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In The Fast Lane is a book for those of us trying – sometimes failing – to keep all the juggling balls in the air! This family saga offers a glimpse of modern life in the 'posh' part of London, revealing both the craziness and triviality of life 'in the fast lane'. Lotte Moore vividly weaves a complex web of family life between adult siblings Serena, Vivi and Jonty, and the matriarch – Beady. Serena runs a high-end interior design business for the West London elite, while husband Lang is entangled in corruption in his high-flying City job. Vivi is a therapist with serious doubts about her marriage to Theo, an internationally-renowned concert pianist. Only their brother, Jonty, seems to have found a happy balance – outside of the inner city fast lane – as a forester in Oxfordshire, with his wife Cheryl running a riding school for the disabled. Their mother, Beady, finds an unexpected new role as the cornerstone of the family, particularly for her grown-up children, who depend on her both financially and emotionally when catastrophe strikes. In The Fast Lane, written by prolific 82-year-old author Lotte Moore is an emotional, moving portrait of the surprising benefits of suddenly being needed again in old age.
Lotte Moore is the best-selling author of Lotte's War, which reached number one in the charts after its release on Remembrance Day 2016. Perhaps best known for her children's books, Lotte is looking forward to publishing her first novel, In The Fast Lane, under the Hashtag Press banner in May 2018. Lotte has written more than 25 published books but only started writing aged 70. Now aged 82, Lotte has written a story that will resonate with every parent who has struggled with juggling family life, parental responsibilities, work and career, children and a social life in today's fast-paced world. Lotte dedicates her time, freely, every week, to read her stories to children in pre-schools and primary schools, and she's always particularly busy around World Book Day (1st March). Having grown up during World War Two, she has seen and experienced a lot in life, and continues to build fictional characters and worlds that reflect what is happening right now… As a child, Lotte lived in Kent with her parents who enjoyed entertaining, political debate and literary discussion with the likes of Charlie Chaplin, Winston Churchill, H E Bates, W H Auden and Benjamin Britten. She was often lonely and turned to writing (stories, diary, poems and letters) to express her feelings of isolation. In her early teens, her commitment turned to ballet, point shoes replaced the pen. She was selected by the Royal Ballet School to dance in the Opera Ballet. When rejected for growing 'too tall' Lotte turned to acting and intermittently to writing. She finally married aged 38 to her loyal husband Chris (who continues to support Lotte by typing out her hand-written stories). Lotte became immersed in her stepchildren and then her own two girls. When her daughters left home she describes "empty years" filled by illness and family problems, and she turned to writing once again.
Netgalley – While reading this I have the strangest sense of deja vu. Could it be possible that I may have read this book when it was originally published back in 2015? Definitely possible – It has everything I love – Fluffy British characters who are shallower than a kiddie pool, the idea of moving from the hustle and bustle of the city to the country (whether you want to or not!) and a pushy, annoying mother. (Serena, Vivi and Beady). If I did – well it was just as adorable the second time around!
Amazon – A glimpse of modern life in posh London showing the folly and banality of life 'in the fast lane'. Lotte Moore vividly evokes the complex web of family life between adult siblings Serena, Vivi and Jonty, and the beady-eyed matriarch, their mother Beady. Serena runs a luxury interior decorating company for the Kensington elite, while husband Lang is secretly embroiled in corruption in his City job. Her sister Vivi is a therapist in Chiswick but feels insecure in her marriage to Theo, a high-flying concert pianist, due to his constant tours to Russia with his ever-present manager, Sergei. Only their brother Jonty seems content, as a forester in Oxfordshire, with his wife Cheryl running a riding school for the disabled. Their mother Beady finds an unexpected new role as lynch pin to her grown-up children, financially and emotionally when tragedy strikes. A moving portrait of the surprising benefits of suddenly being needed again in old age.
Amazon – A wonderful read with lots of twists and turns.
A must read for summer.
After reading 'Marvellous Mavis', another book by Lotte Moore, I was not disappointed in this book depicting Life in the hectic and chaotic times most of us live in.
A charming Lady writes another fantastic read – I owe her a pint!
This is such a good read and evoked many feelings and emotions. Lotte is a wonderful descriptive writer that brings the characters to life. It is thought provoking and writing that holds the reader spellbound. Highly recommended.
A lovely book to become absorbed in. I loved it!
This gives you the 'feel good' factor that we all need! So much fun.
I adore Lotte's writing and have read all her books… they always make me feel "on top of the world"!
Lottie has inspired me over the past 20 years and thanks to her I now write myself.
Searing and recognisable truths in this book!


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Wide Receiver Uriah LeMay to transfer from UGA
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Redshirt freshman wide receiver Uriah LeMay will transfer from UGA, head coach Mark Richt announced in a statement Tuesday.
LeMay, who signed with the Dawgs in February 2013, redshirted last season and never played for the Bulldogs.
"Uriah made the decision in order to have a better opportunity for playing time," said Richt. "He has our best wishes in achieving all his goals as a student and athlete."
Back in March, LeMay was arrested and charged with four misdemeanor counts of Theft by Deception. The charges stemmed from LeMay and three others depositing checks using a Wells Fargo mobile app and then later cashing the checks in person at SunTrust Bank.
LeMay is the fourth Bulldog to depart Athens this year. Last week, it was announced that Shaq Wiggins was transferring. Defensive back Josh Harvey-Clemons was dismissed from the team in February, and last month UGA announced that outside linebacker Paris Bostick was transferring.
Uriah LeMay's older brother Christian left the Bulldogs for Jacksonville State back in December.

