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I get asked all the time, "I have this idea for a story, should I just start writing or should I plot it out?"
And while this is a great question, it's the wrong question for people who are just starting out as writers. Worse, the real answer is something no new writer wants to hear.
The fact is, if you have an idea for a story, you should not just start writing it, nor should you start plotting it out.
Stories are so much more than people assume. They are incredibly difficult to create. Yet in today's instant gratification self-publishing world, this fact has been lost. They have replaced "It's hard to create a story people will want to read." with "It's so easy to get your book published!" In today's digital printing world, writers puke words onto a page, and without any cost to themselves what-so-ever, upload them and expect to get paid for their "work". But they have skipped the most important part – they must be educated on how to create stories worthy of being bought.
To circle back to the question, someone with a story idea and an interest in writing for profit should start by educating themselves on what it means to be a professional writer.
QUESTION: Is it really that hard to create a story? I mean, I've been watching books and reading movies my whole life. Don't you think that through simple osmosis I'd have picked up what I need to tell a story worthy of being paid for?
ANSWER: No. The problem is, stories that are amazing are amazing because the writer wrote it in such a way that the mechanical elements are invisible to the reader/viewer. And there is so much to think about. Way too many to discuss in this blog post, but let's take a look at just one – the Compulsory Scene.
Compulsory Scenes are scenes that pretty much have to be included in a story, depending on the Genre you are writing in. As an example, in a murder mystery, one Compulsory Scene will be the discovery of the body. You can't have a murder mystery without a murder, right? So, at some point in a murder mystery, usually at the start, there will be a scene where someone is either killed, or someone discovers a dead body. This may sound "elementary" (pardon the pun), but it's so much deeper than that. You can't just write, "And here's the dead body!" because that's been done a million times. You will never stand out from the crowd – i.e. you will never sell copies of your book. What you must do is make your Compulsory Scene of "finding the body", which has been done a million times in a million different ways, different in your novel from all others. And that is where time, education, and effort will come in. You have to know what you're doing to be able to do it in a way that no one else has done before.
Step over to my Genre, Epic Fantasy. There are tons of Compulsory Scenes that must be in Epic Fantasy for it to be Epic Fantasy. I could take the easy road and bring up that in Action/Adventure, a Compulsory Scene would be that the Hero has to come really close to death. But that's as obvious as a body in a murder mystery. So let's dig deeper. Another Compulsory Scene in Epic Fantasy, one that if not done well will hurt your Epic Fantasy story, is "the Journey". In every Epic Fantasy book, the characters will start in one place, and travel to another. But since it's been done a bazillion times, how do you make yours unique? And the answer is not, "Well, I'll be unique by not including it in my novel!" Because then, you are not writing Epic Fantasy! Go back to my last example. You can't write a murder mystery that doesn't have a murder! That's not how you can be unique. Compulsory Scenes are named such because, well… they're compulsory. Are they required? No. But readers will be expecting them. Your job is to make them unique and interesting. And if you don't include them, you better do so in a unique and interesting way other than just not including them. But if you don't study this, if you have never heard of a "Compulsory Scene" before, how the hell are you going to know it needs to be done?!?!
And Compulsory Scenes only scratch the surface of what a writer needs to know. You need to have an intimate understand of pacing, beats, character development, themes, symbolism, motifs, plot arcs, plot hooks, conflict, tension structure, reversals, and the list goes on. And that's just for story creation. None of that is used in how you write the words that will convey all that stuff! Once you get into the actual writing the list of what you must master grows exponentially, because now you move from creativity to English grammar. Meaning, yes, you must know the basics like sentence/paragraph structure, punctuation, etc., but it moves into more complex topics such as author intrusion, utilizing Point of View, understanding how to "show" with words instead of "telling", Verb Forms, Gerunds, Participles, etc., and then rises to such extreme heights as understanding structural patterns created by how you write, being able to identify them, break them, and create new patterns!
And all this takes time to learn. Years, in fact.
But no one wants to hear that. They feel that since their mommy says they are the best little writer in the whole wide world, they should be able to skip actually learning what it means to be a writer and just go right to the New York Times Best Seller list.
So what to do?
Well, the easiest way is to go to college and get your degree in English and Creative Writing. An MFA (Master in Fine Arts) is always appreciated by the publishing industry.
