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Wait… what? You want to forcefully dismiss your keyboard? A-B-S-O-L-U-T-E-L-Y!
Thanks to my experience in working with high-expectation- seniors at my company, who demands me to push the limits of the Xamarin Forms Framework (frankly I love it, although it is kind of exhausting at times), I keep on sharing cool stuff which is quite out of the norm. And heyyy buckle up, since this is one of those instances where I pushed the limitations of Xamarin Forms! 😉
Once upon a time…
So there was this one time where I had to mimic a translucent layer on top of a login screen, where once the user enters username and password, I would simple capture a screenshot, blur it, and display as a blurred view on top of the page. But the problem there was as soon as user hits "Enter" on the keyboard, the screenshot will be captured but the keyboard would also be visible in the screenshot, since keyboard still stays up until a new layer is popped on top of the page (until the Entry's focus is dismissed). 😦
Thereby the screenshot and the blurred view had the Keyboard visibility, which was pretty ugly, and my UX Lead wasn't happy about it (perfectionists! lol).
"YOU MUST GET RID OF THE KEYBOARD VISIBILITY INSTANTLY, NO EXCUSE!", demanded the UX Lead. 😮
Although this was no way possible out of the box from Xamarin Forms, I was asked to get rid of it one way or the other.
Nah I Didn't give up!
You might think it's just a matter of dismissing the focus of the Entry's Completed event, but hell no it wasn't! Because there was a specific delay from the Completed event to the keyboard dismissal event firing, which caused our screenshot capturing to capture the page with the Keyboard in view. 😮
So I knew I had to override or interrupt or short-wire the keyboard dismissal event myself forcefully. 😉
So after trying out many different solutions to get rid of the Keyboard visibility when the screenshot was captured, which ended up failing, I finally had the moment of "eureka!".
le moment of eureka! 😀
Basically, what I did was to create a dependency service which would forcefully dismiss the keyboard, as in, push down the keyboard from which ever the current view of focus.
Sounds pretty simple eh? nah it wasn't. lol
Up on the Entry's Completed event I would first of all call up on my custom Keyboard dismissal service and then perform the screen capture and blurring view effect and so on. Which worked out pretty nicely!
Behold the results…
Yeah here's something I built up to demonstrate the awesomeness of this hack!
How cool is that right? 😉
Besides the coolness, now you might ask what else could this be used for? Isn't that obvious bro? 😛
Instances where,
- you want to limit the user from entering text into an Entry after a given timeout?
- may be dismiss the keyboard after a certain text length is reached?
- instantly dismiss the keyboard straight from the ViewModel itself without having to go through a UI Event chain?
and so many other aspects, or it might as well be the same situation I had. 😉
Let me show you how it's done…
So there's no doubt we need to drill down to the native level when we try to push the limits of Xamarin Forms Framework, as usual.
In Android we could gain the access for the InputMethodManager which gives us the capability to hide the keyboard on demand.
And on iOS we use the UIApplication instance which gives us the access to the PresentedViewController property (current active ViewController), in return allowing us to call the EndEditing on its View to resign the first responder.
Finally I unite those two native calls via dependency service and be used from Xamarin Forms PCL level.
Here's how to code it…
Blah blah blah.. yeah I talk too much when I'm enthusiastic about a hack I came across lol! 😀
First step create the interface for the keyboard dismissal service…
namespace WhateverYourNamespace { /// <summary> /// Forcefully dismiss the keyboard /// </summary> public interface IForceKeyboardDismissalService { void DismissKeyboard(); } }
Now we could use this interface to do the native implementations which could be used via DependencyService of Xamarin Forms.
Next native hacking… or short circuiting you could say!
This is the time for native project level implementation of our service. Go ahead create your platform specific implementation of the IForceKeyboardDismissalService interface.
So for Android, we need to access the current Activity to access the InputMethodManager, for which we would use the Plugin.CurrentActivity library. So if you don't have it, you might as well go ahead add that to your solution via nuget before implementing the below.
[assembly: Xamarin.Forms.Dependency(typeof(AndroidForceKeyboardDismissalService))] namespace WhateverYourNamespace.Droid { public class AndroidForceKeyboardDismissalService : IForceKeyboardDismissalService { public void DismissKeyboard() { InputMethodManager imm = InputMethodManager.FromContext(CrossCurrentActivity.Current.Activity.ApplicationContext); imm.HideSoftInputFromWindow( CrossCurrentActivity.Current.Activity.Window.DecorView.WindowToken, HideSoftInputFlags.NotAlways); } } }
As you can see we are calling up the HideSoftInputFromWindow() method to dismiss the Keyboard via the InputMethodManager instance we retrieved.
Oh don't forget to add the assembly attributes to register this for the Xamarin Forms DependencyService.
Then on iOS, we already have the singleton access to UIApplication where we are given access to the active PresentedViewController, which holds the instance for the current active view controller.
[assembly: Xamarin.Forms.Dependency(typeof(IosForceKeyboardDismissalService))] namespace WhateverYourNamespace.iOS { public class IosForceKeyboardDismissalService : IForceKeyboardDismissalService { public void DismissKeyboard() { UIApplication.SharedApplication.InvokeOnMainThread(() => { var window = UIApplication.SharedApplication.KeyWindow; var vc = window.RootViewController; while (vc.PresentedViewController != null) { vc = vc.PresentedViewController; } vc.View.EndEditing(true); }); } } }
Alright we are then calling the EndEditing() method from the current active View related to the active ViewController. There we are passing true as the parameter to let it know we mean business! 😛 lol uikit/uiview/1619630-endediting
Alright now time for the consumption of some cool code.
Consume it. (not literally) 😛
Here's how you could use the above awesome service in Xamarin Forms.
That's it!
Where's the cool demo? 😮
Now don't worry I shall not leave you hanging fellas!
You may be wondering where's the cool implementation you saw at the beginning of the post… 😉
Here I have shared it on my github: UdaraAlwis/XFForcefulKeyboardDismiss
Alright, happy coding fellas! 😀
Enjoy and Share!
-Udara Alwis


