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1. Itzhak Perlman: The virtuoso who calls himself a fiddler
(Entertainment/Movies)

... It’s like throwing a stone on the water. It bounces off the water, never goes in, because it’s too fast. That’s what happens when you practice fast —everything you’re doing is repetitious. It bounces off ...

2. N.J. unemployed get protection from job discrimination
(Money/Economy)

...  The law (A-3359), which takes effect immediately, prohibits an employer from publishing an advertisement for a job that announces that unemployed individuals cannot apply for the job vacancy. It authorizes ...

3. April Fools’ Day pranks: Internet is a large territory
(Life/Style)

... called the plenta and the micra. The plenta, Starbucks said, would hold 128 ounces of coffee, or roughly six times its biggest size at the time, while the micra would hold 2 ounces. Social networking ...

4. American Chocolate Week with salted caramel brownies
(Life/Style)

... is Dish Restaurant’s Salted Caramel Brownies. Salted Caramel Brownies: 10 Tablespoons (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, cut into pieces 10 Ounces best-quality bittersweet chocolate, broken into pieces ...

5. Culinary cues from Canada
(Life/Style)

... pepper 2 ounces bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped ¼ pound lean bacon, chopped 1 to 1 ½ pounds cremini or Portobello mushrooms 1. Chop the parsley and garlic together until fine; set aside. ...

6. Steve Jobs’ unveils health with Apple iPad2
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... original. Jobs said that at 1.3 pounds, it is two ounces lighter than its predecessor, yet it has the same, 10-hour battery life. Jobs said Apple now has 200 million accounts with customers around the ...

7. New Jersey Bar Association announces new partnership to continue ongoing law education of lawyers, judges
(N.J./State)

The New Jersey State Bar Association, the New Jersey State Bar Foundation, the state’s three law schools and the New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education Thursday announced a new continuing ...

8. Officials arrest 10, seek 5 in major Camden drug bust
(N.J./State)

... they said has a street value of up to $80,000 when cut and packaged; approximately two ounces of heroin, worth more than $4,000; approximately seven ounces of PCP, worth about $6,000; and about $700 worth ...

9. Phish returning to New Jersey, but not scene of crime
(Entertainment/Movies)

Renowned jam band announces dates including  first ever vinyl release BY BOB HOLT NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM Rock band Phish has always had an eclectic, yet devoted legion of fans. Phish have been ...

10. ‘Poetry’ movie review: A Cannes best screenplay
(Entertainment/Movies)

... tried, she just can't do it, she announces in class. The others, all younger, seem vaguely embarrassed by her admission, and she does seem a bit off as she interacts with them and with the writers she ...

11. Gov. Christie announces that 70 PVSC employees fired
(N.J./State)

So far 6 of 7 commissioners and CEO ousted and 11 others fired. Gov. Chris Christie Monday continued the cleanup of the scandal-plagued Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission with the announcement that 70 ...

12. Gov. Christie announces Paterson education effort based on Harlem Children's Zone
(N.J./State)

Says part of his effort to improve education in inner cities Gov. Chris Christie Wednesday announced that Harlem Children's Zone and the city of Paterson will partner to launch a pilot program aimed ...

13. REVIEW: ‘Blood From A Stone’ drips with dismal doings
(Entertainment/Movies)

... of cash from their stony parents. Their feckless behavior is exhibited over several days while pill-popping Gulf War vet Travis trifles with an old flame (Daphne Rubin-Vega) and the thieving Matt announces ...

14. Stamp price changes slated for 2011 with USPS woes
(U.S./Nation)

... with the Commission. Which probably means to figure on paying another two cents per stamp by May. According to perfect postage, until the Post Office announces the new rates, the current 2011 postage ...

15. Middlesex County announces DWI checkpoints for holiday season
(N.J./State)

Middlesex County Prosecutor Bruce J. Kaplan announced Thursday that police have been setting up sobriety checkpoints around the county as part of an effort to keep motorists safe during the holiday season. ...

16. REVIEW: ‘In One Bed and Out the Other’ at Off-Broadstreet
(Entertainment/Movies)

... — A review ‘The Servant of Two Master' bounces happily between farce and sitcom ‘Arms and the Man' leaves audience panting for more 'The Turn of the Screw' is a riveting revival ‘Miss Connections' ...

17. Strive to be trash free as a New Year’s resolution
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... waste where she can, and where she can't she looks for options that create recyclable or compostable waste. At the end of 2009, Rose had produced just 8 ounces of trash. That's a half-pound in one year, ...

18. Senate set to bestow controversial gift on wealthy
(Money/Economy)

... fallen to 45 percent and the exemption had risen to $3.5 million. In 2010 it the rate and exemption plummeted to zero. Now, under the Senate bill, the rate bounces up to 35 percent and the exemption to ...

19. REVIEW: ‘I Capture The Castle’ at Shakespeare Theatre
(Entertainment/Movies)

... A review ‘The Servant of Two Master' bounces happily between farce and sitcom ‘Arms and the Man' leaves audience panting for more 'The Turn of the Screw' is a riveting revival ‘Miss Connections' ...

20. REVIEW: Les Misérables brings theater to tears at Paper Mill Playhouse
(Entertainment/Movies)

... at Princeton Summer Theater — A review Talented company at Princeton Summer Theater puts on ‘Misalliance' — A review ‘The Servant of Two Master' bounces happily between farce and sitcom ‘Arms ...