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About Me
- Satima Flavell
- I am a writer, editor and reviewer based in Perth, Western Australia.
My books
My first novel, The Dagger of Dresnia (Book 1 of The Talismans) is published by Satalyte - it's available from their website as well as from Amazon.com and other online outlets. Book 2, The Cloak of Challiver, is in preparation. I also have a short story, La Belle Dame, in print - see Mythic Resonance below.
Buy The Dagger of Dresnia
The Dagger of Dresnia, Book 1 of The Talismans Trilogy, is available in paperback and e-book from the publisher, Satalyte Publications - click on the cover to visit their online shop. You can also purchase it from Amazon.com and other online retailers. The paperback can also be found in selected bookstores in Australia.
Buy Mythic Resonance
Mythic Resonance is an excellent anthology that includes my short story 'La Belle Dame', together with great stories from Alan Baxter, Donna Maree Hanson, Sue Burstynski, Nike Sulway and nine more fantastic authors! Just $US3.99 from Amazon. Got a Kindle? Check out Mythic Resonance.
Prefer hard copy?
There are still a few paperback copies of Mythic Resonance available, too. Contact me (there's a contact form on my website) if you'd like a copy - $20 including postage within Australia.
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For Readers, Writers & Editors
- A dilemma about characters
- Adelaide Writers Week, 2009
- Adjectives, commas and confusion
- An artist's conflict
- An editor's role
- Authorial voice, passive writing and the passive voice
- Common misuses: common expressions
- Common misuses: confusing words
- Common misuses: pronouns - subject and object
- Conversations with a character
- Critiquing Groups
- Does length matter?
- Dont sweat the small stuff: formatting
- Free help for writers
- How much magic is too much?
- Know your characters via astrology
- Like to be an editor?
- Modern Writing Techniques
- My best reads of 2007
- My best reads of 2008
- My favourite dead authors
- My favourite modern authors
- My influential authors
- Planning and Flimmering
- Planning vs Flimmering again
- Psychological Spec-Fic
- Readers' pet hates
- Reading, 2009
- Reality check: so you want to be a writer?
- Sensory detail is important!
- Speculative Fiction - what is it?
- Spelling reform?
- Substantive or linking verbs
- The creative cycle
- The promiscuous artist
- The revenge of omni rampant
- The value of "how-to" lists for writers
- Write a decent synopsis
- Write a review worth reading
- Writers block 1
- Writers block 2
- Writers block 3
- Writers need editors!
- Writers, Depression and Addiction
- Writing in dialect, accent or register
Interviews with authors
My Blog List
February 2015 Roundup: Diversity - As 2015 cranked up, AWW's reviewers powered throu […]3 hours ago
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Patrick Gale: A Place Called Winter, by Louisa Young - Photo credit: David Gwinnutt. A while ago my friend Patrick Gale, who I met at a reading a million years ago, when I was a tiny newbie and he was a glamoro...6 hours ago
Kit Alloway - Kit Alloway writes primarily for young adults, having always had an affection for teenagers. In addition to writing, she plays various musical instrument...16 hours ago
Henry I and the Lost Yorkist Princess - Philippa Langley has announced that she is now involved in the search for King Henry I on the site of Reading Abbey. Reading Abbey was of course destroyed ...16 hours ago
Novel Completion Queries, Day Thirteen - Is the novel finished? NO Today's question: Name a product brand (or two) that you are not entirely rationally attached to. This is usually expressed is a ...16 hours ago
Currently Reading - *I seem to be on a bit of a fantasy jag at the moment...* *Half a King/Half the World by Joe Abercrombie* Jo Abercrombie introduces you to his characters...16 hours ago
Where does the word cyber come from? - Does the word cyber sound dated to you? Like the phrases Information Superhighway and surfing the Web, something about the word calls one back to the ear...18 hours ago
On the Smugglers' Radar - "On The Smugglers' Radar" is a feature for books that have caught our eye: books we have heard of via other bloggers, directly from publishers, and/or from...19 hours ago
March Roundup: Hot Tweetables at #WU - March came in like a lion and went out…like a lion. Was your writing month similar? (I know mine was, but then, I seem to be wrestling with lions all the...20 hours ago
SWANCON 2015 PERTH -- - I shall be attending Swancon over Easter. Please come and say Hi if you are attending. I will be on at least one panel (with John Scalzi -- exalted compan...21 hours ago
Day Twenty-Eight: Revise Any Misused Words and Awkward Phrasing - *By Janice Hardy, @Janice_Hardy * Welcome to Day Twenty-Eight of Fiction University's Month-Long Revision Workshop. Over the last month we've been working...21 hours ago
Fiction in History, History in Fiction - Back in the 1970s, when dinosaurs roamed the flat earth before the internet, I used to listen to one of my favorite ballads, "Roads to Moscow" by Al Stewar...1 day ago
Steam Submarine First Den - Dear Griffin Friends and Dirigible travellers Steam Submarine First Den is coming along. I'm going to take a bit of time off blogging in order to finish it ...1 day ago
Saturday Recipe - I cannot imagine how many calories these things have but they sound heavenly. (Answer 398.1) *Drunken Butter Rum Cupcakes* Meghan at Food.com An absolu...1 day ago
