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Boo-Gate: What Response Should Esports Fans Have?
Tags: Esports, Gaming

Boo-Gate: What Response Should Esports Fans Have?

Watching the Cloud 9 and Samsung Galaxy quarterfinal match at the League of Legends World Championship in Chicago Thursday afternoon was a bit surreal. Not because Samsung took the series handily, that was expected. It was the crowd that made headlines.

The Chicago crowd booed Samsung as they followed Cloud 9 on stage. Later, chants of “USA! USA!” could be heard over the casters. Fan response on Twitter was swift and immediate, as several high-profile commentators and players denounced the booing.

MonteCristo, who had a notable shout out from PapaSmithy, was quick to respond:

Hardly a friend to the League community, Eleague host Richard Lewis countered:

While MonteCristo went after the Chicago crowd (and the Cubs who are in the playoffs), his point was that the audience showed disrespect. It may be nationalism taking the place of adrenaline, simply, given that Cloud 9 is NA’s last hope at Worlds.

Taking Lewis’ point into account, booing an opposing team is a part of sports culture. Fans do anything to get their team ahead. The booing could be the esports viewing audience borrowing from what’s normalized in sports. It’s not necessarily disrespect, merely the crowd’s collective hope of Cloud 9 succeeding.

However, Worlds is not a placeholder name — the international audience is watching. Spectators worldwide see a North American audience jeering at the competition and they automatically assume the worst. Though, this may speak to the character of Chicago, as I can’t remember a time fans boo in San Francisco.

When the games ended though, it was pleasing to see the crowd cheer as Samsung bowed. The Korean squad obliterated NA’s one chance of advancing, but the fans rewarded Samsung nonetheless.

Crowd chanting is not new to esports, nor is it new to League of Legends, but I believe this is part of the slow meshing of esports and sports culture. Soon, we may see hooligan firms (or ultras) form to represent the best of Europe.
Setting up SubPerks Alerts on OBS Studio
Tags: Gaming, Esports

The latest version of the Browser Plugin is required. Window capture is not supported.

If you need to download the Browser Plugin, you may do so here.

Once the Browser Plugin is installed, follow these steps:

Click the + to add a new source

Click BrowserSource

Enter a name for the source, such as SubPerks Alerts and press Okay

In the URL field, please enter https://subperks.com/alerts/YOUR-API-KEY-HERE

Your API Key can be found in the account page of the dashboard. Keep this confidential!

In the dimensions fields, input 1920 for the width and 1080 for the height. Do this even if you are not streaming in 1080p. You can resize the source later on using OBS’ “Fit to Screen” option once the source is added to your scene.

In the FPS field, input the FPS that you stream it. Most likely it is 30 or 60.

Press Okay once everything is done and go back to the main OBS screen

For every scene you wish to add these alerts to, you can follow the first 2 steps from this guide and add the existing source instead of creating a new one.

Thats it! Now you can enjoy your SubPerks alerts!

For more information on how to customize your alerts, click here
A guide to the new Masteries in LoL: What you should use and when
By: Aaron T. Mickunas
Tags: League of Legends, Gaming, Esports

A guide to the new Masteries in LoL: What you should use and when

Image via Riot Games

Patch 6.22 is here, and it’s brought more change than League of Legends has seen in a long time. Alongside the flashy assassin updates, cool new items, and a redone stealth system are alterations that reside behind-the-scenes: Masteries.

The masteries, which let you customize your champion’s stats as you level up your account, are split up into three trees, each of which are then split up into tiers. Each tier represents a stage of the game, where the first tier of masteries affects the early stages of the game the most, and the final tier (keystone masteries) primarily affect the late-game.

Certain masteries were out of place, meaning they were in a tier that didn’t reflect what stage of the game they actually affect the most. Riot changed those and added new masteries in certain places where a tier felt lacking in options. These changes are part of a long-term goal to make the game more “unsolvable” and add complexity to increase the fun factor of League of Legends. Having a spread of options to choose from for every unique situation is more fun than knowing there is just a better choice that fits every situation (looking at you, Strength of the Ages).

The patch was just released, so statistics websites don’t yet have reliable data on what masteries are chosen the most in winning scenarios. That means players are forced to guess at what the best uses are for the new masteries. We took an in depth look to figure out what’s most essential to know.
I hate people who think there saying something funny
By: Austin Ramos
Tags: Life Lessons, Cycling

I hate people who think there saying something funny

I Hate fake two faced people i feel like i just want to put them all in a line and slap them all and then slap them all again. people just dont understand that everything isnt about them. when people want to be trashy and h*e all the time it makes me feel like there so low class its just like wow how do you let yourself be like that. when people think there cute and funny and everything i really just want to beat the crap out of them because there not and it bothers me so much. if your one of these people please take these simple none two faced tips here you go number one start being nice to people number 2 stop being a little snobby b*tch about everything and quit thinking about your self and number 3 just just stop thinking you run the world. Your not freaking Jesus your not God just stop. because your not getting anywhere stop being a loser go outside do some manly stuff play football ride a bike skateboard do something active. Get some girls go do something productive and stop being a snobby person your not everything ok.
You May Wonder How A High-Tech Gadgets Leads Smart Cycling
By: Gi Gadgets
Tags: Cycling, Tech, Life

You May Wonder How A High-Tech Gadgets Leads Smart Cycling

Many smart gadgets has stepped into real life and transformed the way people living. However, do you ever be part of it?

