INTRODUCTION 1.1 Aim of the Thesis This project presents an interactive algorithm to automatically segment out a person’s face from a given image that consists of a head-and-shoulders view of the person and a complex background scene. The method involves a fast‚ reliable‚ and effective algorithm that exploits the spatial distribution characteristics of human skin color. To fulfill this aim‚ the following objectives are carried out: 1. Implement different types of image segmentations. 2. A
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Cheyenne Bautista-Spencer Colorado Technical University Phase 2 Discussion Board “Saving Sourdi” Clare Barker February 25‚ 2015 “Once‚ when my older sister‚ Sourdi‚ and I were working alone in our family’s restaurant‚ just the two of us and the elderly cook‚ some men got drunk and I stabbed one of them. I was eleven” (Chai‚ 2001). The opening statement to‚ “Saving Sourdi” written by May-lee Chai‚ set the tone for the narrative. Nea‚ the narrator‚ clearly expresses her strong feelings of
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opposes the manner in which the store manager treated the three girls that entered his store wearing just bath suits. He ends up quitting his stable job‚ but the girls he was defending do not notice or appreciate his actions. The same happens to Nea in "Saving Sourdi" by May-Lee Chai who ends up being rejected by her sister despite trying to protect her on multiple
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Dreams to many of us are fantasies that we want to become reality. It is up to the individual to determine how far a person is willing to go turn that dream into reality. In the play Macbeth by William Shakespeare‚ Shakespeare writes about the act of dreaming and person’s thoughts as they sleep‚ as well as the ambitions and goals that a person has. Those dreams can sometimes even turn to nightmares‚ and bring out the negatives in the road to success. People often in life have dreams‚ goals that
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4*(1/x)=(5/2)*(1/x)+3 4/x=(5/2x)+3 (8/2x)=(5/2x)+3 (8/2x)-(5/2x)=3 (3/2x)=3 x=1/2 The answer would be x=1/2 3. John had $30‚000 to invest. He invested part of this money in bonds paying 12% annual simple interest and the rest of the money in a savings account giving 4% annual interest. At the end of the year‚ he received $2‚400 as extra income. How much money did John place in each investment? .4x+.12(30000-x)=2400 .04x+.12(30000)-.12x=2400 .04x+3600-.12x=2400 .12x-.04x+3600=2400 .08x+3600=2400
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Sally Chin Monique Harper Marmeline Petion Eric Yaker Advanced Financial Analysis Final Group Project The North Face‚ Inc. December 5‚ 1999 Table of Content SECTION I Industry Analysis Overview Industry Trends Competitive Landscape 3 3 4 5 SECTION II Company Analysis Background Strategy-SWOT Analysis Strategy-Porter’s Five Forces 6 6 7 9 SECTION III Accounting Analysis Cash Flow Analysis Quality of Earnings Earnings Manipulation 10 10 10 11 SECTION IV Financial Analysis
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Symbols and Motifs: The Great Outdoors by Carlos Alejandrino and Anika Miller How this motif contributes to the theme of play or to other aspects of drama contributes to the characterization of Willy Loman‚ and Biff Loman Willy Loman He knows that the outdoors is source of happiness‚ however he can’t take the risk of financial instability because he is a coward. Just like when he was too scared to take a risk to go to Alaska with Ben‚ to search for his faither. Willy feels as if his goals
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up to allow the radioactivity to decay. Also‚ a nuclear accident can be a major disaster‚ and therefore‚ a lot of money is spent on security. The fact of the matter is that the average American home causes more air pollution than the average car. "Saving electricity doesn’t just put money in your pocket‚ it helps keep the air and water clean‚ too." What does this mean for the future? Will there be such a concept as global sustainability? It is a fact‚ that
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THE CONCEPT OF CONSUMPTION AND SAVING. Consumption and savings are opposite by nature. The term consumption denotes expenditure and by savings we understand the act of preserving money for the future needs. Most of us are in the habit of meeting the present needs from our income. After that‚ if there remains anything‚ then only savings can be done. But in the long run‚ it is the savings that matters most. CONCEPT OF SAVING The concept of saving is important in the context of economics and
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Daylight savings time‚ it happens two times a year‚ causing a multitude of occurrence‚ some of these being good‚ while some are not so good. However‚ it has been a hot topic for debate recently. To keep daylight savings time‚ or to kick it to the curb is the question many congressmen are asking themselves. Keeping daylight savings time allows the people of the United States to continue with years of tradition implemented during war time that has been a part of their daily lives ever since which is
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