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Folklore is a lovely independent London and online store that I stumbled upon during a Heart Home shoot early in the year. Set up by Danielle
Reid and her husband Rob, they started the company with a simple idea that
better living is possible through design. Here are a few gift ideas for this Christmas from this über cool store. I'll have one of each please.
1.Simple Espresso cup, £16.00; 2.Windowpane Throw, £47.00; 3.Anthology Magazine, £9.95; 4.Stoneware Jug, 32.00; 5.Cardboard Trophy, £65.00; 6.Raw Linen Pouch, £24.00; 7.Scented Candle, £20.00; 8.Linen Daily Apron, £45.00; 9.Dip Chair, £395.00.


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"Banking is protected by law, any lost money will be reimbursed."
The controlling federal laws are the Fair Credit Billing Act (FCBA) and the Electronic Fund Transfer Act (EFTA)( (15 U.S.C. 1693 et seq.). If you report an ATM or debit card missing before someone uses it, the EFTA says you are not responsible for any unauthorized transactions.
However, unlike credit cards, if someone makes unauthorized use of your debit or ATM card and if you do not learn of the transactions and report them after 2 business days but less than 60 calendar days after your statement is sent to you, you are liable for $500. After 60 days, "All the money taken from your ATM/debit card account, and possibly more; for example, money in accounts linked to your debit account."
"Cars and houses have insurance."
Yes, but there are deductibles to pay, hundreds if not thousands of dollars before the insurance company begins to reimburse the insured.
Civilians do not understand what
Civilians have been told the internet is a safe place to buy things, send images by email and store payment data and the like. They believe it. Those people did what are in retrospect foolish things, merely because believed what they were told.
The only way to never see yourself naked on the internet is to never take nude photos. Period. After that, it's just a matter of percentage of chance. Not fair or right, but true.

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"Back in 2006, we took a road trip from Kansas to California and we had to put the luggage in my dad's Dakota because it wouldn't fit in the Prius. The truck topper lock was broken, so this was his solution. It worked pretty well!"
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An exhibition featuring the
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In June of 1776, Thomas Jefferson, thirty-three years old and already a well-known and accomplished writer, faced an enormous task: to draft a declaration of independence for the American colonies. Drawing on contemporary documents, Jefferson, with help from John Adams and Benjamin Franklin, drafted the seminal document of American history—what he would later call "an expression of the American mind."
The story behind the Declaration of Independence, from its first printing to popular nineteenth-century facsimiles, is illuminated through the Albert H. Small Declaration of Independence Collection—the most comprehensive collection of letters, documents, and early printings relating to the Declaration and its Signers. The collection traces the writing, printing, and dissemination of the Declaration of Independence in 1776, and subsequently, its remaking in the years after the Revolution into the American icon it is today. Documents and letters from the Signers bring to life the stories of the individuals who took great risks at that pivotal moment in American history. Highlights of the collection are on permanent display in the Declaration of Independence Gallery at the Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library.


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Python Class Attributes are Evaluated on Declaration. In Python, class attributes are evaluated and put into memory when the class is defined (or imported).
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9 free theatrical events at Canary Wharf this summer
Children's Festival Theatre: Family friendly outdoor children's theatre performances at Canary Wharf for all the family to enjoy together.
Celebrate Shakespeare: Celebrate Shakespeare's 450th birthday with free theatre outdoor performances in the serene Jubilee Park.
More details at canarywharf.com
The Gingerbread Man • July 5
The Bok Theatre Company tell the magical journey of the cheeky biscuit and the adventures he encounters along the way.
Jubilee Park, 11am, 130pm (35mins)
Fun And Games • July 6
The London Ballet Company perform an original and quirky dance celebrating the Commonwealth Games showcasing an athlete's prowess.
Jubilee Park, 3pm (1hr inc interval)
The Tempest • July 7
Miracle Theatre Company take a trip into uncharted waters and end up shipwrecked on a treacherous shore. A cross magician stirs up love and fury.
Jubilee Park, 6.45pm
Much Ado About Nothing • July 14
Chapterhouse Theatre Company bring to life Beatrice and Benedick who have tricked into confessing their love in the Bard's comedy of heart-stopping romance.
