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A poet , teacher and spiritual director currently based at two theological seminaries, I value the contemplative and "prophetic" dimensions of life. , I use this blog to post thoughts on poetry, spirituality, theology and connections between a thoughtful, prayerful and committed Christian faith and daily living in this challenging world.
About Me
- Kathleen Henderson Staudt
- I work as a teacher, poet and spiritual director at a number of institutions in the DC area. My teaching focuses in various ways on writing, poetry, Spirituality and Christian vocation and ministry - especially from the point of view of the laity. I also offer classes and retreats encouraging people to explore their inner lives, engage their creativity and reflect on their beliefs about God, vocation, and how we can discern and pursue new ways to transform our broken world. I enjoy speaking of faith in the secular academy as well as reminding those preparing for ministry in the Church that our primary purpose is to love and serve the world beyond the church's doors. I love helping people to grow in faith and to find their own voices, and I also love encouraging them to use their minds. I see no contradiction between these impulses, believing as I do that faith, reason and creativity work together.
Friday, April 30, 2010
Reading: "Fuel for the Fire" of Prayer
I haven't been writing much because I've been reading - and trying to read in a different way than I've been accustomed to: following the advice of Abbot Hugh Gilbert, OSB (in an interview with Phillip Zaleski in the anthology The Inner Journey: Views form the Christian Tradition)
Abbot Hugh says this about reading in Benedictine practice
Reading is the food of prayer. Or perhaps one can say that reading is fuel for the fire. Prayer is the flame, but you won't have fire if you don't have fuel. If the monk is not feeding himself with the word of God, if he is not putting the logs of the word of God into the hearth of his heart, there won't be prayer. The fire will just die out in one way or another.
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If people come from an academic background, they have to learn to read in a less acquisitive way. Not read just to make notes and gain information and write an essay about it in the end. But to read for reading's sake, as it were, to read with an eye to meeting God.
"To read with an eye to meeting God." I've been reading, just lately, two books that speak to each other interestingly -- at least in my imagination -- about God and the experience of the Divine Life. The first is John Zizioulas's classic, Being as Communion. It develops the Eastern Orthodox idea of God as a "communion of persons" - a being defined by communion -- and suggests that what we mean when we say we are created in the divine image is that we are made to be persons in communion: that is our eternal identity. I am who I am, who God has made me to be, and the journey of Christian faith is to grow more and more into that person, and to understand more and more how I am connected to other persons, in the "communion" (koinonia) that is the true divine life. He makes the distinction between being "individuals in community" -- a consumerist model -- occupied with what we can get out of the community -- and being "persons in communion" -- gradually discovering our divine identity through our connection with other human beings, all of us made in the image of God. Zizioulas says the Church lives this image of the divine life most fully at the Eucharist. I'm not expressing this very well, but it seems to me to be a compelling idea -- one I'd heard about but have enjoyed mulling over more fully, wading through the often quite technical systematic theology that Zizioulas presents.
I've been reading other things too - most recently Parker Palmer's wonderfully titled book A Hidden Wholeness: The Journey Toward an Undivided Life: Welcoming the Soul and Weaving Community in a Wounded World. -- which I think speaks to some of the same things as Zizioulas, in another mode -- but will write more about this in another post. I'm not sure I fully understand everything I've read in Zizioulas -- couldn't write a term paper or a theological essay on him yet -- but the experience of reading & pondering this work has been rich and prayerful. "Fuel for the fire" of prayer indeed! I want to read around more in the spirituality and practice of the very earliest church fathers.
Perhaps I'll write more soon about what I've been reading. But that's enough for now.
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Labels: Creativity, Ideas about God, prayer, Reading, Spiritual Life, spiritual practice, Theology
Sunday, April 18, 2010
Faith and Writing
I'm just back from the biannual Festival of Faith and Writing held at Calvin College. It's the second time I've been and I hope to make a habit of it. Will probably be processing for awhile the things I heard, and I hope that may prompt more frequent blog posts in the next couple of weeks.
It was wonderful to be around people who understand that writing is a vocation, whether or not one is widely published. And we heard from some lovely people who are published writers -- Scott Cairns, Thomas Lynch, Parker Palmer -- many others (those are the three who signed books for me). I am reminded that we write because it is a calling - and that writing well is part of how we worship -- attention to the craft a kind of contemplative activity. It makes me look forward to the summer months when I have more time to truly attend to that crafting. It also reminded me that a love of reading is something that writers share - nice to be among people who shared that passion.
