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Let's Grow Downtown
Brandon University is expanding our footprint downtown.
Through an agreement with the City of Brandon and an agreement in principle reached with Renaissance Brandon, we will increase BU's downtown holdings to five parcels of land on the 100-block of downtown Brandon between Ninth Street and 10th Street adjacent to and including the former Strand Theatre property. Yielding tremendous value to the city and to the University for years to come, the land transfers are at minimal dollar value to facilitate the initiative while not straining the University's financial resources. Favourable discussions are also underway with a private landowner to acquire two more neighbouring properties which would complete a parcel of nearly 70,000 square feet for the future development.
The property being assembled covers the entire vacant southern half of the block at Princess Avenue. The University is committed to a development that will add value to the existing neighbourhood, bringing new amenities and vitality to the downtown core.
This is an exciting development that will be transformative for both the University and for the entire city. We are extremely pleased by the support provided to BU by both Brandon City Council and by Renaissance Brandon. This initiative was sparked by the generous decision of Landmark Cinemas to make the former Strand Theatre available to us, allowing us to bring all these parties to the table and develop a collaborative vision for downtown.
Having this amount of space downtown will open up new opportunities for us to advance the University's priorities as stated in our Academic Plan, the themes that are emerging from our Campus Master Plan, and meet student residence needs. It also bodes well for the future of downtown Brandon. It represents one of the most significant developments for the University and City over the past several decades.
We are committed to working collaboratively with all students, faculty and staff as we develop plans to make the best use of this downtown space. We look forward to hearing your thoughts and vision for Brandon University's downtown campus.
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- Brandon University will acquire more land downtown
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- Brandon University acquires key downtown property
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Potters could land four more
Stoke assistant manager Dave Kemp has suggested the Potters could bring in as many as four more new faces before the transfer window closes.
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Stoke assistant manager Dave Kemp has suggested the Potters could bring in as many as four more new faces before the transfer window closes.
The Britannia Stadium club were extremely active at this point in the transfer window last year, eventually tying up deadline-day deals for Peter Crouch, Cameron Jerome and Wilson Palacios, and they are currently being linked with a host of names, including Tottenham midfielder Tom Huddlestone and striker Michael Owen, who is a free agent after being released by Manchester United.
Reports late on Wednesday also suggested Stoke are looking to sign Liverpool's Charlie Adam, and asked how many new players the Potters would ideally like to bring in between now and when the window closes, Kemp said: "Probably three or four if we were lucky.
"There is no guarantee, but it could be any number between zero and four - let's put it that way."
Quizzed about Scotland midfielder Adam, Kemp said: "I don't really want to discuss particular players, and he is not our player.
"He is a very good player, but so are lots of other people out there. If he becomes our player, or any other player comes, we can speak about them then."
On Huddlestone - who had last week looked set to complete a loan move to Stoke before speculation emerged that there had been problems with his medical - Kemp added: "I don't think there is that much progress with that at the moment, but that is not to say something won't happen between now and tomorrow night."
Kemp admits the club will be looking to move some squad members out if players are coming in, although he was again reluctant to give away any specifics and stressed that there was "nothing imminent" for the time being on that front.
Stoke have already recruited Michael Kightly, Geoff Cameron and Jamie Ness this summer, and are close to completing the signing of Rangers midfielder Maurice Edu after being given permission to finalise his work permit application.
United States international Edu has been a long-standing target for the Potters and last weekend agreed terms on a three-year deal and passed a medical.
The only hold-up was his work permit and, with the club confirming on their official website this morning that the Football Association have given approval for them to proceed with that, the move looks set to go through.
Stoke have cautioned, though, that the 26-year-old is unlikely to be available for the weekend clash with Wigan owing to the timescales involved.
Edu is a 37-cap international for the States and spent four seasons with Rangers following a move from Toronto FC, winning three league titles with the Scottish club.
Kemp said: "He has been granted the work permit, but as usual, there are other bits of paper that have to be stamped and marked.
"He has another appointment tomorrow, I think with the Border Agency just to clarify that.
"But he has been granted the work permit, so hopefully we are very close to getting that over the line."

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UNRWA condemns Israel's actions in West Bank
Jerome Hughes
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The United Nations Relief and Works Agency, UNRWA, has sharply criticized Israel's intensified aggression against Palestinians in the occupied territories. At a press conference in the Belgian capital Brussels, the agency also voiced concern about the worsening situation of Palestinian refugees in the occupied West Bank.
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So, did you get any good cookbooks for Christmas? Cookbooks as a present are always welcome, and it's great to be able to return the favor by making something from the book and sharing it.
A recent gift I received from one of my sisters was "Hometown Appetites: The Story of Clementine Paddleford, the Forgotten Food Writer Who Chronicled How America Ate" (Gotham Books, $15) by Kelly Alexander and Cynthia Harris. It details the life and writing of a food journalist who was influential because she introduced so many regional favorites to the entire country.
One of the recipes was for Chicken Avocado Salad, which is light, easy and satisfying. You could also make this with any leftover turkey from the holidays or leftover rotisserie chicken.
Chicken Avocado Salad
3 cups cooked chicken, in large chunks
1 teaspoon grated onion
1/2 cup diced celery
1 tablespoon whole milk
1 tablespoon heavy cream
1/2 cup mayonnaise (preferably homemade)
3/4 teaspoon salt
Dash of black pepper
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 medium avocado, peeled, pitted and diced
In a large bowl. combine chicken, onion and celery. In a small bowl. blend milk, heavy cream and mayonnaise, salt, pepper and lemon juice. Toss to taste with chicken mixture — you may not need all the dressing. Lightly toss in avocado. Chill.
Makes 4 servings.
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On 31 August 2015, the Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets ("ACM") rendered its decision on administrative appeal in the magazine-pack suppliers cartel case. While the ACM upheld its decision sanctioning thirteen companies and several executives (the "Parties") for cartel activities, it reduced the fines imposed on seven companies because the fines were disproportionate.
