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West Bromwich Albion 3 Newcastle United 1
WEST Brom climbed into the top half of the Barclays Premier League as two-goal Peter Odemwingie and Somen Tchoyi earned them a first league win over Newcastle for 26 years.
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THEY weren't creative enough and they weren't positive enough.
That's the way to cut the story short after a miserable trip to the Hawthorns for Newcastle United.
So far in 2010 United have shown plenty of guts and bottle in order to win their place back in the top flight, and then even more to show they weren't Premier League pushovers.
We didn't see much of it at the Hawthorns.
Just like at Bolton, after a performance like this you have to ask, where was the passion?
And why didn't Newcastle take the game to West Brom?
Joey Barton – who missed the trip with a groin strain – and ankle victim Kevin Nolan may have come under fire from certain sections of the United faithful in the past.
But the Scouse duo's vocal presence and committed style of play is desperately missed.
United need a lift right now and the duo can provide it, in my opinion.
There wasn't much quality on offer in the final third, the midfield lacked cohesion and the defending seemed disjointed and unsteady, to put it at its most charitable.
The fact that it took until stoppage time to see a decent cross, from which sub Peter Lovenkrands bagged a consolation strike, tells its own sad story.
Suddenly beating table-toppers Arsenal seems a long time ago, but the most disappointing aspect of all it is that Newcastle United are simply much better than they've shown in the last five matches – and much better than they showed throughout a testing 90 minutes against West Brom.
Whether or not somebody warned Chris Hughton's troops about complacency after the win over the Gunners is unknown, but many more performances like this will have Newcastle back in a relegation battle, just like their last season in the Premier League.
The scoreline may not have been as heavy as the one at the Reebok – but the traits were similar.
A lethargic start, a lack of service for Andy Carroll and the frontline, an all-round lack of discipline with some desperate tackling and, for some reason, an inability to hold on to possession at key times.
All in all, it was another day to forget for United and Hughton, who locked his players in the dressing room for an hour after the game to give them a few home truths.
To the immense credit of the Geordie punters, they did not turn on their team.
Yet when the West Brom fans burst into a chorus of "You should have gone Christmas shopping" it pretty much summed it up for the Toon Army, who had battled to get through freezing conditions to get to the Black Country.
They deserved better than this.
On the subject of festive shopping, Hughton has already publicly stated he is unlikely to delve into the transfer market when the January sales start in three weeks time.
However, with such a lack of spark on offer from the Mags, he may have to have a rethink.
If he can persuade Mike Ashley to release some funds next month, the first place he would surely start is finding a creative winger – or two – who can consistently start asking some serious questions of Premier League defences.
Newcastle couldn't break down the Albion and were toothless for the opening quarter.
Once again, the supply line was virtually non-existent, with nothing coming from either Wayne Routledge or Jonas Gutierrez.
The Toon Army were unusually quiet during that period but, then again, Newcastle weren't giving their loyal band of followers much to feed off – and Carroll must have known the feeling with little support from out wide.
Tiote's ball-winning abilities were the only stand-out feature of the day from a black-and-white point of view.
West Brom boss Roberto Di Matteo described his side as "brilliant" after the game, but Newcastle allowed them to be.
For some reason United appear to be better when the pressure is off against the so-called bigger teams in the division.
If that continues against Liverpool in the next game then it will be a much-needed winter warmer for the United fans.
But as the crucial festive period approaches, Newcastle find themselves desperate to snap their cold streak in the middle of a cold snap.
Muttering the dreaded R-word would be far-fetched at this stage.
But if Newcastle continue to fail to rise to the challenge on away days such as West Brom and Bolton, you couldn't blame any fans who begin to wonder.
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Cassius Clay's historic home, built in 1798 by his father, is said to be haunted by Clay himself, his wife, and his son. Witnesses to the hauntings have described moving candle lights, footsteps and other unexplained sounds and even smells, and violin and piano music. Apparitions of the three ghosts have been seen as well. The state historic site is open for tours at some times during the year.
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Arlington, KY (5.6 mi.)
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Anonymous | January 12, 2014 at 2:40 pm
Mr. Clay would not go back to his childhood home
holly | March 14, 2015 at 7:44 pm
Mr clay was standing there with a axe in wood and he was standing and looking at me
none ya | August 6, 2015 at 12:53 pm
went there. didn't see of feel anything. a bunch of crap.
Mike Hunt | May 10, 2016 at 8:32 am
My wife and I went there,didn't hear or see anything. Perhaps the ghost were on vacation.I can't say that it isn't haunted,it does have the look of being haunted.
Tamara | May 14, 2016 at 1:08 pm
There was a dog running around there and a small child running in circles. I havent checked all my recordings though.
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Earning and redeeming points with Southwest is as simple as the math you learned in elementary school. It is a fixed earning program, both on the earning and redemption side, and there is little strategy to maximize your points. Southwest is not for the person who is interested in flying business class to Europe (since they do not have business class seats and do not fly internationally – although they are starting to add on more flights to the Caribbean and Mexico). It is for the person who is not interested in gaming the system, wants a simplistic program, wants to fly domestically, and wants flexibility with changing/canceling tickets.
When you fly with Southwest, you will earn a number of points based on the price of your ticket and ticket type. The number of segments and miles flown do not matter, it all boils down to the ticket price.
Per the chart above, you will earn anywhere between 6 and 12 points per dollar spent. The prices are typically most expensive for Business Select fares and least expensive for Wanna Get Away fares.
Redeeming points with Southwest is also very cut and dry. Again, it is a fixed program and is all based on the ticket price and the fare type you desire.
The only benefit to redeem for a Business Select or Anytime Fare is the ability to standby for another flight that same day free of charge. With a Wanna Get Away fare you'll need to pay the fare difference. If you aren't 100% of your ideal flight, go ahead and book two flights (assuming you have enough points) and cancel the one you end up not needing. To pay double or almost double the amount of points needed for very little benefit is just crazy to me (with Business Select you'll also get an "A" boarding pass to board the plane early and a complimentary drink, definitely very little extra value to redeem more points).
With all three fare types you can cancel your ticket at any time and get the points redeposited back into your account for FREE!
With Southwest there really is no system. The only thing I'd suggest is if you are purchasing a ticket for someone else who doesn't really partake in the program, use your points for them, and pay for a ticket for you. This way you earn points on your paid ticket.
Typically, the percentage difference on your return will not make purchasing a more expensive fare type a better value. As a rule of thumb, purchasing a Wanna Get Away ticket and redeeming your points on a Wanna Get Away ticket is best (unless of course an employer is footing the bill and you have that flexibility).
1. If you live in a state that has multiple Southwest destinations (for example, Florida and Texas), and you travel to those destinations for business, fly business select – it is cheap enough that employers don't mind, and the benefits you get in terms of points accrual are phenomenal. I live near Ft. Lauderdale airport and often travel for 1-5 days to Tampa, Jacksonville or Orlando (note, Southwest just cancelled its FLL-MCO route). If I fly business select, I'm looking at earning more than 4,000 points, which is amazing for such a low mileage flight.
2. Make sure you check southwest.com for promotions. They often run DOUBLE POINTS promotions. So that 4,000, could be 8,000!
3. Consider booking your car through southwest.com. I often add in a Hertz rental for a day and get another 600 points tagged on. Rental companies often run specials with Southwest as well.
4. Be vigilant with your redemptions and ONLY redeem for wanna get away fares. Here's what I mean by vigilant: I booked FLL to Vegas for just over 24,000 points about 3 months before the trip. Southwest's fares often randomly drop on any given day and flight changes with points are FREE. In those 3 months, the flight fares dropped several times during which I would always pick up the new fare and get my points redeposited. By the time I went on the trip, I was spending around 14,000 points to go to Vegas, which is incredible! Also, since the points needed to book a Southwest flight directly correlate to the price of a ticket, and since Southwest often runs specials as low as $49 for one-ways, you can get insanely good deals if you check out their site often.
I had a companion pass when I booked that 14,000 point trip to Vegas, so that means I flew me and my wife to Vegas for 14,000 points COMBINED. During a double points promotion, I could fly FLL – TPA roundtrip twice in business select, and be able to book this fare with 2,000 points leftover! If you get past the no frills, no first class, and a simple meal of peanuts and a beverage, the rapid rewards system can provide incredible value for your redemptions.
@Tim2: FYI, the double points promo is fantastic, but the double points DO NOT count toward A-list. For example, if you are earning 8,000 points for a business select fare as a result of double points, only 4,000 of those points will count toward A-list. But those extra 4,000 points will still very much come in handy (see above).
@Eric, they actually do count towards A-list. They Don't however count towards the companion pass. I have already flown and received double TQP credit and now am %68 toward A-list after 2 round trip flights.
@muna bada silva – you can sign onto your southwest.com to check your account balance.
How in the world do you use your Rapid Rewards point to purchase a ticket??? I've selected flights for my trip via your reservation system but there is no option to apply my points!!! The only option is to use a credit card!!!! Earning the points is easy – spend money on tickets. Using the points is obtuse at best, ridiculous to say the least. Why not add it as a payment option???? Who designs these incredibly unintuitive systems???
So if I have enough points to purchase a ticket one way to LAS, how do I pay cash for the return trip? Or do I just book two one flights and use the points on one leg and cash on the other?
@Scott G – Book two one way tickets. One with points and one with cash.


