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Metro Area - Miura (Original mix)

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Duration: 6:40
Updated: 29 Dec 2012

Metro Area - Miura

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United States Top 25 Largest Metro Areas

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Duration: 11:26
Updated: 27 Dec 2012

This is a list of the top 25 largest metropolitan areas in the United States. Every City has a song representing the city or state, so i tried to make this more interesting than the standard list.

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Metro Area - I heart New York

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Duration: 7:04
Updated: 15 Nov 2012

What a vibrant city!

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When it comes to population growth, Houston is No. 1

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Duration: 3:00
Updated: 12 Oct 2012

New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago are still America's largest metropolitan areas. But of the nation's 366 metropolitan areas, none added more people than Houston over the 2000-2010 decade. Based on analyses of the 2000 and 2010 censuses by the Kinder Institute for Urban Research at Rice University, the greater Houston metropolitan area grew by a whopping 1231393 people, increasing by more than 123000 per year over the decade.

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2011 Dog reacts to Earthquake in the Washington DC Metro Area

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Duration: 1:10
Updated: 14 Dec 2012

We had a webcam setup to watch our pup (yes, he is a pup). He's not an alien, he just has to wear a cone until the hair on his leg grows back. By the time I checked on him, he was already back to sleeping on the couch.

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LoveParade 2007 - Essen - Germany

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Duration: 9:28
Updated: 18 Nov 2012

Loveparade, Ruhr metropolitan area 2007 -- 2011:The deal is clinched! The LoveParade announced on there website: It's final. We can officially confirm today what has been an open secret in the media for some time: The Loveparade is now the Ruhr Metropolitan Area Loveparade! The city of Essen will be the first venue for the event, which will take place on 25th August 2007. In successive years Dortmund, Bochum, Duisburg and Gelsenkirchen will all host the Parade.

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DC Area Transit Flashback

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Duration: 4:25
Updated: 18 Dec 2012

A look through WMATA's history

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Recife - Brazil

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Duration: 2:03
Updated: 26 Dec 2012

Recife is the 4th-largest Metropolitan area in Brazil with 3768902 inhabitants, the largest metropolitan area of the North/Northeast Regions, the 4th-largest metropolitan influence area in Brazil, and the capital of the state of Pernambuco. The population of the city proper was 1561659 in 2009. Recife is located where the Beberibe River meets the Capibaribe River to flow into the Atlantic Ocean. It is a major port on the Atlantic Ocean. The name Recife means "reef" in Portuguese, in allusion to the coral reefs that are present by the city's shores. The many rivers, small islands and over 50 bridges found in Recife city center characterize its geography and gives it the moniker of the "Brazilian Venice." The Metropolitan Region of Recife is the main industrial zone of the State of Pernambuco; most relevant products are those derived from cane (sugar and ethanol), electronics, food, and others; thanks to the fiscal incentives of government, many industrial enterprises were started in the 1970s and 1980s. Recife has a tradition of being the most important commercial center of the North/Northeastern region of Brazil with more than 52500 business enterprises in Recife itself plus 32500 in the Metro Area which will total more than 85000. A combination of a large supply of labor and significant private investments turned Recife into Brazil's second largest medical center, (second only to São Paulo); modern hospitals with state-of-the-art equipment receive patients from several ...

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A day in the life of a Metro Train Operator

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Duration: 3:37
Updated: 26 Dec 2012

A day in the life of a Metro Train operator.

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the Metropolitan Area Outer Underground Discharge Channel

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Duration: 1:27
Updated: 02 Nov 2012

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MONTERREY MEXICO

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Duration: 5:08
Updated: 23 Dec 2012

Monterrey is the capital city of the northeastern Mexican state of Nuevo Leon and a municipality of the same name. Also known as the "City of the Mountains" and "Sultana del Norte" (Sultan of the North), the city is a modern industrial and business center. It is the third most populated metropolitan area in the country, has the highest GDP per capita of all metropolitan areas in Mexico and is the second largest area after Mexico City. The whole metropolitan area has been ranked as having the highest GDP per capita and as the most secure conurbation in Latin America in 2005. The city is named after the Countess of Monterrei (a city in Galicia, Spain) wife of the Viceroy of New Spain Gaspar de Zuñiga y Acevedo, Count of Monterrey.

