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A small program or application that runs on a browser and enables additional features like animation.
Of, used in, or being digital communication (as between computers) in which there is no timing requirement for transmission and in which the start of each character is individually signaled by the transmitting device.
Audio Conferencing
Voice communication delivered through standard telephone lines or Internet-based software sometimes used in distance learning.
Refers the capacity of a connection to transport digital content. It is usually measured in transfer speed (bits-per-second). Generally speaking, text transfers more quickly and requires less bandwidth than audio or video. Very effective compression can change that somewhat.
A comprehensive and flexible e-Learning software platform that delivers a complete course management system
As opposed to the connection speeds and capacity that one can obtain over a phone line with a modem, a broadband connection can accommodate the rapid transfer of large amounts or packets of information. Generally, Internet connections provided by cable or DSL are broadband. Most distance learning courses will recommend that you have a broadband connection.
Software that allows you to access view Web sites on the Internet from your PC, laptop, or handheld PDA. Examples of browsers include Firefox, Internet Explorer, Mozilla, Opera, and Safari.
BBS (bulletin board system)
A system maintained by a host computer for posting information, carrying on discussions, uploading and downloading files, chatting, and other online services. BBSs are generally created for a specific group of users and are usually topic-specific.
Cable Modem
A device that uses coaxial cables to transmit data faster than telephone line modems and roughly equivalent to modems using DSL telephone service.
CD-ROM (compact disk read-only memory)
An electronic data storage medium that uses optical technology for storing and playing back audio, video, text, and other information in digital form.
An online, real-time interactive communication method using text to send and receive instant messages.
A small text file placed on your hard by a web site to record information about you. When you return, your computer serves up the "cookie" to the web site and previously recorded information such as your name, site login/password, preferences, shopping cart info, and more are passed along. The web page is then customized based on that information.
Educational software that delivers course material and instruction via computer.
The method of getting information to the user via Internet, CD-ROM, books, instructors, and other mediums.
An Internet connection achieved through telephone lines using a modem.
Discussion Forums
A place where people can exchange messages of common interest.
Distance Education
Education designed for delivery where students and instructors not in the same location.
Distance Learning
Often used synonymously with Distance Education; distinct as an outcome of Distance Education.
Distributed Learning - Often used synonymously with Distance Learning; distinct in that it is the outcome of education that combines a blend of online and traditional delivery methods.
A file transfer from one computer to yours.
DSL (digital subscriber line)
An Internet access method for high-speed data transfer over telephone lines.
DVD (digital versatile disk)
An electronic data storage medium that uses optical technology for storing and playing back audio, video, text, and other information in digital form, but with far greater capacity than CDs.
Any learning that utilizes a network (LAN, WAN or Internet) for delivery, interaction, or facilitation. This would include distributed learning , distance learning (other than pure correspondence ), CBT delivered over a network, and WBT . Can be synchronous , asynchronous , instructor-led or computer-based or a combination.
Short for electronic mail; primarily text messages sent between two computers.
An instructor who assists, directs, and stimulates the learning during an online course.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Highly useful, a list of common questions about a particular topic, product, or service directed primarily at new users.
File Server
A computer that stores and manages files and software on a computer network, giving users the capability of sharing information and other resources.
Specialized hardware or software designed to secure a computer or network from unauthorized access.
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
An Internet protocol for transferring files between two computers. Most browsers incorporate FTP software to download and upload files.
Abbreviation for "HyperText Markup Language." The programming language used to create web pages in hypertext, which refers to the code used to arrange the text on the page and to create formatting so that the pages appear a certain way on the World Wide Web.
Abbreviation for "HyperText Transfer Protocol." An Internet protocol that is used by a web server and a web browser to transfer data (such as text, images, sound, video, and other multimedia files) between them. When you enter a URL in your web browser, this actually sends an HTTP command to the Web server directing it to fetch and transmit the requested web page.
Hybrid courses
Hybrid courses blend face-to-face interaction such as in-class discussions, active group work, and live lectures with typically web-based educational technologies such as online course cartridges, assignments, discussion boards, and other web-assisted learning tools. The degree to which the design of hybrid courses utilize traditional classroom and online learning environments varies, being largely dependent on the subject matter and overall nature of a course.
Instant Messenger
Also shortened to "IM." Software that lists a user's buddy list (who may consist of friends, family, co-workers, classmates, etc.) who are also online and enables users to exchange text-based messages. Some instant messenger programs also include voice chat, file transfer, and other applications. Popular instant messaging programs are available for free by ICQ, AOL, Yahoo!, and MSN. IM may be used in distance learning to facilitate communication between two students or between a learner and his or her instructor.
Internet Service Provider
Also shortened to "ISP." A company that provides Internet access to consumers and businesses, usually for a monthly fee. Services include e-mail, the World Wide Web, FTP, newsgroups, etc. Popular ISPs include America Online, Earthlink, CompuServe.
LAN (local area network)
Agroup of networked computers in relative proximity to one another that allows users to communicate and share information and other devices such as file servers, printers, and modems.
Hypertext that is usually underlined to indicate a pointer to additional related information.
MOdulator/DEModulator, a device that converts digital signals to analog for transmission, and analog signals back to digital upon reception.
An audio, video, email, or application broadcast over the web, from one computer to many.
The combination of text, graphics, audio, colors to create used to present information in an engaging and dynamic way.
A group of computers and peripheral devices (like printers and modems) connected to allow users to communicate and share information and resources.
An information exchange forum where notes about a particular topic are posted and shared.
Online Learning
e-Learning delivered over the Internet (as opposed to a local or wide area network).
Software programs that enhance your browser and allow it to perform additional tasks such as playing audio, displaying video, and viewing documents as an integrated function of the browser.
Real-time communication
Communication with little or no delay; synchronous interaction.
Rich content
High quality course or web page material, often presented using advanced or sophisticated design techniques employed to emphasize the message or learning.
Streaming Video
Video sent in compressed form over the Internet that you view as it is being received, rather than waiting until for the entire file to be downloaded first. There may be two versions available: a dial-up version is usually a smaller file, with a smaller video screen and a slower frame rate, for 56k dial-up users and a high-speed version, a larger file with higher quality image, is designed for users with faster broadband Internet connections.
Synchronous Communication
Live, real-time communication. Examples include a conversation at the grocery store, phoning your children to say hello when you're traveling on business, instant messaging or chatting in an AOL chat room.
Synchronous Learning
Any learning event where interaction happens simultaneously in real-time. This requires that learners attend class at its scheduled time. Could be held in a traditional classroom, or delivered via distributed or e-Learning technologies.
System Requirements
The technological conditions required to run a software application. Includes the operating system, programming language, database, hardware configuration, bandwidth, processing power, and so forth.
Video or audio conferences conducted over telecommunications channels such as telephone lines, local area networks, and the Internet.
An Internet forum, or message board, is an online discussion site where people can hold conversations in the form of posted messages. A thread (sometimes called a topic) is a collection of posts, usually displayed from oldest to latest, although this is typically configurable: Options for newest to oldest and for a threaded view (a tree-like view applying logical reply structure before chronological order) can be available. A thread is defined by a title, an additional description that may summarize the intended discussion, and an opening or original post (common abbreviation OP, which can also mean original poster), which opens whatever dialogue or makes whatever announcement the poster wished. A thread can contain any number of posts, including multiple posts from the same members, even if they are one after the other.
Uniform Resource Locator (URL)
The address used to identify a page or file on the Internet.
User interface
The components of a computer system that the operator uses to interact with the computer - the screen display, keyboard, mouse, touch controls, etc.
Video Conferencing
Live video and audio communication between three or more locations.
Virtual Classroom
The area where students and instructors interact online.
Virtual Community
A community on the Internet where people share common interests; an online community.
Web Based Training (WBT)
Training which is delivered over a network (LAN, WAN or Internet). Can be either Instructor-led or Computer Based. Very similar to e-Learning, but usually implies that the learning is in the professional or corporate level.
