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50 Emergency Uses for Your Camera Phone
50 Emergency Uses for Your Camera Phone by Paul Purcell In an emergency you'll not only need to provide and receive help, but after the event is over, you'll face the prospect of return, repair, and rebuilding. Central to all these activities is communication and documentation. Everything in our society carries a heaping helping of red tape, and disasters are no different.In a Surprise, Vick Signs With the Eagles
In a Surprise, Vick Signs With the Eagles By JUDY BATTISTA Published: August 13, 2009 NY Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/14/sports/football/14vick.html?th&emc=th Michael Vick, exiled from football for two seasons, finally has a new team, and it is not one anyone expected. The Philadelphia Eagles, who have Donovan McNabb as their starting quarterback, sent a shock wave through the preseason Thursday night by signing Vick. He will give them a versatile backup who can run as well as pass, but who could also eventually compete for McNabb’s job.New Jersey: Man dies in chocolate; Camden plant may be illegal
Man dies in chocolate; Camden plant may be illegal By Matthew Spolar and Matt Katz http://www.philly.com/philly/news/local/20090709_Man_dies_in_chocolate__Camden_plant_may_be_illegal.html Inquirer Staff Writers A 29-year-old man died yesterday morning after he fell into an eight-foot vat of chocolate at a Camden facility that officials think may have been operating illegally. Vincent Smith II of Camden fell from a nine-foot platform as he was tossing blocks of solid raw chocolate into a 120-degree tank used to mix and melt the chocolate for Hershey's candy, according to Jason Laughlin, spokesman for the Camden County Prosecutor's Office. A coworker slammed on an emergency shutoff switch as two others tried to rescue Smith, Laughlin said, but Smith, a temporary worker, was hit by a paddlelike mechanism that mixes the chocolate.Southern N.J. prices down, foreclosures up, reports say
From the Press of Atlantic City: By KEVIN POST Business Editor, 609-272-7250 | Posted: Wednesday, May 13, 2009 http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/top_three/article_dee1ce7c-3f75-11de-a971-001cc4c002e0.html Those hoping for a sign that southern New Jersey’s real estate market has bottomed out didn’t find it in Tuesday’s report from the National Association of Realtors, which showed home prices in Atlantic County 21 percent lower than a year ago. There was no “green shoot” — current economist lingo for a seedling of positive news — in the April RealtyTrac foreclosure report either. Foreclosure filings increased 28 percent in Atlantic County, 15 percent in Cape May County, 12 percent in Cumberland County and 18 percent in Ocean County.NJ (and other states): To Save Money, States Turn to Furloughs
To Save Money, States Turn to Furloughs http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/24/us/24furlough.html?th&emc=th By KATHARINE Q. SEELYE Published: April 23, 2009 Licenses for same-sex marriages were supposed be issued in Iowa starting this Friday. But because of a crimped state budget, court employees will be on mandatory furlough that day and the courts will be closed.NJ: Milgram says medical marijuana proposal 'workable' but she has enforcement concerns
Milgram says medical marijuana proposal 'workable' but she has enforcement concerns TRENTON - New Jersey's Attorney General Anne Milgram said she is concerned about enforcing the proposed state medicinal marijuana laws to ensure only patients can use the drug. But she said the proposal is "workable" and her office sent recommendation to the governor's office to guard against abuses. Under the bill, patients would have to register with the state.New Jersey: Frog incident sparks probe of Dennis Township teacher
Frog incident sparks probe of Dennis Township teacher By DIANE D'AMICO Published: Thursday, March 26, 2009 http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/186/story/440513.html DENNIS TOWNSHIP Robin Grace has two pet fire-bellied toads, Angelo and Jonica, that live in a tank in her bedroom. “I just find them so interesting,” she said of her fondness for the amphibians. So when it came time to dissect frogs in her eighth-grade science class at the Dennis Township Middle School School, she was less than enthused.New Jersey 1015's Empty Wallet Convoy Campaign: Taxpayers Unite, Including my son
New Jersey 1015's Empty Wallet Convoy Campaign: Taxpayers Unite, Including my son Adam and I went out to NJ1015's http://www.nj1015.com/ "Empty Wallet Convoy" dropoff at the Pomona /Atlantic City rest stop on the NJ Parkway last Friday (3/20). He dropped off a wallet with a protest letter, and dropped in the casket at the collection area. This wallet will be dropped off on 3/31, at Trenton.New Jersey: Corzine calls for 'choices we might not otherwise make' in budget address
Corzine calls for 'choices we might not otherwise make' in budget address By DEREK HARPER Statehouse Bureau, 609-292-4935 Published: Wednesday, March 11, 2009 http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/185/story/425145.html Gov. Jon S. Corzine proposed a $29.8 billion budget Tuesday that would slash state spending by 9.4 percent but cushion the blow to the state's most vulnerable residents, the governor said.Top Brands
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