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They can, join our sailing school at the age of 8, which is the youngest the Broads authority allows anyone to helm on the Norfolk Broads. ( But they do teach adults as well), If anyone lives nearby, then you are advised to visit the year before. to get information and you name on the list such is the waiting list... Horning sailing club is one of the cheapest on the broads, with club membership being roughly £120 a year for a family. There are additional small fees for the sailing school, we are a self help club, the only paid staff is the cleaner once a week.. I was PAT testing the Club in Saturday. I've spent many times upside down in Lasers and Enterprises. Just once crewed a hobbie cat out in Saudi Arabia. These days I mostly sail a Yeoman.. http://www.yeomankinsman.org.uk/yeoman/yeoman.shtm if you can see Yeoman 103 in the main picture I'm the red blob under the sail. I do helm as well .. The picture is taken from the front of the sailing club. I'm also restoring a minature keelboat I built in Saudi, when rebuilt it will be 16ft long, sit in facing forward., steer with your feet, control the jib and main with your hands.. A sort of Norfolk Broads International 2.4 in operation, but not style of boat. As for the race, yesterday they were forecasting a northerly 3mph for the start of the race race today they are forecasting a North Easterly a 9mph north easterly. We need more wind as the race is spending the first 4 hours against the tide... More webcams have come on ready for the race, you can see the boats are starting to arrive ready for Saturday, If you click on the black screen you get Potter Heigham bridge, the hole in the wall all the boats have to go through twice..
They've had grass land fires, on Arthurs Seat, the hill behind Edinburgh!! Oh Norfolks just had a yellow warning issued for heavy rain, thunder and lightening.
Interupting the real purpose of this thread, Bunnings bought Homebase for £340million, 2 years ago, yesterday they sold it for......£1 ouch... the buyers are Hilco a private restructuring company...expect lots of closures and redundancies... good idea to use the track settas, it's warm and wet over here on the east coast.
89 boats are confirmed for the race, little down on Numbers. With 8 days 23 hours and a bit till the start, the webcames are begining to come to life and one appears to be live feed for the first time instead of 15second stills. click on the black screen to see it.. https://horning-sailing.club/webcams.php And today being Thursday they are getting the sailing club ready for the sailing school, up to 80 kids will turn up later to learn to sail in ever decreasing circles.
Rail profiles Code 83 longer than 1 metre?
TheQ replied to ThomasI's topic in General QuestionsWhilst the temperature expansion of Nickle silver track is negligable, many track bases especially wood, have a considerable expansion / contraction rate. Going for such long sections could well give difficulties with track buckling
Having said all that abut Bunnings, It's on the business news today, that they've thrown in the towel and are chosing one of three buyers for the Homebase chain today. It sees a remarkably short time to have given up on the situation. The report said whoever buys it, is likely to shut many stores...
Not had a chance to go in it as a Bunning yet, they are converting store by store and ours was only done recently. (they appear to have only converted 24 out of the 265 Homebase) Q
Bunnings is an Austrailian DIY company that just over a year ago took over the UK Homebase chain. They have over 300 stores in Austrailia and New Zealand, and Homebase brought with them another 265 stores. https://www.bunnings.com.au/ https://www.bunnings.co.uk/
Oh we are up to 13 confirmed layouts for Broadland Model railway clubs annual show in October, just a couple more to confirm, there is another trader and more demo's organised as well. For full details of it, see, http://s643945335.websitehome.co.uk/annual-exhibition/ Meanwhile No progress on the garden railway, the alleyway between the Model railway shed and the Mobile home has now been wired up electrically, but I am awaiting parts to replumb the mobile home water incomer / garden water supplies. A decision has been made not to hold a club open day /exhibition this year. We have to have the open day at the local town hall, as the club house is unsuitable / too far in the wilds for the public to attend. So it's more a club layout exhibition, and we have nothing new ready for this year. This slightly works in my favour as I like going to the Southwold show, this is on the end of our regatta week, to follow that with being out at our club exhibition the following weekend would not go down well with SWMBO.
Morning All, Thanks for the Pictures of the "drifting", a condition often encountered on the Norfolk Broads. Not I hope not too much, on Jun 2/3rd As this is the Big race of the year. The third toughest mass participation competion event in the UK, and one of the longest inland sailing races in the world. Those cats are wider than some of the rivers the competitors sail in.... The 3 Rivers Race, which is almost upon us, entries have closed and the competitors should get their entry packs in the next few days. First start at Horning Sailing club 11:00 2nd June 2018, about 10 boats in a start at 5 minute intervals last startaround 12:30, roughly 100 boats expected to start. You have 24 hours to complete 54 miles of sailing under 3 bridges twice, meaning you have take the mast down 4 times, boats from 14 foot to 45ft. (maps on the below websites) The Record is around 8 hours, the worst year only about a dozen boats finished. My record, about ten hours, and of those races completed, the slowest 23 hours 57 minutes 7 seconds.. There are about a dozen guardships around the Course complete with a rescue boat each, first aid trained personnel, and radio comunication back to base. As each boat goes past a guardship they have to call out their RACE number and the next leg they are going to ( doesn't apply to my boat as we are at one end of the course..) Yours truly, is based on Hickling Broad at their sailing club on a guardship, so a long night is expected. The 3 Rivers Race has finally it's own official website http://3rr.uk/, and it's official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/groups/306353193114566/ There is a fans Website http://www.threeriversrace.org.uk/index.php5?title=Main_Page and it's facebook page https://www.facebook.com/groups/187800327911928/ Webcams and other information Horning Sailing club https://horning-sailing.club/webcams.php (Note they are in the process of being reset for the race and a bit intermittant at the moment)
Well the above show was a good one, I bought some stuff for my in herited N gauge railway, Tiree, namely second hand kit built loco, a coach and several wagons and a book on the Highland railway. Oh and a bacon butty..... or two... The widow of the previous owner of the N gauge railway is about to down size and move house, hence I have been handed piles of Points and other bits of N gauge railway. She is coming across them clearing the old house and also odd bits of horticultural equipment like A Dydle from the triple garage. A Dydle? it's a Norfolk tool for dredging dykes by hand, in this case its a 10ft long wooden pole on which is a scoup which faces back towards the user so you drag the mud to you, out of the dyke. My plans to go to other shows in May are unlikely now, due to sailing commitments. Work is about to restart in the Garden railway area, However not on the garden railway, I have to build some raised beds for Yacon plants, each will have a bed of 3 ft square, soil to fill them will however be dug from the foundation trenches for the railway Viaduct. A viaduct it will be, during the gale prior to the Beast from the East, 20ft of garden wall was blown down. Therefore, a thin wall is now, not in my plans, but a less wind resisting viaduct is. For strength purposes each pillar will be two or three foundation blocks of 215mm X 300mm X 440mm on end.