In its decision of 7 November 2013, the ACM imposed a total fine of EUR 6 million on thirteen magazine-pack suppliers for cartel activities consisting of market allocation and the exchange of commercially sensitive information. Various executives of the companies were held jointly and severally liable for part of the fines imposed on the companies.
Following administrative appeals from the Parties, the ACM acknowledged that the initial fines imposed on seven of the Parties were in breach of the principle of proportionality since they amounted to excessive percentages of their annual turnover. The fining cap in the Dutch Competition Act amounts to 10% of an undertaking's turnover, or an amount of EUR 450,000, if the latter is higher. In this case, the maximum fine of EUR 450,000 imposed on seven of the companies was considerably higher than 10% of their turnovers. Although the ACM considered it was entitled to levy fines exceeding 10% of the companies' turnovers, it nonetheless reduced their respective fines to EUR 250,000 or EUR 125,000.
Interestingly, and despite concerns expressed by the ACM's Advisory Committee on a lack of legal basis, the ACM confirmed that the executives were jointly and severally liable for part of the fines imposed on the companies. It held that in this particular case, joint and several liability was appropriate, because there were close financial and personal links between the undertakings and their executives. The ACM also considered that joint and several liability would be less stringent on the executives, as separate individual fines would have led to higher aggregate fines imposed on them.
Also contrary to the opinion of the Advisory Committee, the ACM rejected arguments that it should have applied a de minimis exemption that entered into force during the period of the infringement. The ACM considered that the lex mitior principle, which holds that the more lenient law needs to be applied if the laws governing an offence have been amended, did not apply. According to the ACM, the lex mitior principle applies only to amendments in the law concerning the illegal nature of certain acts, which would not be the case here. The ACM also deemed relevant that 90% of the infringement occurred before the new de minimisexemption entered into force in 2011.
The case shows that, in exceptional circumstances, the ACM can depart from its fining guidelines and reduce fines on the basis of the general principle of proportionality.


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|Sam's Toybox Homepage
I've started selling some of my toys & collectibles.
Not owning a vertibird in my youth the Johnny Astro by Topper was, without question, the coolest toy in my household as I grew up. It belonged to my brother who when I told him I had purchased one this summer did not even remember the toy. How could you forget this one? A flying toy like the vertibird, this one allowed you to fly the balloons around on a stream of air. Absolutely incredible. Two different versions of the toy were produced, the base unit and the portable explorer. Also available was a moon/mars landscape set which I am still after. Both of my units below came with the original balloons which is extremely rare.
Other rocket / flight / space related toys in my collection: Aeronautic Lab Kit by Logix (Science Fair), Apollo 11 Playset by IPI Toys, Astro Launch Game by Ohio Art, Cap Rockets by various manufacturers, Cape Kennedy Carry-All by Marx, GI Joe Space Capsule by Hasbro, Moon Blast Off by Schaper.
Item number 6090, the original Johnny Astro. No date on the box but I seem to recall my brother getting this one for Christmas in 1967 or 1968. The toy was produced with two different colors of fan housings, the copper colored one shown here or a black one (like my brother's). Came with all you see plus a template to show how large to blow up the balloons and an astronaut and space capsule to fly beneath the balloons.
The Johnny Astro Explorer, portable version of the toy. Not quite as cool as the base unit and much harder to use but also a bit harder to find. Item 6092 and dated 1968. This one also came with two different colors of fan housing. I believe that this unit is almost complete missing only the hook that was attached to the bottom of the balloons to pick up the two styrofoam objects.
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What's For Dessert: Cashew Butter Cookies!
My new favorite thing on earth is cashew butter. Literally. Lately, it's been a toss-up between peanut butter (my old standby that I have pretty much given up), sunflower seed butter, almond butter and now cashew butter. With such a light, creamy texture and just a hint of sweetness, cashew butter is perfect for adding... Read more »
Want to Get Healthy? Ask These Questions and Make a Plan!
Last night, as the snow drifted and never quite seemed to land, I relished the quiet solitude from my window… I could see the various Christmas trees across the street in the closest high rise and hear car tires scraping through thick, fresh ice on the street below. It is the week of Christmas, and... Read more »
Eat This, Not That: Portabella Mushroom Burger, Kale Chips and Apple Pie Cupcakes!
We all have those dishes that we love – whether that's a burger and fries, a big bag of potato chips or a warm slice of apple pie. If you are open to trying something new, you might surprise yourself with how much you like the healthier version of your old favorite. The next time... Read more »
Cafeteria Overhaul: Get Healthy At School!
One of our missions in Chicago is to start redefining the cafeteria lunch. As a kid, standing in line on the rare days I didn't have my brown bag in hand, I remember thinking, "Where are all the fruits and veggies?" Though I indulged in sweets and Lunchables were often a staple in that brown... Read more »
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Playing on a recipe for almond butter cookies, I decided to substitute chunky natural peanut butter and sprinkle in some oats instead. Baking in 10 minutes, I served them to a friend, and she immediately said: "You should sell these! Seriously." Perhaps the easiest cookies I've ever made (and with no flour), the batter consists... Read more »


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- International Buyers Symposium & Manufacturer/Farm Tour
- Early access to Preview Day, which includes the opening ceremony and reception
- Access to the International Business Centre, which includes free Wi-Fi, meeting rooms and two complimentary meals (breakfast and lunch) each day of the show
- Business-to-Business appointments
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The following criteria is used to help determine eligibility for the program:
- Applicants must be visiting Canada's Farm Progress Show for the first time.
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Boston Jimmie of Stogie Press loves a great ash. So we gather the best ash we can find to make him smile with joy and desire to smoke it to the nub. Here are photos of the best ashes from Stogie Press team and our subscribers and social network followers. Send us you favorites and we will include them in the gallery of ashes.
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October 31, 2014
Frank Ancona Honda Scares Up A Storm With Trunk-Or-Treat Hondaween
Frank Ancona Honda recently welcomed a wide assortment of ghouls and goblins (and a beautiful butterfly for good measure) to our location in Olathe for our #Hondaween Trunk-Or-Treat event.
