Maya Ultimate Workshop : With 18 Complete Workshops on CD-ROM
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Maya Ultimate Workshop : With 18 Complete Workshops on CD-ROM
Luc Petitot
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Maya is state of the art 3-D animation software, used extensively in the film industry for both complex computer graphics (particularly digital characters, elements like dinosaurs and tornados) and the generation of storyboards for complex motion sequences. Maya was the key tool used not only in creating the creatures of The Lord of the Rings and Stuart Little, but is also heavily used in television to create 3D graphics for advertising and promo spots. Video games also use Maya extensively to create convincingly violent motion in 3D animations. Maya is leading software tool in this space.

The Maya Ultimate Workshop -- covering up through Maya 5 Complete and Unlimited -- allows even a novice animator to build up skills – from basic polygon assembling to sophisticated characters and fluid dynamics – by doing, rather than just reading. 18 in-depth workshops put readers through the paces of creating professional-level Maya animations, illustrating all the major techniques taught in the text. Computer graphics animation is one of the fastest growing career fields in Hollywood – the The Maya Ultimate Workshop gives aspiring animators the hands-on skills they need to break into the market.

Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars so-so.......2005-01-23

in general, yes, you will learn a lot of things; I'm so much more knowledgable than i was when i began, and for that i'm very grateful. but I doubt very much you'll be able to work through the lessons as written; steps are omitted, and sometimes two chapters later you get a little piece of information that would have really helped out much earlier. it's also a fine example of the annoying practice of referring to an illustration that comes three pages later...why do they do that?

with more aggressive and thorough editing, this could have been something, but in a program as vast and daunting as this, little frustrations can be overwhelming and discouraging. they need to give these books to absolute beginners and pay them to make detailed reports before they ever go to press.

to it's credit, there are scene files on the CD-ROM, several for each chapter, so if you get hung up at one step, you can just skip to the next step and keep working. this makes quite a big difference when you just can't seem to get things to work right but would rather continue.

1 out of 5 stars NOT for beginners.......2003-12-18

Not for beginners or the faint of heart. Instructions are often incomplete, sometimes entirely missing, and occasionally just plain wrong! Expect to spend a lot of time using Maya Help and other books to try (often unsuccessfully) to figure things out.

3 out of 5 stars One big tutorial.......2003-12-04

Just like the description says, this book is one big tutorial. Everything mostly works like the tutorial says, but if you get stuck at some spot then that's too bad. Most of the time you feel like you're blindly creating something without the understanding of how the tools really work. I guess that's the problem with tutorial books though. Also has decent intro chapters on Fluid Dynamics, hair, fur, and clothing, if you have Maya Unlimited, else pgs. 675-771 are useless.
Maya Ultimate Workshop : With 18 Complete Workshops on CD-ROM
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    Maya Ultimate Workshop : With 18 Complete Workshops on CD-ROM
    Luc Petitot
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    ASIN: B000OFZRKE

    Money Thou Art Loosed
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    Mergers, Acquisitions and Buyouts (A Transactional Analysis Of The Governing tax, legal, and Accounting Considerations, Volume 2...May 2000)
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      A Trnsactional Analysis of The Governing Tax, legal,and accounting considerations.
      Mergers, Acquisitions, and Buyouts (A Transactional Analysis of the Governing Tax, Legal, and Accounting Considerations, 2)
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        Mergers, Acquisitions, and Buyouts (A Transactional Analysis of the Governing Tax, Legal, and Accounting Considerations, 2)

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        Mergers, Acquisitions, and Buyouts, Volume 1 (Chapters 1-5): A Transactional Analysis of the Governing Tax, Legal, and Accounting Considerations
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          Mergers, Acquisitions, and Buyouts, Volume 1 (Chapters 1-5): A Transactional Analysis of the Governing Tax, Legal, and Accounting Considerations
          Martin D. Ginsburg , Jack S. Levin , and Donald E. Rocap
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            Martin D. Ginsburg , Jack S. Levin , and Donald E. Rocap
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                Mergers, Acquisitions, and Buyouts, Volume 4: A Transactional Analysis of the Governing Tax, Legal, and Accounting Considerations
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                  Mergers, Acquisitions, and Buyouts, Volume 4: A Transactional Analysis of the Governing Tax, Legal, and Accounting Considerations
                  Martin D. Ginsburg , and Jack S. Levin
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                  Mergers, Acquisitions, and Buyouts: A Transactional Analysis of the Governing Tax, Legal, and Accounting Considerations
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                  Mergers, Acquisitions, and Buyouts: A Transactional Analysis of the Governing Tax, Legal, and Accounting Considerations
                  Martin D. Ginsburg , and Jack S. Levin
                  Manufacturer: Aspen Publishers
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                  Book Description

