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- 5th February 2018, 23:51 #1
The book of dt interrupts
Returning to PICbasic after five years of working with BS2 in a number of K12 schools. Its not a walk in the park to pick up where you left off. Ive jump back in working with DTs interrupts. Im having to start from day one. After reviewing much of DT's work and the great stuff that has been posted on wiki, I was wondering how difficult it would be to develop an index of all DTs work by individual interrupt topics. As I try to decipher all the threads on an individual topic I find many of the links no longer work and many threads jump from one topic to another. This all makes unraveling needed information extremely difficult and it's only going to get more difficult over time.
I know this would be a great effort. Many forum members could, and would, become involved to make this happen. Key persons could agree on a format and members with experience in each topic could contribute information developed around the agreed format, submit to a location, and moderators could agree or disagree to post to the BOOK. I am no expert on organizing this kind of effort but Im sure someone out there is. Links could be added to extend relevant information if needed but many links fall short over time. This could also add some needed spice to the forum. This would be The Book of DT_INTs and a tribute to Darrel's contributions.
General: DT_Interrupts must be used with MPASM
Include files:
INCLUDE DT_INTS-14.bas
INCLUDE ReEnterPBP-14.bas
2. INT_LIST macro ; IntSource, Label, Type, ResetFlag?
3. INT_Handler RX_INT, _GetData, PBP, yes
4. endm
5. INT_CREATE ; Creates the interrupt processor
Works with PIC12fxxxx and PIC16fxxxx
RX_INT - USART Receive Interrupt. Interrupt for HSERIN communication
* RX_INT will NOT work with Serin or Serin2
* INT_ENABLE RX_INT to enable RX interrupt after handler is created.
* INT_DISABLE RX_INT disable RX interrupt
* INT_RETURN To restore and return to the program where interrupt was made.
* ResetFlag switch is not required to be YES, FIFO buffer is cleared when read.
* all other relevant information on this topic
TX_INT - USART Transmit Interrupt. Interrupt for HSEROUT communication
* TX_INT will NOT work with Serout or Serout2
comments please,
- 6th February 2018, 02:19 #2
Re: The book of dt interrupts
I think this is a great idea
There is no reason why this could not be created in a new section of the WiKi with all relavent code examples, being copied from their current locations and uploaded to a single repositiry on the forum server.
I could set up the facility, but it would require moderation and general oversight by a trusted from member.
I can give users permissions to post into the new Wiki area and provide extended markup language to easy flexible page generation.
Let me know if you'd like to go ahead with this and i'll make the changes required.
- 6th February 2018, 04:16 #3
Re: The book of dt interrupts
I'm putting something together
i'll PM with some information
- 7th February 2018, 01:36 #4
Re: The book of dt interrupts
Lester, I think the WiKi would be a great place for THE BOOK. And yes, it would be great to link to examples. I think the main pages should be relevant information only and any further discussion on an aspect of the topic should be linked to off page. I am sure others would have an opinion about what this should look like and I would like to hear from them.
Adding to an individual INT subject should be simple and straight forward. Someone may want to add only one line.
*RX_INT will NOT work with Serin or Serout
Someone may have an excellent example of code or discussion to describe the one line. Im not sure yet how this would be submitted but Im sure this can also be simplified.
I think we should start with DT on original list of interrupts. What do you think?
INT_INT -- INT External Interrupt
RBC_INT -- RB Port Change Interrupt
TMR0_INT -- TMR0 Overflow Interrupt 16f
TMR1_INT -- TMR1 Overflow Interrupt
TMR2_INT -- TMR2 to PR2 Match Interrupt
We could start with the list and expand each item.
- 7th February 2018, 07:45 #5
Re: The book of dt interrupts
Wayne, could you kick things off by posting links to the posts by DT that you think should be in the 'Book'
I will find some time to create the first pages..these can be used as examples to those that want to join in and create additional pages.
- 7th February 2018, 07:50 #6
Re: The book of dt interrupts
Visual Impact is very important
there are a umber of 'off the shelf ' skins that we can use for the "book'
Take a look here, let me know what skin you think best,
currently we are using Adapt
a skin that adapts to screen size, from large high-resolution desktop displays through mobile phones. The side menu automagically switches to a hamburger menu on mobile devices. This skin has a big easy-to-read default font size for compatibility with modern high-density displays.
- 7th February 2018, 21:24 #7
Re: The book of dt interrupts
You know about the "temporary" repository of Darrels work, right?
- 7th February 2018, 21:38 #8
Re: The book of dt interruptsYou know about the "temporary" repository of Darrels work, right?
er, yes! , I think i know the forum inside out and upside down
I also think the "temporary" repository, is just that ,"temporary".
It was somewhere to put things as an aide memoir. At the time , it was a good idea, but time has shown it to be inefficient and a daunting area to navigate through for new and old users alike.
The proposed new resource, is far more organized, therefore easier to navigate and is NOT integral to the forum, so will not be depreciated over time as the forum grows.
I could use some help.....
- 8th February 2018, 07:05 #9
Re: The book of dt interrupts
You did ask Wayne for links to Darrels posts, I just wanted to make sure that you and/or Wayne hadn't missed the apparently obvious one, my appologies.
I'd be happy to help where I can but setting up the overall layout, or "style" or whatever for a complete book is out of my comfort zone.
- 8th February 2018, 15:57 #10
Re: The book of dt interrupts
Thanks for the link, I would like to see you become QC. You simply review what weve done and comment if we have errors or if something that could be explained in a better manner. I have only worked with a few of the INTs so I may not interpret what is said in the treads with absolute accuracy. And we want absolute accuracy said in a manor a ten year old could understand (if thats possible). Ive been reading your comments for a long time and I know you would be perfect for this job.
- 8th February 2018, 16:11 #11
Re: The book of dt interrupts
Too all members and visitors,
Lester has come up with a pretty good LOGO for THE BOOK but I would be interested in what all of you may be able to come up with. Please submit your idea for a LOGO for Darrel Taylor's ........... THE BOOK of DT's INTERRUPTS. The LOGO would be on the HOME page of the BOOK. Submit a sketch if possible.
- 8th February 2018, 19:01 #12
Re: The book of dt interrupts
if you can assist at all, i'd be happy to receive your confirmation via PM. (my response to your post was with a smile. - as you can imagine not much goes on here without me seeing :-)
then i'll send you log in details
currently the work is behind a wall, so that the work can carry on to completion before making it public
Of course other volunteers are welcome
- 11th February 2018, 23:50 #13
Re: The book of dt interrupts
May I suggest a work zone where tasks needing to be done can be posted and volunteers can claim the next one to work on? What this does is prevent 5 volunteers from performing the same work, yet other work never gets done. I volunteered but have no clue where to start, or if there is already work in progress.
- 12th February 2018, 20:43 #14
Re: The book of dt interrupts
Volunteers are always welcome. Lester will have to give you access and will get in touch at first chance. He will explain the markup language that is being used, not too difficult at all for just laying in text. I have all the -14's started but a long way to go. Lester may want you to lay in text for the -18s. Thanks for stepping up.
- 12th February 2018, 22:10 #15
Re: The book of dt interrupts
It seems that I cannot access the page of dt.picbasic.co.uk.
Has the password changed?
Please also interested in any directions on setting up new articles.
- 13th February 2018, 20:14 #16
Re: The book of dt interrupts
There is a new forum area for discussion between those that have expressed an interest in assisting
access is limited to those that have volunteered their time.
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The Plots to Kill Hitler
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Adolf Hitler is considered one of the most diabolical names in all of modern history. He is compared to the likes of Alexander the Great, Napoleon Bonaparte, and Joseph Stalin. While history has been kind to Alexander the Great and Napoleon, giving them statuses of heroic behavioral conquerors instead of cruel and genocidal dictators, the fact still remains. Hitler is known by the entire world, and not for what he wished to be remembered for.
