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...This article seeks to illuminate a commandeering of a design philosophy to serve capitalist property development. It is proposed to contrast various world renowned projects to their Constructivist forerunners highlighting the abandonment of the movement's social ideals for stylistic ic...
...About a year ago, the Council of Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) in Chicago selected the Interlace, a luxury housing development in Singapore designed by the Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA), as the inaugural winner of its Urban Habitat Award. The develo...
... Cyclopedia Of Philosophy 4th EDITION Sam Vaknin, Ph.D. Editing and Design: Lidija Rangelovska Lidija Rangelovska A Na... ... – write to: palma@unet.com.mk or to samvaknin@gmail.com Philosophical Essays and Musings: http://philosophos.tripod.com The Silver Lining ... ... one possesses a certain right - prescribes to others certain obligatory behaviours and proscribes certain acts or omissions. This Janus-like nature... ...onstitutes "just killing" is a matter for an ethical calculus in the framework of a social contract. But does A's right not to be killed include the... ...ght to euthanasia, to have one's life terminated at will, is restricted by numerous social, ethical, and legal rules, principles, and considerations... ...but this right is not automatic, nor is it all-encompassing. III. Abortion and the Social Contract The issue of abortion is emotionally loaded and ... ...ully hand over the management of our daily lives and the setting of priorities to a political class or elite is thoroughly discredited. Politicians ... ...t closer to the right. Anarchism is an umbrella term covering disparate social and political theories - among them classic or cooperative anarchism... ...n), and communitarian anarchism (Daniel Guerin). The narrow (and familiar) form of political anarchism springs from the belief that human communiti...
...Cyclopedia of issues in modern philosophy: The philosophy of science and religion, the cognitive sciences, cultural studies, aesthetics, art and literature, the philosophy of economics, the philosophy of psychology, and ethics....
...ain Arts® Be Positive! Be Positive! Insights on How to Live an Inspiring and Joy-Filled Life The Power of Self-Esteem: How to Discover and Fulfill... ...When you change your attitude .... " Copyright © 2005 by Jerry Jampolsky. And Robert Schuller for "You have to say whal...." Copyright © 2005 by Rob... ... are used under license. BLUE MOUNTAIN PRESS is registered in U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Printed in the United States of America. First Prin... ...ion how one person's integrity can inspire others and lead to fundamental social changes. Riding home from work on a city bus in Montgomery, Alabama... ...became tens of thousands of dollars. Americans were surprised to see two political enemies, the former presidents George Herbert Walker Bush and Bi... ...tions, industry associations, and universities with his inspiring "do it" philosophy. His fame is grounded in quality, substance, and a positive att...
...TS FOR INNER STRENGTH Famous Amos THE OWER IN OU by Wally Amos and Gregory Amos f)I..I:' DONALD I. FINE, INC. ~ NEW YORK Copyright © 1... ...f)I..I:' DONALD I. FINE, INC. ~ NEW YORK Copyright © 1988 by Wally Amos and Gregory Amos All rights reserved, including the right of reproduction ... ...y form. Published in the United States of America by Donald 1. Fine, Inc. and in Canada by General Publishing Company Limited. Library of Congress C... ...eat scientists, inventors, playwrights, sports figures, business tycoons, political leaders and all others viewed as special are no more special tha... ...s drug abuse and teen pregnancy while increasing academic achievement and social responsibility. Can you see how self-esteem, or the lack of it, ca... ...nd time, they do things that remove themselves from the realm of positive social activity. They drink or take drugs in an attempt to block out the ... ... from being an alcoholic at the point of suicide. Imagine that! How many social programs that strive to combat alcoholism, depression or any other ... ...t." At that meeting on my first visit to St. Elmo, we were applying that philosophy by saving the cluster of ten houses that comprised St. Elmo Vil... ...the light bulb. Enthusiasm must have been the foundation of Henry Ford's philosophy that says: "Failure is not failure but the opportunity to begin...
