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I'm committing to writing 50,000 words during November as part of National Novel Writing Month. People from all over the country, pledged to complete a novel in 30 days.
Well — complete 50,000 words of a first rough — usually really rough — draft. Most novels these days are in the 80000 and up range.
Since I'm about 50,000 words from the end of In God's Name (which will end up being 110,000 words) it seemed fated to participate this year. Friday, I had coffee with four other women in Ashland who are also participating.
One of the challenges of a writer's life can be the solitude of it. I like situ de better than most, but even I like the companionship of those with shared passions. So NaNoWriMo tries to create community around what is essentially a solitary craft. Of course with 1500 words to average each day, time is hard to come by for socializing. Still, I do better with accountability, so I may use Friday coffee to keep me on track.
One young woman is part of a group of fantasy writers who use gaming to work out plot and characters. They have gatherings where they dress in character and do role play. How cool is that?
So I wrote 800 words today and edited in a 500 word chunk for a total of 1355 words. Took 1hr15. Will need to build up speed and endurance, but I'm on my way.
For more information visit the web site at http://nanowrimo.org.
Mrs. Doubtfire today
I went to the Cabaret yesterday to see 39 Steps. It was great fun, but as the actors took their bows I was troubled by the gender ratio — 3 men, one woman. The roles in the play are more equitable, but one of the men played the "women of a certain age". ( All of the actors play multiple roles except for the hero.) these women, played by a man, were played for laughs — ridicule really.
And it isn't the first show this season to feature men playing female parts. As if the inequality of opportunities for women isn't small enough because there is a gender bias in the crafting of the script — you'd think the world was 30 percent female instead of 56 percent, now we're giving those parts to men….
A return to Shakespeare's times where all the parts were played by men?
It is also troubling that older women are ridiculous in this scheme of things. I was once told that if my newsroom was a movie, I'd be played by Holly Hunt (ala Broadcast News). As I aged I used to joke that it was more likely to be Kathy Bates. Now I fear, it might be John Candy….
Left brain, right brain
Not all the steps of writing are creative. Developing the plot and characters, writing the first draft — that's creativity at its purest. We make something from nothing. Awe-inspiring. In fact, humans can't not make a story. We shape our lives in the retelling, making sense out of the events and emotions.
But editing? That's an analytical function. And there are several layers of editing between the creativity of the first draft and the final one. Too often my beginning writers neglected this stage. Others focused on it too much, reluctant to move on until that first paragraph — first sentence was just right. And then they froze.
For me , and for most writers I know, there's a sequence that works best: create, then pause, then analyze. In any given writing session, I have never been able to edit and then go on to write. Write first, then switch to analyzing.
I don't try to edit for perfection the first time through. Like sanding a table, you need to start with a rough grit sandpaper and progressively move to a finer grade. No use fixing commas when you may delete that whole scene.
First pass
Structure and fact checking comes first. Does this scene belong here or there? Or maybe it should be cut? How did I spell Rodriguez's name? How old was Janet during Desert Storm? Does the pacing work? Are the chapter breaks in the right place? And on and on. Some of that I may do during the first draft stage — but only after I've finished a scene. And only after I'm done creating for the day.
Second Pass
Now it's time to focus on the writing itself. Did I say it well? Can it be punchier? Clearer? Richer?
I'm itchy about this right now in In God's Name. I just finished three crucial chapters, two of which I found very difficult to write. One will need to be much more dramatic. The other one switches point of view repeatedly — not good especially in a flashback — and the language felt really clunky. I'm resisting going back and revising them. Better to move ahead and fix that later. Who knows what may come up in future chapters that will affect these chapters?
Writing can be like making pie dough. Over mixing may make it tough and flat. Best to use a light hand.
Third Pass
Now it's time for the commas! This is the copy editing stage. Going over each sentence, each word, and yes those pesky commas.
Then it's time to hand it off to someone else for a copy edit. Changes are made, and then everything is proofed. And there will still be mistakes. I always roll my eyes when people sneer about mistakes in a piece of work. Marks them as an amateur. Independently published, traditional publishing house — doesn't matter. Things slip through. Still, being a professional, says you strive for the cleanest copy you can.
So back to my novel. Back to my creative draft. Telling a story.
End of Week 2
In God's Name is moving along. Hit a rough spot last week — a migraine interfered with two days of writing — but more, it is time for a difficult flashback. And so, I'm inching through it paragraph by paragraph. Not necessarily a bad thing. If it is emotionally difficult to write, it will be emotional to read.
Something I'm reminded of repeatedly: it is impossible to create and be emotionally closed down. Creativity is the expression of our inmost selves. To write compelling fiction, I must tap readers' emotions. And I must be willing to tap my own first. I wonder if that is the difference between stories that move us and those that only feel manipulative? It only seems right that I open myself up to feeling deeply if that is what I am asking of my readers.
End of week 1
Two weeks ago, I decided I would pick up the pen again. Or in this day, the keyboard. The first week, I slowly made my way through In God's Name, editing — again — the first 13 chapters. And then last Sunday, I started chapter 14.
I promised to write for 30 minutes a day. With a blog post on the weekend. (Here's post three.) And I have. Thirty minutes isn't very long, but in the week, I've written chapter 14 with 16pages, and I'm into chapter 15.