A wiki is usually a web application which allows people to add, modify, or delete content in collaboration with others. Text is usually written using a simplified markup language or a rich-text editor. While a wiki is a type of content management system, it differs from a blog or most other such systems in that the content is created without any defined owner or leader, and wikis have little implicit structure, allowing structure to emerge according to the needs of the users
Zip file
A file that has been reduced in size to allow faster transferring between computers, or to save storage space. Originated with PKWARE, the technique is widely used and the term is used frequently to describe any compressed file. Some compressed files have the .EXE extension, indicating the file is self-extracting.


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Upcoming events in the world of business include:
Wednesday -- The Federal Reserve reports on consumer credit for September.
Thursday -- The Erie Regional Chamber and Growth Partnership will hold its annual meeting at 4 p.m. at the Ambassador Center, 7794 Peach St.
The keynote speaker is Rich Galen.
The business meeting will be followed by a cocktail reception.
For more information, call 454-7191.
Thursday -- The Labor Department reports on initial jobless claims for the previous week.
Friday -- The Meadville Area Chamber of Commerce Foundation will offer "Veterans Services & Hiring Our Heroes Workshop" from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. in the Crawford County Career & Technical Center.
The workshop is designed to connect veterans with services and programs, employment opportunities and demonstrate how to translate their military experience into a winning resume.
Lunch is provided. This workshop is offered at no-cost to veterans.
Register online at www.meadvillechamber.com or call (814) 337-8030.
Thursday, Nov. 15 -- Iadeluca Chiropractic Center will host Business After Hours, a networking event for members of the Erie Regional Chamber.
The event will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. in Iadeluca Chiropractic Center, 1334 W. 26th St.
For more information, call 454-7191 Ext. 146.

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Editor's note: For information on church location, phone numbers or regular service times, please refer to the Church Directory.
Bunker Hill United Methodist Church
Sunday: 5 p.m. Bible study
Wednesday: 7 p.m. New traditional worship, "Somebody prayed for me"
Thursday: 10 a.m. Bible study; 7 p.m. choir practice
May's emphasis for Loaves and Fishes is cake mixes
Calvary United Methodist Church
Today: noon sharing hands fellowship
Sunday: 12:15 p.m. UMYF sponsored soup and sandwich luncheon
Monday: 6:30 p.m. Financial Peace University
Tuesday: 7 p.m. Slide presentation on a Holy Land Tour at Middleway United Methodist Church
Wednesday: 6 p.m. Prayer, Praise and Worship (PPW); 7 p.m. Together Growing in Faith (TGIF)
Thursday: Ascension Day; 7 p.m. chancel choir
Friday: 5 to 7 p.m. senior's spaghetti supper
May 19: noon sharing hands fellowship
Falling Waters
Presbyterian Church
Sunday: 6 p.m. lectionary Bible study meeting
May 20: 1 p.m. hymn sing in the sanctuary
June 5: Annual Golden Oldies luncheon
First Presbyterian Church
Sunday: 12:15 p.m. deacons meeting
Monday: 7 p.m. session
Tuesday: 8 a.m. prayer breakfast; 9:30 a.m. Pray, Paint, Arts and Crafts group meets
Wednesday: 7:30 p.m. choir rehearsal
Leetown United Methodist Church
Wednesday: 7 p.m. United Methodist Men meet and union meeting
May 19: 4 to 7 p.m. Rock Fish dinner
Moler Avenue Church of the Brethren
Soup kitchen open: Tuesday and May 29. June 12, 26, July 10, 24, Aug. 7, 21, Sept. 4, 18, Oct. 2, 16, 30, Nov. 13, 27, Dec. 11, 18
St. John's Lutheran Church
Tuesday: 6:30 p.m. annual mother/child banquet in Luther Hall
Wednesday: 1 p.m. Bible study meets in the lounge; 6:30 p.m. choir's rehearse in the chapel
May 19: 4 p.m. DDLS program in Luther Hall
St. Luke's United Methodist Church
Today: 8:30 a.m. annual ladies appreciation breakfast
Monday: 6 p.m. Our Class meeting; 6:30 p.m. Christian education meeting
Tuesday: 7 p.m. trustees meeting
Wednesday: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Daily Bread Soup Kitchen is open; 6:30 p.m. "Why" Bible study
Thursday: 6:45 p.m. Women Sing; 7:15 p.m. chancel choir
May 19: 8:30 a.m. Church clean-up day; 10:30 a.m. Adopt-A-Street
Winchester Avenue Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
Sunday: 8:45 a.m. prayer group meets
Monday: 6:30 p.m. mother-daughter banquet in fellowship hall
Tuesday: lunch bunch to Allenberry Playhouse for play and lunch
Wednesday: 5:45 p.m. choir rehearsal
Thursday: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. clothing closet open
May 19: craft/yard sale in church parking lot for Relay for Life
Zion Episcopal Church
Wednesday: 10 a.m. Bible study in the Coe room; 7 p.m. chancel choir practice in choir room and vestry meeting in the Coe room
Thursday: 10:30 a.m. healing service at the church; 5 p.m. children's choir practice at the church
Friday: 4 to 7 p.m. prayer vigil at the church
May 19: 5 p.m. 11th annual auction at Harewood. Tickets are available in the parish office.


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While at the Gallatin Valley Farmers Market this past weekend, I bought a zucchini for fifty cents.
I am a sucker for zucchini bread. It always reminds me of fall.
All I needed was a recipe. I went directly to my resource collection.
I would venture to guess any female over the age of 35 most likely owns (or has owned) a recipe book that looks similar to this.
Tons of random recipes, either daintily handwritten on cute little recipe cards, organized alphabetically by category, or like mine, some handwritten family gems from my late mother-in-law (when she could still hold a pen before Parkinson's Disease seized her delicate grip) along with a plethora of ripped out magazine pages with recipes that look amazing, but have never been cooked. At least not in my kitchen.
Little did I know, my hunt for a single recipe would turn into a trip down memory lane, resulting in this blog post.
Truth be told, I usually go on-line and Google any recipe that comes to mind. It's so much more efficient – and saves endless amounts of time. As you will notice, my recipes aren't quite the picture of organization. They were at one time.
Perhaps the day I bought the book.
In fact, once upon a time, I painstakingly went through this book, section by section, making personalized labels for all the recipes in my ever-growing collection, and then filed each little priceless recipe according to its category.
That moment of glorious order was fleeting. As you may have noticed, I'm not so good about putting things back where I found them. That character flaw was practically my undoing as a kid.
Page after disastrous page, I turned, in search of my not-yet famous zucchini bread recipe. I'm not exactly the Pioneer Woman. Everything she touches looks as though it was spun from gold. I don't quite have the same touch.
With another page turned, I instantly spied that familiar loopy, side-slanted handwriting that could only belong to one person.
My Grandma Helen.
This was one of my favorite meals as a kid, Halupki – the Russian version of stuffed cabbage. I remember Grandma Helen cooking at our house one time, and my mouth watered over the smell of cooked onions and pork. She always lets us sample as she cooked.
I loved that about her.
This photo says it all. Looks like Thanksgiving at her house outside Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The mashed potatoes are so hot, they are steaming up the place! I am drooling just looking at it.
Grandma Helen usually spent Thanksgiving at home then came to visit us for two weeks at Christmas.
Style note: I am in love the curtains. Who knew G-Helen was a design maven? Also, loving her stylish top.
She was the best cookie baker in the entire world. Bar none.
Eventually, I found the recipe I was searching for – and I baked my zucchini bread (sans sugar and oil, Sexy Hubby is trying to cut back.) Instead I used mashed bananas, and apple sauce. Not quite the same effect as when using processed sweetness, but much better for us.
It was "Made With Love."
And isn't that the most important ingredient of all?


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Salsa - Stafford
This is the social dance of the moment. A great social skill to learn and you will be surprised how often you get the chance to put it into action.
Rock n Roll - Stafford
Come and rock and bop with us. Beginner/Improver levels. Very socail.
Lindy Hop
This is a great social dance and can be yet another dance style to your repertiore or an introduction on to the dance floor. this has evolved from Charleston and is one of the Swing dances.
