What's Hot: Huge display in a not so huge phone, excellent camera, removable battery, entertaining new features.
What's Not: Feature overload, only 9 gigs of internal storage on 16 gig model, still slippery.
Editor's note, April 2014: Check out our review of the Samsung Galaxy S5 that replaces this model.
What has an excellent 5" full HD display, TouchWiz and is clad in shiny, slippery plastic? You got it: the Samsung Galaxy S4. In this review we look at the AT&T version, and that means we get to test this flagship Android smartphone on a robust LTE network. For those who aren't up to speed on this lovely smartphone's specs, the Samsung Galaxy S4 has a 1920 x 1080 Super AMOLED display, a very good 13 megapixel rear camera with HDR, LTE 4G, NFC, GPS with GLONASS, an IR AV Remote, a removable 2600 mAh battery and a microSD card slot. It's the follow up to the very popular Samsung Galaxy S III, and though the display is a bit larger, the S4 itself isn't larger and it's a tad lighter. It will be available on all major US carriers, several smaller US carriers and on many carriers overseas. The phone is available now on AT&T in the US and Sprint, T-Mobile will follow soon after and the Verizon Wireless version will be available by the end of May.
For a 5" smartphone, the Samsung Galaxy S4 is remarkably compact and light at just 4.6 ounces. It's a hair smaller than the 4.7" HTC One, smaller than the 5" Sony Xperia Z and just a hair taller than the 5" Sony Xperia ZL that's currently the smallest 5" phone on the market. Though it looks like a near clone, the GS4 is significantly smaller than the 5.5" Samsung Galaxy Note 2. At 0.31", it's extremely thin, and that makes it easier to hold than you might expect for a large smartphone.
Yes, it's shiny plastic and doesn't exude the sense of quality that the aluminum body HTC One and iPhone 5 do, and it's not machined and finished in an interesting fashion like the also polycarbonate Nokia Lumia 920 or HTC One X+. It's still a very nice looking phone, and the faux metal side trim is convincing. That trim breaks up the plastic monotony and makes the phone look appealing. The bad news is that it's still incredibly slippery and the rear camera lens protrudes a little bit, so it's the first thing that hits the table. The good news is that the finish and materials are very durable and the back is removable so you have access to the battery and a microSD card slot. The Galaxy S4 is available in white and black. The black model has a mirror finish.
The HTC One and Samsung Galaxy S4.
Typical of Samsung, the power button is on the upper right side and the volume rocker is on the upper left (perfect for right handed folks). The 3.5mm headset jack is up top, the micro USB port is at the bottom and the SDXC microSD card slot is under the back cover. The phone syncs and charges via the micro USB port and it supports USB host OTG. We tested it with our USB OTG cable and flash drives and it worked perfectly.
Samsung went with straight sides rather than the very curved sides on the Galaxy S III and fairly curved sides on the Galaxy Note II. That's a small but significant design improvement because it's much easier to grip and pull out of a pocket or purse. In comparison, the Galaxy S III was akin to a slippery bar of soap that drove me mad. The front has a physical Home button (the kind that moves) and it's flanked by capacitive, backlit Menu and back buttons. As ever, these are very sensitive to touch and they're close to the edge, so I find them easy to accidently press. Since the phone has a full suite of buttons, you'll never lose screen real estate to on-screen buttons as you do on the Nexus 4 or HTC One when a menu button is required.
The first thing I said after using the Samsung Galaxy S4 is that it sounded just like my Galaxy Note 2, and that's a good thing. The Note 2, Galaxy SIII and Galaxy S4 have excellent incoming and outgoing voice quality with good volume. In fact, there's no background noise or hiss on our AT&T model, and I sometimes wondered if the call had dropped during lulls in conversation. The phone ships with stereo earbuds with an inline mic and you can use it with Bluetooth headsets, car kits and external speakers. Call quality through Bluetooth was excellent.
Data Speeds on AT&T's LTE network were likewise excellent, coming in slightly ahead of the HTC One and identical to the Note 2 and Galaxy S III on the same network. Our phone averaged 18.5Mbps down and 16Mbps up on AT&T's LTE network in the Dallas area. Reception is also very similar to the S3, HTC One and Note II. We had no problem with dropped calls.
Full HD, 1920 x 1080 is the new gold standard for Android flagship smartphones. It's here and it's gorgeous. Yes, this is still a Super AMOLED display with a PenTile matrix, but at 441ppi, pixel density is higher than the human eye can resolve even at a close 7" away from the display. Samsung has tweaked and evolved the PenTile display's uneven RGB stripe, and we can no longer see staircasing on letters or any halo effect on text. Even the unnaturally saturated colors are dialed back a tiny bit, though we still wouldn't say these are natural colors when compared to the iPhone 5's IPS display or the HTC One's excellent Super LCD3 display. But many folks love better than life colors and have grown accustomed to them through the generations of Samsung smartphones, so that's not a universal black mark against Samsung's newest flagship. Samsung includes several color setting options, and with Movie mode and to a less extent Professional Photo mode (akin to Natural mode on the Note II), you can achieve something closer to real life colors. The color temperature is a little lower than the Galaxy S III, and that means whites that don't look blue.
Since Super AMOLED displays are power hungry compared to LCD displays, Samsung is as ever conservative with brightness. When manual brightness is enabled, you can't actually set the display as bright as auto mode achieves in full sunlight. Conversely, auto mode is still too dim for us indoors in home lighting (please Samsung, change your backlight curves). So we had to disable auto-brightness indoors to avoid a dim display and turn on automatic brightness when outdoors so we could see the display. The Galaxy S4's display is somewhat more visible than the Galaxy Note II's display outdoors, and it beats the Galaxy S III outdoors by a wider margin, but it's still hard to see compared to better LCDs outdoors.
In general, whites still look a little dingy while blacks are the richest you'll see on a phone display. Contrast is superb when viewing photos and videos, though it suffers when viewing black text on a white background (web pages and ebooks) since the white background isn't bright white. This is a lovely display overall, and videos and photos look particularly good, but it's not perfect.
To compete with the Nokia Lumia 920, there's a setting that enables added screen sensitivity for those who wear gloves. As with previous Galaxy phones, there's a power saving setting that adjusts backlight based on the image displayed, and it does a much better job of keeping text (like ebooks) looking decently bright while letting video and photos shine.
The Samsung Galaxy S4, HTC One and upcoming LG Optimus Pro are the first three US phones with Qualcomm's new Snapdragon 600 CPU. While the other two phones run at 1.7GHz, the S4 runs at 1.9GHz, though the 200MHz didn't make for significant differences in benchmarks vs. the HTC One. One exception is GLBenchmark that measures 3D graphics performance, where the S4 pulled ahead in a meaningful way. Is this one of the fastest Android phones on the market? Yes it is, and the hardware is fast enough to support the many software features and processes that Samsung adds. Has ours lagged or stuttered? Not yet, though it's not quite as fluid as the HTC One with a much cleaner OS. A very quick experience, especially if you want to convert iPhone owners, is more important than a 3% better showing on benchmarks vs. other Android flagship smartphones. Hint: we'd like to see Samsung lighten up on TouchWiz and the sheer number of background apps.
The phone has 2 gigs of RAM and 16 or 32 gigs of internal storage (at launch only the 16 version is available in the US, but we hope to see the 32 model soon on AT&T). The 16 gig model has only 9 gigs free for your use, and the rest is taken up by Samsung's software and other included apps. That's not much if you're into 3D gaming, since several popular 3D games like Bard's Tale and Batman Arkham City take up 2 to 3.6 gigs each. If you are a gamer, you may want to wait for the 32 gig model (if offered by your carrier). Honestly, now that Android has a healthy selection of excellent (and storage-hungry) games to compete with iOS, we're disappointed that Android phone manufacturers largely stick with 16 gigs of internal storage for their higher end phones. Yes, you can expand storage with microSD cards up to 64 gigs (the phone supports SDXC cards), but remember that with Android 4.0 and higher, you can't install apps to a card (that's Google's doing at the OS level, it's not a manufacturer decision). For those of you who require lots of space for videos, music and photos, the card will work perfectly to meet your storage needs; only apps must be stored internally.
Fast phones can get toasty, and the Galaxy S4, despite its plastic casing, does get quite warm to the touch near the camera, and the screen can get very warm too when playing 3D games for 15 minutes or longer (for example Real Racing 3 or Dead Trigger). We expected the metal-clad HTC One to feel hotter since metal transmits heat more readily than plastic, but the Galaxy can get equally warm. When we ran several benchmarks repeatedly over a 20 minute period, we noted that the Galaxy S4 throttled the CPU and Adreno 320 graphics chip and benchmark numbers dropped. In practice, we haven't noticed significant frame drops in games or streaming video--benchmarks are even more punishing than today's most demanding real world tasks.
Samsung has thrown a heck of a lot of software at their "evolutionary" flagship, and while some of it is indeed gimmicky, we found a few gems like Smart Stay (a feature we love on the Samsung Galaxy Note 2) and the ability to hover a hand over the sleeping phone to see the time, missed calls, messages and battery level (Air View). Still, the sheer volume of features and their learning curve can be daunting, especially for iPhone converts and Samsung newbies. A few years ago when Samsung unveiled the Galaxy S II, many reviewers said, "it's the software, stupid" in response to Samsung's attempt to fight the iPhone. All the features in the Samsung Galaxy S4 strike me as a knee jerk reaction rather than a cohesive attempt at an ecosystem of truly valuable software. And the fact that some features (Air View, Air Gesture and Smart Scroll) work only in select apps is both frustrating and confusing. If you give a user a new way of navigating the phone, it better work everywhere, Samsung.
S Translator actually works better than Samsung's voice command and we tested it with German, French, Chinese and Spanish with excellent results. Oddly, it works much better than Samsung's S Voice (voice command software) that was meant to compete with Siri but still seems to need a hearing aid and an infusion of gray matter.
Smart Scroll? Dubious in its current incarnation and it makes me feel like a bobble head. This feature watches your face and eyes and scrolls the page down when your eyes reach the bottom of the page (at least in theory).
Smart Stay uses the front camera to determine if you're looking at the display. If you are, it won't turn the display off. Wonderful stuff and it works well.
Multi Window is another feature from the Note line and we really like it. You can have two apps open side by side (not all apps are supported) and there's a quick launcher bar that pops up to select your multi-window apps. Note: press and hold the back button to show and hide the launcher bar.
Air Gesture (wave your hand across the display to scroll)? Entertaining and futuristic, but not something I find myself using much, in part because casual hand gestures and shifting shadows switch photos or advance pages when I didn't want that to happen. A few years from now when it works better, maybe. I give Samsung credit for taking baby steps into the future of computing, even if it's not ready for primetime now. It's more fun to demo to your friends than to use day to day.
The new Watch On AV Remote with companion IR? Excellent and for some reason it lists more cable TV providers than the Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 version of Watch On that came out only weeks prior to the S4. Oddly, though the app is based on Peel's robust AV remote and programming guide, just like the HTC One's TV app, the Samsung app didn't have codes for some of our relatively common gear like our Sony AV receiver, but the HTC One did. Samsung Watch On's UI is a bit less straightforward than the One's and its programming recommendations weren't as targeted. But it does integrate with Netflix, which we love. And you can even have it hang out for quick access on the task bar and on the sleep screen.
In daylight, the rear 13MP camera is superb, and Samsung's many modes and features make it a lot of fun to use. We wish it had quicker focus for photos and optical image stabilization like the Lumia 920 and HTC One when shooting video, but it takes extremely detailed and colorful photos. Low light? Not so much, though it's still better than most camera phones on the market except the HTC One. The camera has a BSI sensor, HDR mode for photos and 1080p video recording, just as you'd expect from a high end camera phone. The LED flash is quite bright and it effectively illuminates small spaces. In fact, we took a photo of a person sitting in near darkness and from looking at the photo, you'd think the room's lights were on. The front 2 megapixel camera worked well for fairly clear and bright video chats.
Samsung's new camera UI is excellent, and it's based on the new Galaxy Camera's UI. It's very easy to select between the various shooting modes and it's clear what each one does. While the HTC One has many of the same modes, their picker doesn't make it as easy to tell what each mode does. Samsung's unique Drama mode stitches together several images taken in succession: perfect for sports or fast moving children and you'll end up with a photo of your subject moving across the frame. Sound & Shot is also cool: it captures a few seconds of sound when you take a photo. Well done. These accessible camera modes will tickle your creative funny bone. The end result is that you'll likely take more photos and have more fun looking at them afterward.
For more serious photographers, there are myriad settings and tweaking them can yield even better shots; hint: turn on digital video stabilization which is turned off by default, and play with the different photo metering modes for best exposure. Those who are serious photo buffs like me will appreciate the detailed photos, good overall exposure and lack of unwanted digital processing artifacts. The average user who just wants a bright shot with good contrast will also be pleased, but the HTC One's default settings may do the job better. If you want to print photos or use them for professional applications (vertical market workers, journalists), the Samsung Galaxy S4 is hard to beat.
The Samsung Galaxy S4 has a removable 2600 mAh Lithium Ion battery, and that's at the high end of standard battery capacity for "normal" size phones that are 5" and under. For those of you who hate external battery packs, the swappable battery is a priceless feature. And I'm sure we'll see extended batteries that both thicken the slim phone and extend runtimes further. The Galaxy S4 made it through the day (9am to 11pm) with moderate use that included 30 minutes of calls, streaming video for 45 minutes, taking 30 photos, browsing the web, checking email and using Google Now and the bundled Flipboard app for info updates throughout the day. It does well for a phone with a large display, fast CPU and LTE 4G. It doesn't have quite the stamina of the HTC One that lasted 45 minutes longer (in a mix of actual use time and sleep time), but it far surpasses the Sony Xperia Z, whose battery life isn't a strong point. I do worry about third party apps downloaded from the Google Play Store and their interaction with Samsung's very complex software. I've downloaded just 15 apps from Google Play, and already noted a night where the battery drained 40% overnight for no apparent reason. Another night it dropped 30%, but some nights had only 7% drops. Hmmm.
The Samsung Galaxy line of smartphones is a juggernaut; like the iPhone, the next generation will sell well based simply on brand loyalty, trust and familiarity. Even so, the Samsung Galaxy S4 has a lot to offer, and though I wasn't overwhelmed with love for the Galaxy S III, the S4 is seriously tempting me. The superb camera and related features, comfortable feel in the hand, replaceable battery and software like Smart Stay and Air Gesture are hard to give up once you've used them. Our unit has been fast, and though it's not always as spritely as the HTC One and Sony Xperia Z and ZL that carry lighter software loads, it hasn't lagged seriously or sputtered in a frustrating manner. Call quality is superb, data speeds over LTE 4G are excellent and the display has those better than life colors that many love. If you choose the Samsung Galaxy S4, you won't be disappointed.
Price: $199 for 16 gig with 2 year contract, $639 without contract. Pricing varies with other carriers.


