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Upgrading Wordpres 2.7 to Wordpress 2.8

Posted on Sunday, December 27, 2009 at 7:33 am


Problems with upgrading Wordpres 2.7 to Wordpress 2.8 ?

I have search throughout the Internet, Googling the Wiordpress.org site and other forums etc. No solutions and nothing found. I have a few blogs that are still at the older ends of 2.6/2.7.

So why upgrade ? Due to exploits and bugs and features, especially Fantastico in Cpanel, which automatically updates to the latest version. Now whenever I change webhosting sites, I will use Fantastico instead of manually uploading.

Ok so heres a simple guide (wrote for myself actually) how I figure out upgrading this 2.7 to 2.8 thing, to solve all the STUPID problems with Upgrading Wordpress 2.8.X.

1) Install new WP 2.8 with Fantastico on your web host’s Cpanel

2) Create a new Database with your myPHPadmin (this is just for simple editing of your DB) Import your old Database (export using replace function) into this “test” Database.

3) Using this guide, do all the necessary changes for the Database structure. Its just a few simple deletion of attributes that differs from 2.7 and 2.8: http://codex.wordpress.org/Database_Description

4) Delete the “active plugins” data in Table WP_Options, just to make sure no conflicts of plugins + deactivates all plugins.

5) Export out this “Test” DB as Insert instead of Replace, then Import this Database script into the newly create Wordpress 2.8x Database propicia in Step 1. There shouldn’t be any Database structure errors like errors or missing stuff etc…

6) Now, copy WP-Content folder (except Plugins folder) and into your FTP webspace.

7) What you should see now on your www.your || blog.com is a site with your posts, theme, and probably not widgets.

8) Now here’s the hard part (saving your trouble of reinstalling, you got to do this.) The posts might not have tags or categories due to the change in Wordpress Version. You have to manually create Categories and tags etc. But with the new versions, you can do bulk updates, which is quite simple.

That’s it. Hope your upgrading is a success.

Be a Good House Guest and a Good Vegetarian

Posted on Sunday, December 20, 2009 at 9:02 am


When you are learning the ropes of your new lifestyle of being a vegetarian, every aspect of life will be affected. From work to home life to eating out, you have to have a strategy for how to maintain your vegetarian discipline and still enjoy these different situations of life that are important to you. One of the situations we all find ourselves propecia online buy in, albeit perhaps infrequently, is when you are a house guest of a friend or relative. In that situation, you are going to find yourself under the hospitality perhaps of a person who is not a vegetarian. So you have to find a way to keep your diet healthy and proper and still be a good house guest.

While your desire to live a life free of the eating of meat and perhaps a meat byproducts like eggs and milk is not a eating disability, it is an eating limitation. If you had a food allergy, perhaps to shell fish and you were going to stay as a house guest with someone, you would not feel any guilt letting them know your problem. If you can put your vegetarian lifestyle in that context and prepare for your visit accordingly, there doesn’t have to be any “stigma” or guilt or problems bringing up your dietary needs with your host.

Your host, after all, naturally wants you to enjoy your stay in their home. Anyone who is hosting has a natural instinct to make your stay comfortable and perfect. You can capitalize on that instinct and be polite about the desire your host has to make your stay go well but working with your host to let him or her know about your vegetarian diet and how it might impact food planning.

When you get the invitation to come for a stay, that is the time to discuss what you can and cannot eat in your vegetarian discipline. If you just avoid meat and not dairy and meat byproducts, it is very likely your host or hostess can prepare their regular meals but also put together a small main dish that fits your diet needs. And you can enjoy the vegetable side dishes all you want so by working with your hosts, you can easily integrate how you eat into their meal planning and not disrupt the visit.

But also be aware that there are items that your host may not supply that you may wish to bring with you or go get after your arrival. If you need soy milk because cows milk is not part of your diet regimen, by all means bring that in so your hosts are aware you are taking care of your own needs. Just let them know what you are providing for yourself and if the communication goes well, you can be accommodated and your hosts will be grateful that you did not see it as their job to provide for every aspect of your vegetarian program.

The other side of being a good house guest and not letting your vegetarian way of life be a problem is to be both open about your discipline and not judgmental or “preachy” to others about the fact that they have not made the same diet decisions you have made. In fact, you might even offer to prepare an entirely vegetarian meal for the host family and your own one night just to demonstrate to them just how delightful and tasty meat free eating can be. You may be surprised just how interested and fascinated your friends and family are about your diet and why you are a vegetarian. And by being friendly, open, loving and easy to talk to, you make the visit more interesting, fun and warm and you may even be able to educate your hosts and maybe your own family about why your vegetarian way of life is a good one.

An Anti-Stress Grab Bag

Posted on Thursday, December 10, 2009 at 12:00 am


Although there are countless activities known to relieve stress, we will select a handful that require essentially no preparation and can be done right away.

The first activity is a breathing practice known as fourfold breathing. What you do is inhale for a mental count of four seconds, hold your breath in for a mental count of four seconds, exhale for a mental count of four seconds, and complete the cycle by holding your breath out (not breathing in again) for a mental count of four seconds. You continue with this cycle for 5-10 minutes at a time. The effects on body and mind can be startling. You may have noticed that each of your emotional states seems to have a corresponding breathing pattern or rhythm. Well, one of the secrets of Oriental spiritual practices is that you can produce a desired mental or emotional state by using the corresponding breathing pattern or rhythm. If you are interested in exploring many other breathing techniques that you can use in times of great stress, check out what the yoga discipline of pranayama has to offer.

The second activity is a form of cardiovascular exercise known as high-intensity interval training, or HIIT. This consists of short bursts of sprinting followed by short periods of rest. As an example, you could sprint your hardest for 15-30 seconds and then walk for 30-45 seconds. You repeat this
cycle for 15 minutes or so. It is important that you build up gradually so that you are not placing an undue amount of strain on your possibly unfit body. Start with 5-10 minutes of cycles, working your way up to 15 minutes or so. Research has indicated that there is really no need to go beyond 15-20 minutes.

HIIT training, unlike continuous low-intensity aerobic training (such as jogging lightly without stopping), is much easier on your time, is far more challenging, and best of all, burns fat for many hours after you stop working out! In fact, research has shown that HIIT training is far more effective than regular low-intensity aerobic training for shedding pounds of fat. Note that you do not have to alternate sprinting and walking; any combination of a high-intensity burst and a recovery period will do the trick. You can swim, skip, row, ride a bike, whatever.

The third activity is dancing. This is an activity you can do alone or in the presence of other people. Taking dance classes is an excellent way to improve your self-image, raise your confidence, and as a result, increase your coping abilities when it comes to stress. With the vast array of dance styles
out there, being able to find a style that suits you is almost a foregone conclusion — you will find something. Popular options for those who do not see themselves doing ballet pirouettes include salsa, which is a popular Latin dance style; hip hop, which is great to learn if you intend to show your stuff
in the nightclubs; and capoeira, which is a highly dynamic style of dance that doubles as a style of martial art. You can search for videos on YouTube if you want a taste of these dance styles and many others.

The fourth activity is parkour and/or free running. There are bound to be technical inaccuracies in attempting to define these activities for those who have never heard of them before, but suffice it to say, both activities involve turning urban areas buy online propecia into your own personal playground. Free running, for
instance, involves a dazzling display of acrobatics as the free runner moves from A to B. Clubs have opened up all around the globe for people interested in pursuing these activities. A quick Internet search will put you in contact with like-minded individuals.

Well, that is the end of it. We hope that at least one of the activities in our random assortment has caught your attention.

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