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package com.marshalchen.ultimateandroid.demo.service;

import com.facebook.stetho.okhttp3.StethoInterceptor;
import com.marshalchen.ua.common.commonUtils.basicUtils.BasicUtils;
import com.marshalchen.ultimateandroid.demo.model.RepositoryList;

import java.net.URLDecoder;
import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;

import okhttp3.OkHttpClient;
import retrofit2.Retrofit;
import retrofit2.adapter.rxjava.RxJavaCallAdapterFactory;
import retrofit2.converter.gson.GsonConverterFactory;
import rx.Subscriber;
import rx.android.schedulers.AndroidSchedulers;
import rx.schedulers.Schedulers;

/**
 * Created by cymcsg on 27/6/16.
 */
public class GithubApiService {
    public static final String BASE_URL = "https://api.github.com/";
    private Retrofit retrofit;

    private GithubApiServiceInterface githubApiServiceInterface;

    private GithubApiService() {
        OkHttpClient.Builder httpclientBuilder = new OkHttpClient.Builder();
        httpclientBuilder.connectTimeout(5, TimeUnit.SECONDS);
        httpclientBuilder.addNetworkInterceptor(new StethoInterceptor());
        retrofit = new Retrofit.Builder().client(httpclientBuilder.build()).addConverterFactory(GsonConverterFactory.create()).
                addCallAdapterFactory(RxJavaCallAdapterFactory.create()).baseUrl(BASE_URL).build();
        githubApiServiceInterface = retrofit.create(GithubApiServiceInterface.class);

    }

    private static class GithubApiSingletonHolder {
        private static final GithubApiService INSTANCE = new GithubApiService();
    }

    public static final GithubApiService getInstance() {
        return GithubApiSingletonHolder.INSTANCE;
    }

    public GithubApiServiceInterface getGithubApiServiceInterface() {
        return githubApiServiceInterface;
    }

    public void loadRepositoryInfo(Subscriber<RepositoryList> subscriber, String query, String language, String sort, String order) {
        githubApiServiceInterface.getRepositoryBySearch(BasicUtils.judgeNotNull(language) ? query + URLDecoder.decode("+") + "language:" + language : query, sort, order)
                .subscribeOn(Schedulers.io())
                .observeOn(AndroidSchedulers.mainThread())
                .subscribe(subscriber);

    }

    public void loadRepositoryInfo(Subscriber<RepositoryList> subscriber, String query, String language, String sort) {
        loadRepositoryInfo(subscriber, query, language, sort, "");
    }

    public void loadRepositoryInfo(Subscriber<RepositoryList> subscriber, String query, String language) {
        loadRepositoryInfo(subscriber, query, language, "");
    }

    public void loadRepositoryInfo(Subscriber<RepositoryList> subscriber, String query) {
        loadRepositoryInfo(subscriber, query, "");
    }

}


Volunteers are part of the foundation of this museum. Volunteers are needed in administrative areas, as workers in the gift shop and admissions, as gallery guardians, assistants in security, and a friendly presence as event greeters.
To become a volunteer please fill the form below or contact the Museum by phone at 727.820.0100 or by email at info@thefhm.org.
Being a docent at The Florida Holocaust Museum is one of the most remarkable experiences. You will have a unique opportunity to work with Holocaust Survivors and carry their message to the next generations. Docents work with students of different age groups (5th grade and up) and help us translate the lessons of the Holocaust into today. You will also have a chance to meet artists and guest speakers at programs designed just for docents.
The class will start the last week of January 2020. Sessions will be held Mondays and Thursdays from 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. for 6 to 8 weeks (depending on the size of the group). There is a $150.00 (non-refundable) fee for materials and a Museum family membership – we require all docents to be members of the Museum. You will also be required to shadow a tour at least 3 times before the class starts (you can sign up for shadowing by contacting the Museum). Prior to the class, candidates are interviewed by members of our Docent Council.
In order to complete the Docent Class program, you will need to attend all sessions and pass a final assessment conducted by the Docent Council.
Docents are expected to sign up for groups once a week during the school year. It's a long-term commitment as we depend on your availability to work with student groups visiting the Museum. We wouldn't be able to fulfill our mission without our dedicated cadre of docents.
With any questions please contact our Education Department at education@thefhm.org.
We want to hear from you… what your interests are, your schedule, and how you feel about being a part of this very special place.


Having your tires balanced and aligned vehicle is important for the durability of the tire, to vehicle performance and safety of the occupants.
It must balance the tires to prevent vibration and cause the driver fatigue.
The alignment reduces tire wear, suspension and steering of the vehicle.
Are you performing vibratioan while driving, if the car deviates long the wheel or unresponsive when entering the curve? If the answer is yes to these questions, then your vehicle has a problem and needs resolution.
Must check the tires (tires), the steering and suspension systems to determine the cause and correct it to restore stability to your vehicle.
If it does not solve the problem, cause excessive wear on the tires and suspension, and most critical is that will compromise your integrity and that of his companions.
The alignment maintains vehicle stability and prolongs the life of your tires / tires.
When the vehicle wheel alignment?
When tires are replaced with new ones.
When tires have uneven wear.
When maintenance is performed on the steering system or suspension.
When the vehicle is not going in a straight line if long the wheel.
After a collision with another vehicle, a curb or pothole.
When the vehicle shows signs of misalignment.
After 20,000 km of having made the last alignment or 1 time a year.
Wheels that work in parallel to each other and to roll at the correct angle.
Each vehicle has its own angles. These angles depend on the weight of each of the front and rear wheels, design and strength of springs, coils or bars of torque and other factors.
A laser computerized equipment determines the angles to be corrected by adjusting various points or rising wedges or shims to compensate for wear and damage caused by rough roads.
The vehicle properly aligned will address your steering wheel straight and true, go through the same arc when you turn right or left, and cornering control display without roncear (while the velocity and acceleration are reasonable). It also provides longer life to the tires, CV joints, rack, bearings, spreaders, dies, bushings, dampers and other train traffic.
A vehicle is aligned when all suspension components and address (set of rims and steering wheel) work correctly.
Uneven wear of the tires, excessive wear showing an extreme band.
Strange feeling in the steering. The steering feels harder than normal or the vehicle turns more easily to one side than the other.
In a straight line the steering wheel is not in correct position, ie the vehicle is straight but the steering wheel is turned to the side.
The vehicle is loaded to one side while driving.
Appears a vibration at speed, but disappears when going slower or faster.
The vehicle is out of square, ie the front wheels point in a direction and rear wheels in another.
The vehicle shows oversteer or understeer.
How does it manifest oversteer and understeer?
Oversteering is a top rear axis deviation relative to the front axle. The car appears to turn over what has been asked. The strong grip tires and your vehicle tends to go a lot in the curve, skidding the rear tires on a major arc.
Understeer is a turn up front axle with respect to the rear axle. The car wants to go straight while you have turned the wheels. The front tires lose traction, leaving a major arc and your vehicle tends to go out of the curve.


