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Attorneys for the Irving, Texas-based company on Friday filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit that state and federal officials filed in June.
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I was reading the September 2012 issue of Contract Management — the monthly magazine of the National Contract Management Association, which represents contracting professionals in government and industry — and something struck me that I had vaguely noticed before but never conceptualized.
What I suddenly realized was how little of the magazine was about the Federal Acquisition Regulation.It hit me because the lead article in the issue was titled "Motivating the Unmotivated? Really?" It was written by David Frick, a Defense Department contracting professional. But the article could have appeared in any magazine that seeks to give managers advice on how to do a good job. Citing various organizational behavior scholars, Frick argued that contracting professionals are knowledge professionals, and such people are generally self-motivated or not motivated at all.The second article featured in the September issue was subtitled "The True Detrimental Nature of Multitasking." Written by Kimberly Himes, a contracting professional at the FBI, it was also something that could have appeared in a general management magazine. It cited research on the negative effects of excessive multitasking on one's ability to perform tasks and even on one's overall intelligence level.In all, there were eight articles in this issue of Contract Management. Four were about management in general, not contracting in particular. One — by Robert Graham of the Air Force, formerly a contracting professional and now a program manager — was the third in a three-part series with advice on successfully implementing business process changes in organizations. Another article was titled "Contract Management — The Next Generation: A New Professional's View of Contract Management," by Wesley Dewalt, a contract specialist at the General Services Administration. It was framed in the context of contract management, but the advice was really about managing young professionals in the federal workplace in general. It included the very practical advice (from a book on managing young employees in business) that you should never have a new employee start on a Monday because urgent work that arose over the weekend will likely make it difficult to focus on welcoming the employee. The article also recommends that young workers be given challenges rather than just tasks, and that opportunities be found to give them a "victory" every day — a message very much in line with Harvard Business School Professor Teresa Amabile's findings in the book "The Progress Principle," though Dewalt didn't quote it.Three of the eight articles in the issue cited the FAR in footnotes. Those articles focused on managing contract changes, advising companies on how they should participate in question-and-answer sessions for draft requests for proposals, and negotiating data rights in government contracts. But even in those articles the concentration was generally on management rather than the FAR. For example, the article on contract changes devoted only one of the 15 columns of space in the article to a section called "What are the FAR Requirements for Contract Changes?"The proportion of three out of eight articles mentioning the FAR seems about right for those who aspire to excellence in contracting. You need to know the FAR. It contains statutory requirements that reflect policy determinations, controls that help keep you and the government out of trouble, and (sometimes) useful advice and lessons about how to do contracting well. But if that's all you know, you will be unlikely to get very far in your career or, more important, effectively serve your agency customers and taxpayers by using contracting to get best-value products and services for achieving agency missions.
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Thanks for all these comments. I agree! Jaime, DEFINITELY agree with your approach of emphasizing business skills, FAR as backdrop. Jaime, are you really running across a lot of contracting professionals who don't want to think of themselves as business advisors?? :( Sad if true....
As a Senior Contracting professional, I have to question the focus solely upon the business aspects of the contracting profession. Many of the preceding professionals were outstanding at their profession, many of whom learned on the job, often coming into the business with a mixture of degree types from technical (Engineering, Law, Liberal Arts et.). Their skills were refined over years of practice as the discipline has shifted but the general skills remain relatively constant. While a Business background has become the focus of the next generation hiring, the reason that there is a 24 credit hour requirement rather than a business degree is that the author of the Bill would not have been qualified to be hired to work under the DAWIA if it required a business degree. Find good people with good work habits that are willing to learn and mentor them into contracting and acquisition professionals. And yes, I have a Business Degree with a Masters in International Relations and an ABD in Defense & Strategic Studies.
Dr. Kelman: I believe your discussion furthers your findings in "Remaking Federal Procurement - Working Paper No. 3" page 49 - "The vast majority of what a good contracting manager needs to be good at are the same things ANY good manager needs to be good at." While the information cited refers more to contract administration, I still see similarities.
Good points made by the author. Perhaps he can write an article about the FAR for the next issue. Personally, i wouldn't know where to start. Remember, any 1102 goes through the basic contracts course and DAWIA before they get a substantial amount of responsibility.
As a former Army KO and then a PEO, and now a Contractor, I see the major problem as most young KOs see contractors as adveraries that then need to "extract" the most out of to the point of trying to put them out of business. My objective was always NOT to put them out of business but for them to make a fair profit and give me my money's worth. Contractors want to do a good job because that's how they get repeat business. The PM/KO's and contractors main objective can align but both have to make it happen. Just a gratuitous observation from an Old Soldier!
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American Daniel Summerhays fired a nine-under-par 62 to grab a two-stroke lead over Canadian David Hearn heading into Sunday's final round of the John Deere Classic in Silvis, Illinois.
Defending champion Zach Johnson, the 2007 Masters winner and overnight co-leader, was lurking just off the pace another shot back at 16-under-par 197 after posting 67 at TPC Deere Run in the third round on Saturday.
Summerhays, looking for his first PGA Tour win, had 10 birdies against a lone bogey in ideal scoring conditions, using a string of three in a row from the 15th hole to vault to the top of the leaderboard.
"I think when I'm playing well the mentality is make as many birdies as you can," Summerhays told reporters.
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Hearn, also seeking his maiden tour victory, posted eight birdies and one bogey in his 64, running off three successive birdies over the same stretch of holes from 15.
Tied for fourth on 198 were Americans J.J. Henry (65) and Jerry Kelly (66).
Australian Matt Jones and Americans Nicholas Thompson and Chris Kirk were another shot back.
Two-time US Junior Amateur champion Jordan Spieth, 19, was among three players on 200, six shots off the pace after three rounds.
Summerhays blew a two-shot lead during the final round of last year's Mayakoba Golf Classic in Mexico but said he was more relaxed this time.
"I know there's going to be obstacles and challenges, as there always are," he said.
"There are always things that stand in your way. But I'm just excited to see what those are and deal with them."
Johnson sank not one but two massive putts on Saturday, a 60-foot eagle putt on the par-five second hole then a 42-foot birdie putt on the par-four 14th, to surge into contention.