What I'm chewing over right now -- perhaps following on some of the reading I've been doing in orthodox spirituality, and some of my Holy Week blogging -- is the keynote speech given by poet Scott Cairns. Scott was raised in a strict Calvinist tradition but is now a very joyful Eastern Orthodox Christian, and he is perhaps unique in his ability to bring alive to people what is richest in orthodox doctrine - and as he often says, the common heritage of all Christians. A couple of things he said in his opening remarks stay with me: first, just generally, the clear sense he had that all of us abide in communion with the great Mystery that we call the Love of God. Jokingly, he brought greetings from his Orthodox priest to the Calvinists -- "tell them,"he said, "that they are not as bad as they think they are" -- a wonderful summary of the difference between Orthodoxy, which sees us as made in the image of God, and our sinfulness as our tendency to dull or violate that abiding image of God in us. So there is no sense of original sin or "total depravity" of human beings, which is so important to some forms of Calvinism, and notorious in popular accounts of Christianity in this country (the sense that we are hopelessly fallen and bad and can only hope for redemption through the mercy of God) -- of course there's no denial, in either tradition, of the reliability of God's mercy or the sinfulness of humanity, but for me the language of Orthodoxy (also used by many Anglicans and by many Christians these days _ is a much more generous and hopeful understanding of our brokenness and of our call to be whole and human and in communion with God, in the orthodox way of thinking about sin and redemption. I appreciated that. Scott also invited us to reflect on whether we follow the way of faith as servants, hoping for a reward, or as slaves, fearful of punishment, or as lovers, who simply long to be near the beloved, and are formed by our love. Obviously the invitation, he would say, is to the last - to live into our identities as persons made in the image of God, and to understand ourselves as a whole community living within the divine life, and growing more and more into fulness of life.
Some of this is my language, brought in from my reading of orthodox theologian John Zizioulas, of whom more later -- but it seemed to me that Scott was speaking my language, and his poetry does, too -- in a kind of pithy, down-to-earth way that is very aware of human brokenness, hypocrisy, and sinfulness but radiates the experience of the divine mercy. Here's the end of one of his poems, "Adventures in New Testament Greek, Metanoia (metanoia, in Greek, is usually translated "repentance" - but it means "turning around," implies a total change of life, a turning toward God -- I love these lines:
The heart's metanoia
on the other hand, turns
without regret, turns not
so much away, as toward
as if the slow pilgrim
has been surprised to find
that sin is not so bad
as it is a waste of time. (from his volume Compass of Affection, p. 93)
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Friday, April 2, 2010
Good Friday Thoughts
The Maundy Thursday sermon last night (preached by our assistant rector, Peter Schell (you can see videos of his preaching at the Church of Our Saviour homepage – though not this sermon) has given me a good image to take through this Holy Week observance. He spoke quite simply about how Jesus, in giving his disciples the Eucharist, was giving them a "point of reference" – a landmark to return to when we lose our way. When we feel lost, or headed in the wrong direction, that point of reference, he said, will always reorient us, and help us "find our way home." It is a gift of love to us.
For me, the whole observance of the Triduum: Maundy Thursday-Good Friday-Great Vigil of Easter and Easter Day – has become such a point of reference in life. Each year, the return to the Cross is a time to re-orient my life toward what is truly real: the mysterious love of God for a broken world – the reality of a way of life offered to us, different from the one we usually choose, a way that leads straight through the brokenness of the world, into the fullness of life that God desires and intends for us and all creation.
And so each year Good Friday invites me to re-orient my life, toward the "home" that is prepared for all of us, beginning right where we are, at the heart of the Divine Life. I bring to the Cross – that mysterious symbol of love and suffering "made holy" (see my previous post) – whatever is most broken in my own life – and I ask what it might mean, in light of the central mystery of our faith.
This year I have a sense of urgency about how true this all feels: the urgency of a love that is always calling to us across whatever obstacles we put in the way – the agony of that love when it is rejected and not heard – and yet its persistence, in a deeply personal and yet mysterious way, in and through the darkest moments of our human experience. I cannot get to it in words, though there is a poem coming, perhaps – in the voice of Christ, beginning "walk with me" –(stay tuned). I'm trying to listen -- there's an invitation, here at the Cross, to experience the divine desire to share in our human brokenness and to show us a way through that is beyond anything we can find on our own: a way through to life. I am convinced that this is what God offers – and for me Good Friday is a day when it all seems vividly, heartbreakingly true. I am grateful for this.
And yet I also know it is a mystery beyond what anyone can grasp or understand. Each year, in the process of finding our way again, we come up against this. Evelyn Underhill writes "I suppose no soul of any sensitiveness can live through Holy Week without an awed and grateful sense of being incorporated in a mystery of self-giving love which yet remains beyond our grasp." I see what she means.
At Our Saviour on Maundy Thursday, when the altar is stripped bare, the crosses in the church are also veiled in black. Over the years, that black-veiled Cross has become a powerful invitation to me to simply be in the mystery. I realize that this is a local custom – many churches do it but many don't -- it isn't observed everywhere. But that solid symbol of hope shrouded in mystery – life hidden in death and brokenness – that black-veiled cross is the symbol, for me, of the mystery to which our lives are oriented. It is the point of reference that I return to each year, to reorient my life, and find my way home. I look forward to spending some quiet time today, in between actual services, simply resting in the presence of that Mystery.