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Queens is the best part of NY

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Duration: 5:55
Updated: 16 Dec 2012

Being from Queens automatically qualifies you as a member of the elite. The tallest tree in the New York metropolitan area, called the Queens Giant, is also the oldest living thing in the New York metro area. It is located in northeastern Queens, and is 450 years old and 132 feet (40 m) tall as of 2005. The borough is often considered one of the more suburban boroughs (in comparison to Manhattan standards) of New York City. Queens is the largest in area, the second-largest in population.

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São Paulo - Brazil

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Duration: 1:58
Updated: 25 Dec 2012

São Paulo is the largest city in Brazil, the largest city in the southern hemisphere, and the world's 7th largest metropolitan area. The city is the capital of the state of São Paulo, the most populous Brazilian state. The name of the city honors Saint Paul. São Paulo exerts strong regional influence in commerce and finance as well as arts and entertainment. São Paulo is considered an Alpha World City. The city has many landmarks, such as the Paulista Museum, the neo-gothic Metropolitan Sé Cathedral, the São Paulo Museum of Art (MASP), the Monumento às Bandeiras (Portuguese for Monument to the Flag) and Niemeyer's Ibirapuera Bienal Complex; and more recently the Octávio Frias de Oliveira Bridge (Estaiada Bridge) in the South Side. Paulista Avenue, in Midtown, is the city´s most important financial center . The city is home to the São Paulo Stock Exchange, or BOVESPA, the Future Markets, and the Cereal Market Stock Exchanges, the second largest stock exchange in the Americas. São Paulo has been home to several of the tallest buildings in Brazil, including the Mirante do Vale Building and Itália Building. With an estimated population of 11037593 residents within an area of 1523 square kilometers (588.0 sq mi),São Paulo is the most populous city proper in the Americas. The city also lies at the center of the heavily urbanized São Paulo metropolitan area, with an estimated 19889559 people in 2009 over 7944 square kilometers (3067.2 sq mi),is the largest metropolitan area in ...

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6th largest city - Sao Paulo, Brazil [HD]

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Duration: 2:31
Updated: 26 Dec 2012

São Paulo is the largest city in Brazil, the largest city in the southern hemisphere, and the world's sixth largest city. The São Paulo metropolitan area is ranked as the second most populous in the Americas and is among the five largest metropolitan areas of the planet.

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Coimbra - Portugal

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Duration: 1:54
Updated: 05 Dec 2012

Coimbra is a city in Coimbra Municipality in Portugal. It served as the country's capital during the First Dynasty (12th Century) and remains home to the University of Coimbra, the oldest academic institution in the Portuguese-speaking world and one of the oldest in Europe. According to the INE's census of 2001, the city proper had a population of 101069 and the municipality had a population of 148443 in a 319.4 km² land area. Over 430000 people live in the Greater Metropolitan Area of Coimbra, comprising 16 municipalities and spreading over 3372 km². It is the seat of the Centro region, as well as of the District of Coimbra and the Baixo Mondego subregion. Like most university cities, Coimbra is home to many students from elsewhere, including thousands of international students. Coimbra is one of the most important urban centers of Portugal after the much larger Lisbon Metropolitan Area and Porto Metropolitan Area. Coimbra plays a role as the chief urban centre of the central part of the country. The city contains important archeological remains of structures dating from the time when it was the Roman town of Aeminium, such as its well-preserved aqueduct and cryptoporticus, as well as from the period when it served as the capital of Portugal (from 1139 to about 1260). In the Late Middle-Ages, declining as the political centre of the Kingdom of Portugal, Coimbra began to evolve into a major cultural centre with the foundation of the University of Coimbra in 1290. The ...

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Metrorail Trackwork

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Duration: 8:50
Updated: 24 Sep 2012

A video explaining trackwork at the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority.