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1) The denouement is more full of incident than those of most novels. The main action has resolved itself, and then one has the delicious feeling that the wrapping up will almost become a new story in itself. Come to think of it, that's a graceful way of dealing with a problem that some readers have seen in Temple's other books: that his plots can be too complicated. Here, the twists and turns are more elaborate than ever, but also more clearly defined as sub-plots.
2) Temple has so much fun drawing his story to an end, that who can begrudge him a bit of a melodramatic groaner? Here's how one of the final chapters ends: "A stone retaining wall was leaning, blocks loose. Soon it would collapse, the worms would be revealed." Over the top? Sure. Did it make me smile? Yup. It's a small example of the author's flair for humor even in grim situations. As grim as events in his books may get, I suspect Temple does not take himself excessively seriously. And that's good.
"Don't care for the victuals in Noosa," Cashin said. As he said the word, he saw the strange spelling. "Listen, an ordinary old toasted cheese and tomato?"
Leon raised his right arm in a theatrical way, drew fingers across his forehead as if wiping away sweat. "I take it you don't require sheep-milk fetta with semi-dried organic tomatoes on sourdough artisan bread?"
"I suppose I can find a gassed tomato, some rat-trap cheese and a couple of slices of tissue-paper white."
Bad grammar? I cannot believe that the person in the earlier post does not understand that Temple is compressing till the pips squeak. He is a language stress-tester. Love it. Huge talent.
You'll know I'm with you in the matter of Peter Temple's laconic speech and narration. But some readers will be rubbed the wrong way by a given style or device no matter how brilliant it may be -- no accounting for taste, and all.
I love these buoyant comments; such enthusiasm!
"I cannot believe that the person in the earlier post does not understand that Temple is compressing till the pips squeak..."
Well do try to believe albrecht, as I am as firm as you are! It creates a style, no doubt. But in the UK, we have seen a substantial fall in the quality of the written word, over the last decade or so. Education in this matter leaves a lot to be desired.
I have no gripe with an aim at style, but I have a major gripe with this style, which defies good grammar, which is no longer taught in UK schools, it seems. Some (many?) might think this is normal prose. It is not. Not unless we make it acceptable through laziness and lack of education.
Yikes, but I hate discord!
CFR, I think Albrecht's sharp comments really do reflect enthusiasm. He is in awe of Peter Temple's talent (as am I) and is shocked and disbelieving that anyone could see Temple's work differently. I suspect you or I might feel the same way if someone voiced dislike for a writer or food or work of art or anything else that we revere.
And I meant what I wrote about there being no accounting for taste. There have been writers that other people praise to the skies but who have just rubbed me the wrong way when I've tried to read them, Elmore Leonard for one. I suspect his many partisans might be shocked by this, but again, there is no accounting for taste.
There is a transcript of an interview with Temple from ABC Radio's "The Book Show" at http://www.abc.net.au/rn/bookshow/stories/2006/1662389.htm.
One of the interesting points he raises is that few Australian crime novels are set outside the major cities. It seems to be predominantly an urban genre in this country. Garry Disher is slowly changing this.
I gather the US edition of "Broken Shore" contains a glossary at the back. Temple discusses this in the interview with particular attention to the "swagman".
Thanks for that link, Perry. I really should read the transcript before I reply to your comment, but this way perhaps I can milk two comments out of your reply instead of just one -- building up one's traffic, you know.
American crime fiction, at least of the harder-boiled type, has had a similar urban bias probably since the early 1930s, from Chandler and Hammett through Chester Himes and Jonathan Latimer and on to more recent writers like Robert Parker, Lawrence Block, Loren Estleman and Sara Paretsky. "Chandler's Los Angeles." "Hammett's San Francisco," even "Lawrence Block's New York." The very phrases themselves are almost cliches.
In my early reading of Australian crime fiction, Melbourne seemed to be a frequent setting. But Temple himself gave The Broken Shore a rural setting, or rather a rural setting slowly turning suburban. And then there's Adrian Hyland's Diamond Dove, set far from a big city.
The U.S. version does indeed have a glossary. But I agree with you, Peter, you don't need it--largely because of Temple's talent. The context makes the meaning of the colloquialisms clear.
My review of The Broken Shore is the Review of the Day today at Booklist Online. Thanks for letting me know about your blog!
Thanks for the comment, anonymous. Come visit often!
I just had a glance at your review of The Broken Shore. More than one reviewer has noted parallels between Temple's world and the American West (or maybe I've just come across your review more than once!), but it's a thoroughly contemporary world at the same time. There are no simple-minded allegories here.
My earliest readers on this blog were Australian, and some said language was an impediment to Australian crime fiction's success in the wider English-speaking world. One even told me some novels had been "translated" to remove distinctively and supposedly difficult Australianisms for overseas publication. Might as well edit out Maigret's pipe for editions if Simenon in countries where the rate of smoking is low.
Thanks, Keir. In re the American West, I saw someone invoke Chinatown in a discussion of The Broken Shore. That comparison would work on at least two levels, including that of Australia-American West parallel.
Someone who knows Montana would likely be familiar with phenomenon of outsiders buying up, developing and sub-dividing land, a phenomenon Temple captures better than any other writer, crime or otherwise, I can think of.
On the subject Temple, your bloggers will like to know that today KALTER AUGUST (the German title for THE BROKEN SHORE) is voted Number One crime novel by a panel of 18 German, Austrian and Swiss literary critics. The German reviewers have all delivered high praise for the work and express surprise that the author is not known before this in Germany.
Der beste Krimi auf Deutsch, oder in Deutschland? (Sorry ... ich spreke beinah kein Deutsch!) Does this mean that Kalter August won the Friedrich Glauser prize?
It is a called the KrimiWelt best list and is decided every month. All crime novels, written in German and translated, are considered.
It's nice to hear that such a fine novel has received an award, and nice to hear the award is given each month. The frequency of the award seems like a nice effort to encourage interest in crime fiction. I hope Peter Temple enjoys as much success overseas as he does in Australia.
Peter Temple in person is quite a funny guy, he doesn't take himself seriously at all and comes across as a real charmer. A fine craftsman, most definitely, but a very witty joker as well.
Thanks for checking in, Shannon. It's nice to hear that news about Peter Temple, though not entirely a surprise. I met a woman who had worked with him on a newspaper in Sydney before he began writing novels, and she said he was an excellent writer and a considerate, helpful colleague.
It's also good to know that a writer whose work I admire seems to be a good person. May his charm contribute to his worldwide success!
How do you feel about cheating?


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Reading and storytelling is a significant part of children's learning and development, but did you know, spending around just 20 minutes a day doing with your child also brings a host of other positive benefits?
Numerous studies have shown that children who experience reading activities before preschool are more likely to do well across their education. Throughout toddlerhood and preschool, your child is learning critical language skills, and just by listening to you read, your child is reinforcing the basic sounds that form language as well as learning new ideas and words.
The Fatherhood Institute also found that children whose dads read to them, were more likely to have better behaviour and concentration too, even if at first it doesn't seem like it! Toddlers will at first squirm and become distracted during story time, but over time, they will learn and want to listen for the whole story. As you read to them, they are developing a stronger self-discipline, longer attention span, and better memory retention, all of which will serve your child well when they begin at school.
As your children grow, they'll be on the move—playing, running, and constantly exploring their environment, so snuggling up with a book will enable the two of you to slow down and talk. Research has also shown that reading the bedtime story is one of the strongest forms of 'bonding' between fathers and sons, as it becomes a nurturing activity that brings you closer together.
Reading is wonderful because it introduces your children to ideas, experiences and concepts that they might not otherwise experience. It provides fuel for the imagination and the seeds of new ideas. It helps to stimulate imagination and creative thinking when you read books with exciting adventures and experiences.
Early reading for toddlers helps them view books as a fun activity too. Children who are exposed to reading are much more likely to choose books or imaginative play, over computer games, television, or other forms of 'screen time' as they grow older.
The bedtime story is well-known as being powerful for its part of a calming routine in preparation for sleep time… but did you know that it also has a similar effect on the adult reading the story too?
Research by the University of Sussex research shows that reading is the most effective way to overcome stress, reducing muscle tension and decreased heart rate, and when you are reading for your child, you both get these benefits!
Dad's read stories differently to mums!
Studies also suggest that children benefit in different ways when their dad reads them a bedtime story, from when mum does it.
When mum's read, they often focus more on the feelings of the characters and the story itself, while dads are more likely to initiate discussions or turn the story into a game. Both are beneficial to the child of course, but the male instinctive focus is more cognitive which can specifically help to further support language development.
So, there you have it! Books have the power to benefit your children in many different ways. So why not grab one from the bookshelf and start your reading relationship with them today? Whether it is an old favourite of yours, or something completely new, it is never too late to start.
Dads Inside the Pages – for a range of books which include dad as a main character.


With Roseanne's third week running, the controversial show continues to make waves in the news and media, with Barr as the political face of American right wing conservatives. Smattered with the same dry humor that made it a hit in the 1980s and 1990s, Roseanne continues to hit high ratings. However, the controversies surrounding her political stances have reduced her ratings pretty dramatically from week one to week three. Roseanne has gone from just over 18 million viewers in week one, down to 15 million plus viewers in week two and, now, just a little under 14 million viewers. Still, it remains on top of the TV's prime time shows with little evidence it's going anywhere, anytime soon.
There are also a few weekly familiar references to Roseanne's weight, but this time referencing her weight loss. Barr's weight has always been under scrutiny, from her plus size to her weight gain throughout the show, and even her weight loss during and after. So, it makes sense that this would be mentioned during the show's debut and continued episodes. Weight references, controversial topics, humor, and high ratings… Roseanne is back and while so many things have changed, so many things haven't.
Roseanne premiered on October 18, 1988 and was watched by 21.4 million households, making it the highest-rated debut of that season. The show aired for 9 original seasons. As the show moved from consistent top 3 Nielsen ratings down to well below the 30s. It was time for Roseanne to close their doors. But, there's actually no way that's happening any time soon. Roseanne's 10th season ratings continue to increase each week with playbacks (something that wasn't available in 1988). For example, her original week, which began with 18 million viewers, hit 25 million just a few days later after being played back on DVR and other modes such as Hulu, etc.
And, the good news for the plus size actress continues: she's already been renewed for Season 11. Whether you agree with her political views or not, it's good to see more curves on the flat screen!


