The Problems With the TSB Rollout Published


Since at least April, IBM has been looking at the issues surrounding the shocking TSB software rollout that cause so much banking pain for customers.


Big Blue has discovered that the main issues seem to stem from a lack of testing and control surrounding software changes. All in all it looks like the War Room's would find a problem which was then changed without checking with other War rooms. This sort of practice tends to compound errors due to a lack of understanding around the impact of change.

Together with the over confident rollout on mass rather than several stages of testing and roll back to rectify issues. It seems shocking to this writer that any software organisation with so many customers and especially in the finance sector would not have a plan to roll back if there was a failure, never mind the simple mindedness of TSB actually believing that they had tested everything prior to putting the system "live" for the world to see (crashed and burned).

The IBM presentation document makes interesting reading with several hints for software houses on IBM's own practices. All of the stages they mention and highlight as TSB failures along with the recommendations should help anyone write a comprehensive playbook for testing and rolling out new software.

This ex-software test engineer is please to see IBM pointing out so many errors that can be learnt from by others. I seem to recall the MD of a company I used to work for stating "We don't need a test department, that's what customers are for". As shocking as that is to anyone in the sector it seems that TSB's test team have forgotten some simple lessons and should go back to the drawing board.

At some point you have to realise that clear communication between the Software Team, the Test Team and Management are essential, in the case of TSB I would have to guess at a communications breakdown.

For TSB customers, the nightmare has been very real, for TSB it has led to more bad banking press and that has to generate trust issues. Lets remember that publishing faulty code that causes systems to grind to a halt is never great, but think of the potential for vulnerabilities in the system and suddenly I'm glad I don't bank with TSB!

There is an interesting article on The Register with a link to the IBM PDF version of the slide show HERE

About the Author: Stephen J. Richards has 25 years experience in Data Management and Information Technology. This information is provided as a public service by Neon Enterprise Software, a leading provider of mainframe disaster recovery and data retention technology.

Overheating Car - Causes and Short - Term Solutions


Overheating of the engine not only occurs in the summer, but can also occur in daily driving. In particularly, high-speed running cars, engines, and air-conditioning systems can cause boiling phenomenon when the water temperature is too high. It's dangerous to overheat the engine. It may hard luck that what can damage the engine. When driving on highways at a higher speed, or when climbing a car, if the pointer of the water temperature gauge enters the red zone and stays high, appropriate measures should be taken at this time. Here's how to handle the engine overheating.


There are many causes of overheating, including insufficient coolant, cooling fan cooling the coolant has failed, thermostat failure, and coolant temperature sensor failure. If you deal with it improperly, it can lead to an expensive engine failure. Therefore, timely detection and proper disposal of overheating can effectively reduce losses.

What is the effect of engine overheating on the engine?

1. Reduced aeration efficiency, resulting in a drop in engine power.

2. The propensity for pre-ignition and deflagration increases, which disrupts the normal operation of the engine; at the same time, it also causes early damage due to additional impact loads on the parts.

3. The normal gap of the moving parts is destroyed, so that the parts can't move normally, or even damage.

4. The mechanical properties of the metal material are reduced, causing damage to the part's deformation.

5. The deterioration of the lubrication condition exacerbates the friction and wear of the parts.

How is the engine overheating caused?

First, poor engine cooling: Poor engine cooling can cause the water temperature in the tank to be too high. When longer the water tank is used, the more internal scale will build up, resulting in poor heat dissipation in the radiator. The water with too high temperature will not release heat, and it will evolve into a "pan". In addition, the ventilation hole of the radiator is also a common cause of poor heat dissipation. If the external blockage is not ventilated, use a water gun to clean it up. If the inside of the radiator is blocked, then clean it with a cleaning solution. 
Second, the cooling system is not working properly, resulting in poor heat dissipation. At this time, check the tightness of the fan belt and whether the fan blades are deformed or broken.