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Guadalajara - Mexico

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Duration: 3:46
Updated: 27 Dec 2012

Guadalajara is the capital of the Mexican state of Jalisco, and the seat of the municipality of Guadalajara. The city is located in the central region of Jalisco in the western-pacific area of Mexico. With a population of 1564514 it is Mexico's second most populous municipality. The Guadalajara Metropolitan Area includes seven adjacent municipalities with a reported population of 4328584 in 2009, making it the second most populous metropolitan area in Mexico, behind Mexico City.The municipality is the second most densely populated area in Mexico; the first being Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl in Estado de México. The city's economy is based on industry, especially information technology with a large number of international firms having manufacturing facilities in the Guadalajara Metro Area. Other, more traditional industries, such as shoes, textiles and food processing are also important. Guadalajara is the cultural center of Mexico, considered by most to be the home of Mariachi music and host to a number of large-scale cultural events such as the International Film Festival of Guadalajara and the Guadalajara International Book Fair and a number of globally renowned cultural events which draw international crowds. It is also home to the Chivas football/soccer team, one of the two most popular in Mexico. This city was named American Capital of Culture in 2005 and will be the city host for the 2011 Pan American Games. Guadalajara is the 10th largest city in Latin America in terms of ...

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Part 14 Kanada Canada Montreal

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Duration: 18:23
Updated: 16 Nov 2012

Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the fifteenth largest in North America. Originally called Ville-Marie, or "City of Mary",the city takes its present name from Mount Royal,the triple-peaked hill located in the heart of the city, whose name was also initially given to the island on which the city is located,[8][9] or Mont Réal as it was spelled in Middle French,(Mont Royal in present French). As of February 2012, Statistics Canada identifies Montreal's Census Metropolitan Area (CMA) (land area 4259 square kilometres (1644 sq mi)) as Canada's second most populous with an estimated metropolitan area population of 3824221and a population of 1886481 in the "agglomeration" of Montreal, which includes all of the municipalities on the island of Montreal. The city of Montreal proper had a population of 1649519 as of the 2011 census. French is the city's official language and is also the language spoken at home by 60.5% of the population in the city of Montréal proper, followed by English at 21.2% and 23.4% other languages (as of 2006 census).In the larger Montreal Census Metropolitan Area, 70.5% of the population speaks French at home, compared to 18.5% who speak English.56% of the population is able to speak both English and French.Montreal is the second largest primarily French-speaking city in the Western world, after Paris. Montreal is consistently rated as one of the world's most livable ...

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Welcome to Arizona - Part II: Downtown Phoenix

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Duration: 1:37
Updated: 19 Oct 2012

A video guide to the Phoenix metropolitan area and the state of Arizona for visitors, new residents, and anyone considering a move to the area. Provided by Phoenix local news leader, 3TV and azfamily.com. Host: Beverly Kidd

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Moein - delam mikhad be isfahan bargardam (esfahan اصفهان)

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Updated: 27 Dec 2012

Isfahan (Persian: اصفهان Esfahān), historically also rendered in English as Ispahan, Sepahan or Hispahan, is the capital of Isfahan Province in Iran, located about 340 km south ofTehran. It has a population of 1583609, Iran's third largest city after Tehran and Mashhad. The Isfahan metropolitan area had a population of 3430353 in the 2006 Census, the second most populous metropolitan area in Iran after Tehran. The cities of Najafabad, Se-deh (Homayounshahr, renamed Khomeinishahr since 1981), Khan Isfahan, Shahin-shahr, Zarrinshahr, Mobarakeh, Falavarjan and Fouladshahr all constitute the metropolitan city of Isfahan. Isfahan is located on the main north-south and east-west routes crossing Iran, and was once one of the largest cities in the world. It flourished from 1050 to 1722, particularly in the 16th century under the Safavid dynasty, when it became the capital of Persia for the second time in its history. Even today, the city retains much of its past glory. It is famous for its Islamic architecture, with many beautiful boulevards, covered bridges, palaces, mosques, and minarets. This led to the Persian proverb "'Esfahān nesf-e jahān ast" (Isfahan is half of the world). The Naghsh-e Jahan Square in Isfahan is one of the biggest city squares in the world and an outstanding example of Iranian and Islamic architecture. It has been designated byUNESCO as a World Heritage Site. The city also has a wide variety of historic monuments. each and every photo you see on this ...