Jubilee Park, 6.45pm
Peter Pan And The Lost Boys • July 20
Grab your skateboard and prepare for a fast and frenzied journey back to childhood in this innovative adaptation of the story of the Boy Who Never Grew Up.
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A Midsummer Night's Dream • July 21
Oddsocks presents a high-energy family take on Shakespeare's favourite play of enchantment and love potions - complete with circus skills.
Jubilee Park, 6.45pm
Alice Through The Looking Glass • July 27
Quantum Theatre Company recreate the fantastical adventures of the inquisitive girl who enters a magical world through a drawing room mirror.
Jubilee Park, 3pm (2hrs inc interval)
The Merry Wives Of Windsor • July 28
A high-spirited romp about lovable rogue, Sir John Falstaff, who is hard up for money and attempts to woo the wives of Windsor's two most prominent men.
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July 25, 2009
I am looking for a site which has detailed, exact directions (like MS's KB) for switching from IE6 to IE7 WITHOUT LOSING ANY Favorites, History, Settings, IE data (e.g., AutoFill), extensive OE Data. My OS is XP Pro.
I am not interested in IE8 until all the bugs are fixed (has that point been reached yet?). Also, it may be too big for my little system(?). I have a small, old system, and upgrades of older programs are often prohibitive in size nowadays.
Until I find out a sure-fire way to upgrade to 7 without loosing any data, I will stick with my old IE6. .
May 7, 2009
Sounds like this is a business computer, may pay to get a "professinal" in to do it for you, just to be on the safe side if your not sure what your doing. If your going to do it yourself, backup everything first. Also, you dont want to uninstall IE. In theory I can't see that you would loss any data, it's just a straight forward update.
July 25, 2009
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Janet you have IE6? You have been missing out on some cool dotTech drop down menus!
As far as upgrading… I don't think upgrading from IE6 -> IE7/8 should make you lose your data should it? I never really paid attention though…
Hi A!
1. Then I must be missing such things on other sites as well…..
a. Will 7 get me your menus?
b. I don't know how long 8 has been out….Is it debugged yet?
2. Since my 6 has been on the machine for so long, and 7/8 have so many advances, I thought I should do a clean install. There must be a way of exporting everything (?), but I don't have time to go synthesizing a bunch of instruction sources ( what I usually do) to make sure I am not going to lose anything. I need a lot of time to do that safely. I usually work from MS Knowledge Base articles only, which are very exact, very detailed, and don't leave out any steps (they don't assume you know anything)–but did not find one for this particular activity. I don't like to rely on random forum posters (I don't mean specifically Dottech!), because well-meaning posters out to help, don't always give correct/adequate info. I thought you might be able to reccommend a reliable site (that you know and trust) that deals specifically with IE/OE.
3. Actually, now that I think of it, my concern was not so much with IE, but rather the fact that OE was a component of IE, and thus removal of IE (for a clean install) meant removing OE with it. That's what I don't want to play around with…..Maybe I'll just do an update after all….To 7 or 8? I hope the size hasn't tripled…(another reason I don't upgrade some programs until I get a new system)…
July 25, 2009
amnesia said:
Sounds like this is a business computer, may pay to get a "professinal" in to do it for you, just to be on the safe side if your not sure what your doing. If your going to do it yourself, backup everything first. Also, you dont want to uninstall IE. In theory I can't see that you would loss any data, it's just a straight forward update.
Hi amnesia!
I always make SURE I know what I am doing first–that's why I kept putting this off….:-)….
I brought in a well-known, experienced professional to replace my 2KPro with XP. In the end, it took him 12 hours, and I paid by the hour! The other time I brought in a highly recommended professional, she didn't solve the problem, but rather caused additional problems which she had to come back and fix. I paid her by the hour for all that and ended up where I started……Now I do all my own fixing…..It takes me a long time (checking out posters' suggestions) and I learn a lot. But I rarely do anything complicated/dangerous without a MS KB article printout in front of me…..As I said above, I may end up just doing an update, for which I certainly don't need any help. Even on that route, most update links are for going from 7 to 8, not 6 to anything…..
