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    Mediale Stimmentwürfe
    Bevor ,sprechende' Navis, Computer und Smartphones unseren Alltag eroberten, war es hauptsächlich die Science-Fiction, die uns eine Vorstellung von der Beschaffenheit künstlicher Stimmen vermittelte. Doch so wenig diese fiktionalen Stimmen neutral gestaltet waren, so wenig sind es die digital generierten Stimmen heutiger Applikationen und Betriebssysteme. Bis jetzt mangelt es jedoch an Untersuchungen, die zugleich theoretische, medienpraktische und kulturübergreifende Aspekte vokaler Designs in IT-Erzeugnissen und den Medien berücksichtigen.Das Forschungsprojekt "Kulturelle Implikationen medial konstruierter Stimmen" des Grimme-Forschungskollegs an der Universität zu Köln durchleuchtete mediale Stimmentwürfe dahingehend, welche Sozialvorstellungen ihnen innewohnen. Denn obwohl vielfach alternative Stimmklangmodelle jenseits fixierter Normen genutzt werden könnten, scheint bei Nutzerinnen der Wunsch nach normativen Vokalitäten vorzuherrschen. Bedarf die sprachbasierte Mensch-Maschine-Kommunikation hergebrachter, vertrauter kultureller Normen, und geraten dabei andere, diversere Optionen aus dem Blick?Auch die Möglichkeiten und Auswirkungen der Stimmveränderung in der Musik und anderen Künsten im digitalen Zeitalter wurden genauer betrachtet. Schließlich spielten medienhistorische Zusammenhänge eine Rolle: Wann und wie kam es erstmals zur Vermenschlichung künstlicher Stimmen? Wie wandelte sich die stimmliche Konstruktion sozialer, ethnischer und geschlechtsbezogener Rollenbilder im Lauf der Mediengeschichte?Der Sammelband greift wesentliche Aspekte des Forschungsprojektes auf. Er enthält Beiträge und Interviews von und mit Christine Bauer & Johanna Devaney, Marc Böhlen, Oksana Bulgakowa, Lílian Campesato & Fernando Iazzetta, Laura Dreessen, Marcus Erbe, Judith Kirberger, Malte Kobel, Doris Kolesch, Katharina Makosch, Katherine Meizel, Dumisani & Kundai Moyo, Stefanie Ray, Aycha Riffi, Colleen Sanders, Nadia S. Zaboura und Wolfgang Zielinski.
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    The Science of Fractal Images
    This book is based on notes for the course Fractals:lntroduction, Basics and Perspectives given by MichaelF. Barnsley, RobertL. Devaney, Heinz-Otto Peit gen, Dietmar Saupe and Richard F. Voss. The course was chaired by Heinz-Otto Peitgen and was part of the SIGGRAPH '87 (Anaheim, California) course pro gram. Though the five chapters of this book have emerged from those courses we have tried to make this book a coherent and uniformly styled presentation as much as possible. It is the first book which discusses fractals solely from the point of view of computer graphics. Though fundamental concepts and algo rithms are not introduced and discussed in mathematical rigor we have made a serious attempt to justify and motivate wherever it appeared to be desirable. Ba sic algorithms are typically presented in pseudo-code or a description so close to code that a reader who is familiar with elementary computer graphics should find no problem to get started. Mandelbrot's fractal geometry provides both a description and a mathemat ical model for many of the seemingly complex forms and patterns in nature and the sciences. Fractals have blossomed enormously in the past few years and have helped reconnect pure mathematics research with both natural sciences and computing. Computer graphics has played an essential role both in its de velopment and rapidly growing popularity. Conversely, fractal geometry now plays an important role in the rendering, modelling and animation of natural phenomena and fantastic shapes in computer graphics.