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Isfahan

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Duration: 11:00
Updated: 23 Sep 2012

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Paris France - Paris Francia

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Duration: 10:00
Updated: 29 Dec 2012

Paris is the capital city of France and a French département (75). Situated on the banks of the river Seine in north-central France, it is also the capital of the Île-de-France région (also known as "Paris Region"), which encompasses Paris and its suburbs. Paris had an estimated mid-2004 population of 2144700. The Paris urban area, extending well beyond the city boundaries, has today an estimated population of 9.93 million. The Paris metropolitan area (including satellite towns) stood at 11.5 million in 1999 and is one of the most populated metropolitan areas in Europe. Paris est une ville française, capitale de la France et le chef-lieu de la région d'Île-de-France. Cette ville est construite sur une boucle de la Seine, au centre du bassin parisien, entre les confluents de la Marne et de la Seine en amont, et de l'Oise et de la Seine en aval. Ses habitants sont appelés les Parisiens. Some pictures courtesy of: www.aviewoncities.com www.pbase.com/loissd www.paultownend.com www.FreeLargePhotos.com www.FreeFoto.com www.cs.anu.edu.au/~James.Popple/photographs Thanks

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Dream about Warsaw

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Duration: 3:17
Updated: 25 Nov 2012

SUBSCRIBE ......... Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River roughly 370 kilometers (230 mi) from both the Baltic Sea coast and the Carpathian Mountains. Its population as of 2007 was estimated at 1706624, with a metropolitan area of approximately 3350000. The city area is 516.9 square kilometers (199.6 sq mi), with an agglomeration of 6100.43 square kilometers (2355.4 sq mi) (Warsaw Metro Area Obszar Metropolitalny Warszawy). Warsaw is the 8th largest city in the European Union. Warsaw's mixture of architectural styles reflects the turbulent history of the city and country. During WWII, Warsaw was razed to the ground by bombing raids and planned destruction. Most of the historical buildings were thoroughly reconstructed. However, some of the buildings from the 19th century that had been preserved in reasonably reconstructible form were nonetheless eradicated in the 1950s and 1960s (eg Leopold Kronenberg Palace). Mass residential blocks were erected, with basic design typical of Eastern bloc countries. Public spaces attract heavy investment, so that the city has gained entirely new squares, parks and monuments. Warsaw's current urban landscape is one of modern and contemporary architecture. Modern architecture in Warsaw is represented by the Metropolitan Office Building at Pilsudski Square by Lord Foster, Warsaw University Library (BUW) by Marek Budzyński and Zbigniew Badowski, featuring a garden on its roof and view of the ...

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Indian anti-riot personnel stand guard at a check point after security was beefed up following the death of a young woman who was recently gang-raped in a moving bus in New Delhi, India, Saturday, Dec. 29, 2012.

India appeal for calm after Delhi gang-rape victim dies

BBC News

29 Dec 2012

Her body is to be flown back to India for burial ... But on Saturday morning, a few hundred people gathered at the Jantar Mantar observatory, one of the areas of the city where protests are permitted, said the BBC's Sanjoy Majumder in the city ... The woman - a medical student - and her friend had been to see a film when they boarded the bus in the Munirka area of Delhi, intending to travel to Dwarka in the south-west of the city ... ....(size: 4.9Kb)

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U.S. Army Spc. Jacob Bobbe, security force team member for Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Farah, maintains security on the street during a key leader engagement in the Lash-e Juwayn district of Farah province, Afghanistan, Dec. 11 2012.

Imperial Lockstep

CounterPunch

27 Dec 2012

Imperial adventures are nothing new in the Middle East. Neither is their glorification, as Peter O’Toole’s pained Lawrence of Arabia eternally reminds us. But for a decade or so now, things have been heating up, as if to coincide with climate change and fears of declining petroleum reserves ... The Belly for Belligerence? ... The question loomed over beltway intelligentsia like an ephemeral Gordian knot ... We’re All Hawks Now ... While George W ... ....(size: 9.3Kb)

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In this Sunday, April 29, 2012 file photo, troops from the Central African Republic stand guard at a building used for joint meetings between them and U.S. Army special forces, in Obo, Central African Republic, where U.S. special forces have paired up with local troops and Ugandan soldiers to seek out Joseph Kony's Lord's Resistance Army (LRA).

