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Places to Play Every Day, the Early Years resource published by Herts for Learning (HfL), received the Best Staff Resource Award at this year's Nursery World Awards on Saturday 23rd September.
The Nursery World Award comes just two months after the resource received the Early Years Excellence 2017 4 star prize at the first ever Teach Early Years magazine's Early Years Excellence Awards.
The annual Nursery World Awards celebrate best practice in Early Years and aims to raise the profile of the sector. This year's awards, took place at The Brewery, London on Saturday 23rd September, and saw over 20 awards presented.
Commenting after receiving this second award, Lucky Khera, Lead Early Years adviser at HfL who led the development of Places to Play Every said:
I am absolutely overjoyed and delighted that Places to Play Every Day is the winner of the Best Staff Resource at this year's prestigious Nursery World awards. It is an honour to receive this second national recognition, especially in such a short period of time. I am thrilled that this resource continues to have such as positive impact on helping practitioners to further develop their provision to benefit our youngest children."
HfL Education Services Director for Early Years, Mireille MacRaild added:
We are so proud that Places to Play Every Day has won Best Staff Resource in the Nursery World Awards. The HfL Early Years team strive hard to deliver high-quality materials that enable staff to provide effective learning environments that will support the development of children across the Early Years Foundation Stage curriculum."
Since the launch of the publications in October 2016, more than 500 copies of the guidance books and more than 400 of the audits have been purchased from the HfL shop and used in Early Years settings across UK.
Places to Play Every Day is only available to purchase from Herts for Learning, the UK's largest schools company; a not for profit organisation dedicated to raising standards and improving teaching and learning, that provides high-quality teaching, learning, leadership and business support services and resources to schools and education settings in Hertfordshire and beyond. To purchase the multi-award winning Places to Play Every Day, please visit the Herts for Learning online shop at:
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Painting by Numbers, discusses his book, his journey as a writer, and self-publishing on Kindle.
DAVID WISEHART: What can you tell us about Painting by Numbers?
DAVID THYSSEN: Painting by Numbers has been a long journey. I actually started writing this when I was a young teenager myself, but I was never able to get very far with it at the time. I guess I needed a little more life experience and distance, but many of the thoughts of Seth, the protagonist, were my own when I was that age. I was bullied for many years for reasons I still don't fully understand, and came very close to self-destruction. I was very angry, and it reflected in my writing. Stories and poems I wrote during this years were the foundation for Painting by Numbers. But I'm still a born optimist, and somehow that part of my came though at the right time. Not for Seth in the story. He is too dark and too destructive. He tries, but in the end he concludes that "life is a game you cannot win," that his life was like a numbered painting, and all he did was connecting the dots. But the book is not all dark and gloomy, Seth also describes happier moments and has plenty of humor. I took the parts I had written as a teenager and started with that. I did a lot of research to create a realistic setting because today's kids have access to so much technology that my generation didn't have. But I realize that, even with all this technology, teenagers haven't changed as much over the years. There's just a whole lot more out in the open. If I were a teen today, I would publish all my little writings on the internet, like Seth does in the book. Painting by Numbers is his story, told through a number of blog entries. The story begins and ends when he sits in the teacher's room of his high school, besieged by police, after having shot and killed an undisclosed number of his fellow students and teachers. The story isn't about the actual shooting, but about what drove him to that point. Through blog entries, a few I.M. logs and even a few poems, the reader gets a good idea of the thinking pattern of this troubled teen, as he describes his world and the events leading up to that day.
DAVID WISEHART: How do you develop and differentiate your characters?
DAVID THYSSEN: Painting by Numbers was a personal journey, so the character was quite easy to develop, even though Seth is much darker and self destructive than I was. But with everything I write, I put myself in the shoes of the character I describe. I BECOME that character so I can easily read his or her mind and write it down.
DAVID WISEHART: Who do you imagine is your ideal reader?
DAVID THYSSEN: I hope people will read the book and think about it whenever they see a kid in trouble. I hope they'll reach out, and not ignore the kid, like everyone around Seth does.
DAVID WISEHART: What was your journey as a writer?
DAVID THYSSEN: I've been writing all my life, but I really started to write when I was a teenager. Unfortunately most of what I wrote in those years has been lost because I moved a lot. About ten years ago I took the time to start writing more seriously. I believe writing is something you're born with, but it's still a skill that needs to be trained. I have become a much more effective writer over the years. I'm currently writing a political thriller called Ballot Kill, and I'm writing much faster than before, and even when I read back I don't have to make as many corrections as I did ten years ago.
