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ok, i have no idea what the vacation club is or how it works, so can someone help me?
is it a time share? is it expensive? rip-off? perks & benefits? where could i find more information and sign up?
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ok, i have no idea what the vacation club is or how it works, so can someone help me?
is it a time share? is it expensive? rip-off? perks & benefits? where could i find more information and sign up?
For more information, check out the link below:
If you still have questions after reading that, post them and I'll try to answer them.
DVC is Disney's version of a timeshare, though it is considerably different than your typical timeshare.Quote:
Originally Posted by GrumpyDude
The biggest difference is that DVC is a Right to Use contract that expires in 2042 or 2054, depending on what Vacation Club resort you purchase at.
Right now, if you purchase through Disney, the only choice is Saratoga Springs Resort, a lovely new vacation resort right across the lake from Downtown Disney. Contracts there expire in 2054.
You can purchase into the other four on-site DVC resorts through the resale market. All those contracts will expire in 2042.
With DVC, you make an upfront, lump sum payment to get an allotment of points that are renewed each year. With those points, you can make reservations at the DVC resorts, and the amount of points needed will depend on the type of rooms, what days you stay, and the time of year (similar to booking a resort).
So you don't own a specific accommodation at a specific week of the year at a specific place as you would with a traditional timeshare. You have a lot of flexibility with the DVC program.
On the other hand, it is best if used for DVC stays mostly. It doesn't trade out as well as other timeshares might.
Here's where DVC makes sense.
1. You plan to go to WDW at least every other year for the next 37-50 years.
2. You would otherwise be staying on-site in at least a Moderate Disney resort.
3. You want to be able to enjoy your accommodations more when you do go...things like in-room full kitchens, washer/dryers for clothes, a living room, etc.
It's a good deal for people who fit the criteria. It is definitely not for everyone.
Ask questions, and then ask some more! :D
Apparently DVCM get a bonus for referring people. I am consider joining and am looking for a member name to us for the referral. If you are a member please email you name so I can us your name as a referral. email@example.com I waiting on the information package I have review the DVD and spoke with a representative.
Thank you
Sara :minnie:
I agree with everything Granny said, especially about it being good for some people but not others. My husband and I bought into it 2 years ago and have been THRILLED with the purchase! You also get some discounts at WDW restaurants and shops with a DVC membership. We get email updates and snail mail news (although I usually have the news already by being a part of this website.) There are also resale websites for obtaining DVC memberships for people who no longer want their points/memberships. I just don't remember what they are.
The downsides I see to this are:
1. If there is a kitchen I will feel obligated to cook and therefore save some $$$.
2. I like the idea of somebody else making the bed for 8-10 days. (and cleaning the bathrooms, and vacuuming the floors, and..).
3. I like clean towels everyday that I didn't have to wash.
Grumpy, you can call disney and request a DVC info packet as well, I dont know that I will be joining, but I wanted to know more and sent away for the packet. It is really informative. Also, for DVC resales, if you want to get an idea on price, here is a link:
thru disney at:
All good information. I am getting ready to review the resale site. Has any ever purchase the DVC resale? Does Disney frown upton people making purchasing to their club this way?
I am not sure. Hopefully someone who is already a member can answer that. I assume Disney doesn't promote the resale market and would prefer you buy direct, but from what I see, if you buy thru a good real estate site or resale company, it could work out fine.
I have touched base with one of the agents that was provided by a member of these site. It is very was very helpful and the company is nice to work with. The seem reputable to me. This may be the way I go for the DVC membership. Its is a little less in term of cost for my budget. Still gathering information. I will keep touching base.
Originally Posted by Miabear123
No, once you buy into DVC you are a member like everyone else, with all of the same benefits and perks.
As a matter of fact, Disney likes the resalability of DVC, it is a great selling point. People who bought into DVC years ago have sold though resale and have actually made money which is almost unheard of in the timeshare community.
I bought into DVC (OKW) in January of 2005 by way of the "Timeshare Store" my agent, Jason, was the best and went out of his way to help me.
Good Luck with what ever you choose. Let us know what happens. :yes:
As long as they sell & keep selling Disney is happy. If anyone needs a name they can use mine. Just pm me!;)
A bit of a problem. Unless You purchace a special package. They will only make your bed every 3 days. And the same for towels, they will be replaced every 3 or so days. UNLESS you get the special package for a bit extra. Also, it depends on what size of room you get. The studio size (smallest) is like a normal room but with a wet bar w/ a microwave and some paper plates and plastic forks and such. NOW the next room size up, the one bedroom; you get a small stove, dishwasher, exc... And another warning. If you use your points to stay at an older resort (such as contempary, polynesian, exc...) they do not always have larger size rooms, so you would have to have a normal room. But a cool thing on the website is that when you sign in after becoming a member, they have a points caculator to help you find out how many points its going to take of yours. But ANOTHER AWESOME THING is that you dont just have to use your points at WDW or just Disney locations. You can use them at any disney location around the world! Also (its kinda foggy on me, but this is what I know about this part. I suggest asking a DVC sales person about more but...) I remember something such as you can use your points with participating airlines, hotels, and others. Some people have used their points to help go on a vacation to south africa!!! Its helped pay for tours of the grand canyon, and many others. It can also help you pay for some of those BIG RITZY like resorts in the north in such. Just watch the DVC DVD/VHS and it helps allot! Oh, and two more things. When you talk to other DVC members, they HIGHLY recomend it! My mom and I toured with some DVC members and said they loved it. People from England, Australia and other locations around the world join DVC because how flexiable and great it is. And for the last one, My mom and I talked to a DVC sales person at the Boardwalk after my moms boyfriend/fieance joined. And if you wanted to stay in a one bedroom or two bedroom to have more space...you pay MEGA $$$$ if your not a DVC member. Just ask a sales person if they are around a computer and ask them to compare DVC prices with normal rates! And again...ITS FLEXABLE TO YOU!!! Its awesome. I give itQuote:
Originally Posted by iwannabeminnie
:mickey: :mickey: :mickey: :mickey: :mickey: on my own disney rating scale of 1 to 5! No probles at all with DVC. Have always been pleased!
