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Basking Ridge, NJ -- www.new-jersey.com/lord.htm Borderland Farms -- - 230 acres of indoor and outdoor riding Vernon, NJ -- www.wolfsbane.com/borderland www.gorp.com/gorp/activity/horsebak.htm Double D Guest Ranch -- One hour, to two day rides. -- www.doubledguestranch.com Essex Equestrian Center -- Riding Lessons, and Guided trail rides. -- www.essexequestrian.com Legends Riding Stables -- Call for more information. Vernon, NJ http://hometown.aol.com/wranglnfool/njtrailridessaddleupindex.html Overpeck Stables -- Leonia, NJ www.overpeckstable.com Top Of The Line Stables -- Top of the Line is a full service equestrian facility offering various levels of lessons, boarding, leasing and training. Our goal is to offer our clients a customized experience based on your needs and goals. Montvale, NJ www.topofthelinestables.com Washington Riding Stables -- Horseback trail riding, pony rides, lessons etc. Piscataway, NJ www.washingtonstables.com Watchung Stables -- Offers 26 miles of bridle paths that weave thorough the reservation, a 2,000 acre forest preserve. Mountainside, NJ www.berkeley-heights.com/watchung_stable.htm | |||||||||||||||||
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| Bergen Mall - Paramus NJ - 50 stores Bridgewater Commons - Bridgewater NJ - 160 stores Brunswick Square - Brunswick Square - East Brunswick - 65 stores Cherry Hill Mall - Cherry Hill NJ - 130 stores Deptford Mall - Deptford NJ - 150 stores Echelon Mall - Coorhees NJ - Freehold Raceway Mall - Freehold NJ - 220 stores Garden State Plaza Garden State Plaza - 275 stores Jersey Gardens Elizabeth NJ - 200 stores Liberty Village - Flemington NJ -- 60 stores Livingston Mall - Livingston NJ - 115 stores Mall at Mill Creek - Secaucas NJ - 66 stores Mall at the Source - Westbury NY Menlo Park Mall - Edison NJ Menlo Park Mall -- Menlo Park Mall - Edison NJ Monmouth Mall - Eatontown NJ - 150 stores Moorestown Mall - Moorestown NJ - 100 stores Newportcentre - Jersey City NJ - 130 stores Ocean County Mall - Toms River - 130 stores Olde Lafayeete Villiage -- Olde Lafayette Village, Lafayette NJ Palisades Center Mall -- This mall is a cut above the rest. Lots of brand name restaurants and if you have kids, check out Dave & Busters 50,000 square feet of Good food and a huge arcade. -- West Nyack, NY. -- Garden State Parkway North to the end. To the NYST Route 87 South/287 East to exit 12. Going back to NJ, head for 87 North, exit 14A to GSP. Paramus Park Mall - Paramus NJ - 114 stores Phillipsburg Mall - Phillipsburg NJ - 80 stores Riverside Mall - Hackensack NJ - 70 stores Roosevelt Field Mall - Garden City NY - 245 stores Secaucus Shopping Outlets/Harmon Cove Outlets - 20 Enterprise Ave. Secaucus NJ 877-688-5382 - 120 outlets Short Hills Mall - The Mall At Short Hills - Short Hill NJ - 175 stores Rockaway Townsquare Mall - Rockaway NJ - 180 stores The Crossings Factory Stores -- Tannersville, PA The Westchester - White Plains NY - 150 stores VF Factory Village, 1/2 off lowest ticketed price, 90 designer and brand name outlets. Reading, PA 610-378-0408 Walt Whitman Mall - Walt Whitman Mall - Huntington Station, NY Westedmall - West Edmonton Mall Canada — featured in the Guinness Book of Records as the "World's Largest Mall" — is fantastic shopping and so much more. The Mall boasts over 800 stores and services, more than 110 eating establishments and 7 Theme Park Attractions — all under one roof. There is something for everyone and the weather is always great! Willowbrook Mall -Willowbrook Mall - Wayne NJ Woodbridge Center - Woodbridge NJ - 200 stores Woodbury Commons - Central Valley, NY - 220 stores | |||||||||||||||||
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Times & description of current movies playing at the Lowes/Sony Cineplex Theatres -- www.theatres.sre.sony.com/locations/nj/index.html www.moviefone.com www.nj.com/movies | |||||||||||||||||
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Academy Of Natural Sciences -- Did you know that you can have a sleepover with your friends inside the Museum? Investigate the wonders of the museum, enjoy interactive lessons and meet some of our live animals! -- Ask an adult how you can have your very own birthday party at the Academy. At the Academy of Natural Sciences, we have four floors of exhibitions and activities centering on the environment and its diverse species that will educate and entertain visitors of all ages. Stroll among live butterflies, pet a live snake or hissing cockroach, learn about the importance of water, and much more. The Academy also houses 17 million specimens of plants, animals and other organisms, including rare library holdings that document scientific discovery from the 1500's to today. 1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway - Philadelphia, PA www.acnatsci.org Aircraft Museums -- A list and description of aircraft museums in the USA and International. www.yellowairplane.com/Museums.htm Air Victory Museum -- Lots of planes on display. Medford, NJ www.airvictorymuseum.org American Museum of Natural History -- It celebrated its 131 year history in 2000. Central Park West at 79th Street New York, NY www.amnh.org Battleship New Jersey -- 887-feet 7-inches long. Great tour, informative and a small group of 25 people. They rip you off with the $7.00 parking fee. Camden, NJ www.battleshipnewjersey.org Edison National Historic Site -- West Orange, NJ www.nps.gov/edis/home.htm -- www.nps.gov/edis The Fleetwood Museum -- The museum contains over 800 cameras, illustrating the 150 year evolution of camera design, and examples of many of the photographic processes which evolved during that period. North Plainfield, NJ www.fleetwoodmuseum.org Franklin Mineral Museum -- The Franklin Mineral Museum has the “World’s Largest” systematic collections of Franklin-Sterling Hill and world-wide mineral specimens on public display. Truly a science learning