Progressive “business summit” tonight in Hoboken

Received an email from John Bredin recently. He wanted exposure for his “historic” first “ethical business summit meeting” tonight in town. I wasn’t sure if I felt comfortable promoting, since words and phrases like “socially conscious,” “the planet” and “right wing” peppered his announcement. But I’ll share nonetheless, and you can attend this free seminar whether you agree or disagree with what is being discussed.

Where are seminars like “preserving individuality” and “how to survive the tumultuous global economy?”

Hoboken’s Historic 1st Ethical Business Summit Meeting

• Meet, dialogue, and strategize with other socially conscious, ethically grounded business people who believe making money ought to go together with making the world a better place.
• Help build a progressive counterweight to right-wing corporate interventions like the Business Roundtable and U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
• Learn more about the U.N. proposal for a new triple bottom-line that values people and the planet along with profits.

Sponsored by educator and ethical business pioneer John Bredin, founder of the Ethical Business Society, and author of The Ethical Sales Agent: A Transformative Sales Pedagogy to Liberate Corporate Culture & Save America.

Meeting takes place at Symposia Bookstore, 510 Washington St., 7 pm, Tuesday June 18. Space is limited so please RSVP at jfbredin@hotmail.com. Light refreshments will be served.

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Hoboken garbage trends: What have you noticed?

When you notice events or situations repeating themselves over a period of time – you have identified an obvious “trend.” Some reliable trends in Hoboken are the bad potholes that regularly pop up, political buffoons, drunk bar antics, and the increase of baby strollers. And another trend people are noticing, is the poor trash handling, that often leaves our streets quite unsightly. But did you know there are some new Hoboken garbage trends emerging?

Electronic cigarette cartridges

A lot of people now are switching over to the “electronic cigarettes.” These are “smoke free” devices that allow smokers to get a nicotine fix, without igniting a tobacco product like cigarettes or cigars. Instead, this electronic copycat mimics the smoking action by electrically charging an atomizer which vaporizes the chemicals. We even have a store dedicated to this product (Smokeless Image.)

But instead of “butts” littering the streets (which eventually get broken down into smaller particles over time), I have been noticing many of these metal or plastic cartridges. These probably won’t be going anywhere soon.

Shotgun shells!

This is a bit disturbing. I mean I’m all for responsibly owning a firearm, such as for hunting, personal protection. But in a city environment like Hoboken – there is little to no need to discharge a weapon on the streets.

One trend I’ve noticed a bit more than I’d like – is shotgun shells. I’ve seen maybe 8 to 10 in various parts of Hoboken over the past couple months. Mostly west of Willow Ave. Are people really shooting guns? Where would these be coming from anyway?

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Sniff and Mark, the Hoboken Scavenger Hunt

This summer, play the Sniff and Mark Hoboken Scavenger Hunt with your dog. Using the clues that will be announced each week, you can collect the virtual puzzle pieces around the Mile Square City to assemble the City Map of Hoboken from 1881. There will be give-away items and prizes each week, and the players who complete the puzzle will be entered into the drawing for generous prizes.

Check out the actual historical map and lots more, as well as other exhibits at the Hoboken Historical Museum (1301 Hudson Street). In addition to allowing Sniff and Mark to use the map for the scavenger hunt puzzle, the Hoboken Historical Museum contributed one of the great prize packages as well.

Check this space next week to find out more about this fun summer event.

The Scavenger Hunt starts on Saturday, July 13.

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[Continuing the ongoing Maxwell's Memories feature here on Hoboken411. Paying tribute to bands that came and played at the legendary Maxwell's at 1039 Washington Street - which is closing for good on July 31, 2013]

Maxwell’s Memories: Junior Brown slays guitar on September 26, 2008

“Junior Brown, country guitarist and singer who invented the “guit-steel,” a hybrid electric guitar and lap steel guitar, was among the great mix of genres that Todd would book which made Maxwell‘s the institution that it was. Holy Smokes can this guy play. He played a variety of styles ranging from honky-tonk and Western Swing to some killer blues.”

Rare footage: Junior Brown sans cowboy hat!

“This may be some rare footage because he‘s performing without the signature cowboy he always wears. Some dipshit stole it from right behind his back before the show, but he pressed on and tore the house down. Good times.”

Note that the video below is incredibly exclusive. And despite the seriously decade-old technology (meaning the audio quality could have been WAY better), it’s still quite nice! Listen on a higher end audio system for best effect (or headphones!)

(Total exclusive video time: Almost 19:00 minutes!)

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How do you stop the texting while walking epidemic in Hoboken?

Texting while walking is not just a problem for Hoboken, NJ – but the entire advanced world. But with all the pedestrians getting hit by cars, it appears this epidemic has completely passed the tipping point where some “re-education” might be in order.

I had been collecting video evidence of all the nonsensical incidents that have taken place in Hoboken since the weather got warmer. But I was still a long ways away from completing my project in a way that would get my message across the way I intended. But…

My pal Casey Neistat beat me to the punch a while ago, and provided a simple and entertaining to those so self-absorbed and oblivious that they cannot figure out common sense behavior regarding “texting while walking” otherwise:

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See the largest U.S. flag balloon at Stevens in Hoboken

Honor America, and come down to Stevens Institute this Friday, June 14th to see the world’s largest free-flying flag. It’s 5 stories tall!

WHAT:

Raising the world’s largest free-flying American flag to honor America on Flag Day. The American Flag hot air balloon was created following the events of 9/11 and has been inflated every year since in the New York area.

WHERE:

Stevens Institute of Technology Athletic Complex
1 Castle Point on Hudson (via 9th Street & Washington Street)
Hoboken, NJ

WHEN:

Friday, June 14, 2013 – 7:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. (note rain date is Wednesday, July 3rd)

The American Flag balloon:

• can carry 3 passengers in addition to the pilot
• is 53 feet tall … that’s the same height as a 5 story building
• can hold 700,000 3-foot by 5-foot American flags
• requires 30 MILLION BTUs of propane to be fully inflated!

It’s Flag Day and we’re raising – OK, we’re inflating — the largest free-flying American Flag ever produced! Please join us as we salute the flag in honoring our nation with this 5 story tall special shaped hot air balloon courtesy of the QuickChek New Jersey Festival of Ballooning in Association with PNC Bank. The American Flag balloon was conceived and built following the attacks of September 11 and is being inflated in preparation of its flight along with 100 other balloons at next month’s 31st annual QuickChek New Jersey Festival of Ballooning, the largest summertime hot air balloon and music festival in North America, to be held July 26-27-28, 2013 at Solberg Airport in Readington, NJ

Hope it doesn’t get rained out!

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