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Discussions here indicate a loathing, by some, to accept UFOs (and flying saucers) as tangible objects; some interpretations centering on psychical manifestations, others centering on a mental interaction between percipient and the UFO (image).
There are other hypotheses, and one that should be addressed is the possibility that UFOs are intrusions of a quantum kind from other places in the Universe or psychic ether, if you want) that appear because of quantum non-locality.
To get a grasp of the thought and theorizing about quantum non-locality, click HERE for a 1997 paper about the topic by John G. Cramer of the Department of Physics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington.
One paragraph focuses on what Bruce Duensing and Jose Caravaca call "observer-created reality" (which I eschew). Here's that paragraph:
The nonlocality of the quantum mechanics formalism is a source of some difficulty for the Copenhagen interpretation. It is accommodated in the CI through Heisenberg's "knowledge interpretation" which views the quantum mechanical state vector (y) as a mathematically-encoded description of the state of observer knowledge rather than as a description of the objective state of the system observed. For example, in 1960 Heisenberg wrote, "The act of recording, on the other hand, which leads to the reduction of the state, is not a physical, but rather, so to say, a mathematical process. With the sudden change of our knowledge also the mathematical presentation of our knowledge undergoes of course a sudden change." The knowledge interpretation's account of state vector collapse and nonlocality as changes in knowledge is internally consistent, but it is rather subjective, intellectually unappealing, and the source of much of the recent misuse of the Copenhagen interpretation (e.g., "observer-created reality").
I'm asserting that UFOs may become present when an object tangentially connected to our area of the Universe is made visible because an observer here is conveniently in situ to see the non-local inspired manifestation.
The UFO may even come about by a quantum intersect across dimensions or parallel universes, ours and theirs.
The quantum possibilities strike me as more reasonable (feasible) than the psychic hypotheses.
Psychical hypotheses are prosaic and mundane for me.
The human mind is given too much credence and power in the psychical response, and we all know, intuitively and intellectually, that psychism leaves a lot to be desired in repetitive and scientific experimentation.
UFO mavens want some control over the UFO phenomenon and applying a mind/UFO interaction allows that control to remain intact, somewhat.
This is akin to the Einstein approach about quantum mechanics, and John Cramer's paper will take you through Einstein's caveats and the quantum renunciation.
Einstein couldn't accept the quantum quirkiness, and those in the UFO community can't accept the UFO quirkiness, unless they keep control of the phenomenon by saying that it's the human mind that is needed for a manifestation of UFOs.
That view is unimaginative and errant.
The human mind is hardly able to deal with practical reality, let alone incomprehensible reality (such as that in the quantum world).
(Schizophrenics and paranoiacs display examples of what happens when the human mind accesses realities outside the norm.)
While quantum non-locality is best represented by light photons, there are indications that quantum artifacts can exceed the atomic level and are manifested macrocosmically.
(I've provided some of that information online here earlier and at the RRRGroup blog.)
More importantly, perhaps, is the notion that UFOs may derive from intrusions, accidental or purposeful, across dimensions or between parallel universes, as string theory allows.
This would keep intact my preference for UFO tangibility, which is obvious and well-witnessed.
The psychic view of Jacques Vallee and his devotees is old-hat for me. It's something like the hysteria of the Salem witch trials or the insanity of the Catholic Inquisitional thrusts.
More on this approach to the UFO phenomenon will be ferreted out from other sources and pertinent quantum theorizing, and will be presented here upcoming.
Meanwhile, you "UFOs as psychic phenomena" people can have at it.
Friday, November 11, 2011
Monday, October 3, 2011
Rex Heflin's inspiration for his UFO photos?
Paul Villa was an alleged flying saucer contactee, living in Albuquerque, New Mexico, who provided a slew of crisp (faked) UFO photos in the 1960s:
These two photos were taken in 1963/64 by Mr. Villa, a mechanic.
Did Rex Heflin see these photos and tried to duplicate them in 1965?
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UFOs: Why Science Isn't Interested
Scientific methodology is thwarted when it comes to the UFO phenomenon.
What can science study when it comes to UFOs?
There is nothing tangible for scientists to study. There is no evidence that can be tested or any behavior that can be replicated or pinned down in any way.
Photos of aircraft or even of evanescent phenomena (lightning for instance) can be examined, but UFO photos offer nothing specific for science to look at.
The photos of Adamski, Villa, and Billy Meier, to name a few, would offer elements for science or intelligence agencies to scrutinize, if they were authentic photos.
Photos, less detailed, and maybe real, of amorphous UFOs don't offer worthy elements that can be studied either. Does no one take a telephoto picture of a UFO? Where are the professional snapshots?
As for trace elements in supposed UFO landings (Socorro) or debris elements (Roswell), those are so indefinite or imaginary that science really has nothing to examine. (Anthony Bragalia has discovered that Battelle has studied malleable metal, allegedly from the Roswell incident, but Bragalia's findings are beclouded by Battelle's "secrecy" in what they're doing or have done.)
Scientists need specimens to study, or hypotheses based upon observation(s). Witness testimony, regardless of the support of such by some UFO buffs, is useless, for scientific purposes. Sure, a credible witness might provide a clue that helps a scientist see an avenue for study, but witness testimony, all by itself, is generally useless.
UFO sightings nowadays are even more transitory that flying saucer reports of the past, those that supposedly left indentations (Socorro again) or radiation traces (the Desvergers, Florida tale), so science is even less inclined to get involved with sightings.
Some UFO mavens keep indicating that the O'Hare sighting of a few years back is a prominent UFO sighting, but others (Lance Moody for one) ask for something tangible: where are the photos? After all, almost everyone has a camera-enabled cell phone, and so many persons relate that they saw something strange over the Chicago airport, one wonders (along with Mr. Moody) why none of them had the presence of mind to snap a photo of the alleged O'Hare UFO?