But who has time for that? Well, your only other option is to do it the more time consuming way.
1) Read books on the subject. I have started a recommended reading list here. Read at least one book every month on creative writing, grammar, or the business of publishing.
2) Read books in the genre you want to write in. Not for pleasure, but as a professional dissecting the work. Understand why it works, and where it fails or could have been better.
3) Write every frickin' day. Seriously. You are going to have to write one million words before you will write your first word that is worthy of being paid for. That is not an arbitrary number. One Million Frickin' Words!!! To reach that, you must write every day.
4) Join a critique group that meets weekly. First, it will make you write something new each week for your critique group to critique. Second, you must critique other people's work to grow as a writer (just like reading published books in your genre).
5) Attend lectures on writing whenever you can. Writers' Conferences, Local Classes, Fan Conventions, Book Festivals, there are tons of places that have workshops and classes. Follow me on social media and see where I teach.
6) Do the above for ten years. Consistently and without compromise. Do all this for ten years, and if you also have storytelling talent, you will develop the skills you need to actually become a professional in this industry.
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Crusaders hungry to create more history and clinch special title hat-trick, maintains Baxter
The biggest question marks during the countdown to tomorrow's kick-off centred on the much-publicised Coleraine-Portadown fiasco, but when the Danske Bank Premiership season commences, the most pertinent talking point will be if Crusaders can make more history by winning three titles in a row.
Do the Crues have the mental strength and quality to hold onto the glittering prize or will a resurgent Linfield, Glenavon or Cliftonville be crowned the best team in the country?
Stephen Baxter and his men have endured cheap shots regarding the style of play on the Shore Road but the statistics speak for themselves and the fans are loving the winning football they are watching.
The manager has raised this club from the ashes of relegation and he deserves more respect, particularly for his business in the transfer market which has once again been impressive this year.
Squads win championships and Crusaders have real strength in depth. Closer examination of the players also suggests they have the hunger and desire to keep tasting title glory.
Ahead of their opening clash at home to Ballymena United tomorrow, Baxter admits his squad is in "uncharted waters" but he knows they are relishing the challenge.
"It probably is one of the biggest challenges we could face," said the Crues boss.
"It's uncharted waters and we don't really know the answer to that question - is this the club's toughest ever challenge?
"All we know is that we prepare for every single game and season by trying to improve ourselves as athletes and how we prepare and perform. We've tried to bring good players in that will encourage and strengthen the team.
"We've tried to instil a new fresh hunger into the side and the boys are buzzing for it. You then need a lot of things to go your way as the season progresses.
"All the other teams have strengthened and that's what happens because when you haven't won a title in a while you become more hungry for it.
"That's what makes the challenge of winning the title three years in a row more difficult but we are up for it, we are very excited about it and we will give it our best shot."
Irish League fans are still recovering from the shock of big name arrivals to the league and Baxter is also keen to welcome Nacho Novo, Sammy Clingan, Roy Carroll and Paddy McCourt to the party.
"It's fantastic and I'm actually thrilled we have the calibre of players we have - top players," he added.
"I watched Paddy McCourt on Saturday and he gave an exhibition of football for an hour. His passing, movement, quality of pass and vision were all brilliant to watch and that's exciting for our league.
"It's good that these players would even consider playing in our league, including others from the League of Ireland, who are maybe lesser known but every bit as good. Stadiums are getting better, standards are improving and the game is at its height at the moment."
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A maintenance man is responsible for performing maintenance services. Requirements for maintenance men vary according to the company and state where the worker is employed. A maintenance man must have construction skills such as carpentry, plumbing, painting, and roofing. The maintenance man's job involves a variety of duties that may include plumbing, fixing or painting doors or repairing specialized equipment. Those interested in this career may specialize in one field, such as plumbing or carpentry, or these workers can perform several different duties. Maintenance men can become employed at cafeterias, schools, hospitals or other facilities that require repair services.
Obtain a high school diploma or GED. High school students interested in this career should take courses in mechanical drawing, electricity, woodworking and mathematics. Expect most employers to require a high school diploma before becoming employed.
Take classes at a vocational school. Enroll in courses that include hands on work involving electrical systems, repairing heating and air conditioning systems or painting. Expect vocational schools to provide hands on training.