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Communication Barriers While Traveling
Communication barriers are common and one has experienced them at different stages of life which include professional and professional level too.Let's discuss how could we face it while traveling and how to solve it.
Language Barrier While Traveling
A language barrier is a part of communication barriers thus, don't mix it up and get confused.
Traveling to a foreign country means one thing; there's usually a language barrier. This is one of the more challenging aspects of traveling. A person or a group of people visiting a foreign country should anticipate that there would be difficulties with communication. It's just how it is. Unless a person is visiting a country, with locals who are fluent in English, more likely than not, there will be a language barrier.
There are a lot of things travelers anticipate when going to a new country. But they often underestimate how difficult it is to adapt to a language barrier. Even if a traveler packs a translating dictionary with them or learns the most common phrases and words they will need to use, the complications of language will often mean that these are never good enough. Trying to understand or speak a different language does not just depend on the words a person knows. It also depends on the context, the culture and the perception of the listener. A language barrier is extremely difficult to overcome, not unless you actually speak the local language.
This is one of the first, and the most difficult problems tourists experience when traveling to a foreign country. They assume that a simple phrase book for the tourist can already help them communicate in another language. But too often than not, it's the opposite. It actually limits them as they assume that it is all they need.
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One of the easiest ways that travelers can communicate a question or information is showing this through photos. With most people using mobile phones, it's easy for travelers to actually save photos that can help them communicate with locals. The trick is to save photos such as a toilet, a restaurant, a road sign, the hotel they are staying at, or any other place, establishment or item that they may be looking for. Travelers, who have this handy on their phones, will have the ability to show locals when they are asking for help or directions. Images are universal so locals will definitely know exactly what a traveler is trying to ask for as long as they have the correct photo to represent it.
To be 100% sure that these are available, travelers should also anticipate a lack of Internet access in any travel situation. Therefore, it's important to do the research and to save the photos on a phone, before actually flying to a different country. By doing so, it is already guaranteed that these photos are available at any time they are needed.
2. Use translation apps
Technology, again, provides a good aid for language barriers. It's no longer advised to bring a dictionary, as these do not have sentences, written in the right context or grammar as needed in different situations. There are already many different apps available for mobile phones that can help travelers translate sentences from English to another language. This is extremely helpful when a traveler is trying to communicate anything to a local who really does not speak or understand English. Having this handy will be extremely helpful for any traveler struggling with a language barrier.
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Mimicing the MTV Video Music Awards in September, Lady Gaga picked up the Grammy for Best Music Video. She won it for Bad Romance.
She beat opponents Cee-Lo Green, Eminem, and Rihanna.
Mimicing the MTV Video Music Awards in September, Lady Gaga picked up the Grammy for Best Music Video. She won it for Bad Romance.
She beat opponents Cee-Lo Green, Eminem, and Rihanna.
The first Grammy Winners are being announced right now and (as we predicted) La Roux and Rihanna became victorious in the categories.
Rihanna's Only Girl (In The World) won in the Best Dance Recording category. It beat out Robyn, Lady Gaga, and La Roux; the latter of which won in Best Dance Album.
Check back throughout the night for more Grammy Winners.
Gospel Star and Grammy Nominee Marvin Sapp was seen walking down the red carpet.
See the photo above!
Grammy-Nominee Adam Lambert was spotted last night at Clive Davis's Pre-Grammy Gala.
He is nominated tonigh for Best Male Pop Performance against Michael Jackson and 7-time nominee Bruno Mars.
Lambert is prepping the release of Glam Nation Live! due March 22.
What do you think? Will You Pick Up Adam's Album?
At tonight's Grammy Award show Jennifer Hudson and Florence Welsh will perform alongisde industry icons to honor legend Aretha Franklin.
This picture recently surfaced the web showing the pair singing while rehersing.
Florence is nominated for "Best New Artist." Jennifer is prepping the release of I Remember Me, her second album due March 22nd.
Rapper Nicki Minaj was at a Pre-Grammy Party last night where she recieved a plaque to commerate her Platinum album Pink Friday. The album was released in late November and is currently #1 on the Billboard 200.
Minaj is nominated tonight for her Ludacris collaboration My Chick Bad.
R&B Legend Whitney Houston walked down the gold carpet at Grammy Gala. We are not really sure what she said, so we won't report on it.
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Active Risk and CFO Magazine Webinar on Risk Management Best Practices from the London Olympics. October 2012.
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- Grand Opening of Irvine's newest Village in the "Top-Selling Master-Planned Community" in the region
Homeshoppers can tour three new neighborhoods by Irvine Pacific® in Irvine's newest village, Eastwood Village, today. The Grand Opening of Eastwood Village offers new homebuyers several different home types, from townhomes and flats to single-family homes.
Sales galleries are open in all three neighborhoods from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., with refreshments, kid's activities and entertainment from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. as homebuyers take advantage of their first opportunity to tour Irvine's newest village.
