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Transactions and Rollback with RPM
You should receive a listing like this:
# up2date --list-rollbacks install time: Sun Jul 27 20:49:55 2003 tid:1059353395 [-] goo-1.0-1.0: install time: Tue Jul 29 20:44:25 2003 tid:1059525865 [-] foo-1-2:
This command is handy even if you are not actually using up2date, because the rpm command does not provide a way of displaying such information.
To undo a transaction, use the --undo option, which undoes the last transaction that was installed. Simply type:
# up2date --undo
If you want to roll back multiple transactions, run this command multiple times. The ability to roll back from the GUI is not supported.
RPM normally delivers packages using a best effort strategy, meaning if one or more RPMs fails to install, the remaining RPMs in the transaction still are installed. This is a desirable behavior in some environments, but in others it would be much better if, instead, RPM automatically rolled back the failed transaction. Because I work in such an environment (telecommunications), I wrote a patch called the auto-rollback patch. This patch allows you to configure RPM such that if a transaction fails, RPM automatically rolls back the failed transaction. It does leave behind the failed RPM if it failed in its %post scriptlet; hopefully that soon will be fixed (patches anyone?).
If you would like to use this feature, you can download the patch (or RPMs that have the patch applied) from lee.k12.nc.us/~joden/misc/patches/rpm. Once you have a version of RPM installed with the auto-rollback patch, you need to configure RPM to use the auto-rollback feature. To do so, edit /etc/rpm/macros and add the following macro definition:
%_rollback_transaction_on_failure 1
After doing this, the next time you install/upgrade a set of RPMs and one fails to install, RPM automatically rolls back the failed transaction, except for the failing one if it failed in the %post scriptlet.
RPM transactional rollbacks provide an efficient way of undoing RPM upgrades. They also provide a solid building block upon which system update programs (such as up2date, yum and apt-get) can provide automated rollback functionality. However, transactional rollbacks are not for everyone. To quote Jeff Johnson, "the --rollback option...requires absolutely perfect system administration and is mostly mechanism, not policy." Transactional rollbacks are an all-or-nothing affair. Care must be taken to ensure that all erasures are repackaged, as RPM's ability to roll back transactions is only as good as its source of repackaged packages. The administrator must ensure that extra space is allocated for the storage of the repackaged packages. Finally, RPM's transactional rollback feature is a work-in-progress. That said, RPM transactional rollbacks have come a long way from their beginnings. If you want to ensure that RPM updates to a system can be undone quickly, they may be exactly what the doctor ordered.
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Empty rpms when I use rpm -Uvh --test with transational rollback
When I have repackage_all_erasures on and then do a rpm -Uvh --test it creates empty .rpm files in the /var/spool/repackage area. Has anyone else noticed this? Not sure if this is a bug or a feature.
I just checked whether this affects what happens when I first do a rpm -Uvh --test foo.rpm and then actually do a rpm -Uvh. It doesn't seem to affect anything, the empty foo.rpm is replaced by the real foo.rpm in /var/spool/repackage.
Re: Transactions and Rollback with RPM
Watch out for the situation where you already have rollback rpms in the repackage directory with the same name.
ie. upgrade prog-1.0-1 to 1.1-1 and create a prog-1.0-1.i386.rpm file in the rollback package directory. Perform an up2date --undo, which backs out version 1.1 and puts version 1.0 back. It leaves the rollback RPMS hanging around and if you don't delete them, your next upgrade of prog-1.0 will fail to generate the rollback packages with an error like.
Warning: The following packages are being updated, but these packages
have already been repackaged and this is currently not supported.
Repackage support for this transaction has been disabled.
And now you have no rollback available, but the previous rollback packages have been removed!!
So remember, manually remove your rollback packages after you have performed a rollback.
This is fixed, but I forget in which version...
I fixed this in the HEAD of rpm about a your ago. That said, I don't know which official versions have this fix. Basically, the rollback needed to remove the repackaged packages that it used in the rollback. If your current version of RPM does not do this, I can probably produce a patch pretty quickly.
Finally, just so you know, the latest version of RPM will have several fixes for transactional rollbacks (all done by Jeff Johnson), and will have the latest autorollback patches in it. This will be the 4.4.3 release of rpm. There are many other fixes and features.
Re: Transactions and Rollback with RPM
Couldn't this rollback feature automaticly remove the rolled back package?
Anyone, a patch?
I would do it if I could....
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Encoding and Decoding using MMF based Codec( CMMFCodec )
The MultiMediaFramework(MMF) provides support for software codecs to be used for encoding the audio data to some other codec type and also decoding the encoded audio data. CMMFCodec is the ECom plugin class which provides these services.
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// The Destination buffer must be filled after codec processing.
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CMMFDescriptorBuffer* dstbuf = CMMFDescriptorBuffer::NewL(32);
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TCodecProcessResult result = encoder->ProcessL(*srcbuf, *dstbuf):
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As the city's much-watched college scholarship program enters its second semester, 105 New Haven Promise students are persisting in college thanks to a partial scholarship, and 10 have put their studies on hold.
That was the takeaway from a midpoint report released Wednesday by New Haven Promise, the city's new college scholarship program funded by Yale and the Community Foundation for Greater New Haven. The scholarship offers up to a free ride in in-state colleges and universities to city kids who attend New Haven Public Schools, perform community service, keep up a B average in school and stay out of trouble.
The first class of students, who earned the scholarships last spring, is currently going through its first year at 16 Connecticut colleges and universities.
Ivan Gusman (pictured), the son of a Mexican migrant farm worker, is one student still enrolled in college into the second semester.
In total, 115 NHPS grads ended up qualifying for scholarships, according to Promise spokeswoman Betsy Yagla. Students have one year, until this fall, to claim that scholarship and enroll in school. Yagla said 103 Promise students enrolled in college in the fall, earning $45,000 in scholarships. Because the program is being phased in, they received up to 25 percent of the scholarship, which is up to full tuition at public in-state colleges and universities and up to $2,500 at in-state private nonprofit colleges and universities.
