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Starting the Project out Right
First – make sure all stakeholders are at the first meeting. Also ask the Project Sponsor to tell everyone you are the Project Manager (transferring authority). Talk about the processes you will use and the communication everyone can excpect from you.
Once you have a definitive scope, write a requriements document to meet that scope and distriubute it and sign it off. After this point, any change in scope should go through your defined scope mamangement process.
Do your schedule as a team and construct a Work Breakdown Structure. Break each task down until it is no more than 40 hours or less. Add them back up to get the schedule. If management doesn't want the date you've come up with ask them which scope they want to drop. Remind them that each feature takes time from you (as PM), the coder, the tester, the documenter and suppport.
As you move from requirements to specifications and coding, adding scope is even more costly. It disrupts everyone. Try to put it in a subsequent release.
Above all, make sure you communicate schedule, risks and status very frequently; and hopefully have a team site on SharePoint that everyone can see.
Scope Creep
People have asked me how to stop scopr creep. The way I do it is to have a change review board that every scope change must go through to be reviewd. That usually stops the managers from adding scope since I ask theym to sign off on the change management board in the beginning.
The decond problem id when and engineer wants to add scope on his own. To stop that, I have team members put in their time daily and their remaining time to get a task done. That helps me to find potential scope creep.
It is also vital to explain the whole process to the team and stakeholders. No one really wants the projct to fail and when they realize the impact of adding a little code enhancement to the testing and documentation groups, they tend to stay away from it.
That being said, it is a #1 problem in Project Management. Just keep on top of the project at all times.
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Ways to remain calm during the PMP test
Make sure you have studied a lot. The test is a 4 hour multiple choice test that is randomly selected from PMI's test base. Bring energy bars and water. They won't let you take anything in, but will give you a locker to store your stuff. Take a break at least once an hour to stretch your legs, take a snack and break. This clears your head.
When you first get in the testing center, they give you paper and pencil. The first part of the test is a tutorial on how to take the test. Take this time to do a brain dump of all the formulas, knowlege areas and procces groups. The questions are very situational, so you can usually emliminate 2 answers quickly. If you are not sure, mark the question (it lets you do that to come back to it) and go on. Also, somethims questions further on into the test will help answer an earler question. Aim for 30 minutes for looking at the questions you didn't feel sure about and to review your exam. THen as soo as you push the confirtm question, it will take a few minutes to grade (a long few minutes) but it will help a lot. I wasn't sure I passed – but I made a 98%! Keep you PMP certifcation eu to date and you'll never have to take the test again. When I took it, the rule was you had to get 60 PDUs in 3 years. You can get some from training or some from running projects, reading a new PM theory book and other things. Look on PMP.ORG to find out the requirements to keep your PMP certication. And get a good nights rest and calm yourself. No one knows what you make and I think they give you 2 or 3 times to pass.
Have a great day!
The Nature of Project Management
Why do many talented developers and IT professionals consider project management to be an obstacle, rather than an enabler? Why do clients often resist project oversight or try to minimize it? Does project management really allow projects to reach completion more quickly, or are speed and project discipline mutually exclusive?
We've explored the balance of speed and delivery and the nature of innovative projects in recent articles. Let's tie these themes together and review techniques that help keep project management relevant to even the most unique and innovative programs.
Project bureaucrats
When I teach project management, I often draw a distinction between project managers and project bureaucrats. We've all had encounters with project managers who turned into bureaucrats. Project bureaucrats are more interested in ensuring that every step of the methodology is applied and every line of every form is filled in than in what's actually happening on the ground. On the other hand, it's common to meet project managers who apply minimal project methodology, yet, through their expert use of relationships and personal interactions, always seem to know exactly where the project stands.
In my experience, it's the project bureaucrats who often leave a bitter taste with both the delivery team and the client. These project managers turned bureaucrats have forgotten one of the key rules of project management: don't mistake the map for the journey. All the plans, charts, and milestones mean nothing if they aren't consistent with the reality on the ground. And there's the rub; especially in innovative projects, the plans and estimates are often based on a fallacy — there's the idea that we can predict the progress of something that's never been done before.
Project spec compliance = success? Not always
In his outstanding book Agile Project Management, Jim Highsmith offers two examples that emphasize the point. The movie Titanic, from a project management perspective, was a huge failure — over budget, over schedule, and plagued by unforeseen risks that threatened to derail the project at every turn. Motorola's Iridium project, which spent billions of dollars launching satellites into orbit in order to make telephone service available worldwide, was a great project management success. Yet the market is the ultimate judge, and the project management compliance of Motorola's venture didn't save the project from failure, nor did the project management disaster (no pun intended) of Titanic's production taint the film's appeal to the public.
The lesson that project managers should learn from these examples is that compliance with project specifications does not constitute project success; in the ultimate analysis, only business results matter. Stated another way, the largest risk in any project is not that it will deviate from plan; it's the risk that the final outcome won't fulfill the real need. Predictive methodologies, such as the techniques championed by the Project Management Institute in its PM Body of Knowledge, can add tremendous value, especially for projects for which we have a historical basis to look to for precedent. For truly innovative projects, in which any prediction is little more than guesswork and for which we'll be inventing never-before-seen products, we need to look for a new approach. Hence, the growing popularity of agile approaches.
Agile myths and truths
The central insight of agile methods is not that project overhead is a pain in the neck or that programmers like to be free; instead, it is the observable truth that, especially in innovative programs, customers can't describe what they want until they see it, and prediction is inappropriate when there's no way to visualize what the final result will be, let alone exactly how long it will take to build.
Unlike predictive methods, in which the planning, estimating, and risk assessment activities are all front-loaded and often are seen as a separate "planning" phase, agile approaches assume that the requirements will grow incrementally and iteratively as the project proceeds. This emphasis on "just enough" planning and requirements discovery is an acknowledgement of the fact that the key up-front activity in an agile approach is the creation of the first iteration of the product, so that the sponsor can see it and touch it, and discrepancies between the sponsor's vision and the product created by the team can be modified to fulfill the current business need.
Agile project management is often misunderstood, as illustrated by the proliferation of articles about "agile myths." Agile methods are not about "buying pizza and getting out of the way," as these methods are often caricatured. Agile methods, from SCRUM to Highsmith's APM Framework, are disciplined and structured approaches to product development, just as predictive methods are; these methods just address different types of problems.
Predictive and agile approaches have robust requirements discovery techniques, but agile methods acknowledge that requirements will evolve throughout the life of the project rather than up-front. Both approaches have stakeholder participation practices, but agile methods insist that stakeholders and sponsors are involved throughout the project in a collaborative, interactive manner. Predictive and agile both have mechanisms for integrating changing requirements into the plan, but the approaches use different techniques. Predictive techniques often apply restrictive change management procedures. Agile methods are specifically designed to encourage and implement beneficial change by providing an iterative, incremental approach to development focused on implementing, rather than controlling, positive change.
Innovative projects call for innovative methods, but that doesn't imply, as many agile skeptics insist, that the benefits gained by applying structured project management techniques must be abandoned. Agile approaches are appropriate for creative, inventive projects because the methods integrate exploratory, collaborative techniques into the project process and acknowledge the mutating nature of exploratory IT projects into the PM methods we apply. Even PMI, in its newly published Body of Knowledge, recognizes the value of the iterative, incremental approaches advocated by agile proponents.
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In subsequent columns, we'll dig a bit deeper into the specifics of some of these techniques and explore ways that agile approaches can be combined with familiar, predictive techniques to apply exactly the right level of rigor to the project, no matter where it falls on the innovation spectrum.
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2009 Results of the Top 10 obstacles to Project Success
- Scope Creep
- Challenging Schedule
- Resource Challenge
- Minimal or non-existent testing
- Tardy Delivery of Project Tasks
- Delegated Responsibility Unrelated to Authority
- Finance Challenge
- Invisible Requirements
- Skill set Challenged Team
- The Disappearing Sponsor
Scope Change Control
Who hasn't been on a project where scope creep is an issue? One of my pet peeves is when people try to add functionality (or even a bug fix) and don't realize they need to inform the Project Manager and all prior documentation has to be changed. An engineer may be able to code a fix very quickly, but if he does that has ramifications on documentation, schedule management and quality control (to name a few). When someone tries to pull this, I always draw the infamous triangle of scope, time/cost and resources. If one changes, the others will as well.
One way to formally control this is to implement a formal scope verification process where you require a change to be communicated to the stakeholders' for formal acceptance of the completed project scope and associated deliverables. Verifying the project scope includes reviewing deliverables to ensure that each is completed satisfactorily. If the project is terminated early, the project scope verification process should establish and document the level and extent of completion.
