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The Hitching Post, your long-time neighborhood family restaurant/
I'm really pleased to say that the Hitching Post, a long-time favorite restaurant of many Petworth residents, has become a sponsor of Petworth News. And I'm really excited to say that they're offering Petworth News readers a 15% discount off of dinner on Wednesday nights when you mention the site or their ad on this blog (look to your right). Definitely take advantage of that great offer.
First opened in 1967 by the Carter family, the restaurant located at 200 Upshur St NW has been known for its traditional Southern food, including some of the best fried chicken in DC. The owners decided they wanted to retire, and sold the restaurant in 2012 to Barry Dindyal, who used to own Fusion, the Indian restaurant at 4815 Georgia Ave NW.
Owning a business in Petworth was important to Barry. "I liked the idea of investing in your own neighborhood," Barry said, when I asked him why he's opened his second restaurant in Petworth (Fusion is now closed). "It's also less of a commute," he said with a laugh (his family has lived on Delafield since 2001), "And my kids go to school here, so it made sense to us to own a business in the neighborhood."
Barry committed to keeping the cuisine, welcoming atmosphere and character that the Hitching Post has always been famous for, and has added his own flair and enhanced menu.
Barry renovated the restaurant (which sits in a converted row house at the corner of Upshur and Rock Creek Church Road). A new bar, new booths and tables and a juke box (along with a couple of flat screen televisions for game time) update the place to fit a more modern Petworth. (Interesting side note, the original owners live above the restaurant and still eat there.)
Barry just launched a new lunch menu with lower prices (he calls them "more economically priced") at about $8-10. Lunch is available Tuesday through Sunday, starting at 11:30am. You can enjoy Happy Hour all night on Mondays, as well as every day from 4pm to 7pm.
The restaurant now features Indian specialities and flavors along with the traditional Southern fare. It may seem an add combination, but it's a very tasty complement of flavors.
For example, the Chili Garlic Calamari makes for a really wonderful appetizer (just before you dig into your Fried Maple Farm Pork Chops and mashed potatoes). The hand-cut calamari is tender and the turmeric and red chili provides a gentle, spicy bite. The side salad of fresh romain and diced carrots will help cool any sensitive palate.
Barry does most of the cooking himself, along with his assistant chef James. Everything is made on-site, from the hand-cut calamari to the homemade french fries.
The Chilean Sea Bass Sandwich, another speciality of Barry's, makes for a delicious lunchtime sandwich. The perfectly cooked fish is pan-seared and seasoned with sea salt and saffron. It sits on Texas toast with lettuce and tomato, and comes with home-made coleslaw.
I can personally vouch for the pork chops, with sides of mashed potatoes and broccoli. My daughter decided her hamburger was one of the best she's had (she's almost five, but she's an experienced food critic already).
Speaking of the burgers, Barry offers something called an "Atomic Burger." It's 8 ounces of fresh ground beef with applewood smoked bacon, carmelized onions and habanero peppers (hence the atomic). It comes with a side of the home-made, hand-cut fries, lightly seasoned with black sea salt. Wash it down with a Blue Moon from the bar.
As one Yelp reviewer calls this place, it's a hidden gem. But not really — if you know Petworth, you should know the Hitching Post. Whether you're coming for lunch, dinner or to sit at the bar and celebrate a birthday, the Hitching Post will convince you it's a wonderful Petworth institution. (Just read the enthusiastic comments on this article's accompanying Facebook post.)
When you visit, be prepared to wait at least 20-minutes for fried chicken; it's made to order and worth the wait. And remember to tell them that you saw the ad on Petworth News and get 15% off your Wednesday night dinner.
The Hitching Post
200 Upshur St NW
Monday: 4pm -12am
Tues - Sunday: 11:30am - 12am


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Ready for something nice? This is an underrated word. Most people associate it with "bland". But the New Moon at 22 degrees Libra (on October 15th) will not be bland. It will be harmonious and happy. And, it will be supported by a softly sparkling trine from optimistic Jupiter in Gemini.
New Moons are new beginnings, so you can confidently (Jupiter) launch a new relationship/association (Libra). Especially if it involves lots of chatter (Gemini). This is a friendly, talkative New Moon...get out and socialize. Ask someone out. Send a lighthearted email to someone you want to know better. Trines are positive feedback loops, and Libra always reflects what you put out. So the more sociable (or flirtatious) energy you give off, the more you'll get in return, which will make you feel even friendlier/more attractive...you get the picture. And Jupiter will expand this river of goodwill. Yes, even though it's retrograde.
