许多在两地呆过的人认为芝加哥的湖滨规划要好过多伦多。其中的一个原因可能是1871年的一场大火 (Great Chicago Fire)给芝加哥带来的改变,这场大火借着风势连烧了三天,烧毁了大概六公里长,一公里宽在内的17500栋建筑。现在的芝加哥湖滨一部分就是从那时重新规划建设起来的。
芝加哥有很多别名,其中最著名的是“风城-Windy City”,关于这个别名的来由很多人误解为是因为芝加哥风大,其实芝加哥的风并不比美国其它城市大多少。芝加哥的年平均风速为10.3MPH,波士顿为12.4MPH,纽约市为9.3MPH,洛杉矶为7.5MPH。关于风城真正的来历有很多说法。其中比较权威的解释是:当年媒体讽刺芝加哥政客们爱吹牛,满嘴跑火车(Full of hot air…politicians talking was like a big wind blowing through the cities)。。。更多精彩文章及讨论,请光临枫下论坛 rolia.net
只有喜咖狗大学算是在市内,西北大学是在喜咖狗北郊的Evanston。另外那个是伊利诺大学的恶扒拉-香槟分校(UIUC),不是伊利诺州立大学(IL State Univ),她在喜咖狗也有分校,水平就一般了。喜咖狗大学和西北大学是老牌子,水平确实高于或等于多伦多大学。然而UIUC却是个研究实力远远高于其本科教育水准的大学。。。。
I have no idea. But this is why the retail store credit card will hurt:
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本文发表在 rolia.net 枫下论坛"Retail stores commonly offer customers 10 or 20 percent off their purchases in exchange for applying for a line of store credit. But these accounts can lower your credit score by affecting your "card utilization" - the credit limit on a particular card versus how much is owed on that card. Store credit is usually extended in small amounts - say, $250 - so a purchase of $100 uses almost half of that card's limit, which can negatively affect your credit score.
"Credit bureaus used to look at overall debt utilization, but now they look at the individual cards," says Scott Kuhn, a mortgage banker in Philadelphia who works to improve credit scores for potential clients. "You can have 10 credit cards, nine with no balance, and one with a $100 limit and a $100 balance - just that one card can bring down your score."
To avoid this pitfall, resist the short-term temptation to save a little at the register with a store credit card. Pay cash or use one of your current credit cards. Your long-range strategy will prevail in the end."更多精彩文章及讨论,请光临枫下论坛 rolia.net