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At GaiaZOO you can experience how very special our earth is. Get face to face with the world's most beautiful animals and make an entire world trip in one day! In 2019 the zoo was chosen ANWB's Best outing in the Netherlands bronze!
Go to the African Savannah and visit the impressive rhinos, the majestic giraffes and of course the king of all the animals: the impressive lion. A special experience is awaiting you in the Rainforest where, in the monkey forest, the squirrel monkeys and howler monkeys are climbing the branches above your head! In Taiga you will be looking for Barbary apes, lynxes and vultures from a large height, via the 360° panorama observation terrace.
For the kids, GaiaZOO offers a real playing and climbing paradise with its giant DinoDome: Europe's greatest indoor Dino play park and the exciting rope bridges and spectacular new paly towers of the SavannaTour.
Election "The land of ANWB" - Best outing in the Netherlands:
2019: Bronze award
2018: Golden award
2017: Silver award
Campsites at the beach in North Holland::
Noorder Sandt (600m), Sint Maartenszee (800m), Tempelhof (1km)
Zeeland, RetranchementEnjoy some natural relaxation along the Zeeland Flanders coast. You can find this cosy family campsite directly at the Zwin nature area, in the picturesque village of Retranchement, where you can enjoy some carefree time with the sun, sea and nature. The cosy atmosphere and personal attention will make sure you can fully relax and enjoy a fantastic stay with all your creature comforts.
Zeeland, BaarlandScheldeoord is a real family campsite, peacefully situated alongside the Westerschelde sea dyke, with the beautiful Scheldestrandje (beach) right next to it! You can camp here or rent comfortable holiday accommodation. The children will thoroughly enjoy themselves in the swimming pool and the animation team will provide them with plenty of fun. You can go for beautiful walks or bike rides in the peaceful surrounding area. Dogs are allowed on all the camping pitches.
Gelderland, GarderenWelcome! Campsite Hertshoorn is a stylish, park-like and child-friendly campsite on the Veluwe, near the cosy village of Garderen, right in the middle of the forest. Children will have an excellent time here with the recreation team, the unique indoor playground (170 m2 game attic) and the multitude of playgrounds. And we have a separate programme for the 12+ teenagers!
Zeeland, KortgeneCamp Site and Villa Park De Paardekreek is really a water sports paradise. The camp site is located on the edge of the Veerse Meer, and the Villa Park is located next to the camping site, with a winding water garden. Enjoying the water is a main priority at De Paardekreek. You can easily take to the water in a boat or on a surfboard. Both novice and advanced water sports enthusiasts feel completely at home at De Paardekreek.
Zeeuwse Kust
Zeeland, RenesseWelcome to Beach Park Zeeuwse Kust! This family park is open throughout the year for your ideal holiday, at just 250 meters from the North Sea beach. You can stay at the campsite, spend your nights in one of our luxury chalets, opt for a stay in a suite in the family hotel, or experience that great Back to Basics feeling in a Beach Lodge!
Zeeland, NieuwvlietCamping Zonneweelde, een héérlijke kindercamping in Zeeuws Vlaanderen (Zeeland). Zonneweelde is een familiecamping waar service en gastvrijheid centraal staat. Onze camping ligt op loopafstand van één de mooiste en schoonste stranden van Zeeland. Al jaren is het strand van Nieuwvliet bekroond met de Blauwe vlag, die staat voor een veilig en schoon strand. Op de camping is gratis Wi-Fi aanwezig.
Overijssel, TubbergenAn area where life is green and the people are hospitable. Recreation Park 'n Kaps is the perfect starting point for discovering Twente. Our friendly recreation park, consisting of a campsite and bungalow park, is located right in the middle of one of the most beautiful areas of Overijssel. Come, experience and enjoy!
Gelderland, Ermelo
Noord-Holland, CallantsoogWelcome to Campsite Tempelhof! Where the sea breeze blows across the dunes, the tulip fields are in full bloom and the windmill blades are turning ... That's where you'll find Campsite Tempelhof. A luxurious and well cared for campsite in the North Holland seaside resort of Callantsoog. Irrespective of whether you're looking for tranquillity or cosiness, whether you want to be sporty or would prefer to quietly explore the area, Campsite Tempelhof is certainly the perfect place...
Zeeland, Aagtekerke/DomburgEnjoy freshly baked buns while your children tell you all about the recreation activities and their holiday hero Zwier. Who lives at indoor playground 'Zwierelantijn' of course! And off they go again to play, after you promised to take them to the covered swimming pool later. Of course you will be happy to take them as they are having the time of their life! And the luxurious bathhouse? It can wait until tonight….
Zeeland, NieuwvlietQuiet family camping! Camp site International is a quiet family camp site. Your children will not get bored for a single minute at our Pierewiet play farm. They can play (in- and outdoors) in the playground, kart, make technical handicrafts at our technology attic or splash in our paddling pool. (Grand)parents, however, can enjoy the peace and quietness of the camping and the beauty of this region. No funny business, we understand that.
Zeeland, OostkapelleCamp site De Pekelinge lies only 3 kilometres from the beach, just off the busy coastal strip. an active family camp site full of recreation opportunities. Do you prefer a quiet getaway in nature reserve De Mantelinge or the cultural attractions of Middelburg: Select your ideal holiday on the right and the website will show you all the possibilities. You decide how to spend your holiday, we provide the opportunities!
Noorder Sandt
Noord-Holland, Julianadorp aan ZeeAre you looking for a campsite in North Holland which is close to the beach and sea and will enjoy the most hours of sunshine in the Netherlands? With countless possibilities for enjoying a fun-filled holiday? Then make sure you book your holiday at beach campsite 't Noorder Sandt in Julianadorp now. This great family campsite with an indoor swimming pool can truly offer something for everyone.
Diana Heide
Drenthe, AmenHoliday Park Diana Heide. Holiday Park Diana Heide enjoys a beautiful location along the edge of the National Park Drentsche Aa. The spacious campsite with a sandy beach and fishing pond can offer pitches either in the forest or on the open field. You can also enjoy some lovely peace and quiet in a hikers' hut or chalet along the edge of the park.
Ons Buiten
Zeeland, OostkapelleOns Buiten, located within the heart of Oostkapelle and only 2 kilometers from the beach, offers that little bit of extra comfort for a special camping experience. Whether you bring your own tent, or you want to come glamping in one of our luxury accommodations, we offer all of our guests clean and child friendly camping facilities. With a private sanitary, a hammock or a birdhouse at your place it gets even more luxurious.
Overijssel, Nijverdal
Sint Maartenszee
Noord-Holland, Sint MaartenszeeYou will find Campsite Sint Maartenszee at the foot of the dunes in a picturesque holiday village, just 800 meters from the beach and the sea. An oasis of tranquillity in an area with countless possibilities. A cosy place for a holiday full of sunshine, sea, beach and much much more! Your dog is also more than welcome to come along and he or she can also accompany you to the beach.
Zeeland, Renesse
Overijssel, VollenhoveA fantastic family campsite in Vollenhove. Holiday Park 't Akkertien is located along the edge of Vollenhove (N.W. Overijssel) in a beautiful and water-rich nature area, which is fantastic for fishing, cycling, walking and sailing. The campsite can offer touristy pitches, campervan pitches, a beautiful chalet park, luxury group accommodation and a unique helicopter, all beautifully located within our hilly site. The campsite also offers free WiFi.
Overijssel, HoltenWelcome to Campsite Holterberg in Holten! Ideally located on the southern slopes of the Holterberg, Campsite Holterberg offers unprecedented possibilities for walkers, cyclists and mountain bikers. Families with children can go on all sorts of adventures on the border of Sallan and Twente, but it goes without saying you can stay on the campsite too, perhaps to have fun or to blissfully do absolutely nothing at all.
Zeeland, Burgh-HaamstedeCampsite Ginsterveld is situated right in the midst of nature in the popular Burgh-Haamstede, under the glow of the lighthouse and near some fantastic wide beaches and forests. Our very hospitable campsite has a beautiful indoor swimming pool with a whirlpool and Turkish steambath, free WiFi, very clean sanitary facilities and always plenty of fun playgrounds near your pitch or accommodation. Using the campsite as your base, you can enjoy the most fantastic walks or bike rides.
Gelderland, Voorthuizen
Gelderland, Laag-SoerenThe Jutberg Holiday Village is: fantastic swimming in the indoor swimming pool, scrambling and climbing in the playground, going out and about with the Jutbergranger and experiencing some great adventures with the recreation team. But you naturally also have the option of doing many kilometres of bike rides, adventurous mountain biking across the Veluwezoom, visiting Hanseatic towns like Doesburg, Zutphen and Bronckhorst, or enjoying a good old shop in Dieren, Arnhem or Apeldoorn.
Heldense Bossen
Limburg, HeldenCome and enjoy the bronze-green oak! Campsite Heldense Bossen in the Limburg town of Helden is the ideal children's campsite during the school holidays, as a result of the many facilities and exciting entertainment. The extensive walking and cycling options from the campsite and the beautiful location right in the middle of the forest means our campsite is also ultimately suitable for active people who like to come and visit us for some peace and quiet outside of the school holidays.
Gelderland, LierenDe Bosgraaf offers you everything you need, like a large, heated pool with a 30 meters long water slide, a heated children's bath, 2 saunas and a large sportsfield with play sets. In the high season there is a kidsclub with an animation program for all ages. You can also find a supermarket with fresh bread, an eatery/bar, billiards and a delicious snack counter at De Bosgraaf.
