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Mozilla: Extensions in Firefox 78, uBlock Origin and What UX Writers Can Learn From Poetry
Extensions in Firefox 78
In Firefox 78, we've done a lot of the changes under the hood. This includes preparation for changes coming up in Firefox 79, improvements to our tests, and improvements to make our code more resilient.
UBlock Origin - a powerful Internet purification tool
Every now and then, I receive an email from a reader asking me why I'm not using uBlock Origin. Or rather, why Adblock Plus and not uBlock Origin? Alas, the question is based on a wrong assumption. I do use it, I use them both (not at the same time), and it's on several of my recommended software lists. But I've never given it a proper review. Time to rectify that.
The modern Internet is a cesspit. A filthy place with tiny, isolated pockets of goodness. Adblocking isn't there to kill revenue streams for indie websites, it's there to stop nonsense from becoming the dominant force of any and every Web experience. Helping turn the tide are a few brave champions. I've already reviewed uMatrix, and you know my all-time-favorite Noscript. Now, let's have a look at uBlock Origin.
I don't have anything bad to say really - some extra rigor is needed now and then, just to make sure you don't end up with legitimate content being blocked. But from what I've seen - we're talking long testing on multiple systems, over a couple of years, the false positives, when they do occur, are far and few in between and usually related to fonts. Ublock Origin does a great job, and its biggest challenge is making a difficult, complex task even easier to present. Should one deliberately seek drawbacks, the abundance of options stored in a small UI could be its Achilles' Heel. It's not easy creating visual minimalism without sacrificing actual functionality, but at the moment, uBlock Origin might be somewhat daunting to those less tech-savvy. Highly recommended, and I hope this finally answers the myriad emails on this topic. May your Internet be pure.
The Poetics of Product Copy: What UX Writers Can Learn From Poetry
Word nerds make their way into user experience (UX) writing from a variety of professional backgrounds. Some of the more common inroads are journalism and copywriting. Another, perhaps less expected path is poetry.
I'm a UX content strategist, but I spent many of my academic years studying and writing poetry. As it turns out, those years weren't just enjoyable — they were useful preparation for designing product copy.
Poetry and product copy wrestle with similar constraints and considerations. They are each often limited to a small amount of space and thus require an especially thoughtful handling of language that results in a particular kind of grace.
FSFE urges Denmark to make its contact tracing app free software
FSFE urges Denmark to make its contact tracing app free software
The European arm of the Free Software Foundation has urged Denmark to put its Smittestop contact tracing app under a free software license in accordance with the guidance issued by the World Health Organization. According to the Danish government, the source code is not being released to the public because of the supposed risk of security breaches but the FSFE has rebutted this saying that "IT security does not arise through an attackers' ignorance of the system under attack".
FSFE's effort to have the app put under a free software license is a part of its wider Public Money? Public Code! campaign which urges governments to create legislation which would see any publicly financed software designed for the public sector to be made publicly available under a free software license. It argues that public bodies can benefit from each others' work which will lead to independence from single vendors, potential tax savings, more innovation, and better IT security.
Denmark keeps source code of Coronavirus tracing app secret
Like many other European countries, Denmark also tries to track Sars-CoV-2 infections with a mobile phone tracing app. However, against advice by health organisations and despite positive examples by other countries, the app is proprietary, so not being released under a Free Software (also called Open Source) license.
Smittestop, the official tracing app released by the Danish government, is supposed to supplement the more traditional ways of combatting the Coronavirus with contact tracing. But instead of releasing the source code of the app under a Free Software license and thereby empowering the public as well as the scientific community to inspect, verify, improve and experiment with it, the app's source code is kept hidden.
This goes directly against the most recent recommendations from the WHO as well as the EU Commision's eHealth network. In the referenced paper, the WHO specifically states that:
"There should be full transparency about how the applications and application programming interfaces (APIs) operate, and publication of open source and open access codes. Individuals should also be provided with meaningful information about the existence of automated decision-making and how risk predictions are made, including how the algorithmic model was developed and the data used to train the model. Furthermore, there should be information about the model's utility and insights as to the types of errors that such a model may make."
Android Leftovers
- Here are almost 100 new features in Android 11
- Android 11 features we love: Conversations and notification bubbles
- [Update: T-Mobile in US] Android 10 is now rolling out for the Galaxy Tab S6
- T-Mobile LG Stylo 5 receives an Android 10 update
- The LG Stylo 5's Android 10 update is rolling out
- How to set up a mobile hotspot on Android [Beginner's Guide]
- How to Send Large Files From Android Smartphones
- How to download and play Fortnite on Android in 2020?
- Top 25 best auto-runner games on Android
- 5 best video editing apps for android devices: ActionDirector Video Editor and more
- 11 quick ways to clear space on an overstuffed Android phone
- Aegis Secure WiFi Smart Deadbolt Works with Android/iOS Phones (Crowdfunding)
- Remove Unwanted Objects From Photos on Android and iPhone
- Google is working on a bottom tab switcher strip for Chrome on Android
- Contacts for Android losing built-in Google Pay integration
- Realme Watch review: powerful $50 smartwatch for Android users
- Esper Announces Free Pricing Tier to Support Android IoT Innovation
- Android smartphones will be able to warn the owners about the reason for incoming calls companies
- Xgimi's excellent portable Android TV projectors are up to 25% off on Amazon
- Android's Enterprise program to switch out security update requirements for mandatory transparency
- Tweak your Samsung Galaxy to give it that stock Android look
- Waze Announces Brand Refresh, New Moods for Android and iPhone Users
California University Paid $1.14 Million After Ransomware Attack
AMD EPYC 7F72 Performance On A Linux FSGSBASE-Patched Kernel
Slated for Linux 5.9 is finally mainlining the FSGSBASE patches that have been floating around the kernel mailing list for years. Testing last week showed the tentative x86/fsgsbase patches helping Intel Xeon Linux performance but with AMD also supporting this instruction set extension going back to Bulldozer, how is it looking on the likes of AMD? Here are some benchmarks.
In continuation of the Intel benchmarks last week and our various articles in recent times of the FSGSBASE wiring up for the Linux kernel, this article is quite straight-forward in providing some metrics for the AMD impact. For this round of testing an AMD EPYC 7F72 server was used. Assuming the upstream developers don't have second thoughts and not send the support in for Linux 5.9, I'll be back with more desktop/server tests when the 5.9 cycle gets underway in August.
Diskonaut – A Terminal Disk Space Navigator for Linux
diskonaut is a simple terminal disk space navigator built using Rust and supports Linux and macOS. To use it, specify an absolute path in your file system, for example, /home/tecmint or run it in the directory of interest, it will scan the directory and maps it to memory enabling you to explore its contents. It allows you to inspect space usage even during the scanning process.
When the scanning is complete, you can navigate through subdirectories, getting a visual treemap representation of what's consuming your disk space. diskonaut allows you to delete files and directories and as a result, tracks the amount of space you have freed up in the process. It also supports keyboard shortcuts to ease navigation.
Read Also: How to Find Out Top Directories and Files (Disk Space) in Linux
In this article, you will learn how to install and use diskonaut in Linux systems.
GOOGLE THREATENS TO DEFUND TECHDIRT? Where Are All The Politicians Complaining?
