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But those reports are a bit disingenuous because they don't take into account special teams, where Ohio State will be breaking in a new starter at long snapper.
Those duties were split by the end of last season between two seniors, Dimitrios Makridis and Jackson Haas, with the former working as Ohio State's punt snapper and Haas the field-goal snapper.
Two walk-ons return to the team looking to fill that role in Jacob McQuaide and Patrick Howe. Expecting to get the first crack is McQuaide, who played in the first seven games of last season before losing most of his short-snapping time to Haas.
Now a sophomore, McQuaide said he's ready to step up and fill the often overlooked role.
"I feel like last year I got my rookie jitters out, so this year I'm definitely ready to go 100 percent if I beat out Pat," he said. "It's still open right now, but I definitely feel like if I were the guy I am completely ready to go."
McQuaide has been a long snapper since the sixth grade, and the Cincinnati native ended up filling the position while playing tight end at Elder High School. Despite making 10 catches for the Panthers during his senior year, he was not recruited as a scholarship athlete by Division I schools – "I realized I'm not the 6-6, 250 type guy who is going to play tight end at a D-I school," he said – and instead decided to spurn offers from lower divisions to attend OSU.
"Coming from Elder, we get 11,000 people for a home game every Friday night," he said. "Playing Division II or III football is a step down from that."
Having decided to attend school at Ohio State, McQuaide then decided to take the next step. He sent a video of his snapping to the football program, attended a camp and stayed in contact with recruiting assistant Greg Gillum. The Buckeyes liked what they saw enough to invite him onto the team as a freshman walk-on for the 2006 season.
Playing time was hard to get that season with stalwart Drew Norman, known as "Chucky," serving as the long snapper. Once Norman graduated going into last year, the job was open, especially when the 2006 backup Makridis missed the spring because of back problems.
When the season started, Haas, Makridis and McQuaide all were receiving chances snapping until the halfway point in the season, at which point inconsistency caused the Buckeye staff to reevaluate things. Because Makridis had been the most consistent long snapper and Howe the most consistent on field goals, those two were given the jobs while McQuaide was forced to the sideline. He did not play during the final six games.
"While Jake had done both and done both well, that was the situation we ended up doing," said staff member Chad Rogosheske, who works with special teams.
Though Howe, a sophomore from Cincinnati rival St. Xavier, and expected walk-on Jeremy LaVoie of Beavercreek will get their chances, it appears the job is McQuaide's to lose.
"I think they're both solid, and I think Jake with his experience has a little bit of an edge just because he's been in games," Rogosheske said. "That's obviously to his advantage."
Whichever gets the job will have big shoes to fill. One-time OSU snapper Kevin Houser has made a career out of snapping for the New Orleans Saints, while Norman and Makridis have been well regarded during their Ohio State careers.
"(Makridis) and Chucky Norman both set the bar pretty high, and Jack actually," McQuaide said. "Those guys helped me out so much in my development. I just feel like the greatest testament to them I could do is just be the best long snapper in the country."
In order to win the job, McQuaide said the goal is to be perfect each day on his snaps, which includes putting the ball on punts at the right hip of the punter and on field goals drilling it right at the back knee of the holder.
Ohio State's long snappers are also responsible for blocking immediately after the snaps. Once that is over, the race down field to try to make the tackle begins, though no Buckeye long snapper made a stop last season.
"We are responsible for our A-gap, our gap right next to us, so you have to be able to snap and then get back and block, then you also have to cover," said McQuaide, who checks in at 6-2, 219 pounds. "You have to have decent speed. I'm not the fastest guy out there but I try my best to get down there. I'm all effort, at least."


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Steel cases can most likely be reloaded, but why bother? It would be a hassle - Just bite the bullet so to say and buy reloadable brass & reload to your hearts content - I reload for my 7.62x54r and am happy to use brass cases.
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I have alot of steel 7.62x39 rounds. Can they be reloaded?
What is the difference between 7.62x54R and 7.62x54?
I have several Mosins and I am getting a STV 40 this coming week.
I bought another Hex 91/30, unbeknownst to the wife, and the B5 guy gave me (sold) 7.62x54 ammo. NO R on it. I shot a few through the 91/30 and it worked. Was I lucky? I don't want to ruin my rifles.
I have read several things about Mosin 1895s Last night I was chided for asking if it used 7.62x39. Today I read that it does use that round and "if you find that to expensive use a S&W32long or a 32 MAG. I may be reading it wrong here's a link
They didn't say if the cylinder was changed over. The reason I ask about this is that 7.62x39 ammo will be available, hopefully, while I hear that hand gun ammo may be banned in 2011. Anyone have any ideas on this?
Steel cases can most likely be reloaded, but why bother? It would be a hassle - Just bite the bullet so to say and buy reloadable brass & reload to your hearts content - I reload for my 7.62x54r and am happy to use brass cases.
You need to bone up on calibers.
1. Steel cased rounds, particularly the Berdan primed ones like you've probably got for surplus, cannot be reloaded.
2. Did the ammo you shot have a rimmed cartridge case? If so, then it was 7.52x54r. There is Argentine Mauser ammo that is 7.65x53mm but it won't chamber in a Mosin-Nagant. I'm thinking you just got "7.62mm Russian" ammo without the "R" for rimmed marked.
3. The Nagant M1895 revolver has absolutely nothing to do with Col. Mosin. It is a Nagant, Belgian designed Russian revolver. It uses a gas seal cartridge that is 7.62mm or .30 cal (7.62x38R), but it is not 7.62x39mm M43, which is the cartridge used in the SKS and AKM rifles and so on.
