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The Kingdom of Sicily, early thirteenth century. The Holy Roman
Emperor Frederick II has, through invasion and marriage, expanded
his empire, but always subject to the will of the pope and the
rulings of the Church. Into this world of political and military
intrigue steps Michael Scot, a young monk and barbarian from
Scotland who tutored Frederick as a boy. Headstrong and determined,
Michael Scot persuades the Emperor that translating the lost works
of Aristotle would bring him a secret knowledge of science,
medicine and astronomy that would advance his cause. Despite the
pope declaring such translations heretical, the Emperor agrees that
the Scot should proceed, sending him first to the famous
translation schools of Toledo and from there to the Moorish library
of Cordoba.
Some cities have long-treasured waterfront promenades, many cities
have recently built ones, and others have plans to create them as
opportunities arise. Beyond connecting people with urban water
bodies, waterfront promenades offer many social and ecological
benefits. They are places for social gathering, for physical
activity, for relief from the stresses of urban life, and where the
unique transition from water to land eco-systems can be nurtured
and celebrated. The best are inclusive places, welcoming and
accessible to diverse users. This book explores urban waterfront
promenades worldwide. It presents 38 promenade case studies-as
varied as Vancouver's extensive network that has been built over
the last century, the classic promenades in Rio de Janeiro, the
promenades in Stockholm's recently built Hammarby Sjoestad
eco-district, and the Ma On Shan promenade in the Hong Kong New
Territories-analyzing their physical form, social use, the
circumstances under which they were built, the public policies that
brought them into being, and the threats from sea level rise and
the responses that have been made. Based on wide research, Urban
Waterfront Promenades examines the possibilities for these public
spaces and offers design and planning approaches useful for
professionals, community decision-makers, and scholars. Extensive
plans, cross sections, and photographs permit visual comparison.
Some cities have long-treasured waterfront promenades, many cities
have recently built ones, and others have plans to create them as
opportunities arise. Beyond connecting people with urban water
bodies, waterfront promenades offer many social and ecological
benefits. They are places for social gathering, for physical
activity, for relief from the stresses of urban life, and where the
unique transition from water to land eco-systems can be nurtured
and celebrated. The best are inclusive places, welcoming and
accessible to diverse users. This book explores urban waterfront
promenades worldwide. It presents 38 promenade case studies-as
varied as Vancouver's extensive network that has been built over
the last century, the classic promenades in Rio de Janeiro, the
promenades in Stockholm's recently built Hammarby Sjoestad
eco-district, and the Ma On Shan promenade in the Hong Kong New
Territories-analyzing their physical form, social use, the
circumstances under which they were built, the public policies that
brought them into being, and the threats from sea level rise and
the responses that have been made. Based on wide research, Urban
Waterfront Promenades examines the possibilities for these public
spaces and offers design and planning approaches useful for
professionals, community decision-makers, and scholars. Extensive
plans, cross sections, and photographs permit visual comparison.
The second edition of "The Urban Design Reader "draws together
the very best of classic and contemporary writings to illuminate
and expand the theory and practice of urban design. Nearly 50
generous selections include seminal contributions from Howard, Le
Corbusier, Lynch, and Jacobs to more recent writings by Waldheim,
Koolhaas, and Sorkin. Following the widespread success of the first
edition of "The Urban Design Reader," this updated edition
continues to provide the most important historical material of the
urban design field, but also introduces new topics and selections
that address the myriad challenges facing designers today.
The six part structure of the second edition guides the reader
through the history, theory and practice of urban design. The
reader is initially introduced to those classic writings that
provide the historical precedents for city-making into the
twentieth century. Part Two introduces the voices and ideas that
were instrumental in establishing the foundations of the urban
design field from the late 1950s up to the mid-1990s. These authors
present a critical reading of the design professions and offer an
alternative urban design agenda focused on vital and lively places.
The authors in Part Three provide a range of urban design
rationales and strategies for reinforcing local physical identity
and the creation of memorable places. These selections are largely
describing the outcomes of mid-century urban design and voicing
concerns over the placeless quality of contemporary urbanism. The
fourth part of the Reader explores key issues in urban design and
development. Ideas about sprawl, density, community health, public
space and everyday life are the primary focus here. Several new
selections in this part of the book also highlight important
international development trends in the Middle East and China. Part
Five presents environmental challenges faced by the built
environment professions today, including recent material on
landscape urbanism, sustainability, and urban resiliency. The final
part examines professional practice and current debates in the
field: where urban designers work, what they do, their roles, their
fields of knowledge and their educational development. The section
concludes with several position pieces and debates on the future of
urban design practice.