Scope verification differs from quality control in that scope verification is primarily concerned with acceptance of the deliverables, while quality control is primarily concerned with meeting the quality requirements specified for the deliverables.
Quality control is generally performed before scope verification, but these two processes can be performed in parallel; and when a change occurs (that is accepted) all project team members need to re-examine their project documents and schedule. Any corrective changes go to the project manager and new plans and schedules are produced. Then a process of verifying the scope occurs. The following lists potential outputs from Scope verification:
- Accepted Deliverables: The Scope Verification process documents those completed deliverables that have been accepted. Those completed deliverables that have not been accepted are documented, along with the reasons for non-acceptance. Scope verification includes supporting documentation received from the customer or sponsor and acknowledging stakeholder acceptance of the project's deliverables.
- Requested Changes; Requested changes may be generated from the Scope Verification process, and are processed for review and disposition through the Integrated Change Control processes.
- Recommended Corrective Actions
For a successful project, the Project Manager is in charge of scope control. Scope control is concerned with influencing the factors that create project scope changes and controlling the impact of those changes. Scope control assures all requested changes and recommended corrective actions are processed through the project Integrated Change Control process. Project scope control is also used to manage the actual changes when they occur and is integrated with the other control processes. Uncontrolled changes are often referred to as project scope creep. Change is inevitable, thereby mandating some type of change control process. The biggest thing to remember is to communicate to all team members and stake holders during this process. It is wise to institute a formal change control system.
A project scope change control system, documented in the project scope management plan, defines the procedures by which the project scope and product scope can be changed. The system includes the documentation, tracking systems, and approval levels necessary for authorizing changes. The scope change control system is integrated with any overall project management information system to control project scope. When the project is managed under a contract, the change control system also complies with all relevant contractual provisions.
Project performance measurements are used to assess the magnitude of variation. Important aspects of project scope control include determining the cause of variance relative to the scope baseline and deciding whether corrective action is required. Earned value management is very helpful here. Approved change requests affecting the project scope can require modifications to the WBS and WBS dictionary, the project scope statement, and the project scope management plan. These approved change requests can cause updates to components of the project management plan.
A formal configuration management system provides procedures for the status of the deliverables, and assures that requested changes to the project scope and product scope are thoroughly considered and documented before being processed through the Integrated Change Control process.
Building a Work Breakdown Structure
Building a Work Breakdown Structure
The WBS is a deliverable-oriented hierarchical decomposition of the work to be executed by the project team, to accomplish the project objectives and create the required deliverables. The WBS organizes and defines the total scope of the project. The WBS subdivides the project work into smaller, more manageable pieces of work, with each descending level of the WBS representing an increasingly detailed definition of the project work. The planned work contained within the lowest-level WBS components, which are called work packages, can be scheduled, cost estimated, monitored, and controlled.
On projects I've worked on, the project team would go into a conference room and use post it notes for each piece of work until we reached something that was a week or less. NOTE: It's easiest to bring a roll of paper to put the post it notes on so you can roll the whole thing up to input it into soft format.
The WBS represents the work specified in the current approved project scope statement. Components comprising the WBS assist the stakeholders in viewing the deliverables of the project.
Work Breakdown Structure Templates
Although each project is unique, a WBS from a previous project can often be used as a template for a new project, since some projects will resemble another prior project to some extent. For example, most projects within a given organization will have the same or similar project life cycles and, therefore, have the same or similar deliverables required from each phase. Many application areas or performing organizations have standard WBS templates.
The Project Management Institute Practice Standard for Work Breakdown Structures provides guidance for the generation, development, and application of work breakdown structures. This publication contains industry-specific examples of WBS templates that can be tailored to specific projects in a particular application area. A portion of a WBS example, with some branches of the WBS decomposed down through the work package level.
Decomposition is the subdivision of project deliverables into smaller, more manageable components until the work and deliverables are defined to the work package level. The work package level is the lowest level in the WBS, and is the point at which the cost and schedule for the work can be reliably estimated. The level of detail for work packages will vary with the size and complexity of the project.
Decomposition may not be possible for a deliverable or subproject that will be accomplished far into the future. The project management team usually waits until the deliverable or subproject is clarified so the details of the WBS can be developed. This technique is sometimes referred to as rolling wave planning.
Different deliverables can have different levels of decomposition. To arrive at a manageable work effort (i.e., a work package), the work for some deliverables needs to be decomposed only to the next level, while others need more levels of decomposition. As the work is decomposed to lower levels of detail, the ability to plan, manage, and control the work is enhanced. However, excessive decomposition can lead to non-productive management effort, inefficient use of resources, and decreased efficiency in performing the work. The project team needs to seek a balance between too little and too much in the level of WBS planning detail.
Decomposition of the total project work generally involves the following activities:
· Identifying the deliverables and related work
· Structuring and organizing the WBS
· Decomposing the upper WBS levels into lower level detailed components
· Developing and assigning identification codes to the WBS components
· Verifying that the degree of decomposition of the work is necessary and sufficient.
This analysis requires a degree of expert judgment to identify all the work including project management deliverables and those deliverables required by contract. Structuring and organizing the deliverables and associated project work into a WBS that can meet the control and management requirements of the project management team is an analytical technique that may be done with the use of a WBS template. The resulting structure can take a number of forms, such as:
· Using the major deliverables and subprojects as the first level of decomposition.
· Using subprojects where the subprojects may be developed by organizations outside the project team. For example, in some application areas, the project WBS can be defined and developed in multiple parts, such as a project summary WBS with multiple subprojects within the WBS that can be contracted out. The seller then develops the supporting contract work breakdown structure as part of the contracted work.
· Using the phases of the project life cycle as the first level of decomposition, with the project deliverables inserted at the second level.
· Using different approaches within each branch of the WBS, where test and evaluation is a phase, the air vehicle is a product, and training is a supporting service.
Decomposition of the upper level WBS components requires subdividing the work for each of the deliverables or subprojects into its fundamental components, where the WBS components represent verifiable products, services, or results. Each component should be clearly and completely defined and assigned to a specific performing organizational unit that accepts responsibility for the WBS component's completion. The components are defined in terms of how the work of the project will actually be executed and controlled. For example, the status reporting component of project management could include weekly status reports, while a product to be manufactured might include several individual physical components plus the final assembly.
Verifying the correctness of the decomposition requires determining that the lower-level WBS components are those that are necessary and sufficient for completion of the corresponding higher-level deliverables.
Outputs of Creating a WBS:
· Project Scope Statement (Updates): If approved change requests result from the Create WBS process, then the project scope statement is updated to include those approved changes.
· Work Breakdown Structure: The key document generated by the Create WBS process is the actual WBS. Each WBS component, including work package and control accounts within a WBS, is generally assigned a unique identifier from a code of accounts. These identifiers provide a structure for hierarchical summation of costs, schedule, and resource information.
The WBS should not be confused with other kinds of breakdown structures used to present project information. Other structures used in some application areas or other Knowledge Areas include:
· Organizational Breakdown Structure (OBS). Provides a hierarchically organized depiction of the project organization arranged so that the work packages can be related to the performing organizational units.
· Bill of Materials (BOM). Presents a hierarchical tabulation of the physical assemblies, subassemblies, and components needed to fabricate a manufactured product.
· Risk Breakdown Structure (RBS). A hierarchically organized depiction of the identified project risks arranged by risk category.
· Resource Breakdown Structure (RBS). A hierarchically organized depiction of the resources by type to be used on the project.
The WBS Dictionary
The document generated by the Create WBS process that supports the WBS is called the WBS dictionary and is a companion document to the WBS. The detailed content of the components contained in a WBS, including work packages and control accounts, can be described in the WBS dictionary. For each WBS component, the WBS dictionary includes a code of account identifier, a statement of work, responsible organization, and a list of schedule milestones. Other information for a WBS component can include contract information, quality requirements, and technical references to facilitate performance of the work. Other information for a control account would be a charge number. Other information for a work package can include a list of associated schedule activities, resources required, and an estimate of cost. Each WBS component is cross-referenced, as appropriate, to other WBS components in the WBS dictionary.
The Scope Baseline
The approved detailed project scope statement and it's associated
WBS and WBS dictionary are the scope baseline for the project. The next step is to estimate all of the work packages and create your baseline schedule.
