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Resource: Database of Leopold Leadership Fellows' communications courses
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Are you a Leopold Leadership Fellow who teaches a communications course to your graduate students? Are you interested in learning about communications courses taught by other fellows? This database, created by Mark Carr (2000), is a living document where you can get inspiration and contribute your insights about teaching communications. Thanks to Mark for initiating the conversation that led to its creation and to the 32 Leopold fellows who took part!


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Ron Tutt was born an entertainer. He started taking voice and tap lessons at the age of three, playing violin in the school orchestra by nine, winning first prize playing ukulele in a Dallas contest at ten, and at the age of eleven he danced on Dallas's first live broadcast television program.
During high school Ron Tutt decided to play drums. Ron Tutt's aptitute with other instruments helped him excel with the drums. Ron studied music at the University of North Texas. Ron Tutt became a staff member at two local jingle studios, where he provided drums and vocals; meanwhile he played gigs throughout the Dallas/Fort Worth area.
Ron Tutt moved to Memphis in 1963 during a very exciting time in the city's music history. He played with some of Memphis' great rhythm sections and, in 1969, he auditioned to play with Elvis Presley, who was assembling a band for a Las Vegas engagement. Ron Tutt's innate talent and a musical connection with Elvis helped him earn him the position. Ron Tutt could read Elvis and anticipate his direction with every song. Ron Tutt worked with Elvis onstage and in the recording studio from 1969 until 1977.
After working with Presley, Ron Tutt was a studio drummer in Los Angeles, but he eventually returned to Tennessee and settled in Nashville. Ron Tutt recorded and toured with an amazing list of people spanning many genres, including Emmylou Harris, The Carpenters, Jerry Garcia, Captain and Tennille, Stevie Nicks, Kenny Rogers, Elvis Costello, Los Lobos, Jerry Garcia, Billy Joel, and Helen Reddy.
Since 1981, Ron Tutt has performed with the Neil Diamond Band, touring worldwide and recording. He took a break from their tour in 1999 after he underwent heart surgery. Ron currently resides in Nashville with his family. Ron Tutt still performs as a part of the virtual Elvis tour with his former band mates and audio-video representations of Elvis.
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One of the nice things about Rails is how it can automatically spit out common code for you. For example, if you need a new Model or Controller, Rails can spit one out for you, ready to be customized, with one line of code.
I've thought for a while that similar capabilities could be obtained using Apache ANT, which comes built in to Eclipse or can be downloaded separately and run from the command prompt. Last night I had a few minutes so I decided to try it for fun. And it seems to work pretty well!
For example, in a Model-Glue app, I could execute an ANT task called create_controller.xml. What this would do is prompt me for the name of the controller. Say I enter "StoreController". Then it copies the Controller from the Model-Glue application template folder into my application's controller folder and names it StoreController.cfc. Then it embeds new XML into the Model-Glue config XML file like:
<controller name="StoreController" type="deli.controller.Controller"> <message-listener message="OnRequestStart" function="OnRequestStart" /> <message-listener message="OnQueueComplete" function="OnQueueComplete" /> <message-listener message="OnRequestEnd" function="OnRequestEnd" /> </controller>
into the controllers block. It does this by doing some replace commands on the Model-Glue XML, as well as replacing the controller name and the application name. It does the same sort of replace within the CFC to embed the proper name and path.
I also did this with a create_event.xml file. This prompts me for the name of the event, and a view file name, and then creates the XML for the event, copies a view template into my views folder, and name it to match the view file name I specified.
If you've used the Model-Glue application template to create a new application, you know it already does some copying of files and some replacing. It wouldn't be hard to imagine it also copying and creating a set of build XML files to perform common tasks like this. These build XML files would all be set up specific to the newly generated app, with the proper paths and application name already embedded within them. And obviously the same sort of thing could be done with any framework (ColdBox, Fusebox, Mach-II, etc.)
These two examples were quite simple to create. And while they don't save a huge amount of time, it does save some time. I don't have to worry about creating new view or controller stub files, or creating the base XML in the config file. The build XML will do this for me in about one second. I could imagine making these do much more complex things if necessary, since ANT has a very large set of tasks that it can perform, including RegEx processing and replacement.
I was curious to see if anyone had thought about something like this before, and if this sounds like it would be useful.
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# Posted By Terrence P Ryan | 7/23/07 12:47 PM
I wonder if you can combine this with the undocumented <CFAnt> tag to make the framework do this on spinup for you.
Reference for <Cfant>
I've messed around with ANT before doing things similar to this, I think that this is a great use of ANT and would like to see it actually become more utilized by frameworks. It'd be great if I had ANT tasks builtin to say "create-service.xml" and it would write all the config into ColdSpring, how cool would that be? :)
@Derek: That would be quite easy to do, and might be a bit useful, but I'm not sure how much. All it would really be able to do is write the bean definition to the ColdSpring XML file. Since most of the time services depend on other things, you'd still have to go in and manually define the dependencies. I was thinking of the generators more for things that would copy one or more files in addition to adding things to the config files. For generating the actual components you might have a look at my CFC Stub Generator, which will actually write out your service CFCs, as well as unit tests, build XML, and ColdSpring XML.
@Terrence: interesting idea but I'm a bit leery of relying on an undocumented tag. However, if you go the route of actually using CF to generate the target item, you could actually skip ANT altogether and just have the framework do the generation. For example, imagine in Model-Glue (or any framework), when in development mode I could run a special event like index.cfm?event=generate&item=controller&name=StoreController and the framework itself would copy or create the appropriate files as well as modify the config XML. Heck, maybe even a hidden div could always show up when you're in dev mode that you can open up. It would show a form that contains drop downs and text input fields to let you perform these actions any time you want. I suppose the real issue with all of the generation is how much control is one willing to give up over how things get generated, in exchange for making the generation easy?
I've had something similar in mind especially for Model-Glue apps. It's been on my list to do but I hadn't gotten to it yet. The idea was not just to generate a controller or events but the whole Model-Glue app from the template. This would include other files with the ColdSpring config and the Reactor config. A web interface would be kick ass to have. On top of that, generating new event handlers and refreshing the model-glue app would be awesome. Maybe we can work on something like that together if you are interested.
It's a great idea; similar (or identical) to CairnGen: Ant tasks to generate Caignform classes for Flex (http://www.ericfeminella.com/blog/cairngen/).
I'm actually writing the same for ColdBox ...


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Published: Saturday 28th March 2015 by The News Editor
Harry Kane's goalscoring debut came as little surprise to his England team-mates, with Phil Jones expecting nothing less from the "on fire" striker.
A sold-out Wembley witnessed the latest chapter of the 21-year-old's fairytale rise, which has seen him go from Tottenham squad player to the country's most lethal frontman in just a matter of months.
Kane was welcomed by a standing ovation when he came on as a second-half substitute and it took just 80 seconds for him to get the fans back on their feet, heading home with one of his first touches to wrap up a 4-0 win against Lithuania.
After the Euro 2016 qualifier centre-back Jones was asked whether he was surprised by Kane's goalscoring impact, to which he responded with a laugh: "No!
"He has been doing it in training as well this week. He is on fire and we're delighted for him.
"He has been brilliant this season. He thoroughly deserved his call-up and the lads are delighted for him in the dressing room to score his first goal.
"He has been lively, he is a great lad and he has been scoring a lot of goals."
The victory against Lithuania continued England's 100 per cent start to Group E – a cake walk which makes Tuesday's friendly in Italy an important test.
The Three Lions have won seven successive matches since returning embarrassingly early from the World Cup and have a chance to lay some ghosts to rest against a side they lost to in Brazil.
"That will be a big test for us," Jones said. "We're going to Turin, it is a big stadium, a big crowd. It is always a tough game against Italy.
"We're going there wanting to win the game.
