urban Publisher of La Cañada Outlook to revive Burbank Leader, Glendale News-Press and Valley Sun By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 30 Apr 2020 15:15:38 -0400 Charlie Plowman, who started the La Cañada Outlook in 1998, will acquire the three community news titles. Full Article
urban Letters to the Editor: Urban sprawl is bad for your health, with or without the coronavirus By www.latimes.com Published On :: Sat, 2 May 2020 06:00:01 -0400 Coronavirus: Los Angeles is doing better than New York, but much worse than San Francisco. Our experience with COVID-19 is not an argument for sprawl. Full Article
urban Letters to the Editor: Of course elites hate suburban sprawl. Don't listen to them By www.latimes.com Published On :: Tue, 5 May 2020 06:00:06 -0400 Professors don't want us living in single-family homes, the only option for average people to own something all their own. Full Article
urban COP17 - Durban Climate Conference By www.globalissues.org Published On :: Wed, 04 Jan 2012 03:35:00 GMT An overview of the Climate Change Conference (also known as COP 17), held in Durban, South Africa in December 2011. Predictably and sadly, the same issues have resurfaced: lack of media coverage, West stalling on doing anything trying to blame India and China instead, lack of funding, disagreement on how to address it, etc. Geopolitical threats (real and imaginary) quickly focus a lot of political will and money is easily found to mobilize military forces when needed. The economy also takes center stage as the current pressing issue, while climate change is easily deferred, in the hopes that the West can let China and India pick up the burden of addressing emissions even though they have not contributed to the historical build up of emissions that have started the recent changes in the climate. This page is an overview of the Durban conference. Read full article: COP17 - Durban Climate Conference Full Article Climate Change and Global Warming
urban M 5.7 WASATCH FRONT URBAN AREA, UTAH, Salt+Lake+City (United+States+of+America) By www.emsc-csem.org Published On :: Wed, 01 Apr 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Can't find on this website where to write about the 3/18 Magna quake just to mention it caved in a strong cement border wall, damaged our outdoor pool possibly beyond repair, & put cracks in the foundation around the pool. Full Article
urban Keith Urban and Kelsea Ballerini at Ruoff Home Mortgage Music Center By rssfeeds.indystar.com Published On :: Mon, 18 Jun 2018 12:55:16 +0000 Full Article
urban Many suburban places of worship will remain closed despite lifting of crowd limits By rssfeeds.indystar.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 20:25:52 +0000 Many suburban churches plan to keep their doors shut this weekend despite an easing of restrictions on public gatherings by Gov. Eric Holcomb. Full Article
urban Urban League CEO: Indiana is slowly reopening, but Hoosiers must remain diligent By rssfeeds.indystar.com Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 11:43:11 +0000 The fight to flatten the curve and slow the spread of the coronavirus is on all of us. Full Article
urban The future of autonomous delivery may be unfolding in an unlikely place: Suburban Houston By www.washingtonpost.com Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2019 12:00:57 +0000 For months now, Nuro’s robotically piloted vehicles have been quietly delivering groceries to restaurants and homes around Houston, the vehicles’ sensors mapping the city as they go. Full Article
urban News24.com | Police must heed call on tackling crime in Durban's city centre By www.news24.com Published On :: Wed, 29 Jan 2020 10:53:09 +0200 The author made sense in both the argument put forth as well as in accurately describing the actual policing festive season operations on the ground in the bustling and busy city centre of Durban. Full Article
urban CBD News: Message from the Executive Secretary Ahmed Djoghlaf to the participants of the Conference of the Competence Network Urban Ecology "Urban Biodiversity & Design - Implementing the Convention on Biological Diversity in towns and Cities&quo By www.cbd.int Published On :: Wed, 21 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
urban CBD News: Urban Biodiversity and the Role of Cities in Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Use discussed at Bonn Biodiversity Conference. By www.cbd.int Published On :: Mon, 26 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
urban CBD News: Statement by Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the Urban Nature Forum, 12 June 2009, Edmonton, Canada. By www.cbd.int Published On :: Fri, 12 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
urban CBD News: Statement by Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the Second International Conference on Urban Biodiversity and Design (URBIO), 18 May 2010, Nagoya, Japan. By www.cbd.int Published On :: Tue, 18 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
