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On a Mountaintop: Jake Budny, MS II

“The whole decathlon is ridiculous, but the 1,500 meters is insanity.” – Rafer Johnson

The Price of Gain

Some people might circle the Wal-Mart lot fifteen times to find the closest spot. Some people might exhaust their strength in races without hurdles. Some people might rest content on the climb up. Some people, but not Jake Budny. To Jake, discomfort is the price of gain.

“Relaxation for me,” says Jake, “would be sitting on top of a mountain I’ve just climbed.” It is a Superman statement from the lips of Clark Kent, a Ford GT beneath the skin of a Saab. Jake is a rare combination of mild-mannered civility and quiet confidence; a fine scholar who won All-America honors as a decathlete. He credits his character to a loving family; the drive is his own.

He’s ready to use both of these traits to effect change as UNECOM’s SGA president during the 2006-2007 academic year.

“A Tiny Morph of my Brother”

Jake is no sapling, but 6’2” seems short when you live among trees. His older brother is 6’5”. His grandpa clears 6’4”. Even his mom is tall. “I’m a tiny morph of my brother,” chuckles Jake, and perhaps this explains the genesis of his drive to excel. He followed in his brother’s considerable footsteps through high school at St. Joseph’s Collegiate Institute for Boys in Buffalo, New York, and nearly decided to attend the same University. “I idolized Adam,” he says, “I wanted to be just like him.”

Jake Budny, MS II

At St. Joe’s, Jake was a tech monkey for the Glee club, studied German, played soccer, did throws in track, and swam, at least for a few moments - “I sink like an anchor,” he says. Fun was low-key. Jake would watch horror movies with his pals or spend an evening at Chucky Cheese, “Pretending not to like it, but secretly thrilled. I’m the biggest six-year old you’ve ever seen!” he confesses. As high school progressed, Jake began to think about college and a career. His dad is a surgeon in Buffalo; his brother was going to become a podiatric surgeon. Rubber-stamping the family medical tradition didn’t appeal to Jake, so he enrolled at the University of Rochester on a partial academic scholarship to study linguistics. He labored through the compound monstrosities of German for a year before deciding that linguistics was cool, but not for life. And he had too much free time; free time that acted like an accelerant to Jake’s inner fire. He had the grating sense that his potential was not being challenged. Jake was comfortable, and comfort never promotes personal growth. In short, Jake was bored.

He explains: “Anytime I think that I’m not making the most of my time or potential, I get bored.” Something needed to change in order for him to feel complete. It was time to push the envelope. It was time to compete.

“A Track Team of One”

Midway through his freshman year at Rochester, Jake measured his free time and decided to pick up the decathlon. “Picking up” the decathlon is like “happening upon” a marathon. The time commitment is akin to running a small African nation.

The decathlon is a ten-event track and field competition designed to assess the overall athleticism of a man (the seven-event heptathlon is the women’s counterpart.) Tracing its origins to the ancient Olympic Games, the decathlon puts a premium on the Greek model of balance and whole-person fitness. Each decathlete is essentially a track team of one.

According to The Decathlon Association, the decathlon is “a two-day miniature track meet designed to ascertain the sport’s best all-around athlete. Within its competitive rules, each athlete must sprint for 100 meters, long jump, heave a 16-pound shot put, high jump, and run 400 meters – all in that very order – on the first day.” After surviving eight or ten hours of all-out effort, decathletes compete the next day in the 110 meter hurdles, discus, pole vault, javelin, and at the very end of the competition, everyone’s favorite: the 1,500 meter run. It is a cruel irony of the decathlon that the last event may be the hardest of all.

The scoring system is based on an international scoring table designed to evaluate each event objectively. A competitor accrues points based not on place but on actual times and distances, with the final score for Olympic-caliber decathletes ranging somewhere near 8000 points. With so many different events, no one can master them all. It is a competition of compromise, where “concessions must be made in preparation for the sake of maximizing the total score.” Jake learned this lesson well, and he strives to avoid extremes in life in order to maximize his own potential. A Weird Sort of Balance Jake chose to add a Cell and Developmental Biology major to his German studies at the start of his sophomore year.