DAVID WISEHART: What is your writing process?
DAVID THYSSEN: Simple: I sit down and write. Sometimes I need to do research, but I usually do that on the fly. I never experience something like writer's block. Sometimes I find myself slowing down. I just write something else when that happens, and pick up where I left a little later. Writing is pretty easy to me, I can even write when I got the kids running all over the house or are watching TV right next to me.
DAVID WISEHART: What authors most inspire you?
DAVID THYSSEN: My favorite book of all time is still The Bone People, by Keri Hulme. It's such an awesome piece of work. I want to write something like that, a book that people can read over and over again without ever getting tired with it.
DAVID WISEHART: What one book, written by someone else, do you wish you'd written yourself?
DAVID THYSSEN: I would say The Bone People again, but I really liked the way Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close was written.
DAVID WISEHART: How did you create your cover?
DAVID THYSSEN: Photoshop. I had something else in mind but I couldn't find the right model for it. The problem with creating a cover with a picture of the protagonist is that you mess with the imagination of the reader. It's like watching a movie and reading the book afterwards, you get stuck with the image of the characters. I still have a face on my cover, but it's barely recognizable. I just wanted that expression.
DAVID WISEHART: How have you marketed and promoted your work?
DAVID THYSSEN: That's the hardest part. Writing is easy, the promotion and marketing is hard. The problem is that it takes so much time. Time in which I could be writing new stories. I researched tons of blogs that I thought could be helpful promoting my work and sent out dozens of emails to get book reviews. I also started a twitter and a blog. But it all takes a lot of time.
DAVID WISEHART: Why publish on Kindle?
DAVID THYSSEN: Amazon is the biggest book seller in the world. Kindle is a natural choice of platform.
DAVID WISEHART: What advice would you give to a first-time author thinking of self-publishing on Kindle?
DAVID THYSSEN: Make sure you format everything correctly and that there are no typo's, spelling and grammar issues. It really looks amateurish when you see check out a book and it has a lot of errors. Also, never give up!
DAVID WISEHART: Thanks, and best of luck with your books.
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What Are Awakening Codes?
Awakening Codes (aka: Initiations of Light or Universal Frequencies) are frequencies of Light and Information of Christ Consciousness which activate our DNA Blue Prints. These transmissions of light help accelerate the expansion of our cellular crystalline structure to prepare us for higher dimensional shifts. Each person's genetic structure is different; therefore, each "Transmissions of Light" comes in specifically for you. The Pleiadians have aligned Beth's cellular structure to enable her to transmit these codes to others. Beth simply channels these transmissions of light directly from the Pleiadian realm acting like a conduit to deliver these very specific codes to each person she works with.
What Are These Awakening Codes For?
The Pleiadians, Archangels, Jesus, Mother Mary and other Master Teachers have been preparing Beth for some time now to transfer these Christ Conscious energetic codes or "Transmissions of Light" to others as the earth is preparing for a great shift from the third to the fourth and fifth dimensions. In the third dimensional realm, people act out of drama and fear which are lower aspects of our true selves. To "Awaken" each person has to consciously make a decision to move past these illusions. Those ready to accept higher frequencies move through a birthing process by consciously connecting to these light transmissions. In doing so, your Crystalline Structure literally expands and you heal at a deep cellular level gently moving you out of the third dimension and into the fourth and fifth dimensional realms. Here we consciously move into our heart space and come to realize that there is no separation, only complete connection to every living thing. Once in the fifth dimensional realm, we will operate in a place of harmony, joy and love and will feel freedom of who we are connecting to our diving nature. We are ONE! One with the Universe we live in.
What To Expect In A Universal Light Healing
Beth works with a large bandwidth of intelligent Light Beings including Jesus, Mother Mary, the Pleiadians, Archangels and Master Teachers. During a healing session, these beings are present guiding her actions showing her exactly what type of healing each person needs. Building from her gift as a Medium and training in Shamanism and the Reconnection, she removes blocked energy in the body, aligns your light body to the earthly grid, restores healing light frequencies and can actually see the crystalline structure change. From her perspective, it is an amazing process to watch.
The Benefit of Awakening Codes
Making a conscious decision to participate in a Universal Light Healing you can connect to your divine purpose, who you are, your natural abilities, and the fact that you are a dynamic divine being who has remarkable gifts to share with the world. Beth has undergone major transformation from working on herself, shedding layers, masks, and connecting to these beautiful Awakening Codes. Those who she has worked with are now operating at new and advanced levels of spiritual awakening. Each of us has a divine purpose and we are here to remember this divine purpose. There is comfort in knowing who you are, why you are here, and what you are to accomplish. Beth is now fulfilling her sacred contract and it is her desire to help humanity remember their true nature.
