By Anonymous Tuesday, December 09, 2008, 02:35 PM EST
ALZHEIMER’S ASSOCIATION BESTOWS ADVOCACY AWARD TO CONGRESSMAN STEVEN R. ROTHMAN
Greater New Jersey Chapter Presents Highest Honors during National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month
The Alzheimer’s Association, Greater New Jersey Chapter presented the Advocacy Award, one of its most prestigious awards, to Congressman Steven R. Rothman in honor of his outstanding contributions to improving the lives of people with Alzheimer’s disease and their families. Presented at a reception during National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month – a time to recognize the impact of Alzheimer’s disease, which affects more than 350,000 New Jerseyans and their primary caregivers – the Advocacy Award is one of four Circle of Honor Awards given annually by the Chapter’s board of directors.
Assembly Majority Leader Bonnie Watson Coleman
Assembly Majority Leader Bonnie Watson Coleman on Thursday will host her first ‘Second Chance’ hearing in North Jersey to discuss ways to improve education and training to prevent individuals released from prison avoid returning to crime.
The hearing will be the third in a series of hearings the Majority Leader is holding across New Jersey.
By Anonymous Tuesday, December 09, 2008, 05:54 AM EST
Britney Spears
Quick, somebody call the irony police! Britney Spears is back with a new album, "Circus," and she's apparently still as clueless as ever about the difference between art and artifice, earnest expression and empty ear-candy.
Then again, this MTV-bred teen-sex-doll-turned-adult-train-wreck clearly owes much of her past success precisely to her lack of depth and to her synthetic,
By Anonymous Monday, December 08, 2008, 11:26 PM EST
Students at the Ridge Ranch School in Paramus have a new outdoor classroom; a beautiful water garden installed by Premium Aquascapes of New Milford, New Jersey. The 10’ x 14’ pond was installed under the company’s recently implemented S.E.E.D. program. The Schoolyard Environmental Education Development program teaches children about the vital role of our eco-system and provides an opportunity for students to gain a unique, “hands on” education that they are sure to not forget.
The Pastoral Care Department at Hackensack University Medical Center (HUMC) will host its first annual “Candle Lighting Ceremony” on Sunday, December 14, from 6 - 8 p.m., with the candle lighting beginning promptly at 7 p.m. All parents, families, friends, and healthcare professionals, who have lost a child at any age are invited to participate in the worldwide ceremony and “Light a Candle for all the children who have died… that their light may always shine.”
Good news, fellow slackers, goof-offs, and workplace ne'er-do-wells. The current economic situation may be reigning havoc on hardworking workers nationwide, but for those of us who have spent the last few years hardly working our way through a time of prosperity, this financial meltdown could be our time to shine.
At the risk of waking you from your midmorning nap, let me explain.
Thanksgiving is a holiday built around food. We gather and gorge, sometimes acknowledging the hands of the cook, perhaps thanking the divine, but rarely do we honor the hands that feed us.
Growing the food that feeds our country is one of the most thankless and low-paying jobs a person could have. In 2002, the median net income for a U.S. farmer was $15,848, while hired hands and migrant workers averaged about $10,000 per year.
If you're working on improving your diet and enhancing your health, eating more fiber is a great place to start.
Also known as roughage or bulk, fiber forms the structural framework of plants, including fruits, vegetables, grains, legumes and nuts. Because humans lack the enzymes necessary to fully digest it, fiber travels through the gastrointestinal tract relatively unchanged, and that's precisely what makes it so beneficial.
Cookbooks
For cookbook publishers, there's an upside to the economic downturn. As budget-conscious consumers dine out less and cook at home more, sales of food books and magazines are on the rise.
Amazon.com reports double-digit growth in sales of books on food, cooking and wine this year. And the Borders Group says sales have been especially robust for "comfort-food cookbooks" — not a surprise, given the anxious times.
By Nina Garin Friday, December 05, 2008, 09:21 AM EST
"Slumdog Millionaire" is a giddy, breathtaking experience, kind of like winning a million bucks. It's also tough, violent and shocking in depicting the welfare of poor children in Mumbai (the former Bombay).
In the end, though, taking a cue from the Bollywood films of India, there's a dance to joy.
It's the story of an orphaned teenager from the slums named Jamal, who somehow makes it onto the Indian version of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire," climbing to the show's final question worth $20 million rupees (about $400,000).
Christmas tree in New York's famous Rockefeller Center
Nothing says Christmas quite like a wild evergreen decked out with sparkling lights and loaded with gift-wrapped boxes. Before you head out into the woods with your ax, consider a greener alternative.
The greenest tree is a potted Douglas fir from a local nursery, which you can plant outdoors in warm weather. Your little fir will clean your indoor air during the holidays and clean carbon out of the atmosphere year-round when you transplant it.
December 1, 2008 (Paramus, NJ) – On the 20th anniversary of World AIDS Day, Bergen Regional Medical Center (BRMC) displayed two panels of the AIDS Memorial Quilt in its chapel for a public viewing and prayer service.
BRMC displayed the panels as part of the NAMES Project Foundation AIDS Memorial Quilt display, a national program for AIDS awareness and remembrance of its victims.
Better Breathers Support Group Gives Advice to Those Suffering From Breathing Problems, Allergies, Asthma and Chronic Lung Disease
The public is invited to The Atrium at The Allendale Community for Mature Living, for its second meeting of the Better Breathers Support Group on Tuesday, Dec. 16, at 1:30 p.m. in the Cinema.
IBEW Local 164 Donates Toys through the Marine Corps
IBEW Local 164 incorporated giving unwrapped toys to the Marine Corps during its monthly union meeting. An annual event, Local 164 under the aegis of D. J. Heel rounded up toys for donation to needy youngsters. Present were Sergeants Castillo and Wilson from the Marine Corps to accept this charitable donation worth over $5,000.00. 