Great for beginners to improvers
Zumba - Highfields, Stafford
This is a wiggle and a giggle on the dance floor with Emma of Groove Academy.
Car park.
Zumba - Oddfellows, Stafford
Manage your time and join us straight from work for a wiggle and a giggle.
Parking is either roadside on Mill Street or at the Magistrates court
Zumba - Stafford
A lovely wooden floor for us to wiggle and giggle on.
There is a large car park and a bar if you need 'dutch courage'. No need as we are so welcoming and freindly.
Zumba - Stone
The day is nearly done but this is time for you. come and join us for a wiggle and a giggle on the dance floor.
the hall is just up from 'Granvilles' on the right, green doors. Parking is roadside or Northesk St.
Zumba - Newcastle
Manage your time by coming for a wiggle and a giggle straight from work.
PiCL is next to the church and set back off the road. Parking is road side or at King Street car park
Zumba - Hanley
Zumba is for everyone wanting a wiggle and a giggle.
When looking at the theatre, walk down the left side to the studio entrance. You can park for free at Tescos


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Should You Be Considering Bump Up CDs?
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A bump up certificate of deposit (CD) is a traditional CD with a twist. With a traditional CD, you are paid a set interest rate for the life of the CD – nothing more, nothing less. CDs are appealing because they're predictable. They're FDIC insured and you know that your principal is protected 100%.
With a bump up CD, you get the added bonus of knowing that if interest rates rise, you can get your rate increased. The rules vary from bank to bank but the basic idea is the same, you can "bump up" the rate on the CD if it exceeds the CD's current rate. The bump up CD won't usually have the best CD rates but they do tease you with the ability to increase that rate should yields improve.
Bump Up vs. Traditional
The trade off is that the bump up CD's existing rate is going to be lower than a traditional CD for the same period. Ally Bank, a popular online bank, has a Raise Your Rate CD with a maturity of 24 months and a rate of 1.49% APY. Cleverly, they do not have a 24 month traditional CD for us to make a straight comparison but the 18 month CD yields 1.34% APY and the 3 year CD yields 1.80% APY. ING Direct, another online savings bank, doesn't even have a CD yielding more than 1.25% APY.
Personally, I ladder my certificates of deposit and I go with whatever rate is highest for the maturity I need. If Ally Bank offered a 12-month CD that boasted a higher yield than their Raise Your Rate CD, I'd go with that one. I recognize that the Raise Your Rate can potentially yield me the most, if CD yields increase, but I don't buy CDs because I intend to make money off them. I use it as a convenient savings vehicle that gets me slightly more than cash.
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When I was a kid living in the country, I counted on Dad for rides into town to meet my friends. He'd look down at me kneeling on the floor, begging and whining, and say, "Walking's not crowded."
In the decades since, I've had several cars that I've driven thousands of miles meeting friends in various states, places and locales.
Recently, I drove to the doctor's office for the usual check-up. The doctor cringed when I stepped onto his scale, which must have been old because it creaked and swayed.
The doctor peered over my charts down at me kneeling on the floor, begging and whining not to be put on a cardboard-and-lettuce diet, and said, "Walking's not crowded."
It wasn't a suggestion.
It turns out that Dad and Doc were right - walking isn't crowded. Nor is it all that healthy.
At walking speed, you can say hello as you walk by the neighbors working in their yards, painting houses, digging ditches, building additions and the like.
"Wish I could help, but I'm supposed to be walking. Bye, now!"
This is how walking can lead to running - trying to outdistance neighbors bearing tools.
While you're running, you'll notice the dogs. Some dogs run with you, their tails wagging and tongues flapping.
It's the dogs who don't wag and flap that bother me.
On one walk, two dogs trapped me in the roadway, snarling and snapping, one at my front, one at my back. When I turned, they turned, so that one always was at my back.
"It's a public highway!" I yelled. "With potholes! It's not worth guarding!"
Finally, a guy passing in a pickup truck blocked the dogs so I could make my escape.
True, the dogs helped increase my heart rate considerably. But I didn't want to be that healthy.
My wife often walks with me. Hoofing it alongside one farm, we saw three deer grazing in the side yard. We stopped. The two smaller deer kept eating, but the buck started inching toward us, apparently in the hopes that we were concealing corn.
We weren't. It was a small buck, only four or five points on his rack. Still, he'd only need one of those points to make his point that he was disappointed in our inattentiveness to his luncheon plans.
Then a motorcycle roared by. The deer scattered, the buck giving up his plans to mug us.
My wife is always on the lookout for discarded treasures when we walk. Once, we wandered past a thick winter glove lying in the ditch.
"Leave it," I said.
But three dozen steps later, we passed the matching glove. So on the way back, she picked them both up. Those are my new winter gloves.
"Those ratty shoes aren't my size," I yelped when I saw that scavenger look in her eye on another walk.
"Not the shoes. That big rock. Wouldn't it make a great landscaping rock! Do you think you could ... "
"No!" I snapped. "Well, maybe if I could get a motorcycle. With a tow wagon "
"Walking shoes are cheaper than motorcycles," she said. "Walking's healthier."
''And," she said, "walking's not crowded."
No, it isn't. And I think I see why.
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Satin and pheasant feathers
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Jo Gordon has taken the traditional structure of a poke bonnet to extremes. The long, menacing feathers project forward over two feet in a tunnel-like brim, which almost obscures the face.
Gordon initially trained as a fine artist, studying sculpture at Grays School of Art in Aberdeen. She then undertook a two-year millinery course at the Royal College of Art. After 1995 she branched out into knitwear, an area in which she continues to specialise and experiment.


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Source: U.S. Department of Transportation
quote: and have remote access to your car.
quote: which systems has the government built or specified that are unhackable?
quote: While the original intent of Speed limits may not have been for safety, are you going to tell me that people driving 90 mixed with people driving 50 would be a good thing? What about residential streets with people doing 65 down them? While some may be arbitrarily low, I don't see how speed limits in general do not help increase safety.
quote: Amendment IXThe enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.


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"I don't have any children. I just have a cat, to my parents' dismay," former First Daughter Jenna Bush Hager said at Thursday's Wonderopolis launch. "My dad saw my husband's boss at a conference, and he said to stop paying my husband until we produce children."
The NBC correspondent, 29, and her husband Henry Hager are keeping busy with their careers and settling into New York City with their cat, Bernadette.
They've also been exploring their new hometown by bike, Hager said, riding along the Hudson River or visitng friends in Brooklyn.
"We just try to spend as much time together as possible when we're both home, even little things," the former teacher told PEOPLE. "We had a UNICEF event this week, but before we went, we went for a walk up the West Side Highway just to catch up. I think the little moments are what's most important."
An Anniversary SurpriseThe couple celebrated their third anniversary in May, and although Hager was out of town that day, "Henry took me on a surprise trip, which was really sweet," Hager said. Their destination: Turks and Caicos. "It was our first trip just the two of us since our honeymoon."
Her kept their spot a top secret. "Even when I was on the plane, he wouldn't let me know where we were going," she said. "Of course, then they said it over the loudspeaker and I figured it out."
Moving to New York has also brought Hager closer to her twin sister Barbara Bush, who lives only one subway stop away. The two often order pizza together at Jenna's apartment or else go out to dinner.
"We're both eaters, so Barbara and I do that a lot," she said. "Of course, because we get up so early, we go at like 5:30. We're the 'grandma special' twins. It's like us and 80-year-olds and small kids."
Because the two "work incessantly," Hager also said their schedules don't always mesh, but the twins are happy to serve as each other's cat sitter.
"The good thing is, we both have cats, and so I'm the cat sitter for her cat," Hager said. "The bad thing is, I end up traveling so much that my husband is usually the cat sitter for both cats. He's like, 'If I have to watch any more cats …' "


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Join us November 12 - 13, 2016 for a weekend of dance and competition.
Watch here for information as it becomes available.
