February 27, 2011

From the NEWS desk of Tom Mongelli:
Jon Runyan is doing a ton of homework. A year ago he didn’t appear to have a clue about the issues affecting his district or the world. Thursday night, he spoke equally fluently about fishing restrictions, oil exploration, Middle East unrest and its ramifications, the Performance Tax and the Patriot Act, among other things. He has a lot to accomplish in a short time, but at least now Millennium listeners can understand what it all means to them at the kitchen table.

State Senator Andy Ciesla leaves the Legislature at the end of this year. He’s supporting his Assembly colleague Jim Holzapfel, former Ocean County prosecutor, for the position. Brick Councilwoman Ruthanne Scaturro and Toms River Council President Greg McGuckin are the early entrants for the open Assembly seat.

Other points of interest on the horizon:

· Sunday 2/27 - Green Party convention, Asbury Park

· Tuesday 3/1 – NJ Coastal Heritage Trail preservation hearings, Monmouth County; second session in Ocean County later in the month

· Thursday 3/3 – Monmouth budget public hearing, Shrewsbury ($496 Million)

· Friday 3/4 – Fort Monmouth Redevelopment Forum sponsored by Trenton-based NJ Future

· Sunday 3/6 – Jenkinson’s Job Fair, Point Pleasant Beach – NJ Department of Labor & Workforce Development

· Thursday 3/10 – NJ Dept. of Environmental Protection Public Session for Ocean County future development, Toms River. They’re mapping out where the sewer systems will go. Good news for Ed Norton.

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UN Security Council slaps Libya with sanctions
http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/africa/02/26/libya.un/index.html?hpt=T2
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Gadhafi's son says regime will survive as 100,000 flee Libya
http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/africa/02/27/libya.protests/index.html?hpt=T1
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'Facebook Generation' continues Mauritania protests
http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/africa/02/26/mauritania.protest/index.html?hpt=T2
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UN Council Slaps Sanctions On Libya's Gadhafi (INTERACTIVE)
http://www.wobm.com/UN-Council-Slaps-Sanctions-On-Libya-s-Gadhafi--INT/9252785
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Christie: Trade Not A Partisan Issue
http://www.wobm.com/pages/9287400.php?
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5,100 folks take to the water in Seaside Heights Polar Bear Plunge
http://www.app.com/article/20110226/NJNEWS/102270345/5-100-folks-take-water-Seaside-Heights-Polar-Bear-Plunge?odyssey=tabtopnewstextFrontpage
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1,500 teachers paid to do union business and miss class
Read more: http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/union_classic_le_en_jrQKCmKdjWQbMAtzqHASxI#ixzz1FA6ee6Av
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Academy Awards
http://oscar.go.com/
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In Memory of
Sgt. Mark Paul Thompson
http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/app/obituary.aspx?n=sgt-mark-paul-thompson&pid=148883897&fhid=11424

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Libya uprising: Anti-Gaddafi forces control Zawiya
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-12591025
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Search NJ Gas Prices
http://www.newjerseygasprices.com/
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Legislative Detail: NJ Assembly Bill 3736 - 2010-2011 Regular Session
http://e-lobbyist.com/gaits/NJ/A3736
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http://e-lobbyist.com/gaits/text/76665
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February 20, 2011

From the NEWS desk of Tom Mongelli:

· Monday 2/21 - Teen Drug Abuse Seminar, House of Hope, Toms River

· Tuesday 2/22 - Monmouth County Budget Public Hearing, Monmouth Library Headquarters, Manalapan

· Thursday 2/24 – Ask The Governor/Ask The Congressman, on Millennium airwaves and websites

· Thusday 2/24 – Solar Energy First Alternative Energy Tour, Lakehurst

· Friday 2/25 – League of Municipalities Executive Director Bill Dressel, Ocean County Mayors Association, Toms River

· Friday 2/25 – Brookdale Community College Job Fair

· Sunday 2/27 – Green Party Conference on health care and labor issues, Berkeley Oceanfront Hotel, Asbury Park

