Posts by Hilary Stace
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Polity: Four cents on Brexit, Fonterra,…, in reply to Ian Dalziel,
Nice to see a Nevile Lodge cartoon.
Over a decade ago I had a very pleasant part time job cataloguing some of the hundreds of Lodge cartoons in the Turnbull Library collection. That was not one of mine, as the ones I worked on were from the 1970s, but the descriptions were much the same. You had to describe them in detail for the database which didn’t at that time include the image. Fortunately, I was old enough and political enough to identify most of the people and events in those 1970s cartoons.
But what I remember about those cartoons was the size and quality of them. Each was about A1 size on good quality paper and an artwork in its own right. Mostly done in ink but he sometimes used the new technology of letraset and you could see the occasional brush strokes of white out fluid. He had to produce a clever, witty, topical artwork every day and he sometimes drew caricatures of himself in the corner struggling to come up with ideas.
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There is a disability angle to this decision
And a bioethics one too
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Southerly: Høstens Vemod, in reply to David Haywood,
Truffles have a flavour which is not like anything else I've ever tasted. I've only tasted them once and it was memorable. It was very multi-dimensional sensation. But truffles take about 10 years to grow and I think you need a pig to dig them up. But if they did grow they would pay back the $50 in the first little nugget.
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Access: Fighting seclusion with…, in reply to Rosemary McDonald,
I'm not surprised by this. I have heard from OTs at other DHBs that their funds are very limited and there is great pressure on OTs not to provide equipment - which is unethical as well as unfair. I imagine that the situation here was that a manager said we can't fund it and cut it, and that wasn't helped by poor communication. This is just another symptom of an increasingly underfunded health system.
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I had been wondering how things were going with you. Thank you.
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Hard News: Media Take: Three decades on…, in reply to Ken Double,
Giving to the Sallies again and watching a Springbok rugby game. Defining cultural moments for some NZers after years, even decades, of refusal.
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Fran Wilde was my local MP and friend and even though she's a strong person, it got very tough for her at times. I remember baking a cake once to take to her office as a small gesture. I see Fran from time to time and always encourage her to write her memoirs. She was at the forefront of politics in many spheres. She's a journalist by training and has now finally retired from most things, so I hope she finally does it.
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Southerly: Høstens Vemod, in reply to David Haywood,
Truffles under the oak?
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A Swedish acquaintance says the whole population there receives state-funded Vitamin D3 throughout winter to alleviate gloomy mood caused by lack of sunlight.
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Giovanni Tiso on seeking accountability for Ashley's situation http://bat-bean-beam.blogspot.co.nz/2016/06/someone-should-be-going-to-jail.html