#All Teams timetable and match dates

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Kinds of fan creation events and how they work!

Challenges, including calendars and bingo

This is the broadest event type. Many challenge types have distinct own names and format designs, but all involve a time limit and a theme. The best way to organize one is to pick a subject or format with a medium degree of specificity, like supporting characters or drabbles, but big fandoms can get more granular and still have a great turnout. I recently ran a 6-week challenge encouraging a fandom with a lot of new growth to “weird the tag,” and that was a blast!

One popular subtype is calendar challenges, mostly aimed at artists. These are classically daily prompts for a month, like Inktober and its many riffs, but some more narrow prompts like mermaids for Mermay have widely been reinterpreted to make a single, substantial piece during the right time. Bingo cards are also fun for all mediums, though they can be tricky to balance—whether you’re issuing everyone the same card or letting them be generated from a pool (like in Bad Things Happen Bingo), a funky distribution of difficulty can make a line hard to complete.

There are very few stumbling blocks in a challenge. If you don’t finish, you just try again another time! They’re also easy to run, as most of the work is preparation. They tend to be less social than many events, but that can be a blessing, and they’re very new creator-friendly.

Prompts, including timed events and kinkmemes

Timed events with prompts work a lot like challenges, but with works being submitted under a given prompt instead of simply responding to the general theme. Usually multiple people can fulfill the same prompt, and nobody is assigned to any particular one.

Sites with nested commenting, especially LiveJournal and Dreamwidth, work best for hosting prompt lists with no deadline or end date. People list prompts they’d like to see in the fandom, and when someone has posted a work fulfilling it, they reply directly to let OP know. These can be called promptmemes, but they’re more often called kinkmemes, even when not specifically sexual.

Bangs, including big bangs, mini bangs, and reverse bangs.

In a big bang, a group of writers submit summaries of a wip to the event mods, and the mods anonymize them for a group of artists to name their favorites. The mods match them into pairs so the writer-artist team can collaborate to complete an illustrated fic. Everything gets posted on a set day or period of days, so it’s like an explosion of new work (“bang!”)

Big bangs usually have word count minimums in 5 digits and sometimes ask artists to complete multiple pieces, while mini bangs do the same process with a lower minimum, usually a 4 digit number, and consistently ask artists for a single piece. Reverse bangs have artists create an artwork first, and then writers are paired with them to write an accompanying fic inspired by the piece.

All types of bang really shine for pulling together different corners of a fandom. In addition to introducing people who work in different mediums, because submissions for matching are anonymized and wips are kept secret until posting, there’s a leveling effect: big name fans and newcomers share the shine, and it’s hard to game the system to get paired with your friends. Most bangs make a chat group for co-working (Discord or elsewhere), so it’s easy to bond with other participants!

They’re a bit complex to run (matching is real work!), and deadlines matter a lot, since there’s at least one other person relying on you to finish. I’ve seen the bang format criticized for reminding participants of business transactions by emphasizing these timetables as a commitment. Good mods always frame it as fun, but if you don’t have a handle on how fast you work, or how to gauge the size of a new project idea, it’s easy to bite off more than you can chew.

Exchanges

These are often fic-for-fic or art-for-art, but many are mixed. In all exchanges, participants choose some tags (subjects they’re willing to offer), and some they’d like to receive. They then create a work for their assigned recipient, respecting wants and do not wants (DNW), and receive a work from the person assigned to them. These are almost always different people, but it’s common for people with shared interests to get assigned into “loops” (A wrote for B, B wrote for C, C drew for A) even when matching is done by Ao3 code.

Exchanges are really exciting since there are waves of anticipation—what have I been assigned? What did I get? Who wrote my fic, if authors were kept anonymous for a week? They work great for any size of group, and for multi-fandom or single-fandom events. The tags to choose from can be assembled by event mods, or submitted by interested folks and then approved, so it’s easy to see what directions people are interested in before you sign up, and solicit people to join you. Exchanges also have a strong culture of “treating,” writing additional fics for requests that caught your eye, or your friends, even if you didn’t formally sign up.

Like bangs, there’s a greater degree of commitment to finish on time because someone else is counting on you. Well-run bangs have rules about when you can default without penalty and let a “pinch-hitter” take over the assignment, how to get off the blacklist if you didn’t follow through, and what they’ll do if anyone doesn’t have a gift when the collection is meant to open. Sometimes exchanges that are having trouble finding a pinch-hitter for someone whose assigned gifter had to drop will delay reveals (“hold the collection hostage”). If you struggle with things not happening on time, stick to larger exchanges, since they’re less vulnerable to this.

Fandom parties

In a party, everyone is grouped into teams to make the greatest number of fanworks during the event. They usually run for a week, with broad daily prompts (like a character name, season number, or motif), and every work submitted is a point. These works must be put together, from beginning to submission, within the 24-hour period of the prompt.

The first time I did a party, it rewired my brain chemistry for the better, because it pushed me to let go of some perfectionist and self-critiquing habits. I’ve put out more fics I’m proud of ever since. Better still, the party culture emphasizes inclusion of fan creations beyond the big two: Gifs! Edits! AMVs/fanvids! Cosplay! Crochet! Filk songs!

The competition and short turn-around can be hard on those with a tendency to overwork or blame yourself if your team falls behind, so they require some self-awareness to stay fun. Parties often allow submissions to count for points without being publicly posted, which can help! (For example, you might submit an unpolished fic and post the revision later, or submit a cosplay despite not wanting your face on that blog.) My experience with team rivalries has only been low-stakes and appropriate, but it’s another unusual element to not be caught off guard by.

Jams

These are most popular with any kind of project or fan labor that involves the word “edit.” Video, gif, and screenshot editing; podfic recording; fandom wiki and resource brush-ups; sharing your wips around and leaving each other feedback.

They usually run between a few hours to a week, and often don’t carry any expectation of being done at the end. They’re more about making progress, camaraderie, and sharing techniques.

Zines and e-zines

This is the trendiest event format right now! They spun off the broader culture of zines: self-published arty magazines and short books, popular for sharing ideas in the diy, punk, and queer scenes as well as fandom spaces. Outside of fandom, they’re usually printed by the creator physically operating the machinery in limited runs. In fandom, they’re usually digital (e-zines), and when they’re physical, the organizers have usually paid a printer to do the run for them.

Unlike any other format on this list, fandom zines usually work on an application and approval process. Instead of signing up and being for sure in, the mods choose a selection of interested people to proceed with their pieces and be included in the zine. Unfortunately, this means the barrier to participate is higher, with big name fans and personal favorites or friends prioritized. I do like that they’re more art-forward than many formats, even often art-only, and it’s fun to be in a group exploring an interest or making a point together.

E-zines are often free, and physical zines almost never are. Either way, profits might be given to charity, donated to the creators of the canon (such as in the case of indie podcasts), or split among the contributors. Whether you’re applying or buying, read carefully about paid zines to make sure you’re comfortable with where it’s going, and know that there’s always risk involved. Scams and mismanagement do happen.

Auctions

Fandom auctions are charity events, raising money for organizations or sometimes the fandom’s own community members in need. Like parties, auctions put more than usual emphasis on fan edits, and also labor such as bookbinding, sensitivity reading, and proofreading.

Usually, participants donate their time by offering a small number of tasks and fandoms, and their resulting work is a gift in acknowledgement of bidders’ donations, with their preferences in mind. It’s a lot like exchanges, but instead of getting a gift back, the creator gets satisfaction from raising money for a good cause.

Like with paid zines, when there’s money involved, you need to read the details with care. It’s also easy to fall into the trap of thinking of bids as what your work is “worth” to people, and you really need to have a backlog of completed projects for bidders to see your style, so this is better attempted after you’ve been around the block a few times and feel confident in yourself.

Other games (masquerade, round robin, art rotations, exquisite corpses...)