President Barack Obama made his greatest contribution to modern day United States when he was elected eight years ago, defying a long, painful racial inequality of a large part of the American population. His election became the undoing, even if symbolic, of some of the bigotry and prejudice that had afflicted African Americans for centuries. What had remained for him to do was to live up to the wide support and landslide victory he enjoyed in his election.
Since then, we have heard a lot about how brilliant and eloquent he's been and how dignified was his presidency, yet was that really the legacy upon which an outgoing president needs to rely? Does leaving office without any scandal amount to a real accomplishment? Is this not too low of an expectation?
Americans have heard a lot about president-elect Donald Trump's inexperience and the concern we are feeling about his upcoming presidency, and rightfully so! Being president of the greatest power in a complex and accelerated geopolitical world requires more than intelligence and eloquence, qualities which we have yet to determine whether President-elect Trump possesses. But was then President-elect Obama not similarly inexperienced in governance? Albeit he was a Harvard Law School academic and an Illinois Senator just shy of two years.
So, aside from appointing good people to key positions, what do fledgling presidents do to overcome this critical gap in their political practice and governing experience, as pertained to Obama then, and to Trump now? Of course, President Obama did work closely with House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, and for a while with House Republican Leader, John Boehner. However, it has been suggested that President Obama relinquished any attempt to 'roll in the mud' with his fellow Legislative Branch members from both sides of the aisles, and instead demonstrated the elitist attitude of an intellectual academic with little appetite for conditions unfavorable to his status.
Americans have heard a lot about how much this president 'listens' and entertains opinions from all those around him; but the fact is that presidents are judged on their actions and not their attitudes alone. Sadly, Obama's inexperience has caused the country great pain. No doubt he had lots of opposition, but no more than Clinton or Reagan, yet they each left a legacy of accomplishments, still relevant long after their leaving office.
Yet, despite all his failings, polling suggests that Obama's approval ratings are at an all-time high. Americans seem to enjoy a love affair with young, smart and eloquent presidents with good looking wives, but did Obama actually accomplish anything to justify such popularity? Are being adept at eloquence and skilled in 'listening' to others, having a 'picture perfect' family and the absence of scandal enough to paint a president as great?
After wasting all of his political capital on Obamacare, exclusive of anything else for a good number of years, his signature legislation is in danger of total reversal or, at least it will be stripped of many of its main features.
His pivot to the Southeast, while perceived as a genius move, will likely be abandoned by the new administration.
His infamous backing away from his 'red line' in Syria, not only showed America as a paper tiger that doesn't follow through; but it became a nightmare scenario whereby Putin's Russia has taken over the region and together with Iran is pushing US influence away from the entire Middle East.
His premature removal of troops without securing a transition left a vacuum in Iraq which had caused the rise of ISIS and together with his Iran deal, on which he gambled much of America's reputation, in essence, turned Iran from a country under debilitating international sanctions, to one that spreads its influence from Lebanon to Yemen, at the cost of America's geopolitical demise.
In the process, he has broken the historic partnership with most US allies in the Middle East and the Persian Gulf, and betrayed Israel – the only country that has a 100% record of voting with the US. He retreated from his own veto over a similar UN resolution in 2011, to lead a condemnation of Israel in a UN resolution that renders the Western Wall as occupied territory. He orchestrated this travesty amidst a petty fight with Netanyahu and in total reversal of his declaration that Palestinian-Israeli territory status would not be decided at the UN. Thus, he started his presidency while marginalizing Israel in his 2009 Egypt speech and is leaving office with a premeditated blow to Israel at the UN.
But the greatest irony of all is that he single-handedly resurrected the RNC from being written-off eight years ago, to assuming a majority over ALL branches of government, winning not only the presidency; but also, dominating the Senate, the House as well as 32 governorships across the country. Millennials, who are the mood sensors of the country, grew tired of elitist attitudes and 'business as usual' politics and went left to Sanders. All of that happened under Obama's presidency!
His admirers call him "no drama Obama" and "no shock Barack"; but, is that all that we need in a leader? Ta-Nehisi Coates loves President Obama for his racial activism, and David Brooks is already missing President Obama for his dignified style, but are these not too low of expectations for a leader — a world leader?
In sports, great players are not the ones who score the most points, but those who elevate and lead their teams to victory, often selflessly and with great collaborative spirit. President Obama has not been such a President! In fact, the consensus is that he may have listened to everybody, but that he played alone! He may have been a community organizer, but as a President he had no emotional range for the give-and-take political horse-trading that is a part of the legislative process and which is achieved through strong personal relationships.
Presidents George H.W. Bush and Reagan are known to have spent more than two hours a day either speaking on the phone, or meeting in person, with legislators who opposed them, and President Johnson was known for his BBQ deal-making. These great leaders knew that it required effort and close contact to shift the political terrain and enlist people into their camp.
Yet, Obama's trump card was in presiding over the past two years mostly through unilateral executive legislation. And his excuse was that his Presidency was hampered by Republican opposition. So what? It's truly embarrassing how little we have expected from him. He should have gotten over it, stopped whining and become a real leader for G-d's sake! Not only one with good Instagram karma!
Surely, he followed through with important promises he made. Healthcare for the poor and bringing back our troops from battle are great, but at what cost, and to what effect?
With a reversal of Obamacare on the horizon – that dream may be lost. And now ISIS' Caliphate dream invigorates militant Islam across the world, after Obama's Isolationist America has abandoned its course and allowed resurrection of Russian aggression and Iran's dominance.
Sure, there are many causes for such failures, but great presidents are not the ones who hide behind excuses but those who rise above the challenges of their times.
Hamilton's economic system of the 1790s, Social Security of the 1930s or the civil right and social welfare legislation of the 1960s were all signed amidst strong opposition, but they couldn't be rolled back. Not so with Obama's legislation.
So, what is Obama's legacy after all? If being a dignified family man who leaves no scandal behind were sufficient requirements for being a great leader, we might as well have elected Mr. Rogers, but a president?! C'mon, give me a break! This is the greatest example of the soft bigotry of low expectation that I have ever seen.
President Obama failed to rise above his weaknesses. It was his arrogance that lured him to play into his admirer's image — a mirage, however fleeting. As a result, we have a total retreat of the democratic process, because people feel cheated and deceived by a president who played to his perceived legacy, rather than to his people.
Then again, with the election of Trump, against all the odds, what can any of us claim to know about politics anymore?
So, let's party and lower the bar even further. It feels better to have a dapper photogenic president — doesn't it?
Soli now lives in the US, but he was born in Romania and later lived in Israeli boarding school Hadasim, as part of the Aliyat Hanoar. He served in the Israeli Air Force, and graduated with a degree in architecture from the Technion. After settling in Jaffa, he moved to the US and had several businesses. He has been married for 37+ years, and is the father of 4 and grandfather of 4.


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Home»Politics»Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party Chair On Woman Abuse Accuser Of Keith Ellison: "I Don't Believe Her"
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Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party Chair On Woman Abuse Accuser Of Keith Ellison: "I Don't Believe Her"
Tim Brown 2018-10-27
Tim Brown / October 27, 2018
Of course, Democrats don't believe women when they make credible accusations against one of their own, but bring in a woman 36 years later to make absolutely uncorroborated accusations against their political opponents, and they cry "Every woman should be believed!" At least this is how hypocrites like Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party chairman Ken Martin handles things as he dismisses Karen Monahan's claims that Keith Ellison, aka Hakim Muhammad, verbally and physically assaulted her.
Ellison, who has a documented history of abusing women, and corroborators of the women's story, unlike Democrat activist and useful idiot Christine Blasey Ford, is being covered for by his criminal accomplices in order to gain a seat as Minnesota's attorney general.
Ken Martin, the chairman of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), questioned the credibility of Ms. Monahan on Wednesday in her accusations of Ellison's domestic violence. Martin said, "I don't believe her."
Fox News reports;
Ken Martin said that he instead "believes our investigation," referring to a probe conducted by a partner at a law firm that donated more than $500,000 to Democrats since 1998, including $50,000 to Ellison. The DFL is affiliated with the Democratic Party.
The review by Susan Ellingstad, who is currently a partner at Lockridge Grindal Nauen P.L.L.P, was "unable to substantiate" the claims by Karen Monahan, a former girlfriend.
She came forward earlier this year alleging that Ellison, who currently serves as a congressman, sent her threatening text messages, and once screamed obscenities at her as he dragged her off a bed by her feet. Monahan also claimed to have a video of the episode, but has refused to publicly disclose it, saying it is "embarrassing."
Martin said at a news conference at the state Capitol, "I support Karen bringing her allegations forward, and I support there being an investigation into those," he said. "We conducted an outside, independent investigation, and that investigation showed we could not substantiate her claim of domestic abuse. And so I do not believe her — I believe our investigation."
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Sorry Mr. Martin, but having a law firm that donated half a million dollars to Democrats is not exactly equal and "outside, independent investigation."
What is does equal is collusion to intimidate a woman, who only hinted at the abuse, but whose son said that Ellison put his mother through Hell.
Monahan has said that Democrats don't believe her, even though they believe flakey Christine Blasey Ford who can't remember where she was assaulted, how she got there, how she got home or other things that would help substantiate her claims against Judge Brett Kavanaugh. Furthermore, Ford doesn't even have her best friend at the time corroborate her story nor any person she claims was there! But Democrats believe her.
Still, this guy, Ken Martin, proclaims that Ellison is a "champion of families."
Monahan, though a member of Sierra Club, something that is clearly un-American, has backed up her son's claims and can also point to a prior police report against Ellison by his mistress, Amy Alexander.
In 2006, a woman named Amy Alexandar claimed that Ellison ostracized her and smeared her name after having an extramarital affair with her in the 1990s and then again in the 2000s. Ellison in 2005 filed a restraining order against her after what he described as phone and email harassment. She subsequently tried to get a restraining order against him, which a judge denied, ordering her to stop repeating allegations of an affair or intimidation. Ellison subsequently agreed to dismiss his restraining order against her if she no longer contacted him.
Indeed, it looks like Ken Martin and the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party are more than happy to cover for a terror-tied, racist supporter, Communist-supported, cop-killer supporter, and accused woman abuser as attorney general in Minnesota. I might add that Ellison has no attorney's license.
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Boy, Minnesota, this is a no-brainer.
Article posted with permission from Sons Of Liberty Media
Tim Brown is an author and Editor at FreedomOutpost.com, SonsOfLibertyMedia.com, GunsInTheNews.com and TheWashingtonStandard.com. He is husband to his "more precious than rubies" wife, father of 10 "mighty arrows", jack of all trades, Christian and lover of liberty. He resides in the U.S. occupied Great State of South Carolina. . Follow Tim on Twitter. Also check him out on Gab, Minds, MeWe, Spreely, Mumbl It and Steemit
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Q: Storing real time canvas session data on Node JS Im writing a real time paint application using nodeJS + HTML5 canvas & websockets
currently server just acts as an relay and what ever each user draws is broadcast to the rest of the users.
The problem here is that when new users show up they start with a empty canvas.
I have two ideas on how to solve this,
1) the event driven approach - this is where i persist in memory each and every draw event. and when the new user shows up to the session. All events are reconstructed and sent to him/her.
2) the server maintains a copy of the canvas. So rather than just relaying the draw events, the server also renders all the draw events. When new user shows up, this state is then passed on to it.
Anyone has any thoughts on the pros and cons of the both approach or better yet, a better way to solve it!