Parents and kids alike spooked us with their creepy (and cute) costumes and were treated to lots of candy from the backs of our decked out trunks. From Monsters, Inc. themes to trunks supporting the Chiefs and Royals, we ran the spectrum of creativity to make our Hondas a bit more haunted than usual.
Make sure to check out our awesome trunk displays.
Those dressed up in costumes were able to enter our #FAHondaween contest. Even if you weren't there, we have a treat for you – there's still time to enter. Upload a picture of your family or your kids in their best costumes to our Twitter, Instagram and Facebook pages. Make sure to use the tag #FAHondaween. But be quick. You only have until midnight on Halloween, October 31st, to enter before the contest ends.
We'll announce the winners of our awesome prizes, Toys R Us gift cards, on November 3rd. First place will take home a $125 gift card, second place gets $75 and third place gets $50!
If you need inspiration for your costumes, here's another slideshow filled with ideas!
Thank you to everyone who came out to our Trunk-Or-Treat celebration, and if you're headed out to trick-or-treat, make sure to stay safe and have a Happy Halloween!


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Find us in the Heart of the Hinterland on the Sunshine Coast. Just an hour North of Brisbane, 35 minutes from the sandy beaches at Mooloolaba and 15 minutes drive down the mountain to Australia Zoo, Beerwah.
Only thirty-five minutes from Mooloolaba and just an hour north of Brisbane, located in the Sunshine Coast hinterland, you'll find the complete package of good food, friendly service and luxury treetop accommodation.
Relax while overlooking the tranquil Obi Obi Creek, or stroll the short distance to the main Maple Street shopping hub
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Offering Maleny's first ever unique luxury cabin accommodation within walking distance to Maleny's main Maple Street frontage. Each of the five cabins has a private deck which looks out into the tree tops above the Obi Obi Creek.
During your stay keep your eyes peeled as you might be lucky enough to catch a glimpse of the much loved and talked about Obi Obi Creek Platypus. Our Sunshine Coast Hinterland Accommodation Sleeps up to 4 people - Children friendly
Bedroom - Locally made Timber Queen size bed, crisp white linen, Waffle weave Ascot quilt cover, selection of firm & soft pillows, built-in wardrobe with full mirror, coat hangers, & clock radio.
Kitchenette - Upright fridge/freezer, microwave, toaster, kettle, cutlery, crockery, glassware, tea pot, tea towels, organic tea & coffee provisions.
Lounge/dining - 2 seater sofa bed with innerspring mattress, LCD TV with built in DVD player, dining table and chairs.
Bathroom - spa bath with views out to the Obi Obi Creek, fluffy large bath towels, Mukti organic body wash & shampoo. Restaurant -
As you enter the restaurant you are greeted by polished timber floors, an open plan dining room with a high raking ceiling, dimmed lighting and the sounds of a soothing surround sound system.
Natural rattan woven chairs with mustard green cushions complement the locally made timber tables by craftsman David Linton of Maleny. There are plenty of glass louvered windows to allow in natural light and a continuous air flow through the restaurant. Welcoming the outside in are concertinaed glass doors which open onto the large restaurant deck with un-spoilt views of the natural beauty of Maleny's Obi Obi Creek.
The Pomodoras bar offers a selection of boutique beverages including gluten free beer and organic wines. Support fair-trade by purchasing a cup of freshly ground Woodford blend of Montville Organic coffee. This award winning local company was the first to offer freshly premium roasted fair-trade beans in Queensland.
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2010 article for Vingt Paris: MAC/VAL
Sick of Paris?
MAC/VAL – Worth the visit
In the unlikely event that Paris is beginning to get tiresome, Vingt Paris art correspondent Lilianne Milgrom offers a contemporary art experience just outside the Paris metropolis.
Val-de-Marne's museum of contemporary art MAC/VAL is remarkable in many ways. Notwithstanding the exceptional, world-class contemporary art exhibitions, this architectural gem is situated in the heart of an industrial, racially diverse town very much on the outskirts of Paris. Depending on your viewpoint, Vitry sur Seine is either an unexceptional Parisian suburb of 80,000 residents, or a notably historic town. In 52 B.C. it was the site of a famous battle during the Roman invasion of Gaulle, in which the French were defeated. This paved the way for the Roman occupation of Paris (then named Lutèce) that lasted for some three hundred years.
Perhaps to make up for this ancient defeat, modern Vitry has become a trailblazer in transforming a modest suburban town into an unexpected hub of contemporary art. Very much in the spirit of French socialist values, the art has been brought to the people rather than vice versa. One can find over 100 contemporary sculptures scattered throughout the town. Standing like a sentry, one of Jean Dubuffet's rare sculptures looms tall in the roundabout in front of the Museum of Contemporary Art of Vale-du-Marne (MAC/VAL). Inaugurated in 2005, the museum was designed to house both permanent and temporary cutting-edge exhibitions, as well as a 150-seat cinema for cross-disciplinary performances and an impressive research center.
The first thing that endeared me to this museum was the fact that I was given free admission for just for pronouncing my status as an artist! I later discovered that registered French artists receive this perk in most museums. What one notices almost immediately upon entering the museum is the relatively small number of visitors. Locals confirm that most of the groups and individuals who frequent the museum are from the immediate surroundings. This is a museum much underutilized and underappreciated. I was astounded by the caliber of artists represented in the last exhibition. Superstars of the art world included Marina Abramovic (recently performing at MOMA in New York), Christian Boltanski (solo exhibition at the Grand Palais in Paris earlier this year), Sophie Calle (represented France at the Venice Biennale), Tracey Emin (the bad girl of the British art scene) and Felix Gonzalez-Torres (the subject of countless international museum retrospectives).
I was hugely disappointed to have missed this show but was well compensated by the works on exhibit in the permanent galleries. The first gallery displayed a powerful installation by Beirut-born Mona Hatoum featuring scores of suspended swings whose individual seats were etched with maps of cities the artist had visited. Hatoum's swings are a metaphor for the imminent danger of collision between nations, and represent the constant movement and displacement of peoples throughout the world.