Scientists might have trouble with a photo, as noted, but at least they'd have something to scrutinize. (Of course, some UFO hobbyists insist upon the negatives or original photos for study but today's photos are captured electronically, so there are no negatives to offer. That argument, from UFO tyros, even when applied to older photos, is just stupid, non-scientific.)
The point here, by me, is that science has nothing with which to grapple when it comes to UFOs. The phenomenon is primarily witness-induced today, or hoaxed, just as it was in the past. However, those past UFO or flying saucer incidents had a few ingredients (radar blips, movie-film captures, trace elements) that today's sightings do not have.
Moreover, the topic is so tainted by the goofiness and circus-like atmosphere, even by those who once had some credibility and cachet when it came to UFOs, that science won't touch the phenomenon at all, often acknowledging it as not a legitimate area for scientific scrutiny.
So, science is out. And ufology is a sham. That leaves us with what? A curiosity that is not going to be explained or understood as it stands right now.
To pursue the matter further takes a mind and/or personality that is in a state of denial about reality, and what is purposeful for life.
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Sunday, October 2, 2011
UFOs are Mega-tachyons
Kevin Randle's blog is riffing on the loss of "robust UFO sightings" that we and others have mentioned recently.
Click HERE for a paper that provides a clue as to where "robust UFOs" have gone.
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Sunday, August 7, 2011
Wonders in the Sky (and nonsense in the book)
David J. Hufford, Professor Emeritus of Humanities and Psychiatry, Penn State College of Medicine and Adjunct Professor of Religious Studies at the University of Pennsylvania provides the forward to Jacques Vallee's and Chris Aubeck's book (pictured above).
Professor Hufford is erudite and insightful.
Here are some examples from his Foreward:
I [Hufford] was pursuing the heretical idea that folk belief traditions might actually incorporate accurate observations…
[Vallee in his books, Anatomy of a Phenomenon and Passport to Magonia] recognized the difference between the core phenomenology of [UFO] reports and the local language and interpretations that clothed that core in traditional accounts.
Criticizing conventional UFO investigators for "confusing appearance and reality" [Vallee] said that "The phenomenon has stable, invariant features….But we have also had to note carefully the chameleonlike character of the secondary attributes of the sightings.
The willingness of [Vallee and Aubeck] to cast a very wide net, andn ot to allow the particular cultural interpretations of events to limit their view, offers us a remarkable opportunity to seek patterns that may lead to new understandings.
Those with a view of these matters narrowly focused on a particular interpretation, especially the extraterrestrial idea, may be annoyed by the mixing of the aerial and the religious, the political and the mystical and more.
The problem with "spaceship" is not that it is anomalous; it is that it is an interpetation rather than an observation.
But Vallee and Aubeck undercut these judicious remarks by Professor Hufford by making these comments in their Introduction:
We will show that unidentified flying objects have had a major [sic] impact not only on popular culture but on our history, on our religion…
…the fact would remain that an unexplained phenomenon has played and continues to play a fantastically important role in shaping our belief systems, the way we view our history and the role of science.
…their [UFOs] impact has shaped human civilization in important ways.
Vallee's and Aubeck's hubris astounds.
UFOs have never had a "major" impact on humanity or civilization or history or religion.
The phenomenon has always been a remote and peripheral aspect of societal life, of human existence.
UFOs, today, are as inconsequential to humanity and society as a whole as they have always been, despite Vallee's insistence that UFOs have been and are integral to life on Earth.
Vallee's view is egocentric, megalomanic almost.
His view typifies that of those, generally, who are absorbed by the pheonomenon.
Irritated by Stephen Hawking's postion vis a vis UFOs – "I am discounting reports of UFOs. Why would they appear only to cranks and weirdos?" – Vallee and Aubeck don't get it:
The persons seeing UFOs are not cranks and weirdos. Hawking is wrong. The people who study UFOs are the cranks and weirdos – Vallee and Aubeck among them.
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Friday, July 22, 2011
The Goldbach Conjecture and literal UFO reports
Witness testimony, whether about UFO sightings, crimes, accidents, et cetera, is an iffy thing. And witness testimony after a period of time has passed even more so.
But that aside, I take accounts of events -- historical, mythological, reportorial, Biblical – as a "true" rendering of what witnesses saw or experienced, expressed with caveats about "inflation," misinterpretation, subjective extrapolation, and mental bias.
Thus, the Biblical account of Ezekiel, for instance, is not a fanciful metaphor to make moral a moral point not is it a confluence of fictional elements imagined for whatever reason by the Biblical writer whose rubric is Ezekiel. It is a representational rendering of what the witness experienced and set down, as best as he could, considering the limited parameters of existence at the time.
Roswell's wirnesses, at the time of the alleged incident – 1947 -- can be accounted as veracious. (Witnesses, providing testimony, many years later, suffer the vicissitudes on metal acuity that afflicts people as they age and as time passes, so their accounts can be ignored -- should be ignored.)
But to get at the heart of the UFO enigma, UFO researchers may take a serious perusal of witness accounts and testimony, past and present, providing exquisite details and data that has, so far, been sublimated, replaced by the more sensational aspects of what witnesses experienced.
Every UFO report, including those of "hoaxers" such as Adamski or Fry, should be evaluated, vetted, for elements that abut other testimonies, from reliable, credible sources.
The UFO-like reports, from religious and mythical writings – the Bible, the Hindu texts, the Greek myths, the Norse sagas, and all the rest – should be immersed in scrutiny and examined systematically rather than literarily.
