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[10 May 2010 | No Comment | 911 views]
Glen Beck Founding Fathers Series Needs General Henry Knox

Founding Fathers Series turns Glen Beck into a History Teacher.
No one knew how popular the Glen Beck Show would become.  Commonly referred to as a TV shock jock (sorry Howard), no matter how you feel about the personality, Glen Beck has become a lightening rod. Liberals hate him, conservatives love him. Now there’s a new angle – he’s a teacher with his new weekly segment “Founder’s Friday”, where he’s profiling some of America’s most prominent American figures of all time.
What’s all this interest in the late 18th century figures? Some …

Business Reengineering, Featured, Grab Bag, Headline »

[30 Apr 2010 | No Comment | 1,360 views]
Michael Lewis – Characters of The Big Short

The current number one non-fiction best seller, Michael Lewis’ The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine

One of the most compelling reads inside the mortgage meltdown where Michael Lewis dives inside the stories of a varied characters who torn made strategic bets based on a perfect storm of greed.
If you’re in the financial industry, you’ll have an easy time recognizing all the facets that the story covers. The book reads like a novel, and tells the stories of a cast of characters involved in capitalism at the tipping point, and how …

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[6 Apr 2010 | No Comment | 625 views]
Top Idea Exchange Software – Sharing Customer Ideas

Do you really want to know what your customers think? Do you want to know what they like, dislike, want, need? You better.
Idea exchanges, sometimes referred to as idea banks have been around for a while now, but they’re morphing and becoming more useful and more powerful now that tools like Facebook have become widely accepted. Companies have taken notice of software solutions that listen to the consumer conversation. Corporate idea sites like Dell’s Ideastorm, Starbucks my Idea Exchange, and the Pepsi Refresh Project are leading the way with web based interactive capabilities …

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[22 Mar 2010 | One Comment | 791 views]
Supporting a Career Transition in the Somerset Hills

Career Coaching and Energizing Your Job Search -
Basking Ridge, New Jersey -
It’s natural to fear a layoff. It’s even worse to go through one. Recession or not, the subconscious will take a hit and you’re going to feel all kinds of emotions as you come to grip with any job related transition. While many lay blame on a multitude of factors for not getting rehired, the perception of being a victim will never get you to your next opportunity. A group called the Career Forum in Basking Ridge, and a …

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[21 Jan 2010 | 2 Comments | 809 views]
Report: Volvo XC90 Unsafe – Mice Enter At Will

Mice have figured out how to access Volvo’s XC90 interior and destroy cockpit.
The Volvo XC90 has been noted as one of the worlds  safest and most popular luxury SUV’s ever made.  But that might be changing and the Volvo XC90 might not be so safe after all. Since 2005 there has been an increasing number of documented occurrences of rodents, namely mice, gaining access directly to  the cockpit of Volvo cars and the the XC90 SUV. Local Volvo dealers have denied there is a problem, yet there continues to be …

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[20 Nov 2009 | No Comment | 494 views]
Social Media Mistakes – Facebook and Twitter No Nos

Ah it’s social media. You hear it’s all the rage. All the kids are doing it, so why not you.
You get free stuff. Free YouTube posts, free Facebook pages, Free Twitter.. How hard could it be?
Get ready for the rollercoaster ride. It’s not as easy as it looks. And your audience is way more sophisticated and mature then you thought.
It’s not a bunch of zit faced geek kids. 300 million Facebookers and counting. If you don’t have a strategy, you better get one. Otherwise, the social network might create one …

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[11 Aug 2009 | 7 Comments | 1,237 views]
Krugs Tavern Newark – Burgers and Shrimp

Krug’s Tavern Hits the Spot Down Neck
Serving up great food and spirits with a friendly laid back attitude.
Ready to take a step back in a time when life was simple and the neighborhood had a friendly active pulse. We’re heading to the Ironbound section of Newark, for a good ole
fashioned neighborhood watering hole that’s also serving up some great food. Grab a chrome bar stool, stare at a Yankee repeat from the night before, and begin to hear and smell the meat sizzling on the flattop. Order a 12 ounce draft …

Featured, History »

[26 Apr 2007 | 8 Comments | 1,654 views]
The Great Historic Tavern Pub Crawl & Tour

Here’s where history meets the road….literally. This project is a community effort to create the ultimate tour of historic taverns, gin mills, speak-easys across America. There’s only one condition. All of the postings to the map need to be at LEAST 100 years old. That’s it. We’re focusing on New Jersey and the borders of PA and New York for this exercise.
One of the best things about history is the method you choose to learn it. This idea grew out of a great memory of a Hoboken Pub Crawl I …

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[26 Mar 2007 | 4 Comments | 1,058 views]

Who doesn’t love a good burger. Ah yes, even the statement opens the door wide open for interpretation. How big, ketchup or not, steamed, fried, broiled, with lettuce and the debate goes on and on. But it isn’t just the quest for that perfect burger that had the American flare…I’ve come to learn that everyone has a burger story and a burger opinion. And I mean everyone (Go ahead , try to prove me wrong).
My enjoyment in “burgermania” began a long time ago when I used to visit the White …

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