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Moraine Park Technical College sent four students to the State Capitol last Tuesday, Feb. 18 as a part of a System-wide showcase of service learning and other projects. More than 60 students representing all 16 Wisconsin technical colleges participated in the event.
Moraine Park was represented by Kim Treider, Joseph Clark, Natalie Schmitz and Jessica Parsons. The students presented the service learning projects they worked on last semester to state legislators and other visitors.
The service learning initiative at Moraine Park is designed to pair community service projects with classroom instruction, giving students real-world, hands on experience in their field of study while helping their community. Each of the students representing Moraine Park worked on a service learning project that benefited a local community organization.
"Our students possess not only the technical skills to help employers compete and expand they also consistently demonstrate the leadership skills needed to succeed in the workplace and in the community," Sheila Ruhland, Moraine Park president, said.
The WTCS Student Showcase is an annual event designed to increase awareness of the many ways Wisconsin's technical college students give back to their communities as part of their educational experience.
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AIG's $165 Million Bonuses: Is It Legal to Take Them Back?
American International Group will have a hard time living down those $165 million in bonuses, and from the heat of the public rhetoric we wouldn't be surprised if mobs with torches start gathering in Washington over the rich payouts to the bailed-out insurer.
President Obama has ordered Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner to find a way to claw those bonuses back, and maybe even take them out of AIG's next bailout payment. Can they do that? The Constitution says the government can't interfere in private contracts–and the AIG bonus agreements were struck in early 2008, when the company wasn't under government control.
Deal Journal talked with Prof. George Geis at the University of Virginia School of Law. Geis teaches contracts law and corporate finance. An edited version of our conversation is below.
Deal Journal: What do you make of this AIG bonus situation?
George Geis: I have a lot to say about the contract law point of view. The political aspects are a firestorm and I'll stay away from that. There are two major points. There's a business question–do they really not want to pay these bonuses because of performance? Then there's the legal issue, of do we pay this contract or abrogate it? I believe the legal issue is a bit of a red herring. [AIG Chairman Edward] Liddy said we're legally obligated to pay thee contracts. If AIG really wanted to get out of the contracts, there are a few hooks they could use.
DJ: What could AIG or the government do?
Geis: There are a few angles the government can suggest on why we don't have to go through with these. The first option is: let's say that the formation of the contract was invalid. Something could have been wrong with these contracts. That's the weakest option. There's something called unconscionability–if a contract is so unbelievably unfair that it shocks the conscience of the court, then the contract can be dissolved. I doubt that's the case here, despite the outrage. That's the harder place to attack them.
The second area of resistance would be whether there's a way to excuse performance of these contracts. You could say, "These are legally valid but things happen all the time to excuse parties from their obligation." They could have an out written into the contract already. I'm sure they didn't say anything about a political outcry as a reason to rip up the contracts. But there may be something that says if the employees are no longer with AIG because they're fired or terminated for cause, then they don't have to be paid. I would see how many of these for-cause termination clauses there are. If AIG can point to any for-cause reason that the workers should not be employed, they can point it out as a condition to say, we don't want to pay this out. If one side does something that doesn't live up to the spirit of the contract, the other side can say you didn't perform your obligation in good faith.
Then there are other doctrines in contract law that are rarely invoked–these are called "impracticability" or "frustration of purpose." If something has changed after that contract that renders them meaningless, you can say that "we won't pay the bonuses because the fundamental purpose of the contract has changed." Those are not commonly invoked provisions in court, for the obvious reasons. I would think in extraordinary circumstances like that, if you wanted to attack it, you could try an impracticability argument if you thought here was no legitimate reason to keep those folks around.
DJ: Are there many precedents on that?
Geis: There are clearly precedents of frustration of purpose. These are old doctrines that go back to the British law in the 1600s, where someone rents an apartment to watch a king's coronation and the king gets sick or the route is changed. I'm not aware of anything that's directly on the bonus point, but there's no reason in the world for AIG not to grab upon that. The counterargument is, "We need them to work here and unwind these other contracts, these swaps and derivatives." There's another option. AIG could say we're going to breach the contract, so go ahead and sue us. They seem to believe the legal position of the employees would be good. But the political aspects of getting your lawyer and suing would look pretty bad. I don't know if that would be worse than standing up before standing up before congress and having them yell at you.
All of this makes me think that they don't really want to lose these employees. They need these employees to unwind these positions, but there could be people at Pimco or other firms that could do the same job for less.
DJ: Then there's the argument that says that if these people were so knowledgeable, they wouldn't be in this mess.
Geis: Yes, that's what makes you suspicious. Certainly these are complicated contracts and there's a learning curve, but there are a lot of sophisticated people who understand these things and if you wanted to bring someone in you could do it in a reasonable manner.


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IOWA CITY, Iowa -- Instead of hearing sounds of baseballs popping the mitt or cracking off the bat, the Iowa baseball team heard the sounds of bowling balls and pins colliding Tuesday afternoon.
Due to poor weather conditions in Iowa City today, the baseball team was unable to practice at Duane Banks Field in preparation for tomorrow's game against Western Illinois at Modern Woodmen Park. Instead the team went to Colonial Lanes in Iowa City to have some fun.
Head Coach Jack Dahm huddled with his coaching staff this morning and decided to take the team on a bonding trip.
"The weather was really bad today, so we decided that our guys needed to go out and have some fun right now," said Dahm. "I think we're pressing a little bit, losing a lot of close ball games. We need to realize baseball is a fun game, so we're going to have a little fun here today and hopefully that translates onto the baseball field for us."
Senior catcher Tyson Blaser, who is excited to be returning to his hometown tomorrow night, echoed Coach Dahm's comments.
"This was a great time," said Blaser. "The weather was pretty nasty outside, we couldn't get on the field and get some hitting in so we decided to come out and do a team bonding activity."
When asked about his bowling skills....
"I would say I am well below average, on second thought... pretty bad actually," said Blaser.
So, who was the best bowler? Well, you wouldn't know it by watching his form, but junior Jarred Hippen had his teammates buzzing. Bowling with two hands in a sling-like state, the lefty posted a team-best 213, collecting six strikes, including five straight.
"I've bowled that way since I was four years old with my father," explained Hippen. "He took me to the lanes and that's how I bowled."
Senior pitcher Jeff Pacha said the guys enjoyed watching Hippen dominate everybody.
"Hippen was the best bowler out there by far," said Pacha. "He's usually pretty good in all these weird sports, so it's not very surprising."
"This was a great bonding experience," said Hippen.
After 90 minutes at the bowling alley, the team returned to campus and got in a weight lifting session.
First pitch for tomorrow's game between the Hawkeyes and Leathernecks is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Tickets can be purchased for $5 at the gate or by calling (563) 3-BANDIT or online at RiverBandits.com


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(3:42 p.m. EDT) -- Ultra-casual British operator Ocean Village will be defunct by 2010 -- but that hasn't stopped the line from introducing new programmes to entice customers to book. In May, it announced the addition of Basil Brush, a famously mischievous TV puppet fox, to its entertainment lineup.
Now, in a twist on the traditional cruise formal evening -- this is still ultra-casual Ocean Village after all -- the line has announced a new offering called "Big Night Out." On this night, held once per cruise on every sailing aboard Ocean Village and Ocean Village Two, one passenger will be chosen as "godmother" -- and all will be given the chance to dress up a touch for a evening of celebration that includes a "naming" ceremony, dinner, an awards gala and an after-party with a countdown to a midnight balloon drop. It's like a ship christening, the Oscars and New Year's Eve -- all rolled into one night.