Oslo, capital of Norway, has made a ban to restrict automobiles in city center. Sounds a great news for cycling enthusiast. But I guess you probably just riding. How’s your feeling when riding?

Look at the evolution of bike’s appearance. It has changed a lot.

Therefore, the way we cycling needs something fresh. If so, SpeedForce, the world’s smartest cycling computer looks attractive and may be a great Christmas present.

It is an effective way to bring technology and cycling together. Precise data, buit-in GPS, 150 lumen light, real-time coaching & notification, 40-hour of battery life, transflective screen and so on.

The all in one design. It will provide the real time data and become a useful integration but as an extra part.

Never get lost. Buit-in GPS chip that syncs with phone’s GPS. The signal indicators that light up to show what the next move is. Through this, the riding becomes safer and easier.

Long lasting battery and bright 150-lumen light give a convenience riding experience. It can last 16 hour with GPS navigation on. As for riding at night, the bright light will make you cycling safely.

Most importantly, SpeedForce will help you to meet friends who crazy about cycling all over the world. SpeedX has a completely app, which allows you join bike clubs, chat in forums, and even share photos of trails you’ve been to. In this point, cycling never alone.

Don’t forget the data collection. That will be a coach to guide you cycling and provide suggestion.

Right now, you may know that cycling is not the way you thought. Take it as Christmas gift and enjoy yourself. Smarter, easier and more convenient cycling, which is the modern cycling.
Tips in Choosing an Ideal Indoor Cycling Bike
Tags: Cycling, Fitness

Tips in Choosing an Ideal Indoor Cycling Bike

There are so many fitness and health enthusiasts which have the plans on investing for an indoor cycling bike. This is due to the fact that these are considered to be one of the best machines to have for improving a person’s cardiovascular. Riding this kind of equipment will offer a person with complete cardiovascular workout. If you carry out an indoor cycling workout that’s directed well, you will be able to keep your heart rate steady in different ranges for several minutes to an hour. If you wish to gain a constant cardiovascular activity, it could be possibly achieved through the use of such machine. It will also be able to help in lowering risks of coronary artery disease, LDL cholesterol, overall resting heart rate and blood pressure.

You could actually find different brands and models when it comes to an indoor cycling, which is the reason why a lot of people have a hard time in selecting one that’s right. In order to make sure that you are going to invest for one that is right for you, it is important that you use the simple guide provided in the article below.

It is very important that you consider the features of the equipment. All of the modern indoor cycling bikes from spin-bike-reviews.com will mostly have a display, resistance control, heart rate monitor and also comes with a programming feature. These things are designed purposely for you to get better health and fitness goals.

There is also the importance to where you should look for a model which is easier to adjust and is going to offer you different workout levels. Most of the newer indoor cycling has the presence of an electronic resistance control. The resistance can in fact be adjusted electronically through the use of such controls.

It is also very important that you select one with a display which is easy to understand and also easy-to-use controls. A suitable indoor cycling bike display from http://www.spin-bike-reviews.com/sunny-sf-b1110-spin-bike-review/ is going to show some combination of heart rate, calories that were burned, resistance levels, speed, RPM and other details that are helpful like distance and time.

It is also important to consider looking for an indoor cycling bike where the heart rate monitor is connected to it through a chest strap. This is very important that you should be considering because a heart rate monitor that’s connected to an equipment with the use of a chest strap is never going to impede your movement.

The last thing would be to select an indoor cycling machine together with an easy to use programming feature. Any machine which have programs that is going to enable you in adjusting routines being based on your fitness level. You should also have a heart rate workout that’s controlled based on your age, gender and weight as well. In order for you to get more ideas, you can visit https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Velodrome too.
Primal revealed as 2016 Team Raleigh GAC clothing sponsor
Tags: Sports, Cycling

Cycling clothing and accessories brand Primal has been revealed as the 2016 clothing sponsor for UCI continental cycling team Raleigh GAC in a move which demonstrates its support of elite cycling in the UK.

Team Raleigh GAC will be wearing Primal’s Elite QX5 cycling clothing, part of its Custom Range, throughout the 2016 season. Primal will work with the team’s professional riders throughout the year to develop its product offering.

“Elite cycling in the UK is continuing to gain momentum and we’re delighted to be a part of such a successful team like Team Raleigh GAC.”

James and Judith Smith, Directors at Primal Europe, said: “Elite cycling in the UK is continuing to gain momentum and we’re delighted to be a part of such a successful team like Team Raleigh GAC.