Ullingse Bergen
Noord-Brabant, Sint AnthonisCome and listen to the silence ... Campsite Ullingse Bergen is the perfect holiday spot for people who would like to enjoy their well-earned rest. Stay on large, green pitches with all the space you'll need for privacy, but with the cosiness which forms part of camping. Not interested in a major recreation programme? We only organise 1 to 2 activities per day during the holiday periods, so you can decide exactly what your daily programme should look like.
Overijssel, HardenbergExperience an unforgettable family holiday in Vechtdal in Overijssel. You will have an excellent time at our 5 star holiday park, with challenging play combinations and interactive playing fields. The entertainment team will organise a varied programme, which will naturally also devote attention to the young ones. In addition, you can also fully enjoy the swimming pools and catering facilities.
Drenthe, HoogersmildeLooking for a beautiful campsite in Drenthe? Campsite Reeënwissel can be found on the border between Drenthe and Friesland, directly at the National Park Drents Friese Wold. The campsite is located near the villages of Appelscha, Diever and Dwingeloo. You can enjoy plenty of tranquillity and nature here outside of the school holidays. There are plenty of activities like horse-riding, mountain biking and Active Games during the school holidays.
Gelderland, EmstA very well organised and child-friendly family campsite on the Veluwe in Gelderland. Make sure you visit Campsite Zandhegge in Ernst for a friendly atmosphere, relaxation, tranquillity and fun entertainment. Children will have a great time in one of the playgrounds, the outdoor swimming pool and our fun indoor playground. The campsite is the ideal starting point for some great bike rides and walks. Two dogs are permitted per pitch.
Zeeland, ZoutelandeYou will find Holiday Park Meerpaal directly at the base of the dunes, surrounded by forest and along the edge of the cosy Zoutelande. Our park is home to the Netherlands' largest play ship, a water playground, Brasserie De Meerpaal, Beauty Salon De Meerpaal, Massage- and shiatsu studio Lavente and much much more.
Zeeland, Burgh-Haamstede2 minutes (150 meter) from the forest and beach. Camping Duinoord is located in the heart of the picturesque village of Westenschouwen and only a two-minute walk from one of the south-facing beaches in the Netherlands. You are also within distance of the largest and most beautiful forest in Zeeland. The camping site is open year-round and your dog is also welcome all year!
Gelderland, EnspijkEnjoy the outdoor life in the Betuwe. Are you looking for a great campsite or an extraordinary chalet? Families with children up to 12 years old, but senior citizens too, can fully enjoy the spacious pitches and (water) chalets on Campsite Rotonde. Come and meet up at the bathing beach, the brand new playground, the fishing pond. Unique location: in the heart of the Netherlands, close to everything. The Betuwe and the river Linge are literally in our back garden.


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Beyond Alexa is an information service focusing on speech-enabled information access. The shift from desktop computers to mobile devices opened the door to voice-centric interfaces. The effort to eliminate the keyboard, which has dominated computing for decades, relies on a wide range of interesting and fast-moving technologies. Artificial intelligence (what we call smart software), machine learning, real-time translation, and other innovations.
The Amazon Echo, Amazon Tap, and Echo Dot were developed by Amazon and the company's initial collection of Alexa-enabled products have been incredibly successful and have created an entirely new product category. But our interests are not anchored to Amazon's products. We will explore the rapidly-shifting vector of products and services that is pointing far beyond Alexa.
Companies from lock makers like Schlage to car manufacturers like Volkswagen to consumer electronics leaders like Yamaha are pushing Amazon's technology in new directions. And competitors are massing their forces. Apple is working to improve and expand Siri while Google is enhancing its Home line of products and racing to move demonstration software into commercial applications. Outside the US, Athom.com has introduced the Homey. Similar innovations are underway at Naver in South Korea and in many other countries.
As a result, Apple is working to add steroids to Siri's diet of discount corn flakes. Google's engineers are enhancing the Home line of products and racing to move demonstration software into commercial applications. Outside the US, Athom.com has introduced the Homey. Similar innovations are underway at Naver in South Korea and in many other countries.
Beyond Alexa will include curated summaries and pointers to articles from a range of sources related to voice-centric products and services. In addition, we will introduce inclusions which present a product description / review from developers and companies creating voice-centric products. We also will prepare a series called Beyond Alexa Tip Sheets or BATS. These will be four to eight-page industry reports which describe in plain English some of the trends Beyond Alexa identifies. Initially, these will be offered as Kindle Singles and priced starting at $1.99.
Beyond Alexa will also include short videos. These will feature contributors to Beyond Alexa, innovators responsible for products and services we find interesting, and informal conversations with the authors of the individual Beyond Alexa Tip Sheets. We will make the Beyond Alexa videos available via Facebook and YouTube.
Beyond Alexa will include opportunities for community engagement and topic discussion via the Beyond Alexa Facebook page.
Stephen E Arnold, March 6, 2017
The Beyond Alexa Team
Constance Ard. Constance Ard is a professional librarian with 20 years of experience. After a 12 year career in law libraries, Constance began her own consulting company, Answer Maven. With this work she has created custom information solutions for organizations seeking to get the most value from their richest resources: employees and information. Projects include serving as operations manager for Augmentext, co-editor of Pinhawk's Law Librarian Digest and a myriad of engagements with organizations seeking to improve information and research services. She is the author of three studies on corporate libraries, including Corproate Libraries: Basic Principles in a Changing Landscape (2014).
Stephen E Arnold. Stephen E. Arnold began his work career at Halliburton Nuclear Utility Services in 1973. He then worked at Booz, Allen & Hamilton on a range of projects until 1981. He became a vice president of the Courier Journal & Louisville Times and began work on full text information systems. He and his team developed The Point Internet Service which was sold to Lycos and then in 1999 the Xoom online video service sold to General Electric NBC two years later. In Year 2000 he worked on the initial index of the US government. After 9-11, he and his team built the online system for the Threat Open Intelligence Gateway (TOSIG). He is the author of The Google Legacy (2005), Google Version 2 (2007), and Google: The Digital Gutenberg (2009). In 2015, he published CyberOSINT: Next Generation Information Access. In 2017, his Dark Web Notebook: A Guide for Law Enforcement and Intelligence Professionals will be published in April 2017. He is a Summa cum laude graduate of Bradley University and he has completed work on his PhD at the University of Illinois. He has worked as an expert witness and has provided advisory services to a wide range of government and commercial organizations over the last 30 years.
Ric Manning. Ric Manning is a former reporter, editor, columnist and website manager for The Courier-Journal newspaper and technology writer for the Gannett News Service. He was a co-founder of Plumb, a news service that covered computer bulletin boards, and his work has appeared in a variety of computer-interest publications including PC Week, Boardwatch Magazine and The Whole Earth Software Catalog. He writes the personal technology blog GizmoEditor.com and can be reached at email@example.com.
Whitney Grace. Whitney Grace is a professional writer, researcher, and animation historian. She specializes in both non-fiction and fiction writing and enjoys writing about fact as much as does her imagination. McFarland Books published her first book Lotte Reinger: Pioneer of Film Animation about Lotte Reiniger and the oldest surviving animated film The Adventures of Prince Achmed. She is also under contract with Golden Bell Studios to write a young adult fantasy series and a children's book. Whitney also hosts the Toon-In Talk Podcast for Fanboynation.com and writes comic book and manga reviews for them as well. When not reading comic books or watching cartoons, she's head deep in research for Arnold IT about Alexa, search, and the Dark Web. Visit Whitney at FanboyNation or Toon-In Talk.
Stuart Schram IV. Stuart Schram was one of the original technical team members for The Point search and Web profiling system. He is an accomplished systems professional with work experience on large scale projects for a wide range of companies, including next generation search systems. He has worked on a range of Arnold Information Technology projects including the Threat Open Source Intelligence System, the indexing of US government content, and similar high-impact projects.
Shawn Livingston. Shawn Livingston is an academic librarian of 20 plus years' experience at the University of Kentucky. Shawn specializes in public services, user interface interaction, and learning spaces. He also provides expert information seeking for United States Government Information and information concerning the European Union, the United Kingdom, and the United Nations. Over the years he has instructed numerous undergraduate and graduate students as well as university faculty in the effective use of search and in information selection. He has also investigated vendor supplied search interfaces for effective use in the academic market.
Contributors to the Beyond Alexa information service include:
Chelsea Kerwin
Cynthia Murrell
Vishal Ingole
Consulting Services
The Beyond Alexa team provides a range of consulting and technical services. These include:
- Writing specifications for Alexa "skills" and Google Home applications
- Business analyses related to voice-enabled innovation
- Product and service testing and analyses
- Competitive intelligence related to products, services, and companies
- Acquisition target identification and analysis
- Advisory services related to the markets in which voice-enabled interfaces will migrate; for example, elder care, education, machine-to-person counseling, home automation, voice control of industrial equipment, etc.
For a no cost discussion of the issue for which you seek support, please, contact email@example.com.

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That precious moment when I first met our sweet baby girl Emerson is a moment I will never forget. After Jerad emotionally stammered his announcement to the operating room that the newly delivered baby was in fact a girl, I started bawling….literally huge tears falling from my face. The idea that the Hill family could produce a girl was always a fun idea, but we just figured we'd always be a family of handsome, rugged, motor loving boys.
