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Community Registration
Who can enter the challenge?
All Saskatchewan communities are eligible to participate in the Saskatchewan Blue Cross Go Out & Play Challenge with the exception of the previous year's grand prize winner. Previous year's grand prize winner is ineligible for one year only.
A community can register only one project per community in the Challenge.
Recognized community associations are eligible to participate in the Saskatchewan Blue Cross Go Out & Play Challenge in Regina, Saskatoon, Moose Jaw and Prince Albert. More than one association can enter in each of the cities.
How does my community sign up for the challenge?
- Complete a registration form
- Get the form signed by your Mayor or Chief
- Take a photo of your Mayor or Chief signing the registration form
- Send it in to Saskatchewan in motion by email or fax.
Saskatchewan in motion must receive completed registration forms by 11:59 p.m. CST on February 8, 2019. Late submissions will not be accepted.
What projects are eligible?
Eligible programs, projects or initiatives must increase opportunities for children, youth or families to be active outdoors and address one of the following priorities:
- increase physical activity in the community by creating programs, places or spaces for children and/or youth to be active outdoors
- develop active and safe routes for children and youth to walk to school and other destinations; projects may include education, awareness, programs and other initiatives to encourage and develop active transportation routes
- create initiatives that inspire children, youth or families to get outside and play.
*Prize money cannot be used for indoor facility upgrades. If a project is deemed ineligible, Saskatchewan in motion will advise the community contact and request an alternate project be submitted.
Click here to see the official challenge rules and project eligibility.
What are the important challenge dates?
- October 29, 2018 – Community registration opens
- December 14, 2018 - Early bird deadline
- February 08, 2019 – Community registration closes
- February 15, 2019 – Individual and family profiles can start to be created
- March 1 – 10, 2019 – Challenge is on!
How are the challenge prizes awarded?
- Community Project/Initiative $10,000 Grand Prize: The community with the most minutes of logged physical activity during the challenge will be declared winner.
- Community Project/Initiative $5,000 Runner-up Prize: The community with the second most minutes of logged physical activity during the challenge will be declared the runner-up prizewinner.
What happens once we send in our registration for the project?
Saskatchewan in motion will review your registration to make sure it is complete and that your project meets the eligibility criteria. You will receive an email confirmation once your registration is accepted. You will also receive a package filled with tips and tools to help you promote the challenge in your community!
Click here to see the official challenge rules and project eligibility.
What is a web-based challenge?
Internet access and valid email addresses are required to participate in the challenge. Participants will create individual or family accounts using a valid email address to log physical activity minutes through an online system during the challenge.
Does the Go Out & Play Challenge take into consideration the population of a community?
Yes. Saskatchewan in motion has researched national and provincial community competitions. In most cases, smaller communities are much more successful in rallying their community members and friends, relatives and neighbours.
What will happen if an individual or a community displays unsportsmanlike conduct?
Saskatchewan in motion has the right to disqualify any community, any allocation of minutes of physical activity deemed fraudulent, in violation of the Challenge rules, or that would otherwise undermine the integrity of the Challenge, including but not limited to cheating, hacking, deception or other unfair activities. Anyone caught cheating will be disqualified from the challenge. Please play fair!
Can a school take part in the Challenge?
Encourage your faculty members and students to get moving every day for at least 30 minutes at school! Remind your students to log their minutes of physical activity every day at home with their parents on their family profiles. Children under 18 cannot create accounts without parental consent. School-based programs are not eligible projects in the Saskatchewan Blue Cross Go Out & Play Challenge.
Entering your Minutes
How do I create an account to enter physical activity minutes?
Click on the create account button on the home page. You will need a valid email address to create an account. Fill in all the account detail fields and click register. Once you complete this, you'll receive a confirmation email to the address you provided. Please follow the instructions in this email to complete your account creation. Once complete, you can login and enter your minutes!
If you can't locate the email, it may have been routed to your spam/junk folder.
How do I enter minutes for each member of my family?
- Log into to your account.
- Select the community project.
- Select a family member name and enter the physical activity minutes.
- Repeat for each family member. A maximum of 120 minutes per person per day can be recorded.
- Remember to log your minutes each day of the challenge.
I am having problems logging into my account
If you have not received a confirmation email from us and followed the instructions in it, you have not successfully created your profile. If you can't locate the email, it may have been routed to your spam/junk folder.
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I missed logging my minutes one day. Can I register yesterday's minutes?
No. You can only record the current day's minutes. It's important to log your physical minutes every day of the Go Out & Play Challenge.
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The Go Out & Play Challenge website is designed to use up-to-date web browsers such as Chrome 56, Firefox 51, Safari 9 and Internet Explorer 11. We have systems in place to support older web browsers; however, you may experience some limitations.
Make sure your browser is up-to-date by visiting http://browsehappy.com.
Who do I contact for technical support?
Please contact Saskatchewan in motion for troubleshooting. Support staff is available Monday to Friday 8:30 AM to 4 PM. We will respond to any after hour inquiries by noon the next workday. If you require technical support over the weekend, please leave us a message and we will get back to you the next business day before noon.
Do I have to register my minutes of physical activity with one community?
You can choose a different community every day, or the same community every day.
My community has not registered for the challenge. Can I still participate and register my minutes with another community?
ABSOLUTELY! You can choose to give your minutes to your favourite project or favourite community. It can be a different community each day. It does not matter where you live.
What will happen if an individual or a community displays unsportsmanlike conduct?
Saskatchewan in motion has the right to disqualify any community, any allocation of minutes of physical activity deemed fraudulent, in violation of the Challenge rules, or that would otherwise undermine the integrity of the Challenge, including but not limited to cheating, hacking, deception or other unfair activities. Anyone caught cheating will be disqualified from the challenge. Please play fair!
Who can create a profile on the Challenge website?
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Solely for the purpose of this Challenge, the Census Canada definition of a family will be used to determine the eligibility of a family profile.
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Book to use with instruments. I would use the triangle with this book. Every time the "ee" or "ea" sound was heard I would have a student play the triangle.
Book to use with instrument. In this book I would use the tone block when the book repeats the words "town-o, town-o, town-o."
Book to use with Rhyming. This book has a nice sing song rhyming pattern to get students engaged. I might play some dosey doe music to set the mood before I read the story to the class.
I would give each student maracas and when we would sing "If your happy and you know it" I would have the students shake the maracas. I would also have students sing along with me as I read the story. After reading the story one time through, I would have students come up with their own movements or instruments they would like to play then add it to the song. Next, we would use those movements or instruments to sing the song.
Book to use with Rhyming. This book was designed not only to rhyme but also to sing. So I would have the children mimic a beat of clapping their hands and patting their thighs while I sang the story.
Books to add movement. I would read the story to the students then I would turn on Rimsky Korsakov's The Flight of the Bumblebee and have the children pretend to be busy bees.
Book to add movements. I would add the hand movements of the Itsy bitsy spider. The teacher would teacher the children to touch their right thumb to their left middle finger. Then, the teacher would show them how to touch their left thumb to the right middle finger in a upward motion. I would also use finger motions for the rain and hand gestures when the rain washes everything out.
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Arab girls gathering
Note: Before anyone read and make further assumption, let me emphasize that the title is not related to any Arab girls nor do we claim we look like one :)
Few weeks ago, I received a Whatsapp message from one of my sweetheart from Arab class who then was asking whether or not I'm interested to join her attending Being Me (Muslimah conference) that held on 14th June 2014. Man, she souldn't ask me and should have just buy the ticket instead *sigh. I wouldn't say NO. I love attending Ilm event but eversince I got pregnant I have to minimize the activity and choose one that is not conducted at night. So, I said yes and looking forward for the event.
I stopped Arab class during my first trimester because I had a very bad morning sickness and among it - easily felt tired and sleepy. So, I haven't seen the Arab girls for few month already. I miss them so much. And the opportunity given by Allah to see them again I'm ,so grateful.
