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Staff: Pain or Profit?
Are your systems providing a solid foundation for growth, or is everything you're working so hard to build being slowly chiseled away because of circumstances beyond your control - namely, staff. Far too many dentists are convinced that their practice would be going gangbusters if they could just find good help. Ah yes, staff are such an easy target. She's controlling. He's demanding. She'll cry over a paper cut. He couldn't problem solve 2 + 2, and so on.
Without exception, practices that struggle, struggle with staff. Listen to the doctors and they claim to be doing everything in their power to hire and keep good staff. But they are victims. Yes, they are victims indeed. They have failed themselves, each time they rush to simply fill a position with a warm body rather than the ideal candidate, or when they choose to withhold praise and acknowledgement for a job well done, or when they don't take the time to give clear direction. And as a result, these struggling practices have employees, but they are far from having highly functioning teams. Consequently, turnover is an ongoing issue.
Certainly, employees leave for a variety of reasons. They move away, retire, choose to stay home with children. But many walk because of their boss and/or coworkers. And staff turnover that occurs every 12-18 months or less is a strong indicator of serious flaws in your hiring and employee retention systems as well as your leadership.
Oftentimes, staff will leave because they feel they've been tossed into the deep end of the pool. It's sink or swim and they can't count on you to throw them a line. Do you provide clear job descriptions so that your staff know what is expected of them and how you will measure their performance? Or do you assume that they know what to do but become upset when they don't do it "right"? Your employees must be able to count on you for direction, feedback, and vision.
Do you create a culture of cooperation and collaboration among your staff, or do you have warring factions lobbing verbal grenades and razor sharp sneers at one another? It's a good day when no one corners you in your office sobbing, finger pointing, or threatening to quit. Nothing will send staff running for the exits quicker than a toxic workplace in which high drama and low accountability go unaddressed because the "leader" refuses to lead.
Running a practice and building a team takes courage. The team mirrors the leadership of the practice. Look carefully at your employees. Do they reflect your commitment to excellence? Do they represent a culture of collaboration and cooperation? Are you willing to challenge them to improve? And are they open to embracing new and better ways of doing things? Or do you shun more efficient systems and procedures because the transition will be difficult. They won't go for it. You don't want to hurt anyone's feelings or make anyone mad. You rationalize your fear of addressing the problems by telling yourself that you're better off leaving well enough alone.
If you've chosen to ignore the problem, you've abdicated your responsibility as the leader. And I guarantee, there will be trouble ahead. Most likely it will result in patient attrition. Staff turnover and lack of leadership invariably lead to poor customer service. Morale is low, and employees will check out of the practice mentally long before they turn in their two weeks' notice.
"Mary" knows she's leaving; she hasn't told you yet, but the fact that she's a short-timer comes through loud and clear to your patients. And if "Mary" is the second or third person they've seen in that position over the last 12-24 months, you can bet patients sense there is a problem.
I'll be the first to admit that effective leadership is not easy. It's like exercise. It can be painful. It requires time and commitment, and you may not see the results for months. You must be intentional. You must have a plan. You must have realistic goals. You're not going to get that beach body overnight, nor will you increase practice efficiency and profitability in 24 hours. Yet, just like exercise, strong leadership results in a strong team and will most certainly yield the rewards, provided you're willing to do some heavy lifting.
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How Often Are You a Cookie Thief?
Your case presentation was outstanding and you felt confident about acceptance, but the patient told the coordinator he needs to "think about it". Or perhaps you hired an employee whose resume indicated previous dental experience, only to find out she had insufficient know-how about running the front desk. All of us have hastily and mistakenly passed judgment of a situation or a person. We can be absolutely convinced of something and then find out later that we were wrong. How often do you make assumptions without having all the facts?
Every day you make a series of assumptions. Many of them are done unconsciously. When you reached for your alarm clock this morning, you assumed it would be there. It was. While getting ready for your day, you assumed many things as part of your morning routine. Nothing wrong with that. We're programmed to make assumptions. An assumption is something we take for granted or presuppose. Usually it is something we previously learned and don't question. It's part of our system of beliefs or schemas, our internal representations of the way the world works. We assume our beliefs to be true and use them to interpret the world about us.
Our brains love assumptions and we get very comfortable with assumptions. A little too comfortable. Assumptions mean less work. They are more efficient use of brain power. We tread along these same cozy neural pathways again and again and again until they are well worn and grooved. When similar situations arise, our brains default to this groove and its associative memories, information, and assumptions.
At its core, our schema is that everyone sees life the way we do. But your thinking habits also can lead you astray. We make false predictions about others, from their motivations to their emotions. In other words, we mind-read. And those mental short cuts are often wrong. We make an assumption, we misunderstand, we take it personally, and we end up creating a whole big drama for nothing. Beliefs that are accompanied with high emotionality create the greatest distortions. Drama easily overshadows logic. And when we experience things on a visceral level, our thinking is much more likely to appear factual to us.
Because we regard our beliefs as truths, we seek information to confirm our expectations, and we ignore things that don't fit. This is one of the reasons that many of us get stuck and can't really grow or improve.
I recently came across a great YouTube clip that illustrates the danger of assumptions. It's called The Cookie Thief. Based on a wonderful poem by Valerie Cox, the video is a fun but strikingly accurate example of bad assumptions. The ending might surprise you. I strongly recommend that you make time to watch it with your employees. Put it on the next staff meeting agenda and use it as a springboard to discussion. My prediction…ok, my assumption…is that you have a whole team of 'cookie thieves'. Once you identify the culprits, make a commitment to one another that you will all work on purging yourselves of the tendency to make bad assumptions.
It starts with humility…the admission that you don't know everything. No one does. No matter how 'real' a situation may look, you never know what truths you might find out later. Make a commitment to challenge your thinking at least once each day. This requires you to keep an open mind.
Practice active listening. There is much to learn by being quiet and really paying attention to what others have to say. When people share their ideas, beliefs, and perspectives, avoid looking for ways to criticize them or prove them wrong. It's only when you know that you don't know that you're in a position to learn.
Assume positive intention from others. What you think may be quite different from reality. Try to see other sides of the story rather than focusing on what you "think" you know. Realize that not everyone thinks as you do. Seek out the facts before you react.
Stop personalizing. Take a step back to really look at the situation. Breathe. Be curious and ask yourself, "What assumption am I making about this person/situation?" Cultivating awareness about the habit of assumption is the best way to beat it.
Let me know your thoughts on the video. If you do use it as a team activity, send me a summary. In exchange, I'll email you a copy of one of our Ideas into Action leadership guidebooks.
