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Part II
When last we left Bob Deuber, he was talking about how good the 1944 Bridgeton High football team was on its way to the South Jersey Group IV title.
Deuber, in only his first year as a starter, was a big part of the Bulldogs' success, but knows it wouldn't have happened without the blocking of fullback Fred Procopio and quarterback Tony "Flaps'' Scafidi.
These were the days of the single-wing offense and Procopio and Scafidi were as tough as any linemen in a backfield.
They sprung halfbacks Deuber and Ron "Doodle'' Ward loose for big gains.
"But it took the whole team,'' said Deuber, looking back. "And the starters never came out. We were 60-minute men. In those days, if you came out of the game, you couldn't go back in until the start of the next quarter.''
The 1944 team that finished 8-2 had a front line of, from left to right, end Duncan Spoltore, tackle Leon Hickman, guard Walt Garrison, center Art Kelly, guard Ray Quann, tackle Charles Skalaski and end Bob Balinkie.
And everybody went both ways.
At season's end, the Bulldogs were recognized for their prowess.
Doodle ward was an all-South Jersey running back, Charlie Skalaski an all-South Jersey tackle and Deuber second team all-state Group IV.
Scafidi went on to play one year at the University of Richmond before being drafted, and played in the U.S. Army in 1946-47.
Procopio played at Temple for two years after being in the Navy.
"Fred was a little more mature than the rest of us. He married his high school sweetheart on the night of the senior prom.
"They went off to Elkton, Md.
His father-in-law was the president of a big bank in town.
Helen and son Freddie stayed with her family while Fred was in the Navy.
"They put him at guard at Temple and he took a terrible beating. He was like 190 pounds and they had some monster linemen. Two of them played with the Chicago Bears.''
Skalaski went to the University of Miami on full scholarship and played for four years.
Deuber wound up at Penn, when the Quakers played a big-time schedule.
He played safety against Doc Blanchard and Glenn Davis, "Mr. Inside'' and "Mr. Outside'' of Army when the Cadets had the best players in the country after they had been drafted.
Art Kelly went into professional baseball before an injury ended his career and he came back to Bridgeton as a teacher and man of God.
"Charlie Skalaski wound up police chief of Cape Coral, Florida.''
He didn't make the last reunion.
"But Art Kelly, Duncan Spoltore and I did.''
Despite his humble beginnings, everything Deuber touched in the business world turned to gold.
He planted 30,000 trees at the old farmstead and sold them all.
"For 20 bucks apiece.''
He owned an interest in Commercial Fuel Corp. and when the gasoline squeeze came along in the early 1970s, he was selling to schools, hospitals and the like 15,000,000 gallons annually, and then it became 45,000,000 with a penny profit a gallon for $450,000.
"At one point, it was 10,000,000 gallons at 10 cents a gallon profit.''
At that time, he owned the whole company.
It was a far cry from the farm of his youth.
"I"d work in the field all day picking tomatoes or I'd be shoveling manure from the chickens.
From late July to mid-September, in the evening, me and two other guys would load 400 baskets of tomatoes on a truck.
"I was 14 and my dad was bedridden at the time.
"I would have to drive that truck to Bridgeton to sell the tomatoes at Ritter's.
"My dad would tell me, 'Don't take that curve in Fairton going more than 3 miles per hour.'
"He was afraid the truck would tip over.''
Driving up Broad Street hill at age 14 to get in the long line of trucks was also an adventure.
The line was so long, Deuber slept in the truck overnight.
By 7 a.m., he'd be able to unload and he'd go home to a nice breakfast cooked by his mother.
"And I'd go back in the fields and pick in the hot sun.''
And never received a penny.
In the spring, when there were no tomatoes, Deuber would go down to Joe Shoemaker's farm and cut asparagus.
"I was 13.
"I would work 70 hours a week for 50 cents an hour. They would let me take off school two days a week.''
He gave all the money to his father.
"That's what was expected of the oldest son.''
Deuber said it was worth it because it made him tough.
"From that experience, I knew I would never fold.''
Deuber said he would have loved to coach after his playing days.
"I only went back a couple of times to Penn because it was so hard to walk away,'' he said. "So I would have loved to coach.
"But, my college coach, "George 'Red' Munger, was making only $8,000 a year for coaching one of the top 10 teams in America.
"I wasn't going to do that.''
He got in on the ground floor of a little coal company, saw the coal business was dying and had the forethought to get into oil "or I'd be looking for another job.''
Oil took off.
"It caught fire. And it was good to me for 30 years.
"It was a good ride. A great ride. And I wanted for nothing. I would not have traded places with anybody.''
Has he been blessed?
"Brother, I've been blessed more than anyone I know.''
He came up 10 yards short against Newark Eastside in his final high school game.
His 40-yard pass to Duncan Spoltore could have been the difference in that game.
But Spoltore was tackled 10 yards short of the goal.
Penn came up a yard short in the Army game in his senior year.
They had four plays to try and score against the No. 2 team in the nation.
Three running plays didn't get it.
And a field goal attempt that was no more than an extra point attempt failed at the end.
Today, he's 85 years old, has skied Europe, played a million rounds of golf and, except for a knee bummed up in college, is in good health.
"I didn't know anybody 85 years old when I was young.''
Hygiene didn't kill him.
"We didn't have running water.
"The only showers I got were in gym class.''
He laughs easily about his childhood.
It made him what he is today.


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The Sit-In Worked! UH President Commits $1 Million to Helping English Teaching Fellows Out of Poverty
After nearly a week of early mornings, late nights, and a few choice Facebook posts, it seems the University of Houston's English Teaching Fellows' sit-in has finally ended. A meeting with President Renu Khator, and a subsequent statement from her office, detailed the measures the university is willing to take to rectify the facts that the TFs have not received a single pay raise in two decades -- and their current stipends place them below the poverty line.
"We're feeling great," Austin Tremblay, an English TF, told Hair Balls. "We're really deeply appreciative of the offer that President Khator made, especially considering her offer was intended to help with our 20-year struggle."
It seems Khator, who was away last week for the birth of her granddaughter, wanted to waste no time in alleviating the sit-in, which had recruited both students and faculty alike. The most important commitment Khator made on Monday was to allocate "$1 million to address the issue of teaching assistants teaching the UH Core Curriculum. ... This pool of money will provide assistance to TFs and TAs, whose salaries are most compressed and who teach undergraduate CORE classes."
As it is, the specific allocation of that $1 million isn't yet finalized, and will only come after consultation with Liberal Arts and Social Sciences Dean John Roberts and Provost Paula Short. Still, according to Tremblay, the fact that the president was willing to devote such a hefty sum is a distinct move in the right direction.
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According to UH TF Beth Lyons, one of the largest boons to the sit-in came from the presence of the faculty that had been privy to the situation for two decades.
