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Challenge Yourself IndiaOctober 23rd, 2014 by Bryanna Davis
Challenge Yourself India
Deadline: December 10th
Indian Bachelor and Master's students are able to compete in the Challenge Yourself India competition. One first prize winner will receive a travel grant to Sweden worth approximately INR 125 000, a certificate of achievement and published results on Studentcompetitions.com. The second and third prize winners will receive an Amazon gift card worth approximately INR 8000 (2nd prize) or INR 4000 (3rd prize), a certificate of achievement and published results on Studentcompetitions.com.
Here's what you need to do to enter:
- Register with the Challenge Yourself India competition
- Take the challenge which will consist of the following:
- Multiple choice questions
- Case questions
- Personal motivation
- Share on social media
- Complete the competition by the deadline: December 10th
Individuals will be judged based upon their final performance in the challenge. Judges will consist of individuals from Student Competition and university representatives. The top 20 finalists will be announced by Challenge Yourself India on December 15th, 2014, the first, second and third place winners will be announced by December 19th. The winner can travel to Sweden anytime throughout 2015.
Receiving the travel grant to Sweden is a great opportunity for students to learn more about studying and living in Sweden. If you would like a shot at winning this grant, get more information including the link on where to register for the Challenge Yourself India competition here.
Challenge your Perspective ScholarshipOctober 9th, 2014 by Bryanna Davis
Challenge your Perspective Scholarship
Deadline: November 30
The Challenge your Perspective scholarship will grant one student from the United States (including the US Virgin Islands and Minor Outlying Islands) a full tuition waiver to study in Sweden at Chalmers University of Technology. Eligible students will have already received a bachelor's degree and plan to pursue their master's degree. Non-US citizens can apply if they hold a degree from an American university. Available programs at Chalmers University of Technology include: Entrepreneurship and Business, Design, Management and Economics of Innovation, Quality and Operations, Management and Supply Chain Management.
To apply, eligible students must first register for the contest. After registering, students must complete and share an essay, apply for one of the master's programs at Chalmers University of Technology and take three quizzes on the following topics: Swedish innovation, Chalmers University of Technology and technology management.
This award will provide a tuition waiver for a two year master's program at Chalmers University of Technology, located in Gothenburg, Sweden, and is equal to $40,000. This master's program will be taught in English.
The deadline to apply for the Challenge your Perspective scholarship is November 30th. If interested in finding more information on this award including how to apply, please visit here. There you can log in and find a link where you can apply.
Denmark-India Innovation ChallengeSeptember 25th, 2014 by Bryanna Davis
Denmark-India Innovation Challenge
Deadline: October 21
All citizens of India are able to participate in the Denmark-India Innovation Challenge! This challenge will grant three winners a full paid study trip to Denmark. Winning students will see what it's like to study at a university in Denmark and have access to the VIP award ceremony in either Bangalore or Delhi. There the winners will have the chance to talk with representatives from Danish business and education communities. The prize will include round-trip airfare, accommodation and visits to some of the top attractions.
To enter you must create an account then complete a short timed quiz. You will be asked to answer 10 questions on the quiz and to submit a personal statement. Your statement must answer an essay question based upon one of the following subjects: art & design, engineering or natural science. You will also have the chance to share why you should be the Denmark-India Innovation Challenge winner. Students can only enter once and must follow all application rules. Although students must be an Indian citizen, they can be pursuing any degree program in any country around the world.
Students must submit their application to win before October 21st. You can view more on the Denmark-India Innovation Challenge here.
The 2014 InternationalStudent.com Travel Video ContestSeptember 11th, 2014 by Bryanna Davis
The 2014 InternationalStudent.com Travel Video Contest
Deadline: October 22nd
For the ninth year InternationalStudent.com is hosting their Travel Video Contest! Not only is this one of the more fun scholarship opportunities- it can really boost your bank account if you win! Although there will be great runner-up prizes and a viewer's choice award, one lucky grand prize winner will receive $4,000 for their studies abroad.
Who is eligible?
This contest is open to those who are 18 and older and who are enrolled or plan on being enrolled in a college or university outside their home country. The winner will receive their very own blog on InternationalStudent.com- so you must be willing and able to contribute at least once a week to the blog while preparing for and on your trip.
How do you enter?
Create a video in five minutes or less on why you want to study abroad and where you want to go. One key item to keep in mind when creating your video: be creative! Keep the InternationalStudent.com judges entertained to make it into the final round of winning videos. How you keep them entertained is up to you, but here are a few tips and tricks to get you started! Make sure you enter your video and entry form before the deadline of October 22nd to be eligible to enter this contest.
Sign into your account then get more information on the 2014 InternationalStudent.com Travel Video Contest here. Follow the link to the InternationalStudent.com contest page for all of the official rules and regulations and to see the past winning videos. Keep in mind the judges want to see original videos- but checking out past winners is a good place to start.
The winner of this contest will be announced in November during International Education week. Make sure you stay connected during that week! Not only will it be announced on the InternationalStudent.com site and social media, but if you are one of the lucky winners you'll be notified through email and telephone.
Costa Rican Vacations ScholarshipAugust 28th, 2014 by Bryanna Davis
Costa Rican Vacations Scholarship
Deadline: February 15
If you're enrolled to receive an undergraduate degree at a US based university and are studying a field of tourism, sustainable development or sustainable tourism, you will want to check out this scholarship! Every year two students are awarded the Costa Rican Vacations Scholarship in the amount of $1000. Students do not need to be of a certain nationality, however, they must be enrolled in a US college or university and have a minimum GPA of 2.8. Proof of enrollment and GPA status will be required in order to apply.
Other items that applicants must submit include the following:
- An original 600-700 word essay explaining why you chose the tourism field and what career goals related to tourism you wish to accomplish. The judging panel "will select the winner they feel demonstrates the greatest desire and innovation."
- A cover letter with the following:
- Full name
- School
- Field of Study
- Year of School
- Phone Number
- Email Address
This document must be saved as a PDF under a name that reflects the following: lastname-firstname-costa-rican-vacations-essay.pdf.
This scholarship is sponsored by Costa Rican Vacations, a travel agency in Costa Rica that launched in 1999. Costa Rican Vacations was started by two roommates, and now has a staff of over 80 full- time professionals throughout three countries.
This scholarship is not automatically renewed each year, however, eligible students are able to re-apply. If you would like more information on how to apply for this scholarship you can visit here.
Tortuga Backpacks Study Abroad ScholarshipAugust 14th, 2014 by Bryanna Davis
Tortuga Backpacks Study Abroad Scholarship
Deadline: December 19
Trying to get ready for your study abroad journey and find more financial aid? If so, apply for the Tortuga Backpacks Study Abroad Scholarship. Tortuga Backpacks specializes in carry-on sized bags for travelers who are preparing for city adventures and wants to give back to one lucky traveler. This biannual award is once again open for you to apply if you meet the necessary criteria!