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Хабабаш- фараон давнього Єгипту, який керував державою в кінці 338–336 роках до н. е.

Про нього нічого не повідомляють античні автори, але він згадується в доволі значній кількості єгипетських текстів. Мабуть, Хабабаш був нубійським князем з Південного Єгипту, якому на деякий час вдалося встановити свою владу в Єгипті. Тронне ім'я Хабабаша — Сененсетепенптах («Подоба Танена, обранець Птаха») — вказує на коронацію в Мемфісі. В одному написі його назвали «сином сонця».

В 330 роках до н. е. Хабабаш очолив воєнний похід в царство Куш. Похід був дуже невдалим — Хабабаш був розбитий фараоном Настасеном, про що свідчить стела, яка зберігається в Берлінському музеї.

Стела сатрапів свідчить про те, що на другому році свого правління Хабабаш інспектував укріплення в Дельті, щоб відбити майбутній напад персів. Згідно того ж джерела Хабабаш повелів вернути храму Буто землі, які були раніш конфісковані перським царем. Хабабаш був, мабуть, переможений Дарієм III, і Єгипет знову був підкорений персами. Подальша доля Хабабаша невідома.

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Regarding the yard wastes- the highest and best use principle points us to composting yard waste and combining the composting steps with heat recovery, and methane conversion to energy with CO2 sequestration.
Construction debris may contain a significant percentage of painted wood mixed in since wood prior to 1985 was painted with leaded paint. Burning lead painted wood may lead to increased lead emissions into the community air that pose a serious health threat.
Construction debris includes thermostats, switches, and other electronics. Burning these may lead to increased toxic organic chemical and heavy metal emissions into the community air again posing health threat. Although most plastic housings of electronic devices in construction waste have fairly high BTU value for burning the electronics inside pose a burning risk since mercury emissions and other toxic emissions from burning the brominated flame retardants integrated into these materials for fire safety.
The CIWMB has some analysis of what constrcution debris is made up of but it is for CA. I believe there have been some good MN studies you can look at to find out exactly what wastes are under consideration and to go one by one and look at the non-burning alternatives to manageing these wastes most sustaninably. A big part of the problem is when they are being lumped all together (and mixed when generated). In CA there has been much developoment of home and commercial "deconstruction" to beable to recycle and reuse as much as possible instead of landfilling or burning these products.
Incinerators have been identified as one of the largest sources of dioxin-much higher then coal. There are excellent resources on these topics found at the Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives / Global Anti-Incinerator Alliance (GAIA) website, http://www.no-burn.org/resources/index.html.
> local coal plant, reducing its emissions.
> one kind of emissions from the other. Thanks!
> air quality, even if not ideal.
> good" type of situations.