This book provides an essential resource for students and
practitioners of urban design, drawing together important but
widely dispersed writings. Part and section introductions are
provided to assist readers in understanding the context of the
material, summary messages, impacts of the writing, and how they
fit into the larger picture of the urban design field.
The Kingdom of Sicily, early thirteenth century. The Holy Roman
Emperor Frederick II has, through invasion and marriage, expanded
his empire, but always subject to the will of the pope and the
rulings of the Church. Into this world of political and military
intrigue steps Michael Scot, a young monk and barbarian from
Scotland who tutored Frederick as a boy. Headstrong and determined,
Michael Scot persuades the Emperor that translating the lost works
of Aristotle would bring him a secret knowledge of science,
medicine and astronomy that would advance his cause. Despite the
pope declaring such translations heretical, the Emperor agrees that
the Scot should proceed, sending him first to the famous
translation schools of Toledo and from there to the Moorish library
of Cordoba.
The second edition of "The Urban Design Reader "draws together
the very best of classic and contemporary writings to illuminate
and expand the theory and practice of urban design. Nearly 50
generous selections include seminal contributions from Howard, Le
Corbusier, Lynch, and Jacobs to more recent writings by Waldheim,
Koolhaas, and Sorkin. Following the widespread success of the first
edition of "The Urban Design Reader," this updated edition
continues to provide the most important historical material of the
urban design field, but also introduces new topics and selections
that address the myriad challenges facing designers today.
The six part structure of the second edition guides the reader
through the history, theory and practice of urban design. The
reader is initially introduced to those classic writings that
provide the historical precedents for city-making into the
twentieth century. Part Two introduces the voices and ideas that
were instrumental in establishing the foundations of the urban
design field from the late 1950s up to the mid-1990s. These authors
present a critical reading of the design professions and offer an
alternative urban design agenda focused on vital and lively places.
The authors in Part Three provide a range of urban design
rationales and strategies for reinforcing local physical identity
and the creation of memorable places. These selections are largely
describing the outcomes of mid-century urban design and voicing
concerns over the placeless quality of contemporary urbanism. The
fourth part of the Reader explores key issues in urban design and
development. Ideas about sprawl, density, community health, public
space and everyday life are the primary focus here. Several new
selections in this part of the book also highlight important
international development trends in the Middle East and China. Part
Five presents environmental challenges faced by the built
environment professions today, including recent material on
landscape urbanism, sustainability, and urban resiliency. The final
part examines professional practice and current debates in the
field: where urban designers work, what they do, their roles, their
fields of knowledge and their educational development. The section
concludes with several position pieces and debates on the future of
urban design practice.
This book provides an essential resource for students and
practitioners of urban design, drawing together important but
widely dispersed writings. Part and section introductions are
provided to assist readers in understanding the context of the
material, summary messages, impacts of the writing, and how they
fit into the larger picture of the urban design field.
This issue of PET Clinics focuses on Breast Cancer: Uses and
Opportunities for Molecular Imaging, and is edited by Drs.
Elizabeth McDonald and Gary A. Ulaner. Articles will include:
Overview of Breast Cancer Screening and Diagnosis; Nuclear Imaging
for Osseous Staging; Therapeutic Role of FDG in Breast Cancer:
Treatment Response; Clinical Potential of HER2 Receptor Imaging;
Novel Targets for Imaging Breast Cancer: Amino Acid Imaging with
Fluciclovine; Overview of Breast Cancer Therapy; Molecular
Classification of Breast Cancer; Clinical Potential of Estrogen and
Progesterone Receptor Imaging; Diagnostic Role of FDG in Breast
Cancer: Discovery to Current; Imaging Breast Cancer Proliferation;
Dedicated Breast Gamma Camera Imaging and Breast Positron Emission
Tomography: Current Status and Future Directions; and more!
This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for
quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in
an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the
digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books
may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading
experience. We believe this work is culturally important and have
elected to bring the book back into print as part of our continuing
commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide.
The Hidden Secret of the Apocalypse: St. John's Revelation Decoded
by Elizabeth MacDonald Burrows. Twenty-five years in the making.
This book will stun the reader by revealing one of the greatest
mysteries of the ages. The Revelation of St. John has existed in
the misty corridors of time for 2,000 years, and its beasts and
dragons have taxed the imagination of the human world just as long.
