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Right after our Pioneer Days, my mom's only sibling, my Aunt Anita, very suddenly passed away. What a very sad thing that has been. I didn't see her very often, but am surprised at what a vacancy she's left in my life, and especially that of my sister-cousin, Kim, and sweet mom. I took some pictures of my family at the graveside. It was a windy day, as you can see. 'Til we meet again, dear aunt!


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While watching wedding shows the other day, I saw the most fantastic preparation of roasted beets and goat cheese...looking at it made my mouth water. Now, I have never been a beet person...but the beets I have had are the ones that came in cans from the store. No wonder I didn't like them. After trying this recipe, I don't think I will ever make beets any other way than by roasting them. I started out by scrubbing the beets and cutting the greens and bottom tip off. I used chioggia beets, but any kind will work. I laid a piece of foil down on a cookie sheet, and poured a little olive oil onto it.
I put the clean beets into the oil, rolled them around a little bit, and then covered them with another piece of foil. Then I scrunched the edges together like this. I put them in the oven at 350 degrees. I let them roast for about an hour and fifteen minutes.
I made sure they were done by sticking a knife into the center of each one. If it went in easily, I knew they were ready to go. I could hear the beets sizzling in the oil the whole time they cooked, and the smell was fantastic!
I let them cool a little bit, then pulled the skins off. After roasting, their jackets just peel right off easily. I cut them into 1/4 to 1/2 inch slices and set to the side. In a skillet, I mixed 1/2 cup of sugar and 1/2 cup of apple cider vinegar. You could also use rice wine vinegar. I stirred the mixture and heated until it was bubbling nicely. I put the beet slices in and cooked them for a couple of minutes on each side at a low simmer. I took them out and put them on a paper towel to soak up the extra liquid.
I didn't get a good picture of the next step. My intention was to cut the goat cheese into circular slices and stack them with the beets. However, the cheese I got was too soft to slice, it must have been more the spreading kind. I made it work, but if you want to try pretty stacks, get a somewhat more solid goat cheese. Mine turned out to be little chunks, but I heated them for a little bit in a skillet with just a touch of olive oil. You could grill them lightly if you had slices. I put the beets on a plate, and topped with the just melting goat cheese chunks.
I sprinkled a little bit of chunky salt over the top and then finished with some baby greens. I used gala mache, but any kind would work. Then it was done, and I ate the whole thing. You could roast many more beets if you were making this dish to share...I only made a few because I was eating it by myself as my lunch. I couldn't convince my son to try this, but he doesn't like a lot of cheese. I am going to try and get him to eat the beets on their own with dinner sometime. Whether this was stacked or not, it was absolutely delicious! I bet it would have been great with a glass of red wine.
On a side note, this is my latest kitchen purchase. This kitchen scale will weigh up to 22 lbs. I am looking forward to weighing the produce that comes out of my garden from now on.
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Those beets look really yummy. I can't remember ever eating a beet, but everything is good if you add enough goat cheese. Did you grow those beets yourself?ReplyDelete
Oh, and you can't ever cut goat cheese. You can crumble it or spread it, though. If you're Nick, you just pick up the chunks and chow down. We go through a ton of goat cheese around here.
well I wonder how the people did it that I saw on tv then....must have been magic. lol. I did grow those beets. yum yum.ReplyDelete
Looks good. I only grow beets for my grandpa. I dont think I have ever eaten them.ReplyDelete
there is artwork when you cut beet that way... circles of red truely inviting. ~bangchikReplyDelete
This looks fantastic! So glad @cityslippers hated it on Twitter or I'd have missed the post!ReplyDelete
Well, I guess I'm glad he hated it then...lol. It truly was a pretty dish...pretty and tasty.ReplyDelete
I'm so glad you've abandoned canned beets - roasted beets are somthing to not be missed! I grow lots of beets as I can't get enough of them. I'll try them your way when mine are ready.ReplyDelete


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This won't be as appealing to many: it's not a lovely flower, it's not even an interesting building, but it's the house I lived in from when I was somewhere around 2 (Mom? I'm not sure!) through my year in kindergarten. So it brings back some fun memories. Since I'm doing memories for at least a few days, I really have to share it! It's so strange to think I lived there over 50 years ago! I'm so grateful for those memories, and I'm so grateful for a loving family.


