| 单词 | last mile |
| 例句 | The thousands of miles I had crossed were nothing compared to the last mile or so between the docks and the town of the Tang people, Chinatown. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z He drove the last mile to Buck’s Peak chatting cheerfully, almost playfully, about whether to watch The Man Who Knew Too Little, or not. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z What’s more, in the three-mile trials the older boys had begun to look decidedly ragged by the time they entered the last mile. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Every stroke Washington took in the last mile widened the distance. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z I encouraged the people to return to the barricades, to intensify the struggle, and we would walk the last mile together. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z In the last mile, the Washington boat lengthened its lead a bit more with each stroke. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z As far as I could make out the last mile or so of the new road where it started to level out would be able to be shelled steadily by the Aus- trians. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z The last mile I performed on foot, having dismissed the chaise and driver with the double remuneration I had promised. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z “They only rode in back the last mile or so. They was walking and we picked them up.” Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z All that Frodo and Sam knew of this last mile of the road they learned from guessing in the dark. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Then they simply overpowered the older boys in the last mile to pull away and win by a convincing length and a half. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Don’t forget, he warned his readers, about “the haunting specter of that last mile.” The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Gilly had thought she hated all schools so much that they no longer could pain or disappoint her, but she felt heavier with each step—like a condemned prisoner walking an endless last mile. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z Keen to run at his usual pace, he doesn’t argue and, with a quick nod, he’s gone, scarpering off into the trees, leaving me to walk the last mile back to the camp. Ultrarunner Zach Miller: ‘I love digging in the pain cave’ 2017-10-21T04:00:00Z After struggling along with Swift for so much of the marathon, it felt as if he'd reached the last mile and decided to dodge off to the pub instead of crossing the line. Not the Booker prize 2012: The Casablanca Case by Simon Swift 2012-10-03T10:07:25Z For the last mile, I’m even comfortable enough to look away from the trail. Jackson Hole’s first Nordic ski resort has 25 kilometers of cross-country ski trails 2016-11-10T05:00:00Z Not so fondly, however, I remember another passenger who insisted on hiking a trail well beyond her ability, requiring a co-worker and me to carry her piggyback the last mile and a half. A river guide lays out the dos and don’ts of rafting etiquette 2018-05-24T04:00:00Z Even love is like a ghostly soldier who trudges beside the poet on that "last mile." Poem of the week: Poem by John Cornford 2010-10-25T09:06:00Z But to affect us, the music first must reach us, traversing a crucial "last mile" between creator and consumer. 'Rock & Roll Billboards of the Sunset Strip' shows grand-scale visions 2015-03-22T04:00:00Z Finally, we weave into a slot canyon — our last mile. Colorado adds a challenging new mountain biking adventure 2021-11-04T04:00:00Z On the last mile to Huesca,The last fence for our pride,Think so kindly, dear, that ISense you at my side. Poem of the week: Poem by John Cornford 2010-10-25T09:06:00Z As he approached the English seaside town he was joined by 300 swimmers for the last mile and two planes provided by Red Bull, who supported his venture, etched a heart in the morning sky. Intrepid Edgley back on dry land after swimming around Britain 2018-11-04T04:00:00Z Gingerly I got back on my rental bike and limped up the last mile or so on the steep 10 percent grade into Ward. To Ride Again Another Day in Colorado 2014-09-05T04:00:00Z Transportation experts call this “first mile/last mile.” It seems easier to go carless nowadays. But should you? Here are nine factors to ponder. 2019-04-29T04:00:00Z Souls meet their ancestors, who examine whether the newly deceased lived a life worthy of taking the last mile to the spiritual realm. Taiwan Philharmonic comes to America 2016-12-13T05:00:00Z ECB board member Isabel Schnabel said on Thursday the "last mile" of disinflation may be the toughest, and the central bank cannot yet close the door on further rate rises. Dollar slips as traders bet Fed done with rate hikes 2023-11-03T04:00:00Z The last mile may well prove the hardest, however. Euro zone inflation, growth slow as ECB hikes weigh 2023-10-31T04:00:00Z "Right before a deal is when there's the most aggressive push for that last mile. " UAW expands strike against Stellantis, hitting pickup truck plant 2023-10-23T04:00:00Z “The last mile was pretty tough, but it was all my fault — I went out a little too fast,” said Parra, who nevertheless led the Rams to first in the team scoring. San Clemente's Brett Ephraim sets personal best in winning Mt. SAC cross-country title 2023-10-21T04:00:00Z “But the last mile of inflation is likely going to be more challenging, bringing it back toward the Federal Reserve’s target of 2%.” U.S. stocks close lower as investors take cover ahead of Fed decision 2023-09-19T04:00:00Z The 53-year-old endurance swimmer plans to finish the last miles of his month-long river journey Wednesday at the lower tip of Manhattan. Hudson River swimmer deals with fatigue, choppy water, rocks and pollution across 315 miles 2023-09-12T04:00:00Z On others, he’s a familiar face for residents taking a quick trip to the grocery store or completing the last mile of their commute. How BellHop, Bellevue’s all-electric shuttle service, is doing a month in 2023-09-05T04:00:00Z The 'last mile' of bringing inflation down may prove difficult for the Fed, Blinder said, adding that the central bank won't be "stubborn" if inflation settles somewhat above its stated 2% goal. Full impact of Fed hikes still to be seen in real economy, ex-vice chair Blinder says 2023-09-01T04:00:00Z “This is such a prestigious race with so much history so to win it, it’s pretty special,” said Ephraim, who took the lead on the way up Reservoir Hill in the last mile. San Clemente's Brett Ephraim sets personal best in winning Mt. SAC cross-country title 2023-10-21T04:00:00Z If that continues, "it's possible that we could cover that last mile fairly quickly," Meyer wrote. A smooth 'last mile' to 2% inflation may not be a stretch for Fed 2023-08-14T04:00:00Z “Many economists argue that the last mile of inflation reduction will be the hardest, but that isn’t necessarily the case.” Jerome Powell’s Prized Labor Market Is Back. Can He Keep It? 2023-07-17T04:00:00Z For workers, Jones said, the shuttles address the city’s first mile/last mile challenge, where commuters face a gap between their transit, like buses or light rail, and where their commutes start and end. How BellHop, Bellevue’s all-electric shuttle service, is doing a month in 2023-09-05T04:00:00Z While inflation fell rapidly as the first rate hikes took hold, going the last mile to 2% may take longer and be more difficult, central bankers say. Europe inflation slips to 5.5% — but that won’t stop central bank rate hikes 2023-06-30T04:00:00Z Recently, the Bank for International Settlements, warned that even as inflation rates fall, “the last mile could prove harder to travel.” Top Central Bankers Expect More Rate Increases Amid Stubborn Inflation 2023-06-28T04:00:00Z "This is significant. This is the last mile that we've been waiting for 40 years," said Frank Slootman, Chairman and CEO of Snowflake. Nvidia brings its AI computing platform to cloud data firm Snowflake 2023-06-27T04:00:00Z "The easy gains have now been reaped and the last mile is going to be more difficult," Borio said, referring to challenges central bankers now face reeling inflation back to safe levels. BIS warns world economy at critical juncture in inflation fight 2023-06-25T04:00:00Z States will then run their own programs to identify recipients that would then build out last mile networks to unserved communities. $930 million in grants announced in Biden’s effort to expand internet access to every home in the US 2023-06-16T04:00:00Z But more hikes are likely as it could be 2025 before inflation is back at target and the "last mile" of disinflation, getting from 3% to 2%, could be especially difficult, taking nearly 2 years. Euro zone inflation ticks up in April 2023-05-17T04:00:00Z The last mile of the road is usually jammed with parked vehicles. A Mount Rainier expert names his top 10 hikes around the mountain 2023-04-25T04:00:00Z “The last mile of net zero is the most difficult one,” Bahar says. Renewable Energy Is Charging Ahead 2023-04-21T04:00:00Z They added that the peak in rates is now in sight and that this "last mile" is safer to navigate in smaller steps. Exclusive: ECB policymakers converging on 25-bps rate hike in May 2023-04-13T04:00:00Z The official said the two sides had made significant progress but "the last mile is always the most difficult". Analysis: No big deal: EU's Kosovo pact loses some sheen 2023-03-03T05:00:00Z However there is the usual dose of caution too with one EU diplomat remarking: "The last miles are the hardest." Brexit: What can we expect from an NI Protocol deal? 2023-02-18T05:00:00Z It tends to be lower when inflation is coming down from high levels and usually increases in the "last mile" of disinflation, as price growth is approaching the target. ECB must keep raising rate despite public sacrifice, Vujcic says 2023-02-10T05:00:00Z In more isolated areas, state medical workers are this week going door-to-door in some outlying villages to vaccinate the elderly, with the official Xinhua news agency describing the effort on Tuesday as the "last mile". Millions of Chinese workers on the move ahead of Friday travel peak 2023-01-18T05:00:00Z Starting on Sunday, the group will march 20 miles a day, stopping off to camp in towns along their route before being joined by some of the boys' family on Friday, for the last mile. Soldiers in charity march for Babbs Mill Lake boys 2023-01-15T05:00:00Z “And trust me, that last mile is the hardest.” As Covid Deaths Climb, Even Seniors Skip the Latest Booster 2022-12-21T05:00:00Z After seeing the two of you together, a friend described the way she looked at you like “you were running some last miles in a marathon she started a long time ago.” Misty Copeland: Ballet ‘gave me a sense of security and structure’ 2022-11-01T04:00:00Z Lanzhou Mayor Zhang Weiwen visited the neighborhood Thursday and promised to “open up the ‘last mile’ for the masses to seek medical treatment,” the government newspaper Lanzhou Daily reported. Reports say China aiming for less disruptive COVID policies 2022-11-04T04:00:00Z He completed it, on his hands, in 79 hours and 57 minutes, with his last mile accompanied by 100 Marines marching in cadence. Marine Corps Marathon: Fixture of D.C. fitness returns after 2 years 2022-10-30T04:00:00Z Then traditional trucks picked up the cargo and drove “the last mile” or final leg of the delivery. The Long Road to Driverless Trucks 2022-09-28T04:00:00Z Beyond that is what Aldworth termed the “last mile,” where people could be vulnerable to attack as they leave transportation hubs and walk to the ceremonial area. Britain mounts its largest-ever security operation for Queen Elizabeth II's funeral 2022-09-16T04:00:00Z For package delivery, the “last mile” has always been the most complicated and expensive to complete. Don’t expect drones to air-drop your packages | Commentary 2022-09-15T04:00:00Z "It is encouraging to see providers starting to get serious about using satellite for the last mile. Ultimately reliable and robust connectivity is still highly sought-after among all users." UK firm takes on Apple iPhone14 and Elon Musk with satellite phone 2022-09-05T04:00:00Z “That last mile, those last cases, are always the hardest,” said Simon Bland, chief executive officer of the Global Institute for Disease Elimination. Polio Was Almost Eradicated. This Year It Staged a Comeback. 