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Singapore and the world in 2050
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Straits Times 27 Nov 09;What will Singapore, and the world, be like in 2050? There were plenty of ideas of what sort of sustainable communities were needed when thinkers and visionaries put their heads together at the International Council of Societies of Industrial Designs World Design Congress here this week. The ...1 day ago -
Havoc on trees, animals: LTA must do more to save our rainforest
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Letter from Ginny Leow-Guerville, Today Online 23 Nov 09;WITH no notice to residents living near the forest along Blackmore Drive and Bukit Timah Road, work commenced last Friday morning at relentless speed to clear the primary rainforest for the purpose of evaluating land use for the new Blackmore MRT station.The ...1 day ago -
Taiwan rethinks land use after killer typhoon
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Benjamin Yeh Yahoo News 25 Nov 09;TAIPEI (AFP) – The death and destruction wreaked on Taiwan by Typhoon Morakot was a disaster waiting to happen, aggravated by decades of unrestrained environmental abuse, critics say.Sixty years of intense use of the small islands natural resources left it increasingly fragile and ...2 days ago -
Seeking Professional Foreclosure Assistance and Advice
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Are you one of the millions of homeowners who are now facing foreclosure? Unfortunately, the fact that…2 days ago -
$20m for upgrading Bukit Timah diversion canal: PUB
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Felda Chay, Business Times 25 Nov 09;ABOUT $20 million will be spent on the first stage of widening and deepening the Bukit Timah diversion canal to prevent a repeat of last Thursdays floods, national water agency PUB said yesterday.Upgrading works on the stretch of the canal running from Wilby Road to the junction of ...3 days ago -
The Usual – Scenes From Opening Night
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Last night, we received word from bar maestro Brad Hensarling that his new Magnolia Avenue spot, The Usual, would at long last be opening its doors. We slipped in about an hour before opening to grab some photos of the newly-finished bar, and hung around getting shots of the opening night celebrations.For the ...3 days ago -
Harlem Block Party: Entire Block of 135th Street Slated for Green Retrofits
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Some blocks get all the history. West 135th Street in Harlem, between 7th Avenue and Lenox, was one of the proudest blocks in the neighborhood during Harlems glory years. In 1910, the St. Philips Episcopal Church -- the wealthiest of uptowns black churches during that period -- bought the block of homes on 135th ...4 days ago -
We are not prepared for urban explosion: Jaipal Reddy
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New Delhi, Nov 23 (IANS) Urban Development Minister S. Jaipal Reddy Monday said the country is not prepared for the urban explosion that many towns and cities are seeing at the moment.Urban development, not just in terms of infrastructure but also capacity building of people is, therefore, what is urgently required to ...4 days ago -
714 Main Progress
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XTO’s restoration of 714 Main, the former Transport Life Building in Downtown, is getting closer to completion. As seen above, much of the glass of the new replica 1920s base has been installed, and as we reported previously the new warrior heads have been added atop the arches.Now, XTO has added another important ...5 days ago -
Working on flood controls in Singapore
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Straits Times 23 Nov 09;THE Member of Parliament overseeing Bukit Timah has assured residents that national water agency PUB will act fast to widen and deepen a diversion canal to prevent a repeat of last Thursdays flood.Work on the canal leading from the main Bukit Timah canal will begin in the third quarter of next ...5 days ago -
Rapid urban growth brings flood of problems in Jakarta
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Jakarta needs to rein in population and building boom to reduce floodingLynn Lee, Indonesia Correspondent Straits Times 23 Nov 09;OF LATE, Ms Nikita Yu has been greeted by dark skies as she gets ready to go to work.Heavy and sometimes prolonged downpours have been occurring two to three times a week, casting a ...5 days ago -
VUDA-Jurong housing project in Vizag
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Visakhapatnam: The Visakhapatnam Urban Development Authority (VUDA), along with Jurong Infrastructure (India) Private Limited, launched a housing project called Haritha at Madhurawada in the city.At the function in the VUDA children’s auditorium here, Mr Ajeya Kallam, the Chairman of the Visakhapatnam port trust, ...5 days ago -
Financial Advice To Avoid Foreclosure
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Image by respres via Flickr Imagine getting calls from your mortgage company’s collection agency, dreading to get your mail for fear of a notice that your house will be taken away from you just as the holidays approach, or for that matter any time. I hope that you haven’t waited this long to get financial ...5 days ago -
Wall Street Finds Profits Again, Now by Reducing Mortgages
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The New York Times reports:…Wall Street has found a way to make money from the mortgage mess. (...)5 days ago -
FHA Mortgage Loans Basics
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FHA loans are a great way for first-time property buyers with a lower down payment fund to buy a property. An FHA mortgage is one that is insured by the Federal Housing Association, in conjunction with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and is open to all qualified homeowners. Source: FHA ...6 days ago -
Blowing Up The Next Housing Bubble
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The New York Times’ David Stretfield has a very good piece today about Housing and Urban Development’s Federal Housing Administration pouring money into the real estate market. The Obama administration is “guaranteeing the mortgages of middle-class and even upper-class homebuyers.” And FHA is ...1 week ago -
HUD Eases FHA Appraisal Requirements
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The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development issued a mortgagee letter on high-balance loans insured by the Federal Housing Administration. HUD said it will no longer require second appraisals on high-balance mortgages in declining markets. The update is effective immediately.1 week ago -
Karanataka’s urban development plan seeks balance
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Bangalore, Nov 20 (IANS) The Karnataka government has to walk a tightrope so that the state gets over its Bangalore-centric development without hurting the nation’s IT capital. It hopes to do this through the new Karnataka Urban Renewal Mission, on the lines of the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission ...1 week ago -
Sand exports from Vietnam extended until Jun 2010
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Salt sand export extended until June 2010VietNamNet Bridge 20 Nov 09;The government has decided to extend the deadline for exporting sand recovered by dredging passages, estuaries and ports until June 30th 2010.According to the guidance released on November 17 by deputy prime minister Hoang Trung Hai, from now till ...1 week ago -
U.S. Group Sees Worsening Coastal Flooding Threat
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Richard Cowan, PlanetArk 20 Nov 09;U.S. Group Sees Worsening Coastal Flooding Threat Photo: Carlos BarriaResidents walk home at a flooded street after Hurricane Ike hit in Galveston, Texas September 14, 2008.Photo: Carlos BarriaWASHINGTON - Fast-melting ice from Greenland and Antarctica will lead to a much sharper ...1 week ago
