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Fashion brand COS and Australian design duo Daniel Emma's Hang Me Up to Dry installations use furniture to highlight the timelessness of the classic white shirt (+ slideshow). More »
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COS and Hay add garden furniture to collaborative Spring 2016 collection
Sou Fujimoto unveils "forest of light" installation for COS
Milan 2016: Japanese architect Sou Fujimoto has used spotlights, mirrors and specially composed sounds to create his "shifting forest of light" that responds to visitors' movements for fashion brand COS (+ movie). More »
Sou Fujimoto will use "only light" to create COS Milan installation
Milan 2016: Japanese architect Sou Fujimoto explains why he has chosen light rather than physical objects to create his Milan design week installation for fashion brand COS (+ movie). More »
COS and Hay update curated homeware collection for Spring 2016
Fashion brand COS and furniture company Hay have added new home items to their collaborative range of products in time for spring (+ slideshow). More »
De Allegri and Fogale create COS window installations with recycled-fabric objects
Sou Fujimoto to create "forest of light" for COS installation in Milan
Milan 2016: Japanese architect Sou Fujimoto has designed this year's Milan design week installation for fashion brand COS, which will feature cones of light created by spotlights. More »
Blackened cedar planks cover the facade of COS Toronto store
Snarkitecture uses steel sheets with garment-shaped cutaways for COS pop-up shop in LA
Brooklyn studio Snarkitecture has used pink-hued steel and floor-to-ceiling mirrors to transform an industrial space in Los Angeles into a pop-up store for fashion brand COS (+ slideshow). More »
Competition: win tickets to Serpentine Pavilion Retrospective talk with COS and Dezeen
Competition: to celebrate 15 years of the Serpentine Gallery Pavilion, Dezeen has teamed up with fashion brand COS to offer readers the chance to win tickets to a talk with the gallery's co-directors Julia Peyton-Jones and Hans-Ulrich Obrist. More »
COS, Hay and Tomas Alonso team up to launch folding wooden tables
COS and Hay have worked with Spanish designer Tomas Alonso to produce a pair of tables, as part of a wider collaboration between the two brands. More »
COS launches The Serpentine Bag to coincide with 2015 pavilion opening
Fashion brand COS has released a limited-edition backpack to mark the opening of this year's Serpentine Gallery Pavilion. More »
Snarkitecture creates warren
of textile ribbons for COS
Milan 2015: over 100,000 metres of translucent white fabric is cut into strips to create this tunnel-like installation by New York studio Snarkitecture for fashion brand COS (+ movie). More »
André Fu creates "modern Asian" installation
for COS presentation in Hong Kong
Till Wiedeck designs multi-level
display stands for COS
"Design and architecture has been a key
influence" says COS managing director
Interview: fashion brand COS is heavily influenced by architecture and design, says managing director Marie Honda, who tells Dezeen how the company built a global business with 104 stores in 25 countries without using conventional advertising or catwalk shows (+ slideshow). More »
COS launches The Serpentine Shoes
to coincide with pavilion opening
Designers at Swedish fashion brand COS have created limited-edition shoes for its partnership with this year's Serpentine Gallery Pavilion (+ slideshow). More »
Nendo reframes the white shirt as centrepiece
for COS installation in Milan
Milan 2014: brushed steel frames surround monochrome shirts at this installation that Japanese studio Nendo has created for fashion brand COS, unveiled in Milan today (+ movie). More »
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Part I
Understanding God's Plan of Universal Reconciliation for All
Part I
Understanding God's Plan of Universal Reconciliation for All
Most of the major religions, Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam and Traditional Christianity, believe in the survival of a conscious spirit or soul immediately after death. During this life, they say that the soul is the real person dwelling in a temporary physical body. They believe that when the body dies, the soul of the person continues to live on consciously just like before death. Traditional Christianity believes that when a person dies, his conscious soul is judged immediately to go to either heaven or hell.
Job, who died long ago, is still 'sleeping' in his grave waiting to receive his change into his new immortal, glorified, resurrected body. For Job and all true believers, who are the Firstfruits, this change will occur when they rise in the First Resurrection at the Second Coming of Jesus Christ.
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Chris Bosh's 3-Point Infatuation Fails The Heat
We've been hearing during telecasts throughout the playoffs that Chris Bosh has added the 3-point shot to his repertoire this season.
In 74 games during the regular season, Chris Bosh took 74 3-point shots. He took one per game. In 17 playoff games, he's taken 35 attempts, which is double the rate he took them during the regular season. There's a reason he's taking a lot more in the postseason. He's reversed his long-range shooting fortunes during the playoffs.
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AWAVA's focus is addressing all forms of violence against women, to 'ensure that all women and children are able to live free from all forms of violence and abuse'
The Australian Women Against Violence Alliance (AWAVA) was established in March 2010 as one of five National Women's Alliances funded by the Australian Government.
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Competition Heats Up Among Luxury SUVs
Fiat Chrysler Merger With GM Still A PossibilityThough GM has rejected the idea of a merger with Fiat Chrysler, there's still the possibility of a hostile takeover.
New Nissan 370Z Flexes Serious Muscle"The Z that stands for Zorro" is going to have to step aside for the Z that stands for a legendary car that is again in the spotlight - the new Nissan 370Z.
Jeep Rides High Atop SUV ResurgenceJeep, the original active lifestyle vehicle brand, is now leading the SUV segment with global sales up 20 percent.
Mitsubishi Makes A Comeback StatesideThe automotive unit of the vast Japanese Mitsubishi conglomerate is making its US comeback on a thin line-up.
Nissan Bumps Honda From Number Two SpotNissan recently overtook Honda to become the 2nd largest foreign carmaker in the United States.
US Auto Sales Accelerate While Others SlowThough sales tallies show a number of major carmakers posting year-over-year sales declines in May, the US auto sector continues its steady growth
Toyota In Love With MazdaThis week Toyota and Mazda entered into a business relationship that executives described as an engagement rather than a marriage.
Popularity Contest For Small SUVs And CrossoversThe emergence of the small SUV and crossover as the hottest segment in the US auto market has created a vortex of competition.
Resurgence Of Lincoln Luxury Brand In High GearAfter years of losing traction to European and Japanese luxury carmakers and its perennial US rival Cadillac, the resurgence of Ford's premium Lincoln brand is in high gear.
Little Elio Is A Big Hit At Auto ShowFor city driving and parking convenience at last… the little Elio may well be the next big thing.
Electric Vehicles Are Vogue But Not Profitable InvestmentElectric cars continue to be an inscrutable market segment. No company is making money on them, yet carmakers - and now non-carmakers - continue to invest in them.


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Peggy Zambrano and Glenn Cooksey, both of Amarillo, announce the engagement of their daughter, Kasey, to Bradley Killough.