"I certainly think there were a lot more positives out there than negatives," Johnson said.
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Warriors appear to be in the clear
Warriors chief executive Wayne Scurrah says the club has not been contacted by the NRL over the Australian Crime Commission's investigation into performance-enhancing drugs.
"We have had no contact and prefer to leave any statements to the NRL," Scurrah told the New Zealand Herald.
So far six NRL clubs - Manly, Cronulla Penrith, Canberra, Newcastle and North Queensland - have said they have been contacted by the NRL in relation to the ACC's report released last Thursday.
A Warriors spokesman said on Tuesday that the Auckland-based club's position was unchanged from the previous day.
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"We've had no advice of any sort about the club or players that have been implicated," he said.
"Certainly there's nothing to be alarmed about that we are aware of."
Scurrah said it wasn't possible to vouch for what every individual did, saying people didn't live their whole lives at the club.
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GRAMMY-nominated jazz pianist/composer Dave Brubeck died of heart failure on Dec. 5. He was 91. A classically trained pianist, Brubeck was the leader of the Dave Brubeck Quartet, one of the most significant acts of the West Coast jazz movement. The quartet recorded five Top 10 albums, including 1959's Time Out, which reached No. 2 on the Billboard 200. Brubeck received his first career GRAMMY nomination in 1960 for Best Jazz Composition Of More Than Five Minutes Duration for "Blue Rondo A La Turk." The quartet's highest-charting single was "Take Five," which reached No. 25 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1961 and received a GRAMMY nomination for Record Of The Year. With a recording career spanning more than 60 years, Brubeck was also known for jazz standards such as "The Duke" and "In Your Own Sweet Way." In 1996 Brubeck received a Lifetime Achievement Award from The Recording Academy. Two of Brubeck's recordings have been inducted into the GRAMMY Hall Of Fame: "Take Five" (inducted in 1996) and Time Out (2009). His most recent GRAMMY nomination came in 2009 for Best Classical Crossover Album for his participation on Yo-Yo Ma & Friends: Songs Of Joy And Peace.
"Recording Academy Lifetime Achievement award recipient David Brubeck was an iconic jazz and classical pianist," said Recording Academy President/CEO Neil Portnow. "His recordings have received both commercial and critical success, and will be remembered and celebrated for generations to come. We have lost a great legend in our community, and our thoughts and condolences go to his family, friends and all those he inspired."


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HOUSTON - An elderly woman said the northwest Houston apartment complex she thought she could trust is now a risk to her safety.
Chong Cha Chong and family members are fighting desperately to get her into a better living situation, but they said the management at the Cypress Creek Apartments has refused to work with them.
About a month after moving into her brand new apartment, the 84 year-old suffered a stroke and is now in fragile health.
Her granddaughter, Lynnda Sheilds, wants her to move out because she doesn't think it's safe for her to live alone.
"She's a fall risk, and once you've had a stroke you can definitely have one again," she said.
Chong signed a one-year lease. Shields claims apartment management wants almost $1,400 to break it. The problem is, Chong is on a fixed income and brings in less than $700 a month from Social Security.
"There's no way. We don't have that money. I even contacted corporate and the response from corporate was, "This is a business,'" Sheilds said.
Local 2 contacted the corporate office and were told management is now working closely with the family on a resolution that will make both parties happy.
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Foreign Policy magazine has a primer on the situation, while The Wall Street Journal's Jeremy Page reports on the latest in a string of incidents in the contested waters, where China, South Korea, Japan, Vietnam, the Philippines, Malaysia, Brunei, India and Taiwan all make claims.
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Does anyone know when the prophecy was made in comparison with Lily and Alice's pregnancies? Also, when did Snape switch sides?
Does anyone know when the prophecy was made in comparison with Lily and Alice's pregnancies? Also, when did Snape switch sides?
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I always thought the prophecy was made just after both Alice and Lily gave birth, but I'm not exactly sure. If you're putting this into a story you could probably make this part up. As for Snape, he switched sides on the night of Lily's death, or sometime very soon after (refer to DH, the chapter where Harry watches Snape's memories about Lily). Hope this helped!
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As far as when Snape switched sides, Lexicon lists in Snape's timeline August of 80 once he realized Voldemort was going to target the Potters. I know I read an article somewhere that discussed Snape's change of sides, but for the life of me, I can't remember where. If I find it, I will post it for you to read.c. 1980 (Y0)
history & timelines Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry witches and wizards Albus Dumbledore interviews Sibyll Trelawney for the post of Divination teacher at HogwartsHe meets her at the Hog's Head about taking the position, although he is disinclined to continue offering Divination at all. Trelawney then makes a prophecy about a baby who will be born at the end of July, a baby who will be able to defeat the Dark Lord - and the prophecy is overheard by Severus Snape. Though Dumbledore claims Snape heard only the first half of the prophecy (OP37), Trelawney later reports that he was there at the end of it as well (HBP25).
This interview had to have taken place sometime after July of 1979 in order for it to apply to Harry's birth in 1980 [Y0], and Dumbledore describes it as a "cold, wet night" (OP37). So it was likely made in the winter or early spring of 1979-1980 [Y-1-Y0].
We also know that Trelawney, in early September of 1995 [Y15], claimed she had held her post for "nearly sixteen years" (OP15), which would imply that she was hired in the middle of a school year. And then, Dumbledore says in June of 1996 [Y16] that the interview was "sixteen years ago" (OP37). So unless Dumbledore is wrong, the interview must have been in the first few months of 1980 [Y0] - sixteen years before Dumbledore's statement, a slightly exaggerated 'nearly sixteen years' before Trelawney's, and during the time of year most likely to have a "cold, wet night."
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And like a professional athlete, to become a swap and scrap champion, practice, planning, and skill are necessary. A person who knows what hes looking for and who can haggle for the best deal can score some major good buys, while an unprepared participant can end up collecting pieces that are only good for a personal landfill. Follow along while we point out a few tips to get you scrounging like a pro.


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We've started lambing and there's a Basco Béarnaise !
The days just seem to fly by at the moment. There's a lot of everyday things going on and like farmers all over France, we've loads of paperwork to do this month, then on exactly the date we predicted, the sheep started lambing.