Developing the Scope Statement and Project Plan
Developing a Project Scope Statement
The project scope statement is the definition of the project—what needs to be accomplished. The Develop Preliminary Project Scope Statement process addresses and documents the characteristics and boundaries of the project and its associated products and services, as well as the methods of acceptance and scope control. A project scope statement includes:
· Project and product objectives
· Product or service requirements and characteristics
· Product acceptance criteria
· Project boundaries
· Project requirements and deliverables
· Project constraints
· Project assumptions
· Initial project organization
· Initial defined risks
· Schedule milestones
· Initial WBS
· Order of magnitude cost estimate
· Project configuration management requirements
· Approval requirements
The preliminary project scope statement is developed from information provided by the initiator or sponsor. The project management team in the Scope Definition process further refines the preliminary project scope statement into the project scope statement. The project scope statement content will vary depending upon the application area and complexity of the project and can include some or all of the components identified above. During subsequent phases of multi-phase projects, the Develop Preliminary Project Scope Statement process validates and refines, if required, the project scope defined for that phase.
Project Scope Development Tools and Techniques
1 – Project Management Methodology
The project management methodology defines a process that aids a project management team in developing and controlling changes to the preliminary project scope statement.
2 – Project Management Information System
The project management information system, an automated system, is used by the project management team to support generation of a preliminary project scope statement, facilitate feedback as the document is refined, control changes to the project scope statement, and release the approved document.
3 – Expert Judgment
Expert judgment is applied to any technical and management details to be included in the preliminary project scope statement.
Develop Project Plan
The Develop Project Management Plan process includes the actions necessary to define, integrate, and coordinate all subsidiary plans into a project management plan. The project management plan content will vary depending upon the application area and complexity of the project. This process results in a project management plan that is updated and revised through the Integrated Change Control process. The project management plan defines how the project is executed, monitored and controlled, and closed. The project management plan documents the collection of outputs of the planning processes of the Planning Process Group and includes:
· The project management processes selected by the project management team
· The level of implementation of each selected process
· The descriptions of the tools and techniques to be used for accomplishing those processes
· How the selected processes will be used to manage the specific project, including the dependencies and interactions among those processes, and the essential inputs and outputs
· How work will be executed to accomplish the project objectives
· How changes will be monitored and controlled
· How configuration management will be performed
· How integrity of the performance measurement baselines will be maintained and used
· The need and techniques for communication among stakeholders
· The selected project life cycle and, for multi-phase projects, the associated project phases
· Key management reviews for content, extent, and timing to facilitate addressing open issues and pending decisions.
The project management plan can be either summary level or detailed, and can be composed of one or more subsidiary plans and other components. Each of the subsidiary plans and components is detailed to the extent required by the specific project. These subsidiary plans include, but are not limited to:
· Project scope management plan
· Schedule management plan
· Cost management plan
· Quality management plan
· Process improvement plan
· Staffing management plan
· Communication management plan
· Risk management plan
· Procurement management plan
These other components include, but are not limited to:
· Milestone list
· Resource calendar
· Schedule baseline
· Cost baseline
· Quality baseline
· Risk register
Project Plan Tools and Techniques
Project Management Methodology
The project management methodology defines a process, which aids a project management team in developing and controlling changes to the project management plan.
Project Management Information System
The project management information system, an automated system, is used by the project management team to support generation of the project management plan, facilitate feedback as the document is developed, control changes to the project management plan, and release the approved document.
· Configuration Management System The configuration management system is a subsystem of the overall project management information system. The system includes the process for submitting proposed changes, tracking systems for reviewing and approving proposed changes, defining approval levels for authorizing changes, and providing a method to validate approved changes. In most application areas, the configuration management system includes the change control system. The configuration management system is also a collection of formal documented procedures used to apply technical and administrative direction and surveillance to:
o Identify and document the functional and physical characteristics of a product or component
o Control any changes to such characteristics
o Record and report each change and its implementation status
o Support the audit of the products or components to verify conformance to requirements.
· Change Control System The change control system is a collection of formal documented procedures that define how project deliverables and documentation are controlled, changed, and approved. The change control system is a subsystem of the configuration management system. For example, for information technology systems, a change control system can include the specifications (scripts, source code, data definition language, etc.) for each software component.
· Expert Judgment Expert judgment is applied to develop technical and management details to be included in the project management plan.
[i] A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) Third Edition
2004 Project Management Institute, Four Campus Boulevard, Newtown Square, PA 19073-3299 USA
Project Process Groups
There are five Process Groups defined by PMI. They have clear dependencies and are performed in the same sequence on each project. They are independent of application areas or industry focus. Individual Process Groups and individual constituent processes are often iterated prior to completing the project. Constituent processes also can have interactions both within a Process Group and among Process Groups.
Note: During project phases, if a change occurs during the project execution or control, the documents and tools used in the Process groups may have to be revisited. For example, if a change is made to the scope during the project execution phase, the scope document and all of the project plans must be revisited to include the new scope.
An individual process may define and constrain how inputs are used to produce outputs for that Process Group. They are defined in a way that projects of all kinds can be managed with this standard, so some inputs or outputs may not be relevant to every project.
A Process Group includes the constituent project management processes that are linked by the respective inputs and outputs, that is, the result or outcome of one process becomes the input to another. The Monitoring and Controlling Process Group, for example, not only monitors and controls the work being done during a Process Group, but also monitors and controls the entire project effort. The Monitoring and Controlling Process Group must also provide feedback to implement corrective or preventive actions to bring the project into compliance with the project management plan or to appropriately modify the project management plan. Many additional interactions among the Process Groups are likely.
Where large or complex projects may be separated into distinct phases or sub-projects such as feasibility study, concept development, design, prototype, build, test, etc. all of the Process Group processes would normally be repeated for each phase or subproject.
The five Process Groups are:
· Initiating Process Group. Defines and authorizes the project or a project.
· Planning Process Group. Defines and refines objectives, and plans the course of action required to attain the objectives and scope that the project was undertaken to address.
· Executing Process Group. Integrates people and other resources to carry out the project management plan for the project.
· Monitoring and Controlling Process Group. Regularly measures and monitors progress to identify variances from the project management plan so that corrective action can be taken when necessary to meet project objectives.
· Closing Process Group. Formalizes acceptance of the product, service or result and brings the project or a project phase to an orderly end.
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After decades with the Voyager program, NASA engineer Larry Zottarelli is retiring. That means there's a job opening at the storied Jet Propulsion Laboratory, but it won't be the right fit for just any engineer. Applicants should have a can-do attitude, good communication skills, and extensive knowledge of 60-year-old programming languages.
We're talking about the Voyager 1 and 2 spacecraft here, which were launched in the 1970s. That's before the personal computer revolution sent programming languages into overdrive. There was no C, Java, or Python in those days. Instead, Voyager runs on assembly language (about as low level coding as you can get), as well as higher level languages including Fortran and COBOL, which were created in the late 1950s. You need to understand these archaic programming languages to work on the Voyager spacecrafts as they leave the solar system.
Both COBOL and Fortran are still in use today, but they aren't exactly popular choices with the younger generations of programmers. They sit at positions 21 and 22 according to the TIOBE index. Assembly language also isn't something many younger developers would focus on today unless specifically asked to as part of their job, and even if they did, assembly language is different for every computer architecture with each having its quirks.
The core software running the Voyager probes was last overhauled in 1990, shortly after the Neptune flyby. JPL introduced a number of looping protocols that lets the spacecraft operate more or less autonomously. NASA continues to send up new sequences every three months or so, but it's getting harder to communicate with the Voyager probes 12 billion miles away. Only the massive Canberra antenna of the Deep Space Network is able to send data to the Voyager probes these days.
Whoever takes over the programming duties on Voyager will have to work on tightening up its energy usage. Both spacecrafts are getting old, but have enough power to run for at least another decade. After that, it will depend on what systems can be optimized and what can be shut down to save power. JPL managers aren't expecting a young college grad to show up with intimate knowledge of programming languages from 60 years ago, but finding an engineer in their 50s (rather than 70s) who understands assembly languages would be great.

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Vegetable cassoulet with olive oil croutons A rich vegetable stew, made with tender flageolet beans and mirepoix
What is cassoulet?
Cassoulet is a richly flavored bean stew with origins in southern France… and what a satisfying and delicious pot of beans it is! Here I've created a vegetable cassoulet that's as creamy as can be, and brimming with the aromas of fresh herbs and vegetables.
But to me, what makes cassoulet so special is the petite, pale-green flageolet beans. Their sweet flavor and soft texture are simply addictive. Here the tender beans are slow-simmered with a mirepoix of vegetables and served with crunchy sourdough croutons – the perfect contrast to the creamy dish.
A vegetarian cassoulet recipe that even your carnivore friends will love… and it's quicker to make too!
Since this cassoulet is made without the large selection of meats that usually goes into the traditional dish, it doesn't need to be cooked both on the stove and then in the oven. This vegetable cassoulet is simmered on the stove only, making it a much less time-consuming endeavor.
So here's to a hearty vegetable cassoulet… a bowl full of goodness!
