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Western and Central Europe contains both strong established and
new, emerging markets for US and European mobile communications
companies. This book is a comprehensive analysis of the current
status and future integration prospects in these markets, with
clear, in-depth explanations of standards, regulations and
technology. Markets are identified and compared, showing where
future growth will happen and when.
The research presented in this book discusses how to efficiently
retrieve track and trace information for an item of interest that
took a certain path through a complex network of manufacturers,
wholesalers, retailers, and consumers. To this end, a
super-ordinate system called "Discovery Service" is designed that
has to handle large amounts of data, high insert-rates, and a high
number of queries that are submitted to the discovery service. An
example that is used throughout this book is the European
pharmaceutical supply chain, which faces the challenge that more
and more counterfeit medicinal products are being introduced.
Between October and December 2008, more than 34 million fake drug
pills were detected at customs control at the borders of the
European Union. These fake drugs can put lives in danger as they
were supposed to fight cancer, take effect as painkiller or
antibiotics, among others. The concepts described in this book can
be adopted for supply chain management use cases other than track
and trace, such as recall, supply chain optimization, or supply
chain analytics.
Hitler's war in the East was the central event of World War II. It
was in Eastern Europe where the bloodiest battles took place, and
where the Nazis committed their greatest crimes. Hitler intended
the conquest, exploitation and settlement of Lebensraum in the East
to be the key to final victory and the establishment of Germany as
a world power. It was in the East where World War II was finally
decided and Hitler's Wehrmacht smashed. As a result of this war,
the USSR rose to become a world power. For almost 40 years the myth
of the Great Fatherland war was the most important link to binding
the Soviet empire together. The myth of Stalin as the saviour of
Russia allowed the crimes of the 1930s to be forgotten for many
years. Only today are historical events beginning to be remembered
as they really were; a process driven forward by the revolutionary
changes taking place in the USSR.
Conflicts between agents acting in a multi-agent environment arise
for different reasons, involve different concepts, and are dealt
with in different ways, depending on the kind of agents and on the
domain where they are considered. Agents may have conflicting
beliefs, conflicting goals, or may have to share limited resources.
Consequently, conflicts may be expressed as mere differences, or as
contradictions, or even as social conflicts. They may be avoided,
solved, kept, or even created deliberately. Conflicting Agents
studies conflicts in the context of multi-agent systems, i.e.
artificial societies modeled on the basis of autonomous,
interacting agents. This book addresses questions about types of
conflicts, conflict definitions and the use of conflicts as trigger
functions for activities in multi-agent systems. The book is also
dedicated to questions of conflict management, resolution and
avoidance, i.e. the question of how agents cope with conflicts and
conflicting situations.
The break-up of BAA and the blocked takeover of Bratislava airport
by the competing Vienna airport have brought the issue of airport
competition to the top of the agenda for air transport policy in
Europe. Airport Competition reviews the current state of the debate
and asks whether airport competition is strong enough to
effectively limit market power. It provides evidence on how
travellers chose an airport, thereby altering its competitive
position, and on how airports compete in different regions and
markets. The book also discusses the main policy implications of
mergers and subsidies.
The break-up of BAA and the blocked takeover of Bratislava airport
by the competing Vienna airport have brought the issue of airport
competition to the top of the agenda for air transport policy in
Europe. Airport Competition reviews the current state of the debate
and asks whether airport competition is strong enough to
effectively limit market power. It provides evidence on how
travellers chose an airport, thereby altering its competitive
position, and on how airports compete in different regions and
markets. The book also discusses the main policy implications of
mergers and subsidies.
In The Power of the Avant-Garde, contemporary artists from
different art disciplines enter into dialogue with their colleagues
from the historical avant-garde movement. Luc Tuymans talks about
'Le Grand Cheval' of Raymond Duchamp-Villon; Marlene Dumas
describes her passion for Edvard Munch; John Baldessari discusses
the genius Marcel Broodthaers,...This book makes surprising links,
shedding new light on the power and influence of art before, during
and after World War I.
