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September 2011 — GAO's Comments on the Latest Round of Recipient Reporting
What GAO Found
The Department of Education and States Continue to Oversee the Quality of Recipient Reporting Data in Latest Round of Reporting
GAO focused this review on the quality of data reported by recipients of education grants from the State Fiscal Stabilization Fund (SFSF); Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (Title I); and Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), Part B. Using education recipient data from the latest reporting period, which ended June 30, 2011, GAO continued to check for errors or potential problems by repeating analyses and edit checks reported in previous reports.
The Department of Education (Education) uses various methods to review the accuracy of recipient reported data to help ensure data quality. Specifically, Education compared data from the agency's grant database and financial management system with recipient reported data. These systems contain internal data for every award made to states, including the award identification number, award date, award amount, outlays, and recipient names. Education program officials told GAO they verified expenditure data in states' quarterly reports by comparing it to data in their internal grants management system. Education officials told GAO that state expenditures can vary from outlays depending on how the state reimburses its subrecipients, but Education officials review the figures to determine if they are reasonable. In addition, SFSF officials told GAO they cross-walked the recipient reported data with previous quarterly reports to check for reasonableness. For example, the officials stated they compared the number of subrecipients and vendors from quarter to quarter to see if they increased or stayed the same, as would be expected for a cumulative data point. Education officials stated they worked directly with states to correct any issues found during their checks of recipient reported data. Overall, Education officials agreed that they have made significant progress in ensuring data quality, as compared to the early quarters when they had to focus on helping states understand basic reporting requirements. At this point, the program officials told GAO they do not generally see significant data quality issues or mistakes when they review recipient reports. In August 2011, the Education OIG reported that they performed 49,150 data quality tests of recipient reported data for grant awards and found anomalies in 4 percent of the tests. The OIG reported that the Department's processes to ensure the accuracy and completeness of recipient reported data were generally effective.
In addition to Education's efforts to ensure data quality, selected state officials GAO spoke with said they examined recipient reports of individual subrecipients. For example, Georgia officials told GAO they reviewed full-time equivalent (FTE) data for reasonableness, compared revenues and expenditures, and ensured all vendors were included in vendor payment reports. The officials stated that they followed up on any questionable items with district staff. As GAO previously reported, calculating FTE data presented initial challenges for many local education agencies (LEAs), and states worked to ensure the accuracy of the data through a variety of checks and systems. For example, the Mississippi Department of Education helped LEAs calculate FTE data correctly by providing LEAs spreadsheets with ready-made formulas. New York officials told GAO they examined the calculation of FTEs funded and compared that data with payroll records. North Carolina officials told GAO that through their review of LEA data, they identified issues with FTE figures that were budgeted but not ultimately verified against actual figures. To improve the accuracy of the data, the state now compares LEA payroll records to their budgeted figures.
Education and selected states told GAO they used recipient reports to obtain data on expenditures, FTEs, and other activities funded to enhance their oversight and management efforts. For example, Education's special education program officials and most selected states used recipient reported data to track the amount of Recovery Act funds LEAs spent.
In particular, Education officials that administer the IDEA, Part B grant told GAO they monitored LEA expenditures through recipient reports because it was the only information they had on how much subrecipients had spent. Education and several selected states also told GAO they examined recipient reports as part of their monitoring efforts. For example, SFSF program officials reviewed recipient reports, particularly expenditure data and the subrecipient award amount, to help choose subrecipients for monitoring. Officials from Arizona, the District of Columbia, and North Carolina told GAO they used recipient reported data to assess risk and inform their monitoring efforts. For example, the District of Columbia tracks spending rates to ensure subrecipients meet the deadline for using the funds. If a subrecipient has lower than expected spending rates, they are subject to increased monitoring. Arizona uses recipient reported data to verify that internal controls are working, for instance by examining expenditure rates to see whether there may be cash management issues. In addition, Iowa and New York officials said they used recipient reported data to ensure appropriate uses of funds.
State and LEA officials GAO spoke with continued to report greater ease in collecting and reporting data for recipient reports. As GAO previously reported, recipients told GAO they have gained more experience reporting and the reporting process was becoming routine. For example, Arizona officials told GAO that their centralized reporting process now runs with very little effort or burden on state and local recipients of Recovery Act education funds. Alaska officials stated that the early quarters were challenging for reporting, but the state training sessions with LEAs helped establish a smooth process by the third quarter. At the local level, an LEA official in Iowa told GAO that while recipient reporting was confusing in the beginning, her district changed some internal procedures and automated some calculations to make the process more efficient. One measure of recipients' understanding of the reporting process is the number of noncompliant recipients. There were no non-compliers in the eighth reporting period for recipients of SFSF, ESEA Title I, Part A or IDEA, Part B funds.
State and LEA officials GAO spoke with continued to report greater ease in collecting and reporting data for recipient reports. As GAO previously reported, recipients told GAO they have gained more experience reporting and the reporting process was becoming routine. For example, Arizona officials told GAO that their centralized reporting process now runs with very little effort or burden on state and local recipients of Recovery Act education funds. Alaska officials stated that the early quarters were challenging for reporting, but the state training sessions with LEAs helped establish a smooth process by the third quarter. At the local level, an LEA official in Iowa told GAO that while recipient reporting was confusing in the beginning, her district changed some internal procedures and automated some calculations to make the process more efficient. One measure of recipients' understanding of the reporting process is the number of noncompliant recipients. There were no non-compliers in the eighth reporting period for recipients of SFSF, ESEA Title I, Part A or IDEA, Part B funds.
Although the recipient reporting process has become smoother over time, some states and LEAs noted that there continues to be a burden associated with meeting reporting requirements, particularly due to limited resources. For example, California officials stated it had been burdensome to collect data from over 1,500 LEAs when there were significant budget cuts. Officials from the Massachusetts SEA stated that the most burdensome aspect of recipient reporting was the short time frame for collecting data from nearly 400 LEAs when local staff were already stretched thin. At the local level, officials at a rural Mississippi school district stated that gathering the supporting documents for their quarterly reports was cumbersome and took a significant amount of time. For example, in the previous quarter one staff member had to upload more than 70 supporting documents to the state's centralized reporting system. Further, Education officials noted that the improvements in the process for recipient reporting have not eliminated the burden on LEAs. Moreover, according to Education officials, although the primary goal of the Recovery Act grants was not reporting, grantees were spending significant amounts of time complying with the reporting process when the Department already had some data elements, such as grant awards and drawdowns, from other sources.
Two recent actions indicate that recipient reporting could be expanded to funds beyond those from the Recovery Act. A White House Executive Order dated June 13, 2011, established a Government Accountability and Transparency Board (Board) to provide strategic direction for enhancing the transparency of federal spending and advance efforts to detect and remediate fraud, waste, and abuse in federal programs, among other things. By December 2011, the Board is required to develop guidelines for integrating systems that support the collection and display of government spending data, ensuring the reliability of those data, and broadening the deployment of fraud detection technologies. In addition, one of the objectives of proposed legislation�the Digital Accountability and Transparency Act of 2011 (DATA Act)�is to enhance transparency by broadening the requirement for reporting to include recipients of non-Recovery Act funds.
While FTE Data Have Limitations, Education Found These Data to Be Useful
According to Recovery.gov, during the quarter beginning April 1, 2011, and ending June 30, 2011, the Recovery Act funded approximately 286,000 FTEs using funds under the programs in GAO's review. Further, for this latest round of reporting, similar to what GAO observed in previous rounds, education FTEs for these programs accounted for about half of all FTEs reported for the quarter. Following OMB guidance, states reported on FTEs directly paid for with Recovery Act funding, not the employment impact on suppliers of materials (indirect jobs) or on the local communities (induced jobs). According to Education officials, FTE numbers were expected to decrease over time because fewer prime recipients would be reporting as they exhaust all of their Recovery Act funds.
FTE data provide an overall indication of the extent to which the Recovery Act met one of its intended goals of saving and creating jobs in order to help economic recovery, although some limitations with these data may make it difficult to determine the impact the Recovery Act made in any one particular reporting period. In May 2010, GAO identified a number of issues that could lead to under- or over-reporting of FTEs.
GAO's analysis of the data on Recovery.gov showed variations in the number of FTEs reported, which Education officials said could be explained by states' broad flexibility in determining what they used Recovery Act SFSF funds on and when they allocated those funds. For example, Illinois reported less than 1 FTE in the second reporting round and over 40,000 in the third reporting round for the SFSF education stabilization funds. Education officials stated that rarely would the districts in one state hire 40,000 teachers in 1 quarter. Rather, Education officials said the state likely made a decision to allocate those funds in that quarter to teacher salaries. Similarly, from the fourth to fifth reporting rounds, the number of FTEs more than doubled in Arkansas and nearly doubled in Florida for the SFSF education stabilization funds. Education officials explained that any significant increase or decrease in FTEs likely reflects the state's decision to allocate the funds in one quarter rather than during another quarter. They noted that some states used their funds consistently over time, whereas others used a large portion of the funds at the beginning or end of a school year. Therefore, sharp increases or decreases in the FTE data are not uncommon or unexpected. Delaware reported no FTEs for SFSF government services funds in the eighth reporting round. Education officials stated that Delaware decided to use those funds on operating costs, not salaries.
