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1. 'The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo’ movie review, trailer: Fincher’s version shifts focus
(Entertainment/Movies)

... All on behalf of a skinny tattooed computer hacker with a very bad attitude. As played by Rooney Mara, Lisbet is physically reckless but emotionally fragile. Heavily tattooed and wearing oversized men’s ...

2. EPA has had positive environmental impact over last 41 years
(Opinion/Commentary)

... that face the EPA - and face all of us - are daunting. From oil spills and drilling to severe flooding and overdevelopment, the environment is as fragile as it ever was. And as much as it's politically ...

3. 'Another Happy Day' movie review, trailer: A dark family comedy
(Entertainment/Movies)

... even while his behavior makes us squirm. It’s Alice who causes the most anxiety for Lynn. She’s deemed by her mother to be so fragile that Lynn schedules a family therapy session with her ...

4. Megaquake could destroy the Midwest
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... destroyed whole towns many hundreds of miles apart. Today such a megaquake would devastate the most fragile parts of 21st Century technology and the intricate clockwork that crucial commerce relies upon ...

5. Herman Cain and Jon Corzine have faltered in the political Arctic Circle
(Opinion/Commentary)

... succeed —was always fragile. His experience at the highest levels of corporate America was useless because he was convinced it would be invaluable in exerting a positive influence on policy and the actions ...

6. Reauthorization of Federal Surface Transportation bill could mean $300M for N.J. road and bridge repair
(N.J./State)

... to provide funding for the Federal Aviation Administration, with delays that “cost our people jobs and income and increased economic insecurity in what are already fragile economic times.” Earlier this ...

7. ‘Mozart’s Sister’ movie review, trailer: A family affair
(Entertainment/Movies)

... of them discuss their mutual passion for music. Court life is complicated, and the prince has a fragile hold on sanity, but Nannerl convinces herself that this relationship might give her some independence ...

8. N.J. tax collections for July fall $35 million below budget estimate
(N.J./State)

... throughout the year. Given the fragile nature of the national economy, using conservative assumptions when budgeting is not ‘mean spirited’- it is a necessity. To do anything else is to make the taxpayers ...

9. Christie's legacy may be detachment from the needs of New Jerseyans
(Opinion/Commentary)

... 2011-12 budget. State Senate President Steve Sweeney and Governor Christie appear to have had a “falling out” from an already fragile relationship. In addition, accusations are being levied against the ...

10. N.J. employers escape $750 million payroll tax hike
(N.J./State)

... President Philip Kirschner said the tax increase that would have threatened New Jersey’s fragile economic recovery. “With today’s action, we can be sure that this huge job-killing tax increase will not ...

11. N.J. bill creating database of disabled persons will help distribute services
(Opinion/Commentary)

... or are too old and fragile to care for them. Yet New Jersey’s waiting list for housing for these individuals requires them to wait at least eight years, by which time many family members have passed on ...

12. Bill to reduce payroll tax for N.J. unemployment insurance approved by Senate committee
(N.J./State)

... increase were to take effect all at once, it would have a chilling effect on job creation. “An increase in payroll taxes is a tax increase on jobs,” Willoughby said. “In this fragile economy, employers ...

13. NJ Assembly panel approves legislation to avoid $750M increase in employer payroll tax
(N.J./State)

... $300 per employee. With slow growth and a recovery that’s still fragile, a tax increase on jobs is the last thing New Jersey needs.” “The business community will pay its payroll taxes and meet its obligations ...

14. A ray of hope for New Jersey seniors in assisted living facilities
(Opinion/Commentary)

BY SALVATORE PIZZURO COMMENTARY Two phenomena are occurring in New Jersey that could forecast a major challenge for those who are elderly or medically fragile. First, thanks to medical science, people ...

15. ‘Cinema Komunisto’ brilliantly keeps Yugoslava alive on film
(Entertainment/Movies)

... and life, often difficult to tell apart. Konstantinović is only one of the fragile, aged men who Turajlić uses to mine the stories that the Yugoslav cinema told its people and itself. Drawing on the ...

16. How world events take their toll on small businesses
(Money/Economy)

... is that if oil prices keep rising, the fragile recovery can be damaged. What is also alarming to small companies is the possibility that their regular customers may try shopping for goods at large discount ...

17. Are U.S. nuclear power plants safe from earthquakes?
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... by an earthquake, though the shift in the earth’s crust was undetectable by the walking public. Repairs were quick and relatively minor. Nuclear power plants are not fragile structures. But they are ...

18. Mets begin 2011 with a little bit of spin
(Sports/Professional)

... Teufel -- who provide a reminder of happier times in Metsland. On the field, the 2011 New York Mets look good, but so does every team at the start of the season. Daniel Murphy has been agile as he works ...

19. Jobs
(Comments/Unsorted comments)

... chip" tech company. Sectors tend to move together. A wavering AAPL stock may affect other tech stocks and therefore the market. With a fragile economy right now the last thing we need is another stock ...

20. Heading to the slopes by car? Here's some winter driving tips for the skier/driver
(Sports/Professional)

... mittens! The base layers you use for skiing topped by a fleece should keep you warm and agile during a long drive. Use lightweight spring skiing or driving gloves to keep your hands warm until the steering ...