If you don't mind the brass being damaged, you can shoot .32 S&W long in a Nagant. Some folks insist the revolver is strong enough to also shoot the .32 H&R "Magnum" cartridge too.
yeah you read it wrong. in the ad it says "7.62 Nagant", no mention of x39 anywhere. the nagant 1895 revolver (no relation to mosin, make sure you don't get the two confused) originally fires the 7.62x38 cartridge.
your ignorance is a bit humorous to those of us who are in the know, but we need to remember that we were once in the same position. people aren't born with this knowledge....and at least you have the balls to ask the "stupid" questions.
don't get offended if you get poked fun at....but for those who chide you without trying to help, they're being useless and you might as well ignore them.
the "R" in 7.62x54R stands for "rimmed", so if you have a box marked "7.62x54" and the cartridges have rimmed cases, it's the same stuff (just the manufacturer decided not to print the "R" for whatever reason)
as for handgun ammo being banned in 2011, I'm pretty sure that's another gem of panic nonsense. I read something about a silly bill in kalifornia that will outlaw internet/mail order sales of handgun ammo in the next couple years or so, but nothing of a outright federal ban.
but if you're concerned about ammo availability, just know that 7.62 Nagant ammo is not very common to find, and when you do find some it is pretty expensive. the revolvers are cheap, but the ammo is pricey....
I'm not really sure exactly what you're asking, and apologize if I come across the wrong way, but you sound a little confused.
Do you have a Mosin-Nagant Rifle, or an 1895 Nagant revolver, or both?
The Mosin Nagant rifle only uses 7.62x54R rifle ammo (sometimes referred to as 7.62x54).
The 1895 Nagant revolver uses 7.62x38R revolver ammo, and can use some other .32 revolver shells that are close enough to chamber and safely fire. Some folks use conversion cylinders that shoot .32acp.. I make my own out of .32-20 brass. 7.62x38R is not common, but if you're resourceful and can reload, you'll always be able to shoot. That being said, I really wouldn't recommend one for self defense or practical shooting. They are underpowered, slow and clunky.
The 7.62x39 cannot be used in either, of course. It is used in SKS and AK rifles.
Steel cases, like the others have said, may be technically reloadable, but only as an academic exercise if you're a really bored advanced reloader looking for a challenge. Do yourself a favor and toss them in the trash without a second thought.
ADDED: I reread your post and now see that you are asking several unrelated questions and are probably not near as confused as I first assumed. Sorry about that.
Looks like Chazz beat me to it anyhow. Also, I would not count on any ammo being banned in this country anytime soon. Many of the radicals currently in charge in DC would love to ban everything, I'm sure, but we do have a little thing called elections in this country. I personally would love to see them try something like that. It would be a sure-fire way of getting them voted out next time around.
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This gun/ammo surge may be the best thing that's happened to the gun community in some time. More people, even liberals, are buying guns and learning the truth about how gun purchases really work. All this serves as a protective force against anti-gun bills for now.
I think it is highly unlikely that temporary high ammo prices alone will kill the 'sport'. It will slow down how much we shoot, just like high gas prices reduces how much we drive.
There are three significant things at work right now: the President, et al, desire to ban guns and CCW, ammo/gun purchases, and the economy. Both the sagging economy and massive gun and ammo purchases, right now are a huge deterrent to politicians support of gun control bills. The massive G&A purchases are no doubt sending a very clear message to the legislators about how the public feels about guns.
The economy is another deterrent to the anti's. They don't want to do anything right now to stir up more distrust toward the government at a time when the economic system is correcting.
But what happens when ammo sales taper off, and they will - probably by the end of summer, and if the economy stabilizes and starts to recover? Massive ammo sales, etc. and the economy will subside in the minds of politicians, and they'll likely get back to business as usual.
However, hopefully by the time the ammo sales drop off and the economy recovers some, there will be so many new gun owners that that in itself will be a deterrent to politicians considering supporting gun control bills.


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Maplewood, New Jersey
|Maplewood, New Jersey
|Township of Maplewood
Municipal Building
Location in Essex County and the state of New Jersey.
Census Bureau map of Maplewood, New Jersey
|Coordinates: 40°43′58″N 74°16′16″W / 40.732672°N 74.271125°WCoordinates: 40°43′58″N 74°16′16″W / 40.732672°N 74.271125°W[1][2]
|United States
|New Jersey
|April 1, 1861 as South Orange Township
|November 7, 1922 as Maplewood township
|• Type
|• Body
|Township Committee
|• Mayor
|Victor DeLuca (D, term ends December 31, 2017)[3][4]
|• Administrator
|Joseph F. Manning[5]
|• Municipal clerk
|Elizabeth J. Fritzen[6]
|• Total
|3.879 sq mi (10.048 km2)
|• Land
|3.877 sq mi (10.043 km2)
|• Water
|0.002 sq mi (0.006 km2) 0.06%
|Area rank
|302nd of 566 in state
11th of 22 in county[1]
|115 ft (35 m)
|Population (2010 Census)[9][10][11][12]
|• Total
|• Estimate (2016)[13]
|• Rank
|103rd of 566 in state
11th of 22 in county[14]
|• Density
|6,155.3/sq mi (2,376.6/km2)
|• Density rank
|82nd of 566 in state
9th of 22 in county[14]
|Time zone
|Eastern (EST) (UTC−5)
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Maplewood is a suburban township in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township's population was 23,867,[10][11][12] reflecting a decline of 1 person (0.0%) from the 23,868 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 2,216 (+10.2%) from the 21,652 counted in the 1990 Census.[21]
- 1 History
- 2 Geography
- 3 Architecture and landscape
- 4 Parks and recreation
- 5 Demographics
- 6 Arts and culture
- 7 Government
- 8 Community
- 9 Education
- 10 Transportation
- 11 Notable people
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When surveying the area now known as Maplewood, Robert Treat found several trails used by Lenape tribes of Algonquian Native Americans, though there was only sparse pre-European settlement. These paths form the basis for what are the town's main thoroughfares today.[22]
The first European settlers arrived around 1675, primarily English, Dutch and French Puritans who had earlier settled Hempstead, Long Island, and Stamford, Connecticut, via Newark and Elizabeth. They had acquired most of today's Essex County from the Native Americans and followed three trails that roughly correspond to South Orange Avenue, Springfield Avenue, and Ridgewood Road. These three routes resulted in the development of three separate communities that coalesced to become Maplewood and South Orange.[22]
Those who came from Newark on the trail that now corresponds to South Orange Avenue settled the area that became South Orange village.[22]
Six families (with last names of Smith, Brown, Pierson, Freeman, Ball and Gildersleeve) came up today's Ridgewood Road and established scattered farms around a center that became Jefferson Village, named after Thomas Jefferson. This village, which roughly corresponds to downtown Maplewood today, developed several mills and orchards. John Durand, the son of Hudson River school painter Asher Brown Durand (who was born in Maplewood in 1796), describes the place as a picturesque but slightly backwards community with close ties to Springfield. The apple harvest was apparently quite impressive and included "Harrison" and "Canfield" varieties. By 1815, there were approximately 30 families in the village. Although the residents of the area were predominantly Presbyterian, the first house of worship was a Baptist chapel in 1812. This was in use until 1846 and fell into disrepair until 1858, when it was taken into use as a Methodist Episcopal church.[22]
Those who came up today's Springfield Avenue settled on a hill crest near today's intersection between Tuscan and Springfield Avenue and established a hamlet known as North Farms. Over time, this community became known as the Hilton section. It became a stagecoach stop between Newark, Jersey City (then Paulus Hook), and Morristown and thereby a center for trade and light manufacturing. The village changed its name from North Farms to Middleville in 1830, and then to Hilton in 1880 when it was granted a post office. In 1855, Seth Boyden settled in what was then Middleville to retire but innovated a number of agricultural products, especially berries. Boyden also built and put into operation the first steam engines to service the railroad through Maplewood. The area became known for its orchards and related industries, including cider mills and rum distilleries, as well as honey and livestock.