urban CBD News: Statement by Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the Celebrations of Oceans Day 2011, 3 December 2011, Durban, South Africa By www.cbd.int Published On :: Fri, 02 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
urban CBD News: Increasing urbanization over the next decades presents not only unprecedented challenges for humanity, but also opportunities to curb climate change, reduce water scarcity and improve food security, according to the world's first global asse By www.cbd.int Published On :: Fri, 04 Oct 2013 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
urban CBD News: Narrated by Edward Norton, United Nations Goodwill Ambassador for Biodiversity, the video outlines the opportunities for biodiversity protection presented by future urbanization. By cbobook.org Published On :: Thu, 10 Oct 2013 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
urban CBD News: Today some four billion people live in urban areas. In these human-built spaces, people tend to think of streets and buildings. By www.cbd.int Published On :: Thu, 01 Feb 2018 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
urban CBD News: For this year's International Women's Day, I join my voice to the call to action to empower women in all settings, rural and urban, and to draw inspiration from the activists working to achieve women's rights and gender equality. By www.cbd.int Published On :: Thu, 08 Mar 2018 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
urban CBD News: This year's World Cities Day theme, "Changing the world: innovations and better life for future generations", focuses on how urban governance can be used to achieve sustainable development. By www.cbd.int Published On :: Wed, 30 Oct 2019 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
urban Examining urban British churchyards By www.eurekalert.org Published On :: Tue, 28 Apr 2020 00:00:00 EDT (Bentham Science Publishers) Two authors representing environmental geomorphology and historical archaeology collaborated in an investigation that aimed to examine the material culture still evident in urban burial sites with dated, upstanding headstone memorials. Full Article
urban Strengthening Urban Preparedness and Resilience Against Biological Threats in Accra By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 23 Jan 2019 17:40:01 +0000 Invitation Only Research Event 1 March 2019 - 10:30am to 2 March 2019 - 3:00pm Chatham House, London Capacity to contain and respond to biological threats varies considerably across the world. Yet such preparedness is vital for prevention, impact-reduction and resilience in the face of biological events, whether they be natural or deliberate outbreaks.Chatham House is conducting a series of meetings to strengthen urban preparedness for, and resilience against, biological threats in African countries. This meeting will examine the preparedness and prevention mechanisms in Accra, reviewing the comprehensiveness of city-level preparedness. This meeting will focus on the formation and implementation of city-level action plans in the context of preparedness for managing biological threats. It will also explore how local authorities are contributing to this effort with their knowledge and expertise.Attendance at this event is by invitation only. Department/project International Security Programme, Strengthening Urban Preparedness and Resilience against Biological Threats Nilza Amaral Project Manager, International Security Programme Email Full Article
urban Acrylamide Exposure and Oxidative DNA Damage, Lipid Peroxidation, and Fasting Plasma Glucose Alteration: Association and Mediation Analyses in Chinese Urban Adults By care.diabetesjournals.org Published On :: 2020-04-28T14:58:19-07:00 OBJECTIVEAcrylamide exposure from daily-consumed food has raised global concern. We aimed to assess the exposure-response relationships of internal acrylamide exposure with oxidative DNA damage, lipid peroxidation, and fasting plasma glucose (FPG) alteration and investigate the mediating role of oxidative DNA damage and lipid peroxidation in the association of internal acrylamide exposure with FPG.RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODSFPG and urinary biomarkers of oxidative DNA damage (8-hydroxy-deoxyguanosine [8-OHdG]), lipid peroxidation (8-iso-prostaglandin-F2α [8-iso-PGF2α]), and acrylamide exposure (N-acetyl-S-[2-carbamoylethyl]-l-cysteine [AAMA], N-acetyl-S-[2-carbamoyl-2-hydroxyethyl]-l-cysteine [GAMA]) were measured for 3,270 general adults from the Wuhan-Zhuhai cohort. The associations of urinary acrylamide metabolites with 8-OHdG, 8-iso-PGF2α, and FPG were assessed by linear mixed models. The mediating roles of 8-OHdG and 8-iso-PGF2α were evaluated by mediation analysis.RESULTSWe found significant linear positive dose-response relationships of urinary acrylamide