Alfred W. DiOrio, RLS, Inc.

...over the years there have been many photos taken from my boat, Festivus, documenting our times on the water...this one, taken by my good Friend, Joe L., is a great one...taken in transit early on Monday am...

...no staying in the slot this morning...big Girl safely released with only a bruised lip...and a great beach day...not another soul in sight for hours...

...beautiful morning out there after a wind-blown week!...had to sort through the small ones to find the slot this morning...

Effective June 17, 2024, Rhode Island enacted a new law: R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-8.1-21, “Right of Entry for Professional Land Surveyor Performing Surveying Services.”

Active Shooter and Rescue Task Force training this weekend...

I'm looking forward to presenting at National Business Institute’s upcoming course, “From Plat to Plot: Attorneys' Checklist Guide to Land Surveys and Legal Descriptions” on Wednesday, September 18, 2024. Register today at https://www.nbi-sems.com/ProductDetails/99019ER!

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...got to dance with a pair of Big Girls this morning...with Fish Whisperer and fishing partner John D...all safely returned...

...lots of laughs with fishing partner Mike G...and a couple of nice slot fish...

His handiwork was on display this morning out there...had to fish through the 34" beautiful out of slot (safely released) to get to this nice slot fish...

...another beautiful morning out there...and a fine "less than 31" slot fish...

...beyond words for being out this morning with fishing partner JDL...

...spectacular morning out there today...and a very nice "less than 31" slot fish...

...another amazing morning...had to get through a half-dozen 25-27" fish before landing this "less than 31" slot fish...

...nice slot fish from this morning's trip...

I've been working with National Business Institute for many years and have done numerous surveying seminars and presentations for them...very pleased to be recognized...

Westerly Soupy Fest 2024...3d Place Winners! Very proud to be a part of this great team...congrats to all!

...Iris Caddis from last night's class...

I'm feeling like Spring...and it's coming onto the weekend...swamp thing...

I am indeed a 'fortunate son'...Cubans and Cocktails with LJ...thanks to all for the B-Day wishes...so much appreciated!!! But this is only the Beginning...

...from last night's fly tying class...my attempt at the Slump Buster...can't wait to throw it!

Wilderness First Responder recertification weekend...hypothermia drill...great group and great instructors!

...I love it when a plan comes together...

...not bad for early February in New England...

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...making it with the best today...

https://www.gpsworld.com/chinas-beidou-challenges-u-s-gps-dominance/

China’s BeiDou challenges US GPS dominance - GPS World Fifty years since it was designed and approved by the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD), the GPS is at risk of losing its status as the world’s gold-standard location service, reported The Wall Street Journal.

New Elevation Certificate and Dry Floodproofing Certificate Released

The new Elevation Certificate and new Dry Floodproofing Certificate have been approved and should be used going forward through 06/30/2026.
• A new Section H is available for use in all flood zones to determine the building's first floor height for NFIP insurance purposes. Photos must be submitted with all Elevation Certificates.
• Instructions for other sections have been revised and clarified, as needed, to ensure greater consistency and accuracy in the information provided.

ASFPM is hosting FEMA for two webinars in early August to review the new Elevation Certificate and the new Dry Floodproofing Certificate. The Elevation Certificate webinar on Aug 9 is now full, but you can still register for the Aug 10 webinar on Dry Floodproofing. Learn more and register

In Roman religion, Terminus was the god who protected boundary markers; his name was the Latin word for such a marker. Sacrifices were performed to sanctify each boundary stone, and landowners celebrated a festival called the "Terminalia" in Terminus' honor each year on February 23. The Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus on the Capitoline Hill was thought to have been built over a shrine to Terminus, and he was occasionally identified as an aspect of Jupiter under the name "Jupiter Terminalis".

Ancient writers believed that the worship of Terminus had been introduced to Rome during the reign of the first king Romulus (traditionally 753–717 BC) or his successor Numa (717–673 BC). Modern scholars have variously seen it as the survival of an early animistic reverence for the power inherent in the boundary marker, or as the Roman development of proto-Indo-European belief in a god concerned with the division of property.