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Cars of Futures Past – Porsche 959
Porsche 959 in the Porsche Museum, Stuttgart. Photos courtesy Porsche AG.
To call Porsche's legendary supercar, the Type 959, a milestone achievement in sports car history fails to do the car justice. Originally envisioned as a way for Porsche to dominate in WRC Group B competition, the 959 evolved into a template for modern supercar design, ultimately paving the way for a range of all-wheel-drive Porsche vehicles while serving as the benchmark for which the highest-performance automobiles were designed.
In 1983, Porsche debuted a concept at the Frankfurt Auto Show that was meant to serve as a "design study" for a potential Group B prototype. Wrapped in bulbous bodywork that was aerodynamic, if not particularly attractive, the Gruppe B Studie borrowed from lessons learned with Porsche's famous "Moby Dick" racer to ensure the lowest possible coefficient of drag. The car would also feature all-wheel drive, a concept that Porsche had been developing internally since the late 1970s; in fact, the first all-wheel-drive 911 prototype had been finished in 1981.
Two years later, in 1985, Porsche announced (again at the Frankfurt Auto Show) that the Gruppe B Studie would go into production, in modified form, as the Porsche 959. To meet homologation requirements, a minimum of 200 road-going 959 models would be sold to the public, and the cars would integrate every technological advance available to Porsche at the time of construction. Buyers could further choose between "Sport" and "Komfort" variants, with Sport models foregoing such amenities as air conditioning, power windows, power seats, or even a rear seat of any kind, in exchange for a 100-pound weight savings and marginally better performance.
Power would come from a 2.8-liter flat-six engine that utilized an air-cooled block with water-cooled heads (and sodium-filled exhaust valves) to extract the maximum amount of power. Twin sequential turbochargers would ensure power delivery with a minimal amount of turbo lag, with the smaller impeller spooling up quickly below 4,000 RPM. From 4,000 to 4,200 RPM, the second, larger turbo would come into play, and above 4,200 RPM both turbos would work in harmony to provide up to 12.9 PSI of boost pressure. Output was rated at 450 horsepower and 369 pound-feet of torque, which was sent to all four wheels via a computer-controlled torque management system. Drivers could vary the amount of torque sent to the front and rear wheels based upon road conditions and regardless of the car's current speed, which was an impressive achievement in 1985. Thanks in part to the all-wheel drive, acceleration was impressive: Sport models were capable of sprinting from 0-60 MPH in 3.6 seconds, on the way to a top speed of 197 MPH, while Komfort variants were only a few tenths of a second slower, topping out at 195 MPH.
The engine and computer-controlled drivetrain were hardly the only remarkable features of the car. Perhaps because of its Group B origins (a series that was canceled before the first production 959 models came to market), ride height was variable from inside the cabin on Komfort models, ranging from 4.7 inches (for high-speed driving on paved roads) to 7.1 inches (for travel over unpaved or snow-packed surfaces). Even the 959's body, which had been reshaped to a less radical form than the Gruppe B Studie, was a technological marvel, designed specifically to produce zero lift even at high speeds. Though the doors and the hood were constructed of aluminum, the rest of the car's body was made of Kevlar-reinforced fiberglass to save weight. Even the car's unique hollow-spoke wheels, equipped with run-flat tires and a tire-pressure monitoring system, were made from a magnesium alloy, as this was both lighter and stronger than aluminum.
Engineering on the 959 was done without regard to production cost, and the car's original price tag was 420,000 Deutschmark (roughly $225,000). Potential purchasers first had to "qualify" by proving ownership of an existing Porsche model and agreeing to retain possession of the 959 for a minimum of six months after purchase. Service for the cars would be handled only by Porsche in Stuttgart, meaning buyers outside of Germany were obligated to ship their cars back to the factory for work. This proved irrelevant for potential buyers in the United States, as Porsche never certified the car for U.S. sales. Gray market cars appeared nonetheless, with perhaps the most renowned being the "Gates 959," imported by Bill Gates but seized and held by U.S. Customs for over a decade. Gates and fellow Microsoft billionaire Paul Allen (who had also unsuccessfully imported a 959) lobbied for change, helping to pass the Show and Display law that allows exemptions from the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards code for certain privately imported vehicles.
The complexity of the Porsche 959's many systems led to production delays, and customers did not begin taking delivery until the spring of 1987. According to Porsche, only 292 models were built before production ended in 1988, though a later series of eight cars were built from spare parts between 1992 and 1993. By anyone's definition, that makes the 959 a rare and exclusive automobile, and likely the crown jewel of anyone's road-going Porsche collection.
The features pioneered in the 959 would soon trickle down to more common Porsche models. Its sophisticated all-wheel-drive system soon found its way into Porsche 911 Carrera 4 and 911 Turbo models, and the adjustable ride height would later be employed in Porsche's Cayenne SUV. Water cooling would grace 911 models beginning with the 996 series, launched in 1998, and twin sequential turbocharging would soon be embraced by both German and Japanese manufacturers as a way of improving the performance of forced-induction engines. Most supercars now come equipped with all-wheel drive, and small displacement turbocharged engines have come into favor with manufacturers looking to maximize fuel economy across their entire product range. Even aerodynamics has played an increasingly more significant role in automotive design, particularly as automakers build cars of ever higher performance.
In many ways, the Porsche 959, or the team of designers and engineers behind its development, accurately predicted the future. What was nearly unfathomable in 1985 has now become commonplace, thanks in part to the Porsche 959.
Lost Cars of the 1980s – Lamborghini Jalpa P350 GTS
An early Lamborghini Jalpa P350 GTS. Photos by Craig Howell.
Hidden, perhaps, in the shadow of its bigger brother, the legendary Lamborghini Countach, the Jalpa was an important car for the Sant'Agata manufacturer, and its launch helped the Mimran family pull Lamborghini back from the brink of extinction. Yet the Lamborghini Jalpa has almost vanished from the supercar landscape in the 26 years since production ended.
When the Mimran family took charge of Lamborghini in 1980, the once-proud supercar manufacturer was in receivership, its sales addled by a product line that was, with the possible exception of the ever-futuristic Countach, a bit dated. Worse, existing customers had seen the value of their cars plummet as a result of Lamborghini's financial hardships, so it was clear that a short-term solution was needed to shore up the company. The answer was a car already in development, one that preserved the Lamborghini mystique while making the brand accessible to a larger pool of buyers. It also needed to offer updated styling, while delivering superior driving dynamics on city streets and on country roads. That car was the Jalpa, which carried on the Lamborghini tradition of naming cars after fighting bulls, or in this case, a breed of fighting bull.
The Jalpa was hardly a clean-sheet design. It was based upon the Lamborghini Silhouette, which in turn was based upon the Lamborghini Urraco Silhouette, which in turn was based upon the Lamborghini Urraco, a car that first hit the market in 1973. Like its predecessors, the Jalpa featured understated (by Lamborghini standards) good looks, penned by Bertone, and a mid-mounted V-8 engine that supplied its power to the rear wheels. To make the car more competitive with its primary rival, the Ferrari 308 GTSi, the Silhouette's displacement was increased from 3.0 liters to 3.5 liters, courtesy of a longer stroke.
That bumped the output of the 90-degree aluminum V-8 to 255 horsepower and 231 pound-feet of torque, which wasn't significantly different from the Silhouette. Unlike the rival Ferrari, which now featured fuel injection, the Jalpa soldiered on with four twin-throat Weber 40 DCNF carburetors, which surely added to the car's joyous mechanical symphony. Power delivery was said to be smoother than the Silhouette, making the Jalpa an ideal choice for buyers who intended to use their cars for such pedestrian tasks as commuting to work. Given an unobstructed road, the Jalpa was capable of dashing from 0-60 MPH in 7.3 seconds on the way to a top speed of 161 MPH. While few Jalpas spent weekends at the drag strip, a period Road & Track evaluation reported that the car could run through the quarter-mile in 15.4 seconds at a speed of 92 MPH.
