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Local Harvest Challenge 2013 – Day 2 (on a budget)
April 2, 2013
Today has been a truly exhausting day for all the team at The Farm Gate. All exhausted and half asleep before dinner even hit the table (apart from the 2yr old of course). It's just that time of the year and season.
Harvest of the Fuji apples was put off again until tomorrow, but tomorrow will be the day! Instead more time was spent on the new veggie patch or paddock as it should be known as. It has been a slow work in progress. It has taken a back seat to the orchard over the last months. Between harvests though, Beau has managed to find some time to start to get it going. We have grand plans for it!
Meals today were basic.
Breakfast was just some great sourdough bread from local bakery Racine and some of our own fig jam.
Lunch sandwiches were made using cheeses from A Slice of Orange, double smoked ham from Trunky Creek Pork and again some of our own tomato relish.
Dinner we had a Chicken and Brocoli Pasta Bake. Something that is delicious staple of ours during harvest time especially. It is filling, full of great flavors and pretty good for you apart from a crusty cheese top. Also when made back to back with the dinner from last night (Autumn Soup with Pork Meatballs), time preparing and money are considerably cut for the dish.
Tonight I managed to find some time (and keep my eyes open) to make and restock our supply of Homemade Honey Toasted Muesli. My recipe changes every time I make it depending on what I have in the cupboard. My ideal 'local' recipe is below but the recipe I made today only has raisins, our dried figs and flaked coconut in it. Still very yummy. The raisins, flaked coconut, rolled oats, oil and honey are from Canobolas Pure Health as mentioned in our post from a day or so ago Local Harvest Challenge 2013 – Other Produce (on a budget).
Homemade Honey Toasted Muesli – Recipe (so easy, tasty and apart from the sugar all sourced locally)
1/4-1/2 cup Honey
1/4-1/2 cup Oil
1/4 cup Brown Sugar (optional)
3 cups Rolled Oats
1/2 cup Flaked Coconut
1/2 cup Raisins
1/2 cup Dried Figs chopped
1/4 cup Dried Apples chopped
1/4 cup Hazelnuts chopped
Preheat oven to 150 degrees.
Melt the oil, honey and brown sugar (if you choose to use) on low heat in a saucepan.
Meanwhile add all the other ingredients together in a large bowl and mix well together.
Once the saucepan mixture is melted add it to the other ingredients and mix well until whole mixture is coated. Put the mixture in to a lined roasting tray and place in the oven for 20-30min. Stir and check every 10min so that the muesli mixture does not catch and burn.
Once you take the mixture out of the oven, leave to cool. The mixture will harden and small clumps will form. Break this up if you wish.
Ensure to store your muesli in an air tight container.
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Last Saturday was another gig by SERIOUS CHORD SQUAD over at The Blue Anchor in Byfleet. Prior to the gig we had info that there was going to be a good turnout for this gig. The usual suspects turned up, great to see so many people that we know. A regular crowd is starting to turn up at the gigs making a great atmosphere. I'd like to thank Mr. Harris for turning up and reviewing us for his blog and taking the photos you see here.
We had a great night out on Saturday - at The Blue Anchor, Byfleet where we saw old friends.........and enjoyed a night out with 'The Serious Chord Squad' one of my favourite bands;SQS are Darren, Mike, Vere and Andrew and formed when 'The Highs' split up. They've been banging out MOD classics, some Soul, Paul Weller, some Jam and Style Council and a bit of Britpop for about a year now;
They're more raw, there's more energy - just the way I like it - a great night that only ended at midnight.There were some great, classic Rhythm and Blues;
My next gig is with
supporting THE SUBWAY SECT at...
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Stun Gloves MKII
Introducing, the second version of my now highly popular gloves!
These ones are much, MUCH more powerful than my first build. How much more you ask? My first set put out 330v per glove. This set puts out 2300 VOLTS!
I took as many pics of the build process as possible, as well as a couple videos with commentary. Take a look after the break for the entire run down.
Spent last night hanging out with a friend. I gave him my original pair of gloves and we had a fun night of shocking the hell out of each other. A lot of people were wondering what this could do to a person. Well let me tell you, not only does it hurt, but there was smoke and burning hair as well (I'm a fairly hairy guy). Have a look:
It all started as sort of a joke... We were talking about real life super heroes and what our powers would be if we decided to fight crime. My choice was gloves that could shock people. I got some laughs/jests about it and that got things going. Thus the first version of my gloves were made.
This time around, i decided to forego the camera circuits and go for something a little stronger. A co-worker had jokingly mentioned how her boyfriend had shocked the hell out of her with an electric flyswatter, and that gave me some ideas...
The charging circuits on the disposable cameras are usually rated at about 330v. The electric flyswatters that are commercially available put out around 2300v.
After some searching, it turned out that my local Fiesta Foods had these on sale for about $5 a piece:
I got a couple and went home to start tearing into them. Let's get straight to the build log/photo stream.
Breaking open the racket/swatter.
Racket is open exposing the circuitry
Close up of the circuitry.
There was a momentary switch here that you would press to turn on the device. That's gone. I added the SPST switch you see in the picture to be able to toggle the gloves off and on.
I used some parts off of the remains of the disposable cameras for the finger contacts.Soldered the leads from the fly swatter to the back of them and glued them into place on the fingertips of my new gloves.
Contacts all finished.
All wired up. I cut the racket handle down to size and ran the leads out the top. I ran the leads from there to the fingers.
First wrist strap added.
All done!
First test:
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- stuffmlpfim said...
can you please make me a pair, i'll pay as much as i can (around 8 bucks. 5 in cash and 3 on a trget gift card.)
- August 16, 2013 at 9:45 PM
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UK Liberian Migrant Used Voodoo to Sex Traffic Women From Nigeria to Germany
LONDON (AP) — A nurse who used Voodoo rituals to intimidate her victims has been convicted in England of trafficking five African women to work as prostitutes in Germany.
LONDON (AP) — A nurse who used Voodoo rituals to intimidate her victims has been convicted in England of trafficking five African women to work as prostitutes in Germany.
International public health authorities confirmed 52 cases and 22 deaths in the ongoing outbreak of Ebola virus in Democratic Republic of Congo this week, where locals' fear that medical professionals are intentionally spreading the disease has triggered at least two cases of families stealing patients out of hospitals.
The Democratic Republic of Congo has documented 19 deaths and 39 potential or confirmed cases of Ebola beginning on April 4, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), which deployed extensive medical assets to the country this week in the hope of preventing a devastating outbreak on the scale of the one that ravaged West Africa in 2014.