He's hated by a majority of the world (there will always be a group of people still falling for nationalistic propaganda and the racist ideals of Nazism). His Third Reich slaughtered millions of innocent lives, yet he still remained a world figure from the time he stepped into power (January 30, 1933 after the president of Germany, Paul von Hindenburg, appointed Hitler Chancellor of Germany in a government dominated by conservatives) to the end of the Second World War, arguably the worst war in all of history.
Now imagine a world where World War II could have been avoided. Imagine a world where World War II could have ended years beforehand. A world where millions of men, women, and children weren't slaughtered horrendously in genocide. A world where Nazi Germany never really became a global, or even continental, threat. Alternative history is very interesting, perhaps one of the most interesting things to study in the recordings of our world's past.
Maybe it's the idea that humanity could have avoided one of the largest disasters that has ever occurred right before our eyes. Maybe it's the thought that millions of lives could have been saved, or at the very least have been changed, by just one tweak in the space time continuum. Or maybe it's the idea of playing with fate itself. We have no time machine, and we have nothing that could change the course of history. But think of a world where Adolf Hitler could have been assassinated before or during his reign of power over the Third Reich of Nazi Germany. Now realize: it almost happened. At least fifty times.
The Plots to Kill Hitler
The primary purpose of these assassination attempt was to seize political control of Germany and the armed forces of the Nazi Party in order to create peace with the western Allies of the United States and Britain as soon as possible. Many high ranked officials in the German military were starting to see through the smog of propaganda and were able to see the failures piling up behind the foreign and war affairs of Nazi Germany. It was self-evident at this time that Germany was on a slope heading to disaster, and that only a quick peace attempt would be able to save the German militia from further prosecution and political tyranny.
These high ranking Wehrmacht officers believed they could save Germany from disastrous consequences and war policies distributed by Hitler and that they could finally put a stop the the cruelties and failures of his ongoing dictatorship. According to the assassins themselves, humanitarian reasons and the fight against Hitler — not Nazism — were the causes of their actions.
Military conspiratorial groups had been exchanging ideas for forced removal of government with civilian, political, and intellectual resistance groups throughout the state since at least 1938, only five years after Hitler's rise to power. Some, like Helmuth James Graf von Moltke, the great grandnephew of a Franco-Prussian war hero, wished to place him on trial, stating that "we are all amateurs [at the idea of assassinating such a powerful figure] that we would only bungle it." He, like many others, believed that killing Hitler would be quite hypocritical.
Many plans formed between these men before the July 20th Plot was staged. However, by 1942, they faded away to make room for a new conspiracy group led by Colonel Henning von Tresckow, commander of the Army Group Centre in Operation Barbarossa.
Tresckow teamed up with many other leading conspirators and staged several overthrows that all in turn backfired. Bombs failed to detonate, people backed out at the last minute, other high ranked officials refused to participate. Although several Field Marshals refused to help their treasonous activities form, none of them reported them to the Gestapo or Hitler himself. They most likely shared the main goal of removing Hitler from power, but they didn't wish to go through the consequences of failure or post-war Germanic exploits themselves.
The men involved with the July Plot were merely conservative nationalists who shared the same goals with Hitler, but didn't believe in (or in some cases even understand) the path Hitler was taking. They believed he was ruining Germany's image; but even though they cared for Germany itself — many assassination attempts were planned by men in the Nazi government who lost their influence during the war and were concerned with regaining it.
Many members of the plot helped the Nazi's gain power to start with. They shared the same foreign policy goals persued by Hitler himself, and many at the time were anti-democratic. They wanted to replace Hitler with a conservative-authoritarian government, one led and ruled by the elitists. Some, like Friedrich-Werner Graf von der Schulenburg, still wanted Germany to keep all of Poland after the war.
In August 1943, Tresckow met a man who was badly wounded in North Africa thanks to Hitler's warfare. He was politically conservative and a zealous German nationalist who believed Hitler was killing Germany itself. He was a devoted Roman Catholic as well. He saw the disastrous effects of the Nazi government, and he believed that Hitler's removal from power wasn't even optional. Despite his religious ideals, he concluded to himself that the Fuhrer's assassination was a lesser moral evil than the power bestowed upon and enacted by Adolf Hitler. Stauffenberg joined the conspirators, believing he could change history from remembering Germany as a terrible evil.
Operation Valkyrie, which was to be used in the event that the disruption caused by an Allied bombing of German cities caused complete chaos and breakdown in German law and order, became a new strategy for staging a coup against Hitler and his men. The only official with the power to begin Operation Valkyrie was General Friedrich Fromm, who knew of the conspiracies by neither supported them nor reported them.
False letters with signatures declared Hitler dead and were reported by radio stations across the state. Plans to shoot him during dinner at army base camps were aborted due to the widely spread rumor that Hitler wore a bullet proof vest. The idea of poisoning him were considered impossible after learning that all of Hitler's food was specially prepared last minute and tasted by secretaries first. This finally broke down Stauffenberg and Tresckow into realizing that left one option: an explosive device.
Late 1943 and early 1944 was such a short period of time, yet it was filled with organized conspiracies and assassination attempts on Adolf Hitler. Four major attempts, revolving around the ideas of hand grenades, bombs, or guns, were formed.
Rudolf Christoph Freiherr von Gersdorff, an officer in the German Army, launched an undetected yet failure of a plan in March 1943. The idea was simple: attack Hitler while he was present at an inspection of Soviet weaponry in a museum. As Hitler entered the museum, von Gersdorff set off two ten-minute delayed explosive devices hidden within his coat.
His plan was to throw himself around Hitler and embrace him, blowing them both up. A detailed plan for a coup d'état had been worked out and was ready to go; but, contrary to expectations, Hitler raced through the museum in less than ten minutes. von Gersdorff was barely able to get out of the museum, take the coat off, and defuse the bombs in time.
Axel Freiherr von dem Bussche-Streithorst, a German nobleman and high ranked official in the German Resistance, equipped a landmine with a hand grenade detonator, which he intended to hide in his pants pockets. He planned to detonate this bomb while embracing Hitler, thus killing both Hitler and himself.
The viewing was scheduled for 16 November 1943, but the night before, the truck containing the new uniforms was destroyed by an air raid on Berlin. Captain Bussche volunteered to try again in February 1944, when new uniforms would be at hand. In January 1944, however, von dem Bussche was seriously wounded on the front lines in Eastern Prussia and lost one of his legs, leading to the rejection of his proposal to volunteer to try on the uniforms. The meeting was postponed several more times until it was cancelled entirely, leaving the other models (who were also involved with the conspiracy) with no way to meet Hitler.
Ewald-Heinrich von Kleist-Schmenzin, a German Army officer in World War II, was designated to kill Hitler in a suicide attack and ended up being the last surviving member of the July 20th Plot to assassinate Hitler (dying in 2013 at age 90). He was a member of the group that was to stage the unsuccessful coup in Berlin. After failing, he managed to cover up his resistance and conspiracy activities. Proceedings against him were dropped in December that year for lack of evidence.
Eberhard Freiherr von Breitenbuch, a German cavalry officer, agreed with Tresckow to shoot Hitler in the head using a 7.65mm Browning pistol concealed in his pockets during a meeting with the Fuhrer. He was one of the few men used in the conspiracies who refused to commit suicide using a bomb attempt.
By the summer of 1944, the Gestapo began to catch onto the repetition of conspiracies and closed in on the conspirators. On July 20th, 1944, a "whatever the cost, it must occur" mindset amongst the remaining men against Hitler allowed the July 20th Plot to strike.
