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Don’t worry about the specs too much John, but the greater the amperage the quicker it will charge and phone chargers are the same as tablet chargers. If it takes a micro USB cable that’s all you need to know. Have a look at the Duracell 2.4A Micro USB Mains Charger for £9.99 inc postage from Amazon, it ticks all the boxes. If you want one that can charge two at once, Anker USB Charger £8.99 + Triple pack of Braided Cables £6.89
Dave, one slight caveat on micro charger cables, I have so far encountered three different sizes of micro plugs and sockets and I understand there may be more. In theory the leads and devices are supposed to sort out the charging needs and capabilities by some form of negotiation, but I lack confidence in that option! Is not not the case that a 5 volt charger will never over run a down stream device? Some modern chargers have options to put out up to 24 volts at high currents, so care is needed. This might be more of an issue with portable computer chargers. The latest Samsung phones use a symmetrical mini USB socket with a plug that can go either way, the standard mini plug will not fit.
I bought a short lead for the car, but he mini plug was maxi length and a different shape, so could not fit any device I have or have seen.
The Duracell you linked to has a fitted lead and mini plug, so extra leads are not required.
I recently bought a pack of the leads that you linked to and can vouch for them as being what you need for ‘standard USB to mini USB’, – though not for the more recent Samsung mobiles.
Sadly it appears that not all mini USB are created equal.
According to the questions and answers on Amazon, it can be charged from a PC or a wall wart USB charger – but be careful with those items. Some of the cheap ones go bang and will take your kit with them. If you go that route get a known good one from a reputable make. USB leads are available from many sources. The plugs and sockets at the device end can be a mine field take great care to match them up.
I recently bought a mobile for someone that came with a three pin UK socket USB charger, it went bang the second time it was plugged in, fortunately before the device was connected for charging, a diode had cooked and burnt out. Examining it suggests it was ‘not out of the top drawer’. A three pin to two pin shaver socket adapter would have been a better item that would have allowed the supplied manufacturer’s two pin device charger to work.
As a broad generalisation, vets have told me that human medicine can very easily be used by dogs. I’ve actually known dogs that were prescribed all sorts for a skin allergy at crazy prices, that were treated, long term, with generic anti-histamine tablets to the same effect. They also said that ( human ) use by dates could be disregarded, within reason, when using for dogs. The same can also be said for things like eye and ear problems, conjunctivitis, wax, mild infections etc. People come to us with dogs that always have sticky eyes, Spaniels are notorious, some of the smaller poodle crosses ( Cockerpoo/Cavapoo ) have a double disadvantage. For these I use a diluted solution of Bicarbonate of Soda in warm water. We used that on our old Chow/Shepherd cross whenever she got one, for a decade or more. People buy these packs of Eye-Wipes for silly money. The only thing to remember – and this is vital – is to use something like 1/2 the child dosage for a small dog and the full child dosage for a medium/large dog. Giant breeds weigh in the same as adult humans so can take an adult dose. I don’t bother with antiseptic cream for any cuts and scratches for us or the dogs. I keep a tube of Medical Grade Manuka honey handy. Brilliant stuff, if a tad expensive.
I pretty much completely agree, the issue is that a vet is limited as to what they can apply to the animal. You do have to be careful with some animals, I believe hamsters are very tricky, others might also be a risk. The dog had a dose of Tramadol that was several times higher than I had and he was only about one third of my weight. Otherwise the sorts of treatments you suggest are tried and tested for ‘animals’ and we are, whatever we like to think just another type of animal.
One of the issues for pet treatment is the recent rapid rise in the cost for medicines for pets as there are special rules, (I was told they were EU rules which we of course followed to the letter) about clearing drugs for animal use. That is a very expensive process for a small market base. I understood this was because of the use of drugs with food animals, but we do not eat pets. Still the same rules apply to them.
Sometimes pets do need expensive treatments. Our now deceased Lab went on until he was 13 but in the last few years he did run up a few bills, one was for nearly £2,000 another was for just under £1,000. He had other ‘incidents’ of being unwell, mainly with his stomach. His premiums went up every year, big and pedigree dogs do tend to cost more. He ended up with a melanoma in his mouth for which he was prescribed Tramadol until it spread and he died. It is supposed to be addictive, neither he, nor I found it addictive. I simply found it ineffective for the purpose it was prescribed before my back operation, so my spare tablets went his way. I hope it helped him, but he never said. In the end he was hale and hearty on Saturday still eating for Britain, with a glowing shiny coat, but by 03:00 Sunday it was clear he was going. He went into the garden, ran round for a bit but then lost his sight and sense of smell and almost instantly fell into a coma. We knew there was no way back from that.
