Dog Quote: Oh, that dog! Ever hear of a German shepherd that bites its nails? Barks with a lisp? You say, \”Attack!\” And he has one. All he does is piddle. He\’s nothing but a fur-covered kidney that barks…..Phillis Diller

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One of the most common problems people have with their dogs is pulling on the leash. There are many reasons why this can occur, and quite often it is nothing more than excitement on the dogs part. If this is the case, allowing the dog a few minutes to simmer down before taking it on his/her walk can often stop it.

Once again, the dogs pack mentality can come to play with the dog assuming leadership over its owner as the leader of the pack. This comes back to the basics of dog training where the dog must be aware of who the master is.

Failure to get this basic dog training technique under control can lead to all sorts of problems, particularly if the dog gets off the leash. In the presence of other dogs, and sometimes young
children this problem becomes pronounced.

One of the basics of dog training is for the owner to establish him or herself as the leader of the pack otherwise no training can be effective.

Once this is been established you can start the process of getting your dog to walk calmly beside you with or without a leash. And that process can only start if you are able to get your dog to sit calmly while you put the leash around its neck. That is the very first step of training your dog to walk without pulling in its leash.

Once you succeed in that task, you can move on to the next step where you can get your dog to walk beside you without a leash and be assured that he/she won\’t run away.

And from there you will not be one of those people where the dog is taking them for a walk.

Thanks,

Allan
http://AboutDogs.info

ACVA GOES ABOARD USS CHARLES F. ADAMS DDG-2

 

The ACVA received permission from NAVSEA to go aboard ADAMS to perform a complete ship evaluation of all 335 spaces. ACVA had 15 DDG crew members from many Adams Class ships on board May 22 and 23.

 

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

The ACVA recently performed a comprehensive material condition survey of the ADAMS. A Survey Team, comprised of 15 ACVA members (chosen for their varied technical expertise) and a Marine Surveyor, surveyed ADAMS 21-23 May in Philadelphia. The results of the Survey, while not yet complete, indicate that even though the ship is in pretty \”rough\” shape, she can be restored. The Team did not see anything at this point that would prevent her from becoming an excellent Naval ship museum. This report also includes details of the very successful meeting with Gloucester City officials. The report below describes some findings which may seem disheartening (some areas of the ship are in need of repair, refurbishment), but keep in mind that \”overall\” the Team found ADAMS to be in pretty good shape.

 

ACVA hired a professional marine engineer to go aboard Monday May 21^st and perform hull tests and carefully go over the ship with a professional eye. We met with him Tuesday morning May 22 before beginning our ACVA evaluation and received a verbal summary of his survey. His full report is expected soon. The thinning hull in several places was previously known and documented. This will require the ship to be dry docked to make repairs to hull plates, before it goes to a museum city.

 

ACVA Evaluation Teams

Overall, it was an exhausting two day effort. The fifteen member evaluation team arrived in Gloucester City, NJ and met at the Quality Inn Monday evening May 21. Two members flew in, one from Tampa, FL. and one from Phoenix, AZ; The remainder drove in, Two from Jacksonville, FL.; Two from Maine; One from NY; Three from Virginia; Two from NJ; One from Ohio; and two from PA.

 

Our team included 4 main space engineers, 2 electricians, a hull technician and a damage control person, 2 weapons chiefs, a electronics warrant officer and radar technician, and a storekeeper. The diversity of experience included 2 former DDG commanding officers, 1 former FFG & CG commanding officer, four warrant officers, two chiefs, and various rates of petty officers. Volunteers were broken into 6 teams:

Main Space Engineers (4) EM/IC (2) DC/A Gang (2)

Weapons (2) Supply (2) Operations (2)

 

SPECIAL RECOGNITION FOR THE EVALUATION TEAM:

These folks drove and flew long distances, paid all of their own expenses, and provided the sweat labor to survey and document the ship from the keel to the 03 level, and bow to stern.

No one has ever developed a complete evaluation like this.