Underneath, the Jalpa used a fully independent suspension that relied on coil springs, MacPherson struts and anti-roll bars in front and in the rear. Where the silhouette rode on 15-inch wheels, the Jalpa received updated 16×7.5-inch Campagnolos, shod with 205/55VR16 tires up front and 225/50VR16 tires in the rear. Despite the serious rubber (for the day, at least) and a lateral acceleration of 0.846g, the Jalpa was no match for the Ferrari 308GTSi in the slalom, as the Ferrari delivered more forgiving handling at the limit. Within its capabilities, however, the Jalpa quickly developed a reputation as a kinder and gentler supercar, one that could actually be enjoyed on a regular basis. Even if track days weren't the car's strong suit, owners still believed its strengths outnumbered its weaknesses.
Assuming, of course, they could adapt to the Jalpa's unusual ergonomics. Seats were said to be narrow and lacking in lateral support, while the reach to the controls was a long one. Many testers found that in order to effectively reach the accelerator, brake and clutch pedals, one needed to sit frighteningly close to the windshield. Assuming a driver's proportions fit the Jalpa, the car came with such amenities as leather upholstery, air conditioning, an AM/FM stereo cassette audio system, power windows and a power driver's side mirror. The dash used an odd array of round instruments set in square pods, and some complained of the cheap feel of the switchgear, but considering the car was built for a different price point than the Countach, most overlooked these details.
First shown at the 1981 Geneva Motor Show, the Jalpa went on sale worldwide as a 1982 model. Though the silhouette had been absent from the United States market, the Jalpa returned an "affordable" Lamborghini to these shores and gave the automaker a product beyond the range-topping Countach. In 1982, the least-expensive Countach (the 5000S) sold for a price of $99,000, making the $58,000 Jalpa seem like a bargain in comparison. Ferrari's 308GTSi stickered at a comparable $58,550, and the Mimran family had high hopes that the Jalpa would deliver a significant bump in sales.
By Lamborghini's standards, the Jalpa sold well, becoming the brand's most successful V-8 offering. Depending upon source, total production was either 410 units, 416 units or 420 units, but all of these numbers were well below the Mimrans'original expectations. Though the family had reversed Lamborghini's fortunes, turning it from bankruptcy into a profitable company, the Jalpa had not proven to be the out-of-the-park home run they predicted. The answer, according to the family, would be a successor to the Jalpa, also aimed at the entry-level segment and code-named the P140 Bravo.
Had Chrysler not entered the picture in 1986, the P140 may have proven to be the success that the Mimrans had hoped for. Instead of an entry-level car, Chrysler believed that the key to Lamborghini's future would be a new halo car, one that could replace the aging Countach and drive the esteemed Italian brand forward in the eyes of consumers. Chrysler assumed control of Lamborghini in 1987, the Diablo replaced the Countach in 1990, and the P140 Bravo never saw the light of day; given the supercar manufacturer's ongoing profitability, it's hard to argue that Chrysler made the wrong call.
Without the intervention of the Mimran family, it's quite possible that the Lamborghini brand would not have survived its receivership. Likewise, without the Jalpa, Lamborghini may have disappeared from the U.S. market by the late 1980s, shuttered by a lack of product diversity. Though the Jalpa may be largely forgotten today, the "baby Lamborghini" played a significant role in the company's history, and it deserves a bit of respect for that alone.
Four-Links – Bugatti EB110, Vince Gardner, cars missing from Mad Men, Bessie Stringfield
* Before the Bugatti Veyron, there was the Bugatti EB110 supercar of the 1990s, a mid-engine Italian attempt at resurrecting the famed horse-collar marque. Autopolis ran down the EB110's brief history this week.
* Geoff Hacker at Forgotten Fiberglass this week found an article by designer Vince Gardner detailing the process of creating custom bodies.
* We've seen plenty of articles about the 1960s cars that appear in the TV series "Mad Men," but Craig Fitzgerald took a different perspective this week at Clunker Nation – the cars that are for some reason missing from the series.
* The story of Bessie B. Stringfield, Motorcycle Hall of Fame member, has gone around the Internet a few times by now, but it's worth repeating.
* Finally, one of the inventions made necessary by the advent of the automobile, the three-way traffic light, didn't come into use until the 1920s. Gene Herman at The Old Motor took a look at the origins and evolution of the traffic light this week.
"You Cannot Do It Alone": Helmuth Bott's personal Porsche 959 prototype
Helmuth Bott's Porsche 959 prototype. Still image from eGarage video.
In 1981, Porsche found itself struggling for a clear direction forward in the sports car marketplace. Its iconic 911 was nearing the two-decade mark, and many Stuttgart insiders believed that the water-cooled, front-engine Porsche 928 was the logical replacement for the air-cooled, rear-engine 911. One executive who believed the Porsche 911 still had life remaining was Porsche's head of engineering (and later, director of research and development), Helmuth Bott. Bott believed that Porsche would be well served by developing a "super 911," to see how far existing technology could progress the 911 platform. Porsche's managing director at the time, Peter Schutz, agreed, and development work was begun on a Porsche 911 variant for Group B competition.
Porsche retained the traditional flat-six engine for its new car, but improved performance via the use of sequential turbocharging and water-cooled cylinder heads with four valves per cylinder. Porsche was able to get 444hp from its 2.8-liter flat-six, but more significantly, the power was delivered in a far more linear form than on the often-unforgiving 911 Turbo. The 959, as the car would ultimately be labeled, also introduced a high-performance all-wheel-drive system to the 911 platform, paving the way for future models like the Carrera 4 series. Though focus shifted away from Group B competition during the 959's gestation, the street car went on to become one of the most iconic supercars of all time, and its DNA can be seen in many high-end sports cars to this day. In the words of Peter Schutz, "The engineering in this car probably touched more of the automotive population in the world since then than any other single automobile."
The Porsche 959 prototype once owned by Helmuth Bott now resides in the Brumos Collection in Jacksonville, Florida. As this video from Frazer Spowart and eGarage shows, Bott's vision of the future is as impressive today as it was when the car debuted to European consumers in 1986. (via)
SIA Flashback – Too Rich for Royalty: 1932 Bugatti Royle
The car of superlatives: Largest, most expensive, biggest engine. So you knew the Bugatti Royale would pop up in SIA at some point. Thanks to General William Lyon, who owned a Royale at the time, Arch Brown took one for a spin for SIA #135, May 1993, and returned (naturally) impressed.
Boca Raton Concours to celebrate 50 years of Lamborghini
Lamborghini Miura SV. Photo by Jeff Koch.
Supercar manufacturers, almost by their nature, come and go. While their announcements and debuts command attention and headlines, lengthy development times, egotistical founders, products with little street manners, and staggering retail prices all tend to sink supercar manufacturers before they ever become established. Lamborghini, on the other hand, has survived nearly 50 years in business, and both Lamborghini and the Boca Raton Concours d'Elegance will celebrate that feat early next year.
While legend has it that Ferrucio Lamborghini decided to enter the car business only after Enzo Ferrari snubbed Lamborghini's attempts to discuss his dissatisfaction with his personal Ferrari (a legend that, according to David Jolliffe and Tony Willard's Lamborghini: Forty Years, Ferrucio Lamborghini never denies), the fact of the matter is that Ferrucio Lamborghini set out from the start to build a supercar that would not only compete with Ferrari, but surpass it in quality and comfort. "Ferrucio… criticised Ferrari's product range as essentially track cars that were, as road cars, too noisy and intractable. He believed the cabins lacked the build quality that a customer had the right to expect," Jolliffe and Willard wrote. "The Ferrucio vision was of a grand turismo with a powerful and tractable power unit, driver and passenger comfort, beautifully appointed interiors, a quiet and good-quality ride and an effective braking system. If Enzo Ferrari was not prepared to listen to this, reasoned Ferrucio, he might build such a car himself."
In late 1962, Ferrucio Lamborghini began to put together the pieces for that endeavor, including engineer Giotto Bizzarrini, whom he tasked with designing a dual overhead-camshaft 3.5-liter V-12. He began work on a high-tech factory in Sant'Agata Bolognese, poached a few Ferrari employees, and commissioned Franco Scaglione to design a 2+2 grand touring car. By May 1963, the first Lamborghini V-12 had been built, and in November of that year Lamborghini debuted the 350 GTV at the Turin auto show. Not satisfied with the 350 GTV, yet pleased at the reaction it got at the show, Ferrucio Lamborghini had Touring redesign the body and had his own in-house engineers rework the chassis, resulting in the 350 GT, which debuted at the 1964 Geneva auto show and entered production later that year.
