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What Causes a Urinary Tract Infection and How to Avoid It

Nov 16, 2018

UTI.jpegUrinary Tract Infections (UTI) lead to more than 8 million trips to health care providers a year. Women get the short end of the stick when it comes to UTIs and are at a much higher risk of developing a UTI than men. While UTIs are simple to treat when caught early, they can become very dangerous if the symptoms are ignored and the infection travels to the kidneys. Let’s talk about what you should be looking for and how to avoid UTIs in the first place.

Causes of a UTI

A UTI usually begins in the lower urinary tract – your urethra or your bladder. A UTI starts when bacteria gets trapped in the urethra (the tube that urine exits the body through after it leaves your bladder). This bacteria can come from general irritation, sexual intercourse, improper hygiene and even exercise. Women have a relatively short urethra causing bacteria to quickly travel to the bladder. Once the infection reaches the bladder the bacteria can then reach your kidneys and cause some serious health issues. If you have any of the symptoms of a UTI, please seek medical assistance immediately to avoid a kidney infection.

Early symptoms may include the following:

  • Burning sensation during urination
  • Urgency
  • Urge to urinate frequently with little to no urine present
  • Pain or pressure in lower back or abdomen
  • Strong-smelling urine
  • Cloudy, dark or red colored urine
  • Pelvic pain or discomfort

Advanced symptoms include:

  • Upper back and side pain
  • Fever
  • Chills
  • Nausea
  • Blood in urine

Diagnosis of a UTI is relatively simple. A urine sample is collected by your physician and tested for bacteria. If bacteria is present, typically a dose of oral antibiotics will help clear up the infection quickly.

How to Prevent a UTI

While sometimes UTIs are unavoidable and just part of life, there are ways you can help prevent an infection before it starts.

Drink plenty of fluids – The more water you drink the more your system will naturally flush itself. The fluid helps to dilute the urine and clear any bacteria from your urinary tract before an infection can start.

Use proper sanitation methods in the restroom – Remember when Mom told you to wipe from the front to the back? Mom always knows best. Reason being that it helps to keep bacteria away from your urethra.

Avoid feminine sprays, scented douches, and bath products - Harsh ingredients can cause irritation which will lead to bacterial growth.

Use the restroom just after sex – This helps to flush out any bacteria that your urethra may have come in contact with.

Wear cotton undergarments and breathable clothing – Avoid tight jeans and nylon underwear that might trap moisture against your body. This can create an environment that would encourage the growth of bacteria.

If you experience chronic symptoms of a UTI, talk to your health care provider to discuss other options. Some women are more prone to UTIs than others. Keeping an open conversation with your doctor about your bladder health is always good practice.

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The League of Friends is established for charitable purposes only and its objectives shall be to support patients of the Royal Berkshire Hospital who are sick, convalescent, disabled, infirm, handicapped or in need of assistance and generally to support the charitable work of the said NHS Trust.

The Executive Committee and volunteers of the League of Friends of the Royal Berkshire Hospital have one main aim, that is to improve the care and comfort of the patients, visitors and staff, above and beyond what is funded and provided by the NHS.

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  • We have numerous retail outlets around the hospital, some are open 7 days a week, volunteers are always welcome to assist in these.
  • Fundraising events such as the fete. We hold many other events throughout the year that require volunteer assistance.
  • Flag collection days, throughout the Reading area at out of town supermarkets and shopping centres. Collectors are always being sought.

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Programming angles

 Degrees, radians or hours? How to get it right!

 The problem

A continual refrain in Jean Meeus' excellent series of books on astronomical computation is the risk of errors due to the fact that angles in astronomical formulae are invariably given in degrees but programming languages require radians to be input to trigonometrical functions. It is vital to keep track of this in programs and ensure that conversions between units happen correctly. There is nothing to tell from a numerical value by itself what the units are supposed to be.

 Safety first

A first defence against radian/degree confusion is to include the unit names in the names of variables. Eg,

	latitudeDegrees = 54.9;
	raHrs = 2.3;

That helps to keep track of what the units are supposed to be at any point in a calculation but it does not ensure that they are in fact correct.

So for taking a cosine you might write

	cosLat = cos (toRadians (latitudeDegrees));

and the "Degrees" in the variable name helps you to remember to call the function to convert it to radians first. But it does not guarantee that you will do that. Importantly, the compiler cannot detect such an error because whether the toRadians () function is called or not, the argument to cos () is a number and that's all the compiler requires.

No matter how careful you are this approach still leaves room for errors, as I know only too well.

 A better way

In object-oriented languages there is a better remedy: make angles into objects rather than merely numbers. The class definition for Angle can then contain trigonometrical functions that know what units the angle is in and therefore can always do the right thing:

	Angle latitude = new Angle (45.0, DEGREES);
	cosLat = latitude.cos ();

Now the conversion to, and use of, appropriate units is hidden inside the class/object. We don't need to know whether internally the value is held in degrees or radians (though for performance in intensive geometrical calculations it probably ought to be radians). Provided that the class has been thoroughly unit-tested the kind of mistake we were discussing simply cannot occur. (In the example DEGREES is meant to be a constant - in Java it would be an enum.)