Wishing all of you clear thinking!
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Your Fees are Too High!
A common complaint among patients is the notion that dentistry is too expensive. It is likely that if you asked any group of dental patients sitting in any reception room in any part of the country if their dentist charges high fees, they would probably say yes. I have had conversations with patients that go something like this:
Hygienist: The dentist recommends placing a crown on the tooth we talked about. It has a cracked filling and one of the cusps has also been broken off.
Hygienist: Well, when you think about it, the tooth that is being crowned emerged in your mouth when you were six years old. You are now fifty-six. That tooth has been doing its job for you for fifty years. To keep that tooth doing its job, it needs a little help. A crown can do it. With reasonable care, a crown can help that tooth last a good long while. Years in fact. Just think about the cost of a good pair of running shoes. Those shoes take a beating, and you do not expect them to last more than a few months. A crown can last years, taking much more stress than running shoes. Plus a crown is made for you individually. It is custom made, not assembly line made. Without a crown the tooth will continue to break down, perhaps even allowing bacteria to get into the pulp chamber inside the root, eventually causing an infection. Then our choices about what to do go down. You might need a root-canal plus a crown. This would be about three times as expensive as a crown alone.
Hygienist: Having such an important tooth extracted is a last resort fix under current dental thinking. A series of events can happen after a tooth is extracted. The opposing tooth can super-erupt, and the teeth on either side can start to tilt. Our teeth work together inside our mouths, like gears on a bicycle. Remove a section of the gears, so to speak, and our teeth cease to function properly.
Hygienist: Yes, implants are a good
solution in many cases, but compared to the cost of a single crown, they are more expensive. You have the cost of the implant and then the cost of the crown on top of that.
Will the patient call back to schedule the crown? He might, or he might not. Should the hygienist have pressured him to set up an appointment? In my opinion, no. He can always simply call and cancel if he has not really accepted our advice.
What can we do when a patient expresses that he thinks the fees for dental treatment are too high? Going through a conversation like the one above at least opens the door to thoughtful consideration on the patient's part. Explaining that crowns are custom made for each person can also be explored using the analogy of going to a tailor for an individually made suit, as opposed to buying one at Sears. Plus the fact that there are no mass-produced crowns in the first place!
Bringing up the fact that dentistry is performed by a trained, licensed, professional may also help. Trained professionals have standards that patients usually understand. In most cases they appreciate that what takes place in their mouths is important to their health, comfort and appearance. Getting a crown placed is not like buying a tee shirt!
Always keep in mind that regardless of the fee, a patient will likely think that it is high. A competitive, reasonable fee must be determined by the dentist, and the staff should be comfortable with it. If a patient is satisfied with his treatment he will usually tell others, "My dentist is expensive, but he is good."
Right or wrong, dentistry sometimes has to compete with other types of spending. Fees need to reflect the service that is being provided, despite the fact that patients may sometimes balk at the fee. Doing our best to place the importance of dental treatment in patient friendly terms can help them understand that their dental care deserves careful consideration.
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Kiddimoto scoops ToyTalk 'best ride on' award
Kiddimoto's £109.99 Brit Pop model has scooped a ToyTalk award for 'best ride on toy'.
Launched during the summer of 2009, the Kiddimoto Brit Pop Scooter evokes the romance of the swinging Sixties coupled with the resurgence in popular British music and culture of the mid-Nineties by such iconic acts as Paul Weller, Oasis and Blur.
Constructed from recyclable natural birch plywod, the balance bike is an ideal way for kids to hone motor skills on.
Simon Booth, managing director: "ToyTalk is an important source of toy news and information and it has quickly become very influential. To win the ToyTalk Award tells the trade and customers that the Scooter is a great toy and that Kiddimoto is a serious contender in the marketplace."

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Slipknot - Lamb of God - Bullet For My Valentine - Motionless in White
Opening the show was Motionless in White, dubbed by critics as metalcore, gothic metal, industrial metal, post-hardcore, and electronicore. The group's song structure commonly features intricate riffs coupled with occasional blast beats during verses and breakdowns. The band's keyboard effects also add a "dark and uneasy atmosphere" to the bands music.
Second were Lamb of God, a contemporary metal band with music described by critics as heavy metal and metalcore. The band describe two of their albums, "The Poison" and "Fever", as having a "super dark" tone
Next were Lamb of God, a band who's genre is a major point of disagreement among fans and critics alike. They are mainly considered groove metal but early music has been called a fusion of thrash metal, death metal, and hardcore punk.
The headliners and main draw for the night were of course, Motionless in White! The band is well known for its attention-grabbing image, aggressive style of music and energetic and chaotic live shows. They've enjoyed a somewhat meteoric rise to success following the release of their debut album in 1999. The 2001 follow-up album, "Iowa", further increased the band's popularity. Motionless in White have released several more albums since and have been nominated 8 grammy awards. The band played "Wait and Bleed", "Duality", "Vermillon", "Psychosocial", and more.


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The Defense Card(DEFカード) is a card from Nage Libre Seijaku no Suishin. it is one of the most important Cards as it boosts the player characters defense in battle as with other Cards the number in the upper left corner effects how well the card will work. Characters like Ryoko or Miki make great use out of this card as both of them already have high natrual defense with more added to it they will take little to no damage in battle.
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11.29.04 | University Budget Issues
The UNC System Board of Governors has approved a budget request to the N.C. General Assembly that includes almost $787 million in new spending over the next two years.
UNC police are investigating an apparent murder-suicide at the James T. Hedrick Building on Friday Center Drive about three miles from the main campus. read more
Carolina's record of never having missed a women's soccer Final Four came to an end when Santa Clara defeated the Tar Heels 1-0 in the third round of the NCAA tournament. read more
Following Carolina's 40-17 win over Duke, football Coach John Bunting '72 was given a two-year extension on his contract, which now reaches to 2009. Chancellor James Moeser announced the extension, pending approval of the trustees, in the locker… read more
UNC tuition has room to grow, according to a pricing study released in November, but only if University grants and financial aid keep pace with the rising cost of attendance. read more
Three alumni and a former chancellor – Harvey E. Beech '52 (LLB), William B. Harrison Jr. '66, Charles McKimmon Winston Sr. '53 and Paul Hardin – are the 2004 recipients of the William Richardson Davie Award. read more
Rachel Mazyck '02, now studying at Harvard, has won a 2005 Rhodes Scholarship to Oxford University in England. read more
Emil J. Kang, former president and executive director of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, has been chosen as the University's first executive director of the arts. read more
Former N.C. Gov. James E. Holshouser Jr. '60 (LLB) of Southern Pines was honored this week for a lifetime of public service and leadership, including support for education at all levels, with the University Award, the highest honor given by the UNC… read more
Carolina is considered tops in the country for fostering entrepreneurship in a ranking by The Princeton Review and Forbes.com. read more


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"Mary, the great mold of God."