center for future and present geologists, mineralogists, and local historians. The Museum’s Fluorescent Exhibit is the most comprehensive display of Franklin-Sterling Hill fluorescent minerals in the world! Franklin, NJ Golden Classics Auto Museum & Sales -- More than 150 classic cars on display. Collectibles, clothing and toys in the gift shop. Group tours welcome. Lakewood, NJ - 732-370-2323. Grounds For Sculpture -- Grounds For Sculpture is a 35-acre sculpture park and museum that organizes changing Exhibitions of contemporary sculpture by American and internationally renowned artists who work in a wide range of media. In addition to the interior exhibition spaces, the facilities offer a variety of sites for placing works on view outdoors. To encourage visitors to come to the park, and to make their experience and understanding of contemporary art more enjoyable, Grounds For Sculpture provides publications, offers guided tours, and presents Special Events.  forecast for (near Trenton) Hamilton, NJwww.groundsforsculpture.org Independence Museum -- Lots to see. Philadelphia, PA www.phillyseaport.org Intrepid Sea Air Space Museum -- Lots to see aboard this 900 foot aircraft carrier.  forecast for 46th Street & 12th Avenue New York City, NY -- www.intrepidmuseum.org -- www.theinsider.com/nyc/museums/1intrepi.htm Macculloch Hall Historical Museum -- Four galleries dedicated to changing exhibits. -- Morristown, NJ www.machall.org Meadowlands Museum -- Rutherford, NJ www.meadowlandsmuseum.org -- www.fieldtrip.com/nj/19351175.htm Mercer Museum -- Over 60 % of the Museum's 50,000 artifacts, ranging from clock making tools to a Conestoga wagon, are exhibited. While your there checkout the castle, only a couple times a year, check under events. Tower Tour for Families -- Children and parents explore Henry Mercer's castle from basement to tower Doylestown, PA www.mercermuseum.org Metropolitan Museum Of Art -- The Museum parking garage, located at Fifth Avenue and 80th Street, is open twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. To receive a discount, Museum visitors must have their tickets validated at the Uris Center Information Desk near the Museum entrance at 81st Street. 1000 Fifth Avenue at 82nd Street -- New York City, NY www.metmuseum.org Metz Bicycle Museum -- The newly decorated facility is one of the world's finest collection of antique bicycles, dating from the 1850's to the 1950's. On display are hundreds of different bicycles of all kinds....boneshakers, high wheelers, quadracycles, tricycles, a "Zimmy", a lamplighter bicycle, children's bikes, trick bikes, and many other unusual and one-of-a-kind cycles. On display at the Metz Museum are extensive collection of children's riding toys, kitchen and household gadgets, antique mousetraps, cast iron bottle cap openers, pencil sharpeners, antique cars and lots more. Display cases and all of the walls are filled with the interesting items neatly displayed and labeled. Bicycle accessories, such as horns, seats, oil lanterns, bicycle tools and posters complete the displays. Freehold, NJ www.cyclerecycler.com/museum.htm Montclair Art Museum -- - Check for current item on display. Also offering lots of events for children and adults. Montclair, NJ www.montclair-art.org Morris Museum -- Includes Bickford Theater Morristown, NJ www.morrismuseum.org Museums In New York City -- List of museums. New York City, NY www.ny.com/nyc/museums/all.museums.html Museum of Early Trades & Crafts -- We attempt to fulfill our mission through an extensive program of exhibits, programs and special events, with a special emphasis on educating and entertaining children of all ages. Changing exhibits. Madison, NJ www.rosenet.org/metc -- www.fieldtrip.com/nj/13772982.htm Mutters Museum -- (The College of Physicians of Philadelphia). Established by Thomas Dent Mutter in 1856, the Museum was intended to display medical rarities. Today its collections contain some 20,000 human specimens and medical instruments from the 19th century to the present. Philadelphia, PA www.collphyphil.org New Jersey Museum Of Agriculture -- Nice activities for kids. North Brunswick, NJ http://agriculturemuseum.org === 2008 === Barnyard Buddies - Saturday, September 20th - 12-3 pm Fall Fun - Saturday, October 25th - 12-3 pm 5th Annual Tricky Tray Auction - Saturday, November 22nd - Doors open 3:00 pm Winter Celebration - Saturday, December 6th - 12-3 pm New Jersey Naval Museum -- Go inside a real World War II submarine. Hackensack, NJ www.njnm.com New Jersey State Museum -- www.state.nj.us/state/museum  1-08 Noyes Museum Of Art -- Oceanville, NJ www.noyesmuseum.org === 2008 === SEPTEMBER Saturday, September 6: 10:30 am – 12:30 pm, Decoy Painting Techniques with Gary Giberson, Adults Pre-register to ensure your spot. Local decoy carver and historian Gary Giberson will be “giving away all his secrets” about decoy painting that took him years to discover. This is a class for advanced decoy carvers covering feather-, scratch- & comb-painting, antiquing, repair of decoys & the viscosity of different paints. You may bring your own decoy to work on. Gary will provide tools & brushes. Monday, September 8: 10 am – 1 pm, Just for Seniors Day, Free admission Senior citizens are invited to our ninth annual morning of art, entertainment and refreshments as a way of honoring the elders in our community. Pre-registration required. Friday, September 12, 5:00-8:00 pm Opening Reception, regular admission fee, free for members Be a part of our lively fall opening reception! Talk to exhibiting artists, enjoy light refreshments and peruse three exciting new exhibitions in the galleries: Awakenings: Art and Healing, Beneath the Surface: Signature Members’ Show and Hammonton Art Center Exhibition. Saturday, September 13, 1 – 2 pm Creative Sparks: Outsider Art, Ages 6-12, $4/child, $4/adult Pre-register to ensure your spot. Drawing inspiration from our Awakenings: Art and Healing