Talley Ballroom
2610 Cates Avenue
Raleigh NC 27607
Student Housing will be available upon request. To apply or for more information regarding student housing, contact Diante Edwards at
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Sandy McCombe Waller PhD, PT, NCS is an Associate Professor in the Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Sciences. She graduated with her BS in PT from the University of Maryland in 1985, received her Masters of Science in Education from Johns Hopkins University in 1991, and completed her Doctoral Training in Physical Rehabilitation Science at UMB in 2004 in the area of Neuromotor Control. She is also board certified as a Neurologic Clinical Specialist. Dr. McCombe Waller has over 20 years teaching the clinical neurology content in the physical therapy program and joined the faculty full time in 1994. From 2003 until 2007 she served as Director of the Entry-level Physical Therapy Program. Her current focus includes ongoing teaching in the entry-level program, mentoring of doctoral students and research in the area of neuromotor control.
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> The question, then, is "How do I do this, either with SSH or other
> software that uses SSH (since SSH is the only way through the
> firewalls in question)?"
If it's primarily X that concerns you, and if you aren't yet familiar
with VNC (Virtual Network Computing), I suspect it's going to
a) delight you
b) make you wonder how you ever lived without it.
There are a variety of VNC servers and clients out there (TightVNC,
RealVNC are the usual suspects). VNC communication is not only far
less bulky than X11's chattiness, but the reconnectability feature is
exactly the sort of thing you're looking for.
Servers and clients are available for windows and linux which is
another very handy thing. VNC to your windows desktop from your Linux
box, for instance.
VNC communicaiton can be encrypted in the SSH tunnel fairly easily.
If you happen to be a SecureCRT user under windows, and wishing to get
to remote VNC servers (be they windows or *nix) via ssh, here's how:
The only thing that would rule VNC out is if you were not able/allowed
to install vnc-server on the remote end of the connection. That would
be quite a pisser.
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The summer transfer window has been officially open for less than two weeks, and we have already seen some big names land in the Premier League.
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We have picked the 10 leading names to sign for top-flight sides ahead of the 2013/14 season and ranked them from 1-10.
The players have been rated according to factors that include their price, age and what they will bring to their respective new teams.
We start off with a list of honorable mentions, including what might be seen as a controversial choice in Fernandinho.
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GEESEYTOWN - Members of the small community of Geeseytown and surrounding areas gathered Saturday night to remember three community members killed during Friday's shooting rampage.
About 275 people gathered at the Geeseytown Lutheran Church on Route 22 for a community prayer vigil and service to remember Kimberly Scott, Kenneth Lynn and William Rhodes Jr., who died in Friday's incident.
The 75-minute service, which included a series of scripture readings, prayers and well-known hymns such as "How Great Thou Art" and "Amazing Grace," concluded with a candlelighting and passing of the peace.
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Mourners hug before a community prayer vigil and service for the victims of Friday's shootings on Saturday evening at Geeseytown Lutheran Church.
About 15 area clergy members attended, and several participated in the service with host Pastor Michael Rhyne.
"Our hearts are broken. This community has experienced a tragedy. To all of those affected by this senseless tragedy, we are thinking of you in our thoughts and prayers and holding you in our hearts," Rhyne said.
Sometimes events like Friday's shootings are difficult to understand, he said.
"We can't offer an answer. Nothing will make this tragedy make sense. We are sorry this senseless tragedy visited upon you. We wish it never had happened and that Christ will hold you. People across the world will pray for you and hold onto you," Rhyne said. "It is hard. It is OK to cry. It is OK to wonder why. Why did this happen? I can only say God gives us the ability to choose. Sometimes people make bad choices."
"You wonder what happened. The peace of the valley has been broken," said the Rev. Greg Harbaugh of Zion Lutheran Church, Hollidaysburg.
Harbaugh said shortly after the shootings, family and community members began to gather at the Geeseytown Fire Hall.
"We gathered and shared the pain, hurt and the loss. For a time we sat and held and cried. We all did the best we could to be together for each other. We shared our faith and prayer with one another, the light did shine in the darkness," Harbaugh said. "We are gathered here again in that light in the midst of the darkness that has come upon us."
The Rev. Elizabeth Hess, chaplain for the Geeseytown Fire Company and former Geeseytown Lutheran Church pastor, offered a special prayer for the community and first responders.
"We want to express our deepest condolences to the families of Kim, Ken and Bill. We also want to gather as a community. It affected the community of Geeseytown," Hess said. "Our first responders were all at the scene doing their jobs. They were neighbors, friends and community members. We want to support them in this time. They had to witness this tragedy first hand."
Harbaugh had another request for those affected by the tragedy.
"I only can hope you who were most affected will be able to find it in your hearts to offer forgiveness for Jeff [Michael, the gunman], but not today."
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but cotto did have power in that fight... he busted pac's eardrum.. loook u r just assuming pac has no power.. fact is if someone whos in there with at least an equal amount of strength. when u tangle up, it will look like a stalemate.. it just only shows cotto did not outstrength pac.. and we can come to the conclusion pac is one strong mofo.. u have to be if ur knocking out people left and right
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What unfair advantage did Manny have over Cotto who has a history of coming in at less than 147? Are you telling me that it was the one pound that made Cotto get his **** pushed in?
Cotto came in at
146 vs Quintana
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In 9 fights at welterweight, Miguel Cotto has weighed in at less than 147 pounds 5 times. Again, for the slow and stupid,
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Didn't cotto say he would be willing to go back to 147? I could of sworn bigpoppapump posted something with that exact quote straight from Cotto's mouth.
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Stop making excuses for Cotto, he got beat fair and square. Cotto was in great shape for Pacquaio, he just wasn't good enough. To be honest as good as Cotto looked, the fight was pretty even until Foreman's knee injury, then there was only going to be one outcome. I'm not taking anything away from Cotto - it was a good win, but he could be anyh weight he liked against Pacquaio and I don't see any other result.
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The Cleveland Indians went through a major rebuilding phase this past offseason and made numerous moves to shore up both their lineup and pitching rotation.
Through free agency and trades, the Tribe was able to bring in major pieces like Nick Swisher, Michael Bourn, Mark Reynolds and several other impact players.
Some of these players have staked themselves out to hot starts and are already justifying their new contracts.
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A massive publicity peloton for Citigroup swept into the streets of New York City this week following the launch of a bike-share system with 6,000 brilliant blue bicycles, each decorated with a Citi logo. The bank will shell out $41 million over the next five years as title sponsor of the Citi Bike program.
The program is expected to make money from user fees, but Citi and MasterCard, the other corporate sponsor, won't see any of that. Profits will be split by the government and Alta Bicycle Share, the company handling logistics for a network that stretches from southern Manhattan into northern Brooklyn.
What is Citi getting for its money? So far, the giant bank has won some rave reviews from bikers and some indigenous outrage from those unhappy with the massive spread of corporate branding onto residential streets, some of which have rules against advertising. In the long run, with 74 percent of New Yorkers backing bike share in a poll last summer, the partnership might not be a bad one—and $41 million over five years is a rounding error for the company. The deal is right in line with the cost of a similar sponsorship arrangement in London, where Barclays is paying 25 million pounds ($38 million) over a five-year period to support the city's Cycle Hire.
But even at the outset, Citi's bike trip seems to be savvier than its baseball play. The bank pays $20 million a year as part of a 20-year agreement to keep its name on the Queens stadium that the lackluster New York Mets call home. Last year, some 2.24 million people streamed through the turnstiles at Citi Field. The Citi-branded bikes, by contrast, could very well cruise past more people every day as bike-share users pedal through the crowded core of a city with 8.2 million people.
There's no way to tally a return on investment for corporate sponsorship of a new public amenity. Bankrolling a fleet of bikes goes beyond branding and business development and into a sort of philanthropy (much like supporting the Mets). Though philanthropy, of course, is a form of branding and business development.
There's also the quaint It's a Wonderful Life notion of a bank being a part of the community it serves, a motive that can't be counted out in the wake of the financial crisis that can still generate headlines like this for Citi. Forget all those toxic mortgages, because, you know, bikes!


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This week's featured Analogue Lifestyle article is "Skateboarding in the East Village" by US City Slicker jeabzz. In celebration of Go Skateboarding Day 2012, he visited Manhattan's skater-laden area with some B&W film and had a chat with a pinball-loving skateshop owner. Good analogue times!
