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Chris Gulker, a former technology columnist for The Independent, was one of the world's first bloggers – even before the term was in common usage – as well as a pioneer of digital publishing and online newspapers that have now become the norm. He blogged about his impending death from brain cancer until a few days before it happened, latterly dictating to his wife Linda. He was 59.
A New Yorker by birth, Gulker spent most of his career as a photojournalist or photo editor for two US west coast newspapers, first the now-defunct Los Angeles Herald Examiner and later the San Francisco Examiner. A self-confessed "techie geek," he wrote his column "The View from Silicon Valley" in the Independent's weekly technology supplement Network from 1997 unitl 2003, attracting a readership far wider than geeks and businessmen with his sharp wit and literary ability.
"He had a child-like enthusiasm for anything tech and wanted to find out what made it tick and everything you could do with it," according to Network's editor at the time, Roger Ridey. "His favourite quote was from the writer Stewart Brand – 'information wants to be free'."
He was working for Apple Computer Inc as something of an electronic publishing guru at that time andwas later headhunted as a product manager by Adobe Systems, wherehe remained until diagnosed witha glioma brain tumour in 2006. Healso worked as a freelance photographer for Time, Newsweek, Rolling Stone, Vanity Fair and the NewYork Times. He was twice nominated for the coveted Pulitzer Prize forhis photos while working for the Herald Examiner.
Academic experts on the history of the internet credit Gulker with being one of the first bloggers, before even the term "web log" was widely known and later became shortened to "blog." He launched his first personal website, www.gulker.com, in 1995, which he described as "a journal in words and pictures," now widely regarded as one of the earliest weblogs, although at the time he called it a "personal homepage" or a "zine."
According to internet historians, webloggers such as Dave Winer, a colleague of Gulker at the San Francisco Examiner, who launched his website "Scripting News" in 1997, and Jorn Barger, who came up with his "Robot Wisdom Weblog" later the same year, can lay claim to have been the world's first individual bloggers.
However, the Swiss internet expert Rudolf Amman says Gulker's website was probably the first to propose the notion of an actual network of what would become known as bloggers. He was also a pioneer of the "blogroll" – a list of links recommended by one blogger to another, thereby creating the "blogosphere."
"Chris foresaw what he called a new and possibly much greater 'age of letters,' not unlike the one that arose when the first reliable postal services allowed correspondents to share ideas though separated by large distances," Ammann said. (Barger is credited with first coining the term "weblog" in 1997 while Peter Merholz, two years later, broke it up into "we blog," thereby launching the noun and verb "blog" into the language).
Gulker's wife Linda recalled that, soon after their marriage in 1981, Chris sent away for something he called a personal computer. "It came in a kit and he was more than happy to get out the manual and figure out how to put it together," she said. "He was a two-brained person. Science and technology on one side, artistic on the other."
Both brains were required when he was hired by the San Francisco Examiner in 1989 not just as features photographer and pictures editor but to lead the initially daunting and traumatic transition from film to digital cameras. Soon considered a rising star inan industry undergoing radical change, he presided over the setting up of a "virtual newsroom," where both stories and photographs were electronically uploaded to an "Electric Examiner" for readers with access to computers. It was a breakthrough which helped transform the newspaper industry, where online editions often get more "hits" than paper editions get sales.
From what he called his "digital laboratory," Gulker converted the Examiner from black and white to colour by designing his own production system, which used Macintosh computers to do colour separations. The San Francisco newspaper, often in the shadow of the great Los Angeles Times, thereby became the first American daily to switch to full-colour production using desktop technology.
Christopher Frederick Gulker was born in New York City on March 10, 1951, but brought up on the shoresof Lake Erie near the Pennsylvanian city of Erie. He was educated at the Western Reserve Academy in Hudson, Ohio, before graduating from Occidental College in Los Angeles in 1974 with a degree in Comparative Literature. He worked as a dishwasher, cab driver, tow truck operator and barman before being hired for the Los Angeles Herald Examiner in 1978 as a photographer.
"At the time it was a news-driven paper, focusing on freeway crashes and house fires," he later wrote. "I kept a police and fire scanner in my car and in my house and pretty much worked round the clock without needing to be compensated for the extra time. I loved the job so much."
In his column for The Independent, Gulker wrote on July 15, 2002. "I'ma weblogger – 'blogger' for short.I'm one of maybe hundreds ofthousands who regale the planet hourly with poetry, quotations, political rant, photographs, character assassination, even, occasionally, interesting gossip. It's as if the internet has finally given us the means to test the theory that if an large enough number of monkeys pound away randomly at keyboards for long enough, eventually Hamlet will appear."
