Charles H. Spencer Sr., Retired Iron Worker Local 399, GHS Alumnus Class of \’58 | cnbnews.net

Charles Harry Spencer Sr. On December 12, 2012. Age 71. Of Gloucester City. Predeceased by $\"Images-3\"$ his parents Charles William Spencer and Elizabeth Spencer.

Loving Husband of 51 years to Ann Elizabeth (nee Carr). Cherished Father of Lea Anne Devereaux, Charles H. Spencer, Jr. (Doreen) and Alesia Stewart (Steven). Beloved Grandfather of Paul, Kaitlyn, Kristina, Jessica and Ethan. Dear Brother of Shirley Johnson. Survived by his nephews. Charles was born, raised and lived his entire life in Gloucester City. He was a graduate of Gloucester City High School Class of 1958. Charles was a 30 year retired member of the Iron Workers Local Union # 399 in Westville. He enjoyed racing stock outboard boats and was an avid Pittsburgh Steelers Football Fan. Charles was a member of the Telco Gun Club and APBA retired member.

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Shoes That Fit Helps Children Affected By Hurricane Sandy

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257 Kids in Brooklyn, NY get new shoes to return to school in comfort and dignity

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 11, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Shoes That Fit, a 20-year-old nonprofit organization, based in Southern California that works with hundreds of communities across America delivered new shoes to 257 school children at PS 253 in Brooklyn, NY after the devastation of hurricane Sandy.

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US governor insists he\’s not too fat to be president | cnbnews.net

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The governor of the US state of New Jersey, leading Republican politician Chris Christie, says it\’s \”ridiculous\” to think that his being fat would make him a poor president.

Christie is increasingly talked about as a possible candidate to replace President Barack Obama, a Democrat whose final term expires in 2016.

In an interview with ABC television late Wednesday,Christie did not say he would run, but continued to stir expectations.

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The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey\’: Is it really necessary? (+trailer)\’

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\’The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey\’ will be followed by two planned sequels.

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My first thought in watching \”The Hobbit\” was: Do we really need this movie? It was my last thought, too. Having powered his way through the \”Lord of the Rings\” trilogy, which had its occasional majesties, director Peter Jackson now feels compelled to give us this prequel, based on the Tolkien novel that spawned the cult I never joined.

Whether this makes me the best or the worst judge of this movie I leave to others to decide. But I must confess that by the time the last of the \”Rings\” movies wrapped, I had had quite enough of orcs and dwarves and rings and Gandalf and Middle-earth. I even had my fill of Gollum. Gollum\’s original name was Smeagol. And so, wouldn’t you know, all of that and more – though with less effect – is present and accounted for in \”The Hobbit,\” which tells of the troll-infested exploits of hobbit Bilbo Baggins (Martin Freeman) in Middle-earth.

As a further lure, Jackson has even fashioned this CG-heavy film in 3-D and shot it digitally at 48 frames per second instead of the usual 24 f.p.s. (A 2-D, 24-f.p.s. version is also being screened.) Among other things, this supposedly enhances the clarity of the imagery, although why expend all that energy on imagery that isn’t inherently awesome to begin with? And did I mention that Tolkien’s novel is going to spawn two sequels? I suppose we should be thankful that Hollywood is trilogy-crazy these days and not quartet- or quintet-mad. Grade: C+ (Rated PG-13 for extended sequences of intense fantasy action violence, and frightening images.)