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Übersichtliche und verständliche Biografie des letzten deutschen Kaisers (1859-1941) mit Schwerpunkt auf seiner Regierungszeit (1888-1918) und seiner Rolle vor und im 1. Weltkrieg. Rezension: Eingeführte Reihe. Der britische Historiker Röhl ist derzeit der wichtigste Biograf des letzten deutschen Kaisers. Sein 3-bändiges, voluminöses und äusserst detailreiches Werk ("Wilhelm II.", 1993; 2002; 2008) sollte in grossen Beständen nicht fehlen. Es ist daher begrüe︢nswert, dass er hier eine handliche Zusammenfassung vorlegt, mit dem sein Forschungsstand auch einem gröe︢ren Publikum zugänglich wird. Gut gegliedert und sprachlich verständlich beschreibt er das Leben Wilhelms II. von Geburt bis zum Regierungsantritt (1888). Der Schwerpunkt liegt aber auf seiner Herrschaftszeit, seine Rolle vor und im 1. Weltkriegs bis hin zur Absetzung 1918. Die biografische Darstellung ist immer in den politischen und historischen Kontext eingebettet. Röhl endet aber nicht 1918, sondern schildert in aller Deutlichkeit das Leben im Exil mit all seinen versuchten Intrigen gegen die Weimarer Republik sowie seine und seiner Söhne Sympathien für NSDAP und Hitler. Neben F. Herre ("Kaiser Wilhelm II.", 1993) ein sehr gutes und aktuelles Standardwerk zur deutschen und europäischen Geschichte. (1 S)

Americans often have questions about what the president can and can't do. Many of these questions are answered in Article II of the U.S. Constitution. From declaring war to appointing ambassadors and Supreme Court justices, the powers of the presidency are explained in this helpful book. The informative narrative connects the past and present using language from the Constitution that is explained in an accessible way. Current examples of the executive branch in action are presented. Featuring primary sources, graphic organizers, fact boxes, and sidebars, this engaging reading experience helps foster a sense of informed and active citizenship.

In der Modernität der Darstellung unterscheidet sich dieser Band von vielen Konkurenzwerken, indem von Anfang an die Methoden der Linearen Algebra und Anfangsvoraussetzungen der Funktionanalysis entwickelt und geschickt integriert werden, ohne dabei den Anfänger im Abstraktionsniveau zu überfordern. Die Darstellung, die Auswahl der vielen Beispiele und die ca. 400 (!!) Aufgaben sind so hervorragend getroffen, dass ein Kursleiter eines anspruchsvollen Leistungskurses zu einigen Wahlthemen im Sek II-Bereich hier eine wertvolle Fundgrube vorfindet

11 pages, 12 figures, 2 tables.-- PMID: 20851514 [PubMed].-- Available online Aug 21, 2010. ; The conventional passive treatments for remediation of acid mine drainage using calcite are not totally efficient in the removal of certain heavy metal ions. Although pH increases to 6–7 and promotes the precipitation of trivalent and some divalent metals as hydroxides and carbonates, the remaining concentrations of some divalent metals ions do not fulfill the environmental regulations. In this study, Apatite II™, a biogenic hydroxyapatite, is used as an alternative reactive material to remove Zn(II), Pb(II), Mn(II) and Fe(II). Apatite II™ reacted with acid water releasing phosphate and increasing pH up to 6.5–7, inducing metals to precipitate mainly as metal–phosphates: zinc precipitated as hopeite, Zn3(PO4)2·4H2O, lead as pyromorfite, Pb5(PO4)3OH, manganese as metaswitzerite, Mn3(PO4)2·4H2O and iron as vivianite, Fe3(PO4)2·8H2O. Thus, metal concentrations from 30 to 75 mg L−1 in the inflowing water were depleted to values below 0.10 mg L−1. Apatite II™ dissolution is sufficiently fast to treat flows as high as 50 m/a. For reactive grain size of 0.5–3 mm, the treatment system ends due to coating of the grains by precipitates, especially when iron and manganese are present in the solution. ; This work was funded by the Spanish Government 22 projects CTQ2008-06842-C02-01/PPQ and CTM-2007-66724-CO2/TECNO. ; Peer reviewed

Recensión de la obra de: POVEDA ANADÓN, RAIMUNDO (2010) Basilea II. Madrid, Fundación de las Cajas de Ahorros (FUNCAS), 583 pp.

This set of essays offers new insights into the journalistic process and the pressures American front-line reporters experienced covering World War II. Transmitting stories through cable or couriers remained expensive and often required the cooperation of foreign governments and the American armed forces. Initially, reporters from a neutral America documented the early victories by Nazi Germany and the Soviet invasion of Finland. Not all journalists strived for objectivity. During her time reporting from Ireland, Helen Kirkpatrick remained a fierce critic of this country's neutrality. Once the United States joined the fight after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, American journalists supported the struggle against the Axis powers, but this volume will show that reporters, even when members of the army sponsored, Stars and Stripes were not mere ciphers of the official line. African American reporters Roi Ottley and Ollie Stewart worked to bolster the morale of Black GIs and they undermine the institutional racism endemic to the American war effort. Women front-line reporters are given their due in this volume examining the struggles to overcome gender bias by examining triumphs of Thérèse Mabel Bonney, Lee Carson, Iris Carpenter, and Anne Stringer.The line between public relations and journalism could be a fine one as reflected by the U.S. Marine Corps creating its own network of Marine correspondents who reported on the Pacific island campaigns and had their work published by American media outlets. Despite the pressures of censorship, the best American reporters strove for accuracy in reporting the facts even when dependent on official communiques issued by the military. Many war-time reporters, even when covering major turning points, sought to embrace a reporting style that recorded the experiences of average soldiers. Often associated with Ernie Pyle and Bill Mauldin, the embrace of the human-interest story served as one of the enduring legacies of the conflict.Despite the importance of American war reporting in shaping perceptions of the war on the home front as well as shaping the historical narrative of this conflict, this work underscores how there is more to learn. Readers will gain from this work and new appreciation of the contribution of American journalists in writing the first version of history as the global struggle against Nazi Germany, Imperial Japan, and Fascist Italy