In another column the same year, commenting on the bursting of the dot-com bubble, he wrote: "It was the worst of times, it was the worst of times. 'It' was the seemingly everlasting tech bust of the year 2002. Try as we might to turn the tide, there seemed little we could do. So we all went over to Jing Jing, a Palo Alto eatery that is much favoured by geeks, to talk it over.
"'We' are nerds, geeks, dweebs, technorati and, in this case, bloggers, a group of about 50, mostly male, mostly middle-aged and largelyunder-employed or unemployed inhabitants of Silicon Valley. Most ofus had spent the past five, if not 10, years basking in the high wages, high costs of living and even higher franticness of one of peacetime's greatest economic expansions."
Together with his Linda, Gulker continued to inform his fellow bloggers of his impending death on his original website, gulker.com, where he had earlier this year described planting a new vegetable garden with his granddaughter Grace. A week before his death, he blogged under the heading "The Arrival of Sister Morphine":
"I think Linda and I were both in denial that we were here so soon, realizing that starting morphine is one of the final steps in the dying process. So now we're here and my good friend and retired priest David Perry is arriving today. Among other things, he'll administer last rites, which I'm hoping is the nudge I need to take the last step in departing this earth. I certainly feel I'm fading out."
Chris Gulker is survived by his wife Linda, stepson John and granddaughter Grace.
Christopher Gulker, photographer, journalist and computer innovator: born New York City 10 March 1951; married 1981 Linda Hubbard (one stepson); died Menlo Park, California 27 October 2010.
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This episode was faithful to the spirit of The Twilight Zone. It's a great one on the theme of something free. With only one exception lasting a few seconds, the cast gave a worthy performance.
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The Twenty-Fifth Hour was a great story just as all the Twilight Zone books I have listened to. Would recommend this audio book.
I'm a mom. I have drama in my life. I don't want books with the F-bomb, nor graphic violence. I read for fun and to bring my family together. I read for reducing stress levels. We have never had a television in our home and our children are now mid twenties to 19. We listen together and look for belly-wrenching laughter. So what is it like to live without a TV? Awesomely educational and inspirational. Each new book is a marvel.
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From the Department of Respiratory Medicine (Ms Salhi, Drs Behaegel, Joos, and Derom), Ghent University Hospital, Ghent; the Respiratory Rehabilitation and Respiratory Division (Dr Troosters), University Hospitals, Leuven, and the Faculty of Kinesiology and Rehabilitation Sciences (Dr Troosters), Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
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Funding/Support: The REVALIS study was supported by the National Institute for Health and Disability Insurance (NIHDI). Dr Troosters is a postdoctoral fellow of the FWO-Vlaanderen.
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Pulmonary rehabilitation programs improve exercise tolerance, muscle strength, and dyspnea in patients with COPD. The aim of the study was to assess prospectively the effectiveness and feasibility of pulmonary rehabilitation in patients with restrictive lung diseases.
In a prospective, nonrandomized, noncontrolled study, patients with an established diagnosis of restrictive lung disease (RLD) participated in a 24-week outpatient multidisciplinary rehabilitation program. Pulmonary function, exercise capacity, muscle force, and dyspnea were measured at inclusion, after 12 and 24 weeks of rehabilitation. Primary outcome was the change in 6-min walk distance (6MWD) after 12 weeks of rehabilitation.
Twenty-nine patients out of 31 patients (57 ± 17 years of age; 21 men; FEV1: 1.4 ± 0.7 L) completed the 12-week rehabilitation program and 26 patients the 24-week rehabilitation program. At inclusion, exercise tolerance (maximal oxygen consumption [Vo2max]: 63% ± 27% predicted; 6MWD: 390 ± 140 m) and quadriceps force ([QF] 61% ± 21% predicted) were reduced, and dyspnea, assessed using the Chronic Respiratory Disease Questionnaire (CRDQ), was increased (CRDQ item dyspnea [CRDQd]: 16 ± 6 points). Exercise capacity, muscle force, and CRDQd improved significantly after 12 weeks (6MWD: 445 ± 142 m; VO2max: 69% ± 30% predicted; QF: 73% ± 25% predicted; CRDQd: 20 ± 6 points) (P < .05). Further improvements were noted after 24 weeks (6MWD: 463 ± 146 m; CRDQd: 22 ± 6 points).
Patients with RLD respond well after 12 weeks of pulmonary rehabilitation, and even better results were seen after 24 weeks. Clinically significant improvements were obtained in the majority of the patients after 24 weeks.
