Tuesday, April 24, 2007
ENTERTAINMENT CAPITAL OF THE WORLD
Which of the above cities would you designate as "The Entertainment capital of the world?" Is there one (or more) deserving of the title that isn't nominated. Is there one (or more) on the list that's not known for it's entertainment value? Has this poll been posted a zillion times before? (not counting the screw-up I just made) Thanks for your imput and pardon the previous "false start.">
Gated comunities rom above ,street level.. in your city
it is a new interesting phenomen , a lot of cities especially in Us cties or big cities have closed villages apart from the other people ,with guards and walls! do you have anyone of this gated communities so please post here pictures ,from above orstreet level !
in my hometown there are no gated comunities , must i find this fact good or bad? i think this fact is good !>
in my hometown there are no gated comunities , must i find this fact good or bad? i think this fact is good !>
America's Most Educated Cities
This is my first thread and I wanted to post something interesting so I went through census bureau's data and found out what America's ten most educated cities were. Some on the list I didn't even know existed. I only looked at cities over 100,000 people. HS is the percentage of 25+ pop. who completed high school. CO is the percentage of 25+ pop. that has at least completed 4 years of college. I noticed some of these are famous college cities.
1.Ann Arbor,MI
HS:95.4
CO:69.2
2.Cambridge,MA
HS:89.4
CO:65.2
3.Berkeley,CA
HS:92.4
CO:63.6
4.Naperville,IL
HS:96.2
CO:60.8
5.Arlington,VA
HS:87.8
CO:60.4
6.Irvine,CA
HS:95.5
CO: 58.4
7.Alexandria,VA
HS:86.5
CO:54.2
8.Bellevue,WA
HS:94.9
CO:53.8
9.Plano,TX
HS:93.8
CO:53.5
10.Overland Park,KS
HS:96
CO:52>
1.Ann Arbor,MI
HS:95.4
CO:69.2
2.Cambridge,MA
HS:89.4
CO:65.2
3.Berkeley,CA
HS:92.4
CO:63.6
4.Naperville,IL
HS:96.2
CO:60.8
5.Arlington,VA
HS:87.8
CO:60.4
6.Irvine,CA
HS:95.5
CO: 58.4
7.Alexandria,VA
HS:86.5
CO:54.2
8.Bellevue,WA
HS:94.9
CO:53.8
9.Plano,TX
HS:93.8
CO:53.5
10.Overland Park,KS
HS:96
CO:52>
Shenzhen's GDP increased by 24.4% in the half of 2005
Shenzhen:2005[Jan-Jun]22.95bn us$---2004[Jan-Jun]18.44bn us$----24.4%
Wuxi:2005[Jan-Jun]15.62bn us$---2004[Jan-Jun]13.26bn us$----17.7%
Nanjing:2005[Jan-Jun]13.78bn us$---2004[Jan-Jun]10.91bn us$-----26.4%>
Wuxi:2005[Jan-Jun]15.62bn us$---2004[Jan-Jun]13.26bn us$----17.7%
Nanjing:2005[Jan-Jun]13.78bn us$---2004[Jan-Jun]10.91bn us$-----26.4%>
U. S. Cities with the Oddest Names
What's your pick of U. S. cities with the weirdest names?
My picks are:
Biloxi
Walla Walla
Albuquerque
Spokane
Oklahoma City
Chattanooga
Tuskaloosa
Accokeek
Kalamazoo
Tallahassee>
My picks are:
Biloxi
Walla Walla
Albuquerque
Spokane
Oklahoma City
Chattanooga
Tuskaloosa
Accokeek
Kalamazoo
Tallahassee>
Venice as Manhattan: Would it work?
What if Venice were like Manhattan?
If manhattan were transplanted to the lagoon, its area would cover roughly the distance between Mestre and Venice. 39.4 million tourists visit Manhattan each year in comparison to the 16 million who inundate Venice. Yet Manhattan is known for more than just its tourism; it also has a large financial center, an urban park, and unique residential neighborhoods that contribute to its life. Thereby pulling out key aspects of the Manhattan culture-scape and transplanting them to Venice, we believe that Venice will become a thriving, modern city, reinstating its position on the global map.
2.
Using Manhattan as a precedent, we developed three key steps to achieve this. The first step is to create new infrastructure to connect venice to Mestre, linking the two areas by providing a base for the city to expand. The second step is to disconnect Mestre from the mainland, constituting a new cohesive venice proper. Step three is to start to fill in new land for development. thus Venice will be able to experience the normal urban cycles of growth and decay.
3.
Our last slide shows an example of this new city. Exploring the transportation network, the main train station would be relocated to Mestre. Whereby a new transportation service would be designed to serve the new city, connecting Mestre and Venice. Cars would be allowed closer to Venice while the canal system would extend into Mestre.
Slide Show
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If manhattan were transplanted to the lagoon, its area would cover roughly the distance between Mestre and Venice. 39.4 million tourists visit Manhattan each year in comparison to the 16 million who inundate Venice. Yet Manhattan is known for more than just its tourism; it also has a large financial center, an urban park, and unique residential neighborhoods that contribute to its life. Thereby pulling out key aspects of the Manhattan culture-scape and transplanting them to Venice, we believe that Venice will become a thriving, modern city, reinstating its position on the global map.
2.
Using Manhattan as a precedent, we developed three key steps to achieve this. The first step is to create new infrastructure to connect venice to Mestre, linking the two areas by providing a base for the city to expand. The second step is to disconnect Mestre from the mainland, constituting a new cohesive venice proper. Step three is to start to fill in new land for development. thus Venice will be able to experience the normal urban cycles of growth and decay.
3.
Our last slide shows an example of this new city. Exploring the transportation network, the main train station would be relocated to Mestre. Whereby a new transportation service would be designed to serve the new city, connecting Mestre and Venice. Cars would be allowed closer to Venice while the canal system would extend into Mestre.