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Obtain a certification. Research certification programs according to the facility where employment is sought. Choose a certification program that includes technical courses and training related to maintenance and repair, such as the Certificate for Apartment Maintenance Technicians. Expect to obtain a certificate after successfully passing a multiple choice written exam given by the certificate training facility of choice.
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As conductors for the Underground Railroad, Levi and Catharine Coffin helped more than 1,000 freedom seekers to safety while living in Newport (now Fountain City), Indiana.
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This eight-room home was the third home of Levi and Catharine Coffin in Newport, and it was a safe haven for hundreds of fugitive slaves on their journey to Canada. Levi and Catharine Coffin's home became known as "The Grand Central Station of the Underground Railroad." The Coffins and others who worked on this special "railroad" were defying federal laws of the time.
From the outside it looks like a normal, beautifully-restored, Federal-style brick home built in 1839. Being a Quaker home, the Coffin house would not have had many of the era's decorative features such as narrow columns, delicate beading or dentil trim. On the inside, however, it has some unusual features that served an important purpose in American history. Most rooms in the home have at least two ways out, there is a spring-fed well in the basement for easy access to water, plenty of room upstairs allowed for extra visitors, and large attic and storage garrets on the side of the rear room made for convenient hiding places. The location of the house, on Highway 27 at the center of an abolitionist Quaker community, allowed the entire community to act as lookouts for the Coffins and give them plenty of warning when bounty hunters came into town.
For their journey north, freedom-seekers often used three main routes to cross from slavery to freedom — through Madison or Jeffersonville in Indiana, or Cincinnati, OH. From these points, slaves traveled to Newport through the Underground Railroad. The Coffins' "station" was so successful that every slave who passed through eventually reached freedom.
The Levi Coffin Home is a National Historic Landmark and is operated by the Levi Coffin House Association. It has been named as one of the top 25 historic sites in the nation to visit. The house contains many original furniture pieces from the Newport community and the Coffin family.
Levi and Catharine Coffin were Quakers from North Carolina who opposed slavery and became very active with the Underground Railroad in Indiana. During the 20 years they lived in Newport (now Fountain City), they worked to provide transportation, shelter, food and clothing for hundreds of freedom seekers. Many of their stories are told in Levi Coffin's 1876 memoir, Reminiscences.
As a child in the south, Levi witnessed the cruelty of slavery and, later with his wife Catharine, "did not feel bound to respect human laws that came in direct contact with the law of God." While many Quakers did not believe in slavery, few were active abolitionists and even fewer risked their lives and freedom to actively help slaves escape bondage. Others in the Newport community who were unwilling to directly help freedom seekers provided the Coffins with money, extra food, clothing and protection for their work.
Levi was a well-respected community leader with several business interests in Newport. Instead of hiding his work, he jokingly boasted about being the "President of the Underground Railroad" and publically spoke out against slavery. He often used the law to his advantage and was friends with Henry Ward Beecher and Frederick Douglass. Catharine was also deeply committed to the cause. She organized sewing circles that made new clothing for freedom seekers and ensured their safety and comfort in their home.
In 1847, the Coffins moved to Cincinnati so Levi could operate a wholesale warehouse supplying goods to free-labor stores. The Coffins continued to assist fugitives on their escape to freedom.
Levi continued to help African Americans right up until his death. He spent his last years campaigning for donations to help fund food, clothing and educational supplies for the newly-freed slaves dumped into refugee camps after the war.


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Marc Buoniconti is a hero here in Miami. His father, Nick Buoniconti, played on the legendary '72 team that went 17-0. After Marc's own career was cut short in 1985 when he was paralyzed while playing football for The Citadel, he and his father raised $350 million to start the University of Miami's Project to Cure Paralysis.
But Buoniconti is now being blamed for what critics say will be a blight on Coral Gables: a giant boat warehouse proposed for pristine Matheson Hammock Park.
"I've been coming to Matheson Hammocks since I was a kid," says local Charlie Girtman. "This would ruin it. It's going to happen over my dead body."
UPDATE: Bruce C. Matheson -- grandson of the park's namesake, William Matheson, and head of the family trust -- says that he opposes the project. "My family and I are against the construction of the boat warehouse in Matheson Hammock Park," he tells Riptide.
