Back to School: Self-sufficiency elusive to young adults of hovering parents
By Anita Bruzzese, Gannett
Helicopter parents— those folks who hover over their offspring continually — have prompted much debate, and nowhere may their influence become more evident than in the next generation of workers.
While some managers have complained for years about the need for the youngest generation of workers to be rewarded and mentored constantly, the truth is they may not have seen anything yet.
The generation in elementary school when 9/11 happened that has grown up with “stranger danger” now has experienced the Great Recession. Many are graduating from college and attempting to get their first jobs with expensive educations that have cost their parents dearly.
Ex-NPR Hill reporter: Lied to daily
By PATRICK GAVIN | 8/22/12 2:44 PM EDT Updated: 8/23/12 1:42 PM EDT
After 14 years at National Public Radio, Andrea Seabrook left in July and, to hear her talk about her experience covering Capitol Hill, it’s clear that she had one takeaway: It’s damn frustrating.
“I realized that there is a part of covering Congress, if you’re doing daily coverage, that is actually sort of colluding with the politicians themselves because so much of what I was doing was actually recording and playing what they say or repeating what they say,” Seabrook told POLITICO. “And I feel like the real story of Congress right now is very much removed from any of that, from the sort of theater of the policy debate in Congress, and it has become such a complete theater that none of it is real. … I feel like I am, as a reporter in the Capitol, lied to every day, all day. There is so little genuine discussion going on with the reporters. … To me, as a reporter, everything is spin.”
Box Office: Anti-Obama Movie Stuns Hollywood For #4
Anti-Obama Movie Stuns Hollywood For #4; Other Newcomers & Holdovers Weak Friday; Only ‘The Expendables 2′ Can Break $10M
By NIKKI FINKE | Saturday August 25, 2012 @ 12:52am PDT
SATURDAY AM, 3RD UPDATE: Because of Friday’s very weak box office, there was finally clarity for the Top 10 film rankings this morning. As predicted, Millenium/Lionsgate’s holdover The Expendables 2 finished in first place Friday and this weekend. It’s followed by Universal’s 2-week-old The Bourne Legacy in second place.
New movies didn’t perform. But the shocker was Rocky Mountain Pictures’ political documentary 2016 Obama’s America which expanded into theaters across America this weekend after a very limited release and wound up in 4th place. That’s stunning because it’s playing in 2/3 fewer theaters across North American than the other wide release actioners. (See below for more details). Due to its hot pre-sales, the pic is proving frontloaded, and its ranking will fall steeply by end of Sunday. But the doc made its point: its new cume after this weekend should make it the #1 conservative documentary (besting Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed’s $7.7M).
The pic is based on conservative author and commentator Dinesh D’Souza’s New York Times bestselling 2010 book The Roots Of Obama’s Rage and co-directed by D’Souza and John Sullivan and produced by Academy Award winner Gerald R. Molen (co-producer of Schindler’s List). Its success comes because of savvy marketing on the eve of the Republican National Convention August 27-30. Exhibitors are reporting busloads arriving at theaters around the country in pre-organized trips. It also employed much of the same marketing techniques used to garner attention and support for faith-based films, understandable since the audience is overlapping. Its campaign included advertising nationally over the past two weeks on talk radio and cable news channels including Fox News Channel, A&E, History and MSNBC. ”Yes, I also didn’t believe it when I first saw the film taking off in pre-sales on Tuesday,” an exhibition insider tells me. “Because there’s not a lot of new product that’s taking off.”
Private Tea Party Showing , 2016 Obama’s America, AMC Garden State Plaza , 7 pm Thursday, September 6, Tickets $12.50 each .Tickets not available from the box office .Consult your local Tea Party or contact conservative_caucus@verizon.net or Phone 201 891-5918.
Tyler Clementi
August 26, 2012
PJ Blogger and the Staff of the Ridgewood blog
Ridgewood NJ, While it is said there is no greater sadness than the loss of child for a parent , we were truly taken back with the Ridgewiood News article ,”Tyler Clementi’s parents leave their Ridgewood church” ( https://www.northjersey.com/ridgewood/Tyler_Clementis_parents_decide_to_leave_their_Ridgewood_church_webcam_spying.html ) The News it seems looked to get on the band wagon making cheap political points out off a grieving mother and death of her child.
We have come to expect this kind of hack ” journalism” or propaganda from much of the mainstream media like the New York Times or the the “creepers” at the “Ridgewood Views” , the misguided flaunting of a grieving ,heartbroken mother is in poor taste and seems a bit out of character showing a clear lack of judgement by the Ridgewood News. While we don’t often agree with the News on things they usually look to protect the Village and its residents while showing a little class.