2022-08-18T04:00:00Z Stacks of hairy yams line a market in Ibadan, where traders haggle over quality and price before loading them into cars for the last mile to Nigerian consumers. Early signs show tight Kenyan presidential election 2022-08-10T04:00:00Z “Now I think it’s just that last mile of the execution and getting everything in good order and built up to the point where he can take down a fairly normal starter workload.” Rehabbing pitcher Dustin May sets sights on his return to Dodgers. But when? 2022-08-08T04:00:00Z Transportation workers, such as Uber drivers and Amazon "last mile" delivery drivers, have increasingly argued that they are exempt from the Federal Arbitration Act because they are engaged in interstate commerce. U.S. Supreme Court rules Southwest Airlines cannot force wage suit into arbitration 2022-06-06T04:00:00Z The hubs could see deliveries initially sent to buildings outside the city centre, with the last mile of the delivery then made on a cargo bike or a small electric van. Bristol carbon emissions: Electric bus fleet to be introduced 2022-06-03T04:00:00Z “More centralized approaches run into their limits when the last mile proves to be too far for downstream teams to close the gap,” wrote Bosworth. Meta’s head of AI to depart in group reorg 2022-06-02T04:00:00Z Laying out the case against the shareholder proposal, its board of directors said it could have delivered more if it hadn't been for "last mile" difficulties and highlighted Africa as an example. Vaccine makers see off push to share Covid know-how 2022-04-28T04:00:00Z “What we’ve got is a regional transit network, and the monorail is the last mile that connects everything in Seattle Center to that network,” Albro said. Seattle Center Monorail celebrates 60 years 2022-03-29T04:00:00Z Saxon's lawyer, Jennifer Bennett, said the court's reasoning would likely apply to various groups of workers including last mile delivery drivers. U.S. Supreme Court rules Southwest Airlines cannot force wage suit into arbitration 2022-06-06T04:00:00Z The company received a £100,000 grant from the council last year, and similar 'last mile delivery' services could soon be rolled out across the city. Bristol carbon emissions: Electric bus fleet to be introduced 2022-06-03T04:00:00Z Seavey managed to make up some time in the last miles to Nome and finished a little more than an hour after Sass. Nordic skier-turned-musher wins 50th running of Alaska's Iditarod race 2022-03-15T04:00:00Z Where there was an old sugar refinery, Amazon is constructing a “last mile” warehouse. Everybody Loves Red Hook. Or So They Say. 2022-03-03T05:00:00Z The last mile — or in this cases — miles, will be even tougher,” Jen Kates, who oversees global health policy at the Kaiser Family Foundation, wrote in an email. U.S. will ‘surge’ vaccine support to 11 African countries 2022-02-17T05:00:00Z We know the last mile of data is wireless, whether it is cellular, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth — everything high-performance computing for a battery powered device. What comes after the smartphone, with Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon 2022-01-11T05:00:00Z And $42 billion of that figure will be largely distributed among states to ensure broadband reaches even the most remote, unserved “last mile” customers. Biden’s ambitious broadband funding has a key impediment: an outdated map of who needs it 2021-12-14T05:00:00Z “We keep feeling like we got to that last mile, and then there’s another mile, and at some point you just collapse.” 'An untenable work environment': Grocery workers brace for Omicron surge 2021-12-23T05:00:00Z Human-operated trucks booked through the Uber Freight network then handle the last mile to the actual destination, where the goods are being unloaded, the companies said. Self-driving truck company Aurora launches pilot with Uber Freight 2021-12-15T05:00:00Z "The ministry of health is aware that vaccination needs to get to the last mile and especially in villages and grassroots," Andrew Mulwa, the ministry's acting director of medical services, told Reuters. Coming to a clinic near you: Kenya's COVID-19 vaccine drive gets a boost 2021-12-10T05:00:00Z A new public-private initiative - the Global Covid Corps - "will connect America businesses with countries that need logistical help with the so-called 'last mile' - turning vaccine doses into actual shots in arms." Antony Blinken: What we've learnt from new US policy on Africa 2021-11-19T05:00:00Z But previous efforts to bring Internet to these “last mile” customers have been stymied by the error-ridden maps. Biden’s ambitious broadband funding has a key impediment: an outdated map of who needs it 2021-12-14T05:00:00Z “That is the real last mile: places where road accessibility is terrible, where changing weather conditions can cut communities off, where river bodies or lakes separate people from the mainland.” Drones fly Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine to Africa’s remote villages 2021-11-14T05:00:00Z “I told him to try not to do anything until the last mile,” O’Leary said. Led by individual champ Will Schneider, Blanchet wins boys state cross-country title 2021-11-06T04:00:00Z "Every part of the logistics chain can be automated, and technologies are changing processes at every stage: from the first to the last mile," said Stanislav Chernin, head of innovation at Russian Post. Robot mail: Russian Post teams up with Yandex to deliver parcels in Moscow 2021-10-25T04:00:00Z She even started walking in the last mile because she thought she was going to fall over. 6 Marathons in 6 Weeks? Shalane Flanagan Has 4 More to Go, and 2 This Weekend. 2021-10-09T04:00:00Z “There is a challenge of reaching the last mile,” he said. UN: Tens of thousands await help 1 month after Haiti quake 2021-09-16T04:00:00Z "This collaboration will further our mission to get products to the homes of our customers with unparalleled speed," said Tom Ward, senior vice president of last mile delivery at Walmart in the United States. Ford, Walmart and Argo AI team up to launch autonomous vehicle delivery service 2021-09-15T04:00:00Z “But I’m thinking it might be the last mile.” Led by individual champ Will Schneider, Blanchet wins boys state cross-country title 2021-11-06T04:00:00Z It took an hour to budge the last mile to the stadium. No. 5 Georgia beats No. 3 Clemson with defense, proving, yes, defense, can win big in 2021 2021-09-04T04:00:00Z But the insurer added little in the crucial “last mile” of “getting vaccine to the people who are hardest to reach,” she acknowledged. How the U.S. vaccination drive came to rely on an army of consultants 2021-08-22T04:00:00Z Others, like office and mall owner British Land, say they are now targeting “last mile” logistics, to get online orders to consumers’ doorsteps as fast as possible. U.S. retailers shun urban malls, shift to open-air centers 2021-07-09T04:00:00Z “The last half, the last mile, the last quarter-mile always requires more effort,” Dr. Nirav Shah, director of the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention, said Wednesday. Vaccine effort turns into slog as infectious variant spreads 2021-06-16T04:00:00Z The report’s findings represent the most detailed look yet at injuries sustained by workers tasked with the crucial “last mile” of Amazon delivery. Amazon delivery drivers are injured more often than the company’s warehouse workers 2021-06-01T04:00:00Z Italian state radio said four boats arrived at Lampedusa island after being escorted the last miles to port early Monday by Italian coast guard or custom police vessels. Migrant arrivals by sea on Italian isle swell past 2,100 2021-05-10T04:00:00Z They argue that hydrogen should be reserved for the “last mile” of carbon reduction, or in ways that electricity and batteries fall short. It was an old apple orchard. Now it could be the future of clean hydrogen energy in Washington state. 2021-04-15T04:00:00Z Secretary of State Antony Blinken last week promised “an unprecedented global operation, involving logistics, financing, supply chain management, manufacturing and coordinating with community health workers who handle the vital last mile of health care delivery.” Rare side effects cast cloud over vaccines much of the world desperately needs 2021-04-14T04:00:00Z “If we can make it a year, we can go the last mile.” As Seattle-area residents who’ve gotten COVID-19 vaccine reenter society, they wait for rest of world to catch up 2021-03-31T04:00:00Z “It’s just changing how quickly do you want to do that last mile,” she said. Los Angeles now has a road map for 100% renewable energy 2021-03-24T04:00:00Z If you want a pleasant summer, keep your guard up and mask on during the last miles of the long journey to normal. Opinion | If you want a normal summer, keep your mask on and guard up 2021-03-20T04:00:00Z “The last mile is always the hardest one. But it’s just this last little bit, and we’ve got to hang in there.” Spring surge in air travel offers a boost for beleaguered airlines — and brings fears of infection rise 2021-03-16T04:00:00Z While the federal government’s courts and its pipeline regulatory agency defeated numerous challenges by the activists, they recognize that a pipeline has zero value until its last mile is connected. InvestigateWest: Activists fight fossil-fuel pipelines 2021-03-16T04:00:00Z “It’s almost like running a marathon and you’re running your last mile,” she said of the Linn County center being almost ready to open. Mental health center opening in Cedar Rapids 2021-03-07T05:00:00Z The figurative “last mile” that separates a patient from their shot is going to be the most involved part of this entire process. COVID-19 vaccine supplies are on the rise in the US 2021-03-06T05:00:00Z The supply was ramping up fast, and while there were distribution glitches at first, the real problem has been the last mile of distribution controlled by states. Editorial Roundup: US 2021-03-03T05:00:00Z Sustainability experts say much of the pollution associated with online shopping occurs during “last mile” delivery, that final stretch from warehouse to doorstep. Online shopping is booming. Start-ups have a few ideas to make it more sustainable. 2021-02-17T05:00:00Z “But this is also the last mile towards freedom.” Greek premier orders full lockdown in Athens after surge in coronavirus cases 2021-02-09T05:00:00Z And, of course, we must invest in the last mile of vaccinations — ensuring that those doses end up in arms. Opinion | The pandemic won’t end unless we control coronavirus variants everywhere 2021-02-02T05:00:00Z The second related issue is that the state and local health departments put in charge of this last mile have not had the funding that they need. COVID Vaccine Rollout Pits Fairness against Speed 2021-01-26T05:00:00Z Among the challenges of getting the US vaccinated is completing the “last mile” of distribution — getting the vaccines from distributors to patients. Amazon offers to help Biden administration with vaccinations 2021-01-20T05:00:00Z “It is not good. It just feels like the plans have been made without any attention to the practicalities of the last mile.” Californians paying price for chaotic rollout of coronavirus vaccine, experts say 2021-01-14T05:00:00Z They must expedite the “last mile” between getting the vaccine to distribution sites and injecting it into people’s arms. Opinion | Releasing more vaccines for first doses could create more problems than it solves 2021-01-09T05:00:00Z “But then there was no funding provided of meaning for administering the vaccine, which is the last mile of this journey.” Pressure Grows for States to Open Vaccines to More Groups of People 2021-01-09T05:00:00Z That is why my budget provides $50 million to fund the last mile of broadband. Text of Kentucky Gov. Beshear’s State of Commonwealth speech 2021-01-07T05:00:00Z I’m talking here about really going the last mile and not just stopping when things get really hard. ‘What changes is the commitment.’ Biden adviser on the next phase of U.S. pandemic response 2021-01-06T05:00:00Z “There appears to be no investment or plan in the last mile,” Jha wrote. Virus expert ‘frustrated’ by slow vaccine rollout 2020-12-29T05:00:00Z The New Jersey facility, PNE5, is a sortation center that takes finished packages from other Amazon warehouses and routes them to individual post offices and other facilities for so-called last mile delivery. Amazon closes New Jersey warehouse after rise in COVID cases 2020-12-21T05:00:00Z “The greatest common risk to temperature-controlled cargo transported via either sea or air is at the points of transition to the last mile - between ocean and inland or air and inland,” Hu said. Analysis: Insurers, drugmakers sail into unknown with COVID vaccine rollout 2020-12-18T05:00:00Z Commercial delivery services including Amazon, UPS and FedEx rely on the Postal Service for the “last mile” shipping of its packages to save money, or ensure delivery on Sundays or to rural areas. USPS ‘gridlocked’ as historic crush of holiday packages sparks delays 2020-12-15T05:00:00Z The “last mile” between the vaccine leaving storage facilities and shots being given is, in many ways, an obstacle course. Opinion | As covid-19 vaccines roll out, what should Americans expect next? 2020-12-14T05:00:00Z In particular she points to the so-called "last mile" - the picking, packing and delivery of groceries. Robots to take on more supermarket tasks 2020-11-12T05:00:00Z Instead, they work for local franchises that help those companies complete the last mile of delivery. On Singles’ Day in China, Couriers Clamor for More 2020-11-11T05:00:00Z The figures do not include “first mile” and “last mile” mail-handling steps that could add time to deliveries. USPS disregards court order to conduct sweeps in 12 postal districts after more than 300,000 ballots can’t be traced 2020-11-03T05:00:00Z The Postal Service’s data accounts only for mail pieces the agency successfully identified as ballots and does not include “first mile” and “last mile” handling steps, which add time to delivery. Swing-state voters face major mail delays in returning ballots on time, USPS data shows 2020-10-30T04:00:00Z The new warehouse would join another proposed one in Mission Viejo, where the online company is converting a recreational vehicle storage facility into another “last mile” distribution facility. Amazon buys old OC Register printing plant for $63M 2020-10-30T04:00:00Z "It's very difficult to do last mile fulfilment profitably, partly because most of it is human labour," she says. Robots to take on more supermarket tasks 2020-11-12T05:00:00Z The data also does not include “first mile” and “last mile” handling steps, which could add time to delivery. Millions of mail ballots have not been returned as window closes for Postal Service delivery 2020-10-28T04:00:00Z “The Peace Corps is the last mile” in foreign aid, he said. Peace Corps turns 60 amid pandemic, looks to an uncertain future 2020-10-15T04:00:00Z If residents who live in those “last mile” areas want high-speed Internet, telecommunications companies may ask them to foot the bill for installation costs, which can cost a neighborhood block tens of thousands of dollars. Teleworking in a parking lot. School on a flash drive. The coronavirus prompts new urgency for rural Internet access. 2020-10-14T04:00:00Z By driving to the store to pick up an online order, “the customer takes the last mile,” Mr. Chen said, referring to the typically expensive final step in package deliveries. Customers Still Like to Shop in Person, Even if They Get Only to the Curb 2020-10-09T04:00:00Z “It’s the middle mile, not the last mile, that we are serving.” Air taxi firm Volocopter teams up with Schenker to deploy heavy-lift drones 2020-09-21T04:00:00Z She described it as “the classic last mile problem,” where the last mile of service is always the most expensive to provide. Washington’s year of remote school is beginning, but some households still can’t connect 2020-08-24T04:00:00Z The post office provides “last mile” delivery in many areas likely too remote or too costly for FedEx. Perspective | Five myths about the U.S. Postal Service 2020-08-21T04:00:00Z “Do we charge your competitors enough when they get a package shipped to an area and then they use the post office for the last mile?” How Trump, Mnuchin and DeJoy edged the Postal Service into a crisis 2020-08-22T04:00:00Z Package rate increases, especially on private shippers who contract with the Postal Service for “last mile” shipping from distribution centers to a customer’s home or business, have long been Trump priority. Postmaster general eyes aggressive changes at Postal Service after election 2020-08-20T04:00:00Z She said it was "a good last mile option" for her commute and that rental schemes offered a way to "try before you buy", should privately-owned e-scooters be legalised in future. Rental e-scooters to be made legal on UK roads 2020-06-30T04:00:00Z Some travel the last mile across the low bridge to meet export ships on Harbor Island, while others ferry imported goods from Elliott Bay inland, as far as Montana. Heavy traffic, potential evacuation orders: What it’s like to work near the cracked West Seattle Bridge 2020-06-16T04:00:00Z A horse-drawn carriage later bore the coffin on its last mile to the cemetery in Pearland, Texas, where Floyd was buried in a private ceremony. Protests 'to change the whole wide world' following Floyd's funeral 2020-06-10T04:00:00Z "The first to suffer is always the last mile," she says. Coronavirus sparks a sanitary pad crisis in India 2020-05-21T04:00:00Z The Postal Service frequently contracts with shippers and Internet retailers to perform “last mile” delivery, or the final leg of an item’s journey, to a customer’s home. Postal Service to review package delivery fees as Trump influence grows 2020-05-14T04:00:00Z "Transportation and logistics associated with the last mile are a pretty small overall contribution to the total environmental impact of food," Miller said. Jeff Bezos is pushing online grocery shopping as better for the planet. Is he right? 2020-05-04T04:00:00Z The Postal Service competes vigorously with UPS and FedEx and even Amazon’s own delivery services, and it specializes in the “last mile” delivery to a customer’s home. Trump administration considers leveraging emergency coronavirus loan to force Postal Service changes 2020-04-23T04:00:00Z The robots complete the last mile of the deliveries and are disinfected before and after each use, Rappi said in a statement on Thursday night. Colombia's Rappi trials robots to deliver restaurant food to homes 2020-04-17T04:00:00Z The Postal Service often serves as a vendor for Amazon, UPS, FedEx and other shipping companies, delivering the “last mile” service to often rural and remote areas. White House rejects bailout for U.S. Postal Service battered by coronavirus 2020-04-11T04:00:00Z A first step towards bridging what he called “the last mile” would be for banks to use their capital buffers while “a global freeze on bank dividends and share buybacks,” was also needed. Governments, central banks must boost efforts to help economies cope with crisis: BIS chief 2020-03-29T04:00:00Z That’s because the so-called last mile is for most Americans provisioned for cable - download capacity is robust but upload limited. U.S. internet well-equipped to handle work from home surge 2020-03-14T04:00:00Z It would also hit Amazon, because the company contracts for “last mile” deliveries more frequently than its competitors. Trump administration considers leveraging emergency coronavirus loan to force Postal Service changes 2020-04-23T04:00:00Z “I tried to enjoy this,” Riley said of his last miles. Rupp and Tuliamuk Win Olympic Trials Marathon 2020-02-29T05:00:00Z “The last mile part is the main phase that causes the differences between the different shopping channels,” Shahmohammadi says. Delivery from Local Store Is Greenest Shopping Method—Most of the Time 2020-02-27T05:00:00Z Linking transportation hubs to housing in the affordable last mile, where the need is greatest, proves a hurdle too high. Data Driving New Approaches to Transportation 2020-02-05T05:00:00Z Transportation experts see Uber as a crucial piece in solving the so-called “last mile” challenge. Uber is making it easier for suburban commuters to schedule rides to the train station 2020-02-07T05:00:00Z Sometimes, the final runs were celebrated with raucous “last mile” revels — in the case of the Counterbalance, far too raucous. The end of Seattle’s streetcars was the beginning of the city’s uncertain transit future 2020-02-02T05:00:00Z This is because — at least for now — the “last mile” of online retail still requires a human touch. The Robots Are Coming. Prepare for Trouble. 2020-01-30T05:00:00Z Light fades fast in the mountains, and I walked the last mile to the parking lot in near-darkness. The Past and the Future of the Earth’s Oldest Trees 2020-01-13T05:00:00Z “He got the last mile out of everything.” Edward Wedbush, co-founder of L.A. securities firm, dies at 87 2020-01-07T05:00:00Z Advocacy groups like the Environmental Defense Fund are also pushing for companies to electrify delivery vehicles, especially along what’s called “the last mile of delivery.” Free returns come with an environmental cost 2019-12-26T05:00:00Z “Even if they slip up in some aspects of the last mile, it’s not something they will walk away from because it’s such an important aspect of their business.” They call him The Sniper: The man who built Amazon’s delivery machine 2019-12-22T05:00:00Z “Someone has to build to the last mile,” he said. The One-Traffic-Light Town with Some of the Fastest Internet in the U.S. 2019-12-03T05:00:00Z As the last mile gets briefer, its relationship with cities everywhere frays and turns tense. How our home delivery habit reshaped the world 2019-11-21T05:00:00Z The “last mile” distribution site is expected to open in 2020. Amazon announces plans to open delivery station in Iowa 2019-11-20T05:00:00Z She told the BBC that by not selling its clothes online, the fast fashion retailer avoided "the extra last mile, sending individual packages to individual homes". Is shopping at Primark really a way to be greener? 2019-11-19T05:00:00Z “We know that the last mile has proved to be the toughest phase of eradication,” says Michel Zaffran, director of polio eradication for the World Health Organization. Two Strains of Polio Down, One to Go 2019-10-23T04:00:00Z “As they build out last mile infrastructure, it’s predominantly part-time work,” says Spencer Cox, an economic geography PhD candidate who worked in an Amazon fulfillment center. Amazon workers in Sacramento are protesting the company’s strict time-off rules 2019-10-01T04:00:00Z The biggest cities feel the most acute impact of the last mile – of the squads of trucks and vans, the parcel hubs and sorting centres, the parking snarls and the discarded boxes. How our home delivery habit reshaped the world 2019-11-21T05:00:00Z “Billions of people live in these parts of the world, and many of them are considered ‘last mile’—beyond the last mile of road,” he said, sweeping his finger across the red. Alan Bigelow’s Solar-Cooking Revolution 2019-09-23T04:00:00Z I am a senior citizen, and I spend an hour every day walking on sidewalks near the Ballston Metro, a “last mile” destination. Opinion | Hey, e-scooters, consider pedestrians 2019-09-17T04:00:00Z America’s Amazon Flex and China’s Alibaba follow similar labor models for what analysts call the last mile. The ‘Amazon of Africa’ faces a big challenge: No addresses 2019-08-03T04:00:00Z The technology is often touted as a solution to urban congestion and the vexing “last mile” problem — how to get people from their houses and offices to public transit lines. Electric scooters are good for the environment, right? Here's why it's not so simple 2019-08-02T04:00:00Z The locus of the most frenetic e-commerce activity – the origin of the last mile – is moving closer and closer to our cities and our homes. How our home delivery habit reshaped the world 2019-11-21T05:00:00Z Folding bikes are meant for the first and last mile of multimodal urban commutes. GoCycle GX e-bike review: fast, fun, and foldable 2019-07-29T04:00:00Z This helps bolster Uber’s claim that it is helping solve the first mile / last mile challenge that plagues many cities. Uber reports brisk sales of train and bus tickets in Denver 2019-07-09T04:00:00Z More widely there is huge potential scope for “last mile” deliveries, especially of Amazon-size packages, to be moved from vans to cargo bikes. Ten common myths about bike lanes – and why they're wrong 2019-07-03T04:00:00Z He said electric scooters are a popular mode of transportation among students and commuters who use them as last mile transportation from bus stops or train stations. Electric scooter program is coming to Provo this summer 2019-06-25T04:00:00Z The last mile stresses these resources further still. How our home delivery habit reshaped the world 2019-11-21T05:00:00Z While both bikes are designed for the first and last mile of any commute, the folding Merge is more adaptable to compact European cities. Test-riding GM’s Ariv Meld and folding Merge e-bikes 2019-06-21T04:00:00Z Getting high speed internet the “last mile” from an established network to an area that doesn’t have it yet is expensive and thus requires enough potential customers to make it worthwhile. Editorials from around New England 2019-05-31T04:00:00Z Magovern said she was “impressed” the two runners were still in good spirits by the last mile. Pittsburgh Marathon's last two finishers vowed to cross line together, photo of moment goes viral 2019-05-08T04:00:00Z If drones are to take off more widely, we will need better solutions to the so-called "last mile" problem. What do drones and GPS owe to a 1744 shipwreck? 2019-04-16T04:00:00Z In Britain, back when the last mile referred only to a product’s transit from warehouse to shop, this journey began, most often, in the Midlands. How our home delivery habit reshaped the world 2019-11-21T05:00:00Z Former monopoly Deutsche Telekom often owns the last part of telecommunication cables into consumers’ homes, the “last mile”, making rivals reliant on it to offer their own services. German regulator proposes to hike fees Deutsche Telekom can impose... 2019-04-10T04:00:00Z The final connection, called the “last mile,” will be left to third-party internet providers. Virginia electric utilities wiring rural areas for broadband 2019-03-18T04:00:00Z The “last mile” to the home accounts for 50 percent or more of total package delivery costs. FedEx partners with Walmart, Pizza Hut to test last-mile delivery... 