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Congratulations Youth Football Champs & All Stars!
By FirstDown PlayBook on Nov 19, 2021
FirstDown PlayBook has spent some time this month encouraging football coaches at all levels to get a head start on next year's football season. We want to slow down today and congratulate this season's youth football champs and all stars.
First, congratulations to all of you youth football coaches who have pulled together a group of young players and made a team out of them. We have referenced this here before. In some ways your job is harder than Nick Saban's. He gets to choose his talent. You do not.
So regardless of if you are a USA Football, Pop Warner, AYF, PAL or unaffiliated program, congratulations on a job well done. Your players and parents are fortunate to have you in their neighborhood. We wish you the best as you begin your football playoffs or championships.
Another group we want to recognize are the coaches who have been chosen to coach a youth football all star team. Your youth football team won your league and four of your players made the all star team. Great news right?
To top it off, they understand that your coaching had a lot to do with the success so they have elected you to be the all star coach. Once again, it's an honor that most every coach would appreciate. This is a big honor, but there is some pressure involved to do well. Plus, you are up against the clock from the moment you hear the news.
Youth FootBall All Star Coaches Have To Pull Together Players From Multiple Teams In a Short Time Period.
You hear about this on November 15 and the all star game is going to be played in three weeks. You now have 21 days to get young players from five or six different regular season teams all on the same page for the all star game.
Remember that these players and assistant coaches are coming into this with totally different backgrounds from the regular season. Now it's your job to get them all on the same page offensively and defensively in a very short time. FirstDown PlayBook can help you out with this.
With FirstDown PlayBook you can quickly and easily get all star players and coaches on the same page. One last note on our way out. Please remember that FirstDown PlayBook never erases anyones plays or playbooks. They will be waiting right there for you when you come back next season.
So congratulations youth football champs and good luck with the playoffs. You too, youth football all star teams. We look forward to hearing about the results!

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Everyday Light Warriors : 17: Relationship and lifestyle coaches and speakers Tim and Ness, talk about how they help men and women connect better, how they met and and how to get clarity of what you want in a partner.
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Parents meningitis warning
A dad from Watton is warning all parents in Norfolk and Suffolk to learn the key signs of meningitis.
Martin Neave's daughter Caroline died of meningitis at the age of 18. As part of Meningitis Awareness Week, he is raising awareness and stressing the importance of recognising symptoms early on.
Caroline Neave from Watton died of meningococcal septicaemia. Although she had felt ill for several days, her family assumed it was the return of tonsillitis which she had had a few weeks before.
Martin said: "In the middle of the night we heard her stumbling about having been sick again. Knowing, instinctively, that this was more than just a bad head and sore throat, we went straight to the nearest hospital. They diagnosed meningitis quite quickly as the tell tale red blotches had now appeared, for the first time. Caroline never regained consciousness and died in the intensive care unit."
Research has shown that the public, especially students, are lacking life-saving knowledge and awareness. Students are in the group second most at risk of meningitis and yet more than a third of students do not even know whether they've been vaccinated against it.
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Here is a new fresh quilt rearranged into pinwheels similar to the quilt called Fresh from the book "Simply Retro". Included with the quilt are two matching queen size pillow shams. The concept of retro means reminiscent of things past which is so fitting with the pinwheels reminding us all of the windmills of the past generation. Here is a gentle reminder of our heritage again in a beautiful hand quilted quilt. Here C Jean Horst used the fabric collections of beautiful grays and whites in 100% cottons!


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<?php

namespace app\models;

use Yii;
use yii\web\UploadedFile;
use app\models\general\Upload;
use app\models\general\GeneralLabel;
use app\models\general\GeneralMessage;
use common\models\general\GeneralFunction;

/**
 * This is the model class for table "tbl_bantuan_elaun".
 *
 * @property integer $bantuan_elaun_id
 * @property string $nama
 * @property string $muatnaik_gambar
 * @property string $no_kad_pengenalan
 * @property string $tarikh_lahir
 * @property integer $umur
 * @property string $jantina
 * @property string $kewarganegara
 * @property string $bangsa
 * @property string $agama
 * @property string $kelayakan_akademi
 * @property string $alamat_1
 * @property string $alamat_2
 * @property string $alamat_3
 * @property string $alamat_negeri
 * @property string $alamat_bandar
 * @property string $alamat_poskod
 * @property string $no_tel_bimbit
 * @property string $emel
 * @property string $kontrak
 * @property string $jumlah_elaun
 * @property string $muatnaik_dokumen
 * @property string $status_permohonan
 * @property string $catatan
 */
class BantuanElaun extends \yii\db\ActiveRecord
{
    public $jenis_bantuan_id;
    public $status_permohonan_id;

    /**
     * @inheritdoc
     */
    public static function tableName()
    {
        return 'tbl_bantuan_elaun';
    }

    public function behaviors()
    {
        return [
            'bedezign\yii2\audit\AuditTrailBehavior',
            [
                'class' => \yii\behaviors\BlameableBehavior::className(),
                'createdByAttribute' => 'created_by',
                'updatedByAttribute' => 'updated_by',
            ],
            [
                'class' => \yii\behaviors\TimestampBehavior::className(),
                'createdAtAttribute' => 'created',
                'updatedAtAttribute' => 'updated',
                'value' => new \yii\db\Expression('NOW()'),
            ],
        ];
    }

