City

A city is a large and permanent human settlement. Although there is no agreement on how a city is distinguished from a town in general English language meanings, many cities have a particular administrative, legal, or historical status based on local law.

Cities generally have complex systems for sanitation, utilities, land usage, housing, and transportation. The concentration of development greatly facilitates interaction between people and businesses, benefiting both parties in the process, but it also presents challenges to managing urban growth.

A big city or metropolis usually has associated suburbs and exurbs. Such cities are usually associated with metropolitan areas and urban areas, creating numerous business commuters traveling to urban centers for employment. Once a city expands far enough to reach another city, this region can be deemed a conurbation or megalopolis. In terms of population, the largest city proper is Shanghai, while the fastest-growing is Dubai.

Origins

There is not enough evidence to assert what conditions gave rise to the first cities. Some theorists have speculated on what they consider suitable pre-conditions and basic mechanisms that might have been important driving forces.

City government in Washington (state)

There are 281 municipalities in the U.S. state of Washington. State law determines the various powers its municipalities have.

City classes

Legally, a city in Washington can be described primarily by its class. There are five classes of cities in Washington:

  • 10 first class cities
  • 9 second class cities
  • 69 towns
  • 1 unclassified city
  • 192 code cities
  • First class cities are cities with a population over 10,000 at the time of reorganization and operating under a home rule charter. They are permitted to perform any function specifically granted them by Title 35 RCW (Revised Code of Washington). Among them are Seattle, Tacoma, Spokane, Vancouver, and Yakima.

    Second class cities are cities with a population over 1,500 at the time of reorganization and operating without a home rule charter. Like first class cities, they are permitted to perform any function specifically granted them by Title 35 RCW. Among them are Port Orchard, Wapato, and Colville.

    Towns are municipalities with a population of under 1,500 at the time of reorganization. Towns are not authorized to operate under a charter. Like the previously listed cities, they are permitted to perform any function specifically granted them by Title 35 RCW. Among them are Steilacoom, Friday Harbor, Eatonville, and Waterville. In 1994, the legislature made 1,500 the minimum population required to incorporate.

    Administrative divisions of Texas

    Texas has a total of 254 counties, many cities, and numerous special districts, the most common of which is the independent school district.

    County

    Texas has a total of 254 counties, by far the largest number of counties of any state.

    Each county is run by a five-member Commissioners' Court consisting of four commissioners elected from single-member districts (called commissioner precincts) and a county judge elected at-large. The county judge does not have authority to veto a decision of the commissioners court; the judge votes along with the commissioners (being the tie-breaker in close calls). In smaller counties, the county judge actually does perform judicial duties, but in larger counties the judge's role is limited to serving on the commissioners court and certifying elections. Certain officials, such as the sheriff and tax collector, are elected separately by the voters, but the commissioners court determines their office budgets, and sets overall county policy. All county elections are partisan, and commissioner precincts are redistricted after each ten year Census both to equalize the voting power in each and in consideration of the political party preferences of the voters in each.

    Sunset (EP)

    Sunset is an EP which was released by American solo artist Pete Yorn in 2000.

    Track listing

  • "For Nancy"
  • "Sleep Better"
  • "Closet"
  • "Life on a Chain"
  • "Strange Condition"
  • Sunset (film)

    Sunset is a 1988 American action comedy film written and directed by Blake Edwards and starring Bruce Willis as legendary Western actor Tom Mix and James Garner as legendary lawman Wyatt Earp.

    Based on a story by Rod Amateau, the plot has Mix and Earp team up to solve a murder in Hollywood in 1929. Although largely fictitious, the story does contain elements of historical fact. Wyatt Earp did serve as an unpaid technical adviser on some early silent westerns and knew Tom Mix, who would serve as one of the pallbearers at the famed lawman's funeral.

    Although Willis received top billing in the film, Garner actually has much more screen time during the movie. This was the second film in which Garner played Wyatt Earp, the first being John Sturges' Hour of the Gun, released in 1967. This was director Edwards' second collaboration with Willis, whom he directed in Blind Date (1987).

    Plot

    Ogre (Dungeons & Dragons)

    In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, ogres are a lesser race of giants. An aquatic subrace of ogres is known as "merrow". D&D ogres are also closely related to the race of ogre magi, a more intelligent race with blue skin and great magical abilities. Typically Ogres stand between nine and ten feet tall and can weigh up to 650 lbs. Ogres are closely related to trolls, and are distantly related to the various races of giants.

    Publication history

    Ogres have a long history within the Dungeons & Dragons game.

    Dungeons & Dragons (1974–1976)

    The ogre was one of the first monsters introduced in the earliest edition of the game, in the Dungeons & Dragons "white box" set (1974). They are described simply as large and fearsome monsters.

    Ogre variants appeared in Supplement IV: Gods, Demi-Gods & Heroes (1976).

    Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 1st edition (1977–1988)

    The ogre appears in the first edition Monster Manual (1977), where they are described as ugly-tempered and voracious creatures sometimes found as mercenaries.

    Ogre (disambiguation)

    An ogre is a large, hideous monster of mythology, folklore and fiction.

    Ogre may also refer to:

    Comics and manga

  • Ogre (Marvel Comics), a Marvel Comics character, first appearing in X-Men in 1967
  • Ogre (DC Comics), a DC Comics genetically-engineered character, first appearing in Batman in 1996
  • O.G.R.E. (comics), acronym used by two fictional villain organizations in DC Comics' Aquaman
  • Ogre (Rave Master), an antagonist in the Japanese manga/anime series
  • Gaming

    Game titles

  • Ogre (game), a tabletop microgame of giant cybernetic tank combat authored by Steve Jackson in 1977
  • Ogre (video game), a computer game released by Origin Systems in 1986
  • The Ogre strategy role-playing video game series, the first game of the series being Ogre Battle: The March of the Black Queen in 1993
  • Game elements

  • Ogre (Dungeons & Dragons), a fictional monster found in the Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game
  • Ogre (Warhammer), a fictional race found in Warhammer Fantasy
  • Ogre, a fighter character from Tekken
  • Podcasts:

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    Sunset City

    by: Magnetic Fields

    Well, I don't care what people say
    Life is too short to hang around
    So I stay so long in a place
    And then move on to the next town
    Oh, Sunset City
    I've got to see the world
    Don't hold me too tightly
    Don't whisper my name
    Sad-eyed, baby
    I'm not that kind of girl
    When the dice stop rolling
    There's no more to the game
    When the time comes to say goodbye
    And in the morning I'll be gone
    For other towns and other lives
    I'll catch the first train, bag in hand
    And I won't miss you, and you won't cry
    Oh, Sunset City
    I've got to see the world
    Don't hold me too tightly
    Don't whisper my name
    Sad-eyed, baby
    I'm not that kind of girl
    When the dice stop rolling
    There's no more to the game
    When the time comes to say goodbye
    Oh, Sunset City
    I've got to see the world
    Don't hold me too tightly
    Don't whisper my name
    Sad-eyed, baby
    I'm not that kind of girl
    When the dice stop rolling




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