2019-02-27T05:00:00Z “Milton, chairman of the Wheelchair Foundation UK, and I walked the last mile and a half.” West Texan honored for international wheelchair donations 2019-02-26T05:00:00Z As companies keep paring down their delivery times – from two days to a day to two hours to an hour – longer stretches of the last mile will have to run through urban territory. How our home delivery habit reshaped the world 2019-11-21T05:00:00Z On the final leg of all these deliveries, called the last mile, humans on bicycles, motorized scooters or large delivery trucks typically ferry packages. Out of the Way, Human! Delivery Robots Want a Share of Your Sidewalk 2019-02-19T05:00:00Z Perhaps most important, Sinaloa continues to control what's referred to as the "last mile" in the United States, using its wholesale distribution network to get drugs into the hands of local gangs and street dealers. Sinaloa cartel marches on after El Chapo arrest, conviction 2019-02-12T05:00:00Z Perhaps most important, Sinaloa continues to control what’s referred to as the “last mile” in the United States, using its wholesale distribution network to get drugs into the hands of local gangs and street dealers. Sinaloa cartel marches on after El Chapo arrest, conviction 2019-02-12T05:00:00Z Perhaps most important, Sinaloa continues to control what’s referred to as the “last mile” in the United States, using its wholesale distribution network to get drugs into the hands of local gangs and street dealers. Sinaloa cartel marches on after El Chapo arrest, conviction 2019-02-12T05:00:00Z In home delivery, the last mile has become the most expensive and difficult mile of all. How our home delivery habit reshaped the world 2019-11-21T05:00:00Z "There's no last mile connectivity where I live. How will we reach home safely?" the woman asks. Getting lost in the world's biggest crowd 2019-01-29T05:00:00Z The initiative is Walmart’s latest attempt to tackle one of the biggest challenges in retail: the “last mile” of delivering goods to online customers. Walmart partners with four more grocery delivery companies 2019-01-17T05:00:00Z “The big challenge of e-commerce is not the big warehouses holding products and making sure orders are made, but the cost is in that last mile of delivering objects,” Mr. Weed said. 5G, Robot Delivery Dogs and a Google Ad Blitz: What CMOs Found at CES 2019-01-11T05:00:00Z Amazon transports packages to the post offices that are closest to their final destinations, and then the Postal Service carries them through their “last mile” of delivery. Treasury suggests review of postal rates – but not just for Amazon 2018-12-04T05:00:00Z Now, companies also need smaller distribution centres around the country, to respond rapidly to orders and to abbreviate the last mile as much as possible. How our home delivery habit reshaped the world 2019-11-21T05:00:00Z Amazon uses the Postal Service to complete what’s called the “last mile” of delivery. Trump-appointed commission seeks higher postal shipping rates after Amazon feud 2018-12-04T05:00:00Z Post Office to Amazon.com Inc’s logistics unit grapple with surging e-commerce deliveries and the high cost of taking goods the “last mile” to shopper doorsteps. New UPS navigation tool aims to save time and money with each turn 2018-12-04T05:00:00Z He points to the “last mile” distribution models being developed in other cities, whereby goods are delivered to warehouses close to the centre of town and ferried to customers in sustainable vehicles including bicycles. 'It’s the only way forward': Madrid bans polluting vehicles from city centre 2018-11-30T05:00:00Z Walmart is competing with online retailer Amazon.com and other rivals to cut the cost of delivering goods over what industry executives call “the last mile” to customers who order online. Ford, Walmart collaborate to design automated-vehicle delivery 2018-11-14T05:00:00Z Houchens refers to the last mile’s tribulations as “hazards,” and her job is to engineer the cardboard box to withstand them. How our home delivery habit reshaped the world 2019-11-21T05:00:00Z Ignore that, they said; the most important thing is the ability to wait for the last miles, where you may need to compete through unrelenting pain. How to Run a Marathon Faster as You Get Older 2018-11-02T04:00:00Z Key to Target’s success with Shipt, Cornell said, is leveraging the company’s existing brick-and-mortar store base to complete what is often dubbed “the last mile” of delivery. Inside Target’s plan to win over customers this holiday season 2018-10-23T04:00:00Z But it also tests what makes people choose an option that costs Amazon less than having drivers handle the last mile of delivery. Want to See What’s Up Amazon’s Sleeve? Take a Tour of Seattle 2018-09-23T04:00:00Z As this lesson is taken to heart, we expect to see fewer Teslas in Thanksgiving traffic on I-95 making the last miles to grandma’s house on the back of a flatbed truck. The Last Temptation of Elon Musk 2018-05-22T04:00:00Z Like every company, Amazon has been trying to soften the impact of its last mile by designing boxes that are both light and strong. How our home delivery habit reshaped the world 2019-11-21T05:00:00Z New York is now a testing ground for Walmart’s urban e-commerce strategy, which puts every step of the sale — from the mobile app to the “last mile” of delivery — under the company’s control. Walmart Finally Makes It to the Big Apple 2018-09-16T04:00:00Z Amazon sees the new initiative as helping it better control costs and deliver packages to the “last mile,” which is typically the most expensive piece of an online order’s journey. Amazon Orders 20,000 Mercedes-Benz Vans for New Delivery Service 2018-09-05T04:00:00Z The initiative is Walmart’s latest attempt to tackle one of the biggest challenges in retail: the so-called “last mile” of delivering goods to online customers. Walmart trials grocery delivery to rival Amazon Flex 2018-09-05T04:00:00Z It also says an upgraded Monorail could lure more users right away and after light rail expansion to complete the “last mile” journey from Westlake to the arena. Final enviromental report on $700 million KeyArena renovation looks to head off appeals that could derail NHL plans 2018-08-30T04:00:00Z Chipotle said the delivery option would be made available nationwide through its app and website, with DoorDash as the last mile delivery partner. Chipotle launches delivery service with DoorDash 2018-08-28T04:00:00Z Members of the group pay the Postal Service to deliver goods the last mile to more than 150 million U.S. homes and businesses, the coalition said. Amazon, other shippers form group to lobby on U.S. Postal Service... 2018-08-01T04:00:00Z Cities often suffer from what is known in transit parlance as the “first mile, last mile” problem—the distance between a commuter’s home or work and his nearest transit stop. The Scooting Life: Are Electric Scooters Worth the Trouble? 2018-07-11T04:00:00Z But there is still concern that there is no plan to reclaim the last mile of the creek. Let the stream run through it 2018-07-06T04:00:00Z But there are no plans to restore the last mile of Silver Bow, running through some neighborhoods. Let the Stream Run Through It 2018-06-25T04:00:00Z By the last mile, he had only one more person to catch: Lundy, a local veterinarian and an accomplished national trail runner. Dipsea: A Trail Race Where ‘You’re Either the Hunter or the Hunted’ 2018-06-13T04:00:00Z Not to mention that delivering food to customers’ homes — what the industry calls the “last mile” — remains expensive for retailers. A year after Amazon-Whole Foods deal, grocery rivalary is hot as ever 2018-06-14T04:00:00Z Autonomous shuttles help to limit the number of vehicles and provide a last mile connector to other transit nodes in the area, Mr. Barker added. City Planners, Property Developers Fuel Push for Driverless Vehicles 2018-05-29T04:00:00Z It is hoped it will become the new “headwaters” for the last mile of Silver Bow Creek. Let the stream run through it 2018-07-06T04:00:00Z But there is still concern that there’s no plan to reclaim the last mile of the little creek. Let the Stream Run Through It 2018-06-25T04:00:00Z Amazon primarily uses the Postal Service for the “last mile” of its deliveries. Trump personally pushed postmaster general to double rates on Amazon, other firms 2018-05-18T04:00:00Z Amazon primarily uses the Postal Service for the "last mile" of its deliveries. Trump personally pushed postmaster general to double rates on Amazon, other firms 2018-05-18T04:00:00Z In fact, the wheel brakes will only be used in the last mile of the run, when the aerodynamic drag is very low. Bloodhound Diary: Building back up 2018-05-15T04:00:00Z I didn't kind of complete the cycle on was the following, and that is: here's the last mile of that journey that I didn't put together. Transcript: An interview with Marco Rubio 2018-05-14T04:00:00Z It’s hoped it will become the new “headwaters” for the last mile of Silver Bow Creek. Let the Stream Run Through It 2018-06-25T04:00:00Z In part, the goal of the programs is to cut down on traffic congestion and the resulting air pollution by adding a so-called “last mile” commuter transportation option in urban areas. Scooter-sharing comes to Washington after speed bumps elsewhere 2018-05-11T04:00:00Z "They realised how distraught I was to get so close to the end and so they ran the last mile pushing me in a wheelchair to the finish line," she said. Broken leg runner thanks 'heroes' 2018-04-24T04:00:00Z Holland says, “We decided we want to walk the last mile together.” Kentucky couple plans to remarry half century after divorce 2018-04-01T04:00:00Z Amazon regularly uses the Postal Service to complete what's called the "last mile" of delivery, with letter carriers dropping off packages at some 150 million residences and businesses daily. Trump renews attack on Amazon, calling its shipping deal with Postal Service a 'scam' that must end 2018-03-31T04:00:00Z “The reason is it’s just really, really hard to get the last mile going.” Walmart Expands Online Grocery Delivery to 100 Cities 2018-03-14T04:00:00Z Chariot sees itself as a bridge between the first and last mile of travel for riders whose subway or ferry stop might be just out of reach. Crowdsourcing the Commute 2018-01-10T05:00:00Z Today, there is more competition over the “last mile” — getting packages into the hands of consumers — than perhaps ever before. Reminding E-Commerce Customers Who Delivers 2017-12-10T05:00:00Z And the top two alone, Mobike and Ofo, handle more than 50 million rides every day, solving the “last mile” problem of getting people from public transportation to their homes. China’s Revealing Spin on the ‘Sharing Economy’ 2017-11-20T05:00:00Z “I had no idea I was going to do that today,” said Wells, who added that he could hear spectators yelling “Perfect score!” over his last mile. Loudoun Valley boys cruise to a cross-country state title with a perfect score of 15 2017-11-10T05:00:00Z It's heavy at 17 pounds, but not too heavy to carry onto a bus, subway, or anywhere else the "last mile" requires. StarkBoard is the $449 hands-free alternative to the Boosted board 2017-11-08T05:00:00Z The post office’s growth is due in large part to its established network in the “last mile,” the final and usually most expensive stretch of a package’s journey to a customer’s door. Postal Service eyes next-day Sunday delivery for holidays 2017-11-01T04:00:00Z He walked much of it alone, but for the last mile, ending at the Appalachian Trail Conservancy headquarters in Harpers Ferry, W.Va., An 82-year-old man hiked the entire Appalachian Trail. Then he danced a jig. 2017-10-26T04:00:00Z URB-E likes to highlight its scooters as a flexible option for last mile commuting. The URB-E Pro GT packs a ton of power into a very small scooter 2017-10-09T04:00:00Z The "last mile" portion of delivery refers to the final and usually most expensive stretch of a package's journey from a retailer's warehouse to a customer's front door. CapitaLand to manage Alibaba's Shanghai HQ, launch mall on Lazada 2017-08-22T04:00:00Z The person at the last mile of development now joins the mainstream and the nation is marching ahead. Read the Full Transcript of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Independence Day Speech 2017-08-15T04:00:00Z King’s Death Row characters walk their last mile on a tile floor painted lime green. Justin Thomas' path to history includes a tiptoe through the Green Mile - Golf Digest 2017-08-13T04:00:00Z If I arrange to meet a friend in the West End, can I drive to the rendezvous, or shall I find a “disabled” parking bay and take a bus or taxi for the last mile? ‘Words are the best weapons with which to come to terms with ageing’ 2017-08-13T04:00:00Z In Uganda – a country with a high prevalence of preventable and treatable illnesses, such as respiratory infections – the “last mile” of the supply chain is a matter of life and death. Well-Maintained Bridges and Roads May Be Critical to Your Health 2017-08-06T04:00:00Z The "last mile" portion of delivery refers to the