Then Emmy girl came into this world and suddenly everything was starting to look a little more pink. My mother, mother-in-law and grandmother threw us a beautiful "Welcome to the World" shower filled with special girly details. We were finally able to use all the beautiful treasures we had collected over the years, and there wasn't a monster truck in site.*
*disclaimer: We totally have a pink monster truck for her and there are already plans for a girly go kart for when she's bigger. Gotta keep up with her brothers and show em' girls can race to 🙂
Don't get me wrong, I love my boys and all that comes with being a mother of boys. I love the monster truck races, the sword fights and their obsession with anything that has a motor and goes fast. But for the first time in my life, I have a mini me…someone to share girly things with! I have actually started using some of the fabulous crafty treasures and embellishments that I have been hoarding and have loved too much to use on someone else (selfish I know). The "E" below is made out of all my favorite buttons that I have collected over the years, one even being off of my grandmother Diane's own baby outfit! Emmy's baby mobile I made out of velvet ribbons and crystals I had been saving for something special, and the newly painted frame is filled with one of many beautiful fabrics I've bought but was to frilly to put anywhere else in my house. Oh, yes. Having a girl is something else.
And then there is my Pinterest and the never ending girly goodness that one can find there. Now all those pins that I had been secretly pinning or sending to other friends with daughters are going into a board all their own… My "All Things Girl" board…. here's a peek at that cuteness
Yes, having a sweet chubby cheeked little girl has opened a whole new world for me. I know one day we probably won't see eye to eye on clothing, she will think I'm totally "uncool" (right, like that will ever happen 😉 ) and if she's half the drama I was as a little girl, I know I will have my hands full, so I'm going to completely enjoy all the quiet cozy cuddles, the ruffles n' bows and sweet baby smiles.
Now for the Giveaway!!
What's better to celebrate the arrival of a new baby girl than with an adorable bow giveaway! I partnered with Laura from Polish by Laura who is a local friend and also a fellow mom of two cuties who creates adorable handmade goodies! She just gifted Emerson with a super cute n' cozy topknot headband and two leather bows! Thank you Laura! Of course Emerson jumped at the chance to model one for you….
And the two leather bow bands as well….She has a little growing to do before they will fit.
Absolutely adorable. Learning that there is always time for a bow.
Laura was so sweet to gift these to us and for the Giveaway she will give the lucky winner two leather bows of their choosing! A winner will be randomly chosen Monday, January 13 and then they must contact Laura to choose their bows! Simply follow the Rafflecopter instructions below to be entered!!


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Product Photography in General
Product photography is where it all began. Crisp, clear and simple yet effective. Supplied to you on a pure white background and ideal for immediate use with websites and product catalogues.
This page features many examples of our product photography service so that when you next have a requirement for quick turnaround imagery, you can drop us a line or pick up the phone to book in with us.


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Buck Island
Buck Island Beach © Philip Brewer
A few miles off the northeastern shore of St Croix lies the tiny paradise of Buck Island, one of the best excursions in the Virgin Islands. The entire island and its surrounding coral reef is a protected nature reserve and includes a beautiful beach, an incredible coral marine garden, and two major underwater snorkelling trails with signs that introduce snorkellers to the types of coral and sea life.
Turtle Bay Trail and East End Trail together have become one of the most popular attractions in the US Virgin Islands, while there are also some excellent scuba diving sites off Buck Island Reef. Those wanting to visit Buck Island should take a taxi or drive to Christiansted or Green Cay, on St Croix, and then find a boat trip going to the island. There is no regular ferry service, but it is generally easy to find and join a boat tour.


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Print Buyers Online.com Announces 2004 Print Oasis Conference
Thursday, December 04, 2003
Press release from the issuing companyARLINGTON, Va. (December 3, 2003) — Print Buyers Online.com, a free, educational e-community for print buyers, production professionals and their suppliers, will host its third annual Print Oasis Print Buyers Conference & Exhibit on April 18 – 21, 2004 at the Westin Diplomat Resort and Spa in Hollywood, Fla. and is currently accepting reservations for booth space from printers, proofing companies and manufacturers, major technology firms and paper manufacturers. Print Oasis is the only independent conference focused on the needs and challenges of print buyers, specifiers and production professionals. The conference attracts print buyers, production managers and specifiers from corporations, advertising agencies, design firms, associations and publishing companies that buy more than $1 million a year in printing. "Print Oasis is an excellent opportunity for companies wanting and needing to reach good, qualified professional print buyers," explains Suzanne Morgan, founder of Print Buyers Online.com and the Print Oasis Conference. "More than 25 percent of last year's attendees are responsible for purchasing $4 million or more a year in printing, which is the audience that many of today's companies are targeting and would like to influence." Last year's conference attracted nearly 450 attendees and, with all that the 2004 Print Oasis Conference has to offer, that number is expected to grow. The beautiful Westin Diplomat Resort & Spa is located in sunny Hollywood, Fla., just 15 minutes from the Ft. Lauderdale airport. This ocean-front resort hotel also features two outdoor pools, championship golf and a European-inspired spa. In addition to exhibit space and the paper show, Print Oasis 2004 will also feature an opening gala, pool party and awards ceremony. More than 19 top-notch educational seminars are scheduled for the conference, with topics ranging from postal reform and standards, to trends in print buying and economic forecasting. Cost to exhibit at the four-day conference, including booth space in the exhibit hall, registration for two attendees, conference sessions and most meals, is $3,000 before Dec. 31, 2003 and $3,500 after Jan. 1, 2004. For more information about the conference or to secure booth space, please contact Suzanne Morgan at Print Buyers Online.com at (703) 534-9305 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. EST or via email at email@example.com. Additional information about the conference is also available at www.printbuyersonline.com. For a direct link to details about exhibiting and extensive demographics on last year's attendees, please visit www.printbuyersonline.com/content.asp?id=860. In addition to hosting the annual Print Oasis Conference, Print Buyers Online.com also offers a number of tools and resources to print buyers and others working in the industry, including expert advice, articles, tips and answers to member questions as well as the latest news and updates from around the industry.
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Reverb Gamers Prompt #21
Atlas Games is doing this thing called "Reverb Gamers 2012″, with 31 question prompts to kick off 2012. I'm going to post one up each day, including weekends, throughout January. I invite you to do the same! And check out @ReverbGamers on Twitter or Facebook.
REVERB GAMERS 2012, #21: What's the best bribe you've ever given (or received as) a GM? What did you get (give) for it?
My only response is to be somewhat disgusted by the question.
– Ryan
3 Responses to Reverb Gamers Prompt #21
If you're sincerely disgusted, you may be taking it more seriously than intended. Every GM bribe I've been involved in or witnessed has been humorous, with payouts ranging from nothing to almost nothing.
Agreed with the first poster. There's a running joke in one of my regular games that whoever brings the GM a bag of sweet chili Doritos gets an extra fate point. Just so happens we all love that flovor of Doritos so we end up having enough to munch on. The extra fate points are never given out…duh. If your group is mature enough to carry mutual trust, the "bribe" thing is silly and fun. Sure, I've been in a couple of games (and I didn't stay in the groups for more than one or two sessions) where there was obvious GM favoritism going on (boyfriend gm girlfriend player is the worst.) That said, best bribe ever? Several shots of Buffalo Trace bourbon…


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Motorists are penalised for using their mobile phones when driving.
Similarly, pedestrians who are glued to their smartphones when crossing the road should be punished, as a deterrence ("Seoul puts up road safety signs to warn 'smartphone zombies'"; June 27).
Pedestrians should not assume that motorists will always be able to see them or stop their vehicles in time. Pedestrians themselves need to be alert for possible danger.
Jaywalking is an offence, but, ironically, jaywalkers are generally more alert and aware of their surroundings than smartphone zombies, many of whom do not even bother to take a cursory glance at the traffic when crossing the road, especially at signalised and zebra crossings.
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Jersey City
is a
Hudson County
New Jersey
United States
As of the
United States 2000 Census
, the population of Jersey City was 240,055, making it New Jersey's
second-largest city
, behind
As of the Census Bureau's 2007 estimate, the population had grown to 242,389. It is the
Hudson County
Jersey City lies on the west bank of the
Hudson River
Upper New York Bay
across from Lower Manhattan in
New York City
(where about 26% of its employed residents work), and is part of the
New York metropolitan area
A commercial and industrial center, it is a port of entry and a manufacturing center. With 11 miles (17.7 km) of waterfront and significant rail connections, Jersey City is an important transportation terminus and distribution center. It has railroad shops, oil refineries, warehouses, and plants that manufacture a diverse assortment of products, including
, and
Jersey City has benefited from its proximity to
, as companies in Manhattan moved some of their operations to Jersey City.
Recent developments have included increased housing and shopping areas; some parts of the city, however, remain run-down after years of commercial inactivity.
Image of Jersey City taken by NASA.
(The red line demarcates the municipal boundaries of Jersey City.)
According to the
United States Census Bureau
, the city has a total area of 54.7 km
(21.1 mi
). 38.6 km
(14.9 mi
) of it is land and 16.1 km
(6.2 mi
) of it is water. It has the smallest land area of the 100 largest cities in America. The total area is 29.37% water.
Jersey City is bordered to the east by the
Hudson River
, to the north by
North Bergen
Union City
, to the west by
, and to the south by
Given its proximity to Manhattan, Jersey City and Hudson County are sometimes referred to as
New York City
's sixth
Lenape and New Netherland
The land comprising what is now Jersey City was wilderness inhabited by the
, a collection of tribes (later called
Delaware Indian
In 1609,
Henry Hudson
, seeking an alternate route to
East Asia
, anchored his small vessel
Halve Maen
Half Moon
) at
Sandy Hook
Harsimus Cove
Weehawken Cove
, and elsewhere along what was later named the
North River
After spending nine days surveying the area and meeting its inhabitants, he sailed as far north as Albany.
