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Compiled by Reginald de Bray, Todor Dimitrovski, Blagoja Korubin
and Trajko Stamatoski Edited and prepared for publication by Peter
Hill, Suncica Mircevska and Kevin Windle, at the Australian
National University The Macedonian-English Dictionary is the
essential aid to all work involving the two languages. The
Dictionary is the most ambitious record to date to record English
equivalents for the vocabulary of modern Macedonian. It covers the
vocabulary met with in a wide variety of settings and literary
forms, from modern urban life to traditional folk poetry. Features
include: * 50,000 headwords * clear, accurate examples of usage *
all necessary grammatical information for Macedonian headwords *
details of stress, where it departs from the regular pattern * a
broad range of idiomatic expressions and proverbs. The work is
based on the lexical corpus of the renowned Rechnik na
makendonskiot jazik. Prepared by scholars at the Australian
National University in Canberra, working in collaboration with the
compilers of the original Rechnik, the content has been brought up
to date by the addition of many newer words and new senses which
have arisen for older words.
Practical Stone Masonry is the first major book in nearly seventy
years on the craft of the stonemason. Today the work of the
stonemason is almost exclusively confined to the repair of historic
buildings, requiring a full working knowledge of the detailed
traditional craft practices relating to repairs. This book
addresses that need. It covers the basic methods of working stone,
the making of specialized tools, and, for the first time, a full
analysis of the procedures for setting-out for repairs. A broad
description of the nature and problems of stone also includes
guidance on selection. In addition, the authors look at the causes
of decay in stone and outline methods for repair of both stone and
mortar. "Practical Stone Masonry" contains essential advice for
working masons and apprentices, and all those engaged in planning
and supervising such works. It includes: the basic methods of
working stone; how to make specialized tools; the procedures for
setting-out for repairs explained; and, the nature and problems of
stone plus a guide to selection.
Written by expert professionals, this book provides comprehensive
information about available support for women and girls with ADHD
and tips for clinicians and professionals who work with them. The
symptoms of ADHD are no less impairing in females than males, but
can be missed or misunderstood. This book arms professionals,
parents, and women themselves as it maps out where to go for
information, who can help and how to understand ADHD better. It
explains routes to assessment and diagnosis for girls and young
women, how to access support in education, available treatments,
and the impact of living with ADHD on overall mental health. It
explores the benefits of ADHD coaching for girls to help develop
their unique strengths and talents. There is also a focus on ADHD
diagnosis for women in adulthood and specific advice about
treatment and medication for later in life. Central to the book are
the personal experiences of ADHD from women and girls from a
variety of backgrounds. These tell of late diagnosis, missed
opportunities, a lifetime of adaptations and the power of
recognition and treatment and are powerful stories for
professionals and individuals with ADHD alike.
Roderick Chadwick and Peter Hill give a detailed account of the
evolution of Olivier Messiaen's Catalogue d'oiseaux for piano solo,
from its initial conception in the Black Forest in 1953 to its
completion and premiere in the Parisian 'Concerts du Domaine
Musical' at the end of the decade. Through close examination of the
composer's birdsong cahiers they demonstrate how Messiaen
translated nature into music in a way that had a major impact on
his later work. They also consider issues of performance, and
Messiaen's artistic relationship with his dedicatee and wife-to-be,
Yvonne Loriod, including the significance of her two recordings of
the cycle. This book illuminates the Catalogue from a variety of
angles: its historical significance, as a study of how mimicry of
nature can be transformed into music of mesmeric originality, and
as a guide that offers a wealth of fresh insights to listeners and
performers.
This unique reference is a product of the most ambitious attempt to
date to record English equivalents for the vocabulary of modern
Macedonian. The dictionary covers the vocabulary met with in a wide
variety of settings and literary forms, from modern urban life to
traditional folk poetry. Features include: * clear, accurate
examples of usage * all necessary grammatical information for
Macedonian headwords * details of stress, where it departs from the
regular pattern * a broad range of idiomatic expressions and
proverbs Prepared by scholars at the Australian National University
in Canberra, working in collaboration with the compilers of the
renowned "Rechnik na makendonskiot jazik," the content has been
brought up to date by the addition of many newer words and new
senses which have arisen for older words.
Re-issued to coincide with the centenary of Messiaen's birth, The
Messiaen Companion was the first major study to appear after the
composer's death in April 1992. It was the first book to offer both
a complete survey of Messiaen's extraordinary achievements and a
comprehensive guide to his music, also examining in detail the
enduring inspiration which Messiaen derived from his religious
faith and from his lifelong passion for ornithology and the natural
world. The contributors, all of whom have made a special study of
the composer, include two biographers of Messiaen and a number of
the foremost interpreters of his music. Messiaen's influential
teaching is recalled in essays by three of his pupils (Pierre
Boulez, George Benjamin, and Peter Hill), and the composer is also
remembered in a remarkable and moving contribution from his widow
and devoted musical companion, the pianist Yvonne Loriod.