final and usually most expensive stretch of a package's journey from a retailer's warehouse to a customer's front door. CapitaLand to manage Alibaba's Shanghai HQ, launch mall on Lazada 2017-08-22T04:00:00Z In Uganda — a country with a high prevalence of preventable and treatable illnesses, such as respiratory infections — the “last mile” of the supply chain is a matter of life and death. Bridges and roads as important to your health as what’s in your medicine cabinet 2017-08-05T04:00:00Z They exist beyond “the last mile” of the organized health care system. Dr. Raj Panjabi Goes the Last Mile in Liberia 2017-07-31T04:00:00Z As soon as I am counting the time in which I’ve done the last mile, or checking to see how many steps I’ve done, it starts to be less relaxing. We Evolved to Run—But We're Doing It All Wrong 2017-07-30T04:00:00Z As they completed the last miles into the city along the coastal highway, marchers rested under trees on the grassy sidewalks. In Istanbul, ‘March for Justice’ Aims to Deliver Message to Erdogan 2017-07-09T04:00:00Z Delivering fresh food is hardly the same as delivering books and clothing – “last mile” delivery of perishable goods to customers is notoriously problematic. Clash of the retail titans: Amazon goes head to head with Walmart 2017-06-24T04:00:00Z Gallant-Charette said the last mile took nearly three hours because of strong currents. US swimmer becomes oldest woman to cross English Channel 2017-06-20T04:00:00Z “But what I also saw on this case was a prosecution team that really went the last mile to support this victim.” Cosby trial ends in swirl of uncertainty but campaigners see encouraging signs 2017-06-17T04:00:00Z While the bid for Whole Foods may not bridge Amazon’s “last mile,” it certainly brings it closer, experts say. Amazon is buying more than Whole Foods — it's getting 460 stores it can turn into warehouses and showrooms 2017-06-16T04:00:00Z The “last mile” of deliveries, when packages are driven to customers’ homes, are often most expensive part of the online delivery process and a challenge that many supermarkets and delivery companies are trying to solve. Walmart asking staff to deliver online orders on their way home 2017-06-02T04:00:00Z That is because these autonomous vehicles are often limited to operating in the “last mile,” to existing public transit, or smaller distances on often well-traveled routes. The Future of European Transit: Driverless and Utilitarian 2017-05-28T04:00:00Z The biggest hang-up is the “last mile” to connect a distant household or business to a spoke-and-hub Internet network. Opinion | The Internet started in Virginia. So why is broadband access so spotty? 2017-05-26T04:00:00Z The last mile of the trail requires a straight-ahead march up a slope seemingly designed to disguise progress. A Hike and a Happy Hour: Up the Umtanum, with a side hop to hop country 2017-05-17T04:00:00Z They focused on what in the telecommunications industry is called “the last mile” — the wires that connect a home or business with the broader network. How Australia Bungled Its $36 Billion High-Speed Internet Rollout 2017-05-11T04:00:00Z “I piloted one myself, for the last mile to Aliaga. I wanted to try it out.” Where oil rigs go to die 2017-05-02T04:00:00Z Air travel is likely best reserved for long-distance while there is no "last mile" air transport problem requiring a solution in the first place. No Longer a Dream: Silicon Valley Takes On the Flying Car 2017-04-24T04:00:00Z The Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway launched a public appeal to complete its "last mile" a year ago. Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway hits extension target - BBC News 2017-04-16T04:00:00Z The last mile and the customer facing side for United is their Achilles heel. United customers recount their own bad experiences 2017-04-12T04:00:00Z Most difficulties with vaccine delivery tend to arise during the “last mile” of the vaccine supply chain, said Kahn. Rotavirus vaccine could save lives of almost 500,000 children a year 2017-03-22T04:00:00Z Where the scheme gets tricker – one of the reasons for calls for discussion of a universal income, rather than implementation – are the “last mile concerns”. India weighs up the return on cash handouts for the poorest 2017-02-06T05:00:00Z To have the last mile be the fastest. It’s the dog days of winter 2017-02-01T05:00:00Z It’s true that the last mile of any race is often the most arduous. Barack Obama Should Now Protect Kids From Dropping Out 2017-01-18T05:00:00Z “The last mile is always the most difficult,” a senior official in Ankara said. Talks to secure Cyprus reunification enter 'final stages' 2017-01-09T05:00:00Z “People really didn’t think of the first mile/last mile issue because the car was the primary way to get around,’’ said Erica Klampfl, the global future mobility manager at Ford Motor Company. Automakers Prepare for an America That’s Over the Whole Car Thing 2016-12-22T05:00:00Z For e-commerce packages, the company has options for the “last mile” of delivery. The shipping industry is poised for massive upheaval. Can FedEx weather the storm? 2016-12-15T05:00:00Z For e-commerce packages, the company has options for the "last mile" of delivery. The shipping industry is poised for massive upheaval. Can FedEx weather the storm? 2016-12-17T05:00:00Z The so-called last mile is a popular business term that refers to the pesky problem of serving individual customers not easily reached by vast distribution networks. How Businesses Can Boost Basic Health Care 2016-12-02T05:00:00Z The most contentious part is the last mile, which runs through a wealthy and leafy suburban area at the base of Burnaby Mountain. Canada Issues Split Decision on Oil Pipelines 2016-11-29T05:00:00Z One clear sign of the shift is the increasing energy that carmakers are devoting to a design category the auto industry refers to as the “the first mile/last mile” challenge. Automakers Prepare for an America That’s Over the Whole Car Thing 2016-12-22T05:00:00Z A key hurdle to widespread gigabit-speed Internet is the high cost of getting fiber optic lines over the last mile -- from the fiber backbone in nearby streets to each house. Is Google Fiber going wireless for the last mile? 2016-11-04T04:00:00Z I asked Keitany about her final split from last year’s race—how she ran her fastest time in her last mile. Mary Keitany and the Power of Not Knowing 2016-11-05T04:00:00Z The last mile will always be the most difficult, whether the issue is delivery of household goods on Amazon or providing basic health care to those who need it most. How Businesses Can Boost Basic Health Care 2016-12-02T05:00:00Z "We can't stop at the last mile," Schulz said in a tweet. Top EU lawmaker intervenes to try to save Canada trade pact 2016-10-22T04:00:00Z “We can’t stop at the last mile,” Schulz said in a tweet. Top EU lawmaker intervenes to try to save Canada trade pact 2016-10-22T04:00:00Z But recent improvements in antenna technology and beam forming techniques to more precisely steer these high frequency airwaves are fueling optimism about their ability to span the last mile. Is Google Fiber going wireless for the last mile? 2016-11-04T04:00:00Z Currently, Amazon is focused on solving the riddle of the so-called last mile—the final and most expensive leg of a package’s journey to the doorstep. Amazon’s Newest Ambition—Competing Directly With UPS and FedEx 2016-09-27T04:00:00Z “Literally in the last mile, every single tree is burned,” Thompson said. Mount Charleston butterflies sightings give experts hope 2016-09-16T04:00:00Z But we’re back to the last mile problem, which is really a wireless frequency problem, since most home wireless networks are jostling with all those household appliances. This Startup Is Resurrecting a Revolutionary Video Game Idea 2016-09-13T04:00:00Z In the transportation world, there’s something called the “first mile/last mile problem.” Edward Humes on How Transportation Overkill Is Killing Us 2016-09-12T04:00:00Z But increasingly, cellular operators, broadband providers including Google Fiber and several startups are exploring a new, less expensive way to bridge the last mile gap – wireless technology. Is Google Fiber going wireless for the last mile? 2016-11-04T04:00:00Z The bots themselves are expected to solve the last mile problem, of getting food and packages to customers' doorsteps, while the vans will operate in 10 mile radius. Mercedes-Benz has made a 'mothership' van for six-wheeled delivery robots 2016-09-07T04:00:00Z Rather than start from scratch, the group works with existing educational aid programs to raise money and deliver what it calls “last mile” essentials, including school supplies, bus transportation and recreational activities. Veterans help fill gaps in refugee school projects in Iraq 2016-08-27T04:00:00Z The last mile of the trip to the center was like walking through a country under martial law. In Olympic Dressage, an Effortless Performance Takes Hard Work 2016-08-14T04:00:00Z It also aims to bridge the so-called “first mile, last mile” gaps between transit stations and destinations. How does downtown L.A.'s bike-share system work? 2016-07-07T04:00:00Z They’re part of a camp in the flying car industry that sees their machines taking off and landing on a runway, like a conventional airplane, then driving the “last mile” to a final destination. Flying cars just took a big step closer to being legal 2016-06-20T04:00:00Z Metzger said unless all the banks are using the same technology then the "last mile" of its pilot using blockchain will use slower, existing payments links. Santander says first UK bank to use blockchain for overseas payments 2016-05-26T04:00:00Z Closing that so-called "first mile, last mile" gap could make the system more efficient for current users and more attractive for commuters who aren't using the growing rail system, officials say. Mark your calendars: Bike-share will launch in downtown L.A. on July 7 2016-05-25T04:00:00Z German railway giant Deutsche Bahn is working on adding autonomous cars to its transport network as a way of getting riders to and from the train station — the last mile, so to speak. Deutsche Bahn looking at adding autonomous cars to its mass transit network 2016-05-06T04:00:00Z The Segway—as hyped and as mocked as it has been—is a defining example of “last mile” transportation, an electric scooter designed to make walking obsolete. The 50 Most Influential Gadgets of All Time 2016-05-03T04:00:00Z That includes integrating other transportation options, like ride-sharing and car-sharing, into ticketing apps to help solve the dreaded "first / last mile challenge," illustrated by the distance between a person's home and the nearest transit hub. Daimler, parent of Mercedes-Benz, just created a new company to help you take more public transit 2016-04-14T04:00:00Z Splashy startups such as DoorDash Inc. and Instacart Inc., focused on e-commerce and “last mile” delivery to urban consumers, have raised even larger sums. Logistics Investors Launch Supply-Chain Technology Accelerator 2016-03-27T04:00:00Z "We want to relieve the burden of that last mile of distance to the most affected," Ben Hemingway, USAID's regional adviser, said on phone from Bangkok. Aid agencies brace for devastating Mongolian 'dzud' this winter 2016-03-02T05:00:00Z The advice is the result of a review into BT's management of its "Openreach" network, the 76 million miles of cables that connect British homes to telephone exchanges, regularly called "the last mile." BT must open up network to competitors, says British watchdog 2016-02-25T05:00:00Z “That last mile,” he said, “can only be determined on the basis of one’s deepest values, one’s core concerns, one’s broader perspectives on how the world works, and the depth and breadth of one’s empathy.” Obama’s Scotusblog Post: Reading Between the Lines 2016-02-24T05:00:00Z Another unnamed customer will use 5G to solve its "last mile" problem of reaching local customers without making further investments in broadband cabling, he said. Nokia 5G pickup could begin as early as 2017: chief executive 2016-02-21T05:00:00Z “For Cubans accustomed to watching their government sputter down the last mile of socialism in a ‘57 Chevy, imagine what they’ll think when they see Air Force One,” Mr. Flake said. Obama reignites policy fight with Cuba trip 2016-02-18T05:00:00Z My older sister was finishing a 50-mile race and I ran the last mile with her. This fashion model is passing up the L.A. Marathon for a 100-mile run -- in Alaska 2016-02-13T05:00:00Z Amazon rolled out thousands of its own trailers and launched an Uber-like delivery service last year to handle the so-called last mile of delivery, taking packages from distribution centers to customers' homes. Amazon expands logistics reach in China 2016-02-09T05:00:00Z It also provides carpooling and last mile delivery in some cities. Ride-hailing app Grab sees some profitable services this year 2016-01-28T05:00:00Z Dimatos says that was just one of a wave of “last mile of transportation” projects on Kickstarter, and