An entertaining letter to read...I am not sure this one is going any farther.
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
From Alex Sink's FaceBook Page:
Inquiry into Gov. Rick Scott's deleted transition e-mails opens amid complaint from Alex Sink - St. Petersburg Times
More evidence that public means everything in Florida government is open to the citizenry. There are no "degrees" of what is public and what is not so public, unless it relates to confidential employee information and closed door sessions related to legal matters. However, even those closed meetings are not off-limits forever and will eventually be made available for public inspection.
Note to Ms. Stanton and the crew at 7 N. Dixie Hwy. - let the truth set you free! Click title for link to article.
Sunday, August 21, 2011
Irene Forecast Track as of 5 a.m. 8/22
HURRICANE IRENE DISCUSSION NUMBER 7 NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL092011 500 AM AST MON AUG 22 2011 IRENE HAS BECOME MUCH BETTER ORGANIZED DURING THE PAST 6 HOURS DESPITE ITS INTERACTION WITH THE MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN OF PUERTO RICO...AND A RAGGED EYE HAS BECOME APPARENT IN IMAGERY FROM THE FAA TERMINAL DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR. ALSO...LARGE PATCHES OF DOPPLER VELOCITY VALUES AS HIGH AS 75-82 KT AT 1000-1500 FT AND 85-91 KT AT 2000-3000 FT HAVE BEEN INDICATED NORTHWEST AND NORTHEAST OF THE CENTER OVER WATER FOR THE PAST 2 HOURS...WHICH EQUATES TO AT LEAST 65-KT SURFACE WINDS. SOME DOPPLER VELOCITIES AS HIGH AS 72 KT HAVE ALSO BEEN DETECTED AT 500-600 FT OVER WATER. AS A RESULT OF THESE DATA...IRENE HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO THE FIRST HURRICANE OF THE 2011 ATLANTIC HURRICANE SEASON. TRENDING THROUGH ALL OF THE WOBBLES IN THE TRACK OVER THE PAST 6 HOURS YIELDS AN AVERAGE MOTION OF ABOUT 290/10 KT. UPPER-AIR DATA AT 00Z INDICATE 500 MB HEIGHTS HAVE NOT CHANGED AT BERMUDA IN THE PAST 24 HOURS...WHICH SUGGESTS THAT THE SUBTROPICAL RIDGE TO THE NORTH OF IRENE REMAINS QUITE STRONG. THE RIDGE IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE LITTLE FOR THE NEXT 48 HOURS OR SO...WHICH WOULD ACT TO KEEP IRENE MOVING IN A GENERAL WEST-NORTHWESTWARD DIRECTION OFF THE NORTH COAST OF PUERTO RICO THIS MORNING AND JUST SKIRTING THE NORTHERN COAST OF HISPANIOLA LATER TODAY AND ON TUESDAY. AFTER THAT...THE GLOBAL MODELS DIVERGE ON THE SPECIFICS OF HOW LARGE A BREAK OR WEAKNESS IN THE SUBTROPICAL RIDGE DEVELOPS OVER FLORIDA AND THE SOUTHEASTERN U.S. AT 72 HOUR AND BEYOND...WHICH WILL ALLOW IRENE TO MOVE NORTHWESTWARD. THE ECMWF...NOGAPS...AND GFDN MODELS ARE THE RIGHTMOST OF THE NHC MODEL GUIDANCE SUITE AND KEEP IRENE WELL EAST OF FLORIDA...WHEREAS THE UKMET AND THE GFDL MODELS ARE THE LEFTMOST OF THE MODELS AND TAKE IRENE NEAR THE WEST COAST OF FLORIDA. THE GFS AND THE REST OF THE NHC MODEL GUIDANCE IS TIGHTLY PACKED BETWEEN THESE TWO EXTREMES AND TAKE IRENE THROUGH THE BAHAMAS AND JUST OFF THE FLORIDA EAST COAST. WHAT IS NOTEWORTHY IS THAT ALL OF THE GLOBAL AND REGIONAL MODELS AGREE THAT THE OUTFLOW OF IRENE WILL CONVERGE WITH WESTERLY TO NORTHWESTERLY UPPER-LEVEL MID-LATITUDE FLOW OVER THE MID-ATLANTIC STATES BY 96 HOURS AND BEYOND. THIS UPPER-LEVEL MASS CONFLUENCE COULD MAINTAIN THE MID- TO LOW-LEVEL RIDGE A LITTLE BIT STRONGER AND LONGER THAN WHAT NOGAPS AND THE ECMWF ARE FORECASTING...WHICH WOULD IN TURN KEEP IRENE A LITTLE CLOSER TO THE FLORIDA EAST COAST. AS A RESULT...THE OFFICIAL FORECAST TRACK WAS ONLY SHIFTED SLIGHTLY TO THE EAST OF THE PREVIOUS TRACK AND IS NEAR THE CONSENSUS MODELS TVCN AND TVCA. IT NOW APPEARS THAT IRENE WILL NOT INTERACT WITH HISPANIOLA AS MUCH OR AS LONG AS PREVIOUSLY EXPECTED. THIS WILL ALSO RESULT IN MORE STRENGTHENING THAN PREVIOUSLY EXPECTED. IRENE IS FORECAST BY ALL OF THE MODELS TO HAVE A VERY