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1. shades of 1984 ....
(Comments/Unsorted comments)

... information. It need just sit back and let the masses feed them all the information one could possibly desire. And of course indoctrinating people ever younger and younger makes it just so much easier ...

2. Mark Zuckerberg wants children on Facebook
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

BY BOB HOLT NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM Mark Zuckerberg, the head of Facebook, believes that getting children into social-networking at younger ages would help them to learn. At a conference on private ...

3. 2011: A Commencement Oddity
(Life/Style)

... these things are important to you so you can connect with your friends and relatives. Granted, when we were younger and didn’t see our in-laws, there was a reason for it. We wanted it that way. Now I ...

4. Manfred Younger of Camden convicted of 2007 murder of Tierra Pressley of Woodlynne
(N.J./State)

She was caught in the crossfire of a botched gang hit Manfred J. Younger of Camden man was found guilty of murder Friday in the slaying of Tierra Pressley, who was shot in 2007 when he opened fire on ...

5. Michael Vick as commencement speaker stirs pro and con reactions
(Sports/Professional)

... I am honored to be speaking at their commencement.” Naysayers fear Vick’s presence will take the limelight away from the students, who at much younger ages than he, “turned it around.” They’re unpersuaded ...

6. New Jersey's allergy season in full bloom
(Health/Healthquest)

... my younger son keeps asking in disbelief, “Again?” when I tell him to shampoo along with his shower. Even our dog is sneezing. I suppose I could bathe him every day. Not a chance. Pam Lobley writes ...

7. Teacher tenure and seniority: Facing a coordinated attack on public education
(Opinion/Commentary)

... how to implement it and how to pass that knowledge on to younger teachers in daily interactions and mentoring. You also need an enlightened principal with an overview of their school, a determination to ...

8. Club Prohibition by Resorts Casino Hotel is Atlantic City's first openly gay nightclub
(Entertainment/Movies)

... as a lounge during the day, then transition to a nightclub from 6 p.m. to 3 a.m. The new owners, hoping to invigorate the aging Casino and attract a younger crowd, fashioned the club's Roaring 20s theme ...

9. REVIEW: ‘The Intelligent Homosexual’s Guide to Capitalism and Socialism with a Key to the Scriptures’ talks on and on and on…
(Entertainment/Movies)

... baby about to be borne by her lover (Danielle Skraastad) that also happens to be the offspring of her younger brother (Steven Pasquale) whose Korean-American wife (Hettienne Park) thinks it’s all pretty ...

10. Where to celebrate Mother’s Day at the Jersey Shore
(Entertainment/Movies)

... younger-looking skin. For the last minute gift-giver, wonderful Mother’s Day Baskets filled with gourmet food products and with rich skin care gift sets will be available. Carter & Cavero is in Pier ...

11. 2011 N.Y. Auto Show: Muscle cars and speed kings of the year
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... you wish you had when you were younger. In that case, Detroit has brought back several muscle cars, and made the engines bigger, the cars faster, the gadgets more numerous and the seats larger to accommodate ...

12. Nearly 300 from Hoboken to participate in New Jersey Marathon this weekend
(Sports/Professional)

... of entrants? Is it a large number of transplants from other cities, a younger culture that works in New York or in Jersey City’s Financial District but exercises at home along the river? Or is it a desire ...

13. REVIEW: ‘The People in the Picture’ frames a Holocaust story
(Entertainment/Movies)

... shifting in time and place between 1930s-40s Warsaw and 1970s Manhattan, the musical centers upon elderly Raisel (Murphy) who tells stories about her younger self’s experiences with a Yiddish theater troupe ...

14. REVIEW: ‘The Normal Heart’ pounds with anger over AIDS
(Entertainment/Movies)

... I cannot tell how Kramer’s semi-autobiographical story registers with younger viewers, of course, but certainly can tell them that the play and this production vividly recreates the feelings of ignorance ...

15. 2011 NFL Draft: Baltimore Ravens analysis and predictions
(Sports/Professional)

... would also improve the running game for former Rutgers star Ray Rice. The Ravens offensive line has three starters entering free agency so this is a chance to get younger, as well as get someone under ...

16. What happened to Andy Rooney on ’60 Minutes’
(Entertainment/Movies)

... younger than they used to be before I got to be one.” Rooney joined CBS in 1949 as a writer for “Arthur Godfrey’s Talent Scouts.” He is in his 34th season on “60 Minutes.” He last appeared on the program ...

17. Review: ‘Game of Thrones’
(Entertainment/Movies)

... and disasters. As two of the younger ones, Maisie Williams' Arya joins Hempstead-Wright's Bran in making a strong first impression. Sophie Turner seems up to a the more difficult task of making supercilious ...

18. Poll: N.J. favors sports betting in casinos and at racetracks
(Sports/Professional)

... say they have “a lot” of interest in the question. Moreover, nearly two thirds of men (63 percent) favor legalizing sports-betting, but fewer than half of women (43 percent) favor it. Younger voters ...

19. 7,000 scamming N.J. seniors are just as wrong as crooked politicians
(Opinion/Commentary)

... message, particularly to the younger generation, that the only problem with scamming the system is if you get caught. And, if you do get caught, deny, deny, deny. All I’m saying is that most politicians ...

20. NJEA President Keshishian: Christie's teacher tenure proposals ‘have no basis in reality’
(N.J./State)

... But experience is a valuable factor in a teacher’s ability, because veteran teachers are leaders in their schools, helping to mentor younger teachers while being major contributors to curriculum development ...