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Q: WPF pre-render a list w/o actually showing it Is there a way to "pre-render" a list in WPF without actually showing it to the user? I have a list that renders fairly slowly ( a few seconds ) the first time it is displayed to the user.
I'd like to pre-render/pre-draw the list so that the few seconds it takes to display the list to the users is not noticeable. I'd like this to happen while the app is starting up - while my splash screen is displayed.
What is the best way to accomplish this?
EDIT:
Here is my list item style. As you can see the target type is a Button. The button also has a RoutedEvent (Command) set on it.
<Style x:Key="Button_ProductFinder_Item" TargetType="Button">
    <Setter Property="Control.Template">
        <Setter.Value>
            <ControlTemplate TargetType="Button">

                <Grid Width="690" Height="181"   >

                    <Image Name="Up" Source="{StaticResource Img_ProductFinder_FriendUp}" Stretch="Uniform"/>
                    <Image Name="Down" Source="{StaticResource Img_ProductFinder_FriendDn}" Visibility="Hidden" Stretch="Uniform"/>

                    <Canvas Name="Clip" ClipToBounds="True" Height="162" Width="175" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="0,10,0,0" >
                        <Image Name="DynamicFriend"  Stretch="UniformToFill" Canvas.Left="16" Canvas.Top="-10" HorizontalAlignment="Left"  Source="{Binding ImageSource}" Height="162" Width="162" />
                        <Canvas.RenderTransform>
                            <TransformGroup>
                                <TranslateTransform />
                            </TransformGroup>
                        </Canvas.RenderTransform>
                    </Canvas>

                    <TextBlock Name="DynamicName" Margin="210,69,0,0"  Style="{StaticResource ButtonFriend_Textstyle}"
                                   TextWrapping="Wrap" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Width="440" VerticalAlignment="Stretch" Height="Auto"
                                   Text="{Binding ProductName}"  />
                </Grid>

                <ControlTemplate.Triggers>
                    <Trigger Property="IsPressed" Value="True">
                        <Setter TargetName="Up" Property="Visibility" Value="Hidden"/>
                        <Setter TargetName="Down" Property="Visibility" Value="Visible"/>
                        <Setter TargetName="Clip" Property="RenderTransform">
                            <Setter.Value>
                                <TransformGroup>
                                    <TranslateTransform Y="2"/>
                                </TransformGroup>
                            </Setter.Value>
                        </Setter>
                        <Setter TargetName="DynamicName" Property="RenderTransform">
                            <Setter.Value>
                                <TransformGroup>
                                    <TranslateTransform Y="2"/>
                                </TransformGroup>
                            </Setter.Value>
                        </Setter>
                        <Setter TargetName="DynamicName" Property="Foreground" Value="#FFFFFF"/>
                        <Trigger.EnterActions>
                            <ctrls:ButtonSoundPlayerAction SoundFile="buttonclick.wav"/>
                        </Trigger.EnterActions>
                    </Trigger>
                </ControlTemplate.Triggers>
            </ControlTemplate>
        </Setter.Value>
    </Setter>
</Style>

A: *

*Check WHAT is slow. Really. Itf it is like the db filling up the list, your question is totally off (as the perforamnce is not WPF realted).

*How large is the list? I have a list of 5000 elements rendering in a moments notice. Mosty because my 4.0 virtual list only renders what is on the list. You are not data bound while fillng up the list, or?

*Finally, what is slow in the rndering? Use a wpf profiler to find out and tell us - because at the nd of the day you may simply try to optimize the wrong thing.

A: You could always set the list (or the whole window the list is contained in) to collapsed in it's initial state, and then un-collapse it when you get word back from your data retrieval thread that it is done.
I have done that with a couple of my other programs and it works pretty well.

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*User executes the program, splash screen displays, and main window loads collapsed.

*Data retrieval thread executes, gets data, reports it is finished.

*Splash screen disappears, main window displays and list is populated.