    /**
     * @inheritdoc
     */
    public function rules()
    {
        return [
            [['nama', 'jenis_bantuan', 'nama_persatuan', 'tarikh_mula_dilantik', 'tarikh_tamat_dilantik', 'no_kad_pengenalan',
                'tarikh_lahir', 'umur', 'jantina', 'kewarganegara', 'bangsa', 'agama', 'kelayakan_akademi', 'alamat_1', 'alamat_negeri',
                'alamat_poskod', 'no_tel_bimbit', 'jumlah_elaun', 'status_permohonan', 'emel', 'kontrak'], 'required', 'skipOnEmpty' => true, 'message' => GeneralMessage::yii_validation_required],
            [['tarikh_lahir', 'nama_bank'], 'safe'],
            [['kursus'], 'string', 'max' => 80, 'tooLong' => GeneralMessage::yii_validation_string_max],
            [['umur', 'status_permohonan', 'no_kad_pengenalan', 'jenis_bantuan_id', 'status_permohonan_id', 'alamat_poskod', 'no_tel_bimbit',
                'no_tel_persatuan_pejabat', 'no_akaun'], 'integer', 'message' => GeneralMessage::yii_validation_integer],
            [['emel'], 'email', 'message' => GeneralMessage::yii_validation_email],
            [['jumlah_elaun', 'jumlah_kelulusan'], 'number', 'message' => GeneralMessage::yii_validation_number],
            [['nama', 'kelayakan_akademi'], 'string', 'max' => 80, 'tooLong' => GeneralMessage::yii_validation_string_max],
            [['muatnaik_gambar', 'emel', 'muatnaik_dokumen', 'no_akaun'], 'string', 'max' => 100, 'tooLong' => GeneralMessage::yii_validation_string_max],
            [['no_kad_pengenalan'], 'string', 'max' => 12, 'tooLong' => GeneralMessage::yii_validation_string_max],
            [['jantina'], 'string', 'max' => 1, 'tooLong' => GeneralMessage::yii_validation_string_max],
            [['kewarganegara', 'alamat_negeri'], 'string', 'max' => 30, 'tooLong' => GeneralMessage::yii_validation_string_max],
            [['bangsa', 'agama'], 'string', 'max' => 25, 'tooLong' => GeneralMessage::yii_validation_string_max],
            [['alamat_1', 'alamat_2', 'alamat_3', 'kontrak'], 'string', 'max' => 90, 'tooLong' => GeneralMessage::yii_validation_string_max],
            [['alamat_bandar'], 'string', 'max' => 40, 'tooLong' => GeneralMessage::yii_validation_string_max],
            [['alamat_poskod'], 'string', 'max' => 5, 'tooLong' => GeneralMessage::yii_validation_string_max],
            [['no_tel_bimbit', 'no_tel_persatuan_pejabat'], 'string', 'max' => 14, 'tooLong' => GeneralMessage::yii_validation_string_max],
                        [['no_tel_bimbit', 'no_tel_persatuan_pejabat'], 'integer', 'message' => GeneralMessage::yii_validation_integer],
            [['catatan', 'surat_permohonan'], 'string', 'max' => 255, 'tooLong' => GeneralMessage::yii_validation_string_max],
			[['surat_permohonan'], 'validateFileUpload', 'skipOnEmpty' => false],
            [['kursus','catatan','emel','nama', 'kelayakan_akademi','muatnaik_gambar', 'emel', 'muatnaik_dokumen', 'no_akaun','kewarganegara', 'alamat_negeri',
                'catatan'], function ($attribute, $params) {
                if (!\common\models\general\GeneralFunction::validateXSS($this->$attribute)) {
                    $this->addError($attribute, GeneralMessage::yii_validation_xss);
                }
            }],
        ];
    }

    /**
     * @inheritdoc
     */
    public function attributeLabels()
    {
        return [
            'bantuan_elaun_id' => GeneralLabel::bantuan_elaun_id,
            'jenis_bantuan' => GeneralLabel::jenis_bantuan,
            'nama_pemohon' => GeneralLabel::nama_pemohon,
            'jawatan' => GeneralLabel::jawatan,
            'persatuan' => GeneralLabel::persatuan,
            'tarikh' => "Tarikh Memohon",
            'nama_persatuan' => GeneralLabel::nama_persatuan,
            'tarikh_mula_dilantik' => GeneralLabel::tarikh_mula_dilantik,
            'tarikh_tamat_dilantik' => GeneralLabel::tarikh_tamat_dilantik,
            'nama' => GeneralLabel::nama,
            'muatnaik_gambar' => GeneralLabel::muatnaik_gambar,
            'no_kad_pengenalan' => GeneralLabel::no_kad_pengenalan_tentera_polis,
            'tarikh_lahir' => GeneralLabel::tarikh_lahir,
            'umur' => GeneralLabel::umur,
            'jantina' => GeneralLabel::jantina,
            'kewarganegara' => GeneralLabel::kewarganegaraan,
            'bangsa' => GeneralLabel::bangsa,
            'agama' => GeneralLabel::agama,
            'kelayakan_akademi' => GeneralLabel::kelayakan_akademi,
            'alamat_1' => GeneralLabel::alamat_1,
            'alamat_2' => GeneralLabel::alamat_2,
            'alamat_3' => GeneralLabel::alamat_3,
            'alamat_negeri' => GeneralLabel::alamat_negeri,
            'alamat_bandar' => GeneralLabel::alamat_bandar,
            'alamat_poskod' => GeneralLabel::alamat_poskod,
            'no_tel_bimbit' => GeneralLabel::no_tel_bimbit,
            'no_tel_persatuan_pejabat' => GeneralLabel::no_tel_persatuan_pejabat,
            'emel' => GeneralLabel::emel,
            'kontrak' => GeneralLabel::kontrak,
            'jumlah_elaun' => GeneralLabel::jumlah_elaun_yang_dipohon,
            'muatnaik_dokumen' => GeneralLabel::muatnaik_dokumen,
            'status_permohonan' => GeneralLabel::status_permohonan,
            'catatan' => GeneralLabel::catatan,
            'kursus' => GeneralLabel::bidang_pengkhususan_aliran,
            'jumlah_kelulusan' => GeneralLabel::jumlah_diluluskan,
            'surat_permohonan' => GeneralLabel::surat_permohonan_rasmi,
            'nama_bank' => GeneralLabel::nama_bank,
            'no_akaun' => GeneralLabel::no_akaun,
        ];
    }