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Plans for the warehouse first surfaced in 2008 as part of an even larger Dockmaster's Building. But the proposal was rejected by the City of Coral Gables in February of 2009.
The idea stubbornly resurfaced like a turd on the water, however, last December when Buoniconti and developer Aqua Marine Partners (AMP)
Aventura Marine Products presented warehouse designs to Coral Gables officials. Buoniconti did not return requests for comment. When he does, we will update this post.
Girtman says the warehouse, if built, will be a monstrosity: nearly six stories tall, 3.4 million cubic feet, with slips for 360 boats.
"It's huge," he says. By his estimate, it would require dredging the shallow marina and tearing up at least three acres of protected mangroves.
Girtman isn't the only one concerned. Last week, the projects' three chief backers -- Buoniconti, Coral Gables architect Richard Heisenbottle, and lobbyist Dusty Melton -- tried to sell the plan to Gables By The Sea and Pinecrest By The Sea.
The condo associations both rejected the idea, arguing that the building would be an industrial sore on Mother Nature:
Our coastal communities of Coral Gables make a (plea) to all decision and policy makers to protect us from this unwanted and deleterious industrial usage that will so negatively affect the coastal areas of our City Beautiful and we further implore our City Officials to take the lead and generate and pass an immediate resolution to put anyone on notice that the City of Coral Gables will not support such objectionable usage so as to defuse and set clear policy to safeguard our communities and environment for all concerned.
"Can you imagine the noise, the water pollution
this thing is going to bring?" adds Gables resident Daria Feinstein. "And what will it do to birding? This is the only place left to see birds, macaws, in Miami."
It's unclear how close the warehouse is to actually being built. The project requires approval by several Coral Gables committees, including the Historic Preservation Board that rejected the more extensive plan in 2009.
But Gristman says that he fears construction could begin in 90 days, turning his childhood nature sanctuary into a fuel and exhaust-filled dock devoid of marine life. He and several other Gables residents -- supposedly including Heat president Pat Riley -- have chipped in to create a website against the warehouse, including an online petition drive.
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as a teen mom i hate hearing the shoulda coulda woulda but its not how it happened so i just don't like "should of wait"
so sweet and great inspiration for young moms
I think teens need support when they become moms, not negativity. It can be done, and done well by a younger woman.
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Photography is my 4th career; it is starting to take me to different places and see things through new eyes, always looking for the unusual and unexpected. My work ranges from traditional landscape and street photography. In addition I also work with a few professional models on projects, sometimes long dated, covering genres ranging for casual fashion to fine art nudes. Although photography remains my driving force I have now started to write fiction. At the time of writing this I have two books on blurb. Both of the books include photographs taken to illustrate particular scenes; just as in old Victorian books. Why not treat yourself do a quick read, they are available as ebook.
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Hooks, patterns and monkeys!
It's like a little pin (and it hurts too like a pin!). Now, as I want to hear your "ohhhhhhhhhh", here is a picture of the hook and the thread I use when I make my minis:
I wrote a new pattern of a full jointed (5 ways) sock monkey, with movable limbs and head (it is on sale in my Etsy shop). Here is a picture of the little guy:
The sock monkey is made with Finca cotton thread but I always say that if you use a smaller hook and thread you'll make a smaller guy, so here are the pieces of the same sock monkey made with the same pattern but with a 0.5mm hook and sewing thread:
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Super cute monkey, my hook is a 1.65 mm, I sometimes use as small as 1.3mm.ReplyDelete
Hi Mariella. I just discovered your work through Flickr and I absolutely LOVE it. I was speachless when I saw how small your amigurumi are. Great work. I can't wait to see more.ReplyDelete
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I have to try, but I'm sure I can go smaller ....
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Just adorable!!!
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ecco, il mio l'ho detto!! ah ah!! anche io uso il o,6 mm per i miei lavoretti... e mi sono punta un sacco di volte!!
ma gli animaletti non ho mai provato a farli, dove trovi i modelli?