Education officials told GAO that recipient reported FTE data were useful to them when assessing the impact of grants on jobs funded. Education does not have any comparable data on jobs funded. Therefore, FTE data provided them a measure of the extent to which the Recovery Act programs, particularly SFSF, accomplished that specific goal of funding jobs. According to Education officials, determining jobs funded was an important, but secondary impact of the Recovery Act funding for the ESEA Title I, Part A and IDEA, Part B grants. The purpose of ESEA Title I is to ensure that all children have a fair, equal, and significant opportunity to obtain a high-quality education by providing financial assistance to LEAs and schools with high numbers or percentages of poor children. The purpose of IDEA, Part B is to ensure that all students with disabilities have available to them a free appropriate public education that emphasizes special education and related services designed to meet their unique needs. According to Education officials, some of the services provided to students using the ESEA Title I, Part A and IDEA, Part B Recovery Act funds led to the creation of jobs while others served the needs of children but did not directly create jobs. Therefore, while FTE data did provide a useful indication of jobs funded for those programs under the Recovery Act, other measures such as student outcomes will be more useful after the Recovery Act ends when assessing the impact of programs with education-related goals.
What GAO DidBack to top
For GAO's review of the latest submission of recipient reports covering the period from April 1, 2011, through June 30, 2011, GAO built on findings from its prior reviews of the reports. GAO performed edit checks and basic analyses on the latest submission of recipient report data that became publicly available at Recovery.gov on July 30, 2011. To understand how the quality of jobs data reported by Recovery Act education grantees has changed over time, GAO compared the 8 quarters of recipient reporting data that were publicly available at Recovery.gov on July 30, 2011.
In addition, GAO also reviewed documentation and interviewed federal agency officials from Education who have responsibility for ensuring a reasonable degree of quality across their programs' recipient reports. Due to the limited number of recipients reviewed and the judgmental nature of the selection, the information GAO gathered about state reporting and oversight of FTEs is limited to those selected states in GAO's review and not generalizable to other states. GAO�s findings based on analyses of FTE data are limited to those Recovery Act education programs and time periods examined and are not generalizable to any other programs� FTE reporting.
GAO compared, at the aggregate and state level, funding data reported directly by recipients on their quarterly reports against the recipient funding data maintained by Education. The cumulative funding data reported by the recipients aligned closely with the funding data maintained by the Department of Education. An Education Inspector General report included a similar analysis comparing agency data to recipient reported data from the first quarter of 2010. Although not directly comparable to GAO�s analysis, their assessment identified various discrepancies between agency and recipient reported data. GAO also noted some discrepancies across the education programs GAO reviewed where the state recipients� reported expenditures were either greater or less than 10 percent of the respective outlays reported by Education. In general, however, GAO considers the recipient report data to be sufficiently reliable for the purpose of providing summary, descriptive information about FTEs or other information submitted on grantees� recipient reports.


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That's because they typically don't vote. Outspoken, outraged, and ready to change the cause but... they aren't voting. They're just getting into facebook debates and posting stupid slogans and banners, yet in reality, only 65% of those people vote! Talk about wasted energy.
Honestly, don't put words in my mouth. I never said that, and shame on you for making this debate about that. This is why progress will never be made in the US, sadly. The moment you discuss anything anywhere near the line you get automatically accused of being racist.
****, look at this thread with that stupid little kid calling people racist for Spanish people but using backwards hypocrisy to try to make his point. He sincerely believes what he is saying. That is ****ing terrifying to me. I put him on ignore, which puts him squarely in company of... 1. The first time I've ever done that, simply because I can't stand THAT breed of ignorance.

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Honda Gear Concept shuns bright lights of Detroit
Aston Martin has pulled the wraps off the new and greatly improved Rapide S four-door. Set to debut in March at the Geneva Auto Show, the S boasts new looks and a lot more power.
The Rapide S is powered by the Vanquish's AM11 6.0-liter V12 engine. In this application, it makes 550 horsepower, an 80-horsepower increase over the outgoing Rapide. Peak torque also jumps 14 lb-ft to 457, and Aston fattened up the amount of twist available right from idle as well.
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Its back to school time. I KNOW--- I should wash my mouth out with soap for speaking such language, but its true. Only a few more weeks. I went into Target the other day and they were putting out school supplies. I had to go home and look to see how many more weeks it really was and low-and-behold... Its like four weeks away for us. I've even seen some friends on Facebook posting back to school pictures already! So some schools are already starting.
Well its been a fun summer, but it had to end at some point. So Beans and I wanted to offer to help out a little with school supplies. Weather you need a little extra for clothes or supplies, this lets you spend the money where you need it. Nothing says going back to school like a little bit of back to school help giveaway. This giveaway is for a $25 gift card to our favorite store to buy back to school supplies, TARGET. Thanks for entering and BEST OF LUCK!!


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A La Crosse connection to Florida Gulf Coast University
LA CROSSE, Wis. - The Cinderella story of March Madness is Florida Gulf Coast.
The school was founded in 1996, and in just its second year eligible for the NCAA Tournament, FGCU became the first 15-seed ever to make it to the Sweet Sixteen.
For Aquinas '06 and Florida Gulf Coast '10 alum Kim Balduzzi, that's something to be very proud of.
"I've gotten a lot of texts saying, that's where you went, right?"
When Balduzzi graduated Aquinas, she had a choice: play basketball at UW-L or go to Florida Gulf Coast.19483828
"I took a look at the school, loved it," she said. "It's hard not to love that."
She ended up walking on to the basketball team, and in her freshman season, Florida Gulf Coast suffered its first loss in the national championship game. That was the program's last year in Div. 2. She decided to quit the team after that.
"With them going division one, I knew it was going to be difficult to find any playing time. Just a point in my life that I was ready to give it up and support them from afar, I guess."
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Water Pump Size
Another question for Cliff
I was reading your plumbing article and had a question on the pump size I should pick up. Had I been the one to drill this tank I would have used 1" bulkheads but alas the previous owner used 3/4" o that is what I have to work with. I believe the drain will handle 500gph easy 400 at the minimum. The return will have appx a 3'6" head height. There will be 2 unions, 2 45's (to compensate for alignment) and 1 90 before the bulkhead. Inside of the tank there will be 3 additional 90's for the outlet. So by using middle of the road numbers from the chart on the blog my flow rate reduction should be about 350gph for the fittings. The pump I was looking at, (Danner Supreme 9.5, specs a flow rate of 740gph at a 3' head height. leaving me with 390gph.
What would you suggest as a pump size? something in the 1200gph range? I am adding in a 1/2" tee and ball valve in the return that dumps back into the sump to regulate pressure in the return line so I am assuming it is better to go bigger rather than too small?Mike
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Sounds like you have a good goal for flow through the tank. Ideally for a 72 gallon FW tank, you would want about 5X flow for around 350 ghp which is what you are already aiming for.
If you have a ¾" bulkhead flange then I would stick with a ¾ line and fittings for the whole return line. That would limit your choices in return pump size to around a maximum of 1400 to 2000 gph. With an estimated loss of 840 gph (listed below), you would need a return pump of around 1400 gph (minimum). You can't get that much flow through a ½ inch line
I would suggest your best option would be a return pump like a mag drive 1800 return pump. This can be used inside your sump and externally as well should you drill your sump as you were thinking about. The below link shows which pump I am talking about. There are many on-line stores in the USA that sell this pump as well as many others. With your planned bypass line, you can adjust the flow to match your maximum drain line flow rate and balance the system.
Estimate flow loss:
4 feet head hight loss – 450 gph
2 unions – 10 gph
2ea 45s – 80 gph
5ea 90s – 300 gph
Edit: I'm not 100% sure I understood correctly all the fittings on the return line so I listed them about, just incase I did not understand your above post correctly
Last edited by Cliff; 02-16-2013 at 03:02 PM.If you take your time to do the research FIRST, you can successfully set-up and keep ANY type of aquarium with ease.
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I'm new here, so be patient with me.
I recently adopted a "military" bomb detection dog drop out. He was too soft(sensitive) for their training regimen. He just turned 2. He is The best retrieving black lab I've ever had. He is pretty well trained in retrieves, blind retrieves, stops on whistle, casting, etc. my problem is sometimes he doesn't go on command on a retrieve if he didn't see the dummy, or if I have a pile, he stops after 5 or so retrieves (I have a bucket as a memory location there.
he will eventually take off, ESP. If I nudge him by his collar. What can I do to train him to reliably "go" on a blind retrieve?


