To estimate impedance function‚ distance as a proxy of travel cost between pairs of origins and destinations is calculated by ARC GIS 10.2 which considers the length of the shortest available route. To calibrate the best impedance function‚ the frequency distribution of walking trips is plotted against distance. By fitting different types of functions (i.e.‚ exponential‚ multiplicative exponential‚ linear‚ logarithmic‚ polynomial‚ power) and comparing standard error of the estimates’ values‚ the
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QUESTION 1 WHY HAS WILSON LUMBER BORROWED INCREASING AMOUNTS DESPITE ITS CONSISTENT PROFITABILITY? Although the company seems to be profitable‚ it has faced shortage of cash. It happened due to increase in Accounts Receivable as well as Inventories. On the other hand‚ Accounts Payable does not increase that rapidly and difficulties regarding cash collection become evident. Furthermore‚ the cash collection cycle becomes larger (59 days in year 2003‚ while more than 70 in year 2006). QUESTION 2
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Lantana is a 2001 Australian film‚ directed by Ray Lawrence set in suburban Sydney. The film’s central event is the disappearance and death of a mystery woman whose identity isn’t revealed until the end‚ despite her body being shown in the opening segment. The motif of the lantana‚ a weed prevalent in suburban Sydney is used to represent key ideas central to the film. The lantana consists of dense interlaced branches that spread quickly‚ producing brightly coloured flowers. It chokes and engulfs
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The Australian identity has in fact a number of identities competing to be the true Australian national identity. The two main parts of this competition is the bush legend and the beach and suburbs. However it should not be thought that either of these parts is a completely set idea and image of Australia. This essay will argue that the Australian identity to a great extent is now based on ideas and images that relate to the beach and suburbs rather than the bush. Although it is important to know
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Interviews with 1‚005 adult Americans conducted by telephone by ORC International on August 31-September 3‚ 2012. The margin of sampling error for results based on the total sample is plus or minus 3 percentage points. The sample also includes 877 interviews among registered voters (plus or minus 3.5 percentage points) and 735 interviews among likely voters (plus or minus 3.5 percentage points). The sample includes 753 interviews among landline respondents and 252 interviews among cell phone respondents
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Urban Gentrification and Urban Morphology The term ‘gentrification’ has myriads of interpretations from different geographers‚ and sociologists. Ever since‚ there has been protracted debate on its methodology‚ consequences and whether it constitutes a dominant or residual urban form. The term ‘gentrification’ was first coined by the Marxist urban geographer Ruth Glass (Glass‚ 1964) to describe the influx of wealthier individuals into cities or neighbourhoods who replace working or lower-classes
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their current ratio will be back on the rise. (See Exhibit 1 and Exhibit 2). Based on this analysis‚ I believe the estimate for the loans requirements is light. I believe it would be in the best interest to pursue rolling the $247‚000 owed to Suburban National Bank onto this line of credit. With the increased projection in sales‚ you are also seeing an increase in cost of goods sold. However‚ that number could be dramatically reduced if Butler had the appropriate capital or credit line to take
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American Beauty is a complex film that relies so heavily on mis-en-scene and cinematography to portray its message that the story could have been told with no dialogue at all. The film focuses on Lester Burnhan. Lester appears to have the American dream‚ however he still feels empty. His marriage is falling apart‚ he has a poor relationship with his daughter‚ and he is on the verge of a major mid-life crisis. The film shows the many hidden problems in the white picket fence American dream. It also
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CASE STUDIES Ajanta Shoes Company Ltd In December 1997 the executives of Ajanta Shoes Company were to decide their pricing strategy for their products in the face of fierce competition in the market. The company has been in business for the past thirty years. Ti1l1991 the company did not have any problem of selling its shoes since the demand exceeded the supply situation. However‚ after opening up of the economy the company faced severe competition both from other leading shoe manufacturers
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Urban Sociology Towns and cities as we know them today‚ become what they are because of a serious of events that gradually changed and shaped them from what they were to what they are now known for. The earth is home to approximately some six billion people‚ living in the cities and rural areas of around about 200 nations as stated by Macionis & Plummer (2012). This was not so in the past‚ before all these cities and towns emerged people lived a nomadic life‚ moving from area to area in such of
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