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WashPo Under Fire For Urging 'Criminal Prosecution of Its Own Source'
Rachel StockmanSep 19th, 2016, 7:35 am
The Washington Post is under fire this morning after a Sunday piece in which the editorial board came out against a pardon for government whistleblower Edward Snowden. The Washington Post, The Guardian, and The Intercept were among the publications that published information that Snowden supplied regarding the United States' illegal use of wiretapping to spy on U.S. citizens. The Post went on to win a Pulitzer Prize for Public Service for their coverage of the NSA leaks. However, despite that, the editorial board justified their stance in not giving Snowden (their source) a pardon by contending that Snowden did more than just expose that one particular program.
The board writes:
Worse — far worse — he also leaked details of basically defensible international intelligence operations: cooperation with Scandinavian services against Russia; spying on the wife of an Osama bin Laden associate; and certain offensive cyber operations in China. No specific harm, actual or attempted, to any individual American was ever shown to have resulted from the NSA telephone metadata program Mr. Snowden brought to light.
The Post argues that Snowden should come back from Russia and hash out his defense with a jury. "That would certainly be in the best tradition of civil disobedience, whose practitioners have always been willing to go to jail for their beliefs," the board writes.
Glenn Greenwald, who worked for The Guardian when the Snowden documents were leaked, fired back in a scathing opinion piece of his own. Basically calling The Washington Post editorial board a bunch of hypocrites. He wrote:
"[T]he Washington Post has achieved an ignominious feat in U.S. media history: the first-ever paper to explicitly editorialize for the criminal prosecution of its own source – one on whose back the paper won and eagerly accepted a Pulitzer Prize for Public Service. But even more staggering than this act of journalistic treachery against the paper's own source are the claims made to justify it."
The Twitter world was also pretty brutal:
Washington Post:
* chose what to publish
* made $$ off the stories
* abandoned the source
* won Pulitzer
& now say Snowden should be jailed
— Suzie Dawson (@Suzi3D) September 18, 2016
The height of hypocrisy @washingtonpost won Pulitzer Prize 4 publishing #Snowden says he DOES NOT deserve a pardon https://t.co/qi8EKZZSfl
— Curtis Sliwa (@CurtisSliwa) September 19, 2016
Washington Post editorializes in favor of prosecuting @Snowden over stories published in the Washington Post https://t.co/tZNHO3KBH9
— Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias) September 18, 2016
Snowden weighed in on twitter this weekend:
The government violated the rights of millions. Ask yourself: would you rather not know? The rest is distraction. https://t.co/v88ZWNys6w
— Edward Snowden (@Snowden) September 18, 2016
The Guardian, the New York Times, and The Intercept have all called for Snowden to be allowed to return back without facing criminal prosecution. These revelations come the same weekend that Oliver Stone's Snowden debuted in movie theaters, which is sympathetic to the ex-CIA contractor.
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"Nice Interface But Little Else"
The interface is intuitive and easy to understand and campaign configuration is easy. Also, based on the targeting info you enter (ages, genders, locations, interests...) Social.com will automatically generate all of the corresponding ad groups which is a big plus. The Interactive Optimization is an excellent tool available for fine tuning campaigns.
The "new" Facebook pixel hasn't been supported 100% since it launched which has negatively affected our reporting abilities. Also, LinkedIn integration is weak and after attempting to use the Social.com platform for this social network, we have given up and now use the native interface only. Social.com navigation is excruciatingly slow with long lags between pages as well as campaign launches. As mentioned in other reviews, any modifications to a campaign beyond some basic parameters require a complete relaunch of the campaign which is something that is completely unacceptable from a UX perspective.
The interactive optimization is an easy-to-use tool to maximize campaign performance by allowing the user to pause/activate segments or elements of a segment including, for example, individual ads. The great advantage of Social.com is its segmentation and optimization capabilities but the downsides of Social.com are so egregious that it is hard to justify its use, especially when agility, reporting and conversion tracking are required.
"design customer-centric marketing strategies. "
On the higher pricing scale. implementation can be tricky, may need to modify your current workflow to accommodate the best use.
If you do want salesforce to be a functional tool that actually helps your business, you do have to invest a significant amount of money in customization.
Easy to find accounts and account information. If I need to know who their customers account manager is, Salesforce will tell me who is assigned.
With Power Editor, the overall UI can be a little confusing to the user. But with Social.com, everything in the UI is laid out in a way that makes sense and is easy to understand.
If any issues come up, I always get a quick response from our reps. I've never come across a problem that wasn't easily solved through them!
One of my biggest problems with Social.com is that there is no easy way to make targeting optimizations through the UI. If we need to revisit the type of targeting we're doing, the only way to do it on this platform is by relaunching the entire thing! For any type of targeting optimizations, I use Power Editor because it gives you those options. But unfortunately, every time you use Power Editor, you'll have to sync all your Social campaigns manually to make sure that the data on both platforms matches up.
There are ways to edit some things for campaigns, like lifetime budgets and bids, through the UI. But unfortunately, using bulk editing is the only way to make major changes to a campaign. It would be nice if the same kind of features used in bulk editing were readily available in the UI as well, since that is where Social.com excels as a platform. In terms of performance, the only real improvement that could be made to the existing UI is its speed, as things can run a bit slow from time to time.
If you want to find out if Social.com is right for you, I'd recommend talking with one of their reps. They will help you show you what the platform has to offer and you'll be able to get a first hand look at how it works.
As stated earlier, campaign launches are much easier on Social.com when compared to Power Editor. Everything is incredibly easy to understand on the platform, which makes it my preferred method of Facebook advertising. I also really like how you can add multiple ad sets to a campaign, which has allowed for some complex campaign setups with unique targeting being assigned to each individual ad set.
"The best Facebook API out there"
I have very good experience with Social.com. I like the fact that I can save time while uploading large campaigns in a short time with just a few simple clicks. On top of that I love the support / advice we are getting from the team.
- Social.com offers everything a Social Advertising API should have!
- In addition they have great support and an updated tool with time saving features!
- What you see is what you get! They really thought about the advertiser when designing this API.
- They have a great dashboard that gives me the possibility to optimize on the spot!
I use Social mainly for retention purposes. With the Social.com team I was able to significant lower the cost and improve the result. The API itself was also of great help. It's what you see is what you get, but including advanced targeting features.
"2 years social.com user !!!"
Social.com has one of the best UI platform design of any of the PMD SAAS I worked with.
Great flow for creating campaigns, ad sets and ads (including bulk uploads).
Very good search filter, helps segmenting the campaign list as needed and easily.
1. Interactive optimization tool is AWESOME but still lacks the bulk options.
2. Ad set list got to be improved and finalized to reflect the Facebook structure.
3. You have to log in manually every 30 minutes because the system kicks you out automatically.
Bulk operations on different campaigns and different markets.
Easy to copy and clone successful campaigns.
I've been using salesforce to build, promote and report on our Facebook campaigns for a long while now and what I like best of the platform is the fact that you save a lot of time building campaigns through the bulk uploader.
I also love being able to monitor all my campaigns in the dashboard and optimise them by taking into account all the different metrics that you can pull such as the CPM, Audience Size, Reach, Audience penetration percentage, CPC and make changes accordingly in order to deliver successfully my campaign objectives.
Last but not least, I really like how knowledgeable of the social landscape the support team is and also how quickly they address my requests providing all the support and guidance that I need, where it be on email or on a phone call and taking the time to provide me with the right answers to my needs/issues.
I'm not too happy with the speed the platform operates at frequently. I feel that it takes a lot of time when you are moving from one tab to another as each tab is a different page and then it takes quite a while to load making the process slower in the end. If we compare it to Facebook, Facebook's Power Editor's interface layers out all the different tabs within the same page helping you save time.
I have to say also that sometimes with my team we've found slightly frustrating that the passback of the data from Facebook to Social.com is inaccurate.
Time saver with the bulk uploader.
The key KPI for our client at the moment is to drive online sales, for which we have to rely heavily on conversion tracking.
Conversion tracking metrics on social.com provide us the results and learnings we are looking for in order to evaluate the performance of our campaigns and the reports we get from social.com help us in doing so.
All of the above mentioned helps us in delivering our client's KPI's.
"Awesome features but still missing some basics."
The support rep we have is awesome. He is very helpful and is quick to respond. The feature I use the most is the bulk upload tool, using spreadsheets to create new campaigns.
Bid rules make managing hundreds of campaigns very easy.
Otherwise, it's a very easy interface to navigate through.
Social.com is missing some features that would help with efficiency.
Filtering campaigns are such a pain on Social.com due to the lack of negative filtering. For example, there's no way to search for campaigns that "do not contain" XYZ in the campaign name.
There is no way to label campaigns. For example, if I am pausing a group of campaigns that need to be re-activated at a later time, there's no way of being able to label them for easy reference. It would be a lot easier to put a label and find that group of campaigns easily.
It is also missing a key feature of scheduling campaigns to pause/reactivate at a certain time--although I hear this will be included in a new update.
Also, I often encounter errors when trying to bulk upload new campaign builds. This is usually the case when I have ~1000 ads I need to upload at once.
In order to learn how to effectively use bulk sheets, I recommend creating a campaign manually in the interface, exporting that campaign into a spreadsheet and then using that as a template to make more campaigns.
We use Social.com for Facebook to acquire and retain existing users of our clients' Facebook app on desktop and their mobile app for Android and iPhone.
I specifically work on the retention side of the business and mainly responsible for generating clicks/app engagements at a target CPC. Bid Rules have helped us stay below our target CPC consistently, month over month.
Thank you for your robust feedback and your kind words about our advertising platform. We thank you for continuing to be a customer of Salesforce.
We hope you are satisfied with our recent release, which enables you to set automatic optimization rules to custom raise and lower budgets or bids at any hourly or daily interval. That should achieve the scheduling effect you desire.
In regards to the 'negative' searching of campaign, ad set or ad terms, we're very sorry for the confusion, but this is currently achievable with our search filter through the ~ symbol.
For example, once you have filtered to see all of your US campaigns for a certain client, you can apply a search for "~ DPA" to exclude all your dynamic product ads for instance.
For any more information on this your account manager will be happy to talk you through this.
"SO much better than the Facebook UI/Power Editor!"
The amount of time saved when creating, managing or reporting on Facebook campaigns. The interface allows for everything to be done easily and quickly at scale, and is logical and intuitive.