Of that group, Yagla said, 10 are not currently enrolled in school. Some alerted Promise ahead of time that they're taking the spring semester off for "personal reasons." Others who hadn't enrolled in the fall did enroll in the spring, bringing the total to 105 students currently enrolled, for a total scholarship of $48,000.
Students have five years to use a four-year scholarship and three years to use a two-year scholarship. Yale University has pledged up to $4 million per year to fund the program; the Community Foundation provides the staff that run it and track student progress.
High school seniors have until April 2 to sign up for the scholarship here. Yagla encouraged all students to apply even if they plan to study out of state, so they can keep Promise as a Plan B. So far, 2,279 city high school students have signed a pledge to abide by the rules of the program.
Yagla said the program is off to a good start. Of the students who unenrolled for the spring semester for various reasons, "most of the kids have every intention of going back," she said.
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Community means caring: caring for people. Dietrich Bonhoeffer[1] says: "He who loves community destroys community; he who loves the brethren builds community." A community is not an abstract ideal. We are not striving for perfect community. Community is not an ideal; it is people. It is you and I. In community we are called to love people just as they are with their wounds and their gifts, not as we would want them to be. Community means giving them space, helping them to grow. It means also receiving from them so that we too can grow. It is giving each other freedom; it is giving each other trust; it is confirming but also challenging each other. We give dignity to each other by the way we listen to each other, in a spirit of trust and of dying to oneself so that the other may live, grow and give.
- Jean Vanier, From Brokeness to Community, pp 35-36
1. Dietrich Bonhoeffer (1906-1945) was a German theologian, pastor, preacher, radio broadcaster, and prolific writer in the 1930s and early-1940s.
I am 38-years-old and I live with my mom and dad …I mean we live with my mom and dad: my husband, our four children and I. This unusual, for this day and age, arrangement was not stumbled into out of necessity but rather rigorously thought through and carefully planned out. We've combined our resources, finished our basement, and committed to helping one another as our kids grow, and as my parents age with dignity in the house they know and love. Oh, and my brother and his family live right around the corner.
"I can't imagine," I've been told, repeatedly, "spending that much time with my family." People wince when I even mention it, picturing decades worth of childhood baggage all out there and open, complicating every interaction entered into from morning till night. And I admit, this might have been a more difficult transition in my twenties when I was very sensitive about having my decisions questioned, assuming the worst about innocent comments and keeping my "new mom," "new wife," "new adult" guard always up and ready for an attack. But I'm older now, and a lot more comfortable in my own skin.
This is not to say there wasn't an adjustment period to get through; living with family is a whole lot different than visiting with them. Open and honest communication is absolutely essential for sharing a home. There is no room for grudge holding or passive-aggessiveness. On the other side of working through the initial kinks, however, lay a comfortable rhythm as we learn what it takes to make this particular household run smoothly and each participate in that process by applying our unique gifts and considering our different schedules. We've carved out areas within our house for needed privacy and downtime.
I have treasured the special relationships I've developed with my brother's girls, and the powerful bonds my own kids have forged with their cousins as they float freely between our house and their house, feeling at home and unconditionally loved in each. We've built a rock solid support base for the children, and for each other, in which our values and beliefs are shared, validated, and celebrated. We gladly receive guests into our lives, as often as possible, again making use of our distinct strengths (and square footage) when it comes to hospitality. My brother and his wife have extra bedrooms. We have the larger kitchen. My sister-in-law, Paige, is an excellent baker and delights in pouring loveliness into even the smallest of welcoming gestures, my mother a meticulous housekeeper and detail manager enabling our home to be ready at all times for impromptu visitors and maintaining order and calm for us. I'm good at following directions and delight in conversation and fellowship.
Living in community has demanded a lot from me. I can't just think about myself anymore; I am but part of a whole. My actions, or lack thereof, effect everyone. I've had to work harder at guarding my tongue, letting go of sweating the small stuff, and habitually giving others the benefit of the doubt. Living in community is teaching me discipline, self-control, empathy, humility, and gifting all of us involved with a fortifying sense of rootedness.
Community living is most definitely not for everyone, nor a venture to be undertaken lightly. But I'm here to tell you neither is it impossible, outlandish, backward, a really harebrained idea. We've leapt outside the box and not only have I lived to tell about it, but I am thankful. Being available to care for my parents when they one day need our assistance, and receiving so much physical, emotional, and spiritual support from them now is …beautiful. We're prayerfully taking it one day at a time – serving one another, forgiving one another, and learning more about ourselves as we go.
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One of these days I will get to go to a gaming expo in this country for not work. It's been a while :P. On the flip side it's awesome to get to talk to people about Prison Architect particularly with people that have bought the game and are enjoying it. On the down side, bloody hell my legs hurt hell right now. I try not to sit down too much so that it looks like I'm willing to talk to people, but my normal job usually involves sitting on my butt for the entire day so standing up for four days with few breaks hurts. I also got to see some games this year too! Far less than I would've liked, didn't get to check out the indie arcade section which is a separate section that has a bunch of smaller indies but always has cool stuff to show off. Didn't even get hands on with new consoles or Oculus HD which would've been fun to do but ah well. Now I'm going to talk about some of the things I did get to see, unsurprisingly they were all within like a 20 meter radius from our booth.
I suck at stealth games. Mike Bithell's next game doesn't make me not suck at stealth games. At the beginning of one of the levels I dropped the Beagle noisemaker at my feet attracting a guard who promptly filled me with bullets. It seems like it could be a cool game, it's fairly fast paced as far as stealth games, not quite as fast as something like Monaco but it's not super methodical either.
War For The Overworld
A spiritual successor to Dungeon Keeper and it really shows. There are differences between that old game and this one, but the core of digging out tunnels and excavating to make rooms to attract creatures into your lair are very much in this game. They had a pair of levels on the floor but I only had time to get through the tutorial. It's on Steam Early Access right now, it's still fairly early but there's enough of a chunk to see where they want to go with it. Hoping for great things from them.