"After skateboarding, most of the skateboarders like to chill at a really uncommon skateshop at 11th street with First Ave. The shop is called Reciprocal and has the particularity of having a lot of working pinball machines inside. It's a really nice place to chill and to have good time. The owner, Jon, is a very nice and cool guy who agreed to talk with me for a few minutes and tell me how he got into owning a skateshop."
About skateboarding, shopowner Jon says: "Skateboarding is one of the healthiest thing kids could do, you know, it's athletic, it builds strength, it builds camaraderie, acrobatics, hand-eye coordination and foot-eye coordination. It was kind of considered a crime and now it's a very embraced sport. I think it's a totally healthy thing for society. It's good to see that everybody's got access to the sport now."
Read more from Skateboarding in the East Village by US Cityslicker jeabzz.
We like the approach jeabzz took to covering the special day for skaters which is why we chose this article. Instead of photographing skateboarders doing their thing, he took it up a notch by interviewing someone from the industry who is genuinely into skateboarding. Plus, the black and white lomographs are great accompaniments to the story!
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Upcoming 2007 "comedy" film that puts my faith in humor very low.
"Epic Movie looks like a piece of crap."
بواسطة Brody K. يناير/كانون الثّاني 10, 2007
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A synonym for suckiness or shittiness (yes, the movie was that bad). Something that sucks or is retarded.
Dude, your last girlfriend was fine until she turned stalker, shit her pants in class, and went all Epic Movie.
Don't buy that car Duane, it has Epic Movie written all over it.
I'll never get into college. My SAT scores were Epic Movie.
Britney Spears had a career 'til she went all Epic Movie.
Don't buy that car Duane, it has Epic Movie written all over it.
I'll never get into college. My SAT scores were Epic Movie.
Britney Spears had a career 'til she went all Epic Movie.
بواسطة Steve Holtonavich يناير/كانون الثّاني 26, 2007
A TERRIBLE movie that would have been more aptly named: Epic Fail!
Joey: Did you see Epic Movie?
Nick: More like Epic FAIL!
Nick: More like Epic FAIL!
بواسطة KiNG`Joey يونيو/حَزيران 20, 2007
Another piece of shit spoof that just has riduculas characters, why not have real actors instead of fake actors playing as the actors like they were crazy ppl. Sma eas the X Men, why can't they get Ian McKellen playing Magneto instead some other old guy dressed up like it was a fucking halloween party.
Epic Movie is a piece of shit, bad stunt doubles like when the lion was fighting the witch it was some Asian kid. Jokes suck, too much breakdancing oh god it was like watching You got served but this sucks alot worst. And the scene where "Captian Jack Sparrow arrives" and the White Bitch would be wearing a Davey Jones mask and then starts another break dance. These jokes are unexplainable and unfunny. Don't watch it.
بواسطة Alan Massacre إبريل/نَيْسان 14, 2008
Don't get me wrong, I love parodies but this was pretty crappy. It had little humor and was more for the 11 - 13 age group.
I love scary movie, mad tv, and other parodies but epic movie was boring as shit.
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A handful of New Orleans businesses have started experimenting with accepting the digital currency Bitcoin, as reported by NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune in January. Small business owners are looking to Bitcoin or mechanisms like it to reduce the financial friction that comes with navigating credit card fees and to ease international business with a uniform payment system.
The currency has its adherents but also detractors who question its legitimacy and stability. But Tuesday (Feb. 25), its prospects seemed to take a hit with news of the collapse of a major exchange for Bitcoin in Toyko. Here's a look at the reporting from around the world:
From an Associated Press article appearing on the ABC News Internet site: "One of the world's largest bitcoin exchanges has seemingly disappeared, delivering a severe blow to the virtual currency as it struggles to gain legitimacy. A coalition of virtual currency companies said Tuesday that Tokyo-based Mt. Gox went under after secretly racking up catastrophic losses."
The article continued: "Prominent supporters of bitcoin -- including San Francisco-based wallet service Coinbase and Chinese exchange BTC China -- sought to shore up confidence in the currency by saying Mt. Gox's collapse was an isolated case of mismanagement. They said it had abused users' trust, but did not offer details."
CNN Money reported, "The news frightened Bitcoin investors elsewhere, knocking the price down about 3% to $490 -- its lowest level since November."
The Los Angeles Times wrote: "Until last week, the virtual currency seemed to be riding a growing wave of public acceptance. Now that seems to be in jeopardy."
Wired magazine said, "Mt. Gox, once the world's largest bitcoin exchange, has gone offline, apparently after losing hundreds of millions of dollars due to a years-long hacking effort that went unnoticed by the company."
Marketwatch reported, "The collapse of the bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox triggered shock, outrage, and some I-told-you-sos among users of the digital currency Tuesday as well as renewed calls for regulation."
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Taurus PT 709 SLIM 9mm anygood?
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> Taurus PT 709 SLIM 9mm anygood?
August 4, 2009, 08:35 PM
Does anyone have this gun? do you like it or no? I saw this at the gunshop last week and I was wondering about it. Its $400 Any Jam issues?
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August 4, 2009, 09:13 PM
Sorry had in wrong forum.
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August 4, 2009, 09:19 PM
This early report is not favorable. (http://thehighroad.org/showthread.php?p=5808504&posted=1#post5808504) It is impossible to say if this is just one bad apple or the whole bunch is bad.
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August 4, 2009, 09:26 PM
Here, I'll copy and paste what I said in another thread
Well... just got back from the range today after running about 200 rounds through the little 709. The ammo was a mix of Winchester white box, CCI Blazer Alum case and a few Remington Golden sabers 124 +P Hollow points. I am happy to say that I didn't have a single problem at all. No FTF's, FTE;s, or misfires. Best 5 shot group was about 1.5 inches at 21 feet free standing (with the Win white box), but most were closer to 2 to 3 inches, about the same as my CZ Rami did as well.
Points to note
1) Trigger: It's long and smooth all the way and breaks well. Going from the Rami to the 709 and back was a bit of shock because of the long pull on the 709 compared to the Rami, but I like a long pull on a CCW for safety reasons.
2) Recoil and grip: You feel it, the lack of weight shows here but the grip design allows you to maintain control the whole time. The grip is longer than the Rami which only allows me to get two fingers on it below the trigger guard while with the 709 I can get my little finger on it as well. But the Rami's weight reduces felt recoil a bit more.The 709 is light years ahead of the Kel-tel here which beats up my hand and after a mag or two I'm ready to call it a day.
3) Accuracy: Well, 1.5 inches at 21 feet with WWB with a 3 inch barrel probably is good enough for self defense. It surprised me here, doing as well as it did.
4) Sights: No problems here, good clear 3 dot sights which as a plus are adjustable.
5) Reliability: 100% so far with Winchester white box, CCI Blazer and Remmy Golden Sabers. I need to try Corbon next but my supply is getting low and I can't find any.
August 4, 2009, 09:28 PM
Maybe its just the ammo. I dont know. IF others have this gun please report how you like it or dont like it.
Would this gun be good for CCW?
August 4, 2009, 10:22 PM
GoT it love it great CCW gun over 300 flawless rounds fired thanks
August 4, 2009, 11:52 PM
I will give you a "buy" on the gun for one great reason: when it's working well it's probably the best performing 9mm pistol of it's size being made today. I've shot about 500 rounds through mine and it light strikes some rounds. So today I called Taurus, they called Fed Ex, and within 2 hours they had a fed-ex guy at my door with a box and label - prepaid.
The pistol is really fun to shoot. It feels great in my hand and frankly I love it. So i'm opting to get mine fixed. I know one person who is also experiencing light strikes and Taurus picked up his pistol too.
I think it's worth buying, and if it's not 100 percent, worth fixing. I paid 339.00 for mine. Many folks are putting hundreds of perfect rounds through theirs, and I believe they will echo the great characteristics of this pistol. But it's your money - .
I have another Taurus and it's probably the BEST 9mm I have, and I have a CZ75b. I think their problems are mostly quality control, not design.
