organizational forms and (infra)structures of this society.[citation needed] The space of flows plays a central role in Castells’ vision of the network society. It is a network of communications‚ defined by hubs where these networks crisscross. Élites in cities are not attached to a particular locality but to the space of flows.[citation needed] Castells puts great importance
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In his film‚ Traffic (2000)‚ Steven Soderbergh provides a detailed critique of the US Government’s method in the war on drugs of stopping the supplier. In doing so‚ Soderbergh highlights the US Government’s lack of concern with providing treatment for drug addicts. He allows the life of the new leader of the war on drugs‚ Bob Wakefield (Michael Douglas)‚ to serve as his mouthpiece against the attacking the supplier method of the drug war. He accomplishes this by flipping the drug war stereotype
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an island‚ which used to be detached from the mainland by three rivers - the great Abra River‚ the Mestizo River and the Govantes River. It is unique among the Philippine towns because it is the country’s most extensive and only surviving historic city that dates back to the 15th century Spanish colonial period. Vigan was an important coastal trading post in precolonial times. Long before the Spanish galleons‚ Chinese junks sailing from the South China Sea came to Isla de Bigan through the Mestizo
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driving through the busy streets of Hollywood‚ traffic on the highways and streets of Los Angeles can often be a hassle. In Dagoberto Gilb’s short story Love in L.A.‚ first published in 1986‚ the troubles of traffic are experienced first hand by our main character Jake. Jake is a common fellow with a steady occupation who is merely trying to make his way to work through the busy streets of Hollywood. As he is working his way through the piled traffic‚ not paying complete attention to the road in front
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Types of Taxes and the Jurisdictions That Use Them Learning Objectives After studying this chapter‚ you should be able to: 1. Define the terms tax‚ taxpayer‚ incidence‚ and jurisdiction. 2. Express the relationship between tax base‚ tax rate‚ and tax revenue as a formula. 3. Identify and describe the types of taxes levied by local governments‚ state governments‚ and the federal government. 4. Explain why different taxing jurisdictions often compete for revenues from the same taxpayer. 5
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Writing the City As you guys know Melbourne is one of the most beautiful cities in the world and last year I had the opportunity to visit it as my brother lives there. Now I have traveled through the USA‚ Canada & UK and still‚ I find Melbourne is the greatest. If I went on to write about what was that great about Melbourne then I guess I should start thinking about writing a book but I can provide you with a bit of an insight when I got an opportunity to explore CBD ( term used for Downtown
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The Fall of the City Alden Nowlan O utside‚ rain fell with such violence that great‚ pulsating sheets of water seemed to hang suspended between earth and sky. Squatting in the attic‚ Teddy watched raindrops roll like beads of quicksilver down the glass of the high‚ diamond-shaped window‚ and listened to the muted banjo twanging on the roof. Blinking‚ he shifted his position and transferred his attention to the things that lay around him on the floor. In the centre of the room stood a fort
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Karachi is the biggest city in Pakistan and also one of the most thickly populated cities in the world. Its population has increased rapidly and accordingly has given rise to many social problems. People of this metropolis are becoming more and more concerned about solving these serious problems‚ some of which are discussed below. HEAVY TRAFFIC: in karachi the drivers of buses‚mini buses‚trucks and rickshaws drive very
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Philippines (2009) ITS: Traffic Baseline Information Obtained Using Probe Cars is the Key to Address Metro Manila Traffic Congestion Reigna Jewel Ritz M. MACABABBAD Graduate Student Institute of Civil Engineering College of Engineering University of the Philippines Diliman‚ Quezon City E-mail: rjmmacababbad@gmail.com Jose Regin F. REGIDOR‚ Dr. Eng. Associate Professor Institute of Civil Engineering College of Engineering University of the Philippines Diliman‚ Quezon City E-mail: r.regin@gmail.com
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Singapore: A Clean and Green City From “Garden City” to a “City in a Garden” Introduction Singapore is a city-state with a land area of about 710 km2i. It is one of the most densely populated countries in the world and yet‚ harbours rich natue biodiversity. Singapore is well recognized as the world’s greenest city. According to the 2011 Asian Green City Indexii‚ Singapore is Asia’s greenest metropolis‚ and the only city assessed to perform well above average in the overall rankings. The Singaporean
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