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Reading 1-2 Sheffield Wednesday: Player Ratings
Low scores across the board as Reading fall to their fourth league defeat of the season.
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Vito Mannone: 6
Vito didn't have a whole heap to do apart from pick the ball out of his net twice. He made two smart saves, and at times did try to release players quickly with long throws out. May possibly feel he could have reached the first goal.
Chris Gunter: 5
Did he do any better than Yiadom would have done (at right back)? Probably not. I find it hard to ever say anything new about Gunter as everyone by this point knows exactly what he can do.
He got forward more in the first half than second, and overall put in a few excellent crosses which on another day Jon Dadi Bodvarsson (injured on the day) might have attacked. Also put in some shockers though. Didn't do enough in the second half on the overlap.
Andy Yiadom: 5
Pretty solid for most of the game. Had a lot to deal with throughout the match, as Wednesday's main attacks did seem to come more down our left than right. Currently looking like our shrewdest summer signing - but that's not a high bar.
Like Gunter, energy faded somewhat in the second period and didn't get forward as much. Blackett's crossing was missed at times (can't believe I just typed that).
Liam Moore: 6
Well he scored, with a clean, powerful and well-directed header from a corner. Apart from that, it wasn't his best day. Part of a defence that conceded two from fairly central positions, both of which could have been blocked by either centre back if they'd been alert enough. Found Nuhiu a real handful, but then which centre back in the Championship wouldn't?
Tiago Ilori: 5
He's clearly a better option than McShane right now, but definitely still plenty to work on. Wednesday were still able to get through us with far too much ease, and I do feel he could do much more in terms of stepping out from the back.
David Meyler: 4
Didn't screen the back four effectively, didn't get around the pitch enough to affect Wednesday in any significant way, and both goals came from positions where the holding midfielder should have been reading the game and snuffing out danger.
Also didn't move (either himself or the ball) forward quickly enough when the opportunity presented. I understand why he started, but are we now saying that he's currently the best centre midfield option we've got? I do hope not.
Leandro Bacuna: 5
Produced a well-flighted, inviting ball in for Moore's goal. Delivery from set-pieces in general did cause a few problems, but I get the feeling he can do better though. Apart from that, average performance in every way.
Passed sideways a lot, I suspect he found the pressure of being the supposed creative influence in the midfield too much at times. I still think he's got enough natural ability to be a key performer though.
Modou Barrow: 5
An off-day for Mo. Had one of the only clear-cut chances that Reading created apart from the goal, but shot too close to the keeper. Didn't test out Wednesday's fullbacks anywhere near enough, and just offered a mere shadow of the threat to defences we know he has in him. His reaction to being subbed won't impress Clement either.
Sone Aluko: 5
Hard to recall any moment in particular which got the crowd excited, which from a supposedly creative player is a bit of a concern. One wonders how long Clement will tolerate such anonymity.
Yakou Meite: 4
Yes, this is harsh, but then Yakou Meite is an infuriating player. Strong, quick, skillful, with a powerful shot and a neat touch - everyone can see he possesses these attributes, it's just that he didn't show them anywhere near enough.
Chief amongst the vast host of things he needs to work on are decision making and tracking back. A vague sense of game awareness/intelligence wouldn't go amiss either.
Sam Baldock: 5
He's clearly been a very good striker at this level, but if he once relied on his pace and nip over the first couple of yards to get away from defenders, he's going to have to add other strings to his bow because those attributes have now deserted him.
Probably our most creative player who started, and I reckon he's still got goals in him this year - it's just about how to use him and who to partner him with.
Liam Kelly: 5
Couldn't have been any worse than Meyler, and wasn't. I'm still really not sure he should be starting games anytime soon, but he did work harder than normal today, and actually won both a header and a tackle - an improvement on recent performances. Ended up just clipping long balls into the Wednesday box, which didn't prove effective at all.
Josh Sims: 6
He looks at first glance to be a half-decent acquisition - pacy, a tricky runner and ever willing to chase lost causes. The way things are going, that probably elevates him to a starting position, given our absence of other creative options.
As with most of our wingers, he will clearly be better when a game's stretched (eg when we're not losing), but still probably worth a shot from a starting position.
Marc McNulty: 5
Some players will score goals at any level - Le Fondre was one, Shane Long another, but nothing I've seen so far from McNulty suggests he will immediately be another. He was actually bright after coming off the bench, and may well adjust over time to the pace and strength of Championship football (up against six-foot centre backs he's got no chance), but just looked off the pace to a large extent.
When he did get the ball he showed a few neat touches, and harried Wednesday's defence constantly. He may lack plenty of attributes which the best strikers have, but character and hunger to be involved certainly aren't among them.
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People who do this like the thrill of being chased.They pull you in enough to make you believe that they have intense feelings for you then just at the peak they snap back.You chase then they get the thrill of being chased.When they need that thrill again they snap back and you chase again.
just because you are the 'one' doesnt mean I dont need my space and my time off from you. and if I am not calling every hour, or texting every 5 minutes, and that is the level of intensity you need.... you wont survive the first long weekend of riding season. Dont feel bad, few do.
Hummmm.......You mean men need their "space" too?
I agree the first weekend that weather allows me to ride. I am going to jump on my Harley and see where the road takes me!
Funny how when a man takes some time to be alone he is a player, yet when a lady does it she is just taking needed time for herself.
This is why I have learned that being single has many more benefits than being in a relationship.
Don't get me wrong I like the company of a lady however why be miserable with one when you can be happy with many?
This is actually cruel.Having no idea what happened to someone and going out of your mind trying to find out if they are dead and alive is the sickest thing you can do to someone you claim to love.
I completely understand wanting along time,and will demand my own alone time,but I would never just take off and not let anyone know where I went too.
I have been with the military for a long time. A hop comes up, johnny jihad blows something up and bang, I am gone. I am lucky to get to mail, or skype and the phone is right out.
and when I get back, I get a claustrophobic feeling of smoothered and yep, I am out, I will text from the next state over.
probably why I never married.
we all have our burdens.
Just an update. In three minutes it will be my 57th birthday.
The embrace, good night kiss and I love you...Priceless!
In a few days it will be three years since I received that first email from him here on POF. Things are still going strong. Just wanted to give some words of encouragement to those of you still looking. It is possible to find love here among the fishies.
I wouldn't take the words "you are everything I want in a woman" too seriously.
My off and on boyfriend of five years has said that to me on numerous occasions, yet he broke the relationship off twice.
Of course, a man (total stranger) in the parking lot of Target also told me that I was the "perfect" woman. He based this off of ten minutes of conversation and the fact that I wore a short skit.
I've been following this thread since the beginning so, first, want to say 'whoo hoo doctor doctor that it is still working out so well for you and your sweetie'.
I've heard either the exact same words, or very similar, in the past. First guy was just in the delusional-lust stage. He may have believed the words when he said them but there wasn't anything behind them. Turns out there was another woman who was also "everything he ever wanted in a woman".
Last time I heard something similar ("I can't imagine anyone more perfect for me"), it was after being together almost 2 yrs so I believed him. The thing is, there are people for whom that belief ('she is perfect for me') doesn't translate to action (I want to be with her). Glad to hear you and yourr sweetie made that leap of faith and continue to enjoy the benefits. Some of us are not so fortunate.
so happy to hear this from you.
as for the not calling in the beginning..
my bf seriously would say he would call and then fall asleep in front of the tv.
i know its true because when i was at his house i would witness it.
its not always pulling back...sometimes men get really tired from working all day.
sometimes they just need some space to get things done and get very focused on the task they are doing.
good luck to you OP.
I am getting out of a relationship like this. We talked just about everyday on im for about a month and a half before we met. We would see each other 1 day a week on the weekends, cuz we lived so far apart. We would meet half way. He would tell me the same things, even that he was falling in love with me. He would text me every morning telling me good morning, through out the day texting something funny. And then go a couple days, wouldn't answer my texts or calls. And when I finally hear from him, he would be angry and take things out on me, that I knew nothing about. But otherwise he was kind and said wonderful things when we were together. This would happen almost once a week.It has been 2 days and I finally heard from him today. He is leaving the state, and I never meant that much to him, even though he had big plans for us.( we were seeing each other for 3 months) I think part of his problem was a bipolar condition, but to leave after all the things he had planned was crushing to me. He never wanted to commit, just wanted a campanion. He may even be married. He said he was only here because of his daughter. I think he would come out for 3 months to see her and go back. I think the whole time he was a liar. Be careful, this man is 53 and never grew up.
He's keeping you on the back burner for when he's bored and has nothing better going on. A lot of people do this.
commitment is kryptonite to us men for the most part. We like to adventure & see new things. The last thing we'd ever want to do is be entrapped. For you women a relationship is security & protection that you want & need. For us men, its the same in ways but our adventurous urges will start to itch at a certain point. That's why its best for alot of men to live out their lives and experience a lot before settling down...while women need to settle down early because of their biological clocks.
So the best thing for women to do is be the greatest they can be so a quality man who has gotten his adventurous urges taken care of can settle down with her because she is that exceptional.
You fantasize about it all the time.
you look up engagement ring.
You plan out your wedding before it even happens.
A man would be lucky to even think deeply about being married until it comes close to the date.
and also as a guy, you have to wonder.....will she stay the same once we're married? Will she change to who she really is because now she is secure and doesn't have to put up a fron to reel me in or keep me interested in marrying her?
i'm just trying to give you some insight into our world.
Sounds like a wimp to me!!!! If I'm into a woman, really into her, I'm chillin' with her 100% no yo yo, no b.s., no games......straight up no chaser!!!
Just to geez off the bitter shrews!
Unfortunately a lot of men are like that which ruin it for honest guys like me & it's sad that women get played for fools & is understandable that women find it hard to trust someone that is honest. Yes some women are like that but more so men!!!
^^You resurrected this thread after a year for that??
If you'd read the few posts ahead of yours you would know that the OP is still 'dating' that man 4 years later and, as of the last post and her profile, they are still very happy together.
In other words, OP's guy was not a liar/player who makes honest guys like you (gak) look bad.
You can appear dim all on your own.
Teased by an experienced sociopathic teaser - is sometimes difficult to recognise - but it's highly likely it's the trait, of a con man, playing games, with youre heart and grace generosity and love.


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I had the opportunity to be immersed in two remarkable community circles the past two weeks. A local group dedication by my spiritual association to the survivors in the Christchurch and Japan and a Oregon Community Mercy Corp benefit for Japan.
Within the safety of these two amazing circles, I was acutely aware how our culture often de-sensitizes us by the brutality of our politics, the exhausting pace , responsibilities and impossible goals that our northern hemisphere culture sets for us.
In times of great personal tragedy all of this is transcended by a sublime opportunity to open our feelings, reclaim our connections to our fellow human beings , as one human family . A stage we don't often perform on. But where we have the chance to allow our highest personal selves , the very best in us to emerge and demonstrate what the human race is really capable of.
It is clear and almost palatable from discussions with loved ones living through the destruction and loss in Christchurch and those representing the Japanese community in Portland a profound and overwhelming gratitude knowing they are loved, cared for and nurtured by the power of the human spirit.
$250,000 was raised during the past two weeks to continue the heroic work of Mercy Corp and their partner organization in Japan Peace Winds . Please go to www.oregonjapanrelieffund.com and contribute.
After a wonderful intra-red sauna treatment Anisha Clinic on Hawthorne , I ventured over to an evening event at a Portland City Visioning outreach site at a school in N. Portland. The City of Portland Vision projects objective is to create a 25 year plan. An enormous 6yr role out inviting tens of thousands of citizens, profits and nonprofits for input on nine areas concerning what they want for their city. The input is completed and the dilemma facing the facilitators of this marathon effort is how to bring it all together.
One essential question and modern dilemma facing many organizations and particularly for this city is, how are you going to create partnership with absolutely huge swell of young people flooding into this city? The ones who will truly going to inherit and be the lightning rods for this 25 year plan?
The cities interesting answers to this question are baby steps = the city and mayors office are inviting the youth to organize the community events. Last nites was a marde gras style with a salsa band and healthy food . High school students translate the initiatives into the 40 or so languages being used in the schools systems here. And potentially they are considering adding young members to a citizens advisory commission to the planning commission that has an indirect voice to the city counselors.
After three years of these community events + partnership with a wide swath of profit and non profit entities , the city has focused on four key areas; Equity( equality of opportunity) Healthy Communities, Education and Employment and Job Opportunities. These absolutely brilliant spotlight focus areas that hold intriguing relationships and an interesting blend weaving an organic chemistry of common values between them offering opportunity reaching out to the millennial generation in the Portland.
Most interestingly there is hope if this City who invites openness , transparency and unity can be successful engaging the future making a huge space to incorporate the core values of this millennial generation that revolve around family, diversity and making a difference in this world.