Small, slow steps at first. My goal is to finish by Christmas. And I will, even at this pace.
What I've been reading
Crucible Zero by Devon Monk
I have binged on this writer in the past. I discovered one of her books, read its sequel. Then I went to her earlier series and read all of those. It took me maybe a week. And then I had to wait for this conclusion to the original series.
I really admire Ms. Monk's work. I also appreciate watching her talent mature. And Crucible Zero didn't disappoint. It was a satisfying conclusion to the trilogy. Wouldn't really stand alone, but I don't expect book three to do so.
It was, however, extremely straightforward. When I was growing up there was an old hymn that said "We're marching, marching to Zion, beautiful, beautiful Zion…" I often hear that song (usually sung loudly and slightly off key) with plots like these. No real twists. Straightforward objective. See the hill, take the hill and then go home. Or to Zion.
It can be done well, as it was here. Or not so well. Or just flat out boring. But I'm always left a bit flat. It seems to me that plots are best circular — a spiral actually — that return you to the starting point, only changed for better or for worse. Straight line plots are like straight roads across the plains. You get there quickly, but the scenery gets old.
The Lost Series by Cynthia Eden
I usually read Cynthia Eden's paranormal books. But this suspense series (two books so far) caught my eye. I like her books, and these return to a lower-key writing style.
I particularly like her ability to create characters who have emotional scars but who open up to love one more time. Sounds sappy, but her characters never are.
Aurora: Eden by Amanda Bridgeman
I've had some issues with this series, and I'm not sure I'll buy the next one. This book rambled and took a loooong time to make very little progress in the series arc. Meh.
But more troubling is the gender roles. And now the complicating issue is the parentage of the twins by different fathers. Much is made of the fact that the fathers and grandparents need to be involved in his child's life alone. It seems to me that the actual genetic father is irrelevant. I expect parents with genetic and adopted children to love both equally. Yes this is a bizarre twist, but the drama over it doesn't work.
It seems like the author needed a plot device to increase the emotional trauma, and is milking this one for more than it can really give. She has so many good ideas that really this one isn't needed. Most certainly its being asked to do more work than it should.


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Of late I have been using a lot of Arugula (also known as Rocket) in my dishes from salad to sandwiches. I have totally fallen in love with this salad leaf. I love the flavor that it brings to the dish. On its own it has quite a strong pungent and peppery taste but mix it with other ingredients and this vibrant green vegetable provides an extra flavor dimension that not only contrast or complement with other flavors but truly enhances the taste over all. Because of this I never hesitate to experiment with it.
If you look at our fridge you will often find a bag of arugula as I know it will always come to good use in many recipes. One of the dishes I tried with arugula recently is risotto. I know it would provide a delicious contrast to the creamy Italian rice. I am glad that I was correct and my whole family agreed as the entire pot of rice was eaten and in fact I was even told I should have made more as there was a lot of clamor for it.
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One Pot Beef Risotto with ArugulaBy: Manila Spoon
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- 2 Tablespoons Olive Oil
- 1/2 a pound of ground Beef
- 2 Tablespoons Butter (optional)
- 1 Onion, chopped
- 1 cup Arborio (or your favorite Risotto) rice
- 1/2 cup White Wine (or more beef broth)
- 3 cups Beef broth plus more if needed
- A few handfuls of Arugula or Rocket, to taste
- 3 Tablespoons Milk (or half and half)
- 1/4 cup Parmesan Cheese or to taste
- Salt and Pepper, to taste
- Heat the olive oil in a large pan heavy pan over medium heat. Cook the ground beef until lightly browned. Season the beef with salt and pepper to taste. Add the butter (optional) and the chopped onion and cook until the latter is soft. Add the rice and stir everything and cook for about 2 minutes.
- Pour in the wine, deglaze the pan and scrape the browned bits then let the wine evaporate. Add the beef broth 1/2 a cup at a time, stirring often and making sure the rice has fully absorbed all the liquid before adding more broth. This may take between 20-25 minutes. The rice will soften as you continue to pour in more broth.
- When the rice is tender but not mushy, stir in the arugula, milk and cheese. Adjust the seasoning if needed. Let it rest for a couple of minutes and then serve immediately.

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Vatican City — Pope Francis is the most influential world leader on Twitter, with the highest number of retweets worldwide.
He also is the second most-followed leader of the world, running behind -- albeit by a long stretch -- U.S. President Barack Obama.
The rankings were released July 24 in a recent study titled "Twiplomacy," which refers to the use of Twitter by world leaders.
The study compiled a wide range of data from the Twitter accounts of 505 heads of state, foreign ministers and governments from 153 countries during the month of July. It was conducted by the communications firm Burson-Marsteller and published on twiplomacy.com.
More than three-quarters of all world leaders have a presence on Twitter, the report said.
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President @BarackObama is the most followed head of state, with more than 34.7 million followers, and has the fourth-most popular account overall, right behind Lady Gaga, it said.
But the second most-followed world leader is Pope Francis, with 7.2 million followers spread across his nine different language-based @Pontifex accounts.
Not far behind in third place is @WhiteHouse and @LaCasaBlanca with 4 million followers combined.
But despite Obama's strong following on Twitter, Pope Francis is the most influential world leader with the highest number of retweets, the report said.
