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Sunday Night Circus' Jill Bryan on big bro Jimmy Kimmel & more
As one of the few females in the male-dominated stand-up scene — not to mention Jimmy Kimmel's little sis — Jill Bryan knows funny. The comedienne catches us up on everything from raising sarcastic kids to inviting Bette Midler over for dinner on our latest Girl Crush Extra.
The family business
As one of the few females in the male-dominated stand-up scene — not to mention Jimmy Kimmel's little sis — Jill Bryan knows funny. The comedienne catches us up on everything from raising sarcastic kids to inviting Bette Midler over for dinner
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On growing up in a funny family
Throughout her youth, Jill Bryan was fortunate to have a family who sat down for dinner together every night — a type of togetherness rare in today's fast-paced, food-on-the-fly society. As for Bryan, the commitment made by her parents didn't go unnoticed.
"We were together, and my mom and and dad always made that effort," she remembers. "You know, I didn't even know my dad was a football fan until we were adults, because he was with us — and he was sitting with us and eating dinner and not somewhere distracted. And that's pretty cool I think."
But naturally, with family comes an inevitable modicum of drama. In Bryan's family, that often came at the hands of her big brother. Now the famously funny host of a late night show, back then Jimmy Kimmel was just a kid smuggling a tape recorder to family dinner.
"You had to be careful what you said, because there was usually a tape recorder under the table," laughs Bryan. "My brother would record our family dinners very often — to just amuse himself — and I think that started him in the observation of people."
Those family dinners also helped to hone Bryan's comedic chops, though.
"It's a good group of people," she says of her funny family: Kimmel, their younger brother (who happens to be a successful director) and their parents. "I think that kind of warmed me up for acting in my life, where you're always kind of listening to other people who are funny — funnier than you — you want to kind of strive to be funnier."
Both, then — the family dinners and the subsequent drive to be funnier — made her particularly well-suited for her current role.
On starring in Sunday Night Circus
On SheKnows' original mini-series Sunday Night Circus, Bryan plays a harried mom who, more than anything, just wants her family to sit down together for a meal. Which, let's face it, makes her pretty relatable to the rest of us.
"Sunday Night Circus is fun," she says, "I play the mom of the family, and I've got two kids who are probably too smart for their own good — smarter than me and their dad, that's for sure." Throw in her kooky live-in sister and, laughs Bryan, her character lives in a constant state of borderline exasperation.
"I'm always a little exasperated trying to get everyone together, but I think most parents can relate to that," she says. "Like, there's sports and there's activities and there's music lessons... how do we get everyone together? So that's what it's about. I think everyone can kind of relate to wanting their family just to spend a little time hanging out."
On being a mom
Including, she admits, her... particularly since she finds motherhood to be "a lot of fun," adding about her 11-year-old and 13-year-old children, "My kids are fun, they're outgoing, they're smart. So that's great because I don't have to help them too much with homework — which, thank God for that!"
Although, in a move that just makes us want to go back in time and dub her our Girl Crush again, Bryan quickly points out that parenting is, of course, hard work. A work load that is, in her case, lightened by her husband and parents pitching in.
"It's a lot of work," she emphasizes, "but it's fun work if you get the right people, and luckily I have a lot of help."
So we were curious, in the midst of the fun and hard work of parenting, is she preparing herself for the possibility one or both of her kids may eventually want to try their hand in the entertainment field?
"It's hard," she ponders, "because as a mom, you want to raise your kids right. But what's right, you know?" One thing seems certain though — Bryan's daughter probably won't be pursuing a career as a stand-up comedienne.
"My daughter's not really funny," she laughs. "She's great, and she's smart, and she's creative, and she likes to dance and she's interested in acting." Bryan's son, on the other hands, seems to have inherited the family gene for snark.
"My son? He's definitely funny," she asserts. "Very sarcastic." A trait she readily acknowledges that everyone might not find as "hilarious" as she does.
But that's okay. Working the stand-up circuit has helped Bryan realize that you can't please everyone all the time, and there's nothing wrong with that.
On doing stand-up
"I've had the funniest sets in the world, where the whole audience was rolling," she shares, "and then one person is sitting in the front row staring at you like, 'Really?' And they want nothing to do with you." The key, she says, is knowing your audience... and accepting one universal truth: "There's always going to be someone who doesn't think you're funny, and that's fine because they'll like something else."
And, just like everyone else, Bryan has a particular shtick that reduces her to tears of laughter. "People getting hurt!" she giggles, trailing off, "People getting hurt. I love watching America's Funniest Home Videos — I could watch it all day." She even finds her own pain comical. "I mean, just you know... I like to see people get hurt. It's bad, I know."
On planning her next move
So what's up next for this funny lady? Hopefully, a lot.
"Radio is big for me right now, and we'll see," Bryan hints. "I've got some things in the works." In the meantime, you can catch her on Sunday Night Circus or — we wager — enjoying quality time around the dinner table with her family... that and, you know, watching America's Funniest Home Videos.
What three people would you invite to dinner?
Bette Midler, 'cause I love her deeply and dearly. Justin Timberlake, because I also love him. Who else? I have to say someone smart or I'm going to sound like a jerk... Oprah. I'd invite Oprah.
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Don't forget to catch Jill Bryan (and lots o' laughs) on SheKnows' original mini-series Sunday Night Circus by clickinghere. Bonus? Check out a clip of Sunday Night Circus: Pride & Prejudice below!

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You told your husband that dinner needed to be ready at 7. You thought this communicated that he needed to have dinner ready at 7. He heard that he needed to be ready to eat at 7 and is expecting that you cooked.
