between the verses.
The disc finally picks up momentum with the appropriately titled “Amphetamine”, an old-school Yo La Tengo-style rocker that highlights Wynn and Victor’s outstanding guitar interplay; it’s easily the best track on the entire disc. “California Style” extends the focus on the two guitarists’ empathy even further, with one’s feedback oscillating around the other’s melodic lines during the instrumental bridge sections — if the song itself weren’t such a forced representation of its title, it’d be on par with “Amphetamine”‘s adrenaline rush. But from there it’s back to ups and downs for the album’s second half, with a couple more ballads (“Maybe Tomorrow” definitely being the better of the two) mixing it up with the uptempo tracks. Of these, “Hollywood” is the only real standout, with its arrogant swagger anchored by DeCastro’s funky bass and Chris Cacavas’ (new to the Miracle 3 for this record) distant clavinet.
The record ends on an uplifting note though, thanks to the hidden track “If It Was Easy Everybody Would Do It”, a raucous acoustic jam that underscores just how fun the whole thing is to listen to. And that’s the key element to appreciating this disc — because the music makes up for whatever it may lack in transcendental force with sheer joy and passion. Besides, Wynn and the Miracle 3 are one of those bands that are simply better live, so if Static Transmission means they’ll be coming through town anytime soon, then that’s reason enough to celebrate its release.


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Teenager, 16, who fell 60ft after a cliff edge gave way in the heatwave SURVIVES the horrific plunge
- Chloe Cleland was stargazing with friends at Orcombe Point, Exmouth, Devon
- Cliff crumbled; Exeter teen was found lying in agony after hitting an overhang
- She suffered spinal injuries; hospitalised for three days before returning home
Chloe Cleland (above), 16, survived a 60ft fall after a cliff edge which dried out in the heatwave suddenly gave way
A teenager has survived a 60ft fall after a cliff edge which dried out in the heatwave suddenly gave way.
Chloe Cleland, 16, was watching the stars with some friends while perched on the edge of Orcombe Point, a beauty spot in Exmouth, Devon, when the ground crumbled beneath her.
The teen fell onto the beach and was found lying in agony after she hit an overhang.
She suffered spinal injuries - and rescuers said she was lucky to be alive, with one RNLI volunteer saying 'she went down like a toboggan... the distance she fell was unbelievable'.
Chloe's fall, on Saturday, June 30, has prompted a public warning about the dangers of sudden cliff falls in the area, which have been aggravated by the heatwave and arid ground.
The teen, from Exeter, spent three days in hospital before returning home and said she had the RNLI and other emergency responders to thank for saving her.
Chloe said: 'I would like to say a massive thank you to the RNLI for saving me and giving me the best treatment.
Chloe, from Exeter, was watching the stars with some friends while perched on the edge of Orcombe Point (file photo), a beauty spot in Exmouth, Devon, when the ground crumbled beneath her. She suffered spinal injuries and was in hospital for three days before returning home
Cliff safety advice
At the top of a cliff, the views can be spectacular but also dangerous. Don't become a victim of 'selfie culture' – many people get themselves into trouble when trying to take a dramatic photo of themselves on a dangerous cliff edge.
The cliffs along the UK coastline are continually eroding. It's impossible to predict when the next bit might go – and it could be a few small rocks or several thousand tonnes.
Some basic tips to remember:
• Stay well back from the edge
• Keep an eye on children and dogs to make sure they do the same
• Make sure you are properly equipped for walking along coastal paths; wear sturdy shoes or boots
• Obey any warning signs and don't climb fences to get to the edge
• Don't attempt to climb up or down cliffs unless you are properly equipped and trained to do so
• Don't attempt to climb cliffs as a short cut back to the top
• Be responsible and don't take unnecessary risks or let other people in your group do so.
'I would also like to say a huge thank you to all the other emergency services involved in saving my life. I was in hospital for three days and I'm now at home recovering slowly, but I am getting there.'
RNLI crew volunteer, Roger Jackson, said Chloe was lucky to survive after falling from such a distance.
He said: 'She went down like a toboggan; the distance she fell was unbelievable. I wish her a speedy recovery from me and the rest of the crew.'
Mr Jackson added that the teenager's friend, Jenson Hall, played an instrumental part in saving her life.
He continued: 'She had been joined by a friend who had run down the steps and entered the water in order to reach her.
'Together they had somehow moved up to a ledge to stay higher than the tide, until help arrived.
'We would like to thank him for assisting her to a place of safety.
'We found the girl in extreme agony, in a crumpled mess.
'The cliff edge had crumbled under her and taken her down a vertical drop, feet first.
'On the way down, she had hit an overhang and then slid down straight to the bottom.'
Following the incident, the RNLI has issued a warning against getting too close to cliff edges.
Mr Jackson said: 'With the recent long warm weather, our Jurassic cliffs are very dry and prone to splitting and creating rock falls.
'It is not only dangerous for walkers at the top, it is also dangerous for people sitting on beaches beneath.'
What causes cliffs to collapse?
Cliffs collapse for a range of reasons.
While the most common reason is weathering, there are other factors to consider, such as water crashing against the cliff face, what the cliff is made of, and the climate of the area.
For example, softer materials, such as clay are more likely to collapse than harder materials like granite.
Bad weather naturally erodes the foundations of a cliff, and can cause it to collapse.
Visitors sunbathe dangerously close on the cliffs at Birling Gap in Sussex, ignoring warnings of cliff falls
One of the most common examples of weathering is when rain fall affects the composition of the cliff. As rain falls, it seeps into the permeable gravel and soil at the top of the cliff, adding weight to it.
At the same time, colder winter temperatures can cause the face of this cliff to freeze, as frozen areas weaken as they thaw. If a cliff is against a body of water, such as a sea or ocean, waves crashing on the cliff can also weaken it over time.
Cliffs can also collapse as the result of rock slides, when whole slabs of rock detach from an inclined face and collapse, or as a result of mud slides, when wet soil and weak rocks fall.