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MONSTERS FROM THE VAULT #26 -- Another Awesome Issue For Classic Horror Fans
Hello? HELLO? Okay, as soon as you're done admiring that totally awe-inspiring Daniel Horne painting of Karloff from THE WALKING DEAD, which graces the cover of MONSTERS FROM THE VAULT issue #26, then we'll discuss the contents. Whenever you're ready. Like, sometime this week. ARE YOU EVEN LISTENING TO ME? Oh, the heck with it--I think I wanna gawk at that cool cover some more myself...
Once inside, we find editor Jim Clatterbaugh's "View From the Vault", which includes a tribute to the late Forry Ackerman, followed by the always interesting letters section where readers get to sound off about this, that, and t'other.
Kicking off the ish in grand style is the scintillatin' saga of "Boris Karloff at Warner Bros., 1935-1939", which describes in great detail the circumstances behind Karloff's sojourn from the Universal Studios lot in order to make THE WALKING DEAD, WEST OF SHANGHAI, THE INVISIBLE MENACE, DEVIL'S ISLAND, and BRITISH INTELLIGENCE for the brothers Warner during the late 30s. As fate would have it, I've never had the chance to see a single one of those films over the years. But just as in the days of FM, it's always interesting to read about movies like this (and salivate over the wealth of juicy Karloff stills) even if I haven't seen them yet. Especially when the article is written by horror historian Greg Mank, who really knows his way around this stuff and can always make it informative and fun.
Gary D. Rhodes keeps things rolling with "One Browning, Two Helens, and a Host of Fakes", the story behind the 1929 production of Tod Browning's THE THIRTEENTH CHAIR. For Browning, the enigmatic director whose work has been alternately critically praised and derided throughout the years, the film began "a shift away from collaborations with Lon Chaney and the beginning of his work with Lugosi." It also continues his fondness for "fakery and deception" so evident in LONDON AFTER MIDNIGHT and its later remake, MARK OF THE VAMPIRE.
Largely unseen until it began to turn up on Ted Turner's TNT and TCM channels, the film is of interest today mainly due to its being the first Browning-Lugosi collaboration. David Skal and Elias Savada speculate in their book Dark Carnival that this apparent miscasting of Lugosi may have actually been intended as a screen test for the upcoming DRACULA. Rhodes contends that this is unlikely and that Lugosi, rather than being miscast, was simply cast interestingly against type. Rhodes then treats us to an exhaustive look at the film itself--along with another series of choice photos--detailing the differences between it and Bayard Veiller's play, which opened on Broadway in 1916.
Next up is "Vampires, Zombies, and Sorcerers: The Best of Hammer Horror in the 1960s." According to authors Mark Clark and Bryan Senn: "When MFTV learned that we were co-authoring a comprehensive guide to horror films of the 1960s...tentatively titled Sixties Shockers: Horror Films of the 1960s, editor Jim Clatterbaugh asked us to name our choices for the best films of the decade to emerge from England's fabled Hammer Films." This sneak peek at their upcoming book goes into detail about three key Hammer films--THE BRIDES OF DRACULA, PLAGUE OF THE ZOMBIES, and THE DEVIL'S BRIDE--and is a delight for Hammer fans.
"Universal-International's The Strange Door (1951): Part One" is another sneak peek, this time courtesy of authors Tom Weaver and Steve Kronenberg, of a chapter from their upcoming book, Univeral Terrors: The 1950s (the long-awaited sequel to Universal Horrors). Part One looks at the inspiration, synopsis, and cast of this '51 film which I saw on TV a few times as a kid and always found perversely compelling, with rich performances by Boris Karloff and Charles Laughton.
An interesting note is that Laughton chose to play up the humor inherent in his flamboyantly vile lead character, and, while director Joseph Pevney recounts this being his and Laughton's intention all along, Elsa Lanchester is quoted as saying that Pevney wasn't aware of this during filming and was shocked by the audience laughter at the inital preview!
"Films From the Vault" offers another batch of insightful DVD reviews by Mark Clark. This time he weighs in on "Fox Horror Classics Volume 2" (featuring CHANDU THE MAGICIAN, DRAGONWYCK, and DR. RENAULT'S SECRET) and "Icons of Horror: Hammer Films" (featuring SCREAM OF FEAR, THE TWO FACES OF DR. JEKYLL, THE CURSE OF THE MUMMY'S TOMB, and THE GORGON).
And finally, "Books From the Vault" reteams Clark and Bryan Senn for reviews of I Talked With a Zombie:Interviews with 23 Veterans of Horror and Sci-Fi Films and Television and Creature Features: Nature Turned Nasty in the Movies.
In a 4/7/09 message to readers of the Classic Horror Film Board, editor Jim Clatterbaugh offers this update: "Now that software, hardware, malware, and virus issues on my computer have been resolved and I've recovered from a brief illness (all of which created havoc on my production schedule for Monsters from the Vault #26), I'm happy to announce that the issue finally went to press this morning! I'll be getting my proof after work today (if all goes well) and my printer says I should have copies back in 10 working days (around April 21st or 22nd). I should be doing my mass mailing on the weekend of the April 25-26 and all copies should be in the mail come April 27th. The issue should start showing up in comic book stores on April 29th or May 6th.
"A BIG thanks to our readers for their patience!"
For information on subscriptions, back issues, and a whole lot more, check out the MFTV website today!
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McCALL, Idaho - Sophomore Topher Harlow (North Conway, N.H.) earned All-America honors in the giant slalom Thursday as Plymouth State University placed seventh among 19 teams in the men's giant slalom at the US Collegiate Ski and Snowboard Association's National Championships at Brundage Mountain.
Harlow brought home 11th place overall among the 107 racers in the men's GS, earning All-America honors for the second straight season. (The top 15 placers comprise the All-America Team.) Harlow, who placed 15th in the GS at Nationals last year, was in the top five after one run on Thursday but slipped to 11th after his second run.
PSU finished seventh in the team standings. Defending champion Sierra Nevada College took top honors, while PSU's rival Colby-Sawyer finished runner-up, duplicating the feat of the Charger women the previous day. Other Eastern schools among the top teams included UMass in fourth place and Boston College in sixth.
After Harlow, PSU's next finishers were seniors Chad Demetry (Francestown, N.H.) and Tyler Barlow (South Burlington, Vt.) in 23rd and 26th place, respectively. Junior Skip Bartlett (Silver Lake, N.H.) fell and did not finish his first run, and classmate Matt Prendergast (Westminster, Mass.) suffered the same fate on his second run.
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Four people were burnt alive inside a taxi near Vakurta Bridge in Savar on Dhaka-Aricha highway early yesterday as the taxi caught fire after a head-on collision with a truck.
The four bodies, three passengers and the cabbie, were so badly charred beyond recognition. Police said the Dhaka-bound taxi caught fire from its gas cylinder as it hit the truck which had got on the highway from the wrong side of the road around 1:30am. The number plate of the taxi also could not be read. Police recovered the bodies after fire brigade put out the fire and sent the bodies to Dhaka Medical College morgue for autopsy.


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Alternative Cancer Treatments – Several months ago I reviewed a new book called Radical Remission of Cancer by Dr Kelly Turner.
The author discovered nine common factors in cancer survivors, after interviewing hundreds of survivors plus many alternative cancer healers. Click on the colored words to see the nine common factors.
I shared this info with a friend of mine, Karen Larre, and she has recently interviewed Dr Turner and reported this interview in her health magazine called Truly Alive. The link will take several seconds to come up.
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Now while you might well be wondering how one apparently small question could have such massive repercussions just bare in mind what this day means to the lovely lady in question. Most guys have never really given much thought to their future wedding but for many women it is a day they have pictured from their earliest memory. When you were scuffing your new school shoes chasing a ball your bride-to-be was already dreaming of her future Prince Charming (although at the time he was probably wearing a cape rather than your favourite trainers and T-shirt). It's an over used phrase that it's the most special day in a girl's life but it is true. And what's more she expects it to hold the same significance for you. So while she's buying a newsstand's entire stock of wedding magazines and showing you the 27 different ways she's thinking of wearing her hair she's hoping that thoughtful look on your face relates to your own ideas for the wedding rather than whether you'll get to sneak out for a quick 18 holes this weekend rather than go to yet another wedding fair. Oh yeah… and she'll wear a dress that will cost the price of a small family car. And then never ever wear it again.
Communication is key. Despite your beloved now having turned into bridezilla, in the words of Rudyard Kipling you need to "keep your head when all about you are losing theirs". She IS going to get stressed. She IS going to get upset. You WILL have arguments concerning the wedding day. All this is perfectly natural and doesn't mean you love each other any less it just means you're planning a wedding and researchers say this is one of the most stressful events in a persons life. Especially for the bride.
One of the biggest complaints brides have is that their husband-to-be doesn't seem to get involved enough or show enough interest. Yes there is an impossible list of questions to get through; What kind of flowers? What colour tie? What gifts do you get the bridesmaids? Should you sit Cousin Albert near the door in case he has one of his "moments"? While it's true that what font you use on the place settings isn't going to end world hunger or bring about piece in the Middle East these small details can make all the difference on the big day so get involved. Your wedding should be an extension of your personalities with all the quirks and idiosyncrasies that make the two of you so different. That doesn't mean you have to dress as Smurfs or walk down the aisle to Iron Maiden but it means you should both be have a say in how you want the day to play out.
But you will need help to. Any bride has a whole support network buzzing around her keen to help out at every step and dress fitting. Us guys are never quite as willing to look for help but it's not a bad idea to have someone on hand you can call when you need to head on a "fact finding mission" of you own to the nearest watering hole. Make sure your best man is the right man for the job who will sit with you and help you let off some steam when you need and also be the kind of friend that can help take some of the load off your shoulders when it comes to researching cars, musicians, DJ's, etc.
So don't just sit back ignoring the chaos, it isn't going to go away and you'll only add to the bride's stress levels and if you bury your head for too long you might wake up on the day to find you're travelling to the church in a pink stretch limo in a lime green suit. Make decisions, enjoy the process because despite some of the potential sticking points it should be enjoyable. After all this is going to be the most significant day of your lives, its your big day too.
Thanks to Kye Harman, at Simply the Best Man, for always giving the guys their fair share of the attention!


