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"Well I don't see any need in making trouble to either of the masters of this domain, however to see a troll and and giant fish battle it out would make for excellent fun. However, I would rather find a nice place to rest and set up for a while."
Thirst assails everyone, but fatigue is what dominates the morning. Varis shares the contents of his skin with everyone, which amounts to a meager few gulps per person. By greed, stubbornness, or perhaps tired forgetfulness, Rogur and Yrisz manage to refrain from using their glamored rain water cloaks. Nevertheless, by afternoon, when the group has at last recovered from the exhaustion of the past two days, the need for water becomes a pressing issue, and as promised, Pradize returns.
Not a drop of sweat beads on her brow despite the voluminous black robes she wears about herself; and even without torchlight or a ruddy sunset, her irises really are red. With a brief curtsy, she waits for everyone to get back on their feet, and then resumes her casual but tireless pace. Her appearance hasn't changed, but by now it's obvious that her manner is different from the day before. Gone is the constant chatter. Since Cresta left, she's barely spoken a handful of times and today is no different.
Of course, it would be difficult to respond to her, given how parched everyone else's throats are. She briefly answers the questions croaked at her about how far away the promised spring is in her light, clear voice. Otherwise, in the absence of speech, the sounds of the forest envelope you as you trudge on: birdsong, buzzing insects, the crackle of branches and rustling of vines, and once, a wolf's howl.
On you march. There is a moment that passes when it has been a full day since the flight from the monastery and hedge maze, two days since anyone besides Varis had a drop of water in their skins. The sweat has dried on your bodies. There is little anyone can think about save water.
You hear it before you see it. A telltale burble that you've been imagining on and off is now too constant to be mistaken for anything other than reality or hallucination. Finally, it's there in front of you, an artesian current shooting up in a jet about a foot above the surrounding pond, itself surrounded by tall grasses. Before Pradize can state the obvious, the rest of the group is knelt down by the pond, some lying stretched out with their heads plunged into the water to drink in long, gasping gulps.
Objectively the water is tepid, but to many of you it seems far cooler than it has any business being in the summer heat. It's pure and untainted, as far as you can tell, and you hope your taste is not deceiving you, but it's been too long in coming for you to hold back at this point. When you've at last drunk your fill, you plunge your skins in, letting them fill to bulging. You've only been traveling five or six hours, but it seems a tempting place to stop for the rest of the day.
Sensing the intent in some members of the party, Pradize speaks up at last. She's seated herself on an old log, balancing her scythe on her knees. "Drink all you want, and fill your skins, of course, but before you bathe, consider that there is an old, grumpy troll downstream. I cheated a bit by leading you around his toll bridge, so if he catches your scent in his stream, he'll have another grump to add to his grumpiness and he's sure to stomp up here to give you a scolding."
"Also," she adds, in a voice that echoes her loquacity from the day before, "I understand there's a master of this pond, a rather big fish that's never been caught. It's been the one doing the catching, for the past few years."
"Well I don't see any need in making trouble to either of the masters of this domain, however to see a troll and and giant fish battle it out would make for excellent fun. However, I would rather find a nice place to rest and set up for a while."
Ariellana, Noxias, and Yrisz that one time...
Quote:Translation: "Damn girl, you fugly.""It seems to Noxias that the mere act of perceiving her in her decrepitude is enough to draw forth the mortality in his body."
"Here is as good a place as any to rest," Pradize replies, "if you are not so foolish as to ignore my advice. The fish won't catch you if you stay on land, and the old troll will have no reason to come as long as you don't build a fire when the wind's blowing in the same direction as the stream. Your rests, and I'm afraid you in general, though, are boring. I promised you a reward for rescuing Cresta and you upheld your end of the bargain, so let me reiterate my offer from before: I can give you the bit of treasure I've brought with me, take you to a small, unguarded hoard, or bring you to one with much greater wealth that still stands protected. Now choose, or I am quits with you right now!"
