What questions to ask on first date
By Avishai Fuksman Conversation starters can literally save your life on a first date. Why? Well, as you know, going on a first date can be very scary and intimidating. Our minds are overcome with fear and insecurities and we cave in to those emotions. We’re scared of being rejected, we’re afraid of failure, we’re nervous about saying the wrong thing at the wrong time and we’re...
read full storyWedding planning book gives brides to be cost saving tips
January 5, 2010 by NJ News
Filed under Entertainment, Health & Family, Lifestyle
Overwhelmed by the many details of planning the perfect wedding? Brides can find a plethora of cost saving tips, checklists, and advice in Tiara Ward Cable’s new book, The Essential Wedding Planning Guide. With years of wedding and event planning experience, Tiara shares her knowledge with readers who will learn firsthand what to focus on in the midst of all the excitement. This simple to follow,...
read full storyHoliday Fire Safety Tips
TRENTON – The New Jersey Department of Community Affairs’ (DCA) Division of Fire Safety today issued its Holiday Fire Safety Hints tip sheet for 2009. The tip sheet can be accessed at http://www.state.nj.us/dca/dfs/ on the DCA website. “The winter holidays should be a season of celebration and time spent enjoying the company of family and friends,” said DCA Acting Commissioner...
read full storyCybersafety booklets for parents and kids available
A new booklet released today by the Federal Trade Commission and other government agencies helps parents and teachers steer kids safely through the online and mobile phone worlds. Net Cetera: Chatting with Kids About Being Online was unveiled this morning at Jefferson Middle School in Washington, D.C. by FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, and Federal Communications...
read full storyScientists claim global warming damage already measurable
December 15, 2009 by NJ News
Filed under Lifestyle, World News
Scientists from 192 nations are meeting in Copenhagen to lobby nations to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. World Meteorological Organization spokesperson Michel Jarraud says the decade from 2000-2009 is very likely to be the warmest on record. Rajendra Pachauri of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change refuted global warming saying “I don’t know where this warming is, it’s...
read full storyHeading towards defeat NJ gay marriage vote cancelled
Trenton, NJ – The highly controversial gay marriage legislation in New Jersey has suffered a setback today as senate Democrat Loretta Weinberg, the bill’s sponsor, withdrew the vote from agenda at the last minute. The bill was heading for rejection and the move appears to have been a stratigic move on the part of Weinberg, the former Lieutenant Governor candidate who lost a November...
read full storyWoman tries to cut unborn baby out of mom
A pregnant woman held for five days at an apartment by a woman she met at a homeless shelter escaped after her captor tried to cut the unborn baby from her womb, according to police. Share and Enjoy: Read More →
read full storyToday in History December 5th
Today in History, James Christie holds his first sale in London in 1766. Nearly 250 years later, Christies remains one of the most famous fine arts auction houses in the world. The California Gold Rush officially began as President James Polk announces that massive amounts of gold had been discovered in California, leading to the 1848-1849 California Gold Rush. Booze became legal in the...
read full storyObamas bring Christmas back to the White House
Washington, DC -- Gone is the “holiday” tree to celebrate the “Holidays”. President Obama and his wife Michelle gathered on the White House lawn with their children to light the nation’s first “Christmas Tree for Christmas” in several years. The horrible tradition which has been carried on for too long has come to an end, if only temporarily as no mention...
read full storyRoman Polanski arrives at his house arrest in Switzerland
Still trying to fight extradition to the United States to face charges that stemmed from a 1970’s sexual assault on a young teenager, Roman Polanski arrives at a Swiss Chalet after being released from prison. Share and Enjoy: Read More →
read full storyDon’t let bad food spoil your holidays
As the holiday season approaches, the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services Food and Drug Safety Program is urging consumers to take simple, preventive measures to keep family and guests safe from food-related illness. Cooking, serving and storing foods at proper temperatures, and making sure you serve only pasteurized cider and eggnog are key ways to avoid...
read full storyParents fight back against unscrupulous “vendors” price gouging Zhu Zhu Pets
There is a move on auction sites such as Amazon and eBay calling for buyers to boycott any vendor who is price gouging the public on the much wanted Zhu Zhu Pets. . These ‘retailers’ purchase entire inventories of the toys when they arrive on store shelves and move them directly to online auction sites for upwards of three to four times their retail value. But stealing the Christmas...
read full storyLow voltage LED added to list of Christmas safety tips this season.
