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The HTC Legend: Budget Android AMOLED Smartphone
Posted: Dec 14 2009, 10:43am CST | by Robert Evans , Updated: Aug 10 2010, 7:59am CDT , in Rumors
Once of the smartphones leaked in HTC's 2010 line-up was the Legend. While most follow-up coverage has focused on the Bravo and the HTC Passion (aka Nexus One), we're now starting to learn a little more about the other phones on that list. The Legend doesn't have quite as much flash or flair as the Bravo or Passion but if the ai.rs blog is correct (via Android and Me) it's still going to be a hot budget device. The Legend will debut at the Mobile World Congress and is expected to hit stores of March in 2010. This could mean that the Legend is the long-awaited sequel to the HTC Hero. Its updated specifications include a Qualcomm MSM7227 600 MHz processor, 5 MP auto-focus camera, LED flash, 3.2" AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 512 MB flash memory, 256 MB RAM, and a 1300 mAH battery. It'll also have a microSD slot, WLAN, Bluetooth 2.1, GPS/AGPS, a G-Sensor, digital compass, FM radio, optical mouse, 3.5mm jack, and a gorgeous steel body.Again, the Legend is no Nexus One, but it's easily the best budget smartphone we've seen in a very long while. The processor its packing was designed by Qualcomm for sub-$150 smartphones, so that's the rough price range we can expect this device to launch at. Those of you looking for an affordable, quality Android 2.0 device will have your work cut out for you in 2010.
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Huawei, at the FTTH Conference 2019, announced its new flagship GPON ONT, the Huawei EchoLife K5 Pro, which complies with the latest TR-398 Wi-Fi performance test standard released by the Broadband Forum (BBF).
The company says its new device delivers a carrier-class Wi-Fi service to users, providing a smooth, high-speed Wi-Fi experience, full coverage in homes and the ultimate ultra-HD video experience.
Statistics from OVUM show that 30-60% of experience complaints are related to Wi-Fi. Smooth Wi-Fi experience has become a key feature of premium broadband services. Experience bottlenecks slow the growth of operators' broadband revenue. Operators must therefore shift their focus from bandwidth to user experience, and building premium Wi-Fi is the key.
The Chinese tech giant says its EchoLife K5 Pro, is designed to resolve many of the issues found on Wi-Fi networks for smooth playback of 4K videos, such as signal conflicts, severe interference, poor coverage, and low throughput, which negatively affect home user experience. With Huawei's EchoLife K5 Pro ONT, operators are promised to be able to build home Wi-Fi networks that deliver premium Wi-Fi and ultimate 4K/8K video experience.
Huawei says its EchoLife K5 Pro ONT leverages the beamforming technology to improve Wi-Fi coverage by up to 25%, and automatically selects the optimal Wi-Fi frequency band (2.4 GHz or 5 GHz) to ensure a carrier-class Wi-Fi experience with strong anti-interference for multiple users in one residence.
The maker says that its new offering also supports gigabit high-speed access and high-fidelity voice, providing ultra-gigabit broadband access for bandwidth-hungry services such as home video, entertainment, and games.


Awards season. It's almost impossible to hide from, especially if you're in a film hub like Los Angeles.
Most of it is mindless celebrity gossip and clever marketing ploys from the major studios. But the endless PR machinery also brings forth one of my absolute favorite things; The Hollywood Reporters Roundtable. If you haven't seen these yet, please do. It's a cornucopia of knowledge and it's a pleasantly laid-back look at some of the most prolific directors, actors, producers, documentarists, you-name-its of the industry.
Find the treasure trove of videos on The Hollywood Reporter's website. Or start with some of our favorites below.
Director Roundtable: Angelina Jolie, Christopher Nolan, Richard Linklater and more.
Drama Showrunner Roundtable: Matthew Weiner, Aaron Sorkin, Nic Pizzolatto and more.
Casting Directors Roundtable: Ellen Lewis, Juliet Taylor, Laura Rosenthal and more.
Cinematographers Roundtable: Barry Ackroyd, Sean Bobbitt, Phedon Papamichael and more.


Americans love superheroes. They love movies about them, TV shows about them, comic books about them, etc. There were nine films about superheroes in 2018 alone! From 2019-2022, there are over 40 superhero films scheduled. Why?
Michael Jackson was an indisputable musical genius and artist who led a troubled life. He traveled with his family while they were on tour and was put on stage to lead The Jackson Five when he was just five years old. For a moment, can you put yourself in his 5-year-old-child shoes and imagine the things he saw and heard?
Sunday night was the 91st Academy Awards. Did you follow along with the list from this blog three weeks ago? There were a few surprises. This was the first Academy Awards ceremony that did not have a host!
On May 22, Disney will release the live-action version of Aladdin. Last week, the first trailer was released, and Twitter went crazy – but not in a good way. Will Smith (Men in Black, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air) is playing the Genie, a role created by the late Robin Williams in the 1992 animated version.
This week marks the celebration of love, Valentine's Day. Americans and Brits go all out to show their love. They give flowers, balloons – and sometimes jewellery. We also give valentines – cards with a message of love. In primary schools, most classes give a valentine to every person in the class.