Other highlights included Pierre Buraglio's found objects which validate the notion that mass-produced functional items can possess a lyrical beauty and inherent art-worthiness when viewed out of context. This concept puts into question the very much contested question"What Is Art?"
Film director, videographer and artist Agnès Varda's video Zgougou's tomb is breathtaking. Octogenarian Varda puts a fresh spin on the slew of obligatory museum video experience, which have become repetitious and frankly, quite boring. Zgougou's tomb is projected in a darkened room on a floor covered in sand and surrounded by plants. Varda creates a mesmerizing environment in which a story about the burial of a beloved cat unfolds.
The works presented at the MAC/VAL address the debate over contemporary art and its standing within the tradition and history of Art. France Culture radio recently aired a series of in-depth philosophical discussions on this subject. One of the guest speakers laid out four common reasons why the viewing public often dislikes works lumped under the Contemporary Art umbrella - the art is not considered classically 'beautiful', it is aggravating, it leaves the viewer cold, and it requires one to be educated about it in order to appreciate it (here the MAC/VAL does a very good job of providing explanatory audiovisual aids). France Culture's panelists reached a consensus about one very interesting point, namely that contemporary art is about thinking rather than feeling. If one keeps this in mind, then beauty often follows. A good example at MAC/VAL was Gina Pane's beautiful and understated work exquisitely entitled Rolled up memory of a blue morning.
Whether you are new to contemporary art or looking for the ultimate contemporary art experience, the MAC/VAL is a must-see. While you wander around the spacious galleries, the building's design cleverly filters the natural light into every corner. After one's fill of art, the trendy café awaits, followed by a stroll through the lovely grounds surrounding the museum. All this just a metro and bus ride from the center of Paris. Pas mal.
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Sapphire Adds 1GB and 2GB HD 7730 Graphics Cards To Its Range
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An AMD MSI HD 7730 graphics card was pictured in our news way back in late April and since then things on the HD 7730 front have been very quiet indeed. The new GPU from AMD has been designed to offer a cheaper alternative to the HD 7750 because obviously with the HD 7000 series we saw no HD 7670 for the consumer market (though it was released to the OEM market for pre-built PCs). That said the HD 7730 is thus AMD's lowest-end consumer graphics card and since you can pick up a HD 7750 for about £65-70 the HD 7730 will probably cost around £55-65 though pricing has not been disclosed yet. In American pricing the HD 7750 costs around $90 so $70-80 seems likely for the HD 7730.
Today Sapphire have announced their HD 7730 and it will come in both 1GB and 2GB variants. This allows them to offer a wider range of uses for the card though the 2GB variant has to make use of GDDR3 memory which will end up making it generally slower than the GDDR5 variant as it will have a memory clock of 1800MHz not 4500MHz. The display output configuration, as pictured above, is VGA, HDMI and DVI. The card can support simultaneous display on two monitors.
The HD 7730 from Sapphire has all the latest AMD GPU features such as Direct X 11.1 (when used with Windows 8), GCN, Direct Compute 11, PCIe 3.0, App acceleration and hybrid-CrossFire support with AMD APUs (as this is essentially the new version of the HD 6670).
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The fun really begins at level 6, when J4, Darius, and Vi have their ultimates. It doesn't matter how you go about laning, but when you dunk this is how it will go: use Shurelia's Reverie while charging the target in order to gain a speed boost. Have Jarman ult to trap the hapless victim then Leap in withKha Zix, Rocket Jump with Tristana, and then have Darius and Vi ult. Gl hf.
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InFo Wars reports a new "reparations" website asks white people to pay black people's rent and give them money to relieve their white guilt.The website, started by Seattle-based "conceptual artist" Natasha Marin, suggests a number of ways in which white people can atone for the fact that 1.4 per cent of white people owned black slaves in the United States over 150 years ago.Examples on the site's 'about' page include;POC 3: I need groceries.White Person 3: "I'll get them for you. PM me and I'll send an Amazon Fresh or Safeway delivery. You just pick out what you want. I have a $200 limit."POC 4: I'm too upset to make dinner. I live in Seattle.White Person 4: "Come over to my house for dinner, bring a friend if you like. PM me and I'll send you the address, or can I order delivery to you? What kind of food do you like?"POC 6: I want to scream and cuss at someone.White Person 6: "I volunteer as tribute. How do we set this up?"POC 7: I want to escape this cruel world in a *Specific Videogame* but can't afford it on Steam right now. This is not a crisis, I just don't trust people easily and want to see if this works.White Person 7: Thank you for giving me the chance to do something concrete and relatively easy. I was quietly hating myself for doing nothing.Numerous white people beset with self-loathing have already offered a number of goods and services, including the free use of a car, house cleaning, massages, "catharsis," and straight-up cold hard cash.Black people have also posted messages on the site with requests for free laptops, a Kindle EBook Reader and recording studio access."I want my project fully funded or at least my phone paid for from here till December so I can stay in Boriken writing about Amerikkkan colonialism," another man demands on the 'Reparations' Facebook page.
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Crooked Hillary's Peeps: New 'Reparations' Website Asks Whites to Pay Black People's Rent -- to Relieve Guilt...
Make no mistake. This is mainstream thought of the Democrat Party and is reflective of how Liberals see the world through prism of racial grievance only.
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...and not a word about what happened to the slaves unfortunate enough to have belonged to a spanish master, those slaves had a life span on average of 3 years working mines and plantations. I don't owe any african anything.ReplyDelete
Has anyone else noticed that we are now living in a fake, satire world, instead of the real world? To quote a phrase: "What fools these mortals be."ReplyDelete
I just don't get the Anti-White bigotry. It's getting to the point Slavery is comming back but the goal will be to enslaves Whites.ReplyDelete
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QuickChek heats up convenience and sales with mobile ordering app
QuickChek is raising the stakes in its competition with other convenience store chains such as 7-Eleven by rolling out a mobile ordering application for 142 locations in New Jersey, New York and Long Island.