TheQ replied to chris's topic in Members Indoor Model RailwaysThat Helter skelter reminds me of somewhere near here... http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/194375 I like your modellling...
In and out of the garden
TheQ replied to Will93/4's topic in Layouts In the Planning StageYou'll need to get a shed to put it in... Having a shed, into which you can run your track is quite common, even if it's just straight into a fiddle yard.that way you don't spend ages getting everything out before a running session. Many of us also have the track run into a layout into the shed (or plan to). so in the bad weather there is still some runnning capability.
Since there has been little going on in the garden, it's been too wet out there.. This tread is turning into a bit of a railway show thread, to which, I can recommend this show which I enjoy. just two miles from where I'm sitting at the moment.. #Norwich Railway Heritage and Model Society - Norwich Model Railway Exhibition Sat 7th April 2018 Hellesdon High School, Middletons Lane, Norwich, Norfolk NR6 5SB OPENING TIMES: 10.00am to 4.30pm ADMISSION: Adults £5.00 free parking on the school grounds. 16 Layouts, including our 10 road, multi gauge, test track. and 14 Traders confirmed together with 2 demonstrations and 4 other societies. List of Traders Attending : List of Layouts Attending : Great Eastern Models Squires Tools Bure Valley Sales Caister Loco Terry Durrant Bob Pearman Books Railway Photoman Great Eastern Transport Films Train Tech David Rowland Art Layouts For You Model Scenery Supplies Joe Lock Stodden Hundred 0 Triang Railways 00 Weihnachtsstadt H0 Torcastle Viaduct N Test Track Multi Gauge La Garita Hills Railway Thomas & Friends Various 00 Gestup St Anne 00/ng Oakly Green 00 Clone Line 00 Wadham Yard 0 Shipmeadow OO9 Ebridge Mill 00 Moorlocks Heath 0 North Norfolk Model Engineers Fen Street 0 List of Demonstrations : List of Other Displays : Advent Modellers Norfolk Mardlers Friends of Bure Valley Society Norfolk Railway Society M & GN JNT Rly Society Historical Model Railway Society Norfolk Mardlers
Decking board or Concrete?
TheQ replied to Storm trooper's topic in Layouts In the Planning StageHaving used many decking boards for their original purpose, I'd point out they do bend, split and warp. That being said I don't like ground level layouts too much chance of vegetation and wildlife. Too much bending down for my knackered knees and back. I prefer Mick's aerated concrete block method .


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An agitprop music drama set in Steinbeck Country in California during the Great Depression of the 1930's. Gretchen Gray stars as Dorothy Dunn, an inspirational Catholic worker, a cross between Father Daniel Berrigan and Mother Theresa, as she seeks to steer a humanitarian course through the clashing rocks of the extreme political right and left during one of the most turbulent labor strikes in American History. Shocked by the mob lynching of a worker, she struggles to maintain her faith. The worker was the victim of vigilante mob justice. He was broken out of jail and lynched by a mob of 5000 without due process of the law. This action was supported by the Hearst press and by the Governor of California (certainly an impeachable offense had the ACLU been a viable force in the 1930's). The director, P.T. Gray, explores an original expressionistic narrative style to convey these themes.
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So, instead of inundating you with loads of photos and blather about all things from weeks past, I'll be breaking up the excitement into daily installments, a la Dickens, for two weeks! Promise...
Does anyone remember my wee Meyer Lemon tree, well we harvested the biggest crop yet! Six!
After the great harvest, I made Preserved Lemons, which is a new recipe. I've made preserves before, but this is a bit different, you don't cook the lemons, just pack them into a sterilised jar with salt, spices and lemon juice and leave them in a dark cupboard for two weeks, shaking periodically.
It seems to me like an insufficient amount of sterilisation, however, I'll let you know how they turn out, seeing as I'll be blogging everyday. Promise...
I should add that immediately after harvest, the tree dropped all of its leaves and now looks as though it's dead. I should probably find out if lemon trees are deciduous. They are... aren't they?
Here's a wee treat while we wait for the lemons to preserve themselves, and for leaves to sprout again, a video for Little Talk, by Icelandic band, Of Monsters and Men. It's perfection!