The Apocalypse is extraordinarily complex and one may wonder how,
and why, it has survived through two thousand years of religious
controversy. Perhaps, it is because it holds a subtle promise of a
new world and whispers a mighty secret, a secret of transformation
and redemption. In decoding the Apocalypse, the author has laid a
foundation so solid that it defies every book and concept ever
written on the subject. No piece of the puzzle remains concealed
and the conclusions presented within these pages are logical, as
evidenced through the systematic progression of earth and the
ancient writings. Herein, is revealed a great Armageddon battle
which does not predict a raging and destructive end to our known
world, but the magnificent transformation of all mankind from human
to divine. The Hidden Secret of the Apocalypse defies explanation
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:The author entered Cosmic Consciousness during the
early seventies. At that time the mysteries pertaining to the
creation of the universe were revealed. Shortly thereafter, she
renounced a personal life to serve as a spiritual educator.
Elizabeth has devoted over a quarter of a century to the study of
ancient Christian manuscripts. Considered one of the foremost
authorities in the world on the life of Christ, Elizabeth has
deciphered some of the most complex works ever written, including
St. John's Revelation. Author of several books, she has appeared on
hundreds of radio and television shows, and is listed in Who's Who
in America.
This book took a quarter of a century to research and write, and is
considered one the most accurate biographies ever written about
Jesus the Christ. From manuscripts in the Royal Library of England
to the secret archives of the Roman Vatican, the life, the lost
years, and the secret teachings of Jesus the Christ are herewith
revealed. Journey from the home of Jesus' Grandmother and
Grandfather, Anna and Joachim, to the cave of his birth, and tour
with the master through the period referred to as The Lost Years.
Read a translation of the letter Jesus wrote to his mother, which
brought him out of the land of the Pharaohs to answer the call of
his destiny. And stand with Jesus during his trial before Pilate,
now brought to life through a transcript of the court trial and a
copy of the death warrant. Lastly, travel with Joseph of Arimathea,
as he, Mary, sister of Jesus' mother, Mary Magdalene, Martha and
Lazarus, forced into exile, go by boat to England. Granted amnesty
by Arviragus, Prince of the royal Silures of Britain, the Holy
family builds the first Christian church on British soil. Their
dedication ultimately lays the foundation for what will later be
known as the Church of England. No other writer presents such an
intimate view of the master from Galilee. ABOUT THE AUTHOR The
author entered Cosmic Consciousness during the early seventies. At
that time the mysteries pertaining to the creation of the universe
were revealed. Shortly thereafter, she renounced a personal life to
serve as a spiritual educator. Elizabeth has devoted over a quarter
of a century to the study of ancient Christian manuscripts.
Considered one of the foremost authorities in the world on the life
of Christ, Elizabeth has deciphered some of the most complex works
ever written, including St. John's Revelation. Author of several
books, she has appeared on hundreds of radio and television shows,
and is listed in Who's Who in America.
Jesus' Secret Teachings to His Elect Besides those things, which
belong to all Christians in common, we are not to discourse to you
of sublime Mysteries which few are qualified to hear. To teach them
openly, would be to betray them. -St. Augustine, A.D. 347 The Lost
Jesus Scroll is one of the most remarkable discoveries of the last
century, perhaps more important than the Dead Sea Scrolls. John the
Beloved wrote the scroll about the same time he wrote his famous
Revelation. Later, it came to the Roman Vatican through the hands
of Nestorian priests who were forced to flee from the East to
escape slaughter by the advancing Genghis Khan. The Communion with
the Angels, as taught by Jesus to his elect on the shores of
Galilee, defines a path by which every human can raise his or her
Divine Nature from the limitations of mortality. Utilization of the
powerful forces of heaven and earth, herein described, can and will
change the lives of all who read and apply these secrets so long
hidden. ABOUT THE AUTHOR The Author entered Cosmic Consciousness
during the early seventies. At that time the mysteries pertaining
to the creation of the universe were revealed. Shortly thereafter,
she renounced a personal life to serve as a spiritual educator.
Elizabeth has devoted over a quarter of a century to the study of
ancient Christian manuscripts. Considered one of the foremost
authorities in the world on the life of Christ, Elizabeth has
deciphered some of the most complex work ever written, including
St. John's Revelation. Author of several books, she has appeared on
hundreds of radio and television shows, and is listed in Who's Who
in America.
