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How do I compare strings in Java?
I'm using String.valueOf to convert char to string. But the return value seems not exactly same as a string of the same letter. Codes below:
String myString = "s";
char myChar = 's';//both string and char are assigned as letter 's'
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"The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light" (Romans 13:12).
What a great reminder that in times of trouble or worry, "the first thing to do is pray"! Peace will come! What a great message for us all!


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We arrived to a rude and dismissive front desk. They proceeded to tell us we couldn't stay in our room unless we paid 50 dollars more than what we paid with kayak. I said absolutely not. they said then we couldn't stay and they would still be charging us the full amount of the room. We left and did not stay there and now have to dispute these fraudulent charges with my credit card. Never stay here!!! Worst service ever!!!!
The hotel was clean and elegant. Rooms and facilities were spacious and the service was excellent. The breakfast and gym were top-notch.
The dinner, although good, was not as good value for money as I would have liked. Additional recreational facilities (spa, pool, biliard table, other) would have been a bonus.
Buffet breakfast was great
Staff made it feel like we were bothering them anytime we asked for their help.
The view from our top floor room with terrace was quite nice
- staff not welcoming and with -bad- attitude
- beds too hard
- rooms too hot (no AC in winter)
- breakfast buffet stocked with non-natural (colorant/preservative/high fructose containing) foods
Spent two nights there in November 2014. Excellent service, room, and amenities. Would definitely return. I can say without equivocation that I would return. Fabulous views of Florence!
Tea served in the salon each afternoon. Gorgeous linens. Attentive service. This is a my hotel when I return to Florence!!
I cannot accept that the overnight price of euros299.00does not include breakast! A fabulous location but I have stayed in better hotels before for a lot less!
The air conditioning in the annexe was locked on 25.5c and could not be reduced.the room was like a sauna.we stayed at the hotel to attend a wedding on site.the dinner service was poor-at one stage the cutlery ran out.they should be used to mass catering!take care concerning mosquitoes.these seem to be endemic in florence and 5 stars do not stop you from getting bitten.we have come home with numerous bites!
I liked the location. The hotel is beautiful and the people who work there are friendly and very helpful. The room was clean and had all I needed for the night I stayed there. The taxi for the airport was there in 3 minutes. Probably my review should say excellent rather than good.
The drain in the shower was slow. I forgot to mention that to the front desk employees. I'm sure they would have fixed that if I had let them know.
We were a short walk for the sites of Florence from Ponte Vecchio to the Uffizi Museum! Restaurants and cafes were plentiful and the staff was extremely helpful.
Great location, great pool, great bar, great breakfast.
Rooms were not sound proofed and we could hear quiet music next door and everything in the hallway. The beds also rolled far too easily and we're constantly shifting
Location and good mountain view from suite. Great breakfast.
Not particularly clean and the folding beds in the suite not comfortable. Staff were professional but not particularly engaging however.
The staff provides excellent assistance, direction and guidance for everything that is needed. Very well taken care of for the price!
Location could not be better and more convenient to everything Firenze has to offer!
Our stay at Hotel Hermitage surprised us. We were not sure of what to expect - but this hotel blew us away, and it's competition, out of the water. Seriously - THE best hotel deal in Italy. Nowhere else can you find such a nice hotel with such a superb location. It impressed us. Room was a good size for money spent, very clean, hotel employees were gracious and helpful, breakfast was just fine - location is fantastic. All in all - a wonderful stay in a wonderful hotel. Very, very, highly recommended.
Good breakfast and is in a clase location to move around
It is too noisy for being next to train station, my room has the windows that did not close properly and when reported they personal just had excuses and told that they were no other rooms available . Seems the motto that client never has the reason, not even a refund !
The location was good.
The lobby smelled bad every single day we were there. The bathroom shower leaked water all over and created a mess. It was not as nice as I expected for the price.
nice and clean hotel
the single room was too small
Hotel was quiet, clean and cosy. Staff was very friendly and helpfull. Breakfast was good and sufficient. Very nice hotel!
No complaints.
Love the location of this hotel - very close to Pitti Palace and Boboli gardens, as well as the Ufizzi. I love the area and literally seeing the Boboli garden house from the breakfast table. The breakfast is pretty nice quality and the view from the terrace is one of the nicest in Florence. The hotel has also adopted two friendly cats that laze on the terrace. The staff has always been terrific.
I did not like the noise this time. I have stayed at this hotel before, but on upper floors. This time I was on the second floor and the street noise of the vendors setting up at 5 am, and people stumbling and singing back from the bars late into the night was more than I'd experienced previously. The two things that were upsetting this time, were 1) a fellow patron across the hall woke me up at 2 am on my first night there as he spoke loudly into his cell phone for 20 solid minutes, then again at 2:30 another call and again at 3 am a third. he apparently didn't want to bother the woman who was staying with him, who complained loudly, so he stepped into the hallway to take his calls right in front of my door, and proceeded to literally yell into his phone like there was a bad NASA connection to Mars. The second thing that was pretty bad this time was it seemed that the cleaning staff arrived at 5- 5:30 am every morning and proceeded to walk around directly above, sorting out their carts for the day. We really like this hotel, but if we have to endure this kind of noise, we will find another favorite place.
Location and free breakfast
All good
Very friaendly and closer from storic center
there was free internet
My room was too small and with an old small tv
The rooms were very modern, clean and comfortable. The staff was great, and the breakfast was the best!
The location was about 15-20 minute walk from most of the sites. Not a bad walk, but makes it hard to go back and forth.
The staff were very good at what they do and very helpful and eager to serve your every need. Thankyou for making our stay so memerable
No English entertainment TV.ie Movies and etc
Overall I was very satisfied with the Meridiana. Working wifi, the room was good, breakfast was solid.
The biggest problem for our stay was that there was a huge group of schoolchildren also at the hotel. It wasn't that bad but at times we did hear them.
