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16 Week Update
How many weeks? I'm 16 weeks. I've read that starting at 16 weeks I may be able to feel the baby move. So far I don't think I can feel any movements yet. The baby is approximately the size of an avocado.
How am I feeling? The nausea is starting to decrease. It comes and goes instead of being constantly there. Other than that I'm feeling OK. I'm definitely feeling bigger.
Weight gain? I have gained approximately 7-8 pounds total.
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Maternity Clothes? I've definitely been wearing maternity bottoms, but have not gotten the maternity tops out yet. I have some non-maternity tops that are roomy and are working just fine.
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Some of your best memories of church services have probably been services that weren't the normal Sunday morning service. Singing on Christmas Eve (even at the midnight services), getting up while it was still dark for the "sunrise services" in the wee hours of Easter morning, hearing the words "Remember that you are dust and to dust you shall return" as the ashes are applied on Ash Wednesday, listening in the darkness as the psalm is chanted and the altar stripped at the end of Maundy Thursday services—these tend to be very memorable services that aren't at the normal time of weekly worship.
It gets harder and harder for these special services to compete with our convenience-dominated culture. People don't want to stay up late, get up early, go out of their way, or otherwise change their schedule, much less do so with sleepy children. So in most (not all) churches, the late night Christmas Eve service is lightly attended if even still offered. Same with Christmas Day. At Easter the "sunrise service" has been moved to a more reasonable hour and is not packed like the later services. And special services for high feast days like Epiphany, Ascension, Reformation and All Saints very often just get moved to the closest Sunday so they can be celebrated without inconveniencing anyone.
So it might come as a surprise to us that for many centuries the most important church service of the year was the Easter Vigil, which, as the name implies, lasted hours and hours through the night and ended with the Easter proclamation and communion at dawn. This was (and is in many places) the service in which all the adult catechumens (converts to Christianity who had been taught the faith over the course of the year) were baptized, received into membership, and took their first communion.
Most places do not really keep vigil through the night but celebrate the service either Saturday night or Easter Sunday very early. This year were are going to have an Easter Vigil service here at St. Paul's at 8:00 p.m. on the Saturday night before Easter Sunday. I encourage you to attend because it is one of those special services that make an impression. No, it won't go all night. In fact, it will only be the first half of the service, and the 7:00 a.m. Easter service will complete it.
The service begins outside with the lighting of a paschal candle ("Paschal" is from the old word for Passover and in church usage just means "Easter-related" because at Easter we celebrate that we have passed over from death to life) from a small bonfire, which in our case will be in the courtyard. The worshippers light their own candles from the paschal candle and go into the darkened sanctuary, with their candlelight symbolizing faith in God's promises in a fallen world. Various Old Testament readings and musical responses recount God's faithfulness through all of human history. We then remember our own baptism and crossing over from dark to light, from death to life in the victory of Jesus Christ over sin, death, and hell.
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When we celebrate the resurrection, we're declaring victory in a great struggle. Not only does Life defeat Death, but do so in an amazing, come from behind, against all odds triumph. In the words of a thousand-year-old hymn in our hymnal (#459-460) called Victimae Paschali:
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We in the Church celebrate what has been called a "culture of life." We see all people as having an inherent dignity, we protect all people, care for all people, even as we utterly reject the sin, death, and hell that Christ defeated. We never think of death as simply a natural part of life but as an enemy that has been defeated in Christ. Same with sin, what the Bible calls the "work of darkness" or the "fruit of the sinful nature." We don't tolerate sin, celebrate it, or other-wise treat it as okay, but instead treat it as a defeated enemy in Christ wherever we find it, whether in ourselves or others. We know it is destroyed by the word of victory/forgiveness we bear.
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How We Improve Reading Comprehension Using Executive Skills
September was National Literacy Month, and we celebrated (in part) by repeatedly sharing an article called "Executive-Level Thinking," by Kelly B. Cartwright. Cartwright is a bright woman with a lot of insights as to how executive skills – the ability to adapt and manage multiple ideas at once – improve reading comprehension.
In this post, we reflect on some of Kelly B. Cartwright's ideas and share some of our own. We even used the same subheadings she used so you can make side-by-side comparisons.
Good comprehenders have a plan for understanding text.
Cartwright says, "They have a goal, which they keep in mind while reading, and they employ specific strategies to ensure their goal is met."
One part of a comprehension plan includes harnessing focus. In prose fiction, we teach our students to focus on the characters; who they are, their relationships, and the emotions surrounding their connections. This provides readers with a focus. They have something to look for and identify with.
Good fiction intrinsically harnesses focus, keeping the reader engaged and moving forward. Unfortunately, on a standardized test, the reader must maintain focus regardless of their interest or connection to the passage. Our method gives the reader tasks – things to find – to intentionally provide focus and remove the opportunity for boredom. It also helps to direct the reader's attention to one specific aspect of the text that we know will aid in answering the questions. Instead of following the vague instruction to "look for key information," students are directed to identify a passage-type-specific short list of information that they can carry into any exam.