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Турнір претендентів 2020 () — шаховий турнір, що проходив в Єкатеринбурзі (Росія) з 15 березня по 5 квітня 2020 року. Переможець турніру отримав право зіграти в матчі за звання чемпіона світу із шахів із чинним чемпіоном світу норвезьким гросмейстером Магнусом Карлсеном. За рішенням ФІДЕ від 26 березня 2020 року турнір було призупинено після першого кола у зв'язку з пандемією коронавірусу. Результати 7-ми зіграних турів залишаються дійсним, турнір був відновлений у тому ж складі, починаючи з 8-го туру.

Регламент турніру

Категорія турніру — XXI (середній рейтинг — 2773,5).
Турнір проводиться за двоколовою системою у 14 турів;
Кількість учасників турніру — 8;

 Місце проведення: Єкатеринбург (Росія), готель «Hyatt Regency Ekaterinburg», вулиця Бориса Єльцина, 8;
 Дата проведення: 15 березня — 5 квітня 2020 року;
 Контроль часу: 100 хвилин на перші 40 ходів, 50 хвилин на 20 наступних ходів і 15 хвилин до закінчення партії кожному учаснику з додаванням 30 секунд за кожен зроблений хід, починаючи з першого.
 Софийские правила: Суперники не можуть погоджуватися на нічию до 40-го ходу. Вимога нічиєї раніше 40-го ходу допускається лише через суддю при триразовому повторенні позиції;

Критерії розподілу місць
Місця визначаються за кількістю набраних очок. У разі рівності очок у двох або більше учасників місця визначаються (у порядку пріоритетів) за такими додатковими показниками:
 1. Результат особистої зустрічі;
 2. Кількість виграних партій;
 3. За системою коефіцієнтів Зоннеберга-Бергера;
 4. Тайбрейк (тільки для визначення переможця)*
У разі рівності всіх трьох показників проводиться тайбрейк — 4 партії із контролем часу 25 хвилин з додаванням 10 секунд після кожного ходу, потім, якщо переможець не був виявлений — 3 пари партій із контролем 5 хвилин з додаванням 3 секунд після кожного ходу, і нарешті, при необхідності «армагеддон» — 5 хвилин білим, 4 хвилини чорним з додаванням 2 секунд після кожного ходу, починаючи з 61-го.

Розклад змагань
 Відкриття турніру: 16 березня, 16:00 (UTC+2 — час Київський);
 Ігрові дні: 17-19, 21-23, 25-27, 29-31 березня, 2-3 квітня; Час початку партій 13:00 (UTC+2) (останнього туру — 12:00);
 Вихідні дні: 20, 24, 28 березня, 1 квітня;
 Тайбрейк і закриття турніру: 4 квітня, 18:30 (UTC+2);

Учасники
Учасники турніру відбиралися за наступними критеріями:

Кваліфікація за рейтингом
У наступній таблиці показані рейтинги шахістів з найвищими середніми рейтингами за період з лютого по листопад 2019 року У нього входять перші 11 шахістів, окрім чемпіона світу Магнуса Карлсена, віце-чемпіона світу Фабіано Каруани та Дін Ліженя (фіналіст кубка світу з шахів). Переможцем кваліфікаційного шляху за середнім рейтингом став — Аніш Гірі. Також за середнім рейтингом кваліфікувався Максим Ваш'є-Лаграв, зайнявши місце Теймура Раджабова, який відмовився від участі в турнірі.

Вайлд-кард
Коли стали відомі прізвища сімох учасників турніру претендентів, організатори визначали, кому дати вайлд-кард. Але відповідно до регламенту отримати це місце міг лише шахіст, який взяв участь у 2-х із 3-х турнірів кваліфікації (кубок світу ФІДЕ, турнір «Grand Swiss FIDE 2019», Гран-прі ФІДЕ), а також відповідати одній з таких умов:
 шахіст, який посів 3-тє місце на кубку світу ФІДЕ 2019 року — Максим Ваш'є-Лаграв;
 шахіст, який посів 2-ге місце на турнірі «Grand Swiss FIDE 2019», або це може бути гросмейстер, який посів третє місце (і навіть четверте). Враховуючи, що володар другого місця Фабіано Каруана кваліфікувався на турнір претендентів раніше, тоді береться до уваги 3-тє місце — Кирило Алексеєнко (Росія);
 шахіст, який посів 3-тє місце за підсумками серії турнірів Гран-прі ФІДЕ 2019 — Максим Ваш'є-Лаграв;
 шахіст, із Топ-10 середнього рейтингу ФІДЕ за період з лютого 2019 по січень 2020 року, див.претенденти (окрім Ананда, який узяв участь лише в одному з обов'язкових турнірів кваліфікації).

23 грудня 2019 року Андрій Філатов, президент Російської федерації шахів оголосив про надання «вайлд-кард» Кирилу Алексеєнку.

Остаточний склад учасників турніру

жирним  — місце в рейтингу ФІДЕ станом на березень 2020 року

Рух за турами

Турнірна таблиця

Примітки

Посилання
 Офіційний сайт
 Жеребкування турніру
 Турнір на chessbomb.com
 Турнір на chesspro.ru
 Форум турніру на chesspro.ru
 Презентація претендентів: Даніель Кінг про Дін Ліженя
 Презентація претендентів: Даніель Кінг про Максима Ваш'є-Лаграва
 Презентація претендентів: Даніель Кінг про Олександра Грищука
 Презентація претендентів: Даніель Кінг про Яна Непомнящого
 Презентація претендентів: Даніель Кінг про Алексеєнка, Ван Хао, Гірі

Шахові турніри 2020
Спорт у Єкатеринбурзі
Березень 2020
Квітень 2020
Турнір претендентів


