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Get Consumer Updates by E-mail Temporary Tattoos Are Not Risk Free! A group of friends compare their temporary tattoos. The smallest hand (top right) belongs to a five-year-old who developed severe reddening (bottom) where the tattoo was placed. (Photos used with permission, by Keith Peterson.) Consumer Updates RSS Feed Share this article (PDF 392 K) On this page: Not Necessarily Safe Spring break is on the way, or maybe summer vacation. Time to pack your swim suit, hit the beach, and perhaps indulge in a little harmless fun. What about getting a temporary tattoo to mark the occasion? Who could it hurt to get a temporary tattoo? It could hurt you, if you actually get one. Temporary tattoos typically last from three days to several weeks, depending on the product used for coloring and the condition of the skin. Unlike permanent tattoos, which are injected into the skin, temporary tattoos... Read more →

English: American black bear (Ursus americanus) (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Released: 3/29/2013 8:00 AM EDT Source Newsroom: Wildlife Conservation Society more news from this source Newswise — A new study from the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and the Nevada Department of Wildlife ( NDOW) has pieced together the last 150 years of history for one of the state’s most interesting denizens: the black bear. The study, which looked at everything from historic newspaper articles to more recent scientific studies, indicates that black bears in Nevada were once distributed throughout the state but subsequently vanished in the early 1900s. Today, the bear population is increasing and rapidly reoccupying its former range due in part to the conservation and management efforts of NDOW and WCS. Compelled in part by dramatic increases in human/bear conflicts and a 17-fold increase in bear mortalities due to collisions with vehicles reported between the early 1990s and mid-... Read more →

Released: 3/25/2013 10:00 AM EDT Source Newsroom: Wolters Kluwer Health: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins more news from this source Is Randomized Trial Data Enough to Recommend Against Routine PSA Screening? 'Point/Counterpoint' Debate in Medical Care Newswise — Philadelphia, Pa. (March 25, 2013) - Do the results of recent randomized trials justify the recent U.S. recommendation against yearly measurement of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) as a screening test for prostate cancer? That's the topic of debate in a special "point/counterpoint" section in the April issue of Medical Care. The journal is published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, a part of Wolters Kluwer Health. The recommendation against routine PSA measurement relies too heavily on randomized trial data, according to an article by Ruth Etzioni, PhD, of Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, and colleagues. They argue that modeling studies provide a truer picture of the long-term benefits of PSA screening. But Dr Joy... Read more →

Bill Evans/South Jersey Times March 30, 2013 5:04:15 PM EDT PHILADELPHIA – The Phillies finalized the 25-man roster they will take to Atlanta for Opening Day Monday prior to Saturday’s 7-4 exhibition finale loss against the Toronto Blue Jays. Most of the primary roster moves had been made earlier in the spring, and GM Ruben Amaro and his staff made the final decisions on the front end of the bullpen and the bench. Reliever Michael Stutes, who had a breakout 2011 before missing most of last season with a shoulder injury, will continue to work back into shape at Triple-A. Humberto Quintero will be the backup catcher behind Erik Kratz until Carlos Ruiz returns from his 25-game suspension, and Rule V pick Ender Inciarte made the club in the outfield. The Phillies will have to keep Inciarte on the team the entire year or offer him back to the Diamondbacks.... Read more →

Allen Picks up Win and Walk-off Single in Game Two Victory over St. John Fisher HOBOKEN, N.J. (March 30, 2013) – For the second straight day, the Stevens Institute of Technology baseball team earned a split against Empire 8 Conference rival St. John Fisher College on Saturday afternoon at Dobbelaar Field. In the first real spring feel weather-wise this season, Stevens dropped Game One, 6-1, but bounced back in dramatic fashion to take the nightcap, 6-5, on a walk-off single in the bottom of the seventh. The Ducks are now 11-7 overall and 2-2 in the Empire 8. Game One: St. John Fisher 6, Stevens 1 Fisher’s junior pitcher Justin D’Amato tossed a complete game two-hitter and kept the Stevens hitter off balance all game with eight strike outs to just two walks. Stevens scratched one run off the lefty on a suicide squeeze by freshman Nicholas Sieber (Shrewsbury, Mass.)... Read more →

March 30, 2013 Ewing, NJ … The College of New Jersey baseball team kick-started its New Jersey Athletic Conference schedule as they swept a doubleheader from New Jersey City University on Saturday afternoon in George Ackerman Park. The Lions (8-9, 2-0 NJAC) used their bats in the opener to claim a 15-5 victory and relied on pitching and defense to capture the nightcap 3-1. The Gothic Knights (9-8, 0-2 NJAC) held leads in the opening game and loaded the bases in the ninth of game two, but suffered a pair of setbacks on opening weekend of conference play. Game 1: TCNJ 15 NJCU 5 TCNJ rapped out a season-high 18 hits en route to a 15-5 victory in the opener. Senior Michael Murphy (Staten Island, NY/Staten Island Tech) had a monstrous game at the plate, driving in six runs that included a three-run home run to left-center field. Classmate Scott... Read more →