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Elliott is a 37-year-old male Blue-Crowned Amazon. Elliott and fellow amazon Stanley were surrendered to FFSR along with a female amazon only because their previous owner was moving and unable to bring his birds. A very friendly and playful parrot, Elliott loves attention and visitors; he is always excited by new people. Elliott is comfortable being handled, even by some children---provided that both bird and child are calm. Elliott and Stanley are not particularly bonded and are not required to be adopted together. Please call FFSR during phone hours to make an appointment to meet Elliott.
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We don't profit from placing birds and have no paid staff — everyone associated with Feathered Friends Sanctuary & Rescue is a devoted volunteer. However, in order to maintain our programs and our high standard of avian care, we must require reasonable fees from adopters. Many birds will need our care indefinitely — some for the rest of their lives. Every dollar that Feathered Friends Sanctuary & Rescue brings in is used to promote our mission and provide for birds in need. The adoption fee varies depending on species and is due in full at the time of adoption.
Parrots have become increasingly popular as pets in recent years, and too many of the people who are drawn to their beauty are unaware of the challenges of keeping an animal only a generation or two removed from the wild. Birds are messy, and some can be very loud. Unless purchased from a reputable breeder or bird shop that understands the importance of good health, socialization and proper handling after purchase, problems such as biting can pop up. Birds are also given up when a bird owner marries, or when children arrive, or sometimes because the owner can no longer handle the work involved in keeping such a high-maintenance pet. The long lives of parrots can also leave them vulnerable – with life spans measured in decades, some birds outlive their owners. For all these reasons and many more, too many parrots end up going from home to home before ending up in a place like Feathered Friends Sanctuary & Rescue if they're lucky or facing euthanasia if they're not. Few community shelters and humane groups are equipped to handle birds, which makes parrot sanctuaries even more important.
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Club Gascon! merci!
what an evening!
The food is fantastic, I loved this "tasting menu" with a wine degustation!
Of course it is a small dining room, but the atmosphere is just great.
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According to AEP officials, tree limbs and branches that are on power lines are the main cause of power outages. But if the limbs aren't trimmed, it could not only result in outages but spark fires.
After the saw dust settles, this is what's behind. Trees left with a deep 'v' in the middle.
"I think they are being drastically cut back too much because the line, the electric lines that we have," said Wanda Newton, concern homeowner.
Wanda Newton fears her pecan tree whose branches have intertwined with electric lines is next.
"I understand why, but like I said before they are just taking it too far," said Newton.
"We certainly don't want to upset anyone with our tree trimming, we know trees are pretty precious item in West Texas, but there again we have to do for safety and reliability reasons," said Greg Blair, AEP.
Blair says it's AEP's policy to contact residents to inform them of the work they will be doing on the trees. But according to newton, she and her neighbors have not been given any warnings other than the sounds of saws.
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Do you feel too overwhelmed to enjoy life, unable to sort out the demands on your time? Are you doing your best work as a leader yet not making an impact? Have you ever felt stuck, powerless to change your environment? In The Emotionally Healthy Leader, best-selling author Peter Scazzero shows leaders how to develop a deep inner life with Christ, examining its profound implications for surviving stress, planning and decision making, building teams, creating healthy culture, influencing others, and much more.
Going beyond simply offering a quick fix or new technique, The Emotionally Healthy Leader gets to the core, beneath-the-surface issues of uniquely Christian leadership. This book is more than a book you will hear; it is a resource you will come back to over and over again.
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"A must read for every pastor"
This book is rich with wisdom and practical advice. It is up close and personal in the real life of pastoral ministry so it is extremely relevant. But be warned. This book will challenge you personally and calls for change in the culture, practice and expectations in typical evangelical church leadership. If you are serious about cultivating a personal transforming relationship with Christ that fuels your life and leadership. This book is for you.
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A must read if you are serious about the leader that you are and want to be.
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Peter Scazzero uses wisdom and experience to help Christian Leaders understand the daily and long haul tasks it takes to be a, not only a follower of Christ, but a humble leader as well.
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Excellent wisdom and insight. I learned so much from this book, I would definitely seek to read this book at least once a year... because it is so full of information I doubt one can obtain it all in one setting. May God Bless the writer of this book, because it will help so many from falling into the same traps or getting lost in oneself
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Very reflective and convicting but practical for applying it to my life as I lean on the Lord to help me through the process of incorporating what I've learned into my daily practice of life and living for Christ.