A: This is my opinionated answer.
The best approach is to have the server maintain a copy of the of the data via a db. This means that whenever your client starts they will always have data to use in the case of dropped packets upon new client starting and also being able to maintain legacy data. When I developed a similar concept I used game objects as an example and got a good return to many clients. Without noticeable lag on a local net even with a faulty design concept. Hope this helps

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FootballSerie A
'My players love me? They probably spit at my photo' - Napoli boss Gennaro Gattuso
"Sometimes they love me, but I bet that sometimes they take out my picture in the morning and spit in my face." Gennaro Gattuso has opened up on the nature of his relationship with his Napoli players after Andrea Petagna celebrated with him after scoring the winner in the 2-1 victory over Sampdoria.
Gennaro Gattuso Head Coach of SSC Napoli greets his players Giovanni Di Lorenzo and Dries Mertens after victory during the Serie A match between SSC Napoli and UC Sampdoria at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on December 13, 2020 in Naples, Italy.
When Andrea Petagna scored Napoli's winning goal against Sampdoria on Sunday, he rushed over to hug Gennaro Gattuso in what appeared to be a demonstration of the team's affection for their coach. Yet Gattuso himself was not so sure.
"Sometimes they love me, but I bet that sometimes they take out my picture in the morning and spit in my face," said Gattuso after his side's 2-1 win. "But it's part of my job."
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Gattuso, a famously combative midfielder during his playing days, has revived Napoli in the year since he replaced Carlo Ancelotti with his distinctive style of management.
In an age when many coaches tip-toe around controversy to avoid "losing the dressing-room", Gattuso is known for his brutally honest approach.
"They have to know that I'm a bit old fashioned in that sense," he said. "I like to tell things the way they are and I don't hold grudges."
"I don't lie to them, I don't hold back, I tell the truth," he said.
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"Fabian Ruiz was disappointed today and I told him that in football you have to keep your head up. We are playing every three days so he will have a chance to redeem himself."
Mexican forward Hirving Lozano, who scored one goal and set up the other on Sunday, has often had his weaknesses picked over in public by Gattuso.
"The problem last season was that he didn't have much strength, he couldn't play both halves and he kept falling over. Now he's found himself again, he is scoring goals," said Gattuso.
Even on Sunday, Napoli did not escape criticism from their hard-to-please coach.
"We played very badly in the first half, we deserved to be behind. In the second half we held our ground and did what we had to do," he said. "We knew we were going to struggle today after playing in Europe (on Thursday)."
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The brothers Javier and Ignacio Gomez Salamanca, company managers Ulsa Commercial Spanish, have won the contest XXVII 'young entrepreneur of the year in Valladolid'. Commercial Ulsa was founded in the 70s by Ulpian Salamanca and, after the second generation, formed by Fernando Gomez and Rosa Salamanca, were Javier and Ignacio who took the reins of the family business.
This event is developed Business School, University of Valladolid by the Junta de Castilla y León and other business organizations. As indicated Javier and Ignacio, "the secret to achieving this award was to start out small, with humility, getting their hands dirty if necessary." "Initially, the company was dedicated to industrial supplies and protective equipment, and decided to devote special efforts to the latter because to succeed in the competitive market demands have to try to be the best at what you do, be a leader ". Javier and Ignacio released a message which was unanimously supported by those attending the press conference, "We must avoid thinking that being an entrepreneur is like to be boss. At first it starts from below, soiling and unloading the truck if necessary. "
There are various strategies taken by the Gomez brothers Salamanca for Commercial ULSA has experienced growth it has achieved in recent years, product diversification making a special effort in the products and sectors upwards such as prevention work (incorporating an offer broader protective equipment and workwear), environment (assuming the widest range of absorbent products and storage of dangerous products), coupled with potential in the industrial supply sector. Obviously the opening of new facilities in the industrial area of San Cristobal has been a turning point that marked a before and after has expanded both the storage area and streamlining the store and space.


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Clinton: Obama a 'blank screen'
(CNN) - Hillary Clinton Thursday jabbed at Sen. Barack Obama for being a first term senator and called her rival for the Democratic presidential nomination a "blank screen."
In an interview on ABC's Nightline Thursday night, Clinton dismissed notion's Barack Obama voters are uninformed, but said the Democratic presidential front-runner aptly described himself in his 2006 book, "The Audacity of Hope."
"I think the best description, actually, is in Barack's own book, the last book he wrote, 'Audacity of Hope,' where he said that he's a blank screen," she said in the interview. "And people of widely differing views project what they want to believe onto him. And then he went on to say, 'I am bound to disappoint some, if not all of them.'"
"He was in the state Senate, what, three years ago, four years ago?" Clinton said in continued jabs. "It's hard to know exactly what his positions are because they have changed rather rapidly in that four-year period. But there is something very appealing, and people have a right to vote for whomever they want."
The comments came a day before the Clinton campaign launched a tough new ad in Texas that aims to portray Clinton as considerably more prepared to handle a foreign policy crises than Obama. Over scenes of sleeping children, the ads narrator asks, "Who do you want answering the phone the phone?" at 3 in the morning.
Obama Campaign Manager David Plouffe forcefully responded to that ad in a conference call with reporters Friday morning."We don't think the ads are going to be effective at all, because Senator Clinton has already had her red phone moment. It was a decision whether to allow George Bush to invade Iraq, and she answered affirmatively," Plouffe said.
- CNN Ticker Producer Alexander Mooney
Filed under: Candidate Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton
Kathy Buzek
I am a 50 year old women that has never voted Democratic until
this election. I think Hillary Clinton is pathetic the way she tries
to promote such negative fearful advertising. I was leaning her way but not now. I will be voting for Barack Obama
February 29, 2008 12:31 pm at 12:31 pm |
She cannot even speak about Obama in a bad light and you people are screaming. Ahh... have you heard what is saying about her. Obama is much like his supporters: windbags who can dish out dirt, but cannot take it.
Somebody calling,i bet you its the millitary guys and they got news, what did the president do? on 911 took some time because he had no idea of what to do.the same guy clinton supported for the war in iraq. judgement will always stand out not who can dash and grab the phone.
Americans are so use to divide and conquer. When will you wake up. Stop listening to the lies. If we don't work together we will never get out of this mess Bush has gotten us into. I have never heard so much name calling from a candidate running for President. Hillary Clinton says one thing when she's in the debate and another when she's not debating. She should go into acting not politics.
April Garlow
Hillary is right. Where were you Obama when we marched on Washington before the resolution was signed?, Where were you Obama, when the resolution was all the discussion on tv? Where were you Obama, when we were writting to our Congress people in Washington? Where were you when you could have swayed opinions in Washington? Were you voting present? Were you pushing the wrong button. Other than one small speech, you were silent. Hillary will be a leader , I'll go to my faith and my church for inspiration, thank you.
you know, the close comments for the obama "negative" threads way early.. the let the clinton threads stay open so the obamabots can come out and attack.. its ridiculous.
The Sleeping Children ad sounds eerily familiar. It reminds me of the Goldwater ad that ran in 1964. Of course, Hillary's first presidentail campaign work was that year when she was a committed Republican dedicated to getting Goldwater into the White House. Thank God the American people didn't fall for the fear-mongering then. Are we smart enough to see through it today?
If experience is really what your looking for to answer the phone at three in the morning, you better ask for John McCain. He has more experience than any of the candidates. IF experience doesn't matter, then pick one of the others. He's also shown to be a bi-partisan Senator....the others?? Not likely.
Hello, Hillary, this is a thank you call from the children of America. Thanks for all the money for our education. Thanks for trying to get rid of childhood poverty. Thanks for not only seeing us, but hearing and helping us.
A blank screen??? Gee, how terrible. That just means Obama comes without preconditioned responses, predetermined opinions, an ability to integrate the information given him by wise counsel, and a willingness to actually listen to the people he would govern and maybe, dare I hope, address himself to OUR needs rather than his own.
I didn't read his book.
I said the same thing to my daughter who voted early for Obama; she used the argument, "They are so much a like, I voted in the end for Obama because I think he has the best chance of beating McCain"
I said to her "He is such a Nothing you can project whatever you want into what he says. It is very clever but he doesn't have the experience or energy to follow through with Anything!
We're in for another 4 years of Nothing which will be the end of us as a great nation.
My vote for Hillary will even out my daughters for Obama that is all I can do, along with praying for Devine Intervention.
Larry Buchas
I agree, Hillary.
We have the right to vote for whomever we want. I already have.
FOR BARACK OBAMA!
Peter Canada Obama 08
I have compare the numbers of respondant to the ad from Hillary it is 3.00 Am phone ran who will you like to answer the call.
Judging from the responds to the ad, Its amazing that Obama's supporters are 75% and Hillary's are 25%.
CNN polls might not be right unless its same people that are always responding to CNN blogs.