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WEST HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT -- I was shopping at the West Hartford Gymboree for my grand children. I bought 4 items. At the time of paying (4 items) the cashier, Erin - I believe, took as payment my check No **, People's United Bank, for the amount of $ 51.03. Erin then asked me for my driver license. She annotated information on my check and processed it. Then in front multitude of public she told me that my check declined (twice). I was shocked hearing that. I couldn't believe it, because I have enough of money in my account.
I respectfully asked her to please dial the processing center or/and my bank, she refused twice saying, "No Ma'am I can't do that." Then I asked her to let me use her phone so I could call the Bank myself. I asked her to do that because I wanted to prove that it was a mistake. She refused. Then I gave her another check from Sovereign Bank (check No 101). This new check did not have my name labeled on the check. She refused to take it.
On the meantime there was lot of people waiting on a line and looking at scene like I was a perpetrator. Lastly, I had to give her my credit, debit, card and paid with that account. Then after I got off the line I called the Bank (People's) and had Cristine (Bank Staff) on the phone. I didn't see Erin anymore so I asked another woman (employee, one that was looking at me meanly), to please ask Erin to see me because I had the Bank teller on the phone to clarify the incident since I had plenty of funds on my account. So she can see that I was not misleading anyone.
This other meanly looking female said to me "No ma'am." "She is not gonna see you, because we don't accept personal checks with no name." I try to tell her that it was about the people's Bank check that we wanted to clarify because the banker said it is impossible to believe that I was advise that my check was declined. Then this woman, Amy, was looking at me in a condescending manner and was shouting about Sovereign Bank but I was talking about People's Bank. She was not listening. She made up her mind that I was probably a fraudulent customer because my skin was dark and I am Latino look.
She loudly accused me that Erin never processed People's Bank check. She embarrassed me, humiliated me and created a hostile environment for me. She shouted at me in front of customers, "lady you have to leave the store now." I left disappointed and embarrassed. Cristine, the Banker heard it all because she was on the phone with me. Cristine told me that she heard the whole thing the way I was treated by Amy and she advised me to file a complaint and she would witness. Then I got home and I only had three items in my bag and I was charged for four items. They were busy giving me a hard time that they did not include all the items in my bag.
Yesterday, I went to claim and bring back one of the items. The attendant told me she couldn't give me a credit to my account because I didn't have my receipt. She told me that Amy advised her. I spent gas to drive back and forth which cost me money and I was offended - outrightly, therefore, I am asking for remedy. I was targeted and profiled as a non-trustable Latino.
I had a relationship with this store for many years. I am a teacher and honorable. I also have Gymboree credit card. However, I was treated as a criminal and finally told to leave the store for no good reason. Amy was mean, cruel, rude, unprofessional on 12/24/11 late afternoon. She had no right to shout at me. I am not violent. I am a teacher, a reputable citizen and I also a community advocate. I need you to please pay me for the expenses incurred due to this incident and terrible customer service experience that ruin my day.
CINCINNATI, OHIO -- I have worked in children's clothing for over 5 years now. I started out at The Children's Place and loved it. The company is great, and the morale and genuine concern for everyone is real. Well I recently relocated to a new state and was hired in as a part-time manager for Gymboree. I was so excited.
The store manager who hired me ended up moving shortly after I came in and a new manager was relocated to our store. She was a part-time manager just like me, at a nearby store that we consistently got complaints about. (Cleanliness, helpfulness etc.) As soon as the new manager came in, things didn't seem right between us. Shortly after that, I was so excited to find out the my fiance and myself had finally conceived. I decided to tell my boss first, because I was getting sick a lot and not feeling too well.
I wanted her to know that I wasn't slacking or being lazy. Shortly after I told her this, she brought in our district manager. They took me to the back and basically bullied me into quitting. They told me if I didn't quit they would be forced to write me up for being late. (I clocked in 3 minutes late that day. I got there and ran to bathroom and threw up. I clocked in as soon as I was done, being three minutes late.) Then they also said they would have to write me up for an earlier incident of missing a manager's meeting I wasn't properly informed of. I talked to the new manager the day of the meeting and she failed to mention the meeting at all to me.
Every explanation I gave of my loyalty and service to the brand was not good enough. If I mentioned having excellent customer relationships, I was told that was not my job, that was a salesperson's job. So I would describe the hard tasking jobs and standards I had for the store and myself while I was there, and was told I needed to be focused on customers.
They were looking for a way to get me out of there as soon as I informed them that I was pregnant. Unfortunately I was dumbfounded at the time they were bullying me into resigning, if I hadn't been I would have let them fire me. Then at least I could go to someone higher up who matters and do something about getting fired for being pregnant.
I gave my all to that company and thoroughly enjoyed working there. I will not shop there or recommend anyone give there business to them. I have never been treated and made to feel so inadequate in all my years of working.


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In recent years many medical schools have dropped animal labs: University of Pennsylvania, Temple University, Allegheny General Hospital, University of Michigan, University of Wisconsin (UW) School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Tennessee (UT) College Of Medicine in Memphis, University of Tennessee, New York Medical College, St. Louis University, Washington University Medical School, University of Rochester, and University of Illinois...and more.
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Thursday, December 9, 2010
Oh! That's something upside down
And that something is my lovely spouse.
Wish she had her curly hair cut down
To the size of her pubic average. And my
Licking tongue'd dance with its hungry ptyalin.
Anyway! But she dressed up like a
Little fairy. Long gown. Though in my naked
Tub with the naughty showers, the coy squirts
Off the cleaved phallus couldn't make me
Undress her..My spouse..My muse..Anyway!
The clean shower was of no use. And the
Muscle slacked, while the hungry pouch
Puked with oblivion-white and that sticky..
Something...Whatever..That wasn't her anyway.
That's but the gown that folds itself
To hide her from my foul smelling
Teeth..The tiny pillars of my wolf-lust.
Mistrust. Anyway!
She was upside down..
As I struggled to reach 'her' puberty.
