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Regular physical activity is incredibly important for your pets, and this is particularly true as your pet ages. Loss of mobility is a leading cause of euthanasia among senior pets, and it's often one that's avoidable if you take the proper precautions.
Quite simply, by keeping your pet moving you can help her to live a long, active life. Even senior pets that have limited mobility may be able to improve significantly using the steps that follow.
Rehabilitation specialist Dr. Kara Amstutz compiled the tips that follow for DVM 360.1 If you've noticed that your pet isn't moving around as much as she used to, or has difficulty performing activities she used to enjoy or complete with no problem, see your veterinarian and get started using these tips sooner rather than later.
• Have Your Pet Checked by Your Veterinarian: Before starting your pet on an exercise program, be sure it's safe for her to do so. Medical conditions such as arthritis, heart conditions or respiratory problems may require a specialized exercise program.
• Help Your Pet Lose Weight: If your pet is overweight or obese, the extra weight adds stress to joints and muscles, which may contribute to mobility problems.
In one study of 14 overweight dogs with hip dysplasia and arthritis, losing less than 9 percent of their initial body weight led to significant improvements in walking and trotting.2
• Start With Five-Minute Walks: Once your pet can comfortably walk for five minutes, add another minute or two each day until she can walk for 30 minutes at a time.
• Watch for Signs of Pain: If your pet limps, lags behind you or refuses to walk, she may be in pain. See an integrative veterinarian to figure out the cause of the pain as well as natural options for pain relief.
• Increase Intensity: Once your pet is used to walking, add in activity that increases the duration, speed and intensity of your pet's daily exercise. For example, you may go for a walk on sand or up and down hills.
• Strengthen Hind Limbs: Many pets lose strength in their hind limbs, which makes it difficult to climb stairs or jump onto the couch. Specific exercises aimed at the hind limbs can help (see below for an example).
• Stimulate Your Pet's Mind: Mental exercise, such as obstacle courses and nose work, keep your pet involved in the activity and may improve neurologic and muscle control.
• Keep It Interesting: You can change up your pet's daily routine using household items. For instance, have your dog walk or jump over a garden hose you've arranged in your yard or create an obstacle course using broom handles and ladders.
• Keep Trying: Even if your pet displays a lack of strength and flexibility, an exercise program can be tailored to fit her needs. Keep working with your pet to improve her mobility — don't give up.
• Consider Rehabilitation: Canine rehabilitation therapy can be used to improve your pet's motor skills, reduce pain, build strength and increase range of motion.
This may be particularly helpful if your pet has lost mobility due to postoperative cranial cruciate ligament (CCL) damage, postoperative femoral head and neck ostectomy, spinal cord diseases, osteoarthritis or obesity.
You can encourage your dog and, yes, your cat to engage in movements that will benefit muscle strength, joint flexibility and overall health. These are especially important for senior pets, although you may use them for younger pets as well. Amstutz recommends:3
It can be slightly more challenging to convince your cat to exercise, but it can be done. Try to engage your cat in play using a variety of novel toys.
You can also place small amounts of food in various dishes around your home (including some in elevated locations) so your cat has to move around to get them. You can also toss a treat to another part of the room so your cat must walk to get it.
Regular activity and strength-building exercises are keys to helping your pet avoid mobility problems, but they're only one part of the larger picture. Your senior pet can continue to lead an active life even in old age, but you'll need to address any hurdles to his mobility.
For instance, arthritic pets may benefit from nutritional interventions that support cartilage repair and maintenance, including supplementation with perna mussel, cetyl myristoleate, eggshell membrane, glucosamine and chondroitin sulfate.
Adding natural anti-inflammatories is also beneficial, including omega-3 fatty acids (krill oil), turmeric and proteolytic enzymes.
Incorporating chiropractic care, massage, acupuncture, daily stretching, and mild exercise — like swimming — along with an oral protocol to manage pain and inflammation will yield the very best results for an arthritic pet.
In the case of canine degenerative myelopathy, or DM, a disease of the spinal cord, the plan is different. As the disease progresses, the limbs become weaker and the dog has difficulty standing. Ultimately, the dog becomes unable to walk. A key to maintaining a DM dog's quality of life and slowing the progression to immobility is maintaining rear limb muscle tone.
Regular exercise such as walking for as long as the dog is able, in addition to range of motion exercises and other forms of physical therapy can delay the muscle atrophy associated with DM and maintain mobility and muscle strength for as long as possible. The single best intervention I've seen with DM dogs is swim therapy as often as possible (every other day is optimal).