DECORATING A Christmas tree and hanging colorful lights both inside and out is a favorite holiday tradition for many families, but the improper use of decorations can turn the season of joy into one of disaster. “Make safety a holiday tradition,” Freeholder Joseph H. Vicari said. “Be sure to follow the manufacturer’s instructions and never plug too many lights into one socket....
read full storyJay-Z bouncers brutally beat two men in Atlantic City at 40/40 Club
December 1, 2009 by NJ News
Filed under Entertainment, Lifestyle
Atlantic City, NJ -- Despite pleas to “cool out” and “don’t hit him”, approximately 12 employees of Rap Star Jay-Z’s 40/40 club in Atlantic City mercilessly beat two men in a parking lot scuffle. In the video, workers can be seen kicking one man repeatedly after he was beaten to the ground, persuaded to stop by a management level employee wearing a suit and...
read full storyElizabeth Smart kidnapper: Who needs lawyers when you offer an apology?
It seems months of kidnapping and rape can be undone with a simple apology, but while that apology might win the hearts and minds of the Smart family, it may not win over the judge who decides the sentence Wanda Barzee receives on charges of kidnapping and unlawful transportation of a minor in court. “I am so sorry, Elizabeth, for all the pain and suffering I have caused you and your family,”...
read full storyIs Xanadu the ugliest mall in America?
This week, Chris Christie said he wasn’t impressed with the outside appearance of Xanadu. Former Governor Cody has been quoted as saying Xanadu was “yucky”. I think Xanadu is one of the most hideous structures in North America and would not be surprised if it’s color scheme was picked out by a color blind kindergartner. It’s been so many years since this floundering...
read full storyHow to make a Thanksgiving Cornucopia
Also called a Horn of Plenty, the cornucopia has evolved into a iconic symbol of Thanksgiving and abundance. The original ancient Greek cornucopia was a curved goat’s horn overflowing with fruit and grain It symbolized the horn possessed by Zeus’s nurse, the Greek nymph Amalthaea, which could be filled with whatever the owner wished. Today’s traditional Thanksgiving cornucopias are...
read full story24th MEU amphibious warriors again
11/7/2009 By Cpl. Alex C. Guerra, 24th MEU Tripoli, Iwo Jima, Inchon, Persian Gulf; each a proving ground, a fire in which the Corps’ penchant for amphibious warfare was galvanized. The lessons learned in these historic conflicts are undeniably relevant today for the Marines and sailors of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit as they conducted a battalion-size amphibious assault as part of the...
read full storyMarines make themselves at home in former Taliban fortress
November 10, 2009 by NJ News
Filed under Lifestyle, World News
By Marine Corps Lance Cpl. John M. McCall Special to American Forces Press Service HELMAND PROVINCE, Afghanistan, Nov. 9, 2009 – Marines have an uncanny ability to call any place “home,” even if it’s a mixture of sand and gravel, or in this instance, a Taliban compound. Marines with Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, have been operating out of what Marines refer to as “the...
read full storyUnited States Marine Corps turns 234 today
Jackson, NJ – The United States Marine Corps, one of the world’s most feared fighting organizations turns 234 today. The annual birthday celebration for the Marine Corps is highlighted by various local Marine Corps Balls nationwide, but the headline event is the Commandant’s Marine Corps Ball held at the Gaylord National Resort in Washington, D.C. The Origin of the United States...
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