The level of service in both the UK and Australia, across four companies has always been absolutely exceptional.
The tool can be clunky at times, and there are occasional bugs, but that is the case with any tech (particularly with Social) and the team are very responsive and proactive when it comes to dealing with any issues.
Primary business problem is the time required to set up Social campaigns with any small amount of sophistication and audience segmentation.
Social.com solves this issue, allowing for the creation of multiple ad sets and any number of targeting groups and creatives, segmented however you want them to be. Then it allows for the optimisation of the ad sets at a high level, allowing us to maximise performance easily, and provide the client with higher level targeting and creative insights.
"Social.Com is a intuitive & easy to use platform that's excellent for all your paid social needs"
It's really easy to upload and edit campaigns, adsets, and ads in bulk from the interface. There's a comprehensive and newly updated rules system to ensure campaigns behave properly over the weekend or during off hours. The optimization is a breeze in their optimization section. The campaign builder in the UI is really clean and easy to understand. The campaign view grid is really clean. Building interest/keyword clusters is super easy with their "also include..." options in the campaign build section. Their support staff is dedicated and extremely helpful; they're always willing to help find out things that may even be outside their scope.
Social.Com helps us with scaling our paid social campaigns in order to hit the reach and spend that we want. It's allowed to do this and continue to optimize our campaigns effectively.
"Easy user interface, but can be buggy at times"
As someone without an extensive social background, it's an easy to use platform. Even when there are updates, the user flow is easy to understand.
Sometimes, for no reason at all an ad can't be uploaded or saved as a draft. Sometimes I find if I change an input and change it back, it will let me upload, but that can be frustrating especially when trying to show someone else the product.
Trying to drive engagement with a branded Facebook page. Targeting has been one of the key factors in this.
"This product is amazing -- all mobile marketers should use it."
What I like best about this product is how well it facilitates our ability to perform quality data analysis, from looking at the performance of an individual creative, to capturing the big picture such as what have been the general trends for our marketing campaigns.
As with any robust platform, it will experience back-end mishaps every once in a while. For example, one time I logged in to see that every marketing campaign was spending > $10,000.00 when I had set the budget limits to $100.00. You can imagine how freaked out we were. It was of course erroneous data. With that sad, the sales force team has always been extremely diligent at addressing our concerns and updating us with how they're resolving problems.
I would recommend that users of social.com really dive into their data and become comfortable with every detail of their campaigns. At times, it's easy to get discouraged by lackluster performance. The beautiful thing about social.com is that it allows you to identify not only what is under performing but also why, and make adjustments accordingly. It's the type of product where time spent on it is directly correlated with increased success and ROI for your business.
Another recommendation I would make is not to be afraid of taking risks when it comes to designing creatives. Sometimes, what looks great on your image editing software might not perform so well in practice. Vice versa, there are creatives that may look weird at first but end up performing extremely well. Be skeptical of every campaign and leverage the tools of social.com to tell you what is really working and what isn't.
We want to get our health apps in the hands of everyone that wants to use technology to lead a healthier lifestyle. Salesforce's product allows us to do this in an analytically-driven, sophisticated fashion. We are able to reach thousands of users every day that share these interests or at least want to begin to lead healthier lifestyles.
"All in one social media advertising solution"
Social.com allows us to organise multiple Facebook advert accounts in one place. From here we can allow access to multiple users including those in account management and in accounts payable. The interface is clean and easy to use (mostly) and the support team are knowledgable and efficient.
Error messages can often be confusing (as the are called directly from the API) and accounts with access to multiple FB pages can take a while to load (especially whilst trying to choose an account).
We have used Social.com and it's previous incarnations for all our FB and Instagram advertising for some years. Our new staff find it intuitive and easy to use which is important in the agency world.
I primarily use social.com for FB and nothing else. The different targeting functionalities and the way you can segment data for reporting purposes is very informative.
"Social Coordinator Using Social.com for Facebook Ads"
First and foremost we have a fantastic rep that we work with. She's reachable at all times and makes us feel as if we're her only client. When we have issues with anything on the platform, she works hard to get us a timely solution which we really appreciate.
Regarding the software, I think that its just easier to use than PE for Facebook. The flow is easy to understand and we love that we can break out age and gender without having to create each ad set individually on PE. It's super easy to copy over campaigns as well and is just very efficient for us.
The biggest issue we've had is the lag time between when you post something on social.com and when it reaches Facebook. It's been the case where we've posted something and not til hours later do we see that it never went live. Because of this it is sometimes hard to justify spending the money for social.com when we can do the same posts in PE and see immediately if the post is live.
Additionally, we dislike that you can't copy/relaunch campaigns that never went live. It's frustrating when you set up multiple campaigns and have to completely redo them if they have an error.
Lastly, we're hoping for the day that we can run on Pinterest via social.com but know it's not an option at the moment.
Reporting is easier for us when we can break out age and gender so easily by ad sets in social.com. This saves time for us at the end of the month when we're rushing to get reporting done. Copying campaigns is super easy for us as well which saves time!
It works best when you need to upload bulk of campaigns.
It's very easy to switch between and see total numbers. Campaign set up is very straight forward.
2. When clicking between products and campaigns, the date doesn't stay the same. It defaults to lifetime.
3. When switching to different campaigns, the filter doesn't clear. It still has the last thing you searched for.
4. Lag time in reporting from Facebook UI and Social.com's UI for day of.
5. That there is no reporting feature that you can export. Only excel's.
"Review about Social.com I must say please use it"
Social.com is best platform for advertising.
It is easy to use has equal ability as facebook and other social networking site.
Also it smooth to use.
Best for small as well as big company.
No any word to say dislike.
we use it for advertising for us no any difficulties for advertising .
For other i recommend to use this for advertising .
For me the easy to use this feature solve my almost all problem.
This give all in one .
"Social.com review...great platform for advertising"
The platform is simple for social advertising .
and no one see this .
"Amazing platform and outrageously good service! "
I love the performance functionality of the product, it really lends itself to generating results for a diverse set of clients.
I would like to see the product marketed a little better - there are some really good features but often they have funny or weird names that don't resonate with my team.
The service we receive on top of the platform is actually better than that of Facebook and Twitter directly in most cases. We use the full suite of service to impact our clients.
We are tying to remain ahead of the curve with social, and we often can leverage cool features to generate better results for our clients.
Our business challenges with our client partners is being different and better - the platform allows us to be better, but sometimes not so different.
"Working with social.com 6 months"
very easy interface for social.com.
Spend some time doing test campaigns to gain knowledge of platform.
Having all our digital buys in one space.
"Decent Product with a few kinks to work out."
The product is pretty user intuitive and has an easy workflow that allows users to easily figure out how to launch a post. It had a good step by step process that most people would be able to follow.
We're amplifying social media content for our client and using the tool to easily create our specific target audiences. The tool is pretty helpful in aiding us with reaching our correct audience.
"Using Social.com makes work easier"
I like the UI, it's very easy to use. Even when there's a new feature I can usually figure out how to use it very quickly.
Some time it takes a long time till Social adopts new Facebook features.
Uploading multiple campaigns in one click. It's very easy to use the Social.com spread sheets.
"Working with social.com for the last 3 years"
Option for rules that really does work.
Filtering by client and products.
It takes time until new features are out.
You don't get all the views you get on Facebook, which are pretty important.
Scaling, social.com is easy to scale. Because of the bulk uploading and the friendly graphic design.
Easy to manage hundreds of campaigns.
I like the interface for setting up Facebook campaigns.
The recent changes to the interface when setting up Facebook campaigns. We deal with a HUGE number of advertiser pages (we look after clients that each look after a large number of music artists) and when trying to locate a page we have to scroll through a tiny box that updates for so long. it take up a huge amount of time.
Reaching an engaged and young audience via the likes of using the platform for Facebook and Instagram.
- Easy to use and understand UI - the campaign creation flow is efficient and only getting better.
"Social.com overall works, but has many flaws"
The delays of notices when things go wrong and if bids do not work.
Add Pinterest to the platform!
"social.com allows for quick campaign creation and easy optimisation techniques"
Fast and reliable account management, clear interface with easy step by step process very similar to the Facebook UI.
occasional bugs and downtime when new features are released but these are usually resolved quickly.
determining cost efficiencies for clients running social advertising. Able to quickly set up campaigns within the platform for different KPIs which enables us to realise a balance between media value versus time spent.
Ease of uploading facebook campaigns and changing the bids and budgets quickly for one or multiple campaigns.
the date changes at the top constantly when switching pages and it can be quite frustrating.
managing campaigns as a whole and scheduling these.
"Social.com is a good tool to manage multi market social campaigns "
"A smooth and efficient social advertising platform"
Everything I would want in regards to social advertising in one simple platform.
Nothing to really dislike. There are lags between updates on facebook and twitter and social.com having it but they are quickly closed by an expert staff.
Simplicity. Bringing multiple software solutions into one.
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Q: Scale distortion in QGIS when printing to PDF/SVG I do have a problem with saving my print-composition into PDF/SVG-Format (haven't checked image export yet, but I think the problem would be the same).
It turns out the measurements given for sheet size do not match the exported file:
E.g. I'm trying to save my plan on a Din A3 (297,0 mm x 420,0 mm) sheet, PDF format. The file created by QGIS measures 297,0 mm x 420,2 mm, which might not seem much, but causes "one-dimensional"-distorsions, as the whole length of the plot is stretched by this 2 mm, within the plan. This in the end makes my plot to not fit the given scale, which is crucial.
Anyone with the same problem and a workaround?
It does not help reducing the sheet size within QGIS by 2 mm, then it will magically add like 1 mm, or sometimes reduze it by the same. Also direct printing (could not acutally print it this way yet, but printed it into a PDF-printer) does have the problem.
Currently working with 2.14.1, double checked it with the newest version, same problem.
Could be, of course, that the sheet size does not cause the distorsions in the later print, so that there exist 2 problems: Wrong Sheet size given by QGIS, and (a non-QGIS-problem) with printing. Seems unlikely though.