Bob, thank you for the good wishes.
I take a back seat except when I act as taxi driver for my wife who will be second chief hand holder – in partnership with daughter’s husband. I am dog sitter for our daughter’s dogs and nurse to our younger daughter. In addition to her regular issues with tablets, morning, noon and night, she also is unwell now. There is never a dull moment.
Arrival will probable happen sometime tomorrow as ‘some primer’ has now started the processes ,but it is only stage I, stage II, the accelerator comes later. The pregnancy has not been smooth from day 1, with special tests after anomalous test results., it will (possibly) be a relief when it is all done and dusted and we know the result.
Happy to sign up, yes I agree dog insurance is a challenge, we are currently dog sitting at the moment for daughter who is maybe about to have a second child. Very fraught time this week.
It is probably not your issue but, I had an Antec case and whenever something was plugged into the front ports the machine re-booted. As they were not vital I ignored them, leaving them unconnected and thought no more about them. A while later I needed to de-fluff the beast. I took off the front panel and found that the sockets were connected by a badly aligned plug and socket to the wire that went onto the motherboard. Re-plugging the wire onto the sockets cured that issue once and for all.
I just wish I used my own advice; compose in a word processor of choice, check the readability and leave it for a few moments to mature.
Then copy and paste only when you are good and ready.
Definition of a dot matrix printer:
A slow noisy way of finding all the errors you made when composing a document. Errors always managed to highlight themselves on printed copy.
Exceptions to the above rule;
Put the work up on a website or send an e-mail, walk away for two minutes, return and read it through,. Not only you but half the world will know just how much you got it wrong.
In this context, ‘you’ and ‘I’ are effectively the same.
Thank you Dave and Ed, a very interesting primer. I may not take it further but I do wonder about using it to put a wireless access point in the roof to see if it can cover all the top floor. Currently the walls are a very limiting factor. I have more dark spots than ‘bright’ one in the radio for WiFi sense.
Cameras are rather less of a priority for me for the moment, my hands (when they work) and mind (if that ever works again) are full of other issues. I think it is nothing and not like the skin cancer my wife had removed 25 years ago, but I saw the dermatologist today – having been left waiting – for about a year for a ‘three month follow up appointment’.
I should now be called for ‘a minor procedure’ in a couple of weeks.
Daughter had a good pre-birthing appointment this morning – after a two hour silent wait for a her at her house to have a ‘5 minute appointment’. Not a good use of two hours of increasing concern while granddaughter sitting, I can tell you.
Richard
5v, that’s what I meant by “non standard”. Cameras of that grade are normally 12v. Yes your understanding of PoE is quite correct. Which is why 5v is odd and normally only seen on consumer cameras. I think it’s something to do with 48 being a multiple of 12 that makes it easier. For 10/100 PoE uses Pins 7,8+ and 4,5- (Mode B). There is a Mode A, which is like the phantom power used in microphones, and uses the data pairs. Gigabit is different again, but 10/100 Mode B is all really we need to think about.
I assume that POE is not compatible with 1 Gig Ethernet as the wires would be used ‘for other purposes’ or is there a work around to allow it to still work, possibly with special connections’?
Applies to humans too. The very latest procedures for Caesarian births is to wipe some of the mother’s vaginal fluids around the baby’s mouth to ensure a healthy quota of bacteria in the gut of the baby. Without this apparently the baby’s gut biome is very abnormal they link this aabnormality to all sorts of problems varying from allergies through to coeliac disease in later life. (uproven – see problem in cause versus correlation, but they figure it does no more harm than a natural birth and might do some good)
Yep, the pressure of amniotic fluid being passed into the lungs during ‘normal delivery’ is thought to play a part in preparing the new born baby’s lungs and prevent premature collapse, a real threat with many new born Caesarian babies especially if they are premature. Having to suction them before feeds was a nerves inducing procedure, I only realised later it was supposed to be done by a qualified paediatric care giver, oops. I blamed the language barrier, honest; my Japanese was not that good and the staff did not like to question a gaijin . I spent weeks taking turns doing such things in the Yokohama regional children’s hospital until the eldest was ready to come home. Changing a tiny baby in an incubator is an art, the plastic cover distorts so much you cannot see the child so you might as well not try to look and do it all by judgement and touch. However, the results did need to be checked, to confirm both the cleaning and the new nappy were correctly in place – wrong end was not good!
We grew to really like the system they used in Japan with a nappy carrier plus an absorbent liner that really did its job. The cover made it virtually certain it only went in the correct way. Useful when you were virtually sightless while doing the task.
PS, She is now anxiously awaiting the birth of what should be her second child, though it is her fifth pregnancy and has not been without its troubles, so tense times all round.