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MCLEAN, Va., July 24, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The USA TODAY Travel Media Group has announced the first round of results in the 2013 10Best Readers' Choice Travel Awards . More than 24,000 votes were cast for Best Iconic American Food and Albuquerque's green chile sauce emerged the winner.
Votes were cast over a four-week period at www.10best.com and consumers had 20 nominees to choose from but Albuquerque's green chile sauce grabbed the top spot. Following closely, in second, crabs from Baltimore and in third, fried cheese curds from Wisconsin.
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Nominees were chosen by a panel of relevant experts, which included a combination of editors from USA TODAY and 10Best.com along with relevant expert contributors and sources. Voting is currently open in the categories of best minor league ballpark, best U.S. airport food, best destination for teens, and best American water parks. The 10Best Readers' Choice Travel Award contest launches one new category each week, revealing its 20 nominees. Additional categories including best iconic American attraction, best seafood restaurant, best U.S. beach town, and best ski lodge will open for voting soon. Each category will have a four-week voting period and results will then be announced on www.10best.com. Consumers can vote online for one nominee per category, per day, during each category's four-week period. 10Best.com provides users with original, unbiased, and experiential travel content of top attractions, things to see and do, and restaurants for top destinations in the U.S. and around the world. The core of the site's uniqueness is its team of local travel experts: a well-traveled and well-educated group who are not only experts in their fields - and their cities - but discriminating in their tastes. These local experts live in the city they write about so the content is constantly updated. In 2012, 10Best.com averaged more than 700,000 monthly unique visitors generating approximately 28 million page views. It was acquired by USA TODAY in January of 2013. USA TODAY is a multi-platform news and information media company. Founded in 1982, USA TODAY's mission is to serve as a forum for better understanding and unity to help make the USA truly one nation. Through its unique visual storytelling, USA TODAY delivers high-quality and engaging content across print, digital, social and video platforms. An innovator of news and information, USA TODAY reflects the pulse of the nation and serves as the host of the American conversation – today, tomorrow and for decades to follow. USA TODAY and USATODAY.com reach a combined six million readers daily. USA TODAY is a leader in mobile applications with more than 18 million downloads on mobile devices. USA TODAY is owned by Gannett Co., Inc. (NYSE: GCI). (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120913/DC73541LOGO)Check Out Our Best Services for Investors
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There used to be signs posted around the school saying, "Proud to be an English-speaking only school," but when I went to find one today, hoping to include a photo of it in this blog post — I couldn't find any around anymore. Curious.
At any rate, our school is probably about 80% Thai — with a significant Indian population as second highest population, and then a small mix of Korean, Chinese and European/North American students round out the remaining percentages. The majority of students here speak Thai as their first language, and on a typical day I am fortunate enough to hear enough Thai to pick up the daily playground talk.
As an IT Specialist/Teacher, I teach Grades 3-5 technology and Grade 6 Digital Photography. I have approximately 250 students between the ages of 7 and 12 in my classes — with quite a lot of differentiation in terms of literacy comfort and language acquisition. In my first teaching year here, my Principal evaluated my teaching style and watched carefully how I interacted with my new EFL students. I particularly remember one observation and the feedback that I received. I was teaching a lesson to Grade 4's and was asking the students why they thought it might be importatnt to save their work. My questioning was similar to the questions written below.
Me: "Why is it important to save our work? Any ideas? Why do you think we should save our work often? What do you think? Do you think saving your work is important?"
Students: <Insert sound of crickets here.>
After the lesson, my Principal and I talked about that particular line of questioning. After a few laughs about the response together, he pointed out very clearly that what I was doing was asking three different sounding questions, and my students were all still processing the first one. It was a good lesson learned…and a good starting point for more lessons down the road.
The transition into an ESL environment has been a particularly important experience. As a teacher in Canada, I had collected hundreds of short educational videos from resources all over the internet and was excited to use htem in the classroom. It became evident pretty early that much of the humour, language and context would be difficult for my new students. As a result, I've been forced to look for new multimedia resources for my classroom and more importantly — evaluate those resources with a new set of criteria — with the ESL student foremost in my mind.