President Donald Trump is quietly sending a few thousand Liberians homeward after 20-plus years of temporary residency in the United States.
President Trump is ending temporary amnesty for nearly 1,000 Liberian nationals who have been allowed to stay in the United States for almost three decades.
In his first annual message to the legislature in January – roughly equivalent in ceremonial significance to a State of the Union address – Liberian President George Manneh Weah called for eliminating the "unnecessary, racist, and inappropriate" constitutional clause that bars non-blacks from becoming full citizens of his nation. Liberia's top Muslim cleric responded this week by warning that black citizens would be marginalized and oppressed if the rules are changed.
The former soccer star George Weah has been elected president of Liberia at his second attempt, defeating vice-president Joseph Boakai in a second-round runoff with 61.5% of the vote.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met Sunday with West African leaders in Liberia for discussions on boosting ties.
LONDON (AP) — A woman has been arrested in London for committing suspected war crimes during civil war in Liberia.
A bride and groom headed to Costa Rica for their wedding got kicked off a United flight set to leave Texas on Saturday afternoon.
A far-left Democratic activist and Fox News analyst Jehmu Greene has become the seventh person to enter the race for chair of the Democratic National Committee.
Contents: The Gambia's president prepares for war with Senegal on January 19; Congo's president Joseph Kabila refuses to step down after losing election
Actress Meryl Streep and First Lady Michelle Obama joined Princess Lalla Salma in Morocco on Tuesday night for a traditional dinner to break the fast of Ramadan, after the three spent the afternoon speaking with local high school girls about the importance of female education and empowerment.
Actresses Meryl Streep and Frieda Pinto are set to join First Lady Michelle Obama and First Daughters Sasha and Malia Obama for a trip to Liberia and Morocco in late June to promote the White House's "Let Girls Learn" female education initiative.
The Department of Health and Human Services is seeking to transfer $510 million in money allocated to fighting the 2014-2015 Ebola outbreak in west Africa to preventing a similar outbreak of Zika in the United States, officials announced Wednesday.
A second case of Ebola has been confirmed in Liberia months after the country had been declared free from transmissions, health officials said Sunday.
In west Africa, trust in traditional herbalists significantly worsened the outlook in the unprecedented Ebola outbreak of 2014-2015. In Tanzania, authorities banned witch doctors entirely after years of attacks on the nation's "magical" albino population. Now Kenya has taken a bold new move in eradicating the practice of unlicensed medicine: letting certified physicians advertise their services in public.
The government of Guinea confirmed Wednesday that five people had died after contracting the Ebola virus in the southern border state of Macenta, prompting a closing of the border and a manhunt for hundreds of villagers suspected of having had contact with the virus.
The government of Guinea has confirmed four cases of Ebola and two deaths, the first in months following the official conclusion of the 2014 outbreak in that country that took the lives of over 11,000 people.
The government of Sierra Leone has quarantined more than 100 people after the body of a 22-year-old student tested positive for Ebola. The announcement arrived hours after the World Health Organization announced that the outbreak beginning in 2014 was officially over.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the outbreak of Ebola virus that began in February 2014 officially over, nearly two years after doctors diagnosed the first case of Ebola in this outbreak in a rural town in Guinea.
The men recruited to incinerate the bodies of those killed by the Ebola outbreak in Liberia last year mostly live together in squalor, succumbing to alcohol abuse, as their community rejects them for being involved in the taboo treatment of the dead.
The government of Rwanda has reinstated mandatory Ebola screening and self-reporting procedures at its airports, as Liberia imposes regular temperature checks at school to monitor any new potential cases following the death of 15-year-old Nathan Gbotoe of the disease in late November.
Two months after being declared Ebola-free, the west African nation of Liberia has confirmed the death of a boy who succumbed to the virus, forcing the government to quarantine his family and place hundreds under surveillance.
(Reuters) A new case of Ebola has been found in Liberia, a country declared free of the disease on Sept. 3, a senior United Nations official said on Friday.
A new study by the World Health Organization has found that the Ebola virus can live in the semen of survivors for at least nine months, dramatically increasing the risk of sexual transmission of the disease in west Africa, where an outbreak that began in March 2014 has not yet been fully contained.
As west Africa struggles to recover from an ongoing Ebola crisis and the continent's poorest nations work to develop medical infrastructures, The New York Times warns that mental health treatment in much of nations like Togo and Ghana amounts to constraining patients with chains and taking them to spiritual consultants.
While Sierra Leone patiently moves towards concluding a 42-day period in which it can be declared Ebola-free, a study shows that deaths continue to skyrocket in the nation not due to Ebola, but of the fear of hospitals left in its aftermath.
700 people in northern Sierra Leone have been quarantined, as the country, recently celebrating the discharge from the hospital of their last Ebola patient, diagnosed a 16-year-old girl with the disease.
The World Health Organization is warning that the time frame in which male Ebola survivors can spread the virus through their semen may be longer than previously anticipated, keeping an outbreak that began in February 2014 alive as those who are considered free of the disease engage in sexual activity.


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Picks of the Week are Back! Like the McRib, Picks of the Week disappeared for about a year for obscure, shadowy reasons. And just like the McRib is back, so are POTW! Have you missed me? Did you wonder where the hell to go see great comedy during 2012? Well, I'm so sorry to have abandoned you, my lovelies. In honor of Valentines Day, here's my love letter to comedy & all of you.
Monday, February 11 - The lovely and multitalented Melissa Villasenor's one person show Melissa! has characters, music and comedy and is sure to be charming & entertaining. Steve Allen Theater, 8 pm, $10.
Tuesday, February 12 - Holy Fuck! Just off a series of great album recordings, this downtown mainstay isn't resting on its laurels. This week features Byron Bowers, Dan St Germain and, of course, founder Dave Ross (btw, check out his recent appearance on The CrabFeast, it's awesome!). The Downtown Independent, 9 pm, FREE.
Wednesday, February 13 - Dot Comedy has a super strong lineup, staying true to its goal to bring "alt" comedy to the club, Chris D'Elia, Moshe Kasher, Andrew Santino, Dave Ross and Goatface's Hasan Minaj. Laugh Factory, 10 pm, $17 online/$20 at the door (2 drink min)
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Friday, February 15 - I love him, and here's your chance to fall in love with Andrew Santino, too! He's headlining the early show at the Improv. 8 pm, $18.
