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Focalization refers to the manner of representation of a narrative.
Based on the relationship between the focalizer and the focalized, focalization is the product of what the focalizer sees and that which is being seen in addition to their distance from or closeness to the narrator. The relationship between these three creates the nature of the focalization. Whereas the spatial position of the camera determines the focalization of a film, the spatial relation between the narrator, the focalizer and the focalized determines the focalization of a story; the focalization, like the camera, shifts from the perspective of the narrator to another character and to another--resulting in a plurality of perspectives and orientations toward the events in the narrative. To be more specific, types of focalization include external focalization and internal focalization.
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Cohan, Steven and Linda M. Shires. Telling Stories: A Theoretical Analysis of Narrative Fiction.
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Xhyniie has bot a KPOP fan for Three years and K-drama fan for 14 years. She likes writing about the Korean entertainment industry.
Spil a KPOP paramour and Korean toneelstuk fan, I've created a list of my top ten beloved Korean dramas from . If you toevluchthaven't observed any of thesis dramas, then you have so much to look forward to. Love the list!
Update: I've determined to include some ongoing stuk's from which you may like. Te addition, a list of upcoming toneelstuk's are also included on the list.
Toneelstuk's to witness out for
- Introverted Boss
- My Sassy Female
- Missing Nine
- Voice
- Defendant
- Man to Man
- While You Sleep
- Legend of the Blue Sea
- Goblin
- Fight For My Way
- Strong Woman Do Bong Soon
Recommended Korean Dramas for
- Age of Youth – a toneelstuk about the lives of five university students sharing one slagroom, love, friendship and survival. This is very recommended for teenagers.
- Mirror of the Witch – a toneelstuk about a female born to be a princess but grow up spil a witch. This starlets Yoon Si-yoon and Kim Sae-ron te the lead role.
- Moon Paramours: Scarlett Heart Ryeo – a stuk about a female name Hae-soo who travels back te Goryeo era. Te hier journey, she falls ter love with a man whom people are afraid of.
- Jealousy Incarnate – a schouwspel that revolves on the story of two competitive broadcasters from different tv stations. This starlets Gongo Hyo-jin and Cho Jung-seok.
- Picnic – a toneelstuk wherein fresh fictional boy group created. This revolves on the story of a boy liaison and a female together boarded on a plane but it crashes on an island.
- The K2 – a schouwspel about love, politics and betrayal. This revolves on the story of a former soldier and the daughter of a presidential candidate. It starlets Yoona of SNSD and Ji Chang-wook.
- Shopping King Louie – a stuk that tells the story of a man who is not able to reminisce his past and because of his frustration, he spends money to buy everything. He meets a zuivere and vigorous lady who will train him that love is not about buying anything and not something that money can buy.
- Moonlight Drawn by Clouds – is a schouwspel that tells the story of lady who disguises herself spil man and counsels guys on dating. She meets the future prince crown prince because of a love letterteken. The two of them are unaware about hier posing spil a man and him spil a future prince.
- Gogh,The Starry Night – is a korean toneelstuk that tells the story of 29-year-old female employee at an ad agency who fights to succeed te both work and ter relationships.
38 Task Force – is a schouwspel about the task force chief of Seoul City Recibidor and a con man who works together to collect taxes from people who avoid paying large amounts.
More list of Korean Dramas
- W/Two Worlds
W/Two Worlds is a schouwspel about two people from the vivo world and from the imaginary world created by webtoon artist. She lives ter the world total of challenges. He lives te the world wherein his journey depends on the writer. What will toebijten when the two of them meet? Will there be a blessed ending?
This is one of the best dramas that I had observed ter . The writer and director of this toneelstuk should be given an award for having a brilliant mind. Cinematography and editing abilities are exemplary. Wij should also not leave behind the personages who make it more realistic and arousing ter every scene released. There is no doubt that Hyo-joo and Jong-suk will make into a good duo te verdadero life.
This is a korean toneelstuk that wij can compare to Boys Overheen Flowers. This is about a woman who wishes of becoming a teacher but hier life switches when she meet four beautiful knights.
If you like cheesy rom-com dramas then you should include this on your list. At very first, I am aiming for So-dam and Jae-hyun spil the indeed look good together. The teaser of this schouwspel makes mij excited to see it till the end. But there is also downside on this toneelstuk. Some gigs are boring, maybe the writer had difficulty te wrapping its story. Regading on the personages, they had played their characters very well.
Kim So-hyun is a tiener who lives on Earth for Nineteen years. She died due to an accident and wandering on different places for many years already. Taecyeon is an exorcist. The two of them will meet, listens to different stories from ghost and sends them to the otherworld.
There is no doubt that So-hyun is one of the sought teenage actress ter South Korea. With hier past stuk like Who Are You Schoolgebouw , I know that he can bring positive feedbacks on this. On the other arm, Taecyeon is not just known spil a singer but a multi-talented actor. This is the very first time that the two of them work te a stuk. Since this is not concentrate ter romance, let's see if the two of them have chemistry.
Kim Woo-bin and Suzy will play the characters of a duo separated during their childhood days because of an ill-fated relationship. Ter the present, Woo-bin is a top actor-singer te Korea while Suzy is a documentary producer. With their current status ter life, the two of them will meet again.
I know I am not the only one who is very excited to witness this schouwspel especially that Woo-bin had bot the third party of The Heirs. Everyone has bot talking about this stuk and the chemistry inbetween the two leads. Ter the past years, I toevluchthaven't seen Woo-bin te the masculine lead so this would be interesting to observe. Te addition, he is a good actor especially when he played ter The Heirs and Twenty.


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Federal prosecutors have disclosed publicly for the first time that they have information indicating deceased Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev "participated" in a September 2011 unsolved triple homicide.
The revelation comes in a court document filed in the case against surviving bombing suspect, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, Tamerlan's younger brother. In the document, prosecutors note that they told Dzhokhar his dead brother was implicated in the triple murder by a friend, Ibragim Todashev.
Todashev was shot dead in his Florida apartment in May during an interview with the FBI and Massachusetts State Police. Sources with direct knowledge of the incident told ABC News shortly after the shooting that Todashev suddenly attacked the officers before he was "about to sign a statement" admitting to his own role in the triple murder.