The July 20th Plot, in which Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg, a chief of the German Army Reserve, planted a bomb during a major conference that was to be held at Berchtesgaden, a municipality in the German Bavarian Alps, but was moved to Hitler's now infamous "Wolf's Lair", which was a command post in Rastenburg, Prussia. The plan was simple, Stauffenberg was to plant the explosive in a briefcase, place it under the table, then exit the facility quickly while Hitler and several other high ranked officials looked over maps of the Eastern Front on the table above.
Colonel Heinz Brandt, trying to get a better look at the maps, accidentally moved the briefcase out of place. This unfortunate blunder would cost the man his own life and allow Hitler to survive.
At 12:42 pm exactly, the bomb exploded. When the smoke cleared and the debris was shifted through, Hitler was found wounded. He was charred, and he even suffered paralysis (not permanent) in one of his arms. Though the Fuhrer was harmed, he lived. In fact, we was well enough to keep a scheduled appointment with Italy's Benito Mussolini that very afternoon. Mussolini was even given a tour of the chamber the bomb exploded in. Four of the men in the room with Hitler at the time ended up dead.
Had both bombs detonated (Stauffenberg, with missing fingers due to his time on the front lines, was too frustrated to ignite both timed bombs in the briefcase and believed only one would be needed), Hitler would have died. Had the meeting been held at the Berchtesgaden as it was originally planned, Hitler would have died. Had the briefcase not been moved by Heinz Brandt, Hitler would have died.
This plot is only one of at least fifty-two attempts to dispose of The Fuhrer. However, it ended up being the biggest backfire and led to the largest string of consequences out of all of them. The failure of the assassination/military coup d'état led to the arrest of at least 7,000 civilians by the Gestapo. All of these civilians were family members of the assassins. Hitler wished to dispose of any branch that could be remaining in the nurtured tree of hatred for his own government.
Mankind had at least fifty opportunities to kill Hitler. Opportunities to rid the world of one of the darkest individuals to ever grab power. Hitler even used his luck to his advantage, especially after the failure of the July 20th Plot, by announcing that fate wished for him to continue his leadership and wanted him to live. The Plots to Kill Hitler all failed, and perhaps they failed for a good reason. Had Hitler been killed, German soldiers and other officials might have had the "what if" question lodged in their heads. "What if Hitler lived long enough so that Germany could have won the war?" He would have become a German version of JFK – a man who would have been remembered more for his assassination than his actions. A man that would have people wondering what would have happened if only he managed to survive to the end.
Beschloss, Michael R. The Conquerors: Roosevelt, Truman, and the Destruction of Hitler's Germany, 1941-1945. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2002. Print.
Boeselager, Philipp von. Valkyrie: the Plot to Kill Hiotler. London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson. 2008.
Büchner, Alex. German Infantry Handbook, 1939–1945: Organization, Uniforms, Weapons, Equipment and Operations. Schipper Publishing. 1991.
Fest, Joachim. Plotting Hitler's Death: The Story of German Resistance. Holt Paperbacks. 1997.
Hoffmann, Peter. The History of the German Resistance, 1933–1945. McGill-Queen's University Press.
Jones, Nigel. Countdown to Valkyrie: The July Plot to Assassinate Hitler. Frontline, 2009.
Moorhouse, Roger. Killing Hitler, Jonathan Cape, 2006.
Schradar, Helena. Operation Valkyrie General Friedrich Olbricht and the plot against Hitler. Haynes, 2009.
Reitlinger, Gerald. The SS: Alibi of a Nation 1922–1945 Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall. 1956.
Shirer, William L. The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich. Simon & Schuster. 1960.
Taylor, A. J. P. and S. L. Mayer, eds. A History of World War Two. London: Octopus Books, 1974.
"Assassinations Info." A Timeline of 35 Failed Attempts to Assassinate Adolf Hitler. N.p., n.d. Web. 1 Jan. 2015.
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Student 360
Today's family is always on the go, meaning that it's not always possible for parents to access a laptop or desktop computer throughout their day. District staff are just as busy, and their job is not limited to just the office or classroom. Parents, guardians and district employees need to be able to access their students' school information from their mobile device, and they need that information to be comprehensive, up to date and easy to understand.
Tyler SIS offers a powerful mobile-capable portal for districts: Student 360. This solution offers two ways to access student information: via the Web on PCs or tablets, or on a smartphone application. Both versions feature comprehensive functionality, a touch-friendly interface and updated information that is clear and intuitive. With Student 360, parents, guardians and district staff can access student information, no matter where, no matter when.
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Once launched, Student 360 provides key data in real time to authorized students, parents, guardians and district staff through an easy-to-read application. Daily attendance, meal account balance and discipline events are presented up front via up-to-date live tiles on the dashboard. This dashboard is customizable — tiles can be dragged to new positions, added or removed to create a personalized user experience.
Inside the program, users are presented with organized screens which they can scan for at-a-glance information or open up for details. For example, the assignments page shows a list of the student's classwork with date, assignment name and points scored. Opening up any assignment shows information such as the average score earned by all students in the class.
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In weightlifting, success is measured by Personal Records (PR's). What's your PR in the snatch or clean and jerk? In Crossfit, you can set a PR in one of the benchmark workouts like Fran or Diane. Watching people and how they approach PR's has taught me a life lesson: Shoot for many, little PRs.
I used to approach PRs in a very classic fashion. I'd hit a big lift one day, say jumping my back squat by 10lbs going from 300 to 310. I'd immediately try to hit 320 or 330 or 350, making an even bigger jump. My friend and fellow coach, Ryan Guerlein of Body Armor, said that I should try to do the opposite: hit a little PR and you're done on that lift for the day. Save the rest of the potential gains for another day.
I reflected and realized that made a ton of sense. Having spent many months on Starting Strength, a program for novice weightlifting that basically has you add a tiny bit of weight every session, I saw the power of regular increases. You put on 2 lbs a week for a year and suddenly you've gone up a 100 lbs in a year. That's the miracle of regular, tiny PRs!
I've recently started the Outlaw Way program for crossfit training. What's beautiful about the programming is that there's always times to PR on something pretty much every day. While the core lifts are impossible to PR on a daily basis, related or auxiliary lifts are. It's just a matter of cycling through them and the programming gives me a chance to accomplish something cool almost every single day.
Ultimately, a well-lived life is lived this way as well. By trying to PR at something every day, we continue on a beautiful path of continual self-improvement. So, my mission is to go out and PR in something today. Watch out because yI might just be bragging about how quickly I took the trash out or how good I made a friend feel on the days when I don't PR in the deadlift.


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After the brochure leak of the Koenigsegg One: 1 few days back, there were speculations adrift that this is the new customisation programme from the Swedish carmaker. These have now been cleared – One: 1 is reference to car's power-to-weight ratio, which is maddening 1hp for every kilogram.
The One: 1 is not a one-off. Koenigsegg will be building five examples and just like the Agera R, these will be lighter than the standard model. Also the power will go up from current 1140bhp of the R version to somewhere around 1250bhp to 1350bhp, with even more weight reduction. This should bring down 0 to 100kph time to mere 2.5 seconds – making it faster than the Bugatti Veyron Super Sport.
The price of this model is expected to be around USD 2 million, still a lot less than the Bugatti Grand Sport Vitesse. The project is still in early days and it will be a while before we get to know all the details; unfortunately even then it will be available only in China.
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At Disney World what age children get in free?
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What is the minimum age that kids do not pay for entrance ticket?
Maybe a little older than this
Dad's that's too easy AnswerYamil,
The quick and easy answer is children are free until they are age 3. Magic Your Way children's tickets are for children ages 3 to 9. So from birth until they turn 3 they don't pay anything.
We even found one time that if a child turns 3 during your trip, they are still considered 2. Tickets are based on the age at check-in.
The Disney Dining Plan is the same as tickets. Guests are considered children for ages 3 to 9. Now with the Dining Plan you will have to buy any food for children under age 3.