CAMDEN, N.J. (March 30, 2013) – Junior southpaw Ryan Farabella (Vineland, NJ/Buena Regional) took a no-hitter into the eighth inning and finished with a one-hit shutout as the Rutgers University-Camden baseball team blanked nationally-ranked Kean University, 3-0, in the opening game of a New Jersey Athletic Conference doubleheader here Saturday. Kean, ranked No. 5 nationally in the ABCA/Collegiate Baseball Division III poll and No. 6 in the D3baseball.com Top 25, came back to win the nightcap, 4-2, behind the combined pitching of senior Sam Fourre (Scotch Plains, NJ/St. Joseph-Metuchen) and sophomore Charles Thielmann (Piscataway, NJ/Piscataway). The conference-opening split leaves both teams at 1-1 in the NJAC. Rutgers-Camden, 13-8, has won six of its last eight games. Kean, which saw its seven-game winning streak snapped in the opener, stands at 16-5. Both teams return to action Tuesday with 3:30 p.m. non-conference home games. Rutgers-Camden entertains John Jay College of Criminal Justice... Read more →

Coccidioidomycosis (Photo credit: Pulmonary Pathology) press release March 28, 2013 Valley Fever, a fungal respiratory infection, dramatically increased in several southwestern states from 1998 through 2011, according to a new study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Cases in Arizona, California, Nevada, New Mexico and Utah rose from 2,265 in 1998 to more than 22,000 in 2011. Valley Fever (Coccidioidomycosis) is caused by inhaling a fungus called Coccidioides, which lives in the soil in the southwestern United States. Not everyone who is exposed to the fungus gets sick, but those who do typically have flu-like symptoms that can last for weeks or months. More than 40 percent of patients who get ill from Valley Fever may require hospitalization at some point, with an average cost of nearly $50,000 per hospital visit. Previous studies have shown that, of those who get sick, nearly 75 percent miss work or school... Read more →

CAMDEN, N.J. (March 27, 2013) – Senior centerfielder Jackie Leafey (Gloucester City, NJ/Gloucester City) raced home from second base with the winning run on a ground out in the bottom of the seventh inning in the opening game and the Rutgers University-Camden softball team stretched its winning streak to 11 games in the nightcap as it swept past Immaculata University, 3-2 and 6-2, in a non-conference doubleheader here Wednesday night. The doubleheader was the home opener for the Scarlet Raptors, who improved to 14-3 and tied the fifth-longest winning streak in program history, accomplished from March 13-April 3, 2007. Immaculata, which had won five of its previous seven games, fell to 8-9. Both teams return to conference play in their next doubleheader. Rutgers-Camden opens its New Jersey Athletic Conference schedule Saturday at 1 p.m. when it visits New Jersey City University. Immaculata, which is 5-0 in the Colonial States Athletic... Read more →

Yano’s Five Hits Highlights E8 Baseball Split with HOBOKEN, N.J. (March 29, 2013) – The Stevens Institute of Technology baseball team earned a split in the opening Empire 8 Conference doubleheader against St. John Fisher College on Friday afternoon at Dobbelaar Field. Stevens dropped Game One, 10-7, but fought back for a 9-5 Game Two victory to salvage the split. The Ducks are now 10-6 overall, 1-1 in the Empire 8, while St. John Fisher is 9-6 and 1-1. Game One: St. John Fisher 10, Stevens 7 In the opener, Stevens struck first with a two-out solo home run from junior Dan Allen (Egg Harbor Township, N.J.) in the bottom of the first inning to take an early 1-0 lead. Allen went 2-for-3 in Game One with three runs batted in, two runs scored and a walk. He picked up his two other RBI in his next two at bats... Read more →

Legislators are beginning to push for answers to questions that have been circling around Internet blogs and radio shows for months — about why the Department of Homeland Security is reportedly planning to purchase 1.6 billion rounds of ammunition over the next few years. And Republican Rep. Leonard Lance, from New Jersey's 7th district, is among them. Lance was captured on camera during a March 15 tea party meeting in Hanover, answering a question by Harding resident William Baer about the large ammo purchases. Baer cited a Forbes article about the purchases published earlier this month. via www.nj.com Read more →

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – The University of Richmond Spiders baseball team lost a hard-fought game to La Salle in Philadelphia on Friday afternoon, 5-3. With the loss, Richmond’s record drops to 16-9 overall and to 2-3 in Atlantic 10 conference play. With the win, La Salle improves to 8-14 on the year and to 4-1 in league action. Freshman Tanner Stanley went 4-for-5 on the day for the Spiders with two doubles and a RBI, while junior Adam Forrer hit a solo home run. Senior Matt Zink also drove in a run for Richmond on the afternoon. After the Explorers jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the bottom of the fourth, Richmond responded immediately in the next two frames to tie the game. In the fifth, Zink and Stanley both drove in runs to cut the lead to just one. Then in the sixth, Forrer hit a towering, solo homer... Read more →