IBM/Red Hat: Sysadmins, Success Stories, Apache Kafka and IBM "AI" Marketing/Hype
Sysadmin stories from the trenches: Funny user mistakes
I was a noob IT guy in the late 90s. I provided desktop support to a group of users who were, shall we say, not the most technical of users. I sometimes wonder where those users are today, and I silently salute the staff that's had to support them since I left long ago.
I suffered many indignities during that time. I can chuckle about the situations now.
Sneak peek: Podman's new REST API
This one is just between you and me, don't tell anyone else! Promise? Okay, I have your word, so here goes: There's a brand new REST API that is included with version 2.0 of Podman! That release has just hit testing on the Fedora Project and may have reached stable by the time this post is published. With this new REST API, you can call Podman from platforms such as cURL, Postman, Google's Advanced REST client, and many others. I'm going to describe how to begin using this new API.
The Podman service only runs on Linux. You must do some setup on Linux to get things going.
Red Hat Success Stories: Creating a foundation for a containerized future
Wondering how Red Hat is helping its customers succeed? We regularly publish customer success stories that highlight how we're helping customers gain efficiency, cut costs, and transform the way they deliver software. This month we'll look at how Slovenská sporiteľňa and Bayport Financial Services have worked with Red Hat to improve their business.
Apache Kafka and Kubernetes is making real time processing in payments a bit easier
The introduction of the real time payments network in the United States has presented an unique opportunity for organizations to revisit their messaging infrastructure. The primary goal of real time payments is to support real time processing, but a secondary goal is to reduce the toil of the ongoing operations and make real time ubiquitous across the organization.
Traditional message systems, have been around for quite some time, but have been a bit clunky to operate. Many times, tasks such as software upgrades and routine patches meant the messaging infrastructure would be down while the update was performed, causing delays in payment processing.This may have been reasonable in a world where payment processing was not expected outside of normal banking hours, but in our always-on digital world, customers expect their payments to clear and settle in real time. Today, outages and delays disrupt both business processes and customer experience.
IBM and LFAI move forward on trustworthy and responsible AI
For over a century, IBM has created technologies that profoundly changed how humans work and live: the personal computer, ATM, magnetic tape, Fortran Programming Language, floppy disk, scanning tunneling microscope, relational database, and most recently, quantum computing, to name a few. With trust as one of our core principles, we've spent the past century creating products our clients can trust and depend on, guiding their responsible adoption and use, and respecting the needs and values of all users and communities we serve.
Our current work in artificial intelligence (AI) is bringing a transformation of similar scale to the world today. We infuse these guiding principles of trust and transparency into all of our work in AI. Our responsibility is to not only make the technical breakthroughs required to make AI trustworthy and ethical, but to ensure these trusted algorithms work as intended in real-world AI deployments.
IBM donates "Trusted AI" projects to Linux Foundation AI
IBM on Monday announced it's donating a series of open-source toolkits designed to help build trusted AI to a Linux Foundation project, the LF AI Foundation. As real-world AI deployments increase, IBM says the contributions can help ensure they're fair, secure and trustworthy.
"Donation of these projects to LFAI will further the mission of creating responsible AI-powered technologies and enable the larger community to come forward and co-create these tools under the governance of Linux Foundation," IBM said in a blog post, penned by Todd Moore, Sriram Raghavan and Aleksandra Mojsilovic.
IBM donates AI toolkits to Linux Foundation to 'mitigate bias' in datasets
As artificial intelligence (AI) deployments increase around the world, IBM says it's determined to ensure that they're fair, secure and trustworthy.
To that end, it has donated a series of open-source toolkits designed to help build trusted AI to a Linux Foundation project, the LF AI Foundation, as reported in ZDNet.
"Donation of these projects to LFAI will further the mission of creating responsible AI-powered technologies and enable the larger community to come forward and co-create these tools under the governance of Linux Foundation," IBM said in a blog post, penned by Todd Moore, Sriram Raghavan and Aleksandra Mojsilovic.
PionerasDev wins IBM Open Source Community Grant to increase women's participation in programming
Last fall, IBM's open source community announced a new quarterly grant to award nonprofit organizations that are dedicated to education, inclusiveness, and skill-building for women, underrepresented minorities, and underserved communities in the open source world. The Open Source Community Grant aims to help create new tech opportunities for underrepresented communities and foster the adoption and use of open source.
Ansible 101 live streaming series - a retrospective
That last metric can be broken down further: on average, I spent 3.5 hours prepping for each live stream, 1 hour doing the live stream, and then 1 hour doing post-production (setting chapter markers, reading chat messages, downloading the recording, etc.).
So each video averaged $30 in ad revenue, and by ad revenue alone, the total hourly wage equivalent based on direct video revenue is... $5.45/hour.
Subtract the cost of the equipment I use for the streaming (~$1,000, most of it used, though I already owned it), and now I'm a bit in the hole!
Firefox 78 Available for Download with New Minimal Linux System Requirements
That's right, Firefox 78 is an ESR (Extended Support Release), which is perfect for enterprises that want to provide their users with a very stable and well-tested Firefox release. ESR branches are usually supported for 12 months.
It replaces the Firefox 68.0 ESR series. This means that GNU/Linux distributions shipping Firefox ESR, such as Debian GNU/Linux, can now upgrade to the latest 78.0 ESR version to offer their users a newer Firefox release with modern features.
The Linux Foundation's Latest Announcements
- The Linux Foundation Brings Together IT and Finance Teams to Advance Cloud Financial Management and Education
- 500 Inspiring Individuals Around the World Receive IT Training & Certification Scholarships from The Linux Foundation
The Linux Foundation Brings Together IT and Finance Teams to Advance Cloud Financial Management and Education
The Linux Foundation, the nonprofit organization enabling mass innovation through open source, today announced the intent to host the FinOps Foundation to advance the discipline of FinOps through best practices, education, and standards.
The FinOps Foundation includes 1,500 individual members across the globe, representing more than 500 companies with more than $1 billion in revenue each. In the same way that DevOps revolutionized development by breaking down silos and increasing agility, FinOps increases the business value of cloud by bringing together technology, business and finance professionals with a new cultural set, knowledge skills and technical processes. Companies represented among membership include Atlassian, Autodesk, Bill.com, HERE Technologies, LiveRamp, Just Eat, Nationwide, Neustar, Nike, and Spotify, among others. To become a member and contribute to this work, please visit: https://www.finops.org/
"Where there is technology disruption, there is opportunity for business transformation. FinOps is exactly this and represents a shift in operations strategy, process, and culture," said Mike Dolan, vice president and general manager, Linux Foundation Projects. "This type of disruption and transformation is also where community and industry-wide collaboration play critical roles in enabling a whole new market opportunity. We're pleased to be the place where that work can happen."
SPDX Specification Becomes the Second ISO/IEC JTC 1 Submission From JDF
Last month, the Joint Development Foundation (JDF), which became part of the Linux Foundation family in 2019, was recognized as an ISO/IEC JTC 1 PAS ("Publicly Available Specification") submitter. With that recognition, Linux Foundation can put forward specifications to JTC 1 for national body approval and international recognition. Once JTC 1 approves a PAS submission, it becomes an international standard. Also in May, the JDF announced that The OpenChain Specification was the first specification submitted for JTC 1 review for recognition as an international standard.