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During this past May's short summer session, Associate Professor Greg Buckley took eight students on an amazing field trip–a 9-day excursion to Theodore Roosevelt National Park in North Dakota. Here's what Mary Beth Radeck, a Sustainability Studies major, had to say about it:
Visiting Theodore Roosevelt National Park with other Sustainability Studies majors during Sustainability of the National Parks (SUST 390) this summer was the perfect way to experience the rugged beauty of our national heritage, and witness the stressors facing national parks across the country. Professor Gregory Buckley lent his considerable knowledge on sustainability issues affecting this park and served as our teacher, geologist, and expert guide. Providing excellent leadership and logistics, Professor Buckley led wilderness hikes, entertained us with geo-caching, introduced us to key personnel at the park and even faced down a bison on our behalf!
The total class time investment was short at only four weeks, but surprisingly rich. During the 9-day trip, we had ample opportunity for reading, discussion and first-hand experience of the park's wildlife riches and the impacts of area development. We saw exactly what park policy protects and how it sometimes hinders efforts at long-term sustainability. Learning seemed effortless and varied. We talked en-route or over coffee at the picnic table. Some days we hiked or toured by van and saw bison, mule deer, prairie dogs and the occasional wild turkey and horses, and surveyed the geology of the place. Other days we met park rangers, the park's resource manager, witnessed and discussed oil development activities threatening the parks natural resources. We camped most nights and gained a healthy respect for the elements of nature. It was a rugged, enjoyable immersion experience which left us with an insider's view of America's natural wealth—something worth protecting.
Over nine days together, our class developed unusually strong bonds, even though our majors, ages and backgrounds were dissimilar. Perhaps it was from sharing food or helping each other set up tents as first time campers. Maybe it was the awe of finding bison in camp the very first morning. Could it be how we learned to stick together on a back country hike? Or was it the persistent positive attitude while battling to keep our tents in the face of the North Dakota wind? For me, it became obvious that this trip exemplified the essence of sustainability itself. In the face of adversity, together we can adapt, change and preserve our most valuable resources against the odds. And we can have a great time doing it!
The class will run again in May 2012–sign up early!–as all the spots were taken within 24 hours of registration opening this past Spring.


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Opening remarks by Lucas Welch, executive director of the Aspen Institute's "Pluribus Project" on political empowerment.
David Leonhart of the New York Times moderated a discussion June 30, 2015 at the Aspen Ideas Festival titled, "Disrupting Political Campaigns: Shifting Political Influence from the Money to the Many."


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The Gate Crasher: Waitress in Distress
The Gate Crasher turns turkish for a night
"How would you like to make a couple hundred tonight?"
I mused, and then looked left, frowning at my companion. She opened her eyes wide and with a grimace of firm conviction, she gave nothing away. Damn it, Esma, every time!
"Certainly," I responded with a smile as I turned back in confidence to the plucky Turkish man who had posed the question. His bracelets and general "bling" rattled in anticipation, he was expecting an answer. I took a deep breath. "What do I have to do?"
Believing myself prepared for anything, I figured I'd roll with the punches. This was naïve. How on earth was I going to convince a crowd that I was as Turkish as they were? Sure, the event could be over in a half hour, an hour tops, if everything went smoothly. True, Esma and I were also the only girls serving, among a herd of Turkish machos. The real issue, however, was that we had to take orders from hundreds of hungry Turks – and actually understand what it is they wanted to eat and drink. But still, how hard could that be?
"And you've catered before?" Mr. Bling was still sceptical.
"Certainly," I lied even less convincingly than before. It was really a lost cause, but I had come so far already, and I just decided: in for a penny, in for a pound!
The group was from the estranged community of Alevi Turks, who were shunned from Turkey in the 1970s because of their libertine views. So they hopped aboard the Occident Express and sought refuge elsewhere. And it just so happens that most ended up in Austria. In fact, the major assemblage of Alevites is now the Federation of the Unions of Alevites in Austria, who just happened to be hosting a reception in Leopoldau in October. Their faith differs from Sunni and Orthodox Shiite Islam, which also goes for the Alevite appearance and behaviour – women do not wear headscarves (except around their hips), they're quite loud and drink like fish. But all this I was about to find out the hard way.
The job should have been easy. All I had to do was act chill and pretend I was one of them. Easy enough, with my vast knowledge of Turkish character and thorough understanding of body language, I would surely go unnoticed. Repeat after me: "bira," "raki," "mezze." Focus, focus, focus …
"What's he saying, what's he saying?" I heard myself asking Esma every five seconds, as the reception manager barked out instructions and I stood there nodding my sandy head obligingly. None of my colleagues suspected I was a mole. At least not yet.