MARCH 29, 2013 Mullen Tosses Six; Hueth, O’Keefe Add Two RBI MERION STATION, Pa. – Chris Hueth and Brian O’Keefe had two runs batted in apiece as the Saint Joseph’s baseball team dug out of an early hole to top Fordham, 6-2, at Smithson Field on Friday afternoon. Kyle Mullen tossed six innings of five-hit ball, while Steven Schuler and Jimmy Yacabonis combined for three perfect innings of relief. Fordham (10-14 overall, 0-5 Atlantic 10) took an early 2-0 lead on a pair of unearned runs. Joseph Runco reached on an error to start the game, and he and Tim Swatek came in to score on a single by Charles Galiano. Saint Joseph’s (12-13 overall, 4-1 Atlantic 10) broke through in the third inning, loading the bases with nobody out on singles by Anthony Cirillo and Quinn Renner and a walk to Kevin Kratochwill. Two batters later, a wild pitch... Read more →

Correlation between smoking and lung cancer in US males, showing a 20-year time lag between increased smoking rates and increased incidence of lung cancer. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Bill is angry with himself that he ever accepted that first cigarette. "When I was 15, I started smoking. It was a stupid thing I wish I could take back."Bill has diabetes. He learned the hard way that smoking makes diabetes harder to control. At 37, Bill went blind in his left eye from a detached retina—damage to the inner lining of the eye. He also had kidney failure. Two years later, he had his leg amputated due to poor circulation—made worse from smoking. "I lost my leg, and that's when I quit,"he says. His life is very different now. Married and the father of four children, he says he worries that he won't be able to provide for his family. "Smoking is... Read more →

Don't Miss The Camden County Spring Job Fair Camden County will sponsor its Spring 2013 Job Fair on Thursday, April 4th at The Collingswood Ballroom, from 10 a.m. -2 p.m. An estimated 100 employers will be there to interview candidates. Save the date and come early. The County hosts a Job Fair twice a year—in the spring and the fall—and more than 2,000 job seekers attend each one. If you need help with your resume, County experts will be there to revamp, edit or improve it. Camden County’s One Stop Resource Center, which organizes the event, will also have experts on hand to counsel would-be job seekers on how to dress for success for a job interview. For more information Click Here. Register Now for the Camden County Parenting Conference - Fun and Learning for the Whole Family! The Camden County Board of Freeholders is sponsoring a free interactive conference... Read more →

There’s a heated debate going on in this country about marriage—and at times, it’s less than civil. Heritage’s William E. Simon Fellow, Ryan Anderson, faced a verbal firing squad on Piers Morgan Live this week, as Morgan and guest host Suze Orman told him that he was one of the few people “still” holding a traditional view of marriage between a man and a woman. Obviously, that’s not true. Citizens of 41 states continue to affirm marriage as it has been through history, and thousands joined the March for Marriage in Washington, D.C., this week to attest to the fact. But emotionally charged discussions can be uncomfortable—even if you’re not on national television. To foster reasoned debate, The Heritage Foundation and other allies have produced a booklet that explains why maintaining the definition of marriage matters for children and for limited government. We should welcome debates like these, and that’s... Read more →

March 28, 2013 Last night, Bill O’Reilly bemoaned, once again, what he says is the absence of a Christian response to anti-Christian bigotry. In his exchange with Rev. Robert Jeffress, he said, “There isn’t really a leader in the American Catholic Church...There is no Christian society like the Jewish Defamation League.” Here is Bill Donohue’s response: This is stunning. The man chosen to discuss anti-Christian bigotry is known for slamming O’Reilly’s own religion. In 2010, Jeffress said the Roman Catholic Church was the outgrowth of a “corruption” called the “Babylonian mystery.” He continued, “Much of what you see in the Catholic Church today doesn’t come from God’s word. It comes from that cult-like pagan religion. Isn’t this the genius of Satan?” Moreover, if there is no Catholic anti-defamation league, then why do O’Reilly’s producers keep calling our office for information? This has been going on for years. Why did one... Read more →

By Jay Hancock KHN Staff Writer MAR 28, 2013 It’s too early to know how much individual health insurance policies will cost once the online marketplaces created under the Affordable Care Act launch Jan. 1. But that hasn’t stopped experts and interest groups from making predictions. The latest analysis comes from the Society of Actuaries. It’s attracting attention because of the group’s expertise and nonpartisanship. What actuaries do for a living — predicting future expense based on multiple squishy factors — is at the core of figuring out what will happen under Obamacare. Thanks to subsidies and the requirement that everybody get insurance or pay penalties, the society forecasts that the number of people covered by individual polices will double to 25.6 million by 2017. Getting the headlines was the forecast that insurer costs — medical claims per policyholder — will soar, on average, 32 percent for the individual market... Read more →

Washington Nationals starting pitcher Jordan Zimmermann's No. 23 American Legion Baseball Marshfield (Wis.) Blue Devils Post 54 jersey has been retired. (Photo courtesy of Wausau Daily Herald) Washington Nationals starting pitcher Jordan Zimmermann recently received some surprising, yet flattering, news in a phone call – his No. 23 American Legion Baseball Marshfield (Wis.) Blue Devils Post 54 jersey was going to be retired. "I definitely didn’t expect the phone call from Steiny (Michael Steinwagner, president of Marshfield American Legion Baseball Corporation), so it was a great honor, and I was extremely happy about it," Zimmermann said. Zimmermann played two seasons for Post 54. During that time he helped lead the team to the 2004 Class AAA State Tournament and was one of 54 Legion Baseball players across Wisconsin to compete in the American Legion All-Star game at Miller Park – home of the Milwaukee Brewers – where he was named... Read more →