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I want a guy who loves me
who needs me
who hugs me
who envies my heart
and won't tear break it apart
I want someone who means his kiss
not just so he can brag on this
someone I can trust
not one I'll have to bust
kissing my best friend
holding her soft hand
I wish I could handle this
but some things you just can't miss
I wish they wouldn't only want me to screw
I wish they weren't such perverts and a little
less profound
maybe then I'd learn to love
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maybe then I'd find someone
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My heart won't love
because we just breakup
the whole town thinks I'm a slut
So give me a name of a guy with no game
and isnt in love for fame
who could love a girl like me
sometimes I wish they'd let me be
all by my lonesome
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So let me watch the stars alone
don't try to kiss my lips
because I know me I'll just give in
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the price will be paid
Please don't let me hold your hand
if you're not in for more than friends
so let me be
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go ahead let me die
let the world swallow my pride
Because we're not meant to be
you know, you and me
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I won't worry who's by your side
I won't feel your torture
I won't even care
just please don't stare
I'm well aware of who you think you are
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Your heart is missing
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my butt good bye
You'll never see the wrong you've done
You just think you're the one
so screw those girls
have your fun
But you'll never have a life
a family or a wife
you're not stong enough
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will be impossible to love
And sure I've made mistakes
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I've never kissed two guys one night
and I am not afaid to fight
for my right to love
so kiss my toes and bite my nose
you'll never have me back
For you're the one who stole my heart
now what is wrong with that?
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Lacquerware becomes more accessible to the masses
In the history of Japan, the Edo Period (From 1603 to 1868) was a time when one regime stably continued its reign over a long period of time. Thus, this is when all kinds of traditional culture were developed all over Japan.
For example, lacquerware started to become widely used among ordinary people in the second half of the Edo Period. Prior to that time, lacquerware was only used as a luxury item among people of rank. But, in addition to the wealthy class, ordinary people also started using lacquerware.
Using lacquerware made from inexpensive materials
In the case of ceramics, there remains can be found even if they were buried under ground for many years. But, in the case of lacquerware that is created by applying lacquer to wood, if buried under ground, the wood portion will decay into the soil.
The lacquer will remain in its original condition even under the ground, but it is hard to distinguish as it will be mixed with the soil when dug out. Therefore, it is difficult to prove the fact that lacquer was widely used.
Furthermore, products that use lacquer are still expensive today. This is probably unchanged even from of hundreds of years ago. Therefore, although lacquerware became popular among ordinary people, it is unlikely that they explosively started using expensive lacquerware.
People mainly used lacquerware that used a substitute ingredient such as persimmon tannin for the shitaji undercoats instead of lacquer. The shitaji undercoats made from persimmon tannin do not have the same level of hardness as one that is undercoated from lacquer, but they can also keep a certain level of hardness.
It is difficult to handle lacquer. For example, its drying process is complex, and it can trigger a rash when touched. However, it is not difficult to handle persimmon tannin, thus it became popular as a product, which is affordable to make and easy to handle.
Today, there are expensive lacquerware that only uses lacquer as well as inexpensive lacquerware that is made by using persimmon tannin undercoats or synthetic resin. The idea to distribute lacquerware to ordinary people by making cheaper products with lacquer substitutes has been exercised since olden days.
Mass production of lacquerware without the use of lacquer was already being conducted in the Middle Ages around the 7th century. Then, during the Edo Period, lacquerware also became widely popular among ordinary people.
Lacquerware developing in various regions
In the Middle Ages, production of lacquerware started throughout Japan. When the stable Edo Period began, each domain started protecting and promoting lacquerware manufacturing of their local area.
In this way, different lacquerware started to be created in each region of Japan. For example, some regions create special lacquerware by using materials that are only available in their areas. Many regions where lacquerware making was active during this period still remain as an area active in lacquerware production.
Also, it is considered that this is the period when production regions of lacquerware had a breakthrough. This implies that the stability of the times was a critical factor for the growth of traditional culture.
This era is also when many famous lacquerware artists appeared and the value of lacquer further increased as a work of art. Through these significant cultural developments, the lacquer culture has been passed down to today's society.
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Hameed had been gone for about six hours and the whole of Abuja was looking for him. Adam was not sure how the press got news of the search but it was being broadcast on almost every station. Several people had called in saying they saw him but like Adam expected, they were all bogus calls. Hameed did not look like someone who was smart enough to pull off an escape. Especially now his father seemed to be fed up with him and had stopped helping him. At least that was what he said.
They had checked everywhere they thought he could hide. Except for his uncle's place. Getting access into the house had not been easy to get. Honourable Hassan had reminded them of his position and blatantly refused them access. General Galadima had intervened though but Adam was not sure if it was worth the effort.
"Remind me why we are here again." Kate said.
"I'm beginning to wonder myself. Hameed can't be hiding here, it doesn't make sense."
"So why are we here then?"
"Did you see how the Honourable was reluctant to let us in? I just think there's something he is hiding."
"I hope something turns up soon. Hameed gets farther away with every minute we waste here."
He knew she was right but it all did not sit well with him. Hameed was one of his first suspects but now that he looked more and more like the killer he could not help but wonder if he was wrong. Why would he run if he was innocent? His running away still confused him. And there was the part of the General calling him a coward. What was all that about?
"Detective, how goes the search?" It was Honourable Hassan.
"We'll be out of here as soon as we can Honourable." Adam said.
"How well do you know Hameed sir?" Kate asked.
"Like a brother." Honourable Hassan said with a smile. "To be honest I'm sort of surprised he could do all you are accusing him of."
