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Text in English & German. Apple Inc, the Californian computer company, has been marked by unparalleled success over the past three and a half decades. Like no other company, it has succeeded in shifting the focus of use from utility to coveted possessions when it comes to computers and electronic entertainment devices such as the iPod, the iPhone and the iPad. In addition, each of the products in the i-family have changed their product genres technologically and ergonomically to such an extent that not only have all competitors adopted these new 'user guidances', but hundreds of complementary products have been created around these products as well, from a wide range of accessories to docking stations (ie: veritable radios with external speakers for the iPods and iPhones) that allow users to experience the stored music without headphones. The iPhone has compelled all manufacturers of mobile phones to add smart phones with touch sensitive screens, the touch phones, to their programs. And the iPad will fundamentally transform the handling of video and news as well. Since the introduction of the iPhone, over 200,000 special application programs, the so-called apps, have been made available for these i-devices. In their product genres, these devices have each caused a paradigm shift: they are both leading and cult products, and they represent a development that has leveraged the mobile Internet and delocalised the act of surfing from the home to almost anywhere. The book comments upon this process of 'disruptive technologies', which has taken place only very rarely in the history of technology and design. They leaf through the preconditions and position these innovative devices in product-historical, social, and psychological contexts.

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Text in English and German. The distinguished architect and Pritzker laureate Richard Meier has attracted public attention mainly with his museum and cultural buildings including the Atheneum in New Harmony, Indiana, the Museum für Angewandte Kunst in Frankfurt, the High Museum of Art in Atlanta, the Getty Center in Los Angeles, the Stadthaus in Ulm and the Museu d'Art Contemporani de Barcelona. The book accompanies the exhibition of the same name at the Museum for Applied Arts in Frankfurt, which has recently been relaunched with differently conceived museum facilities and new service areas; these are addressed in detail in an appendix to the book.

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Get a length up on the competition with cutting-edge technique, training, and racing information. Let the world’s top coaches, rowers, and sport scientists steer you to ultimate success, starting with sound training and racing principles and adding increasingly advanced instruction and insights all the way to the finish. Rowing Faster is the most comprehensive and detailed guide for achieving excellence in the sport. You’ll find techniques for mastering every phase of the stroke; training strategies for increasing strength and efficiency for maximizing speed; and tapering plans for peak performance at the highest levels of competition. With contributions from Olympic medalists and rowing experts from around the globe, Rowing Faster also includes the latest research on adaptive rowing, advice on managing a team, detailed plans for the long-term development of rowers, insights on training and competition for female rowers, and a look at the future of the sport from the general secretary of the FISA. From the technical details of equipment and training to classifications of boats and rowers, Rowing Faster has it all. Offering a truly global perspective and authoritative coverage of the sport, it is the one guide that every serious rower and coach should own.

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A great journey teaches Bear that there are more important things than destinations. Bear wakes up after his long winter's sleep and joins his friend, Butterfly, on a journey. 'Where are we going?' asks Bear. 'All journeys have secret destinations', says Butterfly. As they travel through forest, over hill and across a great river, Butterfly offers her wisdom about hardships, facing one's fears and living in the moment. Bear's natural impatience gradually softens into acceptance of the world around him. As the seasons change, the friends find themselves once more in front of Bear's cave. Landscapes look different with different eyes and the end of one journey is the beginning of another. This is a heartwarming book about the circles and cycles of life and being. A gentle and inspiring way to introduce Buddhist philosophies and values to young readers.

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Die in diesem Band dargestellten Fallstudien zu einem internationalen Hochschulstudiengang dienen der Exploration und Sensibilisierung. Aufmerksam gemacht wird auf Bruch-, Konvergenz- und Emergenzstellen, die sich aus der Internationalisierung im Alltag der Hochschullehre für die kulturell diversen Akteure ergeben. Die sich aus der Exploration heraus aufdrängende Frage, welche Form der Hochschulbildung von welcher „Kleinen-sozialen-Lebens-Welt“ her ausgehandelt wird, soll später in einer ethnographischen Fallstudie geklärt werden. Eine solche Fallstudie vorbereitend, kommt die Bildungs-Exploration mit der Entwicklung eines an der Lebensweltanalytischen Ethnographie orientierten Forschungsdesigns zum Abschluss.

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Der Band vermittelt Basiswissen in komprimierter Form rund um psychische Störungen und gibt Antworten auf folgende Fragen: Wie unterscheiden sich Psychoanalyse und Verhaltenstherapie? Wie kann bei Bulimie geholfen werden? Was tun bei Schlafwandeln? Der Stoff ist verständlich aufbereitet und orientiert sich am Gegenstandskatalog. In zahlreichen, didaktisch aufbereiteten Fallbeispielen stellen die Autoren Bezüge zum klinischen Alltag her. Neu in der siebten Auflage: Ein erweitertes Glossar; der Teil zur Psychotherapie wurde deutlich ausgebaut. Zusätzlich erleichtern plastische Arzt-Patient Gesprächssituationen, wie psychische Störungen im Klinikalltag aussehen können.Klinische Hinweise machen auf Fallstricke und besonders wichtige Aspekte aufmerksam.

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Die Frage nach "Bach unter den Theologen" wird durch die Jahrhunderte hindurch verfolgt: von den theologischen Prägungen und Zeitgenossen Bachs über die Frage nach Vergessen und Wiederentdecken um 1800 bis hin zu der monumentalen Bach-Monographie Albert Schweitzers. Sie läuft zu auf die Frage nach dem gegenwärtigen Verhältnis der Theologie zu Bach und jenes von Bach zur Theologie. Der vorliegende Band versammelt die acht Beiträge des theologischen Symposiums, das im Rahmen des 93. Bachfestes der Neuen Bachgesellschaft 2018 mit dem Thema "Bach bearbeitet" in Tübingen stattfand. Der Umgang mit Bach ist, so wird in diesen Beiträgen deutlich, tief in theologische und kulturelle Entwicklungen eingebettet - und Bach bleibt immer mehr als ein Stück kulturelle Erinnerung: Er war und ist Herausforderung und Anregung.

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The origins of the mathematics in this book date back more than two thou­ sand years, as can be seen from the fact that one of the most important algorithms presented here bears the name of the Greek mathematician Eu­ clid. The word "algorithm" as well as the key word "algebra" in the title of this book come from the name and the work of the ninth-century scientist Mohammed ibn Musa al-Khowarizmi, who was born in what is now Uzbek­ istan and worked in Baghdad at the court of Harun al-Rashid's son. The word "algorithm" is actually a westernization of al-Khowarizmi's name, while "algebra" derives from "al-jabr," a term that appears in the title of his book Kitab al-jabr wa'l muqabala, where he discusses symbolic methods for the solution of equations. This close connection between algebra and al­ gorithms lasted roughly up to the beginning of this century; until then, the primary goal of algebra was the design of constructive methods for solving equations by means of symbolic transformations. During the second half of the nineteenth century, a new line of thought began to enter algebra from the realm of geometry, where it had been successful since Euclid's time, namely, the axiomatic method.

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We live in a world that's constantly redesigned. Today's redesign is tomorrow's vintage look. But times of crisis rapidly change the picture. Suddenly, the whole world is in dire need of a proper redesign. From capitalism to communication, from work to supply chains, from cities to office space - it's hard to find an area of our lives that's not due for an overhaul. This is a challenge, but also a huge opportunity: to design a better world.

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