A lot of other fun games are worth knowing about if you’re thinking about an event for a small or existing group! One I love the sound of is masquerades like this one, in which people disguise their styles and even imitate each other, and then have a round of guessing. Round robins involve sending a fic wip to a succession of people, who each write a suggested amount of words (usually in the hundreds) to further the story that’s there. Have people volunteer to be the beginning and end before you start! Art rotations aren’t actually a coined name, I’m inventing it on the spot. This is when a pair or trio of artists each do a different layer of a drawing (like one does lines, the other does colors, or a trio does pencils, inks, colors) so that they have the same number of finished collaborations as people in the team. Exquisite corpses are drawings, stories, or image sets where you only see what the previous person did (or a sliver of it) when adding your part.

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I’m sure there are others I’ve overlooked, but hopefully this helps inspire you to look out for or organize some new events in your fandoms!

[wrestlingisfake]

Wrestle Kingdom 17 preview

Jay White vs. Kazuchika Okada - White is the fifth IWGP world champion, making his third defense since winning the title from Okada on June 12. Okada won the G1 Climax tournament to earn this rematch.

Okada recruited White into his CHAOS faction in 2018, but within a few months White betrayed him and took over Bullet Club. Since then, White has been a thorn in Okada's side that he can't quite remove. For all his accolades and accomplishments, Okada is 1-4 against White in one-on-one matches, and White is the kind of pecker that will remind you at every opportunity.

I'm not counting on seeing the best match either of these guys can deliver. White's performances at Wrestle Kingdom in 2020 and 2021 were effective for getting heel heat but nearly put me to sleep with all the stalling and shenanigans. I though the June 12 match was better, but the bottom line is I've seen this match five times already and I don't feel like there's anything new to cover.

It's basic Booking 101 to have the top babyface beat the top heel to regain the world title to close the biggest show of the year. Of course, that simple logic has burned me before when it comes to Jay White--that 4-1 record against Okada says it all. It's almost unthinkable that a non-Japanese wrestler (especially a heel) could win in the main event at Wrestle Kingdom. But White's career is full of moments where I didn't think they'd go there but they did anyway. If nothing else, they've got me believing he doesn't have to lose, which is good enough. I always bet on Okada, but I wouldn't bet the farm this time.

Will Ospreay vs. Kenny Omega - This is Ospreay's fifth defense of the IWGP United States title. Omega is making his first appearance in New Japan since leaving the promotion in January 2019 to become an executive vice-president in AEW. Since then Ospreay has been staking his claim to being Omega's replacement as the top gaijin in the promotion. Needless to say, a lot has changed since their previous singles encounter, at a PWG show in 2015.

Both men started planting seeds for this back in the summer, with passive-aggressive comments and T-shirts and what-not. They finally squared off in October, in an AEW trios match; after Omega's team won, Ospreay's team laid them out in a vicious beatdown.

In theory the hype for this match is supposed to be two of this generation's best in-ring workers tearing it up on the big stage. In practice, all the buzz is just about Omega returning to New Japan, and the Kota Ibushi shirt he was wearing last week in AEW. I get where people want another chapter in the Golden Lovers saga, but Omega has been constantly throwing out teases for that for years, so no one hint can give us a timetable for when it'll go down.

In most promotions I think a returning megastar has to win his first match back, 99 times out of a hundred. In New Japan, I'm not as confident. They're comfortable telling stories where a guy loses his return match, to illustrate that he's not quite warmed up yet, or that he hasn't acclimated to facing the best in the world again. On the other hand, Ospreay's US title reign feels like it's run its course, and we're probably due for a new champion. Moving the belt to Omega would be a clear sign that he'll stick around for more NJPW dates, and I can see where the promotion wants to send that message loud and clear.

Taiji Ishimori vs. Hiromu Takahashi vs. El Desperado vs. Master Wato - This is a four-way for Ishimori's IWGP junior heavyweight title, so the first man to score a fall on any opponent will be the champion. Ishimori won the title from Desperado on May 11, and successfully defended it against Hiromu on June 12. KUSHIDA returned for a title chase, but that got derailed due to illness. Master Wato subbed for Kushida and pinned Ishimori in a non-title match on October 10. You'd expect this to set up a one-on-one rematch for the belt, but no one actually cares about Wato, so Despy and Hiromu interjected themselves, making it a four-way.

I assume the long-term direction is to get Kushida back in the title picture, but I don't know if it matters which guy is champion when that happens. The safe bet in a four-way title match is to pick the defending champion or the heel to retain. Ishimori is both, so it's looking good for him.

Keiji Mutoh & Hiroshi Tanahashi & Shota Umino vs. Tetsuya Naito & SANADA & BUSHI - Mutoh, who just turned 60, will be retiring on a NOAH show in February, so this is his final match in NJPW. Note that this is just his standard regular guy gimmick, as opposed to his Great Muta character, that made his final NJPW appearance a couple of months ago.

There isn't much of a story here for the other five guys in the match. Tanahashi, Naito, and Sanada ought to have something more important going on at Wrestle Kingdom, but they don't, so here they are. It's a great spot for Umino, however, as he's surrounded by bigger names and under a bigger spotlight for it. Bushi is lucky this match needed a sixth guy, or he'd be in the prelim battle royale.

Unless Mutoh is going to do the job on his way out, I would expect Tanahashi to pin Bushi to end this one.

Karl Anderson vs. Tama Tonga - Anderson won the NEVER openweight title from Tama on June 12, so this is the rematch, even though Anderson signed with WWE months ago. Anderson's WWE deal caused him to pull out of a title defense against Tonga's brother Hikuleo, which got rescheduled to December 14. Anderson beat Hikuleo and then got into it with Tonga, so here we are.

I have to think this is Anderson's last night in New Japan, and dropping the belt to Tama is merely a formality at this point. I sort of expected the same thing with the December 14 bout, but it makes sense for Anderson to want a Wrestle Kingdom payday if he can get it. So I'm picking Tonga to win, but if that doesn't happen I'll be real intrigued with whatever they have planned next.

Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Ren Narita - This is a tournament final to determine the first NJPW World television champion. (The name is a little confusing; the winner will not be the world TV champion of NJPW, but rather the TV champion of NJPW's streaming service, which is named NJPW World.) Per the rules of the new title, this match has a 15 minute time limit; it's not clear what happens to the belt if there's a time limit draw.

Narita is fresh off returning from his US excursion, and he's already scored a huge win against Tomohiro Ishii in this tournament. Beating Sabre in the Tokyo Dome for a new championship would establish him as a fast-rising superstar. But it's more plausible that New Japan will try to get him over with a tough loss so he can valiantly overcome the heartbreak.

Another wrinkle here is that this is Sabre's first match since his faction, Suzuki-gun, peacefully disbanded a couple of weeks ago. It's not clear yet what's next for the former members, but winning this TV title would be a big statement about Sabre's future. Something tells me that's the direction we're heading in here, and Sabre will win.

Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler vs. Hirooki Goto & YOSHI-HASHI - FTR (Dax and Cash) are the defending IWGP heavyweight tag team champions. Bishamon won the World Tag League tournament, which put them in line for this title shot. FTR have been on top of the world for most of the past year, but they're currently in a 0-4 slump that cost them the ROH and AAA tag team titles. The IWGP belts are the only gold they have left.

A title change seems inevitable. I'm sure New Japan liked having their tag title in a major US promotion for a few months, and FTR are thrilled to work the Tokyo Dome, but it's high time the belts come home. If FTR retains there's no telling when they'll be available for another title defense, and Goto and Yoshi are the strongest challengers available (at least until Tanga Loa returns to resume his team with Tama Tonga). I'm picking Bishamon to win, and the FTR losing streak to continue.

KAIRI vs. Tam Nakano - Kairi became the first IWGP women's champion on November 20; this is her first title defense. Western fans will know her best as Kairi Sane in WWE, where she held the NXT women's title. Nakano spent most of 2022 as the Wonder of Stardom champion (basically STARDOM's #2 singles belt), until she was defeated for it on December 29.