Astronomical quantities such as right ascension (RA) and declination (Dec) are angles and so they too should be declared as classes: subclasses of Angle. Dec is simply an Angle that is restricted to the range -90..90 degrees (inclusive). RA introduces the possibility that an angle may be measured in hours and so the units list in Angle should at least contain DEGREES, RADIANS and HOURS. There are other possibilities too, in some applications.

In the object-oriented language Java (and as far as I know in all commonly used programming languages) this idea has NOT been adopted in the standard library. The Java class called Math contains static trigonometrical functions requiring angles in radians as their arguments. I think a much better basis for astronomical computing should declare Angle as outlined above. Angle may use Math internally but any further geometrical programming should only use objects of class Angle. The application programmer should never directly use Math for trigonometry. Inverse functions should be defined as functions (in Java, static methods) creating new Angle objects:

	Angle theta = Angle.atan (y / x);

Or, better because the range of the result can be determined:

	Angle theta = Angle.atan2 (y, x);

 Type checking

A further benefit of using Angle as a class, and therefore as a data type, is that where functions take several parameters which would otherwise just be a list of numbers, it then becomes clear that particular ones are angles. That again reduces errors, of the kind where the parameters are written in the wrong order.

For example, we might define a class to represent positions in the sky. Suppose we call it SkyPoint. Now which of the following constructors would be preferable?

	SkyPoint pt = new SkyPoint (1.23, 4.56, 2000.0);

	SkyPoint pt = new SkyPoint (new RA (1.23, HOURS),
	                            new Dec (4.56, DEGREES),
	                            new Epoch ('J', 2000.0));

In the first example we merely have 3 floating point parameters and it would be easy not only to get the units wrong but also to get them in the wrong order. In the second example we make use of the strong type-checking of a language such as Java to eliminate both kinds of error. Or rather, if we should make any such mistake the compiler can detect it, tell us about it, and prevent the application from running.

After all, the worst kind of error is not one which causes the system to crash but one which results in wrong answers being shown without any warning.

 Building an API

We can go on from there to build a useful library (often called an API, or Application Programming Interface) for doing spherical astronomy. I have already implied that Epoch would be a useful class and there are several others. For example, SkyVector would represent the great circle arc between two SkyPoints. We could create a SkyVector from two SkyPoints (pt1 and pt2) like this:

	SkyVector vec = pt1.calculateSeparation (pt2);

A SkyVector would contain two Angle objects: the separation (as seen from the centre of the sphere) and the position angle (PA, on the sphere, anticlockwise from north). This is how astronomers measure the relative positions of pairs of objects, such as double stars.

I have indeed done all of that in the API for GRIP. You will find the following public classes there:

Yes, performance is affected by creating numerous objects and removing them after use. But I do use these object techniques in my application Hopper to draw real-time star charts on my laptop and it works fine with no perceptible delays when I scroll and pan the charts at my telescope. Such a chart involves thousands of angles at any one time, and SkyVectors to plot the positions of stars that are within visible radius of the centre of the screen.

On balance the benefit from the control of mistakes far outweighs the performance detriment.

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Online festive sale: Second time around is twice as nice – Financial Express

If you missed buying your favourite mobile, apparel or furnishing item on popular e-commerce sites like Amazonand Flipkart in their recent Diwali sale between October 13 and 17, there’s no reason to despair. That’s because sale continues on other sites like Snapdeal, Paytm and Shopclues, and even Amazon is going to start a second round of sales between October 26 and 28.

Industry experts and market watchers said that the second phase of the sale will be even bigger than the first one since it is on for fewer days compared with the first phase, and it will be closer to Diwali. “The first sale was more like a precursor to the second sale,” said Sanchit Vir Gogia, chief analyst at Greyhound Research.

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Presence Hand in Hand

Hand in Hand

The women in my life all sew. I am continuously reminded of them especially remembering their hands. My mom’s hands are smooth and soft. I still hold her hand when I cross the road as it is a comfort knowing she is by my side reaching back to help me keep up and always there to guide me forward. I think of my mom’s hands here and there during the week, how they type at the key board or the way they move while she knits. But I also have many memories of her at the sewing machine whipping up everything from pillowcases to dresses and costumes for my siblings and I. Our favorite costume by far, was the Captain Planet costume she made from my brother Bryan. A technical feat as each muscle from bicep to quads were hand sculpted.

My late Nalí Asdzaan was one with impeccable fashion sense. I was continuously impressed with her ability to pair different prints from a variety of stores. My sister and I remember her keen ability to incorporate leopard print into her outfits and still wear her Navajo jewelry. A valuable lesson I learned early. She made us many of our own outfits for special occasions. Her hands would work seamlessly measuring our waists and lining up the material.

When I was in college I ran for Miss Indian ASU, I came in second and held the 1st Attendant position, which meant I attended many public events dressed in traditional attire. Shímasaní made my outfits during this time as she was a skilled seamstress. I remember us going to the fabric store together and her giving her approval to different prints and material to be made into tops, skirts and ribbon shirts. Her hands were always very steady while she sewed. Today her arthritis keeps her from sewing but my home and closet is filled with the many outfits, pillows and quilts she’s made me.