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We all need a cocktail recipe in our back pocket for holiday get-togethers and this one is delicious! It tastes like a grown up fall apple cider and it goes down very easy:) You can make a large pitcher of this and just pour over ice when your guests begin to arrive. I will be serving this before Thanksgiving dinner!
This cocktail does not require a lot of random ingredients that only bartenders have on hand. The ingredients are simple and easy to find in your grocery store. And, obviously you can serve this all year round, but right now during the fall months you can find the most amazing apple ciders in the stores and they just make this drink event that much better. I found a Honeycrisp Apple Cider-AMAZING on its own and even more amazing with whiskey in it:)
Enjoy and send me your thoughts and questions!
Spiced Whiskey Cocktail
Makes 1 cocktail
4 oz. apple cider
1 oz. carmel syrup (the kind you put in coffee)
1/8 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
2 oz. whiskey
Pour all ingredients in a cocktail shaker filled with ice. Shake well. Pour into a highball glass filled with ice.
Garish with cinnamon stick or a slice of apple.
* You can easily make a large batch of this. I would suggest adding the whiskey individually so people can make theirs as strong or as weak as they like. Here is the recipe for 16 cocktail servings:
1 gallon apple cider
6 oz carmel syrup
1 1/2 teaspoon pumpkin spice


FAIRFIELD, Conn. ? The race for Fairfields three seats in the state House of Representatives got its first challenger this week. Democrat Kevin Coyner announced he will seek his partys nomination for the 132nd District House seat.
Coyner said his platform will focus on job creation. We need new jobs that are more resilient to the boom-and-bust cycles that whipsaw our economy today, he said in a statement. We need a Connecticut economy that is stable, predictable and built to last that will benefit Fairfield residents and the state."
Coyner works as a firefighter in Greenwich. Before that, he was an options trader for Morgan Stanley and Citibank for 14 years. He also previously worked as legislative assistant to U.S. Sen. Frank Murkowski, R-Alaska, and worked for his native state of Alaska in Tokyo, promoting Asian imports to the state.
The three-year Fairfield resident is looking to win the towns seat from the 132nd District. The current representative is Republican Brenda Kupchick, a small business owner. She first won the seat in 2010 with a 21-vote margin over three-term incumbent Democrat Tom Drew.
But the district that produced a race so tight it required a recount in 2010 is not the same 132nd District for the 2012 general election. The state legislature changed the areas boundaries last fall to coincide with new data from the 2010 census.
Under the new boundaries, the 132nd covers all of Fairfields coastline, along with all of the area south of Hill Farm Road and west of Fairfield Universitys campus. The district also includes a section in the center of Fairfield bounded to the south by Osborn Hill Road and to the north by the Samp Mortar Reservoir.
Coyner is the first Democrat from the 132nd to announce his candidacy. The Fairfield Democratic Town Committee will officially endorse a candidate at its convention in late May.
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The Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) has been mulling to terminate the contract with China Three Gorges Corporation (CTGC) as it has been putting off establishing a joint venture company to construct the West Seti hydro project in far west Nepal.
Indian CA graduates to be barred from practicing
Chartered accountants, who get enrolled in the Indian chartered accountant institute after mid-July ’18 will not get a licence to practice chartered accountancy in Nepal.The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nepal (ICAN),
The construction of international airport in Pokhara will formally begin from Thursday, a day after the second phase of the local elections, the project official said.
Despite recording a bumper harvest, six districts in the country grappled with the problem of high food insecurity in between mid-November and mid-March because of poor summer crop production, rapidly depleting household food stocks, geographic remoteness and poor income, says a latest report.
Increasing numbers of thrill seekers are choosing paragliding among the diverse adventure tourism activities offered in Pokhara.
The foreign consortium selected to supply two Airbus A330-200 to Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC) has formally placed an order for the aircraft with the manufacturer, indicating that they will be delivered on time.
It has been more than seven months since the Indian government pulled 500- and 1,000-rupee banknotes out of circulation, but it has not provided exchange facilities to Nepali citizens holding the demonetized bills.
Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA), the state-owned power utility, has significantly slashed down electricity imports from India with the surge in power generation in the country.
Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) plunged 25.6 points to close at 1,589.59 points last week, as investors declined to purchase shares amid the uncertainty of holding the second phase of local election on prescribed time.
Heli Air Nepal will soon be launching a gyrocopter, a one-passenger rotary-wing aircraft, for the first time in the skies of Pokhara, adding a new adventure tourism product in the lake city, the company said on Saturday.
Stringent new guidelines on forest land acquisition have upset potential hydropower developers as they expect land acquisition costs to swell.
Chief Secretary Som Lal Subedi has called for limiting the number of ministries at the central level to 16, stating initiatives taken so far to empower local bodies will not yield desired results unless the big network of government’s administrative organisations is dismantled.
NAC secures Rs12b loan from CIT
Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC) on Monday secured another Rs12 billion loan from the Citizen Investment Trust (CIT), a day after signing a credit deal for Rs12 billion with the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) to buy two wide-body Airbus A330 jets.
Nepal has registered the Nepal Coffee collective trademark in seven more markets—South Korea, Singapore, Japan, Norway, Switzerland, New Zealand and Hong Kong. The brand had been registered only in the European Union (EU) previously.
The government has expedited process of connecting the entire nation with broadband internet service within two years. The move is in line with the long term plan devised by the Ministry of Information and Communications for increasing communication accessibility.
More than 5,000 climbers have set foot on the summit of Everest from the Nepal side since Edmund Hilary and Tenzing Norgay Sherpa first conquered the world’s tallest mountain in 1953.
The Ministry of Finance is mulling over extending allowances, rather than fixed salaries, to elected representatives of local bodies to reduce the financial burden on the government.
It was a sunny afternoon on May 27 when Captain Paras Rai piloted Goma Air Flight 409 from Kathmandu to Lukla, the gateway to Everest.