"State what exists at these hoards of which you speak, for I have little use for the riches of this realm other than to sustain me while I search for a way back to my home. If materials exist in these stashes which will give me the power to return then I would like to know now."
Ariellana, Noxias, and Yrisz that one time...
Quote:Translation: "Damn girl, you fugly.""It seems to Noxias that the mere act of perceiving her in her decrepitude is enough to draw forth the mortality in his body."
"Dusts and inks, was it not? Those materials are sought after by monks and wizards, and I'm sure they would help you, too, in that goal of yours. There is a knoll some hours distant from here that contains what may have been a cache for one of the monks of that monastery. It has the arcane ingredients I speak of, including a few potions and a pair of silver bracelets, all in addition to a goodly number of silver and bronze coins. I would say it's a suitable reward for your troubles.
"Now the other hoard?" Pradize leans forward in excitement, her eyes flashing red, "Have you ever heard of Izzmarg? It's an ancient, ruined fortress in the highlands north of here. The fortress itself was emptied ages ago, of course. What very few know in these modern times is that there was a wizard who worked with the lord of that fortress, but lived in his own domicile, some short distance away. Long after he died and passed into lichdom, he continued to amass magic. Maybe he's still at it." She chuckles.
"The point is, that place is filled with all manner of untouched wealth, but I've not had a chance to inventory anything, or even get close enough to look at it. I don't get along with guardian spooks; they're so parochial! However, it's not going to be there forever. Last autumn, some busybody scholar and his private army set up camp on the island and started poking around the fortress. I'm not exactly on speaking terms with them, but some sharp-eyed friends of mine tell me that they finally stumbled across the wizard's lair, late this spring.
"They've taken enough tomes and valuables out of it to prove that I'm not just spinning tales about the treasure there, but they've not yet found a way to breach the innermost sanctum." Now a satisfied grin spreads across her face, "I'll let you in on the secret of getting inside there, if you think you can overcome what you will face. I'll leave it to your imagination as to whether it will help with your teleportation ritual, Noxias. However," she kicks up her heels, "that's worth a good bit more than what we originally agreed upon. I've admitted to the danger, of course, but just to balance things out: I've always wanted to know what that old lich stowed away, ever since I first heard about the matter. Take or leave what you want, but if you want me to show you the way there, agree to give me a complete and honest inventory of what you find. You can do that much, right?
"So, what will it be? Do you want a pair of silver bracelets or the Lost Hoard of Izzmarg?"
Nox listens. His eyes growing wider as Pradize speaks! "Such a powerful wizard exists, or used to, so close by in this realm? I would bet that he has a teleportation circle as well!"
"This sounds exactly like what we should do. Who else for Izzmarg?"
Ariellana, Noxias, and Yrisz that one time...
Quote:Translation: "Damn girl, you fugly.""It seems to Noxias that the mere act of perceiving her in her decrepitude is enough to draw forth the mortality in his body."
"Not I," says Varis quietly, "it's past time I set off on my own course. This stream joins the Great River, the low-landers call it the Yu, am I right?"
Pradize nods, "If you stay on this bank, it does. The other side is tricky, and can take you somewhere else."
"Stay on this bank; watch out for the troll. I'll take that advice as compensation for the wight. It was your doing, it's become clear," he raises a hand as Pradize opens her mouth, "That's good enough for now. I have more important matters to attend to. As for the rest of you, may you fare well and find virtue." The elf adjusts his pack and then with a final wave, sets off along the side of the stream. Pradize waves back, though he doesn't turn and look. After a few moments, she leans back on her seat and lets loose a peal of laughter.
"People coming and going, as though this forest was safe! Your friends owe me more than they think. I had better go about my business for the night, then. I shall be back tomorrow morning, to take you to Izzmarg Isle, about three days' travel from here. In that time, you can decide whether you want to sneak past the guards or announce yourselves to them, but if you choose the last, I doubt they will be particularly kind."
"People do seem to come and go these days, don't they?" Rogur mutters as Pradize flows into the forest.