Convienient location for trips into Florence city and surrounding areas. Staff were very helpful re transport and servieces. No language problem for us, reception staff spoke good english. Breakfast room well managed and courteous staff.
Hotel was centrally located.
Hotel did not have porter service. If they did they didn't offer it! The lobby/reception is on the first floor. You have to climb one flight of stairs to get to the elevator to go to the 1st floor reception desk. I had my 80 year old parents. a wheel chair and 4 large bags to haul up that flight of stairs. When the elevator worked it only held 3 people. I wouldn't recommend this hotel.
small but nice and comfortable. great location.
poor breakfast, small elevator.
very mediocre .basic facilities such as tea coffee provision in rooms were missing.rooms were overheated
Proximity to city & all attractions also very quiet
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"Endeavour" is the tale of how Constable Morse became Inspector Morse on "Inspector Morse." He isn't there yet, however, even if the second season of "Endeavour" is coming to a close. We always wonder with this sort of series just how long they can go filling in the space between the first episode of the origin story and the first episode of the original story, but there is obviously no danger at this point of there being an overlap.


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The satisfying burden of the Art Book
There's a steady stream of thought that we're on the edge of a quantum change in the way we think about books -- and that iPads and eReaders are just the start of an era where the physical book might become redundant.
And alarm bells have been ringing with the recent collapse of the big bookshops -- Borders, Angus & Robertson and Readers Feast in Australia -- as well as the sudden demise of one of our major distributors of art books, Scribo.
Can you imagine, though, a world without art books -- such glorious, lush, often physically heavy volumes of pictures and words? Because, for many of us, art books have been the closest we'll ever get to owning a substantial art collection.
The artist Lesley Duxbury argues that, even in this age where most of us get most of our information via an electronic screen, art books still carry a special aura and function.
- Professor Lesley Duxbury
- Victorian-based printmaker / photographer and Deputy Head of Research and Innovation in the School of Art at RMIT University in Melbourne.
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- Michael Shirrefs
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Judith Devitt :
17 Jul 2011 11:11:14am
It was so comforting to hear this, I am the proud owner of a wall of new floor to ceiling book shelves from that wonderful Scandinavian company and I have just begun to luxuriously arrange my collection of art and photography books in my idiosyncratic library system. I have had to stop going to book shops because I had filled up all spaces including the floor with dangerous book towers.
My back and arms ache but with pleasure at being able to see my 'satisfying burden' at a glance. Thank you for a great program.
Rosanne Dingli :
18 Jul 2011 5:26:48pm
It is easy to love what one is used to - I too love art books, but can also imagine the content conveyed in another vehicle. eBbooks will do wonderful things with text and illustrations, allowing one to zoom in, examine particulars, gaze from a distance, try out different frames and backgrounds, look up provenence, artists' biographies, comparable works ... the possibilities will be proverbial.
A book is the contents, not the form it travels under - much as I love the heavy art book, the luscious paper, the great hardcovers and the smell, I also love the potential contained in the digital forms of the book. And it is beyond the capacity of none of us to consider the possibility of a number of forms coexisting to give us ever more choice. Yes, I shall have a wall of art books, but I shall carry an eReader about, to access the contents anywhere, at any available minute.
persey :
20 Jul 2011 11:29:12am
Though I agree, I still can't stop myself from buying (especially art) books even though the future of books is doubtful ... mind you they have said that about painting many times before. I have been entertaining the idea of minimalising my possessions but the books are off bounds for now. Buying another bookshelf doesn't seem too bad but building an extension to accommodate the shelves is starting to seem ridiculous. And then there's the quantity of magazines that one accumulates over a long subscription; I can barely decide to recycle them and op-shops/book shops can't be the repository of all our collections.
I haven't yet embraced the world of digital books, (or social media) though I'm sure that day will come - I have read a few online magazines and I am loving the content without the guilt of storage. I am somewhat seduced by the interactive possibilities that digital books will have - and if you let your mind wander and imagine those possibilities ... on the other hand, who has time for all this degree of digital detail ... how do we make time for the even the simplest of life's experiences for ourselves that writers so lovingly capture in their stories/articles? Will interactivity be available on only the best-sellers, reducing us to a narrow field of experience?
Too much to ponder, and all very exciting and daunting for us dinosaurs who still cherish the marvelous invention of paper and the printing press.
Cassandra Rijs :
19 Jul 2011 4:08:24pm
This program brought a smile to my dial. I too am an avid book collector and lover, with art books being my particular favourites. I cannot imagine replacing my immense collection of art books for digital versions. I relish the tactile nature of physically holding, smelling and turning the pages of art books. I treasure viewing them there on my shelves, as a constant reminder of the luscious world of art that is right at my finger tips. My ideal world would be when books come as a set, with both the tactile version I can put on my shelf and a digital version I can put on my devices. So then I have access to them anywhere and in any form I desire. Wouldn't that be wonderful?!
Peter :
20 Jul 2011 1:35:41pm
You need to give the new technology a chance. Just standing in a store and scanning the opening paragraph of a classic is not a fair test at all. For that reason it makes the most sense to borrow one and the sample needs to contain something that you would really like to read.
You take it to a favourite reading space and manufacture the sort of uninterrupted period of time which you really enjoy for reading.
My guess is that most people will find that after a minute or two, the device simply ceases to exist. It is just a link between you and the thoughts of the author. No more pleasurable and no less pleasurable.
That's how I feel but on top of that there is a wonderful convenience in a book so small and yet so enormous.
Having discovered that, it is time to go to the store and try all the variations that will fit your budget.
Elizabeth :
22 Jul 2011 3:02:58pm
I thoroughly enjoyed your discussion and would like to thank you sincerely for sharing your love of the physical book, and in particular your description of the way your eyes scan the spines of your books as they sit on your book shelf. I share your enjoyment of the physicality of a book, especially the way they all sit together in various colours, sizes and thicknesses on my book shelf.
