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Digital connectedness has grown markedly over the last ten years. However, digital deserts, particularly in rural areas, remain. Likewise, data documenting this phenomenon exists, though internet throughput at the household level and its connections to consumer satisfaction are understudied. This lacuna in scholarship is primarily due to the lack of robust data collected from individual households. This study aims to further our understanding of these dynamics by leveraging a unique high-resolution dataset of internet throughput speeds connected to demographic and satisfaction survey data. This dataset offers an unprecedented picture of the connections between internet performance, demographics, location, and household satisfaction. The dataset was created using two collection mechanisms. First, a modified Raspberry Pi, dubbed a Quantitative Throughput (QT) unit, is affixed to the household''s primary internet connection. Through this process, ping data, download, and upload speeds were collected every five minutes for one week from approximately 250 rural households. Second, the device prompts the user to complete a survey, collecting demographic information and satisfaction indices of various aspects of their internet service. This combination of internet throughput data linked to household demographics and internet satisfaction allows for analyzing the connection between internet performance and consumer satisfaction at the hitherto understudied household level. We establish several unexpected trends in the data. Surprisingly, we find no correlation between throughput speed, performance, and household cost. However, we find the importance of the internet service provider (ISP) and type of internet connection media affecting overall satisfaction. Likewise, the spatial patterns that emerge from the data are closely linked to individual ISP accessibility. Certain ISPs and types of service perform significantly better, as evidenced by higher throughput metrics and overall reported satisfaction on the survey data. These results are confirmed using spatial clustering algorithms, which predominately group households by mode of delivery and ISP despite neither variable being used in the sorting process. Our findings suggest that certain broadband delivery methods provide markedly lower degrees of satisfaction and performance. This, combined with the dearth of competition in many rural areas, create pockets of low performance and satisfaction. Crucially, these areas of lower performance and satisfaction are not linked to any intrinsic aspects of rurality, such as population density or demographics; we often see markedly different numbers within relatively small geographic areas. Instead, they result from contingencies of ISP service and delivery mode. Considering this finding and our findings that consumer cost and throughput are unlinked, we suggest a closer look at FCC policies that are agnostic towards the mode of delivery. An attempt to integrate performance metrics and consumer satisfaction into the FCC structure of subsidies is perhaps warranted to protect consumer interests. Otherwise, a policy of ostensive neutrality towards the mode of delivery is, in effect, accepting lower levels of household satisfaction.

Egy – a miénkhez nagyon-nagyon hasonló – alternatív világban az emberek magassága egyenesen arányos vagyonuk nagyságával. A legeslegszegényebbek olyan kicsik, mint egy patkány, ugyanakkor a milliárdosok magassága a felhőkarcolókéval vetekszik. Warner és nővére, Prayer nincstelen nyomorban élnek, tehát egészen aprók. Ez a méret nemcsak megalázó, hanem rengeteg veszélyt is rejteget: a testvéreknek éjjel-nappal olyan rettenetes és fenyegető veszedelmekkel kell szembenézniük, amelyeket a gazdagok elképzelni sem tudnak, kezdve attól, hogy egy kóbor macska bármikor szétmarcangolhatja őket, egészen odáig, hogy az is előfordulhat: valaki eltapossa az otthonukat. Számukra nem készítenek apró kocsikat vagy telefonokat. Sőt, még iskolákat és kórházakat sem építenek nekik, mert a szakképzett orvosok, tanárok be sem férnének az apró épületekbe. Warner és Prayer tudják, hogy egyetlen reményük az, hogyha valahogy felnagyíttatják magukat. De hogyan maradhat két aprószegény életben egy világban, ahol minden összeesküdött ellenük?

In an alternate reality a lot like our world, every person’s physical size is directly proportional to their wealth. The poorest of the poor are the size of rats, and billionaires are the size of skyscrapers. Warner and his sister Prayer are destitute—and tiny. Their size is not just demeaning, but dangerous: day and night they face mortal dangers that bigger richer people don’t ever have to think about, from being mauled by cats to their house getting stepped on. There are no cars or phones built small enough for them, or schools or hospitals, for that matter—there’s no point, when no one that little has any purchasing power, and when salaried doctors and teachers would never fit in buildings so small. Warner and Prayer know their only hope is to scale up, but how can two littlepoors survive in a world built against them? A brilliant, warm, funny trip, unlike anything else out there, and a social novel for our time in the tradition of 1984 or Invisible Man. Inequality is made intensely visceral by an adventure and tragedy both hilarious and heartbreaking.

