Listing of Articles comes under the Feature "Where Business Meets Culture"
1 NJ's Cash Cow
Author:  Bart Jackson
Summary:  The NJ Department of Agriculture was almost shut down by Governor Corzine. With Chris Christie's penchant for cuts, it will surprise Biz4NJ if he too tries the same stunt. The artticle Biz4NJ wrote during the Corzine crisis is still pertinent.
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2 Saving on Gas in NJ
Author:  Biz4 Research
Summary:  NJ Gas station have in recent years offered significant savings to cash paying customers. Many gas station owners who upgrade their pumps purchase machines that have the ability to track cash and credit card purchases independently.
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3 Minimum Sentencing for Drug Related Crimes Eased
Author:  Biz4 Research
Summary:  A group of bills led by assemblywoman Bonnie-Watson-coleman and sponsored by six legislators is designed to save taxpayer dollars by reducing recidivism and giving prisoners an increased likelihood of success.
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4 Intensely fragrant Viognier
Author:  Dr. Lena Brattsten
Summary:  The Viognier grape is actually one of the most intensely fragrant varieties. Tasting this wine is a real pleasure. It is dry, but not bone dry. All the fruitiness gives a mellow and sweetish impression. The wine is best described as having a medium weight in your mouth and it is mouth-filling. The balance is very fine and although Viognier wines never nearly have the racy acidity of a Riesling, this wine cleans up your palate (done mostly by the acidity in a wine) quite nicely. It feels smooth and well balanced and tastes flavorfully. It has a nice long finish. It has 12.5% alcohol just like a classical European food wine, making it perfect to have a glass or two with dinner.





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5 Three outstanding articles on NJ wines worth noting
Author:  Dr. Lena Brattsten
Summary:  To celebrate the new year, Prof. Brattsten has offered us insights on three special wines from three unique NJ vineyards (Amalthea, Bellview and Natali).
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6 A big, rich, lush red wine from Amalthea cellars
Author:  Dr. Lena Brattsten
Summary:  Looking at this wine from Amalthea cellars, we see a deep, dark, vivid ruby color indicating a fresh, youthful wine. It is 3 years old and will keep in a good cellar for another 3 – 5 years and probably change a bit in the process. Cabernet Sauvignon based wines are the best bets for cellaring and often turn smooth and mellow with time
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7 To Pino Gris or Not to...
Author:  Dr. Lena Brattsten
Summary:  A few friends, with excellent wine tasting abilities, and I tasted a few Pinot Gris (blind) from around the world. We tasted the Santa Margherita, another Italian from Collio, one from Alsace, one from Carneros, CA, and the 2008 Bellview Pinot Grigio from New Jersey’s Outer Coastal Coastal Plain AVA. The Bellview from New Jersey, came out on top.
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8 Leaving the Garden
Author:  Biz4 News Service
Summary:  A "Migration Trends" study by Atlas Van Lines, claims that the state saw 2,356 households move out last year, while 1,480 households moved in.
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9 NJ Population Peek
Author:  Biz4 Research
Summary:  # New Jersey has a population of 8.7 million (Census estimates, July 1, 2009) and the highest population density in the U.S. An average 1,174 people per sq. mi., which is 13 times the national average.
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10 Report on NJ Crime Rates
Author:  Pravin J. Philip
Summary:  Crime rates are a problem in many of the larger cities. NJ has two cities that are among those with the top ten crime rates inn their size category. One glaring exception in the North East is NJ's neighbor, New York City. Among cities with populations over 500,000 New York City apparently has the third lowest crime rate.
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11 Completing the Circuit of Experience
Author:  by Jim Granger
Summary:  Jim Granger demonstrates an effective way to bring your own full powers to bear in banishing stress and dealing with business trauma.
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12 The Meeting of Commerce and Soul
Author:  Dr. Stephen G. Payne
Summary:   Dr. Stephen G. Payne states that business leadership stems from the soul, and it’s time our churches’ resources of spiritual leadership be tapped to achieve individual and corporate success.



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13 Your Career + Your Life = Perfect Fit?
Author:  Renate Novak
Summary:  Aligning your life and career doesn’t mean working less, but working more joyously. Renate Novak tells professionals of all levels how to do it.
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14 Business “Walks” and Frolics on to Washington
Author:  Eileen Sinett
Summary:  Biz4NJ’s Speech and Communications Expert Eileen Sinett takes You All Aboard
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15 Chambers: Separate - Equal - Coordinated
Author:  John Harmon
Summary:  Do Ethnic Chambers of Commerce promote needed diversity, or merely unwarranted separatism? John Harmon argues for their existence and explains their benefits.
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16 First Lady's Choice
Author:  Leanne Philip
Summary:  Isabel Toledo - Artist, Designer, and Seamstress
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17 Biz4NJ Fulfills First Year with a Flourish
Author:  Bart Jackson
Summary:  Amidst New Jersey’s finest wines, the crew of Biz4NJ hoists a glass to it’s first thriving year.
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18 Biz4NJ: Harvest Celebration
Author:  Bart Jackson
Summary:  Best Celebration of the Season - Biz4NJ treats its Circle of Experts to a congenial Business Feast.
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19 Video View: Celebrity wine author & Biz4America Expert
Author:  George Taber
Summary:  George Taber on wine..
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20 Matri-money
Author:  Leanne Philip
Summary:  Fashion expert Leanne Philip discovers what brides will be wearing this season - and what they are willing to pay for their special day
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21 Jersey Wines Triumphant - French & Napa Vintages, Crushed
Author:  Louis Caracciolo
Summary:  Garden State Wine Pride - Jersey Wines Crush French & Napa Vintages Again
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