though many start as curios they occasionally break out, as the hoverboard did. CES 2016: cars, virtual reality and a lot of hype 2016-01-02T05:00:00Z They’re supposed to solve the "last mile" problem of your commute, which in London means getting to your office from your tube station or bus stop. The Uniwheel is another rideable that's more ostentatious than practical 2015-12-10T05:00:00Z “There was never a last mile that consisted of wire and no computing,” Sallet told the judges. Net neutrality has its day in court – with lawyers, Christians and the Cheshire Cat 2015-12-05T05:00:00Z With 16 months to go, it is a perfect moment for the administration to deliver on this last mile, cementing this health care transformation into the fabric of health care,” it says. If Cancer Becomes Biden’s Cause, a Bold but Polarizing Doctor Is on Call 2015-11-01T04:00:00Z The last mile is still yours—choosing from among the options the algorithms present you with—but 99.9 percent of the selection was done by them. Why Businesses Embrace Machine Learning [Excerpt] 2015-10-29T04:00:00Z In those last miles there came a flurry of feints and brief attacks, with no rider willing to spend his all for fear that it would not be enough to reach the finish line. Peter Sagan wins men’s road race at cycling world championships 2015-09-27T04:00:00Z However, most people are happy walking this last mile, and this means that there’s always going to be an element of bragging around rideable use. The Uniwheel is another rideable that's more ostentatious than practical 2015-12-10T05:00:00Z “The last mile is always the most difficult.” Mark Zuckerberg Announces Project to Connect Refugee Camps to the Internet 2015-09-26T04:00:00Z Postal Service to deliver packages the so-called last mile, and incorporating it into Ground. FedEx Trims Outlook on Weak Freight Demand 2015-09-16T04:00:00Z With the partnership, Target joins an increasingly long list of companies using Instacart for last mile delivery, including Whole Foods Market Inc, Costco Wholesale Corp and most recently the H-E-B grocery chain in Texas. Target challenges Amazon, enters grocery delivery with Instacart 2015-09-15T04:00:00Z "We are able to ship that last mile with a very eco-friendly cooler, in a sense, that allows produce to stay fresh," McDevitt said. Amazon begins delivering farmers market goods to Southland customers 2015-09-01T04:00:00Z The biggest challenge for both companies is completing the “last mile,” the logistics industry term for the final step to reach a customer. Alibaba, JD.com Target Rural China for E-Commerce Growth 2015-08-31T04:00:00Z But Lentz said this still leaves a niche for Toyota in what the company is calling “the last mile”: the relatively short distance between home and office and local public transit systems. As cities fall out of love with cars, Toyota redefines its role as 'mobility provider' 2015-08-20T04:00:00Z “We’re serving millions of customers every day and we want to partner with others to be first or last mile of a transaction.” 7-Eleven Serves Solutions Alongside Slurpees 2015-07-22T04:00:00Z Mobile videos and advertising seem like a natural fit for the company, given its massive wireless subscriber base, access to customer data sets and its control over the so-called “wireless last mile.” Verizon Targets Millennial Viewers For Its Streaming Service With Vice Deal 2015-07-15T04:00:00Z It's been called the last mile, the last, most difficult stretch of scaling the highest peak, even the last chance. Is this the moment of truth for an Iran deal? - BBC News 2015-07-11T04:00:00Z Mobile advertising seems like a natural fit for the company given its massive wireless subscriber base, customer datasets and its control over the so-called “wireless last mile.” With AOL In The Bag, What's Next For Verizon? 2015-06-24T04:00:00Z Unfortunately, gigabit internet solves the “last mile” problem but does nothing to help all of the other miles out there. Are Gigabit Internet Service's Biggest Beneficiaries Lawyers? 2015-06-23T04:00:00Z "It has not been prepared to go the last mile, but the pressure to sidle up to China has now increased." Russian gas industry looks east to strengthen position - BBC News 2015-05-27T04:00:00Z I went to the full limit in the last mile. Julian Alaphilippe has Tour of California lead after seventh stage win 2015-05-16T04:00:00Z As usual, the company prefers to bundle interconnection points in with more commonly understood "last mile" net neutrality concerns. Netflix says it 'should have avoided' Australian data cap schemes 2015-04-15T04:00:00Z The companies taking part will be developing solutions in areas such as ‘last mile’ innovation to provide a better service for customers, operational efficiency and communications. Accelerators - Helping Corporates Find Their SME Partners 2015-04-15T04:00:00Z According to Mr Knott-Craig, satellite and microwave technologies will dominate African transmission networks in the future, while wi-fi and 3G will provide connectivity over that last mile to the home or office. Is fibre optic cable key to Africa's economic growth? 2015-03-30T04:00:00Z Now our words must pave the way to the last mile. The Red Cross: 'Ebola Started In Silence and Will End With Our Words' 2015-03-25T04:00:00Z It will use a fast-rising branch of artificial intelligence called deep learning neural networks, which is the major theme of Nvidia’s conference this year, to close that last mile of automotive intelligence. Elon Musk: Eventually, Cars You Can Actually Drive May Be Outlawed 2015-03-17T04:00:00Z On race day, she ended up walking the last mile. Novice enters race to support mom, finds running prowess 2015-03-08T05:00:00Z But the last mile is proving to be frustrating. Synthetic vaccine sought for polio 2015-02-14T05:00:00Z The last mile of the program reverts back to intense mentoring in preparation for Demo Day, the time to live pitch a room of investors for money. Get Insider Advice on Startup Accelerators From Founders 2015-01-30T05:00:00Z They will pave the last mile back to trust and resilience. The Red Cross: 'Ebola Started In Silence and Will End With Our Words' 2015-03-25T04:00:00Z “That last mile is unbelievably hard. You were just doing squats, and your legs are all over the place,” Dougherty said. 5 Indiana athletes train for “American Ninja Warrior” 2015-01-25T05:00:00Z We provide a huge amount of information, but we don't do what we call the last mile of attribution and apprehension. The time a major financial institution was hacked in under 15 minutes 2015-01-14T05:00:00Z To put it in perspective, in the U.S and most developed markets, payment for online retail occurs upfront at the time of purchase as opposed to the ‘last mile’ at delivery. Sim Shagaya: On Building The Next Big Thing, Konga, Africa's Version Of Alibaba - Part Two 2015-01-14T05:00:00Z You captured the aching reality of the last mile. As Passes Miss the Mark, Peyton Manning’s Future Begins to Waver 2015-01-11T05:00:00Z The biggest cost is the “last mile,” connecting the Internet house-to-house, said Ted Smith, Louisville’s chief of civic innovation. Connecticut takes first steps to reach super-fast Internet 2014-12-14T05:00:00Z “Traveling that last mile to zero new cases will be much more difficult because the disease has retreated and must now be chased down in every corner,” Sirleaf said. Liberian president: Help needed to stamp out Ebola 2014-12-10T05:00:00Z What happens next is up to each country — but warnings often fail to travel the ‘last mile’ to people living in areas, often remote, that are at risk of being swamped. Tsunami alerts fail to bridge the ‘last mile’ 2014-12-09T05:00:00Z Moreover, the choke points aren’t on the last mile but at the interchanges between the networks, and alleviating them would be relatively cheap and easy. Shades of complexity dominate the debate over ‘net neutrality’ To understand the role of open source in data analytics, it is helpful to think back to a concept from telecommunications: the last mile. TeradataVoice: Why Solving The Last Mile Problem In Data Analytics Will Start A Revolution 2014-11-19T05:00:00Z A report by the independent Measurement Lab Consortium traced those blockages to the interconnections between Cogent’s plumbing and the “last mile” Internet pipes run by cable and phone companies like Comcast and Verizon. A Plumbing Problem for the Internet (and the Stock Market) 2014-11-15T05:00:00Z The Kenyan took over the lead on Central Park South and widened her advantage during the last mile on her way to the Central Park finish. Kenyans Kipsang, Keitany win tight NYC Marathon races 2014-11-02T04:00:00Z Lastly, to complete the last mile of implementation of precision health we will need doctors, hospitals and other providers to learn to use these tools and treatment in their practices. Precision Health: Policy Needs To Catch Up To Science 2014-10-22T04:00:00Z The system integrates with Transport for London and National Rail's timetables to allow travellers to co-ordinate the "last mile" of their journeys. App helps black cabs battle Uber 2014-10-02T04:00:00Z The last mile is the distance from the distribution points of telecom and cable operators to the house and it was always seen as a bottleneck. TeradataVoice: Why Solving The Last Mile Problem In Data Analytics Will Start A Revolution 2014-11-19T05:00:00Z “Until two years ago, this technology was reaching the health care workers, midwives and doctors, but those pregnant mothers were not connected to the global system—that last mile.” The $30 Pink Cellphone That Could Help Save the Lives of Pregnant Women But the last mile may be the most arduous. The moment of truth 2014-08-28T04:00:00Z It is not just Amazon and Google involved in the battle to own last mile deliveries. Amazon Grows Rapidly, Traditional Retailers Struggle, Should Brick and Mortar Retailers Partner with Google? 2014-08-25T04:00:00Z What if the answer is using cars that are already on the road, driving that so-called last mile? Meet The Latest Uber For Home Delivery: Uber 2014-08-19T04:00:00Z About 95% or more of all of the wiring in the system was in the last mile. TeradataVoice: Why Solving The Last Mile Problem In Data Analytics Will Start A Revolution 2014-11-19T05:00:00Z “We tend to think that any paid prioritization deal on the last mile would be anti-competitive, and a legal regime that tried to look at deals case by case might be unworkable,“ Bergmayer says. Net Neutrality: FCC May Regulate Internet Like Phones 2014-08-13T04:00:00Z She's one of hundreds of volunteers directing people along the "last mile" to the venues. On the march with the Clydesider army 2014-07-31T04:00:00Z Net neutrality deals with the last mile of Internet pipe before content reaches consumers; Netflix’s issue goes beyond that to other stretches of Internet connection earlier in the chain. Netflix has hits, Emmys and subscribers. But can it survive its fight with cable? Why would large groups of underaged migrants, down to their last mile of a brutal journey, stop just across the river from the border? Why Some Migrants Want to Get Caught and Other Fascinating News on the Web 2014-07-03T04:00:00Z The last mile problem for data analytics involves making these steps as easy as possible. TeradataVoice: Why Solving The Last Mile Problem In Data Analytics Will Start A Revolution 2014-11-19T05:00:00Z Not only does Netflix account for 30 percent of traffic on last mile broadband networks, but it is a leading source of congestion at interconnection points between networks. Netflix's Net Neutrality Double Standard 2014-07-03T04:00:00Z They had to walk the last mile and a half but made it to the stadium in time for the national anthems. Traveling Pa. fans get taste of World Cup fever 2014-07-01T04:00:00Z Whether Google opts to license its technology or seeks to build cars to its specifications, Google will need Detroit for the last mile, say industry experts and insiders. Google, Detroit diverge on road map for self-driving cars 2014-06-30T04:00:00Z San Francisco is still some way short of its 100% target, and the last mile is always the hardest. San Francisco closer to turning zero-waste ambition into reality 2014-06-17T04:00:00Z For all of these reasons, it seems likely that the best solutions will leverage open source but be enhanced by commercial or customized solutions that meet the needs of the last mile. TeradataVoice: Why Solving The Last Mile Problem In Data Analytics Will Start A Revolution 2014-11-19T05:00:00Z Net neutrality rules concern the “last mile” delivery of content into residential customers’ homes. Everything You Need to Know About the Netflix-Verizon Smackdown 2014-06-06T04:00:00Z Netflix agreed in April to pay Verizon to establish a direct connection to its network to deliver video content across the “last mile” into users’ homes. Movies Streaming Slowly? Blame Verizon, Netflix Says 2014-06-04T04:00:00Z Such connections are necessary to deliver online content across the so-called “last mile” of the Internet to users’ computers. Google and Netflix Are Teaming Up Against Cable Providers 2014-05-22T04:00:00Z “It’s bottlenecks just like this one that relieve what we call first and last mile problems facing our nation’s ports,” Foxx said at the event. Officials: Port of Miami Tunnel to open this month 2014-05-19T04:00:00Z Wheeler’s plan would reportedly allow broadband providers to strike special deals with Internet companies for preferential treatment — sometimes called “paid prioritization” — in the “last mile” to consumers’ homes. FCC Net Neutrality Vote Faces Furious Last-Minute Lobbying Push 2014-05-15T04:00:00Z Wheeler’s new proposal would allow broadband providers to strike special deals with Internet companies for preferential treatment — sometimes called “paid prioritization” — in the “last mile” to consumers’ homes. Net Neutrality: FCC Boss Smacked by Tech Giants, Internal Dissent 2014-05-08T00:16:39Z Unless I was hallucinating, my mother passed me in the last mile. On Running: Boston Marathon Filled With a Compassionate Spirit 2014-04-26T18:44:52Z In truth, entrepreneurs function as a “last mile” for innovation. 