Prices of goods and services should not rise by more than 6.4 percent per year if Nepal wants to maintain price and financial stability, and ensure economic growth and currency peg with India do not come under pressure, the Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) has said.
Institutional deposit rates, or interest rates on money parked by institutions at banks, have gone through the roof, with the latest auction launched by Nepal Telecom drawing offers for returns of as high as 14 percent per annum.
Clean feed unlikely to be implemented as planned
The budget statement for fiscal 2017-18 has said that a clean feed system will be implemented which will require foreign pay TV channels to remove commercials from their programmes, but stakeholders including the Ministry of Information and Communications (MoIC) doubt it will happen as planned due to lack of preparations.
The government on Monday launched budget of Rs1,279 billion for the next fiscal year.
Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) slid 14.29 points last week as investors lost confidence in the market’s ability to give high returns coupled with the uncertain political situation gripping the country.
The Nepal Telecommunications Authority (NTA), the telecom sector regulator, has said it would abide by the fresh directive issued by the parliamentary Public Accounts Committee (PAC) and bar Ncell from launching the 4G service.
Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC) did not receive a single bid for its 30-year-old Boeing 757 that was put up for auction on April 10. The deadline for submitting tender documents ended on Wednesday.
The parliamentary Finance Committee on Friday directed the government to allocate adequate resources to the local bodies by creating a specific criteria in the budget to be announced on Monday.
Average income of Nepalis, which is growing at a sluggish pace, may not even rise at the current rate in the coming years if productivity fails to improve rapidly across various sectors, public investments do not go up and agricultural yields continue to remain low, a latest World Bank report says.
NPC prepares formula for fund distribution
The National Planning Commission (NPC) has devised a formula for distribution of financial resources among local bodies, which, if approved, could end the confusion over allocation of funds for authorities at the grassroots and expedite the process of formulating budget for the next fiscal year.
Imports of vehicles and their spare parts jumped 59.7 percent in the first nine months of current fiscal year, as demand for heavy-duty vehicles and passenger cars surged following normalisation in supply situation after the end of the India-imposed trade blockade.
Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) does not plan to slash gasoline prices anytime soon even though import prices have dropped and its profits have jumped threefold.
The Gurkha Everest Expedition reached the top of Everest on Monday, becoming the first to scale the world’s tallest peak this year. The 14 summiteers included soldiers serving with the Brigade of Gurkhas and high-altitude mountain guides.
The Gurkha Everest Expedition reached the top of Everest on Monday, becoming the first to scale the world's tallest peak this year.
The World Bank (WB) has revised Nepal’s economic growth forecast upward to 7.5 percent for this fiscal year on the back of big jump in agricultural output due to a good monsoon, elimination of power cuts and higher government spending, among others.
One in two Nepalis use the internet, the Management Information System (MIS) report published by the Nepal Telecommunications Authority (NTA) shows.
Production of Jeevan Jal, the most well known brand of oral rehydration salts (ORS) in Nepal, has resumed after a hiatus of eight years.
The government will have to shell out more than double the amount of the bills as “cost reimbursement” for the detailed feasibility study (DFS) of the proposed Nijgadh International Airport in Bara it had owned in 2011, as it failed to pay the company that prepared the report on time.
The Chameliya Hydropower Project has achieved major breakthrough after it conducted a successful test of its dam on Friday. Project officials, according to Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA), filled the dam with water to check if its structure is robust enough to hold the water which will be used to generate electricity.
The telecommunications companies with a capital investment of Rs50 million are now required to go public, as per the amended Company Act 2007 that came into effect on Tuesday.
The international airport project in Pokhara is back on track after stalling for a year as issues over opening an escrow account have been settled.
The government has planned to implement the final expansion of Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) at a cost of $500 million starting in 2019 when the existing first phase upgradation project will be completed, said Sanjiv Gautam, director general of the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (Caan). “It’s the ultimate expansion of TIA.”
Ninety-four percent of the houses in earthquake-prone Kathmandu Valley do not meet the National Building Code and are vulnerable to seismic impact, a study conducted by the Ministry of Urban Development (MoUD) in collaboration with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (Jica) revealed.
The country’s economy is projected to expand at the fastest pace in over two decades in this fiscal year driven by a bumper agricultural output, sharp decline in number of protests and steady supply of electricity.
‘Key bridges could be badly damaged by another jolt’
Major bridges in earthquake-prone Kathmandu Valley have been found to be very vulnerable to seismic impact, raising suspicions whether they will be able to withstand another jolt like the 2015 Gorkha Earthquake.
The government has formally requested the US to add more products to the Nepal-specific trade preference programme which provides duty-free access to a range of Nepali goods, such as carpets, bags, headgear, shawls and scarves, to the American market.
The government has agreed to act as a loan guarantor for Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC) for the procurement of two wide-body aircraft. A cabinet meeting on Thursday decided to this effect.
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“Hello, this is your captain speaking. Due to air traffic movement at Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA), we will be spending an extra 30 minutes in the air. We will keep you informed. Enjoy the flight.”
If things go according to plan, women entrepreneurs will soon be offered interest subsidy on loans they acquire to establish, upgrade or expand enterprises.
Capital expenditure only 36 per cent in nine months
The total capital expenditure in the country has stood at 36 per cent in the first nine month of the current fiscal year.
Nepal has secured the top spot in the list of 10 best places to travel published by the British newspaper, The Guardian. In its report titled, ‘How to plan a post-Brexit holiday-from Serbia to the Lake District’, the the popular newspaper placed Nepal in the No 1 spot.
Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) gained 46.09 points to close at 1,697.13 points last week, with investors attracted to the possibilities of high returns from commercial banks that are due to reveal good financial health during their third quarter report.
Nepal’s largest helicopter operator, Shree Airlines on Wednesday welcomed its first 50-seater Bombardier Canadair Regional Jet (CRJ-200) as part of its plan to diversify and tap into Nepal’s expanding air travel market.
