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1. Movie review: 'Dinner for Schmucks' is an idiots delight (with VIDEO)
(Entertainment/Movies)

... on HBOs "Flight of the Conchords." The appetizer I liked so much involves Barry's hobby. An amateur taxidermist, he creates a fantasy world with dead mice he dresses up and arranges in tableaux that ...

2. Legal group, ACLU accuse FBI of targeting Muslims
(U.S./Nation)

... broad ranges of information on Muslims and others not accused of crimes. "Law-abiding American Muslims have experienced increasing levels of discriminatory, invasive and abusive conduct by federal agents," ...

3. Anger follows Rutgers’ decision not to grow marijuana
(Health/Healthquest)

... that operate in states that have legalized marijuana for medicinal uses. "Its apples and oranges we're talking about,'' Gusciora said. "Legislation was passed allowing an Oct. 1 extension to begin implementation ...

4. Hot Housewares for the (Christmas) Holidays already on the shelves
(Life/Style)

... in stripes, polka dots, playful shapes and colors and features a ceramic milling mechanism that is durable and non-corrosive. New for September/October the MSRP ranges from $30 to $81. With all that coffee ...

5. State cites 49 gold and jewelry buyers for ripping off financially struggling New Jerseyans
(N.J./State)

... is representing the state in the crackdown. The civil penalty for each violation conviction ranges from $100 to $500, with the court setting the exact penalty. – TOM HESTER SR., NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM ...

6. N.J. judge believed Anthony Novellino was flight risk
(N.J./State)

... Ironson that Novellino's "flight signifies a consciousness of guilt." A defendant's bail for a murder charge typically ranges up to $1 million, The Star-Ledger reported, but Lavery sought a $2 million ...

7. Christie wants N.J. affordable housing bill approved by end of June
(N.J./State)

... that produces homes for people at all ranges of the income spectrum and that links housing with jobs and transit,'' Walsh said. "New Jersey's housing policy should provide opportunities for everyone, including ...

8. Chiusano urges Assembly to act quickly on N.J. affordable housing bill
(N.J./State)

... has housing for all income ranges and has a more affordable housing market than Voorhees, Evesham, or Lumberton. There's no way that they should be exempt while our town is asked to do more." The Bergen-County-based ...

9. N.J. disaster expert warns of likelihood of a rough hurricane season ahead
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

...  Across the entire Atlantic Basin for the six-month season, NOAA is projecting a 70 percent probability of the following ranges: 14 to 23 Named Storms (top winds of 39 mph or higher), including: ...

10. State, Microsoft to offer free online computer training for 22,500 New Jerseyans
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... vouchers on a first-come, first-served basis. The computer training offered ranges from basic skills to advanced courses that allow participants to earn Microsoft certification. Each training voucher ...

11. Organic pizza comes to Red Bank with Pizza Fusion
(Entertainment/Movies)

... Pizza Fusion's interior color palette is derived from Italian pizza ~ reds and oranges from tomatoes, greens from basil and neutral shades from pizza dough, garlic and olive oil. Every pizza, sandwich ...

12. ‘Sondheim on Sondheim’ celebrates a master songwriter
(Entertainment/Movies)

... of everybody from Sinatra and Elizabeth Taylor to a YouTube teenager crooning it. Beowulf Boritt has designed a cool, clever setting that rearranges video screens in a multitude of ways suggesting jigsaw ...

13. Five New Jerseyans, including union leader and Newark cop, arrested for roles in longshoremen shakedown
(N.J./State)

... union members to receive high-paying jobs, preferred shift assignments and overtime. Each of the thousands of union members allegedly must make a payment that typically ranges from a couple of hundred ...

14. A dream fulfilled in Peru’s Cordillera Blanca
(Life/Style)

... de Huaylas, the immense valley that splits the Andes into two separate ranges. From Huaraz to Racauy After acclimatizing for several days-which included a number of practice hikes, one up to 15,000 ...

15. Travel: A taste of Costa Rica
(World/International)

BY WARREN BOROSON NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM Allow me to sing the praises of Exploritas, the new name for Elderhostel. It's an amazingly efficient and intelligent organization that arranges stimulating ...

16. Chocolate week: Try some trivia and chocolate risotto
(Life/Style)

... and serve warm. *Note: For variety, try hazelnuts, dried cranberries or cherries, instead of oranges. Serves: 4 TRIVIA QUIZ: Answers: 1.c; 2.c; 3.b; 4.b; 5.b BONUS RECIPE: Drunken Figs with ...

17. New Yorkers watch in horror as N.J. native is killed by NYC Subway’s No. 6 train
(N.J./State)

... to claim his daughter's body. Instead, her brother, who resides in Pittsburgh came to New York to identify her remains. NYC Transit spokesman Paul Fleuranges advised transit riders, " If you drop something ...

18. Bill declares half of N.J.’s 566 towns already meet affordable housing obligations
(N.J./State)

... "We can safely say that the amended version of S-1 is the strangest housing policy that has ever been seriously considered in any statehouse.'' Walsh described the legislation as "ridiculous'' and "substantially ...

19. Bruce Springsteen concert ticket hacking scheme leads to federal indictments
(N.J./State)

... per count of conviction. In determining an actual sentence, the Judge Hayden would, upon a conviction, consult the Advisory U.S. Sentencing Guidelines, which provide appropriate sentencing ranges that ...

20. Report unveils the cruel treatment of elephants at zoos
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... forests, where they walk tens of miles a day in huge home ranges. Designed for temperate climates, elephants have a limited ability to adjust to extremes in temperature and are at risk if subjected to ...