 

Jim Aldrich (FL) Tom Crosser (AZ) Bob Rumney (VA) Dick Feckler (VA)

Bill Hunteman (VA) Wayne Misenar (FL) Jim Donaldson (FL) Rick Watson (ME)

Bob Branco (ME) Stephen Weber (PA) Bill Reinard (PA) Dave Myerly (NJ)

Jim Doster (NJ) Day2 Only Harold Strassner (NY) Day1 Only

Bob Fox (OH) Became ill Monday night and could not participate

 

We completed a tough task in less then two days that had been planned for three full days.

Great Job guys! And thanks for your dedication and all your hard work.

 

THE TEAM

 

 

 

THE EVALUATION

Bob Branco, ex Adams CO, obtained a set of deck plans and a compartment list for the 335 compartments a week before we came to the ship. Each group was responsible for assigned departmental compartments to locate, record safety and material condition, missing equipment, and take photos to document the conditions. The groups submitted evaluation sheets and turned their photos into a central contact for collection to place them on CD\’s.

 

\”Demilling\” is an Ugly Fact:

The shipyard was ordered years ago to \”demilitarize (demill) the ship.\” Much of the equipment was ruined in various ways and is sad to see. This method was used to prepare the ship to go to a scrapper and is a process where workers go through and bash equipment with hammers and cut wires to make it non usable.

 

The two 5 inch 54 gun barrels were cut off and the Tartar missile launcher rails were notched with torches. Countless pieces of electrical and electronic equipment wiring has been cut and gauges, radar repeater glass faces, gyro repeaters, were broken. The SPS-39A radar antenna is sitting on the fantail with an outer layer section cut out. Some pieces of equipment were removed from the ship, and sent to depots or other fleet ships for use.

 

Engineering spaces & shaft alleys:

Below decks all overboards are blanked off in the interior spaces and the bilges are in good shape for the age of the ship. Almost all equipment is still in place, and looks like it is ready to get underway. All tanks except one were found to be dry from previous cleaning. NAVSEA will take care of cleaning the tank found with about of 3 feet of oil and water in it.

 

Hull/DC/A Gang:

Almost all fire fighting stations on the ship had strainers and CO2 systems removed and/or disabled. All hoses, nozzles are gone, and almost all battle lanterns are shells, glass broken and no lights. Some ladders are dangerous and have missing pins, loose

and missing rails and topside rusted stepping plates. Many hatches and scuttles are in good condition, and major equipment – steering gear, emergency diesels etc. are OK.

A large cut out has been made in the bulkhead in the DCC area to remove equipment.

 

Electrical/IC:

General condition is good and lights were on in most spaces. Electrical switchboards are mostly intact, except the main breakers have been removed. Some equipment is in good shape, but all IC switchboards, Gyro & Main Telephone Switchboard were bashed.

 

Weapons:

Gears were ground off gun mounts and the ASROC launcher to prevent moving them. The ASROC launcher, and launcher station and maintenance room needs TLC. Many pieces of equipment have been removed, and if present gauges and components were smashed. Most fire control antennas remain in place but are missing parts. The ships boats, gig and whaleboat, were sent to Norfolk years ago.

 

Operations:

Many pieces of equipment in CIC, Radio, Bridge, Navigation and Electronic Warfare areas had equipment removed and/or demilled. One CIC DRT and radar scope have been removed through an 8×7 foot cut out in the side of CIC which has a temporary patch over it. Many deck plates are raised with chairs overturned leaving many cables lying around. The air search radar area has 3 scopes remaining that have been bashed. Status boards and air tracking plot boards are in place and operable.

 

Supply:

Crew berthing spaces were in good shape. Storerooms, laundry, scullery and galley look like they had just been vacated and could be brought back into service today. Mattresses are removed from all berthing compartments and staterooms and one berthing compartment has oil on deck that made for tricky walking. The CPO Mess, starboard side after of the scullery, was totally gutted. The main deck galley, scullery and mess decks were mostly intact and mess deck chairs and tables are in place as is the wardroom galley. Office equipment, and chairs throughout the ship are gone. Crew compartment and officers racks and lockers are in place.

 

Documentation:

A search of the Global Associates contractor\’s records resulted in finding some lists of the disposition of equipment that was removed from the ship, certification that all ship\’s tanks were emptied and left dry, asbestos inspections, etc. No ship\’s equipment remains stored in Philadelphia, as far as could be determined.