Good comprehenders are organized thinkers.
Cartwright says, "Good comprehenders are aware of ways language, texts, and knowledge are organized, and they use that information to help them understand what they read."
Interpreting the impact of organization is difficult to do on the fly, so we teach our students to identify structure in the margins of passages.
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While this may be true, we recognize that in a high-stress situation like a timed standardized test, memory inevitably fails – no matter how good it is in a non-stress environment.
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Cartwright says, "Reading requires a special kind of mental multitasking that involves juggling multiple kinds of information…"
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We don't deny that intuitive students have good reading comprehension, but this isn't an idea we like to drop on students.
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Pick up time from the Hotel : Morning hours 10:30 HRS.
Afternoon hours : 14:30 HRS
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Commences from booked hotels in Colombo city limits.
The Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall built by a Chinese grant is a landmark in the city depicting the architecture of its donor country. It was constructed as the very first purpose built convention centre in Asia to hold the Non-Align Summit in Colombo in 1976 having the best of professional conference facilities.
A remnant of the Dutch period and an interesting link of Colombo's Dutch history, this stone church on Wolvendaal Street, built in 1749 has unique tombstones set into the floor, which were moved from a church in the Fort in 1813.
What was once a swamp adjoining the famous Beira Lake is now a landmark in the capital city. It has expanded into a vibrant complex comprising the Gangaramaya Temple, the 'Seemamalakaya' – an assembly hall for Buddhist monks – and a vocational training institute in the picturesque Beira Lake. This unique Seemamalakaya was designed by the famous Sri Lankan Architect Geoffrey Bawa among whose unparallel work is the New Parliament Complex just outside the city of Colombo and numerous unique hotels scattered across the island.
The Colombo National Museum was established on 1st January 1877. Its founder was Sir William Henry Gregory, the British Governor of Ceylon (Sri Lanka.) Housed in a fine colonial – era building, the Museum is famous for collections of ancient royal regalia; Sinhalese art work, (carvings, sculptures etc.) antique furniture, chains, and Ola manuscripts. The museum contains more than 4,000 palm leaf manuscripts and ancient and medieval jewelry.
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Thereafter Drive through St. Bridget's Convent the Nelum pokuna Mahinda Rajapaksa Theatre, the highly residential area Rosemead Place, Main postal Head Office, Town Hall etc.
Return back to the hotel in the evening.
Attractions in Colombo:
- Beaches of Mount Lavinia
- Gall face Green
- Colonial buildings,
- Museums
- Independence square
- Temples
- Churches
- Mosque
- Major shopping area and complexes
- Market
- way of life in Colombo, culture, customs and traditions.
- Zoological Gardens + Elephant Dance
Pettah Market / Shopping places in Colombo
The floating market is a series of pavilions constructed on the far end of the restored Beira lake between the Pettah bus station and the railway station. It's supposed to include about 90 stalls in total - and when we visited, this included electronics, clothes, shoes, jewellery, short-eats, kottu, vegetables and fruits. It's kind of the stuff you'd find at Majestic City, except you're shopping next to this glorious lake.
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Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") [1] and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,[2] notice is hereby given that on February 28, 2008, the Philadelphia Stock Exchange, Inc. ("Exchange" or "Phlx") filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("Commission") the proposed rule change as described in Items I and II below, which Items have been substantially prepared by the Exchange. The Exchange has designated this proposal as non-controversial under Section 19(b)(3)(A)(iii) of the Act [3] and Rule 19b-4(f)(6) thereunder,[4] which renders the proposed rule change effective upon filing with the Commission. The Commission is publishing this notice to solicit comments on the proposed rule change from interested persons.
I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of Substance of the Proposed Rule Change
The Exchange seeks to make permanent an existing pilot program (the "Pilot Program"), the terms of which are set forth in Exchange Rule 1001 (Position Limits), which increases the standard position and exercise limits for equity option contracts, including options on the PowerShares QQQ Trust ("QQQQ"). The Pilot Program is scheduled to expire March 1, 2008.[5] The text of the proposed rule change is available on the Exchange's Web site (http://www.phlx.com), at the Exchange's principal office, and at the Commission's Public Reference Room.Start Printed Page 12494
II. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Purpose of, and Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change
In its filing with the Commission, the Exchange included statements concerning the purpose of, and basis for, the proposed rule change and discussed any comments it received on the proposed rule change. The text of these statements may be examined at the places specified in Item IV below. The Exchange has prepared summaries, set forth in Sections A, B, and C below, of the most significant aspects of such statements.
A. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Purpose of, and Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change
1. Purpose
The purpose of the proposed rule change is to make permanent the Pilot Program, which is scheduled to expire March 1, 2008. The Exchange proposes to amend Rule 1001, Position Limits, to permanently establish the increased position limits of the Pilot Program. Exchange Rule 1002, Exercise Limits (not proposed to be amended), establishes exercise limits for the corresponding options at the same levels as the corresponding security's position limits.[6]
Standard Position and Exercise Limit
The Pilot Program increases the standard position and exercise limits for equity options traded on the Exchange and for options on the Powershares QQQ Trust ("QQQQ"). The standardized position limits were last increased nine years ago, on December 31, 1998.[7]
The Exchange believes that any findings of violations regarding equity option position and exercise limits since the inception of the Pilot Program were deemed inadvertent—due primarily to miscounting, technical problems, or a misinterpretation of position limit calculation methodologies. No such violations were deemed to be a result of manipulative activities.