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Since breaking through with 2002's 'Let Go', Avril Lavigne has sold a reported 30 million albums as guitar music's answer to Britney Spears. Her last album, 'The Best Damn Thing', was released four years ago and she has amongst other things in the interim period launched a clothing line and perfumes, but now she returns to the medium of her original success.
Mooted by Lavigne as the record on which she crosses to an adult audience, 'Goodbye Lullaby' begins with the tender 'Black Star', a short piano track full of wistful optimism. It is followed by lead single 'What The Hell', a track of such immature yet infectious energy it resembles her annoying previous hit 'Girlfriend'. Thankfully 'Push' is an immediate improvement, an electro-acoustic mid-tempo anthem on the tribulations of making a relationship work, while the following 'Wish You Were Here' is nearly as impressive a simple yet effective hook. 'Smile' has an uplifting chorus but is spoiled by embarrassing verses that fall well short of funky, and it is at this point that the album loses momentum. The likes of 'Stop Standing There' and the soulful '4 Real' are pleasant enough without rising above mediocre, but 'Darlin'' and 'Goodbye' are turgid attempts to show off a vocal scale that Lavigne has understandably never been recognised for. After such a promising start, 'Goodbye Lullaby' turns out to have overloaded its first section with the quality tunes, leaving the latter part struggling in comparison. It isn't the redefinition of Lavigne as an artist and won't see her battling at the top table of music's divas, but it's progression from her previous work may actually see her keep touch with her ageing original fan base.
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Adoro te devote, latens Deitas, quae sub his figuris vere latitas: tibi se cor meum totum subjicit, quia te contemplans totum deficit. *** Godhead here in hiding, whom I do adore, Masked by these bare shadows, shape and nothing more, See, Lord, at thy service low lies here a heart, Lost, all lost in wonder at the God thou art.
Thursday, July 19, 2007
Summer Interlude
Anyway, I'd like to thank those of you who have so generously donated money to help pay Fire's vet bills and for Grad school. I haven't yet heard from the program director at IPT, but that's not cause for alarm. He may very well be incommunicado this week due to vacation...so if no response I will call IPT and get a message to him. Additionally I will also post my book list in case someone out there has what I need and doesn't need it for themselves. My main shopping will involve used books, just like when I was an undergrad, except now that world is my bookstore, not just the overpriced college shop.
As of the end of the day tomorrow, it will only be two more weeks of a regular paycheck, and then they should pay out my earned 60 hours of vacation time, which will take me to mid-August. And then, as now, I'm on God's graces.
When are any of us NOT on God's graces?
Tonight, though, I'm going to bed early. I'm exhausted. Fire is doing OK, is limping and still on twice-daily doses of Rimadyl. But he's taken to hopping so as to move along more efficiently outside, only using his bad leg when he has a need to walk slowly or put it down to support himself at the right moment. I'm not sure if it's my imagination, or just some muscles atrophying, but I think there is a knob forming, which it can't be...can it? Can cancer grow so quickly?
I pray it's my imagination. Mom always did say I had a vivid imagination. I really wish it was less vivid right now.
The last few nights have been rough for Fire. He has had a very difficult time getting comfortable, even though I bring the dogbed upstairs for him along with his kennel blanket (an old comfortor) for extra padding. Then he'll go to the futon I gave the dogs (it's old), and as he tries to first climb on and lay down, which used to be very easy for him, now he struggles, pants, shakes, turns and figits, the piece of furniture creaking all the while. Occasionally he also jostles against the bed, and if I have managed to start to drift back to sleep, I am nudged wide awake.
It doesn't help that the last couple nights were very warm, and even with the AC on, it doesn't do much in upstairs of my townhome, so I still have to make use of a fan, which blows on me all night. Which is uncomfortable, noisy, even for a quiet fan, and then I end up watching the clock and realizing I have only 4 hours to try to get good sleep...make that 3 hours and 40 min, or 3 hours and 30 minutes. Jump to 3 hours...then 2 and one half hours...you get the picture.
Yup. That's been my last few nights.
So tonight... * yawn *
Escuse me.
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- Hidden One said...
Still praying.
- Thursday, July 19, 2007
Prayers continue. I have writer's block too.
Work is going to ramp up to almost unbearable proportions in the next few weeks so I have no idea how much I will be posting. In any case you have my email!
- Thursday, July 19, 2007
- Adoro said...
hidden one ~ Thank you.
angela ~ I do have your email! Good luck with work...I wish I had a job...