"I've seen my share of big fish, so I don't think I'll be sleeping near the water tonight," Rogur says, rummaging through his pack. "But, that doesn't mean this pond won't come in handy." He triumphantly holds up a small wrinkled raisin. "Just the ticket for a hot night, I'd say." He fills his water skin, drops in the raisin, and takes a sip. After a moment, he nods slowly. "That'll do." He raises the skin, this time for a gulp, and then passes it to Noxias. "Mind you don't drink it all yourself, there's a good lad."
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After the party finds a camp, Nox sets about warding a small area, against prying ears. "There, hopefully that will make it harder for any lurking trolls to hear Rogur's unnatural snoring. Just mind that you clean yourself up a bit Rogur, that air of pitch and lanolin seems to be embedded in your sinews."
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Ariellana, Noxias, and Yrisz that one time...
Quote:Translation: "Damn girl, you fugly.""It seems to Noxias that the mere act of perceiving her in her decrepitude is enough to draw forth the mortality in his body."
Nox lays out his ingredients and begins the incantation to imbue their camp with a quieting aura. 10 minutes into the ritual Nox finishes and turns around with a triumphant look hoping that Konstanz, Yrisz and the rest will be quite thankful of his work. Unfortunately he is met with only the soft snoring of his companions. "I guess that means I get first watch..."
Ariellana, Noxias, and Yrisz that one time...
Quote:Translation: "Damn girl, you fugly.""It seems to Noxias that the mere act of perceiving her in her decrepitude is enough to draw forth the mortality in his body."


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I have a happy friend. "If you have to be in a mood," he says, "it might as well be a good one."
It's one of those things that's easier to understand than it is to do.
We know it's true. Still, we seem to have one part of our mind doing long-term planning and another part negotiating our happiness here and now. We can't take "yes" for an answer.
Even if we admit that it is better to choose happiness, it takes a rare soul to trust and act upon that truth all day, every day. That's why the saints got halos.
The funniest man in the world checked out this week. The man who always picked us up delivered the ultimate downer.
Did we misunderstand? Is there a something we cannot see?
Perhaps Abraham Lincoln was the funniest person ever as president of the United States. When asked how he liked being president, he said it was like the guy who was tarred and feathered and run out of town on a rail. He told people, "If it wasn't for the honor of the thing I'd rather walk."
Responding to rumors that Gen. Ulysses S. Grant was drinking whiskey, Lincoln said if it was true, he was going to find out what kind it was and send a case to all his generals.
This was the same man who, during his lawyering years, suffered from depression that kept him in bed for weeks. Only a man who knew how to cope with a sorrow like Lincoln's could have carried us through the Civil War.
We try to imagine what such a horrific time might have been like, but they had to live it. A melancholy man who knew his Bible helped them find meaning in it.
There appears to be a connection between our joys and sorrows, deeper than our moods, in our culture.
Emmett Kelly, the most famous clown of my childhood, wore baggy pants, a threadbare coat, a daisy in the band of his broken hat and somebody else's shoes.
His job was to make us smile, but he always had a frown. He beckons us to laugh at a world that feels sorry for itself.
We assume worldly success will lead to permanent happiness. If we just get to that place, we believe, all our problems will take care of themselves. Oh, how happy we will be.
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"Drive the Romans away," they said. "Love one another" he told them.
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All the power and joy in the world? Inside me? I can be happy? No matter what? It has always been so.
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BEIJING, April 2, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ChinaCache International Holdings Ltd. ("ChinaCache" or the "Company") (Nasdaq:CCIH), the leading total solutions provider of Internet content and application delivery services in China, released its Fourth Quarter 2012 China Internet Report. The report ranks Shanghai first on the list with an average connection speed of nearly 4.04 Mb/s, making it the only province in China with an average connection speed of above 4 Mb/s. According to the report, in the fourth quarter of 2012, average Internet connection speeds in China increased to 2.59 Mb/s from 2.31 Mb/s in the third quarter.