To be eligible to apply for this scholarship you do not need to be attending a specific school or studying a certain field- however, you must be a US citizen or US permanent resident studying abroad- or be a student visa holder. You must also be a full time undergraduate student in good standing with your college or university, be attending a degree granting college or university in the US, and have applied for a study abroad program that will help you receive credit toward your degree.
Before applying, students should read all instructions and eligibility requirements on the Tortuga Backpacks Study Abroad Scholarship to ensure they are eligible to apply.
If you meet the criteria of eligibility and want to apply, complete the application form found at the link in the Tortuga Backpacks Study Abroad Scholarship listing before the deadline of December 19th at 11:59pm PST.
The Scholarship winner will be announced January 5th through the Tortuga Backpacks blog and social media accounts. One winner will receive $1,000 for their study abroad journey.
Tortuga Backpacks was founded in 2010 by childhood best friends Fred Perrotta and Jeremy Michael Cohen after a backpacking trip to Eastern Europe. Their mission is to "to help people take amazing trips." Read more so you can enter to win before December 19th for a chance to win!
The Financial Aid Fun Contest Awarded Three StudentsJuly 31st, 2014 by Bryanna Davis
The Financial Aid Fun Contest, a joint contest hosted by International Student Loan and International Student has come to an end, which means three winners have walked away with $100!
During the month of July three questions were asked, giving current and future international students three chances to win $100. If you missed the three questions and the announcement of each winner, catch up now! The Financial Aid Fun Contest awarded three students $100- see who won!
Round #1:
Question: What is a co-signer?
Answer: "A cosigner is someone who guarantees that if the borrower cannot pay back the loan, they will be legally responsible to pay back the debt. In other words, the cosigner is taking on a huge responsibility for the international student loan or study abroad loan since they are being asked to accept the responsibility of paying back the total loan amount plus any interest."
Winner: Islam Taher
Islam is currently in the pursuit of an architecture degree in Egypt and hopes to soon study in Germany, the United Kingdom or the United States.
Round #2:
Question: What is your favorite page on Internationalstudentloan.com?
Answer: Making a Repayment Plan- and Sticking to it
Winner: Sunshine Darling
Round #3:
Question: What percentage of international students rely on personal or family support?
Answer: 63%
Winner: Bò Bụ Bẫm
Bò is currently a high school student in Vietnam, but hopes to become an international student in the US to study systems management upon graduation.
If you missed your chance to enter the Financial Aid Fun Contest make sure you see what other scholarships for which you're eligible to apply.
International Student Insurance Launched Their Summer Fun Competition – Win up to $1,000!July 21st, 2014 by Jennifer Frankel
International Student Insurance just announced their Summer Fun Competition where you have two chances to win $500! Here's how you can win one of their $500 prizes (or, submit to both and you could win $1,000!).
There are two ways to win:
- Share their US Healthcare System Video on your Facebook or Twitter pages OR
- Share your experience buying their insurance policy.
From there, complete the application form right online (if you are submitting to both entries, you will need to complete the form twice) and stay tuned to see if you are the winner. Check out the Summer Fun Competition details and application here:
Winners will be randomly selected and will be announced in September. Good luck to you all!
Don't miss your last chance to win $100July 18th, 2014 by Bryanna Davis
InternationalStudentLoan.com and InternationalStudent.com have announced their third and final question in the Financial Aid Fun contest. This means it's your last chance to enter to win $100 by answering a question in the Financial Aid Fun contest! If you were not one of the first two lucky winners, don't miss this opportunity!
Question #3:
"What percentage of international students rely on personal or family support to fund their education in the US?"
Congrats to our winner:
Bò Bụ Bẫm
This might seem like a difficult question to answer, or one that you will have to spend hours researching the answer for on Google. However, we are going to give you the exact link where you can find the answer! Check out the "Funding Your Education in the USA" infographic here to find the answer.
While finding the answer to the third contest question, you might also want to take a moment to explore the infographic and all of the information it has to offer.
Once you find the answer, please send it in through one of the following ways:
As a comment on this blog
International Student Facebook
International Student Twitter
International Student Loan Facebook
International Student Loan Twitter
You have until July 23rd at 3pm EST to share the correct answer and be entered into the drawing to win, don't miss your last chance to win $100.
Win $100 By Answering Our Second QuestionJuly 11th, 2014 by Jennifer Frankel
"What's your favorite page on International Student Loan? Share it with us!"
Simply answer the second question on Facebook, Twitter, or our blog, and you'll be entered to win $100 gift card! Check out International Student Loan to see what peaks your interest. Is it the videos? Maybe the infographic? Or maybe it's a resource page? Be sure to comment below on our blog, or share it on our Facebook or Twitter page to enter to win.
Submit your answer before 3pm EST on Wednesday, July 16th for your chance to win. Our second winner will be announced next Thursday, July 17th, so stay tuned!
If you are in need of cash now, win $100 on our Financial Aid Fun Contest, put on in partnership with InternationalStudentLoan.com and InternationalStudent.com. Be sure to check back next week where a new question will be announced on Friday, July 18th. Good luck on financing your education!
*Winner announced:
The winner for our second question has just been announced, congrats to Sunshine Darling who just won $100 gift card! Sunshine told us that her favorite page was Making a Repayment Plan- and Sticking to it on InternationalStudentLoan.com. Congratulations Sunshine!


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Olay Regenerist Micro-Sculpting SERUM
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Package Quality: 4.0
Price: $$$
Age: 30-35
Skin: Normal, Medium, Not Sure
Hair: Black, Other, Other
Eyes: Brown
I have been using this about 2 months now, I have to say, it is a very good product. Well it is helping my pores get smaller, and skin is softer and clearer. I can put on my makeup easier. The price is close to some high end product like Clinique, got to say it is better than Clinique.
I love this product. It just works very well with me.
I would buy it again
And I would keep using the whole line
Age: 36-43
Skin: Dry, Fair, Warm
Hair: Blond, Straight, Fine
Eyes: Blue
Do not use this product if you are sensitive to Niacinamide! Most of the bad reviews on MUA are a reaction to the niacinamide. This product has a high concentration of it. If your skin can not tolerate it, you may experience flushing, rash, or an irritation that looks like pimples/breakout.
I bought the fragrance-free version. Excellent packaging. Fantastic ingredients. I like this better than the Paula's Choice Skin Recovering Serum I was using before and I do love Paula's products.
I wash with Cerave Hydrating, follow with Timeless Vitamin C, then this serum, and then whatever mineral sunscreen I'm using at the time. My skin looks fresh and glowing. I'm quite pleased.