I have attached a quote I found at Curtin University when I was studying there. Mr Irwin is quite wordy in today's standards, but I feel he would have enjoyed your discussions too:
The domestic working library in this sense is something much more than the shelf or case of books which it comprises. It cannot be fully considered in isolation from its background. It is its owner's workshop; and to understand its significance one must know something not only of the works themselves, but of their owner, his purpose in collecting them, the source from which they came and the use he made of them. The works in such a library are tools, and indeed more than tools. They have a vitality breathed into them by their owner as well as by their author: a vitality which transcends their material qualities of paper and ink and binding.
They each have their birth at their begetting; they each have their destined history, whether it be triumphant or inglorious. Like their owners or readers they may be busy or idle, bad or good, companionable or unfriendly, productive or sterile. They each have their parents and grandparents, their guardians, their lovers, and perhaps their own children and grandchildren.
In short, they are living things and the library in which they live is their city and their motherland; they are members of one another. And mark this: they are influenced, as we are, by the society which they keep; by their owners and guardians, by their readers and admirers; and by their own shelf-companions.
This city of books which is the working library has a life and a reality that is absent from any other sort of collection; for the life of a book is not realised, its heart is not set beating, 'til it is read and loved and made at home amongst it fellows. 'Til then it sleeps, awaiting the touch that will raise it from the dead.
The full creation of a book is a labour in which many must share: owner and reader as well as author; and the good ground is the home into which it is adopted, and where it is nourished and enriched and enjoyed.
Irwin, Raymond. The origins of the English library
Westport, Conn, Greenwood Press, 1981
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Review: Gamebox 2 - Quantity vs. Quality
Triniti Interactive's first Gamebox featured 36 rather simple action games in a single app and quickly became a hit. However, most of the games included lacked depth and were mere copies of other developers' creations. The newly-released Gamebox 2 contains 10 different and more-polished games for $2.99, but is this collection just a more expensive version of its predecessor? Read on to find out.
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Review: Coastal Super-Combat - Coast Defense Plus Fieldrunners?
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Saturday 8th October 2016
It's on again! The annual Waroona Agricultural Show returns in its 86th year with many rides and attractions, not to mention the fantastic hall exhibits, log chopping and fireworks display, the day is sure to be fun for the whole family!
The Show is a major event in the Waroona calendar and is not only seen as a fun day out for the whole family, but a chance to catch up with friends and relatives, old and new with many people travelling to the town from far and wide.
In 2013, it became the largest single day show in Australia when a record 16,800 people packed the showgrounds, breaking the previous record by more than 5000. The following year, a new record was set when 18,000 people descended on the town for the Show.
We look forward to seeing you there!
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The Washington Redskins have reportedly reached a deal with receiver DeSean Jackson for an unspecified amount of years and money. Jackson met with the Redskins on Monday, and he then stuck around today, which gave a pretty strong indication that a deal would be reached. The 27-year-old Jackson was recently released by the Philadelphia Eagles after having played with them for 6 seasons.
Ian Rapport from the NFL Network reported the news after getting the information from a source of his within the league. The Cleveland Browns and San Francisco 49ers also were interested in Jackson. Unfortunately, he never even got to them, as the Redskins management weren't about to let Jackson go from Washington without getting him under contract.
Jackson was scheduled to make $10.5 million with the Eagles in 2014 had they not cut him. It'll be interesting to learn how much the Redskins paid him, because he brings a lot of baggage with him in joining the Redskins team.
By agreeing to join the Redskins, Jackson will be playing against the Eagles twice a year in the NFC East. It'll give him a chance to get revenge against his old team. It'll also give the Eagles a chance to shut Jackson down, and make him look bad.
The Redskins now have Jackson and Pierre Garcon at wide receiver, and tight end Jordan Reed. If quarterback Robert Griffin III can put up big stats with these players than it's hard to understand when he will.
Before last season, Jackson hadn't put up really big numbers in his previous 5 seasons. He had twice caught 62 passes, but nothing really huge. But then last season, he caught 82 passes with 1,332 yards with Nick Foles as the quarterback for the Eagles. Interestingly enough, Jackson had said before the season that he felt that Vick was the guy who should be getting the starting job with the Eagles, and that ended up being initially the case. However, after Vick suffered a hamstring injury in the 5th game of the season against the New York Giants, the Eagles went with Foles for the rest of the seasons and he badly out-played Vick. Most of the receptions that Jackson got were from Foles, and not Vick.


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Putting the Occupy movement in historical perspective
Indeed there is civil unrest! Workers cry out for justice, as workloads grow and wages stagnate while owners' profits soar, as jobs are sent overseas.
The biggest suckers wear suits
Like the toad who wants to be the handsome prince, the lobbying group disguised as a business association was seduced by romantic Ayn Rand visions of sugar plum profits dancing at the mere idea of a white knight prancing into view.
The real turkey talk at our dinner table
My mother and stepfather live in Festus, Mo. They are working class folks.
Edward Elkind, lifelong peace activist, dies
Edward H. Elkind, 81, a Marxist activist and teacher who also worked as a computer programmer and advocated such causes as D.C. home rule, rent control, public housing and public health clinics, died Oct. 8.
Act now to stop Senate approved bill allowing indefinite detention of citizens
On Tuesday, the U.S. Senate approved wording in the National Defense Authorization Bill, which should anger all Americans.
Occupy victory in Illinois
Hooray for the Occupy movement and the general uprising against corporate greed! It's having an impact.
Go see "Hugo," "Descendants," skip "Melancholia"
"Hugo" and "The Decendants" get two thumbs up. "Melancholia" on the other hand gets two thumbs down.
Politics isn't a morality play
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The Muppets occupy Hollywood
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Other organizations in favor of animal welfare
Over a year ago
So I found this shirt that has a silhouette of a monkey holding a gun. It says Arm The Animals. I found out that Arm The Animals is a organization in support of animal welfare. It seems like they are a legitimate foundation dedicated to helping animals. Check out their merch; they've got some cool stuff!