Intervertebral disc disease (IVDD) is another condition that can cause lack of mobility in pets. It's a condition in which a disc develops a problem and the material inside escapes into the spinal column, ultimately causing pain, nerve damage, and even paralysis.
The goals for treating IVDD patients are to eliminate pressure on the spinal cord and resolve inflammation in order to return the pet to a pain-free and fully mobile life. Treatment can involve medical management or surgical intervention, depending on the severity of the disease. Acupuncture (and electro-acupuncture) is an exceptionally beneficial modality for IVDD patients. So you can see that in order to fully address your pet's lack of mobility, addressing the underlying cause is crucial.
For pets that are older but otherwise healthy, a fresh, balanced, naturally anti-inflammatory, and species-appropriate diet and regular exercise will keep her body strong and flexible. You can find additional exercises to keep your senior pet strong and nimble here.
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Rolling the dough with a wooden roller.
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I leave them to dry overnight.
My other day breakfast. Fresh pasta with truffle sauce. 😀
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I bought a pasta make. From now on, I can try to make my own flavor fresh pasta. 😀
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Today's not been the easiest day for me. Without reason at all I have been feeling down down down, and it's made me miss F even more. I think it's just a few factors together that have once again made me feel anxious and flustered about all the upcoming events and work that I need to get through. Mentally, I know that I will be able to tick them all off my to-do list, but somehow, it's always the anticipation and 'before-the-event' nerves that make me feel as though I might not be able to accomplish what I need to accomplish by their respective dates.
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Tomorrow, one of my oldest, closest friends will be holding her wedding reception and I am one of her bridesmaids. As happy an event as it is, my mind is all sorts of anxiousness. I cannot put a finger on why. Perhaps it's knowing that my routine is going to be thrown out of whack for the day; perhaps it's the thought that I could be working away in the kitchen; perhaps it's fear that I will not be the perfect bridesmaid considering I have little idea of what my role is.
After going through the 'timetable', I have a clearer idea now of what I am tasked to do tomorrow. Whatever the case, I know that my thoughts are exceedingly selfish and I know for a fact that I will be there tomorrow, I will get through tomorrow, and I will be so incredibly happy to see my dearest Pea walk down the banquet hall in front of all her friends and family with the man who will be next to her for the rest of their lives.
I've also been feeling incredibly antsy about all my upcoming December orders and events. It's all exciting and I know based on past experiences that again, I will be able to complete all my orders because even if time is tight, I will do whatever it takes to make sure my customers get what they ask for. It's one of the perks of working from home. I can bake 24/7 if I need to, but I know I won't need to. And yet, there is still this fear that clouds my mind, telling me that perhaps I might not be able to complete them all this year.
It frustrates me that I know how things will turn out and still, I somehow cannot seem to shake away this voice that tells me I won't be able to handle it all. Why?!
In order to try and tackle my doubts, I just drew up a calender for December for what I will need to bake on which days in order to fulfill all my orders. It's calmed my mind down quite a bit being able to see visually the things I need to do in what I hope is a realistic timeframe.
I hate that when anxiety creeps up upon me, I become moody and argumentative. It's not fair on those around my for sure, especially when they are the ones who love me and support me through every one of my ups and downs. Then with F being away, I nearly picked a fight with him over something stupidly small but somehow managed to avert it by telling him the truth of why I was being so angsty – that I was feeling really down and anxious and frustrated and tired…
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F then gave me a call and we talked through my emotions and why I might be feeling them. Hence the above revelations just shared in this post. Just airing out my feelings with F made me feel so much better by the end of our conversation. It also made me miss him more and wish he was here. Or rather, wish I was there. I know that everything will be more than ok at the end of the day.
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Thanks to the Free Software Foundation and its donors for producing this video that helps to expose the absurdity of our patent system today. It debuted earlier this month at the Connecticut Film Festival.
The 28-minute video (it's worth it) does two things particularly well: 1) helps us to understand today's issues based on where the patent system began, and 2) uses a style that puts a spotlight on how far some have gone to exploit our very broken patent system. Hopefully, this video can inform how we approach patent reform and call attention to the urgency for action.
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Research finds greater risk of premature deaths in neighbourhoods with high concentrations of cheque-cashing places and alcohol outlets
Toronto, December 23, 2014
By Leslie Shepherd
Dr. Flora Matheson
A new research paper suggests a relation between the density of both cheque-cashing places and alcohol outlets in a given neighbourhood and the risk of premature death in adults ages 20-59 years.