Lamborghini 350 GT. Photo courtesy Lamborghini.
Since then, Lamborghini has become essentially synonymous with supercar, through various front- and mid-engine cars including the Miura, Countach, Diablo, and Murciélago. It has also seen some rocky times, passing through several owners – including Chrysler – during the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s, before Volkswagen bought it in 1998. Through it all, Lamborghini not only retained some evolution of the V-12 engine, but also its inclination toward cutting-edge design.
Aside from the Boca Raton Concours d'Elegance's inclusion of Lamborghinis in its show, scheduled for February 22-24, Lamborghini itself will also celebrate its 50th anniversary with a grand tour of Italy – starting in Milan and ending in Sant'Agata – scheduled for May 7-11. For more information on the Boca Raton Concours, visit BocaRatonConcours.com, and for more information on the Lamborghini Grand Tour, visit Lamborghini50.com.


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WEST LAWN, PA–September 13, 2012–When a newly constructed steel and concrete masonry building required insulation, AAA Foam Insulation Technology (AAA) answered the call.
AAA crewmembers employed three rigs with Graco proportioners to apply 2 lb. closed-cell polyurethane spray foam to the roofline and interior walls of the newly constructed building. The walls required three inches of foam, while the roofline required four inches. The spray area of the walls was over 14,000 sq. ft. and the spray area of the roofline was over 48,000 sq. ft.
Although overspray was not a major issue since this project was done on the interior of the new building, crewmembers plastic-wrapped the doors for protection since they had not yet been installed.
Per building codes, a fireproof coating was required, although it was applied by a different contractor. It took four crewmembers four weeks to complete this project, which lasted from April through May of 2012.
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The New York Times reports:
In a conference call today with Congressional staff, the White House communications director, Dan Pfeiffer, said that President Obama would reiterate his commitment to a comprehensive overhaul of the nation's health care system in his State of the Union address on Wednesday night. Mr. Pfeiffer said that the president will share "additional details" but that the thrust of his message would be that he remains as resolute and committed to revamping the health care system as he was when he gave a speech to a joint session of Congress in early September.
They gotta be kidding, right? This is not a president who likes to admit error, but it seems rather risky to take this approach. What if everyone laughs? Really, Congress has already declared itself ready to move on. Less than a third of the country likes ObamaCare. And Obama lost his filibuster-proof majority on this issue. So he's going to say he's just as committed as ever. Even — especially — if he doesn't mean it, he shouldn't say it. It makes him look foolish, detached, and weak. If a president is really committed to something he's not going to get, then he's simply irrelevant.
Maybe the White House spin got ahead of itself. Maybe Obama is only going to say health care is real important, and we'll get to it soon. If not, the self-delusion problem is much worse than we imagined.


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Last night, I was at a used book store, which just happens to have a large section of RPG books. During which, I came across the AD&D Dungeoneer's Survival Guide (DSG). In the DSG, it had a small section that talked about perspective mapping.
What is perspective mapping you ask? Well to put it simply, it was way to show a 3D image in a 2D space. It allowed you see spaces like you never thought about them before. It could clearly show the relationship between a landing and the area above and below it. I always thought if you looked at a perspective map and then the standard orthographic maps (most maps used in gaming are basically orthographic projections from one side only), you would find a lot of additional ideas about where things are and where things are out.
So why didn't perspective mapping take off. After all, the DSG is pretty old? I think the main issue was how hard it was to generate. After all with a standard orthographic map, you you have to draw a simple grid, you really dont' care about height. I know in the DSG, they listed two way to make perspective maps. One was to use Tracing Paper and move it around the perspective graph paper that they had copies of in the DSG. The other was a method using a photo copier. In general, I don't think either method was very easy.
Of course that was then, what about now? It seems like with all the mapping software out there, someone would have created a package that does perspective mapping. Of course, I guess it depends on if anyone thinks that perspective mapping actually has a place. I personally don't know myself. While it's very cool, it seems like much the same information can be conveyed with additional orthographic maps of different sides.
So, I have few questions for you my gentle readers. Have you ever thought about using perspective maps? If so, did you? If not, why not? Lastly, do you think that perspective mapping has any place in gaming?
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I think a part of the reason we don't see more perspective mapping hast to do with the move towards more use of maps/minis at the table. Perspective maps, while really pretty, never seemed to lend themselves to actual play. In a modern world, where we see folks pulling/scanning/printing maps for play with miniatures, the skewed maps are just not as useful for the art budget of a company as generating a map that can be printed easily or used on a VTT.
@Zandari - That may very well be the reason. Although, I don't think that companies really care if you can use the map on a VTT. I do think they care maybe about how much it cost to produce something usable. I think maybe that Perspective mapping takes more time and costs more. Of course that's just speculation. Thank you for giving me your POV.


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William Rufus deVane King (April 7, 1786 – April 18, 1853) was a U.S. Representative from North Carolina, a Senator from Alabama, and the thirteenth Vice President of the United States. King died of tuberculosis after 45 days in office. With the exception of John Tyler and Andrew Johnson—both of whom succeeded to the Presidency—he remains the shortest-serving Vice President.
He was Minister to France from 1844 to 1846. He was appointed and subsequently elected as a Democrat to the Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Arthur P. Bagby and began serving on July 1, 1848. During the conflicts leading up to the Compromise of 1850, King supported the Senate's gag rule against debate on antislavery petitions, and opposed the abolition of slavery in the District of Columbia. King supported a conservative proslavery position, arguing that the Constitution protected the institution of slavery in both the Southern states and the federal territories, placing King in opposition to both the abolitionists' efforts to abolish slavery in the territories and the Fire-Eaters' calls for Southern secession.
On July 11, 1850, just two days after the death of President Zachary Taylor, King was again appointed President pro tempore of the Senate, which made him first in the line of succession to the U.S. Presidency, because of the Vice Presidential vacancy. King served until resigning on December 20, 1852 due to poor health. He served as President pro tempore of the Senate during the Thirty-first and Thirty-second Congresses and was Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Relations and Committee on Pensions.
King was elected Vice President of the United States on the Democratic ticket with Franklin Pierce in 1852 and took the oath of office March 24, 1853 in Cuba, where he had gone because of his health. This unusual inauguration took place because it was believed that King, who was terminally ill with tuberculosis, would not live much longer. The privilege of taking the oath on foreign soil was extended by a special act of Congress for his long and distinguished service to the government of the United States. Even though he took the oath twenty days after inauguration day he was still Vice President during those three weeks, but did not hold the power of the office.
Shortly afterward, King returned to his plantation, King's Bend, across the river from Cahaba, Alabama, and died within two days. He was interred in a vault on the plantation. City officials of Selma and some of King's family wanted to move his body within Selma, where they believed the town's co-founder should be interred. Other family members wanted his body to remain at the family plot. In 1882, the Selma City Council appointed a committee to select a new plot for King's body. There are different versions of how his body was taken from King's Bend, however after twenty-nine years he was reinterred in Live Oak Cemetery, Selma.
Following King's death the office of Vice-President remained vacant until 1857 when John C. Breckenridge was inaugurated. In accordance with the Presidential Succession Act of 1792, the President pro tempore of the Senate was next in order of succession to President Pierce from 1853 to 1857.
In honor of his inauguration as Vice President, the newly formed Washington Territory named King County for him, as well as Pierce County after President Pierce, in hopes of gaining speedy admission to the Union by currying favor with the new administration. Though Washington did not become a state until 1889, Pierce and King counties still exist. King County has since changed its official designation and its logo to honor Martin Luther King, Jr.


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10 NHA projects being readied as relocation for 6k informal settler families in NCR waterways
(Updated 12:17 p.m.) At least 10 housing projects are now in progress to accommodate some 6,426 informal settler families in danger areas in Metro Manila, Vice President and housing czar Jejomar Binay said Thursday.
Binay, also chairman of the Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council (HUDCC), said the 6,426 housing units worth P3.2 billion "will be used in relocating ISFs currently living in danger zones."