After he returned to
The Netherlands
, the Dutch organized the
United New Netherlands Company
The Company was to manage this new territory and in June 1623, The
New Netherlands
became a Dutch province, with headquarters in
New Amsterdam
Michael Reyniersz Pauw
, Lord of
, a burgermeester of
and a director of the West India Company, received a land grant as
on the condition that he would establish a settlement of not fewer than fifty persons within four years.
He chose the west bank of the
Hudson River
and purchased the land from the Lenape.
This grant is dated November 22, 1630 and is the earliest known conveyance for what are now
and Jersey City.
Pauw, however was an absentee landlord who neglected to populate the area and was obliged to sell his holdings back to the Company in 1633. That year, a house was built at
Jan Evertsen Bout
, superintendent of the colony, which had been named
form of Pauw's name, which means peacock). Shortly after, another house was built at Harsimus Cove (near the present-day corner of Fourth Street and Marín Boulevard) and became the home of
Cornelius Van Vorst
, who had succeeded Bout as superintendent, and whose family would become influential in the development of the city. Relations with the Lenape deteriorated, in part because of the colonialist's mismanagement and misunderstanding of the indigenous people, and led to series of raids and reprisals and the virtual destruction of the settlement on the west bank. During
Kieft's War
, approximately eighty Lenapes were killed by the Dutch in a massacre at
on the night of February 25, 1643.
Scattered communities of farmsteads characterized the Dutch settlements at Pavonia: Communipaw, Harsimus,
Paulus Hook
, Hoebuck, Awiehaken, and other lands "behind Kil van Kull".
The first village (located inside a palisaded garrison) established on what is now
Bergen Square
in 1660, and is considered to be the oldest town in what would become the state of New Jersey.
Early America
Among the oldest surviving houses in Jersey City is the stone
Van Wagenen House
of 1742.
During the
American Revolutionary War
the area was in the hands of the British who controlled New York. Paulus Hook was attacked by Major
Light Horse Harry Lee
on August 19, 1779. After the war
Alexander Hamilton
and other prominent New Yorkers and New Jerseyeans attempted to develop the area that would become historic downtown Jersey City and laid out the city squares and streets that still characterize the neighborhood, giving them names also seen in Lower Manhattan or after war heroes (Grove, Varick, Mercer, Wayne, Monmouth, and Montgomery among them). During the 19th century, Jersey City played an integral role in the
Underground Railroad
. Four routes through New Jersey converged in the city.
Incorporation and merger
City of Jersey
was incorporated by an Act of the
New Jersey Legislature
on January 28, 1820, from portions of
North Bergen Township
, while the area was still a part of
Bergen County
The city was reincorporated on January 23, 1829, and again on February 22, 1838, at which time it became completely independent of North Bergen and was given its present name. On February 22, 1840, it became part of the newly-created Hudson County.
Soon after the Civil War, the idea of uniting all of the towns of Hudson County east of the Hackensack River into one municipality. A bill was approved by the State legislature on April 2, 1869, a special held October 5, 1869. An element of the bill provide that only contiguous towns could be consolidated. While a majority of the voters approved the merger, only Jersey City,
Hudson City
Bergen City
could be consolidated, which they did on March 17, 1870. Three years later the present outline of Jersey City was completed when
agreed to merge into the Greater Jersey City.
Turn of the century
Jersey City at the end of the 19th century.
Jersey City was a dock and manufacturing town for much of the 19th and 20th centuries.
Much like
New York City
, Jersey City has always been a landing pad for new immigrants to the United States.
In its heyday before
World War II
, and
immigrants found work at
, or
Dixon Ticonderoga
However, the largest employers at the time were the railroads, whose national networks dead-ended on the
Hudson River
The most significant railroad for Jersey City was the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
whose eastern terminus was in the Downtown area until 1911, when the company built the first tunnel under the river to
Penn Station, New York
Before that time, Pennsylvania rail passengers transferred in Jersey City to
headed to Manhattan or to trolleys that fanned out through Hudson County and beyond.
Black Tom
explosion occurred on July 30, 1916 as an act of sabotage on American ammunition supplies by German agents to prevent the materials from being used by the Allies in
World War I
Frank Hague
From 1917 to 1947, Jersey City was governed by Mayor
Frank Hague
. Originally elected as a reform candidate, the
Jersey City History Web Site
says his name is "synonymous with the early twentieth century urban American blend of political favoritism and social welfare known as
." Hague ran the city with an iron fist while, at the same time, molding governors, United States senators, and judges to his whims. Boss Hague was known to be loud and vulgar, but dressed in a stylish manner earning him the nickname "King Hanky-Panky". In his later years in office, Hague would often dismiss his enemies as "
" or "
". Hague lived like a millionaire, despite having an annual salary that never exceeded $8,500.
He was able to maintain a fourteen-room duplex apartment in Jersey City, a suite at the
Plaza Hotel
, and a palatial summer home in
Deal, New Jersey
, and he traveled to
yearly in the royal suites of the best liners.
After Hague's retirement from politics, a series of mayors including
John V.
Thomas J.
, and
Thomas F.X.
attempted to take control of Hague's organization, usually under the mantle of political reform. None was able to duplicate the level of power held by Hague.
Professional sports
Jersey City Giants
of the
International League
played in
Roosevelt Stadium
from 1937 to 1950.
On April 18, 1946
Jackie Robinson
broke the
baseball color line
when he became the first African-American to play organized baseball outside of the
Negro Leagues
. Robinson appeared for the visiting
Montreal Royals
, going 4-for-5 with a home run.
Roosevelt Stadium was briefly home to the
Brooklyn Dodgers
of the National League for seven home games in both 1956 and 1957.
In 2009, Jersey City hosted The Barclays at
Liberty National Golf Club
It is part of the PGA Tours' Fed Ex Cup Playoff Tournament.
Decline and renaissance
Many areas of Jersey City are under redevelopment.
Jersey City as seen from Liberty State Park.
The city developed a reputation for corruption, even after Hague left office. By the 1970s, it was caught up in a wave of urban decline that saw many of its wealthy residents
fleeing to the suburbs
, and led to an influx of working class scarred by rising crime, civil unrest, political corruption, and economic hardship. From 1950 to 1980, Jersey City lost 75,000 residents, and from 1975 to 1982, it lost 5,000 jobs, or 9% of its workforce. The city experienced a surge of violent crime during this period. New immigrants sought refuge in Jersey City because of low housing costs, despite decay, abandonment, or neglect in its neighborhoods.
Beginning in the 1980s, development of the waterfront in an area previously occupied by rail yards and factories helped to stir the beginnings of a renaissance for Jersey City. The rapid construction of numerous high-rise buildings increased the population and led to the development of the Exchange Place financial district, also known as 'Wall Street West', one of the largest banking centers in the United States. Large financial institutions such as
Goldman Sachs
Chase Bank
Merrill Lynch
occupy prominent buildings on the Jersey City waterfront, some of which are among the
tallest buildings New Jersey
. Amid this building boom, a
light-rail network
brought articulated streetcars to downtown Jersey City.
Wide-scale gentrification of the downtown neighborhood coincided with the growth of Jersey City as an arts center, particularly the visual arts. Beginning in the late 1970s, many artists moved the short distance across the river from Manhattan in search of affordable studio space. One structure of note, the massive Civil War-era building located at 111 First Street, became a haven for hundreds of artists in the area and was considered by many as the heart of the Jersey City arts community. Nonetheless, the building was demolished in 2005 to make way for future development, including a high-rise building designed by world-famous architect Rem Koolhaas. The art scene has continued to grow with a proliferation of galleries and other organizations such as Rock Soup Studios, 58 Gallery, Arthouse Productions, Lex Leonard Gallery, and LITM, among others. The recent addition to the Jersey City Museum, a venue for contemporary art, has also raised the profiles of local artists.
As of the
of 2000, there were 240,055 people, 88,632 households, and 55,660 families residing in the city. The
United States Census Bureau
has estimated the 2004 population at 239,079. The
population density
was 6195.2/km
). There were 93,648 housing units at an average density of 2,423.4/km
). The racial makeup of the city was 34.01%
, 28.32%
African American
, 0.45%
Native American
, 16.20%
, 0.08%
Pacific Islander
, 15.11% from
other races
, and 5.84% from two or more races.
of any race were 28.31% of the population. Largest ancestries include:
(2.8%), and
The city is genuinely diverse, with relatively large representations from many ethnicities. However, relations between ethnic groups have not always amicable, as evidenced by incidents such as the infamous
gang attacks of 1987 against residents of South Asian descent, and, more recently, the March 2007 defacing of a local sports field with
slogans and racial slurs.
Of all households, 31.1% have children under the age of 18 living there, 36.4% were
married couples
living together, 20.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.2% were non-families. 29.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 3.37.
The age distribution is spread out with 24.7% under the age of 18, 10.7% from 18 to 24, 35.1% from 25 to 44, 19.7% from 45 to 64, and 9.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 95.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.6 males.
The median income of its households is $37,862, and the median income of its families is $41,639. Males had a median income of $35,119 versus $30,494 for females. The
per capita income
for the city was $19,410. About 16.4% of families and 18.6% of the population were below the
poverty line
, including 27.0% of those under age 18 and 17.5% of those age 65 or over.
Local government
Jersey City is currently governed under the
Faulkner Act
form of municipal government by a mayor and a nine-member city council. The city council consists of six members elected from wards and three elected at large, all elected to four-year terms on a concurrent basis in non-partisan elections.
The current Mayor of Jersey City is
Jerramiah Healy
, who won the
Jersey City mayoral special election, 2004
. The current Business Administrator of Jersey City is Brian O'Reilly.