Carter Tosses First Career Complete Game; O’Keefe Posts Four Hits, Three RBI MERION STATION, Pa. – Junior righthander Jordan Carter (Collegeville, Pa./Methacton) tossed his first career complete game and sophomore catcher Brian O’Keefe was 4-for-5 with three RBI and two runs scored as the Saint Joseph’s baseball team opened its weekend series with a convincing 11-1 win over Fordham at Smithson Field on Thursday. Carter was outstanding from the get-go, allowing just two baserunners over the first four innings. He finished the day allowing just one unearned run on six hits and two walks while striking out a career-best eight. Saint Joseph’s (11-13 overall, 3-1 Atlantic 10) staked Carter to an early lead, turning a pair of walks, a single by O’Keefe, and a sacrifice fly by Chris Hueth into a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first. The Hawks added three more in the second as Kevin Kratochwill... Read more →

BELLMAWR NJ--There was an overturned tractor trailer on Rt. 76 at exit 1B (Rt. 295 NB) causing extreme traffic delays in the area earlier this evening. Traffic is back to normal at this hour. Bellmawr police issued the following warning four hours ago on their Facebook page... Congestion has moved rush hour traffic onto the local roadways so please plan to be met with heavy volume if traveling in the immediate area. Pedestrian traffic is also unusually high in the area of the W. Browning Rd. overpass. Please watch for people crossing the roadway. All Rt. 42 north traffic must either take the express lanes to the left of the Rt. 76 split or you will be forced onto Rt. 295 north bound at exit 1B. All other north bound lanes are blocked by the overturned vehicle. There is also a large amount of emergency personnel and utility workers both... Read more →

Ewing, NJ … The College of New Jersey baseball team suffered a 10-8 setback at the hands of Ursinus College on Thursday afternoon at George Ackerman Park. The Lions (6-9) scored two runs in the ninth at the tying run on second, but the Bears (4-10) were able to escape the threat to snap a five-game losing streak. TCNJ senior Michael Murphy (Staten Island, NY/Staten Island Tech) had three hits on the day including a double and his second home run of the season. Classmate Scott Kelly (West Windsor, NJ/West Windsor-Plainsboro North) finished with two hits and a stolen base, while sophomore Anthony Cocuzza (Absecon, NJ/St. Augustine Prep) also laced a pair of hits and drove in two. Ursinus was the beneficiary of an exceptional offensive performance from Kevin Wilson. The senior catcher went five-for-six with three doubles, two runs batted in, and a pair of runs scored. Freshman Chris... Read more →

YARSON Lawrence M., Jr. On March 27, 2013. Age 74. Of Gloucester City. Loving father of Lawrence M. Yarson III, Walter M. Yarson (Diane LaRiviere) and Irene Yarson. Cherished grandfather of Matthew Yarson. Dear brother of Dorothy Danenhower. At Lawrence’s request, funeral services will be private. Condolences and memories may be shared at www.mccannhealey.com under the obituary of Lawrence M. Yarson Jr. Funeral Arrangements and Inquiries through: McCANN-HEALEY FUNERAL HOME: 851 Monmouth Street, Gloucester City. Ph: 856-456-1142 Read more →

Junior Michelle Foster Reaches 100-Hit Milestone in Second Game WILMINGTON, Del. – Junior outfielder Michelle Foster (Overbrook H.S./West Berlin, N.J.) drove in the game-winning run in the second game with a bases-loaded single in the bottom of the seventh inning as Goldey-Beacom College (7-9) rallied to earn a split of a non-conference doubleheader against Millersville University (16-5) at the Jackson Athletic Complex on Wednesday afternoon. The Lightning, who have won six of their last eight games, dropped the first contest by a 2-0 margin before scoring seven runs in the final four innings of the nightcap to take an 8-7 victory over the Marauders. After Millersville tied the second game at 7-7 in the top of the seventh inning on a single by sophomore Cara Nance (Wauconda H.S./Island Lake, Ill.), the Lightning used a pair of walks along with two base hits to score the game-winning run. Junior third baseman... Read more →

MARCH 28, 2013 CLINTON NJ--During a controlled burn today, a firefighter with the New Jersey Forest Fire Service was struck and killed by a vehicle on a road way with reduced visibility because of smoke. According to a news report published by the Hunterdon County Democrat and N.J.com, the firefighter, who was not identified, did not survive injuries suffered after he was struck. The collision happened on Stanton-Lebanon Road (Route 629) near Round Valley late Thursday morning when heavy smoke may have reduced visibility during shifting winds during a controlled burn along the route, according to the newspaper report. Responders from Clinton Rescue Squad and Clinton Township were summoned to the scene at about 11:30 a.m. Paramedics from the Hunterdon Medical Center also responded. The incident is under investigation by the Hunterdon County Prosecutor’s Office Fatal Accident Collision Team and Clinton police. Pending notification of family members, the firefighter’s name... Read more →

