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Chapters: Lighthouse of Alexandria, List of Palaces in Egypt, Sharm El-Sheikh International Airport, Planetarium Science Center, Supreme Constitutional Court of Egypt, San Stefano Grand Plaza, Taba International Airport, 6th October Bridge, Giza Zoo, Suez Canal Overhead Line Crossing, El-Gendi Fortress, Sakoula Dnc. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 52. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Lighthouse of Alexandria -Sheraton Hotels in Batumi,GeorgiaPharos was a small island just off the coast of Alexandria. It was linked to the mainland by a man-made connection named the Heptastadion, which thus formed one side of the city's harbor. The tower erected there guided mariners at night, through its fire and reflective mirrors, as well as being a landmark by day. Legend holds that Ptolemy forbade Sostratus to put his name on his work. But the architect left the following inscription on the base's walls nonetheless: "Sostratus of Cnidus, son of Dexiphanes, to the Gods protecting those upon the sea" (original Greek inscription: " ") These words were hidden under a layer of plaster, on top of which was chiseled another inscription honoring Ptolemy the king as builder of the Pharos. After centuries the plaster wore away, revealing the name of Sostratus. The Lighthouse of AlexandriaThe lighthouse was badly damaged in the earthquake of 956, then again in 1303 and 1323. The fullest description of it comes from the Arab traveller Abou Haggag Youssef Ibn el-Andaloussi, who visited the structure in 1165 AD. His description runs: There are ancient claims the light from the lighthouse could be seen from up to 29 miles (47 km) away. Unconfirmed legends claim the light from Pharos could burn enemy ships before they reached shore. Constructed from large blocks of light-coloured stone, the tower was made up ...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=17724 ... Read more

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Chapters: Personal Computer Museum, the Ford Plant, Brantford Airport, Mohawk Chapel, Olg Casino Brantford, Brantford Civic Centre, Brantford City Hall. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 26. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt:The Personal Computer Museum is located in Brantford, Ontario, Canada. Located in a former city building that is built from reclaimed bricks from the Brantford Opera House, the museum has been completely renovated. Over fifty interactive personal computers are on display from a wide variety of manufacturers, including Apple Computer, Atari, Commodore, IBM, Radio Shack, Timex, Mattel and more. The mandate of the museum is to preserve computer technology and more importantly, offer interactivity with these machines. Parents are welcome to bring children and show them computers that they may have used to understand where the technology that they use today, so freely, actually came from. The museum offers a large selection of original software in its library as well as a huge archive of computer related magazines. A perfect research centre, the museum is open to students to study the origins of computers and the various technologies behind them. Currently open to the public only one day a month, the museum welcomes private tours from schools or other groups and admission is absolutely free. The museum was first opened to the public in September, 2005. Its founder and curator, Syd Bolton, has been involved in the personal computer industry for years and dreamed of opening a museum while still in high school. The museum is run by Bolton and a group of dedicated volunteers. Unlike most computer museums, this one is an actual place you can visit and provides opportunity for hands on research. The Personal Computer Museum engages in computer recycling. Local residents can bri...http://booksllc.net/?id=8106258 ... Read more

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Chapters: Airports in Saint Lucia, Sports Venues in Saint Lucia, Hewanorra International Airport, Beausejour Stadium, George F. L. Charles Airport, List of Airports in Saint Lucia, Mindoo Philip Park, Vieux Fort National Stadium. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 26. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: ...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=3218464 ... Read more

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Chapters: Airports in the Turks and Caicos Islands, Providenciales International Airport, Jags Mccartney International Airport, List of Airports in the Turks and Caicos Islands, Salt Cay Airport, South Caicos Airport, North Caicos Airport. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 24. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Providenciales International Airport -The airport resides at an elevation of 15 feet (5 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 10/28 with an asphalt surface measuring 2,316 by 45 metres (7,598 × 148 ft). ...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=3565749 ... Read more

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Chapters: National Stadium, Lungi International Airport, St. John's Maroon Church, Connaught Hospital, Freetown Central Prison, Princess Christian Maternity Hospital, Ebenezer Methodist Church, St. George Cathedral. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 26. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Brookfields National Stadium is a multi-use national stadium of Sierra Leone, located in the capital city of Freetown. It is used mostly for football matches and it also has athletics facilities. It is the largest stadium in Sierra Leone and has a 45,000 capacity. The stadium serves as the exclusive home of the Sierra Leone national football team, as well as a venue for social, cultural, and religious events. Built in 1980 as Siaka Stevens Stadium (named after President Siaka Stevens), the stadium's name was changed in 1992 when a coup was launched by a group of young military officers which established themselves as the National Provisional Ruling Council (NPRC). In 2008, fans called for the change of the back to Siaka Stevens Stadium, citing a lack of sporting success since the change. The previous stadium that was there was called Reckrie. Reckrie was completely demolished in the late 70s, and China won a contract to build a stadium originally named National Stadium. It was changed to Siaka Steven Stadium before the official opening in 1980. ...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=3719795 ... Read more

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This comprehensive guide to the planning and design of airport terminals and their facilities covers all types of airport terminal found around the world and highlights the environmental and technical issues that the designer has to address. Contemporary examples are critically reviewed through a series of case studies. This new edition covers the most recent examples of high quality, technically advanced designs from the Far East, Europe and North America.