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Executive Chairman's statement
Chief Executive Officer's Review
International Operations
Jens Montanana
Managing through uncertain times
Logicalis reported a strong result in FY20 with revenues holding steady despite currency headwinds especially in Latin America. The good performance was aided by stronger gross margin and a continued trend towards higher Services mix at 41%, which was underpinned by Services revenue growth of 6%.
Revenue from operations increased in North America, Asia Pacific and Africa in absolute terms, but was impacted by multiple currency weaknesses within Latin America and a downturn in our European revenues attributable to the rightsizing of our UK business. FY20 reported revenues fell by 2% as a result, but increased by 4% on aconstant currency basis, remaining at $1.7 billion for the Group (FY19 $1.7 billion).
In September 2019, Logicalis acquired Cilnet, a Cisco Systems integrator, extending its presence in the Iberian region into Portugal. During the same month, it also acquired Orange Networks, a German-based Microsoft services business focused on Microsoft cloud and managed services.
Logicalis reported a stronger gross margin in FY20 at 25.9% (FY19 23.6%). This increase was driven in part by a large multi-year Latin American contract that transitioned from product delivery in FY19 into a more Managing through uncertain times Chairman's statement Jens Montanana, Chairman substantial services element as the contract has progressed in FY20. In addition, a one-off tax credit in Brazil increased gross profit by $13.6 million following a court ruling in favour of Logicalis regarding overpaid indirect taxes. Overall Gross Profit was up 8% to $441.1 million (FY19 $410.1 million).
Operating expenses remained well controlled and were broadly in line with prior year at $317.3 million ($316.8 million), this is despite absorption of additional operating costs in the year from the new acquisitions.
Logicalis' EBITDA was $123.8 million (FY19 $93.3 million), with a corresponding EBITDA margin of 7.3% (FY19 5.4%). The growth in EBITDA represents a significant rise of 33%, but it includes reclassifications arising from IFRS 16 adoption for FY20. Excluding the effects of IFRS 16 adoption, EBITDA result in FY20 would have been $103.9 million with corresponding EBITDA margin of 6.1%.
Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, Logicalis has been modelling and planning for multiple scenarios to guide the business as it moves forward. The initial focus has been to ensure all its employees remain safe while seeking to reduce other fixed operating and support costs across the business. So far, in FY21, Logicalis has seen a modest reduction in revenues, partly due to the weaker Brazilian economy and currency, but its cash position remains strong and the business is in good shape to support its customers through these uncertain times on their journey to recovery.
Jens Montanana,
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In a short cover story in the International edition of Newsweek, dated July 11, the magazine contrasts the promises at the G-8 summit with the entrepreneurial revolution already taking place on the ground in Africa. It's not planned, rather much more spontaneous and bottom-up. But the evidence is that its working in at least 25 of the continent's countries. Even World Bank President Wolfowitz is impressed, according to the magazine.
That corresponds to the entrepreneurial activity we are tracking–in microfinance, in cellular, in wireless internet, in franchised health care, in new SME investment funds–that suggests the reach and power of private sector approaches in Africa.


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Reports of restoration work on 50029 and 50030.
While Tim, Neil, Chris B & Alex cleaned No.2 cab & the visible side of Repulse, Ian, Dave & Pete connected another piston & conrod & fitted it into the power unit. John Pinion & I did more tidying of the coach & I showed two of my ex-GWR colleagues round Repulse. We then retired to the pub where Mark Burrows joined us for a drink before consuming the by-now traditional crimbo ruby.
Ian & Pete fitted another piston to its conrod then fitted the piston & rod into the power unit, not so easy in the cold weather. Mark Burrows continued repairs to Renown's No.1 cab, after which he helped Ian & Pete put the new tarpaulin over the power unit & moved the old one into Repulse to cover her power unit as we have yet to repair the corroded central roof section. Chris Thorn, his brother & I continued sorting equipment in the coach, dismantled two more sections of pallet racking from the container, re-erected them in the coach & moved the equipment into the coach.
Pete & Ian attempted to refit the first of the large new shell bearing caps onto the piston conrod they inserted into the block last time using the traditional method of a piece of rope suspending the cap beneath the crank shaft to align it. However, even with much greater room with the power unit out of the loco, this proved difficult, so they devised a tool to aid them, which worked well & the cap was successfully mated to the conrod. No electrical work was undertaken as Chris T, Chris B, Tim & Dom & I amalgamated the items in the coach into 50 & non-50 parts & cleared one side of the coach for racking from the container. We then cleared one section of racking in the container, dismantled it & reassembled it in the coach & transferred the electrical parts into the coach. Tim & Dom also removed the rubbish mentioned last time from the coach into the PR skip.


