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Much Ado About Me
by Fred AllenMuch Ado About Me, first published in 1956, is the autobiography of comedian Fred Allen's childhood and vaudeville career. (His long career in radio is documented in his other book, Treadmill to Oblivion). Much Ado About Me is a warm wise and wonderfully entertaining autobiography, jammed with extraordinary events and even more extraordinary people. Here is Fred Allen's early life in the suburbs of Boston; his apprenticeship in the Boston Public Library; the happy exciting round of Amateur Nights; the wonderful, improbable world of Scollay Square; the hopes, the anxieties and the fantastic adventures of a smalltime entertainer billed as Freddy James, the "World's Worst Juggler."From his first stage appearances on 'Amateur Nights' to his U.S. and international tours, Much Ado About Me is a warm and entertaining look at one of America's top stage performers and the golden age of Vaudeville. Included are 8 pages of illustrations.
Much Ado About Nothing: The 30-Minute Shakespeare
by Nick NewlinPlanning a school or amateur Shakespeare production? The best way to experience the plays is to perform them, but getting started can be a challenge: The complete plays are too long and complex, while scene selections or simplified language are too limited."The 30-Minute Shakespeare" is a new series of abridgements that tell the "story" of each play from start to finish while keeping the beauty of Shakespeare's language intact. Specific stage directions and character suggestions give even inexperienced actors the tools to perform Shakespeare with confidence, understanding, and fun!This cutting of Shakespeare's utterly charming and popular comedy MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING features five key scenes, including Beatrice and Benedick's classic initial word-battle, and the uproarious hide-and-seek deception of the two "lovers." The next scenes are the brutal rejection of Hero at the altar by a deceived Claudio and the timeless manhandling of the English language by the bumbling constable Dogberry. In the fifth and final scene, Shakespeare resolves the play's conflicts and confusions, and love reigns again. This cutting really tells the story, and includes some sidesplitting stage business, particularly the back-and-forth physical and verbal parrying between Benedick and Beatrice.The edition also includes an essay by editor Nick Newlin on how to produce a Shakespeare play with novice actors, and notes about the original production of this abridgement at the Folger Shakespeare Library's annual Student Shakespeare Festival.
Much Ado About Nothing: A Comedy
by William ShakespeareThe Signet Classics edition of William Shakespeare's grand romantic comedy.Much Ado About Nothing casts the lovers Benedick and Beatrice in a witty war of words while the young Claudio is tricked into believing his love Hero has been unfaithful in this play that combines robust humor with explorations on honor and shame. This revised Signet Classics edition includes unique features such as: • An overview of Shakespeare's life, world, and theater • A special introduction to the play by the editor, David L. Stevenson• A note on the sources from which Shakespeare derived Much Ado About Nothing • Dramatic criticism from Charles Gildon, Lewis Carroll, George Bernard Shaw, and others • A comprehensive stage and screen history of notable actors, directors, and productions • Text, notes, and commentaries printed in the clearest, most readable text • And more...
Much Ado About Nothing (SparkNotes Literature Guide Series)
by SparkNotesMuch Ado About Nothing (SparkNotes Literature Guide) by William Shakespeare Making the reading experience fun! Created by Harvard students for students everywhere, SparkNotes is a new breed of study guide: smarter, better, faster. Geared to what today's students need to know, SparkNotes provides: *Chapter-by-chapter analysis *Explanations of key themes, motifs, and symbols *A review quiz and essay topicsLively and accessible, these guides are perfect for late-night studying and writing papers
Mucha's Figures Décoratives
by Alphonse MuchaTo many, Alphonse Maria Mucha (1860-1939) is best known for his beautiful bell époque posters and magnificent decorative panels. His distinctive graphic approach to the 1895 poster advertising Sarah Bernhardt's performance in Gismonda captured the Parisian public's imagination and catapulted the artist into overnight success. During the next ten years he became the high priest of Art Nouveau, publishing several stylebooks which were to have a lasting influence on 20th-century art and design.Figures decoratives, originally published in 1905, is a landmark book of the Art Nouveau movement and perhaps best exemplifies Mucha's artistic product in the years 1895-1905, the decade that made him famous. Mucha's purity of line and beauty of proportion take their inspiration from nature. But more than nature's imitator, he was its interpreter, translating its rhythms and designs into works that exude an indefinable charm. His unique approach combined originality of invention with spontaneous energy supported by flawless draftsmanship.This new edition of Figures decoratives carefully reproduces all forty of the original two-color plates from a rare first edition now valued at several thousand dollars. Comprised of finished pen, pencil, charcoal, and chalk, this volume represents the essence of Mucha's genius and documents the subtle shadings and linear excellence that characterized his masterful illustrations. Placed in rectangles, triangles, stars, circles, and a number of irregular geometric forms are figures of women, young girls, and children of both sexes. The harmony between the movement of head, limbs, and drapery and the sense of balance in each pose are the result of Mucha's instinct for composition, gift for ornamentation, and profound knowledge of his craft.Mucha's hand and eye are clearly evident in all his work though one can see other artistic influences which shaped the artist's development, including Gauguin's cloissonnism, Horta's and Van de Velde's kinetic treatment of curvilinear design, as well as the linear conventions of Moorish architecture and Islamic ornamentation. Yet Mucha himself believed that he owed his greatest artistic debt to the folk art traditions of his native Moravia.