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Welcome to the Stockton Stone, Inc. website. We quarry and sort the native dolomitic limestone for landscapes. You can use our stone for retaining walls, walkways, firepits, plant bed edging, etc. If you are interested or need more information, email or give us a call (815.777.8907). We can arrange for delivery or you can pick it up. You can install it yourself or hire a pro. Click over to our installer's website (Timp Landscaping, Inc.) to see more examples of how our stone can be used. Thanks for the opportunity.
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The most elegant way to reduce the environmental footprint of your next landscape project? Locally grown stone from Stockton Stone. Using dolomitic limestone quarried and shaped here in the Galena, IL, USA area reduces the shipping costs to you and to nature. We are locally owned, use local stone, employ local workers & pay local taxes. Make your project Green and Red, White & Blue at the same time.
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Dig out your skates (they're also available to hire on the night) as roller disco mayhem descends on Glasgow, recreating the New York sounds of disco with a modern twist. DJ sets come from Jackmaster, Rustie, DJ Laserquest, Den Haan, David Barbarossa, Slabs of the Tabernacle DJs, Wrong Island DJs, Spudd & Nasterlie and visuals by Pointless Creations. All proceeds go towards equipping arts charity Project Ability's new workshop spaces.
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Idaho loves its cowboy culture. But at Dream River Ranch in Mountain Home, you can go back even further in time and train in medieval horseback combat techniques like Mongolian archery and jousting to make sure your apocalypse skills are dialed tight. Yeowza, that's good luddism. 8894 W. Martha Ave., Mountain Home, 208-796-2228, dreamriverranch.org
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A luxury car can be considered an investment. It needs a lot of time and effort to maintain such a vehicle so that it is at the height of its performance. Some of the maintenance includes things you can do by yourself on a daily basis. But your vehicle needs professional care to prevent major problems and keep it running in good shape.
The first thing you should do is research. You should know when to take your car for repairs or to obtain expert advice. This is especially important for a new owner of a luxury car without a lot of experience. This way you'll know how to differentiate between a minor and major problem and how quickly you should respond to the problem. Most problems can be rectified quite easily if you act fast and make the necessary repairs. This will prevent it from becoming a bigger problem. Looking for information nowadays is quite easy as there is a lot of information online such as clubs, auto forums, online groups etc. You can learn a fair bit of information from a luxury car service as well.
Then there is the regular care that can be done by you. You have to know how to perform an oil check where you check for the right levels and concentration of the windshield washer and radiator fluid. The wiper blades of the car have to be changed once or twice a year or when you feel like the visibility is affected by the improper functioning of the blades. The air filter has to be kept clean as well. You should know when to change it.
You have to have your vehicle undergo a thorough maintenance and service check to make sure that is up to high standards. A capable technician can prevent most of the problems that may arise in your vehicle. One of the things a technician or a car maintenance service is required to do is changing oil and filter. This is a complex task that has to be done carefully as it can prove damaging to your vehicle if it is done poorly. A good care service will assist in car programming as well.
Brakes are essential for the smooth performance of a car. It safeguards you for accidents as well as it ensures that you respond in time for emergencies. They have to be kept in good working condition always. A skilled service centre with the best technicians should perform the maintenance of the car engine. There are things you should bear in mind as well such as minimising the habit of hard braking. The tires have to be kept inflated to the proper amount and rotated as advised in the schedule recommended by the factory.


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An omnibus survey of over 1000 respondents carried out in October 2009 has confirmed the overwhelming desire of those consumers who were interviewed to live in a home constructed from brick and block. Telephone interviews were carried out with over 1000 people and a staggering 92% of respondents said that they would choose to live in a brick and block property, if they were able to do so. Of particular interest was the demographic split with 94% of the influential 24 to 35 year olds preferring brick and lock and 96% of the 55 to 64year olds who hold the majority of the wealth also preferring traditionally constructed homes. Geographically residents in the South East and Midlands each recorded a 94% preference and in Scotland, where the use of timber frame is much more common, 90% of those interviewed said that they would prefer to live in a traditionally constructed home. Andy Littler, Chairman of the Concrete Block Association, who commissioned the research, said "This confirms our absolute belief that we manufacture the product of choice, which is preferred by both builders and consumers and produced locally making it a truly sustainable solution." Mike Leonard, Director of the Modern Masonry Alliance said "these findings are almost identical to the MORI survey carried out in the late 1980's which also confirmed overwhelming support for masonry construction. It is time for the public sector to follow the private home builders in giving the consumer what they want . In doing so decision makers can conserve hard pressed public funds by taking full advantage of the 15% cost saving brick and block offers over timber frame and the added flexibility of being able to purchase bricks and blocks off the shelf and support local employment," .
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NEEL Trimarans continues to innovate with the NEEL 60!
The latest arrival to the NEEL Trimarans family is a statement of intent with its "Sport Chic" navigation style.
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For FW17 VERDAD Is Relatable And Wearable...
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Presented during NYFW, designer Louis Verdad introduced new label VERDAD. Made in spirit of the Verdad's style defined as "sensually vintage", but very millennia driven, sleek, relatable and above all else wearable... Gathering inspiration from the streets of LA, the new collection for fall winter 2017 consisted of dark colors, blazers, and denim mixed with vintage.
Actually for Louis, denim is a subliminal message to follow it's the second skin of America and has universal appeal. He's fond of using denim in the new Fall Winter 2017 collection, plenty of laminated denim in overall culottes, worn with puff sleeve poplin blouses. Black silk cotton dresses with side zippers, turtleneck sweaters and oversized cardigans were a few statement pieces.
After 15-years in the fashion industry, veteran Louis Verdad produced the LA made label VERDAD. Well known in Hollywood, Louis Verdad collections was seen on stylish celebrities like Cate Blanchett, Oprah Winfrey, Cher, Halle Berry and Madonna. For New York Fashion Week the designer delivered a very wearable collection but distinctively radiant.
The woman by VERDAD is unique; she has a modern sense and appreciates high quality. She's able mix together without trying too hard, but also she understands high fashion and comfort.
Hair by Allen Ruis was neatly stacked into glossy headband braids - a traditional Japanese topknot haircut. It is most commonly associated with the Edo period and samurai, and in recent times with sumo wrestlers. Makeup was done by Anna Conte and styling by Marissa Weingarten and Nancy Edwards.


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Last December, the electronic logging device (ELD) mandate went into effect for the broader carrier community, marking a change in how professional truck drivers and commercial motor carriers log hours of service (HOS). The federal ELD mandate, which states that fleets previously using paper logbooks needed to equip their trucks with ELDs, went into full enforcement—which includes issuing non-compliant drivers with out-of-service citations—on April 1, 2018, with the exception of a limited 90-day waiver for the transportation of agricultural commodities that remains in effect until June 18. » Read More
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As I was walking to the library, I saw a van parked on Columbus Street, near 82nd. This old, formerly white van, the lower third of which was covered with reddish mud, had the following written on it;
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Welcome to Lanz Shooting Supplies
Check the GOC Discounts as they offer 5% off to GOC members
Welcome to Lanz Shooting Supplies
Check the GOC Discounts as they offer 5% off to GOC members
Welcome to GOC, Site for honest, hardworking Canadians, that own firearms.
Welcome, hadn't heard of Lanz before, I'll be happy to check things out.
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Welcome to GOC!
A link to the store would be handy in these welcome threads jwire
We're kin cuz we shoot! What we shoot, and what we shoot at, shouldn't matter!
"The worst an honest man can do is make an honest mistake" ~ Augustus McCraeThere is no Justice...SUNRAY Lives
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Nice little place situated on the Silverdale Gun Club property. (Hamilton area)
cookin' up a batch of fun (and pasta)
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Very good and friendly people, been to their range and store many times in the last year, always a good experience
Thank you for the warm welcome to GOC.