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Lehigh's Taylor Tvedt shares importance of team support
By Gaby Morera — ; Published May 4, 2016, 10:03 pm ; updated May 9, 2016, 4:54 pm Sports, Top Stories
Two lines can have such an important meaning.
Two lines — simple and unassuming — sit right above the knuckle on her ring finger and form an equals sign.
Two lines that Taylor Tvedt got etched into her body to symbolize marriage equality.
EDITOR'S NOTE: This is one of eight student athlete profiles in a package. The next story will be available in Sunday's issue.
In that sense, Tvedt wears part of her identity on her sleeve — with a tattoo that is only hidden by the gloves she wears as a Lehigh women's lacrosse goalkeeper.
Tvedt came out as gay in high school when she was 16 years old.
Her sexuality isn't the only thing Tvedt is open about. Her best friend and teammate Allison LaBeau said Tvedt is an open book and doesn't shy away from voicing her opinions, talking to strangers, complimenting them and having conversations about others' views to understand the way they think.
Taylor Tvedt is a junior goalkeeper for the Lehigh women's lacrosse team. Tvedt discussed the importance of team support among athletes, especially within the LGBT community. (Gaby Morera/B&W Staff)
"She just compliments people and supports their decisions as they relate to her own, and even if they don't relate to her own, she loves finding out people's views and viewpoints and accepting those, and questioning them and finding out (why people think that way)," LaBeau said.
Her openness has helped others on the team to open up as well, which has helped them become a tight-knit group of women.
But her openness has not always been well received.
When Tvedt came out to her high school teammates on the lacrosse and ice hockey teams, her teammates were supportive, but some of their parents were a different story.
Some parents didn't want a lesbian changing in the same locker room as their daughters.
"Everyone comes from different backgrounds, and I can't necessarily hold it against them for the ideals that they've grown up with," Tvedt said. "So even when it's so frustrating when you butt heads with someone so much, I guess I just take things a little bit more lightly and try not to be as sensitive."
That experience wasn't the only hurdle in her way during high school, though.
Being raised in the Midwest put Tvedt at a disadvantage when she was trying to get recruited to play lacrosse at a university.
"She just compliments people and supports their decisions as they relate to her own, and even if they don't relate to her own, she loves finding out people's views and viewpoints and accepting those, and questioning them and finding out (why people think that way)." -Allison LaBeau
Tvedt also started her lacrosse career later than most other women on her team. She started playing in sixth grade for the first youth program in her community in Michigan. She said most of her teammates at Lehigh are from the East Coast and started playing at a younger age.
When she was in a high school in Apple Valley, Minnesota, she was on a club team that had to travel to the East Coast four times a summer for recruiting tournaments. She said getting coaches to watch a Minnesotan team was hard because they mostly weren't interested.
"I did a lot of work to get here," Tvedt said. "Probably a little bit more than East Coast kids had to in their backyard."
But that didn't deter Tvedt from being recruited.
A couple of years after coming out to her high school teammates, she came out again to a different group of women after an official visit to Lehigh's campus. These women would be Tvedt's teammates once she started college, and she was nervous about what they would think.
Tvedt said she didn't get up the courage to tell them in person, and only after they had all gone their separate ways did she text in a group message with them to tell them she was gay. She said everyone sent supportive messages.
"It didn't change anything, which was a huge relief," Tvedt said.
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Even though Tvedt was scared when she came out to her teammates, some of them — such as freshman Annie Pearson — describe her as fearless. When Pearson started on the team two years after Tvedt, she said Tvedt just said it one day.
"I don't think she was afraid at all, and I think that's the message she wanted to show them: If you're gay, then you're gay — just say it," Pearson said.
It wasn't always so easy for Tvedt to be herself, especially in high school.
"I got a lot of anxiety when I tried to read what other people were thinking about me, but really it's just so not important in life," she said. "Once you can just feel like you can be yourself and not worry about anyone else, I think that's when you can do the things you want to do in life."
Although Tvedt has had her struggles, Lehigh women's lacrosse coach Jill Redfern said Tvedt has grown from them, and the team and Lehigh has been good at supporting her through the rough spots.
Junior goalkeepet Taylor Tvedt guards the goal during a game against Rutgers University on Tuesday, April 5, 2016 at Ulrich Sports complex. Lehigh won the game 9-6. (Austin Vitelli/B&W Staff)
"Life here hasn't been easy for her as a young adult," Redfern said. "But I don't know if that has anything to do with Lehigh or if that's just life and that would be the same anywhere."
Redfern can't remember how Tvedt came out to her but said she and her team were aware of it at some point in the recruiting process, and it didn't impact her recruitment.
Redfern said Tvedt is a high contributor to the team culture and her teammate, Lauren Beausoleil, said underclassmen look up to Tvedt for working hard and being a competitive player yet rarely complain about her experiences. Pearson said Tvedt often smiled through adversity.
Redfern said respect is a big theme on their team, and she believes this helps Tvedt be herself.
"The things that matter to us are things like a person's character, their work ethic, their kindness, their generosity and their willingness to give others respect," Redfern said. "So, you know, gay or not gay becomes pretty irrelevant in a culture like that."
Five junior women from the team, including Tvedt, LaBeau and Beausoleil, all live together in an off-campus house and are close friends.
Beausoleil said Tvedt has a caring personality and puts others first. She said Tvedt adopted a dog not just for their house or for the women's team, but for both the men's and women's lacrosse teams to have something they could appreciate and love.
"She will do anything for her friends, and I really admire her strength," Beausoleil said. "I think she has gone through a lot — mentally, physically, emotionally — and she makes sure she puts her teammates first. One thing she's been working on is focusing more on herself rather than other people because she needs to do that sometimes."
Tvedt still wants to help others who might be in the same position she is in.
"The things that matter to us are things like a person's character, their work ethic, their kindness, their generosity and their willingness to give others respect. So, you know, gay or not gay becomes pretty irrelevant in a culture like that." -Jill Redfern
Although she is an advocate for gay rights, Tvedt has not been able to become heavily involved in LGBT clubs and events on campus because of her busy lacrosse schedule. She will, however, be interning with Chelsea Fullerton, the director of the Pride Center for Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity, this summer.
She said although they have not officially established what her role will be, she wants to help rebuild some of Lehigh's LGBT and ally community in the athletics department. Tvedt believes the current program, Athlete Allies, hasn't been as effective as it could be, and she's thinking of ways to change it.
"I think the LGBT population here at Lehigh is a little bit miniscule," Tvedt said. "So, I hope that if other LGBT athletes or athletes in general were to see this they'd perhaps feel more comfortable about being who they are on our campus because it's sometimes stigmatized as something that needs to be hushed here."
But she believes gay athletes should worry about performing their best and not keep their identity "hushed."
"The most important thing is to just go in and be confident and not worry about what other people think," she said. "When you start playing and performing for your team and for yourself, people will respect you as a player and not based on your sexual identity."
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Flossie, Darlo and l'exception française (1)
Barbara Dickson solves case of mistaken identity
So what lured the young French prof into the Darlington folk scene I once knew so well?
It is the town where I first set foot in a folk club (the Folk Workshop), once ran a club (the Spinning Wheel) and met my wife, who also happens to be French. The common denominator is the Golden Cock pub opposite the market.
Flossie Malavialle, from a richly varied musical background, entered folk music in 2001. Something attracted her to the Darlington folk club run by a couple, Tom and Jenny Hughes, who appear to have taken her under their wings. Indeed, Flossie refers to them as her "English parents".
At this point in our e-mail conversation - she's in Darlo's West End, I'm in downtown Abu Dhabi and phone calls are Skype-free and ferociously expensive - I settled back in expectation of a list of English and Irish folkies that Flossie listens to when she gets home from gigs or supply teaching.
As Donovan once said, I may as well have tried to catch the wind.
Kate Rusby?
"I don't listen to Kate or the younger generation much for lack of time mainly. I did come across some of them at festivals so I know what they sound like. BBC Radio 2 plays them quite often as well on the Wednesday night folk programme."
So not Kate, but surely others?
"I don't really listen to any folk music at all when I'm at home to be honest! I like to listen to some French variety which is not broadcast over here or to jazz (Manhattan Transfer for example)."
But there is a silver lining. Flossie seems to enjoy folk festivals a great deal, likes catching good singers live and has huge respect for a few individual performers, all singer-songwriters and all artists I appreciate, too. This has enriched her own repertoire with examples of the excellent work of such writers as Kieran Halpin, Colum Sands and Allan Taylor, plus a few traditional songs.
"I was introduced to Irish ballads by my now very good friend Colum. I met him for the first time at the Saltburn festival in 2001 and really enjoyed his songs and stories. He introduced me to other performers like Fil Campbell, Kieran Halpin etc whom I really admire as performers and singer-songwriters. That's why I got to sing some of their songs and still do at concerts!"
Strong sounds and voices hold special appeal. "Take Vin (Garbutt) for example. I admire his abilities as a singer, a writer, a performer, a clown even!! His sense of humour is fantastic and he has been very supportive of me too. He is a great human being in every respect. Jez Lowe is a great performer too, either on his own or with the Bad Pennies."
Flossie also loves Marie Little, "a great character and very friendly". That's another Golden Cock connection. I vividly recall loving her too, each time she played there. The Marie Little I remember was fabulous in every way. She was seriously beautiful, so much so that one of our regulars drew or painted a superb portrait of her on stage, and had a personality that was impossible to dislike to go with a voice angels could only dream of. I know there was a glorious version of The Highwayman and I think The Dark Island was in there somewhere too.
Top of the Flossie pops is another of her lads. Kieran Halpin. "I love his energy on stage and the mix of styles and rhythms he plays in his sets. He could be on the radio, in the charts. As a singer myself, I have to admire his energy and vavavoum! I love his songs too of course! I know he is in Australia at the moment but I can't wait to hear him again at Saltburn festival this year with Anth Kaley. Both great artists."
And Flossie's versatile powers as a vocalist match her catholic tastes.
"When I reached 20, I decided to join a band as the lead singer," she says.. "There are loads of 'orchestras' in the South of France playing all over the place in the summer, at village fairs mainly. People come to dance and enjoy themselves. They dance to all sorts of music (waltzes, tangos, paso dobles, jazz, etc for the elder part of the population and funk, disco, rock and roll, rap, variety for the younger). Being in a band was the best thing I ever did to gain experience: playing with other musicians, singing in harmony with other singers, travelling etc...and having to sing all sorts of styles as well. Hence my love for so many different types of music and not just the one."
She stayed with her first French band for a year at the end of the 1980s before moving to a bigger ensemble. At the same time, she played and sang country music in a trio.
"After I got my degree, I moved to the north of France for my first teaching job in Charleville-Mézieres (Ardennes) and guess what I did... I found one of the biggest orchestras in the region and stayed with them until 1994! In the meantime, I was also part of a jazz quintet and another 4-piece band doing mainly variety in cafés. All this on top of my full-time job as an English teacher! "So I was gaining more and more experience along the way and loved every minute of it. Music has always been a passion. Getting to know more and more musicians along the way and being introduced to other types of music only reinforced the need of singing and sharing. "After 4 years in the North, I came back to the South of France where I started teaching in a school not far from Nimes (where I lived) from 1994 until 2002. After 6 years in the same school, I was getting a bit bored so in 2000, I decided to apply for a teacher exchange. As I had friends who lived in Edinburgh, I asked for a post in Scotland. However, as it is an exchange, your wish might not be granted if they can't find a candidate where you want to go. That's why I ended up in the North East of England... close enough to Scotland!!"
Flossie has loved her experience of the folk circuit, and belies the idiotic tabloid-induced Hop Off You Frogs mentality by prospering from being French. "People give me bookings because I'm French. They like the Piaf or Brel songs they hear but also the other styles I like to fit in my performances: blues, ballads in French, English and Spanish."
Asked about chanson francaise, she thinks of Piaf and Brel, Yves Montand, Michel Sardou, Sacha Distel, Serge Lama, Nicole Croisille, Mireille Mathieu and Francoise Hardy...and not the younger performers she has less chance to hear because she lives in England.
"I don't know what 'chanson anglaise' could be really. To me, the first name that jumps to my mind is the Beatles because they were so popular (still are). Then again, it would be music from the 1960s or 1970s really. All the modern groups you hear now have been greatly inspired by the old generation (Keane, Coldplay, Mika, the Hoosiers etc..) and that's why I like their music too. It sounds familiar!"
And there is a life in music beyond Darlington, Saltburn, Otley and the rest. Flossie dreams of branching out.
"I would love my music to take me across the borders too, like Holland and Germany," she says. "I know the folk scene is strong in those countries and I love travelling so it would be good to do both at the same time! Canada and America appeal to me too, I just don't know how to find my way into the circuit yet...one day, maybe."
But I promised to stray from folk towards matters canine and subconscious. Flossie is unmarried but has a pretty solid relationship with her dog. "Mambo moved with me to England so it's nice for him to have the park just round the corner! I live with my friends Tom and Jenny so the dog is actually ours now, not just mine! He's clever as he is the only bilingual dog I know. He responds well to both French and English."
As for dreaming, she emulates Mambo's bilingual skills when asleep. Whether her mind works in French or English depends where she is and who she is with in the dream.
"If I talk to my parents, it will be in French as it's the language we use among us. But if I dream something involving people I know from England, I will be speaking in English to them! So it's both, really. Sometimes I think in English, sometimes in French depending on what I'm thinking about! I didn't find it hard to write all this in English, for example."
The electronic exchanges ended with Flossie promising to make good any omissions. A print out of three A4 pages suggests she cannot have left much out. Unless we could all have done with just a few more of those exclamation marks so beloved of the French!!!!!!!
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The Flyers fell to the Avalanche, 4-1, at home on Monday. Four of their five losses have been by at least three goals, tied for the most three-goal losses in the league. Three of their four wins have been by at least three goals as well.
Nolan Patrick scored Philadelphia's lone goal against Colorado, giving him goals in back-to-back games. Patrick had a four-game goal streak in February last season, tied for the longest by a Flyers rookie since Sean Couturier and Matt Read had five-game streaks in 2011-12.
The Flyers are 1-6-2 in their last nine games in Boston, getting outscored by a combined 30-18. Power-play goals have been plentiful in those games -- Philadelphia is converting at a 25.0 percent rate, and the Bruins at 30.8 percent.
The Bruins beat the Senators, 4-1, on Tuesday in Ottawa, snapping a three-game losing streak. The Bruins are allowing an average of 1.4 goals per game in their five wins this season compared to 4.3 goals per game in their four losses.
David Pastrnak had a pair of goals in the win over Ottawa, tying him for the league lead in goals this season at 10 (also Auston Matthews). He's the first Bruin with 10 goals through nine games since Dmitri Kvartalnov in 1992-93.
The Bruins have only lost one game in which they've held a lead at any point, and have scored first in five of their nine games. All four of Philadelphia's wins have been of the comeback variety, tied for the most in the NHL.
BOSTON -- Having salvaged the final game of a four-game road trip, the Boston Bruins return home to play a pair of old rivals in a span of three days.
First, the Bruins, who went 1-1-2 on their early journey and are 5-2-2 on the season, face the Philadelphia Flyers Thursday night -- two nights before the Montreal Canadiens come calling.
The Bruins have scored 31 goals in the first nine games. Their top line -- Patrice Bergeron centering Brad Marchand and David Pastrnak -- has 19 of those goals. They were temporarily broken up two games ago but quickly put back together and Pastrnak had a four-point game in the win at Ottawa Tuesday night.
"It was big," Pastrnak said after he scored two goals, assisted on two others and also drew a too-many-men penalty on the Senators by skating straight at the extra man.
"Even though we had two points on this trip, we haven't won and obviously every loss feels tough and (it's) good that we came hard today and get a big win for us."
Pastrnak has 10 goals. The trio is a combined plus-19 and has totaled 44 points. The need for other scoring has been glaring, but when you have a line this hot, there is a certain amount already built in -- and their production has helped the team through several early injuries.
Especially on defense, where Charlie McAvoy (upper body), Kevan Miller (hand) and Torey Krug (ankle, yet to play) were already out -- and 19-year-old rookie Urho Vaakanainen suffered a concussion when nailed by a Matt Borowiecki elbow that was under investigation from the league.
The Flyers (4-5-0) are also already hit hard by injury.
With James van Riemsdyk gone for 5-6 weeks with a lower body injury (he will start skating soon after getting hurt Oct. 8), Michael Raffl went down Monday and will be gone 4-6 weeks, also with a lower body.
Tuukka Rask, given a couple of games off to get his game together, responded with 38 saves on 39 shots at Ottawa and is the likely starter Thursday. He is 14-2-3 with a 1.99 goals-against average and a .930 save percentage lifetime against the Flyers, who have just one win in their last eight games at TD Garden.
The Flyers have yielded 37 goals in nine games, just over four per contest.
"I hope the players are frustrated, because if they're not, we've got a problem," general manager Ron Hextall said Tuesday.
With Michael Neuvirth just sent to the minors for conditioning as he returns from a lower body injury, Brian Elliott has played seven of the first nine games and the numbers aren't pretty. He is 2-4-0 with a 3.59 goals-against average and .882 save percentage.
Current backup Calvin Pickard has won his only career start against the Bruins, yielding two goals for the Colorado Avalanche in a Dec. 12, 2016 victory at TD Garden.
Philly's Nolan Patrick has scored a goal in the last two games after coming back from and upper-body injury, while Travis Sanheim has had an assist in the last two and has points in three of the last four games.
Monday's 4-1 loss to Colorado gave the Avs a sweep of the season series for the first time since 1988-89.