- Friday, July 20, 2007
Take care, and have faith in the Almighty who will surely provide for you and grant you a much-deserved peace very soon.
- Friday, July 20, 2007


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Merry Christmas Carols for easy piano is a perfect way to introduce the beginner pianist to playing some festive favourites.
Christmas Carols for the beginner pianist
Merry Christmas Carols for easy piano contains 20 great carols for any player of modest ability to learn and enjoy, including 'O Come, all ye Faithful', 'The Holly and the Ivy' and 'Jingle Bells'. A great book for pianists who enjoy playing solo or as an accompaniment to carol singing, these stylish arrangements by Fanny Waterman will suit any players who are grade 1 standard and is complete with the full lyrics to each song in a pull out-centrefold especially for carol singers! Merry Christmas for piano is a great way for a beginner pianist to develop their skills and boost their confidence whilst contributing to the fun over the Christmas period.
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LEGO has revealed the third exclusive set that fans will be able to purchase at San Diego Comic Con 2018 with the LEGO Marvel Super Heroes SDCC 2018 Ant-Man and the Wasp (75997). The set has 218 pieces and the build is basically a bust of Ant-Man along with the Wasp minifigure. Luckily the Wasp is not exclusive as she also appears in the Quantum Realm Explorers (76109).
If you didn't know, LEGO has moved to a lottery system for their exclusives so it's a little harder to actually win because anyone who is attending can enter and whoever is chosen is guaranteed to win a set provided they show up to pick up the winnings. The LEGO SDCC 2018 reveals aren't over yet as there are also exclusive minifigures given away as well so stay tuned for those reveals in the upcoming weeks.


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Beginning in 2004, two years before PAL Vancouver's doors opened, Theatre Cares supported our new 111-suite facility with an extremely generous gift of $13,000. The history of Theatre Cares is one of volunteerism and generosity, helping vulnerable citizens in Vancouver starting in 1991, when the devastating consequences of HIV/Aids cast grief upon every arts discipline.
Today Theatre Cares raises funds for vulnerable citizens both at home and abroad with the enduring support of the Arts Club Theatre Company and Bard on the Beach. In 2017, Theatre Cares contributed $6,000 to PAL's annual operating fund, sustaining our integral rental assistance program to ensure residents in need do not pay more than 33% of their incomes on rent. As PAL residents age their incomes continue to fall and PAL is committed to supporting them at the most financially, physically and emotionally vulnerable time of their life. 50% of PAL residents who receive assistance have incomes below $18,000 annually.
In addition to PAL, Theatre Cares supports AIDS Vancouver, Positive Living BC, The Actors Fund of Canada and the Stephen Lewis Foundation, dedicated to the relief of the HIV/Aids pandemic in Africa.
Once again, PAL Vancouver expresses our tremendous appreciation to Theatre Cares and the staff and audiences at Bard on the Beach and the Arts Club Theatre Company for playing such leading roles in the dedicated ensemble that is PAL's family.


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Companies Which Aid Their Employees Help Themselves
The per year cost for the work environment due to employee absenteeism as well as production decline resulting from widespread troubles such as major depression, anxiety, substance abuse, clashes inside plus out of one's work plus more is incalculable. Thankfully, even so, many organizations happen to be discovering that by providing their employees with the real assistance that they'll need to handle and also develop within these sorts of life problems, that they can gain just as much as will the employees that take advantage of the beneficial assistance. Increasingly more organizations, for this reason, are contracting with firms just like the ComPsych Corporation, to present assistance packages for workers. These programs are available in all sorts of types, such as those which address wellness requirements, conduct well being, situation intervention, and much more.
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I cannot and will not sugar coat how awful scalp psoriasis is for me and to me. Psoriasis is a skin condition that looks like it's in same family as eczema but it in my case, it was caused by long term use in lithium. This I learned the hard way.
I have blogged about it before here, but after being taken off lithium, I expected it to die out completely. But no. The beast lives on my head, and shows its face at time of stress, like now.
During my hospital stay I was weaned off lithium and now I'm on Tegratol, Divalproex Sodium and Zyprexa. This proved to be great for my scalp, but we are still monitoring my mood with the new meds.
We have confirmed that we are leaving the city life in Cape Town for the quiet town life in Saldahna Bay, on the west coast of South Africa. With the stress of another move coming up, slowly but surely the psoriasis has flared up again, so its back to R200 bottles of shampoo and daily routine of getting the ointment being put on. When I was admitted in the clinic, it was easy to maintain the bugger with a good routine set in place; it's a little tricky at home. I still haven't established a good routine for goodness sake. Sometimes I feel that the clinic made me more sensitive as I am so much more aware of myself and my "signs".