In 1802, Jefferson Village and North Farms were named as districts within the Township of Newark.[23]
The three communities operated independently, each establishing their own school associations: South Orange established the Columbian School in 1814, which would form the basis of Columbia High School; North Farms established the North Farms Association in 1817; and Jefferson Village the Jefferson Association in 1818. In 1867, when the State of New Jersey established public education through the School Law, the newly appointed County Superintendent merged the three associations into one school district, which was formalized in 1894 as the South Orange-Maplewood School District. James Ricalton, a teacher born in Waddington, New York of Scottish parents, set the high standard of education that persists in the school district to this day.
Maplewood was originally formed as South Orange Township, which was created on April 1, 1861, from portions of Clinton Township and what was then the Town of Orange. Portions of the township were taken to form South Orange village (established May 4, 1869, within the township and became fully independent on March 4, 1904) and Vailsburg borough (formed March 28, 1904, and annexed by Newark on January 1, 1905) The name of the township was changed to Maplewood on November 7, 1922.[24]
When the Morris and Essex Railroad from Newark was extended to the area in 1838, a land speculator by the name of John Shedden built a railroad station in Jefferson Village and named it Maplewood. This name came to comprise areas known as Hilton, Jefferson Village, and areas previously part of Springfield. In 1868, farms were divided into parcels for residential housing. The 1920s saw significant growth in new residents and structures.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township had a total area of 3.879 square miles (10.048 km2), including 3.877 square miles (10.043 km2) of land and 0.002 square miles (0.006 km2) of water (0.06%).[1][2] A pond is in Memorial Park, the Rahway River runs through the township and there is a municipal pool club with four man-made pools of water; the remainder of the area is land.
The township shares a border with West Orange and South Orange to the north, Newark and Irvington to the east, Union (in Union County) to the south, and Millburn to the west.[25]
Unincorporated communities, localities and place names located partially or completely within the township include Hilton and Valley View.[26]
Maplewood has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa).
|Climate data for Maplewood
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|Average low °F (°C)
|Average precipitation inches (mm)
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Architecture and landscape[edit]
Many of the more recognizable buildings and spaces were the work of famous architects and landscape designers. Most of the schools and the Municipal Building were the work of Guilbert & Betelle. The center of town is dominated by Memorial Park, a design of the Olmsted Brothers.[28] The Olmsted firm was also responsible for the landscaping at Ward Homestead, designed by John Russell Pope, and now known as Winchester Gardens, located on Elmwood Avenue. On the opposite side of town is another Olmsted work, South Mountain Reservation. The Maplewood Theater, designed by William E. Lehman, was where Cheryl Crawford first revived Porgy and Bess.[29]
Parks and recreation[edit]
Fishing and canoeing is available on the East Branch of the Rahway River, which travels through the township.[30]
|Historical population
|Est. 2016
|Population sources:
1870–1920[32] 1870[33][34] 1880–1890[35]
1890–1910[36] 1910–1930[37]
1930–1990[38] 2000[39][40] 2010[10][11][12]
* = Lost territory in previous decade.[24]
Census 2010[edit]
As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 23,867 people, 8,240 households, and 6,287 families residing in the township. The population density was 6,155.3 per square mile (2,376.6/km2). There were 8,608 housing units at an average density of 2,220.0 per square mile (857.1/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 56.27% (13,430) White, 35.30% (8,426) Black or African American, 0.18% (44) Native American, 3.04% (725) Asian, 0.03% (6) Pacific Islander, 1.82% (434) from other races, and 3.36% (802) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.68% (1,595) of the population.[10]
There were 8,240 households out of which 42.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.8% were married couples living together, 14.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.7% were non-families. 19.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.89 and the average family size was 3.33.[10]
In the township, the population was spread out with 28.3% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 24.9% from 25 to 44, 29.5% from 45 to 64, and 11.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39.6 years. For every 100 females there were 90.6 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and old there were 85.4 males.[10]
The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income was $101,463 (with a margin of error of +/- $6,610) and the median family income was $122,102 (+/- $9,324). Males had a median income of $83,656 (+/- $10,885) versus $57,422 (+/- $5,551) for females. The per capita income for the borough was $47,404 (+/- $2,404). About 1.5% of families and 2.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.5% of those under age 18 and 3.1% of those age 65 or over.[41]
Census 2000[edit]
As of the 2000 United States Census[18] there were 23,868 people, 8,452 households, and 6,381 families residing in the township. The population density was 6,207.1 people per square mile (2,393.6/km2). There were 8,615 housing units at an average density of 2,240.4 per square mile (864.0/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 58.78% White, 32.63% African American, 0.13% Native American, 2.86% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 1.56% from other races, and 4.01% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.23% of the population.[39][40]