"What we've always said is that we love our program, and we would like our administration to love us as much," Lyons told Hair Balls. "To have our faculty there supporting us really shows that they do support us -- they have fought alongside us, asking for change for years."
The president pledged a pair of additional points to help soothe the situation. Provost Short will appoint "a university-wide task force on Graduate Assistant Success," examining how to better alleviate the issues besetting the TFs and TAs. She will also enlist the aid of an external reviewer, which will "help the dean and provost evaluate competitive information, learn best practices, get advice from aspirational peers, show accountability to the public, and help rectify not just the wage issue, but all issues related to the learning and working environment of the teaching fellows and teaching assistants." The last external review came in 2004, when the stipends were still somewhere near the poverty line.
Despite the sit-in's suspension, Tremblay said he and his colleagues would monitor the continuing decisions of Dean Roberts and Provost Short. Until the teaching fellows are making a manageable stipend -- perhaps not on par with peer institutions, but something at least something approaching a living wage -- their demands will continue.
"It's a step in the right direction, and certainly a big one, and one that we're quite thankful for, but our original position that we have been waiting on -- a wage adjustment -- we're still waiting on that," Tremblay noted. "He's committed to giving that to us, but we're still waiting on that. That's the ultimate goal."
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KALAMAZOO, Mi. – Claire Gerwig continues to show everyone that healthy is good.
Last season, it wasn't the case as the Western Michigan University leftside hitter redshirted to rehab an injured foot. This season, the junior from Louisville is injuring opponent's hands as she continues to crank kill shots.
That was the case on Friday night when she had 14 kills and hit a gaudy .379 to help the Broncos volleyball team top Central Michigan, 25-21, 20-25, 25-19, 25-16 before a season-high crowd of 1,230 at University Arena.
''I can see myself improving and it's really a focus-thing,'' she said. ''There's nothing more to it than me focusing each game and everyone around me is doing an amazing job.
''I couldn't do it without them.''
Gerwig's bread and butter shot is a little odd. She loves to get the ball as she drifts away from the net, then pounds it hard off the side of the blocker's hands. More times than not it goes for a point, and the noise that shot makes is like a canon.
''That's my sweet shot and it just comes natural,'' the junior said.
Then there was another shot she scored on where she was stumbling toward the outside, was flat-footed and still was able to get a shot to glance off the blocker. The shrug of her shoulders and smile told the story that there was a lot of luck involved on that play.
''I'm not working on that shot,'' she said.
What the Broncos (9-7 overall, 2-1 Mid-American Conference West Division) had to work on after the second set was getting to the ball. Their passing wasn't crisp so setter Lexie Pawlik was having to put the ball outside rather than run the Broncos' devastating middle attack.
''After the second set, we started moving our feet better and we were able to get the ball to our setter in better places,'' coach Colleen Munson said. ''Then we could run the middle and the right.''
The outsides – Gerwig, senior Rachel Sheffer (11 kills) and freshman Alysia Baznik (10 kills) did make the most of their sets.
When Pawlik was able to consistently put the ball in the hands of her middle hitters – freshman Ave Stout, junior Richelle Ranney and sophomore Stephenee Yancy – good things started to happen in the third and fourth sets. WMU hit .394 in winning the third set and .316 in taking the fourth set.
''The team just started coming together after each play and we made sure we were working together and doing the little things,'' Gerwig said. ''We just had to clean up a few mistakes and then we were solid.''
Stout, who was the MAC West Division player of the week, continued her hot run by leading Western with 15 kills and a .556 hitting percentage. She's come from being redshirted last season to being among the top five hitters in the MAC. She also added one solo block and four assisted blocks.
Central (7-8, 1-2) was actually playing from behind the entire match. Senior setter Kelly Maxwell, who leads the league in assists per set, was injured last weekend and coach Erik Olson is sitting her this weekend. Junior Danie Thompson had 53 assists as her Chippewa teammates rallied around her.
''We had hoped to have Kelly for this weekend, but we didn't want to lose her for two weekends,'' Olson said. ''I thought Danie did a great job.''
Hurting WMU on the outside were Kaitlyn McIntyre (17 kills), Hallie Enderle (13) and Katie Schuette (11).
After the Chippewas won the second set, they stayed close in the third set before Gerwig ripped a kill to give WMU a 16-15 lead. For the rest of the match, the Broncos only trailed once, 3-2, in the fourth set. They won the third set on a McIntyre hitting error and won the match on Sheffer's blast down the leftside.
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Along with the return of the fan favorites, several new game modes have been introduced. Collect dog tags from killed players in Kill Confirmed mode and prevent the other team from grabbing yours. In Team Defender mode, grab the flag and protect the flag carrier to increase your team's score. Along with six new private match modes, multiplayer opens up a variety of entirely new scenarios.


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The law firm of Wallace, Jordan, Ratliff & Brandt is pleased to announce that Matthew D. Fridy has become a member of the firm. His practice includes civil trial and appellate litigation, constitutional law, and governmental law. Matt received his J.D. from Cumberland School of Law at Samford University and his B.A. in History from the University of Montevallo. In addition to his time with Wallace, Jordan, Ratliff & Brandt, Matt has served as senior staff attorney for Judge William Thompson, Presiding Judge of the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals, and was a staff attorney for Judge Glenn Murdock at the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals and the Alabama Supreme Court. He was a law clerk to U.S. District Judge Edwin Nelson. He serves as an elder at Spring Creek Cumberland Presbyterian Church and is a member of the Alabama Republican Party's Steering Committee.
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With more hoglets in at the GSPCA here is advice on what to do if you find young hedgehogs
At the GSPCA we have started to see the another round of Hoglets (baby hedgehogs) being found and rescued in Guernsey.
You normally see Hoglets in May, June or July, when the first litters are generally born, and in August-September, when the second litters are born.
During April and May we had a number of Hoglets rescued and also mothers that gave birth on site, many of which are already back in the wild.
The average size of a litter is four to five, and they appear after about a 4 1/2 week pregnancy.
The reasons why you may find them can be if the mother is disturbed soon after the birth, as she may desert her hoglets. Many more hoglets are made orphans because their mother is killed or injured by motor vehicles, dies because of garden or farmland hazards, falls into a douit without an escape ramp or is poisoned by pesticides.
If you have a nest in your garden please do not keep looking in it as this may cause the mother to desert the babies.
The hoglets are often in or near their nest, which often will be under a shed, in a hedgerow, pile of garden debris or a compost heap. You may hear their distressed, shrill, bird-like piping. If you find one or two, the area should be searched, as there may be others, either still in the nest or nearby.
If you find abandoned hoglets they are very vulnerable creatures and are often found in a poor state. For survival, human help is needed quickly, and generally three things are needed urgently – WARMTH, TOILETING and FOOD.
The first being warmth can be as simple as holding them in your hands or wrapping in a piece of dry clothing.
Wild animals suffer stress in an unnatural environment and hedgehogs are no exception. Noise levels can be very stressful so please keep levels as low as possible.