Anyway! But that's true. And mind you little wolves-
It was double-orgasm. And she had no underwear!
Now no muck up please...
6 comments:
- Jingle said...
beautiful writing...
keep it up..
see you at Jingle Poetry potluck tonight, link in early, get best possible feedback.
- December 12, 2010 at 9:03 AM
- Jingle said...
she had no under wear?
too funny..
your words tickle..
- December 19, 2010 at 1:47 AM
Creative, left a smile on my face! Lovely job!
I'd like to wish you a Merry Christmas and to say thank you for the support to Jingle Poetry, with you standing beside us, we are able to continue our efforts by providing the platform for poets who share and encourage…BEST wishes for the year 2011…your poetry has enlightened our community and made us smile.
Blessings fly your way, Happy Holidays!
Hope to see you on Sunday Poetry Potluck again, let me know if you have questions..old poems or poems unrelated to our theme are welcome..
week 15 theme: reflections, interpretations, and musings.
Take care!
- December 19, 2010 at 3:27 AM
- Jingle said...
Here is the end of the year awards 4 you, enjoy!
End of The Year Awards 4 Friends of Jingle or Jingle Poetry Community
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
At this magical time of the year, we wish you all the BEST! U Rock!
Link a poem to our potluck today, Keep your grace updated all the way! xxx
- December 21, 2010 at 8:53 AM
- Promising said...
Please feel free to take the awards in the post , share each award with 1 to 10 friends,
Awards 4 u, Merry Christmas
- December 21, 2010 at 8:47 PM
- Steve Isaak said...
Lusty, fun work.
- January 6, 2011 at 1:52 AM


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concerned organisations in Northern Ireland who have requested
that I contact you, because of their belief that the Bill fails
to take into account the specific regional differences which Northern
Ireland has.
I understand that Scottish and Welsh MP's have
successfully introduced a new clause into the Bill providing OFCOM
offices in each of their countries. However, Northern Ireland
has not received such a provision and as a result I feel is being
unfairly treated.
Northern Ireland is the only region of the UK
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over 50 per cent of our mobile phone users suffer roaming onto
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local call. Northern Ireland has six times the number of households
without any access to fixed or mobile phones than the rest of
the UK, clearly indicating a much higher level of social exclusion
and specific differences with the rest of the UK.
Northern Ireland under the current arrangement
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The Minister of Foreign Affairs Geoffrey Onyeama, has declared that Nigeria remained steadfast in the fight against corruption and called for close collaborations to fight the menace to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Onyeama stated this at an event on "Building Interactive Coalition against Corruption to Achieve the SDGs" co-hosted by Britain, Denmark and Nigeria on the margin of the United Nations General Assembly.
The minister lamented that Nigeria had suffered from the severe effects of corruption, leading to the loss of billions of dollars to foreign havens since independence.
He regretted that the funds were stolen and expatriated by corrupt officials and their accomplices.
However, he said Nigeria recognises the importance of collective commitment to winning the fight against corruption and every form of impunity.
"From the onset of President Muhammadu Buhari's administration, fighting corruption has been one of the three pillars of the administration's priority programmes.
"Buhari demonstrated zero tolerance for corrupt practices by combating corruption head-on. The administration has strengthened all relevant institutions to fight corruption in all its forms and manifestations.
"It has also introduced a new anti-corruption strategy, which was launched in 2017," he said.
Onyeama said the National Assembly had passed several legislations and was currently debating others in its efforts to combat corruption, adding that "Nigeria now has the "Whistle Blowing Policy."
He added: "Nigeria remains steadfast in the fight against corruption and this common goal we share is within reach.
"What is required is close collaboration with all stakeholders and a concerted focus to ensure that our commitments in the anti-corruption campaign are achieved."
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Oil Prices Start Week on Softer Note
Changing trends challenge Nigeria to creatively utilse its crude – experts.
0124 GMT [Dow Jones] Crude-oil futures fell in early Asian trade Monday, easing from strong gains made towards the end of last week when oil prices rose 16-17% over just two trading sessions.Changing trends in global crude oil demand are creating rising uncertainty for Nigeria, as appeal for its product – 'Bonny light' continues to wane, with a growing focus on 'heavy crude' which is produced by countries including Saudi Arabia, Mexico and Angola.Oil prices steadied on Friday after bouncing back from six-and-a-half-year lows on recovering equities markets, strong U.S. economic growth and news of low crude supplies from Nigeria.Oil futures jumped 10 % on Thursday, within the largest one-day achieve in over six years, prompted by rallying inventory markets, information of diminished provides and obvious strikes by Venezuela to attempt to organize OPEC motion to curb the worldwide stoop in oil costs.
Oil futures rallied Thursday on the heels of a U.S. stock-market climb, with U.S. costs rebounding from more-than-six-year lows hit earlier this week to maneuver above $42 a barrel. "The current precipitous sell-off has been countered by probably the most emphatic bout of short-covering," stated Matt Smith, director of commodity analysis at ClipperData. "Whereas some might attribute it to being within the slipstream of a rampant fairness rally, or right down to being in excessive oversold circumstances, the truth is that costs have been due a bounce." West Texas Intermediate crude for supply in October jumped $three.45, or eight.9%, to $42.04 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Change."It looks like based on commodity prices, China, wages not really picking up, that [Fed officials] are not getting any closer to meeting their inflation target and seems like they're probably not going to be willing to go in September" with a rate hike, said Don Ellenberger, head of multi-sector strategies at Federated Investors in Pittsburgh. In a week of highly volatile trading Nymex crude gained 11.8% last week, and Brent crude gained 10.1%. "The swing in market sentiment has helped oil prices to recover from recent lows," ANZ Bank ANZBY -1.20 % says. "The recovery in oil prices could be short-lived as the U.S. driving season is coming to end. Experts consequently say that for Nigeria to optimally sustain its economy under prevailing circumstances, it must come up with creative ways to deploy its crude. Shell's Nigerian unit declared force majeure on Bonny Light crude oil exports on Thursday after shutting two key pipelines in the country due to a leak and theft.