I don't have much info on Nakano except that New Japan's website says she has a kawaii aesthetic and an "intense predilection for violence," and she's promised "a special kind of hell" for Kairi here. Looking forward to that!

Obviously this match has been overshadowed by reports that Sasha Banks has exited WWE and will be at this show. If she's going to appear, the logical place to do it is after this match to challenge the winner. So it's a tough spot for these ladies, as most of the attention on this match will be people waiting just to find out if Banks will even be there. My guess is that Kairi will retain, and Kairi vs. Banks will be a big match down the line. But ideally, the layout of the match will keep us focused on the present, not the future.

Francesco Akira & TJP vs. Lio Rush & YOH - This is the first match on the main card, scheduled for 5pm JST (3am EST). Lio and Yoh won the Super Jr. Tag League tournament, putting them next in line for Catch 2/2's IWGP junior tag team championship. Yoh has been in this high pressure situation before with his ex-partner SHO, but he's only been teaming with Rush for a couple of months. Catch 2/2, on the other hand, have been teaming since Akira joined NJPW in June.

I could see this one going either way, but I'm leaning a bit towards doing a title change. There's a lot of storyline potential in having Yoh emerge from the Roppongi 3K breakup with a successful new team, while Sho has little to show for his betrayal.

Tatsumi Fujinami & Minoru Suzuki & Tiger Mask vs. Yuji Nagata & Satoshi Kojima & Togi Makabe - This is the Antonio Inoki memorial match, to honor the founder of New Japan, who passed away in October. It'll air before the main show at 4:20pm JST (2:20am EST).

Fujinami (68) was a teenager when he joined his trainer Inoki in leaving the JWA to start a new promotion. Suzuki (54) trained in New Japan's dojo in the 1980s, and wrestled Inoki as a young boy in 1989. Another key Inoki protege was Satoru Sayama (65), who became the original Tiger Mask in 1981; Yoshihiro Yamazaki (52), the fourth Tiger, appears here in his honor. Nagata (54), Kojima (52), and Makabe (50) were all around in the 1990s as Inoki's in-ring career drew to a close.

Aside from seeing the old-timers fight to commemorate Inoki, the most interesting thing going on here is long-time scoundrel Suzuki teaming with good guys like Fujinami and Tiger Mask. After the Suzuki-gun breakup, I'm curious if he'll settle into tag matches with the older guys in the undercard, or if he'll still be a giant dick and pick fights with everybody. I doubt we'll get a clear sense of that here, since the main idea will be to pay respects to Inoki. For similar reasons, I don't think it'll make much difference who wins the match.

New Japan Ranbo - This is a gauntlet battle royale billed as a "KOPW 2023 qualifier." Two men will start the match, and the remaining participants will enter one-by-one in timed intervals. Elimination can occur at any time via pinfall, submission, or exiting the ring over the top rope to the floor. The match ends once all but four participants have been eliminated; these finalists advance to a match on January 5 for the KOPW title belt.

No participants have been announced for the match, but I think we can assume any NJPW regular that isn't already booked could be in this. The biggest names to look for would be Shingo Takagi, EVIL, Tomohiro Ishii, Taichi, Jeff Cobb, Toru Yano, Juice Robinson, David Finlay, Kushida, Sho, and Kenta. Obviously there are many more wrestlers available, depending on whether they're in town that day, but you get the idea.

I assume someone halfway important will win the KOPW belt, but the other three finalists can be literally anyone, so this match is hard to predict. It's also hard to watch; New Japan's ranbos never seem as well planned or produced as WWE's Royal Rumble.

Ryohei Oiwa vs. Boltin Oleg - This is a three-minute exhibition match, scheduled for 3:20pm JST (1:20am EST), so I'm not even sure it will be broadcast on the live stream. Oiwa is currently a Young Lion who jobs in prelim matches during his training. Oleg is a standout amateur wrestler from Kazakhstan that New Japan made a big deal about recruiting a few months ago. So I guess this is meant as a showcase for Oleg, but the format makes it seem like they aren't sure he's ready for a full-fledged pro wrestling match. It's possible this will just go to the time limit, but I assume the point is for Oleg to win.

[123worx]

10 Ways Construction Scheduling Software Boosts Project Efficiency

In today's competitive­ construction world, staying a step ahead is vital. Construction sche­duling software is a powerful tools that make a project manage­r's on-site job easier. This smart te­chnology has revolutionized project planning, exe­cution, and monitoring.

10 Ways Construction Scheduling Software Can Help in Project

Discover ten ways using construction sche­duling software can boost your project's productivity and help you finish on time­ and within budget

1. Simplified Project Planning

Construction scheduling software converts the complex project planning process into a time-saving intuitive process. Thus, along with comprehensive features, this software provides the project managers with:

Create detailed work breakdown structures - WBS.

Establish realistic timelines for each activity or task.

Establish milestones and deadlines accordingly.

Visualize the entire project timeline at a glance.

Scheduling software works on the principle that this central meeting place for planning has the team members aligned right from the project's inception. This cohesion greatly lessens the risk of miscommunication and misalignment, which is dangerous to effective project execution.

2. Enhanced Resource Allocation

Effective resource handling well is one of the vital parts of construction work. Scheduling tools stand out by giving: 

Live update­s on available resources.

Auto-adjusting re­sources to stop overuse. 

Skill-matching capabilities to assign the right personnel to each task

Predictive­ tools to line up future resource­ needs. 

Construction firms can use re­sources best, lowe­ring wasted hours, reducing labor costs, and ensuring the­ staff are at the right job at the right time. This kind of sharp resource manage­ment can lead to a job done be­tter and cheaper.

3. Enhanced Communication and Cooperation

Clear conve­rsations are vital in any construction project. Modern scheduling software serves as the central point for project-related communication in offering:

Real-time updates and notifications

Collaborative platforms for team discussions

Document sharing, version control

Mobile accessibility for on-site updates

Scheduling software helps ge­t rid of information gaps. Doing so helps clear and smooth te­am interaction, bringing in all relevant stakeholders. This kind of transparency allows the te­am to bond, reducing the risk of misunderstandings, which can cost a lot.

4. Advanced Risk Management

Risk mitigation makes projects more effective. There are many very effective tools for risk management in construction scheduling software, including:

Risk assessment modules

Capabilities of scenario modeling

Critical path analysis

Contingency planning features

These tools help the project manager calculate if a give­n risk might pop up. Then, they can make appropriate backup plans to act fast if a surprise­ hurdle arrives. By actively managing risks, construction teams can minimize hiccups and stick to the plan.

5. Real Time Progress Tracking

Forget about weeks-old progress reports. Modern scheduling software enables the project manager in real-time to:

Monitor task completion in real-time

Identify roadblocks and setbacks whe­n they happen.

Compare actual progress against planned timetables

Generate up-to-date progress reports for stakeholders

This real-time visibility thus gives you a quick peek into the­ project, allowing for speedy de­cisions. Teams can now solve minor problems be­fore they grow into big hurdles.

6. Integration with Other Construction Technologies

One of the strong points of modern construction scheduling software is the ability to integrate with other technologies that are vital in construction, such as:

Building Info Modeling (BIM) syste­ms; 

Project management platforms; 

Accounting and financial applications; 

IoT de­vices for job site surveillance­. 

This helps the flow of information from design, planning, execution, and even financial management to end-to-end. Scheduling software helps tear down data silos, and that contributes to more holistic and efficient management of projects.

7. Data-driven decision making

Construction Scheduling Software couples data with decision-making insight. With integrated advanced analytics features, project managers are empowered to:

Analyze past project data for be­nchmarking. 

Spot performance trends and re­curring patterns in projects. 

Predict outcome­s of upcoming projects.

Create tailore­d reports for different stake­holders.

By making decisions based on solid data rather than gut feelings, construction teams can optimize their processes, improve the accuracy of estimations, and continuously refine­ their project manageme­nt techniques.