The government plans to implement an electronic cargo tracking system for Nepal-bound shipments at Indian ports from June in a bid to slash the cost of trading.
With all four international airport projects bogged down in problems, the parliamentary Development Committee on Wednesday directed the government to deal with them through a single window.
Local bodies, from next fiscal year, will not have to make rounds of different state agencies to receive funds to cover various expenses and execute development works, as the government is all set to devolve the entire responsibility of budget formulation from the central to local level.
Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC) has put one of its two Boeing 757s up for sale. On Monday, the national flag carrier issued an auction notice setting a minimum sale price of $1.71 million for the 30-year-old Karnali bearing registration number 9N-ACA.
The parliamentary Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on Sunday directed the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) to launch a probe against officials and agencies who failed to collect capital gains tax on the Ncell buyout deal.
The Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI) on Monday felicitated 12 eminent personalities from different walks of life for their contribution in development of different sectors.
Don’t have your own vehicle? Tired of squeezing inside crowded public vehicles? And cannot always afford to take a taxi?
Hetauda Cement Factory and Udaypur Cement Factory will spend Rs1.5 to Rs2 generated from sales of every sack of cement to fulfil their corporate social responsibility (CSR).
On Friday, a sub-committee formed by the Parliamentary Committee on Commerce, Industries and Consumer Welfare Relation advised the government to revise the price of induction cooker gifted by China during the Indian blockade last year.
Nepali rupee has strengthened to a 20-month high against the US dollar, as the Indian currency, with which Nepali currency is pegged, gained weight after the Indian central bank decided not to change its policy rate.
NOC, IOC agree to seek int’l arbitration in S’pore
Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) and Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) have agreed to settle all unresolved legal disputes at the Singapore International Arbitration Centre.
The decade-old plan of Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC) to acquire wide-body aircraft to expand its network beyond Asia came closer to fruition on Friday with the signing of the final purchase agreement for two Airbus A330-200 long-range jets from US-based AAR Corp.
Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC) has signed a $209.6 million deal to purchase two Airbus A330-200 long-range jets from US-based AAR Corp on Friday, marking the largest-ever jet purchase deal in Nepal’s aviation history.
Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal will appear before the parliamentary Public Accounts Committee (PAC) hearing on Sunday, chairman of the committee Dor Prasad Upadhyay told the Post.
The secondary market on Sunday leapt 79.47 points to close at 1,667.11 points, with a large number of investors attracted to purchase stocks of mainly the insurance companies following the sector’s regulator stepped up to increase the paid up capital of both life and non-life insurers.
The Bank and Financial Institution (Bafi) Bill, which should have become a law by now, has started gathering dust at the office of Speaker Onsari Gharti,
Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) gained 101.6 points to close at 1,587.64 points last week, with investors flocking to purchase shares amid rumours of the regulator introducing trading outlets outside Kathmandu which would raise share prices.
The Upper Tamakoshi Hydropower Project has announced that around 87 percent of the construction work has been completed, and that it expects to start generating electricity in July 2018.
Those seeking bank credit to engage in commercial agriculture will now get a waiver of at least 50 percent on interest rate, as the government has raised interest subsidy on agricultural loans to 5 percent.
Privately-owned Nepali carrier Himalaya Airlines on Friday added a new Airbus A320, a short-to-medium range aircraft, to its fleet.
Nepal’s travel and tourism sector pumped Rs177 billion into the economy and supported more than 427,000 jobs last year, the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) said.
Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) and Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) on Monday signed a new petroleum supply agreement that is expected to smoothen supplies of petrol, diesel and cooking gas from India.
The Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) plans to import 50 MW of electricity from India via the newly built Kushaha-Kataiya cross-border transmission line while proposed imports of another 50 MW through the Parwanipur-Raxaul transmission line will not happen for more than a month.
Nepal has requested India to provide additional power through newly-built 132kV Kushaha-Kataiya and 132kV Raxual-Parwanipur cross-border transmission lines.
Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) is at the final stage of awarding a $28-million contract for the rehabilitation of its battered runway.
Suresh Basnet, the unpopular board director of Kathmandu Upatyaka Khanepani Limited (KUKL), has finally stepped down, closing a tumultuous chapter in the history of the Kathmandu Valley’s sole drinking water supplying company that is gearing up to bring in 170 million litres of water per day from the Melamchi River by October.
Nepali people may seem like a docile lot based on the data provided by Nepal Telecommunications Authority (NTA), where only 22 formal complaints were filed against the regulator of telecom service in the fiscal year 2015-16 but on social media, it’s the wild west of complaints.
Construction work on Gautam Buddha International Airport in Bhairahawa has come to a halt as the Chinese contractor has not been able to pay the workers and suppliers.
The Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (Caan) is preparing to send the preliminary ‘procedural design’ of the proposed regional international airport in Pokhara to China EXIM Bank to acquire financing to build the much-awaited project.
The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) has formally launched an investigation into the decision of the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (Caan) to distribute bonus to its employees from money collected from passengers to develop airport infrastructure.
Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) last week rose 18.12 points to close at 1,347.53 points amid a surge in demand after investors received their money back following completion of allotment of initial public offerings and further public offerings of a number of companies.
The Cabinet meeting on Wednesday gave clean chit to Ncell, a privately owned telecom service provider, on the capital gains tax fiasco.
The board of directors of Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC) on Monday gave the go-ahead to sell one of its two vintage Boeing 757s. The national flag carrier has set a minimum sale price of $1.7 million for its 30-year-old Karnali bearing registration number 9N-ACA.
Lack of instructor pilots hinders operations
The House Public Accounts Committee has asked Nepal Airlines to explain why it has not been flying its Chinese-made Y12e aircraft to mountain airfields.
‘Get strategic partner for NAC in 3 months’
The parliamentary Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on Sunday directed the government to induct a foreign strategic partner in Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC) within three months.