This book will be a source of inspiration and guiding principles for those who design, commission or manage airport buildings.

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This airport planning manual allows the airport planner to reference best practice procedures and calculations, without the need to review and subjectively assess the various alternative manuals, which are driven by the requirements of airlines, airports, or specific interest groups or organizations. A balance is provided between the requirements of the interested parties, allowing solutions to be commercially sound and suitably flexible. Surface access design, terminal design and airfield design are covered, from master-planning principles to detail design issues and calculations. The differences between IATA and ACI standards are highlighted. A set of bespoke calculation formulae (MS Excel format) is provided on an accompanying CD that designers, architects, and airport planners alike will be able to use to ensure that sound airport terminal planning principles are observed. ... Read more

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Chapters: Het Loo Palace, List of Windmills in Gelderland, Stadion de Goffert, Gelredome, Teuge Airport, Huis Bergh, Dodewaard Nuclear Power Plant, Ede Heliport, de Vijverberg, Wageningse Berg, Sportpark Berg ... Read more

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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Rottnest Island, Rottnest Island Shipwrecks, Lady Elizabeth, City of York, Quokka, Rottnest Island Airport, List of Features of Rottnest Island, the Basin, Under the Lighthouse Dancing, Bathurst Lighthouse, Rottnest Channel Swim, Hesperocolletes Douglasi, Lake Baghdad. Excerpt:Bathurst Lighthouse Bathurst Lighthouse is one of two lighthouses on Rottnest Island , the other being Wadjemup Lighthouse. It is located on Bathurst Point, in the north east of the island, and was activated in 1900. The lighthouse was erected in response to a series of shipping disasters in the area, which included the loss of the City of York in 1899. Former lighthouse keepers residence The lightsource and lantern house were originally to be used at Cape Leeuwin but were then built in on Rottnest Island. In 1920 the original acetylene flame was replaced by a flasher, which made the keeper superfluous. An electric light was installed in 1986. Bathurst Lighthouse serves as the rear light in the pair of Kingston Reef's leading lights , which guide ships departing from Fremantle through the reefs near the island. Its light is characterised by a group of four flashes that occurs every sixteen seconds. References (URLs online) A hyperlinked version of this chapter is at The City of York from an original painting given to the lighthouse keeper, David Mitchinson and his wife Kathleen by the ship's owners in appreciation for the efforts in rescuing the crew Anchor from the City of York , recovered from the wreck in 1959 and on display near the Main Jetty, Rottnest The City of York was a 1,194 ton iron barque which sunk after hitting a reef off Rottnest Island in the last few kilometres of its voyage from San Francisco to Fremantle , Western Australia in 1899. The three masted, 68 metre (223 feet) long, iron hul... ... Read more

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Chapters: Niamey Grand Market, Stade Général Seyni Kountché, Diori Hamani International Airport, Kennedy Bridge, Grande Mosquée, Lamordé University Hospital, National Hospital. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 26. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The Niamey Grand Market (fr:Grand marché de Niamey) is the largest market and shopping center in Niamey, the capital and largest city in the West African state of Niger. The large market complex lies in the center of the city in a neighborhood named "Grand Marché" after it, east and south of the European style commercial and government center of "Plateau" neighborhood. It was built within a colonial era park which divided the "European" and "African" sections of the city, south and west of the modern Stade Général Seyni Kountché and Niamey Grande Mosquée. The market is bordered on the west by the "Boulevard de l'Independence", which is also the north south route through the city of Route nationale 1. A uniform structure for it was first built in 1950, and is locally known as the Habou-Béné. A fire on 30 March 1982 destroyed the market, and it was reopened on 5 January 1987, in a project which cost some 5 Billion CFA Francs. That incarnation housed 4000 shops, ranging from simple stalls and covered tables to the 1863 permanent structures which range from metal stalls to modern stores in two large buildings. In May 2009, another fire gutted portions of the market, destroying around 1500 stalls and stands, 128 of which were housed in metal stalls, and the rest in the open or in less permanent structures. The fire was believed to have begun in the area reserved for food stalls. Fire officials suspected an electrical cable short sparked the fire, which began at around 14:00 and was only controlled some four hours later. The market complex is ...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=23011135 ... Read more