metabolites with 8-OHdG, 8-iso-PGF2α, and FPG (except GAMA with FPG) and 8-iso-PGF2α with FPG. Each 1-unit increase in log-transformed level of AAMA, AAMA + GAMA (UAAM), or 8-iso-PGF2α was associated with a 0.17, 0.15, or 0.23 mmol/L increase in FPG, respectively (P and/or P trend < 0.05). Each 1% increase in AAMA, GAMA, or UAAM was associated with a 0.19%, 0.27%, or 0.22% increase in 8-OHdG, respectively, and a 0.40%, 0.48%, or 0.44% increase in 8-iso-PGF2α, respectively (P and P trend < 0.05). Increased 8-iso-PGF2α rather than 8-OHdG significantly mediated 64.29% and 76.92% of the AAMA- and UAAM-associated FPG increases, respectively.CONCLUSIONSExposure of the general adult population to acrylamide was associated with FPG elevation, oxidative DNA damage, and lipid peroxidation, which in turn partly mediated acrylamide-associated FPG elevation. Full Article
urban Reclaiming the urban commons : the past, present and future of food growing in Australian towns and cities / edited by Nick Rose and Andrea Gaynor. By www.catalog.slsa.sa.gov.au Published On :: Food security -- Australia. Full Article
urban 'Just Like Them': Urban and Rural Students Make Friends on the Alaska Frontier By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 19 Jul 2019 00:00:00 +0000 A group of high school students from Anchorage spent spring break at a remote Native Village as part of an unusual cultural exchange program in Alaska. See what they learned. Full Article Alaska
urban Urban landscape entomology By dal.novanet.ca Published On :: Fri, 1 May 2020 19:44:43 -0300 Author: Held, David W. (David Wayne), 1972- authorCallnumber: OnlineISBN: 9780128130728 (electronic bk.) Full Article
urban Critical care : architecture and urbanism for a broken planet By dal.novanet.ca Published On :: Fri, 1 May 2020 19:44:43 -0300 Callnumber: OnlineISBN: 9780262352871 (electronic bk.) Full Article
urban Building greener cities: nine benefits of urban trees By www.fao.org Published On :: Wed, 30 Nov 2016 00:00:00 GMT For the first time in history, more than 50 percent of the world’s population now lives in towns and cities. By 2050, this number is expected to increase to 66 percent. The shift from rural to urban areas, mainly in Africa and Asia, is due to poverty and related socio-economic factors. For the most part, the rapid expansion of cities [...] Full Article
urban Urban Coyotes Eat a Lot of Garbage—and Cats By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Mon, 23 Mar 2020 13:30:00 +0000 A new study shows how city-dwelling coyotes thrive by feasting on human-linked food sources Full Article
urban The urban boundary debate is vitally important, so should it happen online? By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 04:00:00 EDT The upcoming debate about whether to expand the urban boundary is one of the city's big issues this term. But instead of delaying it, the city's testing out a never-before-attempted democratic process. Should they? Full Article News/Canada/Ottawa
urban Michael Casserly, Longstanding Urban Schools Advocate, to Pass the Baton By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 19 Dec 2019 00:00:00 +0000 Michael Casserly, who has led the Council of the Great City Schools since 1992, will step down next year and become an adviser to the group. Full Article Urbaneducation
urban Facebook, National Urban League to Partner on Digital-Skills Training By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 03 Aug 2018 00:00:00 +0000 The social media giant, which is facing withering scrutiny over its data-collection practices, has announced a partnership with the National Urban League. Full Article Entrepreneurship
urban Hospitalization of Rural and Urban Infants During the First Year of Life By pediatrics.aappublications.org Published On :: 2012-11-05T00:07:49-08:00 Patients living in rural versus urban counties encounter different health care environments. Whether these differences result in different health care utilization for rural versus urban infants is not known.In this study, infants living in rural California counties were hospitalized less often than infants living in urban counties. Among those hospitalized, infants living in rural counties were hospitalized for fewer cumulative days than infants residing in urban counties. (Read the full article) Full Article
urban Home Safety and Low-Income Urban Housing Quality By pediatrics.aappublications.org Published On :: 2012-11-12T00:08:24-08:00 The effect of substandard housing on children’s risk of diseases such as asthma has been studied; little is known about how it affects child injury risk. Pediatricians actively promote injury prevention but typically without regard to housing quality.Low-income children are likely living in substandard homes, which is significantly associated with not having working smoke alarms and safe hot water temperatures. Pediatricians can use these results to inform anticipatory guidance. (Read the full article) Full Article