Soon the guests started arriving, and I began taking orders. First some, then dozens, then hundreds of people, children, musicians, poets and dancers stormed the scene, all high-spirited, getting louder by the minute. And these people weren't drinking beer, like the rest of us peasants, but whiskey and vodka, Red Bull and Cachaça, imported, mega-proof distillations from distant lands. As I spilled the first drink into someone's lap, I shuddered and felt my energy draining away. How much of this charade before I was going to crack? I dreamed of my next cigarette break.
But, seriously, what was I doing here?
"Move your ass, canim (Turkish for "love"), or else you're not getting any tip," someone said whilst touching my shoulder. "That's no tip, you old perv!" I thought, and quickly swallowed my words. "Right away, sir." I smiled. He sneered back.
The truth is this: I thought I knew what lewd meant, and lusty and lascivious for that matter, but that night proved that in fact I knew next to nothing about the norms of neighbourliness Turkey style, nor about old age nor inebriated dancing. And generally, not much of anything at all.
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- 1 tsp baking powder
- ¼ tsp salt
- 1 cup (8 oz) butter, cold
- 1 egg, lightly beaten
- 5 cups sliced apples
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- ½ tsp cinnamon
- ¼ tsp nutmeg
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Unlike last summer that was painfully hot, climatologist David Phillips says this year was `delightfully boring?
If you're planning on heading to Port Stanley or Fall Fest at Victoria Park, it looks like Saturday is your best bet.
It's shaping up to be the nicest day of the weekend with a mix of sun and cloud and temperatures reaching the high 20s.
There's a 30% chance of showers Sunday, but David Phillips, senior climatologist with Environment Canada, said it's no reason to stay inside.
"I don't even carry an umbrella at 30%. You might see a little at Storybook Gardens but you won't necessarily see it in your backyard — it won't be widespread."
Monday, you may run out of luck, as there's a 60% chance of showers.
The weekend temperatures are a few degrees above average, but overall fall in line with London's ho-hum summer.
It had its heat waves and cold streaks, but overall it couldn't have been more average.
"It was delightfully boring," Phillips said. "But when it's normal like this, there's not a lot of stress, the vegetation loves it, the trees have never had such green foliage."
Phillip said that unlike last summer that was painfully hot, this one was nicely balanced.
"Nature seemed to give us the right amount of temperature and the sunshine and the precipitation just in the amount that we needed it without creating so much stress. It was healthy, it was comfortable, it was energy saving."
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Summer 2013
Average temperature in London: 19.6 C
Days above 30 C: 9
Smog days: 0
Hottest day: July 17, 33.7 C
Summer 2012
Days above 30 C: 26
Smog days: 18
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Didn't have enough money to goto Florida, so loads of friends and I went to Smoky Mountains in Tennessee for the Spring Break. It was a fun-filled but a tiring trip. Had to sleep for more than 20/48 hrs after getting back to Chicago.
3 groups (that I know of) went to Smoky Mts from UIC this time. We were 14 people in one group and had 3 cars. It took a bit to get to Smoky Mts as we had a stop over at Indianapolis for a while. We stayed near Pigeon Forge in a cabin called The Hideout. Most of the time we were playing Pool or relaxing in Jacuzzi (hot tub). Other times we went hiking, rafting, go-karting etc.
I have here three of about thousand pics that we all clicked in total. Ill be uploading many more onto Flickr. The one below was taken in Tuckaleechee Caverns and it has the whole bunch.. Ninad, me and Ishaan on the ground, Monil, Nayan, Rahil, Siddesh, Ajay, Rishi and Kinnari at sitting on the bench and Omid, Tejas, Paresh and Sumant standing/sitting at back.
The following picture was taken on the trail to Rainbow Falls. Everyone was happy to finally sit down and rest before heading back.
This picture below has two of the three groups getting all ready for rafting. It was almost snowing that day and the wind was cold. The hands were out holding the rows and they went through the transiting of getting cold, to unbearably cold to burning… Rafting was fun cause we had a few class three and a couple of class four rapids.