Indian Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has said that demonetized IRs500 and IRs1,000 banknotes held by Nepalis will be exchanged once proper arrangements have been put in place to ensure that black money and counterfeit currency do not enter the Indian financial system.
The government is planning to open parts of restricted areas to foreign tourists in a bid to raise tourism revenues, Tourism Minister Jeevan Bahadur Shahi said Friday.
The money from the sale of trees that will be cut down at the proposed construction site of an international airport in Nijgadh will pay for half of the construction cost, officials said.
The biggest investment summit being held in the country is kicking off on Thursday, drawing around 300 foreign delegates, mostly investors, who are expected to express commitment to invest in sectors ranging from infrastructure and mining to tourism and agriculture.
Officials from India’s central bank arrived in Nepal on Tuesday to take stock of preparations made by Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB), the Nepali central bank, to provide currency exchange facility to Nepalis holding demonetised Indian banknotes of IRs500 and IRs1,000.
Public transport vehicles that are more than 20 years old will be banned from the streets of Kathmandu from Wednesday, the Department of Transport Management (DoTM) said.
More than 3,000 brand new vehicles imported from India have gathered dust at parking yard of the Birgunj Customs Office, as sales of automobiles have dropped after banks and financial institutions started tightening disbursement of auto loans.
The performance of projects funded by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in Nepal “improved notably” in 2016, with the government setting new records in fund disbursement and contract awards.
The Chinese contractor hired to build the Gautam Buddha International Airport at Bhairahawa runs the risk of being “terminated” due to political meddling that led to deterioration of its financial health, subsequently affecting its performance.
Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) last week lost 6.39 points to close at 1,337.46 points, as investors rushed to book profits amid rising prices.
One district one product: Eastern districts execute scheme
Eight districts in the eastern region have focused on “One District One Product” programme under the Prime Minister Agriculture Modernisation Project.
NEA relaxes hydrology penalty
Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) has said project’s generating one to 10 megawatts of electricity will not be fined even if they fail to supply up to 50 percent of power they had pledged to sell to NEA at the time of signing power purchase agreement (PPA).
In December, 40 tonnes of yellow lentils worth over Rs10 million being smuggled from India were intercepted by the police in Parsa.

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As a teacher, John is charismatic, fun, and is rife with information and techniques that can help any student reach their highest potential. With a wide array of knowledge in theory, composition, picking styles, ear training, and more, not only should he be able to satisfy whatever it is a student wants to learn, but also open them up to new ideas and styles that can push their playing to a new level.
John's other interests include Astronomy, taking long walks while listening to music, researching any random topic thoroughly, playing with and taking care of his three dogs, and just spending time with his wife.


J Molley shares an acoustic rendition of his unreleased song “You Ain’t Gotta Smile”.
J Molley is busy doing what he loves most; making good music and sharing it with fans. The Mzansi rapper previously claimed the news for his feud with The Big Hash which birthed the song, “Pallbearer”.
He recently took to Instagram to share a video of himself performing the acoustic rendition of an unreleased song titled “You Ain’t Gotta Smile”. Watching the video, there is no doubt that J Molley is one of the most talented musos in the SA music scene right now. We hope he releases the original version of the song, and this one too.
He previously pulled out of his feud with The Big Hash because it got out of hand, and his bars got misinterpreted. He has also announced the release of the Quarantine music video for his joint “I’m Good”. It’s nice to see him putting in more work.


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CMS Research :: MACRL
The Marine and Atmospheric Chemistry Research Laboratory (MACRL) at UNCW, located within the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, investigates rainwater-seawater interactions and sediment-seawater exchange processes. MACRL is studying the potential impacts of global warming and sea level rise as well as trace metal speciation in estuarine and atmospheric waters, and photochemically mediated processes as they impact environmental systems. MACRL is also investigating the environmental occurrence and fate of pharmaceutical and personal care products in the marine environment.
Program contactDr. Joan Willey
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Our winemaking operations are led by Mike Sinor and Nathan Carlson, both veteran Edna Valley winemakers with longtime personal connections to the estate.
Mike’s first wine industry job was at the Lawrence estate, now home to Center of Effort. Over the past 15 years, he has dedicated himself to the mastery of Burgundian varietals, earning some of our region’s highest ratings along the way. His continual quest for knowledge has taken him to France several times, where he gained immeasurable insights from some of Burgundy’s top producers. At Center of Effort, Mike guides the stylistic direction of our wines.
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Mike and Nathan became friends after frequently crossing paths in the Edna Valley. They now come full circle, back to our estate. Their expertise is instrumental in achieving the rigorous standards of quality and artistry that we demand in our wines.


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I’m hiding it all in an undisclosed location.
posted on 11/17/2012 7:25:50 AM PST
(The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
I can agree with most of this except N0. 40,
Most would be better off if they stopped obsessing about Congress, the Federal Reserve, and the president and focused on their own financial mismanagement.
No matter what you do, if the government destroys the value of the money that underlies financial instruments, you are sunk. That is the great ‘black swan’ of investing.
What about gold? The government has confiscated it before(1933) and will do it again if it suits them.
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Aldriak, the advent of a new world takes place in a fantastic open world in which the player accompanies the heroes through their epopee. It's a RPG turn-based strategy game inspired by the first games of the genre but with a new and original mechanic. This mechanic takes the form of 3 distinct rows in which all the fighters (players and creatures) are placed. Each move or skill requires being in a particular row and can only target by following certain rules.
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Melee characters face off against each other while characters behind them are protected from melee attacks. Ranged characters must have a ranged weapon to fire at the enemy front row. Mages can target anyone on the battlefield but are very fragile. This is why they are generally placed on the third row in order to have two rows of protections.
Personalization and Difficulty
Although the characters are locked in a class, the customization of each hero is very rich. In the highest difficulty, you will be asked to design a completed and balanced team if you want to complete the game and all its secrets.