urban Physical Activity During School in Urban Minority Kindergarten and First-Grade Students By pediatrics.aappublications.org Published On :: 2012-12-03T00:07:45-08:00 Physical inactivity is one of the major modifiable factors contributing to the growing national epidemic of childhood obesity. There is lack of literature on pedometer-determined physical activity (PA) during the school day in US minority kindergarten and first-grade students.This is the first study to assess school-day PA in US urban minority kindergarten and first-grade students. Higher grade level, participation in physical education class, and outdoor recess were found to be independent predictors of PA. (Read the full article) Full Article
urban Effectiveness of Developmental Screening in an Urban Setting By pediatrics.aappublications.org Published On :: 2012-12-17T00:07:27-08:00 Developmental screening using standardized tools has been endorsed by professional groups to improve rates of identification and referral for young children who have developmental delays. Little is known about the effectiveness of these tools among a high-risk urban population.Using a randomized design, we found that a program of developmental screening improved the percentage and time to identification of developmental delay, referral, and eligibility for early intervention among a poor, racially diverse urban population of young children. (Read the full article) Full Article
urban Access to Digital Technology Among Families Coming to Urban Pediatric Primary Care Clinics By pediatrics.aappublications.org Published On :: 2013-06-10T00:08:51-07:00 Internet, smartphones, and online social media offer new platforms for health promotion and disease management. Few studies have evaluated the use of digital technology among families receiving care in an urban pediatric primary care setting.Caregivers in an urban pediatric primary care setting have access to and frequently use the Internet, smartphones, and online social media. These technologies may help reach a traditionally hard-to-reach population. (Read the full article) Full Article
urban Firearm Possession Among Adolescents Presenting to an Urban Emergency Department for Assault By pediatrics.aappublications.org Published On :: 2013-07-08T00:07:25-07:00 Violence involving firearms is a leading cause of death among US youth ages 14 to 24. The emergency department is the primary medical setting for care of assault-injured youth and an underused but important setting for violence-prevention programs.Among assault-injured youth seeking emergency department care, firearm possession rates are high, most obtained outside of legal channels. Higher rates of negative retaliatory attitudes and substance use among those youth with firearms increases risk of future lethal violence. (Read the full article) Full Article
urban Health Inequalities in Urban Adolescents: Role of Physical Activity, Diet, and Genetics By pediatrics.aappublications.org Published On :: 2014-03-17T00:06:44-07:00 Individuals living in Mediterranean countries have historically had a lower risk of cardiovascular disease. Important changes in diet and lifestyle have taken place in these countries in recent years, and it is unknown how these changes might influence current cardiovascular health.Fitness and fatness levels indicate that urban adolescents from southern Europe are less healthy than those from central northern Europe. The extent to which these differences might be explained by physical activity, diet, and genetics is analyzed and discussed in this article. (Read the full article) Full Article
urban Adverse Childhood Experiences of Low-Income Urban Youth By pediatrics.aappublications.org Published On :: 2014-06-16T00:06:35-07:00 Adverse childhood experiences have been shown to have long-term impacts on health and well-being. However, little work has been done to incorporate the voices of youth in understanding the range of adverse experiences that low-income urban children face.Study participants cited a broad range of adverse experiences beyond those listed in the initial adverse childhood experience studies. Domains of adverse experiences included family relationships, community stressors, personal victimization, economic hardship, peer relationships, discrimination, school, health, and child welfare/juvenile justice systems. (Read the full article) Full Article
urban Atopic Dermatitis, Melatonin, and Sleep Disturbance By pediatrics.aappublications.org Published On :: 2014-07-14T00:07:14-07:00 Sleep disturbance affects 47% to 60% of children with atopic dermatitis and is a leading cause of impaired quality of life for the patients and their family.Sleep disturbance in children with atopic dermatitis can be predicted by a Scoring Atopic Dermatitis index of ≥48.7, and lower nocturnal melatonin secretion might play a role in the pathophysiology. (Read the full article) Full Article