QuickChek customers can now place orders for menu items, such as salads, custom-made subs and breakfast meals, via the brand's mobile app, and pick up their orders at any of its locations in New York's Hudson Valley, New Jersey or Long Island. As convenience chains battle it out for the largest market share of consumers, QuickChek may stir up some competition with 7-Eleven, which is considered to be a leading mobile marketer in the industry.
"The name says it all!" said Djamel Agaoua, senior vice president of Cheetah Mobile/Cheetah Ad Platform. "Convenience stores are all about providing consumers with the ability to get what they need with as little time and effort as possible.
"In this day and age, mobile ordering through an app is a key component to convenience," he said. "Why wait on line to order a breakfast sandwich and then have to wait for it to be made?
"With QuickChek's new app, customers can pre-order their food and run in to pick up their food—spending a fraction of the time on this transaction."
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QuickChek could experience a barrage of impulse purchases following the introduction of the new mobile app. Consumers who may be deterred by waiting in long lines will likely be more easily persuaded to order a meal from QuickChek if they know they can pay for it directly on their smartphone and pop in to retrieve it at their nearby store.
Customers may place their orders between 5 AM and 10 PM, and can indicate their desired pick-up time. The orders will be prepared with this time in mind, ensuring that the meal will be fresh and ready at the correct temperature.
Therefore, if individuals want to place their lunchtime order as they are heading to work in the morning, they may do so without worrying about spending most of their break standing in line.
QuickChek's stores will have designated areas in which customers can pick up their orders.
QuickChek believes that mobile ordering will allow the brand to offer even greater convenience for time-strapped consumers. Additionally, mobile app users will be able to customize their meals to their exact liking.
The marketer has been adapting its offerings to better reflect the constantly-evolving technological landscape that is currently affecting food and beverage marketers. Enhancing loyalty is also a top goal for the company.
QuickChek currently offers an Android and iOS app, called QuickChek Deals, for consumers in all markets. QuickChek Deals enables users to receive messages and mobile coupons regarding the chain's latest promotions, thereby resulting in plenty of money-saving opportunities.
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QuickChek's foray into mobile ordering is a smart move for the company, especially as the food and beverage sector becomes more reliant on business stemming from smartphones. Marketers have been forced to get creative in their brand partnerships and mobile offerings in order to stay relevant in today's fast-paced, technology-first world.
7-Eleven is staying current with the mobile-driven evolution of what constitutes "convenience" through a partnership with ordering app Tapingo that brings products directly to college students (see story).
Additionally, Whole Foods confirmed an expanded partnership with the Instacart delivery app last week, now enabling consumers in a plethora of new regions to take advantage of the ability to purchase groceries on mobile.
"It's important for retailers to view their mobile apps as a revenue-generating tool and part of their overall strategy, not just a nice-to-have [tool] because competitors have an app," Mr. Agaoua said. "Retailers have the ability to collect valuable data about their customers who have installed the app.
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This year's keynote speakers Victoria Christgau and Pastor James Lane of the CT Center for Non-Violence.
Natalie Mendes of West Hartford African American Social & Cultural Organization, one of the sponsoring organizations, will provide the introduction.
Pastor Fredd L. Ward, III, of Congregation Church of Naugatuck, will provide the opening prayer and Mayor Shari Cantor will welcome attendees. Roszena Haskins, Director of Continuing Education and Diversity Advancement, West Hartford Public Schools, will serve as master of ceremonies.
Madino Hassan of Conard High School and Amina Symone Lampkin of Hall High School will give the student perspective speeches.
Musical performances will be provided by the Hall High School Jazz Combo, Sedgwick Sounds and Conard's Voices of the World Choir.
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=PARANOID= Rated Stars Is he paranoid.... or is he? Comedy - Original =SWITCHER= Rated Stars stupid and pointless Comedy - Original DOE Rated Stars A frame by frame animation useing black on white Experimental *Out Of This World 1* Rated Stars I spent 150+ hours on this movie.... eheh so I hope you like it... it's got blood Action The Final Dump Rated Stars Well it's grosse.... Read the title and use your imagination! Comedy - Original


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Well, as a metal fan myself, I can tell you that metal music is many things, but not cheerful. Part of the music's appeal has always been its combination of heavy guitar riffs and doom-and- gloom imagery.
Babymetal, on the other hand, has presented something unique: the joining of traditional metal-style power chords to idol pop's high-energy, "bubblegum" melodies and performance.
Producer Kobayashi, a fan of such groups as Kiss has cleverly created a mystique for Babymetal in which they are not just teenage girls but messengers of the Fox god, using "metal Resistence" (the title of their new album) to fight the coming apocalypse.
Songs such as "Megitsune", "Gimme Chocolate" and "Karate" have proved to be winners in the global fan base, and elevated Babymetal to star status in many countries...
As with most successful music groups, Babymetal also has their critics who state their songs are not "real" metal, and are just mass-produced along with their image, to appeal to middle-aged male perverts.
The widespread appeal of Babymetal among a range of ages and genders takes the air out of such grumbling, and will probably ensure further stardom for them, at least for a few years... (G.K)
metal music is many things メタルミュージックは色々な要素を持つ
riff 反復
doom-and-gloom imagery 陰々滅々とした心象
on the other hand 一方
bubblegum 明るいサウンド
mystique 神秘性
as with 〜 〜と同様に
critic 批評家
pervert 変態
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Two Arrested in Florida for Attempting to Vandalize Confederate Flag
OCALA (AP) - Police in Florida have arrested two men on suspicion of trying to vandalize a Confederate flag on display at a government complex.
Ocala Police said Theodore Miller, 26, and Nicholas Wilson, 39, were arrested Friday on misdemeanor criminal mischief charges.
Miller told the Ocala Star-Banner that the pair planned to lower the flag to half-staff and put a sticker featuring a symbol of the hacker group Anonymous underneath it.