Monmouth University Newswire Project Assessed 540 Municipal Websites in NJ for Content and Ease of Use West Long Branch, NJ (March 19, 2013) The Monmouth University Polling Institute and Graduate Program in Public Policy announced the results of their New Jersey E-Government Municipal Website Evaluation today. The project assessed 540 municipal websites in New Jersey for both content and ease of use. The top municipal website according to the evaluation is Middletown Township in Monmouth County. This website scored highest on combined content availability and ease of use. The top ten evaluated websites are: 1. Middletown Township (Monmouth) 2. Franklin Lakes Borough (Bergen) 3. West Windsor Township (Mercer) 4. Princeton Township (Mercer)* 5. Robbinsville Township (Mercer) 6. Randolph Township (Morris) 7. North Brunswick Township (Middlesex) 8. Lawrence Township (Mercer) 9. Old Bridge Township (Middlesex) 10. Fort Lee Borough (Bergen) * Evaluation conducted prior to the Princeton merger These municipalities and... Read more →

Released: 3/25/2013 5:00 PM EDT Source Newsroom: American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) more news from this source In this News Digest: Newswise — Summary of a study being published online March 25, 2013 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, reports that Chinese women who consumed more soy before being diagnosed with lung cancer lived longer compared with those who consumed less soy. Quote for attribution to Jyoti Patel, MD, American Society of Clinical Oncology Cancer Communications Committee member and lung cancer expert. Links to additional information on Cancer.Net, ASCO’s cancer information Website New results from a large observational follow-up study conducted in Shanghai, China, indicate that women with lung cancer who consumed more soy food prior to their cancer diagnosis lived longer than those who consumed less soy. The study, published March 25 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, provides the first scientific evidence that soy intake has a... Read more →

New York City Nanny, er, Mayor Michael Bloomberg is bankrolling a $12 million television ad campaign to lobby senators in key states, Pennsylvania included, to vote for new gun-control legislation, specifically universal background checks. But a dangerous thing happened on the way to a TV screen near you. In one of the ads, a supposed common guy outfitted in a flannel shirt, seated on the tailgate of a pickup truck and touting "responsible" gun ownership, violates three fundamental rules of safe gun handling. As Emily Miller of The Washington Times first reported, the man, with children playing in the background, holds a shotgun in an unsafe position -- to his side, when it should be either straight up or down. Additionally, his finger appears to be on the trigger. Gun safety rules long promoted by that dastardly lobby known as the National Rifle Association (and every other safety group) call... Read more →

CAMDEN, N.J. (March 26, 2013) – It’s been quite a week for Rutgers University-Camden seniors Jackie Leafey (Gloucester City, NJ/Gloucester City) and Ashleigh Johnson (Bordentown, NJ/Bordentown Regional),and the two Scarlet Raptors haven’t even played a softball game yet. Leafey, Rutgers-Camden’s centerfielder, and Johnson, its right-handed pitching ace, were named as Player of the Week and Pitcher of the Week by the New Jersey Athletic Conference on Monday. Today, they added the same honors as they captured the ECAC Division III Metro Player and Pitcher of the Week recognition. The honors came on their spectacular performances during the Scarlet Raptors’ 9-0 trip to the Snowbird Invitational in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, from March 17-22. Included in that trip was an 8-0 week from Monday, March 18, through Friday, March 22, the period which earned the two Scarlet Raptors their honors. Leafey, who started seven of those games, hit safely in all... Read more →

Posted 03/18/2013 | Opinion 5 - By Lee Habeeb & Mike Leven - It’s that blessed time of the year for college-basketball fans: March Madness. It’s even good fun for people who couldn’t care less about the sport but want to get in on the office betting pool. And if there’s one basketball program that exemplifies everything college hoops is about, it’s Duke University’s. Since 1980, Duke has made the Final Four eleven times, earned the top seed twelve times, and won four national championships. Eighteen former Duke players are currently in the NBA. But the most impressive record of them all is Duke’s academic record: Since 1980, the program boasts a 92 percent graduation rate. Love Duke or hate Duke — and many people love to hate Duke — it has established a tradition of winning like that of few organizations in America. And it has done so with... Read more →

BY Jeff Satterly and Robert Muhlhauser special to CNBNEWS.NET The week of March 21st through March 26th marks the 100 year anniversary of one of the greatest natural disasters to ever hit the United States. A series of storms led to intense flooding and even tornadoes across the Midwest and parts of New England this week in 1913, leaving hundreds dead, thousands homeless, and causing billions of dollars of damage. Dayton, Ohio was the hardest hit city by far, with hundreds dead and thousands displaced, as well as damage totaling the equivalent of some $100 million in today's dollars. Pittsburgh also experienced significant flooding, but avoided the high death tolls in neighboring Ohio thanks to preparations made possibly by having a few days warning of what had transpired to the west. In Pennsylvania the town hit the hardest by the storm was the sleepy, industrial town of Sharon. Located in... Read more →

