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Ridgewood Guild : Music in the Night

The Ridgewood Guild “Music in the Night” evening performance series will be in its 4th Season this summer.

Every Friday night from 7:00 – 9:00p.m. during the summer months, musicians will be performing in several locations throughout downtown. These talented performers have created quite a buzz, so come join the fun!

If you can strum a guitar, blow a horn or croon a tune, email us for an audition or call 201-493-9911

Street Musicians in Ridgewood, NJ ArtChickTV  olde but a goodie

Ken Smith’s in Ridgewood now closed

Bergen leads N.J. surge in auto sales
Saturday July 6, 2013, 11:41 PM
BY  HUGH R. MORLEY AND ADAM OFFITZER
STAFF WRITERS
The Record

With Bergen County leading the way, new-vehicle registrations in New Jersey are soaring to heights not seen since the start of the recession, and both car-industry insiders and economic experts say it’s a clear sign of a big improvement in the overall economy.

Spurred by a pent-up desire to replace their aging cars and continued low interest rates, customers are flocking to new-car lots, boosting the hopes of dealers that they have finally put behind them the bad times that sent the industry into a recession-fueled downward spiral of bankruptcies, dealership closings and limp sales.

By the numbers

After slumping during the recession, auto sales by North Jersey dealers showing signs of reviving.

Year * Bergen Passaic
2012 80,172 28,010
2010 74,134 32,819
2008 69,891 20,825
2007 87,258 27,925

*Complete data not available for 2009 and 2011

Sources: R L Polk & Co., Dave Sheingold/staff analysis

New Jersey registered about 198,000 new cars and trucks in the first five months of this year, a pace that, if it continued through December, would total about 475,000 in 2013 — just short of the 498,000 registrations in pre-recession 2006.

Sales in Bergen are up 14.6 percent in the first two months of 2013 over the same period in 2012, the biggest increase in the state.

https://www.northjersey.com/news/Bergen_leads_NJ_surge_in_auto_sales.html

What to Do During Extreme Heat

Slow down. Avoid strenuous activity. Reduce, eliminate or reschedule strenuous activities. High-risk individuals should stay in cool places. Get plenty of rest to allow your natural “cooling system” to work. If you must do strenuous activity, do it during the coolest part of the day, which is usually in the morning between 4:00 a.m. and 7:00 a.m. Many heat emergencies are experienced by people exercising or working during the hottest part of the day.
Avoid too much sunshine. Sunburn slows the skin’s ability to cool itself. The sun will also heat the inner core of your body, resulting in dehydration. Use a sunscreen lotion with a high sun protection factor (SPF) rating.
Postpone outdoor games and activities. Extreme heat can threaten the health of athletes, staff, and spectators of outdoor games and activities.
Avoid extreme temperature changes. A cool shower immediately after coming in from hot temperatures can result in hypothermia, particularly for elderly and very young people.
Stay indoors as much as possible. If air conditioning is not available, stay on the lowest floor, out of the sunshine. Even in the warmest weather, staying indoors, out of sunshine, is safer than long periods of exposure to the sun.
Keep heat outside and cool air inside. Close any registers that may allow heat inside. Install temporary reflectors, such as aluminum foil covered cardboard, in windows and skylights to reflect heat back outside.
Conserve electricity not needed to keep you cool. During periods of extreme heat, people tend to use a lot more power for air conditioning. Conserve electricity not used to keep you cool so power can remain available and reduce the chance of a community wide outage.
Vacuum air conditioner filters weekly during periods of high use. Air conditioner filters can become clogged or filled with dirt, making them less efficient. Keeping them clean will allow your air conditioner to provide more cool air.
If your home does not have air conditioning, go to a public building with air conditioning each day for several hours. Air conditioned locations are the safest places during extreme heat because electric fans do not cool the air. Fans do help sweat evaporate, which gives a cooling effect.
Dress appropriately:

Wear loose-fitting, lightweight, light-colored clothing that will cover as much skin as possible. Lightweight, light-colored clothing reflects heat and sunlight and helps maintain normal body temperature. Cover as much skin as possible to avoid sunburn and over-warming effects of sunlight on your body.
Protect face and head by wearing a wide-brimmed hat. A hat will keep direct sunlight off your head and face. Sunlight can burn and warm the inner core of your body.

