Progress in Planning 64 (2005) 69–175 www.elsevier.com/locate/pplann Global city making in Singapore: a real estate perspective Sun Sheng Han Department of Real Estate, School of Design and Environment, National University of Singapore, 4 Architecture Drive, Singapore, Singapore 117566 CHAPTER 1 Introduction ‘Global city’ is a notion popularly cited among planning academics and practitioners in describing some strategic places in the world economy. Pioneer researchers in this area define
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educational leave possible and for the financial assistance provided. My acknowledgement also goes to Thomas Bollinger, for his helpful advice on statistical aspects and his “out-of-the-box ideas”. The criticism and input from Jürg Schiltknecht regarding legal and tax matters were important as well. I wish to express my thanks also to Peter Staub for his valuable advice on structuring the dissertation and on accounting and governance issues. Finally, I would like to thank Nadine for her love and
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NIKE, INC. ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K Table of Contents Page PART I ITEM 1. Business . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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understand cyclical luctuations but also revived the credit-cycle or asset-bubble explanations of recession that dominated thinking in the nineteenth century and irst half of the twentieth century. hese “market-disorder” views emphasize excessive risk taking in inancial markets and the need for government regulation. he present book argues for the alternative “monetary-disorder” view of recessions. A review of cyclical instability over the last two centuries places the 2008–2009 recession in
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Handbook of Management Accounting Research Volume 3 Edited by CHRISTOPHER S. CHAPMAN Imperial College London, UK ANTHONY G. HOPWOOD University of Oxford, UK MICHAEL D. SHIELDS Michigan State University, USA AMSTERDAM – BOSTON – HEIDELBERG – LONDON – NEW YORK – OXFORD PARIS – SAN DIEGO – SAN FRANCISCO – SINGAPORE – SYDNEY – TOKYO Elsevier The Boulevard, Langford Lane, Kidlington, Oxford OX5 1GB, UK First edition 2009 Copyright © 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved No part of
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realizing our vision of being the best lodging company in the world. In 2013, our strategy delivered great results. We grew our portfolio, and had more hotels in the pipeline than any time in Marriott’s history. Our leadership teams created new opportunities for growth across the globe, from opening one of every five new rooms in the u.S. and setting us up for growth in Africa, to accelerating our growth in Asia and creating and launching new brands in Europe. We’ve also designed new hotels for our
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Contents Letter from the Chairman Operating Highlights Financial Highlights Corporate Information Notice of the 22nd Annual General Meeting Directors’ Report Management Discussion and Analysis Corporate Governance Report Auditors’ Report Balance Sheet Statement of Profit and Loss Cash Flow Statement Notes to the Balance Sheet and Statement of Profit and Loss Statement relating to Subsidiary Company Consolidtated Statement of Accounts Attendance Slip and Proxy 02 04 05 06 07 16 24 29 47 52 53 54 56
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Contents Letter from the Chairman 02 Operating Highlights 04 Financial Highlights 05 Corporate Information 06 Notice of the 22nd Annual General Meeting 07 Directors’ Report 16 Management Discussion and Analysis 24 Corporate Governance Report 29 Auditors’ Report 47 Balance Sheet 52 Statement of Profit and Loss 53 Cash Flow Statement 54 Notes to the Balance Sheet and Statement of Profit and Loss 56 Statement relating to
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Traffic Engineering Design This page intentionally left blank Traffic Engineering Design Principles and Practice Second edition Mike Slinn MVA Limited, MVA House, Victoria Way, Woking GU21 1DD, UK Paul Matthews MVA Limited, Third Floor, One Berners Street, London W1T 3LA, UK Peter Guest 8 The Grove, Farnborough, Hampshire GU14 6QR, UK AMSTERDAM • BOSTON • HEIDELBERG • LONDON • NEW YORK • OXFORD PARIS • SAN DIEGO • SAN FRANCISCO • SINGAPORE • SYDNEY • TOKYO Elsevier Butterworth-Heinemann Linacre
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