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Remember my misfortune with Jenny? I have almost given her up, mostly because it's been such a long time since my friend helped me with the fitting, so I don't remember the meaning of all the lines and dots and arrows. Shame. It inspired me, however, to go back to basics and construct a basic skirt block.
A gorgeous sewing book was published last year by a Norwegian fashion designer: Mari Melilot. The book, Syboka (translates to The Sewing Book), is visually extremely appealing with gorgeous, vintage-looking photos, and the front page promises "a complete sewing school". Having said that, when I first flicked through the book (before I bought it), I got rather upset. Even though the book covers sewing from pattern construction, fitting the pattern and finishing the garments, it's in my point of view not complete as the author claims. Many of the garments sewn in the book are far from good fitted. Yet, I had hopes for my skirt block (and by the way, the instructions are the exact same as you can find at BurdaStyle for free).
The muslin to the left is the front before any adjustments. The wrinkles to the centre is quite obvius, and after consulting my book The Perfect Fit, and did a 'prominent abdomen' adjustment. The sound of it is horrible, but the outcome is quite good, as the second muslin to the right shows.
The pictures of the back muslins aren't very good. There seems to be more wrinkles on the second muslin (right), but the excess fabric below my waist on the first muslin has been removed by a swayback adjustment. In addition, I raised the waistline, based on the tutorial from House of Marmalade, and I believe the wrinkles on the second muslin are caused by the raised waist. Most importantly, the overall fit is much better!
For the wearable version, I narrowed the skirt at the hemline around 6 cm, and the side seams needed to be adjusted. Lesson learned from that: never have a side zipper in your skirt if you're not sure about the fit! I unpicked it once, and couldn't be bothered to do it twice. The result is that the skirt is rather loose around the hips, creating strange wrinkles around the zipper (inside circle to the left) and in this picture there's also wrinkles on front of the tummy as if the skirt is too big (it acutally fits fairly well front-tummy-wise):
The arrow shows my main concern with the finalized skirt, and that is a result from the fact that my body folds. I guess that's not very unusual. Also, the body fold is enhanced by elastics from my tights and sitting. You can really see it from this picture (it also shows the visible facing, I guess that is a fabric problem):
Is boning the only soltuion? Or is it a matter of fabric choice? Should I instead have the waist seam and a waistband in 'my fold'?
I know the skirt is yet not perfect (and I mean perfect, not just good enough... I'm a perfectionista after all). The next one I make will for sure have the zipper in the back, as I'm quite sure the side seams need to be adjusted and narrowed a litte. Anyway, to make the long story longer, here's some more pictures of the skirt!
And lastly, look how good it goes with the gorgeous Jersey with a Soft Bow my sister knitted for me:


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Code Name: Marvel Girl
Faction: X-Men
Age: 33
Date of Birth: May 4th
Height: 5' 7"
Weight: 135lbs
Played By: Famke Janssen
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Personality: Ever seen a swan swimming? Elegant, calm, unruffled on the surface, but you can't tell that, underneath, they are paddling like hell? That's Jean Grey. Poised, intelligent, articulate, Jean radiates a calm that she doesn't often feel, especially since her mind was taken over by the Shadowking.
Jean firmly believes that she was put on this earth to help others, and becoming a medical doctor was a natural step towards achieving that. Far harder on herself than she needs to be, she is her own worst critic, and believes that only by taking responsibility for her own actions can she truly set an example that she would be proud for others to follow.
There is a sense of fun and a sense of humour lurking underneath her somewhat staid and "buttoned up" exterior, but it's more tucked away than it used to be, as Jean tries to reclaim her old life and her old self, with varying levels of success. To some extent, teaching is helping, but old wounds are the hardest to heal, and Jean knows that it will take time before she can truly recover from the events that haunt her.
Powers: Jean is an Omega level mutant, with potentially unlimited power.
- Telekinesis: Jean's powers of telekinesis are strong and well practiced over the years. She can manipulate and control multiple items in the air, able to lift and move items or people at will, even to the point of separating things down to a molecular level. She can also use this power to create concussive forces and protective shields.
- Telepathy: Jean's powers of telepathy were initially blocked by Charles Xavier, for her own protection, as she was unable to control them after they manifested. However, after years of developing and honing her skill, Jean is incredibly powerful and adept in the use of her telepathic powers. Her powers include, but are not limited to, the ability to contact, control and affect the minds of others over a vast radius, the creation of telepathic illusions, psionic shields, astral projection and a telepathic cloak to mask herself and her abilities from other psions and psychic beings. Jean's powers are developing constantly, and the only limits on what she may be able to do are self imposed.
Weaknesses: It's not so much physical weaknesses that Jean suffers as emotional. Willing to place everything on the line for those she cares for, she rarely considers any danger to herself. Despite her powerful telepathy, she can still be vulnerable to psychic attack or control, and has yet to learn how to fully prevent this.
Skills: Jean is a qualified medical doctor, who also has some training in psychology. Persuasive and articulate, she is an excellent orator, and an inspirational teacher.
Equipment/Weaponry: None
Known Relatives:
- John Grey - father
- Elaine Grey - mother
- Sara Grey - sister
History: Raised in a close-knit, loving family in New York, Jean Grey was just a normal little girl in the most part. The younger of two girls born to John and Elaine Grey, there was no inkling that Jean was a mutant. However, when she was ten years old, she witnessed her best friend, Annie Richardson, being hit by a car, and a psychic link was formed, enabling her to experience her friend's death first hand, an experience so traumatic that it put her into a coma.
Her parents tried everything to bring her out of the coma, and eventually contacted Professor Charles Xavier, who managed to bring her back to consciousness. Recognising her potential, he continued to treat her, using her to fine tune Cerebro, before realising - after she forged a psychic connection with Scott Summers,
Writing Sample: Guilt seemed to be Jean's constant companion these days.
Guilt that she had cheated on Scott, guilt that she and Logan were barely even on speaking terms any longer, guilt that she had been personally responsible for so many fractures in her closest relationships. The worst part was that she had absolutely no idea how to go about fixing the mess she had made.
Sure, she had the defence that she wasn't in control of herself at the time, but no-one seemed to be buying that. And, if she were honest, that was probably with good reason. Jean might have been taken over by this entity, but still... that was no reason to have hurt two of the men she cared about most in the world. In fact, she wasn't sure which hurt the most: the loss of Scott, or the loss of Logan, one of her best friends.
The reflection that stared back at her as she glanced into the mirror wasn't someone she recognised, and it certainly wasn't someone that she particularly liked. It was as though a stranger stared back at her, a stranger who had stepped in, taken her life, and smashed it to smithereens without so much as a second thought. A stranger who had no right to be there.
Enough was enough. Time to take her life back.
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Giants/Vikings not exactly a marquee Monday night matchup
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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. >> When the NFL was looking for a Monday night game in the seventh week of the season, the Minnesota Vikings and New York Giants seemed a natural.
The Vikings were coming off a surprising 10-6 record and a playoff berth in 2012. They featured Adrian Peterson, who shocked the league coming back from major knee surgery to gain 2,097 yards rushing and become league MVP.
While the Giants missed the postseason with a 9-7 mark, they had two-time Super Bowl MVP Eli Manning, an explosive offense and defense that was going to make plays with Jason Pierre-Paul leading the way.
The script didn't go according to plan for the nationally televised game at MetLife Stadium.
The Giants (0-6) and Vikings (1-4) have been two of the biggest disappointments this season. New York is three losses away from tying its worst start, and Minnesota is heading in the wrong direction, too.
The story has been the same for both teams. They have had chances to win and failed to capitalize. The Vikings have lost two games in the final minute, and the Giants have been in position in the final half in five of their six losses.
"It's not what I would have thought to start to go into this game, obviously, for us or them," said Manning, who has thrown eight of his league-high 15 interceptions in the fourth quarter. "I think they're obviously a very talented team and have a lot of good players. It's tough sometimes to get wins and each game is a battle and you have to play quality football to win in the NFL. And if you make mistakes and you don't play up to your ability, you're not going to win football games, and I think that's something that's happened with both teams."
The Vikings will continue their game of musical chairs with their quarterbacks. Bucs castoff Josh Freeman will replace Matt Cassel as the starter, making him the team's third quarterback in four games. Christian Ponder started the first three until a rib injury put Cassel into the job.
"I like the things he's done in his career, along with what he's done since he arrived here with our football team, the time he put in, how well he's adapted to our system," coach Leslie Frazier said of Freeman. "He's done enough for us to say we want to give him this opportunity, which is something we had in mind when we acquired him. I think now is the time."
Neither team is playing well on defense, with both ranking in the lower third. New York has given up a league-high 209 points. Minnesota ranks No. 31 in total defense, with its pass defense at No. 29, which plays into the Giants' strength.