So how does it work? Passengers will have the chance to nominate a "godmother" (self-nominations are allowed if begging doesn't work) by filling out a form, available onboard, and dropping it off at reception. On the big night, scheduled toward the end of the cruise, a party will take place in the ship's Village Square atrium. The Captain will pick the faux godmother at random from all of the nominees, and she will speak her line -- "I name this ship…" -- and smash a bottle against a large-scale backdrop of the ship's bow.
The ceremony will be followed by a celebration dinner, movie quiz (complete with life-size) Oscars-style statuettes and a late-night party in the nightclub, featuring a New Year's Eve-style countdown to midnight and the aforementioned balloon drop.
The Big Night Out will take place on Ocean Village's two ships -- Ocean Village and Ocean Village II -- until both are transferred to P&O Australia, which (like Ocean Village) falls under the Carnival U.K. umbrella. The transfers will take place at different times; Ocean Village Two will depart in Fall 2009 and will be renamed Pacific Jewel, which will offer year-round sailings from Brisbane. Ocean Village, the line's original ship, will depart in autumn 2010.
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There'san aura of inevitability about Doron Weber's beautifully written memoir, Immortal Bird (Simon & Schuster). Weber, the vice president of a prestigious New York foundation, tells the story of his eldest child, Damon, an aspiring actor, who had the great misfortune of having been born with a malformed heart. When we meet Damon, he is 12, and concerns about his health have governed the family dynamic since his birth: His mother, Shealagh, is the listener, attuned to her son's fears and apprehensions; Doron is the researcher, channeling his and Damon's frustration with the many varieties of medical incompetence they encounter. As the boy falters and the end approaches, so does a sense of the miraculous: Like the brightest stars, Damon's energy consumed him, even as it galvanized others. It's that luminosity, carefully expressed by a devoted father, that makes this memoir so transporting, despite its heart-wrenching outcome.
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Orange announces Intel Atom-based MeeGo devices; Nokia N900 will have a role in testing MeeGo
Announced by Nokia and Intel at MWC 2010, MeeGo, the new versatile platform that combines Moblin and Maemo, will be used by Orange in some of its future devices based on the Intel Atom processor.
Orange says that these MeeGo devices (possibly including smartphones, tablets and netbooks) will come with a range of Orange multimedia services, like Orange Maps and Orange TV (which are part of the Orange Signature Services).
Orange's MeeGo devices will also have a "customized home-screen", just like many of the carrier's handsets currently have.
Orange didn't mention when its MeeGo devices will be launched. However, Intel and Nokia have previously announced that the very first MeeGo devices would only be available in late 2010, so they're still about a year away.
Orange devices aside, Valtteri Halla from the MeeGo Technical Steering Group has announced (via SlashPhone) that, by the end of March, they will launch "the first and very raw baseline to a source and binary repository to build MeeGo trunk on Intel Atom boards and Nokia N900".
While this doesn't mean the N900 will be upgraded to MeeGo, it means that developers will be able to port the new platform to the device. For the moment, Nokia doesn't seem to have any plans to officially upgrade the N900 to MeeGoo – you can watch this interview with Ari Jaaksi to find out more about MeeGo (and the N900).


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Baptism of fire in the ring: "Sons of Mannheim" occur prior to the championship fight of Felix Sturm – at the 2. December live in SAT.1
If Felix Sturm on 2. December in Mannheim – und live in SAT.1 – rises in the ring, He gets musical support from the city's most famous music collective. Along with frontman Xavier Naidoo, the "Sons of Mannheim" her new song "Kill all Psychopaths" introduce.
"I promised, that the ring is on fire. The more I am, that we can also provide a live musical act in a class of our viewers. I'm a big fan of the 'sons' – Mannheim can be prepared for a spectacle", says WBA champion Felix Sturm, wants to defend his title against previously undefeated British Champion Martin Murray subsequent to the appearance. "ran Boxen" shows the boxing event at the 2. December live from the SAP Arena in Mannheim from 22.15 Clock.
Tickets for the event can be the ticket hotline 0621-18190333 be ordered and under www.saparena.de.
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Sweetland Hotel Dalian
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- Address: No.171,Chang Chun Road,Xi Gang District, Dalian
- Tel: 88856688 (Book this hotel, call 800-2682918)
- Hotel Name in Chinese: Sweetland Hotel Dalian
- Lowest Price: $66
Sweetland Hotel, Dalian is a five-star standard hotel located on Chang Chun Road in Xi Gang District, Dalian. The hotel consists of 3 parts: the south building, the north building and the VIP building.
The hotel has a perfect location, adjacent to Dalian Municipal People's Congress Standing Committee, the Municipal People's government, and the import and export trade institution. Traffic is very convenient.
On the second floor of the hotel is "Global Village Food Park." More than 10 countries and regions are represented with exquisite dishes. It can accommodate 1,000 people. On the third floor of the hotel, there are four multi-function halls accommodating more than 2,000 people.
Opened in 2007.
- Prices not include 18% service fee and tax.
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- Triple/quad occupancy may require an extra bed at extra cost.
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Hotel Amenities: Elevator, Parking, Business Floor or Executive Floor, Air-Conditioned Facilities, Indoor Swimming Pool, Beauty Salon, Sauna, Business Center, Gift Shop, Gymnasium , Suitable for wheelchairs, Meeting Room, Ballroom, Deposit Box at Front Desk, Airline Desk, Fire Detector, KTV, Chess & Playing Cards Room
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The estimated biomass of the world's oceans has increased a thousand-fold due to new research from an around the world cruise led by Carlos Duarte and colleagues from the Spanish National Research Council that was published in the Feb. 7, 2014, edition of the journal Nature Communications.
The researchers examined the numbers of mesopelagic fish in the world's oceans between 40 degrees north latitude and 40 degrees south latitude at depths between 200 and 1,000 meters. The scientists circumnavigated the globe and found new hope for fish and men.
Mesopelagic fish are important as a food source for other fish. These types of fish comprise the largest number of animals in the ocean and serve as a measure of the volume of total sea life existing in the world's oceans at a given time.
Because they repeatedly move up and down in a regular pattern between 200 meters and 1,000 meters of depth, mesopelagic fish are an important mover of organic matter from the ocean to the ocean floor. The fish behave in this distinctive manner to avoid predators.
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Retail: Are you ready for the busiest five weeks of the year?
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Before The Force Awakens hits cinema screens later this year, the Star Wars universe is about to expand thanks to a new mobile game.
Toys-to-life war: Disney Infinity 3.0
Disney Infinity is currently the most popular toys-to-life game in the UK.
Star Wars classics to be available outside of PS4 hardware bundle
The four classic Star Wars ports announced as part of the Star Wars PS4 console bundle will be sold separately.
Darth Vader gets his own PS4 and controller
The increasing swell of Star Wars hype has hit camp PlayStation with the reveal of a branded PS4 console.
Someone has made a Star Wars VR demo
Film director Rob McLellan has uploaded a short fan demo for a Star Wars virtual reality game.
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Ten years after it first came out, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords has benefitted from a significant patch.
Visceral's Star Wars project likened to cancelled 1313
The Star Wars title in production at Visceral Games is apparently "along the same lines" as the cancelled Star Wars 1313.
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EA would have no hesitation in delaying Star Wars: Battlefront if the game wasn't right – even if it meant missing the launch of the new movie.
VIDEOS: Star Wars Battlefront gameplay shown off
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EA: Mobile collectible card title Star Wars Galaxy of Heroes on the way
EA's mobile boss Samantha Ryan took to the stage at the firm's E3 conference and confirmed that a Star Wars mobile title is on the way.
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EA: Watch the E3 2015 conference here at 9pm UK time
Mirror's Edge Catalyst, Star Wars Battlefront, Need For Speed – EA's E3 conference this year is set to be an unmissable event.