The Linux Foundation today announced that the latest SPDX release (version 2.2) is the second specification to be submitted through the JDF to ISO/IEC JTC 1 for approval. In brief, the Software Package Data Exchange (SPDX) is an open standard for communicating software bill of material information, including components, licenses, copyrights, and security references. SPDX reduces redundant work by providing a common format for companies and communities to share important data, thereby streamlining and improving compliance. The first version of the SPDX specification was 10 years ago, and it has continued to improve and evolve to support the automation of more software bill of materials information over the years.
Accelerating Open Standards development with Community Specifications
In an earlier post back in May, the Linux Foundation and Joint Development Foundation (JDF) announced its ability to propose international standards by being recognized as an ISO/IEC JTC1 PAS submitter and that it had submitted its first standard, OpenChain, for international review. We also discussed why Open Standards were essential to the Linux Foundation's efforts, just as Open Source projects are.
Today, we're announcing a new way for communities to create Open Standards. We call it the Community Specification, and it allows communities to develop standards and specifications using the tools and approaches that are inspired and proven by open source developers. It's standards development explicitly designed for Git-based workflows. The Community Specification brings the frictionless approach of open source collaborations to standards development.
It's flexible, enabling small and large standards collaborations. And it's built for growth. When or if the time is right, Community Specification projects can move to the Joint Development Foundation or another standards body. From there, the Joint Development Foundation can provide a path to international standardization.
SODA Foundation Gains New Investments, Expands Charter to Address Increasing Need for Data Autonomy
The Linux Foundation, the nonprofit organization enabling mass innovation through open source, today announced the SODA Foundation, previously OpenSDS, is expanding to include both open source software and standards to support the increasing need for data autonomy. SODA Foundation hosts an open source, unified and autonomous data management framework for data mobility from edge to core to cloud.
Premiere members include China Unicom, Fujitsu, Huawei, NTT Communications and Toyota Motor Corporation. Other members include China Construction Bank Fintech, Click2Cloud, GMO Pepabo, IIJ, MayaData, LinBit, Scality, Sony, Wipro and Yahoo Japan.
GnuCash 4.0 Released
Version 4.0 of the GnuCash finance manager is out. Significant changes include a command-line tool for performing a number of functions outside of the graphical interface, explicit support for accounts payable and accounts receivable, translation improvements, and more.
Richard Hughes: Now firmware can depend on available client features
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa) review
Canonical's latest Ubuntu release, "Focal Fossa", hit the mirrors at the end of April. So by the time you read this thousands of people will have downloaded it, installed it, and (we'll wager) been downright impressed with what it has to offer. If you haven't yet tried it, then you're in for a treat. Buckle up and we'll show you what's new and what you can do with Canonical's finest.
If you've never tried Linux before, Ubuntu 20.04 is a great place to start. You can try it right now (well in the time it takes you to download and write it to a USB stick) without interfering with your current set up.
GnuCash 4.0 Free Accounting Software Released with Major New Features
A decidedly non-Linux distro walkthrough: Haiku R1/beta2
Earlier this month, the Haiku project released the second beta of its namesake operating system, Haiku.
Haiku is the reimagining of a particularly ambitious, forward-looking operating system from 1995—Be, Inc.'s BeOS. BeOS was developed to take advantage of Symmetrical Multi-Processing (SMP) hardware using techniques we take for granted today—kernel-scheduled pre-emptive multitasking, ubiquitous multithreading, and BFS—a 64-bit journaling filesystem of its very own.
Linux Cybersecurity: What You Need to Know
More people than ever use Linux. While Windows and macOS still capture most of the market, nearly 2% of all computers use the operating system. While that may not seem like a lot, the usage share has grown immensely over the last few years.
While only 2% of desktop computers use the operating systems, 96.5% of the world's top million domains are powered by Linux servers. That's because there's a lot to love about Linux.
But is Linux safer than macOS and Windows?
What is End of Life in Ubuntu? Everything You Should Know About it
If you have been following It's FOSS for some time, you might have noticed that I publish news articles like Ubuntu XYZ version has reached end of life (EoL).
This end of life is one of those essential concepts that every Ubuntu user should be aware of.
This is why I decided to write this detailed guide to explain what does an Ubuntu release reaching end of life means, why it matters to you and how to check when your Ubuntu install has reaches end of life.
MontaVista adds continuous integration support
MontaVista announced v3.1 of its Carrier Grade eXpress 3.1 embedded Linux distro based on Linux 5.4 LTS and Yocto 3.1 LTS. CGX 3.1 improves support for CI/CD and is more closely aligned with the Yocto Project.
MontaVista Software has upgraded its Yocto Project based Carrier Grade eXpress to version 3.1 with a focus on Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) support. The pioneering embedded Linux firm also announced greater alignment with the Yocto Project development model and vowed increased support for MontaVista's free, completely open source OpenCGX version.
Also: Tiny NanoPi NEO3 SBC Targets Networked Storage with GbE and USB 3.0
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Best Linux distros of 2020 for beginners, mainstream and advanced users
Different Linux distros can all work with Linux software and applications, and of course, any cloud-based apps that run through a browser. However, Linux distros come with a variety of different ranges of bundled software. Some might come with a lot of basic applications already pre-installed, while others will have the barest minimum. And, as mentioned, Linux is very customizable, far beyond what normal Windows or Mac users may be used to. Users can commonly configure everything from their desktop to security and privacy settings. Altogether, this is why it helps to have a good idea of what different Linux distros can offer. Do you need a GUI more familiar to Windows? Are you more concerned about privacy? How comfortable are you with typing commands rather than clicking icons?
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This week in KDE: fixing up Plasma 5.20
Okular's editable forms are no longer mis-rendered when inertially scrolling (Kezi Olio, Okular 1.11.2) When your scanner can almost but not quite fit a particular page size, Skanlite will now display the option to scan to that page size anyway (e.g. 215mm wide scan beds now give you the option to scan using the US Letter page size) (Kåre Särs, libksane 20.12) The text of Elisa's keyboard shortcuts are now translated properly (Nikunj Goyal, Elisa 20.12) Clearing the clipboard history on Wayland no longer crashes Plasma (David Edmundson, Plasma 5.20) Improved the Plasma SVG cache heuristics such that various things which might sometimes be invisible after upgrading Plasma now show up like they're supposed to (Arjen Hiemstra, Plasma 5.20) On Wayland, clicking on a Task Manager entry while that entry's tooltip is visible no longer crashes Plasma (Vlad Zahorodnii, Plasma 5.20) On Wayland, clicking on a Task Manager thumbnail now activates that window, as you would expect (Marco Martin, Plasma 5.20) Also: KDE Plasma 5.20 Should Be Crashing A Lot Less Under Wayland


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Vastavam web: An Australian man who kidnapped and repeatedly raped a British backpacker during a month-long ordeal in the country's Outback has been jailed for 10 years. Marcus Allyn Keith Martin, 25, had pleaded guilty in the District Court of Cairns, in the far north of Queensland state, to charges of rape and deprivation of liberty against the 22-year-old woman from Liverpool, England.