Frozen Endzone
Similar to Mode 7's previous game Frozen Synapse. Turn based game but the turns play out simultaneously. Thematically it's robot rugby, I don't know the rules to that game. Similarly I didn't get time to figure out how you really play and I was there in the morning before the Mode 7 guys were at the booth so I ran the ball into my own end zone by accident. Oops.
As someone that uses Twitter and not Facebook, this game is super weird. It takes the idea that you are on a space station and you spend most of your time on Spacebook to make friends, relationships and also schmooze your way into the good graces of other people. Unfortunately for you, you also happen to wear a redshirt so if you value life you wish to avoid ever being on an away mission. It's really interesting. Also when I put the headphones on I burst out laughing because the opening music is all kinds of perfect.
And because I can't end this post on a positive note, I did hear that there was a transphobic incident on the last day of the show which is super shitty. Eurogamer were made aware of it and it seems like they've been good about it but the damage is kind of done the second it happens. The folk at Eurogamer have done their best to make it a welcoming show so it sucks to hear that awfulness manages to creep in despite that.
Not super in depth on anything in this post but I got back earlier tonight and just sat down and did nothing for an hour and that felt lovely. Wanted to write something just to wrap up the show. And now to sleep.


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Major HighlightsWestminster's environmental science/studies program is a challenging interdisciplinary curriculum that combines academic rigor with real world experience (field trips, field courses, and internships). Environmental studies emphasizes the social/political/human attributes of the environment and environmental science focuses on the scientific aspects. A required internship program ensures that students in environmental science have first-hand experience with issues of the day while developing professional contacts.
Cool ClassesIntroduction to Physical Geology students take field trips to examine rock formations, travel through caves and examine landforms along streams. Introductory environmental science students travel to the wastewater treatment plant, landfill and water district wells. Advanced geography students use geographic information to make computerized spatial maps. One of the newest field courses takes students to Argentina.
Other ExperiencesThe program also offers opportunities for off-campus study of the national parks of the United States as well as Costa Rica and the geology of Hawaii. An integrative capstone course draws together skills learned in the natural and social sciences to write and defend an environmental impact statement for an off-campus project.
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Quote from Student"Being an environmental science major at Westminster has opened my eyes to the urgent attention needed in this field. I enjoy going to the classes and relating what's being taught to what we see going on in the outside world. Due to the dedication of the faculty in the program, along with the content, I would say this is one of the more successful fields at Westminster College." ---Jason Williams
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With all of the people asking, "What are you doing for earth day?" a few of us decided to push the envelope a bit further this year. After recently meeting with Tom Suffoletto, VP of Buffalo Greenworks, it was decided that, regardless of size, Buffalo is in need of a green (energy) demonstration park. As luck would have it, we were meeting at Five Points Bakery when the plot was hatched, and if you're familiar with that intersection, then you know that there is a parcel of land across the street that is, at this point, underutilized.
It was also fortunate that the person who owns half of the parcel, Kevin Gardner of Five Points Bakery, was busy working behind the counter. Kevin told us that it has been his desire to turn the land into an edible greenscape, where he could grow the fruits and vegetables needed for his pizzas, baked goods etc. Since that initial meeting, we have met with Tom's business partner, Tim Nelson who has agreed to test out the property to see how it would lend itself to wind and solar devices. When we met at the site, we were greeted by Rob Stuhr, who owns one of the neighboring houses – perfect for testing out the conditions. Since Rob has been a huge catalyst for change at the corner he was excited to hear about the proposal and agreed to set up a wind gauge as soon as possible.
Further steps and ideas to get the green demonstration park off the ground are:
-Build a sheltered gazebo with storage for battery cells along with a pole for the windmill and solar panel roof
-Research building a brick oven where Kevin would be able to cook food grown at site
-Establish a rainwater feature that would utilize drip irrigation, while providing a visual hook for visitors
-Design a compost spin bin, incorporating an artistic element if possible
Our group is looking for additional affordable ideas to make this small park a big green attraction, where students could come to see first hand the benefits of being green. At the same time, the park will give businesses and homeowners the opportunity to learn how to incorporate wind and solar into their homes and office buildings. It's not as expensive as you might think, and the process is not very complicated either. Until now, the problem has been an 'out of sight, out of mind' issue. By showing people 'up close' that these ideas are practical and obtainable, the hope is to see more small scale solar and wind power in our neighborhoods.
If you would like to help with this effort, please send me an email. We are planning on getting this off the ground soon, and will be hosting a gazebo-raising event in weeks to come. As for the timeline, we are anticipating the park to be operable this summer, and it is our hope to establish an annual green harvest festival this fall with some fun get-togethers along the way.
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CREDIT UPI Photograph 1958 as shown following: |
A magnificently human and rare photograph of Tana Louise in action, for some reason taken by a UPI photographer in 1958. As such, one of the very few of the dancer that I know of taken during a dance performance. October 19, 1958. As the original caption reads, Ms. Louse was shaking it in a New York Cafe as yet unidentified.
Why was a UPI stringer sent to photograph Tana on that date? Or even at all? Her then consort, the fetish innovator Leonard Burtman would not have his inventory confiscated by the Feds until 6 months later. We can be thankful the group of photographs (only one shown) turned up on eBay, as to my knowledge they were never published. They aren't posed publicity or pin up shots…but of a working woman putting on quite a show. Much more common are the photos Lenny and his buddy Sam took of Tana dressed in gear which was as the time, to say the least, unconventional.
Tana Louise (and wares) "Catalog C-4" No Date Burmel Publishing |
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There are thousands of untold stories from the golden days of sleaze, as this blog proves, and that there have been over 1500 posts on this blog already indicates how many more are to be told. Yet, from this writer's perch, Tana Louise is the MAJOR untold story of the 1950s. A story not even scratched. More revelations about Tana Louise will be in the forthcoming book TIMES SQUARE SMUT DUE IN NOVEMBER 2014. Stay Tuned.


