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1. ‘WCG Ultimate Gamer 2’ features Rachel Quirico from N.J.
(Entertainment/Movies)

... from male competitors, is driving the Branchburg native to eye the gaming industry as a full-time vocation. "I'd love to bring more girls into gaming. My gaming team, the PMS Clan, does this by making ...

2. NFL’s concussion warning poster a small step for football
(Sports/Professional)

... with NBC made it possible for the league to challenge the NFL financially and ultimately force a merger between the competitors in 1966. Congress had to approve the merger. Both the House and Senate ...

3. Chef Matthew Zappoli of Tre Amici restaurant in Long Branch earns redemption on Food Network's ‘Chopped'
(Life/Style)

... the opportunity for a second chance at being redeemed and winning the $10,000 prize money. The final showdown was aired Tuesday night with Matthew the clear winner, out-creating his competitors for the ...

4. New Jersey’s Thomas Beaumont might be the hardest working person in America
(Life/Style)

... prizes, included $100,000 for the winner, plus a short documentary by Albert Maysles and Bradley Kaplan. After being nominated by his wife, Beaumont is one of 10 finalists. Some of the competitors ...

5. Legislative Democratic leaders underwhelmed by Christie's Gaming Commission proposals
(N.J./State)

... and beat back the steady stream of new competitors. It means creating jobs and welcoming businesses. This report only goes half way." While the report outlines a series of changes to the way the casinos ...

6. Being lucky made all the difference for George Steinbrenner
(Sports/Professional)

... be competitive. Maybe not this very year, but in order to be competitive over the next 10, 15, 20 years with their major competitors. Boston is getting a new ballpark; Baltimore has a new ballpark. "Atlanta ...

7. Ford named one of world's top five carmakers for first time
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... Lincoln subsidiary was eighth. That showing, and a sudden slide by recall-ridden Toyota, was enough to push the United States companies ahead of foreign competitors in the California firm's cumulative ...

8. Scripps Howard National Spelling Bee loses New Jersey’s best and brightest
(Life/Style)

... means "the genus comprising the day lilies." The spelling bee is set to continue Friday evening, with 48 of the 273 competitors between ages 8-15 that came from across the country and the world to compete ...

9. Obama's timid two-dimensional approach to banking reform won't work
(Money/Economy)

... that capping the size of financial institutions will cripple their ability to compete. In a global market with huge competitors, it's claimed that behemoth size is necessary for success. Overlooked in ...

10. Mercury car line ending after 71 years
(U.S./Nation)

... and foreign competitors struggled with poor sales or highly publicized recalls. But neither Lincoln nor Mercury has enjoyed the same sort of turnaround. In May, Ford sales were up 27.9 percent, but Mercury ...

11. House passes ‘America Competes’ bill promote innovation through research and development
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... need to be able to measure whether our actions are having a positive effect," Holt said. "Our competitors already have comprehensive, coordinated national strategies for improving their economic competitiveness ...

12. What the NFL's antitrust loss in Supreme Court means
(Sports/Professional)

... until the league made an exclusive arrangement with Reebok. Antitrust laws prohibit concerted activities between competitors that reduce competition. The worst form of antitrust violation, the one that ...

13. N.J.’s Vijay Balse makes history on Jeopardy! quiz show
(Entertainment/Movies)

... but stopped short of matching the record set by Ken Jennings who won $2,520,700 during a streak of 74 consecutive victories in 2004. Balse beat out 14 other competitors to win this year's Tournament of ...

14. Investing in emerging market mutual funds
(Money/Economy)

... deficits, the threat of increasing interest rates, the rising economic power of China and other foreign competitors, baby boomers edging closer to retirement, unfunded government programs, endless trade ...

15. N.J. horseshoe company owner Samual Serritella charged with defrauding investors
(N.J./State)

... He also falsely claimed that they were being used by Olympic competitors and would be used in the Olympics in Athens, Greece. Serritella allegedly stole more than $350,000 in investor funds to pay for ...

16. NJ Distribution system for wine
(Comments/Unsorted comments)

... their out of state competitors in both categories. And no, I do not work for a Wholesaler. Its easy to check, just go on a meta site like Wine-Searcher.com. It is hysterical that you use this argument ...

17. Ex-Irvington Mayor Michael Steele gets 7 years for taking $120,000 in kickbacks
(N.J./State)

... offered by competitors, so Steele made it appear that the company was providing more supplies to beat the other bids. In the other scheme, Steele rigged bids to award contracts to Lewis, a Lakewood-based ...

18. Cablevision customers may lose ABC-TV, and Oscars
(Entertainment/Movies)

... favorite ABC7 shows free, over-the-air, or by switching to one of Cablevision's competitors." The station advised Cablevision customers to visit www.saveABC7.com or call 877-990-ABC7 for information. ...

19. If you like Olympic ski cross, you can do it, too!
(Sports/Professional)

...  Between start and finish, however, participants are faced with mounds of snow set up as jumps – in some cases two jumps close together – uphill inclines and course banks and turns. In short, competitors ...

20. Remade in America: An end to the Walmart fairy tale on manufacturing in China
(Opinion/Commentary)

... that China provides no proprietary rights and has no reluctance in giving proprietary information to a company's competitors to enhance its manufacturing activities. Putting one's eggs into the China basket ...