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I have just returned chapter 153 to C J with my comments. Don't know when it will be released, but do know it will be worth the wait.

Yettie is correct. I thought a South African would be the one to recognize two heroes of the Second Boer War. Louis Botha was commanding general of the Transvaal Boers and went on to become the first Prime Minister of South Africa. Winston Churchill revealed in My Early Life that General Botha was the man who captured him at the ambush of a British armored train on November 15, 1899. Churchill was not aware of the man's identity until 1902, when Botha traveled to London seeking loans to assist his country's reconstruction, and the two met at a private luncheon. The incident is also mentioned in Arthur Conan Doyle's book, The Great Boer War, published in 1902. Botha served as a General commanding British Commonwealth forces during World War I and signed the Versailles treaty Jan Smuts was a brilliant student who became an attorney. He was a commando leader during the Second Boer War and later became the fourth Prime Minister of South Africa. During World War I, he led the South African Army in capturing German South-West Africa and commanded the British Army in East Africa. He also served as a member of the British War Cabinet. He became a Field Marshall in the British Army in 1941, and served in the Imperial War Cabinet under Winston Churchill. He was the only person to sign the peace treaties ending both the First and Second World Wars. Smuts was instrumental in establishing the League of Nations and wrote the preamble to the United Nations charter. He was the only person to sign the charters of both the League of Nations and the UN. Jan Smuts, second from left, at Commonwealth Prime Ministers' Conference with McKenzie King (Canada), Winston Churchill (United Kingdom), Peter Fraser (New Zealand), John Curtain (Australia) in London, May 1, 1944 Sources: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Botha http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan_Smuts Next?

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Admin, please delete this duplicate entry. Sorry.

Here's what makes watching baseball on TV better than being in the stadium:

OK, here's another one. Who are these people?

After children there are grandchildren. If you are around them enough, there will not be enough time to get bored or depressed.

The European Commission has just announced an agreement whereby English will be the official language of the European Union rather than German, which was the other possibility. As part of the negotiations, the British Government conceded that English spelling had some room for improvement and has accepted a 5- year phase-in plan that would become known as "Euro-English". In the first year, "s" will replace the soft "c".. Sertainly, this will make the sivil servants jump with joy. The hard "c" will be dropped in favour of "k". This should klear up konfusion, and keyboards kanhave one less letter. There will be growing publik enthusiasm in the sekond year when the troublesome "ph" will be replaced with "f".. This will make words like fotograf 20% shorter. In the 3rd year, publik akseptanse of the new spelling kanbe expekted to reach the stage where more komplikated changes are possible. Governments will enkourage the removal of double letters which have always ben a deterent to akurate speling. Also, al wil agre that the horibl mes of the silent "e" in the languag is disgrasful and it should go away. By the 4th yer people wil be reseptiv to steps such as replasing "th" with "z" and "w" with "v". During ze fifz yer, ze unesesary "o" kanbe dropd from vordskontaining "ou" and after ziz fifz yer, ve vil hav a reil sensi bl riten styl. Zer vil be no mor trubl or difikultis and evrivun vil find it ezi TU understand ech oza. Ze drem of a united urop vil finali kum tru. Und efter ze fifz yer, ve vil al be speking German like zey vunted in ze forst plas.

We are all worrying about where Dom Luka is. I'm beginning to worry about where Vic is, Domaholic4Life. :Vic2:

Guys, it's time we found a Domaholic Anonymous. Why should we be anonymous? I am not ashamed of my addiction.

Available to developers now for $1,500, hopefully available to the public by the end if this year for something less than that, but still pricey. http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/131877-ive-seen-the-future-hands-on-with-google-glass

Ryan, read some of the earlier posts in this thread, especially https://www.gayauthors.org/forums/topic/36515-do-newbies-not-read-dom-luka/?p=404252 and https://www.gayauthors.org/forums/topic/36515-do-newbies-not-read-dom-luka/?p=404254

I like the author forums better than the reviews. I wonder what authors prefer.

FishWings is right. The story of Dennis and Travis is a great one. Dennis' transformation from the earlier book is astounding. The Aiden/Owen breakup is a bit of a stumbling block. You pretty much have to accept it or ignore it to enjoy the Dennis/Travis story. And I did enjoy it.

Today is December 84, 2012 in GMT (Goat Mean Time).

Six Facts of Life 1. You cannot put soap in your eyes. 2. You cannot count your hair. 3. You cannot breathe through your nose with your tongue out. 4. You did number 3. 5. When you did number 3, you realized it is possible, but you looked like a dog. 6. You're smiling right now because I fooled you.

Zombie is correct. They were members of the Titanic orchestra, all of whom died in the disaster. The bottom right picture contains a big clue. I don't know how many musicians there were; the composite may not contain all. The movies usually show a larger orchestra, but that's Hollywood. Passenger ships tend to have rather small spaces for entertainment...other than the casino of course. Have a good trip Z-man. OK, White Phoenix is next to offer a challenge.

I think it's a vicious cycle, Tim. Since Dom is no longer posting new chapters, there's no "buzz" about his stories that would be created by readers' comments. Since the newbies don't see any buzz, they aren't attracted to the stories. They don't read them. They don't comment. It's a never ending cycle. We should take this opportunity to call newbies' attention to several Dom Luka classics: Dessert Dropping The Long Way In The Fishbowl The Ordinary Us

OK, here's another one. Who are these people? This is an historic composite of pictures of seven men who have something in common. What is it?

That face is very well known here in Nashville. She was the first African-American woman to anchor the local news in Nashville (WTVF-TV). She went on to bigger and better things in Baltimore and Chicago. Oprah Winfrey...http://www.oprah.com/oprahshow/Oprahs-Hairstyles_2

They are only in the archives at the links I provided: Let the Music Play Changing Lanes The regular search function (top right of each page) will not locate them.

Have fun, MW. Anyone planning to come to Tennessee for Bonaroo? Lineup includes Paul McCartney Mumford & Sons Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers BJÖRK And 100 or so more already announced.

Sounds vaguely like Let the Music Play and Changing Lanes, both by C James.