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A working meeting between Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee, and Mher Grigoryan, Acting Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia, took place in St. Petersburg today.
The meeting participants discussed the state and prospects of bilateral cooperation, including natural gas supplies to Armenia in 2019.
The parties also reviewed issues related to gas infrastructure expansion and underground gas storage in Armenia. It was noted that UGS facilities were ready for operation in the 2018–2019 autumn/winter period.
Gazprom Armenia, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Gazprom, is focused on natural gas supplies to the Armenian market. In addition, the company transports, stores, distributes and sells natural gas, as well as upgrades and expands the gas transmission system and underground gas storage facilities in the Republic of Armenia.
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Even though the can says you don't need to prime or sand, I decided to sand and clean really well before I started. I used 2 layers of Valspar Chalk paint in dark gray and then a layer of the finishing wax. On the inside I used Flirty Fuscia by Olympic in a flat finish.
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ByHarsha June 21, 2021
Emilia Clarke understands why fans were dissatisfied with the Game of Thrones finale
During an appearance on MTV News correspondent Josh Horowitz's podcast, Happy Sad Confused, Clarke shared her views on the subject of the "Game of Thrones" finale — and it looks like she fully understands the criticism.
"I get why people were pissed," Clarke said. "I totally get it."
She also opened up about her personal point of view, noting that she'd portrayed Daenerys for eight seasons, so she was committed to playing her well until the very end.
But me being the actor, you can't do justice to the character that you've pulled your blood, sweat, and tears into for a decade without getting on the same page. So, like, I'm not going to be there being, like, 'Pfft! Fine, I'll do the scene, whatever.'
As Horowitz queries whether Clarke had suspicions about the end result upon seeing the script, the actress said: "Well, the first sense when you read the scripts is you just get that gut punch of like, 'Whoa, okay!' Your first reaction is that, it's 'OK'." She also admitted that she "wondered" whether people might enjoy the events.
Now, it's absolutely worth noting that Clarke didn't outright bash the finale at any point — she made a point of circling around direct statements, and tactfully let Horowitz know as much.
Nevertheless, hearing her say that she understands the fans' disappointment, and note that she might just have possibly been a bit reserved about certain developments — yet gave her all in front of the camera — gives us all the more respect for her, and might just make you hope that the Mother of Dragons would've received a more fitting end to her story.
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Q: Is it possible to get mac addresses when scanning networks? ESP32 I need to get the RSSI of the networks and they MAC addresss to a IPS (indoor position system) program. I was able to get ssid, signal strength and security using the sample code, but not mac addresses. I tryed to use this, but itsn't working:
void loop() {
  int n = WiFi.scanNetworks();

  if(n == 0){
    Serial.println("no networks found");
  }
  else{
      for (int i = 0; i < n; ++i) {
        Serial.print(i + 1);
        Serial.print(": ");
        Serial.print(WiFi.SSID(i));
        Serial.print(" (");
        Serial.print(WiFi.RSSI(i));
        Serial.print(")");
        Serial.println((WiFi.encryptionType(i) == WIFI_AUTH_OPEN)?" ":"*");
        Serial.println(WiFi.macAddress(i));
        delay(10);
      }
  }
  delay(10000);
}