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2014: A Year in Photos
"For the sixth consecutive year, I'm thrilled to share my annual Year in Photographs. Each photograph, taken either by me or a photographer on my staff, is accompanied by my personal observations about the image. In some instances, there is an interesting backstory to the photograph, which I've included. Most of the moments captured can best be described as behind-the-scenes — that is, photographs taken away from the spotlight of public events. Some of the photographs are historic because of what is taking place, but others hopefully give people a more personal sense of who the President and First Lady are. Editing is a highly subjective — and for me — personal endeavor. I've included a mix of 'moments,' but also some photographs that rely more on graphics, lighting and composition. Some are serious and some are humorous. And of course, some are with babies (since the President loves babies). I hope you enjoy this year's album of photographs."
Pete Souza, Director and Chief Official White House Photographer
"Sometimes a unique angle makes all the difference. Lawrence Jackson scouted out a balcony position in the New Executive Office Building to photograph the President as he signed H.R. 3547, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014, which at the time provided fiscal year 2014 appropriations." (Official White House Photo by Lawrence Jackson)
"A blanket of snow in the Rose Garden made for an interesting foreground as the President walked along the White House colonnade to the residence at the end of his day accompanied by Chief of Staff Denis McDonough."
(Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
"At the annual State of the Union address at the U.S. Capitol, Chuck Kennedy captured this poignant moment between the First Lady and U.S. Army Ranger Sgt. First Class Cory Remsburg. Cory first met the President in 2009 at a D-Day ceremony in Normandy. Four months later, Cory was badly injured in Afghanistan and in a coma for three months. In early 2010, shortly after Cory came out of his coma, the President happened to be visiting patients at Walter Reed Hospital. As he walked into one of the patient's rooms, hanging on the wall was a photo I had taken of the President and Cory in Normandy. The President then realized that he had met this badly injured Army Ranger at Normandy. Two years later, we were visiting Arizona, where Cory had gone home to further recuperate. The President asked if Cory would be able to greet him backstage. Amazingly, Cory was able to salute the President and walk across the room aided by a walker to shake hands with the President."
(Official White House Photo by Chuck Kennedy)
"Members of Congress vie for the President's attention following a meeting with the House Democratic Caucus in the East Room of the White House."
"This is one of those photographs that needs some explanation. The President had been meeting with Communications Director Jennifer Palmieri, left, and Senior Communications Advisor Tara McGuinness, to prep for a radio interview. At one point, the President made a comment so humorous that Jenn and Tara bent over in laughter.(Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
"Ever the gentleman, the President helps the First Lady off the stage after she thanked the White House chefs during the State Dinner for President François Hollande of France on the South Lawn of the White House." (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
"You gotta love Bill Murray. The actor had been invited to the White House along with other cast members of 'The Monuments Men' for a movie screening in the Family Theater of the White House. Prior to the screening, the President was to greet some of cast members in the Diplomatic Reception Room. A White House staff person had told Murray where to stand, meaning before the greet. But when the President walked into the room, Murray stayed put, saying 'they told me to stand here.'"
"The President talks with some of his national security advisors before a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin about the situation in Ukraine. I'm sure there will be people quick to comment about his wearing casual clothes and having his feet on his coffee table. Let's keep perspective in mind: it was a Saturday, and a President is the President whether he's wearing a suit on a weekday or casual clothes on a weekend. And a President, any President, isn't disrespecting the office if he puts his feet on a table or a desk; he's just being relaxed."(Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
"The President was visiting a classroom at Powell Elementary School in Washington, D.C. A young boy was using a stethoscope during the class, and as the President was about to leave the room, the President asked him to check his heartbeat."
"I love all the reflections in the mirrors of the First Lady and her staff in this photograph by Amanda Lucidon backstage at the Leading Women Defined Summit hosted by BET Networks in Miami, Florida."
(Official White House Photo by Amanda Lucidon)
"I'm always looking for different angles to frame the President as he boards Air Force One. I hadn't thought about including this one of the President and First Lady until Netflix released a video promotion of 'House of Cards' Season 3 with a video clip eerily similar to this photograph."
"Returning from a visit to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, I asked the pilots of the Marine One helicopter if I could photograph from the cockpit as we approached the White House."(Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
"The President applauds Medal of Honor honorees, from left, Staff Sergeant Melvin Morris, Sergeant First Class Jose Rodela, and Specialist Four Santiago J. Erevia, during the Medal of Honor ceremony in the East Room of the White House. The President awarded these three Army veterans plus 21 others posthumously the Medal of Honor for conspicuous gallantry. These veterans received the Medal of Honor in recognition of their valor during major combat operations in World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. Each of these soldiers' bravery was previously recognized with the award of the Distinguished Service Cross, the nation's second highest military award; that award was upgraded to the Medal of Honor in recognition of their gallantry, intrepidity and heroism above and beyond the call of duty. In 2002, Congress, through the Defense Authorization Act, called for a review of Jewish American and Hispanic American veteran war records from WWII, the Korean War and the Vietnam War, to ensure those deserving the Medal of Honor were not denied because of prejudice. During the review, records of several Soldiers of neither Jewish nor Hispanic descent were also found to display criteria worthy of the Medal of Honor. The 2002 Act was amended to allow these Soldiers to be honored with the upgrade – in addition to the Jewish and Hispanic American Soldiers."
"A great moment captured by Amanda Lucidon of the First Lady and daughters Sasha and Malia during their visit to the Great Wall of China."
"POTUS meets Rembrandt. The President looks at Rembrandt's 'Self-portrait as the Apostle Paul' during a tour of the Gallery of Honor at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, the Netherlands."(Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
"The President talks with Pope Francis following a private audience at the Vatican."
"Despite the haphazard framing, I love the expressions on the President and one-year-old Lincoln Rose Smith as she learns to walk in the Oval Office. This moment happened when former Deputy Press Secretary Jamie Smith and her family stopped by for a departure greet and photograph with the President." (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
"Amanda Lucidon captured this spontaneous moment as the First Lady hugged family pets Sunny and Bo during a video taping in the Map Room of the White House."
"When the President saw this photograph hanging on the walls of the West Wing, he laughed and said, 'The two most famous sets of ears in Washington.' He then asked me to make a print for him so he could show his daughters. The photograph shows the President and the Easter Bunny listening to the national anthem on the Blue Room Balcony at the annual Easter Egg Roll."
"David Lienemann captured the filming of a scene for the White House Correspondents Dinner with the real Vice President and the TV Vice President, actress Julia Louis-Dreyfus, near the gate at the Naval Observatory Residence in Washington, D.C." (Official White House Photo by David Lienemann)
"Every photographer has probably experienced the challenge this situation presented: moving from an air-conditioned hotel to outside heat and humidity. It was all I could do to keep my camera lens from fogging up to be able to capture this scene just outside the motorcade as the President bid farewell to Prime Minister Mohammed Najib Abdul Razak of Malaysia in Kuala Lumpur."
"'Help me up!', the President beckoned after posing for a photograph with children at the U.S. Embassy in Manila, the Philippines."(Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
"A U.S. Secret Service agent shines a flashlight for the President as he walked to the motorcade from Marine One upon arrival at the Florento landing zone in Manila, the Philippines. I'm still kind of amazed that the current digital DSLR cameras are able to capture a scene like this with very little ambient light."
"Aides laugh as the President swats a fly that was invading his space in the Oval Office."(Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
"A pretty self-explanatory moment by Chuck Kennedy, as the First Lady toured the Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site in Topeka, Kansas, with Stephanie Kyriazis, Chief of Interpretation and Education." (Official White House Photo by Chuck Kennedy)
"Call it the Shake Shack slide. As he is wont to do, the President normally does a group photo with restaurant staff when he stops for lunch or dinner somewhere. After having lunch with Vice President Biden at a Shake Shack in Washington, D.C., the President asked me where he should stand for the photo. Before I could even reply, the President jumped on the counter and slid onto the other side. The Vice President soon followed." Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
"This photograph was from the annual White House Science Fair. It shows the President posing with Girl Scout Troop 2612 from Tulsa, Oklahoma. I think the 8-year-old girls — Avery Dodson, Natalie Hurley, Miriam Schaffer, Claibyre Winton and Lucy Claire Sharp — are called 'Brownies.' They had just shown the President their exhibit: a Lego flood-proof bridge project. The fair celebrated the student winners of a broad range of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) competitions from across the country." (Official White House Photo Pete Souza)
"A big shout-out to country singer Brad Paisley after he performed for U.S. troops before the President spoke at a rally at Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan. Brad traveled with us on Air Force One to Afghanistan, which meant for security purposes he couldn't tell anyone where he was going. Brad was genuinely a great traveling companion and even played guitar and sang Happy Birthday to one of the Air Force One crew members on the return flight." (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
"Cadets toss their hats in the air as the Thunderbirds fly over Falcon Stadium at the United States Air Force Academy Commencement ceremony, in Colorado Springs, Colorado."
(Official White House Photo by David Lienemann)
"The President talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin after a lunch with other foreign leaders to commemorate the 70th anniversary of D-Day in Normandy, France. I'm sure they were talking about a subject matter other than D-Day." (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
"This isn't so much a great photograph as it was just an honor to be in the presence of World War II veteran Kenneth (Rock) Merritt as he regaled President Obama with stories of D-Day aboard Marine One on the 70th French-American Commemoration D-Day Ceremony. The President invited 'Rock' to fly on the helicopter after leaving the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial in Colleville-sur-Mer, France." (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