“The professional cycling team has a whole host of incredible riders and we’re looking forward to receiving feedback from them to continue to improve our products at the highest level. We’re certain that our cycling clothing and apparel will play a part in helping to achieve the team’s goals and aspirations for the 2016 season.”

Team Raleigh GAC has had a successful year: for the third time running, the team had a rider in first place in the British Cycling Elite Road series with Steve Lampier picking up the Star Trophy.

Raleigh GAC also came second in the series’ team competition.

Team Raleigh GAC Owner Cherie Pridham added: “We are particularly excited about working with the company on their innovative product development programme to improve aerodynamics. There is a real buzz amongst the team and we are very proud to partner with Primal.

“We are can’t wait for the 2016 season to begin and we of course hope that Primal will play a major part in helping us emulate and build on the success achieved this year.”

The team kit designed by Primal, featuring World Championship stripes on white. We like it!

For more information about Primal, visit www.primaleurope.com and to learn more about Team Raleigh GAC, visit www.teamraleigh.co.uk.
The Dangers Of Walking Through Red Square
By: Brandon Lauersdorf
Tags: Cycling, Bikes

My University has a popular area known as “Red Square”. Due to the campus buildings placements, the unpremeditated area is beautifully shaped in a square-like shape; covered with red bricks as far as the eye can see with a breath-taking fountain right in the middle. Filled with many tall trees, tables and benches, and usually many people, some could say it’s like a park. It is a really great place to walk through, but it’s not as safe as it looks.

As I rush to class with my headphones blasting my favorite music into my ears, blocking out all the sounds around me, I have a consistent fear of bicyclists, skateboarders, long boarders, or any other transportation that fall under my “death with wheels” list striking me from behind at any given moment.

With its busy hours in which there are a plethora of people clumped around in weird shapes, I can only imagine someone on their skateboard trying to get around these peoples at unsafe speeds for whatever reasons and making a mistake(maybe because of the uneven ground) that could injure themselves and other people around them. I have yet to see somebody get hit by someone on a bike or skateboard, but I’m sure it’ll come eventually.

Red Square’s ground isn’t very well known for its smooth surface. I have many times almost tripped due to the uneven bricks layered out, especially ones that are placed at a steeper angle and catching the tips of my shoes. However, I’m not the only one. For the week I’ve attended at this University, I’ve witnessed dozens of people almost tripping and even a few actually tripping. Imagine the dangers if it was near stairs. Because there are actually stairs. Like 3 of them.

As a student at this University, I think other students along with myself could agree that fixing up the ground would fix some of the fears of embarrassment some students might have. I also think that this school really needs bike lanes going throughout Red Square and even the entire campus. If we have designed bike lanes going through red square, it would make students/staff less afraid knowing that people who are using bikes, skateboards, etc., are in their specific lanes and have a less chance of hurting anyone. The University of North Carolina has long before placed bike lanes around campus so if you want to listen to music without having to worry about the thought of bike tires digging into the back of your shoes and jeans followed by the weight of someone and their bike, that’s where you need to be at.

Long story short, if you plan on staying at this university, please be aware of the danger. Either pray that bike lanes will be introduced to Red Square, wear some shin/arm guards, or wear one headphone and constantly look behind you. Either way, you’ll probably get hit eventually.
Products I love — Specialized AWOL Comp 2016
By: Finnur Magnusson
Tags: Cycling, Bikes

Every now and then I get so obsessed about a product that I need to shout about it from the rooftops. This is one of those shout outs.

I’ve been cycling for about eight years now. In the last couple of years I have transformed from a simple work commuter to a raging road racing lycra clad MAMIL. During this time I’ve gone through seven different bikes, five of which from Specialized.

For the last two years I have also been cycling through Icelandic arctic winter blizzards. There are a number of challenges related to that like freezing brake cables and being stuck in the same gear for days on end.

Last winter was exceptionally heavy on the snow and I upgraded from my Globe Vienna commuter to a Rockhopper 29er mountain bike that seemed to fit the bill on our island of 4x4 monster jeeps.

It was a very nice ride with excellent gear ratio and hydraulic disc breaks. This opened up a new world of off road adventures last summer, but thing is that most of the time I was not using the air fork or smaller 22t on the crank set. My appetite is more for asphalt and gravel.
HOPE Church to host tree lighting event
Tags: Entertainment, Headlines, Christian Worship

HOPE Church to host tree lighting event

Bring your whole family, friends, neighbors and workmates to HOPE Church on Saturday, Nov. 30.

That’s when HOPE’s Annual Community Christmas Tree-Lighting Event will take place starting at 6:30 p.m. There will be an outdoor stage filled with musical performers, booths with fun children’s activities, hot chocolate and cider, popcorn and cookies and tons of good old-fashioned Christmas fun. Even that bearded guy in the red suit will make an appearance atop a fire truck! There will also be a drawing for a $100 visa Gift Card. All are welcome. This event is free and open to the public. HOPE Church is located at 700 Cooper Road.