Each hero can be played in multiple different ways. Will you make a paladin who can support the group's healing needs? Or would you prefer a knight that nothing can hurt? Maybe a life-stealing warrior will also be able to withstand enemy assaults while inflicting heavy damage? Otherwise, a critical hit-based warrior who slams down enemies before they have time to hit the team may be more judicious.
These non-exhaustive specializations of the warrior partly show the richness of the personalization.
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No-Nonsense Guide to Green Politics
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In the near future there will be no politics but green politics - Climate chaos and pollution, deforestation and consumerism: the crisis facing human civilization is clear enough. But the response of politicians to it has been cowardly and inadequate, while environmental activists have tended to favour single-issue campaigns rather than electoral politics. The No-Nonsense Guide to Green Politics measures the rising tide of eco-activism and awareness and explains why it heralds a new political era worldwide.
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The following publications in the top wireless networking conferences and journals include research that were conducted on Sora platforms:
- Hao Cui, Ruiqin Xiong, Chong Luo, Zhihai Song, and Feng Wu, "Denoising and Resource Allocation in Uncoded Video Transmission," IEEE Journal on Selected Topics in Signal Processing, 2014.
- Xiao-lin Liu, Wenjun Hu, Qifan Pu, Feng Wu, and Yongguang Zhang, "ParCast+: Parallel Video Unicast in MIMO-OFDM WLANs," IEEE transactions on Multimedia, 2014
- Feng Lu, Patrick Ling, Geoffrey Voelker, and Alex Snoeren, "Enfold: downclocking OFDM in WiFi," ACM MobiCom 2014.
- Lynne Salameh, Astrit Zhushi, Mark Handley, Kyle Jamieson, and Brad Karp, “HACK: Hierarchical ACKs for Efficient Wireless Medium Utilization,” USENIX ATC’14 (awarded Best Paper).
- Feng Lu, Geoffrey Voelker, and Alex Snoeren, "Managing Contention with Medley," IEEE transactions on Mobile Computing, 2014.
- Yufei Wang, Qixin Wang, Guanbo Zheng, Zheng Zeng, Rong Zheng, Qian Zhang, "WiCop: Engineering WiFi Temporal White-Spaces for Safe Operations of Wireless Personal Area Networks in Medical Applications," IEEE transactions on Mobile Computing, 2014.
- Sangki Yun, Daehyeok Kim, and Lili Qiu, "Fine-grained Spectrum Adaptation in WiFi Networks," ACM MobiCom 2013.
- Mohammad H. Firooz, Zhiyong Chen, Sumit Roy, and Hui Liu, "Wireless Network Coding via Modified 802.11 MAC/PHY: Design and Implementation on SDR," IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, 31(8), 2013.
- Feng Lu, Geoffrey Voelker, and Alex Snoeren, "SloMo: Downclocking WiFi Communications," USENIX NSDI 2013.
- Sangki Yun, Lili Qiu, and Apurv Bhartia, "Multi-point to multi-point MIMO in wireless LANs," IEEE INFOCOM 2013.
- Zixia Hu, Zhiyong Chen, Hui Liu, Xun Shao, and Guanbin Xing, "System design for broadband digital radio broadcasting," IEEE Communications Magazine, 51(4), 2013.
- Jiansong Zhang, Haichen Shen, Ranveer Chandra, Yongguang Zhang, and Qian Zhang, "Frame Retransmission Considered Harmful: Improve Spectrum Efficiency Using uACKs," ACM MobiCom 2012.
- Xiao-lin Liu, Wenjun Hu, Qifan Pu, Feng Wu, and Yongguang Zhang, "ParCast: Soft Video Delivery in MIMO-OFDM WLANs," ACM MobiCom 2012.
- Li Erran Li, Kun Tan, Ying Xu, Harish Visvanathan, and Y. Richard Yang, "Remap Decoding: Simple Retransmission Permutation Can Resolve Overlapping Channel Collisions," ACM MobiCom 2010.
- Kun Tan, Ji Fang, Yuanyang Zhang, Shouyuan Chen, Lixin Shi, Jiansong Zhang, Yongguang Zhang, "Fine-grained Channel Access in Wireless LAN," ACM SIGCOMM 2010.
- Kun Tan, He Liu, Ji Fang, Wei Wang, Jiansong Zhang, Mi Chen, and Geoffrey Veolker, "SAM: Enabling Practical Spatial Multiple Access in Wireless LAN," ACM MobiCom 2009.


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Characters Should Be Solo: A Star Wars Story’s Primary Focus
I must admit, I know virtually nothing about Solo: A Star Wars Story’s plot. Anytime I see any sort of news about the film, I scroll by it. I have heard some things about the behind the scenes drama. I have heard that Solo will be a Sci-Fi western and that Ron Howard is now directing. To be honest, that’s all I really want to know. However, that does not mean I have not thought about a few things that I would like to see explored in Solo: A Star Wars Story.
The Hutt Connection
Truth be told, I am a massive fan of the original Star Wars trilogy. And, I believe there is a crucial relationship that needs to be explored. That is Han Solo and Jabba the Hutt’s business relationship. I have a feeling that the Hutt crime lord commissioned the heist Woody Harrelson’s character mentions. In my mind, that’s what makes the most sense. If anything, Jabba needs to be at the center of Solo.
In Star Wars Episode IV, Solo and Jabba seem to have been partners for quite some time. Given that Solo: A Star Wars Story takes place ten years prior to A New Hope, means that Jabba’s involvement in Solo’s plotline pairs up perfectly with Star Wars’ current timeline. If Jabba has any sort of involvement in Solo’s plot, that may mean that audiences will get a glimpse of the bounty hunters – and maybe, even the Bounty Hunter’s Guild.