Isn't it nice (there's that word again) to have a drama-free influence after all the heaviness you've been through? Think of this as an island of happiness and serenity. Work it, but most of all, enjoy it. But keep in mind...this is a light influence. It's not the time to go deep or get dark. No one will be in mood for that. I know, I know...Saturn's in Scorpio. But take a break (see the house in your chart where Libra resides, to figure out what area you can kick back in and socialize).
If you have planets between 16 and 22 degrees Libra and Gemini, you'll be in the New Moon happy place.


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The European Gaming and Betting Association (EGBA) has voiced its opposition to the proposed gambling advertising ban in Italy, warning that it will only serve to benefit unlicensed operators.
Responding to the progress of legislation that will ban all gambling advertising in the country except for the national lottery, the industry association warned that Italian consumers would continue to be exposed to gambling advertising by illegal operators.
The EGBA said that it questions the practicality of introducing a total ban on advertising due to the cross-border nature of the internet and television, which means that Italian citizens will continue to see gambling advertising, except that those ads will advertise websites that are not licensed in Italy.
It added that the ban would also negatively impact Italian sport, which receives approximately €120m a year in sponsorship revenue from the gambling industry.
"This sponsorship is important to these teams and will be put in jeopardy," warned the EGBA. "That is why we have already seen a strong reaction from the Serie A to the proposal."
"One of the important benefits of gambling advertising is that it directs Italian customers towards those gambling operators who are licensed to operate and comply with the rules in Italy," EGBA secretary general Maarten Haijer explained. "Without advertising black market gambling will increase – with customers accessing websites which are not licensed in Italy and operate outside the regulated framework, including the legal protective safeguards for consumers. No other country in Europe currently bans gambling advertising precisely for this very reason."
He added that while the EGBA fully supports measures to clamp down on irresponsible gambling advertising in order to protect consumers, it believes that a total advertising ban is counterproductive.
"The government should instead focus on encouraging responsible gambling advertising which sufficiently directs consumers to the regulated operators and at the same time does not entice problem gamblers or young people to gamble," Haijer concluded.
The decree banning gambling advertising has been approved by the government and awaits ratification by the Italian parliament.


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PBX for the Cloud-If you own a small to medium-sized business, you might feel anxious about the prospect of changing up any of your major office technologies – and for that reason, you might still be using PBX phone systems. One of the important things to recognize about owning a business in 2015, though, is that it's important to stay "with the times." There's a reason people abandon their old systems for newer ones: they're better and more efficient. Nearly every small business can benefit from a change that takes some of the weight off the shoulders of their IT teams and make menial tasks easier for all employees, and cloud phone systems allow you to do exactly that.
The cloud cuts down on equipment.
One way that cloud phone systems can simplify your office is by clearing up some wires and reducing the amount of necessary equipment. Buying new phones can get expensive – not to mention annoying – especially if your company grows at a rapid rate. With cloud phone systems, you get the consolidation and outsourced management that would typically only be within reach for a larger-scale company. Providers will typically provide all the necessary equipment, and give you the access to add or remove phone lines at will online. They'll also offer you a consultant that can help you troubleshoot any problems and walk you through different features. It feels luxurious compared to PBX systems, and your IT team will love that you saved them the headache.
The cloud offers endless features.
When it comes to what cloud phone systems can do, no alternative can even compare. Here are a few examples of what you get when you transfer to the cloud:
- Mobile twinning – have your desk phone and mobile phone ring simultaneously so you're always available, even when not at your desk. You can easily change where your number is directed to from your personal settings.
- Retrieve voicemail from anywhere – whether it's your desk phone, your mobile phone, an app on your computer, or even transcribed e-mails.
- Integrated notifications – get a popup on any device you choose when you've got an appointment approaching, a new e-mail, a new voicemail, a conference invite, and more.
- Call re-routing – have someone take over your phone while you're on break.
- Digital receptionist – quick and accurate call directing so customers never have to wait.
These are just a few of the available features; the list goes on and on. These are just a few examples that demonstrate the leaps and bounds of improvement that are in store for your company when you make the switch.
When you use the cloud, it's no sweat.
