BROOKINGS DOHA CENTER ANALYSIS PAPER Number 8‚ September 2013 KINGS FOR ALL SEASONS: HOW THE MIDDLE EAST’S MONARCHIES SURVIVED THE ARAB SPRING F. GREGORY GAUSE‚ III Brookings The Brookings Institution is a private non-profit organization. Its mission is to conduct high-quality‚ independent research and‚ based on that research‚ to provide innovative‚ practical recommendations for policymakers and the public. The conclusions and recommendations of any Brookings publication are solely
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good ten to fifteen minutes before the bartender even noticed the two Adonis’s had arrived. Upon finally being served‚ we sat and had an enjoyable talk about film as we looked around the interior space. Although the modernist structure that the restaurant is located in was built fairly recently and out of brick and concrete‚ the interior had an abundance of exposed stone wall next to the aforementioned patriotic murals. To quench our appetite‚ we ordered an appetizer of mozzarella sticks. They were
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Wonderland Confectionaries is a well – developed chain of restaurants that is willing to invest large sums of money into a theme park‚ based on the model of their competitor and surrogate company‚ Alice Limited. Given the facts‚ I will now try to establish whether the management’s decision to invest into this project is a well-documented and viable one. Further on‚ I will try to prepare a report analysing a few important aspects that managers should take into account when making such an investment
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of China Gourmet of China was one of the best Chinese food restaurants in Tucson‚ AZ. Many people were sad to see the restaurant close down after so many years of birthday parties‚ anniversaries‚ or just a meal with a friend. Many had grown to know the family that ran the restaurant‚ as well as watch their kids grow up into young adults. There are three main things that made Gourmet of China one of the best restaurants in town. Quality of the service and atmosphere‚ the food‚ and most
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Asia food at its finest I have been to Mexico many times‚ and eaten in many different places because the variety of food in Mexico was enormous. But this specific Chinese food buffet restaurant stood out to me the most. The place was called “Buffet of Asia” which I thought was a magnificent name for this place because of the different amount of food that was served . We had been recommended this buffet by my grandma that has lived in Mexico ever since she was little. She said that the before
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you’re family‚” by welcoming each guest and treating people with care. As I walk in to the Olive Garden Restaurant I look around notice the warm welcoming atmosphere that surrounds me‚ as the Hostess greets us with her gracious words‚ “Welcome to Olive Garden!” The Olive Garden restaurant is a well-known corporate chain of restaurants that offers a wide variety of Italian dishes. Throughout the restaurant I noticed the light brown stucco walls with fancy designs such as grape vines‚ low hanging lights
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the commencement of fall recess‚ but also the opportunity to reconcile with longtime high school companions. With last minute phone calls and text messages‚ I managed to arrange a group dinner with some of my closest friends at a local‚ well-known restaurant‚ California Pizza Kitchen. Here‚ we planned to exchange and share college life experiences and catch up on life. Within American culture‚ the dinner table renders a hotspot for conversation and rendezvous. From a couple sharing an appetizer of
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Restaurant in China Audience: people who are interested in eating but fail to distinguish different kinds of restaurants Purpose: To inform—the classification of restaurant Thesis: Chinese people classify restaurants into fast food restaurants‚ Chinese food restaurants‚ and restaurants with other countries’ styles‚ due to the tastes of foods‚ the function of restaurants and the cooking methods of foods. I. Introduction A. Get attention: In current society‚ diets have become increasingly important
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and how its application can lead to qualitatively different and better performing designs. We also discuss the broad considerations that apply to designing systems that use the Buffet principle. 1. INTRODUCTION Alice is hungry and walks into a restaurant that is serving an all-you-can-eat buffet. She wants to eat enough food so that she can avoid hunger until the next meal. Should she eat based on expected time until the next meal‚ or should she eat as much as she can? In this context‚ the second
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Restaurant Customer Satisfaction Surveys Can Keep Your Customers Coming Back Keep your customers coming back and recommending your restaurant to others with help from restaurant customer satisfaction surveys. Restaurant customer satisfaction surveys give you quantitative insight into the opinions and attitudes of your customers. You’ll obtain facts about what they want‚ what they expect‚ and if they plan to return to your restaurant again. If results show that your restaurant does not meet your
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