IMPRESSIVE OUTFLOW PATTERN THROUGHOUT THE FORECAST PERIOD...INCLUDING A LARGE UPPER-LEVEL TROUGH/LOW ABOUT 1200 NMI EAST OF THE CYCLONE ACTING AS A MASS SINK. WITH IRENE ALSO EXPECTED TO BE OVER SSTS NEAR 30C AFTER 48 HOURS...SIGNIFICANT STRENGTHENING COULD OCCUR. HOWEVER...THE OFFICIAL INTENSITY WILL REMAIN ON THE CONSERVATIVE SIDE DUE TO THE UNCERTAINTY IN HOW MUCH IRENE WILL INTERACT WITH THE MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN OF HISPANIOLA FOR THE NEXT 24-36 HOURS. THE OFFICIAL INTENSITY FORECAST IS A BLEND OF THE SHIPS/LGEM MODELS AND THE HWRF/GFDL MODELS. HOWEVER...GIVEN THE IMPRESSIVE UPPER-LEVEL FLOW PATTERN EXPECTED ACROSS IRENE...IT WOULD NOT SURPRISE ME IF THIS CYCLONE BECAME A MAJOR HURRICANE AT SOME TIME DURING ITS LIFETIME LIKE THE GFDL AND HWRF MODELS ARE FORECASTING. IT IS IMPORTANT NOT TO FOCUS ON THE EXACT FORECAST TRACK... ESPECIALLY AT DAYS 4 TO 5...SINCE THE MOST RECENT 5-YEAR AVERAGE ERRORS AT THOSE FORECAST TIMES ARE 200 AND 250 MILES... RESPECTIVELY.
HURRICANE IRENE TROPICAL CYCLONE UPDATE...CORRECTED
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL092011
550 AM AST MON AUG 22 2011
CORRECTED TIME IN DATE/STIME HEADER
PRELIMINARY REPORTS INDICATE THAT WIDESPREAD TREE AND POWERLINE
DAMAGE HAS OCCURRED ON PUERTO RICO...AND MORE THAN 800 THOUSAND
HOMES ARE WITHOUT POWER ON THE ISLAND.
ALSO...FAA DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR INDICATES WINDS TO NEAR MAJOR
HURRICANE STRENGTH ARE NOW OCCURRING IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF
THE INTERIOR MOUNTAINOUS REGIONS OF PUERTO RICO.
Lake Worth plan would charge $60 per residence to help pay fire pension costs
This is from the PBP regarding the proposed assessment for fire services. Stanton says that we will likely stay with the County. Click title for link.
Special College Park Meeting tomorrow night 6:30 (Monday)
Hello Neighbors,
Many of our neighbors are on the City's email list and receive regular reports from the City Manager. All of you received an update yesterday from College Park concerning the Fire, Stormwater and Refuse assessments which were included inb the City Manager's latest report. The board has heard from many people who would like more more information on these matters.
Because the City Commission will be voting on the fire assessment this coming Tuesday, The Board has arranged for a Special Meeting tomorrow (Monday, August22) at our regular meeting place, the First Congregational Church, 1415 North K Street. The meeting will start at 6:30 and last for one hour.
The purpose of this meeting is to familiarize ourselves with these new and/or increased assessments before the budget is finalized so that we can share our concerns and questions with the Commission. We will have copies of the City Manager's report on hand.
Please share this notice with your friends and neighbors who may not be on our email distribution list.
Many of our neighbors are on the City's email list and receive regular reports from the City Manager. All of you received an update yesterday from College Park concerning the Fire, Stormwater and Refuse assessments which were included inb the City Manager's latest report. The board has heard from many people who would like more more information on these matters.
Because the City Commission will be voting on the fire assessment this coming Tuesday, The Board has arranged for a Special Meeting tomorrow (Monday, August22) at our regular meeting place, the First Congregational Church, 1415 North K Street. The meeting will start at 6:30 and last for one hour.
The purpose of this meeting is to familiarize ourselves with these new and/or increased assessments before the budget is finalized so that we can share our concerns and questions with the Commission. We will have copies of the City Manager's report on hand.