Worried about power outages during hurricane season or not being able to get to work due to a blizzard? The cloud relieves you of all those worries because your phone lines are accessible from anywhere. Simply log on through the mobile app on a work from home day, or make a few calls on the café's WiFi when the power goes out. Even if you're in another country, you can make calls through computer apps and WiFi with no added costs. No more long distance bills, no more stress about vacations, and no more missed revenue due to big storms.
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The Venstar ColorTouch Series Thermostat is a multi-functional, simple-to-use, programmable touchscreen thermostat in which the user can customize their own backgrounds. This thermostat is compatible with most heating and air conditioning equipment and controls gas/electric or heat pump equipment, with up to 4 heating and 2 cooling stages. It is also dual-fuel capable. ColorTouch is able to intelligently control your HVAC system and displays the proper equipment status, in terms of heating and cooling stages turned on. The T5900 Touchscreen Thermostat is compatible with Wi-Fi accessories including the Skyport Wi-Fi key. Also available in Humidity.
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Beautifully designed and rich in features this High Resolution thermostat boasts a full color touch screen with 4.3" diagonally of viewing area and is compatible with virtually every type of heating and air conditioning system. Also, the ColorTouch can be configured to display one of three languages: English, French or Spanish.
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The unit is multipurpose, doubling as a clock, themed background or digital photo frame you can use to show a slideshow of your favorite photos. It has an SD card slot for the photos you want to display in the slide show when it's on idle.
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Hello Bakers,
The inspiration for today's post came from Sunset magazine. There was a very timely article on peaches, plums, plutots and apricots. The season is just starting for them.
The article featured a cake baked in a tart pan - that caught my eye because I am all about finding other uses for my bake ware. The recipe was fine but I was inspired to create this cake instead. It uses a 9" tart pan which most bakers have. The ingredients are in your cupboard and fridge. You might have to pick up the plums. But everything else should be in your well stocked baker's pantry.
I served it for dessert and Chef loved it. He wants me to make it for the August competition. I will have to dress it up a little by adding a sauce or ice cream and some nice garnishes.
We are competing in an American Culinary Federation hot foods competition. Our category is four courses, ten portions of each in 3 and 1/2 hours...
I hope you enjoy making and eating this delicious summer cake...I would love to hear what you think.
Also, please let me know if you have questions.
Happy Baking!
4 ounces (114g) unsalted butter
5 ounces (142g) sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract or vanilla bean paste
¼ teaspoon almond extract
2 eggs
2 ounces (57g) sour cream or yogurt
4 ounces (114g) AP flour
2 ounces Almond meal – blanched or unblanched
2 ounces (57g) Sour cream
1 ½ ounces (41g) sliced almonds
3-4 ripe plums – cut into thick slices***Nectarines, peaches, apricots, figs and blueberries can also be used.
Stand or hand held mixer
Paddle attachment
Small offset spatula
9" tart shell with a removable bottom brushed with pan spread or melted butter
Skewer or cake tester .
1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
2. Combine the butter, sugar , vanilla and almond extracts in the mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. If using a hand held mixer use the standard beaters.
3. Cream the mixture on medium speed until light and fluffy about 8 minutes. Make sure to stop the mixer and scrape down the bowl, once or twice.
4. In the meanwhile, sift together the flour, baking powder and salt. Stir the almond meal into the flour mixture.
5. Add the eggs one at a time starting on low speed for 20 seconds. Increase the speed to medium and mix for 25 more seconds. Add the second egg, mix for 20 seconds on low and 25 seconds on medium.
6. Alternate adding the flour and sour cream. The flour should be added in 3 increments and the sour cream in two. Mix each increment into the batter only until combined on low speed.
7. Spread the batter in the prepared pan. Smooth it into the sides of the pan. (An offset spatula works great for this.)
8. Fan the plums on top of the batter leaving space in between.
9. Sprinkle with sliced almonds.
10. Bake at 350. Check at 25 minutes. It will take longer but this is a good point to look at it and make sure all is well. Mine was done in 35 minutes in my Wolf Counter top oven.
Garnish: I brushed the top of the cake with warmed up apricot jam but a dusting of powdered sugar would also work nicely.


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Please get me to a cozy cabin in the snowy alpine forest. I will put on a fair isle sweater and arrange outdoor lanterns for a dreamy look. I will play with snow like a child, taking cute pictures for my Instagram at the same time, and maybe even make a snowman. After that I'll surely go for some skating (did I mention there have to be a beautifully illuminated skating rink next to the cabin?). And when the late evening comes, it will be nice to sit back by the fireplace with a sketchbook and a mug of steaming hot chocolate, watching snow fall (don't forget the snowfall, it's important) and painting some winter scenes.
