case of railway development in Indonesia Kartiko Putranto ∗‚ Don Stewart‚ Graham Moore International Technologies Centre (IDTC)‚ Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering‚ The University of Melbourne‚ Parkville‚ Victoria 3010‚ Australia Abstract Technology capabilities include various abilities from project planning to learning. In developing countries‚ technology transfer is often carried out in order to enhance the local technology capabilities. Through a case study of railway technology
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Ningbo Railway Station is located at the prime area in Haishu district ‚ its construction exerts fundamental influences on Ningbo city since it brings multitudes of positive changes to the city and the citizens‚ including improving the city’s image‚ boosting the city’s economy and offering the convenience for the passengers. The new Ningbo Station improves the city’s image which acts as the “name card" of this city‚ its magnificent appearance may become the “window” for nonlocal people to catch
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Introduction This assignment focuses on the cost functions of the Dutch Railways. In this tutorial will be an estimated cost function developed for the Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS). This cost function (expressed in Dutch Guilders) is based on the period of Year 1951 till Year 1993. This due to certain developments that made it more difficult to come to a good approach of a cost function. Based on the cost function‚ developed in this tutorial‚ there will be an answer provided on the question whether
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Becca Stone Research in Financial Reporting 10-22-12 Case 12-9: Rough Waters Ahead 1. How should Smooth Sailings’ management perform the recoverability test for the cruise ship as of December 31‚ 2010? a. What assets and liabilities should be included in the “asset group” as defined by ASC 360-10 for purpose of performing the recoverability test? i. FASB ASC paragraph 360-10-35-23 states that for measuring an impairment loss‚ long-lived assets should be group with other
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CASE 17 THE GRAND CANYON RAILWAY One interesting feature of the southwestern United States is the area known as the "Four Comers." the only place in the United States where four slates meet at one point. Within the 130‚000 square miles of the Colorado Plateau in this region lie many wonders of nature. The plateau contains eight national parks‚ twenty national monuments‚ as well as numerous other nationally designated areas and huge tracts of national forests. This wealth of natural features and
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Philippine National Railways Experience‚ The Perks of Riding the PNR the followings stories are based on my experience‚ there are criticism but all of this are only my opinons. Basically the types of passengers who tends to ride the PNR are as follows: security guards/body guards‚ senior citizens‚ just ordinary persons‚ workers and construction workers‚ pregnant women‚ vendors‚ even if it is a Sunday there are some students‚ the larger population of passengers are mostly males. There are some positive
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Freedom is Slavery. Ignorance is Strength” A Dark Future Ahead a Comparison and Contrast of 1984 and Fahrenheit 451 When discussing the topic of censorship by government in the future‚ one would most likely reference the two novels 1984 by George Orwell and Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury both portray a similar dystopian theme. Both of these novels center around the same idea of a grim future ahead of society and imply the same plot of the ability to control
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THE RAILWAY CHILDREN-CHARACTER ROBERTA (BOBBIE) Roberta is 12 years old. She has a brother named Peter and a younger sister named Phyllis.She is fondly known as Bobbie in this novel. She is the eldest of the three. One of her characters is‚ she is a very persistent person.She doesn’t easily throw in the towel when the odds seem to be against her. There are many incidences in the novel where we can see her persistence. For example‚in chapter 3 (page 17 - paragraph 5 - lines 1-3)‚we can see how
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The first poem by Rumi that I read was entitled "An Empty Garlic". The title threw me off at first‚ since it goes into this whole thing about an old woman‚ who the narrator is trying to discourage his friend from going after. "Tasteless fig‚ fold over fold‚ empty as dry-rotten garlic." This line finally made the title ring through the piece‚ which tied up a loose end for me. I kind of agree with Rumi‚ though how could a person desire a woman that is described by this quote? Think about how rancid
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Case Study #61 CBN Railway Co. Stephanie Murphy SCML 3101 1. What are potential advantages and disadvantages of entering into these “powerby themile” arrangements? There are several advantages and very few disadvantages to powerbythemile arrangements; the largest advantage being improved service to customers. The improved financial status of the railroad has allowed the rail industry to provide a more tailored service to its customers
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