According to the new court filing, before his death Todashev told investigators Tamerlan "participated" in the triple homicide in Waltham, Mass., in which three bodies were discovered naked with marijuana strewn across them on the tenth anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks. The new court document did not elaborate on Tamerlan's alleged involvement.
Law enforcement officials told ABC News days before Todashev's death that there was "mounting evidence," bolstered by "forensic hits," that pointed to the possible involvement of both Tamerlan and Dzhokhar in the triple murder. One of the young men killed, Brendan Mess, had once been a roommate and martial arts colleague of Tamerlan's, officials said then. At the time, the officials cautioned that DNA testing was not complete and it was too early to bring an indictment against Dhzokhar.
State investigators who oversee the homicide case said they have an active and ongoing investigation into the triple murder.
READ MORE: Graphic, Perplexing Triple Murder on a Dead-End Street
In July Dzhokhar Tsarnaev smiled in court and pleaded not guilty to all 30 charges against him related to the Boston Marathon bombing. The attack, in which two bombs housed in pressure cookers detonated within seconds of each other near the finish line of the Boston Marathon in April, killed three people, including an 8-year-old boy, and injured more than 260 others.
After a massive manhunt that shut down much of Boston, law enforcement caught up to the brothers days later and Tamerlan was killed in a shootout. Dzhokhar was wounded but survived. He was later discovered bloody and hiding in a boat, having allegedly scrawled anti-American messages on the inner wall.


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Hi there! My name is Lauren Nobile and I'm the new E-Commerce Marketing Assistant at BabyUnited. I couldn't be more thrilled to join the BU team. Although I'm not a mother, I was once voted "Best Babysitter Ever" by the neighborhood kids in my New Jersey hometown – a title I'm still proud of. I also have plenty of friends with young nieces and nephews that I 'm surrounded by more than I ever expected. I've become very familiar with the many uses of BabyLegs since I've come on board and I've grasped why our customers are so crazy for our products – distinguished designs, comfort, accessibility, practicality; I could go on all day.
Here are my favorites picks:
1. Anchors Away
Maybe vacations spent at the Jersey Shore or my summer birthday influence my taste, but I'm completley obsessed with anything nautical for both genders. Sail boats, anchors, variations of the color blue all give off an "Americana" feel of timelessness. It's a classic look that can't go wrong – for the young and old.
2. Fan-Tastic
It's always a win going with something crisp and simple but to make it a homerun, there needs to be a pop of color to tie it all together. The playful Mediterranean colors in Fan-Tastic work perfectly with basic aesthetics for spring and summer months.
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I don't need to tell you how fun babies are, so it's a no brainer that fun babies like fun things. That's one of the best parts of being around them! Cyclops aliens are not typically the cutest characters, but these legwarmers can put a goofy grin on anyone's face.
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New to this site and GFE. 41, Male, BF Cat 2, activity Cat 1
I just finished reading the guide for the second time and I'm left with a few questions that I'm either missing in the book, or it's not discussed but I'm guessing info overload and I'm just not catching it. To provide some history;
I work 2 jobs, one physical, one sort of physical (lots of driving). I work about 70 hours a week, long shifts. I am required at one job to work out on shift so every 3rd day I do about 45-60 minutes of supersets with heavy weights, then walk a mile or so on the treadmill. Other than that, no structured workout, I'm just busy.
Using the numbers in the guide to set daily calories, I came up with 1800 calories as my daily goal. Thats ironic because for the past 8 months I have been using the zig zag method with saturday being my weekly average of 1800 calories (40/35/25). I lost 25 lbs and put on about 10 lbs of muscle, got stronger across the board, conditioning went up as well stomach issues got much, much better. Overall, very solid progress and I'm happy with that even if the daily calorie fluctuation was less than simple for awhile. I never did plan a weekly refeed or cheat, they would just happen at birthday parties and holidays, etc. Then 4 months ago it stopped working. Now, I still have a decent amount of body fat to lose so this is in no way a result of me being too lean and it just being tough to lose that last few lbs. I adjusted down for a month, no change in weight or body comp. I adjusted up for a month, no change in weight or body comp. I tried Keto for 6 weeks and had a miserable experience with my stomach. *Side note - From 2009-2013 my life was VERY high stress with chronic horrible food and it did a real number on my entire digestive system. It took a year of probiotics and yogurt, prescribed meds, greatly reduced food variety (9 foods total), lots of other stuff I wont bore you with to get my digestive track back to something close to normal and Keto never did work right for me. (I'm not here to discuss keto, it didn't work with my gut and I will not go back on it)
SO, What I'm trying to figure out is the macros. I personally do well when I have a fit day account laid out for a week with food amounts, macro breakdown and I can see an entire week planned. It's worked great so far but I have been missing out on a lot of life not being able to eat like others. I discovered this guide and would like to incorporate that to improve my social/family life. IF I am doing this correctly, I would cut 10-20% off of the 1800, have one reward meal on say, wednesday nights, and then a 5 hour refeed window on Sunday. That works GREAT with my work and family schedule. What I don't know is how best to set my macros. I like lower carb but not keto low.
Question 1) Are my calories set at 1800 correct?
Question 2) How would my macros change?
Question 3) I need a minimum of 100 grams of carbs per day when dieting in a deficit, correct?
I liked what I read in the guide but admit I was left confused as to how to plug the entire thing together. I realize this may be rather simple to those of you with more experience so I apologize if my question is answered in the guide, I tried to find the answer and am just missing it I think. Thank you in advance for any assistance you are able to provide.
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2: do what you want with the macros, provided you've set protein high enough to be muscle sparing and carbs high enough to avoid ketosis. Focus on numbers rather than percentages.
3: 100g of carbs is not some magic minimum dietary requirement, but is typically the minimum to avoid ketosis. Higher carbs will improve energy and performance. Easy to get 100g worth as they're so abundant in foods.
General comment: I've heard others say that they've found this book hard to 'put together'. I guess that's because it's a loose guide rather than a spoon feed. I never really had that reaction myself, because I just used it as a valuable adjunct to the knowledge base I already had. This is honestly the best way to use it.
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Hello Peter, thanks for taking the time to reply to my post. I'll answer your answers with the same corresponding numbers below.