And the Goldbach Conjecture?
Goldbach's Conjecture is that any even number may be expressed as the sum of two primes. If this conjecture is false, then there must be at least one even number that cannot be expressed as two primes.
Just as Goldbach's theorems and musings about integers remains unresolved, the pursuit of verification provides a methodology for study of UFOs, past, present, and future – if UFO mavens are serious about explaining the UFO phenomenon.
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Tuesday, July 19, 2011
Quantum UFOs
We've touched on this previously with several blog postings, but a reading of The Black Hole War by Leonard Susskind [Little, Brown and Company, NY, 2008] allows for an extrapolation of our views.
The whole tenor of Susskind's discussion of black holes and his consternation with Stephen Hawking's once held view about black holes and information (the loss of it) revolves around the idea that quantum theory applies to black holes….something macroscopic rather than microscopic, which is generally the province of quantum reality.
Large elements of reality have always been eschewed by quantum physicists, but Susskind, and others, apply quantum mechanics to black holes, which are an egregious element of large reality:
"Jacob Bekenstein [a noted Israeli physicist]…had a sense that black holes had something profound to say about the laws of nature. He was particularly interested in how black holes might fit together with the principles of Quantum Mechanics and thermodynamics that had so preoccupied Einstein." [Page 147]
So we contend, hypothetically, that UFOs may be quantum artifacts – large quantum particles as it were.
UFOs mimic several aspects of quantum theory: the indeterminacy of location, observation (measurement) of UFOs affect them, and their reality is hypothetical, not actual in practical, classical terms.
Quantum artifacts behave in strange, quirky ways, as you know. UFOs behave similarly.
UFOs, more often than not, disappear when observed, suddenly rather than gradually, according to most UFO sighting-reports.
The Hungarian physicist Eugene Wigner [1902-1995] said this:
"When we become conscious of something, we bring about the crucial collapse of the wave function, so that the perplexing mixed states of [reality] disappear." [Page 148, Introducing Quantum Theory, Totem Books, NY, 1997].
UFOs behave, usually, as waves rather than particles, but they have had substance, seemingly, as trace elements of them have been adequately reported; however, they behave more readily as waves (of light), especially in current times.
As for quantum, Niels Bohr said this:
"Whether an object behaves as particle or wave depends on your choice of apparatus for looking at it." [Page 160, Ibid]
Bohrs insight applies to Paul Kimball's favorite UFO event, the so-called RB-47 sighting of 1957.
Erwin Schrodinger (of dead/live cat fame) conjectured that particles – let us insert UFOs here – do not exist at all, but are just a "superimposition of waves" [Page 140, Ibid]
While quantum mechanics/theory is abstruse for many, we think it may be a vehicle -- a methodology – for study of the UFO phenomenon.
We'll continue this hypothetical thrust here (and elsewhere)…..
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Monday, February 26, 2007
Government still investigating.....not UFOs but UAP
When the inestimable UFO investigator Leon Davidson received the 1970 letter (from the Department of the Air Force) pictured above, he didn't quite accept the idea that the military agency had abandoned the evaluation of UFOs (as stated in paragraph five).
He was right to be skeptical, since all that happened was a change of the designation of flying saucers from UFO (Unidentified Flying Objects) to UAP (Unidentified Aerial Phenomena), which is what the CIA, NSA, Navy, Army, and Air Force are still gathering reports about, and actively seeking to determine exactly what has been and continues to be seen in the skies over America and elsewhere.
Conspiratorialists think the United States government, in one agency or another, has some, perhaps much, extraterrestrial information, and actual craft/alien beings which it has kept secret since 1947, or before.
The evidence for secret portfolios is ample. The idea that the government also has downed craft and dead extraterrestrials is palpable, and not unreasonable to some extent.
But UFO investigators won't find much by utilizing the Freedom of Information Act or pursuing a Congressional thrust to get government agencies to open their files or disclose what they're doing about Unidentified Aerial Phenomena if they, ufologists (a chary term we deplore), continue to reference the enigma as UFOs or Unidentified Flying Objects.
A perusal, online or in situ, of various government archives will confirm the UAP designation and continuing study of the phenomenon known by the public as UFO, and we'll be providing documents, here, to make the point.
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Chrissy Moltisanti Knows Sopranos Finale Meaning
Amazon Prime has inked a deal with HBO to bring subscribers Amazon Instant HBO. This means that shows like The Soprano's will be viewed by an entire new audience and generation who missed out on the first go-round. If you are one of these viewers, stop reading this and click on another article to your right.
While doing promo for the Amazon launch, Michael Imperioli (Christopher Moltisanti) told Entertainment Weekly he knows what the final scene meant.
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Although Mr. Burns might not be the most entertaining or politically open-minded character on The Simpsons, when Springfield's most decrepit Republican takes a break from money fights and condor-egg omelettes to come out in support of Mitt Romney, you know it's going to be good.
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With a series of gala events ranging from the religious and cultural to the diplomatic and political, including the participation of high officials on various levels of government, the celebration of Israel's forthcoming Independence Day, officially scheduled for Wednesday, was opened in this city and elsewhere in the United States today.
An integral part of the observance comprised statements issued by the United Jewish Appeal and the Israel Bond Organization, re-dedicating the efforts of the two organizations to the upbuilding of Israel and the provisions of aid for the absorption of Jewish immigrants in the economic and social life of Israel.
