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Hello everyone,

Last spring, I took the plunge into working with drupal for my online sites that I maintain and I've come to the conclusion that I'm now at a point where I desperately need help and guidance while working with this very complex, but uber useful system.

Two of the three sites which I maintain are based on the drupal platform and the other is just a simple blogger site.

Drupal:

http://www.coclondon.ca

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 So.. I was checking the hours for the London Public Library, and it turns out they have a new website.

I think it's a drupal website.
Which is pretty cool.

Can anyone confirm?

check it out :  

http://www.londonpubliclibrary.ca/ 

(note: a hint was the little dude on the tab)

Does anyone on here know much about telescopes?  my desk is perfect for star gazing, and I'm completely nocternal these days, so I'm looking at buying one.. 

I've been thinking about this for awhile, but after last nights meteor shower and planets as visible as they were, I'm really considering this..

what should I look for in them?  any recommendations from other star gazers?  brands, models, retailers etc.. ? 

are there any that can hook up to a computer at all so I can take stills with them? 

I just got a sandisk m240 mp3 player and i can't figure out how to get music on or off it with linux. i need help, i've been looking on the internet and there is no help to be found.

I heard through grapevine that there will be a demonstration for labour solidarity with Palestine tommorrow at Gibbons Park,but I can't find any information anywhere.

Does anyone know if it is really happenning? 

A friend has brought this to my attention. It seems this bit of speculation has remained hidden from the mainstream. Does anyone out there know more about "put options" and how they work?

Any new developments in the market or investments that others should know about? 

"Simon Derrick, head of currency research at Bank of New York Mellon, said: "With any hope of even a brief bounce emerging in the yen crosses evaporating in the fierce glare of another horrible close in New York, it is clear that the vicious, self-reinforcing, downward spiral we were worrying about is already firmly established."  read more »

This is something I've wondered for a long time.  It makes sense to me that a party would stand a better chance at getting a majority on council.  And having a party would mean democratically chosen policies. 

But instead we're stuck with individuals who are not committed to some sort of a plan for the city.

Are municipal parties illegal?  Or are they a bad idea for reasons I don't understand?

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