1) Weight is 195. I'm 5'8", male, 41. I used an activity factor of 11 and came up with 2145 maintenance calories so I set my daily caloric intake at 1800 to be in a 345 calorie deficit each day. I'll have to refer back but I think I'll need to reduce that to 1645 for 1 lb of fat loss per week?
2 and 3) I'll wrap these both up in the same answer since they're related. - I went back thru the guide this weekend and did the math and came up with these numbers - P/131 Grams - C/197 Grams - F/88 Grams.
I had a dexa scan a few months back that showed a LBM of 131 lbs so I'm rather "husky". lol I found the book to be a good read but I kept sensing I was missing some part of the calculations. Maybe I still am, maybe you can shed some light on that.
Thank you again for taking the time to reply and assist me. Have a good day.
hhmmm....well, whatever I'm doing is not working. I don't weigh myself very often but as I was getting dressed this morning my clothes felt tighter and not in a good way. I took them off and weighed myself and I've put on 4 lbs in two weeks. Thats irritating.
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Hi Peter, any help is appreciated. I got hit with a very busy month and am just now getting back with you.
I'm down to 1500 calories and weight is unchanged as is body comp. I'm not sure if it's safe to go any lower and I'm hungry quite often as it is. My performance at the gym is decent and I'm not feeling lethargic but something is wrong.
You suggested I recalculate to create a greater deficit but geesh, a grown man shouldn't be eating 1100 calories a day. I'm not sure which direction to go.
You did mention a low carb diet. If that is what you prefer to do. I prefer low carb as well. I believe that macros are highly overrated. No one eats one specific macronutrient. We all eat carbs,proteins, and fats. In only a few situations I recommend keeping track of macros.
If you are a competitive athlete, if you are hungry on your meal plan. If you are hungry on your meal plan you should pay attention to your fiber and protein intake. To do that you would have to count macros. You should also count macros if you are if you have medical issues or are doing a highly restrictive diet such as RFL or possibly if you have medical issues that can get better eating specific foods(macros).
Most people do not fall into those categories, I really believe that most people do not need to count their macros. Counting macros add more complexity to a meal plan and this would increase your chance of failure.
I think you're asking the question on how to calculate your macros for low carb.? If you are, then figure out your ideal weight(look online) eat roughly .80-1.0g of protein per pound of body weight. You said you want to eat 100g of carbs? If so add 100g of carbs to that and fill the rest of your calories with fat.
My ideal weight is around 200lbs.
Metabolic rate(when not active) = 2,700 calories.
protein = 200g * 0.8 = 160g protein = 640 calories
100g of carbs = 100*4 = 400 calories
calories left for fat = 2,700 - (400 + 640) = 1660 calories of fat
fat grams = 1660/9 = 184g
I made a minor mistake. I calculated my macros for maintenance. If you're going to do these calculations use how many calories you plan to eat. In your case, you said it was 1,800 calories. Use that number where I put in "Metabolic rate".
I use ketonix. It is a device that you breathe into and it measures the acetone concentration of your breath to determine if you're in ketosis or not.
I also get into ketosis when I am doing RFL. I no longer do a keto based diet.
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This penny desk tutorial from Jen at EPBOT certainly takes mosaic-making to a whole new level! And, while I'm definitely not suggesting that you take legal currency out of circulation to make your own, it might not be too hard to get your hands on some novelty coins or currencies that no longer exist.
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Breakfast For Dinner Cookbook Giveaway
I read cookbooks like novels. I curl up in bed with them, and read them word for word.
Breakfast for Dinner: Recipes for Frittata Florentine, Huevos Rancheros, Sunny-Side-Up Burgers, and More! by Lindsay Landis and Taylor Hackbarth is the best novel I've read in awhile.
Lindsay blogs at Love and Olive Oil and between her blog, design business, and her first book The Cookie Dough Lover's Cookbook: Cookies, Cakes, Candies, and More was released summer 2012. Meaning, she's released two cookbooks in 7 months, on top of everything else she does. I think she sleeps less than I do.
In Breakfast for Dinner, Lindsay and her husband, Taylor, teamed up and co-wrote and photographed the book, and it's truly gorgeous – both the recipes and the photography.
There are more than 100 classic breakfast recipes made with a twist. Enjoy hearty "brinner" dishes like Bacon Fried Rice, Breakfast Ravioli, Pizza over Easy, and Cornmeal Pancakes with Beer-Braised Short Ribs, plus such sweet treats as Sunrise Margaritas and Maple Bacon Cupcakes—to name just a few. This cookbook is a breakfast lover's dream come true.
So far I've only tried the Chocolate Brownie Waffles and they were rich, super chocolaty, scrumptious, and were like eating dessert for breakfast. Or for dinner.
I'm a big fan of brinner (breakfast-for-dinner). Here are 10 Favorite Breakfast-for Dinner Recipes:
1. Hawaiian Bread and Maple Banana Baked French Toast – Hawaiian bread is like a sponge, soaking up all the flavors and makes for soft, light, and fluffy French Toast
2. Creamy and Crispy Hash Browns Frittata (vegetarian, GF)
3. Vegetable Fried Rice Frittata (vegetarian, GF)
4. Baked Chipotle Sweet Potato and Zucchini Fritters (vegan, GF)
5. Pumpkin Cinnamon Overnight Pull-Apart French Toast with Vanilla Maple Butter – A make-ahead recipe, robustly flavored with pumpkin, maple, cinnamon. Robustly flavored, comforting, and pumpkin knows no seasons
6. Spinach and Red Pepper Frittata (vegan, GF)
7. Pumpkin and Cheesy Baked Potato Casserole (vegan, GF)
8. Spicy Baked Eggs and Hash Brown Casserole (vegetarian, GF)
9. Corn Chip-Crusted Southwestern Salmon Cakes (gluten-free)
10. Sweet Potato Graham Cracker "French Toast" Sticks – Sweet potatoes are dredged, coated, and baked to create plant-based baked French toast sticks. Crispy on the outside, soft on the inside, and the sweet potatoes are naturally sweet just like real French toast sticks
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Chief Diversity Officer Sandy Hoffman on Diversity and Technology
I had a moment to chat recently with Sandy Hoffman, Cisco's newly appointed chief diversity officer, and we spoke about her new role:
What does a chief diversity officer actually do?