Ministry of Human Resource and Development, Govt. of India is pleased to announce Central Sector Scheme of Scholarship applications for College or University students. Eligible students can register Fresh/Renewal CSS Scholarship on or before stipulated time at https://scholarships.gov.in….
Ministry of Human Resource, Government of India, Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) introduced Central Sector Scheme of Scholarship for College and University students in India. Students with good academics in 12th class and who want to continue their studies for Graduation and Post Graduation courses in any of the field can get scholarship scheme details, Apply for the scholarship on or before closing date.
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Popular fathers can be hell to live with. People come up to you, kids especially, and say, "You're so lucky having a dad like that." But you know it's not the same at home. Popular dads are excruciatingly embarrassing to their teenage children. All you want is a quiet, generous chap who listens and takes you to football matches and the cinema. You don't want a life-and-soul-of-the-party because when the party's over he takes it out on you.
Based on Blake Morrison's memoir, this is a film about guilt, nostalgia, secrets and lies. It's also about coming to terms with repressed feelings and engrained bitterness against a man who dominated the household with his energy, bombastic humour and one-size-fits-all attitude to life. His credo was my way, or my way. Those who didn't join in were cast out into the casualty ward, where Mother (Juliet Stevenson) sat by the window, smoking and having a migraine, and teenage Blake (Matthew Beard) snatched a snog with Sandra (Elaine Cassidy), the Glaswegian maid, upstairs in the servant's quarter.
Father (Jim Broadbent) is dying of cancer at home in Yorkshire. Blake (Colin Firth), now an award-winning writer, leaves his wife (Gina McKee) and children in London to be there at the end. Coming home brings back a flood of memories, childhood incidents, Aunty Beaty (Sarah Lancashire) and dad in the back seat of the Bentley, camping in the rain and being flooded during the night, overwhelmed with shame as he pulls off a petty scam, usually to do with tickets, getting into places where they weren't allowed, charming barmaids and gently mocking his son for being riddled with bookworm, going to university to read… English.
The film is predictable, in the sense that no man is a prince to his valet. The boy Blake discovers his father's failings as he grows up and is hurt by them. His mother has always known, but she is of an older generation where wives were expected to suffer in silence. The old man's inability to express love, either verbally or physically, towards his children is in no way unusual at that time within that class – Father and Mother were both doctors – but the final struggle to make amends is pushed to the limit of sentimentality by scriptwriter David Nicholls (Starter For Ten) and director Anand Tucker (Hilary And Jackie).
As Broadbent says of Arthur Morrison, "It's a gift of a part," which he grasps with both hands, never in danger, or so he hopes, of bringing the house down with the weight of his personality. Firth is the problem. You don't sense the writer in him, although to be fair, it is a thankless role, responding to others rather than making things happen, and, being Pride And Prejudice's wet tee shirt winner, there has to be a scene of him naked in the bath, thinking of Sandra, Blake's first true love. You won't know the meaning of cringeworthiness until you've seen this. The film loses its credibility right there and does not recover.
Memories of living with a popular dad.


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Art and I returned to fish in Alaska during July & August of 2012. Once again we used Alaskan Widespread Fishing Adventures as our guides. We fished for six days, including a float trip down the Kasilof River, multiple trips along the banks of the Kenai River (all for sockeye salmon), a halibut trip off Anchor Point, and a fly-out trip to the Upper Kustatan River for silver salmon (coho). We came home with 26 lbs of silver fillets, 53 lbs of halibut fillets, and 113 lbs of sockeye fillets.
Although there isn't any real skill involved when fishing for halibut (except of course on the part of the captain in knowing where to find them), it pays to be lucky. Art and I caught the two biggest fish on the boat (30-40 lbs) as well as two around 20 lbs. The other four fishermen were not as lucky. (Check out one of their fish behind Art.) The yield from our four fish easily outweighed that from their eight.
Preparing to board the float plane for our trip to the Upper Kustatan River. In spite of the size of the plane, the only passengers were Art & I and our guide Nick.
We stand behind our fish!


Giovanni Boldini could be a name to conjure with for the future after opening his account at the first time of asking at Dundalk.
Sent off the 1-3 favourite for the www.dundalkstadium.com Race, the Aidan O'Brien-trained colt was held up last of the three by the handler's son Joseph.
Travelling noticeably better than his rivals, he eased into the lead Aidan O'Brien junior was able to bring him home using hands and heels.
Yulong Baoju justified odds-on favouritism with a solid display in the Dundalk Stadium Race.
The 2-5 favourite had My Good Brother for company all the way up the home straight, but Pat Smullen did not have to pull out all the stops to get Edward Lynam's filly in front, winning by a reasonably cosy half a length.
Persian Caliph made every yard of the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Median Auction Maiden.
Jessica Harrington's 10-1 chance looked there to be shot at approaching the final furlong, but he responded well to Shane Foley's urgings to hold the fast-finishing Lungarno Palace a head at bay.
Star Power battled well to get the better of Carvelas in the Crowne Plaza Race And Stay Handicap.
Jim Bolger's 5-1 chance looked in trouble as Carvelas drew alongside in the final furlong, but he battled on well to score by a head under Kevin Manning.
Bolger and Manning completed a double when Vasanta Navaratri (6-4 favourite) took the Dundalk Stadium Maiden.
Summer Isle (7-2 favourite) made light work of giving weight to older rivals in the Crowne Plaza Hotel Handicap when making all under Danny Grant to score by four and three quarter lengths from Under Review.
Cool Athlete (9-1) defied top weight to land the first division of the Friday Horse Racing Returns 27th September Handicap under Fergal Lynch, while the second division was turned into a procession by 16-1 chance Equation Of Time, who struck by five and a half lengths under Conor Hoban.
Horse racing returns every Friday night from Friday September 27.


