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From what I read in the article, they were saying there was insufficient evidence to prove the skeleton was gay. (Actually skeleton's can't be gay, that takes a living being ) All it was proof of was a 'transgendered' individual, which might simply mean someone who had a more feminine aspect than was normal. If A, then B -- C and onward is not necessarily proven.

Do -- try 'fire and the flames'; 'Evening Star', 'Heart of a Dragon', 'Dawn over a new world', 'My Spirit Will Go On'... there's plenty of goodies there. Heck, if you listen to My Spirit Will Go On, you're listening to some of the music the 'finale' of Guardians was written to.

Short version: Publisher's irrational fear of piracy. Long version: Publishers are convinced that if they release books in an e-book format without sufficient DRM, piracy will cannibalize their sales. What they're overlooking is that most pirates fall into the category of being unable to afford to purchase the item in question, or unwilling to pay anyways. Most people are still willing to pay, assuming the price is reasonable and the terms acceptable. Price it unreasonably, or put a strong enough DRM onto it that the book isn't readable, and most readers will either pass, or resort to piracy to get their fix. (It's a strong parallel to what happens with games, by the way). In the specific case of text books, that fear is slightly less irrational because many college students do tend to fall into the 'can't afford it anyway' category unless you make them afford it.

Looks like the answer is 'no' -- though they are planning to release a new one this year.

Sex? Did I actually use the S word? Well, I will next chapter anyway That said, not all of the explosions are going to be happy ones...

Yeah, it's almost as good as getting a new DK story! ... Herm, actually, I think I'd prefer the story. He's good at writing, and these shows are just over too quick.

Jared clutched his children close as controlled chaos rampaged across the bridge. It was impossible, it didn't make sense! No one could know they were coming, so how could they have already fired missiles? "CIC is still sorting out the data, updating tactical plot now," someone shouted. "Battle stations, battle stations, all hands to battle stations! Point defense, engage those missiles!" Mathews roared. "What the hell is going on?" "CIC reports that there is a fleet action underway,"

Crown? What crown could I possibly be trying to steal? Actually, I thought this was just a great, nicely dramatic end-point for a block of text, as well as a critical transition point. Either makes a great chapter-end.

Well, it's not like you didn't see the coming a million miles away. I certainly tried to telegraph them!

"My God, first contact on my watch," Mathews shook his head. "Except, of course, for the minor detail that it is trying to contact you, specifically. Why is that?" he asked Jared. "I have no idea," Jared shook his head in awe. "This is real? It's not a hoax?" "The central computer network is offline, so we can't run a verification scan on the image, but I think it is," someone answered. "No real way to prove it, though." "Can we signal a reply?" Mathews asked. "Damage to the transce

There is something seriously wrong with that cartoon!

Yeah, but the important thing to remember is that on guy with a 10 mile long cock will throw the distribution off totally -- median will still be alright, but the mean would be totally screwed. And I wish I could be hung like that!

For reference, I generally just use W3Schools as a starting point, then move out from there. They aren't always 100% accurate, but they're easy to understand and sort through. They're probably best as a reference, but you can use their tutorials to get up to speed fairly quickly as well. WebDesign in a nutshell sounds like a useful book (very useful!), too -- something I might want to add to my shelf someday. Remember, design != coding. I can code a website; design... I'm much weaker at.

That would be median, not average.

There is so little slack to be cut... but then again, they do get some, eventually. You'll see.

And that right there is the first sign that something isn't just wrong, it's seriously wrong.

Jared woke up with a groan. While his nanites could control pain, their first priority was to repair actual damage, and unfortunately headaches didn't always mean 'damage' of the sort that could be repaired. Despite the pounding in his head, as he came to he realized he was hot. Very hot. And cramped. The bunk area was small enough at the best of times, but was even worse if you were stupid enough to try and shove a second person into it. But from the feel of the warm, small body shoved u

Is there anyone out there that would like to try and resurrect this idea?

Just as a heads up for those that may have been waiting, we've retread pretty much all of the original chapters by now. Every chapter from now on will be completely original material, even when it intersects somewhat with the original story.

She's a woman. If he doesn't show up in time, she'll expect him to drive across the country to come find her instead. ./ducks and covers

I'll bitch slap it down just because it deserves it

Cia, you pretty much hit it on the nail Hopefully, I wasn't too blunt with it, either!

"Sorry sir," the supply officer spread his hands. He'd just finished briefing everyone on the supply situation, which could be summed up with the word 'bad'. Standard sailing rations capable of carrying the crew for about six months could be stretched, but only so far. "It's OK Roger, it's pretty much what I figured," Captain Mathews sighed. Jared fidgeted in his seat, still not sure why he'd been 'invited' to attend the meeting. "Ops, any chance of juicing up the engines?" The operatio

I do have a question, but did anyone catch the underlying... lets call it 'premise' of the lady's actions?

I'm glad you liked it.