May 19, 2012
Delta is offering Rangers fans a free 17-minute flight from LaGuardia to Newark for game 3 of the Devils/Rangers playoffs. I’m sure taking this flight will take longer than NJTransit or the PATH.

Delta is offering Rangers fans a free 17-minute flight from LaGuardia to Newark for game 3 of the Devils/Rangers playoffs.

I’m sure taking this flight will take longer than NJTransit or the PATH.

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Filed under: newark devils rangers hockey NHL NY NJ 
May 6, 2012
At Caroline’s Grandmother’s 80th Birthday party (Taken with Instagram at Shore Acres Yacht Club)

At Caroline’s Grandmother’s 80th Birthday party (Taken with Instagram at Shore Acres Yacht Club)

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Filed under: Brick NJ seagull barnegat bay 
May 4, 2012
erikxraj pointed out to me that a photo I took was used for TheWeek.com’s article entitled: “America’s Ugliest Buildings.” I guess I really know how the capture the essence of ugly. 

erikxraj pointed out to me that a photo I took was used for TheWeek.com’s article entitled: “America’s Ugliest Buildings.”

I guess I really know how the capture the essence of ugly. 

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Filed under: TheWeek Xanadu Meadowlands NJ architecture 
April 26, 2012
Tomorrow, around 10:30am, NASA’s 747 Shuttle Carrier with the full scale prototype Space Shuttle Enterprise mounted on top will fly around New York and New Jersey at a low altitude before landing at JFK. Eventually it’ll be displayed at the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum.

Tomorrow, around 10:30am, NASA’s 747 Shuttle Carrier with the full scale prototype Space Shuttle Enterprise mounted on top will fly around New York and New Jersey at a low altitude before landing at JFK. Eventually it’ll be displayed at the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum.

(Source: nycaviation.com)

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Filed under: Space Shuttle Enterprise NASA 747 NY NJ New York New Jersey 
March 27, 2012
NASA’s ATREX rockets as seen from Seaside Park, NJ early this morning. The five rockets, launched one minute apart from Virginia, released chemical tracers to study the atmosphere. They were visible all along the East Coast for about 20 minutes.

NASA’s ATREX rockets as seen from Seaside Park, NJ early this morning. The five rockets, launched one minute apart from Virginia, released chemical tracers to study the atmosphere. They were visible all along the East Coast for about 20 minutes.

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Filed under: NASA ATREX rockets NJ Seaside Park science 
March 26, 2012
The steel on One World Trade Center has reached the 100th floor.  This picture I took last week makes the small airplane look almost attached to the crane on the left. 

The steel on One World Trade Center has reached the 100th floor. 

This picture I took last week makes the small airplane look almost attached to the crane on the left. 

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Filed under: One World Trade Center WTC 1 WTC NYC Manhattan Hoboken NJ New Jersey Hudson River Freedom Tower construction 
March 14, 2012
The Man Who Broke Atlantic City Don Johnson won nearly $6 million playing blackjack in one night, single-handedly decimating the monthly revenue of Atlantic City’s Tropicana casino. Not long before that, he’d taken the Borgata for $5 million and Caesars for $4 million. Here’s how he did it. via theatlantic.com The tl;dr is that if you’re a high roller, the casinos will make deals with you to lower their odds and give you discounts on your losses. The Tropicana let him play with a 20 percent discount after if his losses hit $500,000, let him play with a hand-shuffled six-deck shoe, the right to split and double down on up to four hands at once, and a “soft 17.” All together this made the house’s odds 50/50. No wonder I never make any money playing $1 Blackjack.

The Man Who Broke Atlantic City

Don Johnson won nearly $6 million playing blackjack in one night, single-handedly decimating the monthly revenue of Atlantic City’s Tropicana casino. Not long before that, he’d taken the Borgata for $5 million and Caesars for $4 million. Here’s how he did it.

via theatlantic.com

The tl;dr is that if you’re a high roller, the casinos will make deals with you to lower their odds and give you discounts on your losses. The Tropicana let him play with a 20 percent discount after if his losses hit $500,000, let him play with a hand-shuffled six-deck shoe, the right to split and double down on up to four hands at once, and a “soft 17.” All together this made the house’s odds 50/50.

No wonder I never make any money playing $1 Blackjack.

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Filed under: Atlantic City Tropicana Borgata Caesars gambling casinos New Jersey NJ betting $15 million 
February 27, 2012
Washington, D.C. to NYC as seen from the International Space Station.  It’s pretty amazing how how you can see the major metro areas at night. Here’s a version with cities outlined. 

Washington, D.C. to NYC as seen from the International Space Station. 

It’s pretty amazing how how you can see the major metro areas at night. Here’s a version with cities outlined. 

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Filed under: space International Space Station New Jersey NJ NY NYC New York City Philadelphia Long Island 
February 17, 2012
I’m in the newspaper…

New Jersey Meadowlands Commission (NJMC) Senior Engineer Brad Miller has been named to the Board of Directors of the State Chapter of the U.S. Green Building Council.

Miller was the LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Project Team Manager during the construction of the NJMC Center for Environmental and Scientific Education (Science Center), which in 2009 became the first public building in New Jersey to achieve LEED Platinum Certification.

A Hoboken resident, Miller is vice chairman of the Committee for a Green Hoboken and sits on the Board of Directors of the Fund for a Better Waterfront and the Hoboken Quality of Life Coalition. He is also a member of the Hoboken Green Team.

via nj.com

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Filed under: nj.com The Jersey Journal engineering LEED sustainability green Hoboken NJ New Jersey 
January 28, 2012

Boo to you Pegasus Flight. I called to confirm my flight tomorrow (which was rescheduled because they canceled my last one) and they had no idea what I was talking about. 

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Filed under: flight instruction NYC manhattan NJ new jersey Pegasus 
January 22, 2012
Someone trying to save a parking space with Solo cups in my neighborhood.

Someone trying to save a parking space with Solo cups in my neighborhood.

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Filed under: hoboken nj snow winter parking funny 
December 14, 2011
Check out my featured video on TripFilms.com: Hoboken, NJ | Travel Guide Video

Check out my featured video on TripFilms.com: Hoboken, NJ | Travel Guide Video

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Filed under: Travel Video video Trip TripFilms.com TripFilms Hoboken NJ New Jersey 
November 27, 2011
Pretty sunset.

Pretty sunset.

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Filed under: sunset iPhone pic Brick NJ 
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