Design Transactions asks what the future of building culture will be. It asks how new, shared computational platforms are changing our disciplines, examining how the digitisation of tools affects the way architecture is conceived designed and made. Questions arise as we enter a new era of advanced modelling, informed by new concepts of Big Data computing, cloud-based collaboration and steered r…
No two histories are the same size. Some are so tiny that you can nestle them in your hand, their translucent pages fluttering with your breath. Others range over many volumes, challenging the strength of your grip with the combined weight of their leather covers, rag paper pages and glassine illustration protectors. Some hold us enthralled with split-second events in tiny places, othe…
In this chapter we present the foundations of Newton’s theory of gravitation. Intuitively, the theory of gravitation is easiest to understand as “action at a distance,” Latin actio ad distans, where the force between two masses is proportional to the masses themselves, and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them. This is the form of Newton’s general law of grav…
In traditional societies, undoubtedly the most common conception of the figure of the Earth was that the Earth is a flat disc extending to the horizon, with the sky curving like a dome over her. On the inner surface of the dome, the celestial bodies describe their complicated orbits. Children also have generally the same conception. Only with formal education does this “naïve world model” …
The most comprehensive systematic transreligious theology is presented in Robert Cummings Neville’s three-volume Philosophical Theology. The first volume is called Ultimates and contains a précis of the whole. Neville establishes a metaphysical structure within which the various “ultimates” represented by or symbolized through various traditions find their place. His accomplishment, requ…
Luas hutan mangrove Indonesia sekitar 3 juta hektar yang mewakili 23 % keseluruhan ekosistem mangrove dunia. Kita kehilangan hampir separuh dari luas mangrove dalam tiga dekade terakhir. Lamun (sea grass) dan terumbu karang (coral reef) mengalami hal yang sama. Ini adalah potret bahwa pesisir Indonesia sepanjang 95.000 km sangatlah rentan terhadap kerusakan lingkungan. Perkembangan penduduk yan…
Ki Hajar Dewantara lahir pada 2 Mei 1889 di Yogyakarta dengan nama RM Soewardi Soerjaningrat (SS), putra GPH Soerjaningrat, atau cucu Sri Paku Alam III. Dari genealoginya SS adalah keluarga bangsawan Pakualaman. Sebagai bangsawan Jawa, SS mengenyam pendidikan ELS (Europeesche Lagere School) – Sekolah Rendah untuk Anak-anak Eropa. Kemudian SS mendapat kesempatan masuk STOVIA (School tot Opleid…
When a blizzard strands them in Salt Lake City, two strangers agree to charter a plane together, hoping to return home; Ben Payne is a gifted surgeon returning from a conference, and Ashley Knox, a magazine writer, is a route to her wedding. But when unthinkable tragedy strikes, the pair find themselves stranded in Utah's most remote wilderness in the dead of winter, badly injured and miles fro…
Secrets of a good DIGESTION How to keep the system trouble-free, medicines that work, recognizing signs of danger, exposing the ucler myths, gall bladder surgery-often unnecessary?
The prudent use of MEDICINES The search for new wonder drugs; Side effect and how to avoid them; A basic home medicine kit; Saving money on prescriptions; How to choose a pharmacist
Dealing with HEADACHES How to get fast, fast relief; Bloking hangover; Plain facts about biofeedback; Perils from hot dogs and ice cream; Mysteries of migraine
Building sound BONES AND MUSCLES Fatigue-proof ways to stand, walk and lift; Exercisesthat save your back; Speeded-up healing for broken bones; Shoes that help the feet; New treatments for arthritis
Apakah cara Anda berpikir bagaikan warna mata Anda, sesuatu yang anda bawa sejak lahir dan tidak dapat berubah? atau, apakah berpikir merupakan suatu ketrampilan yang dapat diperbaiki dengan praktek seperti berenang, main tenis atau memasak. Dalam buku provokatif ini yang didasarkan pada seri TV BBc. Edward De Bono menunjukan bagaimana teknik berpikir dapat ditingkatkan dan dipr\erbaiki melal…
Martin Luther itu milik semua orang yang ingin hidup beriman berdasarkan Kitab Suci dan anugerah Allah. Dalam rangka itulah Gereja-gereja di Indonesia ikut dalam arak-arakan rohani ini, meskipun jauh dari proses historis Reformasi (Ephorus Huria Kristen Batak Protestan, emeritus, Dr. J.R. Hutauruk, doktor Sejarah Gereja) Relasi antara murid dan penganut jalan Tuhan pernah diwarnai kutuk-meng…
Dalam Naskah-naskah kuno Perjanjian Baru.Injil Matius diberi tempat yang pertama.Sepanjang sejarah gereja,Injil inilah yang menjadi pegangan primer Mengapa demikian? Apakah karena dalam kitab ini ditemukan Khotbah di Bukit dengan kedelapan ucapan bahagia serta doa Bapa KAmi,dua mutiara kehidupan jemaat Kristiani; dan ajaran Yesus tentang jemaat yang didirikan di atas batu karang Petrus (ma…