Adam looked at the Honourable, maybe he was his chance to finally get something on General Galadima.
"How long have you known Hameed for? General Galadima too?"
"Long enough to know the General will be very upset right now." Hassan replied.
That answer was not what Adam wanted but he could not come out to ask his question clearly. "Did you know Hameed when he was younger – say in secondary school?"
"Yeah I did. I call him my nephew but you know I'm not a Galadima and I'm not his mother's brother either. I lived with them since I was a kid though."
Adam was getting closer to what he wanted. "So you lived in Bida too?"
Hassan paused. "Yes I did. Hameed was quite young then though."
If Hassan was young then he was right about General Galadima.
"He wasn't too young though." Honourable Hassan added. "Maybe about eighteen. Why do you ask?"
Eighteen wasn't too young. Did it mean Hameed could have committed the murder? His father had called him a coward. Could a coward kill people the way Hameed did?
"I'm sorry, my mind had wandered. There was a murder in Bida, similar to the one of Senator Halima, did you know about it?"
Hassan shot Adam a look, Adam knew he had hit a nerve.
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Damian is a lifelong documentary photographer who originally hails from Newark, Delaware. Damian earned a bachelor's degree in English and Anthropology from Boston University and boarded a place bound for Kyrgyzstan shortly after, where he taught English for two years as a Peace Corps volunteer. Later, he earned a Master's degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in Russian, Eastern Europe and Central Asian Studies, and returned to the Kyrgyz republic as a Fulbright researcher. He returned to the United States to study digital photography at the School of Visual Arts in New York City. He also wrote and produced a full-length play which premiered June, 2009.
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Featured Modern Pioneer
Maria Moreno · Yuma Manager · Joined Misionero 38 Years Ago
Shining Smiles come to the Spotlight
Misionero considers Maria family and it is safe to say that she considers Misionero family too. In 1980 Maria's uncle Jesus Zendejas was a recruiter for Misionero (then called Mission Packing) and brought on a lot of the Zendejas family, including Maria's father and Maria. Misionero would not be the same without Maria's smiling face and tenacious outlook, we are lucky to have her.
What are your best Misionero memories?
My wedding was one of the best days of my life and so many people from my Misionero family were there to celebrate. It was 1997 and we crossed into San Luis, Mexico. Everyone danced and had a great time. There were three families there that day, my husbands, mine, and Misionero.
How do you feel about the future of the company?
Misionero's roots run deep and we have a wonderful team of people that are not only driving the culture of the company but integrating the best of what we have to offer with new ideas and innovation.
How do you spend your time when you are not working?
My family loves to spend time outdoors, we camp and off-road. We often go south of the border and enjoy the ocean views. Lately, we have been doing odysseys to Baja trails with groups of friends and family.
What's your superpower?
My parents had a very strong work ethic and they taught me the same. At an early age, they told me to be proud of what you do no matter what it is. They worked for Misionero (then Mission Packing) in the fields and were very happy. The combination of my parents' teaching and faith are the foundation of who I am.
If we're sitting here a year from now celebrating what a great year it's been for you in this role, what did we achieve together?
I am very optimistic about Misionero; we have a very passionate and dedicated team. We are always looking for what is next in innovation and keeping our customers and home team happy.
When have you been most satisfied with your life?
When I became a mother, children are our biggest blessing.
Who is your role model, and why?
My mother, because she taught us her values and that life is about being grateful for what you have.


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Description of problem:
I use mouse-focus (focuses window on mouse enter/exit) in Sawfish, the default
WM in Skipjack. When I use Nautilus, if I exit the window with my mouse,
Nautilus loses focus, as expected, but if I re-enter the window, it does not
re-gain focus. I am unable to perform any keyboard operations unless I click on
Nautilus in the tasklist to restore focus.
Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
nautilus-1.0.6-12, the version of nautilus that resides on a Skipjack beta2
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How reproducible:
Steps to Reproduce:
1. GNOME->Programs->Settings->Sawfish Wi..->Focus Behavior, choose "enter-exit"
2. Open Nautilus.
3. Move your mouse so that Nautilus loses focus, or if you chose not to focus
new windows automatically, skip to step 3.
4. Move your mouse to give Nautilus focus again - it doesn't work.
Actual Results: Nautilus cannot be influenced by keyboard input until you click
on it in the tasklist.
Expected Results: Nautilus should receive focus and take keyboard input, just
like every other application.
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Today I'll be reviewing Hold Her Down by Kathryn R. Biel. Hold Her Down is currently on tour with CLP Blog Tours. so if you're interested in following the rest of the tour, you can visit the tour page HERE.
Hold Her Down
Kathryn R.Biel
Elizabeth Zurlo is lost. She's a wife, a mother, a teacher, a PTA volunteer—but somewhere along the way, she's lost herself. Depression and despair can lead to desperate measures and when she is pulled back from the brink of suicide, Elizabeth slowly tries to rebuild her marriage and reclaim her life. Just as she has finally started to put herself back together, a scandalous novel rocks her small town ... and costs Elizabeth her social standing, friendships and ultimately, her marriage. However, the man who seemingly destroyed Elizabeth's life, helps her realize who she is and what she needs to do to become the woman she's not only capable of being, but the woman she used to be.
Note: I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
My Review: Elizabeth has given so much of herself to others (her husband, children, students, volunteer work) that there's scarcely anything left of the "Liza" she used to be. Her husband takes her for granted. She can't say no to the constant barrage of requests to volunteer, bake, and organize. She moves through life in constant reactive mode, averting crises, soothing boo-boos, cleaning messes, but not doing a single thing to nurture her own soul.