I am not sure Saint Louis ever attempted the sculpting process himself, but I do know that sculpting figures requires discipline, and hard work – as can praying the rosary sometimes!While the physical efforts of producing a sculpture result in a temporary reward - the work put into praying the rosary with devotion will be "Eternal!"
The following quotes are from" The Secret of Mary" By St. Louis De Monteforte.
"....Mary is the great mould of God, fashioned by the Holy Spirit to give human nature to a man who is God by the hypostatic union, and to fashion through grace men who are like to God.
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Agricare gets capital injection
Agricare Limited, a commercial feed mill, has received massive injection of capital to boost the production of quality poultry feeds and concentrate, as the government takes steps to revamp the poultry industry.
William Awuku Ahiadormey, Managing Director, said the substantial financial and technical support had come on the back of a partnership deal struck with Injaro Agricultural Venture Capital.
The company now has the capacity to supply both the local and West African sub-regional market.
Its daily feed production stands at 250 metric tonnes and this could serve mature birds population in excess of 2.2 million a day.
A Ghana News Agency report said Mr. Ahiadormey was speaking at the 47th anniversary celebration of the Kumasi-based company held under the theme "Celebrating 47 years of excellence in quality feed production with Injaro partnership".
The event provided the platform to put on public display and re-launch three of its products – "Five per cent gold concentrate", "20 per cent layer concentrate" and "layer mash".
In attendance were officials from the Food and Agriculture Ministry (MOFA), research institutions – Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, University of Cape Coast (UCC), farmers, Association of Ghana Industries (AGI) and the Ghana Feed Millers Association.
There were also representatives from Togo, Benin, Burkina Faso and La Cote d' Ivoire.
Mr. Ahiadormey spoke of plans to introduce an out-grower maize production scheme with local farmers to substantially produce maize, to feed the company's plant.
This, he noted, would significantly help to create job opportunities, especially for the youth.
Mr. Joseph K. Boamah, Chief Director of MOFA, gave the assurance that every effort would be made to increase local poultry production to meet the protein requirement of the population.
He said there were some challenges but expressed confidence that by working together these could be overcome.
He saluted the company for its production of quality feeds and concentrates and encouraged it to continue to put premium on the quality assurance.


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Picked up the 2016 Ghostbusters DVD this afternoon, and we got through about half of it. Given recent technological events, it came as no surprise when, less than an hour in, the lid of the fish tank fell in to the water- and then when, a good ten minutes after that, I noticed that the DVR remote was floating in the
soup tank, as well.
At least it wasn't my new phone.
It seems to have dried out, and with a fresh pair of AAs, appears to be working again.
We spent a lot of time today trying to get Windows updates onto Eleanor's computer. I was sure it was on Windows 8.1 (version 10 didn't play well with it when it first came out and it had to be rolled back), but it says it's just plain 8. We tried an outside app to get the 100-plus missing updates onto it (one of which, supposedly, is the 8.1 upgrade), but it's still sitting at the dining room table spinning its wheels. Disks. Whatever.
I'm becoming more and more convinced that this election season in general, and Drumpf's rantings in particular, are a leading contributor to my BP being out of whack. Not a day can go by without multiple reports indicating that he is the worst potential world leader being considered for office in my lifetime- and that includes a decade of Southern segregationists, assorted banana-republic dictators, and several people named Bush.
This also occurred to me the other day: I made me a list of Presidential-political downfalls within my lifetime:
1968- George Romney, father of Mittens, is a leading contender for the GOP nomination and is immediately shunned and abandoned for using one word- "brainwashing"- in an unscripted interview.
1972- Thomas Eagleton, McGovern's running mate, is dropped like a hot potato from the ticket after the revelation that he had been treated for mental illness.
1972-80: Ted Kennedy, successor to his family's legacy and the best-known and most charismatic candidate the Democrats ever had since his brothers, consistently fails to gain the nomination on account of a single (admittedly horrible) accident in his past.
1984: Gary Hart, a leading contender to take on Reagan at his midpoint, is drummed out of the race over allegations of sexual indiscretions on a motherfucking boat.
2004: Howard Dean, a leading contender to take on Dubya at HIS midpoint, gives a speech which is quickly derided as "I Have a Scream," drops like a stone through the ensuing primaries and is never heard from again.
The common thread? All of these acts and events and statements were deemed to render these candidates unsuitable for the Presidential ticket. Yet now we have a candidate who can say (and has said) far worse things, been accused of far worse things, and promises to do far worse things- and nobody gives a shit.
Today, alone, brought further word of planned insurrections on and after Election Day if the Trumpernutters suspect "it's rigged"- Drumpf himself threatening to challenge voters if he thinks they're not
white acceptable enough. Also, the FBI arrested three Christian extremist terrorists in Kansas who were plotting a McVeigh-style murder of Somali Muslims. One of the three was a confirmed ardent Drumpf supporter.
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An Uncivil War
( Part Two Of The Ítreksjóð Trilogy )
Chapter 6
War Cry !
As he rounded the last bend in the path, he could finally see the entrance to the cave in the distance. To his dismay the Gods Magni and Modi were still guarding the gateway to his underground realm. At the moment, however, it was only a minor inconvenience in the overall scheme of things. For he had gone to Jotunheim, and come back alive ! And more importantly, he had gotten rid of the coin that he knew would curse it's holder by giving it to Farbauti,.... so what difference did it make that a few Asgardians were keeping watch over them. In the grander scheme of recent events it was inconsequential.
Durinn nodded to the Gods as he passed them to enter the caverns. As he did, a huge hand, half the size of his entire body, reached out and grabbed him, pulling him back out to the entrance. Magni placed two of his fingers on the Dwarves head and turned it toward the covered object that lay up against the side of the opening.
" Two Dwarves left that for you. " Magni stated.
Modi then quickly added.
" They said it was a gift ! "
Durinn, who was in no mood for games, instinctively asked :
" Well ! Who were they ? "
Magni and Modi looked at one another. Modi, who seemed most annoyed by the question, answered :
" They did not give their names, little maggot ! " he replied angrily.
Magni immediately looked over at Modi and narrowed his eyes.
" Are you trying to get us in trouble ! Grandfather will not like it if he hears that we were disrespectful to the leader of the Earth Dwarves ! " Magni reminded his brother angrily.