The hoglets will benefit greatly by being kept warm and dry and will need to be in a quiet, calm atmosphere and handled only when necessary.
They should be placed in a small cardboard box or similar container, lined with plenty of newspaper. For bedding use some old (but not threadbare) towels. Place a hot water bottle, filled with hot – not boiling water – wrapped in a towel or warm material, in the bottom of the box (a reptile heat mat or heated propagator may be used instead). Put the hoglets on this and cover with further bedding.
The best option then for their survival is to transport them to the GSPCA in St Andrews or call us to collect them on 01481 257261 as soon as possible.
At the Animal Shelter we have intensive care units, trained team members and specialist milk.
Steve Byrne GSPCA Manager said "Last night Tiggy and Winkle 2 very young hoglets were rescued after being found near Vauvert School and are now safe, warm and fed at the GSPCA."
"When you find very young animals if action isn't taken quickly then they can easily perish , but thankfully these two little one's have made it through their first night and are eating well."
"Tiggy and Winkle haven't even got their eyes open yet and are barely a week old so need around the clock feeding."
"Raising orphaned wildlife is extremely difficult as they need specialist milk, the right conditions and we often don't know the full history of what they have gone through or the reasons why they were found or abandoned."
"We not only have hoglets but also baby bunnies and very young birds that we are currently hand rearing at the GSPCA."
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ALLEN PARK -- Detroit Lions safety Louis Delmas and Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown go way back. Back to the Miami, where Brown played for Norland high school and Delmas for North Miami Beach.
Their friendship was born out of a brawl.
In Delmas' final high school game, with a playoff berth on the line, Brown quarterbacked Norland past North Miami Beach. A fracas ensued.
"It was a little fight," Delmas said. "Coaches got into it, players got into it. It was the last game of the season."
From the turmoil, the pair bonded and have maintained a close friendship ever since.
Delmas went on to accept a scholarship offer to play at Western Michigan. Two years later, after a one-year stint at a prep school in North Carolina, Brown followed Delmas north, walking on at Central Michigan University.
The Chippewas immediately converted Brown to wide receiver. He quickly earned a scholarship and went on to be named MAC Freshman of the Year in 2007.
It wasn't until Delmas and Brown were in college, that the hard-hitting safety finally got a chance to lay the lumber on his friend. Brown's response to the thunderous shot surprised the star defensive back.
"He caught a bubble screen and I ran down field and I hit him. Bam!" Delmas said. "You know what he said? 'Thank you for giving me TV exposure,' because I knocked his helmet off."
The pair remain in constant contact. Thursday, after practice, Delmas said he planned on texting Brown that evening to wish him luck and good health for Sunday's game. They talk on the phone every other week and frequently hang out in the offseason.
"You can't separate us when we are in Miami," Delmas said. "We're always together."
Delmas and Brown have come a long way since their days in Miami, where both players overcame extraordinarily difficult upbringings to achieve success.
Delmas is in his fifth season with the Lions after being selected in the second round of the NFL draft by the organization in 2009. He's twice been a Pro Bowl alternate and has been labeled the heart and soul of Detroit's defense by coordinator Gunther Cunningham.
Brown was a sixth-round selection by the Steelers in 2010. His career got off slow start, but Delmas was there to offer advice and preach patience.
"I was like, 'Man, just get your head up and keep grinding. It's a grind. Once your opportunity presents itself, just take full advantage.'"
Opportunity came during the playoffs of Brown's rookie year.
After catching just 16 passes during the regular season, he hauled in a 58-yard reception on 3rd-and-19 in the final minutes of a tie game in the opening round. The catch set up the game-winning touchdown, propelling the Steelers past heated rival Baltimore.
From there, he's only continued to trend upward.
"He's one of those guys, when at practice on punt returns, he takes it all the way back to the end zone," quarterback Ben Roethlisberger said. "That's the kind of work ethic he has. I have never seen anyone adjust to a pass the way that he can and track the ball.
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It is imperative that when a Parish/Agency is approached by a potential donor, the Real Estate Department be contacted so that the proper due diligence may be conducted on the property. The due diligence process includes researching property title, potential liens against the property, real estate taxes, and environmental issues. An appraisal or survey may also be deemed necessary. The Parish/Agency must determine the intended use for the donated property, either to sell it or to make use of it. If it is to sell, the marketability of the property will be investigated. Please keep in mind that there is no guarantee that a property will sell within a certain timeframe and that in the interim all maintenance and taxes will be a parish expense. If the Parish/Agency decides to keep the donation, then costs of maintenance, utilities and taxes need to be taken into consideration. The Real Estate Department will consult with the Parish/Agency regarding the donation and, if accepted, will facilitate the property transfer to The Catholic Bishop of Chicago.
Contact the Real Estate Department immediately. The Real Estate Department tracks property tax bills for all Archdiocesan properties. We can then assist with real estate tax exemptions or assessment appeals as appropriate. Please send any tax bill to the Real Estate Department as soon as it's received.
No. All property that is currently tax exempt had to be removed from the tax rolls. A property is not automatically exempt because it is owned by a religious organization. In order for a property to be tax exempt, it must be used for a purpose which supports the religious mission. The exemption process can be quite long, in some cases taking a year to accomplish. If you believe you are paying taxes on a property that could be exempt, or have any questions, please call the Real Estate Department.
Every three years, the Cook County Assessor reassesses all property values by township. Every year, the Lake County Assessor sends blue postcards with the assessed value for the coming tax year. These notices list the previous and current assessed valuations. These valuations can be appealed if we believe they are too high, however, there is a very short time period to appeal. It is important that we act quickly. If the parish receives any notices, call the Real Estate Department immediately.
We have a closed parish (the former St. Dominic) where we store items received from local or closed parishes. By order of the Cardinal, the Archdiocese can only redistribute these items to parishes/agencies within the Archdiocese of Chicago. If there is an overabundance of an item or there is no need for the item, the Archdiocese may redistribute these items to parishes in other dioceses. Under no circumstance will an item be sold. For donations or an appointment to visit our current inventory contact the Real Estate Department. We will track your requests, and schedule any pickups or deliveries with our field personnel. Please allow twenty-four hours to schedule an appointment.
The Real Estate Department will assist you in every stage of the rental process. Please contact us when parish property becomes available to lease. We will ask you for information about the space, such as utility costs, whether utilities are separately metered, repairs needed, and parish use of the space, etc. This information will help us create the lease terms. We also keep a database of available property that is sent out to potential tenants who contact the Archdiocese. The Real Estate Department receives many calls from groups seeking space for a variety of uses. All organizations that lease Archdiocese property must be non-profit or we will lose our tax-exempt status for that property. The parish can also take steps to market property, such as placing an advertisement or even a notice in the church bulletin.