Next morning I might want a good ride downhill. FYI, I've never tried snowboarding, only skiing. As you can imagine, it would be a great chance to finally fill in this gap and step on the board. So get me one, too.
Thank you in advance, Universe, I promise to be a good girl:)
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I've been reading this book called "Hard Times Handbook". It was my Dad's and published in 1984. My Dad was really into frugal living and now I'm finding myself in need of these skills.
Anyway, I came across the page where it talked about people in the 1930s depression using newspaper as a bed covering, and I came up with this idea I want to try... making a fluted duvet inner and stuffing it with shredded newspaper! I was really excited to try this absolutely dirt cheap idea, so I googled it and.... NOTHING. Seems like no ones tried it... which could mean one of two things.
1. It doesn't work
2. Homeless people can't afford the internet and so can't sing the praises of newspaper stuffed duvets.
I soooo want to try it. It could be a roaring success, or a gigantic flop... but I'm so going to.
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By: Ashley Young Headlines that grab the eyeballs of your readers and practically force them to devour your content are the only ones that count. A good headline will be responsible for getting a user from the first sentence to the last - where you make your call to action. But, so many companies screw up the headline because they're afraid to be audacious. They're afraid to be edgy. Ultimately, they're being afraid to make money, and that's not good for any company.
Read The Greats
The great marketers, like Gary Halbert, still have something to say - even from beyond the grave. Old classics, like Scientific Advertising, by Claude Hopkins, are still relevant - even though the book was published at a time when the Internet hadn't even been conceived.
Why bother with history's greatest marketer? Because they taught principles, and principles are timeless. For example, buried in Gary Halbert's writings is the mantra that headlines account for about 80 percent of an ad's success. It doesn't matter whether it's email-based ad, a print magazine ad, or a blog post. The principle is the same. Nail the headline, and the reader is yours.
Be Relevant
Local business marketing consultants, like Yodle, focus on being relevant for their customers. They have to in order to succeed. If you do business in a local context, the best thing you can be is relevant to your audience - to your target market. Why is relevancy important? Because users who are looking for local businesses will only look for local businesses.
So, when you write your email subject lines, or your blog posts, include the name of your city or town in there. It will let readers know that you are the go-to business for that area.
Even if you're not local, you can still make your posts and subject lines relevant by being clear, concise, and to-the-point. Also, don't do the whole bait and switch thing. Consumers are wise to that trick.
Be Audacious
Audacity is something you have to learn. You know that word or phrase that's in your head, that's not "PC," that you know everyone else is thinking but won't say? Say it. It's going to offend some people. Those people aren't your customers. The ones who are attracted to your controversy are and they'll be some of the best customers you have. They'll see you as a "straight-shooter" - someone who doesn't pull any punches and "tells it like it is."
Tease Your Audience Without Hype
There are a lot of ways to tease your audience without hyping your product or service. For example, if you run a pet supply-themed business, a headline like "5 Dog Toys That Hypnotize Any Jack Russell and Will Keep Them Occupied For Hours" will be an immediate turn-on for any owner of a Jack Russell Terrier. If you've ever owned one, or been friends with someone who owned one, you know they have a lot of energy.
And, owners are constantly trying to figure out ways to tire the dog out so it calms down. They can be quite unmanageable otherwise.
Use The Two-Parter
Headlines that come in two parts tend to work well for blog posts. For example, instead of using "Seven tips for…" you might write "The Dirty 7: How to…". You see how both headlines conveyed the same or similar idea? But, in the "two-parter," with the ":" as a separator between ideas, you're able to work in a little more information and the headline doesn't look like a hypey ad for something.
Address The Reader Directly, But Subtly
Never write in terms of "we" or "I" unless the nature of the post forces you to. It's best to address the reader directly using "you." Talk to them like they are the only person reading your email or blog post.
Ashley Young is a web marketing whiz. After years of honing successful strategies, she enjoys blogging about the innovations and effective methods for building great online marketing plans.


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Tiny House Expo Coming to Loveland in September
Tiny houses are making a big impression when it comes to housing options. You can find out more on how to join in on the minimalist movement on Sunday, September 11 in Loveland.
Ever been interested in converting an old van, bus or trailer into a home? Northern Colorado Renewable Energy Society (NCRES) and Uncle Benny's Building Supplies will be hosting the Living Simple expo at The Farmstead,1015 S. Garfield Street in Loveland, where attendees can meet with expert builders, and learn more about DIY housing projects and renewable resources.