Killough is the son of Sue and Nathan Killough of Amarillo.
The couple plan to wed Sept. 15 at Wedding Garden and Barn in Canyon.
The bride-elect is a graduate of Tascosa High School.
The prospective groom is a graduate of Tascosa High School.
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Found this old news article about Tranquerah. Tranquerah is Tengkera. Along the Tengkera road, there are not many tourist attraction. Tengkera is well known for the old Mosque built in 1728 – Masjid Tengkera. The mosque design unique to Melaka like Kampung Kling and Kampung Hulu mosque. Strong Chinese and Sumatran influences in the mosque design.
Now Tranquerah road are used by people to go from the city central to other side of the city like Klebang for eating places along the coast, enjoy coconut shake or picnic at Putri Beaches. I also don't really aware about the hidden history of Tranquerah until I read the article. Quite a bloody story that can be made into History Channel.
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Ruth Marcus: Obamacare works for those who need it most
This would be a good time to remember Karen Tumulty's brother.
As the health-care debate raged in March 2009, Karen wrote a Time magazine cover story about her brother Patrick's insurance nightmare.
Patrick Tumulty, then 54, had done what seemed to be the right thing. Then a $9-an-hour administrative assistant in San Antonio, he bought coverage on the individual market, diligently paying monthly premiums to Assurant Health for six years
The policy carried a $2,500 deductible, with no allowance for preventive care. So Tumulty, who struggles with Asperger's syndrome, put off going to the doctor, despite increasing fatigue and high blood pressure. Eventually, Tumulty discovered his kidneys were failing.
That is where insurance came in -- theoretically. "Unexpected illnesses and accidents happen every day, and the resulting medical bills can be disastrous," warned the website of Assurant Health, which sold Tumulty his policy. Its policy, Assurant promised, "provides the peace of mind and health-care access you need at a price you can afford." Assurant balked at paying Tumulty's claims. In just four weeks, he had racked up more than $14,000 in bills. "And that was just to figure out what was wrong with him," wrote his younger sister, now my Washington Post colleague. "Actually treating his disease was going to be unimaginably more expensive."
Assurant's excuse? Patrick Tumulty, hoping he'd find a job that offered insurance, had bought a series of six-month policies. Each one treated him as a new customer. Although his kidney disease wasn't diagnosed until July 2007, Assurant, scouring his medical records for a money-saving out, cited test results from eight months earlier. Bingo! -- pre-existing condition. No coverage.
He is Exhibit A on the need for Obamacare and the importance of putting into context the furor over if-you-like-your-policy-you-can-keep-it-gate. This is not to excuse President Barack Obama for peddling a misleading claim or to excuse those of us in the news business for failing to press him on it earlier.
Yet there was always an unstated asterisk to the presidential promise. Existing plans would be grandfathered in and not subject to the heightened requirements (i.e., better benefits) of the Affordable Care Act. Because plans inevitably change, that grandfathering promise was always illusory. Just three months after the law passed, the administration estimated that between 39 percent and 69 percent of employer-sponsored plans would lose grandfathered status by the end of 2013.
On the individual insurance market, from which most of the yelping now emanates, the grandfathering promise was even sketchier. The administration estimated that between 40 percent and 67 percent of such policies are in effect for less than one year -- by definition, not grandfathered. Because policies change even for those who hold on to coverage, the administration acknowledged that the share of plans losing grandfathered status would be even higher.
So where does that leave the Patrick Tumultys of the world? He probably wouldn't have been able to keep his policy -- but as he discovered, it wasn't worth keeping.
Shopping for insurance today, he wouldn't be denied coverage, or charged vastly more, because of his expensive pre-existing condition. His insurer wouldn't be able to wriggle out of paying bills because of that condition. He would have been able to afford a checkup (with no-copayment) that might have detected his disease earlier. His policy would cover his expensive prescription medications. He wouldn't have to worry about bumping up against annual and lifetime limits on benefits.
Karen Tumulty reports that her brother's kidney disease is mostly stable. He was lucky enough to obtain bare-bones health care (no dental or vision) through a local program. But he remains a disturbing illustration of gaping holes in the social safety net.
Texas Gov. Rick Perry chose to opt out of Obamacare's expansion of Medicaid to cover impoverished childless adults like Patrick Tumulty. He could purchase insurance on the new exchanges but -- because of Perry's Medicaid declination -- he would have to pay the full premium. As Karen Tumulty noted, "he is, paradoxically, too poor for subsidies."
Meanwhile, Patrick Tumulty is out of work. His unemployment compensation ran out long ago. Despite his medical problems, he's been unable to qualify for Social Security disability.
So, yes, this is an infuriating moment in the implementation of Obamacare. But as you steam, stop and think about people like Patrick Tumulty -- and where they'd be without it.
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Prior to Stetson: Was an Italian National Under-16 team championship quarterfinalist. She played in the National team championship B League, and took part in the National Italian Singles Championship. While in the United States, Meregalli was a Super Series Under-16 Tournament finalist in Ormond Beach, and was the winner of both the Under-14 and Under-16 End of Summer Tournaments at the Florida Tennis Center in Daytona Beach.
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Miamians have always had trouble turning down another drink, even during Prohibition. Three years after the 18th Amendment banned intoxicating liquors in 1919, a Miami ship headed for New York was raided of its 36,000 bottles of hooch. Fed up with the Magic Citys enterprising alkies, Uncle Sam sent an imposing Coast Guard fleet to stop up the countrys most gaping influx of booze. Finally, in 1927, police shut down dozens of Miami Beach speakeasies. But what led the United States to outlaw alcohol, even before cocaine? Daniel Okrent, the first public editor of the New York Times and former editor of Time and Life, has written Last Call: The Rise and Fall of Prohibition, exposing the roots of Prohibition and revealing the many ways Americans still drank, whether openly on the congressional floor or via doctor-prescribed whiskey scored at a pharmacy. Hell discuss his new book at the Wolfsonian.
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Curriculum Vitae
Professor Wasserman's Federal Courts Blog
Professor Wasserman's Evidence Blog
Professor Wasserman's Civil Procedure Blog
Professor Wasserman's Civil Rights Blog
Howard M. Wasserman joined the College of Law in 2003. He graduated magna cum laude from the Northwestern University School of Law, where he was an associate articles editor of the Law Review and was named to the Order of the Coif. Following law school, he clerked for Chief Judge James T. Giles of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania and Judge Jane R. Roth of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. He also has been a visiting professor at Saint Louis University School of Law and Florida State University College of Law. Professor Wasserman teaches civil procedure, evidence, federal courts, civil rights, and First Amendment; his scholarship focuses on the freedom of speech and on the role of procedure and jurisdiction in public-law and civil-rights litigation. He blogs at PrawfsBlawg and at Sports-Law Blog and is the Section Editor for the Courts Law Section of JOTWELL. Professor Wasserman is a loyal Chicago Cubs fan.