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    Fanmail , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 345min
    Dear Mr Scowl, I am writing you a letter because... well, actually because I have a ban on trying to get too close to Jazzy D, or Jason Devaney, as I would call him - as we sort of went to school together in Jersey. So while I know it would probably be better to come and find you, I think your security men would probably not let me in. (It's all a very big mix-up, which I'll tell you about when you come to collect your goods). So, I'm not into Facespace and Tweeting and all of that stuff (because I'm sure you have secretaries going through all those things and answering for you) to give you some very important information. If you're missing a certain pop-star... I mean, if the lead singer of a certain very popular band has gone missing... No, I mean, I know you'll have kept it out of the papers so as not to upset the legions of Jazzy D fans and Divvies the world over, but I happen to know where he is. The thing is, Mr Scowl, I'm not quite sure how it came about, and especially how he managed to turn up at my mum/boyfriend/partner/companion/associate/fiancé's house, but he did, and I've had to deal with the fall-out. So right now, Stephen, your teen idol is living in my shed. Cat Andrews' life is falling apart. The chemical reactions of the brain are all going wrong - between her friend, Gorgeous Dolores, the new boy with the divinely attractive upper lip, and the girl with hair wings (i.e., her). Her mum's got a New Man and the New Man has a daughter she's expected to get on with. And on top of all that, for some reason a pop star she can't abide seems to have adopted her. It's going to take more than a couple of letters to sort it all out, but luckily Cat Andrews is not your average girl, and she's more than up to the task of working out some fanmail. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Leonora Haig. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/039444/bk_acx0_039444_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    The Devaney Brothers: Ryan And Sean: Ryan's Place (The Devaneys) / Sean's Reckoning (The Devaneys)
    The Devaney Brothers: Ryan And Sean: Ryan's Place (The Devaneys) / Sean's Reckoning (The Devaneys): ab 3.18 €
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    The Devaney Brothers: Michael and Patrick: Michael's Discovery (The Devaneys Book 3) / Patrick's Destiny (The Devaneys Book 4)
    The Devaney Brothers: Michael and Patrick: Michael's Discovery (The Devaneys Book 3) / Patrick's Destiny (The Devaneys Book 4): ab 3.18 €
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    The Devaney Brothers: Daniel (The Devaneys Book 5)
    The Devaney Brothers: Daniel (The Devaneys Book 5): ab 3.54 €
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    The Devaney Brothers: Ryan and Sean
    The Devaney Brothers: Ryan and Sean: ab 3.28 €
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    The Devaney Brothers Complete Collection
    The Devaney Brothers Complete Collection: ab 8.19 €
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    Chatelaine Saloon
    Listen up, cowboy: Former leader of the band Taconite Haven. One solo CD, Chatelaine Saloon from 2004...there is a new recording rumblin' 'neath the floorboards at Underwood Studios. It'll creep out of the darkness in mid-2007. There may be some shows, but till then, it's just a late night rumor. The falcon has recorded and produced albums for Big Ditch Road, Martin Devaney, Bob McCreedy, Tom Feldmann, Hojas Rojas, Inwood Radio, House of Mercy Band and many more. The folowing is a review of the most recent record: Mark Thomas Stockert Chatelaine Saloon Eclectone Records (2004) I always tell people that if they're reading an album review and the writer goes on and on about the packaging, that's a pretty good sign that either he/she hasn't really given the release a proper listen or that they did and it was so bad, offensive, or just plain boring that the CD jacket was the only thing about it worth mentioning. In the case of Mark Stockert's latest, Chatelaine Saloon, neither of those options hold true. Yeah, the CD IS in one of the sweetest packages I've ever come across, either on an indie or a major release, a triple-gatefold with groovy, velvety material covering the outer skin, but for once a label (in this case, Martin Devaney's relatively new outfit, Eclectone) has actually put as much effort and TLC into an album's look as the artist did it's feel. And believe me, this record is chock fulla FEEL. Singer/songwriter/guitarist Stockert surrounded himself with a whole passel of expert musicians, vocalists, and fellow songcrafters for Chatelaine Saloon, an album that holds the rare distinction of containing music that's so timeless, so universal, so wholly AMERICAN, that, despite the fact that much of it is played on or through electric instruments, it could easily be stripped down to it's bare, acoustic essentials and make just as much of an emotional and psychic impact were it to be performed live at an 1874 frontier saloon, a Depression-era porch pickin' party, a backwater 1950's revivalist tent, or a hip modern folk club. Kicking off with the dreamy, rolling licks of 'Cowboy Song,' (Not a cover of the Thin Lizzy rocker, but astute pop music fans will notice that several of Stockert's song titles recall classic hits of the past, including 'He Don't Love You,' 'Oh Daddy,' 'Wild Thing,' and 'Hush,' but you can rest assured that the tunes on this album are all originals) a melancholy hopin' song with jagged guitar riffs and simple but drop-dead-gorgeous lines like, 'I wonder if I'll ever be married to a girl with bright, shiny eyes/And I wonder if I'll ever be married to sunshine and blue skies...' Stockert immediately establishes himself as both a musician and a wordsmith who's working the same dark, mysterious artistic soil as ex-Son Volt frontman Jay Farrar, Will Oldham, and Jayhawks co-founder Mark Olson. 