Jake's girlfriend, Linsey, at the family farm near Buffalo, New York

While juggling a heavy course load, Jake also trained daily to become an outstanding decathlete.He was strong in the throwing events from high school, and soccer had developed his natural speed, but the pole vault was a trick, and the long and high jumps were awkward for the bulked-up Budny. The first time he vaulted, he straight-poled 8-feet and was happy to survive. Still, out of all the events, the excruciating 1,500-meter run was Jake’s Achilles’ heel. It was brutal.

By the time Jake was a senior he had won three straight New York State Decathlon titles, competed in the NCAA’s once, and scored in 19 different indoor and outdoor events at Rochester. He had cleared 14’ in the pole vault, improved his jumps, and suffered through the 1,500 meters. In addition to athletic success, he did well in his double majors and managed to enjoy himself on the weekends with his track or techie friends. They called him a “nock,” because he was both a nerd and a jock. The well-rounded pressures of his considerable responsibilities pushed Jake to the limit, but he somehow managed to avoid all extremes. It was a weird sort of balance.

All-American

Characteristically humble, Jake doesn’t talk about his success in athletics, but a simple Google search pulls up plenty. After years of athletic development, Jake was primed for the spring of 2004.

He won competition after competition, setting a number of personal records in the process, and his success was duly recognized.

Dad, Jake, and Grandpa at NCAA Div. III Nationals

Jake won the Louis Alexander Award as Rochester’s top male athlete, then received the title of “Atlantic Region Male Athlete of the Year” by the United States Track Coaches Association. Invited to participate in the NCAA Div. III National Track and Field Championships, Jake finished with 6,479 points, good enough for 8th place and a share of All-America honors. During the competition, he won the shot put, placed second in the discus, and was third in the 100-meter dash. Throws and sprints again carried him through, but his sweetest achievement was in the final event. On the bubble to make the cut for All-American, Jake bettered his season-best time in the 1,500-meters by 11 seconds to win enough points to retain his lead over the 9th-place competitor.

A Torn Quad

It was something wrong with his body that made Jake believe that medicine could be right for him. “I tore my quad between freshman and sophomore year at school,” he says, “and the doctors were just outstanding; they inspired me to become a physician.” He marvels at human anatomy and the machine of the body: “It’s such an amazing creation.” Jake wants to specialize in orthopedics and really focus on the body and its natural processes.

He applied to a number of allopathic and osteopathic schools, but the philosophy of osteopathy appealed most directly to his passions. “To treat the person as a person and not just as a disease is what I’m about,” says Jake, “and I want to be around like-minded people.” He does not care to add fuel to the fires that sometimes flare between MDs and DOs: “I think that who you are makes you a good or bad doctor. Every person should focus on being the best doctor they can be, without trying to be better than others. Focus on helping your patients get better; they don’t care about the letters after your name.”

UNECOM was the best fit for Jake. He loves the sea and the mountains of Maine. “I’m an outdoorsman,” he says, “so the location here appealed to me. And I really love the small-town, trusting atmosphere. It has a very comfortable feel.” He was also impressed by the anatomy program and by the spark of energy he seemed to find in everybody’s eye.

“They Haven’t Found Me Out!”

For such an accomplished person, Jake carries a genuine sense of his own frailties. It is a winsome characteristic that makes him a particularly good leader, since he is unlikely to run around beating his chest or barking out orders. One of the highlights of his first year was getting back the first Anatomy exam, noting that he had passed, and thinking, “Hah! They haven’t found me out yet! Maybe I do belong here!” Other key events were the “ischial tuberosity spread,” which really brought home the fact that he was in medical school, and the last night of the first semester when a number of classmates got together to really bond as friends. Perhaps the hardest time of the year was Easter, which was sandwiched between two exams. Jake was unable to return home for the holiday, and the absence of family time was tougher than Jake anticipated. In fact, it was a watershed, helping Jake to realize that whatever he did in the future, he wanted to be near his family. In the meantime, Jake wants to make the most of his years at UNECOM. He ran for the SGA presidency to make a difference. “I think there’s something more we can do here,” he says, “It’s a great school, and we can make it stellar.” He was also impressed last year by the sympathy and helpfulness of the second-year students. “I want to give something back,” says Jake, “I want my class to leave a good legacy, as well.”

Jake and his Grandpa at the White Coat                 Ceremony in October.