Tickets are $10 in advance or $12 at the door, and kids under the age of 12 are free of admission. To purchase tickets or find out more information, visit the Facebook event page.


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What is Heroes & Other Worlds?
Heroes & Other Worlds is a game of adventure inspired by Metagaming's classic Melee/Wizard/TFT system combined with inspiration from the Moldvay edited basic game. The rules are easy to learn and use standard six sided dice. The system is simple, sensible and flexible in the spirit of classic role playing games from the early 80's. Become a Hero, Other Worlds await!
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You had me at 'crowdsourced ... sandbox'.ReplyDelete
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As long as the mapping part is easy to do I'll have a bash.ReplyDelete
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i thought about a non-campaign specific campaign world of island about a year ago. i didn't think people would dig it. i was going to call the world 'Oasis' - Otherworldly Adventures on the Strangely Inordinate Seas...didn't think people would dig the name either...but have at it if you do.
I would love to make one of these islands. How do I email you?ReplyDelete
Thanks all for your interest, comments and ideas I think this thing is going to set sail! I will put together a new post this weekend with details and an official sign up thread. I am really digging where this could go, thanks for getting on board!ReplyDelete
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That really sounds like a neat idea! A great archipeligo of interesting islands large and small to explore is precisely the idea that came to me last night in a dream, so you know it is meant to be.ReplyDelete
Now what would I put on MY island? hmm.
I also like that you will be doing all the creatures, since that will make it all flow together, so you don't have all sorts of takes on the same alien bug idea.


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I always say there's no point in doing something stupid unless you can brag about it.
I'd like to apologize to all of my readers. Somehow the file with a rough draft of my new book got posted to No Exchanges, No Returns on Amazon yesterday . I uploaded the correct file there this afternoon. If you go to your Amazon account to Manage My Kindle, you should be able to update it to the correct story. Please accept my sincerest apologies. It was completely accidental. If anyone has any difficulty getting the correct book, please let me know. If you happen to read the rough draft, please forgive all the typos and unedited story.
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We offer a wide range of animation art, including original production cels, sericels, lithographs, and other artwork from Walt Disney, Pixar, Warner Brothers, Filmation and other studios. We've been Disney collectors for many years, and opened our business in 1988. We sell online and at antique and collectibles shows. You'll find some of the best animation art and collectibles for sale online by choosing a category from the menu on the left.
Disney Art is both our passion and our business. We offer a wide variety of animation art for sale, including original production cels, sericels, hand-painted limited editions, and lithographs. Disney cels are captured moments in animation history that make special keepsakes you can enjoy forever. Select original artwork from Disney animated features like "The Jungle Book", "The Sword In The Stone", "The Aristocats", and Disney television programs featuring Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Goofy, Uncle Scrooge, and the other classic characters.
Original production cels are the most prized by collectors because they are the artwork that was actually used to make Disney's animated features and cartoons. Some of them include backgrounds, and some are just matted and ready to be framed. But no other artwork comes close to bringing back your fond memories like production cels.
For all animation fans we offer cels from Warner Brothers, Fleischer Studios, a little Hanna-Barbera, and even some Ralph Bakshi art for sale that feature some great characters from those studios. From animation shorts to cels from Saturday morning cartoons, we know you'll enjoy browsing through all of this under-appreciated art.
Among the Disney collectibles we present here are pins and buttons from Disneyland and Walt Disney World, fabulous Disney watches, a fine assortment of figures from the theme parks and the Walt Disney Classics Collection, and a section devoted to Disney books. Most recently, we've expanded our selection of Disney paper ephemera to include magazines autographed by Disney artists and animators, guidebooks and postcards from Disneyland and Walt Disney World, and much more. As we have since 1995, we feature toys and collectibles from Toy Story, starting with the original Thinkway toys and lots of great collectibles.
Since we're Disney fans and collectors ourselves,
our website offers many pages of exciting news and information about Disney and the animation and collectibles
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They treat you like family. Only better, because nobody in my family can do dental work. We've been with them for a hundred years and can't imagine going anywhere else. Everyone knows and greets us on a first name basis. We love the entire staff.