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Clean by Mia Kerick ~ Blog Tour: #BookReview
Hey Donnie Darlings! Welcome to my stop on the blog tour for Clean by Mia Kerick hosted by YA Bound Book Tours. Click here to follow along with the full tour schedule.
by Mia Kerick
Publication Date: 12/01/15
Publisher: Young Dudes Publishing
Source: Copy for review
Buy: Amazon | B&N
High school senior Lanny Keating has it all. A three-sport athlete at Lauserville High School looking at a college football scholarship, with a supportive family, stellar grades, boy band good looks... until the fateful day when it all falls apart.
Seventeen-year-old Trevor Ladd has always been a publicly declared zero and the high school bad boy. Abandoned by his mother and sexually abused by his legal guardian, Trevor sets his sights on mere survival.
Lanny seeks out Trevor's companionship to avoid his shattered home life. Unwilling to share their personal experiences of pain, the boys explore ways to escape, leading them into sexual experimentation, and the abuse of illegal drugs and alcohol. Their mutual suffering creates a lasting bond of friendship and love.
When the time finally comes to get clean and sober, or flunk out of high school, only one of the boys will graduate, while the other spirals downward into addiction.
Will Lanny and Trevor find the strength to battle their demons of mind-altering substances as well as emotional vulnerability?
Clean takes the reader on a gritty trip into the real and raw world of teenage substance abuse.
Clean was really difficult to read due to the subject matter, especially at this time of year when it's supposed to be a joyous, happy time. The sexual abuse was SO hard to read about, but it's a real issue that affects many people and Kerick handled it well. I know life really is this bad for some people. They don't have the pleasure of feeling warm and fuzzy. The holidays can be a stressful time if family ties just aren't there. Those are some of the thoughts running through my head while reading Clean.
Clean gets intense...REALLY intense. You just want to beg Lanny and Trevor to TALK, to just talk out everything that's going on with them so maybe they could connect that way and wouldn't feel the need to turn to drugs and alcohol. But you also know talking about how they feel would never be that easy for them. It might not have even saved them from themselves, but you can't help but wish they'd try it anyhow.
I read another of Mia Kerick's books called Love Spell and enjoyed it so much I bought A Hard Day's Night, which I haven't had the chance to read yet. But Love Spell and Clean are two books that couldn't be more different, which is a testament to Kerick's talent. I knew the author's name was familiar. She can climb into the mindset of a young male and portray him realistically and completely.
I love that her characters are diverse. In Clean, Lanny and Trevor aren't out and proud, at least not at first. Their sexual experimentation is clouded by the substance abuse and is confusing to them. Are they sexually involved because of using drugs and alcohol, or are there real feelings there?
I leaned towards them having real feelings for one another - feelings they were afraid of having because they didn't want to be hurt. They didn't want to end up alone. They were together, but really they were alone because they knew next to nothing about each other. Lanny and Trevor knew the other was in pain but didn't ask about it. Not that I blamed them - I understood they had their reasons.
My only complaint about the novel is that the second half feels a little too easy for one of the characters. I won't say which one, but I will say this character does a complete 180 that was almost hard to believe. The family dynamic changed drastically, and I'm not sure that would really happen.
Overall, Clean is a gripping, raw read that isn't for the faint of heart. There are depictions of sexual abuse that are hard to read and which may also be a trigger for some readers. The effects of addiction and withdrawal are depicted realistically to me, and it wasn't pretty. I wanted to turn away from the book at times, but I'm glad I didn't.
Mia Kerick is the mother of four exceptional children—all named after saints—and five nonpedigreed cats—all named after the next best thing to saints, Boston Red Sox players. Her husband of twenty years has been told by many that he has the patience of Job, but don't ask Mia about that, as it is a sensitive subject.
Mia focuses her stories on the emotional growth of troubled men and their relationships, and she believes that sex has a place in a love story, but not until it is firmly established as a love story. As a teen, Mia filled spiral-bound notebooks with romantic tales of tortured heroes (most of whom happened to strongly resemble lead vocalists of 1980s big-hair bands) and stuffed them under her mattress for safekeeping. She is thankful to Dreamspinner Press for providing her with an alternate place to stash her stories.
Mia is proud of her involvement with the Human Rights Campaign and cheers for each and every victory made in the name of marital equality. Her only major regret: never having taken typing or computer class in school, destining her to a life consumed with two-fingered pecking and constant prayer to the Gods of Technology.
Contact Mia at miakerick@gmail.com.
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Falling for Christmas by Kate Hewitt ~ #BookReview
(Falling for the Freemans #1)
By Kate Hewitt
Publisher: The Tule Publishing Group, LLC
Publication Date: 11/8/15
Source: Publisher via Netgalley
Purchase: Amazon | B&N
Welcome to Creighton Falls, New York... a town time forgot where miracles happen...
Glamorous city girl Hannah Ford wasn't thinking when she walked out of a Christmas party and drove three hundred miles into a snowstorm; she just needed to escape. Thankfully local carpenter Sam Taylor comes to her rescue, and the unlikely pair are forced to spend a snowed-in Christmas together.