Growth in the Options Market
Since the last increase in standardized position limits, there has been a significant increase in the overall volume of exchange-traded options. Part of this volume is attributable to a corresponding increase in the number of overall market participants. This growth in market participation has in turn brought about additional depth and increased liquidity in exchange-traded options.
Since the last increase in standardized position limits, and throughout the duration of the Pilot Program, the Exchange has not encountered any regulatory issues regarding the applicable position limits, and states that there is a lack of evidence of market manipulation schemes, which justifies making permanent the Pilot Program.
As the anniversary of listed options trading approaches its 35th year, the Exchange believes that the existing surveillance procedures and reporting requirements at the Exchange, at other options exchanges, and at the several clearing firms are capable of properly identifying unusual and/or illegal trading activity. The Exchange's surveillance procedures include daily monitoring of market movements via automated surveillance techniques to identify unusual activities in both options and their underlying securities.
Accordingly, the Exchange represents that its surveillance procedures (which have been significantly enhanced since the last standardized position limit increase in 1999) and reporting procedures, in conjunction with the financial requirements and risk management review procedures already in place at the clearing firms and the Options Clearing Corporation, will serve to adequately address any concerns the Commission may have respecting account(s) engaging in manipulative schemes or assuming too high a level of risk exposure.
Financial Requirements
The Exchange believes that the current financial requirements imposed by the Exchange and by the Commission adequately address the concerns that a member or its customer may try to maintain an inordinately large unhedged position in an equity option.
Inability To Compete; Retreat to OTC Market
The Exchange expects continued options volume growth as opportunities for investors to participate in options markets increase and evolve. The Exchange also believes that the non-pilot position and exercise limits are restrictive, and returning to those limits will hamper fair and effective competition between the listed options markets and over-the-counter markets.
No Adverse Consequences From Past Increases
Equity option position limits have been gradually expanded from 1,000 contracts in 1973 to the current level of 75,000 contracts for the largest and most actively traded equity options. To date, there have been no adverse effects on the markets as a result of these past increases in the position limits for equity option contracts.
2. Statutory Basis
The Exchange believes that its proposal is consistent with Section 6(b) of the Act [8] in general, and furthers the objectives of Section 6(b)(5) of the Act [9] in particular, in that it is designed to promote just and equitable principles of trade, to remove impediments to and perfect the mechanism of a free and open market and a national market system, and, in general to protect investors and the public interest, by seeking to make permanent the Pilot Program.
B. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Burden on Competition
The Exchange does not believe that the proposed rule change will impose any burden on competition that is not necessary or appropriate in furtherance of the purposes of the Act.
C. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Comments on the Proposed Rule Change Received From Members, Participants or Others
No written comments were either solicited or received.
III. Date of Effectiveness of the Proposed Rule Change and Timing for Commission Action
The Exchange has designated the proposed rule change as one that: (1) Does not significantly affect the protection of investors or the public interest; (2) does not impose any Start Printed Page 12495significant burden on competition; and (3) does not become operative for 30 days from the date of filing, or such shorter time as the Commission may designate if consistent with the protection of investors and the public interest. Therefore, the foregoing rule change has become effective pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A) of the Act [10] and subparagraph (f)(6) of Rule 19b-4 thereunder.[11] The Exchange notes that the proposed rule change is based on a similar proposal recently approved by the Commission.[12] The Exchange has asked the Commission to waive the operative delay to permit the proposed rule change to become operative prior to the 30th day after filing.
The Pilot Program was scheduled to expire on March 1, 2008. The Commission believes that waiving the 30-day operative delay of the Exchange's proposal is consistent with the protection of investors and the public interest because it will allow the position and exercise limits to remain at consistent levels during the transition from the Pilot Program to permanent status.[13] Therefore, the Commission designates the proposal to be operative upon filing.
At any time within 60 days of the filing of the proposed rule change, the Commission may summarily abrogate the rule change if it appears to the Commission that such action is necessary or appropriate in the public interest, for the protection of investors, or otherwise in furtherance of the purposes of the Act.
IV. Solicitation of Comments
Interested persons are invited to submit written data, views, and arguments concerning the foregoing, including whether the proposed rule change is consistent with the Act. Comments may be submitted by any of the following methods:
Electronic Comments
- Use the Commission's Internet comment form (http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml); or
- Send an e-mail to email@example.com. Please include File No. SR-Phlx-2008-14 on the subject line.
Paper Comments
- Send paper comments in triplicate to Nancy M. Morris, Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street, NE., Washington, DC 20549-1090.