If you're a mom, chances are you'll immediately sympathize with Elizabeth. My kids are now older, but I clearly remember the days when I was so overwhelmed as a working mom of four kids, that I felt like I was on the constant verge of losing it. Elizabeth is completely unappreciated by her husband, and were times I used to feel the same way. She feels obligated to join the "mom clique" at her kids' school, pitching in to help at every PTA activity imaginable. Though I never really succumbed to that particular urge, I was a Scout mom for a number of years, so I'm familiar with this type of phenomenon. Moms constantly try to one-up each other by comparing their busy schedules. There's a very real pressure in our society for moms to be the busiest, the most active in PTA, the most organized. These moms wear their stress and lack of sleep as badges of honor, as if they've achieved an amazing feat by sacrificing their lives to the constant pursuit of perfection. In mom cliques, women never brag about personal or professional achievements--it's all about who has the most hectic schedule, or who's juggling the most balls in the air.
But I digress... Back to the book. Needless to say, I connected with this book very strongly. It was very moving and the message within the pages is one that needs to be heard: There is nothing honorable about sacrificing your own needs. There is nothing honorable about forgoing sleep, spiritual nourishment, and personal fulfillment in order to satisfy the expectations of others. Moms are people. We have to take care of ourselves before we can take care of anyone else. As Elizabeth learns to care about herself in this book, she suffers a serious setback--a setback that eventually propels her to even greater personal growth. A blast from her past writes a 50-Shades type book and it isn't long before everyone in town is wondering about Elizabeth's personal life. With her reputation, marriage, and sanity hanging in the balance, Elizabeth must fight for what's really important.
So, what's not to love about this book? Well, for me, the beginning was just okay. I wish the back story would have been integrated into the book at a later stage instead of lumped at the beginning. The only reason I mention this is because some readers might be put off by the slow start. Please don't be! You've got to read this book. Despite the rocky start, this book scored an easy five stars. I couldn't put the book down once I got into it and thought about Elizabeth for days after. The plot is outstanding, the characterization perfect. Hold Her Down is one of those books I wish I would have read as part of a book club. This is a book that will definitely spark some lively discussion.
Please give this book a try. You'll be glad you did.
My Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
About the Author:
Kathryn Biel hails from Upstate New York and is a spouse and mother of two wonderful and energetic kids. In between being Chief Home Officer and Director of Child Development of the Biel household, she works as a school-based physical therapist. She attended Boston University and received her Doctorate in Physical Therapy from The Sage Colleges. After years of writing countless letters of medical necessity for wheelchairs, finding increasingly creative ways to encourage the government and insurance companies to fund her clients' needs and writing entertaining annual Christmas letters, she decided to take a shot at writing the kind of novel that she likes to read. Her debut novel, GOOD INTENTIONS, was released in 2013, and her second novel, HOLD HER DOWN was released in 2014. Her musings and rants can also be found on her personal blog, Biel Blather.
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The Oaxans sent a contingent over Semana Santa (Easter Week) to display their eye-popping culture via their amazing cuisine and crafts. I returned over and over to feast on Oaxacan classic delicacies like tender black mole tamales wrapped in banana leaves and Tlayudas.
Tlayudas are unique to Oaxaca, where so much of what you eat is truly unique. Women make (or rather hand craft) super thin, crispy corn tortillas to be slathered with layers of flavor starting with asientos, the sediment from the bottom of the pot when pork carnitas are boiled in their own fat until juicy/crisp — asientos is like bacon flavor concentrate! Piling it on, they continue with black beans, Oaxacan string cheese, maybe three meats including the wonderful little vinegary sausages you find in Oaxacan marketplaces. Add a little homemade salsa and voila! Mexican pizza.
The young lady in the picture above was happy to list the ingredients — up to 20 in some of the mole pastes she is selling — and instructions for preparation. Nothing was written down. The Oaxacans, like so many true artists, are not salespeople. They wait patiently, if not shyly, for the buyer to make up his or her mind. A true soft sell.
I would like to encourage everyone who is interested in Mexican culture and cuisine to visit Oaxaca. Pay no mind to negative PR about how dangerous it is with political rioting etc. True, Oaxaca has serious political issues, but they do not affect the tourist, and I have never at any moment felt unsafe in Oaxaca. Taking basic precautions, like not wandering in dark alleys at night… you'll find Oaxaca an amazingly rich mine of Mexican history and culture — and of course, FOOD!


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Alan Marsh: Speaking fluency: where's the meat?
Two issues: not all learners are convinced that improved fluency is a satisfactory objective for so-called 'speaking activities' – they want to get their teeth into some language, too; and many speaking activities simply fall flat and/or are over in a flash. Come along for lots of practical templates for successful, effective speaking activities at many levels
Jean Sciberras: Being a democratic dictator can have several advantages!
Dictation is considered by many teachers as old-fashioned and is mainly associated with unhappy school memories. However, dictation can be an extremely versatile activity which practises a number of skills. We will look at practical activities picked up along the years from various sources, show how it can be adapted to provide opportunities for more learner-centred, motivating and communicative class work.
Larissa Attard: Integrating listening and writing skills for report writing
Taking notes during a meeting or a presentation and then writing up a report is a task that our students may have to practice in their work life. They may sometimes struggle with this in their L1, let alone in English. This session will focus on some practical tips for developing and/or practising listening skills and taking notes, especially during meetings, and writing up the final report.
