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Indignation (novel)
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May 2008
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File:PolymerConcreteCellsinTankhouse.jpg & [[File:PolymerConcreteCells.jpg]]
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Proposed deletion of Schmerenbeck Educational Center for Gifted and Talented Children


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Speedy deletion nomination of James Boswell the Younger


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Boswell
Fine, just two comments  Jimfbleak -  talk to me?  06:45, 24 February 2014 (UTC)
 * Would James Boswell (1778-1822) be a more appropriate title? Just wondering, I don't mind either way
 * Although it's obviously copyright, the ODNB has free access to UK library card holders. Quite a lot of additional material there if you are prepared to go to the trouble of rewriting to avoid close paraphrasing


 * Looks OK, but the epinasse link is dead or incorrect. I've make some MoS changes, and replaced "intimate" since its meaning has drifted since then, cheers  Jimfbleak -  talk to me?  15:50, 27 February 2014 (UTC)

Nomination of List of short story competitions for deletion
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