Here we are :)
Believe me, I'm the 'youngest' among all :P hahaaa, of course I'm the oldest, they are all so young and pretty and already exposed to love Islam at the very young age. I wish I could turn back time and attend more Ilm event to increase my deen.
InsyaAllah I will share in my blog what I gained during the conference. According to one of the speaker, he said, you gain nothing if you don't do anything with the knowledge you just gained.
P/s: You won't be able to see my tummy because I'm so petite *sigh. People wouldn't know that I'm pregnant if I don't tell. They will just thought that I have a puffy tummy.
Till then, bye.
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Square Enix Comes to XBOX
The creators of the the Final Fantasy series have just announced that they will be creating games for the XBOX 360. Final Fantasy players on the XBOX and PC will be able to interact online (pretty cool!!!). This is notable because up until now the Final Fantasy series was exclusive to the Sony Playstation. Oops.. sorry Playstation. First EA and now Square Enix.
>>>>>as an aside... I think Final Fantasy games are kind of dorky, but anytime that XBOX sticks it to playstation, I get giddy.....
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Trump Doesn't Want Immigrants from $hithole Countries: According to two sources, President Donald Trump questioned why the United States would want to have immigrants from "$hithole countries" like Haiti, El Salvador and African nations, adding that "we should have more people from places like Norway."
Funny he mentioned Norway, because after listening to him ramble on, it makes me want to move to Norway. I mean, why in the hell would any sane Norwegian want to leave beautiful Norway and move to Trump's America? And when you look at the data, most of those countries Trump mentioned are in no worse shape than places like Alabama, except their people are much more educated.
Anyway, the way I see it - no serious discussion of "$hitholes" could ever be complete without mentioning Trump's mouth and the vile trash that continually flies out of it. Wonder if anyone ever mentioned to him that the Haitians weren't the first "boat people" to land on these shores - seems that distinction goes to groups like the Pilgrims on the Mayflower. One thing's for sure, with Trump and his pals in charge, the White House has never seemed "whiter."
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Johnny, he is now truly on display for exactly what he is. A fool could tell what he really means, and I am sorry to say in Alabama they recently proved a large number will agree, though thankfully not quite enough to constitute a majority despite coming close, but, given that the immigration issue centers on employment, one might consider Norway has one of the world's best education systems and a per capita amount of software engineers and mathematicians the USA could never match. Should someone decide to leave such a fine country and come here, they would likely displace, or simply out perform, an American born competitor for the position. Interesting strategy, America First.
Of course Norway has a per capital yield the US couldn't match. Norway has fewer than 5 1/2 Million people. That's far less than NYC within the city limits. As you say, why would Norwegians want to emigrate? He had Norway on his mind because the PM was just here.
But that's an aside. Trump is now truly on display for exactly what he is, so much so that the UN has now labeled him a racist.
And, by the way, people from countries like Haiti end up having higher per capita incomes here than American average, higher per capita education level, and lower per capita crime rates. The West Indian immigrant population is quite successful in the United States.
My thought when Trump asked why we don't get more immigrants from places like Norway was, "Why would anyone want to leave Norway and come to this exceptionally shit hole country?"
Haha - he's denying it all today, even as CNN is reporting he called various other world leaders to see what they thought of the comment.
For those who haven't spent years surfing there, just let me point out that the West Indies, has, like Norway, one of the best education systems in the world. Barbados in particular may actually be the world's finest. Anyone who has had any medical issue in the US mainland has likely been helped in one way or another by an African or West Indian professional. They are keeping the KKK members alive- talk about Christ-like behavior!
Update: Fox News just said that people who leak things like the President's shithole comment, make the country look bad.
The prez also thinks that the Mueller investigation makes the country look bad.
Maybe one Faux boxer or panty will advise their hero to direct AG Sessions to open an FBI investigation into finding the leaker(s) of true information about the president that makes the country look as bad or worse than its president, assuming there's anyone higher than pre-school awareness who still believes specifically that the president speaks for the country or that generally speaking, Republicans and their media wingnut Fox News speak for the country. Though they all evolved behind a curtain of unaccountability and deception, that curtain at least what remains of it is being shredded to pieces thanks our fascist standards bearing president. It's not at all surprising that the president whose mission it was to drain "the political swamp of Washington DC", instead elevated the most vile aspects of the swamp turning it into a cesspool for breeding creatures and toxins most harmful to humanitarian ideals, to humanity and to the ecosphere which sustains humanity. That's not surprising, that was/is expected. But when its obvious to everyone that this president presides over a shithole of his own making, it is surprising that he is so daft as to believe he can disguise the smell with his wife and daughters' smiling faces and commercial fragrances.
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The Sacred Canopy: Law and Lexicon of Church-State in the Founding Era
Justice Rutledge's "sparse Congressional discussion"-- because the essential issues had been settled" 1--unwittingly, and perversely, contains the key to understanding the Establishment Clause. His statement is only almost literally true. Sparseness is relative, and compared to the discussion of other Bill of Rights provisions, the Establishment Clause was much debated, although it received in absolute terms only a little careful attention. The justice is "perversely" correct because the implication of his comments is subtly misleading. He suggests that the nagging church-state issue was finally settled by the Establishment Clause when only the meaning of nonestablishment as sect equality was. The more general issue continues to nag American society, especially the Supreme Court, to this day. But Rutledge could not have more accurately, however unwittingly, explained the relatively little commotion greeting disestablishment in Congress: everyone knew it meant no sect preference and agreed that it was an appropriate federal norm. This consensus or convergence quality of the Establishment Clause--that the meaning of it (like most of the rest of the Bill of Rights) was not novel and represented conventional thought--is apparent throughout this book and impels the discussion first to that terrain in which both prevailing norms of church and state and the legal language transporting those norms were clearly marked. The Constitution and laws of the states, as well as the experiences captured within them, are the indispensable referents, and for three reasons. Before the revolution, there was no nation from which to derive a national norm. Even during the brief Articles of Confederation period, union was so attenuated and the national government so weak that it serves poorly as a prism for focusing the genuine sentiments of the people. The second reason


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menage a trios full of bukkake and dutch rudders. Nine months later another kid is born and instead of finding out who the father is, all three decide to raise the child. They call this one Richard Kelly. This works to their advantage as MTV decides to film an updated version of "Three Men and a Baby" for a in name only drama using them as consultants. While filming the seventh season Richard Kelly is raped by one of the producers who impregnates him. He decides to keep it and that child grows up to be Joseph Kahn.
Until recently I was under the impression that it was going to be another self aware teen slasher horror comedy. I figured I would give it a watch but wasn't on the top of my list. While I enjoy a good slasher I wasn't expecting much. As time went on I kept reading about it and started to wonder if there was more to it. The trailer seemed pretty basic but rumblings across the internet gave me hope. When I read ten reviews and five people gave it a near perfect, while five others treated it like a Bennifer movie, well it made me more curious than that time a home school kid found his sisters vagina. I am always on the lookout for something different but in today's day and age it is nearly impossible. I was hoping for the best but with Dane Cook being listed on the front cover I was hesitant. Having someone I don't like in a movie is not a deal breaker but it does cause me to double bag it just in case.
Within thirty seconds I knew this was not your average flick. You are quickly introduced to characters who constantly break the third wall and let you know they are in on the joke. It is done in a fairly intelligent fashion and at a pace that would give Tink Tink a run(pun intended) for his trophy, assuming it wasn't taken away from him due to his legless advantage. The editing is quick and sharp while the references are spit out of the kids mouths quicker than an alcoholics semen. I am not exaggerating this, "Detention" has enough references that even Shawn Spencer would lose track. They don't just stick to horror references either. In the first ten minutes Chopin, Predator, Sigur Ros, Spike Lee, Beverly Hills 90210 and My So Called Life are a small chunk of what is name dropped. After you kind of get used to the style and editing the story becomes more insane than Margot Kidder. Everything from a bear time machine to a dude that cums the ooze from "You Can't Do That On Television" while sporting a TV for a hand.
