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The present book contains extended versions of papers presented in the international Conference VIPIMAGE 2007 – ECCOMAS Thematic Conference on Computational Vision and Medical Image, held in Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto, in 17-19 of October 2007. This conference was the first ECCOMAS thematic conference on computational vision and medical image processing. It covers topics related with image processing and analysis, medical...

Once again, Gary has put his hand on the pulse of society. His second edition is even more compelling and powerful than his first edition. This time Gary addresses issues that are affecting everyone in today's society, not just youth or teens. Chances are, if he did not mention or address it in his first edition, it is in his second edition. There are twenty thought provoking poems in this edition. He addresses some of the following issues: Bl...

Set during the 1940s and present-day Chicago, this story celebrates baseball and Chicago's favorite team with a nostalgic twist. Stunning black-and-white and sepia-tone illustrations enhance this portrayal of one man's lifelong love of baseball.

Lushly textured pencil drawings capture the mystery, surprise, and anticipation of . . . the most magical night of the year." - Publishers WeeklyOnce upon a time, children imagined St. Nicholas as a stern, skinny bishop who was as likely to dole out discipline as Christmas presents. But thanks to the anonymous publication of the poem "Account of a Visit from St. Nicholas" in the Troy Sentinal in 1823, a plumper, merrier St. Nick was born, tran...

El Alentejo es la tierra ligada para siempre a la vida y obra de Tavares, el paraíso perdido, mundo de pobreza y de solidaridad social. En una pequeña ciudad de esa región, donde las tradiciones conforman el tótem alrededor del cual se organiza la existencia, transcurre la vida de Irisalva y su hermano Armenio. Sobre el áspero manto de una sociedad patriarcal y primitiva, bajo el frágil techo de un hogar represor y claustrofóbico, Irisalva com...

Presents a systematic study of the capacities of some of the most recognized intergovernmental organizations with a security mandate. This book examines organizational capacity, resource capacity, and operational experience of each organization. It offers a comparative analysis of the major regional security institutions.

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Una novela llena de violencia, en donde la intriga avanza entre pinceladas de ironía y reflexiones sobre la naturaleza humana.Un suicida desesperado recibe una llamada. Su amante agonizante vaga por la ciudad buscando un lugar donde dormir. Un médico obsesionado con predecir crímenes se refugia en un burdel. Un hombre aterrorizado es tomado por un asesino. Cuatro destinos entrecruzados una madrugada de mayo. Cuatro almas en pena buscando el lu...

Als ik u ooit vergeet, Jeruzalem, mag mijn rechterhand verdorren.' Zes personages zwerven s nachts door een stad. Een zieke vrouw, een kind, een arts, een prostituee, een psychiatrisch patiënt, een oorlogsveteraan. Allemaal eenzaam, allemaal met hun eigen tragiek. Wanneer hun wegen kruisen leidt dat tot een confrontatie waarbij geweld, waanzin, angst en verlangen op huiveringwekkende manier verstrengeld raken.

Matt Tavares hits one out of the park with this powerful tale of a kid from the segregated South who would become baseball's home-run king.Before he was Hammerin' Hank, Henry Aaron was a young boy growing up in Mobile, Alabama, with what seemed like a foolhardy dream: to be a big-league baseball player. He didn't have a bat. He didn't have a ball. And there wasn't a single black ball player in the major leagues. But none of this could stop Hen...

With its winning combination of satisfying story and cinematic illustrations, Mudball should make a splash with underdogs and baseball fans alike." -The Horn BookAndy Oyler is the shortest player on the Minneapolis Millers baseball team, not to mention in the whole league. And no matter how hard he tries, he can't seem to get a hit. But one fateful spring day in 1903, a sudden change in the weather leads to a change in Andy Oyler's luck, and A...

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Author-illustrator Matt Tavares hits the ball out of the park with a luminously illustrated tale about the joy of baseball, generational bonds, and the immutable power of dreams.Oliver Hall loves baseball. He loves the ritual of helping out in his grandfather's store, Hall's Nostalgia, and he loves listening to Grandpa Hall's innumerable baseball stories. But one day, Oliver makes a startling discovery. It seems his grandfather has kept one ve...