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First edition cover
|Diana Gabaldon
|United States
|Outlander series (Book 1)
Science fiction/Fantasy
|1991 (Delacorte Books)
|Media type
|Print (Hardcover)
|Followed by
|Dragonfly in Amber
First edition cover
|Diana Gabaldon
|United States
|Outlander series (Book 1)
Science fiction/Fantasy
|1991 (Delacorte Books)
|Media type
|Print (Hardcover)
|Followed by
|Dragonfly in Amber
Outlander (published in the United Kingdom as Cross Stitch) is the first in a series of seven historical romance novels by Diana Gabaldon. Published in 1991, it focuses on 20th century nurse Claire Randall, who time travels to 18th century Scotland and finds adventure and romance with the dashing James Fraser.[1] A mix of several genres, the Outlander series features elements of historical fiction, romance, adventure and science fiction/fantasy.[1] Outlander won the Romance Writers of America's RITA Award for Best Romance of 1991.[2] In June 2013, Starz ordered 16 episodes of a television adaptation to be developed by Ronald D. Moore.[3]
After being separated by their work in World War II, British Army nurse Claire Randall, and her husband Frank, an Oxford history professor who briefly worked for MI6, go on a second honeymoon to Inverness, Scotland. The couple, though loving, have a strained sexual relationship, caused mainly by their apparent inability to conceive a child. On the trip Frank also intends to research his family history, in particular an ancestor named "Black Jack" Randall, a prominent captain in the British Army during the first half of the 18th century. To distract herself while Frank pores over documents with a local historian, Claire and a fellow amateur botanist go plant-gathering near a group of standing stones on the hill of Craigh na Dun. After hearing rumors of a pagan ritual to be held there, Claire and Frank later hike to the stones and the ritual while concealed behind some bushes.
Claire returns the next day, intending to collect a plant specimen that she had seen the day before, but becomes disoriented and faints when investigating a buzzing noise near the stones. Waking to the sound of battle in the distance, Claire assumes the noise is a re-enactment or a working movie set. While struggling to make sense of her surroundings, Claire runs into a man claiming to be Frank's ancestor Captain Jack Randall, and she notes his strong resemblance to Frank. Before Randall can take her into his custody, he is knocked unconscious by an unknown Scotsman who takes Claire with him to rejoin his party, a group of Scotsmen who are apparently fugitives from the red-coats. Increasingly confused by the stark reality of the "re-enactment", she is further puzzled by their reactions to her dress, which everyone seems to think is an undergarment. The Scots attempt to force the dislocated arm of a wounded young man, Jamie MacTavish, back into place. Claire, horrified by the crude and medically incorrect way in which they are proceeding, quickly steps in. Surprising the entire party, she uses her 20th century nursing knowledge to successfully relocate Jamie's arm. Trusting her somewhat more, the men reveal themselves to be members of the Clan MacKenzie, though they still refrain from releasing her for fear that she is an English spy. The group rides away from the battlefield and Claire is forced to go with them. During the long ride, Claire shares a horse with Jamie; they talk, but Claire is distracted when she does not see the lights of Inverness where she knows they must be. Noting that, and all the previous strange events, Claire reluctantly and somewhat disconcertingly concludes that she may have traveled to the past.
The party of Scots returns to their home, Castle Leoch, seat of the Clan MacKenzie. Claire is questioned by the laird, crippled but cunning Colum mac Campbell MacKenzie, and claims she had been sailing to France to visit relatives and lost her gown, luggage, and servant when they were attacked. The Scots are suspicious but also unable to prove that she is lying; wary of her true intentions, Colum treats her as a guest but forbids her from leaving the castle. Claire's fears of having traveled through time are proven when she sees a letter on Colum's desk dated 1743. She desperately searches for a way to return to the Craigh na Dun, believing that if she returns to the standing stones she can also return to her own time. The Scots see Claire as a "Sassenach", an Outlander, an outsider ignorant of Scottish Highland culture and one of the generally hated English as well. She begins to earn their respect with her work as a healer, though some in the castle and neighboring village think her a witch. Wanting to learn the truth of Claire's background, Colum's brother Dougal MacKenzie takes her and Jamie on the yearly rent collection through the MacKenzie lands. Claire and Jamie begin to develop a friendship, and she soon realizes that Dougal is a Jacobite, a fact of which his brother Colum is not aware. Dougal is also using Jamie, who had been violently whipped by the English and bears the scars to prove it, as a visual argument against English aggression and oppression. Along with regular taxes, Dougal also collects donations towards the Jacobite cause. This is all overseen by the elderly but surprisingly lucid Ned Gowan, a lawyer from Edinburgh who has sworn fealty to Clan MacKenzie. Captain Randall orders the MacKenzies to bring Claire to him for questioning; as the man who nearly whipped Jamie to death, Randall has a reputation for rather brutal interrogation. Dubious of her story, Randall ties her to a chair and attempts to beat the truth from her, but Dougal refuses to allow Randall to detain her further.