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Thursday, November 14 - Sunday, November 17, 2019
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Registrants at PAMLA can present one traditional panel paper at the conference, and chair one session, or, if they are not presenting a paper, chair two sessions. In addition to delivering one paper as part of a traditional panel, registrants may also present on a Roundtable, as part of a Workshop (there are no limits on how many Workshops a person may register to take), or as part of a Creative Conversation or Special Event.
Please propose your abstracts to only one traditional paper panel. You may propose different abstracts to different sessions, but you may only present one traditional panel paper at the conference. So, if you have abstracts accepted to multiple panels, please quickly let the presiding officers know which one you choose to participate on. And if you are invited to join more than one Roundtable, Workshop, Creative Conversation, or Special Event, you must choose which one you care to join.
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- Roundtable — Six to ten participants give brief, informal presentations (5-10 minutes) and the session is open to conversation and debate between participants and the audience.
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During a business meeting at the 1967 General Conference held in Tulsa, Oklahoma, General Superintendent Arthur T. Morgan, unexpectedly died. At the commencement of the meeting, Bro. Morgan told the General Secretary, Stanley Warren Chambers: "I want you to take notes on everything I have to say." Bro. Chambers dutifully recorded the date and time just before Bro. Morgan fell back across the head table. Thousands of conference attendees who had converged on Tulsa were devastated by the news of Bro. Morgan's untimely death. But, the constituency of the United Pentecostal Church shortly elected Stanley W. Chambers, who had served as General Secretary since the merger in 1945, to the office. Though Bro. Chambers could not have fathomed this turn of events when he left his home in St. Louis for the annual convention, God had certainly prepared this faithful servant for his new role as leader of the largest Oneness Pentecostal organization in the world.
Stanley W. Chambers was introduced to the Pentecostal movement as a young boy at Apostolic Gospel Church in Columbus, Ohio, led by W.T. Witherspoon. Stanley repented and was baptized during a five-week revival in 1927, but he did not receive the baptism of the Holy Ghost until three years on 6 February 1930, at the age of fourteen.
After he was saved, Stanley became very involved in the church. He played violin in the church's orchestra and sang in the choir, directed by Bro. S.G. Norris. He kept busy in the work of the Lord and looked to Bro. Witherspoon as his father in the Gospel.
In January 1938, Stanley Chambers left Ohio to take on a managerial position in New York City. When he arrived in the teeming metropolis, he was met at the station by Bro. Paul Box, who attended Andrew Urshan's Satisfaction Gospel Tabernacle in Manhattan. Bro. Box had preached on a number of occasions at the church in Columbus, and their acquaintance was destined to become a deep and lasting friendship.
Through fellowship meetings with area churches, Stanley Chambers met Catherine Strepka, and the pair began dating. Bro. Chambers felt the call of God to preach, and the young couple began to share a drawing toward ministry. Stanley Chambers and Catherine Strepka were united in marriage on 7 September 1940.
In 1942, Bro. Chambers accepted the pastorate of a small work in Hazelton, Pennsylvania. Sis. Chambers initially struggled with leaving her native New York City. One night a message in tongues was delivered. After church, Bro. Urshan approached Sis. Chambers and told her that the message was intended for her: "God is confirming your husband's call to Pennsylvania. You, as his helpmeet, must be willing to go wherever God calls him to work." Sis. Chambers received the message and dedicated herself to her husband's calling.
Bro. Chambers developed a radio broadcast in Hazelton, and there were listener invitations to begin Apostolic works in neighboring cities. Bro. Chambers planted a church in Sunbury and eventually resigned the Hazelton work to dedicate himself to the fledgling congregation.
In September 1945, Bro. & Sis. Chambers traveled to St. Louis to attend the annual meeting of the Pentecostal Assemblies of Jesus Christ. This much-anticipated convention solidified the merger of the Pentecostal Assemblies of Jesus Christ with the Pentecostal Church, Incorporated. Bro. Stanley Chambers, who had helped organize the Eastern District of the PAJC, was elected as General Secretary of the newly-formed United Pentecostal Church. At the suggestion of Bro. Fauss, the electorate waived the requirement that the General Secretary be ordained for a minimum of five years. Bro. Stanley Chambers became the youngest member of the General Board of the UPC.
The Chambers family resigned their beloved church in Pennsylvania and moved to St. Louis, making their home in the headquarters building. As General Secretary, Bro. Chambers did a great deal of traveling and corresponding with ministers. He represented the organizational administration at many District Conferences and enjoyed meeting people across the fellowship.
When he became the General Superintendent in 1967, Bro. Chambers felt equipped for the ministry by his close association with his capable predecessors. At the General Conference in Tulsa, Bro. Chambers preached an inaugural message that came to define his administration entitled: "Can the United Pentecostal Church Survive the Onslaught of History?" He challenged the fellowship to retain a vision of unity and revival and led the church through a 10-year period of unprecedented growth. When he retired as General Superintendent in 1977, he remained active in the work of the Lord serving as an interim missionary to Austria, Missouri District Superintendent, and president of Gateway Bible College. Stanley Warren Chambers demonstrated a lifelong commitment to the United Pentecostal Church International, and his ministry was an inspiring chapter in the growth and success of this wonderful Apostolic fellowship!


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Hey Gang,
We have a cool weekly feature here on DPE: Tuesday's Talented Twitter Find.
Each Tuesday I choose a photographer who I find on Twitter who is . . . well, talented!
I find 'em by reading an interesting tweet and then by clicking on his or her web site.
This week's Talented Twitter Find is John Batdorff II.
See more of John's work on his blog.
Hey, you could be next! Keep posting cool stuff on Twitter!
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Montanans: Happy in Winter
Thanks to the insightful musings of Mr. Punxsutawney Phil on February 2nd, at least a few more weeks of winter are expected for Montana. And what a winter it's been! Some higher elevations in the Rocky Mountains have received upwards of 40 feet of snow so far this year.
Much to my dismay, I sprained my knee playing hockey six weeks ago and have been unable to be the active snow participant I normally am during Montana's glorious winter season. Thankfully, my knee is on the mend and I'll be taking advantage of every last inch of snow I can this season. Although my activities may be more low key that normal.
So if you've found yourself grumbling about not making enough trips to the ski hill or if your snowshoes are still collecting dust in the garage, there's still time to revel in the beautiful Montana snow and put those cold temps to your advantage. Here are a few suggestions of family friendly activities to take part in in these final days of winter. I even threw in a few indoor, low energy activities for any of you laid up with injuries this month like me.
Have a backyard bonfire
Campfires and s'mores aren't just for the long days of summer. Why shoot your heating bill through the roof any more than necessary by cranking up your gas fireplace. Grab the crispy remains from your Christmas tree still have laying outside your garage or find a few small logs to torch in a fire pit. The sound of the fire crackling is worth it in itself.
Plan a sledding day
The great thing about sledding is you don't need feet upon feet of snow to have a successful day on the hill. Round up all the old sleds you can find in your garage and make a beeline for your best local sledding hill. Invite some of your friends and their kids to tag along and make it a fun group activity day. Don't forget to bring a thermos of hot chocolate to warm you all up later.
Go ice skating
Whether you play in regular hockey games like me or have let the rust build up on your blades, it's always a good day for a few laps around the rink. Hit up your local indoor or outdoor rink where you can rent skates if necessary and work up a sweat as you pick up speed on the ice.
Host a board game night
Once the sun sets and the temperature plummet, a lot of us find ourselves passed out on the couch binging on Netflix. Why not jazz up your winter evenings some by planning a game night with friends. Pick four or 5 games that work well for groups, set out some chips and salsa to much and snuggle up with your warmest quilts or blankets. Before you know it, you
Go night skiing
A number of Montana ski hills host night skiing under the lights for discounted prices. After your get your lift tickets' worth of runs in, head into the lodge for a bite to eat or snuggle by woodstove with a cup of hot chocolate.
Make maple syrup snow candy
Ever read the Little House on the Prairie books? If so, you might remember Laura Ingalls describing visiting her grandparents in the big woods of Wisconsin during maple sugaring time to collect sap from the sugar maple trees. Then boiling it down to make maple candy. Have the kids gather fresh snow in a bowl. In a saucepan, cook a few cups of maple syrup over medium heat until it starts to boil. Drizzle the hot maple syrup over the snow and allow to cool some before eating. Use a Popsicle stick or fork to pick up the candy.
Host a hot chocolate tasting party
After being outside for hours, have a hot chocolate sampling party. Invite friends over to try dark, peppermint or white hot chocolate. Or you can get creative with mix-ins like maple syrup, cinnamon, chili powder, or Nutella. Top it off with whipped cream and sprinkles for the kids. Adults can add some secret Bailey's too!
Go snowshoeing
Don't feel like spending an entire day or most of your cash at the ski hill? Try snowshoeing instead. You'll still get a solid workout in for the day and can be back to your vehicle in an hour or two. Don't have snowshoes? Most sporting goods stores rent snowshoes for the day for a minimal fee.
Try to catch the Northern Lights
Drive out to the middle of nowhere at night with some blankets and some warm drinks and see if you can spot the Northern Lights. Not able to find them? Stargazing can be just as cool. See what constellations (real or made up) that you can see.
Rent a cabin for a weekend getaway
Live like you're in a Hallmark Christmas movie by vacationing in a remote log cabin. A number of forest service cabins in Montana are available to rent….some are only accessible by skis or snowmobiles. Visit https://www.fs.fed.us/recreation/reservations/ for more information.