What other animal welfare organizations are out there that we can all support?
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here is a list of some other animal welfare groups or organizations
and here is a list of some other animal rights groups or organizations
Of course those aren't even all of the groups and organization as I am sure there are many more smaller or lesser known ones as well as newer ones starting all the time. This of course also doesn't count all the great animal rescues and shelters etc that also do great work for the animals.
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Nonprofit VOTE
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Nonprofit VOTE, formerly the Nonprofit Voter Engagement Network (NVEN), is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, founded in 2005, that works to expand the role of America's nonprofits in promoting active civic participation and democracy. A national nonpartisan program of the Human Services Providers Charitable Foundation, Inc., Nonprofit VOTE provides training, resources, technical assistance, tools and support to the nonprofit sector to make voter and civic engagement activities that can be integrated into existing work.[1]
2010 Census[edit]
Nonprofit VOTE's 2010 Census campaign, Nonprofits Count!, is a project to mobilize the half-million charities in hard-to-count communities to engage in the 2010 census. The campaign website hosts a map of census offices nationwide, as well as both downloadable and online informational resources for nonprofits on how to help their communities get counted in 2010.[2]
2009 Publications of Nonprofit VOTE include:
- A Nonprofit Checklist of 2010 Census Activities
- Census Resources for Nonprofits
- Census 101: The Basics
- Seven Things Any Nonprofit Needs to Know about Census 2010
- Census by the Numbers
- Why Nonprofits: Key to a Complete Count
- What's at Stake
- Meeting with Census Partnership Specialists
- Census Glossary [3]
2008 publications of Nonprofit VOTE include:
- America Goes to the Polls 2008 (General)
- America Goes to the Polls 2008 (Primary)
- Nonprofits, Voting and Elections (A primer on nonpartisan voter participation and education activities)
- A Nonprofit's Guide to Voter Registration
- Permissible Electoral Activities Checklist
- Ballot Measures and Nonprofits
- Nonprofit Staff and Elections
- A Nonprofit's Guide to Hosting a Candidate Forum
- A Nonprofit's Voter Participation Checklist
- A Dozen Easy Ways to Get Out the Vote Checklist
- Candidate Forum Checklist [4]
Nonprofit VOTE's model[edit]
A Statewide Anchor with a Nonprofit Base: Each Nonprofit VOTE initiative is hosted by an established nonprofit convener with a strong public policy program, such as a statewide nonprofit association. Each state initiative begins outreach with the anchor's existing base of between 200 – 6,000 nonprofit organizations. These nonprofits range from community health clinics to neighborhood development organizations, from new citizen alliances to youth initiatives, from literacy organizations to food pantries. The nonprofit voter engagement initiative is then able to leverage the clout of the anchor organization to engage a base of nonprofits in voter and civic engagement activities.
Grantmakers as Conveners: Nonprofit VOTE state-based initiatives build partnerships with community foundations, United Ways and Regional Associations of Grantmakers to act as co-conveners of trainings on nonprofit voter and civic engagement. When foundations invite their grantees to learn tools for voter and civic engagement, it signals to those nonprofits that nonpartisan voter participation is safe and vital to their missions.
Tailored State-Specific Nonprofit Vote Resources: Nonprofit VOTE offers an array of "how-to" nonprofit voter engagement toolkits and resources to the entire nonprofit sector. In addition to these, Nonprofit VOTE creates state-specific voter engagement resources tailored state-based initiative's nonprofit community. These tools include training materials, webinars and email communications.
Making Democracy Work: Each state-based initiative engages their nonprofit community in activities to help make the democratic process more accessible. Nonprofit VOTE state-based initiatives train nonprofits on recruiting poll workers and nonpartisan poll monitors and actively promote election protection efforts. Additionally, state-based initiatives participate in local voting rights coalitions to address barriers affecting nonprofits and their communities. Finally, Because of the nonpartisanship of Nonprofit VOTE state-based initiatives they can build strong partnerships with the Secretaries of State and election administration officials.
Benchmarking and Research: Nonprofit VOTE continues to develop mechanisms for benchmarking and measuring outcomes of nonprofit voter engagement. Nonprofit VOTE state-based initiatives track their outreach and organizing work and then measure the level of sustained engagement of nonprofit agencies. Additionally, Nonprofit VOTE researches best practices trends in voter participation and utilizes these trends to motivate nonprofits, target efforts and correlate successes and challenges.[5]
Nonprofit VOTE's partners[edit]
State and national partners include:
- COHHIO (Coalition on Housing and Homelessness in Ohio)
- Colorado Nonprofit Association
- Connecticut Association of Nonprofits
- Everybody Vote PA
- Louisiana Association of Nonprofit Organizations (LANO) [6]
- Maine Association of Nonprofits
- MassVOTE [7]
- Providers' Council [8]
- Michigan Nonprofit Association
- Minnesota Council of Nonprofits
- Montana Nonprofit Association
- Oregon Association of Nonprofits
- New Hampshire Center on Nonprofits
- New York Council of Nonprofits
- N.C. Center for Nonprofits [9]
- ^ http://www.nonprofitvote.org
- ^ http://www.nonprofitscount.org
- ^ http://www.nonprofitscount.org/downloads.html
- ^ http://www.nonprofitvote.org/Toolkits-Checklists.html
- ^ NVEN 2008 Annual Report, published August 2009. email@example.com
- ^ http://www.lano.org
- ^ http://www.massvote.org
- ^ http://providers.org/
- ^ http://www.nonprofitvote.org


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Construction Around Town
The city realizes construction projects are an inconvenience. Every effort is made to expedite work and minimize traffic conflicts and access to the various properties abutting construction projects.
Should you have any construction questions, you can always call the City of Royal Oak Engineering Division at 248-246-3260. If a problem occurs after normal working hours, please contact the City Police Department at 248-246-3500.