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Nothing [Hoffman's] written would prepare you for the gravitas of her new book, an immersive historical novel about Masada during the Roman siege in the 1st century. The Dovekeepers is an enormously ambitious, multi-part story, richly decorated with the details of life 2,000 years ago.... Hoffman doesn't ignore the larger-than-life leaders and their deadly clash, but her creative path into Masada is from the ground up: not through its generals and warriors, but through its mothers, daughters and wives. The result is a high-minded feminist story of unassailable seriousness.
Ron Charles - Washington Post
Almost too dense to bear, Hoffman's 23rd novel is brimming with doom, based on the story of the mass suicide of Jewish Zealots at Masada as recorded by the historian Josephus. Set in the first century, the blood-soaked saga unfolds from the perspectives of four courageous Jewish women whose lives converge in the dovecotes of the rebel desert stronghold. Yael is an assassin's daughter who flees Jerusalem as it falls to the Romans, arriving pregnant with the child of her father's married colleague. Revka, her husband murdered by the Romans, comes with her two grandsons, rendered mute after witnessing their mother's disembowelment by Roman soldiers. Shirah, from Alexandria, possibly a witch, brings her beautiful daughter Aziza, who having learned the ways of men among the tribesmen of Moab, uses her warrior's skills to fight in this last stand against the Roman legions. Suspicious of one another early on, the women, each with her own secrets and talents, powerful lovers and magical spells, soon develop a loyalty so fierce that they are willing to sacrifice everything for each other and for the children they are entrusted with. Hoffman can tell a tale and knows about creating compassionate characters, but the leaden archaic prose style she uses tells more than it shows. Massive descriptive paragraphs slow the action, until, by the end, the reader is simply worn out.
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Only two women and five children of more than 900 people survived the Roman siege of Masada in the year 73 C.E. after the suicide pact of the Jewish rebels there, according to the historian Josephus. In this well-researched novel, Hoffman vividly brings this tragedy to life, as four women who take care of the dovecote at the fortress tell their stories. Seeking refuge at Masada after the fall of Jerusalem and the destruction of the temple are Yael, the daughter and sister of Sicarii, professional assassins, and Revka, who with her two mute grandsons has just witnessed the horrific murder of the boys' mother in the desert. Shirah and her warrior daughter Aziza come from Moab. Considered a healer and a witch, Shirah still worships the ancient goddess Ashtoreth. Hoffman finds poetry and beauty, dignity and honor, even in those perilous, blood-soaked times. VERDICT This powerful and gripping novel about survival and endurance will stay with you for a long time. —Leslie Patterson, Rehoboth, MA
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Hoffman births literature from tragedy: the destruction of Jerusalem's Temple, the siege of Masada and the loss of Zion.... The plot is intriguingly complex, with only a single element unresolved. An enthralling tale rendered with consummate literary skill.
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"Carnage" Late Movie Review
Cast: Jodie Foster, Christoph Waltz
Writers: Yasmina Reza, Roman Polanski
Director: Roman Polanski
** and 1/2*'s out of four.
I rarely get a chance to go to an actual theatre as often as I should. Let me rephrase that last sentence. I never get a chance to see an actual play in theatres. Mainly because most plays are really expensive. Hell the cost of most 3D/IMAX movies with food included are less spendy than a lot of local plays. That is why I love it when stage plays are adapted to the big screen and this latest from Director Roman Polanski works very well. This is the funniest movie from him since "The Fearless Vampire Killers "
The Premise of the story involves two parents getting together to discuss a fight their sons were having. Jodie Foster and John C. Reilly play the parents of the boy that was attacked. Kate Winslet and Christoph Waltz play the parents of the boy who initiated the fight. Instead of calling in lawyers and giving everyone a legal headache. The are convinced that they can discuss this problem like civil people without going overboard. Of course we all know that the more civil you try to act with others you disagree with. The less civil you actually become.
I was very impressed at how funny this actually was. There are some really good genuine laugh out loud moments and the cast is really good at dissecting this dialogue from Yasmina Reza's play "Le Dieu Du Carnage". If you love watching actors perform or are studying the craft of acting. This is a great movie to watch because even though it's all set in one room. The characters and conversations keep the story going at a good pace so that it never slows down. The only problem I had was that it just ends abruptly. There is no real visable conclusion and I expect a lot of people are going to have an issue with that.as well. It reminded me of a very funny Monty Python Sketch that has been expanded to a feature length, but than just ends without any explanation or cool transition .
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Long-time regulars just call it Nesbitt's, and so should you. Dublin is full of pubs, but there's nothing like the character of this landmark watering hole, serving up drinks since 1867. It's the real deal, with carved timber, old wooden floors, and an ornate papier-mâché ceiling, plus snugs (tiny, semiprivate rooms just off the bar) and partitioned areas favored by politicians and economists. Nesbitt's is around the corner from the Dáil (Ireland's Parliament), and they say that decisions about the economy are made here on a daily basis. So, people-watch with wild expectations—Gorbachev, Bono, and Nobel Prize–winning poet Seamus Heaney have all tipped a pint here (although not together—yet). There's pretty good pub food on weekdays, including shepherd's pie, hearty soups, and tasty grilled-cheese sandwiches. Patrons have even coined their own noun: "Nesbittspeak."
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Man sought for racist abuse in east London
A security guard was forced to lock himself inside a shop after suffering a tirade of racist abuse.
Photos have been released of the suspect by British Transport Police. The man struck last month at Boxpark, a pop-up mall next to Shoreditch Overground station.
The 34-year-old security guard was standing outside a shop as staff were leaving for the day when the man approached.
He asked to use a toilet in the store but the guard said there wasn't one and directed him to a nearby public toilet.
The man then subjected the guard to racist abuse and intimidating behaviour causing him to lock himself in the shop until he left along Bethnal Green Road.
Sergeant Emma Weir, investigating officer, said: "This was a frightening experience for the guard who was faced with threatening behaviour and vile racial abuse.
"This kind of behaviour will not be tolerated by British Transport Police and I'd urge anyone who may recognise the man pictured to come forward and help officers in this investigation."