The Last Lap

The decathlon has certainly helped to shape Jake. He declares that out of all the events in the decathlon, the 1,500-meters is probably the event most similar to medical school. In a sense, it’s something that the human body is not designed for. “The worst part,” says Jake, “is the anticipation. It’s a mental game, since you’re doing something that you haven’t really trained to do.” You can lose your nerve, too, through the paralyzing fear that you might not do well. “You just have to let go of your fears and your hang-ups,” he says, “and let natural talents and hard work carry you through.” 

The Budny Family: L-R Jake, Adam, Mom and Dad

Jake also knows that he could not have achieved what he has without the support of his family. He speaks of his parents with utmost respect, acknowledging their heavy investment in his life and the different roles they have played. “To me, they are the ideal couple,” he says, “I learned a lot of life principles from them, and took a lot of character from how they lived their lives. I want to be like them.” His grandfather, too, has influenced Jake. “My grandpa has been through everything: World War II, cancer, his wife’s death. He’s taught me so much. He has such great perspective.” And then there’s his brother Adam.

“There was a time,” says Jake, “ when he would beat me up. Then there was a stage when I idolized him, and then later in high school we drifted apart a bit.” But now they are good friends. “We have both matured as adults, and now we can sit in silence without needing to say anything,” Jake reflects. “I feel like we’re real brothers now, all wedgies aside.”

In the midst of the 1,500-meter run of medical school, Jake is looking to that final lap and is running unafraid. “It’s a long road to get through med school,” he says, “and I’m realistic about that. But I am getting more and more excited about orthopedics.” Not only so, he says with a twinkle in his eye, “but I’ve talked to my brother about the possibility of going into practice with him.”

Probably on some mountaintop.

-Steve Smith, RSAS

 

UNECOM News and Events

One in every crowd. Photo by Steve Smith, RSAS

UNECOM Orientation 2006: "A.T. Still wants YOU!"

As US Army recruiters developed strategies to enlist volunteers during World War I, a talented artist named James Montgomery Flagg contributed a painting that became the most famous war poster in American history. Using himself as the model to save on sitting fees, Flagg created an arresting portrait of “Uncle Sam” with his finger pointed directly at the viewer and the bold words: “I want YOU for US Army.”

The posters proved so effective in stirring the conscience of American young men that over four million copies were printed for distribution between 1917 and 1918. The flood of American troops and supplies into Europe helped to turn the tide of battle and brought an end to the Great War on November 11th, 1918.

This year’s UNECOM Orientation theme has been “A.T. Still wants YOU!” With a poster designed by Nick Tedesco, MS II, the slogan helps incoming students recognize that they are a valuable addition to the osteopathic profession that A.T. Still founded in the late 19th century. Each member of the Class of 2010 has been selected from the largest applicant pool in UNECOM history. Each has survived a grueling round of applications, interviews, and the hundred practical questions that invariably arise before acceptance to medical school. They are the cream from a very large crop.

But the phrase carries another, more subtle allusion; it is a challenge to each incoming student to commit their talents and strengths to help meet the needs of their changing world. With international conflict raging, the specter of avian flu and other pandemics rising, and the cost of healthcare increasing exponentially, the Class of 2010 will play a critical role in the healthcare system of the next fifty years.

With that in mind, “A.T. Still wants YOU!”

-Steve Smith, RSAS

 

Rafting Trip Photos - Stage 1

Students (including organizer Abby Hansen, MS II, right) gather before leaving for the rafting trip. Over 70 incoming and second-year students participated in the trip to the Northern Outdoors site on The Forks of the Kennebec River.

Mike Jackson, left, and David Rancourt, above, both MS IIs, display two of the going styles for the Orientation Rafting trip. Photos by Steve Smith

UNE Begins Biofuel Pilot Program

Scotty McQuilkin, MS III, has successfully lobbied to promote the use of biofuels on the two UNE campuses. McQuilkin wrote an article for the February COMmunicator, and has been talking with administrators at the University for a number of months, selling the benefits of biofuel.

Scott McQuilkin, MS III

Scotty writes, “If you have not heard, I just wanted to mention that a proposal for a pet-project of mine was just accepted and is being implemented in the near future regarding piloting alternative fuels on both campuses!! It involves the use of a diesel alternative, biodiesel, created from vegetable oil, and will be used in all non-building diesels on both campuses as well as in the UC admissions building! … UNE [should] get some good press regarding this, as we'll be one of only a few, select schools in the nation utilizing this exciting petroleum alternative!” UNE has contracted with Independence Fuels for the pilot program to begin using biofuels. The diesel tank at WCC was the first to be filled, with the UC diesel tank to follow and the Admissions building to be heated with B-20 this heating season.