The relation was stronger in men than in women, according to Dr. Flora Matheson and Dr. Joel Ray of the Centre for Research on Inner City Health of St. Michael's Hospital.
In a paper published in the journal BMJ Open, the findings suggest that the strategic placement of cheque-cashing places and alcohol outlets in certain areas may provide local residents with ready access to quick cash and-or the purchase of alcohol. Dr. Matheson, a medical sociologist and research scientist, said this is particularly true at the holiday season, when banks may be closed, people need money quickly and alcohol sales go up dramatically.
The authors do not say that cheque-cashing or alcohol outlets directly play a role in premature deaths.
Their survey of Toronto's 140 neighbourhoods found that men had a 1.25 times greater risk of premature death in areas with high densities of cheque cashing places. They had a 1.36 times greater risk of premature death in areas with high densities of alcohol outlets – alcohol and beer stores and on-premise licensed facilities such as bars. The premature mortality rate was 96.3 for every 10,000 males and 55.9 for every 10,000 females ages 20-59 years.
The researchers looked at people ages 20-59 only, so as to eliminate causes of premature death traditionally related to newborns, children and seniors. Intentional self-harm, accidental poisoning and liver disease are among the top five causes of premature death among men ages 20-59, and many of these deaths are highly preventable, they said.
A substantial amount of research has been conducted on the relation between neighbourhoods and residents' health. Neighbourhood disadvantage is associated with poor psychological and physical health. However, the current study already factors in neighbourhood income and crime rates.
Dr. Joel Ray
The researchers noted that alcohol and cheque-cashing industries are often government-regulated, but individuals freely chose to use these facilities. While there is some compelling evidence around limiting the number of alcohol outlets and hours of operation, less is known about cheque-cashing places. They said this is the first study to examine the relation between cheque-cashing places and premature death.
One approach might be to offer money management services for people at risk of alcohol overuse, in whom addiction overwhelms all aspects of their lives, Dr. Matheson said. Since cheque-cashing places are often located where customers abound and where mental illness and self-neglect are more prevalent, people in those neighbourhoods may need better support in formal banking, budget management and addiction counseling.
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October 26, 2018 at 04:42 PM
By Shoaib
One of the many things I love about golf is the tradition and etiquette associated with the game. Golf has always been a game of honour but recently I have been noticing that etiquette, honour and tradition is slowly being eroded...
A few examples
- I have witnessed several members at my club cheat either through massaging their handicaps or "forgetting" to count strokes. While this is nothing new, it seems to be more prevalent.
- Playing at an away course recently, my Titleist Hole in One bag tag was untied and nicked from my bag (who does that???)
- A golfer from another group in the adjacent fairway helped himself to my Pro V in a shared fairway bunker (and claimed he didn't see us coming down our fairway even though we were a fourball in two buggies and the course is wide open) - to add insult to injury he pulled out an old beaten up srxn from his bag and claimed that was the ball he picked up from the bunker
- Far fewer shouts of "fore"
- Far less patience on the course...I am all for faster rounds but there's almost an obsession with blitzing through a round where golfers I know will shoot over a 100 but will be proud because they finished their round in under 4 hours! Taking a few seconds longer on your shots may actually help you with a better score!
I guess my question to TT members is; are my observations legit and some of the tradition, honour and etiquette is disappearing or is it just me transitioning into middle age?
Happy Friday everyone and have an awesome weekend filled with birdies!
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Stuart MDundee
Trevor PBrentwood, Essex
Scott DLethbridge,
Jerome CLondon Ontario Canada
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October 27, 2018 at 09:10 PM
There's a hundred things you could add to this debate but my biggest gripe is doubles.
People that protect or enhance their handicap just to win doubles, wether it be at club level or opens.
Even in the Titleist doubles this year we were beaten by a 13 & 19 handicapper who after 15 holes were 2 under par gross, the 19 handicapper was on every fairway !
"That's the best I've ever played" he said
I Personally struggled to shake their hands at the end of it as they cheered when my partner missed a putt !
I won't be entering it again
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Ginger's Sunday Sampler
10 comments:
- Mirella Patzer said...
What a fascinating interview. I had no idea sex slavery was so prominent during the height of immigration through Ellis Island. Bless you for writing such an inspirational novel and making people aware. I'll definitely check out the book. My mother came through Ellis Island alone in the 1950s.
- August 26, 2012 at 7:22 AM
- Jannine said...