Saturday, February 16 - Aw c'mon, it's pretty hard to beat Saturday night in the Main Room. 14 amazing comedians doing 15 minute sets, and the legendary "Kinison set" to end the night - one comedian with the freedom to just keep going until he's walked the entire room. 9 pm, $20.
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This 40 week plan will help any intermediate triathlete prepare for a PB attempt at an IRONMAN race
To be successful with this plan you should have at least 2 - 3 years of triathlon experience including completing an IRONMAN race to date.
Base or fitness/stamina development = 20 weeks
Build or race specific training = 18 weeks
Taper or readying yourself for race day = 2 week
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Warm Up 400 easy freestyle
- 200 fins as 50 choice drill, 50 freestyle
– 4 x 50 freestyle (25 fast + 25 easy) +10 seconds rest
then 4 x 100 freestyle (20 seconds rests)
Do these 100's at what you perceive to be the AVERAGE pace that you can sustain for a 400 Time Trial.
Main Set 400 time trial
Take 5 to 8 minutes easy swimming/stretching and 100m easy swim.
Feel fully recovered, then:
200 time trial
Warm Down 100 easy choice of stroke
To calculate your CSS which will be used in other sessions - take the result of the 400 tt and subtract the 200 tt - then divide the result by 2 to get your pace
400m TT of 7:44 = 464 secs
200m TT of 3:27 = 207 secs
464 - 207 = 257/2 = 128 secs or 2 mins 8 secs CSS
Aerobic Zone 2 paced run focus on good running form (engage core, slight lean forward from hips to ensure mainly landing on ball of foot when making contact with ground) with a Stride every 5mins
Turbo sets are a great way to improve cycling and stroke efficiency as you remove the other variables such as road surface, weather and traffic!
10 min easy zone 1 warm up
30 mins zone 2
10 mins cool down zone 1
Assumes 50 m pool - please adjust lengths accordingly to ensure distance covered
Option to download/print off session detail to bring to pool from paper clip in top right corner
Endurance sets are designed to build stamina and strength in the water so you can go for longer distances without any issue
Warm Up [200, 200 total]
300m = 100 f/s, 100 b/s,
Drills [400, 600 total]
Single arm: 2 x 50 (1stLeft, 2nd right), 10 sec Rest
Pull Buoy: 2 x 50, as 25 Fists, 25 swim 10 sec Rest
Increasing effort: 1st 50 easy, 2nd 50 moderate, 3rd 50 hard, 4th 50 recovery
Main Set: [600, 1200 total]
1st 300m no swim aids 1 min rest
2nd 300m with pull bouy & paddles 1 min rest
Cool down: [200, 1400 total]
200m = 200 backstroke
Tempo runs are an excellent way for triathletes to work on building their speed and strength. They are runs that are done at a steady effort level, usually just a little slower than your 10K race pace
Session details
1km warm up zone 1
6km @10km pace or zone 3
1km cool down zone 1
Turbo sets are a great way to improve cycling and stroke efficiency as you remove the other variables such as road surface, weather and traffic!
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10 min easy zone 1 warm up
10 mins zone 2
10 mins zone 3
10 mins zone 2
10 mins cool down zone 1
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This is the first of these tests - working out your run specific HR zones
NB needs Garmin and HR monitor as I am looking for data points to plot zones on going forward
Please ignore the target distance - this is for my tracking purposes - the actual distance will be determined by you
Best done on flat out and back course
Warm up gently for 10 mins (including stopping to stretch hamstrings/calves/glutes)
For the actual test I want you to accelerate to a tempo which you believe you can sustain for 30 min continuous running, but not longer. This should feel difficult!
10 min warm down please
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can't have single number in time signature
Came up in http://notensatz.forumprofi.de/index.php?topic=1934.msg13094#msg13094
In 2.x it was possible to have a time signature with a single number only, only a numerator, without a denominator, this is no longer possible in 3.0, there, even if entering nothing into the denominator field, it gets interpreted and shown as 4:
Workaround seems to be to enter a space into the denominator field
In the master palette, not in the timsig properties
In reply to Workaround seems to be to… by Jojo-Schmitz
ALT+0216 deals with my first symbol, but it gets a denominator. I can't get a space into the denominator box.
I'm using Windows 10.
What is a time signature of a single number expected to mean?
It is historical, for early music mostly IIRC
In reply to It is historicall, for early… by Jojo-Schmitz
But what does it mean? To be honest, I often use musescore to get rid of unclear notation like this.
Ask an early music specialist. That music often is unmetered, at least doesn't have the modern western music style numerator/denominator time signatures
In reply to Ask an early music… by Jojo-Schmitz
I now know that it can be done in MS3. Don't use Time Signature Properties, but create a signature under Master Palette, where a space can be put in the denominator field. Other special characters can be entered if you know the keyboard or ALT code.
Here is a snippet from the facsimile of Susato's Danserye (1551).
And here is how I represent it in my "urtext" edition - see www.johnkilpatrick.co.uk/music/Danserye/
If you view the .mscz version in MS2 it will look right, but in MS3 the unusual time signatures don't load correctly (and maybe some other features). The reason I have used MuseScore is that anyone can download it and learn to use it, and is thereby free to use my edition as they wish, including modernising clefs, times, etc., and transposing to suit various instruments.


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7 Books To Read Before You See The Movies This Fall
Some of our all-time favorite fiction and nonfiction reads will be having their debuts as films in the next three months. Here's what to enjoy on the page as well as on the screen.
1. Catching Fire
By Suzanne Collins
400 pages; Scholastic Press
This November, the latest Hunger Games movie will wow you with its costumes, special effects and Jennifer Lawrence–ness. For the more intimate take on the charismatic Katniss, read — or re-read — the second book of the trilogy for our heroine's more introspective struggles over whether or not to lead the revolution, and for the unforgettable characters, like Bonnie and Twill, who were cut from the film.
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2. The Book Thief
By Markus Zusak
576 pages; Alfred A. Knopf
This teen — and adult — classic about a German girl who steals books in a Nazi-run town is told by Death itself. Yes, an actor can sound like Death, and even look like it, but never as creepily or as insightful as the voice and face that your own imagination will come up with while reading the novel.
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3. Great Expectations
By Charles Dickens
592 pages; Barnes & Noble Classics
The newest Miss Havisham is Helena Bonham Carter, which alone is worth the price of the ticket (and $10 bucket of popcorn). But the novel's poignancy still rests on the power of its language, which on the page can be so easily underlined — and committed to memory. Our favorite? "Take nothing on its looks; take everything on evidence. There's no better rule."