CAR seeks foreign help against rebels

Al Jazeera

28 Dec 2012

The president of Central African Republic (CAR) has urgently called on France and other foreign powers to help his government fend off rebels who are quickly seizing territory and approaching the capital. Speaking to crowds in Bangui, a city of some 600,000, Francois Bozize on Thursday pleaded with foreign powers to do what they could. He pointed in particular to France, Central African Republic's former colonial ruler ... 516 Share ... News ... ....(size: 19.5Kb)

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Japan's new Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks to Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) employees at the emergency operation center in the building used as crisis management headquarters at the Fukushima Dai-Ichi nuclear power plant in Okuma town, Fukushima prefecture, northeastern Japan, Saturday, Dec. 29, 2012.

Japan: The More Things Change, The More They Remain the Same

WorldNews.com

29 Dec 2012

Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling. A millennium before the English statesmen Edmund Burke, regarded as the father of Western Conservatism and who wrote, "good order is the foundation of all things," Japan's Seventeen-Article Constitution began with this conservative principle. "Harmony is to be cherished, and opposition for opposition's sake must be avoided as a matter of principle." ... militarism, those protesting U.S....(size: 9.7Kb)

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Six dead as winter snowstorms pound US

Zeenews

27 Dec 2012

Washington. Six people, including two young children, were left dead in weather-related accidents, as winter snowstorms complicated travel for many Americans in the Midwest and Northeast on Wednesday. Snow totals in parts of Indiana ranged from 6 to 12 inches, CNN reported. About 350 snowploughs were clearing roads throughout the city ... In areas where the storm has passed, officials were assessing the damage ... IANS ... ....(size: 2.2Kb)

Cuts could 'break up society', council leaders warn

BBC News

30 Dec 2012

A government spokesman said funding for councils was "fair" ... They believe northern English cities have been hit harder by the coalition government's austerity programme, partly because of the withdrawal of support to deprived areas in place under the previous government ... "This is a fair settlement - fair to north and south, fair to rural and urban areas and fair to shires and metropolitan areas.". ....(size: 2.1Kb)

The Star’s editorial | Costly border war fails to expand jobs areawide

Kansas City Star

30 Dec 2012

The Kansas City area’s destructive economic development border war continued in 2012, diverting millions of public dollars to private companies for almost no net new jobs in the region ... Conference of Mayors said the Kansas City metropolitan area ranked a dismal 214th in average annual growth rate between 2002 to 2011 out of 363 regions....(size: 3.3Kb)

What every seller should know

North Jersey

30 Dec 2012

Many North Jersey real estate agents say 2013 is as good a time as ever to sell, as the housing market is slowly creeping back — though still far below the peak.. While home values nationwide have begun rebounding, prices in the New York metropolitan area, which includes North Jersey, ticked down 1.2 percent in October compared with levels a year earlier, according to the Standard & Poor's/Case-Shiller home price index ... ....(size: 11.0Kb)

Grade my Dec 29 2012 snow cast: How I was right and wrong (Photos)

The Examiner

30 Dec 2012

Why is that important? Because it is still part of our metropolitan area and proof of how widely varied our weather conditions can be ... After a few hours of virga on radar and a dry slot, the snow began between 7-10 AM, but then the early sun warmed the ground for southern areas preventing much stickage ... I have been hard on myself and admit the lack of snow accumulation for half of our area....(size: 7.4Kb)

Kellogg tops list of most accident-prone roads, according to state data

The Wichita Eagle

30 Dec 2012

“They’ve probably served their useful lives and then some,” he said ... KDOT accident data shows that from 2009 through 2011, there were 14,371 accidents in the Wichita metropolitan area that investigators said involved intersections or interchanges ... The 13 accidents a day that occur in Wichita-area intersections involve an average of 26 vehicles and 38 occupants, six of whom require medical treatment ... ....(size: 4.8Kb)

City council leaders say deeper cuts will spark civil unrest

The Observer

30 Dec 2012

The council leaders argue that under the coalition, northern cities have been hit far harder than those in the south, partly because of the withdrawal of government support to deprived areas that was received under Labour ... This is a fair settlement – fair to north and south, fair to rural and urban areas and fair to shires and metropolitan areas....(size: 8.9Kb)