There were 8,452 households out of which 40.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.2% were married couples living together, 13.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.5% were non-families. 20.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.81 and the average family size was 3.27.[39][40]
In the township the age distribution of the population shows 28.0% under the age of 18, 5.6% from 18 to 24, 30.2% from 25 to 44, 24.0% from 45 to 64, and 12.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 90.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.1 males.[39][40]
The median income for a household in the township was $79,637, and the median income for a family was $92,724. Males had a median income of $57,572 versus $41,899 for females. The per capita income for the township was $36,794. 4.4% of the population and 3.4% of families were below the poverty line. 4.9% of those under the age of 18 and 6.0% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.[39][40]
Arts and culture[edit]
Performance venues[edit]
The township owns and operates the Burgdorff Center for the Performing Arts at 10 Durand Road. The Center, a former Christian Science Church, was donated to the town by Jean Burgdorff, a local real estate entrepreneur.[42] The building was transferred to the town on October 15, 1988.[43] In 2008, the township committed to a $130,000 plan to improve the building.[44]
Every year, on the weekend following the weekend closest to July 4, there is a concert in town called Maplewoodstock. The free concert consists of local and national bands performing alongside various stalls showcasing local businesses.[45]
Popular culture[edit]
- Ultimate Frisbee (now called simply "Ultimate") was invented in Maplewood in 1968 by students at Columbia High School. A plaque commemorating the birthplace of Ultimate Frisbee is located in the student parking lot.[46]
- Maplewood is the birthplace of the wooden golf tee, invented by William Lowell at the Maplewood Golf Club in 1921.[47]
- Maplewood has been the site for several films, including I Wanna Hold Your Hand, Garden State, Gracie, One True Thing, and Stepmom.
- Zach Braff, a Columbia High School alumnus, filmed a scene in his 2004 film, Garden State, where he and Natalie Portman drive by the front of Columbia High School.
- In the 2007 film Gracie, the plot is set in and partially filmed in Maplewood and Columbia High School. Producer Andrew Shue and actress Elisabeth Shue both attended Columbia, and the plot is loosely based on their lives during high school.[48]
- Bullet For My Valentine filmed their music video for "Waking the Demon" in Maplewood.
- The main character of the Robert Sheckley novel Dimension of Miracles, Thomas Carmody, is from Maplewood. He revisits the town, albeit one belonging in an alternate universe, late in the book.
- Novelist Philip Roth, who grew up in neighboring Newark refers to Maplewood in several of his novels, including Goodbye, Columbus.
- StarFish, is a rock band for children.[49]
- In the 2004 Christmas film, The Polar Express, based on the book of the same name, the elves see that Steven, a troublemaker who believes he's innocent, is from Maplewood.
Local government[edit]
Maplewood is governed under the Township form of government. The five-member Township Committee is elected directly by the voters at-large in partisan elections to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with either one or two seats coming up for election each year as part of the November general election in a three-year cycle.[7][50] At an annual reorganization meeting, the Township Committee selects one of its members to serve as Mayor for a one-year term, and another to serve as Vice Mayor. The Mayor has the responsibility of Chair for the Township Committee meetings with voice and vote. The Mayor is considered the head of the municipal government.
The Township Committee is the legislative body of the municipality and is responsible for enacting the township's laws. The Township Committee is also an executive body. Under this form of government, the elected Township Committee sets policy and overall direction for the Township. The Township staff, under the direction of the Township Administrator, carries out Committee policy and provides day to day services. The Township Administrator serves as the chief administrative officer and is accountable to the Township Committee.[51]
As of 2017[update], members of the Maplewood Township Committee are Mayor Victor DeLuca (D, term on committee and as mayor ends December 31, 2017), Deputy Mayor Nancy J. Adams (D, term on committee ends December 31, 2018; term as deputy mayor ends 2017), India R. Larrier (D, 2017), Greg Lembrich (D, 2018) and Frank E. McGehee (D, 2019).[3][52][53][54][55][56]
Federal, state and county representation[edit]
Maplewood is located in the 10th Congressional District[57] and is part of New Jersey's 27th state legislative district.[11][58][59]
New Jersey's Tenth Congressional District is represented by Donald Payne Jr. (D, Newark).[60] New Jersey is represented in the United States Senate by Cory Booker (D, Newark, term ends 2021)[61] and Bob Menendez (D, Paramus, 2019).[62][63]
For the 2016–2017 session (Senate, General Assembly), the 27th Legislative District of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Richard Codey (D, Roseland) and in the General Assembly by Mila Jasey (D, South Orange) and John F. McKeon (D, West Orange).[64]