A: @Tarmo's answer is correct, but the Arduino core does provide a simpler interface to getting the AP's access point without having to directly call ESP-IDF functions.
Use the BSSID method to get the MAC address of the base station's wifi radio.
You can call either the BSSID() method to get a pointer to the six byte MAC address or BSSIDstr() to get the MAC address as a string.
So for instance:
        Serial.print(WiFi.BSSIDstr(i));

will print the MAC address as a string.
When you're stuck on this kind of things referring to the library's source code can help you find out more than documentation and tutorials may.

A: Maybe the Arduino framework doesn't give this information up easily, but the underlying ESP IDF framework certainly does. The AP-s MAC is called BSSID. Adapting this example scan.c:
#include "esp_wifi.h"

#define DEFAULT_SCAN_LIST_SIZE 10

void wifi_scan(void) {
    uint16_t ap_count = 0;
    uint16_t number = DEFAULT_SCAN_LIST_SIZE;
    wifi_ap_record_t ap_info[DEFAULT_SCAN_LIST_SIZE];

    esp_wifi_scan_start(NULL, true);
    ESP_ERROR_CHECK(esp_wifi_scan_get_ap_records(&number, ap_info));
    ESP_ERROR_CHECK(esp_wifi_scan_get_ap_num(&ap_count));
    printf("Total APs scanned = %u", ap_count);
    for (int i = 0; (i < DEFAULT_SCAN_LIST_SIZE) && (i < ap_count); i++) {
        printf("SSID \t\t%s", ap_info[i].ssid);
        printf("RSSI \t\t%d", ap_info[i].rssi);
        printf("BSSID \t\t%02X%02X%02X%02X%02X%02X\n",
            ap_info[i].bssid[0], ap_info[i].bssid[1], ap_info[i].bssid[2],
            ap_info[i].bssid[3], ap_info[i].bssid[4], ap_info[i].bssid[5]);
    }
}

Have a look at the official docs for struct wifi_ap_record_t to see what other information is available.

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Djokovic into ninth Wimbledon semi as Federer, Nadal eye match-up
Novak Djokovic rejoicing after beating David Goffin during their Wimbledon men's singles quarter-final match at The All England Lawn Tennis Club in Wimbledon, London on Wednesday	— AFP
LONDON, July 11 (AFP): Four-time champion Novak Djokovic reached the Wimbledon semi-finals for the ninth time on Wednesday, racking up his 70th career win at the All England Club in the process.
The top seed and world number one hit back from a break down in the first set to carve out a commanding 6-4, 6-0, 6-2 win over 21st seed David Goffin of Belgium.
In a ruthless display, the defending champion reeled off 15 of the last 17 games to secure a place in the semi-finals of the majors for the 36th time.
Next up is Spanish 23rd seed Roberto Bautista Agut, who made his first Grand Slam semi-final with a 7-5, 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 over Argentina's Guido Pella.
"He started well and was dictating play from the baseline," 32-year-old Djokovic said of Goffin.
"Things could have gone a different way if I had lost the first set but I was very pleased with the second and third. He added: "I had a tough match in the third round (against Hubert Hurkacz). Other than that, I've won in straight sets and played really well throughout the tournament. "It's exactly what I wanted and hopefully I can go in the right direction in the semis as well."
Goffin was on top in the early stages as he sensed the opportunity to become the first Belgian man to make the semi-finals at a Slam since Xavier Malisse at Wimbledon in 2002.
The 28-year-old broke for a 4-3 lead but 15-time Slam winner Djokovic then reeled off the next nine games, taking the first set, and the second in which he allowed the Belgian just four points on his serve.
The contest was over by the time Djokovic broke for a 3-1 lead in the third set.
Bautista Agut, 31, booked his first appearance in a Slam last-four at the 27th attempt by seeing off Pella, who had never previously reached a quarter-final at the majors.
"Novak is the number one in the world and he's playing really well on grass," said Bautista Agut, who has a 3-7 record against the Serb.
However, two of those wins came this year in Doha and Miami. Roger Federer can rack up his 100th win at Wimbledon later Wednesday and set-up a blockbuster semi-final against Rafael Nadal. If it does happen, it will be their first match at the All England Club since 2008 when Nadal triumphed in what is widely regarded as the greatest-ever Wimbledon final.
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Our Pack Master is Shawn Jerdon (330.317.5532) and our Committee Chairman is Pierre Leblanc (pack_100_den_1@yahoo.com). Please feel free to contact either with any questions. Annual registration occurs each September.
In early 2014 members of the Lampasas United Methodist Church saw a need for the youth program to help with character development, citizenship training, mental and physical fitness and adopted Boy Scouts of America Troop 200 and were granted a Charter to the Church. Today Lampasas FUMC's United Methodists Men sponsors Boy Scout Troop 200. The Troop reaches all parts of the Community. In past years, hundreds of boys have enjoyed and developed character through Troop 200 Scouting program with a number of Scouts earning the coveted Eagle Scout Award. The troop is active through the year.
Our Scoutmaster is Larry Eddinger (Home # 512-932- 2508, Cell # 254-458-1581, larryed67@gmail.com) and Assistant Scoutmasters Eileen Williams (troop200lampasas@gmail.com). Please feel free to contact either with any questions.
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Here are the first ten programs from the twenty-eighth week of the 1972-1973 television season, which ran from Monday, March 19th, 1973 through Sunday, March 25th, 1973. Unfortunately, I only have the Top Ten without the Nielsen ratings for this week, courtesy of an April 4th, 1973 article in The Hartford Courant . The article pointed out that Bridget Loves Bernie, canceled by CBS the previous week, was tied for sixth.
Genesis II, broadcast by CBS on Friday, March 23rd, tied for 18th with ABC's The Rookies. The telefilm, written by Gene Roddenberry, was reworked as Planet Earth in 1974 and Strange New World in 1975, the latter without Roddenberry's involvement. Both Genesis II and Planet Earth were released on DVD through WB's Warner Archive program in October of 2009.
"The Bunkers and CBS Top Nielsen Poll." Los Angeles Times. 28 Mar. 1973: 31.
POLICE STORY: SLOW BOY (NBC) 15.9HH/25% -> Although this backdoor for the long-running NBC anthology series didn't set the Nielsen meters abuzz, it did generate good critical buzz and NBC picked it up to series. Over its five seasons, 'Police Story' generated a host of backdoor spinoffs, three of which went to series: 'Police Woman', 'Joe Forrester', and 'David Cassidy – Man Undercover'. Producer David Gerber Productions also carried over the anthology format to its 1975 'Medical Story' series, and NBC also picked up yet another anthologier, 'Love Story', from Paramount, which debuted the same season as 'Police Story'.
TOMA (ABC) 19.4HH/31% -> Toma was the start of quite a journey, getting picked up to series, languishing in a few timeslots, and then running into difficulties when its reluctant star, Mr. Tony Musante, declined to star in a second season. ABC rather liked the gritty undercover cop angle, and commissioned a re-boot of the series, which was re-concepted and re-titled as 'Baretta' and became a modest hit for ABC.
THE NORLISS TAPES (NBC) 19.6HH/30% -> NBC was quite high on this pilot about a Kolchak-type investigative reporter becoming a bit of a vampire hunter. ABC had aired THE NIGHT STALKER a year earlier to stratospheric ratings, and NBC came pretty close to doing a series based on that concept (it would take another year of development before ABC would debut 'Kolchak: The Night Stalker').
TOM SAWYER (CBS) 18.9HH/31% -> This small-coin Universal pilot (filmed in Canada), which had cast a pre-'Barnaby Jones' Mr. Buddy Ebsen in a supporting townie role, suffered a bit from comparisons to the big-budget theatrical musical TOM SAWYER, which had been released just a week earlier and went on to cop several Oscar nominations. It might have made an interesting series for Saturday kidvid, but wasn't picked up.
GENESIS II (CBS) 20.5HH/37% -> As stated in the above article by RGJ, this pilot was penned by Mr. Gene Roddenberry. This pilot rated well on two airings, and I'm not certain why CBS didn't pick it up someone senior at CBS wanted 'Planet of the Apes' instead . It might have been due to Mr. Roddenberry presenting a rather complicated story bible. The series started with the death of the protagonist, who is catapulted forward in a twisty-turnsy time travel story. Apparently, Mr. Roddenberry penned a few dozen scripts and story outlines, and it would be sweet to see some network executive in the present greenlight this delightful backdoor from the past, just to provide satisfaction for all the faithful Roddenberrytes, of which I am one. Given the wide-open story parameters, a clever writer might even find a way to cast Mr. Alex Cord and Miss Mariette Hartley to reprise their original roles, casting a backward view of the past from far in the future. How on earth this story could have been viewed as more complicated than the time-loopy canon of the 'Planet of the Apes' franchise is beyond me.
PARNTERS IN CRIME (NBC) 18.9HH/35% -> NBC was quite keen on this series, which would have starred the elegant Miss Lee Grant as a retired judge who opens a shingle for a private eye agency. NBC passed on the well-rated backdoor, but picked up the wickedly funny 'Fay' starring Miss Grant a few seasons later. One of the more vibrant obscure sitcoms of '70s television, 'Fay' is desperately in need of a DVD release as NBC never got around to airing all the episodes produced.
CHASE (NBC) 18.3HH/31% -> NBC liked better the second half of their double-feature, an actioner from the Mark VII Ltd house of Mr. Jack Webb, and was penned by Mr. Stephen J. Cannell, and it featured all sorts of chases over land, air and sea. To my knowledge, it shares nothing other than title with NBC's new 'Chase' series, which is about marshalls chasing fugitives and is from Mr. Bruckenheimer.
Strange New World is also on DVD through WB's Warner Archive program.
Shouldn't BARETTA be considered more of a spinoff of TOMA?
Didn't NBC reboot the PARTNERS IN CRIME movie with Loni Anderson and Lydia Carter sometime in the 80s post WKRP in Cincinnati and Wonder Woman?
Shouldn't BARETTA be considered more of a spinoff of TOMA?
Spinoff might be stretching things a bit. I think it really was a re-imagining, with 'Baretta' being more of a conception of Mr. Stephen J. Cannell, based on his imagining of the life of an undercover detective with a flair for unique disguises.
My memory is that the reason for the 'Baretta' re-concepting was that they no longer wanted to base the series on the life of Mr. David Toma, the real life New Jersey undercover cop, who was involved in the 'Toma' production.
When the new series debuted, the producers and network went to great lengths to distance 'Baretta', the brooding loner, from 'Toma', the family man copper.
Didn't NBC reboot the PARTNERS IN CRIME movie with Loni Anderson and Lydia Carter sometime in the 80s post WKRP in Cincinnati and Wonder Woman?
The backdoor PARTNERS IN CRIME differed significantly from the 'Partners in Crime' series in a number of respects…writers, producers and concept too. The only thing shared was that they were both in the detective genre and they shared the same title.
You can read all about how Toma led to Baretta in my article about Toma.
I'm surprised that ABC didn't pick up a second season of 'Toma' in the 10×60 or 6×90 as contracted with Mr. Musante. They could have used those 90-minute movies in one of their 'Movie of the Week' franchises, or used the 10-episode series two as a second or third season replacement.
Reading between the lines, one may surmise that everyone had just had enough of dealing with the real Mr. Toma.
It sounded like Tony Musante wanted ABC to start up a mystery/action wheel like they eventually did in the 80's with Burt Reynolds headlining.
If I remember correctly the last season of Rockford was a bunch of TV movies so Musante's deal could've worked.


