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1. N.J. has more 'things and stuff' than other states
(Life/Style)

... FTS value, 0.85. Other high-ranking states include Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Connecticut. The lowest ranking states were Arizona, Nevada, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and New Mexico. According ...

2. Eli Manning vs. Tom Brady: Who wins in Power 100 by Bloomberg BusinessWeek?
(Sports/Professional)

... David Wright? Not on the list. Nor are Deron Williams or Mark Sanchez or Michael Vick or Alex Rodriguez. As a matter of fact, outside of Kobe Bryant at 14, the highest ranking athlete of power on the ...

3. N.J. tax climate stifles business growth, says Tax Foundation
(Money/Economy)

... on how welcoming their tax law is to businesses and found New Jersey to be not so accommodating, ranking it dead last. The Governor said the ranking doesn’t account for his proposed across-the-board ...

4. Music can have positive effects on your mood and health
(Health/Healthquest)

... course!), try cranking up the volume of your favorite musical artists. It may strike just the right chord.  ...

5. Don Bosco expels Yuri Wright for vulgar tweets: Michigan looks elsewhere
(Sports/Professional)

... this season in the paper’s Super 25 high school football rankings. The Don Bosco Ironmen posted a record of 11-0 and won their sixth consecutive state title. The New Yorker reported that Don Bosco was ...

6. Seton Hall falls to Villanova, 84-76
(Sports/Professional)

... UConn and the first time any of them were ranked in the Top 25. Although that No. 24 ranking was just a week and a half ago, it seems much longer as Seton Hall dropped two games in a row for the first ...

7. N.J. charter school law gets low marks
(N.J./State)

... the state. According to njspotlight.com, the report ranked New Jersey's charter school law 31 out of 42 overall, dropping from 26th place in 2011. The low ranking came from a lack of accountability based ...

8. Christie's State of the State address can be called 'State of Denial'
(Opinion/Commentary)

... Christie’s self-serving rhetoric and the facts is on jobs. New Jersey is lagging the rest of America when it comes to jobs - ranking number 47 out of all the states in terms of government job growth since ...

9. Dukan diet of high-protein and low-carbs continues hot streak
(Health/Healthquest)

... coveted holes on their belt.The Dukan Diet, developed by Dr. Pierre Dukan, has earned several spots in U.S. News & World Report's 2012 Best Diets rankings. The food plan ranked #12 among Best Commercial ...

10. Seton Hall vs. DePaul basketball: No. 24 Pirates steamroll Blue Demons
(Sports/Professional)

BY MATT SUGAM NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM NEWARK – If there any questions about Seton Hall’s Top 25 ranking for the first time in 11 years, they were answered last night. Aside from an eight-minute spurt, ...

11. What is the easiest diet to lose weight this year?
(Health/Healthquest)

... list of U. S. News and World Report’s best diets also contains a ranking of the easiest diets to follow. The magazine used 22 national experts in diet, nutrition, obesity, diabetes, and heart disease ...

12. Holiday weight gain in N.J.: Blame it on Taylor ham
(N.J./State)

... Ranking, a non-profit health information organization of the United Health Foundation, and analyzed weight gain over the past two decades, breaking down holiday weight gain in person. According to PRwire.com, ...

13. No Christmas cards from Congress: Merry ‘Franking’ Christmas
(U.S./Nation)

... for Congressional mailings is a process known as “franking.” Congressional franking dates back to 1775, and allows mail from government officials to be sent without using a postage stamp, according to ...

14. Bill allowing N.J. vineyards to sell directly to retailers passes Senate
(N.J./State)

BY ADELE SAMMARCO NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM The Garden State’s wine industry in the past decade has grown from about a dozen vineyards to more than 50 today, ranking New Jersey in the top 10 across the ...

15. N.J. ranked 11th healthiest state, up from 17th in 2010
(Health/Healthquest)

... to rankings released Wednesday by the United Health Foundation, the American Public Health Foundation and the Partnership for Prevention. Smoking among New Jersey adults has decreased from 21 percent ...

16. N.J. should not pay fat Port Authority salaries
(Opinion/Commentary)

... plan and to review its management and operations to cut fat as part of the toll hike deal. As of right now, it looks like a classic example of greedy and corrupt high-ranking officials lining their own ...

17. What we learned: Rutgers win over Cincinnati
(Sports/Professional)

... against the top rushing defense in the conference. I know I didn’t. But Rutgers did indeed get their anemic rushing attack going. Ranking second to last in the country in yards per game heading into the ...

18. Are relations between N.J. Gov. Chris Christie and NJEA improving?
(N.J./State)

... he said." Giordano, meanwhile, said his relationship with Cerf had recently "improved significantly." Cerf credited teachers for the state’s high national education ranking, but also said he disagreed ...

19. rankings
(Comments/Unsorted comments)

Wedgewood? You're joking right? Centerton is there but not Twisted Dunes or Shore Gate? Wow. Oh and by the way I've worked on the grounds crew at Pine Valley, Trump National and Scottland Run. Scottland ...

20. Paul 'Duce' Tallamy of Wantage named N.J.'s 2012 Outstanding Young Farmer
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... in the farm operation (a sole proprietor, partners, or a corporation) will receive higher ranking in the judging process. However, nominees also may include salaried farm managers and employees who are ...