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Chinese antiquities : an introduction to the art market

Obrazy
Autor
Audrey Wang
Place of publication
Farnham

Publisher

Publication date
2012
Table of Contents

Acknowledgements . . 6
Foreword . . 7
Introduction . . 8
Chronology of China . . 15

Part One: A Global Trade . . 19
Chapter 1: Geopolitical Issues for the People's Republic of China . . 20
Chapter 2: Historical Trade in Chinese Material Culture . . 35
Chapter 3: The Global Market Today . . 41

Part Two: Today's Chinese Art Market Sectors . . 59
Chapter 4: Traditional Painting and Calligraphy . . 60
Chapter 5: Chinese Ceramics . . 74
Chapter 6: Decorative Works of Art . . 87

Part Three: The Structure of the Art Market . . 103
Chapter 7: Museums and Public Collections . . 104
Chapter 8: Collectors and the Art of Collecting Chinese Antiquities . . 116
Chapter 9: Chinese Art and Antique Dealers . . 131
Chapter 10: Chinese Art Auctions . . 139

Conclusion . . 152

Notes . . 155
Bibliography . . 160
Appendix A . . 163
Appendix B . . 167
Index . . 171

Series
(Handbooks in International Art Business)

Food waste and sustainable food waste management in the Baltic Sea region

Obrazy
Autor
Walter Leal Filho, Marina Kovaleva
Place of publication
Cham

Publisher

Publication date
2015
Table of Contents

1 Introduction . . 1
1.1 Scope . . 4
1.1.1 Food Losses . . 5
1.1.2 Food Residuals . . 6
1.1.3 By-Products, Including Animal By-Products . . 6
1.1.4 Food Waste . . 6
References . . 6

2 Literature Review . . 9
2.1 Legislation . . 10
2.2 Waste Management Hierarchy . . 11
2.2.1 Differences and Similarities in the Waste Management Hierarchies . . 14
2.3 Bio-Waste . . 17
2.4 Food Waste . . 20
References . . 26

3 Causes of Food Waste Generation . . 31
3.1 Consumer Behaviour . . 31
3.2 Lack of Awareness . . 34
3.3 Labelling . . 35
3.5 Food Merchandising . . 37
3.6 Legislation/Regulations as an Obstacle . . 38
3.6.1 European Marketing Standards . . 39
3.7 Companies Private Standards and Reputation . . 39
3.8 Overproduction and Excess Stock . . 40
3.9 Food Prices/Financial Incentives . . 41
3.10 Technical Factors . . 43
3.10.1 Storage . . 43
3.10.2 Stock Transportation . . 44
3.10.3 Poor Packaging . . 44
References . . 48

4 Methods of Food Waste Reduction . . 51
4.1 Public Awareness Raising/Education . . 51
4.1.1 Awareness Campaigns and Informativeness . . 52
4.1.2 Guidelines . . 52
4.1.3 Education . . 53
4.2 Food Recovery and Redistribution . . 53
4.3 Legislation—Governmental Interventions . . 55
4.4 Economic Incentives/Financial Instruments . . 57
4.4.1 Negative . . 58
4.4.2 Positive . . 59
4.5 Forecasting and Correct Inventory Management/Planning . . 59
4.6 Packaging . . 61
4.7 Labelling . . 61
4.8 Companies Initiatives . . 62
4.9 Separate Collection of Food Waste . . 64
4.10 Alternative Use . . 65
4.10.1 Energy Recovery . . 65
4.10.2 Novel Added-Value Materials/Products . . 68
References . . 77

5 Research Methods . . 81

6 Overview of the Baltic Region Countries . . 83
6.1 Main Economic Activities . . 83
6.1.1 Belarus . . 83
6.1.2 Estonia . . 85
6.1.3 Germany . . 87
6.1.4 Latvia . . 87
6.1.5 Lithuania . . 87
6.1.6 Poland . . 88
6.1.7 Sweden . . 89
6.2 Renewable Energy . . 90
6.3 Food Consumption and Undernourishment . . 91
6.3.1 Poverty Level . . 91
6.3.2 Undernourishment . . 92
6.3.3 European Food Aid . . 93
6.3.4 Food Expenditures . . 94
6.4 Biodegradable Waste . . 96
6.4.1 Legislation . . 96
6.4.2 Waste Generation and Treatment . . 96
References . . 103

