C#

/* removed, no need for it here i think */ but fyi its using system.xml and system.servicemodel.syndication --typo

namespace NewsTap
{
    public partial class NewsFeed : PhoneApplicationPage
    {
        object _selectedItem;
        public NewsFeed()
        {

            InitializeComponent();
            SupportedOrientations = SupportedPageOrientation.Portrait;
            Loaded += new RoutedEventHandler(MainPage_Loaded);

            PageTransitionList.Completed += new EventHandler(PageTransitionList_Completed);

            // Set the data context of the listbox control to the sample data
            //DataContext = new MainViewModel();

            string bbc = "http://www.pchelpforum.com/external.php";
            string dailyMail = "http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/index.rss";
            string guardian = "http://www.guardian.co.uk/tv-and-radio/rss";

            //bbc request
            HttpWebRequest bbcRequest = (HttpWebRequest)HttpWebRequest.Create(new Uri(bbc));
            bbcRequest.BeginGetResponse(new AsyncCallback(ResponseHandler), bbcRequest);

            //daily mail request
            HttpWebRequest DailyMailRequest = (HttpWebRequest)HttpWebRequest.Create(new Uri(dailyMail));
            DailyMailRequest.BeginGetResponse(new AsyncCallback(ResponseHandlerdaily), DailyMailRequest);
            // Guardian request
            HttpWebRequest GuardianRequest = (HttpWebRequest)HttpWebRequest.Create(new Uri(guardian));
            GuardianRequest.BeginGetResponse(new AsyncCallback(ResponseHandlerguardian), GuardianRequest);
            //Custom request -- coming soon

        }
        private void MainPage_Loaded(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
        {
            // Reset page transition
            ResetPageTransitionList.Begin();
            
            
        }

        #region getting feed
        private void ListBbc_MouseLeftButtonUp(object sender, MouseButtonEventArgs e)
        {
            // Capture selected item data
            _selectedItem = (sender as ListBox).SelectedItem;

            // Start page transition animation
            PageTransitionList.Begin();
        }

        private void ListDailyMail_MouseLeftButtonUp(object sender, MouseButtonEventArgs e)
        {
            // Capture selected item data
            _selectedItem = (sender as ListBox).SelectedItem;

            // Start page transition animation
            PageTransitionList.Begin();
        }

        private void ListGuardian_MouseLeftButtonUp(object sender, MouseButtonEventArgs e)
        {
            // Capture selected item data
            _selectedItem = (sender as ListBox).SelectedItem;

            // Start page transition animation
            PageTransitionList.Begin();
        }
        // no need to touch this i believe!!
        private void PageTransitionList_Completed(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            // Set datacontext of details page to selected listbox item
            NavigationService.Navigate(new Uri("/DetailsPage.xaml", UriKind.Relative));
            FrameworkElement root = Application.Current.RootVisual as FrameworkElement;
            root.DataContext = _selectedItem;
        }

        private void ResponseHandler(IAsyncResult asyncResult)
        {
            HttpWebRequest request = (HttpWebRequest)asyncResult.AsyncState;
            HttpWebResponse response = (HttpWebResponse)request.EndGetResponse(asyncResult);

            if (response.StatusCode == HttpStatusCode.OK)
            {
                XmlReader reader = XmlReader.Create(response.GetResponseStream());
                SyndicationFeed newFeed = SyndicationFeed.Load(reader);
                ListBbc.Dispatcher.BeginInvoke(delegate
                    
                {
                    ListBbc.ItemsSource = newFeed.Items;



                });

            }
        }
        private void ResponseHandlerdaily(IAsyncResult asyncResult)
        {
            HttpWebRequest request = (HttpWebRequest)asyncResult.AsyncState;
            HttpWebResponse response = (HttpWebResponse)request.EndGetResponse(asyncResult);

            if (response.StatusCode == HttpStatusCode.OK)
            {
                XmlReader reader = XmlReader.Create(response.GetResponseStream());
                SyndicationFeed newFeed = SyndicationFeed.Load(reader);
                ListDailyMail.Dispatcher.BeginInvoke(delegate
                {
                    ListDailyMail.ItemsSource = newFeed.Items;

                });

            }
        }
        private void ResponseHandlerguardian(IAsyncResult asyncResult)
        {
            HttpWebRequest request = (HttpWebRequest)asyncResult.AsyncState;
            HttpWebResponse response = (HttpWebResponse)request.EndGetResponse(asyncResult);

            if (response.StatusCode == HttpStatusCode.OK)
            {
                XmlReader reader = XmlReader.Create(response.GetResponseStream());
                SyndicationFeed newFeed = SyndicationFeed.Load(reader);
                ListGuardian.Dispatcher.BeginInvoke(delegate
                {
                    ListGuardian.ItemsSource = newFeed.Items;

                });

            }
        }
        #endregion
    }
}

private void backgroundWorker_ProgressChanged(object sender, ProgressChangedEventArgs e)
        {
            ...

            progressBar1.Value = e.ProgressPercentage;

            progressBar1.Refresh();
            int percent = (int)(((double)progressBar1.Value / (double)progressBar1.Maximum) * 100);
            progressBar1.CreateGraphics().DrawString(percent.ToString() + "%", new Font("Arial", (float)8.25, FontStyle.Regular), Brushes.Black, new PointF(progressBar1.Width / 2 - 10, progressBar1.Height / 2 - 7));
        }