Star Wars Rise Against the Empire to feature in Disney Infinity 3.0
The Force looks like it will be very strong in Disney Infinity 3.0.
VIDEO: There's a new Star Wars RPG coming in 2015
Battlefront won't be the only Star Wars game on offer later this year.
£24,000 Star Wars game available next month
The arcade game - Star Wars: Battle Pod - is being made for home use, and will cost the princely sum of £24,000.
Tamagotchi Classic for Apple Watch tops iPhone App Store charts
The resurrection of '90s virtual pet simulator Tamagotchi in the form of an app for Apple Watch has seen it shoot to number one in the paid App Store charts.
Disney Infinity 3.0 to form galactic alliance with Star Wars for the first time
Disney's next toys-to-life sequel will introduce blockbuster behemoths Star Wars and Avengers: Age of Ultron to the franchise.
Steam and GOG feel the Force for Star Wars
With Star Wars looking likely to become THE entertainment property of 2015, the video game hype continues with two big digital retail promotions.
Star Wars I-VI collection hits Xbox this Friday, costs £70
If you want to own the Star Wars films on yet another platform – because, let's face it, who doesn't own them all at this point? – you're in luck.
Star Wars Battlefront will feel the Force in public next month
EA's long-awaited Star Wars Battlefront will finally be demonstrated to the public for the first time next month.
Star Wars Humble Bundle raises $1.3m in under 24 hours
A Humble Bundle consisting of Star Wars-themed games, released to raise money for Unicef, has already topped $1m in sales.
Batman Arkham Knight, No Man's Sky, Star Wars, James Bond and Coldplay to boost UK economy in 2015
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The 29th Annual Film Independent Spirit Awards took place on March 1, 2014, at the beach in Santa Monica, Calif. Here is what this Spirit Award winner said backstage in the Spirit Awards press room.
MATTHEW McCONAUGHEY
Best Male Lead
What can you say about "Dallas Buyers Club" director Jean-Marc Vallée?
I had a wonderful time working with Jean-Marc. I said it out there in my acceptance speech, but you have to do so much more pre-production work. We knew we had to, because we knew we only had 25 days to shoot this full, 125-page script. And Jean-Marc and I were on the phone nightly. It became nightly, anyway. But months prior to shooting it became about not knowing exactly what the other one was going to do but making sure we were making the same movie, and tweaking things in the script, and showing variations.
One of the things for me that made me think, "God, this is definitely the right guy" is he wrote some original scenes, one of them being Ron [Woodroof, my "Dallas Buyer's Club" character] goes to the bar, and he's praying, and you think he's in a church, and you pull back between the legs of a stripper, and you see he's in a strip bar. We wrote that scene. He had sent it to me. And I'm reading it.
And in the first page, I see candlelights and Ron is praying. And all of a sudden, I'm marking the script like, "No, Jean-Marc! Ron would never go to a church!" I flip the page, and he's not in a church; he's in a strip club. So he always understood the heart.
He's a very sensitive guy to humanity, but he also got the anarchy. So many scenes in this film could have not had the humor. Actually, the humor in this story, in Ron's story, reveals the humanity in ways that are arguably better than straight dramatic. And there are many in this.
You look at the scene where Ron hooks up and takes a girl in the bathroom who also has AIDS. We came up with that [scene] while shooting. That could've been a gut-wrenching scene. And it was in its own right, but when you cut out to the people in Ron's office listening to what's happening, all of a sudden, you find yourself laughing. So he found the right tone with the heart and the drama and also the anarchy that allowed people to laugh, in the midst of this guy trying to stay alive with other people around him dying.
What advice would you give to your 17-year-old self?
Like traveling back in time? Right now, I'd say, "Do exactly what you did."
What do you think is the legacy that the real Ron Woodroof has left?
Overall, on a human level, I ask the question, "What did he really do overall?" He didn't go to San Francisco at the end of the film and win the court case, but he did shake the tree.
He was successful enough on the black market that the FDA [Food and Drug Administration] came to shut him down three times, so he was making some noise. He made enough noise that the special interest groups, whatever congressmen or senators have on their desks, they moved that file of "How do we treat and handle AIDS patients going forward?," they moved that file from the bottom of the stack near the top of the stack because of people like Ron who made that much noise.
So I think it's fair to say, and I think it's fair to hope, that what Ron did, if he wouldn't have made that noise, maybe the strides that the FDA and the medical associations made with treating people with HIV, maybe those strides would've been delayed another five years. How many years? I don't know. But I think things wouldn't have happened as fast if he hadn't made as much noise and if people like him hadn't made as much noise.
Can you talk about emotionally and physically preparing for your role in "Dallas Buyers Club"?
I had heaps of information — a partial biography based on true events. I had a real man, but I also had 16 hours of interviews from the writer. I had his sister, his daughter and their scrapbooks. I went to them.
They didn't sugarcoat who he was. They were very honest about who he was. I had his diary from two years before he had HIV. I said it before, but that really was my secret weapon, because that was who the man was before he had HIV, that's who he was before he was soliciting the Dallas Buyers Club, as a businessman.
It was a man trying to find his way in life — a little bit wandering, a little bit lost in a small town in Texas. I got his humor from that. I got his humanity from that. And I got his conspiracy theories from that.
And the physical [preparation], that was something that was not an idea. I saw the pictures of him. I knew his condition. It was something I needed to do.
I had no idea how far I needed to go. I had no idea how much [weight] I needed to lose, but I knew I needed to start. So I gave myself four months to do it. I thought I needed to lose about 35 [pounds], but I ended up getting to 35, but it wasn't enough. So 47 [pounds] was the final number.
And structurally, in my life, what it did was put me in a place to study all those things that I was talking to you about before — endlessly. So it gave me about eight hours a day, six days a week that I spent time just working on that. And it was research on him and research on the script and variations for each scene, because I knew we wouldn't have time to talk about or think up a new way to handle a scene on the day, because we had to move so fast.
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The greatest Ukrainian footballer of them all, and the country's record goalscorer by a considerable distance, Andriy Shevchenko is determined to end his 17-year international career on a high as he captains Ukraine on home soil at UEFA EURO 2012.
• Shevchenko enjoyed phenomenal early success with FC Dynamo Kyiv, the club he joined as a schoolboy, winning five successive Ukrainian titles and contributing to that fabulous run with 60 top-flight goals, including a league-best tally of 18 in 1998/99, the season in which he also topped the UEFA Champions League charts with ten goals as Dynamo reached the semi-finals.
• Joined AC Milan in July 1999 and hit the ground running, finishing top of the Serie A goal charts in his debut season (the first foreigner to achieve the feat) with 24 goals, a tally he would match the following campaign and again in 2003/04, when he led the listings once more as Milan won the Scudetto; crowned as a Ballon d'Or winner in December 2004 to go with his six Ukrainian footballer of the year titles.
• Won the UEFA Champions League with the Rossoneri in 2003, scoring the decisive spot kick in the final against Juventus to crown an injury-curtailed campaign; however, missed crucially from the spot in the 2005 showpiece against Liverpool FC.
• A prolific marksman also for his nation, he captained the team to the quarter-finals of the 2006 FIFA World Cup – his only major tournament pending a farewell appearance at UEFA EURO 2012; became the first player to reach the 100-cap milestone for Ukraine, in October 2010, having scored a record 45 international goals at the time.
• Left Milan in 2006 with 127 Serie A and 38 European goals to his credit, but a €45m move to Chelsea FC did not work out and he returned to Milan for an equally unsuccessful loan spell in 2008/09 before making the permanent move back to Dynamo a year later.