HOPE Church offers a relaxed, contemporary Christian worship experience and is open to all no matter where they are in their spiritual journey. There are two Sunday morning worship services held each week at 9 and 10:30 a.m.

Age-appropriate and biblically based activities are available during both services for children ages 3 years through fifth grade.

HOPE’s C.H.O.S.E.N. Ministry has trained volunteer buddies for children with special needs. In addition, HOPE offers a staffed nursery for infants through 2-year-olds. There is also a family room available in the back of the worship space. For more details visit MeetHope.org.
Burlington County offers Thanksgiving tips
Tags: Headlines

Burlington County offers Thanksgiving tips

This Thanksgiving, the Burlington County Health Department is sharing tips that can take one worry off your plate: foodborne illness.

“Food safety is a high priority for the Burlington County Health Department,” Freeholder Director Joe Donnelly said. “A few simple steps will not only ease your holiday fears, but will ensure a delicious and a safe meal for you, your family, and your friends.”

With Thanksgiving Day coming up, here are some tips to prepare for the big event:

• Clean: Wash hands and food-contact surfaces often. Bacteria can spread throughout the kitchen, and get onto cutting boards, knives, sponges and counter tops.

• Separate: Do not cross-contaminate. Do not let bacteria spread from one food product to another. This is especially true for raw meat, poultry and seafood. Keep these foods and their juices away from ready-to-eat foods.

• Cook: Cook to proper temperatures. Foods are properly cooked when they are heated for a long enough time and at a high enough temperature to kill the harmful bacteria that cause foodborne illness.

• Chill: Refrigerate promptly. Public health officials advise consumers to refrigerate foods quickly because cold temperatures keep most harmful bacteria from growing and multiplying. Refrigerators should be set at 40 degrees F and the freezer at 0 degrees F, and the accuracy of the settings should be checked occasionally with a thermometer.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that one in six Americans have food-borne illness annually, leading to approximately 128,000 hospitalizations and 3,000 deaths each year. Holiday turkey meals have been linked to outbreaks of bacterial diseases caused by Salmonella and E. coli.

For more information about food safety please visit the Health Department website at: www.co.burlington.nj.us/health or the USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline, at 1–888–674–6854.
In our opinion: It’s the season to help others
Tags: Headlines, Families, Clothing, Food, Generosity

In our opinion: It’s the season to help others

The holiday season has arrived. And that means that many good-hearted people and organizations will be gathering food, clothing, toys, money and other items for those less fortunate.

At The Sun, we want to help make your event as successful as possible. But to do that, we need your help.

Many retailers count on “Black Friday” to help put their business “in the black” for the year. If holiday sales are strong, they have a good overall year. If sales are soft, they struggle to get by.

The same theory can hold true for nonprofits and other groups that depend on the public’s generosity during the holiday season to see them through the rest of the year. People, naturally, are more giving during this time of the year. So, in the coming weeks, you’ll see bell-ringers, donation drives and a lot of other efforts to help those in need.

We salute everyone who holds a drive to help those in need. But we also want to help make those efforts as grand and successful as possible.

To do that, we need to know about your event well in advance (at least two weeks is best). We need to know what types of items you are trying to collect, who will benefit from the drive, and, most importantly, how people can get involved to help you.

Email is the best way to send us this information, and you’ll find our news email address throughout this paper.

Then, after we get your information, we’ll take it from there. We’ll get it into the paper and let everyone in town know what it is you are trying to accomplish and how they can be a part of it.

Many families are still struggling with the economy. There always are people in need.

Let us help you to help them. Send us your event information and let’s make this a big donation year.
Burlington County to honor outstanding women
Tags: Headlines, Live, Community, Education

The Burlington County Board of Chosen Freeholders and the Advisory Council on Women are accepting nominations for the 2014 Outstanding Women of Burlington County Awards.

To be eligible for the award, nominees must have lived or worked in Burlington County for at least one year. The deadline for nominating an outstanding woman is Friday, Dec. 6.

“This is a great way for the county to recognize the women in our area that excel in their fields and serve the community,” Burlington County Freeholder Deputy Director Leah Arter said. “Over the years, we have honored many truly outstanding women and I look forward to seeing who is nominated this year.”

Nominees could be recognized in many different categories such as: education; government, public service or volunteerism; journalism, arts or entertainment; law, business or entrepreneur; medicine or health service and social service.

The council is looking for women who have made significant contributions in their chosen field, as well as having demonstrated their support of women in the community.

Winners will be honored at the annual Outstanding Women of Burlington County Awards Dinner on Thursday, March 27th.

Nomination forms can be obtained by visiting the website: www.co.burlington.nj.us/bcacw or calling Zahirah Sabir at (609) 265–5529.
In our opinion: It’s the season to help others
Tags: Headlines, Families, Clothing, Food, Generosity

The holiday season has arrived. And that means that many good-hearted people and organizations will be gathering food, clothing, toys, money and other items for those less fortunate.