The acting in this is pretty well executed, especially for being such bat shit crazy subject matter. Most of the young cast pull of being the irritating hipster douche bags they are aiming for while still remaining somewhat likable. Dane Cook, who usually makes me wanna pull my own dick off , split it in two and shove my ear holes with shredded dick meat, is surprisingly reserved and, dare I say funny.
"Detention" is not perfect. It gets ahead of itself at times and its over ambitious nature is not always realized. It is however, unique, fun, and entertaining. The jokes are as plentiful as the gore and the characters are as irritating as they are entertaining. I guess what I am trying to say is "Detention" is like that girl you're in love with even though she is kind of irritating and makes no sense.
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Thursday, August 9, 2012
Detention- Joseph Kahn
Posted by Guts and Grog Reviews at 3:57 AM
Labels: horror, Horror Comedy
3 comments:
- Mister Bones said...
I don't care if I even like this movie or not when I finally do get to see it, but I already know I love this review of it, and dammit sometimes that's enough.
- August 9, 2012 at 5:23 PM
- Guts and Grog Reviews said...
Thanks man. It was a hard one to write. Didn't want to give anything away but wanted to get across how insane it was.
- August 9, 2012 at 9:14 PM
- HorrO said...
Sorry to interrupt your blog, but I have tagged you for a Liebster Blog Award: http://www.promotehorror.com/2012/08/a-liebster-blog-award.html If you don't want to / can't pass it on, that's okay, just wanted to let you know! Thanks, HorrO
- August 14, 2012 at 7:32 AM
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Lauren Grahame has spent her whole life thinking something special was going to happen. She didn't know what it was, she just knew it would one day be hers. But she learned the hard way that special wasn't on offer.
So after divorcing her cheating husband, Lauren searched for nothing special and she thought she found it when she landed a job as a waitress in a biker bar in Carnal. It was perfect: a nothing job in a nowhere bar in Nowheresville.
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Life throws curveball after curveball at Laurie and Tate. As secrets are revealed, women are brutally murdered, and Lauren tries to find her inner biker babe.
OMG how am I ever gonna be able to write a review for this book?! To say it was amazing would be the understatement of the century! I was engaged on page one and couldn't put it down for anything. I have to say sitting in your computer networking class while thinking about a book is not a good idea! This book took me on a roller coaster of a ride and I enjoyed every minute of it. Sweet Dreams takes place in a small town in the middle of nowhere. The book is told from Laurie's pov. Laurie and Tate are amazing together...absolutely perfect! This story is chalk full of drama, intrigue, angst, romance and sex...lots and lots of sex. It has a few curve balls thrown in and a crazy psycho ex girlfriend, not to mention a serial killer who is terrorizing this small town. I'm a sucker for bikers and Tate drives a Harley...nuff said! Unless you count the fact that he's a bad*** bounty hunter. This book was amazing. It will draw you in and refuse to let you go. The only thing I didn't like was it had a tendency to go really into detail which caused it to drag a bit in places but it didn't take away from the story.
Laurie is a 42 year old woman who has just left a bad marriage. She had a high paying job, lived in a gated community in a huge house with a husband she loved dearly. Her husband has spent the last 4 years sleeping with her best friend. Everyone knew it but her. She's got blonde hair and not the "ideal" body type. She's a little on the curvy side. She's mouthy, insecure, and trying to be independent.
Tate...oh Tate. Tate is a sexy bad*** biker bounty hunter. He owns a the bar where Laurie works. He's 44, tall with dark hair and dark eyes. He's edgy and dangerous. He knows what he wants and goes after it. He's a possessive, controlling alpha male with anger issues. In the beginning he's hiding a big secret from her. He's perfect in every way.
Sweet Dreams begins with Laurie sitting outside a bar. It's a bar in the middle of nowhere. She has been driving around the country for months looking for a place just like this. She wants to wants to start an unspecial life in a nowhere town, in a nowhere bar where she can be a nobody.
Her first encounter with Tate isn't a pretty one. He's angry and he calls her a bunch of names (old and fat) when he finds out his business partner Krystal has hired her. She overhears him and decides then that she can't stand him and she sets out to avoid him at all cost. A few days later they end up working together. He tells her he knows she heard him and tries to apologize. He even admits that he didn't mean it and has a habit of saying things when he's angry and regretting it after. She still keeps away from him even when he begins flirting. We go from hatred to apologizing to flirting in a matter of days...whiplash much?! Still she continues the no eye contact, only speak when spoken to, I don't care attitude. He doesn't take kindly to being ignored especially when he wants to be noticed. These two are like fire and gasoline...and they stay that way throughout the book.
We meet a guy named Wood. It's obvious he and Tate have a past. Wood is interested in Laurie and so is Tate. Tate stakes a claim on her. They eventually end up on friendly terms but the peace is quickly shattered.
A waitress at the bar is brutally raped and beaten the night that Tate fires her. He being a bounty hunter, the cops ask for his help in finding the serial killer. The woman dies in the hospital making her his latest victim. We find out that he's been watching her. He knows what room she's staying in, that she walks home, and swims late at night. These two are a lot closer than she realizes. He has to leave town to hunt this guy down and before he goes he lets her know that when he comes back she is his. He does it in biker speak though (She will be on the back of his bike) and she doesn't understand what it means. He kisses her and then leaves town for a month.
While he's gone, she and Wood get close. She starts spending the night at his house. They do things but she doesn't sleep with him. It was headed in that direction and probably would have happened sooner rather than later but Tate shows up. Wood tells her all kinds of ugly stuff about Tate. Tate has been sleeping with Wood's sister since they were young. Her name is Neeta and that woman is crazy...like bats*** crazy! Neeta is married and this automatically puts Laurie off since she was cheated on. When Tate gets back to town he's ready to claim what's his but things aren't like he thought. He's thought about her non-stop and he's glad to get back to her. He kisses her and then she rails him about Neeta. After they fight and she tells him about Wood, he walks away.
The following day as he delivers the phone he bought her (yeah, he's really letting her go) she receives a phone call that her dad has had a heart attack and he puts them both on a plane and flies home with her. Once getting to the airport, her sister's boyfriend informs her that her ex husband is at the hospital. Tate gets rid of him, staking his claim again by calling her his girlfriend.
"I get that you're a big guy but I'd like to talk to my wife."
"Then you shouldn't have thrown her away when she was your wife. Now she ain't. Now she's somethin' to me and I don't let men I don't like get close to her and I gotta tell you, man, I do not like you."
They spend the night in the hotel together and he goes running the next morning. Her ex, not getting Tate's demands, shows up and pretty much tries to force himself on her. Tate shows up and removes him from the room. She and Tate end up having sex for the first time. He calls Wood and lets him know that Laurie is officially his "old lady" and her relationship with Wood is over, then explains what he meant by his comment before he left. He tells her about Neeta (well most of it, minus one big secret). They are officially together at this point. He ends up having to leave her to hunt the killer again. This time they talk every night and text throughout the day. When she finally gets home he isn't there. The night he returns he gets a proper welcome home in the middle of the bar. She spends her first night (which will end up being forever) at his house. After they have some seriously hot sex, Wood shows up and they end up fighting. She gets hit in the crossfire. She's confused about the fight, he's not explaining anything and he's actually mad at her. She gets up in the middle of the night and gets on the couch. She's awakened by an angry Tate who moves her back to the bed. He lets her know that if she's mad she'll be mad in his bed and if she's having trouble sleeping then she'll do it in his bed. The next morning she wants to go home but he's not having it. She tells him she needs time alone to which he informs her she's had 3 weeks alone while he was gone. The book pretty much does this over and over again. He gets mad, does something stupid, and she wants to leave. He doesn't let her.
Now to save space we're gonna hit the high points. When drama isn't happening between them, they are perfect together and happy.
Crazy ex girlfriends...yeah...
