Gadflies: Reader says three amigos would like nothing better than not having these people show up at meetings
The three amigos would like nothing better than not having these people show up at meetings and questioning them. This way they can continue with their own personal agendas.
The last time I looked this is still the USA The open public meeting act is not there to protect the politicians from the people but to protect people from politicians. We have a right to attend any and all public meeting and question our elected official if we feel there is a need for a subject to be clarified.
This is what is going on in the government form the federal to the local. The elected official feel that they know better and they know what good for us so no one should question them.
Obama’s use of executive power faces reckoning at Supreme Court
By Kevin Bogardus and Ben Goad – 01/12/14 12:00 PM EST
Nothing less than the boundaries of executive power are at stake Monday as the Supreme Court considers whether President Obama violated the Constitution during his first term.
Oral arguments slated for Monday will center on a trio of recess appointments to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) that were deemed unconstitutional by lower courts.
Even more significant are the ramifications for future presidents, with the court poised either to bolster or blunt the chief executive’s appointment powers.
“Rulings like this have implications that last for centuries,” said Michael Lotito, an employment and labor attorney and co-chairman of Littler Mendelson’s Workplace Policy Institute.
Presidents have for decades used recess appointment powers when the Senate is away to install judges and fill top federal vacancies that ordinarily would be subject to confirmation proceedings.
USA saw fewest lightning deaths on record in 2013
Doyle Rice, USA TODAY 3:52 p.m. EST January 11, 2014
Twenty-three Americans died from lightning in 2013, the fewest since records began in 1940.
The year 2013 set a record for the fewest lightning deaths in a year in the USA. There were 23 fatalities directly attributed to lightning, according to data from the National Weather Service.
The previous record low was in 2011, which had 26 deaths. Accurate lightning death records go back 73 years to 1940.
“Florida and Arizona led the nation in 2013 lightning deaths with four each; followed by Texas, Illinois and Kentucky with two each,” said meteorologist and lightning expert John Jensenius of the weather service. “Nine other states contributed one death each.”
Florida usually sees the most deaths per year. In particular, central Florida is the lightning capital of the USA, typically having more than 100 days with thunderstorms each year.
Children who watch too much TV may have ‘damaged brain structures’
The more time a child spends watching TV, the more profound the changes It leads to more grey matter in the regions around the frontopolar cortex area of the brain – towards the front and side of the head
By ROBIN YAPP
PUBLISHED: 13:03 EST, 10 January 2014 | UPDATED: 13:04 EST, 10 January 2014
Watching too much television can change the structure of a child’s brain in a damaging way, according to a new study.
Researchers found that the more time a child spent viewing TV, the more profound the brain alterations appeared to be.
The Japanese study looked at 276 children aged between five and 18, who watched between zero and four hours TV per day, with the average being about two hours.
Read more: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2537240/Children-watch-TV-damaged-brain-structures.html#ixzz2q7Sxkmnl
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Tweet a lot? Then you’re probably SELF-OBSESSED: Narcissists use Twitter the most because they crave approval
Study by High Point University, North Carolina, said narcissism appears to be a primary driver for the desire for Twitter followers Adult narcissists prefer to post their news on Facebook while Millennials’ status updates are less likely to reflect narcissistic tendencies
By SARAH GRIFFITHS
We all know someone who tweets about the minute details of their life every 10 minutes and now new research suggests that are displaying narcissistic tendencies.
U.S. researchers claim narcissists tweet more often than others and crave followers on Twitter to meet their need for approval.
They also found that narcissists update their Facebook status more regularly and vain adults prefer to post content on Facebook, rather than Twitter.
Read more: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2537208/Tweet-lot-Then-youre-probably-SELF-OBSESSED-Narcissists-use-Twitter-crave-followers.html#ixzz2q7Ptei2W
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Bergen Record Stoops to New Lows Attacking Civic minded Citizens
Bergen Record Teams Up with Village Council to Undermine Democratic Process
Village Council Looks to Bully and Squelch Dissent
After a Week of Attacking Chris Christie , Record Tag Teams with Village Council to Bully Resident
Gadflies across North Jersey walk fine line between being pests to officials and civic assets
Sunday January 12, 2014, 9:09 AM
BY CHRIS HARRIS
STAFF WRITER
The Record
Boyd Loving plans his summer vacation in January most years, but only after Ridgewood’s Village Council has set its meeting schedule for the year. He has missed just two council meetings since 2000, and he has no intention of adding to the total.