All Sam planned for Christmas was to get drunk alone. The holiday has always been something to be endured, until Hannah tumbles into his life, making it magical. Now Hannah and Sam have a chance to have a Christmas together... and make it the best one either of them have ever had.
But can one night out of reality turn into something that's lasting and real?
Falling for Christmas was a cute, lighthearted read, perfect for this time of year. Hannah and Sam are two likable characters whom I wanted to see end up falling in love.
While Hannah and Sam are total opposites on the outside - Hannah's a sophisticated city girl and Sam is a country boy - they actually share a lot in common. Both have had their hearts broken by relationships that didn't work out, both have moms who weren't there when they needed them, and both are lonely. Overwhelmingly lonely.
When Hannah feels cautious about accepting Sam's offer to stay with him, her feelings made the story so believable because I'd feel the same way. But she realizes she doesn't have another choice - her car is stuck with no hope of getting it out of the snow that night, there are no hotels, and the snow isn't stopping anytime soon. She even has second thoughts when they pull up to his house, and I felt that moment of panic along with her.
Sam is sort of gruff at times, and you can understand why when you learn about what happened during his childhood. I could see Hannah's liveliness slowly melt away Sam's tough exterior. It was a joy to watch them grow fond of one another, and I was pulling for them to find a way to make a relationship work!
I flew through Falling for Christmas and didn't want it to be over. I love stories where a couple ends up snowed in together over Christmas. Love it! I'm not sure what the next book in the series will entail, but I'm definitely going to read it when it comes out!
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A Very Country Christmas by Zara Stoneley ~ #BookReview
A Very Country Christmas
(Tippermere #2.5)
By Zara Stoneley
Pages: Novella length
Publisher: HarperImpulse
Source: Purchased myself
A short Christmas story of three courses.
Love is in the air in Tippermere as Lottie dreams of a white Christmas with no trimmings - other than her hot and hunky eventer, Rory. But things are never quite that simple on the Tipping House Estate.
Festive fervour takes over and it isn't all seasonal peace and goodwill as expectations rise and it soon escalates from cosy dinner for two, to all the trimmings for ten!
With missing turkeys, loose horses, troublesome terriers and randy huntsmen, Lottie is hard pushed to find time for a kiss under the mistletoe, let alone find the opportunity to woo Rory with her sexy Santa costume.
But there is only one thing Lottie really wants for Christmas, and only one man can deliver it...
Good thing I ignored the cover for A Very Country Christmas because the writing was fab. For me, this cover doesn't exactly scream, "Read me!" I mean, the dog is cute and looks exactly like mine, but what's up with the underwear on a hanger??
The title didn't sound like something I'd want to read, but I chose to ignore that, too. I'm so glad I read it! This novella is like a hidden gem, and even though this is the first book in the series that I've read, I didn't feel like I was missing out on anything I needed to know. I will, however, be reading the other books because I love these characters and can't get enough of them!
Lottie's Christmas gets crazy when her dinner for two plans turn into a party for ten! She's sweet and lovable, plus she's kind of klutzy just like me. She hasn't cooked much, and I was so nervous for her to cook for this many people on such a big holiday.
Lottie's boyfriend, Rory, proposed to her a while ago but has yet to give her a proper engagement ring, mostly because of money. She dreams of spending time with him for Christmas, just the two of them, but she ends up inviting more and more people. It was so cute and funny. She's a very giving person. Lottie won't admit it to herself, but she really does want that engagement ring.
Rory, how I love thy name! (If you're a Doctor Who fan, you'll understand why I love that name so much!) He's so sweet and funny. This was just a really funny story that had me laughing out loud many times with Lottie and Rory's hi-jinks.
I have to admit I'm jealous of Lottie's family and how much fun they had drinking together and having fun. Even when things go awry as they were inevitably heading that way, they still have a great time.
I'm hooked on Lottie and Rory - love them together and want to read more of their story! I highly recommend you check this story out. It's FREE as of this posting!
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Mini Review ~ Amish Christmas Baby by Samantha Jillian Bayarr
Amish Christmas Baby
Amish Christmas Baby: Book One
(Amish Secrets #1)
by Samantha Jillian Bayarr
Source: Bought myself
Purchase: Amazon
When Ellie Fisher finds a baby on her doorstep on Christmas morning, what is she to do - especially when she figures out who the baby's mother is?
Will she have the strength and the faith to do what is best for the baby and the mother, despite the fact that she is no longer able to have anymore children of her own?
Amish Christmas Baby definitely isn't my typical read, but I picked it up when it was free, looking for holiday reads. I don't read Christian fiction and don't know much about the Amish, but I was in the mood for a Christmas-themed story to get me in the holiday spirit.
It was a quick and heartwarming read. I loved Ellie to pieces. She's the one who finds the baby on her doorstep, and I think she has a heart of gold. A remarkable woman with a kind heart who thinks of her family first and what she can do to take care of them.
I was put off that a mother would just dump her baby off in the snow. What if no one had heard the baby crying? I felt bad for the mother, but her baby could have gotten very sick, or even worse, died!
