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  Think City   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
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www.serebella.com /encyclopedia/article-Think_City.html   (369 words)

  
 Article | Think tank: City's cigarette tax would snuff state revenues
An anti-tax group said New York City's proposed cigarette tax could gut revenues the state is counting on from its own increase in the cigarette tax that begins in April.
All of that is called leakage in economic terms and results in a corresponding loss in revenues which the state and city are counting on.
McMahon said the city tax could wipe out as much as 85 percent of the revenue Pataki is counting on to fund raises for health care workers and for health programs.
www.manhattan-institute.org /html/_ap_cigarette_tax.htm   (490 words)

  
 Think City   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
Think City's community partners recognized that civic activism has tremendous potential for confronting disillusionment with the status quo and empowering action to change it.
Since its founding conference, the Think City coalition of community partners continued the work of engaging citizens in the decisions that affect their daily lives.
Think Democracy will conclude in April 2004, with the release of the People's Report — a report offering consensus-based recommendations on strengthening local democracy in Vancouver.
www.thinkcity.ca /think_partners.html   (341 words)

  
 Reason magazine -- June 2001, City Views -- Jane Jacobs Interviewed by Bill Steigerwald
For instance, big cities have a lot of main squares where the action is, and which will be the most valuable for stores and that kind of thing.
People are awfully scared of changes in zoning, because they think the neighborhood will go to the dogs and it will ruin their property values.
Reason: The perfect towns we think of, the kind of towns that New Urbanists are trying to reproduce from on high, were developed 100 years ago all across America with very little official kind of planning.
www.reason.com /0106/fe.bs.city.shtml   (4753 words)

  
 Tucson Weekly: City Hall Showdown (August 5 - August 11, 1999)
But I think the concepts it embraces are real good, which is a belief that by more engagement of the community in quality-of-life issues, you are really going to increase your economic, your environmental and your social well-being.
McKasson was the first Council member to push for a policy that contractors with the city be forced to pay their employees an elevated "livable wage." That proposal, sent to die a slow death in a subcommittee during her tenure, has since returned to the Council in recent weeks.
She lays blame for a host of city problems -- the CAP fiasco, downtown doldrums, stalled delivery of city services and the like -- to a lack of political will on the part of the Council.
www.tucsonweekly.com /tw/1999-08-05/feat.html   (5760 words)

  
 Think Tanks (Gotham Gazette. March 29, 2003)
The concept of "pre-emptive war" was pushed by another think tank, the Project for a New Century, and the New York based Council on Foreign Relations was developing plans for post-war Iraq months before the first bombs hit Baghdad.
Its long dominance in New York City is being undercut by a mayor who isn't nearly as partial to their ideas as his predecessor, and challenged by a group of liberal start-ups.
The survey found that 48 percent of media citations of think tanks were from right-leaning groups, 36 percent from centrist groups, and 16 percent from groups that lean left.
www.gothamgazette.com /article/issueoftheweek/20030329/200/332   (2846 words)

  
 Tampa City Council - meeting transcription detail
The workshop, I think, is a wonderful idea, when you all discuss it and we have time to talk and people have their input.
I think that whoever -- if we structure it so we all choose one or two people, I'm not going to choose somebody who hasn't been involved in the city because they wouldn't be that interested.
Also, I think I agree with my colleagues that we did need to further look at this, because I think the abolishment of the 80% rule now would be a little presumptuous, especially in the east and west Tampa area.
www.tampagov.net /appl_Cable_Communications_closed_captioning/frmAgenda.asp?pkey=987&txtValidPage=1&txtPrevPage=index.asp&txtNextPage=frmAgenda.asp   (8998 words)

  
 City Comforts, the blog
Cities, architecture, the 'new urbanism,' real estate, historic preservation, urban design, land use law, landscape, transport etc etc from a mildly libertarian stance.
I think it will make it easier for many people to vote for the monorail if they know that a new Board will be in place to implement it.
City Comforts is essential reading if you want to understand your environment, and better yet, gives you the tools to change it.
citycomfortsblog.typepad.com   (2793 words)

  
 Sex and the Second City
I am not sure—but I think he is related to one of the many stories going on in my life.
Think about it—if you are having sex with a man, you obviously—at least at that moment—don’t want pussy, because otherwise you’d be with a girl.
I couldn’t stop thinking that this was some of the hottest sex I had experienced and we hadn’t even got to the fucking.
sexandthe2ndcity.blogspot.com   (12582 words)

  
 wnbc.com - News - Interview: New York City Comptroller William Thompson Discusses The Newly Formed Education ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
But the city at least for the first--what I can see for the first 10 years is going to have to carry the payments on that commercial payroll because there's no business there.
So I think that, you know, as people talk about that coalition hasn't existed for years, I think one only has to look back on the 2001 election and see that that coalition did exist in a number of ways.
I think that, in a lot of ways, the same thing will probably happen again in the next election; that--that--that slates, while a thing of the '60s and '50s and even before that--I don't think we've seen a slate in--in decades.
www.wnbc.com /news/3413116/detail.html   (3838 words)