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Acts and Ordinances of the Interregnum, 1642-1660. Originally published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1911.
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December, 1647.
[24 December, 1647.]
43. Eliz.; 28 May 1647; Officers having received any of the said moneys to be called to accompt.; Moneys to be issued to maimed Souldiers, Widdows, &c.; The next Sessions to continue or determine it.
Whereas by the Statute of 43. Eliz. Provision is made for relief of maimed Souldiers, by a Tax laid on every Parish within the Kingdom of England, &c. For relief of maimed Souldiers, which money hath been for the most part paid by the several Parishes. And the Pensioners then appointed to receive the same, are many of them dead, so that much of that money remains in the hands of several private persons, that have been Treasurers, or Justices of Peace, who have taken accompt of the Treasurers. And whereas by a late Ordinance of Parliament bearing date the eight and twentieth day of May, 1647. It is Ordained, that the Justices of Peace of each County do call all such persons to an Accompt, as have received any of the said Moneys, That the necessities of maimed Souldiers, and of Widdows and Orphans, that have lost their Parents or Husbands in the service of the Parliament, may be relieved: And also by another Ordinance bearing date the 10th. day of August, 1647. a further Power is given to the Justices of Peace for enlarging the said Taxes for the purposes aforesaid, in case there shall be need. Of all which said Ordinances, notwithstanding the especial care taken therein by the Parliament for the timely relief of the necessitous persons aforesaid, there hath not been an answerable effect through the neglect and default (as is complained) of the Justices of Peace in their several Counties, not putting their power by the said Statute and Ordinances into speedy execution: It is therefore ordained and declared by the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament, That all Justices of Peace do forthwith cause all Officers within their several Counties and Divisions, that have had any hand in receiving any of the said moneys, to appear before any two or more Justices, whereof one to be of the Quorum, they not being accomptable themselves; and that they take accompt what money is in their hands, or that any of them may make to appear to be in the hand of any Justice of Peace, High-Treasurer, Under-Treasurer, or other Officer whatsoever; And that at the next General Quarter Sessions for the Peace, and so at every Session, they take an accompt thereof. And that the Treasurers do issue out at present, by Warrant under the hands of two Justices of the Peace, what sums of money they shall think fit to any maimed Souldier, Widdow, or Orphans of Souldiers slain or dead in the service of the Parliament, that are in present want. And at the next Quarter Sessions following, the said Justices shall make known the same to the Sessions, that so the same may be continued or determined as they shall judge necessary.
Clerk of the peace to keep an entry to whom the moneys are paid.
And the said Lords and Commons do further order and ordain, That the Clerk of the Peace for each County respectively do keep a Book for the entring and issuing out of all such moneys as aforesaid, to whom such moneys are paid: And that all Justices of Peace take especial care, that no part of the said moneys be converted to any other use.


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The communities that United Way of Butte and Anaconda serve have 15.5% (5,355) of our citizens in Butte-Silver Bow and 20.8% (1,900) in Anaconda-Deer Lodge existing at the poverly level or below. We have seen a pull back on governmental support for a number of our citizens and non-profit agencies have had a number of grants not renewed. A number of businesses have cut back, reducing employment opportunities for unskilled labor.
United Way of Butte and Anaconda and their partner agencies direct our efforts toward meeting the needs of all citizens. Many of the citizens that we serve fall at or below the poverty level.
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The Panera on Robert C Daniel Parkway was jam packed last week. It was much multiracial than the Evans Panera is.
This is the first sketch I did there. Not perfect but hey it gets you out of the house.
This one was better. I just dropped people in as they wandered by. Lettering could be a little darker.
Ted Nuttalls transparent watercolor palette. Lamy Safari Stillman and Birn Zeta.
Time to go do some urban sketching.
Xoxoxo Margaret


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A friend had us over for dinner, and made a fabulous eggplant parmesan that was served like a lasagna. This is my attempt at recreating it, but with a healthier twist. While I used jarred spaghetti sauce, you could jazz it up even more with homemade sauce.
- 2 Eggplants
- 4 Large Tomatoes
- 2 Eggs
- 1 Cup Whole Wheat Bread Crumbs
- 1/4 Cup Grated Parmesan Cheese
- 1 Bag Shredded Parmesan Cheese
- 1 Jar Spaghetti Sauce (or homemade)
- 2 Garlic Cloves, Chopped
- 1 Box No Boil Lasagna Noodles
- Fresh Basil
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
Trim the stem of the eggplant, and cut into ½-inch thick round discs. Generously sprinkle pieces with coarse salt. Place them in a non-reactive colander and let drain for 30 to 60 minutes. Turn onto a thick towel and gently press out excess moisture. Lightly rub the pieces in the towel to rub off the salt and dry them. This process makes the eggplant less bitter.
On two separate plates, mix two eggs with a small amount of water and on the other plate mix the whole wheat bread crumbs and grated parmesan cheese.
Dip each eggplant disc into the eggs, covering completely, and then dredge them into the mixture of bread crumbs and cheese. *If you would prefer not breading the eggplant you could simply roast them. Drizzle with the olive oil and balsamic vinegar, and then sprinkle with salt and pepper.*
Arrange the eggplant in a single layer. Roast for 20-25 minutes, or until they start to brown.
While the eggplant is cooking, slice the tomatoes and chop the basil and garlic.
In an oven-safe casserole dish, pour a small layer of tomato sauce into the bottom of the dish. Place a layer of the no-boil lasagna noodles over the sauce, and then cover the noodles with more tomato sauce. Next, place a layer of the baked eggplant. On top of each eggplant, place a slice of tomato, and a mozzarella ball. Then spread some of the chopped garlic, fresh basil, and shredded parmesan over the entire dish. Pour more sauce into the dish, and top with more noodles. Continue to stack the items until the dish is filled, finishing with the tomatoes and melted mozzarella on top.
Bake the dish for 30 minutes, or until the sides start to bubble. When done cooking, sprinkle with more fresh basil, salt and pepper.


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Half the people who visit this blog are techies so this might be too obvious a post for them. I have been in the business of website development for half a decade now and I assure you, even the best of website developers make the same silly mistakes sometimes. If you own a business and are looking to have your website developed, don't be fooled. Even the most Stupidly Simple of websites need to have the following 6 elements, in no particular order:
- Page Titles
Does your corporate profile boast an endless flow of text that have no section titles? When I say page titles, I mean each Page on your website should have a unique title that best describes what that page contains. Thus if you sell Organic Tomatoes for instance and you have a products page on your website, a title such as 'XYZ Co. Ltd – Organic Tomatoes from Central Kenya' would serve you well both with Search Engines and your website visitors.
- Copyright Notice (or Privacy Policy if you will)
I had a case once where a few days after helping a client create content for their website and a mini blog, I stumbled upon a competitor's website that was literally a replica of my client's website, save for a change in the company name. Thankfully my client's wife was a lawyer (and we had a Copyright notice on the website). This is not bed time stories. The web is plagued by all manner of Copyright infringement and if you don't protect your online presence you could easily be furnishing other people with content for their websites.
- Captcha
Oh yes, that irritating image with jumbled up text and a text box nearby into which you have to enter those letters before you proceed. Captcha was an innovative solution that has helped curb spamming to an impressive extent. If you are going to have forms on your website, be they feedback or order forms, then do yourself a favor and have captcha attached to them. Don't worry, your web developer knows how to add it.
- Analytics
Why would you have a website developed and pay whatever few thousands for it without caring whether anyone will ever visit it? Tools such as Google analytics give you weekly or monthly reports of the traffic on your website with details of traffic sources, places people visited from etc. enabling you to know if it is adding any value to your business at all. I had a case once where a client kept getting inquiries from China, yet his business had nothing to do with China. Turns out his website's address was quite similar to one being used by a Chinese company and 80% of his visitors were from China!
- Site Map
This one is important! Even if your website is 5 pages big, have a site map generated for it for the simple reason that Search Engines love Site Maps! If your website is larger, then this is also important for your website visitors if they want to find their way around your website. Insist on one!
- Google Maps
We live in a mapping world now thanks to Google! I have a client who gets more hits on on a her company's Google maps page than on her website. But that's not the only reason. It's a handy tool that also enables your website visitors to find directions to your business premises.
Was this helpful? Feedback will be appreciated.