The incident took place on the evening of Tuesday, April 10.
Anyone with information is asked to contact British Transport Police on 0800 40 50 40 quoting B7/LNA of 17/05/2012. Information can also be passed to the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.


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4 Entertainly informativepuzzledmonkey | 22/06/2007 | See all puzzledmonkey's reviews (23)If you like to annoy people by being able to correct them or are simply entertained by useless, yet amusing facts then buy this book.It's a great coffee table book or one to leave in the toilet for guests to read whilst they wait. It is fairly humouress in it's tone.If you like Qi then buy this book.
4 good book.. not entirlely what was expected.mananam | 24/05/2007 | See all mananam's reviews (9)this title is a book that is slightly humourus but not amazing it is mainly just a book about the general mistakes people make, for example henry VIII only had 2 wives, legally, yes he married 6 women but 4 of those where annuled so never legally happened. so if like me you like to correct you r friends when they make general mistakes of knowledge buy this, and also if you like to find out what your saying is right or wrong then also buy buy buy.
5 when is the next one out?Chrispy333 | 12/06/2007 | See all Chrispy333's reviews (22)Well if you saw the BBC2 series of QI you will have heard most of the content already but it does go into a bit more depth.I found it was really quite an humerous and enjoyable read... besides you can bore the pants off everyone with your knowledge of where dishwashers came from and why as well as the true colour of a Oompa Loompa and more about diamonds, St Bernard dogs and space.
5 Fantastic.Muramasa89 | 28/02/2010 | See all Muramasa89's reviews (5)I can't really say much more than anyone else has said.I love humour and intelligence, so them combined is perfect for me.Though I have to say, on pages 90 and 91 (have not yet finished), they have a fact wrong in regards to the Black Plague and the Great Fire Of London (1666). They mention the correction in series 7, episode 10, 'Greats' (perhaps the XL version, I am not sure). Least they corrected themselves though!
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Very impressive video, and a top performance! Your young Female GSD is sharp and quick in response. Now I do not know what I am looking at to comment or judge performance in a competition, but I would be very pleased to have a Shepherd that good and quick... I gather IPO and SchH are pretty much the same. From looking at your GSD in performance, with that temperment and hackles up fearlessness, I am encouraged to go this direction as a discipline/activity for my new dog. In my inexperienced eye, it would seem to me that a dog that good could progress to a general bite suit instead of the targeted competition arm offered, if someone wanted to go to personal protection. In the arm hold, a couple of dogs in Australia have been lost holding an Attacker with a knife, sadly.. For my use, not just sport, this looks like a great step to the full suit training... Vislor, I admit I know nothing of this sport, but have ten years with two GSDs, and to my eye you have Star there!!! Great job of training Her, very verry impressive for a young female GSD... You should be very proud of Her... |
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very nice, Ashley!
I love following your videos, Tilly is looking great!!
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We will try her on a bite suit when she's a bit older. Whilst she's young we're just concentrating on developing her prey drive, which is very low compared to her natural defence drive. Balancing the drives is hard work!
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The November data breach that affected as many as 110 million Target customers could have been stopped in its tracks, according to a story published Thursday by Bloomberg.
Speaking with more than ten former Target employees and eight people with knowledge of the hack, Bloomberg said that Target already had in place a sophisticated malware detection system designed by security firm FireEye. The $1.6 million system was set up specifically to identify hacks and cyberattacks before they had a chance to do real damage.
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The race for the cure may have cost one member of the 'TVD' gang his (or her) life!
Still bumming around on the island, the Mystic Falls gang was dealt a major blow on the Feb. 14 episode of The Vampire Diaries when they learned there's only one dose of the cure! Of course, that piece of news paled in comparison to the crushing loss suffered in the episode's final moments — and the shocking return I didn't see coming.
Huge, major, game-changing spoilers ahead…
Jeremy Gilbert, Fallen Hunter
Professor Eyebrows (David Alpay) took Jeremy (Steven R. McQueen) and Bonnie (Kat Graham) down a rabbit hole — oh my God, I get the episode title now! — so she could touch Jeremy's boob again and cast a spell from it. Bonnie "saw" Grams (Jasmine Guy), who convinced her to "feed" Silas so she could be permanently revived, but Jeremy was quick to snap Bonnie out of her delusions. Unfortunately, he chose to do it with his shirt on this time. Bummer.
They eventually stumbled on the cure — and Silas' frozen body — but soon discovered that the only way to bring him back would be to feed him some blood. Vaughn knocked out Bonnie and almost killed Jeremy, but Elena (Nina Dobrev) swooped in to save the day. Or, at least, we thought it was Elena!
It turned out to be Katherine, who wasted no time reminding us all what an unforgivable bitch she is. After forcing Jeremy onto Silas' chompers, she left him for dead, which is exactly what happened; Silas snapped Jeremy's neck, and the episode ended with poor little Gilbert lying lifeless on the floor of the cave. In complete silence.
Is Jeremy really dead?! Is this real life?!
In the promo for next week's episode, Elena is seen insisting that Jeremy isn't dead, which makes me think we shouldn't mourn him quite yet. And even if he is dead, this wouldn't be the first time. Isn't his revival the whole reason Grams is where she is anyway?! Magic can fix anything! (Or, at least, that's what I'm telling myself.)
Caroline & Klaus Play 'Let's Make A Deal'
Meanwhile in Mystic Falls, Caroline (Candice Accola) and Tyler (Michael Trevino) worked tirelessly to crack the password on the sword, Da Vinci Code-style — and by "worked tirelessly," I mean they literally let Klaus (Joseph Morgan) do all the work because neither of them speak a single word of Aramaic. Surprise, Surprise!
For turning Klaus' hybrids against him — along with a million other sexy transgressions — the original Original decided it was only fair to kill Tyler. Naturally, Caroline tried to convince him otherwise, and she kind of succeeded. Kind of. Klaus agreed to give Tyler a "head start" before killing him, which was actually pretty generous when you consider Klaus' history of compromises.