In my classroom, I try and find great Web 2.0 resources for my students that challenge their literacy skills while engaging their strong technology skills. Online applications like ZimmerTwins, BitStrips, Prezi, XtraNormal, and GoAnimate are some of the favourite websites in my classes because they blend strong visual elements with literacy and language. No-dialogue games like Samorost or Chasm are big hits any day of the week — probably because the students are able to sit and think about the game in any language they want . . . and there's nothing wrong with a little break now and then.
Having to rethink ESL teaching strategies and resources is probably something more teachers should be doing — as it challenges us to consider different learners in our classrooms and ultimately widen our catch basin. The nicest part about reinvention is that social networks (like Twitter) and connecting with teachers in forums like Teaching Village can provide very real and meaningful opportunities for sharing and collaboration.
So far the frontline has been as stinulating as one might imagine.
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Rob Newberry is a technology specialist at Ruamrudee International School in Bangkok, Thailand. He began his teaching career specializing in Interactive White Boards and multimedia integration, and now focuses on Web 2.0 applications in the classroom.
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Tennis teams send 'tweets' to connect with parents, fans
Recently, the Dartmouth men's and women's tennis teams began providing match progress and results online to parents, fans and team alumni with the online tool "Twitter."
Twitter is a social-networking website that consists of user's micro-blogs, similar to a Facebook status. Users are able to update make short posts of 140 characters or less, known as "tweets."
Bonnie Barber, volunteer assistant coach for the women's tennis team and wife of head coach Bob Dallis, is responsible for initializing the use of Twitter and writes most of the team's Twitter updates.
"In the past, a few people would email or text me during matches to find out what the scores were," Barber said. "It was a really inefficient way to get the scores out."
The coaches initially e-mailed fans of Dartmouth tennis to inform them about the new system. Victoria Junge, mother of women's tennis team member Jessica Adler '10, said that she is delighted to see the team communicating so intensively with its fans.
"When Bonnie Barber got an iPhone and told me she was going to start sending out her own tweets, I was thrilled," Junge said. "I love reading the updates, especially since they are not just scores, but great descriptions of what is going on in the match."
Friends and fans immediately took to the new form of communication, Barber said. Jim Mitchell, father of women's tennis player Ashley Mitchell '11, explained that the updates have helped him and his family connect to the team.
"We would be at every match if we could," he said. "But with the travel distance and expense, it is a great way for us to let the entire family tune in to the matches when we can't be there in person."
The "tweets," can be accessed via the pages on Twitter.com established for both the men's and women's teams, or the messages can be forwarded to a user's cell phone as text messages.Applications are also available for iPhones and BlackBerrys that connect to Twitter and allow a user to make and recieve "tweets."
Barber updates Twitter during matches approximately every three minutes, she said. Twitter followers are truly able to get a play-by-play experience.
"I try to give updates whenever there's a significant score change or whenever someone wins a game," Barber said.
Twitter also allows Barber to take photographs on her iPhone and update them to the site. Barber said that she highlights performances of the students whose parents are unable to attend the matches.
"A lot of the parents come to the matches, but for the ones who aren't present, I try to focus more on their daughters," she said.
Twitter has allowed the team to become more connected to its followers and alumni. People are more easily able to monitor the competition, following the team's progress throughout its season, Barber said. Using Twitter has helped to expand the Dartmouth tennis' fan base, she said.
"There are several fans of Jesse [Adler] who are now also following matches on Twitter, and have gotten completely immersed in Dartmouth Tennis," Junge said.
Originally, Barber used her own Twitter account to inform fans about score changes and important plays.
Prior to implementing Twitter, the Dartmouth tennis teams established an online video stream, or webcast, that usually covered at least two courts during a match. The webcast, though, could only show a limited number of matches at a time. Twitter has become an important addition for updating fans on all the matches.
"We really like Twitter," Mitchell said. "It is a good supplement to watching the games on the live streaming video."
Using this social networking tool to communicate scores and important team information in real-time has also carried over to the men's tennis team.
Following the women's team's example, Sukie Punjasthitkul, a researcher at the Interactive Media Laboratory at Dartmouth Medical School, set up the Twitter account for the men's team. Punjasthitkul is also responsible for setting up the webcasts during meets.