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Though I'm not a formal leader (pastor, small group leader, business manager etc), I believe leadership presents itself in micro and macro ways (as big as leading a church to as small as guiding a friend), so I found the contents of this book very relevant to my Christian walk. It challenged me to recognize my shadows, reflect on how I prioritize God in my decisions, and more. Scazzero uses a lot of personal experience and case studies to show the spectrum of situations that one may encounter, which I found helpful. There are little "quizzes"/assessments at the end of each chapter to apply the contents to your own life. One thing I would do differently: I would buy the physical book. I'm a visual person and I want to take more time reading this book, soaking it in and exploring my own experiences, so that'll be my next step. But as for the book in itself, it definitely started the conversation between me and my fellowship group, and I recommend it to others too, because in the end we are the leaders of our own lives who make the choices to follow Jesus.
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Remembering Pete Fornatale
Growing up here in NY, I listened constantly to WNEW-FM, which in the 70s still bore traces of the 'free-form' radio that I had heard about but was too young to have actually experienced. Each DJ had his (or, notably, her) own personality – not just in what they said, but in the choices of music they played. Scott Muni was even then something of an eminence grise, whose show would occasionally feature people like The Who dropping by. Alison Steele, "the Night Bird," engaged in nocturnal flights of musical and poetic fantasy. Vin Scelsa was the crazy uncle who refused to remain locked in the basement.
In this environment, Pete Fornatale stood out for his friendly, folksy delivery. And his midday slot was noticeably lighter in mood than anything else on the station. Pete gravitated towards the singer/songwriters; here was where you would hear bands like Aztec Two-Step, Pure Prairie League, the Pousette-Dart Band, Dan Fogelberg. He seemed to glide untouched through the revolution that was punk. Musically, his shift on the air was the least in touch with my own, very punk-inflected tastes. But there was no question of tuning to someone else. First of all, most other radio in NY was dreadful; and second, Pete would slip in jazz and folk records – things I was surprised by, and often surprised to find I liked.
When I entered Fordham University and stumbled upon WFUV, which was still at that time run by the students, Pete Fornatale was a name that the older students would occasionally drop as someone who'd come from FUV and had "made it." (Legendary sportscaster Vin Scully was another.)
Well, time went by. WNEW-FM lost listeners, lost its DJs, changed format, changed call letters. WFUV became a largely professional station. And one of the professionals they hired was Pete Fornatale. (It is a far better radio station now then when I was their Music Director. Still, there was a certain lunatic charm to the place when the inmates were running the asylum – you simply could never predict when some amazing disaster would take place on the air.)
In 2002, I had a chance to work with Pete, on the popular annual Winter Solstice broadcasts that NPR does each Holiday season. I've hosted these events since NPR began airing them, and when the producer suggested Pete as a co-host, he did so somewhat gingerly… would I freak out? Feel threatened? Quit? But it made perfect sense: I am pretty sure that like most other people, I first heard Paul Winter, and his hit song "Icarus," on Pete's old show.
Working with Pete Fornatale was like not working at all. He was of course completely comfortable behind a microphone. Off-mic, we talked about our respective shows – actually, we talked about each other's shows (I was absurdly flattered that he knew mine) – and FUV, and of course music. And I was pleased to find that his friendly, folksy delivery was absolutely genuine.
The last time I saw him was 2008, when he joined us on Soundcheck to talk about his book on the Simon & Garfunkel record Bookends, and its effect on the wider American culture. This was Pete stepping out from behind the mic; going to the podium or lectern and illuminating a perhaps poorly-lit corner of the music world. But there would be no Professor Fornatale – just good old Pete.
Pete Fornatale died yesterday. He was 66. New York radio has lost an important, veteran figure, and a sweet guy.
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Johnny Herbert had to settle for second place as his Audi team-mates completed a historic treble in the 24-Hour Race here yesterday. After a series of punctures the former Formula 1 driver was always trying in vain to hunt down the car driven in turn by Frank Biela, Tom Kristensen and Emanuele Pirro.
The endurance classic had started well for the 37-year-old, who made the most of pole position to lead through the early stages. But the luck was with the victorious trio, who became the first full crew to win the marathon race in three successive years.
The key moment for the 1991 Le Mans winner came at around the three-and-a-half-hour mark when his co-driver Christian Pescatori sustained a flat tyre a long way from the pits. The process of returning to the garage and changing the wheel cost five minutes, and it was a blow from which Herbert and his two Italian colleagues – the other being Rinaldo Capello – could not recover.
When their fourth puncture occurred with seven hours remaining that was the end of their challenge and, with the Englishman a lap down on Pirro towards the end, he sensibly gave up the pursuit.
Herbert took up position behind Pirro and was joined by Austria's Philipp Peter in the third-placed Audi as the German manufacturer's trio took the chequered flag in formation, repeating their clean sweep of 2000.
"The time we lost due to the four punctures cost our car any chance we had of victory," Herbert said. "Its a crying shame – the car itself ran faultlessly, fast and reliable throughout the 24 hours.