"Eastwood Village will include an array of different home types – from flats to single-family homes – that are a direct result of our extensive market research with new homebuyers," said Tom Veal, Vice President of Residential Sales and Marketing for Irvine Pacific. "Irvine Pacific homes are more than a home; they represent a 'way of life' that resonates with new homebuyers, who continue to make the Villages of Irvine® the "Top-Selling Master Planned Community" in the region."
Eastwood Village will provide residents with the opportunity to live close to nature with spacious parks and endless scenic trails, all leading to the village center. The thoughtfully designed plan envisions a friendly village atmosphere where families will walk to the brand new elementary school (opening fall 2017), meet on the soccer fields or tennis courts and picnic under eucalyptus trees.
Eastwood Village introduces these three neighborhoods by Irvine Pacific today:
- Avalon – Stylish, modern designs that highlight the convenience of attached living while brimming with a host of modern amenities and appointments. Interiors showcase large Great Rooms that are perfectly arranged for daily gatherings as well as walk-in closets in the master bedrooms. Decks and porches are featured in select plans. Close to Eucalyptus Park, homeowners are within close proximity of recreational amenities, barbecues and picnic areas. Homes range from 1,161 to 1,544 square feet with 2 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms. Pricing is anticipated from the low $500,000s.
- Petaluma – Petaluma presents smart floorplan designs amidst the charming ambience of a courtyard setting. Indoor/outdoor living spaces reflect Irvine Pacific's ongoing commitment to meeting the wants and needs of contemporary homeshoppers. The dining area, kitchen and casually elegant Great Room bring a seamless collection to daily life, with the California Room a welcoming setting for outdoor gatherings. Customizing options include an expanded dining room for entertaining and a loft that can be used as a children's play area or home office. The tech space in Residence 3 is convenient for homework and the family computer. Homes range from 1,684 to 1,898 square feet with 3 bedrooms and 2.5 bathrooms. Pricing is anticipated from the high $700,000s.
- Marin – Marin offers a coveted balance of modern architectural design and interior comfort. Located within an intimate courtyard setting, this contemporary collection presents spacious, stylish floorplans and a host of preferred amenities. Interiors offer up to four bedrooms, Great Rooms, islands in the modern kitchens and walk-in closets in the master and select secondary bedrooms. Also available are the convenience of a first-floor master bedroom and Marin's largest floorplan, offers a den and optional loft. Homes range from 1,948 to 2,332 square feet 3 – 4 bedrooms and 2.5 – 3.5 bathrooms. Pricing is anticipated from the high $800,000s.
Prospective homebuyers interested in more information about the new Irvine Pacific homes available at Eastwood Village can visit IrvinePacific.com/wherewebuild/Eastwood-village, or contact a New Home Consultant at (949) 720-5921.


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Robinson's OT Goal Clinches Third UNP Title as Top-seeded '76-'77 Canadiens Sweep 6th-seeded '82-'83 Oilers
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Thick and spreadable, apple butter is named for its texture, and contains no dairy. I've been doing a fair bit of preserving at home lately, but cooking apples down into a dark, caramelized puree is my absolute fall favorite. Every year I make a batch to mark the season, and thoroughly enjoy seeking out a new variety to try at the local farmer's market. This year, after tasting through each apple at the market, I stumbled upon a new favorite: Alkmene. An old German apple, this variety stood out amongst the rest because of its tart, robustly apple flavor paired with dense and juicy flesh. I brought home a big bag of apples and pulled out one of my favorite preserving cookbooks, Canning for a New Generation, by Liana Krissoff. A tattered post-it marked the recipe for Spiced Apple Butter. This may be the easiest preserving ever, because the apples are stewed in a crockpot for 9-12 hours before the puree is ladled into sterilized jars and processed in a hot water bath. Cooking jam on the stovetop is much a quicker and more hectic process, and it's nice to have a whole day while the preserve bubbles away in the slow-cooker to prepare for filling and processing the jars. As the fruit simmers, a festive aroma of baking spices fills the house. Cinnamon, clove, and allspice concentrate in flavor as the apples turn from cream-colored to dark amber, and the puree becomes thick and velvety.
Warm apple butter is a treat spread over hearty wheat toast, stirred into porridge, or as a filling for pocket pie. Have you got a favorite recipe for apple butter? Share your experience in the comments section. Click Here.


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The Clinical Framework supports the OAP Outcomes and Guiding Principles (Appendix B) by promoting consistency of approach amongst OAP service providers. It also recognizes the skilled and dedicated practitioners from across sectors and disciplines providing exemplary practices in partnership with children/youth with ASD and their families.
The framework aims to contribute to an ongoing discussion of what it means, in concrete real-life terms, to provide individualized and child-, youth- and family-centred services. It sets the stage for the development of positive, trusting relationships amongst families, support and service providers, educators and community partners. The goal of the OAP is to provide a personalized system of care that offers effective and evidence-based practices/interventions so that each child or youth with ASD in Ontario, within the context of their family and community, can reach their optimal potential.
