Congressman Scott Garrett will hold a meet and greet at the Larkin House in Wyckoff on September 23rd 7pm
West Bergen Tea Party Invite you to meet & greet Congressman Scott Garrett at West Bergen Tea Party Meeting 7 pm, Tuesday, September 23 at the Larkin House
Join us 7 pm, Tuesday September 23
At the Larkin House
380 Godwin Avenue, Wyckoff
(1/4 mile North of Stop & Shop on the right)
More information: 201 891-5918.. [email protected]
Twitter: westbergentp
Deborah Porterfield, Special for USA Today12:08 p.m. EDT September 16, 2014
The hammock looks inviting but your lawn needs to be mowed. A Robomow robotic mower provides a tempting solution. Powered by a rechargeable battery, the mower trims your lawn while you nap in the sun. Before you can put the mower to work, you’ll have to set up the mowing perimeters with the included perimeter wire and plastic pegs. This lets the mower know where to mow and — more important — where not to mow. When the mower senses an obstacle, the blades will stop moving and the mower will change course. Forgetful? You can set the mower to do its job at preset times and days. The RC306, a mower that can handle a 6,500-square-foot lawn, costs about $1,100. The RM200, a basic model that can handle a 2,200-square foot lawn, costs about $800. Other models are available.www.robomow.com
Vacuum and mop at the same time
Should you sweep or mop? You can set up Moneual’s Hybrid Robot Vacuum Cleaner to do both. Using the remote control, you can direct the RYDIS H68 Pro to vacuum a room’s floor and then have it scrub the floor with water and cleanser placed in its tank. The sparkling results will make your home ready for drop-in guests. The robotic cleaner also can vacuum without mopping and vice versa. Either way, its smart vision mapping sensors can track down — and clean — dirty areas that are often overlooked. It costs about $500.
U.S. General to Seek Combat Troops if Airstrikes Can’t Stop ISIS
By JEREMY W. PETERSSEPT. 16, 2014
WASHINGTON — Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told Congress on Tuesday that he would recommend deploying United States combat forces against Islamic extremists in specific operations if the current strategy of airstrikes was not successful, raising the possibility of the kind of escalation that President Obama has flatly ruled out.
In testimony before the Senate Armed Services Committee, he said that while he was confident in the ability of the coalition of American, European and Middle Eastern governments to stop the Islamic State, he could not completely close the door to eventually asking Mr. Obama to commit ground troops to fight the group, known as ISIS or ISIL.
“My view at this point is that this coalition is the appropriate way forward. I believe that will prove true,” he said. “But if it fails to be true, and if there are threats to the United States, then I of course would go back to the president and make a recommendation that may include the use of U.S. military ground forces.”
The Ten Dumbest Common Core Problems Sample questions guaranteed to make your brain hurt in all the wrong places. By Alec Torres
The Common Core State Standards Initiative is widely denounced for imposing confusing, unhelpful experimental teaching methods. Following these methods, some have created problems that lack essential information or make no sense whatsoever.
Some 45 states and the District of Columbia have so far adopted Common Core standards, leaving students all around the United States to puzzle over mysterious logic and language devised in accordance with Common Core’s new methods.
Here are eleven Common Core–compliant problems that have caused parents, students, and even teachers to scratch their heads or respond in outrage:
1. Starting with an easily solvable problem, New York takes the simple “7+7″ and complicates it with something called “number bonds.”
For most kids, Enterovirus D68 won’t be tougher than common cold
SEPTEMBER 15, 2014, 6:29 PM LAST UPDATED: MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2014, 6:36 PM BY STEVE JANOSKI STAFF WRITER THE RECORD
Despite the vast amount of attention that’s been focused on the danger Enterovirus D68 poses to children, the reality is that for most kids, the respiratory virus wouldn’t be much tougher than a bout with the common cold.
