March 27, 2011

From the NEWS desk of Tom Mongelli:

· Mon 3/28 – Homelessness Forum, Ocean County Library Toms River

· Tue 3/29 – Brick Township school budget final hearing and vote

· Tue 3/29 – Fort Monmouth Job Fair

· Wed 4/4 – Berkeley Township Republican candidate screenings – who will challenge Jason Varano for the mayor’s seat?

· Wed 4/4 – Global Understanding Conference, Monmouth University

· Sat 4/16 – Citizens’ Convention (Tea Party), East Windsor

· Wed 4/20 – Ocean County budget public hearing and final vote

· Thu 4/21 – DEP development plans for Ocean County (sewer system extension proposals), Ocean County Library Toms River

· Mon 4/25 – State Senator Jennifer Beck’s state budget information session, Fair Haven

· Wed 4/27 – School board elections .

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Radiation in reactor's building tests 10 million times above normal http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/03/27/japan.nuclear.reactors/index.html?hpt=T1

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Traces of radiation from Japanese nuclear plant detected in China http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/03/27/japan.nuclear.disaster/index.html?hpt=T2

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Libya revolt: Advancing rebels capture oil town Brega http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-12873434

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Key Libyan oil town apparently in rebel hands http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/africa/03/27/libya.war/index.html?hpt=T2

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Mega Millions $312M Winner in Albany, New York

http://abcnews.go.com/Business/lottery-officals-announced-xx-tickets-split-estimated-312/story?id=13220262 .

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STARLIGHT PERFORMERS A NJ NONPROFIT CORPORATION Spagetti Dinner with a side of entertainment

April 2nd @ the Toms River Elks @ 6pm

for reservation: 609-709-2317

http://www.starlightperformers.com/

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The FairTax Plan eliminates all Federal Income Taxes. Learn more.

http://www.fairtax.org/

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New Jersey A3736

Directs NJTA to reduce tolls no longer required for payment of Access to the Region's Core Tunnel project.

http://e-lobbyist.com/gaits/text/76665

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Japan nuclear crisis: Radiation spike report 'mistaken'

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-12875327

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From Rich Mirocco in Tokyo Japan http://www.jahelpdes.org/DonateNow/Pray_For_Japan.html

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March 20, 2011

First Day of Spring

7:21 P.M. EDT
http://www.almanac.com/content/first-day-seasons

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GADHAFI RIPS 'AGGRESSION'
Libyan ruler defiant as airstrikes by coalition forces enter 2nd day
http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/africa/03/20/libya.civil.war/index.html?hpt=T1&iref=BN1

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Gaddafi vows 'long war' in Libya

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-12798568

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Japan warns on quake deaths rise
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-12798579
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Workers see some success at nuclear plant as cooling efforts continue
http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/03/20/japan.nuclear.reactors/index.html?hpt=T2
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Search for missing continues in Japan as death toll rises
http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/03/19/japan.disaster/index.html?hpt=T2
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Out of Fukushima, into new uncertainty
http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/03/19/japan.one.man/index.html?hpt=T2
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Radiation discovery fans food fears in Japan
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5g95mi0f0IA25A-CZKB42F7ojYBvg?docId=3c548dd23900434fa78da0950c111a68

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Super Full Moon

3/19/11
http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2011/16mar_supermoon/

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Clouds Can't Stop Extreme Supermoon
http://www.digtriad.com/news/article/167141/57/Clouds-Cant-Stop-Extreme-Supermoon

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Hillary Clinton "I'm out after one term"
http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/hill_out_after_one_term_4FlYUYwMxVQuN1vvVEIWfJ

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2011 Final Four
http://www.ncaa.com/finalfour
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http://www.ncaa.com/championships/basketball-men/d1
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United Nations Commission on Human Rights
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_Commission_on_Human_Rights
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UNITED NATIONS
http://www.un.org/en/index.shtml

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How do you spell ?:

Muammar Gadhafi
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muammar_Gaddafi

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Rutgers University tobe at Ocean County Library

May 25, 2011 9am -3:30pm
http://theoceancountylibrary.org/

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S2664 The "Market Competition and Consumer Choice Act;" http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bills/BillView.asp?BillNumber=S2664

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A3736 Directs NJTA to reduce tolls no longer required for payment of Access to the Region's Core Tunnel project

http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bills/BillView.asp?BillNumber=A3736

New Jersey state Legislature

http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/Default.asp

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US energy chief: don't delay new nuclear plants
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42097170/ns/politics-more_politics/
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Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oyster_Creek_Nuclear_Generating_Station
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Plutonium and Reprocessing of Spent Nuclear Fuel
http://www.sciencemag.org/content/293/5539/2397.citation

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Exelon to Close Oyster Creek Generating Station in 2019
http://nuclearstreet.com/nuclear_power_industry_news/b/nuclear_power_news/archive/2010/12/09/exelon-to-close-oyster-creek-generating-station-in-2019-120905.aspx
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Oyster Creek Generating Station (Exelon)
http://www.exeloncorp.com/powerplants/oystercreek/Pages/profile.aspx.
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Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station (NRC)
http://www.nrc.gov/info-finder/reactor/oc.html

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March 13, 2011

From the NEWS desk of Tom Mongelli:

· Mon 3/14 :Asbury Park school district reorganization plans, public meeting, Westside Community Center

· Tue 3/15: Brick school budget public meeting, Brick Memorial High School. Subsequent one 3/22, adoption 3/29.

