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    [Accessed 2 Dec 2012] Economywatch.‚ 2010 Ferrari-Filho.‚ 2001. The Legacy Of The Real Plan: A Stabilization Without Economic Growth? [pdf] available at: < http://www.ufrgs.br/ppge/pcientifica/2001_06.pdf > [Accessed 11 Nov 2012] Ferrari-Filho.‚ F and Fernando de Paula.‚ F Griffiths.‚ A and Wall.‚ S. 12th ed. 2012. Applied Economics. Harlow: Pearson. Hamaguchi.‚ N. 2003. High-tech Brazil: Challenge of Local Innovation Systems [pdf] available at: < http://d-arch.ide.go.jp/idedp/LAS/LAS000400_008.pdf > [Accessed

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    Valley” discusses the creation of an alternate urbanism with medium density groups of bungalows and garden apartments. The Channel Heights Project was seen as the model democratic community that could be the answer to post war housing needs. San Fernando Valley was to be the first battlefield for old landscape versus new development. Government housing eventually destroyed the agricultural periphery. “Greening the Urban Desert” starts by discussing how citrus orchards were being bulldozed and

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    If you were to take a random inhabitant of Los Angeles and ask them about the Los Angeles River‚ they would give you a confused look saying “what river?” Meanwhile‚ others will say “Oh‚ you mean the place with the shopping carts.” This is because most of the river has been blocked off over the centuries as more projects cover the river and more recently has become a haven for the homeless. The river has played a large role in the shaping and the history of Los Angeles‚ as the water that flowed from

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    to go in to a job that uses physics. It was not my teacher’s fault that I did not understand the subject‚ I just did not comprehend it at all. When I was a kid my school went to go visit the California Science Center‚ at the time I lived in San Fernando Valley. I went to a magnet school with peers that were under privileged‚ including me as well. None of us have gone to places like the Science Center‚ and when we saw it we all thought it was the most magical place ever. The most memorable exhibit

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    course‚ the all around "I need to get out of here fast" mode. We both have found that coffee can counteract some of these symptoms as it can act as a natural antihistamine. Case in point‚ we went to Food for Life‚ health food store‚ in the San Fernando Valley area near Los Angeles. At the entrance of the store were candles by the register. Upon entering‚ we were both "hit" by the odors. Why "health food" stores display odor offgassing merchandise at the entrance is a wonder to me‚ but that is

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    Colgate Palmolive Case Study: Segmentation Strategy March 21‚ 2011 Segmentation Variables Geographically‚ Brazil is the largest country in South America and is the world’s fifth largest country in size and population. It is bound by the Atlantic Ocean and bordered by Venezuela‚ Guyana‚ Suriname‚ French Guiana‚ Columbia‚ Bolivia‚ Peru‚ Argentina‚ Paraguay‚ and Uruguay. There is a wide range of weather across the area but it is mostly tropical. There are five major climate subtypes including

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    Chinatown Introduction Chinatown is a 1974 American neo-noir film‚ directed by Roman Polanski. The film features many elements of the film noir genre‚ particularly a multi-layered story that is part mystery and part psychological drama. The story‚ set in Los Angeles in 1937‚ was inspired by the California Water Wars‚ the historical disputes over land and water rights that had raged in southern California during the 1910s and 1920s‚ in which William Mulholland acted on behalf of Los Angeles interests

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    GLOBALIZATION IN BRAZIL Geographies of Globalization – GEO1-3802 30th June 2011 Introduction Brazil is the fifth largest country in the world‚ population and geographical wise. The country‚ however‚ is still a developing country. Being plagued with several economic crises‚ and astronomically high inflation rates the economic situation of Brazil over the years has been far from good. As economic globalization is becoming a more and more important phenomenon in the economic world‚ we are going

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    the 5 freeway called the Upper Van Norman Lake‚ which takes up a large area on a hill. This area looks attractive‚ but not used by the public. Commons: O’Melveny Park seemed to be a great park for hiking and has incredible views of the San Fernando Valley. With great weather on Saturday and Sunday‚ adults and children of all ages were observed using the grounds. Another hiking trail was observed called Mission point. On weekends you will mainly see adults of all ages‚ mostly fit and athletic

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    regenerationism and socialism‚ even though later he would support Franco’s regime believing it to be some sort of authoritarian regenerationist. The views Unamuno had of Japan have been briefly studied in a conference paper titled Japón visto por Unamuno by Fernando Blanco Cendón. Acording to Blanco Cendón‚ Unamuno saw Japan as a counterexample of his own individualistic and subjective philosophy. His reasons for disliking the Japanese were the idea of Japan collectivist and

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