7 The State of the Problem of Food Waste in the Baltic Region Countries . . 107
7.1 Food Waste Generation in the Baltic . . 107
7.1.1 Food Waste Amounts According to the FAO Food Balance Sheets . . 110
7.1.2 Food Waste Generated Based on the FAO Technical Conversion Factors—Extraction Rates . . 124
7.1.3 Belarus . . 125
7.1.4 Estonia . . 129
7.1.5 Germany . . 129
7.1.6 Latvia . . 134
7.1.7 Lithuania . . 135
7.1.8 Poland . . 137
7.1.9 Sweden . . 139
7.2 Food Waste Treatment . . 144
7.2.1 Belarus . . 145
7.2.2 Biological Treatment in Belarus . . 146
7.2.3 Estonia . . 147
7.2.4 Germany . . 149
7.2.5 Latvia . . 154
7.2.6 Lithuania . . 156
7.2.7 Poland . . 158
7.2.8 Sweden . . 161
References . . 170

8 Discussion . . 177
8.1 Food Waste Generation . . 178
8.1.1 Food Waste Amounts According to the FAO Food Balance Sheets . . 180
8.1.2 Food Waste Generated Based on the FAO Technical Conversion Factors—Extraction Rates . . 181
8.1.3 Situation in Individual Countries . . 181
8.2 Food Waste Treatment . . 186
8.2.1 Belarus . . 186
8.2.2 Estonia . . 187
8.2.3 Germany . . 188
8.2.4 Latvia . . 189
8.2.5 Lithuania . . 189
8.2.6 Poland . . 190
8.2.7 Sweden . . 192
References . . 192

9 Conclusions and Recommendations . . 193
9.1 Conclusions . . 193
9.1.1 Belarus . . 194
9.1.2 Estonia . . 195
9.1.3 Germany . . 195
9.1.4 Latvia . . 196
9.1.5 Lithuania . . 197
9.1.6 Poland . . 197
9.1.7 Sweden . . 198
9.2 Recommendations . . 199
9.2.1 Belarus . . 200
9.2.2 Estonia . . 201
9.2.3 Germany . . 201
9.2.4 Latvia . . 202
9.2.5 Lithuania . . 202
9.2.6 Poland . . 203
9.2.7 Sweden . . 203
References . . 204

Appendix A: Questionnaire in English . . 205
Appendix B: Questionnaire in Russian . . 211
Glossary . . 217

Series
(Environmental Science and Engineering. Environmental Science)

Public spectacles in Roman and late antique Palestine

Obrazy
Autor
Zeev Weiss
Place of publication
Cambridge
Publication date
2014
Table of Contents

Preface . . ix

Introduction . . 1
1. The Beginning: The Introduction of Public Spectacles and Competitions into Ancient Palestine . . 11
2. Shaping the City's Landscape: Buildings for Mass Entertainment in Their Urban Context . . 57
3. Entertaining the Crowds: Performances, Competitions, and Shows . . 117
4. Financing, Organization, and Operation . . 171
5. Adopting a Novelty: Jewish Attitudes toward Roman Spectacles and Competitions . . 195
6. Public Spectacles and Sociocultural Behavior in Late Antique Palestine . . 227
Epilogue . . 255

Abbreviations . . 261
Notes . . 263
Source Index . . 347
Subject Index . . 353

Kompendium der Mediengestaltung : [Digital und Print]. 4, Medienproduktion Digital

Obrazy
Autor
J. Böhringer [et al.]
Place of publication
Berlin

Publisher

Publication date
2014
Table of Contents

1 Webdesign
1.1 Einführung . . 3
1.1.1 Interview zum Thema . . 4
1.1.2 Standortbestimmung . . 6
1.1.3 Workflow digitaler Produkte . . 9
1.1.4 Webdesign - Printdesign . . 13
1.1.5 Aufgaben . . 16
1.2 Interfacedesign . . 19
1.2.1 Content versus Design . . 20
1.2.2 Usability . . 24
1.2.3 Informationsdesign . . 29
1.2.4 Interaktionsdesign . . 35
1.2.5 Barrierefreies Webdesign . . 38
1.2.6 Aufgaben . . 43
1.3. Screendesign . . 45
1.3.1 Von der Idee zum Mockup . . 46
1.3.2 Layout . . 50
1.3.3 Farbe . . 59
1.3.4 Typografie und Schrift . . 64
1.3.5 Navigation . . 70
1.3.6 Sound . . 78
1.3.7 Aufgaben . . 80