By Brian Hansel on Jul 25, 2018 at 2:22 p.m.
The White Earth Nation has temporarily stepped back from the issue of pursuing a casino complex on Star Lake in Otter Tail County.
The White Earth Nation announced plans in the fall of 2015 of building a casino, hotel and convention center on 14.7 acres of trust land set aside for their benefit by the federal government. The band had purchased an additional 270 acres of land adjacent to the trust land for a parking lot, an RV park and other amenities.
Star Lake is one of Otter Tail's largest lakes with 4,453 acres of water surface. Like many of Otter Tail's big lakes, it is heavily populated by both summer and year-round residents. According to Sherry Leabo, Otter Tail County's GIS Database Coordinator, there are 578 riparian (waterfront) parcels on Star Lake based on the Assessor's front footage code. Of those, 374 have physical addresses. There are 254 seasonal addresses and 107 residential. Eight are agriculturaql and five are exempt.
Johnson, who represents a part of the county that includes Star Lake, said the White Earth Band approached the county board because of the need for a permit to build their parking lot. The band provided the required Environmental Assessment Worksheet (EAW), but after reviewing it the board decided there were a number of points on which the board needed further information. They informed the White Earth Nation last September they wanted an Environmental Impact Statement and required the band to pay the EIS scoping fee of nearly $30,000.
"We weren't satisfied we had enough information to make an informed decision," said Johnson, adding that the county board has had no official contact with the White Earth Nation or the Shooting Star Casinos since requiring payment of the EIS fee.
Johnson did point out that Otter Tail County "has not lost a dime" in property tax revenue because the land purchased by the band is taxed farmland and the trust land was never taxed.
Because filling in a wetland is a part of the building plans, the trump card really belongs to the United States Corps of Engineers (USACE). According to Rob Maroney, a regulatory project manager at the USACE Office in Brainerd, any major project on Star Lake would require approval by the Corps.
"What we regulate under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act is the discharge of dredged or fill material in the waters of the United States," Maroney said.
The White Earth band has withdrawn it's permit application with the USACE, according to Maroney, but it can be opened again in the future.
Neither the USACE or the Otter Tail County Board are proponents or opponents of the casino project.