At The Sun, we want to help make your event as successful as possible. But to do that, we need your help.

Many retailers count on “Black Friday” to help put their business “in the black” for the year. If holiday sales are strong, they have a good overall year. If sales are soft, they struggle to get by.

The same theory can hold true for nonprofits and other groups that depend on the public’s generosity during the holiday season to see them through the rest of the year. People, naturally, are more giving during this time of the year. So, in the coming weeks, you’ll see bell-ringers, donation drives and a lot of other efforts to help those in need.

We salute everyone who holds a drive to help those in need. But we also want to help make those efforts as grand and successful as possible.

To do that, we need to know about your event well in advance (at least two weeks is best). We need to know what types of items you are trying to collect, who will benefit from the drive, and, most importantly, how people can get involved to help you.

Email is the best way to send us this information, and you’ll find our news email address throughout this paper.

Then, after we get your information, we’ll take it from there. We’ll get it into the paper and let everyone in town know what it is you are trying to accomplish and how they can be a part of it.

Many families are still struggling with the economy. There always are people in need.

Let us help you to help them. Send us your event information and let’s make this a big donation year.
Shelter gears up for Holiday Open House
Tags: Families, Headlines

Shelter gears up for Holiday Open House

With the holiday season in full swing, The Animal Orphanage is finding ways to spread goodwill to not only people, but also those four-legged friends. Currently, the shelter is gearing up for its annual Holiday Open House.

The open house will be held at The Animal Orphanage, located on 419 Cooper Road, on Saturday, Dec. 7 from noon to 3 p.m. and will give families a chance to find a potential furry family member to adopt.

“It’s during the holiday season, so it gives people an opportunity to browse our shelter,” shelter director Christine Todd said.

With the shelter currently at full capacity, those in attendance will be able to see more than 65 dogs and 50 cats.

“Our cat room is full, and we have a lot of kittens as well,” Todd said.

Todd said during this time of year, the shelter usually sees an influx of strays. She added that although the shelter is currently trying to adopt out some of its animal orphans, the shelter also recently sent out tips on how to find a lost dog in the shelter’s newsletter.

“You’d be surprised that people don’t know what to do,” she said.

In addition to opening the doors, The Animal Orphanage’s Holiday Open House will feature an “Ask the Vet” segment with Dr. Mark Rosenberg, who will also be offering pet micro chipping for $25 with all proceeds going directly to the shelter’s emergency medical fund.

Light refreshments will also be served, including hot chocolate and coffee.

During the event, families will be able to view orphans, who include dogs such as chocolate pit-bull terrier Brenda and young American Bulldog Pinkey. Cats will also be up for adoption, including young Calico Madeline and Gus.

Todd added that while the shelter does use Petfinder to list all their available adoptees, recent technical difficulties have made it challenging for the shelter to post new arrivals, such as the shelter’s litter of 11 pit-bill mix puppies, affectionately dubbed the “holiday hounds.”

“It’s just a way to showcase our animals,” Todd said.

In addition, Todd said the event would help the shelter “restock their shelves” and help to collect items on their holiday wish list.

“People are very generous, donating everything and anything on our wish list,” Todd said.

Items on the wish list include liquid dish detergent, non-clumping cat litter, Pedigree dog food, and toys and treats for both cats and dogs.

A complete list of items on the holiday wish list is available on The Animal Orphange’s website. In addition, the shelter also has a wish list posted on Amazon, which gives people the opportunity to purchase products the shelter needs to be shipped to the Animal Orphanage.

Todd added that while the shelter does not offer same-day adoptions, all applications submitted during the open

house event would be processed starting the day after the event.

“We have a lot of help on hand to process that day,” Todd said.

For more information, please visit The Animal Orphanage website at www.theanimalorphanage.org or call 627–9111.
Local Medford Scouts sew stockings for charity
Tags: Families, Headlines, Charity, Christmas

For a group of girls in Medford, holiday traditions go beyond receiving gifts in their own stockings for Christmas.

Members of Girl Scout and Brownie troops from the township and volunteers from Cattell’s Sew and Vac participated in a stocking sewing event for charity last week.

For six hours one afternoon, Cattell’s was stuffed with sewing machines, fabric and Scouts hoping to make the holiday season a more festive one for some families. The troops were creating homemade stockings that will later be filled and donated to the Diocese of Trenton’s Catholic Charities’ Providence House Domestic Violence Services.

Kate Gras, one of the event’s organizers, said the troops make about 200 stockings each year.

“It is a wonderful event,” Gras said. “Not only are the Girl Scouts who participate doing a service for their communities, but they are also learning the basics of sewing and having something they hand made bring a smile to the faces of someone their own age who might never have even gotten a stocking at Christmas time.”

The sewing event has become a regular program for the Scouts. It started in 2008 with Gras’ oldest daughter, Meghan, who began it as a Girl Scout Silver Award project.

