How annoying is it when you had something that worked just the way you liked and and you get an upgrade request and then BLAM, it doesn’t work.

At the top of Internet Explorer, the browser window used to allow you to just enter in any phrase and it’d come back with your default search engine results. You didn’t have to type in a web address perfectly, it just worked. But somewhere along the way, during some hidden upgrade to the latest version of Internet Exploder, the functionality to search from …

It was back in December 2007 when George Washington’s Society of the Cincinnati medal was auctioned off at Sotheby’s for a whopping $5,305,000. Founded by General Washington and other officers of the Continental and French armies who served in the American Revolution, the Society of the Cincinnati is the oldest and most prestigious of America’s many hereditary societies. However, the Society was not one of the favorites of the American Congress.
Louis XVI was himself a member, and the Society was known as the ordre de Cincinnatus in France, where it …

Thrills, Tailgating,  & Testostorone (T3 for sure!). – Sunday, June 5, 2011

For the 42nd time, the NHRA travels to New Jersey for the NHRA Supernationals from June 2-5, 2011 at the famed Raceway Park in Englishtown, New Jersey.
Make sure you’re part of the action. Tailgating starts Sunday, June 5, 2011 at  7:30am sharp (rain or shine). The tent will be up and the truck packed. Mark your calendars cause the date has shifted again.

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Also, many of the areas most dedicated race fans will also be attending the Friday night qualifying session. Come meet …

Many people are looking for ways to make extra money. The internet is a great place to get started. If you have a product, the next place to look to is who has a ready made solution for you to get up and running quickly. The common term for this practice is called eCommerce.
Basically, this piece is about creating an online marketing capability AND the back office that can process the order, send you the name and address, and accept credit cards for you. They just deposit the money into …

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 eighteen-year-old mistress Madeleine Talmadge Force, which scandalized New York society . Mr and Mrs Astor travelled to Egypt and Paris and, in the spring of 1912, decided to return to America as First Class passengers on board …

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 to pay more taxes because they think they’re getting such a great deal compared to Essex County. A raise is given to the school superintendant while the same superintendant is negotiating to cut school programs. Yes, …

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 in the end, Team Clampett from Farifax, Virgina proved to be too tough for the contingencies from New Jersey and Colorado.   
Cup Beginnings -
Put up or Shut Up
The New Jersey “Pull This” Sporting Clay Braga Dosha Team Challenge …

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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 Flagman” who shows love of country and takes personal pride at his own expense to keep the American flag flying.

Nick Sant Foster served in the US Marine Corps reserve in the early 1960′s. “Putting up the flags is an …

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 …

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 …