Recent Publications:
- Infield Fly Rule is in Effect: The Story of Baseball's Famous Rule (McFarland Press) (forthcoming 2018)
- Understanding Civil Rights Litigation (LexisNexis) (2013)
- Institutional Failures: Duke Lacrosse, Universities, the News Media, and the Legal System (Howard M. Wasserman, ed.) (Ashgate Publishing) (2010)
Articles and Chapters:
- Holmes and Brennan, 67 Ala. L. Rev. 797 (2016)
- Just a Bit Aside: Perverse Incentives, Cost-Benefit Imbalances, and the Infield Fly Rule, 164 U. Penn. L. Rev. Online 145 (2016)
- The Process of Marriage Equality, 42 Hastings Const. L.Q. 243 (2015) (with Josh Blackman)
- Fletcherian Standing, Substantive Merits, and Spokeo, Inc. v. Robins, 68 Vand L. Rev. En Banc 257 (2015)
- Crazy in Alabama: The Judicial Process and the Crawl Towards Marriage Equality in the Land of George Wallace, 110 Nw. U. L. Rev. Online 1 (2015)
- Catalyzing Fans, 6 Harv. J. Sports & Ent. L. 1 (2015) (with Michael McCann and Dan MarkelZ"L)
- Epilogue: Moral Panics and Body Cameras, 92 Wash. U. L. Rev. 845 (2015); Wash. U. L. Rev. Commentaries (Jan. 26, 2015),
- Moral Panics and Body Cameras, 92 Wash. U. L. Rev. 831 (2015); Wash. U. L. Rev. Commentaries (Nov. 18, 2014)
- Mixed Signals on Summary Judgment, 2014 Mich. St. L. Rev. 1331
- An Empirical Analysis of the Infield Fly Rule, 4 J.L. (3 J. Legal Metrics) 127 (2014)
- Football and the Infield Fly Rule, 61 UCLA L. Rev. Discourse 272 (2014)
- The Economics of the Infield Fly Rule, 2013 Utah L. Rev. 479 (2013)
- Reappropriating Judicial Activism, 16 Green Bag 2d 463 (2013)
- A Jurisdictional Perspective on New York Times v. Sullivan, 107 Nw. U. L. Rev. 901 (2013)
Other Publications:
- Argument analysis: The First Amendment, political inactivity, and improper government motive, SCOTUSBlog, Jan. 20, 2016
- Argument preview: The First Amendment, public employees, and misperceived political association, SCOTUSBlog, Jan. 12, 2016
- Opinion analysis: Removing discretion in convening three-judge district courts, SCOTUSblog, Dec. 8, 2015
- Argument analysis: "Wow . . . That's my comment"–a passive Court and a predictable outcome on three-judge courts, SCOTUSblog, Nov. 5, 2015
- Argument preview: Is a three-judge court "not required" when a pleading fails to state a claim?, SCOTUSblog, Oct. 19, 2015
- Opinion Analysis: Clear Statements, sovereign immunity, and timeliness, SCOTUSblog, Apr. 23, 2015
- Crazy in Alabama, but not for the reasons everything thinks, JURIST, Mar. 14, 2015
- University of Oklahoma expels the First Amendment, JURIST, Mar. 14, 2015
- Opinion analysis: Finality, appealability, and single-claim actions, SCOTUSblog, Jan. 21, 2015
- Argument analysis: A living Federal Tort Claims Act?, SCOTUSblog, Dec. 12, 2014
- Argument analysis: Finality and a tale of two rules, SCOTUSblog, Dec. 11, 2014
- Argument preview: Jurisdictionality, timeliness, and the Federal Tort Claims Act, SCOTUSblog, Dec. 8, 2014
- Argument preview: Finality, consolidation, and multi-district litigation, SCOTUSblog, Dec. 5, 2014
- Judicial Retention Meets Due Process, JOTWELL, Sept. 30, 2014 (review essay)
- Opinion recap: Operational consistency and predictability prevail in defining when a judgment is final, SCOTUSblog, Jan. 16, 2014
- Argument recap: Finding simple rules is not always so simple, SCOTUSblog, Dec. 10, 2013
- Argument preview: Attorney's fees and the final judgment rule, SCOTUSblog, Dec. 2, 2013
- The Truth About Empathy, JOTWELL, July 2013 (review essay)
- In Defense of Baseball's Infield Fly Rule, The Atlantic, Oct. 12, 2012
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The annual Whiskey Road Race will run into Aiken next weekend, and race organizers are still seeking participants.
The race is entering its 27th year, and its ninth year under the direction of the Cumbee Center to Assist Abused Persons, said Jeri Wesner, case manager for the Center.
The 2-mile run will begin on Saturday, Oct. 5, at 7:30 a.m., the 10K race will begin at 8 a.m. and the tot trot will begin at 9:30 a.m. All races will start at the H. Odell Weeks Activities Center, 1700 Whiskey Road.
The race has been going on for 27 years, but the Cumbee Center only took over the race in 2005 from the City of Aiken Parks, Recreation and Tourism Department.
The center's shelter houses up to 24 women and children, but the number of people living there changes every day, Wesner said.
Proceeds from the race will help fund direct services at the shelter, including clothing and food and providing transportation to take people to job interviews.
"Everything we do here is free and confidential," Wesner said. "No matter if they're seeing a case manager, a therapist, if they're in a shelter, everything is free. It's because of reasons such as this fundraiser."
The Whiskey Road Race is the primary fundraiser for the shelter, and sees an annual participation of about 200 people, Wesner said.
Anyone interested in running can pre-register for the race at Active.com through Tuesday, or they can fill out an application and have it postmarked by Tuesday.
The 10K and 2-mile run are $20 each to pre-register. After Tuesday, the cost goes up to $25, and registration may be completed at the race.
Registration for the tot trot is $10 and does not increase after Tuesday.
Teddy Kulmala covers the crime and courts beat for the Aiken Standard.
He has been with the newspaper since August 2012. He is a native of Williston and majored in communication studies at Clemson University.


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Preventing stuck pipe incidents can save thousands of dollars in non-productive time. Stuck Pipe Prevention covers topics which can eliminate or greatly reduce stuck pipe incidents on your rig. Participants will learn the language of the well, also learn how to predict and detect the stuck before it occurs.
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Welcome to our new Developer blog. The intention of this blog is to help show the best ways to use Rally's platform to customize our tool to best suit your needs as a developer. One of the main ways that people use the Rally platform is by creating Apps.