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But you cannot add meta keywords to your blog using Blogger Settings. If you want to top the search engine rankings, adding meta tags is only one piece in a large algorithmic puzzle that major search engines look at when deciding which results are relevant to show users who have typed in a search query. Adding meta tag on your blog HTML is another settings that you must know. While meta tags aren't the magical solution that you may have heard, they still play an important role in helping your site get found in search engines, so let's get started.
Meta Descriptions, which are HTML attributes that provide concise explanations of the contents of web pages, are commonly used by search engines on search result pages to display preview snippets for a given page. (from http://www.seomoz.org)The meta description is the snippet that appears below the blue link in Google search. Words that matched the user query get pulled out in bold. What happens if you don't write a meta description? In the best case scenario Google's automated system will pick up a useful string of text from the page which reads well and features search terms and helps encourage the click through.
Here's How to Meta Description to Blogger using Blogger SettingsStep 1. Login to your blogger dashboard then Go to Settings -> Search preferences.
Step 2. Click on "Edit" link of "Meta tags" section.
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Flash design in the web site has become a more powerful web technology with high level of visual impact. Flash is one of the good approaches for the company business and makes a big impression with its vector based graphic presentation which represents a company in a movie format. It is concrete evidence for most of the web users utilize and the web to find information, what they require.
Flash web design is one of the most demanding things now days. It's nothing but as an ecommerce website selling products, a mortgage companies where they want to generate business leads. It is one of the next big things to be considered in the business. It presents a richer experience for the visitors with sound as well as interactivity design and the presentation.
Flash movies can be loaded faster when compare with other scripting programs. While consideration of using flash in your website you have to give the visitors a way to skip the flash presentation. If a person has visited already and seen the presentation there should be a way to skip the presentation especially when it is too long. While using flash keep in mind that it is not a search engine.
First page of the site is a flash presentation can impress the visitors but it is not a search engine it is an index of the site. To resolve this you can submit with sub directory pages without changing home page or else you can embed the flash into home page with links and text for search engines.
Be aware more complex presentation, the longer it will take to build the flash movie. One better thing about the flash is, it is more create awesome presentation which keeps the visitors more interested and make to stick on for longer duration in viewing the site. By using flash design you can present complex ideas where you use an audio track with graphics to understand the concept easily.
Some things to remember while designing are :
1. Quality of the content
2. Ease Navigation
3. Speed
4. You can develop interactive games where you find in some of the sites for kids etc.
5. Flash animation will enhance the appearance of site.
Flash is one of the rare instances where it actually enhances your values of the content and can focuses internet marketing , business. Flash intros would appeal to the best infotainment for the customers with high quality flash pages with reasonable and attractive versions. It is asset of your website and you start using it to attract the customers and build up the business growth.
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Essentiality of Flash in Web Design
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Thank you for the info. It sounds pretty user friendly. I guess I'll pick one up for fun. thank u
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Filed under: Searching for our Savior in His book
John 21 is a chapter in which some questions are answered. If God hadn't inspired John to write this, we would have difficulty understanding how Peter played such an important role in the early church since the issue of his denial of Jesus during the events leading up to the crucifixion. We would also be left with the question of "why did the disciples wait fifty days for the Holy Spirit to come into them?" We also need to understand how the disciples learned to trust Christ for everything.
The first fourteen verses of John 21 helps us see the superiority of spiritual effort over self-effort. No matter where you are in your walk with God, we constantly face the inner urge to live the Christian life by our own efforts and according to our own ways. The "Eleven" were no different. They had left everything to follow Jesus and He had taken care of their every need. Now He was in His glorified body and they were uncertain of what was coming next. How would life change? How would they survive? Don't we face those questions today? We find it much easier to believe that Jesus can save us for eternity, but often struggle with trusting Him for everything in our day by day lives. We know we should, so we pretend we do. But most of our effort goes to supplying for our needs and His will is far too often cast to the side.
In these fourteen verses, we see the answer to the question: since Jesus is now back doing the important things of controlling the universe, what about me? Does this great and awesome God have time to care about the small things of my life? Where will I get the ability and power to do His will and does He still want to use us? At the time of John 21, the disciples knew of the promise of the Holy Spirit, but they hadn't receive Him. So they wondered if they now were on their own. Have you ever felt that way? Jesus answers this question with an living illustration.