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I'm going to share with you a link to a very powerful podcast, one that made me want to laugh and cry, and exposed me to so much that I had no idea about. But first, here are my five things I know about people in North Korea:
1. Many boil grass and eat tree bark because they have no other food.
2. It is estimated that over 150,000 people, many of them Christians, are in brutal concentration camps.
3. If a family is caught with a Bible, everyone within a two-house radius of them is arrested.
4. North Korean defectors to South Korea have one of the highest suicide rates in the world.
5. The "national religion" of North Korea was actually modeled on Christianity, but with Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il as "gods".
And here is the link to the page where you can listen to the podcast or download it (Persecution Podcast is also available for free on iTunes). The man talking about North Korea comes after the prayer section.
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Anglo-Saxon culture. It comes from when the family lived near a church. The surname Churche is derived from the old English word cyrice, which is itself derived from the Late Greek word kyrikon, which means house of the Lord. Churche therefore belongs to the class of topographic surnames, which were given to a person who resided near a physical feature such as a hill, stream, church, or type of tree. The Aglish surname is only found in Ireland where it is one of the few times an English name has been translated into Irish (eaglais, pronounced aglish, Gaelic for a church)
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Somerset but also many counties of England. One of the first records of the name was Thomas Attechurche who was listed in the Subsidy Rolls of Worcester in 1296. The "atte" prefix was quite popular for this surname at that time. Henry atte Churche was listed in the Subsidy Rolls of Sussex in 1368. Henry of the Chirche was listed in 1368. In Norfolk, records there show John Atte-cherch was rector of Metton in 1338.
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Author's Notes: This would be my first Folklore fic ever. It's rather long, and it involves Ellen, Keats, and a lot of dialogue. It's not a pairing fic, although you can certainly read into it if you want. :) Anyway, I hope any fellow Folklore fans who happen across this enjoy it!
Disclaimer: I only own a copy of the game; the rights aren't mine.
Laid to Rest
Ellen wasn't quite sure how she'd come to be here. 'Here,' in this case, was the outside of a door that, when opened, would lead her into a realm of the Netherworld.
She'd been summoning it a lot recently, though not consciously.
Not for the first time, she raised her hand to knock, and, like every time before, she lowered that same hand without doing so.
The door opened anyway. It gave Ellen quite a shock in so doing, as this was not part of the normal routine, if she could venture to call it such.
An aggrieved-looking Keats peered at her from the inside of his office.
"If you're going to insist upon opening the portal every day, you could at least be a bit less obvious about it," he said in lieu of a greeting.
"I'm sorry," Ellen said, meaning it. "I'm not really sure, myself, why I keep coming here…"
Keats spared her a look over his glasses.
"You're not doing it on purpose?"
"No," she admitted, shaking her head. She didn't miss the intrigued look that crossed his face.
"So it's happening a bit like how you found HellRealm?" he queried, and Ellen was fairly surprised that he wasn't taking notes. He was using his journalistic interrogation voice.
"A little," she allowed, frowning. "But nothing in particular seems to trigger it – with HellRealm, it was the video tape, if you recall…"
Keats was nodding thoughtfully.
"Well," he said after a moment, "it seems there is only a single logical conclusion that one can come to, given the evidence."
Ellen waited.
When he saw that she wasn't going to fill in the blank, he gave a long-suffering sigh.
"Hopeless," he muttered, then resumed his normal tone as he finished the thought: "For some reason, you need to be here."
"Need…?" she asked meekly, wracking her brain. Why would she 'need' to bother Keats? He'd made it quite clear the last time they'd spoken that she was little more than a nuisance to him, and she certainly did not want to be one…
Keats looked pensive for a moment, then sighed a second time and stepped to the side.
"Well, come on, then," he prompted at her hesitation. "The sooner we solve the mystery, the sooner I can resume my work."
Ellen stepped inside, and Keats shut the door behind her. He motioned for her to put her hat on the rack and moved back toward his desk himself. He made it halfway there before he paused, glanced at her briefly, and entered the kitchenette instead.
Ellen loitered in the hallway, looking around. Aside from, perhaps, the placement of some of the books and papers, nothing seemed to have changed since the last time she'd been here… at the end of it all.
"It's very peculiar," Keats said, rounding the corner, and Ellen nearly jumped out of her coat. Keats shook his head.
"What in the world are you standing around in the foyer for?" he chided, indicating the chair she'd sat in last time – still set in the middle of the office. "Honestly, sometimes I can't even begin to imagine what you're thinking…"
Ellen sat down slowly, folding her hands in her lap as Keats rounded the desk to sit as well.
"What were you saying was peculiar before?" she ventured.
"It's been nearly six months, hasn't it?" he responded.
Ellen gave a nod.
"And suddenly you needed to see me again."
Ellen tried not to balk at him.
"What makes you so sure that it's you?" she asked, suddenly fascinated by his desk lamp.
Keats held up his hands.
"What else would you possibly come here for?" he reasoned.
"Perhaps to read your magazine," she said, trying to save face a bit. As usual, Keats was having none of it.
"Please," he snorted. "Do you even know its name?"
"Unknown Realm," she said, smiling when he had to switch from disdainful to impressed.
"Lucky guess. In any event, there must be something troubling you. You've been here every day for the last week."
Ellen flushed with embarrassment.
"You knew?"
"Of course."
"But you didn't say anything…"
"I was waiting for you to knock."
Ellen ducked her head.
"Why didn't you?"
"I wanted to," she said quickly, flustered even though she was fairly certain she wouldn't offend him by being honest. "I was just…"
"Nervous," she corrected.
Keats sat back in his chair and gave her a long, hard look.
"Are you frightened of me, Ellen?"
"Why would I—?"
"Then why the week-long hesitation?"
"It's been a long time since—"
"Even so."
"I didn't want to bother you—"
"What did you think would happen if you did?"
The kettle in the kitchen began to whistle, and Ellen sprang to her feet as though she'd been bitten.
Keats stood as well.
"I'll get it," he said firmly, and brushed past her.
Ellen's left hand closed around her mother's pendant, a habit she'd had since childhood. She was still standing awkwardly in the middle of the room when Keats returned, two steaming drinks in hand.
"Sit, sit," he urged, handing her one of the teacups. She clasped it with both hands as she sank back down to the chair.
Keats made his way back to his seat and regarded her seriously.
"Are you all right?"
She made a point of ignoring the businesslike lack of concern in his voice.
"I… think so," she said haltingly, sipping her tea with great care. She was trembling.
"What just happened?"
Ellen wondered that, herself. For a moment she had felt just as she had –
"–in the courtroom," she murmured, and Keats looked at her oddly.
"Your questioning me like that," she said, "reminded me of the trial. In HellRealm."
"Hmm… Perhaps we're getting somewhere," he mused. "Do you remember it often?"
Now that he brought it up…
"Yes," she said. "Do you… do you think they were right, Keats?" she asked tentatively. "Do you really think I was – am – guilty?"
"We've been over this," he told her. "You were not responsible for the deaths seventeen – well, I suppose it's almost eighteen, now – years ago."
"That wasn't what they were accusing me of," she said quietly.
Keats raked a hand through his hair.
"You're something else," he muttered. "I'm not a therapist, Ellen; I'm a journalist."
"I know that!" she said defensively.
"Then why is it that you seem to have come here to work out some deep, psychological issue you're facing? Surely there must be someone – in the world of the living, no less – more suited to this sort of thing…"
"I don't… I don't know," she said, curling her hand more tightly around her necklace. An idea struck her.
"Perhaps it's because I still owe you for that time."
"Again," Keats said with an air of impatience. "We've already discussed this: you owe me nothing. I didn't save you for your sake; we needed to get to the Netherworld Core."
She ignored his callous tone and pressed on.
"Not that; I know we settled that. I meant your interview."