...Wally Amos, who rose from relative poverty to fame and fortune as "Famous Amos" details the components for a successful personal, financial and spiritual life using his ten secret ingredients for inner strength. He discusses his struggle to overcome personal and professional ...
... 1 ANTONIO MERCURIO THE ULYSSEANS The Theorem and the Myth for traveling from one universe to another ... ...rg/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ You are free: to Share — to copy, distribute and transmit the work. Under the following conditions: Attribution — You ... ...talian by Martha S. Bache-Wiig 2009. Chapter XV translated by Alice Pinto and Martha Bache-Wiig, 2009. All translations authorized by the Author. ... ...y produce every type of handicraft and they create every type of familial, social and cultural works, especially those we call works of art, that a... ...ther. Here is another example. Let’s take it from politics. In a while a political campaign will begin. Imagine what the life of a politician is li... ... this does not happen the artist cannot exist, either on a public level or socially or historically. The artist can exist on his or her own, but no ... ...l to millions of miserable people who didn’t have one. He fought for their political, as well as their human, dignity. Gandhi was very political b... ...re rich and powerful. - Truth that unifies and does not create religious, political, relationship or family warfare. - Truth that unifies instead ... ...secute them. This is true of all human relationships, be they personal or social. How can we break this spiral of perfectionism and hatred? I kn...
...s of this book, so here we will simply mention some of the papers presented by the Author that the book contains. The book opens with an “Invitation” and then proceeds with “The Myth of Sophia-Analysis: life as a work of art”, “Choral Group Research on life as a work of art”, “The Cosmological vision of Sophia-Art”, “The Cosmo-Art Theorem”, “The Cosmo-Art Myth”, “The Myth ...
...______________ Compassion… a word that seems to have been forgotten. Peace and freedom… something we all wish we had. I want to tell you it can be h... ...you for all to walk if they choose to do so. Devoid of worshiping, secrets and rules that constrict who can follow this unique path... a path to your... ...strict who can follow this unique path... a path to your personal freedom and, in the end, leading to peace for all in this world, a universal church... ...n, and all other living, sentient persons, and have determined to promote social progress and better standards of life in larger freedom, Whereas thi... ...ny kind, such as race, color, sex, sexual orientation, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, origin, ’... ... orientation, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, origin, ’body makeup’(human or otherwise), birth ... ...s or because said person differs in race, color, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, property, birth, or other status, or origin; r... ...unalienable. Furthermore, no distinction shall be made on the basis of the political, jurisdictional or international status of the country or territo... ... procedures. Article 22 Everyone, as a member of society, has the right to social security and is entitled to realization, through national effort an...
... book was put together to contain in an easily accessible compilation the founding beliefs of the Zero-Six Contingent, the reasons behind the mission and people's faith in Neo. Neo has spent every waking hour of the past five years compiling this Book, showing people this new light and building the Contingent. He was put here to help them find the key to their own truth an...
...This is a book containing a revolutionary idea about understanding society, human behaviour, history, anthropological features and many other aspects of human beings. The basic understanding that is being put forward is that languages, which are the software for human communication, are powerful media, which not only can help in communication, but al...
...written around 1990: ...a stage may come, at least, in certain areas, where the innate resilience of the English structure may be severely tested; and cause much distress to the individual persons; and can in a matter of time, cause domino effect on many other areas, causing strange happenings of technological failure, inefficiency, conflict, hatred, events that may be ...
...and The Jews South Africa Britain Part II Chapter 1 Introducing India Chapter 2 The indicant words Indicants Chapter 3 The general social affects Children Mr., Mrs.& Miss. Effects on the young Stunting of Physical Features Chapter 4 The officialdom The officialdom Ashoka Chapter 5 The Police Police Behaviour and Techniques of Investigation...