Crude inventories fell 5.5 million barrels in the week to August 21, the biggest one-week decline since early June, according to government data that countered analysts' expectations for an increase of 1 million barrels. "This was attributed to the increased import volume of naphtha and condensate, which was used as raw materials for petrochemical production and as replacement fuel for natural gas due to scheduled maintenance of the Malampaya gas facility", the Energy department said. They suggest that Nigeria should begin to refine more of her crude locally and then export for optimum returns, and also veer more into extracting by-products such as petro-chemicals, fertiliser and ethanol among others, from it to boost the economy. Energy Information Administration released its official data on oil stockpiles. "While a renewed decline in drilling activity might provide some support for prices, at best they are only likely to grind a little higher over the next few years", analysts at Capital Economics said in a note to clients. Heavy crude is capable of yielding higher volumes of derivatives such as Automotive Gas oil (otherwise known as diesel), as well as Naphtha, than is the case with Nigeria's 'Bonny light', which was until recently preferred by most refiners.
Investor sentiment was shored up as upbeat U.S. financial knowledge helped within the Dow industrials Thursday. , the Shanghai Composite Index surged 5.three% to finish a five-day dropping streak. Global oil markets have fallen by a third since May and are still well under half their value a year ago thanks to a huge oversupply of fuel and sluggish demand. The more-active October futures fell 21 cents to $41.06. "For the oil markets, the focus remains on China, which set off a wave of emerging-market currency weakness when it de-pegged the yuan from the U.S. dollar last week", Socié té Gé né rale said. Eklavya Gupte, a senior editor with Platts, who spoke on the current state of West Africa's crude oil market, said refineries across the globe can now process heavy crude because of new technologies and that this has prompted many refinery operators across the world to look away from Nigeria and its 'Bonny light'. The Power Info Administration reported fell greater than anticipated for the week ended Aug. 21, however gasoline inventories rose, opposite to some forecasts for a decline.
Gupte said a country like Angola for instance, has heavy crude, which is also sweet and because of this, the United States of America now buys more of Angolan crude than Nigerian. According to him , India is now the biggest buyer of Nigerian crude, about 20 per cent, because it has large refining capacity, on account of its huge population. The reported that economically struggling Venezuela has been ing different Group of Petroleum Exporting Nations (OPEC) members to push for an emergency assembly in coordination with Russia to provide you with a technique to cease the present oil worth rout. A studying on , in the meantime, confirmed that the U.S. financial system grew at a three.7% annual tempo, up from an preliminary estimate of progress at a extra modest 2.three% clip.
Analysts predict oil might now attain ranges not seen because the throes of the monetary disaster, pressured by a robust greenback and the anticipated return of Iranian oil to world markets. Bonnington said Nigeria is benefitting from the crisis in Libya because the traditional buyers of that country's crude have now turned to Nigeria in the interim. However excessive petroleum-product inventories and a seasonal post-summer decline in refinery demand is a possible drag for oil costs in coming months. "U.S. crude-oil inventories are more likely to hit new highs in [the fourth quarter of]2015, and once more all through 2016 till one thing provides," Citi Analysis stated in a report. US oil prices headed for their eighth consecutive week of falls on Friday, the longest losing streak since 1986, after a sharp drop in Chinese manufacturing increased worries over the health of the world's biggest energy consumer.
All other factors being equal, a $1-per-barrel change in the price of crude oil will result in a change of 2.4 cents per gallon in the price of wholesale and retail gasoline. September gasoline jumped eight.three cents, or 6.1%, to $1.438 a gallon, rebounding from a 5.eight% drop a day earlier, whereas September heating oil added 9 cents, or 6.5%, to $1.471 a gallon. On its expiration day, the September contract for pure fuel traded at $2.675 per million British thermal models, down 1.eight cents, or zero.7%, following weekly provide knowledge.
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Tesla has just announced a partnership with Rdio to stream music in its European cars.
In the current US version Slacker Radio comes installed. The rights for this don't stretch as far as Europe so Tesla had to go elsewhere.
READ: Tesla turns a profit for the first time in its history, hopes to deliver in Europe by Q3
Tesla's founder Elon Musk announced at a town-hall meeting in Amsterdam that streaming in Tesla's European cars should arrive very soon.
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Thursday, January 31, 2013
Historic Fire at Gray Towers
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Beautiful Estate
I absolutely love coming across things like this... what a find! This ad, from a 1922 edition of a Philadelphia Evening Ledger, features what is now 122 Delaware Street. The Victorian Queen Anne style building now houses a law office and is still a beautiful estate!
Friday, January 25, 2013
G.G. Green's Euclid St. Residence
I recently discovered something amazing in an 1870's era Atlas of Gloucester County. Many of us are familiar with G.G. Green's mansion, "Gray Towers" that once stood on Cooper St. But how many of us are aware that Green had a home on Euclid Street before he "struck it rich," let alone know what it looks like? I was very excited to find the below illustration in the Combination atlas map of Salem & Gloucester Counties, New Jersey:
It is commonly quoted that G.G. Green returned to Woodbury to help with his father's growing patent medicine business in November 1872. His mansion was not built until approx. 1879. So it makes sense that the above image of his first(?) house was found in an survey and map of Woodbury dating 1876. The accompanying map (see snippet below) shows G.G. Green on Euclid St and if examined closely, the above illustration shows a steam train on the tracks which sit behind and below Euclid even still.
** UPDATE: According to the History of Woodbury, New Jersey: from 1681 to 1936: "Dr. Green's first residence in Woodbury was the cottage on the Reeves lot, site of the present Court apartments on South Broad Street; the second on Euclid street; and in 1876 he moved to the stone mansion on Cooper Street."