 

 

Evaluation Results:

On Tuesday May 22 from 8-11AM & 12-3PM, and Wednesday May 23 from7:30-11AM, our team visited all spaces in the ship that we could visit. There were a dozen spaces that were wired closed, but most of those were storerooms that had no significant interest.

For a 47 year old ship, the Charles F. Adams was in pretty good shape. There was the obvious rust and corrosion in deck house joints and areas on the main decks that are exposed to the weather. Paint is cracked and flaking all over the ship, and inside the hull, but re-preservation can be addressed later. Wednesday PM, the six teams met off ship and discussed the results of the evaluation.

 

Gloucester City Meeting:

On Tuesday night, Jim Aldrich presented a briefing to Mayor William James, Councilman Jay Brobhy, President of the Business Association Dave Stallwood, Vice President of the Business Association Kenny McAdams, and former Mayor Bob Bevin from Gloucester City, NJ. The city has a fine possible area on the Delaware River not far from the Walt Whitman Bridge from Philadelphia that has possibilities for development. A marina, fishing pier, and park with a river walk provide a couple of options for mooring the Charles F. Adams. The town is small, about 14000, and is a mostly a working class population with many small businesses. The cost of achieving their interest and ours is the main issue under discussion.

 

Corporate sponsorship and significant fund raising would be needed to make this project a reality in Gloucester City, NJ or any city we would partner with. Pastor Jim Doster, is a retired warrant officer, an ex Adams crewmate, and a local resident who runs the Lighthouse Baptist Church in Gloucester City, NJ. Jim Doster was our introduction to the city officials and did an outstanding job getting the team to and from the NAVSEA shipyard facility in his bus, and arranged special rates at the local Quality Inn. We are continuing discussions with Gloucester City, NJ.

 

 

Other Cities:

We continue talking with contacts at Jacksonville, FL. where there is a plan to expand the local Maritime Museum to include a ship, and Savannah, GA. has expressed an interest as well. Other cities are still talking with us about possibilities.

 

The bottom line of all our discussions is that the ACVA needs to raise some significant money, and work to engage corporate sponsorship for both the restoration of the ship, and to establish the berth where she will be moored.

 

Dave Myerly

ACVA Executive Secretary

LAWRENCEVILLE–Jazmine Fenlator of Wayne, a recent graduate of Rider University, was named to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District 2 women\’s track & field/cross country teams.

Fenlator, the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference nomination for the 2007 NCAA Woman of the Year Award, and Rider’s representative for the New Jersey AIAW Woman of the Year Award, was named to the Second Team All-District 2 in the University Division.

Names on the First Team All-District 2 squad will now appear on the CoSIDA Academic All-America ballot.

In the classroom, Fenlator earned a 3.67 grade point average as a Multimedia Communication major, graduating with honors. On the track she qualified for the NCAA East Regional in Florida in three different events; the discus, shot put and hammer.

In eight MAAC track & field championships (four indoor, four outdoor) Fenlator was selected the Most Outstanding Performer three times, including twice (indoor and outdoor) this year. She has won 12 MAAC gold medals, four silver medals and three bronze medals.

During the 2005-06 academic year, Fenlator was selected as one of the top 25 performers in the 25-year history of the MAAC and was named the Rider University Female Athlete of the Year.

Away from the track Fenlator is very active in community service programs such as Adopt A Highway, DAARSTOC and the International Order of the Rainbow for Girls. She has also served as a Student-Athlete Mentor and has been a team captain for two years, covering four seasons.

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On June 7, 2007. Age 81. Of Gloucester City. Loving husband of 52 years to the late Bernice J. (nee Goodman). Devoted father of Charles \”Bud\” Green and wife Christine of Cherry Hill, Charlene Riley and husband Joseph of Gloucester City, Michael Green and wife Linda of Gloucester City, Patrick Green and wife Esther of Audubon. Dear Brother of Florence Flood of Barrington and the late William Green. Loving Grandfather of 9.