About a dozen cases of the virus, which is characterized by fever, runny nose, coughing, and general achiness, were confirmed in New York State last week; none have been reported yet in New Jersey. Although it’s described by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention as a “mild-to-severe” illness, it doesn’t attack adults, who have developed the antibodies necessary to ward it off through prolonged exposure to similar diseases.
There is a risk for some kids, especially if they have a history of asthma or wheezing, said Julia A. Piwoz, M.D., chief of Pediatric Infectious Diseases at the Joseph M. Sanzari Children’s Hospital at the Hackensack University Medical Center.
“Certain kids are getting sicker than we would ordinarily expect from summer colds, and kids with asthma tend to have more respiratory distress with this than they would with a cold. That could trigger an asthma attack,” she said.
Still, she said, there is no specific treatment or antiviral for EV-D68, and hospitals will likely handle it the same way they handle other cases of the flu.
Reader says No one is against development, just gross and stupid over-development.
Number 1 Sure — very simple. One option, the developer who purchased the property follows the existing code — which will include some apartments and some single family homes as well as some business. Another option, the Village condemns the property using eminent domain and turns it into a park.
No one is against development, just gross and stupid over-development. You have exactly made the point as to why the developers are all wrong. Your argument is in effect, we need to approve the hundreds of units the developers want to build or we will have urban blight. Just the opposite is true — say no to over-development and the master plan as written will allow more sensible building with no need for amendments to the master plan or zoning adjustments.
Why do you suppose the speculator who bought that property is happy to have junky trucks sitting there now? Its exactly to bait people into voting for change without realizing the problems change will bring.
Now that you have heard these alternative solutions, I suppose you will agree with one of them?
Copied from CBR Facebook page:Can this town handle 50 units an acre?
We need more members of the public to attend this meeting tomorrow night at RHS.(Sept 16, 7:30pm) There are only a few meetings left before the planning board comes to a decision on higher density housing in Ridgewood. Can this town handle 50 units an acre? What happens next? Will more developers seek the same zoning benefits? Will our town have to grant those requests or else fall victim to “spot zoning” claims and expensive litigation brought on by other land owners seeking the same density increases? Once this new zone is created, there is no turning back. 50 units an acre that cover 10 acres of our town. Our planning board needs to proceed cautiously and settle on a number that makes sense. This is what planning boards do. Planning Boards plan for communities and amend master plans to ensure a better quality of life for the residents. At what number should the density increase, in order to stimulate development, yet still compliment existing structures and not fundamentally change the character of this town? This whole process is like a walk on a tight rope. The answer lies in a delicate balance. We are hopeful that our planning board finds that balance and does not fall. Please come tomorrow night.
Ridgewood teachers union supports Common Core opponents
SEPTEMBER 15, 2014 LAST UPDATED: MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2014, 9:18 AM BY JODI WEINBERGER STAFF WRITER
The Ridgewood teachers union gave a boost to parents opposing the Common Core and assessments it is linked to at the kickoff to the new school year last week.
Parents and teachers alike say their questions and concerns about Common Core have largely gone unanswered, with parents worried about the future of their children’s education and teachers worried about the future of their careers.
Superintendent Daniel Fishbein addressed some of the queries at a Board of Education (BOE) meeting on Sept. 8, standing firm on two points: The district does not have the right to ignore the Common Core standards or opt out of the assessment, the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC).
Could The NFL Turn To Condoleezza Rice To Repair Its Image and Give Her the ‘Dream Job’?
With NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell under fire for his handling of the Ray Rice domestic violence arrest, calls for his resignation as commissioner continue to grow. One of the people being floated as a possible replacement to Goodell is former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.
See, Condi is a huge football fan and sports fan in general, and she has said that being NFL Commissioner would be her dream job.
The Telegraph reports:
American football, the country’s most popular sport and a bastion of macho male culture, has suffered one of the worst weeks in its history with three high-profile stars facing accusations of domestic violence.
