Outline the characteristics that make Saltaire a typical model village.

Outline the characteristics that make Saltaire a typical model village. Model villages began to appear around Britain in the late 1700's as a way for employers to provide for their workforce. One of the first examples was Cromford in Derbyshire. They were "model" in the sense the houses were laid out in a plan rather than springing up in any available space, which was the norm in towns at the time. They also kept to a set standard of housing which was advanced when compared to the industrial cities counterpart where houses were often split into several small rooms which were rented out to individual families, or even groups of people. Model villages on the other hand worked to prevent overcrowding from happening. These villages were built by companies or single businessmen for the benefit of the workers, and therefore themselves. As most villages were connected to the industry that was owned by these men.. The houses in these villages had affordable rent and were often far more sanitary and a lot less over crowded than in the cities (though to today's standards they may seem cramped and compacted at the time they were revolutionary). Saltaire and Bourneville are examples of these villages. Saltaire was built by Titus Salt, owner of many wool mills to house his many workers. He built a new large mill just outside Bradford to begin his new business venture with Alpaca wool and

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The Raging Storm

The Raging Storm Strange, it is a huge nothing that we fear. The rage of the storm moves closer, destroying everything in its path like a savage beast, relentless it moves closer to its target. The skies empty, as flocks of birds swiftly take refuge from the incoming terror. The wildlife escapes from the forthcoming violence with lightening speed, the sense of danger burning in their minds. Humans still oblivious to the danger continue with their work without the knowledge it will all be taken away from them in a fit of rage. An eerie silence hangs over the town, the calm before the storm, conning the inhabitants of our planet with the deadliest of consequences. With a single flash of lightening the storm looms down on the small, unsuspecting town, like a general giving the signal for his troops to go into battle it marches past the weak defences of the Earth. With the force of ten thousand horses it rips its way through the countryside, cutting its way through power lines and trees like a knife through butter, effortlessly destroying the terrain. The rain begins to attack the ground as the storm descends. Within seconds, it engulfs the small community with devastating force. The torrential rain beats against the rickety window of a fragile house, trying to find a way into the fading security of a child's bedroom. Merciless the storm picks up, every minute its

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Real estate Market Analsis

Department of Real Estate RE 3801 - Real Estate Market Analysis SEMESTER 1, AY 2010/2011 Group Report Topic: Real Estate Market Analysis of the Condominium Market in Singapore For Assoc Professor Harold Tan Done By: Alvin Quek Tze Loon U086899A Koh Choon Tong, Donn U086930W Koh Ee Kheng U086940R Wang Khai Yau, Ryan U086928R Zhang Jiao U086929A Executive Summary Overview of Singapore Market Outlook and her Positioning The Singapore economy has bottomed up and gradually recover since 2Q 09. The low unemployment rate, GDP, attractiveness factors continue to be a magnet in attracting MNCs to set up their headquarters here. The expatriates and foreigners which follow will drive up both the rental and sales demand. Given the excellent investment climate in Singapore - strong financial fundamentals and political stability, this upward demand trend is likely to continue for at least the next 5 years. Above all, Singapore is top in corporate governance among all other Asian countries, displaying the determination of the government to do whatever it takes to make sure it remains competitive in the region. Government Regulations and our Views on the Recent Cooling Measures It is in our view that the recent rounds of cooling measures are targeted at speculators who are manipulating the economy recovery as an opportunity to flip properties, resulting in price

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When I had all my results recorded I had to design graphs to make my results easy to explain.