Food & wine pairing: Languedoc-Roussillon, red blend with vegetable cassoulet
Serve a red wine from Languedoc-Roussillon in the south of France with this flavorful cassoulet. Especially well-suited are reds from Côteaux du Languedoc AC, Corbières AC or Côtes du Roussillon AC, which are blends of mostly Grenache, Carignan and Cinsault. These full-bodied wines are neither too fruity nor too tannic – they pair wonderfully with the heft of the cassoulet and the creaminess of the beans, without overpowering the delicate flavors of the vegetables.
Vegetable cassoulet with olive oil croutons
serves 6
active time: 1 hr 15 min
For the beans
- 2 1/2 cups dried flageolet beans – soaked in spring water for at least 12 hours
- 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- 2 large garlic cloves – skinned and left whole
- 1 bouquet garni – 2 rosemary sprigs, 2 sage sprigs, 12 thyme sprigs, 6 parsley sprigs and 2 bay leaves tied tightly with kitchen string
For the croutons
- 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 5 slices sourdough country bread – cut in 1/2″ cubes (5 cups)
- 1/4 teaspoon sea salt
- freshly ground black pepper to taste
For the cassoulet
- 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 1 large Vidalia or sweet onion – skinned and cut in 1/4″ pieces
- 1 leek – green leaves trimmed 3″ from top, halved lengthwise, thoroughly rinsed and cut in 1/4″ slices (2 cups)
- 1 celery rib – cut in 1/4″ pieces (3/4 cup)
- 2 large carrots – peeled and cut in 1/4″ pieces (1 1/4 cups)
- 3 medium parsnips – peeled and cut in 1/4″ pieces (1 1/2 cups)
- 4 large garlic cloves – skinned and finely chopped
- 1 – 15 oz (425 g) can whole peeled plum tomatoes – coarsely puréed (use a food processor)
- 4 to 5 cups reserved cooking liquid from the beans (see Viviane's tips)
- 2 1/2 to 3 teaspoons sea salt to taste
- freshly ground black pepper to taste (lots of it!)
- extra virgin olive oil for drizzling
- 2 tablespoons finely chopped Italian or curly-leaf parsley as garnish
- Step 1: Drain the soaked beans. Place in a large pot and add fresh spring water to cover the beans by 2″. (Read here about the importance of water when cooking beans.) Bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Once the water is boiling, skim the foam and add the oil, garlic and bouquet garni. Stir well, reduce heat to medium/medium-low and simmer, partially covered, until the beans are tender. (Depending on the freshness of the beans, this will take between 20 and 40 minutes.) Discard the bouquet garni and garlic and drain the beans, reserving all the cooking liquid. You should have about 8 cups of cooked beans.
- Cook's note: The beans can be used immediately or refrigerated in their cooking liquid for up to 3 days.
- Step 2: To make the croutons – Heat a large heavy-bottomed skillet over medium-high heat and add the oil and bread cubes. Toss until well coated with the oil. Then reduce heat to medium/medium-high and sauté the bread cubes until golden-brown and crisp, about 4 to 5 minutes, tossing frequently. Sprinkle with the salt and pepper, toss well and transfer to a bowl to cool to room temperature.
- Cook's note: The croutons can be prepared up to 1 day ahead and stored in an airtight container at room temperature.
- Step 3: Heat a large heavy-bottomed pot over medium-high heat. Add the olive oil, onions and leeks and sauté for about 4 minutes until softened and translucent, stirring from time to time. Add the celery, carrots and parsnips and sauté for another 6 to 7 minutes until golden. Add the garlic and sauté for 1 minute only, stirring continuously so the garlic doesn't brown. Add the puréed tomato, the cooked beans, 4 cups of the reserved cooking liquid from the beans, and the salt and pepper. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to medium/medium-low and simmer, partially covered, for 35 to 40 minutes until the juices have thickened. Stir the beans a couple of times throughout the cooking to make sure they don't stick to the bottom of the pot. Adjust the seasoning and add a bit of reserved cooking liquid if needed. Let the cassoulet stand for 10 minutes before serving. Spoon the cassoulet into bowls. Sprinkle with a few croutons, drizzle with a little olive oil and sprinkle with the parsley. Serve with the balance of the croutons on the side.
- Cook's note: The cassoulet can be cooled and refrigerated for up to 3 days or frozen for up to 1 month. (Completely thaw at room temperature before reheating.) Add a bit of liquid to the beans before reheating, as they will absorb most of the liquid while they sit.
Viviane's tips
- This cassoulet is simple to make, but prepping the ingredients does take some time. So I suggest you cook the beans and make the croutons a day ahead. This way, making the cassoulet will be less time-consuming… and you can focus all your attention on cutting the mirepoix!
- If you use a different kind of bean, you'll need to adjust the amount of reserved cooking liquid you use to make the cassoulet. Larger beans will call for less water than the 4 to 5 cups suggested in the recipe.
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What a beauty! It has a gentle and serene ambiance. I shall make this soon but i think i will add a littke swede to it also.
Thankyou Vivian!
Ms. Farre, I received a shipment of flageolet beans in the Rancho Gordo Bean of the Month Club, found your recipe — delish! I didn't have leeks or parsnips, didn't make croutons. Still very very good. My husband and I are vegetarians, and he said it's one of the best soups he's ever had. Thank you so much!
What a marvelous meatless meal!! Those croutons are to die for!!!
What a lovely creamy dish with all those vegetables and we are excited about how tender the little light green beans sound! The crunch from the croutons is the perfect topping.
This looks amazing! Must be bursting with flavor!
Thank you so much for this recipe Vivane! I'm always looking for a hearty meatless main dish and love this one! I've never hear of flageolet beans, but being a huge bean lover, I'm going to be checking them out.
I have a hard time wrapping my mind around this vegetarian cassoulet version 😉 but I would be most willing to b a guinea pig and try it, great idea.
Please, someone get me a napkin, my mouth is watering! Thank you Viviane.
Have you tried the dried beans from Rancho Gordo in Napa, Ca.? I have a pound of their flageolet beans and can't wait to make this dish.
So hearty and flavorful! Can't go wrong with a few croutons 😉
A hearty and flavourful dish, Viviane. I love particularly those sourdough croutons.
Mmh, this looks and kinds amazing!
Perfect balance of flavors and textures


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I may be betraying my trade as a mental health professional to admit that, personally, I'm not much for counseling and support groups. Don't get me wrong, I'm an avid believer in the potential efficacy of these types of experiences. I'm the first to recommend them to anyone who needs a little extra objective and confidential support. Also, I've gone whenever the proverbial 'you-know-what' has hit the fan in my life, so I hope this is a testament to my faith in the process.
All I mean to say is that talk-focused support isn't my personal preference. Outside of my closest family and friends, I generally don't want to talk about 'it'. 'It' being things like grief, personal woes, existential dread…you get the picture. I'm an introvert, I hate having the floor, meeting new people makes me anxious, and I always feel like I've said too much too awkwardly. For all these reasons (and more), I gravitate towards coping that allows me to process my experiences without having to say much.
I'm definitely not alone in this. Many people prefer outlets that allow them to remain taciturn about their grief. What I'm here to say, is this is A-OK! Although it seems like talk-type-coping is commonly recommended for grief, it is by no means the right way or the only way. It's important to remember, there are many healthy ways to cope with grief. Though people may assume otherwise, silent or independent coping is not synonymous with bottling things up, withdrawing, or isolating. Actually, many times the opposite is true, as outlets like writing and art allow people to express themselves, connect, and share in different ways.
Below we are going to discuss a few ways a person can cope without talking-it-out. This is only a start, we could spend all day trying to make an exhaustive list and still not be done, so whenever possible we'll link to further articles and resources. Also, if you would like to share your go-to coping tools in the comments below, please do!
Journaling and Writing:
In our work, we often connect with grieving people who are struggling to get a handle on certain grief-related emotions and experiences. When a person feels stuck, overwhelmed, or confused, we often suggest journaling (or other forms of writing).
Research has shown that journaling has benefits related to physical health, mental health, sleep, grief-coping, etc. Anecdotally we know this practice helps to…
- combat avoidance
- process experiences and emotions
- connect with positive memories
- organize thoughts
- calm down and de-stress
- shift perspective
- relieve anxiety
Best of all, journaling is a low barrier coping option; it's private, confidential (if you keep it that way), cost-effective, and accessible. Though people will often create a barrier for themselves by saying "I'd like to journal, but I'm not a good writer" the truth is that one need not be a good writer to journal.
In case you need the reminder, journaling is for your eyes only. Journal entries don't have to be a certain length, they don't have to follow rules related to structure, spelling or grammar, and, unless you're writing your memoirs, the end product is irrelevant. It's the doing of the thing that matters.