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UEFA Champions League: leading scorer 1998/99, 2005/06
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Customer shot in fast-food robbery
Man hit as he emerged from Wendy's bathroom
By JOSHUA STEWART, Staff Writer
A customer who came out of the bathroom at a Wendy's in Glen Burnie during a robbery yesterday morning was shot several times in the face by two masked men.
The men, armed with a black small-caliber pistol and a shotgun, had just emptied the cash register and were walking to the door at the restaurant across Ritchie Highway from Marley Station when they ran into the unsuspecting customer.
A fight followed and the customer was shot several times, county police said. According to witnesses, the 37-year-old man, whose name police haven't released, ran out of the shop after being shot.
Police were called to the restaurant at 7905 Ritchie Highway at 11:15 a.m. When paramedics arrived, the man was talking as he was sent by ambulance to the Maryland Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore. Police said he was expected to be released this morning.
Officers are looking for a Hispanic man armed with a shotgun and a black man armed with a handgun in connection with the robbery and shooting.
A witness who spoke on condition of anonymity said that when the robbers entered the restaurant, they made everybody get down on the floor.
"They said: 'Faces on the ground! Kiss the floor,' " the witness said.
He said he and the clerk behind the counter initially didn't understand what was happening and thought somebody was just fooling around.
"The girl up front, she thought he was joking. She said, 'Can we help you?' (One robber) said, 'You're getting robbed.' "
The heist went smoothly and without resistance until the robbers tried to leave, according to witnesses. On their way out they were confronted by the man who was in the bathroom during the holdup.
After the shooting, the gunmen got into a minivan that was later found abandoned on Robin Road, just a few blocks away.
Police traced the vehicle and learned that it was reported stolen in Prince George's County, said Lt. David Waltemeyer, a police spokesman.
After the robbers ditched the van they got into a second minivan, possibly tan, and drove off, witnesses told police. A third person could have been driving the second vehicle, Lt. Waltemeyer said.
"Most likely it was sitting there waiting," he said.
Yesterday, police had taped off entrances to the restaurant. A yellow safety cone held open one of the side doors, allowing views of turned-over chairs and officers interviewing employees.
Customers from a nearby pharmacy briefly stopped while entering and leaving the store, watching police work. One investigator combed the restaurant's back lot while others documented the scene, marking evidence with placards.
There were several shell casings spread along the floor, Lt. Waltemeyer said.
Erin Lassen, spokesman for the owner of the Wendy's, said there had never been a violent crime at the store before yesterday's shooting. She said she didn't know exactly how many employees were there during the robbery, but none of them was hurt.
"It was lunchtime. We probably would have had more staff than any other time of the day," she said.
Police said about six customers were there at the time, and investigators were in the process of interviewing them.
The timing of the robbery, the busy lunch hour, was unusual, Lt. Waltemeyer said.
Ms. Lassen said the restaurant re-opened today.


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When is Easter in 2014? Many people are searching Google to find out what date Easter Sunday falls on this year and if stores will be open that day so last-minute shoppers can buy Easter basket goodies and groceries for their holiday dinner.
Last year, Easter was celebrated on March 31. This year, the Christian holiday comes a bit later on April 20, 2014, two days after Good Friday.
Easter always falls on a Sunday because that was the day of Christ's Resurrection. However, it is known as a "moveable feast" so this annual holiday does not have a fixed date. The date varies from as early as March 22 to as late as April 25 each year.
What's open and what's closed on Easter Sunday 2014?
Easter is not a federal holiday, but many retail stores and businesses close or limit their hours. Most banks that are normally open Sunday hours will be closed. However, shoppers will find some stores open if you run out of candy for your Easter egg hunt.
Walmart stores will be open regular hours on April 20; Supercenters are open 24-hours a day. Target, Publix, Sears, most malls and grocery stores will be closed to observe the holiday.
Many Walgreens, Rite Aid and CVS stores will be open regular hours if you need candy, and Easter card, stuffed toy or a basket.
Your best bet for finding groceries for Easter dinner or candy for egg hunts is a Walmart Supercenter because they are open around the clock for shoppers who need groceries and holiday items including baskets, toys, and flowers.


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College Hockey:SUNYAC picks: Feb. 23
Playoff prognostications can be positively perilous. After all, who would have thought last summer that the Los Angeles Kings would win the Stanley Cup as a lowly No. 8 seed. Yet that turn of events did happen, with the subsequent message being that if high seeds are going to take lesser ones lightly, they do so at great risk. Such is not likely to be the case this Saturday, when the SUNYAC semifinals take place on two fronts. Will No. 4 Buffalo State write its own Cinderella story en route to a SUNYAC crown? Will form hold serve, with No. 1 Oswego adding a tourney title to it's regular season championship? Or will No. 2 Plattsburgh or perhaps No. 3 Geneseo be the last men standing two Saturday's from now. We will, as they say, know when we get there.
Saturday, Feb. 23
No. 4 Buffalo State at No. 1 Oswego
The Bengals threw a scare into Oswego early in the year before the Lakers prevailed, 5-4. Oswego, ranked second in the nation, had little trouble in the rematch two weekends ago, shuffling out of Buffalo with a 4-0 whitewash. Expect this one to be close, but expect the Lakers to prevail. Oswego 4-2
No. 3 Geneseo at No. 2 Plattsburgh
Geneseo has racked up the most wins (17) of bench boss Chris Schultz's seven-year tenure, but will need to pick up this one against the Cardinals to keep hopes of an NCAA berth alive. Plattsburgh, ranked ninth in the nation, is the stingiest defensive team in the SUNYAC (1.59 goals per game allowed), a full goal better than Geneseo. Defense wins in the playoffs, and will probably decide this one. Plattsburgh 2-0
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Join in the adventure of Joanna and her best friend, Madalaine Flower, as they both discover that real friendship can last forever. Joanna learns that even when we can't always see our friends whenever we want to, all we have to do is think about them and they're never really gone.
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King ela unna Handsome ga ne untadu adi God gift
Nagarjuna in his 50's still looks cool and handsome. Like Hollywood handsome actor George Clooney, Nagarjuna is letting his gray hair shine. It was George Clooney, regarded as one of sexiest male stars alive on the earth, who set the trend of appearing in public with his gray hair, instead of coloring them.
So Nagarjuna is now happily appearing with salt-and-pepper look.
Until the shoot of his current film, Shirdi Sai, a devotional film about the life and times of Shirdi Saibaba, Nagarjuna never appeared without his dyed hair. For this role, he has to look old with gray hair and white beard, so instead of using wigs, Nagarjuna went for natural look.
But one must say, Nagarjuna is still looking very handsome.
King ela unna Handsome ga ne untadu adi God gift
KING ROckzzzzzzzzzzzssssssssss
Ya exactly King is god's gift for his fans.... Jai Nag Jai Jai Nag....
same feeling........i thought tht on eaga audio function.
Not only in looks, but also similar in movies
aadu evadoo naku telidu naaku telsindi KING okade
King is King always
supereb nag............
King always rocks
King eppudaina, ekkadaina King ee.........
NAVA Manmadhudu
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Natiki,netiki,enatki... evaru vunna lekapoyina King is Nava manmadhudu so thats y every one called him YUVA SAMRAT
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drawing with lights... with reak-havok
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this is certainly not a new technique at all. yet simply a great idea which has been slept on for years. i have taken the idea of graffiti art & tag styles & combined laser art with photography... making laser tags.. it's fun, it's smart ass & it is non-destructive...
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The last one was primarily a success, though not a very satisfying one. I think we definitely need to invade another forum, but on a different context. The idea of assimilating a forum is not a new one, it's been brought up ever since our first victory way back when. It has however encountered many flaws, usually there's one guy who does something over the line and then everyone gets the boot. That's no good, so I've devised a new plan.