Muchísimo más: Las conmovedoras memorias de mi encuentro con el amor, la lucha contra la adversidad y la definición de la vida en mis propios términos (Atria Espanol)
by Zulema Arroyo FarleyMuchísimo más combina lo mejor de La última lección y Un momento extraordinario en este relato conmovedor de cómo Zulema Arroyo Farley, La Médium Latina, vive su vida al máximo, rehusando permitir que una forma rara de cáncer o cualquier otra enfermedad crónica determine su destino.En la cuarta cita de Zulema con su ahora esposo, la nueva pareja creó una “Lista de vida” llena de aventuras que compartirían juntos, incluyendo aventuras de paracaidismo, viajes lujosos alrededor del mundo y como recolectores de vino, viajando a las regiones vitivinícolas para conocer a sus productores de vino favoritos. Sumamente exitosa y enamorada, Zulema estaba viviendo un cuento de hadas. Pero, a dos años de casarse, la Lista de vida tomó una urgencia sorprendente cuando le diagnosticaron sarcoma, una forma de cáncer extremadamente rara e incurable, junto a una serie de otras condiciones médicas complejas y misteriosas. Zulema, impávida ante los desafíos de su salud, confió en sí misma y en quienes la rodeaban para reunir el coraje necesario para enfrentar sus enfermedades de frente, sin olvidar nunca acoger el espíritu de la Lista de vida con cada día que pasa. A pesar del dolor físico y mental insoportable, los reveses y las luchas personales, Zulema está decidida a experimentar cada segundo de la vida. En este nuevo capítulo, ha revelado un secreto que había conservado toda la vida: Ella es una médium psíquico. Después de años viendo, oyendo y sintiendo presencias que otros no podían ver, ella ha aprendido a confiar en ellos en sus momentos más difíciles y utiliza su don en servicio de todo a quien le concierne. Sus guías espirituales y sabiduría de la vida ayudarán a sus lectores a acoger su visión más importante: Siempre hay mucho más que vivir, que amar, que aprender y que crear.
Mudbox 2013 Cookbook
by Jeremy RolandWritten in cookbook style, this book offers many recipes to learn digital sculpting with Mudbox. Each recipe contains step-by-step instructions followed by analysis of what was done in each task and other useful information. The book is designed so that you can read it chapter by chapter, or you can look at the list of recipes and refer to them in no particular order,This book is for 3D modelers and texture artists who are, or would like to be, working in the games, movies, product design, television, medical imaging, or advertising industries. By learning the techniques in this book you will be able to create "next gen" assets for the game industry, create realistic creatures and sets for movies, and add the fine details needed for medical images and animations. Whether you are an Environment Artist or a Character Artist there is much to learn from this book.
Mudworks: Creative Clay, Dough, and Modeling Experiences (Bright Ideas for Learning #2)
by Maryann F. KohlCategorized by art media, this book offers a delightfully messy range of creative activities for children to explore and experience.
Mudworks Bilingual Edition–Edición bilingüe: Experiencias creativas con arcilla, masa y modelado (Bright Ideas for Learning #4)
by Maryann F. KohlFrom award-winning author Mary Ann Kohl comes this Spanish/English bilingual edition of one of her favorite and best-selling titles. Over 100 delightfully squishy kid-tested projects capture the imagination of children, parents, teachers, and child-care professionals with English and Spanish translations on every page. From traditional playdough and papier maché to the kids' favorite entry of edible peanut butter playdough, this edition contains the same projects treasured for more than ten years in the original Mudworks, but in an easy-to-use format perfect for Spanish speakers and for those looking for a classic children's art project resource to use in their bilingual or Spanish-speaking classroom, home or daycare.De la autora premiada Mary Ann Col llega una edición bilingüe de su mejor libro bien conocido. Contiene más de 100 proyectos divertidos para niños que captura la imaginación de niños, padres, maestros y los que cuidan niños. Los niños harán proyectos de arcilla, masa, y cartón piedra usando las manos. Esta edición incluye los mismos proyectos estimados de la edición original en formato sencillo y claro. Es perfecto para alguien que busca un proyecto de arte divertido para entretener los niños.
