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Thursday, 16 May 2013
Lindisfarne Stones: a note on the design
Before I get onto the assembly of the final piece, I wanted to point something out about the design. It is of course a grid pattern, based on one used in the Lindisfarne Gospels and on contemporary stone crosses. On the top of the piece, I did my best to keep this as accurate as possible, conforming to the grid closely:
However, I didn't want the sides to be that formal. Unusually for me, as I usually have things very precisely planned before I start work, I wasn't quite sure what I wanted to do, and changed my mind at the last moment.
Initially, when I was drawing up the designs, I'd pictured the sides with the same grid, but less of it:
I wasn't happy with this, though - it didn't cover the area as I wanted - so I redrew it using the grid to cover all the space:
Even this wasn't quite right, though. When I started work I realised that what I wanted was the same grid, but loose, as though it was falling apart. Drawing a deliberately 'loose' grid and sticking to it rigidly seemed to be missing the point, however, so I marked up the background with the design, and then as I stitched deliberately didn't stick to it, but just used it as a guide to the overall pattern. This felt an odd thing to do, and wasn't as easy as it sounds, believe me!
It did however give me the effect I wanted:
You can see that the angles are slightly off and things don't quite align: the grid, but not quite the grid. The intention is that when it's assembled, the grid will fall over the edge and start to break down. We'll see how well that works as I put it together!
Posted by Ruth O'Leary at 20:37
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- Anonymous18 May 2013 at 14:58
Unusual -I wasn't quite sure what you were getting at until I saw the photo, but it works really well!ReplyDelete
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A social justice warrior once called me The Derailment Machine, which I loved so much that I used it as the name of my now deleted LiveJournal.
The definition of Derailment at Geek Feminism Wiki:
Here's a more objective definition:
Derailment occurs when discussion of one issue is diverted into discussion of another issue, often by the group who were being called out about their bad behaviour in the first place.As a parttime student of language, I love the way that definition works: people who shut up and accept what they're told are good; people who reject the speaker's analysis are bad.
Here's a more objective definition:
Derail (v): (1) to offer information that does not fit the agenda of a person who wants to control a conversation; (2) to reject the framing of an issue.

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The beauty of a daily tantric practice is you set the tone of your entire day, simply by vibrating from pleasure. Not necessarily from sexual pleasure, although that may be part of your practice, but from the pleasure of the heart, soul and senses. When you rise in the morning and the first thing you do is pray/meditate/commune with the sacredness of life by chanting, yoga, singing, dancing, praying, sitting silently, reading inspirational texts or simply sitting with the birds and the breeze, you imprint something onto your day. You welcome in the miraculous. You draw to you what you need for the rest of the day, people smile at you for no reason, things seem to work out, you notice beauty more around you…Tantric energy is pure life force, magic, miracles, and it begins with saying thank you, it begins with you, putting the Essence of Life before your personal agenda……there is a fragrance inherent in this that seduces life effortlessly, that makes the whole world shine even brighter. Shine your inner diamond and life will shine back at you. I promise.
Not sure how to begin a practice? Not sure you even believe in "prayer" or a "God"?…It's really okay. Because this practice is about you and what helps you align with the day, it's not about ideology or religion…it's truly about you finding the way into alignment with your deepest soul.
Tip #1-Establish a Sacred Place for your Practice that you continuously return to. This place can be anywhere in your home or yard…but it should be free of electrical devices, mess, or other people's stuff. You can have the traditional altar with sacred pictures, flowers, items, and candles, OR you can just have a nice spot in your favorite chair or near the window with your favorite view. Wherever it is, it should inspire a sense of beauty and ease. It can also be in the back yard …but try and create a spot where you feel private, clean and peaceful.
-Tip #2::Do It Right Away. Don't Make Coffee or Check Email First. Seriously. Your mind when you awake is fresh. You want to imprint it with the freshest most aligned energy you can, so that your practice is capable of doing the magic it is possible of doing. You set a tone when you wake up and speak to Life. It says you are prioritizing the things that really matter to you and Life responds based on that proclamation.
-Tip #3:: Do a Practice. A mantra, an affirmation, a prayer, a tantric practice you picked up from a new workshop…something that you do regularly at least for a week. Give it some time and discipline to work. We need to create a field of resonance, a field of meditative energy. An actual practice, like mediation or mantra helps create that field to activate your sub-conscious. And bring you into more harmony with your soul. Try to do this for at least 10 minutes. Longer is always better.
-Tip #4:: Do a Devotion:: After the practice portion let yourself also get creative. Sing, dance, pray out loud, journal, do something that really calls from your heart in a way that you creatively wish to speak to life. Our own creativity, which stems from no-mind is very powerful. I like to speak out loud, and really voice what I usually see transpiring in my meditation. I speak to Life just like a friend and I keep a journal to get the answers or reflections I recieve. I also like to dance, sing, and sometimes I just sway and do mantra, but I follow my creative inspiration and let that wisdom guide me for as long as I have time for. Often I discover great creative ideas, and insight from this portion of the practice.
-Tip #5:: Close with Intention. Don't just get up when the time is over as if getting up from the sofa. Do something to seal your practice. To make an offering to the energy you created so that it stays with you the rest of the day. I like to namaste and bow my head like in traditional yoga, you can also imagine a white light encircling all around you keeping that good energy with you or you can come up with your own way. Amen can be a nice traditional way or you can bow your head to the floor…Find what works for you. But seal the deal!
-Tip #6:: Silence is Golden. Keep it silent. Meaning no radio or tv on.. Maybe some chant music is okay or sacred music but I personally think silence is best so you can really tune in to what is happening within you. So often music and media create habitual responses in us and throw us off as to what we are actually feeling. Wait till after your practice to put on your inspiring get ready for the day music…Let the birds carry you thru the practice part….If you can. If you live in a major city like I have in the past sometimes I have had to play some kirtan music to meditate as the garbage trucks were just too loud!