In a cable today to Izhak Ben-Zvi, President of Israel, Joseph Meyerhoff, general chairman of the UJA, congratulated the State of Israel on its 14th anniversary and pledged "solemnly to re-dedicate UJA's efforts in supplying the means to assist the people of Israel in welcoming and integrating every newcomer." He assured the President of Israel that "American Jewry salutes the heroic sacrifices made by the people of Israel" and stated: "On this joyous occasion, the American Jewish community solemnly pledges itself to re-dedicate its efforts in supplying the means through the United Jewish Appeal in fulfilling our humanitarian responsibility."
Dr. Joseph J. Schwartz, vice-president of the Israel Bond Organization, left by air today for Israel, to discuss with top Israeli Government leaders the major aspects of the development program for the Negev Desert, which is being financed with the aid of proceeds from the sale of State of Israel bonds. "Simultaneously with the observance of the 14th anniversary of the establishment of the State of Israel," he stated, "the Israel Bond Organization is inaugurating an extensive campaign to mobilize investment capital for the purpose of reclaiming large stretches of the Negev wasteland and making it suitable for settlement and economic development."
A week-long "Festival of Israel" in celebration of the anniversary was opened today at Sterling Forest Park, a botanical garden in suburban Tuxedo. On the program were daily programs of costumed folk dancing and folk singing by Zionist youth groups, lectures on and about modern Israel, photographic displays and exhibits of Israeli books, postage stamps and Israeli exports. The festival was officially inaugurated with an invocation by Rabbi Moshe Yaffe, executive director of the Chief Rabbinate at Jerusalem.
One of the featured events in connection with the anniversary celebration will be New York City's official Israel Independence Day event, to be held in the New York City Council chamber Wednesday. Mayor Robert F. Wagner will officially proclaim the day as Israel Independence Day. Participants will include Rabbi Israel Mowshowitz, president of the New York Board of Rabbis; the Very Rev. Msgr. George A. Kelly, director of the Family Life Bureau of the Catholic Archdiocese of New York; and the Rev. Dan M. Potter, executive director of the Protestant Council of the City of New York.
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Jasmine Rice, Chicken and Almond Stir-Fry
There are two kinds of rice in this luxurious chicken stir-fry: fragrant jasmine rice and oval Korean rice cakes, which look like sliced scallops and have a deliciously chewy texture. Lightly toasted sliced almonds and slivers of daikon add an appealing crunch.
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- 1 large egg white
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 3 tablespoons dry sherry
- Kosher salt
- 1 pound skinless boneless chicken breasts, cut into 1-inch cubes
- 1 1/4 cups jasmine rice (1/2 pound), rinsed
- 1/2 cup sliced blanched almonds (2 ounces)
- 20 fresh or frozen Asian thin rice cakes (see Note)
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil
- 4 ounces small white mushrooms, stems discarded, caps thinly sliced
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- 1 medium white onion, finely chopped
- 2 large garlic cloves, minced
- 1 1/2 tablespoons minced fresh ginger
- Freshly ground white pepper
- 4 ounces daikon radish, peeled and cut into 2-by-1/4-inch sticks
- 1/2 cup unsweetened coconut milk
- Asian sesame oil, for drizzling
How to make this recipe
In a medium bowl, whisk the egg white until frothy. Whisk in the cornstarch, 1 tablespoon of the sherry and 1 teaspoon of salt. Add the chicken breasts and toss to coat. Refrigerate for at least 4 hours or overnight.
Preheat the oven to 350°. In a medium saucepan, cover the jasmine rice with 2 cups of water and bring to a boil. Cover the saucepan and cook over low heat for 12 minutes. Turn off the heat and let the rice stand, covered, for 5 minutes. Fluff the rice and transfer to a large rimmed baking sheet; spread it out in an even layer. Let cool to room temperature, then cover and refrigerate until chilled.
Spread the sliced almonds in a pie pan and bake for about 4 minutes, or until pale golden. Let cool.
In a medium saucepan of boiling salted water, cook the rice cakes until tender but still chewy, about 7 minutes. Drain and spread them out on a large plate. Add 4 cups of water and 1 tablespoon of oil to the saucepan and bring to a boil. Add the chicken and simmer over low heat, stirring once or twice, until the outside turns white, about 25 seconds; drain. In a bowl, mix the mushrooms with the lemon juice.
In a wok, heat the remaining 3 tablespoons of oil until shimmering. Add the onion and cook over moderate heat until translucent, 5 minutes. Add the garlic and ginger and stir-fry until fragrant, 4 minutes. Add the mushrooms and cook over moderately high heat until softened, 3 minutes. Add the chicken and rice cakes, season with salt and pepper and stir-fry for 1 minute. Add the remaining 2 tablespoons of sherry and simmer for 10 seconds. Add the rice and heat through. Add the almonds and daikon and toss again. Stir in the coconut milk. Off the heat, season with salt and pepper and a drizzle of sesame oil. Serve at once.
Korean rice cakes are available at many Asian markets. Although they're most often sold frozen, you can sometimes find bags of fresh rice cakes in the refrigerated section.
Suggested Pairing
Pour a spicy American Gewürztraminer with this stir-fry and it will be clear why sommeliers so often suggest this grape with Asian cuisines. One of the best regions for Gewürz in the United States is Monterey, California.


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|There are some good bits and I especially like the diary entries. However, I feel the humour is too focused on his race and drug use, especially the drugs use. Some of these bits could be much better, if they satirised his obsession with change and hope, or other idealisitc ideas.
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THE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING of the City of Port Orange was called to order by Mayor Allen Green at 7:02 p.m.
Pledge of Allegiance
Silent Invocation
Roll Call: Present: Councilman Bob Ford
Councilman Donald Burnette
Councilman Bob Pohlmann
Vice Mayor Dennis Kennedy
Mayor Allen Green
Also Present: Kenneth W. Parker, City Manager
Margaret T. Roberts, City Attorney
Robin Fenwick, Deputy City Clerk
4. Arbor Day Proclamation
Mayor Green read a proclamation regarding Arbor Day. Mayor Green and Councilman Pohlmann reminded citizens that the City will be planting over 100 trees at 8am on Saturday, April 30, 2011. Volunteers are needed to assist.