W L Johnson
August 5, 2009, 12:20 AM
When I sold electronics the avg rate for dead in box was around 5%. Some brands worst, some brands better. I don't know what it is now, this was many many moons ago. Pretty much the same thing applies to guns, even tho I couldn't tell you what the percentage is, you are always going to have some DOA (Dead On Arrival). I don't care what brand it is. Taurus get bashed alot here. They are view by many as being a cheap gun.
But what gets me is when someone posts about a problem with a $2,000 gun the response usually is "don't worry they're fix it" . But when it's a $300 gun (ie taurus) the response usually is "see, see, told you they are a POS".
oh well, it's late and I'm going to bed. Good night.
August 5, 2009, 04:05 AM
The Taurus PT709 is slim and easily concealable. I carry mine on the hip everyday. It's practical. I purchased the stainless steel slide. No malfunctions. It cost me $379. I wish Glock had thought of this concept. The only problem I have is locating a leather holster for this pistol. Point of aim is natural. The sights are adequate. I prefer carrying this over my S&W 642.
August 5, 2009, 08:10 AM
There is this to consider:
http://www.handgunsmag.com/featured_han ... index.html
August 5, 2009, 08:48 AM
There is some
selling leather holster on eBay for the 709 they look nice
August 5, 2009, 11:29 AM
Does anyone have a size/weight comparison of the 709 and the Walther PPS?
August 5, 2009, 12:37 PM
ur gonna find negatives on the taurus 709 and for that matter taurus itself. When a person has issues with a gun what ever brand it is,he seems to post on every forum what POS guns they are. It is going to happen . It is man made,we screw up, machines are not perfect. Looks to me when the fella had an issue with his 709 that within 2 hours fed x was there to pick it up ojn Taurus's dime. Just not sure one should complain about that at all I hav enot seen a 709 or their 380 at all anywhere, but I would have no iseus buying one of the first out, and it it ain't rigt I feel taurus will make it right. Hell look at the lcp, they had to recall every one of them, over 50,000 . ruger took care of the issues and now most all owners swear by them instead at them. This is the internet and one willget allkkinds of feedback on guns, some from non owners even, You just never know what u are reading is fact or fiction. If you think you wlant one, buy it, if it turns out to indeed be a POS then peddle it and buy another gun. Were not married to these guns..
August 5, 2009, 04:02 PM
I don't think I will get it. I don't want a problem if I ever needed it for self defence. Does anyone know of pistol under $600 thats good?
August 5, 2009, 04:34 PM
Paul82> How did you base ur final decision?/
August 5, 2009, 04:50 PM
I don't think I will get it. I don't want a problem if I ever needed it for self defence. Does anyone know of pistol under $600 thats good?
Any gun can have problems,Glock and $2k Les Baer's included.
No line of guns can be "good" 100% of the time,its how the maker responds to issues and how they fix them that makes a gun "good".Some lines of guns have lemons and some have lots of lemons,but all have lemons just the same.
No matter, go try Glock if problems out of the box bother you.By saying that im not over looking the many flaws they have and previously had.But if you gotta have a gun with the best odds of being good Glock is it.
I sold mine tho.
Then id say go look at S&W M&P line and also SA XD line,both on par with Glock.
To me any of those listed just dont do it for me,and i require reliability also.
What made me look elsewhere is every gun is differant and appeals to differant needs,size and features.The line of weapons listed above is good at wearing on a hip and going bang when needed.But forget having small,thin or pocket sized options.Forget about stainless slides or manual safteys.Forget buying one new under $500.And get used to seeing the same gun over and over that just looks like a tool with no personality.
What im saying is there are many lines of guns and many makers,all have people that like or hate them.The reason it is that way is that no one gun fits a persons needs or wants.
Why you think people own more than 1 gun? And not saying because they just like them,its that no one does everything perfectly.
So in saying that sit down and think about a few things like:
What caliber you want/need?
Will it be carried as a ccw constantly or be a bedside HD gun.
What options do you want it to have,like a manual safety or decocker or a SA or DA.
Paper or plastic....eer i mean metal?
Would you be happier if you could get one for $400 or if needed can you spend $800.
BTW buy what you need,not what name is on it.
W L Johnson
August 5, 2009, 04:54 PM
I don't think I will get it. I don't want a problem if I ever needed it for self defence. Does anyone know of pistol under $600 thats good?
If you are looking for something under $600 that is 100% 100% of the time, it doesn't exist. Not under $1,000, not under $5,000, not under $1,000,000. If you don't want a problem, don't buy a gun. Not trying to insult anyone, but there has been, always will be DOA. Even if the DOA rate was as low as 1% (which is pretty darn low) the problem postings will still out number the good postings by something like 100 to 1.
August 5, 2009, 07:32 PM
The Glock 26 is under 600 and is about the same height and width as the 709, but it's quite a bit fatter and less comfortable to wear. It's about as close to 100 percent as an automatic can get.
The Walther PPS is another slim sub-compact, but it apparently likes particular brands of ammo, but is pretty much 100 percent with that ammo.
I've seen it for 560 to 660 bucks at local stores.
I would trust my life with my Glock and do often. The problem I had with my 709 is easily fixable in a pinch by simply ejecting the cartridge and continuing firing. Hopefully when it gets back from Taurus, it will be very reliable. Normally, most all 9mm autos are reliable when they are clean and lightly oiled. There are literally tons of pistols under 600.00 which are basically 100 percent, especially after you test various brands of ammo.
August 5, 2009, 07:40 PM
I think W L Johnson makes a good point. If you're going to have a problem early, find out and get it fixed early. If you get 500 trouble free rounds out of a new weapon, you've got a good one. Then you find out what wears out first in these guns and do prudent parts replacement. I saw a 1911 of some make today for 550 (it was a Colt I think, or Springfield Armory). I'm sure it's reliable, and it was not too large to carry. The best piece of advice I can give you is to get the smallest, best pistol you can find. You'll carry it more often and a gun in the car or at home will get you killed. I'd feel much safer with my problematic 709 than without it.
I just picked up a beautiful, reliable CZ 83 - 380 for less than 450. It will shoot the eyes out of a squirrel at 100 yards. You might want to consider it. It has a 12 round double stack magazine and has an incredible trigger. I had a stovepipe with it (first 200 rounds), but I was rapid firing it with the cheapest Monarch steel case ammo I could find. I'd trust it, it took about a second and a half to fix that problem.
W L Johnson
August 5, 2009, 07:57 PM
I just picked up a beautiful, reliable CZ 83
Does CZ make anything else but beautiful guns? They may have been crude in the past but just about everything they make now is about as beautiful as a gun get get. And the price has gone up too, way up:mad:
August 5, 2009, 08:39 PM
Just so you guys know, I'm the guy that owns the Taurus with the bad extractor and I have no different feeling about Taurus guns than before I shot it.
Crap happens. I got excited and didn't look over the gun thoroughly enough. I'm not sure if Taurus test fired it or not but they missed the problem.
No big deal. I'll send it back and I'm sure they'll get it right, and until then I'll just carry my big honkin' P89 around.
You are going to have some rate of failure with a precision mechanism such as a handgun, and the less you pay, the greater the chance of getting on of the bad ones.
If Taurus had the Quality Control of Glock or Springfield, they wouldn't be nearly as afordable.
August 5, 2009, 10:11 PM
I think the 709 is much easier to conceal and slimmer than a G26
August 6, 2009, 03:11 AM
Just purchased the 709 yesterday. I also have the KT-PF9, and have or currently own many small frame CCW type pistols. Fired right at 100 rounds of mixed ammo thru the 709 and the only problem I had was with the 2nd round of CCI shotshells. I know shotshells are unreliable in every semi-auto pistol I've shot them in but I just wanted to see what would happen as I was trying to make the 709 jam. 709 fired five trouble free shotshell rounds after that. I'm not knocking Kahr pistols but I paid about 600+ for one and after 200 rounds gave up on it because of jams. The 709 is definately a 'keeper' for me. My Glock 27 rides with me in the winter but the 709 will probably replace my S&W 60 for summer carry.