Each of these women instilled in me a keen appreciation of design, color and craftsmanship. I have always loved clothes, fashion and was fortunate to be encouraged to style myself very young. In addition to Grownup Navajo, I have co-founder a style blog with two exceptional Navajo women Nanibaa Beck and Chelsea Chee whose views and style vary and compliment my own. Presence 4.0 celebrates the creativity and ingenuity of Native people. Our blog is dedicated to documenting “our community’s participation in fashion by featuring individuals’ style and expression on the ground, off the streets and along the dirt road because it happens there every day.”

Presence 4.0 highlights the style of ordinarily fabulous American Indian people found in our society today. Our blog advocates for advancement of American Indian people’s presence in popular culture. I encourage you to check out our blog and stay tuned as it continues to grow and change. We are the only blog of our kind dedicated to the portrayal of American Indian people, so I am proud to be a part of this new movement.

When I was in high school, I dreamed of one day having my own magazine. A fashion magazine filled with color and beautiful people. Presence 4.0 is this dream realized as it has allowed me to work with many talented people. This project is one I am delighted to be a part of as it strengthens the connection I feel to the women in my life. They have fashioned my thinking just as they have shaped with their hands the many outfits I carry with me today.


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I have to confess I’m a shopaholic and Amazon, Etsy and Paypal, are my best friends. I can’t help it, when I see something I have to have it, and since I discover I can use Paypal to buy stuff online I became more and more addicted to online shopping. :-{ I tried to make my self feel better about this, I think well I can do this, this is what I work so hard, I don’t have kids so I don’t have a responsibility to anybody but me, I need this to make something… and I can go on, and on.. but the reality is, I have to be careful, money doesn’t grow on trees right?

So let me show you my latest acquisitions.

Making Stuff. An Alternative Craft Book, This books has multiple ideas to recycle everything old into something new.

Design-It-Yourself Clothes: Patternmaking Simplified, I still need to get deeper into this book, I bought it to learn how to draft a pattern using a set of measurements you take from your body.

Bend-the-rules, Sewing, I had my eyes on this book for a long time.. I love her blog, so I new this was a great book to have.  A wonderful resource for those that have just discovered the joy of sewing. It’s filled with simple projects for beginners, and takes the pressure off following strict directions. You’ll find information on basic equipment and supplies, and techniques.

Beyond-the-Square Crochet Motifs: 144 circles, hexagons, triangles, squares, and other unexpected shapes, I am more visual, so in order to buy something it has to enter trough my eyes.. I like colorful book,  with lots of swatches to look at, I can’t explain it but I have to like the design. , I also like “how-tos” that are well explained, and that also has pictures. So the first time I so the cover on this book, I knew I wanted it. I just loved all the colors on the cover.. but then I fall in love with the content… It filled with great crochet motifs.. I was actually looking for something like this.. to have more designs for the crochet necklaces.

I have repeatedly show my love for Corazones Sagrados, and I was looking  for some fabric to make decorative pillows for the living room… I saw somewhere this fabric, that had sacred hearts on it… I spend hours looking on Google until I found out that it was made by Alexander Henry. I tried to buy from different places but unfortunately not everybody ships to Mexico… I finally found a store that did ship to Mexico and so I bought it. I was so happy when the mail arrived.

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Carberry Sandhills in Manitoba

About 15 square miles of active sand dunes, or Bald Head Hills, form part of the mosaic that makes up the Carberry Sandhills in Southern Manitoba, just 18 miles south of the Trans-Canada Highway, a few miles East of Brandon. More than a century ago, farmers tried to grow crops–but that, of course, failed. So, in 1895 the land reverted to the Crown.

The Carberry Sandhills have also been called the Carberry Desert. This type of landscape is rare in Canada–thus it gained importance during World War I and World War II. Can you guess why? (Click on the tabs or arrows on your mobile device, above, to learn more.)

After the influx of settlers in the 1880s slowed, and the landform was deemed unsuitable for agriculture, it was established by the Federal Government as the Spruce Woods Forest Reserve. In 1910, the first military camp was set up in the area. The variety of terrain, from the native jack pine through to the desert-like conditions of the dunes, made it ideal for use by the military to train for conditions overseas. By 1915, as many as 30,000 troops were in the area at one time for training.

The area continued to be important for training militia units after World War I. Camp Shilo, the first permanent military quarters, was established in 1932. in 1942, during World War II, Camp Shilo became a year-round facility. It was used for intensive artillery and tank training, as well as some aerial bombing.

In the mid-70s a N.A.T.O. agreement established it as a training site for as many as 5,600 Germans per year for a ten year period.

Spruce Woods Provincial Park contains 90 square miles of land set aside from the Spruce Woods Forest Reserve. Opened in 1970, the park provides public access to an amazing mix of spruce parkland, upland deciduous forest, mixed-grass prairie, open and stabilized sand dunes and river bottom forest. From trails and campgrounds, to swimming and hiking the dunes, to paddling the Assiniboine and Souris Rivers, the Spruce Woods Provincial Park offers an amazing array of experiences.