However... I have noticed skin pilling since I started using this. You know, those silicone face boogers when you rub your face. I am just taking extra caution not to touch my face. I think the ingredients are too good to stop using so I'm going to overlook it. I haven't noticed any other reviewers complaining about this issue.
Age: 56 & Over
Skin: Normal, Medium, Warm
Hair: Silver, Straight, Fine
Eyes: Green
I have tried the Australian version of this which is priced at $40 US, it is absolute garbage. My skin was burned and left with a red rash. Now for the good news, I was given the US product versions of the Micro-Sculpting Serum and the Micro-Sculpting Cream, in both the fragrance and non-fragrance. What a difference what an amazing serum and cream, I after three short weeks my skin is looking great. People are remarking on the difference and how glowing my skin is looking. I do not find the fragrace version too strong. I will definitely buy again but definitely not the Australian version. The difference between the two is extraordinary, one is horrifically bad, the other is almost perfect.
Age: 30-35
Skin: Normal, Fair-Medium, Not Sure
Hair: Brunette, Straight, Medium
Eyes: Green
I bought this in the smaller bottle that's $10 to try before paying for the bigger bottle. I've been using at night under my night cream (Olay) upon application my skin felt softer and it looks smooth when I wake up,I think it does make the nite cream work better.It has a strong smell when u put it on but fades after a few minutes. It's not a bad smell though.I do like this but I'm not sold on the fact that I need it in my thirties.I'd repurchase if it was on sale.It also didn't cause any problems for my combination skin.
Age: 56 & Over
Skin: Combination, Fair-Medium, Cool
Hair: Brunette, Wavy, Fine
Eyes: Brown
I'm in my 60's with dry, mature skin, and have just recently taken a serious interest in improving my skincare regime. This is one of the products I found good reviews of on the internet and just love the way it makes my skin feel. In combination with my DIY Vitamin C serum, moisturizers with great ingredients (but drugstore) and sunscreen, I feel I am on my way to healthier and smoother skin.
I have already repurchased this product and use it twice a day.
Age: 36-43
Skin: Acne-prone, Fair-Medium, Not Sure
Hair: Brunette, Other, Other
Eyes: Brown
First of all, I tried the fragrance free Micro - Sculpting Cream (comes in a jar). Around two-thirds down the jar, this moisturizer stopped working in regards to evening my skin tone and exfoliating. It became just a plain moisturizer. I supposed the vital ingredients that make it do what it's supposed to do simply break down after being exposed to air. This is a disappointment because the jar is $26.
I went out and bought the Micro-sculpting serum for $22 because it has the same ingredients as the cream but it's in an air tight pump. After two days of morning and evening application, I am very happy with the results. Just two days! Upon waking up, my skin is plumped, dewy, even toned, and generally speaking, well rested. I am excited to continue using this and hope that the antioxidants in the serum will maintain its freshness since its in a pump.
Age: 30-35
Skin: Other, Other, Not Sure
Hair: Other, Other, Other
Eyes: Other
I have dry sensitive acne prone skin. I used the Olay Regenerist Microsculpting cream for about a month and loved it. I then decided to add the serum to my skin care routine since I got excellent hydrating and firming results from the cream.
I would cleanse with Cerave hydrating cleanser, tone with Paula's choice skin recovery calming toner, moisturize with Olay serum and Olay cream; for about two months my face was glowing;
I however started to notice one or two bumpy pimples, on my face every now and then. Then eventually the Olay serum started to irritate my skin and sting very bad.
I did not react badly to the cream, the serum was the problem.
I had to take the serum out of my routine as it doesn't work well for my sensitive skin
Age: 25-29
Skin: Dry, Fair-Medium, Not Sure
Hair: Black, Other, Other
Eyes: Black
I think this is a decent serum. The result didn't wow me but comparing to some other mediocre serum that's more expensive, this is definitely better. Skin feels smooth and rejuvenated after using it.
Age: 25-29
Skin: Sensitive, Medium Brown, Neutral
Hair: Brunette, Curly, Medium
Eyes: Brown
Background: I am 26 with medium brown bi racial skin tone. combination to very dry in the winter and lately VERY sensitive skin. I live in Florida, so one day is dry, the next not so much.
So at first I was using the clinique turnaround concentrate. Although my skin is sensitive in general it is realitively clear with my biggest problems being dullness/even skin tone. Within the first week I saw excellent results but after that, dispite the compliments from others and my fresh look, I couldnt tell a huge difference but knew my skin was better than without. I then heard that olay regenerist line was very similiar and much more budget friendly.
I LOVED this serum...for the first few days. I went from needing a very heavy night cream to no pm moisturizer at all If I used this before bed. BUT THEN my husband started telling me my face looked swollen and broken out. I blamed it on a halloween makeup. A few days later more breakouts in places I have never had a problem before. Next day a co worker tells me my face looks like somethings wrong and my cheeks look big.. After about 2 weeks my skin feels very moisturized, but at the expense of puffy cheeks, a diminish in tone compared to the clinique serum and several...probably a dozen spots on my face from 3 huge under the skin pimples to several dark purple smaller spots and very congested pores in my nose which tend to be larger anyway but seemed to be "cleared out" before.
This is my first review but I wanted to be detailed because I feel I was beginning to get at a good place with my skin when I tried to save money and now it is worse then I can ever remember. Mind you, I am aware that with any new product you may have a sort of get used to it period for the skin, but as I stated this was not irritation, this is bad.
I should've known better because I had a problem years ago with a daycream as far as irritation goes. A very helpful manager at Ulta told me that althogh ingredients may be similar there are some extras in one, and the amount of the ingredient is also a big thing.
My husband, as well as his family all do WONDERFULLY on any Olay product but this was not for me. I would say its probably great if your skin isnt on the sensitive side but go for the fragrance free anyway. As for myself. I have switched back to my first attempt, in addition to a vitamin C serum for pm. I gave this 2 stars because it was very moisturizing for me. But I can not give my with my probably rare, but bad experience. Until it runs out I am using on my hands, and that is going fine. Good luck!
Age: 30-35
Skin: Combination, Tan, Not Sure
Hair: Black, Other, Other
Eyes: Brown
Nothing but cons for me, after years of reasonably clear skin after only three days of using this my face was literally COVERED IN PIMPLES!!!!
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Travelport survey: Smartphones rule and travel apps are in demand6 Dec, 2012 By: Jena Tesse Fox
Travelport, which provides business servcies to the travel industry and acts as both a travel content aggregator and distributor, has released the findings of an international survey providing insight into how digital leisure travelers plan and book their trips—from the frequency of their holidays to how they go about researching and planning their journey. The study also explored their use of technology and social media and how travel agents can rise to the challenge of their evolving needs throughout their trips. Travelport estimates that the market for global intermediary leisure travel is expected to be worth $672 billion by 2015.