For information about construction projects around town click here.
11 Mile Gas Line Work
Westbound 11 Mile Road from Campbell Road to Troy Street will be down to one lane beginning the week of July 25 and continuing through mid-August as Consumers Energy works on a gas main project. When possible, drivers should seek an alternate route.
Join Royal Oak's Finest on the Links
Please join Royal Oak's finest on August 1 for a day on the links at the prestigious Red Run Golf Club in Royal Oak to benefit the Boys & Girls Club.
The shotgun start is at 1 p.m.
Lunch will be served prior to tee off; an awards dinner commences immediately after at Red Run Golf Club....
Why Is My Water Cloudy?
With several water main projects being constructed around the city, here are five things to know about brown/cloudy water:
1. Water can appear cloudy and/or rusty whenever there is a large draw of water from the water main. This can occur when water valves are opened and closed, when there are water main breaks, and when hydrants are flushed or used by the Fire Department.
2. Naturally occurring mineral deposits that accumulate within the water main get stirred up and become suspended particles, thus...
Local Issues on August 2 Ballot
City officials are asking residents to remember to vote on two local issues in Michigan's August 2 primary election.
Solid Waste & Recycling Millage Renewal
The millage, popularly known as the recycling levy, has been in effect since 1991. It helps pay for:
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• drop off site for used motor oil and electronics
In addition to these services, the 1-mill renewal will help fund the switch to single stream recycling next year, which will eliminate the need to pre-sort recyclables and provides recycling carts to most homeowners.
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Voters will be asked to consider amending the portion of the City of Royal Oak Charter dealing with requirements to run for mayor or city...
Summer Concert Series Returns to Center Street
The Royal Oak Commission for the Arts summer concert series, sponsored by Genisys Credit Union, returns to a 'pop-up park' on Center Street beginning on July 14....
Consumers Energy to Replace Gas Lines in Royal Oak
During the construction season, Consumers Energy will replace the gas lines in multiple neighborhoods throughout Royal Oak. This will include the pipe in the street and the pipe that runs from the street to various buildings and homes. It may also require the relocation of gas meters. We know this process is inconvenient, but we are asking for your cooperation and understanding.
This work is part of Consumers Energy's gas main replacement program to improve your gas service. The new piping will be more modern and will be more resistant to corrosion and earth movement. This will provide a more reliable system with less maintenance and lower energy costs.
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Before construction equipment arrives on your street, you will notice numerous paint marks on the sidewalk and pavement along with small wire flags in the green belt. These paint marks and flags mark the location of underground utilities such as water main, sanitary sewer, storm...
Sewer Cleaning & Televising to Begin: Here's 5 Things You Should Know!
A regularly performed sewer maintenance program is set to begin in northwest Royal Oak in June.
Sewer cleaning, televising and root treatment work is done to make sure Royal Oak sewers are functioning properly. If you live in the area bounded by Greenfield, Coolidge, 14 Mile Road and Webster, you can expect to see City of Royal Oak contractors accessing manholes located within existing backyard easements and/or public right-of-ways soon. Affected residents living in this area with manholes in their backyards have been sent notices from Royal Oak Community Development explaining this project.
In addition, a door hanger notification will be sent out at least 24 hours in advance before sewer...
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Voters in Precincts 7 and 24 should look for new voter ID cards arriving in their mailboxes by the end of May.
If you previously cast ballots at Oakland Technical Center, your new voting location will be Woodside Bible Church, located at 2915 Normandy in Royal Oak.
This move is permanent and will be in effect for the Aug 2 election.
Not sure what precinct you're in?
The Voter information Center at www.michigan.gov/vote has answers to frequently asked questions, including the following:...
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Fries Park is located at the intersection of Greenfield Road and Normandy Road and is currently being used for a staging area for a nearby water main construction on Greenfield Road. The staging area will be used to stockpile materials and debris and provide a place to park equipment.
Since this long overdue utility project had few nearby staging options within Royal Oak, the project's contractor was given permission to use the park provided that he restores the park to a better condition when the project is complete. This plan was approved by both engineering and public services and these improvements should increase the year round usability of the park once complete. The park improvements include:
- Installing soil erosion measures and tree protections,
- Stripping and salvaging the topsoil for reapplication and seeding,
- Replacement of ornamental trees removed due to poor health,
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2016 Community Development/Engineering Projects Map
The Royal Oak Engineering Division released its 2016 projects maps, which includes the locations of road construction improvements, water main improvements, streetscape improvements, sidewalk improvements and more for this year.
Click on the map to enlarge or go to http://romi.gov/webfm_send/4550 to download a PDF.
2016 Tree Trim Maintenance Map
DTE Energy has released its 2016 Tree Trim Maintenance Map for Royal Oak. (See http://romi.gov/webfm_send/4509 for a printable map.)
Here's what residents can expect will happen over the next several weeks, according to DTE:
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Pressure Points
Georgia racked up three sacks and had nine tackles for loss in its opener. The Bulldogs need to keep that
relentless approach going today to put the pressure on Gamecocks quarterback Stephen Garcia. South Carolina's offensive line isn't a strength. The Gamecocks gave up three sacks to Southern Miss, but none with the mobile Garcia on the field. South Carolina ranked tied for 105th in the nation last season in sacks allowed. The Gamecocks are on their third offensive line coach in as many seasons. They had two false starts and a snap infraction early in their first game.
Play Big in Secondary
South Carolina can line up tall receivers all over the field. There's 6-foot-5 Tori Gurley, and 6-4 Alshon Jeffrey and 6-4 Jason Barnes. The roster has five receivers 6-3 or bigger. "They do a good job of getting open in close quarters and when they catch the ball they can make things happen in space," Georgia defensive coordinator Todd Grantham said. "Yards after the catch is really important when we play a team like that." Jeffrey had seven catches for 106 yards in the opener. Gurley had 31 catches for 440 yards and two touchdowns last season.