While Obama's Twitpic of him hugging his wife, Michelle, marking his re-election win was the most popular tweet of all time with 806,066 retweets, a typical @BarackObama tweet gets on average about 2,300 retweets.
Pope Francis, on the other hand, gets more than 11,100 retweets for every Spanish tweet and 8,200 retweets for each English tweet.
While @Pontifex follows no one but its other @Pontifex language accounts, the pope is followed by 40 of the world's leaders, including the Israeli government, prime minister and minister of foreign affairs and the president of Lebanon.
According to the report, many of the pope's followers are leaders or top foreign ministers from former Soviet states, including Kazakhstan, but not the Russian federation. Leaders from Africa and Latin America also follow him.
The pope is also followed by Czech Prince Karel Schwarzenberg, who is one of very few VIP European papal followers.
The most popular @Pontifex tweet was Pope Francis' first tweet four days after his March 13 election. It said: "Dear friends, I thank you from my heart and I ask you to continue to pray for me. Pope Francis." It was retweeted more than 37,100 times and favorited by more than 22,500 accounts.
General audience days on Wednesdays and the Angelus prayer on Sundays are the most active days of the week for the @Pontifex accounts, though they are now sending out on average .71 tweets a day. The vast majority of tweets are sent at noon and 1 p.m. Rome time.
A word cloud shows the words used most often in the pope's tweets are "God," "Jesus," "lives," love," and "let."
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OK well my cousin (Alonzo) he flirts with my other cousin (Maybelle) so she is pretty much his second cousin. So is that normal if they started going out? And is that even legal? by the way I'm just asking, ther not going out.
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ATLANTIC CITY — Developers hope to open a 31-story hotel and year-round waterpark within two years in the resort's Marina District, they said.
Tom Sherwood will build the $123 million complex on land he bought for $5.2 million five years ago at Huron Avenue and Marina Boulevard across Atlantic City from his 55,000-foot compound anchored by Diving Horse Gentleman's Club on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard that his children now run.
Renderings show the 350-feet-tall, 183-room hotel built to look like a ship's sail. Meant to be a gateway to the resort's Marina District, the design not only highlights the neighborhood's nautical theme but also resembles the distinctive Burj Al Arab, a luxury resort that reaches nearly three times as high and sits on its own artificial island in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
The site will consist of 5 acres of outdoor waterpark and 45,000 square feet of of indoor water park, with ride names that keep with the Diving Horse theme, said Sherwood and architect Rick Ragan.
Ragan expects the operation to draw more than 500,000 visitors every year after it opens in 2014.
When asked about the waterpark's departure from the adult-oriented businesses two miles away, Sherwood said he's "here to make money and love(s) Atlantic City."
Sherwood and his brother and business partner Tim Behr presented the sketches Wednesday alongside part of their design team, Atlantic City Mayor Lorenzo Langford and Councilmen Frank Gilliam and Steve Moore during a press conference inside the mayor's City Hall offices.
"I am always as the mayor besieged with questions about what's happening in Atlantic City, what's new coming down the pipe. In that vein ... this is it," Langford said.
"I think it's an exciting project. They are as anxious as we are for the public to know that they're serious and that it's coming. So when they decided they wanted to make this public now, I said, 'Let's have at it, let's have the press conference and announce something else positive,'" he said.
Meanwhile, across town at the East Coast Gaming Congress at Revel, a panel of marketing executives cited the need for more nongaming attractions in the resort. That sentiment is so strong that the $20 million "Do AC!" campaign launched last month purposely excluded references to gambling, they said during Wednesday's discussion.
Sherwood and his team said they are consulting on the design and management of the waterpark with the nation's "top four" operators, but declined to name them.
Sherwood originally intended to build a casino in the Marina District. It would have been the fourth gambling property to open in that area, already home to the Golden Nugget Atlantic City, Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa and Harrah's Casino Resort.
Sherwood, a 65-year-old from Philadelphia, said he spent summers during his childhood shining shoes on the Boardwalk and watching the diving horse that once made the Steel pier famous.
The concept introduced Wednesday better fits with the city since the local gambling market declined and the push began to add family attractions began, Sherwood said.
The land sits outside the Atlantic City Tourism District, where the New Jersey Casino Reinvestment Development Authority now handles planning and development. That means municipal officials will handle planning and approvals for the Diving Horse Resort and Water Park.
Sherwood and his team could not say when they will present the project to the City Planning Board.
But they hope the waterpark will offer the "something more" visitors report they want in surveys such as those compiled by the Atlantic City Convention & Visitors' Authority.
The hotel will not have any connection in appearance or otherwise to the Diving Horse club that opened last summer, Sherwood said.
Sherwood developed the club to introduce a higher-end experience he said was lacking in Atlantic City. Overlooked by a steakhouse, the club features dancers wearing burlesque-style lingerie and connects to nightclub Luxx Lounge, gay bar The Brass Rail, and the Saints and Sinners erotic couples' club.
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Arnold Schwarzenegger to Star in 'Toxic Avenger' Remake Because Why Not?
Arnold Schwarzenegger is in talks to take the lead in the reboot of 'The Toxic Avenger,' presumably because he has no other hobbies or personal interests.
Arnold Schwarzenegger is in talks to take the lead in the reboot of 'The Toxic Avenger,' presumably because he has no other hobbies or personal interests.
