Thy Kingdom Come: a global prayer movement

Thy Kingdom Come is a global prayer movement, which invites Christians around the world to pray between Ascension and Pentecost for more people to come to know Jesus Christ. 

What started out as an invitation from the Archbishops’ of Canterbury and York in 2016 to the Church of England has grown into an international and ecumenical call to prayer.

The hope is that:

• people will commit to pray with God’s world-wide family - as a church, individually or as a family;
• churches will hold prayer events, such as 24-7 prayer, prayer stations and prayer walks, across the UK and in other parts of the world;
• people will be empowered through prayer by the Holy Spirit, finding new confidence to be witnesses for Jesus Christ.

www.thykingdomcome.global

Thy Kingdom Come UK - on Facebook

Dell BIOS update kills PCs

Dell's latest BIOS update is bricking some machines – apart from a power light, they refuse to boot up at all, say users.

Many of those who installed the update now cannot boot up their machines. One typical explanation posted was: "Add me to the list Dell Inspiron 20 model 3052, updated on the weekend, woke up to a solid amber/orange light and a dead computer. Contacted Dell on facebook and this is what I was told "The updates Dell releases don't affect the system. But it would enhance the performance of the system" ummmm no....if they broke they need to fix it."

The main model affected by the allegedly dodgy update is the Inspiron 20 3052, although a few users reported similar problems with Inspiron 3252s.

www.theregister.co.uk

The 59 Club & Father Bill Shergold

The 59 Club, also written as The Fifty Nine Club and known as 'the 9', is a British motorcycle club with members distributed internationally.

The 59 Club started as a Church of England - based youth club founded in Hackney Wick on 2 April 1959, in the East End of London, then an underprivileged area suffering post-war deprivations.

In 1962 a motorcycle section was established, meeting once a week on Saturday evenings at Eton Mission where there was ample parking and a large hall with table tennis, billiards, a juke box and a coffee bar. Motor Cycle staff writer Mike Evans in 1963 reported: "Ably managed by the Rev. Bill Shergold, the club is affectionately known by London riders as 'The Vic's Caff'!".

It was notable for its adoption by the British motorcycling subculture known as 'rockers', initially in the London area during the mid-1960s, its badge taking on an iconic value.

www.the59club.co.uk

The Denmead Cycle Ride: Saturday 22nd July 2017

This year's event is on Saturday 22nd July 2017.

Everything takes place in and around the Harvest Home Pub in Denmead.

We will be raising money for Brain Tumour Research.

Click here for the flyer for this fantastic event.

There are 3 routes available: 10 miles, 20 miles, or 35 miles.

Have fun, get some exercise, support a great cause!

Click here to sign up. Hope to see you on the day!

www.denmeadcycleride.org.uk

Motorcycle Security - Part 2

If you are parking your bike somewhere regularly (home, work, etc), a ground anchor is probably the way to go. You use this to literally chain your bike to the planet!

The thieving &5$@#'s that are about nowadays, have upgraded from bolt cutters to battery powered angle grinders, so a thin chain or cable lock just isn't beefy enough.

Try these:

Oxford Rota Force Ground Anchor

Oxford Monster XL Chain & Padlock

Both are tested & approved to Sold Secure Gold.

Good luck out there people, keep 'em peeled.

A steering lock is not enough to secure your motorbike!

There's an easy way to steal a motorcycle and it's gaining popularity in London and throughout cities across the UK.

Here's how it's done: A would-be thief checks out a motorcycling parking bay or sees a motorcycle on its own. He looks for any additional security but can't see any. The bike's got its steering lock on, so can't easily be wheeled away. He has a glance around, no-one's looking, he grabs the bars and violently smashes them left to right - within a few seconds the steering lock's broken. He walks away.

A few minutes later, he returns on the back of his mate's scooter. He hops off, wheels the bike into the road, hops on and his mate on the scooter puts his foot on the stolen bike's pillion peg and pushes the stolen bike down the road under the scooter's power.

Then they either wheel it into a van or down a side street and push it home. In just a few minutes, your bike's stolen. It's that easy.

A disc lock costs from £10 - £120, you can spend what you see fit. The fact you've got something stopping your bike from being easily wheeled away will massively cut the risk of your bike being a target. 

This is the model that we use: Oxford Boss, Disc Brake Lock and Alarm. 

It's strong, very obvious, Thatcham Approved & alarmed.

www.visordown.com

Updates aren't just for Windows: here are some for Apple!

On Monday Apple pushed out updates which are applicable for most of its customers: iOS 10.3.2 (for iPhone and iPad users), MacOS, OS X, watchOS 3.2.2, iTunes, Safari, tvOS and iCloud for Windows 6.2.1.

Just looking at the fixes that have been released for iPhones, iPads and Macs it is clear that scores of security vulnerabilities have been addressed.

For instance, now-fixed (providing you update!) security vulnerabilities in iBooks for iOS could have allowed a malicious hacker to force your iPhone to open websites without your permission and execute malicious code with root privileges.

www.welivesecurity.com