August Health Awareness Events

Whathealth.com provides a listing of health awareness months, weeks, and days for the United States, Canada, Britain, and the World. Listings include links to organizations affiliated with each event. This could be a great way to plan COM club events, community outreach, or fundraisers. Check out this great resource at www.whathealth.com/awareness/august.html. Following are a list of health events for the month of August:

Cataract Awareness Month
Clean Air Month
MedicAlert Awareness Month
National Immunization Awareness Month
Spinal Muscular Atrophy Awareness Month
Psoriasis Awareness Month
World Breastfeeding Week, Aug. 1st-7th
National Minority Donor Awareness Day, Aug. 1st
Daffodil Day (Cancer Awareness), Aug. 19th

 

Current Students

Students asked plenty of questions at the COM Club and Organization Fair on August 8th. The event was an opportunity for incoming students to learn more about current clubs before joining. Photo by Steve Smith, RSAS

“Rattigan’s” buys out “The River”

Noelle Sherrets-Rattigan, MS IV, and her husband, owners of “Rattigan’s” restaurant on Main Street in Saco, bought out “The River” dance club, located next door. Sherrets-Rattigan noted that after some cleaning and remodeling, the new restaurant/dance club is ready for business. UNECOM students are always welcome to stop by for great food and good times.

Student-Friendly Biddeford Coffee House Opens

There’s a new coffee house in town. Union House opened July 10th at the Riverdam Millyard in Biddeford. Owned and operated by Todd Kitchens, MS I, and his wife Honnie, the coffee house serves Batdorf and Bronson coffee, offers pastries and breads baked by Standard Baking Co., and hosts a gallery featuring the work of local artists. Students are encouraged to show their UNE or UNECOM ID to receive a discount. For directions, calendar of events, and mission, go to www.unionhousecoffee.com.

New Fellows on Campus

Please welcome the following fellows:

Senior Fellows, Constance Earl and Geoffroy Noonan, they are returning for their final six month rotation.
Junior Fellows, Sara Richmond and Noelle Sherrets-Ratigan, will be here for a full one year rotation.

 

C&O Fair Photos

Sheldon Malcolm, president of the Physicians for Social Responsibility Club, uses candy, charm, and a great raison d'etre to promote his club. Photos by Steve Smith, RSAS

MS Is begin new friendships as med school starts.

Navy Lt. Jill Maldarelli explains options to MS Is Ben Fiedler and Eric Michel.

Josh Mularella, MS II, is dead serious about his ice cream. Matt Pomykala and Katie Wetherbee are not.

Gas prices are rising, the hurricane season threatens, and the Middle East conflict grinds on, but for Matt Harris and Mike Jackson, MS IIs, there is no better place to be than the C&O Fair at UNECOM.

It would be difficult to think of two organizations with greater differences, but the Army and the Clown Patch Club are both welcome at the COM C&O Fair.

Steve Menard, MS I, center, checks out the Student Osteopathic Medical Association (SOMA) booth as President Lisa Wuerdeman, MS II, left, extols the benefits of membership.

The Alfond Meadow bustles with activity.

Kristina Laskovski, MS II, talks with a new student.

Here's lookin' at you, kid. That's Don Tower, debonair president of the Sigma Sigma Phi Honor Society.

"The Legacy of the Osteopathic Hospital of Maine (Part 1 of 3)" by Dan Sheps, MS II

[Editor's Note: Dan submitted this article to the AOA Committee on Osteopathic History and Identity on May 31, 2006. We are running it here in several installments to give readers a sense of the history of osteopathy in the State of Maine.]

The Osteopathic Hospital of Maine (OHM) was the state’s first - and would become its largest - Osteopathic teaching hospital. It was envisioned through the needs of osteopaths who needed a place of practice, and was sustained through the support of the community and a spirit of family and cohesiveness. The success of this hospital can be measured first in the dedication given by its staff to ensure the continued success and proliferation of osteopathic healthcare, and secondly, in the medical school established in nearby Biddeford.