                  When structuring mergers and acquisitions, there's only one way to be sure you've thought of all the tax and legal consequences: rely on Ginsburg and Levin as you plan, develop, and execute your strategy. In two information-packed volumes these expert practitioners offer you:

                  * Solutions to real-life M&A problems as they arise in negotiations
                  * Step-by-step analysis of typical and non-typical transactional permutations
                  * Checklists, flow charts, and other at-a-glance practice materials.

                  Whether you represent the buyer, the seller, or another interested party, you can go straight to a model agreement that gives you:

                  * A complete document structured to embody your client's interest
                  * Clauses addressing a wide variety of specific situations
                  * Specific language for even the smallest variations you're likely to encounter.

                  Each model agreement is introduced and extensively annotated with detailed legal and tax analysis.

                  And now, with just a keystroke or a mouse click, you can jump to the best answer to any M&A question! The entire text of Ginsburg and Levin is here - plus it's linked electronically to cases, the Internal Revenue Code, Treasury Regulations, and Revenue Rulings.

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                  5 out of 5 stars Mergers, Acquisitions, and Buyouts.......2004-07-06

                  When structuring mergers and acquisitions, there's only one way to be sure that you've thought of all the tax and legal consequences: rely on Martin D. Ginsburg and Jack S. Levin as you plan, develop, and execute your strategy.

                  In this combination of CD-ROM and Print, these expert practitioners offer you:

                  Solutions to real-life M&A problems as they arise in negotiations
                  Step-by-step analysis of typical and non-typical transactional permutations
                  Checklists, flow charts, and other at-a-glance practice materials.

                  Whether you represent the buyer, the seller, or another interested party, you can go straight to a model agreement that gives you:
                  A complete document structured to embody your client's interest
                  Clauses addressing a wide variety of specific situations
                  Specific language for even the smallest variations you're likely to encounter

                  Each model agreement is introduced and extensively annotated with detailed legal and tax analysis.

                  And now, with just a keystroke or mouse click, you can jump to the next answer to any M&A question! The entire text of Ginsburg and Levin is here - plus it's linked electronically to cases, the Internal Revenue Code, Treasury Regulations, and Revenue Rulings.
                  Table of Contents

                  Volume 1
                  Introduction
                  Taxable Purchase of T's Stock and Taxable Reverse Subsidiary Merger
                  Taxable Purchase of T's Assets and Taxable Forward Merger
                  Taxable Acquisitions: Acquisition Expenses, Allocation of Stepped-Up Basis, Amortization of Intangibles, Covenants Not to Compete, Etc.
                  Unwanted Assets

                  Volume 2
                  Basic Principles of Tax-Free Reorganizations
                  Reorganizations Under 'Soley For Voting Stock' Rule
                  Reorganizations Not Under "Soley For Voting Stock" Rule
                  Acquisitions and Dispositions Using Code 351
                  Tax-Free Spin-Offs
                  Special Considerations in Taxable and Tax-Free Acquisitions Involving S Corporation

                  Volume 3
                  Net Operating Losses, Net Capital Losses and Excess Credits in Taxable and Tax-Free Acquisitions
                  Tax Aspects of Financing LBOs - Debt and Preferred Stock
                  Tax Aspects of Structuring LBOs
                  Management Compensation
                  Evolving Acquisition Techniques Using Partnership or LLC
                  Corporate and Securities Law, Accounting, Fraudulent Conveyance, Antitrust Reporting, and Other Non-Tax Considerations in Taxable and Tax-Free Acquisitions