Los muiscas
by Carl Henrik LangebaekEl libro definitivo sobre el pueblo muisca, escrito por Carl Langebaek el más prestigioso arqueólogo colombiano de la actualidad. ¿Dónde estaban ubicados los muiscas?, ¿cuántos eran?, ¿cómo era su organización política?, ¿qué sembraban?, ¿cuál era su tecnología?, ¿qué creían? #El arqueólogo Carl Langebaek, ha estudiado desde los años 80 las antiguas culturas del actual territorio colombiano. Los Muiscas presenta todo lo que la ciencia ha logrado reconstruir sobre este pueblo , la comunidad prehispánica más influyente de su tiempo, que ocupó un territorio del tamaño de suiza y que vivió el primer contacto con los españoles durante el periodo de la conquista. Este texto está pensado para todo el público; busca divulgar la historia de un pasado del que mucho se habla pero poco se conoce.
La mujer pintada
by Teresa Arijón¿Cómo sería la Historia del Arte si la contaran sus verdaderas protagonistas? Reinas, amantes, lolitas, prostitutas, actrices, trapecistas, bailarinas... hasta no hace mucho en la Historia del Arte las mujeres solo podían ser modelos. Profesionales como Kikí de Montparnasse en las fotografías de Man Ray o musas por azar como Victorine Meurant, la Olympia de Manet, que luego competiría con él. Íconos de las vanguardias como la alocada Henrietta Moraes, que inspiró a Bacon y Lucian Freud o la surrealista Claude Cahun, quien en 1930 proclamó: "Neutro es el único género que me viene bien". De la sonrisa de la Gioconda al color de la piel de Cleopatra, la cabellera de la Venus de Botticelli o el vello púbico de la vagina que pintó Courbet a pedido de un erotómano turco ?y que Lacan escondería en un doble muro de su estudio?, el misterio de sus identidades y aspectos obsesionó a ladrones, moralistas y académicos. Sus rostros y sus cuerpos pautan hasta hoy un ideal de belleza. Modelo durante décadas, Teresa Arijón da vuelta esa Historia del Arte en este libro excepcional e inclasificable. Erudito y caprichoso, es a la vez novela, ensayo, retrato y una crónica que va de la charla con una desenmascarada Guerrilla Girl en Nueva York, a las noches de bares porteños donde se encontraban las poetas, de la irrupción de Las Yeguas del Apocalipsis en Santiago a seguir por Río el rastro evanescente de Maria Bethânia. Entre la inmovilidad de la pose y los inevitables cambios físicos, La mujer pintada es también un registro sensible y sensual del paso del tiempo que permite que la autora invierta los roles y sea la modelo la que retrata a su artista. La crítica ha dicho... «Había que esperar a la pluma inigualable de Teresa Arijón para que la Historia del Arte encarnara, por fin, en sus verdaderas musas. Las modelos. Con sensibilidad inusual y coraje, Arijón ilumina el cuadro completo y trae no ya a las que posaron, sino a la legión venusina de las que fueron, las que son.»Julián López «Diga lo que diga, pensar en ella no me traiciona: la naturaleza de su mundo resulta de una mezcla de inteligencia y necesidad: un trabajo sensible, una sensibilidad tan seria como sus exhaustivas investigaciones, incluso las más serenas como este libro. ¿Qué le dice la belleza que todavía es su secreto?»Arturo Carrera «En La mujer pintada el mundo se vuelve materia desnuda. A la mujer mirada, mientras posa, se le revelan con toda naturalidad el refucilo de la belleza, la piel y el filo de los colores, el sol y las sombras de la historia de la pintura, el relámpago del deseo, la risa de la erudición. ¡Ay, la gracia! La alquimia verbal con la que Teresa Arijón se sienta frente al caballete y hace memoria. Y aquí nos deja con algo que deseábamos, pero desconocíamos, un fulgor, un libro en el cuerpo, una nueva felicidad.»Mercedes Araujo «París era una fiesta a la sombra de las guillotinas ornadas con flores de lis. Heme aquí, el rico argentino, azul zafiro de la cabeza a los pies. En traje de noche, imantado, con los guantes en la mano y una gardenia en el ojal. Proust à la Blanche, impávido, melancólico. Me arreglo el moño con desgano (debe quedar algo desprolijo, fortuito, vano). Enciendo la pipa de la dicha y contemplo a La mujer pintada.»Alfredo Prior
Mukilteo (Images of America)
by Steve K. BertrandLocated on the waters of Possession Sound, Mukilteo is one of the earliest settlements in Snohomish County. It takes its name, which means "good camping ground," from the Native American people who established a permanent winter village on the spit of land and adjoining salt marsh. Numerous events add to Mukilteo's rich history, including the visit of Capt. George Vancouver in 1792 and Gov. Isaac Stevens's signing of the Point Elliott Treaty in 1855. Founded by Morris Frost and Jacob Fowler in 1860, the city housed the first salmon cannery in Washington and one of the region's earliest breweries. Japanese immigrants became an important part of the community from 1903 to 1930 while working for the Crown Lumber Company. The city's lighthouse, located near the Mukilteo-Clinton ferry dock, has been a well-known fixture since 1906.
