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Friday May 09, 2008
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Feature Stories

Technology

Easy Riders

You're on the platform, peering down the tracks for any sign of the train that should have pulled into the station seven minutes ago. But so far, no train, no announcement, and no alerts from njtransit.com appearing on your BlackBerry. Argh.

The Charles Barkley of Scrabble

Scrabble Rouser

High school math teacher and former chess whiz David Koenig is out to spell doom for opponents.

Not Your Papa's Pop

May I offer you a refreshing South Orange? How about a Bada-Bing! Black Cherry? There's a big of smart aleck in every bottle of Jersey's Own Soda (jerseysownsoda.com).

Services

The Milkman Cometh..

Think your local milkman has gone the way of the Cleavers? Think again. A Totowa man's making sure of that.

Yummies

Fat Boy Baking

Fat Boy's Outrageous Cookie Dough comes in two-pound boxes of 27 frozen, pre-cut cookies in six varieties. So delicious!

Risqué Business

A Woman On Top

You might not associate the porn industry with clean living, but Joanna Angel does.

The co-owner, producer-director, chief blogger, and tireless star performer of BurningAngel.com and JoannaAngel.com recognizes that longevity in the former requires dedication to the latter.

“I don’t do drugs,” says the barely 5-foot, 100-pound brunette. “For the most part, I go to bed pretty early, eat healthy food, and exercise, because my job is my life.” As an entrepreneur and porn star—a sexecutive, if you will—Angel realizes that she has to set a good example.

 

The Full Percent

Tales of the Tip

Servers never forget how you treat them, for better or for worse. Roll over Ripley’s! Here are some amazing…Tales of the Tip.

Stunts 

If You Build It, He Will Stay

Mark Malkoff, a 31-year-old comedy writer, sets up shop at the Ikea store in Paramus.

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Health & Wellness 

Once Upon A Mattress

Spice up the bedroom with these tips from sex therapist Susan Manahan.

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Drama in the Courtroom 

Litigators in Love

Acting, singing, dancing, or playing in the band, a high-powered legal team pleases a jury of their peers in The Pajama Game.

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