A Dangerous Rival
If bounty hunters are a part of this film, then Han Solo and Boba Fett’s rivalry should definitely be established, even if it is just in a cameo. Just based on Solo and Fett’s interaction in the Star Wars movies, and excluding all Expanded Universe content, it seems apparent that there is bad blood between them. Though Boba Fett won’t be the main character, it would still be fascinating to see him make a cameo appearance. If Disney really wants to make a Han Solo trilogy, then having Fett appear at the end would be a wise decision.
Han Solo’s Silver Tongue
Though it would be cool to see Boba Fett – and even Greedo – appear in the film, there is something even more important than them. Han Solo’s ability to talk his way out of disastrous situations is an important part of the character. Therefore, showing Solo learn how to talk his way out of a bind could go a long way. This film will probably focus on the Kessel Run. If that is the case, then it is possible that Lawrence Kasdan included Han losing Jabba’s cargo. That is what gets Han in trouble with the Hutt gangster. Jabba would probably not allow Han to escape without paying his debt.
Therefore, it would make the most sense if, over the course of the film, Han becomes a better smooth talker. Thus, toward the end of the film, he can talk his way out of a jam with Jabba. It would be cool if Han could convince Jabba to give him ten or so years to pay off the debt, which would line up perfectly with A New Hope. Additionally, if Disney does make a trilogy, then the other jobs Solo performs over the next two to three films will likely go toward paying off his debt.
It’s already a pretty safe bet that Han’s relationship with Lando and Chewie will be expanded upon. It seems as though the film will probably revolve around those relationships. It would definitely be great to see how Chewie and Han’s relationship develops over the course of the film. Additionally, it would also be great to see how Lando and Han get along. I have a feeling they are going to start out hating each other, but by the end of the film, they’ll be closer. Though they may not be best friends, they will more than likely respect one another.
Star Wars: An Exploration of Character
Really, what I want to see in Solo: A Star Wars Story is character development and a character-driven story. For the most part, characters drove The Force Awakens’s plot. Whereas, plot devices drove The Last Jedi’s plot. The original Star Wars films, while not only being a technically gorgeous and creative film, was a film that focused on characters. Most of the original trilogy’s plot was driven by the characters and focused on character development. To me, that’s what Star Wars needs the most of at this point in time.
Star Wars is not just about good vs evil, Jedi, intergalactic struggles, and spaceships, it is about the characters that inhabit the galaxy. When spectacle takes the center stage in a Star Wars film, it loses its magic. These films, like the Force, must balance spectacle and characters to produce worthwhile stories that will capture the minds of audiences for decades to come.

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Behind the byline: Reporting beats running
My life as a news junkie began before I could read.
Before reading that first exciting story of Dick and Jane walking through a puddle, I heard about the Cuban Missile Crisis.
It was October 1962. I was in the first grade and we hadn't quite gotten to learning how to read.
At home, the radio was always on in the kitchen, with news on the hour and half hour. I still recall asking my mother what was Castro and why they kept talking about Cuba, Never did I relate Cuba and Castro to the sudden need to conduct air-raid drills in school.
Newspaper reading came gradually. It started with looking at the funnies in two big-city dailies. Later, I would sound-out the word balloons. Around the time of the Clay-Liston fight, I moved on to the sports pages.
Then came Nov. 22, 1963.
It was my introduction to the front page. It was a seven-star extra, it's 288-point type telling me something I knew before it even hit the driveway. JFK SHOT!
By the time it was delivered we had a new president.
In college, I became a political science major, with a concentration in urban affairs, an interdisciplinary program with requirements in politics, economics, sociology and history.
Boston College had no journalism program, or even a journalism course. The Jesuits were a pretty good substitute. They always had another question in the search for truth.
My early goal was getting in to politics, public administration or policy.
That perspective was altered by the required reading of Herbert Gans' Urban Villagers, the tale of the destruction of an ethnic community bulldozed because the government decided slums needed clearing to make way for luxury apartments. A community was ruined, but politicians and bureaucrats called it "progress."
Gans wrote it in 1962. I read him in the mid-70s, an era to doubt government.
Watergate showed us that the highest levels of government were infected with common crooks.
The Pentagon Papers confirmed that our leaders lied to lead us to war.
Politicians fanned the flames of hate with code words aimed at "forced busing" to end racist segregation of public schools.
I had a nibble of public office at the age of 18, having been elected to a municipal charter commission. My platform was the good government notion that a manager-council government was superior to the New England town meeting where everything was elected, all the way down to the tree warden whose skills most of us had no way to judge.
I lost that vote 8-1. Facing a potential lifetime of the small end of the vote, I began to realize journalism, covering government rather than seeking to be part of it, would be a better road.
Radio was my first interest as a profession in the news business. All you needed was a dime, a tape recorder and the ability to ad-lib in 45 second takes. It was also the most personal of media, a voice speaking to a single person. I still cringe hearing broadcasters refer to viewers or listeners as "everybody."
For 20 years I did radio. Hourly newscasts throughout the news day meant many opportunities to vary angles, provide different perspectives and move the story forward. I did it for a one-kilowatt daytime station located over a barroom where the bartender was also a bookie and I did it for the top-rated station in a top 10 market.
Then the regulators decided radio didn't need news. Newspapers are doing well, I profoundly told myself as I left the microphone behind. With the change came the opportunity for what for me were the new worlds of detail and depth.
Ironically, in the digital era, newspaper folks are adopting the broadcaster's mindset, although slow to embrace the broadcaster's skills at freshening up stories.
Ultimately, whatever the medium, journalism is about getting beneath the spin.
We used to live in a pluralistic world where strong political views were tolerated. Compromises happened, and sometimes even worked. Now, one-minded, dissent-averse governments are the enemy, Their weapon is "speaking with one voice."
If you work for a government, I'd like to hear your perspective. Call me, Tell me confidentially what they're up to and why. Dial 239-339-1017.
Bill Smith covers Lee County government for The News-Press. Connect with him by email firstname.lastname@example.org or on twitter @BillSmithSWFL


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Aaron Rodgers is back with the Packers, but things are certainly not perfect between the franchise quarterback and the Green Bay organization.