2 Webseiten . . 83
2.1 HTML5 . . 85
2.1.1 Einführung . . 86
2.1.2 HTML5-Dateien . . 90
2.1.3 Meta-Tags . . 95
2.1.4 Dokument- und Textstruktur . . 96
2.1.5 Tabellen . . 99
2.1.6 Hyperlinks . . 100
2.1.7 Navigation . . 104
2.1.8 Bilder und Grafiken . . 106
2.1.9 Formulare . . 110
2.1.10 Multimedia . . 116
2.1.11 Webbrowser . . 118
2.1.12 Aufgaben . . 120
2.2 CSS3 . . 125
2.2.1 Einführung . . 126
2.2.2 Definition von CSS3 . . 129
2.2.3 Selektoren . . 132
2.2.4 Maßeinheiten . . 137
2.2.5 Farben . . 139
2.2.6 Typografische Gestaltung . . 141
2.2.7 Layouten . . 147
2.2.8 Media-Queries . . 155
2.2.9 Animationen . . 164
2.2.10 Aufgaben . . 170
2.3. Bilder und Grafiken . . 175
2.3.1 Einführung . . 176
2.3.2 Pixelgrafik . . 178
2.3.3 Vektorgrafik . . 183
2.3.4 Aufgaben . . 185
2.4 Online . . 187
2.4.1 Domain-Name . . 188
2.4.2 Rechtliche Aspekte . . 190
2.4.3 Testumgebung . . 192
2.4.4 Webhosting . . 195
2.4.6 Aufgaben . . 197

3 Programmieren . . 199
3.1 Grundlagen . . 201
3.1.1 Einführung . . 202
3.1.2 Variable . . 204
3.1.3 Verzweigungen . . 207
3.1.4 Schleifen .. 209
3.1.5 Felder (Arrays) . . 211
3.1.6 Funktionen (Methoden) . . 212
3.1.7 Objektorientierte Programmierung (OOP) . . 214
3.1.8 Guter Programmierstil . . 218
3.1.9 Aufgaben . . 219
3.2 JavaScript und Ajax . . 223
3.2.1 Einführung . . 224
3.2.2 Fenster . . 227
3.2.3 Formulare . . 230
3.2.4 Spamschutz . . 233
3.2.5 Ajax . . 234
3.2.6 Aufgaben . . 241
3.3 PHP
3.3.1 Einführung . . 244
3.3.2 Datum und Uhrzeit . . 249
3.3.3 Dateizugriff . . 250
3.3.4 Formularzugriff . . 252
3.3.5 Datenbankzugriff . . 256
3.3.6 Textverarbeitung . . 267
3.3.7 Aufgaben . . 270

4 Flash . . 273
4.1. Grundlagen . . 275
4.1.1 Einführung . . 276
4.1.2 Flash-Filme erstellen . . 278
4.1.3 Animationstechniken . . 291
4.1.4 Aufgaben . . 300
4.2 ActionScript 3 . . 303
4.2.1 Einführung . . 304
4.2.2 Zeitleiste steuern . . 306
4.2.3 Dynamischer Text . . 308
4.2.4 Bilder laden . . 311
4.2.5 Sound steuern . . 312
4.2.6 Animationen . . 315
4.2.7 Aufgaben . . 319

5 Content-Managment System . . 321
5.1 CMS Grundlagen . . 323
5.1.1 Was ist ein CMS? . . 324
5.1.2 Prinzip eines CMS . . 325
5.1.3 Aufgaben . . 329
5.2. CMS - Praxis . . 331
5.2.1 Joomla! . . 331
5.2.2 Lokale Entwicklungsumgebungen . . 333
5.2.3 Joomla!-lnstallation . . 335
5.2.4 Kurzes Briefing einer Beispielsite . . 337
5.2.5 Anmeldung und Nutzerverwaltung . . 338
5.2.6 Kategorien und Beiträge . . 339
5.2.7 Menüs . . 342
5.2.8 Templates . . 343
5.2.9 Erweiterungen, Module und Plug-ins . . 345
5.2.10 Umzug auf einen Webserver . . 348
5.2.11 Aufgaben . . 350