urban Governor Welcomes Young Urban Farmers, Japanese Delegation to Delaware State Fair By news.delaware.gov Published On :: Fri, 26 Jul 2013 12:22:04 +0000 Highlighting two paths to the future for Delaware agriculture, Governor Jack Markell and Secretary of Agriculture Ed Kee welcomed a group of young Wilmington urban farmers and an international trade delegation to the Delaware State Fair. Full Article Department of Agriculture Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) News Office of the Governor agriculture DelawareStateFair Miyagi qualityoflife ResponsibleGovernment
urban Delaware Forest Service offering urban and community grants By news.delaware.gov Published On :: Wed, 06 Aug 2014 14:49:44 +0000 The Delaware Forest Service Urban and Community Forestry Program is accepting applications for its 2014 grant program from municipalities, homeowner associations, and certified 501(c)(3) non-profit groups in Delaware. Grants range from $1,000 to $5,000 for either tree planting or tree management projects and require a 50-50 cost-share match in cash or in-kind services. Projects must be performed on public land and only one project in one category by each applicant is permitted. Applications will be judged on a competitive basis by a committee of the Delaware Community Forestry Council. Deadline for submission is September 15, 2014. Full Article Department of Agriculture Forest Service Kent County New Castle County Sussex County Delaware Forest Service grant funding New Castle tree planting urban and community forestry
urban Delaware Forest Service awards over $47,000 in urban and community grants By news.delaware.gov Published On :: Fri, 24 Oct 2014 12:44:29 +0000 The Delaware Forest Service's Urban and Community Forestry Program is awarding over $47,000 in competitive grants to fund 14 community-based tree projects in all three Delaware counties. This year, more than half of the successful projects - a total of $29,429.35 - addressed tree management issues such as the removal of hazardous trees. Overall, 11 projects were funded in New Castle County, one in Kent County, and two in Sussex County. Full Article Department of Agriculture Forest Service Arden Chesapeake Bay Delaware Forest Service georgetown Kent County New Castle County Newark urban and community forestry
urban Apply Now for Urban and Community Forestry Grants By news.delaware.gov Published On :: Mon, 04 Jan 2016 16:50:05 +0000 Municipalities, community associations, and non-profits in Delaware can now apply for urban and community forestry grants up to $5,000 from the Delaware Forest Service for a tree planting or tree management project. Full Article Department of Agriculture Forest Service Kent County New Castle County Sussex County Delaware Forest Service tree management trees urban and community forestry
urban New urban agriculture and community garden micro-grants available By news.delaware.gov Published On :: Tue, 01 Mar 2016 14:32:33 +0000 Organizations wanting to launch or expand an urban agriculture or community garden project to benefit their neighborhood can apply for new micro-grants from the Delaware Department of Agriculture. Full Article Department of Agriculture
urban Delaware Forest Service Awards 2016 Urban Forestry Grants By news.delaware.gov Published On :: Wed, 27 Apr 2016 20:20:38 +0000 A total of 15 municipalities, homeowner associations, and nonprofits will receive almost $40,000 for community tree projects from the Delaware Forest Service's 2016 Urban and Community Forestry Grant Program. The program's goal is to increase tree canopy, beautify community spaces, and promote the benefits of trees. In addition, the Delaware Forest Service also funded $10,799 in grants for tree planting projects within the Chesapeake Bay Watershed, an effort to improve water quality by mitigating storm water run-off and reducing erosion and sedimentation. Full Article Department of Agriculture Forest Service Chesapeake Bay watershed Delaware Forest Service tree planting urban and community forestry grants urban tree canopy
urban Eleven Delaware sites awarded grants for urban agriculture and community garden projects By news.delaware.gov Published On :: Fri, 24 Jun 2016 17:48:32 +0000 Eleven Delaware urban farm and community garden projects are receiving support to grow and thrive through a new initiative designed to strengthen communities and improve nutrition. Full Article Department of Agriculture Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) Office of the Governor
urban Applications now accepted for second round of urban agriculture and community garden micro-grants By news.delaware.gov Published On :: Wed, 23 Nov 2016 13:37:23 +0000 Organizations wanting to launch or expand an urban agriculture or community garden project to benefit their neighborhood can apply for micro-grants from the Delaware Department of Agriculture. Full Article Department of Agriculture