Essex County is governed by a directly-elected County Executive, with legislative functions performed by the Board of Chosen Freeholders.[65] As of 2016[update], the County Executive is Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr.[66] The county's Board of Chosen Freeholders consists of nine members, four elected on an at-large basis and one from each of five wards, who serve three-year terms of office on a concurrent basis, all of which end December 31, 2018.[65][67][68] Essex County's Freeholders are Freeholder President Britnee N. Timberlake (District 3 - East Orange, Newark's West and Central Wards, Orange and South Orange; East Orange)[69] Freeholder Vice President Brendan W. Gill (at large; Montclair),[70] Rufus I. Johnson (at large; Newark),[71] Lebby C. Jones (at large; Irvington),[72] Patricia Sebold (at large; Livingston),[73] Rolando Bobadilla (District 1 - Newark's North and East Wards, parts of Central and West Wards; Newark),[74] Wayne L. Richardson (District 2 - Irvington, Maplewood and Newark's South Ward and parts of West Ward; Newark),[75] Leonard M. Luciano (District 4 - Caldwell, Cedar Grove, Essex Fells, Fairfield, Livingston, Millburn, North Caldwell, Roseland, Verona, West Caldwell and West Orange; West Caldwell),[76] and Cynthia D. Toro (District 5 - Belleville, Bloomfield, Glen Ridge, Montclair and Nutley; Bloomfield).[77][78][79] Constitutional elected countywide are County Clerk Christopher J. Durkin (West Caldwell, 2020),[80] Sheriff Armando B. Fontoura (Fairfield, 2018)[81] and Surrogate Theodore N. Stephens II (2016).[82][67]
As of March 23, 2011, there were a total of 16,399 registered voters in Maplewood, of which 9,306 (56.7%) were registered as Democrats, 1,439 (8.8%) were registered as Republicans and 5,645 (34.4%) were registered as Unaffiliated. There were 9 voters registered to other parties.[83]
In the 2012 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama received 84.4% of the vote (10,007 cast), ahead of Republican Mitt Romney with 14.9% (1,764 votes), and other candidates with 0.8% (91 votes), among the 11,924 ballots cast by the township's 17,391 registered voters (62 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 68.6%.[84][85] In the 2008 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama received 81.9% of the vote (10,649 cast), ahead of Republican John McCain with 16.6% (2,156 votes) and other candidates with 0.7% (90 votes), among the 13,003 ballots cast by the township's 16,523 registered voters, for a turnout of 78.7%.[86] In the 2004 presidential election, Democrat John Kerry received 76.3% of the vote (9,113 ballots cast), outpolling Republican George W. Bush with 22.7% (2,709 votes) and other candidates with 0.6% (90 votes), among the 11,943 ballots cast by the township's 15,289 registered voters, for a turnout percentage of 78.1.[87]
In the 2013 gubernatorial election, Democrat Barbara Buono received 69.0% of the vote (4,833 cast), ahead of Republican Chris Christie with 29.6% (2,074 votes), and other candidates with 1.4% (97 votes), among the 7,116 ballots cast by the township's 17,502 registered voters (112 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 40.7%.[88][89] In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Democrat Jon Corzine received 72.2% of the vote (5,871 ballots cast), ahead of Republican Chris Christie with 20.3% (1,650 votes), Independent Chris Daggett with 6.2% (507 votes) and other candidates with 0.8% (65 votes), among the 8,135 ballots cast by the township's 16,202 registered voters, yielding a 50.2% turnout.[90]
Maplewood is a diverse and family-friendly community. The township has a downtown area alternatively known as "the village" or "Maplewood Center" with a movie theater, several upscale and mid-scale restaurants, a small supermarket, independent café, two liquor stores, a toy store and an independent bookstore. The structure of the downtown is largely unchanged since the 1950s. Maplewood won New Jersey Monthly magazine's Downtown Showdown in 2015, with the editor's noting the community's "myriad boutiques, art galleries and notable restaurants".[91] Maplewood has a significant gay population.[92]
Maplewood counts among its residents a large number of theater professionals working in Broadway and off-Broadway productions, owing to the town's convenient rail access and relatively short commute via train into Manhattan. In 2010, a group of 32 of these actors and technicians formed their own repertory theater company and named it Midtown Direct Rep, after the NJ Transit line on which they all commuted.[93]
Maplewood schools are part of the unified South Orange-Maplewood School District, together with the neighboring community of South Orange. The district has a single high school (located in Maplewood) two middle schools and several elementary schools in each municipality. As of the 2011–12 school year, the district's nine schools had an enrollment of 6,515 students and 527.3 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.36:1.[94] Schools in the district (with 2011–12 school enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[95]) are six elementary schools serving grades K-5 — Seth Boyden Elementary Demonstration Schooll[96] (grades K-5, 514 students), Clinton Elementary School[97] (K-5, 500), Jefferson Elementary School[98] (3–5, 503), Marshall Elementary School[99] (K-2, 482), South Mountain Elementary School[100] (K-5, 623) and Tuscan Elementary School[101] (K-5, 609) — Maplewood Middle School[102] (753) and South Orange Middle School[103] (673) for grades 6–8 and Columbia High School[104] (1,858 students) for grades 9–12.[105][106]
Roads and highways[edit]
As of May 2010[update], the township had a total of 59.06 miles (95.05 km) of roadways, of which 54.56 miles (87.81 km) were maintained by the municipality, 4.47 miles (7.19 km) by Essex County and 0.03 miles (0.048 km) by the New Jersey Department of Transportation.[107]
There are approximately 226 streets within Maplewood. Springfield Avenue is a state highway (Route 124, from Irvington to Morristown), and four thoroughfares are Essex County roads (Valley Street, Millburn Avenue, Irvington Avenue, Wyoming Avenue).
