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  The Wheel of Time turns, and ages come and go....

  by HintOfLime in

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  2. entertainment

  each night i draw closer to completing towers of midnight.

  i'm on page 918 or so right now, and somehow it makes me sad.

  i started over from the beginning about 8 months ago (this is my third time through the available canon), and i'm nearly through everything published up to now.

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  Razziel

  I was just tooling through Wal-Mart, and they have them on sale early. Just picked up a copy.
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  I need prayers about Engine Out Service on my Ferrari.

  by james_woods in

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  2. friends

  should i do it this year - which would be the minimum five year interval, or wait until the maximum ten year interval?.

  divine guidance is needed..

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  Razziel

  I own a '94 Lexus SC400, which also has cam belts as opposed to chains. It's not as labor intensive as yours but I can remove a small portion of the front cover and observe the cam belts for signs of dry rot and cracking.
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  I need prayers about Engine Out Service on my Ferrari.

  by james_woods in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  should i do it this year - which would be the minimum five year interval, or wait until the maximum ten year interval?.

  divine guidance is needed..

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  Razziel

  James, is it possible to remove cam covers or the front shroud to observe the condition of the cam belts? All of the other maintenance items you listed are done for convenience while everything is exposed.
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  The Wheel of Time turns, and ages come and go....

  by HintOfLime in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  each night i draw closer to completing towers of midnight.

  i'm on page 918 or so right now, and somehow it makes me sad.

  i started over from the beginning about 8 months ago (this is my third time through the available canon), and i'm nearly through everything published up to now.

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  Razziel

  If you enjoy fantasy novels, this series is a very good one. Like Lime, I'm actually kind of sad to see it coming to an end. In many long book series, a new threat or element is usually introduced in each book as a plot device to advance the story, and that particular story arc is also resolved in that book. (Like the Sword of Truth series.) Many "series" are almost stand-alone books set within a fantasy realm, that just continue the story of a set of characters.

  In WoT, the author developed the framework for the entire series before he wrote the first book (supposedly he also wrote the ending when he wrote the beginning), and it has always been a more seamless series for me. There are subplots along the way, (and a few in the middle of the series that would have been better left off-screen. I didn't care for most of Winter's Heart or Crossroads of Twilight). But nearly every primary arc was developed or foreshadowed in the first few books, and we've been waiting 20 years to see the resolution. We did get a couple resolutions in the last book, Towers of Midnight, including a well placed use of chekhov's gun. But for the most part, the entire series will be resolved in the final book. I just hope there is not too much deus ex machina.
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  The Wheel of Time turns, and ages come and go....

  by HintOfLime in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  each night i draw closer to completing towers of midnight.

  i'm on page 918 or so right now, and somehow it makes me sad.

  i started over from the beginning about 8 months ago (this is my third time through the available canon), and i'm nearly through everything published up to now.

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  Razziel

  The spoilers are already up on dragonmount, it seems a lot of people got advanced copies.
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  The Wheel of Time turns, and ages come and go....

  by HintOfLime in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  each night i draw closer to completing towers of midnight.

  i'm on page 918 or so right now, and somehow it makes me sad.

  i started over from the beginning about 8 months ago (this is my third time through the available canon), and i'm nearly through everything published up to now.

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  Razziel

  Back in the mid-90's, I secretly hoped Armageddon would wait long enough for this series to be finished. It looks like my prayer was answered!
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  The Wheel of Time turns, and ages come and go....

  by HintOfLime in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  each night i draw closer to completing towers of midnight.

  i'm on page 918 or so right now, and somehow it makes me sad.

  i started over from the beginning about 8 months ago (this is my third time through the available canon), and i'm nearly through everything published up to now.

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  Razziel

  Just a reminder, the final book is released this Tuesday, January the 8th. I've been reading the series since 1993, and can't wait for the conclusion.
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  Timeline - last 2000+ years - Please share what has God done?

  by dreamgolfer in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  in light of the shooting yesterday the question needs to be asked (maybe rhetorically).

  what has god done to show he cares about mankind?

  please dont be snippy, just be nice.. hey we deserve better dont we?.

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  Razziel

  Not... a... god... damned... thing....
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  Is it ethical to confess extramarital sex to your spouse

  by Most Noble in

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  2. friends

  durex's global sex survey has found that 44% of adults worldwide have had one-night extramarital sex and 22% have had an affair.according to a 2004 united states survey, 16% of married partners have had extramarital sex, nearly twice as many men as women, while an additional 30% have fantasized about extramarital sex.

  there were also studies that have shown rates of extramarital sex as low as 2.5%.as many authors conclude, these kinds of estimates are probably understated because extramarital sex is commonly disapproved.. .

  what do you think is it ethical to confess an extramarital affair?.

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  Razziel

  Well, whomever shouldn't have screwed up in the first place.

  But if you have, an older gentleman passed along some advice to me once on a completely unrelated subject that seems apt here. Whenever you are about to stir the hornet's nest and kick over the ant hill, ask yourself, "What exactly, am I trying to achieve?"

  If you honestly ask yourself that question in regards to infidelity, most of the time it has little to do with honesty or your relationship. It's because you feel guilty, or you feel the need for absolution or forgiveness. You feel like a horrible person. Confessing is less about consideration for the other party, and more about selfishness in the need to assuage your conscience and make you feel better.

  And selfishness is what got you into this predicament in the first place.
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  Obama ignores subpoena in CA- he is in now default

  by moshe in

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  2. current

  u.s. district court.

  central district of california.

  southern division.

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  Razziel

  I don't know about subpoenas but president's aren't immune from civil suits while they are in office. President Clinton was sued and he claimed immunity while in office and it went to the supreme court. He lost. Can't believe everybody has forgotten that.