Dr. Jackson joined Town and Country Family Physicians in the summer of 2015. He received his medical degree from the University of South Alabama and completed his residency at the McLennan Country Family Medicine Program in Waco, Tx. He is board certified with the American Academy of Family Physicians. Dr. Jackson's decision to practice family medicine was spurred by the strong calling for preventative and holistic care. He enjoys spending time with his wife and family and keeping up to date with Auburn football.
Dr. Popek received his medical degree from the University of Texas Medical School at Houston in 1986. He received his board certification in 1989 from The American Board of Family Medicine and began his practice shortly after. He is a member of the Harris County Medical Society serving as the Health Insurance Medical Liaison. His purpose is to provide quality care to all his patients.
Dr. Popek has one teenage daughter and a lovely wife. He enjoys working around his house and gardening.
Dr. Tucker received her medical degree from Indiana University School of Medicine in 1993. She began practicing Family Medicine in Indiana in 1996. Dr. Tucker moved to Texas and began practicing here in 1998. She is board certified with the American Academy of Family Physicians and an active member of the Texas Medical Association and Harris County Medical Society. Dr. Tucker treats all ages, from pediatric to geriatric patients. Her aim is to provide compassionate and comprehensive care to all her patients, promoting the benefits of preventive care and healthy living throughout life.
Dr. Tucker has six wonderful children, a supportive husband and enjoys being active with her family.
Bailey is a native Houstonian and graduated from Texas A&M with a degree in Microbiology in 2009. She then went on to receive her Master in Physician Assistant Studies in 2012 from the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, Texas. Bailey had the opportunity to participate in several medical mission trips to Ethiopia. She is passionate about all people having access to medical care and she plans to continue be a part of providing medical care and health education around the world.
Lubna joined Town and Country Family Physicians in Spring 2017. She received her Master of Science in Nursing degree as a Family Nurse Practitioner from the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. Prior to this, she worked as a Registered Nurse at the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center for over 3 years. The doctor Lubna speak Hindi and Gujarati.
She enjoys taking care of all patients across the lifespan and strongly believes in health promotion and disease prevention.
During her free time, she enjoys spending time with her family and friends, watching movies, volunteering in the community, and spending time outdoors.


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"Yo! [music plays] El Chapul�n Colorado!!!!"
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It's incredible, 19 nonsensical, useless replies to a valid, albeit naive question. I don't get it. Why not help the person instead of criticizing typos and mistakes in grammar? The only response that was at all relevant was post #2.
Hopefully, when the OP responds to Mr. Mark's questions, we will all try to be more helpful.
LOL Mark, thank you - You have me smiling!
You're right, man. I was just going to say to other posters to take it easy with the OP, but given that they started a discussion about the correct way of saying something, I thought I had to make my contribution.
I apologize for being insensitive.
While employment opportunites are scarce in this country opportunities to perfect one's spelling and grammar in both English and Spanish abound.
I think you need a "," in that sentence.
I nominate Rellosk for the position of "DR1 Post Policeman".
hahaha, you caught a "comma splice"
If you don't know what a comma splice is, it's the attempt to join two independent clauses with a comma, but without a coordinator, i.e. and, but, or, etc..
It's Y ahora, �Quien podra defenderme?


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The Freedom Riders in 1961
On November 13, 2014 By Norbert HauptIn History
In 1961 the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) undertook a tactic aimed at desegregating public transportation throughout the south. These tactics became know as the "Freedom Rides".
The first Freedom Ride took place on May 4, 1961 when seven blacks and six whites left Washington, D.C., on two public buses bound for the Deep South. They intended to test the Supreme Court's ruling in Boynton v. Virginia (1960), which declared segregation in interstate bus and rail stations unconstitutional.
In the first few days, the riders encountered only minor hostility, but in the second week the riders were severely beaten. Outside Anniston, Alabama, one of their buses was burned, and in Birmingham several dozen whites attacked the riders only two blocks from the sheriff's office. With the intervention of the U.S. Justice Department, most of CORE's Freedom Riders were evacuated from Birmingham, Alabama to New Orleans.
— CORE website
This was in the spring of 1961. Blacks were beaten by white mobs because they dared ride on a bus, go into "whites only" toilets, sit at the counter of diners next to whites. The police looked on while the beatings happened. No white thug was ever charged for any crime.
John Lewis was there with the Freedom Riders to witness it first hand. He went on to become a U.S. congressman on January 3, 1987 and still serves today.
Three months later, in Hawaii, a baby boy was born to a young white mother, a college student and a black father, a student visiting from Kenya. That little boy would grow up and eventually win the White House in 2008.
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I got to witness what I think was the very first sit-in in the U.S. It was the summer of 1958 at the Katz Drug lunch counter in Oklahoma City. My grandmother was working downtown and I was visiting her. Although I was only a toddler (ok, maybe a teenager), I remember it quite well. Mostly I remember that a lot of people were angry, but that's the kind of thing that makes a lasting impression on a kid. From what I've read later, it was a remarkably peaceful event. And it was successful. Within a very short time, Katz had integrated all their lunch counters nationwide.


China's emerging middle class has created a rapidly-growing market for upscale condominiums combining distinctive and urbane design high-quality open space and amenities. EE&K's design for Bai Lu Jun Nan New Town, created an exclusive new residential community for 860 families located outside the historic city of Hangzhou. The 33-acre district is part of a larger development that stretches from the Dian River to the Liangzhu Mountains.
To break down the district's scale and give individual condominium units a distinctive identity, EE&K divided Bai Lu Jun Nan into four quadrants comprised of higher-end Villas and Townhouses. The quadrants are defined by two gated drives and united by public green spaces and elegant landscaping.
The architecture of the Villa residences, adjacent to the public park, invokes the image of the big country villa, separated by garden walls and picturesque and winding pedestrian paths. The Townhouses have a more urban quality, and are oriented around a hardscaped Mews. All residences share ample open green space, from small playgrounds to areas for Tai Chi and chess. In the middle of the district, the "Circle" provides a town center and place of arrival with adjoining convenience retail and service plazas.


In a video posted to YouTube last week, Pastor Rit Varriale of Elizabeth Baptist Church in Shelby explained that his church had installed a flag pole so it could hold a "special ceremony" to raise the Christian flag above the American flag.
That ceremony took place on Sunday.
"We should be flying the Christian flag above the American flag" as a demonstration that Christians will respect and obey the federal government up to the point that the government asks something that is inconsistent with what God has called His people to do," he opined.


