Shaping Places explains how towns & cities can turn real estate development to their advantage to create the kind of places where people want to live work relax & invest. It contends that the production of quality places which enhance economic prosperity social cohesion & environmental sustainability require a transformation of market outcomes. The core of the book explores why this is essential & how it can be delivered by linking a clear vision for the future with the necessary means to achieve it. Crucially the book argues that public authorities should seek to shape regulate & stimulate real estate development so that developers landowners & funders see real benefit in creating better places. Key to this is seeing planners as market actors whose potential to shape the built environment depends on their capacity to understand & transform the embedded attitudes & practices of other market actors. This requires planners to be skilled in understanding the political economy of real estate development & successful in changing its outcomes through smart intervention. Drawing on a strong theoretical framework the book reveals how the future of places will come to be shaped through constant interaction between State & market power. Filled with international examples essential case studies color diagrams & photographs this is essential reading for undergraduate & graduate students taking planning property real estate or urban design courses as well as for social science students more widely who wish to know how the shaping of place really occurs. ...

Shaquille Shaq ONeal is a four time NBA champion & a three time NBA Finals MVP. After being an All-American at Lousiana State University he was the number one draft pick by the NBA in 1992. Today in 2011 hes still playing
- in fact at 38 Shaq is the oldest player in the NBA. His presence
- both physically & psychologically
- has made him a ruling force in the game for years. But there is a lot more to Shaquille ONeal than basketball. Shaq is famous for his playful sometimes provocative personality. He is outsize in both scale & persona. Whether acting in films like Kazaam rapping on any of his five albums challenging celebrities on his hit show Shaq Vs. studying for his Ph D. or acting as a reserve police officer Shaq has led a fascinating & rollicking life. In this candid new autobiography he discusses his colorful career NBA victories & his thoughts on major NBA names like Kobe Bryant Phil Jackson & Pat Riley.


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Designed by the internationally renowned architect Renzo Piano & developed by Irvine Sellar The Shard is one of the worlds most striking new skyscrapers & is now at 310m the tallest building in Western Europe. From 1 February 2013 people will be able to visit The View" on floors 68 69 & 72 almost twice the height of any other viewing gallery in London from where they will experience a 360-degree 40-mile view over one of the worlds most historic & exciting cities. Organized spread by spread easy to navigate & as elegantly designed as the building itself the official guidebook sets The Shard in the context of Southwark one of the capitals most historic boroughs before outlining the design principles & construction story of the building. Also included are Q& As with both the architect & the developer & fascinating facts & stats relating to this extraordinary building. Central to the books purpose as the official guidebook are a series of twelve high-resolution double-page panoramic photographs of the views from The Shard (three per compass point: looking left looking right & looking down) each annotated to identify Londons key buildings monuments & landmarks. An informative souvenir for visitors to The Shard the book will also be available in the trade making it available to all Londoners & visitors to the capital." ...

The world is gone destroyed by human ecological or supernatural causes. Survivors dodge chemical warfare & cruel gods; they travel the reaches of space & inhabit underground caverns. Their enemies are disease corrupt corporations & one another; their resources are few & their courage is tested. Powerful original dystopian tales from nine bestselling authors offer bleak insight prophetic visions & precious glimmers of light among the shards & ashes of a ruined world. Stories from: Kelley Armstrong Rachel Caine Kami Garcia Nancy Holder Melissa Marr Beth Revis Veronica Roth Carrie Ryan Margaret Stohl ...

The demon has been defeated & the Kingdom rejoices as the threat to the existence of every living thing on Midkemia has passed but out of the ashes of war new problems arise in the brilliant sequel to Rage of a Demon King... Shards of a Broken Crown Volume IV of Raymond E. Feist's Serpentwar Saga tells the story of the survivors of the great assault on the Kingdom by the hordes of the Emerald Queen. An ambitious General has picked up the fallen reins of command & seeks to build a personal empire out of the wreckage of the Western Realm. It is up to a handful of committed men & women to oppose him. In the forefront of this conflict stand Jimmy & Dash grandsons of the legendary Jimmy the Hand who alongside Erik von Darkmoor & Roo Avery must contest on every hand as rival Empires seek to gain from the Empire's loss. While war rages on two borders mysterious agencies of dark powers move behind the scenes from the mountains to the north to the sewers under the burned-out cities of Krondor. Dark powers move too behind the scenes & Pug the Magician & his allies attempt to engage & defeat them while the Kingdom struggles to gather together the shattered pieces of the nation & forge a new future. ...