-Tip #7:: Keep it Real. Authenticity is what it's about. Don't do your practice because you "should" or because you want something out of it. It's okay if you are desiring to create better things in your life, but also remain humble….Just show up because the universe is awesome and you love to spend some time alone with it….Do your practice from your heart, and offer yourself to it… I promise your days will look a whole lot different. You might even notice more synchronicity and sense of ease happening alot more. I am not saying you will have no more challenges in life, but the rate of suffering and struggle will get less….I often notice distinct differences in my life on the days I have meditated and practiced than on the days I haven't. See for yourself.
Keep me posted on how things go I would love to hear from you….I truly hope this post has inspired you to start a daily practice or pick up the one you maybe let linger to long…


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Penmanship and cursive handwriting is an issue that I have seen pop up in the past few years. It is strange that once upon a time (and I know that I am still considered young on relative standards) everyone was taught how to write in cursive and there was this magical licence my Year 4 teacher created titled the Pen Licence which entitled you to write in cursive with a ballpoint pen (I distinctly remember her specifying that it had to be ballpoint). The tedious hours per week spent tracing the letters. I also remember having a race with my fellow classmate; he finished first but the teacher told him to redo it much to my delight. Cursive handwriting. Something that I had always attributed to being a grown up and reading all these US articles about schools removing the requirement from their curriculum is odd. Yes technology has replaced the need to handwrite, but handwriting is a beautiful art and skill that is not replicated elsewhere.
I admit, during my 'rebellious' years late primary school and early high school, I despised writing in cursive and insisted on print but somewhere along the lines I picked up my cursive writing (or my variation of print / cursive) and for the past few months I've been 'training' myself to write in the more vintage and traditional form of cursive because I created my own variation of print which turned into cursive merely because I was too lazy to pick up the pen properly. Although there are some letters I wouldn't write in the 'formal' way purely due to speed issues. But I love the way the 'z' is written in cursive and 'f' although I have issues with 'r' and 's' since mine end up looking different each time I write. But that is purely because I write so fast.
This article is a good read. Reading some of the comments just left me a little flustered. Is it so wrong to teach children to learn to write in cursive even though it may have no value in the future. We mandate that we teach children to have painting lesson and music classes even though it may also eventuate with no practical benefit in the future.
There is something incredibly calming I find in handwriting that isn't replicated in typing. But the issue I find with handwriting is that my thoughts are going faster than my hand can write so I usually end up scrawling a little bit. Perhaps that is merely a reflection upon society these days - fast paced. I guess people back in the day had more time to sit down and write, especially when they used ink/fountain pens, a skill I wish to master one stage in my life.
I leave this entry with my handwriting.
Wednesday, 31 August 2011
The Demise of Cursive Handwriting
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As fantastic as the iPad may (or may not) be Apple's sensitivities regarding the human nipple may seem amusing to the majority of sensible minded people but underlying the right wing Puritanism is a serious and worrying message which publishers, readers and those who want to ensure freedom extends creatively beyond the written word to concept and design. These freedoms of publishers and artists to choose words and imagery which rightly supports their work must not be dictated by hardware manufacturers, religious zealots or those so weak that they fear the downfall of civilisation could be brought about by the image of a nipple or a god or through the thoughts of a writer who dares to espouse a view which sits uneasy within a warped doctrine. This is not to say that people have the right to offend without thought or consequence, but we have to seriously look at exactly what it is which cause the offence in the first place and why. Amazon remove books from the owners of the Kindle, Apple will not publish a magazine because the cover shows, shock, horror, a nipple, a cartoonist in Denmark lives the rest of his life in fear because of a drawing, an author in England has an armed guard and endured a fatwa because of some words. There is a common connect between these actions and it is that they are all driven by fear and a lack of tolerance. If this were the dark ages one could easily understand but this is the enlightened 21st century. Art pushes the boundaries of thought and questions what it is which makes us part of the human race. Sometimes this challenges our perceptions of who we are, and I guess this is frightening to some.
Apple and Amazon's behaviour has been as ignorant and blinkered as that of many religious fundamentalists whose only desire is to drag humanity back to the squalid pits of enslaved barbarism and it is a worrying sign when they become the 'guardians' of judgement rather than leaving consumers to make that call. A few years ago Janet Jackson's nipple cause a hue and cry in the USA when Justin Timberlake 'accidently' ripped open her top to expose a semi-bared breast during the Superbowl final. Admittedly the pierced offering was not the most attractive sight in many peoples eyes but the furore which followed was totally hysterical and ended Ms Jacksons career overnight. This prudish censorship is mostly driven by the Christian right wing in America and I guess the over reaction of Apple and Amazon is caused by a desire not to incur a similar wrath.
As publishers we have to make decisions on whether something is going to stretch and challenge perceptions, but when words and pictures become a matter of life and death one has to ask how fundamentally weak can civilisation be that it is threatened by something so natural as a nipple or harmless as a cartoon depicting a god. There is a very serious threat behind all forms of censorship and while I am not saying we have the right to offend people with impunity we must draw a line in the sand when something so simple can lead to such unjustified outrage. We are all grown up enough to know how to protect children from harmful and hateful material, yet we willingly expose them directly to doctrines of religious hatred which enforces feelings of racism and segregation. Regardless of belief we all share a common bond and that should be one of humanity.


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We're having a heat wave here in the Boston suburbs, with 90-degree days forecast through the end of the week. I walk Toivo in the mornings, before the heat of the day, but we still had the neighborhood almost entirely to ourselves this morning, as even then it was too humid for all but the most intrepid dog-walkers.
Toivo and I walk a bit more slowly on steamy mornings, and I try to steer us into the shade as much as possible. We've walked to the place of pines two days in a row, and we've had the trail to ourselves: just me, Toivo, and a cloud of mosquitoes hovering like a veil before my face.
Our backyard hydrangeas are blooming and looked a bit wilted in this afternoon's full sunlight. A neighbor has a different variety of hydrangea planted in a shady corner of their yard, and I stopped Toivo long enough this morning to snap a few photos. In the middle of a New England heat wave, you have to take any excuse you can to linger in the shade.


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"Billy, don't be a hero! Come back and make me your wife!"
And as Billy started to go, she said, "Keep your pretty head low!"
"Billy, don't be a hero! Come back to me!"