So Tyler and Caroline were forced to say goodbye yet again — I've lost count of how many times he's had to skip town at this point — and their farewell just as emotional as it always is. And because Bonnie got KO'd, her spell wore off, finally allowing Klaus to leave his tiny magical prison.
But even amid all the Katherine/Jeremy/Klaus insanity, there was still time for relationship development for Elena, Stefan (Paul Wesley) and Damon (Ian Somerhalder). Not a lot, but definitely enough for a little face-off:
Do you think Jeremy is really dead? Are you glad Katherine's back in town? And if only one vampire can have the cure, who do you think should take it? Drop me a comment with your thoughts, theories and reactions to this week's insane ending!
— Andy Swift
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Posted at 7:07 AM on February 15, 2013
I still am in denial over Jeremy's 'apparent' death. I truly believe that he isn't truly gone and if he really is, then shame on the writers. Jeremy wasn't just one of my favourite characters but rather a huge role. Yeah, he's had his moments where you'd think, 'Why exactly is he here again?' but to use him as an important role this season and just cut him off just as his character had become so interesting would be a completely stupid move. As for Katherine, it's good to see her back… but unless she is going to play an important role for the rest of the season, I don't even understand the point.
I can't really make a judgment of the episode until I see the next few because, yes… it's a great episode but at the same time it might just be the episode that makes me reconsider where exactly this show is going…
Posted at 5:57 AM on February 15, 2013
I understand that Delena fans are disappointed but the truth is, this is the reality of their relationship. I've always had faith in the writers because they know their characters more than we do, how can they not…they moulded them. The hype surrounding Delena was so big but I always suspected that they wouldn't work for the long haul…it was just too difficult. Elena needs him to be different and while I'm sure he would have completely changed himself and what he wanted for her, I think it's already evident that he's tired. His happiness was short lived and I know they may love each other and even try again later on but ultimately the writers know who Elena is more compatible with.
Posted at 2:15 PM on February 15, 2013
I just don't believe that Delena wouldn't work. It doesn't make sense. Yes Stefan is a good listener and he loves talking about feelings, but that doesn't mean he makes a better boyfriend. Delena haven't even had the chance to have a relationship, there are too many obstacles. 1-Sire bond, 2- Stefan, 3-every single character going against them, 4-Damon's insecurity, 5-Elena wanting to be human, 6-constant physical separation….I could go on. What gives them potential as the ultimate couple is their willingness to accept each others flaws, they trust each other, they have passion, they feel consumed by each other, they fight desperately for the people they love, and they laugh together and no matter what they strengthen one another and don't let the other get away with any bullshit. Its such a wonderful dynamic, and i really really miss how they used to be. I think the writers made a huge mistake with the sire bond and they seem to be stuck in a repetitive mode where they recycle the characters old behaviours and arcs. I don't believe they know their characters. I think its Julie Plec trying to placate the fandoms but doing a terrible job of it. There are many missed opportunities to have Elena and Damon bond. And next week we find out that Elena leaves and Damon stays on the island. MORE separation, big surprise. This is a chance for Damon to step up and be there for Elena, and maybe, just maybe, use the sire bond as a positive thing and tell her to stay calm and tell her not to turn off her humanity. But God forbid the writers would keep Damon and Elena in the same room or scene for more than 3 mins.
Posted at 5:13 AM on February 15, 2013
This is my worst episode ever!!!I can't believe all everyone cares about it delena's sinking relationship and stefan blood drinking…my god!!!jeremy just freaking died!!!!am I the only one who was watching!!!!ok so he's died a few times but I've got a bad feeling about this time around!!!right now all I want this that bitch katherine to die!!!why the hell did she take the cure..???!!!the only thing that would make me happy is to see katherine tortured to death…can't believe I still have tears in my eyes..oooh…poor jer!!!!!!*sobs*
Posted at 8:59 PM on February 15, 2013
Its sad that Jer died, but to be honest, I've seen him die so many times now I just don't feel shocked anymore. I liked him, and I hope he comes back! Loosing him and Tyler would suck, seriously. But to answer your question, why do we care about Delena's sinking relationship? Because, personally, that's my favourite part of the show and its sucks to see it treated this way. I hope you feel better about Jeremy. Hugs.
Posted at 2:38 AM on February 15, 2013
Hey x, at 12:56 you really said it all. I totally agree with you. I am really disappointed with Julie Plec too. I always knew she adored Stefan, but it's time to give Damon his chance and she is not going to let that happen. It has gotten to a point now that I stop watching the show while it is airing and tape it so I can fast forward to some of the bull. It is getting boring again. Klaus makes the show exciting and he is leaving for his own show.
Posted at 1:06 AM on February 15, 2013
Here's where the logic in this episode fails. 1-Silas is desiccated so why bother killing him? 2-Why are there 5 hunters when apparently only one is needed for the spell? 3-Why didn't Damon recover from his wounds? 4-When did Stefan learn to drink from a blood bag, thought he was a "vegetarian"? 5-Why didn't Elena recover from her wounds? 6-Why didn't Katherine feed the unconscious hunter to Silas rather than Jeremy? 7-Why is Damon giving Elena up?????? 8-Why didn't Caroline run away with Tyler? None of this episode made sense. I don't even get why the hunter kidnapped Damon in the first place. If he had been spying on them for so long he would know that no one ever saves Damon. Ugh. This episode was so annoying. Its fallen into a pattern of dull, dull , dull, last five minutes exciting.