Spirit Sands, in the park, is the only remaining unvegetated area of the Assiniboine Delta left after the ice retreated some 12,000 years ago.

My visit to the park included a ride out to the dunes with horse and wagon (motorized vehicles aren’t allowed access) with Spirit Sands Outfitters – See their Facebook page. Visitors can also hike the distance, however, be sure to carry water with you as it can get pretty hot! As well as the dunes, there’s also a sinkhole known as the Devil’s Punch Bowl. A full 45 meters deep, the water glimmers in a blue-green pool below the boardwalk.

Spirit Sands Outfitters

Spirit Sands Outfitters taking visitors to the sand dunes and Devil’s Punch Bowl.

Devil's Punchbowl in Spirit Sands

Devil’s Punchbowl in Spirit Sands

Approaching the sand dunes

Approaching the sand dunes with the team of horses.

Climbing the sandhills.

Climbing the sandhills.

Linking up with Albom Adventures this week for #WkendTravelInspiration

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Estimate £100 – 200 (Buyers Premium of 24% inclusive of VAT @20%)

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The Gull Effect has landed in Millwater

Gull Millwater is now open!

Gull New Zealand has lower operating costs than its competitors and therefore can offer better prices on fuel, forcing other fuel chains near Gull stations to drop prices to match.

Set up as an unmanned station, Gull Millwater is located at 315 Wainui Road, Millwater and offers convenient Drive Thru 24/7 pay at pump technology, providing Regular 91, Force 10 (98 Octane) and Diesel.

We're looking forward to bringing the Gull effect to the Hibiscus coast.

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Ruger Mini 14/30 Accu-Strut Socom 4" Blued Steel 1 Clamp

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Accu-strut Socom short barrel strut for Mini-14 and Mini-30 rifles. Provides mechanical rigidity for thin carbine barrel, potentially reducing accuracy-killing vibrations. The 4-inch single-clamp configuration gives a good compromise between performance and lightweight, compact design. Improvement varies with individual rifle. In some cases there is no noticeable improvement in accuracy.
The Socom model was developed for the new short-barrel tactical Minis now being offered. It will also serve customers who have Minis with standard long barrels but prefer a lighter, more compact design.
Shorter, single-clamp version for short tactical barrels or more compact application.

Also significantly aids in barrel over-heating problems, reduces load sensitivity, and enhances the appearance of your Mini.

Proprietary low-profile barrel clamp.

Length: 3-7/8
Weight: 4.9 oz

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    Very easy to install. Provides a small increase in accuracy by limiting barrel slap--that is all I was after. Better than that is it really looks good.
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    Adds stability and great look to your mini-14. Excellent product! Anyone who has an older mini-14 should be buying this.
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    Got this for a mini 14 186 series with the slim barrel. The myth about the mini's low accuracy is due to the barrel vibration. The SOCOM Accu Strut eliminates that issue. Plus it makes the rifle look more aggressive. Very well made product.

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Guthrie track boys take top place; girls runner-up

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The Guthrie High School track teams competed in Coweta on Friday. Both teams combined to finish runner-up with the boys winning the boys division.

Track 2014Boys 400 meter relay finished first running 42:88. Team members includeTrey Wilson, Tre Parker, Winn Hughes, and Calvin Parker.

In the boys 800 meter relay, the Jays ran first place with a time of 1:30.15. Relay team includes Trey Wilson, L’liott Curry, Tre Parker, and Calvin Parker.

Calvin Parker took first in the 100 meters with 11:37.

Trey Wilson won the 200 meter race.

Landon Solorio won the High Jump jumping 6′ 2″.

Lewis Robinson won the 110 hurdles race with a 15:56.

Brandon Greenlee finished third in 3200 meters with a time of 10:36.00.

3200 meter relay third with 8:33.98. Members: Tommy Beauchamp, Dakota Pruitt, Eryn Forsgyn, and Sean Harvey.

Lady Jays take runner-up

400 meter relay second with a swift time of 51:09. Team members were Alma Robinson, Aaliyah Allison, Denea Robinson and Asia Johnson.

In the 800 meter relay, Guthrie claimed first with a time of 1:48.78. Alma Robinson, Aaliyah Allison, Denea Robinson and Asia Johnson competed in the race.

Asia Johnson, a state champion from a year ago, won the 100 meter hurdles in a time of 16:22.

Lexi Hastings finished third in the 1600 meters with a time of 5:45.

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It was good to be able to invite Professor Dyfrig Hughes to the Museum once again. His subject this time was 'New Medications and the National Health Service' and he began by talking about the improvements in medications which have occurred since the Second World War. People suffering from cancer, heart disease, lung disorders and HIV are able to live longer. He showed how successful the flu vaccine had been, with a significant reduction in the number of victims since the early 90's. The National Health Service spent £20 billion last year on medications, which is a significant part of the year's expenditure. When considering new medications, therefore, the authorities must choose which ones to market and decide on the cost - some are too expensive to buy. In Wales, the emphasis currently is on disease prevention, which is the reason for providing free prescriptions for everyone.