With volunteers and the remnants of Cats Game we'll storm a forum and... post like we do normally. We'd win by assimilation. We'd basically treat it like a PD away from PD and weed out the cool people by their responses to our topics. Of course we too would be posting in our topics, we need to make it look at accepted and low profile as possible. Basically we'd do there what we do here without missing a beat, save for maybe abiding by language rules so as to not get immediately banninated. Anyone like the idea?


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The House on Mango Street
by Sandra Cisneros
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Quote #10
But Sally doesn't tell about the time he hit her with his hands just like a dog, she said, like if I was an animal. He thinks I'm going to run away like his sisters who made the family ashamed. Just because I'm a daughter, and then she doesn't say. (37.3)
To Sally's father, the figurehead of sexist conservatism in Esperanza's society, being female is just cause for punishment. He seems to see women as sources of familial and perhaps societal shame.
Quote #11
Sally says she likes being married because now she gets to buy her own things when her husband gives her money. She is happy, except sometimes her husband gets angry and once he broke the door where his foot went through, though most days he is okay. Except he won't let her talk on the telephone. And he doesn't let her look out the window. (40.2)
In an attempt to escape her father's misogynistic violence, Sally marries another man. Esperanza's observations indicate to us that trading one patriarch for another did nothing to solve Sally's problems.


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In some states, mandated Automatic Temporary Restraining Orders(called "ATROs," for short) prevent either party from changing the financial status quo of the marriage once a divorce action begins. But, automatic protections like this are not the law in every state, so check with your divorce attorney about the specifics of your case and what you need to do to maintain access to family funds.
By denying his wife access to financial resources, a husband can leave his wife without the money necessary to buy groceries, much less hire the right divorce team to represent her . . . all while he hires an excellent team to represent him.
This is especially problematic for abused womenwho live in constant fear of harm—to themselves and/or their children.
Hide assets
Hiding assets during a divorce is sneaky, unethical, illegal –and quite common. Be on the lookout for certain telltale signs that your husband has some dirty tricks up his sleeve. He could be stashing money in a safe deposit box (or elsewhere), underreporting income on tax returns and/or financial statements, overpaying the IRS or creditors (so he can get a refund after the divorce is settled), deferring salary, delaying new contracts and/or holding commissions or bonuses . . . the list goes on and on.
Fail to pay court-ordered support or refuse to relinquish assets
If your husband doesn't follow court orders, he's breaking the law, and he's forcing you to try to extract the promised payments --at considerable legal cost. What's more, all this financial and legal wrangling is terribly time-consuming. Some women put their jobs in jeopardy because they have to take so much time off to deal with these issues. Making matters worse still, many family courts do a poor job enforcing such orders, even when a woman follows its requirements to the letter, and unfortunately, even for a well-meaning judge, deception on the part of an ex-husband can be difficult to decipher or prove.
Divorcing women need to understand the full range of tactics some husbands use, and they need to be proactive –not reactive --as they work to secure the best possible divorce settlement. Because there are so many different dirty tricks, I recommend that women maintain their own emergency fund in a separate bank account, even if divorce has never entered their minds.
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7:30 PM Start
195 Changebridge Road, Montville Municipal Building
No New Business to be Conducted Past
l0: 00PM
Maggio - present Mr. Karkowsky - present
Sandham - present Ms. Nielson - present
Lipari - present Mr. Lewis -
Hines – present Mr. Canning -
Mr. Visco - present Mr. Speciale (alt#1)- present
Tobias (alt#2) – entrance noted
Management Plan – Riparian Buffers
Mrs. White
summarized the WMP map displayed noting over the past two years, she has worked
with Tom Mazzaccaro and Bill Ryden PE and the County on this document. Our goals were to identify and delineate the
'future sewer service area' and to determine future sewerage flows and
available treatment capacity. This WMP covers only the portion of our
town within the Highlands Planning Area. The Preservation area is under
the Highlands regulations.
The Morris
County Planning Board has been developing the Wastewater Management Plan (WMP)
for the entire county in accordance as required by DEP. The Township
Committee received this presentation Tuesday night, offering their input which
was input noted below. Once we agree with this draft, which we do, the
County forwards it to the DEP for review and acceptance; thereafter our
township committee adopts a resolution supporting the WMP. She noted the Township Committee did offer
some comments that will be updated asking that the WMP committee advise the
County and DEP of the fact that there are certain Open Space preserved
properties, while vacant now, may require restroom facilities for active
recreation in the future. The Open Space
Coordinator was asked to identify those open space preserved properties that
are not in the gold color as potential recreation sites and to locate probably
restrooms for each of them. Mr. Sandham elaborated noting that he asked this
information be submitted to the Township Committee before March 31st
Mrs. White
indicated the map displays reflects the areas left to develop: the
proposed shaded orange area is the proposed service areas. The plan also
provided for a 'build out' analysis of remaining developable lands in the
general service area or septic management area. She indicated she did ask
Mr Omland to be prepared to discuss some of this since it is more engineering
than land use related, such as using nitrate dilution method in build out
calculations. Under this plan, the white
area was reviewed and if you used a nitrate dilution method, the plan projects
a build out of 170 units. If you used the zoning criteria, the projection
is 256 units.
She went on to
explain that these numbers only apply to the white areas, and that after
conferring with Robyn Welch (Burgis Assoc.) who contacted the County, the
County did not provide the build out analysis for the entire shaded orange
area. So to make sure the record is
clear, the actual build out possibility would be:
First, the
white areas, some of which are enclosed in red, is the area that is projected
for 170 units (in the Planning Region & number is based on
nitrates/septic). The orange section totally located within our existing
sewer service area does have a potential build out of 403 units (our zoning was
used to determine this number). You add the 170 with the 403 and you
actually have the possibility of 573 residential units that could be developed
in planning area.
Also, the
County also provided calculations for build out for commercial/industrial/mixed
uses within the sewer service area (orange area) indicating approximately 1.5
million square feet. They did not take the 'white' areas into
consideration for commercial/industrial purposes because it is the
septic/nitrate areas.
Our planner
also has this data and will be using it for our master plan.
Mrs. White
indicated, though, that we will need to adopt the 'model' Riparian Buffer
Ordinance since this is a requirement for submission with this document, as
well as other items which the County already has for DEP. She asked Mr. Omland to elaborate.
Omland elaborated on the various bills pending that may affect DEP regulations,
one of which is considering extending this particular requirement to 2011. He confirmed that the Riparian buffer ordinance
is an obligation of submission at this time, and it is another forced method of
controlling state's development thru DEP.
He noted had this type of ordinance been in affect, none of the areas
would be able to be have sewers. These
riparian buffer are either 50-300' buffer; simple streams will have 50-300"
buffer, cannot modify within these buffers but it is another intrusion into
home rule and property rights of township.
From an environmental point, you want riparian buffers. If the bill becomes law, as to extension, you
wouldn't need to do this ordinance now.
He indicated that most towns are just adopting the model ordinance.
Carroll elaborated concluding with he feels the bill should be fast
tracked. Deb Nielson noted concerns that
there was no reference to this need during discussion by the County at their
meeting. Discussion ensued. It was noted that the Township Committee can
introduce this at their next meeting of the township, refer it back to Planning
Board and then schedule adoption. Mr.
Omland indicated we have to adopt this model ordinance or a similar ordinance,
but you can't alter the buffer distances.
Gary Lewis noted concerns that if we didn't do this, then would those
that may need sewer extensions be held hostage.
Mr. Omland indicated that we would no longer have a valid sewer service area
that we are not consistent and we do not get sewers service permit reviews at
DEP. Any implementation would be
effective upon adoption of this bill. Mrs.