"The President sits for a 3D portrait being produced by the Smithsonian Institution. There were so many cameras and strobe lights flashing but the end result was kind of cool."(Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
"Chief of Staff Denis McDonough came to the Oval Office one afternoon and said to the President, 'let's take a walk.' So they proceeded outside the White House gates to a Starbucks on Pennsylvania Avenue. On the way back, the President stopped to greet street vendor Saied Abedy, who was born in Afghanistan. I later selected this photograph to hang as a 'jumbo' print on the walls of the West Wing. Several months later, after the jumbo print had been replaced with a newer photograph, we were tipped off that a White House staff member was giving Mr. Abedy and his family a tour of the West WIng one night. So we retrieved the jumbo print of him and hung it back on the walls of the West Wing. I later heard how emotional his family became when they saw the photograph on their tour."
"Every morning the President convenes the 'Presidential Daily Briefing.' When world events dictate, aides that normally do not attend this meeting are called in to participate in the briefing. Here, Gen. Martin Dempsey, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, briefs the President and his team on the situation in Iraq." (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
"The First Lady and the President hug Native American youth following a meeting with them at the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe Reservation in Cannon Ball, North Dakota. The Obama's were so moved by this meeting that they arranged for these youth members to visit them at the White House later in the year. A photograph from that visit also appears in this gallery."(Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
"This was a photograph that went viral when we posted it on Flickr. Lawrence Jackson captured a young boy face-planting himself onto the sofa in the Oval Office as the President greeting his parents — a departing United States Secret Service agent and his wife." (Official White House Photo by Lawrence Jackson)
"The President kisses a baby girl as he and the Vice President greeted wounded warriors and their families during their tour in the East Room of the White House."(Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
"The Vice President talks to Alaska Senator Mark Begich during the President's reception with Senate Democrats in the Cross Hall of the White House." (Official White House Photo by David Lienemann)
"The President shares a laugh while having lunch with Rebekah Erler at Matt's Bar in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Erler, a 36-year-old working wife and mother of two pre-school aged boys, had written the President a letter about the economic challenges of raising a family. When a trip to Minneapolis was scheduled, the President invited Rebekah to have lunch with him. He later met her family and the following day, Rebekah introduced the President at his economic speech."
"The President shares a quiet moment with his daughter Sasha during a father and daughter hike at Great Falls, Virginia." (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
"David Lienemann accompanied Dr. Jill Biden on her summer trip to Africa. Here, Dr. Biden and granddaughter Finnegan Biden wave to students assembled on the railings after a girl's education event at the St. Joseph's Secondary School in Freetown, Sierra Leone."(Official White House Photo by David Lienemann)
"A woman slips a note into the President's front shirt pocket as he greeted pedestrians during an impromptu walk in downtown Denver, Colorado."
"The President whistles along to Van Morrison's 'Brown-Eyed Girl' while shooting pool with Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper in Denver, Colorado. The President took great pride in beating the Governor at the bar the Governor founded."
"The President salutes an Air Force member as he disembarks Air Force One to greet Texas Gov. Rick Perry upon arrival at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport. The President and Gov. Perry later discussed immigration aboard Marine One en route to a meeting with other officials."(Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
"During remarks on the economy in Austin, Texas, the President was heckled about immigration by two young men in the audience. After being interrupted again, the President told the men that he wanted to finish his speech but would be happy to have a conversation with them later. As soon as he left the stage, the President told his staff to bring the two men backstage so he could indeed talk to them about immigration."(Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
"Secure communications are always available to the President wherever he travels. The President happened to be in New York when Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 crashed in Ukraine, apparently shot down. In a holding room, the President held a conference call with CIA Director John Brennan and his national security team to discuss the U.S. response. Senior Advisor Dan Pfeiffer and Anita Decker Breckenridge, Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations, monitored updates on their Blackberrys."
"The President shares a laugh backstage with Los Angeles Clippers basketball player Chris Paul, who was about to introduce the President at a 'My Brother's Keeper' initiative town hall in Washington, D.C. A few minutes before this photograph was taken, I was talking to Chris and he told me how nervous he was about doing the introduction. It surprised me that a basketball superstar, who plays under enormous pressure every night in front of tens of thousands of people, would be nervous. The President then came over and before long, had Chris cracking up in laughter to help put him at ease. I'll note that Chris did a great job in his introduction, and there were no visible signs of nervousness."(Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
"Surrounded by Secret Service agents, the President views the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco. Rather than immediately board the Marine One helicopter at Crissy Field, the President instead walked right past the helicopter to see a better view of the bridge on a clear summer day."(Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
"Occasionally, a graphic element becomes the key factor in an interesting photograph. Here, at Los Angeles International Airport, I ran out in front of Air Force One to preposition myself at a low angle to take advantage of the yellow stripe as the President walked off the plane."(Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
"An unusual angle can often be the key factor to an interesting photograph. Here, Chuck Kennedy was on the roof of the West Wing to capture the President as he walked from the Oval Office to the South Lawn of the White House to deliver a statement on the situation in Ukraine."(Official White House Photo by Chuck Kennedy)
"Sometimes you get lucky as a photographer. The President was greeting the crowd outside Arthur Bryant's Barbeque in Kansas City. As he began talking to a young boy, actually giving him some life advice, someone's smart phone briefly illuminated the President's face. Without this light, the photograph wouldn't have been nearly as successful."(Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
"I'm including this photograph because the President just loved looking around at Cool Vintage Watches in Parkville, Missouri. 'A lot of cool stuff,' was how he described it to me afterwards. He said he could have spent a lot more time looking around in the shop, which had much more than just watches."(Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
"It's true that the President has a calm demeanor. Not always though. Here the President expresses his dismay at comments from a Republican member of Congress discussing the administration's policy in Syria during a meeting with the chairs and ranking members of congressional national security committees. This frank exchange was later reported in the press." (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
"'Presidents don't get vacations; they get a change of scenery,' then First Lady Nancy Reagan once said about her husband's trips to his California ranch. It doesn't really matter if a President is in the Oval Office or on vacation in Martha's Vineyard. He is still the President, capable of making decisions wherever he is. Here, while on vacation in Chilmark, Massachusetts, the President puts the finishing touches on his remarks after meeting with Attorney General Eric Holder and others about the situation in Ferguson, Missouri."(Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
"This view of the President reading briefing material was taken with a remote camera set up on the mantel above the fireplace in the Oval Office."(Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
"I was on the second helicopter and arrived moments before Marine One touched down at Brenton Point in Newport, R.I. I bet one of the advance staff that after landing, instead of walking to the motorcade the President would walk across the road to view the ocean at sunset. I won the bet."(Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
"Meetings happen everywhere including on the escalator. Here, the President continues a conversation with German Chancellor Angela Merkel following their meeting with other leaders at the NATO Summit in Newport, Wales." (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
"We were at the NATO Summit in Wales when someone mentioned to the President that Stonehenge wasn't that far away. 'Let's go,' he said. So when the Summit ended, we took a slight detour on the way back to Air Force One."(Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
"The First Lady is definitely a hugger. Chuck Kennedy captured this moment of her hug with someone in the audience following her remarks in support of the Reach Higher initiative in Atlanta, Georgia."(Official White House Photo by Chuck Kennedy)
"'How Does Someone Get to Meet the President of the United States?' Parker McAllen, 13, wrote such a letter to the President, and before long, the President invited Parker and her family to the White House."(Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
"The President, First Lady, and daughter Malia view a portrait of Abraham Lincoln while visiting the National Portrait Gallery and Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, D.C."(Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
"The President checks out a baby's foot while greeting guests at a picnic on the South Lawn of the White House."(Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
"'Don't make rabbit ears', the President said to a group of students before taking a photo with them. Which of course some of them couldn't resist doing. I especially love the girl with her arm wrapped around the President's arm. The students were from an elementary school at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Florida." (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
"Given how much of the President's time was occupied with Ukraine this year, I thought it was important to show the President meeting with President Petro Poroshenko of Ukraine in the Oval Office." (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
"Through a crack in the door, the President listens as Lilly Jay related her experience as a sexual assault survivor during the launch of the 'It's On Us' campaign, a new public awareness and action campaign designed to prevent sexual assault at colleges and universities."(Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
"At the end of the day, the President walks along the White House colonnade with Anita Decker Breckenridge, Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations." (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