After an offseason filled with rumors of Rodgers’ unhappiness with the only team he’s ever known — and a declined contract extension — the three-time MVP made his return to training camp last week.
His appearance may have Packers fans ecstatic about the upcoming season, but the relationship between Rodgers and the organization still needs work in order for the two sides to have a future past the upcoming season.
The relationship that seems to be the rockiest is between Rodgers and General Manager Brian Gutekunst.
Last week, during a wide-ranging and lengthy press conference in Rodgers’ first media appearance of training camp, he bluntly spoke on the unwillingness of the Packers front office to involve him in personnel decisions. When asked if he had a relationship with Gutekunst, Rodgers said it was “professional.” He elaborated on Wednesday.
“I think it’s a work in progress. I think relationships aren’t formed in a matter of a couple days,” Rodgers said on Wednesday. “There’s time where the respect grows and the communication follows. I think the greatest relationships that you have with your friends and loved ones involve conversations and flow. You can not talk to a close friend for a few months and pick up right where you left off.”
“There’s no break in communication, there’s no forced conversations where you got to hit this person up because it’s on your to-do list that day. It’s all about wanting to have those conversations and wanting to be in conversation like that. We’ve had a couple conversations, they’ve been positive conversations.”
The relationship will more than likely need to be better than “professional” if Rodgers is to finish his career in Green Bay. In his initial press conference, he alluded to the hesitancy of the front office to involve him in personnel conversations.
“And then, the other part, in February was wanting to be a part of conversations involving free agents, which has never happened in my career. … I’ve tried to pass along information, hasn’t really been used, shall we say? So, I wanted to offer my services as a recruiter.”
“I think we can all understand Green Bay isn’t a huge vacation destination,” Rodgers said. “People are coming here to play with me, to play with our team, and knowing that they can win a championship here, and the fact that I haven’t been used in those discussions is what I wanted to change moving forward. And I felt like based on my years, the way I can still play, that that should be a natural part of the conversation.”
On Wednesday, Rodgers also touched on the position his backup quarterback — Jordan Love — is in, harkening back to his days behind Packers legend Brett Favre.
“I have a lot of respect and love for Jordan, and I understand it’s got to be tough what he went through,” Rodgers said. “I went through it for two years in the offseason, going in ’06 and ’07, I was the guy the entire offseason, going through quarterback school, going through most of the OTAs, taking all the reps, and then here comes Favre coming back — and obviously I’m back on the bench. Thankfully I went through that, and I can understand a little bit about what he’s going through, so I just try to keep that in mind the entire time.”
While Rodgers’ future beyond the season is uncertain, Rodgers and the Packers agreed to rework his contract last week, according to Tom Pelissero of NFL Network.
There’s no new money in Aaron Rodgers’ new deal (adjusted upward to account for 18th game check):
$6.8 million roster bonus (from March)
$14,464,706 signing bonus
$1.1M base salary
$500K workout bonus
— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) July 29, 2021
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Many Americans are furious at high petrol prices, but low taxes mean that they get a better deal at the pump than motorists do in most other countries. High taxes make Turkey the most expensive place to fill up, followed by Norway and Britain. The IMF says that higher gasoline taxes in America, which consumes a quarter of the world's oil, would help to curb excessive consumption.
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Smart Growth America has partnered with Partnership for Southern Equity (PSE) on a collaborative project—part of the Kresge Foundation’s Climate Change, Health, and Equity (CCHE) initiative—to advance energy equity and economic inclusion in six southwest Atlanta zip codes by providing both quantitative and policy analysis focused on the emerging clean jobs sector and other climate … Continued
Smart Growth America has partnered with Partnership for Southern Equity (PSE) on a collaborative project to advance energy equity and economic inclusion in southwest Atlanta by providing both quantitative and policy analysis support focused on the emerging clean jobs sector and other climate and equity topics. Climate change presents an urgent, existential threat to our … Continued
The results are in: places that adopt form-based zoning codes generally perform better economically than places regulated by more conventional, Euclidean zoning—and there’s evidence that the former can also help foster more equitable development, according to new research released today by the Form- Based Codes Institute at Smart Growth America.
A Green New Deal for City and Suburban Transportation lays out federal policy recommendations for reducing emissions from the transportation sector in cities and suburbs while making communities healthier, more equitable, and prosperous.
In an expensive effort to curb congestion in urban regions, the United States has overwhelmingly prioritized one strategy: widening and building new highways. We added 30,511 new freeway lane-miles of road in the largest 100 urbanized areas between 1993 and 2017, an increase of 42 percent. That rate of freeway expansion significantly outstripped the 32 … Continued
This year, Smart Growth America continued to produce vital research and other content that is changing the conversation around critical issues. This resources fuel our advocacy across the country and in the nation’s capital, fighting for a future that is healthy, prosperous, and resilient.
It’s Infrastructure Week again and politicians are back at it, bemoaning our “crumbling roads and bridges” and insisting we must spend more to fix the problem. But we’ve got some cold water to throw on this pity party: Despite more transportation spending over the last decade, the percentage of the roads nationwide in “poor condition” increased from 14 to 20 percent.
Mark your calendar! On Wednesday, May 8, 2019 we’re unveiling our ranking of the best Complete Streets policies of 2018. For an in-depth look at how policies fared this year—and how our grading has changed—join us for a webinar on Thursday, May 16 at 2:00 p.m. ET
Despite the demand for walkable urban places in New York, most real estate investment has been in the region’s core rather than in creating new walkable urban places or growing the region’s rail-served town centers. This represents a lost economic opportunity, and presents a real danger of a substantial affordable housing crisis if efforts to balance the region are not taken.
Where is it most dangerous to be a pedestrian in the United States? On January 10, 2017, Smart Growth America will release Dangerous by Design 2016, our flagship report about the American epidemic of pedestrian deaths.