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4. Long Walk to Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela
By Nelson Mandela
656 pages; Back Bay Books
The November movie "Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom", starring Idris Elba, is about the Nobel Prize winner's early life as a lawyer, lover and outlaw. But the book — with the slightly different title — is by him.
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5. The Monuments Men
By Robert M. Edsel
512 pages; Center Street
The true story of a group of Allied soldiers who risked their lives to rescue a treasure trove of art stolen by the Nazis could be easily be mistaken for a novel, which is why it also translates so perfectly into a juicy, nail-biting thriller directed by, co-written by and starring George Clooney. But the book version contains all the painstaking historical details and photographs that make such an improbable story so incredibly and astonishingly real.
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6. The Hobbit
By J.R.R. Tolkien
320 pages; Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Surely you remember what happened with The Lord of the Rings? Old friends, young nephews, cubicle co-workers, the guy at the McDonald's cash register—they all began talking emphatically about elves, because everyone on the planet had either read the damn trilogy or memorized it, down to the maps. There was a reason for this obsession. The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug movie will have dazzling visuals and the genius of Peter Jackson, but the book lets you live in this world — making you believe in elves, dwarves and greedy wicked dragons for a few hundred addictive pages.
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In the 1840s, Solomon Northup, an African-American man born free in the North, was kidnapped, brought to the South and sold into slavery for a dozen years before he escaped. Yes, the movie version of his autobiography (a best-seller in its day) stars Chiwetel Ejiofor, Benedict Cumberbatch and Brad Pitt, but as Northup himself wrote, "It has been suggested that an account of my life and fortunes would not be uninteresting to the public." He was not wrong.
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Here is my new nail art design of the week. An ombre design using yellow, orange and pink nail polish. The orange was meant to be more of a coral colour, but unfortunately it didn't come out that way. I haven't created a pictorial for this design as it doesn't really have any steps to it. I have created a step by step tutorial for a previous ombre design that I did, so please look on my tutorial page for the step by step tutorial. All you need to create this design is 3 different nail polishes, glitter and a cosmetic sponge. I hope you like my design.
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In an increasingly interconnected world, cross-cultural understanding matters more than ever. For elementary and high school students, mastering the French or Spanish language — and getting a taste of the culture — can enhance their education.
In an increasingly interconnected world, cross-cultural understanding matters more than ever. For elementary and high school students, mastering the French or Spanish language — and getting a taste of the culture — can enhance their education.
J. Michael Donovan, 69, has built a business around language education. He's founder and president of Visit Canada, a Portsmouth firm that provides foreign language field trips.
Question: What was your first job?
Donovan: Growing up near Green Bay, Wis., I was a paperboy earning $2 a week. Then I was a lifeguard and swimming instructor through high school and college. If there were any money in teaching swimming, I'd be a billionaire.
Q: How did you get into the travel business?
Donovan: After college, I got a job with United Airlines in Chicago and moved to Air France in sales. One evening in 1970, I watched the Air France flight crew exit their limo at O'Hare Airport and drop their bags at the curb as a gaggle of agents carried the bags to the plane. I decided I was in the wrong end of the airline business, so I learned to fly. But by the time I built up my logbook, the 1974 oil embargo hit and thousands of pilots were laid off. So I got a master's degree in aviation management and an MBA and went back to airline marketing.
Q: What led you to become an entrepreneur?
Donovan: I always thought I was smarter than my bosses. So I wanted to be my own boss.
Q: When did you launch Visit Canada?
Donovan: In 1986. It's almost a miracle I made it through that first year. If I knew then what I know now about how difficult it would be to nurture a startup, I never would've done it. I sold my house, invested all the cash I could pull together and was down to $1,500 when the first check came in.
Q: What was your business case for launching Visit Canada?
Donovan: I cold-called French teachers and asked, "Would you be interested in taking your students to Montreal or Quebec City?" Most students couldn't afford to go to France, so a trip to Canada would be a less-expensive way to help them learn French.
Q: Were you the only one with that idea?
Donovan: I thought I had invented the concept of educational travel to Canada. About a month after the launch, I went to a convention for French teachers in Boston with some Quebec travel posters to tape to the wall. When I walked in, I saw there were half a dozen competitors with large staffs and trade-show displays worth tens of thousands of dollars. I thought, "I'm toast." But it was too late. I was committed.
Q: How has your business evolved over time?
Donovan: By the 1990s, the pendulum swung from French to Spanish. French teachers were starting to teach Spanish and asked me, "What can you do for my Spanish students?" So I started trips to New York City to Spanish and Latin museums and institutions with bilingual, Spanish-speaking guides. And I offered similar trips to Chicago for students from the Midwest. We're now North America's leading operator of educational tours for students of foreign languages.
Q: How do you market your trips?
Donovan: First, I have to sell French and Spanish teachers on the idea of taking a trip with their students. Then I need to sell the kids on the idea that the trip is fun enough to ask their parents. Finally, I have to sell the parents. It can't look like too much fun; it has to be serious enough for them but fun enough for the kids.
Morey Stettner is author of "Skills for New Managers" (McGraw-Hill) and editor of Executive Leadership (www.execleadership.com).


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CNTM: Introducing, Caribbean's Next Top Model
Let me first preface this review by saying that I am not a model, have never been a model, and have no intentions of ever being a model. (I mean really. At 5'2" I don't stand a chance) What I am, is someone with a vested interest in fashion and the fashion industry, especially locally, and an avid, nay obsessive viewer of ANTM. I even watched the British Invasion season. It's that serious. So I do feel qualified to comment on this latest iteration of the ANTM franchise, and frankly, there's quite a lot to discuss.
Here are the basics: the show (or rather, this episode) was shot on location in Trinidad and Tobago, and it appears that the audition rounds were held in the Carlton Savannah Hotel in St. Anns, Port-of-Spain. The initial 23 models came from across the Caribbean region, and 12 were cut by the end of the night. Simple enough.
One thing that struck me as odd about the premiere is that at no point was any mention made of the prizes. I understand that this episode essentially served as the casting special, but how are we to know how dedicated these girls are if we don't even know what they're fighting for? What is their goal, past winning this competition? How will they cry to the cameras about who "deserves to be here" if they don't know where "here" is? This also strikes me as odd because if you've ever seen an episode of ANTM, you know that Tyra shills the shit out of those prizes. The prize package is mentioned in its entirety at least three times an episode, and by the end of the season you can recite it back to the TV screen verbatim. Perhaps the prizes will be announced next week?