6 Mobiles Web . . 353
6.1 Mobiles Webdesign . . 355
6.1.1 (Kurz-)Geschichte . . 356
6.1.2 Medienkonvergenz . . 357
6.1.3 Layout . . 358
6.1.4 Navigation . . 363
6.1.5 Technische Aspekte . . 366
6.1.6 Aufgaben . . 369
6.2 App-Programmierung . . 371
6.2.1 Apps . . 372
6.2.2 Entwicklungsumgebungen . . 374
6.2.3 PhoneGap-App erstellen . . 376
6.2.4 PhoneGap Build . . 379
6.2.5 Aufgaben . . 381

7 Social Media . . 383
7.1 Social-Media-Marketing . . 385
7.1.1 Was ist Social Media? . . 386
7.1.2 Social-Media-Kanäle . . 387
7.1.3 Social-Media-Nutzung . . 391
7.1.4 Social-Media-Strategie . . 394
7.1.5 Social-Media-Monitoring . . 406
7.1.6 Aufgaben . . 409
7.2 Social-Media-Plattformen . . 411
7.2.1 Soziale Netzwerke . . 412
7.2.2 Blogs . . 418
7.2.3 Medien-Plattformen . . 422
7.2.4 Aufgaben . . 427

8 E-Book . . 429
8.1 Grundlagen . . 431
8.1.1 Überblick . . 432
8.1.2 E-Book-Formate . . 437
8.1.3 E-Book-Reader . . 440
8.1.4 E-Book-Nutzung . . 442
8.1.5 Digital Rights Management . . 444
8.1.6 Aufgaben . . 447
8.2 Erstellung und Distribution . . 449
8.2.1 E-Book-Konzeption . . 450
8.2.2 E-Book-Erstellung . . 452
8.2.3 E-Book-Distribution . . 454
8.2.4 Aufgaben . . 457

9 Audiovisuelle Medien . . 459
9.1 Filmgestaltung . . 461
9.1.1 Konzeption . . 462
9.1.2 Aufnahme . . 464
9.1.3 Schnitt . . 468
9.1.4 Aufgaben . . 470
9.2 Animation . . 473
9.2.1 Prinzipien der Animation . . 474
9.2.2 Grundlegende Animationstechniken . . 479
9.2.3 Spezielle SD-Animationstechniken . . 486
9.2.4 Aufgaben . . 489
9.3 Virtuelle Weiten (3D) . . 491
9.3.1 Definition virtuelle Welt (3D) . . 492
9.3.2 3D-Visualisierung von Geoinformationen . . 494
9.3.3 Virtuelle Realität und Panoramafotograe . . 496
9.3.4 Kugelpanorama . . 502
9.3.5 Objektdarstellungen . . 504
9.3.6 3D-Welt und Stereoskopie . . 509
9.3.7 Anwendungsbeispiele virtueller Welten . . 511
9.3.8 3D-Software . . 518
9.3.9 Aufgaben . . 519
9.4 Audiotechnik . . 521
9.4.1 Physiologie des Hörens . . 522
9.4.2 Grundbegriffe . . 523
9.4.3 Digitale Audiotechnik . . 526
9.4.4 Audioformate . . 530
9.4.5 Audiohardware . . 533
9.4.6 Soundbearbeitung . . 540
9.4.7 MIDI . . 544
9.4.8 Aufgaben . . 545
9.5 Videotechnik . . 549
9.5.1 Grundlagen der Fernsehtechnik . . 550
9.5.2 Videosignale . . 553
9.5.3 Videokompression . . 558
9.5.4 Videoformate . . 562
9.5.5 Videohardware . . 565
9.5.6 Postproduktion . . 569
9.5.7 AV-Streaming . . 572
9.5.8 Tonsysteme . . 574
9.5.9 Aufgaben . . 576