	/**
     * Validate upload file cannot be empty
     */
    public function validateFileUpload($attribute, $params){
        $file = UploadedFile::getInstance($this, $attribute);

        if($file && $file->getHasError()){
            $this->addError($attribute, 'File error :' . Upload::getUploadErrorDesc($file->error));
        }

        if($file){
            if(!GeneralFunction::checkFileExtension($file->getExtension())){
                $this->addError($attribute, GeneralMessage::uploadFileTypeError);
            }
        }

        if(!$file && $this->$attribute==""){
            $this->addError($attribute, GeneralMessage::uploadEmptyError);
        }
    }

    /**
     * @return \yii\db\ActiveQuery
     */
    public function getRefJenisBantuanSue(){
        return $this->hasOne(RefJenisBantuanSue::className(), ['id' => 'jenis_bantuan']);
    }

    /**
     * @return \yii\db\ActiveQuery
     */
    public function getRefProfilBadanSukan(){
        return $this->hasOne(ProfilBadanSukan::className(), ['profil_badan_sukan' => 'nama_persatuan']);
    }

    /**
     * @return \yii\db\ActiveQuery
     */
    public function getRefStatusPermohonanSue(){
        return $this->hasOne(RefStatusPermohonanSue::className(), ['id' => 'status_permohonan']);
    }
}

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For over a century Justin has made boots that stand the test of time. These Justin Sevana Cowgirl Boots are everything a cowgirl needs. They are functional with the riding heel and rubber outsole. They are comfortable with the Justin comfort system. They are beautiful with the turquoise scalloped collar and stitching accents. But, most importantly, they won't let you down. Start your day off right in a pair of Justin Sevana Cowgirl Boots.


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Take your next missional step in your city and the surrounding area.
Empowering and equipping Fearless Followers to form relationships that bring Jesus' transformation in our city.
To bring Jesus' love, hope, and mercy to your area of influence
Local and regional missional initiatives work with partners where we live, work, and play to provide you with your next step in reaching others with the love and hope of Jesus and restoring what's broken in the world around us.
We work with many partners to reach people through church planting, pastoral training, child sponsorships and missions trips. We work to restore what's broken through foster care and adoption, mentoring, recovery programs and life-skills training.
There's plenty of opportunity for every follower of Jesus to engage missionally.
Mission is about relationships – reaching others with love and hope of Jesus. Here's a great opportunity for you to live missionally; check out the Bridge BBQ trailer and enjoy getting to know your neighbors. This "tool" can be a bridge to introduce them to Jesus.
Saved to Share
Part of our calling as Christ followers is to Share the good news that Saved us. On Saturday, March 26, we have a great opportunity to live that out locally in our community. The event is called Saved to Share. Teams of fearless followers will be sent to local coffee shops where we will bless our community with free coffee and invite them into conversations about the good news of the gospel story. Evangelism training will be on Sunday, March 20 after 2nd service.
Please register Here.
Email abbys@fearlessfollower.org with questions or for more information.
Kids Food Basket
Kids Food Basket is a grassroots, community solution to childhood hunger. We nourish children living at or near the poverty level with critical evening meals to level the playing field for their academic achievement. Equipping children and families with greater access to fresh, locally grown food can help us build a more vibrant, healthier West Michigan
To learn more contact: Abby
Do you have a family member who is incarcerated? The Stronger Together Team would like to provide you with a community of encouragement, strength & hope while in a safe space to express your thoughts and feelings. The group consists of others who are in similar situations of have come through similar experiences. We can also connect you to resources to help you navigate the legal, social and institutional situation you and your family fact. Stronger together is designed to provide a path toward healing for both you and the person incarcerated
Learn more: Contact George VanderWoude
Young Lives
Young Lives has never wavered from the original vision to reach teen moms by entering their world, modeling the unconditional love of Christ, and encouraging them to become the women and mothers God created them to be.
Through Young Life's time-tested methods and life-on-life mentoring, teen moms are empowered to make positive choices, set and achieve goals, and live a future rooted in Christ.
Learn more: Contact Haley Slagh
MOSAIC exists to empower those stepping into the lives of foster, adoptive and vulnerable children through authentic community, mentoring, education, wrap around support and encouragement.
Learn more: Contact Wendy Cheek.
Pullman Community
People Helping People of Pullman (PHP) is a non-profit organization located in Pullman, Michigan about 25 miles south of Holland. It serves a rural community often known by those living in generational poverty, struggling with addictions and the summer migrant population who work in agricultural fields.
PHP's mission is to show the love of Jesus, help people with their daily needs and equip people to reach their potential. PHP lives into this mission by offering services for all ages.
Youth: After school and summer youth programs, camps, VBS and more.
Adults/Families: Food and personal needs pantry, assistance with utilities, unemployment, housing, appliances, furniture and more.
On Sundays they offer a worship service where the community can come to safely explore who Jesus Christ is.
To learn more, contact: Mike Jones
Mark your calenders and join us.
Stronger Together with 70x7
6:00pm | Rens
Fostering Together
6:00pm | Indoor Play area
Supports families of incarcerated individuals with encouragement, strength and hope. You'll find a caring, non-judgemental group of individuals who have experienced the challenges incarceration brings.
Join us from 6:00-7:30pm the 2nd and 4th Thursdays of the month.
Light dinner and childcare are provided. To learn more, contact George
Whether new to fostering, or a long-time veteran, each child we care for presents new challenges to our family and new opportunities to reach out to their family. Together we strengthen our serve and our families by walking in community. Sharing with others who have been there can offer encouragement, understanding, support and advice, and desire to learn from other's experiences in a positive environment. Join the Fostering Together group the 3rd Tuesday of each month. Light dinner is served at 6pm, or come for group 6:30-8:30pm? at Ridge Point Church- Door E, 304 104th Ave, Holland. RSVP required for childcare (free of charge). RSVP HERE
Get to know the people involved in our Missional Inititives.
Mary Jo Busscher
Regional/Global Missions Coordinator
Email Mary Jo
ABBY STRANGE
Local Missions Coordinator
Email Abby
Have a question? Email us.