Editor's Note: It was brought to my attention in the comments that the prizes were in fact mentioned: "There is something from bmobile and a spread in Caribbean Belle. There is one other thing but I can't recall." I think the fact that this completely slipped by me means that my point still stands. Or perhaps I need to pay better attention!
Prizes aside, my biggest issue with the show so far is easily the production value. Sets look cheap, video is shaky and sound is muffled. It is not the optimum viewing experience to say the least. But it is entirely possible that this will improve as the season progresses, so it would be unproductive to harp too much on that now.
This season's sitting judges are former Ms. Universe, Wendy Fitzwilliam, who doubles as the host, FWTT Creative Director Richard Young and Australian celebrity photographer Pedro Virgil. They seem to all get along quite well, which, unfortunately, doesn't make great television.
But this is Caribbean's Next Top Model after all, so where would we be without the models?
This crop of girls has a lot of work to do. There were some interesting characters last night; an African dancer, a girl who tripped trying to impress some boys, a girl with several (large and highly visible) tattoos and several children... it was a circus. But the sad fact is, there were no real standouts. I couldn't even begin to tell you who was who, and there was no one who was even remotely memorable for anything approaching their modelling ability.
I'm reminded of something that Tyra said in Cycle 13: There's a difference between "model" the noun, and "model" the verb. Nouns are the models who look good on paper: Great face, great body, great look. They are the ones who you see on the street and think "she could be in a magazine". Verbs however, are the girls who may not have the conventional look (though many do) but understand how to model. They know their faces and their bodies. They understand their angles and how to find their best light. They know how to pose. Needless to say, there were few if any verbs in the bunch, and far too many nouns. We'll have to keep an eye on that.
But let's not forget that this is entertainment first and a competition second.
The models' first task was to create a t-shirt design with accompanying slogan in support of HIV prevention, geared specifically towards combating the stigma that still faces those who are infected. Naturally it was team challenge, and their designs were presented to judge Pedro Virgil. There was some shade thrown, and some dirty looks, but all in all, it was pretty uneventful. The girls then each did an individual shoot with Pedro and we got a little preview of the level of their posing skills. It was... not good.
It's not even that they were all disasterous. They weren't. It was just all very Model 101 as Tyra would say. It screamed of Look Ma! I'm a model!
¡Qué terrible! Ms. Banks would have had none of it. And then came the interview segment. Five guesses how that went.
Tears, tears and more tears. Gotta play to that camera hunty! Did they get your good side? There were at least two breakdowns that I can remember, and one was about starving children in Africa. I wish I were kidding but I'm serious. But the more relevant part of that segment was the runway walks. Strangely enough there were quite a few strong walkers, and in a competition full of Nouns, that alone inched them closer to Verb territory. Ataliah Samuel particularly stood out as a great walker, but as the current Ms. Trinidad and Tobago World, I expected nothing less. My only other favorite so far (and honestly, one of the only names I can remember) was Semoy De Four. There was something about her that struck me, and I suspect she may pull ahead as the weeks fly by.
In the end, 11 remained: Ashley Anselm, Athaliah Samuel, Kendra Beneby, Rachel John, Sedia Jackman, Semoy De Four, Sheriza Ali, Stephany Francisca, Susan Chin, Treveen Stewart and Trudy-Lee Collins.
If I'm being completely honest, the most refreshing thing about last night's episode was the discovery that Wendy looks as graceful and flawless as she did on the day she snatched that crown from Veruska Ramírez. Honestly, the woman is a vision. But after that, the general consensus is that there's still a long way to go. It looks as though next week is runway bootcamp, and I wait, gleeful, to see who will come out on top. But I have been in the presence of Richard Young and he knows what he's doing. If anyone can straighten these girls out it's him. Two or three stars are bound to emerge. I have faith.
It was also really refreshing (if not even remotely surprising, since after all, this is the Caribbean) to see so many darker faces in the running. The ethnic balance of ANTM has always been a little skewed, and it was fun to see so many women who might not otherwise have had access to such an opportunity, try their very hardest to show why they deserve that international push. I was disappointed to see that no "fiercely real" girls seem to have been considered, but I guess you can't have everything all at once.
All in all, the show gets an A for effort. It will be interesting to see how the American reality television format is adapted for Caribbean audiences as the weeks go by, but so far, there is nothing I've seen that can't be fixed by a shrewd eye and a good production team. As someone mentioned on twitter last night, the first season of ANTM was a complete mess too, and look how far that's come. CNTM is still in its fledgling season, and this was only the first episode. It has to be considered that these girls are of a different ilk than the girls on ANTM and they are "performing" essentially for a vastly different audience. If I have one hope for CNTM it's that it actually produces a working, international model on the same level as Michelene Auguste, and honestly, I think it's possible.
And now for your brilliance! Did you catch the premier of Caribbean's Next Top Model? What were your thoughts? Who are you rooting for so far? Will you be watching next week?


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252 Grapefruit Racism Isn't As Bad As It Sounds/
Many times the content of this podcast is driven by nothing more than the most random of ideas. But this show is different. Listener Frank asked why Sunshine always recommends white grapefruit over pink and red? A simple enough question, but one requiring a long answer. So, we dedicate this episode to Frank. Listen and learn a brief history of the larger of citrus fruits. Where did they come from? When and where were they introduced to the USA? What country eats the most "forbidden fruit?" These and many more questions will be answered. And you can't have all this talk about cocktail mixers without drinking a cocktail. The Puka Shell is a beverage that Sunshine crafted around the holidays as a lower calorie option, and darn tasty. And it happens to use grapefruit juice. We try it with both white and pink and come to a unanimous decision. Listen to the show to hear our thoughts. After drinking grapefruit drinks the conversation becomes much more varied. We just may try on some Depends undergarments, answer plenty of listener mail, listen to some great bachelor pad tunes from Les Baxer, Al Caiola, Cy Coleman and Terry Snyder to name a few. Be sure to toon into our next podcast and hear us invade the home tiki bar of a podcast listener. But before we go, we leave you with a great song by The Crazed Mugs, "Smuggler's Cove."


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Alexander Peshkov added a comment - 17/Jul/09 02:05 AM - edited
Thank you, patch is appreciated.
I will commit it right after 2.1.3 release (sorry, afraid that for 2.1.3 it's already too late). Can you also provide patch for HEAD?
