At the luxurious Paradise Island Resort, the Grand Fashion Show is just about ready to get underway. However, things come to an abrupt halt when the show's top model, Linda, is found murdered in her room. The hotel manager is concerned with his hotel's reputation and calls on the help of Detective Clara. However, as Detective Clara gets deeper into her investigation of the mysterious death of the famous model, she uncovers clues that lead her into a chaotic whirlwind of secrets and affairs. Just when she thinks she has found the perpetrator, she learns something else that takes her back to the drawing board. The plot thickens with each clue she finds!

A textbook and reference for students and practitioners, presenting the necessary theory for work in fields where significant information must be extracted from images. Topics covered include databases and virtual and augmented reality, and the text includes more than 250 exercises and programming projects. DLC: Computer vision.

Linda.com - Illustrator CS5 Essential Training
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In Illustrator CS5 Essential Training, author Mordy Golding explains the core concepts and techniques that apply to any workflow in Illustrator, whether designing for print, the web, or assets for other applications. This course includes a detailed explanation of the elements that make up vector graphics—paths, strokes, and fills—and shows how to use each of Illustrator's drawing tools. Also demonstrated are techniques for combining and cleaning up paths, organizing paths into groups and layers, text editing, working with color, effects, and much more

Topics include:
* Setting up a new document based on the output destination
* Using rules, guides, and grids
* Making detailed selections
* Drawing and editing paths with the Pen and Pencil tools
* Creating compound vector shapes
* Understanding the difference between point and area text
* Applying live effects
* Creating color swatches
* Transforming artwork with Rotation, Scale, and Transform effects
* Placing images
* Working with masks
* Printing, saving, and exporting artwork