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Has anybody noticed that from the Prime Minister downwards, through all Government Ministers, all spokespersons, right down to to the lowest of the lowly Council workers, they all say "unprecedented"? 

It is as if a statement cannot be believed, or be true, or official, or fact, or even desirable knowledge unless they tell us that the times are unprecedented. Three months after the start and they are still telling us. 

And each time they say it, it is with such sincerely - as if they are imparting some golden gem of secret knowledge! 

A friend of mine is a member of an on-line debating society. He was arguing that since the dawn of time every single day has been unprecedented. There are so many variables in the world that it is impossible for two days to be the same! 

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Regards 

Chas

Hello All, 

Can anyone tell me how to find out about a death (suspected / expected), in Hanover, Germany? 

I, unfortunately, cannot give details (because he might still be alive), but suffice to say that he was 70 years old in 2000 and not expected to live much passed that date. 

I sat down the other day with every intention of tidying up a branch of my tree and soon realised, to my horror, that I had no idea where to start! 

Any help or pointers would be much appreciated - thank you. 

Regards 

Chas

To mark the 80th anniversary of the 1939 Register on 29 September, we have made over 79,000 closed records searchable for the first time. In the three years since the Register was first launched, Findmypast has matched millions of ‘closed records’ to multiple data sources to correctly confirm the date and location of death for individuals recorded. These new additions are currently exclusive to Findmypast, the official home of the 1939 Register. 

Good news, I think. 

Regards 

Chas

The following is quite legal and comes from Microsoft itself - 

https://www.zdnet.com/article/heres-how-you-can-still-get-a-free-windows-10-upgrade/ 

Read the article and the download link is -   

https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/software-download/windows10 

Either choose to do it now, or the lower button lets you save a copy of the download files for using later. 

My laptop was 7.1. Four years ago, Microsoft gave a free upgrade to 8, which became 8.1. I updated yesterday and am running Windows 10 today. 

Be advised - 

The download files are 3 GB - 3 gigabytes - BIG FILES! 

It took me just over 4 hours to do. It downloads first then it verifies everything it just down loaded to make sure it has it all correctly.   

It checks your computer to make sure you have enough room to upgrade and that you have a legally installed copy of 7 or 8.   

If you want, it saves ALL your files and settings. If not you can get a clean sweep (factory install) with nothing on it and you start again. Not default - you have to ask for this! 

Since its release Win 10 has had many updates - it does them all, in turn. It does many restarts and then with little ceremony there is a log in screen and Win 10 has arrived. 

All my programs are still there and so is my data - everything! It does try and push things at you. Microsoft Edge as a browser - no thanks, I will stick to Firefox. I have used Paint Shop Pro 7 for 19 years, I don't want Photoviewer. I use Snip a lot - they want me to use Snip and Spread (not in front of the children, I don't think).   

Little changes overall, but supposedly more efficient and more stable. All the important stuff is still there. 

So far, I am pleased. 

Regards   

Chas