Public transportation[edit]
NJ Transit provides passenger rail service to Maplewood station[108] on the Morristown Line and Gladstone Branch to Newark Broad Street Station, Secaucus Junction and New York Penn Station, with connecting service to Hoboken Terminal.[109][110]
NJ Transit bus service to Newark on the 25, 37 and 70, and to the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Midtown Manhattan on the 107 route.[111] Independent Bus provides bus service on its 31 route.[112] The township operates the rush-hour Maplewood Jitney service to and from the train station.[113][114]
Notable people[edit]
People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Maplewood include:
- Harriet Adams (1893–1982), author of some 200 books, including nearly 50 in the Nancy Drew series.[115]
- Jason Alexander (born 1959), actor, best known for his role as "George Costanza" in Seinfeld.[116]
- William Armstrong (born 1938), painter, sculptor, scenic artist.[citation needed]
- Dan Barry, reporter for The New York Times.[117]
- Ahmed Best (born 1973), voice actor who portrayed Jar Jar Binks in the Star Wars film series.[118]
- Jeremiah Birnbaum (born 1978), singer, songwriter and guitarist.[119]
- Seth Boyden (1788–1870), inventor.[120]
- Zach Braff (born 1975), actor, Scrubs, Garden State.[121]
- Marques Brownlee (born 1993), YouTube personality under the name 'MKBHD'.[122]
- Norbert Leo Butz (born 1967), actor, and his wife Michelle Federer (born 1973), an actress.[123]
- P. J. Byrne (born 1974), film and television actor who has appeared in Horrible Bosses, Final Destination 5 and Wolf of Wall Street, as well as being the voice of Bolin on Nickelodeon's animated TV series The Legend of Korra.[124]
- Archie Campbell (1903–1989), Major League Baseball player.[125][126]
- Alta Cohen (1908–2003), former professional baseball player who played outfield from 1931 to 1933 with the Brooklyn Robins/Dodgers and Cincinnati Reds.[127]
- Robert De Grasse (1900–1971), cinematographer.[128]
- Paula Dow (born 1955) served from 2010 to 2012 as the 58th Attorney General of New Jersey, appointed by incoming Governor Chris Christie.[129]
- Asher Brown Durand (1796–1886), painter.[130]
- Christine Ebersole (born 1953), actress and Tony Award winner is a current resident.[131]
- Bruce Feirstein (born 1956), screenwriter and humorist best known for his contributions to the James Bond series and his best selling humor books, including Real Men Don't Eat Quiche.[132]
- David Javerbaum, executive producer of The Daily Show with Jon Stewart.[133]
- Amos E. Joel Jr. (1918–2008), electrical engineer who invented a switching device that allowed for the creation of cell phones, among his more than 70 patents.[134]
- Benjamin Franklin Jones (1869–1935), Speaker of the New Jersey General Assembly in 1900.[135]
- William G. McLoughlin (1922–1992), historian and prominent member of the history department at Brown University from 1954 to 1992.[136]
- Anisa Mehdi, film director and journalist.[137]
- Richard Meier (born 1934), architect whose work includes his design of the Getty Center.[138]
- Beatrice Miller (born 1999), finalist on The X Factor.[139]
- Candy Moore (born 1947), actress who began her career appearing on television series as Leave It to Beaver and Letter to Loretta.[citation needed]
- Paul J. Moore (1868–1938), represented New Jersey's 8th congressional district from 1927 to 1929.[140]
- Clayton Morris (born 1976), Fox News Channel co-host.[141]
- Ibtihaj Muhammad (born 1985), sabre fencer and member of the United States fencing team, best known for being the first Muslim woman to wear a hijab to compete for the U.S. team at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[142]
- Ellen Pao (born 1970), lawyer and business executive, who was CEO of Reddit.[143][144]
- James Ricalton (1844–1929), teacher, photographer, inventor.[145]
- Theodore Roosevelt (1858–1919), spent several summers in Maplewood visiting his uncle Cornelius V.S. Roosevelt's home and property, known as The Hickories, covering 100 acres (0.40 km2), an area now partly covered by Roosevelt Road and Kermit Place.[146]
- Herb Scherer (1929–2012), professional basketball player for the Tri-Cities Blackhawks and New York Knicks.[147]
- Norman Schwarzkopf Sr. (1895–1958), first superintendent of the New Jersey State Police and father of U.S. Army general Norman Schwarzkopf Jr.[148]
- Robert Sheckley (1928–2005), science fiction writer.[149]
- J. Harry Smith (1922–2001), first African-American government official in the city of Maplewood and the first African-American to become president of a college or university in New Jersey.[150]
- Tim Squyres (born 1959), film editor of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Hulk, Life of Pi and Syriana, among others.[151]
- SZA (born 1990), Neo Soul / Rap artist.[152]
- Agnes Sligh Turnbull (1888–1982), novelist and short story author.[153]
- Judith Viorst (born 1931), author and journalist.[154]
- George M. Wallhauser (1900–1993), represented New Jersey's 12th congressional district from 1959 to 1965.[155]
- George W. Webber (1920–2010), President of the New York Theological Seminary.[156]
- Kiely Williams (born 1986), singer / actress from The Cheetah Girls.[157]
- Richard Wolin (born 1952), historian.[158]
- Teresa Wright (1918–2005), actress.[159]
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|Wikimedia Commons has media related to Maplewood, New Jersey.
- League of Women Voters: Maplewood – More than a Train Stop, published privately
- Bates, Helen B. (ed): Maplewood Past and Present – A Miscellany, Maplewood: 1948, Princeton University Press
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- Township of Maplewood official website
- South Orange-Maplewood School District
- Maplewood, New Jersey at DMOZ
- South Orange-Maplewood Place (Website providing information about South Orange and Maplewood)


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At some point during her tenure as Canterbury chief executive, it's inevitable Raelene Castle and coach Des Hasler will butt heads.
So will Castle, the first woman to hold an NRL CEO role for 15 years, stand her ground? "People who have dealt with me over a period of time will know that I'm pretty good at standing my ground," Castle said.
"As long as I've got my facts right, I'm comfortable with where I'm at and it's for the right reasons, I will definitely stand my ground. There's no doubt about that."
There were approximately 3300 applicants for the plum position and, as revealed by Fairfax Media this week, Castle was the frontrunner. When she was officially unveiled as Todd Greenberg's successor at Belmore on Wednesday, much was made of the fact she is the first woman to hold the position since Liz Dawson at the Adelaide Rams in 1997-8 and Donna Burke at Cronulla in 1988-89.
It mattered not to Ray Dib – "Gender was never a discussion, it was the best person," the Bulldogs chairman offered – or to Castle herself: "Being female has never occurred to me," she said.
"I will have a different perspective because I'm female and I will open different doors because I'm female. That should be an advantage."
It appeared inevitable the Netball New Zealand boss would make her mark in sport. It is understood she had been earmarked for the one of the ARL Commission's newly created roles, as the head of marketing, digital and content. The NZRU also had her in mind for one of its most senior positions.
Instead, she opted to work for the club she has barracked for her whole life. She lives in New Zealand but Castle was born in Wagga Wagga where her father, Kiwis captain Bruce, played at what would later be known as Turvey Park. She is a league person. When ARLC chief Dave Smith was appointed, he wasn't able to name a single member of the Australian squad. But does Castle know Ben Barba from Benji Marshall?