Investigating the varying opinions and preferences of the 'digital natives,' (those under 35) and the 'digital immigrants,' (those 36-45), key findings from the survey include:
• The need to stay connected and a heavy dependence on smartphones: 87 percent of those aged 35 and under, and 80 percent of those 36-45, owned or planned to purchase a smartphone in the next six months. This increased access to the internet anytime, anywhere, is changing the expectations, demands and behaviors of leisure travelers.
• Higher levels of interest in accessing travel and destination information before a trip: treating the smartphone as a "personal assistant." 60 percent of the 'digital natives', for example, consider a smartphone to be their 'personal travel assistant or companion' enabling interaction to take place at any time. Both groups prefer to access pre-travel information via mobile technology, rather than through traditional devices. This indicates the importance of travel itineraries that can be integrated with other apps, and formats that are easily read on mobile devices.
• Despite using technology to research and book trips themselves, both groups of leisure travelers reported they are becoming increasingly confused with the amount of information on the web and were more likely to engage with a travel agent for complex trips.
The research also takes a look at how leisure travel agencies are servicing their travelers in terms of contact before and after the trip and the services they sell and concludes that opportunities to better service their 'digital native' and 'digital immigrant' customers exist. While travel agents are often actively involved in the run up to a leisure traveller's journey, only one in two, continue involvement after a traveller boards their flight. Yet the survey revealed growing interest from mobile users in receiving more promotional offers on hotels, dining offers, airport information and recommendations while they were away. In fact, 41 percent of travelers indicated they wanted to receive more relevant offers.
"This survey clearly highlights the importance of efficient technology solutions, more business intelligence and richness of functionality and content to ensure travel agents are fully supported in the sales process," said Bryan Conway, Chief Marketing Officer, Travelport. "By delivering this we will empower travel agents to engage even more with their customers, especially those who have a good grasp on how to use new technology. It very much endorses our thinking and product strategy in these areas and we remain committed to developing innovative technology, such as the Travelport ViewTrip™ Mobile application the Travelport Universal Desktop™, that serves our customers well in this rapidly changing leisure travel landscape."
Travelport conducted parallel studies with over 2,500 leisure travelers and 1,000 travel agencies in eight countries: Australia, Canada, France, Germany, India, UAE, UK and US. The research was conducted in mid 2012 through an online survey email invitation to leisure agencies, and by the use of a third party panel company to consumers.
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How do you get through the dark cave in pokemon gold?
I am having trouble getting through the dark cave And I need help getting through it to get to the first gym leader in violet city?
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Do not go through dark cave. Instead, take a left, and fight the trainer. After you have defeated the trainer, got through the grass and through the small building. Heal up, and then got to the gym. Fight your way up, and you should be good to go.
7 years ago
You do not need to go through dark cave to get to violet city. Instead of going into the cave turn left you will see a ledge right below with an opening in the middle; go through the opening you may have to battle one person. after the battle keep going left until you see another opening, go up that opening and go all the way through the building on the left until you exit that building, in which then you'll be in violet city to face the 1st gym leader. But do not go through dark cave again
7 years ago
You take left and then you take another left. There is a item you can get if you jump over the ledge before taking the second one
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Price: $
Age: 19-24
Skin: Combination, Fair-Medium, Not Sure
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Eyes: Brown
The price was a steal and I thought it'd be a cheap alternative to the MAC 212 brush so I could learn how to use a flat brush to line my eyes which might be faster than my current choice.
Totally didn't work for me!! Not sure if it's because I'm too accustomed to my sable/pointed-tipped eyeliner brush, but this did not deliver the results I desired at all. Maybe it might suit those who prefer a thicker line or if they have a more skilled hand.
The bristles were too stiff for my liking and the width didn't allow me to create the nice, even, and thin line that I like. I also noticed that it didn't seem to pick up my gel liner very evenly, which made things extra messy trying to distribute the product better and eventually trying to get it on my eyes properly. I also tried to shape the tip so it'd become flatter and thinner, but the hard bristles just didn't cooperate.
Ughh! Totally frustrating. I even tried to use it as a flat eyeshadow brush, but I trashed that idea very quickly because it couldn't pink up eyeshadow very well either.
Ended up tossing the brush away... Eventhough it was cheap, it's still a shame I couldn't find a use for it!
Age: 18 & Under
Skin: Combination, Medium, Not Sure
Hair: Brown, Other, Other
Eyes: Brown
blahh, super stiff, can't even draw a proper line
Age: 30-35
Skin: Combination, Fair, Not Sure
Hair: Brunette, Other, Other
Eyes: Brown
I don't think this an effective eyeliner brush at all. It's too thick and I wish it had an angle.
Age: 25-29
Skin: Combination, Medium, Neutral
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This is a nice soft brush, the only thing that could be improved is how thick it is. I would like it a bit thinner.
Age: 19-24
Skin: Normal, Fair-Medium, Not Sure
Hair: Brunette, Other, Other
Eyes: Brown
This is an okay brush. It's a bit on the thick side for me. I like my eyeliner brushes to be thin. Overall this brush is pretty good though. I use it to line under my bttom lashes with an eyeshadow and it works pretty well. I will probably not be repurchasing this eyeliner though because I like thinner brushes..
Age: 30-35
Skin: Acne-prone, Fair, Not Sure
Hair: Black, Other, Other
Eyes: Brown
works well for tight lining. but most of the time i prefer an angled brush for lining.
Age: 18 & Under
Skin: Combination, Fair-Medium, Not Sure
Hair: Black, Other, Other
Eyes: Brown
Its stiff but can get the job done. I would have liked it if they made it more narrow for more precision and control. I use it only to tight line my eyes. Buy it if you're desperate, but there are much better brushes out there for only a dollar or two more.
Age: 19-24
Skin: Acne-prone, Fair-Medium, Not Sure
Hair: Brown, Other, Other
Eyes: Green
This brush is great for applying eyeliner. I mainly use it for applying eye liner using eye shadow, or using liquid liner on the upper lid.
It's sturdy yet soft, and makes a perfectly buildable thin line.
I would definitely reccomend it...ecspecially for the price!
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Skin: Combination, Tan, Not Sure
Hair: Brunette, Other, Other
Eyes: Brown
I bought 5 of these brushes because I was trying to reach a free ship price limit also I had heard nice things about it and thought, "why not?"
It's a little meh. The bristles are a bit more fanned out then I would like, they're not as straight as the picture implies. Also it's a bit thicker then I thought. I used it with a cream liner and I think it works alright, but I prefer my NYX lipliner as I like a thinner line and as I said this one is a bit thick.
SO overall I give it a neutral rating, not the worse brush for my purposes but I will keep looking for something else.
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I really like this brush. I use it to tightline my eyeliner. Goes a great job and sooooo cheap too. Buy again? Yes!