Writing Advice—Weighing the Advice (Part Two) - How's a writer to know what writing advice is good and what is better ignored? A continuation of an earlier post.1 day ago
The nature of grief and a trip to Perth - My day job has been rather tense and hectic. I was pushing to get a report out and you know what…I stuffed up. Maybe that was in a small way. Proofing erro...1 day ago
Cover Art and Details for The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories by Ken Liu - Saga Press revealed the gorgeous cover for Ken Liu's upcoming short fiction collection, The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories, today. Liu, who's best kno...1 day ago
Introducing YourCareMoments - Thanks to Keith Olsen for sharing this opportunity Has anyone ever asked you about your healthcare experiences?YourCareMoments is an online survey communit...1 day ago
Flogometer for Rachel—are you compelled to turn the page? - Submissions Needed--none in the queue for next week. If you'd like a fresh look at your opening chapter or prologue, please email your submission to me re th...1 day ago
Follow-up on my resignation from SFWA, with statement from SFWA's president - Tweet Where this comes from: A new SFWA member happy to have qualified—who is also one of my writing students—contacted me privately to present misrepresen...1 day ago
Hugh, Lord Despenser (c. 1309-1349) - A post today about Hugh, Lord Despenser, the eldest son of Hugh Despenser the Younger and Eleanor de Clare, and grandson of Hugh Despenser the Elder, earl ...1 day ago
Website redesign: help with your research - The Records section of our website, along with Discovery, our catalogue, is at the heart of most research here. Among the most popular resources are the r...1 day ago
Study Skills – and being filmed at Castlebrae - As I mentioned recently, I'm co-writing a book on study skills for Leckie and Leckie in Scotland, and in England with Collins. They approached me to write ...1 day ago
Why I will or won't review your book. - It may surprise people to learn what is important to me when reviewing a book—indeed, when deciding whether or not to review a book. If a book is brought to ...2 days ago
Review of Australian Fiction Vol. 13 Issue 6 – Warren and Goldsmith - [image: image]The Review of Australian Fiction continues to support not only Australian speculative fiction but Australian fiction in general, publishing...2 days ago
The Warlock's Child by Paul Collins and Sean McMullen. Books 1 and 2. Melbourne: Ford Street, 2015. - *The Burning Sea* and *Dragonfall Mountain* are books 1 and 2 of a new children's fantasy series by veteran Australian spec fic writers Paul Collins and S...2 days ago
How Richard III is being covered around the world, and more medieval news - We begin with a selection of news stories about the reinterment of Richard III, some serious and some odd, from media around the world. [View the story "Ho...2 days ago
FETISH FRIDAY: JAMES FOLEY - *I'm running a new series of guest posts throughout 2015: Fetish Friday. Don't get all sweaty in the pants—I'm going back to an older definition of the wor...2 days ago
Ebooks for Libraries - *TL;DR * 1. I want to help authors get their ebooks into libraries. 2. I want to help libraries acquire indie ebooks. 3. To do this, I started a...2 days ago
Notes from Somerset 2015 – part 3 - Here is the next part of my notes from the fantastic day at Somerset 2015, again the students asked great questions and we all survived the stifling heat i...2 days ago
Second Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against Author Solutions Inc. - *Posted by Victoria Strauss for Writer Beware* In April 2013, the law firm of Giskan Solotaroff Anderson & Stewart filed a class action lawsuit against Aut...2 days ago
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Drowning (II) - If the sand could be swallowed would that empty place within find itself curving back into a solid and home, that recedes in the light of day, be finall...1 week ago
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Uncle Bob is free online - My story "Uncle Bob's Crocodile", which was published in the March issue of Urban Fantasy Magazine, is now free to read online on the magazine's website.1 week ago
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Elizabeth Seckman Defying Reason - Wow. Final day of the tour. I'm tired and I'm sure the blogosphere is tired of hearing from me, but guess who we're not tired of hearing from? Our buddy, J...2 weeks ago
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Q&A with KJ Taylor - What's the one question you wish people would ask you? (And what would your answer be?) I always wanted people to ask specific questions such as "what happ...1 year ago
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Favourite Sites
- Andrew McKiernan
- Bren McDibble
- Celestine Lyons
- Guy Gavriel Kay
- Hal Spacejock (Simon Haynes)
- Jacqueline Carey
- Jennifer Fallon
- Jessica Rydill
- Jessica Vivien
- Joel Fagin
- Juliet Marillier
- KA Bedford
- KSP Writers Centre
- Karen Miller
- Lynn Flewelling
- Marianne de Pierres
- Phill Berrie
- Ryan Flavell
- SF Novelists' Blog
- SF Signal
- Satima's Professional Editing Services
- Shane Jiraiya Cummings
- Society of Editors, WA
- Stephen Thompson
- Yellow wallpaper
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What I do
Sunday, December 14, 2014 | Posted by Satima Flavell
I write and I edit.