I like it when they lamb early in the year because we have them all inside in the warmth and out of danger. When we let them lamb outdoors there are often mishaps when, for example a new mother abandons her new-born lamb in the field or a fox or badger takes a lamb.
There's not a lot to eat in the fields anyway and it's been bitterly cold and windy out there for the past few days.
We've some good hay, mineral and vitamin licks and a ration of cereal for each new mum and being closer to them at the moment makes them less scared of us and easier to manage if there are birthing or feeding problems.
We have a lot more water harvested from the roof this year which the goats and sheep seem to prefer to tap water and we keep the storage close to the shed, in a warm area and so they're less likely to freeze, which cuts down a lot on the work of smashing ice and carrying kettles of hot water. The new mothers drink an amazing amount of water ! All in all it's easier and more comfortable for us and them and as we can hear what's going on in the shed from the house it's certainly more reassuring.
I'm excited because we've had a lamb from one of our Basco Béarnaise ewes. He's a strapping lad and huge despite the size of his sire - a small but obviously very capable Cameroon ram.
She's not a terribly good mother which is not a bad thing in some ways. It means we can feed the wee fella a bit ourselves and take some of her milk for tea and for making cheese and I'll feel a lot less guilty about the whole thing.
We've one lamb in the kitchen who we needed to warm up and feed quickly because his mother totally rejected her. The poor wee thing chose the worst spot ever to curl up in and got chilled and when we tried to get her to suck the colostrum from the ewe she was already too weak.
We milked off some colostrum and gave it to her gently in drops from a syringe and she licked and swallowed.
She finally got a bit more strength after she was warmed up and with a bit of help from our Dachshund Bonnie who is a real star and licks lamb's bottoms to stimulate them to pee and feed just like the ewe does. Thanks to Bonnie, the lamb's sucking reflex started working and she's now taking tiny amounts from a baby's bottle and is slowly walking around the kitchen this evening.
The little thing isn't completely OK yet but we're hoping she'll recover and make a strong wee lamb.
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I'm not sure how long this will last, but they have a special "coupon" you can use to save $15 off the Blu-Ray version ($44.99) or $10 off the DVD version ($39.99), which essentially makes them both $29.99. It's got the pre-order price guarantee on it too, I'm not sure if either will come down before release but if it does it would be even cheaper. I'm not sure $29.99 is such a good deal for the DVD but it's pretty good for the Blu-Ray, especially since that price may come down before the release date.
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|2009-05-24, 05:48
|Link #201
Mad Scientist #0000
Well...a normal psychokinetist only have little problems with showing of his/her emotions . But in Felli's case it's not it. She trained herself to not let her emotions running wild(venting it off before it affects her control over her ability) and cause of the huge amount of information that Felli gets she hardly can respont to everything she senses.
But as i see more and more episodes I'm more and more sure about that the greatest problem were not her training nor her ability but the introvertedness(the indirect cause of Felli's powers). Layfon(and even Nina and the rest of the platoon) cures her from that and she learns to actually express her emotions.
And I think no one mentioned at the ep 20 thread that Felli has the most of the problems. And even if someone stated it it's not true.
We have two characters who constantly tortured by guilt(Layfon and Nina). Let's talk about their problems for a while:
-Layfon:He constantly feels himself worthless to the extend that he's calling himself a monster. A being that unworthy to a human's love.
-Nina:being a platoon captain a real pain. As with Felli's problem to show off her emotions the Anime hardly shows that how hard to manage a squad of fighters. The 17th Platoon was the most messed up platoon until some lucky turn of events, but it's still a serious work. Not to mention if it's a squad with an extremely potent fighter. And of course Nina's the worrying type and she blames herself whenever something happens.
|2009-06-15, 09:47
|Link #202
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Join Date: Sep 2008
People don't always react the same to the certain situations. Fermaus acts mature, but it might just be because of the extent of his experience in Haia's gang. Or you know, it could just be his personality's inclination.
Felli strikes me as a person who, probably early on, realized people mostly saw her as a tool and not as a human being. From what we can see, she didn't like that. She could have decided to accept it, or she could have decided to live life as best she could and not be bothered. But she gravitated to her current state. It's her personality. She didn't want to take it. That would explain her 'selfishness', to me at least.
I'm pretty awed by her. It might be better to say 'enough is enough, I refuse to give any more. I want to be selfish'. I mean look at Layfon. Yeah, everyone's alive because of him, but what about his happiness? Is it right to depend on him so much? You can see he's pretty self-destructive…
That's one thing the author is trying to resolve right? And Felli is probably thinking now that maybe it's not right to run. And Layfon taught her that by example. But then again, all the characters have this kind of synergy in some way XD It's awesome
|2009-06-15, 22:45
|Link #203
The Phantom of Anime
Join Date: Jun 2009
Age: 37
Felli is one of my favorite characters in this show, if not my favorite but when she went on her kicking spree it turned me off from her a little because of the repetitive nature of the situation. The first couple times were cute, but then enough was enough and I became "all set" with the situation, lol.
|2009-06-16, 10:17
|Link #204
Disputatio exaro nex
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Turkey
Age: 34
So yeah, if you're Hercules, your fellow citizens will expect you to strike down those mythical creatures. Playing Calimero and saying "but it's unfaaaaair" is the dumbest and most selfish thing to do when other, weaker people have to fight their best to merely survive. It's not like that power is draining their life force or something, they just need to utilize their god-given potential.
|2009-06-16, 12:11
|Link #205
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The reality, as you say, is that there are monsters out there - and they need a Hercules to survive. But Felli was not Hercules (neither is Layfon). Hercules wanted the glory. Hercules did whatever the heck he wanted, that included killing, stealing and shagging. But it's all right if he kills the monsters? No? Can we cut with the killing, stealing or shagging? Okay, fine. But that's not Hercules, who does whatever he wants - that's what a tool is - a person with no room for flaws. That's what Felli fears she'll be forced to become, not Hercules, but a simple tool. Point me, then shoot. The Heaven Blades are closer to Hercules. So no, I think what Karian is looking for isn't Hercules, but a tool.