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Q: How to remove an opaque background behind textfield and movieclip in ActionScript 2 I have a problem so i need your help.
I'm using AS2 to create UI for my Setup box. When I overlap a textfield over a movieclip, there was an opaque background behind this textfield. How do I remove it?
Here is link to image error:  http://i.stack.imgur.com/RZZbu.png
Please help me! Thanks in advance
My Source code:
private function createMain(iniData:Object):Void {
        //Create Album Picture
        /*----- ducldm add 130820 -----*/
        g_Background = g_mc.attachMovie( "mcBackground", "ServiceView_mcBackground" + g_mc.getNextHighestDepth(), g_mc.getNextHighestDepth() -1 );
        /*----- ducldm end -----*/
        g_mcMain = g_mc.createEmptyMovieClip("g_mcMain" + g_mc.getNextHighestDepth(), g_mc.getNextHighestDepth());
        g_mcMain.blendMode = "layer";

        var x_pos:Number = (Stage.width - 802) / 2;
        var y_pos:Number = Stage.height - 200;

        var arr:Array = new Array();

        g_mcBorderInfo = g_mcMain.attachMovie("mcBorderButton_vip"/*"mcBorderButton_vip"*/, "VideoSubPlayerView_g_mcBorderInfo" + g_mcMain.getNextHighestDepth(),
                                        g_mcMain.getNextHighestDepth(), { _x:0 , _y:0 } );

        g_mcBorderInfo._x = (Stage.width - g_mcBorderInfo._width) / 2;
        g_mcBorderInfo._y = Stage.height - 200;

        g_iconSlideBar = new Icon(g_mcBorderInfo, 125, 29, {
                    URL         :"mcSlideBarMusic_vip",
                    noLabel     : true } );
        g_iconSlideBar._width = 552;

        g_iconSlideBarPlay = new Icon(g_mcBorderInfo, g_iconSlideBar._x + 3,  g_iconSlideBar._y + 2, {
                    URL         :"mcSlideBarPlayMusic_vip",
                    noLabel     : true } );
        g_iconSlideBarPlay._width = 1;
        g_iconSlideBarPlay._height= 7

        g_tbPlayTime = new TextBox( g_mcBorderInfo, 47, 23, {
                                        color       : 0x040505,
                                        fontSize    : 17,
                                        _width      : 70,
                                        _height     : 20,
                                        align       :"right",
                                        text        : "00:00:00" } );

        g_tbTotalTime = new TextBox(g_mcBorderInfo, 685, 23, {
                                        color       : 0x040505,
                                        fontSize    : 17,
                                        _width      : 70,
                                        _height     : 20,
                                        align       :"left",
                                        text        : coverTimeToString(g_nTotalTime)});

        g_tbLabelInfo = new TextBox(g_mcBorderInfo,(g_mcBorderInfo._width/2)-55 ,0, {
                                        color       : 0x00ffff,
                                        fontSize    : 17,
                                        _width      : 110,
                                        _height     : 22,
                                        align       :"center",
                                        text        : ""} );

        g_tbRepeatShuffle = new TextBox(g_mcBorderInfo,450 , 115, {
                                        color       : 0x00ffff,
                                        align       :"center",
                                        fontSize    : 20,
                                        _width      : 300,
                                        _height     : 30,
                                        align       :"center",
                                        text        : ""    } );
        g_tbRepeat = new TextBox(g_mcBorderInfo, 0 , 0);
        g_tbShuffle = new TextBox(g_mcBorderInfo, 0 , 0);
        g_tbRepeat._visible = false;
        g_tbShuffle._visible = false;
        g_tbRepeatShuffle._visible = false;

        showControlButtons();

    }

    private function showControlButtons():Void {
        g_aIconInfo = new Array();

        // Shuffle
            g_aIconInfo[0] = new Icon(g_mcBorderInfo, 160, 67, {
            URL         :g_asURLInfo[0],
            noLabel     : true } );
            g_aIconInfo[0].onPress(this, controlHandler, { device:"Mouse", event: "onPress", group:"info", pos:0 } );
            g_aIconInfo[0].gotoAndStop(1);