"But nobody can be blamed for a tyre being punctured – you're in the lap of the Gods with something like that and we were the unlucky ones."
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The Lakeland Police Department responded to 2804 Kathryn Avenue in reference to a male subject inside stating that someone had committed suicide. The suspect had notified an ex in-law who in return called the police department. Officers arrived on the scene and observed a male subject through the front window that was armed with a rifle.
The officers were able to make contact with the suspect via a cell phone and begin a dialog at which time the suspect repeatedly made threats that he wanted law enforcement to shoot him. During the incident, the Lakeland Police Department SWAT team responded to assist. At approximately 11:00pm, the suspect was shot by several members of the SWAT Team after he approached them with the rifle. It is unknown at this time how many rounds were fired or how many officers fired their weapons.
The identity of the suspect is not being released at this time until we confirm his identity. Another unidentified body has been located inside the residence deceased. This investigation is ongoing and an update will be sent out within a few hours.
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The Lakeland Police Department recently arrested Carl Stewart Jr., a known burglary suspect, and he has been directly linked to six residential burglaries. On August 3rd, Stewart was arrested and he has been charged with burglary and grand theft. He has been charged with the following residential burglaries:
LPD Event #14-15691 – 2421 Cambridge Avenue (7/31/14)
LPD Event #14-15814 – 620 Chatham Drive (8/1/14)
LPD Event #14-15932 – 715 W Magnolia Street (8/3/14)
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LPD Event #13-25175 – 2205 Fairmont Avenue (12/29/13)
LPD Event #14-62 – 600 Easton Drive (1/2/14)
Lakeland Police Chief Larry Giddens said, "Stewart has an extensive criminal history and is well known by departmental members. By combining this knowledge and excellent teamwork exhibited by patrol, K-9, and our detectives Stewart was arrested and taken off our streets". LPD asks that citizens keep their doors and windows locked in their homes and advise residents to not leave their garage door up when not in use. Giddens said, "We ask citizens to be vigilant and if something doesn't look right, then please call us so we can check it out."
There have been a number of car break-ins lately and the Lakeland Police Department would like to remind citizens to "Lock It, or Lose It". When cars are left unlocked, it provides an easy opportunity for a thief to burglarize property. The vast majority of vehicle burglaries reported to the Lakeland Police Department could be avoided if citizens would take an extra minute to make sure valuables are removed from vehicles, hidden from view or locked in the trunk.
If you want more information on crimes that may be occurring in your neighborhood, you can go to the Lakeland Police Department website at www.lakelandgov.net/lpd and click on the RAIDSONLINE Crime Mapping tool. Through this service, you can find information on crimes that are occurring in your neighborhood, or anywhere else in the city.
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LAKELAND, FL (August 18, 2014) On August 20, 2014 at 10:00am, the Lakeland Police Department will be boarding up property located at 919 North Iowa Avenue, an apartment building consisting of three (3) apartment units ("triplex"). We will also be posting signage stating the triplex was closed as a public nuisance. This is the third location LPD has closed within 9 months and is the first triplex closed as a nuisance. The Lakeland Police Department continues to work towards improving personal safety for residents and landlords by keeping drugs and other illegal activity off their property. Several members of the Lakeland Police Department will be present to discuss the abatement process and answer questions.
The Lakeland Police Department had received numerous citizen complaints about drug activity at this location. Detectives using confidential sources purchased felony amounts of marijuana from apartment #2. On May 22nd, a search warrant was executed at apartment #2 and the following items were seized: approx. 17 grams of "crack" cocaine in 9 separate baggies, 58 grams of cannabis in 26 baggies, a mask, scales, loaded .380 caliber handgun, magazine and 9mm rounds and drug paraphernalia. Detectives were also able to determine that two individuals that left apartment #2 just prior to the search warrant were staying with the resident in apartment #1.
Detectives observed cannabis cigarettes on the window sill of apartment #3 and as a result obtained a search warrant that same day on May 22nd. The following items were seized: approx. 27 grams of "crack" cocaine in 2 separate baggies; 3 cannabis cigarettes, approx. 22 grams of cannabis in a baggie; a 40 caliber handgun; and a 38 caliber round along with a box of .357 caliber rounds.
On May 23, a confidential source informed LPD that deliveries of controlled substances resumed at apartment #3 and this same day a confidential source purchased "crack cocaine and cannabis from an occupant inside of apartment #3.
On June 11, 2014, a second search warrant was obtained for apartment #3 and the following items seized: approx. 12.31 grams of "crack" cocaine, 52 grams of cannabis, and 4 pipes used to inhale cocaine.