exhibition, we will be creating our own unique “outsider” art. Sunday, September 28, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm Introduction to Basic Papermaking with Winnie Radolan, Adults, $35 mbrs., $45 non-mbrs. (Reg. deadline: Tues., Sept. 23) An in-depth, hands-on introductory workshop. Learn about techniques and artistry involved and incorporating natural materials, create unique & beautiful works of paper-art. COMING IN OCTOBER! NEW TEACHERS’ WORKSHOP Monday, October 20, 9am–2:30 pm, $50 - 5 professional development hours An enjoyable workshop and a great opportunity to gather new ideas for enriching the curriculum in the classroom, try some creative art activities & meet other teachers. Light morning refreshments & lunch included. The Paterson Museum -- 200,000 Photographs, locomotives, art exhibits, Paterson-made Colt firearms and the first submarine on display. Directions: I-80 West to exit for Main St. in Paterson. Turn left onto Main St., then left onto Grand St. Go approx. 4 blocks and turn right onto Spruce St. 2 blocks to Market St., and Museum on corner. 2 Market St. Paterson NJ -- 973-881-3874 www.thepatersonmuseum.org Pequot Museum -- The Mashantucket Pequot Museum and Research Center, a new state-of-the-art, tribally owned-and-operated 308,000 square foot complex. Mashantucket, CT www.mashantucket.com Philadelphia Museum Of Art -- Founded in 1876, the Philadelphia Museum of Art is among the largest and most important art museums in the United States. Philadelphia, NJ www.philamuseum.org Shippen Manor Museum -- Furnished with 18th and 19th century period pieces. Warren County - Oxford, NJ www.wcchc.org Snowmobile Barn Museum -- Housed in a TWO 6,000 square foot barns, the museum traces over 90 years of snowmobiling history with a rare and magnificent collection of over 130 sleds and thousands of assorted collectible items such as toys, ornaments, jewelry, advertisements, and much more. Newton, NJ www.snowmobilebarn.com South Street Sea Port Museum -- Lots to see and do. NYC,NY www.southstseaport.org Sterling Hill Mining Museum -- Neat tour of the mine and museum. Ogdensburg, NJ http://sterlinghill.org The Museum of Modern Art, New York -- 11 West 53 Street, New York 10019 - 212.708.9400 www.moma.org/menu/visit.htm Trash Museum -- Designed for kids. Lyndhurst, NJ -- 201-460-8300 www.fieldtrip.com/nj/14608300.htm University Of Pennsylvania Museum -- The University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, through its research, collections, exhibitions, and educational programming, advances understanding of the world's cultural heritage. We are proud of our 115-year history, our important mission, and our vision for the future. Philadelphia, PA www.museum.upenn.edu Write Like an Egyptian, your name in hieroglyphs, the way an Egyptian scribe might have written it. www.upennmuseum.com/hieroglyphsreal.cgi Yogi Berra Museum -- Located on the campus of Montclair State University, the Yogi Berra Museum & Learning Center houses permanent and rotating exhibits about baseball and Yankee history as well as Yogi Berra's storied career. 8 Quarry Road, Little Falls, NJ www.yogiberramuseum.org | |||||||||||||||||
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Information on: -- CLICK HERE Cablevision senior citizen discount form 10-13-05 Property Tax Reimbursement Information (Disabled or Senior Freeze) 7-26-04 Uses for Bounce & Bounce like Products -- 5-3-04 All drugs containing PHENYLPROPANOLAMINE are being recalled. -- 2-13-03 Arsenic preservative used in pressure treated wood causes serious health problems. -- 2-6-03 Dioxins in your microwave. -- 2-5-03 Cancer and the CA 125 blood test. -- 9-15-02 Do you know how to determine if a mirror is 2-way or not ? -- 9-13-02 How old is the bread your buying ? -- 9-13-02 | |||||||||||||||||
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Blank, already together jigsaw puzzles --These can be hand drawn, computer Glued, rubber stamped, stenciled, airbrushed, tile painted or screen -- They will NOT fall apart until taken apart. www.compozapuzzle.com/?AID=55423&PID=286501 They will make unbelievable custom area rugs for you. -- www.kidcarpet.com Murals your way -- Choose from our Gallery of over 4,000 images, or supply your own. They will add or modify images through Photoshop. www.muralsyourway.com Phoenix Down Corp. - - Pillow and Comforter Factory Outlet -- Tired of trying to find the right pillow to get a comfortable nights sleep? If you can't find what you are looking for, then ask them to make the size, percent mixture of down and feathers, stuff the amount of ounces of your custom mix in an given size pillow. 85 Route 46 West, Totowa NJ -- 973-812-8100 www.downhomeoutlet.com They have a sale 4 times a year. Call for the other dates. 30% off everything in the store - February 23 - March 3, 2002 -- Presidents Day - a week long. 30% off everything in the store - November -- Day after Thanksgiving - usually a week long. Vanity License Plates -- www-chaos.umd.edu/misc/plates.html | |||||||||||||||||
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Airsafe -- Tells everything you wanted to know about airline fatalities. www.airsafe.com Checking the flying status of any airplane -- No need to call the airport to find out if a plane is on time, you can find out the current status of any flights between major cities within the United States. This site shows you a map of where the plane is now in real time, (actually see the plane move every minute) using the Google Earth map. Click on the plane to see the speed & altitude. Move the tilt button or the page up & down button to show another view & altitude. You will have to have Google earth installed on your computer to see this work. www.aeroseek.com/webtrax Checking the flying status of any airplane 2 - - Great view of flight and stats. -- Real time viewing available from another click. www.flightview.com Check the current status and gate information for a airplane flight -- www.flightarrivals.com This also shows the gate number -- http://expedia.msn.com/pub/eta.dll?qscr=flin Excellent map and info -- www.flightprogress.com Cruises -- Vacations To Go -- Great list of Cruise ship deck plans and descriptions of rooms and some bed assignments. -- www.vacationstogo.com/deckplans.cfm Which are the best and worst seats on your airplane flight ! -- Shows best and worst seats of each plane. Move mouse over seats for explanation. Click on movies, and it shows what is playing and the write-up on each movie. www.seatguru.com | |||||||||||||||||