· Thursday 3/3 – Monmouth County Budget Hearing 2, Monmouth Library, Shrewsbury

· Friday 3/4 – Fort Monmouth Redevelopment Forum, Hyatt Regency, New Brunswick

· Saturday 3/12 – Lakewood Blueclaws Fan Fest, First Energy Park
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An expert weighs in on labor unions, Wisconsin and Christie
http://blog.nj.com/perspective/2011/02/an_expert_weighs_in_on_labor_u.html
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Wisconsin protests swell to 25,000
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/video/2011/02/17/VI2011021705857.html

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Prevailing Wage
http://dwd.wisconsin.gov/er/prevailing_wage_rate/
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Hourly Rate for State: Wisconsin
http://www.payscale.com/research/US/State=Wisconsin/Hourly_Rate
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Group says Wisconsin state workers “haven’t had to sacrifice”
http://www.politifact.com/wisconsin/statements/2011/feb/18/club-growth/group-says-wisconsin-state-workers-havent-had-sacr/
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Union leader says Wisconsin state employees earn about 8 percent less than if they were in private sector
http://politifact.com/wisconsin/statements/2010/dec/12/bryan-kennedy/union-leader-says-wisconsin-state-employees-earn-a/
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Manitowoc protests Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker
http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-557241?hpt=Sbin
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Libya unrest: dozens killed in Benghazi 'massacre'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-12517327
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2012 phenomenon
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_phenomenon
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Wall Street’ for Sale
http://nymag.com/daily/intel/2010/06/wall_street.html
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Wrestling with the dilemma of a female foe
http://www.suntimes.com/sports/telander/3886495-419/wrestling-with-the-dilemma-of-a-female-foe.html
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Iowa girl respects boy who refused to wrestle her
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110218/ap_on_sp_ot/us_girl_wrestler_default/
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More Girls Take Part in High School Wrestling
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/17/nyregion/17wrestle.html
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Average Nea Salaries
http://www.simplyhired.com/a/salary/search/q-nea
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NEA
http://www.nea.org/home/index.html
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Protesting Milwaukee teachers earn triple the city’s per capita income
http://www.examiner.com/libertarian-in-national/milwaukee-teachers-earn-triple-the-city-s-per-capita-income

Continue reading on Examiner.com: Protesting Milwaukee teachers earn triple the city’s per capita income -

National Libertarian Examiner.com http://www.examiner.com/libertarian-in-national/milwaukee-teachers-earn-triple-the-city-s-per-capita-income#ixzz1EVNUYlmX
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Milwaukee Public Schools
http://mpsportal.milwaukee.k12.wi.us/portal/server.pt/comm/mps_home/335
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16 illegals sue Arizona rancher
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/feb/09/16-illegals-sue-arizona-rancher/
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US National Christmas Tree blown down by heavy winds
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-12517110
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Vatican's space mission
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-12244279
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Daytona 500
http://www.daytonainternationalspeedway.com/?homepage=true
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Chiropractic Family Center of Brick

732-920-8188
http://brickfamilychiropractic.com/
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February 13, 2011

Egyptians go back to work without Mubarak in power
http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/meast/02/13/egypt.revolution/index.html?hpt=T1
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Egypt army struggles to clear Tahrir Square protesters
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-12442270

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WEEKLY ADDRESSES: Budgets & Spending
http://www.wobm.com/pages/9184906.php?

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Mysterious Study Links Diet Sodas to Heart Disease: Is It for Real?
http://www.theatlantic.com/food/archive/2011/02/mysterious-study-links-diet-sodas-to-heart-disease-is-it-for-real/71075/
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The Donald trumps the pols at CPAC
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/12/AR2011021200109.html
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Donald Trump Says He's Seriously Considering Running For President
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/10/05/donald-trump-says-hes-ser_n_750911.html
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Donald Trump CPAC Speech
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYQOx4XS6Nc
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DOES NEW JERSEY NEED EVEN TIGHTER GUN CONTROL?

http://www.app.com/article/20110213/NJOPINION06/102130336/DOES-NEW-JERSEY-NEED-EVEN-TIGHTER-GUN-CONTROL-Two-recent-gun-related-attacks-Arizona-shooting-left-six-dead-13-wounded-including-Congresswoman-Gabrielle-Giffords-fatal-shooting-Lakewood-police-officer-prompted-plenty?odyssey=mod%7Cnewswell%7Ctext%7CFrontpage%7Cs