Fill the Void
While A.J. Green is serving a four-game NCAA suspension for selling a jersey to an agent for $1,000, the Bulldogs will welcome back running back Washaun Ealey and wide receiver Tavarres King today after their suspensions last week following separate arrests. Georgia put up 55 points last week without Green, Ealey and King. Ealey and Caleb King had a good thing going late last season and they need to reestablish that combo today. "We've got another healthy back and I know he's chomping at the bit to get out there and play," offensive
coordinator Mike Bobo said. "He's well-rested and ready to go." Georgia needs Tavarres King becoming a
consistent threat in Green's absence. He had 18 catches for 377 yards and one TD last season in nine starts.
Find Big Plays
For some reason, touchdowns don't come easily for Georgia against South Carolina. That's why finding them any way possible is crucial. A strip-and-score in the end zone from David Pollack? Sure. A reverse from Branden Smith for 61 yards? OK. Brandon Boykin going 100 yards for a touchdown? The Bulldogs will take that, too. Georgia might just need another score today from someone other than the usual guys. Safety Jakar Hamilton had an interception return for a touchdown last week. The Bulldogs could use another score from an unlikely source today.
Handle the Crowd
Much will be made of Aaron Murray playing his first road game, but the Bulldogs should be well-equipped with a veteran offense to handle the crowd in Williams-Brice Stadium. It probably helps that it's a noon kickoff, not a night game. "Really we've always done well on the road," Bobo said. "I think it's our head coach and how he handles every situation with a calm demeanor. We're just going to go play football and not get too up or down." Coach Mark Richt said Georgia will look to run more plays where it won't need to rely on Murray to make a change at the line of scrimmage to check to a run or change a protection. Georgia will use hand signals on offense to help combat the crowd noise.
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FLORENCE, Ala. (AP) - Authorities in north Alabama are watching
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Met needs and very excellent breakfast included.
Very dated with appearance of not being that clean, but better than others hotel options in Port McNeill.
This is a nice little motel. The view of the beautiful little town it is in is breathe taking especially after a light rain. The staff is very nice but quiet and do their best to accommodate any special request around check in and out.
The beds are a little hard.
Location and the attached Sushi restaurant. Easy walking to Alert Bay/Sointula ferry and Pioneer mall.
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A sample from Kitty Loves Tea. I've been curious about this one for a while. How can toast and jam be replicated in tea form? Answer: like this. As per the recommended parameters, I used 1 tsp of leaf and gave it 2.5 minutes in water cooled to around 175 degrees.
Hojicha isn't always my favourite green tea, but I will admit that it works here. It provides the perfect toasted flavour; not overdone or burnt in any way, just perfectly golden toasted. The initial flavour is all sweet strawberry jam, though, and it's utterly delicious. The hibiscus and strawberry pieces capture the tart/sugary/fruity balance perfectly, and then the hojicha base ushers in the crisp toast underneath.
I'm actually quite amazed that a tea can capture a food taste so well. It's a pretty rare thing in flavoured tea, I think, unless I've just been unlucky with the ones I've tried. From what I've experienced so far, it seems that Tea Horse produced some unique and imaginative blends that were well executed to boot. It saddens me that they disappeared from the tea world after such a short time. Worth a try, if you can get your paws on some.
From the EU TTB – Round 3
I've never tried white tea dragon balls before, so this was a must-experience! The compressed leaves are mostly dark brown/black, although there are a couple of silver buds evident on the surface. There are also some leaves, so I'm guessing this is a pai mu tan style white. The scent is sweet and a little malty, with a light mushroom note that reminds me of Teavivre's Xi Gui Ancient Tree Raw Pu-erh. I'm brewing western style at work, so I used 1 ball (they are seriously large!), and gave it 3 minutes in water cooled to around 170 degrees. The ball is still tightly rolled, and nowhere close to unravelling.
To taste, it's pleasantly sweet with a touch of hay and a light floral note. Pretty standard white tea, in other words. I think more steeps are required!
Second steep, and the ball is just starting to unravel a little. It's still fairly tightly rolled, however. The liquor this time is a little darker, with an almost greenish tinge. It smells more strongly floral (peony), but tastes very similar to the first steep. Sweet, with notes of hay and a light floral.
Third steep, and it's unravelled a little further. It's still a ball, though, except now bits are sticking out! The liquor has retained its greenish cast, and is otherwise unchanged in flavour, although it has taken on a slight creaminess.
I'm sure this one would be good for many, many more steeps, but I'm running out of time at work. I guess I'll have to call it a day here for now, but this is definitely one I'd be happy to try again in the future, should the opportunity arise.
From the EU TTB – Round 3
Final cup of the evening yesterday. This is an interesting blend; a sort of tropical chai. I rather like chai, so I decided it couldn't hurt to give it a go. Warming is good on a cold night, and the tropical element might remind me of summer even though that is now a distant memory. I used 1 tsp of leaf, and gave it 4.5 minutes in boiling water. The resulting liquor is a pale-ish yellow, and smells deliciously of cardamom and lemon.
To taste, the main flavour is decidedly lemongrass. That surprised me a little, as I thought the selection of (rather strong) spices might have overpowered grassy, hay-like lemongrass completely. Not so. The flavour is actually quite gentle, and the sweet, lightly citrus flavour of the lemongrass is a significant player here. After the initial herbal of the lemongrass comes caradmon, a tiny bit of clove, and a warming hit of pepper. Finally, in the aftertaste, this one takes on a creaminess that I can only assume is the coconut, although I can't really taste coconut as such. Neither can I taste pineapple, which makes me a little sad.
Drinking this one is putting me in mind of Thai food, which is pretty much always a good thing in my book. I wish I could taste more fruit, but the lemongrass/chai/cream combination is a pleasant one. It's an interesting herbal, but I have to admit to feeling a touch underwhelmed. I'd built myself up for tropical amazingness, and it didn't really quite deliver. It's not a bad tea, though, and I've rated it accordingly.
