Michael Arnold

Death and Digital Media provides a critical overview of how people mourn, commemorate and interact with the dead through digital media. It maps the historical and shifting landscape of digital death, considering a wide range of social, commercial and institutional responses to technological innovations. The authors examine multiple digital platforms and offer a series of case studies drawn from North America, Europe and Australia. The book delivers fresh insight and analysis from an interdisciplinary perspective, drawing on anthropology, sociology, science and technology studies, human-computer interaction, and media studies. It is key reading for students and scholars in these disciplines, as well as for professionals working in bereavement support capacities.

Dieses Buch hei t "Die Hom opathie-Wahrheit". Selbstverst ndlich ist der Titel ma los und provokativ. Was man hier lesen kann, ist nat rlich nicht DIE WAHRHEIT ber Hom opathie. Es ist aber auch keine L ge, wie uns Hom opathen von Kritikern manchmal unterstellt wird. Vielmehr ist es irgendwo im Raum zwischen Wahrheit und Irrtum angesiedelt. Das jedenfalls hat Hom opathie mit Wissenschaft gemeinsam. - Inhalt: Wie viele Arzneimittel brauchen wir eigentlich? / Arzneimittelwahl / Kann man Hom opathie eigentlich lernen? / Hom opathen - ein merkw rdiger Zoo von Narzissten? / Kann Hom opathie schaden? / Der Placebo-Effekt / Der Wirksamkeitsnachweis / Die schwierigste Frage: Wie kann man es erkl ren? / Kritik und Unterst tzung Anhang: Anonymus: Der Limerick. Beispiele einer textkritischen Analyse vom Blickwinkel der theoretischen Hom opathie. Teil 4: Die leidige Frage des Inhalts

The Sixth in The Civil War Chronicles featuring Major Stryker - 'the Sharpe of the Civil War'FIVE ARMIES FORTY-SIX THOUSAND MEN ONE CROWNTHE BIGGEST BATTLE OF THE AGE2 July 1644. Five armies converge outside York. It will be a battle for honour, glory, and the fate of three kingdoms. And it will pit two great leaders - Oliver Cromwell and Prince Rupert - directly against one another for the first time. It is a day that will change the course of history.Into the cannon fire and musket smoke marches Major Innocent Stryker, battle-scarred hero of the Royalist cause. He must not only lead his men through the bloody horror and outwit his Parliamentary enemies, but uncover foul treachery on his own side. He will need every shred of experience and determination to survive.Marston Moor will be the decisive turning point in the British Civil Wars.This is the thrilling and shocking story of that battle.

Warlord's Gold, the fifth novel in The Civil War Chronicles, Michael Arnold's acclaimed series of historical thrillers, sees battle-scarred hero, Captain Stryker, 'the Sharpe of the Civil War' on a quest to recover lost treasure.Autumn,1643. As an increasingly bitter war rages across England, Captain Innocent Stryker leaves Oxford with orders to recover a lost treasure, vital to the success of the Royalist cause. But a seemingly simple mission to the remote Scilly Isles is soon jeopardised, for enemies lie in wait. A formidable Parliamentarian agent has been sent ahead of Stryker's force, intent on defeating Royalist plans. Feared by ally and enemy alike, he is a man whose determination is only matched by his hatred for Stryker.The quest for the gold takes Stryker across storm-ravaged seas, through enemy territory and finally to the Royalist stronghold of Basing House. And it is there that Stryker will face his most dangerous challenge yet.

Media across the Asia-Pacific region are at once social, locative and mobile. Social in that these media facilitate public and interpersonal interaction, locative in that this social communication is geographically placed, and mobile in so much as the media is ever-present. The Asia–Pacific region has been pivotal in the production, shaping and consumption of personal new media technologies and through social and mobile media we can see emerging certain types of personal politics that are inflected by the local. The six case studies that inform this book—Seoul, Tokyo, Shanghai, Manila, Singapore and Melbourne—offer a range of economic, socio-cultural, and linguistic differences, enabling the authors to provide new insights into specific issues pertaining to mobile media in each city. These include social, mobile and locative media as a form of crisis management in post 3/11 Tokyo; generational shifts in Shanghai; political discussion and the shifting social fabric in Singapore; and the erosion of public and private, and work and leisure paradigms in Melbourne. Through its striking case studies, this book sheds new light on how the region and its contested and multiple identities are evolving, and concludes by revealing the impact of mobile media on how place is shaped, as well as shaping, practices of mobility, intimacy and a sense of belonging.Employing comprehensive, cross-disciplinary frameworks from theoretical approaches such as media sociology, ethnography, cultural studies and media and communication studies, Online@AsiaPacific will be of huge interest to students and scholars of Asian culture and society, cybercultures, new media studies, communication studies and internet studies.