I recently bought into the DVC, I figured it out on my calculator after 6 years it will be paid that means I will have 43 more years of free vacations. If I want to go to Disney for the next 37 years by myself after that it would cost me $74,000.00. That figure is based on $2000 per year for 37 years. I am only paying $14700.00. For those prices there would have to be something wrong with you if you did not join. Not to confuse anybody the 37 year thing by myself means if I was not a DVC member. I don't want to sound crazy , but after explaining this to my wife a couple times it gets old. Plus we can go stay at other fine resorts around the world. We are already talking about going to Arizona and Colorado. If you are truly interested and have questions, requesting the literature and talking to the reps should clear up everything. :mickey:
The larger rooms, particularly at deluxe resorts will spoil you after the first visit. The only (very slight) downside is DVC accomodations tend to be a further walk than standard rooms, particularly at BW.


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Toby Lewis Joins Ivey PokerIvey Poker continues grow ahead of its official launch, and the latest player to add his name to the training site's ever expanding roster of pros is UK talent Toby Lewis.
The Southampton-born pro started playing poker while studying at college and since cashing in at his first tournament in 2009 has now amassed $1,574,942 in winnings. Lewis' biggest score came in 2010 at the €5k EPT Vilamoura, which he won for €467,836 ($594,568) and more recently, in 2012, finished 2nd at the €5k 6 Max EPT Grand Final Monte Carlo, for a €129,118 ($170,469) payday. Toby Lewis has also had eight cashes at the WSOP worth $144,360.
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After signing with Ivey Poker, Toby Lewis now becomes the fourth British professional poker player to join the site, the others of which are James Dempsey, John Eames and Mathew Frankland. Commenting on what the deal means to him, Lewis explained: "I feel like this is a great opportunity for me to extend myself further into my poker career and being related to the IveyPoker name can only help me do that. I'll be a loyal and hardworking member of Team Ivey."
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Apr 2nd 2012 9:35PM Q4tQ:
So the past couple of years, I've really looked forward to WoW Insider on April 1st. You guys have had some of the most hilarious and creative April Fool's day jokes that I've seen on the World Wide Web. This year; however, I didn't see anything aside from the joke post that Blizzard actually took part in. I'm just curious, did we miss out on the jokes because it fell on a Sunday, or have you guys given up on the gag day?
I truly hope you haven't given up, as PvZ Insider was one of the best things I saw that year!
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Mar 30th 2012 6:15PM I agree that this one drives me crazy, except for in one instance. I had a friend named "Droo" (pronounced "Drew"), and he played a druid. So when he called himself a "Drood" (no 0s), I thought it was kinda cool and fun :)
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Mar 20th 2012 9:15PM Honestly, the whole idea of "servers" has really surpassed it's usefulness. We are no longer tied to server for battlegrounds, dungeons, or even raids. Why not find some way to make the "World of Warcraft" a WORLD. Even if it still left several different servers to choose from (PvP, PvE, RP, etc), but you could really condense down the number of realms. To address over population, use channels. I know that DDO did this where two people could be in a different instance of the same town, and if they were to group up, one would automatically join the other channel.
I think it would fix a ton of problems. I hate how when I level a toon, I might go 30 levels without seeing another player outside of a city or dungeon. With a system like this, there would be tons more people leveling, and thus more people to randomly quest with and such.
I do understand that this would create some huge challenges as well. 5M people wanting to do TB? I don't have an easy answer as to how to address that, but I think in the long run, it would be nice to feel like I was in a world that is populated by other adventurers, instead of just occasionally visiting a city that is over run with them.
The more logical answer, and much easier, would be to drop the $25 server transfer fee, and let people move once every 72 hours. They can keep charging for the faction change, but moving servers to play with a certain guild, or some friends, shouldn't be an activity that breaks the bank.
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Most random numbers are generated using several variables, one of them usually time, and usually they use milliseconds (sometimes tenths or hundredths of a millisecond if the computer is powerful enough).
Other possible variables could also be used. Some potential examples would be the amount of money you have in your bag, the total amount of characters online at the time you receive the bag, or the direction your character is facing. There are enough numbers involved in WoW that I don't think there is an easy way to gauge RNG, and if there were, I assume it would be have been broken and fixed by now.
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Jan 30th 2011 1:27AM I remember reading someplace a while back that the new gold cap was 1 copper under 1M gold now. Someone hit it on beta IIRC


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- English Barclays Premier League
- 30 January 2013, 7:45pm
- Carrow Road
- Attendance: 26,818
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90 mins:Full time: Norwich 1-1 Spurs.