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What kind of thread do you use? could you do a squirrel? My boyfriend loves them and i'd like to surprise him with a couple for his bonsai.^^ReplyDelete
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that is the smallest sock monkey I have ever seen. It is so tiny and cute. I luv it.ReplyDelete


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How do the trailing edge slats increase the aspect ratio of the wing?ReplyDeleteReplies
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I know it's a poor picture drawn in a few seconds but have a look at the image in the link below:
As an example I've quickly sketched a drawing of a rear wing with a singular plane and one with a mainplane and flap. The wing on the left's angle of attack is too aggressive at lower speeds and so the airflow detaches from the low pressure side losing downforce and efficiency. In the right hand picture, the interjection of airflow between the flaps allows the airflow to overcome the AoA and stay attached to the elements increasing downforce. Of course the Endplates operate in a different by fairly similar way, the trailing edge slats therefore help the structure and the airflow around it to operate over a wider operating window. (Especially handy in yaw)
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Does Gestational Hypertension Cause Preeclampsia
Is gestational hypertension the same with preeclampsia?
A little different: Gestational hypertension is defined as elevated blood pressure in a pregnant patient after 20 wk who does not have previously diagnosed hypertension. Preeclampsia is the same thing with other changes such as protein leaking into the urine, swelling and some blood test changes. Think of preeclampsia as a more complicated version of gestational hypertension. ...Read more
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A blood pressure reading has two numbers: a systolic blood pressure and a diastolic blood pressure. The systolic blood pressure is the maximum pressure the blood exerts on the vessels when the heart is beating. The diastolic blood pressure is the pressure the blood exerts on the vessels in between heartbeats. Hypertension, or high blood pressure, begins when the systolic blood pressure remains above 140 or when the diastolic blood pressure remains above 90. Hypertension can be a result of increased blood flow through vessels or increased resistance to ...Read more
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OB hypertension: Hypertension in pregnancy can lead "pre-eclampsia" as it is one of the components which also include a syndrome of elevated blood platelets, pedal edema, and decreased kidney filtration etc. You will need to be examined more frequently by your OB md during this pregnancy. ...Read moreSee 1 more doctor answer
Is the pathophysiology of gestational hypertension the same as preeclampsia?
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Hi, im 22 years old and pregnant currently 25 wks. Do I have pre-clampsia or gestational hypertension since my BP rised to 135/90?
Possible: If blood pressure is accurately checked and confirmed to be elevated, without prior history of high blood pressure, you may have gestational hypertension. Diagnosis of preeclampsia requires detection of protein in urine in addition to high blood pressure. You should be closely monitored by your ob. ...Read more
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Follow a diet: The first thing to do for gestational diabetes is follow the dietary advice given to you by your doctor. You will be monitored for how your body responds to the diet. If your blood sugars remain high, an oral diabetic agent or Insulin may be required to keep your blood sugar as normal as possible. ...Read moreSee 1 more doctor answer
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High BP at 20 wks: BP at 140/90 at 20 wks pregnancy with no other signs of kidney involvement. Benign condition if nothing else happens, but can worsen to serious condition of pre-eclampsia in many cases. Needs to be monitored carefully and frequently! ...Read more
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Women Who Read Poems - Poem by lee robin thomas
women, those objects of objection
its a mind worth loving
it isn't breasts
it isn't legs
its their minds
can you have it all
and the scenesters
why would you need such an active social life to be happy
if you do the rejecting its fine
I don't want a scenester
how can poets think they need some vast array of hello, seen blah blah?
to be ok
this obsession with cafe
being places
the cities
and reading out poems
I don't think its necessary at all
I don't like stages
I have been on them
everyone looking at you
what does that achieve
when I read a poem I want to hear it alone
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get a sylvia plath book
go to the park
take coffee
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and I have met a woman that likes poetry
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The paperwork that was filled out (although limited) says that she had the rings and that they were removed prior to a procedure in the OR (removed in the prep room) They apparently were in a bag with her dentures - they were brought to the room and the dentures were given to her and the bag was thrown away. The floor nurse admits to this
I am assuming that the rings were under the household insurance but they was not a specific listing for her rings.
There is also no documentation on the rings and their worth - since purchase they have not left her finger except for the time she had the resized which was quite a long time ago - not sure how much replacement cost would be
I only know basic information - they were yellow gold, engraved with initials, the diamond was .35 but don't know the clarity/etc. of the ring. For myself looking on line, I estmiated $1,000 for the rings and $800 for the diamond - but not sure how accurate that is.