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Hey kudo's for being right about Wilson being a good nfl player, but its way to early judge him better than anybody long term.
I personally think he had a great advantage over most rookie QB's due to the quality of the team around him, if a team is talented enough even a mediocre QB can look good or adequate(See Trent Dilfer and the Baltimore Ravens).
I personally do not like QB's that short in this league and feel they have a sizeable disadvantage.
I would not trade Tannehill for Russell Wilson right now and seriously doubt Russell Wilson would have looked nearly as good had he played on this team last year with its poor set of receivers lacking a scary deep threat.


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The Los Altos School District appears to be the victor in the latest round of court decisions in its ongoing legal battle with Bullis Charter School. But if the history of this years-long disagreement over facilities allocation is any indication, this is merely another chapter in the dispute.
Read the full story here Web Link posted Friday, November 30, 2012, 12:00 AM
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Bullis loses round in legal fight
Original post made on Nov 30, 2012
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By the way, Bullis is talking about opening a charter school in Mountain View. I hope MVWSD has a rainy day fund to help pay attorney's fees. I think LASD has already spent $1.5 million defending themselves in lawsuits against Bullis?


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Mr. and Mrs. Gordon (Harriet) Osmundson will celebrate their 70th wedding anniversary on Wednesday, May 15, 2013. Gordon Osmundson and the former Harriet Guard exchanged marriage vows on May 15, 1943, at Fort Benning, Columbus, Ga. They are parents of two daughters, Sandy (Chuck) Wallace of Chandler, Ariz., and Linda (Dan) Hanson of Morris, Ill. They have five grandchildren, Shari (Reggie) Sias of Palm Bay, Fla., Steve (Laurie) Hextell of Apache Junction, Ariz., Holly Hanson of Minooka, Ill., Sally Hanson of Oak Park, Ill., and Kevin Hanson, Morris. Also five great-grandchildren, Mike Sias, Emma and Tessa Werden, and Cody and Austin Hextell; and one great-grandson, Mason Sias.
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Hey guys. It's been a while since I've posted.
I stopped by one of my local Targets today, gave the associate the dcpi for Sentinel Prime, and got one. They also had deluxes in the back, but said they were unable to sell those until the 16th. If you want a Sentinel Prime, it may be worth your while to go by Target and give them the dcpi. The number is 087-06-2294.


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Went out turkey hunting with a friend. This was the first time I've been. I would have gone more, but my friend couldn't get off work, so we went for the last two saturdays.
First outing:
Before the season started, I put up a blind near where I'd seen turkeys both in the fall and earlier in the spring. The blind is in an open field near the tree edge. At about first light, my buddy and I entered the field and walked to the blind. I put out a decoy. I called on the owl call and got no reply. So we sat in the blind. I heard the gobbles and started calling. We sat in the blind until all the gobbling stopped, which happened around 8:30 a.m. or so. We walked some and crow called, but never got another reply. We sat in a couple of places for a while, hoping to get a tight lipped bird to come int, but we saw and heard nothing for the rest of the day. Around 2:00 p.m. we picked some mushrooms and called it a day.
Second Outing:
We decided two things: 1) get out earlier and 2) be more mobile.
So we got into the blind before first light. I owl called and got no response. So we sat as the woods woke up. Soon, we started hearing gobbles. We could not agree on the directioin they were coming from, so we got out of the blind. Soon we heard and agreed upon the direction. We walked toward the gobbles. When we got close to the edge of the woods, I owl called again and got a gobble reply. Being very inexperienced, I have no clue as to how far away that bird was. We grabbed the first tree we could find. Now, the area we sat down at is on a ridge... the blind is below and behind us, and there is a ravine below and ahead of us. My friend saw "movement" ahead in the ravine. He does not know what he saw, just movement. We sat and called in this location for a half an hour. Never got another gobble in this area. Heard gobbles in other locations, but never that bird again.
I'm guessing that we got too close to the bird and got made.
We packed up and chased down some other gobbles, but the woods were getting steadily quieter and quieter. The last gobble we heard was around 9:00. Aroudn 11:00 we wrapped up.
Any comments all y'all with experience want to share is welcome. Feel free to call me an idiot, but tell me why, please.
I'm thinking there is no substitute for watching the real thing. Does anyone have a good suggestion for a video to buy/checkout?
Turkey season continues all thru May. I may buy another tag and give it a go alone, but I need to do a search here to see how one hunts late in the day. My land is 3 hours away and I cannot afford any more overnight stays in a hotel.
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Captain's ReportPremier 221 Gemini Triple Tube with 115 Suzuki By Captain John B. WenzIn today's busy world, pastime activities have to become more and more stress free, simple, and fun with minimal time spent preparing for the main activity. In the old days being a boater meant you had to spend part of your time maintaining your boat. That seems to be an old-fashioned way of thinking. Here in the 21st century, time is an issue. A boat owner wants to get on the boat and go boating, with as little effort as possible. Premier had that very thought as a design goal for the 221 Gemini. Premier has been building nothing but pontoon boats since 1992. Their upscale lineup ranges from simple, no frills double "Toon" boats to high-end triples. The Gemini model, part of what they call their Sportboats, is a boat built for easy launching and set-up, so that you can get right to the fun. I see it as an upscale, entry-level pontoon boat. It's uncomplicated, yet it has some nice features and a layout that allows you to do a little bit of everything.Built to LastExperience has taught these guys an awful lot about boat building, and they build theirs to last. Structural integrity includes solid aluminum keels and multi-chamber tubes. Transoms are attached to a number of transverse members to prevent racking. And, like the saltwater guys, they heat-shrink all of the electrical connections to keep them dry. That's the kind of meaningful extras that make a difference when it comes to pleasing your customers and developing a reputation. Another item that distinguishes Premier is in the seating. The individual seat units are rotocast in a durable resin, making them truly wood-free in construction. You'll find an increasing number of mid and higher-priced pontoon boats to be built this way. However, the hinges are what really set these guys apart. They're a welded aluminum device which functions better than anything else I've seen out there. The seat top lifts and then tilts down, out of the way, so it stays open while you stow or retrieve your gear. Gone are the days of little jury-rigged hooks and lanyards that you find around so many boats.Stainless steel cleats, polished corner castings and flush-mounted docking lights are useful and attractive details which not only look good, but they're functional and they add value. In addition, the standard equipment list includes things like courtesy lights and a 9-foot bimini top. The Layout- Something For EveryoneA simple boat, available in both two and three pontoon configurations. There's plenty of room to fit your whole family in two distinct seating areas, plus a dedicated fishing area back aft. Up forward, are two benches, port and starboard. The one to starboard is a chaise lounge, all ready for relaxing. On the opposite side of the bow docking gate is a shorter couch, with a railing gate immediately aft. All seating surfaces lift for storage, of course. Tie-up alongside or bow-in, you'll always find it easy to get on board. On the starboard side, amidships, is an attractive helm console fitted with a tinted plexiglass windshield and storage beneath. Courtesy lights all around are standard. Engine instrumentation includes a speedometer, tachometer, voltage meter, and trim gauge. A vinyl steering wheel and a bucket helm seat are provided for the captain's comfort. Opposite and aft of the helm console is an L-shaped settee. That, too, offers plenty of storage underneath, and a removable table. Back on the aft deck, you'll find a dedicated fishing station. Two swivel fishing chairs flank a livewell which features a couple of beverage holders and a place for your rods. An additional rack for fishing tackle is located on the starboard railing, and a bifold door and swim ladder are found on the starboard side.Tested With a Suzuki 115-hpOur test boat was powered by a Suzuki four-stroke 115 horsepower outboard. The DF-115 is an inline four-cylinder outboard, engineered for superior performance. Features like a forged one-piece crankshaft, 4-into-2-into-1 exhaust, electronic fuel injection, and solid state electronic ignition provide quick acceleration and plenty of muscle at the top-end. For durability, the Suzuki engineers have included tough features like a self adjusting oil-bathed timing chain and an air-cooled, 40-amp alternator, which offers adequate capacity for all your 12 volt systems.When we pushed up the throttle, the Suzuki 115 put us up on plane in 3.5 seconds and we reached 25 miles an hour in 5.9 seconds. We topped out at 29.6 mph at 5900 rpm. Our best fuel economy was observed at 3500 rpm where we saw a consumption rate of 3.0 gallons per hour at a speed of 16.6 mph. That results in a range of 5.48 miles per gallon. MeasurementsPremier's 221 Gemini is 21'4" long with a width of 8'6". Tube diameter is 25 inches, and the twin model weighs 1,350 pounds, the 3-tube version weighs 1,650 pounds. Payload capacity is 2400 pounds and 2875 pounds respectively, and the 221 triple safely carries a group of fourteen passengers. The two pontoon engine capacity is 125 horsepower, while the triple will handle a 175 hp outboard safely.This boat is an economical little package that certainly "keeps it simple" while affording your family plenty of opportunity for fishing and fun.
