>Controversial energy bill clears Senate
New Jersey took a step toward encouraging new power plant construction yesterday, with the Senate passing a controversial bill that guarantees developers receive ratepayer subsidies to help get a project built. (Johnson, NJ Spotlight)
https://www.njspotlight.com/stories/10/1122/2258/
>Wednesday, November 24, 2010 is NATIONAL OPT-OUT DAY!
It’s the day ordinary citizens stand up for their rights, stand up for liberty, and protest the federal government’s desire to virtually strip us naked or submit to an “enhanced pat down” that touches people’s breasts and genitals in an aggressive manner. You should never have to explain to your children, “Remember that no stranger can touch or see your private area, unless it’s a government employee, then it’s OK.”
The goal of National Opt Out Day is to send a message to our lawmakers that we demand change. We have a right to privacy and buying a plane ticket should not mean that we’re guilty until proven innocent. This day is needed because many people do not understand what they consent to when choosing to fly.
more:
https://www.optoutday.com/
>Security protest could disrupt Thanksgiving travel
Nov 22, 7:03 AM (ET)
By MICHAEL TARMCHICAGO (AP) – As if air travel over the Thanksgiving holiday isn’t tough enough, it could be even worse this year: Airports could see even more disruptions because of a loosely organized Internet boycott of full-body scans.
Even if only a small percentage of passengers participate, experts say it could mean longer lines, bigger delays and hotter tempers.
The protest, National Opt-Out Day, is scheduled for Wednesday to coincide with the busiest travel day of the year.
“Just one or two recalcitrant passengers at an airport is all it takes to cause huge delays,” said Paul Ruden, a spokesman for the American Society of Travel Agents, which has warned its more than 8,000 members about delays resulting from the body-scanner boycott.
https://apnews.myway.com/article/20101122/D9JL5O2G1.html
>Christmas Concert At Bethleham Lutheran Church
The members of Bethlehem Lutheran Church invite everyone to a Christmas concert on Sunday, November 28 at 3:00PM. Please join us for this free concert at in our sanctuary located at 155 Linwood Ave. in Ridgewood, NJ. What better place than Bethlehem to start off the Christmas season!
The concert will feature classic and contemporary Christmas songs and instrumentals plus a carol sing along. Greg Caldarone and The New Jersey Brass Quintet will perform a free concert “Christmas: The Joy and Spirit 2010”. Come celebrate this joyous time of year with old classics and contemporary Christmas favorites. The NJ Brass Quintet is a fabulous ensemble that will immediately give you that warm wonderful feeling of an old fashioned Christmas.
Greg Calderone will feature some classic Christmas songs as well as some newer ones. Greg Caldarone, award winning singer/recording artist, has been sharing his vocal talents in our local churches and establishments for several years. He will feature Christmas classics such as “O Holy Night” and “Gesu Bambino” as well as more recent songs such as Mark Lowry’s “Mary Did You Know” and of course Michael Card’s ” Joseph’s Song’ ( a signature for him). Greg will also feature David Freidman’s “ We Can Be Kind” . In light of recent tragic events in our country, this song simply states “what can we do when there’s nothing we can do… We can be kind”.