Modi gave his brother a furious stare before bowing to Durinn.
" My apologies, oh high one,.... who attacked our realm, tried to steal our gold, and almost got some of our friends killed in the process ! " he replied as sarcastically as he could manage.
Magni shook his head in disgust at his brother's arrogance. But there was little he could do or say. Modi lived every day of his life angry at the nine worlds. As a child he had been removed from the nursery because he would crawl over and hit the other Asgardian babies that were crying. This isolation did nothing to improve his disposition towards others, as he got older.
Durinn ignored the insults from the son of Sif and reluctantly walked over to the object that was covered by a canvas bag. After setting his bedroll on the ground he lifted the bag slowly, being careful not to allow the object to tip over in the process.
The Earth Dwarf was surprised when he saw that it was a rock tablet, but as he began to read what had been etched upon it's surface his surprise turned to shock !
" Did you know of this ! ? " Durinn asked the Gods.
Magni and Modi walked over to the stone tablet that the Dwarf was pointing to, and read the inscription.
When he was done Modi laughed !
" I guess Motsognir did not make it to Asgard ! " he blurted out.
Magni, always the calmer of the two brothers, scratched his chin.
" What will you do ? " he asked.
Durinn shook his head back and forth in disgust.
" I will have to discuss this with my fellow Earth Dwarves . " he replied sadly.
Durinn placed his hands on both sides of the stone and lifted it, intending to bring it down to their settlement. After two unsteady steps the little Dwarf tripped and fell. Modi laughed at the Dwarf's weakness, but Magni helped Durinn up with one hand, while picking up the ransom tablet in the other.
" Lead on little one ! I will carry the tablet for you ! " Magni told Durinn in a kindly voice.
When Durinn and Magni reached the Earth Dwarves' settlement, Magni set the stone up against a hut in the middle of the village, and then turned and left. After calling out his thanks to the powerful God, Durinn began to yell to his comrades to come out and join him in the village center.
Slowly, one by one, the doors began to open and the Dwarves came out to see what all the fuss was about. The last to arrive were the Dwarves who were tending to the mushroom fields. When all had arrived Durinn called their attention to the tablet which he read out loud to them. Judging by their faces Durinn could plainly see that his Dwarves were both shocked and outraged by the taking of Motsognir and Ivaldi, and of course the demand of ransom for their return.
Durinn climbed up onto one of the stalagmites and yelled out to the angry crowd.
" We have been through much over the past few weeks, but now it seems that we must once again steel our nerves and decide which course of action we should take regarding the seizure of Motsognir and Ivaldi. " Durinn told those gathered around him and then paused.
" .....shall we bow to the Rock Dwarves demands and pay this outrageous sum of gold, or will we take a bolder course of action,... the decision is yours ! " he told his fellow Dwarves.
It started as a low murmur, which quickly grew in tone and ferocity until it reached full fervor, and became what the Earth Dwarves call a ' War Cry ' !
Satisfied that he had been given an answer to his question, Durinn pointed at the crowd.
" Then it is unanimous ! We have chosen to fight !! " he yelled to his comrades.
- End Chapter 6
- Next : Chapter 7 : An Unlikely Ally
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The Shelby Bly Project is my in-the-works graphic novel project that I've been working on (and off and on and etc.) since 2009. I am writing the story and will illustrate the novel completely by myself. It is a labor of love that I hope will pay off in some small way financially once I finally have it published as both a physical book-form graphic novel and a digital e-book. I do not yet have an exact ETA on when the novel will be finished because it is still currently in pre-production.
I started brainstorming for the original story back in August of 2009. I later finished a sub-par version (in my own opinion) of the novel online that was released for free in 2012. It was at that time entitled Journeys of Shelby Bly. I decided to completely rewrite the story and start anew in December 2013 rather than fix what I saw as a very flawed first try. The new graphic novel will have a new title (which I haven't come up with yet) and will probably be one of at least two in a series (I have plans for only one sequel, so far). I am still in the process of writing the new story and am about halfway through writing the third draft of the story. I would like to go through several drafts (at least two, maybe three more) before I'm ready to begin illustrating. I hope to have the graphic novel finished and ready for sale to the public by sometime in the latter part of 2018.
The graphic novel will be fully illustrated using 3D models and digital painting. I am utilizing the programs Poser 11 Pro by Smith Micro and Photoshop CS6 by Adobe for the most part though I do have other programs I will use from time to time for various smaller jobs. Most of the models I will be using will be created by others but I am using them under license. Many of the textures and character morphs plus a few props will be/have been created by me. All of the scenes will be constructed and the figures arranged/posed by me. It's a lot of very painstaking work but, as I already said, it will be well worth it.
Here are some recent concept art renders of a few of the main characters. For more information about the project, it has its own website at www.shelbynovel.com
Here is the current version of the story introduction summary:
Shelby is a twenty-something university student in Northern California who is about to go on her summer break. Although her father, Dr. Robert Bly, was once a famous globetrotting archaeologist, Shelby is studying to be a simple historian with the goal of one day working in a temperature controlled museum. She is well on her way to achieving her quiet dreams when shadows from her father's past re-emerge. When Dr. Bly is taken prisoner by the notorious Rita Nimway of GEEVA, Shelby must trek around the world to find the mystical substance known as Vril. Her only chance of seeing her father again is to discover the Vril source and trade it for his life. Along the way she will have the aid of Dr. Bly's left behind research assistant, Joel Rio, who will help her to become the adventurer she never dreamed of becoming. Her best friend, Maia Avanti, helps her out using the sources she's acquired in her pursuit to become a journalist to get Shelby all the information she'll need to complete her quest. Shelby and her friends must battle the GEEVA mercenaries hired by Nimway who intend to find the Vril on their own and a third party that has yet to reveal themselves.
Do the guardians of the Vril, the Vril-ya still exist? Did they and the Vril ever exist or are they just another fanciful myth? Will she be able to find them before GEEVA before time runs out? Can she truly trust the people she considers her friends? The lives of those Shelby loves, and her own life, depend on the answers.


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- 1 Mango, diced
- 1 Avocado, diced
- 2 Garlic Cloves, minced
- 3-4 Limes, juiced (enough to cover all ingredients completely)
- 1 Lemon, juiced
- 4 Tbsp Cilantro, minced
- 1 Tbsp Avocado Oil
- Salt to taste
- Place all ingredients in a glass or ceramic bowl and combine.
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- Serve in tortillas, with plantain chips, homemade tostones, tortilla chips or crackers.