"I think Dartmouth tennis has got to be one of the more high-tech teams out there, between showing the matches on a webcast, and using Twitter to cover all the matches," Barber said.
While players were initially worried that having the Twitter would limit their fan attendance, several parents believe it will have the opposite effect. Because the Twitter updates are so easy to follow and fun to read, people have become stronger fans, according to Junge.
"I think that if anything, this will keep people more involved with Dartmouth women's tennis," she said. "More fans will want to come in person."
To check out the Dartmouth tennis live match feeds on Twitter, go to:
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So, who wore the pantie shot better, Chi or Minnie?
I vote Chi.
I vote Chi as well because I love her design.
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Knowing Minnie; it's probably Mozart or something.
I was thinking Beethoven.
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Me too, I wonder how much she's changed.
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The firearms industry's annual SHOT show has come and gone for this year, and some of the major press in the self-defense arena has been surrounding introduction of a few new "pocket" sized 9mm handguns. The lead contender seems to be the Ruger LC9. Coming on the heels of their massively popular LCP in .380, Ruger stands to make a killing on the mouse gun's new big brother. From Sig, there is the new P290 (actually announced late last year). It will be priced significantly higher than the Ruger, which may not necessarily be a bad thing. If its quality is closer to the P238 as opposed to the complete flop that is the P250, then Sig may be offering a serious alternative to the Ruger. The big surprise announcement came from Kimber, who introduced their first non-1911 handgun with the Kimber Solo Carry. With an aluminum alloy frame, it's the only non-polymer introduction into the super compact 9mm field. Unfortunately, all three of these companies have had some serious quality control issues in the past few years, and also have been known to release new products without all the bugs worked out (I'm looking at you, Ruger), so I'm going to wait a few months after these products hit the market before giving them any serious consideration.
A couple of years ago, a terrible plague hit our country that convinced hundreds of thousands of people that a pocket-sized .380 makes the "perfect carry gun". It appears that many of them are finally recovering, and are asking gun companies, "Why can't you make this thing a tiny bit larger so that it's easier to shoot? And while you're at it, how about if you chamber it for 9mm?" Michael Bane predicted this a few months ago, and I don't think we're even close to seeing the end of new super-tiny 9mm pistols.
Case in point: Last week on the SHOT show edition of Tom Gresham's Gun Talk radio show, a representative from Kahr arms mentioned a new product that seems to have flown under the radar of most of the major gun bloggers. In April, Kahr plans to release the CM9; the budget version of their wildly popular, but premium-priced PM9. MSRP is around $550, so I suspect it will be sold for around $450, which is what Kahr's other budget 9mm, the CW9, typically goes for. According to the Kahr rep on the radio, Kahr wasn't even planning to publicize the CM9 at SHOT, but they changed their minds the day of the show. Maybe they saw all the other tiny nines and decided they needed something new at their booth to remind people that they're still relevant in the carry market.
Lest ye forget with all these new fancy whiz bang teeny tiny 9mm pistols around: Kahr has been at this a long time. The PM9 came out 10 years ago, and it's steel-framed counterpart, the MK9 (my current carry pistol) even longer than that. Kahr pistols have typically been too expensive for a large portion of the market, but a couple of years ago they released the CW9, a budget version of the P9, minus a few bells and whistles. In my opinion, 99% of shooters wouldn't really notice any practical difference between the two guns, so I wonder how sharply the sales of their P9 fell after introducing the CW9. After the success of the CW9, Kahr could have chosen to produce the new CM9 at any time and know it would be a success, so why the delay? I can only guess that someone at Kahr is working the numbers to determine the optimal time for them to maximize profit. Sales for the CM9 are sales they are losing on the more expensive PM9, except for the large portion of the market who would never have given the PM9 a second thought with its $700 price tag. Except now, I suspect many of those people who would have bought the reasonably priced CM9 are already planning to pick up a Ruger LC9, which is even cheaper.