From the EU TTB – Round 3
This was my pick for Sunday night. To be honest, I wasn't expecting much, but that just goes to show how wrong I can be. The bag itself looks fairly innocuous, and smells like nothing more than a standard ceylon. How utterly deceptive! Upon adding this one to boiling water, the room fills with the scent of cantaloupe melon. Sweet, juicy, amazingness. I left it for three minutes, no additions.
The resulting liquor is quite dark, and I was a little concerned that the black base would overwhelm the melon flavouring. I needn't have worried. In actual fact, I can't really taste the black base at all. It's just like drinking a cup of melon juice! I'm not getting too much in the way of honey, except perhaps a slight sweetness in the aftertaste, but that's not a problem. With melon as flavour-accurate as this, who really needs honey anyway?
I think this one has to be tried to be believed! I'm thinking it might be good iced, and so I might keep a couple of bags back for the summer so I can give that a try.
From the EU TTB – Round 3
I guess these days you've got to try a Butiki where you can. I'm enjoying green tea more and more these days, so this was a sure try from the box. The leaf is a beautiful thing – hand rolled pellets that do resemble a snail's shell, with the downy silver tip darkening to green/black on the outside. Unfurled, the leaves are bigger than I expected, and a fairly uniform medium green. This is clearly a tea that's been prepared with love and care, and it's a delight to see. As per the recommended parameters, I used 1 tsp of leaf, and gave it 2 minutes in water cooled to around 175 degrees.
It's gorgeous. The liquor is a medium yellow, and smells very vegetal with a hint of floral. The taste is similar. It's quite strong initially, and a distinctive mixture of green cabbage and grass. The mid-sip introduces a smooth, silky buttery note, and it rounds off with the flavour of pine nut. It's such a smooth (almost to the point of creamy), clean tasting green, with absolutely no bitterness or astringency. As it cools, I also pick up a burst of citrus fruitiness in the mid sip. A characterful green, and an absolute pleasure to drink. I will miss Butiki terribly, not least for their commitment to quality which is absolutely self-evident in teas like this.
From the EU TTB – Round 3
Another Tea Horse blend that I've been wanting to try. Finally, here's the opportunity! As per the recommended parameters, I used 2 tsp of leaf and gave it 1 minute in water cooled to around 170 degrees. The dry leaf is a thing of beauty. Plentiful pink rose petals, whole green pistachio nuts, and the darker green tea base (composed of rolled pellets).
Brewed, the liquor is a medium yellow, and smells primarily of rose. To taste, it's sweeter than I expected. Rose is the main flavour, but it's almost as if it's a sugared petal. It's not too perfume-like, just delicately floral. The pistachio flavour is mild, and emerges mostly at the end of the sip. It adds a creamy, gentle nuttiness to the overall sip, and it works well with the lightly vegetal green base. There's a slight astringency to this one, but it's not overwhelming. Just a dryness at the back of the throat post-sip.
I'm not always the biggest fan of floral teas, but I liked this one a lot more than I was expecting to. It actually reminds me of Turkish Delight! Another wonderful tea, courtesy of the wonderful TTB!
From the EU TTB – Round 3
I've tried this one before, but it's been a long term favourite of mine, so I took the opportunity to reacquaint myself with it. It's just as good as I remember – creamy marshmallow and sweet, refreshing peppermint, all on a clean, slightly vegetal green base with just the tiniest edge of smoke. There's no more evocative tea than this one. It's misty graveyards on a dark night all the way. Still one of the best flavoured greens I've tried.
From the EU TTB – Round 3
Apparently I've tried this before, although I don't remember it. This was another pick from the EU Travelling Tea Box this afternoon, and it accompanied the first of my Christmas present wrapping. All warm and cosy! I used 1 tsp of leaf, and gave it 2.5 minutes in water cooled to around 170 degrees. It smells just like apple pie straight out of the oven. It's hard to believe it's tea and not actual pie, but there you go.
To taste, it's just as good. The first flavour is apple, understandably, and it's a baked, mushy, slightly starchy tasting apple. Next comes the spicing; a hint of cinnamon and clove. Finally, and a little fleetingly, there's the buttery flavour of freshly made pastry. The combination is perfection – I don't think you could get closer to apple pie in liquid form than this! Utterly delicious, and a great autumn/winter tea!
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I've never come across a black maofeng before, so I knew instantly that this was one I was going to have to try. The dry leaves are very fine and curly, like small pieces of wire. They're black, dark brown and golden in colour, and so very pretty to look at! I used 1 tsp of leaf, and gave it 4 minutes in boiling water. No additions.
The resulting liquor is a medium golden-brown. There's a light maltiness to the beginning of the sip, which is sweet and pleasant. This then opens up into a deeper and slightly more bittersweet chocolate flavour. I'm thinking dark chocolate with a reasonably high cacao content here, but it's not at all dry tasting. The end of the sip brings a mild smokiness. I'm not usually a fan of smoke flavours in teas, but I don't mind it here. It's not overwhelming at all, just a gentle counterpoint that works well with the other flavours.
I'm enjoying this one a lot, and I'm pleased to have had the chance to develop my knowledge of Chinese black teas a little further. A pleasing cup.
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I'm still a relative beginner with Pu Erh, so I figured trying this one couldn't hurt my education. I'll admit to being wary of it still, but I find myself less scared with every cup I drink. I used 1 tsp of leaf, and gave it 2 minutes in boiling water.
The resulting liquor is red-brown, and smells quite strongly of…manure. I'm coming to accept that about pu erh, although I can't say that it makes for the most appealing introduction. Fortunately, the taste is milder than the smell. This one comes across as rich and earthy (compost, almost), with a hint of orange lurking in the aftertaste. The orange is natural and sweet tasting, and offers a juicy, refreshing counterpoint to the base pu erh. I'd even go so far as to say it's a combination that works well.