All submissions should refer to File Number SR-Phlx-2008-14. This file number should be included on the subject line if e-mail is used. To help the Commission process and review your comments more efficiently, please use only one method. The Commission will post all comments on the Commission's Internet Web site (http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml). Copies of the submission, all subsequent amendments, all written statements with respect to the proposed rule change that are filed with the Commission, and all written communications relating to the proposed rule change between the Commission and any person, other than those that may be withheld from the public in accordance with the provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be available for inspection and copying in the Commission's Public Reference Room, 100 F Street, NE., Washington, DC 20549, on official business days between the hours of 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. Copies of such filing also will be available for inspection and copying at the principal office of the Exchange. All comments received will be posted without change; the Commission does not edit personal identifying information from submissions. You should submit only information that you wish to make available publicly. All submissions should refer to File Number SR-Phlx-2008-14 and should be submitted on or before March 28, 2008.Start Signature
For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated authority.14
Florence E. Harmon,
Deputy Secretary.
1. 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).Back to Citation
2. 17 CFR 240.19b-4.Back to Citation
3. 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A)(iii).Back to Citation
4. 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6).Back to Citation
5. See Securities Exchange Act Release Nos. 56267 (August 15, 2007), 72 FR 47114 (August 22, 2007) (SR-Phlx-2007-58); 55285 (February 13, 2007), 72 FR 8053 (February 22, 2007) (SR-Phlx-2007-10); 54387 (August 30, 2006), 71 FR 52842 (September 7, 2006) (SR-Phlx-2006-48); 53388 (February 28, 2006), 71 FR 11458 (March 7, 2006) (SR-Phlx-2006-13); 52261 (August 15, 2005), 70 FR 49004 (August 22, 2005) (SR-Phlx-2005-51); and 51322 (March 4, 2005), 70 FR 12260 (March 11, 2005) (SR-Phlx-2005-17).Back to Citation
6. Rule 1002 states, in relevant part, "[N]o member or member organization shall exercise, for any account in which such member or member organization has an interest or for the account of any partner, officer, director or employee thereof or for the account of any customer, a long position in any option contract of a class of options dealt in on the Exchange (or, respecting an option not dealt in on the Exchange, another exchange if the member or member organization is not a member of that exchange) if as a result thereof such member or member organization, or partner, officer, director or employee thereof or customer, acting alone or in concert with others, directly or indirectly, has or will have exercised within any five (5) consecutive business days aggregate long positions in that class (put or call) as set forth as the position limit in Rule 1001, in the case of options on a stock or on an Exchange-Traded Fund Share* * *."Back to Citation
7. See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 40875 (December 31, 1998), 64 FR 1842 (January 12, 1999) (SR-Phlx-98-36).Back to Citation
8. 15 U.S.C. 78f(b).Back to Citation
9. 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).Back to Citation
10. 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).Back to Citation
11. 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6). In addition, Rule 19b-4(f)(6)(iii) requires a self-regulatory organization to provide the Commission with written notice of its intent to file the proposed rule change, along with a brief description and text of the proposed rule change, at least five business days prior to the date of filing of the proposed rule change, or such shorter time as designated by the Commission. The Exchange has fulfilled this requirement.Back to Citation
12. See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 57352 (February 19, 2008), 73 FR 10076 (February 25, 2008) (SR-CBOE-2008-07).Back to Citation
13. For purposes only of waiving the 30-day operative delay, the Commission has considered the proposed rule's impact on efficiency, competition, and capital formation. See 15 U.S.C. 78c(f).Back to Citation
14. 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).Back to Citation
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Monk Availability It's somewhat difficult to keep the availability of our Monks up-to-date. Therefore if you are interested in speaking to a specific Monk, please call the Temple to make sure they're available. Ajahn Ritthi, Ajahn Prayad, Ajahn Somchai, Ven. Phra Somphan, Ven. Phra Chaitatfrom, are at the Temple. Ajahn Vallop is in Thailand.


