Noise in the city Steve Curwood: Modern life is full of nasty noises‚ especially in the cities. Sirens can shatter serenity at any moment and jackhammers‚ loud music‚ and useless mufflers can all send us over the edge. For many people in New York City‚ there’s one form of sonic pollution at the top of the list. They’re calling for its banning‚ even though some nervous New Yorkers savor the sound for security reasons. And as Neal Rauch reports‚ even as the controversy prompts loud debate‚ some aren’t
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hometown. With many cultural heritages‚ natural beauties and diverse culture‚ its is a city where one can experience the modern and ancient events mingled with each other. Geographically situated between 27°38’32” to 27°45’7” North latitudes and 85°16’5” to 85°22’32” East longitudes. It is believed to have some of the oldest human settlements in the central Himalayas. The city area is generally flat‚ what is now a city was once a highly productive agricultural land. One of the popular legend about
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The first electric streetcars in San Francisco began operation in 1892 under the auspices of the San Francisco and San Mateo Electric Railway. At that time‚ it was estimated that it cost twice as much to build and six times as much to operate a line with cable cars as with electric streetcars. By the beginning of 1906 many of San Francisco’s remaining cable cars were under the control of the United Railroads of San Francisco (URR)‚ although Cal Cable and the Geary Street Company remained independent
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On April 18‚ 1906‚ the citizens of San Francisco got struck with a tremendous earthquake‚ and a huge fire‚ towers fell and much of San Francisco was destroyed‚ as a result‚ it led to many people’s deaths and made people homeless. Buildings in damage and millions of dollars lost About 28‚000 buildings destroyed and more than $480‚000‚000 lost because of the fire and earthquake. “ Louise Herrick Wall observed for miles‚ his way lay among those who had just lost their homes and had burned‚ but then
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The City Planners - Margaret Atwood Summary: The Canadian author/poet Margaret Atwood creates this piece of poetry‚ addressing the perfection‚ robotic‚ bland and uniform structure of the city as she takes a cruise through it on a relaxing Sunday weekend‚ something that she finds completely sickening. Throughout the poem‚ she addresses the sickening sense of conformity that she finds in the city as well as the hidden hand behind all of this – the ‘evil’ politicians of this world‚ she says.
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The proud lamp seemed to have stayed in a time which the rest of the city had forgotten. It was filled a deep blue‚ so pure that all dirt and grime seemed to reflect off it. The aroma of charm and grace which it breathed into the city made the street seem lit with a light the eyes were not advanced enough to detect. For the first time in a long while‚ I smiled at its comforting presence. I then remembered where I was. A city‚ in which decay had become a terminal disease‚ blackened concrete car parks
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Battle analysis of San Juan Hill Introduction Throughout American history‚ a number of battles come to hold iconic positions in the shaping of this great nation: Lexington and Concord‚ the Battle of Bunker Hill‚ the Alamo‚ Gettysburg‚ Belleau Wood‚ Pearl Harbor‚ Guadalcanal‚ Iwo Jima and the Battle of the Bulge‚ just to name a few. When the Spanish-American War of is thought of‚ the Battle of San Juan Hill undoubtedly comes to mind. Americans think of the great sacrifices throughout the fight
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This week‚ July 23 to 27 2013 we are celebrating National Science and Technology Week or NSTW 2013. NSTW is an annual event organized by our DOST. This event helps to showcase different products‚ concept and technologies that DOST developed. Why I want to go in this event is that it can help me to be a good student and citizen helping my country in raising its economy like the other country in the world. Like what the theme of the event said: Science‚ Technology and Innovation: The Road to a Smarter
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Broadcast News: Mad City Mr Fogel 13/05/13 Broadcast News: Mad City Elements used by Max Bracket to Construct His News Story A) Max says to his News director Lou that ever since he was working for his news team that the ratings have gone up from a three to a nine out of 10. Max knew that Lou’s job so he used it as an advantage for him to contradict his own better judgement. B)Max convinces Sam he will help him find a job. C) When Max left the museum after the police arrived
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As an unprecedented proportion of world populations find themselves living in cities‚ it is beyond question that initiatives such as the global TheSmarterCity.com are invaluable. By observing and sharing how other urban centers have faced the challenges of city planning‚ participants can design more and more efficient social systems. The website for Smarter Cities is very effective in illustrating the common facets of social systems by choosing a user friendly and easily understandable model of
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