If you're looking for someone to do these things, please Contact me to discuss your requirements. Or if you want more info first, read on!
Want to know more?
- Editing
- Writing
I also write non-fiction - mainly reviews and feature articles. Recently, I've written for Artshub webzine and Scoop Magazine and I get private commissions, too - mostly astrology reports and family histories, but I'm open to other things! Still want more info? Scroll down! Or Contact me.
- Astrology
Still need more info?
- Getting started with editing
On the other hand, if I think your work is ready for editing, I will do an hour's work on it, completely free. This will enable us to see if we're a good match, and it also helps me to give you an estimated cost for editing the entire ms. If you've already had a mini-assessment of the same material I will discount the price of a full edit by $25.00.
The offer applies to non-fiction as well. I will do an hour's work on your paper, completely free and without obligation, before giving you a quote for the full edit.
If I don't think I'm the right editor for your particular kind of writing, I'll tell you so at once, and if I can, I'll suggest another editor you might approach.
I prefer to be paid via PayPal or, if you live in Australia, by direct payment into my bank account.
You can sign up or ask any questions here
- A bit about me
- My experience
I've served a long apprenticeship as a fantasy author and am finally published by Satalyte Publishing!
- My bits of paper
And how did this strange combination make me into a writer and editor? Click here to find out! If you're interested in having me edit something for you, find out more here.
- More about my editing - fiction
- More about my editing - non-fiction
- More about my writing
I was already well-published in non-fiction when I went overseas in 1995, but I hadn't written any fiction since I was in primary school. The story of my three-and-a-half years of travel and work in other lands is a whole nother yarn to spin, but suffice it to say here that as part of my brief to Get to Know my Country of Birth, I took a job as housekeeper in a hotel in North Devon, England. It was hard work, but not terribly mentally challenging, and I would finish each day with sore feet and a sore back, ready to veg out in front of the TV.
But one day, just as I was about to turn on Coronation St (or was it East Enders? Those two are forever inextricably linked in my mind) a sentence popped into my head. 'To be left a widow at the age of twenty-one may sound like a tragedy,' it ran, 'but to be honest, I felt liberated by Reyel's death.'
I knew it was the start of an SF novel. Not one I'd already read, but a new one! My very own book! I grabbed paper and pen and began to write. I missed my TV shows that night, and the next day I bought an exercise book and a new pen. Night after night I would rush home, plonk myself on the bed and continue the adventures of a girl named Kryshli who was sold into slavery and travelled around the world - her world - as a result.
It took me seven years to write that book, on and off, and of course it was not very good. First novels seldom are, and let's face it, second third and fourth ones are often not very good either. But I had a lot of fun writing it, and I learnt a lot. When I returned to Australia three years later, I joined writers groups and started going to workshops and conventions to meet like-minded people, for writing is a lonely craft, one that non-writers cannot usually comprehend. To remind ourselves that what we are doing is a perfectly good way to live, we need the support of people who can not only understand our passion but also help us improve. A lot of writers, far better at the craft than I, gave me encouragement and support, so now I am eager to help other writers to better their skill. You will, therefore, read a lot about SF reading, writing and editing on my blog and on my posts at Egoboo, a blog I share with five good writing buddies.
- Fun things
If you go to my web site you will see links to pages on family history, astrology, meditation and belly dancing. I have a fair bit of family history info there - if this is one of your passions, too, take a look and see if we are related! And don't forget you can contact me here.
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The talmudic depiction suggests Joseph was so tempted that he claim close to sin. It is easy to understand why. A teenage boy rejected by his own family, lost in Egypt, fell into the clutches of a great seductress.
Much has been speculated about Dinah's desire to leave the safety of her family's tents and wander off to explore the lives of other women, the daughters of Canaan; and much also about her rape by Shechem.
In the rabbinic chronology of Jacob's story, the patriarch is blessed by his father at age 63, leaves home to study for 14 years and finally, after seven years of labour for Laban, marries at the grand age of 84. By contrast, we are told that his brother, Esau, marries at (just) 40 years of age. What possible moral can this difference have for us?
The Midrash tells us that what impressed Isaac, was not the scent of Jacob's garments (bigadim), rather it was the spiritual character of his betrayers (bogdim), those descendants of Jacob who would turn away from God and then turn back again in repentance. It was through this that Isaac found Jacob worthy of his blessing.
The Board of Deputies is hoping a woman's touch will get tickets moving for its appeal dinner.
With just a few weeks before next month's event, featuring Home Secretary Teresa May, the Board has turned to former vice-president Flo Kaufmann to be dinner chairman. "I was asked to pull it together," Mrs Kaufmann said.
"How can we make God laugh?" asks a joke and replies: "Tell Him your plans for the future." This week's prophetic reading and our Torah portion both deal about persons planning the future.