5. Josh Wagner, County Councilman
Josh Wagner, County Councilman, presented a proclamation from the Volusia County Council to Port Orange. Councilman Wagner advised Council that the County wants to reopen Gamble Place and acknowledged that it is not where they want it to be. He supports the reopening. Councilman Ford advised that the Museum wants it reopened as well but they need volunteers to work it and help maintain it. Councilman Wagner spoke regarding the consolidated dispatch workshop on the 19th, part of the discussion is what type of technology to use. He explained that it won't be a dictatorship. The County will not implement anything that will put lives in danger. Councilman Wagner discussed EVAC. The County Council asked the County Manager to find out the cost of bringing EVAC in house. They are suggesting a similar model to what is being used currently. Councilman Wagner advised Council that the County passed the Interlocal Agreement regarding the Stanaki property and the County is taking over the maintenance and management. Councilman Wagner advised that they are going to have a trail workshop in about three (3) months to work on connections. Daytona Beach is working on a trail system, too. He would like to see a loop through the county. Councilman Wagner commended Council and Port Orange Staff for having money left over from the grant relating to Curaci park. He doesn't see a problem with the left over money being transferred to another project as requested by Port Orange.
Councilman Ford expressed concerns about consolidated dispatch. He wants joint governance.
Councilman Burnette also believes that governance is important. It was proven to work with RCC and suggested that the County Council not reinvent the wheel.
Councilman Pohlmann complemented Councilman Wagner on his successes on the County Council.
Vice Mayor Kennedy thanked Councilman Wagner for the environmental effects relating to Farmton. He is interested to see how EVAC will affect everyone.
Mayor Green also thanked Councilman Wagner for attending.
6. Report from KemperSports Management regarding Cypress Head Golf Course
Ricardo Catarino gave report with Mike Collins and Superintendent, Dennis Pickavance, relating to the second quarter. Mr. Catarino advised that they are over budget for revenues and April looks good so far, too.
Vice Mayor Kennedy asked about some damage on the golf course. Mr. Cataino advised that they addressed the issue and fixed the damage. Mr. Collins spoke to school and the students were dealt with.
Councilman Pohlmann said he is glad to see things are turning around; good report.
Councilman Burnette asked if it is a competitive environment relating to the rate for a round of golf. Mr. Catarino said it's horrible but they have been able to be responsible for their own maintenance to keep the costs down. They are second in the area behind LPGA in course appearance.
Councilman Ford said he wants to break even or make a profit.
Mayor Green discussed how to make changes to make revenue and keep the course in good shape.
Mr. Collins reminded and invited all to the Mother's Day brunch/buffet on May 8th.
CITIZEN PARTICIPATION (Non-Agenda – 15 Minutes)
Pat Mihalic, Concerned Citizens organization requested Council pass an ordinance requiring spay and neutering of animals. Ms. Mihalic gave statistics regarding euthanizing animals.
Mayor Green said it is time to address this issue.
7. Project Managers' Report
8. Engagement Letter for Pension and OPEB Actuarial Consulting
9. Approval to Piggyback State and Sheriff Department Contracts for Fleet Vehicle Purchases
10. Approval of the Ranking of Dental Insurance Proposers and Authorization to Proceed with Negotiations of a Contract for Dental Insurance with MetLife
11. Second Amendment to the Rose Bay Ecosystem Restoration Funding Agreement
12. Proposed License Agreement – Cedar Street Right-of-Way (3 Cedar/Covert)
13. Proposed License Agreement – Cedar Street Right-of-Way (6 Cedar/Covert)
14. Proposed License Agreement – Cedar Street Right-of-Way (7 Cedar/Dahl & Lentz)
Mayor Green pulled items #9, 12, 13, and 14 for further discussion.
Councilman Pohlmann pulled item #8 for further discussion.
Motion made by Councilman Pohlmann to approve items #7, 10 and 11. Seconded by Councilman Burnette. Motion carried unanimously by voice vote.
Item #8 – Councilman Pohlmann asked it Staff would request an administrative assistant when appropriate rather than spending the money for a Senior Consultant. Mr. Parker explained that most of the items will fall under a flat fee.
Motion made by Councilman Pohlmann to approve item #8, and Seconded by Councilman Burnette. Motion carried unanimously by voice vote.
Item #9 - Mayor Green asked about the vehicles being purchased. He wonders why the Fire Marshal can't get a smaller car. Councilman Burnette agrees. Mr. Parker explained that it needs to be a 4-wheel drive vehicle because he's out on construction sites. Mr. Parker said he'd look into more economical options for vehicles.
Ted Noftall addressed Council regarding the $1.4 million raised in taxes and asked where it is going. He would like to see a strict accounting. Mr. Parker explained that in 1989 Council set up a program for vehicles to be replaced without going in debt. This program took out the spiking of taxes in order to pay for such equipment. Leasing payments are level in all of the budgets. Mr. Noftall asked how much was raised last year. Mr. Parker said he could get the numbers from the City's budget. There is a specific line item for it. Mr. Noftall asked if there is a surplus in that budget. Mr. Parker explained that it is not a surplus, it's money reserved for equipment. The amounts are amortized over the life of the vehicle (including fire trucks). Mr. Parker will be glad to give a report and explained that Council's policy is to budget based on cash receipts not reserves. Mr. Noftall asked what the money is then used for. Mr. Parker explained that the Council can decide to use it for any lawful matter. They have used it for pension payoff and other similar one-time items.