Arnold Schwarzenegger has been presumed to return to his arguably most famous action movie franchise, 'Terminator,' since around the time he was leaving his California Governor's chair. Back then, he didn't have a script to even consider, but now that one is being developed, it seems that in fact he will be back for another installment.
Arnold Schwarzenegger was Hollywood's leading action hero for much of the 1980s and 1990s. His body of work is filled with action extravaganzas and fun, high-concept comedies...
After spending a couple years governating, Arnold Schwarzenegger has returned to the big screen with a vengeance. He's got 'The Last Stand' coming next week, then a film where he's pitted against Sylvester Stallone in September, and another picture lined up for next January, on top of talks of playing Conan the Barbarian again and the proposed 'Twins' sequel. We're going to be seeing a lot of Arnie in the near future, and now there's a new red band trailer trailer for 'The Last Stand.'
That 'Twins' sequel is still happening -- 'Triplets,' starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Danny DeVito, and Eddie Murphy, has just landed two interesting writers.
After a handful of cameos during his time in office, former governor of California Arnold Schwarzenegger has returned to his action roots with a vengeance. He's coming back to the big screen this January with a starring role in 'The Last Stand,' and it looks like he took a page from the Sylvester Stallone playbook in this new trailer and poster.
Years of action hero-ing have caught up to Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone, who found themselves recuperating from surgery in the same hospital this week. Quick, somebody see if that's Bruce Willis in room 201.
Maria Shriver decided to celebrate her independence from Arnold Schwarzenegger this weekend.
On Friday, Shriver filed for divorce from the former California governor after 25 years of marriage.
It's a good thing Arnold Schwarzenegger's recent philandering came to light after he left office because it would have severely hindered his chances at getting re-elected governor of California.
A new survey of 12,500 singles from around the world by the online dating site Zoosk has shed light on opinions about cheating.
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I used to think Bill Clinton had bad taste in women. But Slick Willie has nothing on Arnold.
The woman who mothered Arnold Schwarzenegger's love child has been identified.
Radar Online and Star magazine both report 50-year-old Mildred Baena, who worked as a housekeeper for the former California governor, gave birth to the child, who is now 14 years old.
According to a report in the Los Angeles Times, former Governor of California Arnold Schwarzenegger fathered a child over 10 years ago with a longtime member of his household staff.
Schwarzenegger told wife Maria Shriver about the child earlier this year, after which she moved out of their Brentwood mansion.
"After leaving the governor's office I told my wife about this event, which occurred over a decade ago," Schwarzenegger said in a statement. "I understand and deserve the feelings of anger and disappointment among my friends and family. There are no excuses and I take full responsibility for the hurt I have caused. I have apologized to Maria, my children and my family. I am truly sorry."


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- Metaphor- is a comparison between two things that replaces the word or name for one object with that of another.
- Personification-the attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form.
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a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid
the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.
the action of repeating something that has already been said or writte
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the repetition of the sound of a vowel or diphthong in nonrhyming stressed syllables near enough to each other for the echo to be discernible
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agreement or compatibility between opinions or actions
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the formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named
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correspondence of sound between words or the endings of words, esp. when these are used at the ends of lines of poetry.
of a word, syllable, or line) have or end with a sound that corresponds to another.
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"in Progress" Red Line Going Back And Forth, No Pi
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I'm trying to figure out why my cake pic's won't upload. The "in progress" red line is going back and forth but the pic never uploads. I know that I have had to adjust the pixels because they were too big before but they usually tell you that. Anyone know what the problem is this time???
I have no idea but here is a bump hoping someone else knows!
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I always notice how my crush always looks at me when he sees me. Whenever I'm at a distance he will look at me and when I'm near him or nearby he looks at me but doesn't say anything to me. When I walk by and pass him up with his friends I notice how he looks up at me. He would also stop walking and look at me. What does it mean If he keeps looking at me but doesn't say anything to me? Why would he look at me?
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I am back with 10 more questions and answers concerning Project Management – a difficult yet rewarding career path.
Do I need any prior training before starting Project management training?
Not necessarily. If you find a good company able to offer you a balanced, well-structured training session, you should be able to start working in the field soon after. Of course, as I said in my previous article, some personal skills are crucial (organizing and prioritizing skills, time management, decision making skills, communication skills, attention to details, problem solving, negotiation skills, leadership skills to lead the teams needed to implement the project, pro-activity) – some of these you need to just have, no training can help you.
However, some financial knowledge will help you understand budgets easier, some human resources and management knowledge will help you put your teams together more efficiently. And if your project is in a technical field (construction for example) not being an engineer with the proper knowledge will make it really difficult to organize the project in an optimum way because you won't be able to understand the goal in detail.
What do you mean by assessing and mitigating risks? Is it difficult? Can I do it by myself?
First of all it's not difficult, yes, you can do it by yourself, but discussing with the specialists in your team is better. Each item of your project can carry risks. For example, the risk of not finding the right people to do the job, not being able to meet deadlines, money not being enough for certain expenses, some work that has just been completed needing to be redone all over again, weather conditions delaying some stages, accidents and more like these. Assessing the risks means identifying what can go wrong during each stage of the project. Mitigating the risks means finding potential solutions to prevent or solve the problems when and if they occur. Each risk is being assigned a certain priority, probability, grade of impact on the project and so on, so each of them is dealt with accordingly.
