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  1. on specadverb

    With the hope of selling it, as opposed to on commission .

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  1. On Spec

    On Spec is a digest-sized, perfect-bound, Canadian quarterly magazine publishing stories and poetry in science fiction, fantasy, and allied genres broadly grouped under the "speculative fiction" umbrella. Based in Edmonton, Alberta, On Spec was founded in 1989 by a small group of Edmonton writers who joined together to form The Copper Pig Writers Society. At the time, there was no paying market for English speculative fiction in Canada On Spec is Canada's longest-running, and according to author Robert J. Sawyer, arguably most successful English-language magazine in the field. Much more like a traditional small literary magazine than the mass-market-styled American science fiction digests such as Analog and Asimov's, On Spec was founded to address the frustration that English-speaking Canadian SF writers faced having to "Americanize" their stories for the existing US markets.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of on spec in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of on spec in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

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  1. The Spaniard:

    The data shows that the improvement on the engine is as expected, so this is very good news, i'm happy with the direction we are taking. More important than this step is the philosophy for next year's engine that this step or spec has introduced. This is a good direction to go.

  2. Robert Yawger:

    They took the opportunity to get in, the spec(ulator) community appears to want to trade these lows.

  3. John Hoellwarth:

    The most common thing I see in my neighborhood that's not done according to spec is people flying a flag in front of their home and not taking it down or lighting it at night.

  4. B. Imus:

    What is the meaning to life? Life is not such a small imisible spec as to only have one meaning. It is up to each individual to identify their own meaning of life. Or to say that their is not one. The answer lies with you.

  5. Mike Murphy:

    We see February 1 to March 15, 45 days, as our period to seize the nomination and get in front, we have the resources to pursue that campaign. Most of these other guys are all running on spec. We're at a point now where we're significantly funded for those 45 days, cash in the bank today. Nobody else is in that situation in this race. Nobody's close.


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