diff --git a/java/libraries/opengl/examples/Form/TexturedSphere/TexturedSphere.pde b/java/libraries/opengl/examples/Form/TexturedSphere/TexturedSphere.pde
index 3beaef6fa..a7ed44ea5 100755
--- a/java/libraries/opengl/examples/Form/TexturedSphere/TexturedSphere.pde
+++ b/java/libraries/opengl/examples/Form/TexturedSphere/TexturedSphere.pde
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-// ISSUES: normals not correct at the poles, texture border visible
-
 /**
  * Textured Sphere 
  * by Mike 'Flux' Chang (cleaned up by Aaron Koblin). 
@@ -10,7 +8,7 @@
  * Use an "arc ball" to deal with this appropriately.
  */ 
 
-PImage bg;
+PShape globe;
 PImage texmap;
 
 int sDetail = 35;  // Sphere detail setting
@@ -19,7 +17,7 @@ float rotationY = 0;
 float velocityX = 0;
 float velocityY = 0;
 float globeRadius = 450;
-float pushBack = 0;
+float pushBack = -300;
 
 float[] cx, cz, sphereX, sphereY, sphereZ;
 float sinLUT[];
@@ -31,8 +29,12 @@ int SINCOS_LENGTH = int(360.0 / SINCOS_PRECISION);
 void setup() {
   size(1024, 768, P3D);  
   smooth();
-  texmap = loadImage("world32k.jpg");    
-  initializeSphere(sDetail);
+  
+  sphereDetail(sDetail);
+  texmap = loadImage("world32k.jpg");
+  globe = createShape(SPHERE, globeRadius);    
+  globe.noStroke();
+  globe.texture(texmap);  
 }
 
 void draw() {    
@@ -41,23 +43,12 @@ void draw() {
 }
 
 void renderGlobe() {
-  pushMatrix();
   translate(width/2.0, height/2.0, pushBack);
-  pushMatrix();
-  noFill();
-  stroke(255,200);
-  strokeWeight(2);  
-  popMatrix();
   lights();    
-  pushMatrix();
-  rotateX( radians(-rotationX) );  
-  rotateY( radians(270 - rotationY) );
-  fill(200);
-  noStroke();
-  textureMode(IMAGE);  
-  texturedSphere(globeRadius, texmap);
-  popMatrix();  
-  popMatrix();
+  rotateX(radians(-rotationX));  
+  rotateY(radians(-rotationY));
+  shape(globe);
+
   rotationX += velocityX;
   rotationY += velocityY;
   velocityX *= 0.95;
@@ -68,107 +59,4 @@ void renderGlobe() {
     velocityX += (mouseY-pmouseY) * 0.01;
     velocityY -= (mouseX-pmouseX) * 0.01;
   }
-}
-
-void initializeSphere(int res)
-{
-  sinLUT = new float[SINCOS_LENGTH];
-  cosLUT = new float[SINCOS_LENGTH];
-
-  for (int i = 0; i < SINCOS_LENGTH; i++) {
-    sinLUT[i] = (float) Math.sin(i * DEG_TO_RAD * SINCOS_PRECISION);
-    cosLUT[i] = (float) Math.cos(i * DEG_TO_RAD * SINCOS_PRECISION);
-  }
-
-  float delta = (float)SINCOS_LENGTH/res;
-  float[] cx = new float[res];
-  float[] cz = new float[res];
-  
-  // Calc unit circle in XZ plane
-  for (int i = 0; i < res; i++) {
-    cx[i] = -cosLUT[(int) (i*delta) % SINCOS_LENGTH];
-    cz[i] = sinLUT[(int) (i*delta) % SINCOS_LENGTH];
-  }
-  
-  // Computing vertexlist vertexlist starts at south pole
-  int vertCount = res * (res-1) + 2;
-  int currVert = 0;
-  
-  // Re-init arrays to store vertices
-  sphereX = new float[vertCount];
-  sphereY = new float[vertCount];
-  sphereZ = new float[vertCount];
-  float angle_step = (SINCOS_LENGTH*0.5f)/res;
-  float angle = angle_step;
-  
-  // Step along Y axis
-  for (int i = 1; i < res; i++) {
-    float curradius = sinLUT[(int) angle % SINCOS_LENGTH];
-    float currY = -cosLUT[(int) angle % SINCOS_LENGTH];
-    for (int j = 0; j < res; j++) {
-      sphereX[currVert] = cx[j] * curradius;
-      sphereY[currVert] = currY;
-      sphereZ[currVert++] = cz[j] * curradius;
-    }
-    angle += angle_step;
-  }
-  sDetail = res;
-}
-
-// Generic routine to draw textured sphere
-void texturedSphere(float r, PImage t) 
-{
-  int v1,v11,v2;
-  r = (r + 240 ) * 0.33;
-  beginShape(TRIANGLE_STRIP);
-  texture(t);
-  float iu=(float)(t.width-1)/(sDetail);
-  float iv=(float)(t.height-1)/(sDetail);
-  float u=0,v=iv;
-  for (int i = 0; i < sDetail; i++) {
-    vertex(0, -r, 0,u,0);
-    vertex(sphereX[i]*r, sphereY[i]*r, sphereZ[i]*r, u, v);
-    u+=iu;
-  }
-  vertex(0, -r, 0,u,0);
-  vertex(sphereX[0]*r, sphereY[0]*r, sphereZ[0]*r, u, v);
-  endShape();   
-  
-  // Middle rings
-  int voff = 0;
-  for(int i = 2; i < sDetail; i++) {
-    v1=v11=voff;
-    voff += sDetail;
-    v2=voff;
-    u=0;
-    beginShape(TRIANGLE_STRIP);
-    texture(t);
-    for (int j = 0; j < sDetail; j++) {
-      vertex(sphereX[v1]*r, sphereY[v1]*r, sphereZ[v1++]*r, u, v);
-      vertex(sphereX[v2]*r, sphereY[v2]*r, sphereZ[v2++]*r, u, v+iv);
-      u+=iu;
-    }
-  
-    // Close each ring
-    v1=v11;
-    v2=voff;
-    vertex(sphereX[v1]*r, sphereY[v1]*r, sphereZ[v1]*r, u, v);
-    vertex(sphereX[v2]*r, sphereY[v2]*r, sphereZ[v2]*r, u, v+iv);
-    endShape();
-    v+=iv;
-  }
-  u=0;
-  
-  // Add the northern cap
-  beginShape(TRIANGLE_STRIP);
-  texture(t);
-  for (int i = 0; i < sDetail; i++) {
-    v2 = voff + i;
-    vertex(sphereX[v2]*r, sphereY[v2]*r, sphereZ[v2]*r, u, v);
-    vertex(0, r, 0,u,v+iv);    
-    u+=iu;
-  }
-  vertex(sphereX[voff]*r, sphereY[voff]*r, sphereZ[voff]*r, u, v);
-  endShape();
-  
-}
+}
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