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Has Obama quit smoking?
Dec. 9, 2010 12:00 a.m.
A source recently mused aloud about how much worse we'd be as a nation if President Obama quit smoking. With all the caveats about how it's so bad for you and he should quit for his health and his kids etc — it's really one thing that makes him happy. Have you ever been around someone trying to quit? And they don't have a finger on the button, generally.
Surgeon General Regina Benjamin has a new report out about the dangers of smoking. So what's up with the first smoker?
QUESTION: The surgeon general this morning told one of our correspondents, when asked about the president's smoking habits, quote, "He's working very hard to stop. He's been working very hard at it."
So my question is, how hard has he been working at it? What's he doing?
GIBBS: I have — I have — I've not seen or witnessed evidence of any smoking in probably nine months.
QUESTION: Do you know that he's working at it? Has he talked to you about this (ph)?
GIBBS: He has.
QUESTION: What's he saying?
GIBBS: He's — look, this is — this is not — I mean, I think you've heard him say this. This is — this is not something that he's proud of. He knows that it's not good for him. He knows that it's — he doesn't like it — he doesn't — and doesn't like children to know about it, obviously, including his.
And I think he has — I think he has worked extremely hard. And I think he would tell you, even when, in the midst of a tax agreement and a START deal and all the other things that accumulate, that even where he might have once found some comfort in that, he's — he's — he's pushed it away.
So he understands — he understands its dangers, and I think has — has done a lot of extraordinary work to wrestle with that habit, as millions of Americans have.
Still — just because Gibbs hasn't seen Obama smoking doesn't mean Obama isn't smoking. Although if Obama was quitting smoking over the past nine months, it would explain some things.
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There are two types of people in the world, those who have already had a hard drive crash and those who will get one soon. The question is not if your storage device will break down, but when it will actually happen. Every storage device like a hard drive or SSD device has a limited lifespan and the moment it stops working is always at an unexpected and undesirable moment. But the risks are not only about crashes, as it also involves flooding, fire and lightning strike, but also just wrong human actions and decisions. So we need to be aware about those situations and act on it by setting up a good backup implementation. In this article I will discuss how to use Timeshift to backup and restore Linux Mint as it is a perfect little application to backup and restore your system files.
Since Linux Mint 19 Timeshift is a simple backup application that is standard integrated in the Mint distribution. If you use an older version of Linux Mint you can just simply install it via the Software Manager. Timeshift is not meant for every backup situation. To secure and restore your individual personal files, such as text documents, spreadsheets, photos and films, which are maybe even stored on separate drives, it is advisable to use another backup application such as LuckyBackup or Cronopete. More about that later. But for securing your system implementation including your home folder, Timeshift is a perfect solution, as it enables you to recover your whole system when something really went wrong. And by the way, Timeshift can be used in whatever other distribution as well.
Timeshift works on the basis of incremental backups. The first time, when there is nothing backed up yet, Timeshift will have to make a full initial backup of course, but from then on Timeshift only looks at the modified files and then only makes a backup of those changes. The advantage of this is that these backups are much faster, since the number of files that are in scope is much smaller. But also the amount of storage needed is much smaller.
Timeshift is primarily intended to completely reverse your system to the situation of a certain moment in the past when the system was still working properly. Timeshift is in my opinion not meant for every backup situation. It is always important to determine what requirements you have for a backup tool. Do you want to be able to access your backed up personal files directly without being dependent on specific software? Do you want to be able to select an individual file out of multiple versions in time? For these use cases Timeshift is not the right solution as it only offers you to restore a backup of a complete set of multiple files. Timeshift is not intended to restore individual files.
It is possible to set a backup schedule in Timeshift. The incremental backups will be executed on the basis of this schedule. In Timeshift the backup moments are shown in an overview and based on this overview you can choose from which moment in the past you want a restore to take place. That is a very powerful functionality, because you are in control and you can decide which moment was a safe situation to be used as a basis for the recovery. And this is not only on a daily, weekly or monthly basis but it is even possible to do this on an hourly schedule.
As already said Timeshift is a standard application within Linux Mint 19, so if you are in that situation, you just go to your applications menu and search for Timeshift.
…and look it up there.
1) Start Timeshift via your applications menu.
2) You must login as administrator so give your admin password.
Here you can choose between RSYNC and BTRFS. The most important difference between the two is that BTRFS is a filesystem that needs its own partition, while RSYNC can save the data anywhere, so is more flexible.
3) Select RSYNC and click Next.
4) Select the external drive that you want to use for your Timeshift backups. Click Next.
Here you can decide on the backup frequency. It all depends on how you use your system. In my case, as I ue it intensively on a daily basis I want I high backup frequency. You can also decide if you want to receive mails on the status of the backup process. Standard this has been disabled.
5) Make your selections and click on Next and on the next screen click on Finish.
That's basically it. But let's have a look first at the settings as you might want to change some things.
6) Click on the Settings option.
7) Click on the Users tab.
Here you can decide if you want to include the user home directories. Standard this has been disabled as the developer is in the opinion that these directories sometimes contain large amounts of data which will cost large amounts of space on your backup device. As Linux Mint 19 also contains a separate backup tool for your files, settings and other content of your home folder and for your software selection, you could leave it in Timeshift as it is. But I prefer to include my Home folder in Timeshift to be able to recover a complete situation from a certain moment in time.
8) Click on the Filters tab.
Cronopete backup software for Linux is a good alternative to Apple Time Machine.
You can now close the application as it will handle backups automatically, but I think it is a good idea to start a backup directly.
The backup will be created to your external storage device.
1) You can still access your operating system.
2) You can't access your operating system.
Ad 1) If you can still access your operating system but it is instable or something else is wrong, just start Timeshift, select one of the snapshots and click on Restore.
Ad 2) If you can't access your operating system than you need to start from your Linux Mint USB Live environment. Read my article How to use Linux Mint without installing on a PC or How to use Linux Mint without installing on a Mac for further details.
When you have booted in the Linux Mint Live environment it depends if you use Mint 19 or an older one. As already said Timeshift is a standard application within Linux Mint 19, so if you are in that situation, you just go to your applications menu and search for Timeshift. If you run an older version, like 18.X of Linux Mint you go to the Software Manager in your applications menu and look it up there.
Launch the Timeshift application, click on Browse, browse to your backup location, select the backup folder and select Restore.
I think Timeshift can be a lifesaver. Well, maybe a bit exaggerated, but it offers a simple but powerful lifebuoy for Linux users.