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GI Joe: The Rise of Cobra DVD
Watch the world's premiere high-tech fighting team take down the terrorist forces of Cobra in live action.
$22.99 for the 2-disc DVD from Amazon
GI Joe A Real American Hero: Complete Collectors Set
You can relive all those "Knowing is Half the Battle" PSAs (not to mention each and every episode of the GI Joe animated series) in this 17-disc collectors' set.
$145.99 from Amazon
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Snake Eyes Sword and Mask
What kid didn't want to be Snake Eyes? Don the silent warrior's mask and take up his weapons with electronic sounds.
$19.99 from Amazon
Knowing Is Half the Battle T-Shirt
If knowing is half the battle, what's the other half? This handy shirt breaks it down.
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Reactive Games to Drop Price and Address Concerns Over Codename Cygnus Facebook Requirements
Codename Cygnus is a pretty cool idea. A sentiment that our own Lee Hamlet agrees with wholeheartedly. However, there have apparently been several concerns regarding the interactive radio drama's Facebook login requirements; an issue that Reactive Games plans to tend to as early as next week.
The new update, which has already been submitted and is pending approval, will remove the Facebook login requirement entirely and give players the choice to save their content online (through the login) or opt out and store it locally. "It was a really dumb thing to do," according to Jonathon Myers, Creative Director at Reactive Studios, "We needed a way to support our dedicated players with the creation of save game profiles online, but requiring a Facebook login from all players was far too much to ask. We really regret it, and we're very happy to listen to our fans and make this immediate change."
In addition to the liberation of social media requirements, Codename Cygnus' first episode (clocking in at about 15 minutes) will be free for a limited time, and the Mission 1 purchase (i.e. all episodes) will be $1 off at $6.99.
So no swansong for Codename Cygnus just yet! I know. I'm sorry.


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Adopting Marketing Analytics
The 2014 Marketing Analytics Survey conducted by American Marketing Association (AMA) surveyed over 500 marketing and research professionals revealing new insights into how today's marketers are using analytics software, tools and tactics in their companies. While majority of companies are leveraging marketing analytics to some extent, for many businesses "that information still doesn't travel beyond […]Read More...
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The Future of Collaborative Leadership in Solving Global Problems
Fresh water scarcity is a global humanitarian issue but also a critical business problem for a number of industries including the beverage business. Take Coca-Cola for example, who uses two liters of fresh water for every one liter of product, and has a significant number of production plants in regions affected by water shortages. A […]Read More...
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In my last post in this 6-part blog series I told you that I'd talk about the benefits of becoming a part of communities where you'll meet and interact with likeminded individuals. To be successful, you're going to interact online but also in the real world!
I'll keep this post very short, because while the benefits are many, the experience will be individual to you and your goals. The more you interact with people… strangers who over time also become friends, associates and investors… the more doors will open to you and the more income you will earn. It's a fact.
Opportunities abound with the face-to-face approach
Let me begin here by saying that I have a lot of experience interacting online and with people face to face. When I first began as a real estate investor I didn't have a network or group online with which to interact. I didn't have leads or lists or systems either, but you can get involved with my community here on Cash Flow Diary and you'll learn that I ramped up pretty quickly (and how I did it). And it all started with interacting in the real world with real people, face to face, and at first I experienced a lot of fear about it.
By nature – and most people who've seen me speak on stage won't believe me – I am an introvert. That is no excuse not to talk to people. If you're an introvert, you will be just fine. All you have to do is start talking and keep practicing your conversational skills. You can also join Toastmasters. That group propelled me into public speaking and helped me dump my fears about talking to people one on one and in groups.
These are skills you will need because you are going to want to attend as many networking events possible. I'm not just talking about real estate investor events either. You are also an entrepreneur and working your way to being a business owner if you aren't already one. There are networking groups for all of these categories.
For real estate investing, do a quick search online to find real-world events. Up until about last year I only attended these events. Then the people who started the groups or are highly involved in the planning of the events started asking me to speak at them. That's cool. I love educating others on the benefits of real estate investing.
Because I'm in Orange County, Calif., I like to attend events in my neck of the woods. There's a great OC-based REI group I enjoy. But there are also groups in Los Angeles and even Sacramento that I've been known to attend (and at which I also speak). When attending, I stand at the back of the room and ask really good questions of the presenters. This works to get the audience members interested in what I have to say. Ultimately, a number of them find me after the event and give me their information. I've met sellers, buyers and investors in this way.
There are lots of events, meetings and real-world spaces you want to be so you can open new doors to great opportunities you wouldn't find otherwise. You just have to put yourself out there! Get outside of your comfort zone and do it.
If you wonder where you can find more real-world networking groups, check www.MeetUp.com. There are groups for literally all interests. You can search for MeetUps as close to home or as far away as you wish. They are everywhere! That's a very good thing.
Where you want to put yourself in the real world is a topic that was covered pretty well in the first blog posts in this series, so I won't go over old ground here. However, if you want a whole lot more places where you should go to interact with like-minded people, plus sellers, buyers and investors… particularly if you are looking to raise capital for your deals, you'll want to download the 39 Perfect Places to Find Investors right now. It doesn't cost you a cent, so why not? (Unless you already have, of course!)
Interacting online is a must today!
Here again, I can talk to you from a very first-person experience point of view. We started with a single Facebook page… mine. And then we created one for Cash Flow Diary. Then we started hosting cool mastermind groups. Before we knew it, we had three group pages to add to our cache. Then we had a bright idea. What if we combined all the private groups into one really interesting, exceedingly helpful, tremendously informational group page and invited all the other groups to join? So that's what we did.
We opened the Cashflow Creators private group page for members of our Cashflow Core Membership and it blows my socks off every time I log in. What's happening is interesting. People are showing off their "shut up" checks (the first check or checks you receive as a Real Estate Investor, either in wholesaling properties or raising capital for any of your deals). But that is just the tip of the iceberg. People are DOING deals right there in the group!
If that weren't enough, there is such a great mix of members in this investing group that the more seasoned are answering questions posed by newer investors. It's sort of like the old-fashioned little red school house experience. There's the teacher (a.k.a., me… the seasoned expert) who has guided and taught the older "students" and they in turn are guiding the less experienced people in the room.
As more people become members, the group is growing and big things are happening! They have tremendous excitement for what they are learning. They want to share, which is great. I see and get to answer tons of questions. It is an ongoing learning experience, and it is undeniably valuable.
Of course, ours is not the only group on Facebook; we are not the only group themed around Real Estate Investing and/or entrepreneurship topics. I'm a member of several, and I enjoy interacting with people in those groups.
Because I get to ask questions about things I want to learn more about and I get answers! In fact, I get to have back-and-forth conversations in real time frequently. That's how social media should be. We cannot be there 24/7, but when you are a member of a group chances are pretty good that someone or many someones will be online at the same time you are. That means you can ask questions and engage with them to keep learning. At least that is the point of our group.
We get to share content and show members of our group things they should see. They in turn can share them to their bases, other pages and other groups. That's a win-win if you ask me. Sharing of great content, images, videos and ideas is what makes the Internet such a great place where we can learn just about anything. That sort of thing gets me excited, but then I've been told I get excited about everything technological and having to do with entrepreneurialism and Real Estate Investing. I can't help myself. These are the things I love.
If you want a really good list of places to be online where you can interact with other investors as well as buyers and sellers, first read the first posts in this series. Then download the 39 Perfect Places to Find Investors. You'll be glad you did!
The long and short of this post is that being a member of different groups and networks is a good thing… online and in the real world! The benefits of speaking face to face with likeminded individuals cannot be beat.
I am not telling you to do something that I don't myself do. It's a fact that even today I attend several networking events a month. I attend Cashflow 101 games. I host Cashflow games. I speak at events. If that's something you'd like to do down the road, there is one more networking group you need to join and take seriously. Again, that's Toastmasters! I cannot stress this point enough. That group coaxed me out of my shy shell… and I was painfully shy not all that long ago. (Hard to believe, I know, but it's true.)
In the final post in my 6-part series I'm going to tell you where you can find a few excellent free resources. These are specific to Real Estate Investing, but then that's what I do. After all, I am a seasoned Real Estate Investor who does deals across several states and in other countries. My favorite is Belize! (That, BTW, is an example of an elevator pitch I might use when attending networking events. You should have one at the ready so when someone asks you what you do… you can be prepared in just a couple of quick sentences.)


