Month: February 2012

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JAMBOREE 2012

Show dates
Feb 9, 8:00 pm         Feb 10, 8:00 pm    Feb 11, 7:00 pm
At BF Middle School, Ridgewood NJ
Tickets Available here!!

Rehearsals are going great!  The castmembers and crew are working hard to bring to you the best show ever!

If you are interested in helping Jamboree, you can:

We are looking for scene sponsors – get your company’s name prominently displayed during your scene. Email jamboreeads@gmail.com for more information.Jamboree is also looking for donations of food, costumes, props, building material, publicity – you name it (there are few things we turn down!). Contact rhsjamboree2012@gmail.com to help.

>Study: Internet addiction a growing problem among youth
 
Wednesday – 2/1/2012, 8:02am  ET
WASHINGTON – Parents remember what it was like to grow up without the Internet, but it’s a different story for their kids.

Take the Internet away, and parents may be in for a temper tantrum.

A recent British survey took a look at the issue and analyzed the online lives of children. Almost half of those under 12 said they would feel said without the internet.

https://www.wtop.com/?nid=267&sid=2729726

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Time to lean to Salsa like NY Giants’ Victor Cruz ?

Here are some examples of what our program at Arthur Murray can prepare you for:
Weddings – It’s time to retire the funky chicken
Cruises – Pick a different dance floor every night no problem
Nightclubs – Salsa, Swing, Tango, Bachata – if it’s playing at a club, you’ll be on the floor
Corporate Events – Stand out and make an impression
Family Events – Do you want to be the dancer in the family?

Our certified instructors will have you dancing within the first 10 minutes of your lesson.  Using the official Arthur Murray teaching methods, they can teach you how to say yes any time a dance situation presents itself.

Arthur Murray
201-389-6980.
257 E. Ridgewood Ave (Entrance on N. Maple Ave)
Ridgewood, NJ 07450
amridgewood@yahoo.com

>There’s still time to purchase your tickets for the Northern Region’s:
2nd Annual Hollywood Bash

The Emmanuel Cancer Foundation is committed to being a beacon of light for New Jersey families of children diagnosed with cancer. Through trained professionals and dedicated volunteers, our goal is to replace fear with hope and confusion with balance.

A fun-filled night of food, drinks, dancing, raffles, door prizes and a big silent auction, co-hosted by Tom Murro from FoxCT and Roxanne Evans from Channel 12.

With special appearances by:
Jacqueline Laurita from The Real Housewives of NJ
Celebrity chef Chris Nirschel
Champion boxer Eric Kelly
Ramsey Councilman Ken Tyburczy

Some auction items include:
A Tory Burch bag
Two nights at the Atlantis in the Bahamas
Broadway tickets
Gourmet dinner for two by Celebrity Chef Chris Nirschel
A one-hour boxing session with former Olympic Boxer Eric Kelly
A gift basket of Jacqueline Laurita’s favorite beauty items
Lunch for two at Positano or Preakness with Kim Granatell (Kim G.) from The Real Housewives of NJ

Date: Saturday, February 4th
Time: 7:00 P.M.  – 11:00 P.M.
Place: Womans Club of Ridgewood, 215 W. Ridgewood Avenue, Ridgewood, NJ 07450
Tickets: $75/pp, available online now!

https://www.emmanuelcancer.org/

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Planning your 2012 Wedding & can’t afford a photographer? Then this is the contest for you! Refer up to 3 or more friends to book ArtChick.biz for their wedding (Philadelphia, New York City, NJ, or Destination) and you’ll receive complimentary photo coverage of 6 hr, on-line gallery a la carte, and all photos will be taken personally by photographer ArtChick (Kristine Di Grigoli Paige).

Referrals must sign contact with retainer to count. Good Luck!!!

NOTE:  I’ll be away August 12-Sept 6th in Greece for Nano 2012 Contest. (However Weddings overseas are doable).
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Kristine Di Grigoli Paige
Photographer/ Owner
ArtChick LLC

Office: 215-650-7052
Mobile: 267-253-4659
Email:  artchickfoto@gmail.com
www.ArtChick.biz
Studio:122 Church St, Phila, PA 19106

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Photo Credit:  Boyd A. Loving


Roll Over Motor Vehicle Accident, Route 17 North, Ridgewood 
Boyd A. Loving
2/1/2012 2:57 PM

The driver of a 2006 BMW sedan was seriously injured when his vehicle veered off of Route 17 North near Paramus Road at approximately 1:55 PM on Wednesday, February 1, rolling over several times, the winding up right side up on a higway embankment.  Responding to the scene were Ridgewood PD, Ridgewood FD, Ridgewood EMS, and paramedics from The Valley Hospital.

Photo Credit:  Boyd A. Loving

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Homeownership rates fall to 66% as downturn nears a bottom
By Julie Schmit, USA TODAY

Fewer Americans own homes and many of them are continuing to see values decline.

The U.S. Census Bureau reported Tuesday that the nation’s homeownership rate fell to 66% in the fourth quarter, continuing a seven-year drop from a fourth-quarter peak of 69.2% in 2004.