If you're interested in journaling, we have some articles with journaling prompts here and here and here and here and here. We also have a self-guided 30-Day Grief Journaling e-Course.
Aside from the general benefits of reading and connecting with stories, I can think of three ways that reading helps people cope with grief. (1) Reading informative and educational blogs, books, and articles can help a person to learn, conceptualize, and intellectualize their experiences. (2) Reading other people's experiences through memoirs and fictional stories helps to normalize grief, put experiences into perspective, creates a sense of universality (i.e. I'm not the only one), and instills hope. (3) Reading offers escape and respite.
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Photography, Drawing, and Other Artistic Expression:
It's no secret that we love photography as a tool for coping with grief. We've created photo challenges, e-course, articles, and an entire website dedicated to sharing photography around grief. As we said in our very first article about Exploring Grief Through Photography,
"If you have a camera, you can photograph symbols, abstract images, and literal interpretations of people, places, and things regardless of your skill level. The process of creating the images will force you to spend time reflecting on your emotions and will allow you to feel closer to your loved one. The results may not be perfect, but they will tell the world something about how you're feeling."
If you have other creative talents, we're jealous. Use them! Though, it isn't really necessary to be "good" or "talented" to use a certain art form in a therapeutic way. As an example, I love drawing as a way to get my thoughts out on paper, but I'm terrible at it. Mostly what I wind up doing is a journal/doodle hybrid and it's a mess, but it still feels good!
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Many people find rituals and reminders that maintain an ongoing connection with the person who died to be extremely healing in their grief. Though connecting with others can certainly be a part of honoring and remembering a loved one, people often find their most meaningful rituals to be those that are personal and private.
Coping that falls under this heading, whether directly or indirectly connected to grief, helps to promote a person's sense of well-being and may provide a brief respite from grief. We love the PERMA model of well-being described by postive psychologist, Martin Seligman. This model encourages people to choose behaviors and activities that increase positive emotion, engagement, relationships, meaning, and accomplishment. For more on well-being coping and how it relates to grief coping, head here.
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28 responses on "I Don't Want to Talk About It: Coping with Grief Without Saying a Word"
I found all these responses, very interesting! I mainly do journals, for everything! I like writing! When dealing with grief, a very painful grief, I want to do it all. I write, I talk, I share! What is inside, must come out, or I will self destruct! What happens when I can't talk to those close to me, about my feelings, is that I close down! I, not only, feel isolated from them, I isolate myself and start thinking negatively. Convincing myself that they don't care! These negative thoughts multiply very quickly! I resort to writing, which helps me to see a pattern in my behavior, and how I react to not getting the response I was looking for. My grief gets all tangled up inside! I feel angry, resentful, hurt, lonely and so alone! You've lost someone so dear to you, and now it feels like you've lost the ones who remain! Feeling this way, leads me to share my very core, which is often riddled with regrets, guilt and the inability to forgive myself! So, writing is still the winner here, for me. You can't make people talk to you or make them listen! Not even loved ones! It's not how it works! Talking or listening should be consensual, unless in a professional setting. A journal is good for me, because I can go on until I drop from writing fatigue, but, commenting or blogging is ideal for me, because I can be talking to those who also like to talk, but, leaves the option for those who may only want to read, taking what might fit for them, or read on to what others write, hopefully finding something they can relate to. As someone with grief, guilt, regret and forgiveness issues, I can be a confessional writer! As my journey continues, how I write will show me where I am, and if I'm moving forward, or not!
I saw a few comments about empty nesters and wondering if they are still around.
What do you do though, when you don't want to talk about it and your husband does. Our daughter died 7 years ago at birth. I miss her every day even though I never knew her. Her death changed me into a hard, uncaring person. I have nothing to talk about. What the heck would I even say? All I know is, it hurts. It hurts to the point that just saying her name out loud throws me into a flood of tears. I don't want to feel that. My husband wants to talk about her all the time, but he has stopped because he feels like I don't want to hear him talk about her. Yes, one time in a fight, I did tell him to stop talking about her. But that is because he blames me for her death and I am not the cause of her death. One in 200 children are born still. There is nothing that we could have done to save her. She died. It just happened. There is no one to blame. Please help. I am trapped inside myself.
I don't get along with my mother. She is extremely strict & old-fashioned. So it bothers the stuffing out of me when people say "You will miss her…" "You will cry your eyes out…" et cetera. If she dies peacefully, there's no reason for me to be shocked for more than a week (or at most a month) after she dies, because, I repeat, we don't get along. (I only contact her when I have to. She lives in one facility, & I live in another, miles apart.)
I am disabled from birth & she was strict from the beginning. I miss my father, however, & a substitute grandmother that lived in the neighborhood, & a cousin that died recently. And I definitely miss Fran McDaniel, who was murdered by her (expletive) estranged husband (I still have an unrequited crush on Fran because she was an organist with a beautiful face, & also because she never nagged me.) I even miss Princess Diana although I never met her. She had a personality similar to mine (sophisticated yet childlike, strong yet vulnerable).
But will I miss my mother? No, not for more than a month; possibly even less than that!!! She's not the mother I wanted.
Webmaster: After you have read my earlier comment regarding my mother, please delete it. It's not worth the risk of her finding it. It's between y'all and me, not for her eyes. She reads lots of articles about grief, & I don't want her to see what I said about her. THANK YOU.
Claire Dixon
This was posted the very same day my mother-in-law died…just an observation. Two mothers gone in two years (mom in 2017, mother-in-law in 2018).
I was just reminded the above was posted the day my mother-in-law died, which was almost 14 months after my mom died…just a day or so from the 1-year mark of mom-in-law's passing…realized this past weekend that since 1978, at least 65 people that I know have died…mostly acquaintances and co-workers from past and present jobs, but included in that are aunts and uncles, a great grand-parent, grandma and grandpa, and a close childhood friend. Many different people, many different connections, many different influences in my own life, and all. Sobering thought on the number, and most of this is since 1998 (my favorite uncle died unexpectedly 21 years ago yesterday. But the hardest of these continues to be my mom, even after nearly 26 months it is still hard, and Mother's Day is the worst…just thinking out loud through the keyboard of the computer…
journaling and reading helped me tons during my teenage years…when I got together with my son's dad he did not understand my journal habit and often got upset about what he found in those pages so I stopped…I stopped for years…10+…FB post did not make justice of how much I bottled up inside throughout those years…I regret stopping because I feel like so much of my life…so many details came and went and I never recorded them…when we split I still didn't get back into journaling…I was too afraid someone will find it again and judge my feelings again…as time went by I regain happiness and balance, I was thriving and so I started journaling again…it felt so good!!! during the first few pages you can feel am still unsure to let it all out, when I meet my wonderful partner I was able to record slowly how things happened, how I felt and how I was falling in love…
on September 12/2018 he passed away…suddenly…I still cant believe its been 6+ months without him…
My grief journey has been one of the most painful experiences of them all so far…I cried every single day for months…and to this day I still have grief waves that feel like I am back to day 1…no one understands your grief, no one will ever be capable to tell you the right words although they sure try…I have journal about 80+ pages in my computer writing all my sorrow down…the first few months I could barely function so I never recorded the pain of funeral arrangements, endless crying and my most raw depressive state of mind….but as time went by I started feeling like I was "forgetting" memories, feelings…him and I…and I panicked! so I started writing everything I could remember as well as almost daily entries of how I felt…some are as short as one sentence…and others took pages…I plan to put them together with our pictures one day…when I gather enough strength to do so without sobbing…and thanks to journaling…not as many details of our relationship or my feelings will go forgotten…I think of it as a legacy…regardless of who finds it and reads it…this is me…and I should not be ashamed of writing down how "the true me" feels. Thank you for your website…it truly feels like a safe place to be at…
I suffer being alone after empty nest can anyone advice i want counceling or a group of empty nesters please responce if know of any hethank you .god bless…
Any one out there suffer from empty nest syndrome if know a single mom counceling or grief please let me know thank u
Yes hi guys i suffer empty nest syndrome i am climbingout thank god..butt only problem staying alone is so hard i see her room myself walone i feel numb .any sugestions or any body suffering with this please help..
Hiking and walking outside, in nature, in the hills, on the trails, by the ocean, etc., is my go-to for coping with grief and everything related to emotional health (trauma, depression…).
I'm an introvert and not a group person. I don't care for free writing and journaling either. My brain insists on proper sentences and punctuation. However, I sew, these days mostly quilts but I'm also making memory bears with chef clothes (my son was a chef) for my other son, daughter, hubby, 2 grands and myself. I also make kids smocked and embroidered clothes. I'm finding that doing shorter term things helps more at the moment. Finishing is important. The one thing I'm stressing myself about is what do I do with the quilt I started 5 years ago for my son before he relapsed. I stopped making it because he wasn't going to need it soon. He started asking about it in the last 4-5 months and I was going to work on it to finish for him. I don't know if I'll ever be able to. That makes me very sad.
