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Parents Beware: High School Exams are Here — Students Misusing Drugs as Study Aids —

Steven Marcus, Executive and Medical Director,

Dr. Bruce Ruck, Director, Drug Information and Professional Education

New Jersey Poison Information and Education System (NJPIES)

Newark, N.J. — June 6, 2012 — High school can be difficult. Peer pressure, teachers, reports, final exams, school activities and the desire for academic excellence can make life for a high school student quite overwhelming at times. With finals starting in the next week or so, the NJ Poison Experts encourage parents of high school students to talk to their children about the dangers of study drugs (e.g. prescription medicines for ADHD and caffeine) and the symptoms they may cause.

 Study drugs are drugs that are misused/abused as study aids. Students often believe that these drugs enhance or focus concentration and increase stamina when they cram for tests or write lengthy papers. The use of study drugs is not new. For years, students have looked for ways to make studying easier, more efficient and more manageable. The drugs of choice are prescription stimulants (amphetamine derivates) and caffeine. Continue reading Parents Beware: High School Exams are Here — Students Misusing Drugs as Study Aids — →

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SPACE SHUTTLE ENTERPRISE SITS IN BAYONNE WAITING FOR ITS TRIP TO PORT ELIZABETH

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With the Jersey City and New York Skyline  in the background, the Space Shuttle Enterprise rests on a Weeks Marine barge.

The Space Shuttle will sit at Weeks until Tuesday morning then transferred by Barge to Port Elizabeth before its last journey to The Intrepid Sea,  Air and Space Museum  in New York   where it will be permanently on display.

 

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AHF’s ‘Condom Nation’ Big Rig Arrives in Jersey City, New Jersey!

 AIDS group’s 70-foot, 18-wheel ‘Condom Nation’ big rig and companion Sprinter van continue national condom giveaway tour with a stop in Jersey City, New Jersey where free HIV testing will also be offered by local partner agency, Project LOL Mpowerment Jersey City, Hyacinth AIDS Foundation. Goal: 6 months, 25-states, 10 million free condoms

Free condom giveaway. AHF’s ‘Condom Nation’ 18-wheel semi truck continues six-month, 40-city, 25-state free condom tour; advocates to hand out free condoms and offer free HIV testing

Friday, June 1st 11:00 am to 3:00 pm Journal Square PATH Train Station (Bergen Ave and Sip Ave) Partner agencies: Hyacinth AIDS Foundation’s Project LOL Mpowerment Jersey City and Hudson Pride Connections Center

 

Marco Benjamin, Regional Mobilization Leader NY-NJ-PA

Jessica Reinhart, Grassroots Community Manager, AIDS Healthcare Foundation

Quincy Bell, Program Manager, Project LOL Mpowerment Jersey City, Hyacinth AIDS Foundation

B-Roll 70-foot, 18-wheel ‘Condom Nation’ big-rig with condoms and safer sex education

JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY (May 31, 2012) AIDS Healthcare Foundation’s (AHF) ‘Condom-Nation’ tour—AHF’s specially-designed 70-foot long, 18 wheel ‘Condom Nation’ big rig truck and a companion ‘Condom Nation’ Sprinter van arrives in Jersey City, New Jersey—a stop on the ‘Condom Nation Tour’–a groundbreaking 25-state, 40-city, six-month nationwide tour to select cities, towns and states to hand out ten million free condoms and provide safer sex information in conjunction with local partners. ‘Condom Nation’ was launched from the famed Boardwalk in Venice Beach, California as part of AHF’s worldwide observation of International Condom Day—an informal holiday observed annually on February 13th in conjunction with Valentine’s Day. The group aims to conduct one thousand free HIV tests over the three days. Continue reading AHF’s ‘Condom Nation’ Big Rig Arrives in Jersey City, New Jersey! →

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McLoone’s Bayonne Grille to Have Job Fair at Bayonne City Hall on June 6 and 7th

 Mayor Mark A. Smith announced that McLoone’s Bayonne Grille, the restaurant that will open at Winners, the new off-track wagering facility, will have a job fair at City Hall on Wednesday, June 6, and Thursday, June 7, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. McLoone’s will accept resumes in the City Council Chambers on both days. McLoone’s representatives will be on hand to meet applicants. City Hall is located at 630 Avenue C, between 27th and 28th Streets. The Council Chambers are located on the first floor. Continue reading McLoone’s Bayonne Grille to Have Job Fair at Bayonne City Hall on June 6 and 7th →

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Interior Motif Host Wine and Cheese Event on Wednesday May 30th 5pm

You are cordially invited to attend a wine & cheese event sponsored by Sharp and Hunter Douglas on Wednesday,  May 30, 2012 in the  showroom of Interior Motif  located at 629 Washington Street in Hoboken.

Interior Motif is your  local Hunter Douglas Gallery Dealer, offering custom window treatments, shades, blinds, shutters, drapery, reupholstery, and more. The first 50 attendees will receive a welcome gift bag and be entered to win a digital camera. There will also be other prizes such as $250 gift cards, subscriptions to Design NJ, movie tickets, and more.

Come and join Interior Motif  to enjoy the party and grab a taste of what Interior Motif has to offer!

When it comes to quality window coverings of exquisite taste, Interior Motif is the place to go. Please email chloe@interiormotif.com or call 201.418.9860 for further details. The party starts at 5:00pm.

See you there!

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Jersey City’s Liberty Science Center and Google team up to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Rubik’s cube, the world’s best-selling puzzle, with a major international exhibition.

On the 40th anniversary of the Cube’s invention (April 2014) the interactive Rubik’s Cube Exhibition, which explores the interplay of design, engineering, mathematics, and creativity, will open at Liberty Science Center. It will remain at the Center for six months and then travel around the world to art museums, science centers, and alternative exhibit spaces for up to seven years.

The exhibition will include a working Rubik’s Cube made from $2.5 million worth of diamonds; elaborate Cube artwork; Cube-solving robots; virtual reality simulations of Cubes that aren’t really there; a glowing 35-foot-tall Rubik’s Cube that can be manipulated by anyone with an Internet connection; and a tiny nanoscale Cube.

Google will be the creative partner of the Rubik’s Cube Exhibition and will join LSC in presenting a stunning digital and in-person experience. “At Google, we are all about tackling tough challenges with as much accuracy and speed as possible,” said Lorraine Twohill, head of Global Marketing at Google. “The Rubik’s Cube embodies this drive, encouraging people around the world to try their hand at one of the world’s most iconic toys. We are happy to contribute to Liberty Science Center’s worldwide effort to use the Cube to get children excited about science, technology, engineering and math.”

Continue reading Jersey City’s Liberty Science Center and Google team up to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Rubik’s cube, the world’s best-selling puzzle, with a major international exhibition. →

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Laico’s Restaurant Jersey City Announces New Website

If you know anything about dining in Hudson County then you know about Laico’s Restaurant, since 1972 Laico’s has been Jersey City’s  “Place to go for delicious Italian cuisine.”  If you visit once you’ll be back again and again.

Check out their website http://www.laicosjc.com/

 

 

 

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