Drink plenty of fluids even if you do not feel thirsty. Injury and death can occur from dehydration, which can happen quickly and unnoticed. Symptoms of dehydration are often confused with other causes. Persons who have epilepsy or heart, kidney, or liver disease; who are on fluid-restrictive diets; or who have a problem with fluid retention should consult a doctor before increasing liquid intake.
Take frequent breaks if you must work outdoors. Frequent breaks, especially in a cool area or to drink fluids, can help people tolerate heat better.
Use a buddy system when working in extreme heat. Partners can keep an eye on each other and can assist each other when needed. Sometimes exposure to heat can cloud judgment. Chances are if you work alone, you may not notice this.
Drink plenty of water regularly and often. Your body needs water to keep cool. Water is the safest liquid to drink during heat emergencies.
Avoid drinks with alcohol or caffeine in them. They can make you feel good briefly, but make the heat’s effects on your body worse. This is especially true about beer, which actually dehydrates the body.
Eat small meals and eat more often. Large, heavy meals are more difficult to digest and cause your body to increase internal heat to aid digestion, worsening overall conditions. Avoid foods that are high in protein, such as meats and nuts, which increase metabolic heat.
Avoid using salt tablets unless directed to do so by a physician. Salt causes the body to retain fluids, resulting in swelling. Salt affects areas of your body that help you sweat, which would keep you cool. Persons on salt-restrictive diets should check with a physician before increasing salt intake.
NEVER leave children or pets alone in closed vehicles. Temperatures inside a closed vehicle can reach over 140 degrees F within minutes. Exposure to such high temperatures can kill in minutes.

https://www.disastercenter.com/guide/heat.html

New drug approved to treat cancer after Hackensack physician leads study
Saturday, July 6, 2013    Last updated: Saturday July 6, 2013, 11:50 AM
BY  BARBARA WILLIAMS
STAFF WRITER
The Record

A new drug has been approved to battle mantle cell lymphoma, an aggressive cancer often fatal because of its resistance to treatment, after a study led by a Hackensack University Medical Center physician showed it can stop the progression of the disease in about a quarter of the patients.

Revlimid, a drug taken orally, was granted approval by the Food and Drug Administration last month after a study led by Dr. Andre Goy involving 134 patients showed 26 percent of patients responded to the medication. Nine patients showed a complete remission by the end of the clinical trial, according to the FDA.

Before the study, all of the patients had been treated with chemotherapy and their disease had either never regressed or had returned, Goy said.

“Patients were heavily pretreated and were a poor risk,” Goy said. “That’s why this is so important. Many of these patients had few other options.”

– See more at: https://www.northjersey.com/news/214457361_New_drug_approved_to_treat_cancer_after_Hackensack_physician_leads_study.html#sthash.SrC72JCU.dpuf

Obamacare called ‘The fiasco for the ages’

Nancy Pelosi told us there would be days like this. The only way to find out what was in Obamacare was to pass it and see what happens. Congress passed it, the messiah signed it, and we’re beginning to see what happens.

Barack Obama and the gang that can’t shoot straight aren’t having much fun, but if they think they aren’t having fun now, just wait. The “best” is yet to come.

The best the Democrats can say about Obamacare is that it’s an approaching train wreck, in the memorable description of Sen. Max Baucus of Montana. Mr. Baucus was one of the authors of the legislation and now he’s hurrying home to Montana for good, anxious to avert his eyes from all the hair, teeth and eyeballs soon to be scattered along the railroad right-of-way.

Pundits and professors are rifling through the thesaurus, looking for the right word to describe what the Wall Street Journal calls “a fiasco for the ages.” The Journal editorialists reminded everyone that they “fought the Affordable Care Act from start to passage, and we’d like to apologize to our readers. It turns out we weren’t nearly critical enough.”

The editors of The New York Times, Mr. Obama’s most reliable sycophants, are deep in mourning, but working furiously to apply more rouge to the corpse before it turns the parlor too fragrant for a wake. It’s summer, and they’re running out of ice.

The “downside” to the delay in implementing the employer mandate is that it gives Republican critics the facts and figures, the “ammunition to portray the health care reforms as a failure,” The Times says. But not to worry, the year’s delay decreed by the president will allow the Internal Revenue Service time to figure out “how this mandate will work … it is more important to do this right than to do it quickly.”

It’s ever so reassuring to know the IRS is on the case

Read more: https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/jul/5/pruden-obamacare-called-fiasco-ages/#ixzz2YGt7SHWi

Only 47% of Adults Have Full-Time Job

The release of the June Jobs’ Report Friday was something of a relief for the markets. The Labor Department reported that the economy gained 195,000 jobs in June, which beat economists’ expectations. The Department also reported that the economy gained 70,000 more jobs in April and May than it originally estimated. The report, however, also provides clear evidence that the the nation is splitting into two; only 47% of Americans have a full-time job and those who don’t are finding it increasingly out of reach.

Of the 144 million Americans employed last month, only 116 million were working full-time. Friday’s report showed that 58.7% of the civilian adult population of 245 million was working last month. Only 47% of Americans, however, had a full-time job.

https://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2013/07/05/only-47-americans-have-full-time-job

Public Notice: Magnet Recognition Program Site Visit

The Valley Hospital was designated as a Magnet organization in 2003 and 2008 by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) Magnet Recognition Program®. This prestigious designation recognizes excellence in nursing services. In August 2013, The Valley Hospital is applying for re-designation.