So I guess I need to talk with a reputable jeweler(s) and get an estimate for replacement - if that what you are saying. When my parents did insurance there was a general category for misc. jewelry but not an appraisal for the rings at that time. My mother just keeps saying that she paid $12 for Dad's ring - I remind her that gold has greatly increased in value in 64 years.
OK - so I need to get an estimate on replacement - if the hospital is cooperative and if they only offer a token - how do I go about finding an attorney for this situation?
Correction - if the hospital is UNcooperative
Do you think that that the hospital would be willing to make compensation for her emotional state about the rings?
My mother has indicated that being 89 years old and with my dad gone, she doesn't know if she would want to fully replace the rings - She had planned to pass them down to me or a granddaughter - it would be her decision on what to do with the replacement money isn't that right
To recap: Get an estimate on the replacement cost for the rings
Second: See what the hospital will do as compensation - if not right contact a lawyer and sue them for the cost. Anthing else?
The admission was primarily verbal but it does indicate that the incident happened in the OR/prep room where no family was as they did not inform us that the procedure would be happening. The paper also indicates that the floor nurse Cathy searched garbage for the rings. Anyways - thank you for your help May be mom will be feeling better as she keeps saying the rings are gone and the doing hospital will be doing nothing. I know that hospitals are hard to get compensation from. THANKS again
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Janine Ilitch
|Janine Ilitch
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|Janine Claire Ilitch (née Lynch)
27 January 1972
|1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
|Monash University
|Netball career
|Playing position(s): GD, GK
|Last updated: 2009-03-20
Janine Claire Ilitch (née Lynch; born 27 January 1972)[1] is an Australian netball player. She was an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder in 1993.
Ilitch was born in Koo Wee Rup, Victoria. She has been a frequent member of the Australian national team, playing in her usual positions of goal keeper and goal defence, since being first selected in 1995. Ilitch has also been a key member of the Melbourne Kestrels in the Commonwealth Bank Trophy ever since the competition's founding in 1997, and served a stint as captain in 2004.
After years of playing second-fiddle to accomplished defenders Kathryn Harby-Williams and Liz Ellis, Ilitch finally cracked the Australian starting-seven in November 2004, where her combination with Australian captain Ellis played a major role in Australia's series victory against New Zealand. This combination was never to reach its true potential, when Ilitch took the 2005 season off due to being pregnant with her second child,[2] and Ellis withdrew from the Australian team with a knee injury upon Ilitch's return. Ilitch won a place in Australia's silver-winning Commonwealth games team in 2006. After playing limited games with the Melbourne Kestrels in the 2006 Commonwealth Bank Trophy season, Ilitch announced her retirement.
- ^ 2006 Melbourne Kestrels team profile. Retrieved on 2009-03-20.
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Introduction: Managing Content
A good content management system should be able to manage highly structured content. It does not only need to manage the content and its properties, but also associated metadata, versions, and state (such as locking/unlocking and publication state). The resulting structure is essentially an object graph of various nodes: content, properties, versions, metadata.
Let's explore this idea by the example of a simple web page. The page contains a headline, left column that contains a teaser and a formatted text field, and a sidebar column that contains two teaser modules.
Applying object-oriented design principles, we can identify the following major classes:
- Page which contains the headline as well as properties for the left column and sidebar which can reference any number of content modules
- Content Module as a superclass for the two different types of content modules found on this page: Teaser and Formatted Text Module. This was derived using the object-oriented principle of abstraction and generalization: a Teaser is a Content Module.
- Teaser: Teaser module which inherits the title from the parent class
- Formatted Text Module: Contains a formatted text properties
Consequently, the sample page above can be depicted using the following object graph:
Naturally, this graph will become more complex once adding version nodes of the individual content and property objects. Modeling an entire web site in this fashion results in an even bigger object graph.
Object-oriented databases have traditionally been excellent at persisting complex hierarchical data. For example, Poet, one of my former companies, had implemented an enterprise content management system on top of their object-oriented database. Most other vendors, however, embraced existing enterprise infrastructures and built their repositories on top of relational databases. The repository, as outlined previously, acts as an abstraction, providing applications access to the content (the above object graph) while insulating the application from the storage implementation details.