The ASD CEC was established in 2012 to provide advice to the Ministry of Children and Youth Services on effective intervention, current research, and best clinical practices for working with children and young people with ASD.
An important long-term goal of the CEC is to aid in the development of a model of care that is up-to-date with the state of evidence, and includes a comprehensive continuum of services and supports for children and youth with ASD and their families.
CEC Members
Susan Honeyman, Chair, M.A., Reg. CASLPO, CCC-SLP
Wendy Roberts, Vice-Chair, M.D., FRCP(C)
Lise Bisnaire, Ph.D., C.Psych.
Jessica Brian, Ph.D., C.Psych.
Irene Drmic, Ph.D., C.Psych.
Maurice Feldman, Ph.D., BCBA-D, C.Psych.
Stelios Georgiades, Ph.D.
Ian Roth, M.H.Sc., Reg. CASLPO
CEC Assistants
Ellen Drumm, M.A.
Vivian Lee, Ph.D.
Carly Cermak, M.Cl.Sc., Reg. CASLPO, SLP(C)
Jason Xin Nie, M.Sc.
We would like to sincerely thank our colleague, Dr. Jonathan Weiss, for his incisive guidance regarding our data collection process. Dr. Weiss was a valued member of the CEC from December 2012 until February 2017. We thank Dr. Lisa Schwartz for her advice and expertise in health care ethics. We thank MCYS for making our work possible. Ultimately, we extend our deep appreciation to the many parents, clinicians, and stakeholders who provided their invaluable input to our work.
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It was 57 degrees F and mostly sunny at 12:30 this afternoon when I took Discovery II out for a ride to Meadowbrook Park to see whether the shooting stars (Dodecatheon meadia, prairie flowers) had yet made their appearance.
Rode south in Race Street, succumbing again to the urge to photograph "my" (because I like it) apple tree. The last, really attenuated, shriveled apple was still there, but the real attraction was the incredible bloom.
And, happily, the blossoms were abuzz with bees. Very likely there will be apples this year!
The flowering trees along Race Street were full of blooms and the tree leaves were still small and light green–loved the prolongation of early spring that the cooler temperatures provided.
At Meadowbrook got off of Discovery II near the garden plots to walk toward the soft path through the prairie. Stopped at the little wooden bridge to get a view of McCullough Creek, with the little waterfall over the fallen tree.
Then walked in to the middle of the prairie, which still was dominated by last year's flattened, bleached plant remains, with green shoots and small leaves just starting to be evident among them.
Was not sure the shooting stars would be up yet. For sure their bloom was not past!
Spotted some leaves on the left (north, more or less) side of the path that could have been shooting stars, and sure enough, they were.
But it looked like some creature had eaten their tops–the first prairie plants must make good eating for winter-hungry animals.
Nearby, though, were more plants, with whole leaves and buds, and then also an open flower!
Looked to the left and right as I proceeded along the path to check for plants in other places and found some on the left, between the first patch and one on the right I'd seen for several years. The first one was pinkish, this last was white.
I apologize for the blurry photo, but it seems like I always have had trouble getting shooting stars clearly focused. still, it was a happy event to see them.
Back on the paved path, took a turn into the short loop and on to the the Richardson wildflower walk, where the woodland phlox (Phlox divaricata) were just starting to bloom.
The phlox with their gorgeous blue asterisks of flowers were as pleasant to see as the shooting stars, though they are much more common and don't provoke quite as much anticipation and detailed following of their distribution and development.
Another spring woodland flower I found in bloom a little way down the path was Jacob's ladder (Polemonium reptans), the blooms of which also were a beguiling blue.
Noticed two plants of them, fewer than there were last year and many fewer than in years previous. Repeated observation of nature makes one aware of change and loss (ask any botanist!), of how it never is quite the same from one year to the next. Like all of life, one can never take the scene for granted or expect to see it again but only appreciate what is here now.
On the way home stopped to take in the glory of crab and apple trees, fully loaded with fresh blooms, against the blue sky.
They were in shades of pink and also white.
Knew they would not last long, but was grateful to be awake for the beautiful, eternal moment.


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I finished off my dragon curve quilt at the end of December 2009. It was a while in the making.
I coded up the some postscript versions using the bit diddling method suggested by wikipedia the coloring idea was not mine, either.
The half square triangles finish at 1.5"; the background is pieced out of squares that finish at 3" and there's a total of 256 triangles.
The curve is framed (within the quilt) with space to allow a rotated interlocking copy of the dragon curve, and this second curve is picked out in the quilting. In hindsight, I should have been thinking more about area fills and less about where the lines go, for quilting it, since the line is hard to follow.