For those of you who don't know who we are, we will be posting a "about us" shortly.
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Highly recommend. I've bought a couple of guns from them over the last few years - great folks, great service.
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- There is a separation of the IT staff. I am partial to centralized staffing and operations, but some companies have departments or groups that must run independent of one another based on the specific technology needs. In some cases, the IT staff is separated by geographical regions, and more specifically, time zones.
- Security issues. HR is a typical example. However, the level of security of a set of servers can be achieved without an additional domain.
The addition of another domain should not be taken lightly. The extra expense and complexity are typically not warranted. Handling isolation of users, hardware or resource for administrative or security reasons can easily be handled via Organizational Structures, Group Policies and Access Control Lists (ACLs).
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Because of its flexibility, Uponor PEX tubing can bend with each change in direction, which means fewer connections and reduced potential leak-point liability. The flexibility of PEX also enables it to expand up to three times the tubing's diameter, making it more freeze-damage resistant.
With an Uponor PEX plumbing system that features ProPEX® expansion fittings, dry fitting is never a concern. That's because an expansion fitting can't be dry fit. The PEX tubing and ProPEX expansion ring must first be expanded before the larger-diameter fitting is inserted. As the PEX shrinks back around the fitting, it creates a strong, durable connection that holds tight with 1,000 pounds of radial force.
PEX is also highly corrosion resistant, so it doesn't have the issue of pinhole leaks or corrosion build up like copper. And PEX is also safer than copper. A study done by Rochester Medical Center published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences reported a connection between copper and Alzheimer's disease.
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A Spoonfudge Summer
Summer is still a GREAT time for fudge. Spoonfudge! constantly updates it's flavors, and we've come up with some stellar renditions for summer.
Personally, I LOVE using Spoonfudge in frostings. It's amazing. I used lemon chiffon pie for this most recent batch of cupcakes (For my 4th of July party), but you could use any flavor you wanted! I'd personally give my right arm for an orange cupcake with "Orange Push Up Real Good" frosting.
The frosting gives it a hint of flavor without giving it that flavor extract taste. They're just perfect! Even just putting a dallop in (or on) a cupcake is perfect. I'm always asked for my frosting recipe, and almost every time I make it I include a few spoonfuls of Spoonfudge!.
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Wow, what a whirlwind of a weekend! Sequoia Real Estate attended a plethora of Springtime Events! Among the highlights was Alice Fong Yu Elementary School's Spring Auction!
What better way to spend the night than among the San Francisco community, friends, and loving parents supporting the Alice Fong Yu Alternate School! Our very own agents Sonny Chan, Stephanie Okabe-Mates, Sabrina Kwok, and Kelvin Kam were all present at the event, representing Sequoia Real Estate as proud sponsors.
We served delicious red wine and chocolate shots in addition to a free raffle of a ipad mini by having participants guess the number of corks in our glass vase. We are pleased to announce that the winner of the grand prize is a happy Chris Andrichak!
We wanted to thank everyone who came and participated in our free raffle, and hope you also enjoyed the shots as much as we did! We would also like to thank Alice Fong Yu for having us there. Stay tuned for Sequoia's next sponsored event!


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2016: 100 Favorite Essays, Reviews, Photographs, Recipes & More.../
Though 2016 was a terrible year for me in so many ways, it also was a year where I created art that I love, art that I feel proud of, and art that has sustained me. While I do not think that the relationship between pain and creation is a linear one—as I do think that joy and happiness are also catalysts for creativity—I do know that joy inspires my creative process and at the same time my creative process is what helps me sort out and work through pain. Art is my career. Art is my hobby. Art is my life. Art saves me.
In 2016, my art—writing and self-publishing, photography, creating and sharing ideas on art, making art products, curating art, and lately, cooking (though the former is my professional work, and cooking has become a stress reliever, hobby and muse for my professional photography or a break from writing)—was both a source of delight and a pathway to return to delight when life was not delightful.
Last year I published 35 Of My Favorite Essays That I Wrote In 2015 as kind of a summary of writing (much from Gradient Lair, but not only from there) that I felt good about for the year. This year I decided to create a more substantial post that paints the picture of my favorites of my work that does not only include my writing but also reflects how I create, think about and curate art. Below are some of my favorite things that I created in 2016 and my end of the year posts for my respective projects as well.
thetrudz.com (@thetrudz) is my central site where I discuss my creative process and share my work. I also publish essays on art in general, as creativity, inspiration, labor, self-care and/or activism. (Though I do not identify as an "activist," I do identify as a Womanist and some of my essays delve into where labor and activism meet as a hypervisible Black woman using social media, when some of my creative content is political/sociopolitical in nature.) It is a place where my different types of creative work all come together. Below are my favorites of my essays and other content that I published in 2016:
- One Day I Want To Dazzle
- To Get Through This Thing Called Life (RIP Prince)
- My Top 15 Favorite Albums Of 2016
- Social Media: "Fans," Supporters, Hypervisibility and Survival
- Abusing/Exploiting Independent Creators Is Not "Fighting Capitalism"
- The Painful Side of "Role Models," ''Mentors" and "Goals"
- I Rarely Trust People That Say That I "Inspire" Them
- People Who Minimize Hobbyists and Exploit Professional Artists
- I Am Tired Of Being Expected To Work For Free
- Why People On Twitter Avoid Your Essays, Mixtapes and Other Art
Storify posts, tweet collections, and threads:
- Lemonade: A Southern Visual 'Novel' Unapologetically About The Humanity & Complexity of Black Womanhood (Storify)
- Piers Morgan Can't Sit With Us Or Sip This Lemonade (Storify)
- Media Consumption Itself ≠ Automatic Unity, Identity, Feminism, Activism (Storify)
- Black People Can Choose What Art To Consume (Twitter Moments)
- #HireBlackWriters (tweet thread and essay)
- Black History Month - art (tweet thread)
- Black History Month - reading list (tweet thread)
- 1 like = 1 book (tweet thread)
- 1 like = 1 album (tweet thread)
- the plague of unsolicited art/biz advice from inexperienced people who do not engage my work (tweet thread)
- "authentic artists," and 'zero/sum' anti-collaborative notions of creativity (tweet thread)
- impact of misogynoir, hypervisibility and the exploitation of fictive kinship on intraracial marketing (tweet thread)
- I do not need every TV show and character to be "feminist" (tweet thread)
- anti-Blackness and the perception of the "lack of depth" in Black art (tweet thread)
- anti-Blackness, exploitation of fictive kinship and "profitability" (tweet thread)
- My "Artists Make Art" series is a monthly post where I discuss some of what I create each month and my progress on long term projects. I started this monthly review in January of 2016, and first mentioned it in December of 2015, when I launched this central site. Series: January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December.
End of the year post:
Clearly my favorite creations and ideas center on art, not necessarily my "viral" traditionally political opinions on Twitter, or the stuff that got me 23.8 million impressions, 71.4K retweets and 160.6K likes in a single month (November), for example. That type of "viral" content is not my favorite. Artists make art; art-related content is what is my favorite. Even if my art goes mostly unseen—often deliberately so by people who cannot reconcile what I actually do, what I actually love, and who I actually am, with their need for constant "race/gender facts" and politics to consume—it is stuff that I am happy to create and share with my small authentic audience; the masses who gorge via hypervisibility are of no consequence to my art, ultimately.
Gradient Lair (@Gradient Lair) is a personal blog and womanist space that I created, developed, curated and published on from 2012-2015. Gradient Lair is about Black women and art, media, social media, sociopolitics and culture. Since I closed the space in 2015, I did not publish any additional essays there in 2016; instead, I off and on worked on the my subject-specific anthologies, as I mentioned in my "Artists Make Art" series. I will continue to work on the anthologies this year though for now, there is no specific publication date. I am embracing reasonable and flexible deadlines, as an objective in 2017, which I mentioned in my above-referenced end of the year post.