He perked up slightly, intrigued.
"What interview?"
"When you entered the courtroom," she said hurriedly, "you said you'd like to 'interview the defendant.'"
"Ah, yes."
"But you never did. So I still owe you an interview. Just think, Keats! An insider's look at the courtroom proceedings in the land of judgment…"
He studied her for a long moment, cogs visibly turning in his head. Finally, he gave her a wry smile, pulling his glasses off to look at her fully.
"So, I get a story, and you get to pour your little heart out to a willing listener, eh?"
Ellen felt her hope dimming; he'd seen right through her.
"Why not?" he finished, and Ellen tried not to appear shocked.
Keats chuckled at her.
"How could I refuse with a pitch like that?"
A wave of relief passed over her.
"Thank you."
"Yes, yes. Always with the gracious platitudes. And we really need to work on your headlines," he said, shaking his head.
He replaced his glasses and pulled out his tape recorder. At her nervous twitch, he regarded her seriously.
"There's no hypnosis involved in this sort of interview," he assured her. "Now, tell me what started the whole mess."
"I suppose… it started because I went to Doolin," Ellen began, but Keats shook his head, cutting her off.
"Of course; where else would it start but the beginning? Silly me for asking. Let's try starting with the trial and working our way backward."
"All right… When I reached the court, I was immediately taken into custody," she explained. "The Faery Lord seemed to have been expecting that outcome all along, but I was completely shocked."
"And yet you stuck by him, right to the bitter end," Keats muttered, rolling his eyes. "When you were detained, they put you in that cage, correct?"
"Yes. It was a special cage that nullified the powers of the Cloak of Sidhe."
Keats leaned forward.
"Is that right?"
She nodded.
"Which, naturally, implies that they've held other Messengers in the past," he mused.
She nodded again.
"And what did it feel like?" he asked.
Ellen frowned.
"What did what feel like?"
"Existing in the Netherworld without the Cloak on," he clarified. "For instance, did you feel faint? Tired? Was it painful?"
"It…" Ellen struggled for the right words. "It felt… I felt… helpless. Weaker. I couldn't summon my Folks; I had no way to defend myself."
"Is that how you feel now, then?" he asked.
For, indeed, she was in her street clothes even now, despite Keats office being in the Netherworld.
Ellen shook her head.
"No… it's different, here. The atmosphere isn't the same…"
Keats took a sip of his tea, nodding, and seemed to accept her answer.
"To continue with my earlier line of questioning, I suppose the HellRealm court doesn't offer its accused a defense attorney?"
Ellen shook her head again, looking down at her hands.
"There's no need for one. Not when they have that mirror…"
"A mirror…? Oh, yes. That odd little bird creature was perched on it when I came in. What purpose does it serve in a courtroom, though?"
"It reflects only the truth."
"Does it, now?" Keats asked, raising an eyebrow.
"It's undoubtedly accurate," Ellen responded, then grew quiet.
"And what exactly was your crime?"
Ellen closed her eyes as she tried to answer him without remembering the noise.
"I was convicted of donning the Cloak of Sidhe – a forbidden practice – for my own selfish purposes, and using its power to bring the faeries to other realms."
"And the mirror reflected this?"
Ellen hesitated.
"It showed me donning the Cloak," she said slowly. "But the bird on top was the one narrating."
"You and I both know that you didn't bring the faeries from realm to realm with malicious intent," Keats said. "They followed you more so than you 'brought' them, anyway."
"But the fact remains that I did put on the Cloak, and I did it in selfishness – to see my mother."
Keats waved at her dismissively.
"You were in a state of shock; it could hardly be called a rational decision."
At her perturbed look, he went on.
"Putting on an ancient magical garment after having just met a pub full of Halflives for the first time – all after having received a letter signed as from your supposedly-dead mother? I hardly think that could be considered a regular occurrence. Not even my curiosity goes quite that far."
"When you put it like that, it does seem rather unnatural, I suppose," Ellen admitted.
"Most people would have been skeptical at best; at worst, they'd be panicking."
Ellen considered his words. It did seem to be an argument in favor of her innocence. Still, Keats' explanation didn't solve everything.
"I shouldn't have used the Cloak," she said. "It wasn't mine to use—"
"Oh, I'm not sure I believe that," Keats said, cutting her off. "If it wasn't you, then we never would have made it all the way to the Core."
"But…" Ellen swallowed, unsure of how she could get Keats, of all people, to understand her turmoil.
"When Scarecrow brought me to the Henge," she spoke carefully, "the Cloak was… someone was already wearing it."
Her hands shook slightly.
Keats looked confused for a moment.
"That would be O'Connell's girl, Lucy, correct?"
"Yes. I didn't know it at the time, but…"
Keats tapped his chin, thinking.
"Wasn't she already long missing by then, though? I mean, by Samhain."
"Yes," Ellen said again, her voice small. "She… she was… dead."
Keats considered this briefly. Then his eyes widened.
"So, when you say she was 'already wearing' the Cloak when you found it, you mean…"
Ellen looked away from him, trembling. She couldn't answer him. She could hardly believe what she'd done – how far she'd been willing to go – just to see her mother. And although she was happy – so happy! – to have seen her mother again, the things she had done from the very beginning to get that chance…
She wished she hadn't brought it up. She wished she hadn't been so desperate that she'd ignored everything around her and become completely engrossed in her own need. If she hadn't, maybe O'Connell could have found closure; maybe the Faery Lord, and Livane, and Scarecrow would still be alive. Maybe…
Ellen was shaking uncontrollably, so much so that she nearly lost her grip on her teacup. A split second later, Keats had snatched it up and was standing over her, his free hand on the back of her chair.
"Now, now," he chided her, "deep breaths, my dear."
Ellen did as instructed, breathing deeply until she'd calmed down somewhat. Keats handed the teacup back to her and she held onto it carefully.
"Drink some of that tea," he told her, hovering nearby for a moment longer before returning to his chair. It occurred to Ellen that she hadn't even noticed him leaving it.
"When you're ready, I want you to tell me how you found out about the Cloak in the first place."
Through her nervous haze, she noticed that he was being remarkably patient with her today. And he'd made her tea exactly as she liked it. Partially to distract herself from thinking of Lulu, she studied Keats' face curiously. He was arranging papers on his desk, apparently to give her more time to compose herself. She felt rather embarrassed at having gone into such a state at what must have looked to him like very little provocation, but he wasn't teasing her about it. His eyes were hidden by the glare off his glasses.
As he shut one of the books lying open on the desk, his wrist bumped the tape recorder, and Ellen noticed with a start that the little red light wasn't on. Nor was the tape spinning.
"Oh, no! Keats, your tape…"
He titled his head at her, one eye visible for a second before the glare covered it up again.
"Hmm? What of it?"
"The battery in the recorder must have run out," she said forlornly. "I hadn't noticed—"
Ellen began to apologize, but Keats simply chuckled at her.
"Ellen, I never turned it on."
She stared at him.
"But I saw you…"
"You saw me press the stop button," he corrected her.
"But why would you…?"
"It was just for show," he said with a shrug.
"But…" Ellen was terribly confused now. "I thought… you… an article about…"
Silence fell over them as they sat facing one another. Keats' expression was completely unreadable to her; she felt as though she'd just walked into another trap.
A minute passed, and still they simply stared at each other. Ellen's hand found its way back to her pendant, her eyes never leaving Keats' face. She waited, feeling suffocated, for him to say something, anything…
"Let's get back to the story, shall we?" he suggested finally, and Ellen steeled herself. "Tell me how you found out about the Cloak of Sidhe. Perhaps that will be the key to determining your guilt or innocence; after all, you didn't know about the Cloak before you arrived in Doolin, did you?"