Mr. Noftall requested that Council bring a vote relating to fire services.
Councilman Burnette understands the accounting but wonders how much is being saved by using the State and Sheriff contracts.
Vice Mayor Kennedy asked when the sheriff's bid was done. Mr. Parker said January. Mayor Green advised that they can use whoever they want, they don't have to use the state or sheriff contract. Mr. Parker advised that Warren Pike, Public Works Director, finds out which is cheaper and that is what is brought to the Council.
Motion to approve amount for fleet purchases by Vice Mayor Kennedy, and Seconded by Councilman Pohlmann. No public comment. Motion carried unanimously by voice vote.
Items #12-14 - Mayor Green asked how big the boat houses are. Shannon Lewis, Assistant City Manager, explained the license agreements, the LDC, and the restrictions.
Mayor Green understands the explanation but asked about the future. Mr. Lewis explained that the restrictions allow room for the barge to get through, as well as the homeowners to get thru the canal. Attorney Roberts explained that the City has the right to require the removal of any boathouse (paragraph 5, page 4). Councilman Burnette asked if the terms of the agreement are ongoing and questioned the fact that the license agreement doesn't change hands with a new owner. Attorney Roberts explained that the license agreement is personal property and goes with the person not the land.
Councilman Burnette thinks the agreement impairs the marketability. Attorney Roberts explained that the agreement is recorded so all interested parties now and in the future will have knowledge. The document is worded to best protect the City. Mayor Green says he's ok with the agreement. Councilman Ford thinks it's a wonderful thing that the City is doing but he doesn't like to give public property away. He is concerned about the size of the dock and the amount it sticks out into the canal. Ms. Lewis explained that she looked at other cities and believes that agreeing to a percentage rather than specific length is better because there are narrower parts of the canal. Councilman Pohlmann asked if the homeowners would have to come through Council before building. Ms. Lewis said no, they would just go through permitting.
Motion to approve made by Councilman Burnette, and Seconded by Councilman Ford. Motion carried unanimously by roll call vote.
15. Special Exception for a Game/Recreation Facility in the "CC" Zoning District for Allied Veterans of the World, Inc. Affiliate 49 (Tabled 3/15/11)
Motion to remove item 15 from table made by Vice Mayor Kennedy, and Seconded by Councilman Pohlmann. Motion carried by voice vote - 4-1. Councilman Ford voted no.
Councilman Pohlmann is concerned that no one signed the document from the Potato Patch subdivision. Mayor Green explained that he only wants people from Port Orange and will not listen to Deland citizens.
Tim Burman explained the issue and that Staff reviewed the requirements and recommends approval based on the current codes.
Mayor Green asked about the distance from the residential properties and how the code states to measure the distance. Mr. Burman explained the wording in the code. Mayor Green also still has a problem with how we determine the number of parking spots. This project fails to meet the criteria as he sees it. He has a problem with the placement and the hours as well.
Vice Mayor Kennedy asked for clarification regarding parking. He asked Mr. Burman if he has looked at the parking issues for the other businesses in the strip center and ask if they get 40 spots based on having 40 terminals. The hours of operation bothers him as well. Vice Mayor Kennedy believes they should shut down by 9pm at the latest. He is not comfortable with the location but understands that the interpretation of the code might allow it. He doesn't want it in Port Orange. He does not support the approval of the special exception.
Councilman Ford is not happy with it being so close to neighborhoods. He agrees with the residents that they have a right to their way of life.
Councilman Burnette remarked that the crime sheet at the Beville spot was 10 pages long. He is not happy with the closeness to the neighborhood. He stated that he has spoken to others in the complex who are not happy with Allied Veterans moving into this center. He wants to hear from the citizens.
Councilman Ford believes that the building department made a mistake and this does not meet our current codes. He asked the City Attorney to look at it as an adult entertainment and believes it needs to be in an adult entertainment zone. He requests that Staff relook at it as well. He doesn't like the way the code is written.
Alan Brayton, 3033 Oak Hammock Drive, addressed Council with his wife, Elaine, and they are against the internet café opening so close to their residence.
Cheryl Atwell, 3547 Russett Lane, presented a signed petition of Potato Patch residents against the internet café.
Kathy Niemeier, Hammocks Subdivision, gave another signed petition from residents against the café.
Laura Lee, attorney for Allied Veterans, addressed Council regarding the code and Tim Burman's report. She addressed the adult entertainment codes. Ms. Lee explained the rules of the internet café, and state the reason Allied Veterans have armed security guards is because they have heard the concerns before and have voluntarily chosen to provide a guard. She requested a copy of the documents provided by Potato Patch residents. She also addressed the issues regarding the police calls that Councilman Burnette brought up, as well as the issue with the recent Apopka shooting.
There were no questions from Council.
Ms. Lee cited case law (438 So2d 506) Effie vs. City of Ocala, page 508.
Attorney Roberts read the definition of game/recreation facility per the City of Port Orange's LDC, which state the facility should include all ages. Attorney Roberts asked Wayne Clark, Community Development Director, about the size of Walmart vs. this site. Ms. Clark explained.
There were no further public comments.
Motion to approve the special exception request made by Councilman Pohlmann, and Seconded by Vice Mayor Kennedy.
Mayor Green asked for public comments. Mr. Noftall asked for the four corners of the debate.
Councilman Burnette explained that he is not making a moral decision on gambling. He is going off a litmus test regarding the impact on the people who live around it. When police are on a call there (no matter how significant the call), they are not available on other calls where citizens need them.
Councilman Ford agrees. This is not about what he feels about gambling. It's about proper placement. He insists this falls under the adult entertainment codes and zoning.