Slide Show
>
Asian gang violence in Vancouver
Is this a problem in other cities in Asia too? Canada still is a very mellow safe country so don't let this scare you.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20050701...e_050701150624
Fri Jul 1,11:06 AM ET
VANCOUVER (AFP) - Young Indo-Canadian and South Asian deceased men dominate police files in Canada's westernmost province of British Columbia like no other ethnic groups.
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And the province is setting up a special police task force following the deaths of 90 men in extreme gang violence since 1992.
Spokesman Shinder Kirk said 50 officers have joined the task force in recent weeks from the federal Royal Canadian Mounted Police and municipal forces. By fall, it will be at full strength at 80 investigators.
The move came after a plea for help from community leaders, citing extreme concerns from local people over "what was happening in their community, involving their young men," according to Kirk.
The spokesman said there has been a major attitude shift from past practice of trying to avoid publicity to openly talking about the problem.
Balwant Singh Gill, president of an association of 36 Sikh temples in British Columbia, a leader in the fight against gang violence, said: "Its come to a point where its the responsibility of not only parents, but of police, teachers, councilors' and social workers."
Officially the task force will investigate any gangs, but Kirk said its first focus is Indo-Canadian and South Asian gangs.
Almost all the victims died in the metropolitan area around this major port city of Vancouver.
The Canadian government has also announced funding for a committee to study the causes of Indo-Canadian youth violence.
A typical case is that of Saranjit Gary Rai, who was 22 in 2001 when he was "shot to death, execution-style, by a single gunman in a hair salon," Vancouver police said.
Another is Robby Kandola, 31, "a well-known underworld figure in the Indo-Canadian community," who died in a 2002 drive-by shooting outside his highrise apartment in the upscale city centre, police said.
Solving the problem wont be simple. Big money can be made growing marijuana, smuggling it across the US border and bringing back cocaine and guns.
And there are many theories about why a disproportionate number of Indo-Canadians are involved. "One theory is the cultural issue, where sons are favoured more than daughters and allowed more freedom and get away with more," said Kirk.
"Then theres the nature of the culture, in which young people are expected to live in two worlds. Theres confusion. They ask, what am I, Canadian? Indian? Indo-Canadian?"
Some, however, deny the problem lies within the culture. After one young man was charged in a kidnapping in May, his prominent Sikh father blamed the Hells Angels motorcycle gang, accusing it of using young Indo-Canadians in organized crime.
A spokesperson for the biker gang dismissed the comment as "nonsense."
Political science professor Shinder Purewal said the ethnic gang members come from families in all social-economic brackets.
Gangs exist in all other cultures and cities, he said, but the extent of the murders among Indo-Canadians here is extreme. "Its really a unique phenomenon that these people are killing each other."
And while only a tiny percentage are in gangs, Purewal said, the sensational murders have given the entire community an "image problem."
Gill agreed. "Our reputation is being tarnished by the murders and violence.">
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20050701...e_050701150624
Fri Jul 1,11:06 AM ET
VANCOUVER (AFP) - Young Indo-Canadian and South Asian deceased men dominate police files in Canada's westernmost province of British Columbia like no other ethnic groups.
ADVERTISEMENT
And the province is setting up a special police task force following the deaths of 90 men in extreme gang violence since 1992.
Spokesman Shinder Kirk said 50 officers have joined the task force in recent weeks from the federal Royal Canadian Mounted Police and municipal forces. By fall, it will be at full strength at 80 investigators.
The move came after a plea for help from community leaders, citing extreme concerns from local people over "what was happening in their community, involving their young men," according to Kirk.
The spokesman said there has been a major attitude shift from past practice of trying to avoid publicity to openly talking about the problem.
Balwant Singh Gill, president of an association of 36 Sikh temples in British Columbia, a leader in the fight against gang violence, said: "Its come to a point where its the responsibility of not only parents, but of police, teachers, councilors' and social workers."
Officially the task force will investigate any gangs, but Kirk said its first focus is Indo-Canadian and South Asian gangs.
Almost all the victims died in the metropolitan area around this major port city of Vancouver.
The Canadian government has also announced funding for a committee to study the causes of Indo-Canadian youth violence.
A typical case is that of Saranjit Gary Rai, who was 22 in 2001 when he was "shot to death, execution-style, by a single gunman in a hair salon," Vancouver police said.
Another is Robby Kandola, 31, "a well-known underworld figure in the Indo-Canadian community," who died in a 2002 drive-by shooting outside his highrise apartment in the upscale city centre, police said.
Solving the problem wont be simple. Big money can be made growing marijuana, smuggling it across the US border and bringing back cocaine and guns.
And there are many theories about why a disproportionate number of Indo-Canadians are involved. "One theory is the cultural issue, where sons are favoured more than daughters and allowed more freedom and get away with more," said Kirk.
"Then theres the nature of the culture, in which young people are expected to live in two worlds. Theres confusion. They ask, what am I, Canadian? Indian? Indo-Canadian?"
Some, however, deny the problem lies within the culture. After one young man was charged in a kidnapping in May, his prominent Sikh father blamed the Hells Angels motorcycle gang, accusing it of using young Indo-Canadians in organized crime.
A spokesperson for the biker gang dismissed the comment as "nonsense."
Political science professor Shinder Purewal said the ethnic gang members come from families in all social-economic brackets.
Gangs exist in all other cultures and cities, he said, but the extent of the murders among Indo-Canadians here is extreme. "Its really a unique phenomenon that these people are killing each other."
And while only a tiny percentage are in gangs, Purewal said, the sensational murders have given the entire community an "image problem."
Gill agreed. "Our reputation is being tarnished by the murders and violence.">
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