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Uses for Bounce-like products & BOUNCE CLOTHES SOFTENER -- And all this time we've just been putting Bounce in the dryer. It will chase ants away when you lay a sheet near them. It takes the odor out of books and photo albums that don't get opened too often. Repels mosquitoes. Tie a sheet of Bounce through a belt loop when outdoors during mosquito season. Eliminates static electricity from your television screen. Since Bounce is designed to help eliminate static cling, wipe your television screen with a used sheet of Bounce to keep dust from resettling. Dissolve soap scum from shower doors. Clean with a sheet of Bounce Freshen the air in your home. Place an individual sheet of Bounce in a drawer or hang in the closet. Prevent thread from tangling. Run a threaded needle through a sheet of Bounce before beginning to sew. Prevent musty suitcases. Place an individual sheet of Bounce inside empty luggage before storing. Freshen the air in your car. Place a sheet of Bounce under the front seat. Clean baked-on foods from a cooking pan. Put a sheet in a pan, fill with water, let sit overnight, and sponge clean. The anti static agent apparently weakens the bond between the food and the pan while the fabric softening agents soften the baked-on food. Eliminate odors in wastebaskets. Place a sheet of Bounce at the bottom of the wastebasket. Collect cat hair. Rubbing the area with a sheet of Bounce will magnetically attract all the loose hairs. Eliminate static electricity from venetian blinds Wipe the blinds with a sheet of Bounce to prevent dust from resettling. Wipe up sawdust from drilling or sand papering. A used sheet of Bounce will collect sawdust like a tack cloth. Eliminate odors in dirty laundry. Place an individual sheet of Bounce at the bottom of a laundry bag or hamper. Deodorize shoes or sneakers. Place a sheet of Bounce in your shoes or sneakers overnight so they will smell better. Cablevision senior citizen discount form -- Cablevision senior discount form3.pdf Check out your neighborhood -- Find out information on almost anything about your town. br> http://homeadvisor.msn.com/pickaplace/nf_Overview.asp Check the selling price, Assessed value and Date sold, for any house -- http://www.domania.com/homepricecheck/index.jsp Check the status of your rebates -- Chances you'll find it under one of the three. www.rebateshq.com www.rebatestatus.com www.wheresmyrebate.com Children's Playhouses -- Wait to you see these !!! -- www.playhousesusa.com Creating Kitchen Clones -- of America's Favorite Brand-Name Foods -- www.topsecretrecipes.com Do It Yourself -- Home Improvement How-To Info and Home Repair Tips -- www.doityourself.com Enjoy you own portable backyard ice skating rink. -- Very reasonably priced. -- www.nicerink.com Find out the last selling price or taxes of any address -- www.propertyshark.com/mason/choose_locale.html How old is the bread your buying? When you go to buy bread in the grocery store, have you ever wondered which is the freshest, so you "squeeze" for freshness or softness? Did you know that bread is delivered fresh to the stores five days a week? Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Each day has a different color twist tie. They are: Monday = Blue, Tuesday = Green, Thursday = Red, Friday = White, Saturday = Yellow. So if today was Thursday, you would want red twist tie - not white which is Friday's (almost a week old)! The colors go alphabetically by color Blue - Green - Red - White - Yellow, Monday thru Saturday. Most County's Tax records from Morris County's Website -- http://mcweb1.co.morris.nj.us/TaxBoard/TaxBoardHome.jsp Search most counties in NJ tax records -- http://tax1.co.monmouth.nj.us/cgi-bin/prc6.cgi?menu=index&ms_user=glou&passwd=data&district=0801&mode=11 Find out restrictions on using water -- Call 1-800-4itsdry www.njdrought.org Find vital school information on all 108,000 K-12 schools in America. -- View calendars, menus, contact information, alumni information, maps, wish lists and even student artwork. -- www.asd.com/asd/asdhome.htm -- http://pw1.netcom.com/~lrleslie/finding.html Get a list of cheapest rates if you are borrowing, or the highest rate if you are depositing money. www.bankrate.com Hometime -- Home improvement, remodeling, and repair information. www.hometime.com Homework Out Of Control -- Had your fill with homework??? Tell your school system to look at Piscataway's web site and take some lessons. -- Click on Policies, then click on Homework. Or send a copy of the end of homework: How homework disrupts families, overburdens children, and limits learning, by Etta Kralovec and John Buell (Beacon Press, 2000) www.familyeducation.com/nj/piscataway Recalls on all items -- President Bush has asked all federal agencies to streamline communications with the public and improve interagency information sharing in order to enhance public security. Therefore, to provide better service in alerting the American people to unsafe, hazardous or defective products, six federal agencies with vastly different jurisdictions have joined together to create a "one stop shop" for U.S. Government recalls. www.recalls.gov Property Tax Reimbursement Information (Senior or Disabled Freeze) 4-08 Property Tax Reimbursement Eligibility Requirements You may be eligible for a reimbursement of the difference between the amount of property taxes you paid in the base year (the year you first became eligible) and the amount paid in the year for which you are applying for a reimbursement if:
Residents applying for the 2007 reimbursement must:  www.nj.gov/treasury/taxation/index.html?propfrez.htm~mainFrame -Main Page www.state.nj.us/treasury/taxation/pdf/other_forms/ptr/07ptr1.pdf - for 2007 form. | |||||||||||||||||
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Balloons -- Everything you wanted to know about balloons. www.balloonhq.com Blowing bubbles, with lots of links www.bubbles.org Car Facts -- Looking to buy a used car??? Check the Vin number here, for free flood, recalls, lemon check. For $19.95 you can check a unlimited number of cars for 2 months for other problems like major accident damage, Odometer fraud, multiple owners, salvage history, fire damage. www.carfax.com Cell Reception -- Show the location of 124,000 FCC registered towers www.cellreception.com Cheapest Gas prices in your zip code. -- Put your Zip code in the "Change Zip" code box, in the upper right hand corner. http:/autos.msn.com/everyday/everyday.aspx?src=msn Cool Quiz -- Lots of trivia information. Use the search box www.coolquiz.com Do you know how to determine if a mirror is 2-way or not? - This was passed on by a policewoman who travels all over the US and gives seminars and techniques for business women. When we visit toilets, bathrooms, hotel rooms, changing rooms, etc., how many of you know for sure that the seemingly ordinary mirror hanging on the wall is a real mirror, or actually a 2-way mirror? (i.e., they can see you, but you can't see them.) There have been many cases of people installing 2-way mirrors in female changing rooms. Just conduct this simple test: Place the tip of your fingernail against the reflective surface and if there is a GAP between your fingernail and the image of the nail, then it is a GENUINE mirror. However, if your fingernail DIRECTLY TOUCHES the image of your nail, then BEWARE, FOR IT IS A 2-WAY MIRROR! Fiber Optics -- Build one of these fiber optic projects. www.thefiberopticstore.com 3-08 Finding your way without a compass -- Five tricks to find your way.www.learn-orienteering.org/old/nocompass1.html Find out when your income tax refund will be mailed to you -- Call 800-829-4477 and type in you social security number, amount of refund, and your filing status. It will tell you when your check will be sent out. Gecko Kids -- Production studio for Girls and boys. Check out their classes, definitely different. www.geckokids.com Giant Chess set -- Chess sets hand carved, from 8 to 48 inches. www.giantchess.com 4-08 Google 411 FREE -- Google will allow you to get free 411 calls for any business. Just dial 1-800-GOOG-411. This can be done from any phone land or mobile etc. They are not offering 411 calls to residential at this time.www.google.com/goog411/index.html Graph paper -- Need a piece of graph paper for a project and you don't have any? Look at this site and print out any size grid etc. www.incompetech.com/beta/plainGraphPaper Guide to offbeat tourist attractions -- www.roadsideamerica.com Home Depot has children workshops for ages 6 and up, usually on the first or second Saturday of the month. They will make things out of wood like birdhouses and paint them. Incredible Adventures -- If you are looking for a real adventure, then check out the truly unique16 adventures they offer. Life is either an incredible adventure...or nothing at all Everything from flying a Russian Mig over Moscow, to a shark adventure. If you like adventure, you must check out this site. - www.incredible-adventures.com Covert Ops -- 72 hours of high speed evasive driving both on and off road, combat pistol shooting, unarmed self-defense, espionage techniques, counter-surveillance, explosives and boobytraps. The mission is critical, the training is absolutely real, and the atmosphere is PURE FUN AND EXCITEMENT! Kelly Blue Book -- Wondering what the wholesale price a of a Car, Personal water craft, or ATV is? Look under trade in. www.kellybluebook.com Lots of useful links -- StartSpot Mediaworks was founded with the desire to improve people's ability to quickly and easily find the best topical information on the Web. www.startspot.com Government Links -- www.firstgov.gov - www.info.gov/ - www.kids.gov The Mineral Database -- Welcome to mindat.org, the largest mineral database and mineralogical reference website on the internet. This site contains worldwide data on minerals, photographs, mineral localities and other mineralogical information. www.mindat.org NJ Motor Vehicle Forms -- This is where they are hiding them. www.state.nj.us/mvc/About/Forms.htm North Pole Expeditions -- Here's a chance for you to visit the north pole and a whole lot more including visits to Moscow, Red Square, the Kremlin Armory, Bolshoi Ballet, an Inuit / Eskimo village, see herds of reindeer, visit Khatanga, a city in Northern Siberia, stop at Sredney island to see a cold war secret Russian Air Force base in the Arctic Circle. This is not just a tremendous North Pole Expedition, this expedition makes all of the other expeditions seem uneventful. -- http://yellowairplane.com/northpole.html Old fashioned candy from the 50s, 60s and 70s... Still available after all these years! - What a great birthday gift! www.oldtimecandy.com Periodic table -- Check it out. www.chemsoc.org/viselements/pages/periodic_table.html Poster Software -- This software allows to make 100 x 100 foot posters amongst other things. -- www.postersoftware.com Removable tattoos -- www.tattoofun.com Ropers knot page -- www.realknots.com Salaries -- See how much Teachers, Police, City workers, Public officials, workers, & if they on multiple payrolls... Look under Public Payrolls. www.nj.com/news/bythenumbers See if any missing money is due you -- Worked for me !!! They only do some of the