Prosecutors told the court the pair met in Cairns in January 2017 and had begun a relationship. When the relationship soured, Martin subjected the woman to weeks of physical abuse while forcing her to drive him hundreds of miles (kilometers) south and then into the west of the state.
Police intercepted the pair after the woman drove off from a gas station in the town of Mitchell, 380 miles (600 kilometers) west of Brisbane, without paying for fuel. They found Martin hiding in the back of their 4×4 vehicle.
The Australian Broadcasting Corp. reported that prosecutor Nathan Crane told the court Martin had tried to isolate the woman on their road trip, including by cutting up her British passport. "She feared she would be murdered," Crane said. "She tried to get the attention of other road users as they would drive along and also other service station customers, to no avail." The court heard the woman suffered injuries including facial fractures, bruising, abrasions to her neck and cuts to her body, as well as psychological harm.

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The best fashion quotes are all based on personal preferences. Fabulous designers, models and inspirational hot chics are never afraid of speaking about their mind. They are always inspirational for a non-pro. Here are some of my favorite fashion quotes to inspire your weekend.
|Different is Beautiful.
1. The woman is the most perfect doll that i have dressed with delight and admiration.
--Karl Lagerfeld
2. Girls do not dress for boys. They dress for themselves, and of course, each other. If girls dressed for boys, they'd just walk around naked at all times.
--Betsey Johnson
3. Whoever said that money can't buy happiness, simply didn't know where to go shopping.
--Bo Derek
4. I think there is beauty in everything. What 'normal' people would perceive as ugly, I can usually see something of beauty in it.
--Alexander McQueen
5. The beauty of a woman is not in the clothes she wears, the figure that she carries, or the way she combs her hair. The beauty of a woman is seen in her eyes, because that is the doorway to her heart, the place where love resides. True beauty in a woman is reflected in her soul. It's the caring that she lovingly gives, the passion that she shows & the beauty of a woman only grows with passing years
--Aurdey Hepburn
6. I like being a woman, even in a man's world. After all, men can't wear dresses, but we can wear the pants.
--Whitney Houston
7. I'm thinking balls are to men, what purses are to women. It's just a little bag but we'd feel naked in public without it.
--Sarah Jessica Parker
8. Some people think luxury is the opposite of poverty. It is not. It is the opposite of vulgarity.
--Coco Chanel
9. While clothes may not make the woman, they certainly have a strong effect on her self-confidence – which, I believe, does make the woman.
--Mary Kay Ash
10. One is never over-dressed or underdressed with a Little Black Dress.
--Karl Lagerfeld
11. You cannot fake chic but you can be chic and fake fur.
--Karl Lagerfeld
12. The most important thing to remember is that you can wear all the greatest clothes and all the greatest shoes, but you've got to have a good spirit on the inside. That's what's really going to make you look like you're ready to rock the world.
--Alicia Keys
13. It's a new era in fashion - there are no rules. It's all about the individual and personal style, wearing high-end, low-end, classic labels, and up-and-coming designers all together.
--Alexander McQueen
14. The only real elegance is in the mind; if you've got that, the rest really comes from it.
--Diana Vreeland
15. Girls don't dress for boys; they dress for themselves & each other. If girls dressed for boys, they'd walk around naked.
--Betsey Johnson
If you like it, feel free to share with friends around.
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'Live In Paris' iNNOCENCE + eXPERIENCE Bluray / DVD
Sunflower1mdp replied to EliezerPOP's topic in U2 'Net News & RumoursI love this so much! What a spectacular show! My only negative critique is Eagles of Death Metal closing the show. I'm sorry for what they went through, but I think their music is terrible. It was very kind of U2 to share the stage with them however, maybe it could've been included as an "extra" and been left out of the DVD proper. Neat trinkets inside the box, love the USB light bulb, too. Clever idea!
U2.com 2015/2016 Subscribers Offer - Discussion Thread
Sunflower1mdp replied to bigwave's topic in All About U2I'm still waiting for the email myself. I renewed in February. That seems like ages ago already! I'm going to be moving in the near future and I really hope they arrive before I leave!
U2.com 2015/2016 Subscribers Offer - Discussion Thread
Sunflower1mdp replied to bigwave's topic in All About U2I've tried looking but I don't see any info on when the new sub gift is supposed to ship. Does anyone know? I've tried contacting customer service for help but when I submit the form, it says "error". I've learned I may be moving so knowing when it will ship has become a bit of a priority. Thanks!
Thanks! So nice of you to post this here!
Info re: NYC shows start time
Sunflower1mdp replied to bigwave's topic in New YorkThanks for sharing your experience Jitterbug! I have GA for Thursday and was curious. Never had GA for MSG before this.
#UNFORGETTABLEGIG SOI Vinyl Winners & Free Downloadable E-book
Sunflower1mdp replied to bigwave's topic in All About U2Congrats to everyone who won! It was really a great idea to put everyone's story in an e-book to enjoy. I love it. Please keep fun stuff like this coming!
Thanks! Yes I did find my order number there but when I tried to look at the order details I got another error message. I did finally today (6 days later) get an email from someone at ticketmaster who sent me a confirmation. So I now have my printed tickets. Next task the ticket insurance company who charged me twice and one time was more than double what it should have been... OMG, it's a real nightmare. That email took WAY too long to come to you. Glad you can see them though. I'm still feeling stressed about it. Good luck getting the duplicate insurance charge removed.
That happened to me. You can see it online--Log into your Ticketmaster account. Then go to View All Orders, and you have use the Search For Phone and Online Orders function. You should see it in there. I ended up getting an email SEVERAL hours later! But what a fiasco! I was on the phone with them for such a long time. This was the worst experience I ever had ordering tickets!! I hope this helps.
TicketMaster Problems (MERGED)
Sunflower1mdp replied to HalfDragon's topic in PresalesBeen trying for over an hour. Keep getting errors. Can't get past either the captcha thing and if I do it Wont let me buy them. Trying for GA. I'm in tears by how frustrating this is.
I'm going to guess injuries will delay any tour announcements. I'm sure he'll have a lot of healing and physical therapy, etc to get through.
'Vinyl Special' U2.com SOI Limited Edition Giveaway
Sunflower1mdp replied to bigwave's topic in All About U2"The most beautiful sound I'd ever heard".........Discovering U2's music as a teenager in 1992 had made quite the impression on me to say the least. So, in 1997 when I saw them for the first time, it was a life changing experience in a whole other way. It was the PopMart Tour at Giants Stadium. The tickets were a gift from by boyfriend (now husband) for my birthday. I felt very lucky indeed, despite having the worst seats! I could barely see the band but it did not change the fact that being able to hear them perform live the music that meant so much to me- to be in the presence of these four men making that amazing music- was the most exhilarating experience! Even days later, I felt like I had been part of something incredibly momentous. Something that can't be put into words properly. And it's something that has stayed with me over the years and is felt at every U2 concert I've attended since. That's my #UnforgettableGig and for the Miracle of U2, I shall always be grateful. -Melinda Prather Photo of me pre-gig with my custom Bono jacket and Zooropa T-shirt.
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Sunflower1mdp replied to Allegra's topic in U2 'Net News & RumoursI listened to the track the other day and it really didn't sound like a U2 song at all....yes, the recording was bad but from what I could hear, I never would have guessed it was them.