One question about a patch. I'm not familiar with s390 architecture. How strong alignment requirements does it have? I.e. will it work (like x86) or fail (like sparc) if int is placed on odd address? If yes, we must also define RISC_ALIGNMENT for it.
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I've tried libatomic_ops(). And telling true much surprised that is works for s390. It happened to be useless for sparc - only extra-old CPUs support, therefore poor-man implementation of many functions.
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|Date: 10 December 2004
|Title: IBA Publishes Newspaper Feature on Violations in Zimbabwe
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This course will provide you with the knowledge and skills necessary to maintain breathing and circulation in an adult, child or infant following cardiac arrest. Content is based on Australian Resuscitation Council Guidelines.
This course teaches the skills and knowledge required to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in line with the Australian Resuscitation Council (ARC) Guidelines. This course is developed for existing workers in the industry who may require CPR training as recommended by the ARC.
Course Cost $60.00 per person | Group Bookings also available
Course Overview
Course Content
- Legal and other issues
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- Basic life support
- Cardiopulmonary resuscitation and use of a automatic external defibrillator
- Debriefing and welfare
There are currently no prerequisites.
The recommended industry standard to maintain current competency is for this course to be refreshed every 12 months.
Students will be assessed through the demonstration of practical skills, participation in role plays, analysis of case studies and a written quiz.
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Students who successfully complete this nationally recognised training will be awarded the statement of attainment for: HLTAID001 Provide Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
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In this class we will begin playing around with what makes brioche so special. When working brioche in two colors, a whole new world of color play is opened up to you! Discover how to blend colors and add depth thru contrast. We will also discuss using different fibers and weights together to really mix things up. We will learn how to increase and decrease in brioche, and how it goes far beyond just shaping your fabric, to create the appearance of intricate cables and lace.
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You are invited to participate in a very sacred experience as Trance Medium Patty Horton allows the spirit world to draw close to her, blend their minds energy with her own and communicate messages and energy through her. Patty refers to her team as her Council and during her time in the Trance State, they will speak words of wisdom and messages on a universal and individual level.
During your time together, you may experience several different types of phenomena such as:
• Shifts in air temperature from cold to hot
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• Spirit Orbs, Rapping, Smells, Wind or Apports
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During your time together, names will randomly be drawn and the people who are chosen will be allowed to ask Patty a question while she is in the trance state. Your questions can be about your own lives lived, your own abilities, your own soul's path or something on a universal level about the world in general for example.
This is not the time to ask for the dead to appear as Patty is not like Whoopie Goldberg in Ghost. She will not spontaneously become your great Uncle James and tell you where the mason jars of cash are buried. Patty's part in all of this is to allow the Council to step front and center so that the academics and the philosophy can be spoken and heard.
Everyone who attends the séance will walk away with something for themselves even if they are not picked to be read. Patty wants you to understand that information through the Councils wisdom tends to be universal in nature and will speak to the hearts of many in the gallery.
We are privileged and honored to be bringing back this very ancient form of spirit communication in the 21st century known as The Age of Aquarius. There is so much to know and understand about this evolving world that we live within and through the Councils Wisdom much is revealed.
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Super Cruise-Ins
June 25th, July 30th & August 27th, 2019
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Super Cruise-ins are held annually in Genoa's historic downtown area. The downtown part of Main Street is closed off to allow the proud owners of their new and restored cars, trucks, and motorcycles to show off their pride and joys. "Cruisin' Zeake" announces cars and plays 50's & 60's classic rock music on his "oldies machine" which enhances the exhibition of custom vehicles. This event, that is free and open to the public, embraces the carefree lifestyles of days-gone-by. The downtown restaurants preparing food for purchase on sidewalk grills, allow the cruise – ins to become a fun adventure for the whole family. "it's a wonderful example of small-town America. It's a great way for people to learn more about our community."


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Legends of Photography Tour – Dallas with Gary Box
03/21/2017 @ 4:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Gary Box PPA Master Photographer, Craftsman Photographer, Certified Professional Photographer is one of the nation's top photography and business coaches. He has lectured from Florida to Alaska at major national and regional venues. Gary is known for his award-winning photography and his ability to teach concepts in a manner that people understand.
Box Portrait Gallery is in Sapulpa, Oklahoma, just outside of Tulsa and specializes in portraiture, primarily high school seniors, families and children. Their studio includes strobe camera rooms, window light rooms, a vintage loft and an extensive outdoor studio. They even drive their clientele around in a converted party bus, complete with a dressing room for their clients convenience and comfort.Gary teaches a unique blend of foundational basics, advanced lighting and posing and efficient workflow. He also believes in the business end and covers business practices, pricing and their sales approach.
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By now, just about everyone in Australia knows what horse won the 2012 Melbourne Cup: Green Moon. But where did your horse finish?
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The Light Between Oceansby M.L Stedman
Reviewed 01/05/2012
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Having survived WWI Tom Sherbourne takes a job as a lighthouse keeper on a remote island off Western Australia.
He and his young wife Isabel live in contented isolation, but they are desperate for children to complete their family.
When one morning a boat washes ashore carrying a dead man and a crying baby, the path of the couple's lives hits an unthinkable crossroads.
Only years later do they discover the devastating consequences of the decision they made that day.
JENNIFER BYRNE: Now, our first port of call is the remote setting of the debut novel by ML Stedman, The Light Between Oceans.
VOICE-OVER: Having survived World War One, Tom Sherbourne takes a job as a lighthouse keeper on a remote island off Western Australia. He and his young wife Isabel live in contented isolation, desperate for children to complete their family. When one morning, a boat washes ashore carrying a dead man and a crying baby, the path of the couple's lives hits an unthinkable crossroads. Only years later do they discover the devastating consequences of the decision they made that day.
JENNIFER BYRNE: Wow. The Light Between Oceans. That's a pretty sharp set-up, isn't it, Jason? Basically, childless parents find a parentless child, they think.
JASON STEGER: And hang onto her. Yeah. It is. It is. The set-up is fantastic and the moral dilemma that the couple, Tom and Isabel, face is very, very, um, convincing, I think, because anybody who was forced to make a choice like that, it would linger with them for the rest of their lives. And I think where this book... This book is definitely headed for the best-seller lists, I think, because of that story, because of the dilemma it puts forward.
JENNIFER BYRNE: But basically, it's a 'what would you do' book.