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Compromised data of 27 million people South Korea. 70 percent of the population suffered a data breach.
August 26, 2014 By Pierluigi Paganini
Authorities confirmed that 27 million individuals in South Korea suffered a data breach, nearly 70 percent of the population aged between 15 and 65 was hit.
A new massive data breach hit more that 27 million people in South Korea, according to the authorities stolen data comes from the gaming industry.
It isn't the first time that Internet users in South Korea suffered a massive breach, in 2011, 35 million individuals had personal information exposed because hackers violated the database South Cyworld, a South Korean social network, and the search engine Nate.
Early 2014, 20 million South Koreans suffered another data breach caused by an employee of the Korea Credit Bureau.
South Korean law enforcement confirmed that information were stolen from databases for various games and online gambling promotions, movie ticketing and ringtones. The number of victims is amazing if we consider that more than 70 percent of the population aged between 15 and 65 was hit.
" South Korean authorities have unveiled a massive leak of personal information related to more than 70% of the population aged between 15 and 65 in the country. A hacker from China is one of the perpetrators, reports Duowei News, a news website operated by overseas Chinese.
The main perpetrator, last name Kim, was arrested along with over a dozen others for stealing and selling over 220 million items of personal information from 27 million South Koreans aged between 15 and 65, which accounts for about 72% of that demographic range, according to the South Jeolla Provincial Police Agency on Aug. 21.
The information had been stolen through hacking registrations on websites for online games, movie ticketing and ring tone downloads. A registration on any one of the websites can be used to trace registrations for the same person from other online service providers, the police said." reported WantChinaTimes.
The Kim Bong-Moon of Korea JoongAng Daily reports that 16 individuals were arrested and added:
"According to police, Kim reportedly received 220 million personal information items, including the names, resident registration numbers, account names and passwords, of the 27 million people from a Chinese hacker he met in an online game in 2011.
The police suspect he used the personal information to steal online game currency by using a hacking tool known as an "extractor," which automatically logs on to a user's accounts once the login and password are entered. He is also thought to have sold those cyber items for profit.
When passwords he received were wrong, he allegedly bought the personal information on the identification cards and their issue dates from a cellphone retailer in Daegu to change the passwords himself."
As reported in the above statements, the South Jeolla Provincial Police Agency arrested a 24-year-old man named Kim along with 15 others, for allegedly stealing and selling 220 million records with personal information from 27 million South Korean.
First details on the investigation revealed that Kim obtained the data from a Chinese hacker he met online in 2011, stolen data includes names, account credentials and resident registration numbers. The investigation is still on-going, law enforcement is trying to track the complete network of persons which had access to the records, but it isn't an easy job.
Data stolen by hackers was used to seal in-game currency and other game-related items that could be commercialized, law enforcement is worried by the sale of the information to other gangs of criminals. Personal information is a valuable commodity in the underground market, groups of cyber criminals are always interested to acquire user's data to arrange further cyber attacks and any other kind of scam.
With a cost per record item ranged from a minimum of $0.001 to a maximum of $20, it seems that Kim have earned $390,919 USD by selling/using stolen records of 27 million Koreans.
Stay tuned for further details on the investigation.
(Security Affairs – 27 million people victims of a data breach, South Korea)
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The Polarizing Effects of Avoiding Uncertainty
Posted on May 10, 2012 by Jay Cone - Rethinking Complexity Posts
The other day, National Public Radio published a story about partisan politics. According to insights offered by Dartmouth College political scientist Brendan Nyhan in the story, partisans tend to be partial to their political loyalties on a range of issues, side-stepping the facts. When remaining loyal requires them to change their views of the facts, "partisans seem willing to throw even consistency overboard," the article stated.
Nyham and his colleagues are conducting research into the phenomena of partisans' apparent willingness to ignore facts. They hypothesize that the cognitive dissonance—the holding of inconsistent ideas simultaneously in one's head—associated with accepting a data point that competes with a desire to be loyal to one's party is simply too painful. The NPR report cites the example of how self-described Democrats and Republicans responded to a survey question about whether or not the president can do anything about gas prices. According to Vedantam, about two-thirds of Republicans say that the president can impact gas prices and about two-thirds of Democrats say that he can't. Six years ago, the story continued, "with a Republican president in the White House, the numbers were reversed: Three-fourths of Democrats said President Bush could do something about high gas prices, while the majority of Republicans said gas prices were clearly outside the president's control."
While cognitive dissonance may play a role, three related areas of research may shed some light on partisanship.
Writing in the aftermath of World War II with an intention to shed light on the subject of prejudice, Else Frenkel-Brunswik introduced the idea of "intolerance of ambiguity" as a distinct personality trait. She conceptualized intolerance of ambiguity as a mechanism arising from a need to cope with insecurities about being part of an excluded group. Based on a 1948 study of the attitudes towards ethnic prejudice of 100 adults and 200 children between the ages of nine and 14, Frenkel-Brunswik concluded, "Obviously, the less secure they are in their feeling of belonging the more they will insist on maintenance of the cultural norms in themselves and in their children." In other words, holding fast to cultural norms protects people from the anxiety induced by ambiguous or uncertain situations.
In the results of his classic 1980 survey of national cultures, Geert Hofstede noticed correlations among responses within countries to questions about job stress, respect for company rules, and a desire for long-term career. Hofstede conjectured that responses to the three survey statements might be related to fear of the unknown. "We assume that all three are expressions of the level of anxiety that exists in a particular society in the face of an uncertain future," Hofstede wrote.
Hofstede and his collaborators later classified "uncertainty avoidance" as a dimension of national culture and defined it as "the extent to which members of a culture feel threatened by ambiguous or unknown situations."
Michael Hogg, a social psychologist at the Claremont Graduate School, has written about social identity theory and self-categorization. As Hogg stated in an article written in 2000, "The pursuit of uncertainty reduction provides a motivational framework for self-conceptualization in group terms—social identity." People join with and identify with groups, the theory goes, in order to reduce uncertainty.
Three researchers from three different research traditions in writing spanning six decades all point to the motivational force of avoiding uncertainty. If partisanship were only about avoiding cognitive dissonance, then people could just as easily reject their party affiliation as they reject the facts; either strategy would reduce dissonance. It seems that a more gut level dissonance may be at work. The greater the uncertainty, the more our affiliations provide psychological safety. As the world becomes more complex and the future more uncertain, we shouldn't be surprised by a retreat to the familiar territory of our respective social groups.
Rather than defend the merits of our respective groups, which only serves to raise uncertainty about what to believe, perhaps we should be focusing on helping people get comfortable with ambiguity and uncertainty. As politician and civil rights leader Barbara Jordan once said, "For all of its uncertainty, we cannot flee the future."
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Tassler: "Rules of Engagement" Still in Discussions; "CSI: Miami," "CSI: NY" Was a "Jump Ball"
By Brian Ford Sullivan (TFC)
LOS ANGELES (thefutoncritic.com) -- "We're discussing, we haven't made a decision yet," CBS Entertainment President Nina Tassler told reporters about the fate of "Rules of Engagement," its remaining bubble show. Said development was understandably overshadowed by the announcement of the network's 2012-13 season plans this morning.
Other topics covered by Tassler and Kelly Kahl (Sr. Executive Vice President, CBS Primetime) during the brief press conference:
-- "'Desperate Housewives' was there, we did just fine against 'Desperate Housewives,'" Kahl said about "The Good Wife" facing off against ABC's "Revenge" on Sundays. "And 'Housewives' is actually doing better numbers than 'Revenge,' so in that sense I think we're [okay]."
-- On why "Two and a Half Men" on Thursdays after "Big Bang Theory": "In a weird way, 'Big Bang Theory' presents a little bit of a unique problem... it's a remarkably broad show," Kahl said. "To be honest part of the problem we've had in the past is finding a show that is as broad as 'Big Bang Theory.'"
-- "We look at the schedule holistically, we weren't driven by [that]," Kahl said about speculation that they would expand to four comedies on Thursdays. "We really want to put the best schedule together. And whatever the mix ends up being, that's what the mix ends up being."
-- "It was a very tough choice, it was almost a jump ball," Tassler said about renewing "CSI: NY" and canceling "CSI: Miami." "It was really just about servicing the schedule. That was all." Adding, "It was just about where it fit on the schedule... 'New York' on Friday nights versus 'Miami' on Sunday nights, it was just keeping the flow." Kahl likewise added, "We really liked ['Mentalist' on] Sunday at 10 and that just unfortunately meant 'Miami' was the odd man out."
-- On what went wrong with "Unforgettable": "I don't know necessarily what went wrong, it was more about what went right with the new pilots," Tassler said. "It started really strong at the beginning of the season. I think they were continuing to produce some great episodes. Every show knows when they get to the end of their first season they are going to be in competition with pilots and that's what happened."
[may 2012]
· BIG BANG THEORY, THE (CBS)
· CSI: MIAMI (CBS)
· CSI: NEW YORK (CBS)
· MENTALIST, THE (CBS)
· REVENGE (ABC)
· RULES OF ENGAGEMENT (CBS)
· TWO AND A HALF MEN (CBS)
· UNFORGETTABLE (A AND E)


I updated my iphone4 last night.
Yeah, I dunno what the deal is. I can't make people post as much as I'd like to.
Ban everything. It's for the children!
Good to see you! If I'm honest I have not been posting here as much as I'd like either.
I was just bitching about the wife's Subaru which dings at you continually if you move without it on.... which is annoying when you're just crossing a parking lot.
Got my cap on and the wheels shined up. Now I just need to address a couple issues... like the slipping transmission and she should be trip-worthy again.
Still not a day's use and abuse, but this looks promising..
I've been working outdoors a lot. Clearing land for a horse pasture, garden planting, firewood cutting, lawn mowing, car washing&waxing, etc.
Well I done goofed this week. Gave the user what thy asked for not what they wanted. Silly me.


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What situations, people, things, or thoughts stir up feelings of inadequacy?
How do you respond or react when those feelings arise?
Can the masculine doing-energy stand in service to the intuitive, receptive feminine?
Do you have an Ascendant (or personal planets) in 4-9 degrees of Capricorn, Cancer, Libra or Aries?
My next MONTHLY FORECASTING FORUM — which is a 90-minute webinar — will be on Thursday, June 28th at 12pm PT/3pm ET/8pm BST (London-time). PLEASE NOTE that we talk about the Chiron Station and Retrograde phases, as well as the the first of three Eclipses: Solar Eclipse in Cancer (exact on July 12th).


Why Should You Invest in Landscaping?
Landscaping is a great way to direct attention to your home: perfect for investing in the future of your home, or for when you would like to sell. There's no wonder that "curb appeal" is such a popular term for people wishing to sell their homes or wishing to buy a home. When you have a beautiful lawn or backyard, you immediately have an idea of what the inside of the home will look like because of the care the outside of the home has received. According to an article on bobvila.com, the first impression of a home can add 20 percent to the potential value of a home, well worth the investment of hiring out for landscaping.
The American Society of Landscape Architects recommends an investment of around 10 percent of the home's value in the front and backyard, but you may not realize that yard landscaping means more than you realize. Generally, anything in the backyard, from structural features like fences, paths, swimming pools, outdoor rooms, terraces, and decks are considered landscaping, and obviously all of those things will add to the value of any home.
When determining whether or not you'd like to landscape your front and backyard, it's best to speak with a professional. There are many different ways to find a professional, like Kudzu or Angie's list, but the best way is to find a licensed landscape architect that can give you a detailed plan for your home. Be sure to consider everything that can add to your home's value as well as things that will be easy to maintain and that are within your budget. Talk about all of the options with your contractor and be sure that they are on the same page as you are. One way to create a really beautiful space is to create a natural extension of your home, rather than create a very separate space. Talking with your contractor about what they envision for your home is a great way to come up with a beautiful and complimentary space.
Once you install your landscaping plan, be sure to think about how to keep it healthy and vibrant. A regular schedule of fertilization and controls for ornamental insects and disease concerns will provide consistent protection and ensure plant growth, bloom potential, and general vigor. Talking with your lawn care specialist about the best options for your landscaping is the best way to keep your lawn healthy and happy.
Overall, a great way to make your landscaping look beautiful is to invest in an annual tree and shrub program. Start this fall with a deep root fertilization treatment to help protect your landscaping materials from the winter cold and promote green up in the spring. Contact the experts at TurfPride for more information the landscaping options that are best for your home.