Test Result Highlights
- Top speed for the Premier 221 Gemini (2008-) is 29.6 mph (47.6 kph), burning 9.9 gallons per hour (gph) or 37.47 liters per hour (lph).
- Best cruise for the Premier 221 Gemini (2008-) is 16.6 mph (26.7 kph), and the boat gets 5.48 miles per gallon (mpg) or 2.33 kilometers per liter (kpl), giving the boat a cruising range of 148 miles (238.18 kilometers).
- Tested power is 1 x 115-hp Suzuki 4-Stroke.
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I stumbled across this while looking for something else. From USA Today
It has a pretty good outline of the Panetta and Dempsey testimony. There testimony would seem to indicate, that the first support that got to the site was 23 hours after the attack began. Panetta said they "made adjustments" since then. I sure hope so!
This was the first time I heard that the "battle" was two 20-minute skirmishes 6 hours apart. The former SEALS died in the 2nd skirmish ... so if these geniuses could have gotten somebody there within 4 hours, those people might be alive today. Good thing these fellas were not in charge of D-Day.


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Gonzaga up to No. 8 in AP Top-25
SPOKANE, Wash. - Gonzaga University moved up one spot to eighth in the Associated Press Top 25 and remained eighth in the USA Today balloting of coaches in the latest men's basketball polls released Monday.
The Bulldogs received their highest AP ranking since Dec. 22, 2008, when they were seventh.
Gonzaga had just one game last week, downing West Coast Conference foe Saint Mary's College 83-78 at home.
The Zags, off to their best start in school history at 16-1, are 3-0 in the WCC heading into a Thursday game at the University of Portland. Gonzaga will play its final non-conference game of the season Saturday at legendary Hinkle Fieldhouse on the Butler University campus when the Zags face 13th-ranked Butler in a battle of Bulldogs. The game will be ESPN's College Game Day presentation.
Louisville University moved into the top spot in both polls following Duke University's first loss of the season last week unseated the Blue Devils after six weeks in the No. 1 spot. Indiana University, which held the top spot prior to Duke, moved into second as previous No. 2-ranked University of Michigan also lost last week.
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During a recent Romney campaign stop, a heckler from the audience
hollered, "Hey Mitt Witt, where are you hiding your tax returns?
Governor Romney politely responded, "I've found a very secure place
that I'm certain they won't be found." The insistent heckler, then
shouted, "And just where is that, dummy"?
Governor Romney smiled and said, "They are underneath Obama's college
records, his immigration status as a student, and his funding sources
to pay for college. What's your next question?"
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|Stripers and Coastal Gamefish Stripers, Blues, Inshore tuna!
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Oh yeah,
I sort of thought that mung was a generic term for nasty stuff that floats in the sea. Is it some sort of seaweed?
Here I am so ignorant and I am the son of a sailor!
Nice report! Glad you had fun.
There is NO MUNG at PI. Just weed and sea sh!t.
Tom -
I really enjoyed your site... I'm working on a page called "recommended reading" and would like to link it if you don't mind. There are a lot of way cool member sites to link as well as some really important stuff to stay tuned into regarding the environment, organizations to support, etc.
So tell me about that seal... did you feed it or did it think your wader leg was a hot babe seal?
Mike -
Sounds to me like you had a very pleasant night on the water! Hope to run into you up there one of these days, I drive a green Toyota pickup and wear tan breathable waders with scuba boots... everything else I wear varies from day to day, even my stripping basket and choice of rods.
I did hit PI tonight. Started off fishing to the right of the drawbridge on the way to PI (to the right as you are driving to PI from Joppa). Picked up three micros there (first striper of the year!) and then moved on to the Coast Guard station. Parked and walked to a spot just to the right of the dock/pier that is just downstream from the Charter Boats. Saw a spin fisherman pick up one 20 inch fish. Then my luck improved. I picked up maybe 14 or 15 fish. Maybe 5 of those were over 20 inches and none of them over 24. Still, I had a blast. Nobody around me (and there were plenty of people) was catching that many fish but for a few other fly guys who were adjacent to me. We were all fishing clousers (mostly chartreuse but I picked up a few on a black one as the sun went down).
Then I headed to the sandbar. Picked up one but the mung was just thick enough to warrant my calling it a night. And it was a good night.
Thanks to all that helped me out with the PI advice.
Just to add to the good information in the above posts, I have a section of my website set up as a Plum Island 'tour'..
Other than a novelty, it shows you pictures of what different parts of PI look like, which are accessed by the same aerial photo that is shown above.
Check it out, along with the usual 'guy holding fish' pictures
-- Tom
Mike -
I'm sure others will say this too but, the currents are such that a 'yak would have restricted use. Being out in the main Merrimac current would be a no-no, but exploring up inside the Blacks creek (salisbury boat launch) around the top of the tide would be pleasant and productive. Also, I've seen the fish and birds explode at the outlet of the next creek upstream from the boat launch (see aerial) at the start of the outgoing. This would be a short little paddle and you could fish form shore from the bank across from the launch. The basin itself might be fun on a full tide.
Good luck,
You mean they discovered sluggos? OH NO!
Thanks for making those links so much easier to see and understand. And Juro, thanks for the added advice. I hope that the crowds aren't too thick tonight but I suspect that they will be. Maybe I will be motivated to take my kayak down next week as a vehicle to escape the crowds.
I'll post my results tonight.
See the whole thing at: http://coast.mit.edu/
Sully showed me this site last year. The cape is cool too and you can shift it over to a topo once you're where you need to be.
Yo Sully, they found our secret weapon.
Boy Mike - nice link! You're right it shows all the details... and zooms in too.
Makes me wonder if the backside of the basin offers any good opportunities away from the crowds...
Hi Mike -
10:30-ish low tide at the mouth... dark at around 8:30-ish...
Make hay while the sun shines, I'd say and do not wade past your shins from the boats to the bar once the lights get dim.
From 7-dark I would fish a bright sand eel pattern right on the sand, from dark till you leave I would fish a black clouser style fly (somewhat large) with emphasis on the edge of the dropoff - crawling the fly up the edge onto the shelf while the current is running. Most hits will occur on the edge of the drop as the fly comes up onto the shelf.
Once the tide goes slack, I'd get close to the boats and the lights and fish flies with good profiles and presence mid-depth with snappy short strips. You often see the fish cruising past under the lights.
You'll have a good moon and it's supposed to clear around 9pm... we'll see. The fish could pull into the pocket above the spit, push the bait into the trench, who knows! I'd poke around to increase the odds of finding the action.
If you get a cross-wind, cast backwards or lefty - the most dangerous time to risk casting with the wind on the casting shoulder is in the dark. Just ask my brother the eye surgeon!
Can't meet you up there tonight, gotta take my best friend to dinner - it's my anniversary!
Hello Everybody.
I am planning on fishing Plum Island tomorrow night. If anyone wants to join me then drop a note to email@example.com. I drive a maroon Subaru Outback (NH plates) and I will be wearing brown neoprene waders and a blue/gray fishing vest. At night I will have my headlamp on. I will be flyfishing. It will be my first time fishing PI because I usually spend my time at Joppa. Juro's posts have been extremely helpful. Thank you Juro.
I also think that some of you might benefit from a nice satellite photo of the Plum Island area. As they say, a picture is worth a thousand words. You can clearly see the charter, the jetties, the sandbar etc.
Here is the URL where you can find those satellite photos: http://coast.mit.edu/draw-ortho.cgi?action=zoomin&layer=ortho&dwidth=500&dhe ight=500&image=257950&layer=ortho&zoom=10&old_zoom =10&width=400&height=400&middlex=200&middley=200&x =316&y=204\
Yes, enter the whole ugly thing. If it doesn't work then go to http://coast.mit.edu/index.html for a satellite photo of the entire Massachusetts coastline. Zoom in on Plum Island and find what you are looking for. This MIT site can be really helpful for finding good places to fish.
I hope that this helps you all find some good fish.
If you are at PI feel free to approach me tomorrow night (I will be there from 7 PM to 11 PM or so) so we can chat. I would like to assocaite some names with some faces on this board.
Have a good one.
Sorry just got home... the boats are right in front to the left from the parking lot as Sully says. These are kinda his "home waters" so he can probably fill you in on some hotspots.