89 mins:Norwich are hanging on now, and there will be three minutes of additional time.
88 mins:Bunn just manages to push Sigurdsson's shot out for a corner as Spurs press for a winner.
87 mins:Change for the visitors as Gylfi Sigurdsson replaces Aaron Lennon.
86 mins:Spurs have a corner but the delivery is poor and Turner clears.
81 mins:Norwich make a change with Hoolahan coming off for Howson.
80 mins:Spurs are level! Gareth Bale receives the ball in his own half and races towards goal, he gets past Tettey and fires an effort beyond Mark Bunn.
78 mins:Holtby is booked on his Spurs debut.
77 mins:Bunn does really well to get a finger to Lennon's cross and then manages to smother the ball before Defoe can get there.
74 mins:Hoolahan is booked for a foul on Parker.
73 mins:Norwich have a corner, Snodgrass' delivery is poor and Spurs clear easily.
70 mins:Spurs hand a debut to January signing Lewis Holtby, who replaces Dempsey.
70 mins:Snodgrass goes into the book for dissent.
69 mins:Spurs win a corner but Holt makes the clearance for the hosts.
65 mins:Pilkington's effort is wide of the target after he managed to cut inside.
61 mins:Defoe fires high and wide from the edge of the penalty area.
58 mins:Holt booked for a challenge on walker.
56 mins:Bale puts a ball into the box that Turner does well to clear, with Defoe waiting to pick up the pieces.
53 mins:Spurs are enjoying a bit more possession in these early stages of the second-half, but as yet no real chances for the away side.
51 mins:Bale has a go from distance bu Bunn makes a comfortable stop.
50 mins:Johnson shoots from range, he had better options and his effort is way off target.
48 mins:Norwich nearly double their lead but Hoolahan can't quite reach Martin's cross across the six-yard box.
46 mins:Norwich restart proceedings at Carrow Road.
45 mins:Half time: Norwich 1-0 Spurs
43 mins:Gareth Bale is back on the pitch now for the visitors after a spell of treatment on the sidelines.
41 mins:Lennon and Defoe play a neat one-two and the latter stings the palms of Bunn with a snap shot. That has been the best chance for Spurs but Defoe will feel he should have scored.
40 mins:Hoolahan's effort from range is well wide of the Spurs goal.
39 mins:Norwich are really bossing this at the moment, and Gareth Bale is hobbling about a bit following a challenge from Javier Garrido a few minutes ago.
36 mins:Great chance for the hosts on the break, but Dembele just manages to deny former Spurs man Bassong as he tried to reach Martin's cross.
36 mins:Javier Garrido picks up the first yellow card of the day for a challenge on Bale.
33 mins:That was a very good team goal from Norwich and again Snodgrass played a big part. His cross was too much for Lloris and Holt headed the ball down to Pilkington, who lays it off to Hoolahan and the midfielder finds the net.
32 mins:Norwich 1-0 Spurs. Hoolahan grabs a goal for the hosts.
30 mins:End to end stuff, first Bale tries his luck for Spurs then, on the counter, Snodgrass picks out Holt who sees a header tipped round the post by Lloris. The resulting corner comes to nothing as Dempsey clears.
24 mins:Grant Holt goes down under a challenge from Vertonghen after latching onto a clearance from Bunn. The striker wants a penalty but instead a goal kick is given. It would have been a soft penalty but it did seem as if the last touch came off the Spurs man.
21 mins:Great chance for Holt as Snodgrass sends him clear on goal with a well times pass, but Vertonghen recovers quickly and puts pressure on the Norwich forward forcing him to fire over the bar from the edge of the area.
19 mins:Neither side are really creating clear cut chances as yet, and both are struggling to keep the ball.
16 mins:The visitors win a free kick just inside the Norwich half and Walker picks out Dawson, but his header into the penalty area is easily gathered by Bunn.
14 mins:Dempsey tries to play the ball into Defoe but Bunn rushes out and gathers the ball for the Canaries.
11 mins:Norwich corner, but it is easily dealt with by Spurs.
9 mins:Lloris tries to punch a Snodgrass free kick clear but he makes a horrible mess of it and the ball ends up heading towards his own goal, but Vertonghen clears the danger.
8 mins:Spurs win a corner and Bale gets his head to it but he can't divert the ball towards goal and Norwich have a goal kick.
7 mins:Spurs have calmed the game down a bit after a few minutes of Norwich pressure.
4 mins:Tettey does well down the right for Norwich and his cross comes to Holt but he miscues his effort and it doesn't trouble Lloris.
3 mins:Shot from Hoolahan, but his effort is well wide of the target.
2 mins:Spurs start brightly and Defoe nearly chases down a pass back to Bunn.
1 mins:Spurs start the game at Carrow Road.
Norwich: Bunn, R Martin, Bassong, Turner, Garrido, Snodgrass, Johnson, Tettey, Pilkington, Hoolahan, Holt. Subs: Camp, Whittaker, Howson, Jackson, Fox, Elliott Bennett, Ryan Bennett.
Spurs: Lloris, Walker, Vertonghen, Dawson, Assou-Ekotto, Lennon, Parker, Dembele, Bale, Dempsey, Defoe. Subs: Friedel, Gallas, Naughton, Sigurdsson, Holtby, Livermore, Caulker.