Patients, family members, staff, and interested parties who would like to provide comments are encouraged to do so. Anyone may send comments via e-mail, fax, and direct mail. All phone comments to the Magnet Program Office must be followed up in writing.

Your comments are confidential and never shared with the facility. If you choose, your comments may be anonymous, but must be in writing.

Your comments must be received by August 4, 2013.

Address:
American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)
Magnet Recognition Program Office
8515 Georgia Ave., Suite 400
Silver Spring, MD  20910-3492

Fax:
301-628-5217

E-Mail:
[email protected]

Phone:
866-588-3301 (toll free)

Media Contact: The Department of Communications & Marketing, 201-291-6330

www.auanet.org

Ridgewood High School alumnus receives prestigious award
Friday July 5, 2013, 10:30 AM
BY  EILEEN LA FORGIA
STAFF WRITER
The Ridgewood News

Dr. Harry C. Miller graduated from Ridgewood High School in 1946 and went on to an illustrious career as a urologist. His most recent honor was receiving the prestigious William P. Didusch Art and History Award at the 2013 American Urological Association annual meeting in San Diego on May 8,

Dr. Harry C. Miller, left, received his William P. Didusch Art and History Award from Dennis S. Pessis, president of the American Urological Association.

“I was very flattered. I had retired awhile ago and thought they might have forgotten about me,” said Miller, who had won the Gold Cane Award from the association back in 2000.

There were 20,000 people at the recent meeting with heads of urology organizations from 72 different countries, as well as members from around the United States.

– See more at: https://www.northjersey.com/ridgewood/214341951_Ridgewood_High_School_alumnus_receives_prestigiuos_award_alumnus__receives_award_.html#sthash.Tbf4qk5Z.dpuf

Scientist fails to answer questions
Friday, June 28, 2013
The Ridgewood News

Scientist fails to answer Valley construction questions

To the Ridgewood News editor:

Last week, Ridgewood residents were expecting a scientist who would have been prepared with some kind of assessment of the hospital’s and adjacent neighborhood’s present environment. There was none offered, and, the scientist, Dr. Magari later admitted her presentation was a theoretical one. Then, when asked about who may have health effects from particulate matter from diesel/trucks/vehicles and construction debris in the proposed construction area, she said workers and hospital patients and needed emphatic prompting to add children, neighbors and senior residents, especially those unwell. She offered that workers would have personal monitors for the very dangerous particulate matter PM2.5 (or commonly called “soot”) and air monitors around the hospital perimeters to check on pollution levels. When asked about having monitors at BF she was unsure. BF and the hospital could negotiate that possibility.

– See more at: https://www.northjersey.com/news/opinions/213441461_Letter__Scientist_fails_to_answer_questions.html#sthash.yYwaL2Rj.dpuf

Millennial Jobs Report: Youth Unemployment at 16.1% in June

Opportunities remain scarce for young people after years of debt-fueled government spending

Washington, DC – (7/5/13) – Generation Opportunity, a national, non-partisan youth advocacy organization, is announcing its Millennial Jobs Report for June 2013. The data is non-seasonally adjusted (NSA) and is specific to 18-29 year olds:

The effective (U6) unemployment rate for 18-29 year olds, which adjusts for labor force participation by including those who have given up looking for work, is 16.1 percent (NSA).

The declining labor force participation rate has created an additional 1.7 million young adults that are not counted as “unemployed” by the U.S. Department of Labor because they are not in the labor force, meaning that those young people have given up looking for work due to the lack of jobs.

The (U3) unemployment rate for 18-29 year olds is 12.7 percent (NSA). The (U3) unemployment rate for 18-29 year old African-Americans is 23.7 percent (NSA); the (U3) unemployment rate for 18-29 year old Hispanics is 13.2 percent (NSA); and the (U3) unemployment rate for 18–29 year old women is 11.6 percent (NSA).

Evan Feinberg, President of Generation Opportunity, issued the following statement:

“The White House will undoubtedly try to spin this morning’s jobs report as evidence that their policies of higher taxes and unsustainable deficits are actually creating more opportunities – young people know better.

“Young people are finding fewer opportunities and are being saddled with the costs of our country’s unsustainable deficits.

“This week, Washington leaders failed once again to reach an agreement on student loan interest rates – never mind the fact that they never even bothered to address the underlying issue – skyrocketing tuition costs.

“Next we can look forward to a whole slew of new environmental regulations that will further inhibit job creation and screw over a generation that nobody seems to realize is suffering.