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Fellow musicians plan Aurora benefit for Montgomery man
Two Brothers Roundhouse to help brew up festivities
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A benefit concert party will be held for singer-songwriter Michael Heaton of Montgomery at Two Brothers Roundhouse in Aurora to assist with his medical bills.
Michael Heaton performing in 2011.
Fellow musicians in the Fox Valley will reach out to help one of their own with a benefit concert party Sept. 1 at Two Brothers Roundhouse for singer-songwriter Michael Heaton of Montgomery, who is fighting cancer.
The benefit concert, dubbed a Night for Mike, will start at about 7:30 p.m. in the outdoor courtyard of Two Brothers Roundhouse in Aurora, and will continue to 2 a.m.
Also assisting with medical expenses is a GoFundMe page established at gofundme.com/5n02s54.
"I've been friends with Mike for several years and booked his band at the Roundhouse for the past five years," said Chris Bauler, Two Brothers restaurant marketing and entertainment manager.
He said this is the second bout of cancer that Heaton is facing, and the financial burden for Heaton and his wife, Kristy, has increased.
"Mike is one of those people [that] once you meet him, you've got a friend for life," Bauler said. "He's an extremely good human being. For all of this to happen to him is … heartbreaking. … His willingness to help others has shown through with the response of people looking to help him out in return."
His friends are throwing a party that will feature a variety of bands, along with dancing and food. Musicians helping coordinate the benefit are Adam Gardner, Pete Lindenmeyer and Noah Gabriel.
The suggested donation to attend is $20 and there will be free valet service. Early arrival is suggested for good seating.
Bauler said a lot of local businesses and individuals have donated items for a silent auction and a 50/50 raffle is planned, with all proceeds going to Heaton. The silent auction items include tickets to professional sporting events in Chicago to a fishing trip at Shabbona Lake, two golf foursomes, and a portrait of Heaton being painted by local band leader Noah Gabriel.
Word of Heaton's medical condition also reached a former classmate, who remembers his creative gifts from a young age.
"I graduated with Mike from Batavia High School in 1985 – he composed a song and sang it at our graduation," Laura Haines-Harrison of Houston wrote in an email. "I've followed his career from a distance, and have been lucky enough to see him in Chicago and the valley on my many trips back to the burbs. Super fun and a definite musical talent."
Bauler echoes the fandom, noting Heaton is known for his take on Americana, rock and country.
"He's an excellent songwriter," Bauler said. "When I first saw him play, [he was] one of the only local musicians that was playing to big crowds because they wanted to hear his songs – not cover songs. That's held true [for] years."
Bauler said Heaton is also a friend and a favorite songwriter of both Jim and Jason Ebel, co-founders of Two Brothers Brewing Company.
"We're very glad to support this event and provide the venue," said Bruce Miller, who heads marketing for Two Brothers. "We appreciate all the local artists that have played over the years at Two Brothers Roundhouse and are glad to … provide what we can."
WHAT: Night for Mike, a benefit concert for Michael Heaton
WHEN: 7:30 p.m. Sept. 1; doors open at about 7 p.m. and the party runs to 2 a.m.
WHERE: Two Brothers Roundhouse, 205 N. Broadway (Route 25), Aurora
COST: $20 suggested donation
INFORMATION: shawurl.com/39xy; gofundme.com/5n02s54
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The Republic of Karelia is situated in the northwest of Russia. Thousands of tourists spend their vacations here every year because of the great variety of stunning landscapes. It is an amazing picturesque land full of forests, lakes and rivers which make this place one of the main destinations for ecotourism in Russia.
Karelia is not only a beautiful location with overwhelming views and tons of fresh air, but also a region with a rich history and culture. There are several things that show Karelia is without a doubt a unique place both in Russia and in Europe. Here are five interesting facts about Karelia that you didn't know.
The name of Petrozavodsk, the capital of the Karelian Republic, consists of two words, "Petro" (Peter) and "zavod" (rus. factory). This refers to the history of the first settlement which appeared in 1703 during the construction of a weapons factory which was decreed by Peter's I, so the armory was soon named after him. Petrozavodskaya Sloboda, the settlement itself, was founded by another decree as a place of residence for all the factory workers. The weapons manufactured at this factory were used by soldiers during the Great Northern War (1700-1721) between the Tsardom of Russia and the Swedish Empire.
Ladozhskoye lake or Ladoga is a freshwater lake which is 136 miles in length and 86 miles wide. At least 40 rivers flow into Ladoga. It also drains into the Gulf of Finland via the Neva River. It is the largest lake in Europe and the 15th largest freshwater lake on the planet. The famous trade route from the Varangians to the Greeks, which connected Scandinavia, Kiev' Rus and the Eastern Roman Empire in the 9th century included Ladoga as a part of the waterway.
Karelia has a huge number of lakes (about 18% of all waterbodies) on its territory. It outstrips countries like Finland, Sweden and Canada which only have 8 to 15%. There are more than 60,000 lakes in Karelia, and most of them are more than a hectare in size. The sum of their areas across the region is 145 kms3. That makes Karelia an absolute leader with the biggest coefficient of lakes in the world.
Several thousand petroglyphs, the cave paintings left by the ancient Sami people, can be found around Karelia today. The drawings on cave walls and ceilings, mostly of birds, wild animals, humans and boats, are 2,000 years older than the Egyptian pyramids and 4,000 years older than The Coliseum in Rome. The Sami are indigenous people of Scandinavia which today inhabit such countries as Norway, Finland, Sweden and Russia.
That's correct, you won't find the word "fried" in the Karelian language, because every single dish in the regional Karelian kitchen was either boiled or steamed. For example, Karelians usually baked fish in milk instead of frying. Even the fried pies which were actually fried in hot oil are named "kietinpiiroa" in Karelian which literally means "pies boiled in oil".