10 Anhang . . 579
10.1 Formelsammlung . . 581
10.1.1 I - Konzeption und Gestaltung . . 582
10.1.2 II - Medientechnik . . 584
10.1.3 III - Medienproduktion Print . . 587
10.1.4 IV - Medienproduktion Digital . . 589
10.2 Lösungen . . 593
10.2.1 1 Webdesign . . 594
10.2.2 2 Webseiten . . 600
10.2.3 3 Programmieren . . 610
10.2.4 4 Flash . . 617
10.2.5 5 Content-Management-System . . 619
10.2.6 6 Mobiles Web . . 622
10.2.7 7 Social Media . . 624
10.2.8 8 E-Book . . 627
10.2.9 9 Audiovisuelle Medien . . 631
10.3 Links, Normen, Literatur . . 643
10.3.1 Internetadressen . . 644
10.3.2 DIN-/ISO-Normen . . 649
10.3.3 Literatur . . 652
10.4 Abbildungen . . 657
10.5 Stichwortverzeichnis . . 663

Series
(X.Media.Press)

Drawn from the ground : sound, sign and inscription in Central Australian Sand stories

Obrazy
Autor
Jennifer Green
Place of publication
Cambridge
Publication date
2014
Table of Contents

List of illustrations . . ix
List of tables . . xv
Acknowledgements . . xvi

1 Introduction . . 1
1.1 The Arandic language region . . 4
1.2 A multimodal approach to communication . . 6
1.3 Sign and gesture in sand stories . . 12
1.4 Tracks and traces: iconicity in sign, sand and gesture . . 16
1.5 Space and frames of reference . . 19
1.6 A multimodal perspective on gradient phenomena . . 28
1.7 Relationships between gesture and speech . . 30
1.8 Outline of the remainder of the book . . 32

2 Sand stories as social and cultural practice . . 35
2.1 Previous documentations of sand stories . . 35
2.2 Lexical semantics of the terra tyepety . . 41
2.3 Dreamtime, Dreaming and the meanings of Altyerr . . 43
2.4 Sand story styles . . 44
2.5 Techniques and tools . . 53
2.6 Mapping, diagramming and games in Central Australia . . 59
2.7 Sand stories and awely ceremonies . . 64
2.8 The end of the story . . 66
2.9 Concluding comment . . 68

3 Catching a move as it flies: multimodal data collection and annotation . . 71
3.1 Recording naturalistic data in challenging conditions . . 72
3.2 Coding and transcription . . 74
3.3 The 'sand quiz': testing the meaning of V-units . . 88
3.4 Representing multimodal events as transcript . . 93
3.5 Concluding comment . . 98

4 Lines in the sand . . 100
4.1 Conventionalized ground-ground type V-units . . 101
4.2 Visible paths in sand . . 115
4.3 Combinations of static and dynamic elements . . 119
4.4 Motion and multimodality . . 121
4.5 The interprefcon of motion in space . . 128
4.6 Innovation and change . . 131
4.7 Concluding comment . . 135

5 Body-anchored and airborne action . . 137
5.1 Previous work on Aboriginal sign languages and gesture in Australia . . 137
5.2 Handsigns in sand stories . . 145
5.3 Pointing in sand stories . . 152
5.4 A tunnel ball game in sand . .  157
5.5 Concluding comment . . 163

6 Ordering, redrawing and erasure . . 166
6.1 V-units and the order of narrative events . . 166
6.2 Erasing the story space . . 176
6.3 The role of deictic units in transitions between frames . . 191

7 Vocal style in sand stories . . 195
7.1 'Talking song' and 'singing story' . . 196
7.2 Some features of Arandic songs . . 198
7.3 Doodlebugs and bogeymen: repeated text and borrowed words in a sand story . . 203
7.4 A 'sung' sand story . . 209
7.5 Concluding comment . . 219

8 Crossing boundaries . . 222
8.1 Multimodality, forms and functions in sand stories . . 223
8.2 Alternative representations in sand, sign and gesture . . 224
8.3 Convention or continuously varying forms? . . 227
8.4 Coordination across modalities . . 230
8.5 Verbal art, visual art . . 231
8.6 Inscriptive practices: beyond Central Australia . . 235
8.7 Concluding comment . . 240

Appendix 1: Abbreviations, glossing and orthographic conventions . . 244
Appendix 2: Summary of six stories annotated in detail . . 247
Bibliography . . 248
Index . . 265

Series
(Language, Culture and Cognition ; 13)

Migrants and strangers in an African city : exile, dignity, belonging

Obrazy
Autor
Bruce Whitehouse
Place of publication
Bloomington
Publication date
2012
Table of Contents