Roderick Chadwick and Peter Hill give a detailed account of the
evolution of Olivier Messiaen's Catalogue d'oiseaux for piano solo,
from its initial conception in the Black Forest in 1953 to its
completion and premiere in the Parisian 'Concerts du Domaine
Musical' at the end of the decade. Through close examination of the
composer's birdsong cahiers they demonstrate how Messiaen
translated nature into music in a way that had a major impact on
his later work. They also consider issues of performance, and
Messiaen's artistic relationship with his dedicatee and wife-to-be,
Yvonne Loriod, including the significance of her two recordings of
the cycle. This book illuminates the Catalogue from a variety of
angles: its historical significance, as a study of how mimicry of
nature can be transformed into music of mesmeric originality, and
as a guide that offers a wealth of fresh insights to listeners and
performers.
Exploring the 'Nahda', a cultural renaissance in the Arab world
responding to massive social change, this study presents a crucial
and often overlooked part of the Arab world's encounter with global
capitalist modernity, an interaction which reshaped the Middle East
over the course of the long nineteenth century. Seeing themselves
as part of an expanding capitalist civilization, Arab intellectuals
approached the changing world of the mid-nineteenth century with
confidence and optimism, imagining utopian futures for their own
civilizing projects. By analyzing the works of crucial writers of
the period, including Butrus al-Bustani and Rifa'a al-Tahtawi,
alongside lesser-known figures such as the prolific journalist
Khalil al-Khuri and the utopian visionary Fransis Marrash of
Aleppo, Peter Hill places these visions within the context of their
local class- and state-building projects in Ottoman Syria and
Egypt, which themselves formed part of a global age of capital. By
illuminating this little-studied early period of the Arab Nahda
movement, Hill places the transformation of the Arab region within
the context of world history, inviting us to look beyond the
well-worn categories of 'traditional' versus 'modern'.
Price is the most significant factor affecting the profitability of
every business, profit centre or department. When the pressure is
on to perform or grow, your instinct may be to discount, undercut
your competitors, cut costs and promote through price. Yet these
are often the last things you should do. Pricing for Profit is the
most practical guide on pricing available. Using a firm,
profit-focused framework developed running real projects for real
businesses, this book shows you how by getting your pricing
structures right you can make a huge difference to your bottom
line. It gives business owners, managers and leaders simple,
achievable pricing strategies that will deliver sustainable
business growth. Can you afford to leave money on the table? If
not, Pricing for Profit is the guide for you.
Meeting today's energy and climate challenges require not only
technological advancement but also a good understanding of
stakeholders' perceptions, political sensitivity, well-informed
policy analyses and innovative interdisciplinary solutions. This
book will fill this gap. This is an interdisciplinary informative
book to provide a holistic and integrated understanding of the
technology-stakeholder-policy interactions of smart grid
technologies. The unique features of the book include the
following: (a) interdisciplinary approach - by bringing in the
policy dimensions to smart grid technologies; (b) global and Asian
perspective and (c) learning from national case studies. This book
is organised into five sections. Part 1 discusses the historical
and conceptual aspects of smart grids. Part 2 introduces the
technological aspects and showcase the state of the art of the
technologies. Part 3 explores the policy and governance dimensions
by bringing in a stakeholder perspective. Part 4 presents a
collection of national case studies. Part 5 shares insights and
lesson learnt and provide policy recommendations. This book
showcases the state-of-the-art R&D developments and policy
experiences. This book contributes to a better understanding of
governance institution and policy challenges and helps formulate
policy recommendations for successful smart grid deployment.
Meeting today's energy and climate challenges require not only
technological advancement but also a good understanding of
stakeholders' perceptions, political sensitivity, well-informed
policy analyses and innovative interdisciplinary solutions. This
book will fill this gap. This is an interdisciplinary informative
book to provide a holistic and integrated understanding of the
technology-stakeholder-policy interactions of smart grid
technologies. The unique features of the book include the
following: (a) interdisciplinary approach - by bringing in the
policy dimensions to smart grid technologies; (b) global and Asian
perspective and (c) learning from national case studies. This book
is organised into five sections. Part 1 discusses the historical
and conceptual aspects of smart grids. Part 2 introduces the
technological aspects and showcase the state of the art of the
technologies. Part 3 explores the policy and governance dimensions
by bringing in a stakeholder perspective. Part 4 presents a
collection of national case studies. Part 5 shares insights and
lesson learnt and provide policy recommendations. This book
showcases the state-of-the-art R&D developments and policy
experiences. This book contributes to a better understanding of
governance institution and policy challenges and helps formulate
policy recommendations for successful smart grid deployment.
The Rite of Spring is Stravinsky's most revolutionary work. This comprehensive guide tells in vivid detail the story of its inception and composition, of the stormy rehearsals that led to the scandalous premiere in 1913, and of Stravinsky's later betrayal of the ballet's first choreographer, Nijinsky. Peter Hill probes beneath the surface of the music to reveal an architectural conception of unsuspected guile and subtlety. He provides a detailed discussion of the work in performance and a hard-hitting conclusion, which poses a radical challenge to the orthodox view of the work.