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Brooklyn madman's rant: 'She had to die'
http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/brooklyn/madman_rant_she_had_to_die_xEGttUerXfIoYNqQT75m2J
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Elizabeth Taylor treated in hospital for heart failure
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-12438011
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Elizabeth Taylor treated for congestive heart failure
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/02/12/us-elizabethtaylor-idUSTRE71B03A20110212
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Elizabeth Taylor: She’s in God’s Hands
http://deathby1000papercuts.com/2011/02/elizabeth-taylor-shes-in-gods-hands/
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Charlie Sheen
http://www.hollyscoop.com/charlie-sheen/157.aspx

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N.J. may see lawsuits against gun control laws after U.S. Supreme Court ruling
http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2010/06/nj_expected_to_see_lawsuits_ag.html
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Strict Gun Control Laws Have A Lot Of Downside
http://www.saveyourrights.com/constitutional-amendments/second-amendment/strict-gun-control-laws-have-a-lot-of-downside/

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Ask The Congressman, a monthly one-hour program with host Tom Mongelli starting Thursday, February 24 at 8PM.
http://www.wobm.com/pages/9163162.php?
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Lipitor and Grapefruit
http://cholesterol.emedtv.com/lipitor/lipitor-and-grapefruit.html
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Lipitor
http://www.lipitor.com/aboutLipitor/benefitsOfLipitor.aspx?source=google&HBX_PK=s_lipitor&HBX_OU=50&o=231273701663762220&skwid=43000000377865571

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When was the peace treaty ending World War 2 signed?

There was no single pact signed to end the war.

In Asia, the Japanese forces signed 'unconditional' surrender terms with MacArthur, recorded with that famous picture, aboard the battleship Missouri, in Tokyo harbor. That ended the formal fighting between American and Japanese forces but some incidental fighting continued for years. Additionally the USSR did not sign a treaty for many years after....I don't recall those details. The actual peace treaty between the U.S. and Japan was signed in 1951.

In Europe it was more confusing. Germany collapsed economically and militarily in the spring of 1945. Hitler was dead. The government essentially non existent. There was a military occupation set up by the victors. Treaties ending the fighting were not signed for about ten years although all organized fighting ended almost immediately upon the surrender via Doenitz in May 1945, who, in theory, was the head of the rump German armed forces and government.

Italy had surrended to the Allies in 1943 and then changed sides to fight Germany, taking many casualties in the process. The end of that formal combat situation was in 1945 also but when an actual treaty was signed, I do not know. Other Axis nations also changed sides when the end of Germany was in sight. Finland, her economy collapsing, withdrew from organized fighting in late 1944 and then declared war on Germany. So did Romania. Bulgaria never actually declared war on any Allied nation that I know of so there was never any treaty to sign. Hungary collapsed in 1945 along with Germany.

Basically a formal state of war existed between Germany and the various Allied nations until about 1949 although obviously all combat operations had ended many years previously. By 1954, Stalin was dead, the German government reorganized (east and west), and the German economy stabilized and growing. POWs, both German and Japanese were just being released about this time in large numbers by the Soviets.

Although I've never seen a full reckoning I suspect some nations never actually signed a treaty ending the war with Germany - for examples, perhaps Brazil or Costa Rica.

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Electronics Products and/or Services Made in USA
http://www.madeinusa.org/nav.cgi?data/elec

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American Made Products Directory
http://www.americansworking.com/
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http://www.stillmadeinusa.com/
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American Clothes
http://www.allamericanclothing.com/bottoms.html?gclid=CI_-qe6thacCFcbd4AodDj2-fA

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12 Reasons Companies Outsource Operations Overseas
http://www.billshrink.com/blog/6741/12-reasons-companies-outsource-operations-overseas/

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Panama Canal expansion project
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panama_Canal_expansion_project

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Motor Vehicle IDLE LAWS
http://www.epa.gov/smartway/documents/420b06004.pdf

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http://www.nj.gov/dep/stopthesoot/index.htm

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January 06, 2011

From the NEWS desk of Tom Mongelli:
The circumstances under which three young people perished in Pine Beach this week may be more than a police story. Some who were close to them speculate that they had difficulty facing the challenge of life. If that’s so, and if it leads to improved communication between generations, then some good will develop from the tragedy.