The Village is still reeling from the sudden loss of a Tyler Clementi leaving everyone in town to question weather they could have done more ;taking the whole tragedy as a personal failing of the Village itself. It is and has been a feeling that comes every time we lose a young person under any circumstances and has happened far too often , far more than any of us would like to admit. Readers have commented directly to this blog saying ,”the Clementi’s sadness left (them) almost cringing with a feeling of sorrow .” and we agree.
come on people….
After Gay Son’s Suicide, Mother Finds Blame in Herself and in Her Church
https://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/25/nyregion/after-tyler-clementis-suicide-his-parents-make-painful-changes-in-the-search-for-why.html?pagewanted=all
Tyler Clementi’s Mother Blames Herself & Evangelical Beliefs For Alienating Her Son
https://gothamist.com/2012/08/26/tyler_clementis_mother_blames_herse.php
Tyler Clementi’s parents leave their Ridgewood church
https://www.trentonian.com/article/20120825/NEWS03/120829684/tyler-clementi-s-parents-leave-their-ridgewood-church
Tyler Clementi’s parents leave Ridgewood church over views on homosexuality
https://www.nj.com/bergen/index.ssf/2012/08/tyler_clementis_parents_leave_ridgewood_church_over_views_on_homosexuality.html
A high-profile suicide stirs a mother’s guilt
https://www.bendbulletin.com/article/20120826/NEWS0107/208260394/
The parents of Tyler Clementi say they have left their longtime village church due to its views on homosexuality
https://www.therepublic.com/view/story/20191647681c49dea6c16d5f29d2a450/NJ–Rutgers-Suicide
Webcam spying victim’s parents leave their church
https://www.philly.com/philly/news/new_jersey/20120825_ap_webcamspyingvictimsparentsleavetheirchurch.html
Tyler Clementi’s parents leave Ridgewood church over views on homosexuality
https://www.nj.com/bergen/index.ssf/2012/08/tyler_clementis_parents_leave_ridgewood_church_over_views_on_homosexuality.html
Garrett Statement on Treasury Decision to Amend Terms of Fannie and Freddie Bailout
Aug 17, 2012
WASHINGTON, DC – Rep. Scott Garrett (R-NJ), Chairman of the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Capital Markets and Government-Sponsored Enterprises issued the following statement today after the Treasury Department announced a plan to reduce the dividend rate paid to the Secretary of the Treasury on senior preferred stock of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac:
instead of working with Congress to enact meaningful reform. The reduction of the dividend payments for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will ensure the American taxpayers remain on the hook for the bailout of these two failed institutions for the foreseeable future. The crony-capitalism that has become a centerpiece of the Administration’s failed economic policy must come to an end. This decision is a slap in the face to the hardworking American taxpayers who deserve to be compensated and fully repaid for their dollars that fueled the government takeover of the mortgage twins. Instead of devoting time and energy towards prolonging bailouts, the Obama Administration should work with Congress to wind these companies down and create a new and sustainable housing finance system where taxpayers are not at risk.
Apple’s $1 Billion Verdict May Lead To Samsung Sales Ban
By Joel Rosenblatt – Aug 26, 2012 2:03 AM ET
Apple Inc. (AAPL) won more than $1 billion after a jury found Samsung Electronics Co. infringed six of seven patents for its mobile devices in a verdict that may lead to a ban on U.S. sales of handheld electronics a judge deems to violate Apple’s rights.
Apple won less than half of what it sought in damages in the first lawsuit to go before a U.S. jury in the fight to dominate the global smartphone market, though U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh may later triple the damages against Samsung under federal law. Samsung avoided a finding of damages for antitrust law violations or breach of contract.
Neil Armstrong dead at 82
August 26,2012
the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Ridgewood NJ and beyond, Neil Armstrong the first man on the moon died at 82 on Friday and marks the passing of one of American’s greatest heroes. Armstrong was know as a “reluctant American hero,” and embodied the spirit of discovery .
Armstrong’s death followed complications from heart-bypass surgery he underwent earlier this month, Armstrong’s family said today in a statement released by NASA.
Armstrong has been immortalized in human history as the first human to set foot on a celestial body beyond Earth and is best know for his words , “That’s one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind,” that he radioed back to Earth from the moon on July 20, 1969.
Cardinal Timothy Dolan to give Republican convention benediction
By Justin Sink – 08/22/12 06:50 PM ET
Cardinal Timothy Dolan, the archbishop of New York and the president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, will give the benediction at the concluding night of the Republican National Convention, Mitt Romney revealed Wednesday night.