In a post on his Facebook account, he said the projects include:
- Smokey Mountain Development Project
- Tala 2 Medium Rise Building and Camarin housing projects in Caloocan City
- Pleasant Hills in San Jose del Monte, Bulacan
- Gulayan and Tanglaw in Navotas
- Metropolitan Manila Development Authority Depot in Pasig City
- National Government Center housing project in Quezon City
- Disiplina Village 2 in Valenzuela City
- Navotas Housing Project.
He said the funding for the 10 housing projects is part of the P50 billion allotted by President Benigno Aquino III for relocating some 100,000 ISFs living in danger areas.
"The rest of the affected ISFs will be relocated in Balagtas, Bocaue and San Jose del Monte, Bulacan and Trece Martirez, Cavite," he added.
Priority waterways
Binay said the 10 housing projects will be part of the housing relocation program for some 18,000 ISFs in six priority waterways in Metro Manila. These waterways were identified by the NHA for clearing this year.
He noted 55 percent of the ISFs identified by NHA are in Quezon City and Manila.
Citing data from local government units in 2011, he said 31,275 ISFs or 30 percent of families are living in danger zones in Quezon City.
Some 26,029 families or 25 percent of families, on the other hand, are in Manila.
Sanctions vs local officials
Binay backed suggestions to impose sanctions on local government officials, especially barangay chairpersons, who let ISFs continue to live in danger zones.
He noted some local officials would allow ISFs to return to these areas even after they were relocated.
"(The ISFs) would not return if there is no negligence in the part of local officials, especially the barangay captains. That is why when I was still mayor I told my barangay captains they are the ones at fault if problems (involving ISFs) occur," he said.
"They (ISFs) return one at a time. Sometimes they arrive using pushcarts," he added.
But in an interview on GMA News TV's "News to Go," Binay clarified that he is not blaming local government officials, such as those who hold barangay-level posts, for ISFs who continue to return to danger areas.
However, he did mention that barangay officials should be responsible in ensuring ISFs do not return to danger areas even after they have been relocated.
"Hindi naman po sa sinisisi no. Ito naman ho ay sa diretsong usapan," Binay said, noting that when he was still mayor of Makati City, he would tell barangay officials to be on top of relocation issues.
"'Pag iyong mga nalikas na at tapos meron na naman tayong mga informal settlers doon sa mga inalisan, e mukhang di ho yata binantayan ng mga barangay officials. Ang may primary responsibility po dyan ay mga barangay officials," he said.
Binay reiterated that the government only has the welfare of the ISFs in mind.
"Sana maunawaan lamang ho ng mga inililikas na yung hong mga buhay din nila ang nakataya diyan," he said. "Gusto ko lamang pong siguraduhin sa mga ililikas, hindi ho kayo ililikas nang wala kayong paglilipatan."
Danger zones
Earlier, the NHA identified these waterways as danger zones:
- Pasig River stretching from Manila, Mandaluyong, Makati and Pasig
- San Juan River, covering Manila, Mandaluyong, San Juan, and Quezon City
- Tullahan River spanning Quezon City, Caloocan, Malabon, and Valenzuela
- Manggahan Floodway in Pasig
- Maricaban Creek in Pasay, Makati, and Taguig
- Tripa de Gallina covering Makati and Pasay.
"These are some of the biggest waterways in Metro Manila that we consider danger zones," Binay said.
Binay added the NHA will also relocate around 1,500 ISFs residing along Estero de Sunog Apog and Estero de Maypajo in Manila. — with Gian C. Geronimo/KG/RSJ, GMA News
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Cooking Games And Their Effect on Children, Pros and Cons
Cooking games are popular to children for a variety of reasons. They are easy to play, easy to master and they can very well be a good way to kill time. But like anything else, there are pros and cons to this thing. And that's what we will be highlighting with this article.


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Route 627 (Gordon Road) Commuter Parking Lot Expansion
|Spotsylvania County
Project at a Glance
Fall 2014
Est Completion Date
December 2015
Estimated $7.2 million
General Excavation, Inc.
Randy McKinney, VDOT Area Construction Engineer
(540) 899-4288
Kelly Hannon, VDOT Communications Manager
(540) 374-3344
Project Details
The Virginia Department of Transportation is expanding the VDOT-owned Park & Ride commuter lot on Route 627 (Gordon Road) in Spotsylvania County to add approximately 500 new parking spaces. The parking lot is located at the intersection of Route 3 and Gordon Road.
Other changes include:
- A dedicated slugging pickup and dropoff line
- A centralized area for buses
- A second entrance to the lot on Harrison Road in addition to the existing Gordon Road entrance
- A pedestrian sidewalk connecting the lot with commercial development at Harrison Crossing
The size of the existing parking lot would be expanded to accommodate the new parking spaces and features.
The project was advertised for construction in May 2014, and awarded to General Excavation, Inc. Construction work mobilized in fall 2014, and will be completed by December 2015.
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Become a Vendor at the Festival
Joining the Watermelon Festival's Marketplace will expose your business to 20,000 visitors over the course of the weekend. The Festival is accepting applications for vendors in the following categories:
Arts and Crafts
At least 80% of the merchandise being sold is hand-made or hand-embellished, either by the vendor or a verifiable source. This category includes face-painting and other body art. The booth space fee for two days is $350 for 10'X10' and $700 for 10'X20'.
Commercial Merchandise Vendors
Merchandise being sold comes from a commercial source. The booth space fee for two days is $450 for 10'X10' and $900 for 10'X20'.
Information and Marketing
Vendors are giving out information about their products and/or services or are marketing their businesses or services by providing promotional materials and/or samples and by talking with interested customers. Orders may be taken for products or services. The booth space fee for two days is $550 for 10'X10' and $1,100 for 10'X20'.
Food and Beverage
Santa Anita Park will be providing all ready to eat food and beverage items during the event. As a result, the Festival is not accepting applications for the sale of ready to eat food and beverage items.
The Festival will accept applications for the sale of certain commercially packaged food and beverage items, including the distribution of samples not exceeding a certain size. Please contact the Marketplace Coordinator at the e-mail address included below for additional information.
Returning Vendors
There is a discount available for vendors who have participated in previous Sunland-Tujunga Lions Club Watermelon Festivals. Please indicate this information in your request for an application.
Non-Profit Organizations
If your organization is raising money for a non-profit organization, please submit information indicating the nature of your activity, and how the funds will be used, to the Marketplace Coordinator at the e-mail address included below. The minimum charge for non-profit groups is $50 for one booth space. The fee is negotiable with the Marketplace coordinator and is dependent on booth size and needs of the group.
Special Event/Activity Vendors
Vendors offering an activity involving the participation of the Festival-goers, and where a fee is charged for that activity, will be considered. Such activity should not require a booth space. The fee that will be charged to the vendor is negotiable. Please contact the Marketplace coordinator as indicated below with your information.
Quick Vendor Information
- Booth set-ups will be allowed on Friday, July 18th only. No Exceptions. Booths will be set up on grass, and final installations must be approved by the Arcadia Fire Dept
- Sellers must provide their own booths, tables, chairs, lights, fans and electrical cords.
- There will be vehicle access to booth spaces during both set-up time (and for a limited time before the event each day) for vehicles not exceeding 8' in height.
- Restocking on the days of the Festival (July 19th and 20th) may only be done by hand or by using a hand-propelled wagon or dolly.
- The fee for the booth space includes one 20 amp electrical box. Additional boxes of 20 amps are available for $75 each.
- There will be security on site 24/7, but the Sunland-Tujunga Lions Club, Santa Anita Park, and the security personnel are not responsible for damage, loss, or theft from your booth or vehicle.
- Parking passes will be provided to booth vendors and their personnel.
- All vendors must provide written proof of liability insurance. The Sunland-Tujunga Lions Club, Lions Clubs International, and Santa Anita Park must be named as additional insured. In addition, all vendors must have business licenses and sellers' permits where required.
- Vendors may sell only the merchandise listed on the application and approved by the Sunland-Tujunga Lions Club.
- Vendors will be eligible to pick among available booth spaces based on when their applications and deposit payment are received.