In July, detectives recovered two additional firearms from a vehicle that had just left the parking lot of 919 North Iowa Avenue. Two individuals that were identified in the parking lot were staying with a resident in apartment #1. Detectives testified that the illegal controlled substance activities occurring on the property have involved all 3 units of the property including that the tenant residing in apartment unit #1 had direct knowledge of the illegal controlled substance activity occurring in units #2 and #3 of the property.
Lakeland Police Department General Counsel Roger Mallory presented an overview of the case to the to the Nuisance Abetment Board stating that it constitutes a "public nuisance".
The Nuisance Abatement Boards findings were:
1. The entire Property, apartment #1, #2 and #3 has a reputation as a location where controlled substances are illegally possessed and can be illegally purchased.
2. The Boards finds that qualifying illegal controlled substances activity is inextricable intertwined with the entire property.
3. The Boards finds that a period of closure of the property for 1 year is necessary to discourage continued unlawful controlled substance activity on the Property and to abate the public nuisance.
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August 20th, 2014 at 10:00 a.m.
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The Chargers 2011 Fan Manifesto
It was in the 5th grade when I won my school spelling bee. I was always good at spelling, with a natural ability to understand grammar and remember phonetic structure, so winning the spelling bee was not the most difficult of challenges. With that win under my belt, I was rewarded with the opportunity to advance to the county spelling bee (hang in there Chargers fans, I'll get to the point).
The Big Bee (as we called it on the spelling circuit) was the first time that I felt any pressure to perform. It sounds ridiculous to say that about a spelling bee in an age where every word that I type is spell-checked instantaneously with each peck of the keys, and when my iPhone auto-completes most words before I even have a chance to misspell them, but it's true. In front of a crowd of bored teachers and proud parents, in a lineup full of strange kids who could have been programmed to be champion spellers using Soviet-era, Ivan Drago training programs for all that I knew, I suddenly felt pressure to do what had come naturally to me my whole life: just spelling a freaking word correctly.
I was not much of a performer at that stage in life. I really had no desire to bring the aim of the spotlight upon myself. In fact, winning the school spelling bee was a conscious decision that I had to make at the time, because I briefly considered throwing the whole thing just to avoid having to deal with the increased attention winning brought with it. Unfortunately, I remember the winning word being too easy to screw up. It wasn't a word like crouton, which you could easily throw an 'a' into without looking like a moron. It was an easy word like triple or empty. Thus, I was stuck spelling the final word correctly and winning the whole thing, and I now found myself on stage at the Big Bee waiting for championship level words and their respective definitions and usages to be rattled off.
As we began the spelling bee, each kid received a practice word, something to help us get our 10-year old nerves out of the way. On my turn I spelled my practice word correctly, but because I spelled too quickly, with mumbled letters running together in a mad race to the finish line, the judges deemed that the word was spelled incorrectly. I was 0-1 and immediately f-l-u-s-t-e-r-e-d. But that word didn't really count, and I had a shot at redemption when the Big Bee officially began.
I was the 3rd student up in the first round. The two students before me spelled their words correctly (I could be wrong, but I remember their words being too easy, words like m-u-d and c-a-t), so my desire to not be the first person eliminated added additional pressure to that of the stares from my parents and rest of the crowd.
When the emcee announced my word, it seemed like the level of difficulty unexpectedly jumped up dramatically. My word was something like bivouacking- to take shelter, often temporarily. "During our long hike, we were bivouacking during the sporadic rainfall." Bivouacking. As my eyes widened and the room began to spin, I fought to maintain consciousness, let alone remember the ridiculous word I was asked to spell. I cleared my throat, choking on sounds I could barely mutter, and mumbled my feeble attempt at spelling the word correctly. And I failed miserably. Just like that, I was the first kid eliminated from the spelling bee. And with a word like bivouacking, four or five more kids were eliminated right after me, but I had stopped paying attention at that point. So much talent, so much natural ability, and just like that it was over, and I had lost in embarrassing fashion.
Some of you may have already figured out where this is going, but in case you haven't, let me try to explain. The Chargers, those hard-working, naturally gifted students of the gridiron playing in a spelling bee of X's and O's, have been competing like they were born to win it all, only to mumble and fumble and choke and ultimately implode when the stakes were at their highest. Sometimes it was bad timing or bad luck. More often than not it was a combination of individual meltdowns that collectively ruined their championship dreams.
Since Philip Rivers took over for future Super Bowl MVP Drew Brees, we have seen some of the best teams to grace a football field, all while wearing lightning bolts on their sleeves. Yet, based on the empty trophy case off of Murphy Canyon Drive, we have also seen some of the most disappointing losses.