Vice Mayor Kennedy takes the job very seriously and has taken several calls from citizens with only one who supports this. He is obligated to vote against it.
Councilman Pohlmann stated that he doesn't like it at this location. He is not against gambling.
Mayor Green stated that he gambles every day in his business. He has to vote as to whether this falls within his interpretation of the code, and he doesn't believe shrubs can protect people. He believes there are other places in the city where this would fit.
Motion denied in a roll call vote. All Members voted no to the Motion to approve the special exception request.
FINANCE (John Shelley)
16. Resolution No. 11- 20 - Budget Appropriation
Motion to approve Resolution No. 11-20 made by Councilman Pohlmann, and Seconded by Vice Mayor Kennedy. Motion carried unanimously by roll call vote.
17. Monthly Financial Report
John Shelley, Finance Director, gave the financial report for the month of March. The YMCA report was included, they have a $35,000 surplus for the 3 month period. The Golf report was also included, information was given earlier at this meeting.
Mayor Green asked about the building revenue fund. He wants to make sure Staff is addressing what's going to happen in the future. Mr. Parker says Staff is. Mr. Shelley explained that that is what Staff is looking at and tracking. Mr. Shelley and Mr. Clark spoke regarding the building revenue fund and they will continue to look at those upcoming projects to try to project a good budget.
PUBLIC WORKS (Warren Pike)
18. Extend Landscape Maintenance Contract for Three Months
Mr. Parker brought to Council's attention that Tom Cinefro, Purchasing Coordinator, began attempting to obtain information regarding insurance from Glencoe after last week's meeting. The insurance was not delivered until late today (April 26, 2011). Glencoe is not in compliance with the worker's compensation standards. The insurance company does not have an A rating as required by the bid documents and the City's contracts. Mr. Parker also advised Council that the automobile insurance does not list the City of Port Orange as an additional insured. Staff also found that Glencoe did not have worker's compensation insurance last year.
Mayor Green advised that he spoke with Warren Pike, Public Works Director, and Mr. Parker and would prefer to award the Contract based on the bids received rather than re-bid it.
Motion by Councilman Pohlmann to reconsider the April 19, 2011 Motion to reject the current bids and re-bid Sections 1-3, and to reconsider all bids. Seconded by Vice Mayor Kennedy. Motion carried unanimously by voice vote.
Motion by Councilman Pohlmann to award mowing contract to Tuff Turf as the lowest, responsive bidder, and Seconded by Vice Mayor Kennedy.
Councilman Ford asked about not having this insurance issue happen again. Mr. Parker explained that Mr. Cinefro has prepared spreadsheets to alert him when insurance policies are expiring, and extensions will not be a simple form extending the Contract but will be a full Contract.
Councilman Burnette is upset that Staff didn't know about the insurance lapse sooner. Mr. Parker said he is also. The insurance company never notified the City.
Vice Mayor Kennedy asked if the insurance company is required to notify the City. Mayor Green said yes and no, the insurance company will so no, but if the City tracks it and requests an updated certificate, the insurance company will send it.
Mr. Parker explained that Mr. Cinefro is going through all of the purchasing procedures and making them more efficient.
Mr. Parker asked Attorney Roberts if notice is required to be given to the other parties prior to Council awarding the contract. Attorney Roberts advised that Council would be in a better legal position if they noticed it to the other parties. Mayor Green disagreed with Attorney Roberts because it is not required. He believes that Glencoe violated the law by not having worker's compensation insurance in place pursuant to the Contract. Councilman Burnette agreed with Mayor Green that it is not required to notice the item. He feels they have defaulted on the Contract and in essence fired themselves.
Motion carried unanimously by roll call vote.
Mr. Cinefro confirmed to Council that Tuff Turf has complied with the insurance requirements already and has submitted proof of same.
19. Comments/Concerns from Council Members
Councilman Burnette asked about mowing the medians. He has heard from several citizens who are not happy with the way the City looks.
Councilman Pohlmann asked John Cheney, Tuff Turf, Inc., if Zahira is a good idea or what he would recommend. Mr. Cheney explained the over seeding of the Bahia with the St Augustine grass. Further discussion was held regarding grass options for the medians.
Vice Mayor Kennedy wants to move forward with the feral cat issue. He would like to see the ordinance in Daytona Beach.
20. City Council Committee Reports
Vice Mayor Kennedy advised that the federal funding companies are changing. The City's portfolio is good with $31 million although it is down a little from 12-31-10.
Councilman Ford advised that there was a meeting held on April 26, 2011. Discussion included safety zones around the schools and the Votran report shows short falls in funding.
Vice Mayor Kennedy advised that the Library meeting is coming up on May 5, 2011.
Councilman Pohlmann advised that there is a meeting next month.
Vice Mayor Kennedy advised that there is a meeting on May 20, 2011.
Councilman Ford advised that there was a meeting on April 25, 2011. The returns have been great.
Councilman Pohlmann advised that the YMCA met on March 22. The YMCA was a recipient of some of the money from the Vince Carter gala. Their annual lunch meeting was held on April 7 at the speedway. They have given away $54,000 in January and February. They sold 450 tickets to the Tamburitzans performance. They sponsored Spruce Creek High School youth in government days in Tallahassee. They need residents for the board of directors. Healthy Kids Days was held on April 16, 2011 and Splash Week is May 2nd. Splash Week is free water safety instruction for the community. Next Board meeting May 25, 2011.
Mayor Green reported that VCOG met on April 24, 2011 but he was unable to attend so he will get the report for next month.
Mayor Green advised that there is a meeting coming up.
Councilman Burnette reported that Thursday is the Fun and Funky dinner.