Chris Hughton makes nine changes to the Norwich team beaten by non-league Luton in the FA Cup last time out. Sebastien Bassong, Bradley Johnson, Wes Hoolahan and Grant Holt are amongst those who return to the side. Spurs welcome back Jermaine Defoe from injury and January recruit Lewis Holtby is on the bench.
- English Barclays Premier League
- 30 January 2013, 7:45pm
- Carrow Road
- Attendance: 26,818
Norwich | v | Tottenham |
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A late wonder strike by Gareth Bale secured Tottenham a 1-1 draw away at Norwich City in the Premier League on Wednesday evening.
Wes Hoolahan's 32nd-minute goal gave the Canaries a deserved lead, but Spurs winger Bale equalised after 80 minutes with a scintillating run from his own half which he finished off with a shot into the bottom corner.
Norwich were much improved following the humiliating 1-0 FA Cup fourth-round loss to Luton, but were left to rue a missed opportunity after dominating the opening 45 minutes.
Norwich started with purpose and energy, in contrasting fashion to last Saturday's lacklustre display against Luton, which was not surprising given manager Chris Hughton made nine changes, reverting to his first-choice XI.
The Canaries were boosted by the return of Sebastien Bassong against his former club, with the muscular defender opposed by Jermain Defoe as one of five changes to the Spurs side which lost at Leeds on Sunday. New signing Lewis Holtby was among the substitutes.
Defoe blocked Mark Bunn's clearance with his back in the opening skirmishes, provoking a collective gasp from home supporters, but it was the Canaries who looked more enterprising.
Robert Snodgrass was proving a useful source of supply down the right, while Bassong and Michael Turner kept Spurs quiet at the other end.
Grant Holt blasted well over from outside the area before tumbling between Jan Vertonghen and Benoit Assou-Ekotto only for referee Neil Swarbrick to ignore appeals for a penalty which appeared to be made more in hope than expectation.
Holt had another header scrambled clear by Hugo Lloris after Michael Dawson failed to deal with a bobbling ball in the area following a Snodgrass cross.
It was a Snodgrass cross which led to the opener after he was freed by Russell Martin down the right. The ball was too high for Holt at the far post, but he flicked it to Anthony Pilkington, who was composed enough to play it centrally to Hoolahan to slot in between a ramshackle Spurs defence and a floundering Lloris.
After the break Spurs burst into life, but the Canaries defence repelled the visitors.
Turner cut out Kyle Walker's set-piece and a Mousa Dembele cross before the ineffective Clint Dempsey was replaced and Holtby came on for his debut.
Bale needed no assistance for the equaliser. He picked the ball up inside his own half and raced by Alex Tettey and into the area, cutting onto his left foot to shoot by Javier Garrido and Turner and beat Bunn.
team line-up
28 | Mark Bunn | |
6 | Michael Turner | |
2 | Russell Martin | |
5 | Sébastien Bassong | |
18 | Javier Garrido | |
4 | Bradley Johnson | |
12 | Anthony Pilkington | |
7 | Robert Snodgrass | |
27 | Alexander Tettey | |
9 | Grant Holt | |
14 | Wes Hoolahan | 81 |
8 | Jonathan Howson | 81 |
15 | David Fox | |
10 | Simeon Jackson | |
42 | Lee Camp | |
24 | Ryan Bennett | |
3 | Steven Whittaker | |
17 | Elliott Bennett |
Neil Swarbrickteam line-up
25 | Hugo Lloris | |
20 | Michael Dawson | |
32 | Benoit Assou-Ekotto | |
5 | Jan Vertonghen | |
28 | Kyle Walker | |
11 | Gareth Bale | |
2 | Clint Dempsey | 71 |
8 | Scott Parker | |
7 | Aaron Lennon | 87 |
19 | Mousa Dembélé | |
18 | Jermain Defoe |
22 | Gylfi Sigurdsson | 87 |
29 | Jake Livermore | |
16 | Kyle Naughton | |
13 | William Gallas | |
23 | Lewis Holtby | 71 |
24 | Brad Friedel | |
33 | Steven Caulker |
Neil Swarbrickmatch stats
possession % | 41 | 58 | |
shots on target | 1 | 4 | |
shots off target | 7 | 3 | |
corners | 3 | 6 | |
tackles won | 20 | 12 | |
offsides | 3 | 0 |
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Powerbook 2400: A True Tokyo Rose
Launched in 1997, the PowerBook 2400 was a small, light sub-notebook designed especially for the Japanese market, although later it was also sold in the United States.
At the time, the 2400 was praised for its power, size and good looks. It was small - it weighed only 4.4 pounds - but performed like larger, full-sized laptops weighing twice as much. And it looked good -- fans liked its smooth, black curves. But the machine cost $3,500, which put off a lot of Japanese buyers.
Since then, the 2400 has become a hot ticket. Used machines, if they can be found, go for more than $1,000. Even broken machines command more than $800. In the United States, they sell for about $200 to $300.
Fans go to great lengths to upgrade their machines with more memory and newer processors. And they will spend a small fortune decorating their laptops with colored or transparent cases, or custom "Yuzen" designs, a style used in traditional Japanese kimonos.
"The 2400 people are crazy," said Nobuyuki Hayashi, a freelance writer for Japanese Mac magazines. "Japanese people tend to extend the life of their machines because they love them so much. Instead of buying a new machine, they want to extend the life of their old machine. And people spend thousands of dollars to modify their machines."