There was a lot of repetition with Ellie wanting the baby and wondering whether it'd be better for her to raise the baby or the mother to take care of the baby, since she knows who the mother is. The repetition caused me to knock off a star.
Amish Christmas Baby is just the beginning of a little series. I'm not really interested in continuing on with the series, but other readers will likely enjoy it. Not quite how I hoped this first one would turn out, but a heartstrings tugging kind of short story nevertheless with well developed characters.
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Mini Reviews ~ Zombie Thanksgiving by Rusty Fischer + Pumpkin Spice & a Body On Ice by Willow Monroe
Zombie Thanksgiving
Zombie Thanksgiving: A YA Paranormal Story
by Rusty Fischer
Publication Date: 1/10/14
It's Thanksgiving and all Cassie wants to do is sit in her dorm room eating cheesy poofs and binge watching a Horror High marathon on HitFlix. That's when Rex, one of the members of the Zombie Job Corps, shows up, wanting to clean her floor. With nothing better to do, Cassie helps him... and finds a friend for Thanksgiving break. And just in time, too, seeing as a zombie outbreak is starting and Cassie has to decide which side to fight for: the good zombies... or the bad!
Going in, I knew Zombie Thanksgiving was only 24 pages so I tried to prepare myself for an extremely short story. The writing was so good, but it was still just way too short for me though.
It's good that Zombie Thanksgiving left me wanting more but also bad because I had so many questions. I would have liked more background on the zombies and the main characters. What happened to them next? I might never find out!!
This is why short stories, in my opinion, are so difficult to pull off. Readers want them to accomplish A LOT in a short amount of time. I'd rather not read one that ends on a major cliffhanger, which Zombie Thanksgiving does. So if you're okay with cliffhangers, give this one a go. Otherwise, you might end up pulling your hair out wondering what happens next.
Pumpkin Spice & a Body On Ice
Dixie Cupp Diner Mysteries
by Willow Monroe
Cupcakes and murder - a recipe for disaster!
Starla Cupp lives her life on purpose, and it shows. She owns the best diner in Virginia, has the best friends in the world, and she's the reigning Cupcake Queen of Sugar Hill's annual dessert festival, which is only a couple of weeks away. Life is pretty darn good until she finds Nadine Krump, her arch-nemesis, dead on the railroad tracks behind her diner.
Now she's famous for something besides her cupcakes, and everyone's pretty sure that Nadine's death was no accident. With the sexy new police chief breathing down her neck and a possible killer among her close group of friends, Starla has to figure out what happened, prove herself innocent, and win a cupcake contest before the real killer gets away with murder.
A fun holiday mystery for everyone!
Starla Cupp and her best friend, Poppy (I love her name!), run the Dixie Cupp (yep, spelled with two p's) Diner together. I love their friendship; they're truly best friends who support each other. It's so nice to see two strong women supporting one another - no tearing each other down going on here! Just really refreshing.
At first I thought the town of Sugar Hill was a cozy one where everyone knows everyone but quickly discovered while everyone does know each other, they don't necessarily like each other. There are a lot of secrets floating around, and it's anything BUT a cozy little town. There are some serious shenanigans going down.
I laughed when the police chief, who's a major health nut, gets roped in by the mayor to judge the annual cupcake contest. There went Starla's hopes of keeping up her winning streak!
I loved Starla. She says she doesn't just let things happen to her - she says she lives life on purpose, and I really love that motto. Starla made me want to start living my life "on purpose" and stop feeling like everything is out of my control.
The twist was a surprise. I might have seen it coming a tad, but I was left guessing there for a while.
I just really really want more of these characters and searched to see if the author is planning on it. Not sure at this point, but I think chances are good. I definitely want more Starla!
I also bought a book by the author called Mall Santa Murder for 99 cents because I enjoyed her writing so much.
So happy to have been able to scoop up Pumpkin Spice & a Body On Ice for free! I feel lucky to have discovered such great characters and writing!
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The quarterback class of 2012 turned out to be one of the better ones in NFL history. In fact it was so good that when all is said and done, it might go down as the best of all time. Four of the 11 QBs drafted were taken in the first round; five started 15 or more games; three others combined for another 14 starts; and three would lead their teams into the playoffs.
However, through it all, two names stood out above the rest—Robert Griffin III and Andrew Luck.
Though different in their style of play, Griffin and Luck would come out of their rookie seasons looking very much the same. In their first experience as NFL starters, both quarterbacks went 8-4 in conference play, were over .500 in their division, and neither one ended up with a losing record either at home or on the road. Andrew Luck led the Colts to the playoffs with an 11-5 record while the Redskins would do the same finishing at 10-6. RGIII, however, would personally go just 9-6 with Washington's 10th win coming at the hands of yet another rookie, Kirk Cousins.
The likenesses between the two are astounding. They both even set two rookie QB records apiece.
When they were selected first and second overall in the 2012 NFL Draft, there was no doubt their names would be linked to one another for all eternity. Now, after leading their teams to the playoffs while breaking records along the way, their path to the Hall of Fame seems destined to be parallel as well.
@These 3 QBs are throwing a lot of passes through 4 games.