Was Kahr too late in introducing the CM9 for their own good? Maybe, but I think it will sell just fine. And if anyone asks me, I'll recommend the Kahr over the Ruger (or any of the others, for that matter)… at least we can be fairly certain the Kahr won't get recalled. Kahr is kinda like Glock. They really only have one design, but it works, and it usually works really well. It's not perfect… I really don't care for the length of the Kahr trigger pull, or the reset, but Kahr gets a lot of things right. And like I said, they've been at this a long time. With the LC9, Sig P250, or this new Kimber thing, we really have no idea what to expect.
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"If its quality is closer to the P238 as opposed to the complete flop that is the P250″
i know this is a bit off topic, but i have a sig p250 and it's a quality handgun. i see a lot dogging this pistol in various forums but i don't know why. yes, they had some issues with the 1st generation of them but they've all been resolved and judging by how quickly sig sells out of magazines, caliber xchange kits, holsters, etc., it appears to have quite a few fans. the tactical crowd poo poo's any gun that's double action only these days but they have their place and i like mine. just thought i'd throw that in there for what it's worth. peace.
with all due respect, your original point was that the sig p250 is a "complete flop", pretty harsh words. i didn't restate that point, i tried to refute it. lots of manufacturers have issues in their 1st generation of a new design…even glock had issues with their gen 4 guns and made some changes to the recoil spring to deal with it. smith and wesson had issues with the take down lever falling out on their bodyguard .380 and made changes. does this mean glock and smith/wesson release products that don't undergo proper testing like sig? sig also had to recall the p238 because of problems with the safety lever but you state that it's a quality gun that you hope the p290 measures up to. anyway, this is getting long…maybe you could review the p250 at some point in the future, i'd like that.
"My point in the post is that recent releases from Ruger and Sig have had bumpy starts, but the Kahr CM9 is based on an old design that has already been tweaked and refined."
ok, that is a completely accurate statement and i agree with you. btw, i also have a kahr cw9 and i love, love that gun. kahr guns have a lot of haters too and i don't get that either.
admittedly you're right in that sig didn't perform well in atf testing but i've never seen any detailed explantion of the failures either, they just state it had 13 gun induced failures and 45 shooter induced failures (out of 4,000 rounds fired). not sure why they would hold shooter induced failures against the gun. but even if the sig had 0 gun induced failures, i don't think the atf would have ever adopted it because the long reset of the p250 simply isn't conducive to tactical situations, you just can't fire as fast (accurately anyway) as the striker fired, short reset glocks and m&p's so they never really had a chance at the leo market. in fact the rumor out there is that sig is working on a striker fired version of the p250 to better compete with those guns.
interestingly and maybe as a reaction to the above, the hammer on the new single stack p290 is partially cocked by the slide to enable a lighter, quick reset of the trigger, it doesn't have re-strike capabilty…kind of like a hammer fired glock. it's not doa, it's not da/sa and it's not da striker fired…it's yet another trigger variation. maybe this is the trigger that sig intends to ultimately offer as an option on the p250 for the leo market? -
Yeah I know. I'm an old dinosaur. Carried a 1911 of one sort or another since 1963. I love the SA trigger and want a real pocket .45. Those two goals don't match up. I started looking at all the new micro 9s and by stumbling onto the ParaOrd PDA with the LDA trigger, found my pocket .45. It's almost the exact same size as the Sig, Ruger, Kahr, etc mini 9s and the weight difference is so small it isn't noticible. The LDA trigger really surprised me. I shoot some double action revolvers and this LGA shoots like the finest tuned revolver I have ever shot. I know some of you won't like this but, I also feel like I'm carrying a real caliber. I just can't see how a 9mm coming out of a barrel barely longer than the cartridge is going to develop ballistics any better than a .380? In a 4″ barrel, yes. Not in one of these guns, so why not just carry the lighter and more convenient .380 in the first place? And as for the PDA, right out of the box, no cleaning, no lube, it destroyed the X ring at 12 yards and hasn't had a feeding/firing problem with any of the many loads I have run through it.


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CCEnhancer makes use of CCleaner's native expandability framework so it doesn't modify CCleaner in any way. Rather, CCEnhancer downloads a WinApp2.ini file and places it in CCleaner's folder; CCleaner then reads that WinApp2.ini file and adds support for the programs listed in there. This WinApp2.ini file works for installed and portable versions of CCleaner.