"As the President was greeting wounded warriors and their families, I focused on this young girl as the President shook hands with her father. I love how she's touching the President's arm as she looks up at him almost in disbelief." (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
"It's called 'Wrap with Denis' on the schedule. The end of the day meeting between the President and Chief of Staff Denis McDonough often turns into a walk on the South Grounds of the White House. And Denis usually carries a red folder with him."(Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
"Lawrence Jackson captured the First Lady backstage watching the President deliver remarks at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation's 44th Annual Legislative Conference Phoenix Awards Dinner in Washington, D.C."(Official White House Photo by Lawrence Jackson)
"I asked the President if I could ride in his vehicle as he traveled to the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial with Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India." (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
"A view from the Nighthawk Two helicopter of Lake Michigan and the Chicago skyline as the President traveled aboard Marine One." (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
"The President was taking a walk with former Chief of Staff and Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel when they stopped to pet Sunny along the South Grounds of the White House." (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
"I love all the different things happening in this photograph by David Lienemann, with the main moment being the Vice President greeting a baby during a campaign rally in Bakersfield, California."(Official White House Photo by David Lienemann)
"A portrait of the President as he listened during a meeting with staff in the Rose Garden. The meeting was originally scheduled in the Oval Office but the President moved it outside because the weather was so pleasant."(Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
"During a meeting on Ebola, the President and Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Mathews Burwell listen via speaker phone to Dr. Tom Frieden, Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The President was dressed somewhat casually because it was Columbus Day, a federal holiday." (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
"The President lifts the daughter of a departing staff member in the Oval Office."
"The President was meeting with a group of mentees in the Roosevelt Room of the White House. As the meeting was coming to a close one of the participants challenged the President to a game of HORSE. 'Let's go,' the President responded, and the entire group walked down to the basketball court on the South Lawn. In addition to the shooting competition, the President also used the opportunity to further talk to the young men about life lessons, not basketball."(Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
"When the skies opened up one fall afternoon, I ventured outside the Outer Oval Office with my iPhone to try and capture a good Instagram of the rainstorm. The President saw me standing out on the White House colonnade and stepped outside himself. Fortunately, I also had my DSLR with me to capture this photograph as the President reached out to feel the raindrops."(Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
"The President talks on the phone to Texas Gov. Rick Perry to make sure Texas had the necessary resources if more health-care workers became ill with the Ebola virus. Because there were several other people in the Oval Office, I tried to incorporate them into the photograph."(Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
"There are countless government employees who are doing unsung work on behalf of the American people. One of those is Lisa Monaco, Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism. When I introduce Lisa to friends and family, I tell them that she is working nonstop to help keep the American people safe. I'm including this photograph taken outside on the President's patio of LIsa updating him on the Ebola virus because she spends almost all of her time in either her windowless office or in the Situation Room. It just so happened that an electric shortage had caused the Oval Office to be filled with a pungent smell, moving the meeting outside."
"It was supposed to be just a simple early voting by the President at the Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center in Chicago, Illinois. When Aia Cooper, left, and her fiancé Mike Jones, far right, walked by to also cast their ballot, Jones quipped, 'Mr. President, don't touch my girlfriend.' The President replied, 'I really wasn't planning on it,' joking that Jones was 'an example of a brother just embarrassing you for no reason.' When the President finished voting, he reached over and gave Cooper a kiss on the cheek."(Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
"When Nina Pham walked into the Oval Office, the President gave her a big hug as her family and White House Dr. Ronny Jackson watched. Nina, a Dallas nurse diagnosed with Ebola after caring for an infected patient in Texas, was being treated at the National Institutes of Health in nearby Bethesda, Maryland, and the President invited her to the White House when she was released after being declared Ebola-free." (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
"The President greets a youngster while he and the First Lady handed out Halloween treats to local children and children of military families at the White House." (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
"'It's the fourth quarter and a lot of interesting things happen in the fourth quarter,' was one of the President's comments as he met with the White House staff in the Roosevelt Room the day after the mid-term elections. Though the Democrats did not fare well, the President wanted the staff to know that they, and he, could still accomplish a lot of good for the American people in the final two years of his Presidency."(Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
"While walking with incoming Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell from the Oval Office to a lunch with other Congressional leaders, the President stopped on the White House colonnade to discuss the upcoming Congressional session."(Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
"Access for me at foreign summits is usually quite limited. Somehow, I managed to be backstage with the President as he and other world leaders were waiting for the start of an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Plenary Session in Beijing, China." (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
"I almost tripped coming down the stairs trying to make this photograph as the President turned the corner at the bottom of the stairs coming into this beautiful light casting shadows and his silhouette at the Parliamentary Resource Center in Naypyitaw, Burma." (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
"The President was shopping for family gifts with local vendors at a hotel in Naypyitaw, Burma. When he found some earrings he thought would be good for his daughter Malia, he sought out a hotel employee to see how they might look." (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
"The President walks to Air Force One at Naypuitaw International Airport in Burma for departure en route to Yangon." (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
"The President walks with Aung San Suu Kyi back into her residence following their joint press conference in Yangon, Burma." (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
"The President holds a koala backstage prior to the G20 Welcome to Country Ceremony at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Center in Brisbane, Australia." (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
"Lawrence Jackson captured the President busting out in laughter as he and the First Lady recorded a holiday video message in the Map Room of the White House." (Official White House Photo by Lawrence Jackson)
"A lot of business is done during informal meetings and conversations, often away from the Oval Office. Here, the President ventured upstairs to the second floor of the West Wing to talk with Neil Eggleston, Counsel to the President, outside his office." (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
"Fulfilling their promise, the President and First Lady have lunch with youth from the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe at a restaurant in Washington, D.C. Earlier in the day, the youth toured the White House and had meetings with the President and First Lady and other White House officials."(Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
"As a meeting in the Situation Room was about to break up, I focused on the Vice President's hand as he held up his briefing book and assorted folders." (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
"The President and his daughters Malia and Sasha look at 'Mac' the turkey in the East Room prior to the annual National Thanksgiving Turkey pardon ceremony at the White House. The President pardoned 'Cheese' publicly, though both 'Mac' and 'Cheese' were spared to live out their life at a farm in Ohio."
"Following the outcry over the shooting of Michael Brown by a policeman in Ferguson, Missouri, the President invited young civil rights leaders to a meeting in the Oval Office. Many of them had protested in Ferguson. A 30-minute scheduled meeting last more than an hour. As the meeting broke up, the President continued the conversation for a few minutes and I then managed to frame the bust of Martin Luther King, Jr. in the foreground."(Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
"The First Lady and I both spotted the President standing under the mistletoe and she moved in to grab a kiss from him following a dinner for Combatant Commanders and military leadership at Blair House in Washington, D.C." (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
"While waiting to be introduced before the Kennedy Center Honors reception at the White House, the President began whistling a Christmas song in the Blue Room."(Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
"The President and First Lady applaud Tom Hanks, one of the honorees at the Kennedy Center Honors."(Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
"The President mimics a middle-school student overcome with emotion at meeting him during an 'Hour of Code' event to honor Computer Science Education Week at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building."(Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
"The President talks on the phone with Deputy National Security Advisor Ben Rhodes as Ferial Govashiri displays a photograph on her computer of Ben's newborn daughter."(Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
"The President walks through the Ground Floor Corridor of the White House as he heads back to the Oval Office following a holiday reception." (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
"The President talks on the phone with President Raúl Castro of Cuba in the Oval Office. The next day, the President announced the U.S. would restore full relations with Cuba after more than 50 years."(Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
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On March 8, 2017, Conestoga College and its School College Work Initiative program held a Welding and Carpentry showcase. Inviting girls from various secondary schools to get dirty and learn a few tricks of the trade.
We were greeted in the morning by an inspirational opening message from Sherry Holmes (daughter of reno master Mike Holmes), before we split into two groups, Welding and Carpentry.
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Sean and April have a blast demonstrating proper welding safety and technique.
Marco was gracious enough to weld us our own commemorative plate. Thanks Marco!
After a quick recap of what we learned, we jumped over to the warehouse for some carpentry action.
The final product! A big thank you to Conestoga College, the WIST program and to all parties involved in such a wonderful day.
Hopefully we'll meet again — on the job site!