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College Basketball Picks: Tuesday, February 2
ESPN has been branding Big Monday for years but this week we have Big Tuesday. Seven games featuring ranked teams and all but one of them is in either the Big Ten or the Big 12. Baylor hits the road and might actually be in danger of losing.
Let's take a closer look and pick a winning card…
Odds via Fanduel as of Tuesday, February 2 (10:15 am ET)
Purdue Boilermakers (#24) vs. Maryland Terrapins, Big Ten Network, 6:30 PM ET
Spread: Purdue +2.5 (-108), Maryland -2.5 (-112)
Money Line: Purdue +128, Maryland -152
These are two of the more enigmatic teams in the Big Ten. Both have some impressive wins, especially Maryland who has upset ranked teams multiple times. It is the other games that seem to give them trouble making this one a hard one to call. Talent-wise there are not many teams that have more than the Terps this season but the consistency hasn't been there. They are under .500 in the league as a result and at some point, the desperation instinct has to kick in. That begins tonight.
Betting Advice: Take Maryland
Baylor Bears (#2) vs. Texas Longhorns (#6), ESPN, 7:00 PM ET
Spread: Baylor -4.5 (-118), Texas +4.5 (-104)
Money Line: Baylor -225, Texas +188
Baylor is still undefeated and mostly unopposed this season. At the current number, this is not the smallest spread they have had this season, they were -4.5 at Texas Tech and also vs Illinois early. The Bears are beating opponents by an average of almost 25ppg. They have been very impressive. Texas should be able to give them a game because they have active bigs and an experienced backcourt. The question is what does that really mean. The closest anyone has come is 8 points this season. They do not cover every game, Baylor is 12-4 ATS, but the Bears are so tough to handle on offense and defense. Texas gives it a try but falls short.
Betting Advice: Take Baylor.
Michigan State Spartans vs Iowa Hawkeyes (#8), FS1, 7:00 PM ET
Spread: Michigan State +9.5 (-110), Iowa -9.5 (-110)
Money Line: Michigan State +410, Iowa -550
Has Michigan State hit bottom yet? They are 10.5 point dogs in this one and my guess is that they have not been in a role like that in a really long time. Fight your inner instinct to grab those points. The reason for this is that they are bad. Last week they lost by 30 and 17 points on the road to teams that are not as good as Iowa. The Hawkeyes are also really good. Sure they don't play much defense but they are elite in scoring.
Betting Advice: Take Iowa.
Tennessee Volunteers (#11) vs. Ole Miss Rebels, ESPN2, 7:00 PM ET
Spread: Tennessee -3.5 (-110), Ole Miss +3.5 (-110)
Money Line: Tennessee -174, Ole Miss +146
Tennessee had been treading water for a couple of weeks but the Vols looked really sharp against Kansas over the weekend. Both teams had fallen from their Top Ten status over the course of the season but now Tennessee looks poised to return. I love the depth of the team and how they play defense. This is not a vintage year for Kansas and the Volunteers made sure that everyone knew it. Ole Miss is solid but they do not have one significant strength to lean on. They have no momentum off a January that saw them go 3-6.
Betting Advice: Take Tennessee (Best Bet)
West Virginia Mountaineers (#17) vs. Iowa State Cyclones, ESPN+, 7:00 PM ET
Spread: West Virginia -11.5 (-108), Iowa State +11.5 (-112)
Money Line: West Virginia -850, Iowa State +590
These teams have already met once this season with West Virginia winning by 5 points in Ames. I am still trying to figure out WVU but what is clear is that this is not the "Press Virginia" team of old. The defense just hasn't been there most nights. In the previous meeting, the Cyclones covered and this kind of spot has been good to them (they are 2-1 ATS as underdogs of 10 to 15 points). Conversely, the Mountaineers are 2-3 ATS in this spread range. Iowa State keeps it close enough.
Betting Advice: Take Iowa State.
Kansas State Wildcats vs. Kansas Jayhawks (#24), ESPN+, 8:00 PM ET
Spread: Kansas State +17.5 (-108), Kansas -17.5 (-112)
Money Line: Kansas State +1500, Kansas -4000
Where are you, Jacob Pullen? The Jayhawks are way down this season but this is not a Kansas State team that can rise up and steal one. They did not win a game in January and covered just twice in 8 games in the month. Heading to Lawrence it looks like it will be another beatdown even if the Jayhawks are below their high standards. Kansas gets the ultimate "get right" opponent in this spot. KU is 2-1 ATS in games as a favorite over 15 points.
Betting Advice: Take Kansas.
Penn State Nittany Lions vs. Wisconsin Badgers (#19), Big Ten Network, 8:30 PM ET
Spread: Penn State +8.5 (-112), Wisconsin -8.5 (-108)
Money Line: Penn State +330, Wisconsin -420
This is a bit of a curious line. Wisconsin deserves to be a favorite at home against most teams but they just went to Penn State a couple of days ago and lost by 10. They were -3.5 in that one and lost outright, crushing a few tickets (including mine) in the process. It is tough to beat them at the Kohl Center, but now they have to dominate to cash their next won. Their home splits are a little skewed by some early nonconference games too.
Betting Advice: Take Penn State
Illinois Fighting Illini (#12) vs. Indiana Hoosiers, ESPN, 9:00 PM ET
Spread: Illinois -2.5 (-102), Indiana +2.5 (-120)
Money Line: Illinois -136, Indiana +116
This is a line I would jump on right away. Illinois is off an impressive win against Iowa on Friday that it appears the market has forgotten. The Illini has beaten the Hoosiers by more than this once already and Indiana is off a loss. In that win, the Illini held Trayce Jackson-Davis to a season-low 11 points. Indiana is not going to keep the game close unless he produces a lot more than that. Which is tough against a big body like Kofi Cockburn.
Betting Advice: Take Illinois (Best Bet #2)
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In a delightful protest of an anti-trans bathroom bill being pushed by Texas Governor Greg Abbott, a trans woman posted a photo over the weekend of Abbott and herself smiling with the hashtag #bathroombuddy.
"How will the Potty Police know I'm transgender if the Governor doesn't," the woman, Ashley Smith, captioned the photo on Facebook. An excellent point!
The Texas legislature tried to pass a bathroom bill that would require trans people to use bathrooms in public buildings—including public schools—based on the gender identity on their birth certificate.
"The measure would also pre-empt local nondiscrimination ordinances that allow transgender Texans to use the bathroom that corresponds with their gender identity," the Texas Tribune reported.
That bathroom bill did not pass during the regular legislative session, but Abbott—pictured above, smiling with Smith—put a bathroom bill on the agenda for a special session starting Tuesday.
Smith took the photo in San Antonio after Abbott announced that he will be running for re-election. Instead of shouting or protesting his announcement, Smith told the San Antonio Express-News she was more focused on getting the photograph so she could post it to social media and make her point about the bill.