Just to add to Richard’s note on metabolism, there is some research showing that the gut bacteria is different for individuals with autism. link.There is other research that shows that changes in gut bacteria can have long term impacts. However carrying out research on humans is notoriously difficult and medical researchers always seem to ignore the first rule of statistics: Correlation does NOT necessarily mean causation. Bottom line (no pun intended) I would be more inclined (on the basis of safety) to favour a healthy ‘poo transfusion’ than use of a fringe drug.
I have little scope for disagreement. Diet can change the gut flora, mood can change the gut flora, genetics, race and ethnicity can control the gut flora and when you touch on the last two the ground really shakes. They all really affect the metabolism along with many other as yet unknowns.
Some species also need to consume their own ‘waste’ while very young t get their digestive system started or they will have big problems, I understand especially this applies to rabbits but may swing either way with some other types of organism. So anything is possible though not necessarily attractive.
Edited to add the comment about other species.
Bob, I had you and your in mind when I said about university not being ideal for some and a more apprenticeship style training being more suited. At least one of yours displays this in spades by the sound of what you said. I also found it interesting that thyroid reared its head as I said we have that issue to contend with as well but our daughter is not doing so well as any of your relation. She would become very interested in some subject or another but after about 3 months some sort of time switch went off and interest ceased. It is the same with foods, eats almost nothing but the approved list and then suddenly burn out and it all changes. Never carry a large store stock!
The drugs mentioned above rang some interesting bells, sugar management can be an issue and several references to metabolic processes were contained in Robin’s post. I am nowhere sure that this is the key issue in the original case. Yes we have had observed and measured violent swings in sugar management and metabolic performance. We kept a diabetes style diary and took regular readings for a while, but it was not diabetes but a side effect of their condition. Better management of diet, especially with the older one smoothed things out. I have very acute doubts about the drugs suggested as a cure for anything like Aspergers. I would liken it to adding air to a tyre with a puncture and oil to a leaking engine. Neither will change the way a vehicle drives or turn one from a racing car into a coal delivery wagon. Aspergers can produce highly specialised performances and where possible/practical these should be nurtured; sadly this is not always apparent or practical as it can become a highly limiting problem. We know one person who no longer gets up and dresses but just sits in his pyjamas in a deckchair all day. They are driven by fears of what could touch them.
Metformin is another drug that we have used in the past and this did help with one particular aspect of their conditions. However, it was a specific treatment for a particular aspect of their condition and primarily one more related to females than to males.
I go along with ED on this; taking pot shots with treatments sounds less than wise to me, yes apply relevant treatments to relevant conditions, however, I severely doubt the idea of magic bullets. Metabolic disorders do exist within the spectrum but which part is chicken and which part is egg is not for me to say. The endocrine and hormonal systems are hugely complex and both play a part. Just tossing things into the mix is unlikely to end well in my book. If you cannot even tell if it is a stone or a sea-mine you are tossing into the pond, just do not go there.
Ed, it is often referred to as a spectrum disorder. So no two are likely to be the same or respond to the same treatment plan. Also girls are likely to present a very different set of symptoms and presentations to those from boys.
I am agreeing with you ED, the bottom line is , if your youngster is showing signs of diverging from a common* development track, there may be a good reason, do not wait get it recognised and develop a management process to assist them. A difference could be down to hearing or sight issues or even such as tongue tie. Quarter of a century ago little was known or discussed about the condition and as discussion became more open it was usually along the line that ‘only boys are autistic.
Sorry it affects girls as well though it may be displayed in other ways.
It can present as uneven development, some aspects appearing almost too advanced for age and others being as near as damn it absent.
Food issues can be associated with the condition, along with repetitive behaviour, excessive organisation or none of these. Epilepsy, thyroid problems and malabsorption of some trace elements can also partner some cases. Abreactions to medicines has also been noted. Minocycline is probably contra indicated as it appears that a form of lupus may be triggered, been there got the tee shirts, female size.
Mood swings can also be a challenge for all parties.
Early help is beyond value.
*I used the word common rather than ‘normal”for good reason. Normal is only normal for a single child, common means similar across a cohort, rather than being more specific to an individual.
If we assume that university students have a modicum of intelligence, I think we must also assume that they realise the Lib Dems didn’t really sell them out. The ‘sell-out’ is something repeated ad infinitum by right-wing mouthpieces, and it rang hollow from the start. The Lib Dems made a manifesto pledge seven years ago — seven years ago — and were by far the weaker “half” in an alliance. Clearly they had to let some parts of their manifesto go. Students with a modicum of intelligence will know this. On the other hand, we’ve seen at least two Tory promises broken recently in nearly as many weeks — never mind seven years ago. We’ve seen the Tories raise tuition fees even further, and they’ve failed to put a cap on interest payments, which are now spiralling upwards in line with rising inflation. They’ve also sold a bulk of the loans to private companies. We’ve also seen them pushing for grammar schools, making all new schools for-profit academies (except we’re not allowed to call it profit), and introducing for-profit universities, where those with the money can get a degree in two years, not three or four. No, I think students are intelligent enough to know who the real enemy is.