Neeta catches wind of their relationship and fly's into town looking for blood. Married or not, she claims him as hers and no one else is gonna live in her house with her man. A stand off happens outside his house and here we find out that Tate and Neeta have a 10 year old son together. Laurie being herself automatically assumes that he's with her because it will make him seem more stable since he's fighting for full custody of his son. He puts that theory to bed quickly. His son, Jonas, is a cool kid. He's just like his dad in every way. He takes an instant liking to Laurie seeing her as comfort and stability. She falls in love with the kid and they are close very quickly. There's an incident where Neeta grabs Jonas and hurts him while trying to get him out of Laurie's arms. Because of this, Tate washes his hands of her and will not let Jonas go back with her.
She tells Tate she loves him but he doesn't say it back. It's pretty obvious that he was going to until they were interrupted. Later that night they revisit the conversation and he makes her tell him again. He does this so he can say it back to her.
They are woken in the middle of the night to Neeta banging on their window drunk. Here he fights with her. Finally having had enough he tells Neeta that he's in love with Laurie and she's not leaving his house. The next time we see Neeta she is showing up at the custody hearing extremely drunk and full custody is granted to Tate. Jonas moves in with them full time. She officially moves in with him after a fight when he finds out that she's been looking for apartments. He doesn't ask, he demands she unpack her bags.
Laurie's ex best friend shows up looking for Laurie's ex husband who is in town and no one knew it. This scene was funny. Laurie said some seriously funny but ugly things to her ex friend and then to her ex when he showed up. I laughed a lot, she and Tate both had fun with that conversation. Once they are gone, the police show up. Neeta has been raped and murdered by the serial killer. Tate tells Jonah and he goes straight to Laurie. They end up on the floor with her rocking him in her lap while they both cry. After that they are inseparable...all 3 of them. Neither father or son want her far from them. They have the funeral where Tate's mom shows up and makes a scene.
On her birthday a few months later, Tate proposes to her kind of. He puts a ring on her finger and tells her they are getting married on the anniversary of the day they met. Things go well for awhile. They are making a life together with Jonas, a family.
I'd found special in Carnal and in Tate. Special wasn't exactly perfect but, even so, it was pretty f***ing spectacular and it was finally, finally mine.
Then the worst happens. Laurie is grabbed by the serial killer. He's a guy who works at the bar with them. Tate is out of his mind with worry but holds it together enough to do what needs to be done. The entire town is looking for her. She manages to get away when a regular from the bar shoots the guy but she's been stabbed. The killer chases her through the woods but at this point Tate has already figured out who it is and where they are. She runs into a clearing and sees Tate's car headed for her before the attacker knocks her to the ground. Tate almost kills the guy. We get several people's POV here including Tate's while he's looking for her. She spends a few days in the hospital and then she's released under Tate's care. He's not dealing with it as well as she is. He blames himself for not keeping her safe.
The epilogue takes place on her next birthday a year later. They are already married and are the happy little family attending another wedding.
Things I really LIKE about this book:
- He calls her Ace and babe
- Tate has a dainty female cat he calls buster
- He claimed her from the beginning
- She calls him honey
- How protective he is of her...has people with her at all times when he isn't in town
- No matter how much they fight he won't let her leave his bed. She sleeps with him regardless
This was an amazing book! It's one of the easiest 5 star reads I've ever rated. It deserves many more. I recommend this book to everyone! Read it! You will not be disappointed. It will draw you in and not let you go until the journey is over!
My Tate / Laurie
Favorite Quotes:
"Not big on repeatin' myself, babe."
"Not big on being called babe, babe."
God, if he wasn't so handsome, strong, sometimes sweet, didn't have a Harley, that beard, a tendency to play with my hair, didn't look so good in jeans and wasn't so danged good in bed, he would seriously not be worth it.
"You're your own brand of trouble, I know that and you're still right here."
"You stole my wife."
"Yeah, bud, I did."
"You humble me."


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originally published: February 2011
finished reading (listening): 20 February 2012
cost: $25 (audio – Jillian's library)
I love Flavia de Luce. I am amazed every time that Alan Bradley gets her voice so right She is a charming, eccentric pre-teen and I can empathize with her father about having to deal with her quirks while dealing with her older sisters and the gradual decline of the family fortune.
I will admit I had a hard time keeping up with all the changes in this story. For some reason, when I listen to the audio versions of books I never get as deeply into the story as when I see the words. Plus, I usually listen when I'm on the bus – so 25 minute snippets at a time – it's hard to keep up when you can't flip the pages back and forth.
All that aside, this was another refreshing romp through Buckshaw, Flavia's lab, and the surrounding countryside. Looking forward to the next installment.


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Tuesday, 5 April 2011
Manuel or Automatic
Dont forget that if it gets to hard in manual you can change over to Automatic, but when you pass in Auto you can only drive Auto. When you are learning to drive you wiil sometimes have a bad day, DONT WORRY its normal, just keep up the practice. Have a good Driving day.
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6 lbs. 4 oz.
May 4, 2007
He's only 5 days old, but Kim Fields's son is already a showbiz pro. Dressed in his finest for his first photo shoot, Sebastian Alexander Morgan ("Sam," for short) snoozes in Mom's lap despite camera flashes and almost a dozen strangers milling about the Harlem brownstone that he came home to just one night earlier. But like any new mom, Fields, 37, couldn't help fretting. "Last night, I said, 'The way Sebastian stares off in thought, does that worry you?'" says the former Facts of Life star, who was soothed by her fiancé Christopher Morgan's response. "Chris said, 'He's 4 days old! Nothing worries me right now.'"
The couple—who made the decision to have children when Morgan, a 30-year-old stage actor, brought it up during an N.Y.C. subway ride—didn't have much to stress about during Fields's pregnancy either. "I didn't have one day of sickness," says the actress, who starred on Facts from 1979-1988 and later on Living Single for four years. Throughout most of her pregnancy, she and Morgan toured the country in the play Issues: We All Got 'Em. And delivering Sebastian took less than two hours of labor. "I'm fully aware that women are jealous," she says with a laugh. How did she do it? A lot of walking, a little yoga and a very lucky draw. Says Fields: "I don't know why God smiled on me, but I'm grateful as all get out that he did."
So far, Sebastian has been doing his part too, sleeping soundly and keeping mellow. "When he's alerting us that he wants his diaper changed or needs his grub, he's very casual about it," says Fields. The couple's celeb pals have pitched in too: Malcolm Jamal-Warner sent a Diaper Genie, Samuel L. Jackson gave Sebastian a bassinet, and Blair Underwood got him a stroller-car seat combo. Fields is also taking advice from Facts costar Lisa Whelchel, who's written several books on parenting (see box). Whenever the couple marry, "he'll be our ring bearer," says Morgan with a smile. But May is rich with other milestones for Fields: Besides Sebastian coming along on May 4, Fields has her first Mother's Day and she turns 38 this month. Cradling her son, Fields has to stop and think about when her birthday falls. "I don't care anymore," she says. "My life revolves around May 4 now."


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I knew I should have stayed home.
The Maywood High School One-Act team had solid performances this year. Directed by Mr. Carroll and Mrs. Welch, the students performed 10 Reasons You Should've Stayed Home Sick. "After the first read-thru it was clear the actors were excited about the play which helped us perform better and place higher at conference and district," stated Mrs. Welch. She went on to say that 10 Reasons You Should've Stayed Home Sick was a fun play and that Maywood got tremendous compliments from the audiences and judges about our selection. One of the things that was consistently said by the judges at both conference and district was that it was very clear the actors were having fun with their performance which in turn made the play very enjoyable for the audience, and that is one of the most important and often challenging things about performing on stage. "I'm proud to say our actors mastered that with this production!" said Mrs. Welch.
"We had showed a lot of improvement over the past couple years. The play was great, we gave the kids the opportunity to choose what we did for the play and believe that made them more encouraged to do better and try harder. We came in 6th at conference and 7th at districts, which hadn't happened in a while, we usually came in 8th at both," stated Mr. Carroll.