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Sigle
 Ulster Defence Regiment – reggimento di fanteria dell'esercito britannico
 União Democrática Ruralista – sindacato brasiliano
 Union démocratique et radicale – gruppo parlamentare francese
 Union démocratique pour la Ve République – partito politico francese
 Unione dei Democratici per la Repubblica – partito politico francese
 Union pour la défense de la République – partito politico congolese
 Union pour la défense de la République – partito politico francese
 Union pour la démocratie et la République – partito politico algerino
 Unione Democratica per la Repubblica –  partito politico italiano

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 UDR – codice aeroportuale IATA dell'aeroporto civile di Udaipur, Rajasthan (India)

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Ei-Q, de son vrai nom Sugita Hideo (-), est un photographe japonais.

Biographie
Ei-Q, artiste japonais, est le créateur du mouvement Democrato qui prône liberté et indépendance lors du processus de création artistique.
Ces valeurs s'opposent à la tradition confucéenne où tradition et relation maître-élève sont centrales.

Collections, expositions

 2005, Musée d'art, Osaka (personnelle)
 2006 :
 Berlin (collective)
 Mori Art Museum, Tokyo

Article connexe
 Ay-o, ancien membre du groupe Democrato, qui a rejoint Beuys, Ben et Yoko Ono, dans le mouvement Fluxus.

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 Chronologie, musée d'art d'Okawa.