8. Automated Scheduling and Optimization

The automation capabilities of scheduling software significantly reduce the time and effort required for routine tasks. Key features include:

Smart sche­dule creation that uses provide­d details, 

Intelligent task orde­ring to make workflows better, 

Auto sche­dule updates when change­s happen, and 

Optimization algorithms that se­ek out the quickest proje­ct timeline. 

This helps avoid mistake­s usually made by humans in scheduling and makes proje­ct timelines safer and more­ efficient.

9. Improved Financial Management

Scheduling wise­ly is deeply linked with effective financial management. Many construction scheduling software solutions support financial overseeing features, including:

Tools to track budge­ts and manage costs 

Predictions about cash flow base­d on project timelines 

Integration with various accounting systems for real-time updates of the financial position.

Schedule­s that show how changing time frames would impact costs 

Clearly, sche­duling software bridges the gap be­tween project time­ and money, helping to manage costs and ke­ep projects profitable.

10. Improvement in Customer Satisfaction

Ultimately, the efficiency gains from construction scheduling software mean more highly satisfied clients. This comes via:

More Accurate Estimations of Project Timelines and Completion Dates

Transparent communication of project progress

Ability to quickly accommodate and work with changes requested by the client.

Professional reporting based on actual data regarding project status

By consistently hitting or doing be­tter than what the client expects, construction companies can have bette­r relationships. They might also get a be­tter name for themse­lves and find more work opportunities.

The Future of Construction Scheduling Software

Looking ahead, software­ in the construction scheduling world has a growing future. Upcoming technology breakthroughs will elevate­ project management to an all-ne­w high, paving the way for enhanced organization and cre­ativity.

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

AI and machine le­arning are set to revolutionize­ construction scheduling. This drive will be powe­red by specific technologie­s: 

Predictive Analytics to improve the­ accuracy of Project 

Timeline Estimation and Automatic re­source optimization based on historical data.

Intelligent assessment and mitigation of risk

Integration of the Internet of Things (IoT)

Whe­n IoT devices are me­rged with scheduling software, re­al-time data from the construction site can be­ collected: 

Automated progre­ss tracking will be made possible by se­nsors and smart machinery.

Instant scheduling adjustments re­flecting the real conditions on site­ and

Improved safety monitoring and manageme­nt will also be ushered in.

Virtual and augmented reality

These will be improved by VR and AR technologies for visualization capabilities, including:

Immersive 4D Scheduling Experiences

AR on-site overlays of scheduled tasks and progress

Virtual walkthrough of the project timeline with stakeholders.

Blockchain Technology

Blockchain has the powe­r to revolutionize how we manage contracts and payme­nt plans. It does this through: 

A record-kee­ping system that's not only clear but stays the same­, 

Smart contracts for automatic payments when certain targe­ts are hit, and 

Better ways of prote­cting sensitive project information.

Cloud-Based Collaboration

Advanced cloud technologies allow for further enhancement of collaboration by enabling:

Seamless integration across multiple devices and platforms.

Real-time collaboration irrespective of the geographic location.

Improved levels of data security along with disaster recovery capabilities.

As such technologies continue to build, the software that sche­dules construction projects will become­ even more important. Companie­s that are the most open to using ne­w methods will be the one­s who excel in completing proje­cts with unmatched accuracy and efficiency.

Construction scheduling software has become so game-changing in the industry. It can imagine all ways of increasing efficiency at the project site, from immediate planning and effective resource utilization to increased risk mitigation and informed decisions using data. 

As construction is an ever-evolving industry, it is with these technological innovations that a competitive edge can be obtained. Companies that use construction scheduling software­ can enhance project succe­ss, becoming industry leaders.

[sportzyverse]

Getting Fans Excited: Sportzyverse Offers The IPL Schedule And Match List To Cricket Fans

To begin with,

Millions of Indians are passionate about cricket, which is more than just a sport to them. And the jewel in the crown of cricket extravaganzas is the Indian Premier League (IPL). Heart-pounding entertainment is abundant in the Indian Premier League, which has made a name for itself with its exciting matches, formidable lineups, and nail-biting finales. As anticipation for the upcoming season grows, cricket enthusiasts eagerly await the release of the IPL Match List. In the midst of all this excitement, Sportzyverse becomes the go-to source, providing in-depth coverage and updates on everything IPL.

The IPL Schedule is revealed:

The most widely used sports platform in India, Sportzyverse, is pleased to offer the eagerly awaited IPL Match List to cricket enthusiasts nationwide. Sportzyverse ensures that fans never miss a second of the action with its unwavering commitment to giving accurate and up-to-date information. Whether it's a colossal fight or a matchup between underdogs, every IPL Match List is handpicked to give spectators an unparalleled spectacle.

How to Interpret the IPL Timetable:

Not merely a calendar of games, the IPL Schedule is a route plan for a thrilling journey full of twists and turns. Sportzyverse recognises the significance of each match in order to give fans the best possible IPL experience. The user-friendly structure and intuitive design of Sportzyverse make it effortless for consumers to peruse the IPL calendar. Sportzyverse allows fans to watch the action from the comfort of their homes or the stadium, providing them with constant updates.

Particular Assessments and Reports:

To improve the viewing experience, Sportzyverse offers a plethora of original insights and analysis in addition to the IPL schedule and match list. Expert opinions and thorough statistics can help cricket fans understand more about the game and the teams and players they love. Thanks to its team of expert analysts and commentators that offer incisive perspectives that give every game depth and purpose, Sportzyverse is a must-visit website for cricket aficionados.

Engaging Interactive Components to Boost Interest:

Sportzyverse goes above and above with its innovative and interactive elements to maintain fans' interest. Thanks to Sportzyverse's plethora of offerings, which include live polls, trivia quizzes, and fantasy leagues, fans may actively engage in the thrill of the IPL. Sportzyverse creates a sense of community and camaraderie among fans, creating enduring memories, transforming the IPL experience from passive viewing to active interaction.

Respecting the Spirit of Cricket:

Essentially, Sportzyverse does more than just provide a platform—it honours the spirit of cricket. Sportzyverse offers comprehensive coverage of the IPL schedule and match list, giving fans a full cricketing experience. Supporters have an unmatched sense of exhilaration and unity as a result. Sportzyverse invites you to embark on this thrilling adventure with us as we kick off another thrilling IPL cricket season, regardless of your degree of interest.

To sum up:

When the IPL season approaches, cricket lovers who want the latest news, information, and analysis can visit Sportzyverse. With its comprehensive coverage of the IPL schedule and match list, interactive features, and exclusive content, Sportzyverse completely changes the way cricket fans watch the game. Prepare to dive deeply into the exciting world of IPL cricket with Sportzyverse at your side. Make sure to make notes on both of your calendars.

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Professional Video Production in Plano, Texas

Video has evolved into a medium that is essential for individuals, organizations, and brands alike in this age of digital technology. When it comes to bringing your idea to life, professional video production services are very necessary. Whether you want to share your narrative, market your products, or capture a particular moment... Time Matters Entertainment is a company that specializes in offering customers in Plano, Texas with high-quality video production services that are customized to match the specific requirements of each individual client and go above and beyond their expectations.

The Influence of Video Production Services on the Industry

Scriptwriting, filming, editing, and post-production are only some of the creative and technical aspects that are included in the scope of video production packages. It is possible for professional video production to elevate your message and engage your audience in a way that has never been seen before. This includes commercials, corporate films, event coverage, and promotional content.

The value of storytelling in video production is something that we at Time Matters Entertainment are well aware of. The team of skilled videographers and editors that we have is committed to capturing your vision and providing captivating, powerful material that resonates with your audience. Whether you are displaying your business, sharing your expertise, or commemorating a unique moment, our team is here to help.

There are several reasons why you should use Time Matters Entertainment for your video production needs.

Our team of creative specialists contributes years of experience and knowledge to each and every project, guaranteeing that your film stands out from the crowd and creates an impression that people will remember for a long time.

