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Amusement parks in New Jersey draw visitors from all over the Mid-Atlantic, especially New York, Pennsylvania and Delaware. Whether its a major theme park or an old-fashioned amusement park at the Shore, theres no shortage of thrills and family fun. As part of a Huffington Post Travel series on family-fun parks, here is our guide to all the key information visitors need to know about New Jersey amusement parks.
Steel Pier
Not everything in iconic Atlantic City is family-friendly, but the Steel Pier certainly is. This historic park is over 100 years old and was once known as The Nations Showplace. With over 20 rides from the ultra-thrilling to the mild, its still one of the best places for families on the boardwalk.
Most Extreme The Rocket at the Steel Pier was voted New Jerseys Most Extreme ride six years in a row. Riders shoot 225 feet up in a second and a half, at over 100 miles per hour.
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The School Bullying Council has released "Parent's Guide to Preventing & Responding to Bullying." Get a copy and help free your child from the pressure of bullies.
Bullying has become a topic of enough concern that President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama hosted a conference on bullying prevention at the White House in March.Parents, educators, counselors and others interested in children's mental health are invited to attend a conference titled "Bullying. What We Can Do!: Understanding and Preventing Bullying and Cyberbullying" on Saturday, Feb. 4, at the Lloyd Center Doubletree Hotel, 1000 N.E. Multnomah St.
Afternoon sessions open to the public include discussions on sexting, helping parents talk to schools, harassment laws and sexual minority at-risk youth.
The regular registration deadline is Jan. 29. Admission for the general public is $35 per person and $50 per couple; admission for educators is $45. Admission includes a noon luncheon with a panel titled "Creative Problem Solvers: Ideas from Students, Parents, Schools and Legislators."
The conference is sponsored by the Oregon Council of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Oregon Pediatric Society, NAMI-Multnomah and Providence Health Services.
"The best time to plant a tree is twenty years ago. The second best time is now." Chinese Proverb
No one wants to feel their life is inconsequential. Everybody wants to do awesome things in life. If everybody wants their life to be of consequence, why does this seem so rare?
It seems to me that this situation has three reasons.
Guido won't bother with the fashion round up this time, but devout nicotine addict Laurie Penny popped up on our television again this lunchtime, complete with a fake cigarette. Jackie Ashley had dropped out at the last minute from appearing on the Daily Politics, so our favourite flame-hairedfirebrand was called up to fill in.