  
 SkyscraperCity Forums - What you think Sim City 5 will be like   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
I think it would be nice to have fish farming as an option.
This is something a lot of people want to see in the game, EA should really take more of what the people say instead of of working allways on their fancy graphics.
But I think you should be able to connect you ground level rail to Elevated and subway.
www.skyscrapercity.com /showthread.php?t=122884   (1795 words)

  
 BBC - Norfolk Sport - Norwich City message board
Congratulations to everyone at norwich city you have put our great club back where we belong.I was given the dream job of driving the team's open top bus and to see the mass of yellow and green brought tears to my eyes you were fantastic..on the ball city.
I think the clips just show why the Canaries are where they are and the community and joy that makes our club unique.
Whoever was at city hall last night will never forget the moment we lifted the cup and were crowned the division one champs.
www.bbc.co.uk /norfolk/sport/norwich_city/message_board.shtml   (14315 words)

  
 wnbc.com - News - Interview: New York City Comptroller William Thompson Discusses Audits And Investigations, Such As ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
Then I think that you have a problem in standing before the public, before the people of the city and saying, `It was--it was a fair and open process,' because it doesn't appear that way.
I think that, you know, it clear--that his poll numbers are--you know, indicate that he is beatable, but I think that you can't make that determination.
I think the mayor's revenue assumptions and his budget on the whole, by and large, are good for the city of New York right now.
www.wnbc.com /news/2809365/detail.html   (3921 words)

  
 City High Music and Discussion
I like city high I think that girl claudette is very cute she dresses nice too I hope to hear some new joints from them pretty soon..........oh yeah "Caramel" was hot I liked that song!!!!
city high is the most talented singers i have seen in the world i love ur song.
I think city high is of the hook its the only singers out threr that realy make me think about life.
www.gnoosic.com /discussion/city+high.html   (663 words)

  
 Susan Leal: City's unfriendly face puts off business - 2003-10-06 - San Francisco Business Times
According to the city Controller's Office, San Francisco is expected to face a budget deficit next year.
I have a plan that calls for the city and the next mayor of the city taking charge of the issue bringing coordination and management of the estimated $200 million we spend (on homelessness).
I think we do need to move to a gross receipts tax because the payroll tax is a disincentive for hiring.
www.bizjournals.com /sanfrancisco/stories/2003/10/06/story7.html?t=printable   (954 words)

  
 City Pages - First Love
Kevin Cole: People think of the Entry as this punk rock breeding ground for local bands, but it was also this place where we experimented with new sounds that weren't ready for the Mainroom.
I think part of my overall goal as a DJ was, and still is, to get people to experience a type of music that they didn't think they liked.
No part of this service may be reproduced in any form without the express written permission of City Pages, Inc. except that an individual may download and/or forward articles via e-mail to a reasonable number of recipients for personal, non-commercial purposes.
www.citypages.com /databank/24/1187/article11480.asp   (9938 words)

  
 City Comforts, the blog: Hello Columbus to the I-670 Cap   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
City Comforts describes an innovative project in the US to turn an overpass into a normal street.
City Comforts Blog: Hello Columbus to the I-670 Cap Of course, those with a sense of history will know that this is far from a new concept.
Don't think "overpass" -- think "city street." That's the brilliance of it; one will not even be fully aware that one is crossing a freeway when on that overpass.
citycomfortsblog.typepad.com /cities/2003/08/i670_cap.html   (2220 words)

  
 SAN FRANCISCO / Residents think city's deteriorating, survey says / Infrastructure seen as worsening since Newsom took ...
Only 37 percent said the city was doing a good or very good job, according to the 10th annual survey by city Controller Ed Harrington's office.
Residents were surveyed at a time when news reports highlighted city gardeners goofing off on the job, and City Hall was moving to close recreation centers a day a week to save money, he said.
The results this year include findings that city's white families are least likely to put their children in public schools.
www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2005/04/22/BAG1NCD82O1.DTL   (958 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Ford's new, improved electric car hits town   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
The new Think City, which is expected to be on sale in the fall, goes about 50 miles on one battery charge and will cruise up to 62 miles per hour.
The hope is that it will lessen smog in big, car-dependent cities while attracting green consumers in smaller, less-polluted cities.
The sticker price of the Think City is just under $20,000, but with a complex and changing formula of federal, state and even some city tax credits, the actual price could drop to between $10,000 and $12,000, according to Ford.
www.usatoday.com /money/autos/2002/01/03/electric-ford.htm   (644 words)