At Cisco, I see my role as providing strategic leadership across the company on recruiting, advancing and retaining talented people in our multinational and multigenerational corporate environment. Additionally, I'll partner with the business on embedding inclusion and diversity into existing business processes, improving the effectiveness of employee resource groups, and supporting supplier diversity.
What challenges/opportunities do you see for diversity in technology companies right now?
The changing business landscape indicates that by 2020 the workplace will be dramatically different. In order to remain competitive, companies need to create a workplace that is diverse and inclusive, adaptable, virtual, and global.
Technology companies in particular are facing challenges in the shrinking pool of people from all backgrounds and abilities that are studying science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). Therefore, it's even more important for global technology companies to have diverse and inclusive strategies to be competitive as employers.
Before this role you spent 3 years as Sr. Director of Cisco Operations Inclusion & Diversity. You have a lot of practical experience leading I&D programs. What else has influenced your thinking?
I recently completed the Cornell Certified Diversity Professional/Advanced Practitioner (CCDP/AP) program, which is a comprehensive, national certified diversity management program that combines Equal Employment Opportunity law, diversity initiatives, strategic diversity recruiting and retention, diversity training, effective affinity groups and councils, as well as a diversity-related research project. I leverage this framework at Cisco along with an incredible network of diversity professionals in various fields/sectors for ongoing idea-sharing.
What is your personal interest in Inclusion & Diversity?
My most valued gift from my parents was the environment they provided to develop my imagination; having the ability to believe in everything, to play in my own sandbox, and to make reality from my own ideas. I believe that life is about giving back and I spend a lot of my spare time mentoring people; listening to them, learning from them, giving back and providing a "safe" space for honest conversation, devoid of judgment.
I'm also an activist against animal abuse and hoarding and spend time helping at animal rescues to create protective places where neglected or abused animals can find comfort.
What one thing do you want to be remembered for in your tenure as chief diversity officer at Cisco?
Results, not effort.
What are you watching or reading?
I read two good articles recently on technical women: "STEM: Something's Gotta Give," by Tina Vasquez at The Glass Hammer and "Women in Science, Engineering and Technology (SET) in Korea" from the International Journal of Gender Science and Technology. I would also recommend "Talking About Whose Generation?" about how the Baby Boomer, Gen X and Gen Y designations translate (or fail to) across the globe.
What inspires you?
The most important thing to me is the footprints that I am leaving behind for others to follow. My parents always told me, it is not about what you have, it is about the impact you are making. Never, ever waste that moment, seize the opportunity and go big!
Related links
"Measurement: Proving the ROI of Global Diversity and Inclusion Efforts", a paper co-authored by Sandy, in Diversity Best Practices
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Susan Parker
Thanks for the introduction to Sandy and her philosophy. I look forward to seeing great results during her tenure!
We have a unique business model and love to target small business IT consultants in rural areas of the country. This allows us to find highly qualified talent and pay them at a rate they normally couldn't earn in their smaller market. One would think that this strategy would lead to a large team of only white males. We have quickly found that this is not the case and while we proudly state that we only hire USA based techs, diversity is part of what makes America great.
Patricia De La Torre Dragovic
I enjoyed reading your story and all the building blocks that bring you here, now, to this passion to continue to ensure Cisco is a great company and a great place for a career. I hope your story inspires other executives to talk about their own I&D story.


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The Cincinnati Bengals used last month's draft to become more dynamic on offense, beginning with the selection of running back Giovani Bernard.
The second-round pick out of North Carolina signed with the Bengals on Thursday, the team announced. Terms were undisclosed, but locking in Bernard leaves just two rookies -- first-rounder Tyler Eifert and third-rounder Shawn Williams -- unsigned by the Bengals.
Bernard was the first back taken in the draft, and should see plenty of work alongside veteran BenJarvus Green-Ellis. Where "The Law Firm" provides the Bengals' offense with a meat-and-potatoes type, the speedier Bernard is expected to see work on the outside. The rookie also figures into the passing game as a threat who can damage a defense in open space.
Green-Ellis won't lose his starting job -- yet -- but Bernard is the Bengals' backfield future. Factor in the versatile Eifert, who figures to line up all over the field at tight end, and this Bengals offense looms as a potential headache for AFC North defenses.
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|2008-01-10, 10:47
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Lost in my dreams...
Join Date: Jun 2006
Age: 33
Nanoha FanFiction Discussion
Welcome to MGLN FanFiction Discussion thread.
This thread is meant for MGLN fanfiction and its discussion. Fanfiction works can be either posted in this thread or in the Fan Creations Forum and linked to in this thread. You may also link to Fanfiction works posted on other sites and discuss it here.
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NOTE: A further clarification of the rules was posted here; please read it.
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Most importantly: have fun
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|2008-01-10, 11:00
|Link #2
Vividly Vivio
Hello and welcome to the Fanfiction thread! Everyone's stories are welcome here, so do not hesitate to share! This post will be edited constantly to try and keep track of the many, many fanfics posted here. Below are the Author's names and the stories of Nanoha that they have written. If you would like your name and story to be added, please contact me via PM.
When people post a link to fanfiction.net or some other website that is a place for your story, I will add them to this list. If you see one that I missed, please let me know. Be advised that because people post little snippets and teasers constantly on threads such as this, only links will be added on this post.
-Please PM me if there is a mistake in your profile-
This post is only for an archive or stories, please feel free to post your stories normally here on the thread.
For the new members here, I have put together a small guide that may help you get started. You can find many of your questions answered by going here.
Ilya has also gathered up many of the terms and names for pairings that you might have questions about. If you ever run across a term you don't understand, chances are you can find it here.
TheShinySword has kindly gathered up all of the "shorts" that are posted here. A "short" is a story that was made for fun and generally only last for one post instead of becoming a story.
The Shorts Archive
The Crack Archive
The Shorts Archive 2
Spoiler for Authors A-M:
Spoiler for Authors N-Z:
Title: The name of your fanfiction
genre: romance? Action?
Main couple: (can be left blank if not needed)
Summary: (a brief summary of this work, to grab people's attention)
Rating: K,T,M // P,PG,R ?