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There are many things a train can do that an airplane cannot, e.g. go underneath city streets, split up into many pieces.A metaphor will illustrate the main point of this book: dogs are often not able to catch cats even though they are faster, because dogs cannot climb trees, jump onto rooftops, squeeze underneath fences, etc.High Speed Rail (HSR) planning up to this point, especially in North America, proposed to have dogs and cats compete on a wide open field.This book assesses the internal distribution advantage of High Speed Rail vis-à-vis air.It postulates a new paradigm: convergence of heretofore individually optimized urban and intercity rail networks into one coherent intermetropolitan high speed transportation system.The in-depth study of the competition between air and HSR in Japan, a country in which the two modes compete head-on and with little regulatory interference, will help any air or rail executive better take advantage of the post-deregulation environment.However, for transportation planners in North America, where widely dispersed urban areas deprive HSR from its traditional access advantage, it is a must-read. ... Read more

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The "Competitive Advantage..." contains lots of ideas that are very relevant in the US today, where the time for a good high speed rail system has arrived.A good high speed rail system doesn't stand alone - it has to work in harmony with all the other public transportation systems.The authors bring forth valuable insight gained from the observation of train systems from all around the world.I want to see the best possible high speed train system here in the US - and here are the the details of the best stuff - all in one book!!! ... Read more

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Airspaces explores the physical and social infrastructure of the airport. Combining informal anecdote and speculation with discussions of contemporary cultural theory, architecture, social history, film, and literary criticism, this book is the first sustained attempt to consider the airport both as a site and as a cultural icon of the late twentieth century. ... Read more

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Cesar Pelli & Associates Architects created a spectacular three-level terminal, approximately one million square feet, to accommodate 16 million passengers each year. Readers will be thrilled and inspired with this closer look at the new Terminal that has caught the admiring eye and earned the appreciation of thousands who put it to the test each day. Cesar Pelli & Associates is based in Washington, DC. ... Read more

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This book presents the firm's design for 13 major airports throughout the world. ... Read more

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Practical ideas on every major aspect of airport design andconstruction.

Moving beyond the FAS's and ICAO's standard models, Airport Planning & Development Handbook: A Global Survey helps planners develop the infrastructure for efficiently and cost-effectively moving the global village's people and commodities. Author Paul Stephen Dempsey, a renowned expert on airports, airlines, and transportation law - haspacked this guide with eye-opening case studies that draw on the experience of the planners and developers of projects on every continent. The Handbook takes you through each planning step, including organization and design, touching on all essential questions so you can...*See the future of airport growth as a result of air traffic pattern changes and other factors*Work through issues such as noise abatement and air pollution, siting constraints, and the politics of airport development*Analyze airport financing and support issues*Integrate connecting transportation modes*And much, much more ... Read more

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Copenhagen. History of Copenhagen, Copenhagen municipality, Region Hovedstaden, Architecture in Copenhagen, List of buildings in and around Copenhagen, Copenhagen Airport, Parks and open spaces in Copenhagen. ... Read more

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This book reveals the inside track on the making of Terminal 5: the courage, the ground-breaking management thinking and the many lessons learnt from the leaders, the client and integrated supply chain teams, - involving over 50,000 people from 20,000 companies - which led to the successful delivery of this mega project on time, on budget, and safely.

Love or hate Heathrow we can’t ignore it! An economic power house for the UK, 155,000 earn their living from it and 68 million of us pass through it each year. Two decades of the planning, design, construction and opening of Terminal 5 has resulted in a gateway that Heathrow can be proud of.

Faced with the risk of opening a year late, being a billion overspent, since Sir John Egan in the early 1990s, BAA, stakeholders and supplier partners have been grappling with Terminal 5`s challenges. The result? £4.3 billion of design and construction delivered on time, to budget and safely is to be commended given the industry statistics but the acid test will now be the quality of the 30 million passengers experience and the operating costs that have been left to stand the test of time.

Sharon Doherty is HR and organisational effectiveness director for Heathrow airport and Terminal 5. Sharon has previously worked in consultancy, financial services and retail. Her specialism is people and change. 2002 to the end 2007 she was accountable for the approach to people management and organisational change on Terminal 5. ... Read more

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Paul Andreu's architecture features some of the largest airport designs in the world, but his work is not confines to such high-level specialization.Thanks to his experience working on major projects for Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris and others in Nice, Seoul and many other places, Andreu has developed a global view of architecture exploiting the latest technology to the full. ... Read more