Today the children created collages using pictures of their families and favourite things.
They were given the opportunity to talk about their families in a group activity and show their friends pictures of those people special to them.
It was lovely to see the children talking so positive about their loved ones and the sense of pride they got from sharing this.


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The 8th Mission Support Group is committed to becoming acknowledged as the leaders in combat and service support ... world-class professionals building the best support group in Pacific Air Forces. The group's military and civilian members serve the 8th Fighter Wing and other assigned tenant units. The 8th MSG consist of the 8th Civil Engineer Squadron, 8th Communications Squadron, 8th Force Support Squadron, 8th Security Forces Squadron and 8th Logistics Readiness Squadron.
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Airman 1st Class Anthony Lyles, 8th Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels distribution operator, runs a fuel hose to an F-16 Fighting Falcon at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, April 28, 2022. The 8th LRS petroleum, oil and lubricants flight (POL), provides, stores, tests and distributes fuel; enabling all facets of the Wolf Pack to remain ready at all times. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Gabrielle Spalding)
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Peshko is an East Slavic language surname. Notable people with the surname include:

Bohdan Peshko (born 1972), Ukrainian-Canadian bishop

See also
Peszko, Polish variant of the surname

East Slavic-language surnames

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If your baby is getting a bit older and past the jarred baby food stage, here is something that may interest you. Try this delicious Cracked Wheat (aka Daliya) Khichdi. Cracked wheat, a wheat product made from whole raw wheat kernels that are crushed or cut into smaller pieces, has a great deal of nutrition and fiber since it includes the fiber and nutrient rich outer bran and germ of the wheat. Pair this with some protein (mung daal) and veggies and you have a well balanced (and don't forget – flavorful) meal for your growing child.


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This is a choir with both a great history and, we believe, a great future. In 2024 we will celebrate a hundred years since we were founded by Fred Tomlinson. He took a group of local singers and made of them a choir which, among other honours, would go on to win the Llangollen Eisteddfod an unprecented THREE CONSECUTIVE TIMES (1952-54)
Fred lead the choir for over 50 years before handing the baton to his son, Ernest, an accomplished arranger and composer. We won more competitions later under the 24-year leadership of Beatrice Wade, and her successors, until our current maestro, Matthew Thomas, took over the reins in 2015. Matthew has brought a 21-st century approach to our repertoire, adding a more theatrical element, and we have placed highly in every competition we have entered under his tutelage, including "Song of the Competition" at the Cornwall International Choir Festival 2019.
But it's not only competitions we take seriously. Our love of singing starts here in the Valley, where we regularly perform to raise funds for local charities, which also gives us the chance to let our hair down a little and really entertain our friends and neighbours. As well as our true choir repertoire Matthew has now developed "The Irwell Shantymen", a parallel group offering a more varied menu of musical offerings.
Many of us also join with our sister choir, the Rossendale Ladies Choir, to form the Rossendale Festival Choir, especially for our Christmas and charity performances.
Choir History
Read the ebook of our history,
covering the period 1924-2001
(It's 156 pages, so may take a
couple of minutes to load).
Choir Legends
Ken Heys
Rossendale Male Voice Choir
By Geoff Whitehead
Ken Heys was made an Honorary Life member of the Choir recently and it gave me an opportunity to ask Ken about his life in the Choir which has spanned more than 60 years. He has had the dubious ( Ken's words !) honour of singing under every Musical Director since the formation of the Choir in 1924 including the great Fred Thomlinson 'the silver haired maestro' as Ken called him.
He was there at some of the RMVC greatest moments : winning at Llangollen International Eisteddfod in 1958 (a unique 4th victory) in front of over 8000 people (with 30000 more on the hills outside) when they were described as a world beating Choir by the Caernarvon Times . He remembers the Cork International Music Festival and the choir so big it took 2 DC 3 Dakota aircraft in a stomach lurching flight – another victory followed and a pint or two of Beamish stout, the best Ken ever tasted; the International Koorfestival in Holland in 1973 ( and all the repertoire ) when they were narrowly beaten by the Helsinki University Choir – made up of music graduates.
Ken remembers BBC TV and Radio appearances throughout his time in the Choir – getting time off work for rehearsals: Mahler's symphony No8 in Liverpool Cathedral in 1964 stands out. Reaching the final at the Festival Hall in London of the BBC radio's Let the People sing – robbed of victory as Ken remembers by Bromley the local choir!
And it goes on… Celebrity concerts at the Picture House in Rawtenstall, trips to Bocholt, sailing and singing down the Rhine to Cologne, his iconic solo Nothing Like a Dame at the Bridgewater Hall in more recent times and his last trip to Cornwall in 2017…it is difficult to sum up a lifetime of singing but what comes across powerfully, in speaking to Ken, is the importance of the music and the magic of the togetherness of the choir to produce great singing – to improve and be the best – an inspiration as important now as ever!
Ken, a top class baritone in his day, singing semi – professionally in clubs across the Northwest spoke highly of his fellow choristers and musical directors. He wanted to thank the RMVC for giving him, as a working man in Rossendale , opportunities and friendships he may not have enjoyed without it . We too thank you Ken for giving so much to the choir over the years!
Syd Crowther
By Peter Beetham
Syd joined in 1947 under Fred Tomlinson, at the tender age of 19, as a Second Bass but quickly moved to the Baritones which suited his higher range.
He hadn't been in the Choir very long when, at a concert in Morecambe, John Kay, who was the recognised soloist, couldn't come, so when the Choir arrived in Morecambe Fred said to him, "you'll do the solo tonight won't you Syd"? In those days Syd was quite shy, but you never refused Mr T, so he sang "Love Could I only Tell Thee" and "The Holy City" to rapturous applause, and from then on Syd became a regular soloist in Choir performances. The highlight of which is his famous and beautiful Baritone solo, Loch Lomond on The Valley of Song LP.
Another highlight of Syd's long service with the Choir was without doubt Llangollen International Festival in 1951. The Choir only intended going to watch as a Choir day out, but then decided that if they were going they might as well sing. They didn't have any proper uniforms, going on stage in open neck shirts with no bow ties, which were the normal uniform for choirs in those days.
Unbelievably, they went on to win the Male Voice class with the Manchester Evening News reporting, "These Lancashire comedians walked on, and turned the Marquee into a Cathedral"
High praise indeed and the Choir went on to win the prestigious Llangollen Eisteddford 3 years on the run, the only Choir to ever achieve this. He has never felt anything like it when the adjudicator announced that they had won, Syd said "we were on our knees in tears of joy, very emotional"
Syd was a committee member for a while and during one particular Committee Meeting, Fred dropped a bombshell and announced that he was going to retire, because the cold nights and driving at night was making it difficult for him. Syd told him that if he agreed to stay on, he would chauffeur him to all the rehearsals and concerts. Fred accepted Syd's offer and happily stayed on for a further 8 years.
A slight downside to this arrangement was that Fred was also President of the NAC and this involved Syd driving him to different parts of the UK for meetings.
To sum up, Syd's love of singing has been a big part of his life. He also sang with Rawtenstall Operatic Society, sang the Desert Song in 1950 with Bacup Amateur Operatic Society and performed Gilbert & Sullivan Operas with Goodshaw Baptist Chapel, but without doubt his long service singing with RMVC has meant a tremendous amount to him and given him enormous pleasure and a lifetime of happy memories.
Secretary: Peter Beetham, 07808 733892, peterbeetham@hotmail.com
Treasurer: Paul Heaton, 07952 615608, davidpaulheaton@gmail.com
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Drapes are the things that are typically lined and floor length, often attached by hooks to a traverse rod. Drapes are typically pleated, though not always and offer a much fuller, richer look. This affects how much room they take up when fully opened. So, if your window or sliding glass doors have minimal wall space around it, you may want to consider window drapes which take up less room.
As for fabrics, drapes have many choices and are varied. You can dress-up your window for formal look with fabrics like silk dupioni, velvet, faux dupioni or, you can also dress-down with linen and cotton. There are solid colors, prints, plaids, stripes or sheer fabrics. So, when it comes to interior decorating, drapes are one of the best window treatment choices available.
When it comes to window drapes there are a few more options available that will affect the appearance.
1, French pleats, also known as pinch pleats is the traditional look for drapes with a three-finger grouping of fabric that is pinched a few inches below the top of the drape.
Inverted pleat, where the pleats come together at the top of the drape instead of flare-out like the French pleat.
3. Grommet style drapes come with built in rings which are sewn into the fabric at the top of the drape.
Rod pocket style, drapes has a pocket sewn into the top of the drape that receives the cross rod.
So, when it comes to window coverings, drapes are the best option.


