Appearance model is one of the most important components for online visual tracking. An effective appearance model needs to strike the right balance between being adaptive, to account for appearance change, and being conservative, to re-track the object after it loses tracking (e.g., due to occlusion). Most conventional appearance models focus on one aspect out of the two, and hence are not abl...

"Spoilt Baby into Angry Young Man". Her theme is that the way children are brought up today is so sloppy and spineless that the result is the Angry Young Man. To prove her thesis she has assembled a series of statements, carefully indexed, made by angry adults. This attitude towards the young is a stage we all go through as we get older; let us be thankful that like the young, we also grow out ...

Tourism specialization on the one hand may be a successful tool to achieve fast economic growth, and, on the other hand, may be detrimental for natural resources. Finding the right balance between economic benefits and environmental costs is essential to reach sustainable development, ensuring that tourist numbers do not exceed the carrying capacity of the tourism destination. In this context, ...

This paper develops a theoretical model to help answer the following question— what influences an individual’s opinions regarding the right to privacy of others (individuals, organizations, and governments)? This question is particularly relevant for organizations and governments, for whom insider threats to corporate or government privacy present a dangerous risk. We draw from three bases of l...

This piece examines situations in which judges are called upon to develop and modify the common law. By reference to a number of recent developments in the United Kingdom and Australia, namely the law of evidence and common law privilege, the right to privacy, and causation in the tort of negligence, the author elucidates the manner and extent to which judges have and are able to develop the la...

The war on cancer was declared 40 years ago. While the potential for reducing deaths is increasing, so are the costs. Finding the right prioritization in our complex world is difficult; we present some interesting facts regarding other wars and aspects of society that are worth reflecting on as we struggle to find the right balance.

In recent years, environmental issues have attracted the attention of enterprises. Enterprises often monitor and control their influence and the effect of their decisions on the environment through cost benefit analysis via an environmental accounting system (EAS). The introduction of EAS is considered a reform for many enterprises, but it is also a challenge for them, particularly with the acc...