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  • The Year of the Snake is forecast to be challenging for Hong Kong after the city drew number 95, one of the most inauspicious fortune-telling sticks, at a temple ceremony on Monday.

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  • Throughout 2011, the city maintained its position as the number one city destination and overseas destination in the United States.

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  • When he moved up here from the city a certain number of stories trailed after him.

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  • Around the city, a number of signs detailing long-forgotten street names have been erected.

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  • Dr Fortia confirmed two stories I had heard elsewhere in the city from a number of sources.

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  • After lifting the cap in 2001, the city saw the number of requested hearings skyrocket by 20% in one year.

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  • "One of the stand-out elements of Park City is the number of terrific comedies at the festival, " Groth told the BBC News website.

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  • Mr. Siedle started the Nashville probe after a KPMG LLP report to the city raised a number of concerns about possible conflicts of interest.

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  • No surprise, then, that the Oklahoma City Thunder rank number one on our annual list of the best NBA teams for the buck.

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  • Mr. LaVorgna said the city reduced the number of teachers receiving tenure on their first try to 55% in 2012, down from 97% in 2007.

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  • Across New York City, the number of spots for children under 2 at all child-care centers grew by about 3% last year, said the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.

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  • Music will play across the city in a number of different locations, playing jazz, motown, soul and some of Norfolk's freshest young talent as BBC Norfolk Introducing hosts an afternoon of music from local bands at Chapelfield Gardens.

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  • Those with an eye for culture are spoilt for choice as the city boasts a number of excellent museums - Macronie House Museum, Voortrekker Museum and the Natal Museum are particularly recommended- as well as the ornate railway station.

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  • For the third year in a row Albuquerque, with an unemployment rate of just 4.9%, claims the lowest business costs in the U.S., propelling the city to the number one spot on our list of the Best Places for Business and Careers.

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  • Peddling is allowed on sidewalks and other public places with a general vendor license, though the city limits the number available to 853 at a time, and the waiting list for new ones is closed. (An exception is made for veterans.) But selling goods from a parked vehicle is prohibited, according to the Department of Consumer Affairs.

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  • Marty Bentrott, vice president of sales, marketing and in-service support for the 787, says that since 1990, the number of city pairs more than 3, 000 nautical miles apart served by the world's airlines have doubled, the number of frequencies offered by the airlines have doubled, and the number of available seat-kilometers (seating capacity times miles flown) have doubled.

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  • Less than a decade ago, violent criminal activity was at an all-time high for the city. 1991 saw the highest number of homicides in New York City history at 2, 154, according to the New York Police Department.

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  • It follows a decision by Belfast City Council to limit the number of days the flag is flown at the City Hall.

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  • Many people within loyalist communities were angered by the decision of Belfast City Council to restrict the number of days the flag is flown at the city hall and took to the streets to protest.

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  • The dates coincided with a controversial vote by Belfast City Council to limit the number of days the union flag is flown from the city hall.

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  • Edinburgh City had the highest number, both male and female, with 59 and 48 respectively.

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  • The overall number of city workers went down 3% during his time in office.

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  • London does rank as Europe's fourth-rainiest city as measured by number of days of rain, with 226.

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  • Last year, the city saw the fewest number of murders since comparable record-keeping began in the 1960s.

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  • Even more meaningful, outside of the police and teachers, the number of city employees went from 117, 000 to 97, 000.

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  • The poor who clean windscreens and sell pirate CDs in Mexico City include a growing number of elderly people.

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  • Mexico City ranks second after Paris as the city with the greatest number of museums, with more than 150 at last count.

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