Black Tourmaline hand-wrapped in lead-free, silver plated, tarnish resistant copper wire. Natural crystalline formations, wonderfully suited for protection and balance.
Tourmaline attracts inspiration, compassion, tolerance and prosperity. It balances the right-left sides of the brain and can be used to both repel and protect against negativity.
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Hello September,Goodbye August! Nothing much happened on August. Since its fasting month, we got 2 kali rehat. And you know what? the canteen jual "ABC" time bulan puasa. Hairan? maybe this is because how they attract the student went to canteen kan? Maaklum lar, tidak mahu Rugi? they also want Money even its fasting month. Since no more fasting, we need to back as usual already. No more 2nd Rehat sudah. Ugggh! so sadddd oh! No more ABC No more Soto No more Maggie! these food&drink we always bought when 2nd Rehat. i will miss this moment so much!
Since its september, exam is Coming. Ughhhh! Pressure! The final exam is on 20/9 until Habis Paper laaar. i don't know when the exam over. But after final exam, SPM EXCEL 2012 is Coming Jugaaa. Haiyaaa! Pressure again oh. i hope my addmath,Engineering drawing,physic&chemistry will get B+. Atleast i get 3A enough already tu. I hope my result better than then 1st exaam. so Baaaadddd!
P/s: I hope this month will give more luck to me& Pray for my Final exam and get the result with Flying Colour!


It was late November. It was stupidly cold. The kind of cold that can't be adequately expressed by a number. No, this cold was more "30 minutes to ice cube" than 2ºC. But Aeryn was there, with her Mum (check out her awesome kids clothing label), Dad and baby bro, and they were up for a quick burst of photos before retreating to hot chocolate and naptime.
You know those kids that are just so spirited and energetic? That's Aeryn. This girl can. The kid is a livewire – in the best way. She was incredibly sweet with her baby brother, and lovely to her parents too. We spent about 30 minutes kicking through autumn leaves, running around and climbing trees together before the weather forced us to call it a day.


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A nonprofit international development organization founded in 1971, Pact works on the ground in nearly 40 countries worldwide to improve the lives of those who are challenged by poverty and marginalization. We strive for a world where all people are heard, capable and vibrant. We work to build systemic solutions in partnership with local organizations, businesses and government to create a world where everyone owns their future. As part of Pact's ongoing transformation, Pact is expanding our work through new partnership models at the tri-sector. Pact Ventures works to magnify Pact's global social impact by leveraging impact capital and other innovative approaches to sustainable funding and financing. By approaching development problems through the lens of creative financing vehicles and market-based incentive structures, Pact Ventures attracts public, private and social investment to drive Pact's social programming and related innovations. Pact Ventures looks for opportunities that overlap with Pact's mission and theory of change, including: 1) Structuring outcomes-based and shared value partnerships with corporates and public / social sector organizations, 2) Investing in social enterprises and entrepreneurs that drive demonstrable social and financial impact, and 3) Financing innovative approaches and models to solve the world's most pressing challenges.
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package org.elasticsearch.rest.action.search;

import org.elasticsearch.action.search.SearchRequest;
import org.elasticsearch.action.search.SearchType;
import org.elasticsearch.action.support.IndicesOptions;
import org.elasticsearch.client.Client;
import org.elasticsearch.common.ParseFieldMatcher;
import org.elasticsearch.common.Strings;
import org.elasticsearch.common.bytes.BytesReference;
import org.elasticsearch.common.inject.Inject;
import org.elasticsearch.common.settings.Settings;
import org.elasticsearch.common.xcontent.XContentFactory;
import org.elasticsearch.common.xcontent.XContentParser;
import org.elasticsearch.index.query.QueryBuilder;
import org.elasticsearch.index.query.QueryParseContext;
import org.elasticsearch.index.query.TemplateQueryParser;
import org.elasticsearch.indices.query.IndicesQueriesRegistry;
import org.elasticsearch.rest.BaseRestHandler;
import org.elasticsearch.rest.RestChannel;
import org.elasticsearch.rest.RestController;
import org.elasticsearch.rest.RestRequest;
import org.elasticsearch.rest.action.support.RestActions;
import org.elasticsearch.rest.action.support.RestStatusToXContentListener;
import org.elasticsearch.script.Template;
import org.elasticsearch.search.Scroll;
import org.elasticsearch.search.aggregations.AggregatorParsers;
import org.elasticsearch.search.builder.SearchSourceBuilder;
import org.elasticsearch.search.fetch.source.FetchSourceContext;
import org.elasticsearch.search.internal.SearchContext;
import org.elasticsearch.search.sort.SortOrder;
import org.elasticsearch.search.suggest.SuggestBuilder;

import java.io.IOException;
import java.util.Arrays;

import static org.elasticsearch.common.unit.TimeValue.parseTimeValue;
import static org.elasticsearch.rest.RestRequest.Method.GET;
import static org.elasticsearch.rest.RestRequest.Method.POST;
import static org.elasticsearch.search.suggest.SuggestBuilders.termSuggestion;

/**
 *
 */
public class RestSearchAction extends BaseRestHandler {

    private final IndicesQueriesRegistry queryRegistry;
    private final AggregatorParsers aggParsers;

    @Inject
    public RestSearchAction(Settings settings, RestController controller, Client client, IndicesQueriesRegistry queryRegistry,
            AggregatorParsers aggParsers) {
        super(settings, client);
        this.queryRegistry = queryRegistry;
        this.aggParsers = aggParsers;
        controller.registerHandler(GET, "/_search", this);
        controller.registerHandler(POST, "/_search", this);
        controller.registerHandler(GET, "/{index}/_search", this);
        controller.registerHandler(POST, "/{index}/_search", this);
        controller.registerHandler(GET, "/{index}/{type}/_search", this);
        controller.registerHandler(POST, "/{index}/{type}/_search", this);
        controller.registerHandler(GET, "/_search/template", this);
        controller.registerHandler(POST, "/_search/template", this);
        controller.registerHandler(GET, "/{index}/_search/template", this);
        controller.registerHandler(POST, "/{index}/_search/template", this);
        controller.registerHandler(GET, "/{index}/{type}/_search/template", this);
        controller.registerHandler(POST, "/{index}/{type}/_search/template", this);
    }

    @Override
    public void handleRequest(final RestRequest request, final RestChannel channel, final Client client) throws IOException {
        SearchRequest searchRequest = new SearchRequest();
        RestSearchAction.parseSearchRequest(searchRequest, queryRegistry, request, parseFieldMatcher, aggParsers, null);
        client.search(searchRequest, new RestStatusToXContentListener<>(channel));
    }