Seven years ago that would be about 2010 when the Whigs (also known as liberals perhaps because they are too liberal with weak promises) were trying to get into power without knowing that the money had been spent by the previous shower, so there was nothing to fund unlimited gifts and they lost out.
How many of the students got a degree only to flip burgers as the degree did not fit them to do what employers needed. Even the NHS funded bursary placements for students who then spent years trying to find work in, the NHS before finding a role as my eldest daughter had to do.
Why no emphasis on technical skills such as is the way in Germany – this has been the real issue for too many years which is why very late in the day efforts are being made to try to set up apprentice training. Sadly such training has been so discredited that many kids believe it means pushing a broom on minimum wage, sadly for too many it was that bad. At least a few on here have relations who have benefited from what sounds like good technical training and development of the form that the country needs and they benefit from
Still trenches have been dug on these and many other issues so perhaps it is time to draw this exchange of fire to a close and move onto more rewarding and less intelligence insulting matters.
I wouldn’t worry about trying to decipher the pseudo-intellectual cryptic clues. I don’t think anyone else is.
I take it your were trying to be pseudo clever or just snide. There was a spelling error in Whigs and I explained the reference to tax and waste.There was nothing intentionally cryptic at all. Try not to over complicate things, it makes life easier to live.
Borrowing money to spend on current expenditure so next time you have to borrow to pay the interest as well as for the next round of current expenditure (beyond one’s means is not clever) it is stupid.
The PFI is not going well; lovely new schools in Scotland that fall down and in England hospitals and schools that cost a fortune just, e.g. to put up a sign or send in the rat catcher, so more wasted taxes.
I think that is nice and clear, though you may have other views.
Steve, glad you got some OK news about your wife, long may that direction continue.
I wish you both well and the strength to keep batting on.
You are right to try to duck round problems, but sometimes the problems feel too many to counter. That is the time when even the small problems become major. The other side of that coin is that the minor successes which should guide me forward somehow lose their shine. I finally replaced the old living room TV set up and was happy about the deal that I struck. Getting the stuff wall mounted was a challenge as my hands have decided that this week on one where they will only selectively co-operate. That turned into an almost knock-’em-down-drag-’em-out affair. Still last night all three of us sat and watched half an hour of TV for the first time in months – today live at home daughter has taken to her bed and my high spot was a trip to the tip – where there was no queue, hooray. Me taking stuff to the tip was also my wife’s high spot as it finally cleared the conservatory (again).
I have to agree with both Ed and Steve, early diagnosis is vital as is early intervention, however the chemical cosh is very much a last recourse. Having a 26 year old who was never really diagnosed properly, (a formal report was promised 6 years ago), but that one apparently died and for whom no effective help could be obtained I can sympathise.She has no trouble reading and writing and did get her GCSEs, but since then the world has only grown smaller. It is not helped by numerous other medical issues, treating those is essential and an almost full time job.
Unless suitable assistance, (note assistance not treatment with pharmaceuticals) is obtained, the bars of the cage can get increasingly difficult to prise open. Some cases are prevented / saved by a complete immersion in an interest; for others the problems grow. I know I am increasingly intolerant but living with the problem 24 hours a day does that to you. We all used to go to a support group until she considered herself too old. I met many other parents there, one was desperate to avoid the fate of one family he knew went down to the seaside one cold day and simply walked off the beach into the sea and kept walking; it can do that to you.
Support here is frequently grim, I know, we have seen too many ‘free’ and expensive paid for specialists and probably driven about 50,000 miles going to therapy sessions, for nothing. What real help you can get further east I have no idea, I can only hope it is better than here.
TAWS, = tax and waste party, just look at the results of PFI on school budgets, however the avoidance bit is wise advice.
Was about the Whigs, I remembered the sound from 1950s history and civics classes, but did not bother to check the special spelling, they are all hair and nonsense anyway.
The EU bars any members from discussions with outside bodies, so how can anyone have any such discussions with us?
The spiteful mob will have applied the thumb screws
I do not think anyone has suggested taking a full system image of the drive, I suggest that would be a wise move as it appears its end may be near.
However, Ed has made a very good point about unwanted programs, these can cause all manner of issues and your original issues might even have stemmed from that cause. So after taking an image do what he suggests to both copies.
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