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Relative Caregivers Rock!: Kinship Discussion at Center in the Park!
Posted: December 13, 2012
by Brenda Rich at Turning Points for Children, Philadelphia, PA
After some welcoming remarks from Senator Anthony H Williams' office, Senator Shirley Kitchen, Lynn Harris, Executive Director of Center in the Park, and from Jack Luke representing Turning Points for Children, the program began with presentations from three expert panelists:
Hallam Roth of the Education Law Center provided the following information regarding school enrollment. A relative or family friend that is taking care of a child has the right to enroll that child in their school district. This is true even if the caregiver does not have legal guardianship as long as the caregiver provides the following documentation:
For all Students:
- Proof of age of the child (For example: birth certificate, notarized statement by the parent, or a prior school record indicating the date of birth are all acceptable.)
- Immunization records (Documentation can be in written form from the child's doctor's office or previous school; or can be confirmed verbally by the child's doctor's office or previous school, with written records to follow.)
- Proof of residency (Examples: a deed, a lease, current utility bill, current credit card bill, property tax bill, vehicle registration, driver's license, DOT identification card. Districts can require more than one form of documentation, but they should be flexible and consider your family's situation.)
- Discipline Statement (Sworn statement from the person enrolling the student attesting to whether the student has been or is suspended or expelled for offenses involving drugs, alcohol, weapons, infliction of injury or violence on school property. The student cannot be denied enrollment because of an incident that happened in a different school district or in a charter school.)
- Home Language Survey (more information )
Additional Requirement for Students Living with a Resident Adult other than a Parent:
If you are supporting a child but do not have legal custody or guardianship, you must also provide EITHER:
- A sworn "1302" Statement that you are not receiving personal compensation for caring the child (TANF, SSI, etc. are okay), that you will be responsible for the child, and that the child is living with you year-round (not just during the school year). For details on what a district may request to substantiate the sworn statement, see these Guidelines;
- OR, if the biological parent/legal guardian of the child is involved, willing, and able to sign, another option is the Delegation of Parental Responsibility form.
NOTE: A school may ask for, but not require, additional documentation as a condition of enrollment. Children should be enrolled and admitted to school within 5 days of providing the information above. For more details on enrollment requirements, including documentation that schools can NEVER require for enrollment, see the Pennsylvania Department of Education's Basic Education Circular on Enrollment. If the child you are caring for is denied enrollment, or if you cannot access this information on the internet, call ELC at 215-238-6970.
Regarding a child with special education needs, she also said that a parent who has questions or concerns can always request an IEP meeting or evaluation. At the IEP meeting a parent can ask for particular services or supports, or ask the IEP team for suggestions to improve their child's education plan. If the school says they cannot or will not provide something for the child, ask for a written explanation of their refusal (this is often called a "NOREP"). Remember: If a parent disagrees with a school's decision regarding special education or does not think their child is getting what they need to make progress in school, they can request an IEP meeting, mediation, or a due process hearing at any time. For more information about these rights, see ELC's Parent Guide to the Right to Special Education in PA
For additional information about the educational rights of children in Pennsylvania, check out the Education Law Center website.
Sylvia Simms formed "Parent Power" three years ago when she noticed that parents were not engaged with the schools. Children do better when parents are engaged. She noted that Title 1 funding stipulates that 1% of funds to the schools are to go to parent engagement. Parent Power aims to help children and families learn how to form relationships with school personnel.
Claudia Avarette, with the Philadelphia School District, encouraged involvement with the School Advisory Committee (SAC), which produces strong parental/family engagement. [A School Advisory Council (SAC) is a forum for exchanging ideas about how to improve student achievement among a school's stakeholders: principal, teachers, school staff, parents, students and community members. SACs provide the overall leadership structure at over 75 schools in Philadelphia.] She also promoted "Parent University" in partnership with Peirce and Harcum College. Parent University assists parents in supporting their children to achieve academic success, by providing opportunities for them to collaborate with schools and the District to fully participate in their child's education. The curriculum design accelerates student and parent learning outcomes and strengthens parenting skills and knowledge.
The Parent University is free to parents who have students in the Philadelphia School District. It provides:
- Classes and workshops for parents
- Family Literacy, Financial Literacy, Health/Wellness & Cultural Enrichment
- Information on the School District of Philadelphia and community resources that are available to parents and their children
- Multi-lingual programs
- Certificates, professional certification and college degree attainment
Classes and workshops are conducted at the Education Center, located at 440 N. Broad Street and other sites across the city.
Internet Essentials program: In an attempt to help bridge the digital divide, cable giant Comcast has partnered with the School District of Philadelphia to launch a new program to bring low-cost broadband Internet service to Philadelphia families. Families who are eligible for a free lunch under the National School Lunch program are eligible to apply for the Internet Essentials program. If approved, families will be provided with broadband Internet access for $9.95 plus tax a month, incur no price increases, activation, equipment or rental fees, and receive a voucher for the purchase of a Dell or Acer computer for $149.99. For more information.
The evening ended with an informal support group of caregivers who gathered with Kinship Committee Member Jen Russell, attorney with the Senior Law Center for a more intimate opportunity for questions and answers.
Representatives of the Kinship Care Committee who were present this evening were:
Marlene Henkin (Senator Anthony H Williams' Director of Operations); Timika Lane, (Chief Counsel for Senator Anthony H Williams); Lynn Harris (Executive Director at Center in the Park); Marie Marthol-Clark (Health Promotion Coordinator at the Center in the Park); Jean Hackney, (Vice-President of Grands As Parents); Chartan Nelson (Executive Director of Grand Central, Inc); Jen Russell (Attorney at the Senior Law Center); Hallam Roth (Attorney with the Senior Law Center); Joy Woods Jones (Coordinator at Temple University's Intergenerational Center); Alysia Williams (Coordinator of Temple University's Family Friends respite program); Arlene Segal (Support Group facilitator at SOWN); and Brenda Rich (Turning Points for Children).
Thanks to these and other Kinship Care Committee of Philadelphia participants. The Committee was formed two to plan the Helping Hands Conference of 2011. Since then the Kinship Care Committee has continued to meet and host Kinship Discussions, similar to the one held at the Center in the Park's event, in communities across Philadelphia. Planning is NOW BEGINNING for the next Kinship Care Conference, in May 2013! Stay Tuned!