According to the police report, an officer on patrol saw the flag had been lowered and noticed two men wearing gloves near the display at the McPherson Governmental Complex.
Police said Wilson also had pills without a prescription, and he is facing a felony possession charge, as well.
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Mar 12, 2001 - 5:40 pm
Howdy all, I hope this finds you all doing well. Have your drains come out yet Sue? Well, I am going to loose my poor pitiful stubble once again!! The cat scan results show in the radiologists opinion "virtually no change" and last cat scan before that read"tumours invisible within the normal margins of the cat scan", but I had to see a different onco today as mine was on holidays. Anyway, this guy knew nothing about my history, and was very quiet and had sort of a defetist attitude, he treated me very gently, with great pauses in between sentences etc. He feels the Herceptin is not working(I thought the deal with Herceptin was to keep the tumours from growing?? Which is what it did) So he was going to put me on a drug called Zolodex, but I said well, what about more Taxol as it worked so well the first time, he said no, then he went out to confer with a collegue, and came back all smiles and said, " I spoke to a collegue of mine and he feels you should go back on Taxol, and I agree" Well, duh, did I not just ask that?? Anyway, three more of Taxol, then a ct and then a trip in the first week of May to my normal onco. so my hubby is getting his wish, I will be bald again!! Ah well, the harder the fight, the sweeter the reward.
Mar 12, 2001 - 7:20 pm
Hi Rosa: Goodness, what a difference in onc. My last scans sounded just like yours and my doctor was elated. NO change was a good thing--that the Herceptin was working! Are you sure you don't need to ask more questions? I felt confident in my doctor's opinion--he put my next appointment off for three months instead of the three or four weeks time space. Now you have me worried. God bless you and keep you strong. (Did you get my e-mail sent few weeks ago? Just curious.) Brenda in GA.
Mar 12, 2001 - 7:23 pm
Hi Rosa, i know this doctors visit must have left you confused, because it confuses me. If there is no change since the last CT and that CT showed no tumor growth and tumors were invisible, then it seems that your Herceptin is working. Maybe he feels the Taxol is the most effective drug, but how could he know which drug is working well when you are taking them together! Three more Taxol is discouraging news, but try not to let it get you down. This cancer does not know who it is dealing with!!!It does not know that our Rosa is a Tiger...Wish you did not have to wait until the first week of May to see your regular doctor. Is there any chance you could see him sooner? Maybe a phone call to ask him questions after you have had time to think this out. I missed your hubby wanting you to be bald again..why does he want you to be bald or should I ask? Honey, if love and good wishes could make you healthy, you would be an Olympic runner. You remain in my talks with GOD everyday and everynight. Hugs back to you, Nancy
Mar 12, 2001 - 10:01 pm
Rosa, When is your regular ONC coming off holiday? Can you double check with him about this TX choice? Good Luck Sharon
Mar 13, 2001 - 11:54 am
Hi Tiger..yes I am recovering from mastectomy, but it is being rather slow...Just read about more taxol for you. when you get through this Tiger I would like you to write a book...I am an editor and I will edit it for you...it will be such an inspiration to others...as you are an inspiration to us all here. So keep notes, all your test results etc, for when we do it. Oh, my hair is comign back...and I think it is darker! Love susan
Mar 13, 2001 - 1:42 pm
DEar Rosa
So pleased to hear about your test results. Rather confusing with the new onco though. They all seem to have such different attitudes. Read Sue's reply about a book. Not a bad idea as you've been through the lot. I have kept a journal ever since I was DX again & it is so useful to go back over it & see your ups & downs & changes in feelings. I don't know why I started it but it has been cathartic for me. Anyway I am sorry you need more Taxol but know you will keep up the fight & be cancer free. As you say Let's kick some cancer ***. My love to you. Pam
Mar 13, 2001 - 1:46 pm
tiger...you have a survivors attitude...cancer is brave to try and take you on!
Mar 13, 2001 - 5:40 pm
Hi ladies, thanks for all your input, it is very confusing and just not right, but I figure if the Taxol worked so well, it can only get better. My regular onco will be back in Three weeks and will call me, my paramed nurse is calling my onco nurse and finding out what the hell is going on. I thought the purpose of the herceptin is to keep the tumours from growing, which is exactly what it is doing, but he says it is not working??!! Anyway, first of three more Taxol today, went well, hopefully not too much pain like last time. I will keep you informed.
Mar 13, 2001 - 5:44 pm
Hey all, me again, I forgot to tell you that when i saw the onco nurse, she was so gentle and treated me like I was an egg about to break, she said"how are you feeling dear?" I paused, smiled , and said" I am doing awesome!!" She was so surprised!! She asked if she could quote me and I said sure, Just ask my regular nurse how good I am!! I think she was happy to have a happy patient for a change.
Mar 14, 2001 - 11:05 pm
Hi Tiger, Don't you love it when the doctors don't listen to you.....you could have saved him a lot of time! You will be in my prayers kiddo....you keep on fighting!! Hey kiddo....bald is beautiful! I'm married to a baldie and I love it! You take care you hear!


text: Last weekend I was thinking what does it mean to be spiritual? I had a conversation with a friend and he said 'but you are spiritual, I am not.' I know it means different things to different people. There can be no degree of spirituality...some 'teachers' tell their students they are not spiritual enough. But who can define my spirituality but myself? For me it is having a greater understanding of the world around you, being in the moment and trying to leave the world in a better state than you found it in. I read a lot about history and religion, sport and emerging technologies. It is difficult to peg me as 'X type of a person'. I do not need to in a room, sitting and breathing to be spiritual. For me being spiritual is climbing a mountain while I marvel at its majesty, being on the basketball court trying to win with my team, playing with my dogs in the garden, being with my wife and family on a weekend and not doing anything....just being in the moment....just being one with everyone and myself.