Third, the thermostat automatically adjusts the amount of water entering in to the radiator according to the temperature of the cooling water, so as to ensure that the engine works within a suitable temperature range, which can play a role in saving energy consumption. If the engine is overheated, check that the thermostat is working properly. Starts at 70°C and fully open at 83°C. When the height of the fully opened valve is not less than 9 mm, the thermostat can be put into the water for heating inspection. If the thermostat can't be opened or the opening degree is not enough, the thermostat needs to be replaced.

Finally, be careful not to shut down the engine when the engine is overheated. If the fan belt and coolant circulation are normal, do not turn off the engine and wait for the engine to cool. Normally, People tend to feel that the engine cools down more easily after the flame out. Actually, after cooling off, the cooling fan and coolant circulation will stop, which will make the engine hotter. There are two spiral fans on the side of the engine compartment bumper. One is a cooling fan that cools the engine while the engine is working, and the other one is an air-conditioning fan that is used when the air conditioner is turned on. Therefore, if the fan belt is not broken when the car is overheated, it is better not to turn off the engine, but also to turn on the air conditioner at the same time, so that the engine cooling rate will be faster.

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The Best Action Game Year 2018



Are you lazy person but like to play games, let me tell you that maybe you have bright future for yourself. Today in this world of technology there is two technology which has almost covered this whole world i.e. computer and internet technology and with the convergence of these two technology gaming world has grown to its best level. Today some of the industries are paying or recruiting people for just testing new games and review them. If you like to enjoy some of the games with good machines on your side that's a good idea. Let me talk here about some of the games which are on top of charts:-


Fortnite

Fortnite was released back in September 2018. In it's initial period of time there was not much hype about this game but later it got a boom in the gaming industry and now it tops the chart and has an active and expensive fanbase. This is a multiplayer game and the ultimate goal of this game last one man standing and achieve a "VICTORY ROYALE". Overall this game is fun for all and provides the good challenge for players and each day it's growing its hype among gamers.

League Of Legends

League of Legend (LoL in short) is a multiplayer online battle video game developed and published by Riot Games. League of Legends was well received upon its release back in 2009 and has since grown in popularity, with an active fanbase. This game is a multiplayer game. It has it's millions of viewers each day. Overall this game is good competitive game for players.

God Of War

God of War is an action-adventure video game which was developed by Santa Monica Studio and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment(SIE). This game is well known for its graphics and animation and has millions of fanbase and growing each day. God of War received universal acclaim from critics and was praised for its graphics, narrative, world design, direction, character, and combat system. This game has it's own fanbase and viewers.

There are some more online and offline games which you will love to play like Counter strike, clash of clans, Battlegrounds (aka PUBG), Splatoon 2... etc.

If you love to play offline games you can try your hands on games like Smash Hits, Monolithic, Badland, Angry birds star wars 2 etc.

I would prefer you to go through these games and enjoy your time. 
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You Are What You Eat - How Fat Loss Reviews & Bodybuilding Reviews Can Help You Reclaim Your Health



Every time you put a morsel of food into your mouth, you're making a decision - about your mind and your body. They are affected by everything you eat, in a way that modern science is making clearer through new research.


What you eat is responsible for making you tired and exhausted, or keeping you energetic, vibrant and ready for action. It's the choice of food you eat that helps keep you calm and clear, and makes you glow with good health, or relish a healthy weight, or stay fit and trim.

Your dietary choice is guided by an undeniable reality. Anything that enters your body will influence your health. And whatever exercise you do will impact your vitality. And that's great news. Because through diet and exercise, you can improve and enhance your health dramatically.

You can choose to direct their power towards regaining your youth and healing your body, keeping it safe against future illness, or wear and tear. In that sense, healthy eating choices are magical in their effect.

Upgrading your diet to healthier choices and deciding to exercise regularly are the first steps in embracing a better lifestyle. There are some kinds of food that are very rich in nutrients. Those are the foods you should have more of in your diet, while the other alternatives that provide empty calories and unhealthy additives to your diet should be ruthlessly eliminated.