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Singapore Telecom goes public 12th Oct 1993
Singapore Telecom (also known as SingTel) held the initial public offer of its shares on 12 October 1993 and made its debut on the Stock Exchange of Singapore on 1 November the following month.
The history of telephone service in Singapore began in 1879 with a trial connection made between Raffles Square and Tanjong Pagar using a telegraph line. Behind this connection was Bennett Pell, manager of the Eastern Extension Telegraph Company, who started the first Private Telephone Exchange made up of a simple manual switchboard with 50 lines. He gave Singapore a headstart as the colony was the first in the East to have a telephone system, barely three years after Alexander Graham Bell patented his invention.[1] This exchange was located at Collyer Quay, operating from the office of John Fraser & Co.[2] From 1882, this exchange grew under a new owner, the Oriental Telephone and Electric Company (OTEC), and was marked by several milestones, including the opening of a Central Telephone Exchange in Hill Street in 1907 and the start of international services inaugurated by a Singapore-London call on 1 December 1937.[3]
After World War II, the rate of subscribers overwhelmed OTEC's capacity and it could not cope with the increased load. This prompted the British colonial government to terminate its licence in 1954 and acquire its assets on 1 January the following year. The domestic telephone service then came under a new body, the Singapore Telephone Board (STB), formed under the Singapore Telephone Board Ordinance, while another entity, the Telephone Department, took charge of trunk and international telephone services.[4] The latter was converted into a statutory board, the Telecommunication Authority of Singapore (TAS), on 1 April 1972 in preparation for a merger with STB. On 1 April 1974, STB and TAS merged into a single statutory board known as Telecommunication Authority of Singapore or Telecoms, in a bid to streamline operations and provide higher quality and efficient services.[5] To improve its corporate presence as it entered a new decade in the 1980s, Telecoms issued a new logo that incorporated the letter "T" to symbolise "Telecoms". The move was also done in part to distance itself from the Soviet news agency, TAS. The new logo was unveiled at the official opening of Telecoms' new Comcentre on 5 October 1979.[6] The Postal Department was merged with Telecoms on 1 October 1982 with the objective of optimising resources from both organisations and provide the "most efficient and cheapest service to the public".[7]
On 1 April 1992, the telecommunications aspect of Telecoms was corporatised as Singapore Telecommunications Private Limited (Singapore Telecom) while its postal services was taken over by a newly formed subsidiary company, Singapore Post Pte Ltd. TAS was reconstituted as the regulator of telecommunications and postal industries. The move, which was in preparation for Singapore Telecom going public, resulted in new logos for both Singapore Telecom and TAS.[8]
Singapore Telecom's initial public offering opened on 12 October 1993 and the shares floated on the Stock Exchange of Singapore on 1 November. Its public listing made history as 1.4 million Singapore citizens became direct shareholders of a giant national utilities company for the very first time. The event also marked the biggest floatation on the stock exchange as it handled a company with a share capital of 15.25 billion shares.[9]
1. How it all began. (1990, June). Keylines, 6. Call no.: RSING 384.095957 K; One hundred years of telephone service in Singapore. (1979, April 1). The Straits Times, p. 25. Retrieved from NewspaperSG.
2. Telephonic. (1881, October 31). Straits Times Overland Journal, p. 7. Retrieved from NewspaperSG.
3. Keylines, Jun 1990, p. 6.
4. A hundred years of dedicated telephone service in Singapore, 1879–1979 (pp. 11, 13). (1982). Singapore: Public Relations Department of the Telecommunication Authority of Singapore. Call no.: RSING q384.6095957 HUN; A brief look at merger. (1972, September 1). Hello: Newsletter of the Singapore Telephone Board, 1(3), 1. Call no.: RSING 384.029 H.
5. TAS-STB merger to streamline telecoms and phone services. (1974, April 1). The Straits Times, p. 20. Retrieved from NewspaperSG; Hello, Sep 1972, p. 1; A hundred years of dedicated telephone service in Singapore, 1879-1979, 1982, p. 14.
6. Introducing Telecoms' improved logo. (1979, October 6). The Straits Times, p. 14. Retrieved from NewspaperSG; Comcentre... building for the future. (1979, October). Hello, 6(10), 1. Call no.: RSING 384.029 H; Hello October 1979 pull-out supplement, 1-5. (1979, October). Hello, 6(10), 1. Call no.: RSING 384.029 H.
7. More facilities from network of post offices. (1982, September 1). The Straits Times, p. 13; Telecoms tie-up just for you. (1982, October 1). The Straits Times, p. 1. Retrieved from NewspaperSG.
8. Corporatisation: A brand new chapter. (1992, April). Hello, 3. Call no.: RSING 384.029 H; Lee, D. (1992, April 2), S'pore Telecom to monopolise some services for 15 yrs. The Straits Times, p. 1; S'pore Telecom will be wholly-owned unit of new govt holding company. (1992, March 31). The Business Times, p. 4. Retrieved from NewspaperSG; New logo ushers in a new Singapore Telecom [pull-out]. (1992, April). Hello. Call no.: RSING 384.029 H.
9. Singapore Telecom goes public. (1993, November). Hello, 2–3. Call no.: RSING 384.029 H; S'pore telecom debut ushers in new era for stock exchange. (1993, November 2). The Straits Times, p. 39. Retrieved from NewspaperSG.
The information in this article is valid as at 2013 and correct as far as we are able to ascertain from our sources. It is not intended to be an exhaustive or complete history of the subject. Please contact the Library for further reading materials on the topic.
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Kasparus – wieś kociewska w Polsce położona w województwie pomorskim, w powiecie starogardzkim, w gminie Osiek na obszarze Borów Tucholskich, u zbiegu dwóch dopływów Wdy: Brzezianki i Św. Strugi.

Historia
Pierwsze wzmianki na temat Kasparusa pochodzą z 1664. W okresie zaboru pruskiego wieś nosiła nazwę Kasperhausen, a w okresie okupacji hitlerowskiej Langenwalde.

Rozgłos przyniósł Kasparusowi dramatyczny w skutkach strajk szkolny, rozpoczęty 8 stycznia 1907. Po wprowadzeniu w tamtejszej szkole zajęć religii w języku niemieckim, doszło do starć rodziców z pruskimi nauczycielami oraz żandarmerią. Wielu mieszkańców zostało ukaranych więzieniem lub wysokimi grzywnami, co doprowadziło wiele rodzin do ubóstwa. W 55. rocznicę strajku został postawiony we wsi pomnik ku czci Obrońców Mowy Polskiej. W okresie międzywojennym rozwój wsi był związany głównie z przemysłem drzewnym.

W latach 1954–1961 wieś należała i była siedzibą władz gromady Kasparus, po jej zniesieniu w gromadzie Osiek. W latach 1975–1998 miejscowość administracyjnie należała do województwa gdańskiego.

Najstarsze budynki znajdujące się do tej pory we wsi mają około dwustu lat. Do najbardziej znanych należy parterowa plebania z połowy XIX wieku i neogotycki, drewniano-ceglany kościół pod wezwaniem św. Józefa z 1926, konstrukcji ryglowej (wpisany do rejestru zabytków pod numerem 1070 decyzją z 06.11.1989).
Kościół w dużej części spłonął w nocy z 30 na 31 grudnia 2020; przyczyny pożaru nie są znane. Trwa odbudowa kościoła.

Zabytki
Według rejestru zabytków Narodowego Instytutu Dziedzictwa na listę zabytków wpisane są:
 kościół parafialny pw. św. Józefa, 1926-1927, nr rej.: A-1339 z 06.11.1989
 cmentarz, nr rej.: j.w.
 cmentarz rzymskokatolicki, 1926, nr rej.: A-1291 z 06.11.1989.

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 Kasparus - osada leśna

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Q: Confused about why my python (on Mac) automatically updates to 2.7.3 I'm using a Mac 10.6.8 computer and, before today, whenever I started up the terminal and typed "python" it would tell me I was using python 2.6.1, even though I had already installed 2.7.3 from Python.org a few months ago:
cd
python
Python 2.6.1 (r261:67515, Jun 24 2010, 21:47:49)

So I searched online to see how I could change to Python 2.7.3 when using the python interpreter. I installed it from Python.org and according to this question ( Mac OSX: Switch to Python 2.7.3 ) the default locations of Apple and Python.org's python differ. I then moved to where Python.org python was located and simply typed python:
cd /usr/local/bin
python
Python 2.7.3 (v2.7.3:70274d53c1dd, Apr  9 2012, 20:52:43)

Everything's as expected, since python should call the version that's in its directory first. I closed the old terminal and opened a new window, so I'm back at my home directory. But this time when I use python, I see that I'm back at 2.7.3.
cd
python
Python 2.7.3 (v2.7.3:70274d53c1dd, Apr  9 2012, 20:52:43)

This is what I wanted, but I'm confused as to why this worked. All I did was I went to the place where 2.7.3 was located and typed "python." I didn't change any variables, do the changes reflected here ( https://superuser.com/questions/35256/how-can-i-change-the-default-python-version-on-snow-leopard ) or here ( how to change default python version? ), alter my bash files, etc. so why did my actions above make the default python suddenly switch to 2.7.3?
Let me know if you need more info.

A: Just typing python by itself will not load the python from the local directory. It'll be looked up in your $PATH environment variable instead. Use ./python to invoke a binary in the local directory.
That means that your second python call already was different from the first; the Python installer must have added the new location to your PATH variable (usually via .bashrc or similar shell startup construct).
Use /usr/bin/python to run the Mac OS X default, or use python2.6 to look up a python binary by version.


Chairman, PDP Stakeholders' Forum, Jema'a LG of Kaduna State, Edward Percy Masha has urged authorities concerned to give room for a fair playing ground before, during and after the rescheduled local government elections in some parts of the State coming up on Wednesday.
Masha, who gave the advice in an interview with newsmen in Kaduna yesterday said, the electorate should be allowed to exercise their franchise by electing candidates of their choice to ensure equitable representation especially at the grassroots.
According to him, politicians should place the collective concern of the people above personal interest for the common good of all.
Mr Masha, however urged youths to avoid acts capable of breaching the peace during the rescheduled election.
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Mr Masha then appealed to all players in the exercise to seek redress after the election through legal means rather than resorting to violence in case they are satisfy with the outcome of the election.