Football is only a game and the heroics achieved over ninety minutes on the pitch are as nothing compared to the bravery of soldiers prepared to give their lives in the line of duty – but on Wednesday evening as Spurs make their second visit to the Emirates Stadium – the one thing their game is crying out for is a hero to keep his head high and while all around are feeling the pressure, he will come through and show his true worth to the team. It's a long, long time since Spurs have had a player who has risen to the occasion and produced an outstanding display against all the odds and when it has really mattered.
The top teams have players who are all capable of producing top-class performances when it really matters. The current Liverpool team doesn't stand comparison with the teams of previous generations but they have won the FA Cup, the League Cup, the UEFA Cup and the biggest prize of all, the Champions League. Why? They have Steven Gerrard who has time and time again risen to the occasion, produced an outstanding performance when everything has been going against Liverpool and pulled them through – the Champions League Final, three down at half-time, in last season's FA Cup Liverpool could have gone out in the opening round at Palace but for Gerrard and then in the Final itself, two outstanding goals with the spectacular goal at the death to snatch victory from West Ham and take the game into extra-time and eventual success. In fact, such was his influence on Liverpool winning the Final that the DVD for the Final is called 'The Gerrard Final!'
The major difference between Spurs and Liverpool at the moment is one player who can produce amazing performances which lift the players around him and produce results above what they deserve. If only Spurs could find such a player but with their pay structure at the club they'll never get a player of Gerrard's caliber. However, at the moment there is a great need for one of the current players to step forward and take that mantle and make themselves a hero and what better place to do it than the Emirates Stadium – they would become an instant 'Legend', remembered for years to come.
In summing up last week's 1st Leg match a radio commentator stated that at two nil Spurs had a great chance but by the end it had gone. There was an opportunity to really put one over Arsenal and make the 2nd Leg academic but it wasn't taken. The departure of Berbatov with injury changed the game but there were enough experienced players on the Spurs' team who should have been able to take control and dominate the game for Spurs but they didn't and it cost them dearly – they bottled it.
Now at 2-2 for the second game on Wednesday, Spurs have it all to do. With the away goals against them Spurs can't let the game drift and hold on to what they've got because in terms of reaching the Final at the moment they don't have anything. Spurs will need to be positive against probably the Arsenal young team who will greater experience among the re-enforcements, waiting to be called upon if necessary. This is where Spurs need every player totally committed to the cause but sometimes even that isn't enough. There have been numerous occasions in recent seasons when Spurs have given it everything, put up a fighting, gutsy performance but lost to a late goal or some other hard-luck story. To take that step to the Carling Cup Final it will need a player to really shine – be dominant, take the goal scoring chances that are presented – we've had enough of being the nearly team, the unlucky losers, it's time for Spurs to strike out for glory.
Spurs have had players in the past who achieved such heights – Gascoigne and his contribution in the 1991 FA Cup being almost single-handedly responsible for getting Spurs to the Final and nobody will forget that semi-final goal! A decade earlier, Ricky Villa in the FA Cup semi-final at Highbury and then in the Final replay he was able to shake off the disappointment of the first game and scored the goals to bring the FA Cup to Tottenham. Graham Roberts in the UEFA Cup Final when all looked lost led from the front, scored the equaliser and stepped up to dispatch the first penalty in the nerve-wracking penalty shoot-out. If supporter message-boards had been around in Martin Chivers' day he would have been criticised endlessly but in big games, he produced the goals – two in the League Cup final of 1971 and another 'double' against Wolves in the UEFA Cup semi-final. Jimmy Greaves, Dave Mackay, Teddy Sheringham and Jurgen Klinsmann, 1994 FA Cup semi-final excluded, were all able to show their worth – we need a player of that ilk in the team today.
Who will raise their game and take that chance to be the 'star' and become a hero?
If Spurs win, all eleven players will be heroes but there is a need for someone to up their performance when it really matters and inspire those around them to greater heights. It's all very well to score the goals against Southend or Villa, or to perform lesser teams - it keeps all of us happy, but when the trophies are being handed out the question that has to be asked is, 'Where were your goals against the best?'
The top players have that star quality and will do it in the vitally important games. Spurs' need for a new hero on Wednesday is critical. Step forward and take that opportunity now. Robinson, Chimbonda, Dawson, Rocha, Lee, Lennon, Jenas, Zokora, Malbranque, Defdoe, Keane or whoever is selected, your chance to be immortalised in the history of Tottenham Hotspur awaits you.


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Visit to the pharmacy will reveal a number of over the counter products offered to treat hemorrhoids; however there are also various natural remedies available to assist in treating this uncomfortable and often embarrassing condition.
Two simple things you can do are to consume plenty of fiber every day in such foods as wholemeal, fruits and vegetables; and also drink plenty of water. Consuming six to eight glasses a day will help to soften stools and relieve pressure on hemorrhoids. And just bathing in warm water several times a day can help to reduce puffiness and minimize pain.
- Witch hazel is actually an established natural remedy; it can be applied with a soft cotton ball for to the affected area.
- It has astringent properties and helps to reduce enlarged hemorrhoids, as well as reduce pain.
- Witch hazel can be used in a salve along with horse chestnut to be even more effective.
An herb known as butchers broom, which contains ruscogen is also supposed to be effective in treating hemorrhoids. The herb really helps to not only lower swelling of the hemorrhoids, but also strengthen capillary walls and veins, although you should not use it if you suffer from high blood pressure.
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Acts: 3. Roles: Male (11) , Female (9) , Neutral (0)
Unhappy wife Marta needs to take a drastic step if she wants to escape her jealous husband. To that end, she and her lover recruit the help of a seedy magician, who chooses Marta as his volunteer for the 'disappearing person' trick in his act.
When her jealous husband realizes that Marta is not reappearing, he demands that the magician return her.
In Grand Magic, Eduardo de Filippo, explores questions of faith, obsession, and delusion. This translation was first performed in England at the National Theatre, London, in 1995.


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Changing bank security costs?