Photographe japonais
Essayiste japonais
Professeur japonais
Auteur d'ouvrage sur la photographie
Naissance dans la préfecture de Miyazaki
Naissance en avril 1911
Décès en mars 1960
Décès à 48 ans


You may have taken great care of your teeth over the years. You've brushed and flossed, kept them clean and white, and for the most part, you're proud of your smile. The only problem is, there is a slowly growing dark spot right in the center of your smile: a gap in between your front teeth! It may only be a fraction of an inch, but in some circumstances, that gap could feel bigger than the grand canyon.
Fortunately, that gap doesn't have to be permanent. There are several treatments available for "gapped teeth" and fixing them carries both aesthetic and health benefits for your smile. In this article, we'll discuss both the causes and treatments of gapped teeth.
What causes gaps between the teeth?
A gap between two teeth is formally known as a "diastema." These gaps tend to appear between the two upper front teeth, but it's important to remember that gaps can occur between any two teeth. There are several reasons you or your child might have gapped teeth.
If there is a mismatch between the size of the jaw bones and the size of the teeth (either one can be too small or too big), then you will experience extra space between teeth or crowding of teeth.
Missing or undersized teeth can cause neighboring teeth to move and attempt to help close one gap, but this movement creates entirely new gaps.
An oversized labial frenum, which is the piece of tissue that extends from the inside of your upper lip to the gums, can create a gap. In some situations, it grows too large and passes between the two front teeth and blocks the natural closing of the space between these teeth.
Bad habits like thumb sucking can pull the front teeth forward and create gaps.
Spaces can develop if your swallowing reflex does not happen properly. When you swallow, your tongue should press against the roof of your mouth, but some people thrust their tongue forward against their front teeth. As you can imagine, over time, this tongue thrust will cause the front teeth to move and a gap to be created.
Gum disease causes your jawbone, which supports the teeth, to weaken and recede. Losing bone can cause the teeth to become loose and move.
As you can see, there are several possible reasons for having gaps in between your teeth. Even if the gap doesn't bother you from an aesthetic perspective, it's important to get the diastema checked by a dentist in case it is being caused by something sinister like gum disease. Gaps in your teeth could also mean your bite is not functioning properly, which can lead to the painful experience of chipped or broken teeth.
Depending on the severity of your gapped teeth, there are several options available for patients looking to close the gap.
Dental bonding is the easiest, quickest, and most economical way to fix the gap between your teeth. The simple procedure involves the application of a tooth-colored resin material to your teeth. The material is shaped to look natural and then hardened with a special light, which ultimately "bonds" it to the tooth to close the gap in your smile.
Bonding can usually be completed in one office visit. Unlike veneers, we don't need to remove tooth enamel, which means the process can be reversed if necessary.
Although it's one of the least expensive and simplest options, bonding material is a bit more prone to staining. The procedure is also not as strong as other restorative procedures like veneers, as the bonding material is prone to chipping and breaking off the tooth after several years. However, good care and maintenance of your bond means it can last a long time, and correcting a broken bonding is a simple procedure.
Porcelain veneers are another cosmetic procedure that can fix the gaps in between your front teeth. They are a little more involved than dental bonding, but the procedure is still relatively simple and the results will last for many years.
A veneer is a thin piece of porcelain that has been shaped in a lab to match the shape and color of your teeth. It is placed and bonded over the front of your tooth and acts like a mask, covering up any imperfections or gaps in your teeth. Once bonded, the thin piece of porcelain becomes very sturdy and difficult to break.
Veneers look great and are permanent, but patients should know the process is irreversible. A thin layer of enamel must be removed from the front of your teeth to make room for the veneers, and without that enamel, your teeth need the veneers for protection. Veneers can correct many cosmetic issues, but depending on the cause of the gaps in your teeth, orthodontics might be required.
For more severe cases of diastema, we may need to refer you to an orthodontist. Correcting the gaps in your front teeth isn't as simple as moving your front teeth. Moving those two teeth will also create gaps in between every other tooth. For this reason, you might require braces for all of your teeth.
But don't worry, if you're against having metal brackets on your teeth, there are other options like invisible aligners which are far less noticeable and can even be removed. Orthodontics are a great option for giving your smile a complete makeover, fixing many aesthetic and functional problems. This can lead to a healthier smile and make your teeth easier to clean.
The downside, of course, is that orthodontic treatment will take longer than dental bonding or veneers. But for severe cases, sometimes you can't get around the extra time.
If you have a gap in your teeth, then your next step is to schedule an appointment with your dentist. The best dental treatment for gapped teeth is different for each individual and their needs, and can only be determined by a dental professional. Fixing the gap in your teeth will provide you with both aesthetic and health benefits, so it's important not to delay.
Here at Longleaf Dental in Albany, Georgia, we love working with patients to restore their smiles. We have extensive experience in closing the gaps for people, and would love to meet you and help your smile. Contact us today to schedule your appointment.


The study found that 66 percent of researchers, 67 percent of parents and 90 percent of pediatricians agree or strongly agree that violent video games can increase aggressive behavior among children.
Majorities of these groups also believed that children's aggressive behavior can be fueled by viewing violent video games, movies, TV programs, and Internet sites. However, fewer than half agreed that violent comic books or literature would have such harmful effects on children.
"Some people claim there is no consensus about whether violent media can increase aggression in children, but this study shows that there is consensus," said Brad Bushman, lead author of the study and professor ofcommunication and psychology at The Ohio State University.
Bushman noted that while 66 percent of researchers agreed or strongly agreed that violent video games increased aggression, only 17 percent disagreed or strongly disagreed. The remaining 17 percent were undecided.
For the study, the researchers surveyed 371 media psychologists and communication scientists from three professional organizations; 92 members of the Council on Communication and Media of theAmerican Academy of Pediatrics; and a nationally representative sample of 268 American parents.
In addition to the other findings, the study revealed that majorities of researchers, pediatricians and parents agreed that there is a causal relationship between exposure to violent media and aggressive behavior.
There was considerable disagreement among the three groups as to whether media violence was a major factor in real-life violence. That finding is not surprising, Bushman said, but it underscores one of the important implications of this study.
Violent acts are rare, he said, and are caused by many factors acting together.
"You cannot predict a shooting rampage just based on exposure to violent media or any other single factor," Bushman said.
But the evidence is clear, he said, that exposure to violent media can predict less-serious forms of aggression.
Bushman said other forces driving the continued public debate on violent media effects include: journalists reporting violent media research in a way that increases uncertainty; media industries having a vested interest in keeping the public uncertain about the link between violent media and aggression; the motivation of violent media consumers to deny they are affected; and a few media researchers who repeatedly claim that violent media do not increase aggression.