I know. I feel the same. I'm trying to not pay attention to any of it anymore....all this teasing has become irritating.
I don't really care how long it takes for U2 to release an album. What bothers me is that they keep telling us it's coming out in a particular month of a particular year and then they renege on that and change it --they do it over and over. That's what makes it annoying and frustrating. Just don't tell us anything until you are really and truely finished. Someone brought up a good point---the record company has to have a deadline. I know U2 are so massive that they can do whatever they want, but it seems like they will never finish unless they are held to a deadline.


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It is with great pleasure that we report the appointment of Matthew Rose as the new Artistic Consultant to the Lindemann Young Artist Development Programme at the Metropolitan Opera, New York. Matthew will work alongside Sophie Joyce, the programme's new Director, to coach the latest intake of young artists on this world-renowned programme.
Speaking to the Met for their press release, Matthew said: "as a student studying singing in Philadelphia, I was able to attend opera performances at the Met, introducing me to great opera, great singing, and great orchestral playing. So it is with much joy that I take on this position with the Lindemann Young Artist Development programme. Enabling the next generation of singers is very important to me and to do it at the world's leading opera house is an honour beyond measure."
Beginning his tenure in the 2018/19 season, Matthew will work with young artists in one-to-one coaching sessions and masterclasses throughout the year. He will work on the Lindemann Programme alongside a host of international engagements across the US and Europe. Matthew can next be seen on stage at the Metropolitan Opera this Autumn as Colline in La bohème and Ashby in La Fanciulla del West.
Matthew is an advisory member of the Mahler Foundation and has previously coached young singers at the National Opera Studio and the Britten-Pears Young Artist Program.
View the full press release on the Met's website.
Read more about the programme here.


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Life is full of challenges. Now, how you combat these challenges can make or break the situation. One of the biggest challenges that I had to endure was loving myself.
It wasn't until I started talking to my now partner that I realized that I picked on myself a lot and I always talked about what I hated about myself. I always wanted to change something, but I had to realize that I needed to love myself for who I am.
I had that conversation almost three years ago and I just recently had it in me to accept myself and love myself. To be honest, I had the help of energy work to get to this point. I'm wondering if there was some trauma growing up. Growing up, I knew I was different than my siblings because I was the darkest one. In school, people used to make fun of my skin color, but those are not the insecurities that I've had. My insecurities were things that people didn't point out, but what I thought was wrong with myself. All of these things could be changed, but some couldn't.
Now, I'm happy with myself. I don't talk down to myself and I think of myself as beautiful and wonderfully made. I am content and happy with myself, flaws and all. Most of the things that I don't like about myself currently can definitely be changed. If it can't be changed, I've learned to love it because it makes me…well, me!
It's not easy, but I take it one day at a time. Whenever I notice a change in the way that I look at myself, I pat myself on the back. What are some challenges that you have faced in your life?


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51 of you responded with comments to my post 'Best first-term MP by far to emerge from the 12th GE'.
I went through those comments and treated each positive mention of any first-time MP as a vote for the same.
Here's the list, with votes for each in brackets.
1. Khalid Samad (29)
2. Tony Pua (23)
3. Dr. D. Jeyakumar (5)
4. Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin (4)
5. Charles Santiago (3)
6. Lim Lip Eng (3)
7. R. Sivarasa (2)
8. Nurul Izzah (2)
9. Dr. Dzulkefly Ahmad (2)
10. Khalid Ibrahim (1)
11. Yusmadi Yusof (1)
12. Siti Zailah Muhd Yusoff ( Rantau Panjang ) (1)
13. Liew Chin Tong (1)
14. Jeff Ooi (1)
One individual who is not an MP but got so many positive mentions, if she was an MP, she'd have polled third spot.
That was Hannah Yeoh.
Zaid, too, was spoken of positively by some of you although he is not an MP.
Finally, newly minted Sibu MP Wong Ho Leng was also mentioned.
People, this wasn't a 'for the heck of it' exercise.
We are working on a criteria for candidate selection for the 13th GE.
Share your thoughts on what qualities go to make a good MP.
Bear this in mind, though.
Many people confuse the function of an MP with that of a local councillor.
It is not the function of an MP to look into the state of drains at the local market place, or potholes.
In my view, an MP's function is to scrutinise Bills that the government is planning to or has tabled in Parliament, understand the impact and implications of proposed laws and policies that are to be implemented, alert his constituents of any adverse laws and policies that are being contemplated, get their mandate on the same wherever possible and act on the wishes and directions of his constituents in relation thereto.
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When a person is searched and identified on people search sites like PeopleFinders and BeenVerified, how is this cited?
Philip, you can handle this…
Philip, you can handle this with a basic citation to a website. See EE 2.32, rule 1. A website is cited like a book. These websites are one big database, there are not a number of individual databases as with NARA or Ancestry, so Rule 2, which treats the individual databases like chapters in a book, does not apply. At the end of the citation, in lieu of page number, we use the specific item of interest. When we query a website for a specific name or term, it's wise to include, in the item of interest field, the specific terms for which we queried, in quotation marks.
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Africa Impact Class of 2018… ready to GO!
We have been so encouraged by our wonderful group of staff and students on this year's Africa Impact Discipleship Training School we have been leading here in Blantyre, Malawi. We never get bored of seeing God take hold of an individual's life – in all of their brokenness, fear, rejection, weakness and failings – and utterly transform them by His awesome grace and power. And yet we know He never just changes a life for the good of that individual only, but so that He can work through them to bless and reach out to the world around them. This year during lecture phase we have seen God particularly working in the area of fear – stripping away fear of finances, fear of man and fear of the future – and perfecting us, staff and students alike, in His limitless Fatherly love. We saw the Lord use our team in amazing ways during our weekend outreach in a rural village, with hundreds of people receiving salvation, healing and hope as we stepped out in faith. We are excited for what is to come now as our students head out for their outreach phase in a little over a week where they will spend two months travelling to the hopeless and broken ones of Malawi and nearby Zimbabwe – ministering to them in the power of the Holy Spirit and sharing with them the life and joy we have found in Jesus.
Leading a DTS school in this region of the world means that we always need a big breakthrough in finances to see students and staff be able to go out. We know that God is faithful and He will provide – but that He so often uses His people to be the answer He supplies. If you want to partner with us in releasing these missionaries in training please do consider sending us a one off gift here.
The cost for a Malawian to go out for 2 months of ministry on one of our teams is as follows: Zimbabwe Team: US$300 (£230) Malawi Team: US$200 (£155)
Thank you friends we love and value you so much!!!
Home to Visit
We've been having an amazing time back in the UK enjoying reconnecting with so many people we love and getting to know many new friends as well! We are overwhelmed as always by God's goodness as He is so present with us during this special time. If you want to catch up with us while we're back do get in touch! Here's some of the places we're going to be in the next weeks-
10th September – Christ Church, Exmouth
24th September – St Edyths, Bristol
1st October – St Andrews, Walsall
8th October – St Aplhege/Y, Whitstable
"Don't make it so complicated Sarah. All I am inviting you into is relationship with me."
These were the beautiful words of revelation Father whispered to me last Thursday during one of our community worship times.