A few people fell ill, few got hurt, couple got ticketed… some cars got flats and one car went into a ditch… but everyone reached back all safe and sound…
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In this ever evolving world of hyper-realism and high-definition hoo-hah, you can always rely on Ridge Racer to take things back to basics. Flying in the face of Gran Turismo's beneath-the-bonnet tinkering and the over-the-top mud bath that is MotorStorm, this latest installment of Namco's arcade racing series is high-speed rubber-burning at its purest and most simple. In fact, cosmetic details aside, playing it is more like stepping back in time rather than embracing the next generation and there isn't a great deal to separate Ridge Racer 7 from the original game that ushered in the PlayStation back in 1995.
Thing is, Ridge purists wouldn't want it any other way and, after playing ever-more complex racers swamped with unnecessary options and modes, playing something that's so straightforward, so - dare we say it - old school, actually makes for a refreshing change.
That's not to say Ridge Racer 7 doesn't offer anything new. Take the Ridge State Grand Prix for example. It's a fleshed-out career mode that serves as the main event in the game, a sprawling racing season where players start out with&#Array; well, nothing, not even a car. Before you can make a name for yourself out on the circuit you have to earn the right to compete with the best, by driving in a trial race. Win - which, to be honest, is a complete breeze - and you're awarded a car and are free to steer your racing career in any direction you wish.
There are three main types of race: Ridge State Grand Prix, for which you're awarded fame points that can be spent on customising your car. Win a manufacturer trial and you get a brand new car to add to your garage, plus they'll offer new parts that can be bolted onto existing motors. And finally there's the UFRA single events, which are a series of one-off races with restricted rules, whether it's limiting the type of car you can race or the amount of nitro you can use out on the track. However, no matter what type of challenge you plump for the end result is essentially the same - a frantic race for first place, only around a different circuit with a different prize at the end.
Out on the track, Ridge Racer's trademark powerslide handling is in full effect right from the start. If you don't go round corners sideways you're not playing the game properly, which can be a bit disconcerting if you're new to the series.
However, it only takes a couple of races to get used to the subtleties of the handling - turn early into the corner, lift off the accelerator for a split-second and then it's hard back on the gas to send your backend sliding out. Chances are you'll over-steer and end up fishtailing out of the corner the first couple of times, but Namco has done a great job in getting the balance of the powerslides just right so every long drift, even around the tightest hairpin, feels controlled and precise. What's more, learn to slide properly and you never have to use the brake, which is something of a revolution in an age where realism often rules over having fun.


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So I managed to read five books this week. All five were physical books; two being re-reads and one an ARC.
Nash(Marked Men #4) by Jay Crownover *****(re-read)
Just needed some Nash in my life.
Rowdy(Marked Men #5) by Jay Crownover *****(re-read)
Rereading Nash of course had to lead to rereading Rowdy.
Rereading Nash of course had to lead to rereading Rowdy.
The Sword of Summer(Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard) by Rick Riordan ****.5
God, I love Rick Riordan for giving me Magnus Chase. He is now one of absolute favourite characters. The sass and sarcasm that comes out his mouth had me laughing at least once per page. Magnus Chase is also a total throw back to the original Percy Jackson books with the first person and hilarious chapter titles. #nostalgia I also learned a good bit about Norse mythology. Which is another reason I love Riordan. He's great at incorporating learning into the adventure and action of the story. It did make me want to go out and read up more on the mythology. The cast of characters are just great. Not only is there diversity but camaraderie and banter is the best. It's really hard to pick, but I think this is my favourite of Riordan's books. Magnus just really killed it with his sassy mouth.
A Step Toward Falling by Cammie McGovern *.5
Find my full review here.
Nuts(Hudson Valley #1) by Alice Clayton ****.5
As expected Nuts is hilariously sexy. When I mention reading a real romcom, Clayton is always up top of that list. I think Nuts is now my new fave of hers. Who know farmers were so hot. I think they're the new "it" guy. Yum. Roxie is great fun. Quirky, weird and funny with a deep love and passion for food and cooking(she's a classically trained chef), Roxie really grabbed my attention and did not let go. Add in the hottness that is farmer Leo and I did not put this book down until I flipped to the last page. Cannot wait for more from this series.
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Anyway. I'm not going to go into detail, because I feel like everyone would be like "Shut ahhhhhp, you whiny crayon", but I'll explain a tiny bit:
2014 has been really busy.
The German editions of my books came out in Europe. I did thirty-billion interviews (I don't know if this is an exaggeration. I have entire boxes of newspaper articles), dozens of readings, was invited to the big book fairs, did talkshows and radio shows, and I had done most of these things in the US already, sometimes on a much larger scale, but they were wayyyyyy less stressy there for reasons that would fill like three more blog posts.