5 Things We Need To Do To Compete For The Future 2014-04-01T20:47:00Z Her ability to dictate terms - or even stake a claim to the premiership - would depend on how big a "last mile" problem the BJP faces in cobbling together a majority. Southern 'sweep' state could shape India's next government 2014-03-25T21:03:38Z America Movil's fixed-line subsidiary Telmex must, within 180 days of last Friday, allow rivals use of its "last mile" of phone line connecting the telephone exchange to customers for a regulated fee. Mexico telecoms reform could take years to unseat Slim 2014-03-14T20:20:27Z There will be numerous calls now for government regulation of the backbone side of the internet, much as network neutrality tried to regulate the “last mile.” Comcast-Netflix Didn't Violate Net Neutrality But It Wasn't Benevolent, It Was Business 2014-02-24T14:07:00Z Switzerland opened up the last mile of its phone monopoly in 2007. America's 10-Year Experiment in Broadband Investment Has Failed 2014-02-20T11:00:32Z These vehicles primarily provide first and last mile public transport in urban areas, thereby filling the gap for commuters who need micro transport within a 3 km radius. Seven Innovative Products From Africa You Should Know 2014-02-13T23:38:00Z Transforming the last mile is the critical objective. These Two 20 Year Olds Are Trying To Buy Berlin's Electric Power Grid 2014-02-06T17:39:00Z Amazon is even piloting drones for last mile deliveries. How Local Businesses Provide Same-Day Delivery Service To Customers 2014-01-27T15:05:00Z The last mile and a half took 45 minutes. A Bridge to Scandal: Behind the Fort Lee Ruse 2014-01-13T04:26:01Z The simple step of opening up that last mile of a single monopoly moved France from 14th in 2003 to fourth in 2013. America's 10-Year Experiment in Broadband Investment Has Failed 2014-02-20T11:00:32Z Following Amazon’s announcement that they were piloting drones for last mile home deliveries, I wrote a that expressed great doubts about the feasibility of this. Amazon And Drones -- Here Is Why It Will Work 2013-12-19T15:24:00Z Frequently, when a developed-world company attempts to bring a “solution” to poor villages overseas, it fails in the last mile. Can a Camp Stove (That Charges iPhones) Save Millions of Lives? 2013-11-29T10:55:20Z The perennial problem is the last mile integration — bank statements and remittances are hard to integrate with your ERP system.” SAP and Citi Link ERP To Bank Treasury Operations Through Network 2013-10-28T18:34:00Z DG: How is Good Eggs tackling the last mile? How Good Eggs Raised $8.5M To Grow Its Online Local Grocery Marketplace 2013-09-27T18:29:00Z The net neutrality rules, as written, shift 100% of the cost of last mile bandwidth to consumers. Why Broadband Consumers Are The Likely Winners In Verizon v. FCC 2013-09-25T21:57:00Z It focused on the “last mile” problem from the warehouse to the home i.e., replacing the delivery truck. Amazon And Drones -- Here Is Why It Will Work 2013-12-19T15:24:00Z Arlington’s Surescripts looks to connect health care’s ‘last mile’ The firm announces the expansion of its network to share health information nationwide. Key economic events for the week of Aug. 19 2013-08-19T02:40:54Z “My goal is to keep it to the end, right to the last mile.” Near Retirement, Crown Vic Sparks Officers’ Nostalgia 2013-08-13T19:39:37Z For Ashoka Fellow Madison Ayer, scaling is at the basis of his model: Farm Shop focuses on the “last mile” in the delivery of agricultural inputs to rural households in Africa. Business Best Practice: A Gallery 2013-07-02T10:37:00Z “Paradoxically, in the marathon, it’s the opposite: It’s the last mile of the event where the vast majority of fatalities occur.” Triathlons may be especially risky for men age 40 and older 2013-07-01T20:56:30Z A Chance to Finish the Marathon Hundreds of runners joined victims of the Boston Marathon bombings to finish the last mile of the race, reclaiming the triumph of crossing the finish line. | Running: A Chance to Finish the Marathon 2013-05-26T05:08:38Z Google Fiber is also spurring “mom and pop” providers to hasten their pace in developing the infrastructure to provide faster connectivity to more “last mile” locations, according to Wired. Google Fiber News: Online Video Soars As Traditional Broadcast Collapses 2013-05-18T17:11:36Z This is how syndicated commerce extends performance-based advertising by going the last mile and linking ad dollars at the top of the funnel to revenue conversion. The Local Deals Market Version 2.0: Syndicated Commerce 2013-02-21T01:18:56Z Augustus Maiyo’s legs were dragging by the time he reached the Pentagon on Sunday, which marked the second to last mile of the Marine Corps Marathon. Augustus Maiyo, Hirut Guangul win Marine Corps Marathon 2012-10-28T15:35:00Z The two traded the lead down the stretch until a burst by Kebede in the last mile and a half propelled him across the finish line first. Ethiopians Sweep Chicago Marathon 2012-10-07T16:49:03Z A total of 200 Rangers, as well as soldiers' families, are expected to join in the last mile of the run on 7 October and the sergeant added anyone was welcome to join in. Soldiers run 434m to mark fallen 2012-09-27T23:14:31Z Relay is trying to tackle the challenge of shortening “the last mile” – getting products from fulfillment center to customers – which is notoriously difficult and expensive for online grocery delivery outside of dense metropolitan areas. Relay Foods Raises $1.2 M to Shorten Online Grocery's "Last Mile" 2012-09-19T16:13:39Z The outcome was still in doubt until the last mile or so for the final rider, Leipheimer. Christian Vande Velde Wins Cycling’s USA Pro Challenge 2012-08-27T00:43:53Z Closer to the ground, the vessel was slowed further by a giant, supersonic parachute before a jet backpack and flying "sky crane" took over to deliver Curiosity the last mile to the surface. Mars rover landing "miracle of engineering," scientists say 2012-08-07T01:55:50Z With the pack jostling to get up front for the climbs near the finish, there were at least four crashes, including one within the last mile. 2012 Tour de France — Sagan Wins Another Stage; Cancellara Retains Lead 2012-07-03T17:44:11Z Funds are also going to be devoted to providing security and directions for the "last mile," or the distance between transport hubs and Olympic venues since most people will be using public transportation. Mind the crowds: London to be packed this summer 2012-06-13T13:43:09Z She feared she would break down, or stumble, over the last mile or two, missing an opportunity that seemed so close. Arlington?s Claire Hallissey will run marathon for British Olympic team 2012-05-14T00:16:56Z Most important, their role thwarting auto use as "last mile" feeders by ferrying multiple passengers helps improve the planet's health by curbing greenhouse gas emissions. Different Strokes: New Lower-Pollution Auto Rickshaw Engines Could Save Lives, Curb Climate Change [Slide Show] 2012-04-06T18:45:00.200Z We dragged the gun up at night and I can tell you that the last mile and a half took some pulling. The A.E.F. With General Pershing and the American Forces 2012-03-09T03:00:18.240Z It is important that horses should be brought in cool, therefore one should do the last mile of the journey slowly and quietly that they may not be too hot on arriving at their stable. Ladies in the Field: Sketches of Sport 2012-03-03T03:00:17.540Z I had been to Bury before January, 1906, and I have visited it since, though never in such discomfort as the Confessor, who made the last mile of his pilgrimage to St. Edmund's shrine unshod. Through East Anglia in a Motor Car 2012-02-22T03:00:21.787Z "This is unfinished business and we need to walk that last mile," Shin said. WHO calls for final push against leprosy 2012-02-13T11:16:04Z If the N.F.L. cribbed some ideas from the other leagues, it could spruce up the Pro Bowl and make it something more than the last mile marker before the exit for the Super Bowl. N.F.L.?s Pro Bowl Is Postseason Party Few Want to Attend 2012-02-11T01:18:10Z I asked him if his wound hurt, and he said no, and that he was able to walk back, and felt quite chipper until the last mile. The A.E.F. With General Pershing and the American Forces 2012-03-09T03:00:18.240Z The company wants to get closer to its customers to bridge the last mile of distribution, but not that close. Bits Blog: Amazon Has Tried Everything to Make Shopping Easier. Except This. 2012-02-03T14:10:22Z "I would say getting to that last mile is difficult." Report: Electronic health records still need work 2012-01-27T07:16:04Z “The last mile was a cross between savoring the moment and just being really grateful that I was almost done,” she said. U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials: Meb Keflezighi and Shalane Flanagan win races, spots in London 2012-01-15T03:24:00Z “The last miles, I was just hanging in there basically.” Track Star Flanagan Will Return to Olympics in Women?s Marathon 2012-01-15T01:22:57Z And run we did, all of the last mile or more of Surprise Rapids and right on through the still swift but comparatively quiet water below. Down the Columbia 2011-12-10T03:00:16.583Z Those last miles put them all to bed. Reynard the Fox 2011-11-20T03:00:13.153Z I think the last mile I was pretty tired. Keitany favorite to win NYC Marathon 2011-11-03T21:14:33Z The final hill, in the last mile before the finish line at the Arlington National Cemetery, slowed him down just enough. 36th Marine Corps Marathon: Charles ?Chad? Ware wins men?s race; Tezata Dengersa wins women?s 2011-10-30T23:53:58Z “I tried it run it as a track race for the last mile.” Track Star Flanagan Will Return to Olympics in Women?s Marathon 2012-01-15T01:22:57Z LONDON—The hardest part of a journey is often the last mile. U.K. Pledges £20 Million to Finish Off Guinea Worm 2011-10-05T16:43:37Z In their words, the Eco-City was a "last mile" platform to link new innovations with users. China's City of the Future Rises on a Wasteland 2011-09-28T23:15:00.227Z We ought to get there in an hour, since it’s only fifteen miles from here, and the last mile or so is on his estate.” The Automobile Girls Along the Hudson Fighting Fire in Sleepy Hollow 2011-09-18T02:00:23.270Z And my nearness to Penelope, too, so filled me with happy impatience that the last mile seemed a hundred leagues on the dusty Schenectady road. The Little Red Foot 2011-09-09T02:01:04.147Z Miniature robots are one way to solve the military's "last mile" problem. Robots and the end of war as we know it 2011-08-24T10:00:00Z I saw him walk the last mile, which he did in twelve minutes. Old Trails on the Niagara Frontier 2011-08-06T02:00:04.917Z Then, it might be, he gathered his last shred of strength for that last mile, and came galloping desperately in among the startled beasts, to fall head over heels as if he were shot dead. Baby Jane's Mission 2011-07-03T02:00:10.693Z “I know, but we’ve been simply creeping for the last mile or two,” returned the man. The Turn of the Tide The Story of How Margaret Solved Her Problem 2011-06-14T02:00:18.357Z We traveled the last mile through an opening. Fifty Years In The Northwest With An Introduction And Appendix Containing Reminiscences, Incidents And Notes 2011-06-13T02:00:27.317Z In due course the separator was brought out, in pieces on a pack horse the last mile or so, and erected in the split slab dairy. From Chart House to Bush Hut Being the Record of a Sailor's 7 Years in the Queensland Bush 2011-06-08T02:00:16.290Z “This is the leadership that is going to run the very last mile of transformation for this country,” she proclaimed. Separating Free Speech From Hate in South Africa 2011-04-30T17:33:33Z The last mile of our road led through these sweet-smelling trees, which were set all over with light green jewels of new growth. A Northern Countryside 2011-04-27T02:00:22.523Z The last mile of cliff, as you approach Bridlington is diversified by a pale chalky stratum, about four feet thick along the top. A Month in Yorkshire 