Posted at 1:33 AM on February 15, 2013
1} I guess to make it final
2}In case one dies you dont need to wait for another one to awaken to get on with the hunt
3} He was bleed near dry when that happens you need human to recover least it takes a while
4} Since last season he came to terms and learned to feed every now and then instead of going all crazy rampage anytime he happens to feed
5} They were some pretty serious wonds and I'm guessing she also had her neck snapped as even with vampires sometimes it takes a while to heal especially when you get your neck snapped
6} I guess she was just being cruel {plus dramatic effect for the audience and something to look forward to come next episode}
7} I guess he's just tired of fighting
8} Because I supposed she thought by staying she could help delay Klaus by means of distraction
9} I guess he kidnapped him because he was the only one alone
Eh I still find the show interesting and will keep watching till it ends
Posted at 1:55 AM on February 15, 2013
Thanks for your answers Shane! I still don't think that Stefan can handle his blood, because if he could then he would have helped Elena in her change. But I'll let that go because the fact that Damon would give up just blew my mind! I thought at first that Prof Shadypants may have hypnotized him to say what he said to Elena last ep, but then to see Damon just give up was too much to watch. It goes against his character. Damon has always chosen Elena, in every single situation, he'd do anything for her, so why he would give her up now is just insane. I guess what everyone has been saying to him has really effected him, its just disappointing. I want him to fight for love, not roll over and bail.
Posted at 7:02 AM on February 15, 2013
1. Perhaps killing Silas could end up killing all the vampires in the world. That's what hunters are created for.
2. If one of them dies unfortunately, others can keep up with the hunter's mission to kill vampires. (a subtle coincidence with the Originals, also 5 siblings)
3. Damon was injured and tortured so badly by the hunter that he needed more time to recover. (the hunter actually got some powerful weapons, see how he knocked out Rebekah within seconds)
4. We could assume that it was animal blood in the blood bag. He prepared them for the journey perhaps?
5. Maybe Katerina hurt her badly so she needed a moment to recover (remember when Caroline was snapped by Rebekah and it took her a while to revive after April came in)
6. I was thinking perhaps she did not know that Jeremy is a hunter and used him as a normal human to feed Silas. Katerina was afraid that using the hunter might cause her trouble? Because she's supposed to know nothing about the "hunter's curse" before Jeremy shouted out.
7. Quoting Elena: "Every time you think you don't deserve it, you just ruin it."
8. Caroline should stay in Mystic Falls at that particular moment to offer assistance once these island gang needed. And she could keep an eye on Klaus for Tylor's safety.
9. Grabbing Damon may be because the hunter wanted a hostage when the Mystic Fall gang stood up to fight against him. Since Damon is the one who does not want the cure at all and it would be safe for the hunter in the sense that Damon would not tussle with him for the cure. (but Damon would do it for Elena. I'll say, yes, I agree with you; this makes no sense)
I'm not justifying every illogical mistake but it would be fun to recap the plots before.
And I must say that some of my answers are also nonsense.
And here comes my question: Why can't the originals be killed if their hearts were ripped out. If they can dodge in incredible speed, why can't someone do this when they were weakened, say, by vervain (Rebekah was once weakened by this on her party); or by dagger (when they were in the coffins)?
Posted at 9:07 PM on February 15, 2013
Question. Why are hunters made to kill vampires if their job is to kill Silas? That means that Silas is a vampire and he spawned other vampires, which would mean that the originals are not the only blood lines that exist. So some vampires wouldn't die if the originals were killed but only if Silas was. Still, the guy is mummified in a tomb, why even bother creating hunters? Why wouldn't the witches just feed him blood and force the cure down his throat then kill him? Hunters seem pretty unnecessary to me.
Posted at 9:08 PM on February 15, 2013
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Posted at 9:02 PM on February 15, 2013
Stefan was never able to drink from a blood bag in season 1, and only when he was hiding his blood addiction did he drink human blood. Since he came back from being a ripper he went cold turkey. That's when Damon tried to teach him self control. I just don't remember seeing him make the decision to drink human blood, because if he was, then why would he teach Elena to hunt animals and not drink from bags?
Posted at 12:56 AM on February 15, 2013
The only reason I watch this show was for Damon and this episode turned him into a useless wimp that gives up the girl he loves. WTF?!?!?! I'm sorry but did anyone else feel like Damon was completely out of character this episode? He spent YEARS trying to win Elena over and now that he FINALLY gets to be with her he just throws it away??!! I mean come on! Ever since Damon and Elena slept together the writers have done everything to keep them apart and change their relationship and essentially killed Delena. I feel like its over. Elena didn't even care that Damon was kidnapped and tortured. She left Damon. I would NEVER leave my boyfriend behind bleeding and in pain no matter what. And then she calls out for Stefan and has a heart to heart with him on the beach? You know, I always knew that Julie Plec loved Stelena, I just never thought she'd stoop so low as to not even give Damon and Elena a real relationship. I expected a lot more from this episode. Disappointed in every way possible.
Posted at 9:57 AM on February 15, 2013
Posted at 3:10 PM on February 15, 2013
He didn't just give up on Elena. I think he was completely in character. He loves her and will always do whatever it takes to make her happy. In his own words to Elena he said "I can't be selfish with you" and that is what he continues to prove. He loves her and if she wants the cure then he will make sure she gets it because he wants her to be happy. No he wasn't ripping heads off to accomplish that but he was still in character. He is allowed to be sad because he thinks if she gets the cure it is the end for them but as Elena said to Stefan even is she becomes human again she isn't the same person so how about all the Delena shippers relax a bit and see what happens before freaking out and assuming that Stefan and Elena will be back together so fast. You would think you would just enjoy the fact that Delena are together now.
Posted at 12:51 AM on February 15, 2013
Posted at 12:51 AM on February 15, 2013
I admire katherine for her grand entrance but hate her because she's come back for the cure, and killed jeremy. I really really seriously hope that jeremy isn't dead because that would devestate everyone. I think that they all need to ram it down klaus' throat because his evil doings are becoming a bit much. And stefan needs to leave elena alone because Team Delena all the way!
Posted at 12:19 AM on February 15, 2013
I'm not surprised at all half way through I knew it was Katherine; he is a woman who knows how to cozy up to the most powerful and strike a deal. This will definitely be used as leverage-the potion. Silas on the other hand, I'm not sure what he is. Is he a vampire or a wizard?? Apparently the first Bennett can't kill him so I guess he wasn't bound to the tree like Esther did with her children. So wats his weakness other than the potion?