Members of the City Council are:
Peter Brennan, Council President pro tempore
Willie Flood, Councilwoman-at-Large
Mariano Vega, Jr., Councilman-at-Large
Michael Sottolano, Ward A - Greenville, Councilman
Philip Kenny, Ward B - Westside, Councilman
Nidia Lopez, Ward C - Journal Square, Councilman
William Gaughan, Ward D - Heights, Councilman
Steven Fulop
, Ward E - Downtown, Councilman
Viola Richardson, Ward F - Bergen, Councilwoman
Peter Brennan is the temporary council president following Mariano Vega's resignation from that post on October 6, 2009. (Vega is under indictment for federal corruption charges.) The council may reorganize and elect a new president.
Jersey City Municipal Court gets a fairly heavy load of criminal cases along with some traffic violations. Mayor Healy is a member of the
Mayors Against Illegal Guns Coalition
, a
group with a stated goal of "making the public safer by getting illegal guns off the streets."
The Coalition is co-chaired by
Thomas Menino
New York City
Michael Bloomberg
Federal, state and county representation
Jersey City is in the
Congressional Districts, and is part of New Jersey's 31st, 32nd and 33rd Legislative Districts.
Emergency services
Fire Department of Jersey City
Jersey City Police Department
Exchange Place.
Paulus Hook.
Journal Square.
Jersey City consists of ten Districts; Greenville, West Side, Journal Square, The Heights, Historic Downtown, The Waterfront, the Hackensack Riverfront, McGinley Square, Liberty State Park and Bergen/Lafayette. Each of these Districts consists of smaller neighborhoods, for example the Paulus Hook neighborhood of The Waterfront District and the Western Slope neighborhood of The Heights District. Jersey City is a city of neighborhoods, each with a different aesthetic and architectural style, to some degree.
Downtown Jersey City includes the Waterfront District (including
Paulus Hook
, and
Exchange Place
), and Historic Downtown (including
Hamilton Park
Grove Street
Harsimus Cove
Van Vorst Park
Jersey City Heights
(or, simply, "The Heights") includes the
Western Slope
and the Central Avenue Shopping area.
Journal Square
, site of the Jersey Journal and PATH Transportation Center,
West Side
West Bergen/Lincoln Park
and Hudson Mall, Bergen/Lafayette where Communipaw Avenue connects the West Side with Liberty State Park,
featuring Port Liberte and residential neighborhoods.
Downtown Jersey City
Downtown Jersey City
is the area from the Hudson River westward to the Newark Bay Extension of the
New Jersey Turnpike
Interstate 78
) and the
New Jersey Palisades
; it is also bounded by Hoboken to the north and Liberty State Park to the south.
Exchange Place
are redeveloped waterfront areas consisting mostly of residential towers, hotels and office buildings.
Newport is a planned mixed-use community, built on the old
Erie Lackawanna Railway
yards, made up of residential rental towers, condominiums, office buildings, a marina, schools, restaurants, hotels,
Newport Centre Mall
, a waterfront walkway, transportation facilities, and on-site parking for more than 15,000 vehicles.
Newport had a hand in the renaissance of Jersey City although, before ground was broken, much of the downtown area had already begun a steady climb (much like Hoboken). Some critics have derided the Newport development for its isolation because it is cut off from the rest of the city by the Newport Centre Mall and other big box retail.
Exchange Place, the first part of Jersey City to redevelop, was built on the grounds of the old Jersey City Penn Station, ferry and shipping terminals. It is now a bustling business and financial district.
To the west lie three
neighborhoods with protected historic districts — Hamilton Park, Van Vorst Park, and Harsimus Cove — separated from the waterfront by a legacy of older infrastructure, big-box development, and old warehouses still awaiting re-use.
Paulus Hook
is another neighborhood with a historic designated zone.
It borders Exchange Place and
Liberty State Park
on the waterfront, and blends older brownstone-lined streets with newer luxury developments.
Essex Street
stop on the
Hudson-Bergen Light Rail
cuts through the southern portion of the neighborhood.
The area has become increasingly active with development to the east and the construction of the light rail; many of its streets are lined with shops, and restaurants with outdoor seating.
St Aedan's Church
Hackensack River in winter, as seen from the Society Hill neighborhood
Journal Square
Once the commercial heart of Jersey City,
Journal Square
is in the process of rehabilitation, in part because of the efforts of the Journal Square Restoration Corporation (JSRC) and the Jersey City Economic Development Corporation (JCEDC). Here, Kennedy Boulevard and Bergen Avenue, main thoroughfares in the city, are at their widest, lined on both sides by brick houses and medium-density apartment complexes.
Stanley Theater
, currently a Jehovah's Witness meeting hall, and
Loew's Jersey Theater
on Kennedy Boulevard are among the city's most noted landmarks, and are two of the best preserved
movie palaces
in the
Tri-State area
Directly across Kennedy Boulevard from the Loews is the
Journal Square Transportation Center
(JSTC), which houses the
Journal Square
station and the city's largest bus terminal.
Saint Peter's College
is located about 10 blocks south of Journal Square in the
McGinley Square
section of Jersey City.
To the north of the square on Newark Avenue lies
India Square
, home to over 100 Indian businesses, and one of the largest Indian neighborhoods in New Jersey.
To the south of the square near
Five Corners
lies the
Hudson County Courthouse
, St Joseph's Church,
Dickinson High School
, and the island area.
West Side
Jersey City's
West Side
is very diverse and includes the neighborhoods of the
Marion Section
Lincoln Park/West Bergen
, the
Hackensack Waterfront
Society Hill
, and
New Jersey City University
Many ethnic grocery shops (
, Indian, West Indian) line West Side Avenue, which runs from Broadway to
Danforth Avenue
Route 1/9 Truck
bisects Lincoln Park.
West of
New Jersey Route 440
is the
Hackensack Riverfront
including Hudson Mall, Jersey City Incinerator Authority, and
Droyer's Point
, former site of the old
Roosevelt Stadium
Jackie Robinson
broke the
Baseball color line
before his
Major League Baseball
lies between the Bayonne city line to the south and the Hudson Bergen Light Rail lines to the north.
It is primarily residential with a principal commercial corridor at
Danforth Avenue
The Greenville Yards (a former Conrail rail yard now being used as a distribution center),
Port Jersey
Port Liberté
(high-end gated residential community) and Caven Point on the
Upper New York Bay
are separated from the older neighborhoods by the
New Jersey Turnpike
Newark Bay Extension
Greenville has some of the most depressed areas in the city, but is slowly being revitalized, particularly along the light rail line. The crime rate is higher here than in any other part of Jersey City and many streets are lined with abandoned homes, but municipal aid over the past few years has helped in rebuilding many of them and in bringing life back to many of Greenville's neglected streets. With the
of the downtown area, many of the city's working-class tenants have moved into this area.
The Heights
Jersey City Heights
(aka "The Heights") is a neighborhood atop the
New Jersey Palisades
and the Hudson River to its east and the
New Jersey Meadowlands
to the west.
It consists mostly of two- and three-family houses, and remains traditionally middle-class. The primary commercial strip is
Central Avenue
Six blocks to the east, and parallel to it, are Palisade and Ogden Avenues, both of which offer views of the
skyline from Riverside Park.
The trolley station at
Congress and Ninth Streets
connects this area of the Heights to the Hoboken PATH train and
New Jersey Transit
Many stately
homes contribute to the attractiveness of the Heights, particularly along Summit Avenue and Sherman Place as well as areas to the east of Central Avenue. Pershing Field is a park near the center of this district, offering green space, a running track, several trap houses, basketball and tennis courts, a semi-Olympic size swimming pool and an ice skating rink. Adjacent to Pershing Field Park is an abandoned reservoir which constitutes one of the largest patches of green space in the city. The future of the reservoir has been hotly contested as business interests, city government, and environmentalist groups have each proposed a different use for the land though it has announced that the city has decided to move forward with plans to develop the reservoir into a nature preserve open to the public.
, formerly
Bergen City, New Jersey
, lies between Greenville to the south and
McGinley Square
to the north.
It also borders
Liberty State Park
to the east and the
West Side
Communipaw Avenue
and Bergen Avenue are main thoroughfares.
The former
Jersey City Medical Center
complex, a cluster of
Art Deco
buildings on a rise in the center of the city, will be converted into residential complexes called
The Beacon
Hudson-Bergen Light Rail.
Of all Jersey City commuters, 8.17% walk to work, and 40.26% take
public transit
This is the second highest percentage of
public transit riders
of any city with a population of 100,000+ in the United States, behind only
New York City
and ahead of
Washington, D.C.
A significant portion of Jersey City households
do not own an automobile
Hudson-Bergen Light Rail
: Twenty three stations in Bayonne, Hoboken, Jersey City, North Bergen, Union City, and Weehawken. Three branches: Hoboken-22nd Street, Hoboken-Tonnelle Avenue, and West Side Avenue-Tonnelle Avenue.
: 24-hour subway service with four stations in Jersey City:
Exchange Place
Grove Street
, and
Journal Square
Hoboken Terminal
(HOB), midtown Manhattan (33rd) (along
6th Ave
Herald Square
Pennsylvania Station
World Trade Center
(WTC), and
Newark Penn Station
Hoboken Terminal
New Jersey Transit
Hoboken Division:
Main Line
(to Suffern, and in partnership with
, express service to Port Jervis),
Bergen County Line
, and
Pascack Valley Line
, all via
Secaucus Junction
(where transfer is possible to
Northeast Corridor Line
Montclair-Boonton Line
Morris and Essex Lines
(both via Newark
Broad Street Station
North Jersey Coast Line
(limited service as
Waterfront Connection
Newark Penn Station
to Long Branch and Bay Head);
Raritan Valley Line
(limited service via
Newark Penn Station
BillyBey Ferry Company
operates ferries between Newport, Paulus Hook, Liberty Harbor, Port Liberté and the
World Financial Center
and Pier 11 lower Manhattan and 39th Street in midtown Manhattan, where free transfer is available to a variety of "loop" buses.