At the same time, U.S. home prices fell 1.3% in November from October and were 3.7% below 2010 levels, the Standard & Poor’s/Case-Shiller home price index indicates.

https://www.usatoday.com/money/economy/housing/story/2012-01-31/home-prices-ownership/52907436/1?loc=interstitialskip

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Latour ,amazing food old school style 
PJ Blogger 

(RIDGEWOOD- NJ) With restaurant week as an incentive we decided to give Latour a try. I have eaten there several times for diner but its been a while and I have never tried the lunch menu. Latour is located at 6 East Ridgewood Avenue, near train tracks at the very end of East Ridgewood Avenue.

I am a big fan of BYOB , because there is noting worse than overpaying for wine that tastes like it came out of a box. The first thing you notice is the polite courteous service ,the second is the moderate sized portions of amazingly well prepared rich food with an inspiring presentation.

Latour is owned by Chef Michael Latour for the past 14 years. Latour graduated of Johnson and Wales University in Rhode Island and has held several Chef positions in New York’s hotels, including being part of the opening team of the Four Seasons Hotel .Latour  is a member of the Societé Culinaire Philanthropique and a recipient of the Gold Medal awarded by the Les Amis d’Escoffier Society Foundation for Best Sugar Work Piece in the 2010 International Hotel/Motel and Restaurant Show at the Javits Convention Center.

With a pedigree like Michael’s you have reason to expect the best and  for the most part get it. In real old school fashion the personable Chef even takes time out to greet and chat with diners .

The only negatives perhaps were the fact that so much of Latour is old school charm .I would love to see Chef  Latour leave his comfort zone and challenge himself with perhaps some updates on the menu . Its nice to have the old favorites  but to introduce a few new dishes from time to time might entice a whole new crop of customers to the eatery that may currently view it as only a bastion of “that ladies that lunch” crowd. .With that said  If your looking for a formal night out Latour offers a local high end gourmet dinner .The food is outstanding and the staff  is very professional.

Latour
6 East Ridgewood Avenue
Ridgewood, New Jersey 07450
201-445-5056

>N.J. to begin survey of historic site financial needs, first in 22 years

>Fitch: Underfunded NJ pensions to continue

>Congressional Budget Office reports another $1 trillion deficit
By DAVID ROGERS | 1/31/12 10:06 AM EST Updated: 1/31/12 1:43 PM EST

The government faces a fourth year of trillion-plus deficits in 2012, according to new projections released Tuesday—numbers which also show little relief in the future unless Washington comes to grips with needed changes in its tax and spending policies.

Like Aunt Cassandra coming down from the attic, the Congressional Budget Office steps squarely into the 2012 campaign season with the 147-page report which might have been subtitled “It’s not just the economy stupid, it’s also the debt.”

https://www.politico.com/news/stories/0112/72205.html

>CBO: Taxes Will ‘Shoot Up by More Than 30 Percent’ Over Next 2 Years
By Terence P. Jeffrey
January 31, 2012
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(CNSNews.com) – The amount of money the federal government takes out of the U.S. economy in taxes will increase by more than 30 percent between 2012 and 2014, according to the Budget and Economic Outlook published today by the CBO.

At the same time, according to CBO, the economy will remain sluggish, partly because of higher taxes.

“In particular, between 2012 and 2014, revenues in CBO’s baseline shoot up by more than 30 percent,” said CBO, “mostly because of the recent or scheduled expirations of tax provisions, such as those that lower income tax rates and limit the reach of the alternative minimum tax (AMT), and the imposition of new taxes, fees, and penalties that are scheduled to go into effect.”

https://cnsnews.com/news/article/cbo-taxes-will-shoot-more-30-percent-over-next-2-years

>Latest Congressional Budget Outlook For 2012-2022 Released, Says Real Unemployment Rate Is 10%
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 01/31/2012 10:30 -0500

BLS Budget Deficit Bureau of Labor Statistics Congressional Budget Office Consumer Confidence fixed Gross Domestic Product Medicare None Real Unemployment Rate Reality Unemployment

What do the NAR, Consumer Confidence and CBO forecasts have in common? If you said, “they are all completely worthless” you are absolutely correct. Alas, the market needs to “trade” off numbers, which is why the just released CBO numbers apparently are important… And the fact that the CBO predicted negative $2.5 trillion in net debt by 2011 back in 2011 is largely ignored. Anyway, here are some of the highlights.

2012 Deficit: $1.1 trillion; 2013 Deficit: $0.6 – yes, we are cackling like mad too…
Unemployment to remain above 8% in 2012 and 2013; will be around 7% by end of 2015; to drop to 5.25% by end of 2022.
This forecast is utterly idiotic and is completely unattainable unless the US workforce drops to all time lows and the US economy generates 300,000 jobs a month for 10 years
Needless to say, CBO assumes the best of all worlds in this meaningless forecast
But here is the kicker: “Had that portion of the decline in the labor force participation rate since 2007 that is attributable to neither the aging of the baby boomers nor the downturn in the business cycle (on the basis of the experience in previous downturns) not occurred, the unemployment rate in the fourth quarter of 2011 would have been about 1¼ percentage points higher than the actual rate of 8.7 percent” translation: CBO just admitted that the BLS numbers are bogus and real unemployment is 10%. Thank you

https://www.zerohedge.com/news/latest-congressional-budget-outlook-2012-2022-released