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Q: MVC Model / Context Work Flow Yet another MVC Question.
I am working on a Web Application Tool which does a lot of Database requests and such. And this one page gives me a lot of struggle in MVC.
I created the page in C# before and that's how it looks like

You can display up to 4 Grids next to each other to compare values.
Now in MVC I was thinking about solving the problem this way:

However, I always get random Error Messages usually based on Connection Issues... I tried a lot of different things so thats why my code is kind of messed right now but here are the most important parts. (Example with only 2 Choices)
VIEW
Passes MainDDL1, SubDDL1, Search1, MainDDL2, SubDDL2, Search2 (This works)
CONTROLLER
public PartialViewResult getGrid1(string MainDDL1, string SubDDL1, string Search1)
    {
        DataSearchModel voModel = new DataSearchModel();
        voModel.dtResultSet1 = DLA.DataSearchContext.getResultSet1(MainDDL1, SubDDL1, Search1);
        return PartialView(MainDDL1, voModel);
    }

public PartialViewResult getGrid2(string MainDDL2, string SubDDL2, string Search2)
{
    DataSearchModel voModel = new DataSearchModel();
    voModel.dtResultSet2 = DLA.DataSearchContext.getResultSet2(MainDDL2, SubDDL2, Search2);
    return PartialView(MainDDL2, voModel);
}

public ViewResult DataSearch(string text)
{
    DataSearchModel oModel = new DataSearchModel();
    oModel.alMainDDL = DLA.DataSearchContext.getMainDDL();

    return View(oModel);
}

I really dislike that I have to use dtResultSet1 and dtResultSet2 instead of just calling the same Method. Why can't I just call getResultSet, dtResultSet etc.?! Since I create new Models the Model should have it's own methods? Or is a Model not comparable to an Object.
Model
Declaration for dtResultSet1, dtResultSet2, Search strings etc.
Context
        public static DataTable getResultSet1(string sChoice, string sFeat, string sSearch)
        {
            return setResultSet1(sChoice, sFeat, sSearch);
        }

private static DataTable setResultSet1(string sChoice, string sFeat, string sSearch)
        {

            DataTable dtTemp = new DataTable();
            string sQuery = setSqlQuery(sChoice, sFeat, sSearch);

            OleDbConnection dbConnection = null;
            // Instantiate the Connection Object
            dbConnection = new OleDbConnection(ConfigurationManager.ConnectionStrings["OracleDataBase"].ConnectionString);

            //dbConnection.Open();
            dbConnection.Open();

            OleDbCommand dbCommand = null;
            // Instantiate the Command Object
            dbCommand = new OleDbCommand(sQuery, dbConnection);
            dbCommand.CommandType = CommandType.Text;

            OleDbDataReader dr = null;
            // Execute the Stored Procedure
            dr = dbCommand.ExecuteReader();

            dtTemp = setResultSetRows(dtTemp, sChoice, dr);

            dr.Dispose();
            dbConnection.Close();

            return dtTemp;
        }

private static string setSqlQuery(string sChoice, string sFeat, string sSearch)
        {
            switch (sChoice)
            {
                case "T_PRCL":
                case "T_PRCL_FEA":
                case "T_GIS_PRCL":
                    return "SELECT * FROM " + sChoice + " WHERE " + sFeat + "='" + sSearch + "' and sys_del_flag = 0";
                case "SGD_SFC_FEAT":
                case "MSURFACE":
                case "SGD_MIN_FEAT":
                case "MMINERAL":
                    return "SELECT * FROM " + sChoice + " WHERE " + sFeat + "='" + sSearch + "' AND EXPIRY_DATE is NULL";
                case "V_SURFACE":
                case "V_MINERAL":
                    return "SELECT * FROM " + sChoice + " WHERE " + sFeat + "='" + sSearch + "'";
                default:
                    return "SELECT sysdate as UNKNOWN_ERROR from dual";
            }
        }

The methods for the 2. one is the exact same.. Here again, I would prefer to put everything in One static Method called, getResultSet. Furthermore I did had the Connection as a Global Variable (OleDBConnection = null etc.) and connection, etc. were own methods. This gave me even more random Errors, whenever the Connections overlapped. Usually if one Reader was done before the other one. Which I don't understand, since they are different Models (objects) shouldn't they use their own independent variables, objects?!
I hope somebody can bring some light into this.

A: After the Tipp from Pabloker to check out Connection Management ASP.net I was able to solve my issue.
Here is the most important parts of the Code.
CONTEXT
public class MyConnectionManager : IDisposable
        {
            [ThreadStatic] // static per thread
            private static OleDbConnection con;

            public static OleDbConnection Connection
            {
                get
                {
                    if (con == null)
                    {
                        con = new OleDbConnection(ConfigurationManager.ConnectionStrings["OracleDataBase"].ConnectionString);
                        con.Open();
                    }
                    return con;
                }
            }

            public void Dispose()
            {
                if (con != null)
                {
                    con.Close();
                }
            }
        }

private static DataTable setResultSet(string sChoice, string sFeat, string sSearch)
        {
            DataTable dtTemp = new DataTable();
            string sQuery = setSqlQuery(sChoice, sFeat, sSearch);

            // Instantiate the Command Object
            OleDbCommand dbCommand = new OleDbCommand(sQuery, MyConnectionManager.Connection);
            dbCommand.CommandType = CommandType.Text;

            // Execute the Stored Procedure
            OleDbDataReader dr = dbCommand.ExecuteReader();

            dtTemp = setResultSetRows(dtTemp, sChoice, dr);

            return dtTemp;

    }

        public static DataTable getResultSet(string sChoice, string sFeat, string sSearch)
        {
            return setResultSet(sChoice, sFeat, sSearch);
        }

MODEL
public DataTable dtResultSet { get; set; }

CONTROLLER
public PartialViewResult getGrid1(string MainDDL1, string SubDDL1, string Search1)
{
    DataSearchModel voModel = new DataSearchModel();
    voModel.dtResultSet = DLA.DataSearchContext.getResultSet(MainDDL1, SubDDL1, Search1);
    return PartialView(MainDDL1, voModel);
}

public PartialViewResult getGrid2(string MainDDL2, string SubDDL2, string Search2)
{
    DataSearchModel voModel = new DataSearchModel();
    voModel.dtResultSet = DLA.DataSearchContext.getResultSet(MainDDL2, SubDDL2, Search2);
    return PartialView(MainDDL2, voModel);
}

VIEW

            @(Html.Telerik().ComboBox()
                .Name("MainDDL1")
                .AutoFill(true)
                .DataBinding(binding => binding.Ajax().Select("LoadMainDDL", "DataSearch"))
                .HighlightFirstMatch(true)
                .ClientEvents(events => events.OnChange("onMainDDL1Change"))
                )

            @(Html.Telerik().ComboBox()
                .Name("MainDDL2")
                .AutoFill(true)
                .DataBinding(binding => binding.Ajax().Select("LoadMainDDL", "DataSearch"))
                .HighlightFirstMatch(true)
                .ClientEvents(events => events.OnChange("onMainDDL2Change"))
                )

            @(Html.Telerik().ComboBox()
                .Name("SubDDL1")
                .DataBinding(binding => binding.Ajax().Select("LoadSubDDL1", "DataSearch"))
                .HighlightFirstMatch(true)
                .ClientEvents(events => events.OnDataBinding("onSubDDL1DataBinding"))
                )

            @(Html.Telerik().ComboBox()
                .Name("SubDDL2")
                .DataBinding(binding => binding.Ajax().Select("LoadSubDDL2", "DataSearch"))
                .HighlightFirstMatch(true)
                .ClientEvents(events => events.OnDataBinding("onSubDDL2DataBinding"))
                )

            @Html.TextBox("Search1")

            @Html.TextBox("Search2")

        <input type="button" class="t-button button1" value="Search" id="btnSubmit" />

PARTIAL VIEW - example
@model ...DataSearchModel

@(Html.Telerik().Grid(Model.dtResultSet)
.Name("Grid")
.Footer(false)
.Columns(columns =>
{
columns.Bound(o => o.Row[0]).Title("T_PRCL");
}))


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Q: Leaflet - Center map on marker, zoom and open popup I have leaflet map that draws markers from geojson and binds popups to them. GeoJSON feature collection is stored in geojsonFeature variable. The code looks like this:

This works fine, but I want to add a list with features outside the map. The list would be clickable and an onClick event would pass feature id to the function that zooms the map on selected feature and opens the popup.
The only problem is that I don't know how to zoom map to the feature and open the popup programmatically using the point's ID from source GeoJSON.

A: Found a way to work around this. I added a clickable list of features outside of map with ID-s and "ref" class. Then I made the following jQuery listener:
$(".ref").click(function () {
        //extract ID from list HTML element
        var id=eval(this.id);
        //find object with extracted ID in original GeoJSON
        //use object's coordinates and features to pan the map and display popup
        map.setView([geojsonFeature.features[id].geometry.coordinates[1], geojsonFeature.features[id].geometry.coordinates[0]], 16);
        var popupData = '
'+geojsonFeature.features[id].properties.Naziv+'</h>';;
        if(geojsonFeature.features[id].properties.Slika) {
            popupData += '
';
        }
        var popup = L.popup()
        .setLatLng([geojsonFeature.features[id].geometry.coordinates[1], geojsonFeature.features[id].geometry.coordinates[0]])
        .setContent(popupData)
        .openOn(map);
    });