Some types of exercises and workouts are extremely effective at muscle gain and weight loss. Eating whole, unprocessed plant foods which are loaded with several health-enhancing compounds can rewind your biological clock and counter the effects of aging. You'll find yourself feeling younger, healthier and more fit when you do these exercises.

Such diets that are rich in minerals, vitamins, anti-inflammatory fatty acids and other healthy components can get rid of wrinkles, lower blood pressure, reverse diabetes, prevent bone weakness and injury and have several other health benefits that will make life more pleasant and enjoyable.

Exercise regimens that are tailored to your body type and physique can let you gain muscle, improve flexibility and develop strength without stressing your system too much or causing injury. And you'll do it without taking dangerous drugs or supplements.

So which are the most popular diets and exercise programs to follow? You'll find a list of them on good review websites that will help you choose the right diet and workout for your unique needs.

What are the popular diets and exercise programs? On the Fat Loss Reviews hub and Body Building reviews website, the focus is on reviewing the best fat loss and muscle gain programs available. Come along and take a look.

7 Secrets to Improve Self-Esteem



Low self-esteem is not a problem only faced by teenagers and youngsters.


There are many adults today - even in their golden years - who don't have good self-esteem.

This is sad because low self-esteem can make our relationships suffer, we are constantly envying other people and make us feel... pretty much lousy about ourselves.

It's time to change that!

Good Self-Esteem Will Make You Feel Great About Yourself

I'm sure you know a person or 2 who are comfortable in their own skin.

They don't crumble when people criticise them unjustly. They are comfortable saying 'I'm sorry' when they are wrong. And they are confident of their own talents. They can laugh at themselves.

The wonderful thing about high self-esteem is that it gives us

more success at work 
we seem more attractive to our partners 
we don't need others' approval 
life seems more bright and joyful and less gloomy 
we feel great about ourselves

However, I don't think it's our fault entirely if we have low self-esteem.

That's because the way our parents brought us up, had a HUGE impact on our confidence levels.

Were you expected to be 'perfect' when you were young? 
Were you harshly criticised if you had a big dream or wanted something badly? 
Were you constantly compared to other kids? 
Have you 'failed' at achieving something (eg: losing a game, scoring a D in an exam) and made to feel as though you were a complete failure as a person?

The above are some examples of how our parents might have unknowingly stumped our self-esteem.

7 Ways to Re-build Our Self-Esteem

01

Accomplish more 
I'm not referring to accomplishing something as big as winning an award or getting a medal at some sports event.

We can set small goals, pursue the small goals and achieve them. Once we've achieved our goals - be it small or big goals - we will have esteem-like feelings.

Make sure that the goals you set bring satisfaction to yourself. Don't set goals to please another person or to get praise!

Do you know what's interesting?

Bragging a little bit of our accomplishments on Facebook or Instagram can also boost our self-esteem. Just don't overdo it or we will be a tad annoying 😉

02

Be Aware of Your Talents 
This might seem obvious to some of us.

But low self-esteem people are not aware or choose to ignore their strengths.

If you put pen to paper and list your strengths and talents, you might be surprised that your list is longer than you thought.

Or, you can get a trusted person to list your strengths. You will get insight into your talents you were not aware of!

03

Treat yourself like a worthwhile person 
This is where self-care comes in.

Pamper yourself with a massage, a warm bath, diffuse some essential oils (geranium essential oil evokes feelings of self-love if you are into the metaphysical), play with a pet or child, journal, exercise, dine at your favourite place... basically do activities which make you feel awesome.

These feel-good activities will send signals to your mind that you are a valuable person worthy of nice things in life.

04

Fake it till you make it 
Is there a celebrity whom you admire because she is so confident of herself during interviews?

Or someone you know personally?

We can model their body language. Confident people tend to shake hands firmly, make eye contact, speak clearly and stand tall. When we adopt their body language, people will treat us with respect which in turn, makes us feel confident.

I personally admire Queen Rania of Jordan. She gently draws boundaries when meeting people in public places whilst maintaining a smile on her face and very polite body language even when unknown women rush to smother her with hugs at events.