...ons in Modern Cinema 3 rd EDITION Sam Vaknin, Ph.D. Editing and Design: Lidija Rangelovska Lidija Rangelovska A Na... ...n from: Lidija Rangelovska – write to: palma@unet.com.mk Philosophical Musings and Essays http://samvak.tripod.com/culture.html Malignant ... ...d Self X. Avatar: The Ecology of Environmentalism XI. The Invention of Lying: Fact and Truth XII. Hostel: The American Hostel XIII. Inceptions and... ...ung adult whose overriding desire is to belong to a higher - or at least, richer - social class. While he waits upon the subjects of his not so hid... ...cterized by the DSM IV (Diagnostic and Statistics Manual): "Failure to conform to social norms with respect to lawful behaviour, deceitfulness as ... ...ir meticulously crafted facade. They more often than not go on to great success and social acceptance while their detractors are relegated to the f... ...e lower classes and decks. Was this a morally right decision? For sure, it was not politically correct, in today's terms. Class and money distincti... ... impolite, or psychologically abusive? Or offending religious sensitivities, being politically incorrect - are these injuries? The bulk of human (a... ...eases and famine. The politicization of environmental concerns runs the gamut from political activism to eco-terrorism. The environmental movement ...
Moral deliberations and philosophical dimensions in thirteen modern films.
...inspirat din situa ţia pe dos care exista în ţar ă. Am pornit din politic, social şi - treptat - am ajuns în literatur ă, art ă, filozofie şi chiar ... ...nition: PARADOXISM is an avant-garde movement in literature, art, philosophy, science, based on excessive used of antitheses, parables, odd... ... used of antitheses, parables, odds, paradoxes in creations. It was set up and led by the writer Florentin Smarandache since 1980’s who said: “The go... ...iment.” B) Etymology: Paradoxism =paradox +ism, means the theory and school of using paradoxes in literary and artistic creation. C) Hist... ...where the whole culture was manipulated by a small group. Only their ideas and their publications counted. We couldn’t publish almost anything. Then,... ...e lived in that society a double life: on official one – propagated by the political system, and another one real. In mass- media it was promulgated ... ...pside- down situation” that existed in the country. I started from politic, social, and immediately got to literature, art, philosophy, even science.... ...o invertida que existia no país [NT: na Romênia]. Eu comecei com politica, social e imediatamente fui a literatura, arte, filosofia a até mesmo ciên... ...e lived in that society a double life: on official one – propagated by the political system, and another one real. In mass- media it was said that “o...
...PARADOXISM is an avant-garde movement in literature, art, philosophy, science, based on excessive used of antitheses, parables, odds, paradoxes in creations. It was set up and led by the writer Florentin Smarandache since 1980’s who said: “The goal is to enlargement of theartisti sh...
...For some of us, this is a spiritual book that tells the real Truth of God. And the true Path to God. A pragmatic Path we could walk easily, smoothly, ... ...ers of us, it is a book that reveals what the future holds. For each human and all humanity, for each soul and every society. The developments that wo... ...ach soul and every society. The developments that would make us materially and morally satisfied and successful. And for still others, it's just a mun... ...s formed in our world. On the other hand, the powerful global economic and political interests know that the formation of a Global ( economic and poli... ... us in the same time. The Coming is an inner process of our soul and not a social revolution... And indeed, in the “outside” around us, the only “ride... ...n inner Revelation for each soul. In its due time. And this means, that no social or religious revolutions and major ideological changes could succeed... ...ner interdependent control, compromise and concord systems) that almost no social or political conflict could possibly appear. The financial structure... ...ependent control, compromise and concord systems) that almost no social or political conflict could possibly appear. The financial structure of societ... ...sness to God consciousness (GC). More and more, all people (but especially political and economic leaders) are being judged by their moral and not mat...
...For some of us, this is a spiritual book that tells the real Truth of God. And the true Path to God. A pragmatic Path we could walk easily, smoothly, within a normal human lifetime. For others of us, it is a book that reveals what the future holds. For each human and all humanity, for each s...
