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NEP: New Economics Papers Urban and Real Estate Economics Edited by: Steve Ross University of Connecticut Issue date: 2012-04-17 Papers: 23 Note: Access to full contents may be restricted.  NEP is sponsored by SUNY Oswego. To subscribe/unsubscribe follow this link http://lists.repec.org/mailman/options/nep-ure In this issue we have: Is India's Manufacturing Sector Moving Away From Cities? Ejaz Ghani; Arti Grover Goswami; William R. Kerr A Regional Model of Endogenous Growth with Creative Destruction Steven Bond-Smith Local average neighborhood effects from moving to opportunity Dionissi Aliprantis; Francisca G.-C. Richter Compulsory Schooling Laws and In-School Crime: Are Delinquents Incapacitated? Gregory A. Gilpin; Luke A. Pennig What price a roof? Housing and the cost of living in 16th-century Toledo Drelichman, Mauricio; Gonzalez Agudo, David Well-Being in Germany: GDP and Unemployment Still Matter Johannes Vatter Landfill Diversion in a Decentralized Setting: a Dynamic Assessment of Landfill Taxes Massimiliano Mazzanti; Francesco Nicolli Taxing home ownership: distributional effects of including net imputed rent in taxable income Francesco Figari; Alari Paulus; Holly Sutherland; Panos Tsakloglou; Gerlinde Verbist; Francesca Zantomio Early Childhood "Pay-For-Success" Social Impact Finance: A PKSE Bond Example to Increase School Readiness and Reduce Special Education Costs Robert Dugger; Robert Litan Complex Methods in Economics: An Example of Behavioral Heterogeneity in House Prices Bolt, W.; Demertzis, D.; Diks, C.G.H.; Van der Leij, M.J. Robust Test for Spatial Error Model:Considering Changes of Spatial Layouts and Distribution Misspecification Guo, Penghui; Liu, Lihu Comparing Treatments across Labor Markets: An Assessment of Nonexperimental Multiple-Treatment Strategies Carlos A. Flores; Oscar A. Mitnik Understanding Places Using a Mixed Method Approach Deutsch, Kathleen E; Goulias, Konstadinos G. Hope VI Fairfield Court Neighborhood: 2011 Evaluat

Cooking with spices is not only a widespread practise, but also a necessity for most foodies. But how are spices manufactured and processed? Spices are widely farmed in the world's equatorial regions, with some flourishing in the chilly, misty mountains. Many of the seed spices, such as coriander seeds, are grown in more temperate climates. Because of the location, how the spices are obtained, and how they are processed and converted into powders, there is a high risk of metal contamination. Most spice plants employ a variety of machinery, including Magnetic Separators, Destoners, and other machines, to separate and detect any harmful metal. Different magnet components have different qualities; therefore picking the right one is crucial. * Magnetic Destoner Magnetic destoners are most commonly used to remove contaminants from product lines. Materials with natural magnetic qualities, such as stone, metals, glass bits, mud balls, black stones, rat faeces, and other contaminants, are entirely separated using a mixture of magnetized and gravity separation (customizable option). These Magnetic Destoners are effective, high-intensity, high-gradient, and long-lasting equipment that may be used to separate spices, coffee, beans, rice, and other materials. Gravity, air pushed, or conveyor belts are used to feed the raw material or final product via or over a magnetic rod, grid, grate, or magnetic plate. The ferrous contamination is attracted to the magnet tubes or magnetic plate by the magnetic field. The procedure goes with the non-magnetic clean product. This method removes impurities from spices such as red chilies, tikka masala, ginger, turmeric, garlic, coriander seasoning, black pepper, cumin, and a variety of other spices that can be destoned with our high-quality magnetic Destoner. * Hump Magnet When the material flow is vertical, magnetic humps are used. Hump magnets are utilized to remove metal from spices, granules, powder, food, and other materials. Hump Mag

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Five months from now, and after two years delay, Essex County will hold its first tax sale. Homes that have been seized by the government for unpaid back taxes will be sold on Wednesday, April 30, 2014 at 10 am at the Ticonderoga Best Western Resort. The last tax deed auction was held in June 2009. Included as part of the sale will be properties owing taxes since as far back as 2006, and 2007. According to county attorney, Daniel Manning III, County Judge Richard Meyer and auctioneer, Edward Haroff have signed off on the list of properties.

Five months from now, and after two years delay, Essex County will hold its first tax sale. Homes that have been seized by the government for unpaid back taxes will be sold on Wednesday, April 30, 2014 at 10 am at the Ticonderoga Best Western Resort. The last tax deed auction was held in June 2009. Included as part of the sale will be properties owing taxes since as far back as 2006, and 2007. According to county attorney, Daniel Manning III, County Judge Richard Meyer and auctioneer, Edward Haroff have signed off on the list of properties.