Jennifer Lopez is another celebrity who is a master in people skills. She can answer awkward interview questions with jokes, she laughs at herself and effortlessly makes herself seem humble and approachable. It's a well-honed skill.

05

Talk & spend time with high self-esteem people 
I adore spending time with people who are positive.

They help me to reframe any problem I have as something that will pass.

High self-esteem people will make us feel energised and recharged after spending time with them.

They are open to admit any mistakes or 'failures' they've had and they will still be supportive of us when we make mistakes ourselves.

In short, they accept you for who you are, flaws and all.

Value these people tightly.

06

Be Kind to Yourself 
I like a quote I came across recently: "You can't get life wrong because there's no such thing as getting life right."

Everybody makes mistakes. Successful people make even more mistakes than the average person.

When we 'fail' at something, focus on tweaking our strategies. 'Failures' are feedback that our strategies need tweaking.

'Failures' have nothing to do with us as a person. So don't beat ourselves up when we falter.

07

Tame the inner critic 
All of us have inner critics. These pesky little things will negate our capabilities.

Inner critic example: "My superior praised my work today. I think he was just being polite. Or maybe he is in a good mood. I'm sure my work wasn't that fantastic."

We can reframe it with: "I feel good that my superior praised my work today. It may not be perfect, but I did the best I could. I feel proud for pushing myself."

I've heard of a successful businessman who has an unorthodox approach to this. He visualises his inner critic as an iguana (of all things!). He said that all of us have these 'iguanas' living in our minds.

When negative self-talk starts in his mind, he will shrug it off as the 'iguana' blabbering (yet again).

This is one creative way we can separate our destructive self-talk from ourselves.

Please remember that changes in habit or mindset takes time. 🙂

We will not be a confident superstar immediately after applying all the 7 tips above. If we've been having low self-esteem for years, we can't just switch to being a confident person in 1 day.

Be kind to yourself and give yourself time to change.

“I will walk before the Lord in the land of the living.” Psalm 116:9


“I will walk before the Lord in the land of the living.” Psalm 116:9

There is a distinction between walking before God and walking with God. To walk before God is to walk with an abiding sense of God’s eye being upon us; to walk with a desire to do those things which are pleasing in his sight; to walk in his ordinances blameless; to walk before his people with our garments unspotted by the world; in a word, to walk before him in private as in public, alone and in company, before the Church and the world, by day and by night, as we should walk if we had a personal view of his glorious majesty in heaven before our eyes. Now if you carried about with you a deep and daily sense that God saw every thought, marked every movement, heard every word, and observed every action, this sense of his presence would put a restraint upon your light, trifling, and foolish spirit. You would watch your thoughts, your words, your actions, as living under a sense of God’s heart-searching eye. This is to walk before God. But we read of Enoch that he “walked with God.” This is a more advanced stage of the divine life. To walk with God is to walk with him in sweet familiarity, in holy confidence, in a blessed sense of interest in his love and grace, and thus to walk with him and talk with him as a man walketh and talketh with his friend. There are some who walk before God, but how few walk with God! Many live under a more or less deep and daily sense of God’s heart-searching presence, who are not admitted into this sweet familiarity, nor enjoy the blessedness of this heavenly intercourse.

Unsettled

Proverbs 1:32-33 (NLT) For simpletons turn away from me—to death. Fools are destroyed by their own complacency. But all who listen to me will live in peace, untroubled by fear of harm.”

Complacency – a feeling of quiet pleasure or security, often while unaware of some danger, defect, or the like; self-satisfaction or smug satisfaction with an existing situation or condition.