Demonstrating that odd attachment to the machine, one of its most influential fans, Naritomo Mizutani, has created an entire site about the underside -- that's right, the bottom -- of the machine.
It was Mizutani's contention that the 2400 was more beautiful because its entire case had been carefully designed, not just the parts that most people see. To prove his point, he created a Web page with pictures of the underside of the 2400, which he compared to the undersides of about 100 other laptops, in particular Windows machines.
"He was trying to prove the Apple was more beautiful because it used less screws and stickers and panels," Hayashi said.
There are dozens of other fan sites devoted to the machine, as well as user groups with hundreds of members. In 1999, about 250 PowerBook 2400 fans gathered at Macworld Tokyo for a group picture. There was no gathering this year, however.


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I do hope we see more flyovers like this one in the near future. God bless this concerned group of citizens and the work that they do.
"Impeach Obama" banners need to flown ALL over each and every large city in America. 'Barry-the-Freak' should be walking to the gallow right now. The 'Manchurian Candidate', the imposter calling himself Barack Obama has taken Mordecai's place. We demand revenge for this insult and injustice.


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- Aretha Franklin underwent surgery on Thursday, calling the procedure "highly successful" in a statement released to the Associated Press. "God is still in control," Franklin said in the statement. "I had superb doctors and nurses whom were blessed by all the prayers of the city and the country." The 68-year-old soul icon did not say, however, what she was being treated for.
- Has the ubiquitous Justin Bieber been taking "how-to-act-surprised" lessons from the also-ubiquitous Taylor Swift? The Biebs says he was "shell-shocked" by his Grammy nominations on Wednesday night.
- Tis the season for do-gooding! Washington's 9:30 Club is hosting its annual holiday raffle to support local charities. Fans can trade a canned good, a new or clean used garment or five dollars at the 9:30 box office for a raffle ticket. Weekly winners will be awarded with a grab bag of music-related goodies and a grand prize winner, selected at the end of the month, will win a pair of tickets to every 9:30 Club show in 2011.
- For those who can't wait for January's Dismemberment Plan reunion shows: Did you know that D-Plan guitarist Jason Caddell's new band Poor But Sexy is playing at the Velvet Lounge tonight? Bonus beats: Plan bassist Eric Axelson will be joining the group on percussion.
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Just caught up on reading this story, I'm really looking forward to reading more. So will Xander gain a girl friend in Laura? Please update again soon.
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Welcome! Sorry you dropped in during a lull so long it's almost a hiatus. I hope to be updating the series again soon.
Laura has many things to do and responsibilities. But I have no control over some aspects of my muse at all...
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Ok had to add this so I would be review 1500 lol. So update pretty please its been several months...Whining I know but damn I miss this series.
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I'll do my best, but I fear that RL is a bitch and has been for a while...
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...You know you reread a fic too often when you keep waiting for moments from it to happen in a rewatch of the show. Distracted!Joyce just doesn't feel right anymore. Love this one though, can't wait for you to keep updating.
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Thank you, I'm honoured. I'm swamped with work and RL, and my writing time has taken a nosedive I fear. I shall do my best though.
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Thank you for writing this story. I finally got to the end (the chapters around New Year were slightly harder to get through with too many plotlines and not enough time spent on each of them, but the pace picked back up after that) and am looking forward to the future chapters.
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It happens in long stories, as I try to wind up not just the action but the emotion too.
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Has the 2nd fic starring Faith (including the vamp war in Chicago) been removed for some reason?
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No it hasn't. (You had me worried there...) Maybe your rating setting has changed? It's an FR 21, due to the subject matter.
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After spending days reading this, my feelings about this wonderful work is that it's like reading a wonderful novel that the visual media, although it tried, fell short of catching the full color and depth of the written piece.
I rather agree that the recommended reading order needs to be updated, but I got so into this I'm going to have to go back anyways to tie all the other works into the central story line.
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Thank you very much. ( I hope ;-) )
I had hoped to do that during the Christmas vacation, but I had other things on my mind.
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"A river of power ran to Buffy, but it was clear who was now Alley's primary connection to the world. "
Am I misreading this or is it implying that Buffy is NOT the primary connection ?
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Your reading is quite correct...
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Okay, it only took me about 4 days, but I'm finally caught up with this story! As you can imagine I am hooked on the story, and I'm very glad that Simon avoided the Gary Stu syndrome that he seemed to be heading to in the early chapters. I would like to see you put a note in the chapters about what other stories you should read prior to the chapter, if you follow me.
Also, I'm sure that you have received multiple emails about the Simon and Garfunkel song, but it was titled "Richard Corey"
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Four days eh? Yes, it is a bit of a beast. Glad you think it good enough to be hooked. Simon has his weaknesses, a lot of them really.
I did that with some of the chapters, but stopped at a point. (The Devil of Sunnydale Elementary point) I also need to update the Series introduction on all that...)
In this world it was called that, but Richard Corey was a rich man and so was Simon Meier so when that Simon Meier commited suicide, S&G took the poem and used Simon Meier's name. It's completely intentional as written.
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I just finished my bi-annual reread of all 99 posted chapters(including the introduction). This story is still as fresh and entertaining as the first time I read it. Now with Winter lurking in the future I hope further chapters are posted to ease the gloomy winter nights and again Thanks for sharing all the stories in this series.