Godfreid was known to all as \”Bud\” and was born, raised and lived his entire life in Gloucester City. He proudly served our country during World War II in the U.S Army. Bud worked as a boilermaker for DuPont Industries in Deepwater and Gibbstown. He was a lifelong parishioner of Saint Mary\’s R.C. Church in Gloucester City.

Relatives and friends are kindly invited to attend his viewing on Monday morning from 9 am to 10:30 am at the McCANN-HEALEY FUNERAL HOME: 851 Monmouth Street, (at Brown Street) Gloucester City.

Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 11 am at Saint Mary\’s R.C. Church: 426 Monmouth Street, Gloucester City. Interment New Saint Mary\’s Cemetery, Bellmawr. There will be No Sunday Evening Viewing. Family requests memorial donations in Bud\’s memory to Msgr. Lucitt\’s Needy Childrens\’ Fund: P.O. Box 87, Gloucester City, NJ 08030.

Expressions of sympathy can be e-mailed to the family through our funeral home website www.mccannhealey.com under online obituaries of Godfreid C. \”Bud\” Green.

source Gloucester County Times

This is the big weekend for those who have entered the two contests that will be happening on the same day. Saturday will see the Cumberland County Delaware Bay Fishing Tournament be held out of both Fortescue and Port Norris. The opening gun will be sounded at 8 a.m., at which time the boats assembled will race for their favorite spot on the bay.

This derby was originally labeled the Cumberland County Weakfish Tournament, but as the weakfish population has declined dramatically, the sponsoring Cumberland County Recreation Commission has made big changes that include other species. continues

source NEWS Transcript

One of the schools targeted for extra funding would be Brooklawn….

FREEHOLD – Three state legislators are still working to secure the funds necessary to give Freehold Borough public school children a thorough and efficient (T&E) education.

According to figures provided by borough school administrators, the borough is spending significantly less per pupil than what state education officials say is necessary to provide a through and efficient education.

The effort to get more money to the school district is taking place now as the state Senate and Assembly are working to develop a budget for the coming fiscal year.

State Sen. Ellen Karcher (D-Monmouth and Mercer), Assemblyman Michael Panter (D-Monmouth and Mercer) and Assemblywoman Jennifer Beck (R-Monmouth and Mercer) are working to do what parents and school administrators have not been able to muster on their own – acquire the funds necessary to have the children of the borough stand alongside their counterparts in surrounding school districts on equal footing.

According to Beck, the 12 school districts that would receive extra financial assistance under her proposal are Hamilton Township (Atlantic County), Hammonton, Brooklawn, Clementon, Woodlynne, Commercial Township, Freehold Borough, Lawrence Township (Cumberland County), Guttenberg, South River, Prospect Park and Greenwich Township (Warren County).

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KANAUSS, WILLIAM H., SR.
On June 4, 2007, of Gloucester City, age 84.
Husband of the late Ruth. Father of Robert J., William H., Jr., and Walter J. Grandfather of nine and great-grandfather of eight.
Services are private at the request of the family. Expressions of sympathy may be e-mailed to Condolences @GardnerFuneralHome.
com

On June 2, 2007 (nee Bongiovanni) of Pennsauken, formerly of Gloucester City, NJ, age 81. She was the beloved wife of the late William Worrall and loving mother of William Bongiovanni (Gwen), John Bongiovanni (Diane) and Patrick Worrall.

Her dear grandchildren Stacie, Scott, Stephanie, Deana, Deana, Kristina, John, Jr., Nicholas and great grandchildren Julie, Anthony, Robin, Shayla, William Jr., Kaley, Clarissa, Cassandra, Erin, Courtney, Teresa, Maurice and Brianna also survive her.

Mrs. Worrall had been a visiting nurse\’s aid for the Cherry Hill Hospital for 15 yrs. She also enjoyed reading and playing Bingo. Her funeral service will be private at the request of her family. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to the ETHERINGTON-CRERAN FUNERAL HOME, 700 Powell street, Gloucester City NJ.

SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA—Rider University sophomore Desmond Hamilton (Pennsauken) placed 20^th in the preliminaries of the long jump Wednesday evening at the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships, hosted by Sacramento State. \”Everybody back at Rider should be very proud of how Desmond represented us out here, said Rider head coach Rob Pasquariello. \”He carried himself really well.\”

Hamilton, just the second Bronc to ever compete at the NCAA Track & Field Championship, jumped 7.35 meters or 24’1.5\” at the Alex G. Spanos Sports Complex on the Sacramento State campus Wednesday. \”He just picked a wrong time to not jump his best,\” Pasquariello said. \”Desmond knows he belongs out here with the best, it is just a matter of who has a better day,\”

The top 12 jumpers advance to the finals Thursday. The 12^th place jump on Wednesday was 24’9.75\”. \”Obviously he didn’t jump his best but it wasn’t because of nerves or anything,\” Pasquariello said. \”He handled everything well. He just didn’t get the jump he needed to get. He didn’t get the extension that he needed. He didn’t finish the jump, and at this level, it cost him.\”

Hamilton placed fifth in the men’s long jump with a distance of 7.45m (24’5.5\”) at the NCAA Regional Championships, hosted by the University of Florida May 25 in James G. Pressly Stadium at Percy Beard Track to qualify for the NCAA Championships.

\”Desmond was comfortable in the surroundings at Nationals,\” Pasquariello said. \”We both felt that he belonged here.\”

At the ICAAAA Championships May 12, Hamilton won the long jump with what was then the fourth best jump (25’8.75\”) in the nation, and was sixth best heading into Nationals. The win was only the third all-time for Rider in IC4A competition and first since 1994.

\”To come as far as he has in just one year is amazing,\” Pasquariello said. \”He knows he has a lot to learn, and he’s only 20 years old, so he is going to get stronger, get faster. And he’s going to get technically better.\”

The only other Bronc to ever compete at the NCAA Track & Field Championships was Jose Lopez in the 400m hurdles in 1994. \”Any time we get our kids to a different level I think it raises the profile of the program and the University,\” Pasquariello said. 

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Challenging the Board and District administration, asking if everything was done in order to reduce the impact of the recent layoffs – is a good thing. That is a right protected by the First Amendment. The School Board and the Administration should have considered every option before reducing the staff by 17%. If the Board of Education had been asked that question, and if then those who had questions had then listened to their answer, they would have discovered the following:

Once finalized that the School District had to cut $7.2 million from next year\’s budget, the District administrators met for many days, going line by line through the $40 plus million budget. Every expenditure, every position, was reviewed and discussed. Then, suggestions were made, building by building, what could be eliminated as a tally of the savings was kept. Once the $7.2 million was reached, the administrators looked at the cuts and discussed the impact of those cuts on their programs and the children. At this point, only positions were discussed, NOT individual personnel. Several more meetings allowed the administrators to continue to review their decisions, making adjustments when needed, all the while keeping an eye on the $7.2 million required by the state.

Once this list was finalized, the Superintendent\’s office began a review of all personnel records, making sure dates of hire, current and previous positions held, certifications earned, were accurate. Then, the task of putting names with the positions, adhering to the complicated rules of certification, \”bumping rights\”, tenure laws and years of service ensued. When a preliminary list of names was established, building principals, district administrators and finally NJEA representatives reviewed the list, assuring that all rules and laws were observed. When needed, legal counsel was consulted. Finally, the Superintendent brought the recommendations to the Board\’s personnel committee, who questioned and reviewed decisions made, finally making their recommendations to the full Board of Education.

So you can see, more than a little thought was put into the process.

As to some specific recommendations recently suggested that could save the district money, and thus perhaps could save additional positions, the following more accurately responds:

• Closing of Highland Park School and moving the children into the high school at 3 pm or eliminating the program – GHS runs a full complement of programs after school. Moving the program to GHS would interfere with those operations AND removing those students from the high school building has resulted in

a. reduction of violence and vandalism at GHS and

b. has attributed to the success of the students who enroll at HPPS.

c. It has also contributed to the reduction of the dropout rate – which was
6.8% and is now 0.2 %.

Neither the Board nor the District is willing to compromise violence reduction or the overwhelming success of the students enrolled in the program. Not everyone fits into a traditional high school program and Gloucester City Schools has found a way to make sure all of its students succeed. Every child is important!

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