Using the most up-to-date technology and processes, we ensure that your video is of the best possible quality and that it satisfies all of your unique requirements. This includes the use of high-definition cameras and cutting-edge editing software.

We provide highly customized video production services that are adapted to your budget, timetable, and vision. Whether you require a simple promotional film or a full-scale production, we can accommodate your needs.

Paying Attention to Details: We are of the belief that the smallest details are the most important. We pay attention to every element, from the lighting and sound to the pace and the storyline, in order to guarantee that your film will surpass your expectations that you have set for it.

Your contribution is extremely significant to us, and we appreciate your collaboration. Your idea will be brought to life precisely as you envisioned it, and we will work directly with you throughout the whole production process, from the original concept creation to the final delivery.

Are you prepared to take the video content you have created to the next level? To learn more about the video production services Plano TX, and to arrange a consultation with one of our knowledgeable specialists, get in touch with Time Matters Entertainment right now. We have the knowledge and the creativity to bring your idea to life, regardless of whether you are the owner of a business, the manager of marketing, or just an individual with a story to tell. Choose Time Matters Entertainment and allow us to assist you in making an impression with your message when you don't want to settle for video material that is ordinary. 

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Why Opt for Commercial Cleaning Services?

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Seamless Holiday Ski Resort Adventures with SilverMine

Introduction

As the winter season approaches, skiers and snowboarders look forward to their next vacation ski resort break. Although the idea of slicing through new snow is exciting, the logistics of getting to these magnificent locations can be challenging. In order to provide a flawless and hassle-free trip to some of the top holiday ski destinations, SilverMine  comes in. Let's explore how our transportation services can improve your ski trip.

Access to Premier Holiday Ski Resorts

At SilverMine , we understand the importance of accessibility when it comes to holiday ski resorts. Our fleet of well-maintained vehicles and experienced drivers are dedicated to providing you with safe and comfortable journeys to renowned ski destinations. Whether you're headed to the slopes of Aspen, the charming resorts in Vermont, or the stunning landscapes of Lake Tahoe, our transportation services ensure you arrive in style.

Seamless transportation to renowned ski destinations

Well-maintained fleet of vehicles for a comfortable journey

Experienced drivers familiar with routes and conditions

Direct access to top holiday ski resorts, including Aspen, Vermont, and Lake Tahoe

Convenient and hassle-free travel experience from pick-up to drop-off

Professionalism and Reliability

Reliability is essential while organising a holiday ski resort excursion. SilverMine  will be on time and reliable, allowing you to maximise your limited time on the slopes. Our team of experts is dedicated to providing top-notch service, making sure that your trip is as joyful as your skiing or snowboarding experience.

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Say goodbye to the stress of navigating unfamiliar roads, dealing with traffic, or worrying about parking at the resort. With SilverMine , you can relax and focus on the excitement of your upcoming holiday ski adventure. Our drivers are knowledgeable about the routes and conditions, guaranteeing a smooth journey from pick-up to drop-off.

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We comprehend that each traveller has distinct needs and interests. Because of that, we provide a wide range of transportation choices to meet your specific requirements. We have vehicles of every type to comfortably fit your party, whether you're travelling alone, with a group of friends, or even with your family.

1. Tailored Vehicle Selection SilverMine  offers a diverse fleet of vehicles, allowing you to choose the one that best suits your group size and preferences.

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[i314flix]

the one where getting under the skin of the gryffindor quidditch captain, oliver wood, is your favorite hobby.

pairing: oliver wood x fem!reader

word count: 0.7k words

rating: PG-15

content: fluff, established relationship au; ft. ravenclaw!reader, quidditch captain!reader

warning/s: none

“Unbelievable,” Oliver Wood mutters as he spots you and the whole Ravenclaw Quidditch team already flying around the pitch. The sun is only about to rise, the fog surrounding the place just starting to clear, and he’s becoming more annoyed at the fact that not only are your team stealing their time, but even managed to be here earlier than they are.

What makes it worse is that he knows that he’s the first one who reserved it for training since the match between Gryffindor and Ravenclaw is fast approaching. And to further add to that, he particularly remembers reminding you that you better not take over any of the days he intends to let his team practice when he (stupidly) showed you his timetable for classes and Quidditch sessions.

“____!” He shouts your name, and upon hearing it from below, you look at him, a smirk automatically making its way on your lips.

“Let’s take a short break, everyone!” you instruct your team, flying down then and dropping down right in front of Oliver. “Good morning, Captain Wood. Fancy seeing you here.”

The formality triggers Oliver’s annoyance even more, but for the rest of the Gryffindor team who remain standing behind him, it brings them to hide their snickers and amused expressions.

After all, they—and pretty much the whole student body—are quite aware that you and Oliver have been dating for almost two years now, and this thing happening right here is just one of your schemes to playfully get on your competitive boyfriend’s nerves.

“____,” Oliver says your name again with a sigh this time, voice not daring to go a volume higher now that you’re near despite the situation, “please tell me why the bloody hell are you and your team on this pitch this morning?”

You put on your best innocent expression. “Well, we’re training, of course.”

“Yes, but I can specifically recall that I booked this pitch for the whole day. So, it’s a great wonder to me why I’m seeing you Ravenclaws here.”

“Hm, are you sure you booked it the whole day though? From the schedule that you showed me, it says there that it starts at 9AM, which is…” you glance at your wristwatch, “two hours from now. Meaning until then—”

“You have the freedom to use the pitch,” Oliver deadpans.

You grin. “Exactly, my love. You and your team can certainly wait, right? Though I’d appreciate it if you don’t hang around here while we’re playing. I might accuse you of stealing our strategy.”

“Strategy? Didn’t know you had one when we take into account the way you play.”

“Well, considering I’ve already won two games against you, maybe apparently not having a strategy might work on Gryffindor too.”

“One game was won by default.”

“And the other one?”

“Pure luck, of course.”

You laugh, and Oliver’s lips twitch, like he’s suppressing to do the same just to commit to the act he’s doing.

“Can we head to the Great Hall first for breakfast, Wood?” A Weasley twin pipes in amidst your impromptu staring contest with your boyfriend, causing Oliver to glance behind him and nod reluctantly.

“Fine. The rest of you can go get breakfast. But we meet here at exactly 9AM. Got it?”

The team says a chorus of yes and proceeds on walking back to the direction of the castle. Oliver, however, stays in his spot and raises his eyebrows at you, the mask of annoyance seen on his face a while ago seemingly gone now.

“What?” you ask, still with that teasing grin of yours.

“You promised.”

“I didn’t promise anything.”

“You told me you weren’t going to steal any of my days for Quidditch practices.”

“Technically, I’m not stealing as it is not your time yet.”

“Always such a smartass.”

“That’s what you get for dating a Ravenclaw,” you say, mounting your broom before giving him a quick kiss on the mouth and dashing back upwards where your other members are already zooming around.

Oliver shakes his head in disbelief; it’s unfair how you can get away with shenanigans that he typically would curse another team for. “I expect the pitch to be empty by 8:55, alright?” he bellows, just so you can hear him from where you’re situated.

“Aye, aye, Captain!”

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How Do One Proceed With The Magento2 Migration?

Magento 2 migration is a technical job requiring lots of patience and skill to manage all the activities and to easily perform the work. Here is a short guide to help you perform your task conveniently. 

Step 1: Plan and Prepare

Review your current Magento 1 store and see how it stacks up: First, you must take stock of all the data and add-ons that need to be moved.

The New Magento 2 Features: Get familiar with Magento 2's enhancements and new features before switching.

Make a migration strategy: Outline the project's goals, timetable, and resources.

Step 2: Set Up a Development Environment

Set up a Magento 2 development environment. Install Magento 2 on a separate server or a local development environment for testing and development purposes.