TONI JORDAN: And those 'what would you do' books, the moral dilemma books, they're almost a class of their own, and it's almost a 'make your own adventure' kind of story because you picture yourself in the role of the protagonist, you think about what would happen, 'How would I react to these circumstances?' And the second half really brings some really sharp emotional conclusions to that story of the little girl growing up with these people who the little girl thinks is her parents. Of course, they're not. It's in a particular class of novel, the dilemma novel, that gets the reader involved.
JENNIFER BYRNE: And is it a class that you read, Shane?
SHANE MALONEY: Well, I was attracted to the lighthouse, of course, the central phallic symbol in the whole thing. I thought...
JENNIFER BYRNE: You are such a boy! (Laughs)
SHANE MALONEY: A book about a lighthouse, and I threw myself into it, and 50 pages later, I just wanted to throw myself off it.
SHANE MALONEY: To me, this book is like the sea - it's flat and it seems to go on forever.
JENNIFER BYRNE: OK, we'll come back for more details expanding on that. What about you, Marieke?
MARIEKE HARDY: Um...
JENNIFER BYRNE: Did it work at all for you, or you're... flat?
MARIEKE HARDY: Look, I think it's going to be very popular and it's going to sell lots of copies, and lots of people eat McDonalds, so, you know...
JENNIFER BYRNE: Do you mean that? It's the McDonalds of writing?
MARIEKE HARDY: Yes. Yes. I don't even think it tastes as good as McDonalds, and I don't eat McDonalds. Look, I'm with Shane. And I see what you mean about the moral dilemma in the story - I think it does raise some interesting possibilities, but I think, in the hands of a good writer, it would work, and I don't think this book is written by a good writer.
JASON STEGER: But did the story do anything for you?
MARIEKE HARDY: It's secondary to the writing. If the writing doesn't sell the story, then it's too hard to be engaged...
JASON STEGER: Do you not think it's possible... I mean, I agree, the writing's not overly flash.
MARIEKE HARDY: It's terrible. The writing is... No, no, no. It's terrible, terrible writing. And that's what I think... How can you...?
JASON STEGER: One person's 'terrible' is another person's 'not overly flash'.
MARIEKE HARDY: I opened with saying it's going to be very popular and it will sell. I think that that's true, but I think it's hard to be engaged in a story and the moral implications of the story and the emotional dilemmas, when the writing lets it down so severely.
JASON STEGER: See, I think there are occasions where the story will actually overcome that sort of... ..that aspect.
JENNIFER BYRNE: And I think you're both... I just don't agree with you. You can't be wrong.
MARIEKE HARDY: That's good.
JENNIFER BYRNE: You can't be wrong, but I totally disagree with you. I mean, I actually think the writing - which you're saying is the pill you have to swallow to get to the good story - I think it works really well.
MARIEKE HARDY: Do you think it's good writing?
JENNIFER BYRNE: I think it's extremely good writing for the audience at which it is aimed. Really.
MARIEKE HARDY: Oh. That's poisonous. What does that mean?
JENNIFER BYRNE: Because people write... Because not everyone wants to go through Ulysses...
MARIEKE HARDY: Sit down to a steak, they want a burger.
TONI JORDAN: I think that's really important. That's a really important thought.
JENNIFER BYRNE: I mean, you've gotta judge a book, for me, at, 'Does it achieve what it sets out to do?'
TONI JORDAN: What it sets out to do. And ML Stedman did not sit down and think, 'If only I could combine the surrealism of Bliss with the sparse dialogue of Peter Temple and someone will write a PhD on my work.' You know, she probably thought, 'I love Jodi Picoult, I love, maybe, Kate Morton. If I can combine those two with some historical detail with a story about a dilemma, maybe a lot of people will like it.'
MARIEKE HARDY: Do you think it's written with a cynical heart?
JASON STEGER: No.
TONI JORDAN: No, I don't.
MARIEKE HARDY: Do you think it's written with, 'I'll be rolling around buck naked in cash when this comes out.'
JENNIFER BYRNE: I think she will.
MARIEKE HARDY: I KNOW she will.
JASON STEGER: I think she was intrigued by the idea that she came up with. What would these characters do if this child suddenly appeared in this dinghy and they decided to keep it?
JENNIFER BYRNE: Yeah. And that's why, I agree, you feel like, 'But it's obvious that this child... You know, there is a mother somewhere.' But they want so hard to believe.
TONI JORDAN: Look, the first 200 pages, I found them exceptionally hard going, but I think that end bit, the last 160, where she does bring together all the consequences, what happens, the family that the child has left behind, the dilemma of the child trying to become... Even changing the name back to what the child was originally called. I think that's done with some emotional power.
MARIEKE HARDY: I think that, for whatever the dynamics of the story are, I think there's so many exchanges that go nowhere and say nothing. They're these sort of fatuous... I think they're supposed to add, you know, colour and movement and set the period and set the time, but he turns up... Tom turns up at dinner at the sea captain's house. His wife opens the door.
(READS) 'Gracious me, Mr Sherbourne, you hardly need to apologise for gracing us with your presence promptly, especially when you've brought such lovely flowers. She inhaled the scent of late roses Tom had negotiated to pick for a fee from Mrs Muit's garden. She peered up at him from her considerably lower vantage point. 'Goodness, you're nearly as tall as the lighthouse yourself,' she said, and chuckled at her own wit. The captain took his hat and coat and said, 'Come into the parlour,' after which, his wife immediately chimed, 'Said the spider to the fly.' 'Ha-ha! She's a card, that one,' exclaimed the captain at what was clearly a favourite joke. Tom feared it could be a long evening.'
You and me both, Tom.
MARIEKE HARDY: But that... that... What is that meant to do? It's supposed to create this, 'Aren't they a funny old couple?' There are so many exchanges of people going, 'Do you want jam?' 'I don't think I feel like jam.' 'Don't you? Oh, gosh.'
TONI JORDAN: But then, they have to do that because this kind of book has to be that length.
MARIEKE HARDY: So it's padding! It's padding!
TONI JORDAN: Well, it is. It is. That's the length of the book the readers expect.
MARIEKE HARDY: That's excruciatingly wrong.
TONI JORDAN: If that had have been, maybe, the 220 or 240 pages it should have been so that the crisis that appears on page 200 actually appeared on page 30, it would have been a very different-looking book, and that would not appeal to the Jodi Picoult reader.
JENNIFER BYRNE: And, in fact, it was originally written, so I hear, as a short story.
MARIEKE HARDY: Oh. Who encouraged her to put in all the jam-eating?