Drift Sojourn (@driftsojourn) is photographs with passion and prose with purpose. My photography primarily consists of food, travel, lifestyle and macro photography. (For several years prior to 2013, I did professional consumer photography [events, portraits weddings etc.], but made major name/genre/theme changes after 2012.) I also write essays on the photography industry, social media and visual media politics including perspectives on race, gender, class and more, as a Black woman and photographer.
I did not write any essays on the industry on Drift Sojourn in 2016 though. Instead, I focused on my professional photography itself, specifically on food as a subject, and I focused on my cooking and baking experiments as a newbie cook. Thus, instead of sharing my favorite essays now as I did in 2015, below I share my favorite recipes (some I created; others, I cited the source/cook) that I published in 2016 and my favorite photography posts and projects in 2016:
Recipes (on Drift Sojourn blog):
- Chocolate Chip Cookies, Small Batch (Revisited)
- Critical Oxtail Theory
- Lemon Tea Cookies
- Bourbon Hot Chocolate
- Homemade Pecan Sandies
- Homemade Soft Tacos With Spinach
- Bourbon Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Homemade Blueberry Waffles
- Sweet Potato Waffles
- Brown Butter Pecan Waffles
- Aged Vermont Cheddar Cheeseburger
- My First Attempt At Homemade Biscuits
- Blueberry Muffins
- Breakfast Is Served!
- 3 Meals With 3 New Kitchen Tools
Favorites (on Drift Sojourn Instagram):
- my take on Red Lobster's biscuits
- oven roasted chicken wings
- shrimp and tomatoes in calamari pasta
- lacinato kale flatbread
- onion rings from scratch
- blueberry ice cream from scratch
- homemade hot wings and plantain
- vegetable fritters
- strawberries with homemade whipped cream
- fried plantain
Favorite posts (specifically for the photography):
- Steamed Kale and Ginger & Saffron Tea
- Some College Days Eating Habits Die Hard
- Four Of My Favorite Things To Eat
- Macro and Mood
- Fresh Fruit and Veg Blends That Last Longer
- Free "Delicious" iPhone Wallpapers (download them here in Publications)
- 300 Photography Resources (download a copy here in Publications)
- Snacks on Snapchat - 2016 Greatest Hits (Snapchat user name is: thetrudz)
- Colour Stories
- food GIFs
- the Beyoncé palette
- the Covenant palette
- iPhone macro - makeup photographs
- a day at the beach
- favorite selfies from 2016
End of the year post:
Cinemacked (@Cinemacked) is a film and television interest space that I created in 2015; I celebrated my first anniversary last August. I engage the entertainment, aesthetics and sociopolitics of good film and television. I post film reviews/TV reviews, curate lists of film/TV suggestions, engage in live tweets of film/television shows and tweet/retweet about interesting visual media/entertainment industry news. Below are my favorite reviews, essays and other media criticism that I published in 2016:
- Film Review - Fences
- Film Review - Tangerine
- Film Review - Spotlight
- Film Review - 13TH
- Film Review - A Ballerina's Tale
- Film Review - Barbershop: The Next Cut
- Film Review (live tweet) - The Black Panthers: Vanguard of The Revolution
- Film Review (live tweet) - Sherlock: The Abominable Bride
- #OscarsSoWhite vs. "Make Your Own"
- A Master Class On Film With Director Julie Dash
- House of Cards - The Performance vs. The Reality of Love (episode 4.01)
- House of Cards - The Race…and Race (episodes 4.02-4.03)
- House of Cards - Frank, Edward, and Lucas (episodes 4.04-4.05)
- House of Cards - 'Cause We Understood (episodes 4.06-4.07)
- House of Cards - Interior Lives, Part I (episodes 4.08-4.10)
- House of Cards - Interior Lives, Part II (episodes 4.08-4.10)
- House of Cards - Now Who Else Wanna Fuck With The Underwoods? (episodes 4.11-4.13)
- Chance On Hulu Is Darkness…In Broad Daylight (episodes 1.01-1.02)
- TV show (full season live tweet) - Queen Sugar
- TV show (full season live tweet) - How To Get Away With Murder
- TV show (full season live tweet) - The Night Manager
Film/television chats:
- ranking Christopher Nolan's films
- film idea vs. film reality
- female scientist characters on television (with @BitchFlicks)
- Black women and television (with @BitchFlicks)
End of the year posts:
For 2017, I have things of interest that I want to write/create; I am happy about them. However, I am less concerned with "goals" that have unreasonable deadlines that cause me anxiety and more interested in writing interesting essays, creating beautiful photographs, curating interesting media, writing compelling film/TV reviews and criticism, making interesting social commentary, and doing it all primarily for the audience of one: me. I am more interested in the creative process itself than just producing solely to produce. I find that focusing on the art itself is when I make what feels like my best work. People tend to want to engage other people's best work. This does not mean that I do not like readers; I do; I appreciate the interest and the support from my small authentic audience amidst the masses of noise and superficial consumption. I love engaging with a few people who appreciate my work and their kindness fuels me for the next thing. This makes me truly happy. 2016 is behind me, the bad and the good, and I am ready to proceed and succeed in 2017.
(If interested in supporting any of my creative work or if you just like my writing and/or tweets, click Donate or cash.me directly. Thank you.)


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As a parent, you seek to enjoy every moment with your little one. These seasons fly by so quickly, and with those times come some incredible developmental milestones.
Milestones are vitally important because they show that your baby continues to develop new skills in physical ability, cognition, emotion, and social ability. They also serve as a way to see if your baby is on track with others their age, behind or ahead of the curve. While these milestones are bound to happen, much of your baby's success in their development comes from how you support and respond to them!
Today we're focusing on rolling back-to-tummy and what to do when your child reaches this milestone. Most babies figure out how to roll tummy-to-back at around 4 months old, while it usually takes another 1-2 months to achieve rolling back-to-tummy as it requires more strength in the neck and arm muscles to maneuver kicking back over to their tummy.
What can you to do support this milestone? Early on, you should be giving your little one daily "tummy time." There are a few reasons why tummy time is so important: it helps strengthen muscles that will allow your baby to push up onto their arms around 3-4 months, doing a "mini push-up," which gives your baby the ability to roll. It also allows your baby to experience a different position than laying on their back all of the time, and helps reduce the risk of a flat spot on the back of their head. When your child is a newborn, gently placing them on their tummy while they're awake and alert, two to three times a day, just a few minutes per time, will set them up for success. Around 3-to-4 months old, getting at least 20 minutes of tummy time daily is important. It's critical to never leave your baby unattended during tummy time, and if they get sleepy during tummy time, change their activity or place them to sleep on their backs.
As your child gets older and can tolerate doing longer stretches of tummy time, you can encourage them to begin rolling over by keeping one of their favorite toys—or you!—just out of their reach to see if they'll roll to reach what they want. Give lots of smiles, encouragement and applause when your baby is working on mastering this skill. If they start to get frustrated, console them and change the activity. Once your baby starts rolling, remember it can be startling for them the first few times, so if they get scared, respond positively and help them realize it's fun and perfectly okay that they're learning to move around!
A couple of things to remember once your baby reaches this mobility milestone:
- Always keep your hand on them during diaper changes. Even if your baby isn't rolling over yet, keep a hand on them to avoid any serious injury, whether you're changing a diaper or placing them on a bed or any other elevated surface. You don't want their first experience rolling over to result in injury!
- Be on the lookout for continuous rolling. Your baby might just decide to keep on rolling as their mode of transportation once they figure it out! This means making sure furniture such as dressers, bookcases, entertainment centers are securely mounted to the wall so they won't fall on your little one, and that things like outlets are properly covered and cords are kept out of reach. (Hello, baby-proofing!) Also, make sure lower cabinets are securely latched closed and staircases and other potential hazards are blocked off. Nothing is impossible once your little one figures out how to become mobile, even as young as 5 or 6 months.
