Implicit surfaces offer many advantages for sketch- based modeling systems, such as blending, CSG, and a procedural object hierarchy. Free-form deformation (FFD) is also extremely useful in this context, however existing FFD approaches do not support implicit surface representations, and FFD lattice manipulation is time-consuming compared to sketch- based techniques. In this thesis, an FFD technique suitable for implicit surface representations is described. To enhance real-time feedback, the problem is split into an approximate formulation used during ...

It must not be imagined that a walking tour, as some would have us fancy, is merely a better or worse way of seeing the country. There are many ways of seeing landscape quite as good; and none more vivid, in spite of canting dilettanti, than from a railway train. But landscape on a walking tour is quite accessory. He who is indeed of the brotherhood does not voyage in quest of the picturesque, but of certain jolly humours-of the hope and spirit with which the march begins at morning, and the peace and spiritual repletion of the evening's rest.

"... this is a very good and thoroughly written PhD thesis which will represent another important corner stone for the University of Otago. I do recommend that this excellent work will be placed on the Divisional List of exceptional PhD theses." TOMAS ALBREKTSSON, Professor in Department of Biomaterial Research, The Sahlgrenska Academy at Göteborg University, Göteborg, Sweden. "The work that has been performed is immense. In the mean time 3 systematic reviews taken from the work presented in Chapter 2 have already been published ...

La epístola de Santiago es una de las hermosas obras literarias del Nuevo Testamento. Santiago, el siervo de Jesucristo, hizo un excelente trabajo al transmitirnos un mensaje que todos los Cristianos necesitan escuchar y aprender para nuestro crecimiento espiritual. Cualquier estudiante diligente de la Biblia que tome el tiempo para examinar esta carta encontrará en ella una fuente valiosa de información que le ayudará a crecer en el conocimiento de ésta muy apreciable epístola. Willie Alvarenga, Director de Brown ...

Would you like to know how to conquer acne once and for all? Whether you want to (1) get rid of embarrassing acne, (2) discover the best treatments that works for you, or (3) learn how to prevent future outbreaks , this book will teach you everything you need to know. Learn what causes acne and how to stop it from appearing. Discover the many causes behind acne outbreaks so that you will know what not to do and what to avoid. Learn to avoid common mistakes people make when treating acne and discover practical, easy-to-implement strategies ...

"It is strange that she remembers a doll's name and not her own," Judy agrees when her friends ask about the little girl Judy and her FBI husband, Peter Dobbs, have taken into their home after the orphanage fire. The mystery deepens when the toy shop where Judy has seen the doll apparently disappears. At the library across the street the little girl, known only as Sister, puzzles Judy still further by insisting that the librarian is her mother. They both seem to know a strange character called Auntie Grumble, but is she real? And who are the mysterious ...

God’s design for the family is the ultimate good, and as mortals submit to God’s plan for humanity, they will find that His plan is best. The frustration that is frequently expressed in our world, in various ways, is a not-so-silent testimony of the fact that man’s way does not work….Godly, manly leadership…is what our world needs, today. This series of Bible studies will point out principles that ought to be applied in every man’s life.