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Blender Foundations is the definitive resource for getting started with 3D art in Blender, one of the most popular 3D/Animation tools on the market . With the expert insight and experience of Roland Hess, noted Blender expert and author, animators and artists will learn the basics starting with the revised 2.6 interface, modeling tools, sculpting, lighting and materials through rendering, compositing and video editing. Some of the new features covered include the completely re-thought interface, the character animation and keying system, and the smoke simulator. More than just a tutorial guide, "Blender Foundations" covers the philosophy behind this ingenious software that so many 3D artists are turning to today. Start working today with ...

Volume 1 discusses the foundations of computer science, including computing history and some important innovators. Among the peope are American inventor Herman Hollerith (1860-1929), the designer of punched card and punched card equipment; English mathematician Charles Babbage (1791-1871), the inventor of the Difference Engine and the proposed Analytical Engine, a precursor of the stored program computer; English noblewoman Ada Byron King, the Countess of Lovelace (1815-1852), the first "computer programmer"; American executive Thomas J. Watson Sr. (1874-1956), early chief on the IBM Corporation; and American mathematician Grace Hopper (1906-1992), who helped in the development of COBOL (COmmon Business Oriented Language) and developed one ...

Foundations for Efficient Web Service Selection describes the foundational framework for efficient Web service selection. It lays out a theoretical underpinning for the design of models and algorithms for searching and optimizing access to Web services. Excerpts from Prof. Fabio Casatis foreword: " This excellent book looks at the search problem from a broader perspective. Instead of narrowing down on a specific aspect or subproblem of service search, it dissects and analyzes the fundamental problems in search and presents concrete, applicable solutions as well as the theoretical foundations behind themOne aspect I found particularly significant in the book is the mind shift it generates from thinking about service modeling for the sake of supp...