A quick note! We can choose to live our lives on the conditions of "self effort" or we can select "spiritual enablement". When I try to do the right things through my efforts, I am heading down the road to disobedience. Spiritual failure follows, and then I no longer experience intimate fellowship with God. I may be attempting to do the right things, but when I do it in my strength, I end up only having a form of godliness, but the power of the resurrected life is not found in my life. Neither is the fellowship of His sufferings. I continue going through the motions of the "Christian life" but instead of a powerful and intimate relationship with the living God, I settle for checking the list of things I have been told I should do to be a good Christian. A study of Pharisees will demonstrate that their list of rules came from their frustrated attempts to living religious lives apart from God's power.
In contrast to self-effort is spiritual enablement, characterized by a life lived by God-effort, obedience, success, and a relationship with intimate fellowship. Truth is, as Christians we often go from one of these ways to the other before settling on the one that we want. The mature Christian settles on the spiritual enablement while the carnal Christian works hard to gain God's approval, but frustrates grace. Each of us start the day off, deciding the path we will take, and many of us follow self-effort. Even our attempts at following Christ are done in our strength, not His enablement.
In verses 1 to 5, God shows us the disciples attempt at self-effort. Let's examine the Scriptures. Notice verse 1. We read twice that Jesus showed himself to the disciples. From reading the accounts of the post-resurrected appearances of Christ, He looked different in His resurrected body and without "showing" or revealing Himself to them. Even today, we have to have the Holy Spirit revealing Christ to us. We read in Romans 3, that no one is seeking after God. That's why people will often talk about Jesus in a way that is foreign to those of us who know Him. Even though they can read the same Bible we have, they don't see the same Jesus. But when the Holy Spirit reveals Him, we are never the same.
When Jesus comes, what does He find? First, they were at the Sea of Galilee. This is the first step of self-effort. According to Matthew 28:16, Jesus told the disciples to go to a mountain in Galilee where He would meet them. But they have come down from the mountain to the sea. That is disobedience. Notice also that it is only 7 of the 11. Most likely, the majority of these 7 had been fishermen. We don't know where the other 4 are so we need not to speculate. But some time has passed, so Peter decides that he was going back to his fishing business. That was all the others needed, and they decided to go with him. From the time of the Resurrection to the coming of the Holy Spirit was fifty days, so this was sometime during that time span. Imagine, having trusted Jesus for everything for 3 years, and now you're waiting for Him and He doesn't show it. Peter, who was impulsive, decides to take his life in his own hands. He will supply his needs by going back to what he is good at, fishing. The others agree. They have been successful at fishing, so they are certain their basic needs will be taken care of by returning to what they can do. If Jesus shows up, good; but if not, they will be okay. So they get on a boat. Actually, it the Greek New Testament we find it's "the boat". Most likely it was Peter's boat. Also, they weren't fishing just to relax or pass the time. They were going from the uncertain back to something they were sure they could do. I don't know about you, but I have struggle at time with waiting on Jesus. I become impatient with His timing, so I jump ahead and do something. After all, some action is better than just waiting. Notice the impulsiveness of their decisions. Peter announced his decision, the others agree and they go on the boat and immediately went out fishing. No prayer, no seeking God's will, no thoughtful discernment. Just a reaction to waiting that they determined to be a waste of time. They could only trust Jesus if He were in the midst of them. Maybe that's way Thomas is included in this list. He is an example of someone who has to see to believe. This is the weakest faith, which is a fear based faith. They became to doubt Jesus could use them if He wasn't with them. So, they turned from their call to become fishers of men, back to the only thing they knew, fishing.
So they go fishing. And they catch NOTHING! These skilled fishermen, with the knowledge of how to fish, can't catch one fish. After fishing part of one day through the night, they caught NOTHING! When we live in our strength, we disobey God's call. This leads to a life of failure and frustration in the things Jesus counts as important. So we attempt to fill our lives with things that we believe give our lives meaning, only to find discontentment and emptiness. We have been saved by grace through faith to become the workmanship of Christ, created for good works. We have purpose. We receive spiritual gifts or enablement so that we can fulfill that purpose. I am crucified with Him, and He lives in me, fulfilling His purpose through me. But His plan may have me be a insignificant part while another enjoys the spotlight. But each is important to the plan of Christ. He has built His church, adding the parts that have the church function as His body. We each are important but have to let Him use us in the position He wants. That's why we are to be living sacrifices. But doing things our way will only lead to failure. Without Christ, we can do NOTHING!