Step 3: Data Migration

Migrate store data: Use the Magento 2 Data Migration Tool, a command-line interface (CLI) tool provided by Magento, to migrate data like products, customers, orders, and settings from your Magento 1 database to Magento 2.

Verify data integrity: After Magento 2 migration, thoroughly test and validate the migrated data to ensure its accuracy and completeness.

Step 4: Theme and Design

Choose a Magento 2 compatible theme: Select a theme compatible with Magento 2 or hire a developer to customize a theme according to your requirements.

Redesign or update your store's theme: Update the design elements, including layout, typography, colors, and branding, to match your brand identity. For performing this task, you can take the help of a Magento 2 migration service provider. 

Step 5: Extensions and Customizations:

Assess Magento 1 extensions: Identify the extensions used in your Magento 1 store and check if there are equivalent or compatible extensions available for Magento 2. Update or replace any outdated or unsupported extensions.

Develop or customize extensions: If necessary, develop custom extensions or modify existing ones to meet your specific requirements in Magento 2.

Step 6: Testing and Quality Assurance:

Carry out exhaustive testing: Ensure the frontend, backend, checkout process, and interfaces with payment gateways and third-party services are all working properly on your Magento 2 store.

UAT (user acceptance testing) should be performed. Get customer feedback to ensure a smooth shopping experience and fix bugs.

Repair problems: Take care of the problems that came up throughout testing and UAT to give your customers a great experience.

Step 7: Go Live and Post-Migration Tasks

Final data migration: To ensure that all recent changes and new data from the Magento 1 store are migrated to Magento 2.

Domain and DNS configuration: Point your domain to the new Magento 2 store and update DNS records accordingly.

Set up SSL certificate: Install an SSL certificate for secure communication between your store and customers.

Inform stakeholders and customers: Notify your stakeholders, including customers and suppliers, about the migration and any temporary disruptions or changes in the store's functionality.

Monitor and optimize: Monitor the performance of your Magento 2 store, identify areas for optimization, and fine-tune configurations to improve speed and user experience.

Step 8: Post-Migration Support

Provide training and documentation: Educate your team on the new Magento 2 system, its features, and any changes in workflows or processes.

Offer customer support: Be prepared to assist customers with any issues or questions after the migration.

Monitor and maintain: Regularly monitor your Magento 2 store, apply updates, security patches, and extensions' compatibility updates to keep your store secure and up to date.

Conclusion

Remember, Magento 2 migration can be complex and time-consuming. It's advisable to consult with Magento experts or hire a development agency to ensure a successful and smooth migration process. Choose Webiators Technologies offers the most affordable and convenient Magento 2 migration service. Just visit our online store so that we can discuss more. 

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How To Develop An Efficient Digital Marketing Strategy For Your Ecommerce Enterprise

Taking this info into account, you might be able to raised arrange your content based on the time of yr. This is about how shortly a company could make progress towards reaching the tip goal. It is about creating a practical delivery date for the aim and determining if it is genuinely feasible to achieve the aim in the desired timetable.

It supplies you with a list of companies nearby and essential info to find a particular company, together with evaluations, class, enterprise address, and enterprise hours. Note that Google frequently adjustments digital marketing strategies its algorithms, so that you all the time must optimize your Google My Business itemizing to stay relevant. Additionally, 1 out of two girls primarily based a buy order decision on a advice from an influencer.

A sturdy digital marketing strategy has a steady and operable framework throughout the scope of a business’s finances. It’s like saying, man can travel to house, but the actuality is that only a only a few possess the assets to tug it off. Luckily, digital marketing performance is decided by the caliber of the marketing group and budget. To increase the war analogy, we might contemplate a marketing strategy as a high-level framework related to an organization’s imperatives. It’s like the general battle plan, whereas marketing campaigns are the smaller, tactical operations that help achieve specific deliverables within the total battle plan. Before diving straight into how to build a digital marketing strategy, let’s walk via the digital marketing mix.

There are a ton of survey tools you would use like Typeform or SurveyMonkey. And if you would like to read up on marketing strategy take a look at our list of the best marketing strategy books. Use your absolutely formed plan to watch progress in your campaign and communicate with team members on deliverables. In TeamGantt, the skinny striped line that seems what is a digital marketing strategy inside every taskbar allows you to see how tracked time compares to your plan so you can catch potential overages early. And figuring in financials on the entrance finish is an easy approach to please the stakeholders who maintain the purse strings. Collaborating with human assets on social-first employer model initiatives can do extra than just fill open roles quickly.

This will make it easier to convert prospects into clients and generate more income from the site visitors you're already getting on-line. You also can run advertisements on Facebook and Twitter to generate more site visitors, but ensure you target your adverts to the proper individuals. Your content material should be relevant to your viewers, useful, and fascinating. It's additionally important develop a digital marketing strategy to bear in mind what stage of the client's journey your audience is at when creating content. It's important for marketers not to be too pushy when making an attempt to get clients to enroll in a loyalty program. Broad match keywords, then again, are inexpensive however they could not generate as many leads as a result of the audience is extra general.

This type of marketing requires you to make use of social media management expertise and instruments. Just as you prepare other features of your marketing strategy, you need to have a plan on your social media marketing. Social media marketing means utilizing how to develop a digital marketing strategy social media platforms like Instagram, Twitter and Facebook to promote your model and promote your product or service. That’s why we put together a complete guide to making a social media marketing plan from scratch.

Each one is totally different and can be tailored to go well with the goals of your corporation. This guide goes to help you conduct a top-to-bottom evaluation of your digital marketing strategy. It will assist you to take a look at particulars while evaluating the large picture, so you could make the modifications required to enhance outcomes and get a greater return in your marketing funding. Their strategy included paid tv ads however primarily focused on “cat-sourcing” authentic, digital content of well-known cats and cat profiles to share awareness of the #catmageddon campaign.

This is your probability to determine a great rapport and buyer experience on your viewers. Once your marketing campaign has been launched to the common public, there’s no time to sit down again and relax. With contact details, manufacturers can ship newsletters with promo offers and product launches to inform leads and encourage them to buy.

A successful campaign’s analytics will tell the story of assembly the aim, and in the event that they don’t, the strategy must be adjusted. You can provide you with a million brilliant marketing concepts, however the one ones that will ever have an opportunity to generate a return in your investment are the ideas that had been truly executed. That’s since you can’t achieve success with out each concepts and the execution of these ideas. Creating campaigns using digital marketing strategy these three strategies will assist zero in on the types of messages that greatest connect with your target audience. From there, an exciting world of further marketing alternatives will open to you, together with focused campaigns, remarketing, lookalike audiences and more. Defining your audience may also allow you to outline other aspects of your approach, similar to platform, messaging, pricing, etc.

[the-active-news]

Wild Hearts Release Date? What Platforms Will Wild Hearts Release On?

Omega Force, best known for their years of hard work on the Dynasty Warriors series, is preparing to release a totally new and exciting adventure called Wild Hearts. With EA's support through the EA Originals program and the developer's entry into a new and fascinating genre, Wild Hearts' original intellectual property is shaping up to be an exciting new adventure.

Wild Hearts Release Date

In 2023, on February 17th, Wild Hearts will finally be released. It's confirmed that the PlayStation 5, Xbox One S, and PC versions of the game will all be available at launch. https://twitter.com/playWildHearts/status/1626491679346753537 Since this is the case, the turnaround time between the trailer's debut and the film's release should be rather short. Nonetheless, it will be launched alongside a plethora of other games. Must Read About This The Last Of Us Episode 7 Release Date.

Wild Hearts Gameplay

Just a few tidbits concerning Wild Hearts have been uncovered so far. That said, the information provided by EA and Omega Force still allows us to draw certain conclusions. The fantastical game, which has been dubbed the "next great hunting game," is essentially Monster Hunter reimagined for mobile devices.

