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THE VALCOURS (The Early Victorian Years). by Jeff-Wash November 20, 2011 11:31 pm
  • CHAPTER TWO: NEW GOALS; NEW PROSPECTS; AND ONE TO RECONCILE WITH. Nearing 2:00 PM,Tuesday; July/12/1842. "Advanced (eleves) Artillery School & Grounds" in ... by Jeff-Wash 2011-12-01 20:19:37
    • CHAPTER THREE: THE FAMILY BUSINESS; STRONG AND LIGHT. Shortly After 7:00 PM, Wednesday; July/02/1845. A Converted Lecture-Hall Stage ... by Jeff-Wash 2011-12-13 23:21:02
      • CHAPTER FOUR: THE NOT SO PERFIDIOUS ALBION. 3:45 PM, Thursday; August/19/1847. At a Carriage-Works in the town of Chard, Somerset, ... by Jeff-Wash 2011-12-20 17:38:22
    • Story's looking good! Will read in spare time. by VelociraptorBlade 2011-11-23 03:44:58
      Terra Nova season finale (spoiler) by FrankC December 21, 2011 12:10 am
      • Yep by Robert 2011-12-21 10:27:47
        • Programming incompetence virus is airborne by FrankC 2011-12-21 11:35:52
          • Double-plus yep yep by Robert 2011-12-21 12:05:36
            • BTW, the spoiler tags I put on my original post are from a site that uses that method to hide ... by FrankC 2011-12-21 11:48:31
              • I picked up on the general idea, and I like it. The design that flashed into my head would have ... by Robert 2011-12-21 12:07:05
          My work of fiction: THE VALCOURS (The Obscure Years); preface. by Jeff-Wash October 24, 2011 6:51 pm
          • August, 14, 1876. My dear beloved wife, Charlotte. How I miss you my sweet thing. It ... by Jeff-Wash 2011-10-24 22:23:23
            • NARRATIVE. As I write this in this, the first decade of the 20th century, it never ceases to amaze ... by Jeff-Wash 2011-10-25 12:21:42
              • CHAPTER 1; A SUMMER WEEKEND. Sunday; August, 12, 1821; 18 kilometers south-west of Bayeux, Normandy. ... by Jeff-Wash 2011-10-26 14:09:08
                • Monday afternoon; August, 27, 1821. The Valcour residence; Bayeux: Dinner had always been a simple affair, but a ... by Jeff-Wash 2011-10-27 14:21:40
                  • CHAPTER 2; TO SPREAD ONE'S WINGS. Saturday; June, 17, 1826; near the seashore, by Arromanches-les-Bains, Normandy. The gathering clouds overhead that early ... by Jeff-Wash 2011-10-29 14:45:20
                    • Wednesday morning; September, 16, 1829; Ecole Polytechnique (Hotel de Lassays), rue de la Montagne Saint-Genevieve & rue Descartes, Paris. As ... by Jeff-Wash 2011-10-30 22:42:03
                      • Friday, early afternoon; March, 19, 1830; Chemistry lecture hall; Ecole Polytechnique. At 51 years of age, his wavy brown hair ... by Jeff-Wash 2011-10-31 14:28:10
                        • CHAPTER 3; THE CONSTANCY OF CHANGE. Monday morning; July, 26, 1830. Charles-Philippe Valcour's dormitory room; ... by Jeff-Wash 2011-11-01 15:41:14
                          • Early evening, Friday; August, 06, 1830. Chemistry laboratory at the Ecole Poytechnique. Charles smiled in satisfaction, wiping ... by Jeff-Wash 2011-11-04 13:24:42
                            • CHAPTER 4; WHICH PATH TO TAKE. Shortly before noon, Saturday; July, 07, 1832; ... by Jeff-Wash 2011-11-08 21:19:27
                              • CHAPTER 5; A WELCOME ARRIVAL. Tuesday, mid-morning; October, 11, 1836; Physics laboratory at the College de France, Paris. ... by Jeff-Wash 2011-11-11 16:03:03
                                • Saturday evening, Christmas Eve; December, 24, 1836. Jean & Charlotte-Philippe Valcour's residence; Rue de l'Ouest, Paris. The ... by Jeff-Wash 2011-11-16 15:43:02
            There's this tune I haven't been able to get out of my head. by Robert December 5, 2011 12:53 pm
            • I don't really understand what is going on here, but I do know it's not the first time the all-musical ... by ER 2011-12-06 13:57:21
              • 'Bout a week ago I panned the episode (see "Sanctuary jumps the shark"). I wasn't boggled so much at the ... by Robert 2011-12-06 15:45:25
                • Anyone watch this a few years ago? by Jody 2011-12-06 16:19:55
                  • O...M...G... by Robert 2011-12-07 14:37:20
              Star Trek vs. Star Wars by TB November 29, 2011 1:51 pm
                So, what do we think of Terra Nova after nine episodes? by Robert November 29, 2011 1:07 pm
                • The science channel had a special on Gene Roddenbury and Star trek last night. It got me thinking about this thread ... by FrankC 2011-12-01 13:45:21
                  • You're right, the second-chance premise has a lot of potential. Possibly more than Roddenberry's wagon train to the stars. Roddenberry was ... by Robert 2011-12-01 20:56:32
                    • If humanity finds a new place to survive, that's part of evolution too. Nature, along with all other living ... by TB 2011-12-01 21:00:30
                      • Now that's what I'm talking about. by Robert 2011-12-01 22:35:01
                        • Who knew this would become a environmental thread? I really don't know where I fall on the scale of belief. I certainly ... by FrankC 2011-12-02 12:51:01
                          • Serendipity. I wasn't trying to turn the thread that way, but it sure validates my point about meatier story lines ... by Robert 2011-12-02 15:27:26
                            • Wasn't arguing about global warming. by TB 2011-12-02 13:42:24
                            • "All a planet's life?" It's a false choice. by TB 2011-12-02 11:10:27
                              • I was, ahem, thinking like a script writer, who has to set up and resolve the conflict in 43 minutes. ... by Robert 2011-12-02 15:41:10
                      • That pretty much nails it but it is flirting with being unwatchable. It has become a show about teen angst. First ... by FrankC 2011-11-30 01:38:15
                        • " Not bad enough to stop watching, not good enough to renew.." by RobVG 2011-11-29 18:52:47
                          • That was certainly a comprehensive diss. If "diss" is short for dissection. Or vivisection. by Robert 2011-11-30 20:01:47
                            • And the commander's desk, that's just plain badass n/t by RobVG 2011-12-01 01:11:43