Once a potential tenant is found, please contact the Real Estate Department immediately and provide a phone number of a contact person for the tenant. We will work with the parish to establish the rent amount and other terms of the lease. We will then negotiate lease terms with the tenant, check their references, draft a lease, get the appropriate signatures, and notify the tenant of insurance requirements.
Although the pastor approves all leases, they still require the signature of the Director of Finance. A lease that is not signed by the Director of Finance or the Cardinal is not valid. A final executed copy will be sent to the parish for their records. The Real Estate Department also keeps track of lease expiration dates and contacts the parish and the tenant regarding renewals.
Please contact the Real Estate Department if you ever have any problem with a tenant or with a leased property. Our goal is to assist the parishes in obtaining rental income and maintaining good relationships with our current and potential tenants.
There are two forms that need to be filled out prior to the Real Estate Department releasing information: the Lease Inquiry and the Purchase Inquiry forms depending on which the prospective tenant is looking to do. After completion of the required forms the prospective tenant receives the listing that the Real Estate Department has available. They should contact the name listed on the form for viewing of the property. After it is determined that the prospective tenant is a proper fit, the Real Estate Department is contacted and the prospective tenant needs to submit $300 for a credit check to cover the cost of the credit report ordered by Real Estate for the tenant organization, along with a Tenant Application form. The Parish needs to complete a Parish Questionnaire and return to the Real Estate Department with proper documentation. If a prospective tenant cannot afford the $300 credit report fee, that gives rise to a concern whether the tenant can afford to meet its rental obligations to the Parish under a lease agreement.
It is imperative that a Lease Agreement be executed by The Catholic Bishop of Chicago, the Parish, and the tenant before the tenant occupies the premises. Unlike a Lease Term Sheet, the Lease Agreement is a binding and legally enforceable document that clearly sets forth the rights and obligations of the parties. The Lease Agreement includes more provisions than in the Lease Term Sheet. The Lease includes covenants regarding tenant's use of the Premises and establishes Landlord's review and approval process for proposed alterations and additions by tenant. Most importantly, the Lease provides the Parish's rights and remedies in the event of a tenant default.
All tenants which lease Archdiocesan property must carry and maintain commercial general liability insurance (CGL) and personal property (contents) insurance at all times during the Lease term, in amounts designated in the Lease Agreement. A certificate of liability insurance must be delivered by tenant to Real Estate prior to occupying the premises. The Certificate of Insurance must name The Catholic Bishop of Chicago as an additional insured on a primary and non-contributory basis. This means that the tenant's policy must pay first (primary) on a claim, and without seeking contribution from Landlord. Tenants do not carry building (property) insurance, which is the Archdiocese's responsibility to maintain.
As part of the Tenant Application process, Real Estate requires a prospective tenant to deliver a check in the amount of $300 to cover the cost of the credit report ordered by Real Estate for tenant's organization. The credit report is an essential tool in Real Estate's due diligence to determine an organization's financial condition, payment history, and litigation history. This fee cannot be waived. If a prospective tenant cannot afford the $300 credit report fee, that gives rise to a concern whether the tenant can afford to meet its rental obligations to the Parish under a lease agreement.
Most people are not clear how to read the lease and what the parish's responsibility is for capital repair work. It is very common that parishes initiate unnecessary work to improve the building. We should stress that if there is an issue where to look in the lease and how to identify a capital repair vs. minor maintenance.
Many parishes think that rental income can be a quick fix to their financial issues. The archdiocese portfolio has over 3,000 buildings. Many of these building are not up to code and have so much deferred maintenance that it many not be economically feasible for anyone to rent the space.
When the parish receives a code violation, the Real Estate Department consults the lease to determine which party should pay for the necessary corrections. The standard lease agreement form makes certain code violations the tenant's responsibility. Generally tenants must correct code violations concerning the interior of the building, such as fire exit signs for example. Violations concerning the exterior of the building, such as fire escapes, would be the parish's responsibility. Please call the Real Estate Department if a "gray area" is involved or the parish is unsure how to proceed.
The Real Estate Department can assist you in determining the scope of work and price for a survey. Depending on the type of survey needed, the process can take weeks or even months to complete. The most common reasons for ordering a survey are:
Construction: The most common reason is that there will be a new or expanded building at the parish. Most municipalities require a survey before issuing building permits for new construction or renovations.
Selling Property: Whenever property is sold, a survey is required as part of the contract with the purchaser. The same applies whenever property is purchased by a parish. When we receive the survey from the seller, it is reviewed to ensure that the parish is getting everything it should, as well as to check for any easements or encroachments that could affect the property use.


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Intimate Chamber Series starts with 'Love and Joy, Come to You' Saturday at St. Barnabas
The 2014 Intimate Chamber Series starts at Saint Barnabas Episcopal Church with the concert "Love and Joy, Come to You," featuring glorious chamber music in celebration of Epiphany with Royce Napolitino as baritone soloist.
The series, cosponsored by Ovation! Musical Theatre Bainbridge, kicks off at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 4 at the church.
Napolitino has appeared in several Ovation! productions including, among others, "Les Miserables" (Jean Valjean) and "The Pirates of Penzance" (The Pirate King).
The program will feature music for woodwind quintet, organ, cello and baritone.
In addition to Napolitino, the concert will feature Suzanne Burton (flute), Amy Duerr Day (oboe), David Salge (clarinet), Ron Gilbert (horn), Judith Lawrence (bassoon), Paul Roy (organ) and Ann Wright (cello). Concert selections include works by Norman Della Joio, Anton Reicha and traditional carols arranged by Robert Puff and others.
Tickets are on sale at www.brownpapertickets and will also be available at the door. Tickets are $25 general admission and $18 for seniors/students/military. Youth aged 16 and under are admitted free.
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Members of the Gladstone Kiwanis Club gathered at First Lutheran Church in Gladstone Wednesday to pack baskets of fresh fruit for their annual Christmas project. The group packed baskets with apples, bananas, oranges and candy to be delivered to 12 adult foster care facilities throughout the area and Bay Pines Center in Escanaba.
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PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — Curtis Granderson is already looking forward to being a part of the Mets' revamped outfield. With Chris Young also a new addition, he sees potential in an outfield that will also include either Eric Young Jr. or Juan Lagares.
"It's awesome," he said. "You got youth, you got experience, you got energy, and you have athleticism. I think that's the main thing that you have to have when you're out there in an outfield. There's only three of you out there and trying to make it as small as you can is the key, so no matter what the combination happens to be — who's in center, who's in left, who's in right — I think it's going to be fun for us."
Granderson isn't worried about what a move to a corner position will mean for him on the field and any possible assimilation troubles he would have.
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"The best thing is it's a big ballpark and as long as you touch some grass you get to use the feet and get to run for a little bit. That's what I'm all about: getting on base in any form or fashion no matter where I happen to bat in the lineup. If guys are on, trying to do my best to drive those guys around or at least move them to the next base. If I can do those things I'll consider it a successful season."