In one of the most astonishing moments of Torah narrative, Abraham asks God to stand and wait while he attends to three travellers. God has presented Himself to Abraham in a moment of intimacy between Creator and created. Abraham apparently shuns Him for three mortals, striking us as somewhere between chutzpah and ignominy.
Lech Lecha follows the journeying of Abraham and Sarah, specifically their discovery of monotheism and their attempt to spread it. They are, it seems, told to find themselves, away from the confines of their upbringing. Ironically, this journey is a forced exile, rather than a jubilant or self-initiated one.
The early rabbis, ever creative, imagine the raven arguing with Noah when he tries to send it out of the ark. Understandably reluctant to face the waters, it asks why Noah does not instead send one of the clean birds, of which seven pairs of each kind are happily aboard the ark.
Rashi comments that the plural form is used in the above verse, even though the angels did not assist God in creating man. He goes on to explain that even though in using the plural the Torah leaves itself open to heretical claims that many gods participated in the creation of man, nevertheless God wanted to teach a lesson in humility and derech eretz (respectful behaviour).

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Researchers winning award.
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The golden age of Israeli medical research seems to have passed – at least for
now – as the amount and quality of clinical and translational (i.e., bridging
between basic and applied) research in the biomedical sciences have declined,
according to a new Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) and Science and Technology
Ministry report on the subject.While Israeli physicians spend an average
of six hours a week (out of a weekly total of 48) conducting research, and 79
percent publish at least one piece of academic research per year, many opt out
of this demanding extra work. And according to the latest figures that the CBS
and the ministry's National Council for Research and Development issued on
Tuesday, Israel ranks only 24th in the world in the relative number of
publications in clinical research.When it comes to the number times
authors of other journal articles cited the country's clinical research findings
– an indication of quality – Israel ranked only 23rd in the world between 2007
and 2011, with an average of only 6.39 citations per publication. This contrasts
with Belgium and Denmark, which lead the world at 9.5 citations. In previous
decades, Israel's relative rate came in near the top.The data are based
on two surveys the CBS conducted – one in 2009 and one in 2011 – on research and
development (R&D) in hospitals among 1,000 of 2,570 physicians with
clinical/academic appointments, and a partial sample of physicians without such
appointments who work in hospitals.The surveys found that among local
researchers working for public health funds and government hospitals, those
involved in medical research spent 43 percent of their time on applied research.
However, at non-profit voluntary hospitals (non-government, non-health-fund
medical centers like those of the Hadassah Medical Organization), the doctors
devoted an average of 43% of their research time to basic research (i.e.,
understanding how things work), utilizing an average of nine weekly hours for
this.During the four years the report studied, Israeli
physician/researchers filed applications for a total of 220 patents for their
discoveries, and voluntary institutions were significantly more prominent in
this area than hospitals owned by health funds or the Health
Ministry.About a quarter of the country's published scientific research,
according to the CBS data, involved clinical medical research.Prof.
Yitzhak Ben-Yisrael, chairman of the National Council for R&D, said Tuesday
that this was the first in-depth survey on research that physicians had
conducted here."It points to relatively broad involvement by doctors in
research and a very high rate of academic publications in the field," he said.
"One of the reasons for the relatively low citation rate compared to the world
may be the lack of adequate training of medical students and residents in
carrying out research – a subject that requires more attention."Asked to
comment on the new survey, Prof. Shlomo Mor-Yosef, director-general of the
National Insurance Institute and former longtime Hadassah Medical Organization
director-general, told The Jerusalem Post that the health system did not really
encourage clinical research."Young physicians have less commitment to go
into research in addition to their clinical work, as they know it's on their own
time and want to devote more time to family life and leisure," he
said.In addition, he said, with women comprising half of young doctors
today, many are reluctant to devote a lot of time or any at all to research
because of their family obligations.Senior physicians may devote time to
private medical work rather than research, he added.Hadassah is
different from most hospitals, as it has invested money in clinical research,
set up infrastructure and provided financial compensation for spending extra
time on it. This has encouraged physicians and researchers, but it is still
relatively small.Mor-Yosef noted that he had been part of a team in 2010
that worked with Prof. Ruth Arnon, then-vice president (and now president) of
the Israel Academy of Sciences. She called that year to promote Israeli clinical
and translational research in the biomedical sciences, and to form
American-style, independent National Institutes of Health here to allocate funds
and coordinate this work.Arnon recommended allocating $100 million a
year in public money to finance original Israeli clinical and translational
research in the biomedical sciences. However, the government has not yet heeded
her advice.Health Ministry chief scientist Prof. Avi Yisraeli, also a
former Hadassah director-general, commented: "There is no doubt that medical
research contributes directly to the level of medicine. It doesn't matter if a
specific physician does it, but for a hospital department to excel and give the
best medical care, it needs to have a critical mass for research, asking
questions, updating itself on innovations and teaching young doctors and
students."Without that mix, he said, "the level of medicine goes
down."Yisraeli's office, which has a minuscule budget, issued an
invitation to medical researchers to apply for a total of only 35 grants of NIS
65,000 each per year."It is a very, very small amount of money, but that
is what we have to offer," said Yisraeli. "There have been several reports
recommending that my office's budget be raised significantly, but it has not
happened yet. The amount of multicenter Israeli clinical research must also be
increased. There are people [in government] who don't understand the direct
connection between funds for medical research and the quality of Israeli medical
care."Meanwhile, the Health Ministry put a positive face on the CBS
survey, saying it was a "certificate of honor to research activity, the energy,
interest and determination of physicians to carry out research under a pressed
health system, while at the same time treating patients.... The relatively low
citation rate – which is high [compared to other countries] – does not result
only from quality but also from the centrality of the state in general and
international awareness."The ministry stressed the huge value of
published medical research, "even if it is not cited [by other publications and
researchers].... The quality and benefits of medical research stem from the fact
that it is done, and not always from its being quoted."It added that the
trend of less clinical research and fewer citations "has shown up in a number of
previous reports."The ministry said it would "continue to work toward
increasing the medical research budget at the disposal of the ministry's chief
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'He just had a huge heart for the kids'
Last truant officer's compassion for youth recalled
Just the two words are enough to send a shudder of dread down the spine of older people -- truant officer.