An App is a way to customize how you interact with Rally data from inside the Rally tool. With a custom App, you can create your own reports. These reports can give you insight into your team's behavior and help you understand how to better optimize your process. For example, you might be able to gather the insight that the reason you missed your release date was because you added additional, unplanned work.
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Multiple media outlets reported that Charleston County Sheriff's Maj. John Clark said Wednesday that 30-year-old Mary P. Brown had left food cooking on the stove while she was gone.
Clark says when Brown returned home Tuesday night, the house was engulfed in flames.
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Single-Game Suspension For UConn's Purvis UConn's Rodney Purvis will miss the basketball season opener Friday against Bryant University.
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'Terminator Genisys' Gets IMAX Release; Positive Script Reviews Come Online
Posted on Thursday, February 19th, 2015 by Germain Lussier
After a trailer and Super Bowl spot, it's pretty fair to say fans are lukewarm on Alan Taylor's Terminator Genisys. We're intrigued by the casting and some of the ideas teased in these spots, but the ultimate execution is a huge question mark. Well, Thursday, two pieces of news broke which are both on the encouraging side.
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Remembering Mary AnzaloneJune 19,2014We recently lost a pillar in Rutlands Southwest section when my good friend Mary Anzalone lost her battle with cancer.
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I will always remember Mary Anzalone for her pride of community and especially Rutlands Italian-American heritage. She could often be found at Saint Peters Church and concerning herself with the people and issues affecting her Forest Street neighborhood where she lived her entire life. Like so many whose ancestors traveled from faraway Italy over the years, Mary Anzalone and her neighbors helped forge the proud Rutland City we all call home. Rutland smiles today because of you and so many others who have contributed to making this a community of people and ideas welcoming to everyone.
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MT. JULIET -- Two Mt. Juliet High students were arrested Wednesday morning on drug charges after a sweep of the four local public high schools by local law enforcement.
The Wilson County Sheriff's Office SROs and K-9 team in conjunction with the Lebanon Police Department and members of the 18th Judicial Drug Task Force performed a simultaneous sweep on the four high schools.
During an invitation-only tour of the new City Center in Northtown Mt. Juliet, it was revealed Dunkin' Donuts and NYNY Pizza will be among the many tenants.
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We have cruised many times before with various companies,including once Costa.We said we would never cruise with Costa again but we were attracted by the intinery so decided to give it another try.What a mistake!! So never again!!!! First impressions were of a beautiful ship which it was to a certain extent,unfortunately some areas were badly planned. The seating in the theatre downstairs was all on one level instead of tiered so unless you were in the first few rows you couldn`t see the stage,upstairs in the balcony the hand rails were positioned so they obstructed the view of the stage.
In the buffet the serveries were well positioned but the seating meant that at busy times the it was difficult to pass between the tables.Also once seated it was difficult to get out without disturbing other diners.
The choice of food was unimaginate and monotonous in the buffet and tasted even worse than it looked.
The evening meal in the dining room was no better-the choice was poor and the quality was not good.Our service was very slow and the food often cold.We complained to the matre`d and for a couple of days the service improved but soon it was back to how it had been.Some of the meals ordered from the menu were unrecognisable when presented at the table!
The organisation was chaotic and as a result there were many angry confrontations.
On the plus side the ship was kept very clean and our cabin was kept immaculate by our girl. We had an inside cabin which was perfectly adequate.There was plenty of cupboard and drawer space for the two of us and the toilet and shower room was fine.The large bed was very comfortable,in fact it was probably the best thing about the ship.


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DescriptionM 38-40 mm, F 39 mm. Distinct and elevated interocular tubercles present. Weakly expressed inner and outer dorsolateral ridges. Small supraocular tubercles or spines. Males with a greyish, largely distensible, single subgular vocal sac.
Similar species: Most similar to G. tschenki which differs by advertisement call and by having a bilobate (not single) subgular vocal sac in males (Glaw and Vences 2007).
Distribution and Habitat
Country distribution from AmphibiaWeb's database: Madagascar
Its recorded altitudinal range is 850-1200m, possibly higher (Glaw and Vences 2008).
Life History, Abundance, Activity, and Special BehaviorsHabits: Males call from perches about 1.5 m above the ground in the vegetation, in rainforest, often along streams but at some distance from the water.
Calls: A slow series of unharmonious notes.
Eggs and tadpoles: Unknown, probably not a direct developing species.
Trends and ThreatsThis species is listed as data deficient in view of continuing uncertainties as to its extent of occurrence, status and ecological requirements. Its forest habitat is receding due to subsistence agriculture, timber extraction, charcoal manufacture, invasive spread of eucalyptus, livestock grazing and expanding human settlements. It occurs in the Réserve Spéciale d'Analamazaotra (Glaw and Vences 2008).
Possible reasons for amphibian decline
General habitat alteration and lossHabitat modification from deforestation, or logging related activitiesIntensified agriculture or grazingUrbanization
Taken with permission from Glaw and Vences (2007).
Glaw, F. and Vences, M. (2008). Gephyromantis cornutus. In: IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded on 18 March 2009.
Glaw, F., and Vences, M. (2007). Field Guide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of Madagascar. Third Edition. Vences and Glaw Verlag, Köln.
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Skip to comments.Do you want LEGAL immigration stopped too?
Posted on 04/03/2006 2:16:16 PM PDT by clawrence3
The question has come up on different threads here - we know everyone who wants all ILLEGAL immigration stopped, but who is for stopping all LEGAL immigration as well? Whether it is just for a "short" time or permanently, let me know.
Our legal immigration levels are just fine.
I wouldn't stop it, but I would lower it. And, I would substantially revise it.
Legal immigration is fine
Nope. Not stopped, but perhaps, reformed.
I may want to see them changed, but not stopped.
I say you're insane. America needs immigration, always has. It just doesn't need *illegal* immigration.
I think all immigration should be stopped until officials can get control of who is in this country and deport the illegals.
Heck no.. at that, we need to get the legal immigration laws updated as they are still full of red tape going back to the LBJ administration. There would be less illegal immigration if legal immigration was easier (and safer)..
So, basically, stopped forever then?
Controlled, legal immigration should be allowed only when it is in the best interest of the United States. The emphasis should be on the best interest of our country, not the best interest of the immigrants.
Yes, shut down legal immigration as well.
I'd rather see legal immigration doubled or tripled from current levels. I'd like to see legal immigration being higher than the current legal and illegal immigration combined.
Immigrants made this country great. I'd like to see it spread around the world and biased toward educated people who want to become Americans.
Do you think that "antiunion person" is insane?
Legal immigration should be stopped until all those here illegally are deported.
Welcome to our wonderful country. Now get a job and assimilate.
legal immigration is fine.