        // Repeat
            g_aIconInfo[1] = new Icon(g_mcBorderInfo, g_aIconInfo[0]._x + g_aIconInfo[0]._width + 15 ,  g_aIconInfo[0]._y + 1, {
            URL         :g_asURLInfo[1],
            noLabel     : true } );
            g_aIconInfo[1].onPress(this, controlHandler, { device:"Mouse", event: "onPress", group:"info", pos:1 } );
            g_aIconInfo[1].gotoAndStop(1);
        // Stop
            g_aIconInfo[2] = new Icon(g_mcBorderInfo, g_aIconInfo[1]._x + g_aIconInfo[1]._width + 15 ,  g_aIconInfo[0]._y , {
            URL         :g_asURLInfo[2],
            noLabel     : true } );
            g_aIconInfo[2].onPress(this, controlHandler, { device:"Mouse", event: "onPress", group:"info", pos:2 } );
            g_aIconInfo[2].gotoAndStop(1);
        // Rev
            g_aIconInfo[3] = new Icon(g_mcBorderInfo, 303, 61.5, {
            URL         :g_asURLInfo[3],
            noLabel     : true } );
            g_aIconInfo[3].onPress(this, controlHandler, { device:"Mouse", event: "onPress", group:"info", pos:3 } );
            g_aIconInfo[3].gotoAndStop(1);
        // Prev
            g_aIconInfo[4] = new Icon(g_mcBorderInfo, g_aIconInfo[3]._x + g_aIconInfo[3]._width -3 , 61.5, {
            URL         :g_asURLInfo[4],
            noLabel     : true } );
            g_aIconInfo[4].onPress(this, controlHandler, { device:"Mouse", event: "onPress", group:"info", pos:4 } );
            g_aIconInfo[4].gotoAndStop(1);
        //Next
            g_aIconInfo[6] = new Icon(g_mcBorderInfo, 418 , 61.5, {
            URL         :g_asURLInfo[6],
            noLabel     : true } );
            g_aIconInfo[6].onPress(this, controlHandler, { device:"Mouse", event: "onPress", group:"info", pos:6 } );
            g_aIconInfo[6].gotoAndStop(1);

        // Fwd*/
            g_aIconInfo[7] = new Icon(g_mcBorderInfo, g_aIconInfo[6]._x + g_aIconInfo[6]._width -4, 61.5, {
            URL         :g_asURLInfo[7],
            noLabel     : true } );
            g_aIconInfo[7].onPress(this, controlHandler, { device:"Mouse", event: "onPress", group:"info", pos:7 } );
            g_aIconInfo[7].gotoAndStop(1);
        // Play-Pause
            g_aIconInfo[5] = new Icon(g_mcBorderInfo, 375.5, 49, {
            URL         :g_asURLInfo[5],
            noLabel     : true } );
            g_aIconInfo[5].onPress(this, controlHandler, { device:"Mouse", event: "onPress", group:"info", pos:5 } );
            g_aIconInfo[5].gotoAndStop(1);

            // VOLUME
            g_iconVolume = new Icon(g_mcBorderInfo, 510, 67, {
            URL         :"mcVolume_vip",
            noLabel     : true } );
            g_iconVolume.gotoAndStop(1);

            g_iconVolumeSlideBg = new Icon(g_mcBorderInfo, g_iconVolume._x + g_iconVolume._width + 5, 73, {
            URL         :"mcVolumeBg_vip",
            noLabel     :true } );

            g_iconVolumeSlideContent = new Icon(g_mcBorderInfo, g_iconVolumeSlideBg._x +1, g_iconVolumeSlideBg._y + 1, {
            URL         :"mcVolumeContent_vip",
            noLabel     :true } );
            g_iconVolumeSlideContent._width = 1;

            g_iconVolumePoint = new Icon(g_mcBorderInfo, g_iconVolumeSlideBg._x, g_iconVolumeSlideBg._y -3 , {
            URL         :"mcVolumePoint_vip",
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Difference in state-level budget proposals for Polk County is significant: Gov. Ron DeSantis has proposed $768.5 million, the state House has proposed $769.2 million, while the state Senate has proposed $795 million.
BARTOW — Polk County School Board members are calling on residents and local politicians to contact their state representatives and senators to urge them to vote for increased funding for public schools, particularly the education budget passed in the Florida Senate.
"It does matter that our representatives hear from us in phone calls, letters, emails — they mentioned it in every office we visited," said School Board member Sarah Fortney, who met with legislators last week in Tallahassee.
All the budget numbers are finally in and, if the Florida Senate has its way, Polk County Public Schools could reap a windfall. But if the Florida House or Gov. Ron DeSantis prevails, spending would increase by only one-tenth to one-fourth that amount the Senate passed.
The governor's proposed education funding for Polk County is $768.5 million. The House education budget for Polk is $769.2 million, while the Florida Senate has set aside $795 million for Polk County students. That's a $44.3 million increase from this year's $750 million budget. But the district also has seen an increase of 1,000 students and hired more teachers to accommodate them.
In addition, the Florida Senate funding bill includes $5.8 million for a "funding compression allocation," which gives Polk County additional funds to make up for lower property values compared to coastal counties and not as much federal funding for impoverished students, of which some counties have more. The final budgets from the Florida House and DeSantis did not provide any additional funding compression allocation. Last year, the district received $7.74 million.
State Sen. Kelli Stargel, R-Lakeland, is chairwoman of the appropriations subcommittee on education and was responsible for including a lot of the increased funding.
Stargel said she "chose to prioritize funding to public schools. The Senate president and the appropriations chair agreed."
Jason Pitts, the district's budget director, is hoping the Senate budget is what's ultimately passed by the conference committee of house and senate members.
Pitts said if the House budget prevails, the district will have to cut a minimum of $12 million in order to reserve the state-mandated fund balance of 3% of its funding — it's like a required savings account for the district.
"But most likely, it would be over $20 million that would have to be cut," Pitts said. "The district could not cut $20 million without affecting positions, classrooms and services. All would be affected."
He added that, if the Senate budget passes, the district could basically "hold the line" for one more year.
"The Senate budget would essentially keep things as-is, but would not be enough to (increase) the level of services," Pitts said. "Under the Senate budget, for the district to add any new positions, add needed services, or give even small pay increases, other expenses would need to be cut."
All the School Board members said they hope the public will step up and back them in asking for more funding.
School Board Chairman Lynn Wilson said there is a disconnect between people with boots on the ground in teaching and people in Tallahassee in charge of funding schools.
Local teachers' union President Marianne Capoziello said the School District needs to tap into its largest group of supporters — the parents.
"There is a whole realm who are silent in it — our parents," Capoziello said. "We just need to help get them and garner them as our allies and our legislators need to understand that our parents are being made aware" of the funding disparities.
Capoziello said some lawmakers have told her that she just wants to throw money at problems.
"Try it just once and throw some damn money at it, so then we can see if we have enough guidance counselors, if we had enough teachers, if we could figure out programs for our (special ed students) and our behaviorally challenged students," she told the school board Tuesday. "But we have been grossly underfunded in our public schools.
School Board member Billy Townsend said he wanted to tell legislators how much their funding cuts have hurt the district — there are shortages in most hiring areas, including certified teachers, bus drivers and mental health counselors.
"For a decade, you put us in a place where we're pulling the knife out of our backs — take the knife out and help heal us," he said.


