An Annual Report of the Construction Industry of China Hong Kong 2007-2008 prepared by AsiaConstruct Team Research Centre for Construction and Real Estate Economics Hong Kong Polytechnic University (www.bre.polyu.edu.hk) for The 14th AsiaConstruct Conference 23rd – 24th October 2008 Tokyo‚ Japan. AsiaConstruct14 Team: Michael Anson1‚ YH Chiang2‚ Eddie CM Hui2‚ Patrick TI Lam 2‚ Stephen WK Mak2‚ HY Ng2 and Eva XT Yin2‚ 1 Professor Emeritus‚ Faculty of Construction and Land Use‚ The Hong
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To Infinity and Beyond? The Future of U.S.-Russia Cooperation in Space Arman Arkelyan‚ John McClure‚ Robert Schur‚ Elena Sidorova “More than by any other imaginative concept‚ the mind of man is aroused by the thought of exploring the mysteries of outer space. Through such exploration‚ man hopes to broaden his horizons‚ add to his knowledge‚ improve his way of living on earth.[1]” President Dwight Eisenhower‚ 20 June 1958
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19th July 2010 Summary and analysis of Traditional Health Practitioners Act (Act No. 22 of 2007) It has been estimated that more than 80% of people in African use traditional medicine1. Whilst population-based studies in South Africa indicate a decline in the use of traditional healing2‚ the number of traditional health practitioners is quite substantial‚ totalling approximately 190‚0003. Traditional health practitioners play an important part in the lives of a large part of the South African
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In the speech “Beyond Vietnam- A Time to Break Silence‚” by Martin Luther King Jr. he expresses his opinion on how the Vietnam war is unjust. King was really able to speak to his audience by using evidence‚ reasoning‚ and a persuasive writing style throughout his speech. In his speech‚ King was not only able to express his opinion‚ but was also able to back it up with intellectual evidence. He uses a range of evidence from real life happenings to ideas from established groups. All this evidence
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1. Explain why ethics is important in the business environment. Ethics is important not only in business but in all aspects of life because it is the vital part and the foundation on which the society is build. A business/society that lacks ethical principles is bound to fail sooner or later. While many businesses have codes of ethics‚ the words written in a formal code are valuable only if their intent is reflected in the actions of the people who represent the organization. A business cannot be
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THE 2007-2008 FINANCIAL CRISIS: CAUSES‚ IMPACTS AND THE NEED FOR NEW REGULATIONS The initial cause of the financial turbulence is attributed to the U.S. sub-prime residential mortgage market. The sustained rise in asset prices‚ particularly house prices‚ on the back of excessively accommodative monetary policy and lax lending standards during 2002-2006‚ increased innovation in the new financial instruments‚ unusual low interest rates resulted in a large rise in mortgage credit to households; particularly
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After reading “A Day In The Life…Looking Beyond Test Scores” I can see Pat’s frustration in the situation with her student Juana not being accepted into the special academic enrichment program. The difference between Pat’s perception and the test score did not add up. Nevertheless‚ Pat thought that Juana was a perfect fit for the program even though her IQ test score was not above average. Juana was displaying all the signs to her teacher Pat that she would be an exceptional candidate for the
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Marketing Theory http://mtq.sagepub.com/ Beyond Visual Metaphor: A New Typology of Visual Rhetoric in Advertising Barbara J. Phillips and Edward F. McQuarrie Marketing Theory 2004 4: 113 DOI: 10.1177/1470593104044089 The online version of this article can be found at: http://mtq.sagepub.com/content/4/1-2/113 Published by: http://www.sagepublications.com Additional services and information for Marketing Theory can be found at: Email Alerts: http://mtq.sagepub.com/cgi/alerts Subscriptions: http://mtq
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Introduction This essay explains the pitfalls associated with derivatives instruments by making reference to the 2007 Global Financial Crisis. Derivatives are financial securities that are linked to a specific instrument or indicator or commodities called underlying instruments (Hull‚ 2009). There are as many derivatives as they are underlying instruments. Derivatives are essentially financial contracts which are entered into between two parties with respect to some other underlying instruments.
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Chairman & CEO South Asian Regional Development Gateway 25 May 2007 Professor Klaus BRUNNSTEIN President IFIP - International Federation for Information Processing Hofstraße 3‚ A-2361 Laxenburg‚ Austria Dear Professor Klaus: Hope you are keeping well. It has been long time since we met at WITFOR 2005 in Botswana. I am pleased to learn that IFIF is organizing the WOTFOR 2007 in Addis Ababa that was my workplace till recently. As the WITFOR 2007 will focus on an area of my close interest and long time research
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