By Michael Hoffman Tuesday, March 26th, 2013 12:51 am Posted in Air, Land Army generals have said repeatedly the service doesn’t want it. The Senate voted 94–5 to kill funding in its final year. But much like Michael Myers in the Halloween horror series, this missile defense system just won’t die. Lockheed Martin’s Medium Extended Air and Missile Defense System, better known as MEADS, sounds like a weapons system the U.S. military might want to invest. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel recently announced a $1 billion program to improve U.S. ballistic missile defenses following the nuclear tests and threats from North Korea. However, the U.S. will pay $380 million to complete the development of a system that it doesn’t plan to buy. Paying that amount of money in the era of budget cuts with Defense Department civilians set to take a 22-day unpaid furlough is especially irritating for members of Congress.... Read more →

CLIFFORD ELIZABETH F. On March 22, 2013 (nee Martin) of Gloucester City, NJ, age 93. She was the beloved wife of the late John L. Clifford and loving mother of Elizabeth A. Rodgers of Gloucester City, Shirley J. Quinn of Paulsboro and John L. Clifford (Sandy) of Williamstown. She is also survived by 7 dear grandchildren, 16 great grandchildren and 18 great great grandchildren. She was predeceased by her baby daughter Mary Jane Clifford, her sister Gertrude M. McFaul and brother Herbert Martin. Mrs. Clifford was a life long resident of Gloucester City. She enjoyed playing Bingo with her senior friends. Relatives and friends are invited to meet Thursday from 10:00 AM to 12:00 Noon at the ETHERINGTON-CRERAN FUNERAL HOME, 700 POWELL ST., GLOUCESTER CITY, NJ. Mrs. Clifford’s Funeral Service will be held 12:00 Noon at the funeral home. Interment will follow at Locustwood Memorial Park in Cherry Hill. In... Read more →

MARCH 25, 2013 HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania Game Commission today reported that, in the state’s 2012-13 seasons, hunters harvested an estimated 343,110 deer, which is an increase of about two percent from the previous seasons’ harvest of 336,200. Hunters took 133,860 antlered deer in the 2012-13 seasons, an increase of about five percent from the previous license year’s harvest of 127,540. Also, hunters harvested 209,250 antlerless deer in 2012-13, which is a slight increase over the 208,660 antlerless deer taken in 2011-12. “This year’s antlered deer harvest is slightly above the average harvest since 2005, when agency efforts began to stabilize deer populations in most of the state,” said Carl G. Roe, Game Commission executive director. “The age structure of the antlered deer harvest was 49 percent 1.5 year-old-bucks and 51 percent 2.5-year-old and older bucks. “The antlerless hunter success rate remained at about 25 percent for licenses issued. This... Read more →

By Dr. Jim Doster Pastor of the Lighthouse Baptist Church GLOUCESTER CITY NJ--Ever since I can remember, I was taught the entire story of Jesus’s Crucifixion, the Triumphal entry into Jerusalem the mock trial, the appearance before Pilate, the parting of His garments and all of the other details of what the “Church” called “Holy Week”. My family faithfully observed Lent and all its abstinences and I even studied these doctrines for 3 years in Catechism classes (now CCD). How vividly do I remember my mentors imparting the sanctity of “Good Friday”, the day that Jesus was hung on the cross, dying and being buried in the tomb of Joseph of Arimathaea to rise again on Easter morning. I was thoroughly indoctrinated in the teaching of the “Church”, but NOT of Christ. Imagine the shock that came to my soul when I read in the Scripture the words of Jesus,... Read more →

STAFFORD Dorothy J. On March 23, 2013. Age 88. (nee Wimbish) Of Haddon Township. Formerly of Gloucester City. Loving wife of 64 years to the late Edwin B.Stafford. Loving mother of Rebecca McGee (Frank) and Paul Stafford (Margaret). Cherished grandmother of Kevin, Dawn, Paul, Matthew and Veronica. Cherished great-grandmother of 10. Dorothy was born in Stuart, Virginia. She resided in Gloucester City for 51 years before moving to Haddon Twp. Dorothy retired from Cooper Hospital in Camden after 20 years. She was a member of the Gloucester Heights Fire Hall Women’s Auxiliary and an active member of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Audubon. Relatives and friends are kindly invited to attend her viewing on Thursday morning from 10 to 11 AM at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church: 325 S. White Horse Pike, Audubon, NJ 08106. Funeral Service will begin at 11 AM in the Church. Interment Bethel Memorial Park, Pennsauken. In... Read more →

March 22, 2013 (Washington, DC) - On March 20, members of the Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus (CSC) re-introduced H.R. 686, the bipartisan "Protect Our Prairies Act." Reintroduced by CSC House Vice-Chair Tim Walz and CSC member Kristi Noem, H.R. 686 is sponsored by seven members of the CSC, including all four members of CSC House leadership: Co-Chairs, Rep. Bob Latta and Rep. Bennie Thompson and Vice-Chairs, Rep. Rob Wittman and Rep. Tim Walz. In a March 20 Dear Colleague letter, CSC House leadership asked their fellow Caucus members to support the legislation, also known as "sodsaver," which encourages responsible land stewardship practices and preserves habitat for ducks, pheasants and other wildlife while saving the American taxpayer millions of dollars. Jeff Crane, President of the Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation (CSF) voiced support for H.R. 686. "This bipartisan legislation is the first in hopefully a series of bipartisan efforts led by the CSC to... Read more →