Mulata Nation: Visualizing Race and Gender in Cuba (Caribbean Studies Series)
by Alison FraunharRepeatedly and powerfully throughout Cuban history, the mulata, a woman of mixed racial identity, features prominently in Cuban visual and performative culture. Tracing the figure, Alison Fraunhar looks at the representation and performance in both elite and popular culture. She also tracks how characteristics associated with these women have accrued across the Atlantic world.Widely understood to embody the bridge between European subject and African other, the mulata contains the sensuality attributed to Africans in a body more closely resembling the European ideal of beauty. This symbol bears far-reaching implications, with shifting, contradictory cultural meanings in Cuba. Fraunhar explores these complex paradigms, how, why, and for whom the image was useful, and how it was both subverted and asserted from the colonial period to the present. From the early seventeenth century through Cuban independence in 1899 up to the late revolutionary era, Fraunhar illustrates the ambiguous figure's role in nationhood, citizenship, and commercialism. She analyzes images including key examples of nineteenth-century graphic arts, avant-garde painting and magazine covers of the Republican era, cabaret and film performance, and contemporary iterations of gender.Fraunhar's study stands out for attending to the phenomenon of mulataje not only in elite production such as painting, but also in popular forms: popular theater, print culture, later films, and other media where stereotypes take hold. Indeed, in contemporary Cuba, mulataje remains a popular theme with Cubans as well as foreigners in drag shows, reflecting queerness in visual culture.
Multi-disciplinary Trends in Artificial Intelligence: 13th International Conference, MIWAI 2019, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, November 17–19, 2019, Proceedings (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #11909)
by Rapeeporn Chamchong Kok Wai WongThis book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Multi-disciplinary Trends in Artificial Intelligence, MIWAI 2019, held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, in November 2019.The 19 full papers and 6 short papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 53 submissions. They cover a wide range of topics in theory, methods, and tools in AI sub-areas such as cognitive science, computational philosophy, computational intelligence, game theory, machine learning, multi-agent systems, natural language, representation and reasoning, data mining, speech, computer vision and the Web as well as their applications in big data, bioinformatics, biometrics, decision support, knowledge management, privacy, recommender systems, security, software engineering, spam filtering, surveillance, telecommunications, Web services, and IoT.
Multi-disciplinary Trends in Artificial Intelligence: 10th International Workshop, MIWAI 2016, Chiang Mai, Thailand, December 7-9, 2016, Proceedings (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #10053)
by Chattrakul Sombattheera, Frieder Stolzenburg, Fangzhen Lin and Abhaya NayakThis book constitutes the refereed conference proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Multi-disciplinary Trends in Artificial Intelligence, MIWAI 2016, held in Chiang Mai, Thailand, in December 2016. The 22 revised full papers presented together with 5 short papers and 2 abstracts of invited talks were carefully reviewed and selected from 50 submissions. The workshop solicits papers from all areas of AI including cognitive science; computational intelligence; computational philosophy; game theory; machine learning; multi-agent systems; natural language; representation and reasoning; speech; vision and the web; as well as applications of AI in big data; bioinformatics; biometrics; decision support; e-commerce; image processing; analysis and retrieval; industrial applications; knowledge management; privacy; recommender systems; security; software engineering; spam filtering; surveillance; telecommunications; and web services.