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The Java Content Repository (JCR) standard, which is based on the Java Specification Requests JSR170 (version 1.0) and JSR 283 (version 2.0), provides a Java-centric object-oriented storage API specifically targeted at content management scenarios. The JCR is not a content management system or a full-fledged content management system API, but rather a content repository API. A content repository provides a common API for all content-driven applications and CMS components, which require access to the content. It provides methods to read, write, and query content. The primary motivation of the JCR standard is to provide a standard and vendor-neutral programmatic interface for content repositories, allowing applications of multiple vendors to interact efficiently.
This chapter will provide an overview of the basic concepts of the JCR, which are a foundation to the subsequent chapters. The chapter will not give you an overview understanding of the JCR specification, but will not fully cover the JCR in-depth, as this would most definitely be beyond the scope of this book. There are numerous excellent resources to consult, first and foremost the JSR 170 and JSR 283 specifications and accompanying API documentation.
This chapter covers concepts found both in JSR 170 and JSR 283 and will point out any features that are limited to JSR 283 as most JCR-compliant implementations currently only implement the JSR170 specification. All sample code in this chapter has been written to work using Apache's open source implementation of JSR 170, JackRabbit.


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Our community learning disabilities team provides a range of services for people with a learning disability.
The services we offer include:
- Assessment and care co-ordination
- Behaviour assessment and treatment
- Care management
- Community nursing
- Epilepsy care
- Forensics
- Independent supported living
- Mental health
- Psychiatry
- Psychology
- Specialist occupational therapy
- Speech therapy
- Support for children and adults with learning disabilities and complex health needs
- Support for parents and families
- Support for people with autism
Your care
Services are provided by nurses, social workers and other professionals who work both in the home and in primary care settings such as clinics and GP surgeries.
If you live in North Tyneside you can get in touch with your local learning disability team by calling 0191 643 2487.
If you live in Northumberland call 01670 536 400.
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Bringing some serious girl power to the party, Candice Swanepoel walked in the Givenchy Menswear Spring/Summer 2015 presentation at Paris Fashion Week on Friday (June 26).
Taking a break from her Victoria's Secret duties, Candice Swanepoel is featured in the latest gothic-flavored Givenchy Autumn/Winter 2015 campaign.
The 26-year-old South African stunner appears along with Stella Lucia, Aliz Menyhert, Mariacarla Boscono and Greta Varlese and she wears what appear to be facial piercings on her cheeks, ears and chin.
Reminding everyone why she's such a sought-after poser, Candice Swanepoel stars in the Velvet Volume False Lash Effect Mascara spread for Max Factor.
The 26-year-old blonde beauty worked with photographer Camilla Akrans for the images and video, with makeup by Shay Ashual under the watchful eye of Max Factor's Global Creative Design Director Pat McGrath.
She's never struggled to make guys drool, and Candice Swanepoel is back at it again in a brand new spread for Victoria's Secret.
The South African Angel looks gorgeous in her latest images for the lingerie giant's forthcoming catalogue, posing in several bra-and-panty combinations.
She's a constant reminder that blondes truly do have more fun and Candice Swanepoel joined forces with Terry Richardson for a flirty new photo session.
The irresistible South African stunner paraded around in front of the camera in a simple Ramones t-shirt/distressed denim combo with fire engine red lipstick and a curly coif while Richardson snapped up pics.
Always happy to show off her amazing body, Candice Swanepoel threw on a two-piece swimsuit and hit the beach for some yoga posing on Wednesday (May 20).
The 26-year-old South African stunner looked peaceful as she worked the camera while chilling out on the Turks and Caicos Islands, where she's been doing a photo project.
Never one to disappoint her adoring fans, Candice Swanepoel is gorgeous in her latest ad campaign for Victoria's Secret.
The South African-born stunner flirts up a storm in the Bombshell perfume images, letting her tousled blonde locks drape down her face as she holds a pink striped bottle of the fragrance.
It's one of the biggest events of the year for the fashion world and last night's Met Gala was heavy on professional posers.


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Boom Box vs. the Evil Shapes is a puzzle platformer about a square known as Boom Box, who has to save his planet from the evl organization known as the Evil Shapes, whose leaders are Commander Circle and Traitor Triangle. Boom Box has to travel through his planet and find the pieces of the legendary Squared Shotgun, the only weapon capable to defeat the Evil Shapes.
Developed and published by Vector Gaming, Inc. and to be released for Nintendo eShop, the game is a part of the first Weekly Challenge.