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Q: Are limits of integration defined with respect to the pronumeral or the differential? Consider the indefinite integral $$\int x^2 \,d(x^2).$$ It evaluates fairly easily to $\tfrac{x^4}{2} + C$. My question is about what happens when we start evaluating definite integrals with respect to these functions. In a specific example, how would $\displaystyle \int_0^2 x^2 \,d(x^2)$ be evaluated?
Would it be: $$\int_0^2 x^2 \,d(x^2)=\left[\frac{1}{2}\cdot\left(x^2\right)^2\right]_0^2 =\frac{4}{2}-0=2 $$ with the limits applying to $x^2$, or would it be: $$\int_0^2 x^2 \,d(x^2)=\left[\frac{1}{2}\cdot x^4\right]_0^2 =\frac{16}{2}-0=8 $$ with the limits applying to $x$.
Hope someone can clarify, thanks in advance!

A: Confusion
If this is a Riemann integral I think I have to disappoint you. I don't think there is something like
$$\int_a^b f(x)\,\mathrm{d}g(x) = \int_a^b f(x)\,\frac{g(x)}{x}\,\mathrm{d}x.$$
It just does not make sense to define something like that. What is the problem with the integral on the right hand side? Why do we need a new notation? If there is, I take everything back. But it is not widely known, you should have defined it.
A similar integral
In fact there is a well-defined integral that looks like yours. It's called the Stieltjes integral, a generic term for the Riemann-Stieltjes integral and the Lebesgue-Stieltjes integral.
$$\int_a^bf(x)\,\mathrm{d}g(x).$$
You may look up it's definition here. I will not go into detail but it has a nice property if $g(x)$ is absolutely continous
$$\int_a^b f(x)\,\mathrm{d}g(x) = \int_a^b f(x)g'(x)\,\mathrm{d}x.$$
Stieltjes integral of your problem
In your example take $f(x)=g(x)=x^2$. Since $g(x) = x^2$ is absolutely continous we can write
$$\int_0^2 x^2\,\mathrm{d}x^2 = 2\int_0^2 x^3\,\mathrm{d}x=\left[\frac{x^4}{2}\right]_{0}^{2} = 8.$$

A: There are two ways to interpret $I= \int_0^2 x^2 \,d(x^2):$
$$I=\int_0^2 x^2 2x\,dx={{2x^4}\over 4}\big|_0^2=8$$
and, substituting $u=x^2,$
$$I=\int_0^4 u\,du={u^2\over 2}\big|_0^4=8.$$


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HomeNewsSam selected by NDP to run for Nechako Lakes riding
Sam selected by NDP to run for Nechako Lakes riding
By Shannon Waters
Thursday Mar. 30th, 2017
The BC NDP has chosen a candidate for the Nechako Lakes riding.
Ann Marie Sam was acclaimed by the party at a meeting on March 28. She will face incumbent Liberal MLA John Rustad and Libertarian Party candidate John Rempel.
"Anne Marie Sam has devoted herself to building resilient, strong northern communities," says John Horgan, leader of the BC NDP. "She has what it takes to defeat Christy Clark and will be a strong voice for the people of Nechako Lakes."
Sam is a councilor for the Nak'asdli Whut'en and was a school trustee for SD 51 from 2011-14. She has some concerns about the state of her riding.
"Good jobs are disappearing and small northern communities are feeling the pressure," said Sam. "Christy Clark has neglected our forest industries and people here are struggling. What will keep people in northern towns like Fort St. James?" she said. "When there are fewer opportunities for the younger generation the whole community suffers."
Sam says her motivation for getting into the race is simple. "I want to see my children to be able to have the same opportunities that I did here: to be able to live in Fort St. James, working in Fort St. James, and to raise a family here that's my focus."
Rustad has held the riding since 2005, when it was known as Prince George-Omineca.


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 Симоне Симонс (р. 1985), нидерландска певица
 Тими Симонс (р. 1976), белгийски футболист
 Хайн Симонс (р. 1955), нидерландски певец
 Хенри Симонс (1899 – 1946), американски икономист


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Posted on September 8, 2017 by Admin in Article
Most Popular Indian actors of Bollywood:-
• Amitabh Bachchan:-
Age:- 74
Occupation:- Actor
Nationality:- Indian
Born:- Allahabad
About:- Amitabh Bachchan is a famous Indian film actor. He born 11 October 1942. Bachchan has won numerous accolades in his career, including four National Film Awards as Best Actor and many awards at international film festivals and award ceremonies. The Government of France honoured him with its highest civilian honour, Knight of the Legion of Honour, in 2007 for his exceptional career in the world of cinema and beyond.
• Shah Rukh Khan:-
Occupation:- Film actor, producer,
Born:- New Delhi
About:- Shah Rukh Khan is an Indian film actor and producer. He has appeared in more than 80 Bollywood films. He has been described as one of the most successful film stars in the world. He is a frequent television presenter and stage show performer. For his contributions to film, the Government of India honoured him with the Padma Shri, and the Government of France awarded him both the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres and the Légion d'honneur. He regularly features in listings of the most influential people in Indian culture.
• Aamir Khan:-
Occupation:- Actor, director
Born:- Mumbai, Maharashtra
About:- Amir khan is film actor, director, and producer. Through his career in Hindi films, Khan has established himself as one of the most popular and influential actors of Indian cinema. Mr Khan started a production company, whose first release, Lagaan, was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film and earned him a National Film Award for Best Popular Film and two more Filmfare Awards.
• Salman Khan:-
Occupation:- Actor, producer
Born:- Indore, Madhya Pradesh
About:- Salman Khan is an Indian film actor, producer, television personality. The eldest son of screenwriter Salim Khan, Salman Khan began his acting career with a supporting role in Biwi Ho To Aisi . In addition to his acting career, Khan is a stage performer and an active humanitarian through his charity non-profit organisation, Being Human. Khan's off-screen life is marred by controversy and legal troubles.


foster parent – Don't We Look Alike?
I am the mom to two children through foster care adoption: 8-year-old BE and 5-year-old BC. My kids are biological siblings and we've been a family since 2010.When I talk about our adoption, I often call it "semi-open." I'm all for open adoptions, but often the reasons that foster children come into care makes it very difficult to maintain first family connections. However, my husband and I recognize the importance of these connections and have worked to encourage them.
At this point, contact with my kids' parents is not on the agenda, but we have managed to build relationships with their aunts, cousins, and half siblings. And, we have continued to visit with their foster family.
I was recently discussing my kids with some new acquaintances, and I told them that one of the things I love most about our adoption is the way that it expanded our family in ways that I couldn't have predicted. In fact, these "new family members" have taught me a lot. I tend to be very pessimistic, but they have often encouraged me, simply through their ability to accept me, demonstrate grace, and overcome obstacles.
The same can be said of my biological family. Their willingness to expand their family and to accept new members is moving. They remind me that there is still plenty of room for forgiveness and goodness in this world.
So, my advice for foster and adoptive parents is – be cautiously open. People may surprise you and you'll be grateful for the extra support. After, all you'll need all the help you can get when raising older kids.
Shannon can be found at her own blog One Inch of Grace.


No, it's not the wine, but this juice featuring red cabbage and beets is good for you.
This slightly sweet and flavorful juice contains tons of seasonal and delicious produce that contain nutrients that can act as natural detoxifiers in our bodies.
A gorgeous green bean salad with lots of crunch and a nutrition overload from the cabbage, avocado and beets.


