In a follow-up book, which re-iterates the principles of “Digital Creature Rigging: The Art & Science of CG Creature Setup in 3ds Max”, and enhances their relativity with advanced wing, tail and tentacle setups. This book will discuss advanced rigging techniques in 3ds Max, while readers create a fish, octopus and a Game of Thrones style dragon!Key FeaturesThis is the next step in CG creature setups in 3ds Max.Although 3ds Max specific, the techniqu...

My Crazy Family is a collection of memories and life experiences expanding across a period of 70 years. Some will have you splitting your sides in laughter, while others may bring you to tears.

This book is an introduction text to distress risk and corporate failure modelling techniques. It illustrates how to apply a wide range of corporate bankruptcy prediction models and, in turn, highlights their strengths and limitations under different circumstances. It also conceptualises the role and function of different classifiers in terms of a trade-off between model flexibility and interpretability.Jones's illustrations and applications are based on actual company failure data...

Social impact investing is gaining ground as one of the most important investment trends in the world. While the size of the social impact investing market is still relatively small in global terms, momentum continues to grow unabated. Australia in particular is looking to develop a vibrant and transparent social impact investment market. This book considers a number of innovative strategies and pragmatic policy initiatives that can see the social impact investment market flourish in Austr...

This book examines the economic development of the southernmost quarter of the parish of Kilfinan - Kerry of Kilfinan - in the Cowal peninsula of Argyll, Scotland, during the period 1790-1870, which has become known in the United Kingdom as the Industrial Revolution. The examination begins by looking at the significant changes in agriculture and land use as subsistence farming was pushed out by sheep, with residents turning to herring fishing to compensate for their loss. The opening of a ...

This book examines the often contentious world of early 20th-century European nationalism, focusing on the ideologies and movements of Action Française and Integralismo Lusitano. It explores how these movements emerged as reactions against the perceived failures of democracy, particularly in the wake of significant national crises such as France's defeat in the Franco-Prussian War and Portugal's colonial setbacks. At the heart of the analysis is Charles Maurras, the leader of Action França...

Uncover the history of António de Oliveira Salazar's rise to power in Portugal in "Salazar Rising: The Establishment of Portugal's New State." This meticulously researched work comprehensively explores the ascension of the man who transformed Portugal from a state of political and economic turmoil into a stable, if authoritarian, nation. From his early days as Finance Minister in 1928 to his appointment as Prime Minister in 1932, Salazar's vision and tenacity are brought to life. Discover ...

Misfit is a short play based entirely on a letter written by Marilyn Monroe after her stay at Payne Whitney Psychiatric Clinic. The original production also featured vintage film clips of Monroe. The piece features great monologues for female actors.

I am not homeless- I'm just someone who can't go homeWith these words, the young man known as Guttersnipe begins his account of two years spent living on the streets of Canterbury.Amongst the struggles he must face every day there is one that he never anticipated; that of boredom and how to occupy his time. Acting on a friend's advice on how to combat this problem, he begins to write his thoughts down each day. He records his observations, his ideas, his memories and his ow...

Financial accounting theory has numerous practical applications and policy implications, for instance, international accounting standard setters are increasingly relying on theoretical accounting concepts in the creation of new standards; and corporate regulators are increasingly turning to various conceptual frameworks of accounting to guide regulation and the interpretation of accounting practices.The global financial crisis has also led to a new found appreciation of the social,...

This volume draws together contemporary topics, themes and methodologies in the field of sustainability reporting and assurance to reveal how sustainability information is actually used, interpreted and processed by internal and external users. The volume covers the following topics: 1 value relevance of sustainability information; 2 methodology and performance of Socially Responsible Investment funds; 3 the current regulatory environment for both professional and legislative corporate sus...

The Reality and the Rhetoric examines the gap between the external reporting of four Australian organisations and their internal management practices and systems necessary to support comprehensive and reliable disclosure.The book finds evidence of a significant rift between the external rhetoric of sustainability and the internal management processes and culture.However, the book also finds that the rhetoric can be effective in driving real change internally, as or...