Going from left to right:
a) basin opening / mussel beds
Tricky wading, the mussels are goopy and don't provide good footing on certain tides. I catch fish here at slack tides, and when the water is dumping out of the basin at the beginning of the outgoing spring/fall. Not the best spot but good to get away from the hordes. Recommended for low slack this time of year, keep the fly off the bottom (snaggy).
b) to the right of the boat docks
Aside from a couple of snags and the current potentially swinging the fly under the boat and/or docks, a really good spot at low tide. If you can stand at the pilings and let the fly swing toward the boats you'll have no problem and find a bunch of fish. The current eddies to the left even on the outgoing just before the slack therefore it fishes with the swing away from the pilings on both sides of the low.
c) the bend
Just past the boat docks there are two docks that are dry at low. Starting there, the channel is right at your feet (per Sully's warning). Using sinking lines and weighed flies like the deep eel (clouser type) you can find a lot of fish cruising the dropoff very close to shore during the tide change. I consider the bend from the dry docks to the rip just upstream from the bar. It is characterized by the deep channel at your feet at low tide. Fish slow and deep. "Fish for crabs" is the anecdote I use.
d) the spit above the bar
Just before the bar, there is a spit that trails out into mid-river with the channel edge. This pocket holds a lot of fish, often as they back down with the tide. This is where the 30+ inch fish were caught on flies Wednesday after the lightning storm.
e) The bar
There is a ever-changing sand bar that protrudes out into the river just after the bend and spit. Traditionally, this bar has been a hotspot. I have not seen the level of attention given to this bar by the fishermen or the fish this year. This could change anytime... once again, I have done best keeping the sand eel fly on the sand in the lee side of the current.
f) The cove
I don't know if this is the correct name or not but there is a slow inside channel that stretches from the bar to the south jetty. Sometimes when the current is right the fish converge in this spot to feed on baitfish. Typically over the last few years I've noticed that when the bait goes into this trench, the fish are right in there with them. Look for terns as opposed to those small gulls. The small gulls pick up bait you can't even see but the terns come out with a sand eel moustache. Better yet big gulls hovering over big bait being blasted (herring, tinker, etc).
g) south jetty
There used to be a couple of concrete squares that the fish sat behind mid-outgoing just up from the base of the jetty. I have had a lot of fun 'painting' these blocks to tease the fish laying in their wake.
The base of the jetty has a very deep hole. I have been able to tease up some big fish from this hole but the sinking lines needed often snag on the rocks that line this hole. I would target this stuff either carefully during moving current or during the slack when they are apt to move further for a good looking fly (surface, etc)
The jetty itself... I don't like fishing rocks unless the tide is high enough to make the fish easy to land, and the bad rocks are covered with water.
h) beachfront
I don't often get this far from the CG lot, but have fished the rockpiles and jetties at a 45 degree angle from the shore on each side. When there is horizontal flow, there is a good seam and fish rove actively in this zone once the river gets too warm and the ocean warms closer to the preferred temps.
You can also access the beachfront from lots along the road on the way to the lot (ie: church, etc)
There are some choice rocks to target from the first lot at the left hand turn near surfland.
i) salisbury
I have good luck on the state beach side during the early outgoing, and sometimes the incoming. I start by throwing a fly off the grass bank near the launch, then hitting the seam off the pick if not crowded, working to the left and hitting every seam slow and deep. Both sides of a rockpile hold fish, the compression and the lee. One day down by the north jetty in a non-descript spot the herring came to my feet and would not leave even when I kicked my feet. I soon found out why, large bass came in and hit them. I had a sand eel on and the feast was over before I could switch. The herring sounded like they were hit with tennis rackets out of the water.
Then there's the refuge....
Go to the last parking lot by the the old Coast Guard Station the Captains Lady charter boats are right there. Start fishing an hour before LT next to the boats. You can move downriver towards the jetties about half way you see the elbow(begining of the sandbar)good spot. But watch it wading there's a nasty current and a quick drop off with lottsa holes to step into. BE extra careful after dark and get the hell off the sandbar when the tide turns in.
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Charter Boats? Which One? The one but the PI Beach Access or Higher up by Newburyport? The only place I have ever fished there is the beach on Plum Is. from that Bar right infront of you as you walk on the beach to the south jettie. Also are the places you are talking about accessible by foot?
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Cat 6 lead authors: WU cofounder Dr. Jeff Masters (right), who flew w/NOAA Hurricane Hunters 1986-1990, & WU meteorologist Bob Henson, @bhensonweather
By: Dr. Jeff Masters , 4:15 PM GMT on September 06, 2010
Hurricane watches are up for the Texas/Mexico border region as fast developing Tropical Storm Hermine steams towards the coast at 13 mph. Hermine was a tropical depression twelve hours ago, got its name just six hours ago, but already is a threat to intensify into a hurricane by tonight. It's remarkable how fast Gulf of Mexico disturbances can blow up into strong tropical storms, when the right mix of warm waters and low wind shear develops. Indeed, water temperatures are a very warm 30°C, wind shear is a low 5 - 10 knots, and the atmosphere is very moist in the Gulf--ideal conditions for a tropical storm. Hermine promises to be a very wet storm, and latest long range radar out of Brownsville, Texas shows a large area of heavy rain has moved ashore over southern Texas and northern Mexico, with radar estimated rainfall amounts already exceeding two inches in a few areas along the coast. Radar loops show that an eyewall may be beginning to form, and I expect this process will continue through the afternoon and early evening. Satellite imagery shows that Hermine is getting more organized, with vigorous thunderstorms with very cold tops building, low-level spiral bands developing, and improving upper-level outflow occurring on all sides except the west. There is some dry air to the west of Hermine over land that is restricting the storm's development there.
Forecast for Hermine
Hermine doesn't have much time over water before it comes ashore, which is a good thing. Hermine is organizing rapidly, and has a shot at reaching hurricane strength before the center moves ashore late tonight, near midnight. Neither the GFDL or HWRF models develop Hermine into a hurricane, but the HWRF model does predict that tropical storm force winds of 39+ mph will affect the coast as far north as Corpus Christi, Texas. Heavy rain will be the main threat from Hermine, though isolated tornadoes may also cause damage, particularly over South Texas. Hermine is expected to accelerate through Central Texas Tuesday and Wednesday, and the storm's rains will help alleviate moderate to severe drought conditions affecting Central Texas.
Figure 1. Early afternoon radar image of Tropical Storm Hermine.
Gaston continues to suffer from dry air
The remains of Tropical Storm Gaston are now approaching the northern Lesser Antilles, and residents can expect a few heavy rain showers and wind gusts up to 40 mph beginning late this afternoon and continuing into the night. A pass from the ASCAT satellite this morning at 9:03 am EDT showed a large region of 25 mph winds on the north side of Gaston's circulation, and these winds will move into the northern Lesser Antilles late this afternoon. Latest radar out of Martinique doesn't show much in the way of heavy rain, and satellite imagery confirms that the thunderstorm activity associated with Gaston's remains is quite sparse. Gaston does have developed a well-organized surface circulation, but not enough heavy thunderstorm activity to be considered a tropical depression. A large amount of dry air surrounds Gaston's remains on all sides, as seen on water vapor satellite loops.
Figure 2. Morning satellite image of the remains of Gaston, approaching the Lesser Antilles Islands.
Forecast for Gaston
Dry air will continue to be the major impediment to development for Gaston, and the system is unlikely to become a tropical depression today. However, wind shear, which is currently a moderate 10 knots, is forecast by the latest SHIPS model run to fall very low, 0 - 5 knots, tonight through Wednesday. With almost no wind shear affecting it, Gaston will a better chance of keeping the moisture from its heavy thunderstorms near it core on Tuesday. This will insulate the storm from the dry air surrounding it. The atmosphere is also moister in the eastern Caribbean, further increasing the chances of development. I believe it is probable Gaston will become a tropical depression again on Tuesday. NHC is currently giving Gaston a 70% chance of developing into a tropical depression by Wednesday, which is a reasonable forecast. The models don't give much support for Gaston surviving past Wednesday, since many of them have the storm hitting the rugged island of Hispaniola, disrupting the storm.
Heavy rain showers and gusty winds from the storm will affect Puerto Rico Tuesday morning through Wednesday afternoon. This activity will spread to the Dominican Republic Tuesday afternoon through Thursday morning. Assuming dry air and an encounter with Hispaniola's high mountains do not destroy Gaston, heavy rain from the storm should move over Haiti, eastern Cuba, the Turks and Caicos Islands, and Jamaica Wednesday night and Thursday morning. Though none of the global dynamical computer models are showing this, should Gaston survive the dry air and its coming encounter with Hispaniola, the storm will find itself in a very favorable environment for development in the Western Caribbean late in the week, and could intensify into a hurricane by next weekend.
Elsewhere in the tropics
The models are fairly unanimous in predicting development late this week of a tropical wave expected to emerge from the coast of Africa on Tuesday or Wednesday. The next storm will be called Igor, and let's hope it doesn't live up to its fearsome-sounding name!
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There will be an update by early this evening.
Jeff Masters
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The Jesus Sutras and God's Tail Lights
This is in keeping kosher with the esoteric tradition, which has various layers of soph-defense in order to prevent the teaching from failing in the wrong heads and being misinterpreted and misused. You know, don't mix jewelry with kibble and don't give what is holy to porcynical folks who need a good whacking for what they're lacking. The seemingly vague language is there for very specific reasons, among them being that one cannot understand higher spiritual dimensions in the same unambiguous way one understands the material world, on pain of misunderstanding them completely. Although truth is only disclosed by freedom, there is a higher degree of freedom on planes above matter.