The event has been taken over by Gras’ younger daughters, Erin and Bridget, as time has gone on. The Gras family organizes the troops from Medford each year. In 2010, the troops officially teamed up with Cattell’s Sew and Vac.

In addition to the participation of the Scouts, teenagers who have attended the academy at Cattell’s Sew and Vac volunteer their time to help the younger girls with their projects.

A few weeks after the stockings are made, the troops will stuff the stockings with gifts such as hats, mittens, toys and candy. The stockings are then sent to the Providence House.

The Providence House cares for many families who are victims of domestic violence and provides them with numerous services.

With a large number of clients, all gift donations that groups make throughout the holiday season are a blessing.

“We wouldn’t be able to provide our clients with holiday gifts without donations,” Rachel Johnston, the community affairs coordinator for Providence House, said.

The stockings the Scouts send go to many different clients. These are in addition to donations that are put into Providence House’s store, where clients are able to come in and pick out particular items for children.

The house also accepts single donations and will take items such as gift cards for teenagers as well.

The most important aspect of the stocking donations, however, is the joy it brings to many families and children in need.

“It really alleviates the extra stress that everyone gets around the holiday time,” Johnston said.

Johnston emphasized that Providence House is also accepting gifts donations for children, teens and moms at its Burlington County location, 950A Chester Ave., Suite 20 in Delran. Donations can be dropped off through Dec. 10.
In our opinion: Honor our veterans
Tags: Headlines, Celebrate, Congress, America

Every year, on Nov. 11, our country celebrates Veterans Day. America has been honoring its veterans around this date, in some fashion, by some name, since 1919 — the one-year anniversary of the armistice of World War I, then known as “The Great War.”

Fighting stopped between the Allied nations and Germany on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918. President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed Nov. 11 as the first commemoration of Armistice Day a year later.

In 1938, the government passed an act that made Nov. 11 an official holiday dedicated “to the cause of world peace and to be thereafter celebrated and known as ‘Armistice Day.’” In 1954, after World War II and the Korean War, Congress revised the act, replacing the word “Armistice” with the word “Veterans.”

The remembrance shifted to Oct. 25 in 1971 after some governmental “confusion,” but was returned officially to Nov. 11 by in 1975.

The name and date of what is now known as Veterans Day may have changed in the 94 years since the first celebration, but the spirit has not.

Veterans Day commemorations are held throughout the country, and our local region does an excellent job of paying homage to the servicemen and servicewomen who have served, and are still serving, to protect our freedoms.

These men and women of the Armed Forces past and present risk their lives, day in and day out, so that we can live the lives we enjoy today in America. They risk their lives, day in and day out, so that we can live better lives in the future. They risk their lives, day in and day out, so that people around the world can hopefully live a life that is free like ours.

Fighting for freedom is not always a popular choice, and it may be debatable, at times, whether it’s even the right choice. But that does not, and should not, take away from the people who serve to protect our country.

Hopefully, you commemorated Veterans Day in some fashion. And hopefully, you’ll continue to honor our veterans throughout the year.

Your thoughts:

How did you commemorate Veterans Day this year? How can we continue to honor the servicemen and servicewomen throughout the year?
Burlington County offers Thanksgiving tips
Tags: Headlines

This Thanksgiving, the Burlington County Health Department is sharing tips that can take one worry off your plate: foodborne illness.

“Food safety is a high priority for the Burlington County Health Department,” Freeholder Director Joe Donnelly said. “A few simple steps will not only ease your holiday fears, but will ensure a delicious and a safe meal for you, your family, and your friends.”

With Thanksgiving Day coming up, here are some tips to prepare for the big event:

• Clean: Wash hands and food-contact surfaces often. Bacteria can spread throughout the kitchen, and get onto cutting boards, knives, sponges and counter tops.

• Separate: Do not cross-contaminate. Do not let bacteria spread from one food product to another. This is especially true for raw meat, poultry and seafood. Keep these foods and their juices away from ready-to-eat foods.

• Cook: Cook to proper temperatures. Foods are properly cooked when they are heated for a long enough time and at a high enough temperature to kill the harmful bacteria that cause foodborne illness.

• Chill: Refrigerate promptly. Public health officials advise consumers to refrigerate foods quickly because cold temperatures keep most harmful bacteria from growing and multiplying. Refrigerators should be set at 40 degrees F and the freezer at 0 degrees F, and the accuracy of the settings should be checked occasionally with a thermometer.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that one in six Americans have food-borne illness annually, leading to approximately 128,000 hospitalizations and 3,000 deaths each year. Holiday turkey meals have been linked to outbreaks of bacterial diseases caused by Salmonella and E. coli.

For more information about food safety please visit the Health Department website at: www.co.burlington.nj.us/health or the USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline, at 1–888–674–6854.
Two arrested after vehicle thefts in Medford
Tags: Crime, Headlines, Burglary

The following information has been provided by the Medford Township Police Department.