Suzanne Vella: Dyslexia in the TEFL classroom – Busting the Myths! Repeat session from MATEFL, June 2014
According to current research dyslexia impacts nearly 20% of the world population. That's likely to be 1 out of every 5 students in your EFL classroom. Can you recognise the dyslexic student and understand their needs, or will they simply fall through the cracks and be labelled as the ones you give up on as they just don't want to learn? This session is designed to raise awareness and sort the fact from fiction.
Second session - 11.30 - 13.15
Alan Marsh: Teaching Advanced Learners Repeat session from MATEFL AGM, April 2015
It is predicted that soon a merely passable functional command of English will no longer be enough: a far higher level of proficiency than the ability to 'get by in English' will be required by employers. So what are advanced learners? And how do we take them above their current levels? This workshop will offer a few practical ideas.
Health Warning: some activities may be challenging for teachers too!
Maria and Sarah Cutajar: Using Songs Effectively in the ELT Classroom
This workshop focuses on innovative ways of exploiting the use of music in the ELT classroom by means of practical and engaging activities. While the activities presented in this workshop are particularly geared towards young learners and teenagers at B1 and B2 levels, they can easily be adapted to different age groups and levels respectively.
Pam Borg: Top 10 Tips for maximising the benefits of the Interactive Whiteboard
Love it or loathe it, the IWB is here. Master it to use it well; dabble with it and it will probably be used as an oversized TV, or at best to access Google. Today's EFL teacher needs to be technologically adventurous. I would like to share some of my practical classroom 'Top Tips' on how to maximising the IWB benefits. Repeat session from Mon Board Conference Oct 2014
Caroline Campbell: English through paintings! Repeat session from MATEFL June 2014
In this interactive workshop we will explore how paintings can become a resourceful item in the EFL classroom. We will look at various practical activities which can easily be adapted to any age and level of English. Using paintings to teach English will add culture and an element of fun to your lessons.


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16) Tick-Offs
May 28, 2010
This week's list was inspired by the pile of raccoon pooh, sitting on my rooftop, that I happened upon while gazing out my window to appreciate the lovely, peaceful sun dappled morning view.
So, setting my usual arm's length to-do list aside here are a few tick-offs that really… get my goat (whatever the hell that means?)
List 16 – It really ticks me off when:
- Someone (anyone) reads over my shoulder.
- People talk with tooth picks in their mouths.
- When I score a great seat on the almost empty subway, streetcar, bus, train, plane etc. and someone sits beside me. Depending on my mood, them wanting to chat ups the ugh factor.
- People, usually two or three breast, who refuse to slip into single file when I need to pass them on the sidewalk, forcing me to either a) scale the side of a building, b) jump into traffic, c) climb over a fence or d) punch them.
- Folks who seem to fail noticing and stand right in front of me as I'm perusing the shelf in a bookstore, grocery store or the like. This mind-boggling behavior has happened on more than one occasion. I just don't get it.
- People who put their trash out on a day other than garbage day.
- Loud cellphone talker in general.
- People who conduct business on public transportation on their cell phones as if they were in their own office with walls and a door. Slam.
- People who are conducting business with someone working in, say, a bank or restaurant, than interrupt the transaction when their cell phone rings without either: saying "excuse me" and quickly ending the call, saying "excuse me" then stepping aside and quietly taking it, or, turning off the ringer until the transaction has been completed and returning the call on their own time. Uh hello…
- My knees create stretch imprints in the fabric of my pants.
- Cars that idle. This really bugs me, especially in front of school yards and playgrounds.
- On an airplane (and I love to travel), the person in front of me leans so far back their head is in my lap.
- On an airplane (and I love to travel), having the person behind me either kicking my chair or bashing the options on the on-screen entertainment feature making it feel as if their playing a vertical version of the game Whack-A-Mole. (Their finger being the mallet, my back being the mole.) Argh…
- Loud neighbors especially after 11pm (heck maybe even 10) when I have to get up early the next morning (or even if I just feel like sleeping). It is amazing how many people don't get this and how fortunate I feel that this rarely happens anymore.
- Raccoons (or squirrels) that dig in my garden, have squealy fights that sound as if someone (or thing) is having a limb ripped off, or climb on my roof and shit on it. I hate when that happens.
I could go on but somehow the time has gotten away from me. I hate when that happens.


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If you have been following for a while, you know that I have had to take a break from this. Which, I understands happen to us, especially so early into our 'new life', or when something devastating happens.
Well, if you remember, I shared something that was devastating, and my feelings about it back in December in this post. I didn't share the next devastating thing that happened, so, here it goes. In January, I received a statement in the mail from the private insurance policy that I had in place at the time I was pregnant and at the time of W's birth. I had a $10,000 deductible on that policy and I had NO maternity insurance. During my entire pregnancy claims of any services relating to my pregnancy were denied by the ins. co., and when I called them to verify if they would cover the birth of my son, they verbally told me 'no'. (This played a major role for me to consider the 'adoption option'.) The statement I received, showed a claim for my c-section was filed in the amount of $19,136.22 and the balance on the claim was, '$0.00' with 'no patient responsibility'.
They paid the 'allowed amount' that the ins. co. had set up on contract with the hospital of $12,000+'.
It hit me like a punch in the gut, that feeling that I've described before as my heart being ripped out of my chest at the same time it's being crushed, and I can't breathe.
They paid it. Another reason (a very major one) for even considering adoption……..