Granderson also touched on the upcoming retirement of Derek Jeter, a teammate of his during his four years with the Yankees:
"It's interesting, someone asked are you surprised?," he said. "But one of the things I had forgotten was he turns 40 this year. So the fact that the season he had last year wasn't the way he envisioned it to be, it didn't come necessarily as a surprise. I know that there's a lot of things that mentally he would like to do outside of baseball. And he's played for a very long time. People forget that he came in at such a young age that even though he looks graceful and he's very athletic and he looks like he can play for a long time, he's already done that and he's ready to go the next chapter of his life.
"I hope his farewell tour is just as great if not better than what they did with Mariano (Rivera) and Andy Pettitte — deservingly so. Especially a lot of guys that are in my position and grew up in the Derek Jeter generation and saw what he did for baseball and the number of guys that were shortstops at one point, trying to make the jumping throw but couldn't and watching him do it. I just hope that all 30 ballparks that he gets to go to give him his jump do for his services, not just to the Yankees but to the game in general."
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Granderson explained his comments from December when he said that "a lot of the people I've met have said that true New Yorkers are Mets fans," after he signed with the Mets.
"It was just something interesting that I heard consistently over time throughout the city of New York," he said today. "Felt like saying it. It definitely wasn't something that was meant in a negative way so I apologize to anybody that took it the wrong way by any means. It definitely wasn't meant like that."


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- As his Eagle Scout project, 17-year-old Derek Tully of Davis planned, organized and built a state-of-the-art fence around the Häagen-Dazs Honey Bee Haven, a half-acre pollinator garden at the University of California, Davis.
Derek Tully (right) and his father, Larry, work on his Eagle Scout project, a fence around the Haagen-Dazs Honey Bee Haven at UC Davis. In the background are painted bee boxes, the work of the UC Davis Art Science Fusion Program. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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The Eagle Scout project involved more than 488 volunteer hours, or to be exact, 488 hours and 15 minutes. Among the volunteers laboring on the fence, in addition to the adult volunteers, were 18 registered members of the Boy Scouts of America; forensic entomologist Robert Kimsey; Derek's brother, Shane, 21, also an Eagle Scout; and Derek's girlfriend, violinist Emily Talbot, 17.
"I think it's a good project," Derek Tully humbly acknowledged. "I think it's one of the most solid Eagle Scout projects I've seen."
"We're so grateful to Derek and his team for the contribution they have made to the Häagen-Dazs Honey Bee Haven," said Melissa "Missy" Gable, program manager of the California Center for Urban Horticulture at UC Davis and involved in the garden since its very beginning. "The fence really gives the garden a sense of place and welcomes community members in to stroll the paths and enjoy the plants. Thanks to Derek, the outside of the garden now matches the beauty of the inside."
In organizing the project and obtaining volunteers, Tully received assistance from greenhouse superintendent Garry Pearson, UC Davis College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, who augured the holes for the fence posts.
Tully said the project required 91 fence posts, 211 2x4s, 46 2x6 railings (each 20 feet long), four yards of gravel, 18 bags of concrete, and 12 rolls of wiring at 100 feet each.
Tully, who joined Tiger Cubs at age 5, worked his way up through the ranks to become a candidate for Eagle Scout, the highest rank in the Boy Scout program. To be eligible for the honor, candidates are required to earn a minimum of 21 merit badges; demonstrate scout spirit, service and leadership; organize a community project not related to scouting; and provide a detailed report of the project. Next step: Tully will appear before the Eagle Scout Board of Review. He is expected to receive his Eagle Scout rank in about a month.
In the meantime, Tully continues his studies at DaVinci Charter Academy and competes on the Davis High School water polo and swim teams, activities "way different" from working on the fence in triple-digit temperatures.
His brother Shane, a business major at Chico State University, earned his Eagle Scout rank in 2008. He built a 20-person observation deck at the Korematsu Elementary School garden, Mace Ranch, Davis.
Future plans? No, Derek Tully does not have his sights set on becoming a professional fence builder.
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Joker. Jokes gas.
who knows, but it would be the worst battle ever. both of them trying to get their cheesy one liners off while ineffectually attempting to kill each other. They probably couldn't just use a gun either. they would have to come up with elaborate death traps for each other, but without their muscle they probably couldn't even get the other guy in the death trap. just a huge snore fest if you ask me.
Actually, Joker has physical prowess to tangle with Batman in martial art combat, as he did before in many books. Although he had lost more times, he still got way better fighting skills than the Riddler. Plus, Joker gas, there are no other traps that are needed.
martial arts skills to tangle with batman? i've never seen that. besides riddler is a genius, why would he fall to joker's gas?
Joker's a genius. Anyone able to kill Robin and mess with Batman so much is a genius. Why wouldn't he? Joker can make the gas come out of his pockets, his little flower, his gloves...
I'd like to think that Joker is smarter than Riddler, plus a better fighter as stated and he's got all sorts of wacky weapons and Joker gas. I also agree that they would be constantly pulling off cheesy one-liners.
joker's insane but i doubt he is as smart as edward nigma. so i dont see nigma falling for any of joker's sophmoric attempts at comedy or at killing him.
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"joker's insane but i doubt he is as smart as edward nigma. so i dont see nigma falling for any of joker's sophmoric attempts at comedy or at killing him."
Well, he's quite the chemist, he developes all sorts of things to mess with people, not to mention his weapons and schemes. I think that he's quite possibly on par with Nigma if not past.
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I thought that Riddler was intimidated by the Joker? Always seems that way to me. I think the Joker would win.
OK, just cuz joker has fought with Batman and held his own has nothing to do with martial arts. He's a nut bag. Laws of fighting dictates that crazy beats big 80% of the time.
Also Joker has held his own against Batman a few times but I've seen a bunch of times where Joker has some crazy scheme, Batman finds him and punches him. End of Battle.
This would by far be the worst and most cheesiest fight of all time. I don't think Joker would even go through the motions of figuring out any of the Riddler's riddles unless he did something to piss Joker off like kidnap Harley Quinn.
THE JOKER wins easy come on
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Come on Joker wns easy he uses his optic blasts and.....oh he doesn't have powers?....he's just a scrazy skinny guy with zany toys and traps...well than Riddler's sonic blast would sm....what was that? Riddler is another skinny eccentric guy with mysterious motives and elaborate schemes? In that case they fight and before it's over everyone leaves the stadium goes home and watches Run's House.
In a straight fight Joker would destroy Riddler because Joker is to unpredictable even if Riddler would be winning in the fight Joker would have some trick up his sleeve to escape defeat, and get the victory.
If Riddler has Joker headed into a trap he's done because Joker would be getting beat at his own game, and Riddler's taunts would make Joker even madder.
Joker should win be default, he is Batman's arch enemy after-all
The Joker!
Joker's a genius. Anyone able to kill Robin and mess with Batman so much is a genius. Why wouldn't he? Joker can make the gas come out of his pockets, his little flower, his gloves...