Ironically, it's much easier to twist things around when the teaching is more explicit. When it's not, it requires not just skill or knowledge on the part of the interpreter, but gnosis. Gnosis is the only thing that can fill the darkness between the words and the hyperdimensional truth to which they point, or bridge the abyss between ears and hearing or sight and vision. The words do not generally reveal truth in the manner of a literal equation, but require full and active participation of the aspirant, postulant, or coondidate in order to appreciate their "luminous obscurity" (Schuon). (Furthermore, even in the case of something quite literal, you still must ask what it means.)
As I mentioned in the Coonifesto, revelation is somewhat analogous to reflector lights on the back of your car, which only become luminous when light is shined into them. Likewise, scripture won't reflect the light unless it is illuminated by the "uncreated light." You need a nightlight not just to see in the dark, but to see the divine darkness.
In fact, there is a long tradition of this in the East, in both Hinduism and Buddhism. For example, both the Upanishads and the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali are quite skeletal, and, like the Ruby Slippers, are of little use to rubes who don't know how to "use" them. Nevertheless, there's noplace like OM, laterally. A genuine guru will demonstrate his spiritual attainment by fleshing them out and providing a commentary on the deeper meaning they both reveal and conceal -- or reveil -- almost like a spiritual "performance."
According to wikipedia, sutra literally means "a rope or thread that holds things together, and more metaphorically refers to an aphorism (or line, rule, formula), or a collection of such aphorisms in the form of a manual. It is derived from the verbal root siv-, meaning to sew." In Hinduism the sutras serve "as grand treatises on various schools of philosophy. They elaborate in succinct verse, sometimes esoteric, Hindu views of metaphysics, cosmogony, the human condition," etc.
Now clearly, Jesus stands in this grand tradition of communicating higher wisdom in the form of sutras. If you take just the four Gospels, they are mainly a collection of arresting and often puzzling sutras which definitely require the full participation of the listener (and now reader, since Jesus wrote nothing) to comprehend.
In a certain sense (not the only sense, mind you), you could say that the remainder of the New Testament after the Gospels is a commentary on the Jesus Sutras. But so too are the magnificent works of the early fathers, the Philokalia, or the sermons of Meister Eckhart. If someone asks what my objection is to fundamentalism, it is this -- that it reduces the sutras to just one fixed interpretation, thus preventing them from accomplishing their dynamic "work" in the intellect. (In an even more mysterious sense, Jesus himself is the multi-dimensional sutra of which he speaks.)
On the other hand, it's much easier to use esoteric-sounding language to simply utter vapid pseudo-profundities in order to conceal one's own ignorance. How to tell the difference between the real thing and a mere O-zone liar, or empty suitra? For starters, know them by their fruit, which you might say is a sutra about sutras and those who speak them.
Does this mean that their meaning is arbitrary, and that we can interpret them in any old witch or warlock way? No, not at all. I believe that spiritual truth is convergent, meaning that a "community of the adequate" will converge upon the singularity from which the language about it emanates. It's just that the singularity, or O, is not a three-dimensional object in space that can be exhaustively described by simply walking around it.
Nor is it a four-dimensional object, like a story that reveals its meaning if only we wait long enough. A heresy is usually not a falsehood per se, but just as often an exaggerated or "disproportionate" truth, or a truth isolated from its total context -- for example, insisting that God is either transcendent or immanent instead of both and neither.
The object reflected in scripture is more like a seven-dimensional object, which is something which the human mind can conceive or imagine but not actually picture. But don't worry. It turns out that the "material" world is essentially no different -- which it must be, since it is a lower reflection of the higher principles that govern the cosmos.
In other words, when we exhumine dead matter -- or pater our mater with the mind they gave us -- it is as if we are looking at the reflection of a tree in a lake. The first thing you must realize is that the reflection is an exact duplicate of the real object, only missing a dimension (or two or three).
The second thing you must realize is that the image, even while resembling the real thing, is upside down, so that the top of the tree is closest too you, while the bottom is at the other end of the lake. So it's actually not surprising that the subatomic world has ten or eleventy dimensions before language can even get its boots on. Rather, it would be surprising if it didn't.
Nor is it surprising that the totality of the quantum world is in instantaneous communion with itself, since the "whole" of the cosmos is present in each of its parts. If that weren't true, we couldn't have this divine-human partnership called "knowledge," for knowledge is only possible because the human mind is fashioned from the truth with which the cosmos was made, only interior as opposed to exterior. In other words, our mind is like an "interior lake" that reflects the tree of existence.
Or you could say that it's not really a lake, but an ocean; when we give it boundaries, it looks like a lake, but in reality it's a reflection of the infinite primordial ocean. In turn, the ego is like a little island, while the Self is a river that flows from ocean to Ocean. The river is constituted of time, which is the time it takes for your winding binding river to finds its sea. Can I get a wetness?


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March 22, 2013
Members of the community and organizations that represent the Blind will rally and protest on Tuesday, May 26, about the recent promotion of an existing staff person to be executive director of the Oregon Commission for the Blind. The action will take place at the Commission's Portland headquarters, 535 SE 12th Avenue, at noon.
The group of advocates says that the protest is that a more-qualified candidate, Joe Cordova, was passed over to merely promote an existing supervisor, Dacia Johnson, to run the troubled agency. Stakeholder surveys show overwhelming support for Cordova. Their concerns arise from poor agency audits that the current management has received. They claim that Cordova has experience and proven ability in rehabilitative services to make improvements in an agency that has shown a poor level of service to its constituents. The advocates are urging people call Governor Kitzhaber's hotline, 503-378-4582 and implore him to not accept the recent hiring decision.
Connecting Communities Coalition (CCC) has announced that two speakers will be providing information at its membership meeting on March 27. The meeting is from 5:30 to 7 pm at Independent Living Resources, 1839 NE Couch Street, in Portland. Dean Westwood, a disability trainer and community outreach specialist at OHSU, and Shoshanah Oppenheim, City of Portland project manager, are scheduled to speak to the membership.
Westwood will discuss how to be a stronger self-advocate in the community and how he is working to help OHSU's Center for Diversity and Inclusion create university-wide initiatives that promote equality for all. Oppenheim will speak on advancing equity and diversity in Portland and discuss the development and implementation of a city civil rights plan and its effect on various communities.
To RSVP, contact Laura Lundberg at firstname.lastname@example.com or call 503-261-1266, excention 187.
PCoD Executive Board Meeting
Wednesday, April 3, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
St. Johns Room, Office of Equity & Human Rights
Commonwealth Building, 421 SW 6th Ave, Suite 500
PCoD Accessibility in the Built Environment Subcommittee
Monday, April 8, 10 am to 1 pm
1900 Building, 1900 SW Fourth Ave, Room 4A
Portland Commission on Disability Meeting
Friday, April 12, 10 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Steele/Bridge Rooms, Office of Equity & Human Rights
Commonwealth Building, 421 SW 6th Ave, Suite 500
PCoD Livability and Wellness Subcommittee
Friday, April 12, 1 to 3 pm
Broadway Room, Office of Equity & Human Rights
Commonwealth Building, 421 SW 6th Ave, Suite 500
PCoD Public Outreach and Awareness Subcommittee
Thursday, April 18, 4 to 6 p.m.
Broadway Room, Office of Equity & Human Rights
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PCoD Employment Subcommittee
Friday, April 26, 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.
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meetings and events are open to the public.
The first quarter of 2013 has the Portland Commission on Disability (PCOD ) already very busy with work regarding its City government duties and other concerns for people with disabilities. The Commission has issued several formal letters on proposed City zoning code amendments for apartments and reduced parking and opposition to proposed budgets that will make substantial reductions to the City's curb cut program. Letters were also sent with comments about two proposed bills in the State legislature, one in support of the repeal of the ban on Inclusionary Zoning and the other in support of a bill regarding access rights for the training of service animals for people with psychiatric disabilities.
PCOD's new chair, Joe VanderVeer, recently met with Dante James, Office of Equity and Human Rights (OEHR) director, to discuss PCOD work plans and working with OEHR to further the Commission's goals. They exchanged ideas and plans to address data needs, subcommittee work, further collaboration and specialized support needs.
The subcommittees are refining their work plans following the February PCOD meeting and are moving forward with initial work on the Model Employer Plan, executive committee liaisons to City Council, addressing next year's budget, outreach/networking efforts, internal communications and other concerns. A new subcommittee on public safety is also being formed and will be seeking community participation.
The Oregon Opportunity Network reports that registration for Housing Opportunity Lobby Day on April 4th is now open. They encourage others who believe that hard-working people in Oregon should be able to afford housing and have money left for food and basic necessities to join them from 8 am to 4:30 pm in Room 50 at the Oregon State Capitol in Salem.