Nielson questioned if it would be possible to draft the Riparian ordinance and
in its content note that the ordinance would be effective upon the adoption by
DEP just in case there is an extension to 2011.
This should be checked with the Township Attorney and is a good idea.
Opposing Assembly' bill A437/Senate bill S82 – Time of Decision Act - Mr. Carroll
indicated this is being considered Monday.
The Bill if adopted would allow any application filed to be protected
under that zoning. Presently a township
can change zoning during review process.
made by: Gary Lewis
by: Larry Hines
call: Unanimous
Reports from
Board Liaisons:
a) Board of Adjustment – Mrs. White noted that
Quick Chek was carried to May 2010 hearing of Board
b) Board of Health – Lawrence
Tobias - no comment
Environmental Commission – Vic Canning - Arbor Day will be held last Friday
in April and they are honoring a teacher (Mr. Matt Meyers) from Lazar for promoting environmental awareness with his
Water & Sewer – Arthur Maggio - no comment
e) Historic Preservation Commission
– John Visco - no comment
f) DRC – Deb Nielson - no comment
g) Site Plan/Subdivision Committee –
Russ Lipari Chair, Ladis Karkowsky, Deborah
Nielson, & John Visco (alt)
Economic Development Committee – Tony Speciale – no comment
k) Open Space Committee – Ladis Karkowsky, Russ
Lipari, Deb Nielson & Jim Sandham – discussed under presentation of WMP
l) Master Plan/COAH 3rd
Round – Ladis Karkowsky, Russ Lipari, Deborah Nielson, Gary Lewis
& John Visco (alt) – no comment
m) Cross Acceptance Committee – Lad is
Karkowsky, Russ Lipari - no comment
n) Highlands Legislation Review
Committee – Gary Lewis – no
Appointment to Fire Department Districts – Russ
Lipari –Towaco; Tony Speciale
for Pine Brook, Art Maggio for Montville
– no comments
Mr. Tobias entered)
PMISC10-07 Serritella, Leonard – 636 Main Rd. – B: 41, L: 52 – barber
shop - 500s.f. – 1 employee – hours of operation Mon-Sat 8am-7pm – signage
requested (green/gold as theme exists/same size and to hang down like others
existing) – requesting 28" high x 9 " wide x 10" in depth barber pole
(requesting to be lit by 75 watt bulb inside for glow effect, only to be lit at
Several board
members indicated that the barber pole did exist, and that there are still
hooks where it hung. No objection to
allowing this to be put back with this new tenant. Approved subject to compliance with use
letter, sign theme, and new barber pole as stipulated herein as well as
compliance with all agency reports.
Motion made
by: Russ Lipari
John Visco –
PMISC10-10 March of Dimes – 20 Chapin Rd. Unit 1010 – B: 183, L: 7.2
– office (4,164 s.f.)/warehouse (1,336 s.f.) to raise funds and storage – 11
employees – 8am-5pm Mon-Fri – signage to be in compliance with approved theme
(First Industrial) Approved subject to compliance with use letter, sign theme,
and compliance with all agency reports.
Motion made
by: Larry Hines; Art Sandham – seconded
CESARE STEFANELLI – Soil Movement Hearing - BL 59.01, L:
8.05 & 8.08 – (Montville
Acres) – River Road
– Denied 2-11-10 Eligible: Deb Nielson,
Gary Lewis, Lawrence Tobias, Larry Hines, John Visco, Jim Sandham,
Tony Speciale, Ladis Karkowsky
Motion made
by: to adopt made by: John Visco
by: Gary Lewis
call: Deb Nielson, Gary Lewis, Larry
Hines, John Visco, Jim Sandham, Tony Speciale, Lawrence Tobias, Ladis Karkowsky
minutes of 3-2-10- Gary Lewis, Deb Nielson, John Visco,
Russ Lipari, Ladis
Motion made by: Russ Lipari
Seconded by: John Visco
Roll call: Unanimous
Carroll, Esq. Trust for: $135, $135, $1,181.25, $250, $125, $62.50, $33.75,
Omland Engineering –Trust for: $322.50,
$135, $168.75, $67.50, $438.75,
Anderson & Denzler – Trust for:
Burgis Assoc.
– Trust for: $472.50, $337.50, $1,706.25 (Ni), $405, $125
Uhl Baron –
Trust for: $500
unanimously in a Motion made by: Russ
PMN/C09-05 Forte – 28 & 30 Abbott Rd. – B: 39.07, L: 86.02 &
86.03 – request for extension of approvals to 9/11/10
PMSP/F03-23 Passaic Valley
Estates – 20 Passaic
Valley Rd. – B: 82.05, L: 70 – request for
extension of approvals to 10/27/10
Both extension
resolutions were adopted unanimously in a motion made by: Russ Lipari, seconded by: Art Maggio
PMS09-11 Tiffany's – 71-75 Bloomfield Ave. – B: 177, L: 2 –
Minor Site Plan – Notice Acceptable ACT
Mrs. White
summarized past activities of the owner and the violations they were noted for
since no Planning Board and/or building permit was received: removal of fence
with replacement of a stockade fence, installation of a concrete paver patio
for and removal of the grass, a poured outdoor barbecue concrete patio outside
of the approved outside seasonal dining area, and a new roof replaced on the
seasonable outdoor patio dining area as well as installation of a heating and
cooling unit on rooftop. The applicant's
attorney noticed for increased in impervious coverage as well as existing non
The Board professionals
were sworn in by Mr. Carroll.
Michael Rubin,
Esq. indicated that all of the items referenced are what is now being sought
for site plan approval this board and that the applicant has reviewed and is
prepared to respond to all of the professional reports received on this
Mario Ianelli
– sworn - credentials accepted – applicant's engineer
Mr. Rubin
reviewed the violations noted asking Mr. Ianelli to review each one:
Sheet 3 of 3
displayed for purposes of testimony: Mr.
Ianelli indicated the map in the board members file is the reduced version of
the display map. He noted the areas are
highlighted as to changes associated with this application. The bottom of plan is Rt. 46, and in rear is Old Bloomfield Avenue. Along the rear on Old Bloomfield, the
applicant constructed a covered patio to the left/west of building, along curb
line replacement of fence with a solid wood cedar fence, and to the north, air
condition units were on ground and the new unit is located right in this
general location on lower portion of the roof.
Applicant also intends to increase number of handicap units on site,
adding four where there were two.
Fence was replaced,
and reports by professionals noted concerns with sight distance so he has
adjusted the fence to increase sight distance. Mr. Ianelli indicated the applicant will be able
to achieve sight distance. The fence has
to be located behind where it is now in the sections highlighted to be out of
the sight distance.
Lipari: why was original fence
removed? Discussion ensued noting that
this fence and a portion of the existing building is located in the township's
Gary Lewis
asked Mr. Ianelli to clarify in schedule of regulations on sheet one of three;
what is the status of the impervious coverage.
Mr. Ianelli indicated he would cover this later in testimony.
Mr. Ianelli
continued: Sheet 3 of 3 display reviewed
as to the area to the north of the covered patio that is right off the covered
patio, this is a paver stone patio. It
does increase impervious coverage.
Ordinance allows for 75% coverage in this zone, and site exceeds
it. Site was 85.35% and it goes up by .5
percent. This is the rear of the site
and the fence does a decent job of screening from the roadside of equipment and
seems odd to have fence in ROW but it works well to shield restaurant
indicated: it is an on grade patio. Mr. Lewis asked: are there any groundwater drainage problems
or is there a need for any future mediation of groundwater facilities due to
added expense of surface? Mr. Ianelli
indicated that it is only 204 sq. ft. and he sees no adverse impact and hasn't
seen any since the patio exists there now.
continued: There was a slight change in
the covered patio area. Today is a
canvas canopy over an aluminum framing.