"No," she affirmed. "Frizzie was the first to mention it to me, but it was Scarecrow who led me to it and taught me how to use its powers. It was all very sudden. I saw Lucy's body – I didn't know who she was, of course. I approached her; I was afraid that the corpse might be my mother's. When I reached out… her body turned to dust, and the Cloak attacked me."
"It attacked you? On its own?"
"Yes. It was as though it were possessed. Scarecrow fought it off, and then…"
"Then it allowed you, per se, to put it on," Keats finished for her.
"Yes, I believe that is exactly what happened," Ellen agreed.
"And that was when I came in," Keats commented.
"Was it?" Ellen asked, surprised. "I had no idea…"
"I followed you there at Belgae's prompting," Keats informed her. "He seemed to think that you were going to be a hazard to the Netherworld."
"Why send you after me, then?" she asked. "How did he know that you wouldn't be the same?"
Keats shrugged his shoulders.
"The gentleman seems to have read me like that book he's always carrying."
"Still… it seems a little odd that he would charge a stranger with the task of stopping me…"
"The intention was never to stop you," Keats said calmly. "In actuality, he told me that I was to take you from the Netherworld. In effect, I went against his wishes after all. But I believe he was only worried that you would be influenced by the Faery Lord to thwart Livane. You weren't – not in the end, anyway – and therefore, it all worked out."
Ellen looked pensively into her teacup. For a moment, neither spoke, but then Keats once again broke the silence.
"What are you doing? Scrying?"
"Reading the future in your tea," he revised himself.
"What? No, I—"
"It was a joke," he said, shaking his head. Having regained her attention, he went on. "Anyway, the night of Samhain, I suppose you were too distracted to notice myself and Belgae."
"You're right," she said apologetically, "I didn't."
"More evidence that you were caught up in the moment and not fully aware of what was going on," he said decisively. "Now, one more important fact that we've yet to address…"
Ellen looked up at him expectantly.
"You said that, in court, they told you that using the Cloak was forbidden, did you not?"
"That was what they said."
"And had anyone – Frizzie, Scarecrow; anyone – informed you of that before you entered the courtroom?"
Ellen thought hard. She was certain that nobody had. It had shocked her when she'd found out; she'd been under the impression that Messengers – those who'd donned the Cloak before her – had been welcome guests in the Netherworld.
She shook her head.
"No one had said a word about it," she said. "But… even if I'd known, I probably would have—"
"Ah, but you see, that is not what was being discussed," Keats said, smirking. "What you 'would have' done in any given circumstance is irrelevant. Facts are all that matter, and the facts are these: you donned the Cloak with no knowledge of its status as a forbidden item, and you did so with no goal in mind but to see your mother."
He looked at her smugly as he loosened his tie, reclining in his chair.
"I believe that would make the verdict 'not guilty.' Case closed."
Ellen tried to return his grin, but she couldn't quite manage it. He noticed it immediately, just as she'd feared.
"You don't appear to be very relieved," he pointed out. "Have I overlooked anything? Or is there something else?"
Ellen wrung her hands, searching for the answer.
"It's just… I still…"
She shook her head helplessly.
Keats removed his glasses once again, his eyes searching hers as though he thought he might be able to read her mind. After a beat, he pinched the bridge of his nose and sighed.
"Ellen, why are you so determined to be found guilty when you so obviously desire to be found innocent?"
She looked at him, stunned. Was that really what she was doing? Keats always seemed to have a better idea of the big picture than she did; could that really be what he saw in her?
"I don't know," she said, her voice nearly a whisper. "I'm… I'm afraid… afraid of it happening again."
"It won't. For one thing, Yama was defeated. For another, I just proved your innocence," Keats said matter-of-factly.
"'But' nothing. What brought this on all of a sudden?"
"What do you mean?"
"I mean, is there something going on in the living world that's making you feel judged, for instance?"
"No… it isn't like that. It's just…"
Ellen cringed.
"After I returned to Dublin, I was suddenly all alone again, just as I'd been before I received Regine's letter. And lately, I've just felt this overwhelming sense that… if you hadn't arrived when you did… and just now, I never could have proven myself innocent of those crimes if you hadn't known what questions to ask…"
"Stop right there," he ordered her, using the same tone he had when he'd assured her that she wouldn't fail at entering the Core. He'd been right, then, too.
He always seemed to be right.
"Pull yourself together," he continued. "You fought your way through six realms and the Netherworld Core with no prior knowledge of their existence and inadvertently saved mankind from a future filled with terror. You reconnected the realms and rebuilt the bridge between the living and the dead. You've proven yourself quite capable of being responsible with the Cloak of Sidhe; you never abused its power. Why, then, are you still convinced that you're incompetent and should be judged unworthy? And just whose judgment are you afraid of?"
Ellen drained the last of her now-cold tea, delaying the inevitable. Keats waited, but sat perfectly still this time, his eyes fixed onto her from behind his glasses. Apparently, he had nothing left to organize on his desk.
"I did none of that alone," she said, with as much conviction as she could muster.
"Care to elaborate?"
"You and the other Halflives, the Faeries… even Livane, in the end. Without all of your help, I would have been lost. I never could have accomplished any of it by my power alone."
Keats 'tsk'ed at her disapprovingly.
"And somehow you think that means you're useless."
It wasn't a question.
"You know how powerful Livane was," Keats said. "You fought her yourself – without help, I might add."
Ellen quickly interrupted him.
"I had my Folks," she said.
"Yes, yes; as did I. You weren't exactly carrying a giant spear, now, were you?"
He motioned to silence her attempts at protesting.
"As I was saying, Livane survived for over 5,000 years. She was incredibly strong; she resisted the Faery Lord's every attempt to track her down and undo what she'd done to the Twin Trees. But do you think she did all of that alone? No," he answered for her, not giving her a chance to reply. "She had Belgae, and who knows what other allies in the past, and then eventually, when her confidence began slipping, she had Belgae recruit yours truly. So, you may notice that not even a woman as powerful as Livane got where she did without assistance, even though she was quite a bit older and more experienced than you."
Ellen mulled over his words. He certainly had a point. If someone like Livane needed help once in a while, someone like herself was entitled to the occasional help as well.
She felt, for the first time in months, like she was actually something more than helpless. She had felt overshadowed by all the times others had stepped in when she couldn't go forward alone, but she was beginning to realize that she was strong in her own way. She was a fighter – when she had to be – and a unifier. She was a Messenger; a priestess. And she seemed to have many more allies than enemies.
Ellen turned to Keats, who was cleaning his glasses with a handkerchief, appearing to be quite finished with their conversation. A thought struck her, and the elation she'd been feeling dwindled somewhat to be replaced by confusion.
"Keats?" she asked, and the other looked over at her questioningly.
"Thank you."
"Helping me. Again."
He regarded her casually.
"I didn't do it for you."
"Of course not," Ellen said hastily. "But… still. Thank you, all the same."
He didn't say anything. Ellen was feeling a little bolder now, thanks to Keats' bolstering of her confidence, and so she decided to ask him something that had been nagging at her for a while.
"If you don't do it for me, who or what do you do it for?"
Keats blinked at her as though it was the most bizarre question he'd ever been asked.
"I mean, it can't be for the story, this time," she pressed, "because you weren't recording our conversation or writing down notes…"
For the first time that she could recall, Keats actually began to look uncomfortable.
"What difference does it make?" he asked.
"I'd just like to know," she answered honestly.
He shifted to his right, opening one of the desk drawers. He peered at something inside it, then looked at her again.
"I have no idea," he said with finality.
Ellen didn't believe him for an instant.
"You're hiding something from me, aren't you, Keats?"
"Why would I have anything to hide?"
"If you didn't, you would just answer me."
They faced off, and Ellen felt her resolve slipping. She thought that perhaps she should have just left it at 'thank you;' she'd pushed him too hard. But at the same time…
"I've a right to know, haven't I?" she pleaded. "It must be something important, and it obviously involves me somehow…"
Keats abruptly slammed the drawer shut, startling her.