"Don't make it so complicated"
In all honesty, I didn't know that I had. I didn't see how subtly feelings of inadequacy, of servitude and of pressure to perform had been given room to grow in my heart. How quickly I had turned God into boss and allowed these feelings to create a standard by which my daily activity should be judged by. My idea of what a 'missionary' should be and should do, had clouded my relationship with the One who had called me. Making it into a relationship where suddenly guilt was present. Where I didn't feel I was good enough, driven by this constant need to do more and perform right.
And then suddenly the whisper, shattering lies and dispelling guilt. The gentleness of Abba pointing out the complicated mess I'd got myself in and reminding me of the invitation He first gave me.
"All I am inviting you into is relationship with me."
So simple and yet so profound. The creator of the universe, who hung stars and planets in their place, who made elephants and grasshoppers. Who could not bear to be separated from us, and though it was me who chose that separation, gave it all that He might invite me into relationship with Him.
A relationship characterised by love, grace, joy and peace. That marks an end to striving and performance, and where feelings of inadequacy meet the face of true love. A relationship that invites intimacy and expects openness. Where the journey of each moment of every day is shared, enjoyed and expressed.
The simple truth that so easily gets embellished, twisted, distorted even. Because the truth of the gospel seems too good, and we feel we don't deserve it. But it's us that make it complicated, not Him.
So, a week later, I stand grateful, humbled and loved. So grateful that Abba would point out my mess and lead me back to dance once again with Him.
"I will rejoice in the simple gospel,
I will rejoice in you Lord"
Simple Gospel – United Pursuit.
Love Sarah x
Standing on the Edge
We have had the most amazing two weeks of rest, refreshment and relaxation after a busy six months completing our YWAM Discipleship Training School (DTS). And we are now under 12 hours away from starting the adventure we've been building up to for many years now.
And I feel completely unprepared.
I mean, we're packed and we've done our DTS. We've got all that we need, and yet there is a nagging sense of feeling not ready,uncertain, unprepared.
But as I spent time with God this afternoon, in His infinite goodness, faithfulness and patience, He showed me how He has been preparing us for this moment for a long time. In our childhood, the Father planted in both of us a seed of a heart for the nations, watered in our teenage years through various adventures and then fertilized it when we fell in love five years ago and saw how Jesus was bringing us together that we might share and walk in a love for the nations to be reached and discipled. Holy Spirit has taught us, moulded us, shaped us for this moment. And now it has arrived.
Maybe not as unprepared as I might think or feel then.
It blows my mind to think of how this is both a culmination of what's gone before; the finished product of a season of training and refinement. And also the start of a new chapter which will lead to other new chapters that are yet to be revealed and written. It's both an end and a beginning.
A moment of significance, a moment of joy, apprehension, reflection, remembrance and expectation. A moment not walked alone. But with the God who has been true and faithful in each and every season, and will continue to be true and faithful in the seasons to come.
And so I feel ready, standing on the edge and ready to jump in head first – not doubting, not fearing, embracing uncertainty and letting His love and strength guide and sustain.
Malawi – we're ready for you!
Love Sarah x
Life With God
As we approach the end of the lecture phase of our DTS here in Muizenberg, Cape Town, I'm reflecting on the lessons that Father has been teaching us and the ways He has been speaking to us in this time. Really He has surpassed all our expectations and ideas of what He would do in this time in our hearts. Together we have laughed, cried, prayed, worshipped, struggled, rejoiced and grown. He has been doing a deep work of healing and purifying in our hearts, and has been breaking off the hidden places of shame and fear and unbelief. Father God has spoken to us about our future calling in ministry, but more than that, He has spoken to us again and again about the core calling of our lives – to know Him, to love Him, to obey Him, to enjoy Him all of our days.
A few of our speakers have quoted the Christian writer Skye Jethani, who talks about the five different postures we as Christians can have in relating to God: Life UNDER God, Life OVER God, Life FROM God, Life FOR God or Life WITH God. Skye Jethani says
"life with God is different [to the other postures toward God] because it's goal is not to use God; it's goal is God. He ceases to be a device we employ or a commodity we consume. Instead God himself becomes the focus of our desire. But before we can really desire God we must have a clear understanding of who he is and what he is like " – With: Reimaging the Way you Relate to God, 2011, Jethani
During one of the times of worship at New Wine conference this last summer, I remember offering up a short prayer to the Lord – 'I will go wherever You want, I will do whatever You want, just give me Jesus'. As we prepare to leave for our DTS Outreach to Nepal in a few days times, and after that head to Malawi to begin our ministry there, we are very aware of the danger of living our lives FOR God, but missing the joy and delight of simply loving Him and being loved as sons and daughters. Our prayer as we enter this next stage of our journey is that all that we do, all that we say, all that we give, all that we pray, would come from that place of intimate communion with the Father. That we wouldn't serve God to make Him love us, but that we would work with Him knowing that He already loves us beyond comprehension!
One month in – iron sharpens iron.
We've now been in South Africa for just over a month and we are starting to find our feet here! What was confusing, uncomfortable and uncertain, is now more clear, comfortable and normal. However living in a multi-cultural community with over 140 people – I think you probably develop a new kind of normal.
– listening to happy european dance music at 7am in the morning
– serving people bread, ham, cheese and peanut butter all together on one plate for breakfast
– prayer times being led in 20 different languages
– having to repeat yourself several times when you ask a simple question, because it's loud and the person your talking to has english as their 3rd language
– storing a bike in one corner of the room, hanging our washing across the other corner and sleeping on our bed in the middle of the room
– eating ostrich stew for dinner
It's a beautiful mix of colour, vibrancy, passions, noise and culture. It's life at it's fullest and we are learning so much more about God and how the nations display His image and glory.
Our only sadness is that there are no Malawians on our DTS school. However being on African soil means we are closer to the beautiful nation of Malawi and we are feeling God stirring up a greater love for this nation and the continent of Africa within us.
Proverbs 27:17 says:
"As iron sharpens iron so one person sharpens another."
As I (sarah) reflect on this first month I feel as though it has been a time of sharpening, where God has been making dull edges sharper and drawing me back to the main things that seemed to have got mixed in with lots of other less important things. Through worship times, corporate intercession, teaching, quiet times alone with Him and living in community with so many beautiful people from so many nations – iron is sharpening iron.
As our school reaches the half way point of lecture phase, heart is expectant of what more God is going to do among our community! And what He'll then do in and through us as we go to Nepal in December for our Outreach phase!
lots of love, Tom and Sarah x
Saying Goodbye… Saying Hello.
The last two weeks we have slept in five different beds and travelled over 500 miles spending time with our wonderful family!
First in beautiful Cornwall with Tom's family enjoying good walks, food and a stunning beach day for Tom's birthday. Ending with a Haig family wedding in Southampton and a visit to Grandma and Grandad.
We then travelled to Bristol for a fun filled four days at Center Parcs with Sarah's family. Where we went on several bike rides, enjoyed the swimming pool and Sarah even did the high ropes course (while Tom watched in the rain!).
And then all of a sudden Friday 18th came round and we found ourselves still frantically trying to get rid of yet more stuff to get our suitcases to under 23kg, enjoying one last meal and then jumping in the car to go to the airport.
Saying goodbye was never going to be easy, and neither was adjusting to something completely new – something we haven't done for a while now. But we are now here, and this is when the rubber really starts to hit the road.