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Luxury country house, close London, cinema, garden
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oak framed house with fabulous gardens to enjoy throughout the year
House / 8 bedrooms / sleeps 14 Home 325213
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House / 8 bedrooms / sleeps 14
|Key Info
*fabulous house for special occasions with family or friends
*Area Of Outstanding Natural Beauty in Chiltern Hills near Oxford and London
*Quiet, private, secure and an ideal getaway
* flexible rooms and modern bathrooms for up to 14 guests*
*walk to the pub
*small weddings possible, ask us for a quotation
* exquisite gardens surrounded by fields full of wildflowers
*wonderful views from the bedrooms and peace and quiet
*fully equipped kitchen and utility room
*hot tub on large outdoor terrace with seating
*cinema with 14 dedicated chairs
*in ceiling music in kitchen/diner and on hot tub terrace
|Sleeps up to 14, 8 bedrooms
|8 bedrooms, 7 bathrooms of which 1 Family bathrooms, 5 En suites and 1 Shower rooms
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|Car advised
|Nearest Amenities
|2 km
|Nearest travel links
|Nearest airport: Heathrow or Gatwick, Nearest railway: Reading
|Family friendly
|Great for children of all ages
|Pets welcome, No smoking at this property
Features and Facilities
|Jacuzzi or hot tub, Log fire, Internet access, DVD player
|Central heating, TV, CD player, Satellite TV, Wi-Fi available
|Kettle, Toaster, Iron, Hair dryer
|Clothes dryer, Dishwasher, Cooker, Microwave, Fridge, Freezer, Washing machine
|2 Super King Beds, 3 King Beds, 3 Double Beds, 1 Sofa Bed, 2 Single Beds, Cots available (2), Dining seats for 14, Lounge seats for 14
|Linen provided, Towels provided, High chair available
|Balcony or terrace, Private garden, BBQ
|Secure parking, Suitable for people with restricted mobility, Wheelchair users
The Oxfordshire region
* easy access Oxford and London for days out
* driving distance Cotswolds, Bath, Stonehenge
* perfect for Henley on Thames regatta, music festival, book festival
* great weekend break for Newbury Races or Royal Ascot
* fabulous award winning restaurants within 10 minutes
*glorious old English pubs and country walks
This is the peaceful English countryside. We are just into Oxfordshire and in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. There are walks and wildlife, woods and wildflowers everywhere you look. It is a wonderful area when you consider it is ten minutes from the bustle of Reading and 25 minutes from the centre of Oxford. It is a haven to relax and enjoy the company of good friends, do nothing, read and when you are ready explore the local area, walk to the pub for lunch, explore the little shops and the riverside at Henley on Thames and then home for an evening in the fabulous cinema room.
The house is popular all year round and the garden is an amazing feature. There is a 14 seat barbecue hut int he woods for eating outdoors all year round.
Autumn colours, daffodils in spring, honeysuckle and wisteria in summer and in winter a cosy log fire. There is golf and horse riding nearby and dozens of books, dvd film collection, music on sonos or cd and more to entertain you at home.
Kidmore End is a typical English village with a pub and small supermarket, a fish and chip shop which is highly recommended and an Indian restaurant which does excellent take away.
There is a small late opening store and a large Waitrose supermarket five minutes away that also delivers to the house.
Taxis are easy to come by either to the house or outside Reading Station. It is a 5 minute ride from the station to the house.
Above all Mill Lane is a quiet and peaceful country road with almost no traffic as it serves a dozen or so houses only and is not suitable for heavy vehicles being single track. The property is securely fenced so dogs and humans cannot arrive in your garden unexpectedly, but you are surrounded by deer and muntjac, red kites, heron, ducks and we keep a small herd of horses in the nearby fields.
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1 Jan 2016
"Our best Christmas Ever in the Perfect House!"
I have just been in the UK for Christmas and stayed at this glorious house with my family. It is even better than in the pictures and is surrounded by wonderful countryside. The gardens look great even in the depths of winter. The bedrooms are beautifully cared for - I am very fussy about having high quality bed linen and luxury pillows and I was super comfortable. The owners are lovely and had left us a gorgeous Christmas tree which reached to the ceiling and was covered in designer decorations. We checked out four days before Christmas, but this was the highlight of our trip and having a hot tub and our own surround sound cinema was a real luxury. We are definitely coming back as soon as we can get a booking for next year! What I liked best is that this is clearly a real home, with carefully curated books and DVDs everywhere to borrow, woolly throws for snuggling in front of the log fire and a huge, open family kitchen and breakfast/ TV room where everyone can be together - as well as having separate formal living and dining areas for escaping the kids if need be. Brilliant!
14 Aug 2013
"English elegance"
An exquisite place for our catch-up weekend, we were so comfortable. We were lucky with the weather so didn't use the amazing cinema room, but did get the best from the hot tub and hammock! The house is so elegant, and kitted out with everything you could need (all kitchen utensils, lovely bedding, plenty of seating, even board games). My bed was extremely comfortable and I can't fault the bathrooms. The garden is full of native plants and therefore humming with bees and gorgeous butterflies. Such a special, relaxing place, highly recommended.
Thank you so much. This is a wonderful review and we are delighted you enjoyed your time at The Copse. I think you are unique in not using the cinema room, which seems to be a huge success with guests of all ages, but we have had the most glorious weather this summer and outdoors has definitely been the place to be.
12 Aug 2013
"The perfect English summer house party"
Our one-night weekend at The Copse was an exceptionally happy and comfortable gathering of friends. The house is beautiful, spacious and very well-equipped. The standard of accommodation in every bedroom and bathroom is excellent. The garden is lovely. Very peaceful - I can't remember hearing a single car pass down the lane all the time we stayed.
thank you so much for your review, which is very much appreciated. I do agree it is wonderful to escape from the city to this oasis in the countryside and yet be so close to everything.
26 Jul 2013
The Copse was a fabulous place for our group to stay. We had a number of men who were rowing at the Henley Masters Regatta. We were able to drive easily to racecourse. The pub near the house was terrific. The weather was spectacular. Beautiful accommodation. Great theater that seats a dozen. We would come back. We loved it.
We are so glad you enjoyed your stay and hope you come back in future years to defend your Masters Regatta title! You will always be most welcome.
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Conference Paper: Improved Weighted Prediction based Color Gamut Scalability in SHVC[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: One use case that the scalable extension (SHVC) of the state-of-the-art High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC) standard aims for is to support Ultra High Definition (UHD) TV broadcast in a backwards compatible way with the existing High Definition (HD) TV broadcast. However, since UHD content typically has higher bit-depth and wider color gamut in addition to increased spatial resolution, the compression efficiency is highly affected by the inter-layer processing applied on the base layer picture. This paper proposes an improvement for the weighted prediction based color gamut scalability to have a better mapping between the color gamuts of the base and enhancement layers. The proposed method aims at capturing the nonlinear characteristics of the color gamut mapping using a piecewise linear model, whose parameters are signaled through weighted prediction mechanism and multiple inter-layer reference pictures. Compared to other existing methods for color gamut mapping in SHVC, such as the 3D Look Up Table (LUT) method, the proposed weighted predicion based approach is less complex, as it does not require any changes to the decoder. The simulation results show up to 3.8% Bjontegaard delta bitrate gain in luma for all intra and 3.0% for random access configurations compared to the existing weighted prediction based scalability method in SHVC.