I would prefer some enforcement of assimilation were actively pursued.
So, that's THREE votes so far - anyone else?
I'm not sure how you even compare the two.
One is a group of people who show open contempt for our laws, sovereignty, and our country. Those who are here to grab as much as they can, through any means necessary, and send it back to their home country to which they maintain loyalty and citizenship.
The other is willing to respect our country and rules and wants to join the Greatest Nation on Earth, to share our freedoms, benefits, and responsibilities.
Your question is kind of like "You don't like being raped, but do you like making love to your spouse?"
(If what I just wrote makes you sad or angry,
I think legal immigration needs to be increased, with the process much more streamlined and expedited.
This country was founded on "give us your tired, your poor," etc.
I think we should be a lot more carefull about who we let in. After all, do we really need the taliban at Yale?
I agree on this, that makes our politicians responsible for seeing to it the border problem is resolved or admit they cannot protect us.
In fact, if we get illegal immigration stopped, or at least greatly curtailed, we may be able to increase the level of legal immigration. It also could then be more evenly distributed among various nations.
Legal immigration should be streamlined so that those willing to work can be here legally, enrolled and engaged in the system, paying taxes and assimilating.
Freepmailed you.
Agree, but I would get rid of bogus programs like the "diversity immigration lottery" which does nothing to select the quality of immigrants we get. A point system like most other rational countries in the world use would be far better than drawing from a pool of favored countries. For example, from an Allied country +8 points; from a hostile country -8 points; math professor +9 points; political activist -20 points; service in the U.S. miltary +25 points, etc.
I want to increase legal immigrant levels, AFTER we throw out the illegals. There should be room for doubling the legal immigrants with the illegals out of the way.
We should be able to handle a million new people a year, properly registered and tracked.
I hope not. We are barely at the replacement rate right now. I suspect we do our best to birth control ourselves out of existance. Just looking at Russia and Europe shows that.
That little socialist poem came over 100 years after the founding of this nation. Let's deal with the tired and poor already here before we let any more in.
Depends on what kind of legal immigrants one is talking about. A foreign-born professor at, say, Princeton or an equally foreign-born organized crime figure? And if it is easy enough to choose between these two poles, then there are intermediate [as for an immigrant's desirability] situations.
Beautiful women should be allowed entry at all times followed by instant citizenship. Also baseball players, NFL capable athletes etc.
security profiling of all candidates for legal entry makes perfect sense. then... enforce assimilation.
1. no "dual language/polylingual" ATMs, no non-english ballots, no bilingual public education, no tax-funded translators, etc... full English immersion: swim, or sink.
2. break the law, be expelled. any law at all. expelled permanently. including zoning ordinances, housing regulations, noise odinances, LITTERING... full lawful requirement: behave, or go home.
actually, that isn't even on the statue - it is from an ode to that statue written by a soft-hearted fool.
I'm getting the impression that you were the guy who liked to stand up in the middle of the high school cafeteria, and shout "FOOD FIGHT!"
I say no. Legal immigration is just fine. Actually we probably need more legal immigrants. But first - very important to make it first - we need to expel every last damned illegal we can find. Immigration to the US ought to be capped at a million per year tops.
Not at all - I was very respectful - senior class president, in fact.
1)I want to see a complete halt to all immigration at least for the time being.
2)I want to see *all* illegals,of *Even* race and nationality,expelled from the country.
3)After #2 is complete,a small,*very* selective immigration plan *might* be in our best interest.Such a plan should *only* include people who have *already* demonstrated a skill of which we are in serious need.Nursing comes quickly to mind as a skill that might qualify.Also,anyone of good character who honorably serves in any branch of our Armed Forces for at least one *full* hitch should qualify for serious consideration.No guarantees.
I never started beating her.
Should read "of *every* race..."
Four votes - do I hear FIVE?!
My question assumes stopping ALL legal immigrants, including the ones who would teach at Princeton, rich ones, or even the one who finds the cure to cancer.
"actually, that isn't even on the statue - it is from an ode to that statue written by a soft-hearted fool."
Nope. It is actually an inscription on the Statue of Liberty.
A giant statue on an island in the harbor of New York City; it depicts a woman representing liberty, raising a torch in her right hand and holding a tablet in her left. At its base is inscribed a poem by Emma Lazarus that contains the lines Give me your tired, your poor, / Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free.
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If More Gyms Had Sword Fighting Classes....
"I'm in a nondescript warehouse in Seattle, to which I've traveled so that award-winning science fiction novelists can demonstrate how they could cut me in half if they felt like it." i09 Talks to Neal Stephenson about working on the multi-author IP-experiment *thing* The Mongoliad and sword fighting as a heart-healthy hobby.
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To the casual observer Old Town might appear to be simply an exercise in nostalgia, but we hope that the discerning might notice that the garments are essentially useful items with reference points and influences from past costume. In much the same way as today's townscape is made of elements from different periods, we attempt in a simple way, to play with the notion of Now and Then.The photographs shown here are by Scott Wishart and a part of a project from Old Town called Small Trades. Again, from their website:
These images were inspired by the long tradition of recording tradespeople and street types in illustrations and photographs, in particular those of Irving Penn, whose work from the early fifties is the subject of the book 'Small Trades', the name of which we borrowed for this series.The captions on the photographs featured above are my own and represent a playful take on what roles some of the garments may represent today. Despite their somewhat nostalgic feel, I think clothing like this has a very practical place in today's world. I like the fact that each piece is made by hand and is meant to last a long time, whether in the fields, behind the counter, or at the office.
• More information: Old Town Website • A charming Slide Show • Scott Wishart's Small Trades GalleryRelated: Serious Aprons: Stanley and Sons Apron and Bag Co. (Images: Scott Wishart


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Cost of Ownership Index
What's a car really going to cost you?
Answering that question requires looking at a ton of issues. Over five years, there are plenty of factors to consider: Gas. Insurance. Interest. Depreciation. The list goes on.
What we wanted to show are the cars that cost the least over five years when compared to their MSRP. Do that, and cheap cars may not seem so cheap anymore: For some $15,000 economy sedans, these factors total $30,000 over the course of five years.
That's why we came up with the Cars.com Cost of Ownership Index. We looked at every 2009 model and tallied their five-year ownership costs in eight categories — depreciation, fees and taxes, financing, insurance, fuel, maintenance, opportunity cost and repairs — and then compared that figure to their original MSRP.
Here's how to read the index: Say a $25,000 model's index score comes to 200. That means those eight factors total $50,000 over five years, putting it near the bottom of our list. An identically priced competitor with a 130 on the index, on the other hand, would cost $32,500 to own for five years. It would rank considerably higher on our index. Remember, the lower the score, the less that car should cost you over the first five years.