"Well, this is starting to become more trouble than it's worth," he said crossly.
Ellen flinched slightly, hurt.
"You got what you came here for; I think that's enough for today."
"Why, all of a sudden…?"
She faltered.
Keats ignored her and turned to his typewriter.
Ellen clenched her fists in her lap, her mind racing, trying to come up with a way to convince him.
"Is it because you have to?" she asked. "Is there some condition that I'm not aware of that forces you to help me when I ask for it?"
"Don't be ridiculous," he said. "There is nothing supernatural at work here; nothing's forcing me to do anything for you."
"Then why do it?"
"Because," he said, suddenly turning to her. "I take my job very seriously."
Ellen stared at him, speechless. What did he mean, his 'job'? His job was writing for Unknown Realm…
When Keats noticed that she was still there, he sighed deeply, his fingers pausing over the keys.
"The Cloak chose me," he finally relented. "As Belgae explained it, when a Messenger is chosen, Guardians are chosen as well."
"Guardians?" Ellen asked. "This is the first I've heard of any such thing…"
"Because I was in the chamber when you put on the Cloak, I was apparently 'chosen.' However, I'm free to help you or let you be; all it did was give me the power to absorb Folks' IDs, same as you."
Ellen watched him as he spoke. He was trying to act nonchalant, but he was obviously conflicted about the nature of his admission.
"Now you know," he concluded abruptly. "So if you're quite finished—"
"So you help me out of a sense of obligation?" she persisted, and Keats groaned, rubbing his temples.
"Read between the lines, Ellen."
She blinked at him.
"If it's not because I have to, then what is it because of?" he prompted.
"…You do it because you want to?" she ventured.
Keats sat back in his chair.
"Give the girl a prize," he said sardonically. "Are you satisfied now?"
"I think I can live with that," she answered, smiling at the exasperated look that he gave her.
"Good. Then kindly remove yourself from my office. My productivity for today might still be salvageable… if I don't sleep…" He continued to grouse under his breath.
Ellen just kept smiling as she scooped her and his empty teacups and took them back to the kitchenette. The last remnants of guilt and self-doubt had vanished from her mind at the knowledge that Keats cared – in his odd way – about her wellbeing, and furthermore, that he believed in her, even when she didn't always believe in herself.
She washed and dried the cups, as well as the small stack of dishes beside the sink, as a courtesy, then returned to the office, standing behind her chair.
"No more questions," Keats said firmly.
"No more questions," Ellen echoed, smiling softly.
"With any luck, this will have stopped your subconscious from opening the portal without your intending to," he said, his tone businesslike once again.
The clicking of his typewriter's keys filled the resulting silence between them.
"I suppose I've well overstayed my welcome," Ellen said. "I'll take my leave, now."
Keats responded with the same one-handed wave he'd seen her out with the last time she'd left. She moved to the foyer, retrieving her hat. She lingered there for a moment with her hand on the doorknob, feeling as though she should thank him again, but knowing that he would only find it bothersome.
And so, without another word, Ellen opened the door and stepped through, secure in the knowledge that there was someone on the other side who was looking out for her.
End Notes: This fic got its start from the bit about Ellen owing Keats an interview and sort of blew up and out from there. Poor Ellen; according to the game guide, she's never had any friends, and then she tries to make one out of Keats and Keats is just… well, he's Keats. XD; And, of course, poor Keats just wants to be left alone. They've got their work cut out for them, those two.
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Here are the Committee members, a dedicated bunch who keep the administrative nuts and bolts of the Society in place!
Barbara Jones – President & Members Only Screenings
Barbara Jones is a recent arrival in the Maleny area, having lived most of her life in Townsville and Brisbane, with shorter spells in Victoria, Canada, and the UK. She is a medical practitioner with a background in general practice and medical education. Along the way, she has held senior positions in the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners, James Cook University, and on a number of State and National government and non-government Advisory Committees. While always interested in film, it was not until her arrival in the Hinterland that she had time to indulge this passion, and she is delighted to be able to be involved with the Maleny Film Society.
Lorraine Duffy – Vice President
My career spans more than 20 years in the publishing industry in Sydney. This was one of the most demanding times of my working life but one that enabled me to accomplish a range of skills that enhanced my future. The intense hustle and bustle of Sydney led us to move to Maleny in 1990 in what was supposed to be 'semi retirement'.We purchased te Maleny Lodge Guest House. For 15 years Maleny Lodge was our home and business. Running Maleny Lodge was an adventure in itself and led to many different, exciting pathways but certainly the word 'retirement' was not mentioned! My passion for food saw me expand into food seminars and conferences within the B&B industry the largest being a 'Passionate Food Experience" lead by ecco bistro's Phillip Johnson. I was on the board of the national B&B association and an advisor to the Caloundra Council on B&B's. I am a charter member of the Zonta Club of the Blackall Range and have been an enthusiastic member of the Maleny Film society over the past 20 years. My passion for words is helped by Maleny Toastmasters. Currently, traveling is high on my list of must do's.
Yvonne Holmes- Secretary
Clem Davies – Treasurer
Maleny became Clem's and his wife Pauline's home in 1980 when they moved to the Sunshine Coast from Brisbane. After a few years of building their home, they returned to their professions as teachers. Clem took a position as a principal of a P-12 school through to 2001. Then it was time for another change, and Clem moved to small business and the dynamics of digital photography. Currently Clem enjoy sports photography, which is a part of his and Pauline's photo processing business in Maleny. Film Society, their grown-up kids, granddaughter, camping, fishing, the vegie garden and wonderful friends, all go to make living in Maleny a real blessing for the Davies.
Val Hughes
Val was born in 1945, in Gayndah. She is married to Bryan and they have three children and 2 grandchildren. Val has lived in Maleny for 21 years and has been involved with the Maleny Film Society for 14 years. She has also been general manager of the Maleny Visitors and Information Centre during their transition to the new office at the Maleny Community Centre, and has contributed to other community organisations over the years. Val's hobbies include quilting and camping.
Jill Morris
Jill Morris is an award-winning children's author and publisher, whose company Greater Glider Productions has published 45 authors and illustrators, sold a 65-episodes radio serial to the BBC, and currently produces children's books as well as short films about community issues and environmental education. Jill's background is in theatre, production of ABC radio and television and in primary, secondary, tertiary and adult education. A member of Maleny Film Co-operative, Jill has enjoyed the supportive links between the Maleny Film Society and this cooperative group of local film-makers. Jill has served as secretary of the MFS and currently writes promotional articles on the films for local newspapers. Jill is devoted to restoring rainforest on the Range, weeding and planting trees.
Mary Meadows – Membership
Since moving to Maleny in 1993, I have been active in the Co-op movement, initially on the committee for Wastebusters, and then eight years as Secretary to the Maple Street Co-op. Apart from my day jobs, I was also involved with organic certification and on the committee for the Australian Herb Society and the Organic Growers of Australia until they merged with the Biological Farmers Assn two years ago.
My interest in the arts started in my teens when I dabbled with pottery to doing back stage work with Canberra Repertory to being in the Art and Craft business in Canberra. I volunteered my time as treasurer to Australian National Capital Artists. The committee of ANCA along with 50 artists brought about the construction of Artists studios for Industrial and Semi Industrial Artists. During my time in Canberra I was also on the Board of the ACT Crafts Council and worked with numerous others on the Capital Arts Patrons Organisation. I have had a bit of a break from committees until now, but look forward to being of benefit to the Maleny Film Society.