And the thing is, actually talking about anything negative that went along with these things will come across as really ungrateful, which I get. But I think you can be grateful for parts of things, and really not like other parts at the same time.
I do so appreciate readers. I appreciate publishers and promoters and media people who write articles about books. Most of all I appreciate people who love to read.
I do not appreciate curiosity-seekers, self-serious literary types who don't think fantasy is a legitimate genre, random strangers who come up to you and tell you they think you should dress differently / talk differently / not talk, random strangers who think your weird-fairytale-MG-books are basically a biography of your life (this kind of makes me want to slap people; it's like saying "Hey, were you starving Victorian waif growing up who never left your house until a faery-infested lady in a plum-colored dress stole the friend you've never actually talked to from across the street?" Just, no.), random strangers who ask you if your books are written by ghostwriters or your helicopter parents, or if you're actually a fake person invented by your publishers. (That would save me thousands of hours of work and anxiety, so ghostwriters, if you're reading this, come write this book for me, ja? Also, my parents are pretty much the exact opposite of helicopter parents.)
Anyway, to sum things up, I did everything under the sun that was asked of me despite rrrrreally not enjoying some of it, and while there have been some really-really-really great stuff and I think everything was a good experience in the long run, there have also been some lame stuff and now I'm just tired, and I think that's allowed.
I recently had a long conversation with some friends about the meaning of success, and whether you can actually be successful if you don't feel successful, or conversely, if you can be successful even if no one else thinks you're successful, or if you can ever be successful enough in the traditional sense to be happy. Friends were like, "I mean, you're such a whiny crayon, but do you really want to be a turtle and write books and music in obscurity?"
|Being a turtle is my goal in life.
I might post the pictures I took at the Frankfurt Book Fair, but I already tweeted a bunch of them. Hmm. Also, I heard that Greenwillow/HC has started on DMP's coverrrr! Even though I'm still deep in revisions. This is exciting. :) The book is going into its third iteration right now, and the title still needs to change, and probably a million other things, but the longer I work on it the more I love it and the more I think it will end up being something I'll be really proud of. It should be out in 2016. I hope. :)
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Small town, Lakeville police, traveled an estimated 191 miles one chilly day, November 18, 2015, to a horse ranch in a quiet corner of Minnesota. Greeting them in the gravel driveway were Star Tribune reporters, who had been waiting 3 hours to break the biggest story their podunk paper had seen since the 1991 Halloween Blizzard covered trick-or-treaters in 8.2 inches of ghostly white snow. Star Tribune cameras were on the scene to catch every dramatic minute as the runaway Rucki sisters were discovered after a multi-agency search warrant.
Even outside their jurisdiction, Detective Jim Dronen and Kelli Coughlin were territorial over this case – that of the runaway Rucki sisters, who went missing in April 2013 to escape an abusive home that family court would not protect them from. These two detectives would accomplish what Judge Knutson could not do despite 3,400 court orders issued against the mother, Sandra Grazzini-Rucki, who was left homeless, destitute and torn from the children who were "my world" after the court's illegal actions. What reunification therapist James Gilbertson tried but failed at, as he recommended "unconventional" methods of therapy such as forcing the children to sit in at court hearings, and forcing the children to have a face-to-face visit with their father the day he was due in court for violating a no contact order (no contact meaning with the children). What Guardian ad Litems Julie Friedrich and Laura Miles attempted by denying the abuse and shoving the truth down their throats, as they gagged – these children were going back into the care of their abusive father.
Was the interrogation method used on Doug Dahlen coercive, fraudulent? And were coercive methods used on the teenage Rucki sisters? A new video from Lion News offer a glimpse into the interrogation of Doug Dahlen.
Police can use a variety of methods to get information or elicit a confession – they can lie, exaggerate and even use some forms of trickery to obtain information from a subject, to get a confession. The one thing police can not do is coerce a confession. Coercion is defined as physical or psychological force, threats or intimidation. Similarly, trickery that results in a false confession is not allowed.
The Lion News Video (below) offers excerpts of the police interviews from the Rucki investigation, as well as an excerpt of a police interview between Detective Dronen (#4816) and Doug Dahlen that occurred on November 18, 2015.
Doug is one of the defendants in the high-profile Grazzini-Rucki case, who, along with his wife, sheltered the runaway Rucki girls at his therapeutic horse ranch for over 2 years.