In this game, you must travel through a map of feudal Japan in search of fantastic creatures. You can employ a variety of tools and traps, such as enormous, scaleable walls and a propeller to jump upon enemies, along with magic and ranged and melee weaponry to achieve this goal. Even though the game is not open-world, you will have plenty of room to move around in it and use dodging and ducking to your advantage. In other words, the game isn't going for the same serious tone as Monster Hunter. Up to three players can team up in this game. Further information about the game and its similarities to Monster Hunter was disclosed in a playable demo. While it appears that your standard actions, combat, mobility, and traversal are mostly the same. the new crafting mechanic where you make contraptions in-match seems to be where much of the extra aspects like traps and new mechanics have been implemented. We witness a variety of bombs and flash bangs here. You Can See About This Harry Potter And The Cursed Child Movie Release Date.

Wild Hearts Official PC System Requirements

But, PC gamers must deal with a more complicated release timetable in exchange for getting the game a little bit early. This is due to the PC version of the game not following the standard practice of releasing at the same time everywhere. That is to say, everyone will be able to access the game at the same moment, but owing to time zone differences, some will play the game later than others. An official image meeting of both the developer and publisher-recommended and required specifications has been made available. For a complete list of Wild Hearts system requirements. Wild Hearts will be available for Windows on February 16-17, 2023. On February 17, 2023, it will be available for purchase on PS5 and Xbox Series X/S. The Active News.Com is the place to go for all the newest news and updates. Read the full article

[be11atrixthestrange]

According To The Stars

Be11a writes Jily Fluff! Read here or on AO3

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According To The Stars

While working on Divination homework, James learns something new about Lily. Good thing Divination is a load of rubbish... or is it?

*******

James wasn't sure if he believed in Divination, or if it was just a load of rubbish. Honestly, one of the only reasons he was still taking the subject was the company — it was on Lily Evans' sixth-year timetable, and therefore his.

His friends had dropped the subject, and they made sure to take the mickey out of him when he signed back up.

"Divination, really James?"

"Why take that when you could have a free period?"

"Is it the subject matter that fascinates you, or is it a certain redhead?"

The questions were rhetorical, and his friends knew that. They were perfectly aware of James' motivation for sticking around in Divination, and they knew that he preferred they weren't there. Not many students continued beyond their O.W.L. year in the subject, and James was happy that Lily was the only other student he knew well. He could assure they would always be partnered up for projects, and he didn't have to worry about anyone swooping in and stealing her attention from him. Not Remus, Sirius, Peter, or worst of all, Snivellus.

James was procrastinating on his Divination essay in the Gryffindor common room when Lily approached him.

"Have you started?" she asked.

"Not yet, I was waiting for you. I was hoping you could help."

"You're smart, you'll figure it out," she said as she took a seat at the table beside him. "It's just a birth chart, anyway."

Just a birth chart. The problem wasn't that James thought birth charts were difficult to understand; it was that he hated the idea of them. The fact that the date, location, and time of his birth supposedly determined his fate really bothered him.

Earlier in class, they had mapped out their star signs, and their homework was to analyze them. He had been feeling a pit of dread all day, simply because he'd have to dive into all of the details of his future. He truly didn't want to know what the stars had to say about his life. In James' opinion, there was no point in knowing how or when he might die, who his future wife would be, how many kids he would have, or what he would do for an occupation. It sucked all of the excitement right out of life and stripped him of his autonomy. He wanted to believe that his choices mattered.

He knew he should take it all with a grain of salt because humans could never fully understand the truth of the stars. Predictions were wrong all the time, and there were always going to be flaws in human methods of telling the future.

But the mere idea that James' future was set in stone made him deeply uncomfortable. Like his friends, he could simply choose not to believe in any of it, but the problem was that he sort of did.

He looked over to see that Lily had already started her essay and was scribbling furiously on her parchment. Reluctantly, he turned back to his own star chart and began writing too.

My name is James Potter, and I was born at 5:45 pm on Sunday, March 27th, 1960, in London, England.

This makes my Sun Sign Aries, my Moon Sign Aries, and my Ascendant Libra.

Sun Sign: Aries

The sun determines our ego, identity, and 'role' in life. It's the core of who we are. On my birthdate — Sunday, March 27th, 1960 — my Sun was in Aries.

I am fundamentally assertive, persistent, and courageous. Naturally competitive and fiercely independent, I push things forward with energy and enthusiasm. I am determined, and I persevere through anything.

James thought back to his time on the Quidditch Pitch, where he would do anything for a victory. He was a risk-taker with a deep desire to win, and that had landed him in the Hospital Wing more times than he'd care to admit. He was definitely independent — although he played Chaser on the Gryffindor team, he much preferred the solitary aspect of Seeker; when playing Chaser, his fellow teammates often badgered him for being a "Quaffle-Hog".

I need to learn to understand other people as complex wholes.

The analysis felt spot-on for James. People were like puzzles, and he enjoyed figuring them out. All-day, James had been riddled with curiosity about Lily's birth chart. He was planning to ask her about it tonight and was excited to get to know her on a deeper level.

I feel the need to distinguish myself from others.

James felt exposed by that one. He was a prankster; he enjoyed his popularity, and he often engaged in what others — mainly professors — would call "attention-seeking behavior." Touche, birth chart, he thought, as he carried on writing.

Moon Sign: Aries

The moon rules our emotions, moods, and feelings, reflecting our personalities when we're alone and comfortable. On my birthdate — Sunday, March 27th, 1960 — my Moon was in Aries.

My emotional self is independent, energetic, and enthusiastic. I have a tendency to feel inadequate and overcompensate just because failure is a possibility.

That one hurt a bit. James immediately felt defensive as he wrote it, but deep down, he knew it was true. As the only son of a well-known and successful family, failure was not an option. He was no stranger to pressure, and sometimes he overcompensated. He was a smart kid, but he often relied on his charm to build connections and network. He knew his smooth-talking could drive some people — mostly Lily — insane, but it was nothing more than a defense mechanism because he truly was terrified of failure.

I find security and safety through close relationships and long-term partnerships.

James held his friends close, and had no idea what he would do without them. He believed they would all be there for him for the rest of his life, and he couldn't entertain the idea that they might not. He would risk his life to protect his friends, and they'd do the same for him. According to his analysis, whether or not his overwhelming trust in others was a strength or a weakness was open to interpretation, and James chose to see it as a good thing. What was the point of life without friends, anyway? He smiled warmly at the thought and continued.

Ascendant: Libra

Our Ascendant is the "mask" we present to people. It can be seen in our personal style and our first impressions. Some say its relevance fades as we age. Our Ascendant is determined by our time of birth — I was born at 5:45 pm, meaning my Ascendant is Libra.

I come across as compromising, courteous, and impartial, though sometimes passive-aggressive.

For most people, he was a compromising and courteous individual, at least for people he liked. Unfortunately, passive-aggressive was a no-brainer as well. Some folks — particularly Snivellus — might say he was a bully. In detention, he'd received lectures about how pranking and cursing others was not the proper way to alleviate interpersonal issues. McGonagall never hesitated to tell him that a calm and rational discussion would be much more effective than a Levicorpus Charm. Admittedly, his methods could be considered passive-aggressive.

I am inclined towards balance.

James was a well-rounded fellow, that was for sure. He was an academic, an athlete, and he maintained a social life quite effortlessly. Balance truly was important to him. There was just one part missing from his ideal balance — a relationship. More specifically, a relationship with Lily.

In fact, that missing piece was one of the first things he looked for when he began his birth chart analysis. On a separate piece of parchment, he had scribbled down a few signs — Aquarius, Sagittarius, Leo, and Gemini. According to the stars, his ideal life partner's Sun, Moon, and Ascendant signs should fall into these categories. Part of him didn't want to know what Lily's chart said, and the rest of him needed to. It could all be rubbish, but maybe it wasn't.

"What are your signs, Lily?"

"Why do you want to know?" she asked.

"Research," he said.

"You want to know my fate?"

"You could say that," he responded. It was partially true — he wanted to know what the stars said about her life, but specifically her compatibility with him.