- SIDS Prevention- it is very important to continue placing your baby on their back when it's time for sleep during their first year of life, even when they are capable of rolling over onto their tummy. However- if they roll onto their tummy while sleeping and they've begun rolling while they're awake, no need to fret. Just make sure that you continue to keep their crib free of loose bedding, pillows, stuffed animals, and bumpers that could obstruct breathing. Additionally, don't overheat the room, overdress your baby or allow smoking. If you keep up with all of these things, the SIDS risk diminishes. In fact, 90% of SIDS cases occur in babies ages 6 months and under. It peaks between ages 1-4 months, then begins to decline. A must-have product that we encourage every parent to have for their infant child is the MonBaby button monitor. You can read more about it and even claim a 15% discount by checking out our product review on it here.
Congrats to you and your little one as they master this incredible milestone! We hope this has been helpful to you!
Sources: https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/childdevelopment/facts.html https://www.babycenter.com/404_should-i-worry-if-my-baby-rolls-over-onto-his-tummy-while-as_3571.bc https://www.babycenter.com/0_baby-milestone-rolling-over_6504.bc http://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/infant-and-toddler-health/expert-answers/tummy-time/faq-20057755


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The law removes all legal protections for unborn child and allows non-doctors to perform abortions
New York City's One World Trade Center's spire was lit pink to celebrate the passing of a law that legalises abortion for any reason up to birth.
The law also allows non-doctors to perform abortions and repeals a legislation recognising unborn babies over 24 weeks as potential homicide victims.
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, a Catholic, signed the bill on Tuesday before ordering that the spire of One World Trade Center, as well as bridges and buildings in the sate capital of Albany be lit pink in celebration.
"In the face of a federal government intent on rolling back Roe v. Wade and women's reproductive rights, I promised that we would enact this critical legislation within the first 30 days of the new session – and we got it done," Cuomo said.
New York State's bishops decried the move, saying the state had become "a more dangerous one for women and their unborn babies".
"Today, New York state has added a sad chapter to this already solemn date of Jan. 22, the anniversary of Roe v. Wade," the bishops said in a joint statement.
"Many of the state senators and Assembly members who voted for this abortion expansion are mothers themselves, who felt their child toss, turn and kick in their womb, and delighted in the progress of their pregnancy," the bishops continued.
"Many others, as well as our governor, are fathers, who held their partner's hand as they viewed the ultrasound videos, watched their child squirm and rejoiced at the first sound of a heartbeat," they said. "Many of these same officials were themselves born into less-than-perfect conditions — poverty, health problems, disabilities, broken families.
"All overcame these issues to rise to leadership in our state, because their parents chose life for them," they added.
The bishops thanked all who allied with the Catholic Church "in the 12-year-long fight to stop this horrendous policy, and all pro-life New Yorkers who made their voices heard in an effort to stop it."
"Let us all pray for the conversion of heart for those who celebrate this tragic moment in the history of our state," they said. "And we pray in a special way for the lives that will be lost, and for the women of our state who are made less safe under this law."


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Why the name ModusFit? Modus means, mode, way, method, way of operating. Our objective is to find the right Modus for all of our client's fitness needs. At ModusFit we believe that there are many paths that lead to greater health and paths that are unique to each individual person. We take pride in helping you with a Modus that is best for you.
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Our goal is to provide superior training for all of our clients while having a welcoming atmosphere. The facility is designed around our personal training clients and our group member's needs. Our personal training clients have an exclusive area where their goals can be met. Our group members have access to high value classes at a smaller capacity. Group session sizes are limited to six people as a result, quality and feedback are never compromised.
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Our mission is to never stray off of our core values while providing a premium level of customer service in all fitness aspects.


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Morretes and Antonina are beautiful small towns on the coast of Paraná. Curiitbanos (locals from Curitiba) love to go there to spend some relaxing moments with family and friends.
This picturesque small town is dominated by the meandering Nhundiaquara River and surrounded by the Atlantic Rain Forest. It is a beloved destination for Curitibanos looking for relaxing moments in the outskirts of the big city, especially during weekends when the restaurants are fully booked and many people take the train tour from Curitiba to Morretes.
How to reach Morretes? See our transportation guide. Where to sleep in Morretes? There are several guesthouses to choose from. Fancy a hike or maybe a rafting tour? See our tour options.
Facing the Serra do Mar Mountains, you will see the train station, which is where most Morretes visitors arrive. From there, you can stroll through the town and discover its curiosities.
Older houses in Morretes where built facing the Nhundiaquara River. In the several restaurants along the river you will have the chance to taste "barreado", the typical dish of the Paraná coast. It is a boiled beef cooked many hours in a closed casket and served with cassava flour, rice and banana. You can also order it with "frutos do mar", and you will get barreado with fish and praws. See a wide restaurant selection in our restaurant guide.
Casa Rocha Pombo is a cultural centre in Largo Dr. José Pereira, Jose Pereira 43. Casa Rocha Pombo was built in honour of the multifaceted Rocha Pombo from Morretes. He was an acclaimed historian, teacher, writer and politician. The simple colonial architectural style of the Jesuit period characterizes this building, which overlooks the Nhundiaquara River as well as the city.
The Church of St. Benedict is located at the intersection of the Adviser Sinimbu and Fernando Amaro streets and has stood the test of time. Believed to have been built by slaves in 1765, its stone foundation was laid almost a century later in 1863. It was constructed in the colonial style and a tower was added over half a century later at the behest of Captain Roberto France.
Driving down 5 km from Morretes, on Marcos Malucelli Street along the Marumbi River is a natural reserve that showcases a large lake ringed by a verdant forest. Swim or dive in the placid waters of the lake, camp out or barbeque. This Morretes tourist attraction has a nice infrastructure with restrooms, changing rooms and a cafeteria.
Estrada da Graciosa
This picturesque, winding, old colonial road (PR Highway 410) lies 37 km from Curitiba on BR-116. It winds through the lush, green Atlantic rainforest down to the coast. Several rest stops dot this route, with toilets, kiosks and open-fire grills. The quaint Iron Bridge over the River Mother Catira and the Jesuit's Path are just some of the interesting sites here. Only cars and vans can traffic on this road.
Heel of Monkeys "Salto dos Macacos"
The Monkeys River or Rio dos Macacos provides a spectacular view as it gushes over a height of 70m upon a granite slab, creating a striking natural pool. As you travel by train through the region, do not miss the dramatic Redondo Waterfall, 20m wide, tumbling down a drop of 30m. To get there by train, disembark at Engineer Lange and hike about 2 to 3 hours. It is 4km by road from Porto de Cima and 2 hours on foot thereafter.
Marumbi State Park "Parque Estadual do Marumbi"
Marumbi State Park was founded in 1990 and covers over 370 hectares, it is considered a real hiker's delight. The towering Pico Marumbi is 1539 m high and is situated within the confines of the Marumbi State Park; this is the state's prime attraction for mountain climbing enthusiasts. This area is a gorgeous place to hike and to enjoy the environment.
Vantage points in the park provide spectacular views encompassing mountains, waterfalls, rivers with amazing flora and fauna in and around the rain forest. Walk down the road to the station from the park and one can view the imposing Marumbinistas Waterfall, which tumbles down a precipitous drop of 50 m, adding to splendour to the countryside.
Colonial Paths
Two of the ancient "colonial paths" are well kept: the Graciosa Trail or Estrada da Graciosa and the Itupava Trail or Caminho do Itupava. Most of the Graciosa Trail is now the Graciosa Road. The first part of this trail is very old (1646-1653) and the second part, that ends in Atuba was completed much later (1848-1870). According to the legend, the original Itupava Trail was used by hunters in 1625 to chase a tapir down the mountain to Porto de Cima. The second portion of this trail, that leads to Borda do Campo was completed only in 1649-1654.