Ända fram tills nu har Greg lyckats hålla sig helt osynlig i skolan. Han smälter in, har inga fiender men är inte heller en del av någon gemenskap. Greg har bara en kompis, Earl, och tillsammans tillbringar de sin tid med att (när de inte spelar dataspel eller undviker Earls vidriga brorsor i största allmänhet) spela in filmer. De gör sina egna versioner av Coppolas och Herzogs klassiker. Greg är faktiskt sjukt j@*£a nöjd med filmerna, men grejen är att de inte spelar in dem för att någon ska kolla. Tills de möter Rachel. Rachel har leukemi, och Gregs morsa har fått en idiot-idé på hjärnan – att Greg ska försöka bli hennes kompis. Och trots att han VET att det är just en idiot-idé, trots att det känns otroligt besvärligt, så gör han det. Blir hennes kompis. Men när Rachel bestämmer sig för att sluta med sin behandling, så måste både Greg och Earl våga slänga av sig osynlighetsmantlarna. Bli obekväma. Ta ställning. En dråplig, rolig och brutalt ärlig skildring om döden, livet och gymnasiet av en måttlöst begåvad, debuterande författare.

Three teens flee jazz camp for a rock and roll road trip in this “extremely entertaining” novel by the New York Times–bestselling author of Me and Earl and the Dying Girl (USA Today). For Wes and his best friend, Corey, jazz camp turns out to be lame. It’s pretty much all dudes talking in Jazz Voice. But then they jam with Ash, a charismatic girl with an unusual sound, and the three just click. It’s three and a half hours of pure musical magic, and Ash makes a decision: They need to hit the road. Because the road, not summer camp, is where bands get good. Before Wes and Corey know it, they’re in Ash’s SUV heading south, and The Haters Summer of Hate Tour has begun . . . .This is a groundbreaking young adult novel about music, love, friendship, and freedom, following a quest by three friends to escape the law long enough to play the amazing show they hope (but also doubt) they have in them. “Hilarious . . . I laughed so hard I scared my cat off the couch multiple times.” —The New York Times “Terrific. Shocking and funny, unsettling and charming.” —Roddy Doyle, author of The Commitments “Both a classic road trip novel and a contemporary and inventive teen adventure: they play (horribly) at a Chinese food buffet, hang at a commune, and almost get shot (twice!) . . . Issues of race, family, and socioeconomics (Wes was adopted from Venezuela as a baby; Ash’s mom is French and her dad is a Brazilian billionaire/serial philanderer) play subtly throughout the book.” —The Horn Book “It’s . . . downright hilarious when they riff on band names, new songs or just living life.” —USA Today “Uproariously funny . . . readers will be sucked into this story, a raunchy bromance in the vein of Superbad, which celebrates friendship and adventure . . . Effortlessly readable, deeply enjoyable.” —Booklist (starred review) “Truly hilarious.” —Kirkus Reviews

Io sono Greg, quello che ha scritto questo libro. Poi c''è Earl, il mio amico. E questa è la storia dell''anno che lui e io abbiamo passato con Rachel, cercando di tirarla su. Per lei abbiamo anche girato un film. Forse il piú brutto film di tutti i tempi.