On Nov. 8, a resident of Tamarac reported to police their vehicle had been entered and rummaged through. Police responded to Tallowood Drive and discovered that a total of 11 vehicles had been burglarized throughout the evening hours. Residents had GPS devices, sunglasses, Ipods and miscellaneous property stolen from their unlocked vehicles.

Police continued to canvas the area and discovered a disabled motor vehicle on Tuckerton Road near Marquette Drive Police believed the vehicle had run out of gas and the driver attempted to put diesel fuel into the vehicle further rendering it inoperable.

Police also noted that one of the victims on Tallowood reported an exterior diesel fuel container on their property had been tampered with, thus making the operator of this vehicle a likely suspect. A search warrant was obtained and evidence, including drug paraphernalia, weapons and proceeds from one of the burglaries, was recovered from the vehicle. Detectives later located the operator who was identified as a 33-year-old male of Shamong Township. A second suspect was identified as a 26-year-old male from Medford.

Detectives were able to recover most of the stolen items. The 33-year-old was charged with 11 counts of burglary, 4 counts of theft, the unlawful possession of a weapon, possession of a controlled dangerous substance, and possession of drug paraphernalia. He was lodged in Burlington County Jail in lieu of cash bail set at $55,000.

The 26-year-old was charged with receiving stolen property and released pending a future court date.
Christmas tree lighting is Nov. 29
Tags: Headlines, Families, Entertainment, Christmas Tree

If you have written your letter to Santa, bring it to the Christmas tree lighting on Friday, Nov. 29 at 6:30 p.m.

The lighting will be held in Nicholson Park at Library Point.

Be sure to bring a flashlight.

Remember those in need also. Bring canned goods with you for the food bank. Boxes will be available on the Haddon Avenue side of the Library steps.

The Haddonfield Memorial High School choir will be there to entertain with songs. Afterward there will be a count down to light the big Christmas tree which will signal the arrival of Santa Claus. Santa will be driven by one of our own committee elves.

The children will then follow Santa to Kings Highway and Kings Court. Santa will greet the children and hear wishes at the Kings Court gazebo and his elves will give out candy canes. Santa letters may be placed in the mailbox. Be sure to include a return address so Santa can write back.

In case of rain or snow, the event will take place Nov. 30.

Donations can be sent to the Haddonfield Celebrations Association, P.O. Box 15, Haddonfield, NJ 08033, with Pay Pal through www.HaddonfieldCelebrations.org, or by credit card at the Haddonfield Visitor’s Center located at 2 Kings Court, 216–7253.
Giving Tree to help kids this holiday
Tags: Families, Headlines, Camden

Make the holiday brighter for local children by participating in Project Giving Tree at the YMCA of Burlington and Camden Counties, a cause-driven nonprofit charitable organization.

Through Project Giving Tree, the Y strives to build hope and wonder for children by providing gifts to deserving children whose families face financial hardship.

The Giving Trees are decorated with tags identifying a child’s name, age, clothing size and other items they would like from Santa.

The community is encouraged to stop by the Y and select one or more tags from the tree now through Thursday, Dec. 12 and help make a child feel like a star this holiday season.

Individuals and organizations are asked to return the star(s) with the wrapped gifts to the Y by Friday, Dec. 13.

Giving Trees are displayed at the Mt. Laurel YMCA located at 59 Centerton Road in Mt. Laurel and the Burlington-Riverfront YMCA at 302 Commerce Square Blvd. in Burlington.

For more information on how to participate in Project Giving Tree, contact Pam Hall at the Mt. Laurel YMCA at (856) 234–6200 ext. 232 or pamh@ymca-bc.org, or contact Monica Pisano at the Burlington-Riverfront YMCA at (609) 543–6200 ext. 315 or monicam@ymca-bc.org.
Mayor and Deputy Mayor: Remember to Shop Small
Tags: Business, Families, Headlines, Small Business Saturday

This Thanksgiving, Moorestown will pause to spend time with family and friends and remember the things that they are most grateful for. The next day, however, many folks will try to snag the best deals and get a jump start on their holiday shopping.

While we appreciate that 57% of Americans will be taking advantage of “Black Friday” as a chance to save some money, we would like to take this opportunity to urge all of our neighbors to keep it local this week and throughout the holiday season.

Towni Localistics and Sustainable Moorestown have teamed up to spread the word on a new Moorestown tradition — “Plaid Friday.”

Originally started in Oakland, California, the concept behind Plaid Friday is the “weaving the individual threads of small businesses together” and urging shoppers to spend their hard-earned dollars supporting our small businesses on a day traditionally dominated by big box stores. It’s simply a relaxed, hometown alternative to the madness of Black Friday. We applaud this movement here in our community, and ask that all residents consider spending time on Friday shopping and dining at our Moorestown businesses (and preferably, doing so while wearing something

plaid!)