By Donna Miles American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, March 21, 2013 – The Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Md. -- the only university of its kind dedicated to educating military doctors, graduate nurses and other specialized health-care professionals -- has earned distinction as one of the top-ranked U.S. graduate schools. U.S. News & World Report identified the university’s F. Edward Hebert School of Medicine as a top-tier medical school in its “Best Graduate Schools 2014” rankings released last week. USU’s primary-care program ranked 39th among 126 medical schools, and its research programs ranked 55th. In addition, the university’s nurse anesthesia master’s degree program ranked fifth in the nation. Its partner program, run by the Army in San Antonio, maintained the No. 1 ranking it has held for the past several years. Dr. Brian V. Reamy, USU’s associate dean of faculty and family medicine professor, said during... Read more →

American eel (Photo credit: Wikipedia) March 22, 2013 The NJDEP Division of Fish and Wildlife, along with the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (Commission), has scheduled public hearings for summer flounder, black drum and American eel management proposals. A brief explanation of the proposals, along with the public hearing and contact information for each species, is found below. Fishermen and other interested groups are encouraged to provide input either by attending public hearings or providing written comment. Summer Flounder Draft Addendum XXIV proposes to stabilize 2013 recreational fishing rules for summer flounder close to those that existed in 2012 partly to minimize the reductions facing two states (e.g. New York and New Jersey) and partly to allow for the more equitable distribution of fishing opportunities in the 2013 season. For 2013, the majority of Atlantic coastal states may liberalize their summer flounder recreational management measures to allow for more harvesting... Read more →

March 20, 2013 (Washington, DC) - Amidst a busy morning on Capitol Hill, the Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation (CSF) hosted a breakfast briefing for a crowded room, which included eleven Members of Congress, congressional staff, policy makers, and sportsmen-industry representatives. CSF President Jeff Crane was joined by bipartisan members of the Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus (CSC) and leaders from the sportsmen's community in a dialogue on the positive effects sportsmen's activities have on the American economy and the future of fish and wildlife conservation. Two topics of importance to sportsmen and women were covered during the breakfast briefing. The first part of the briefing focused on CSF's recent Sportsmen's Economic Impact Report (SEIR), "America's Sporting Heritage: Fueling the American Economy," followed by a presentation on the Conservation Leaders for Tomorrow (CLfT) program, which educates natural resource professionals on the importance of hunting, recreational fishing and trapping to conservation. CSF President Jeff Crane... Read more →

GLOUCESTER TOWNSHIP NJ--As part of the ongoing sewer line installations being performed by the Camden County Municipal Utilities Authority throughout Gloucester Township, Chews Landing Road will be closed to all through traffic between Somerdale Road and the Black Horse Pike beginning Monday, March 25th at 7:00am through Friday March 29th at 3:30pm. All businesses located between Somerdale Road and the Black Horse Pike can be accessed from either the Somerdale Road side or Black Horse Pike side of the construction zone. Officers will be on location to assist. The marked detour route for eastbound Chews Landing Road traffic is Route 168 south to Coles Road to Little Gloucester Road to Chews Landing Road. The westbound Chews Landing Road detour route is Old Black Horse Pike to Black Horse Pike. The alternate westbound detour route is Little Gloucester Road to Coles Road to Black Horse Pike. Drivers are reminded to use... Read more →

AND THE PATH TO EASTER, 2013 A friend once described the spiritual life in this way: Each of us is a child with an instinct for beauty, and God, who is the Beauty behind all beauty, is the hidden presence we naturally seek to touch. We spend our lives reaching for that beauty. But creation is so very great, and we're so very small, that we can accomplish very little -- until God stoops down to provide us with a stool to stand on, so that we can stretch out and touch his face. The legs of that stool are faith, hope and love; and these three great "theological virtues" are what I pray God will fill each of us with in the days of Holy Week and throughout the Easter season. Faith gives meaning. Human beings were made for a purpose; only faith provides it; an English: Resurrection of... Read more →

Press release WINTER HAVEN, Fla. (March 23 2013) – The Rutgers University-Camden baseball team finished its trip to the RussMatt Central Florida Invitational with a doubleheader split against Western Connecticut State University here Saturday, closing their spring break with a 6-4 mark in 10 games down south. The Scarlet Raptors edged the Colonels, 8-7, in the opener and the Danbury, Connecticut-based school turned the tables in the nightcap with its own one-run victory, 5-4. Rutgers-Camden returns home with an 11-7 record, while the split leaves Western Connecticut State with a 3-3 mark. Rutgers-Camden returns to action Tuesday with a 3:30 p.m. game at FDU-Florham. The Scarlet Raptors open up their New Jersey Athletic Conference play on March 30, hosting Kean University in an 11 a.m. doubleheader. Kean currently is ranked No. 8 in the D3baseball.com Top 25 poll and No. 9 in the ABCA/Collegiate Baseball Division III national poll. Game... Read more →