But you know, (leaving all fon-fon for the fon-fon threads now) Felli has already begun to stop looking at it like she is being used. She was apathetic before, but she's trying now, she's pushing the limits of her power. She's a part of the squad. I'd like to think that she's not doing it just to keep up with Layfon, but is beginning to realize that she can protect the city too. Sure, some people were giving 120% when she wasn't (we can only speak for the character's we've seen so far). But for some people, the decision to give their life takes a split-second, it's instinctual. For others, it takes some time. Felli ended up as a character who questions. It had to be someone. And Im all for the idea of her growing into a stronger character who finds people she cares about and wants to protect them.
But she is being used. They're all being used. When Karian stopped Felli from burning out, was it as the SCP, who was unable to lose Zuellni's strongest psychokinetic...or as a brother? Probably both. And btw, it is life-threatening for everyone, including her. She's in the rear, but it is draining her lifeforce. She's not some god. She could die from the strain.
|2009-06-16, 13:43
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Disputatio exaro nex
Join Date: May 2009
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I merely said Hercules as a reference to inherited God-like power. You didn't need to take his personality in for the comparison. And yes, Felli's power is immense for her profession. We're told so and also witness it.
As for being used, you're ignoring the fact that they're all on the same boat. It's not like the president's slave-driving them to hoard treasures to himself. It their power is utilized correctly and fully, they survive along with everyone else. Unless they live on somewhere like Grendan, where they live will always need their power to survive.
You're telling that she changed now but I'm not that sure about it. Up until the previous ep, she was always doing it for Layfon or to get on Layfon's good side, she herself talks so. We even saw how she went mad over Nina's return. Even now on this last ep, she merely says "so you want us to kill our captain?" Could you sense any concern about her captain on that? It came across as just an excuse to bash her brother to me. As for the city, I still can't see any real motivation. She still seems to get mobilized because Layfon needs it.
And no, just using their powers do not carry any risk. Where do you get that from? Also psionics are by far the safest members or the platoons. They never get attacked because they can operate from far away on a remote and safe area and have enough time to pull out even it their team gets beaten. It can't get any safer and easier for a military artist.
|2009-06-17, 09:39
|Link #207
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It's not so bad being used as a tool if you can help people. That's what Layfon grew to figure out, and that's what Felli needs to figure out too. In fact, I think you're right. Maybe Felli saw it as 'doing her part'. As long as she did her part, it was fine. Because, you know, Felli wasn't refusing to fight, she was reluctant to fight. Difference is pretty big.
Also, wasn't the point of the pool episode to rest her? Overuse of her abilities were leading her to a burn-out.
Actually, I'm pretty happy about 23. Especially the part where she said 'I'm part of the 17th Platoon'? (But if you think her reason is to get on Layfon's 'good side'? You're dead wrong ) And the part where she spoke up about Karian's suggestion that they kill Nina? An opportunity to bash Karian? Maybe she couldn't resist a pot-shot. But she did it while asserting her stance. She even seemed to find the idea of her not going out ridiculous. So far, I think you're not giving her enough credit
|2009-06-17, 10:09
|Link #208
Disputatio exaro nex
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Turkey
Age: 34
I don't think that you can call a military artist who preposterously offers to run away from the city and leave others to fend for themselves, just reluctant. She would be having a good time with Layfon somewhere while Czellni citizens rotted in their graves just like what happened to that city they had fought against. That shameless offer was what killed Felli for me. And did she ever express a regret over it? None.
All military artists need appropriate rest after heavy kei usage. We saw Nina burning out as well even though she didn't have god-like power. Felli held back simply because she didn't want to take up her responsibility.
Ep 23 showed mere hope but too little, too late. It still felt like she acted that way because she was concerned with Layfon though. She'll need a second season to be able to show that she really evolved and can act mature. I'd like to see that myself. I had expected a real development for her character but she couldn't pull it off so far.
|2009-06-17, 11:14
|Link #209
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I'm a bit confused about Felli. Is she actually supposed to be a loli character? Because I'm not really thinking she is. She's even less of a loli than say, someone like Yuki Nagato. And Yuki to me just seems to be the pettanko character.
|2009-06-18, 02:14
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|2009-06-18, 06:47
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Disputatio exaro nex
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Age: 34
Well, it's not the just the actions but also the motives and intentions of a character that I also consider while judging a character and its personality. If she had done the act, (together with Layfon of course) she would both transcend into a villain and the story would end, so no it wouldn't happen of course. But the mindset is there to make such an action and that's also something to evaluate the character upon. Agreed that Regios is generally good in characters department though.
Every military artist carries such a risk, that's why they change the people who charge up the kei cannon or tranquilize Layfon to force him into resting, etc. Plus the fact is that Felli isn't in the front line so isn't threatened by the enemies.
Focus true, but there seems to be simply nothing else that drives her. She's bending herself and try to bend the world in such a way that it'll be convenient for either herself or Layfon, she's acting like the world consists of just them and noone else. Others' feelings? Others' concerns? Others' safety? Who cares? Certainly not Felli, not one bit.
Maybe she'll get development in the future, at least in the novels, but I have to say that for this much screen-time, she arguably received less development than even Sharnid. I in fact was simply apathetic towards her for quite a long time.
In any case, everyone's got a favorite character for this or that reason, I just wanted to express my views on Felli, I don't necessarily expect to sway opinions.
|2009-06-23, 22:40
|Link #212
The Phantom of Anime
Join Date: Jun 2009
Age: 37
Now that this series is all said and done, I must say that Felli was definatly my favorite character and she definatly has cemented herself as a large reason as to why I enjoyed the episodes I caught of this show, there was just something about her..........
|2009-11-11, 21:25
|Link #214
Its time to Exist
Join Date: May 2008
A little late, I know
A late post, I know. Ive been meaning to get this post here but never seemed to have the time to get it down. This is just my overall view on Felli Loss (Mostly on the Anime). I know its a bit late and is reviving a dead thread, I'm proably going to get in trouble for this.
I know some people covered some of the stuff I'm posting, it can't be helped I did this without looking at the rest of the thread
I cant say much about the Novel version of Felli because its still being translated.