states. www.missingmoney.com Sex Offender list -- AMERICA'S MOST WANTED being watched in your neighborhood You can enter your address and a map will pop up with small squares surrounding your entire neighborhood. When you click on a SOLID color red, blue, or green squares, a picture of a person will appear with an address and the description of the crime he or she had committed. Squares that are not a solid color will only show information not pictures. The best thing is that you can show your children pictures and see how close these people live to your home or school. This site was developed by John Walsh from Americas Most Wanted. Another tool to help us keep our kids safe. www.familywatchdog.us The Stock Market game allows kids from 4 to 12 to pretend to invest big bucks. If you are a teacher, parent, or student who would like to start The Stock Market Game in your school, click here. www.smg2000.org/index.html Tele-Garden -- The Tele-Garden is a tele-robotic installation that allows WWW users to remotely view and tend a living garden. Although this doesn't seem to be active anymore, the concept is neat. http://telegarden.aec.at/html/intro.html? This site is has tons of information on how stuff works. www.howstuffworks.com Try this -- While sitting at your desk make clockwise circles with your right foot. While doing this, draw the number "6" in the air with your right hand. What direction is your foot going now? Weird NJ -- This is a absolutely great magazine published twice a year. Pick it up at your favorite book store. You'll love it. www.weirdnj.com What's in a cord of wood? -- www.ncforestry.org/docs/Products/cord.htm What's that stuff -- http://pubs.acs.org/cen/whatstuff/stuff.html Where's George -- Want to know where your one dollar bill has been, or where it will go ? You can track it online anytime. Currently tracking 125,832,312 bills as of 7-08. www.wheresgeorge.com 4-08 Where's Willy -- Do you ever wonder where that paper money in your pocket has been, or where it will go next? This is the place to find out. All you need to do is enter the serial number of any Canadian Bank Note, and your current Canadian Post Code or USA ZIP code in the box below.Currently tracking 2,564,023 notes as of 7-08. www.whereswilly.com 4-08 Euro Bill Tracker -- Want to know where your one dollar bill has been, or where it will go ? You can track it online anytime.Currently tracking 42,898,804 notes as of 7-08. http://en.eurobilltracker.com 8-08 Who's dead or alive ? -- Ever wonder if a famous person is alive or dead ???www.deadoraliveinfo.com | |||||||||||||||||
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Create 11 different word puzzles -- http://puzzlemaker.school.discovery.com If you like puzzles, then here is the Webring that lists of 174 puzzle sites. www.webring.org/cgi-bin/webring?ring=puzzle&list Tons of crossword puzzles -- www.primate.wisc.edu/people/hamel/cp.html | |||||||||||||||||
##### TREASURE & GOLD RELATED #####| Gold mining locations -- http://treasurehunt.about.com/hobbies/treasurehunt/library/weekly/aa121197.htm | Tips for gold mining -- http://treasurehunt.about.com/hobbies/treasurehunt/cs/recgoldmining/index.htm Treasure hunting information -- www.goldmaps.com/links.html Note: This website does not endorse any of the offerings listed below, except were noted !!! It is strongly recommended that you check out companies or persons offering these services, as to reliability, insurance coverage, safety record, references etc. !!! Companies That Provide Parties At THEIR Places. Build A Bear Workshop -- This is a great experience for kids. The Build-A-Bear Workshop is much more than a store. It is a fun-filled place where Bear Builder™ guests of all ages go to create their own stuffed animal and furry pal! Here in our on-line interactive workshop you and your children can choose, stuff, stitch, fluff and dress your very own teddy bear. Check the site for locations. www.buildabear.com Type - Build a bear Food - No Group - Starts at 6 or more Cost - Min $10 ea. to $25 Length - ??? Checked on 1-26-08 3-08 Extreme Kidz Parties-- They have everything a kid could ask for, and more !!! Wayne & Riverdale, NJ - www.xtremepartiesonline.com Just Bead It -- Basic inventory (including matsuno seedbeads and strings of beads and shaped glass beads) with mostly loose, pick and choose beads for stringing. 422 Bloomfield Avenue - Caldwell, NJ 07006 - 973-403-7675 More stores listed here. www.guidetobeadwork.com/localstores/states/NJ.zip.html Bead Stores -- Approximately 43 stores list in NJ. www.guidetobeadwork.com/localstores/states/NJ.zip.html Comment - Some provide birthday parties Monmouth Racetrack -- Offers sectioned off areas, many that are right next to the track. I attended a party of 105 people. The track provides the grills, tables, chairs, garbage cans, and you bring the food and drinks. It was great, especially since each section has a chain link fence which contain the smaller kids. While having the party you can also bet on the races. This is great for family or association outings. Type - Outdoor Tent parties & bet on horses. Food - Yes Group - Starts at 50 or more Cost - ??? Length - For all the races Comments - Event Under a Tent Host a casual or elegant party during the day or evening under one of our private tents in Paddock Park. Located along the final home stretch of the track, your 50 to 1,000 guests can enjoy the most exciting moments of the race up close. Serve cocktails, buffet or full service meals. And should you need a dance floor, speakers, or any other kind of equipment, our professional staff is always ready to assist you in any way. Checked on 1-26-08 Companies Or Persons That Provide Parties At YOUR Place. Damien Del Russo -- A piano player who specializes in "House" parties, background or "Party" music, your piano or my keyboard. www.delrusso.com Rizzo's Reptile Discovery -- Let us educate while entertaining you with live snakes, turtles