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Onward and Upward with the Arts
August 5, 1974 Issue
ON THE FUTURE OF MOVIES
By Pauline Kael
The New Yorker, August 5, 1974 P. 43
ONWARD AND UPWARD WITH THE ARTS about the commercialization of films. Discusses in detail the warring relationship between artists(directors and performers) and entrepreneurs(producers and movie executives.) The artists care less about profits than what they want to do with a film, while the producers are concerned with making money and coming up with box-office hits. Discusses the current films and their directors. Many of the current American movies that Hollywood considers failures are the best in the world. The movie executives are unwilling to give fresh, new films a large enough advertising campaign for fear that they will not be hits. Discusses viewing public and its lack of interest in quality films. Viewers now go to movies that cannot be talked about afterward; movies that are consumed completely in the theatre. Tells about the aging young that were once the counter-culture "film-generation." Writer suggests that the artist-directors join together to distribute their own films, and make themselves financially independent of the control of the movie executives.
Published in the print edition of the August 5, 1974, issue.
Pauline Kael wrote for The New Yorker from 1967 until her retirement, in 1991.
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What Do the French Think of the Transit Strikes?
Keith Van Sickle
May 1, 2018. Commuters waiting on a platform during the SNCF transit strike. (see bottom of article for photo credit)
France is experiencing its biggest strikes in over 20 years, with the nation's transportation system largely shut down, partially paralyzing the country. The strikes began in December and have continued through the holidays, with regular street protests in Paris and other major cities. Two more "Days of Action" are scheduled for Thursday, January 9 and Saturday, January 11 when thousands of protesters will again march in the streets.
Déjà vu all over again?
The last time strikes of this scale happened, in 1995, the strikes were in response to President Jacques Chirac's proposed changes to the national retirement system. After a month of protests, Chirac conceded defeat and the reforms were shelved.
Stock Photos from Drop of Light/Shutterstock
The parallels are eerie. Like Chirac, President Emmanuel Macron has proposed reforms to the national retirement system, triggering strikes and protests. The transportation system has again been shut down, paralyzing the country. And it's gone on for weeks — even longer than in 1995. Negotiations are ongoing but neither side has budged.
The shifting public
What do the French think of all this, and how does it compare to 1995? The latest poll from IFOP, France's leading pollster, taken during the first few days of January, is a good indicator.
The first thing we see is that support for the strikes is declining, dropping from a peak of 56% in early December to 44% today. At the same time, opposition is rising, from 29% to 37%. So while a majority of the French still support the strikes, it's a shrinking majority. This is in sharp contrast to 1995, when support grew over time, reaching 62% before the government finally threw in the towel.
The second thing we see is that today's strikes are not supported across all of French society — support is strong at the political extremes but weak in the center. Voters of the far-left La France Insoumise party, affiliated with Jean-Luc Mélenchon, and the far-right Rassemblement National party, affiliated with Marine Le Pen, are enthusiastic, with 73% and 52% approval respectively, while voters of the centrist La République en Marche, affiliated with Macron, give the strikes a decidedly tepid 12%.
The expectation to hold strong
What does this mean for the future? Will Macron hold tight or will he give in like Chirac? Here the French are clear in their expectations — an impressive 75% of those surveyed expect Macron to push through his reforms. His slowly rising popularity gives him an increasingly strong hand in negotiations. And there are cracks in the strikers' solidarity, as more of them return to work and the transportation system slowly comes back to life.
Screen grab from IFOP Poll "Les indices de popularité – Décembre 2019"
The bet here is that the strikes and negotiations will continue for a few more weeks. At that point Macron will make some modest concessions and then implement his reforms. The strikes will in all likelihood eventually peter out and life will go back to normal… until the next protest.
Featured image: Stock Photos from Alexandros Michailidis/Shutterstock
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Divorce Lawyer in Peabody
Divorce is rarely a pleasant experience, as it signals the end of a marriage and the potential splitting of a family. Compounding the difficult nature of the process are the many issues that must be addressed before a divorce agreement can be agreed upon and made official by the Family Court.
Filing for divorce can be difficult for a family, even if it's a mutual agreement reached by the parties. A divorce lawyer can guide you through the divorce process to ensure that your rights are protected and the best interests of your children are looked after.
More About Divorce
Collaborative divorce is a type of divorce that spouses use to reach an amicable ending in their marriage. For this to be made possible, both parties involved should be able to reach agreements together regarding some of the most important aspects of the divorce.
Cases that involve conflict and disagreements are those known as contested divorces. Contested divorce is often one of the most difficult divorce cases to litigate, especially if a spouse fails to retain the services of a divorce lawyer.
Alimony or Spousal Support
The presence and amount of alimony in a particular case is an area where judges have a great deal of discretion and differ substantially. Some of the more common approaches include awarding the lower income spouse one-third (1/3) of the differential in gross income or totaling the entire income and awarding alimony to create a percentage split such as 60% to 40%.
Under Massachusetts General Law Chapter 208 Section 34, at the time of divorce, the court may make a judgment for either party to pay alimony to the other. Besides or instead of a judgment to pay alimony, the court may assign to either party all or any part of the estate of the other. In determining the alimony to be paid, or in fixing the nature and value of the property, if any, to be assigned, the judges in the Massachusetts Family Courts will consider these factors:
Length of marriage
Conduct of the parties during marriage
Age of the parties
Health of the parties
Station of the parties
Occupation of the parties
Amount of income of the parties
Sources of income of the parties
Vocational skills of the parties
Employability of the parties
Estate of the parties
Liabilities of the parties
Opportunity of the parties to acquire future capital assets
Opportunity of the parties to acquire further income
Contribution of the parties in the acquisition, preservation and appreciation of their marital estate
Contribution of the parties as a homemaker in the family unit
Needs of the parties
Needs of the children
How is child support determined?
In Massachusetts, the courts utilize Child Support Guidelines ("Guidelines") to determine the level of child support which would be appropriate in various situations. The Guidelines are amended from time-to-time. In setting a Child Support Order under the Guidelines, the court will consider child care costs, the number of children, cost of medical insurance for the children, parenting time expended by either parent, and prior court Orders and obligations affecting either party. Generally, the court must utilize the Guidelines; however, in certain circumstances the court may deviate from the Guidelines by entering specific written findings. Sometimes, the Guidelines don't apply. However, when the Guidelines do apply, the court will utilize a "Child Support Guidelines Worksheet".
What can I do to enforce a Court Order for child support or visitation?
Once the court has made a Temporary Order or Judgment, both parties must comply with the Order or Judgment. If one side does not comply, the other side can file a Complaint for Contempt seeking enforcement of the Order or Judgment, and reimbursement for attorney's fees. Contempts may be filed to enforce much Court Orders, including but not limited to child support, alimony, visitation, and property division.
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We apply the legal process to your situation by presenting legal solutions to your legal problems, and by helping you to manage your expectations and fears through coaching and discussion.
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Parkour Generations Rendezvous Gathering XIII - the world's signature annual international parkour and free running event - comes to London's Wembley Park August 18-19, 2018.
Parkour Generations Rendezvous Gathering XIII is a three-day training event with public performances that bring to London the very best parkour and free running teachers from around the world to lead workshops and share their knowledge over a weekend of fun, movement, action and public shows.
2018 will be the 13th edition of the original Rendezvous Parkour Gathering in the UK, bringing the world's best practitioners and coaches together for a 3-day training event unlike any other.
On Sunday 19th August, a professionally choreographed performance by the Parkour Generations artists will be taking place in Wembley Park, repeated twice during the course of the day, on a purpose-built structure. 5 performers, live music, choreography and a great show for all to enjoy.
For: All Abilities, beginners very welcome!
WHERE CAN I BUY TICKETS FOR THE PARKOUR FREE RUNNING EVENT?
Tickets start from £25 and are available on Parkour Generations' website.
There are a variety of ticketing options available, from Premium to single weekend tickets. Parkour Generations have 50 places available for kids aged 7-13 years to take part in the Saturday of Rendezvous with our dedicated Youth Coaching Team in charge. Kids Rendezvous will run from 9am-2pm on Saturday 18th August at Wembley Park and gives you a way to bring or send your young ones to meet and train with some of the iconic figures of parkour from around the world.
I LIVE IN BRENT, ARE THERE ANY CONCESSIONS?
Fear not! From September, Wembley Park's community space, the Yellow Pavilion, will be offering FREE Parkour and free running classes for young and adults, every Wednesday. All equipment will be provided, you will just need to turn up! Find more about our free parkour and free running classes here.
I've never done parkour before, is Rendezvous a good place for me to start?
YES! This is probably one of the best places in the world to learn parkour and free running, as you will have lots of very experienced coaches from around the world on hand to lead you through the basics. Groups will be separated based on experience level and energy level at various times throughout the event to help make sure that everyone is challenged.
I've been training for a while, is Parkour Rendezvous a good event for me to attend?
Yes, the event will have traceurs and expert coaches from all around the world coming together to train and share their love of movement. Groups will be separated based on experience level and energy level at various times throughout the event to help make sure that everyone is challenged.
I'm really, really, really good though. What can I learn?
The event is 14+ (exceptions made for kids that have participated in our Youth Classes and have contacted Parkour Generations directly).
PARKOUR RENDEZVOUS XIII IS COMING...CHECK OUT THE ACTION!