At first I thought Felli would be more quiet throughout the series. But it was a bit of a relief on her first appearance around behind the tree in the opening ceremony scene. Without her warning poor Meishin would be squished by the debris of the entrance area. Her personality appeared to be enjoyable though others would say otherwise.
From my point of view Felli seems to handle being forced in the Military Arts kind of well, its not like shes trying to kill someone out of anger (Other then kicking Layfon in the shins when he does something wrong.). Usually thats for some comedy part, but I find her actions to be more natural to take anger out on something
And too me, its understandable for her to hold back her full potential and not really care. Given she doesnt want the power in the first place and is forced in the Military Arts. Even if she did decided to leave to try something else. I dont think Karien or Nina would let her go without a fight, which would be just forcing her to stay no matter what her own choice is. I know for a fact that just about anyone else placed in her shoes would give the same amount of effort. Although thanks to Layfon she started to open up little by little.
Giving on the subject of power. Fellis level seems to be just a few stages below Layfons. Making her the second best on Zuellni right below Layfon. Her powers not only for communications, and a radar-like figure but also at times for combat, which makes Felli more valuable than any other squad member, she can find traps, the enemy numbers, weak points, distance, as well as terrain. As they say, shes on a genius level. I think that her petals could get more then one person just that the animators didnt want to show that much. Pretty much she best Nina in that level of abilities. So I dont know why people call her useless. Without Felli the squad wouldve been disbanded from their first match as well as the city wouldve been overrun by FMs, both having her give information to Layfon.
I found it better that Felli was quick to forgive Layfon after he revealed his full power during the second episode unlike Nina who was a bit annoying with the way she acted. The way I saw it, it was that Felli didnt want Layfon to show his powers because she didnt want him to be used. And once more she really didnt show any anger to Layfon for his past unlike some characters that threaten to kick him from the squad and not listen to his side of the story. Which made her even more likeable for me.
As for the time when Zuellni went on a rampage, Felli worked to the point of collapse in helping Layfon with the monsters, doing this for like hours I think I cant remember how long the rampage went on. The mind is a more powerful thing then the body, thats what people. She does show dedication in to him by telling him shes willing to use her powers even though they told her not too, maybe shed become crippled or die Im not sure. If Layfon wasnt in emo state he was in, he couldve given her a better response then the one he gave her in the series. And from what I saw, Felli was the only one that actually helped him throughout the series. No one else really tried anything other then use him.
As for the Layfon vs. Haia battle, Felli couldnt do anything because of the Mask man(Forgot his name) blocking her ability to call her staff. As people could see doing the battle that Felli left some marks on the door in an attempted to get out. And really people shouldnt blame her for Layfon getting injured. Its a natural reaction to call out to someone when is their being by the person, as well as embrace them after the battle end.
The real person to be blamed is Layfon himself, come on! Youre in the middle of a fight. You dont take your eyes off your enemy for a second, thats one of the most important rule in a fight. It doesnt matter if someones calling out to you or if your entire harem is standing there completely naked flashing you, never take your eyes off of the enemy.
Honestly I think that they should give her more screen time. Felli and Layfon would make a great couple if there was a pairing in the series.
Overall I found Felli the most likeable female character in the entire series.
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He said he understands the concerns of people who feel he is getting a bigger say in who he wants elected.
"There's maybe a little legitimacy to that concern, but that's not for me to address," Brown said. "That's something that would have to be addressed in campaign finance laws."
Caragiulo has collected $29,390 in donations, not including $6,137 of his own money he has put in. He is competing with Sarasota Mayor Shannon Snyder and resident Pete Theisen for the District 2 County Commission seat, which includes the city of Sarasota and part of Longboat Key.
Snyder filed to run for the seat last month and has yet to report finances. Theisen has received $1,135.13 from supporters.
Maio, who did not respond to requests for comment, is running in District 4. He has received more than all of the candidates in the two races combined. As of May, he had gotten $80,114.30 from donors, not including the $22,290.10 he gave to his campaign.
Thirteen limited liability corporations connected to Lakewood Ranch builder Neal Communities, owned by Pat Neal, each gave Maio $200.
Developer Schroeder-Manatee Ranch, Inc. gave him $1,800 through nine corporations, all of which listed Schroeder-Manatee Ranch Vice President Anthony Chiofalo as the agent on annual reports filed with the state.
Maio, who was a vice president at design and engineering firm Kimley-Horn and Associates, is vying with two other candidates for the District 4 seat. It includes Gulf Gate, Palmer Ranch and Siesta Key.
He is competing against community activist Lourdes Ramirez and Ray Porter, the only Democrat in the race.
Ramirez has raised $14,646.78 in donations, not including her own money. She filed to run last November, nearly a year after Maio.
Porter, like Snyder, recently entered the race and has not yet filed a campaign finance reports. The next deadline to file is Tuesday.
With the primary election nearly three months away and the general election in November, there will likely be significantly more money donated.
In 2007, the city of Sarasota passed the same $200 donation limit as the county, with 86 percent of voters supporting the change.
People thought the regulation would minimize the influence of special interests, said Gretchen Serrie, who was on the Charter Review Board that recommended the change.
It is "very, very depressing" so see the avoidance of such rules, she said.
"You really want an election to be about people listening to the candidates and what their positions are and what their vision is, and you really don't want one to have a greater chance than anyone else," Serrie said.
The large amount of money in politics is drowning the voices of citizens, said Dan Krassner, co-founder of Integrity Florida, a nonprofit that monitors government ethics and finances statewide.
It is unfortunate that Sarasota residents cannot decide for themselves how they want their elections funded, he said, as local regulations are easy to circumvent through limited liability corporations or political action committees.
"As good-intentioned as those limits were in Sarasota County, the state Legislature has created plenty of other ways for donors to avoid them," Krassner said. "And ultimately the courts and the Congress and state lawmakers have to deal with this issue of the corrupting influence of money in politics."
Donation limits skirted in Sarasota commission races
The financial backing for candidates in the County Commission races is already forming a familiar — and some say disappointing — pattern.


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It's Gut Check Time for White Sox
As heartening as the White Sox recent play has been, it will all amount to nothing if they don't step it up on this road trip.