The New Jersey Brass Quintet will be performing a special holiday concert featuring music from their CD “Christmas; The Joy and Spirit” They will perform Christmas; The Joy and Spirit, Ceremonial Music for Brass and Organ arr. by S. Drummond Wolff along with other holiday pieces. There will also be a sing along to get us all in the spirit of Christmas. The sing along will include O Come All Ye Faithful, What Child Is This, Angels We Have Heard on High, Hark the Herald Angels and Joy to the World. The New Jersey Brass Quintet is a non-profit corporation dedicated to the cultural enrichment of the community in which it serves. The musical ensemble’s programs include educationally oriented children’s concerts, park concerts in a “Village Brass Band” setting, and special concerts for various occasions in addition to traditional chamber music concerts. Its repertoire ranges from earliest madrigals to the most contemporary compositions available. The dedicated professional musicians that compose the NJBQ bring a high degree of talent and creativity to the ensemble. Each member of the quintet is an experienced educator as well as an accomplished performer. Greg Caldarone is a singer/entertainer/ recording artist, specializing in popular standards and Italian favorites, recipient of the Universal Jazz Coalitions “Dakota Staton Award”. Also a professional song leader. Greg will include Michael Card’s ” Joseph’s Song”, A song that is frequently requested of him at Christmas. He has been a song leader in music ministries in our community for 20 years. For more about Greg Caldarone go to https://www.gregcaldarone.com/ We truly hope to see you and wish everyone a joyous holiday season and a beautiful finish for 2010. Admission is free, however a free will offering will be welcome. CDs by both Greg Caldarone and The NJ Brass Quintet will be available at the concert.
>FCC moves to ensure ‘net neutrality’
By Stephanie Kirchgaessner in Washington and Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson in New York
Published: November 20 2010 00:49 | Last updated: November 20 2010 00:49
The Federal Communications Commission is expected to announce plans next week for regulations that would forbid internet service providers from blocking or favouring content online.
The so-called “net neutrality” rules could be passed by the commission as early as December 15. The move would fulfil a campaign promise by President Barack Obama and infuriate the new Republican majority on Capitol Hill, which has said it would oppose the plan, but would have little power to stop it.
The rules are expected to be modelled after legislation hammered out earlier this year by Congressman Henry Waxman, the outgoing Democratic chairman of the House energy and commerce committee.
READ FULL STORY: https://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/4ab0de46-f437-11df-89a6-00144feab49a.html#axzz160h0EEvH
>Drew University dean to help Gov. Christie evaluate teachers
Ross Danis passed the test on the first question.
Former state education commissioner Bret Schundler asked Danis: Do you think it’s possible to have 50 percent of a teacher’s evaluation based on student outcomes? (Bruno, Daily Record)
>Home rule works best for those who run it
In theory, local control of education is a great thing, parents in charge via an elected school board or one appointed by elected officials. In reality, Home Rule is a myth perpetuated by politicians who want to keep things as they are — them living high on the hog courtesy of taxpayers. (Ingle, Daily Record)
>Doherty launches TSA anti-screening petition
Determined to curb what he calls invasive security screening by the Transportation Security Administration, Sen. Mike Doherty has launched a petition to collect support for his effort. (Isherwood, PolitickerNJ)
https://www.politickernj.com/back_room/doherty-launches-anti-screening-petition
>More local towns pushing unions for concessions
Southern New Jersey municipalities, squeezed by tight finances and facing grim forecasts, have slashed budgets, laid off workers, furloughed staff and closed public buildings to avoid raising taxes and keep some fiscal control. (Barlas, Press of Atlantic City)
>Today in History: November 22, 1963, President John F. Kennedy was shot
On Friday, November 22, 1963, President John F. Kennedy was shot as he rode in a motorcade through the streets of Dallas, Texas; he died shortly thereafter. The thirty-fifth president was forty-six years old and had served less than three years in office. https://memory.loc.gov/ammem/today/nov22.html
more :
https://www.jfklibrary.org/Historical%2BResources/JFK%2Bin%2BHistory/Death%2Bof%2Bthe%2BPresident.htm
The presidential party left the hotel and went by motorcade to Carswell Air Force Base for the thirteen-minute flight to Dallas. Arriving at Love Field, President and Mrs. Kennedy disembarked and immediately walked toward a fence where a crowd of well-wishers had gathered, and they spent several minutes shaking hands. The First Lady was presented with a bouquet of red roses, which she brought with her to the waiting limousine. Governor John Connally and his wife, Nellie, were already seated in the open convertible as the Kennedys entered and sat behind them. Since it was no longer raining, the plastic bubble top had been left off. Vice President and Mrs. Johnson occupied another car in the motorcade.