Hornblower Cruises provides service between Liberty State Park and Ellis and Liberty Island
Liberty Water Taxi
operates ferries between Dock M. of Liberty State Park and the
World Financial Center
during the summer months.
Journal Square Transportation Center
Exchange Place
, and
Hoboken Terminal
(just over the city line's northeast corner) are major origination/destination points for buses.
Service is available to numerous points within Jersey City, Hudson County, and some suburban areas as well as to Newark on the
1, 2, 6, 22, 43, 64, 67, 68, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88
123, 125
305, 319
lines. Also serving Jersey City are various private lines operated by the Bergen Avenue and
Montgomery & Westside IBOA
, and by
Red & Tan in Hudson County
Newark Liberty International Airport
(EWR) is the closest of the metropolitan area's three major airports
LaGuardia Airport
(LGA) is in
East Elmhurst, Queens
John F. Kennedy International Airport
(JFK) is on
Jamaica Bay
Teterboro Airport
, in the
Hackensack Meadowlands
, serves private and corporate planes
Holland Tunnel
: in downtown Jersey City with eastern terminus at Canal Street, Manhattan
include the
New Jersey Turnpike
Interstate 78
, U.S. Routes
, and New Jersey Routes
Colleges and universities
Jersey City is home to the
New Jersey City University
(NJCU) and
Saint Peter's College
, both of which are located in the city's West Side district.
It is also home to
Hudson County Community College
, which is located in Journal Square.
University of Phoenix
has a small location at Newport, and
Rutgers University
offers MBA classes at Harborside Center.
Public schools
Jersey City Public Schools
serve students 3 years and older from Pre-K 3 through twelfth grade. The district is one of 31
Abbott Districts
Dr. Ronald E.
McNair Academic High School
was the top-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 316 schools statewide, in
New Jersey Monthly
magazine's September 2006 cover story on the state's
Top Public High Schools
and was selected as 15th best high school in the United States in
magazine's national 2005 survey.
In contrast,
William L.
Dickinson High School
, located near Jersey City's downtown area, is the oldest high school in the city.
It is also one of the largest schools in Hudson County, in terms of student population. Opened in 1906 as the Jersey City High School, it is one of the oldest sites in Jersey City. It is a four-story
structure located on a hilltop facing the Hudson River.
Other public high schools in Jersey City are
James J.
Ferris High School
Lincoln High School
, and
Henry Snyder High School
Hudson County Schools of Technology
(which also has campuses in
North Bergen
) has a campus in Jersey City.
Among Jersey City's elementary and middle schools is
Academy I Middle School
, which is part of the Academic Enrichment Program for Gifted Students.
Another school is Alexander D. Sullivan P.S. #30, an ESL magnet school in the Greenville district, which services nearly 800 Pre-k through 5th grade students.
Jersey City also has a number of
charter schools
which are run under a special charter granted by the Commissioner of the
New Jersey Department of Education
. There are six charter schools that serve elementary and middle school students. Jersey City Community Charter School, Jersey City Golden Door Charter School, Learning Community Charter School, Liberty Academy Charter School and Soaring Heights Charter School all accept students in grades K-8 while Schomburg Charter School accepts grades K-5.
The two charter schools for high school students are
CREATE Charter High School
and University Academy Charter High School.
Private schools
Private high schools in Jersey City include:
First Christian Pentecostal Academy
Saint Dominic Academy
Hudson Catholic Regional High School
St. Peter's Preparatory School
Stevens Coooperative School
Kenmare High School
St. Anthony High School
three-time national champions in Boys High School Basketball
St. Mary High School
Catholic grade schools include the Resurrection School a Peaceable School, St. Aloysius School and Sacred Heart School.
Catholic schools
serve every area of the city and a number of other charter and private schools are also available. Genesis Educational Center is a private Christian school located in downtown Jersey City for ages newborn through 8th grade.
Museums and libraries
see also:
Exhibitions in Hudson County
Liberty State Park is home to
Central Railroad of New Jersey Terminal
, the Interpretive Center, and
Liberty Science Center
, an interactive science and learning center.
The center, which first opened in 1993 as New Jersey's first major state science museum, has science exhibits, the world's largest IMAX Dome theater, numerous educational resources, and the original
Hoberman sphere
From the park ferries travel to both
Ellis Island
and the Immigration Museum and The
Statue of Liberty
The Jersey City Free Public Library has five branches, some of which have permanent colllections and host exhibitions. At the Main Branch, the New Jersey Room contains historical archives and photos. The Miller Branch is home to the
Afro-American Historical and Cultural Society Museum
. The Five Corners Branch specializes in works related to music and the fine arts, and is a gallery space.
Jersey City Museum
shows contemporary work and sponsors community-oriented projects.
Some stations of the
Hudson Bergen Light Rail
, notably the
Martin Luther King Drive station
, have educational public art exhibitions.
Jersey City has several shopping districts, some of which are traditional
main streets
for their respective neighborhoods, such as
, and
West Side
Journal Square
is a major commercial district.
Newport Mall
is a regional shopping area.
Portions of the city are part of an
Urban Enterprise Zone
. In addition to other benefits to encourage employment within the Zone, shoppers can take advantage of a reduced 3½%
sales tax
rate (versus the 7% rate charged statewide).
91.1FM (WXHD 90.1FM in the Hudson Valley), the longest running freeform radio station in the US, moved to Jersey City in 1998.
100.3 The top rated New York City radio station broadcasts from the
101 Hudson Street
The daily newspaper The
Jersey Journal
, located at its namesake Journal Square, covers
Hudson County
, its morning daily,
Hudson Dispatch
now defunct. The
Jersey City Reporter
is part of the
Hudson Reporter
group of local weeklies. The
River View Observer
is another weekly published in the city and distributed thoroughout the county. Another county wide weekly, El Especialito, also serves the city.The
New York Daily News
maintains extensive publishing and distribution facilities at Liberty Industrial Park.
Sister cities
New Jersey
United States
Cherry Hill
New Jersey
United States
The Flamingo Diner, downtown.
Ellis Island
is inside Jersey City's borders, and is managed jointly by the states of
New Jersey
New York
, though it is owned by the federal government.
In 1983, the State of New York went to the Supreme Court to sue the State of New Jersey over the ownership of the island, but in 1998, New York lost; New York retains title only to the original portion of the Island, while New Jersey owns the that were added as landfill.
Statue of Liberty
is from Jersey City.
In 1987 Representative
Frank J.
, a Democrat from New Jersey, and
Gerald McCann
, who was
Mayor of Jersey City
, sued
New York City
, contending that New Jersey had ownership over the
Liberty Island
because they are in the New Jersey portion of the
Hudson River
The federally owned islands are over two miles (3 km) from
New York City
Katyń Memorial
by well-known
Polish American
Andrzej Pityński
Exchange Place
is the first memorial of its kind to be raised on
soil to honor the dead of the
Katyń Forest Massacre
Colgate Clock
, promoted by
as the largest in the world, sits in Jersey City and faces
Lower New York Bay
and Lower
(it is clearly visible from
Battery Park
in lower Manhattan).
The clock, which is in diameter with a minute hand weighing 2,200 pounds, was erected in 1924 to replace a smaller one.
Panorama of Jersey City and Lower Manhattan from a Liberty State Park park&ride.
See also
Timeline of Jersey City area railroads
Hudson River Waterfront Walkway
Hackensack RiverWalk
List of Mayors of Jersey City, New Jersey
List of people from Jersey City, New Jersey
Demographics of New Jersey
St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church
Gateway Region
Gold Coast, New Jersey
Bergen Township
Holusha, John.
"Commercial Property / The Jersey Riverfront; On the Hudson's West Bank, Optimistic Developers"
The New York Times
, October 11, 1998. Accessed May 25, 2007. 'That simply is out of the question in midtown,
he said, adding that some formerly fringe areas in Midtown South that had previously been available were filled up as well. Given that the buildings on the New Jersey waterfront are new and equipped with the latest technology and just a few stops on the PATH trains from Manhattan, they become an attractive alternative.
It's the sixth borough,
he said.
Jersey City Past and Present: Pavonia
New Jersey City University
. Accessed May 10, 2006.
A Virtual Tour of New Netherland
, New Netherland Institute. Accessed May 10, 2006.
Jersey City's Oldest House
, Jersey City History. Accessed September 11, 2007.
"Jersey City's Underground Railroad history,"
Jersey City Magazine
, Spring & Summer 2005.
"The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968", John P. Snyder, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 146-147.
A City Whose Time Has Come Again
The New York Times
, April 30, 2000.
Jersey City, New Jersey
, city-data.com. Accessed January 24, 2008.
Marriott, Michel.
"In Jersey City, Indians Protest Violence"
The New York Times
, October 12, 1987. Accessed October 6, 2008. "But in recent weeks, Indians here say, the violence has taken on a new and uglier cast. One Jersey City Indian was beaten to death in Hoboken. Another remains in a coma after being discovered beaten unconscious on a busy street corner here earlier this month. And in a crudely handwritten letter, partially printed in
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The 'Silent Majority' , never has their silence been more deafening! From politics to environmental issues, from the economy to immigration, the silence is truly frightening. Protest groups abound, purporting to speak for everyone yet rarely doing so as most are double-jointed and speaking from their own sphincters.