This interview occurred AFTER the Rucki girls were found living at the Ranch.
(4:11) Doug Dahlen calls wife, Gina, "Hello… Hey.. Did you get my message? Can you come home? Um police are here and they're talking about what they're going to do with the Girls. They can stay here 'til get this sorted out or whether they have to go and stay somewhere else or what. They um the mom's in jail and they're saying if the Girls go in and take care of this, that they can get their mother out of jail and uh hopefully get this straightened out. As of now I don't really think they know what they're going to do with them…"
COERCION: A person who has power over another compels someone to act or make a choice by force, threat or overcoming their own individual will. Coercion can involve fraud to compel someone to do something they would not ordinarily do.
It is coercive to tell Doug Dahlen, and the Girls (if they were given a similar message) that if they "straighten this out" i.e. talk to police, and tell police what they want to hear, that their mother (Sandra Grazzini-Rucki) can get out of jail. Another implied threat is the unanswered question on where the Girls will go – that cooperation may result in the Girls being able to stay at the Ranch. Notice also that Doug is talking to police without the benefit of an attorney.
Both of the Rucki sisters were minors at the time they were found, and were in a vulnerable state. For the last 2 years, the Girls considered the Dahlens as family, and grew accustomed to their life on the Ranch. The Girls had ample opportunity to leave, and return to their father, but chose to stay. Now these Girls were losing their home – for a second time in their life, a traumatic upheaval (the first when Sandra was forced out of the home, and their lives in Sept. 2012). Where were the Girls going – they could not stay with the Dahlens, and threatened to run away if returned to father, David Rucki, That is what makes this coercive – applying pressure, and compelling testimony under duress; especially on vulnerable teen girls. The fraud is stating that testimony could get Sandra Grazzini-Rucki out of jail, that simply would not happen, and police knew it.
NO child should be placed in this type of situation by police. There are organizations that specialize in conducting forensic interviews with children and vulnerable adults that could have been utilized. These organizations typically offer family counseling and community resources as well. An age appropriate, trauma informed approach could have assisted the police investigation in a way that would minimize stress on the Girls, and allow them to be heard. But that never happened. Instead the Lakeville police pushed their agenda… and silenced the Girls as so many in Dakota County had done before.
Another element of psychological coercion… and testimony from Doug that supports the Girls were abuse victims.
(5:58) Detective Dronnen states, "You said when the girls first got here, they were afraid?"
Doug, "Beyond afraid. They were terrified. I've never seen a kid so scared. I can't emphasize that to you… I've seen kids in pretty rough shape, I've never seen one that was truly afraid for their life until I saw them."
Detective Dronnen, "Did they ever tell you why they were afraid?"
Doug, "No, one time I went in and S.R. was curled up in the bathroom, in a fetal position, sobbing uncontrollably. " <– This is called REGRESSION, and is a sign of severe trauma or abuse. Regression is the act of returning to an earlier stage of behavioral or physical development; this can occur because trauma not only affects the mind and emotion, but is also stored in the body, at a cellular level. Trauma also affects body chemistry.
Detective Dronnen, "Did she ever talk about anything that happened at home?"
Doug, "Just how terrible it was. Never gave much for details… " Doug goes on to say S.R. did not like "being touched by a man", even in common social interactions. <– Note S.R. may have found someone else to confide in; if she had an aversion to men it makes sense that she would not trust or open up to a man, even Doug.
In the next excerpt, Detective Dronen gives Doug Dahlen his version of what happened with the Grazzini-Rucki divorce and custody case, and omits all mention of domestic abuse and child abuse allegations or David Rucki's criminal history. This is done intentionally! Detective Dronen is controlling the interview, and feeding information to Doug with the intent of changing his perspective, and ultimately changing testimony that may support that abuse happened to the Rucki girls.
Keep in mind Detective Dronen previously dismissed an OFP violation against David Rucki wiped it completely from MNCIS. Dronen personally knew about the abuse allegations, and purposely withheld this information when giving his version of the Grazzini-Rucki divorce and child custody dispute to Doug.
Doug sounds incredulous as he is listening, and relies on past experience to weigh Detective Dronen's words. When Doug brings up his own experiences with a stressful divorce, Detective Dronen adapts Doug's comments to supportive the narrative he is pushing.This means Dronen is shaping Doug's perspective, and changing his recollection on a past event. This type of questioning is extremely damaging because Detective Dronen is feeding information, ideas and emotions into Doug that were not previously there. Doug has no one else to offer additional information, he is reliant solely on Dronen.