The 6-3 West Coast swing and 5-2 homestand were great steps forward, but the bottom line is that after last night's shutout loss to the Rangers, we're now five games under .500 and 10 games behind the Indians despite sweeping the A.L. Central leaders last week in the two-game series at the Cell.
In order to get back home on June 3 in decent shape, the Sox will have to tough out the next nine games. It's hard to say how many games they need to win because a lot has to do with the Indians. And, unfortunately, the Tribe shows no signs of letting up as evidenced last night with their come-from-behind home triumph over the Red Sox.
The Sox simply have to excel in all phases and show some toughness if they are going to survive this tough stretch. One thing I'm sure of, however, is that the underachieving troika of Adam Dunn Alex Rios, and Gordon Beckham has to turn it around–and quickly–or we're going to be sunk.
In Dunn's case, I was sufficiently warned by those who have seen him play on a regular basis that his hit or miss approach will drive Sox fans crazy. The worst part is that we've seen all the misses without the benefit of his mammoth home run power which saw him blast 38 in each of the last two seasons with the Nationals.
Because the Sox have 10 games to make up in the standings, it's not early anymore. And if the South Siders have any hope of reaching the postseason, they need to realize the next two weeks could very well determine their fate.


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This study records discontinuous, concerted, contentious forms of collective action occurring in the London region from 1758 to 1820 and in Britain as a whole from 1828 to 1834. These contentious gatherings are defined as occasions on which at least ten or more persons assembled in a publicly-accessible place and either by word or deed made claims that would, if realized, affect the interests of some person or group outside their own number. In the world of eighteenth and nineteenth century Britain such gatherings would include almost every event that an observer or historian would label disturbance, disorder, riot, or protest in addition to the numerous meetings, rallies, marches, processions, celebrations, and other sanctioned assemblies during which people made claims. One of the aims of the principal investigators was to study the structure of debate and political action among citizens in a major Western state during a period of transition to the more formal methods of modern popular collective action such as voting, petitioning, and participation in special-interest associations.
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Citco FCU Wins Rural District Community Charter in Wyoming
The $11 million Citco Federal Credit Union of Sheridan, Wyo., has won NCUA approval to convert to a rural district community charter to serve Sheridan and Johnson counties, according to its consultant, Dollar Associates LLC.
The 1,800-member Citco was founded in 1954 as Sheridan Public Employees FCU, changed its name in 1987 and expanded to include a number of SEGs including public and private organizations over the years.
"Citco is a very progressive credit union with a strategic vision for growth and diversification that they felt would be well complemented with a community charter," said Dennis Dollar of Dollar Associates in Birmingham, Ala.
"They have demonstrated that, even with some significant changes in recent years, the NCUA field of membership rules can still work for many growth-oriented federal credit unions," said the former NCUA Board chair turned consultant.


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I saw this in Karnataka State, South India. It was slowly surrounding itself in a cocoon, without any movements that I could detect. Behind it (right side) there is another one deep in a cocoon, or rather a white web of semi-transparent stuff. It seemed to be the same type of creature, but about a third the size. I watched this thing for about 5 days. It didn't move, but the last few days, though it was still alive, it started to be surrounded more and more by the white web already mentioned. One feature worth noting is that the head seems to be in two segments, separated down the middle by the line you can clearly see.
Oh lovely, it's an ant-mimic spider - it has eight legs. What you take to be the head are its jaws. It's head region is level with the bases of the 1st and 2nd pair of legs - you can see its posterior eyes near the 2nd pair..
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Israel and the Palestinians: What Ever Happened to the Two-State Solution?November 21st, 2012 | © Elliott R. Morss, Ph.D.
We all have our views the Gaza crisis: why did it happen, who is to blame? The tragedy is that in the US, it is not discussed – too contentious. This is most unfortunate. Every important issue should be discussed, argued about, etc. I do not claim to be right. Is there really a right or wrong here?. But I have thought hard about the problem, and my article presents my conclusions.Read More


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"Anne Rice fans will no doubt be thrilled.... It's not just the epic plot but Rice's voluptuary worldview that's the main attraction.... Rice is equally effective in showing how Armand eventually loses his religion and becomes 'the vagabond angel child of Satan,' living under the Paris cemeteries and founding the Grand Guignol-ish Théâtre des Vampires. In the 20th century, a rehabilitated Armand regains his faith but falls in love with two children who save his life. By the conclusion of Armand, the pupil has become the mentor."Washington Post


text: Just wanted to share my experiment with the new, 18x20, BLX Blade. Originally, it was purchased for my wife, she ended up sticking to her old racquet, so I kept this one for myself. I played it stock for 2 weeks or so. Liked it. But I'm used to heavier, more head-light sticks, so I ended up making some modifications. I own various racquets, of different weights, light ones, heavy ones, etc. First of all, the hoop is stable, and there seems to be a fair amount of weight up there. This particular frame came in at 295gr unstrung (9 grams below spec) and even-balanced (strung). Anyone who's messed around with injecting silicone into the handle of a racquet knows that it can get messy. You don't know how much you're getting in there and have to constantly weigh the frame and try to get an even amount in each chamber. Not to mention the time it takes to dry. So I grabbed my fly-fishing tackle box, laid down some saran wrap and made little silicone molds. Each dried cube weighs ~5 grams and takes about 3 days to fully dry. I emptied out the Blades' chamber from the 'wilson foam', about 7 inches high in the handle and removed the buttcap and staples. I quickly found out that the cubes would be difficult to jam in there, so I cut them in half and shoved a cotton ball inside each chamber, as a block. Using a dab of silicone on each cube, as an adhesive, I proceeded to slowly insert them into the chambers. 10 minutes later, I was done and had successfully filled the handle with dried silicone and used a bit of silicone at the end to fill the handle up and make it uniform. Took around 2 hours to fully dry.... and stopped smelling as well. I had ended up adding 35 grams of silicone into the handle. The Blade was now 330 grams unstrung, 346 strung with a balance of 8pts. HL strung and a swing-weight of 338 (strung). Pretty much 6.1 95 specs. The racquet came around much quicker and felt considerably more pliable and softer, much softer. Flex felt ~60ra. So I ended up adding a Wilson leather grip. After the leather grip was wrapped (+8 grams total), I also added 1 gram of lead at 12 (for balancing purposes). The racquet has reached 355 grams strung (339gr usntrung) and 10 pts HL. The 6.1 tour 90 specs. Except the swing weight is now estimated (tw-method) to be ~345. It plays stiffer (feels ~62ra) with the leather and 1 gram at 12o'clock. I'm liking it a lot, still comes around quick and packs a 'wallop'. I'm not missing anything from heavier frames, like the 6.1 tour, it definitely has more punch than the 90 and is WAY more forgiving. Best thing, the modifications are completely reversible, in case I change my mind. Anyone who has scooped not fully dried silicone from a racquet's handle can appreciate this method. Other substances can be used, but in my experience, nothing dampens quite like silicone and provides such a soft feel. Will keep playing with it and see if it's a keeper.