  
 City Year Rhode Island   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
We are delighted to be the host community for City Year, an outstanding youth volunteer effort, and to be witness to the great energy and service they have to give.
I think it is amazing that they work with kids but I also think it is amazing to see college graduates work alongside those who are right out of high school to make a difference within the community.
I think City Year showed me that people are capable of doing much more than what they think they can.
www.cityyear.org /rhode_island   (741 words)

  
 Think Democracy!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
In celebration of the Berger Electoral Reform Commission, Think City is presenting a series of events to contribute to the growing democratic debate in Vancouver.
On April 7, mark the conclusion of the Think Democracy project.
Almost a year in the making, the People’s Report documents the deliberations of over 500 Think Democracy participants and offers consensus-based recommendations on strengthening local democracy in Vancouver.
www.thinkcity.ca /think_democracy_winter2004.html   (149 words)

  
 ThinkOneKC
The campaign reinforces KC's reputation as a world-class, top-tier city for investment.
OneKC, KCADC's regional unity campaign, symbolizes the cohesiveness of the entire KC metro area – the economic, social and cultural interdependence between our two states, 18 counties and 50 plus cities.
The OneKC mindset reminds us that we all benefit from each city's unique success, and provides KC residents with a unified sense of place and pride.
www.thinkonekc.com   (120 words)

  
 Bottom line: More executives think city is worth working in
But Blouse said he was impressed by Archer, the Midwestern honesty of the people, "some really neat neighborhoods" in Detroit, the city's cultural institutions and the town's excitement at the prospect of a revitalization.
A dozen years ago, it was almost impossible to recruit people from elsewhere for a job in Detroit, said Tom McNulty, chief financial officer of Henry Ford Health System.
He said Detroit still lacks the amenities and ambience of East Coast and West Coast cities but is coming back.
www.freep.com /news/image/qexec21.htm   (622 words)

  
 think city stars street distribution update: Web Search on The Skateboard Directory   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
Pages 1-1 from one page on sacskatepark.org about 'think city stars street distribution update'...
According to the Roy Tatman at city parks, this skate park should begin construction...
Search SkateboardDirectory for more about 'think city stars street distribution update'.
www.skateboarddirectory.com /srch/?qt=think%20city%20stars%20street%20distribution%20update&wo=1&woserver=b4b61db63d34   (145 words)

  
 What Do You Think AboutLogan City?   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
In order to measure the success of previous campaigns and their future direction, Council has commissioned research company Colmar Brunton to speak to residents about their perceptions of Logan.
City Governance and Finance Committee Chairperson, Councillor Cherie Dalley, said Colmar Brunton would randomly phone Logan residents to get opinions.
Their phone numbers will be randomly selected from the White Pages," she said.
www.logan.qld.gov.au /LCC/logan/news/Current/N050223WhatDoYouThink.htm   (167 words)

  
 Salt Lake City Weekly - Think Tank Attack
At a nationwide level, the National Education Association (NEA) has called local right-leaning think tanks such as Sutherland Institute “the biggest little movement in America.” Locally, UEA President Pat Rusk admitted that The Sutherland Institute watches the teachers’ union a lot more closely than the union watches The Sutherland Institute.
The folks at The Sutherland Institute, which also include an 11-member, all-male board of trustees, draw a variety of responses from local politicians and those in the public policy know.
“They don’t think government should be involved in anything that smacks of helping society,” Hatch said.
www.slweekly.com /editorial/2003/feat_2003-09-11.cfm   (3936 words)

  
 ThinkKC - Kansas City Area Development Council
When you think of the best place to live and to work...
Information about Greater Kansas City packaged for members of the media.
from the Kansas City Area Development Council is strictly prohibited.
www.smartkc.com   (113 words)

  
 Think   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
The Think City is a highway-capable electric car.
Unfortunately, Ford (its former owner) quit their involvement in practical zero-emission transportation in 2002, and production was stopped.
These pages contain some pictures of the Think City, including prototypes of the 2002 model.
www.a6r.com /tech/ev/think   (41 words)

  
 Liquid City (2003)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
You think theres only one XXX rated rapper.
Platinum selling rap artist Mystikal teams up with hustler take you to a whole new level of hip hop and hardcore.
This is the hottest hard core hip hop DVD around.
www.dvdgopher.co.uk /showprod.php?prodid=5060018487946   (62 words)

  
 City Public Service   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
Because your CPS bill includes a fee for solid waste removal or garbage pickup, it's very common to think City Public Service actually handles this service.
The fact is that the City of San Antonio actually provides this service and we work with them to include that fee on our bill.
Go to the City of San Antonio Web site to find out more about trash removal.
www.citypublicservice.com /content_list.asp?sect_id=1382&elmt_id=4   (140 words)

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