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Kindly Share This Story: By Dr Ugoji Egbujo Hope Uzodimma might mean different things to different people, but he has latched on Imo roads. Igbos believe names shape destinies. Uzodimma, literally, means, “Road is good.” Can Imo then rejoice? It is often said that roads are not everything and that it requires no inventiveness to build roads. That’s a good argument. But in a state as compact as Imo, durable, smooth linkages could make everywhere a city or suburb. As the Chukwuma Nwoha road did, roads inflict anguish, despair, and dislocation when abandoned to decay. It had once seemed an incurable disease. Imo was blighted with abandoned and forsaken roads, dilapidated car-torturing roads, over-patched yet inconsolable roads, crumbling new roads. For decades, Imo seemed incapable of hiring reputable companies to fix its roads. The dying roads crippled the towns and doomed the villages. One governor came with indolence, built no roads, but planted … [Read more...] about Hope Uzodimma and his roads revolution

The tasks of promoting urbanization, improving the spatial pattern for urbanization and strengthening management of urban planning and construction laid out in China's 11th Five-Year Plan have been completed, ushering in a new stage of China's urbanization with new goals and tasks. Editor's note: The following piece on China's urbanization was written by Ming Xiaodong, official of the National Development and Reform Commission, and former minister-counsellor of the Chinese Embassy in Japan. In the summer of 2017, I was very happy to have heard that the China Integrated City Index (hereinafter referred to as the Index) was published. At that time, I was working at the Chinese Embassy in Japan. When Professor Zhou Muzhi from Tokyo Keizai University was compiling this book, I was quite interested in his research focus and the indicators he had selected in his project. Because one of my work responsibilities when I was in China is to propose strategies and plans for China's new … [Read more...] about A new stage of urbanization: A look at China Integrated City Index 2019

“Never underestimate the power of a small group of committed people to change the world. In fact, it is the only thing that ever has.” I must confess that when I first read this famous quote by Margaret Mead, I dismissed it as an idealistic, almost bookish notion to sell fairy-tale hope to helpless masses. Growing up in Pakistan, even little issues like broken a sewage system or lack of potable water in my neighborhood, seemed like unsurmountable challenges. Governments have come and gone, politicians have made hollowed promises, social activists have raised their voice, but even the tiniest of these perennial challenges remained unaddressed. As I entered my teens, I have found my frustration slowly turning into disenfranchisement. Instead of wanting to fix the problem, I simply avoid the route where my bicycle could run into potholes filled with puddles of sewage water. Instead of wanting to take ownership of the water filtration plant in the neighborhood, I am comfortable with … [Read more...] about Milkar: A Clarion Call for Community Service

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All six of Kris Jenner 's daughters got together and slipped into figure-hugging throwback ensembles for a night out recently. And makeup mogul Kylie Jenner , who at 23 is the youngest of the bunch, declared on Instagram: 'the bands back together.' She posted a glamorous selfie of the five Kardashian-Jenner sisters posing up a storm on a sofa as they modeled their busty retro chic outfits. Looking fab: All six of Kris Jenner's daughters got together and slipped into figure-hugging throwback ensembles for a night out recently Khloe Kardashian, who also posted a sofa picture of all the sisters, was decked out in a skintight jumpsuit with a polka dot print reminiscent of the 1970s. Meanwhile Kim Kardashian slipped into a maroon mini-dress that showed off her knockout legs which she emphasized with stiletto boots. RELATED ARTICLES Previous 1 Next Sophie Kasaei wows in a TINY cut-out jumpsuit while Chloe... 'This wasn't planned!' Kylie … [Read more...] about Kylie Jenner declares ‘the band’s back together’ as ALL FIVE Kardashian-Jenner sisters glam up in skintight outfits for night out