The life and times of Pieter Bruegel the Elder (c. 1526/30-1569)
were marked by stark cultural conflict. He witnessed religious
wars, the Duke of Alba's brutal rule as governor of the
Netherlands, and the palpable effects of the Inquisition. To this
day, the Flemish artist remains shrouded in mystery. We know
neither where nor exactly when he was born. But while early
scholarship emphasized the vernacular character of his painting and
graphic work, modern research has attached greater importance to
its humanistic content. Starting out as a print designer for
publisher Hieronymus Cock, Bruegel produced numerous print series
that were distributed throughout Europe. These depicted vices and
virtues alongside jolly peasant festivals and sweeping landscape
panoramas. He then increasingly turned to painting, working for the
cultural elite of Antwerp and Brussels. Rather than idealizing
reality, he bravely confronted the issues of his day, addressing
the horrors of religious warfare and taking a critical stand
against the institution of the Church. To this end, Bruegel
developed his own pictorial language of dissidence, lacing
innocuous everyday scenes with subliminal statements in order to
escape repercussions. This book is derived from our XXL monograph,
which saw TASCHEN undertake a comprehensive photographic survey of
the artist's oeuvre. The result boasts exceptional details and
reproductions, unveiling Bruegel's larger-than-life universe with
unprecedented clarity. This volume, in celebration of our 40th
anniversary, presents all 40 paintings, accompanied by enlarged
details and accessible, immersive texts. About the series TASCHEN
is 40! Since we started our work as cultural archaeologists in
1980, TASCHEN has become synonymous with accessible publishing,
helping bookworms around the world curate their own library of art,
anthropology, and aphrodisia at an unbeatable price. Today we
celebrate 40 years of incredible books by staying true to our
company credo. The 40 series presents new editions of some of the
stars of our program-now more compact, friendly in price, and still
realized with the same commitment to impeccable production.
The research presented in this book discusses how to efficiently
retrieve track and trace information for an item of interest that
took a certain path through a complex network of manufacturers,
wholesalers, retailers, and consumers. To this end, a
super-ordinate system called "Discovery Service" is designed that
has to handle large amounts of data, high insert-rates, and a high
number of queries that are submitted to the discovery service. An
example that is used throughout this book is the European
pharmaceutical supply chain, which faces the challenge that more
and more counterfeit medicinal products are being introduced.
Between October and December 2008, more than 34 million fake drug
pills were detected at customs control at the borders of the
European Union. These fake drugs can put lives in danger as they
were supposed to fight cancer, take effect as painkiller or
antibiotics, among others. The concepts described in this book can
be adopted for supply chain management use cases other than track
and trace, such as recall, supply chain optimization, or supply
chain analytics.
Conflicts between agents acting in a multi-agent environment arise
for different reasons, involve different concepts, and are dealt
with in different ways, depending on the kind of agents and on the
domain where they are considered. Agents may have conflicting
beliefs, conflicting goals, or may have to share limited resources.
Consequently, conflicts may be expressed as mere differences, or as
contradictions, or even as social conflicts. They may be avoided,
solved, kept, or even created deliberately. Conflicting Agents
studies conflicts in the context of multi-agent systems, i.e.
artificial societies modeled on the basis of autonomous,
interacting agents. This book addresses questions about types of
conflicts, conflict definitions and the use of conflicts as trigger
functions for activities in multi-agent systems. The book is also
dedicated to questions of conflict management, resolution and
avoidance, i.e. the question of how agents cope with conflicts and
conflicting situations.
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Alain Silver, James Ursini; Edited by Paul Duncan, Jurgen Muller
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Whether it's Double Indemnity, Kiss Me Deadly, or The Big Sleep,
roam a screen world of dark and brooding elegance with this
essential handbook to Film Noir. From private eyes and perfect
crimes to corrupt cops and doomed affairs, editors Paul Duncan and
Jurgen Muller examine noir's key themes and their most
representative movies from 1940 to 1960. Copiously illustrated with
film stills as well as original posters, this book offers page
after page of noir's masterful visual compositions while exploring
the narrative paradigms of this cryptic, compelling, and evolving
genre. If that weren't enough to tickle your cinematic appetite,
the volume concludes with TASCHEN's top 50 pick of noir classics.
Brimming with the enigmatic dames, desperate gangsters, and psycho
killers that continue to cast a long and captivating shadow over
cinema, this is a must-have handbook for noir aficionados and
amateurs alike. About the series Bibliotheca Universalis - Compact
cultural companions celebrating the eclectic TASCHEN universe!
Economical and political aspects of information technology in
Europe and Japan are dealt with in this book. European and Japanese
technology policies, the possibilities of cooperation on all
economic and business levels as well as future perspectives on
world information markets from the Japanese and European points of
view form the priority areas of the book. Special attention is
given to - the case study of a Swiss-Japanese business cooperation
with many practical references, - an analysis of East European
information markets and, - the relations between Europe and Japan
from the viewpoint of the USA. The reader is given an insight into
new developments in the information technology markets in Europe
and Japan as well as into the economic and political framework
within which the developments are taking place.
Praxisnah beschreibt dieses Buch die Regelungstechnik als
Teilbereich der Steuerungs- und Automatisierungstechnik anhand des
Steuerungssystems SIMATIC S7 bzw. des Prozessleitsystems SIMATIC
PCS 7 im Rahmen von Totally Integrated Automation (TIA).