...ami Yaniv, baruch Khovov cover Design: rami Yaniv, baruch Khovov Printing and Post Production: uri laitman executive editor: chaim ratz First eDiti... ...iOn: FebruarY 2011 First printing 5 Contents THE POINT IN THE HEART 9 EGO AND LOVE 21 THE CREATOR—COME AND SEE 33 THE SPIRITUAL WORLD 43 THE METHOD O... ...OME AND SEE 33 THE SPIRITUAL WORLD 43 THE METHOD OF CORRECTION 51 EMOTIONS AND STATES 67 BUILDING A NEW WORLD 79 THE WISDOM OF KABBALAH IN A NUTSHELL ... ...ct with others, so for the time being we turn to virtual relationships. A Social Network on the Spiritual Level 3 1 in the next phase, virtual rela... ...s from our wish to satisfy our need for connection with others. although social networks and forums today are usually filled with drivel, and surel... ... 1 0 6 1. Globalization has turned into a factor that affects finan- cial, political, and cultural development. it encompasses the international mark... ...l, and cultural development. it encompasses the international market, all social processes, and the lives of each and every one of us. however, it d... ...s, and the lives of each and every one of us. however, it does not solve political, financial, social, cultural, or religious problems. 2. to help p... ... Baruch is not supported, funded, or otherwise tied to any government or political organization. 1 2 0 Since the bulk of its activity is provided f...
...s. The Point in the Heart is a collection of excerpts from a man whose wisdom has earned him devoted students worldwide. Michael Laitman, a scientist and a Kabbalist, presents ancient wisdom in a compelling style. These stormy days, his site, www.kabbalah.info, offers a silver lining for those who seek true and lasting comfort....
... The First Book of Factoids First Published on the Links and Factoids Study List http://groups.yahoo.com/group/linknfacto... ...ist http://groups.yahoo.com/group/linknfactoid Sam Vaknin, Ph.D. Editing and Design: Lidija Rangelovska Lidija Rangelovska A Na... ...ted Press International (UPI) Article Archive – Click HERE! Philosophical Musings and Essays http://samvak.tripod.com/culture.html Malignant Self... ...sts, it is not futile to continue to look for Atlantis. http://dmoz.org/Science/Social_Sciences/Archaeology/Alternative/Lo st_Civilizations/Atlan... ... became independent in 1811 and Bolivar, being a minor - though self-aggrandizing - political figure, had little to do with it. After his first majo... ...n a coup d'etat. Now, Bolivar was the oppressor. He has murdered, or exiled his political rivals throughout his career. He confiscated church fu... ...tp://wekker.seagull.net/bolivar/biograf_menu.html Bra Mary Phelps Jacob - a rich socialite - received the first patent for a bra in 1914. Her cor... ...first elections. He was murdered - with his brother and four others - probably by a political opponent, U Saw, in 1947. http://www.geocities.com... ...99 and 1906 Gorky lived in St. Petersburg and participated in the activities of the Social Democratic Party. When it split in 1903, he, indeed, supp...
Anthology of fascinating historical and scientific facts and links to relevant Web sources.
... Tel.: 1-800-521-0600 (Customer Service) http://wwwlib.umi.com/bod/ and online from: Publishing Online, Co. (Seattle, Washington... ... at: http://PublishingOnline.com This book has been peer reviewed and recommended for publication by: Dr. L. Bojilov, Bulgarian Academ... ... of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria. Copyright 2005 by W. B. Vasantha Kandasamy and Florentin Smarandache Layout by Kama Kandasamy. Cover design... ...t any effective prevention programs for these women, without putting in place social supports, such as means of independent living and health care. ... ...ypically enter into treatment only after they are compromised by the disease. Social workers and NGOs must promote the development of resource co-or... ...s. Since women in rural areas have the family burden, it is high time strong social groups are formed to empower these women with awareness of HIV/... ...isempowered Despite Wage Work: Women Workers in Beedi Industry. Economic and Political Weekly, April 17-24. 80. Meredith K et al. (1997) A Surv... ...tion of Women Workers – Leather Tanning Industry in Tamil Nadu. Economic and Political Weekly, April 17-24. 82. Minkoff, H., J.A.Dehovitz and A.... ...), Female Autonomy in Tamil Nadu: Unravelling the Complexities. Economic and Political Weekly, April 17-24. 122. Sur, A.K., (1993) Sex and Marri...
