Preston residents needed no reminder that 7th February 2012 marked Charles Dickens’ 200th birthday. The Prince and Duchess led the celebrations with a tour of 48 Doughty Street; Dickens’ only surviving London home and now the Charles Dickens Museum. The author moved here in 1837, moving again in 1839 following the death of his 17-year old sister-in-law and births of his first two daughters. By then,

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The legendary designer Karim Rashid has created an affordable line of modern furniture for BoConcept. The Ottawa Collection will be in the Clybourn Avenue store in March and includes a complete dining room set (table, $2,500; chairs, $1,220) with sideboard ($2,600), pendant ($630), and room divider ($2,500).

A Pan-Tilt-Zoom or PTZ IP camera is ideal when you have a person monitoring a certain area, allowing them to turn and zoom right in on anything suspicious or questionable. Unlike a fixed camera, which does not turn, or a zoom camera, which just zoom’s in, this PTZ camera can literally spin in a 360 degree circle. You can also set up pre-set tours of duty, so it go from point to point to point, no matter where you set it, or just turn slowly, or anything in between. T

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Soil is the earth’s living skin, as fragile in some ways as human skin. In this second newsletter about soil, we’ll tell you what you can do about “problem skin,” such as if your soil is too sandy or has too much clay. But to do that, you’ll need to know what’s in your soil, and we’ll explain how to perform a free and simple soil composition test.

Soil Composition

Soil composition is the mixture of silt, clay, sand, and organic matter found in your soil. It’s importan

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Your third consideration should be the number of stools you need. Generally, three stools can accommodate the 6 feet counter and 4 bar stools can accommodate 8 foot counter. 4th consideration: When it comes to choosing a metal or wood bar stool, metal is better than wood as it is less prone to constant outward stress on the arms which further leads to loose feel. Stretchers and legs can loosen out over the time that might make the stool potentially dangerous. 5th consideration: Metal and wood bar stools are available in many finishes. Look for a baked on or powdered finish as it is more resistant to scratch and chip.

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there are plenty of ways to spice up a simple solid-front door. There’s a lot you can do to make them special with stains, paint, stencils, fabric, hardware, embellishments — you name it. With a little creativity and elbow grease, the sky’s the limit.