Question from Rob updated on 8th January 2013:
I bought a rental in 2009 using my home as security. This was because the value of my home was greater than that of the rental and I didn't have a large deposit. After paying off some principle, I substituted security for the loan so the rental loan is now secured by the rental property. I did this partly to free up my home (allowing me to potentially use it as security for a future purchase)and to secure the loan by the relevant property. How should I treat the cost (legal and bank fees) of substituting the security? Should these be regarded as expenses associated with that rental or perhaps capitalised on the value of that property or the next property if I purchase one?
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It seems clear that the loan in question was used to buy the income earning rental property so it has a clear nexus with income. Provided the security alteration is aligned with the same income earning process the costs of making the change should be deductible.
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Hey guys so its Christmas and I have got a MASSIVE Lush haul of goodies that I received for the festive season, This actually really excited me because I put on my Christmas list a 'few bits' haha!
Dragons Egg Bath Bomb
This is one of my favorite bath bombs it smells define and I believe that it has been part of the lush
collection for almost forever haha! No explanation needed.
Honey Bee Bath Bomb
The Bath bomb smells define and the colors it creates are so nice, and such a lovely change because I normally go for the pinker more princessy bath bombs!
Twilight Bath Bomb
This is one of the best bath bombs around it is to die for with the beautiful pinks and purples that it makes in the bath, it so relaxing and it feels so good to slip into! One of my favorites forever.
Ceridwen's Cauldron Luxury Bath Melt
I used this for the first time over Halloween it smells define and I absolutely love the witchy feel that it has. It also has a lovely smell which I cant explain and it doesn't overly color the bath which is so nice if you don't want a super girly princess bath but something just plain.
Mmmelting Marshmellow Moment
I absolutely love this bath melt it is very similar to the Candy Mountain if you ask me! It just smells a whole lot sweeter and makes a ton less bubbles! Which is why it was a must have on my list because although a bubbley bath can be great it's not always my cup of tea! Plus I absolutely love the super sweet scent haha.
Percup Massage Bar
This is a product from lush that I've never used before which is uncommon because of my love for lush! But it smells amazing and like coffee which is always a bonus haha! I used today on my back and it did wonders, Although I only briefly used it it helped so much and was so relaxing, which is why I asked for the bar in the first place! Back pain is a bitch,
Refresher Shower Jelly
I was so luck to receive two pots of this beauty. If anyone's ever tried it, the scent of lemon is sensational and it is so refreshing, it leaves my skin feeling so soft, It also bubbles a lot more on your body than the jelly! I would always recommend this.
Cup O'coffee Face and Body Mask
Coffee is actually one of my favorite things but I've never tried this before! It smells absolutely amazing though and I hope that it works well as I have very very sensitive skin. I also got two pots of this haha so I'm hoping that it works!
I decided to put all my lush stuff in one haul and everything else in a different haul post! But I hope you liked it and let me know what you got for Christmas!


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Saturday, 15 March 2014
Reindeer silhouette for Completely Christmas challenge 3
It's time for an other 'anything goes' challenge (as long as it's Christmas, of course) on Completely Christmas. Please click the link and see the lovely crafting of the rest of the team and join in the Christmas fun (and, of course, you can enter anything Christmas for my own CHNC challenge extra for March at the same time). Today's challenge is being sponsored by Bugaboo Stamps.
For my design card I've used the lovely 'reindeer silhouette' kindly supplied by our sponsor, putting the image digitally on to a piece of Bugaboo's 'blue frosty words 2' digital paper (I changed this digitally to black and white) and then on to a background created with Bugaboo's 'blue snowflakes' digital paper (again changing it to black and white). I created the sentiment digitally and printed everything out, matting on to a black card blank and adding a few Express Yourself glittered snowflakes.
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The 12 months of Christmas card link up
CRAFT 250: Christmas
Inky chicks 24: monochromatic
Bunny Zoe March monochrome
Kort o mania 103: colour contrasts - black and white
Corrosive 194: animals
Use your stuff 126: animals (using digital papers I've had for a long time)
Fab n funky 207: animals
Simply create too 57: animals
Crafty calendar March: animal antics
Sweet stampin Christmas March: brrr it's cold outside
Sparkles Christmas 38: more than 3 embellishments (4 glittered snowflakes)
Treassured times 14: anything goes with layering
PumpkinSpice 63: anything goes
Aud sentiments 102: anything goes
Penny's 168: anything goes
QKR stampede 79 anything goes
Sister Act 48: anything goes
Inky linky 47
Make it Monday 182
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Lovely card and - oh my goodness!! HOW MANY challenges?!?! Well done you, on making one card fit to all of thoseReplyDelete
A beautiful Christmas card. thank you for joining us at C.R.A.F.T. Challenge this week. Marlene DtReplyDelete
Saw this on Make It Monday's final challenge…Love it!! Feel free to check out my entries..so far that would be #'s 42 and 175!ReplyDelete
Be sure to check out the HUGE blog candy I have on my blog right now!! http://busyinspirations.blogspot.com/
Karen C
This is gorgeous Hazel thanks for taking part in Sister Act Card Challenge...huggles Sue xxReplyDelete
This card is SO beautiful! Love the non-traditional Christmas colors!ReplyDelete
Thanks for playing with us at C.R.A.F.T. Challenge this week!
Monica - DT
Gorgeous Christmas card, Hazel. Will miss seeing all your wonderful creations here on MIM. Thanks for sharing with us on the last MIM linky party, maybe one day it will be back.ReplyDelete
This is so elegant! Beautiful creation, I love the colors!ReplyDelete
Thanks for joining us at Simply Create Too!
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very beautiful card Hazel!!! Thanks for playing along with us on our challenge this week at Treasured Times Stamps!ReplyDelete
Hi Hazel great card hun love it and here s to a great Challenge Judith xReplyDelete
A reindeer! What a great idea. Thanks for joining us on the Use Your Stuff blog.ReplyDelete
Hazel, love how your card came out. I am always a fan of black and white. Your teamie over at Completely Christmas. MonicaReplyDelete
Beautiful Christmas card!ReplyDelete
Thanks for joining us at Penny's Paper Crafty this week and I hope you'll be back soon!
fab card, thanks for joining us at FnF :)ReplyDelete
Hello Hazel, Your creation is simply stunning so right for our challenge at Sparkles Christmas Challenge "More than 3 Embellishments" thank you for playing along good luck and hope to see you again next time Dt Member Sandra H xxReplyDelete
Hi Hazel,ReplyDelete
Gorgeous Design, thank you for all of your support on the DT...