· Fri 3/18: MODC General Membership Luncheon, Spring Lake

· Tue 3/22: State Senator Jennifer Beck outlines Governor Christie’s budget proposal, Manalapan

· Thu 3/24: NJ Coastal Heritage Trail public meeting, Toms River

· Coming up in April: Global Understanding Convention, Monmouth University; Citizens’ Convention (Tea Party), East Windsor

Special thanks to Tony DeLuccio, who contacted his former teacher Rich Mirocco in Japan and connected him to us for first-hand descriptions of the destruction.

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Japan fears second reactor blast
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-12724953
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Death toll, nuclear meltdown fears rise in Japan
http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/03/13/japan.quake/index.html?hpt=T1&iref=BN1
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Richard Mirocco calls in from Toyko Japan and discribes life after the natural disaster.
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14 dead, 18 injured after Bronx bus turns over on highway
http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/bronx/dead_after_bronx_bus_turns_over_vzxjbMIi2nrrllgTMNr3bL
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Latest Earthquakes M5.0+ in the World - Past 7 days
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/quakes_big.php

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State Director Steve Lonegan Speaking Engagement on R.G.G.I. -
Talk on Cap and Trade
and how to reduce your utility bills and taxes

When: Wed, March 16, 7:30pm – 8:30pm
Where: American Legion Post 129 2025 Church Road
Toms River, NJ 08753

http://americanlegionpost129.webs.com/

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United Nations Commission on Human Rights
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_Commission_on_Human_Rights

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Things that could destroy life on earth
http://artsonearth.com/2009/06/things-that-could-destroy-life-on-earth.html
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March 06, 2011

From the NEWS desk of Tom Mongelli:

· Sunday 3/6 – Jenkinson’s Job Fair, Point Pleasant Beach

· Monday 3/7 – Sierra Club screens “Gasland” at Toms River Library. This is a documentary about hydrofracking, a method of extracting natural gas from underground shale that environmentalists say leaves the ground soaked in hundreds of chemicals. It’s turning the Delaware Valley into the next ecological battleground, and they say the ripple effect has implications all the way to the coast.

· Wednesday 3/11 – Ocean County 2011 budget introduction. Usually about $100,000,000 less than whatever Monmouth spends.

· Thursday 3/10 – DEP information session about its sewer system area plan for 17 northern Ocean County townships, Toms River The sewer plans are the road map for future development, which is what turns this into a significant hearing.

· Saturday 3/12 – Blueclaws Fan Fest, First Energy Park

· Friday 3/18 – MODC General Membership Luncheon, Spring Lake

· Sunday 3/20 – Vernal Equinox – the same amount of day and night, and the days begin lengthening from here.

· Wednesday 3/23 – Ask The Congressman, WOBM

· Thursday 3/24 – Monmouth 2011 budget vote. $496,000,000

· Thursday 3/24 – National Park Service public meeting on improvements for NJ Coastal Heritage Trail, Toms River

· Saturday 4/16 – NJ Citizens’ Convention (Tea Party), East Windsor

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Gaddafi forces claim major gains
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-12658405
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UK negotiating to free captured troops, Libya rebels say
http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/africa/03/06/libya.british.troops/index.html?hpt=T1
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Yemen: US state department upgrades travel warning
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-12658781

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Charlie Sheen, Obama, Republicans and addiction: The Browns
http://www.nj.com/hudson/voices/index.ssf/2011/03/charlie_sheen_obama_republican.html
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20/20: Charlie Sheen and His Goddesses
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=emEM5H9NgTI

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Charlie Sheen’s Recorded Ustream Video
http://www.ustream.tv/charliesheen
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Christie, NJ Teacher’s Union Disagree On Task Force Report
http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2011/03/04/christie-nj-teachers-union-disagree-on-task-force-report/
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N.J. residents support factoring student test scores into teacher evaluations, poll finds
http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2011/03/nj_residents_support_factoring.html

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Road trip to the end of the world
http://www.cnn.com/2011/LIVING/03/06/judgment.day.caravan/index.html?hpt=C1

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What gas spike? Americans still hungry for SUVs, pickups
http://money.cnn.com/2011/03/01/news/companies/gas_price_hike_impact_on_february_auto_sales/index.htm
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George Soros
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Soros

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http://www.georgesoros.com/

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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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