The reasons for placing my son have vanished into thin air. His father was still with me. People who didn't know I was in crisis because I hadn't reached out and asked for help, were offering and have said over and over – 'why didn't you ask me?!' and now, the huge hospital bill that I didn't think I would ever be able to recover from and did everything in my power to negotiate a cash settlement with…..just gone, poof. 'How can this be happening I asked the person on the other line at the ins. co?!' 'You do realize that my son is not with me because your company told me that they would not pay for his delivery and I couldn't come up with the cash?!' She said, 'Well, the code on the claim says it was a 'problem pregnancy'.' I replied, 'There was NO problem! This was a SCHEDULED c-section. Baby was healthy, as was I, just gestational diabetes – managed with diet! How is this a 'problem pregnancy?!' She said, 'You'll have to ask the Dr.' I said, 'You shouldn't have paid this claim, don't you care that this is a claim that you shouldn't have paid?' Getting nowhere, I hung up the phone.
Immediately dialing my Dr.'s office, and nonchalantly asked for my records for this pregnancy to be faxed to me immediately. It was $25 for 25 pages. Hardly a 'complicated' pregnancy file in my opinion. There is nothing in the file that says the word 'complication'…….but there is one that says 'adoption'.
I hung up and dialed the hospital, and calmly asked for my file to be copied, and that I would be there to pick it up as soon as it would be ready. $30 for 31 pages. Again, no sight at all of the word complication in the file anywhere to be seen. But, there was another word…..'duress' describing my emotional state.
I then called the third party agency the adoption agency hired to handle the bills. I got the person on the phone who I had spoken with who handled the reimbursement of the $2,000 in prenatal visits that I had paid. I asked, 'So, why didn't anyone tell me that the ins. co. would be paying this bill?!' Again saying, 'You realize that this is one of the reasons that my son is not with me today – right?!' Silence, and then a stuttered, 'I'm sorry.' I don't know what happened with that, it's between the Dr. and the ins. company.' I said, 'There's nothing that you spoke with the Dr. about to work to get this bill paid?' His reply, 'No.'
Needless to say, I am still in shock. Trying to understand how this happened to me. My initial reaction was a posting on a social networking site amongst 'friends' that I thought I had made while networking for support through this excruciating journey.
Let me tell you about these so-called 'friends', and what they did next.
These people are people who are truly the 'pure evil' in adoption. The people who obtained my personal info, copied my blog posts, and then contacted the agency I went through, who in turn contacted W's APs. Yes, you read that right.
All because they formed an assumption (in their extremely insecure minds) that I had begun to take action to begin to get W back. They realized that they weren't able to (fully) accomplish what they had set out to do (or did they, now that time has passed and contact has slowed?). These people are still 'lurking' around watching. They want to remain 'hidden' and protect their facade that they are 'supporting' open adoptions. Their 'put on a good smile so no one really knows how I really feel' facade. Well, that wouldn't be the 'truth' now – check this out.
One of the 'key players' runs an open adoption support page (term used loosely here).
Ironic because KJW's main objective that she set out to accomplish was to close our open relationship by 'warning' W's APs that I was 'coming to get him', so they could 'stay away from me'. They attacked me, created lies based on assumptions and then broadcasting that I had an attorney and was filing fraud (all not true). Sharing many details including personal information, broadcasting what they thought was my financial information, looking up my professional profile on a professional networking site used heavily in my industry – (I have a screen shot of her profile showing up on 'who viewed my profile' – she didn't cover her tracks very well). Broadcasting other details such as where I lived, and the agency I used. Then creating momentum and backing by stirring the 'insecurity pot' of other HAPs/PAPs and APs in a 'closed' group who then fed into the 'witch hunt', who would chime in stating they had a great attorney who was also an AP – and that they had to 'stick together and warn 'W's APs'.
Check out these comments from the people who jumped in on the 'witch hunt' (I apologize for all the typos, but this is how they typed them, taken from their actual screen shots they made in the group):
Kathy F-A: '…..she wishes she had the baby and picket fence. If she would just be nice, be involved, she would still be in her son's life. Her boyfriend seems to love the child and isn't spouting horrible things. She can get married, have her picket fence, have another child and still be involved with her son and his AP. But instead, she is cutting herself off more. She could have the best of both worlds if she would stop and realize it. Sigh….'
That's right, be a nice 'b mommy' and be quiet! Shocking to read this from an AP – right?
Apparently, I'm cutting myself off by blogging (anonymously, up until this point or so I thought) and processing my own thoughts and feelings – I'm cutting myself off. Move on so I can have the best of both worlds – living with this ambiguous grief – and watching K and H2 long for a real relationship – and just popping out another baby, why don't I understand that this would make it all better – of course! How silly of me. It's just THAT easy! I'm not sure what is wrong with me.
Next came this: HS: 'Good grief, if she can get the adoption overturned that is bad news for all of us. I believe the adoption is finalized.' December 30, 2011 at 12:19pm
And a reply: K N L: 'I hope not.. HS… She needs a Serious intervention.. Someone needs to slap her back into reality… it is what it is.. I hope she finds peace before her anger destroys her or her daughter….December 30, 2011 at 3:42pm
K N L: Well her ship will get blow out of the water sooner or later.. 🙂 December 30, 2011 at 4:22pm
KHW: K N L, message me what you know please I am working with another woman on this as well.' December 29, 2011 at 11:16pm via mobile
Are you as shocked by this lack of empathy as I am? Their sky was falling, and they were going to run over anyone, even the children involved, to keep the 'sunshine and rainbows' displaying exactly where they needed them to be in their sky.