The well-marked Graciosa and Itupava trails now serve as delightful nature walks and afford spectacular views.
Nhundiaquara River
Nhundiaquara River or Rio Nhundiaquara is a scenic tree lined river that intersects the whole city. The origin of the name came from the local words nhundi (meaning fish) and quara (meaning hole); in the past, the river was in an important waterway between the highlands and the coast. Canoeing and fishing are possible along a distance of about 12 km, where the river is navigable. Those looking forward for fun and adventure can float down the river doing "boia cross" or buoy. Look out for the grandiose Old Bridgeacross the city centre. The bridge was built around 100 years ago and renovated in 1975.
Marumbi Tour
From Morretes you can easily access the Marumbi Nature Reserve. The natural reserve covers an area of approximately 66,732 hectares and encompasses most of the Serra do Mar and part of the Eastern Plateau. The region offers fabulous sightseeing options including the Estrada da Graciosa, Curitiba, Paranaguá Railway, Serra Manantiales, Graciosa and Itupava trails, and a dam on the Capivari River. We strongly recommend a local guide for your tour in this area.
Cachaça Distilleries
The coastal region of Paraná is also famous for its cachaça production. There are several distilleries producing the world famous Brazilian "cachaça". This tradition began in 1870 when the Scucato, Malucelli, Zilli and Gnata families emigrated from Italy and settled in Morretes. Nowadays, the cachaça produced in Morretes is considered one of the best "cachaças" in Brazil and some of them are exported to many other states and countries in the world.
The Scucato family was one of the pioneers, producing cachaça around 1880. The Engenho São Pedro is open to visitors and still produces cachaças aged in barrels made of Araribá wood, a native type of wood from the Atlantic Rainforest, predominant in the area.
Porto Morretes is another popular distillery that attracts many visitors. The distillery exports part of their high quality organic cachaça production to Canada. The tour starts with a visit to the organic sugar cane plantation (free from any chemical product, herbicide or fertilizer). During the harvest season you can try fresh, sweet sugar-cane. After seeing how the raw material is grown, the next step is seeing the distillery's facilities where you can see the modern equipment used to produce the cachaça. The visit finishes in the cellar where the cachaça is aged in barrels of American oak and, of course, there will be a delicious cachaça tasting. The Porto Morretes distillery was built to take advantage of the unevenness of the land. During every phase of production, the cachaça is transported by gravity. The distillery makes creative and efficient use of the by-products of production as well. After the juice is extracted from the sugar-cane, half of the pulp is heated in a huge kettle and the steam generated is not only used in the distillation process but also to clean the facilities and equipments. The other half is used as fertilizer.
How to arrive to Morretes?
Most visitors go to Morretes by train (very touristic, with wonderful landscapes), that departs from Curitiba daily at 8:15 am (buy your ticket in advance!). The same train returns to Curitiba at 3 pm daily. During weekends and holidays, there is also the option to book the deluxe train. See different tour options here.
Many locals go to Morretes by car. You have two options: along the highway BR-277 to Paranaguá and then turn to Morretes or along the BR-116 to São Paulo and then take the Graciosa Road (beautiful scenery, with many curves).
You can also take a bus departing from Curitiba (Viação Graciosa).
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UPDATE (1-21-2015): Read the latest updates on this promotion here.
The Top QuiBidders Leaderboard rules have been updated on November 1, 2013. See new the updates here.
After we announced our new Top QuiBidder contest, we realized that it's a lot to unpack. Here we'd like to do that, specifically by talking about why we set the monthly Top QuiBidder contest up in the first place and offer some tips on how to use it to your advantage!
We'd often notice on our Facebook and Twitter accounts that our own customers would beat us to the punch when it came to helping out others via social media (See Commandment #5 on our Ten Commandments of QuiBids Social Media for an example). Over time, that help piles up into hours spent acting as an effective, self-appointed agent of our site, so we wanted to recognize and thank these customers for the hard work they put in, particularly on Facebook.
Click HERE to go to the Top QuiBidders Leaderboard
In addition to rewarding helpful customers, the Top QuiBidders contest will also incentivize thoughtful sharing for how to make our site a better place to bid and to shop (see our recommendations for good sharing practice below). We want our social media accounts —the QuiBids Facebook page, in particular— to be a forum open for the sort of discussion that shares and compares opinions and provides useful feedback for our service.
IMPORTANT: you must first Opt-In before you can become eligible to win prizes (See image below):
6 Tips for Good Sharing Practice
You can't simply score points and rise up to the peak of the Top QuiBidder Leaderboard by sheer volume of comments and posts alone, so we recommend aiming for quality over quantity when you engage with us and other customers on Facebook. Here are six easy ways to do that but be sure to check out the How to Earn QuiBidder Points section of the previous Top QuiBidders blog post first.
1. Ask thoughtful questions.
In the past, we've used our Facebook page as a barometer of sorts. It's a good way for us to gauge how our customers feel about certain site features and practices. Asking us —and your fellow customers— good questions will elicit good responses, and those translate to QuiBidder Points!
2. Share memorable images.
Did you win a gift card that you used to purchase something for your cute kid, cute pet cat, cute pet dog, or any other person or animal that you love that makes for a good image? Appeal to the public's "dawwwwww" reflexes and post it on the our Facebook page! You'll find yourself with a bucketful of likes. Be sure to provide details in the images description like how many bids you spent, the ending auction price, how much your kid/pet/family loves the product, etc.
On a slightly more serious note, take advantage of the power of the visual to create something —a photograph, a drawing, a mixed-media something Q related— that resonates within other QuiBidders and you're sure to inspire a ton of engagement.
3. Be helpful!
If somebody has a question that they're asking us on QuiBids' Facebook page, odds are pretty good that more people are wondering the same thing. Directing confused customers to useful blog posts or relative QuiBids 101 articles will endear them to you in flocks!
4. What is notable activity anyway?
We built the "Notable Activity" clause into the Top QuiBidders contest as a way for us to reward above-and-beyond posting, or stuff that we just plain love. Think outside the box for this — the whole Internet's yours to play with here. The best advice I can give regarding notable activity is this: Think from QuiBids' point of view. What is it that we want to see? Here's a short, incomplete list of such things to help you get started:
- Happy customers
- Effort and careful consideration
- Innovation
- Big wins
- How —for the better— QuiBids has integrated into your lifestyle
5. Mind your Top QuiBidder limits!
You've only got a limited number of posts, likes, and comments to post on QuiBids' Facebook each day, so don't tire yourself out trying to post like crazy. Another thing that's important to mind is your placement on the board. Save for pride, there's really no difference between position #1 and #50 on the leaderboard, so there's no sense in exhausting yourself by trying to post something brand-new and innovative every single day.
6. Stay engaged!
The way the algorithm that assigns QuiBidder Points works, checking in on a daily basis —even if it's something as simple as a like or a little comment— plays into your favor big-time. So be a regular on the QuiBids Facebook page, whether that's just liking what other people say or cheering them on with a friendly comment or two.
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Lymphatic Filariasis
The Challenge
Lymphatic filariasis, also known as elephantiasis, is a mosquito-borne infectious disease that often leads to severe swelling of the limbs and other body parts and a painful thickening of the skin.
There are an estimated 120 million people infected with this debilitating and sometimes crippling disease and more than 1.3 billion people at risk of infection. Those infected are limited in their ability to work or care for their families and often shunned by their communities.
Our Solution
HKI is working with government health agencies to distribute preventative medicines to help counties meet elimination goals, as well as provide surgeries and disability management education to those suffering from disfigurements caused by the infection through the MMDP Project.