A week's holiday in a luxurious Yorkshire time-share is just what Scotland Yard's Superintendent Duncan Kincaid needs. But ...

Share This is a practical handbook to the biggest changes taking place in the media & its professions by the Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) Social Media Panel. The book was conceived & written by more than 20 public relations practitioners representing a cross-section of public private & voluntary sector expertise using many of the social tools & techniques that it addresses. The book is split into 26 chapters over eight topic areas covering the media & public relations industry planning social networks online media relations monitoring & measurement skills industry change & the future of the industry. Its a pragmatic guide for anyone that works in public relations & wants to continue working in the industry. Share This was edited by Stephen Waddington with contributions from: Katy Howell Simon Sanders Andrew Smith Helen Nowicka Gemma Griffiths Becky Mc Michael Robin Wilson Alex Lacey Matt Appleby Dan Tyte Stephen Waddington Stuart Bruce Rob Brown Russell Goldsmith Adam Parker Julio Romo Philip Sheldrake Richard Bagnall Daljit Bhurji Richard Bailey Rachel Miller Mark Pack & Simon Collister. ...

Here's the bestselling guide on Share Point 2010 updated to cover Office 365 Share Point Portal Server is an essential part of the enterprise infrastructure for many businesses. The Office 365 version

Includes:: significantly enhanced cloud capabilities. This second edition of the bestselling guide to Share Point covers getting a Share Point site up & running branded populated with content & more. It explains ongoing site management & offers plenty of advice for administrators who want to leverage Share Point & Office 365 in various ways.* Many businesses today rely on Share Point Portal Server to aggregate Share Point sites information & applications into a single portal* This updated edition covers the enhanced cloud capacities of Office 365 & Microsoft Share Point Online* Shows how to use Share Point to leverage data centers & collaborate with both internal & external customers including partners & clients* Covers getting a site up & running populating it with content branding it & managing the site long term Administrators & small-business website managers will find Share Point 2010 For Dummies 2nd Edition gives them the information they need to make the most of this technology.

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The bestselling guide on running Share Point now updated to cover all the new features of Share Point 2013 Share Point Portal Server is an essential part of the enterprise infrastructure for many businesses. Building on the success of previous versions of Share Point For Dummies this new edition covers all the latest features of Share Point 2013 & provides you with an easy-to-understand resource for making the most of all that this version has to offer. You'll learn how to get a site up & running branded & populated with content workflow & management. In addition this new edition

Includes:: essential need-to-know information for administrators techsumers & page admins who want to leverage the cloud-hosted features online either as a standalone product or in conjunction with an existing Share Point infrastructure. Walks you through getting a Share Point site up & running effectively & efficiently Explains ongoing site management & offers plenty of advice for administrators who want to leverage Share Point & Office 365 in various ways Shows how to use Share Point to leverage data centers & collaborate with both internal & external customers including partners & clients Share Point 2013 For Dummies is essential reading if you want to make the most of this technology.

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Shares Made Simple" written by highly respected financial journalist Rodney Hobson tears away the mystique & jargon that surrounds the stock market. It takes you step by step through the most basic concepts of stock market investing carefully explaining issues such as: what shares are & how they are bought & sold; why share prices go up & down; why some companies shares look cheap while others appear to be expensive; & the hidden traps for the unwary. This fully revised & updated second edition of this bestselling book sets out to create a level playing field between the stock market professionals & the small investor. As rising living standards & inherited cash provide assets for investment no-one needs to suffer pitiful bank interest rates when there is real money to be made in sharing the nations wealth. Thousands of investors have already benefited from Rodneys clear explanation of the stock market
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