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>New Jersey stalls in efforts to offer online access to State Spending data

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Garrett Speaks to Ridgewood Rotary Club

(RIDGEWOOD-NJ )– Rep. Scott Garrett (NJ-05) spoke with the Ridgewood Rotary Club on Tuesday at the Old Paramus Reformed Church in Ridgewood about his work in Washington, DC.

“I want to thank the Ridgewood Rotary Club for inviting me to discuss the issues facing our country and a number of legislative initiatives I am working on in Congress,” said Garrett after speaking to the Rotary Club. “Their pursuit of service to the community is an example of the generous hearts we New Jerseyans pride ourselves in.”

The Rotary Club of Ridgewood AM
The Ridgewood A.M. Rotary Club is a local community service organization of 62 men and women in the Ridgewood, Ho-Ho-Kus, Glen Rock and surrounding communities. We come from a diverse range of professions and share the goal of making a difference in our communities and the world.

Our club is part of Rotary International, the world’s first service organization, with 1.2 million members in 200 countries. Rotary International helped establish the United Nations, is the driving force behind eradicating polio worldwide and gives more college scholarships than any other organization.

Since the Ridgewood A.M. Rotary Club was founded in 1987, we have raised and disbursed nearly $1 million to local, national and international causes, including:

Local high school scholarships
Local health and human services agencies
Aid to the hungry and homeless
Student service and leadership clubs at local schools
Project Hope, Haiti’s largest orphanage
Gift of Life program that helps needy children from overseas receive life-saving heart surgery in the U.S.
To learn more about us, join us for our lively breakfast meetings: Thursdays at 7:30 Sharp to 8:30 a.m. at Osteria La Fiamma, 119 East Ridgewood Avenue, Ridgewood.

>Out of ‘hobby’ class, drones lifting off for personal, commercial use
By Patrick Hruby-The Washington Times Wednesday, March 14, 2011

Jordi Munoz had no training. Scant schooling. Little money. He also had a video-game console and nothing else to do.

So he built his own drone.

A Mexican native, Mr. Munoz married an American citizen and moved to Riverside,Calif., in 2007. While waiting for his green card, the 21-year-old was marooned in his apartment, unable to work, attend school or obtain a driver’s license.

On the other hand, he had an Internet connection. A Nintendo Wii. A radio-controlled toy helicopter his mother had given him to help kill time.

https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/mar/14/out-of-hobby-class-drones-lifting-off-for-personal/

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>An Evening For All Patriotic Americans
SueT
3:54 PM

Evnings come and evenings go, but Tuesday March  13, 2012 in Wyckoff, NJ was a special one, indeed. The  souls of the departed at Gettysburg  could well have been in attendance.

You could have heard a pin drop as, Trevor Loudon, of internatioonal politcal fame, lecturer and author confidently outlined a historical scenario which could rival all but those who have already left their marks on the pages of history.

Sitting in rapt attention were your neighbors and mine hanging on every word and phrase, as Mr. Loudon wove a tapestry of modern events into a wall hanging of awsome significance, fact by fact, and happening by happening until  all wondered, ” How can he remember all those names, dates and events?” This was accomplished with but one small written quote, in a presentation of one hour and a half! If we had been a chosen jury, we could not have helped but  buy into his case for political contrivances under a cloak of constitutionality. Yes Mother, indeed there is a plot a foot!

We drove verbally through all the years of Barack Obama’s life, from his childhood until present day, clearly touching on all those who influenced his life intellectually, philosophically, sociologically and politically, thereby molding the man we now call our president. I am sure many of you remeber the old expression, ” You are judged by the company you keep!’ That says it all!

Therefore, I am truly sorry that we could not fill a stadium for this event. In turn , I highly recommend buying his latest book titled, ” Barack Obama and the Enemies Within.”  This is a true story that needs to be told to all freedom loving Americans, regardless of political party or level of education.  

Thank you West Bergen Tea Party for sponsoring this event and ” Thank You” Trevor Loudon for your fact filled history lesson which we shall never forget.

>Encyclopaedia Britannica To End Print Editions
March 13, 2012 9:07 PM

CHICAGO (AP) – Encyclopaedia Britannica Inc. said Tuesday that it will stop publishing print editions of its flagship encyclopedia for the first time since the sets were originally published more than 200 years ago.

The book-form of Encyclopaedia Britannica has been in print since it was first published in Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1768. It will stop being available when the current stock runs out, the company said. The  Chicago-based company will continue to offer digital versions of the encyclopedia.

Officials said the end of the printed, 32-volume set has been foreseen for some time.

“This has nothing to do with Wikipedia or Google,” Encyclopaedia Britannica Inc. President Jorge Cauz said. “This has to do with the fact that now Britannica sells its digital products to a large number of people.”

https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2012/03/13/encyclopaedia-britannica-to-end-print-editions/

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>Thursday is ‘Poolmageddon’ for trial lawyers

President Obama’s Department of Justice — led by Attorney General Eric Holder — has found a new way to make the Americans with Disabilities Act pay off for Democratic trial lawyer campaign donors.

Since the ADA first became law in 1990, the DOJ has been issuing “guidelines” that businesses must follow to comply with a multitude of the nation’s civil rights laws.

For example, if a restaurant bathroom has a light switch that is 52 inches above the floor, then that business is in compliance. But if the light switch is 53 inches above the floor, than the restaurant owner is a civil rights violator subject to fines from the government and liable for civil damages from any disabled individual who ever used the bathroom.

The DOJ has been issuing a growing wave of such guidelines over the years, reaching an ever larger portion of business activities. In September 2010, the DOJ issued guidelines for “recreational facilities,” including a new rule that all public access swimming pools must provide a lift capable of moving disabled patrons from their wheelchairs into the water.

https://washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/columnists/2012/03/thursday-poolmageddon-trial-lawyers/367846

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