                              • Commander's pretty excessively badass himself. Every desk should express the personality of its occupant. by Robert 2011-12-01 20:58:51
                          Anyone watching "The Walking Dead"? by Lee November 27, 2011 10:20 pm
                          • I love it by FrankC 2011-11-28 17:59:12
                            Sanctuary jumps the shark by FrankC November 26, 2011 1:42 am
                            • That...was...hard to describe. by Robert 2011-11-26 22:00:58
                              • Ah crap. by Robert 2011-11-26 14:06:12
                                • I had not heard about the Eureka cancellation but nothing would surprise me from that network except maybe canceling wrestling. Eureka ... by FrankC 2011-11-26 22:39:53
                                  • Yeah. Syffy's beginning to stink as badly as Fox when it comes to handling sci-fi programming. At least they were ... by Robert 2011-11-27 11:41:33
                                    • I haven't watched any of the Syfy series, even the good ones. It does seem like every time I ... by TB 2011-11-27 12:01:33
                                      • I'm not sure where those godawful Saturday night movies come from. I can't get past the opening scenes, let alone ... by Robert 2011-11-27 12:51:11
                                        • Boycotting? No way. Necessity. by TB 2011-11-27 13:42:29
                                Anne McCaffrey, RIP by TB November 23, 2011 10:05 pm
                                • Damn by RobVG 2011-11-26 22:56:51
                                  • Looks like Pern will hit the big screen next year by RobVG 2011-11-26 23:31:20
                                  • Yes. Sad. But we all must pass. by Eri 2011-11-24 15:17:37
                                    • True... ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-11-25 18:38:22
                                    Prophets of Science Fiction by FrankC November 17, 2011 5:01 pm
                                      Sunday, Nov. 13th: Firefly series is Amazon Gold Box special by TB November 13, 2011 5:30 pm
                                      • Already downloaded it. Which is actually kind of irksome, considering that I paid the same price for lower-definition recordings: 720 ... by Robert 2011-11-14 10:23:45
                                        • It's not a scam, Robert. It is an increase in product quality at a lower price. by TB 2011-11-14 11:04:40
                                          • Product improvement has nothing to do with it. For this situation to represent improvement would require that a work be produced ... by Robert 2011-11-14 12:08:20
                                            • The upgrade is the delivery system, not the amount of information available. by TB 2011-11-14 12:36:54
                                              • Circling the ideological black hole for a couple of days. by Robert 2011-11-16 17:22:07
                                                • Describe for me what a "non-broken" marketplace would be. Think about it first. Remember, you don't have to buy anything ... by TB 2011-11-16 17:34:04
                                                  • Lack of coercion is not even on the map, and of course that one's blatantly ideological. Two things in the real ... by Robert 2011-11-16 19:45:16
                                                    • Your idea of competition and monopoly in this case is completely screwed up. by TB 2011-11-16 20:49:18
                                        • That link didn't work for me. It took me right to MY page of stuff Amazon thinks I'd like ... by Eri 2011-11-14 09:53:54
                                          • The special deal was only good for one day. Must have flipped links around after that. by TB 2011-11-14 12:41:16
                                          Y'all need to be watching Fringe by FrankC November 11, 2011 9:15 pm
                                          • So, in this one, there is no alternative timeline, or is there? The Watchers supposedly obliterated his existence. But Peter ... by RobVG 2011-11-12 15:26:13
                                            • I must admit to being a bit confused. In the first season 4 episode there was a gate between the ... by FrankC 2011-11-12 16:01:42
                                              • christ, I don't think I understood one word in ten in what you guys wrote. And you've been watching the ... by Robert 2011-11-13 13:42:06
                                                • At least it is nearly spoiler proof :) The show has always been entertaining but the 1st season was mostly episodic ... by FrankC 2011-11-13 15:27:04
                                                  • In that last line I was thinking of Ronald D. Moore, who had everybody fooled into thinking he could tell ... by Robert 2011-11-14 10:27:47
                                                    • LOL, I really had nobody in mind. I was vaguely thinking of a political figure but the connection went away. by FrankC 2011-11-14 12:46:45
                                            • Damn Frank, I dropped in to say the same thing. n/t by RobVG 2011-11-12 14:48:43
                                              • Thanks, Frank. Fringe is another one whose start I missed, and we're talking JJ Abrams here: When I tried to ... by Robert 2011-11-12 10:48:16
                                                • You think that pricing is random, arbitrary, and capricious, you should see Kindle book prices. by TB 2011-11-12 10:55:41
                                                  • I can well believe, and I agree with your assessment of the problem. Publishers hamstring Kindle, and the "studios" dictate ... by Robert 2011-11-12 12:40:43
                                                    • Yeah? Wait for it. by TB 2011-11-12 13:30:50
                                                      • The word "monopoly" has a definite meaning, and copyright definitely grants a monopoly to use a given work (literally the ... by Robert 2011-11-12 13:52:45
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