Greg é um especialista na arte de passar despercebido na escola. Todos gostam dele, mas ninguém sabe realmente quem ele é (e esta é a sua grande estratégia para evitar o bullying dos colegas: se ninguém te conhece, como te considerariam um alvo?). Então ele mantém seu hobby, escrever e dirigir filmes com seu amigo Earl, em completo segredo. E estes filmes? Bem, imagine apenas que ele usa o que tiver à mão para fazer as filmagens, e que o roteiro poderia ser esquecido numa gaveta em prol da humanidade. Greg se considera o pior diretor de filmes de todos os tempos, e provavelmente é. Até que sua mãe o obriga a visitar Rachel, uma adolescente diagnosticada com leucemia. E Greg não sabe o que dizer a ela. Porém enquanto a doença da garota avança rapidamente, ele e Earl têm uma ideia: fazer o melhor (e pior) filme do mundo em homenagem a Rachel. Um final feliz para Rachel antes que seja tarde demais... Divertido, engraçado e muitas vezes emocionante, Eu, você e a garota que vai morrer mostra que às vezes precisamos nos tornar adultos muito antes do tempo, mas que não precisamos perder o bom humor por causa disso. O livro foi adaptado para a tela grande pelo próprio Andrews em um longa-metragem que, com direção de Alfonso Gomez-Rejon, conquistou os dois principais prêmios (do público e do júri) em Sundance, o mais importante festival dedicado ao cinema independente. Idiossincrática e fascinante, é uma obra de coração leve e alma cult que está conquistando o mundo.

The book that inspired the hit film! Sundance U.S. Dramatic Audience Award Sundance Grand Jury Prize This is the funniest book you’ll ever read about death. It is a universally acknowledged truth that high school sucks. But on the first day of his senior year, Greg Gaines thinks he’s figured it out. The answer to the basic existential question: How is it possible to exist in a place that sucks so bad? His strategy: remain at the periphery at all times. Keep an insanely low profile. Make mediocre films with the one person who is even sort of his friend, Earl. This plan works for exactly eight hours. Then Greg’s mom forces him to become friends with a girl who has cancer. This brings about the destruction of Greg’s entire life. Fiercely funny, honest, heart-breaking—this is an unforgettable novel from a bright talent, now also a film that critics are calling "a touchstone for its generation" and "an instant classic." Includes a discussion with Jesse Andrews and an annotated excerpt from the screenplay! STARRED REVIEW “One need only look at the chapter titles (“Let’s Just Get This Embarrassing Chapter Out of the Way”) to know that this is one funny book.” –Booklist, starred review STARRED REVIEW “Though this novel begs inevitable thematic comparisons to John Green''s The Fault in Our Stars (2011), it stands on its own in inventiveness, humor and heart.” –Kirkus Reviews, starred review New York Times bestseller! Capitol Choices 2013 - Noteworthy Titles for Children and Teens Cooperative Children’s Book Center (CCBC) Choices 2013 list - Young Adult Fiction YALSA 2013 Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers YALSA 2013 Best Fiction for Young Adults YALSA 2014 Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults

The book that inspired the hit film! Sundance U.S. Dramatic Audience Award Sundance Grand Jury Prize This is the funniest book you''ll ever read about death. It is a universally acknowledged truth that high school sucks. But on the first day of his senior year, Greg Gaines thinks he''s figured it out. The answer to the basic existential question: How is it possible to exist in a place that sucks so bad? His strategy: remain at the periphery at all times. Keep an insanely low profile. Make mediocre films with the one person who is even sort of his friend, Earl. This plan works for exactly eight hours. Then Greg''s mom forces him to become friends with a girl who has cancer. This brings about the destruction of Greg''s entire life. Praise for Me and Earl and the Dying Girl STARRED REVIEW "One need only look at the chapter titles ("Let''s Just Get This Embarrassing Chapter Out of the Way") to know that this is one funny book." -Booklist, starred review STARRED REVIEW "A frequently hysterical confessional...Debut novelist Andrews succeeds brilliantly in painting a portrait of a kid whose responses to emotional duress are entirely believable and sympathetic, however fiercely he professes his essential crappiness as a human being. Though this novel begs inevitable thematic comparisons to John Green''s The Fault in Our Stars (2011), it stands on its own in inventiveness, humor and heart." -Kirkus Reviews, starred review "It is sure to be popular with many boys, including reluctant readers, and will not require much selling on the part of the librarian." -VOYA "Mr. Andrews'' often hilarious teen dialogue is utterly convincing, and his characters are compelling. Greg''s random sense of humor, terrible self-esteem and general lack of self-awareness all ring true. Like many YA authors, Mr. Andrews blends humor and pathos with true skill, but he steers clear of tricky resolutions and overt life lessons, favoring incremental understanding and growth." -Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Awards Capitol Choices 2013 - Noteworthy Titles for Children and Teens Cooperative Children''s Book Center (CCBC) Choices 2013 list - Young Adult Fiction YALSA 2013 Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers YALSA 2013 Best Fiction for Young Adults YALSA 2014 Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults

Greg, un joven muy peculiar, verá cómo su vida cambia cuando su madre le obliga a visitar a una chica con leucemia. Según Greg Gaines, el secreto para salir airoso del instituto es no ser amigo de nadie pero llevarse bien con todos. Su lema es «sin amigos no hay enemigos». Solo tiene a Earl, con quien se dedica a grabar versiones terribles de sus películas favoritas. Hasta que vuelve a ver a Rachel. Rachel tiene leucemia, y a la madre de Greg se le ocurre la brillante idea de obligar a su hijo a que sea su amigo. Greg tiene claro que esto no va a ser una de esas típicas historias de amor entre una chica en estado terminal y un chico que de repente se enamora de ella. Pero, de todos modos, hay algo especial entre Greg, Rachel y Earl... Cuando Rachel decida dejar su tratamiento, Earl y Greg le harán un homenaje: grabarán para ella La Peor Película de la Historia. Y Greg tendrá que dejar la seguridad de su anonimato para darle a Rachel justo el final que su historia necesita. Mejor Novela Young Adult por YALSA Libro destacado por Capitol Choices Ganadora del Gran Premio del Jurado Sundance 2015 La crítica ha dicho... « Un final para Rachel sobresale por su inventiva, humor y corazón.» Kirkus Review «Imposible abandonarla... Una novela dramática, honesta e inteligente capaz de hacer reír a carcajadas.» IndieBound Kid''s Next List

Greg, un joven muy peculiar, ver como su vida cambia cuando su madre le obliga a visitar a una chica con leucemia. Seg n Greg Gaines, el secreto para salir airoso del instituto es no ser amigo de nadie pero llevarse bien con todos. Su lema es "sin amigos no hay enemigos." Solo tiene a Earl, con quien se dedica a grabar versiones terribles de sus pel culas favoritas. Hasta que vuelve a ver a Rachel. Rachel tiene leucemia, y a la madre de Greg se le ocurre la brillante idea de obligar a su hijo a que sea su amigo. Greg tiene claro que esto no va a ser una de esas t picas historias de amor entre una chica en estado terminal y un chico que de repente se enamora de ella. Pero, de todos modos, hay algo especial entre Greg, Rachel y Earl... Cuando Rachel decida dejar su tratamiento, Earl y Greg le har n un homenaje: grabar n para ella La Peor Pel cula de la Historia. Y Greg tendr que dejar la seguridad de su anonimato para darle a Rachel justo el final que su historia necesita. La cr tica ha dicho... Un final para Rachel sobresale por su inventiva, humor y coraz n. Kirkus Review Imposible abandonarla# Una novela dram tica, honesta e inteligente capaz de hacer re r a carcajadas. IndieBound Kid''s Next List ENGLISH DESCRIPTION Up until senior year, Greg has maintained total social invisibility. He only has one friend, Earl, and together they spend their time--when not playing video games and avoiding Earl''s terrifying brothers-- making movies, their own versions of Coppola and Herzog cult classics. Greg would be the first one to tell you his movies are f*@$ing terrible, but he and Earl don''t make them for other people. Until Rachel. Rachel has leukemia, and Greg''s mom gets the genius idea that Greg should befriend her. Against his better judgment and despite his extreme awkwardness, he does. When Rachel decides to stop treatment, Greg and Earl must abandon invisibility and make a stand. It''s a hilarious, outrageous, and truthful look at death and high school by a prodigiously talented debut author

Greg Gaines is the last master of high school espionage, able to disappear at will into any social environment. He has only one friend, Earl, and together they spend their time making movies, their own incomprehensible versions of Coppola and Herzog cult classics. Until Greg''s mother forces him to rekindle his childhood friendship with Rachel. Rachel has been diagnosed with leukemia -- cue extreme adolescent awkwardness -- but a parental mandate has been issued and must be obeyed. When Rachel stops treatment, Greg and Earl decide the thing to do is to make a film for her, which turns into the Worst Film Ever Made and becomes a turning point in each of their lives. And all at once Greg must abandon invisibility and stand in the spotlight.