Further evidence reveals a house in the exact same style (at least originally) still standing on Euclid, quite near where the map shows; this may or may not be Green's. If you look closely at the top illustration there appears to be another house in the same style to the left of Green's house, which is not the case with the house still standing; in its place sits a mansard roofed building from the same era. Perhaps the house that still stands (pictured below) is the one to the left of Green's in the illustration and Green's was torn down at one point. Again, and I hate to sound ungrateful, as believe me, I am happy the current house is still there in the first place, but there was some serious stucco-happy contractors in Woodbury in the 80's. The current Euclid St. house, which functions as a lawyers office I believe, also suffers from the closed-in porch treatment. It does appear to be in great shape, although I wish non-preservationist minded contractors would stop forcing old Colonial and Victorian era structures to look like new "McMansion" architecture.
Everts & Stewart (1970). Combination atlas map of Salem & Gloucester counties, New Jersey. Woodbury, NJ: Gloucester County Historical Society.
History of Woodbury, New Jersey: From 1681 to 1936. James D. Carpenter, Benjamin F. Carter. 1937.
History of Woodbury, New Jersey: From 1681 to 1936. James D. Carpenter, Benjamin F. Carter. 1937.
Thursday, January 24, 2013
How Bad Architecture Wrecked Cities
This is the most important thing you could ever watch: How Bad Architecture Wrecked Cities.
I'm convinced this is the root of America's problems. We need to do better.
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I'm convinced this is the root of America's problems. We need to do better.
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Tuesday, January 22, 2013
No One is Willing to Remove Fallen Tree
Did Woodbury have a problem with absentee landlords in 1903? ; ) This one from a Philadelphia Inquirer article from that time. Click to enlarge and read. Can anyone identify the house on High Street?
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Mahlon W. Newton
Mahlon Newton also owned at least two hotels in Atlantic City (one being located at Plaza Place, Chelsea circa 1910). He also owned hotels in Bridgeton (Hohenstatt Hotel, purchased in 1899), Wenonah (Wenonah House), and Brown's Mills-in-the-Pines in Burlington County. But his most famous hotel was the massive Green's Hotel (no relation to G.G. Green), in Philadelphia which Newton became involved with in 1892. He became the sole owner in 1897. Converted into a hotel in 1866, Green's was originally the grand residence of prominent Philadelphia family, the Shippens. When original owner Tom Green was converting the house into his hotel, he had the room preserved where Peggy Shippen was married to Benedict Arnold (Spector, 2007). "Tom Green created quite a stir a few years later by fitting up, at Green's Hotel, Eighth and Chestnut Streets, a, for that day, very showy barroom. One of its novel features was a ceiling effect suggestive of the Arctic, with tapering icicles and vistas of shimmering snow and frost" (Dillon). Newton continued this tradition of fine dining with extravagant 50 cent Table d'Hote dinners and world class hotel service at Green's.
As a humorous aside, I discovered during my research that Newton and his wife kept a fine Angora Cat at the hotel named, "Tix." Tix appeared in many advertisements for Green's Hotel (see below) and a large and quite expensive commissioned portrait in 1896 by Reading, PA artist, Ben Austrian, the creator of the Bon Ami chick was hung in the main corridor of the hotel. The painting cost Newton $2500 at the time, over $60,000 today's money. Helen M. Winslow in her 1900 book, Concerning Cats writes, "Ben Austrian, who has made a success in painting other animals, has done a cat picture of considerable merit. The subject was Tix, a beautiful tiger-gray, belonging to Mr. Mahlon W. Newton, of Philadelphia. The cat is noted, not only in Philadelphia, but among travelling men, as he resides at a hotel, and is quite a prominent member of the office force. He weighs fifteen pounds and is of a very affectionate nature, following his master to the park and about the establishment like a dog. During the day he lives in the office, lying on the counter or the key-rack, but at night he retires with his master at eleven or twelve o'clock, sleeping in his own basket in the bathroom, and waking his master promptly at seven every morning. Tix's picture hangs in the office of his hotel, and is becoming as famous as the cat." Tix was given a first class funeral when the animal passed in 1903. There are two stories as to what happened after the funeral. According to the next owner of the painting, Mrs. Walter Linn, "When all of Philadelphia had paid homage to Tix, the silk-lined coffin was closed and the Angora, proud still in death, was transported to the Newton estate at Woodbury, New Jersey, and buried in the garden" (Babbitt, 2001). However a 1909 Philadelphia Inquirer article stated that Newton planned to have Tix stuffed and mounted and placed in a prominent position in the lobby, near where the old cat greeted visitors for many years ("Tix hotel cat," 1909). It's funny the things that survive through history sometimes! Additional interesting information regarding Newton, according to Heston's 1924 book, South Jersey: A History Vol.5, includes that he was apparently the first person in Atlantic City to have a grass lawn and garden, owing to the fact of his transporting and transplanting of fertile soil from Woodbury, NJ. He also devised a method to construct basements a few blocks from the ocean!
Newton who eventually became President of the Philadelphia Hotel Association and who sold his Woodbury hotel in 1891 to John Rachor, never forgot where he started, and as it was written in 1913, he continued to add "greatly to the growth and the beauty of Woodbury whose loveliness as a country town has long been admitted by the erection of a large number of high-class dwellings and the opening of new streets. He is now one of the leading, if not the largest, individual property owners of Woodbury, having unlimited faith in its future" (Warwick, 1913). Newton went on to construct three new roads in Woodbury in the late 1800s/early 1900s. These were Curtis Avenue, Aberdeen Place, and his namesake road, Newton Avenue. He had many lovely brick and stone buildings constructed on these avenues, all shining examples at the time of the finest in Victorian living. "It is fair to state here that Mahlon W. Newton was one of the pioneering spirits who hastened the development of the city. … He employed the best workmen, carpenters, bricklayers and plumbers and every house was constructed on honor" (Carpenter, 1937). He also had constructed the lovely storefront/apartment building on the NE corner of Broad and Curtis designed by prominent local architect, Charles R. Peddle. The building, located at 48 Broad St. features unique and interesting porthole windows on the Curtis side and is proudly still standing.