If you are more likely to spend Friday relaxing on the couch after your family’s Thanksgiving feast instead of venturing outside, consider taking your family out this weekend to celebrate Small Business Saturday and patronizing our local businesses on that day instead! Research from the American Independent Business Alliance found that for each dollar you spend at small businesses, there will be three times more of that money sent back into the local economy than one spent at a chain. Think of the impact you can have right in your own backyard!

Both of these days offer us a chance to show our appreciation and respect for our town’s small business owners, and to send a message that we as a community believe in shopping small. These businesses are the lifeblood of our community, owned by our friends and neighbors and essential to the small town character of this place we call home.

We wish you and yours a happy, peaceful, and joyous Thanksgiving!

Mayor Stacey Jordan and Deputy Mayor Chris Chiacchio
Obituary: George A. Sullivan, Sr.
Tags: Headlines

Obituary: George A. Sullivan, Sr.

George A. Sullivan, Sr.

Nov. 13, 2013

George A. Sullivan, Sr., formerly of Haddonfield, died at the age of 95 on Nov. 13.

Sullivan was the husband of the late Ellen (nee McIntyre), father of Ella Miller (Gary) of Chocowinity, NC, grandfather of Katherine Miller of Sullivan’s Island, SC. and father of predeceased sons, George Jr. and William.

He is also survived by many nieces and nephews and one cousin.

Sullivan grew up in the Philadelphia area and enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1942. He served in Europe and earned Campaign Stars for Normandy, Northern France, The Bulge and The Rhineland. After the war he moved to New Jersey, served a two-year apprenticeship with Realtor, Frank Hanly, and opened his own Real Estate Brokerage Office in 1948, serving Camden, Burlington and Gloucester Counties.

He served as President of the Camden County Board of Realtors in 1955, President of the Southern New Jersey Chapter of the Society of Real Estate Appraisers in 1967 and was a lifetime Residential Member of the American Institute of Real Estate Appraisers. He was the founder and director of the “Sullivan Real Estate Preparatory School,” approved by the N.J. Real Estate Commission.

Relatives and friends are invited on Friday, Dec 6, to St. Joseph the Worker Parish at St. Vincent Pallotti RC Church, located at 901 Hopkins Rd. in Haddon Twp. where his Memorial Mass will be celebrated at 11 a.m. in the Chapel.

In lieu of flowers, contributions in his memory may be made to: American Cancer Society, 1851 Cuthbert Road, Cherry Hill, NJ 08034 or Samaritan Hospice, 5 Eves Dr., Suite 300, Marlton, NJ 08053.

Arrangements have been made by Kain-Murphy Funeral Services of Haddonfield.
Fleetwood Elementary students raise money with Charity Run
Tags: Families, Headlines, Schools, Cancer Awareness

Fleetwood Elementary students raise money with Charity Run

There didn’t seem to be anything that would keep John Sullivan, father of second grader Olivia Sullivan at Fleetwood Elementary School, from volunteering at the school’s Charity Run for Cancer last week.

Olivia was a month old when she was diagnosed with neuroblastoma. Thanks to chemotherapy and treatments, she overcame the disease and was able to run alongside her dad during the event.

“I try to get involved with everything that has to do with cancer,” Sullivan said.

Olivia and all students at Fleetwood Elementary School raised money and awareness during the charity run last week. With the help of fundraising from students and teachers, as well as the time put in by parent volunteers, the event was a success.

Carol Lynch, a physical education teacher at Fleetwood, started the event in 2012 after realizing that many students in the school were impacted by cancer through their families and other people they knew.

After telling the students and sending home information, the event really took off.

“It was an overwhelming response,” Lynch said. “Unfortunately, cancer impacts so many families. We knew that we’d want to repeat it and bring it back out again.”

The run is done through the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life. Unlike a full relay, where participants walk all through the night from sunset to sunrise, the students at Fleetwood took 15 to 20 minutes at a time to run around the gym. Each grade level took its turn to participate and made sure to walk, run and dance to the music being played in the background.

Leading up to the event, kids decorated luminary bags. They featured the name and the picture of someone in the children’s lives that either has or had cancer at some point. With many luminaries lining the gym, it was apparent that many kids, as young as they are, have been touched by cancer.

Kristina Patella, a mother of three, currently has stage four colon cancer. Despite the difficulties she’s been through, she’s volunteered to work on the Charity Run in both years of existence.

“I think it’s important, especially for my kids to support others that are going through this,” she said.

Fleetwood’s Charity Run is not a huge event. The children don’t go out into their community to gather donations as participants in the Relay for Life might do.

However, Lynch said the monetary donations have still been overwhelming. Last year, the school raised $912. Lynch said that was a remarkable amount, especially with the event happening just a few weeks after Hurricane Sandy.

She hoped to top the $1,000 mark with the 2013 event.

“It’s a wonderful event that we have here that we care about our community,” Lynch said. “It’s a very giving community.”

Patella believes that every event and every dollar raised help toward finding a cure. Even with stage four cancer, she’s holding out hope.

“There’s always hope that with all this research that this can become a chronic disease and not a terminal one,” she said.