You can practice infinitely but, if you don’t optimally execute when it counts, then you will not be able to show the full fruits of your labor. Small benefits can add up to significant advantages, so here are some tactics you can use to help you perform your best on test day: Basics These are fairly obvious, but I would be remiss if I ignored them: Get a good night’s sleep at least the night before (but preferably for more than a few nights leading up to the test since “sleep debt” can take over a ...

A decade ago, a diagnosis of metastatic melanoma was often tantamount to a death sentence: the five-year survival rate was below 5%. Advances in treatment have vastly altered that narrative. As director of Atlantic Health System’s Atlantic Melanoma Center, I have witnessed the long-term survival rate improve tenfold, and effective treatments continue to be developed. The Atlantic Melanoma Center treats more than 400 newly diagnosed patients with malignant melanoma or other advanced skin cancers each year. At both Morristown Medical ...

Editor's Note: The following is the recollection of the terrorist attack of the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001. Mr. Ortega is a resident at Fellowship Village senior living in Basking Ridge. Yes, thankfully I am ok. My legs are sore from walking down 92 floors, but I got home about 8 p.m., without a scratch. Life or death depended on where one sat or stood in the building. My building was Tower 2 (South). We evacuated right after the (first) hit on Tower 1, a few minutes before 9 a.m. After the sound of a thunderclap, a reddish ...

NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ – Former Major League Baseball pitcher Jim Morris made headlines in the late 1990s as one of the oldest rookies in professional baseball. He made his Major League debut as a 35-year-old for the, then, Tampa Bay Devil Rays, and his story was so popular that Walt Disney Pictures dramatized it in the 2002 movie “The Rookie” starring Dennis Quaid. What made the story so popular? In a business dominated by youth, Morris beat the odds at an age that is usually well past the prime of someone’s ...

How to Get Rid of Spotted Lanternfly Eggs If you notice Spotted Lanternfly eggs, it is important to remove the eggs or call your local Department of Agriculture to report your findings. To remove Spotted Lanternfly eggs yourself, complete the form on this page, and we will mail you a FREE Spotted Lanternfly Egg remover. Read below for a few tips for DIY egg removal: Use your FREE Viking Pest Control Spotted Lanternfly Egg Scrapper Place the eggs into a plastic bag with hand sanitizer or alcohol Eggs should be scrapped off and ...