Multi-disciplinary Trends in Artificial Intelligence: 14th International Conference, MIWAI 2021, Virtual Event, July 2–3, 2021, Proceedings (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #12832)
by Junmo Kim Phatthanaphong Chomphuwiset Pornntiwa PawaraThis book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Multi-disciplinary Trends in Artificial Intelligence, MIWAI 2021, held online in July 2021.The 13 full papers and 3 short papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 33 submissions. They cover a wide range of topics in theory, methods, and tools in AI sub-areas such as cognitive science, computational philosophy, computational intelligence, game theory, machine learning, multi-agent systems, natural language, representation and reasoning, data mining, speech, computer vision and the Web as well as their applications in big data, bioinformatics, biometrics, decision support, knowledge management, privacy, recommender systems, security, software engineering, spam filtering, surveillance, telecommunications, Web services, and IoT.
Multi-faceted Deep Learning: Models and Data
by Jenny Benois-Pineau Akka ZemmariThis book covers a large set of methods in the field of Artificial Intelligence - Deep Learning applied to real-world problems. The fundamentals of the Deep Learning approach and different types of Deep Neural Networks (DNNs) are first summarized in this book, which offers a comprehensive preamble for further problem–oriented chapters. The most interesting and open problems of machine learning in the framework of Deep Learning are discussed in this book and solutions are proposed. This book illustrates how to implement the zero-shot learning with Deep Neural Network Classifiers, which require a large amount of training data. The lack of annotated training data naturally pushes the researchers to implement low supervision algorithms. Metric learning is a long-term research but in the framework of Deep Learning approaches, it gets freshness and originality. Fine-grained classification with a low inter-class variability is a difficult problem for any classification tasks. This book presents how it is solved, by using different modalities and attention mechanisms in 3D convolutional networks. Researchers focused on Machine Learning, Deep learning, Multimedia and Computer Vision will want to buy this book. Advanced level students studying computer science within these topic areas will also find this book useful.
Multi-Level Bayesian Models for Environment Perception
by Csaba BenedekThis book deals with selected problems of machine perception, using various 2D and 3D imaging sensors. It proposes several new original methods, and also provides a detailed state-of-the-art overview of existing techniques for automated, multi-level interpretation of the observed static or dynamic environment. To ensure a sound theoretical basis of the new models, the surveys and algorithmic developments are performed in well-established Bayesian frameworks. Low level scene understanding functions are formulated as various image segmentation problems, where the advantages of probabilistic inference techniques such as Markov Random Fields (MRF) or Mixed Markov Models are considered. For the object level scene analysis, the book mainly relies on the literature of Marked Point Process (MPP) approaches, which consider strong geometric and prior interaction constraints in object population modeling. In particular, key developments are introduced in the spatial hierarchical decomposition of the observed scenarios, and in the temporal extension of complex MRF and MPP models. Apart from utilizing conventional optical sensors, case studies are provided on passive radar (ISAR) and Lidar-based Bayesian environment perception tasks. It is shown, via several experiments, that the proposed contributions embedded into a strict mathematical toolkit can significantly improve the results in real world 2D/3D test images and videos, for applications in video surveillance, smart city monitoring, autonomous driving, remote sensing, and optical industrial inspection.
Multi-media: Video – Installation – Performance
by Nick KayeMulti-media charts the development of multi-media video, installation and performance in a unique dialogue between theoretical analysis and specially commissioned documentations by some of the world’s foremost artists. Nick Kaye explores the interdisciplinary history and character of experimental practices shaped in exchanges between music, installation, theatre, performance art, conceptual art, sculpture and video. The book sets out key themes and concerns in multi-media practice, addressing time, space, the resurgence of ephemerality, liveness and ‘aura’. These chapters are interspersed with documentary artwork and essays by artists whose work continues to shape the field, including new articles from: Vito Acconci The Builders Association John Jesurun Pipilotti Rist Fiona Templeton. Multi-media also reintroduces a major documentary essay by Paolo Rosa of Studio Azzurro in a new, fully illustrated form. This book combines sophisticated scholarly analysis and fascinating original work to present a refreshing and creative investigation of current multi-media arts practice.