Note that five-year ownership costs don't explicitly include the car's price, only its depreciation so far. That's because your car still carries some resale value — so, in effect, depreciation accounts for the price you paid minus what you could still get if you sold it.
The cars listed here are the top 10 we can recommend — meaning models with the lowest ownership costs that also pass basic reliability and safety standards — with each car's score based on the average of a vehicle's available drivetrains and trim levels.
10. Saab 9-3 sedan and wagon: 133.8
Ownership costs for the 9-3 range from 125.8 percent for the all-wheel-drive wagon to 141.7 percent for the base sedan. Safety and reliability data are acceptable, but we can't recommend the 9-3 convertible, whose reliability has been poor.
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9. Acura RL: 133.6
Acura's flagship RL sedan's base model and pricier Tech Package edition average 133.6 percent. Safety and reliability ratings are good.
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8. Nissan Altima Hybrid: 133.1
The Altima Hybrid comes in essentially one variant, whose total five-year ownership costs run about a third over its $26,650 base price. Reliability and crash-test ratings are good, but we wish the Altima Hybrid were sold nationwide; it's available only in California and several northeastern states.
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7. Volvo S80: 132.9
The S80 V-8 might have scored higher if there were sufficient reliability data for the V-8 model, which has an even lower cost of ownership than the six-cylinder ranked here. As it stands, the six-cylinder S80 — in turbo or normally aspirated versions — averages just less than a third more than its sticker price to own for five years.
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6. Infiniti M35: 131.9
It's not surprising that the M35, a perennial Cars.com Best Bet, ranks well. With excellent reliability and safety ratings, its total cost of ownership comes in at slightly more than 130 percent for both rear- and all-wheel-drive variants.
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5. Lexus GS 450h: 131.6
Inexpensive the GS hybrid is not — it will set you back a cool $56,550 — but thanks to its fuel-efficient drivetrain and excellent reliability, its five-year ownership costs are relatively low.
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4. Hummer H3 SUV: 131.5
How did the thirsty H3 make it this high? Fuel costs certainly don't help, but relatively low insurance and maintenance costs do. Its safety and reliability ratings are acceptable, giving the H3's relatively low cost of ownership for its mid-$30K to mid-$40K price range. We can't endorse the H3T, however, which has insufficient crash-test data.
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3. Saab 9-5 sedan: 130.7
The Swedes are on a roll: Though long in the tooth, the current 9-5 sedan comes closer to the 130 percent sweet spot. Give credit to its low insurance and repair costs, as well as its good reliability ratings. The related 9-5 wagon, unfortunately, lacks sufficient crash-test data to be rated.
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2. Toyota Highlander Hybrid: 130.6
Low fuel and insurance costs help the Highlander Hybrid rank near the top of our list. The two major configurations offered — the base and Limited trims, both with standard all-wheel drive — just edge out Saab for second place.
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1. Cadillac DTS: 128.4
The DTS isn't just comfortable — it's smart, too. Cadillac's largest car leads the Cost of Ownership index thanks to seriously low insurance, maintenance and repair costs. The current generation may be headed for the exit, but it's still a smart choice overall.
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Editor's Note
We ranked our index by comparing five-year ownerships costs to listed MSRPs for all 2009 models. Ownerships costs come from Vincentric LLC, with models broken down according to Cars.com's Research section designations. Listed percentages are an average of all eligible configurations of a model, including most major drivetrain, body style and trim-level variations. In total, nearly 1,750 variants were analyzed. We compared each trim to its respective MSRP, with the exception of cars with insufficient or below-average reliability or crash-test scores, leaving only trims that met those standards. That's why, for example, we recommend the Saab 9-5 sedan but not the 9-5 wagon. Data sources include Consumer Reports reliability scores and Insurance Institute for Highway Safety crash-test data.


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SPIKE updates - nov2013Journal Entry: Tue Nov 12, 2013, 12:33 AM
Yesh, it's about time I gave you guys an update on the progress of my novel, "SPIKE".
I've gotten a lot of notes and comments asking when the book will be finished, how far I've come in the writing process, or how many chapters there are so far, and so forth... And I love getting questions like that, because that means people are interested in my work, many of which say they even love my work, and.. just wow, I mean, I'm completely honest when I say that it means a whole lot to me. And I'm serious when I say that without the support from you guys (you all know who you are <3 ), I would never have bothered continuing the SPIKE story. I would probably just have posted chapter 0, deleted it, and stuffed it all in a drawer and possibly even given up on the whole story-teller dream. Feedback is very important to me, which sounds very selfish, I know, but I used to be incredibly insecure of myself and everything I did. I had this dream of becoming a cartoonist to have my stories told, and be read by people, and hopefully one person would love it. But seriously, if it hadn't been from all the support from you guys, I really don't think I would've been so determined to tell that story as I am now.
So thank you guys. Thanks to every single one of you!
About the novel:
I've done some changes, like how I mentioned earlier that I'll be giving Sam his own chapters alongside Spike's chapters. So that's settled, I'm not changing that back. So as far as writing goes, I've written more chapters about Sam. I've also made many notes and done some changes to the mid part of the story, with what Spike and Ray are up to, inspired by an idea JuliePig gave me a good while ago. It's a little brutal, but I figure it needs to be, for some important character developement to happen, sort of..
But one other thing I've changed about the story, was something I realized needed to happen when I told you guys about the SPIKE story taking place in the 80's, and everyone was like "really?? I'd no idea!" I realized the story was sort of timeless, and it needed to have a proper timeline, so the final change I've done is letting the story take place in the late 90's.. ish... somewhere in the 90's, I haven't settled on a specific year yet.. But they start out rather young, right? Spike and Sam, I mean. And they age throughout the novel, and I don't want it to end in our current year, and I don't want it to happen at some point where most of my readers are too young to relate to it, so I figured the mid 90's might be a good place to start.. Which means that yes, there might be cellphones involved, which I was hoping to avoid but am starting to see the necesarrity of, but at the same time, cellphones didn't really get hyper-popular and a necessity until later, so if someone has a cellphone in the SPIKE story, they won't be addicted to it, you know? So, yes, some digital stuff will be there, but they won't interrupt with the story. There won't be a lot of focus on them. Because, hey, if both Spike and Sam had cellphones, and Spike ran off, then of course Sam could just call him or text him and be all "hey, where you at, bro? D: " and things might have been solved easily. Or Sam could use Spike's GPS location and come get him, right? Boring! XD
So I don't want the digital equipment to be too advanced for it do be a disadvantage for the story. Right?
so, yeah... babbling, sorry. But I've written a bit more, not much because I've been rather drained of inspiration, which shows in my lack of deviations lately, but it's slowly getting back
And I've spoken to a friend/colleague about the issue of finding time to write, and other things. She's a published author, and she told me she "forces" herself to write one hour each day. She uses a stop-watch, shuts down the Wi-Fi, sits alone in a room in front of her computer, and prepares to write. With no disturbances, no internet, all she can really do is just write something, or else she'd just be sitting there doing nothing for an hour. I thought that was a brilliant idea, so I'm gonna try doing the same, adding one writing hour permanently every single day. Hopefully it'll help me write more
She also told me about this Norwegian lady, who wrote a fantasy book in English, sent it to an agent abroad who helped her get it published in English, and then it was a big hit, got translated to several languages and it's recently been translated back to Norwegian...! So there is hope!