In these troubled times, we need to get creative to get the economy moving. In addition, we need governments (particularly State Government) to pony up and get busy providing the web-based information and services promised.
In order to facilitate/catalyze this process, we as citizens need to do Public Information Requests as if there is no tomorrow. This will undoubtedly get the wheels turning.
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Did David Bowie predict his own death? Farewell single Lazarus lyrics declare \'Look up here, I\'m in heaven\'
By Umberto Bacchi
Updated January 11, 2016 13:18 GMT
Bowie performs in Montreal in 2003 during his first North American concert series in eight years Reuters
David Bowie sang he had "scars that can't be seen" in his last single, Lazarus, that was released just days before the iconic singer died following a battle with cancer. The song's lyrics are being interpreted by some as an innuendo to Bowie's condition.
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Named after the biblical character that rose from the dead, Lazarus' video clip was posted on the artist's official YouTube channel on 8 January. In it Bowie is seen singing from a hospital bed with his eyes bandaged.
"Look up here, I'm in heaven. I've got scars that can't be seen," the song's opening line goes, before concluding with: "Oh, I'll be free. Just like that bluebird. Oh I'll be free. Ain't that just like me".
Bowie died aged 69 on 10 January. "David Bowie died peacefully today surrounded by his family after a courageous 18 month battle with cancer," a Facebook statement read. While many of you will share in this loss, we ask that you respect the family's privacy during their time of grief."
Many commentators interpreted Lazarus as the British songwriter's farewell to the world. The single was released on his birthday together with his last album, Blackstar.
The last word from #DavidBowie - bleak and brave and still cutting out something new. https://t.co/aNO7XVQIMh
— Hugh Riminton (@hughriminton) January 11, 2016
https://t.co/AZf3raBPPN #DavidBowie last song. Released just days ago. He knew he was dying and put it to song. Sad, haunting, inspiring.
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Leave it to Bowie to not only write his own epitaph, but sing it and make a video of it too. Beautiful man. RIP https://t.co/kfNRThqt7W
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His last words in #Lazarus last single released by #DavidBowie everything he wanted to say...we just didnt know. https://t.co/7yB2tkciam
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Lazarus (David Bowie) - Lyrics
Look up here, I'm in heaven
I've got scars that can't be seen
I've got drama, can't be stolen
Everybody knows me now
Look up here, man, I'm in danger
I've got nothing left to lose
I'm so high it makes my brain whirl
Dropped my cell phone down below
Ain't that just like me
By the time I got to New York
I was living like a king
Then I used up all my money
I was looking for your ass
This way or no way
You know, I'll be free
Just like that bluebird
Now ain't that just like me
David Bowie: Life and legacy of a rock legend and cultural icon	IBTimes UK
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The Problem With "Niggerfishing"
"Niggerfishing" is the art of white women portraying themselves as Black women or racially ambiguous women on social media. It's like "catfishing", which means to portray yourself as a completely different person online. White women on Instagram spray tan their skin outrageously dark, overline or inject their lips, and rock cornrows on Instagram for that "exotic" appeal. It is both ridiculous and offensive.
As we all know, whiteness is idolized and held as a standard of beauty in western society. Actually, because of white supremacy, whiteness is seen as a standard of beauty worldwide. Blackness has never been a beauty standard in society. The media has brainwashed so many Black people into hating everything about their blackness. The aesthetic of Black women has been bashed for years until non-Black women started co-opting it. To see these white women on Instagram rock Blackface as their new fashion trend bothers me. It is one thing for them to appropriate Black culture but is a whole other level of disrespectful to wear Black features or "ethnic" features like a mask.
According to the people who defend "Niggerfishing", it isn't offensive because these women are not trying to be malicious. Apparently, it isn't blackface if isn't a caricature of Black people either. Neither of these are true. It doesn't matter if these women are being malicious or not. They are using blackness as a costume. The girls can try on Blackness and they can also take it off whenever they choose like changing an outfit. They do not face the oppression that Black people face in society, globally. What they are doing is Blackface. They are painting their skin darker to resemble and exaggerating their features to resemble Black or ethnic women. Minstrel show performers did the exact same thing, maybe with different purposes.
This trend of "Niggerfishing" is not harmless. It furthers white people's obsession with wearing Blackness as a costume. It went from appropriating Black culture to full blown portraying themselves as Black people for social media fame. They want the fun of Black cultures and ethnic looks, but not the injustices that come with it. There are Black people who spent years learning to love their Black looks because of what White supremacy has taught us and for white women to now use Black skin and ethnic features as a trend is disgusting.
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Digital doppelgangers are virtual humans that highly resemble the real self but behave independently. An emerging computer animation technology makes the creation of digital doppelgangers an accessible reality. This allows researchers in pedagogical agents to explore previously unexplorable research questions, such as how does increasing the similarity in appearance between the agent and the student impact learning. This paper discusses the design and evaluation of a digital doppelganger as a virtual listener in a learning-by-explaining paradigm. Results offer insight into the promise and limitation of this novel technology.
Learning by Explaining to a Digital Doppelganger (Ning Wang, Ari Shapiro, Andrew Feng, Cindy Zhuang, Chirag Merchant, David Schwartz, Stephen L. Goldberg), Chapter in Intelligent Tutoring Systems, Springer International Publishing, volume 10858, 2018.


