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From the archives of the Circus -

http://www.uww.edu/npa/cities/allrank.html

Happy that Seattle comes in #2. We beat Portland - hahahahaha.

Comparing San Fran to LA

#10 to #68 hmm....it's like the diff between NorCal and SoCal.

I'm at the Newport Beach, CA library (Very modern and nice I might add - lots of ocean views) in Orange County at the moment...OC's only city in here is Santa Ana coming in at #76! Not surprising...

I take it you're a Seattlite, Circus. I'm a former Portlander.

Do you think Seattle is starting to become a bit envious of it's little brother to the south? Portland's had a lot of great press the last several years and lacks the horrible traffic of Seattle. Just curious what you think.

p.s. Portland still has one of the country's best bookstores.

Trust me, all that gushy press will do you in Portlanders.....muhwhahahahahahaha.

I like Portland just the way it is! Hopefully it won't get supersized like Seattle anytime soon. (I'm in a very ostich- head-in-the-sand sort of mood today) Seattle should be envious and we know they've been scheming to steal Powell's for years

Until Powells moves to SEA, no contest. Hell, even the street people read in PDX!

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Originally posted by skobb:
I take it you're a Seattlite, Circus. I'm a former Portlander.

Do you think Seattle is starting to become a bit envious of it's little brother to the south? Portland's had a lot of great press the last several years and lacks the horrible traffic of Seattle. Just curious what you think.

p.s. Portland still has one of the country's best bookstores.

Actually...I'm not a Seattlite per se, but grew up on the Eastside. Which I detest now....except for where I now live. It's a walkable neighborhood with good transit access. Unique housing - fewer cookie cutter / more colorful designs. No gated neighborhoods. It's good...for America suburbia that is. I can see the Space Needle and tops of the high rises from where I live now.

I REALLY envy Portland's new streetcar! Too bad Seattle area is still dicking around with approving transit options. I think the bicycling spirit is stronger in Portland area for some reason...

Powells is cool. At least there is Elliot Bay bookstore in Seattle, but even better, the King County Library system. Bellevue Library is very nice architectually, I prefer it to the new Seattle lib. I've read good things about Multnomah library system ..found a library ranking on line too...will post that later. Let's see how Portland area and Seattle area compete on that.

Fortunately I don't drive much - being an author an all now...but Seattle traffic can be nasty. I like the positioning / geography of Seattle over Portland though.

Can't have it all (At the same time) I suppose. And if you think you ...somebody / something / someidea will come along and ruin it! WAHHHH!

Wow - NYC on #49. I'd have thought it'd rank in the top ten.

I guess one of the gossip newspapers in New York is more widely circulated than the Times (which is international). I think that explains the 49th rating...

Anyhow, w00t on that!

There was a story on the CBC website yesterday claiming that Toyota choose to build a plant in Ontario despite being offered large subsidies to build in certain parts of the southern US. They claimed that Nissan and Honda both had trouble finding workers with the education required for some of their southern plants. It was so bad, that Honda had to resort to using pictures in Alabama for employee training due to so many of the workforce being illiterate.

Can you believe that?

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Originally posted by salmo99:
Until Powells moves to SEA, no contest. Hell, even the street people read in PDX!

The street people actually have their own newspaper that they write, publish and sell to earn money. I buy it regularly!

You Seattlites are so defensive of your incresingly popular, hip younger sister to the south (no, not Oly!!).

Least literate city I've seen in the US? New Orleans. Even the library had hardly any books.

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CrackerHead said:
The street people actually have their own newspaper that they write, publish and sell to earn money. I buy it regularly!

You Seattlites are so defensive of your incresingly popular, hip younger sister to the south (no, not Oly!!).

Sweetie, the Seattle version of the newspaper to which you refer is called "Spare Change", I believe. I'm confident Portland borrowed the idea from it's larger, more cosmopolitan, more physically beautiful brother to the North. And no, I don't mean Kelso.

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They claimed that Nissan and Honda both had trouble finding workers with the education required for some of their southern plants. It was so bad, that Honda had to resort to using pictures in Alabama for employee training due to so many of the workforce being illiterate.

Love the fetus, hate the child. Vote Cheney/Halliburton in 2006

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Originally posted by Not the first Travis:

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CrackerHead said:
The street people actually have their own newspaper that they write, publish and sell to earn money. I buy it regularly!

You Seattlites are so defensive of your incresingly popular, hip younger sister to the south (no, not Oly!!).

Sweetie, the Seattle version of the newspaper to which you refer is called "Spare Change", I believe. I'm confident Portland borrowed the idea from it's larger, more cosmopolitan, more physically beautiful brother to the North. And no, I don't mean Kelso.

We have one of those papers in Nova Scotia too. Had them for years. Maybe you both stole the idea from the EAST coast

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Originally posted by Joe Ehrlich:

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They claimed that Nissan and Honda both had trouble finding workers with the education required for some of their southern plants. It was so bad, that Honda had to resort to using pictures in Alabama for employee training due to so many of the workforce being illiterate.

Love the fetus, hate the child. Vote Cheney/Halliburton in 2006

The sad thing is that they could take the money they were offering the company in subsidies and put it towards education and it would help this problem.

Hey Libby,

Do you know if that story is anywhere online? I'd love to see it. I'm from the south, and it just gives me another reason never to go back!

Wow, I knew it was bad, but, using pictures? That HAD to be a joke, please say it was a joke. Also, what are the edumacational requirements?

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There was a story on the CBC website yesterday

And my dumb ass ask if it was online. Now I see what the fine folks at Honda meant

http://www.cbc.ca/cp/business/050630/b0630102.html

There's the story. Guess there is a bit of a firestorm brewing with denials and the like. So, who knows!

why a firestorm....its the truth...the sad truth....can it be any surprise when the legacy of america someday may be fake wrestling, Las Vegas, and the creations of Walt Disney Co and friends. Men on the moon and such...too long for those with short attention spans.

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2002/11/1126_02...VGeoRoperSurvey.html

I dont put much credence in this poll, tho Honolulu did better than I'd of expected (woop woop)

HNL came in #34 -- above Chicago -- and we dont even have a decent book store; Chicago has a Powell's and several major Universities

Anyone know what this abbreviation means?? Honolulu CDP, HI

makes perfect sense....

1st 'warm' city is Atlanta, GA - at #14.

nicer weather - people go outside more...that is until it just gets too frigging hot...

plus heat makes you crazy...

or you go to the beach...assuming it hasn't closed due to pollution!!