Andrew Wallace
Film Selection Sub-Committee
Andrew Wallace moved to Maleny in 2013 after retiring from Central Queensland University where he was a senior lecturer based at the Gladstone campus. As well as his original field of literature, he taught in the areas of media and communication and visual cultural studies. He also directed many plays involving students and members of the local community. Andrew is enthusiastic about cinema, music, drama, poetry, graphic art and photography and looks forward to having more time to devote to practical engagement with all except the first two, having abandoned hope of ever mastering the blues harp. Andrew has developed an interest in the conditions that foster creative endeavour in communities and in cross fertilisation between different art forms. Maleny seems a natural fit. Sometimes Andrew finds it hard to disagree with Paul Keating's dictum: "if you don't live in Sydney, you're camping out". But then again, he enjoys camping.
Peggy Hebblethwaite – Volunteer Coordinator
Peggy grew up in New Brunswick, Canada and on meeting and marrying her Australian husband David they moved to Victoria in 1973. After several moves within Australia, England and back to Canada, Peggy and David finally settled in Brisbane in 1985. Peggy worked for the Queensland Government for 25 years in various library and information management positions. Maleny was her weekend hangout during those years and now her home for the past 8 years. She has many interests including bushwalking, yoga, reading and film and has transformed her bare block into a lovely bush garden. With time on her hands she is enjoying getting involved with the Maleny community.
Paula Phillips – Manager
Paula remembers visiting Maleny during the 70s when her parents transported her and her four siblings from Scarborough to Mary Cairncross Park in the back of the Leyland P76 (a mission brown one of course). The idea was to have a picnic and then try and spot some rock wallabies on the walk—fat chance with 5 rowdy kids running down the track. Little did Paula know that she would move to Maleny in 2000. Now, at Flaxton, she has her own business Seedhead, working as a freelance graphic designer. Paula has always been an avid art-house movie fan and is passionate about community so it's a perfect match to be serving an organisation that promotes world-class movies and community simultaneously.


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In Chapter 29 of Comfort Secrets for Busy Women , Jennifer Louden defines the 3rd of the Crooked Path Finders. Intention is "an aim that guides action." So from Insights you discover your Yearnings, then you get into action through intentions.
One of the ways intention works is by bringing hope to the present. Intention works by showing the feelings behind your dreams. Instead of just visualizing what you want, you focus on how you want to feel.
Jennifer has an exercise for us – look through your insight and yearnings lists. Now ask, "How will I feel living this dream?" Intention helps keep you centered and less controlling. You don't need to picture every detail of how you want your life to look. Instead keep how you want to feel as the focus of your intention.
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I appreciate Jennifer's reminder about how important it is to have an intention and charge it up with how you want to feel. I have been playing with and exploring that idea of a feeling charged intention. I decided to take a favorite song that has a lot of energy behind it and reword it to fit my intention. The words now have an even more positive and powerful energy behind them. This creates a kind of buzz in me which will magnetize my desire and manifest it into reality. I am always learning and exploring. Check out http://www.explorelife.com to share my insights. Joseph


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There was no question after working with Rhan Wilson and Rick Zeek at last year's Camp Oo-Koo-Lay-Lay, that we definietely wanted them to come back, especially after that amazing theater they created for us in the middle of the camp-ground on the last night. But there is so much more to them than that.
Rhan Wilson is an award-winning teacher and performer and author of All in Good Time: A Book About Playing Music for the Aspiring Ukulele Musician, who also brings nearly 50 years of music study and passion along with him. "The All In Good Time Orchestra," his growing ensemble of ukulele, guitar, keyboard, and bass players, was the opening act for The United Kingdom Ukulele Orchestra at the Rio Theater in Santa Cruz a few years back. He was recently voted "Best Music Instructor" in Santa Cruz County and, in addition to teaching privately, has conducted workshops at UC Santa Cruz, the Sebastopol Uke Festival, Bend's Uke U., Burning Uke, and Carmel's Smoldering Uke. Rhan will be bringing this and much more to Camp Oo-Ko-Lay-Lay once again.
And Rick Zeek is a man of so many talents, we lost count! He, along with Rhan Wilson, leads the increasingly popular "Matthew, Mark, UKE and John" Gospel Sing-along – a loosely structured workshop/gathering that sings and plays a variety of old and new gospel/inspirational music. But, not only is he song-leader extraordinaire, as a professional stage manager, he adds just the right amount of pizzazz to everything, including camp-fire sing-alongs. Not only will he be helping folks get ready for an Grammy-worthy Open Mic, we may get him to help us unleash our inner muse' with a couple of song-writing workshops, as well.
And what would any of my events be without our beloved Dave Egan, who not only consistently comes out on top in the eyes of his students at the West Coast 'Ukulele Retreat, Hawai'i Island 'Ukulele Retreat, and the Wine Country 'Ukulele Festival, it turns out he makes a pretty mean pot of chili, as well! As a sound technician, Dave has worked with artists such as The Rastafarians, Everette Harp, Jackson Browne, and Gregg Rolie, and he has a carpetbag full of behind-the-scenes stories that tell all. But, what he really loves to do is teach 'ukulele, and Dave is as enamored with teaching beginners as he is with tackling the hot shots. He has achieved "faith healer" status among those who have taken his workshop on "ukulele ergonomics" and is always paying attention in class and figuring out what he needs to teach his students next. In a rut? Take a workshop from Dave. Got a question about anything related to music, your playing, or your instrument? Bring it to Dave. Hungry? He is your guy.
And look who else is coming back! The master of all stringed instruments and the guy with more musical knowledge and anecdotes in his little finger, than most us will garner in a lifetime: Fred Sokolow! There's really not enough room here to sing all of his praises or to list the 100+ instructional books he's written for guitar, dobro, banjo, mandolin, and 'ukulele. And that doesn't even include the decades he's spent as a professional musician, performing with the likes of John Herald, Frank Wakefield, and Jerry Garcia. He has also opened for the Grateful Dead, the Doors, B.B. King, and Country Joe and the Fish! Today, Fred lives in Santa Monica, where he performs retro jazz guitar, often with the former British rock star, Ian Whitcomb, and the legendary folk singer Tom Paxton. And he continues to produce an astonishing array of instructional books, CDs, and DVDs, including the latest: Beatles for Fingerstyle Ukulele and Jazzing up the Ukulele. Among other things, Fred will be bringing the Blues and Slide Ukulele to Camp O along with a heightened level of musicianship that only decades in the business can bring.
And, even better, Fred's wife, Lynn Shipley Sokolow, a professional musician who plays both upright bass and banjo with "Sugar in the Gourd," will be joining us, as well. Though, as she says, she has now "come to her senses" and jumped on board with the ukulele bass! As you can see, the primary focus in all of Lynn's musical endeavors is to generate as much fun out of playing as is humanly possible, and this is her philosophy when it come to teaching, as well. But don't let that distract you from her credentials. Besides being an accomplished musician, Lynn is also a published poet and lyricist, having sold more than half a million records. As an entertainment manager she has worked with Geffen recording artists Quarterflash and Berlin, and has several gold and platinum albums on her wall. And yet she remains totally approachable and in addition to teaching ukulele bass, is willing to bring up the bottom for anyone who might need a bass assist at the open mic or jam. Plus, she's just danged fun!
Yes, I know. A lot of familiar faces! But when you have a winning team, why change it?
And I'll be back, too! I'm Elaine de Man, the one who answers your emails, takes your money, pays the piper, and tries to keep everyone happy. And though this is just the third Camp Oo-Koo-Lay-Lay we've managed, I come to this year's camp fresh from the ever-popular West Coast 'Ukulele Retreat, held at Asilomar on the Monterey Peninsula (now in its sixth year) and the Hawai'i Island 'Ukulele Retreat, soon to be four years old. I also managed the eight-year run of the Wine Country 'Ukulele Festival, the two years of La Semana de Uke-Culinary Fiesta and the New Uke-Culinary Fiesta in Santa Fe, New Mexico, along with the Yankee Ukulele Invasion of Great Britain. My mission is to make wonderful memories for people. The pleasure I get from seeing people smiling, stepping out of their comfort zones, and realizing their potential is for me, what it's all about. I also have a Master's degree in animal behavior–handy when herding a large group of itinerant ukulele players.