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That probably took quite some time. I need to catch Faith up to LS before I can continue further, so even though I write LS, I can't publish any of it. And I really have to do the same with the Ora pro Nobis chapters, showing the various Highlander connections.
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I am rereading these chapters after reaching the part in LLSD which says "read Lonely Souls", and like the little hints you include that I understand only now, such as the photo album with a magical photo of two blond boys.
Is there a list of which chapters of which stories to read in what order? (E.g. LLSD assumes we are already familiar with Hermione's cousin, so in which story is she introduced?)
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I like seeding hints like that, glad you noticed them.
The one there is (in the series introduction) is sadly outdated. I need to spend some time on that.
Hermione's cousin first appears in Forever is too long even for us and also in Ora Pro Nobis.
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I just reread this story. It's great. The characters develop over time. I love the way it treats Joyce as an adult, while treating the kids as kids. Not overly juvenile, but real for their ages. Thanks.
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Glad you still enjoy it. I assume it took you a considerable amount of time...
I wanted to give the children a chance to be children, even if just a little bit for a little while. They had rather little of that in canon.
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Looks like we might see Robot Rowan in the near future. After all, her soul is already in a computer, so they'll just have to move it from one computer to another, which shouldn't be the same dark magic as moving a soul into a magically-created body. And I am guessing that Angel's deception about Buffy's training will be the reason for their breakup.
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it wouldn't break the law on creating life, no. But we shall see where it all shall lead...
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About a copy of Willow trapped in the computer, just want to say that I guessed this was a possibility back when there was that first message on the screen the day after Moloch was defeated. (Although my main guess was that it was some combination of the demon and Willow (with demon's power, but Willow's personality.))
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Some people guessed it, others thought it was something far scarier. I'm always glad when what I intend to hint at is picked up.
The other might be interesting for a story as well.
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This story is so interesting that I've been reading it non-stop since I've found it. One of the things I particularly like is that I was really worried about some characters (especially Kit) in a few places, which means that not only made the characters I can get attached to, but managed to maintain the balance between creating enough danger that I am worried about them, but not so much danger that I stop caring because the characters are likely to die anyway (for example, Song of Ice and Fire messed up the balance in the direction of way too many likeable characters dying).
This story (and particularly the first story in the series) did start as too much of a romance novel for my taste (with too much of well-muscled mysterious strangers in expensive silk shirt, wooing women with their Old World charm), but there is almost none of that left by this point, and I like the story more the way it is now.
Likeable characters whose lives are getting better; multiple crossovers with interesting background; and the story so interesting that I can't stop reading... So overall, I really like your story. Thanks for writing it.
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Glad you enjoy it so much. Hope you haven't lost too much sleep. I've tried to keep too much angst and death out of it and I'm glad you think I struck the right balance.
As that was really a bit of my intention I can only feel flattered. But I can't write a romance novel all the time.
Glad you enjoy it!
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Just wanted to say how much I am enjoying this story.
About your question of whether Simon is Mary Sueish, on one hand anybody who is so rich, and knowledgeable, and kind, and ... will raise questions. But on the other hand, he is no worse in this respect than Batman or Tony Stark. And considering that he doesn't have much magical or physical power (aside from what he gained from years of study and practice), I don't think he is overpowered. And since his mere presence doesn't prevent every problem, you don't need to worry about that aspect of Mary Sue either. So I don't think your character is a Mary Sue.
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Thank you, glad you like it.
That comparision sets my mind at ease. I try very hard not to let Simon overshadow the real heroes, Buffy &Co.
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The King of Tonga, George Tupou V, has passed away in a Hong Kong hospital.
The news was confirmed by the Prime Minister of Tonga, Lord Siale'ataonga Tu'ivakano, a short time ago. The King died this afternoon, March 18. According to media reports, the King's brother, Crown Prince Tupouto'a Lavaka Ata, was by his side.
King George Tupou was diagnosed with cancer last year, and underwent surgery in the US to remove a tumour. It is unknown if his illness was the cause of his death.
George Tupov V became King in 2006, following the death of his father, King Tāufaʻāhau Tupou IV. He will be remembered as the King who brought democracy to Tonga, after he relinquished the absolute power held by the Tongan monarch in favour of a democratically elected parliament.
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Very sorry to hear the sad news about the Tongan King. We think very highly of the Tongan Military Band who played at the Edinburgh Mililtary Tattoo, they will be devastated.
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Whilst he will be missed and condolences are extended to his family and the nation of Tonga. His relinquishing of his constitutional power was because of the political pressure upon him to allow system of governance to become more democratic. He had no choice at the time, the peoples democratic movement had a lot of influence when he ascended the thrown. He would have been extremely unpopular among Tongan people if he didn't care to make democratic change.
However to clarify on the above comment, the situation at hand is very sad and such a shock also. Its sad too as I feel he didn't have enough time as King to really stamp his influence on the country.
I am profoundly saddened by the passing of His Majesty The King George Tupou the Fifth [By the Grace of God ~ King of Tonga]. His Majesty's accession to the Throne of the Island Realm gave promise of true democracy to the Tongan People. I wish to extend my sincerest condolences to Her Majesty Halaevalu Mata'aho [The Queen Mother of Tonga] as well as to the new King of Tonga [Aho'eitu] and to the Members of the Royal Family.