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Pets Beta:
The males penis will swell inside the females vagina during the mating. This will cause them to get stuck. It is completely normal for dogs to get stuck together after mating and you should not attempt to divide them. If you don't want them to mate you should have had enough time to try separating them before.
The time it takes for the swelling to reduce and allow separation differs, one article on the breeding tie suggests a time between 2 and 30 minutes.
Getting stuck together is normal. Do NOT ice them to get them apart.
It is advised that you give close supervision and keep them calm. You do not want the female to panic and start squirming. If she is larger than the male she can really hurt the male. He is helpless and will usually stand perfectly still, waiting. After a tie […] check your male, and make sure that his penis has gone back inside of him and is not strangled in hair or stuck out.
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Today, I am going to talk about something different. Last year, I wrote the comparison review of best wireless routers available in the market. It was quiet a success, to be honest. Many people liked and commented on it. But one single most frequent question they asked was how they can improve WiFi signals in their home/office. Or CAN any single one of those WiFi router solve their WiFi woes?
For them, and for you of course, here's our ultimate guide to solve home WiFi signal problems.
Quick Guide: How to improve Home WiFi Signal
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1. Different WiFi Bands
Currently there are two major spectrum bands for WiFi, 2.4GHz and 5GHz. There is another 60GHz Band actually and it's used in the latest 802.11ad standard but we'll talk about that later. As far as other two bands are concerned, the first one is 2.4GHz Band. It can give you a max theoretical speed of 1000Mbps. Although you may have 450Mbps or 600Mbps, depending upon the type of router you're using.
To help you understand, here is a chart regarding WiFi speeds of different bands, in different WiFi Standards.
So what's the problem with 2.4GHz band?
Well, apart from being not fast enough, there are some other critical issues in it such as interference. It's because most of the wireless devices around us use 2.4 GHz band for connection. All Bluetooth devices, cordless phones as well as some household devices such as microwaves use this 2.4GHz Band. To know the full reason, head over to this interesting article by John Herman. But for the sack for this article, just know that FCC and other organizations wanted to regulate the unlicensed frequencies and they choose 2.4GHz Band.
The reason?
Well, for cordless phones, 2.4GHz band would have meant smaller antennas and long range. Since smaller phones were a priority back then, they opted for 2.4GHz. Even WiFi standard was first started on 5GHz Band but then WiFi alliance opted for 2.4GHz due to its long range and low-cost.
For your information, a router can be programmed to work with another frequency such as let's say 2.5 GHz. But they aren't allowed to do so since they are standardized on 2.4GHz. Apart from this, 2.45 GHz frequency of used by microwaves since 1947. That's why this 2.4GHz Band is allotted frequencies from 2400MHz to 2483.5MHz.
Now it's turn for the other one, the 5GHz Band. Since its frequency is high, this band has shorter waves. This is the reason why these waves are unable to penetrate through walls. But this band provides high speed and stable wireless connection.
WiFi Bands Best Practices
Some Tips Regarding WiFi Bands
- If you currently have a 2.4GHz connection and want to upgrade to 5GHz. Just make sure that you want high speed tasks such as HD video streaming or if you're experiencing a signal drop.
- If you're neighborhood is surrounded by other 2.4GHz Band WiFi routers then you can switch to 5GHz mode.
- If you just want browsing and internet surfing, then it's better to use 2.4GHZ band.
2. WiFi Standards
Understanding different WiFi standards is very important because, more often than not, a slow network has something to do with the WiFi standards of your devices.
In 1999, IEEE created the original 9802.11 standard, aka the WiFi standard. It works only on 2.4GHz frequency band and has a maximum speed of 2Mbps. Its supporting devices have been obsolete and it's also not compatible with modern gear.
802.11b was created by IEEE, in 1999, as an extension to the original 802.11 standard. Like 802.11, this standard only works on 2.4GHz frequency band. Its maximum speed is 11Mbps. Since 2.4GHz frequency band is used in it, 802.11b supporting devices can be interfered with other devices that use the same 2.4GHz band. One of the advantages of this standard was its low cost and ling range. Due to this reason, 802.11b became popular within home users.
802.11n standard was created to improve the deficiencies of 802.11g standard. It's the first WiFi standard to work with both 2.4GHz and 5GHz frequency bands (although 5GHz usage is optional). It was also the first standard to use MIMO Techology. In simple terms, it's a technology which enables a router to connect at different devices at the same time. It has a top speed of 450Mbps. Although it costs more than 802.11g standard, it's much more resistant to interference as compared to previous standards. It's backward compatible with 802.11b/g gear.
Like 802.11b, 802.11a is an extension to the original 202.11 standard and it was created in 1999 too. One major difference it has with previous two standards is that this standard uses 5GHz Band only, instead of 2.4GHz Band. It had a maximum speed of 54Mbps but shorter range than 802.11b. Since it uses the less populated 5GHz frequecny band, interference from other devices is not an issue. That's why this standard was popular among business users. Both 802.11a and b are incompatible with each other.
In 802.11g, IEEE tried to combine the advnatges of both 802.11a and 802.11b standards. This standard works only on 2.4GHz frequency band but has a top speed of 54Mbps. 802.11g is backward compatible with 802.11b gear. Its range is good as compared to 802.11a bur it cost greater than 802.11b. And also, interefence may happen because of 2.4GHz Band.
802.11ac is the most popular and widely used WiFi standard in today's world. It has some differences from 802.11n standard. It's the first standard in which you can solely use 5GHz frequency band. It's also the first standard to reach the 1 Gbit/s speed mark. New AC routers can have a top speed as much as 2167Mbps from a single 5GHz Band. Apart from existing MIMO, 802.11ac also introduced a new technology called Beam forming. In layman terms, instead of broadcasting signal to a whole area, a router simply aims signals directly towards its clients. It's backward compatible with 802.11b/g/n gear, but to fully enjoy its luxuries, you must have 802.11ac supported devices on both ends of a connection.
This standard has been recently released and its compatible devices are still very few, but it's still important to discuss it. In development of 802.11ad, IEEE took out a very different approach and opted to favor ultra-high speed and compensated in the form of very little range. This standard uses 60GHz frequency band which can be affected by oxygen particles in the air -- let alone penetration though concrete walls. That's why it can used in a single room where there is a direct line-of-sight connection between two devices. But this connection between these devices can have as fast connection as 7Gbit/s. Since this standard is new, it will take some time to see more mainstream devices that support it.
3. Some Basic Reasons For Poor WiFi Signal
Here are some of the typical reasons for a poor WiFi reception. Many solutions discussed in this section are simple and don't require any extra time or work.
Your Router Is Old.
I would say once again that 802.11ac is the most common WiFi standard and if you're current router is using 802.11b and g standard, then you're going to have network issues.
Related Article: Best Wireless Routers for 2018
You're Not Limiting Router's Frequency.
If you have an old router then there's probably not an option for choosing 5GHz Band. In that scenario, its preferable to limit your router to send out signals at the interval of 20MHz. To do that, open up your router's settings and set your "Channel Width" to 20MHz. Now one thing should be noted that there are many manufacturers which don't allow you to change your channel width.
Your WiFi Drivers/Adapter/Firmware Is Outdated.
Having a new router isn't always enough. There are many of my friends who have a latest AC router but their PCs are old. Needless to say that those PCs mostly likely won't have 802.11ac WiFi adapter. And as I said before, to enjoy the most of your bandwidth you need to have 802.11ac on both your client and network. Otherwise, your experience will be jeopardized.
In many cases, an outdated firmware can cause some serious issues. An up-to-date firmware, which you can download directly from the manufacturer's website, can help you to solve bandwidth as well as networking issues.
Your Router Is Stuck On Power Saving Mode.