Link: a link to your fanfiction.net posting of story, or if it's only available on AnimeSuki then the link to your post.
If you have more than one chapter on AS, please provide links to each post. If you have one chapter spread apart multiple post, please gather them together and place them in a single post for the ease of the people reading (the fanfiction thread is a good place to post them!)
Also, if you have a post profiling your OCs, please include it as well so I can add it in your profile.
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|2008-01-10, 11:17
|Link #3
Sleep beneath the flowers
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Lording above all of humanity >;3
Age: 29
We... We can post right? I just noticed bad things went down last night and... Well er. Moving along.
This was posted in the (I guess old) thread but since it is locked and all. I'll like to remind people of something here: I didn't write this. This is written by my friend that is helping me with my little project here. I'll pass along all comments and such to him though of course.
Spoiler for Arc-en-Ciel:
I also finished the 2nd chapter of School of Lyrical and will be updating it on Fanfiction.net once I get back from my English class in a few hours.
And err... If we weren't meant to post like this. Sorry. *Flee*
|2008-01-10, 11:28
|Link #4
Adeptus Animus
Join Date: Jan 2007
Age: 31
*Cracks knuckles* Right, new thread, new start. Since I can't whip up a new fic in a few minutes, I'll start of with a repost. It's been months since I last worked on this story, so a little review of what happened might be a good idea.
Now, this story is intended to dive into Ancient Belka, which -being a non canonical setting- means that there will be OC's apearing next to the main cast. They will be introduced, though, and I'll make effort to keep them limited.
Legend of Ancient Belka: Fall of an Empire.
Spoiler for Prologue:
Spoiler for Part 1 A burning vessel:
Spoiler for Chapter 2: Playing with politics::
Next chapter, Meetings and brothers.
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|2008-01-10, 12:29
|Link #5
Sleep beneath the flowers
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Lording above all of humanity >;3
Age: 29
Well to be fair Keroko it was meant to be a teaser... So it was meant to be short enough to grasp your attention and get that exact reaction you just went through. So it worked. Bwhahahahahahah. And I'm sure in the full chapter you'd know Erika's full looks
But I'll pass along those comments when he signs back in. Working on uploading School of Lyrical 2 (Which means typing it) then I'll take a peek at what you posted.
|2008-01-10, 13:37
|Link #6
Wild card
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Finland
Age: 34
How do i killed thread?
that'll teach me to listen to the mods and not get involved in random snowballs rolling downhill...
anyway, @keroko: is it just a coincidence that Alistinas picture bears a huge resemblance to your own avatar?
also, primarchs, the moment i read that i got the mental image of big burly men from WH40k, then the picture you attached came along for a mental image clash of the century, causing me to lock down for several seconds ... but i got better, really wish there was more though as the premise is interesting. well, as long as no emperors come around anyway...
|2008-01-10, 13:40
|Link #7
Vividly Vivio
@Keroko: What's the name of that story?
Lyrical Days update will be on hold for a day while I situate myself. Next chapter of Saved by the bell should be started on tonight
Also, if post here and have your Nanoha stories on FF.N, let me know so I can add you to my list. If you post stories here and don't have them on FF.N.... I'm trying to work out a system that could work
|2008-01-10, 14:13
|Link #8
Sleep beneath the flowers
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Lording above all of humanity >;3
Age: 29
Ow, ow. Sore arm sore arm... *cough*
So I finished the 2nd chapter of School of Lyrical. It is officially my longest piece of writing ever for a chapter at 2,364 words.
Enjoy it please? ^^;
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|2008-01-10, 14:23
|Link #9
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: On a dot.
Broken link there. Any FF links with the word secure and live preview is accessible to the author alone. Click on your FF bio (and hope you did not click before adding the chapter) to find the right link.
And Satashi-san works fast. I hadn't even sent in a pm yet.
But as a random suggestion to make it neater...cut out the author's comments line? Unless if it's specifically requested, I don't think there's a real need for it. But that's just me. I don't have any specific comments to make, since I'm used to rambling in fics itself.
Spoiler for And several other trimmings for neat look..:
I did suggest bolding and italizing too, but then that did be too much work. Point in fact, I think it is already too much work... *gives e-cookie to Satashi*
|2008-01-10, 14:48
|Link #11
Adeptus Animus
Join Date: Jan 2007
Age: 31
The full title is 'Legend of Ancient Belka: Fall of an Empire', mostly shortened to 'Fall of an Empire.'
Eagle, Kriz, I'll comment on your stories later, promise.
|2008-01-10, 15:13
|Link #12
Sleep beneath the flowers
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Lording above all of humanity >;3
Age: 29
I remember the second chapter of that Keroko. It is good stuff, I like it.
It's interesting and well described I think I shift too much from a second and third person point of view in my own writings.
|2008-01-10, 17:59
|Link #13
The Dang-meister
Have you forgotten my story already Satashi-sama?!
I'm hurt! XD
There. Now my issue has been sated.
|2008-01-10, 18:20
|Link #14
Good piece, Kriss. =3
|2008-01-10, 18:35
|Link #15
Sleep beneath the flowers
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Lording above all of humanity >;3
Age: 29
Wow the Nanoha section is either heavily frequented or my works are actually getting a name for themselves considering I've broken the 200 hit mark faster then ever before. I used to be able to refresh every few minutes and see the hits going up!
All the comments make me very happy. Makes my time of writing it all out very much worth it.
Chapter 3 won't be up until at least Monday. I think I'll drop by college to use their webz tomorrow, but I won't be done with it by then (I haven't even started it yet). Again this is not set in stone; at EARLIEST Monday. But it could be a longer wait. But I am aiming for a Monday release, failing that Tuesday... And so on.
Once School of Lyrical is done I'll begin work on my... I guess you can call it masterpiece project A big word I know, but I don't think I've written anything of the scale I am imagining it to be. The overall thing me and my partner in crime dubbed 'Arc-en-Ciel', and you saw a snippet of the 'series' from the Varista point of view (From Erika von Cale's eyes). Mine would be seeing the stuff from the TSAB's view through Rune's eyes.