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She's also recipient of the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching and will travel to Washington, D.C., next week with 84 other winners to meet President Barack Obama.
The news that she'd won was something of a surprise, she said. She started the process of applying more than a year ago.
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Niemeyer's hope is that the prestige of the award will allow her to reach out to more math teachers, showing them that there's a number of ways to effectively teach math to young students.
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The Carter-Payne Event Center is Colorado Springs' newest wedding location in one of Colorado Springs' oldest churches. It is absolutely gorgeous inside and out. I've been eyeing this church for many years and for a while it dutifully served as office space in the center of downtownColorado Springs. Now, Sandy Vanderstoep, owner of Garden of the Gods Gourmet, an incredible gourmet market and the best catering company in town, renovated the church and returned it to its proper place as an incredible 2,000 sq. ft. space for weddings and events. When I found outwhat she had cooking (no pun intended) I immediately called her to see it. And when I got a peek inside, well, the gothic windows and wonderful hammerbeam ceiling had me at Hello:) I immediately made arrangements with Sandy to do a styled shoot and I invited some of the best wedding photographers in Colorado including the wonderful and amazingly talented John Hudetz, Hardy Klahold and Kent Meireis to help me. I also recruited the very beautiful and elegantClaire and her handsome friend Nathan to be our models. We had so much fun! The light inside The Carter-Payne is amazing and as we worked through the afternoon, the sun got lower and the light got sweeter! We couldn't have pulled this off without the help of many other wedding professionals. Springs Bridal provided a simple but very wonderful elegant gown. Springs Bridal is a consignment bridal boutique in Colorado Springs and it has hands-downthe most incredible deals on a wedding dress you can find anywhere. The selection is wonderful. Felicia Popescu, the best stylist I know of, graciously offered her help and transformed Claire from beautiful to amazingly beautiful! Design Works, a floral studio, providedthe wonderful red roses for Claire's bouquet and Nathan's boutineer. Other wedding businesses that graciously donated their work and time include La Dolce, Dawn's Creations and Sugar Plum Cakes Shoppe. Finally, a huge thank you to our two assistants Lena and Juliet. Bothare photography majors at Pikes Peak Community College, and they volunteered to help us manage all of the details behind the scenes. If you have time, do stop by and see this wonderful wedding location in Colorado Springs in person! — Sean


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Mariners' young talent beginning to blossom sooner than expected
Young players like Justin Smoak and Michael Pineda are giving Mariners fans hope and signaling that the Mariners' once-barren farm system may soon yield a bumper crop.
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Class AAA and AA players (stats through Wednesday):Dustin Ackley, 2B (AAA Tacoma), age 23: The No. 2 overall pick in 2009 has hit .355 (27 for 76) with four homers his past 18 games, and is at .268 overall. Just a matter of time before he gets the call.
Alex Liddi, 3B (AAA Tacoma), age 22: The native of Italy has nine homers, 29 RBI, .254 average for Rainiers. Needs to be more consistent, but has all the raw tools.
Mike Carp, 1B/LF (AAA Tacoma), age 24: Has been torrid for past month, hitting .383 with 10 homers, 10 doubles and 33 RBI in 26 games.
Greg Halman, OF (AAA Tacoma), age 23: Great physical tools, hit 33 HR last year for Tacoma. Played just four games this year before breaking left hand when hit by pitch, requiring surgery. In 13 at-bats, had no strikeouts after fanning 169 times in 424 at-bats in 2010. Has resumed baseball activities.
Johan Limonta, OF (AAA Tacoma), age 27: The Cuban defector's numbers can't be ignored: The lefty is hitting .360 (45 for 125), with two HR, 20 RBI. Hasn't hit lower than .296 in past six minor-league stops.
Erasmo Ramirez, RHP (AA Jackson), age 21: A strike-throwing machine, Ramirez (4-2, 3.76) has 39 strikeouts, two walks in 55 innings.
Carlos Triunfel, SS (AA Jackson), age 21: Touted for years, Triunfel was set back by broken leg that cost him almost all of 2009 season. Hitting .287 with four HR, 17 RBI — but has 14 errors.
Johermyn Chavez, OF (AA Jackson), age 22: Acquired from Toronto with Brandon League, the 6-foot-3, 220-pound right-handed hitter has tremendous power potential. But he has just two homers in 160 at-bats so far this season.
Josh Fields, RHP (AA Jackson), age 25: No. 1 pick in 2008 draft (No. 20 overall). Has 2.33 ERA in 15 relief appearances, 3 for 5 in saves. Has struck out 19 and walked 14 in 19-1/3 innings.
Kyle Seager, 2B (AA Jackson), age 23: Ackley's North Carolina teammate, also a lefty hitter, impressed in spring and is progressing well. Hitting .279 with four homers, 27 RBI. Has played four games at shortstop.
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Since the end of a disastrous 2010 season, the Mariners have been persistently selling their fans on visions of a more prosperous future, built around an influx of young talent.
It's been the best way to assuage the frustration of what had been, for so long, a miserable present in Seattle.
But now the surging Mariners, who begin a series with the Yankees on Friday at Safeco Field, could be approaching a new reality.
They hope they are finally at that long-awaited juncture where they can begin to reap the benefits of their rebuilding campaign, while still confident of further help on the way.