So that's it for now, but may not be all! So, stay tuned to see who we might be adding to this list as we continue to build the program. Or better yet, throw your hat in ring and register to join us for the most fun you can have with your 'ukulele on!


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Popular blogger, Linda Ikeji, has an encouraging video for people going through difficult times.
Linda who recently launched her social network shared a video on YouTube on November 28, 2016, talking about depression and how to overcome.
According to her she once went through all that at a point in her life. "Whatever it is that is weighing you down, making you hate life, making you hate yourself. I want you to know more than anything else that you will overcome this," she said in a video shared to YouTube.
"You will be fine. I promise you. God never gives us more than we can handle. Sometimes he gives us so much pain just to test us. What I want to say his hang in there, be strong for your family, you'll be fine.
I have been through it, so many people have been through it.
Everything seems ugly and gloomy, you don't have that thirst for life. Everything seems dark, you can't see the light, you can't imagine being happy, there's just so much pain in your heart. You can't even cry. I have been through it trust me I have and I overcame."
And she definitely overcame! Recently Ikeji launched a social networking website called "Linda Ikeji Social."


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People across the Maritimes are sharing stories of where they were ten years ago today. On Sept. 29, 2003, there was no Facebook, no Twitter and no YouTube, but people are taking to social media to share memories.
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Helping People – Wealth Solutions
Wealth Solutions is an investment advisory firm located in Austin, TX. Their goal is to make a positive and significant in the lives of their clients be it families, small business or individuals. Richard Blair is an advisor and founder of this Registered Investment Advisory (RIA)firm. They follow a regimented… Read more »


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For the most expensive and "Cadillac" press in Dillon's lineup, you'd think it was pretty much perfect from the get go, right? Wrong. Just remember, if it ain't broke, you can always make it better! Here's a couple of good ones to take a look at – the improved primer catch, and the aluminum roller …
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Reloading: Lubing Your Cases
To lube or not to lube, that is the question… Strictly speaking, when resizing straight wall pistol cases, modern carbide resizing dies don't require any lubricant on the case to prevent sticking. In fact, when I started reloading, I didn't use case lube for exactly that reason. It wasn't required. But… there are a number …
Permanent link to this article: http://re-gun.com/2011/05/reloading-lubing-your-cases/
C-More Care and Feeding – Fixing Wandering Windage
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I guess I'm not that paranoid…
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Flying with a gun – How-To
I've spoken to a lot of folks who avoid flying to matches for fear of dealing with the hassle of flying with guns. Short of taking a private jet, there are some ways to make the process a little easier and safer for you and your equipment. Hit the jump for a video of my …
Permanent link to this article: http://re-gun.com/2011/04/flying-with-a-gun-how-to/
Setting up a CR Speed holster
I recently had a friend ask me how to set up the Rescomp CR Speed holster he'd bought for his Sig X-Five. We were going to try to go over it while I was last in California, but we ran out of time. So… out came the video camera, and away I went. To save …
Permanent link to this article: http://re-gun.com/2009/08/setting-up-a-cr-speed-holster/
Match Ammunition
Many of us travel to major matches with a big weak link in our shooting bags, and many times we do it cause we're just flat out cheap! So, with the match season getting into full gear, and with folks approaching their first or second big match of the year, it seemed like a great time to discuss a subject that everyone seems to be thinking about around this time of year: Match Ammo!
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Washington - A US Navy F-18 jet crashed into a low-rise apartment building in Virginia on Friday triggering an inferno, military officials said, with emergency responders rushing to the scene.
The two crew members successfully ejected from the jet which ploughed into a populated area in the eastern coastal tourist resort of Virginia Beach, the Navy confirmed on Twitter but there was little word on civilians in the area.
Reuters reported that six people had been injured.
"RECAP - what we know - F18 from Strike Fighter Squadron 106 crashed in VA Beach. Both pilots ejected, more info as we get it," said a tweet on the official @USNavy account.
"Pilots ejected safely, but being transported to local hospital for observation," it added.
Smoke inhalation
Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital said both were being treated at its emergency room. "One person was treated for smoke inhalation on the ground," spokesperson Sharon Hoggard told AFP.
Firefighters were desperately trying to control the blaze, which had broken out in the heavily-built up urban area.
Witnesses said the plane came down suddenly and the spilling of jet fuel may have exacerbated the blaze.
"The buildings were starting to collapse," Zack Zapatero told CNN television as images showed two buildings with their roofs gone, and charred and burning top floors.
"I did not see anyone running out and I was told that there's a bunch of senior citizens that live in those buildings which that worries me a lot.
"It was just unbelievable. Law enforcement was really quick to get on the scene. But the amount of jet fuel that you could just smell on the ground, it didn't seem right," he said.
Another witness, Jon Swain, described how the plane smashed into the apartment block.
"There were flames coming out of its engine at the back, which I just thought was afterburn or whatever... but the plane got lower and lower. I saw one pilot eject," he told MSNBC.
"And then you know, probably five seconds later, I was at the building where it hit. It burst into flames," he said.
"It hit it dead centre. And yeah, it's pretty traumatic. There were a few people running from the building," Swain added.
Emergency vehicles with sirens wailing rushed to the scene, as smoke was seen billowing from the two-story apartment block.
Significant damage
Virginia Beach battalion fire chief Tim Riley said there had been no reports so far of any casualties, or missing residents.
"As of now, we have not had any confirmed injuries on the ground, but I do want to say there's been significant damage to the five buildings," he told CNN, adding firefighters were scouring the site for any injured or dead.
"We have had two mishap trainings over the past two years," Riley said, adding "we have the military here and we have an enhanced system and we have... trained and planned for events of this magnitude."
The Virginia Beach police department could not be immediately contacted by AFP.
A separate Navy statement said the plane that crashed was part of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA), based nearby at Naval Air Station Oceana.
"Initial reports indicate that at approximately 12:05, the jet crashed just after take off at a location just off of the base," it said. "Both aircrew safely ejected from the aircraft."
Oceana, which is a vast complex with more than 10km of runways, is manned by 14 600 military personnel and home to 19 fighter squadrons.
No casualties - yeah right - lying through their teeth more like it!
A jet crashes into a building in Virginia Beach, and you think casualties would have gone unnoticed or been capable of being hidden? Strange.
@Fred - you lost the plot AGAIN...
I wonder who are the pilots...? hmmn ...
What on earth are you talking about?
amazing how many such accidents happen in the US, i so wish SADC could join up and be one country


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Oceano release new single 'The Great Tribulation'
Deathcore heavyweights OCEANO have released a brand new single!
The new single, titled The Great Tribulation, is taken from the band's upcoming new studio album, Revelation, which is scheduled to be released in May. The album was recorded at The Nook Recording Studio in New Lenox, IL and will be the first album to be released on their new record label, Sumerian Records.
Listen to The Great Tribulation here:
Alongside the release of the new single, the band has also revealed the track list and artwork for the upcoming album. Both of which are available to view below:
Track List:
1. Dark Prophecy
2. Lucid Reality
3. Path To Extiction
4. The Great Tribulation
5. Illusions Unravel
6. Majestic 12
7. Final Form
8. The Event
9. Human Harvest
10. Revelation
Revelation is set for release on May 19th via Sumerian Records.
For more information on OCEANO like their official page on Facebook.


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Lill Brey Cottage offers cosy self contained accommodation ideal for families, couples or groups, featuring a combination of period furnishings and modern amenities.