Melbourne full of promise for the city's biggest night out

Canberra Times

30 Dec 2012

New Year's Eve lighting is tested at Flagstaff Gardens on Friday. Photo. Luis Enrique Ascui. IT'S TAKEN nine months and $2.8 million to prepare, but it will all be over in a 10-minute explosion of sound and colour ... Drummers and dancers prepare at Federation Square. Photo. Ken Irwin ... Arthur's Seat ... Mount Dandenong's summit offers unsurpassable, sweeping views of fireworks displays in Melbourne's metropolitan areas and beyond ... ....(size: 4.2Kb)

The Star’s All-Metro second-team and honorable mention selections

Kansas City Star

30 Dec 2012

Second-team offense. Quarterback. Steven McBee, Fort Osage, senior. Running back. Aaron Graham, Oak Grove, sophomore; Anthony Sherrils, Hogan Prep, senior; Conley Wilkins, Blue Valley West, senior. Offensive line ... Wide receiver ... Honorable-mention offense. Quarterback ... Running back ... Offensive line ... Wide receiver ... At least 10 percent of the Kansas City metropolitan area high schools must participate in a sport for an All-Metro team to be selected....(size: 4.7Kb)

Year in business: Top stories for 2012

Review Journal

30 Dec 2012

airlines moved from Terminal 1 into spacious new counter and gate areas with features such as laser-guided airplane parking ... Eight area ... Most of the metropolitan areas with big price gains in 2012 - Phoenix, Las Vegas, Miami and Detroit - still face fundamental challenges, said Jed Kolko, chief economist for online listing service Trulia.com....(size: 16.1Kb)

Move prison to make space

The Salt Lake Tribune

29 Dec 2012

The prison site is centrally located in our large, linear metropolitan area, which, according to the 2010 Census, stretches from Nephi in the south all the way to Brigham City in the north ... When one considers the prison site within the context of the entire metropolitan area, the advantages of the area’s centrality and accessibility become more clear....(size: 5.1Kb)

The Census Dotmap contains one black dot for every person in the US, and nothing else

The Verge

29 Dec 2012

It doesn't seem plausible when you're looking at the entire country; metropolitan areas seem to be represented by indistinct swaths of black rather than tiny dots ... still manages to offer a good sense of areas where nature prevents settlement....(size: 1.3Kb)

What to expect in 2013

The Washington Post

29 Dec 2012

Council member Jim Graham’s past service as a board member, the board of directors of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority will throw up its hands, declare the mess a draw — and promise to do better ... the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, will decide as federal holders of the authority’s lease that the U.S....(size: 6.3Kb)

Ruling in Planned Parenthood case due Monday

my SA

29 Dec 2012

The federal government has said its rules don't allow the exclusion ... The state says it can ... “Some of those women will die,” he added ... Texas Health and Human Services Commission spokeswoman Linda Edwards Gockel said a survey shows good coverage in all major metropolitan areas. She said that “in those few areas where we need better capacity, we are working very hard to recruit providers” and that the state is encouraged by the results ... Gov....(size: 3.3Kb)

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The term metropolitan area refers to a region consisting of a densely populated urban core and its less-populated surrounding territories, sharing industry, infrastructure, and housing. A metropolitan area usually comprises multiple jurisdictions and municipalities: neighborhoods, townships, cities, exurbs, counties, and even states. As social, economic and political institutions have changed, metropolitan areas have become key economic and political regions.

A metropolitan area combines an urban agglomeration (the contiguous, built-up area) with zones not necessarily urban in character, but closely bound to the center by employment or other commerce. These outlying zones are sometimes known as a commuter belt, and may extend well beyond the urban zone, to other political entities. For example, El Monte, California is considered part of the Los Angeles' metro area.

In practice, the parameters of metropolitan areas, in both official and unofficial usage, are not consistent. Sometimes they are little different from an urban area, and in other cases they cover broad regions that have little relation to a single urban settlement; comparative statistics for metropolitan area should take this into account. Population figures given for one metro area can vary by millions, and there is a tendency for people to promote the highest figure available for their own "city". However the most ambitious metropolitan area population figures are often better seen as the population of a "metropolitan region" than of a "city".^{[citation needed]}

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