Sometimes life throws up unexpected challenges that seem overwhelming, and all you can do is ease off the throttle, select a low gear, and find enough grunt to get to a better place. Barrington-born Kerri Connors follows that mantra both a mental and physical level, and she powers through life despite its twists and turns. Her inspirational story features in the inaugural edition of Bloom Magazine. Kerri's dad Glen and grandfather Laurie are dyed-in-the-wool farmers and as a little girl Kerri told them she wanted to be a farmer too. "But I grew out of that," she laughed. "I joined Army Cadets while I was still at Sheffield High School and I loved it. I knew I wanted to join the Army and that's what I did as soon as I was old enough. Kerri soon found herself stationed at Oakey, Queensland, cooking for the helicopter pilot trainees and joining them on joy rides at every opportunity. In Townsville she learned to drive trucks, mainly the all-purpose military Mercedes Benz Unimogs, and she met her first love and married, she readily admits now, way too young at age 19. "A year later I moved to Perth, in admin at 13 brigade headquarters, organising driver training for army reservists and managing a fleet of vehicles - often I'd have to pick up dignitaries, including governor general Peter Cosgrove, from the airport. When she was diagnosed with chronic back and hip problems and medically discharged from the Army, she was devastated. "The military was my whole life, I wanted to be a Sergeant and continue training and teaching - it was like leaving high school and leaving behind the comfortable regime, the safety and structure I loved. For a while Kerri stayed in Perth, getting whatever work she could before moving to Sydney where she was a van courier. Deliveries to the local market would give her the opportunity to observe the big prime movers backing up into the tight dock area. "I was in awe of how easily they did it and I would watch them for ages. Eventually one of the drivers offered to teach me to do the same. The driver, a private contractor, did teach her to drive big trucks - but he didn't pay. Kerri found a new position with Linfox, which she loved, but when her marriage ended she decided to go home. "I was a mess. I hardly knew anyone is Tassie anymore and it was hard re-adjusting to a quieter way of life," Kerri said. "But I had my family and I put my name down to work for Chas Kelly Transport and I eventually scored a job there. It was while carting freight from the Eastern port wharf to the Devonport rail yard that she met her partner of 10 years Stuart Mayne, and they now have two children: Madison 7, and Joseph 4. "After getting a good start back into employment in Tasmania with Chas Kelly, Kerri later took up a position with Caltas and has been driving the big fuel tankers for the past nine years. "I love it - and I do some relief work in the office as well - like all trucking jobs it's full-on and demanding, but I don't have to work the 50-70 hour weeks that is quite the norm for truckers," Kerri said. But each time I've put that fear aside and concentrated on the possible outcomes. Put all of my effort into learning as much as I can by asking questions as many questions as I can and listening to all the advice given to me ... and then always working as hard as I can and practice at every opportunity." This kind of determination led to the Eugenana resident and Caltas truck driver earlier this year taking out the national Volvo Drivers' Fuel Competition with an overall fuel consumption of 66.25 litres per 100 kilometres. Eighteen competitors completed two courses: a road track using a tri-axle semi trailer and a four wheel drive course with a rigid truck. Read more here. She went on to finish third in an international competition for fuel efficient driving in Gothenburg, Sweden in September. Would you like to hear more dynamic women of the NW tell their inspiring stories? Do you know of of someone who is a shining light in your area? Look out for Bloom Magazine, published by The Advocate and Fairfax Media, inside The Advocate every season and available at Advocate and The Examiner offices. Contact the editor Lana Best on 0437 906 483 or Lana.Best@fairfaxmedia.com.au with story ideas.
Kerri Connors of Eugenana is excelling in a man's world of driving big rigs. Read about Kerri and more inspiring women of North-West Tasmania in Bloom Magazine, available from The Advocate and The Examiner offices. Summer edition out soon.
Sometimes life throws up unexpected challenges that seem overwhelming, and all you can do is ease off the throttle, select a low gear, and find enough grunt to get to a better place.
Barrington-born Kerri Connors follows that mantra both a mental and physical level, and she powers through life despite its twists and turns.
Her inspirational story features in the inaugural edition of Bloom Magazine.
Kerri's dad Glen and grandfather Laurie are dyed-in-the-wool farmers and as a little girl Kerri told them she wanted to be a farmer too.
"But I grew out of that," she laughed.
"I joined Army Cadets while I was still at Sheffield High School and I loved it. I knew I wanted to join the Army and that's what I did as soon as I was old enough.
Kerri soon found herself stationed at Oakey, Queensland, cooking for the helicopter pilot trainees and joining them on joy rides at every opportunity.
Statistics from the Women In Transport Tasmania "Barriers and strategies for increased participation by women in non-traditional roles in the Tasmanian Transport & Logistics Industry" final report.
In Townsville she learned to drive trucks, mainly the all-purpose military Mercedes Benz Unimogs, and she met her first love and married, she readily admits now, way too young at age 19.
Images from the Volvo Drivers' Fuel Challenge in Queensland in July. Photos courtesy Volvo.
"A year later I moved to Perth, in admin at 13 brigade headquarters, organising driver training for army reservists and managing a fleet of vehicles - often I'd have to pick up dignitaries, including governor general Peter Cosgrove, from the airport.
When she was diagnosed with chronic back and hip problems and medically discharged from the Army, she was devastated.
"The military was my whole life, I wanted to be a Sergeant and continue training and teaching - it was like leaving high school and leaving behind the comfortable regime, the safety and structure I loved.
For a while Kerri stayed in Perth, getting whatever work she could before moving to Sydney where she was a van courier.
Deliveries to the local market would give her the opportunity to observe the big prime movers backing up into the tight dock area. "I was in awe of how easily they did it and I would watch them for ages.
Eventually one of the drivers offered to teach me to do the same. The driver, a private contractor, did teach her to drive big trucks - but he didn't pay.
Kerri found a new position with Linfox, which she loved, but when her marriage ended she decided to go home.
"I was a mess. I hardly knew anyone is Tassie anymore and it was hard re-adjusting to a quieter way of life," Kerri said.
"But I had my family and I put my name down to work for Chas Kelly Transport and I eventually scored a job there.
It was while carting freight from the Eastern port wharf to the Devonport rail yard that she met her partner of 10 years Stuart Mayne, and they now have two children: Madison 7, and Joseph 4.
"After getting a good start back into employment in Tasmania with Chas Kelly, Kerri later took up a position with Caltas and has been driving the big fuel tankers for the past nine years.
Kerri talks to local school children about her job driving fuel tankers and how important it is to keep trying to get to where you want to be.
"I love it - and I do some relief work in the office as well - like all trucking jobs it's full-on and demanding, but I don't have to work the 50-70 hour weeks that is quite the norm for truckers," Kerri said.
But each time I've put that fear aside and concentrated on the possible outcomes.
This kind of determination led to the Eugenana resident and Caltas truck driver earlier this year taking out the national Volvo Drivers' Fuel Competition with an overall fuel consumption of 66.25 litres per 100 kilometres.
Eighteen competitors completed two courses: a road track using a tri-axle semi trailer and a four wheel drive course with a rigid truck. Read more here.
She went on to finish third in an international competition for fuel efficient driving in Gothenburg, Sweden in September.
Would you like to hear more dynamic women of the NW tell their inspiring stories?
Do you know of of someone who is a shining light in your area?
Look out for Bloom Magazine, published by The Advocate and Fairfax Media, inside The Advocate every season and available at Advocate and The Examiner offices. Contact the editor Lana Best on 0437 906 483 or Lana.Best@fairfaxmedia.com.au with story ideas.


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The Ambassador of Norway was called to the Foreign office today to convey the deep concern of the government and people of Pakistan over the incident of desecration of the Holy Quran in the Norwegian city of Kristiansand.
Pakistan's condemnation of this action was reiterated. It was underscored that such actions hurt the sentiments of 1.3 billion Muslims around the world, including those in Pakistan. Furthermore, such actions could not be justified in the name of freedom of expression.
The Norwegian authorities were urged to bring those responsible to justice and to prevent the recurrence of any such incident in the future.
The Ambassador of Pakistan in Oslo has also been instructed to convey Pakistan's protest and deep concern to the Norwegian authorities.


Research – is it a step too far?
I'm a procrastinator in my writing. In real life I'm pretty good at making decisions and figuring out the shortest path between two points. My creative self is significantly different.
First of all I plan. Some time ago I discovered the joys of Scrivener after working my way through FreeMind, Writers' Cafe and half a dozen other programs designed to supposedly increase my output. I can't help thinking that if I'd dedicated half the time to writing as I did to mastering (huh!) the software I'd have finished my first novel in half the time. Still, you never know if the effort is going to be worthwhile before you put it in. I've certainly been impressed with the way Scrivener has helped but it's a shame it took me so long to get to it.
Secondly, I commit that cardinal sin warned against by writing pundits – I edit as I go along. I'm not sure why it is but I read and rewrite every sentence, every phrase, two or three times before I move on to the next. Not that it stops me making mistakes, nor enables me to write faultless prose, that would elevate it to the status of being time well spent, it's just something I do.
Finally, I have a need for accuracy and this leads me to endlessly research history and location. My family and friends tell me this is because I prefer the chase to the feast and I'm afraid they might be right. Today, for example, when writing two short scenes, I happily Googled 1930s women's fashion, the distance on foot between Alexandria and Suez, and the names of British troopships sailing to Cape Town in 1852. I thought, perhaps, I was going too far when I typed 'how far can a donkey walk in a day' into my browser. I was going to include the answer in this blog but decided you can waste your own time if you really want to know!
Only two weeks to go to the publication of A Shadowed Livery and I'm excited to think it will soon be out there.
It's an odd feeling when something you've worked on for so long eventually grows wings and flies the nest. There's nothing else can be done with it, the darling either flies or it doesn't. I keep thinking of parts I could have phrased better, twists in the plot which might have improved the story, traits of my main characters I could have emphasised, but none of these are now possible because it's in print and ready to go.
Do other authors have this problem?
Having watched the final of the amateur painting reality show 'The Big Painting Challenge' and being a fan of 'The Great British Bake-off', I wondered if it was time to have one on writing. Half an hour to compose a poem? 50 word flash fiction piece based on a trigger. A novel by the end of the series? A complete story in six words? Convinced it would be a winner, I started thinking of possible titles. How about 'It'll be all write on the night' or 'Do it like the prose'.
I haven't posted anything for a week or so and I'd like to say it's because I've had my head down redrafting my novel. But it isn't. In fact, I don't know where the time has gone. I was reading a post from an author a few days ago where she thought her idea of heaven would be to have a couple of days with no work, children, etc so she could write. Unfortunately I don't think it works quite like that. Someone once said 'genius is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration' and I'd probably paraphrase that as 'writing is 1% intention and 99% dedication'. We can find any number of distractions to avoid the perspiration: the internet, emails, keeping up to date with reading, family, friends, even writing posts but any serious writer needs to put those to one side for at least part of every day and get on with the task in hand.
I no longer work so should have all the time in the world to spend writing. I do now spend much more time than I did when I went out to an office every day, but have to admit that I don't put in the hours that I could. Stephen King, in his excellent book 'On Writing' talks of writing 2000 words a day, every single day, until the first draft is finished. It would be easy to dismiss this as him being a full time author so he has the 'luxury' of writing that much, but it's more than that. He's dedicated to his job, as well as enjoying it most of the time.
I'm not a big fan of Stephen King's writing, but I do so wish I could emulate his commitment.