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Who doesn't love patent trolls who exist for the sole purpose of suing companies for an alleged slight on some patent that they have no intention of using? This time, Accredited Transcription Corp (ATC), the company in question, is coming after Google's Voice Recognition and Apple's Siri in regards to US patent 6,298,326.
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Source: Wine & Spirits Daily
The numbers are starting to come in for 2017, and thus far, beverage alcohol trends seem to have been lukewarm, depending on who you ask.
Consumer spending on alcohol was up 2.7% to $241.8 billion for the year, according to research from BW166 and Gomberg, Fredrikson & Associates. Although, total alcohol volumes were down 0.4%, wine volumes grew 1.3% and value was up 3%. It's worth noting those increases were a bit softer than 2016's 5.8% and 2.6% growth in volume and value.
Jon Moramarco, founder of BW166, noted in a presentation this afternoon that "it is important to understand that consumers continued to increase the servings of Beverage Alcohol that they enjoyed."
WINE VOLUME BREAKDOWN. Shipments into the US market were up 1.2% for still wines and 8.6% for sparkling in 2017. Wine from California was up 2.1%, packaged imports were up 3.2%, but wine from the other 49 states was down 10.3% for the year.
French rose, along with French and Italian sparkling wine, were the top drivers of growth in US packaged imports. French rose volumes were up 43% in 2017, with other rose volumes up 33.2%. Italian sparkling imports grew volumes by 11.2% and French sparkling imports were up nearly 15%.
Moving to US exports, Jon said thanks to the impending Brexit we're seeing a lot of declines in the UK. As a result, packaged wine exports were down 15% in volumes and down nearly 10% in value. Minus UK numbers, packaged US exports were down 2.4% in volume and up 2% in value.
ALTERNATIVE PACKAGING. Premium boxed wines have become a significant piece of business for the wine industry, according to Jon. Premium boxed wines represented 3.5% of category dollar share and 5.7% of volume share in 2017. The top five box brands account for nearly 95% of the boxed wine share.
187 ml four packs is the next largest alternative packaging category, representing 1.6% of dollar share and 1.9% of volume share in 2017. Tetra Packs are a bit smaller with just under 1% share of both value and volume. Cans were up a whopping 35% in value in 2017, but is still a much smaller category than other alternative packaging, with just 0.2% dollar and volume share.
WINE & WEED. Touching on the impact of marijuana legalization, Jon said that if the Colorado market is any indication, cannabis is "probably not going to be a big impact on wine consumption or beverage alcohol consumption." In fact, in 2017 Colorado consumers were drinking across all three alcohol categories 20% more on average, per the Colorado Dept. of Revenue. That is in line with or even more than previous years before recreational cannabis was legal. Though Jon noted that while the volumetric impact does appear to be significant, there's no indication of the impact on value.


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I was at an event the other day and got to chatting with a new acquaintance. She suddenly blurted out, "Your skin looks so nice!" I was flattered and happy to hear a compliment, of course, so I told her all about the Shiseido Ibuki line. Haha. I feel like a broken record, telling EVERYONE all about it. In my defense, friends old and new have asked me what I've been using lately. So I'm just really answering truthfully!
Anyway, I have one final Shiseido giveaway for you guys. :) This time, I have one of Shiseido's latest lipstick shades (Perfect Rouge in Tulip), a super cute Mimi Pochi Pouch I got in Tokyo, and of course Shiseido Ibuki samples for the lucky winner.
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8 and 1/2 Yellow........
8 and 1/2 Yellow........
Posts: 2098
Location: The Heart of Space
Hello to all:
I have to admit I am a bit spooked.....I was writing on a "short" legal pad, one that is 8 1/2 by 11, as opposed to the 8 1/2 by 13', writing a prologue to a project that I am engaged in....hmmmm...details seem important to me, if we ever intend to absolutley prove anything.
Anyway, my handwriting completely changed
( Oh DocJ, if I weren't so lazy, you would be living proof of what I say, I am going to send you my handwriting and a xerox of this sheet
I STOPPED when I spelt the word "fate" in another language. It is not that my hand was guided by some outward source, my thoughts were going on the paper just as I was thinking them.....BUT, the writing was not mine and could in no way be construed as mine, even if I try to alter the way I write, which is very distinctive.
I imagine Doc would have field day with this and a big fish to fry...absolutely incredible! A stranger broke in and jotted a note....this sheet of words is NOT my writing...the words are mine, but the hand is not!!!!!!!
Peaceful but Puzzled,
Marty and Comunicative Cats, except for Poppyhead, who is asleep in the sink.
I think it is time for a reality check.....but the legal pad is still there!
12/18/2007 11:02 AM (#3248 - in reply to #3247)
RE: 8 and 1/2 Yellow........
This may help.....or not...You be the judge.
Why Explore Parallel Realities?