This is an opportunity to speak with legislators about ways to build a better Oregon and help to take significant steps towards meeting housing needs in the state. The organizers will handle all the logistics, including making appointments with legislators and providing a hearty lunch. Anyone with questions or wants to participate and needs a ride to Salem may contact Omar at firstname.lastname@example.com. Further details about Housing Opportunity Lobby Day are available on this website link.
PHAME's Spring 2013 Term registration is now open and available at its website. The spring term runs from April 1 through June 6 with even more opportunities for new and returning students to get their PHAME on. PHAME urges people to register now for their favorite classes or to branch out and try something new with the support of great friends and teachers. Thanks to the support of the BP, Lester and Regina John Foundation, Larry Holzman and other generous individuals, tuition assistance is always available. For more information, email Jessica Dart, artistic director, at email@example.com.
The Disability Committee (504 Committee) for Home Forward meets on Thursday, April 4, from 1:30 to 3:30 pm, in the sixth floor Columbia Room at 135 SW Ash Street in downtown Portland. The group reports that near the end of 2012, Home Forward dissolved its connections to its disability committee that was formed to advise the board on disability rights matters. These are basically matters which apply due to Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. This status is being questioned and will be investigated.
The committee will continue looking into activities and research to benefit people with disabilities in public housing. For accommodations, please contact the Home Forward Building at 503—802-8300.
The Portland Safety Net Campaign is back to address safety net programs that are facing budget cuts. "We are the Safety Net" is the slogan and a webpage is online at http://wearethesafetynet.org. The campaign organizers are calling for people to visit and like the webpage, post their picture on the Facebook page, share and build momentum to provide a community safety net that provides a level of security that everyone needs.
When people have a safe, stable, affordable place to live they're better able to invest in themselves, their children and help maintain a better community for us all. This campaign believes that by investing the public's resources in the safety net, local government supports this community's values. The safety net consists of critical investments in: rent assistance, homebuyer/foreclosure prevention support, shelter/emergency service, self-sufficiency services, and housing and service access. Organizers say that together a creative, caring campaign is being created which is worthy of the people who need a voice the most.
The 2013 Tapping Fresh Talent Career Expo will be on April 11 from 10 am to 2 pm in the Oregon Convention Center's large exhibit hall. Incight and Oregon Vocational Rehabilitation Services are hosting the sixth Tapping Fresh Talent event to link employers with the skills and talents of Oregonians with disabilities and to grow inclusion with businesses needing those talents.
The career inclusion expo is the place for businesses to expand their diversity, interact with the fastest growing minority, improve their retention, recruit job seekers with disabilities, find interns and more. Workshops are scheduled for job seekers in self empowerment to help reduce limiting beliefs which inhibit success, networking to make a difference for employment and starting one's own business. More information for business and attendees is at the Tapping Fresh Talent website.
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Ithaca Bomb Scare
A suspicious package left near a bank on the Ithaca commons sparks a bomb scare, forcing neighbors in the area to evacuate.
October 11, 2012
Ithaca (WENY) - A suspicious package left near a bank on the Ithaca commons sparks a bomb scare, forcing neighbors in the area to evacuate. Police handled the situation without incident, but neighbors say they're annoyed at what they call, "a practical joke."
Around 3 o'clock this afternoon Ithaca Police received a call from someone at the Bank of America on the Ithaca Commons about a suspicious package with threatening writing on it. Police immediately closed off the Commons and evacuated everyone. The package turned out to be nothing, but for four hours the commons was closed to all traffic, including potential customers. Police said the package was thoroughly checked and it was not a bomb. With the help of the Seneca County bomb sniffing canine unit and the new york state police bomb disposal team, officials were able to dispose of the threat in a little more than four hours, but the so called "bomb" destroyed something else, a days worth of business.
If it isnt real then it is very annoying and is not very kind because people are losing a lot of money.
Store owners like Hedi Brown are not happy about the impromptu half day.
Because we're losing a lot of money. A half of day of business is just gone, says Brown.
Ithaca Mayor Svante Myrick agrees with Brown.
Incredibly frustrating to have people go through this inconvenience for what now seems like to be a prank and I will juts tell people that we're going to examine any camera angle that we can get, says Myrick. Thankfully banks typically have great cameras so we're going to make sure that we do everything in our power to find out who did this and who caused this disruption.
Vincent Monticello, acting Chief from the Ithaca Police Department says investigators will use all resources available to find out who left the package.
The box has been collected as evidence and we're processing that, says Monticello. We want to find out who's responsible for this because it did create a big inconvenience to the business owners.
This has been a learning experience for us, evacuating the commons and closing it down getting the word out to all the businesses. This has showed us how we can do it better, how we can do this kind of thing faster. So we're going to go to work and improve what we can, says Myrick.
Police are asking anyone who may have information about the incident to call the Ithaca Police department at (607) 272-9973.


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Cary is enduring the current heatwave here in Loosiana while getting his dogs ready for the Grand. We had dinner together last night and had a great time talking dogs, the Gold Standard and politics. I'm going to make a Libertarian out of you sooner or later
Thanks for the dinner Cary and good luck at the Grand! I would be more than happy to relieve you of that puppy and am willing to toss in a big bag of dog food for it.


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Spain Brings the Pain to Bank Investors
Government to Impose Heavy Losses on Shareholders and Bondholders, Hire Advisers to Help Manage Lenders' Assets
MADRID—The Spanish government will impose heavy losses on investors at nationalized banks and hire external advisers to help it manage these banks' assets, its latest efforts to overhaul a financial sector battered by the collapse of a decadelong housing boom.
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Forcing shareholders and bondholders to share the cost of restructuring the country's five nationalized banks was a politically costly step for the government of Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy, but one that was required under the terms of a European Union bailout of Spain's ailing lenders. The decision to solicit advice in drafting a long-term strategy for these lenders came after the state-backed Fund for Orderly Bank Restructuring failed to sell one of them, midsize Catalunya Banc SA.
The bailout fund, known as the FROB, has decided to hire consultancy McKinsey Co. and investment bank Nomura International PLC as advisers, say people close to the situation.
Representatives for the FROB and Mckinsey weren't immediately available to comment on the decision. A Nomura spokeswoman declined to comment.
Overhauling the banks is a key part of the government's efforts to turn around an ailing economy, now in its sixth consecutive quarter of recession. Bank credit is shrinking and unemployment has shot past 26%.
The restructuring terms announced by the FROB will impose losses of up to 61% at Spain's largest nationalized banks. At Bankia SA, the largest of the institutions and the only one that is publicly traded, shareholders will be nearly wiped out and junior bondholders will lose around 30% of their original investment.
In keeping with EU requirements that investors bear losses before companies receive state aid, the nominal value of Bankia's shares will be reduced to €0.01 from €2 and the nominal value of its preferred shares and subordinated debt will be reduced to €4.841 billion ($6.29 billion) from €6.911 billion, the bailout fund said.
To recapitalize Bankia, the €4.841 billion worth of preferred shares and subordinated debt will be converted into ordinary shares, while the FROB will inject €10.7 billion. This recapitalization will result in a massive dilution for Bankia's shareholders, who will be left with less than 1% of the bank.
The FROB also said it would reduce the value of preferred shares in other ailing banks—Catalunya Banc's by 61%, Banco Gallego's by 50% and NGC Banco's by 43%—and then convert them into ordinary shares. But as these three banks aren't publicly traded, the Spanish government said it would give the holders of their newly created ordinary shares the option of selling them to the country's deposit guarantee fund.
Last month, the FROB said the preferred shareholders at Banco de Valencia SA, a smaller nationalized bank, faced losses of 90%.
The government had warned that the losses imposed on investors at the nationalized banks would be significant. The FROB had ordered external valuations, which found that their liabilities far exceeded their assets. In Bankia's case, an evaluation found that it had a negative value of €4.15 billion.
Nonetheless, imposing losses on investors is one of the politically difficult steps required of Spain in exchange for just over €40 billion in EU aid because most of those who made investments in the troubled lenders were small depositors.
Many of these small savers have taken to the streets to protest their expected losses in recent months, claiming they were misled into believing that that they were buying low-risk savings products, not risky bonds or shares.
Spain's government for months argued with Brussels, ultimately unsuccessfully, to allow for some flexibility on state-aid rules that require investors share the burden with taxpayers.
Spain then set up an arbitration mechanism by which clients who claim they were misled can have their case reviewed; when such claims are upheld, the sales will be annulled and the clients will recover their initial investment.
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February 20, 2012 - As Big Data continues to make headlines in the business world, perhaps it's no surprise that a duo hoping to capitalize on the trend took home top honors at the 2012 Texas Venture Labs Investment Competition (VLIC) finals Feb. 15.Class of 2012 Texas Executive MBA students Harish Jayakumar and Michael Garel's business plan for their company, eyeQ, beat out 15 other teams. The win earns them a spot in the Global VLIC, held May 2-5 on the UT campus.