The Osteopathic Hospital of Maine, November 1958      Photos Courtesy New England Osteopathic Heritage Center

The Osteopathic Hospital of Maine served as the main teaching hospital that anchored the newly formed New England College of Osteopathic Medicine (now UNECOM.) OHM bears the distinction of successfully treating patients who were turned away from other physicians. Osteopathic care at the ever-growing hospital was both innovative and family-oriented, and the hospital achieved the distinction of providing both high-tech and high-touch care. OHM initiated innovative programs decades earlier than other medical centers, and it provided unique and compelling benefits to its workforce, ensuring that they could live happy, successful, lives. Founding doctors began the Maine Osteopathic Hospital in a frame house as a place for obstetrical procedures, especially where C-sections could be performed.

In 1935, the climate for D.O.s was hostile in the United States, and they struggled for equal practice rights with M.D.s; rights only granted by the Maine State Legislature in 1929. The early frame house contained no elevator, and hospital orderlies carried patients to their rooms upstairs. As the hospital outgrew its facility, founders purchased another property on Brighton Avenue near Portland for $30,000, mortgaging many of their belongings and paying city taxes out of pocket until the hospital was established as a non-profit.

Dedication of these early doctors to their profession and to their new hospital to serve the community was palpable. Dr. Carman Pettapiece, the longtime director of what grew to a thirty-member radiology department, started out in a carriage house adjoining the hospital and shared space with medical records. Despite little space for equipment and accessory services, interns were offered housing in the carriage house as well. The Osteopathic Hospital of Maine began an early tradition of looking out for its own, promoting the educational success of its staff as well as family growth.
 
Several renovations followed at this location, adding on to the original building, which stood until the mid 1970’s. Through this growth in the 1950’s, ‘60’s, and ‘70’s, the Osteopathic Hospital of Maine matured into a modern hospital moving from the original 28 beds to 160 beds. It contained kitchens, modern obstetrical departments, laboratories, surgical suites, a pharmacy, special care units, and eventually an auditorium for gatherings and public education.
 
The auditorium was used to increase public awareness of Osteopathic Medicine through lectures entitled, “Osteopathy-What is It?” Another lecture series provided information for prospective parents on prenatal care, how to care for your baby in the hospital, and anesthesia in obstetrics. Yet another leading advancement of the hospital in the mid-1950’s was the tumor board, consisting of the chairmen of surgery, pathology, and radiology, who met regularly to discuss patient cases and the most up to date methods for treating metastatic and benign cancers. Osteopathic physicians also encouraged women to perform regular breast self-exams in hopes of early identification of breast cancer. Through the years, the Osteopathic Hospital of Maine participated in several progressive programs to improve the delivery of patient care and stay on the cutting edge of medicine. 

In the mid 1980’s, OHM used laser surgery for arteriosclerosis, which was an improvement over balloon angioplasty or bypass surgery. The hospital was also the first one in the state to have the SARA monitoring system during surgery, which evaluated a patient’s blood oxygen, carbon dioxide, and nitrogen content every fifteen seconds. Growth of the ER led OHM to another first, the use of radio communication with police and fire fighters in conjunction with emergency room service.

Development of a women’s hospital occurred early on, as did promotion of an environment for natural childbirth; hiding high tech monitors behind curtains and creating a home-like feel with lots of natural light. These changes were the cornerstone of the osteopathic profession, reflecting care that was very family-oriented. In fact, fifty of the eighty-five staff doctors were at one point in time family practice doctors. These doctors often treated several generations of the same family.

The impact on the family is evident in early OHM documents that cite that nurses are eligible for free hospitalization after one year of service. Early in the hospital’s history, nurses also received free transportation to work from the physicians every morning, since it was not felt safe for them to be walking to work alone in a busy port town. Continuing through the ‘70s, the hospital recognized the contribution of the residents and the need for housing for their families by purchasing several plots and building houses nearby specifically for the new doctors in training. The planners intentionally put the houses together so that wives could share childcare duties and social events. Physicians were encouraged to collaborate and discuss cases in a non-threatening environment (before the advent of HIPAA privacy laws made such interaction impossible.)