I'm a fan of Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama, who creates mind-blowing rooms in usually the brightest colors, bringing the viewer into another world, often into delightful illusions. I haven't seen her art in person yet, and so when I heard that Kusama-inspired rooms have been created in Capitol Commons, Ortigas in the spirit of the holiday season, I made a plan to see them, scheduling my visits when I have meetings near the area.
The Vast Imaginarium Mirror Rooms at Estancia Mall, Capitol Commons, Pasig are four themed rooms. Walking along Capitol Commons, I was greeted by a giant gift box which turned out to be one of the mirror rooms.
The giant gift box had a line forming behind it. It turned out to be one of the mirror rooms.
The gift box was one of the mirror rooms, called the Enchanted Room. It has hanging flowers, fairies, and toadstools, multiplied several-fold, thanks to the mirrors all around the room. Soft music reminiscent of the theme played in the background.
The Enchanted Room found in the giant gift box is a fairytale-inspired wonderland of toadstools and fairies.
Inside Estancia Mall, meanwhile, are three other rooms: one on the first floor, one on the second, and another on the third.
The Green Room on the first floor looks like a magical forest, all in luminous green.
The Green Room is a forest in yes, green.
Looking up the hanging leaves. This photo was taken by a friendly attendant.
Among all the rooms, the Green Room was for me the most peaceful and soothing, probably because of its green color, which is also associated with the heart.
The Lit Room on the basement or lower ground floor, is the room which reminds me most of Kusama's own mirror rooms, called Infinity Rooms, as it has spheres. Spheres and polka dots are a common motif in Kusama's art.
The Lit Room is the brightest room. It also reminds me most of Kusama's art because of the colorful spheres all around.
The Abyss on the third floor has a futuristic feel, with its neon lights and angular lines. The multiple reflections are most pronounced in this room.
The multiple reflections are most pronounced in this room. Indeed, it is like looking into an abyss.
The Abyss Room from another angle.
While Kusama's artwork is on another league which I would like to see someday, the Vast Imaginarium Mirror Rooms delighted the kid in me, and I would recommend it for kids and kids-at-heart.
1. The Vast Imaginarium Mirror Rooms are located at Estancia Mall, Capitol Commons, Ortigas, and are open during mall hours (usually up to 10 pm during the holiday season) until January 7 next year.
2. Lines are usually long during weekends, so it is best to come early – or better yet, on a weekday. Personally, my visit took two weeknights. I timed them to when I had commitments in Ortigas.
3. You have two minutes to look around and explore inside the room, which is relatively small but which feels big because of the mirror illusion. The attendant will tell you when your time is up. Attendants are also friendly and are game to take photos.