Cathy and Ginger, what a wonderful interview. I had no idea that slavery has been so prevalent past the 19th century. I am aware of the sex slave trade that goes on today, but I never thought the extent of all slavery stretched so far into the 20th and 21st centuries.
Both sets of my grandparents came through Ellis Island in the 1920s, I believe. Can't recall where my father came into the U.S.
Great interview!
- August 26, 2012 at 1:26 PM
- Margaret Tanner said...
Hi Cathy and Ginger,
What an inspiring blog.To think that those involved in the sex slave can still operate today is truly shocking.
- August 26, 2012 at 5:29 PM
- Lisabet Sarai said...
Dear Cathy,
Thank you for writing this book and for sharing your inspiration. To be honest, I've never really thought about what I personally could do to help people who are trafficked. Your list is sobering - but also fills me with a sense of hope and purpose.
- August 27, 2012 at 4:51 AM
- Cathy Gohlke said...
How interesting that your mother came through Ellis Island, Mirella. As time went by, and as regulations and visibility increased, immigrants coming through Ellis Island were better protected--so I'm hoping and imagining your mother had a much better experience than those in the early part of the century. It was all a fascinating study for me, and astonishing to learn how much our sisters in history endured. I no longer take such things for granted. I hope you enjoy the book!
- August 27, 2012 at 11:16 AM
- Cathy Gohlke said...
The extent of human trafficking and slavery in the 20th and 21st centuries astonished me, too, Jannine. It reminded me that there is truly nothing new under the sun, and cast a new light on modern-day slavery.
You'd find Ellis Island fascinating--especially since your grandparents came through at that location. My husband's grandfather entered the U.S. through Ellis Island. I was touched by how much the tour meant to him, and all the family questions and stories it sparked.
Blessings to you!
- August 27, 2012 at 11:33 AM
- Cathy Gohlke said...
You're so right, Margaret--it is truly shocking and disturbing. Raising awareness is the first step in enlisting the help of those able to abolish the slave trade.
Blessings for you!
- August 27, 2012 at 11:36 AM
- Cathy Gohlke said...
I know just what you mean, Lisabet. In the last several months I've gone from not knowing much about the slave trade, to being overwhelmed by the enormity and pervasiveness of it, to wondering what I could do to make any difference at all, to finally realizing I can do something. Not everything, but something. I'm so glad that you are finding hope and purpose in this, too. God bless you!
- August 27, 2012 at 11:49 AM
- Cathy Gohlke said...
Thank you so much for this interview, Ginger, and for spreading the word about human trafficking. I surely hope you feel better soon! God bless!
- August 27, 2012 at 11:50 AM
- Rosemary Morris said...
I admire your Christian values which led you on the journey to writing your novel. Thank you for sharing your journey with us and for your practical suggestions as to how each and every one of us can help unfortunate victims of slavery.
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126.96.36.199. passed House Judiciary committee, 20-13, with 13 Republicans opposed - May 2006
184.108.40.206. "This two-pronged approach has been dubbed "strict" 'Net neutrality by some, inasmuch as it not only outlaws service degradation, but would also prevent service providers from selling Quality of Service (QoS) to consumers." - 5/25/06 – Ars Technica
22.214.171.124. "our bill would amend the Clayton Act - a seminal antitrust law - to make it a violation of the antitrust laws if a company, among other things, blocks, impairs, discriminates against or interferes with the ability of any person to access, use, send receive or offer legal content or applications. Such conduct would result in treble damages against the offender." - Congressman John Conyers
7.2. alternative connections
7.2.1. the future nationwide Google network
7.2.2. municipal networks -
188.8.131.52. "The obvious answer is for regular folks like you and me to own our own last mile Internet connection.... The effect of this move would be beyond amazing. It would be astounding. No more arguments about Net Neutrality, for one thing, because we'd effectively be extending our ownership and control of the wires all the way to the ISP interconnect. Of course you'd still have to buy Internet service, but at NerdTV rates the amount of bandwidth used by a median U.S. broadband customer would be less than $2.00 per month. Though with that GREAT BIG PIPE most of us would be tempted to use a lot more bandwidth, which is exactly the point. There would be a community-financed Internet revolution and this time, because it would be locally funded and managed, very little money would be stolen. Dark fibers would be lighting up all over America, telco capital costs would plummet, and a truly competitive market for Internet services would emerge. In 2-3 years whatever bandwidth advantage countries like Korea have would be erased and we'd be back on track building even more innovative online industries." -
7.2.3. wireless broadband -
188.8.131.52. WiMax
18.104.22.168. mesh wireless -
188.8.131.52. economics of the "wireless last mile"
7.2.4. confiscate the private networks by eminent domain
7.3. turn the tables, who needs who?