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Trump Plan for New Media Venture Gets Investors' Thumbs up
(AP)
JILL COLVIN and ALEX VEIGA Friday, 22 October 2021 08:15 AM
Some investors aren't waiting to see if former President Donald Trump's plans for a media company to challenge the likes of Facebook, Twitter and even Disney can actually become reality — they're all in.
Trump announced Wednesday he will launch a special purpose aquisition company (SPAC) to take Trump Media & Technology Group along with its "Truth Social" app public, aiming for a $1.7 billion valuation.
Trump's end run is to go toe-to-toe with Big Tech, which flouted the First Amendment and shut the 45th President of the United States out. Wednesday's surprise announcement came nine months after Trump was expelled from social media for his role in inciting the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection.
Experts were split on how strong a competitor Trump Media & Technology Group can be, but the stock market reacted with exuberance.
TMTG's plan is to become a publicly listed company through a merger with Digital World Acquisition Corp., a type of company whose sole purpose is to acquire a private company and take it public. Shares of Digital World Acquisition quadrupled Thursday in what some might see as validation for Trump, even though there's a ways to go before the merger is completed.
"I'm personally not a Trump supporter, but this could lead to giant media presence," said amateur investor Ryan Joshua Keenan, who put $2,000 into the stock early Thursday morning and had already tripled the money by the early afternoon. "It's been going up ridiculously."
Trump has spoken about launching his own social media site ever since he was barred from Twitter and Facebook. An earlier effort to launch a blog on his existing website was abandoned after the page drew dismal views.
"We live in a world where the Taliban has a huge presence on Twitter, yet your favorite American President has been silenced," he said in a statement Wednesday. "This is unacceptable."
Conservative voices actually do well on traditional social media. On Wednesday, half of Facebook's 10 top performing link posts were from conservative media, commentators or politicians, according to a daily list compiled by a New York Times technology columnist and an internet studies professor using Facebook's own data.
TMTG has not set its sights low. In addition to the Truth Social app, which is expected to soft-launch next month with a nationwide rollout early next year, the company says it is planning a video-on-demand service dubbed TMTG+ that will feature entertainment programming, news and podcasts.
One slide in a TMTG presentation on its website includes a graphic of its potential competitors, which range from Facebook and Twitter to Netflix and Disney+ to CNN. The same slide suggests that over the long term TMTG will also become a power in cloud computing and payments and suggests it will go head-to-head with Amazon, Microsoft, Google and Stripe.
A Trump-branded social media portal would join a crowded space dominated by Big Tech-run portals like Facebook and Twitter. Still, everyday social media users tend to be on multiple platforms at once, so TMTG's offering doesn't have to necessarily peel users from other portals to thrive.
"This network will most likely be most successful in targeting far-right users, the same that left Facebook for 'alternative' social networks like Gab or Parler," said Alexandra Cirone, assistant professor in government at Cornell University.
Trump's new media outlet could also compete for viewers on conservative networks such as OANN, Newsmax and Fox News, she said.
Ali Mogharabi, senior equity analyst at Morningstar, who covers Twitter, Facebook and other social media companies, said Trump's brand could initially give TMTG a leg up relative to other new social media sites going up against Facebook and other big players.
"Whether that's going to be sustainable in the long run, that's very uncertain."
Mogharabi said next year's mid-term elections could be pivotal in whether the social media platform succeeds.
"A lot of Trump supporters would probably go on there. Even more so in 2024, if Trump actually decides to run for president. Those types of future events could actually attract more users."
For now, the deal is attracting stock traders. Shares of Digital World Acquisition soared $35.34, or 357%, to $45.50, and changed hands more than 475.8 million times. That compares with average trading volume of 11.2 million shares for Twitter, which trade at around $65.
Digital World Acquisition, based in Miami, is a special-purpose acquisition company, or SPAC. Such publicly traded companies are designed to list the shares of a private company more quickly than a traditional initial public offering. In practice, that means the SPAC acquires a private firm and then changes its name and other details to those of the acquired firm.
"It's been many, many months since there's been a SPAC merger greeted with this amount of enthusiasm," said Jay Ritter, a professor at the University of Florida who specializes in initial public offerings.
A SPAC pays for an acquisition with cash from its own initial public offering. DWA completed its initial public offering on Sept. 8. DWA said it has raised roughly $293 million in cash, which it will use to grow TMTG's ventures.
The enthusiasm from investors came even though the SPAC deal was unusual in several ways. Announcements of such deals typically are accompanied by the actual merger agreement and a presentation to investors full of numbers and data.
In this one, the merger agreement was not there. And the "Company Overview" of TMTG on its website is light on details about its structure and finances.
"I don't know enough to say it's unprecedented, but it's weird. Given a lot of things that happen with Trump are not great with details and formalities, it's perhaps not surprising, but it's not the norm in SPACs," said Michael Ohlrogge, an assistant professor of law at New York University who researches SPACs.
Until the deal is completed, TMTG would not have access to the cash raised by the SPAC. And without additional details from the companies, it's unclear what Trump's role will be and how much he'll be compensated.
The deal has an initial enterprise value, which measures total debts and assets, of $875 million, according to Wednesday's announcement. Experts say it could take up to six months for the deal to close.
Digital World Acqusition is currently run by CEO Patrick Orlando, a Miami-based founder of the Benessere Investment Group. He owns 18% of Digital World's stock, according to a recent regulatory filing.