Multi-Modality Imaging: Applications and Computational Techniques
by Mauren Abreu de Souza Humberto Remigio Gamba Helio PedriniThis book presents different approaches on multi-modality imaging with a focus on biomedical applications. Medical imaging can be divided into two categories: functional (related to physiological body measurements) and anatomical (structural) imaging modalities.In particular, this book covers imaging combinations coming from the usual popular modalities (such as the anatomical modalities, e.g. X-ray, CT and MRI), and it also includes some promising and new imaging modalities that are still being developed and improved (such as infrared thermography (IRT) and photoplethysmography imaging (PPGI)), implying potential approaches for innovative biomedical applications.Moreover, this book includes a variety of tools on computer vision, imaging processing, and computer graphics, which led to the generation and visualization of 3D models, making the most recent advances in this area possible. This is an ideal book for students and biomedical engineering researchers covering the biomedical imaging field.
Multi Modality State-of-the-Art Medical Image Segmentation and Registration Methodologies: Volume II
by Jasjit S. Suri Ayman S. El-Baz Rajendra Acharya U Andrew F. LaineWith the advances in image guided surgery for cancer treatment, the role of image segmentation and registration has become very critical. The central engine of any image guided surgery product is its ability to quantify the organ or segment the organ whether it is a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and computed tomography (CT), X-ray, PET, SPECT, Ultrasound, and Molecular imaging modality. Sophisticated segmentation algorithms can help the physicians delineate better the anatomical structures present in the input images, enhance the accuracy of medical diagnosis and facilitate the best treatment planning system designs. The focus of this book in towards the state of the art techniques in the area of image segmentation and registration.
Multi Modality State-of-the-Art Medical Image Segmentation and Registration Methodologies. Volume 1
by Majid Mirmehdi Ayman S. El-Baz Rajendra Acharya U Jasjit S. SuriWith the advances in image guided surgery for cancer treatment, the role of image segmentation and registration has become very critical. The central engine of any image guided surgery product is its ability to quantify the organ or segment the organ whether it is a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and computed tomography (CT), X-ray, PET, SPECT, Ultrasound, and Molecular imaging modality. Sophisticated segmentation algorithms can help the physicians delineate better the anatomical structures present in the input images, enhance the accuracy of medical diagnosis and facilitate the best treatment planning system designs. The focus of this book in towards the state of the art techniques in the area of image segmentation and registration.
Multi-Platform Graphics Programming with Kivy: Basic Analytical Programming for 2D, 3D, and Stereoscopic Design
by Moisés Cywiak David CywiakModern science requires computer graphics models to provide realistic visual renderings. Learning the appropriate programming tools for 2D and 3D modeling doesn’t have to be so difficult. This book reviews the best programming tools to achieve this and explains how to apply them to mobile platforms like Android. Multi-Platform Graphics Programming with Kivy provides a straightforward introductory approach for designing 2D, 3D, and stereoscopic applications, using analytical equations from vector algebra. Throughout the book you’ll look closely at this approach and develop scenes in Kivy, taking advantage of powerful mathematical functions for arrays by NumPy for Python. Unbuntu is used to develop the programs, which allows you to easily convert to Android platform. Each chapter contains step-by-step descriptions on each subject and provides complete program listings.What You’ll LearnWork with Kivy, a modern, powerful multi-platform graphics systemConvert and run programs on Android devicesProgram, fill faces, and rotate 2D and 3D polygonsApply the concepts of 2D and 3D applicationsDevelop stereoscopic scenesReview a straightforward introduction to 2D, 3D, and stereoscopic graphics applicationsUse simple analytical equations from vector algebraWho This Book Is ForThe primary audience is students and researchers in graphics programming with experience in analytical equations.
The Multi-Protagonist Film (New Approaches to Film Genre #19)
by María del AzconaThe Multi-Protagonist Film is an insightful and provocative introduction to this important new genre. Explores the origins and history of one of the most exciting new developments in contemporary film worldwide Guides readers through the genre’s central characteristics and conventions, as well as it's evolution and cultural relevance Provides a theoretical framework that is developed through the analysis several films, including Grand Hotel, Singles, American Pie, Short Cuts, and Syriana. Reveals the duality of the genre's contemporary preoccupations: the impact of globalization on human lives versus the current state of intimate affairs, the crisis of marriage, and the proliferation of sexual choices
Multi-purpose High-rise Towers and Tall Buildings
by H. R. Viswanath J.J.A. Tolloczko J. N. ClarkeInterest continues to develop in the design and construction of high-rise towers and tall buildings, structures with heights ranging from 75m to 500m and even more. This volume presents the papers from the third in a series of international conferences on the subject, organised by the International Federation of High-rise Structures. The papers hav