We had a musical evening recently at Theatr Twm o'r Nant, when the Huw Warren Jazz Trio came to entertain the audience. This evening was a part of the Arts Council of Wales scheme, 'Staging Entertainment in your Community', and we thank them for their support, along with Denbighshire County Council, the Carriageworks and Menter Iaith Dinbych. An evening of wonder at the talent and skills of some of our national musicians!

We have made contact with the 'Internal Fire Museum of Power' at Tanygroes, Ceredigion. This is the only accredited Museum which exists to record the history of the internal combustion engine, and the volunteers there have managed to get many of the machines to work. In the collection there are several maritime radios used to connect ships to the shore, to navigate and to locate other active radio stations. They also have one of four diesel generators from the BBC Moorside Edge Station, near Huddersfield, which was used when there was a cut in electricity supply, a Strowder telephone exchange and an interesting collection of valves.

We look forward to our next events:

January 18th, 7.00 p.m. Dr. Selwyn Williams will talk on 'Community Digital Radio'.

January 25th, a Film Night at Theatr Twm o'r Nant, to raise money for the Museum.

February 15th, 7.00 p.m., Tony Vine will talk on 'Geography, Geology and Gemstones'.

March 15th, 7.00 p.m., Speakers from StudioMADE will present the David Edward Hughes Annual Lecture and talk on 'Art, Science and Technology'.

A Quiz Evening to be arranged.

Everyone is warmly welcomed to all the events.

The museum organises regular monthly talks in English or Bilingual.  We also organise several talks in Welsh annually. The talks are usually on a Friday and start at 7pm. Upcoming Events are listed below with the talks emphasized.

HLF Project

The 2 year project to develop our learning provision came to an end in April 2013.  It was funded by the Heritage Lotetry Fund and enabled us to have 3 part time members of staff to develop learning resources, improve learning displays, organise events, visits to the museum etc.  Further details available by clicking on Projects in the main menu above or by clicking here.Lottery Logo


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Suitcase Computer Reborn with Raspberry Pi Inside

Fun fact, the Osborne 1 debuted with a price tag equivalent to about $5,000 in today’s value. With a gigantic 9″ screen and twin floppy drives (for making mix tapes, right?) the real miracle of the machine was its portability, something unheard of at the time. The retrocomputing trend is to lovingly and carefully restore these old machines to their former glory, regardless of how clunky or underpowered they are by modern standards. But sometimes they can’t be saved yet it’s still possible to gut and rebuild the machine with modern hardware, like with this Raspberry Pi used to revive an Osborne 1.

Purists will turn their nose up at this one, and we admit that this one feels a little like “restoring” radios from the 30s by chucking out the original chassis and throwing in a streaming player. But [koff1979] went to a lot of effort to keep the original Osborne look and feel in the final product. We imagine that with the original guts replaced by a Pi and a small LCD display taking the place of the 80 character by 24 line CRT, the machine is less strain on the shoulder when carrying it around. (We hear the original Osborne 1 was portable in the same way that an anvil is technically portable.) The Pi runs an emulator to get the original CP/M experience; it even runs Wordstar. The tricky part about this build was making the original keyboard talk to the Pi, which was accomplished with an Arduino that translates key presses to USB.

As an aside, if reading this has given you a twinge of nostalgia and you’re on the Eastern seaboard you may want to check out more vintage gear at the VCF East this weekend. If you hail from Europe, get your hack on with CP/M and a retrocomputing badge at Hackaday Belgrade one wee from now.

We’ve seen the Raspberry Pi pressed into retrocomputing duty before, of course. Here’s one used to emulate a Commodore 1541 disk drive, and another in the laptop Clive Sinclair never built.

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Orbital Mechanics on a Vintage Kaypro

These days, a good proxy for hacking prowess is getting Doom playable on the oldest piece of hardware imaginable. While we respect and applaud these efforts, perhaps the bar should be set a bit higher. Like orbital mechanics on an early 80s Kaypro, perhaps?

At least that’s the hurdle [Chris Fenton] set for himself as a fun project for his spare time with his Kaypro 2/84, a vintage Z80 clocking in at a screaming 4 MHz and 64-kB of RAM. With its built-in 80×25, 9″ green phosphor CRT monitor and flip-top keyboard, the Kaypro fit into that loveable luggable category of machines and predated IBM’s and Apple’s market dominance by a few years. The CP/M operating system has actually aged pretty well — but well enough to port [Chris]’ Deep Dish Nine, a graphical game written for the Arduboy that uses Kerbal-like orbital mechanics skills to deliver interplanetary pizzas? In the first instance, no — the game, ported to Turbo Pascal, only managed fractional frames per second, rendering it unplayable. But with some very clever coding, [Chris] was able to improve refresh rates 10-fold. The optimization road not taken includes hardware hacks, like overclocking the Z80 or even replacing it with an FPGA and emulator, but that’s hardly keeping with the spirit of the thing.

It’s always great to see vintage machines pushing the envelope. A great place to see them is one of the Vintage Computer Fairs, like the upcoming VCF Southeast in Georgia. We were at the one diagonally across the country a few weeks back, and they’re well worth the trip.