Scientists build Star Trek-style tricorder that scans for signs of disease
Scanadu Scout uses the operating system Nasa uses in its Mars rover
To take a reading, the gadget is held on a person’s temple for 10 seconds
Sensors and a built-in microphone read a variety of vital health signs
This includes temperature, heart rate, blood oxygen levels and more
Full technical specifications have not been released, but a prototype is on display at the Consumer Electronics Show in Vegas
By Victoria Woollaston
PUBLISHED: 06:15 EST, 8 January 2014 | UPDATED: 18:08 EST, 8 January 2014
Imagine a world where a handheld gadget scans your body and diagnoses illnesses in seconds – reducing hospital visits and potentially saving your life.
It may sound like the work of science fiction but engineers in California have taken their lead from the Star Trek franchise and developed a real-life version of the show’s medical tricorder.
The Scanadu Scout can read a person’s temperature, heart rate, blood oxygen levels, and more, simply being held against their forehead.
Shown here are Bettyann Kempin; Ann Marie Leichman, Vice President of Patient Care Services and Chief Nursing Officer; and Beverly Karas-Irwin.
Valley Nurses Selected for Nursing Leadership Awards
December 18, 2013 — The Valley Hospital is pleased to announce the selection of two of its nurses for Nursing Leadership Awards by the Organization of Nurse Executives of New Jersey (ONE NJ). Since 1971, ONENJ has been the professional organization of choice for nursing leaders, representing nursing administration and management in all practice settings.
Beverly Karas-Irwin, Director of Professional Practice and Research at Valley, has been recognized with the 2013 Professional Recognition Award. This award is bestowed upon a nurse who demonstrates nursing leadership through a professional achievement that has made a significant impact on nursing. Beverly is being recognized for her work in developing the joint nursing program between The Valley Hospital and Ramapo College. These types of partnerships between academia and practice are now a recommendation of the Institute of Medicine’s in their 2010 report called, “The Future of Nursing”.
Bettyann Kempin, Assistant Vice President for Medical and Surgical Services at Valley, has received the 2013 Leadership in Mentorship Award. This award is presented to a nurse leader who demonstrates supportive leadership in mentoring nurses in the leadership role. Bettyann was nominated by nurse manager from St. Joseph’s Hospital in Paterson for recognition of the mentorship she provided to her as part of the Organization of Nurse Executives of New Jersey Mentorship Program, which Bettyann helped develop.
Singles Meet-Up
1st Library Singles Night
Tue., Jan. 14 at 7pm
Ready to try speed dating? Meet-Ups? Online dating? Book & Movie groups? Librarian Kerri Wallace invites all ages to join us for coffee and new ideas
Baby boomers remodel instead of moving
SUNDAY, JANUARY 12, 2014
BY BARBARA WILLIAMS
STAFF WRITER
THE RECORD
David Shanks longed for a bigger house. A roomy kitchen was on the list — he loved to cook and had a hard time whipping up specialties for his wife and two daughters in their old narrow one.
But his No. 1 priority was a shower stall in the bathroom large enough for him to maneuver without jamming his elbows against the tiles.
“We’ve always had a small house, including one small bathroom that I shared with three women,” said Shanks, a retired publishing executive. “I really wanted a shower where I could stretch my arms and not knock my elbows every time I moved.”
After the girls moved out following college graduation, Shanks and his wife, Elizabeth, were done with tuition bills and their mortgage was paid off. It’s a time when many empty nesters downsize, or find their dream home, or both.
Readers Not Impressed with Village Engineer Response to Generator Failure
Our engineer, Mr. Rutishauser, stated on Wednesday night, “it happens,” in reference to the failure of the generator. This was delivered with a shrug. Please, do not shrug this off as an unimportant, insignificant event. It is going to cost more than my annual pension to correct this mess. It is inexcusable that the generator was not tested on a regular basis.