    /**
     * Parses the rest request on top of the SearchRequest, preserving values
     * that are not overridden by the rest request.
     *
     * @param restContent
     *            override body content to use for the request. If null body
     *            content is read from the request using
     *            RestAction.hasBodyContent.
     */
    public static void parseSearchRequest(SearchRequest searchRequest, IndicesQueriesRegistry indicesQueriesRegistry, RestRequest request,
            ParseFieldMatcher parseFieldMatcher, AggregatorParsers aggParsers, BytesReference restContent) throws IOException {
        if (searchRequest.source() == null) {
            searchRequest.source(new SearchSourceBuilder());
        }
        searchRequest.indices(Strings.splitStringByCommaToArray(request.param("index")));
        // get the content, and put it in the body
        // add content/source as template if template flag is set
        boolean isTemplateRequest = request.path().endsWith("/template");
        if (restContent == null) {
            if (RestActions.hasBodyContent(request)) {
                restContent = RestActions.getRestContent(request);
            }
        }
        if (restContent != null) {
            QueryParseContext context = new QueryParseContext(indicesQueriesRegistry);
            if (isTemplateRequest) {
                try (XContentParser parser = XContentFactory.xContent(restContent).createParser(restContent)) {
                    context.reset(parser);
                    context.parseFieldMatcher(parseFieldMatcher);
                    Template template = TemplateQueryParser.parse(parser, context.parseFieldMatcher(), "params", "template");
                    searchRequest.template(template);
                }
            } else {
                RestActions.parseRestSearchSource(searchRequest.source(), restContent, indicesQueriesRegistry, parseFieldMatcher,
                        aggParsers);
            }
        }

        // do not allow 'query_and_fetch' or 'dfs_query_and_fetch' search types
        // from the REST layer. these modes are an internal optimization and should
        // not be specified explicitly by the user.
        String searchType = request.param("search_type");
        if (SearchType.fromString(searchType, parseFieldMatcher).equals(SearchType.QUERY_AND_FETCH) ||
                SearchType.fromString(searchType, parseFieldMatcher).equals(SearchType.DFS_QUERY_AND_FETCH)) {
            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Unsupported search type [" + searchType + "]");
        } else {
            searchRequest.searchType(searchType);
        }
        parseSearchSource(searchRequest.source(), request);
        searchRequest.requestCache(request.paramAsBoolean("request_cache", null));

        String scroll = request.param("scroll");
        if (scroll != null) {
            searchRequest.scroll(new Scroll(parseTimeValue(scroll, null, "scroll")));
        }

        searchRequest.types(Strings.splitStringByCommaToArray(request.param("type")));
        searchRequest.routing(request.param("routing"));
        searchRequest.preference(request.param("preference"));
        searchRequest.indicesOptions(IndicesOptions.fromRequest(request, searchRequest.indicesOptions()));
    }

    /**
     * Parses the rest request on top of the SearchSourceBuilder, preserving
     * values that are not overridden by the rest request.
     */
    private static void parseSearchSource(final SearchSourceBuilder searchSourceBuilder, RestRequest request) {
        QueryBuilder<?> queryBuilder = RestActions.urlParamsToQueryBuilder(request);
        if (queryBuilder != null) {
            searchSourceBuilder.query(queryBuilder);
        }

        int from = request.paramAsInt("from", -1);
        if (from != -1) {
            searchSourceBuilder.from(from);
        }
        int size = request.paramAsInt("size", -1);
        if (size != -1) {
            searchSourceBuilder.size(size);
        }

        if (request.hasParam("explain")) {
            searchSourceBuilder.explain(request.paramAsBoolean("explain", null));
        }
        if (request.hasParam("version")) {
            searchSourceBuilder.version(request.paramAsBoolean("version", null));
        }
        if (request.hasParam("timeout")) {
            searchSourceBuilder.timeout(request.paramAsTime("timeout", null));
        }
        if (request.hasParam("terminate_after")) {
            int terminateAfter = request.paramAsInt("terminate_after",
                    SearchContext.DEFAULT_TERMINATE_AFTER);
            if (terminateAfter < 0) {
                throw new IllegalArgumentException("terminateAfter must be > 0");
            } else if (terminateAfter > 0) {
                searchSourceBuilder.terminateAfter(terminateAfter);
            }
        }

        String sField = request.param("fields");
        if (sField != null) {
            if (!Strings.hasText(sField)) {
                searchSourceBuilder.noFields();
            } else {
                String[] sFields = Strings.splitStringByCommaToArray(sField);
                if (sFields != null) {
                    for (String field : sFields) {
                        searchSourceBuilder.field(field);
                    }
                }
            }
        }
        String sFieldDataFields = request.param("fielddata_fields");
        if (sFieldDataFields != null) {
            if (Strings.hasText(sFieldDataFields)) {
                String[] sFields = Strings.splitStringByCommaToArray(sFieldDataFields);
                if (sFields != null) {
                    for (String field : sFields) {
                        searchSourceBuilder.fieldDataField(field);
                    }
                }
            }
        }
        FetchSourceContext fetchSourceContext = FetchSourceContext.parseFromRestRequest(request);
        if (fetchSourceContext != null) {
            searchSourceBuilder.fetchSource(fetchSourceContext);
        }

        if (request.hasParam("track_scores")) {
            searchSourceBuilder.trackScores(request.paramAsBoolean("track_scores", false));
        }

        String sSorts = request.param("sort");
        if (sSorts != null) {
            String[] sorts = Strings.splitStringByCommaToArray(sSorts);
            for (String sort : sorts) {
                int delimiter = sort.lastIndexOf(":");
                if (delimiter != -1) {
                    String sortField = sort.substring(0, delimiter);
                    String reverse = sort.substring(delimiter + 1);
                    if ("asc".equals(reverse)) {
                        searchSourceBuilder.sort(sortField, SortOrder.ASC);
                    } else if ("desc".equals(reverse)) {
                        searchSourceBuilder.sort(sortField, SortOrder.DESC);
                    }
                } else {
                    searchSourceBuilder.sort(sort);
                }
            }
        }

        String sStats = request.param("stats");
        if (sStats != null) {
            searchSourceBuilder.stats(Arrays.asList(Strings.splitStringByCommaToArray(sStats)));
        }

        String suggestField = request.param("suggest_field");
        if (suggestField != null) {
            String suggestText = request.param("suggest_text", request.param("q"));
            int suggestSize = request.paramAsInt("suggest_size", 5);
            String suggestMode = request.param("suggest_mode");
            searchSourceBuilder.suggest(new SuggestBuilder().addSuggestion(
                    termSuggestion(suggestField).field(suggestField).text(suggestText).size(suggestSize).suggestMode(suggestMode)));
        }
    }
}


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Ninja Block creates an online connection with offline items.
Ninja Blocks are small, open source hardware devices backed by a web service called Ninja Cloud that allows each Ninja Block to talk to the user's favorite web apps. Without having to write any code, users can configure a Ninja Block to take a picture of their front yard and save it to Dropbox when movement is detected, for example, or to turn on a lamp in the hallway when the baby cries. Underlying the technology is a "trigger" and "action" model much like what we saw last year when we wrote about ifttt. Each Ninja Block comes with an RGB LED and built-in temperature sensor and accelerometer; four expansion ports and a regular USB port allow users to add further inputs and outputs. Ninja Blocks will launch with support for Dropbox, Twitter, Facebook, Google Docs, SMS and phone, and Xbox Live; following in the future will be integration with Siri, RSS, weather and more. The video below explains the premise in further detail.


At a time of unprecedented change amidst post-financial crisis recovery, the financial services industry faces a new set of challenges, marked by emerging digital technologies and evolving customer expectations and behaviors.
As a result, the future landscape for advisors will thereby create a more customer-driven, scalable, and accessible opportunity for the digitally-enabled advisor in the years ahead.
In this Executive Report, learn what firms can do to embrace change and prepare their advisors to seize opportunities created by new technologies and shifting customer expectations, and differentiate themselves from competition.


This is a ready made lesson plan for teaching ESL with reading, vocabulary and idioms for advanced English students. A free downloadable printout is available at the bottom of the page.
If I were you, I would ….
Print out the article 'How to Improve your Memory' from the following website: http://www.helpguide.org/life/improving_memory.htm.
Cut up the article into its various categories (Tips 1 to 5, Mnemonics, Tips for enhancing your ability to learn and remember), and distribute them around the class. The students need to read through their section and then feedback to the rest of the class.
and then get the students to ask each other questions using the collocations.
Cut out the idioms with their definitions from the downloadable prinout. Give each student an idiom with its definition. Make sure all the students understand their idiom and explanation. They then need to think of a mnemonic or memory technique that they read about earlier in the lesson that would be suitable to help remember their idiom. They are then going to teach the other students their idiom, as well as a useful way to try and remember it.
Once the class have been taught all the idioms, get them to draw them on the board for the other students to guess the idiom.