How to rank world-class cities effectively? In the past few years‚ some international newspapers ranked Hong Kong as a world-class city in Asia. Once the result has been announced‚ it always arouses the discussion in the public. What qualities have been used by those newspapers when they are ranking the cities? Some scholars may suggest such qualities include affordable medical care‚ cultural activities‚ equal opportunities‚ good education‚ a fair legal system‚ and a good social welfare system
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volcanic activities‚ and most of these pollutants are contributed by human factor. In the paper‚ I will be focus on the air pollution caused by heavy road traffic‚ which almost everyone would realized every day. The fact is that there are too much old cars in the country which have such terrible exhaust system‚ together with the old traffic light system that was comply 20 years ago and it’s considered as a dull system in the modern generation (Echaves‚ 2013). One of the ironic and truthful report
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David Anderson Criminal Behavior Essay Paper 4/22/2005 City of God The City of God is based on actual events that occurred in Rio de Janeiro during the 1960’s and 1970’s. The movie is about the rise and fall of a fearsome sociopath gang leader Li’l Ze‚ who reigned as king of the drug lords during the 70’s. The first part of the movie illustrates some of the forces that mold Li’l Ze into the man he becomes‚ while the second half shows his ruthless leap to power‚ followed by the
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Role of Cities Between 1000 and 1900 C.E. the role of cities in Europe experienced drastic changes both culturally and economically. Europe experienced cultural and agricultural revolutions in the beginning of 1000 B.C. The main causes for these were the crusades and new trade that came along with it. New cultures began to develop and new innovative ideas were also the change crusades had brought to European cities. Around the 1300’s the black plague had devastated many European cities‚ drastically
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Summary of Dhaka Stock Exchange as on 12-03-2013 BD Finance Securities Ltd. Today (March 12‚ 2013). Dhaka Stock Exchange General Index is 3872.54 and gained 0.78% (30.22 point). Total turnover is 164.92 Crore. UNIQUEHRL leads market capitalization and lost -4.08% which is 12.78% of the total turnover. SPPCL is in second position and lost heavily -9.60% which is 9.34% of the total turnover. Banking Sector Capitalization stood at 12.07% of the total capitalization which was 8.71% yesterday. Daily
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India has many big cities. Delhi‚ Mumbai‚ Kolkata‚ Chennai‚ Bangalore‚ etc. are some of them. But 80 per cent of our population lives in the villages. A person from the rural area may find himself lost in a big city. Life in a city looks attractive and glamorous. People are progressive. They are constantly keeping abreast with the developments in the world and even the government takes care to see that the big cities begin to look like any other big city in the world. This is a desirable attitude
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........ ................. ............... ................... Sub: Submission of practical Thesis Report. Dear Sir‚ I am very glad to submit my report on “Rupali Bank Limited.” During my orientation period I have come to know actually how bank carry out their business of banking. I have had exposure in overall banking process within this period. I would therefore be very happy if the report helps you to understand the operational procedures of Rupali Bank Limited. It will be my
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people have been wondering and thinking about enjoying a better life by living either in the city or in the countryside. Some people prefer to live in the city while some other choose to live in the countryside. Mostly‚ to live in the urban or rural lifestyles depends on a lifestyle and taste. However‚ living in the city and in the countryside has differences and similarities. Individuals who live in a city have good opportunities‚ more comforts. While the ones who live in a countryside get a better
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Well‚ there is no doubt that life in villages is so beautiful‚ and very interesting indeed‚ but at the same we find that there are people who prefer to live in metropolitan cities and this is due to their lust of living in a modernized lifestyle. Anyway‚ to understand how these two different lifestyles differ‚ I will start by defining each lifestyle‚ therefore as to make it easy to understand the differences between them. LIVING IN A VILLAGE Many people tend to like this kind of a living‚ as
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OLONGAPO: A CLEAN CITY LEGEND According to popular legend‚ there once was a group of warring tribes who lived in the area in and around what is now the modern city. A wise old man‚ seeing the perils of disunity‚ exerted great effort toward uniting the warring tribes. There were‚ however‚ some who bitterly opposed his idea‚ and one day the old man just disappeared. After a long search‚ the old man’s body was found‚ but with the head missing. It is said that the tribesmen launched search parties
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