August 6, 2009, 09:01 AM
W L : as far as I can tell, CZ makes the most beautiful pistols out there now. I never noticed it until I held one of those lovely powder coated black 75b's. It's stunning. I decided upon the stainless 75b, but it's difficult to make a decision when everything is so darned pretty. The 83 is one of the lovliest pistols made. It's thick handle and beautiful nickel plating just makes me want to hold it and admire it. They both shoot beautifully. Once you get used to the shorter sight radius of the 83, it's super accurate. It's heavy, but I like that.
W L Johnson
August 6, 2009, 10:40 AM
I felt the same way about a stainless 75b, so I bought it. :) Right now I am tring to come up with the funds for a 75D PCR, but buying the 709, which is better for CCW, took a bite out of those funds. The 83 is on my wish list. I am looking to get some wood grips for the 75, I love the look of stainless and wood.
August 6, 2009, 11:26 AM
I have to agree with your CZ comment. I have several CZ's and just picked up a CZ-83 last week, but still haven't fired it, yet.
It is very well made, beautiful in fact. It's the nickel plated version.
August 6, 2009, 11:46 AM
Am I the only one who thinks the "Slim" etched into the side of the slide looks goofy?
August 7, 2009, 01:48 AM
Im the other guy M2stven was talking about about having light fire strike issues. I've put almost 200 rounds through it and had more than half with issues. The first day all i had was Blazer AL and it jammed almost every time. The casings would actually buldge up in the same location and would get stuck in the barrel so I'd have to punch it out with a screwdriver or shake it loose. I finally found some brass ammo but still had 2 misfires with PMC Bronze and i dont think it was the ammo because the primer was barely dented. The range gunsmith thought the barrel might not be the correct size.
But besides that the gun seems like it would be a good CCW. I carried it in an IWB holster in the small of my back which was the most comfortable place for me. I live in texas so it'd be impossible to conceal a glock. This gun fit really flat in a short and t-shirt. I wear cargo shorts and the gun barely fits but it does fit if you have big pockets. Taurus has a great customer service and they picked it up the next day. They said it'd take 5-6 weeks so i should have it by the end of the month. Im not worried about it because i still have to wait about 10 more weeks till i get my CHL so i cant carry it anyways. And if i need a pistol, I still have my XDm40 which has been an awesome gun i bought at a gun show. I knew there was a gamble in buying a new model but i just couldnt wait for people's reviews haha. I've seen plenty of good reviews about the gun shooting so im sure my issue can be fixed.
August 14, 2009, 07:05 PM
I have been a collector for years. Aside of just plain liking guns, I have lately been on a mission to find the Best carry (for me). Carried a WW2 vintage .380 Belgian Browning back when I wore suits. Lately, I have carried nines.
Recently purchased two pistols: Walther PPS.40 and Taurus Mill-Pro (PT111) 9mm (12+1). I'll just say the Walther is superior; have put 500 round through it with amazing accuracy and NO problems at all. The Taurus Mill-Pro-9 has good bones - better than average accuracy at 15 yards - good balance for a shortie. Big negative: mag release is in a BAD place - right under my thumb; and the button/retainer spring is insufficient to hold the mag when shooting (now, this is my gun-- don't know if it applies to all). It's a bit unnerving to have the gun go "snap" and feel the mag hit your foot!
Forgive me for being long-winded, I do have a destination with this.
I have held a Taurus 709. Not comparing price, it is similar to the Walther in several respects (and the "baby" McGlock). I am going to sell the Mill-Pro-111. Thought of replacing is with the "709". Compare/Contrast info (so far) is nonexistent. I like the attitude on this weblog, and thank everyone for allowing me to join. Your thoughts are expected. Best regards-- I'll be back :cool
August 17, 2009, 03:16 PM
are you kidding...... ? Ruger makes a lot under $600, as does Taurus, as does Berretta for that matter, as does FN, and Smith and Wesson, and CZ..... you could write volumes on great guns for under $600.
August 17, 2009, 03:39 PM
So today I called Taurus, they called Fed Ex, and within 2 hours they had a fed-ex guy at my door with a box and label - prepaid
Wow! That would seem to be a big improvement over past Taurus warrenty stories. Turn-around time will really tell the tale.
I saw the 709 at last Saturday's gun show, seemed pretty good gun for ~$350 they were asking, but I was looking for alternate caliber AR uppers, picked up a 9mm and 5.7x28.
August 17, 2009, 03:42 PM
Am I the only one who thinks the "Slim" etched into the side of the slide looks goofy?
I think it's a great looking little gun.....slim and all....
October 15, 2009, 08:04 PM
I bought the Taurus 709 a month ago in stainless steel black. Great looking gun and conceals nicely. For having big hands, I was surprised how well it felt in my grip. On the first day of shooting it, had some bad luck. On the 20th shot, the gun appeared jammed. Upon investigation, I found that the reason it jammed was because the spring mechanism broke. Not the spring itself, but the round metal lip that holds the larger spring at tension. I was a bit disappointed as you could imagine. I took it back to the place of purchase and they were nice enough to swap out the spring mechanism from another new 709 they had, so it was back to the range to finish up my ammo. I like the way the gun shoots, nice recoil, decent accuracy. But before I finished shooting 100 rounds, I had 3 times where the slide would stay open and not feed the last round. This seemed to happen with the same magazine each time. Also, I noticed that the main screw on the spring mechanism was almost all the way backed out. A few more shots and it would have fallen out and disassembled the springs completely.
After cleaning the gun, I used some medium strength Loctite to keep that screw in place. I then checked out the magazine that I suspected was causing the failure to feed the last round (which seems to be a common problem from what I understand). Sure enough, the yellow plastic pusher was binding on the way up a little bit after I pushed down on it. I ended up using the handle end of some pliers to reshape the inner walls of the magazine so that the yellow plastic pusher moved freely. These magazines are thin and can get out of shape easy if hit or pressed the wrong way.
So I think I worked out the bugs on this gun. I still need to go to the range to test it out and to rebuild my confidence in this gun, and then I'll use it as a carry. I really want this gun to work out.
October 16, 2009, 08:51 PM
Finally went to the range today. Good news, shot 150 rounds with no problems. It looks like I worked those bugs out after all. Especially the magazine issue. My confidence is restored in this gun.
Questions to the experts: I guess I never noticed this before with autos, but does this look like a normal spent casing? (see pics) I thought the dimple was supposed to be perfectly round, like when fired from a revolver. This looks like the fire pin was still in the primer as the casing was being ejected, causing that side mark.
October 16, 2009, 10:34 PM
I really enjoy shooting my 709. The recoil is not unpleasant and actually gives the gun a real character. It's comfortable and since i've had it back from Taurus - it's been perfect.
I got my Judge back from Taurus today. Same 4 week turnaround. It's perfect now if it won't unscrew itself this time. I'll let everyone know if it will shoot more than 20 shells before it falls apart. I'm still impressed with the overall quality of the materials used in the gun. It's a "honey".
October 16, 2009, 10:37 PM
wpbgary: Did you try to fire the cartridge twice? I got those 'double' prints when i struck them a second time trying to get them to fire.
October 17, 2009, 10:39 AM
Questions to the experts: I guess I never noticed this before with autos, but does this look like a normal spent casing
The spent casings from my 709 look just like this.
October 17, 2009, 10:49 AM
Primer swipe is totally normal in striker fired guns. My 24/7 Pro 45 and PT111 Mill Pro do the same thing. My friends Glock also does it too.
October 17, 2009, 05:20 PM
Attended a Taurus factory sale at a local gun shop yesterday (Taurus president, Bob Morrison in attendance). Got a chance to shoot the "Slim" at the indoor range. I was only able to shoot one mag (7 rounds), but was very impressed with this gun: Very surprised at how accurate it was; very impressed with the trigger pull - some take up required (which I'm quite used to), but crisp in breakover (I liked it a lot); recoil must have been easy because I didn't think about it; the grip felt a bit small compared to my regular compact sized 9mm, but I handled it well as evidenced by accuracy I achieved; no malfunctions (only 7 rounds).
I think I need this gun. Really, it's quite impressive to shoot.