How do I create a team for a project as project manager? Can anybody help me?
You just need to think as any regular team manager: what skills do I need the people in my team to have and where can I find them…the Human Resources department not only can help, but it's their job to help. Just tell them what you need and when you need it. They will come to you with the best candidates for you to do a final selection.
I have the project start date and deadline. How do I estimate the deadlines for the sub-activities?
Just discuss with your client and your team specialists. If you have a clear list of stages for the project to go through, then deciding a proper deadline for each of them should be easy. Communication with the client and your team is the key. Just put everybody together in a room and decide.
How does Microsoft Office Project software work? Is it easy to learn?
It looks a little like Excel, but it's really easy to use and it's intuitive. You just need to insert the main activities, sub-activities, project start date, deadlines, which activity is connected to which and which should be completed before which, what resources you have – people, money, who is responsible for which stage. The software should help you track accurately your project course – it's a useful tool to keep you organized.
What challenges should I expect to encounter as Project Manager?
You should be prepared for anything – literally. Your team can fail you (members not being prepared, members leaving the project when you least expect it, conflicts within the team, people wanting more money that initially agreed), your client may fail you (changes in deadline, decreases in budget, additional requirements when you least need it), external conditions that you can't control may challenge you (weather conditions ruining your work, changes in legal requirements, strikes, unexpected economic issues like a sudden drop in the exchange rate, political turmoil) you name it – anything can happen when you least expect it, especially if your project runs over a longer period of time. Projects don't always last for one week and that's it. There are projects running for years.
Is the Project Management certification expensive?
No more than any other serious certification and you may agree with your company to pay for it. The prices below are taken just from one potential provider in my area (Eastern Europe), so make sure that you find one in your area and ask:
- PRINCE2® Foundation (first stage of the certification) – 800 Eur / 1200 USD;
- PRINCE2® Foundation+ Practitioner (both stages of the certification) – 1150 Eur / 1700 USD;
- PMI® PMP Exam Prep – 5 days of training – 760 Eur/1100 USD.
Does the job of PM involve a lot of traveling?
If your client is in a different country or the location of the project is somewhere remotely in who knows which corner of the country, then yes. It all depends on the client and the project location. Chances I would say are 50-50 for you to do a lot of traveling. For instance, if you need to open for your company a new plant on a different continent, expect a lot of traveling. If your project involves creating some new accounting software, you may not need to travel at all. As I said, it all depends on the project. If you are not willing to travel, make sure that you have all these details set from the beginning just for you not to encounter any surprises.
Do I need to be a great computer user to do a good job as Project manager?
Normally, no. Only if your project is in the IT field. Then of course you need to be strong in IT to be able to manage the team and understand what they do. If your team needs to create some software based on Java, then of couse you need to know Java. At least to be able to understand if their path is correct. Not necessarily be top Java programmer, but having worked with Java previously will be necessary. On the other side, a construction project or opening a new business don't need advanced IT skills. Just some Project management software and some basic skills in Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, whatever is necessary. I will give you another example – if you need to implement a new telephony system in your company, let's say in all 10 subsidiaries, you need to have some telephony knowledge to be able to discuss the contract with the provider. Otherwise, who may know what they are selling you, right?
When can I say that I have failed in implementing a project?
Well, this happens when the deadline has passed and your project is not finished yet. Of course, if the deadline changes in the meantime and there is an agreement between the client and the Project manager, then all is fine. You haven't failed. Failing is just then when you have promised something and you haven't delivered it. Open discussions can always help you avoid failure. Just make sure that these discussions are carried out throughout the entire process and now a few days before final deadline.
I hope that these details will help you understand the topic better. Please find the first part of the article here: http://www.hr-faq.com/2013/08/career-ideas-project-management-faq.html
The topic is obviously not closed. Should you have more questions, please send them to me on firstname.lastname@example.com or post them as comments. I will also try to come back with more useful information in Part 3.
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Mum was referred to Beeston Ward within 48 hours of her TIA. The extended to her was exemplary - nurses were genuinely interested in helping her feel comfortable and reassuring her - investigations with the help of ultrasound and MRI's were informative with staff willing to share their thoughts - and a follow up appointment has already come through for 4 weeks time to ensure she is monitored early on.Thank you. It made an already stressful time, so much easier for her (and us!).
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Mollie King pens song about David Gandy
Mollie King has written a song about David Gandy.
The 29-year-old singer has remained tight-lipped on her shock split from the handsome underwear model since they went their separate ways in January but she's now decided to open up in her new forthcoming debut single 'Back to You' and found writing about their break-up cathartic.
Speaking to The Sun newspaper, she said: "'Back To You' is a very personal song to me.
"A lot of my writing inspiration has come from what I've been through over the last couple of years. The song is about a relationship that you know isn't working but keep going back to them because you love them. It is about a relationship I had that was in the public eye, but I've said everything I want to say about it in the lyrics to the song. Writing the song was actually a cathartic experience, as it allowed me to say everything I was feeling at that time about the situation."
In 'Back To You', which will be released on Friday (19.08.16), she sings: "And I wonder what you're thinking right now, cause I'm going through hell. And I wonder why we're doing this now, I keep asking myself."