In that regard, technically speaking, you don't even have to download CCEnhancer to get 600+ program support for CCleaner. You can directly download the WinApp2.ini file from CCEnhancer's developer's website and manually place the file in the same folder CCleaner is in. And if you don't have .NET Framework 3.5 or higher, I highly suggest you do exactly that because CCEnhancer requires .NET Framework 3.5.
To manually download WinApp2.ini simply right-click on this link and do Save Link As… (or a similar command, depending on your browser); then place the WinApp2.ini file you just downloaded in the same folder as CCleaner. (This applies for both installed and portable version.) After that just run CCleaner and check out all the new apps listed under Cleaner -> Applications.
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This utility saved me since it was able to cleanly remove .NET Framework so that I could install it later and use some .Net-dependent applications.
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Paul Hornschemeier Recipient of First Columbus Graphic Novelist Residency
- Posted by Johanna on January 28, 2012 at 8:31 am
- Category: Graphic Novel News
Two Columbus, Ohio, art institutions — Thurber House, a literary center and museum located in the former home of James Thurber, and the Columbus Museum of Art — have teamed up to offer a Graphic Novelist Residency. The first recipient is Paul Hornschemeier (Life With Mr. Dangerous, Mother, Come Home). From the press release:
The three-week residency, supported by a grant from the Greater Columbus Arts Council, is designed to provide a graphic artist/writer with an opportunity to develop a work-in-progress. The recipient will receive a stipend and housing in the two-bedroom apartment located in the boyhood home of author and New Yorker cartoonist, James Thurber. … In addition to researching and producing new work, he will take part in public events during his stay in Columbus.
It's neat to see a writer's organization partner with an art museum to cover both aspects of graphic novel creation. Programs will include an Adult Writing Workshop on the Graphic Novel on March 26 (Thurber House); a Young Writers' Studio on March 28 (Thurber House); a Big Picture Lecture on March 31 (CMA) in which "Otterbein Professor of Philosophy Andrew Mills will speak about Hornschemeier's work in a philosophical context. Hornschemeier majored in philosophy at The Ohio State University and often addresses philosophical issues in his books, most notably in his 2007 work The Three Paradoxes." Also at CMA on April 5 is an Artist's Talk and Interview conducted by Jared Gardner, a professor of English and Film Studies at OSU.
The image shows Paul Hornschemeier teaching a graphic novel course at the University of Chicago.
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January 30, 2012 at 9:57 AM[…] Creators | Paul Hornschemeier has received the first graphic novel residency from the Columbus (Ohio) Museum of Art and Thurber House. The three-week residency, designed to help graphic creators develop a work in progress, includes a stipend and housing in an apartment near the boyhood home of James Thurber. [press release, via Comics Worth Reading] […]


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State Environmental Officials Remind Residents of Online Tool to Access Continuous Air Quality Readings and Forecasts
BOSTON - With the approach of warmer weather, the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) reminds residents that current air quality readings and forecasts for ground-level ozone and fine particles are available and updated throughout the day at MassAIR, an application located on MassDEP's web site. Ozone is an important health consideration, especially during the summer months, and fine particles can also cause unhealthy air any season.
"The MassAIR site provides an easy and useful tool for Massachusetts residents who, for health reasons or for planning their outdoor activities, need to know about today's air quality in their region," said MassDEP Commissioner David W. Cash. "The site also offers a forecast for the following day and what to expect for air quality in each region of the Commonwealth."
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Alabama men's golf team set to begin NCAA Championships on Tuesday
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The Tide's performance in the regionals was just as nice. Alabama shot 15-under during the first round, and a 24-under-par second and third round to finish 23 strokes ahead of the second place team, East Carolina.
The Tide team was led in both the SEC Championships and the NCAA Regionals by freshman Justin Thomas and sophomore Bobby Wyatt. Thomas was named SEC Golfer and Freshman of the Year, and he has been displaying why he earned those accolades during the past two tournaments. With ten days of rest between Thomas and Wyatt and the beginning of the NCAA Championships, it will be interesting to see what type of performance the two can put together.
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Alabama will begin the NCAA Championships on May 29 at Riviera Country Club in Los Angeles, Ca.
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