On a personal level, by exploring your parallel existences you can indirectly experience those roads not taken, and look at the outcomes of some of the "what if's" in your life. What if you had moved to Paris when you had the chance, instead of going to college? How might your life have turned out? You can gain insights from the knowledge and experiences of your other probable selves; tap into their strengths, skills, and abilities. You can experiment with alternate behaviours, and different ways to solve problems. With the added ability of lucid dreaming, you can learn to participate more consciously in the act of choosing from probable events and situations.
However, you don't have to be an accomplished lucid dreamer in order to get a glimpse into your own personal probabilities. Non-lucid dreams can offer valuable hints and clues that your dreaming self is working with probabilities. Obvious symbols like mirrors, reflections, twins, younger, older, or other selves, multiple objects like doors or windows may indicate probable realities. Or, you may have some other object that represents probabilities to you that shows up in your dreams. Remember, they are your dreams, so you will need to be familiar with your own dream symbols.
As many dream enthusiasts are aware, there are numerous inventions and discoveries attributed to inspiration and solutions found in dreams.
On a global level, what if the scientific researchers of the world – the physicists, biologists, medical doctors, etc. turned their vision away from their instruments and computers once in a while and looked to their own dreams? With lucidity and determination what marvels could they discover in the laboratories of their minds?
What knowledge from parallel universes could be shared? Could other selves hold the key to mysteries in our universe? Maybe what is a mystery to us is old hat to them. Like a cure for cancer? What if they could transmit to us via the dreamstate, or another altered state of consciousness, help for some of our most pressing problems like disease, war, hunger, the depletion of our natural resources…?
Could we learn to minimize the "white noise" of our personal dream symbols enough to pull relevant information into our awareness? Could we discover a way to effectively and clearly communicate and work with parallel selves on an ongoing, consistent basis? Could we discover the new "laboratory of parallel universe experimentation" where we study and learn about the nature of reality and existence alongside our own parallel selves? Perhaps there are some parallel universes where this possibility is already a reality. If we could access such a universe, would we then be able to comprehend the physics behind parallel universes?
I wonder just how many physicists are lucid dreamers, and if any have ever tried to use their talents to unravel the marvelous mysteries of parallel universes. Maybe you will discover something new and wonderful as you explore and experiment in your own lucid laboratory.
"As fantastic as it may sound, the "new physics" called quantum mechanics posits that there exists, side by side with this world, another world, a parallel universe, a duplicate copy that is somehow slightly different and yet the same. And not just two parallel worlds, but three, four, and even more. No less than an infinite number of them. In each of these universes, you, I, and all the others who live, have lived, will live, will have ever lived, are alive."
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12/18/2007 11:59 AM (#3250 - in reply to #3247)
RE: 8 and 1/2 Yellow........
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Marty. I experience change in writing style all the time. Mostly I attribute it to different aspects of my sub-personalities making clearer communication. Sometimes it is a finer, higher voice which I attribute to my Higher Self or Guide. It doesn't bother me at all as I purposefully set out to do this psycho-spiritual exercise many decades ago so now I am used to it and enjoy it. I recommend it to students as a possible way to get in touch with your Higher Self or Guide. It can be done purposefully or spontaneously. We are multidimensional beings.
12/18/2007 1:19 PM (#3251 - in reply to #3247)
RE: 8 and 1/2 Yellow........
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Tracer, go PM on this!
12/18/2007 2:55 PM (#3254 - in reply to #3247)
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its all good. I would call that Automatic Writing. It very well could be a guide writing. It also could be that your feelings about that specific word, struck you funny, or different. There is absolutely nothing wrong with it. Just go with the flow and you will do fine.
I recently turned in my HW sample and was told I was basically manipulative. I guess i am, that is after all what a hypnotist does. they manipulate words used by the client, and reverse them to better suit the client. They said i had FLOW..... which is good. They said i was a feeler though... meaning sometimes i let people walk all over me. YEAH, perhaps i do.... but did they know that underneath my carpet are little spikes? HA HA HA HA
Handwriting is a direct connection to your subconscious. You do not even have to be aware of your conscious thought while writing, because your subconscious takes over. Perhaps even your guide.... it hasn't been unheard of.
The end result is usually very helpful, it lets you know what your best suited for, or area's you could use a little tweaking. It also lets us see if you could be a serial killer..... HA HA HA no really. But it would have to show at least 8 traits, over and over and well.... there are major signs that are obvious.
Most of all, it's like a reading, only science based and very accurate. It's not harmful, but helpful for your personality.
I am learning so much about personality types....when i learn just a little more, i will create more topics.
12/19/2007 4:53 AM (#3260 - in reply to #3247)
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Hello Marty ,
Should i say congrats on something so blatant ? that was the after feeling was it not ?
Curiosity does create the most amazing adventures, truly it is still up to us to experience it in the most happily pleasant way..then we will learn more..
