... ofthe mind’s contemplation,moves one toward a confrontation with the divine. Geometry inthe sacred space of the temple, theater, or (in the writing of Plato) the architectural product of the cosmos ... conception ofthe canons of itsmethods of production.Nonetheless, inthe face of each of these pitfalls and several others, the biggestchallenge of interpretation may be the challenge to interpret. ... conceive of buildings in terms of parti, or the geometrical underpinnings thatinform one’s composition as a whole and the interrelationships of its parts. This2᪉ The Art of Building inthe Classical...
... that the tinmines were on the mainland of Cornwall, andPytheas would describe the process:They extract the tin from its bed by a cun-ning process. The bed is of rock, but con-tains earthy interstices, ... Mount) indisputable proof of human presence in the Americas. These people are referred to asPaleo-Indians (“ancient Indians”) and areassumed to be the direct ancestors of most of the Indians ofthe ... other trees, plenti-ful inthe Lebanon range that backed the coastal cities ofthe Phoenicians, wouldremain one of their major exports.As early as 1200 B.C., with the decline of the Minoans...
... That which we are inthe habit of referring to as the "strengthening ofthe Will" is in reality the training of the mind to recognize and absorb the Power Within. The Will is strong ... get into the habit of thinking thoughts of an opposite character, and we will soon be echoing the low order of thought emanating from the minds ofthe thousands thinking along the same lines. ... and the power is inexhaustible. Your Will does not need training - but your Mind does. The mind is the instrument and the supply of Will Power is proportionate to the fineness ofthe instrument...
... that compensate for the decline inthe ability ofthe brain to grasp and remember new material. They can organize their learning by setting times for reading or practice. They can build on skills ... reasons. The donors may want to control the supply of commodities such as oil, water, or Telecommuting: will it change the world? Telecommuting will have major effects inthe worlds of work ... not involve the local people. Furthermore, much aid returns to the donor. This can be inthe form of expensive specialized equipment and experts from the donor country. There are many other...
... Methodology: Data from the baseline survey of participants inthe Singapore Longitudinal Ageing Studies (SLAS) Thesis: The present trend of functional disability is increasing It should be ... for reported poor qualityof life Inthe face of impaired physical and mental functioning, perceived social handicap stands inthe way of realizing qualityof life Smoking rates are dramatically ... improving physical functional wellbeing ofthe elderly High level of morbidity and rising trend in physical disability Social and environmental impediments to qualityof life Quality of...
... interested in trying to quantify the impact of each ofthe many inputs and steps used in producing wine in one ofthe most renowned wine producing regions of France, Haut-Médoc with its celebrated ... influence in a measurable way both the quality and the taste of a wine: soil, subsoil, slopes and exposure of vineyards. All the other elements are either not quantifiable (the influence of social ... vocabulary describing perfumes and the harmony of a wine. The influence of weather has been the subject of several studies, which consistently show that rain is needed during the winter season,...
... the São Paulo State Secretary of Healthfor financing the fieldwork; to the Secre-tary of Health Surveillance ofthe Minis-try of Health for financial support in the data analysis through the ... strengthen-ing social relationships and support, aswell as the active participation ofthe el-derly inthe community so as to maintainor improve qualityof life (39). The present findings ... 224 individuals in Singapore, also using the SF-36đ(23). The present study found that the mostprevalent chronic diseases had a signifi-cant influence on thequalityof life of the elderly individual....
... relevance to thequalityof life, there are difficulties in interpreting them.For example, the proportion of land within a particular land use within a city depends upon the characteristics of the city ... However, the value ofthe information brought together inthe pilot phase ofthe Urban Audit will be much increased if stepsare taken to fill the gaps, to update the information, to increase the ... capitals included inthe Urban Audit in comparison with the non capitals inthe same countries. In two thirds of cities, the numbers of headquarters have increased. Businesses In all cases...
... way of increasing the pool of interested candidates.Professional DevelopmentProfessional development is the final plank of ourstrategy to raise teacher quality. As Heather Hillshows inthe ... and their poor and minority peers.HASKINS & LOEB | A PLAN TO IMPROVE THEQUALITYOF TEACHING IN AMERICAN SCHOOLS 1POLICY BRIEF SPRING 2007A Plan to Improve theQualityof Teaching in American ... timely. The purpose of this policy brief is to review the evidenceshowing the importance of teacher quality and then,drawing on articles published inthe latest volume of The Future of Children...
... are: the murder of Wilson Pinheiro and Francisco “Chico” Mendes in the Amazon rain forest, the massacre of Father Nery Lito Saturand several others inthe Philippines, and the public hanging of ... toxicwaste dumping, natural resource exploitation, and the conse-quent degradation ofthe means of subsistence of indigenouspeople. The roles ofthe state and MNCs in suppressing the rights of communal ... wastes dumping. There is aneed to develop a mechanism to enforce the EIA and SIA of the activities of multinational oil companies operating in the interiors of Third World countries. The “polluter...
... organizations on their suppliers; the limits ofqualityin an age of cor- porate takeovers and downsizing; the relativity ofquality across cultures; the business of quality; thequality profession ... range of themes. In a chapter entitled"A Smile in Sofia," Drakulic focuses her attention on the relativity ofqualityof service as defined in the "nonsmiling" culture of employees ... in Sofia probably the most expensive hotel of its kind inthe world. Behind their desk in the elegant marble hall with its distinctive Western flavor, the receptionists behave like princesses....
... snapshots of the effects of increasing privatisation of health and homecare on thequalityof life of women in each section of Canada [75]. It concluded that increasing privati-sation of health ... view ofthe forces that drive the weakening of social infrastructure along the lines seen inthe UKand US and to a lesser extent in Canada.9.1. Decline ofthe welfare stateTeeple [11] sees increasing ... support thequalityof life themesrelevant to women’s health and well-being.2. Defining the welfare state The welfare state is “ a capitalist society in which the state has intervened inthe form of...
... output increased due to intensive investment and increasing the use ofrice land, but the rate of declining rice land under the influence of climate change and industrialization plus increasing ... annual rice area from 1780 to 1880 million hectares. 3.2 Analysis the changes of elements inthe model In the original script ofthe model using actual values ofthe elements obtained from the ... decreased by the process of industrialization, urbanization and the impact of climate change, however, increasing the coefficient of rice land from 2.1 to 2.3 times, increasing investments in rice...