'eh. Only reason why Joker was able to kill Jason is because Jason's mother bonked him from behind, and Jason being young, stupid and a somewhat normal kid trusted that woman he just met.
As much credit as I give to Riddler for his detective skills and intellect, in any sort of fight he's outclassed by Joker's brutalness and his tactics.
With that said, I fully believe Riddler could set a trap or something unfair, but that's hardly how the battle forum works.
Riddler, because he subjected me to the hardest trophies in the game. Stupid dlc.
Riddler is really smart, but Joker is better like manipulator and strategist
I'd say riddler. I honestly think Nigma could take on Joker.
The Joker wins! Don't ask why!He is the Joker!!!!!
Omg my Friend Made this This Was Done Already lol
In a hand to hand match would The riddler win because of his cane
H2H Joker, got all kinds of crap in dat jacket.
"You wanna know why I use a knife?"
"Riddle me this, Joker, Why do I use a staff?"
"It has longer range than a knife!"
*stabs joker with pointy staff*
@spectrum: Bane did...pretty badly to...just sayin
In a random encounter Joker, but if both have prep, and it was like a battle of the brains, that'd be different.
In a random encounter Joker, but if both have prep, and it was like a battle of the brains, that'd be different.
@jokergeist,and @riddlergeist $*BOOM!*$ there you go
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@jokergeist,and @riddlergeist $*BOOM!*$ there you go
I win... jk joker would win hes to much of a chaotic nut-job and riddler wouldnt be able to handle him.unless he had prep.
a better question would be who would win this fight
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The joker easy. Riddler is weaker and I don't think he has any combat feats. Also joker is much crazier.
I'm pretty sure he does. I don't remember which ones though. He has martial arts training from I forget who.
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No one watches a new version of an old story just to find out what happens. And when the story in question is one of Shakespeare's most well-known tragedies, it has to be a little punchy to distinguish itself from the dozen or so renditions that have come before it.
Or at least just very good.
But at best, Carlo Carlei's Romeo and Juliet is a perfunctory retelling in the most necessary of Shakespeare's original words, dripping with ornamentation, including billowy gowns and dainty poison bottles.
Adapted by Julian Fellowes (Downton Abbey, Gosford Park) and set in the play's original time and place, this retelling is "more inconstant than the wind" (Mercutio's words, not mine). Some slight changes in the script to condense longer lines come off a bit cheesy when compared with some of the more famous monologues in their full splendor. The camera always seems to be a little far or just a bit too uncomfortably close to the actors' faces.
And there's just too much music: the soundtrack sounds like Narnia sprinkled in stardust, too sweepingly dramatic in scenes where a better option was probably no music at all. Perhaps the problem was Fellowes' penchant for a little extra drama, or the acting, which falls all along the talent spectrum. Or both. Either way, it's sub-Shakespeare.
The iconic star-crossed lovers are played by Douglas Booth (whose last movie was LOL with Miley Cyrus) and Hailee Steinfeld (2010's True Grit). Booth is a model, and he makes sense as Romeo until he starts speaking. His performance was bolstered by energetic Mercutio (Christian Cooke) and a dynamic Paul Giamatti as Friar Lawrence.
But we're supposed to be swooning at Romeo's famous lines, and here, we're just not. At least when Leonardo DiCaprio begged in Romeo + Juliet to "give me my sin again," we thought it was cute, whereas Booth's rendering of the same line warranted shame for the sinner. The saving grace of the acting quadrant was Giamatti and Lesley Manville as Juliet's nurse, the perfect apple-cheeked doter. They couldn't save a sinking ship, but they kept it afloat until the end.
Then again, some will find these weaknesses forgivable. But I, as a Shakespeare fan, lament that half the tragic value of the double-death is removed from the famous last act. It's not just that two passionate teenagers departed from the earth by suicide. No, the part that gets us (or at least me) as a reader is that Romeo dies thinking Juliet is dead, and she wakes up just barely too late. And we all say "they just missed each other! If only they had a few moments together!" or something like that.
So—and this can hardly be a spoiler—it came as a shock to me (and a blow to the bard himself) when Booth drinks his poison, but Steinfeld wakes up in time for them to kiss extensively and smile at each other. And then suddenly it's as if he remembers he's dying, throwing Steinfeld into a woeful panic attack as he tells her, to her face, "thus with a kiss I die." The rest plays out as scripted. But this final bit of dramatic affection was the film's kiss of death, turning Shakespeare fans' hopes into bitter gall before the end.
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Romeo and Juliet is rated PG-13 for some violence and thematic elements, most of which you know already. There's some brief violence involving swords. Two teenagers are in bed together in PG-rated clothes. There are a couple stabbings, but very little blood.
Taylor Lindsay is a fall intern with Christianity Today Movies and a student at The King's College in New York City.


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My little girl looks so cute in this dress it is comfortable & very well made as well as great price
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cute for my daughter, though material is thin, perfect for hot Georgia days
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I bought this dress for my toddler for the 2014 Alabama Football Season. The dress is absolutely precious, very well made, and cute as can be when being worn! I am absolutely thrilled with this dress!
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Comments about Texas A&M Aggies Toddler Babydoll Bowtie Dress - White/Maroon:
Disappointed in the dress, and not sure we will keep it. The top is a ribbed t-shirt fabric and looks cheap compared to solid white in the picture. Also a dingy cream color like it had been worn many times already rather than the bright white as shown. The bow is very different than pictured as well- just overall not as trendy.
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HUNTSVILLE, Alabama -- With the help of U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby, the University of Alabama in Huntsville is sprucing up part of its campus.
Shelby, R-Tuscaloosa, announced last week that the Federal Transit Administration will award a $1.646 million grant to UAH for construction of an interconnecting bike/pedestrian route between the new parking deck near Holmes Avenue and the interior core campus.
The path will be part of a planned greenway in the center of campus between Charger Village residence hall and the Shelby Center where Erskine Drive currently connects Holmes Avenue and Lakeside Drive. The Intermodal Parking Facility will be part of the eastern border to the path adjacent to Charger Village.
"It is critical that Alabama's universities have strong infrastructure in place to support students, faculty and community members as well as surrounding businesses," Shelby said in a statement. "The University of Alabama in Huntsville will use this grant to make improvements that are essential for efficient transportation on campus."
The bike/pedestrian path will include walkways for pedestrians, bicycle lanes, covered bicycle storage, extensive landscaping and green space as well as other pedestrian amenities.
The greenway was proposed by former UAH President Dr. David Williams in 2010 as part of a plan to give the school a more traditional campus.
According to UAH, construction is expected to begin late this year and be finished by the start of classes in the fall of 2012.
"This generous grant by Senator Shelby will improve the efficiency and safety of traffic on our campus," said Mike Finnegan, assistant vice president of facilities. "It will create more of a demand for pedestrian and bicycle traffic, thus adding to our transition to a more traditional campus setting.