Now, has anyone actually checked on overturning adoptions and the 'success rate'? The 'frantic' tizzy that these APs, PAPs/HAPs went into is really nothing short of unbelievable. They were telling their husbands who were walking in the door from work, they were calling their attorney friends to see if they knew if there was any way this horrible thing could actually happen!? If I would be able to do this then 'their birthmom' would also do the same! (Think of the 'Lions and Tigers and Bears – Oh boy!' tone of voice here so you can really catch my sarcasm.)
Well, KJW did call the agency and afterwards updated the group with this:
KJW: 'I'm glad to have been able to work with K N L and get the info we did, but it still doesn't feel good. I didn't sleep last night because reporting this is likely going to ruin an open adoption which you all know I fully support. I feel terrible for her daughter and her birth son. But at the same time I feel responsible as an AP to at least try to warn them. It is an unfortunate situation all around..' and 'The chances of her getting this overturned are slim to none. Unfortunately she does seem to have more $ than the AP's so she could make a real stink. Adoption is not a temporary thing for being in a bad situation. She is an adut and could have done more research etc. Everyone is a little nutty when they are pregnant yes, but Psychosis? Good luck with that one. K N L, since you are our keeper of info (LOL) have you by chance copied her blogs in case she tries to delete them as well?'
So, even after admitting what she was doing to someone she does not know, and that the chances of getting the adoption overturned being quote 'slim to none', she still felt the need to go ahead and attempt to ruin our relationship. Because 'APs have to stick together.'
Lastly, I'll share what one member near the end of all the hysteria of the 'witch hunt' posts, 'KJW, does your son's birthmom know about all this?'
I wondered, 'Yeah, does she?'
Pure evil, at is finest.
I'm ready for the attacks……I'm sure they will start immediately, but, this is the truth, and exactly what these people did.
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Real McCoy: Mines need miners to change brand perceptions
by Sean McCoy (@TheRealMcCoyTRM) Much of the discussion around the role of the internal brand and employee engagement tends toward service-based industries or sectors that are sophisticated in nature, such as financial services or the airline industry as examples. The world of mining, extractive and beneficiation industries and the broader industrial sector is no different, however.
A few days at Mining Indaba 2017 has brought into sharp focus the many and varied challenges and opportunities faced by the mining sector in South Africa. These range from policy uncertainty in the local context, commodity cycles and global demand, investor confidence in our country generally and a myriad social and environmental issues, to name but a few. Central to the social impact is the issue of the communities in which the mines operate, as well as the surrounding communities and regions — ones that are plagued by the triple issues of poverty, inequality and unemployment. In many instances, a typical mine employee also resides in that very community and therein lies the problem that is unique to this sector.
The need to ensure that employees are fully engaged, productive in their output, committed to the organisational journey and operating in a safety and quality conscious environment is key to these sectors. In South Africa, in particular, this happens against the backdrop of a dire need for enhanced productivity, continuously improving safety standards, and deteriorating ore grades and deeper level mining, exacerbating the pressure for automation and mechanisation in an attempt to help pull both these critical levers.
The paradox is huge
The SA mining industry has a history that is intertwined with apartheid and this legacy makes it forever difficult to move ahead. Fast-forward to the present context and the state of the industry demands that all critical stakeholders align, get their houses in order and solve the current-day issues in order to push forward to the benefit of all South Africans.
If this is not done at speed, the industry and, indeed, South Africa Inc, will again miss out on the anticipated commodity-cycle turn and potentially face greater economic woes than it has in recent years.
As one leading industry executive suggested to me recently, perhaps we should shift the narrative in the sector to one in which we try picture a country without a mining industry —a deliberately provocative statement borne out of frustration and exasperation of the need to take a very sober view of the industry at present and act with urgency and cohesion.
Employee as change agent
This has prompted me to ponder the opportunity of the mining industry employee as a potential change agent. This individual sits at the intersection of the community, the mining company and organised labour, and potentially has a pivotal role to play, albeit that it is a huge ask. If we can convincingly win the hearts and minds of mining industry employees and turn them into positive agents of change, they could be the very catalyst that could help mobilise progress and forward movement in the sector.
This is internal brand engagement at its potential best — employees who have a fundamental belief in the purpose of the organisation and the progress that the mining sector can and does deliver in the communities in which it operates.
It requires a leap of faith to equip them as agents for change and enable them to catalyse an improved sense of togetherness — employees, community members and the organised labour movement. This could potentially drive better relationships with mine owners and create a fundamentally better sector overall, with improved investor confidence and a cohesive pressure brought to bear on government to get its ducks in a row and provide the necessary policy and regulatory certainty that the sector so desperately needs.
Ideology and reality
In an industry that already has no shortage of ideological standpoints, my own may be equally biased and potentially utopian — or, some might suggest, even daft in the reality of the situation — and they may be right. It does beg the question, however, of what it will take to make the difference.
Undoubtedly, it needs the commitment and energy of all players in the sector, but I am of the opinion that the engagement of the employee who sits at the intersection of this delicate ecosystem could be just the difference we need. Easier said than done but the progressive players in the sector are actively engaging the communities and the employees who live and work within it.
We do need to see the change, for the benefit of all of us. A prosperous mining sector is undoubtedly good for every South African.
Dr Sean McCoy, MD and founding member of HKLM, is a prominent figure in the branding arena, with his expertise centered on client service, brand strategy and business development. He contributes the regular "The Real McCoy" column focusing upon internal branding to MarkLives.
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