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text: This small mussel farm off the coast of California is a window into the future of feeding the planet. – You can feed a vast majority of the world's populations on mussels alone. Earth's population is growing so fast that we'll need to produce more food in the next 50 years than we've raised in the last 10,000. – People are really actively looking towards the ocean for the future. Oceans cover more than two thirds of the earth's surface. But right now, they produce just 2% of our food. – You can't take any more fish out of the ocean. You've got to grow it. Phil Cruver is part of a new wave of entrepreneurs proving ocean farms can help feed the world without destroying the environment. I'm Erik Olsen. This is Quartz. – This is historic. It will be the first time we've had a harvest in U.S. federal waters in the United States in history. Phil Cruver started and sold several tech businesses before deciding to farm the waters off of Los Angeles. – The carrying capacity out here is just enormous. Right now, the mussels caught at the Catalina Sea Ranch are just a tiny 100 acre experiment. – We're starting off with mussels as our cash crop because they don't get disease, there's a lot less risk factors, they grow faster. Currently, almost all the food we eat comes from the land, but that's resource intensive. – 29% of the Earth's surface is land and 40% of that arable land, we produce food on. That's immense amounts of space for something that we could do in a much smaller amount of space in the ocean. Growing food on land is also a dirty business. Worldwide, livestock accounts for about 15% of human induced greenhouse gas emissions. It's also very inefficient and expensive. – It requires anywhere between six to seven pounds of feed to get out one pound of cow, right. And so that requires an immense amount of water and land and other resources. So many are looking to the sea to help feed the world. But overfishing has left much of the oceans pushed to their biological limits. We are at a point now that scientists call 'Peak Fish'. – So 'Peak Fish' means when did we get to a point where we no longer were able to take more out of the ocean. – But the amount of fish we're catching is plateauing. The oceans aren't getting any cleaner. We have enough fishing boats, we have way too many fishing boats out there right now. Most of the fish that's farmed at the moment are finfish like salmon and carp. They're fed with a diet of fish lower in the food chain, which means more fishing is needed to feed the fish we eat. Nearly one-third of the global marine fish catch goes to feed farmed fish. – Right now, they're getting it at as low as one to one. So one pound of feed for one pound of fish. That's a lot better than land animals, but mussels can do even better. You don't have to feed them at all. They just filter their food from the water. – Mussels are good to farm for a variety of reasons. First, a lot of the things you associate with bad farming on land — cramped quarters, use of questionable foods, use of different chemicals — you don't need that for mussels. Mussels like tight spaces, they don't need a lot of antibiotics, and they don't need any food. They can also clean up the water. Ryan Bigelow runs operations for Seafood Watch, a Monterey Bay Aquarium program that promotes sustainable seafood. He says aquaculture, especially with shrimp and salmon, has had a bad reputation for pollution spreading disease and other environmental impacts. In some countries, these remain big problems, but new companies are showing it can be done well. – Fish farming is by no means a perfect business. There have been issues in the past with everything from escapes to pollution, to the destruction of mangroves. And some of those things still do happen. But the difference now between aquaculture, even 15, 20 years ago, is that they're our best performers. And aquaculture has a lot of room to grow in the U.S. – So right now, 90% of all aquaculture happens in Southeast Asia. China is 60% of that production. Norway and Chile are some of the largest finfish producers in the world for Atlantic Salmon. A big reason is regulations. The U.S. hasn't allowed aquaculture in federal waters. Until now. Phil thinks that means there's a huge opportunity here. Several companies are already planning to open aquaculture farms in California, waiting to see if he's successful. Today's harvest is small, just 1000 pounds. Back at the pier in Los Angeles Harbor the mussels go directly to a seafood distributor and then to fish markets around Southern California, ending up on people's plates. But for this kind of farming to feed the world, it has to overcome another challenge. – People have to want to eat mussels. And especially in the U.S. they don't really. – Perception, a lot of people asked they said, "What is it for, bait?" They don't understand the nutrition and the tastiness of mussels. So it's gonna be a big branding challenge. We need Leonardo DiCaprio to eat a pizza with mussels on it, rather than sausage, showing the sustainability. But even without Leo, tastes may be changing. – At least in the last I'd say 12 to 14 months, customer requests for mussels, like these, have almost tripled. Mike Ungaro is selling Phil's mussels at his market. – So we are now seeing a huge increase in the demand, and to have a locally sourced product like this that's high quality and literally right off the coast, I think customers are going to go crazy for it. Feeding the planet's next two billion people will mean changing where we farm and how we farm. 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(Sunrise, FL – February 6, 2016) – PREMIER Design + Build Group, LLC completes construction of a speculative industrial warehouse in Broward County, Florida for Bridge Development Partners, LLC. Bridge Point Davie is located at 3501 SW 46th Avenue in Davie, FL, and tenants can now take advantage of 145,800 sq ft of adaptable warehouse space.
Bridge Point Davie is part of a booming industrial movement in Broward County that is leading economic growth in Southeast Florida. This is the third project PREMIER has completed in the county since entering the Southeast market early in 2014. Broward is the second most populous county in all of Florida, with more than 1.7 million current residents and a large workforce as well.
Potential tenants of Bridge Point Davie can look to this workforce as a great benefit to their businesses. In addition, the 9.7 acres of land that Bridge Point Davie occupies is easily accessible from I-595, I-95 and the Florida Turnpike. Shipping is convenient as Davie is near Port Everglades and Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport.
"PREMIER is pleased to complete another top-quality project in Southeast Florida," says Brian Paul, PREMIER Executive Vice President. "The success of this project has helped us to further settle into this market and we look forward to building on this success for years to come."
Bridge Point Davie is a Class A facility featuring 32' clear-height warehouse spaces, 43 truck dock positions, 4 drive-in doors, an ESFR fire protection sprinkler system and 800 amp, 277/480 volt electrical service. To accommodate a busy warehouse, 241 parking stalls will be built.
Mark Melone and Michael Pacini were the project managers and Ed Lebak was field superintendent from PREMIER Design + Build Group, LLC. RLC Architects provided architectural services and Landplan Engineering Group, Inc. was the civil engineer. David Wigoda and Steve Wasserman of Jones Lang LaSalle are representing the building.