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Monoprice MP Select Mini E3D Hotend Adapter

Puts an e3d hotend on the famous $200 printer

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So, the hotend on your MP Select Mini 3D printer crapped out? You should have printed one of these out before you pushed your printer too hard.

The Monoprice MP Select Mini is the best 3D printer for the money, with one problem: you can't buy replacement hotends. Hotends are consumables, and eventually the hotend on this $200 printer will break.

Right now, the solution to a broken hotend on this printer is to spend another $200 to buy another printer. That's absurd, and any company that does that will quickly go out of business.

The solution? A 3D printed hotend adapter for the E3D V6. This should be the first thing you print on the MP Select Mini.

The print has been tested, it works. You'll need some M3 nuts and M3 socket head screws (M3 x 20mm or thereabouts).

The stock heater cartridge and thermistor can be reused with the e3d hotend. If you're looking for a 'buyer's guide', here you go:

The total comes to £41.40. I guess the adapter would work with a chinese e3d clone, so if you only have $10, get one of those.

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  • 1 × Printed parts STL in project files
  • 4 × M3 nuts
  • 4 × M3x20 socket head screws

  • Hot End Mount

    Benchoff06/11/2016 at 19:35 0 comments

    This should be the first thing you print on the MP Select Mini.

    .STL available in the project files. Four M3 nuts and four M3x20 bolts are required.

    Just print this out and tape it to the back of your machine.

    Because the MP Mini uses a standard thermistor and heater cartridge, you can reuse the stock thermistor and heater cartridge in an e3d hotend. This means a better hotend is a drop-in replacement, without needing any firmware updates or anything.

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Peter Fales wrote 12/06/2018 at 04:01 point

What does this need to made of?   Reading between the lines, I'm guessing that PLA won't work and people haven mentioned PETG.   Does it have to be PETG?

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Tachyon wrote 07/18/2018 at 18:58 point

I just snagged one of these printers for $135 USD on a Prime Day Sale!

Am I glad I found this project before it arrived. I'll be my first "serious" print after it gets here.

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Tachyon wrote 07/21/2018 at 07:32 point

My Lucky Cat came out well so I started this printing. We'll see in the morning how it turned out. Looks good so far. Here's hoping I won't actually need it in the near future. Though I am anxious to upgrade and mod a few things on the printer.

Thanks again for making this and sharing it!

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Kevin Sebesky wrote 02/17/2018 at 18:02 point

Would anyone happen to know of a parts source in the US?  The shipping alone from the UK is a real killer.  Still, I want to make sure I'm getting the right parts for the mod.

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* jon hendry * wrote 01/24/2018 at 19:09 point

Two questions.

1. The mount isn't tight enough to prevent the hotend from rotating in place. Is that normal?

2. When I send the machine to Home, the nozzle is a bit lower in Y than the stock hotend. It's even beyond the leveling screws. Is there a way to adjust the firmware to move it back up?

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jacques.bourdouxhe wrote 01/22/2018 at 11:54 point

Thank you Benchoff for that project. It 'll be   one of the first upgrades on my new MP select mini. I'm confused because  one picture shows     a fan an a fan shroud but your article doesn't mention that .

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Blecky wrote 01/06/2018 at 02:55 point

Here's a version of the files that fixes the "hex nut gap in side of adapter" issue on some slicers. It's just a slightly wider (1mm on each side) version of the adapter. Note you will have to sand down the sides a little to make it fit as it is wider, so only use this if you have a gap near the hex nuts on the back.

Also this adapter works with the E3D Lite. The only difference between the E3D Lite and the E3D is that the E3D is all metal, whereas the E3D lite has a replaceable PTFE-liner inside it. This means you can only print up to 245oC (PLA and ABS) and your print speed is slightly limited.

More info here -

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Robert Poole wrote 07/27/2017 at 21:11 point

I bought a MP Select Mini recently, and am currently upgrading to an E3D hotend.  It seems that this is one of those V1 models that was manufactured right around the time the V2 came out, so it has a weird mix of internals from the V1 and V2 (and the firmware cannot be reflashed or updated currently because it is radically different from what the V1 originally had).  The adapter piece that mounts to the carriage appears to be too tall -- there's a horizontal plastic piece on the carriage that prevents me from fitting the adapter properly.  I'm going to need to modify the model to shorten up the plastic under where the two hex nuts are installed.  That should be easy enough to do, and once I get it dialed in, I can publish the modified STL file.

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Douglas M wrote 06/18/2017 at 17:36 point

Going to go ahead and buy a E3D V6 hotend but don't know if I need the long or short version.

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Douglas M wrote 06/18/2017 at 17:34 point

Do I need the long or short version of a E3D V6 hotend?????

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Jamie wrote 02/10/2017 at 02:01 point

How come ever since I installed the new hotend my printer boots up saying immediately that the hotend is at 320 Celsius? What am I doing wrong? I need help ASAP

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samhinton22 wrote 01/08/2017 at 06:01 point

Will the fan that comes with the printer work with the E3D V6 hotend or do you need a different fan?