Lately, I have felt a stirring deep inside of me. It interrupts my comfort. It interrupts my thoughts. It wages war on my comfort. Change is in the air. It is circulating all around me. I have no control over the chaotic wind blowing throughout. I know it is the Lord. He is responding to my desperate cry of more of Him by removing and rearranging my life. During these times, I fight fear. Brandishing my shield of faith against the enemy’s lies, threat and insults. It is an insurgence too great for me to overcome without my Champion. Yet there is a hidden enemy to my destiny and purpose even more dangerous than the one in the heavenly realm. It is me. My flesh doesn’t want to suffer. It doesn’t want to die so it wraps itself tightly in complacency. I am saved. I am filled with God’s Spirit. I know my calling. I also know the cost. I am a fool to think that I can stay the same and still please the Living Breathing God who I love and serve.

Fools are destroyed by their own complacency. Those who refuse to move, be transformed or pursue obedience even in the little things. To discard a single command of Jesus as worthless, unnecessary or out-of-date would nullify the whole Bible in one small yet sweeping gesture. The need for more is within us or one might fall victim to their own comfort, convenience or control. I have tripped over this more than I care to share with you.

But all who listen to me (Jesus) will live in peace, untroubled by fear of harm. My number one fear in striking out for the Lord and fulfilling the call on my life is that the enemy will attack my children. I share this today to unlock the door that has kept me back. I barely survived our son’s three year battle against cancer crawling across the finish line and collapsing for a solid year. Squelching the voice of God to keep going, moving, doing and becoming. Each tiny step of obedience met with enemy fire in a barrage of insecurity and fear. Yet, something keeps stirring not allowing me to quit. I am unsettled. Deeply and profoundly restless in my soul. It is the Holy Spirit. He is telling me that it is better to wobble along uncertain, insecure and full of fear than to become complacent.

The Word of God is clear. Lukewarm love is vomit in the mouth of God and he has no taste for it. Trusting is not built on self-confidence but confident hope. The anchor of our soul is weighted by the hope found in God’s Word and His Faithfulness – not our own. If you are unsettled today, good. If you are restless in your soul, fabulous. If you are uncomfortable, inconvenienced or out of control – praise the Lord. He is rousing you to victory. He is preparing you for war. He is readying you for His Purpose to fulfill His Plan and answer His Call. You are just unsettled – the Lord is sending an invitation to come settle things with Him. (Isaiah 1:18) Suffering is good for us. (Psalm 119:71-72) It challenges us to seek the God of Creation and His Son, Jesus Christ. To be filled with more of Him until ever crack and crevice is healed, restored, revived and renewed. Jesus died to give you and me a rich and satisfying life. He will stop at nothing for you to have it, become it and live it.

2 Timothy 1:5-7 (NLT) I remember your genuine faith, for you share the faith that first filled your grandmother Lois and your mother, Eunice. And I know that same faith continues strong in you. This is why I remind you to fan into flames the spiritual gift God gave you when I laid my hands on you. For God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity, but of power, love, and self-discipline.

My Jesus, I Love Thee


My Jesus, I Love Thee
By Hymn Stories

Author –William R. Featherston, 1846-1873
Composer –Adoniram J. Gordon, 1836-1895
Tune Name –“Gordon”

“We love Him, because He first loved us.” 1 John 4:19

It is difficult to realize that this beloved devotional hymn, which expresses so profoundly a believer’s love and gratitude to Christ for what He has accomplished in redemption, was written by a teen-ager.

The author, William Ralph Featherston, (sometimes spelled Featherstone), was born on July 23, 1846, in Montreal, Canada, son of John and Mary Featherston. The family were members of the Wesleyan Methodist Church of Montreal. It is thought that young Featherston penned these words at the time of his conversion experience, when only sixteen years of age. Though information about William Featherston is scarce, it is believed that he then sent the text to his aunt, Mrs. E. Featherston Wilson, living in Los Angeles, who in turn encouraged its publication. It is reported that the original copy of the poem, in the author’s boyish handwriting, is still a cherished treasure in the family. Rather strangely, however, the hymn text appeared anonymously with a different tune in an English hymnal, The London Hymn Book, published in 1864.