Not knowing your generator is broken is completely preventable.
Do we not have a service contract on the generator? I work with several data centers, all with generators, and all with a company that services them on a monthly basis. Additionally, most, if not all commercial generators have monitoring hardware/software that continually check the basic functions and periodically do an automatic exercising and test of the engine.
I also don’t understand how a power failure can damage a facilty. Power coming back to quickly (a surge or spike) certainly can, but again, there are a multitude of ways to protect against that. I guess we don’t have those either. Amazing.
My generator at home comes on once a week.
There is a panel with a simple green light indicating proper functioning, or red if not.
One would expect the same from the facility.
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Residents React To Christie In Hillary Clinton’s Hometown Of Chappaqua
by Brian Donnelly
CHAPPAQUA, N.Y. – New Jersey governor and potential presidential candidate Chris Christie has lost favor with some Chappaqua voters since emails and text messages connected his aides to a now-infamous traffic stunt.
The controversy is especially topical in Chappaqua, which is the adopted hometown of Hillary Rodham Clinton. Many are pointing to a possible showdown in the 2016 presidential race between Clinton and Christie. Neither has announced a decision yet.
Christie has denied any involvement in a political revenge scheme that shut several lanes in Fort Lee, N.J., leading to the George Washington Bridge in September 2013. On Thursday, Christie fired his deputy chief of staff, Bridget Anne Kelly, and severed ties with his top political aide, Bill Stepien.
According to published reports, Kelly sent an email Aug. 13, 2013 reading, “Time for some traffic problems in Fort Lee.” She sent it to the director of interstate capital projects at the Port Authority, David Wildstein, who replied, “Got it.” He resigned in early December.
“I think that people’s trust has been affected somewhat,” said Dr. Chjan Lim, a 20-year Chappaqua resident and math professor at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
Lim, a Democrat, said if he had to vote for a Republican, he would choose Christie based on his perception as a straight shooter and ability to work across the aisle. However, the former Tarrytown resident said he would prefer to see Hillary Clinton in the White House.
Conversely, Andrea Meakem, speaking as a New Jersey native, said she would vote for Christie before voting for Clinton. The 13-year Chappaqua resident said she grew up in Ridgewood, about 20 minutes from the George Washington Bridge.
While Meakem said the situation is unsettling, she thinks Christie recovered well.
NYT: Woman Says Bridgegate Closings Didn’t Cause Her Mother’s Death
January 10, 2014 – 8:43 am
FORT LEE, N.J. — The daughter of a 91-year-old woman from Fort Lee, N.J., who died on the day of a major traffic jam precipitated by top aides to Gov. Chris Christie said on Thursday that she did not believe the inability of an ambulance to reach her mother’s house was a factor in her death.
“I honestly believe it was just her time,” said Vilma Oleri, whose mother, Florence Genova, died on the morning of Sept. 9, the first day that the closing of local lanes leading to the George Washington Bridge set off the snarls.
A Fort Lee emergency official has said that the traffic jam prevented an ambulance from Englewood Hospital from reaching Ms. Genova’s home.
Christie’s critics have seized on Genova’s death, even calling the traffic jam scandal “Bridgeghazi” in an accidental acknowledgement that Benghazi is a legitimate scandal — now that it can somehow be aimed at a Republican. Some have even suggested that manslaughter charges should be on the table. In the bridge scandal, not Benghazi, of course.
2013 ends with weakest job growth in years
By Annalyn Kurtz @AnnalynKurtz January 10, 2014: 11:13 AM ET
Ouch! The job market suddenly looks a lot weaker than economists’ had thought.
Hiring slumped sharply in December, as the economy added only 74,000 jobs, according to the government. This was the weakest month for job growth since January 2011 and came as a huge surprise to economists, who were expecting an addition of 193,000 jobs.
For all of 2013, the economy added 2.2 million jobs — on par with 2012’s gains.
Some economists believe December’s weak job gains could be a fluke, given other solid data recently. They expect the government to revise the numbers higher in the months ahead.
“Just about every other measure of job growth suggests that employers are either hiring or intending to hire, extending hours and laying off fewer people,” said Tim Hopper, chief economist for TIAA-CREF.