The procession left the airport and traveled along a ten-mile route that wound through downtown Dallas on the way to the Trade Mart where the President was scheduled to speak at a luncheon. Crowds of excited people lined the streets waving to the Kennedys as they waved back. The car turned off Main Street at Dealey Plaza around 12:30 p.m. As it was passing the Texas School Book Depository, gunfire suddenly reverberated in the plaza. Bullets struck the President’s neck and head and he slumped over toward Mrs. Kennedy. The Governor was also hit in the chest.
The car sped off to Parkland Memorial Hospital just a few minutes away. But there was little that could be done for the President. A Catholic priest was summoned to administer the last rites and at 1:00 p.m. John F. Kennedy was pronounced dead. Governor Connolly, though seriously wounded, would recover.
https://www.jfklibrary.org/Historical%2BResources/JFK%2Bin%2BHistory/Death%2Bof%2Bthe%2BPresident.htm
>TSA has met the enemy — and they are us
By ADAM GELLER, AP National Writer Adam Geller
How did an agency created to protect the public become the target of so much public scorn?
After nine years of funneling travelers into ever longer lines with orders to have shoes off, sippy cups empty and laptops out for inspection, the most surprising thing about increasingly heated frustration with the federal Transportation Security Administration may be that it took so long to boil over.
The agency, a marvel of nearly instant government when it was launched in the fearful months following the 9/11 terror attacks, started out with a strong measure of public goodwill. Americans wanted the assurance of safety when they boarded planes and entrusted the government with the responsibility.
https://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20101121/ap_on_re_us/us_airport_security_backlash/print
>N.J. companies throw lavish parties during League of Municipalities convention
Statehouse Bureau Staff
ATLANTIC CITY — While the talk of the League of Municipalities convention that ended Thursday was how towns could tighten their belts, some companies opened their wallets wide, throwing lavish parties to court their business.
Telecommunications corporations, engineering firms, waste disposal companies, accountants and banks took advantage of having thousands of municipal, county and state officials in one place this week, drawing them into hotel ballrooms with entertainment, booze and finger food.
read more:
https://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2010/11/nj_companies_throw_lavish_part.html
>Even in a sweeping victory, Bergen’s GOP still at odds
By Timothy J. Carroll
November 18th, 2010 – 12:28p
Todd Caliguire was the political thorn in Kathe Donovan’s side for a few years; now he’s heading up the transition team for Donovan’s freeholder compatriots.
The first question many observers are asking is this: Since when does a freeholder board have a transition team, usually reserved for executive offices that require strategizing, staffing, and large-scale planning?
“I don’t know how it’s been done in the past,” said Bergen’s GOP chairman Bob Yudin, who orchestrated the freeholder campaign. Is it a first? “That I know of, yes.”
https://www.politickernj.com/43028/even-sweeping-victory-bergen-s-gop-still-odds
>Having kids spend 3 hours per week practicing in elementary school is excessive. Those 3 hours would be a lot better spent on academics.
In my town, which was in the Midwest, youth sports (5th grade and under) practiced 1 day/week and had 1 game/week when I was a kid. I agree that the number of practices per week ramped up in middle school, but even then, it was not 5 days/week.
Having kids spend 3 hours per week practicing in elementary school is excessive. Those 3 hours would be a lot better spent on academics. Your child is much more likely to be an engineer, lawyer or an investment banker than a pro soccer player. Besides, focusing on a single sport with elementary school kids is a bad idea, because they could end up being too big or small to succeed at the chosen sport once theyhit their growth spurt in junior high and high school.
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Friday, December 3 from 5:30PM to 12AM, Ridgewood Annual tree lighting ceremony celebrates its 25th Anniversary! Bring the whole family and all your friends for this special evening, featuring live musical and theatrical performances, food, games and lots of holiday cheer! Lighting of tree takes place at 7:30PM.
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