Article: Differential Coding Using Enhanced Inter-Layer Reference Picture for the Scalable Extension of H.265/HEVC Video Codec[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Differential coding methods improve coding efficiency of scalable video codecs by adding the high-frequency component present in the previously coded enhancement layer (EL) pictures to the base layer (BL) picture. This paper proposes a method to enable differential coding in a scalable codec design without affecting the core coding tools, thus allowing a practical implementation to reuse single-layer hardware or software components. This is achieved by creating an additional reference picture called enhanced inter-layer reference (EILR) and inserting it to the EL decoded picture buffer and reference picture lists. An EILR picture is generated by adding differential information to the current inter-layer reference picture. The differential information is calculated using the previously decoded pictures of the BL and EL and the motion information of the BL picture. The proposed method reduces luma total bitrate on average by 2.2% and 2.8% for random access and low-delay test cases, respectively. The improvements are more significant for chroma components with the average bitrate reduction of 6.5%. The measured decoding time increase for a reference software implementation is 16% with negligible overhead on encoding time.
Conference Paper: Backward compatible enhancement of chroma format in HEVC[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: First version of the latest video coding standard, High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC), only supports coding of video in YUV 4:2:0 chroma format. An extension of the standard that will support other chroma formats is currently under de-velopment, however, version 1 decoders will not be able to handle the bitstreams created using this extension. In this pa-per, we propose a novel method to create scalable bitstreams that involve a backward compatible base layer in 4:2:0 for-mat that can be handled by HEVC version 1 decoders and code additional layers to enhance the chroma resolution. The proposal codes 4:2:0 video in the base layer and the high resolution chroma components as auxiliary pictures as separate enhancement layers. The high resolution chroma components could optionally be predicted from the upsampled 4:2:0 chroma components of base layer. The simulations show that the proposed method achieves scalability with 9.5% coding efficiency penalty on average compared to single layer coding of 4:4:4 video. When compared to simulcast of 4:2:0 and 4:4:4 video, proposed method provides 38% gain on average. Proposed method makes services using high chroma fidelity easier to be deployed, due to the backwards compatibility to existing HEVC implementations with high coding efficiency.
Conference Paper: Inter view motion vector prediction in Multiview HEVC[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: In multiview coding, motion information of different views forming the multiview video is correlated. The multiview extension of High Efficiency Video Coding (MV-HEVC) that is currently under development is defined to allow multi-view coding with minimal changes to HEVC. This is realized by simply adding the reconstructed base view picture to the reference picture list of the dependent views. MV-HEVC specification is restricted from low-level operations with motion information, thus redundancy in motion information between views is not utilized. This paper proposes to use the temporal motion vector prediction mechanism of HEVC to enable the prediction of motion vectors from the inter-view reference picture; similar to the concept of Motion Field Mapping mechanism in the scalable extension of HEVC. In order to compensate for the disparity, it is also proposed to signal a global disparity value for motion field adjustment. Global disparity is estimated at the encoder side for each slice and signaled to the decoder side at the slice header. Simulations conducted in the MV-HEVC configuration of 3D-HTM v6.0 show that the proposed method brings 1.1% of dBR for view 1 and 0.8% for view 2 which results in 0.6% gain on average of all views.
Conference Paper: Weighted-prediction-based color gamut scalability extension for the H.265/HEVC video codec[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Color gamut scalability refers to coding a video in a layered manner where the base and enhancement layers are coded in different color gamut spaces. Color gamut scalability and its relationship with spatial scalability are currently being studied for the scalable extension of HEVC (SHVC) to enable coding of ultra-high definition content having BT.2020 color gamut with 10-bit precision as an enhancement layer and high definition content having BT.709 color gamut with 8-bit precision as the base layer. In this paper, we propose to use the weighted prediction tool of the SHVC standard to map the color gamut of the base layer to the enhancement layer. In addition, we also propose a high-precision bit-depth mapping of the base layer to the enhancement layer that jointly performs upsampling with a bit-depth increase. Simulation results show that these two schemes improve the coding efficiency of the All Intra and Random Access configurations by about 6.8% and 3.6% on average, respectively, compared to a basic scheme where the bit-depth of the base layer is increased by simple bit-shifting. These gains are achieved by imposing no changes to the SHVC standard; hence make the proposed method very useful for practical use-cases as well.
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ABSTRACT: Coding efficiency gains in the new High Efficiency Video Coding (H.265/HEVC) video coding standard are achieved by improving many aspects of the traditional hybrid coding framework. Motion compensated prediction, and in particular the interpolation filter, is one area that was improved significantly over H.264/AVC. This paper presents the details of the interpolation filter design of the H.265/HEVC standard. First, the improvements of H.265/HEVC interpolation filtering over H.264/AVC are presented. These improvements include novel filter coefficient design with an increased number of taps and utilizing higher precision operations in interpolation filter computations. Then, the computational complexity is analyzed, both from theoretical and practical perspectives. Theoretical complexity analysis is done by studying the worst-case complexity analytically, whereas practical analysis is done by profiling an optimized decoder implementation. Coding efficiency improvements over the H.264/AVC interpolation filter are studied and experimental results are presented. They show a 4.0% average bitrate reduction for the luma component and 11.3% average bitrate reduction for the chroma components. The coding efficiency gains are significant for some video sequences and can reach up to 21.7%.
Conference Paper: Intra prediction mode coding for scalable HEVC[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC) standard introduced an increased number of intra prediction directions in order to improve intra prediction performance by efficiently modeling the directional structures found in typical video contents. Efficient coding of intra prediction mode information is realized through a Most Probable Mode (MPM) list approach. In a scalable system, due to high correlation between the layers, utilization of base layer intra prediction mode can improve coding performance. In this paper, we propose a new intra prediction mode coding algorithm for scalable extension of HEVC where only the difference between the intra prediction modes of base and enhancement layers is coded. We provide experimental results and also a comparison of the proposed algorithm with an MPM list based approach where base layer intra prediction mode is added to the list as the most probable mode. Experimental results show BD-rate gains up to 1.1% in 2x spatial scalability and 0.7% in 1.5x scalability for all intra configuration.