Ned notes that the only way to make Claire safe from Randall's power is to make her a legal Scotswoman by a witnessed and consummated marriage. Dougal tells her to wed Jamie, which she angrily refuses. After much heated argument, she finally agrees, resigned to the fact that it is the best route to safety and thinking him the most suitable candidate. Jamie is unfazed by the arrangement; when Claire asks him whether it bothers him that she is not a virgin, he replies "'Well no... so long as it doesna bother you that I am'" and that "'One of us should know what we're doing.'" In a gallant gesture of trust before their wedding, Jamie tells Claire that his true name is James Fraser. Much to her surprise, Jamie makes an effort to make her wedding day as pleasant as possible, procuring a gown for her to wear and dressing in full clan tartan for the occasion. He even insists on being married by a priest in a chapel, though it is, much to Claire's horror, the same one in which she and Frank had been/will be married in. Claire, though terrified, is touched by his kindness and the two marry. Later that night, they overcome their mutual nerves and consummate their marriage, a process Claire finds more enjoyable than she had expected. Claire and Jamie grow closer through the course of their travels with Dougal and the other MacKenzies. Claire, torn between her newfound attraction and attachment to Jamie and the thought of Frank back in her own time, escapes from the Scottish party and attempts to make her own way back to Craigh na Dun. Nearly drowning when she falls into a stream, she is rescued by an English patrol, only to be brought back to the fort where Captain Randall is stationed. Claire is saved from rape at the hands of Randall by Jamie, who sneaks into the English fortress to save her. The two return to the party of Scotsmen who, infuriated by her rebellious actions, refuse to have any contact with her. To both punish her for escaping and to (according to Scottish culture) rebuild her reputation among the clansmen, Jamie is forced to strap Claire; he convinces her of its necessity and Claire, though still somewhat outraged by the apparent violence of Scottish custom, complies. The experience brings the two to a deeper degree of understanding. Returning to Castle Leoch, Jamie and Claire fall into a normal existence as a married couple, though she is tormented by thoughts of Frank, who she thinks must be worried for her safety. Unable to escape the castle and the surrounding countryside, Claire takes on on the role of castle healer and befriends Geilis Duncan, the cunningly beautiful wife of a local official, who shares her love of medicine. Claire's ignorance of local superstition and the machinations of a girl jealous of Claire's marriage to Jaime lead to charge of witchcraft against Claire and Geilis. Jamie is away from the castle when Claire and Geilis are arrested, and he returns just in time to save Claire from a public whipping. Just before their escape, Claire realizes that Geilis is also from the future when she sees the scar of a smallpox vaccine, yet undeveloped in the 18th century, on Geilis' arm.