It was late and your lower half of your body felt slightly numb after that.I believe if you investigate the after effects of your physiological state you will find the answer..walk backwards in time..What was the word spelled like ? I have once experienced this in reverse, where i wrote backwards-"sdrawkcab"..Hold it up to the mirror..It is often that we experience the exact opposite dimension of ourselves..I have a personal theory : i believe that our world is in exact mirror to the "real world " therefore things and metaphysical white noise sound come slow and low key..it sounds low, but is in actual fact so high that the magnetic technology can only play it at a lower frequency..,still we are the half,like a sliced orange of the realm..Call it that, i dont believe there is a physical word for this.Yellow is the spirit colour of your soul..We are in a constant flux of the universal sea of consciousness..
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The Boy and I watched the Plinkett reviews of the Star Wars prequels, where they kept showing a clip of Rick McCallum saying something like "It's like poetry. It rhymes." whenever the prequels lamely ripped off an idea from the first (better) movies. By the end, Plinkett is interjecting "SHUT UP!!" after saying it.
It's kinda funny.
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That wasn't precisely it. The message is something about staying away and calling 911. This reminds me of the reckless driving ads a few years ago. The Powers That Be have now decided people need to be warned away from power lines.
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How to Make Your Fitness Progress Stick: Look at the Long Game
This is the recurring question, isn't it? I think most people have thought this at one point or another: "I'm doing all the right things: mostly eating well and working out, but why does my fitness progress always seem to fluctuate and yo-yo?"
Have you or anyone else found themselves in a constant, never-ending state of "trying to cut those last few pounds?" It is so understandably frustrating to feel like you are constantly fighting an uphill battle, and never being satisfied for too long.
I've noticed a recurring pattern in all of my clients that come to me with a history of yo-yo dieting and progress-- they all share two commonalities:
1. They get stuck in the past.
They keep referencing "when they were a size 0" or about "1 year ago when I was fit." They get so wrapped up in the past and intently focused on recreating that figure they look back at with rosy-colored lenses.
2. They forget that that short-term goals are just that: short-term.
So many times we are like, "oh I'll lose a few pounds or trim my eating before that vacation (or that wedding or event); then they wonder why they're constantly yo-yoing?
Sound familiar? I know it does to me. I absolutely was stuck in this vicious cycle for YEARS. And only now after much time spent chasing my tail do I understand a healthy balance of keeping my fitness and nutrition progress stable.
My life used to be full of restricting stringently to look good for a specific time or event, then afterward, all hell would break loose. This constant yo-yo-ing led to so much unhappiness and frustration- not only because the inevitable increase in weight gain each time, but moreso the lack of sincere, comfortable satisfaction with my body at any given time. I was always trying to lose, lose, lose, rather than living my life. It gets exhausting.
I gained my happiness and freedom when I learned to have a new perspective to make my fitness levels and physique stay more consistent. How?
I looked at the long game, focusing on these three things:
1. Look forward, not backward
I know it's tempting to use a prior place of satisfaction as a reference point-- we are all creatures that like pattern. But in reality, just because something "worked" for you in the past, doesn't mean it will work now-- and conversely, just because something didn't work in the past doesn't mean it can't now. Also, if it really worked, you wouldn't be having this problem and need to change things again, would you?
You have never been exactly this age, in this moment, in this condition before.
Your body and health is in a different place than it was even 6 months ago. Stop trying to rewind time, and look forward to building something even better and longer-lasting.
2. Permanent results come from permanent changes.
No, I don't mean permanently eat the same salmon and broccoli every single day like a robot in pursuit of your goal figure. I mean a permanent mindset shift.
We tell ourselves to "tighten things up" before some event or deadline... but then don't think about what comes afterward. Usually what happens when we pile restriction and extremes on a timely event, we then inevitably give ourself license to "reward ourselves" by going wild on all the things we deprived ourselves leading up to said event.
If you make a temporary goal, your results will be temporary.
If you make a long-term goal that aims for results over the long-game, you will have long-term results.
3. Trusting myself
I view my occasional straying away from my typical health-centered eating habits while on vacation or PMS as temporary. One croissant and some extra ice cream while traveling doesn't break me anymore. Or invite any guilt. Or think about how it just upended all my hard work. Because it doesn't. Unless I LET it.
I no longer have the constant anxiety that I'm falling off the bandwagon and say to myself "I'm so bad, this is going to be so hard, I have to punish myself on Monday and make up for all the damage done this weekend." No more anxiety. This freedom was earned through mindful practice of choosing how I spoke to myself. Of course I will still have my moments, but I remind myself of this.
The key here is TRUST. Embracing my NOW.
Trusting myself that I will bounce back to equilibrium.
Trusting that my body knows it likes nourishing food better than eating decadently out all the time, so my body will want to return to normalcy.
Trusting that I haven't lost my strength gains, but have more fuel and rest to use when I return.
Trusting that bloating after a big meal is normal, and my human stomach is digesting something.
Trusting that if my muscle definition decides to hide for a little while, it'll come back as long as I stick to my usual healthy habits and don't freak out.
Trusting that a few days is nothing in the spectrum of the long-game mentality I now have when it comes to my body and health.