7.3.1. the ESPN 360 case
18.104.22.168. who really has the bargaining power? content providers or network providers
22.214.171.124. "Want ESPN360? Have Comcast Internet? Forget it. Comcast hasn't paid for this service. Don't worry, the good folks at ESPN have been kind enough to give you a list of the preferred providers: Frontier, US Cable, Verizon, BELD, Charter LA, Charter Stl, Grande, Mediacom, MidHudson, SMU, StarStream, MTC, Iowa Network, Services, Conway, and Liberty PR. You might be (justifiably) tempted to say, "To hell with this. I'm not choosing an ISP just for ESPN360." While that's certainly a reasonable thought -- especially if you're not the type of person who starts to twitch without his / her daily fix of PTI -- that's much easier to do when it's just one content-provider. However, what happens if more and more companies start doing this? "Wait, isn't this the net neutrality issue?" you ask. No. In fact, in a lot of ways it's the exact opposite. Unlike the issue of net neutrality which primarily deals with matters of QoS (quality of service) or filtering by the ISP, the precedent being set by ESPN is the right/ability of the content providers to force ISPs to pay usage fees on behalf of the ISP's customers. So, instead of an ISP charging companies such as YouTube, Amazon, or whomever to ostensibly recoup the last-mile costs, it's the content companies saying, "our content is so important that you need to pay us for it." - Engadget
7.3.2. "Given the market power that Google has today, they are more relevant to the Internet community than BellSouth. Given that, if I were running Google today, I would choose to implement a BellSouth Boycott and stop offering access to Google to BellSouth customers and would start advertising Cox Cable service on any requests that came from BellSouth customers in their regions. I'm willing to wager that by Q3 2006, BellSouth's DSL group will feel the effects of their grave error in judgment." - Pulverblog
7.3.3. "We think that content providers should respond by blocking the RBOCs." - Alex Goldman, ISP-Planet


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Senior Block Manager for prime estate portfolio
An experienced senior block manager is required by a well-established property management firm based in Wimbledon
This firm have been providing comprehensive block and estate management services in London for 40 years.
They are experts in the field, managing more than 13,000 units over 120 clients across the Capital.
With a growing client base comes the requirement to expand the team. This firm are conscious not to overload there current team (which is why staff retention is so high) and as they expand will expand the team in line with this. They deliver a high level of customer service to their clients and want this to be the focus of all employees. You will be given a manageable portfolio in order for you to deliver these standards.
The ideal senior block manager will have experience in managing high end residential developments.
The duties of this senior block manager role will include:
- Full responsibility for assisting in the management of a portfolio of residential and mixed use developments.
- Management of service charge budgets on each development
- Ensuring that block buildings insurances are efficiently administered and where appropriate administration of insurance claims
- Managing contractors and overseeing all minor and major works
- Attending AGM's
- Ensure section 20 procedures are strictly followed where necessary
The ideal senior block manager MUST have:
- At least 5 years property manager experience in the private sector, preferably around central London
- AIRPM or higher
- A thorough knowledge of property management software (preferably TRAMPS or QUBE)
- A strong understanding of current property management legislation
- Team leadership and management experience
This role offers a competitive salary of between £42,000 - £45,000pa
Please ONLY apply for this role if you meet the above criteria as you will not be considered otherwise
If you're interested in this opportunity to work for a high end, prestigious company located in Wimbledon, please apply now or contact Benjamin Brazil at Deverell Smith for further information.


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A blog about traveling, vandwelling, and life on the road. Check out van life reviews, tips, videos and more!
Friday, January 23, 2015
Measure twice? More like 20..
Looking at my plans for the van layout, after relocating the bed it's quite apparent that the van is thinner than I believed it was. It's not a huge deal especially since my bed folds up but I'll have to make some adjustments like my cabinets are probably going to be smaller. Not quite sure where I got the measurements from, I might have just taken them off line which could have meant they were from a different model van. Or maybe I'm just looking at different parts of the van because it's curved. I think given the nature of a van its just going to be easier to use cardboard templates than measuring.
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Tuesday, January 20, 2015
Transformers, more than meets the eye!
|bed is cut to 35 x 75
|Mattress slides forward a little due to curve at back.
Wanted to get pics up , it could use some more support in middle and i have an idea on how to replace bungees with something stronger, but I'm pretty satisfied!