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We've all had those moments when we wanted to escape the presence of a stranger who trapped us in a conversation. As a keen observer of human behavior, I've experienced all of these in the past month. That led me to a list of things not to do if you want me to like you.
- Sit too close. Nothing is more uncomfortable than someone sitting on a bench right next to you when there's plenty of space a few inches away.
- Lean in. Unless we've been introduced, I don't want you leaning into me. Not that I think you have cooties or anything like that. More, it's a matter of giving me a little space to breathe. And possibly not be overwhelmed by sour coffee breath.
- Spray spittle. Some people have moist mouths. If you are one, please recognize your spit zone and keep outside of it. I may need a bath, but I'll choose the time, place and method for it.
- Talk incessantly. Want to turn me off? Say, "Hi. Let's talk about me." I'll ask questions, but I don't want a treatise for an answer.
- Ask me a question and then answer it. Yup. We've probably all done this. We've certainly had this done to us. See #4, because #5 is a variation on the theme.
- Ignore everything I say. See #4 and #5 above.
- Maintain a total focus on yourself. See #4, #5, and #6.
- Look around while your talking. I think you're looking for someone more interesting than I am if you continually look over my shoulder for your next victim. Look at me when we are talking. You may move on in a few sentences. I'll give you my total attention; please do the same.
- Check your Apple Watch or smart phone constantly. Nothing says I'm not important than you checking message on any smart device. I end up thinking I'm less interesting that your local weather report that just buzzed your wrist.
- Respect my time. If I'm sitting at my laptop in a library or coffee house and typing happily away, I'm working. When I look up or take a break, that's a good time to chat. Same thing holds true for social media. You may think I'm active because certain apps open automatically when I boot up my laptop. I may be; I may not be. Ask.
- Floss. That's right, floss. A woman sat down across from me in the library the other day and pulled out her floss. In mid-back-molar floss, she had to tell me something. The floss dangled while she spoke. Hard to look away from waving white string.
- Last, but not least, fart. Please step away. It's impossible to ignore wafting abdominal gas.
These won't make me many friends, but I will be your friend if you remember to mind the manners your momma taught you.
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Partick Thistle mascot Kingsley continued adding to his reputation on Friday night by "mooning" the Celtic players as they took part in their pre-match huddle. I thought Rosenborg were a very good team, good structure, they make you work, play a really good style of football and have some unsafe players.
He said: 'I have to look at the striker position because I want to go with two and have a young third one.
"There were moments when we played well but we could have been better".
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The helicopter went down about seven miles southwest of Charlottesville, Va. . Two people were reported to be on board that aircraft when it crashed.
While Celtic controlled large parts of the game during a routine 1-0 win, the English Premier League was kicking off with a seven-goal thriller between Arsenal and Leicester City. Twumasi is a boy who is fast, direct, dynamic.
"The big striker up front is a handful with his size, awkwardness". It won't be won on Wednesday; it will be over the course of two games. I don't get a sense from him other than he's in a good place, in a happy place.
"I hope nerves are not a factor, I don't think it will be". He genuinely actually loves playing for the club and there are very few players like that nowadays. Sometimes there is a wee bit of anxiety in the crowd, of course, when you are so close.
Craig Gordon must keep his place in goal behind a back four of Kieran Tierney, Nir Bitton, Jozo Simunovic and Ralston. There is a different feel when you play for the club you support. I think we had that in the last round as well, everyone talked about the pressure of going out to Rosenborg, then we made 750-odd passes in the game, were unsafe and played with really good composure.
"Listen, there may come a time when you are that good and you are young, with so much potential, there is always that danger [of a bid] but we will cross that bridge when it comes to it".


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we have a 7 year old with aspergers and we have found two medications to be Very beneficial: Tenex, and Topamax. we have worked up to a dose of 2mg 3 times a day of tenex (we didn't start with that dose though), and we are now doing topamax 12.5mg 3 times a day. the tenex calms down the aggression, hitting, outbursts. the topamax improves politeness, empathy, sense of humor, and anxiety. both meds help with self control. benadryl at bedtime helps with sleep issues. Meds we have tried that have Failed include: ritalin, clonazepam, abilify, and depakote.
- January 28, 2011 at 10:42 AM
I must say I am astonished by the type and amount of medication you are administering to a SEVEN YEAR OLD CHILD. Benadryl is not a sleep aid. I am an adult with Asperger's and am glad my parents chose to work with me rather than try to sedate my undesirable behaviors out of me.
- March 7, 2011 at 1:46 AM
We have a 10.5 year old diagnosed with Aspergers, ADHD and anxiety by experts at a top university hospital specialized in ASD. We tried Celexa which helped our son go to school but he began aggressive behavior. We are now trying tenex.
Many parents DO chose to work with their children 24 HOURS A DAY, even choosing to quit their professions to be committed to their child 24 hours a day. Medication should be reviewed by parents and their child's physician--every child is different. However, medication may help in connection with behavioral therapy.
To "Anonymous"-It is easy to judge a person until you are in their situation. I would never judge anyone and my child's disorder has taught me this concept. You have no idea the complexity of Autistic Spectrum Disorder on any one person---EVERY PERSON IS UNIQUE WITH ASD.
- April 29, 2011 at 2:24 PM
I agree with trying to refraining from judging others with regard to using the aid of medications. Autism, sensory processing, Aspergers are all things that exist on a spectrum. Some folks have only a mild form others such a severe type that renders their functioning deeply impaired. Anything that can improve the quality of life for the person with aforementioned Dx is a worthwhile exploration.
- May 11, 2011 at 5:25 AM
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I am finding OT to be very helpful for my son. It isn't the whole piece - there is no one piece - but it's helping with his coordination, strength, and perhaps his sensory tolerance. What my son really cannot succeed without is his social skills training. It's expensive, but I wouldn't leave it up to the schools until you know enough to know what kind of curriculum is useful and whether they can offer it. My son didn't get dx'd until age 12, so we're behind the 8 ball but he is catching up slowly. But no therapy helped him much until he had enough social skills to at least have one friend come over occasionally; before that he was too depressed to care.
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Rebecca Baca Thanks Carol! Lots of good info.
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Pamela Lowe Occupational therapy is wonderful, it also helps with self esteem when they are feeling like their accomplishments are getting better.
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Had to stop giving in to my 16 year old Mildly Autistic teen, Just the way the lady above stated it's not easy, but he's gained much more emotional control as a result. I tell him if he screams in Walmart he will go to jail... don't do it to us.