Many routers are by-default configured to "power-saving" settings. The reason behind this, is to reduce electric consumption. Before you will be surprised to know that this some-milliwatts electric saving can disturb your network bandwidth by a great margin. To get rid of this mode, open your router's settings and look out for options like "Transmission power" or Eco mode, and turn them off.
Your PC Is Cluttered With Malware
Don't expect to have smooth network connectivity while having a virus-infected PC. To remove all that clutter, there are many tools around such as AVG and McAfee antivirus etc. If you want a step-by-step tutorial however, there is a detailed guide by Eric Grier and Josh Norem.
You're Not Using The 5GHz Band.
For those who're skimming this post, I would say again. 2.4GHz Band is not good. Not only your neighbor routers use it but also your microwaves, cordless phones and baby monitors etc. So if your router permits you, switch to 5GHz Band.
4. Better Placement For WiFi Router
Find Dead Spots
Most routers have a good signal range but if don't place it well, there can be a dead-spot or two around your house. In basic terms, a deadspot is an area/room in your house/office where your WiFi signal range is either low or completely absent. To find out if your house have any deadspot use tools such as Ekahua Heatmapper and Netspot App.
Put Your Router In Middle And Away From Metal Objects
Most of us don't think of our routers as a smart, sexy gadget that we can show off their friends. But that doesn't mean that you should hide your router in a storeroom.
More walls a WiFi signal have to cross in order to reach you, more weaker it'll become.
Instead, estimate a central location of your house and place your router on that place. Also there are many router that project the signals downward, that's why its good to place your router at some height, like a bookshelf etc.
One other advantage of placing your router in the middle of your house is that it would reduce its chances to be effected by other routers in the neighbour hood. This is very plus point, especially if you have a router which only works on 2.4GHz Band.
Place your appliances like cordless phones, microwaves away from your router.
5. Some Other DIY Hacks
Apart from doing other stuff, here are some of the DIY techniques you can do, in order to to boost your wifi signal range.
Use Aluminium foil
It's probably one of the easiest DIY to boost your WiFi signal. All you're going to require is an Aluminium foil. Take a large piece of aluminium foil and fold it in half. Curve both sides of this foil to make a parabolic shape. Now place this foil behind you router.
Use Metal Seive
This method works the same way as the above one but here's one major difference. Instead of acting directly on your router, we use a WiFi Dongle. Here are some of the tools to pull off this trick:
- Metal Sieve
- USB extension cord
- USB WiFi dongle
First, you need to make a hole in your metal sieve. The hold should be large enough for a USB cord to pass through. Stick one end of the USB cord at the hole. To make sure that that end don't pop out of hole, use a hot glue gun. Now, connect the USB dongle to the other end of extension cord.
If you are still confused, then watch this video.
Create Your Own Radar Dish
For this trick, you'll need:
What we're going to do is, to wrap the top side of the plastic bowl with aluminium foil. Then we'll place the USB WiFi dongle/adapter above that bowl an connect it to a USB cable. To make that dongle stay in the bowl, you can use some tape.
Use a Coke Bottle and a Tin Foil
Here the steps you need to follow:
- Wash an empty large Coke Bottle with a such that there isn't any residue left.
- Use a black marker to mark a rectangle-shaped window that covers approximately half of the window diameter.
- Now cut the bottle along your marked boundaries. This would cut down the window and bottom part of the bottle and you'll only left with other half of the bottle.
- In this step we'll wrap the our left-over part of our bottle with a tinfoil
- In last step, we'll fit the bottle on top of our router antenna, as shown in the picture.
6. Technical Changes and WiFi Security
Poor WiFi security can also lead to poor WiFi signal speed. It's because any one can potentially sneak into your network and use your internet connection.
1. Don't Publicize Your network's Name
This technique is a bit controversial and can act as a dual-edged sword. First, we'll discuss it's advantage. The advantage is that a typical user who hasn't been part of your network ever, won't see your network on his/her device until he/she writes your network's name. To achieve that, you need to unable "enable SSID broadcast" or something like that in your network settings.
Now here are cons. There are softwares available that can detect these networks with hidden names. And if this happens, a hacker might try to hack your network only due to sheer curiosity.
2. Activate Encryption
Encryption is very important for a WiFi network. Otherwise your network would be like an open Ethernet cable on which anyone can connect to your network. ANYONE. There are different types of encryption modes for a WiFi network.
- Open - There's not even an argument about it not being secure. So never leave your network open. NEVER.
- WEP 64 - WEP stands for Wired Equivalent Privacy but don't go by its name. It's a pretty old standard and shouldn't be used.
- WEP 128 - As I said, WEP is old. Don't use it whether it's 64-bit or 128-bit.
- WPA-PSK (TKIP) - Like WEP, TKIP is deprecated and not considered secured anymore.
- WPA-PSK (AES) - This mode also use the not-so-secured WPA protocol but implement modern AES encryption over it. Still not so good option.
- WPA2-PSK (TKIP) - This mode uses the latest WPA2 standard but implements old TKIP encryption over it. A good option, but only for those old devices that don't support WAP2-AES encryption, which we're going to talk about next.
- WPA2-PSK (AES) - This is by far the most reliable option. It uses the latest WPA2 standard and has the latest AES encryption on it. In some devices, it would be written simply as AES. It's a recommended option for encryption if your device supports it.
For more info head over to this WiFi Security guide by How-To-Geek.
3. Activate Firewall
A software firewall is a defense-mechanism against malicious software installed in your computer. You probably don't know that but there's a hardware firewall installed in your router too. That firewall can protect you from hackers but unintentionally most people just don't turn it on.
In order to turn it on, you simply need to log into your admin dashboard of your router. Usually it's 192.168.1.1 . Then look for something like "Firewall" written in your settings area. Then all you need to do is to turn it on and apply those changes. For best practices of network firewall, go to this article. Apart from this, we have our own firewalls 101 for you.
4. Activate VPN
Consider a VPN (Virtual Private Network) is a tunnel between your device and any internet website. VPN helps you to bypass regional restrictions over certain sites as well as staying secure at public WiFi hotspots.
When you visit a site/app after enabling a VPN service (after buying it), the data between your device and that site goes to and from the VPN service's server. Usually that VPN server is placed in remote locations such as UK, Germany, Hong Kong etc. To know more about these VPNs, read this VPN guide by Cloudwards.net
Using a VPN generally slows down your internet speed, but that's nothing in comparison to an almost foolproof security.
5. Disable Remote Access
This feature is usually disabled in some routers by default. Enabling it means that you can access your router's web admin panel using internet, even if you're not connected to your home network. While it sounds good to access your network settings on the go, this might give hackers a chance, a very little chance, to get into your network. Apart from this, you may have heard about the principle of least privileges.
Disabling remote access would prevent any device, which is not connected to your network, to access your router's private settings.
6. Reboot Your router
Rebooting router might seem like a very little tweak but believe me, it's not. Think of your router like any other device e.g: Smartphone, which needs to be restarted once a day in order to stay fresh.
7. Install An Open-source Firmware
The default firmware of a router doesn't usually allows too much features in it. A god option in that scenario is to replace that firmware with the linux-powered DD-WRT firmware.You can read this guide to install the DD-WRT, but for the sack of this article, here are some of the important steps.
Check If Your Router Is Supported
First you need to go to this supported routers' list for DD-WRT. Many routers support DDWRT but on some routers, there are compatibility issues, and they don't support any open-source firmware.
Make Sure You've done research and got the right firmware version.
Now you've got the firmware but to make sure that this is correct firmware and it works too (so that you don't brick your router) you need to do a bit of a research. You can ask the community at DD-WRT.com or click on Wiki link against your router name, like you see in the above image. More you research, more assured you will be.
Install DD-WRT Firmware
Now it's time for proper installation. First, you need to disconnect your router from all devices including power supply and reset it. After resetting, connect your router with your PC. Now here's the tricky part. Actually, installing DD-WRT varies from one router to another.