"I've got a good handle on all of the Doggies and I have a good handle on the iconic players, the mainstream players," she said. "I'm probably a little bit rusty because I've watched a bit more netball than rugby league lately. But about 10 years ago I was able to name pretty much every player in the NRL. I'm not far away from that again."
She is already au fait with the work of one influential Bulldog, in Hasler. Canterbury captain Michael Ennis predicted the pair would bond immediately over their common interest in high-performance sport. Indeed, Castle's relationship with Hasler will be one of the season's most fascinating stories. The 42-year-old spoke about "earning her stripes" with the two-time premiership-winning coach but also, if required, pulling him into line. "The coach and the CEO are a partnership, and there has to be respect based on both sides," she said. "That will be my aim over the next few months, to earn that respect with Des, and likewise him with me. That will be the aim. I've had two coaches in my time at netball. They are, by nature, interesting people. That's what makes them the special people that they are.
"They do have some unique personality traits. I've got a pretty good understanding of the reality and the challenges. We'll just work through with Des, who is hugely respected in the rugby league environment. That's beneficial, he has the results to prove it."
Castle will begin her tenure on July 15 but must first make the move across the ditch. Her partner, Greg Jones, will end his 21-year stint with The Warehouse to follow her. "He's going to do some property development. We've got a property portfolio, so it's a chance for him to do his dream job while I do mine," she said.
Already, Castle has bold ambitions for the Family Club. For it to be the pre-eminent sporting club in Australia and to crack the 20,000-member mark in a market she once described as "chauvinistic" when trying to strike a broadcast deal for netball's ANZ Championship. "But I'm only three-and-a-half minutes into it so I won't be making too many brave statements," she added.
Some commentators believe that, in appointing a female NRL club CEO, the club and the game have made a statement too. Castle doesn't see it that way. She was bombarded with questions about the Ben Te'o saga, about suggestions the Bulldogs have historically been perceived as a club with poor attitudes towards women. Perhaps, more provocatively, that her appointment was "historic" or a "watershed" moment.
"I hope that's not the focus of it, I hope it's about the skills and experience which I bring," she said.


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Copper King Mining Corp., a Utah-based company that built and operated a $60 million copper mill just outside of Milford in Beaver County, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
The company maintains the filing will allow it to reorganize its debts and bring in additional capital so it can emerge from bankruptcy with a healthy balance sheet and a more-competitive cost structure.
Copper King's management has been working to bring in new capital, but it has been a challenge, said spokesman Charles A. Moskowitz, who noted the company furloughed its 85 employees several weeks ago.
"One of the main issues we faced was that our first lien holders [existing lenders] didn't want to see their positions compromised by new lenders" who also were demanding security for their loans, he said.
Moskowitz maintained it will be easier for the company to arrange new financing while operating as a "debtor in possession" under court protection. Copper King filed for Chapter 11 in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for Nevada.
Yet capital wasn't the only problem plaguing the mining concern.
Earlier this month, in a summary report on its operations, Copper King told shareholders that it had suspended copper mining and milling operations. Among problems detailed:
» The process used to extract copper, gold and silver from the ore taken from the company's Hidden Treasure Mine was uneconomical.
» Copper King had run into problems with the way it had handled its mill tailings -- the material left over after the metals were extracted from the ore -- and needed to get into compliance with state and federal environmental regulations.
» And, the company had defaulted on an agreement to supply magnetite ore to its customers and was unable to fulfill that obligation, worth more than $10 million.
Beaver County Commissioner Chad Johnson said he knew Copper King had run into financial problems but was surprised to hear it had filed for Chapter 11.
"They have been a good business to have in the county," he said. "We're hopeful that they can get their problems worked out."
Earlier this year, Copper King went through a management shake-up that resulted in prospector Mark Dotson, the company's long-time guiding light, being replaced as chief executive. Dotson, however, remains a company director, Moskowitz said.
At that time, the board reported that it had established several committees, including a finance and audit committee, to intensify the company's efforts to establish regular financial reporting and improve its corporate governance and record keeping.
"When they got into doing the real work of bringing the company's accounting into the 21st century, they realized it was going to take them longer than expected," Moskowitz said.
Copper King's shares, which trade over the counter and are listed in the Pink Sheets, closed Wednesday at three one-thousandths (.0003) of a cent. The 52-week high was 1.9 cents, reached on Sept. 18, 2009.


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President Obama announced the award of nearly $2 billion in economic stimulus funds for new solar plants, saying it will create thousands of jobs and boost the use of renewable energy. The announcement came just a day after a gloomy June employment report. —JCL
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President Barack Obama announced Saturday the awarding of nearly $2 billion for new solar plants that he said will create thousands of jobs and increase the country's use of renewable energy sources.
Obama disclosed the funding in his weekly radio and online address, saying it is part of his plan to bring new industries to the U.S.
"We're going to keep competing aggressively to make sure the jobs and industries of the future are taking root right here in America," Obama said.
The two companies that will receive the funds from the president's $862 billion economic stimulus are Abengoa Solar, which will build one of the world's largest solar plants in Arizona, creating 1,600 construction jobs; and Abound Solar Manufacturing, which is building plants in Colorado and Indiana. The Obama administration says those projects will create more than 2,000 construction jobs and 1,500 permanent jobs.
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Rep. Tom Reed met Monday with highway commissioners across the 23rd Congressional District in Elmira to discuss the need for local infrastructure improvements and how the implementation of federal legislation, including MAP-21, is impacting their operations.
"The federal government has an important role to play in funding our nation's infrastructure, especially in rural areas," Reed said. "Highway commissioners and superintendents we met with stressed a real need to minimize duplicative regulations that place further restrictions on their ability to make infrastructure improvements. Worsening road and bridge conditions are public safety risks and improvements shouldn't be slowed by bureaucratic red tape."