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Leap into the unknown: New York Mills pole vaulter faces surgery, long rehabilitation
By ANNE DELANEY
Posted Nov 25, 2009 @ 08:13 PM
Linda Hadfield is one of them.
Approximately 100,000 young female athletes (ages 15 to 25) sustain anterior cruciate ligament injuries each year, according to the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.
Last month Hadfield, a two-time state pole vaulting champion at New York Mills, became one of those athletes when she tore the ACL in her left knee during a field hockey game.
"I felt like they were taking my life away," she said.
Hadfield, a senior, has concentrated on the pole vault since ninth grade. She and Rome Free Academy's Kelly Benfey train with a coach at the Tompkins County Pole Vault Club and compete in indoor meets.
In June, Hadfield qualified for the New York State Public High School Athletic Association meet in the 100-meter hurdles and the pole vault, but the pole vault is her signature event.
At the state open qualifying track meet, Hadfield, 17, set a personal best and Section III record with a vault of 12 feet, 6 inches.
Hadfield went to the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill earlier this month for an official visit, but she was counting on the indoor season to show colleges more of her ability in the vault. Now, she will spend the winter doing rehabilitation.
The way Hadfield was injured was typical of an ACL tear. She was running in a home game against Cooperstown when her right leg slipped. Hadfield's left leg locked up bearing the force of her body's motion, and the damage was done.
The damage was more extensive than she imagined.
There was no swelling in the joint after she was hurt. A surgeon's examination did not detect instability and her knee did not feel loose, which is often present with an ACL tear.
A week later, an MRI revealed the tear. The meniscus – cartilage rings inside and outside of the knee which was thought to be damaged – was in good shape. The ACL was fuzzy, indicating a tear.
"It never entered my head," she said. "It was a shock, an absolute shock."
She is scheduled for surgery next month and is expecting 16 to 20 weeks of rehab. She is hoping to be in shape to compete for New York Mills in the spring.
Hadfield's left leg is the leg she takes off from when vaulting so it will have to be completely healed before she can return.
"I've come to terms with it," she said. "Half of the recovery is mental and I want to get better. If you're feeling sorry for yourself nothing good will come of it."


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With the dust now finally beginning to clear over the Platinum miners' strike, it's time to consider the lessons that we can learn. And, perhaps more importantly, the lessons that we may not learn.
Whether through sheer intransigence, or pig-headedness, or simply because it doesn't suit us in the positions in which we sit, it seems there are many aspects to this strike that bring home uncomfortable truths. But in the final analysis, this strike was always, as so many cleverer people have said before me, about far more than just money and working conditions. It was about politics.
In around twenty years from now, when someone, somewhere, considers the moments that really brought long-term change to our political system, this strike is going to feature. In a way, it has been the political story of the last year or so. From the Marikana shootings onward, what has been playing out on the platinum belt has been the strongest indication yet that the political hegemony of the ANC, the post-1994 consensus in which essentially the ANC took on the DP/DA with a few other people sitting on the sidelines, is now over.
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One with Life
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Location: Lone Pine Ontario (or travelling)
Oddometer: 2,536
I ride back to the Sandspit ferry and catch a ride back to Graham Island.The big ferry back to the mainland leaves at 11:00 pm so I have time before it leaves to ride a bit.
I ride up 16 again and stop at Balance Rock.
I go up to the Jungle Beach tower for a bit,then decide to take a break from eating campstove food and hit a nice place in town and have Salmon and Halibut.
Moss on Car
I figure I may as well eat a big supper, I plan on sleeping on the overnight boat ride which will arrive in Prince Rupert at 7:ooam.
THe Charlottes has been an incredible place, no fastfood chain places, no big city stuff, just cool island laid back exploring....mucho bueno!
next: the mainland BC and cruisin cheap on the KLR!
Ride Our World
Hektoglider screwed with this post 07-16-2008 at 11:03 PM
Joined: Jan 2007
Location: knocking on the golden door
Oddometer: 295
Thank you for this report. Amazing travels done with true KLR style and integrity-
Retired, baby!
Joined: Apr 2006
Location: Colorado
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Very nice, Kari.
More places for me to look for the next time I'm up there.
Did Prudhoe Bay to Ushuaia in 2008-2009!
Joined: Jan 2007
Location: Vancouver
Oddometer: 592
Great stuff, it's now at the point where I check in every day to catch the updates! :)
Edit: Big difference between "now" and "not". Spelin counz!
We must not cease from exploration and the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we began and to know the place for the first time. - TS Eliot
jeckyll screwed with this post 07-17-2008 at 10:15 PM
Joined: May 2007
Location: Anacortes, WA
Oddometer: 402
QCI good move
Glad to see you kept with the QC plan...what a place and of course, you land on your feet, find the best free camping, accomodations and fishing/clamming....it just shows that adventure happens when you open up a few paths and see what comes next.
No flea markets or fried bread sales in Queen Charlotte City? I'll bet you found a few bargains there, still.
Enjoying the report...ride on...
Sander is probably in Dease Lake today, headed south.
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You Are With Out A Doubt My New Hero! Incredible Travel Story From Someone With Incredible Balls.keep It Coming.
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Location: Denton, TX
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Very awesome ride report amigo.
Graham Island looks like a place I could go chill!!!!
Keep it up. I can't wait for more!... and i'm usually not a fan of RR's from north of the northern border!
One with Life
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Location: Lone Pine Ontario (or travelling)
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I sleep poorly on the boat ride but get some rest .At 700 am I am rolling east out of Prince Rupert in the rain and just keep on riding. I stop in Terrace at the Kawa shop and it pours hard, while I get some oil and a filter. Further up the road its not raining and I do an oil change at a highway rest area, using my 1 gallon jug that was my water jug. At this time I spot 3 missing rollers on my chain and decide to do the sprockets and chain at the next good opportunity. I heard and felt it for quite some time, but ignored it til now. I need a grinder and an impact wrench to do it. I ride some more and loop through a side road into the very small towns near Hazelton and Two Mile, and thats where I spot a small engine repair shop with the big door open. I do a U-turn and pull in. The mechanic is in a wheel chair and all the workbenches are low and so is his toolbox. I tell him I want to work on my bike and need just a few tools. I swap out both sprockets and then go to install the chain that I had been carrying with me and find out the master link will not fit. I end up putting the old chain back on and riding into Smithers and the guy in the wheelchair told me what shop to go to but I forgot by the time I arrived. I saw all the Harleys and pulled in. I asked the guy at the counter is this the only bike shop in town? He says yea, we are the only place. Ok I hafta correct this chain situation right here. I had a 520 chain, but when I first opened the box I knew it was too wide. The guy at the counter had no 520 chain but gave me a section of chain the same as the wide stuff I had. Great, I can make a link and be on my way. I remove the chain again, and check the clearance at the countershaft with the short piece he gave me. It will rub the motor, this chain is unusable on this KLR, they have no 520 at the only bike shop in town .
I must get resourceful now, so I ask the HD mechanics if they know anybody in town who is racing dirt bikes or anybody else who may have a 520 chain around. The mechanic was real straight forward and good. He told me I may source one at Canadian Tire store or go down the road to Eye Candy Customs, or the shop next to them. I was stunned.WTF? So the guy who owns the place told me we are the only shop in town. He figured maybe that would get me to spend $300 on chrome do-dads to glue onto my KLR at the shop rate of XX$ per hour. What a knob head! Not a motorcycle person whatsoever. I re-installed the crapped out chain once again. I could tell the guy didnt even want me on the property, as he told me yea we try and help everybody out. For some reason the door to the washroom was mysteriously locked up so I couldnt even wash my hands. It was getting close to closing time for many businesses so I got going down to the end of town and walked into Eye Candy and its a small shop. Perfect. I see chain and tell the guy about my experience up the road with the only shop in town. I make a deal that involves him getting my wide chain and me getting a D.I.D. O-Ring 520 at a reduced price. I roll my bike in through the front door and am working on it myself in his shop, this is the way real bike shops treat someone who is traveling and needs to do something. The place is geared towards the V-Twin scene but he carries tires to fit the KLR and Gold Wings etc. As soon as I got to it I realized that this was the place that the wheelchair mechanic guy was trying to send me to. The only shop in town as I see it.