The book challenges the preconceptions behind three of Great Britain’s primary military leaders: Churchill, Montgomery and Mountbatten. Although their achievements during and immediately after the Second World War are widely celebrated, this book offers a new perspective, suggesting that most accounts ignore the darker side of each of these wartime leaders. It makes the case that a great deal of Churchill’s, Montgomery’s, and Mountbatten’s reputation was built on contrived results, deception and dishonesty. It examines the influence and impediment of class on the performance of the British Army in World War II, and puts forward an argument frequently proposed by the Americans, that there was unwillingness among the British to base officer promotion on effectiveness rather than on social background; conforming was more important than performing. At the same time, Montgomery feared and was jealous of Patton, whose rate of advance was nearly always twice that of Monty’s.The author presents the argument that the services of Field Marshals Wavell and Auchinleck, two of Britain’s finest commanders of the war, were largely lost to Britain because of Churchill’s consistent interfering in field matters, and a desire to stay in power after the fall of Singapore.Arnold includes the bizarre case of Major-General Dorman-Smith, one of Britain’s most brilliant original thinkers, often overlooked after his sacking by Churchill. Dorman-Smith was the tactician who had produced Britain’s victory over Rommel at the first battle of Alamein, but his crime seems have been overachievement; an unforgivable sin in some eyes. Mountbatten’s fumbling in India is also realistically examined in these pages, fundamentally questioning the “man for the century’s” embellished reputation.

Assassin's Reign, the fourth in The Civil War Chronicles, Michael Arnold's acclaimed series of historical thrillers, sees battle-scarred hero Captain Stryker, 'the Sharpe of the Civil War', in the fight of his life.'Stands in comparison with the best of Cornwell' Yorkshire PostThe forces of King Charles are victorious; their Parliamentarian enemies in deep crisis. In the west, the crucial port city of Bristol has fallen, and Royalist eyes fall quickly upon neighbouring Gloucester. Its walls are weak, its garrison under strength, and its governor - Sir Edward Massie - suspected of harbouring sympathy for the King.Stryker and his men are with the army as it converges on Gloucester, still reeling from the loss of a close friend at the bloody Battle of Stratton. Ordered to infiltrate the rebel city on a mission to discover whether Massie will indeed surrender, Stryker reluctantly embarks upon his most desperate mission yet. But Gloucester's defenders are more resolute than any had imagined, and catastrophe soon befalls him. With his life seemingly forfeit, Stryker is spared by an unlikely saviour; Vincent Skaithlocke, his former commander. The mercenary has returned to England to fight for Parliament, and offers Stryker his protection. As old friends adjust to life fighting for opposing sides, Stryker begins to question his own loyalties . . . but a chance discovery makes him realise that all in Gloucester is not what it seems, for a hidden menace threatens his own life, and that of King Charles himself.

Media across the Asia-Pacific region are at once social, locative and mobile. Social in that these media facilitate public and interpersonal interaction, locative in that this social communication is geographically placed, and mobile in so much as the media is ever-present. The Asia–Pacific region has been pivotal in the production, shaping and consumption of personal new media technologies and through social and mobile media we can see emerging certain types of personal politics that are inflected by the local. The six case studies that inform this book—Seoul, Tokyo, Shanghai, Manila, Singapore and Melbourne—offer a range of economic, socio-cultural, and linguistic differences, enabling the authors to provide new insights into specific issues pertaining to mobile media in each city. These include social, mobile and locative media as a form of crisis management in post 3/11 Tokyo; generational shifts in Shanghai; political discussion and the shifting social fabric in Singapore; and the erosion of public and private, and work and leisure paradigms in Melbourne. Through its striking case studies, this book sheds new light on how the region and its contested and multiple identities are evolving, and concludes by revealing the impact of mobile media on how place is shaped, as well as shaping, practices of mobility, intimacy and a sense of belonging.Employing comprehensive, cross-disciplinary frameworks from theoretical approaches such as media sociology, ethnography, cultural studies and media and communication studies, Online@AsiaPacific will be of huge interest to students and scholars of Asian culture and society, cybercultures, new media studies, communication studies and internet studies.