I hope it'll be epic But it is a ways off. A lot of work to do... If you want, I can ask my partner if he wants to have chapter 1 done as a teaser or something
|2008-01-10, 19:37
|Link #16
Vividly Vivio
archive post updated, please check if there are any mistakes in your section. If you are not added yet, please PM me with the information.
(Keroko please let me know what to add on yours)
On that note, I'm going to start writing on my fics now ^^;
Fast Lyrical Days. Sorry it's not too long but I want to start on SbTB as well tonight.
Spoiler for Lyrical Days:
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|2008-01-10, 21:54
|Link #17
User of the "Fast Draw"
Glad that Nanoha is looking a little better. Leaving her alone too much could have taken things to a bad place. As always quite the relationship going on with Yuuno there.
Now for the next course of action. Has been a while since doing something with Fate. Just ignoring her isn't going to help things all that much. Have done plenty with Hayate so can spend a turn doing what we can elsewhere. Somehow don't think Fate would care that much how much money was spent on the date. So will go B this time. Though I'm not sure when I picked the winning one last...hmm Maybe I'm out of touch.
|2008-01-10, 22:05
|Link #18
Vividly Vivio
Hehe, just remember kids, if you ignore a girl long enough, you get flashed!
And in case anyone was wondering, yeah, if you skipped buying a present last choice you go on an expensive date.
|2008-01-10, 22:12
|Link #19
*mulls* Augh, damnit. Such hard choices for once.
*thinks more.*
*rapid headbashing*
Got it!
I'll go B.
Fate just strikes me as a person who wouldn't mind too much about the price of the Date. But then again, I could be wrong.
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Friday, January 9, 2009
9th Edition of Smile for the Camera: Who Are You? I Really Want to Know
I have two submissions for this edition, and am equally intrigued by both, for somewhat different reasons.
First pictures: I have to give a little bit of background on this one. Anyone who has recently read either my blog or Judith Shubert's blog Genealogy Traces may have gotten a hint of a little mystery we have found. It all began when I clicked on my link for Judith's blog and the first thing I saw was the picture you will see when you click here. I had a sudden jolt of recognition. I was sure that I had seen a picture of this woman among my mother's old photograph albums that I inherited. In addition, I was aware of Judith's Texas connections, and both of my parents were from Texas. My first response was to pull the old albums out and find the picture that Judith's picture reminded of. No joy – that picture was not in there, nor was it among some of the loose pictures I had, either. But I did find a couple of small pictures that reminded me of the person in Judith's picture and those are the ones you see above. I posted them on my blog and left a comment on the relevant post on Genealogy Traces. Judith and I have been corresponding, trying to figure out who my mystery person is and whether there is a family connection. We have not been able to establish a definite connection, but there are some eerie coincidences....
Second picture: The lady in this picture appears in several of my mother's old pictures, with and without the two little boys. She also appears in one or two "line-up" pictures with my mother and her sisters and sisters-in-law. A couple of my cousins who can identify many of the people in my mother's old pictures have taken a look at these pictures and cannot identify these people. The picture appears to be dated in the early 1940s. The area was probably Bomarton or Seymour in Baylor County, Texas, although it might have been Southern California.
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Greta this is an exciting mystery, for sure! I opened both blogs in different tabs, then switched back and forth so I could compare Judith's grandmother, Edna, to the first of your photos here...that has to be the same woman, or her absolute twin!ReplyDelete
I wouldn't say this is absolutely NOT my grandmother Edna. There is always the possibility that I'm wrong. Or maybe it is one of the 2 half-sisters whom she did not grow up with and who remained in Louisiana with her grandmother Cook when her mother, Alice, got remarried. Hmmm.ReplyDelete
Good post, Greta. I've enjoyed this joint venture.
Aren't mysteries fun? The woman in Judith's photo is slightly more delicate looking, but the woman in my photo could be an older version of her (or her with makeup) or, as Judith has suggested, a half sister.
Just for fun, with regard to your latest picture (William Spence Davis, Sr.), my favorite great-great grandfather's name was William Spencer Moore. Now I don't expect any relationship there, but it still piles another coincidence on. Life is stranger than fiction, that's for sure!
And my husband is a Davis...maybe we could have a triple mystery on our hands!! I love it!ReplyDelete
How FUN! Yes, life is full of these little coincidences, isn't it?ReplyDelete
That's a great mystery! I wish yuo and Judy luck in finding out who this is!ReplyDelete
Thanks, Wendi. What I plan to do is upload all my orphan photos to my Facebook page where Judith can look at them at her leisure, plus I plan to keep close track of her blog, and perhaps I will see more familiar pictures!ReplyDelete


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SOURCE: Washington Post-ABC News poll | The Washington Post - March 31, 2009
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
The number of Americans who believe that the nation is headed in the right direction has roughly tripled since Barack Obama's election, and the public overwhelmingly blames the excesses of the financial industry, rather than the new president, for turmoil in the economy, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll.
At this early stage in his presidency, Obama continues to benefit from a broadly held perception that others should bear the bulk of responsibility for the severe economic problems that confront his administration. Americans see plenty of offenders, but only about a quarter blame the president and his team for an economy that's in the ditch.
Despite the increasing optimism about the future, the nation's overall mood remains gloomy, and doubts are rising about some of the administration's prescriptions for the economic woes. Independents are less solidly behind Obama than they have been, fewer Americans now express confidence that his economic programs will work, barely half of the country approves of how the president is dealing with the federal budget deficit, and the political climate is once again highly polarized.
The percentage of Americans in the new poll who said the country is on the right track still stands at just 42 percent, but that is the highest percentage saying so in five years and marks a sharp turnabout from last fall, when as many as nine in 10 said the country was heading in the wrong direction. Fifty-seven percent now consider the nation as moving on the wrong track.
Overall perceptions about the country parallel a rapid increase in the percentage of Americans who say the economy is improving. For the first time since late 2004, the gap between the numbers saying the economy is getting better and those saying it's getting worse is in the single digits (27 percent to 36 percent).
Two-thirds of Americans approve of the way Obama is handling the country's top job, and six in 10 give him good marks on issue No. 1, the flagging economy. Those figures are little changed from last month. But he receives lower marks for dealing with the federal budget deficit after submitting a plan that would see continued huge deficits over the next decade. Fifty-two percent back Obama on his approach to the deficit, with the public split about evenly over whether belt-tightening or big increases in spending should be used to try to improve the economy.