When I had all my results recorded I had to design graphs to make my results easy to explain. Graph 1- Population / Number of services Graph 1 is a scatter graph which shows the trend in population and the number of services. The graph told me that larger populations had a larger number of services in most cases. This is mainly due to my hypothesis, which states that larger populations have a greater number of services. But in a couple of case my results were different. When I noticed the discrepancies I decided to include an r2 value which told me that my hypothesis was 95.7% accurate. For instance there is a town with population 774 and it has 19 services and there is another town with 554 and it has 30 services. This is where we have to try and offer explanations for the differences in the trends. Some of the explanations I have been considering is cross border proximity and the how well the area is covered by public transport. If the town is going to be near the border then we have to take into account the amount of people coming across the border to avail of a greater service offered on the other side. For instance the main advantage I can think off for people coming from Southern Ireland into the North is the value of their currency. Even though euro is a very weak currency compared to the sterling

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It is the contention of Gabriel Garcia Marquez, author of the novel One Hundred Years of Solitude, that the aforementioned "progress" is merely an illusion. According to Garcia Marquez, a society that immerses itself in knowledge

Swirling in the realm of academia for several decades has been the controversial issue of the nature and impact of foreign contact on remote, traditional societies. While undeniably bringing industrialization, increasing economic output, and establishing the Western culture in "Third World" areas, the negative externalities of foreign contact must not be ignored. It is the contention of Gabriel Garcia Marquez, author of the novel One Hundred Years of Solitude, that the aforementioned "progress" is merely an illusion. According to Garcia Marquez, a society that immerses itself in knowledge and technology invokes its own ruin. By using biblical references, the author demonstrates how the Colombian town of Macondo embarks on this path of destruction. As Macondo gradually accepts and embraces the outside world, it moves out of an Eden-like state, becomes ever more "Westernized" (and therefore evil), and spirals towards a Sodom and Gomorrah-like end. Through trade with the gypsies, contact with neighboring towns, the impact of national politics, and the capitalist system brought by the train and banana company, Macondo tasted the bitter fruit of knowledge, lost its innocence, and was annihilated. Macondo's conception occurred at the beginning of time, when "the world was so recent that many things lacked names."1 The town had begun in a similar fashion to the book of

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Comparison of ‘a Terribily Strange Bed’ and ‘the Whole Town’s Sleeping’, Considering How the Authors Create Tension and Suspense

Comparison of 'A TERRIBILY STRANGE BED' and 'THE WHOLE TOWN'S SLEEPING', considering how the authors create tension and suspense In short stories, they often make you assume things that are going to happen, as the writer has a limited space to make it a short story. Short stories tend to have a very clear structure- beginning, middle and end. Children are keen on reading short stories, as they are not complex and small number of characters, which make it easier for them to read. Adults also like reading them because they are compact and engaging. 'A Terribly Strange Bed' and 'The Whole Town's Sleeping' are both classified as horror that the writers ensure the readers will have a horrific moment during the story. Both stories have a similar theme of expressing tension but are subtly different. 'A Terribly Strange Bed' is a pre- twentieth century short story, which was written by Wilkie Collins. It is about a young man who finished college in Paris and he likes taking new adventure. 'The Whole Town's Sleeping' by Ray Bradbury, is a more modern story. It is about a middle-age single woman who wants to take risks. The two stories have many similarities although they were written in completely different eras. The main characters in both of the stories have their similarities, they both have the confidence to take risks and are independent. Lavinia in 'The Whole Town's

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Discuss What Relationship Bret Harte Elaborates Between Frontier Experience and the Formation of Society.

Discuss What Relationship Bret Harte Elaborates Between Frontier Experience and the Formation of Society. Bret Harte rocketed into fame overnight after his release of The Luck of Roaring Camp and Other Short Stories. Before this Bret Harte was the editor of a well know newspaper, Overland Monthly, and before this he was appointed 'Secretary of the United States Branch Mint' at San Francisco and he also worked as a miner in his earlier years. Harte derived his method from the famous author Charles Dickens (as he from Smoulett) but Harte appeared to have a finer sense of form within his works. The short stories of The Luck of the Roaring Camp and Other Short Stories present not so much novel situation as eccentric character e.g. Melissa Smith in M'liss. Harte also captures the romance of those days, the glamour of the quest of gold (and the not so glamorous quest of it) and the atmosphere of the time and place. More than any other author, Bret Harte was responsible for the literary representation of the Gold Rush and placing California on the world's literary map. The challenge he faced was how to represent a lawless and uncivilised phase of American history that would not only capture the imagination of the middle-class but also to be socially acceptable. Harte decided that the best way to overcome this problem was to import romantic situations and plot structures in an