'He Don't Love You' (yes, I keep wanting to add, '...like I love you, if he did, he wouldn't break your heart...' too, but that's NOT this song, dammit!) has a loping, cow-poke groove and features happy-blue honky-tonk piano and lines that reference that instrument as well: 'White Cadillac, long saloon/Drives you back from my mind too soon/But like a nine-fingered whorehouse honky-tonk piano player without a knack...he don't love you the way I do/But I won't love you if you don't want me to...' Stockert sometimes sings in a deep, lonely voice, sometimes in a tragic, near-whisper-though his utterances are always clear and concise-and on first listen, these songs seem almost too understated to grab you by either the heart or the balls. But take my word for it, after your second listen, you'll be hooked. 'Oh Daddy' oozes out on grainy slide guitar, weird bell sounds, and a dire banjo/guitar line, a hypnotic road trip song for some slightly off-kilter traveling salesman with scotch on his breath, a statue of Jesus, and (to paraphrase Jon Dee Graham) a small dark spot in his trunk that just won't go away. 'Light Me Up' unfolds over a minor electronic maelstrom and a half-drunk/half-holy chorus of partners-in-crime, then jumps the rails to morph into a catchy, keyboard-driven cow-pop nugget that'd sound equally at home between 'Dark End Of The Street' and Mark Eitzel's 'Fresh Screwdriver' on a mix CD. Superb songwriting, an easy-going, kinetic relationship between the players, and honest, no-bullshit production make this album a sure bet for a lot of local year-end Best Of 2004 lists-and recent positive reviews in such esteemed publications as No Depression hint that this whole project might be a lot bigger than either Stockert or Devaney could've hoped for. 'Chicky Boom,' my personal fave from this collection (and that's a tough call, because I really do like every song on here), kinda drips outta your speakers at first, like the last couple of reluctant drops from a morning-after bottle of whiskey, Stockert talk-singing the first lines in that weary, devil-may-care-but-I'm-not-sure-I-do-anymore tone of his. And just when you think you're gonna sink back down into the depths (not that you mind sinking, by this point) the tentative pickin', weeping steel guitar, and choppy drum beats coalesce into another beautiful, bibulous half-waltz and Stockert's voice picks up like Deputy Festus on the old Gunsmoke T.V. show after Miss Kitty'd pour him a closing time shot on the house: 'Chicky-chicky boom, yeah!' 'Devil' finds Stockert and his 'House Of Strange Sounds' players (a take-off on the handle of his pals, The House Of Mercy Band, the line-up includes Dave Downey, Jim Hauf, Dave Schultz, Jimmy Peterson, Peter J. Sands, Brian Fessler, Brian O'Neil, Eric Luoma, Steve Murray, Adam Wortman, Darin Wald, Alicia Corbett, and Kevin Pinck) trotting out a Creek Dippers-esque ramble about personal demons and searching for a place (inside?) where 'the devil's got no hold on you...' 'Wild Thing' features more stump-preacher banjo, strange, disembodied voices, and that rollicking honky-tonk piano. And it's got about as much in common musically with The Troggs' nugget by the same name as Ton Loc's wacky hit did. But then again, this record's not about '60s psychedelia, fuzzed out garage guitars, faux rap, lifted samples, fashion, or funky cold Medina. It's about capturing a FEEL, like I said before. And that's exactly what it does. Lots of feelings, to be accurate. Like Jessco, The Dancing Hillbilly and The Dashboard Saviors once said, it's about love, sorrow, hatred, madness ... and anything else that might be boiling just beneath that shiny surface you allow the rest of the world to see. You might not find any answers here (Stockert's clearly still searching himself), but if you're not touched by the raw humanity and the genuine passion running through Chatelaine Saloon, you probably never knew the questions in the first place. The final track, 'Hush,' moans it's way deep down into your ears with sad slide guitar, wispy acoustic pickin', and Stockert's cracked, broken voice summoning up the ghosts of Hank Williams, Nick Drake, and The Scud Mountain Boys simultaneously, literally putting the proverbial cherry on top of this batch of well-crafted, heartfelt, spiritual tracks. And although the album (or it's author and players) never can seem to make up it's/their mind(s) about whether this is a beer-soaked, bleary-eyed Saturday night drinkin' record or a 'damn-I-can't-believe-I-did-that-shit' Sunday morning confessional, by the time you've reached the end your soul makes that decision for you. The cool thing? It's different every time. Try it yourself- and whether you end up with the perfect soundtrack for creating future regrets or one to live them out with, there's no doubt you'll dig the music along the way. Available in all your finer local mom-n-pop record shops. Chicky Chicky Boom!!
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    Redacted
    Director Brian de Palma, whose CASUALTIES OF WAR addressed a horrific tragedy that occurred during the Vietnam war, turns his attention to Iraq with an unfortunately similar tale. Inspired by true events, REDACTED follows a group of soldiers who are stationed at a checkpoint in Iraq. Angel Salazar (Izzy Diaz) is an aspiring filmmaker who is intent on capturing his experience on videotape. His fellow soldiers-Reno Flake (Patrick Carroll), Lawyer McCoy (Rob Devaney), and Gabe Blix (Kel ONeill)-seem to be surprisingly well-adjusted at first, but it isn't long before their true colors come through. When Reno decides to get drunk and harass an Iraqi family, the situation devolves into rape and murder, putting an incredible strain on Lawyer, who wants to expose Reno but doesn't want to rat out a fellow soldier. Director Brian de Palma Star Izzy Diaz, Daniel Stewart Sherman, Patrick Carroll, Mike Figueroa, Special Features: Full frame format. Runtime: 90 minutes Year of Release: 2007.
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