Jamie and Claire flee from Castle Leoch and, when the two are safe in the wilderness, he asks her to explain the allegations. Claire finally explains her entire time traveling predicament to Jamie; despite his shock, he believes her and insists that the two return to Craigh na Dun. Although it had been Claire's ultimate goal to return to her own time, she finds herself torn when Jamie allows her to decide between staying in the past with him or returning to Frank in the future. Saying he will wait for her for a single night at the bottom of the hill, the two share a painful half-farewell and Claire is left by the stones to make her decision. After much deliberation, Claire decides that she has come to love Jamie more and finds him in the abandoned hut below Craigh na Dun. He is overjoyed with her decision to stay and takes her to his home, Lallybroch, where they share a happy peace with Jamie's sister Janet and her husband Ian. Though Jamie is still a fugitive from the British army, he secretly reclaims his role as Laird of Lallybroch, much to general happiness of his tenants. But Jamie is soon betrayed by one of his people who had a grudge against him and is taken to Wentworth Prison, the fort where Captain Randall is stationed. There, Jamie is sentenced to hang. Claire and the clansmen attempt to stage a break-out, but their plot fails. She is captured by Randall, who beats nearly rapes her. Jamie, knowing of Randall's long-suppressed sadistic desire for him, offers himself in Claire's place. Randall agrees, much to Claire's horror, and ejects Claire into the freezing, wolf-ridden woods outside the castle. Desperate, Claire tells Randall she is a witch, cursing him with the date and manner of his death, which she had learned from Frank's investigations in Inverness.
Scantily clad, freezing and attacked by a lone wolf, Claire wanders through the forest looking for help. She finds it in Sir Marcus MacRannoch, a former suitor of Jamie's mother. MacRannoch finds Jamie's companions and they devise a plan to storm the castle and rescue Jamie. While MacRannoch's men attack the castle to distract the main guard, the clansmen drive a herd of agitated cattle through the underground halls of the castle, clearing them of guards and trampling Randall in the process. They rescue Jamie, who has been brutally assaulted both physically and sexually, and bring him back to MacRannoch's. Claire and Jamie escape to Saint Anne de Beaupre's monastery in France, where Jamie's uncle serves as Abbot. Claire tries to heal Jamie, but acknowledges that his mental injuries will be harder to fix than his broken bones. As she and Jamie emerge from the healing waters of a sacred hot spring under the Abbey, Claire reveals that she is pregnant with their first child.[4]
Claire Elizabeth Beauchamp Randall Fraser—A warm, practical and independent nurse in World War II who finds herself in the Scottish Highlands in the mid-18th century. In the 20th century she is married to Frank Randall, but in the 18th century she marries Jamie Fraser. Claire is a gifted natural physician and an amateur botanist. She is almost killed because she is accused of being a witch. She is an only child and her parents died when she was very young. She was raised by her uncle, who took her all over the world.
James Alexander Malcolm MacKenzie Fraser (aka Jamie MacTavish)—Claire's husband in the 18th century is a strapping young Scottish redhead with a complicated past and a disarming sense of humor. Jamie is intelligent, principled, and, by 18th century standards, educated and worldly. He picks up languages very well. He has one sister, Jenny, and used to have an older brother, Willie, who died as a child. In addition to them he had another brother who died in childbirth along with his mother. He is best friends with Ian. He loves Claire to the ends of the earth. He doesn't always know what she is doing, but usually trusts her to know what to do. He has less use of his right hand because of an incident that severely injured it. His back is horribly scarred.
Frank Randall—Claire's husband in the 20th century is a history professor with a deep interest in his genealogy and heritage. He worked for MI-6 during World War II.
Jonathan Randall (aka Black Jack Randall)—The primary villain of the story is Frank Randall's ancestor, a British army officer. According to Jamie Fraser the "Black" refers to the colour of his soul. He severely injured Jamie's right hand. Looks almost exactly like Frank. He has two brothers.
Colum MacKenzie—The Laird of the MacKenzie clan, Jamie's maternal uncle, shelters Jamie and Claire from the English. He suffers from Toulouse-Lautrec Syndrome. He has one son that is not really his, but, instead, his brother Dougal's son.
Dougal MacKenzie—Colum's younger Jacobite brother leads the clan into battle since his older brother is physically disabled. He is the biological father of Colum's son, Hamish, and takes Jamie as a foster son for a year as a teen. He has four daughters, and a son with Geillis Duncan. He exploits Jamie's scarred back for his own purposes.