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C.I.T. Financial Corp.
List of Deals
- 1953 C.I.T. Financial Corporation: debentures
- 1955 C.I.T. Financial Corporation: debentures
- 1956 C.I.T. Financial Corporation: debentures
- 1959 C.I.T. Financial Corporation: debentures
- 1965 C.I.T. Financial Corporation: cumulative preference stock $5 series of 1965
- 1967 C.I.T. Financial Corporation: 6 3/8% debentures due October 1, 1986
- 1973 C.I.T. Financial Corporation: 7 5/8% debentures due December 1, 1981
- 1974 C.I.T. Financial Corporation: $150,000,000 8.85% debentures due December 1, 1982
- 1975 C.I.T. Financial Corporation: $150,000,000 9 1/2% debentures due June 1, 1995
- 1971 C.I.T. Financial Corporation: 6 7/8% debentures due January 15, 1977
The C.I.T. Financial Corporation was established in 1908 and incorporated in Delaware in 1924. It was originally called the Commercial Investment Trust Corporation and was organized to acquire all of the common stock of four companies: Commercial Investment Trust of New York, Mercantile Acceptance Company of Chicago, Canadian Acceptance Corporation of Toronto, and Insurers Exchange Corporation of New York.
Through the next several decades C.I.T. expanded rapidly as it acquired other companies, particularly finance companies and especially those that provided motor vehicle financing. For example, in 1925 C.I.T. acquired the San Francisco Securities Corporation and in the following year it bought United Dominion Trust Limited of England. In 1929 it added Frederick Vietor & Achelis, Inc., as well as Motor Dealers Credit Corporation and the Pierce Arrow Finance Corporation.
C.I.T. added the finance firms Schefer, Schramm & Vogel and L. Erstein & Brothers in 1931, and in the same year it acquired Morton H. Meinhard & Company, Northern Acceptance Corporation, and the auto financing business of Merchants & Manufacturers Securities Corporation. In 1932 it bought the factoring department of William Iselin & Company. C.I.T. purchased control of Ford Motor Company's finance subsidiary, Universal Credit Corporation, in 1933, and in 1934 it bought the assets and operations of Midland Acceptance Corporation of Cincinnati, an automobile sales finance company. In 1936 the company purchased National Surety Corporation of New York. By 1938 these acquisitions had helped C.I.T. grow to the point that it now employed over 6,300 people and had sales of $42.3 million.
Beginning in the 1940s, C.I.T. also began to diversity outside of finance. In 1942 it acquired Holtzer-Cabot Electric Company of Boston and Micro Switch Corporation of Freeport, Illinois. C.I.T. acquired Tuition Plan Inc. in 1955, and in 1958 it added Picker X-Ray Corporation, a manufacturer of radiological equipment and accessories, and also North American Insurance Company of Chicago. During 1958 C.I.T. also formed Service Leasing Corporation to provide fleet leasing of business cars and trucks.
C.I.T. bought Home Finance Service, a personal loan company operating forty-two offices in Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi, and Georgia in 1960. That year it also created the C.I.T. Leasing Corporation to handle leasing of machine tools and other industrial equipment.
C.I.T. earned $45.6 million on sales of $231.9 million in 1961, compared to a profit of $36.9 million with sales of $196.5 million in 1955.
During the 1960s C.I.T. added several more companies. In 1962 it purchased Family Finance Inc. of Indianapolis. It bought Time Finance Company, a consumer finance company with offices in Kentucky, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia in 1963 and also added Unifinanz, A.G., which conducted European sales- financing activities through subsidiaries in West Germany and England. C.I.T. bought Gibson Greeting Cards of Cincinnati in 1964 with approximately $36 million in cash. Gibson was one of the largest producers and distributors of greeting cards, gift-wrappings, party goods, and other paper products. That same year it also added Cleo-Wrap of Memphis, a manufacturer of gift-wrappings.
In 1965 C.I.T. acquired control of the Meadow Brook National Bank in West Hempstead, N.Y. In January 1966 C.I.T. bought All-Steel Equipment Inc. and later that year it acquired Kaye-Gibson, Ltd., and Brent Press Ltd., both of Great Britain. It added Laurentide Finance Corporation as well as B.K. Johl, a Canadian producer of steel office furniture, in 1967.
In November 1970 C.I.T. bought the personal loan operations of General Acceptance Corporation in Canada and Puerto Rico for cash. It acquired National Bank of Far Rockaway in October 1962, and in conjunction with this acquisition C.I.T. increased its interest in National Bank of North America to 100 percent.
By 1975 C.I.T. Financial Corporation was a diversified conglomerate with interests in business and consumer financing, insurance, banking, and manufacturing and merchandising. The financing and banking operations accounted for approximately 70 percent of net income in 1974, while insurance and manufacturing accounted for 17 percent and 13 percent, respectively.


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Pinckney Hall, 10–11 a.m.
Board of directors town hall meeting
Lakehouse, 1–3 p.m.
Holiday Spectacular concert
Magnolia Hall, 2 p.m.
Annual holiday
open house
Palmetto Commons,
3–5 p.m.
Holiday tree lighting Circle between Magnolia Hall and Pinckney Hall, 6 p.m.
Strategic planning committee
Hidden Cypress, 9 a.m.