Megalodon - alleine dieser Name reicht aus, um Menschen weltweit hellhörig werden zu lassen. Obwohl diesen Giganten fast jeder kennt, ihn aber nie jemand sah, ist er der große Unbekannte der Meere. Mit beeindruckenden Körpermaßen und Gewichten hat er das Zeug dazu, Menschen zu faszinieren, Neugierde zu wecken und vor allem Ängste zu entfesseln. Aber wer ist Megalodon wirklich? Wie verhält sich ein solcher Hai der so lang wie ein Omnibus ist in verschiedenen Situationen seines Lebens? Wie vermehrt er sich und was geschieht, wenn er z.B. in Fresslaune auf einen Artgenossen trifft? Gibt es ihn überhaupt noch? Diese und viele andere Fragen, werden in diesem Werk nach neuesten wissenschaftlichen Erkenntnissen leicht verständlich für jedermann ab 12 Jahren beantwortet. Im gleichen Stil werden 16 weitere Haiarten, deren Verwandtschaft, Vermehrung, Verbreitung, Jagdverhalten etc. vorgestellt. Es wird die spannende Frage geklärt werden, ob der Mensch sich zu Recht vor Haien fürchten muss oder sogar der mächtige Hai vom Menschen bedroht wird. Wer Tiere mag, wird dieses Buch lieben und es nicht wieder vergessen..

This dissertation describes the design, implementation, and evaluation of an audio watermarking algorithm on the basis of a statistical mathematical model. The design of the basic audio watermarking method, relying on hypothesis testing, is motivated by a discussion of possible application scenarios determining algorithmic parameters. To permit an exhaustive evaluation of the method in terms of quality of the watermarked audio tracks, both subjective listening tests and objective measurement standards have been applied to the watermarked tracks in order to verify the obtained quality. A general approach for a risk analysis of watermarking applications is presented, analyzing possible attacks and countermeasures during the deployment of watermarking methods.

With the proliferation of digital media such as DVDs and MP3s, pirated versions of copyrighted material have escalated. Authors, songwriters, movie-makers, and all types of publishers are clamouring for ways to safeguard their investments and income from this digital thievery. Digital watermarking is a technology for authenticating copyright as well as original authorship and publication. In this work, security experts learn which types of media and applications are best-suited for digital watermarking, as well as how to prevent forgery and theft of digital watermarks. It includes in-depth coverage of advances in this field, especially watermarking audio content.

Die Histochemie hat ein fast unübersehbares Arsenal von Methoden zur Stoff­ ortung im histologischen Präparat bereitgestellt. Die histochemische Grundlagen­ forschung entwickelt in rascher Folge weitere spezielle Verfahren, die für die topo­ chemische Analyse licht- und elektronenmikroskopischer Objekte eingesetzt werden können. Die beeindruckenden Möglichkeiten histochemischer Gewebsuntersuchung haben zu breiter Anwendung auf den verschiedensten Gebieten, vor allem auch in der klinischen Medizin, geführt. Dies hat zur natürlichen Folge, daß häufig histochemisch zunächst unerfahrenes technisches Hilfspersonal mit der Präparatherstellung befaßt ist und daß auch die wissenschaftliche Interpretation der Ergebnisse oft auf unzu­ reichenden Erfahrungsgrundlagen erfolgt. So erklärt es sich, daß so viele histoche­ mische Befunde veröffentlicht werden, die der Kritik nicht standhalten. Aus vielfältigen Erfahrungen bei der Zusammenarbeit auf dem Gebiet der ange­ wandten Histochemie ergibt sich, daß insbesondere der Mediziner vielen z. T. elemen­ taren Schwierigkeiten gegenübersteht. Das exakte Nacharbeiten von Methoden anhand der ausgezeichneten Werke, die für diesen Zweck bereits zur Verfügung stehen, genügt offensichtlich nicht, die histochemische Praxis auf eine sichere Grund­ lage zu stellen. Von dem Gedanken ausgehend, daß Verständnis für den Mechanismus der einzelnen speziellen histochemischen Reaktionen zwar selbstverständlich notwendig, aber allein nicht ausreichend ist, daß vielmehr Einsicht in die allgemeinen Grund­ prinzipien histologisch-histochemischer Arbeitsweisen geweckt werden müsse, wurde das vorliegende Werk konzipiert. Der Akzent der Darstellung liegt auf der Behand­ lung der methodischen Grundmöglichkeiten. DerenSystematisierung führt zu einer Methodologie im eigentlichen Sinn, in deren Rahmen jede spezielle Methode die Wertigkeit einer Anwendung oder eines Beispiels hat.