Back in the day, he or she was a dogged bounty hunter who'd track a skipping student to the ends of the earth -- though usually only as far as the pool hall, mall, or the TV at home.
But truant officers also straightened out a lot of kids who needed help.
Truant officers such as Bill Rumley, who died recently and who was the last of his kind in Manitoba.
"There's a huge message to kids -- if they're missing, we send someone to look for them," and that person who comes looking really does care about them, said Seven Oaks School Division superintendent Brian O'Leary, who knew Rumley back in the day when both worked in the Winnipeg School Division.
"I remember him finding kids in Portage Place, in video arcades, talking to the owners about not letting kids in during school hours. He might bluff a kid, but nobody called his bluff. Bill could just bring in kids from everywhere," O'Leary said. "He had kind of a gruff manner, but Bill never quit on a kid.
"He'd challenge us: 'I brought him in the door, now it's your job to get him involved and build a relationship,'" recalled O'Leary.
"If your parents didn't call you in sick, he'd go to your door, or to the popular hangouts like Portage Place," said his son, Clayton Rumley.
His dad didn't quite finish high school. Bill Rumley sold industrial supplies until he saw an opening for a truant officer with the Winnipeg School Division.
Back then, a truant officer could physically bring a recalcitrant kid back to school, but that wasn't necessary very often, said his son. And sometimes it got more exciting than Rumley might have wished.
"He went to a house with a gang affiliation, and while he was at the door talking to the family, someone drove by and fired a shot," said Clayton. Another time, "He got threatened with a ceremonial tomahawk.
"There was a time he didn't engage the parking brake, and he got out to chase a kid, and the car rolled away," his son recalled with a laugh.
"His concern was to get the kid in school. He was an imposing figure, and just his presence was enough to get them in the car."
Rumley connected with the kids in his territory throughout the WSD's North End and inner city, said his son. Rumley came from a single-parent family and was Métis.
"He didn't give them any psychobabble," said Clayton.
Then came the provincial funding freezes and cuts of the 1990s, and in 1994, the WSD laid off Rumley and two other truant officers, the last truant officers in the province.
Those two found other jobs within the division, but Rumley soon put his years of experience to work as his own boss -- he formed ACES, Attendance Counselling Education Services, out of his home in West St. Paul.
He started working alone for the now-amalgamated Norwood School Division. ACES now employs half a dozen people working under contract for several city school divisions, but they're now called attendance counsellors, using persuasion and reason and a well-defined rule book, not traditional truant officers.
Clayton Rumley said his father was a deeply religious man who volunteered extensively with seniors and with inmates at the Rockwood correctional centre. His Billious Pond bluegrass gospel band played throughout southern Manitoba.
One of the kids who Rumley tracked down and brought back to school years later asked Rumley and his wife, Teresa, to be godparents to her child.
And there were times, said his son, "if the house seemed unsafe, he'd call Child and Family Services. A lot of the parents didn't have the tools to effectively control or discipline their kids," he said, nor would his dad ignore the plight of a child living in a dangerous household.
"He just had a huge heart for the kids," said Interlake School Division assistant superintendent Christine Penner, who was at St. John's High School in Rumley's day. "He was relentless in his pursuit to get kids to school. He didn't back down from any challenge."
Penner said Rumley had recently been writing a book on the North End, and would show her each new chapter when they got together. "He certainly made a huge difference in the lives of parents and children in Winnipeg's North End," she said.
School social worker Josette Lukowycz remembered Rumley as an imposing and severe-looking man, whose compassion and caring kids instantly recognized under the gruff demeanour.
"When Bill walked into a school he was immediately believable as the man who could and would help the schools improve their attendance. He exuded confidence and competence," said Lukowycz.
There were times, Lukowycz said, kids skipped school, knowing Rumley would come for them.