"This infrastructure will also make the campus safer by separating vehicular traffic from pedestrian and bicycle traffic."


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The induction class includes six athletes boasting wide-ranging athletic achievements and two honorary members. They are as follows:
- Phil Cundari: A pitcher on the baseball team and 1985 Big East Pitcher of the Year.
- Adrian Griffin: The 18th leader scorer in Big East basketball history, Griffin was also one of three Pirates who have been named Big East Basketball Scholar-Ahtlete of the Year.
- Peter Matischak: A soccer standout, Matischak is the Pirates' all-time leader in goals, assists and points.
- Megan Meyer: The first ever softball-only inductee, Meyer is also the program's only All-American.
- Geraldine Saintilus Smith: The all-time leading scorer for the Seton Hall women's basketball program.
- Eugene Smith: A six-time tournament winner, Smith ranks as one of only two Pirates to win the Big East Individual Championship.
- George Ring: An honorary inductee who has been a University Regent and member of the Board of Trustees, and contributed to Pirates athletics.
- Mark Whitford: A former wrestling standout who will become an honorary member for sacrificing his life to save others as a New York firefighter who died at the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001.


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FREEHOLD – Two teens who allegedly robbed and beat a Brick man to death in Asbury Park over the weekend have been charged with felony murder, the Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office announced Thursday.
Spencer Young, 19, of Asbury Park and a 17-year-old boy punched and kicked the head and body of Brick resident Thomas Sudano Jr., 35, during a confrontation at the Asbury Park Gardens apartment complex on Saturday, Acting Prosecutor Christopher Gramiccioni said in a release.
Police responded to the apartment complex at around 12:30 a.m. and Sudano was unconscious when he was taken to Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune, Gramiccioni said.
Sudano died on Tuesday at the hospital as a result of the injuries from the assault, Gramiccioni said.
The pair who assaulted Sudano also stole personal items from him, Gramiccioni said.
On Wednesday, Young and the juvenile were charged with first-degree robbery. The felony murder charges were added on Thursday, Gramiccioni said.
The 17-year-old boy is in custody at the juvenile detention center and his name is being withheld because he is charged as a juvenile, the prosecutor's office said.
The prosecutor's office is asking anyone with information to call prosecutor's office Detective Edwin Hennelly at 800-533-7443 or Asbury Park police Detective Steven Ramseur at 7320502-4587.


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According to reports from ESPNBoston and The Boston Globe, Boston Bruins center Patrice Bergeron will be in the lineup for Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals Thursday night at the St. Pete Times Forum.
ESPNBoston indicated he has been medically cleared and will be back on the second line with forwards Brad Marchand and Mark Recchi.
Bergeron has been rehabbing from a mild concussion suffered in Game 4 of the conference semifinals on May 6 against Philadelphia. Flyers forward Claude Giroux checked the center in the middle of the ice and went down before being able to skate off on his own.
He didn't return to the game.
"There's going to be probably a decision made either today, if not tomorrow, as he inches closer. He's feeling pretty good," Bruins head coach Claude Julien said Thursday afternoon before official word broke. "Again, not totally up to the coach to make the final decision...if he's in the warm-up, it's because he's ready to go. I'm sure there's going to be some discussions on that as we move forward today, and it just goes to show you that he's getting real close."
Julien said Wednesday that rookie Tyler Seguin would remain in the lineup, which means someone else will have to sit. There's no word on who that player is.
Some fingers point towards Shawn Thornton who hasn't seen significant ice time in the series and is the likely person to be the odd-man out.
Too soon for Bergeron's return?
Some readers expressed concerns Wednesday about Bergeron coming back too quickly. I'm actually a bit surprised myself that he's ready to go so early in the series. I honestly thought he'd return more towards Game 5.
But the Bruins have strongly stated that once Bergeron is 100 percent, he'll be back in the lineup. The organization is no stranger to concussions as center Marc Savard is a prime example as he continues to rest from his fourth career one, which shut him down for the remainder of the season February 7.
I don't believe team doctors would jeopardize Bergeron's well-being as this was his third career concussion.
"If (Bergeron) is not 100 percent he will never play," Julien told reporters after Tampa Bay head coach Guy Boucher suggested Bergeron would return in Game 2. "And whether it's regular season or playoffs, our organization, even before they tightened up the rules on that, there is no way we would ever do that to a player...So the day you see Bergy back in our lineup, he will be 100 percent. If he's not, you're not going to see him."
It'll be interesting to see how Julien mixes up the lines again. Seguin and Michael Ryder should remain paired with center Chris Kelly on the third line and perhaps Rich Peverley moves down to the fourth line with Daniel Paille and Gregory Campbell.
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Earth Poets & Musicians celebrating 25 years
The Milwaukee Earth Poets & Musicians will celebrate 25 years of performing together with a big benefit shindig Friday at the Urban Ecology Center, 1500 E. Park Place.
Mainstays Harvey Taylor, Louisa Loveridge Gallas, Jahmes Finlayson, Holly Haebig Wake, Jeff Poniewaz and Suzanne Rosenblatt have invited a bevy of other local performers to join them for "Thirty Performers in Three Hours for the Earth," which will begin at 7 p.m. »Read Full Article
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Present Music opened Saturday evening's performance with a Vogel Hall stage filled with percussion curiosities.
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A haunting selection of Estonian folk hymns and liturgical melodies filled the air at St. Joseph's Convent Chapel Saturday afternoon, thanks to the Early Music Now presentation of the Estonian vocal ensemble Heinavanker.
The singers, five men and two women, sang their liturgical melodies in Latin, switching to the Estonian language for the folk hymns. The hymns were traced to specific areas or parishes in the Estonian language, which is similar to Finnish. »Read Full Article
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The Jam were an English punk rock/mod revival band active during the late 1970s and early 1980s.
They were formed in Woking, Surrey. While they shared the "angry young men" outlook and fast tempos of their punk rock contemporaries, The Jam wore smartly tailored suits rather than ripped clothes, and they incorporated a number of mainstream 1960s rock and R&B influences rather than rejecting them, placing The Jam at the forefront of the mod revival movement.
They had 18 consecutive Top 40 singles in the United Kingdom, from their debut in 1977 to their break-up in December 1982, including four number one hits. As of 2007, "That's Entertainment" and "Just Who Is the 5 O'Clock Hero?" remained the best-selling import singles of all time in the UK. They released one live album and six studio albums, the last of which, The Gift, hit number one on the UK album charts. When the group split up, their first 15 singles were re-released and all placed within the top 100.