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Mystic Voyage (Paperback)
Elizabeth MacDonald Burrows
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This book is about God, communion with His angels, and the reality
of life beyond death. Mystic Voyage describes the journey of a
modern corporate woman's search for God, a search which leads her
into the greatest heights of mystic vision - oneness with the
Creative Principal of the Universe, known as Cosmic Consciousness.
She realizes that this state of consciousness will become the
consciousness of tomorrow's world and every human being will
achieve it - ultimately bringing peace to earth. The author
renounces a personal life to become a teacher, that she might
assist the human race to better understand its immortality and the
amazing journey ahead. Elizabeth writes about the remarkable
training subsequently received from the Angelic Kingdom. This
knowledge enabled her to understand the origin of creation, to
pierce the deepest recesses of the subconscious mind, and to
develop the latent powers hidden within every human being. Mystic
Voyage takes the reader beyond the portals of mortality to reveal
an unseen kingdom that few on earth have experienced.
During the recent centuries the Lord of the Stars has developed a
deep concern over one of the smaller planets in his universe called
Earth. The planet is imprisoned by the enticements of worldly ways
and a shadow of forgetfulness has covered the true nature of the
humans. They have little knowledge that they originated from the
stars or that their destiny was pre-ordained before the universe
began. Now there is a grave danger that Earth will be destroyed if
it does not graduate and become divine before it reaches the
asteroid belt. The Lord decides it is time to intervene. He creates
the planet Htrae, and projects the new planet into Earth's solar
system to save its endangered sister. The development of Htrae is
entrusted to Ambassador Marius, Chief Mediator for the Universe,
who will be aided by Sir Cellular, Professor Biogenics and Master
Ether. Their mission is to prepare the inhabitants of Htrae, called
Starians, for the execution of - Operation Earth Angel. About the
Author: Elizabeth MacDonald Burrows says: This is a book for every
human, young or old, who has ever wanted to know the mysteries of
life without the burden of abstruse religious treatises,
over-whelming philosophical analysis or heavy scientific theories
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Falling Star (Paperback)
Elisabeth MacDonald
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R655
R561
Discovery Miles 5 610
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Koffman and Macdonald's Law of Contract provides a clear and
comprehensive account of the principles of contract law, with the
authors breaking down difficult concepts whilst maintaining
academic rigour. Case summaries, extracts and analyses show
students how the law works in practice, giving them essential
knowledge of the key cases in the area, whilst helping to refine
important case-reading skills. Online resources This book is
accompanied by online resources, including: a selection of web
links to help you in your study; guidance on answering problem
questions; additional chapters covering capacity and the law of
restitution; and an updates section, which covers the key
developments in the law.
This edited collection asks how key New Zealand judgments might
read if they were written by a feminist judge. Feminist judging is
an emerging critical legal approach that works within the confines
of common law legal method to challenge the myth of judicial
neutrality and illustrate how the personal experiences and
perspectives of judges may influence the reasoning and outcome of
their decisions. Uniquely, this book includes a set of cases
employing an approach based on mana wahine, the use of Maori values
that recognise the complex realities of Maori women's lives.
Through these feminist and mana wahine judgments, it opens
possibilities of more inclusive judicial decision making for the
future. 'This project stops us in our tracks and asks us: how could
things have been different? At key moments in our legal history,
what difference would it have made if feminist judges had been at
the tiller? By doing so, it raises a host of important questions.
What does it take to be a feminist judge? Would we want our judges
to be feminists and if so why? Is there a uniquely female
perspective to judging?' Professor Claudia Geiringer, Faculty of
Law, Victoria University of Wellington 'With this book, some of our
leading jurists expose the biases and power structures that
underpin legal rules and the interpretation of them. Some also give
voice to mana wahine perspectives on and about the law that have
become invisible over time, perpetuating the impacts of colonialism
and patriarchy combined on Maori women. I hope this book will be a
catalyst for our nation to better understand and then seek to
ameliorate these impacts.' Dr Claire Charters, Associate Professor,
Faculty of Law, University of Auckland 'The work is highly
illuminating and is critical to the development of our legal system
... It is crucial, not only for legal education, so that students
of the law open their minds to the different ways legal problems
can be conceptualised and decided. It is also crucial if we are
going to have a truly just legal system where all the different
voices and perspectives are fairly heard.' Professor Mark Henaghan,
Dean of the Faculty of Law, University of Otago 'I believe this
project is particularly important, as few academics or researchers
in New Zealand concentrate on judicial method. I am therefore
hopeful that it will provoke thoughtful debate in a critical area
for society.' The Honourable Justice Helen Winkelmann, New Zealand
Court of Appeal
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