Christaller’s Central Place Theory Introduction Central Place Theory (CPT) is an attempt to explain the spatial arrangement‚ size‚ and number of settlements. The theory was originally published in 1933 by a German geographer Walter Christaller who studied the settlement patterns in southern Germany. In the flat landscape of southern Germany Christaller noticed that towns of a certain size were roughly equidistant. By examining and defining the functions of the settlement structure and the size of
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MSA 603 Week 2 Assignment Panera Bread 1. SWOT Analysis Strengths a. Minimal Long-Term Debt. Most expansion is financed by cash flow from operations. b. Quality control is maintained by making fresh dough daily at one of several fresh dough facilities. The dough is then transported daily from the facility to stores and baked fresh in the store. The average length of each trip is 300 miles. c. Strong brand recognition. d. Free Wi-Fi at most locations. However‚
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Romulus‚ My Father Notes * Tone of book: Honest‚ blatant * Forged sense of identity; violence‚ work‚ independence‚ sacrifices everything for Raimond‚ religion‚ no geographical belonging. * Evocative – unsentimental. * Written in hindsight. Chronological. Quotes * “My father‚ Romulus Gaita‚ always considered himself a Romanian” p.2. * “His face was as open as his character” p.6. Repeated throughout the novel. Very important. Morality‚ values‚ core. * “He felt strongly
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Assignment 4: Tourism and the Environment Analysis of Ecotourism in Rathdowney‚ Queensland‚ Australia By: Angie Haves December 14‚ 2009 Introduction The effect of global warming is becoming ever more evident‚ well-known and of increasing concern as research is conducted on an ongoing basis and the results of this research are communicated widely through the media and print publications. Scientists believe that climate change is largely caused by humans producing
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Me Against the Media: Tales From the Trenches of a Media Lit Class by Naomi Rockler-Gladen I stroll into my Critical Media Studies classroom‚ drinking an icy bottle of Pepsi and wearing a Nike baseball cap. A few of my students glance up from their cell phones and iPods long enough to notice me. “Um‚ nice hat‚” someone comments. “Thank you‚” I say. “Today’s class is proudly sponsored by Nike‚ a strong advocate of education. When it comes to education‚ Nike says‚ ‘Just do it!’.” I take
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We’ve Got Mail--Always Is e-mail a blessing or a curse? Last month‚ after a week’s vacation‚ I discovered 1‚218 unread e-mail messages waiting in my in box. I pretended to be dismayed‚ but secretly I was pleased. This is how we measure our wired worth in the late 1990s--if you aren’t overwhelmed by e-mail‚ you must be doing something wrong. Never mind that after subtracting the stale office chitchat‚ spam‚ flame wars‚ dumb jokes forwarded by friends who should have known better and other
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PURPOSE Circular is intended to implement the Public Service New Remuneration (SBPA) for all regular officers appointed Federal Public Service involving the structure of services that include schemes of service‚ conditions of service‚ salaries‚ allowances‚ facilities‚ and retirement and pension benefits. BACKGROUND Built on service delivery‚ where people first and performance now‚ the Public Service transformation initiatives will be implemented through the SBPA which hinges on the dynamic leadership
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As I sit at home‚ at my desk eating On the Border supreme nachos‚ I realized that I have chosen a topic on "junk food" as my project research paper. Irony huh? We all love junk food‚ the way it tastes‚ smells and even how it makes us feel. We often think to ourselves‚ do I like the results of junk food? Some individuals might say that they don’t care about the results‚ while many of us would say ’no". Junk food‚ as I say is easy food‚ because it does not necessarily take a lot of effort to prepare
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A STRATEGIC ANALYSIS REPORT [pic] Content 1. Executive Summary 3 2. PESTEL Analysis 4 Political 4 Economic 4 Social 4 Technology 4 Legal 4 Environmental 5 3. SWOT Analysis 6 Strengths 6 Weaknesses 6 Opportunities 6 Threats 6 4. Competitive Analysis 7 a. History and competition/joint ventures 7 b. Industry size‚ routes‚ hubs and passenger numbers 9 5. Financial data 2008 14 6. Jetstar 15 New Mission Statement 15 New Value Statement
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The Life and Times of Harry Lavender – Related Text Bill Simon – Subverting the Popular Culture Genre • Marele Day: “it allowed a greater questioning of traditional roles” – On Writing a Feminist Detective Novel • Representation of female roles in our society is an important issue in this text • Use of this genre accommodates the visualisation of the city of Sydney • Day’s feminist concerns are expressed through her subversion of the male dominated hard boiled detective genre • Popular culture
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