"Personally, if I was a Mariners fan, looking at us contending every day with the pitching we have, and knowing the system like I do, I'd be excited," said Pedro Grifol, the Mariners' director of minor-league operations.
Grifol points to Michael Pineda, who began the 2010 season at Class AA, and has been, at age 22, one of the top pitchers in the American League so far this season. His teammate at West Tennessee to start last year, Carlos Peguero, has become the Mariners' regular left fielder. While hitting just .208, Peguero has slugged two homers and contributed some timely hits.
"We've been talking about these kids for a few years now," Grifol said. "Now we see them playing in the big leagues against the best in the world, and holding their own — doing better than holding their own.
"It's refreshing to everybody. And we have guys below them who have chance to do similar things. I'm not telling you the whole organization is loaded up and down the system with 50 guys like that. But we have guys that Mariner fans should be excited about."
One of those, of course, is Dustin Ackley, the second overall pick in the 2009 draft (behind Stephen Strasburg). Ackley, now playing for Class AAA Tacoma, is likely to be called up sometime in June and take over the Mariners' second-base job.
Beyond that, the Mariners have numerous promising prospects, but there are differing opinions about just how much of an immediate impact they will have.
In rating the Mariners' organization before the season, most of the leading analysts had them in the middle of the pack. Their ranking ranged from 10th in Major League Baseball by ESPN's Keith Law to 18th by Baseball America. FanGraphs gave the Mariners an organizational ranking of 17, but had them tied for fifth in the category of future talent.
Baseball Prospectus ranked the Mariners' farm system 13th of 30 teams, but analyst Kevin Goldstein says that was mostly on the strength of Pineda and Ackley. Beyond that, his minor-league outlook for the M's is not nearly as optimistic.
"Once you take Pineda out of the group, which you have to, and let's face it, in a week to 10 days, Ackley's out of the pack, all of a sudden they're not in the middle anymore," Goldstein said in a phone interview. "That drops their ranking significantly."
"Those are THE two guys. There's stuff to be excited about at the low levels, but as far as immediate help, it's hard to beat Pineda and Ackley. After that, the cupboard is kind of bare."
The Mariners would point to pitchers such as Erasmo Ramirez, Blake Beavan, Josh Lueke, Dan Cortes and Tom Wilhelmsen, outfielders Greg Halman and Johermyn Chavez, and infielders Alex Liddi, Carlos Triunfel and Kyle Seager as potential members of the next wave. All are at Class AA and AAA, and some have gotten a taste of the majors this year. Mike Carp, Johan Limonta and Jake Shaffer are also putting up big numbers.
They are also excited about players at the Class A level like pitchers Taijuan Walker and James Paxton, infielders Nick Franklin and Marcus Littlewood, and outfielders Guillermo Pimentel (now in extended spring training) and James Jones, among others.
Said Goldstein: "It's coming slowly. The train is moving in the right direction, but it's a pretty long way from pulling into the station. But there's all sorts of stuff at the lower level to get excited about."
Conor Glassey of Baseball America, pointing out that Justin Smoak is another young player not far removed from the prospect stage, likes what he's seeing in Mariners player development. He noted that his publication annually ranks the top prospects in each league. This past year, the Rangers had the most ranked players with 18, followed by the Rays with 15. The Mariners were among five teams that had 14 ranked players.
"That speaks to their depth. There's lots of young talent in the Mariners system," he said. "I think they're going to get back on the right track."
Glassey believes the Mariners were set back greatly by barren drafts in 2000, 2001 and 2002, out of which the best player they produced was probably catcher Rene Rivera.
"The Mariners had three of the worst drafts of the decade in terms of getting nothing," Glassey said. "When you don't have guys to come up and fill holes, in a city where everyone wants to win, you have to find other ways to do it. That sometimes leads to bad contracts and bad trades. It kind of crippled the Mariners. They didn't have the foundation they needed, and they crumbled."
Jack Zduriencik, who inherited a 101-loss team (and presided over another one last year), points to the progress in talent acquisition by the Mariners in his two-plus years as general manager, whether through the draft, trades or international signings.
He doesn't gloat, however, because he understands that the Mariners still have some glaring issues, including an offense that ranks near the bottom in almost every category.
"This is the embryonic stages of where we're going to go," Zduriencik said. "Seeing Pineda and Peguero and flashes of what these guys can become, that's a good thing. We're seeing some of this start to come together.
"I've said on many occasions, really good clubs are built on players who are young and you know you're going to have them for a number of years. You can take a Smoak, a Pineda, a Peguero, among others. Everyone's looking at an Ackley. You can say, 'OK, I can see this thing getting to where we want it to get. At least we have some big pieces."
The Mariners have an opportunity in 11 days to add another major piece when, for the second time in three years, they will pick No. 2 overall in the amateur draft on June 6. This year's field is considered one of the best in recent years; while there is no clear-cut No. 1 like Strasburg or Bryce Harper the past two years, there should be an opportunity to pick an impact player at No. 2.
"We're starting to see this whole thing get to a point where you can see it long-term," Zduriencik said. "We want to win now, don't get me wrong. I don't want the message to always be: 'Down the road, down the road.' We want to win now.
"But you have to understand it is a process. Two and a half years ago, we didn't have the upper-level talent to make an impact in the years to come. Now we're seeing that."
Larry Stone: 206-464-3146 or email@example.com


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