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Brown, Willie
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- Organization: Hastings College of the Law
- Organization: California. Legislature. Assembly
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- found: Community profile. [1971, James Brown], 1971: soundtrack (Willie Brown, host of Community profile)
- found: GU files (Peabody Award Archives), Oct. 8, 1999: entry form (Willie Brown)
- found: Encyclopedia of African American History, 1896 to the Present: From the Age of Segregation to the Twenty-first Century, accessed July 06, 2015, via Oxford African American Studies Center database: (Brown, Willie Lewis, Jr. ; ventriloquist, activist, lawyer, politician; born 20 March 1934 in New Haven, Connecticut, United States; degree in political science from San Francisco State University (1955); graduated from Hastings College of the Law, University of California, in San Francisco (1958); ran for the California state assembly and won (1964); remained in office until 1995, winning reelection fifteen consecutive times; served as speaker of the California House (1980 - 1995); became the first black mayor of San Francisco; small role in Godfather III (1990); cohosted a morning radio show)
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Rooms, services (RYOKAN) Yunishigawa Onsen Takafusa Hotel Nikko is offering 20 tasfefully furnished, nice rooms for those looking for a place to stay at in Nikkō. Refreshing wellness services will be available to you on the spot, an indoor pool will also be at your disposal. If you wish to learn more about the exact scope of services provided by (RYOKAN) Yunishigawa Onsen Takafusa Hotel Nikko (including any available for an extra fee), you will find them on the information sheet below.
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Expanding his innovative studies of human reason in Metaphors We Live By and The Body in the Mind, Johnson provides the tools for more practical, realistic, and constructive moral reflection.
Western moral tradition has it that we make ethical decisions rationally, by applying universal laws to concrete situations. Johnson (philosophy, U. of Southern Illinois) draws on recent work in the cognitive sciences to argue that imagination plays a major role in ethical deliberation. Not universal laws, he says, but shared metaphors, images, and narratives are the basis of western morality. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)


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Wales manager John Toshack insists he is 'not surprised' by the progress of young star Joe Ledley.
The 21-year-old is set to win his 20th cap during Wednesday's friendly international against Norway at Wrexham.
Ledley made his Wales debut in 2005 against Poland and ever since the Cardiff midfielder has blossomed for club and country.
Toshack has hinted that Ledley is set for a place on the bench against Norway but he recognises the quality of the youngster, who is believed to be the target of a number of Premier League clubs.
"A lot of clubs were looking at him, I'm aware of that. But I'm not surprised, he has developed into an excellent young player," said Toshack.
"Maybe with the amount of games he has played recently he does not need to start this Wales international.
"We are delighted with his progress - but he is one of a group of lads who will not play the full 90 minutes against Norway.
"Ledley, Sam Ricketts and Simon Davies have played virtually every game this season so they could do with a bit of a rest."
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Meanwhile, Toshack has suggested that - if he can maintain a fully fit squad - Wales could have a successful qualifying campaign for the 2010 World Cup.
"We are without Craig Bellamy, Danny Gabbidon, James Collins and Gareth Bale (against Norway), who would all be first choices for us," Toshack added.
"That's a hard burden to carry but I honestly believe that with the large amount of good young players coming through, we have a decent chance of qualifying for the World Cup finals.
"I do feel confident and if our top stars are with us we can produce a good blend and a potentially winning side."


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I am supposed to find all the zeros of a polynomial function
Trying to understand... You did a polynomial division using the synthetic division process and got a remainder of 1... So whatever factor you divided by (the divisor) therefore is NOT a factor of the original polynomial. But we need more info to find any of the factors or the original polynomial... have any more to add?
The question is asking to find all the zeros of a polynomial function with a degree of 4. I found all the real ones on a graphing calculator, and synthetically divided the original function by each of them continuously. After that, it left a 1. I'm not sure if it should be considered a zero or not.
So I didn't need to factor it at all, and the divisors are the factors.
Eleanor, the shortest explanation for why 1 can't be another zero is the Fundamental Theorem of Algebra: an nth degree polynomial has at most n real roots. That means, in this case, that your degree 4 polynomial can't have more than 4 real roots --- so if you found 4 real roots on your graphing calculator, you can't possibly get another. The reason you get 1 when you divide through by all the roots is the same reason you get 1 when you divide through by all the prime factors of an integer (like 6): once you "factor out all the prime factors," all you're left with is 1. (The prime factors of 6 are 2 and 3, and when you divide 6 by 2 and then by 3 you get 1: 6 divided by 2 is 3, and 3 divided by 3, in turn, is 1. This is exactly analogous to what's going on with polynomial division, except the "prime factors" aren't numbers anymore; they're polynomials themselves.)


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The submission of the letter to the Senate was in compliance with Section 145 (1) of the Nigerian Constitution.The president's leave coincidentally falls within a period where the country is actively involved in settling the crisis going on in the Gambia.
Below is an official statement from the presidency;
President Muhammadu Buhari leaves for the United Kingdom today on a short leave, which is part of his annual vacation. He is expected to resume work on February 6, 2017.
During the vacation, the President will also undergo routine medical check-ups.
In line with Section 145 (1) of the 1999 Constitution (as amended), the President of the Senate, and Speaker, House of Representatives, have been duly communicated.
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Hello everyone!
This will be my very first guide on mobafire, so be nice.
Compliments and CONSTRUCTIVE criticism are welcomed and I will try to keep this guide as up to date as possible.
Without further ado, here's my guide to my Draven
Pros and Cons
-Recall taunt
-Flashy play style
-Incredible chase potential and escaping potential (his W)
-Spammable mini-nuke (his Q)
-Significant dps early->mid game without "big" damage items (his Q, or QQ)
-Global ult
-Soft counter to his brother, Darius, if played right
*It's a very taxing to play him successfully in general. You have to maintain your ax juggling, last hit properly, have good map awareness, and still have a cool head when you get 5-man ganked.
Flat AD. Perfect for your Q.
-You can get armor penetration, but it's truly preferance
-Flat armor. Gives you a nice physical defense bonus for trades early game.