Most common techniques is to simply go to your web admin panel and install like it's a firmware update. But in some routers that might result in a hardware damage. That's why make sure that you've researched properly. After installing this firmware, you need to perform a 30-30-30 cycle.
First, while your router is plugged in, hold down the reset button for 30 seconds. While holding it, unplug your router and continue to press that button for 30 seconds more. After these 30 seconds, plug the router back and continue to press your reset button until you have passed another 30 second since you connected back your router. Whoa, you've completed this process.
This cycle is necessary in order to make sure there's no garbage in your router's NVram. After this, you're good to go and enjoy DD-WRT features such as Built-in DNS, VPN pass-through capability and Advance QoS etc.
Note: DD-WRT is just one of the many open-source firmwares you can install on your router. Tomato firmware is another good firmware you can opt for. Although it has less advanced features than DD-WRT, it's also more newbie-friendly.
8. Upgrade Your Router Antenna
This technique has less to do with WiFi security and more to do with WiFi signal boosting.
If your router supports external antennas, then it would be a good idea to upgrade your antennas. Antennas come in both Omni-directional and unidirectional types. Since most of built-in antennas are Omni-directional and you're probably facing WiFi connectivity in one area of your house, it's better to go for a unidirectional antenna.
9. Control Bandwidth-Intensive Apps Using QoS
Imagine you're going through a very important call over Skype and WiFi speed goes terrible.
Reason: Some other person in your house is playing random, nonsense YouTube videos in HD. Fortunately here's a thing called QoS (Quality of Serives). Using QoS, you can prioritize different apps over another apps. To know the full potential of QoS, make sure to read this guide.
10. Have Latest Software Updates
Your router's firmware is just like another software program. And a typical software program can contain a lot of bugs. Some bugs can be present in your router's firmware. That's where firmware come into rescue. Most router vendors regularly release firmware updates to remove any software bug that is causing problems. That's why you need to update your firmware regularly because many times an outdated firmware can be the culprit behind your slow WiFi.
In order to manually download a firmware update, first you need to go to manufacturer's website. Then go to downloads or support section and enter your router's model number. After this, a download link will appear, and your file will be downloaded on your desktop.
Now it's time to log into your router's web interface. Go into the firmware upgrade option. Then you'll have to locate a browse button to the area where you have placed your file. Once you've that area, simply click on that file and click on upgrade firmware or something like that. You're go to go.
11. Create A Strong And Unique Password
In order to have a protected WiFi network, you must set a strong and unique password. Many routers have an easy, default password that many people don't bother to change. This laziness can prove to be very lethal. So You need to set your own password.
But here's another twist in the tale.
People who change their default routers passwords, most of them set a very weak password. Read this article by Darlene Storm and you would be astonished to know that "123456" is still one of the most common passwords in this planet. Many experts recommend that your password would be at least 20 characters long having numbers, alphabet and various other symbols.
12. Change Your WiFi Channel
Since most of the devices around us use 2.4GHz and that WiFi Band has only 14 channels to choose from. Channel 1, 6 and 11 are often considered the best channels because they are the least interfered channels. So it would be natural choice to connect to the these channels, right?
It's because most manufacturers send their routers in the market with one of these three as their by-default channel. Now this thing is so overused that channel 1, 6 and 11 are probably the most populated WiFi channels. That's why you may need to change your WiFi Channel in order to have good connection.
Check Your Neighbors' WiFi Channels
First you need to know which WiFi channel your neighbors are using. Don't worry, you don't need to ask them personally. There are many utilities such as this one by Nirsoft. This will tell you about all of the WiFi Networks within your range.
Select The Least Populated Channel
Now that you know what are the channels your neighbor routers are using you simply need to select the least crowded WiFi channel. Let's take a look at how to do that.
Log Into Your Router's Admin Panel
First, we need to go to your router's web interface. If you don't know what it is, simply type 'ipconfig' into your cmd and search for the number against 'Default Gateway'.
Go In Settings
Now that you've known your router's admin panel, you simply need to go to Settings > Wireless Settings and then change the field against Standard Channel.
7. Hardware Changes
1. Upgrade Your Modem
If there's one device most overlook while finding a weak-link in their WiFi network, it's their cable modem. In simple words, a cable modem is a device that translates the signals coming from internet cable into digital signals. These digital signals are the ones that can be understood by your router.
So how a cable modem can be responsible for your WiFi?
Well, most people use their ISP-rented cable modem which, in my most cases, is very outdated when compared to market standards. Not to forget about the monthly rent you have to pay for that outdated modem, approximately $5 per month but can be more than that. In case you want to buy your own modem, our buying guide for best cable modems is a good place to start your search.
2. Use Wireless Extenders
DIYs are good if everyone had a 48-hour day. But the truth is, most of people nowadays are quite busy and they don't want to apparently "waste" their time in DIYs. For those Lazy asses, here's a shortcut; go for a WiFi extender.
A wireless extender is a device that receives WiFi signals and rebroadcast them. This way they can extend your signal, but this extension has little problem. This extension is at the the expense of signal speed. In simple terms, you'll get a long range abut have a relatively weak signal. For most optimum results you need to put your extender in halfway between your router and a deadspot in your place.
If WiFi signal is something you care a lot, then you should buy a WiFi extender.
3. Use Powerline Adapters
The concept of powerline adapters is different but not entirely new. Powerline adapters use the existing electric wiring of your house to extend your wireless network.
Make a powerline connection is very simple. All you need is a powerline kit which consists of 2 powerline adapters and 2 Ethernet wires. Now, plug one powerline adapter into a power socket near your router and connect it to your router via an Ethernet cable.
Now go in a far-away room of your house. Plug the second powerline adapter into a socket and connect it with any other device in the room such as your Smart TV, gaming console etc, via the other Ethernet cable. That's it. No need to install any driver or something like that.
One big advantage of powerline adapters is that they don't demand any more hardware infrastructure other than your existing electric lines. As you've seen, there're also very easy to install. Unlike WiFi Extenders, signal strength using powerline adapters remains pretty much the same, that's why they provide better internet speed.
Now here comes some of its cons. Powerlines adapters cost more than typical WiFi extenders. Since they have a lot to do with your electric wiring, an iffy electric wiring can bring you troubles. Go here to know more about powerline adapters.
4. Have More Than One Router
So now you have tried DIY, have bought WiFi extenders/ powerline adapters but all those things didn't boost your signal. Well, there is one more solution to this problem and it's probably more efficient than the previous two methods. All you need to do is to connect one more router to your WiFi network. After all, two routers are better than one.
This is especially true, if you currently have an old router. Then you can buy a new router and make that as your primary router and the old router as the secondary one.
How to connect one router with another
Connecting one with another and integrating that secondary router in your network generally consists of these steps.
Configure Your Main Router
- Log into your main router's web-console.
- Go to Your DHCP settings.
- Note down the IP addresses against the field 'Start IP address' and 'End IP address'. e.g 192.168.0.1 and 192.168.0.70 etc.
- Note any number that number that fall outside of this range. e.g: 192.168.0.100
Note: If some routers, you won't get any 'End IP address' in DHCP settings. Instead there will be a 'number of addresses' field which will have an integral value like, say, 50. In that case you'll add that number with the last number of the Ip address in the 'starting address' field. For example. 192.168.0.1 means the end IP address will be 192.168.0.51
Configuring Second Router
- Connect a computer with your router using an Ethernet cable.
- Go Unto your LAN settings. Usually there're found alongside WAN settings, under Network settings.
- Here you'll found an 'IP address' field. Put the IP address we have found in our previous step (192.168.0.100) in this field.
- After this your router will restart.
- To check that it's configured properly, type the IP address we have just used in your browser. This will open up your router's web management console.
- If that doesn't happen simply unplug your router and plug it in again.
- Once you're connected, go to your DHCP settings, Disable them and apply changes.
Connecting Two routers
- Now that we've configured both of our routers, it's time of connect both of them together.
- Disconnect your secondary router from your PC.