Posted at 12:04 AM on February 15, 2013
Posted at 11:51 PM on February 14, 2013
Oops to finish my first comment I think she will wake up nd she will be in hospital after the first car crash nd it will all have been a dream nd we will never find out who she would hav picked . ( sorry that I forgot 2 finish d first comment but I'm nearly asleep nd wen I put in d full stop I just forgot ) lol;)
Posted at 11:48 PM on February 14, 2013
Posted at 11:47 PM on February 14, 2013
Posted at 11:16 PM on February 14, 2013
Doesn't Jeremy have a ring that protects him from being killed by anything supernatural? Or is it now useless because he is a hunter? I love that Katherine is back but how does she know what going on, where the cure was, etc? She has been supposedly running as far away from mystic falls as possible so klaus wouldn't kill her so how does she still know all that is going on? It's a little bit too coincidental for me. I also am kind of upset that Klaus will be leaving to go to the originals because I love him with Caroline! They have such an amazing chemistry on screen that just makes me want them together! I like Tyler but Caroline has outgrown him. Hopefully Jeremy isn't dead because I love him, he is the one thing that grounds the show so that in the midst of all of the unbelievable supernatural stuff he is very normal and real and it balances it out (at least until he became a supernatural hunter!) and we all know Silas is the new bad in town to replace the originals when they leave so we can all expect that no one will actually use the cure because it will be needed eventually to kill Silas to make room for the next big evil so we have at least one full season of Silas ahead of us! Hopefully he is as yummy to look at as klaus is!
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I think, it should be Rebekkah. Coz, she's d most in need of d cure among d grp. She cn 've a normal lyf aftr dis. & yeah, Jeremy cnt b dead. No way, it'll only mean destruction of d Gilbert family line: 1 by 1. & Shane said it himself (maybe lied, bt i hope it's true) dat d 5 hunters wr creat'd 2 kill Sylis-so, I dnt thnk pretty little Vaughn cn do it. Kat's bck & dis is d high point of d Season. Wt if it's all her plan? Her plan 2 destroy every1 ? She cud 've used Alaric.
Posted at 10:10 PM on February 14, 2013
Well Kat's return was hinted two ep ago when Jeremy brought her up by saying that they might have to look up Katherine Pierce in order to escape Klaus's wrath (after Kol's death). So I wasn't surprised to see her opportunistic lil' skanky ass. She should be called Katerina Petrova the tomb raider (her being entombed, then finding Mikael, now Silas). Anyway, I cannot believe they killed off lil' Gilbert. I couldn't care less for him in the first 2 seasons but he's grown on me, just like Tyler. TVD won't be the same again for me without these 2 characters. Jeremy's death seems so cruel and pointless to me… just like Jenna's, although her character served no purpose at all.
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What makes someone successful? We all want success. So how do we get it?
I came across this chart called The Success Indicator by MaryEllen Tribby that described the differences between successful and unsuccessful people. I gravitated to it instantly, thinking I had found the secret! She has some really good points.
Successful People
Have a sense of gratitude Forgive others Accept responsibility for their failures Compliment Read everyday Keep a journal Talk about ideas Want others to succeed Share information and data Keep a "to-be" list Exude joy Keep a "to-do/project" list Set goals and develop life plans Embrace change Give other people credit for their victories Operate from a transformational perspective
Unsuccessful PeopleHave a sense of entitlement Hold a grudge Blame others for their failuresCriticize Watch TV everydaySay they keep a journal but really don'tTalk about peopleSecretly hope others failHorde information and data Don't know what they want to beExude anger Fly by their seat of their pantsNever set goalsThink they know it allFear changeTake all the credit of their victoriesOperate from a transactional perspective
To be honest with you, if I took a highlighter to this list and marked the traits that I have, I think I'd have more in the "Unsuccessful" column. After seeing this, I wanted to kneel down, and ask God for forgiveness for every time I've held a grudge, talked about people, and blamed others for my failures. Then I remembered something I say on the radio all the time, "God is not counting up your sins." (2 Corinthians 5:19)
You don't have to be perfect to be loved by God or to make a difference for him. Your failures don't limit you. Your past does not determine your future. In fact I think he prefers to work with the misfits. Check out this description of the people God loved and used in the Bible:
"Adam and Eve were disobedient blame-shifters. Abraham was a liar. Jacob was a schemer. Joseph had somewhat of the "I'm better than you" attitude. Moses made excuses. Saul was jealous. David was an adulterer. Solomon was the smartest fool in the history of the world. Elijah seemed to be somewhat bi-polar. Peter definitely had "foot-in-mouth" disease. The list goes on and on." -www.gotquestions.org
I am so thankful that my success in God's eyes is not determined by the things I do or don't do. Jesus covers our sin, and because of that God loves us anyway and turns a train wreck into a success.
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If you decided to be healthy for the new year, maybe loose some weight…don't do this. It's a diet sabotage. Don't cut out pictures of thin models as inspiration for what you want to look like and putting them around your house, like on the fridge.
This study found that doing that is sabotage to your diet. Because it's an unrealistic idea, and it's not encouraging. In fact, it's discouraging. It makes you feel bad about yourself every time you see it. I don't know about you, but when I feel bad about myself…I usually eat, especially ice cream. That doesn't work. But realistic expectations, trying to be the best version of yourself, that works in more ways than just dieting.
Leaving a Legacy
You can make a difference, you can leave a legacy.
You might think you're too busy, you don't make enough money to donate, your too young. I beg to differ. You just got to look around, and when you see a need, meet it.
Check out the story of Jessie. When she was 12 years old, she had cancer. One day she was sitting in the backseat of her parents car after a round of chemo and radiation, and she looked back at the hospital through the window. She asked her dad why she got to go home and other kid's didn't.
Her Dad explained those kids have a different kind of treatment and they have to say. So she said, "What can we do for them?" She created an organization called JoyJars, that fill up jars of toys and games for kids with cancer in the hospital.
And it's still going, even though her life was cut short.
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