After our first 24 hours here: we've said 'Hello' and introduced ourselves to what feels like 50+ people, and we haven't met everyone yet, had a picnic lunch on Muizenburg beach (where there are a few more surfers than in Exmouth), bought pillows and a duvet from the flea market and a secret stash of chocolate for emergencies (very important!).
We are incredibly fortunate to have our own room with an ensuite which is much bigger than our bedroom was in Exmouth. And we are gradually getting to know people. Tomorrow our course starts with a day of teaching from Jon Dawson (a big guy in YWAM) from 8.30am – 6pm!
I think we're both feeling a bit overwhelmed, excited, nervous and uncomfortable but have been reminded that this was exactly what we were wanting to feel when we felt God opening this opportunity for us back in Exmouth.
So we're jumping in, hand in hand and let's see where this adventure takes us!
Much love – Tom and Sarah x
Ode to Exmouth
Today we said goodbye to the beautiful town we've called home for the last 6 years…
Exmouth has been a special place to us in many ways, and will probably always have a special corner of our hearts.
It's home to the train line on which we first met each other as we came down for our interviews to do youth work together. It's the place where I (sarah) learnt to live away from home for the first time. It's where we had the amazing privilege of journeying with young people at school, home and church. It's sea was where we had our first, and last, double kayaking adventure (turns out it's a lot harder than it looks). It's setting for our love story; from shy and awkward beginnings, to deep friendship, love, engagement and the most amazing day of our lives – our beautiful wedding day! It's where we've learnt to do life together and shared our first home.
It's the place where I (sarah) got my first paid jobs and Tom organised two mission trips to South Africa and Malawi. It's home to the wonderful church communities we've been part of and the many generous people who have opened their homes and lives to us. It's the people we've dreamed, laughed, cried, prayed and hoped for more with. It's the place where we've discovered more about our amazing Father and been encouraged to go on new adventures with Him.
It's the setting for where God has shaped and trained and developed us for the journeys yet to come.
Exmouth – you're a beautiful town and you are home to many beautiful, amazing talented and gifted people who have heart and passion. We'll miss you, and the people who call you home. And as we move away and call a new town and city 'home' – we'll always remember you for the many memories you have given us and the time we shared with you.
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Nicky Keefer (skier), Jonah Williams (skier), and Jacob Callaghan (film maker) joined forces with Atomic Skis to make a film that captured a piece of the soul of skiing.
"There's a quiet rythym of leaves as they make their descent…" the narration begins. The music seeps in as the opening credits disappear, and the characters welcome us into their world.
In this world, we find endless, bottomless blankets of powder. Perfectly sculpted jumps and sunsets deep in the backcountry.
The editing flows like a dream, and the harmony of the narration, music and images create a profound feeling of whimsical purpose.
This short film will connect with something deep within you, whether you are a full time skier, or have never seen snow in your life.
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Taxi Trips - Data Issues
The Taxi Trips dataset has not been updated since the July trips due to an issue with the source data. We are working on the problem but do not have an estimated resolution date.
It is possible that once we fully understand and solve the problem, data from past months will be updated.
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I am posting this here, too, along with the 'troubleshooting' forum... Thanks for your patience...
I am so frustrated, but maybe there is hope. (Always the optimist, I am)
I called Sony Tech Support two weeks ago for info on upgrading my RAM on my VGC-RB33GY...
I was upgrading my video card to the GForce8800 GTS640, upgrading my power supply to the OCZ 700W, and also wanted to upgrade the RAM. OCZ makes a great DDR 400MHz/PC3200 Dual Channel RAM kit with timings of 2-3-2-5. They run on 2.6-2.8V.
Tech guy told me that my computer would definitely DEFINITELY accept this RAM and he said it would be a great upgrade. (I waited on hold for an hour for this technical information, and it was very confidently given.) He said that the RAM was supported to 2.75V, and that 2.8 would be 'fine'.
I went and bought this RAM. (2 sets 2-512's, to equal the max capacity of 2GB RAM.) And let me tell you, these are things of beauty...
Upon startup, I receive an error message "serial presence detect error" and it defaults to the lowest settings. No choices, just 'press any key to continue'.
Well, the BIOS is LOCKED, and I can't set the timings or voltages.
My computer is only allowing frequencies of 333 for these (for some unknown reason) although even at this, the speeds are 2.5-3-2-5. (I wonder how fast I can get them at 400MHz, like I was promised... and at the voltages I was promised...)
Anyway, I called Tech Support again today, talked to a different person who said "I'm sorry, but the last tech gave you bad information" and "the BIOS is locked, and can't be changed." When pressed, he forwarded me to some "customer relations" person who said I should put my complaint in writing... like that will help. GRRR!!!
Well, it turns out that I can only run 2.25-2.5V, (what will that do to my RAM/motherboard??), and that the max frequency is going to be 333, because they refuse to help me.
What can I do? Anyone???
If I can't get to the bottom of this and 'fix' it, I'm going to make it my new mission in life to tell EVERYONE to steer clear of Sony because their tech support is not only worthless, but will cost you MONEY if you follow their advice. (Heck, even if I can get to the bottom of this, I don't think I'll ever choose Sony again for computer needs...)
Can anyone help me?
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Festivals and research team up
We had the honor of working again with Europe's Business Festival for Innovation and Digitization, better known as CeBIT.
The adventure began last year when we approached attendees at CeBIT and learned about their past experiences. The result: a real "picture" of entrepreneurship in Germany and Europe for a better understanding of why businesses fail there.
This year we did it again and gathered three times more cases! This allowed us to broaden our analysis and understand new challenges and persistent flaws when doing business. We are so grateful
with everyone at CEBIT for their openness to #sharethefailure.
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Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly feature hosted by Brokeandbookish. This week's theme is Ten Websites I Love That Aren't About Books. Since I am WEAK and I do nothing but think about books all the time, this was way too hard…SO I decided to go with websites I visit more often. Like, all the time. There will be books and travel, and well…let's get to it!
1 • Twitter
Because where do I go to talk about books? Oh, right. That was supposed to be a non-bookish topic? Well, look at me, failing already.
2 • Goodreads
I started, I'm not going to stop now…I spend way too much time on Goodreads, but there are way too many books to be added to my TBR.
3 • Instagram
I love how people can make me travel with just pictures. Or make me hungry, as well. I am on Instagram for travel pictures and food pictures. And bookstagram, because I am forever jealous of those mastering this art.
4 • Booking.com
It's not a secret anymore, I am ALWAYS planning a trip in my head. And well, looking at hotels and places to stay is probably one of my favorite things. #planningfreak
5 • Google Maps
Looking at maps, as well…I just love maps, okay?
6 • Lonely Planet
My favorite guide whenever I go into a city, plan a trip, or anything. I always have my little book with me, but their website is pretty great as well.
7 • Amazon
Here goes…books. Again. I think I spend a lot of time, more than necessary, adding and un-adding books in my basket on Amazon. The need to buy books is just overwhelming, at times…
8 • Pinterest
This is one of these websites I could spend DAYS on, because, well…you can find anything on pinterest, it's like a gold mine..
9 • Tumblr
I can spend days on tumblr as well, but for very different reasons… one of these websites you can scroll endlessly and lose your days. I can't stop.