So today I got the oil change done and the chain and sprockets done, hardly no sleep the night before and there was maybe 2 hours of daylight left. I ride on and am threatened by a nasty storm cloud. I keep rolling down the Yellowhead east and am still not sure of where I will camp out.
Suddenly I go past a motel. Its obviously abandoned and the weeds are growing high. Maybe I can camp behind it. I pull around back and then ride around front, parking behind a bush. Maybe I can check in? I walk into one of the rooms and shut the door. It has been ransacked, the porcelain is busted, but the bed sure looks good and the clouds outside look bad. I roll the KLR inside and fire up my camp stove. I relax and listen to my radio, trying for a forecast. I felt kinda worn out from the ferry ride and all the crap dealing with the chain. The only motel room so far ..
Next morning "checking out"
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awesome camping.! never mind behind the old building if you can sleep inside...
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Location: Lone Pine Ontario (or travelling)
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Hittin a backroad
I could see on the map that I could avoid Prince George and take a shortcut from Vanderhoof to Quesnel on the Blackwater.I stop in at a tourist info place and they have the Backroads Mapbook there to look at. I saw the route and found out that there is some good stops along the way. I usually shower every day but the last 2 nights had me unable to do so. I could see the lakes on the map and planned to stop for a good break at one of them, where I had a nice swim. I pulled the stove out for tea and whatever else for lunch. The swim really fixed me up.
Wonder whats in here for fish. I can see them surfacing. I nail one and it puts up a decent fight, I dunno what it even is.
I get back on the bike feeling much better. I know that if you eat good, sleep well, and can get yourself cleaned up....those 3 things are the key. If one of them gets out of whack, you can no longer enjoy the journey. Did I say I feel much better? and this backroad is great. No traffic really and nice riding. Perfect road for this bike.
I stopped in Quesnel for a bit then ended up finding a great camping spot in behind Lac la Hache at Helena lake.The mosquitos were bad. Next day I kept rolling south, stopping to look at Chasm near 70 mile House.
I had some good stuff coming up and was looking forward to it.I kinda skimmed through this whole area without taking a bunch of photos.
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Just south of there I stopped at a fruit stand and grabbed some fresh cherries. I talk to the guy and he said business was slow for a while because the road was closed for a while due to an RV crash that started a big fire.I talked some more and he started giving me tomatos and the stuff that was bruised and he did not sell. I asked him about the backroad...
from Clinton to Pavillion over a cool dirt road....Downing PP
into the nice weather again...
A great bit of dirt along the way down to Lilloet. I stopped at the Library for some web-time and then attempted to fill my waterjugs there.All I could get was hot water, not cold. I went back to the bike and grabbed my solar shower and filled it up, not having to wait for the sun to heat it up. I left town and found a back road and hung it in a tree and had a quick shower.I climbed up the back road a bit and then returned to the highway.
This is great, no time frame just puttin along. I don't care how far I go today.Or tommorrow.
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Great riding
I take 12 down to Lyton then decide if I should go to Boston Bar and try the ride over to Merrit from there.I have no clue what that would be like on a loaded bike, so instead opt to go up to Spences Bridge and then 8 down to Merrit. Cabin along hwy 8
I get to Merrit and quiz some one at a bike shop about the KVR and hows the best way to get onto it. I can see the rail on my gps but don't know where to begin. I ride Summerland road for a while which follows Coldwater Creek and parallels #5.
Great riding! I get on the rail near Brookmere and go the wrong way and follow some old pipeline ATV trails. I get discouraged a bit and then use the gps to navigate my way and see the loop corner of the rail line. It doubles back! I ride some dead ends(washouts) then decide to follow the ATV tracks up some gnarly hill and over a few rough spots and finally get on the good ride-able part of the Kettle Valley Railway. I shoulda looked at the GPS more.......
Pipeline wrong way...
The KVR
So I am finally on it and the ATV's have it chewed , I can't go much faster than 40 km per hour for. This pic doesnt show it well, but it had a whoop de doo all the way here and the loaded KLR had to keep the speeds down. It was well marked to who is allowed on it. (picture of motorbike with red line)
I continued onwards.......bicycles and ATV's ? hmm
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New York, NY (PRWEB) January 07, 2014
Part personal account, part manifesto, Tanya Selvaratnam recounts her emotional journey through multiple miscarriages after the age of 37. Her doctor told her she still "had time," but Selvaratnam found little reliable and often conflicting information about a mature woman's biological ability (or inability) to conceive.
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Beyond her personal story, the author speaks to women in similar situations around the country, as well as fertility doctors, adoption counselors, reproductive health professionals, celebrities, feminists, journalists, and sociologists. Through in-depth reporting and her own experience, Selvaratnam urges more widespread education and open discussion about delayed motherhood in the hope that long-lasting solutions can take effect.
The result is a book full of valuable information that will enable women to make smarter choices about their reproductive futures and to strike a more realistic balance between science, society and personal goals.
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LAKELAND, FL (January 30, 2014) - Late this afternoon I was provided a copy of the Investigative Summary from the State Attorney's Office regarding their review of the hiring practices used for a 2012 Lakeland Police Department Public Safety Aide position. The report raises serious allegations against Police Chief Lisa Womack regarding potential violations of Florida Statutesinvolving Official Misconduct, in addition to alleged deviations from Lakeland Civil Service and Personnel Policies and Procedures. It is my understanding from a review of the Investigative Summary, that the State Attorney's Office has closed its review of the matter and is not pursuing any further actions.
In response to the State Attorney's report, and consistent with City of Lakeland Personnel Policies, I have placed Chief Womack on paid Administrative Leave, pending further review of the report, including appropriate background documentation and statements which may have been used in reaching their findings. In the interim, I have appointed Assistant Chief Larry Giddens as Acting Chief of Police pending the outcome of the City's review on the matter.
Given that many of the allegations in the report concern administrative City of Lakeland Policies and Procedures, it is appropriate that the City review the matter further to determine if any violations of policies have occurred. Any subsequent actions if indicated will be taken following the results of that review.
LPD Sergeant Brian McNabb Reinstated
State Attorney Jerry Hill issued Sgt. Brian McNabb a letter on September 16, 2013 stating that his office would no longer accept testimony from him in the 10th District unless he submitted to a polygraph. The City has reviewed the matter in greater detail and weighed the various options, legal considerations and potential outcomes, and as a result, has reached an agreement to retain him as a certified law enforcement officer with the LPD.
In his present capacity, Sgt. McNabb serves as a training officer for the department and coordinates the Mini-Academy, (in which he also provides instruction in the areas of physical fitness, weapons and other related programs, which does not include court testimony. It is very unlikely he would be called upon to testify let alone be the sole officer who would be called upon to testify in a criminal matter. As such, there is little risk in him having to be called to court which could potentially impact his ability to testify in the 10th District.
The agreement the City of Lakeland has reached with both Sgt. McNabb and the West Central Florida Police Benevolent Association (WCFPBA) is that while he will be returned to normal status, the Department has the right to take into consideration, the effect of the letter to the extent it remains in effect, when and if he becomes eligible for any assignment, transfer or promotion wherein the requirement to testify may be implicated. While this criteria cannot be exercised arbitrarily or capriciously by the Chief of Police, both McNabb and the WCFPBA have agreed that they will not pursue an administrative appeal of any denial that is made in such a manner.
Chief Womack state that the agreement reached with city management, herself and the WCFPBA represents the best possible outcome for all parties involved in light of the particular circumstances.
Attachment: Letter Agreement signed by Sgt. McNabb, Chief Womack and the WCFPBA and the letter received from the State Attorney's Office.
Media inquiries should be directed to 863.583-2357.
The Lakeland City Commission asked me to schedule a private meeting with State Attorney Jerry Hill to discuss the status of Sergeant Brian McNabb and to explore ways to improve the relationship between the State Attorney's Office and the Lakeland Police Department. I believe the City of Lakeland and the State Attorney's Office share a common interest in protecting our citizens and trust we can find an acceptable path to achieve that end.