Early this morning as I combed the Net in search of knowledge, I stumbled on the lovely words above in the latest edition of The New York Times. It was a frontal statement in honour of John McCain, the American senator who passed on Saturday at 81. A true American hero.
The newspaper itself quoted a family statement put out to capture the totalising idea of the life and times of Senator McCain and what he represented. Even children who are not yet teens were led by their parents and older siblings to that mortuary in Phoenix where the remains of McCain laid, to lay wreaths in honour of a man who actually came from a family of heroes.
McCain's father and grandfather were admirals. He himself a war veteran who almost died in Vietnam – at a point his entire body weight came down to 100LBS from 160 following a devastation of his body in the War. He survived and continued to raise his voice to uphold the banner of the true meaning of service and the American spirit – rekindling by every pronouncement the true meaning of service and patriotism, jettisoning partisanship for love of country to take rational decision when it mattered most. A man who wished Obama delivers a speech in his honour at his memorial but who didn't wish that Trump attended his funeral certainly exemplified a different specie of politician.
Since 2014 when I began to understudy McCain, I have always wished he came from my part of the world. When McCain voted in favour of Obamacare the battle line between him and Trump was set for an irreconcilable phase. He voted for America rather than his political party. I had wished this patriotism resonate here among the legislators in my country and I had serially even encouraged those in the National Assembly to emulate American legislator and be united not by filthy lucre but by genuine live of country and its people, irrespective of circumstances of birth, religion or regional ancestry.
Indeed, between 2008 and 2015, while I served as the frontline liaison officer with NASS for a Federal government agency, I gave copies of PROFILES IN COURAGE written by President JF Kennedy to some members of the National Assembly in Nigeria. I needed them to read and study the book so their works, contributions and attitudes could be shaped – so their names will be etched in gold when they are gone. I particularly referred them to a section of the book where Kennedy recalled a debate in the American Senate in the 1850s and 1860s between Senators Daniel Webster of Massachusetts, John C. Calhoun of South Carolina and Henry Clay of Kentucky, and how those men saved the American Union from disintegrating at the height of the war between American North and the South.
The Senators, like John McCain did several times, jettisoned their party differences and spoke in defence of the Union and what was good for America. But for their position, and that of Senator Thomas H. Benton of Missouri, America would have been divided long ago. I remember I gave out Kennedy's book to at least 4 legislators and I encouraged them to circulate it among themselves so that as many people as possible will read and reflect upon the lessons Kennedy passed to the readers in that book. I don't know whether th legislators who got the book did what I advised but I never got any of the copies back.
Were Kennedy to be alive today and wished to rewrite the book, he would certainly list McCain among the very best souls that ever stepped into the American Senate. McCain was a man honest enough to admit his mistakes. And we can illustrate this with his outing with Sarah Paulin. When Paulin partly bungled their joint presidential bid, McCain in retrospect wished he had picked Joe Liebermann instead of the curious lady. But despite failing in his presidential bid, McCain never overheated the American political landscape as our people are fond of doing here. McCain never tore America apart. I am particularly excited about McCain's demonstration of love for fellow men and country.
This is precisely why I feel an angst that the 'strongman' in Washington had to order the lowering of the American flag in honour of McCain only after a public outcry. How can a man continue a war with an 'adversary' even after the supposed enemy is dead. This will be a sacrilege in Africa even as it is monstrous in America, and I am gratified that the monstrosity of President Trump's attitude to McCain, even in death, found very eloquent expression in the way Trump was pilloried over his conduct towards McCain, Even in death.
Indeed, when I heard about the statement Mr. Trump made about my President and juxtaposed it with his conduct towards McCain, I decided to hold my peace. I decided not to be angry that he insulted my President because Ola Rotimi had put the matter to rest in THE GODS ARE NOT TO BLAME when he noted that if crocodiles eat their own eggs, what can't they do to the flesh of the frog.
May the great soul of Senator John McCain rest in peace. May God in His infinite mercy empower Nigeria to produce more of McCain.


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Kylie Jenner Reportedly Wipes $1.3 Billion Off Snapchat Shares With One Tweet
23 February 2018, 10:18 | Updated: 23 February 2018, 10:22
The shares plummeted dramatically after Kylie sent a message to her 24.5 million followers.
Kylie Jenner has responded after she reportedly wiped over $1.3 billion dollars from the value of Snapchat's parent company, Snap Inc.
The 20-year-old reality star, who recently welcomed new baby Stormi Webster, asked her 24.5 million Twitter followers the following question:
"Soo does anyone else not open Snapchat anymore? Or is it just me…"
sooo does anyone else not open Snapchat anymore? Or is it just me... ugh this is so sad.
— Kylie Jenner (@KylieJenner) 21 February 2018
Kylie Jenner's relatable question follows the huge backlash that faced Snapchat after their latest update to the app's interface.
When Wall Street opened on Thursday morning, Snap Inc was worth around $18.50 a share but then fell to just over $17 a share by 2pm.
She later appeared to soften the blow with another tweet:
"Still love you tho snap," she wrote. "My first love".
still love you tho snap ... my first love
According to reports, over 1.2 million people have signed an online petition via Change.org, demanding that Snapchat revert back to its previous version.
Snapchat have responded to the petition with the following statement:
"We hear you, and appreciate that you took the time to let us know how you feel. We completely understand the new Snapchat has felt uncomfortable for many.
"By putting everything from your friends in one place, our goal was to make it easier to connect with the people you care about most.
"The new Friends page will adapt to you and get smarter over time, reflecting who you're most likely to be Snapping with at that moment."
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Today was a welcome relief from the stress that currently is my dissertation (1 week until hand in and counting!) One of my modules is styling and photography, so today i took part in two photoshoots, one for my own project, and one for someone elses. I had lots of fun doing them despite the fact it meant posing in swimwear in the freezing cold Leeds March time air!
So here I am in outfit number one. First off i was playing around in vintage (quel suprise) My dress here is one of my all time favourite Blanes dresses that I have blogged about before. It is a gorgeous late fifties example, and interesting Blanes did this dress in a range of colours and fabrics (ive seen another silk one in black and purple and a cotton one in white and pink). I teamed the dress with my (new to me) 40s gold platform sandals which I adore!
In this pic there is an extra accessory, one of my all time favourite pieces of jewellery i own from Tatty Devine. The whole idea behind this shoot was it was meant to be a little bit humourous and fun, hence the inclusion of the glasses necklace here!
The pictures were shot outside some of the Leeds uni buildings (Roger Stevens lecture theatre…oh yeah!) As the theme for this was an alternative "beach" theme (yep…Roger Stevens water fountation…a beach). Needless to say i had a crowd of boys staring at me from the walkway up above where we were taking the photographs!
I'd also like to make a note about my hair. This was my first ever attempt at pincurls. and whilst they aren't great (they had to cope with my 15 minute walk to uni and then being outside). I think they are mildly passable!
Thanks to my fellow group members Georgia, Amy, Harriet and Allan for the pics!
That last photo is great, you could be a vintage lady on the deck of a ship in that. Great looks.
Oh wow! That dress is too perfect! The swimwear outfit is cute too.