"eyeQ provides retailers the ability to monitor consumer purchasing behavior, generate retail business intelligence, and influence consumer purchasing at the shelf," explains the team's bio. "Our solution utilizes algorithms based on video analytics to create consumer data for the retailer and provide the customer with a content rich buying experience."
VLIC simulates the process of raising venture capital. Judges function as an investment group seeking to reach consensus on the business venture they would most likely fund. The judges base their decision on the quality of the idea, the strength of the management team, and the clarity and persuasiveness of the written plan and oral presentation.
Judges for the finals were Texas VLIC alumni who have gone on to pursue their ventures after graduation: Jeff Harbach, Central Texas Angel Network; Hassan Johnson, ThaTrunk; Sangram Kadam, Ordoro; Aaron Lyons, Urban Dish; Jay Manickam, uShip; Brett Newswanger, Xeris Pharmaceuticals; and Robert Reeves, Austin Technology Incubator.
Jeff Harbach, Central Texas Angel Network
Hassan Johnson, ThaTrunk
Sangram Kadam, Orodoro
Aaron Lyons, Urban Dish
Jay Manickam, uShip
Brett Newswanger, Xeris Pharmaceuticals
Robert Reeves, Austin Technology Incubator
Risk in Motion - a provider of advance Commodity and Energy Trading Risk Management software. Its products provide innovative and comprehensive solutions to address the complex commodities value chain and the four key areas of risk: market, operational, counterpart credit and regulatory. Risk in Motion enables transparency into risk measures and analytics and allows organizations to holistically manage and mitigate risk, a requirement to succeed in complex commodity and energy markets. Lei Ye, TEMBA MBA 2011
TraK Solutions - For wireless telecom carriers that have informational needs and high interactional costs between carriers and service providers, TraK Solutions, a SaaS web and mobile portal with access to unique telecom industry specifics database, provides instant access, project management and collaboration tools to parties involved in delivering large scale telecommunications network projects. Karin Williams, MSTC 2012; Ricky Blair, MSTC 2012; Carlos Chen, MSTC 2012; Toni Miranda Aranda, MSTC 2012;Steve Beacham, MSTC 2012; Michelle Taylor, MSTC 2012.
Escapaide - provides customized leisure itineraries via web and mobile device for international business travelers based on their unique situation (preferences, travel plans, location, time available, etc.). Andrew Allen, MBA 2012; Harsh Gupta, MBA 2012; Gui Sessa, MBA 2012; Aniket Srivastava, MBA 2012
FairMarkets - will provide a web platform for customers to get the best possible package at any specific time by making suppliers compete with each other in a reverse auction model. It will initially concentrate in the new car market where products are very standard but customers get different prices from different dealers with a lot of room for haggling. In other words, our platform will help customers capture that hidden value under the haggling process. Rajesh Jangareddy, TEMBA MBA 2012; Brian Hopkins, TEMBA MBA 2012; Sofia O'Malley, TEMBA MBA 2012
Connectiva Mobile - Introducing GlucoseAlert, the world's first connected glucose meter, providing peace of mind for the parents of diabetic children and caregivers of elderly diabetic loved ones. Powered by the Cloud, this device can send patient data (including GPS location and blood sugar readings) and will alert caregivers by text and/or email message as dictated by the patient or their legal guardians. Chris Jones, MBA 2012; Salvador Mandujano, MBA 2012
PACT - an education service company with a primary focus in online professional development for classroom teachers. PACT is positioned to deliver high quality, subject expert developed training materials to school districts and individual teachers. Our goal is to improve the teacher's daily experience, thereby improving the quality of education. John Pruett, MSTC 2012
GoodsWorth - Under our proposed business model, buyers list what they want to buy. Sellers can see what the going market prices are for goods they own and decide if they would like to sell. Based on this information, sellers will realize that what they own has value. GoodsWorth will track historical selling prices of goods, helping original purchasers and secondary owners understand the depreciation curve of their items. We will facilitate these interactions via social platforms like Facebook. Ben Pruden, MBA 2012; Josh Gladding, MBA 2012; Ryan Black, MBA 2012
Green Monster - will develop tools to enable realtors to provide their clients with accurate, simplified and easy-to-compare information regarding the true cost of home ownership. The software will incorporate home energy performance as well as energy usage habits to predict a home buyer's actual energy expenditures in their new home. Eric Fehr, MBA 2012; Jessica Filante, MBA 2012; Paul Pine, MBA 2012
VecturaLux - Accelerating demand for streaming video and cloud computing has left a wide gap between the capabilities of existing fiber optic technology and what high speed networks need today. VecturaLux has bridged that gap with Paralux; a communication chip that brings up to 40x bandwidth or 10x distance to fiber networks. Matt Clayton, MBA 2012; Kumar Appaiah, PhD Electrical Engineering
Chorus - a cloud based social application that allows virtual teams to collaborate and manage their workflow. Nilesh Bagad, MBA 2012; Dave Bhattacharjee, MBA 2012
Simple Invest - For an individual investor, diversification via asset allocation, regular re-balancing and low fees are the best methods to achieve sustained long term returns in financial markets. SimpleInvest is a cloud based automated solution that enables an investor to achieve these goals without the need of an expensive financial advisor. Rohit Sharma, MBA 2013
Quorum - an online commerce company focused on group purchases directly from manufacturers, cutting out retailers and minimizing inventory while saving customers money. Adam Guerra, MBA 2013; Anne York, MBA 2013
BioReplicon - plans to develop a commercial version of Sepsis diagnostic test based on its proprietary universal bacteria MDx test technology and license the IP to key current players in the IVD industry. Bio-Replicon holds exclusive rights to a patent pending MDx technology capable of detecting a full range of pathogen bacteria and identifying their specific types within four hours. Matthew Lee, MSTC 2012; Vinod Boopalan, MSTC 2012; Jason Clark, MSTC 2012; Leonid Kurza, MSTC 2012; Nelson Leung, MSTC 2012
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Casey Leaman, Escalade
Richard Piotrowski, Outram Capital
Marc Yagjian, Origin Partners
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TJ Harais, AMD
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Dick Moeller, Enovate Enterprises
Glenn Reinus, Reinus Strategy Partners
Chris Eckerman, Covera Ventures
Toney Jennings, CoreTrace Corporation
Michael Kentor, The Kentor Company
Mark Murdock, Attorney
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Jim Farrell, Phunware
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Charlize Theron: My god, I'm so nervous. I've never made a sex tape before. Oh my God, baby. I hope nobody sees this that's not supposed to see this.
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Charlize Theron: Move over Paris and Kim, because I'm into some real kinky shit. Now...
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Charlize Theron: Cry for me.
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HOW TO: Bake Vegan Pumpkin Pie Bars with Cinnamon and Maple Cream Cheese Frosting
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Dry Ingredients
- 3/4 cup all purpose flour
- 1/3 cup whole wheat pastry flour
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp nutmeg
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
Preheat the oven to 350F. Note: Makes about 12-16 bars
Combine the dry ingredients into a large bowl and mix well.
Wet Ingredients
- 1/4 cup of oil (I used canola)
- 3/8 cup maple syrup
- 3/4 cup pumpkin
- 1 tsp apple cider vinegar
- 1/2 tsp vanilla
- 1/4 cup water
Mix all the wet ingredients together in a medium size bowl. Fold the wet ingredients into the dry, until they are well combined. Pour into a greased 8 by 8 inch pan and smooth the top evenly. Cook for 40-45 minutes until the edges brown slightly and a toothpick inserted into the bars comes out clean. Allow to cool completely.
I love frosting, but dislike the mass amounts of confectioner's sugar that are usually used. This recipe uses only 1/3 cup and the frosting gets a healthy boost and firming factor from the coconut oil, which solidifies in the refrigerator.
- 1 container vegan cream cheese (I used Galaxy brand)
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tbsp maple syrup
- 1-2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/8 cup melted coconut oil
- 1/3 cup confectioner's sugar
Combine all the ingredients in a bowl and beat for 3-5 minutes, until well-mixed and fluffy. Refrigerate for an hour or two, until firm and easily spreadable.
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US SEALS raided a villa in Somalia where perps from the Kenyan Mall attack were supposed to be.
Another group of Special Forces launched an attack in Tripoli, and brought back an A-Q leader alive who is #1 on the FBI most wanted list. This person was wanted for the 1998 embassy bombings in Kenya and Tanzania.
Irony ... the Somalian attack was very recent ... far more recent than Benghazi, but they already had located these bad guys, & took action. Yet, the Libyan raid was for a perp who committed acts 15 years ago. Wonder if it will be 15 years before there is justice for Benghazi? If they could go into Libya for this guy, why not for the Benghazi perps (who have already been identified)?