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Win £1000 with the Flower Power Art Challenge
Enter the Flower Power Art Challenge for a chance to win £1000 and have your art displayed at the Embassy Tea Gallery in London in 2016.
Take the Flower Power Art Challenge for a chance to win £1000.
Published on 17th November 2015 by Richard Jackson Tagged with Art, Competition
Greenfingers patron, Jim Carter, launched the Flower Power Art Challenge.
It's funny how big things can develop from small ideas. A couple of years ago, I visited the Summer Exhibition and idly thought wouldn't it be fun to have an art exhibition based around the theme of Flower Power.
I discussed the idea with the wonderful team at the Greenfingers charity and offered to sponsor it. Since then project leader, Ollie, has done a brilliant job in turning my sketchy idea into reality. It was a proud moment when Jim Carter (Carson from Downton Abbey) officially launched the Flower Power Art Challenge in October.
We're asking artists to paint, sketch or create a collage on the theme of 'Flower Power' . There are two categories, one for amateurs and the other for professional artists. The public will be invited to vote for their favourites and these will be exhibited at the Embassy Tea Gallery in London next April. A special panel of judges, including Paul Bell (winner of the 2015 BBC Big Painting Challenge) will select the best . The winner in each category will win £1000 and there are runner up prizes too, with a total prize fund of £3500.
The exhibited art will be on sale during the exhibition (the artist decides, in advance, how much they'd like to sell their work for, and the proceeds of the sale will be divided equally between the artist and Greenfingers charity). There's also an additional prize for the winning amateur artist. They'll be invited to become a guest artist for one year on the highly prestigious www.upandcomingart.co.uk website.
We hope that hundreds of artists will enter and that we can raise thousands of pounds to help Greenfingers in their amazing work creating gardens for children's hospices. There's plenty of time for you and your friends to plan your masterpieces, the closing date isn't until 31 January.
Find out more on entering the Flower Power Art Challenge
Happy painting, creating and crafting !
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About Richard Jackson
Richard has enjoyed a very varied career in gardening from working for world renowned Hillier Nurseries to being Gordon the Gopher's personal gardener on BBC One's 'Going Live'. After setting up and running garden centres in London, he was invited to do a spot of gardening on TV and, to his surprise, enjoyed it. Twenty years on, he's still doing it, and can be seen most weeks on QVC.
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Q: In MS chart, #PERCENT{N} keyword will not return only a numeric value without decimal am using Ms chart and i just need a number or numeric value for percentage calculation so for that am using #PERCENT{N} but its returning a decimal value like 0.45 0.78 0.11 etc.. which i do not need, i want it should give me like only numeric value like 45 78 11 23 etc.. please see my below code. its just a part of my coding am posting here. please help me out.
LegendCellColumn PercentageColumn = new LegendCellColumn();
PercentageColumn.Text = "#PERCENT{N}";
PercentageColumn.HeaderText = "%";
PercentageColumn.Name = "Percentage %";
//avgColumn.HeaderBackColor = Color.WhiteSmoke;
Chart1.Legends[0].CellColumns.Add(PercentageColumn);

What should i make with this to get only numeric value with out decimal value.
Thanks

A: Decimal outDec;
if (Decimal.TryParse("<some string>", out outDec))
{
    // Sets Decimal as a Percentage out of 100
    PercentageColumn.Text = Convert.ToInt32(outDec * 100).ToString();
}

Edit
To do it specifically using String formatting :
PercentageColumn.Text = "#PERCENT{P0}";

From: Social.MSDN - Shows Percentages on Pie Chart ( Aspnet)
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MSDN - Standard Numeric Format Strings


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Documenting Dissent is a rich resource to help bring local history to life in the classroom. These Teachers' Notes highlight some of the ways that Documenting Dissent materials can be used to learn about the First World War at Key Stages 2 and 3 and think about the relevance of that conflict for young people today. The activities are relevant to a variety of subjects including History, Citizenship, PSHE, English and Art. It is anticipated that teachers will adapt these ideas to the particular needs and abilities of their pupils. You can also download these notes as a PDF.
Learning about the First World War
Pull-up displays are available to borrow from Global Link.
Documenting Dissent is Global Link's community heritage platform, showcasing work by adult and youth volunteers that reveals some of the 'hidden histories' of dissent and activism from the North West. Volunteers on our Heritage Lottery funded projects have researched less well-known aspects of First World War history, such as the stories of conscientious objectors from Lancashire, the experiences of refugees who came to our region and the involvement of local women and girls on the 'home front' and in efforts for peace.
Global Link has pull-up displays on conscientious objectors and women in World War 1, as well as other resources that schools can borrow. We also run workshops for primary and secondary pupils and training for teachers.
See below for ways young people can engage with Documenting Dissent materials to learn about World War 1. These Teachers' Notes are also downloadable here.
CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTORS DURING WORLD WAR 1
Because of the high number of casualties during the First World War, conscription was introduced for the first time in the UK in January 1916 via the Military Service Act. The Act included a 'conscience clause,' which allowed exemption from conscription, the first time conscientious objection was established in law anywhere in the world. However, the implementation of the conscience clause proved problematic.
Albert Tomlinson's Friends Ambulance Unit Record Card © Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) in Britain
Read the Documenting Dissent introduction on conscientious objectors (COs) or borrow Global Link's set of three pull-up displays and discuss: Why might men in 1916 have objected to fighting in the war? What options did they face? How might others in their family and community have reacted? How easy or difficult do you imagine it might have been to be a CO during World War 1?
Read the articles about the brothers, Alwyne Walmesley and Cyril Walmesley, from Lancaster who took two very different approaches in their objection to fighting in the war. Role-play a conversation between the brothers about the different choices they made and their contrasting attitudes to conscientious objection.
Read the article about Albert Tomlinson and the letter that project volunteer, Bella Quinn, wrote to him one hundred years later. Write a letter in a similar style to another of the COs featured on Documenting Dissent. Alternatively, write a letter from one of the COs to their family member or friend, explaining their decision.
Notice listing questions to be asked of those applying for conscientious objection at tribunal in World War 1.
With kind permission from Lancashire Archives, Ref. TA/1
Follow-on activities:
Look at this WW1 poster about COs 'This little pig stayed at home,' and analyse the way that COs are portrayed through the use of words and visual imagery: What attitude towards COs does this poster present? Why do you think such posters were produced?
For more activities on WW1 CO propaganda posters, see the British Library teaching resource, Pacifism and Conscientious Objectors).
The Order of the White Feather was founded in 1914 by Admiral Charles Fitzgerald, encouraging women to hand out white feathers – a symbol of cowardice – to men who did not join the army. Take a look at this letter sent with a white feather to a man during World War 1, held in the Imperial War Museums Collection (print it out and look at copies of it in groups alongside a real white feather.) Thought-tunnel or mind-map how it might have felt to receive a white feather and a note like this. Create a collage using white feathers, along with other images and words, that shows your response to what you have learned about the experiences of conscientious objectors and the attitudes of the time.
Do some more research into COs using the Documenting Dissent articles and the British Library or Peace Pledge Union resources and hold a debate on the motion: 'It is more courageous to object than to fight.'
Further resources on conscientious objectors during World War 1
Imperial War Museums: 'White Feather' Letter, First World War
British Library: Pacifism and Conscientious Objectors – teaching resource
Peace Pledge Union: Conscientious Objection in Britain during the First World War
REFUGEES DURING WORLD WAR 1
The First World War caused a huge refugee crisis across Europe but it is perhaps not very well known that up to 250,000 Belgian refugees escaped to the UK, the largest single influx in British history.
First Belgian refugees in Lancaster, Lancaster Observer, 23 October 1914
Courtesy of Lancashire County Council Red Rose Collections.
Read the article 'Belgian Refugees in Lancaster in World War 1' and Irma Daem's article, 'Our Flight to England.' Discuss Irma's experience of fleeing Belgium in 1914: Why did she and her family have to leave Antwerp? How must Irma have felt during this time? What are her views on England and her homeland?
Look at educational resources that explore the experiences of modern-day child refugees fleeing the conflict in Syria, such as those produced by Unicef, Oxfam and Action Aid. (See also the Global Learning London pamphlet for useful background information on refugees.) What comparisons can be made between Irma's story and those of current child refugees?
Research further into the experiences of Belgian refugees (look at the BBC and British Library resources) and write a poem or diary entry in Irma's voice describing her thoughts and feelings on having to leave her home and her hopes for the future.
Devise and lead an assembly and/or create a wall display about the refugee crisis 'then and now' (perhaps during Refugee Week.)
Organise a class fundraising campaign for child refugees to support the work of charities such as Save the Children.
Resources on refugees during World War 1
BBC: World War One: How 250,000 Belgian Refugees Didn't Leave a Trace
BBC: short oral history recordings about memories of the Belgian refugees
British Library: Europe on the Move: Refugees and World War One
Resources on contemporary conflict and refugees
Action Aid: Refugee Crisis Resources and Syria: Children in Conflict
Oxfam: Syria: A Children's Crisis?
Global Learning London: Learning about… Refugees
UNICEF: In Search of Safety: Teaching about Europe's Refugee Crisis
WOMEN AND GIRLS ON THE HOME FRONT DURING WORLD WAR 1
The First World War created conditions for change in the lives of women and girls and many found work and opportunities that had previously been denied to them.
Women munitions workers in the canteen of the National Projectile Factory, Lancaster.
Image courtesy of Lancaster City Museum
Women in the munitions factories
Read the article Munitions factories in Lancaster and Morecambe and take a look at the resources about munitions workers on the Imperial War Museums website, including a short recorded interview with Isabella Clarke, who worked at the Morecambe factory during World War 1. Using these sources, discuss: what were conditions like for the women who worked in the munitions factories? What positive benefits may there also have been for women who worked at the factories?
Imagine you are a young woman who has been sent to Lancaster or Morecambe to work at one of the munitions factories. Write a postcard home to your family describing your first week at work.
Lives of girls on the home front
Read the articles Girl Guides in Westmorland in World War One and How did Lancaster Girls' Grammar School respond to the war effort during World War 1? List the activities that girls did to support the war effort. Do any of these activities surprise you?
From reading these articles as well as Belgian Refugees in Lancaster in World War 1 and the account by Anne Spencer of the explosion at the Morecambe munitions factory, discuss how the war impacted on life at home for young people.
Westmorland Girl Guides collecting vegetables for the Fleet, June 1917 Ref WDSO 42/4/1
Take a look at some of the propaganda posters featured in this British Library article and educational resource. Looking closely at the language and visual imagery used in these posters, what can you say about the role that women and children were encouraged to play during the war? How were the roles available to women and girls different from today? Design your own poster either encouraging women to work in the munitions factories or recruiting girls to join the Guides during World War 1.
Children and young people were encouraged to get behind various campaigns during World War 1 such as collecting waste paper, fundraising for refugees and 'sponsoring' prisoners of war. What campaigns would you like your school to support today? Do some research to find out about organisations that work on issues that are important to you and use your school council meetings to discuss what charities or issues you think the school should support and why. Set up a class team to get your chosen campaign going, including creating posters and leaflets.
Resources on women and girls on the home front
Imperial War Museums: 9 Women Reveal The Dangers of Working In A First World War Munitions Factory
Imperial War Museums: Clarke, Isabella (IWM Interview)
British Library: Women and Gender Roles – World War 1 Secondary Teaching Resource
British Library: Women in World War One Propaganda – article by Jo Fox
WOMEN IN PEACE ACTIVISM DURING WORLD WAR 1
Following the outbreak of war, many women from the North West became involved in the peace movement, often building on the experience and networks established by the pre-war women's suffrage campaigns. By 1917 the Women's Peace Crusade movement was taking hold across the region with groups from Carlisle to Blackpool holding meetings and demonstrations. In the years following the war there was a surge in peace activism and women continued to play a prominent part in this.
Read the Documenting Dissent introduction to women's activism and the article about Muriel Dowbiggin, a peace campaigner from Lancaster, and discuss: what do you think might be the reasons women became so involved in peace activism, including taking on leading roles in various peace organisations, during World War 1? What resistance do you think they faced? Do you think attitudes towards peace and towards women as peace campaigners might have changed after the war?
Public speaking classes were set up in Lancashire during World War 1 to train women as peace campaigners. Take a look at some of the quotations (particularly the wartime ones) from the Women in World History website and try out some of the discussion and role-playing activities. Watch and discuss Malala Yousafzi's 2013 speech to the UN about children's education. Choose an issue that is important to you and write a short 2-3 minute speech that aims to change people's attitude on the issue.
No More War demonstration held in Lancaster in 1922
Lancaster Guardian, 1923
Follow-on activity:
Take a look at the Key Stage 3 resource produced by Global Link for the charity, Children in Crisis, about Conflict and Peacebuilding in Liberia. This resource tells the story of Leymah Gbowee who founded the Women in Peacebuilding Network in Liberia. In 2011 Leymah was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for the work of her organisation in moving forward the peace talks that ended almost 14 years of civil war in Liberia.
Resources on women in peace activism
BBC: Malala Yousafzai 2013 UN Speech in Full
Women in World History: Quotable Women for Peace – Discussion and Role Playing Suggestion
Global Link and Children in Crisis: Conflict and Peacebuilding in Liberia – Key Stage 3 Assembly and Teachers' Notes
Global Learning Programme: Teaching about conflict and peace – list of teaching resources