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The crisis has led to calls for Ms Rice, a lifelong Cleveland Browns fan, to step in replace the beleaguered Roger Goodell as Commissioner. As far back as 2002 Ms Rice described becoming NFL Commissioner as her dream job.
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Now she is getting serious backing, including from former members of the Bush administration, for taking on the task of rescuing a sport whose image has taken a severe battering over the last seven days.
The backing for Rice to take over as NFL Commissioner is definitely growing. And it’s not just former members of the Bush administration who are supporting the call for Rice to become commissioner.
In today’s U.S. News and World Report, Susan Milligan, who was a biographer for the late Senator Ted Kennedy (D-Massachusetts), endorsed the calls for Rice to replace Goodell.
Having a female commissioner would go a long way in acknowledging that this is not a man’s pastime. It’s an American sport, and it attracts both male and female fans. Condoleezza Rice could help draw more female fans, and for all the right reasons.
Not everyone is predicting that Rice will take over the NFL, however. As Al.com noted, Commissioner Goodell has stated that he doesn’t believe his job is at risk.
Republican upstart hopes to ride economic plan and anti-incumbent sentiment into the Senate
BY: Mary Lou Byrd September 15, 2014 5:00 am
Voter discontent and anti-incumbency sentiment will be factors in the race between Republican Jeff Bell and Cory Booker (D., N.J.) in November, which is surprisingly tight despite the incumbent Democrat’s national popularity.
Bell has stepped up his campaigning and continued to push his economic agenda, which he believes will restore prosperity to the middle class, revive the economy, help small businesses, and create jobs. He has also addressed the threat of Islamic terrorism on the campaign trail.
Speaking at a GOP meeting in Lakewood days before President Barack Obama’s Oval Office speech on the threat posed by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL, or ISIS), Bell spoke of President Ronald Reagan and cited the stark difference between Reagan and Obama.
Reagan “believed in our values,” Bell said. “He was loyal to our allies and other countries knew that.”
“The only thing we should be thinking about is how do we kill the killers before they come here,” Bell said. “Christians, Jews and minorities are being eradicated,” he said, and Obama’s administration is “anti-Israel” and has showed “passivity in the Middle East.”
Bell then turned to his economic plan, which calls for a return to a gold-backed dollar. It would be the first time in 43 years the greenback was backed by gold.
Photo credit: Boyd A. Loving Bicyclist injured after colliding with vehicle in Ridgewood September 15th 2014 Boyd A. Loving 5:56 PM
Ridgewood NJ, A male youth riding a bicycle was struck by a vehicle at the intersection of North Maple and Franklin Avenues in Ridgewood just before 5:30 PM on Monday, 09/15. Ridgewood PD, FD, and EMS units rushed to the scene following receipt of a 911 telephone call reporting the incident. The youth’s injuries appeared to be minor in nature; he walked on his own power to a waiting ambulance, which transported him to The Valley Hospital for treatment. Ridgewood FD personnel transported the victim’s bicycle to his house with the help of a friend who had been riding with him at the time of the crash.
The trendy new food substitute is made by people and for people—not of people.
Greg Beato from the October 2014 issue
Remember when the planet’s young people-or at least its youth-oriented jingle writers-almost convinced us that a bottle of Coca-Cola could play a pivotal role in achieving global harmony? While the “real thing” may have been a balm against the stings of Vietnam and other afflictions of the era, today’s youthful idealists understand it will take a lot more than proprietary sugar-water and some attractive teenagers singing on a hilltop to combat melting polar ice caps, rising income inequality, and everything else that ails us. We need a genuine miracle elixir, not just a pause that refreshes.
Enter Soylent, the gulp that sustains. Its primary components are a powder made from maltodextrin, rice protein, oat flour, and more vitamins and minerals than mid-century food scientists ever managed to pack into a loaf of Wonder Bread, plus a liquid blend of canola oil and fish oil. Mix the powder with the oil, add water, and that’s it. Soylent is almost as easy to prepare as a glass of Coca-Cola, and yet it is designed to function as a “staple meal” that offers “maximum nutrition with minimal effort.”