There is now a pronounced divergence between Democratic and Republican perceptions of the economy, a bigger partisan divide than the one that occurred 16 years ago after Bill Clinton took office. In early 1993, people in both parties were about equally likely to see the economy as improving, but now the number of Republicans who say it is souring is more than double that of Democrats.
A sharp rise in optimism has occurred among Democrats, who are about three times as likely to approve of the country's course as they were just before Obama's inauguration. Independents, too, are more optimistic, with twice as many feeling positive as in mid-January. Among Republicans, there has not been significant movement in either direction.
Obama's overall approval rating among independents has dipped six points, to 61 percent, and fewer than half, 45 percent, said he is doing a good job of handling the deficit. His approval rating among Republicans has dropped seven points, to 30 percent.
Overall, almost two in three Americans, 64 percent, said they have confidence that Obama's economic policies will improve the economy, but that number has dropped since he took office and began to implement his ideas. Before his inauguration, 72 percent were confident that his economic agenda would lead to a recovery. Now, after two months of vigorous debate about his stimulus package and ambitious budget blueprint, confidence has decreased by 13 points among independents and by a similar amount among Republicans.
At the same time, 62 percent see Obama as a "new-style," fiscally responsible Democrat; fewer, about a third, label him an "old-style" Democrat oriented toward taxing and spending. Fifty-seven percent of independents consider Obama part of a new breed, the same percentage that said so of Clinton at the start of his first term.
The findings suggest that the public continues to give Obama considerable latitude as he attempts to jump-start the economy, but public patience may be limited. The coming debate over his budget, where he faces both Democratic and Republican resistance to some of his major priorities, should produce a more definitive first-year judgment on his economic program and his presidency. Clinton's ratings fell his first summer in office as he pushed through a budget and economic plan over solid Republican opposition.
The telephone poll of 1,000 randomly selected adults was conducted from Thursday through Sunday. The margin of sampling error is plus or minus three percentage points.
When it comes to assessing responsibility for the nation's economic plight, 80 percent said they put a "great deal" or a "good amount" of blame on banks and other financial institutions for taking unnecessary risks. The same percentage said they blame large corporations for poor management decisions. About seven in 10 blame consumers for overextending themselves with debt and the Bush administration for not vigorously regulating the financial industry.
Criticism of the banks, large corporations and consumers is roughly comparable across the political spectrum. But there is clear disagreement over whether Obama bears any of the blame, with Republicans far more likely to say yes than are Democrats or independents. Republicans, however, were as apt to blame the Bush administration for lax regulation as they were to target Obama for not doing enough to fix the problems.
Obama maintains a strong hand in his dealings with congressional Republicans. The public prefers his approach to that of the Republicans by more than two to one. But the percentage of independents siding with Obama has dropped 12 points, to 50 percent. Many of those independents in the new poll said neither has the upper hand in the economic debate. About a quarter of independents align with the Republicans on this question.
At the same time, Republicans are somewhat splintered. One in five self-identified Republicans in the poll said neither Obama nor their party's congressional leadership has the edge on dealing with the economic situation.
One way the administration has sought to increase confidence in Obama's economic plans and campaign pledge of transparency was to launch Recovery.gov to allow people to track federal money spent on economic stimulus; 6 percent of Americans said they have visited the Web site.
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two-and-a-half hours from where I am. And those games don't even count. So if I
want to see a Red Sox game in Florida that actually counts, I have to drive to
Tampa unless the gods of Interleague play decide to work in my favor.
Those of you familiar with the Florida terrain
know that any drive across or up the state is absolutely boring. There are no
hills or mountains, no really big cities that you can see from the highway:
nothing. You might see a group of cattle every now and then. And no, driving
through the Everglades is not cool. You will not see a panther, nor will you
see an alligator. You will only see trees.
A four hour drive through this kind of terrain
doesn't sound fun, but the ends clearly justify the means. A normal person
would have spent the night in Tampa, and maybe driven back the next day. It's not that I'm not normal, it's just that I didn't have that option. You see, this series came at probably the most
inconvenient time for me: finals week. I decided that my best option was to go
to the last game of the series, on Wednesday night, because I only had my
French final the next day.
So after my Pre-Calculus final, my dad and I
hopped in the car and we were off. Google maps says that the drive is about
four-and-a-half hours. Somehow, we made it in about three-and-a-half. We
arrived before the gates opened, so we waited in line for a bit. When they were
checking my bag, they almost didn't let me bring my Dustin Pedroia salsa
inside, but it ended being alright.
Those who work at Tropicana Field are very
clever. They open the inside of the stadium itself at 5:10 pm, but they don't
let you in to the seating sections until 5:40. Basically, they want you to buy
stuff. Honestly, I do not feel like I'm in a baseball stadium when I am at the
Trop; I feel like I'm at some stupid carnival. It's air-conditioned, and
it just doesn't feel like a real baseball stadium. My father and I didn't
weight our options quite well enough for food. We basically stopped at the
first place we saw, and we got these sausages with peppers and onions on top.
They were fairly decent, but nothing like the sausages at City of Palms
We were finally let in to the seating bowl, I
went straight to the dugout. I'm pretty sure that the security guard decided I
was mildly insane as soon as I put my Dustin Pedroia salsa (which expired in
February) on the dugout. Well, Dustin Pedroia did not sign my Dustin Pedroia
salsa. But I was able to get Darnell McDonald's signature (he was the only guy
that signed). His signature looks a little bit different now than it did during
the Spring, but not by much.
We had great seats: twelve rows behind the Red
Sox dugout. I found it a bit weird that we were row 'W' though, yet we were 12
rows back. The Rays clearly do not know their alphabet. Luckily our row was
filled entirely with Red Sox fans, and they were absolutely great to converse
with. Even the two Rays fans in front of us–season ticket holders since
1999–were very kind. The cowbells weren't even that obnoxious. I'd be willing
to bet that opposing teams, and especially opposing pitchers, hate playing at the Trop.
