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[2 Jul 2009 | No Comment | 531 views]

When I saw this I watched in awe. Recession etiquette? Really? It seems that there are so many people in America that don’t realize that “if a person is in a difficult situation” due to the recession, the last thing you can do is speak like a total dolt! Are you one of them? Watch [...]

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[9 Jun 2009 | No Comment | 1,268 views]

Coast Guard’s Barque/Eagle Tall Ship Sets Sail To a sailor, one of the most impressive sights is to see a classic tall ship under sail. It has to be one of the most impressive sights ever. And if you want to take a trip aboard the Eagle, booking a trip is simple….just fill out an [...]

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[27 May 2009 | 3 Comments | 12,020 views]

“Bet you didn’t know that ” series continues Liberty Corner’s Most Famous Resident? You decide.  Cartoonist Bill Griffith’s comic strip entitled “Zippy the Pinhead” was inspired by Liberty Corner’s William Henry “Zip” Johnson, a local resident born back in 1842. Known as the son of a former slave, and the “Dean of Freaks” in P.T Barnum’s freakshow,  Zip [...]

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[26 May 2009 | No Comment | 687 views]
Liar – Route 31 Did Go Thru Bedminster

Did you know that US Route 206 actually used to be Route 31 and what is US Route 202 was actually Route 32? So now you tell your friend “Take Route 31 North Thru Bedminster and Turn Right onto Route 32 straight into Bernardsville.” Huh. “Route 31 goes to Clinton right? Left? WRONG! Confused? Travel [...]

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[29 Mar 2009 | No Comment | 458 views]

Major props go out to the Navy for this presentation that was posted to youtube. With over 5,000,000 views, it’s no wonder why these young men are the best of the best. Navy Ceremonial Guard Silent Drill What more can you say? Outstanding. Click the read more to see the video.

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[25 Mar 2009 | 2 Comments | 496 views]

Allbusiness.com had a great post today that had to be shared. Not like  were a bunch of salesmen, but you’ve gotta love when you read something and you know that you should be paying attention. If you’ve ever read books like “How To Win Friends and Influence People”, and “Sell Anything to Anybody”, there’s really [...]

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[15 Mar 2009 | No Comment | 528 views]

2009 marked a new milestone for area residents who supported the Deputy Grand Marshall of the 2009 Newark Saint Patricks Day parade down Mulberry Street in Newark New Jersey. Didn’t matter whether you were Irish or not…as the saying went “everyone is Irish today”. While it’s not in the grand scale of the New York [...]

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[7 Mar 2009 | One Comment | 1,665 views]

The Accent of Money is actually the history of money -  and worth the watch! PBS put out a documentary a few months ago called the Accent of Money, a documentary hosted by Niall Furgerson. Based in his book about the same topic -it’s worth a watch. Whenever I refer this type of story, it’s [...]

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[27 Feb 2009 | No Comment | 581 views]

Building economic confidence with zero dollars. So the economy is in the tank, unemployment is on the rise, and the federal government is throwing trillions of dollars at the problem all in the hope that it’ll bring back the economy. But what about the consumer? If consumers continue to fear “the potential pink slip”, it [...]

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[26 Feb 2009 | No Comment | 301 views]

Shaking the Foundations and Blaming Bad Bankers – Tim Geithner Opens Up Secretary of the Treasury Tim Geithner Who saw Tim Geithner on PBS News hour last night?  If you didn’t….watch it. If you tuned into PBS newshour on Wednesday night, February 25, 2009 the opening interview was with Secretary of the Treasury Tim Geitner.  [...]

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