Lily sighed. "My Sun Sign is Aquarius."

James' stomach fluttered with excitement. Aquarius was one of his most compatible signs, so that was a good start. "And your Moon Sign?"

"Pisces."

He tried not to let the disappointment show on his face. Nowhere on his chart did it say he should look for someone with a Pisces Moon Sign. "What about your Ascendant?"

James froze in anticipation, hoping for Lily to say one of the four options. Two of three compatible signs would make them a decent match.

"Virgo."

His stomach sank. One out of three matching signs wasn't ideal. Sure, it could work, but it meant that Lily wouldn't be his perfect partner. If he were to believe the stars, there was someone else out there that was better suited to him, and he wasn't sure if he wanted that to be true.

"Are you okay?" asked Lily.

James tried his best to smile and mask his fallen expression. He was okay; he just really wished Lily's astrological signs were fully compatible with his, but he didn't feel like he could tell her that. At least not straight-up.

"Do you believe in all of this?" he asked instead.

"Divination?"

"Yeah, but more specifically, this birth chart stuff. Do you believe that this should determine your future? Your personality, your jobs, and who you should be with?"

"Who I should be with?" she asked, her eyes moving to his parchment. She was squinting, and James wondered if she was trying to read his chart. "What are your signs?"

He hesitated before answering. What if she really did believe in all of it, and learning how lukewarm their compatibility was just turned her away? He knew he couldn't get away without telling her, so he took a deep breath and responded. "Aries, Aries, Libra."

Lily didn't say anything at first, and the pit grew in James' stomach the longer she was quiet.

"Lily?" he asked after she'd been silent for a few seconds too long for comfort. "What do you believe?"

"Honestly?" she said. "I believe it's a load of rubbish. At least I hope it is. What about you?"

He felt a wave of relief at her words. "Good. I think it's rubbish too, and I hope we're right."

She smiled at him, and he grinned back, the heat rising to his cheeks. They turned to their essays and began writing again. There was a little bounce in their quills, a mark of the excitement between two teenagers who just — sort of — admitted something big.

James felt better knowing that whatever his birth chart said about his future, his choices did matter. Sure, the stars might have a plan for him, but if they didn't involve the cute Aquarius beside him, he'd happily choose not to believe any of it.

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Dancing with Agent Whiskey

DAY TWELVE: Dancing with Jack Daniels [requested by @phoenixhalliwell]

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Author's note: Highschool AU // you’re Jack's highschool sweetheart that he speaks so fondly of in TGC.,

He was the it-boy. The girls wanted to be with him and the guys wanted to be like him— but in an unprecedented twist of events, he was pursuing you. Jack Daniels was the perfect man. He excelled in all his subjects, had an interest in sports, video games, academics and television. He could charm his way through any conversation and he could be friends with anyone of his choosing, if he wanted to be. What not many people knew about Jack, was that he was a hopeless romantic at heart.

He’d been dating Cindy for a year and a half before she cheated on him in the parking lot at the annual high school pep rally. It was unanimous that Edward, the jock on the baseball team and Cindy’s blonde haired bright eyed conquest, was a downgrade from Jack. Jack didn't show it, but he was devastated upon learning of his girlfriend's unfaithfulness. He was about to give up on love.

But then you entered his life.

It was the January of senior year, and you were new. Shy, and freshly transferred from a different school on the other side of the country. The principal ushered you into your AP history class and introduced you. In that moment, Jack swore he had never met a woman as beautiful as yourself. Fresh faced and glowing, with the prettiest lips and eyes that sparkled like diamonds. His heart blossomed and he knew in that moment he just had to have you.

You slid into the vacant chair next to him, throwing your bag under the desk and pulling out a pen and notebook. "I'm Jack," he whispered, leaning over the gap between both desks. The rasp in his Southern accent took you by surprise and you offered him a sheepish smile, the corners of your eyes crinkling.

You were last to leave the class, scrambling into your bag to pull out a map of the school and your timetable, so you could figure out where exactly you had to be next. You gasped in shock when Jack, who was leaning against the corridor wall, jumped out at you. "Hey darlin,” he grinned, his brown eyes beaming as he shot you a grin.

"Oh, hey Jack," you replied. "Could you help me figure out where I have to be now? I can't tell if this is English or Economics." you scrunched up your nose trying to read the smudged print.

"It's lunchtime doll, how about you follow me to the cafeteria?" he suggested and you nodded your head, interlocking your arm in his as he guided you to the dining hall. Jack Daniels was the truest gentleman you had ever met, that's for sure. You both got your food, and sat down together on a large round table with around a dozen of his friends.

"Who's this?" Cindy spat, looking you up and down with a frown as you picked at your dinner.

Jack introduced you with delight and the rest of his friends said hello and asked you polite questions. It was in that moment, Cindy had decided she didn't like you. Of course she didn't — you were beautiful, and it was clear how enamoured Jack was, but she had already lost her chance when she cheated on him.

Jack lashed out at her when she prodded you, asking uncomfortable and rude questions. After that she was quick to shut up, shuffling into the chest of her new boyfriend and scowling. When the bell rang, Jack took you to your next class (despite it not being a class you shared with him), he just wanted to make sure you got there safely and on time. At the end of the school day, he asked you out on a date.

You rejected him kindly, citing that it was your first day in the city and you weren't ready for such a thing. You blessed him with a sweet kiss on the cheek and your action only affirmed that no matter what, you'd have to be his.

By the time April came around, posters advertising the 'spring fling' began to show themselves around high school. Most of yours and Jack's friends rolled their eyes at the thought of attending a dance, calling it 'lame' and for 'losers'. They talked about heading to a field after the dance was over, having a few beers and setting fireworks off to celebrate the end of the semester.

You pulled Jack to one side. "Can I be honest with you?" you asked him, nervously biting your lip.

"Of course sweetheart." he said, placing a firm hand on your shoulder. You hummed under his touch, a smile gracing your lips as butterflies fluttered around in your stomach.

"I'm really looking forward to the spring fling. I've always wanted to go to a dance and my old school didn't do them." you explained.

"I'm glad you told me, Jack muttered, tucking a loose strand of hair behind your ear. "Because there's something I've been meaning to ask you."

"Yeah?" you asked as he placed the palm of his hand on your face. He cupped your cheek and you found yourself subconsciously sinking into the warmth of his hold.

"Will you be my date to the dance?" he asked with hopeful eyes. You couldn't contain your excitement.

"I'd love that." you revealed and Jack's grin grew ecstatic.

You were a little late to the dance, and Jack grew nervous, tapping his feet impatiently in fear you would stand him up. It was through no fault of your own that you were late, you just wanted to make sure you looked perfect. This was possibly the only school dance you'd get to have. You checked your reflection in the mirror, fixing your makeup slightly and applying some lip gloss before slipping your feet into your new shoes that matched your flowy dress.

When you walked into the hall, Jack's jaw dropped. To him, you seemed to grow more and more beautiful everyday— but tonight you looked like a real life angel. A walking, talking, goddess. And you were all his. The ambience of the hand-strung fairylights as well as the soft melody of the song only spurred Jack on. He took your hand, pulling you close to his chest and sliding an arm around your waist, his hand resting gently on your hip.

"Will you do me the honour of dancing with me?" he asked nervously. You smiled and nodded, as he began to lead the slow dance.

His friends, the ones who had spoke so negatively about the spring fling, watched you and Jack in awe. You were the best couple in the room, that's for sure. And, although they'd never admit it— they were jealous. You rest your head on Jack's shoulder as you swayed your hips in time with the music.

"You look beautiful tonight." Jack admitted, his voice a hoarse whisper in your ear.

"You're handsome too." you revealed with a light giggle, watching the blush appear across Jack's cheeks.

Jack hummed your name softly. "Will you be my girlfriend?" he asked with a rush of confidence.

"I will." you agreed, leaning in and brushing a delicate kiss onto his lips.