Two years later, Mr. Jacobs toured several U.S. cities performing Messiaen's complete organ works in a series of nine-hour recitals, some of which were broadcast live on public radio.
On the rupee's strengthening against the dollar, India's cities, Mumbai and New Delhi, shot up four places and 13 places respectively in world rankings, to take over the bottom two spots of Asia's 10 most expensive cities.
Scoutmob co-founder Michael Tavani said the Atlanta-based company has spent almost nothing on marketing, with word of mouth spreading the app's popularity in the 12 U.S. cities where it's available. ( Scoutmob's website shows a 13th that will be familiar to fans of "The Simpsons, " the fictional Springfield).
Mr. Hong: It's one of the most dynamic and convenient cities to work and live in because it's good for both family life and work life, and is in the middle of the Asia region, right next door to China and within a four-hour flight to most of the region's capital cities.
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But other city administrations, including some of France's biggest cities, ignored the ministry's directive, or re-arranged their car-free days for a Sunday.
Two-fifths of the world's cities of 1m-10m people, and 15 of the world's 20 megacities, lie on or near a coast, where many are at risk from flooding.
The takeover could have broad implications for the principle of local rule in troubled cities and widen racial tensions that have long been an undercurrent of relations between Michigan's cities and Lansing, the state capital.
In December, it ranked 15th in unemployment among U.S. cities, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Providence was one of 305 cities that pitched an idea to Bloomberg Philanthropies' Mayors Challenge, a contest designed to spur innovation in America's cities.
Not only is the pollen apocalypse on its way, three of the state's major cities made the Asthma and Allergy Foundation's annual list of the 10 worst places for spring allergy sufferers.
As the region's workers migrated to cities during the country's rapid industrialisation, they formed the backbone of South Korea's unions.
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In fact, economists say this region might experience a decline in home values akin to what's happening in many other cities across the U.S. But they expect any downturn in this area would be minimal and short-lived.
With so many deadly weapons on the streets of the UK's big cities, the next question seems to be whether Britain's famously unarmed police officers should carry guns as a matter of course.
Like California's hardest-hit cities, the foreclosure mecca's climate and geography serve as incubators for airborne toxins.
True, China's cities sprouted gleaming skyscrapers, foreign investment exploded and GDP continued to grow.
So it is by no means certain that Britain's cities will vote for mayors next year.
The dramatic growth of Texas's cities over the past decade, they add, has not exactly helped.
It is too early to hold a parade to celebrate the rebirth of America's cities.
Shailendra says it's hard for him to compare his life to those living in India's cities.
Neither in Italy nor elsewhere is there any ground for complacency about social peace in Europe's cities.
Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in early April, and a coast-to-coast rage set America's cities on fire.
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The Queen told MPs and peer the HS2 project would provide "further opportunities for economic growth in many of Britain's cities".
In the past eight years, 47% of public conveniences in Britain's cities have closed: that leaves one for every 20, 000 residents.
For the first time in years, Colombians can drive between most of the country's cities without risk of abduction or extortion.
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The bigger problem is that the success of central business districts has not spread to the poorer parts of America's cities.
The number of murders has fallen steadily, to two-thirds its level of 2003, but parts of Colombia's cities and countryside remain violent.
By August 10th, England's cities were quiet, and the worst seemed over.
The truth is, when most women report sexual harassment in India's cities, towns and villages, they are typically met with a shrug.
The massive demand for housing around India's cities and pervasive corruption often result in builders adding unauthorized floors or putting up illegal buildings.
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