Located only 100 meters from the beautiful Barwon Estuary and its beaches. You can enjoy a stroll to the village centre or take a walk around the "Bluff" to the crashing surf of 13th Beach. Take in the spectacular views across to the "Rip" and the notorious Bass Strait.
Relax with a coffee break or dine at any of the wonderful restaurants available in Barwon Heads.
Lill Brey on Barwon is a unique cottage with two large living areas. It has an outdoor deck, four bedrooms, two with queen size beds, one with double bed and one with two single beds, all bedding and linen supplied.
There is an open fire and coonara heater with an ample supply of firewood It also features two bathrooms, laundry, fully equipped kitchen, stocked pantry, reverse cycle heating and cooling, CD player, high chair, porta cot/s, microwave, open fireplace, refrigerator, television, clothes dryer, iron, stereo and washing machine.
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Costs vary by type of tree, size and time purchased, but nationally the mean average amount spent on a Christmas tree in 2015 was about $50.
Sycamore Valley Tree Farm originated in the early 1950's.
For the owners it's the annual tradition that's about to begin, but they'll admit they came a long way.
Sugargrove Tree Farm's first day of business was Friday, November 25th, but they're already gearing up for their Trees for Troops event next weekend. Most trees on tree farms are trimmed to an 80% taper.
For the past few years, the Wood family has come to Newby's Evergreen Farms to pick out the ideal Christmas trees.
For the first time, Wolosek Christmas Tree Farm south of Wisconsin Rapids has introduced colored Christmas trees to their property to choose from.
"It's very deceptive out here in the fields".
"The spring cold struck right when trees were coming out of dormancy, and then some younger saplings couldn't take the hot and dry August, even with some irrigation", he said.
There are also Christmas tree stands and wreaths available so why not pop down and have a look around?
"All people have to do is bring their wallet and their person and their eye for a good tree", Dunn said.
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Secondly, it is critical that you maintain a constant supply of water to the tree.
The state's huge Fraser firs got enough moisture during their peak growing season in late spring, according to Bill Glenn of the North Carolina Department of Agriculture.
Families come borrowing a saw or bring their own to cut down their favorite tree. Nora Nelson spent Black Friday morning picking out her Christmas tree, secret in hand.
Philip McPherson says they've been working on this farm since the late 80's.
If you drive through Grays Harbor County on highway 12 regularly, Hockett's Tree Farm is probably the tree farm you're most familiar with.
In addition to maintaining a constant water supply to your tree, consider where you place the tree in your home. Many year around retail merchants will order and sell Christmas Trees during the holiday season. "We haven't had any disease problems or any insect problems", Newby said.
"Anytime your are going to add lights to a tree, you always need to make sure that you check the strands. that there are no frayed wires".
Karl Yunghans, owner of Littleworth Tree Farm in the Petersburg section of Upper Township, has about 300 trees ready to be tagged and sold this season.
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Hank here!
I've had something on my mind for awhile and I need to vent. I don't know about you, but I've been noticing more and more ads for medical weight loss procedures - they're everywhere. On TV, billboards, bus stops, radio, online. Heck, even the buses themselves are plastered with huge ads for surgical centers waiting to give you the lap band or gastric bypass procedure. And it kinda bugs me. (And not just because the jingle gets stuck in my head.)
I'm not passing judgment on those who choose that option. I just think it's a perceived quick and easy fix for a complex problem... and then what?
Like you, I am embracing a healthier lifestyle and striving to improve my quality of life. But it ain't easy and it ain't quick. It takes discipline to eat clean and workout every day, but the results I'm seeing are worth it.
In one of the commercials urging you to let your new life begin by getting the lap band procedure, they show a woman who lost a tremendous amount of weight in a very short time and can now play and be active with her children. Congrats on the weight loss, but when they show her in the park playing with her kids, the kids are unfit and uninterested.
I have to wonder what kind of a message that sends to them? What if parents modeled a healthy lifestyle, clean eating and kept kids active instead of resorting to drastic invasive surgical procedures? How about a different lifestyle change? That's the kind of change Beachbody is making in the world to End The Trend.
Beachbody doesn't offer a miracle solution. No magic pill to make you shed the pounds, no super vibrating dumbbell to shake off the weight. What Beachbody does is give you the tools to succeed. There's just one catch - you have got to put in the work!
With Beachbody programs, you get support at every turn. You know what to do, when to do it, what to shop for, what to eat and when - there is no guesswork. But you will need to put in plenty of work. You need to show up, to stay focused and committed. It isn't easy, but nothing worth doing ever is, right?
If you haven't seen the new P90X show "The Reason" - watch it! Carl gave you the world premiere a few days ago, right here on his blog, so check it out. These stories are amazing and inspirational. People have transformed their bodies, their health and their lives. It wasn't a quick fix and it wasn't easy, but each one of them will agree it was worth it.
Whatever program or fitness regimen you choose, do what works for you and stay committed.
I had a busy week and now I am enjoying a few days of vacation from work, not from my goals. I'm down another 4lbs, bringing my total weight loss to 59.4lbs! I'm still eating clean, enjoying Shakeology and I already hit it hard this morning and got my workout done, so now I can enjoy the rest of my day and long weekend. I hope you do the same.
Until next time,
(Sorry about the sweat on the scale. I told you I hit it hard this morning!)
Saturday, February 19, 2011
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Check out the great blog candy you can win from Somethinggonemissing! Just click on the photo on the right, and you can enter to win some great papers, an LCI Magnum Christmas stamp, and more! Just the thing for creating a few special cards for yourself or a gift, or even some sweet Christmas Thank You cards!
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Understanding game-based assessment
Understanding game-based assessment and what it brings to your recruitment and selection. Game-based assessment is increasing in its use within the area of volume recruitment, particularly attraction.
Advances in technology and the prevalence of online game playing, means that this attractive way to assess applicants, is accepted by applicants and supports a forward-thinking corporate positioning of a hiring organization.
The challenge is to develop an engaging and easy-to-understand game with high quality graphics that has robust psychometric data supporting it so that responses give reliable, accurate and valid insights.
White paper: Gamification of assessments
This paper covers a range of issues related to gamification: What are the underlying issues about gamification; current research about user acceptance, the difference between gamification versus gamified psychometrics and what should companies be thinking about in terms of fairness, adverse impact and with what objectives gamified elements can be used in the talent strategy.
Who plays games?
Today, the typical gamer is a 26-year-old woman playing games on her smartphone. 5 years ago this was a 33-year-old man on a console; 10 years ago, a 17-year-old boy on a console.
We have all been playing games since the invention of the 'rock, paper, scissors' game by the Chinese around 2,000 years ago. It is a universal game, played by all cultures and it seems we all like the simplicity of the rules and the engaging, fun format.
There's psychology underlying how even this game is played. Your first choice of gesture in 'rock, paper, scissors indicates your personality. Research has shown that if you choose your first gesture in the game to be 'rock, this indicates confidence and strength, choosing to start (open palm, a little like a handshake) suggests a more emotionally stable, friendly personality whereas the 'scissors' option is linked more to a strategic, manipulative personality.
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To help with the stresses of Christmas, international assessment specialist cut-e created a fun, Christmas-themed logical reasoning game that identifies your ability to cope with the festive season - and you can use it to train yourself to experience a calmer and more organized Christmas.


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I hate spending so much on one item of clothing, but sometimes it's a must. I purchased this black trench vest from Forever 21 perfect for that demure touch. I was dying to get the camel trench vest, but of course, sold out. I bought it for about $40, and I don't regret it, at all.
I almost consider it a modest wardrobe staple. You can throw it over anything and immediately add that touch of demure.
Scarf: Forever 21 | Tribal Print Shirt: TJ Maxx | Trench Vest: Forever 21 | Dark Blue Denim: Forever 21 | Striped Flats: Forever 21
Which item of clothing would you splurge on?