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I have a kid with Aspergers and I see kids daily with Aspergers. Not all kids only have Aspergers and you should know no two with Aspergers are alike. So, don't assume the medication sedated her child and or is hurting her child. Maybe like many parents who have had to ask themselves about medication she concluded that her child is better of with a quality of life than to be angry and in trouble every two seconds. My son is 11 and on a low dose anxiety medication. (Just in case you are wondering. And I decided any amount of a happy life is better than constantly fighting the world. I thought about the now because our future is not guaranteed. It difinately is not guaranteed when we hate our life. Which is what he said daily.)
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Outrage as Irish Identity Eroded From Newry St Patrick's Day Parade
The banning of Irish flags in Newry's Saint Patrick's day parade has caused outrage in the nationalist town.
While there has been a ban placed on the tricolour being flown at the parade for quite a few years, Saoradh can reveal that a ban has also been imposed on the Four Provinces flag, in effect all Irish flags are now banned.
Local Saoradh representative Stephen Murney explained "I was contacted by a representative of the Banna Fliuit Naoimh Phadraig. They informed me that they had phoned the council to enquire if the flute band could carry the tricolour in this year's parade in Newry. Not only were they told that they are banned from carrying our National Flag, but they were also told that the flag of the Four Provinces would also be banned.
"Banna Fliuit Naoimh Phadraig have quite rightly told the council that unless the ban is lifted they won't be taking part.
"This is outrageous and is clearly an attempt to suppress and erode any display of Irish culture and heritage in the Saint Patrick's day parade."
Murney continued "Saint Patrick's day is a worldwide recognition of Irish culture. It's a disgrace that our nation's flags are being banned.
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Ryan Gosling, Claire Foy, and Damien Chazelle shared first-look footage of their upcoming movie First Man at 2018 CinemaCon!
The actors and director spoke on stage during the Universal Pictures portion of the event held at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace on Wednesday (April 25) in Las Vegas.
Ryan looked sharp in a brown suit with a printed red button-up, and Claire sported a black and red dress featuring ruffles and matching heels.
Ryan and Damien also worked together on La La Land.
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This exhibition focuses on the rich tradition of portraiture throughout Latin America. It features approximately 115 paintings and sculptures spanning 2,000 years, beginning with pre-Columbian effigy vessels from Peru's Moche culture, to works from the Viceregal and Independence eras, to a modern 20th-century self-portrait by Mexican artist Frida Kahlo. Most of the works on view have never before been shown in the United States.
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Under Credit Card Debt, Consumers Have Options
Consumers under the heavy strain of credit card debt have options, according to a recent report.
The Wall Street Journal suggested negotiating directly with creditors. However, many of them are only willing to negotiate on cutting interest rates, waiving fees, or reducing the total amount owed if it means collecting as much as they can. Companies will likely cut or cancel credit under these agreements, which should be asked for in writing.
Consumers can also turn to non-profit credit counselors. Under recent credit card reforms, companies are now forced to provide a toll-free number for credit counseling services on monthly bills, explained the Journal. Counselors can help negotiate with creditors, but usually only for customers who can realistically pay off their debt within five years.
There are also for-profit debt-settlement firms that encourage cardholders to stop paying their creditors and instead save up money so that they can re-negotiate a settlement, a process which can take months or years, the newspaper said.
While consumers may be working to bring themselves out of debt, more credit is being offered. Total consumer credit increased at an annual rate of 0.5 percent in April, according to the Federal Reserve.
New government regulations in place for consumers in need of debt relief for credit cards and other unsecured debts.


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... obviously this is the slightly delayed prize draw for BaneLegions excellent Blood Maw Vore, so I'm not going to dick abot and delay telling you who won it any longer:
Well it's Davey who write the Blog the Marienburg Gazette. Davey lives in Cardiff, which is in Walse, which is in the United Kingdom, which means I've saved Rob Lane a bit of money on postage and packaging. Result!!! Now if only I'd done the same for the prizes I had to give out and send. As always Davey if you could contact me with your details at the email address below:
As always I give winners of these prize draws one week to claim their prize, and if they don't sorry I'll draw a new winner from the Sainsbury's bag of goodness. So Davey you have until Monday 25th June, 2012 at 12:00 PM GMT to claim your prize. Otherwise Mr Vore will be going elsewhere I'm afraid. So hurry up!!!
So that's one more prize draw down, and it was a big one too. literally. That thing is fricking HUGE!!! I'm currently only now running the Dragon Forge Designs prize draw at the moment, and with bloody good reason... I've got far too much on the go right now and to keep track of and chase up. So sorry guys, I know I've passed the threshold I set for the Dwarf Kings Hold prize draw, but I need to get a few things out of the way first. Not least the Dragon Forge giveaway. It is currently my intention to start the Dwarf Kings Hold prize draw giveaway on Saturday June 23rd 2012, so keep an eye out for it going live then, because barring natural disasters that's exactly what I plan to do. In the meantime I might have a few Mantic related articles planned to tide you over. Peace out!


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The Correlation Rules tab (ADMIN > Services > select a service and click > View > Config > Correlation Rules tab) enables you to manage correlation rules. Basic correlation rules are applied at the session level and alert the user to specific activities that may be occurring in their environment. NetWitness Platform applies correlation rules over a configurable sliding time window.
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text: Algae Research and Innovation Center Part 2 Project 2012 Javier Moya Ortiz University of Chile, Chile SCIENCE, INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY Among Chile's main goals is "Chile towards development", a programme which aims to insert Chile in the group of developed countries by 2018 through the use of science, innovation and technology. Aquaculture in our country has a high growth potential due to its strategic geographical location, climate, increase in domestic and international demand, and new challenges faced in responding to the sustainable use of ecosystems. Algae are an important ecological, social and economic resource. Worldwide, Chile ranks as the first operator and exporter of this resource. The growing competition between companies and the market challenges of the future require the incorporation of new technologies to deliver added value to this resource. In this context, the Centre for Research and Technological Development in Algae (ARIC) is proposed as a specialized technical infrastructure for research, development and technology transfer aimed for the study of algae. INTERTIDAL SPACE, EARTH_WATER RELATION When the morphology of the rocky coast of the IV Region of Chile meets the sea, it creates a diffuse and dynamic boundary where the water erodes the land forming channels, cracks and pools, which provide an amphibian landscape with intertidal life of flora and fauna. The project aims to transform the architecture into a landscape, which, like nature, land and water interact in function and form, allowing algae crop research and the creation of a new ecosystem for the community. MARINE DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT The city of Coquimbo in Chile gathers a consolidated network of educational and productive infrastructures dedicated to aquaculture and especially algae, this allows the incorporation of ARIC as a research center unifying the Coquimbo sector as a center for education, research and production of the sea, providing a new hub of interest for the city of Coquimbo and the community. Javier Moya Ortiz Tutor(s)


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Warning: Long post and lots of photos
Back in August a group of me and four other ladies decided to book our spots on the Milford Track in Fiordland National Park. The week of April 4 couldn't arrive soon enough!