I want to put a tall cabinet that is accessible from the driver side rear door for tools etc, and I am planning to put either a slide out or folding table/desk that goes across the passenger rear door side from the side of that cabinet, so when I put up the bed i can convert to a work space.
ply, $20
2x3, $3
hinges, $16
screws (100pk), $5
Bungees and Mattress were on hand.
Update: I don't feel, in the end, that the floor space gained by this was a good trade off for the under bed storage you lose by keeping that area of the floor open for use. Maybe if you had to haul sizable cargo for work or something.
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Labels: bed, budget, cheap camper, Chevy G20, conversion, tiny house, traveler, vandwelling, woodwork
G20 Conversion, fold away bed
So my current van is a 85 Chevy G20, pretty similar to my previous van but it has windows and was converted by someone else before I bought it. It had a bed across the back, over wheel well boxes he built. This would have been fine, and how I had my bed in the other van, but because the mattress is longer than the van is wide, it had to be squeezed in. The G20 has a window right where this happens though, and it caused the mattress to ooze into the window and skew it.
It drove me crazy. So I started thinking of ways to fix the bed, and I decided i wanted it to sit along the wall between the slider and the rear door, lengthwise. I need to have some storage on the other side, so the bed would be too wide for me to place my gigantic feet, so i wanted to do a pullout 'gaucho' style bed/sofa.
|Rough plan, there will be many modifications..
But then I had the idea of putting the bed completely away, and using the space as a work area/office.
So sat. i set up a frame so the bed will fold up against the wall when not in use. The frame is done and working, just need to cut the mattress down to fit the smaller space it has to go in. Those darn curved walls always get ya in the van. Ill post pictures once i finish getting it all fitted in.
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Labels: ambitions, budget, Chevy G20, conversion, van dwelling, vandwelling, woodwork
Tuesday, January 6, 2015
No Skill Conversion Upgrades
I decided to add an optional section to the 1 week No Skill Conversion. What I mean by the optional is items that will upgrade or enhance your living experience beyond the essentials. They may replace other items on the list that serve a similar purpose. They still will require little to no technical expertise beyond plugging things in or simple connectors etc.
They are NOT reflected in the conversions overall price estimate.
- ZODI Outback Gear Travel Shower (hot water)
- Renogy Foldable Suitcase Solar Charger
- Yamaha 2000watt Inverter Generator
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Labels: $800 RV, budgeting, cabin, camper, cheap, cheap camper, conversion, freedom, homeless, money, recreational vehicle, savings, simplify, tiny house, travel, traveler, traveling, vagabond, van, van dwelling
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Does your Wikia community have a dark side? Here's your chance to show it off and win in our Gothic Community Takeover. We're going gothic in anticipation of the upcoming movie, I, Frankenstein, and all Wikia communities are invited to get in on the action with a theme-appropriate redesign showing off your dark side. The best gothic design will receive special recognition on Wikia's Entertainment home page, and on social media! Talk to your admins about your plan of attack and nominate your community in the comments section.
What exactly can you do? Create a custom skin (one with a gothic tone that also captures the spirit of your community), choose an appropriate font, make a dark wordmark, and add any gothic-inspired other elements that your community is feeling (gargoyles, demons, the full moon, fog, you get the idea).
You'll have until 1/20 to create the design -- it should launch then and run until 1/25. We'll post a list of participating communities here, and on 1/24 we'll announce the winner! You must post in the comments on this page to let us know if your community plans to participate! And let us know if you have any questions in the comments as well.
Check out Moviepedia for some gothic inspiration, and view the how-to tips below.
Adding a custom font to your wiki
- Navigate to http://www.google.com/fonts and find a font you like. (The example font I've selected is "Tulpen One")
- To the right of the font's text example, you will see two icons next to the "Remove from Collection" button. You'll need to click the "Quick-use" icon, which looks like a box with a right-arrow in it.
- Now scroll down the page to "3. Add this code to your website:" and click on the "@import" tab.
- Highlight and Copy the displayed text - which should look something like this:
@import url(http://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Tulpen+One);
- Now navigate to the MediaWiki:Wikia.css page for your wiki (EXAMPLE: movies.wikia.com/wiki/MediaWiki:Wikia.css), and click "Edit."
- Being careful not to interfere with any existing code, paste the copied text onto a blank line, and make the following important changes: Replace the parentheses ( ) with quotes " " and remove "url" so that the line of code now looks like this:
@import "http://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Tulpen+One";
- Make sure everything looks correct, and click "Publish" to save your edit.