Nurses Working at OHM.       Photo Courtesy New England Osteopathic Heritage Center

Motivating the growth of the Osteopathic Hospital of Maine was pressure from the American Osteopathic Association, which had mandated changes to maintain accreditation. Space was at a premium, and many departments lacked adequate storage space or room to operate efficiently. Loss of accreditation could mean loss of a hospital as a training facility for interns and residents. Occupancy at the hospital was staggeringly high. While the mandate was to keep occupancy in the high seventy percent range to keep space for emergency cases, the Osteopathic Hospital of Maine experienced percent occupancy at 85% in 1971, and 90% in 1975, showing a strong need for the unique type of care it provided.

[Article continued next month]

 

DO Day on the Hill Photos

L-R Will Sammis, MS III, Jill Schaefer, MS III, Alla Tibbetts, MS III, Erica Rice, MS III, and David Rancourt,
MS II, at DO Day on the Hill in Washington DC on May 2, 2006. Photo Courtesy Alla Tibbetts.

Students from a number of Osteopathic schools gathered on the lawn in front of the Capitol Building. Photo by Alla Tibbetts

Chad Bouchard, MS II, and Dean Buser chat in a representative's office. Photo Courtesy Kelly Miller, MOA

Medical Students from UNECOM pack out the office of State Representative Tom Allen during DO Day on the Hill. Photo Courtesy Kelly Miller, MOA

Despite the long drive, over 70 UNECOM students participated in this year's DO Day. Of all Osteopathic schools, UNECOM contributed the 2nd largest cohort of students to the annual event. Students were able to interact with Rep. Allen about current legislation regarding medical issues, and they were able to express concerns about the future of medical care in the United States.

 

UNECOM Faculty

Lobster Boat Passing through Channel of Biddeford Pool. Photo by Steve Smith, RSAS

Faculty Research and Articles

Dr. Steve Hartman from the Anatomy department at UNECOM has published several articles on the validity of cranial osteopathy, as well as the roles of science and religion.

Hartman, S.E. 2005. “Should osteopathic licensing examinations test for knowledge of cranial osteopathy?” International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine 8,4:153-154.

Hartman, S.E. 2006. “Cranial osteopathy: Its fate seems clear.” Chiropractic & Osteopathy 14,10. http://www.chiroandosteo.com/content/14/1/10

Hartman, S.E. 2006. “Is there evidence?: Reply to Drs. Blum and Cuthbert.” Chiropractic & Osteopathy 14,10. http://www.chiroandosteo.com/content/14/1/10/comments#240511

Hartman, S.E. 2006. “Leave religion out of scientific debate.” Portland Press Herald. Wednesday, August 2.

 

UNECOM Alumni

A cormorant dries its wings over Biddeford Pool. Photo by Steve Smith, RSAS

Wayne J. Reynolds, D.O., '89, has been elected President of the Virginia Academy of Family Physicians. The Academy has over 2,500 member physicians, making it the largest specialty society in the Commonwealth. According to a press release, Dr. Reynolds was elected during the Academy's Annual Scientific Assembly held July 20-23. He is the first D.O. president of the society. Dr. Reynolds is also Past President of the Virginia Osteopathic Medical Association. He currently maintains an active practice in Newport News with the Port Warwick Medical Associates. 

 

SGA and C&O

Stand of lupine near Biddeford Pool. Photo by Steve Smith, RSAS

Check out the meeting times of C&Os, their descriptions, and presidents here.

C&O Presidents, use this space each month to advertise your events, fundraisers, and conferences.

 

Student Opportunities and Resources

First year students queue up to join Noteservice 2010 at the C&O Fair. Photo by Steve Smith, RSAS

 

Meat and Potatoes

Lowery skies glower at a lone lobster boat. Photo by Steve Smith, RSAS

Look to this section in future months to find basic campus information such as office hours, phone numbers, and all the other data that you probably have on paper somewhere else but can never find.

Also, we should have links to resources on the RSAS website, including various forms and documents such as the Event Registration Form, the Educational Enhancement Fund application, the Co-Curricular Transcript form, and others. 

Submissions to the COMmunicator:

The COMmunicator is published monthly, Agust-May. Your submissions are welcome. Submit stories, news events, or digital pictures to Steve Smith at comsa@une.edu.

 

Parting Shot

Adirondack chairs and sea roses provide the perfect setting for a quiet study break just a few miles from campus. Except that you would be trespassing - that's private property, so don't do it. Photo by Steve Smith, RSAS

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