The advantages of an autocratic government are that decisions can be made and implemented quickly. However, individual rights are usually ignored and power is often maintained by force. Some autocracies are theocratic governments, in which the ruler claims to have been put in power by a deity.
Posted: Thursday, September 11, 2003 12:00 am. Springfield Gardens Shelter Could Become Cityâs Largest | 0 comments. The Saratoga Inn, the cityâs second-largest shelter for homeless families, could soon displace the largest, according to planning documents obtained by the Queens Chronicle. Homes for the Homeless, the non-profit group that owns and operates the Springfield Gardens shelter, has applied for a zoning variance to construct a third building.
Chef/restaurateur Michael Schulson has secured a deal with the owners of One South Independence Mall West-the landmark Rohm & Haas building and now the home of Dow Chemical at Sixth and Market Streets-to create an outdoor beer garden across from the Liberty Bell.How revolutionary.chulson, who owns Sampan, The Saint James, and Atlantic City's Izakaya, will control a staggering 30,000 square feet around the building as Independence Beer Garden, which they hope to open July 4.