Esta é a história criativa e comovente de Greg, um finalista do secundário cujo único objetivo é manter-se completamente anónimo e evitar quaisquer relações profundas. Para ele, essa é a melhor estratégia de sobrevivência no verdadeiro campo de minas social que é a vida de um adolescente. Juntamente com Earl, Greg faz curtasmetragens parodiando filmes clássicos, o que os torna mais colegas de trabalho do que propriamente amigos. Tudo corria bem até ao dia em que a mãe de Greg insiste com ele para passar algum tempo con Rachel, uma miúda da sua turma que acabou de ser diagnosticada com cancro. Lentamente, Greg descobre que um pouco de amizade não faz mal a ninguém.

Ein Junge, der Filme dreht. Ein Mädchen, das stirbt. Eine Geschichte, die einen nicht mehr loslässt Was Greg mag: sich in der Schule so unauffällig zu verhalten, dass er nahezu unsichtbar wird. Gelegentlich mit seinem Freund Earl einen Film zu drehen. Seine Ruhe. Was er nicht mag: die Idee seiner Mutter, der todkranken Rachel beizustehen. Womit er nicht gerechnet hat: Rachel selbst, die keinen braucht, der sie bemitleidet, und die ihre ganz eigene Vorstellung von jenen Tagen hat, die ihre letzten sein könnten ... Die Taktik des siebzehnjährigen Greg ist ganz klar: Sich möglichst aus allem raushalten, so übersteht man die Highschool-Jahre am besten, ohne in irgendeiner unliebsamen Clique zu stranden. Einzig mit dem zynischen Earl ist Greg befreundet – wobei »befreundet« es nicht ganz trifft. Earl und er haben vielmehr ein gemeinsames Projekt. Sie drehen Filme, in denen sie den Klassikern der Filmgeschichte nacheifern. Als Gregs Sandkastenfreundin Rachel an Leukämie erkrankt und Greg sich »um sie kümmern« soll, sieht er nur eine Chance, dem Auftrag nachzukommen und gleichzeitig seinen Prinzipien treu zu bleiben: Greg und Earl drehen einen Film für Rachel. Und irgendwann währenddessen kommt Greg dann doch aus der sicheren Distanz hinter der Kamera hervor und nimmt von Rachel Abschied ...

Au lycée, Greg est transparent. Il ne fait partie ni des sportifs, ni des gothiques, ni des intellos, ni des camés, ni des théâtreux, et encore moins des musicos... Quant aux filles, n''en parlons pas : voilà une espèce alien dont il vaut mieux éviter de s''approcher. Bref, Greg vit sa dernière année de lycée comme un soulagement cosmique. Erreur. Sa mère s''apprête à lui faire vivre un cauchemar en lui ordonnant de tenir compagnie à une de ses anciennes camarades de classe (moche), Rachel, atteinte d''une leucémie. Greg et son acolyte Earl, aussi loser que lui, vont se métamorphoser en héros pour lui redonner le sourire.

De zeventienjarige Greg Gaines leidt een onzichtbaar bestaan op school en dat bevalt hem prima. Hij heeft één vriend, Earl, met wie hij films maakt. Greg is de eerste om toe te geven dat de films `fcking slecht'' zijn, maar niemand krijgt ze toch te zien. Wanneer klasgenote Rachel leukemie blijkt te hebben, wordt Greg door zijn moeder min of meer gedwongen Rachel bij te staan in deze moeilijke tijd. Greg voelt daar helemaal niets voor, maar laat zich toch overhalen. Algauw gaat het bergafwaarts met Rachel en de kans op genezing lijkt met de dag kleiner te worden. Greg en Earl besluiten een afscheidsfilm voor haar te maken. Het wordt De Slechtst Gemaakte Film Aller Tijden, zoals Greg het zelf noemt, maar wel een van de aangrijpendste en indrukwekkendste ervaringen in het leven van de drie jongvolwassenen.

Greg (17, ik-figuur) maakt samen met zijn vriend Earl een afscheidsfilm voor hun zieke vriendin Rachel. Vanaf ca. 15 jaar.

[This book] is the second book in a collection profiling homeless families. Unlike most books about homelessness relaying stories of discouragement and despair, it highlights the achievements of those who broke the cycle of family homelessness.

Describes homelessness in story form.