Orlando has experience taking at least three SPACs public. One company, Yunhong International, had planned to buy a marketer of "carbon neutral" fuel cells and batteries, but a press release issued last month said the deal had been canceled without giving a reason.
Orlando declined to comment about Trump's potential role in the new company to The Associated Press on Thursday, pointing the public statements, which provide no detail.
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Josh Gad: Hunchback of Notre Dame 'getting closer'
By Bang Showbiz in Movies / TV / Theatre on 25 January 2021
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'Beauty and the Beast' star Josh Gad has confirmed the upcoming 'Hunchback of Notre Dame' movie is "getting closer".
Josh Gad has confirmed 'The Hunchback of Notre Dame' adaptation is "getting closer".
The 39-year-old actor was revealed in January 2019 to be producing a live-action remake of the movie, and while there is yet to be a public casting announcement by Disney, Gad has teased the film is still moving forward.
A fan asked Gad for an update on the movie, and suggested Hiba Abouk would be perfect in the role of Esmeralda.
They wrote on Twitter: "we need to know what's gonna happen with the hunchback live action remake you are to direct. it's postponed or cancelled. for the role of esmeralda i truly recommend @HibaAbouk! please have her in mind whenever the casting process starts (sic)"
Gad - who starred as LeFou in 2017's 'Beauty and the Beast' reboot - replied: "Getting. Closer. And. Closer"
David Henry Hwang is penning the script for the film, and Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz are behind the music.
Gad also offered an update for the new 'Honey I Shrunk the Kids' movie, 'Shrunk'.
In response to a fan who asked what happened to the motion picture, he wrote: "Covid happened. We were in pre-production. Just trust. A little patience will go a long way! Honey will shrink the kids again. (sic)"
Rick Moranis is expected to come out of retirement for the project.
He starred as Wayne Szalinski, an inventor who accidentally shrinks his own and his next door neighbour's kids before throwing them out with the trash, in the original 1989 film.
'Frozen' star Gad is expected to portray Wayne's grown-up son.
The movie has been described as a "legacyquel", meaning it will contain elements of the original film's plot while existing in the same universe as the three films in the franchise and be a continuation of the overall story arc.
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Unholy War
Terror in the Name of Islam
John L. Esposito
Clearly and carefully explains the teachings of Islam--the Quran, the example of the Prophet, Islamic law--about jihad or holy war, the use of violence, and terrorism
Chronicles the rise of extremist groups and examines their frightening worldview and tactics
Highlights that the vast majority of Muslims are appalled by the acts of violence committed in the name of their faith
Reflects twenty years of study, reflection, and experience on the part of a scholar who is equally respected in the West and in the Muslim world
Provides the best single guide to the urgent questions that have recently forced themselves on the attention of the entire world
The September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon left us stunned, angry, and uncomprehending. As it became clear that these horrifying acts had been committed in the name of religion, the media, the government, and ordinary citizens alike sought answers to questions about Islam and its adherents.
In this level-headed and authoritative book, John L. Esposito, one of the world's most respected scholars of political Islam, provides answers. He clearly and carefully explains the teachings of Islam--the Quran, the example of the Prophet, Islamic law--about jihad or holy war, the use of violence, and terrorism. He chronicles the rise of extremist groups and examines their frightening worldview and tactics. Anti-Americanism (and anti-Europeanism), he shows, is a broad-based phenomenon that cuts across Arab and Muslim societies. It is not just driven by religious zealotry, but by frustration and anger at U.S. policy. It is vital to understand, however, that the vast majority of Muslims are appalled by the acts of violence committed in the name of their faith. It is essential that we distinguish between the religion of Islam and the actions of extremists like Osama bin Laden, who hijack Islamic discourse and belief to justify their acts of terrorism. This brief, clear-sighted book reflects twenty years of study, reflection, and experience on the part of a scholar who is equally respected in the West and in the Muslim world. It will prove to be the best single guide to the urgent questions that have recently forced themselves on the attention of the entire world.
John L. Esposito is University Professor, Professor of Religion and International Affairs and of Islamic Studies at Georgetown University. He is the author or editor of more than 45 books, including What Everyone Needs to Know About Islam and The Future of Islam and is Editor in Chief of Oxford Islamic Studies Online.
"Could not come at a more timely moment.... A model of direct, jargon-free prose that takes its readers on a tour d'horizon of the history of Islamic thought about the West, modernity and jihad. Esposito's book will save readers the effort of reading a shelf of books that address the same issues in a less succinct manner."--Peter L. Bergen, Washington Post Book World
"An invaluable book. Erudite, compelling and passionate, Unholy War is essential reading at this crisis of world history, and provides a lucid introduction to truths which must now become common knowledge."--Karen Armstrong, author of Islam: A Short History
"Among the plethora of books published after the cataclysm of 9/11, Unholy War is one of the most insightful and informative in explicating the religious and political roots of the terrorism threat confronting the US."--Choice
"Esposito has condensed the wealth of knowledge of the Islamic world evinced in his Oxford Illustrated History of Islam, producing a book that can admirably serve as an extremely valuable primer in this new world order in which communists have been replaced by terrorists as the planet's resident evil."--Booklist
"A welcome antidote against simplistic attitudes toward Islam.... Those who want a guide to the origins of the current clash of civilizations are unlikely to find a better book."--Publishers Weekly
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