Unexpectedly, I became pregnant in October. The question of whether or not to still go through with the hike came up. I decided, after talking to my midwife, that I would stick to the plan.
The Milford Track is a four day, three night trip. We left early on Monday, April 4th, heading straight for Te Anua with multiple stops along the way enjoying cafes and Ferg burgers.
Lake Te Anua at sunset.
Day 1: Tuesday: 5 km
The Milford Track is pretty much inaccessible without boats on both ends. The boat ride to the start of the track is about 1.5 hours long on Lake Te Anua and it was definitely a gorgeous trip. Once you arrive at the start of the track, you only have an easy 1.5 hr walk to Clinton hut. The hut being so close to the start of the track seems pretty useless in my opinion, but it was still nice to just hang out and talk with other adults.
Getting on the boat at Lake Te Anua.
The gang. From left to right: Melanie, Julie, Olivia, Janie, and me.
On our way to the trail head. No turning back now!
The pile of packs belonging to our Milford Track buddies for the week.
Only 54 km to go.
23 Weeks Pregnant.
Melanie and Julie having a prayer meeting. They should have prayed for better weather…
The Milford Track is divided into two groups. The first group of people (which we were part of) carries in all their stuff and sleeps in the DOC huts. The second group of people didn't have to carry anything, slept in queen size beds, had hot showers, ate freshly cooked food…well, you get the idea. This picture is the guided group's first night stay only a five minute walk from the boat. It definitely felt like segregation a bit along the way. We took solace in knowing they paid up to $3,215 each!
Words just can't describe the views.
Even on the Milford Track the flush toilets are closed for cleaning. Talk about pampered tramping, which I wasn't complaining about.
Trying out the latest camping gear….plunger coffee.
Do you see the lion?
The Milford Track is a walk in a rainforest so the track is mostly covered in moss and trees.
One of the best places for a yoga position.
Day 2: Wednesday: 16.5 km
On the second day we attempted an early start as we knew bad weather was coming in that afternoon. The second day walk is fairly easy as the track follows the river through the valley heading towards the Mackinnon Pass. Then there is a gradual ascent to the hut for the last hour or so. We pretty much timed our arrival at the hut perfectly as the weather started to turn. Once we were settled in at the hut, we sat around enjoying hot chocolate and snacks.
When you are doing a great walk in season, there is a DOC warden present. Every evening, there will be a talk from the DOC warden about dos and don'ts and what to expect the next day. The five of us knew bad weather was coming for the third day. The DOC warden confirmed that the storm was still coming which included gale force winds, snow down to 1200 meters, and heaps of rain. It was expected to come in over night. The DOC warden warned us that it was probably going to be a late start in the morning and that she would have to hold us until it passed. But, she would provide us with more information in the morning.
The Mackinnon Pass is in the far distance.
Without it even raining, waterfalls stream down the mountains throughout the valley.
Getting closer to Mackinnon Pass.
Mintaro Hut. It was a welcome sight. My feet were extremely sore by the time we arrived. After some inspection of my feet, I discovered that they were swollen. Talk about an unexpected pregnancy complication. It also didn't help that I was trying out new in-soles and I forgot to trim my toe nails!
Day 3: Thursday: 14 km up and over MacKinnon Pass
It poured and howled all night long. Morning came with panicked, controlled chaos as we were awoken by the DOC warden informing us to pack and get out NOW. The worst part of the storm was still yet to come. I do remember thinking that these known weather conditions weren't suitable for tramping, but I had no choice and had to leave. I still feel uncomfortable about my own the lack of control over this. Had this been a non-great walk tramp and it was me and Jeff knowing the same weather conditions and track conditions, we would have waited the day out in the hut. The only reason why it was ok was because DOC can rescue folks with a helicopter. Needless to say, we were off and out quite quickly.
The swelling in my feet had disappeared, but were still really sore. Our group walked in two groups as I am a slow hiker and pregnancy makes me slower. Plus, I didn't want to over do my pregnant body. But, I think it's more an attitude change since having children. I used to walk really fast while hiking to get to the next destination, but since having children and taking them hiking, I've realized there is a different type of joy experienced when you slow down and essentially smell the roses…or moss for the Milford Track's case. Julie, Olivia, and Janie carried onward while Melanie and I slowly walked to the top. It took about three hours to get to the ridge. Once on the ridge, we were no longer protected from the gale force wind and the worst of the rain. It was so windy we were being knocked over. Then it started to hail. Talk about painful! We couldn't see "the view" that I've heard so much about from the Mackinnon Pass, but the walk on the ridge was gorgeous as it was covered in tarns on both sides. There was a shelter on top of the ridge and by the time we arrived, we were very wet and hungry. We reunited with Julie, Olivia, and Janie and enjoyed some hot soup.
We still had the majority of the day's walk ahead of us with a 1000 meter descent to our night's destination, Dumpling Hut. By the time we headed out of the shelter the track pretty much turned into a knee-deep river rushing down to the valley below. Now, this is what the views looked like to me. Imagine Victoria falls in Zambia. Google it if you don't know what I'm talking about. Instead of a straight line of multiple waterfalls, it was essentially bowl shaped (as we were walking down into a valley). At least 50-100 waterfalls were falling everywhere, including into the track we were walking in. It, seriously, was absolutely gorgeous, not to mention dangerous too! In some spots if you had one wrong slip you were going down the mountain! I sadly have no photos as I didn't dare take my camera out. The other ladies in the group took photos and I will add some later when I receive them. Melanie and I made it to the shelter at 2:30pm with the rest joining us around 3pm as they stopped to eat again. On the way down I was worried about my body temperature, as I was shivering, so my focus was getting to the hut and getting dry and warm as quickly as possible. When we made it to the Quintin shelter, we found that DOC had closed the track beyond the shelter. They closed it at noon because the track was flooded and impassable (Later that night the DOC warden informed us that the river flooded 2.5 meters and at 4 meters Dumpling hut was under water). Not knowing what was happening at the shelter, I quickly changed out of my wet clothes and into dry ones. I'm so glad I did. At the time, we didn't realize that DOC was waiting for everyone to get down the mountain before rescuing us. Going back to the two groups doing the Milford Track, the feeling of segregation became very apparent while we sat around waiting in our shelter. Just a few meters away from our shelter was the guided tour's lodge. You could see them dry, sitting on comfy couches, drinking hot drinks, eating, etc. It was definitely an "us" and "them" situation.