Theoretisches Wissen und praktische Erfahrungen aus der
Regelungstechnik werden dabei so verknA1/4pft, dass sie schnell und
einfach in durchgangige Automatisierungsloesungen (TIA) eingebunden
werden koennen. Dies gilt sowohl fA1/4r Regelungen in
fertigungstechnischen Anwendungen mit SIMATIC S7 als auch fA1/4r
Regelungen in verfahrenstechnischen Anlagen mit SIMATIC PCS 7. Das
Buch beschreibt die aktuellen Regelprodukte und Feldgerate des
SIMATIC-Spektrums einschlieA lich S7-200 und LOGO!. Neue PCS
7-Funktionen wie Advanced Process Control (APC) unterstA1/4tzen mit
maA geschneiderten Applikationen eine Optimierung der
ProzessfA1/4hrung. Das Buch richtet sich an Mitarbeiter in der
Planung und Projektierung, im Vertrieb und bei der Realisierung
oder Inbetriebnahme von Regelungen in der Fertigungstechnik und im
Industrieanlagenbau. Dabei ist es gleichermaA en fA1/4r Ingenieure,
Projekteure und Verfahrenstechniker geeignet. Die Beispiele sind an
existierende industrielle Applikationen angelehnt und bieten dem
Leser wertvolle Anregungen und Hilfestellungen fA1/4r die
Projektierung und Inbetriebnahme seiner eigenen
regelungstechnischen Anwendung.
Bislang wurde das deutsch-franzosische Verhaltnis stets nur als
bilaterales Phanomen behandelt. Erstmals wird jetzt der Einfluss
"dritter Faktoren" auf dieses Verhaltnis untersucht - im
internationalen Kontext, in dem grosse, mittlere und kleinere
Machte auf die bilateralen Beziehungen einwirkten, und in Hinblick
auf internationale Konflikte wie die "Orientalische Frage." Mehr
noch: der Einfluss transnationaler Wirkkrafte wie Konfessionen,
Ideologien, aber auch soziookonomische und kulturelle
Herausforderungen auf die deutsch-franzosischen Beziehungen werden
analysiert. Die Herausgeber: Klaus-Jurgen Muller ist emeritierter
Professor fur Neuere und Neueste Geschichte an der Universitat der
Hamburg, Christian Baechler ist Professor fur Neuere und Neueste
Geschichte an der Universitat Strasbourg."
Jurgen Muller gibt in seinem Band anschaulichen Uberblick uber die
Geschichte des Deutschen Bundes sowie die Grundprobleme und
Tendenzen der Forschung. In den Mittelpunkt stellt er dabei die
innere Bundespolitik, die uber weite Strecken im Zeichen der
Repression der nationalen und liberalen Bestrebungen in Deutschland
stand. Deutlich werden ferner die Bemuhungen, den foderativen
Ausbau des Bundes durch politische, wirtschaftliche und rechtliche
Reformen voranzutreiben. Die Untersuchung der Bundespolitik sowohl
in ihrer repressiven Realitat als auch in ihrer reformerischen
Absicht eroffnet neue Perspektiven fur die historische Bewertung
des Deutschen Bundes."
Jurgen Muller fuhrt anschaulich in die Geschichte des Deutschen
Bundes sowie die Grundprobleme und Tendenzen der Forschung ein. In
den Mittelpunkt stellt er dabei die innere Bundespolitik, die uber
weite Strecken im Zeichen der Repression der nationalen und
liberalen Bestrebungen in Deutschland stand. Deutlich werden ferner
die Bemuhungen, den foderativen Ausbau des Bundes durch politische,
wirtschaftliche und rechtliche Reformen voranzutreiben. Die
Untersuchung der Bundespolitik sowohl in ihrer repressiven Realitat
als auch in ihrer reformerischen Absicht eroffnet neue Perspektiven
fur die historische Bewertung des Deutschen Bundes."
Der vorgelegte Band ihrer Aufsatze zum 60. Geburtstag von Elisabeth
Fehrenbach widmet sich den wechselseitigen Einflussen in den
deutsch-franzosischen Beziehungen im "langen 19. Jahrhundert,"
einem Thema, mit dem sich die Autorin in zahlreichen grundlegenden
Aufsatzen beschaftigt hat. Ihr besonderes Interesse galt dabei den
politischen und gesellschaftlichen Umbruchen im Zeitraum von der
revolutionaren Begrundung des modernen National- und
Verfassungsstaates in Frankreich nach 1789 uber die Epoche der
deutschen liberalen Verfassungs- und Nationalbewegung in der ersten
Halfte bis hin zur Reichsgrundung "von oben" und ihren Folgen in
der zweiten Halfte des 19. Jahrhunderts. Elisabeth Fehrenbach ist
ordentliche Professorin fur Neuere Geschichte an der Universitat
des Saarlandes in Saarbrucken. Sie ist u.a. Mitglied der Komission
fur Geschichte des Parlamentarismus und der politischen Parteien.