And, although her songs with her band The Saturdays proved to be pop hits, the blonde beauty decided to take a different approach when it came to her solo career.
She explained: "When I first started writing songs for my solo record, I was writing Saturdays style bangers, but one day in the studio I decided to write something that was personal to me and how I was really feeling."
Molly dated 36-year-old David on and off for for five years - during which time they also romanced other people - but things came to a permanent end earlier this year after a blazing row, believed to be over their future together.


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SIX DORRICOTT RACING TEAM MEMBERS RECOGNIZED AT 1999 C.A.M. AWARDS FONTANA, Calif. (Oct. 31, 1999) - Six "behind the scenes" heroes from Dorricott Racing were honored Thursday, Oct. 28, at the year-end Championship Association of...
FONTANA, Calif. (Oct. 31, 1999) - Six "behind the scenes" heroes from Dorricott Racing were honored Thursday, Oct. 28, at the year-end Championship Association of Mechanics (CAM) Champ Car and Indy Lights Awards party, presented by SNAP-ON.
CAM celebrated its 10th season in 1999 and once again closed its Champ Car and Indy Lights seasons by recognizing outstanding performances from its members. A total of 15 Indy Lights CAM members were honored including five for their line of specialty and a 10-member "All-Star" team.
As in past years, the CAM Awards were voted by peers. This year, in addition to a general membership vote, CAM formed a special committee entitled the CAM Awards Selection Committee. The Committee was composed of esteemed members of the CART and Indy Lights racing community and CAM Board Members. The Committee made a firm commitment to assess each candidate's performance and voted strictly based on each award's required merit.
The first Dorricott team member to be honored was David Hughes, of Kamloops, B.C., Canada, as the Dayton/CAM Indy Lights Tire Specialist of the Year. Dayton tire specialists, Dayton technicians, engineers, fellow CAM tire specialists, and the CAM selection committee recognized Hughes for his high standard of professionalism. Dayton Tires Motorsports Manager Joe Barbieri presented Hughes with a $1,000 award check from Dayton Tires.
Ray Minato, of Bright's Grove, Ont., Canada, was named PI Research/CAM Data Specialist of the Year. The award recognizes outstanding performance in data acquisition and was voted upon by fellow data specialists and the CAM Selection Committee. Minato also received a selection of software valued at $1,000.
Three Dorricott teammates were named to the SNAP-ON/CAM Indy Lights All Star Team, which is composed of 10 crew members and was voted by the member Chief Mechanics and the CAM Selection Committee. Fritz Kroyer, of Bakersfield, Calif., was named the series all-star Fabricator. Dave Smith, of San Rafael, Calif., was named all-star Chief Mechanic, while the series Team Manager award went to Shane Seneviratne, of Pasadena, Calif.
John Martin Jr., of Irvine, Calif., was presented the prestigious Earl's Performance Products/ CAM Outstanding Season Award. The award was decided based on the recipient's display of dedication and preparation throughout the entire season - regardless of team size or available equipment. Two committees chose Martin Jr. including a committee composed of Indy Lights officials and the CAM Awards Selection Committee.


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You recently interviewed for two different summer accounting jobs. You estimate that the chance of getting an offer for job A is about 60% and the chance of getting an offer for job B is 50%. Assuming that job offers are statistically independent, how likely is it that you are offered both jobs?
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We've just received a number of P35 reminders, the date of issue was 29/4/12 and we received them 28/5/12, is this a record?
We often have similar issues with agent authorisation codes, where the client only gets them a day or two before (or in some cases after, especially if they are abroad!) the expiry date, so if they are away or delay sending to us we have to re-apply.
Does anyone else have similar issues? Is there anywhere that these issues can be reported?
In any case, with the high cost of post, long queues to speak to a human on the HMRC phone system, etc you'd think HMRC would use e-mail a lot more - a bit of a nonsense in this day and age.
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We received 25 all dated and received identically to yours.
We are in Dorset, and the majority of ours would have been Bristol & N Somerset Area,
Par for the course
These are the standards we expect from HMRC.
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Don't bother reporting the issues to anybody - it won't make a jot of difference. We've all been there and got the tee shirt but I've full confidence that things will get better soon because the new President of the CIOT has announced that the system is not broken. Who needs enemies when we've got HMRC apologists and appeasers like that?


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A recent experience whilst an inpatient in the Bristol Royal Infirmary was appealing and has left a damaging memory for my relative. I do not want to give too many details as I am not putting the blame at the nurses but to the Executive Board.
My relative started on a medical ward and was transferred to surgery for a procedure. A catheter was fitted incorrectly initially on medicine and this resulted in trauma to the bladder and urethra. An infection quickly started and advice was sought but in vain. No one in the trust could answer the questions being asked. The catheter was the wrong type and size this was what the problem was. We were transferred to a surgical ward and things got worse. The catheter was not secured and got caught in the bars of the bed and yanked out. My relative was bleeding so a washout catheter was used. I was assured that the staff were trying to get hold of a special nurse on the phone I later found out he/she was not even working in this hospital so never came. 4 times the catheter was attempted to be inserted and no one again had a clue what they were doing. My relative was in immense pain and distress but still they kept trying to put in inappropriate catheters. Doctors and nurses alike were clueless. The staff were upset and said they didn't know what to do and didn't have the experience or training to deal with the situation.