Because, I gotta admit, I lost hope of ever getting my book published abroad, because I feel my English writing skills are too poor... Therefore, I started writing SPIKE all over again in Norwegian. Which, I'll admit, was easier..! But the story felt.... different. The characters felt a littel different. But it helped writing it in Norwegian, because the story got sort of elongated, or... let me put it this way, I was able to say what I wanted to say in a much better way, and sometimes long English sentences could be said with a few Norwegian words, and sometimes what I was trying to explain in English with a few words would get a whole paragraph in Norwegian and even sound better..! So currently, I'm switching between English and Norwegian when I write chapters...
But hey, I know both languages, so why not make two versions of SPIKE? One in Norwegian and one in English, which should sort of double my chance of getting published, I guess? I dunno, but it would be fun to write it in both languages, or finish it in one language and translate it to the other afterwards.
Can you tell I'm motivated to finish this novel?
I'm very determined to finish SPIKE and try getting it published, but how long it will take is beyond me... I really have no idea. And I don't want to rush it, still, at the same time I really want to complete it as fast as possible, so I can get on with the editing.
So... I'm sorry that I can't give you a date for when it's done, but I'll keep you guys updated
Thank you all so much for the support!
And if you read this giant wall of text, have a cookie!
SPIKE updates - nov2013 by oomizuaoWatch
©2013-2016 oomizuao
im soe xcited bout this!
I will always be a fan xD
I read this journal to see if there are any other details about the novel that I may have missed. When I got finished with the journal and saw the "cookie" comment, I freaked out a little. I was just about to eat the first cookie out of a new bag of oreos... I feel accomplished in life now!
Yaay, i cant wait to read the whole book(its just so great,ot to be honest its the first and i think only story/novel/book thingy i will ever read without school or other people forcing me to it).Anyway im mostly exited what happens with sam and spike,maybe its just becouse from what i have read i can identify myself with sam and want him to be happy with spike,so i hope they may get together?-i dunno but i know this will be a great story. ^w^
Norwegian and English? Think I would buy both of them c:
I hope it will be published soon. Almost can't wait! Actually, when I think about it. That's maybe part of all the interest. I mean since we can't finish and read the end of SPIKE, we have to buy it. Not saying it's a bad thing though! I would love to buy it (and a dozen for my friends lol)
I can't wait to read it! Especially to finally see all the other characters in-story.
I talked to my girlfriend about this story, and I can say that when you do eventually get it published (and I damn well insist you will. There's no room for doubt! :3 ), you have two more guaranteed buyers.
Best of luck ^^
Best of luck ^^
I read page 0 after my friend told me about after i shared a cute picture not knowing it was Sam and Spike, not even know that there was a story about them in the first place, the second i started reading i was hooked, it didnt have the brightest of beginnings but i knew from the picture that things got better so i marched on, needless to say this is the greatest dam thing i read yet! and I am suuuuper excited to read more!!! I hope that someday I would be able to finish it, but during the meanwhile, ill be pulling my hair out wondering where the hell spike is and how they find him. thank you so much for making such a good novel!!!
I hope you get it finished soon and wish you much luck with getting it published. ^^ Theres so many people counting on that happening! It's an amazing story and I can't wait to read the rest. :3
write on!!!!!!!
write on!!!!!!!
Im too poor to buy a book, does this mean ill never be able to read it?
i really really love Spike, but i don't know Norwegian!!!!
omg i just finished reading this novel... or what you have of it. D:
i just want to read it all!!!! it is SOOOOOO good!
i am DEFINITELY going to buy this when you finish <3 and tell all of my friends so they can read it too! :'D
lol i had read 2 chapters last night and showed 2 of my friends at school today. they will most likely read it too XD
i just want to read it all!!!! it is SOOOOOO good!
i am DEFINITELY going to buy this when you finish <3 and tell all of my friends so they can read it too! :'D
lol i had read 2 chapters last night and showed 2 of my friends at school today. they will most likely read it too XD
So I tried the no internet thing for an hour. Well I sat in my room with Pandora on my phone but it was across the room, and now I have a super good first few pages for a story I'd love to continue! Thanks for sharing! c:
Yeah! Free Cookie! :eating: I can't wait!
Whooo! Can't wait to see some more stuff from you. Let us know when you find a publisher okay? : D Rooting for you!
*noms the cookie*
Glad to hear that you're getting so motivated about it! I can't wait to read it all in full =3
Glad to hear that you're getting so motivated about it! I can't wait to read it all in full =3
That's awesome Oomi!! Good luck with the writing an hour everyday that's a great idea! I really hope you get your book published (in both languages) because you have worked so hard and as a fan I can tell you that we appreciate your work so much!!!
Thanks so much for the update!! I'm really excited
My sister does the same, forcing herself to write an hour each day. She also competes with her writer friends, to see who can write more in fifteen minutes
My sister does the same, forcing herself to write an hour each day. She also competes with her writer friends, to see who can write more in fifteen minutes
I just know your novel will get published, its fantastic! I hope it will be available in English, hell, if I have to I'll learn Norwegian.
Well I'll definitely buy your novel the day it comes out. I practically devoured the sample chapters back when I found them.
I had always assumed, for some reason, that the novel takes place in the 90's. Maybe that's because I was born in the 80's but I grew up in the 90's so I was relating it to myself in a way? Not sure
I read your novel last month and since then I've felt that I seriously need to thank you. For awhile I was stuck in a moderate depression where I wasn't able to feel much anything anymore since I graduated high school. Not happy or sad, just a plain BLEAGH feeling where I couldn't feel excited or motivated to do much of anything since I was so disconnected with the world, and everything around me had started to become so redundant and plain. But once I came across your novel I was able to feel myself and get back in touch with my emotions again. I realized that what was making me feel so emotionally numb was a lack of connection with myself and with everyone else around me, and your writing helped me connect and empathize with your characters in a way that I just wasn't able to do as easily otherwise. Even though they may not even be real, I love them. There's so much that I can seriously relate to in your story. I'm gay myself and coming out the way Sam did gave me a small panic attack after my Mormon mother gave me a hug just to let me know everything was okay. I felt completely out of place in middle school and was bullied like Spike was (not for my sexuality at the time) and that made me feel just as isolated from everyone as he was in school, and it's part of why I'm still so introverted today. (And maybe still even a little shy. Most of what I am writing here I could never be able to say in person because it feels so out of my character to do so.) And I just love Saunders and everything he does for Sam. That and most of my friends are kinda hippie-ish like him too and we both have similar personalities. We even look similar to each other! I used to wear a small goatee and my hair is about as long as his is and we dress almost the same.