Suzy B
Lovely monochromatic card hazel. Thanks for joining us this week at Fab n Funky ChallengesReplyDelete
Alli x
This is so gorgeous. The image is wonderful and so is your card!ReplyDelete
Hi Hazel, I am here with my DT hat on today. This is great! Thanks for sharing your lovely creation at Christmas at Sweet Stampin and good luck with the challenge. Judy DT xReplyDelete
Hazel: love your Christmas deer card! Thanks for entering our Challenge #57 - "Animals"--hope you enter our upcoming challenges too.ReplyDelete
Simply Create Too Design Team Member
Gorgeous....I could make Christmas cards all year long! Thanks for joining us over at Crafty Calendar this time & good luck!ReplyDelete
hugs Jo x
Pretty card. Love that reindeer.ReplyDelete
All of the sparkle and shimmer on your card is beautiful! Love how you were inspired. Thanks so much for playing along with us at Festive Friday!ReplyDelete
Lovely card.ReplyDelete
Thanks for sharing at CaSS.
Beautiful card thanks so much for joining us at Bunnyzoes this monthReplyDelete
Hugs Sara x x
Frosty, Frosty, Frosty, indeed! And so very pretty Hazel! Perfect for our inspiration! Great to have you back with us at Festive Friday!!!ReplyDelete
Love your card! Thank you for participating in our challenge over at Treasured Times Rubber Stamps!ReplyDelete


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How Baby Boomers are Defining the Long-Term Care Space
Content from this blog post was originally published in Insurance Journal West's November issue.
A recent article published by the Insurance Journal titled, "Young Agents and the Senior Market" showcases the changes and opportunities in the long-term care space for both entrepreneurs and insurance professionals as a result of the aging baby boomer generation. With 40 million people in the U.S. over the age of 65, which is expected to increase at least 20 percent over the next 25 years, more demand is placed on long-term care (LTC) industry.
One of the biggest trends affecting the LTC industry today is how it caters to those demands. Over the past few years, many "progressive facilities" have moved toward a hospitality-focused business model as opposed to a standard nursing home atmosphere. Baby boomers want quality and services. They want the benefits of living in a green building facility with gardens, solar power and everything in between. Think a hotel or college campus. Many of today's progressive facilities also offer the entire continuum of care for aging individuals. This way, as residents continue to age, there are services and options available for the transition.
Marty Butler, Senior Vice President, Practice Leader of the senior living team at Assurance, says it best in the article, "Consolidation within the LTC market is probably the number one trend right now. The industry as a whole, including home health and hospice, is growing by leaps and bounds." However, the biggest challenge in the LTC industry is finding facilities that are open to accept new residents as the demand is extremely high. As a result, consolidation is becoming common to combat the government's changes to reimbursement rates for nursing homes. A drop in interest rates, available capital and increased demand in occupancy rates is driving that trend. In consolidation, it's important to be mindful of the professional liability coverage that the seller has. Any known incident should be reported and an extended reporting period should be given to the insured to ensure a time frame for reporting claims after the sale is set.
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♦ Renacimiento Art Show @ St. Paul's Lutheran Church (334 S. 5th St) 7-10pm, FREE (donations benefit Girls for Gender Equity Inc), female-driven group art installation transforms the sanctuary into an immersive exploration of life, death, and rebirth, More Info
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♫ Spirit Plate / Lux Perpetua / Friend Roulette / Hippy @ Shea Stadium (20 Meadow St, Bushwick) 8pm, $8, RSVP
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* NY Art Book Fair @ MoMA PS1 (22-25 Jackson Ave, LIC) 12-7pm (also Saturday and Sunday from 11am-7pm) FREE, the must-see annual event for artists' books, catalogs, monographs, periodicals, and zines, featuring booths and signings from independent publishers, a conference on art-book culture, "The Classroom" (a series of artist-led workshops), and various exhibitions/releases, More Info
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• Dave the Spazz Movie Club presents Scarlet Street @ Videology (308 Bedford Ave) 8:30pm, $5, Fritz Lang's 1945 noir about a Greenwich Village floozy and her pimp was orginally censored in New York state for being obsense and even sacreligious, More Info
• The Dead Zone @ Nitehawk (136 Metropolitan Ave) 12:10am, $11, Watch Christopher Walken freak out when he realizes he can see the future in this Stephen King/David Cronenberg thriller, Trailer
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* Fall Solstice Pop Up Market @ Dusty Rose Vintage Warehouse (233 Norman Ave) 12-6pm, FREE, Celebrate new beginnings and celestial ritual with artisan wares for the Autumn equinox, like Navajo-inspired bags, dream catchers, candles, and vintage clothing, with free tarot readings and nail art, RSVP
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♫ The Denzels / Cool Serbia / The Teen Age / El Sportivo @ Glasslands (289 Kent Ave) 8:30pm, $10, BUY TIX
# The Masters of Social Gastronomy: BBQ Edition @ The Brooklyn Kitchen (100 Frost St) 6:30-8:30pm, $5, Curious about the variety of slow-cooked meat techinques from Spanish barbacoa to Austin brisket ? Brooklyn Brainery has the sweet and smoky history, RSVP
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I first met Peter Falk in 1969 on the set of a film called Gli Intoccabili, which, for some reason, was released in America as Machine Gun McCain. It was what I call a "kind of good movie" and it was a lot of fun to make. We hit it off and became good friends, Peter, John [Cassavetes, Rowland's husband] and I. That was the beginning of a long, close and very creative friendship. A very special friendship.
Then John wrote for Peter, Ben Gazzara and himself. That led to A Woman Under the Influence, which came out in 1974. Peter was my husband and I was the woman having a breakdown. His character was under a lot of pressure, too, and he played that out so well. He was a mixed-up guy but a loving husband. The scene where she comes back from the mental institution is just so touching, but, once again, he miscalculates and has this family gathering, which just scares and rattles her. It was exactly the wrong thing to do but there was love in it. It was a deep and complex role and he inhabited it.