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jon wrote 01/01/2017 at 00:50 point

For anyone trying to figure out how to remove the original heatsink, there are two bolts behind the horizontal band.  If you remove the small spring tensioner  on the band then there is enough wiggle room to push the black band down and insert a hex wrench without tearing the entire printer apart.

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Tom Smith wrote 11/03/2016 at 02:35 point
Could you please share your slicer settings for running PETG on the MP Select? The stuff in the project photos looks great, but so far I've been getting unsatisfactory to abysmal results with Makergeeks filament.

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Milkey Mouse wrote 08/23/2017 at 06:50 point

I've been using a 60 degree heated bed and 240 degree extruder with the cooling fan disabled and a low (30m/s) print speed. It's worked fine for the few parts I've printed.

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will wrote 10/04/2016 at 21:31 point

Got a new bracket printed for when the hotend fails.  Thanks for the work in making it available.  Makergeeks PETG was a great suggestion!  I have reprinted a few things already just so it would be make of the better plastic. Mainly the filament pressure control arm (which everyone should print now as well since my was cracked and they really are not that strong to begin with).  I am curious if you have a layer cooling fan on your Monoprice mini.  Or do you just use the blue one that came with the hotend without a layer cooler?  Thanks for your info

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carlos.j.hidalgo wrote 04/14/2017 at 18:24 point

Where did you get the .stl file for the pressure control arm?

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Owen wrote 09/03/2016 at 05:04 point

I'm completely new to all of this, but gauging my level, as a complete noob, what does the full replacement look like? I'm excited but worried about possibly ripping this printer apart, but I definitly don't see any screws on the stock heat sink, how would I remove that?

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Zach Reneau wrote 08/15/2016 at 18:53 point

The adapter required some massaging to get it to fit. It was a bit too tight around the heat spreader, but it worked. What I found though is that E3D recently moved to a custom thermistor, so it's not quite a drop-in replacement hotend. I really recommend that if when you order your kit, you just get the deluxe kit with all parts and avoid the headache of paying/waiting on two shipments from England.

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Stephen wrote 07/22/2016 at 04:25 point

Where can I get some of that green filament used in the photos?

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Benchoff wrote 07/22/2016 at 04:28 point

That color is MakerGeeks PETG 'Green Grass'. Yeah, the MP mini prints PETG

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Stephen wrote 07/22/2016 at 04:30 point

Thanks! I am printing the part as I type

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Stephen wrote 07/22/2016 at 04:31 point

Is it normally around ~$30? It says it is on sale from $80!

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ben wrote 07/30/2016 at 12:49 point

Any tips for printing with PETG? I seem unable to get clean prints -- tend to get long strands of stuff everywhere. Temp not high enough, perhaps?

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B M White wrote 07/16/2016 at 14:23 point

I printed at 20% infill and 0.1 layer height. Is that sufficient?

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Benchoff wrote 07/16/2016 at 23:54 point

Should be.

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stevegigl wrote 07/11/2016 at 00:36 point

Um, did an older version get posted?  The holes on the base part don't line up with the smaller bracket part.  Currently downloading OpenSCAD to see if maybe Cura is doing something wrong.

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Benchoff wrote 07/11/2016 at 01:06 point

There was an older version with messed up holes. I just downloaded the current version, and it's correct. Can I see a pic?

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stevegigl wrote 07/11/2016 at 01:31 point

Hey, look at that, when I re-download today I get what looks like the right hole pattern!  Sorry for the confusion.

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Duality wrote 07/09/2016 at 22:28 point
don't you need cooling on the e3d or did you take the fan of for demonstration purposes ?

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Benchoff wrote 07/09/2016 at 22:35 point

Yeah, that's a demo. Dont' run an e3d without the fan.

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After an insane week… I was just plain tired.

I spent the whole weekend barely leaving the bedroom.

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detox time.

after far too many indulgence days, i’m back on the ‘summer body’ bandwagon.

today started with a quick yoga workout, warm lemon water, a morning walk, and my super happy green juice.

not too shabby.

but this juice is my saviour. packed full of goodies, and a great alternative to bacon in syrup.

(yes, you heard me, syrup)

super happy green juice

a green apple
2 stalks of celery
a lebanese cucumber
3 ‘bunches’ of english spinach
half a lemon
bit of ginger

juice ’em. drink ’em.

note: when i say ‘bunches’, i mean three portions of the single bunch you buy.

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If I was a guy, I would be such a ‘boob man’.

Most of my friends know how much I like to play with my own breasts. My husband thinks I’m a weirdo; I just think they’re fun.

It is, however, a great benefit in being incredibly breast cancer aware.

So don’t forget to check yourselves, ladies.

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Essential Motorcycle Pre-Ride Checklist to Get There and Back Safely

Woman tightens front axle

Haynes has been telling people how to fix their motorcycles, and what to do to keep them from needing to be fixed, since the days of street-legal two-strokes and drum brakes. Part of being a safe rider is keeping your bike in proper order, and toward that end it's important before every ride to give your bike a thorough once-over of all its major systems.

