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Local Plans in British Land Use Planning provides an analysis of the nature, purpose, and operation of development plans in British planning practice. Comprised of 10 chapters, the book discusses about the use of development plans as procedural tools used by government agencies as an element in programs for intervening in the way a land is used and developed. Chapter 1 discusses land policy, land use planning, and development plans, while Chapter 2 covers the British land policy and land use planning. Chapter 3 and 4 tackle structure and local plans, respectively. The fifth chapter attempts to answer the question "Why prepare a local plan? and the next three chapters tackle local plan production, form and content, and use. Chapter 9 covers the need of explanation regarding the planning system, and Chapter 10 discusses the recommendation to tackle the issues of the British planning system. The book will be of great interest to readers who are curious about the British planning system and in the analysis of public programs.
The year is 2348. The Earth can no longer sustain mankind - global warming, overpopulation and depleting natural resources have hit critical levels. To prevent such problems from escalating, NASA and SETI decided to establish a spaceport to expand our civilization across the universe – for the continuation of mankind. Indeed, our home galaxy, the Milky Way is full of opportunities and surprises – many worlds and places to explore and colonize. However, as we take our baby steps out into the cosmos, we realize we are not alone. We are in fact locked in a cosmic war between many intelligent civilizations beyond our wildest imaginations. Will we ever dominate our galaxy, the Milky Way?
This book tells about the inside of a bright, young girl's mind who is struggling with self-questioning, faith in everything she encounters, as well as her struggle with Bipolar Disorder. As a 22 year-old student, she also finds herself questioning the world around her as well as questioning her emotions, why they are the they are. This book, consisting of daily journal entries with a total period of four years, tells us about the raw feelings and emotions of someone who is experiencing Bipolar Disorder in her youth, as well as her struggle with coping with the medications and the side effects of not taking the medications.
Combining the arts of photography and dance, Ballet in Sarawak explores the history of ballet in Sarawak, a Malaysian state on the island of Borneo. Through photographs by Brendan Goh and narratives by Chan LayNa, this visual history tells the story of how ballet first emerged on the Sarawakian scene and how it took root in the small town of Kuching. LayNa shares the story of how she started her own dance academy in Kuching. The subsequent chapters offer a concise reference book and teaching guide for students and teachers alike on the history of ballet, technical details of dance movement and expression, what goes on backstage before curtain call, and the art of the performance. Ballet in Sarawak also details the difficulties of pursing dance, the challenges of insufficient funding and infrastructure, and lack of support from parents or institutions. Yet despite these difficulties, those associated with ballet continue to have hope conductive to the growth of this enduring dance form. It is a story of the strength of a people and culture told through photographs and words.
Breast Ghosts is a collection of ghost stories. Malaysian and Indonesian traditions and superstitions pertaining to ghosts are skilfully revealed to the reader as the narrator author relates personal experiences and second hand accounts. A fascinating aspect is that these are contemporary stories set in real places in Singapore and Indonesia. We visit both the Singaporean metropolis and the remote jungles of Java. This collection will be enjoyed by readers who like ghost stories, but also by those who are simply interested in the culture of Indonesia, Malaysia or Singapore. What is particularly engaging and unique about this collection is the strong feeling of authenticity owing to the first-person narration and the modern setting; even though the ghosts themselves come from centuries-old Indonesian folklore.
Your life is meant to be filled with Riches, Super Riches. This is your birthright! This miraculous book will show you "How to be rich super rich with the consciousness of our Divine Universe. Many who invoke these consciousnesses of our Divine Universe in their lives swear by its tremendous power: A middle-aged widow with children to look after became wealthy after aligning with the consciousness of our Divine Universe. People who could not recover their payments from debtors applied these spiritual principles in their lives and have received their money back. Others who could not pay their creditors invoked these timeless teachings and acquired more than enough money to repay their debts. An entrepreneur friend made her business profitable without competing. Employees have received promotions and pay hikes when they invoke these consciousnesses. This book offers a vast array of powerful affirmations and mantras to build a divine relationship with money so that money will flow to you in abundance. If your greatest desire is to be Rich, Super Rich. THIS BOOK BELONGS TO YOU!
By the time they reach eighteen, Joni and Caycee have been best friends their entire lives—growing up at each other's houses, as close as sisters. But everything changes when Joni's grandmother, who raised her, dies, and Lewis comes to town. Within a few months, Joni has left to go to college hundreds of miles away without even saying goodbye to Caycee, who is left behind, bewildered, hurt, and aching with loneliness. Not even being married to Lewis and carrying his child can fill the hole left by Joni's mysterious departure and subsequent silence. When their premature baby dies, Lewis's lack of love for Caycee and their very different reactions become clear—and finding an infant girl na...
Words form the building blocks of our thought processes. Because of this, our choice of wording can be vital to our ways of thinking. Building on this concept, Dr. Prudent Injeeli' Mind Your Words: Master the Art of Learning and Teaching Vocabulary presents groundbreaking work in the study of language and linguistics, particularly in the field of semantics. It offers a wide variety techniques and methods of learning and teaching vocabulary and provides essential information on many aspects of word knowledge, word formation and word usage. Injeeli addresses a number of topics that open a new world of knowledge about words, their origin, their structure and pronunciation, and so on. He also includes vocabulary lists developed by prominent linguists for enhancing vocabulary skills. Mind Your Words: Master the Art of Learning and Teaching Vocabulary shares insight into the morphological and semantic aspects of word knowledge that can help anyone understand the concepts involved in the language arts. You can gain knowledge about language and improve the skills needed to share that knowledge with others.
Being the first of its kind this book will help the readers especially students and writers to be able to write papers, theses, dissertations and journal articles in the field of landscape architecture. It explains in very simple terms the various steps and process of a research process. It covers from choosing a research topic, literature review, research methodology, data collection, data analysis, results and discussion, conclusions and recommendations. The readers will be able to grasp very easily the technique of doing research methodology. Beginning from the simple definitions to the final write up this book will guide the reader all the way towards completing the research process. Hundreds of lecturers and students have benefitted from this book and many have successfully written a well defined research papers in landscape architecture and terminal papers on other design based discipline. It has been lauded by university professors, students and paper writers as being timely and helpful in aiding them in writing research papers.
COMPREHENSIVE PHARMACOLOGY for Clinical Dentistry is a unique collection of therapeutic drugs relevant to Dentistry. Salient features include: An "Introduction to pharmacology" that contains necessary information regarding General Pharmacology important for Dental students. A "Therapeutic Drugs Classification" that contains Classes of Drugs, which are important for Dental Students and Dental Practitioners. Special feature of 'Dental consideration' has been added at the end of most chapters so, that Dental Students must know how to deal with a patient using that particular Drug, during dental procedures in his office. And "Pharmacology in Dental Practice," contains information regarding Drugs that are directly used by Dentist in his office.