A very popular class will cover the basic principles of oil painting with regard to painting florals, and still life - fruits and vegetables. Includes interesting and memorable discussions on composition, massing, building form, light and shadow: and depending on your own style, knowing when a work is finished (learning how to not overwork your painting). Douglas really delivers sound principles of painting that are an incredible foundation for your painting, whether a beginner or seasoned professional.
After the brief morning intro, a very hands-on approach to the class, gets students mixing colors and preparing to paint. Students will work in their own style/technique so that the finished work is their own. Douglas will overview his palette and concepts that his work entails. Students will mix paints and learn to mix basic strings of color to help comprehend how this preparation makes the painting process a little simpler and gets a working understanding of the value/strings of color. Students will paint from photos of peonies, lilacs, hydrangea, some fruits and vegetables and maybe even a donut!
Demos and individual discussions/instruction will help each student to start to begin to reach the preliminary goals they are striving to meet. Plan to produce several studies and at least one or two larger, more finished paintings, depending on skill level. Plan to bring notebook/sketchbook and enjoy some demos along with some great stories to help you remember the principles that are the foundation of Douglas' teaching. A small informal group show on easels in our class will end the class on a high note as we share our accomplishments in this condensed time of study.
Douglas will offer a "BASIC PAINT KIT" which includes all the basic oils, brushes, palette knife, palette and canvas panels and medium for those who do not want to buy these supplies individually. You would need to bring some paper towels and rubber gloves. Price $150., while supplies last. Please reserve your kit when registering.
brushes- filberts or flats- #2,4,6 maybe 8 or 10 or rounds in these sizes if you prefer rounds over filberts.
2nd hour: Mix Palette (Strings of colors).
1st hour: Overview/Review Specifics - Targeted to help folks at different levels-demos as needed.
All of second day: Paint in studio based on principles discussed in demo. Douglas moves through the group in a rotation so everyone gets equal time.
Last hour and half: Select and display 2-3 pieces accomplished over the 2 days - a small class show with discussions and summary.


My expectations were low. I mean, here we are in little ol' Redding, how entertaining could the "Walk On The Wild Side" Animal Show at Turtle Bay Exploration Park be? But the girls really wanted to see the show. And my nieces hadn't been to Turtle Bay for several years, so I agreed. Why not. We are already here.
The kids decided front row was the only place worthy of sitting. So we got to the amphitheater about 10 minutes before show time. Not that it would have mattered. Most people wanted the shade farther up in the seats. And that's where I would have preferred to be. Because it's freaking hot here in the summer! But we endured. By the time the show started, we were already sweaty. But the kids didn't seem to care. All five of them squeezed together on one bench, even though most of the amphitheater was empty. Just looking at them all smooshed together made me feel like I was melting.
"You guys can spread apart."
The show started, and once again, Turtle Bay pulled out a quality show. I'm not sure why I always seem hesitant. But the Animal Show at Turtle Bay Exploration Park was very entertaining. The animal handlers were animated and we could tell they enjoyed their job. Their enthusiasm was contagious.
Location: Turtle Bay Exploration Park Amphitheater, near the Paul Bunyan Building.
All of the animals at Turtle Bay are rescued animals. A Fox, Skunk, Raccoon, Eagle, Turkey Vulture, and other fun animals were among the line-up. Most were injured in the wild and unable to be released back into the wild due to their new limitations. I appreciated the explanation of where each animal came from and why they were part of the Turtle Bay animal family. I respect the fact that their animals are rescued and not just snatched out of the wild for our viewing pleasure, as is done in so many zoos and animal parks. Well done Turtle Bay.
The show is about 30 minutes long. And other than sitting in the boiling hot sun, it was just long enough that we got to see a variety of animals and just short enough that the kids didn't get antsy.
We did enjoy a few perks of sitting front and center. The animals came quite close to us and at one point the handlers asked us questions and flew an owl right over our heads. Watch the video below to see it!
As a parent, I would encourage sitting in the shade if it's summertime. It was quite toasty out in the sun.
Once the show starts, you aren't allowed to move seats. So be sure you are comfortable where you are.
Don't be late for show time. Once the show starts they won't let you in the amphitheater.
thanks for another great blog post, it makes me want to come to Redding again.
Thank Kevin! We would love to see you guys again! Florida is SO far away!