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Nicht nur in der komponierten Musik der Gegenwart, sondern auch in improvisierten Stücken und in der Popkultur sind in den letzten Jahren reduktive Strategien immer bedeutsamer geworden. Aus der redseligen Praxis frei improvisierter Musik entstand eine Kunst der sparsamsten Gesten. Improvisatoren wie Werner Dafeldecker, Franz Hautzinger, Jim O'Rourke u. a. erproben die Veränderung der musikalischen Maßstäbe. Die Schweizer Nik Bärtsch und Don L...

Die Frauen waren ungeschminkt und trugen anstrengende Frisuren. Wenn Sie nicht wissen, was anstrengende Frisuren sind, dann schlagen Sie bitte im Lexikon unter «Frisuren, anstrengende» nach. Wenn das in Ihrem Lexikon nicht drinsteht, dann haben Sie ein genauso schlechtes Lexikon wie ich, und wir könnten eine Podiumsdiskussion zum Thema «Unser Lexikon ist schlecht» organisieren, uns hinterher besaufen und möglichst ordinär Brüderschaft trinken....

Robert Musils Roman "Der Mann ohne Eigenschaften" wurde kürzlich bei einer Umfrage zum bedeutendsten Roman deutscher Sprache im 20. Jahrhundert gewählt - das Leben seines Autors war jedoch bisher noch nicht mit der angemessenen Genauigkeit erforscht. Karl Corinos monumentale Musil-Biographie bringt die entscheidende Wende, sie wird für Jahrzehnte die Grundlage aller künftigen Beschäftigung mit Leben und Werk Robert Musils sein.Als Ingenieur, s...

1914 ist Kurt Tucholsky ein etablierter und in vielen Blättern präsenter Kritiker. Mit dem beginn des Ersten Weltkriegs verstummt er fast ganz, im April 1915 tritt er als Armierungssoldat den Dienst an der Ostfront an. Ab Herbst 1916 wieder Artikel, gegen Schieber und Kriegsgewinnler, gegen die Verteidiger des Krieges in Literatur und Universität, glossen zum Kriegsalltag, Impressionen aus der Etappe in Kurland, wo er seit 1915 Kompanieschreib...

In her bestselling book, certified Pilates trainer Colleen Craig combines the effectiveness of the Pilates workout with the unique capabilities of the Swiss exercise ball, providing an innovative and low-impact way to stay fit. Now she offers a DVD in which numerous exercises from the book are demonstrated.

Don't get bogged down in theoretical matters and computational techniques. Focus instead on practical aspects of data reduction and interpretation. Dealing with the "how-to-do-it" as well as the "why-it-works, " this paperback edition of a Wiley bestseller is designed for practitioners of principal component analysis. Among the topics explored are extension to p variables, scaling input data, inferential procedures, operations with group data,...

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This uniquely appealing book is an interdisciplinary introduction to French cultural studies designed for French-language students. The book employs a holistic approach, integrating French with texts and images that might be studied in fine art, anthropology, sociology, or history. As students think across and between these disciplines, they develop not only competence in the language but also an understanding of issues and questions relevant ...

This book will appeal to students and scholars in urban studies, community planning, American history (the Guilded Age and Progressive Era), American studies, architectural and landscape history, as well as environmental and planning history, including practicing professionals in related fields.

In this book, noted scholars with divergent opinions examine the impact and validity of the Justice Department's actions against several significant corporations that rely on financial, transportation, and electronic networks to support their business-Visa/MasterCard, American Airlines, and Microsoft.

This important book deals with the modeling and design of higher-order single-stage delta-sigma modulators. It provides an overview of the architectures, the quantizer models, the design techniques and the implementation issues encountered in the study of the delta-sigma modulators. A number of applications are discussed, with emphasis on use in the design of analog-to-digital converters and in frequency synthesis. The book is education- rathe...

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Established outside Columbus, Georgia in October 1918 by the United States Army as Camp Benning, the base was moved to its permanent location, nine miles south, in June 1919. In 1922, the post was made permanent and was named Fort Benning. Created as the new location of The Infantry School of Arms, Fort Benning became the training post for many of the country's future leaders, as well as a major part of the military experience for hundreds of ...

Few historical events shaped the city of Atlanta more than World War II. A hub for the Civil Rights movement in the 1950s and 1960s, Atlanta is now home to over four million people and serves as national headquarters for a dozen Fortune 500 companies. It would never have developed to such prominence, however, without the Allied victory in the global conflict. From the social reforms of the New Deal to the economic impact of war industries, to ...

Professional baseball in Trenton, New Jersey, stumbled through the twentieth century with sporadic success. The state capital seemed lost amid the professional sports world in New York and Philadelphia. Years later, minor-league baseball returned to the city and to a fan base exceeding most in Double-A baseball.Baseball in Trenton follows the spurts of success that saw the Senators, Dodgers, Phillies, and Giants place farm teams in the city, p...

The Southbury town seal reads, "Unica Unaque, " which translates to "the one and only." The daughter of the former Ancient Woodbury was settled only fifty years after the Pilgrims landed in Plymouth and remains the only town in the United States with this name. Since the town's beginnings as a haven for religious dissidents from Stratford, it has drawn many groups and diverse personalities, from Nazis with the German Bund in 1937 to artists an...

For more than half a century, a deadly viral disease known as poliomyelitis, or infantile paralysis, caused permanent crippling injury to thousands of Americans. Many died from polio, others were disabled for life. Summertime epidemics brought fear to anxious parents who tried to protect their children during "polio season." Although a cure was never found, protection came in the form of a vaccine developed by Dr. Jonas Salk, a grantee of the ...

The great seaport of New York, one of the largest and busiest natural harbors in the world, was defended for nearly four centuries by a series of more than sixty coastal fortifications. These fortifications were occupied by the Dutch, then the British, and finally, the Americans, who after winning their independence, needed to protect the country they had established. New York City's Harbor Defenses, with more than two hundred vintage photogra...