"These students had figured out that Bill could look severe on the outside but was an amazingly compassionate and caring adult who had the ability to hear their side of the story, sift through what was real and what wasn't, and never lie to them. He always told them the truth, whether they wanted to hear it or not, but then he also took it one step further and helped them look at positive solutions for their situations.
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TV Ratings: CW's 'Originals' Moves Up, 'Biggest Loser' Dips in Return
UPDATED: The weight-loss competition enters the schedule as "The Voice" consolidates to one hour, while ABC's "The Goldbergs" drops.
With The Voice officially cutting down to one hour on Tuesday night, The Biggest Loser kicked off NBC's lineup with its 15th season premiere. The episode averaged a 2.2 rating with adults 18-49, off eight-tenths (27 percent) from January's Sunday opener but in line with the last Monday debut (2.4 adults). The one-hour Voice was up from last Tuesday's recap special, pulling a 3.9 rating with adults 18-49. Chicago Fire (2.4 adults) improved by three-tenths of a point. NBC pulled a 2.8 rating with adults 18-49 and 9.3 million viewers for the night.
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Growing NCIS at 8 p.m., winning the hour without competition from The Voice, CBS saw the procedural pull a 3.0 rating among adults 18-49 -- a three-tenths of a point improvement from last week. NCIS: LA (2.6 adults) held even with last week, while Person of Interest (2.1 adults) inched up by a tenth. CBS averaged a 2.6 rating with adults 18-49 and 15.2 million viewers for the night.
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What YouTube doesn't show
YouTube spread news of Florida's Taser incident fast. But instant media doesn't always tell the whole story.
Gainesville, Fla.
If a picture is worth a thousand words, how many are conveyed by a video tape? Whatever the number, it is not always enough to understand the situation. That will not stop many people from rushing to judgment based on what they think they know. Their views are formed more by the media stampede and their own biases than by what really happened. And that says a lot about how people react and how information is used today.
Take the case of Andrew Meyer, the University of Florida student who had a Taser used against him by campus police at a speech by Sen. John Kerry (D) of Massachusetts last month. Videotapes of the incident made the evening television news and immediately found their way onto YouTube.
People around the world saw the incident replayed as thousands of newspapers and television stations picked up the story. The YouTube videos were viewed more than 3 million times.
As the story spread, many people formed a firmly held opinion. I also had an opinion on the event, but my perspective was unique. I was the moderator of Sen. Kerry's talk and the only other person on stage with him.
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement was called in to investigate whether the actions of the officers were appropriate. Their 300-page report was recently turned over to university officials. (A summary of it is at www.president.ufl.edu/incident/.) The report concluded the officers acted "well within" their guidelines and also pointed out that the student had provoked an earlier disturbance on campus. He boasted at that time to a friend that if he liked that confrontation he should come to Kerry's speech and see a real show. In a letter released October 29, Mr. Meyer publicly apologized for his "failure to act calmly" during the speech and admitted he had "stepped out of line" and was truly sorry for tarnishing the university's image.
What was not on the YouTube videos was the fact that the student disrupted the speech twice. After Kerry had responded to numerous questions, I announced that one final one would be taken from the microphone on my right. The student then grabbed the microphone on the left and loudly demanded that he be allowed to ask a question. When a female police officer intervened and tried to escort him out, he broke away and continued shouting. At that point, Kerry said he would take the student's question, but would respond first to the questioner who was supposed to have been last. As he finished answering that question the famous videos began.


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I bought this rifle new in 1989 and I love it. It is a .30-06 and it has done a great job as my deer rifle.
The first few years I shot factory ammo, but then in 1994 a buddy of mine created some reloads for me. They are a 165 gr. Ballistic tip on top of 58 grains of IMR 4831. That is a terrific deer round and I have been using that recipie ever since.
My problem started two years ago. I was in a stand with my 12 year old son on his first deer hunt. It is a great story and bottom line is in the end my rifle was broken.
The bolt would not close because the lugs in the bolt were not lined up properly with the barrel.
The local gunsmith fixed it, but I did not shoot it until this year Labor Day weekend. I only shot it 4 times before I had the same problem. I took it back and he fixed it again. I had it out again last weekend and it only lasted 3 shots this time.
I took it back to the gunsmith and he said that my loads must be generating too much pressure because it is sheering off a quarter inch pin.
I have a hard time believing that my loads are all of the sudden too hot...I had shot that load for 14 years without a problem. When I get the gun back I am going to run a bunch of factory ammo thru it just in case the reloads might be the problem...I am also getting my loads pressure tested.
Does anybody know what pin in the action could be getting sheered off and what else could be causing the problem?
Any thoughts, comments or advice would be appreciated.
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You're not holding the rifle close enough to the computer for me to see.
POSSIBLY part #12, cam pin. Numrich Gun Parts Corp. - The World's Largest Supplier of Firearms Parts and Accessories
You may want to check some reloading manuals- I did a quick check for 30-06, and could not find IMR 4381 loads listed. Lot of IMR 4831 loads, tho.
What we have here is... failure- to communicate.