I remember i LOVE to take photos. Dad passed in January – awful time just horrendous – I have decided to buy myself a camera (not a wow expensive camera and not the cheapest one either – some mid range one) and then get snapping. I would like to host a photographic exhibition to mark/remember/celebrate his life and mark the loss as another part of my tapestry of grief. So if I am up for it – next January I will exhibit the work (title – yet undecided – camera yet un-bought). My kids and close friends will be invited and I plan at this stage to have it open to the local community – but may well change my mind – depending on how I feel closer to the time. I am feeling passionate about this and so was thrilled to read this post that referred to 'photography and grief'. Perfect timing. My dad also loved photography so there is that lovely connection for me too. thank you.
Thank you – thank you – thank you!!
Having already journalled like 25,000 words (which was a great opportunity for me to start opening up about my loss) – just yesterday I decided to make a photographic memorial/grief narrative following my dad's recent death. He died in January after suffering a lot with cancer. After lots of umming and ahhing about what and how to next step through this grief jungle – I remember i LOVE to take photos. He has opted to leave me a small bit of money and I have decided to buy myself a camera (not a wow expensive camera and not the cheapest one either – some mid range one) and then get snapping. I would like to host a photographic exhibition to mark/remember/celebrate his life and mark the loss as another part of my tapestry of grief. So if I am up for it – next January I will exhibit the work (title – yet undecided – camera yet un-bought). My kids and close friends will be invited and I plan at this stage to have it open to the local community – but may well change my mind – depending on how I feel closer to the time. I am feeling passionate about this and so was thrilled to read this post that referred to 'photography and grief'. Perfect timing. My dad also loved photography so there is that lovely connection for me too. thanks again. Perfect!!
I am so very thankful to have found your site!! This is the very first article I have received via email and it was SO ON TARGET for me (an introvert!!) THANK YOU. My go-to coping activity has been journaling for many years now and in recent years I have ventured into the art journaling world. It is a wonderful way to process life and work through healing.
Thank you for this today. I have n interest in therapy or joining a support group-and am so tired of people telling me to. This is validation of how I am feeling is appropriate for my journey. I choose to sew, garden and bake. I have made so many baby toys, quilts ( and I have no grandchildren but there is the hope of them someday) Being creative has helped me more than anything else. Its much cheaper too!
Is this webinar worth CEU, if so how many please?
My husband used to do drawings of the musicians during our monthly chamber music outings. Then I would would stand proudly by when got the signatures of the surprised and pleased performers.
After he died, the director of the music series made a slide show of many of the drawings, and presented it at the beginning of the next performance. It was a great honor and very comforting.
After that, I took up the mantle and become the unofficial artist of the Jewel Box series. Perhaps this is continuing bonds. Our styles are very different and I never wanted to "compete" with him, but it feels good to share this with him now. And it's a great conversation starter with the musicians too!
Perhaps they'll do a slide show if my work one day.
As an introvert, I also would never have considered talking in a group. But in my immediate grief, I joined a grief group at the suggestion of my Pastor. And it was surprising how much I "enjoyed" it. There had been a real need inside of me to talk about it and it ended up being an incredibly positive experience. From a decidedly non-group person!!
There were / are situations in which I definitely do not want to talk about it, for sure. But the group thing helped in my case, which still shocks me now!
These are wonderful suggestions. As the director of grief support at a funeral home, I always tell people that they are the only ones who know how they should mourn their loved one. My experience is that often (definitely not always) the introverts gain by just be being present. The knowledge that they are not alone, has a big impact, as does hearing that what they are experiencing is normal. Another thing I do is to give people lots of handouts to give them information, inspire them, offer other options such as you suggest. Sometimes 1:1 support is best. No matter one's particular style, it is always important for them to know that others care and are there for them in whatever way they need.
Breathing – just simple deep breathing like that I do in my Yoga practice.
Breathing helps sooth me, it calms me from the inside and warms my body from my lungs outward.
When i'm experiencing an anxious moment in life, to settle myself and breath is the most simple and best way for me to dissolve all that has washed over me.
My Dad and I shared a luv of nature and gardening. When he died, I enrolled and completed my Master Gardener training. During this intense and long study period, I kept my connection with my late Dad and imagined telling him all that I learned and discovered from this fascinating course. With my focus redirected to studying, memorizing, and research, I had little time for despair. My graduation was a huge accomplishment for me, not only for completing this grueling curriculum, but also for seeing me through a very sad time, the devastating loss of my Dad. I had always wanted to get this certification; with Dad's death, the opportunity became clearer – don't wait, just do it. Finding the silver-lining among the clouds isn't easy, but it can be located, if we bravely open our hearts and minds.
Kate: I had the same experience. I wasn't embarrassed because I liked being anonymous and people just listened. What I did find is that I felt better a day or two later. I am not going back, but that experience was a step in my healing. I see Cathy had a different experience. So there may be some differences in the way the counselors conduct the group experience. The bottom line is that this is not a good fit for me. I would recommend one session for everyone. I found it painful that some people had been going for a couple of years, and they were still deeply grieving. That interfered with my hope to move forward.
Writing a journal may be helpful to some. I have chosen to write in blogs that may be helpful and encouraging to others. I find this to be therapeutic to me the giver and hopefully to the message receiver. As I reread my message, I learn from it myself as I assess how I am doing. I went to one counseling group and used up half a box of tissue. What I learned about myself is that there are others in the same stage of grief, and there is only so much that the body and soul can give to the grieving experience. It's almost like the body can only cry a bucket of tears, and then it will not cry again. It's almost like there is a limit to emotional pain, and then you heal emotionally. The one thing you need to never lose is hope. Hope that you will be better someday. Hope that there will be others in your life that will fill the emptiness. Hope that your religion gives you more comfort. Never give up on hope. Do activities that make you hopeful. Get out of the house. Take the opportunity to talk to complete strangers. I am an introvert, but I take this step forward, too. Bless you!
Have an in-house hospice visit on 4/23. Found the groups to be too overwhelming. Hearing others losses was very sad indeed. Hoping help will come soon.
A nearby hospice offers a meditation group. It has been amazing for me. The facilitator does some guiding with statements about loss, regret, fear, etc for the first part, then we are silent for 10-15 minutes at the end.


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13th Annual S.U.C.C.E.S.S. Foundation Charity Golf Tournament Raises Over 91K
September 13, 2017
13th Annual S.U.C.C.E.S.S. Foundation Charity Golf Tournament Raises Over 91K
Richmond, BC – The 13th annual S.U.C.C.E.S.S. Foundation Charity Golf Tournament, held at the Mayfair Lakes Golf and Country Club in Richmond today, successfully raised over $91,782 for the S.U.C.C.E.S.S. Caring for the Community Fund to help maintain and enhance services that receive no or partial government funding. These include programs for immigrants, refugees, youth, women, families and seniors.
"Since the inaugural tournament in 2005, more than $1 million has been raised to support important services and programs at S.U.C.C.E.S.S," said Brandon Hui, chair of S.U.C.C.E.S.S. Foundation and co-chair of the 2017 golf tournament. "We were glad to see so many corporate and individual teams come out and support this great cause. Many sponsors and companies also used this event as a way to network and engage their clients."
More than 100 philanthropic golfers participated in this year's event, who enjoyed 18 holes of spectacular golfing. Golfers competed for the S.U.C.C.E.S.S. Cup and other trophies, such as the longest drive, straightest drive, closest to the pin and best putting.
"We wish to thank our generous donors, sponsors, golfers, staff and volunteers who helped to make today a wonderful day," said Linda Wong, co-chair of the tournament. "In particular, we are grateful to The Chan Family Foundation for their non-stop support over the past 13 years as our Green Fee and Power Cart Sponsor."