On November 29, 1925 Mahlon W. Newton, for 35 years proprietor of Green's Hotel, Eighth and Chestnut streets, died at 122 South Tallahassee avenue (presumed to be one of his homes), Chelsea, Atlantic City, N. J., from heart disease.
|This is Now a Parking Lot
Newton's Other Hotel: Green's Hotel, Philadelphia
image credit: Library of Congress
|Dining Room Green's Hotel, Philadelphia
image credit: Library of Congress
Newton's Hotel still stands, now known as the Woodbury Crossing, but the building itself IMHO has been poorly restored (at least from a preservationist viewpoint... meaning it has not been restored to National Park Services Secretary of the Interior's Historic Preservation Standards). It has been stuccoed over like icing on a cake completely covering its detailed ornate window and door lintels. It has also been stripped of its architectural corbels along the roof line, its center cupola had been previously removed, and the buildings formerly lovely and functional balcony, reminiscent of so many of those on highly sought after properties in New Orleans, has turned into some faux floating railing-thingy. BUT... the building is still there, thankfully. The location itself was where Abraham Chattin's and James Wood's Colonial Middle Tavern (later Washington House) once stood, which dated back to the 1700s. The date of the current building is usually given as 1828.
|circa 1908
Babbitt, S. (2001). American paintings. Philadelphia, PA: Schwarz Gallery. Retrieved from http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&frm=1&source=web&cd=4&cad=rja&ved=0CEcQFjAD&url=http://www.schwarzgallery.com/catalogs/misc/pdf/schwarz_68cat.pdf&ei=MjrwUNT3C6mH0QGvjIAg&usg=AFQjCNG3yFGgidqQ4tz923WQdAkBPYEdtg&bvm=bv.1357700187,d.dmQ
Detroit Publishing Co. , publisher (1900-1920). Philadelphia, pa., green's hotel [Print]. Available from http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/det1994002023/PP/
Detroit Publishing Co. , publisher (1900-1920). Philadelphia, pa., green's hotel dining room [Print]. Available from http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/det1994021599/PP/
Dillon, J. R. (n.d.). Old-time drinking places in Philadelphia. Retrieved from http://www.ushistory.org/philadelphia/drinkingplaces.htmPines resort sold at master's sale famous browns-mills hotel property bid in at $23,000. (1916, June 3). Trenton Evening Times, p. 5.
History of Woodbury, New Jersey: From 1681 to 1936. James D. Carpenter, Benjamin F. Carter. 1937.
History of Woodbury, New Jersey: From 1681 to 1936. James D. Carpenter, Benjamin F. Carter. 1937.
Heston, A. (1924). South Jersey: A history. (Vol. V). New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company.
Spector, G. (2007). Center city philadephia. (p. 59). Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing. Retrieved from http://books.google.com/books?id=h-0Gcg3jbpMC&pg=PA59&lpg=PA59&dq=philadelphia "green's hotel"&source=bl&ots=Y0Z9pvwe6I&sig=ZySdrhcT98dKa6SVlqMfo5q1QzM&hl=en&sa=X&ei=ZBbbUJ7fEfGP0QHiuoGwAQ&ved=0CJYBEOgBMAkStafford, H. (1920). Keystone state notables: the Philadelphia and his city. Philadelphia, PA: Stafford's National News Service. Retrieved from http://archive.org/details/whoswhoinphilade00phil
Tix hotel cat dies. (1909, March 2). Philadelphia Inquirer , p. 9.Warwick, C. F. (1913). Warwick's keystone commonwealth: Review of the history of the great state of Pennsylvania, and a brief record of the growth of its chief city, Philadelphia. Philadelphia, PA: City of Philadelphia. Retrieved from http://books.google.com/books?id=-UcVAAAAYAAJ&vq=woodbury&source=gbs_navlinks_s
Winslow, H. M. (1900). Concerning cats: My own and some others. (p. 182). Boston, MA: Lothrop Publishing Company. Retrieved from http://books.google.com/books?id=2lI8AAAAMAAJ&pg=PA182&lpg=PA182&dq="ben austrian" ti&xsource=bl&ots=TbSazyfdbY&sig=BMowPo_x8QTuaiVLYoKEpI7u69Q&hl=en&sa=X&ei=FTfwUITvDaq60QHGg4DACA&ved=0CFgQ6AEwBQ
Woodbury Multiple Resource Area: Partial Inventory of Historical and Architectural Resources, nomination document, 1988, National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places, Washington, D.C.
Saturday, January 5, 2013
The Kinks are the Village Green Preservation Society
I've gotten more than a few questions over the past year as to why I call my blog dedicated to Woodbury history the "Village Green Preservation Society" and quite frankly I'm a bit surprised more haven't picked up on the joke. Being raised as the Anglophile I am (no, that's not a dirty word), the choice was obvious. It is a reference to English group the Kinks and their amazing 6th LP released in 1968, The Kinks are the Village Green Preservation Society. With Woodbury's historic start firmly rooted in England and the nice Green family name tie-in, I thought it was perfect. (Not to mention we even have lakefront condos here in town called Village Green.)
Don't take it too seriously though, like the song, it has its tongue firmly planted in its cheek.