Romney was asked about a new regulation, implemented earlier this year by the Obama Administration, that would require employers to provide free access to birth control through their health insurance. During his response, Romney revealed Dolan had been tabbed to give the benediction.
“Well, first of all I’ll continue to meet with to Cardinal Dolan – who by the way is going to offer the benediction on the last evening of the Republican Convention after my acceptance speak,” Romney told radio host Raymond Arroyo. “So I am making it very clear that the interest of religious freedom is something I support wholeheartedly and will work with him and with others to assure that each piece of legislation that we consider is thought also in terms of its impact on religious freedom and tolerance.”
We don’t normally agree with the Ridgewood News but in this case we think the Villages cornucopia of religions and spiritual options is defiantly one of its strengths
President Obama has millions of fake Twitter followers
President Obama’s Twitter account has 18.8 million followers — but more than half of them really don’t exist, according to reports.
A new Web tool has determined that 70% of Obama’s crowd includes “fake followers,” The New York Timesreports in a story about how Twitter followers can be purchased.
“The practice has become so widespread that StatusPeople, a social media management company in London, released a Web tool last month called the Fake Follower Check that it says can ascertain how many fake followers you and your friends have,” the Times reports.
“Fake accounts tend to follow a lot of people but have few followers,” said Rob Waller, a founder of StatusPeople. “We then combine that with a few other metrics to confirm the account is fake.”
Who inherits your iTunes library? Why your digital books and music may go to the grave
Someone who owned 10,000 hardcover books and the same number of vinyl records could bequeath them to descendants, but legal experts say passing on iTunes and Kindle libraries would be much more complicated.
And one’s heirs stand to lose huge sums of money. “I find it hard to imagine a situation where a family would be OK with losing a collection of 10,000 books and songs,” says Evan Carroll, co-author of “Your Digital Afterlife.” “Legally dividing one account among several heirs would also be extremely difficult.”
Part of the problem is that with digital content, one doesn’t have the same rights as with print books and CDs. Customers own a license to use the digital files—but they don’t actually own them.
GOP Platform includes Internet Freedom, language indicates influence of Rand Paul and libertarian-Republicans
Published: 11:00 AM 08/24/2012
Republicans could soon champion the protection of Internet Freedom as an official party issue, The Daily Caller has learned. Language in the final draft of the Internet freedom proposal was obtained exclusively by The Daily Caller.
The language was finalized on Tuesday, a source in the Republican Party told The Daily Caller, but it awaits party approval next week at the upcoming Republican National Convention.
Approval of the newly finalized draft language, however, would make the party the first of the two dominant political parties to fully and officially embrace Internet freedom. It also signals what Republicans view as important and necessary to keep the Internet open and free.
“Internet Freedom”, according to the finalized draft language, would entail the removal of “regulatory barriers” for technology businesses, resistance to international governance of the Internet and the “constitutional protection” of personal data.
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YWCA Bergen County & Bergen Community College’s Women’s Institute present: “It’s Your Time to Shine: A Job Search Workshop”
Come to the Bergen Community College on Wednesday, September 12th, from 6:00 – 9:00 p.m. Meet a panel of experts who will share their job search tips, including how to identify great leads, use social media to your advantage, and make your own standout resume. Small group breakout sessions will include resume reviews, practicing interview skills, and informal networking.
Register NOW for this FREE workshop at: www.itstimetoshine.eventbrite.com
Registration begins at 6:00 pm, and the Panel Discussion & Break-Out Sessions will be held from 6:30 – 9:00 p.m. The address is:
Bergen Community College
The Moses Family Meeting and Treaing Center/Technolog Education Center
400 Paramus Road, Paramus NJ.
Here\’s a list of the attending panelists:
Cecilia Brennan: Staffing Consultant
Michele Brown: President, IntuAction Coaching, LLC
Peggy Collins: Finance Correspondent, Bloomberg News
Lisa Peterson: Human Resourses Consultant
Donna Boles, Global Senior Vice President, Human Resources, Becton Dickinson
Scott Scarpelli of GMAC Mortgage and the Northern NJ Networking Group will host a Business Card exchange on Thursday September 27th from 6pm-8:30pm at The Courtyard Marriot in Montvale, located at 100 Chestnut Ridge Road, Montvale NJ 07645.. If you would like to meet other professionals in the North Jersey area and extend your personal network of professionals, this event is for you.
The cost to attend is $15 at the door, which includes Happy Hour drink specials, delicious appetizers and a buffet. If the weather permits, we can enjoy the beautiful outdoor patio. Please RSVP to scott.scarpelli@gmacm.com if you can attend and if you will bring a guest so the restaurant can accommodate for enough food.
