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In the early years of science fiction publishing, writers were often coaxed into publighing fix-up novels, composed of two or more short fiction works which were combined with connecting material to form a novel.

Captive Dreams

Rocchetta offers some starting points for fall fix-up projects.

Handyman Connection Says Residents Should Start Planning for Fall Fix-ups

These are pretty basic fix-ups, but time is against them - and so, very soon, will be the world's best team.

SHEEP JOKE! RUGBY UNION Lions tour starts with a whimper; Barbed comments after BaaBaas scare the Lions

These are pretty basic fix-ups for an experienced group such as this.

RAISE THE BAA! RUGBY UNION: LIONS TOUR TO NEW ZEALAND NEXT MATCH: AUCKLAND BLUES v THE LIONS WEDNESDAY, AUCKLAND, 8.35AM,Wyn Jones: We better wake up fast and treat every game like a cup final

Then we started to paint and carry out the easy fix-ups that needed doing.

Riding out the challenge

Meanwhile, the Organizing Committee of the Russian 2018 World Cup has denied accusations that Russia had won the right to host the global football event as a result of fix-ups.

Belgium, Netherlands discuss action over failed 2018 football World Cup bid

Eliot tells of online dating, speed dating, fix-ups, reuniting with high school acquaintances, and even the foolishness of straying into "forbidden territory" (a married man).

The Relationship Shelf

With spring building underway and round-the-house fix-ups in full swing, now is the time to stock up on supplies for outdoor jobs and no better place to do it than on www.

Builders and Home Owners Alike Save 5% Through June Just in Time for Spring/Summer Jobs

There isn't much research on how to secure volunteers to participate in school clean-ups and fix-ups, but some key ideas can be found in anecdotal examples from many communities around the nation.

Securing Volunteers to Fix up the School. Research Brief

The company also has what it calls a "renovation mortgage" option that provides additional mortgage amounts to cover fix-ups.

Freddie and Fannie offer summer deals

In addition, he says consumers are putting off bigger projects like remodeling a bathroom and are instead doing smaller fix-ups like painting a room.

New blood: retailers open new Ace stores both at home and abroad

Kwartler Associates, Inc,, the developer and manager of Cityview Corporate Center, selected Poskanzer Skott as Architect of Record for the building renovations and tenant fix-ups for the 138,300-s/f Class A office building.

Cityview completed

They can no longer sensationalise about making big money from new home off-plan purchases, buy-to-lets or fix-ups.

Home truths; PROPERTY EXPERT With the economy now in a period of uncertainty, John Shepherd looks at the local property market in 2008 and offers some home truths and sound advice for sellers

The consequences of this failure has been the invoking of the fix-ups of "dark matter" and "dark energy".

Dynamical 3-space: alternative explanation of the "dark matter ring"

The team from the Los Angeles Bureau of Street Services isn't the only one loving the carefully sculpted fix-ups.