I really just do not like Tropicana Field. I understand the necessity of retractable roofs for stadiums located in areas where it always rains. But a dome? Baseball was not meant to be played indoors. Billy Crystal says, "There's a very peaceful thing: it was created and played in pastures and
meadows. There's grass, there's outdoors, there's everything that people though
was American and feel about America." The Trop just does not make me feel like I'm at a baseball stadium. I wonder what the players think of it; I'll have to ask one of them. They even give you a weather update, and I'm just sitting there asking myself, 'How is this at all relevant?"
I was really hoping that the Red Sox would win
the game because driving back four hours after seeing a loss would not have been fun.
I was hoping that Lackey would continue in the streak of stellar outings from
our starters (at that time). He didn't pitch a gem like Matsuzaka's one-hitter, or Lester's
gem, but he pitched well enough for the Red Sox to win, and that's what counts.
Lackey's main problem was that he was inefficient with his pitches. Nevertheless, his balls to strikes ratio was significantly better than Matt Garza's that night.
Adrian Beltre was absolutely on fire this
game. He hit two home runs (the first of which is pictured above), and he was a
double shy of the cycle. He may make errors sometimes, but his bat has been such a valuable part of the lineup. He is among the league leaders in batting average, and has generally been great with runners in scoring position.
David Ortiz hit an opposite field home run, which was great to see. He really turned it around in May, but I still think mild skepticism during April was appropriate (maybe not during the first week, but after that). He simply was not seeing pitches well in April, and he was always getting behind in the count. Ortiz has struggled during June though. He was something like 1-for-24 on this road trip. Some people (like Jon Lester and Mark Teixeira) just aren't April guys, and maybe Ortiz is just one of those guys now.
Being at that game was such a great birthday present. The Red Sox offense was just so in sync. By the time the game ended, everyone around me was wishing me luck on my French final. I'm pretty sure that the vast majority thought that I was a bit nuts for being in Tampa when I had a final four hours South the next day.
On our way back, my dad and I picked up some 5-hour energy. My dad drank it to keep him alert on the long drive home, and I saved it for the next morning. Believe me, that stuff works, and it actually doesn't taste too bad. I don't blame you if you think I'm a little bit crazy for doing this, but I don't regret it for a second. When my response to "Why do you look like a zombie today?" was "Oh, I was in Tampa last night", I got some strange looks. If I can't bring the Red Sox to myself, I'll bring myself to the Red Sox.
I'm kind of upset that my school wouldn't let me rearrange my finals though. They let other people do that if they were leaving on vacation, or going to their brother's graduation… but they wouldn't let me rearrange my finals for this? This is my life. It disappoints me that some people just cannot accept that this is more than just a game for me. Who are they to decide what has more merit? Going to a baseball game or going to a graduation? It's completely subjective! Passion is relative.
This is beyond dedication; this is beyond baseball.
I'm Baaaaaaaaaack
When Manny Ramirez said that upon signing his contract with the Dodgers, I don't know how much he really meant that. Then again, why should I even consider trusting Manny? He hates me anyway. Manny, the catalyst of the Dodgers lineup, and one of the biggest reasons that they have the best record in the majors, is suspended for fifty games.


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Mixed feelings. On the one hand, they just got rid of the only real tool they had to make sure that everyone does participate in the program, but on the other hand I'm not sure that the monthly safety briefing concept has any proven benefit in the first place.
I have mixed feelings about the change. On the one hand, I think it's good that members are not being prevented from participating in a meeting, activity or mission because they just when non-current. On the other hand, how do you make participation in a program mandatory without making any provisions for those not complying with the program? This change may be a step in the right direction, but the implementation still needs some work. I guess we'll have to see how it develops moving forward.
Is the safety training still on line? I am not near my home unit and had been doing the training on line, can't find it now. Any help?JCW
Quote from: Ohioguard on August 01, 2015, 11:44:38 PMIs the safety training still on line? I am not near my home unit and had been doing the training on line, can't find it now. Any help?JCWIt is not required anymore.The unit is still required to do monthly safety education....but there is no longer a need for you to have attended it to be able to participate in CAP activities.
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Chateau, it's obvious that I do not agree with the 1215pm finish time for Cheyne/Meghan since my estimate of that is stated as 1102am. I don't know whether yours is better than mine or not because I used a series of assumptions to get there. It's certainly possible that they took 73 minutes longer in the total time for Dubai II tasks and transportation, but obviously I do not think so. We'll see when the pit stop release times are available at the beginning of the show Sunday night. However, my "so what" comment still applies. If they can't get that flight, they jsut get the Air France flight combination. They arrive ahead of the other teams pretty much for sure, although the amount varies with which flight or flights they get.
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Why are we back to all Amsterdam flights again? What happened to coming in and getting the cars in Bremen as an option??
Giving how most of the pit stops this season have been something other than the standard 12-hour pitstops, there's no reason to assume that the pit stop had to be at least 12 hours; it could have been less than 12 hours.My guess would be that the pit stop release would have been used to get Phil on that 12:12 am flight, ahead of the Racers, and that the release time was chosen to maximize the likelyhood of the teams would get flights that would have the teams using the same later flight.I seriously doubt that a team would likely have enough time to make a flight that departs 70 minutes after release from a pitstop.
Since teams are having to drive themselves, the release clue to likely going to tell the Racers to fly to XX and then drive yourself to YY. They're not going to be given a choice of airports to fly to to up pick their cars.So it has to be either Bremen for all the teams, or Amsterdam for all of the teams. And given the hyperspeed at which this season was filmed, it's going to be whichever of the two is closer.
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I'm not trying to be too sneaky I only know that the shot of Brian & Ericka looking at the bell twoer was taken at the near end of the day. So, since I am stubbornly sticking with the idea that they arrive and have to wait for their cars to be available in the morning, that means this afternoon shot has to be after the dress-up/bike-ride and Detour part. I guess the bell tower does not have to be a Roadblock.So for me it's bell tower at the end of the leg. Now about that confessional ...
http://www.robersum.com/index.php?lang=nlHave already sent a message to Dutch this morning asking which one is likely.
I like the tower at the end of the day...but suppose it is the 29th and not the 30th? We have Steffi seeing a team the morning of July 29 in Dubai wanting to call about flights.So can we get them to Groningen in time for late afternoon shots at the bell tower on the 29th??And then an overnight for some reason and the rest of the tasks the next morning on the 30th??
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