Councilman Burnette reported that May 6 is the Morning Mix and Mingle at TD Bank. There is a ribbon cutting at Pavilion on Tuesday at 4pm. The Chamber visits will be this week- focusing on Ridgewood Ave businesses. Mayor Green asked Councilman Burnette to check with businesses about using Port Orange businesses to purchase their supplies from rather than buying from other areas when possible.
Mayor Green advised that the Golf report was given earlier in this meeting.
Mayor Green advised that there is a meeting on Thursday.
Attorney Roberts confirmed that item #18 was withdrawn. Council confirmed.
Mr. Parker advised that there was a meeting with the county relating to fire services and they have asked that the City wait until next fiscal year to give a report on costs since the dispatch issues are going on now. April 30th volunteers are needed to plant trees at Summertrees. Next meeting begins the budget workshops.
ADJOURNMENT: 9:36p.m.
Mayor Allen Green
Kenneth W. Parker, City Manager


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William Shatner originally had a cameo in J.J. Abrams' Star Trek, but the cameo was cut and Shatner hasn't been a part of the new series. That could change because Star Trek 3 director Robert Orci wants to get Shatner and Leonard Nimoy together again as Kirk and Spock.
According to BadAssDigest, the new script calls for the reunion, which would mark the first time the two have appeared together in their iconic roles since Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country back in 1991.
The question is whether or not Shatner would be up for the roll after being very vocal about his displeasure with Abrams for not including him in the first two films. He accused Abrams of "being a pig" about it all, though he did eventually apologize for his comments. As for Abrams, he told Playboy:
I haven't spoken with him in a long time, but I did read something where he gave me a fantastic underhanded compliment. Something like our movie was a fun action ride and maybe one day it'll have heart. A great compliment only to pull the rug out in a way that only Shatner can do. I adore him.
Seems like Abrams is over the whole thing, but we'll have to wait and see if Shatner is on board (and if Orci can actually find a way to make the scene happen).
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Ed Sheeran Explains How He Met Usher
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By Kathleen Perricone
Ed Sheeran's upcoming x album is coming out soon, but there's a duet on another singer's release he's excited about: Usher.
And he recently explained how he came to meet the "Good Kisser" singer.
"I was at a Passover seder and it's a very, very small event, and I sat next to Usher and he's like, 'Yo man,' and he shows me his phone and he's downloaded my song and I'm like, 'Ah, cheers, Usher!'" Ed tells On Air with Ryan Seacrest. "And he's like, 'Yo man, I'm getting in the studio later. You wanna come?' I was like, 'Yeah!'"
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A MAJOR overhaul of Madrid's metro means the main line to the airport is likely to be shut for much of this year, potentially leading to havoc during rush hours.
Lines 1 and 8 badly needs a drastic maintenance operation, but this is impossible without closing sections of the track all summer.
The shutdown will start on May 21, and Line 1 will be out of action until September 30 – the height of the holiday season when Madrid residents most want to catch planes and trains to coastal and country destinations.
Line 1 cuts right through the city centre from the Plaza de Castilla, through the Gran Vía, Puerta del Sol and onto Vallecas – and is the only link to the central Atocha station, where high-speed and cross-country trains run to and from.
Ironically, it will be easier to get to Atocha via the outer suburban lines – the Cercanías – than from anywhere close to the city centre.
Later in the year, or early in 2017, Line 1 will need to close again for some weeks to finish the work.
After the summer once Line 1 has been temporarily reopened, Line 8 to Adolfo Suárez-Barajas airport will close for repairs.
Line 8 from the airport runs via Campo de las Naciones and Mar de Cristal – where those wishing to go to the IFEMA international trade fair complex need to change for Line 4 – and ends at Nuevos Ministerios, which hooks up to Line 6 and Line 10 to reach other parts of the city, including the centre.
The airport line starts at the town of Barajas, which the terminal is named after, but which is not within walking distance even without suitcases.
Madrid city council says it will make sure Line 8 is not closed over January and February next year, when the world-acclaimed global tourism trade fair, FITUR, takes place at the IFEMA.
Most of the work involved centres on repairing tunnels and air-vents, and in the case of Line 1, fitting overhead electricity lines.
Line 1 was built 97 years ago and, although it is in safe enough conditions to be used, is in a poor state after decades of neglect.


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We hit the water once again for a thrilling playoff match-up between local rivals.
Lodi Boys Water Polo Polo vs. St Mary's:
If the last shot Andrew Watts faced in regulation was a five-meter penalty, then the Flames would have had a chance at the Sac-Joaquin Section D-l semi-finals.
Lodi's senior goalie improbably turned away Rams standout Derek Clappis with under a minute to play in a 10-10 game, bringing the local crowd at Tokay High's pool to a frenzy.
"Top scorer. Five-meter. Tied. And I don't know, I had this buzz going through my head," Watts said after the game. "After he picked up the ball, I don't remember anything. He picks up the ball and it was just ... that feeling came over me when I was just, 'I got this.'"
And his monumental stop gave Rob Elrod's team a chance to gut out a victory in overtime.
Or so the Flames thought.
St. Mary's came up with a turnover off an errant pass, allowing Clappis one last chance from straight away as the clock wound down. He would not miss this time.
The stinging finish capped off what was an intense and entertaining battle. Clappis and the Flames' Joe VandeLans matched nearly one another goal for goal, combining for nine total scores. The Rams jumped ahead early, but Lodi kept inching closer and closer.
Goals from VanderLans and Mitch Thomas helped knot the contest at 10 apiece late in the fourth quarter, shortly before Watts' big save.
Given another period, VanderLans and company may have prevailed.
But that possibilty is only a hindsight now.