In 2006, River's first year starting behind center, the Chargers had league MVP LaDainian Tomlinson and a running game that could not be stopped, and a top-ten defense that led the league in sacks. Their 14-2 record was the best in the league, making their divisional-round defeat to the Patriots after costly fumbles, a muffed punt return, a long-yet-missed field goal, and avoidable unsportsman-like conduct penalties even more painful. The Chargers were the better team that season, but the Patriots were the better team on that Sunday.
In 2007, with a new coach, and after the beginning of an iron-man like streak of slow starts, the Chargers won their final six games and entered the playoffs with a full head of steam. Playoff victories over the Titans and Colts left the Bolts battered and bruised, their quarterback missing the use of his ACL, and additional injuries hampering their Pro Bowl tight-end, running back, and outside linebacker, among others. Somehow they made the AFC Championship game competitive against the undefeated Patriots, but the team playing at 75% did not have enough healthy bodies to overcome the eventual Super Bowl losers.
The 2008 version of the Chargers gave us a lackluster effort at best with a signature slow start, but the rest of the division chipped in to hand the Bolts a playoff berth with just an 8-8 record. Despite their flaws, they managed to beat the Colts in the playoffs before getting run-over by the eventual Super Bowl champion Steelers.
The 2009 season was to be the culmination of the Chargers' experience and determination after years of bitter losses and playoff failures. In this their 50th anniversary season, the Chargers went 13-3 and entered the playoffs as the number-2 seed facing the upstart New York Jets. After more crucial turnovers, stupid penalties, and three, yes, three missed field goals, the Chargers thunderous bolt into the playoffs departed like a mumbled whine.
Last season is hardly worth mentioning. The same roster that carried the league's top ranked offense and defense did not carry enough talent to maintain an even mediocre special teams unit. While the failures of previous years could be blamed on the head coach, the 2010 collapse should be blamed squarely on the GM.
Since the Chargers first and only championship in 1963 (before the Raiders, Chiefs, and Broncos ever sniffed a championship game, mind you), they have proven to be a team that shrinks when the game means the most. Through heartbreaking losses in the 1980's to an embarrassing showing in their lone Super Bowl in 1995, and throughout the sustained accomplishment of the Rivers era, the Chargers have failed to live up to expectations. OK, to their credit, no one outside of San Diego expected that they had a chance against the 49ers in Super Bowl XXIX, but that's beside the point. For Chargers fans who aren't old enough to remember 1963, the Chargers have been a team of high hopes with an inability to perform at the end.
I wish that I could say that I followed my spelling bee defeat with a long string of inspiring Big Bee victories, establishing myself as a true dynasty of the spelling circuit. That would be a great segue into a Super Bowl prediction for the Chargers. But I can't say that at all. I never found my way into another spelling bee, and never had a chance to redeem myself. Championship opportunities are rare and fleeting. You have to take advantage of each opportunity because you are not guaranteed another, as the 2010 Chargers learned.
Luckily I'm mostly over my 5th grade disappointments, but as for the Chargers, their disappointments are fresh and should still leave a definitive ache in their collective hearts. This team has been good enough to win it all, very recently and on more than one occasion. Like the Saints following the 2010 season, they have a potent offense with a nearly unstoppable quarterback. Like the Giants following the 2008 season, they have an opportunistic defense that can raise its level of performance to that of its competition.
With a perennially top-ranked offense and a hungry defense, the 2011 Chargers should have more than enough talent to win it all. With age, and injuries, and player turnover, there is no guarantee that the Chargers will be championship contenders much longer. This is the year to prove to the league that they are for real, and not just a championship team on paper. This is the year to prove to the fans that their loyalty will be rewarded. And you never know; this year could be their last legitimate shot at a ring. This is the time to start strong, to finish stronger, to play smart, and to win it all. This is their time.
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LONDON (Reuters) - He has faced criticism over threats to impose a U.S.-style healthcare system, plans to reduce sentences for rapists, and proposed cuts to pensions and benefits.
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Went to see him for my wisdom teeth removal , waited for over an hour to see him. Was told to sign a consent and given a paper with instructions. Paid 130$ and left. They couldn't process my insurance claim. Felt uncomfortable about the whole visit. the front staff seemed unsure of what she was doing and very inexperienced , wasn't given an estimate. Had my doubts but heard good things from others . When I came back for surgery. It's was $2000 and I had to pay it right away. No one told me that. Would not recommend this place. They need more front staff who knows what they are doing.
Unlike most of the comments left here, I did not have a great experience at all. My appointment was an hour behind with no explanation as to why. When I finally saw Dr. Wayne, he was very rude and it was like I was wasting his time. He entered the room, looking at a piece of paper for about 5 minutes before he even said hello, his questions were very short and he would not make eye contact. After explaining why I was referred to him he basically snickered and told me that I didn't need to be there. It was a waste of MY time with a doctor who was very rude. 90 dollars down the drain.