-Flat magic resist. For when you are against an ap top.
-Magic resist per level. Good to have late game against those 800 damage ap nukes late game.
-Flat movement speed. Movement speed quints, combined with boots, allows you to q and chase without falling behind between auto attacks. (Easy lvl 1 First blood, no W needed).
The runes you decide to use should:
a) Suit your play style
b) Suit your opponents
so these are in no way the "best" runes for Draven. These runes are to maximize his chasing potential and his spammable mini-nuke early lane phase while giving him decent magic resist late game.
21 - 9 - 0
Offensive Masteries:
-Points in lifesteal, over any thing else, because after you get phage, you heal around 22 HP per q shot.
Defensive Masteries:
-Draven needs to sometimes get up close and personal because of his play style. Getting the extra hp allows you to trade without hurting yourself too bad and gives you a bit more time to catch your axes in battle. To be able to chase, you need HP, and to be able to harass (safely), a point in minion damage reduction.
Utility Masteries:
-You can invest in these masteries for the mana, movement speed, and buff duration, but I find it more useful to have the defensive masteries because it allows you to be a bit more reckless like you should be when you play Draven.
Summoner Spells
-Perfect for your "flashy" play style
-I find this spell unnecessary since you do have a mini-ghost provided you catch your axes. It's just another button to press in addition to the intensive micro you have to do.
-I'm too much a fan of heal since it can be easily countered by ignite or some other healing reduce active. But if you like to run heal, it synchronizes with his play style
-Draven excels in poke and especially in chase. I believe that ignite helps to "scare" your opponent into running which allows your to do what you do best: chase and execute.
Starting Build:
Boots + 3 Health potions
-standard, can't go wrong. Maximize your early game presence, but sacrifice sustain.
Cloth + 5 Health potions
-standard, can't go wrong. Last longer, but you sacrifice chase.
-If you feel that you do not need the extra hp from rushing phage, grab brutalizer first, but skip brutalizer entirely if you grab phage, its more worthwhile to just rush frozen mallet.
Frozen Mallet
-Health. Damage. On-hit slow. Frozen mallet gives everything Draven needs to chase and survive whatever is thrown at him. Catch all the axes, thrown in your W, guaranteed kill.
-Need to run? W for movement speed boost, Q to proc the cooldown refresh, W for movement speed boost, rinse and repeat. Oh, did I mention you slow your enemy?
-Just to bump your movement speed and critical chance up. I do not go straight to phantom dancer right away because the extra critical chance and attack speed does increase his damage output than rushing atmas does.
Atmas Impaler
-With frozen mallet health bonus, base health, and defensive masteries, you should gain 30-40 extra attack damage, and on top of that, a nice armor boost and critical chance.
Phantom Dancer
-Now is the time to further increase your dps with critical hit chance and attacking speed, and further increase your chasing/running ability with the movement speed. Phantom dancer is taken after Atmas Impaler because you do not have enough "Auto-attack" damage to make it useful. You are still very reliant on your Q for damage pre-Atmas.
Banshee's Veil
-Beside's the awesome spell shield, it gives you a nice health boost which further increases your damage because of Atmas Impaler. The extra mana is always nice for those long drawn out fights. You can get Banshee's veil before phantom dancer if you need the extra magic resist. You are useless if you are dead.
Bloodthirster/Infinity Edge
-It depends on you. You can go for the incredible sustain with Bloodthirster, or be a walking chainsaw with Infinity Edge.
-Bloodthirster favors survivability and sacrifices a little "extra" damage
-Infinity Edge makes you a walking chainsaw and sacrifices teamfight sustain
By the end, you should have 3k+ Health, 140 Armor, 100 Magic resist, and still have the full damage output of any ad range carry.
This build maximizes:
-Draven's chasing/running potention
-Survivability (because you like to catch every ax)
-Team fight survivability
without sacrificing damage.
I've played this build at both top and bot and it works wonders at both lanes.
I prefer to top with Draven because you can chase without worry of someone getting in your way, like a support stunning, grabbing, silencing, snaring, slowing, knocking up, etc. Jungle ganks are almost always a surprise anyways.
Draven has a very tricky, difficult playstyle which takes time and practice to master, however, when done properly, you can give yourself, your team, and the enemy team, a nice show whilst you kill everyone in sight.
Welcome, to the League of Draven.
*If I get a decent rating, I'll provide some more in-depth game play with Draven


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DCT-Domain Blind Measurement of Blocking Artifacts. Model Blocking Artifacts as a 2-D Step Function in b Parameters are Computed in the DCT Domain HVS Based Measurement Activity masking Luminance masking. : the magnitude of s. : the background luminance. : the activity inside b.
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in the DCT Domain
: the magnitude of s
: the background luminance
: the activity inside b
Side view of the 2-D step function s
Lena JPEG-coded
at 0.22 bits/pixel
Lena JPEG-coded
at 1 bits/pixel
Methods [Wang , Evans & Bovik, 00],
[Coudoux, Gzalet & Corlay 98]
[Coudoux, Gzalet & Corlay 98]
N : the total number of inter-block boundaries.
: local measure of blocking artifact at each inter-block boundary
k : # of block boundary
S. Liu, and A. C. Bovik, "DCT-Domain Blind Measurement of Blocking Artifacts in DCT-coded Images ", ICASSP 2001.
Divided into Three Categories
adjacent blocks is edge block
the two adjacent blocks is edge block
: measured visibility of blocking artifact
: threshold of visible blocking artifacts
Edge block: block on the detected edges
for (k,l)=(0,0)
Has Good Performance
quality significantly
less than 30% of the method
proposed in [Chen, Wu & Qiu 01]
JPEG-coded Lena
S. Liu, and A. C. Bovik, "EfficientDCT-Domain Blind Measurement and Reduction of Blocking Artifacts ",
IEEE Trans. On Circuits and Systems for Video Technology, submitted
DCT-domain zeroing method [zeng, 99]
DCT-domain postfiltering[chen et al, 01]
Proposed method