10 • Wordpress
Couldn't go without that one now, could I ?! This is probably the website I spend the MOST time on, because, blogging. And books. And YOU GUYS. ♥


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'What I tell my kids about terror'
By Jo Abi|
I try not to talk to my kids about terrorism, althought that's been a challenge since the Manchester bombing on May 22, followed by the London Bridge attack at the weekend and yesterday's ISIS-inspired shooting and hostage situation in Melbourne.
Even when I do my best to prevent them watching or hearing the news, it pops up during commercials while we are watching The Voice or my 13-year-old son Philip sees a post about it on social media while doing his homework online.
Philip asks me about it in front of his little brother Giovanni, 9, and sister Caterina, 8, and I'm left struggling to figure out what to say.
Often I'm feeling so upset about it that I don't trust myself to talk to my children about it. Also the fact that when your children range in age, it can be hard to decide what to say that is age-appropriate for all of them.
Developmental psychologist Sandy Rea says that's okay. In fact, she recommends parents take some time out to look after themselves and figure out what to say.
"Ask yourself, 'Am I okay? Can I handle talking about grief? Can I handle talking about death?' So you need to check in with your own feelings and your own anxieties before you even start the conversation," she told 9Honey.
Jo Abi's children Philip, 13, Caterina, 8, and Giovanni, 9. Image: Provided
Normally I can buy myself some time with vague answers, a strategy that works well with all children but particularly younger ones.
Not so on the morning that news of the Ariana Grande bombing attack in Manchester in the U.K. broke.
We happened to be in the car driving to school, listening to a light and fun FM radio station that is normally a safe choice during the eight minutes it takes to drop them off, only to have initial reports of the bomb attack come through in a news update.
Normally they wouldn't pay any attention to the radio at all, except this time they did, as soon as they heard Ariana Grande's name mentioned.
"Mum, what happened to Ariana Grande?"
"Mum, is Ariana Grande okay?"
I didn't have a lot of information to share with them at that stage as details were scarce, but after school my older son and daughter wanted to know what had happened.
We'd been talking about going to a concert or performance together and had just been deciding on which one.
They were scared. I was scared. We were all scared.
I knew I had to tread carefully if I was going to protect my children's sense of security, something they deserve to hold onto as long as possible.
I told them a bomb had gone off at an Ariana Grande concert in London but added that London was far, far away, hoping that by giving it some distance they might feel safer.
I told them that lots of people had been hurt but there were many more people helping them.
Once you've spoken with your children and answered their questions in a considered way, Rea suggests leaving the TV, computer and radio off as much as possible so they aren't bombarded with repeated images of the attrocity.
"We know from past research that children who have been exposed to multiple images of bombings, of terrorism actually internalise and display Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) symptoms the same as children who have witnessed violence first hand.
If your children are feeling distressed, she says a good idea to send a card to the victims or plant a flower in their memories, to give children a sense of empowerment over the incident.
"It's all about reassurance," Rea says. "Tell them they are safe and reassure them that they are secure."
Jo Abi with her children. Image: Provided
For older children, the developmental psychologist says you only need to talk about it if they bring it up, and being present is often good enough.
"Parents set the emotional tone for the family," she explained. If you panic and express fear, they will too."
So while I mentally cancelled plans to take the kids to a concert or performance in the foreseeable future, at least until I am feeling safe again, my children can continue to live their precious lives feeling safe and secure and loved.
Because what's the point of saying or doing anything that takes their feeling away?
What's so wrong with wanting to protect them from the world?
Philip was upset to hear about the Manchester bombing, mostly because he is a huge fan of singer Ariana Grande and would have loved nothing more than to attend her concert one day. Also because of the age of the victims, tributes to whom have been appearing on his social media feeds.
Rea said it's important to explain to children that such incidents are rare, and to point out all the concerts that happen around the world without incident.
In particular Grande's Manchester benefit concert at the weekend.
As for the London Bridge attack and the Melbourne shooting and siege, my children remain blissfully unaware either has happened, and I plan to keep it that way.
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I think I might be bored with HSTs now. I finished the top of the christmas quilt and pressed it all and thought, well, that was fun, time for something new.
Except, well, I can't really start anything new, since I have a whole lotta stuff still to be done in the next week. I did pretty good today though - after I finished the top I got it basted and quilted - now all it needs is trimming down and binding. I've already got the strips cut, and I've got the strips cut to bind that red and green one I made a few weeks ago to see how much I disliked wool batting, but I'm puting it off. I hate binding.
I got the other three christmas sacks finished today too. We always used pillow cases as a kid and then we would lug the pillow cases around to wherever christmas was that year, so this year I have made us some ones in pretty christmas fabric that are still the size of pillow cases, but have squared off bottoms and handles. Handles are handy, as the name suggests.
I made the lining for Casey's bag, and devoted some time to berating myself for deciding to make hers a fancy bag. Bags without pockets and with handles that go from one end to the other instead of up the sides are much, much easier, but she wants a little bit of leather from the back of some jeans sewn to hers and for whatever reason, that makes me feel like the bag has to be as fancy as the pants it came off of.
And I made a stubby holder, just to see if I could remember how to do it. I can - yay me!
Unfortunately, at some point while I was doing all this my phone went flat, so I couldn't take any pictures. It's charging now though, so I'll take a heap in the morning.


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Joshua Bowers is a consultant obstetrician who works on Holby City Hospital's Maternity Unit.
In November 2018, Joshua introduced senior ED nurse Louise Tyler to the Maternity Unit when she was seconded to it for the day. When Louise mentioned that the ED was suffering from a shortage of staff, he suggested moving student nurse Jade Lovall to the department, but, after witnessing her lack of attentiveness, she declined. Later, Jade helped Louise perform a cricothyroidotomy, and Louise told Joshua about her exceptional work. However, Joshua asserted that she would be back to her usual lazy self in no time. When Jade overheard him saying that she wouldn't cut it as a nurse, she took umbrage and left her shift an hour early. (CAS: Episode 1104)
In December, Joshua took his daughter Paloma to the creche. There, he met student nurse Marty Kirkby. Later that day, when he returned to collect his daughter, Marty asked Joshua out for a drink, and he said yes. (CAS: Episode 1107) The next day, Marty tried to talk to Joshua outside the ED, but his attempts at small-talk left a lot to be desired. That afternoon, Marty found him at the coffee shop, and they decided to go on a date. (CAS: Episode 1108)
In January 2019, Joshua and Marty arranged to go out on another date. That afternoon, at daycare, he met Robyn Miller and told her that he knew Charlotte's father. She asked him if he meant Glen Thomas, but Joshua told her that he meant Marty. After realising that Marty wasn't related to Charlotte, he broke up with Marty and asked him to never contact him again. (CAS: Episode 1112)
Behind the scenes
Gareth David-Lloyd portrayed Joshua on Casualty from November 2018 to January 2019.


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The rich, by unfair combinations, contribute frequently to prolong a season of distress among the poor. –Thomas Malthus
I wonder how many people never get the one they want, but end up with the one they're supposed to have- Fried Green Tomatoes
I know the world isn't fair, but why isn't it ever unfair in my favor? –Bill Watterson
Maybe this world is another planet's Hell, the people are fucked!