and lizards for any occasion such as school presentations, birthday parties, block parties, boy/girl scout events, etc.. They do a fantastic birthday party !!! www.rizzosreptilediscovery.com Type - Reptiles Cost - $225 Length 1 hr. Science For Kids -- Chemical Magic Birthday Party Show. He also does shows at various schools and towns. Hackettstown, NJ www.superscienceforkids.com Length - 1 hr. Comments - Offers other types of parties. Companies That Provide Custom or Personalized Party Items. Chocolate Cheers! -- Custom chocolates made into any shape or words etc. -- www.chocolatecheers.com DA&D Services -- Look at their PARTY STUFF section - www.netdad.com/Laser/CatalogR/indexCatalogR.htm - Endorsed Personalized songs for any occasion. -- www.giftsongs.com Put your picture on a cookie or chocolate. -- www.clubphoto.com The White House Greetings Office -- Will send you personalized greetings Anniversary Greetings -- Anniversary greetings are extended only to those couples who are celebrating their 50th (and subsequent) wedding anniversary. Birthday Greetings -- Birthday greetings will be sent only to individuals 80 years of age and above. Other Greetings -- A limited number of special occasions other than birthdays and anniversaries exist for which the Greetings Office will send appropriate recognition to United States citizens. These occasions include important events such as: Wedding (send your request after the event) Baby's Birth (must be born during the Bush Administration; send request only after baby's birth) Eagle Scout Award Girl Scout Gold Award Bar/Bat Mitzvah or equivalent occasion. Birth announcement from the White House, www.babybag.com/birthann.htm#mkt Your child's first stock -- You can purchase a stock certificate framed for a nominal fee above the value of the stock. Great if you are looking for a unique gift, like baby's first stock certificate. -- www.oneshare.com Your child stars with Spiderman, Dora the Explorer & others. Your child's picture will appear throughout the DVD movie, and the character will say your child's name again and again !www.kideo.com Type - DVD Cost - Average $39.95 Length Average 30 min. Companies That Provide Specialized Services. Valentine Carriage -- This a must see site, offering pumpkin and other type horse drawn carriages. They offer their services for wedding, proms etc. | www.valentinecarriage.com Companies That Provide Standard Party Items. They also have lots of links related to DINOSAURS -- www.alltherightstuff.com/partystuff.html Balloons everywhere provides names and phone number of companies to order balloons by zip code. www.balloons.com They offer over 120 birthday themes -- www.birthdayexpress.com www.birthdayinabox.com www.birthdaypartyideas.com They aren't just birthdays & offer over 120 birthday themes. www.birthdayusa.com www.boxedbirthdays.com Lots of Ideas -- http://childparenting.about.com/home/childparenting/library/weekly/aa053197.htm Lots of Ideas -- http://childparenting.about.com/home/childparenting/library/blparty.htm www.domeafavor.com www.iparty.com www.kidsparties.com www.party411.com www.partyfinder.net Use their planner guide. www.partymakers.com www.partynet.com www.partypalooza.com www.kidspartyfun.com/index.html Over 10,000 items www.shindigz.com www.theplunge.com Animal Wonders -- Brings the world of animals to you! This is an outstanding service for birthday parties, special events, schools. The performance I saw was given by Ana Maria Alla and she was superb. The show was done extremely well, and the children in attendance were truly fascinated. Ana held the animals, and each child was allowed to touch them. Cliff Hanger Productions -- Every thing you need for a party, food, including celebrity look a likes and impersonators etc. Rutherford, NJ www.cliffhangerproductions.com Find your name in Hawaiian -- www.hisurf.com/hawaiian/names.html Liberty Hall Museum -- Liberty Hall is available for private special events. The site has two different options for events. -- The Wagon Shed will seat 60 individuals. The Garden Tent Area, behind the English Formal Garden, will seat 300. It is available for receptions, dinners, and cocktail parties. www.libertyhallnj.org/calendar.cfm Mad Science -- This is one of the most outstanding entertainments I've seen at a birthday party . Brian Shandra did an amazing job of performing and explaining science related experiments. I highly recommend this presentation to mesmerize ALL the party goers, children and adults alike.. Mad science programs are conduced in schools, camps, libraries and as birthday parties in private homes. www.madscience.org Morristown & Erie Railway -- All of our cars are New Jersey Transit compatible and we customize your event to your individual needs whether you are planning small business meetings, company outings to the New Jersey Shore or other destinations, holiday trips to nowhere, wine and cheese parties for clients and employee incentive meetings, weddings, anniversaries, murder mysteries, or other functions. We are limited only by your imagination. www.charter.merail.com/CharterServices/Main1.htm New Jersey Center For Visual Arts -- Offering kids parties and adult classes in the arts. www.njcva.com Oriental Trading -- Over 10,000 items online - If they don't have it, you don't need it. Request catalogs www.oriental.com Paintin' The Plates -- A paint your own pottery studio. Maplewood, NJ www.paintintheplates.com Reeves-Reed Arboretum -- Birthday Parties cover many nature themes from horticulture to exotic animals. Each party runs 1 ½ to 2 hours (depending on age) and fosters an appreciation of the natural world while the kids have a great time. The last half hour of the fun is dedicated to singing a Happy Birthday song to the special child and eating of refreshments brought in my the host. Summit, NJ www.reeves-reedarboretum.org/ed/child.htm Spencers -- has lots of FUNNY stuff. www.spencergifts.com  Performing