Do I need to hold it closer to the monitor or the CPU??? Or should I wave my mouse over it???
That part looks like it could be the one he has replaced...since now it will have been broken and replaced 3 times, does that mean that maybe it is getting loose?
The load is in my hard-cover Nosler book, it is a max load, but an action that also works with 7mm Rem Mag and .300 Win Mag should be able to handle a max .30-06 load...
I got the results back from the pressure test on my hand loads and the highest pressure was 54K...the max pressure is 60K, so I don't think my handloads are causing the problem.
I wonder what is causing that cam pin to get sheered off...
STOP. Do you have a reloading manual?
I am showing that your buddies loads are over 1 gr above MAX in my Sierra 5th edition.
My Hornady says your ok as does my lyman.
Did you load these or did he.
the pressure test was it done in your rifle? Because you chamber is different than what ever rifle they tested the loads in.
I am going to say back off and start at 52gr and work up and see if you get signs.
My Nosler Reloading Manual Number Four says the load is OK.
The loads were not tested in my gun, but since they were not near the max I am not worried about them. If for some reason my rifle causes those loads to be high pressure, wouldn't it make factory loads high pressure?
They should be similar to factory rounds, so the gunsmith should be able to duplicate the problem when he test fires the gun.
I'm just wondering what could be wrong with the rifle that can be causing that cam pin to sheer off after only three shots...is it loose or is something else out of wack...
My loading manual says that you are 2 gr. over max for that bullet weight and powder. Could be the problem???
The temperature of the weather when you shoot can make a lot of difference in the pressure of a load.
The part that is breaking is the timing latch...part #65...see the schematic from post #2.
The gunsmith replaced it and then he shot it with Winchester factory ammo and it broke on the 8th shot...he could not believe it.
Any idea why this would be breaking???
Qualifying yourself as a "Gunsmith" requires more than some tools and a sign that says that you are one. I was a smith for a gun company and have worked on several hundred BAR'S. I still think they are the best semi-auto on the market.
Its my guess that if you are shearing a "pin" its the timing latch pin. I have seen them shear before (usually to hot loads) but NOT often. Also check your gas piston for being free. I have seen more pistons stuck to the rear that wouldn't let the bolt close all the way than I ever saw sheared "latch pins". Just a thought but check it out. The gas piston MUST be free moving.
I also have to honestly tell you that I don't very much about reloading as I've never done much of it. I was able to buy factory ammo cheap enough that it wasn't worth my time.
I just saw the note that that the pin broke after 8 rounds and made another thought pop into my head. When the "gunsmith" worked on the rifle he MAY have drilled out the gas port to an oversize hole. Many of the "EXPERTS" out there do this and it will GREATLY increase the action of the bolt which could be shearing off the latch pin. IF that's what happened they can be repaired by drilling and tapping the gas port and then putting in a plug and re-drilling the port to the proper size. It's NOT a real big deal but you need a jig to do it. I've done dozens of them myself. At the BrowninG service dept. it would take less that an hour.
I was reading through the post. I have a BAR 30-06 as well that breaks the timing latch pin every time after 5 - 18 rounds. It does not matter what ammo is shot through it. I have shot reloads and factory ammo. I will also add, the last time it broke....... It knocked a plug out of the rear stock. It knocked it out just above where the but stock screw goes into the rear of the receiver. In the top crown of the stock about where your nose would be while firing the gun. This leads me to believe the slide is coming back to far and possible jamming the firing pin while in the rear position of the cycle.


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THE middle class would collapse into self-loathing without frozen food store Iceland to look down on, it has been claimed.
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Sink lighting search: help narrow it down?
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Search for "kitchen sink lighting" pulled up 222 posts. Can you help me narrow it down?
Kitchen new construction in a 200 yr. old house.
White shaker style cabinents. other 'colonial' references
using simple recessed lights (ceiling is 7.5 feet. yes, that's correct)
Over the sink is one place I can have something more interesting: but it has to be really good task lighting. I cannot stand working in my own shadow. Eyes are not young anymore.
Punched tin is a perfect look, but the wattage limitation is a deal breaker.
I also need 3 wall lights, so it would be great to have these and the sink light related to one another. But these are more for ambience, not for work.
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I'm not a big Alex Jones fan. While I admire his staunch advocacy of the Constitution and liberty, he does glom onto way too many dubious conspiracies. But what about the conspiracies promoted by MSNBC? Such as that Tea Partiers are terrorist racists and likely to have committed the Boston Marathon bombing?
And, oh yes, the "racist" newsletter thing. Those articles written by James B. Powell. Apparently any other person contributing articles to those newsletters, on completely different subjects, is now a racist too. Classic $PLC guilt by association, applied only to those on the right, never on the left.