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Interpreting the Reformation is complicated business. But like many complicated things, it can be simplified sufficiently well that even non-experts can get the gist of it. Here's what seems a fairly accurate but simplified summary of the issue: The break between Catholics and Protestants was either a tragic necessity (to use Jaroslav Pelikan's expression) or it was tragic because unnecessary.
Many Protestants see the Catholic/Protestant split as a tragic necessity, although the staunchly anti-Catholic kind of Protestant often sees nothing tragic about it. Or if he does, the tragedy is that there ever was such a thing as the Roman Catholic Church that the Reformers had to separate from. His motto is "Come out from among them" and five centuries of Christian disunity has done nothing to cool his anti-Roman fervor.
Yet for most Protestants, even for most conservative Protestants, this is not so. They believe God "raised up" Luther and the other Reformers to restore the Gospel in its purity. They regret that this required a break with Roman Catholics (hence the tragedy) but fidelity to Christ, on their view, demanded it (hence the necessity).
Catholics agree with their more agreeable Protestant brethren that the sixteenth century division among Christians was tragic. But most Catholics who think about it also see it as unnecessary. At least unnecessary in the sense that what Catholics might regard as genuine issues raised by the Reformers could, on the Catholic view, have been addressed without the tragedy of dividing Christendom.
Yet we can go further than decrying the Reformation as unnecessary. In his ground-breaking work, The Spirit and Forms of Protestantism, Louis Bouyer argued that the Catholic Church herself is necessary for the full flowering of the Reformation principles. In other words, you need Catholicism to make Protestantism work — for Protestantism's principles fully to develop. Thus, the Reformation was not only unnecessary; it was impossible. What the Reformers sought, argues Bouyer, could not be achieved without the Catholic Church.
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Sunflower; Good Morning!
Sunflower by the Amazing Glenn Campbell
High Desert of Oregon Sunflowers- blazed in crimson red.
Summer 2013
Did you know there are 52 shades of red?
Good Morning Sunshine!
A Gentler kind of Reminder ~ Music for the Soul
I got
Peace in my mind…
Peace in my heart…
Peace in my soul ~
This artist's music has become an influential muse in my life. His music, his lyrics, especially speak to that which I am. And all I am learning from Living In The Moment. There is a genuine happiness and soul to soul connection from Jason's lyrics that touches deeply every feeling I have experienced in recent years.
I wish to share and if you have never heard Mr Mraz please take some time to study his music,
I think it will do like it has for me; grounding any lost emotions to something tangible.
Thank you Jason Mraz
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What do Howling Dick & Blues Have In Common?
Me… and the LIKE button. (for two)
Just in case you do not know this gentlemen & his radio show let me happily be the person to introduce you. I think you'll 'like' his show too.
I came to be a follower of Downhome with Howling Dick because I am addicted to the music genre of blues & I post blues music regularly on another social media where I was first introduced to his shows. Soon between social media and his show we became fast friends with music being a core common denominator. Particularly blues.
And I want to share.
I freely admit that I have had a thing about radio programs, what I thought were of a thing of my past. Back in August 2012 I wrote a piece called Bus Stop Games: As a young lady my friends & I depended on our local radio station KISN to become savvy music fans. ( link below for Bus Stop Games Post)
Enraptured by radio shows and the disc jockeys who played the music, my friends & I would speak about the artist, the band, the music itself, and the business. It has been a life long passion. We would spend hours dissecting what we had learned. Only then my friends and I would create the trivia Bus Stop Game of the week. We learned to name that tune in as little two notes to each. A game I taught my daughter's to play.
Today I am listening and following a fabulous radio program again.
Thanks to the Internet I am listening to a radio show that I want to introduce my music loving friends to. The show hails from the United Kingdom and comes via pod casts The disc jockey is Howling Dick; and the name of his hour weekly show is Downhome with Howling Dick. The ambiance of the show will take you back to days when a radio show was something worth making a date with.
Linked here is the week of 20 June 2013 show (which by the way mentions yours truly) http://www.howlingdick.com/i-raise-my-hat/
Howling Dick's show is promoted as a Blues genre show, but he admits that he plays what he likes and that covers a lot of genres. The man is a wealth of knowledge about music, and he also has the most unusual & eclectic collection of recorded music in his library I have ever come across. If you are interested in rare and unusual recording stick around Howling's front porch awhile, you will be pleased you did.
I had given up on commercial radio in the 80's because the constant commercialism started to really bother my sensibilities. I do not watch television for the same reason. It was not just the advertisements in radio that take so much air time that bothers me, but also very much the politics in how music was chosen and given air time for play. The Dj's were no longer the people making the choices as to what we heard. In my younger years I had the great experience of distributing demo tapes to radio station disc jockey's to try to inspire some interest & air time in local bands I worked with. It was a fascinating time in the world of music.
