Word: urbanity
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Part of China's ability to avoid attention comes from its success in smoothing over the sharp edges of its image. On the economic front, China has permitted capitalism to grow beyond long-standing black markets, though these changes have mostly in urban areas. Its "Iron Curtain" is punctured by a continuous if modest flow of emigrants to the United States and Canada. Students also leave China to study in the West; those that return often become important in modernization efforts...
What accounts for the western's resurgence? Industry watchers point to a general revival of interest in Western clothing and memorabilia, the boom in country music and the appeal of a rural life-style at a time when urban problems seem more oppressive than ever. The old-fashioned moral values of the frontier also seem especially inviting today. "In westerns," says CBS Entertainment chief Jeff Sagansky, "the bad guys are bad not because they were abused kids or temporarily insane. They are bad, and they meet their end. There's a catharsis the audience is allowed to feel that they...
...story of what happened that Wednesday night, as told by the woman who was with Gilland and corroborated by police reports, demonstrates just how graphically urban violence can sometimes invade Harvard's ivory tower...
Finally, the plan discusses three urban design goals which aim to create a more positive image for Alewife. Alewife should connect to Cambridge, have a more cohesive and livable environment and create a sense of place...
Zoning could also encourage a better mix of uses for areas by prohibiting undesirable uses and allowing desired uses. It could also improve the level of environmental quality by requiring conformity to a particular urban design scheme, setting controls on parking facilities and mandating greater public review of site development...