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Mary Kay Liquid Eyeliner
20 reviews
20% would repurchase
Package Quality: 2.9
Price: $$$
Package Quality: 2.9
Price: $$$
on 2/21/2010 8:53:00 PM
Age: 18 & Under
Skin: Oily, Fair-Medium, Not Sure
Hair: Brunette, Wavy, Medium
Eyes: Hazel
Yeah I agree, the packaging is so mundane! The brush at the end is a little thick for my tastes, but I've become skilled at putting it on fairly thin. It is a nice black color, though. I have the one with the really long handle and very short cylinder tube, and the funny thing is, is that I went to Walgreen's the other day and I saw the Wet N Wild eyeliner that looked exactly like it! Yeah, I'll be switching to Urban Decay after this.
on 12/16/2009 8:25:00 PM
Age: 19-24
Skin: Normal, Olive, Not Sure
Hair: Brunette, Other, Other
Eyes: Green
Okay.. I sell Mary Kay. But, I'm addicted to MAC, Urban Decay, and many other amazing brands. I decided to give their liquid liner a try - and let me tell you.... It was AWFUL. Not only did I manage to get the stuff all over my fingers (and I'm not a newbie at liquid eyeliner) but, it actually made my eyelids itch - my first ever allergic reaction. Honestly, my Loreal liquid eyeliner is better. It was a huge disappointment. :(
on 11/10/2008 4:59:00 PM
Age: 36-43
Skin: Oily, Medium, Warm
Hair: Blond, Wavy, Fine
Eyes: Green
I'd really rate this about a 3 1/2. Works fine but nothing special, IMO. I have been spoiled by Urban Decay's liquid liners. The kind I have is about 2-3 years old and does not have a pen-type stylus, it is a very thin tube with a very thin brush. I have this in black and it works ok, the brush is a bit too thin for my taste so you have to re-line a few times, the line doesn't smudge once it dries and it lasts all day on me. No flaking or peeling off in my experience. However I am going over the line about 2-3 times to get it the thickness I want and then applying an eyeshadow over it to soften the line up and I smudge it just a bit before it dries completely. I will use it up because it works fine. But I surely prefer the thickness and formula of Urban Decay's liquid liners.
on 11/4/2008 7:02:00 PM
Age: 18 & Under
Skin: Normal, Medium, Not Sure
Hair: Brunette, Other, Other
Eyes: Brown
The packaging is so boring. The brush is way to thick and you cant get a thin line at all unless you take the liner of the brush with a liner brush (which I do since Ive ran out of my other liquid liner and havent had time to get more) The liner can easily be smudged. Not very good. Since Ive looked in the Mary Kay catalogue I think they have changed the packaging and the brush.. I think..not sure.
on 11/29/2007 2:39:00 PM
Age: 25-29
Skin: Normal, Fair-Medium, Not Sure
Hair: Brunette, Other, Other
Eyes: Green
Packaging is fine, but this eyeliner actually flaked. Not sure why, and I've never seen that happen before... Price was reasonable, but not with the flaking
on 9/20/2007 12:41:00 PM
Age: 44-55
Skin: Combination, Other, Not Sure
Hair: Blond, Other, Other
Eyes: Blue
This is a review of the current version of this eyeliner that has a hard-tip felt stylus applicator. The liquid eyeliner itself is of good quality, it's a nice black, nice consistency, etc. My problem is with the applicator end, it is impossible to use. You start to pull it across the lid and it will go about half-way before you need to turn the applicator over or re-dip and you can never begin the line in the middle with the same thickness. I keep trying, thinking I will become more skilled at this.
on 6/7/2007 12:50:00 PM
Age: 18 & Under
Skin: Dry, Other, Not Sure
Hair: Brown, Other, Other
Eyes: Brown
Uggh. After buying the stuff and hoping for the cat eye look, I was totally disappointed. the applicator brush sucks.
on 9/14/2005 4:26:00 PM
Age: 25-29
Skin: Dry, Fair-Medium, Cool
Hair: Brunette, Straight, Medium
Eyes: Brown
This is the sh*ttiest liquid liner Ive ever tried. The formula dries up and then starts to literally peel off on its own in less than an hour. I've bought dollar store liquid liners that last a lot longer than this junk.!.---------------------I ended up giving this to my sister and the liner must have gone bad which is understandable since I had it tossed in the back of my drawer for goodness knows how long..anyway she went to use it recently and she said it smelled so bad like dirty socks. Yeah....MK liquid liner is not my cup of tea. (2012)
on 6/11/2003 2:48:00 PM
Age: 25-29
Skin: Combination, Other, Not Sure
Hair: Blond, Other, Other
Eyes: Brown
I have been using this same bottle for 4 years now, It is a very dramatic black and it it is a felt tip pen type of applicator. It can go on kind of heavy so you have to dab it. It is very long lasting and will not wear off with time or sweat or anything. Best of all no flaking off. I use it for night time only.
on 3/27/2003 2:03:00 AM
Age: 18 & Under
Skin: Combination, Other, Not Sure
Hair: Brunette, Other, Other
Eyes: Hazel
Nice thin brush - but be careful not to press too hard otherwise you will end up with a very thick line!
Good consistency and stayed on well all day.
Reasonable price - although it is the same as L'Oreal Line Intensifique - which, for first time users would probably be easier.
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