Reading your book helped me feel again, and once I started getting emotional, my emotions led me back to all of my previous experiences in life and made me remember why I am who I am and it helped me connect and better know myself as a person. I don't know if you'll ever come across this long-ass comment here with all the attention you get on your page, but I just want you to know that I can't thank you enough for this, and I can't wait until your book finally get's published. <3 <3
(And of course like everyone else here I seriously wish I could reach into my computer screen right now and just hug all of your characters. xD *except for Charles of course... he's kind of a psycho bitch... lol*)
(And of course like everyone else here I seriously wish I could reach into my computer screen right now and just hug all of your characters. xD *except for Charles of course... he's kind of a psycho bitch... lol*)
It seems like even with cell phones, the story wouldn't change that much because Spike probably wouldn't have one. Why would his uncle bother buying him one?
it sounds really great! I'm looking forward to the completion vwv
We're all looking forward to it!
P.s. You said cell phones might be a art of the story, and I have just one question:
Since Charles is a child abuser... would he give Spike a cell phone, or would he get one another way, like a gift from Sam?
Good luck, we will be waiting. <3
If a publisher doesn't really like your book, or thinks its too "graphic", you can always show them your DeviantArt page to show the mountain of support for Spike!
Thank you for the cookie and the updates! I hope you get it translated in english! You actually write extremely well, the worst thing I ever have to say is that sometimes your dialogue is a little extravagant for the teenage characters. Good luck with your writing! I know first hand how difficult writing a book is.
Thanks for the cookie ^^ but specially the updates.
There are just two books i'm waiting like crazy. One of them is yours ^^
So, so so so so so so... I really hope you can send books to Mexico, 'cos i want the hard cover version !!
If you are reading this, just one question. Will your book have some of the illustrations you do? I know books don't have them, but i think yours are amazing.
Thankyou so much for the update! And, take as long as you need with the novel - Because, I don't think I'm the only one who agrees that quality is much better than quantity. Those first 15 chapters were (I'm being completely honest here) one of the best I've ever read. It's awesome just thinking that what you've shown us is just the tip of the iceberg. Let me just say this, once this novel gets published I am TOTALLY buying a copy!
Interesting. Very interesting.
I'm super super eager for more updates, very glad you're motivated to do this and I'm glad we could give you that push! <33 Please don't ever give up, this novel is lovely as are you!! ovo
I'm in the States right now and I would willingly pay for an overseas shipping for this when all is said and done, I really was captivated by the chapters you put on here (though a little heartbroken with Spike and Sam's split xD)!!
That was a delicious cookie
And I am definitely buying that book when you publish it
And I am definitely buying that book when you publish it
yaay i get a cookie!! and i hope it gets be in both languages. i am a huge fan of this story. keep a-writin'!!
Love ya! You rock! We're here, waiting for it!
I wish you luck and support for your story. I'm glad that you are motivated to write the book.
You'll always receive support from me! I cant wait to read SPIKE
Good luck to finish it's going to be so awesome it also helps me a little in my life too I can't wait until its finished YESH i gets a cookie too
Oh man, yeah i know how having no motivation feels. I just recently gave up on a story idea I've had for over a year now. i figured i was too young to write, and if I did want to continue writing, I'd have to learn the basics and everything. But they always teach the same crap in school so... But your story actually has a nice flow to it! I can see the potential in it, and DON'T RUSH that'd just make it worse. And don't pressure yourself too much, y'know? You have to have fun with it
Agh, ever since I read the chapters of SPIKE that you have posted I have been so excited! I'm really glad you're motivated as well! Unlike some people who are stressed and feel like giving up most of the time..Please keep up the good work!
I cannot wait!
P.S.- Please continue with whatever works, but I don't speak Norwegian!
WOOO! Just please PLEASE promise you'll make it in English T___T I can't read Norwegian, no matter how badly I wish I could...
And me here sitting wondering how I will be able to get it here to Chile
I wish you the best of luck, I enjoyed reading spike and hope to see it published one day , do not worry about your English writing skills they are better than a lot of people I know (this is coming from England)
I'm glad you're still continuing on with it and some methods you are changing to continue with it.
I have one suggestion (should you choose to hear it) regarding writing.
I don't think having two different versions of Spike per language is good because you will find fans on opposites of the spectrum for which they prefer and the purpose and deep meaning of your writing will be lost anyways.
I suggest write in the language you feel most comfortable in. Some chapters may be in Norwegian, others in English. When the final product is ready to go out, translate those bits into a proper language. Say chapter 20 is in Norwegian and chapter 22 is in English, translate chapter 20 into English, and chapter 22 into Norwegian. From there, it can be translated into multiple languages May be harder work, but at least the thoughts are down all the same.
Tusan takk (or is it just tak?)
I have one suggestion (should you choose to hear it) regarding writing.
I don't think having two different versions of Spike per language is good because you will find fans on opposites of the spectrum for which they prefer and the purpose and deep meaning of your writing will be lost anyways.
I suggest write in the language you feel most comfortable in. Some chapters may be in Norwegian, others in English. When the final product is ready to go out, translate those bits into a proper language. Say chapter 20 is in Norwegian and chapter 22 is in English, translate chapter 20 into English, and chapter 22 into Norwegian. From there, it can be translated into multiple languages May be harder work, but at least the thoughts are down all the same.
Tusan takk (or is it just tak?)
I saw your story some time ago after seeing your art but I never got to read it. After this journal I got pretty curious so I started reading it. I got hooked from chapter 0 and I am half way through the chapters you have in here. Needless to say, 31.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m58…, cant wait until is finished (please publish it on English or both, I cant read Norwegian).
Changing topic I think you could solve the cellphone problem by saying that Spike never got a cellphone or that he forgot it or that he simply doesnt like to use it because of reasons (maybe the fear of being tracked, followed or forced to answer a call from his uncle when he is not in the house?)
You truly are doing something beautiful and we would all like to read it soon.
Take your time, don't hurry your inspiration and amaze us when you're ready
Waiting for news, best regards .
P.S.: Good to hear that Sam has his own chapters too: he's the character in which I see myself the most


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