His staff are very nice and helpful, but seem to always be behind schedule. Dr.Wayne is a very nice guy and very knowledgeable, and went out of his way to answer all questions and show me exactly what was to be done. Other than always being behind schedule, it's a fantastic practice and I really do trust Dr.Wayne on anything
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Development and fundamental characterization of a nanoelectrospray ionization atmospheric pressure drift time ion mobility spectrometer
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Drift time ion mobility spectrometry (DTIMS) is a rapid post ionization gas-phase separation technique that distinguishes between compounds based on their differences in reduced mass, charge and collisional cross-section while under a weak, time-invariant electric field. Standalone DTIMS is currently employed throughout the world for the detection of explosives, drugs and chemical-warfare agents. The coupling of IMS to MS (IM-MS) has enabled the performance of time-nested multidimensional separations with high sample throughput and enhanced peak capacity, allowing for the separation of ions not only based on their mass/charge (m/z) ratios, but also their shape. This allows for the elucidation of valuable structural information that can be utilized for determining gas phase ion conformation and differentiation between closely related ionic species. Over the past decade, these advances have transformed IM-MS applications and instrumental designs into one of the most rapidly growing areas of mass spectrometry. The work presented in this thesis is aimed at the development and subsequent characterization of a novel high-resolution resistive-glass atmospheric pressure DTIMS, and the application of this prototype DTIMS to the detection of environmentally relevant compounds. A review of the different types of ion mobility spectrometers, their principles of operation, and the advantages and disadvantages of each type are presented in Chapter 1. Chapter 2 describes the design and development of our prototype resistive glass DTIMS. A detailed description of the IMS hardware, including the ion sources, custom-built control computer, pulsing electronics, data acquisition system, and the timing schemes developed to operate the instrument in standalone DTIMS, multiplexed DTIMS, and IM-MS mode, are presented. Chapter 3 presents an initial characterization of the performance of a prototype resistive glass DTIMS under a wide range of instrumental parameters and also characterizes the radial ion distribution of the ions in the drift region of the spectrometer. Chapter 4 addresses the lack of sensitivity in DTIMS and explores ion trapping and multiplexing methods, introduces the principles of multiplexing and describes an extended multiplexing approach that encompasses arbitrary binary ion injection waveforms with variable duty cycles. Chapter 5 presents a detailed theoretical and experimental study of the separation power of our DTIMS and presents an evaluation of the field homogeneity and the performance of the ion gate.


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Honolulu rail-line construction delays cost $76M
HONOLULU — Construction delays related to Honolulu's awarding of rail contracts before it had the all the necessary federal approvals have cost taxpayers $76 million so far.
The costs are tied to three contracts awarded to Kiewit Infrastructure West Co. and its joint venture, Kiewit Kobayashi, between 2009 and 2011.
The firms hired staff, set up offices and acquired construction equipment after deals were signed. But they had to wait as long as 22 months to start work because it took the city until February 2012 to get all the federal approvals it needed.
The city decided to award the construction contracts at an early stage in part because it wanted to "demonstrate to the public that tangible progress was being made" on the rail, according to a December 2011 letter from the city to the Federal Transit Administration.
Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation board members on Thursday agreed to pay Kiewit and Kiewit Kobayashi $34.4 million as part of the change orders. That brought the total for the delays to $76 million.
The city had set aside $32.5 million, apart from its main contingency fund, to cover the most recent payouts, rail officials disclosed publicly for the first time Thursday.
Previously, officials had declined to reveal how much they had budgeted for those payments, citing negotiations with Kiewit.
While the $32.5 million covers Kiewit's claims for delays up until August 2012, it doesn't factor in increased costs for material and personnel as construction proceeds, rapid transit authority Executive Director Dan Grabauskas said.
The delay costs also don't include expenses the project incurred during its yearlong, court-ordered halt on construction, rail officials say.
Together, the delay costs and expenses linked to delays from the recently resolved court challenges have cost Oahu's rail project at least $176 million and represent two of its most bothersome budget drains, with "substantial consequences to our bottom line," Grabauskas said Thursday.
Grabauskas said the rapid transit authority has estimates of how much more increased costs could add to the construction-delay total, but he declined to reveal that estimate, again citing potential future negotiations with Kiewit.
"Clearly this is a very significant event that we move to resolve these claims," rapid transit board Chairman Ivan Lui-Kwan said. "We've had challenges and claims, and one by one we've picked them off."
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