Conference Paper: Interpolation filter design in HEVC and its coding efficiency - Complexity analysis[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Coding efficiency gains in the High Efficiency Video Coding (H.265/HEVC) standard are achieved by improving many aspects of the traditional hybrid coding framework. Motion compensated prediction, and in particular the interpolation filter, is one of the areas that was improved significantly over H.264/AVC. This paper presents the details of the motion compensation interpolation filter design of the H.265/HEVC standard and its improvements over the interpolation filter design of H.264/AVC. These improvements include discrete cosine transform based filter coefficient design, utilizing longer filter taps for luma and chroma interpolation and using higher precision operations in the intermediate computations. The computational complexity of HEVC interpolation filter is also analyzed both from theoretical and practical perspectives. Experimental results show that a 4.5% average bitrate reduction for the luma component and 13.0% average bitrate reduction for the chroma components are achieved compared to interpolation filter of H.264/AVC. The coding efficiency gains are significant for some video sequences and can reach up to 21.7%.
Conference Paper: Efficient video resolution adaptation using scalable H.265/HEVC[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Dynamically changing the spatial resolution in a video conferencing session is useful for seamlessly adapting the bitrate to changing network conditions and for improving the user experience. Similar to earlier standards, the emerging High Efficiency Video Coding (H.265/HEVC) standard does not allow prediction across different resolutions, so an Instantaneous Decoding Refresh (IDR) picture must be sent to reinitialize the stream when a resolution change happens. IDR pictures take significantly more bits compared to predictively coded pictures. Thus, using them for resolution switching significantly reduces coding efficiency and increases the delay. In this paper we propose a method to support efficient adaptive resolution change using the emerging scalable H.265/HEVC standard. The proposed approach utilizes the inter-layer predicted random access pictures at the enhancement layer for resolution switching, instead of IDR pictures. The experimental results show that when the proposed method was used, the bitrate was reduced at the switching point by 34% on average for the tested video sequences. In addition, visual examples are shown demonstrating the improved visual quality with the proposed method.
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ABSTRACT: Segmentation of an object from a video is a challenging task in multimedia applications. Depending on the application, automatic or interactive methods are desired; however, regardless of the application type, efficient computation of video object segmentation is crucial for time-critical applications; specifically, mobile and interactive applications require near real-time efficiencies. In this paper, we address the problem of video segmentation from the perspective of efficiency. We initially redefine the problem of video object segmentation as the propagation of MRF energies along the temporal domain. For this purpose, a novel and efficient method is proposed to propagate MRF energies throughout the frames via bilateral filters without using any global texture, color or shape model. Recently presented bi-exponential filter is utilized for efficiency, whereas a novel technique is also developed to dynamically solve graph-cuts for varying, non-lattice graphs in general linear filtering scenario. These improvements are experimented for both automatic and interactive video segmentation scenarios. Moreover, in addition to the efficiency, segmentation quality is also tested both quantitatively and qualitatively. Indeed, for some challenging examples, significant time efficiency is observed without loss of segmentation quality.
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ABSTRACT: The joint development of the upcoming High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC) standard by ITU-T Video Coding Experts Group and ISO/IEC Moving Picture Experts Group marks a new step in video compression capability. In technical terms, HEVC is a hybrid video-coding approach using quadtree-based block partitioning together with motion-compensated prediction. Even though a high degree of adaptability is achieved by quadtree-based block partitioning, this approach has certain intrinsic drawbacks, which may result in redundant sets of motion parameters being transmitted. Previous work has shown that those redundancies can effectively be removed by merging the leafs of a particular quadtree structure. Following this concept, a block merging algorithm for HEVC is now proposed. This algorithm generates a single motion parameter set for a whole region of contiguous motion-compensated blocks. In this paper, we describe the various components of the proposed block merging algorithm and, using experimental evidence, demonstrate their benefits in terms of coding efficiency.
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ABSTRACT: This paper provides an overview of the intra coding techniques in the High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC) standard being developed by the Joint Collaborative Team on Video Coding (JCT-VC). The intra coding framework of HEVC follows that of traditional hybrid codecs and is built on spatial sample prediction followed by transform coding and postprocessing steps. Novel features contributing to the increased compression efficiency include a quadtree-based variable block size coding structure, block-size agnostic angular and planar prediction, adaptive pre- and postfiltering, and prediction direction-based transform coefficient scanning. This paper discusses the design principles applied during the development of the new intra coding methods and analyzes the compression performance of the individual tools. Computational complexity of the introduced intra prediction algorithms is analyzed both by deriving operational cycle counts and benchmarking an optimized implementation. Using objective metrics, the bitrate reduction provided by the HEVC intra coding over the H.264/advanced video coding reference is reported to be 22% on average and up to 36%. Significant subjective picture quality improvements are also reported when comparing the resulting pictures at fixed bitrate.
Conference Paper: Error-tolerant interactive image segmentation using dynamic and iterated graph-cuts[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Efficient and accurate interactive image segmentation have significant importance in many multimedia applications. For mobile touchscreen-based applications, efficiency is more crucial. Moreover, due to small screens of the mobile devices, error tolerance is also a crucial factor. In this paper, a method for interactive image segmentation, tailored for mobile touch screen devices, is proposed. As an interaction methodology, coloring is presented. An automatic stroke-error correction methodology to correct the inaccurate user interaction is also proposed. For the efficient computation of the solution, a novel dynamic and iterative graph-cut solution is formulated. Efficiency and error tolerance of the proposed method are tested by using various sample images. Subjective evaluation of the interactive segmentation algorithms for mobile-touch screen is also performed. Indeed, for the challenging examples, the superior performance of the proposed method is obtained by the experiments.
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ABSTRACT: We propose a complete still image based 2D-3D mobile conversion system for touch screen use. The system consists of interactive segmentation followed by 3D rendering. The interactive segmentation is conducted dynamically by color Gaussian mixture model updates and dynamic-iterative graph-cut. A coloring gesture is used to guide the way and entertain the user during the process. Output of the image segmentation is then fed to the 3D rendering stage of the system. For rendering stage, two novel improvements are proposed to handle holes resulting from depth image based rendering process. These improvements are also expected to enhance the 3D perception. These two methods are subjectively tested and their results are presented.
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ABSTRACT: Stereoscopic D video is becoming a reality in many application areas, ranging from high quality entertainment to mobile video services. Due to the need to process two views, the complexity of D video applications is significantly higher than traditional 2D counterparts. In order to enable real-time D video services in mobile devices, this paper proposes a novel algorithm which reduces the complexity of stereo video encoding with improvement of coding efficiency. A novel search window center prediction method is proposed that exploits the correlation between two views. Experimental results show that the average encoding time of the second view can be decreased by 80% with an increase in coding efficiency of up to 2%. The state-of-art fast motion estimation methods for stereoscopic D video encoding show coding efficiency decrease, whereas proposed method achieves the speed-up with increase in coding efficiency, making it suitable for high qality D video applications.