Sometimes the system will take a short while to process this change, but you should now be able to display your custom font by using the standard font-family: variable as seen here:

Example Text, "Cursive" font

Example Text, "Cursive" font
Example Text, "Impact" font
|Example Text, "Impact" font
Example Text, "Consolas" font
|Example Text, "Consolas" font
One of the tricks your new custom font can be used for is customizing your wiki's global (top) navigation menu, as we've done here on this wiki. The easiest way to do this is to enter this simple piece of code to your wiki's MediaWiki:Wikia.css page:
.WikiHeader { font-family: 'Tulpen One'; }
This is the same .css page referred to in the custom font section above, again using "Tulpen One" as the example custom font. In some cases (as with Tulpen One) it may be necessary to change the font size, since different fonts may appear smaller or larger than the default Wikia font. In order to do this, the following three sets of code are needed for the three menu levels:
Level 1
.WikiHeader > nav li { font-size: 36px; }
Level 2
.WikiHeader > nav .subnav-2 li { font-size: 24px; }
Level 3
.WikiHeader > nav .subnav-3 li a { font-size: 24px; }
Often times the font will not need to be re-sized, but if it does, this is the adjustment.


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Wednesday of the Thirty-fourth Week in Ordinary Time - Wed, November 23, 2016
Heavenly Father, may the words of my mouth, the actions of my life, and the influence of my deeds show others your holiness and grace and lead them to acknowledge your majesty and might. In Jesus name I pray. Amen.


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Kinari Patel
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As a Client Services Manager, Kinari Patel focuses on creating effective and efficient immigration solutions and providing strategic advice to assist clients to achieve their business goals compliantly, excelling at developing and maintaining positive relationships with corporate clients and expatriates, regionally and globally. In the immigration industry now for almost 10 years, Kinari previously worked for a major global immigration law firm where she completed two international expat assignments in Singapore and China and worked for a Big Four accounting firm, before coming to Newland Chase. Kinari is a graduate of the University of Wollongong with a Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Arts (English Literature). A dual citizen of the UK and Australia, she is a qualified Solicitor in Australia.
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Hampton 350
1638 -- 1988
Rockingham County Newspaper -- July 8, 1988
Hampton Union and Seacoast Online.]
By Paul Wolterbeek,
Staff Reporter
Historical Society President James K. Hunt, who has spent 32 months researching and updating Joseph Dow's "History of the Town of Hampton 1638-1892," which includes a genealogy of Hampton names, said his search has turned up descendants in most local towns and as far away as San Rafael, Calif. Many of those descendants will be honored this weekend during Old Home Days — Reunion Days festivities.
Hunt maintains that such a familial representation is essential to the year-long celebration, and is much a part of the "living history" of the town as the Tuck Museum and Hampton's historic homes.
"It is important historically and genealogically," said Hunt. "Some of the families may not have been seen for 20 years and we just don't know what happened to them. We are re-uniting families that might have been lost for several generations . . . people wonder what happened to them."
Hunt added that descendants also can provide the society with "information missing from town history."
Both the Congregational Church and town 350th Anniversary Committee mailed out letters to newspapers statewide in an effort to find founders' descendants. The names run the gamut from the earliest settlers in 1638 to those of the following 100 years.
Both searches are efforts to try to locate and assemble as many descendants as possible of those original families. Descendants will be honored at services and celebrations throughout the summer months.
Though related in that the 350- year span of time is the same, the church and town anniversary celebrations are distinctly different. The Congregational Church service is to honor "350 years of continued worship of Jesus Christ" at the church, according to church member Carol McCarthy.
The town celebration, on the other hand, is to honor founding citizens, most of whom founded the church, according to anniversary organizers. The Congregational Church celebration has termed founding families as those that settled in the area over the first 100 years.
The founding families of 1638 — those who settled the parish with Rev. Stephen Bachiler — included the Hussey, Sanborn, Palmer, Philbrick, Godfrey, Marston, Moulton and Tuck families.
In 1639, the Taylor, Hanson, Leavitt, Brown and Page families settled in town. They were followed in 1640 by the Sleeper, Perkins, Cole and Chase families.
Other families and their years of settlement include: the Hobbs family in 1641; Redman in 1642; Nudd and Green in 1643; Shaw in 1647; Dearborn in 1649; Blake in 1650; Drake in 1651; Garland, Tilton and Dow in 1653; Towle in 1657; Fogg and Knowles in 1658; Lamprey in 1660; Weare in 1662; Locke and Prescott in 1665; Mason in 1684; Lane in 1686; James in 1690; Healey in 1701; Gookin in 1710; and Toppan in 1727.