On set, he was a natural and a hard worker. He gave his all when he was acting, but I think it was hard for him at the start to adapt to John's way of working. John didn't give a lot of specific direction. He was open, you could move freely as an actor. You had these microphones on your body. It was about spontaneity, being in the moment. I remember, right at the start, Peter said to me: "I don't know what he's talking about." I said: "Just go with it." It was tough for him, for all of us, but incredibly liberating.
He came to appreciate the whole experience of how we worked. It was a rare and special kind of freedom and you had to respond. People think we were against the studio system but it was more a case of we just wanted to make our own movies our own way. We were of one accord and it was a wonderful thing.
Peter had this remarkable spirit. When the studios all passed on A Woman Under the Influence, he helped raise the money to make the film. Just incredible loyalty. He was that sort of guy. When you consider that he lost an eye to cancer when he was three years old, it gives you some idea of his spirit. He had to go and take up something really hard such as acting. As an actor, he was attentive. He listened. He didn't just pretend to listen like many actors do. It's actually hard to listen on set, what with all the necessary distractions: the lights, the crew, the attention. He had a truly great talent for that. That's one of the reasons I took to him.
And he had this incredible range. He went off and did Columbo and became the most popular detective on American television; then there was The Great Race, which is just a hugely enjoyable chase film; then Wings of Desire with Wim Wenders, where you see this whole new side of him. Extraordinary, really. He was a free spirit creatively. He had so many parts he made his own and it all spun together somehow into this wonderful career.
We kept in touch and I'm still very close to his wife, Shera, but he was out of touch for the last year or so because of his illness. You don't lose someone like that and not have it blast a big hole in your life. But, you know, I like to think of the good times, the great times, when we were all part of something new and free and wonderful.


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No, I'm not even talking about myself. A friend of mine has been battling it for a while now and it's finally reached the point that she really needs to talk to her doctor about it. Even lugging me and my baggage around as a friend doesn't counter the stigma attached to psych drugs.
A person might fully understand, accept and support someone else who has to take these meds, but when it comes to their own lives and the thought of having to pop them themselves, it scares the living daylights out of them.
I understand. They don't want to be "mellow." They don't want to feel drugged up all the time. They don't want to be reliant on a pill to get them through the day…
It's a stigma, a vile one that is based on people who are prescribed the wrong kind of medication (or any kind of medication in some cases) for the wrong reasons. My doctor has always told me that all he wants the meds to do is to give me more of an even playing field. That's all I want for my friend. I just want her to be happy, to not get stuck down in the quick sand of depression where the more you struggle the further down you are dragged.
I tried to explain to her that the meds aren't meant to keep you from getting down about life or angry. They're meant to help you not get stuck in those pits. The meds are a ladder, a way back up to a world still filled with shadows but also filled with intermediate sunshine.
I pray that my friend will ask for that ladder.
I pray that I've led her to look for that help in the right direction….
On these kind of days, I just pray.
Now, to hopefully brighten your day, here is your daily chapter preview.
Chapter Ten: Heat
"Cane stopped, looked up and stared at his lover. "Did we just turn into a Lifetime Movie?"" (page 116)
Laughter…sometimes it's a staunch ladder in and of itself.
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Time: 3:00PM – 6:00PM
Location: Beyond meadow/willow stretch perhaps 5 miles from Taylor River
Fish Landed: 14 trout
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The fly shop had informed me that the river was dead from 3-6PM, and it didn't look like any significant cloud cover was going to materialize on Friday afternoon. I was aching for some larger fish, but more importantly I was anxious for more consistent action. I drove slowly along the dirt road that borders Spring Creek after turning away from the Taylor River at Hamel Resort. The fly shop salesman had mentioned a meadow stretch where the stream meanders and contains numerous undercut banks.
Approximately five miles up the dirt road I encountered the area the salesman described. There were several fishermen and cars parked at the southern border to this area so I drove on to the northern edge. I found a small pullout and parked and scrambled down the bank to the stream where I ate my lunch. The stream was shallow here, but I could see a nice deep hole along a high bank below me. After finishing my lunch, I waded across a shallow stretch and circled down below the deep hole. I still had the Chernobyl and BHHE attached to my line, and on one of my casts tight to a log that ran parallel to the high bank, experienced a momentary hook up on the BHHE.
Because there were fishermen downstream I moved upstream and as I progressed the stream grew narrower and more resembled a Colorado headwater stream. Also the sky clouded up somewhat as the sun popped in and out of cloud cover. I was getting refusals to the Chernobyl, so I switched to a yellow Letort hopper but kept the BHHE. This combination worked well, and I got in a nice groove over the next three hours, dead time on the Taylor, and landed 14 browns. I'd guess the flies yielded equally resulting in a 50/50 mix of hopper vs. BHHE.
The fish were mostly in the 7-9 inch range, but it felt good to have some success and catch fish from spots where one expected to find fish. Much of the fishing was casting a short line directly upstream with only of couple feet of fly line beyond the tip of the rod, and then holding the rod high as the flies drifted back through small pockets and slots behind boulders.


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Protocol gateways make IoT efficient, accurate, and low cost
Having complete and current data about any process can result in better decision making. One of the primary benefits of the Internet of Things (IoT), sometimes called the Industrial Internet, is that companies can make improvements in production processes, end products, and logistics that reduce costs and energy usage. By capturing and centralizing information from all the pieces/parts of production and doing so in a timely, automatic, non-intrusive manner, analytics programs can find places for these improvements.
Whether it be a factory, a processing plant, or a remote stand-alone location such as a well site, a typical manufacturing operation contains a mixed bag of sensors, instruments, PLCs, drives, RFID/barcode readers, energy management systems, and other intelligent devices that don't all communicate on the same network.
