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1. Does Wisconsin Right to Life PAC v. Barland affect N.J. campaign finance laws?
(Opinion/Commentary)

... public interest New media and technology can jeopardize political transparency Texting campaign contributions is easy fundraising but lacks full disclosure Time to demand election transparency from ...

2. 'Sherlock Holmes 2: A Game of Shadows' movie review, trailer: Fun with a classic
(Entertainment/Movies)

... and fauna dedicated to developing the latest poisons and medicinal potions his craft might demand. Always a “master of disguise,” Holmes has also come up with the ultimate camouflage technique, a talent ...

3. TIME magazine's 2011 'Person of the Year' surprises Steve Jobs fans
(World/International)

... article on him “awful.” Time has acknowledged the protests taking place in Egypt, Tunisia and Russia affected their decision. According to Syracuse.com, Time credits the rise in protests to technology ...

4. LEGO Mindstorms, robotics competition is a 'sport' for the mind
(Sports/Professional)

... actually compliment each other very well. However in a society today where young people are getting more and more technologically savvy, competitions like mind sports and robotics can fill a growing need, ...

5. What is the God particle or Higgs Boson?
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... within the Gammas, Electrons, and Muons detector collaboration at the Superconducting Super Collider. Gamble is the author of “Zeroscape,” a high-tech thriller. He holds degrees in nuclear and mechanical ...

6. Ipsen relocating U.S. headquarters from California to Bridgewater, N.J.
(Health/Healthquest)

... company approved for assistance under the new Edison Innovation Fund programs that were introduced in August and target emerging technology and life sciences companies that have attracted capital through ...

7. NRG Energy dumps N.J. offshore wind farm plan
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... initiatives key to the State's technological future. The bipartisan measure was introduced in 2010 to spur economic growth in the Garden State through the development of renewable energy resources and ...

8. NTSB car-cell phone ban would target texting while driving
(U.S./Nation)

... more cell phones than people. These statistics coupled with lazy driving habits can prove fatal. “A Virginia Tech Transportation Institute study of commercial drivers found that a safety-critical event ...

9. Christie nominates Harry Harchetts of Toms River to seat on Sports Authority
(N.J./State)

... of Trustees Public Members For reappointment Dominick J. Burzichelli of Gibbstown For appointment Andrew S. Berns of Parsippany New Jersey Institute of Technology Board of Trustees Public Member ...

10. Apartments on Union City-West New York border open for low-icome and special needs residents
(N.J./State)

... Development Corp. of Ardsley, N.Y., utilized green building technologies by participating in both the federal Energy Star Home Program and the state Green Homes Program. Stores and public transportation ...

11. NJEA says Christie's argument that teachers 'only work 180 days' is inaccurate
(N.J./State)

... W. Smith, a professor and chair of the Department of Curriculum, Instruction, and Technology in Education at Temple University in Philadelphia, told NJ.com that teachers often work at home or outside the ...

12. Animal rights activists are negative people but deserve compassion
(Opinion/Commentary)

... a harebrained theory that scientific game management techniques (harvesting/hunting game) actually increase game populations. Her theory, simply stated, is that if 50 deer are harvested from a population ...

13. Kindle, Nook, and iPad are holiday gifts that keep giving
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

BY BOB HOLT NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM The tablet and the e-reader will be popular Christmas gifts for tech supporters on your shopping list this year, and there is a wide assortment from which to choose. ...

14. Way to prevent texting while driving discovered by N.J. researchers
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... to do something about it. Current phone technology uses an app that figures out if a user is in a vehicle through the phone's GPS. According to CNET, research being developed by a team at Stevens Institute ...

15. Gov. Christie’s endorsement of Mitt Romney was a death knell
(Opinion/Commentary)

... Christie prepares his voice for these speeches using the old operatic technique of singing "Me, me, me, me, me, me." Christie's rock star status in the endorsement game has acted more like a boulder ...

16. Matrix Development's Richard Johnson has the inside track on solar energy
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... the goal is to create value. Johnson looks at how solar technology can be implemented to remain competitive in the long-term. That means controlling operating costs. “Within the last year, we have completed ...

17. Annual N.J. Governor's Environmental Excellence Awards to honor 12 recipients
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

...  The event is sponsored by the New Jersey Corporation for Advanced Technology and the New Jersey State League of Municipalities and coordinated by the state Department of Environmental Protection. And ...

18. Monmouth football coach Kevin Callahan targets needs for improvement in 2012
(Sports/Professional)

... a punt and Callahan gave him a B-/C+ grade, but sees him improving as he gets stronger and refines his technique. Spillane was 9-12 on field goals, but Callahan sees kickoffs as the bigger issue. They ...

19. Gov. Christie unveils final version of N.J.'s state energy master plan
(N.J./State)

... technologies,” state Board of Public Utilities President Lee A. Solomon said. “It balances the needs of ratepayers with the State’s policy goals of promoting new in-state generation to displace old dirty ...

20. 40 people, including 6 ex-MVC clerks, indicted for illegal sales of N.J. driver's licenses
(N.J./State)

... enforcement community. The program will use biometric technology to “scrub” the 17 million digital images in the MVC database to detect licenses that have been obtained with fraudulent identities. The ...