I cannot believe that after all the reports, Keogh, Berwick etc that this trust which has a huge bed base has not got the infrastructure to deal with patients with serious conditions requiring management of urinary issues. I will be sending a letter to the CQC and patient support groups. I do not want identification as I do not want the nurses to be blamed for what they have told me as at the end of the day it is not their faults.


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"Real-time" is a term thrown around loosely in industry circles by developers looking to hype visual fidelity of their latest games. At E3, it's unavoidable – and it becomes easy to dismiss.
But when Square Enix brought their Luminous Engine to the show, proclaiming to run a next-gen Final Fantasy tech demo… in real-time, they succeeded where similar marketing approaches frequently fail: They turned heads.
Shown to the media during an after-hours event at E3 2012, the near-four-minute tech demo was introduced by Yoshihisa Hashimoto, chief technology officer for Square Enix, under the name "Agni's Philosophy." Game Informer reported that Hashimoto was adamant about its real-time authenticity, announcing that the engine, Luminous Studio, is indeed Square's next-gen property for creating games.
Though hitched with the Final Fantasy motif, the caveat was also revealed that the tech demo was strictly that; "Agni's Philosophy" is not in production or associated with a specific game project (think of Quantic Dream and David Cage's "Kara" demo).
Nonetheless, as the opening scene introduces a priest and his cloaked followers attempting conjure up a mysterious, mystic ancient being, it's hard not to become spellbound in our own way. The precise muscular structure and fluid animation in the priest's face quickly negates any notion an uncanny valley, while a red mist floats prominently in the background and each of its ten thousand particles beautifully begin percolating around the creature. It's easily one of the best-looking pieces of game footage we've ever seen.
And that's just before the bullets start flying. A raiding unit of masked mercenaries soon intrudes on the group, and flurries of AK-47 fire are met with streams of electricity at a pace as ferocious as today's Call of Duty's and Battlefield's (and Skyrim's).
Her mentor soon killed, one of the younger female priestesses is able to escape to the outdoors of a mountainside, flavela-like city, and we're treated again to eye candy that, quite honestly, is better suited for watching than it is for reading about the curvaceousness of Coke bottles and..oh hey, turns out that creature is a riding-ready dragon.
If one thing is clear watching the tantalizing clip – even though Sony and Microsoft stopped short of unveiling the PlayStation 4 and Xbox 720, despite eons of rumor to the contrary – it's that the technology of the next generation is appearing right before our eyes at E3 2012. (For another example, look no further than our hands-on preview of Star Wars 1313, a game that's highly suspected to be released beyond today's consoles and yet looks stunning in its early-developed form.)
Luminous' demo is likely not something next-gen games will be able to emulate right out of the gate – the sleek cinematography dilutes the picture of what gameplay would actually look like – but it is quite telling of how close to the mark Epic's 2011 "Samaritan" demo might have been.
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Patrick Ward (photographer)
Patrick Ward (born 1937) is a British photographer who has published collections of his own work on British and other subjects as well as working on commissions for the press.
Life and career[edit]
Ward became interested in photography while doing National Service when a friend sent him the book of The Family of Man.[1] He started out as an assistant to the photographer John Chillingworth (previously at Picture Post), and his own work was published in "Manplan" at The Architectural Review,[2] the Observer Magazine, the Sunday Times Magazine, and the Telegraph Magazine.[3]
In his own time, Ward worked on a portrayal of the English at play that resulted in the book Wish You Were Here, published in 1976 by Gordon Fraser in a uniform edition with Homer Sykes' Once a Year. This was also an observation of the class divisions of England.[1]
Ward was one of a number of photographers who contributed to Bill Jay's short-lived Album, and Jay credits his and David Hurn's generosity with saving him from starvation during that period.[4]
Commenting on Wish You Were Here and Flags Flying (1977), Daniela Mrázková wrote that "Ward is not a reporter but rather [an] essayist who can relate serious matters in a totally unserious manner. . . ."[1]
Books of work by Ward[edit]
- Wish You Were Here: The English at Play. London: Gordon Fraser, 1976. ISBN 0-900406-70-4. With an introduction and commentary by James Cameron.
- Flags Flying. London: Gordon Fraser, 1977. ISBN 0-86092-000-3.
- Amsterdam. The Great Cities. Amsterdam: Time-Life, 1977. Text by Hans Koning.
- Amsterdam. Die grossen Städte. Amsterdam: Time-Life, 1977. ISBN 90-6182-271-8. (in German)
- Amsterdam. Les Grandes Cités. Amsterdam: Time-Life, 1977. (in French)
- Amusuterudamu (アムステルダム) / Amsterdam. Raifu sekai no daitoshi. Tokyo: Time-Life, 1978. (in Japanese)
- Bike Riders. Harrow House, 1980. Text by various authors.
- Bike Riders. Munich: Christian, 1980. (in German)
- Moto évasion: Un univers. Paris: EPA, 1981. ISBN 2-85120-117-4. (in French)
- Bike riders: de wereld van de snelle machines. Amsterdam: De Lantaarn, 1981. ISBN 90-70485-01-X. (in Dutch)
- Sandhurst: The Royal Military Academy: 250 years. Shrewsbury: Harmony House, 1990. ISBN 0-916509-98-2. Text by David G. Chandler.