Sarcasm aside, we have entered a worrying phase in this country. People would sooner use their mobile phones to take video footage of an elderly Asian gentleman getting verbally and physically abused by a rabid young woman than use it to call for police assistance. There was a time, not to long ago, when this vile individual would have been surrounded by outraged citizens and held until the police arrived. Unfortunately this brings us to another trait of modern Britain, the response time of the police. Not only that but those holding the perpetrator are as likely to get arrested as the victim when the police do eventually see fit to arrive upon the scene whilst the thug walks free.
Now, we have the diabolical spectacle of mob rule coming before the rule of Law. In Balcombe the police have advised the drilling company, Cuadrilla, to scale back their drilling operation because they cannot guarantee the safety of the site. Another example of the Silent Majority allowing the loud-mouthed, ill-informed minority to walk all over them and blight the future of their children. A sensible debate is one thing, mob rule is an entirely different animal and one which we 'The Majority' should shout down.
I must admit that I am confused about the Law in cases like this. I thought that there were rules in place concerning the size of a protest gathering. Isn't this how pickets were outlawed by the Tories? I may be wrong and, please correct me if I am, but we simply cannot allow a motley crew of 'Swampies' and haute couture diva's to get their own way because they shout louder and push harder.
No surprise that Cameron and his weak entourage of Ministers will eventually side with the Greens and single issue extremists. Of course he will tell us mere mortals that a review of procedures is needed in order to run these exploration sites safely and efficiently. This of course will put the Shale Fracturing Industry back months, if not years. The 'Silent Majority' will be duped into believing that the 'fat-cat' bosses of the oil and gas industries have questions to answer on both environmental and safety issues and that until satisfactory answers are forthcoming, no more drilling will take place.
As usual it will be a complete farce and whitewash. The coalition using their usual tactic of trying to please everyone except where it pleases them to do different.
What of the police? The Chief Constable of Sussex, Martin Richards, certainly has questions to answer. If he isn't up to the job he should be removed immediately so to the incumbent of the overpaid and completely nonsensical post of Police and Crime Commissioner. The majority of the population showed their utter contempt for this post by turning out in their 10's all across the country to vote for these non-jobs. What was the turnout, about 14%? Another case of the 'Silent Majority' being totally ignored.
It is this silent apathy which allows our politicians and their paymasters in the Bildberg Group, Common Purpose and the EU to sell this country down the river. Real issues are swept under the carpet because they, the men in suits, are safe in the knowledge that the majority of the people of Britain will suffer in silence.
This apathy is not just a trait in this country, My friends in America tell the same story which is why the worst President in living memory has been allowed to live a lie for the past six years.
Democracy works on a majority vote arrived at after serious discussion and debate. It also allows for peaceful protest from the minority should they feel aggrieved by the decision of the majority. What it does not allow for or should condone, is violent or intimidating protest because things have not gone the way of the protestors. All too often we see this happening and the authorities caving in to it.
America in the Fifties had McCarthyism and the witch-hunt that ensued because of it. We cannot allow that sort of thing to happen in this country. We have had Leveson and the Hacked Off campaign which tried and succeeded in heavily influencing the outcome.
What was behind this blatant attack on democracy in this country, who bankrolled Hacked Off, what is it that fosters the Silent Majority?
In my opinion the root of all evil, the most disruptive force against democracy in Great Britain is Common Purpose. We need to bring this vile organisation to the fore and show it up what it really is. A power hungry organisation which trains its graduates to peck away at the very fabric of democracy from the inside. Common Purpose is a registered Charity but, upon investigation, you find that it is a lot more than that. It is a political organisation which is pro EU and its main aim is to destroy democracy in this country.
Their methods are simple but effective.
Create apathy.
Create discontent with the Government and within the Government.
Create an active minority
Create an inactive 'Silent Majority'
Four boxes ticked and we, the British Public, are allowing it to go on because most of it is done in secret. It will be a long and dirty fight if we are to reverse the evils of CP. They have infiltrated everywhere, government, business, banking, law, the police. Every time you turn over a stone you will find Common Purpose.
They are at the heart of Government, the insidious BBC, the Civil Service. In fact, wherever you look you will find a CP graduate. Their influence is everywhere and anyone who opposes them or their practices is labelled with an 'ism' or, called racist or, 'Little Englander'. Sound familiar? It should, the United Kingdom Independence party is in the firing line at the moment and, probably, the only British political Party unafraid to stand up to this vile organisation against democracy.
To give some idea of the tentacles of power I have inserted a graphic which goes some way to show the influence Common Purpose has over us and why we are all in danger of falling under its eveil spell.


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Immigrations and Customs Enforcement intensify investigations of IP theft
Marvin Johnson was sentenced to 30 months in prison and three years of supervised release for trafficking in counterfeit goods. Johnson was also required to forfeit $23,957 in unlawful proceeds seized by officers.
Johnson sold counterfeit luxury apparel and accessories that bore trademarks identical to trademarks used by Coach, Louis Vuitton, Dolce & Gabbana, Prada, Chanel, Gucci, Polo and Nike. Johnson owned and operated a retail store known as "
Prestigious Fashions," and two sales booths, all located in or near Baltimore, Maryland.
Undercover officers purchased counterfeit goods from Johnson who said the items were "fake" and also told officers that he hosts "purse parties" in order to sell the counterfeit items. Approximately 3,600 items of counterfeit luxury wearing apparel and accessories with the above stated brand names were seized from six locations and vehicles associated with Johnson. The lost retail value of the goods seized is estimated to be at least $400,000.
Also located in Johnson's van was a cease and desist letter from Coach. However, the back of the letter contained Johnson's notations regarding further sales of counterfeit goods.
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Real Madrid would be ready to welcome Jose Mourinho back
Real Madrid president Florentino Perez has a plan to bring Jose Mourinho back to the Bernabeu at some point in the future, according to Spanish football journalist Guillem Balague.
The La Liga outfit are progressing steadily under Rafa Benitez despite a raft of injury issues and there is certainly no plan to get rid of the Spaniard anytime soon.
However, Perez is of the opinion that Mourinho has unfinished business at Real Madrid and is convinced the Special One could do a better job than the one he did between 2010 and 2013.
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Mourinho won one Copa del Rey and one La Liga title in those three seasons, but he had originally been brought on to win Real Madrid's tenth Champions League title, La Decima.
Carlo Ancelotti eventually delivered that elusive achievement, but Mourinho is still seen as the man the deliver sustained success to the Spanish capital.
"Florentino Perez thinks that Jose Mourinho has got unfinished business with Real Madrid," Balague told Sky Sports.
"Perez feels that Mourinho had to face the best team in history in Barcelona when he was Real Madrid manager, and that if he came now he would actually do a job.
"I don't mean right now, but there is a plan that in some point in the future, Florentino Perez would like to have Jose Mourinho back.
"Not right now, because Rafa Benitez is doing a good job, is still fighting for all the titles, even with all the injuries and all the problems they have had to deal with in the past few months."
Unsure future
But Mourinho could be asking for a welcome back to the Bernabeu sooner than Perez anticipates. Indeed, some reports have suggested the Portuguese will be dismissed from his role at Chelsea if they lose to Stoke City this Saturday.
That would the Blues' seventh Premier League defeat this season and would leave them with a mammoth task to qualify for next season's Champions League.
Roman Abramovich has been quick to sack underperforming managers in the past, but other reports would have us believe that the Russian wants to give Mourinho an unprecedented amount of time to turn things at Stamford Bridge around.
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The Encyclopedia of Feminist Theories is an accessible, multidisciplinary insight into the complex field of feminist thought. The Encyclopedia contains over 500 authoritative entries commissioned from an international team of contributors and includes clear, concise and provocative explanations of key themes and ideas. Each entry contains cross references and a bibliographic guide to further reading; over 50 biographical entries provide readers with a sense of how the theories they encounter have developed out of the lives and situations of their authors. Areas covered include: traditional taxonomies of feminist theory (eg socialist thought); theoretical subdivisions (eg ecofeminism and feminist spirituality); discipline-specific issues (eg philosophy and anthropology); the conceptual apparatus of gender theory (eg biologism); methodologies (eg deconstruction and narrative theory); intersections (eg with racial theory, queer theory); and political issues (eg citizenship, reproductive rights).
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YoullBeSweet posted a topic in MAIN AND GENERAL FORUMHi, new to the forums. only took the drug once havnt ever done anything else and have been 100% sober since 7 months ago when I took it. Took shrooms, was good till one month later where I got eye pain light sensitivity and headaches. Im sure they are linked. I also noticed I had breathing walls when I would zone out. 7 Months in I still got Mild snow and stuff still shifts and moves when I zone out. I also had a panic attack after the month of shrooms where I didnt know what was happening. had episodes where I would slap myself trying to "feel" something and that time I didnt know what DP was. Anyway reading all the stuff about HPPD definitely gave me some more anxiety as I noticed stuff which was there but at the end of the day it didnt bother me before I knew what it was. I have mild anxiety now which is getting better I think because before I would freak out about changing my damn wallpaper thinking it would make me feel a certain way but that doesnt happen now. I used to be SCARED to leave the house but not anymore. I think its slowly getting better. ONE MAIN THING which is keeping me down is the headaches with lightsensitivity which always gives me terrible anxiety when I think about it too because I keep wondering whether I fucked my brain up. Headaches have gone better then when it started but its still there paired with light sensitivity. I have to squint often. Does anyone have experience with this bad headache and light sensitivity symptom? Does it fade with time? Any help will be greatly appreciated. I really do hope this Photophobic headache goes as well as the visual phenomena which is fuel to the fire when I decide to worry about it lots. Please Help
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Writing Female Characters – Right after "Dying Days 2" was released! #dyingdays #zombies
Tonight's guest blog post, on the topic of writing alternative gender is brought to you by horror novelist, short story author and guest blogger Armand Rosamilia.