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Here's a recipe that is one of our family favorites. Easy and soooo good.
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'The cards we've made this year are the best yet I reckon,' says Pat, a member of our Coolibah day centre for seniors.
Over the past few years she and other Coolibah members have refined their talents with ink and paper, and created some stunning images, which are featured on these glossy greeting cards – perfect to use as Christmas cards for family and friends, or to be given as gifts over the festive season.
Many Coolibah members – including Selwyn, Pat and Kevin pictured here – took part in workshops with volunteer artists to create the images, and a selection of the finest work was chosen to be printed on the cards.
Pat says she was always too busy as a wife and mother to explore her creative talents, and really enjoys the chance to pursue this side of herself through art and craft activities at the Coolibah.
Selwyn agrees with Pat that their work is getting better and better each year as they refine their skills.
Funds raised go towards the Coolibah's activities program, to learn more about the Coolibah, view the Coolibah Centre page on the Brotherhood site.


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DU Seventh Cutoff 2019 - The University of Delhi will release the DU 2019 seventh cutoff by the first week of August 2019. The seventh cutoff of DU 2019 will be the marks at which candidates will be admitted to the different undergraduate programmes offered by the colleges of Delhi University. DU seventh cutoff 2019 will be released online individually by different colleges following which a consolidate lit containing the DU 2019 seventh cutoff of all the colleges and programmes will be released by the University of Delhi. The cutoff of the university is determined based on a few factors which are detailed below. Candidates who qualify the seventh cutoff of DU 2019 must attend the document verification process on the dates mentioned by the colleges. In case the candidates fail to report on the date mentioned they colleges they will not be able to attend the document verification process in the next round of counselling. The release of each DU cut off 2019 depends on the number of vacant seats available after the document verification of each round is complete. The candidates are suggested to read the whole article to know more the cut-offs of 2019 and DU Admission 2019.
The following factors will be considered while preparing the DU Seventh Cutoff 2019.
After the seventh DU 2019 cutoff is released the admission process will be held in the following manner.
Step 1: Candidates must check to see if they satisfy the cut-off of programme and college where they would like to take admission after the seventh DU cutoff 2019 is released. If they meet the cutoff candidates must login to the admission portal and select the appropriate Course and College to generate the Admission application form.
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IT'S HOW STUDENTS BECOME LEADERS
Army ROTC (Reserve Officers' Training Corps) is one of the best leadership courses in the country and can be a part of your college curriculum. Being a student at Howard University and learning to become a leader will make your college experience even richer-and prepare you for the future.
Army ROTC provides individuals with the tools, training, and experiences they need to become Officers in the U.S. Army.
Check out all the benefits you can receive by joining Army ROTC. From scholarships to leadership development, there's something for everyone, and the benefits last a lifetime.
ROTC makes the student experience even richer. See what it's like to be a Cadet in the Howard University ROTC Battalion, plus all the activites and training that are available to you.
Becoming an Officer
Learn what it's like to become an Officer through Army ROTC and how it can get you started on a challenging, rewarding career.
Learn more about the history of the Howard University ROTC Battalion.
Battalion History
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Get more information about ROTC in general, or about the Howard University ROTC Battalion.
Date updated: 20 Mar 2020


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NEW ORLEANS – The focus of a trial over BP's 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has shifted to the multibillion-dollar question of how much crude gushed from BP's blown-out well.
Lawyers for BP and the federal government began Monday presenting U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier with conflicting scientific theories to explain their different estimates.
Government experts estimate 4.2 million barrels, or 176 million gallons, spilled into the Gulf. BP has urged Barbier to use an estimate of 2.45 million barrels, or nearly 103 million gallons, in calculating any Clean Water Act penalties.
Justice Department attorney Steven O'Rourke accused BP of "cherry-picking" data and ignoring information collected during its spill response.
BP lawyer Mike Brock said its experts based their calculations on "known data" using methods that meet industry standards.