As it is today. If you have the where with all to create some good music you can realistically promote yourself in such creative ways you can become a name for yourself in the industry; thanks to modern digital recording equipment & web sites like YouTube, Reverbnation & Dailymotion to name just a few. And radio programs like Howling Dick's who promote artists we might not learn about without the radio program & Disc Jockeys.
I think that is pretty cool. Keeping the music where it belongs, with the artists as much as possible..
I spoke to Howling about doing this piece and asked for his permission to link his show. His response is so like the music fan that he truly is when he simply said " spread the music"
I love that kind of attitude…….especially when it is regarding music.
Thinking it might be fun in this introduction to Howling Dick and his show to discover a glimpse into how his mind ticks by asking him a few questions. Howling, a very good sport as he played along so nicely in his answers is a delight. It might also be interesting for you to know he is an unabashed Bob Dylan fan and reputed to have quite a Dylan collection of music and memorabilia.
The interview:
* Do you play an instrument? What kind? (Tell us about your cigar box guitars you make & play)
Theres a wonderful video on YouTube – Angriest guitar player ever (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8hmi9aEiy4), which most of my family and friends have confirmed is ME! I have a wonderful collection and love playing guitar but truth is, I don't have that gene where it comes natural. One of the reasons I make and play Cigar Box guitars is I reckon its easier to play 3 strings (its not). I also dabble with banjo, dulcimer and Ukulele with similar poor results but it don't stop me playin' em or collecting hem. My wife has issues about the amount of stuff I have!!! Funnily enough, apparently I am a half decent blues harmonica player which my eldest son Josh says I should stick to but hey! every boy wants to be an axe god doesn't he?
* You are building your dream band. Who is are your choice of band mates? Why?
Drums – Ritchie Hayward of Little Feat (or possibly George Recine from Dylan's band?) because he has the groove I love to play to. Steely Dan have a young drummer Keith Carlock with them who is possibly the best Ive seen recently but he's far too good for me.
Bass -Ian Jennings who I saw recently playing with Mud Morganfield. He's a pint sized fella with a giant double bass (HAS to be double bass) and oozes charisma and talent. Sort of bloke Id enjoy hanging out with unlike Sting (he's too good looking)
Keyboard – Chuck Leavell. Not only because he's so damn good but for the privilege of playing with someone who's played with the Allmans AND the Stones. Oh, if he couldn't make the gig then Clint Eastwood, because.. well, if you have to ask….
Guitar – Oh the big one, too many to choose from so it would it would be my son Josh on rhythm and old mate Phillip Morris on lead who I've jammed with for years just so we could share the experience of playing with a great band. (I'd be on harp and vocals that night)
* Name 3 current favorite tunes & artist.
If you're asking whats on my turntable at the moment
Mississippi Sheiks – Sitting On Top Of The World (Document reissues on Vinyl)
Charlie Parr -Good Friends (Barnswallow)
Going Down South – Big George Brock (It's on an amazing compilation of American Roots music -More Miles Than Money)
* If you could bring 3 people to my high desert with you who would they be? Why?
Well, truth is I wouldn't bring anybody cos Id want to get to know you 🙂 but if you're asking who do I want to join us for dinner, Id avoid big heroes like Dylan and Neil because too much pressure and I won't be corny and say the family (who I do travel with) or Nelson Mandela/Barak Obama.
Soooo…..I met Charlie Parr recently and he is one of the most decent inspiring men Ive met and also a walking encyclopaedia of roots music – so he'd be one. So would be the wonderful Bex Marshall, cos she's a really good laugh as well as the fact she can play great slide guitar during desert and I suppose my mate Mark because everyone loves him and we'd definitely have a good time with him around. Whatcha cooking'?
My gracious thanks to you Howling. Soups on!
Bus Stop Games:
Uncomfortably Numb
Awareness is:
That which I surround myself with is my choice.
Awareness is knowing that which serves your soul has been in front of you the whole time.
Around The World
A psychologist walked around a room while teaching stress management to an audience. As she raised a glass of water, everyone expected they'd be asked the "half empty or half full" question. Instead, with a smile on her face, she inquired: "How heavy is this glass of water?"
Answers called out ranged from 8 oz. to 20 oz.
She replied, "The absolute weight doesn't matter. It depends on how long I hold it. If I hold it for a minute, it's not a problem. If I hold it for an hour, I'll have an ache in my arm. If I hold it for a day, my arm will feel numb and paralyzed. In each case, the weight of the glass doesn't change, but the longer I hold it, the heavier it becomes." She continued, "The stresses and worries in life are like that glass of water. Think about them for a while and nothing happens. Think about them a bit longer and they begin to hurt. And if you think about them all day long, you will feel paralyzed – incapable of doing anything."
It's important to remember to let go of your stresses. As early in the evening as you can, put all your burdens down. Don't carry them through the evening and into the night. Remember to put the glass down!
I discovered some new things about myself this past month, and this was in itself was Baroness shattering.
I discovered I am not perfect.
Ha! Like I thought I ever was.
But in all seriousness imperfections are not things we have been taught to appreciate, me included.