There are skate parks in New Plymouth (East End Reserve and Marfell Park), Waitara (Marine Park and Pennington Park), Inglewood (Carnival/Jubilee Park), Bell Block (Hickford Park), Okato and Oakura (Shearer Reserve).
Skateboarding (including rollerblades, roller skates, in-line skates, scooter or similar) is prohibited in the central business areas of New Plymouth, Inglewood and Waitara. Skateboarding in any other area is to be carried out in consideration to pedestrians and ensuring no damage is caused.
Please remember, your skateboard could be confiscated or there could be other consequences if you ride in banned areas. If confiscated, your skateboard will be returned only once the required fee is paid.
The shaded streets shown on the maps indicate the areas where no skateboarding is allowed (24 hours per day).


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Pontocythere sandersi är en kräftdjursart som först beskrevs av H.S. Puri 1958.  Pontocythere sandersi ingår i släktet Pontocythere och familjen Cushmanideidae. Inga underarter finns listade i Catalogue of Life.

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Q: Python - TypeError: float object is not callable error Have got the following code so far:
class beam(object):

    def __init__(self, E, I, L):
         self.E = E
         self.I = I
         self.L = L
         self.Loads = [(0.0, 0.0)] #[(Force, distance along beam)]

    def getTotalDeflection(self, x):
        """Calculate total deflection of beam due to multiple loads"""
        return sum(self.beamDeflection(loadall, x) for loadall in self.Loads)

    def getSlope(self, x):
        """Calculate gradient at a point x on beam due to deflection
        """
        import scipy.misc
        return scipy.misc.derivative(self.getTotalDeflection, x)

For the function getSlope(), I need to calculate the slope by finding the derivative of deflection with respect to x. However, I am getting the following error:

File "C:/Users/X/Downloads/beamModel.py", line 12, in
      class beam(object):   File "C:/Users/X/Downloads/beamModel.py", line 67, in beam
      print b.getSlope(1.0)   File "C:/Users/X/Downloads/beamModel.py", line 62, in getSlope
      return scipy.misc.derivative(self.getTotalDeflection, x)   File "C:\Users\X\Anaconda2\lib\site-packages\scipy\misc\common.py", line
  258, in derivative
      val += weights[k]*func(x0+(k-ho)*dx,*args) TypeError: 'float' object is not callable

A: The only way that this could happen is if you pass a float to derivative() in place of a function:
>>> scipy.misc.derivative(1.0, 1.0)
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
  File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/scipy/misc/common.py", line 195, in derivative
    val += weights[k]*func(x0+(k-ho)*dx,*args)
TypeError: 'float' object is not callable

Are you absolutely sure that your code is as posted? Most likely your code is actually calling self.getTotalDeflection and therefore passing its return value (a float) to derivative(), e.g. your code might be:
return scipy.misc.derivative(self.getTotalDeflection(x), x)

or similar, when it should really be as you have posted, i.e.
return scipy.misc.derivative(self.getTotalDeflection, x)

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2020 brought a wealth of challenges to educators and students alike: quarantine, virtual learning, and a necessary shift of research practices and possibilities. Throughout, C2SMART's student researchers rose to the occasion again and again, and we are proud of the incredible work they produced. We are thrilled to congratulate our incredible students on being awarded their degrees and taking their next steps. Thank you, and good luck!
Mina graduated with an MS in Computer Science and has accepted a role as a software engineer at Microsoft. Congratulations, Mina!
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Zhengbo won an NYU-wide award for his outstanding PhD dissertation. He has accepted a tenure-track position with the University of British Columbia. Congratulations, Zhengbo!
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Nick has received his Masters of Urban Planning from Robert F Wagner Graduate School of Public Service and is planning to pursue a career in data analytics and transportation after graduation. Congratulations, Nick!
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Die Rote Buschhornblattwespe (Neodiprion sertifer) ist eine Art aus der Familie der Buschhornblattwespen (Diprionidae) innerhalb der Hautflügler und lebt in Europa und Nordamerika.

Merkmale
Adulte Blattwespen werden 7–9 mm lang. Weibchen sind überwiegend rötlichbraun gefärbt, die Männchen schwarz, mit rötlichbraunen Beinen. Häufiger als die adulten Exemplare findet man Larvenkolonien auf Kiefern. Larven weisen einen graugrünen Rumpf und einen schwarzen Kopf auf. Auf der Oberseite verläuft ein heller, schwarz gesäumter Mittelstreifen.

Verbreitung und Lebensraum
Die Art ist weit verbreitet in Europa. Sie fehlt im Westen der Iberischen Halbinsel, in Irland, Italien und weiten Teilen der Balkanhalbinsel, sowie im nördlichen Skandinavien. Nach Osten hin kommt sie bis nach Russland und in den Kaukasus vor.
In Nordamerika wurde die Art im 20. Jahrhundert eingeführt und lebt vor allem im Osten, im Grenzbereich der Vereinigten Staaten und Kanada und rund um die Großen Seen. Außerdem gibt es ein Vorkommen im Westen von Nordamerika, an der Pazifikküste. Hier lebt die Art im US-Bundesstaat Washington und im Südwesten der kanadischen Provinz British Columbia.

Als Lebensraum werden Kiefernwälder oder Wälder und Landschaften mit Kiefern-Vorkommen besiedelt.

Lebensweise
Im April und Mai schlüpfen die Larven, die sich von den alten Nadeln von Kiefern, bevorzugt Waldkiefern, ernähren. Anfangs befressen 6–8 Junglarven eine Nadel, Altlarven meist nur in Zweiergruppen. Eine Kolonie aus etwa 80–100 Larven bleibt stets zusammen und besiedelt auch zusammen neue Zweige. Bei Störung zeigen sie eine auffällige Schreckstellung, bei der sich die Larven mit dem Kopf rückwärts krümmen. Die Larven verpuppen sich schließlich in selbst gesponnenen, schwarzgrauen Kokons zwischen den Nadeln. Im Spätsommer und Herbst schlüpfen die adulten Exemplare, paaren sich und die Weibchen legen im September und Oktober ihre Eier an die Zweige von Kiefern. Diese überwintern. Es gibt meist periodisch auftretende Massenvermehrungen, bei denen es zu Schadwirkungen an jungen Bäumen kommen kann. Als Feinde sind unter anderem Spitzmäuse, Waldmaus und Rötelmaus als Kokonfresser bekannt, sowie die Wollschweber-Art Exhyalanthrax afer als Räuber der Blattwespenlarven.

Taxonomie
Das Basionym der Art lautet Tenthredo sertifer, der heute gültige Name Neodiprion sertifer. In der Literatur finden sich folgende Synonyme: Hylotoma rufa , 1807 und Neodiprion rufa , 1807.

