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Columns, roofs, doorways, walls and ramps are those vital bits of buildings that rarely draw attention. They’re sup­posed to be functional but who says they have to be generic? The question has led a growing list of architects and designers to make the pilgrimage to a factory in a gritty part of Shiroi, a city near the east­ern edge of Tokyo.

Commenter: Melissa GarnerI’ve read many of the stories on this site related to student loans and none are positive. Since it is necessary to have a graduate degree in the U.S. to get almost any professional job now days – we student loan borrowers have put forth the effort required to obtain the credentials we needed for our fields. I hope someone out there is organizing our group as a political force. If so, please count me in and keep me informed at garner432@hotmail.com.

I looked in the cage and the poor little duffer had fell over. One ear broke off. It didn’t look good.

 Not 24 hours after her crowning, Hawkins packed her bags and moved to her new home, a luxury Trump Place apartment in New York City, and began travelling the globe as an ambassador for organizations focusing on HIV and AIDS awareness.

Elias pulled a bowling ball out of a gift box and rolled it into Lashley’s nuts. Elias pulled a cello out of another gift box and slammed it over the back of Lashley before pinning him. After the match, Elias poured a bowl of eggnog onto Rush at ringside…

It was one of the longest weeks of my life. Big dogs, little dogs and cats, fat cats, even a monkey with the scours! A woman called me about her sick parakeet. I couldn’t think of a single parakeet disease!

Commenter: Born AgainI’ll need to change my religion so that I can pay off my college loans after reincarnation.

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There was one constant in the pioneering days of Australia – if you wanted a population explosion, have yourself a gold rush. 

The first part of the right, he said, was based on Lower Trestles, which was fitting, since Lemoore had displaced Lower Trestles on this year’s tour. Slater listed a number of others. I had surfed most of them, and could see each genetic resemblance. There was one in Micronesia, in the Marshall Islands, that I had seen only on film—its exact location is one of the best-kept secrets in surfing. I was surprised to hear the analogue for the last section on the right: a troublesome little piece of an otherwise sweet wave on Oahu. “The little double-up on the reef,” he said. “It has a certain shape inside it.” My memories of that little double-up all end with me being dashed on the reef.

Commenter: Diana MunkacsiOf the $460 I pay every month for the next 30 years, ONLY $50-$75 of that goes toward my principal! OVER $390 OF MY PAYMENTS GO TO INTEREST FIRST!!!!! I have not seen my principal go down! This is how people that don’t have money end up! The affluent’S children go to Ivy League schools, get Ivey League jobs and don’t have to worry about debt! The average American ends up paying for the rest of their lives and struggling! I will not push my kids to go to school because it is NOT WORTH IT! OBAMA, STOP BAILING OUT THE BANKS AND START HELPING OUT THE PEOPLE THAT ARE TRYING TO SURVIVE DAY TO DAY!!! I went to school hoping to make a better life for myself. My family always told me how important it is for me to finish college. When I finished I owed $42k. I had some problems with a pregnancy and was not able to work. When I contacted Sallie Mae, my principal had jumped from $42k to $63k! I had defaulted and was charged over $20k in interest and penalties. I am now current and paying my loans at $460 per month until the year 2038! I cannot get a job as a mental health counselor, for which I have a degree and I took all the loans out for, because I cannot make enough to pay my student loans and and the rest of my bills. I am now an admin assistant! I could have had the job I have now without a degree and not have this huge debt hanging over my head for the rest of my life! DUPED AND PISSED OFF!

Commenter: ron fowlerAfter default, the interest and penalities have made it impossible to pay off these student loans…Its been twenty years now and I until the day I die will have a bad credit rateing… kinda getting used to haveing not much, but if I had to do it all over again I would of never gone to college all its taught me is that student loans are big money makeing business that prey on the young and navive person thinking some how that they would get a head of the game by getting a college degree.. there is still hope for some who still are in college Look at Bill Gates:::: a college DROP OUT