Linux for Business people is intended as a guide to Linux for Business men and women alike. This book is not aimed at those in the IT Department (though some may find it of use) but instead aims to help the decision makers to understand whether or not Linux based systems may be of benefit to their business.The first half of the book deals with practical experience of Linux Based Operating Systems. The final half deals with the experiences of businesses using Linux and has been kept...

This book is designed to give Linux Sysadmins some additional entertainment in the form of User wind ups (in as non-destructive a manner as possible). Containing tricks ranging from puerile to downright annoying, it should benefit those administering Linux workstations (albeit at the cost of the users)All are achievable remotely, allowing the Sysadmin to sit back and listen for the results whilst remaining safely out of range of flying stationery.Intended as an exercise in ...

This book analyses how constitutional tensions and political ambivalence shaped Australian astronomy between 1912 and 1945, using Sydney Observatory as a central case study. It traces the observatory’s struggle to navigate funding instability, administrative challenges, and shifting scientific priorities amidst broader jurisdictional disputes between state and Commonwealth governments.Set against the backdrop of the World Wars and the Great Depression, the study highlights how colo...

The Western World is in a state of turmoil. Although often well meaning, politicians are adding to the problem by a seemingly endless stream of unnecessary legislation, much of which is badly framed and ends up with ever greater confusion. In addition, the present obsession with political correctness is leading to an impasse in decision making. Meanwhile the voice of the ordinary citizen is seldom heard and anger is beginning to surface everywhere. What is going wrong? Why are we so adrift...

The story behind the 1963 battle between St George and Western Suburbs and the image that defined rugby league. From the men who were at its centre and their sometimes controversial thoughts on the game today.When rival captains Norm Provan and Arthur Summons came together in a momentary embrace at the end of the 1963 Rugby League grand final, they could never have imagined the tradition they were building. They became the subject of one of sport's most enduring im...

Alexander Howell grew up loving The State, the all knowing, all powerful rulers of Aescar. But when Alexander wakes up in an abandoned village with no memory of how he came to be there, a chance encounter leads him to join a fledgling rebellion against his former masters. Alongside Blue Six, a band of the rebel militia’s ragtag elite, he begins a journey of discovery that threatens to destroy his life and everything he holds to be true.Enhanced follows the story of Alexander Howell...

In this study Yvonne Tasker explores the way the film weaves together gothic, horror and thriller conventions to generate both a distinctive variation on the cinematic portrayal of insanity and crime, and a fascinating intervention in the sexual politics of genre.

What would you do if you were forced to choose between fear and faith, between medical certainty and a mother's unshakable intuition?Michael's Tear is a deeply moving memoir that chronicles one mother's extraordinary journey through love, loss, hope, and spiritual awakening. When Yvonne Tasker's young son Michael is diagnosed with a life threatening cancer, her world fractures in an instant. Faced with overwhelming medical decisions, relentless pressure, and the terror of losing he...

Garden of Hope: An Inspiring Collection of 18 Stories that Will Inspired You with Love, Hope, and Joy Do you love short stories and are looking for a new volume to fill the reading gap? If you need some inspiration and hope in your life, this is just the book for you! Life is full of ups and downs. Sometimes we weather the storms easily, and sometimes bad feelings tend to linger. People have always turned to stories to push them through, give them hope, and make them realize that not every...

In Hashtag Authentic, social media guru Sara Tasker provides tips, advice, and guidance on how to turn your personal Instagram account into a profitable creative outlet.Since setting up her Instagram account (@me_and_orla) while on maternity leave in 2013, Sara has become a celebrated influencer and iPhoneographer, and through her calm, atmospheric, and authentic style has garnered legions of followers. Here, Sara presents the lessons she has learned along...

Wharncliffe Books are delighted to present 'Barnsley Streets - Volume 4'. This is the fourth, and final, volume of the revised and already popular series. The volumes use the original material from the 9 volumes of the now highly collectable 'Barnsley Streets', published in the 1970s by E G Tasker. The work is then brought into the present century with the inclusion of up-to-date photographs. The name of Edward Tasker is synonymous with the history of Barnsley and his photographic record o...

For more than 130 years, there has been no sweeter word in Detroit than Sanders. Sanders was more than just an ice-cream and candy shop - a Detroit icon, it served a fountain of memories for generations. The venerable confectioner was once as much a part of Detroit's streetscape as the Big Three, Hudson's, and Coney Islands, where customers stood two and three deep behind lunch counters for tuna or egg salad sandwiches, devil's food buttercream "bumpy" cake, hot fudge sundaes, and Sanders'...