...ditor: Claire Gerus Layout: Baruch Khovov Cover Design: Richard Aquan Printing and Post Production: Uri Laitman Executive Editor: Oren Levi Laitman Ka... ...s .............................................................86 A Long Way and a Short Way .......................................................... ...E ROAD TO FREEDOM .............................................. 97 Pleasure and Pain ................................................................. ... ABOUT THE AUTHOR Kabbalist Rav Michael Laitman, PhD, has a doctorate in philosophy and Kabbalah from the High Institute of Philosophy at the R... ... sovereignty, and knowledge, prompted the evolution of human society and its social structures: education, cul- ture, science, and technology. Human... ...ard others is a special and sublime value in and of itself, regardless of the social recog- nition it grants. In doing so, we will find that this att... ...e in- flicted by their partners. 7 The poverty report published by the Israeli Social Se- curity in 2006 revealed that expansion of poverty and so- ci... ... lating suicide rates, violence, terror, eco-tragedies, social, economic, and political instability. We are at a crossroads. We are beginning to sobe... ... will occur, as it did on Yom Kippur, 1973, and 70% do not trust the present political and military leaderships.” Moreover, we are not only failing ...
...Laitman's new book not only demonstrates with examples from science and Kabbalah that the ego stands behind all human suffering, but also shows how we can use it to our benefit. With clear analyses of the human soul and its problems, the book provides a 'roadmap' indicating how we can achieve...
...shnamurti Peter Maverick Introduction 1972-1980—India and Switzerland 1982—India, Switzerland and California 1983-1984—Amst... ...983-1984—Amsterdam 1985-1990—India, Switzerland, Australia, Netherlands and U.K. 1990—Various Places Publisher's Note When I read the... ...through the pages. It was wonderful to hear him without all the questions and interjections of the people who normally surround him. It felt very pe... ...f man. He will lose everything. He will become just a nut and bolt in the social structure. What little freedom he can have, what little opportunity... ... a very sudden and explosive way to break the whole thing. This has no social, religious or mystical content. Maybe it affects the whole of human ... ...matter at all—your practice of holiness, your practice of virtue. That is socially valuable for the society but that has nothing to do with this. Th... ...how to be killed, whether it is in the name of religion, or in the name of political ideology, or in the name of patriotism, or anything you want. I ... ...vation, poverty and terrorism. Your concern about life is only to make a political issue out of it. It is just an academic discussion. Are you i... ...atter of history, not my opinion. It is the same thing everywhere. All our political systems have come out of that religious thinking, whether of the...
... The Suffering of Being Kafka 1 st EDITION Sam Vaknin Editing and Design: Lidija Rangelovska Lidija Rangelovs... ...gelovska – write to: palma@unet.com.mk or to vaknin@link.com.mk Short Fiction in English and Hebrew http://gorgelink.org/vaknin/ http://samvak.tr... ...brew http://gorgelink.org/vaknin/ http://samvak.tripod.com/sipurim.html Poetry of Healing and Abuse http://samvak.tripod.com/contents.html Anato... ...me to his bookstore to inspect a new shipment. I used to spend all weekends there, reading, socialising, and devouring unwholesome food in the adjac... ...er public places. I cherish the risk of being found excreting in these urns – the potential social condemnation, the forced commitment to a madhouse... ...ted to immutable classification. This forced admission would undermine the pillars of their social order. It's better to pretend that they do believ... ...r insisted that Pierre admitted to a conspiracy to pass on weighty secrets – commercial and political – to the press. He swept aside my vehement pro... ... scene. You see things you haven't known even existed. They call it "explanatory power" in philosophy of science. Her words had such an effect on me... ...ll fields of finances and the economy, and numerous articles dealing with geopolitical and political economic issues published in both print and Web...
A second volume of short stories and poetry translated from the Hebrew.