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ABSTRACT: Spatially Varying Transform (SVT) is a technique introduced earlier to improve the coding efficiency of video coders [1][2]. SVT allows the position of the transform block within the macroblock to vary in order to better localize the underlying residual signal. The coding gains of SVT come with increased encoding complexity due to the additional need in the encoder to search for the best Location Parameter (LP) which indicates the position of the transform. In this paper, a new technique called Prediction Signal Aided Spatially Varying Transform (PSASVT) is proposed that utilizes the gradient of prediction signal to eliminate the unlikely LPs. As the number of candidate LPs is reduced, a smaller number of LPs are searched by encoder, which reduces the encoding complexity. In addition, less overhead bits are needed to code the selected LP and thus the coding efficiency can be improved. Experimental results show that the number of LPs to be tested in RDO is reduced on average by more than 20%. This reduction in encoding complexity is achieved with a slight increase in coding efficiency, as the number of candidate LPs is reduced. The decoding complexity increase is only a little.
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ABSTRACT: This work proposes an interactive tool for creating stereo image from a mono image. The user interaction is defined as scribbling on the object of interest followed by relative depth assignment to the selected object. Initial step in the algorithm is to create structured image oversegments with intensity homogeneity and geometrical convexity constraint. The final image segmentation is realized by merging the oversegmented regions in a region growing manner. The proposed local neighbourhood similarity based method saves the energy of searching globally optimum cut. Instead of utilizing an iterative method to search for an optimum energy minimization, local neighbourhood based energy calculation enables one step decision. As the proposed method has relatively low complexity, it could efficiently be used in mobile devices with limited computational resources. The assigned relative depths of multiple objects are used to create stereo image pairs using conventional depth image based rendering (DIBR). The tool has been implemented for Nokia N900 Phone and allows creating stereo images with positive and negative disparity.
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ABSTRACT: In this paper, a novel algorithm called spatially varying transform (SVT) is proposed to improve the coding efficiency of video coders. SVT enables video coders to vary the position of the transform block, unlike state-of-art video codecs where the position of the transform block is fixed. In addition to changing the position of the transform block, the size of the transform can also be varied within the SVT framework, to better localize the prediction error so that the underlying correlations are better exploited. It is shown in this paper that by varying the position of the transform block and its size, characteristics of prediction error are better localized, and the coding efficiency is thus improved. The proposed algorithm is implemented and studied in the H.264/AVC framework. We show that the proposed algorithm achieves 5.85% bitrate reduction compared to H.264/AVC on average over a wide range of test set. Gains become more significant at medium to high bitrates for most tested sequences and the bitrate reduction may reach 13.50%, which makes the proposed algorithm very suitable for future video coding solutions focusing on high fidelity video applications. The gain in coding efficiency is achieved with a similar decoding complexity which makes the proposed algorithm easy to be incorporated in video codecs. However, the encoding complexity of SVT can be relatively high because of the need to perform a number of rate distortion optimization (RDO) steps to select the best location parameter (LP), which indicates the position of the transform. In this paper, a novel low complexity algorithm is also proposed, operating on a macroblock and a block level, to reduce the encoding complexity of SVT. Experimental results show that the proposed low complexity algorithm can reduce the number of LPs to be tested in RDO by about 80% with only a marginal penalty in the coding efficiency.
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ABSTRACT: In this paper we introduce a novel concept for Intra coding of pictures especially suitable for representing smooth image segments. Traditional block based transform coding methods cause visually annoying blocking artifacts for image segments with gradually changing smooth content. The proposed solution overcomes this drawback by defining a fully continuous surface of sample values approximating the original image. The gradient of the surface is indicated by transmitting values for selected control points within the image segment and the surface itself is obtained by interpolating sample values in-between the control points. This approach is found to provide up to 30 percent bitrate reductions in the case of natural imagery and it has also been adopted to the initial HEVC codec design by JCT-VC.
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EEOC Sues Baldwin Supply of Minneapolis for Disability Discrimination
News Source : EEOC Sues Baldwin Supply of Minneapolis for Disability Discrimination
Company Refused to Allow Employee to Return After Heart Attack and Fired Him Instead, Federal Agency Charges
MINNEAPOLIS - A Minneapolis-based distributor violated federal civil rights law by not allowing an employee to return to work after he had a heart attack, and instead firing him because of his disability, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed here today.
According to the EEOC's lawsuit, Timothy E. Collins worked for Baldwin Supply at its Hibbing, Minn., location from April 2011 to July 2011 as a laborer, installing conveyor belts. EEOC Chicago District Office Director John Rowe, who managed the federal agency's pre-suit administrative investigation, said Collins had a heart attack on July 21, 2011 and was released by his doctor to return to work with no restrictions on August 8 of that year. Rowe said Collins provided his doctor's note to Baldwin Supply and contacted the company by telephone to let it know he was available to work.
"Our investigation indicated that the employer did not allow Collins to return to work, except for one or two days," said Rowe. "Collins contacted the company's managers on several occasions about returning to work, but the company did not contact him any further regarding returning to work. The EEOC asserts that Baldwin Supply's reasons for not allowing Collins to work were a pretext for disability discrimination. The real reason was that he had a heart attack, and so the employer regarded him as disabled."
Baldwin Supply's alleged conduct violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), which protects employees from discrimination based on their actual or perceived disabilities. The EEOC filed suit in U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota (Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Baldwin Supply Co.; Civil Action No. 0:14-cv-02138 (JRT-HB)) after first attempting to reach a pre-litigation settlement through its conciliation process. The EEOC seeks back pay and compensatory damages and punitive damages, as well as injunctive relief.
John Hendrickson, regional attorney for the EEOC's Chicago District, said, "We're alleging that Mr. Collins was fully capable of performing his job, notwithstanding his having had-like millions of other men-a heart attack. The problem in our view is that Baldwin Supply, having learned of the heart attack, regarded Collins as disabled and put him on the street. That's a non-starter under the Americans with Disabilities Act."
According to company information, Baldwin Supply is a distributor of mechanical power transmission, conveyor belt and electrical control products in the United States. The company is headquartered in Minneapolis and has facilities in Minneapolis, Owatonna, St. Cloud and Hibbing, Minn. It also has facilities in Fargo, N.D., Sioux Falls, S.D., and Des Moines, Iowa.
The EEOC's legal team in its Minneapolis Area Office will conduct the litigation under the management of the agency's Chicago District Office. That office is responsible for processing charges of discrimination, administrative enforcement and litigation in Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin, Illinois and Iowa, with Area Offices in Milwaukee and Minneapolis.
The EEOC enforces federal laws prohibiting employment discrimination. Further information about the EEOC is available on its website at www.eeoc.gov.
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For the short time males spend breast-feeding as infants, it did seem odd to me that they spend their whole lives obsessed with breasts.
That could be a sign that nature really does try to balance itself out and do things for a logical reason.
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