2011-04-24T02:00:10.977Z On the last mile, Hartley put down a challenge: "Sprint you to the end," he said, as he raced ahead, with the younger of the two barely pulling ahead. Man survives 2 wars, cancer to run in Boston 2011-04-15T16:36:15Z Oxford's stroke rate dropped to 32 to Cambridge's 34 for the last mile, but the Dark Blues' power kept them on course for a victory in 17 minutes, 32 seconds. Oxford Beats Cambridge in Annual Boat Race 2011-03-27T03:03:03Z “The last mile is so critical,” said Charles Clowdis, a transportation adviser at IHS Global Insight, a forecasting firm in Lexington, Massachusetts. Japan Misses Deliveries as Xbox Shop Struggles: Freight Markets 2011-03-24T14:23:59Z Rodney and Admiral were more than useful; the latter was to bring them along for the last mile, it was his favorite distance. Fast as the Wind A Novel 2011-03-22T02:00:19.407Z On the women’s side, Caroline Rotich of Kenya ran the last mile alone, smiling much of the way, before crossing in a personal best 1 hour, 8 minutes, 52 seconds. Newcomer Wins New York City Half Marathon 2011-03-20T19:27:57Z Only detailed last mile measurements across all geographies will provide a real-world view of what your customers are experiencing. Whether You Like It Or Not, Your Business Is Moving To The Cloud 2011-02-11T17:25:58Z As with smallpox, the last mile is tough, but we’ve gotten huge benefits from it. Flood of Money for Polio, Just Beyond Reach 2011-01-31T19:23:50Z "In negotiations, the last mile is the most complicated." Sanofi seen extending Genzyme tender as talks progress 2011-01-19T17:29:03Z That's fewer than half the number put to death in the peak year of 1999, when 98 prisoners walked the last mile. Death Penalty Use and Support Near Record Lows, Report Finds 2010-12-21T05:55:00Z Delivery problems arose in the "last mile" to stores and houses due to uncleared roads in residential areas. High street sales plummet with the temperature 2010-12-20T21:00:26Z Level 3's networks deliver content such as videos, Web sites and games to networks operated by cable and telephone companies, which then transmit the data over the "last mile" of Internet pipes into American homes. Level 3 Communications calls Comcast fees for Netflix feeds unfair 2010-11-30T04:35:00Z Under race rules, riders in the main bunch at the front all receive the same final times when a crash occurs during a sprint within the last mile. Petacchi wins 4th stage in Switzerland after crash 2010-06-15T20:08:00Z But individual agents still handle the “last mile”. Banking on mobile phones: Out of thin air 2010-06-10T10:39:00Z Tum's unexpected finishing surge -- he covered the last mile in 4:25 -- put him at the tape a scant stride and one second ahead of Desisa. Tum, Chepkurui are Cherry Blossom winners 2010-04-12T04:00:00Z The so-called last mile remains a problem across the U.S. Next Moves For Apple And Google 2010-03-22T11:00:00Z On the last miles of the ride in, the Marines were silent as the aircraft flew 200 feet above freshly sprouting fields. 2010-02-13T19:50:00Z Had to do the last mile by foot. 2010-01-13T07:16:00Z They flashed past the last miles of wooded valley and hillside. The Sentimental Adventures of Jimmy Bulstrode But the stream to the right has been cut off by the sea encroaching on Sandown Bay: only the last mile of alluvium is left to tell of a river passed away. The Geological Story of the Isle of Wight For the last mile he had been lagging farther and farther behind, and now he had suddenly disappeared. Into the Primitive When the red roofs and poplars of Wiek came in sight he sank into thoughtfulness, and we walked the last mile in our heavy, sand-caked shoes in almost total silence. The Adventures of Elizabeth in Rügen We know the pleasant open country of New Jersey through which the noble Highway runs for these last miles, and are at last At Home. Across the Continent by the Lincoln Highway In the last mile, however, we pulled away from them, as their ponies did not have the well fed strength of ours. The Frontier Boys in the Grand Canyon A Search for Treasure The last mile before we reached the ford the road ran along near the river bank. Personal Recollections of the Civil War By One Who Took Part in It as a Private Soldier in the 21st Volunteer Regiment of Infantry from Massachusetts The last mile was run in 1:44¼, and the last half in 51¼ seconds, showing it to be a splendid race. History of the Kentucky Derby, 1875-1921 "That last mile of the trail was awfully rough." Boys of The Fort Or, A Young Captain's Pluck All their tiredness vanished then in a trice, and the last mile was covered and home reached almost before they had begun to tell all they had to say. Better than Play We crept along, continually halting, and reached Cavetown at noon, some seven miles south-east of Lettersburg, our path for the last mile being across fields and up hill to an extended plateau overlooking the village. Our campaign around Gettysburg Being a memorial of what was endured, suffered and accomplished by the Twenty-third regiment (N. Y. S. N. G.) and other regiments associated with them, in their Pennsylvania and Maryland campaign, during the second rebel invasion of the loyal states in June-July, 1863 If the cars are worth anything at all, I’ll get the last mile out of them.” The Count's Chauffeur In five minutes he was back with a tough, straight ash-stick, which he trimmed and whittled with his knife as they made the last mile into the city. The Wolf Patrol A Tale of Baden-Powell's Boy Scouts During the last miles of march in the jungle, there had persisted in Kirby’s heart the hope that there would be at least something favorable in whatever situation they might encounter. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, December 1930 Then with an ear-splitting roar the great machine passed the scouts on the last mile of the course! The Boy Scout Fire Fighters Also, she recalled the last miles of that journey from Frankfort, when the girl sat between them, playing with hands, lips, and crooning voice her self-appointed rôle of comforter. Kildares of Storm Jed had been thinking of that very thing for the last mile or two, and he was glad enough to drive the cow into the tavern barn-yard. Harper's Young People, August 31, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly "I don't believe we'll ever make the last mile to Michaelville through this, Major," cried the driver between intervals of coughing. Poisoned Air That kind o' put heart into me, too, and I put everything I had into that last mile, believe me. Bert Wilson on the Gridiron He nodded, saying, “I have been watching their tracks for the last mile.” With Hoops of Steel Their radiant promise helped over the last mile miraculously. The Trail of the Goldseekers A Record of Travel in Prose and Verse He had been going beautifully this last mile. Say and Seal, Volume I Our last mile with the car was over shell-torn roads and past guards who dared to pass no man without full proof of his identity. The Fight for the Argonne Personal Experiences of a 'Y' Man Ah, faithless heart and foolish! and will not all troubles be so, when the last mile of the journey cometh? Robin Tremayne A Story of the Marian Persecution For the last mile or so we both walked and sent the baggage on ahead. In the Tail of the Peacock Within the last mile or two we have passed a few patches of Shea-oak, growing large, having a very rough and thick bark, nearly black. Austral English A dictionary of Australasian words, phrases and usages with those aboriginal-Australian and Maori words which have become incorporated in the language, and the commoner scientific words that have had their origin in Australasia It was only in the last mile of their ride that the chatter of young Thomas really became audible to Brunner. McClure's Magazine, Vol 31, No 2, June 1908 The brutes must have scoured after us in silence, hunting us in the dark for the last mile. The La Chance Mine Mystery The last mile of their journey was a long mile, and it was traversed in perfect darkness. The Old Tobacco Shop A True Account of What Befell a Little Boy in Search of Adventure Did you notice whether we were in the track for the last mile or so of our journey yesterday?” The Pools of Silence And usually they came the last mile or two on the dead run, eager to slake a thirst as urgent as their high spirits. The Fighting Edge The last mile was always the hardest fought. The High Calling We made the last mile at a pretty good clip; I kept them at it. Prescott of Saskatchewan During the last mile of her journey she had made up her mind what she would do. The Manxman A Novel - 1895 The Reverend Pubby had fallen off four times, and the last mile he had led his horse. At Good Old Siwash The last mile and a half was a severe test, the jumps being all stiff, and the pace began to tell. The Rider in Khaki A Novel The wagons halted a little while by the Oraibi Wash before making the last miles through the difficult sand hillocks at the foot of the cliff. The High Calling The last mile or two her feet dragged, but it was from weariness and lack of food. The Torch Bearer A Camp Fire Girls' Story Swallow 's too fat; Hurricane 's good, but it 's muscle an' wind an' de blood what tells in de last mile—blood an' bottom. Bred In The Bone 1908 At times, while the detachment in the woods covered that last mile the firing ahead cropped up briskly. Uncle Sam's Boys in the Philippines or, Following the Flag against the Moros One who for the last mile had been crawling along, supported by the doctor, darted off like a champion runner, though he fell exhausted before covering half the distance. At the Point of the Sword Then, takin' a chance on the last mile, Lory threw crop and spur into her and raced straight ahead, liftin' her over wall and timber to try the best, until close up on Jack. The Red-Blooded Heroes of the Frontier The last mile or two were interminable, but he walked into the Bird Cage just as the clock on the wall was striking three. Oh, You Tex! Major Veasey smiled, and we started on the last mile and a half. Pushed and the Return Push In fact, there hasn't been any trail for the last mile. The Forbidden Trail Our carriage led for the last mile, but was passed by two others at the finish, thus giving us third place and single rooms as our reward. A Fantasy of Mediterranean Travel Indeed, for the last mile he had uttered no pitiful comment and given no invitation. The Long Roll At the beginning of the last mile Harvard was scarcely two lengths in advance. Frank Merriwell's Races The last mile could be covered more quickly by this route than by following the tump trail past the rapids, and it would lead them straight to the camp. Every Man for Himself We paddled the last mile as quickly as we had any other, and kept up our courage until we were home. By Canoe and Dog-Train It was broad day and down-hill with lightened sledges, so that we practically coasted the last miles from the twin peaks of Columbia to the low, slanting fore-shore of Sheridan and the Roosevelt. A Negro Explorer at the North Pole That last mile seemed to me longer than any twenty. Pluck on the Long Trail Boy Scouts in the Rockies For the last mile he had had three torches burning in front, so that he should not overlook the signs he had made on the trees. Through Three Campaigns A Story of Chitral, Tirah and Ashanti I had over-calculated my strength, and limped sorely the last mile or two before reaching Minden Cottage. The Adventures of Harry Revel Our bivouac area lay within a mile to the east of the mouth of the great Wadi Ghuzzeh, down which flowed for the last mile or so of its course clear fresh water. The Fifth Battalion Highland Light Infantry in the War 1914-1918 The black ponies tossed their heads, and champed their bits, gayly, as they made best time over the last mile. Border and Bastille The last mile of that four-mile descent was one of the most dreadful experiences of my life. Tenting To-night A Chronicle of Sport and Adventure in Glacier Park and the Cascade Mountains After ten minutes of driving, the last mile of which had circled a smooth silver coin of a lake, Dundee stopped his car and let his eyes rove appreciatively. Murder at Bridge They were in high spirits as they walked the last mile of their trip back to Capernaum. Men Called Him Master The last miles into town were ridden very slowly, with the boy frequently leaning forward and stroking the horse's neck and ears. The Cow Puncher Will we try for that last mile, boys? Boy Scouts on a Long Hike Or, To the Rescue in the Black Water Swamps Nothing happened, and we walked our last mile with sound wind and limbs. The Argosy Vol. 51, No. 5, May, 1891 For about the last mile and a half the pass runs due north and south; but at the summit the river bends westward, and the mountains sweep back to the right. Claverhouse It was nearing sunset when they came in sight of the hills bordering the river, and the last mile Ben drew the buckskin to a walk. Ben Blair The Story of a Plainsman |
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