This reassuring guide explains prescribed ADHD medicines for
children in clear, everyday language. Based on questions the author
has received from countless families in his work as a Consultant
Psychiatrist, the expert information in this book answers the most
pressing questions a parent will have about ADHD medicines: how
they work, what they do, what is available and how to talk about
them to your children. This book sheds light on why not all
medicines are easily available, the differences between certain
medications and their level of effectiveness, all based on
scientific evidence. This information will support parents in
discussions with medical professionals, explaining the
practicalities and demystifying the terminology around medication
and treatments. The book also provides insights into the decisions
behind prescribing certain medicines and how they should be taken.
Armed with this guide, parents - as well as teachers and others
working with kids with ADHD - can feel confident and assured when
their child is prescribed treatments for ADHD.
Exploring the 'Nahda', a cultural renaissance in the Arab world
responding to massive social change, this study presents a crucial
and often overlooked part of the Arab world's encounter with global
capitalist modernity, an interaction which reshaped the Middle East
over the course of the long nineteenth century. Seeing themselves
as part of an expanding capitalist civilization, Arab intellectuals
approached the changing world of the mid-nineteenth century with
confidence and optimism, imagining utopian futures for their own
civilizing projects. By analyzing the works of crucial writers of
the period, including Butrus al-Bustani and Rifa'a al-Tahtawi,
alongside lesser-known figures such as the prolific journalist
Khalil al-Khuri and the utopian visionary Fransis Marrash of
Aleppo, Peter Hill places these visions within the context of their
local class- and state-building projects in Ottoman Syria and
Egypt, which themselves formed part of a global age of capital. By
illuminating this little-studied early period of the Arab Nahda
movement, Hill places the transformation of the Arab region within
the context of world history, inviting us to look beyond the
well-worn categories of 'traditional' versus 'modern'.
The Rite of Spring is Stravinsky's most revolutionary work. This comprehensive guide tells in vivid detail the story of its inception and composition, of the stormy rehearsals that led to the scandalous premiere in 1913, and of Stravinsky's later betrayal of the ballet's first choreographer, Nijinsky. Peter Hill probes beneath the surface of the music to reveal an architectural conception of unsuspected guile and subtlety. He provides a detailed discussion of the work in performance and a hard-hitting conclusion, which poses a radical challenge to the orthodox view of the work.
In this sublime reminiscence of the pleasure of solitude, the
wonders of the sea, and the odd courses life takes, Peter Hill
writes, "In 1973 I worked as a lighthouse keeper on three islands
off the west coast of Scotland. Before taking the job I didn't
really think through what a lighthouse keeper actually did. I was
attracted by the romantic notion of sitting on a rock, writing
haikus and dashing off the occasional watercolour. The light itself
didn't seem important: it might have been some weird coastal
decoration, like candles on a Christmas tree, intended to bring
cheer to those living in the more remote parts of the country."
Hill learned quickly, though, of the centuries-old mechanics of the
lighthouse, of the life-and-death necessity of its luminescence to
seafarers, and of the great and unlikely friendships formed out of
routine. With his head filled with Hendrix, Kerouac, and the war in
Vietnam, Hill shared cups of tea and close quarters with salty
lighthouse keepers of an entirely different generation. The stories
they told and idiosyncrasies they exhibited came to define a summer
Hill has memorialized with great wit and a disarmingly affectionate
style.
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Peter Hill R D *
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Price is the most significant factor affecting the profitability of
every business, profit centre or department. When the pressure is
on to perform or grow, your instinct may be to discount, undercut
your competitors, cut costs and promote through price. Yet these
are often the last things you should do. Pricing for Profit is the
most practical guide on pricing available. Using a firm,
profit-focused framework developed running real projects for real
businesses, this book shows you how by getting your pricing
structures right you can make a huge difference to your bottom
line. It gives business owners, managers and leaders simple,
achievable pricing strategies that will deliver sustainable
business growth. Can you afford to leave money on the table? If
not, Pricing for Profit is the guide for you.
When Peter Hill, a student at Dundee College of Art, answered an
advert in The Scotsman seeking lighthouse keepers, little did he
imagine that within a month he would be living with three men he
didn't know in a lighthouse on Pladda, a small remote island off
the west coast of Scotland. Hill was nineteen, it was 1973 and,
with his head fed by Vietnam, Zappa, Kerouac, Vonnegut, Watergate
and Coronation Street, he spent six months on various lighthouses,
"keeping" with all manner of unusual and fascinating people. Within
thirty years this way of life was to have disappeared entirely. The
resulting book is a charming and beautifully written memoir that is
not only a heartfelt lament for Hill's own youth and innocence but
also for a simpler and more honest age.
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