The band drew upon a variety of stylistic influences over the course of their career, including 1960s beat music, soul, rhythm and blues and psychedelic rock, as well as 1970s punk and new wave. The trio was known for its melodic pop songs, its distinctly English flavour and its mod image. The band launched the career of Paul Weller, who went on to form The Style Council and later had a successful solo career. Weller wrote and sang most of The Jam's original compositions, and he played lead guitar, using a Rickenbacker 330. Bruce Foxton provided backing vocals and prominent basslines, which were the foundation of many of the band's songs, including the hits "Down in the Tube Station at Midnight", "The Eton Rifles", "Going Underground" and "Town Called Malice" mainly using a Rickenbacker 4001 and a Fender Precision Bass and rarely an Epiphone Rivoli.
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No Tyrannosaurus Rexes were harmed in the making of this sandwich, but would you put yourself at risk by eating it? The Wendy's item known as the T. Rex burger consists of nine beef patties, nine slices of cheese and unknowable peril -- unknowable because it was pulled from the Manitoban location that served it, according to Canada's Metro News, up to three times a day.
While the burger began life as a joke in the pages of Sports Illustrated, customer requests made it a reality. Now that Wendy's of Brandon has killed the dinosaur out of concern for those who consume it as well as the message it sends, what do you think? Should the T. Rex burger and others like it be removed from menus, or should customers be able to decide for themselves? And most importantly, would you eat a T. Rex burger and what would you put on it?


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Two power-play goals in the third period helped Summit top Johnson, 5-1, in last season's Union County Cup final. It was Summit's third straight title.
Prior to the 2009 season, the Union County teams were mostly split among the Blue, Red, and White divisions of the Central Conference. The teams would compete for either the Kelly Cup, the Van Cott Cup, or the McInnis Cup.
2008-Watchung Hills (Van Cott Cup), Ridge (McInnis Cup), South Brunswick, (Kelly Cup)
2007-Hillsborough (Van Cott Cup), Ridge (McInnis Cup), Johnson (Kelly Cup)
2006-Montgomery (Van Cott Cup), Bridgewater-Raritan (McInnis Cup), Hillsborough (Kelly Cup)
2005-Verona & Westfield (Van Cott Cup co-champions), Ridge (McInnis Cup), Watchung Hills (Van Cott Cup)
2004-MKA (Van Cott Cup), Ridge (McInnis Cup), West Orange (Kelly Cup)
2003-Ridge (Van Cott Cup), Montclair (McInnis Cup), Dayton (Kelly Cup)
This season, Westfield is the top seed and earned a first-round bye. The first round is set to begin on Monday, Feb. 18. The semifinals are slated for Wednesday, Feb. 20 with the finals taking place on Saturday, Feb. 23. All games are to be played at Warinanco Rink in Roselle.
First Round (scheduled for Monday, Feb. 18)
Scotch Plains 5, Johnson 3
Cranford 10, Gov. Livingston 3
Summit 9, Dayton 0
Semifinal Round (scheduled for Wednesday, Feb. 20)
Westfield 6, Scotch Plains 2
Summit 5, Cranford 2
Final Round (scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 23)
Westfield 3, Summit 1
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Lane Creek Campground is set among open, large, Ponderosa pine. It features 7 campsties and an accessible toilet. There is no potable water or garbage service, so please pack your garbage home. This campground offers hunting and photo opportunities. It is also near the Bear Wallow Interpretive Trail, a 1/4 mile trail that interprets the lifecycle of steelhead fish.
From Ukiah, OR, travel east on Hwy 244 about 11 miles to Lane Creek Campground on the left (north).
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POULSBO The Port of Poulsbo is putting out a last call for community input regarding a 15.8-acre harbor line expansion. The fourth and final installment of the port community meeting series will allow residents to express their own ideas and concerns about a project that could greatly reshape a major Little Norway connection to Liberty Bay.
The meeting is scheduled for 7 p.m. tomorrow at the ports multipurpose meeting room. If theres one thing those on each side of the issue seem to have in common, its the hope that a win-win approach to the project is found.
Previous meetings have been held on the topic but drew criticism from some who thought the meetings werent widely publicized. This time, port representatives have fulfilled their commitment to notify all possible stakeholders and are hoping for the chance to once again explain their vision of an upgrade they think will benefit the local economy.
The ports plans include building a shore connection to Net Shed Vista, a .84-acre park along Fjord Drive. The addition would span more than 200 feet and stem from a new floating breakwater set to be installed as part of the expansion. It would allow non-boaters access to the bay and provide a pedestrian path from the new floating dock to shore.
Several residents spoke out at a Nov. 15 meeting against the shore connection, claiming Net Shed Vista as one of Poulsbos last open beaches for its citizens to experience the bay in a true, hands-on way.
Port Commissioner Arnie Bockus said the port is hoping tomorrows meeting is a well-attended one by yay- and nay-sayers alike. The ports vision for the contested shore connection is to allow Poulsbo residents without boat access a chance to get onto the water. It is not simply a device to allow large ships to drop off loads of one-time tourists, but is meant to benefit the residents who live here, he said. Benches and a picnic area are planned for the connection.
I see it as a win-win situation, Bockus said.
Assuming ownership of the park would also allow the port to have land to its name, and would nullify a lease payment to the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) that would otherwise be necessary. The DNR gave the port the go-ahead for the project in June 2007. The port has hired a grant writer to help secure more funding.
Councilwoman and liaison to the port Becky Erickson said the meeting will be an important one for citizens to attend, as conversation will focus on the parks fate. It is symbolic of the towns history and important to its citizens, and should be respectfully left as a park, she said. She added the most important aspect of the project is it ultimately benefits Poulsbo.
I see this as a potential win-win if its handled correctly, she said.
Poulsbo resident Gene Fullerton said six generations of his family have visited the park. He and several other area neighbors will be on hand to hear what the port has to say.
Were hoping the port can come up with a better scheme of things, he said. To have no hands-on beach for future generations ... its inconceivable.
Fullerton also said he hopes a solution beneficial to both sides can be reached. But when it comes to forgoing the park in favor of the shore connection, he said hes adamant it not be done.
When its gone, there is no more, he said.
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A new gym - Method 360 - has opened up off Bridge Street in East Syracuse.
The gym, owned by Trish Gallen, Leslie Smith and Jen Liddy, operates out of 9,000 square feet at 301 E. 1st St. The trio opened the location in January, but will have a grand opening next month.
Here are three things that make this gym different from many others:
1: There are no traditional machines such as ellipticals and treadmills for members to work out on, as are found in most gyms. Instead, there are group exercise classes that focus on injury prevention and supporting other outside athletic activities.
The gym does have a sprinting track and resistance equipment.
2: The new gym isn't actually new. It started in 2011 in ShoppingTown Mall in DeWitt, then moved to small studio in Fayetteville before finding a home in East Syracuse.
3: The 360 approach was developed by Trish Gallen when she lived in Nantucket, and refers to working all the body's muscles in order to manipulate the metabolic rate in a safe way without overtraining.
Members can pay by class at $15 each, or a 15-class pack at $165. Yearly memberships are available, and the gym offers personal training, nutritional support and education.