...ichard Aquan graphics: Baruch Khovov Copy Editor: Claire gerus Printing and Post Production: Uri Laitman Executive Editor: Chaim Ratz FoURTH EDITI... ...................................................... 37 A Man of Mystery and Legend ........................................................ 37 P... .................................................... 48 Four Basic Phases (and their root) .................................................. 49 Ph... ...sed him because “I wanted to talk to him about Kab- - balah, and he, about socialism.” An excerpt from the newspaper Haaretz, published December 16, ... ... life possible. Without it, parents wouldn’t care for their children and social life would have been impossible. For example, if I owned a restaura... ...us on it. But the most powerful means to increase any desire is still our social environment. We will talk about the environment more in Part Four, ... ...chael Laitman, Professor of o ntology and the Theory of Knowledge, PhD in Philosophy and Kabbalah, and MSc in Medical Bio-Cybernetics, established a... ... Baruch is not supported, funded, or otherwise tied to any government or political organization. Since the bulk of its activity is provided free of ...
...The Kabbalist Rabbi Laitman, who was the student and personal assistant to Rabbi Baruch Ashlag from 1979-1991, follows in the footsteps of his rabbi in passing on the wisdom of Kabbalah to the world. This book is based on sources that were passed down by Rabbi Baruch's fath...
... --Steven Sills "So he spoke, and the bright-eyed goddess, Athene, was pleased that she was the god he pr... ...god he prayed to before all the others. She put strength in his shoulders and knees, and set in his heart the daring of a mosquito, which, though con... ...lks were walked on. It was early in the relationship of the two passengers and this nascent association contained the complex and awkward ambiguity of... ...e will you be flying out of?" asked the taxi driver. Following patriarchal social etiquette he was addressing the man instead of the girlfriend despit... ...e blade coming up to slit others. He knew that he had behaved contrary to social instinct but he hadn't been able to stop himself. "Don't you kn... ... cowardly seeking meaning for themselves in a unit. There were only these socialized wills rolling along on a road in marginal darkness under the spe... ...nt and said that he was now equal to Buddha and could dictate doctrine and political laws. The people said that he was insane and his military execut... ...es, as well as the well-paid top tier, didn't need to be cloistered in the political issues that mired the day but yearned for sports columns in their... ...nt homes and efficient factories (although more and more of them), matched political ideas to whatever brought benefits to their wallets, and with the...
...) were as hectic as usual. Producers, assistant producers, directors, assistant directors and a beehive of workers were all scurrying around pawning... ...irectors and a beehive of workers were all scurrying around pawning off papers and giving and taking orders. Cameras jostled into position as the li... ...seat he had sat in for more than twenty years. Jane Simmons, the head assistant producer and floor manager, shouted at everyone within earshot, com... ...d, after thoughtful consideration, “I know a man, not the most reputable, at least not in political circles, but he might be willing to help. At lea... ...lly non gratis in your circles.” - J.Cross/Stone 13 “You still are. But this is not political, it’s personal.” “You’ve got a personal problem... ...uities. He had been born in Colombia. His father was a doctor, and his mother a Bostonian socialite. At the age of seven, his parents, afraid of the ... .... After graduating with top honors, he accepted a position in one of the most prestigious political consulting firms in Washington, D.C. (the Distri... ...that’s crap, you were my best partner. But enough, after five years, I know this is not a social call.” “Well, in a way it is,” he said. “What’s ... ...d him and asked if he agreed with providing funds to religious groups that worked for the social needs of their community. “We are all God’s childr...
...An ex-intelligence officer, who handles elite politicians and celebrities cover up their misdeeds and embarrassing situations, now finds himself trying to unravel the mystery that could change the world and the future of the international space station. ...
...ry. Brand uncovers information pointing to Jamieson’s involvement in arming the international space station. As rogue generals from Russia, China and the U.S. try to install a mind-control weapon designed to divide the world into three parts, Brand tries to stop them. Enlisting the help of Mrs. Stone, the mafia and covert operatives, he must find the weapon before it c...