So the disciples are now failures at the one thing they thought they could do. In verse 4, Jesus is going to remind the disciples of their failure. First, notice that He is only about 300 feet away but they didn't know who He was. Even when He spoke, they didn't recognize Him. The reason is that they had lost their intimate relationship with Him because of their self-effort. They still had the relationship, but it wasn't a close relationship because of a lack of fellowship. Up on the mountain, they would be enjoying intimate fellowship, but on the sea, they were distance from Him. When Jesus speaks in verse 5, Jesus called out "children". But the word used here was not a word indicating a closeness but a term of distance. Willie Mays was known as the "Say Hey Kid" because those he didn't know would be addressed as "Say Hey". If he knew you, he called you by your name, but if he didn't have a close relationship, he just used the phrase "say, hey". Jesus is saying, "Say, hey" to those who had once had the closeness of intimate fellowship with Christ in His presence but had distanced themselves from Him by self-effort, disobedience, and failure. Jesus comes after us to bring us back to that closeness.
Have you ever said, "I'm going fishing". Not literally fishing, but doing things your way and in your strength. Nathan the prophet did. When David said he was going to build a temple, Nathan said, "that's a great idea. Do it!" In the middle of the night, God said, "Nathan, why didn't you ask Me. David isn't going to build the temple, Solomon is." Nathan thought temple building was a good thing, but He didn't ask God. That's self-effort. We may have a noble and good purpose for doing things our way, but we need to realize I need to walk in submissive to Him and only do what He wants. Doing it on our own, no matter how right it seems, becomes evil in His sight. It also leads to failure and distance from Him.
Next Jesus asks a great question, "Have you any food?" Obviously, the answer was no. All night long they fished and have nothing to show for it. All that effort and still they failed. Now Jesus was reminding them they had failed miserable. Jesus is showing them that because of the relationship they have with Him, everything is changed. I can't go back to what I was successful at, because without Jesus, I can't do it on my own. I can't plan out my life, do things, and come out ahead. I desperately need Him. He is my Everything. I pray that He is yours.
Jesus shows them their emptiness, their weakness, their failure apart from Him. If you're going in your own self-effort, you are walking in disobedience to God's commands, failing at doing what He has designed you to do, and living at a distance from Jesus. Why does Jesus want us to see this? The road to following closely after Jesus starts with confession. When we admit our bankrupt condition, die to self, then we become a yielded living sacrifice, putting our lives completely and totally in His hands. I trust Him for everything and He becomes my everything. So let me ask you, "Is your walk with God based on self-effort?" If it is, then it is time to change. Come to Jesus, die to self and follow Him by abandoning everything but Him. Seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness. Make Him your all.


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Hello! I am Terri the Titan. I am a Cosby senior, who has lived through the turmoils of high school. All of my advice is written from experience and based on advice I have found helpful in my own life, but by no means am I a counselor or doctor. If any problems you are having are serious please tell an adult.
Please submit anonymous questions to the "Terri the Titan" box in the library or email me at email@example.com . All questions welcome.
A friend of mine is under suspicion for cheating on a test and an administrator is questioning me. What do I do?
- It is always best to tell the truth. If you lie to the Cosby Staff, you could get in trouble yourself. You may request that you remain anonymous if you do not want to cause more tension.
I have volunteer hours due every semester, and I am in 4 AP classes as well. How am I supposed to balance my insane schedule?
- First off, that is so great that you are so involved in your school! Colleges love to see that! But the best way to balance it all is to find a consistent place to volunteer, that way you don't have to spend time looking up different organizations and calling to see if they have volunteer opportunities. Try looking at places within ten miles of your house, so it saves you gas and even more time! When it comes to the homework, give yourself incentives like a fun TV show or activity to do when you finish. Try not stay up too late as well, and if you find yourself having a lot of free time one afternoon, work ahead.
I want to get a job, but my parents are concerned about balancing it with my schoolwork. What should I tell them?
- Your parents have a right to be concerned. Many students who work on school nights usually find themselves getting less sleep because of the schoolwork they have to do afterwards. My best advice would be to talk to your parents and ask them if you could work mainly on weekends or only up to two times in a school week. Finding a job that will honor that schedule is not always easy, so make sure that you clearly tell management your availability.


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Weekday Wildflower Walks
October 24, 2018 @ 11:15 AM
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An event every week that begins at 11:15am on Wednesday, repeating until November 28, 2018
Weekday Wildflower Walks
Every Wednesday, 11:15am – 1:15pm
Wildflowers are an essential and beautiful part of
woodland and meadow ecologies. Head out to the trails
Cloud and experience fall at Tyler.
Please dress for the weather. We meet at the Visitor Center.