Over time, sensors and automation are purchased from multiple OEMs, who in turn purchase equipment from multiple vendors, and these purchases occur at different points in time and stages in the development of automation technology. Companies merge and move equipment between plants, and upgrades to equipment are made at staggered intervals for many reasons including funding, scheduling downtime, changes to the end product, or breakdowns and obsolescence of parts.
Additionally, more and more sensors are being added to equipment new and old so that more data can be gathered for analytics applications. For example, an engine oil sensor can provide information so that maintenance can be scheduled based on need and optimal performance instead of a "suggested maintenance interval." Automation replaces manual processes to improve efficiency, and this allows more information to be easily tied into the data collection process.
Does all this "stuff" just natively communicate to each other or in the same "language?" Of course not! Different media (serial, Ethernet, wireless, and proprietary networks, for example) and even different protocols on the same media are common. Even as industrial control products have embraced open architectures and standards, there are still a lot of options available. Sensor and equipment vendors select which communication methods to support based on a variety of factors, including cost, complexity, and in some cases, a desire to protect intellectual property (IP). Different parts of the world embrace different standards.
So how can a manufacturer who wants to optimize their process get the data from the machines to a central database most effectively? Gateways are the answer.
A gateway, sometimes referred to as a protocol converter, is a device that can communicate on multiple networks, passing the information from one to another. Using a mix of gateways, it's possible to connect all the diverse equipment in a facility to a common network, and from there to a data acquisition system and/or database. As shown in Figures 1, 2, and 5, gateways can transfer data over multiple communication media options.
Gateways can be dedicated hardware, or the function can be embedded in the firmware or software of an intelligent device such as a programmable logic controller (PLC), human-machine interface (HMI), or computer. Examples are shown in Figure 2.
Embedded into most gateway products are the hardware interface and low-level protocol details of their supported protocols. Configuring the gateway for a specific application is normally accomplished through a simple mapping process, which identifies the source/target addresses for each protocol as well as network-specific information such as baud rates, node addresses, and so on.
Gateway products that pass data from one communication protocol to another are available from dozens of vendors, and you can find a dual-protocol gateway to convert between almost any two protocols. Many PLCs today include both Ethernet and serial interfaces (and/or support added protocols via communication modules), and thus could potentially be used for protocol gateway functions. Most modern HMI products have multiple ports (for example, serial, Ethernet, and USB) and support more than one driver simultaneously, and therefore can be used as a gateway for the most popular industrial protocols.
Some gateway products are even more flexible. They include a host of hardware interfaces with user-selectable I/O drivers so a single product can serve a wide variety of communication needs. One example is SoftPLC Corporation's Smart Gateway, which has an embedded 4-port managed Ethernet router and six serial ports, each of which can be configured for different protocols such as ASCII, Modbus, DF1, CAN/J1939, Modbus TCP, and many others (Figure 3). SoftPLC Gateways also provide hardware options to add support for a wide variety of fieldbus networks (for example DH+, Profibus, DeviceNet) and remote access (for example wireless, cell modem). In fact, SoftPLC Gateways can support up to 16 networks simultaneously with no data limits.
Appropriate use and selection of gateways provides connectivity to all devices, whether they are single sensors or controllers with thousands of data values. Gateways can make the IoT a practical reality.
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Ending 2016 at the tablePosted on January 4, 2017
January. I always feel vaguely divided about this month, torn between liking the freshness of a new year and feeling somehow let down by the fact that the cozy, festive initial part of winter is already over while the colder, bleaker part of the season will be settling in for the next few months. January means that it's time to box up the decorations, to start being productive again, to stop buying industrial quantities of panettone and then demolishing it all within a couple of days, and, in general, to stop eating all the time – a feat that feels sort of like plunging headfirst into cold water given that the holidays in Italy are more or less centered around food.
The entire month of December was a slow crescendo of holiday aperitivi, increasingly large dinners, panettone eaten in bed for breakfast and festive desserts baked and then sampled and then sampled again. It was a fairly gradual, subtle food creep, but by the time Christmas itself finally rolled around, food – its procurement, its preparation, and the actual act of eating it – had become the protagonist of the entire day.
The pinnacle of my holiday gluttony was la cena della Vigilia – Christmas Eve dinner – which we spent at Alessandro's parents' place. The first thing I noticed after walking into their apartment was the size of the dinner table, which was actually two tables shoved together and draped in matching blood-red tablecloths. It would have comfortably seated twelve, with room to spare – although we were a modest group of seven.
The need for extra space on the table soon became clear as Alessandro's mother vanished into the kitchen and appeared a few minutes later holding a tray laden with various seafood-stuffed pastries. There was enough food to comfortably feed an entire family, but I got the impression that we were just getting started. After hovering near the foot of the table, wooden spoon in hand and forcefully encouraging everyone to take larger portions, she disappeared into the kitchen again. When she emerged, her arms were full of baskets of assorted fritti. Absurd amounts of fritti, actually. There were fried artichokes. Cheese-stuffed fried zucchini blossoms. Little pieces of radicchio fried into crispy chips. Broccoli, battered and fried. I took some of each. His mother urged me to take more.
This being a typical Italian dinner, the pasta was out next. A mountain of pasta, shimmering in olive oil and studded liberally with clams, mussels, and whole, head-on prawns staring up at me with what looked a lot like a challenge in their beady black eyes. All that other food had just been a preamble, the antipasti, the part that's supposed to whet your appetite. My appetite was dead. Squashed. Buried under all those fritti. Alessandro, oblivious to this fact, slid a giant tangle of spaghetti in front of me. Ten minutes later, everyone but me had empty plates in front of them while I twirled and re-twirled the same few strands of spaghetti, shooting desperate glances at Alessandro while his dad asked me, concerned, if I hadn't liked the pasta.
Then came the main course, baccalà, sticking firmly to the classic fish-for-Christmas-Eve tradition. And mere seconds after that was finished (somehow), the salad course, an intensely garlicky bowl of puntarelle, was plunked down on the table. Since there was no way of escaping, I ate, and then I ate more. And then, as I swore I'd never eat anything else ever again, the dessert – the cheesecake that I had baked and brought – was sliced and served with much fanfare. And I couldn't exactly refuse to eat my own creation.