I had hoped the orange flavour would be stronger, but I'm glad for what's there. As I sipped away, I started to really enjoy the flavour, and to wonder what I'd felt such trepidation about. I believe I will get there with pu erh one day, and this was another positive step on the road.


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One single mother in Atlanta is very happy that Tyler Perry turned on the news. What he saw there has helped her avoid being thrown out of her home. Xernna Nieves and her son, John Williams, who suffers from aplastic anemia had just returned from a Make a Wish Foundation visit to see NBA player Derrick Rose, returned to an eviction notice on the door.
Aplastic anemia is a potentially fatal condition that causes the bone marrow not to make enough blood cells. The Make-A-Wish foundation provided transportation, meals and hotel so that 16-year-old Williams could meet his favorite celebrity. Williams has already had two bone marrow transplants and his illness made it difficult for Nieves to find work after losing her job in 2012.
A single mother of four, Nieves says she gets no child support and admits that she's had prior problems paying the rent but that the landlord has worked with her in the past. This time, they were apparently fed up and an eviction was scheduled for Tuesday.
"I was told that corporate office told her not to accept any more rent money from us," Nieves told WSB-TV.
She said she doesn't receive child support for her four children. The family would be homeless if evicted.
"I have no place to go. I really have no place to go."
Enter Perry, who was watching Atlanta's WSB-TV Action News and offered to pay Nieves' rent for a full year. Perry reached out to the management company personally and at first couldn't reach anyone. But WSB-TV has confirmed the the apartment manager will accept Perry's offer and allow the family to remain in their home. Perry says his offer was freely given and he expects nothing from the Nieves family.
Thank you. Thank you for watching the news when you did," Nieves said. "I just wanted to tell him, to thank him. My family and I, we thank you," Nieves said. "He didn't have to come in person to pay it."
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Man charged with prescription fraudJanuary 03,2013A Pennsylvania man will answer to several counts of prescription fraud, Vermont State Police said.
The state police Drug Diversion Unit alleged that John Dickson Harper III, 41, of Leesport, Penn., had used multiple prescribers and multiple pharmacies in four towns across three counties, to obtain prescriptions for controlled substances.
Police said the prescription fraud incidents occurred during April, May and June in Bennington, Rutland and Windsor counties. Harper obtained prescriptions for hydrocodone, oxycodone and hydromorphone, police said.
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As I have too much trouble with my internal wireless chipset under linux and I want maximum speed for my 802.11n access point I would like to have an ExpressCard-based wireless card that is fully supported under linux. Preferably native, not ndiswrapper-based.
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"Footprints" stars Bigfoot in the world of human beings as a private investigator.
|April 30th, 2012
I, Vampire #8
As the "I, Vampire" and "Justice League Dark" crossover wraps up, there's a distinct change in the status quo.
|April 30th, 2012
Justice League Dark #8
The Justice League Dark team brings back vampire Andrew Bennett, but it's unclear if they've just traded one devil for another.
|April 30th, 2012
Uncanny X-Men #11
More battles between Avengers and X-Men in "Uncanny X-Men" #11, this time between Red Hulk and Colossus/Juggernaut.
|April 30th, 2012
Road Rage: Duel #3
"Road Rage: Duel" #3 brings dramatic tension through good art and thought balloons. Yes, let's have more of this.
|April 30th, 2012
New Avengers #26
Master Yu Ti is visited by dreams of a cosmic firebird as "New Avengers" explores the relationship between K'un L'un and the Phoenix Force.
|April 30th, 2012
Secret Avengers #26
"AvX" takes over "Secret Avengers" as a special Avengers strike force attempts to intercept the Phoenix in space.
|April 30th, 2012
Magneto takes on Iron Man and Namor battles the Thing in the first issue of "AvX: VS"
|April 27th, 2012
Blackhawks #8
"Blackhawks" #8 finishes the series with an encounter against AI villain Mother Machine.
|April 27th, 2012
B.P.R.D. Hell On Earth: The Pickens County Horror #2
"B.P.R.D. Hell on Earth: The Pickens County Horror" is a book that deserves to have the word "horror" in its title.
|April 27th, 2012
Superman #8
The New 52 brought the worlds of Wildstorm into the DC Universe, so naturally that leads to Superman fighting Helspont.
|April 27th, 2012
X-Men Legacy #265
"X-Men Legacy" wraps up Weapon Omega and Mimic's story in an ultimately unsatisfying manner.
|April 27th, 2012
Wolverine #305
Wolverine survived Jason Aaron, so what does Cullen Bunn have planned for Logan? It all starts here.
|April 26th, 2012
Teen Titans #8
"Teen Titans" kicks off "The Culling" with new questions raised about the characters, plus some fill-in art.
|April 26th, 2012
Daredevil #11
"The Omega Effect" wraps up in the least-interestingly way possible.
|April 26th, 2012
Captain America and Hawkeye #629
Just in time for summer blockbuster season, Marvel gives Captain America a team-up with Hawkeye.
|April 26th, 2012
Aquaman #8
As "The Others" continues in "Aquaman," we get new glimpses of the DC Universe's revised history.
|April 25th, 2012
Star Wars: Blood Ties - Boba Fett is Dead #1
Retribution comes for those who killed Boba Fett in Dark Horse's newest "Star Wars" series.
|April 25th, 2012
Star Wars: Dark Times - Out of the Wilderness #5
Dass Jennir reunites with the crew of the Uhumele, but the subtitle of this series remains "Dark Times."
|April 25th, 2012
I'm Not A Plastic Bag
Rachel Hope Allison's "I'm Not A Plastic Bag" illustrates the impact everyday discards have on the environment around us.
|April 25th, 2012
American Vampire #26
Calvin Poole, African-American vampire, heads down to Alabama in the 1950s to take in some music and find the "newness" of the country he keeps hearing about.
|April 25th, 2012