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Applying the Theory of Constraints to Management Problems

Assignment Two: Applying Theory of Constraints (TOC) and Critical Chain (CC) Tools to Management Problems MGMT206: Systems Thinking and Decision Making Victoria Management School Lecturers: Garoon Pongsart and Garry Tansley Submitted by: Benjamin Pringle Student ID: 301023129 Tutor: Hannah Tutorial: 2.30 Weds Date Submitted: Friday 29 May 2009, 2pm Part One: Introduction The theory of constraints (T.O.C) is a framework put forward by Eliyahu Goldratt in his book "The Goal", to describe the holistic approach to systems management The T.O.C. model provides managers with an approach to running a profitable and efficient organisation, which reflects the decisions and actions undertaken (i.e. cause and effect relationship). A common way of looking at an organisation under Goldratt's model is to envision a 'chain', in which each part of a production process is inter-linked with the tasks around it. The speed and efficiency of the entire process (throughput) can only be as fast as the slowest part (the bottleneck). Bottlenecks are an extremely common constraint that occur all around us; from waiting in traffic at peak-hour to buying groceries, bottlenecks limit the speed of the entire process. In an organisational context, bottlenecks could be out-of-date machinery, poorly trained staff, or myriad other problems. If the 'whole is greater than the parts', then the

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What were the principal features of Chinese cities?

Neil Morbey, PLYMOUTH, 11/08/82 What were the principal features of Chinese cities? Originally given as a presentation (so it is in a strange format.) Chinese cities grew from a very early age. Slightly later than some of the Sumerian civilizations but parallel to some middle east civilizations. The first evidence of urban city and civilization in China was in 2000bc. From the earliest cities they carried a continuity in there urban form. This was down to the Chinese importance of the plan and an early scripting of what a Chinese city should be made up of. Chinese attitudes towards tradition and continuity were strong. With each new dynasty creating a new capital, usually in new locations, but all returning to traditional planning. Chinese imperial cities all had a few key features that most stuck to. For a start Every city had walls. Initially the walls were for defence as china's vassals were fighting. So a wall and sometimes a moat were essential. This led to a lot of rectilinear walls being fundamental in Chinese planning, The 'walls within walls' theme is very popular. In Written Chinese the Word for a city is 'Cheng' Which also means city wall. A gate or several gates opened to each direction from the city, leading to the countryside and connecting thoroughfares. The layout of the streets was regular and in a grid pattern, with the palace office at the centre.

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Aspects of Social Exclusion and the Planning System.

Planning Theory and Practice 4PLN798 Module Paper 2 Stephenie Thourgood 01096471 Aspects of Social Exclusion and the Planning System The paper will discuss the various theories and approaches to planning with regard to social exclusion. Firstly 'Planning' is defined for the context of the paper. The readings reviewed approach and offer views on the changes in planning theory and practice that have taken place in an attempt to reduce social exclusion. Suggestions are made regarding the causes of social exclusion and the ways in which the planning system should change in the future to further reduce social exclusion. The readings can be applied all over the world to many locations and many planning systems, but the bulk of the paper will refer to British examples. Planning is the system in place for managing changes to our environment. Through planning we can identify what changes we need to make; new homes, places to work, transport and community facilities etc; and where these should be located. Planning seeks to ensure that we achieve a balance between our need for new development while conserving what we value about our environment. Planning aims to balance our current need for development against the needs of future generations. Planning is about forward thinking to solve the problems of today and apprehend the problems of the future. It is about reflecting and

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