Detective Dronen tries to sell Doug his version of events – that parental alienation had occurred, that Sandra is mentally ill and completely withholds any information about the allegations of abuse. If this sounds plausible, you too maybe a victim of psychological coercion.
Key elements of psychological coercion involve
- Rejecting alternate information and individual opinions.Communication is controlled, permissible subjects and thoughts are directed. Alternate ideas or free thought is shut down or guided back into desired parameters.
- Forcing the victim to re-evaluate what has happened, their experience in a negative way. The victim is made to feel like a "bad" person or alternately, is made to feel bad about their experience and made to feel that adopting the chose perspective is redemptive or "good".
- Controlled communication produces efforts are to destabilize and undermine the subject's consciousness, sense of reality, sense of self, emotions and defense mechanisms. The subject wrestles with internal questions, doubts, and then reinterprets their experience to adopts the perspective given to them.
- Creating triggers in the subject by eliciting strong emotional reactions by manipulating their perspectives, and what is important to them i.e. home, family, ethical values, past experiences, past hurts, guilt, anxiety etc
Psychological coercion does not leave a bruise or a mark but it's impact can not be underestimated.The intense pressure of psychological coercion can and does weaken a person's will power and limit their ability to make free choices. The victim is unable to use discernment, judgement or call on help as they normally would had they not been manipulated. According to one expert, The Neurotypical Suite, "The cumulative effect of psychological coercion can be an even more effective form of undue influence than pain, torture, drugs or the use of physical force or threats."
Police need to use the power invested in them carefully and avoid any actions or behavior that is or could be interpreted as coercive.
Statements that are made under coercion are not made through an exercise of free will. If Doug Dahlen – or the Rucki girls – were told by Detective Dronen, or any member of the Lakeville police, that if they "straightened things out" and gave a statement to police, Sandra Grazzini-Rucki could "get out of jail" that is coercion. It is eliciting a statement based on fraud, and is applying duress with the underlying message of if you do not comply, she will remain in jail. To excuse this behavior as being part of the job, as policeman, opens the door to abuses of power – abuses of power have destroyed the Grazzini-Rucki family, and if not exposed and stopped, anyone of us could become a victim next.
Note: This video include slides that are somewhat editorialized, the audio content is what applies to this article, plz use discernment.
Also Read:
Media Mayhem: Has Stahl and Brodkorb Gone Too Far Reporting on the Grazzini-Rucki Case??


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Review copies have been sent out and have reached most of the reviewers. I have high hopes for this collection, but of course what I like isn't always what the reading public like. In fact it is frequently at odds. No matter. I write the kinds of books I most enjoy reading and ultimately that's all that really matters.
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Carolyn Hax: She wants to ditch her ex's mom's painting
Adapted from a recent online discussion.
Dear Carolyn: My boyfriend of six years and I broke up, and there is no chance of a reconciliation.
While we were together, his mother made a painting for me and got it framed. I can't look at it without anger, and I don't ever see a future without looking at it with anger. Can I just throw it in the garbage?
Why do you have to destroy it? Return it to your boyfriend or his mother. If that's more than you can bear, then Goodwill or Salvation Army will take it off your hands. This is no generic, mass-produced widget. It's something made by human hands, with love. Reject the love, fine, but allow the art to please someone else.
Re: Painting: I had a similar problem with a framed photograph my ex had taken. I wanted absolutely nothing to do with her but I didn't want to throw it out. I wound up driving it to her parents' house while they were at work and leaving it between the front door and the storm door. No contact, clean conscience, art preserved for its maker out of decency.
Elegant solution, thanks.
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Dear Carolyn: Last year a group of old high school friends vacationed at the beach. We mostly had a great time. But there was one woman who made the stay miserable for each of us in different ways. She is a born-again Christian (fine, so is another of the group) but in-your-face about it and full of passive-aggressive ways to make some of us feel bad about life choices. She would buttonhole another woman who is now a therapist for free therapy every morning, as they were the first to get up.
This woman is now eagerly trying to get us all to do this again. We would love to do it — without her. How do we manage this? We can't have the vacation without her because we're all Facebook friends.
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Each of you has to make a decision about which you prefer: group beach vacation with the annoying person, or no annoying person even if it costs you a group beach vacation.
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