It was and continues to be my expectation based upon the direction that I received from the Lakeland City Commission, that I would be meeting with Mr. Hill in private in the spirit of trying to resolve outstanding issues. I was surprised when I found out late this afternoon that instead of a private meeting between the two of us, the media was also invited to attend without my knowledge.
I was under the impression that the meeting would between the two of us in an effort to explore options regarding Sergeant McNabb as well as other ways to improve relationships between the two agencies. Similar to challenging collective bargaining negotiations, acceptable solutions often are achieved in less formal settings between parties. My experience is that such an approach allows the principals the opportunity to frankly explore potential common ground as opposed to what is said in the formal trappings of a very public session.
Sergeant McNabb was issued a letter from the State Attorney stating that his office would no longer accept his testimony, which essentially is a career ending letter for a Police Officer. Based on the results of the LPD's Internal Investigation on Sgt. McNabb, the City desired the opportunity to discuss his status and the possibility of him testifying in the future.
It was not my intent nor do I believe the intent of the Lakeland City Commission to have me meet with State Attorney Jerry Hill in a public environment. Accordingly, I believe I that it would be prudent to seek further direction from the City Commission on how to proceed. We agreed that tomorrow's meeting would be postponed and I have reiterated to Mr. Hill the City's desire to have me meet with him at least initially in private to find solutions to our challenges. To that end, I am fully prepared to meet with Mr. Hill at our earliest convenience and have asked him to reconsider his position on the format of such a meeting.


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Chipotle, huh? I'm gonna have to try that. All these years I thought my Chex Mix was the trick! Thanks!
Real reason: No advertising, forgot to pay their phone bill. Look for billionaire owner and top-heavy management to ask union for more wage/benefit cuts and furlough time to pay for new phone system.
Unbelievable. Now, back to my Chex Mix. Smooches
I'm not going anywhere!!!! I just got my new 4x4 office/broom closet with drive-thru window.
Sure, in my tenure here I've driven away talent and acknowledge no one likes me - but I've always offered up my stale Chex Mix (Holiday Tin) to my hard-working staff every year.
I look forward to Chris breaking more stories for us to link too.
I did
Z still plays? Wow, I must have missed that. Hope the Cavs issue a special Chex Mix Holiday Tin featuring Z!
Branson is still a hack - and I am a fraud. There, I said it.
Prince of Pimpin' hahaha.
Funny, but I still think Branson is a hack.
Braylon not only drops footballs, he once dropped my Holiday Tin of Chex Mix.
Who cares about LeBron and CC. Personally, I dig figure skating. Can't wait for Johnny Weir and Dorothy Hamel to lace 'em up and skate at the Q. Ooooh, I'm so excited.
I love the Olympics! I'm so excited that I can't sleep!
The tag team of Wedge and Shapiro need to take their act to the WWE. There bad guys are loved, spin expected to be truthful, and the outcomes scripted.
This duo for six years has body slammed the hope outta this town. Since 2001, owner Larry Dolan had CC on the cheap. He managed to squeeze out of his ace 106 wins, a 60% winning percentage, two All-Star appearances, and one Cy Young - all by age 27! Now, your loyal employee (just reaching his prime) is eligible for a significant raise for services rendered. What do you do? Dump him for Double A prospects.
Fans, you've just been Punk'd.
Anytime you think a Dolan team wants to field a winner, think back to this trade. Is any player today worth $24 million a year? No. But, then again, $5 beers, $60 box seats, and $20 parking aren't worth it either.
While Dolan can't imagine paying CC $24 million a year, he can spend $4 million on Morgana the Kissing Bandit (I know, it's David Dellucci, Double D. But for me, I'd rather have her DD's than the Tribe's).
Dolan, with a huge assist to Shapiro, also likes to overpay on average players. Post HGHer Paul Byrd has 10 losses (and counting) and an ERA as high as 2 gallons of milk, makes $7 million. Class-act Casey prove that nice guys don't finish last, they make $6 million. Pronkville, in foreclosure since last season and currently DL'ed, makes $11 million. Throw in Morgana's $4 million, and CC's $8 million now and $24 million later doesn't seem impossible.
Dolan will march out the minions to bang the drum of "small, mid-market teams can't afford guys like CC." Well, how can Milwaukee do it? Great town, home to CC (now), Harley Davidson, and Miller Beer. But they are also home to Bernie Brewer, "Hot Dog vs. Mustard vs. Ketchup" mid-inning wind sprints, and The Big Ragoo.
Somehow, this town can afford CC, but we can't? And, if CC leaves for Cali - the House of Selig gets two first-round draft picks as compensation! We (insert drumroll) get two-year minor league "vet " LaPorta - and other guys.
When Shapiro starts playing the "injury/victim" card, remember that his partner in crime, Wedgie, picked the roster. He choose to start the year with J-Mike/Morgana in a platoon, moved Ben Francisco to Buffalo, stuck with Cabrera until he was 50 points BELOW the Mendoza line, and made JoeBlow the closer - despite being hurt.
Then the tag team decided to "tweak the roster" (rest of us call it screwing things up). JoeBlow flares out, Raffey Left and Raffey Right are moved around and now are Raffey's Gone Wrong. Other pen firestarters include Tom Mastny, Jensen Lewis, Rich Bauer, Brian Slocum. Alex Trebek. Pat Sajak. Dan Rather, Joel Rose, A.J. Colby, Barnaby, Mr. Jingaling. Yawn. Can it be any worse? Sure. See Wedge's porn mustache.
They've had six years together to get it right. Last time they traded an ace was Bartolo and his five chins to Montreal for Cliff Lee, the Lady's Grady, and Brandon Phillips. Great trade BUT Phillips was sent packing, Lee almost packing last year, and Grady will be packing in a few years. But CC is different. He was our guy. Our system. Our future.
Shapiro, thinking ahead to the future, is willing to invest in washed up vets like John Halama, Morgan Ensberg, and Juan Rincon - all toiling at Triple A Buffalo. Too bad he, his .500 manager, and his "cheap" owner couldn't invest in CC.
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"Honestly, I think we should just trust our president in every decision he makes and should just support that, you know, and be faithful in what happens."
—Britney Spears, September 3, 2003, answering this question: "A lot of entertainers have come out against the war in Iraq. Have you?"
"So what should I think about [the war in Libya]? If it had been my call, I wouldn't have gone into Libya. But the reason I voted for Obama in 2008 is because I trust his judgment. And not in any merely abstract way, either: I mean that if he and I were in a room and disagreed about some issue on which I had any doubt at all, I'd literally trust his judgment over my own. I think he's smarter than me, better informed, better able to understand the consequences of his actions, and more farsighted."
Glenn Greenwald:
That form of submission is a definitively religious act, not a political one (Proverbs 3:5: "Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding"). Venerating a superior being and blindly following its will is a natural human impulse, as it frees one of the heavy burden of decision-making and moral and intellectual judgment, and it also creates a feeling of safety and protection (hence the cross-cultural and sustained strength of religion, as well as the potent appeal of both political authoritarianism and personality cults).
But "thinking" that way is an absolute abdication of the duties of citizenship, which compel holding leaders accountable and making informed judgment about their actions (it's a particularly bizarre mindset for someone who seeks out a platform and comments on politics for a living). It's also dangerous, as it creates a climate of unchecked leaders who bask in uncritical adoration…


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Safari hats, elephant guns, and vast open stretches of grassland are fantastically starred, especially on Saturdays.
This month, if asked, your favorite special superhero superpower should be the ability to clean the house/apartment with a wiggle of your nose, and not invisibility which has served you well so far this year.
Indecisiveness is about to be rewarded by a generous Jupiter.
This month your destiny is going on a picnic.
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Are there any completely straight women out there?
now days there seems to be a hell of a lot of bisexual women around now I have nothing against bisexual women or lesbians, gays exc but I do ask my... Show More
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No. I'm definitely straight, I've even had a lesbian experience to verify it. Kissing a girl was probably the biggest turn off. I guess young girls maybe experiment more, because it's more socially accepted, hell, even encouraged by the media, as some other poster said, apparently lots of men like that sort of thing and whatnot. I however don't believe in knowing your sexuality until you've tried. I don't have a problem with gays, but I don't believe girls who say they're bi, yet they've never even kissed a girl and are constantly f***ing guys. Neither I believe that someone who's never had a girlfriend/boyfriend thinks they're gay because of it. How do you even know what your sexual orientation is without having sexual contact with neither a boy or a girl? I understand that some people may feel confused, especially when they're really young, but for god's sake, it's because kids nowadays are thinking about sex before they even get any hormonal urges, or grown a single pubic hair. How would you know what gender you're attracted to when your body isn't even ready for sex?