The player takes control of Boom Box through out the entire journey. Boom Box has the ability of change size to pass through narrow passages and as his name implies, he can attack enemeis by using soundwaves and can also explode to destory barriers through out his journey. Each level is a small sized area in which Boom Box has to use the envoirment and his abilites to get through the Portal that leads him to the next level, in a similar manner to Super Meat Boy. Boom Box's soundwave attack can also be used as a way to get to higher areas by shooting it downwards.
Main Characters
- Boom Box
- Heroic Hexagon (playable in the co-op mode)
The Evil Shapes
- Commander Circle - one of the game's main antagonists.
- Traitor Triangle - one of the game's main antagonists.
- Power Polygon - a recurring boss.
- Hardware Henagon - the first boss.
- Dangerous Digon - the second boss.
- Destroyer Diamond - the third boss.
- Paradox Pentagon - the fourth boss.
- Omnious Optagon - the fifth boss.
- Negative Nonagon - the sixth boss.
- Deadbolt Decagon - the seventh boss.


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By DAVID STOUT
Published: September 5, 1995
As a singer, TONYA HARDING is a terrific figure skater. Loud boos nearly drowned out her voice as her band, the Golden Blades, played on Sunday at an event in Portland, Ore., to raise money to fight muscular dystrophy.
Throughout her three-song, 15-minute set, the booing crowd turned thumbs down and lobbed plastic bottles at the stage. Ms. Harding dodged a few and kept singing as she picked one up and waved it in the air.
Ms. Harding was placed on three years' probation and was ordered to perform community service last year after pleading guilty to conspiracy to hinder prosecution in the January 1994 clubbing of a rival skater, NANCY KERRIGAN. She was also banned from competitive skating for life.


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In my opinion as a person who likes shotguns for the sheer force they posses would like to see mass effect have a full auto shotgun, and logically its not a stretch to ask for, fully automatic shotguns already exists and mass effect takes place in the future so if we have automatic shotguns already how can they be impossible to have in the future, that fact should make the idea easier to develop with the better technology. From a game play standard i understand that the weapon would probably be overpowered and make CQC as easy as breathing, but you have to admit aside from making things too easy that a fully automatic shotgun with a high rate of fire would be just plain FUN. and to prevent it from being an overpowered super weapon all you have to do is give it a low baseline damage value to justify its automatic fire mode.
This is just MY opinion of a gun Id like to see, but you've got to admit that such a weapon would be just plain old FUN.


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46th Congress of the European Regional Science Association: "Enlargement, Southern Europe and the Mediterranean", August 30th - September 3rd, 2006, Volos, Greece
Although the start of the debate on the contribution of universities to the local and regional development dates back to several decades ago, it is only in the past 25 years that it has been intensified and seen from a new angle of investigation and consideration. It is therefore imperative that the "higher education – development" relationship be reviewed and placed on different basis. The causes for this is the major change in the content of "development" and the concept of "university" [mainly in terms of its role in the society and economy], the new policies and socio-economic conditions globally, the contemporary weight attributed to new technologies and knowledge dissemination as a "development factor", as well as the large number of unsuccessful attempts to use the universities a "means" for development. In the context of this general consideration at global level, it is investigated whether the Greek regional universities- as they have been established, allocated, organized and operating- have played, and may play, some part in the development of the broader areas [region, town]. In other words, it is investigated whether the expansion of higher education institutions throughout Greece has contributed to the improvement of the education quality standard and resolution of the country's "regional problem". The approach to this question is based on the grounds of two principal pursuits. First, it is studied whether and how the expansion of university education has been used as a "means of development" at the principal stages of the country's "regional development" [1946-1999]. It is, therefore, investigated whether the policy on regional universities planning and establishment was integrated in the broader framework of policies on development and education, also taking into account the regional and local specificities, needs and capabilities. Second, it is studied which are the main "operational factors" that seem to have influenced the development role of regional universities and the relationship of the latter with local societies. The implementation of the study was based on the investigation of the relevant international and Greek bibliography, and on a series of surveys focusing on : a) the Greek planning system for "development", "spatial", "regional policies" and their association with "higher education" and b) the entirety of regional universities [8 universities, 1999] and cities - prefecture capitals of Greece [53], placing special emphasis on the seventeen university-cities [2003].
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