Acknowledgments . . ix
Introduction: Exile Knows No Dignity . . 1

1. The Avenue of Sergeant Malamine . . 25
2. Enterprising Strangers . . 58
3. Among the Unbelievers . . 92
4. The Strangers Code . . 116
5. Transnational Kinship . . 149
6. Children of Exile . . 180
Conclusion: The Anchoring of Identities . . 203
Epilogue: Displaced Dreams . . 221
Appendix 1. Notes on Methods . . 225
Appendix 2. Survey Results . . 229

Notes . . 235
Bibliography . . 247
Index . . 269

One thousand and twenty years of young Slovakia : The first complete book about the Slovak Republic

Obrazy
Autor
ed. by Ivan Klč, Danica Filová, Marián Petričko
Place of publication
Myjava

Publisher

Publication date
2014
Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION
Our Slovak Republic Is Small And Young . . 5
Map of Slovakia . . 6
The Slovak Republic . . 8
People . . 8
Government . . 8
History . . 10
Government and Political Conditions . . 11
Economy . . 12
National Security . . 14
Foreign Relations . . 15

HISTORY
Early History . . 16
Great Moravian Empire /833 - 906/ . . 16
Medieval Dynastic States /907 - 1200/ . . 18
Later Middle Ages /1200 - 1310/ . . 19
Golden Age And The Rise Of Nationalism /1310 - 1526/ . . 20
Turkish Menace And Confessional Struggles /1526 - 1740/ . . 21
Enlightened Absolutism And National Revival /1740 - 1848/ . . 25
Revolution, Reaction And /Constitutional/ Dualism /1848 - 1914/ . . 27
World War I. And Creation Of The Czechoslovak State /1914 - 1918/ . . 30
First Czechoslovak Republic /1919 - 1938/ . . 32
From Wall Street Crash To Munich /1929 - 1938/ . . 36
Protectorate And The Slovak State /1939 - 1948/ . . 38
From Democracy To Communism /1945 - 1948/ . . 42
From Gottwald To Dubcek /1948 - 1967/ . . 43
Reaction And The Stagnation /1969 - 1989/ . . 47
Velvet Revolution And The Velvet Divorce /1989 - 1992/ . . 48
Dissolution Of Czechoslovakia . . 52
History Of The Slovak Republic . . 59
History Of Slovakia Shortly . . 62

REGIONS
Bratislava Is The Capital Of Slovakia . . 64
Region Of Bratislava . . 76
Region Of Nitra . . 80
Region Of Trnava . . 86
Region Of Trencin . . 92
Region Of Zilina . . 98
Region Of Banska Bystrica . . 104
Region Of Presov . . 110
Region Of Kosice . . 116

MICROREGIONS
Our High Tatras: The Alps Without The Crowds . . 122
The Beautiful Orava Area . . 134
Liptov: The Fantastic Nature . . 140
The Horehronie Area: To The Legendary Kral'ova Hol'a . . 146
Kysuce: A Favourable Location . . 150
The Picturesque Turiec . . 154
Povazie Is About The Vah River . . 158
The Low Tatras Mountains . . 162
Vihortat Is A Typical Forest Area . . 168
The Poloniny National Park . . 174
Zemplin Is The Lively Area . . 178
The Pearls Of Gemer . . 182
The Small Carpathians Area: A Celebration Of Wine . . 188
Zahorie, The West Frontier Of Slovakia . . 194
The Myjava Area Is The Birthplace Of Slovak National Conciousness . . 200

NATURE
Geography Of Slovakia . . 204
Fauna Of Slovakia . . 210
Flora Of Slovakia . . 214
National Parks And Protected Landscape Areas . . 218
Primeval Forests . . 226
Felling Our Future? . . 228

SOCIETY
Slovak Society . . 234
Slovakia And Slovaks . . 236
National Minorities In Slovakia . . 238
Jews In Slovakia . . 252
Rusyns Of Slovakia . . 262
Carpathian Germans And Slovakia . . 270
Religion In Slovakia . . 276
Catholics In Our National Life . . 282
Eastern Model Of Faith Is More Resistant To Ailments . . 288
The Liturgical Life Of The Evangelical Church . . 294
Education In Slovakia . . 302
The Slovak Cultural Society: Matica Slovenska . . 310

CULTURE
Cultural Heritage Of Slovakia . . 316
Slovak Folk Culture . . 328
Slovak Literature . . 346
Slovak Film . . 370
Slovak Theatre . . 394
Slovak Opera . . 404
Slovak Visual Arts - Painting . . 414