- Plug first end of an Ethernet port into your main router. Plug the second end of that Ethernet cable into the LAN port of your secondary router, not the WAN one.
Configuring Both Routers On Same Network
- Connect with your home network.
- Get into your secondary router's web-console by typing its new IP address in your browser.
- Go to wireless settings and put the same network and other settings as for your primary network.
- For optimal results, change the WiFi channel of new router so that it doesn't interfere with the existing channel of your current WiFi network.
- Save changes and enjoy that extended wifi range.
- Place this new router to a nearby deadspot.
5. Upgrade To A Mesh Network
Imagine that you have a 4500+ Sq Ft house. In order to remove all of the deadspots in such a large house would involve at lest 3 to 4 routers. Connecting all these routers with one another isn't easy at all. You can probably mess up all those IP addresses
At least, it would require you to take basic computer networking classes, LOL.
One easy, less time-consuming alternative is switching to a mesh network. Technically, a mesh network consists of a router, many of them actually. All of these routers are called Nodes. Each of these nodes connects to the internet via your modem.
In mesh networking, each node is connected and communicates with each other. This forms a strong coverage on all over your house.
Easy-to-setup. Only require smartphone and 10 minutes to be set up.
No dead zones. Since mesh networking kits have more than one router, you can place them all over your house.
Less messy than a traditional router-based solution.
Expensive. Most mesh networking kits cost more than 350 bucks.
Probably not worth it if you don't a large, weird-shaped house.
Over To You!
That's it. The ultimate guide for improving for home WiFi signal. I hope you found it interesting. Feel free to ask any questions you have. Remember, improving internet connection across you house is more of a trial-and-error method, rather than a one-time fix. So don't be afraid to test different techniques discuss in this post and let me know your experience.
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Perhaps the most eerie and sinister of cases ever to come the way of Holmes and I was that of the Wiltshire two and the tear filled box. We were taking breakfast late one morning in the June of 87 when Mrs. Hudson entered the room to alert us to the presence of a visitor and, judging by the agitated manner in which she waved aside the wreaths of our opium smoke, it was obvious even to me that this arrival presaged something out of the ordinary; it was but seldom that I had known the experience of seeing that good lady so flustered.
Having asked her to show the person up to our chambers I looked over to Holmes expecting to see his curiosity as peaked as my own. So it was with some consternation that I observed naught on his angular features other than the merest ghost of a malicious grin.
"By Jove," I exclaimed; "am I right in surmising that once more you have outpaced me in thought, and that the identity of this newcomer is already known to you?"
He answered, however, not one syllable, but merely continued to regard me with an odd fixed expression as he puffed noiselessly at the long Chinese pipe hanging from his narrow lips. I would have pressed him further, but for the entrance at that very instance of the caller, whose red face and laboured breathing told of a sprint up the four flights of stairs that climbed from the street up to our rooms.
I stood to greet him, but being perhaps a tad unbalanced myself by the fumes from Holmes', and I confess it, my own morning indulgence I missed my footing and before I knew it I found myself hurtling down onto Mrs. Hudson's delicate Parisian breakfast table, laden as it was with the tea things and the pots of jams and marmalades she provided daily for the breaking of our fast. Needless to say the fragile item of furniture and every thing on it was smashed asunder as my well rounded form smashed to the floor beneath.
When I came round I had the opportunity to observe our visitor somewhat more closely and there was no denying that he was a striking figure of a man: over six feet in height and broad, his whiskered chin, handlebar moustaches and the straightness of his bearing bespoke, beyond all doubt, the presence of a military man, and moreover, one of no little rank, if I was to judge by the odd solemnity with which Holmes was listening to his narration.
He had, it transpired, recently taken as his bride the daughter of a neighbour of his in the village of Amesbury near the ancient monument of Stonehenge in the county of Wiltshire. Having wed on the evening of the 20th, it was with no small anticipation that he had retired to bed that evening to consummate the marriage.
His young wife retired to an antechamber to prepare herself for the night's exertions as he settled down on the bed to await her coming. However, come she did not, and so it was with mounting frustration that he observed the passing of first one hour and then a second as he laid waiting. Eventually in a fit of indignation he jumped naked from the conjugal space and flung open the door of her dressing room to demand of her an explanation for the oddness of her behaviour.
Yet all that greeted his enraged entrance was the sight of an empty room, a billowing curtain and an opened window that spoke all too eloquently of the path the youthful beauty had taken. He ran to the window and looked out in the vain hope of catching a glimpse of her fleeing form, but all that met his eyes was the emptiness of the lawns and there, in the distance, those eerie stones silhouetted against the baleful glare of a gibbous moon.
And there too it was that the following morning a member of the local constabulary had taken him to identify the bodies of his young bride and his own loyal stable lad; entwined naked and cold in the centre of that ill omened circle with nothing around them of the garments they must have worn, nor any sign of violence done, nor evidence of the presence of others, nor any one thing except an ancient jeweled cask bearing druidic symbols and containing, of all things, a pool of tears wherein lay desolate the golden wedding band he had placed on her delicate finger not twenty four before.
It was with no small sense of dread that I waited for my good friend's reaction to this tale of betrayal and woe. The pipe clenched in his teeth continued to emit tiny wreaths of sweet smoke as his oddly glassy stare met the querulous eyes of that noble and bereaved man before us. The moment stretched in time, the silence as heavy as the wreak of the opium we had so recently imbibed, three minutes or more passed before the awful truth dawned on me: Holmes was totally out of his fucking mind. Horrified by the growing awareness of what the completely toasted genius might say or do next in the delicate presence of one in such a piteously fragile state of grief, I leapt once more to my feet in the hope that I might be able to divert our visitors attention long enough for the great detective to gather his shredded wits. The clatter of broken crockery alerted the poor man to my presence as I rose, and he turned his tearful gaze towards me as I sprang forward to offer words of consolation.
My years in the medical profession and the many strange cases I had observed in the company of Holmes had, though I say it myself, bequeathed to me no small skill in the art of comforting the distressed. Had it not been for the patch of quince marmalade that had oozed from the wreckage of my previous fall to make a hardly noticeable, yet quite unerringly treacherous, pool on the polished mahogany of the floorboards, I dare say I might have brought solace even to one as desolate as he. As it was however, the unexpectedness of my violently lunging forward motion and the inarticulate cry of horror that flew unbidden from my mouth as I plunged comet like directly at him proved to be of little comfort, and, as he dodged, with a swiftness quite surprising in a man of such advanced years and thus gave me an unhindered path towards the porcelain filled glass fronted cabinet that had for so long been the pride of our dear landlady, I was able to observe quite clearly that the man was, if anything, further disconcerted by the turn events seemed to be taking. Had I been able to retain consciousness as the shards of priceless tea services and crystal decanters rained down upon my prostrate form the situation might yet have been redeemable, but, unfortunately that possibility must remain forever in the gloomy realms of what might have been. For when I finally managed to rouse myself once more all that greeted my newly flowering consciousness was the sound of Holmes' demented cackling and the outraged shrieks of our dear hostess demanding that we take ourselves to the den of hooligans where we belonged and never darken the doors of respectable folk again.
And so ended the strange case of the Wiltshire two and the tear filled box.
The Wiltshire Two and the Tear Filled Box.
Perhaps the most eerie and sinister of cases ever to come the way of Holmes and I was that of the Wiltshire two and the tear filled box. We were taking breakfast late one morning in the June of 87 when Mrs. Hudson entered the room to alert us to the presence of a visitor and, judging by the agitated manner in which she waved aside the wreaths of our opium smoke, it was obvious even to me that this arrival presaged something out of the ordinary; it was but seldom that I had known the experience of seeing that good lady so flustered.


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The Motorola Foundation and Viva Technology Join Forces with 6th Graders at Highland Oaks Middle School in Miami, Florida
Miami, Fla. - April 19, 2004 /Send2Press Newswire/ -- The Motorola Foundation joins forces with
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