Sauer Grapes
October 17, 2009, 05:46 PM
Well, let me see, bought the gun on Saturday, shot it on Sunday, sent it back to Taurus on Tuesday. Yeah that sums up my experience with the 709.
They may even send it back to me fixed, someday.
October 17, 2009, 08:04 PM
What went wrong with your 709??
October 17, 2009, 08:10 PM
Thanks for the info, I'm glad that's normal. Yeah, that marking on the primer is just from one trigger pull, not two. Sounds like primer swipe is ok in auto's. Thx.
Hey Sauer Grapes, what did your 709 do that you had to send it back to Taurus?
October 17, 2009, 11:01 PM
Hey Sauer Grapes, what did your 709 do that you had to send it back to Taurus?
Yeah that's what I'd like to know. Glad you asked that question.
October 31, 2009, 12:47 AM
I'd like to say that since I've go my pistol returned from Taurus to have a 'light strike' problem fixed, and after putting probably 500 through it, I can say it's 100 percent reliable and a joy to shoot. Mine is approx as accurate as my Kahr E9 or any other pistol I have. It pretty much hits where I aim it. It's really fun to shoot (a huge plus), is not fatiguing, conceals well, and appears to be quite rugged. I'm going to give it a definite buy now. I think this little gun is a winner.
October 31, 2009, 04:29 AM
I fired one at an indoor range. The trigger pull was long and smooth with a long reset like a KelTec. The 709 was better finished than a KelTec and looked nicer. I liked the gun and thought it would conceal well. The example I fired would not shoot to the point of aim and it was pretty far off low and left. We all fired it to the same POI.
October 31, 2009, 09:04 AM
I think a lot of models come with the sights out of adjustment. My CZ75 had to be adjusted , for my eyes and hand anyway. My Slim is quite accurate.
October 31, 2009, 11:35 AM
I'm about 99.9% sold on getting one at this point.
Also, I noticed that the main screw on the spring mechanism was almost all the way backed out. A few more shots and it would have fallen out and disassembled the springs completely.
After cleaning the gun, I used some medium strength Loctite to keep that screw in place.
Sorry, newb question time: could you (or anyone else) post some pics of said spring and show where it's located? Once I get one, I'll look for that spring to work itself loose and Loctite as necessary. Thanks in advance...
August 23, 2012, 07:17 AM
Because this old thread shows up at the top when I google Taurus PT709, I wanted to reply. I own it. It is a great gun. It shoots very well, I have never experienced a jam with it in several hundred rounds. Great CCW.
August 23, 2012, 07:44 AM
I have a number of Taurus's and all function flawlessly and quite accurately, the 709 included. I also have a PT-111 in my collection and like it just as much in every regard. I load and shoot stout jacketed HS6 and Longshot reloads though them all and have had zero FTF's, cycling issues, or any other concerns after hundreds of rounds put through each of them.
I don't ever shoot any factory through any of my firearms though, so I can't offer any feed back regarding factory ammunition.
August 23, 2012, 10:15 AM
I have had a 709 slim for my daily carry since dec. 2010, and have put approx. 800 rds of various ammo through it, including bulk federal and winchester hardball, hornady and winchester hollow points, and plenty of my own handloads. It has been 100% reliable. Accuracy for self defense is acceptable. The trigger pull on mine has gone from 7.5 lbs. when new, down to 4.75 lbs. now. As I said, it's got around 800 rds. through it, and I've dry fired it probably another 300 times. I carry it IWB at 4:00 in a Bianchi #6D-10A with the snap flap cut off. I've carried it daily for 12+ hours a day for better than a year and a half, and have had no issues. I've carried a 1911, a Glock, a Ruger SP101, and a couple different smith revolvers, but I've never carried a gun that is so comfortable and easily concealable as the Taurus Slim. I love mine.
August 23, 2012, 02:44 PM
Bought the Blued version. Put over 700 rounds through it so far. Zero problems, and haven't had to tweak anything. That includes various FMJ, JHP, and +p and +P+ rounds.
Keep it clean, and properly lubed, and it will be fine. Mine will shoot into 2.75" @ 25 yards, bench-rested. :)
August 23, 2012, 05:09 PM
I recently picked up a used 709 slim in stainless. 2010 model. Shot 100 rounds through it without a problem. I had one FTE after shooting 50 rounds, I'm guessing due to the fact that it was dirty. Shoots great and conceals well in a desantis softtuc. It does shoot low and left, but since it groups, i'm thinking it's me, as it is the smallest handgun I have and it's still a new shooter to me. I'm thinking of buying a second. At $250 out the door, I could buy 2 and be ahead on the M&P Shield I was waiting for.
Great little pistol.
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DETROIT -- Miguel Cabrera hobbled off the field. Dontrelle Willis took an early walk to the dugout. And Jim Leyland got run.
It was one of those days for the Detroit Tigers in a 6-3 loss Thursday to the Boston Red Sox.
Tigers pitchers walked nine batters and hit another with a pitch as Boston completed a three-game sweep of the series and handed Detroit its fifth consecutive loss at Comerica Park.
Willis pitched well for two innings, but it fell apart for him in the third when a handful of pitches he and a few teammates thought were strikes were called balls by home plate umpire Jeff Nelson.
"I let it get to me, and I can't do that," Willis said. "I feel like today was solely on my shoulders. I have to go out there deep in the ballgame and give our ballclub a better chance to win."
Thursday's game: Boston scored six runs in the second inning on two hits, four walks and a hit batter as the Tigers suffered a 6-3 loss.
Record: 28-24
Five straight: The Tigers have lost their last five games at Comerica Park.
Key stat: The Tigers walked nine Boston batters, while four Red Sox pitchers combined to walk just one.
Next up: 7:05 p.m. Friday vs. Los Angeles Angels (Justin Verlander vs. Ervin Santana), FSN
Willis hit Jacoby Ellsbury to lead off the third, then walked a batter before striking out No. 9 hitter George Kottaras. But consecutive walks to Dustin Pedroia, J.D. Drew and Kevin Youkilis pushed two runs across to cut the Detroit lead to 3-2 and sent Willis off the field early.
Leyland soon joined him after he was ejected by Nelson on his way back to the dugout. Leyland was quick to take the blame for getting tossed.
"When you make a mistake, you've got to admit it. I think I was wrong," Leyland said. "I don't usually think I'm wrong when I get thrown out of a game, but today I was wrong.
"I was totally out of line, and I apologize for that."
Zach Miner came in to pitch for Willis but gave up two hits before getting out of the inning. By that point, Boston had scored all six of its runs.
|Tigers' Zach Miner discusses injury, Thursday's loss
The Boston rally came immediately after the Tigers had scored three runs to take a 3-0 lead after two innings.
Cabrera and Curtis Granderson led off the inning with singles, and coaches visited Cabrera at second base after he favored his left leg. Cabrera and Granderson scored on a double by Brandon Inge, but an obviously hurting Cabrera came out of the game at that point.
Inge later scored on a groundout to make it 3-0.
The Tigers had 10 hits in the game on eight singles and two doubles, but they couldn't string hits together at key times.
"We got a few hits, but we didn't do anything with our hits," Leyland said. "We're not swinging the bats good. We threw a few singles in there, but we didn't swing the bats good."
Willis became the first Tigers pitcher to allow five runs without giving up a hit since Sept. 24, 1980, when Mark Fidrych gave up five runs in 2/3 of an inning against the Toronto Blue Jays.
Willis was charged with five runs on five walks and a hit batter while striking out three. He threw 29 balls and 24 strikes. The five walks were a season-high for Willis, and it was his shortest outing of the season.
His earned-run average, 3.27 after two starts, has climbed to 6.84.
"I feel good," Willis said. "I feel very strong. I like the way I'm working. And up until that one inning, I like the way I've been throwing the ball.
"It was just one of those days."
Willis said he appreciated that Leyland stood up for him.
"I saw it, but I was still kind of jumping on myself," he said. "But I appreciate it. He wants to win. I want to win, and he understands that. He continues to believe in me, and he told me that, and that's pretty much it.
"But I kind of like it, seeing that fire."


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