Reed said with fewer burdensome regulations to comply with, highway departments will complete projects in a more timely manner, thus being able to allocate more resources to jobs in construction. "More construction jobs, better roads and bridges, and a simpler process -- all while saving taxpayer dollars," Reed said.
Much of the conversation centered around the "Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21)," legislation that passed Congress last year that provides infrastructure funding through September 2014. The final legislation included language Reed spearheaded to exempt routine highway safety and transportation upgrades that already exist within the current right of ways from costly federal permitting requirements and exemptions to the burdensome environmental paperwork process.
"As the MAP-21 expiration approaches in September 2014, it's important we hear from commissioners and superintendents now on what Congress should be focused on to ensure a long-term, viable highway bill is passed."
Reed has made local infrastructure improvements a priority -- introducing the "BUILD Bridges Act" aimed at improving bridge maintenance, rehabilitation, reconstruction and replacement projects, the "Remove Unnecessary Roadblocks to Local Transportation Safety Projects Act" to cut down on paperwork for routine highways safety projects, and the "Maximize our Highways Act" to better utilize sections of federal roads.
Reed's office continues work to ensure upgrades are made to the Southern Tier's I-86 and I-99, the Rte. 15 corridor, completion of Rte. 219 and improvements to the North Chautauqua Water District -- all critical lifelines for the New York State economy.
"We took away some great feedback from our meeting on what legislation is working, what unexpected consequences have arisen, and suggestions on how we can improve upon programs."
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Thursday, April 5, 2012
When it comes to judging graphic effects, sometimes I think shadows have an unfairly bad reputation. Sure, the quick and dirty, default InDesign drop shadow is almost always ineffective, sloppy, and easily spotted. It's too big, too dark, and always protrudes equally from the bottom and right sides of an object. Pick up any magazine, and I bet you'll find five of them within a minute. But beware, once you start noticing them, it's impossible to stop.
When you take the time to think about what shadows really look like, and then apply that knowledge to your effects, your shadows can enhance your work in a way that no other effect can. Shadows can add dramatic depth or subtle realism. Plus, for my money, they're the fastest and easiest effect to use. When a deadline looms and you need to enhance a design as quickly as possible, a well-placed shadow is your best bet.
One of the biggest obstacles to making great shadows in InDesign is the seeming lack of cast shadow controls. InDesign makes two kinds of shadows: drop shadows and inner shadows—and that's it. There's seems to be no way to make a shadow that doesn't match the original size and shape of the object. Or is there?
Sure there is! You just have to think outside the (shadow) box. Up in the Control panel, you have tools for scaling and shearing objects. These kind of controls are perfect for creating cast shadows, you just need to make an object that looks like a shadow first. To do this, you employ a simple blend mode trick that involves filling an object (or text) with the [Paper] swatch and setting it to the Multiply blend mode. This makes the fill of the object disappear, but you can still apply a visible drop-shadow to this invisible object.
That drop shadow's connection to its invisible-object owner will also allow it to mimic any scaling and skewing you apply to the invisible object. Add a little gradient feather to add some realism and voila! A cast shadow that you can position and tweak to your heart's delight.
Put it behind a copy of the original object and you have the cast shadow effect.
For lynda.com members, I also have another new video this week in the online training library called Exploring Outer Glow Settings. In that video I show the basics of Outer Glow, as well as some of the more advanced techniques you can use. As an example, here's a sample of an eerie alien effect you can create by combining two outer glows.
Another advanced trick is to combine outer glow with bevel and emboss in a way that makes the glow actually color the embossing. Usually you can only add color to the shadows and highlights in embossing, not the entire thing. In this instance, the glow yields softer edges than you could get with a simple stroke.
See you here again in two weeks with another InDesign effect!
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JK Fog Light Wire Extension... NEED HELP!
Ok so I'm a novice when it comes to wiring and fog lamps. I've recently installed a Shrockworks mid-width bumper (which, I must say, looks great :D) on my 2010 JK. Part of the reason I purchased this bumper in particular is because it gives you the option of keeping your factory fog lamps, which work well enough for me. However, when I was observing the new bumper, I couldn't help but notice the fog lamp placement had drastically changed compared to the stock bumper. Instead of being integrated in the center, the fog lap mounts are on the outside edges of the bumper, one on each side.
So I have the stock fog lamps set in place on the new bumper, and when I go to plug them in, the wiring is too short to reach! :doh: So... I was wondering if anyone knew if there was some sort of extension cable with simple male/female ends I could just plug in between the stock wiring and the stock fog lamps, using the same harnesses? I've been looking around myself, and haven't found much... I'm probably overlooking something though! Any help would be appreciated :surrender:
easy fix....go to the hardware store or parts store and get some new wire(same size as factory....probably 16 or 18), butt splices(probably red), crimper(for splices), and some heat shrink or raychem(this is best if you can find it).
1- remove negative battery cable for safe measure
2- cut said wires
3- slide 2 pieces(one for each connection) of heat shrink over each of said factory wires
4- strip factory wires
5- cut and strip new wire(however much you need on length)
6- crimp butt splices on factory wire, then new wire
7- slide heat shrink over new splices
8- heat said heat shrink tubing with heat gun or lighter being careful not to overheat
it's pretty simple just take your time and if you have any questions other peeps on the forum should be able to help. I'll be off for a while cause I'm working on my own jeep today so I'll check back tonight
you can find the male/female type connectors, but you'll have to crimp them on the new and old wire also and it won't be as good of a connection as a butt splice or solder joint. soldering is best connection, but much more difficult than a butt splice.
Radio shack has some premade harnesess that are made for RC car batteries the have crimp end on one end and the other is a easy dissconect plug and the wire is about a 16 gage .there red and black and if i remember they were about 4-5bucks
thanks guys, help is greatly appreciated. Looks like soldering is the way to go, thanks for the advice!
If you want proper pigtails, just call rallylights.com and they'll build you a set.
Their quality is top notch and prices are fair.
The nice thing about a real harness is that you can revert to stock if you want ---- like if you trade the Jeep and put the stock bumper back on or something.
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