However, I am changing how I think about this.
We are not perfect, yet we are perfectly ourselves.
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Boat Rentals at Lake Wilderness Park
The City of Maple Valley is pleased to be offering boat rentals on beautiful Lake Wilderness during the summer. Renters will have the option of 5 different types of boats/boards to check out. Whether you're looking to have some family fun on the lake, exercise, or to simply enjoy exploring the shoreline, we have a way for you to do it.
The Lake Wilderness Beach Program begins June 20, 2020 and ends August 23, 2020
Boat reservations can be made online 24 hours in advance of rental.
Concessions and Boat Rentals may be closed due to inclement weather without notice.
You will be notified if you have an advanced rental and a closure has occurred.
During times that the Swim Beach has been declared closed to swimmers, SUP's will not be available to rent.
(2)Touring Kayaks
(3)Pedal Boats
(8)Stand-up Paddle Boards
|(1)Row Boat
Single Rider
4 person
Single Rider
4-5 person
| 3 person
| (2) 2 Person Kayaks
|up to 700lbs
| (2) Jr Size Stand-up Boards
|up to 800lbs
|up to 395lbs
| (1) 4 Person Kayak
|(4) Float Lounges
Boat Rental Rules
- USCG Approved Life jackets are required by all renters when using any City of Maple Valley rental equipment.
- All renters must read and sign a waiver each calendar year.
- Renters must be at least 18 years old to check out rental equipment. Renters under 18 must have a signed waiver from their parents/guardian in advance, unless parent/guardian is present.
- City staff must be comfortable with the weather conditions and your ability to safely handle the equipment selected to rent. Staff may require a basic competency/skill test prior to permitting a person to rent any equipment.
- The City of Maple Valley reserves the right to refuse rental services to anyone, with or without reason.
- All rental equipment has strict restrictions associated with weight and capacity limits; these restrictions must be ad heard to at all times.
- Renter safety is paramount - No tipping, rocking, pushing or shoving in excess when in or around rental equipment.
- Renters are at no time permitted to consume any substance that could result in impaired judgment or responses; this includes, but is not limited to, alcohol and marijuana. Any person appearing to be intoxicated or under the influence of any substance that could affect judgment or responses, will not be permitted to use rental equipment.
- For safety, paddle boards must stay 25 yards from shore at all times
- Renters are responsible for costs to repair/replace damaged rental equipment.
- Renters are required to provide a valid drivers license at the time of rental. Following the successful return of undamaged equipment the license will be returned.
- All rental equipment must be returned to the Staff at or before 8:00 pm. A $50 late fee will be added if rental is not returned on scheduled end time.
Rentals less than 24 hours must be done in person at the concession stand. The hours of the concession stand are 12:00 noon to 7pm daily as weather permits. Concession stand will close during inclement weather and hours are subject to change per weather conditions.
Rental Fee/Cancellations
$18 per hour-Single rider vessel
$22 per hour-Multi rider vessel
$10 Float Lounges - 2hr rental
A refund can be issued if requested at least 48 hours prior to reservation. Please call the Parks office Mon-Fri between the hours of 8am-5pm at 425-432-9953 for all cancellation requests. If a reservation is cancelled by Park Staff due to vessel malfunction or weather issues a voucher will be issued by Concession staff for time remaining on rental reservation but must be used by the last day of the Lake Wilderness Beach Program.
Concession stand staff are not able to process refunds, credits or cancellations. Thank you for your understanding.
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It seems obvious to measure a project, but, I have to say, in my many years in the PCB design and manufacturing industry, we don't measure our decisions very often. Before making a decision or investment, we typically make an assessment of our current state and we frequently project our expected return and benefits in quantifiable terms. However, it is rare for us to actually revisit our state after we have implemented our changes and investments.
How do you know if something is good or bad unless you measure it? Why would any of us do something different if that action did not lead to an improvement?
With Optimum Design Associates and their Lean NPI initiative, revisiting is key and they show us why. Two years ago, they began down a course of action they thought held promise: Lean NPI – improving the efficiency of the PCB design to manufacturing process.
Efficiency was measured by Optimum Design Associates in terms of time, cost, and quality. Quite methodically, Randy Holt, PCB Layout Manager at Optimum Design Associates, measured their current NPI flow before beginning the project and reported their anticipated benefits in the first whitepaper in the series. Then, Randy took the time to note and report their experiences on the process.
Optimum Design Associates successfully completed their Lean NPI initiative and published the results in the third part of their whitepaper series in Printed Circuits Design and Fab magazine: Refining Lean NPI at Optimum Design Associates.
What I like best about their report is how they measured the quality of their designs in terms of callbacks from suppliers and the number of defects reported per design. And, they willingly share this information for others to see. You only do that if you are confident in your capabilities.
I tip my hat to the people at Optimum Design Associates for their diligence in the Lean NPI initiative and their openness in sharing the results. I am confident many others in the industry will benefit as a result of their reporting.
Download the entire whitepaper series from the ODB++ Solutions Alliance website.