- Essentially English. London: Michael O'Mara, 2003. ISBN 1-84317-003-5. New edition self-published at blurb.com, 2008.[5]
- Land of the Free: On the Road in 1980's America Self-published at blurb.com, 2008.[6]
- Wish You Were Here: England at Play in the 1970's. Self-published at blurb.com, 2008.[7]
- Jo and Laszlo's Wedding in a Field. Self-published at blurb.com, 2008.[8]
- Christie's: London's Great Auction House. Self-published at blurb.com, 2010.[9]
- Fallen Angels: Barcelona's Gaudi, Carnaval and Santa Eulalia. Self-published at blurb.com, 2010.[10]
- Londoners! Self-published at blurb.com, 2010.[11] Revised edition, self-published at blurb.com, 2010.[12]
- The Thames: London's Great River from Source to Sea. Self-published at blurb.com, 2010.[13]
- Being English. Liverpool: Bluecoat, 2014. ISBN 978-1908457219.
Zines of work by Ward[edit]
- Manplan One. Southport: Café Royal, 2015. Edition of 200 copies.[n 1]
- Manplan Two. Southport: Café Royal, 2015. Edition of 200 copies.[n 2]
- The Miners. Southport: Café Royal, 2015. Edition of 200 copies.[n 3]
- The Dirty Dozen. Southport: Café Royal, 2015. Edition of 200 copies.[n 4]
- Bonfire Societies. Southport: Café Royal, 2016. Edition of 150 copies.[n 5]
Other book appearances[edit]
- Discovering Britain and Ireland. Washington, D.C.: National Geographic Books, 1985. ISBN 0-87044-598-7. ISBN 0-87044-599-5. Contributor.
- Jay, Bill. Photographers Photographed. Salt Lake City: Peregrine Smith, 1983. ISBN 0-87905-146-9. Ward is one of the photographers photographed.
- Lane, Barry, ed. British Image 2. London: Arts Council of Great Britain, 1976. ISBN 0-7287-0093-X. Ward's series "Games People Play", excerpted from Wish You Were Here, appears on pp. 67–77.
- Perry, Grayson, ed. Unpopular Culture: Grayson Perry Selects from the Arts Council Collection. London: Hayward, 2008. ISBN 1-85332-267-9.
Group exhibitions[edit]
- "Il Regno Unito si diverte". British Council, Milan, 1981. (With Chris Steele-Perkins and Homer Sykes.)[14]
- "The Other Britain". National Theatre (London), and touring in Britain, 1982.[15]
- "There'll Always Be an England!" Stephen Daiter Gallery (Chicago), 2009.[16]
- "The Other Britain Revisited". Victoria and Albert Museum (London), 2010.[15]
Permanent collections[edit]
- Arts Council[17]
- Royal Institute of British Architects.[18]
- Victoria and Albert Museum (London).[15]
- ^ Café Royal's page about Manplan One is here.
- ^ Café Royal's page about Manplan Two is here.
- ^ Café Royal's page about The Miners is here.
- ^ Café Royal's page about The Dirty Dozen is here.
- ^ Café Royal's page about Bonfire Societies is here.
- ^ a b c Daniela Mrázková, Masters of Photography: A Thematic History (Twickenham, Middx: Hamlyn, 1987; ISBN 0-600-35191-2), 192–193.
- ^ Simon Esterson, "The AR's Manplan is a tactile reminder of a time when magazines lived dangerously", The Eye no. 77. Accessed 2 October 2010.
- ^ Cover blurb for Wish You Were Here (1977).
- ^ Bill Jay, "Magazine memoirs: Creative Camera and Album, 1968–1972", billjayonphotography.com. Accessed 2 October 2010.
- ^ Essentially English at blurb.com.
- ^ Land of the Free at blurb.com.
- ^ Wish You Were Here at blurb.com.
- ^ Jo and Laszlo's Wedding at blurb.com.
- ^ Christie's at blurb.com.
- ^ Fallen Angels at blurb.com.
- ^ Londoners! (first version) at blurb.com.
- ^ Londoners! (revised version) at blurb.com.
- ^ The Thames at blurb.com.
- ^ "Exhibition record". Archived from the original on 12 May 2006. Retrieved 12 May 2006., British Council. Accessed 11 January 2010. This does not specify the place(s) of exhibition, but the OPAC of the libraries of the Province of Prato lists a publication titled Il Regno Unito si diverte that specifies Milan. Accessed 2010-05-08.
- ^ a b c "The Other Britain Revisited: Photographs from New Society", Victoria and Albert Museum, 2010. Accessed 2 May 2010.
- ^ Patrick Ward, Stephen Daiter Gallery. Accessed 2 October 2010.
- ^ Grayson Perry, Unpopular Culture: Grayson Perry Selects from the Arts Council Collection (London: Hayward, 2008; ISBN 1-85332-267-9).
- ^ Acquisition of Architectural Press archive", RIBA, 13 January 2007. Accessed 2 October 2010.
External links[edit]
- Patrick Ward's website
- Patrick Ward photographed by Bill Jay in 1972.


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Do you think I should text him? I never call him and sometimes he mentions that and says that I should call him. But when I text him he almost never texts back.
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