At 5:30pm, we were informed a helicopter was on its way to take us to the next hut. I quickly changed back into my wet clothes and prepared for my first ever helicopter ride! Everyone was pretty excited about this! I must say, I was taken aback by the lack of uplift in the helicopter compared to an airplane. It felt no different rising into the air except for the fact that you were moving away from the ground. Once arriving at the hut, we chose our beds, changed, and started to get tea cooking. My feet were swollen again and my lower back problems were reignited. Unbeknownst to me while I was cooking, my sleeping bag was being dripped on by my waterproof bag that all my stuff in my pack goes into. I know! Rookie mistake!! Following tea and our DOC talk, I was emotionally and physically ready for bed. I came back to a wet sleeping bag, which was the last thing in the world I wanted to deal with at that point in time. After a moment of processing my emotions, I assessed the situation and remembered my space blanket (aka an emergency blanket)! Problem solved. I must say those emergency blankets do keep you warm! However, it collects condensation.
Our rescuer at Dumpling Hut! The ladies think Jeff and I should name our third child "Steve" after the helicopter pilot.
Day 4: Friday: 18 km
We woke to beautiful, clear skies. Not a breath of wind was blowing. Not a rain drop anywhere near by. I was slightly jealous about the folks getting to walk over the pass today with their amazingly clear views.
The sun starting to shine on the top of the mountains behind Dumpling Hut.
The walk out is a long, but easy one. I was slower than normal and my feet and lower back were literally in extreme pain. 8 km into the walk and I was pretty much done. But, I knew I had to push forward. I think we made it to the boat shed at Sandfly Point along the Milford Sound around 2:30/3pm.
We made it! I feel like baby popped out a bit.
The view of the Milford Sound from Sandfly Point. The fog over the water to the far left is from a filming shoot. The movie called Alien: Covenant was being filmed in the Milford Sound. We were able to meet a few of the actors that evening.
More of the Milford Sound from our 3 minute boat ride.
That afternoon we arrived at the Milford Backpackers Lodge where we immediately showered and enjoyed sitting around talking to a few of our fellow Milford Track buddies. The festivities continued into the night.
We left Milford Sound the next morning.
The driver of the van to Te Anua stopped before the Homer Tunnel for us to capture a photo. The random man in the photo is our French/Australian buddy name Vincent who hiked the Milford with us.
Once we got to our car, we drove all the way to Lake Alexandria, or Lake Chamberlain to us, and stayed at Julie and Olivia's family bach. That night the ladies soaked in the Lake Tekapo hot pools while I stayed out and talked to Jeff. The following day, after sleeping in, we all drove the 3ish hours back home.
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I have received more messages asking for help with planning than anything else recently, so I thought I would take this opportunity to share some information here on my blog where lots of people will see it…
Annual planning - make a calendar and add birthdays, special events eg Christmas in Dec, Easter in April etc and themes if you want to organise them for the older children - get them involved and saying what they want to do.
E-book 22 'Celebrations Calendar' is updated annually and it contains hundreds of ideas for long term / annual planning through the year. It is only £2.99 from my Knutsford Childminding website - updates are free, you just need to ask me for them!
Medium term - my medium term planning is in a big file, sorted in month order - pulled out of magazines and taken from the internet and written by me over 19 years of childminding. I don't link medium term to the areas of learning and development of the EYFS - I just make sure in my head that I have lots of activity ideas across all areas of learning.
Medium term planning is not about spending hours putting together complex plans which you will not use because the children's interests have changed. It is about knowing in your head what you are going to do and planning for the activities by eg shopping for resources, making some notes, thinking ahead etc.
My medium terms planning for December for example -
• A December themed e-book I wrote a few years ago (e-book 8 on my website - £3.99) to dip into - it is full of activity ideas
• Some ideas from a magazine I write for - Child Care - it's very good!
• A box of crafts left over from last year including wrapping paper, stickers, glittery things etc.
• Colouring pictures ready to download from websites like Activity Village, DLTK and similar sites - we have some children who are very visual learners and love colouring - others are sensory learners and will probably turn the pictures into collages
• A December crafts and song book written last year for childcare.co.uk gold members which I will print and use
• Our winter / Christmas themed books which I put away each January so they are fresh and exciting for the children
• I've gone through the Crafty Crocodiles website with the children and they have written their order - plus I have a few creative bits they haven't seen yet to keep it fresh and exciting for them
• The online magazine Essential Childminder has lots of crafty ideas
• 'Make your own' cards for the children to create and a few gift ideas for parents
• I took a photo of last years' December / winter themed display and treasure basket before we deconstructed it so we can make one again with help from the older children
• I have been collecting photos through the year so the children can make a calendar for their parents
• Cinnamon is on the shopping list to make some playdough - lots of maths opportunities if the children make their own
• A pile of Christmas magazines (the free ones from the supermarkets) which we will cut up to make a festive food display
• Some recipes - the children will cook one Christmas themed food item each week
• I was inspired the other day by a lovely set of activity sheets Mini Minders had made (it's on FB if you do a search) and made my own active children booklet which can also be coloured by the older children or printed and used to play matching games.
When we start Dec activities next month I will hopefully be ready... I will dip into my medium term planning as and when it is needed... I will tailor it to meet the needs of the different children. I have 9 children through the week including quite a few older ones so I've done rather a lot - you might get away with doing a lot less depending on how many children you have in your group.
Short term - this is taken from medium term planning and linked / differentiated to suit the interests of each child plus a few group activities which everyone will enjoy -
• John likes playdough so we plan to make playdough baubles and other decorations with him. We will add glitter and make it with Christmas smells for a sensory experience.
• Jane is into wrapping up her dollies so we plan to give her the opportunity to wrap some presents.
• Janet is a baby and loves treasure baskets so we will make sure the choking tube is used to check contents are safe for her
• All the children are going to be involved in cooking, crafts etc
Short term planning is written for the children shortly before, during and after the week or so you are following it. You have your medium term ideas and you are tailoring them to the children's interests... I link the short term planning in which each child has participated to the EYFS areas of learning and development and make sure they have experienced a range of activities through the weeks.
If any areas of learning are missing from their planning I will look again at how I can enhance their experiences. However, I do not get hung up on it because I know that their daily routines cover most of the areas of learning before I even start writing any extra planning.
I hope you find this overview useful. Please ask me if you have any questions.