Geillis/Geilie Duncan—The wife of the procurator fiscal is a time-traveler from the 1960s. She believes that she is a witch and has knowledge of herbs and plants. She is pregnant with Dougal MacKenzie's child when she is imprisoned for witchcraft. Her pregnancy wins her a brief reprieve on her death sentence. She murders her husband, Arthur Duncan. She tricks Claire several different times.
Murtagh Fitzgibbons Fraser—Jamie's godfather is taciturn, but very loyal to Jamie and Claire.
Laoghaire MacKenzie—A young girl of 16 who is attracted to Jamie. She sends Claire to Geillis Duncan just prior to the witch trial because she "loves" Jamie and wants him back.
On 1 August 2010, a CD song cycle telling the story of this first book in the series was released under the title Outlander: The Musical. The 14 songs were written by Kevin Walsh (music) and Mike Gibb (lyrics) with the words for one of the tracks being provided by author Diana Gabaldon. The CD has been highly successful, especially in America, Canada and Germany, and a libretto for a full scale stage musical is currently under consideration by a number of theatres. There is a website here. The writing team of Walsh and Gibb earlier produced the work "Clarinda the Musical",[5] while playwright Mike Gibb has produced a string of plays and musical plays on Scottish themes[6]
Publishers Weekly said of Outlander, "Absorbing and heartwarming, this first novel lavishly evokes the land and lore of Scotland, quickening both with realistic characters and a feisty, likable heroine."[7] The novel won the Romance Writers of America's RITA Award for Best Romance of 1991.[2]
In June 2013, Starz ordered 16 episodes of a television adaptation to be developed by Ronald D. Moore.[3] Production was set to begin in October 2013 in Scotland.[3]


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If I were her classmate, I would organize a complete boycott of the Senior Graduation walk since there is nothing obscene in her message!! She communicated the message in a creative way and thus demonstrated superior intellect to these police state nazis running our public education system.
Freedom of Speech. Too bad she was smarter than those who purported to be her educators. She should get Valedictorian for this.
Stay home, watch cartoons and tell the school to Phosphorus, Hydrogen, Uranium, Carbon, Potassium - Oxygen, Fluorine, Fluorine. 15-1-92-6-19 / 8-9-9
Oh sorry I forgot the DUH at the end of that
And people usually dont submit crimes before they commit them. But to have a quote published in a yearbook you have to submit it then a teacher approves it to go in the yearbook
If its getting published in the school yearbook I think yes it should go through an approval process. They knew Wut that meant and if they didnt maybe they are too stupid to be teaching our kids
So if someone else does something, say something illegal, and no one notices at first, should they not be punished for it because it wasn't caught right away?
That was much more creative than *my* yearbook quote. Let her walk and then get a job writing speeches for someone or jokes for late night tv.
Dumb punishment since they let her use that quote in the first place. Let her do something then punish her for it ..insane
She would have at least had to spell them correctly for that.
Did not know it was illegal to use your mind. That was crafty. Freaking bible idiots. The inspiration came from God.
Give that kid a scholarship for being so ingenious
There should be more creative students like that. I am glad some students still can think outside the box. This is a great example what freedom of expression can do for us.
I wonder how long it took them to put together a periodic table and figure it out.
Oh my God, it's a WORD. Not allowing a student to march in Graduation over a word is ridiculous.
Awesome! I see no problem I'd be proud if my kid came up with that
Lol You know what. Kids put up with crap from kids and adults alike through the whole highschool experience. Give the girl credit. She referenced the Periodical table to put that together. Let her walk!
I think its clever! Lol
It was definitely creative... But the yearbook advisor should have caught it before it went to print.
While inappropriate, it was clever.
Stupid... really.
Not fair.
If they found it so offensive, then why was it allowed in the first place?


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Just curious if anyone used or knew the effectiveness for using White Bean Extract before a cheat meal? I do not want to use this as a crutch but it sure would be nice to have once a week when me and my wife go out for a good dinner if it works.
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