Speaking of "signs", psychosis is something I have battled away in the unquiet room that is my mind. It was really something I found to be embarrassing and never spoke of it- or failed to recognize it as. Something I should mention to a health practitioner. Psychosis forms part of my manic episode where I have trouble or disturbances in thinking or perception. So, I see things or hear things that are not there. I does not sound as creepy as it is. To me, it's just frustrating and makes me jump up at every sound I hear. We live in a pretty big house so I walk up and down, finding the cause of the noise when its in my head. Or, I see things in the corner of my eye, like someone standing there or something running. I have coped for years with this and it's a bit of a relief knowing there is a name for it. In the same breath, it is a warning sign, and I know I need to do less "stuff" and relax a bit to keep myself from reaching a full manic episode. (I accidentally typed magic instead of manic, how weird is that?) So I know I have bipolar disorder, for all those nonbelievers out there.
I have psychotic symptoms.
There, I said it. It does not make me weaker that any other person, it just adds another part of me – as it is something I need to monitor to stay the same Yvette you know and love. 🙂
I wanted to add, if I'm a little distant, know that I'm busy with life. That should be a good thing, no?
I'm brave.
PS A really great book to read for people diagnosed with bipolar disorder as well as their support is, the Bipolar Disorder Survival Guide-what your family really need to know by David Miklowitz PhD. It is available at your local library in South Africa-or ask them to order it for you. Or just buy it online! Another great read should be the book on http://www.twobipolarchicks.com/. I haven't read that one yet but the two authors are great to follow for insight into living with bipolar disorder.


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I read Liberal blogs often and there's a few that are valuable resources on nominations, election results, and polling data. This post by blogger Calgary Grit is significant as it shows the Conservatives have improved their odds at winning a majority if an election were held now. While the odds average around 17% at winning, it is perhaps showing that now the Conservatives have penetrated the Toronto Liberal fortress by winning the byelection in the riding of Vaughan, a Liberal stronghold for 22 years, that there's some momentum here.


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Miss Southern Dd Wins Tallahassee, Track Sets New Handle Mark
Gelding Tallies By One Length, Validates 2-1 Post Time Favoritism
Premier Ethics Tops 10 Qualifiers From 2 Trials For 2/28 Sunshine State Derby
Hialeah, FL / February 7, 2015 – Mesa Marvel, a sorrel four-year-old gelding bred in California by Dr. Ed Allred, took command early and stayed clear to the wire in registering a one-length victory over runner-up Pyro in Saturday's $32,000 Sawgrass Stakes at Hialeah Park.
Jockey Raul Gutierrez guided the son of Foose-Straw Flying Lady to his initial career stakes tally for owner/trainer Ricardo Martinez. Mesa Marvel, recording his 5th win in his 15th lifetime outing, covered the Sawgrass Stakes Distance of 440 yards in 21.632 seconds.
The victory, his first at Hialeah Park, followed on the heels of a near-miss second-place effort to The Ocean King in the City of Hialeah Stakes at 400 yards on January 25. Mesa Marvel, the 2-1 post time favorite in the wagering, earned the winner's share of $19,200 and increased his lifetime earnings to $61,117.
The final order of finish for the 8 runners who contested the 2015 Sawgrass Stakes was: Mesa Marvel, Pyro, Eye Get the Blues, Charvet, Testing The Ice, Fire Burning, Dashing Manner, and Dashin for a Prize.
Saturday's eight-race program at Hialeah Park also included two trials for the February 28 Sunshine State Derby. Premier Ethics, ridden by Jose Ruiz, was easily the fastest of the 10 runners to qualify for the money run in two weeks, taking the second trial in a time of 19.701 for 400 yards.
Rogelio Martinez, who is the breeder of Premier Ethics, saddled the sorrel filly –the daughter of Ethics Aside-Poker Pot Dash– for owner Renata Lopez.
Six of the 8 horses in the Premier Ethics heat qualified for the finals: Premier Ethics (19.701), Ima Fighting Gator (19.769), Jlcjazzslilbro (19.848), Easily Bono (19.878), Strait Away Lucy (20.278), and Cashin Cartel (20.421).
The remaining 4 qualifiers came out of the first trial: Thrilling Finish (20.149), Avian Runway (20.207), Gettin It On (20.274), and Fearghas (20.302).
Photos by: Coady Photography
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