Cette deuxième édition des Cahiers du Laboratoire d’Étude de l’Architecture Potentielle propose une réflexion sur l’un des problèmes centraux du Mouvement moderne et de la critique postmoderne : la tension entre l’hétéronomie et l’autonomie en architecture. Abordé à l’aide d’un texte peu connu de Stanford Anderson, le thème invitait chacun, chacune à penser l’architecture entre profession et discipline, entre hétéronomie ...

J. J. Jackson is an unscrupulous owner of an earthmoving construction company. It is hard times for such companies in Colorado in 1988. He drinks too much and has money problems. He cheats on his wife, who he hates him and is involved with a self-proclaimed environmental crusader. But he has a grand plan for solving his problems. There is a high-tech materials research company, Basin Technology, that is being decimated by Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment due to contamination allegedly from an underground waste oil that had been recently ...

When Spyros Skouras was forced to resign as commander in chief of 20th Century-Fox, Darryl F. Zanuck was persuaded to return to the studio to take charge. As the studio was on the brink of disaster, Zanuck put the brakes on every project in the works and fired just about everyone on the lot. Except for one man, the only one working for the studio who made their bread-and-butter pictures which, at this point in time, was the only kind of movies the studio could afford to make. And that man was Robert L. Lippert. Robert Lippert, you say? Never heard of ...

About the Book "Hinduism: The Science of Self-Realization" is a guide aimed at introducing spirituality and religion to readers, especially the youth in India and the Indian diaspora. It seeks to demystify the concept of self-realization, which is often shrouded in confusion and complexity in religious and spiritual discussions. The book emphasizes that religion and spirituality are essential for understanding oneself and enhancing day-to-day life experiences. It doesn't claim to be a religious text but focuses on extracting the scientific and logical ...

Commercial banks UBS and HSBC embroiled in scandals that in some cases exposed lawmakers themselves as tax evaders... multinationals Google and Apple using the Double Irish and other tax avoidance strategies... governments granting fiscal sweetheart deals behind closed doors (as in Luxembourg) the stream of news items documenting the crisis of global tax governance is not about to dry up. Much work has been done in individual disciplines on the phenomenon of tax competition that lies at the heart of this crisis. Yet, the combination of issues of democratic ...

To save her sister's life, Julia Grey seeks a spell hidden somewhere within Merriweather Manor. Her position as a lady's companion affords her the freedom to search the house. But time is running out. The necromancer she's bargained with is growing impatient. And an unexpected appearance of a man from her past makes matters worse in an already complicated situation. Basil Merriweather returns to England after ten years abroad to discover his childhood sweetheart living in his home. But, he's no longer the carefree man of his youth and she's hiding something--deadly ...

This study was carried out to evaluate and compare the shear bond strengths between the orthodontic bracket and acid etched enamel, enamel treated with self-etch primer and laser irradiated enamel and to analyze the interface of the enamel bracket bond.It will help students, teachers and othodontia practitioners as it deals with the most contemporarily used bonding techniques. The results indicate that the shear bond strength of all the three groups was clinically acceptable with no significant difference between them but more adhesive was left on enamel ...

Do you want to keep your personal data safe from prying eyes? Do you want to look behind the scenes of major attacks and hacking incidents? Do you want to keep your own computer and the network safe from hacking attacks? The world of hacking has often gotten a bad reputation thanks to the individuals who are unscrupulous with the work they do. But there are many  ethical  hackers out there, those who use it to keep their own personal information safe and sound and will ensure that they can keep others safe as well. If you fit into this ...