Hunt said such local people as accountant Charles Tilton and Conservation Commission Chairman Peter Tilton are descendants of early families, as well as others, including Edwin L. Batchelder, Samuel Towle and Phillip Toppan.
Hunt's wife, Virginia, is a descendant of the Towle family.
Aug. 14 will be the Descendants of the First Families Sunday at the Congregational Church and Oct. 16 will be the Founder's Day Service and church open house.
The 350th Anniversary Committee has also mounted a search for descendants; the same ones as the church seeks. But founders' descendants found through the 350th committee search will be recognized during this weekend's Olde Home Days — Reunion Days.


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The iPad Air may be the hottest Apple device right now, and a number of Vodafone customers and employees in Australia would likely be inclined to agree after what they witnessed late last week. According to a Vodafone spokesperson, a Vodafone store in Canberra was evacuated last week after a "burst of flames" reportedly shot out of a charging port connected to a demo model of the new iPad Air.
A local fire brigade eventually showed up to see the Vodafone store filled with smoke, as sparks were continuing to shoot out of the iPad Air charging port. No customers or Vodafone employees were injured during the incident, and Apple reportedly sent a representative to the store to collect information about the device to find out what caused the explosion. Apple has yet to offer an official comment on this story.
In all likelihood, the iPad Air explosion was likely caused by a faulty charger, rather than a malfunction or defect within the iPad itself. Over the last several years, there have been many reported cases of Apple devices spontaneously combusting as a result of faulty and unauthorized third-party chargers. In July, a 23-year-old Chinese flight attendant was killed via electric shock when answering a call on her iPhone, and a week later, a 30-year-old Chinese man fell into a coma after he was shocked by his iPhone 4 still connected to its charger. In both cases, Apple determined that the cause was a faulty third-party charger, and the company soon introduced a USB power adapter takeback program to trade in poorly designed and unsafe counterfeit chargers and adapters for safe and reliable chargers built by Apple.
"Knockoff chargers sometimes cut corners," telecommunications expert Xiang Ligang told CCTV. "The quality of the capacitor and circuit protector may not be good, and this may lead to the capacitor breaking down and sending 220 volts of electricity directly into the cell phone battery."
Tangfan Wei, an authorized engineer for Apple parts, said an iPhone charger normally reduces China's 220V working voltage to about 5V, which is much lower than the 36V of electricity the human body can withstand. However, unauthorized Apple chargers may be prone to conduction issues, which could result in electric shocks in excess of 220 volts.
"Customer safety is a top priority at Apple," the company said in a statement detailing the USB takeback program. "That's why all of our products — including USB power adapters for iPhone, iPad, and iPod — undergo rigorous testing for safety and reliability and are designed to meet government safety standards around the world."
About The iPad Air
The 9.7-inch iPad Air brings the first major design change to the iPad since the March 2011 release of the iPad 2. The new iPad Air better resembles its "mini" counterpart, with its thinner side bezels, symmetrical speaker grilles, aluminum unibody and less-tapered back for a better grip. As we mentioned, this form factor weighs just 1 pound.
Besides the A7 chip, which runs up to twice as fast as last year's A6X chip featured in the 2012 release of the iPad 4, Apple also chose to release the iPad Air with the company's new M7 co-processor, which helps offload motion-based sensors from the A7 but is likely featured to give the chip a test-run before it powers Apple's upcoming iWatch.
The iPad Air also comes with two new cameras: While the iPad 4 featured a 1.2-megapixel FaceTime HD camera with 720p HD video and a 5-megapixel rear-side camera with 1080p HD video, Apple tweaked both cameras in the iPad Air, opting to release the iPad Air with the same 5-megapixel camera with larger pixels (similar to the iPhone 5s) and a slightly improved 1.2-megapixel FaceTime HD camera with 720p HD video.
The iPad Air from Apple also comes with faster Wi-Fi and more LTE bands on the cellular model, but both iPad Air models (Wi-Fi and Wi-Fi + cellular) will come in two color options: white with silver, and space grey with black. The basic iPad Air with Wi-Fi starts at $499 for 16 GB and ranges up to $799 for 128 GB. For an iPad Air with Wi-Fi and LTE, models start at $629 for 16 GB and range up to $929 for 128 GB.
For more about the iPad Air, read our thorough review of the fifth-generation iPad, read our three reasons why the iPad Air may disappoint you, and be sure to sound off in the comments section below.