By the time the bottle of dessert wine made its way to the table, I felt like I had been eating for years, like I had just completed the marathon of Christmas dinners.
And that was just Christmas Eve. None of the other holiday dinners quite lived up to the stomach-expanding excesses of this one, but that doesn't mean that they didn't pack a collective punch; on New Year's Day, I woke up with a hangover, not from the prosecco but from the panettone.
So here we are in January, on the other side of the holiday season. Technically, there's still Epifania – this Friday – left to go before the holiday season is officially over here. But I think I'm going to sit that one out: The holiday traditionally involves stockings stuffed with candy, which is the last thing I need right now. Our final panettone has just one slice remaining. There is salad and vegetable soup on the dinner menu for the foreseeable future. I have doubled my exercise regimen, which seems like a fair payment for all that holiday sugar, and I may never look at fried food the same way again. But all that aside, I came out of the holiday season feeling contented (if not about the state of the world at large, then at least about my own personal life), and, more importantly, eager to tackle the upcoming year. I'm ready for you, 2017.
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Estrella 8 January 2017 at 11:26 am
Oh my, Sara, it sounds like you had quite the feast on Christmas Eve. I would have loved to seen the look at your face as they kept serving you more food, haha. But I guess Italians can't take no for an answer. Glad you got to spend it with good people and around great company nonetheless!


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(Here goes a really awkward and embarrassing post. Especially as I have lots of family who read this blog. Please continue to read my entries after today, I beg. Thank you.)
I want to talk about the wedding night. The ooo la la, after the party ends, sexy post-reception time of the night…
I know this subject can be a bit taboo, especially on public websites, but when we plan our wedding day we tend to think about all the parts of it, even the late night parts.
And my disclaimer is this: Everyone's situation is different and completely unique to them, but at the top of this blog post it says by Miss Sword, so remember these are my thoughts on the subject and my thoughts only. Let's dive in, shall we?
While I consider myself to be sexually liberal, when it comes to my wedding night I consider myself to be quite old-fashioned. I believe that it's important to consummate your marriage, and that's exactly what we Swords plan on doing. (Yes, we've talked about it.)
At the same time I understand that for some couples, wedding night sex just isn't a priority whether it be because of exhaustion from a long day of hosting, familiarity/years together, or getting a little bit too drunk and passing out before anything can happen. I'm sure it's different for every couple!
For me, it's not only about sex, it's about intimacy. It's the only first night of marriage we'll have, and as a true romantic, I can't help but think it will be an extra special night.
Plus, I don't know about you, but I'm so excited to dance and party with all of my awesome guests as well as my awesome soon-to-be-husband so I imagine the amount of quality time Mr. Sword and I will get together during the reception will be pretty limited. I look forward to being alone and relishing in the last few moments of our wedding day together.
But what about my wacky post title?? Here goes the most embarrassing thing I will put on the internet probably ever. One can only hope.
When we were in MN over my holiday break I was out to dinner with BM L Dawg and this conversation really happened. I swear.
(Wedding chatter that somehow led to this topic)
L Dawg: Are you going to drink on your wedding night?
Miss Sword: Well yea, probably.
L Dawg: Are you sure?
Miss Sword: Why? I'll just have like one or two drinks.
L Dawg: Do you really want to spend your wedding night in the bathroom?
BAHAHAHA. The funniest part is that she's not implying I'll be in the bathroom throwing up due to excessive drinking, but because I'll have to go, go, go… number 2. That's right. Alcohol makes me have to poop. Like right away. Like a couple of hours or so after I start drinking. Like I can't sleep because I have to get up every hour to go to the bathroom to either pee or poo. Needless to say, that doesn't scream sexy times to me or Mr. Sword for that matter!
And yes, I realize everyone needs to get rid of the toxins in their body post drinking, but I'm talking about one or two girly cocktails, not a night of beer and shots! Clearly something is wrong with me. Blame it on years of vomit related anxiety from drinking, a quick digestive system, a nervous tummy, or a slight allergy, but that's the icky truth.
Mainly, I just want to feel good about myself and I want to wear my wedding night lingerie without feeling bloated or sick. For me, having some uninterrupted private time with Mr. Sword is much more important than getting tipsy. Trust me when I say I'm equally IF NOT MORE fun without booze. Remember my post on drinking? It's just how I was raised. And while I want everyone else to have fun and get totally hammered if they so choose, I want Mr. Sword and I to remember our Big Day and enjoy it without any fuzziness. (Luckily for Mr. Sword, his tolerance is pretty high.)
Of course I will definitely pose with our signature drinks and have some champagne during the toasts but I'm pretty much set on staying hydrated with water and having the time of my life sans alcohol.
And I look forward to being one of the most loud, obnoxious, and hilarious people at our wedding. Look for me, I'll be the one hanging on Mr. Sword, drinking diet coke, and flashing my cleavage at all my girlfriends. Mom Sword will be so proud.
How important is wedding night nookie to you? Does anyone else plan on not drinking at their own wedding but still having a rockin' good time? Tell me I'm not alone!


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I haven't posted for nearly two weeks due to family issues that required attention but that are now pretty well stabilized. Within the next couple of days, however, I plan to post concerning Susannah Tahk's paper at the NYU Tax Policy Colloquium last week, Nirupama Rao's paper tomorrow, perhaps the delights of April 15 (though in California at the moment, I e-filed early), some news concerning recently settled litigation in which I was an expert witness, and a book event at NYU Law School later this month. Plus at least one other event at NYU that I'm looking forward to, along with a couple of upcoming appearances in Europe that I have on my calendar.
The problem with saying more at the moment is simply that I find my iPad a bit suboptimal for writing and editing posts, and left my laptop home in order to be more streamlined.
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I blogged about the officers getting suspended the other day for using their tasers.
In today's Starbulletin Police Maj. Alan Bluemke had this interesting comment that ended the article:
…However, police Chief Boisse Correa used his discretion to suspend police authority for the officers "in relation to this particular case," Bluemke said. He declined further comment on the case pending the investigation.
So once again, I hope soon enough the public will be granted access to these taser videos that were paid for by our tax dollars so that we can see exactly what happened.
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