Writing Female Characters (As A Male)
My latest release, Dying Days 2, is the third book I've had the pleasure of writing about Darlene Bobich. She's witty, has a great sense of humor, is far from superhuman… she cries, she has panic attacks, she gets depressed and hides under the covers for three days. Yet, when her life is on the line she can put a bullet between your eyes without flinching. In short, she's pretty normal.
I've written many flash fiction pieces, short stories, novellas and novels over the twenty-plus years, and looking back, I see that (especially in the first eighteen or so) 99% of my main characters have been male.
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Metro area developer Clark Realty is moving forward with their planned Arboretum Place project - a 430-unit condo/apartment development at the tail-end of the H Street corridor - aka the Atlas District.
Described by the developer as a "multifamily luxury apartment community," the project will sit on a 5-acre vacant lot located at 1600 Maryland Avenue, NE. A firm timeline for the project has yet to be established, but Clark's publicity contact at PR firm Tomb & Associates, Joy Lutes, tells DC Mud that "Clark's intention is to move forward with the project and break ground after the first quarter." Designs for Arboretum Place are being handled by the Preston Partnership.
In furtherance of the project's "luxury" qualifier, the developer plans to outfit the community with a pool, a business center, a gym, entertainment space and gardens – amenities competitive with other H Street developments like Senate Square and, eventually, Capitol Place. Clark hopes to attract local retailers, though it is incorporating only about 5,000 s.f. of retail space on the site. In a neighborhood best known for outlets like "Fish Sandwiches" and "Alex Carry Out," it will likely be a welcome and necessary change.
But nothing on H Street happens quickly: note the talk of development at places such as Capitol Place (on hold), the District's H Street Corridor Revitalization Plan, the H Street trolley line (always pending), and the District's Starbust reorganization plan for the nightmare intersection at Maryland Ave / H Street / Benning Road, to name just a few of the ambitious projects that have garnered far more time and money in outreach and planning than actual construction. Maybe next real estate boom.
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Clinical evaluation of the pelvic floor muscles (PFMs) should be an integral part of a comprehensive well-woman examination because it can aid in identifying bladder dysfunction and pelvic organ prolapse. Digital assessment of the PFMs, a simple but neglected technique that should be part of every clinical evaluation of the pelvic musculature, is described in detail in this article. Continue reading


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From locating suspects to potential accident sites, data analytics tools from are giving authorities a leg up.
(TNS) — A data tracking software pinpointed the area where a burglar lives and helps police determine when and where major wrecks may occur, the Hutchinson police chief said.
Hutchinson Police Department chief Dick Heitschmidt said the HPD just started being able to pull data out of the $7,000 software purchased late last year. The software — LexisNexis Accurint for Law Enforcement — piles together information from police reports and recently started to prove its worth.
Heitschmidt said the system narrowed down an area where a suspect in a string of burglaries lived. At first, Heitschmidt said officers didn't believe the software could determine an area with any accuracy, until they later found the suspect living in the same area.
"It's not going to do that on every case, but it's amazing the tool we are adding to the department," Heitschmidt told city council members during a Feb. 27 meeting with department heads.
The wreck report is pretty straightforward but saves the department time and could possibly even save lives.
Data pulled from the last four years shows the most likely intersection for an injury accident is at 5th and Adams streets. Mondays were the worst days. The worst times for the intersection were 11 a.m., 2 p.m. and 3 p.m.
The intersection near Dillons grocery store had 27 accidents and the highest number of injury accidents at any location around town with 17.
But the highest volume of accidents goes to 30th and Lorraine, with 58 wrecks. Wednesdays and Thursdays at noon, 5 p.m. and 6 p.m. were the worst times for that intersection. Among the 58 wrecks, 10 were injury accidents.
Heitschmidt said the data will change the way police patrol those areas.
According to LexisNexis, the software was developed by "experienced law enforcement professionals."
"Law enforcement agencies can solve cases faster, free up valuable staff to work on higher priority casework, minimize costs associated with lengthy investigations, and in some cases, save more lives," it said on the company's website. "It enables law enforcement agencies to locate suspects, find missing children and quickly solve cases."
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It is so certain that food is one of the most needed things for survival and that same food does not come from heaven, it has to be cooked but with what? Pot for sure which is while the pot is a necessary tool needed at home or at the working place. Electric cooking pots are so good and fast when all the features needed in it are embedded in it. Since cooking takes a lot of time while cooking with another source of fire, electric cooking pots cover all the areas needed for the other pots are more. Different types of pots are being produced mainly because that is an increase in the needing of it. It is undeniable that most electric pots are expensive, so one has to look deeply into the products before going for it. Some websites such as keuze Helper will help the reader with some of the features of electric pots that one should check before buying them.
Rate Of Power Consumption: there has been complaining about how the electric cooking pots consume power many years ago which is why a lot of improvement has been made to it in order to correct those facts and improve the appliance better for usage. Latest electric pots are made in such a way that they consume very less power and also cook faster than others.
Cover and cook: since the pot tends to generate much amount of heat when in use, covers for these electric pots are to be an insulator that is a bad conductor of heat, with that the user can easily carry the pot without being hurt. Mostly lid is used for such materials since it is a poor conductor of heat. Another thing is the cooking cover material. The materials should be in a way that the user would easily see through the food when cooking without the need to open the electric pot. Glass is the best materials used for the cover.
The Shape of the Electric Cooking Pot: obviously this is also needed but most cooks do not concern themselves with it because it really does not need but that is not right. Each pot has its switched on usage, different types of pots are shaped for the cook to be able to fathom to use and how to use them. Before buying any electric cooking pot, one as to put it in mind the best uses of the materials before buying them especially when the buyer is not buying the pre-packaged sets of electric pots. Quickly go through some of the pan shapes and its uses.
- Stockpots: these are larger, deeper and bigger pots with an oval like the bottom in shape. They come with two handles most times made with the lid materials for both easy transporting of the food and prevent burn to the hand. Since the pot is made to cook more than a person food, it is surely going to take some time before the food is done in it but this is wrong when talking about latest electric cooking stockpots. They cook faster and neater than no electric cooking pot.
- Skillets: this is commonly called cooking pans. Long before the invention of the electric cooking skillets, frying foods like chicken takes a lot of effort. You get burn at times, too much of heat from the source of fire, etc. and even the food got burnt but invention of modern electric pots corrected all that, they are made in an easy way, no getting burnt because that has been caring of, well structured and proper insulation are attached to the body to prevent getting burnt. It also comes with a frying spoon which is also insulated.
- Saucepan: this is mainly used with the stove or burner before the invention of the electric sauce pan, they have long handles most especially made with a lid to prevent burning and shocking. They come in different size depending on the user choice, cook faster and user-friendly. They are still deep compare to sauce pan but not as deep as the stockpots.
User-Friendly: of course, any cook wants a pot that is easy to operate. Not everyone has the spare time to go through the entire manual which is why latest electric cooking pots are made in well detailed and easy to operate.
Timer: this is one of the amazing parts of the electric cooking pot, they have the ability to stop when the time is up. Much effort has been made to make sure food does not get burnt when busy with other things at home. All cook are so happy with this, all one has to do is to just time your pot to the desired minutes and come back any time you want without the fear of losing neither the pot nor the food in it.
Control Button: this is another aspect one has to look into before buying electric pots; the pot should be easy to operate without taking much of the cook's time. Modern electric cooking pots are very easy to operate. Their control button is visible, illustrations to help the cook better is there and perform the exact operation the cook wants.
The weight of the Pot: why should a cooking pot be weighing some KGs, the kitchen is not a gym room. The pot should be light in weight and have a proper handle to carry it.
Materials: this is one of the features one should never forget while looking for electric cooking pots, it must be made with a material that can easily conduct and spread all the heat across its body such as silver. Pots materials made with good conductors of heat are very fast and make food done with ease without wasting the cook's time. Modern electric pots come with a tank that can give food a pressure of about a thousand gram, made of aluminum, covered with toughened glass and has a capacity that can contain five liters.


text: Piercing has been a sign of social status in the early times. Today, piercing has become a fashion statement and there are different kinds of ear piercing that are tending today. You can have been piercing for your ear lobes, cartilages, tragus, navel piercing, nose piercing and even eye brow piercing. However, since there are a lot of piercing types to choose from, you need to decide to depend on your character and preference. There are different reasons why people have been piercing; some are because they want to have a rebellious character while others are because of some religious beliefs. This particular article talks about cartilage earring/piercing. On what could be the pros and cons of having a cartilage piercing, what type or kind of earrings you should buy and what should be considered and taken into consideration before you entitle yourself to have one. So, if you're thinking to have been pierced, then this is the one for you.


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How the Menace Emerges: Sundance supported the creation of two seasons of these delighful shorts
End Goal: Edutainment!
Since I'm bombarded with all sorts of school-related responsibilities this week, I have no time for a full length invertebrate flick. Instead, I bring you Isabella Rossellini's Green Porno. Her first season was dedicated entirely to terrestrial invertebrates. Learn about the mating habits of the fly, the bee, the spider, the earthworn, the snail, the firefly and the praying mantis. Even though season 2 centers on marine life, you can still get your invertebrate fix with the sex lives of the starfish, the barnacle and the limpet. Check out the rest of them here. It's worth it.