Arts -- Opera, Broadway shows and. Pick your seat location and see the view to the stage. This is really neat. -- www.seatadvisor.com/whatsnew.shtml Broadway Shows -- www.broadway.com 4 Pollstar -- Allows you to search 44,077 events and 6,950 artists by artist, city, venue. www.pollstar.com For an absolutely great night out. -- This company does 4 different shows, held at various locations, and are a riot, especially if you go with friends. We usually go with a group of 10 which allow us to sit together at the same table, just like a real wedding. So far we have seen the Godfather's Meshuggener Jewish/Italian Comedy Wedding and Joey & Mary's Irish/Italian Comedy Wedding, and they were great. They offer group rates, gift certificates, birthdays, private parties. www.entertainment-4-you.com List all the theatres in NJ -- www.njtheater.com Albert Music Hall -- Specializing in Bluegrass music. Check their site for events. Waretown, NJ www.alberthall.org Sep. 7 29th Ocean County Bluegrass Festival at Albert Music Hall Featuring... Noon: Linda & Bill Green 12:30pm: Heavy Traffic 1:00pm: Up & Runnin' 1:30pm: Last Whippoorwill Band 2:00pm: The Bennett Family Intermission @ 2:30pm 3:00pm: Mark Miklos & The Raritan Valley Ramblers 3:30pm: Past Times 4:00pm: Parker & Edgerton 4:30pm: Cindy & the Pour Boys Sound provided by Ron Capik Oct. 11 14th Pine Barrens Jamboree at Wells Mills Park - Rte. 532 (5 miles west of Albert Music Hall) Featuring... Timber Creek & Lonnie LaCour Rustic Rhythms Southern Specific M&M Company Jim Murphy & the Pine Barons Tex & the Pony Express Cedar Creek Saturday Night Express Warm Hearted Country J&E Company Bands provided by PCS/Albert Music Hall Sound provided by Ron Capik Saturday 7:30 to 11:30pm Oct. 11 Regular Evening Show at Albert Music Hall Saturday 7:30 to 11:30pm Oct. 25 Halloween Show Saturday 7:30 to 11:30pm Nov. 1 Legend of the Jersey Devil Show with the Jersey Devil Saturday 7:30 to 11:30pm Nov. 15 "PCS Day" & Home Place Festival Saturday 7:30 to 11:30pm Dec. 13 Holiday Celebration Dec. 20 Holiday Show with Santa Claus Atlantic City Casino Entertainment & Convention Center -- www.atlanticcitynj.com/new_site/newcalendar/coe.aspx === 2008 === Computer Technology Expo -- Tuesday, July 22, 2008 - Thursday, July 24, 2008 Location Atlantic City Convention Center 8-07 Bergen Performing Arts Center (bergenPAC) -- 1,400 Seats (former john Harms Center). Englewood, NJ === 2008 === October 2008 Thursday 16, 8:00 PM -- America Saturday 18, 8:00 PM -- Compañia Flamenco José Porcel Friday 24, 8:00 PM -- NBC’s ‘Last Comic Standing’ Live Tour Thursday 30, 8:00 PM -- Celebrate Halloween with Alice Cooper November 2008 Sunday 2, 7:00 PM -- Tango Fire Saturday 8, 1:00 PM -- Shangri-La Acrobats Saturday 8, 4:00 PM -- Shangri-La Acrobats Sunday 30, 7:00 PM -- Three Irish Tenors December 2008 Saturday 6, 1:00 PM -- NJ Ballet’s “Nutcracker” Saturday 6, 4:30 PM -- NJ Ballet’s “Nutcracker” Sunday 7, 4:30 PM -- NJ Ballet’s “Nutcracker” Friday 12, 8:00 PM -- Jose Feliciano “Feliz Navidad” Friday 19, 8:00 PM -- Vienna Boys Choir Sunday 21, 4:00 PM -- Christmas Carol Sunday 21, 7:00 PM -- Christmas Carol === 2009 === February 2009 Wednesday 4, 8:00 PM -- Pink Floyd Experience Thursday 5, 8:00 PM -- Guitar Blues – Robin Ford, Ruthie Foster and Jorma Kaukonen Tuesday 17, 8:00 PM -- Irish Spectacular of Song & Dance Saturday 21, 8:00 PM -- Kevin Smith Thursday 26, 8:00 PM -- Cirque Mechanics Birdhouse Factory March 2009 Tuesday 3, 8:00 PM -- National Acrobats of China Saturday 14, 8:00 PM -- Russian National Ballet "Giselle" Wednesday 18, 8:00 PM -- José Carreras, Tenor Friday 20, 8:00 PM -- Trinity Irish Dance April 2009 Thursday 2, 8:00 PM -- One Night of Queen Saturday 4, 1:00 PM -- Russian American Kids Circus Saturday 4, 4:00 PM -- Russian American Kids Circus Thursday 16, 8:00 PM -- Itzhak Perlman, Violin Sunday 26, 1:00 PM -- Bill Cosby Sunday 26, 7:00 PM -- Bill Cosby May 2009 Friday 1, 8:00 PM -- Momix Bickford Theatre -- 312 Seat capacity. Lots of children programs, and they offer many trips. Morris Museum, NJ www.morrismuseum.org/static/bickford/bickford.html The Clare Rostan Appel Theatre -- This intimate, 250-seat theatre features general admission seating, excellent sight lines and acoustics, free parking Located at Appel Farm, 457 Shirley Rd., Elmer, NJ www.appelfarm.org June 7, 2008 The Community Theatre -- 1,200 Seat capacity. Group discounts available. Morristown, NJ www.communitytheatrenj.com === 2008 === Boz Scaggs Sep 10, 2008 - Sep 10, 2008 I Love a Piano Oct 3, 2008 - Oct 3, 2008 Bela Fleck Oct 5, 2008 - Oct 5, 2008 Josh Blue Oct 10, 2008 - Oct 10, 2008 Aretha Franklin Oct 11, 2008 - Oct 11, 2008 Patty Loveless Oct 18, 2008 - Oct 18, 2008 Nunsense Oct 25, 2008 - Oct 25, 2008 Ballet Flamenco Oct 30, 2008 - Oct 30, 2008 The Spencers: Theatre of Illusion Oct 31, 2008 - Oct 31, 2008 Peter Paul And Mary Nov 2, 2008 - Nov 2, 2008 Bacon Brothers Nov 7, 2008 - Nov 7, 2008 Doc Severinsen Nov 14, 2008 - Nov 14, 2008 Amy Grant Nov 21, 2008 - Nov 21, 2008 Ronan Tynan Nov 29, 2008 - Nov 29, 2008 Nutcracker Dec 4, 2008 - Dec 5, 2008 Vienna Choir Boys Dec 11, 2008 - Dec 11, 2008 The Drifters Dec 12, 2008 - Dec 12, 2008 A Christmas Carol Dec 13, 2008 - Dec 13, 2008 Leahy Dec 17, 2008 - Dec 17, 2008 Kenny G Dec 19, 2008 - Dec 19, 2008 === 2009 === Last Comic Standing Jan 9, 2009 - Jan 9, 2009 Blood Sweat & Tears Jan 16, 2009 - Jan 16, 2009 Emanuel Ax Jan 23, 2009 - Jan 23, 2009 Chuck Mangione Jan 30, 2009 - Jan 30, 2009 Cirque Le Masque Feb 7, 2009 - Feb 7, 2009 Irish Spectacular of Song & Dance Feb 12, 2009 - Feb 12, 2009 Christine Ebersole Feb 14, 2009 - Feb 14, 2009 Die Fledermaus Feb 20, 2009 - Feb 20, 2009 Buckwheat Zydeco Feb 21, 2009 - Feb 21, 2009 Paula Cole Mar 6, 2009 - Mar 6, 2009 Celtic Legends Mar 7, 2009 - Mar 7, 2009 Don Quixote Mar 12, 2009 - Mar 12, 2009 Footloose Mar 13, 2009 - Mar 13, 2009 Jungle Jack Hanna Mar 15, 2009 - Mar 15, 2009 |
