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1. Bernie Madoff Ponzi scheme netted client Jeffry Picower over $5 billion
(U.S./Nation)

...  Picower's quarterly withdrawals reached their zenith in 2003 and then decreased by half the next year, eventually dropping to their lowest point in 2006. For some reason, the quarterly withdrawals totaled ...

2. Lack of sleep could lead to weight gain
(Health/Healthquest)

... Banks asked the research subjects about this weight gain, they told her their appetites decreased over the course of the five-day study. "People seemed anecdotally to be largely uninterested in food," ...

3. New Jersey's jobless rate rises slightly to 8.8 percent
(Money/Economy)

... workweek for manufacturing workers increased by 0.7 hours to 41.3 hours, average hourly earnings decreased by -$0.12 to $18.48. Compared with May of last year, the workweek was lower by -0.9 hours, average ...

4. Recession brings more state taxes on tobacco
(U.S./Nation)

... Moreover, smoking in New York decreased 12 percent from 2007 to 2009, according to a June report by the state Health Department. New York isn't alone. In the six months after Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm ...

5. Benefits of exercise go far beyond burning calories and losing weight
(Health/Healthquest)

... pressure. Increased HDL levels. That's the good kind. HDL is an acronym for high-density lipoprotein, but you can remember it this way: the ‘H' stands for happy or healthy. Decreased triglycerides. ...

6. Poor economy continues to beat Atlantic City casinos
(Money/Economy)

... 11 casinos won $246.6 million at the slot machines and another $104.7 million at table games last month. Slot revenue fell 14.9 percent while table game revenues decreased by 16.7 percent. The casinos ...

7. Organic farming on the rise in Jersey
(Health/Healthquest)

... the number of farm acres has decreased," Jeff Beach, spokesman for the state Department of Agriculture, told couriorpostonline.com. "We had seen both these numbers decline in past years. The number ...

8. Jersey unemployment up slightly to 8.4 percent
(Money/Economy)

...  Modest gains were recorded in the information, 1,400 new jobs, and education and health services, 900. Over the month, the average hourly earnings for manufacturing employees decreased by -$0.02 to ...

9. Murders, rapes increased, crime up by 5 percent in 2008
(N.J./State)

... County, where the number of reported crimes increased by 19 percent. The largest drop in crime was reported in Cape May County, where the total number of reported incidents decreased by 11 percent. The ...

10. Public Advocate will continue doing more with less
(N.J./State)

... from $17.1 million in 2008-09. In the 2007-08 budget year, the office received $21.5 million. "Our workload has grown, even as our staff has decreased,'' Chen said. He added, "The department's Office ...

11. Shared services interest grows as towns lose aid
(Money/Economy)

... Legislature, Doria told the committee, "While municipal aid has decreased, it must be noted that property tax relief for New Jersey residents has increased enormously under Governor Corzine. Since the ...

12. Global recession inspires battery recycling company
(World/International)

...  He says the price of the product is based on the London Metal Exchange, or LME, "When the LME was very good, that was around 3500 dollars per ton. Now, the price has decreased by around 50 percent and ...