SHANE MALONEY: Possibly as a sentence.
SHANE MALONEY: If I got a job as a lighthouse keeper, I would take this book with me and, you know, if the light ever went out, I could set fire to it and hold it up above my head.
SHANE MALONEY: But that is the only possible use I can find for it.
JASON STEGER: Then you should be very glad that it's a longer book than you might have expected, 'cause that fire will last just that little bit longer.
JENNIFER BYRNE: I would point to the ratcheting up of it, that, you know, first, there's the baby, then you find out about the baby's mother, then you find out about... We won't go into detail, but there's a murder possibility. Then there's... She keeps ratcheting up. It's very manipulative.
SHANE MALONEY: It didn't engage me enough to really care what was happening with these people. There were too many of these - as I now identify them, thanks to Marieke - these kind of soap-opera moments of... You know, she spends a lot of time standing on a cliff top, staring into the distance, as thought that in itself is indicative of some sort of mental process.
JENNIFER BYRNE: Right.
SHANE MALONEY: We don't actually know what's going on in her mind, we just know that she's standing there next to the stunted plants as the wind blows off, you know, the Indian Ocean. And, uh... It's insufficiently engaging for me to actively dislike it, as distinct from resenting the time I was spending reading it.
JENNIFER BYRNE: I thank you all for your honesty on this book. Um, as you gathered, we have very different views, and that is exactly why there are many books for many people, and you will decide whether this one is for you. ML Stedman's The Light Between Oceans.
This book was recommended to me by a librarian who runs my local book club, so I gleefully commenced reading as soon as I was home. By page 40, I had decided to check-out the reviews on the Internet, to see whether I was alone in thinking that it is written as though a mediocre secondary school student wrote it. I want to be interested, I'm trying valiantly, but it's so poorly written I simply can't finish it: I'm returning it to the library unread.
When a light-house has numerous stairs rather than steps - when similar blips occur over and over again, they totally distract from the story, whatever it might be. I give up - to me this book is a boring, badly-written, below par waste of time.
10 Sep 2014 7:29:30pm
THIS BOOK WAS WONDERFUL AND VERY WELL WRITTEN! For the critical remarks go sail your dingy in the two oceans you think you opinion might sail in! You critics get a A+ in B.S. And a F in writting skills _ Gilly the caretaker @ Point Iroquois Lighthouse in Brimley, MI
Ronald GILLY Gilmore
11 Aug 2014 9:45:12am
I loved this book, I agree that in some parts the writing was average, but the authors ability to paint a picture of the Australian landscapes as well as the emotional dilemmas that were faced by Tom and later Hannah were very very well executed.
I totally disagree with the statement about McDonalds, a book does not have to be a literary masterpiece to be enjoyed or to add value to someones life.
08 Mar 2014 12:40:44pm
I can't say I am an avid reader, nor have I ever even considered posting a comment on a book before. But I bought this book at the Cape Leeuwin lighthouse a few days ago and I sincerely loved the experience of reading it. My wife wondered what the hell was going on when she noticed a teary husband next to her in the bed at 2am because I could not put it down. My little men got more hugs than normal this morning. Thank you to the author for the enormous effort, your book really affected me like no other book I've read in the past. Regards, Luke.
06 Dec 2013 12:19:16am
A good story first and foremost. I do not think this book is terribly written but is ordinary..which is a shame since the story is an interesting one. The style of writing suited the time in which the story was set. I wanted to keep reading, but kept thinking the book could have been a lot better.
04 Sep 2013 10:06:47pm
I have a friend who will not watch Tuesday Book Club because she feels it is pretentious. It is one of my favourite shows and I always defend it to her. I could not defend this episode however.
ML Stedman
26 Jul 2013 1:29:12pm
Absolutely agree with Marieke - the McDonalds analogy is apt. I've just finished reading this book and it does feel like eating a cheeseburger - it seems appealing at first but by the time you get to the end you wish you hadn't. Even the "moral dilemma" part didn't work for me as ethically it wasn't really much of a dilemma at all. One dimensional characters and a plot predicated on an endless series of coincidences made it hard to stick with this until the end. At least its a quick read !
20 Jul 2013 9:04:48pm
I have just finished reading The Light Between Oceans for my book group.So glad I watched the Tuesday Book Club after I had finished reading this book. Oh my goodness, I had forgotten why I don't watch this show any more - what a pretentious collection of people. Oh well, don't have to go out to dinner with any of them and can choose not to watch the show (sorry not everyone pretentious - just the two on the left - that Hardy woman and the other guy). I must 'love McDonalds' because I could not put the this book down. ML Steadman captured, for me, the experience of loss - loss of children, siblings and children that never were.
I will read your next novel ML Steadman.
Geraldine King
13 Mar 2013 10:14:03pm
I agree with you Maieke - the writing IS terrible!
ML Stedman
05 Dec 2012 11:34:23am
I agree that this book was a great holiday read and I did enjoy it at the time. However it hasn't stayed with me in the least and the moral dilema was obvious and not much brain power was required.
11 Oct 2012 7:39:15pm
Loved this book from beginning to end; including all the padding!
Totally disagree with Marieka as usual. Over the years watching the show,I now know that whatever Marieka reviews and dislikes,I will enjoy. A good book does not have to be a literary masterpiece to be enjoyable.
23 May 2012 3:33:26pm
All kudos to the publishing team that managed such great hype over this book! The Oceans are mere froth and bubble; the characters are syrup on cardboard cutouts.
For me, the "moral dilemma" didn't stand up, given the characters' backgrounds (his, so upright and aware of cruelty in the world; hers, knowing the loss of her brothers). He would have recognised the madness in her and the pain of supporting her decision. And how many times did the author think I needed to be reminded that he was a returned soldier ... like so much else, it was overwritten but stuck solidly to the page like cold porridge rather evoking empathy.
For a more effective Australian read on the effects of WW1 on the human condition try Bereft by Chris Wormersley or Gilgamesh by Joan London.
03 May 2012 7:07:15am
This book has some excellent sections, but also some parts where the descriptions of the main players seemed too linear or stereotypical in character or plot
However it is a good holiday read and has some marvelous passages.
It is also brilliant in describing the angst of both the adopted children, the adopting parents and the biological parents.
Also it begs the question, is denying adopted children the name of real parents, one of the most profound deceptions?
05 Apr 2012 8:52:14pm
M. L. (Margot) Stedman was born and raised in Western Australia and now lives in London. The Light Between Oceans is her first novel.


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