Before the applicant had plastic windows that rolled, they installed a plastic
window on frame which is more permanent since it is durable and it comes out
and is a seasonable area. It is not
conditioned to be used in the colder months.
There was
change in the type of material that covered roof area: it is covering a temporary seasonable use. He reviewed the prior three resolutions from
township staff, and this temporary use still fits into what exists today and is
still within spirit and intent of original resolution.
Russ Lipari
asked: as to the area just
discussed: is this designated as smoking
area? Mr. Ianelli indicated the owners
will testify to this use.
Gary Lewis
asked: as to canopy, operations not
withstanding, as part of this submission, was there an analysis submitted to
the township, and he is curious to hear as to why it is temporary structure.
Mr. Ianelli
indicated: the structure is permanent;
the change was to the canopy structure.
Mr. Lewis questions how you can replace a ceiling membrane of this size
with open sides and not undergo some sort of engineering review to address
concerns on uplifting of the canvas top.
Mr. Rubin
indicated this is outside board's jurisdiction.
Mr. Lewis indicated this is a variance application. Mr. Rubin indicated the Board can ask and the
applicant will comply if he can, noting the applicant has tried to be
cooperative and will do whatever Planning Board requires.
Mr. Lewis
concurred noting that the applicant needs to understand to request
authorization to do this work, and not to come in after completed, and now we are
here to make sure what was done is right and he is having a hard time
understanding why this was done this way questioning how far does it go when it
is well know by this applicant that there are rules and laws in this
Russ Lipari
indicated he appreciates the business represented, and respects that and is
glad they are in our community, but the fact is that although the owners are cooperative;
this Planning Board has also been fairly cooperative to the owners. The Planning Board has been more than
cooperative. Mr. Rubin concurred.
Parking spaces
discussed: The patio area was
constructed without permits. Does this
impact parking on site? Mr. Ianelli indicated site was approved for 324 seats,
and owners provided a seat count of today, and wanted to determine if the use
differed. Approved 324 seats, and based
on this count and varying component of banquet hall, looking at 276 seats,
looking at reduction of 86 seats, and all of this data was developed before
office building adjacent approved with cross parking easements. If you look at this, it did provide measures
to improve with shared parking. The spaces available on adjacent lot were for
33 spaces.
Larry Hines
asked: as to seating for the 276
seats: does this include seating for all
areas (i.e. paver stone area as well)?
Mr. Ianelli indicated affirmatively, noting the applicant is not
planning on serving out on patio so the number includes all of the seats that
will be utilized.
Mr. Hines
continued: although applicant provided a
zoning analysis as to discrepancies, from the board approvals of 2000 and 2002,
were any of these items impacted so that we would need greater variances or
impact variances. Mr. Ianelli indicated
variances are just for what is requested as to impervious; others remain the
Mr. Ianelli
reviewed photo display, which was marked in as
exhibit A1 said display dated 2/22/10 and depicts the outline in yellow with
two locations for photos taken. The
underlying photo is from 2007 which was before the improvements were built and is
the subject of today's application.
A2 exhibit dated 2/22/10 is rooftop
appliance and said
exhibit marked into record. He explained
he went to site and on Old
Bloomfield Avenue he took photos of unit. In cases, he is located about 100' to 50'
away and a zoom camera was used.
Screening mass was depicted and this is purposely standing out as a
screen. View 2 further to the east, you
can see the unit and the corresponding duct work. You also see the fence and can see how it is
screening units. The original fence did
the same job in screening. Using a photo
editing software he added four ft. height screening but applicant is
considering putting in a parapet wall constructing it out of timber and
existing siding so that it is masked as much as possible. He indicates this area he feels can be screened
staff voiced concerns as to noise. Can
this screening installed have any application made to it that it would buffer
the sound? Other application that
require, they have noise experts and can utilize material on inside of parapet
that could damper the sound. Sound is
dampened buy mass. This would be done by
a certified architect but anything that is done will be done by a professional,
and if needed can be done.
One last
question asked: are there any changes
being made to the signage. Applicant not seeking any change to existing
signage. Would consolidate all of these requirements
to the cover sheet of the plan and this way it is memorialized for future, per
Mr. Ianelli..
Mr. Omland: as to enclosure of HVAC, is it two sided only? Mr. Ianelli answered affirmatively. He noted concerns as to what code
requirements are relative to separation of unit to enclosure. Mr. Omland asked: is it sufficient to meet code and are these
two sides accessible? Mr. Ianelli
indicated the design would need to be developed by an architect, noting there are
a couple of feet but this design would be subject to construction official
Will there be
sound mitigation or insulation with permit?
Mr. Ianelli: doesn't know if it
is required but they will have to demonstrate to code official that standards
are being met. Sound attenuation would
be subject to a construction official.
spaces discussed: when you relocate the
spaces and supplemental signage added, it must be subject to ADA and all details must be reflected on site
plan and this signage should be enclosed in bollard.
Karkowsky: as to patio and coverage, where does run off
go? Mr. Ianelli indicated the only
increase is 241 sq. ft., which is close to a single parking space, and he
doesn't believe this would raise concerns on drainage. Stan Omland is not troubled by this
especially with paver stone.
Lewis: heard testimony on drainage and variances
associated with this, did are we going to get testimony for variance request on
this application? Saying it is so small
doesn't offer supporting testimony for relief of additional variance.
Mr. Ianelli
testified t hat the applicant was trying to create a place to smoke outside. He created a small patio area, which helps
and smokers are all going out to this area.
The paved area is about 250 sq. ft.
When you look at coverage, most of it is inside the Township's ROW. The applicant was asked: do we have the right to approve coverage
inside the ROW. Mr. Carroll
indicated: It is an enforcement matter. If you do something on someone else's
property, it becomes the other property owner's coverage and problem. This improvement 'cannot' be approved by the
Planning Board.
Lipari: legal issues exist since it appears the
entire fence is in the ROW. Concerns to
this board: There are people that will
be using this area, and legally what do we do?
Mr. Carroll indicated this is a municipal township attorney response,
and is outside this Board's jurisdiction:
you can only deal with what is on site.
Rubin: a portion of the building is in
ROW as well as the barbeque pit added. Gary Lewis:
is there additional data on the basis of the variance relief? That question must be answered, and you must
submit this is a C2 type of variance and it is a balancing application. Discussion ensued on hardship testimony, with
Mr. Rubin indicated you don't have to show hardship but you do have to show
reason without a detriment to the public, and have a significant reason as to
why it was placed here. As to its
detriment, you have to weigh both sides.
There is no groundwater issue. A
violation doesn't mean it is a detriment to the public good. It would be 700 sq. ft. and it is a small
area, and the pavers allow water to go thru it.
From a drainage standpoint, in his professional, there will be no impact
from this small amount of runoff.
Visco: wants Mr. Omland's input
Omland: indicated that the ordinance in place
indicates if you have roughly 10,000 sq. ft., then our stormwater management
rules kick in. Threshold applies for all
projects of this size so this 700 sq. ft. is significantly below that, and
because of that, recharge occurs, and he does not feel this will cause a
stormwater management. This is not to
say that impervious coverage should not be responded to.
Lewis: before moving from variance testimony,
question asked of Mr. Burgis, this area is deficient in green space before and
this application worsened this condition, and how does this relate to the
ordinance on increasing of impervious recognizing that a lot of coverage is off
this property on our township lands?
Burgis: the applicant can argue under a
C2 testimony, and he must be obligated to show public benefit is accrued. If one was to look at C1, the Board could
theoretically look at dimensions of this site and its odd configuration. As to C2 argument, if applicant is claiming
there is public benefit allowing for an area for people to smoke, this is not a
health benefit.
