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[4 Dec 2010 | No Comment | 3,480 views]
Titanic Survivor Astor and Basking Ridge

Noted High Society Playboy and Titanic Survivor Brings Notoriety to  Bernards Township. It’s a fun story, but you’ve gotta hang in there. First we need a little background about John’s father, the one who didn’t survive the Titanic disaster. In 1909 John Jacob Astor IV divorced his wife Ava and, two years later, married his [...]

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[4 Dec 2010 | No Comment | 1,625 views]
Recession in a New Jersey McMansion Town

The McMansion loses value right in its McPrime. Here’s how it feels to have a Recession in a McMansion town.  How everyone tries to hide it. Layoffs and hidden short sales. Taxes continue to go up. What was $3000 a year in taxes ten years ago is now almost $18,000 per year. The Bourgeoisie McMansioneers still offer [...]

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[27 Nov 2010 | One Comment | 2,642 views]
Inaugural New Jersey Pull This Sporting Clay Challenge won by Team Clampett of Fairfax Virginia

Inaugural New Jersey Sporting Clay Championship Crowns Champion Coplay, Pennsylvania, Saturday- November 27, 2010-Competition was tough as teams from the Mid-Atlantic and Midwest United States met in Coplay, Pennsylvania for the inaugural New Jersey “Pull This” Sporting Clay Braga Dosha Team Challenge Cup held at the prestigious Lehigh Valley Sporting Clay and Trap Club. Competition was fierce, but [...]

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[11 Oct 2010 | No Comment | 3,754 views]
American Flagman Honors Patriotism Everyday

. A mans love of country and his personal patriotism keeps American flags flying. NOW HE NEEDS YOUR SUPPORT! Basking Ridge, New Jersey Have you ever seen those American flags on highway overpasses and wondered “Gee, I wonder who puts up those American flags on the highway overpasses?” Meet Nick Sant Foster, known locally as “The [...]

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[30 Apr 2010 | No Comment | 10,563 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, [...]

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[1 Apr 2010 | No Comment | 2,064 views]
President Bush Urinal Sparks Controversy

As the liberal world continues with their George W. Bush withdrawals, a San Francisco artist comes to the rescue and stirs the pot again. No one hopes that this guy gets business from this more than me, but it just goes to show that for every friend there’s a foe, and for every idea there’s [...]

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[29 Mar 2010 | No Comment | 6,289 views]
Stop the Sag Campaign – No More Droopy Drawers

Brooklyn politician raises awareness on the epidemic issue of our time – teen droopy drawers. Once referred to the refrigerator repairman ailment or plumbers crack have given way to the teen muffin top for boys and young men. The campaign commenced Monday, March 29, 2010 placing six billboards throughout Brooklyn, New York. Eric Adams is [...]

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[22 Mar 2010 | One Comment | 2,819 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 [...]

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[19 Feb 2010 | No Comment | 2,333 views]
New Jersey’s Best Towns 2010

Everyone knows how controversial lists can be. But then again, it does give you something to talk about. And it probably sells a bunch of magazines to boot. So where does Irvington rank/560 – Camden/481 -  Newark/ You don’t want me to give it away do you? While the best was Bedminster, New Jersey in [...]

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[18 Feb 2010 | No Comment | 1,354 views]
Nine Resume Sins

From Lisa Vaas at the Ladders.com Professional resume writers see hundreds of do-it-yourself resumes. Ask some of these pros, and they’ll tell you they’re so used to seeing the same missteps made over and over, they can spot them a mile away. We talked to some of the certified professional resume writers who work with [...]

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