Something we often discuss at The Nature of Cities is the meaning of words—or specifically how what might seem to be common words with shared meanings are in fact open to vastly different meaning for different
the unwavering encouragement of his family that spurred him to embark on this literary journey. With their support, the time during Covid, and the invaluable assistance of his daughter, Rhonda Holycross, Hanson brought his life’s story to life, culminating in its publication in November of ...
First of all I think one should recognise that universities in general have two tasks: scientific research and teaching. With respect to scientific research, I support a publish-or-perish mindset because publication fosters scientific communication and forces researchers to share their work. Some resea...
10TH Annual KNSC / Sons of Norway Barnel�pet (A Norwegian word meaning �Children�s Races�) at the Maasto Hiihto trails Heikinp�iv� 2017 2017 Heikinpaiva Mid-Winter Festival January 13 - February 6, 2017 Celebrate the halfway point of winter at various events during the Fe...
After World War II, much of the world embraced this idea of a “modern city” as a guide to transforming their urban landscapes. Urban renewal was to provide newhousing, commercial spaces, andmoderninfrastructure—frequently meaning more and more space for cars. In the U.S., modern architectu...
"One of the things Todd and Darren realized is what's edgy is characters making really difficult, moral choices. We're going to see these characters make those choices in Season 2," Clare told the publication. Aside from putting the show's attention to the main characters, "Shadowhunters" ...
Parking Lot means a building or land used for the parking or storage of ten or more motorcars or bakkies, or two or more buses or trucks, excluding − Garage shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Recital H; apartment building means a residential use building, or the residential use ...
work, handling money, telephone, telegraph and computer operation; and "clerical work" includes writing, book-keeping, sorting papers typing, filing, duplicating, punching cards or tapes, machines calculations, drawing of matter for publication and editorial preparation of matter for publication. ...
A great service to New York, to language conservation and to us all, this is a wonderful book and deserves to be read by all who want to know what great cities are made of.”—David Bellos, author of Is That a Fish in Your Ear?: Translation and the Meaning of Everything “A work...
The newspapercity-editor, who superintends the collection and publication of local news, is from 1834, American English; hencecity deskattested from 1878.Inner cityfirst attested 1968. also from c. 1200 Entries linking tocity borough(n.) ...