Please share this notice with your friends and neighbors who may not be on our email distribution list.
Friday, August 19, 2011
Thursday, August 18, 2011
Lake Worth places two on leave after false testimony leads to lawsuit's dismissal
DOES THIS SURPRISE ANYONE? AT WHAT TIME WILL IT BE THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION'S FAULT? Assistant city attorney Jean Marie Middleton is MS. STANTON'S HIRE or at least the BCE's or Elaine Humphreys or all three! And Ms. Stanton wants to run a police and fire department too...??
By the way, this article isn't by Press Release Willie - click title for link. From the article:
With very few exceptions that prove the rule, this regime hires and keeps only those that tow the party line to the extreme. If they don't, they leave on their own accord or are let go - "fired." Who is left are people who can act without thinking and do just what they are told without regard to "best practices" - this is not about exposing the wrongs of past administrations anymore. Ms. Stanton has been on the job since April 2009 - it is time to hear her take responsibility as each wheel undeniably spins off the wagon. Expect more to fly off over the coming months...
This is the same city/legal department that filed redacted (marked-out) public documents in the discovery phase of the Greater Bay lawsuit.
By the way, this article isn't by Press Release Willie - click title for link. From the article:
City Manager Susan Stanton said that will be determined during a probe she launched after learning of Kelley's ruling.
"We want to find out what went wrong in this case and take corrective action to make sure it won't happen again," she said. "This is just downright embarrassing."
AND
Stanton said she was unaware Nichols testified that she had never checked the accuracy of the affidavits. But, she said, it is emblematic of the ills she has discovered since becoming city manager in 2009.
"Employees have done things based on past practices" instead of best practices, she said.
While calling Middleton and Nichols "good employees," she indicated that both share blame. City attorneys prepare the affidavits but rely on staff to ensure information is correct, she said.
AND
Stanton agreed. "The information has to be accurate and it has to be right," she said. "If it's not it undermines the confidence of the community in the city. It's not acceptable."This is the same city/legal department that filed redacted (marked-out) public documents in the discovery phase of the Greater Bay lawsuit.
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Inspector General Committee Semi-Annual Meeting with Inspector General August 18, 2011 – 3:00 p.m.
The Inspector General will conduct the first semi-annual meeting with the Inspector General Committee, tomorrow, Thursday August 18 at 3pm. Read the link for details. The Committee is comprised of what was the Selection Committee, and was renamed during redrafting of the Ordinance.
Proverbs 17 New International Version (NIV)
1 Better a dry crust with peace and quiet
than a house full of feasting, with strife.
2 A prudent servant will rule over a disgraceful son
and will share the inheritance as one of the family.
3 The crucible for silver and the furnace for gold,
but the LORD tests the heart.
4 A wicked person listens to deceitful lips;
a liar pays attention to a destructive tongue.
5 Whoever mocks the poor shows contempt for their Maker;
whoever gloats over disaster will not go unpunished.
6 Children’s children are a crown to the aged,
and parents are the pride of their children.
7 Eloquent lips are unsuited to a godless fool—
how much worse lying lips to a ruler!
8 A bribe is seen as a charm by the one who gives it;
they think success will come at every turn.
9 Whoever would foster love covers over an offense,
but whoever repeats the matter separates close friends.
10 A rebuke impresses a discerning person
more than a hundred lashes a fool.
11 Evildoers foster rebellion against God;
the messenger of death will be sent against them.
12 Better to meet a bear robbed of her cubs
than a fool bent on folly.
13 Evil will never leave the house
of one who pays back evil for good.
14 Starting a quarrel is like breaching a dam;
so drop the matter before a dispute breaks out.
15 Acquitting the guilty and condemning the innocent—
the LORD detests them both.
16 Why should fools have money in hand to buy wisdom,
when they are not able to understand it?
17 A friend loves at all times,
and a brother is born for a time of adversity.
18 One who has no sense shakes hands in pledge
and puts up security for a neighbor.
19 Whoever loves a quarrel loves sin;
whoever builds a high gate invites destruction.
20 One whose heart is corrupt does not prosper;
one whose tongue is perverse falls into trouble.
21 To have a fool for a child brings grief;
there is no joy for the parent of a godless fool.
22 A cheerful heart is good medicine,
but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.
23 The wicked accept bribes in secret
to pervert the course of justice.
24 A discerning person keeps wisdom in view,
but a fool’s eyes wander to the ends of the earth.
25 A foolish son brings grief to his father
and bitterness to the mother who bore him.
26 If imposing a fine on the innocent is not good,
surely to flog honest officials is not right.
27 The one who has knowledge uses words with restraint,
and whoever has understanding is even-tempered.
28 Even fools are thought wise if they keep silent,
and discerning if they hold their tongues.
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