For photos of the event, please visit: http://bit.ly/2eXqYX8
S.U.C.C.E.S.S. Foundation thanks the following supporters for their generous contributions to the 2017 S.U.C.C.E.S.S. Foundation Charity Golf Tournament.
|Green Fee and Power Cart Sponsor
|The Chan Family Foundation
|Putting Contest Sponsor
|Manyee Lui Realty Ltd.
|Lunch Sponsor
|Dr. Francis C.H. Law, MD
|Tee Box Sponsors
|Delta Pacific Benefit Brokers Ltd., Dignity Memorial, Manulife Financial, Manyee Lui Realty Ltd., RE/MAX Westcoast – Patsy Hui, Richmond Acura and Royal Pacific Realty – Sing Yeo
|Hole-in-One Sponsors
|AIG Insurance, Park Georgia Insurance Agencies Ltd., RBC Wealth Management – Marcus Lai & Mandy Wu, River Rock Casino Resort, Wong's Insurance
|Trophies & Award Sponsor
|Dr. Thomas Wong
|Printing Sponsor
|Horseshoe Press Inc.
|Happy Hour Sponsor
|Maxim's Bakery
|Volunteer Sponsor
|Top Gun Restaurant Group
|Media Sponsor
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Commissioning and monitoring of Independent Mental Capacity Advocate (IMCA) services
The range of services provided
In reviewing contracts, commissioners will want to consider what services should be provided in addition to the statutory requirement of providing IMCAs in response to instructions.
IMCA providers continue to act as a significant source of informal support to a range of health and social care staff about the workings of the MCA including IMCA . A lot of time is spent by most IMCA services dealing with enquiries regarding people who may be eligible for the service. In moving the service forward, commissioners should ideally be looking to reduce the volume of time spent by IMCA service providers in supporting the health and social care workforce in its understanding of the role of the IMCA service.
Many IMCA providers take an active role in supporting the local implementation of the MCA in other ways. Examples include participation in local implementation networks and working with NHS trusts to ensure their policies and procedures identify when IMCA instruction should be considered.
Where levels of demand for the IMCA service are lower than expected, commissioners will want to consider how the IMCA service can support local authority and NHS staff to be aware of their statutory responsibilities regarding instruction.
The legislation and associated regulations set out when there is a duty or power to instruct an IMCA . Paragraph 4.12 of the Explanatory Memorandum to the Mental Capacity Act 2005 (Independent Mental Capacity Advocates) (Expansion of Role) Regulations 2006), (Statutory Instrument 2006 no. 2883) states that the Expansion of Role Regulations do not prevent an NHS body or local authority from instructing an IMCA in other circumstances.
Where the service has spare capacity, having taken and continuing to take all opportunities to promote the statutory IMCA service, commissioners may want to make arrangements and establish clear criteria for IMCAs to be available to represent and support other individuals lacking mental capacity where other best interests decisions are being made. In so doing it must always be made clear that the cases arising as a result of the local authorities' and NHS bodies' statutory duties and/or use of their discretionary powers must have the highest priority.
The example service specification indentifies five distinct functions of the IMCA service.
- Providing IMCAs
Providing IMCAs to undertake the roles set out in the MCA and regulations when instructed by a person authorised to do so. This includes the additional IMCA roles introduced by the DoLS.
- IMCA information service
This covers the work involved in responding to enquiries about access to the IMCA service. Typically this includes providing information about the eligibility criteria and process of instruction to people who may be aware of an individual who may require an IMCA . It is recommended that all work prior to the receipt of an instruction by an authorised person is considered as part of the IMCA information service.
- Awareness-raising and training
This includes providing IMCA awareness-raising and training sessions to health and social care staff about the IMCA role. The extent to which the IMCA service undertakes this work may be determined by:
- The commissioning of and availability of other MCA awareness-raising and training opportunities.
- The ability of the IMCA service to respond directly and flexibly to need. This would include targeting specific teams or units where gaps in knowledge have been identified by an IMCA , for example arranging to attend a team meeting.
- The opportunity for the IMCA provider to vary the balance of work between responding to IMCA instructions and awareness-raising and training.
- Supporting the local integration of the MCA into policy and practice
Good practice is for the IMCA service to be a key partner in supporting the local integration of the MCA into practice. This includes contributing to any local implementation networks and safeguarding adult boards. It may also involve identifying and supporting local policy and practice issues. Through their work, IMCAs are in a unique position to identify gaps in knowledge of the MCA.
- Providing additional advocacy services
One way to commission against a backdrop of fluctuating and expected increasing IMCA instructions is to permit the IMCA service to provide services other than those where the local authority or NHS body is required to, or may provide by statute where, as above, there is capacity to do so.


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Eastwood sent me something similar to try, but it doesn't work as well I found....
So, with the "liquid-money" in a spray bottle, I doused the rustiest part with it. You're probably
asking - why didn't you sand blaster that part? Reason being that it was rusted really thin
around the one side and so we could either blow it apart with the sandblaster, or actually
build it up by turning the rust into ferric oxide.
Lots of hammer and Dolly work is next:
Plus some cutting welding:
Everything that was just surface rusted was spared the abusive sand blaster but will be treated with the Metal Prep.The Gallon will go quick on this project, but what better insurance?


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As this Kokrajhar Law College is the only premier Legal educational institution,
first ever established within the Bodoland Territorial Council. Since its establishment in the year 1985, the students from the neighboring states of Assam use to come and study here in this college and get chances to attend seminars, meetings and therein they get chances to interact with the distinguished resource persons and with the reputed legal luminaries. Thus the students could avail chances to flourish and broaden their knowledge. In this way the law college identifies its excellence producing adequate number of law graduates, lawyers and judicial functionaries. For this hope this premier legal educational institution will carry the name and fame of Bodoland Territorial Council within the Northeastern Part of India. Thus only with joint visionary concept of development, will beget to flourish and bloom in the path of excellence in legal education more and more in days to come and could stand as a paradigm of Legal Education Center as well.
Remembering and congratulating the pioneer of the Kokrajhar Law College.
Pranoy Kumar Brahma
Governing Body Kokrajhar Law College
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I've just woken up from what was beyond doubt the most disturbing nightmare I ever had in all my life:
A man (David Wolf comes to my mind) came to visit me and he brought his (female) dog with him.
She attacked my dogs (I never actually lived together with dogs in my waking life), severely injuring them. By severely, I mean really really severely: I could see the spine and the trachea of one of them through the open wound. They were all agonizing and covered in blood. They were literally between life and death. When I saw this, I yelled at both of them: 'Murderers! Murderers!' and rushed to pick some first aid stuff to try and do whatever I could to save them. Now comes the most disturbing part: my mother and my godmother both started yelling at me:
'Leave them there!', 'Forget about them!', 'why do you care about them anyway?!', 'They're worthless!', 'They only give you trouble!', 'It is better this way! Now you'll no longer have to take care of them!', and I responded:
'I can't just leave them there like that! They're dying! I must do whatever little I can to try to save them!'
And they answered me, screaming even more loudly:
'What do you want? Who do you think you are? Do you want to change/save the world? Do you really think you can change/save the world? You'll only bring suffering to those around you!'
And, while still holding some first aid stuff, I started hesitating about whether I should actually help my dogs... At this point, I woke up crying in despair. It was all so vivid and real not for a moment did I suspect it was a dream.
I am simply in need of a friend to whom I can tell this story and who can understand me, because I have none outside this place. You are the only family I have; the only true friends I have. You are everything I have. You are my strength and my only wealth. Without you, I would be nothing; nothing but a lost wanderer in life, in eternal despair and confusion, without knowing what I should do, always guilty of the way I desire to live and strive to live, which is considered unacceptable and quasi-criminal.
I sincerely don't know what to make of this... Any help would be deeply appreciated.
Thanks for existing, my sweet fruity friends!
I love you all very very deeply <3
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Sometimes dreams are meaningful, sometimes they are just emotions that spiral out into weird directions due to a lack of consciously directed thought. Sometimes multiple things get mixed together and sometimes you have a little bit of conscious reaction to what you're seeing and it alters it.
I wouldn't make too much of it, but obviously you have some emotional unease about putting forth your ideas and newfound lifestyle to other people. Probably you feel guilty for straying from their way of life (which you used to share with them), and you feel that it is sort of "against" them.
The key to remember about any dream is that every person in your dream is you. The personas do not reflect the true nature of the people they appear to be; they only represent your own thoughts and emotions.
couldn't have said it better.
Hey man. How about we analyze this dream, maybe you can gain some insight about yourself. Do you really think this man represented David wolfe? What does DW mean to you? What do dogs mean to you? Do they mean the world, as you seem to suggest? The notion of saving the world plagues the back of my mind at all times. And still I feel it IS worth it. Because the actions of saving the world are equal to those of saving myself. Eat fruit, plant the seed, move body as much as possible. Gotta be that change that you wanna see. I feel like 30BAD is a family-like community as well. Send me a message anytime you need to chat, bro. Breathe deep and spread the love on thick.
Yeah... Not sure why I still use this website.
I'm sorry, Kevin could you please clarify why are you saying this?
Was my post somehow inappropriate, or silly?
Is it bcs I had previously remarked about having had only 30 views and 1 reply so far? I'm terribly sorry. It was only a remark, not a complaint. I was just wondering whether I had titled the discussion inadequately, that's all.