Soylent, in other words, is simultaneously an antidote to both Monster Thickburgers and locavorist gospel. Similar products, such as Ensure and Slim-Fast, have been on the market for years, but they’re filled with objectionable Big Food ingredients like sugar and sucralose and targeted at geriatrics, dieters, and other specialty audiences. Soylent pairs optimized molybdenum uptake with a message of low-impact environmental sustainability. (“I almost forgot to mention, when everything going in to your body is diffused into the bloodstream, you don’t poop,” advises Soylent creator Rob Rhinehart in a blog post. “I only have to remove a few grams of fiber from my system per week.”) And yet while processed food prohibitionists like Michael “Mostly Plants” Pollan demonize convenience, affordability, and technology, Soylent supersizes these attributes in ways that might even scare Ronald McDonald fiberless.
ANNUAL FALL FESTIVAL Sunday, September 21st (rain or shine) Join the Village Department of Parks and Recreation for the Annual Ridgewood Fall Festival Street Fair on Sunday, September 21st, from 12:00 noon to 5:00 p.m.(rain or shine). Admission is free. East Ridgewood Avenue, between Maple Avenue and Oak Street, will be transformed into an outdoor market with tables of arts and crafts, jewelry, holiday ornaments, and more. Live entertainment is provided along with a food court offering snacks of all kinds, while special events are planned for the children. There will be something for everyone! Come and enjoy! Please call the Recreation Office at 201-670-5560 with any questions.
Posted by: : Paul EbelingPosted on: September 14, 2014
Vast Majority Do Not Believe US Will Defeat ISISNearly 70% of Americans surveyed do not believe the United States will succeed in wiping out Islamic State (ISIS) militants, according to a new NBC News/WS-J/Annenberg poll.
According to the poll, 68% have “very little” or “just some” confidence in US President Barack Hussein Obama’s goal of eliminating the threat of ISIS. Just 28% had “a great deal” or “quite a bit” of confidence in Mr. Obama’s goals.
62% say they support the used of air power against ISIS in Syria as laid out by the president in last Wednesday’s prime time address to the nation, 22% oppose the plan.
“The bottom line: The president has made his case to the American public, and like other presidents who faced war and peace issues, support usually follows,” Democratic pollster Peter Hart said of the survey he helped conduct. “The difference in this military encounter is that, right out of the box, Americans are skeptical if this will work.”
The poll showed that just 38% of Americans think Mr. Obama is doing an effective job on foreign policy.
A poll from last week showed that 65% think action against ISIS is in America’s interest. That number rose to 68% after some of those polled were re-contacted after Mr. Obama’s speech.
Technology solutions to parking problems in Fort Lee
September 15, 2014 Last updated: Monday, September 15, 2014, 7:23 AM
By SVETLANA SHKOLNIKOVA
STAFF WRITER
The Record
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FORT LEE — To prepare for increased traffic in the downtown area, the Fort Lee Parking Authority will roll out a license plate recognition system this fall that will revamp the process for parking meter collection and parking permit registration.
The system uses technology to read license plate numbers with cameras mounted atop borough vehicles, eliminating the need for physical permits and significantly cutting down on time spent on enforcement.
Fort Lee will start with one camera-equipped vehicle and probably add a second next spring, when the program expands from parking lots to residential parking areas, said Gloria Gallo, the authority administrator.
“Because of the new development, this district is going to become very busy,” she said, referring to Redevelopment Area 5 and downtown. “We want to stay up-to-date with the latest technology, and this will just be more efficient.”
Gallo hopes to open parking permit registration on Nov. 1, though delays are possible.
The technology will move the entire registration process online, allowing drivers to pay for their permits and register their license plate numbers all at once. They will no longer need to print out permits.