BLOOM Dolores M. On March 22, 2013 (nee Metzinger) passed away under the wonderful care of Heartland Hospice, aide DeShaun Robinson, nurse Joann Ponto and her daughter Dolores Bricker. Dolores succumbed after a valiant battle with end stage lung disease associated with COPD. She was a longtime resident of Gloucester City but her heart always remained in the coal mine regions of Pennsylvania. She spent her childhood in Ashland and Locust Dale, PA and moved to New Jersey in 1955 with her husband Edward and 2 young sons. She was a true coal miner’s daughter whose father lost his life in the mines in 1957. Dolores loved to crochet, do puzzle books and especially enjoyed her rub off tickets. She was well known around Gloucester with her little ticket list. Preceded before her were husband Edward Bloom, parents William and Helen (nee Rhodes) Metzinger, her son Edward (Eddie), brothers John... Read more →

CAMDEN, N.J. (March 20, 2013) –Rutgers University-Camden senior Dave Prager (Deptford, NJ/Deptford) has been on a hot streak at the plate lately and his performance last week earned the lefty-hitting first baseman honors as the Division II/III Player of the Week from the New Jersey Collegiate Baseball Association (NJCBA). Prager hit .571 (8-for-14) with three RBIs, three doubles and two runs scored in his three games last week. He had multiple hits in all three of his games while extending his hitting streak to six straight contests. Prager saved his last game of the week for his biggest performance as the Scarlet Raptors outlasted #15-ranked Western New England University, 7-6 in 15 innings, at the RussMatt Central Florida Invitational Sunday. In that game, he went 4-for-5 with two RBIs, one double and one run. A transfer to Rutgers-Camden from Eastern University, Prager started his week with a 2-for-5 performance in... Read more →

Posted on March 20, 2013 by KatieCompton It is March and the temperature is around freezing cold! I don’t know about you but I am desperately missing the Farmer’s Markets that we are lucky enough to have here in Camden County right about now! Not because I’m trying to promote our Market here in town, but because I really miss the seasonal produce and goods that the Markets offer. I miss the live music, and the vendors who support the markets week after week. I miss my kids running up and down with popcorn and strawberries in their hands at our Market, feeling safe in a place that has become a 2nd home to them and many others on Sunday mornings. Since the local Markets began closing for the winter I guess didn’t realize how much we would miss them. It’s normal to take for granted that things will always... Read more →

By Christopher Mims} September 8, 2011 Here, in its entirety, is the incredibly moving, just-released, Tom Hanks-narrated, 11-minute documentary of the largest-ever evacuation by boat in history. In nine hours, boats streaming in from all over the Northeast evacuated 500,000 people trapped on Manhattan Island by the complete shutdown of all trains and bridges in the wake of the fall of the twin towers. (Compare that with history’s second-biggest evacuation, of 339,000 soldiers and civilians from Dunkirk, in WWII, which took nine days.) One of the things this event illustrates is that in cities present and future, redundancy is one of the keys to resilience. New York has long neglected its waterfront, and in the face of rising seas it is even occasionally seen as a liability. And yet without access to the water, a half million New Yorkers would not have made it home on 9/11. This documentary was... Read more →

English: Norovirus particles (Photo credit: Wikipedia) press release March 21 Norovirus is now the leading cause of acute gastroenteritis among children less than 5 years of age who seek medical care, according to a new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine. Norovirus was responsible for nearly 1 million pediatric medical care visits for 2009 and 2010 in the United States, amounting to hundreds of millions of dollars in treatment costs each year. “Infants and young children are very susceptible to norovirus infections, which often result in a high risk of getting dehydrated from the sudden onset of intense vomiting and severe diarrhea,” said Dr. Daniel Payne, an epidemiologist in the Division of Viral Diseases at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “Our study estimates that 1 in 278 U.S. children will be hospitalized for norovirus illness by the time they turn 5 years of age. It... Read more →

Constructing an artificial reef using concrete blocks (Photo credit: Wikipedia) The NJ DEP Division of Fish and Wildlife is informing saltwater anglers that the Christie Administration has developed a compromise between recreational and commercial fishing interests regarding access to artificial reefs off the coast of New Jersey. The plan will allow commercial interests to have continued access to portions of two reefs in state waters and calls for the construction of a new reef exclusively for recreational fishing, also in state waters. The Division holds permits for 15 artificial reef sites – 13 in federal waters and two in state waters. The reefs, encompassing a total of 25 square miles of ocean floor, are constructed from a variety of materials, such as rocks, concrete and steel, even old ships and barges. These materials provide surfaces for a wide diversity of marine organisms to grow, ultimately providing food and shelter for... Read more →

Giuliani was a strong proponent of mayoral control. He once suggested, semi-seriously, that the Board of Education’s headquarters be blown up. But he had more pressing issues to address, above all rampant crime and public disorder. And so it wasn’t until Bloomberg took office that mayoral control became achievable. By that time, the dysfunction in city schools had become so profound that it was impossible to make an honest defense of the status quo. Bloomberg campaigned on a mayoral-control plank in 2001. Finally persuaded, Albany decided to hand the school mess to the new mayor in 2003—though not without a caveat. The enabling legislation included a 2009 sunset clause, which subsequently was extended until 2015. That left Bloomberg plenty of time, and under mayoral control, city schools have made classroom progress. But reform efforts have also suffered from serious operational mistakes. Bloomberg’s legislative staff paid insufficient attention to critical detail... Read more →