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HARDminute #8
Cities with
Most Expensive
Office Space
City / Country
London UK
Tokyo Japan
Paris France
Moscow Russia
New York USA
Hong Kong China
Frankfurt Germany
Geneva Switzerland
Bombay India
Milan Italy
Thursday, November 20, 2008
HARDminute #7 Dangerous Mountains
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HARDminute #7
Most Dangerous Mountains
To Climb
Mountain Country Height in feet
Annapura Nepal 26545
Nanga Parbat Kashmir, India 26657
Siula Grande Peru 20814
K2 Pakistan/China 28251
Kangchenjunga India/Nepal 28169
The Matterhorn Switzerland/Italy 14691
Everest Nepal/China 29029
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HARDminute #7
Most Dangerous Mountains
To Climb
Mountain Country Height in feet
Annapura Nepal 26545
Nanga Parbat Kashmir, India 26657
Siula Grande Peru 20814
K2 Pakistan/China 28251
Kangchenjunga India/Nepal 28169
The Matterhorn Switzerland/Italy 14691
Everest Nepal/China 29029
Washington New Hampshire, USA 6288
Denali Alaska, USA 20320
Fuji Japan 12388
(Source www.mensvogue.com)
Denali Alaska, USA 20320
Fuji Japan 12388
(Source www.mensvogue.com)
HARDminute factoid #6 Universities
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HARDminute #6
Top Ten Countries
with most universities
Country Number of Universities
1.India 8407
2. USA 5758
3. Argentina 1705
4. Spain 1415
5. Mexico 1341
6.Bangladesh 1268
7. Indonesia 1236
8. Japan 1223
9. France 1062
10.China 1054
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HARDminute #6
Top Ten Countries
with most universities
Country Number of Universities
1.India 8407
2. USA 5758
3. Argentina 1705
4. Spain 1415
5. Mexico 1341
6.Bangladesh 1268
7. Indonesia 1236
8. Japan 1223
9. France 1062
10.China 1054
Cinema Screens...now we know!
In HARDminute #4 & #5 I wondered why India had so many cinemas but so few TV stations. It caused a response from my youngest brother in Canada. As he says, “pretty cool.”
"One reason for the large number of movie screens in India is that, following independence, the central government saw movies (and news reels) as an indispensable part of state control. India has some hundreds of ethnics groups, religions, languages. All controlled by the Hindu, Urdu and English speaking, British trained central authority. India embarked on a massive campaign to build movie theatres in every village in India. Movies showing friendly relations between ethnic groups and across religion were encouraged by the state.
Pakistan did the same thing.
My father-in-law Les Russell had a large hand in India and later Pakistan (originally through RCA Victor) in building village theatres. Quite an undertaking, really. Most of these villages had no electricity. So a building had to be erected, a generator installed, projectionist trained, delivery of movies set up, etc. Some movies would be screened with a hand (or bicycle) crank and an acetylene lamp for light. All to bring the messages of “One India” to every little hamlet. And don’t forget, the movie reel news would have to come from Delhi – traveling thousands of miles by train and bicycle – reaching each tiny village to spread the message. But, there’d only be ONE theatre per village. Propaganda does not need competition.
It may have worked. For all its problems, India has never had a military coup. It has managed to make progress as the largest democracy on earth. No significant ethnic violence (when compared even to the US and the black-white lynchings and burnings – forget about most African nations, Germany, Serbia, etc.). More religions than France has cheeses. More races than Asia. More languages than the whole New World. Stitched together with cellulose film. Pretty cool."
Thomas Harding
"One reason for the large number of movie screens in India is that, following independence, the central government saw movies (and news reels) as an indispensable part of state control. India has some hundreds of ethnics groups, religions, languages. All controlled by the Hindu, Urdu and English speaking, British trained central authority. India embarked on a massive campaign to build movie theatres in every village in India. Movies showing friendly relations between ethnic groups and across religion were encouraged by the state.
Pakistan did the same thing.
My father-in-law Les Russell had a large hand in India and later Pakistan (originally through RCA Victor) in building village theatres. Quite an undertaking, really. Most of these villages had no electricity. So a building had to be erected, a generator installed, projectionist trained, delivery of movies set up, etc. Some movies would be screened with a hand (or bicycle) crank and an acetylene lamp for light. All to bring the messages of “One India” to every little hamlet. And don’t forget, the movie reel news would have to come from Delhi – traveling thousands of miles by train and bicycle – reaching each tiny village to spread the message. But, there’d only be ONE theatre per village. Propaganda does not need competition.
It may have worked. For all its problems, India has never had a military coup. It has managed to make progress as the largest democracy on earth. No significant ethnic violence (when compared even to the US and the black-white lynchings and burnings – forget about most African nations, Germany, Serbia, etc.). More religions than France has cheeses. More races than Asia. More languages than the whole New World. Stitched together with cellulose film. Pretty cool."
Thomas Harding
Trial Lawyers Advocacy Group
#200 - 8459 - 160th Street
Surrey, B.C. V4N 0V6
ph.(604) 635-1330 fax (604) 635-1340
tharding@stargate.ca
#200 - 8459 - 160th Street
Surrey, B.C. V4N 0V6
ph.(604) 635-1330 fax (604) 635-1340
tharding@stargate.ca
HARDminute factoid #5 TV Channels
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HARDminute #5
Top Ten Countries
With most TV channels
Last factoid was the top-ten of movie screens, by country. I’ll re-run (great play on words!!) below. I suppose there is a relationship with, and explanation for, THIS factoid.
COUNTRY No. of Channels
1. Russia 7306
2. China 3240
3. USA 2218
4. Serbia & Montenegro 771
5. Turkey 635
6. France 584
7. India 562
8. South Africa 556
9. Germany 373
10.Norway 360
HARDminute #4
Top Ten Countries
with most cinema screens
Country Screens
1. China 42,400
2. USA 36,594
3. India 11,000
4. France 5,294
5. Germany 4,870
6. Spain 4,388
7. Italy 3,566
8. Great Britain 3,474
9. Mexico 3,197
10. Canada 2,974
A Series of “Top Tens”
That Took Forever to Compile
But Requires Only Sixty Seconds
From You to Read
HARDminute #5
Top Ten Countries
With most TV channels
Last factoid was the top-ten of movie screens, by country. I’ll re-run (great play on words!!) below. I suppose there is a relationship with, and explanation for, THIS factoid.
COUNTRY No. of Channels
1. Russia 7306
2. China 3240
3. USA 2218
4. Serbia & Montenegro 771
5. Turkey 635
6. France 584
7. India 562
8. South Africa 556
9. Germany 373
10.Norway 360
HARDminute #4
Top Ten Countries
with most cinema screens
Country Screens
1. China 42,400
2. USA 36,594
3. India 11,000
4. France 5,294
5. Germany 4,870
6. Spain 4,388
7. Italy 3,566
8. Great Britain 3,474
9. Mexico 3,197
10. Canada 2,974
HARDminute factoid #4, Cinemas
HARDminute Factoids
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HARDminute #4
Top Ten Countries
with most cinema screens
Country Screens
1. China 42,400
2. USA 36,594
3. India 11,000
4. France 5,294
5. Germany 4,870
6. Spain 4,388
7. Italy 3,566
8. Great Britain 3,474
9. Mexico 3,197
10. Canada 2,974
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