But to answer your question, the majority of the female population is 100% heterosexual, despite what you see in p*rn or magazines. Not all of us are up for some special girlie time with the girls.
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Yeah I'm 100% straight. Plenty of girls are completely straight. I think a lot of girls (not all but a lot) pretend to be bisexual just for attention. I mean we hear all the time how guys love girl on girl action so I think some girls do that just to get attention from guys since so many guys are apparently into that kind of thing. I would never fake something like that just to show off for a guy. But some girls do that even if they arn't really bi.
yeah I have a striaight sister and she said the same that a lot of them do it for populartiy or attention and girl on girl doesent really do anything for me but yeah most guys like it.
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I agree. I think it's pointless and stupid. But it's true some girls do this for that reason.
yeah 7121uc is right most men wouldont want thier wife/girlfriend who they love to be bi its more of a fantasy thing not so much for me but most guys for me I like knowing a girls straight
Yes, there are absolutely straight women out there. I think straight women actually make up the majority. Many are probably bi curious or experimental, but I'm sure far fewer are truly bisexual. I think that women in general may tend towards having a slightly more flexible sexuality than men, but that doesn't mean we're all bi. I've heard many girls say they would never want to have sex with another girl, and I am completely straight as well.
yeah that's good I like straight women not that I have anything against bi women its just I'm a single straight guy and want a straight woman most famous women now days all say there bisexual megan fox, katy perry, rihanna, cheryl cole, exc and a lot of normal girls in everyday life say there bi it jst seems allthogh there all slighly bi of course there not as you say I just can understand how I never come across completly straight women.
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And I know how you feel, because I'd have a hard time dating a bisexual guy. I could potentially accept it, but it would make me insecure. Since I'm not one for threesomes or open relationships, I'd worry that they couldn't be satisfied by giving up sex with guys, and that would be rough on the relationship. Plus, it's twice the competition! I tend to think that bisexuals are better suited for other bisexuals, since they'll both be in the same situation.
yeah they prob would be better going with other bisexuals and I didn't mean exactly half lol, yeah that's exactly how I feel I couldont go with a woman knowing she likes other women to put it nicely I like to know women want what a mans got underneath not what a woman has I'm not really the jelos type like if I had a girlfriend and she looked at other men id be OK with it because its just looking but if she was looking at other women I wouldont like it
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In my opinion there is no such thing as a straight, lesbian, or bisexual woman. I have met wmen who claim to be straight but they have told me that they have desires to be with a woman. Also, I have met lesbian women who have told me that they also find certain men attractive. I think homosexuality and hetrosexuality is a male thing not a female thing.
Women do tend to have a more fluid sexuality, in my opinion, but that doesn't mean NO women are totally straight or totally lesbian. Personally, I am straight. Sometimes I get curious about what sex with a girl would be like, bit when I think about it, I would never actually want that.
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I'm not sure you understand what I'm trying to say.
Why is it wrong to be gay but not to be a lesbian?
its not he's just speaking from a male perspective not one that I share tho its not wrong to be anything, dw I know what you mean :)
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IOGEAR Digital Pen & USB Receiver - GPEN100C - Handwriting Captured On Your Computer!
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IOGEAR's Digital Scribe is the first device ever to capture natural handwriting from any surface, and store it directly onto your computer. Based on a revolutionary electronic pen that uses ordinary ink refill and writes on any paper, the Digital Scribe stores handwritten notes, memos or drawings onto your computer screen for easy editing right away or save it for a later time.
IOGEAR's Digital Scribe allows you to express your thoughts in your own handwriting, personalize messages to friends, family, co-workers, convert your handwriting into typed text, and more! The Scribe can also act as a substitute for your mouse making it easy to switch between application you wish to write in. The pen can also supplement your keyboard for text input and speed up your work in hundreds of software applications that let you customize and and create shortcut features.
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Fun & kwerky4/14/2009
My idea was simple - capture notes I take on legal paper. The receiver must sit on the top or an edge of the notepad, not near it, not behind it. If it's placed behind your writing surface, nuthin. - - - Once you figure out this, it's kinda fun. .. . . I think maybe a clip of some sort would do the trick, like maybe a low-tension document binder clip, or even a chip clip. Without the receiver staying in place, the whole shebang is useless. Once the receiver slips, your writing appears elsewhere on your virtual paper. ....... . . .about that virtual paper, VERY cool that it pops into play as soon as you start writing. Forget about using this as a mouse, despite it's mouse button. Well, unless you're willing to find that perfect setting that does not zip around your screen. > > > > Overall, I still have it in my laptop bag and will give the digital pen a few more chances at grabbing my doodles. But Generally, they look more like Dimitri Martin drawings than Software Engineering flowcharts...2 Helpful | 1 Not Helpful
Decent input tool11/29/2008
Once you get this device installed and affixed to paper (which is a little inconvenient, but not a terrible pain), it's a good way to digitize your writing. There are some minor inconveniences - the limits to its detection are discovered on the fly, but once you know the range, staying within that space is quite simple. I also have an io2 pen, which requires special paper, so this is more versatile, except that I'm tethered to my computer.3 Helpful | 0 Not Helpful
This item was really excellent, unlike other digital pens you don't need a special writing pad. Everything you write on any paper is captured in the computer screen without even leaving a dot. This product is extremely useful students and teachers.1 Helpful | 0 Not Helpful
A True Handwriting Expert9/26/2007
I purchased this item strictly out of curiosity. For the price, I expected an amusing toy. When it arrived, I set it up according to the directions and put it to the test. In handwriting mode, it managed to recognize about 98% of what I wrote. This is truly amazing as many PEOPLE have a hard time reading my handwriting. In hand printing mode, it never skipped a beat. My only concern would be the future availability of the special ball point cartridges (they are quite small, and if I used it a lot, I can see them running out of ink quickly).12 Helpful | 0 Not Helpful


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Info Photos Reviews 7 News Forum
Top message: Very nice phone . . . by AberFitchDuDe87
Replying to: Re: Very nice phone . . . by Big Daddy
Re: Very nice phone . . .
It's not being rude. How can someone not know what those buttons mean?! You dont have to be knowledgage about cell phones to know what those buttons mean. They are unniversal symbols for any type of player, CD, DVD, VHS, Laser Disc, MP3.. any type of player that plays any sort of media has those symbols. And im more than sure that the person has used one of those at least once in their lifetime. Its kind of hard not to poke fun at something like that.
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A serious war has just started between international star Kim Kardashian and our own Ghollywood star Juliet Ibrahim, with the Ghanaian referring to herself as hotter and better than Kim.
The Ghanaian actress said why would Darey Art-Alade pay so much money and fly Kim Kardashian down to Nigeria just for a 45 seconds intro' on his Love Like a Movie Concert.
"Ok here's my 2cents! Been reading comments about Darey's concert and to be honest I don't see why he will pay so much money and fly Kim k down to Naija just for a 45sec intro on his show, like seriously!
"Bro, you could have flown me from Ghana and I would have represented well! What did Kim K do for the 45 secs? She stood and told a senseless story, I could have stood and told a sensible story about Ghana on a Nigerian stage! ', she wrote.
She also went on to say that African show promoters should shun foreign entertainers and focus on working with more African talents.
"No hard feeling but it's about time we start appreciating our very own African talents than paying all these foreigners so much for 45seconds performances. Check me out, way hotter than some of them peeps una dey pay big bucks for nothing better.
The fact is and will always remain I, Juliet Ibrahim, is 100 times hotter, prettier than Kim K! I have every right to say so because, I am an African woman without any surgeries and natural beauty is what I brag of. If this is offending you pls kindly walk without your faulty specs and bang your head into a wall.