Hidden Cypress fitness center orientation
10:30 a.m.–noon
Preregistration is required.
Property and grounds committee
Hidden Cypress, 2 p.m.
Dr. T. R. Rhodin: Aging Made Easier
Hidden Cypress, 6:30–7:30 p.m.
Holiday Spectacular concert
Magnolia Hall, 7 p.m.
Government and business affairs committee
Hidden Cypress, 9:30 a.m.
Leadership development committee
Pinckney Hall, 10 a.m.
Holiday Spectacular concert
Magnolia Hall, 7 p.m.
Beltone hearing
aid center
Hidden Cypress, 10 a.m.–Noon
Holiday Spectacular concert
Magnolia Hall, 7 p.m.
Paul Revere and The Raiders: A Rockin' Christmas
Magnolia Hall, 3 p.m. and 7 p.m.
Modifications committee
Hidden Cypress, 8 a.m.
Beaufort Memorial mobile wellness unit
Pinckney Hall Parking Lot, 9 a.m.–1 p.m.
No appointment necessary.
Gilman Floors: Flooring on a budget
Pinckney Hall, 10–11:30 a.m.
Movie Night
E.T.–The Extra-Terrestrial
Magnolia Hall, 7 p.m.
Covenants committee
Hidden Cypress, 8:30 a.m.
Covert Aire: Geothermal Heat Pumps
Pinckney Hall, 10:30–11:30 a.m.
Purrysburg fitness center orientation
12:30–2 p.m.
Preregistration is required.
Public safety committee
Hidden Cypress, 2 p.m.
St. Joseph/Candler Mobile Mammography
Appointments required. Call 1-800-395-7873.
Pinckney Hall Parking Lot
Wells Fargo Advisers: Keys to a Financially Secure Retirement
Pinckney Hall, 2–4 p.m.


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Birmingham LG Arena - Thursday 31st October
We regret to advise that due to illness Arctic Monkeys will be unable to perform at the Birmingham LG Arena tonight (Thursday 31st October 2013).
Please retain your tickets and await further information.
We very much regret any inconvenience caused.
31.10.13 7:07 pm
My husband rescheduled his workload and flew back from business in America to attend this concert with our son. It was our son's long awaited birthday present. They are currently sat in the carpark at the NEC and very disappointed. They will be even more disappointed when they know that the band were at the Groucho Club until 3.00 a.m. this morning. What a complete let down.
31.10.13 7:01 pm
So this is the 'trick' for Halloween this year, no treat for Arctic Monkey fans tonight.
I'm too upset to write anything coherent...
31.10.13 6:58 pm
Never been so upset and disappointed. Getting ready to see my fave band and you cancel because you got drunk. You need to seriously think about re-doing the gig or you will loose many fans, absolutely heartbroken.
31.10.13 6:57 pm
Da fuq you playing at?!?!!!? My uncle is in a band and was literally @#$*!ting himself but he still played. You cant even handle a couple of drinks you @#$*!s. You've let hundreds of your fans down because of your selfishness you lightweights. Disgraceful.
31.10.13 6:54 pm
After I shivered in the outside the doors of the NEC arena for 6 hours (lightly starved) as we were told that we weren't allowed to leave to get food otherwise we would loose our place in the queue.
Eventually, amongst a stampede of angry youths we managed to get through the glass doors and make our way inside the dungeon you call an arena, where we were forced to pay extortionate prices for what was essentially burger van grub due to earlier mentioned starvation.
Being the 105th in the queue, I felt like I'd won a gold medal at the Olympics. I was finally seeing the band of my dreams, the arctic monkeys. Only to find out in an impersonal, prerecorded, unsympathetic, drone of a voice that the gig had been cancelled and that I should leave.
No reason was given, no explanations what so ever. Just that I might not recieve a refund and to clear off ASAP. I want compensation for this inexcusable treatment!!!! I don't want an apology, I want tangible proof of how sorry you are for wasting my time, energy, money.
31.10.13 6:53 pm
Totally @#$*!ed off
Driven down from York , checked in to find they have cancelled
Would have known earlier they couldnt do it, will not come back for the rearranged date unless there is a bloody good explanation
Didnt seem much wrong with them at the Mercurys last night
31.10.13 6:52 pm
Totally disgusting! My girlfriend and her friend were setting off to the venue to hear this news.....you can manage to make some awards and have a few drinks on the house but clearly because you've had a few too many you've cancelled. I feel sorry for all the loyal fans who have spent money on getting there with accommodation plus the ticket costs. Who will reimburse them wwhlst you are still being paid to sit on your backsides.
31.10.13 6:44 pm
Potty face you don't have to be a carol vorderman to work it out. £120 hotel room. £10 parking. £60 fuel. £10 taxi from hotel.
31.10.13 6:37 pm
Unbelievable. Cancelling a gig can sometimes be unavoidable, but to cancel an hour and a half before you're due to go on stage is inexcusable. If told in time maybe we could get some money back on hotels and travel but the doors were even open before you cancelled!! Unknowing fans still arriving at the doors being turned away. It's unforgivable.
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Author Notes: my own improvisation on a classic: the brownie. These are the right combination of fudgey and cakey, salty and sweet. They also are made of ingredients in my everyday pantry. —Allison R. Stewart
Serves 9 decently sized brownies
- 9 tablespoons Butter
- 1 1/4 cups sugar
- 1/2 cup packed cocoa powder
- 1 1/2 teaspoons espresso powder
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cup flour
- 2 pinches sea salt
- in a saucepot over a low flame, melt the sugar and butter together. Once melted, add the cocoa powder and espresso powder.
- preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. also butter a 9x9 brownie/cake pan. (I use a round one because I don't have a square).
- once the ingredients above are melted together, turn the heat off, and wait for it to cool a little. Once sufficiently cool, add the vanilla extract, then the eggs, one by one, beating them in so its fully incorporated.
- add flour, again whisking the flour in slowly so that it is fully incorporated.
- pour the batter into the buttered cake pan. To your liking, sprinkle sea salt on top, so that it is evenly distributed.
- Place in oven, in the middle rack. Bake for approximately 25 minutes.
- This recipe was entered in the contest for Your Best Recipe with Coffee