Wednesday, January 2, 2013
Blasius & Sons Piano Works
Hope Manufacturing had a short existence owing to financial troubles and closed in January 1892. At the time of closing Hope employed 200 hands some of who were owed up to 5 weeks' wages. G.G. Green and other wealthy citizens aided the distressed workmen, but some refused to accept charity (Distress at Woodbury, 1892). G.G. Green purchased the building at Sheriff's sale and in June of 1892 and then sold it to A. Seigel of Philadelphia who announced a paper manufactory. Instead, Seigal sold the building to Blasius later in July of the same year. "Blasius & Sons of Philadelphia was established in about 1855, and they built exceptionally well made, expensive pianos until the Great Depression era. In 1887, Blasius took control of the Charles Albrecht Piano Company, one of the oldest piano manufacturers in America. Along with the Albrecht name, Blasius & Sons also built pianos under the "Regent" brand name as an affordable alternative to the costlier Blasius brand... Because of their high cost when new, Blasius pianos were never built on a huge scale like many other American piano manufacturers. Sadly, they are not very common today." ("Blasius & sons") According to a vintage Blasius trade card "the World's Greatest Acoustician, THOS. A. EDISON says: "My experiments prefer the 'BLASIUS' in Tone, Finish, Workmanship and Construction" The BLASIUS PIANO surpasses all others."
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"Unable to fill their orders with their present accommodations [in Philadelphia], the firm of Blasius & Sons will remove their extensive piano manufacturing plant to Woodbury, N. J. The excellent pianos manufactured by this enterprising firm have been ordered so heavily from all over the United States and Mexico, that with their present facilities they are unable to fill their orders. The firm consequently had to seek enlarged quarters. The delay in building would cripple the firm seriously in filling their orders, and a large manufactory suitable for the purpose was sought. It was found at Woodbury, N. J., in the old plant of the Hope Manufacturing Company, which was bought at Sheriff's sale for $180,000. All the employees of the firm of Blasius & Sons met at the Chestnut street store at 1 o'clock to-day and were taken to Woodbury, where they were received by a committee of citizens and royally welcomed. The employees then selected temporary homes, which will be occupied until the new homes for them, which Blasius & Sons will build, are ready. On Tuesday next ground will be broken for 300 houses on the outskirts of Woodbury, where a new city is to be built. The place will be lighted by electricity from the plant at the main factory, and an opera house, gymnasium and reading-room will be erected for the workmen. The removal of the plant will also commence on Tuesday, and the work of Blasius & Sons will in a short time all be done at the Woodbury factory. This will at the start take over four hundred people to Woodbury, which will be a big addition to the population of that beautiful New Jersey town.—Philadelphia Call." ("Will move their," 1891)
|Blasius building in back w/ steam train.
|1897 Blasius printed envelope
Charles Blasius died in his Philadelphia home March 16th, 1894. Eventually, on September 20th, 1919, Blasius filed a certificate of dissolution in the state of New Jersey. I believe they may have continued operations in Philadelphia until around 1925 when they completely folded. Around 1916 Philip Wuest, organist for the Kemble Church and friend Preston F. Rice, former Blasius superintendent, began leasing space in the building and continued the manufacture of Pianos and also sold various phonographs (see ad) under the name of Rice-Wuest Piano Company. Philip Wuest was also previously involved with Blasius in some capacity as he was named assignor to a musical instrument patent for Blasius in 1909. In 1917 it was announced that the Philadelphia Wood Art Company would be renting the first floor of the Blasius building in the manufacture of gun stock for the war effort and employed about 50 men. ("To manufacture gun," 1917) Later in 1918 the third and fourth floor were rented and used by the U.S. Ordnance Department where "several thousand empty shells are stored, under a guard of Uncle Sam's soldier boys." ("Blasius building sold," 1919) ("Blasius building for," 1918) It was reported in early 1918 that the U.S. Government was interested in leasing the entire building and most likely would have taken steps in this direction had the Great War not ended later that year. Eventually, Rice-Wuest moved to the Old Castor Work building near the Woodbury Creek and the Wood Art Company was evicted for non-payment of their rent. Early in 1919, Philadelphia firm, Belber Trunk Company purchased the building to operate their manufacturing of quality travel bags and wardrobe steamer trunks. Belber employed around 200 hands. In 1949, following a union dispute, Belber removed to Altoona, PA.
(Shryock, 2010). The Friendship Fire Company website describes the scene: "The fire burned going from window to window, floor to floor like someone was turning on light switches in each room. Fire companies from Gloucester and Camden Counties contained the blaze. The Woodbury water reservoir was dropped 13-ft. (about 7.8 million gallons) and the Woodbury lake system was lowered 4-ft (estimated at about 2.5 million gallons). The next day, the only thing left was the stair towers which were knocked down for safety. The basement although filled with water still contained the contents of a four story building and the pile that was left of the building smoldered until Saturday" (Garter, 2011). It is still to this day referred to the worst fire in Gloucester County. For more details on the blaze please visit Friendship Fire Company's history page HERE.
|Image: Friendship Fire Co. #1
West side of Blasius building March 9-10, 1970
Another beautiful Woodbury Victorian structure lost to fire.
*** Grand action finishing dep't, Blasius & Sons piano factory, Woodbury, NJ, ca. 1895
For more amazing images, like this one and the ones below of the fine workers at Blasius taken circa 1895, please visit the online collection at Hagley Museum and Library: http://www.hagley.lib.de.us/libimages/Blasius.html
|Side glueing department, Blasius & Sons piano factory, Woodbury, NJ, ca. 1895
|Office and cashier, Blasius & Sons piano factory, Woodbury, NJ, ca. 1895
(1890). Encyclopaedia of contemporary biography, of Pennsylvania . (Vol. II, p. 213). New York: Atlantic publishing & engraving company. Retrieved from http://books.google.com/books?id=h68bAQAAMAAJ&pg=RA4-PA213&lpg=RA4-PA213&dq="hope manufacturing company" woodbury&source=bl&ots=FrOZuROeKa&sig=KGiauuO7Ruh8CJykJccOxer5nDQ&hl=en&sa=X&ei=d0nKUKjkB5Tk8gS25oDwAw&ved=0CDkQ6AEwAw
(1891). Will move their plant. Music trade review, 555. Retrieved from http://mtr.arcade-museum.com/MTR-1891-A/MTR-1891-A-521.pdf
Blasius & sons. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.antiquepianoshop.com/online-museum/blasius-sons/
Blasius building for U.S. warehouse. (1918, Mar 23). Woodbury daily times, p. 1.