Elisabeth Fehrenbach bei Oldenbourg: Vom Ancien Regime zum Wiener
Kongress (Oldenbourg Grundriss der Geschichte, Band 12)
Verfassungsstaat und Nationsbildung (Enzyklopadie deutscher
Geschichte, Band 22) Wandlungen des deutschen Kaisergedankens
1871-1918"
Cinema has likely never been written off so often. In the decade of
the 2010s, it is true, much has changed - both in how we watch
movies, and in how we see ourselves. Social media and the internet
have shaped a new understanding of the self and the world. As
streaming services multiplied our viewing options and video games
offered alluring realities of their own, the big screen faced
serious competition. Even before the usual delays between
theatrical release and further distribution became ever shorter,
movies often found themselves downgraded to mere "content", to be
clicked at on colorful screen tiles. Are all that remain to cinema
its cult of celebrity, blockbusters, and computer-animated visual
effects? Quite the contrary - even a cursory glance at our
anthology reveals a cinema that is surprisingly diverse, dynamic,
and above all alive and kicking, resulting in a decade that was
anything but boring, monotonous, and doomed to extinction. And in
all honesty: Would you really be satisfied watching all the films
compiled here purely via streaming? The movie theater remains a
place of yearning, and our book lets you feel its powerful breath.
Each of the 100 most compelling movies of the decade is discussed
in detail by editor Jurgen Muller and his team of authors, and
illustrated with a wealth of visual material. The volume also
includes biographies of actors and directors, box-office takings,
background information, and a comprehensive list of Oscar (R)
winners from 2012 to 2021. For Jurgen Muller and Philipp Buhler in
their wide-ranging introduction, Quentin Tarantino's masterpiece
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood (2019) offers the perfect metaphor
for the contradictions and ambivalences of contemporary cinema.
This volume is a new milestone for all cineastes and movie lovers!
Our Movies series enters the 21st century with this definitive
lineup of the 100 most important films made during the 2000s, an
age of evergreen franchises, historical epics, and comic-book
superheroes, as well as fast-evolving CGI aesthetics, low-key
global indies gaining unprecedented audiences, and hard-hitting
documentaries (and mockumentaries) becoming mainstream feature
hits. Through the gripping stories, insightful dramas, and
thrilling, mindless escapism 100 Movies of the 2000s gathers the
best of the best around the globe, from the blockbuster Harry
Potter and The Lord of the Rings installments to cult classics Lost
in Translation, Inglourious Basterds, No Country for Old Men, The
Lives of Others, and And Your Mother Too. Each movie masterpiece is
profiled with stills and production photos, a synopsis, analysis,
and movie-buff trivia, as well as cast, crew, and technical
listings.
Take a journey through the makers and shapers of celluloid history.
From horror to romance, noir to slapstick, adventure to tragedy,
Western to new wave, this selection gathers the greats of
20th-century cinema into one indispensable guide to movie gold. The
collection is arranged chronologically and in an extra-handy
format. Film entries include a synopsis, cast/crew listings,
technical information, actor/director bios, trivia, and lists of
awards, as well as film stills, production photos, and the original
poster for each film. From Metropolis to Modern Times, A Clockwork
Orange to Bunuel's The Young and the Damned, from the blockbusters
to lesser-known masterpieces, thumb through and transform a quiet
evening into an unforgettable screen encounter. About the series
Bibliotheca Universalis - Compact cultural companions celebrating
the eclectic TASCHEN universe!
From Aliens to Amadeus, get your fill of 1980s nostalgia with this
movie bible of all things bold, bizarre, and boisterous. We've
diligently compiled a list of the most influential films of the
1980s that's sure to please popcorn gobblers and highbrow
chin-strokers alike. Adventurous, excessive, and experimental, '80s
cinema saw moviegoers get their kicks from pictures as wide-ranging
as Blade Runner, Gandhi, and Blue Velvet. Science fiction, horror,
and action emerged as the defining genres of the decade, with
non-human characters like E.T. winning the hearts of millions, and
movies such as Ghostbusters and Back to the Future fused comedy and
sci-fi to the delight of audiences everywhere. Inside this '80s
encyclopedia each movie masterpiece is profiled with stills, a
synopsis, and cast, crew, and technical listings. With high-concept
Hollywood blockbusters, early CGI, and brilliant special effects,
the 1980s saw the invention of a new reality, a movie-world so
convincingly real-no matter how far-fetched-that spectators could
not help but immerse themselves in it.
Few would doubt the potential of information technology to
connect individuals, firms and organisations. Whether this will
actually lead to the integration of markets and societies is a
different issue. The articles collected in this book shed light on
crucial considerations for the success of global communication
networks. These include frameworks for regulation, inclusion of
customers in defining product and service strategies, access to
advanced technology and networks for all groups, and more.
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