TRADITION
Slovak Customs And Traditions . . 432
Fasiangy Traditions . . 446
Easter In Slovakia . . 448
Easter In Drahovce . . 452
Easter By The Quiet Stream . . 458
Whips And Water . . 464
Easter Eggs - "Kraslice" . . 466
Christmas In Slovakia: Blessedly In Hand . . 468
How The Christmas Tradition Originated? . . 474
The Prayer At The Christmas Table . . 476
The Rituals Of The Christmas Days . . 478
Traditional Christmas Meal . . 482
Traditional Easter Meal . . 484
Traditional Slovak Wedding . . 486
Slovak Folk Costumes . . 489
History Of Crafts In Slovakia . . 492
Traditional Woodwork . . 496
Traditional Bell Production . . 499
Tinkers Of Slovakia . . 500
Pearls Of Folk Architecture . . 504
Oldest Wooden Church . . 510
Meals Of Our Forefathers . . 512

PEOPLE
List Of Major Slovaks . . 574
Byzantine Messengers . . 584
Ludovit Stur: Father Of Slovak Language . . 586
Our Great Stefanik . . 588
The Rise And Fall Of Alexander Dubcek . . 598
Slovaks Abroad . . 618
Slovaks In America . . 621
First Slovaks In America . . 626
Eminent Americans With Roots In Slovakia . . 628
Slovaks In Canada . . 638
Our Bradlo In Canada . . 641
The Citizen Of The World, The King From Slovakia . . 650
Carleton D. Gajdusek: The Way To Nobel Prize . . 660
Eugene A. Cernan: The Last Man On The Moon . . 666
Igor Bella: The First Slovak In Space . . 670
Our Science In Space . . 674
10 major Slovak Inventors . . 678
Baron Kempelen And.His Chess-playing Machine . . 681
Pioneer In The Field Of Wireless Transmission . . 682
Two Ikaros From Slovakia . . 688
One Of His Students Was Albert Einstein . . 692
In The Pantheon Of World Science . . 693
Rescuer Of London, Father Of GPS Ivan Alexander Getting . . 694
Slovak Woman On The Computer Olympia: Ruzena Bajcsy . . 698
Our Genius Andy Warhol . . 704
Star With The Heart: Paul Newman . . 710
Goodness Of John Dopyera . . 716
Koloman Sokol In The Desert . . 718
Masterpiece Of Art Albin Brunovsky . . 722
Great Haban Bizmayer . . 726
Juraj Jakubisko Has Been Described As A Slovak Fellini . . 728
Story Of Elizabeth Bathory . . 731
Juraj Janosik: Truth Or Legend? . . 735
Dusan Samuel Jurkovic: The Father Of Bradlo . . 739
Poet Laureate Of The Slovak Nation: P.O.Hviezdoslav . . 745
Caplovic Family In Slovak Cultural History . . 748
Who Was John Slezak . . 752
The Vrba-Wetzler Report . . 754
We Root For Our Sportsmen From All Our Hearts . . 758

The Proteus paradox : how online games and virtual worlds change us-and how they don't

Obrazy
Autor
Nick Yee
Place of publication
New Haven
Publication date
2014
Table of Contents

Acknowledgments . . ix

Introduction: Mirror, Mirror on the Wall . . 1
CHAPTER 1: The New World . . 9
CHAPTER 2: Who Plays and Why . . 22
CHAPTER 3: Superstitions . . 39
CHAPTER 4: The Labor of Fun . . 59
CHAPTER 5: Yi-Shan-Guan . . 78
CHAPTER 6: The Locker Room Utopia . . 96
CHAPTER 7: The "Impossible" Romance . . 117
CHAPTER 8: Tools of Persuasion and Control . . 138
CHAPTER 9: Introverted Elves, Conscientious Gnomes, and the Quest for Big Data . . 159
CHAPTER 10: Changing the Rules . . 177
CHAPTER 11: The Hidden Logic of Avatars . . 197
CHAPTER 12: Reflections and the Future of Virtual Worlds . . 209