Literatur
 Eva Dreyer, Wolfgang Dreyer: Der Kosmos Waldführer. 3. Auflage. Franckh-Kosmos Verlags-GmbH & Co., Stuttgart 2001, ISBN 978-3-440-09057-2, S. 294.

Weblinks

 Neodiprion sertifer auf: sawflies.org, The Sawflies (Symphyta) of Britain and Ireland, abgerufen am 13. November 2020.

Einzelnachweise

Buschhornblattwespen
Forstschädling


The Eye of Eternity is a raid whose entrance is located in Borean Tundra on the continent of Northrend in the World of Warcraft game. The minimum level for this dungeon is 80. The instance was released in the Wrath of the Lich King expansion. The raid contains 1 bosses. The end boss of The Eye of Eternity is Malygos.
The Eye of Eternity, not to be confused with Tempest Keep also referred to sometimes as the Eye is a one boss raid in Borean Tundra. When the raid first came out, the game required the user to complete Naxxramas up to and including the Bone drake Saphiron. The requirement no longer exists. The raid is now raided solo by players in the hope of getting the mount that drops. The raid is now easy for high level characters and is fun.
Malygos fight must be started by clicking on the crystal ball at the centre of the room. The first phase will be a straight forward tank and spank. Occasionally, he will create arcane sparks that must be destroyed primarily by the ranged. He will throw players spinning in the air which you have no control over. When his health is down, he will fly away and his acolytes predominantly Blood Elf will appear on flying discs. You need to kill all the flyers to progress to the next stage. If you kill an acolyte, its disc will land and you can jump on and take off to kill the others. If you kill an acolyte without help, you get an achievement.
Once all the acolytes are down, you will land and the ground will break away. A red dragon will appear and catch you as you fall. You need to hit the dragon with all your might (press 1) when the circles round the dragons image have all gone red, press 2. Repeat the key press routine until Malygos has died. If you can kill him under size minutes, its an achievement. Occasionally, the boss will drop a flying mount.


Sep 25 Help us reach 500!!!!
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Please share your experiences by taking our survey – your voice counts!
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The results of this survey will help coalition members and organizations have a clearer picture of what the accessibility issues are for Wisconsin voters with disabilities and how they feel about their voting experiences.
Please share this survey with your family, friends, and others interested in accessibility at the polls and encourage them to take it. You will be able to view the results of the survey at the Wisconsin Vote Coalition website later this fall.
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If you're interested in becoming a fleet manager, service writer or service manager, consider the Automotive Technology AAS, Management Option. Focus on relevant areas like team building, selling, marketing and accounting.
What makes MCC's Automotive Technology AAS - Management Option program better than or distinct from similar programs at other institutions?
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How will MCC's Automotive Technology AAS - Management Option program prepare me for my career or connect me to opportunities?


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Q: Why is locking such a mess in PHP? A SO user asked a question to which the answer effectively was "use a locking mechanism".
While researching my answer, I discovered that there seems to be no simple, inter-process-reliable locking mechanism in PHP. flock() has a big fat warning:

On some operating systems flock() is implemented at the process level. When using a multithreaded server API like ISAPI you may not be able to rely on flock() to protect files against other PHP scripts running in parallel threads of the same server instance!

The discussion in this question delves into the issue pretty deeply, but comes up only with rather complex solutions: Using a RAM disk, or Memcache.
The only thing that looks halfway good is mySQL's GET_LOCK().
So my question is: Is this really the way it is? Is there really no simple,  straightforward, cross-platform safe locking system in PHP? One that is atomic, and will release the lock if the owner process dies, and doesn't need huge setup efforts?

A: Disagree with Wernight's answer. Yes the web stuff is very relevant - but the limiting factor is how the OS behaves.
On all the OS supported by PHP there are only 2 choices for file locking - blocking or non-blocking. Ultimately PHP must use the OS file-locking mechanism to avoid conflicts with non-PHP code accessing te same files. If you use blocking locks, then the PHP script may be blocked indefinitely waiting for the lock to be released - not a good scenario for a web application. OTOH if you make a non-blocking lock call and it fails - what do you do next - do you just wait a random amount of time and let all your PHP scripts try to grab the lock?
The only practical way to solve the problem is with a queued lock request which times out - but AFAIK there's no OS natively providing that facility. I've written such code myself - for a dedicated webserver so there was no problem with allowing other programs access, however I expect that it may be possible to extend to a system-wide mandatory locking system using inotify.

A: PHP is not meant as a permanent process but more as a short term lived thread in the sense that it's created and destroyed often. Depending on the implementation, it more than one PHP process may run at the same time on the same code.
I believe that the various PHP implementation (mod_php, PHP CLI, etc.) make locking and threads difficult in PHP.


"The Simpsons" Pull Michael Jackson Episode Because Of "Leaving Neverland"
I'm actually REALLY surprised by this.
The Executive Producer of The Simpsons announced that the episode with Michael Jackson in it was gonna be pulled from circulation, after he saw HBO's "Leaving Neverland".
I'm against book burning of any kind. But this is our book, and we're allowed to take out a chapter.
If you haven't heard our latest episode of the Totally Spoiled Podcast, we get a mom's perspective on the documentary, and talk to someone who visited Neverland Ranch and met Michael Jackson.