Here’s a glimpse at what’s ahead:

· The only shore-based public hearing on a proposal to build a LNG terminal off the Asbury coast takes place Wednesday 2/9 in Long Branch. There’s one a day earlier in Rockaway Beach NY and another a day later in Edison. All three areas figure in Liberty Natural Gas plans.

· Sustainable Energy and Economy Conference, Monmouth University, Friday 2/11.

· Southern Ocean Idol auditions, Lacey Township HS, Saturday 2/12.

· Mayors’ Anti-Gang Summit, Beachwood, Tuesday 2/15.

· Ask The Governor & Ask The Congressman, back to back, Thursday 2/24. Also, the Monmouth County budget introduction.

· Bill Dressel, League of Municipalities, speaks to Ocean County Mayors about the unending financial struggle, Friday 2/25. Also, Brookdale Community College Job Fair.

As you may be aware by now, Jason Allentoff survived a fairly hellacious car crash just before dawn Sunday in Bayville.

Jason was driving southbound on Route 9 when his car was hit by another one entering the highway from a sidestreet. The impact was on the passenger side and deployed both front-seat airbags. It also, as he describes it, resulted in considerable front-end damage for his car.

Jason’s nursing black-and-blue discolorations along his right side. His neck is stiff enough to prevent him from turning his head. He also has numerous scrapes on his hands and may have also sustained some knee damage.

He wants everyone to know that he’s following doctor’s orders to the letter.

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Egypt's Brotherhood enters crisis talks
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-12375426
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Census: NJ Population Shifting Southward
http://www.wobm.com/Census--NJ-Population-Shifting-Southward/9128669
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Autopsy Results Released on Two Crash Victims
http://www.wobm.com/Autopsy-Results-Released-on-Two-Crash-Victims/9120924
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Kelly: I know wife wants me to command shuttle
http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/02/04/nasa.shuttle.kelly/index.html?hpt=Sbin
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Super Bowl XLV 2011
http://sbtwitter.nfl.com/
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Just football, no frills - no cheerleaders at Sunday's Super Bowl
http://www.king5.com/sports/seahawks/Just-football-no-frills---no-cheerleaders-at-Sundays-Super-Bowl-115227264.html
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Words of wisdom from Bob to all high school graduating students:

Go to bartending school, pick an island and never look back.

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"Obama the Radical"
New Interview with Stanley Kurtz
http://www.humanevents.com/UncommonKnowledge.php
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WikiLeaks cables: US agrees to tell Russia Britain's nuclear secrets
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/wikileaks/8304654/WikiLeaks-cables-US-agrees-to-tell-Russia-Britains-nuclear-secrets.html?sms_ss=email&at_xt=4d4d9c84602ddb70%2C0
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Mulatto
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mulatto
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Malto
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=milato&defid=2900384

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Ocean County Shelters and Emergency Housing
http://www.hud.gov/local/nj/homeless/shelters/ocean.cfm
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The Presbyterian Church of Toms River:

1070 Hooper Avenue, Toms River, NJ 08753 Phone: 732.349.1331 Meeting next Monday.
http://pctr.org/

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Mandingo (1975)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073349/
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Listen Live as NJ Assembly Votes on Gambling Regulatory Bills
http://calvinayre.com/2011/01/10/business/listen-live-nj-votes-gambling-regulatory-bills/
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Gov. Chris Christie contemplates signing bill affecting Revel casino tax break
http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2010/03/gov_chris_christie_contemplate.html

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GM to Build New Vehicle at Plant in Mexico
http://www.industryweek.com/articles/gm_to_build_new_vehicle__at_plant_in_mexico_22462.aspx
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N.J. Senate panel clears bill that decreases regulations on telecommunications companies
http://www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf/2011/01/bill_that_decreases_regulation.html

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S2664
http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2010/Bills/S3000/2664_I1.HTM
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N.J. lawmakers advance bill allowing towns to post legal notices only online
http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2011/02/nj_lawmakers_advance_bill_allo.html

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Isaiah Chapter 19:20
http://bible.cc/isaiah/19-20.htm

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