Notes . . 217
Glossary of Online Gaming Terms . . 235
Index . . 241

Gaming in social, locative, and mobile media

Obrazy
Autor
Larissa Hjorth, Ingrid Richardson
Place of publication
Basingstoke

Publisher

Publication date
2014
Table of Contents

List of Figures . . vi
Acknowledgements . . vii

1 Introduction . . 1

Section I Mobile Media Games
2 The Histories of Mobile Media and Mobile Gaming . . 17
3 Locating the Mobile: The Unruly and Ambiguous Rise of Mobile Gaming . . 30
4 Reconceptualising Casual Play .  43

Section II Locative Media and Games
5 Ambient Play . . 59
6 Locating the Game: Location-Based Services (LBSs) and Playful Visualities  . . 76
7 Co-presence Cafe Cultures: Kakao, Games, and Camera Phone Photo-Sharing in Seoul, South Korea . . 92

Section III Social, Locative, and Mobile: New Cartographies of Gaming and Play
8 Social Media, Facebook Games, and Fantasy Sport . . 111
9 Locating Home: Cross-generational Play and Co-presence . . 126
10 Games and Cultural Play . . 139
11 Beyond the Casual: Situating Ambient and Cultural Play . . 153

References . . 162
Index . . 178

Mein Polen, meine Polen : Zugänge und Sichtweisen

Obrazy
Autor
herausgegeben von Dieter Bingen, Marek Hałub und Matthias Weber
Place of publication
Wiesbaden
Publication date
2016
Table of Contents

Vorwort . . IX
Zum Geleit . . XV
Mein Polen - meine Deutschen. Eine Einführung . . XXI

Aber vorher . . 1
Warum beschäftigen Sie sich mit Polen? . . 3
In memoriam . . 15
Nebelland . . 21
Übernachtung kein Problem Wie ich in den siebziger Jahren lernte, Polen zu lieben . . 27
Mein Polen? Meine Polen? Polen! Der Pole! . . 39
Polen oder die Versuchung der Exotik . . 49
Reisen und Begegnungen . . 57
Debatten bis zum Morgengrauen . . 61
Polen auf Augenhöhe . . 67
Wo die wilden Polen wohnen, oder: Der große Lackmustest . . 75
Grenzgänge — mein Weg nach Polen . . 85
Gleich ist der Sommer da . . 97
„Petronius erwachte erst gegen Mittag..." . . 103
Sejm und Bundestag - Parlamente im Dialog . . 109
Neuer Schwung für Europa . . 115
Ein kleiner großer Pole: Stanislaw Stomma . . 121
Jazz verbindet . . 125
Polen - so vertraut, so fremd . . 129
Witold Lutosławski und Krzysztof Penderecki — glückhafte Begegnung und Seelenverwandtschaft . . 137
Liebeserklärung eines Spätberufenen an „God's Playground" . . 141
Meine Begegnungen mit Haiina Bortnowska . . 149
Polen - meine Liebe! . . 159
Eine vertrauensvolle Freundschaft . . 167
Wunder an Oder und Neiße - aus Nachbarn wurden Freunde . . 179
Mit Chopin die Tür nach Polen geöffnet . . 187
Stasia . . 199
Versuch eines Spätberufenen, mit Polen klarzukommen Im Andenken an den großen Rudolf von Thadden . . 207
Die Liebesgeschichte hört nicht auf . . 215
Für Eure und unsere Freiheit! . . 221
Eine vorrangige Rolle in meinem Leben . . 229
Auf die Zukunft kommt es an, doch sie braucht die unbequeme Wahrheit der Erinnerung . . 237
Vier Jahrzehnte . . 245
Polnisches Land . . 257
Persönlichkeiten . . 271
Vom jugendlichen Skeptiker zum überzeugten Freund . . 285
Über Mirabel nach Polen . . 295
Andrzej Przewoźnik, Tomasz Merta und das Europäische Netzwerk Erinnerung und Solidarität . . 301
„In Polen entscheidet sich das Schicksal Europas" Was Deutschland dem Wirken von Bronisław Geremek und Jerzy Holzer verdankt . . 307
Eine Nacht im Oktober 1981 . . 319
In Europa liegt für Deutschland und für Polen die Zukunft . . 327
Polen - was für eine Entdeckung! . . 333
Schlusswort . . 343

Autorinnen und Autoren, Herausgeber, Übersetzerinnen und Übersetzer . . 345
Personenregister . . 351

Series
(Veröffentlichungen des Deutschen Polen-Instituts Darmstadt ; Bd. 34)