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Watch Mulan (1998) : HD Full Movie Online Free A tomboyish girl disguises herself as a young man so she can fight with the Imperial Chinese Army against the invading Huns. With help from wise-cracking dragon Mushu, Mulan just might save her country -- and win the heart of handsome Captain Li Shang.
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Mulan (voice)Ming-Na Wen
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Mushu (voice)Eddie Murphy
Shang (voice)BD Wong
Shang (singing voice)Donny Osmond
Shan-Yu (voice)Miguel Ferrer
Grandmother Fa (voice)June Foray
Grandmother Fa (singing voice)Marni Nixon
Ling (voice)Gedde Watanabe
Ling (singing voice)Matthew Wilder
Chien-Po (voice)Jerry Tondo
Chi Fu (voice)James Hong
Fa Zhou (voice)Soon-Tek Oh
The Emperor (voice)Pat Morita
First Ancestor (voice)George Takei
The Matchmaker (voice)Miriam Margolyes
Fa Li (voice)Freda Foh Shen
General Li (voice)James Shigeta
Khan / Cri-Kee (voice)Frank Welker
Little Brother (voice)Chris Sanders
Ancestors (voice)Mary Kay Bergman
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Brennan Torgerson, boys golf coach at Buhler High School, and Natalie Horton, spirit coach at Valley Center High School, have been named National Coaches of the Year in their respective sports for the 2014-15 school year. These individuals were selected from all coaches throughout the country by the National Federation of State High Schools (NFHS) Coaches Association.
The NFHS honors coaches in the top 10 boys' sports and top 10 girls' sports, and in one "other" sport that is not included in those listings. The NFHS also recognizes a spirit coach as a separate award category.
Coach Torgerson was chosen based on a number of criteria including career coaching record, community service, involvement in other school activities, involvement in his profession at local, state and national levels, and his basic philosophy of athletics. In addition to coaching, Torgerson teaches entrepreneurship, interactive media, broadcast journalism and is the vocational coordinator at Buhler.
Torgerson has coached golf for 21 years earning five team state championships, three of them during his nine years at Buhler. Coach Torgerson led the BHS team to the 2015 4A Boys State Golf Championship and helped golfer Mac McNish become the first Buhler individual champion.
Valley Center's Natalie Horton is the Head Cheer Coach at VCHS. Before taking over the high school cheer program five years ago, she spent nine years coaching middle school cheerleaders at Valley Center Middle School.
Horton has been a Special Education at VCMS for 15 years. Education comes first on her squad. Her goal is to develop well-rounded individuals, with cheerleading being just a part of that process. Horton was quoted as saying, "Athletes are students first. Their priority is to take care of business in the classroom." She puts those words into action, excusing her athletes from practice to obtain help when they are struggling with a subject. Coach Horton's cheerleading squad has a saying… "'We are only as strong as our weakest link."
Before being selected as National Coaches of the Year, Torgerson and Horton were first chosen as State Coaches of the year by the NFHS state contact in conjunction with the state coaches' association. Each was then selected a Sectional Coach of the Year before being eligible for the national honor.
Kansas has produced 31 National Coaches of the Year since the awards program began in 1982.


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Jameson Weide, Journalist
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Welcome to Cottonwood Suites Westminster
Whether you are in Westminster on business or for leisure, the Cottonwood Suites is your Home away from Home.
Let us take care of you while you take care of your business. Our central location in Westminster makes us the most ideal base for exploring Westminster or Denver and Boulder that are only 20 minutes drive away.


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Doctorow, E. L.. ALL THE TIME IN THE WORLD: NEW AND SELECTED STORIES. New York City, NY: Random House, 2011. Hardcover. First Edition/First Printing. 285 pages. As New/As New.
Retrospective collection of short stories. One of the most important literary events of our time. The First Hardcover Edition. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions. Presents E. L. Doctorow's third collection of short stories, which includes six pieces that appear in book form for the very first time. "Virtuoso Doctorow is revered for his grandly dimensional novels. But he is also a superlative and transfixing short story writer. The incandescent new stories and forever stunning vintage tales that Doctorow selected for this powerhouse collection portray psychological outliers on the edge of either liberation or an abyss. Doctorow is rightfully treasured for his social acuity and fluency in urban life, but he is also a penetrating observer of Nature and our concealed primal selves. Doctorow's complex and masterful tales of the strangeness, pain, and beauty of life are wise and resplendent" (Publisher's blurb). One brilliant new piece, "Assimilation", captures the illegal immigrant experience as no Federal Government or partisan politics rhetoric, pro and con, ever could. A masterly, "must-have" title for E. L. Doctorow collectors. This copy is very prominently and beautifully signed in black pen on the title page by E. L. Doctorow. This title is an instant collectible. This is one of very few signed copies of the First Hardcover Edition still available online and has no flaws, a pristine beauty. A very scarce signed copy thus. Winner of the very first National Book Critics Circle Award in 1976 for "Ragtime". Winner of the National Book Award in 1986 for "World's Fair". Winner of the PEN/Faulkner and a second National Book Critics Circle Award in 2006 for "The March". One of the greatest living American writers. A flawless copy. (SEE ALSO OTHER E. L. DOCTOROW TITLES IN OUR CATALOG). ISBN 1400069637. $80.00


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OTS 210 door closer set
with scissor-action arm
Door closer for 1-leaf doors with door leaf widths up to 1100 mm
Closing force sizes 2/3/4; sizes can be adjusted by moving the closer
Valve functions which can be steplessly adjusted from the front:
Closing speed
Latching speed
Thermomatic valves ensure a uniform closing speed in the event of temperature fluctuations
Security valves in the closer protect against overloading
Max. door opening and closing angle 180°[1]
Controlled closing from every opening angle
Compact aluminium housing with contemporary GU design
Optional: mechanical hold-open arm, adjustable for door openings between 70° and 150°; can be switched on and off
[1]Standard installation on hinge-side
Classification code in accordance with EN 1154
- Door closer type: Surface-mounted door closer with scissor-action arm
- Number of door leafs: Single-leaf
- Maximale Türflügelbreite (1-flügelig, in mm): 1100
- Application/installation type: Standard installation on hinge-side (BS), Transom installation on side opposite to hinges (BG)
1-leaf swing doors
Door leaf widths up to 1100 mm
DIN left and DIN right-handed
Standard installation on hinge-side
Transom installation on side opposite to hinges[2]
for parallel arm assembly[3]
[2]Position door stop for max. door opening angle.
[3]Only in combination with angular bracket K-17709.
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Kalos Ilthate! Welcome!
Join us for the annual Lewiston – Auburn Greek Festival on September 5 from 4 PM to 8 PM and September 6 & 7 from 11 AM to 9 PM at Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church in Lewiston, ME!
Join us Thursday evening for Greek Dancing lessons and a Greek Wine Tasting with Gyro and Baklava for sale before the rest of the festival opens on Friday!


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For the record, I am an ordinary software developer. I consider myself absolutely average as an exponent of that art. I am anxious to do my bit to try and ensure that the simplicity and clarity of XML is carried on into the realms of hypertext, rendering and beyond. If I irk anyone with my ignorance in what follows, I apologise in advance. However, in my defense I will say that I believe I am representative of the "Humble Software Developer" who needs to be sold on XML. If I have grave misunderstandings, I am not alone. Anyway, here goes:- 1. The simple things should be simple It will cut no ice with the software development community if XML Hypertext allows links from arbitrary tachyons to a range of faces on a hypercube *IF* this is at the expense of making "link this word to that file" an intellectual safari. There are many exceptional hypertext exponents on this list who know from experience what sorts of Hypertext functionality is sorely missing from the Web. The sort of things that will make the eyes of current Web masters glaze over. What are these things? Is there an 80/20 rule applicable to Hypertext? 20% of hypertext concepts used 80% of the time? Should we not start by saying "here are the things that we *know* people are crying out for. Here are the things that will capture the imagination of Web implentors and users alike. Here are the things that will sell Web masters on XML". Can we isolate these things and concentrate on making them "no-brainers" to implement? 2. Hypertext as an XML application? Is Hypertext an application of XML or a raison d'etre of XML? I feel it is an application - one of myriads that can be envisaged. I think hypertext semantics/functionality should be *outside* the XML documents themselves for this reason. I am concerned about the architectural form approach because:- . Architectural Forms is an intellectual safari . Anything that can be expressed in an architectural form can also be described as an XML document. (I think!) From a developers' perspective the idea of using the XML parser to process XML documents that "talk about" other XML documents in various ways sounds clean and appealing. It whould make it simple to do the simple things. 3. Terminology HyTime supports such a rich set of ways to link things to other things that the seemingly straightforward terms like "anchor", "link" become very difficult to tie down as we have seen in the recent discussion. 3.1 If a sub-set of HyTime functionality is decided upon does the terminology problem get any easier? 3.2 Users will never care how the pop-up list of hot-spots arrived onto there browser screen. They will never care that an anchor is not an anchor until it is referenced by a link. The will think an "anchor role" is a form of acrobatics performed by sailors:-) The people who need to be clear on the terminology are the implementors, the programmers, the techies out there that we want to reach with XML (me!). These guys understand the concept of a tree, the notion of an address and the notion of an indirect address. They understand associative arrays, dynamic binding, namespaces, pointers etc. Should we not be building on this existing terminology base rather than invent a new one? This, after all, is the terminology of the target market. If this was done could we maintain a link (sorry) to the "correct" HyTime terminology and include it in an appendix? Sean Mc Grath email@example.com on Tuesday, 31 December 1996 10:11:20 UTC
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