                  Volume 4
                  Introduction to Sample Acquisition Agreements
                  P's Purchase of T's Stock for Cash and Notes
                  P's Purchase of All T's Assets for Cash and Notes
                  P's Purchase of T's Divisional Business for Cash and Notes
                  Reverse Subsidiary Merger of P's Transitory Subsidiary into T for Cash and Notes
                  Tax-Free Merger of T into P for P Stock
                  Mergers, Acquisitions, and Buyouts: A Transactional Analysis of the Governing Tax, Legal, and Accounting Considerations with Disk
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                    ASIN: 073553117X
                    Mergers, acquisitions, and leveraged buyouts: A transactional analysis of the governing tax, legal, and accounting considerations
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                      Martin D Ginsburg
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                          This volume provides the latest information on the biology and chemistry of polyamines, which play a vital role in normal cellular development and disease. The leading international contributors examine the involvement of polyamines in metabolic regulation, mammalian cell growth and
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                            Seymour S. Cohen
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                                        help to the reader. Therefore only the main features of proofs
                                        and a few results have been presented to suggest the essential
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                                        Release Date: 2005-08-30

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                                        From the Edgar, Lefty, and Barry award-nominated author Ben Rehder comes the funniest entry yet in his hilarious Blanco County mystery series. Some kind of unidentified wild creature is on the loose in Blanco, and, over the protests of sensible game warden John Marlin, the local population has convinced itself that they're dealing with a mythical beast called a chupacabra. Of course it doesn't help Marlin's cause when a dead body turns up with a suspicious fang-like wound in its neck....Then things really get out of hand: tabloid news programs invade Blanco, good ol' boys Red O'Brien and Billy Don Craddock develop a cockamamie get-rich-quick scheme involving the animal, and everyone is a little surprised at the booming population of voluptuous Chinese dwarves who've turned up in town. Only a first-rate humorist and ingenious plotter like Ben Rehder can tie it all together, and Flat Crazy is further evidence that this fan-favorite author has hit his comic stride.

                                        Customer Reviews:

                                        4 out of 5 stars Red Neck Humor This is Great.......2007-08-23

                                        I actually live in Blanco county and Ben's whole Blanco County series is a riot and very true to form. Keep up the good work.

                                        5 out of 5 stars Third time charm.......2005-09-27

                                        Ben Rehder brings us back to Blanco County, Texas in this third book featuring Texas F&W Game Warden John Marlin in a fun and fast paced romp through deer country. This time we run afoul of fake trophy deer mounts, exotic animal hunting, the chupacabra, tabloid tv reporters, deaths by screwdrivers & toasters, Chinese midget porn, and our favorite redneck poachers-come-heroes Red Obrien and Billy Don Craddock.

                                        Rehder continues to put forth enjoyable comic mysteries based in his fictional Blanco County. His witty writing and quick pace takes the readers through a speedy jaunt in the back country via a variety of interesting characters. Just when you begin to wonder why one of the side stories is even in the book, it all falls into place and ties it all together. Always a pleasure to read Rehder's books and hopefully we've still got an abundance yet to come.

                                        4 out of 5 stars Hunt For the Chupacabra.......2005-05-30

                                        Put together a mythical beast hunt, an out of control hunt guide, a playboy millionaire, a Chinese dwarf porn star and a sexy out-of-town news reporter and you've got the making of a dangerous end to the hunting season. Life in Blanco County, Texas should be quiet, but for the 3rd book in succession proves that this is not so. Flat Crazy is a mixture of good humour and heart-stopping danger told at a cracking pace.

                                        When a Mexican labourer witnesses a strange-looking animal devouring a goat in the woods his terrified conclusion is that he had just seen the dreaded chupacabra. The chupacabra is supposedly a mythical beast that wanders around feasting on the blood of its victims. The news sends something of a shiver through the citizens of Blanco County, to think that this ungodly creature should be roaming around out there.

                                        Meanwhile, Duke Waldrip is having a few more pressing problems. Duke is a hunting guide who caters to the sorts of clients who are after the more extreme and less legal kind of game. If you're after a rare, high-scoring buck with a magnificent buck or if you want to hunt more exotic game imported from another continent, Duke's your man. The problem that has captured Duke's attention is that the latest exotic creatures have managed to escape and are roaming free in the countryside. If any of these animals are spotted he will surely find himself heading back to prison.