The composer, Dr. A. J. Gordon, a well-known evangelical pastor of the Clarendon Street Baptist Church of Boston, Massachusetts, discovered this anonymous hymn in The London Hymn Book in 1870, and was attracted to its text. For several years Dr. Gordon had been working on assembling a new hymnal geared especially for Baptist congregations. As he meditated on the anonymous English hymn one day, he became dissatisfied with its existing melody, and as he later said, “In a moment of inspiration, a beautiful new air sang itself to me.” The hymn in its present form first appeared in the hymnal, The Service of Song for Baptist Churches, compiled by S. L. Caldwell and A. J. Gordon and published in 1876. The hymn has been included in nearly every evangelical hymnal published to the present time. Dr. Gordon is also the composer for the rather well-known gospel song, “In Tenderness He Sought Me.”

Adoniram Judson Gordon was born in New Hampton, New Hampshire, on April 19, 1836, and was named for the famed pioneer Baptist missionary to India-Burma. He died on February 2, 1895, in Boston, after a life of “unsurpassed usefulness to his fellowmen and devotion to his Lord.” After graduating from Newton Theological Seminary, Gordon was ordained to the Baptist ministry, in 1863, and six years later was called to pastor the prestigious Clarendon Street Baptist Church of Boston. He became a close friend of Dwight L. Moody and was of great assistance in Moody’s evangelistic efforts in Boston. Gordon’s literary accomplishments included the editing of the hymnals: The Service of Song for Baptist Churches and The Vestry Hymn and Tune Book. He was also editor of a monthly periodical, The Watchword, as well as author of a series of books called Quiet Talks.

When studying the backgrounds behind our enduring hymns such as “My Jesus, I Love Thee,” one never ceases to marvel at the workings of God in bringing together the necessary circumstances that make possible the birth and preservation of expressions such as these, which believers in every generation and culture can employ in their praise and adoration of the Almighty.

Fear Not

Fear Not


Bible Verse
“I prayed to the LORD, and he answered me. He freed me from all my fears. Those who look to him for help will be radiant with joy; no shadow of shame will darken their faces. In my desperation I prayed, and the LORD listened; he saved me from all my troubles. For the angel of the LORD is a guard; he surrounds and defends all who fear him.” Psalm 34:4-7


Thoughts & Message
How many times a day do you fear something? You get called into the office and you are sure you are going to get fired. Your child is late and your mind goes crazy with thoughts of what might have happened. Your spouse is in “that” mood again and you know it is going to get ugly. The credit card bills came in the mail and you don’t know how you are going to pay them. You found a lump and you are waiting for the report from the Doctor’s office. Fear can be healthy, as in, “Don’t step in front of traffic.” But fear can also be unhealthy when it is based on lies. It started with Adam and Eve and it is the same today; most of our spiritual struggles center around a fear-based lie. Most spiritual battle is a struggle over truth. Which will we believe? Lie or truth? Our fear or God love? David prayed to God and God answered him and freed him from all his fears. The Lord listened and saved him from all his troubles and He will do the same for you. What lie has you bound? What keeps you from being still and knowing that He is God? Today, renounce it. Bring it to God. Choose to believe the truth and He will free you.


Prayer
Father, You know my fears. I bring them to You. Help me, protect me, free me from this bondage of lies. In Jesus’ name.
AMEN


Christian

Christian


Bible Verse
But you were cleansed; you were made holy; you were made right with God by calling on the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God. I Corinthians 6:11 (NLT)


Thoughts & Message
You call yourself a Christian but do you really understand what that makes you? It is more than being a church member. It is more than knowing some Bible Stories. It is more than a having a nice moral lifestyle. Being a Christian means you are a child of God. Today’s verse says that when you became a Christian and received Him as your savior you were cleansed from your past. You were made holy in God’s sight. All your sins were forgiven and you were made right with God. Today revel in the reality of your new life in Christ. Your past doesn’t define you. Christ has! You are a child of God and deeply loved, cleansed, forgiven and set apart for His service.


Prayer
Dear Father, thank You for cleansing me, making me holy and making me right with You. I am Your child and deeply loved by You.
AMEN


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