Blasius building sold. (1919, Jan 28). Woodbury daily times, p. 1.
Dillon, J. L. (Photographer). (1895). Charles Blasius & sons piano factory . [Print Photos]. Retrieved from http://www.hagley.lib.de.us/libimages/Blasius.html
Distress at Woodbury. (1892, Jan. 22). Philadelphia Inquirer
Gartner, D. (2011, Jul 3). Belber trunk fire. Retrieved from http://home.comcast.net/~dwaynegartner/FireStuff.html
Hexamer, E. (1890, Feb 3). Hope manufacturing co: Hexamer general surveys, volume 24, plate 2331. Retrieved from http://libwww.freelibrary.org/diglib/ecw.cfm?ItemID=MHGSAY00064
Shryock, B. (2010, March 21). Back in 1970, a blaze ignited that was so immense it changed the face of Woodbury. Gloucester County Times.
Struck plant starts up in new location. (1949, Oct 17). Altoona mirror.
To manufacture gun stocks in Blasius building. (1917, Apr 23). Woodbury daily times, p. 1.
Will Go to Woodbury. (1892, Jul 8). Philadelphia Inquirer.
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if your state BON did not require a refresher course, would you..?
My situation is a little tricky, I will have an active license in the state of Hawaii again as of July 1st. I am applying for California license as well (never had one) but I will be back and forth between Hawaii and California so would like to be licensed in both states.
I have not actively worked as a nurse for almost 8 years..however as of July 1st will have an active license again. If I am reading correctly on CA BON, as an active nurse I can apply for CA license but nowhere does it indicate that I need recent work hours..the only thing I am finding is that I need 30 CEU'S to activate.
Since Hawaii does not require a refresher course I have been checking into what is required by CA and am not finding any info other than the 30 CEU'S required (since it's been less than 8 years).
I would very much prefer to have some review before returning to patient care, but my question is:
Will a full nurse refresher course prepare me more with theory of nursing or will the course cover practical nursing? For example , will I be writing care plans and doing nurse research and reviewing the five rights (which are all important things) or will I be reviewing parts of nursing that I really do need review on..like medication review, math calculations, abbreviations used, documentation, etc.
I am hesitant to spend the $500-$700 for a refresher course that is not necessarily REQUIRED if I can instead spend the time and effort taking multiple CEU's and reviewing what will be specific to the job I will be seeking (for example I would like to taek CEU'S on medication, documentation, dementia, abuse, and other topics related to nursing home and home health care since that is where i plan to seek out a job). I know what I need review on, and don't want to spend the next few months writing care plans when I could focus on reviewing the info that I need the most..
hope that makes sense.. on nurse.com I found a long catalog list of CEU's that I am interested in..
thanks for the help
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Joined: Sep '06; Posts: 355; Likes: 97Jun 2, '09Check out the review course that you are interested in and see what it offers as they seem to vary greatly. Some of the courses are basic theory while others have lab and clinical components. You might try the forum for inactive nurses as well to see some other posts on this topic.Jun 2, '09thank you..the one I have looked into specifically prepares nurses to take the NCLEX again ..I'll look into more on the forum you posted, thank youJun 2, '09I recently took a refresher course. I live in a state that requires active practice or a refresher after 5 years, so it was my only option. I'm not yet working because my husband's schedule is demanding and unpredictible, and I'm not willing to rely on childcare. But I wanted an active license in case he loses his job in this economy.
To answer your question, I only took it because it was required. With the exception of the changes in diabetes management, I did not find the theory review to be terribly enlightening. And the clinical portion of the course was so limited as to be practically useless.
My opinion is that an employer is responsible for properly orienting a new employee. If that employee has been out of practice, the orientation may need to be adjusted somewhat. But I believe orientation to be a more efficient way to address the returning nurse's learning needs. It can be individualized, whereas a refresher course covers a set curriculum that may or may not pertain to the nurse's working environment, especially if s/he works in a specialty area or out of hospital.
If employers want you to have a course, then take one. If they don't care, I wouldn't bother.Jun 2, '09thank you for the feedback..we are in a similar situation (I have kids too but want to be ready to work in case my husband loses his job)
the thought of sitting through and testing for information learned in nursing school, that focuses on passing the NCLEX, just doesn't seem to be the right path. Writing research papers, and developing care plans, well I can do that on my own. The state does not require a refresher..I have spent a good portion of today taking CEUs just to get back into 'school' mode again and I like that i can select classes that are pertinent to where I will be working again.
I still have my anatomy/clinical nursing textbook to review the body systems and problems/care.
I learned a lot more from clinical time during school, and then out on my own with orientation. I think the NCLEX simply prepared me to take NCLEX'S Besides I did not work in hospitals so my orientation in the past was specific to med carts, ostomy care, wound care, etc and I learned all of that from being on the floor as an LPN before getting my RN license. Then later had orientation thru hospice which really does require it's own orientation and getting to know the charting.
..am very hesitant about signing up for a refresher and getting stuck on info I still 'remember' ...just finished a medication error CEU class that was VERY helpful..and completed one on intro to hospice. Seems I can show a prospective employer that although I am not doing a refresher course that I am taking classes pertinent to field of interest.
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