                                        John Marlin is the game warden for Blanco County and the protagonist of the series, an all around nice guy who works closely with the sheriff's department, so he's drawn into some pretty interesting investigations. As Flat Crazy opens he is run off his feet with the end of hunting season nearing and the hunters doing a mad scramble to make the most of the last few days. The last thing he needs is the fear of an unknown animal, mythical or otherwise, roaming in the woods. Making things worse is the presence of a news team who have picked up the story and have caused a rush to the area of every half-baked would-be thrill-seeker who thinks it would be fun to capture a chupacabra.

                                        In the course of searching for the animal that may or may not be real, the intrigue is kicked off in earnest when the first body is discovered on a vacant property. It's obvious that the death has been caused by a human, not a chupacabra so what is to become a perplexing and ultimately extremely dangerous investigation begins.

                                        Flat Crazy is the kind of mystery where we the readers know all the details, who the murderer is, how and why the murder was committed. The satisfying aspect of the book is watching to see just how he is going to be caught, who else he might take out along the way and how the vast array of seemingly unrelated sub-stories are going to have an effect.

                                        Ben Rehder has the admirable quality of keeping the story consistently paced throughout and shows a remarkable flair for displaying a wickedly dark humour. He drew me in with a definite light-hearted feel about the story and then, before I knew what was happening through some very serious moments into the mix. It has the effect of throwing you off balance and makes you hesitant as to what the tone is going to be next.

                                        The off-beat characters that consistently make appearances in the Blanco County series are present again in Flat Crazy and adds another dimension of appeal to the book. The air of unexpectedness hangs over every scene thanks to the skewed thinking of the Blanco County regulars. It keeps the story very fresh and throws up some very enjoyable surprises.

                                        Like the earlier books in the Blanco County series ( Buck Fever and Bone Dry ), Flat Crazy is an extremely satisfying read, recommended to mystery lovers who prefer their stories to be on the humorous side. That's not to say that there isn't a darker side to this story, it has an intensity that commands you to keep reading.

                                        And as for the Chinese dwarf porn star? Well, if your curiosity as to how he comes into the story hasn't been aroused *ahem* then you're just not trying.

                                        5 out of 5 stars He's done it again!.......2005-05-29

                                        More whacky characters and bizarre circumstances in Blanco County Texas. These books are great fun to read.

                                        5 out of 5 stars A Texas-Sized Tall Tale in the Vein of Elmore Leonard.......2005-02-13

                                        Comic crime novels are one of my delights. I look forward the latest goofiness from Elmore Leonard and Carl Hiaasen with great excitement. You can imagine my joy when I found that I could add Ben Rehder ad his Blanco County mysteries to my must-read list for guffaws and laugh-until-I-cry amusement.

                                        Flat Crazy combines an authentic Texas country voice with great satires of the local doings. Mr. Rehder has a powerful and original imagination for characters and plots that employs an intense wackiness that is just irresistible.

                                        Some of the many satirical targets in this book include the superstitious, exotic game trophy hunters, hunting guides, pornographic entrepreneurs and actors, television news producers, and the idle rich. When one of these targets isn't cracking you up, another one is.

                                        The plot is also quite delightful. It's not easy tying all of those elements together into something resembling a crime and detection story.

                                        The story begins simply enough. A day-laborer needs to find a bush quickly in order to relieve himself. What he finds there launches a county-wide search for a mythical beast. Everyone has an angle, each one crazier than the next.

                                        Elsewhere, a scamming hunting guide gets caught by his customer . . . and finds himself facing the wrong end of a revolver. A little accident makes matters worse. And so the fun begins!
                                        Flat Crazy-Unabridged Audio
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                                          Flat Crazy-Unabridged Audio
                                          Ben Rehder
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                                          Flat Crazy
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                                            Flat Crazy
                                            Ben Rehder
                                            Manufacturer: St. Martin's Paperbacks
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                                            Binding: Paperback
                                            ASIN: B000OTNQ12

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