One of the
things mentioned is that the patio is placed to outdoor patio to construct
anything in this area requires construction in the ROW. What is being asked: would you or how could you define the hardship
of having to put a patio there, so anything you put there would be put in the
ROW. Applicant is making argument for 246 sq. ft.
on his property is (sheet 3 of 3 referenced), and coverage discussed as to
existing coverage, noting it is along an existing patio area and along an
existing parking area and is a really small increase to existing site. Agreed that that this is a public assembly
area and that some tuft area makes a site more pleasing and indicates good
planning. There is no question you are taking
more away from site with removal of turf and landscaping.
Ianelli: Landscaping can be enhanced in
a more appropriate way and more pleasing way, and it has gotten tired. Testimony continued on adding landscaping on
Rt. 46, and not in rear of property, but would look to see if there is some
landscaping that can be provided in this area.
He noted, though, the landscaping would be within the ROW.
Hines: before HV equipment was placed on roof, was
the heating equipment was o the ground in the ROW between building and
Karkowsky: what happens with the portion in the
ROW? Assuming approval, the township can
sit and do nothing or force issue per Michael Carroll.
The HVAC
indicates that it may be outside the ROW.
This needs to be located on site.
If parapet is put up/wall to enclose HVAC, will it be within applicant's
property? Projection of wall is it
inside ROW. Mr. Ianelli: not know yet but thinks so.
Art Maggio
asked if there are any issues with this roof supporting. Mrs. White indicated CO required this and
that document is on file. .
Tobias: Asked if adverse possessions
come into play. Michael Carroll: no
Opened to the public
on testimony offered:
Mr. Art Webber
– John Street
He noted he
understands that the owner did get a notice for working without a permit, that
he ignored this and kept on constructing on site, so wants assurances that all electrical
connections were inspected since these are buried. On porch:
they should not have televisions or loud speakers out on patio.
the patio is on township property, noting if it were his property, he would
want this removed.
He presented photos
of fence, where it is and where it should be. Marked
into evidence as N1 – 5; photos depict fence and inside conditions
presented by Mr. Webber.
Webber: it is suicide where fence is
located. There is no room and cars are parked
along side of it. This area needs a
sidewalk and fence should be removed from township property if it is built
illegal. He also feels they should go
back to white fence since new fence is ugly.
It will turn colors and is terrible, and it looks like scaffolding
panels. There are two units on roof, and
the other day it looked like applicant was scurrying to put another unit
in. It is dangerous to walk here;
consider a sidewalk here and move fence back, move barbeque, and this area when
people are drinking will be a nuisance since when people drink, they are loud,
concluding with he didn't think there should be smoking out in area depicted.
Closed public
Mike Romanelli
– sworn in
Patio area is
designed to be used as a waiting area to have cigarette and it removes those
that smoke away from front door since it looks bad when people are smoking at
front door so want to move them back to this area. Board members did not think this was a
'public service' to allow a smoking area outside. Eliminating area won't eliminate them from
smoking. Mr. Romanelli felt it would be
more appropriate to have an area to allow smokers to a set area vs hanging at
the front door.
Tony Siragusa: sworn
Grassed area
and fire official indicated that there had to be a back door. It was mud and stone and grass so this area
addresses that. He wasn't aware of the
scope of work until it was completed.
Karkowsky: how do you control this area for
smoking? Mr. Siragusa indicated they
will try and encourage this. Most people
go out front door. People are going to
do it, but they wanted to give them a designated area to go to so this is the
area designated. Jim
Sandham: no food or
anything out there. Mr. Siragusa: no
Lewis: was work was done after notice? Mr. Siragusa
indicated no other work was done after patio.
The heating system had to be changed and agreed to change unit, but he never
thought that you had to get a permit to get a heating unit.
Lipari: white fence went up and down and wooden fence
went up. Mr. Siragusa: want something right, and the person here is
right, they park there and back into the fence, and constantly falling down,
and tried to create a wood affect and created a type of man cave area
within. It is a cedar fence.
The rooftop
unit is the best unit you can get. Russ Lipari:
glad that this is being made right, but some of the things that
occurred, there are rules and regulations, and some of these rules and regulations
were not followed even after we had many meetings on this, yet this wasn't done
Part of the
property is with building on ROW. This
is a pre-existing condition, but this doesn't provide further encroachment into
a city ROW. Encroachment is in small
corner of the building. Concerns voiced over paving over 700 sq. ft. This is troubling and had the question been
asked, what do you think if the answer from the community would have been? Mr. Siragusa indicated the barbeque is
built on wheels and is more for the shoot they held vs. for use: they have plenty of equipment inside, and is
more of a program display of which this is a small component.
Lewis: How do we reconcile this and bless this
condition which never would have received approval if asked since it is within Montville's ROW?
Siragusa: he feels that this is a good
thing and positive, based on prior info about getting out into a safe area
should there be fire: now they have an
area and can walk, it is not mud or rocks and this is a positive thing.
Sound: there will be no sound generated from this
site, and only thing you hear is Rt. 46.
Larry Hines
asked for breakdown of seating on site for covered patio and seating:
Banquet hall
is 100 seats
Main is 90 seats
Bar is 48
Patio is 38
277 total
There is flat
screen inside covered patio The top was changed since it was torn and water was
coming in, and Mr. Siragusa indicated he wanted the very best so put a new one
Mr. Sandham
asked for confirmation that the pads on ground for rooftop units are all
gone. Applicant confirmed.
Opened to
public… No public
Closed to
Larry Hines
asked for confirmation that the valet parking is still being used. Mr. Siragusa indicated they use the valet if
there are parties and/or banquets and restaurant is busy.
Mrs. White
asked how this site is involved with off site street improvements proposed by Lowe's
as to their streetscape plan. Mr.
Ianelli indicated unknown but will check out.
Mr. Carroll
indicated any approval, if granted would be for 'on site improvements only'
since the Planning Board cannot give approvals for the improvements made on the
ROW. He thought it may be a good idea to
have a letter sent to the Township Committee on these improvements within our
ROW, so that they could look at the liability issue and the improvements within
this area. At this time we are not sure
if the screening of the HVAC will be in the ROW. No designs exist at this time. We should also make sure the Township looks
at these issues and whatever other improvements obligate Lowe's as to off-site
improvements in this area down to existing junkyard since we are trying to
create a pedestrian center.
Lipari: Motion made to grant amended/final and minor
site plan approval with associated variances on site, with additional
information to be supplied on landscape buffering, screening buffering, fire
prevention office, construction official, and normal applicable ordinances
subject to DRC for landscaping/buffering, Joe Burgis and revisions of site plan
incorporating findings of Planning Board this evening by Mr. Omland, including
notes for all variances on site, for ADA compliance issues.
Seconded: John Visco
Lewis – no
- feels there should be more greenery along entire stretch along adjacent
properties since he removed what existed and without replacement increased
Lipari –
– yes
Art Maggio -
John Visco –
yes v
Victor Canning
– no Motion Carried
called alternates: Lawrence Tobias – Yes and Tony Speciale – Yes
(for record keeping)
Motion made to
unanimously adjourn made by Larry Hines, seconded by Russ Lipari.
Linda M. White


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After a heavy night on the alcohol I come home to visit my favourite Australian newspaper which is news.com.au to find a headline suggesting a asteroid is on target for Earth in 2019. Someone send Bruce and the team up in Armageddon style now dammit!
Scientists have calculated there is a risk of asteroid 2002 NT7 hitting earth on February 1, 2019.More information at News.com.au
If it hit earth, the asteroid would be travelling at 28km a second, enough to wipe out a continent and cause global climatic change.
But astronomers believe observations in the next few days will show it is not on the same trajectory as earth.