In fact, we'd actually recommend you check your bike over at the end of each ride so it is ready for the next one. But keeping the bike in order is so important to your safety. There is no reason not to check it before and after. The logic in checking it out after the ride is that you know about things that need repair and can plan on ordering parts, or dedicating time to adjust things before you need to get somewhere, like work.

Essential pre-ride checks for your motorcycle

  • Tyres and wheels
  • Controls
  • Lights and electrical
  • Oil and fluids
  • Chassis and suspension
  • Kickstand

TYRES - Check your tyre pressure before you ride when the tyres are cold. The correct PSI is listed on a factory sticker on the bike somewhere. Go over the sidewall on both sides and look for bulges caused by damage from potholes and curbs. Check how much tread is left (wear can happen surprisingly quickly in hot weather or under a heavy load) and look for any foreign objects that you may have run over.

WHEELS - With most bikes having cast aluminium wheels (and tubeless tyres) you no longer have to periodically test and true them by going over every spoke by hand. If you do have spoked wheels, check for missing or loose spokes before or after every ride; a loose or missing spoke can quickly lead to a warped wheel if not fixed. Look for signs that the wheels bearings are failing or that the grease has leaked past the seals. Make sure there is no side to side play in the bearings and that the wheels roll freely. While spinning look for flat spots or wobbles that would indicate the wheel is out of true; even cast alloy wheels can go out of true due to potholes or minor accidents.

BRAKES - Don't forget to look at the brake discs and other hardware while going over the wheels. Check that there is plenty of pad left and that the rotors haven't become warped or grooved.

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CONTROLS - Check the brake and clutch lever handle for proper function. Be sure they pivot freely, are lubricated, and that the pivot bolt and nut are there and tight. Check for proper fluid level in hydraulic systems. Look over the entire length of the brake (and clutch) hoses and notice any cuts, swelling, or pinches that may be an indication of a failure in the near future. Don't forget to check the rear brake pedal and fluid as well, or check for proper linkage adjustment if a mechanical drum.

CABLES - Modern bikes are using fewer cables these days, even for throttles. Be sure your cables are well lubricated with no kinks or pinches in the housing (don't forget the speedometer and tachometer, if you have older mechanical versions), and move freely. Look for signs of fraying in the ends. Adjust for the proper amount of play.

THROTTLE - Even if your bike has throttle by wire instead of a cable-operated throttle, you still need to check it. Now is the time to discover that the throttle does not close quickly when you let your hand off of it. Too much play in the throttle can mean just a loose cable, or it can mean a failing throttle position sensor (TPS). The cable is easily adjusted, but a new TPS will likely need to be ordered.

LIGHTS - It is not exaggerating to say that your brake/tail light has probably saved your life more times than you know, so make sure it is working before every ride. Check that your headlight bulb is functioning. Make sure all the blinkers work and that the reflectors are still intact for maximum visibility among traffic and at night.

ELECTRICAL - The time to find out your battery isn't charging is not when you are halfway home; the simplest test to do is check that the headlight gets brighter as you rev the motor. If you have a wet cell battery, check the fluid level in it. Make sure both battery terminals are tight and free from corrosion and check that the vent tube is in place and routed properly. Give the whole bike a quick once over for loose or pinched wires.

OIL - Check the engine oil level and look for signs of leaks under the bike. On shaft-driven bikes, and bikes with separate primary drive and transmission oil, check all of these as well; since these tend to be neglected it is not hard to develop a leak and not know it until it is too late.

FLUIDS - You already checked the brake and clutch fluid with the controls, but check the coolant level on liquid cooled bikes and top off with clean water. Many bikes have a fuel gauge these days, but physically checking how much gas is in the tank is a good idea if you haven't ridden in weeks or longer. On bikes with petcocks, check that it is set to "on" and not "reserve" before you ride, and get petrol if you are on reserve.

CHASSIS - Look over the frame for areas where the paint may have cracked or flaked, as that is a good indication that there may be a structural crack developing. Check the condition of the swingarm bushings by moving the rear wheel side to side, looking for play. Look for missing nuts and bolts, and occasionally check all of them for tightness, especially on singles and twins that vibrate a lot.

SUSPENSION - Look for signs of blown seals in the fork and shock or shocks, which typically presents itself as an oily residue which collects dirt and dust. Do a couple of bounces while sitting on the bike to check that nothing is binding or bent. With the front wheel off the ground, test that the steering stem bearings are tight with no play in them and no resistance or notchiness in the steering. Check the drive belt or chain for proper tension, and damage or wear; lubricate the chain.

KICKSTAND - This is the last thing you check, often as you fold it up and ride off. Make sure the side and center stand (and "jiffy stand" if you own a Harley) fold back and stay in place securely with the spring. On bikes with a side stand interlock, test the function by trying to put the bike into gear with the stand down (it should stall).

This list may seem long and complicated, but once you go over the bike a few times, it will become second nature. An extra few minutes spent on making these checks before every ride could save you money, by spotting lose fasteners before anything falls off for instance. And this pre-ride check just might save your life by catching a catastrophic failure before it happens.