I'm really sorry for my lack of intelligence and also for taking your time. Thank you.
Sounds like this was a very important dream. I have heard the theory that everyone in your dream represents you, but I rather disagree with it. Having said that, tho, I'm not sure anyone can tell you what the dream means, because we don't have enough information about what is going on in your life. Do your mother and godmother disapprove of your lifestyle? Are you feeling overwhelmed about some aspect of your life? About world events? I would encourage you to think about what has been going on in your life lately and try to make your own interpretation. And you should take Mingusite and Raini up on their offers to chat (if you haven't already). Something so disturbing should not be brushed aside.
Hope you are feeling better! Thanks for sharing. And shame on Kevin if he was criticizing this post. He's free to not read it. There's no need for nasty comments -- if it was a nasty comment. Let's give him the benefit of the doubt! :)
Oh, Amelia, thank you so much for caring so deeply about me. I'm truly moved by the kindness of your words. It is deeply moving to see how much people in here care for each other and how many people consider myself as a special person. You're all also very special to me. I love and care deeply for all of you.
My mother has begun to accept my lifestyle. My godmother used to ask me whether I had already gone back to cooked foods every time I talked to her on the phone, which i found rather disturbing, but last time she didn't even mention it, so perhaps she is starting to get at least neutral towards it.
I think it is probably the state of the world and the amount of suffering there is around us that most disturbs me. I'm also saddened by the fact that people who I love so much and keep in such a special place within me should be hurting my friends - my godmother is an inflexible meat-eater and my mother does not eat dead corpses but eats large quantities of coagulated mammary secretions.
And I am in no way bothered or offended by Kevin's comment. I have seen that he's an animal rights activist so I'm sure he must be a wonderful person. Anyone who devotes his own life to fighting for the freedom of my friends has already owned a very high position in my regards. I am just wondering what exactly he meant, bcs it was not entirely clear to me.
As a matter of fact, what most bothers me right now is a huge idiocy I have recently committed. I have made a completely foolish warning bcs of a picture I saw which disturbed me a lot. I now see that that picture was in no way representative and this was a stupid thing to warn about. I have learned not to act impulsively and to think twice and consult people before posting warnings. I know the damage I have caused cannot be reverted, which makes me very ashamed and embarrassed. But on the other hand, I have learned with my mistake.
I'm sorry if this reply was too long. Thanks a lot for offering me your lovely words. I feel like your arms are wrapped around me to offer me comfort. I cannot thank you enough, my dear friend : )
Hey, don't feel bad about your post! It may have had some scary pictures, and it may have been on impulse... but it was nothing but a topic on a forum. It would be the same as seeing something scary on the news and running out to warn your family, only to find that it's not as scary as you originally thought. You only did it because you care, and there's absolutely nothing wrong with that! :)
Besides, your post had some really good info on squatting and offered a good discussion on it which taught me a lot. And since I didn't really have much motivation to look up the info myself, if it wasn't for that post, I might have never known all of the great benefits! So hey, it wasn't all bad. You helped me take another step towards great overall health. :)
Oh, Mingusite you actually made me laugh! Thank you so much for that!
thank you so much! <3 <3 <3 : ) : ) : )
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Shrimp Burgers with Scallion Mayo is a fun way to switch up a classic burger!
Everyone loves a good beef burger, but sometimes it's fun to switch things up and make them out of something else. If you've never had a shrimp burger, you are in for a real treat!
This recipe makes either two jumbo burgers, three regular burgers, or four small-ish burgers. If you can believe it, that jumbo burger pictured above is only 1/4 pound of shrimp! It looks like it's at least 1/2 pound, right? It's bulked up with veggies (for flavor and to help keep it juicy) and breadcrumbs (to help it stay together in burger-form). I have to be honest though, as enticing as that jumbo burger is, I could only finish about half of it in one sitting…next time I'll make this recipe into three or four smaller burgers. So if you like shrimp, this recipe is a great way to stretch your dollar to the fullest.
These burgers pair really well with Carrot-Raisin Salad, and together they are perfect for an easy meal.
- 4 tablespoons low-fat mayo
- 1 teaspoon hot sauce (more or less to taste)
- ½ teaspoon honey
- ½ teaspoon lemon zest
- ⅛ teaspoon black pepper
- 1 scallion, green and white parts, thinly sliced
- 1½ tablespoons olive oil
- 1 large stalk celery, diced
- 1 small onion, diced
- 1 large clove garlic, minced
- ½-inch piece fresh ginger, grated on a microplane
- 8 oz (230 g) peeled, deveined raw shrimp
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon hot sauce (more or less to taste)
- 1 teaspoon soy sauce
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ⅛ teaspoon black pepper
- Breadcrumbs (up to ½ cup)
- Olive oil, for the pan
- Buns or bread, for serving
- Sliced cucumber or lettuce, for serving
- Whisk together all ingredients for the Scallion mayo in a medium bowl; cover with plastic wrap and transfer to the fridge until serving.
- For the Shrimp Burgers, heat the oil in a medium skillet over medium heat. Add the celery and onion and cook until softened but not browned, about 5 to 7 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add the garlic and ginger and cook 1 minute more, stirring constantly. Cool slightly.
- Add the shrimp to a food processor and pulse a few times until it forms a paste. Pulse in the onion/celery mixture, lemon juice, hot sauce, soy sauce, salt, and black pepper. Once combined, transfer the shrimp mixture to a bowl and mix in the breadcrumbs a little at a time until the mixture stays together when shaped into a burger.
- Form the mixture into however many burgers you want. Coat the bottom of a medium skillet with canola oil and preheat over medium to medium-high heat; add the burgers and cook until golden outside and fully cooked inside, about 4 to 5 minutes on each side (depending on how big the burgers are), flipping once.
- Serve the burgers on a toasted bun or bread with sliced cucumber or lettuce and Scallion Mayo.


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- In order to make a group reservation on Hostelworld.com it is necessary to pay a deposit. The balance is due directly to the hostel according to their payment conditions.
- The booking deposit is non-refundable.
- Please note that any cancellations must be notified directly to the hostel at least 24 hours in advance of your scheduled arrival date, unless otherwise stated in the hostel's conditions.
- Hostelworld.com are not responsible for changes or amendments to your reservation once it has been processed. All correspondence with regard to changes to your booking need to be dealt with directly with the hostel.
- Cancellations for reservations must be made directly with the hostel and must conform with the individual hostels cancellation policy (see below)
- It is your responsibility to pay the balance of your accommodation cost to the hostel in accordance with their payment conditions (see below). Failure to do so may result in your reservation being cancelled by the hostel.
- Individual hostels may have special booking conditions relating to group stays, please read the hostel booking conditions carefully before making your reservation.
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The following group types are not accepted by this hostel: Holiday with Friends, Junior / Primary School, High / Secondary School, College / University, Business Trip, Stag/Hen/Bachelor Party, Sports Group, Cultural Group If you have misrepresented the type of group you are booking for, your booking may be cancelled by the hostel."
Any cancellations resulting from agreement to these terms and conditions under false pretences will result in loss of deposit.
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Each bed contains a reading lamp and electrical outlet separated for privacy.
Free Wifi is readily available.
Other Amenities include:
Shower rooms - 2 for women and 2 for men, Relax Space, Common area w/Refrigerator, Microwave, Kettle/Plates, Hair dryer, Shampoo, Conditioner, Body wash, Towel Washer & Dryer.
The StandByMe "Tachinomiya" (Standing Bar)
Our bar is standing style, similar to Japanese Izakayas. You can eat many local, famous Japanese foods that we acquired for our unique menu.
Food or Drink can be ordered for just 250yen all.
At night, our bar is bustling with local Japanese coming from work, looking to mingle and chat with others, especially travelers!
Our system is that you first purchase 4 wooden cards for 1,000 yen and then exchange a wooden card for food or drink
These ticket can be used for all our meals; lunch (3 cards), and be taken back as souvenirs as well.
The hostel also provides bike rental.
Local Sites
・Maizuru Park is 501 m from Stand By Me
・Fukuoka Castle is 600 m from the property.
The nearest airport is Fukuoka Airport, roughly 6 km from Stand By Me.
We recommend utilizing the subway to get to SBM from the Airport. Please get off at Oohori park station, Exit 3 or Akasaka station. Both are roughly 7 minutes by foot
We speak English,Korea and Japanese!
Stand By Me has been welcoming guests since Jun 15, 2017.
We are looking forward to seeing you.
Cancellation/NoShow Policy:
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- Pokojówka
- Przechowalnia bagażu
- Recepcja (ograniczone godziny)
- Usługi pocztowe
- Wymeldowanie o późnej porze
- Wypożyczalnia rowerów
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