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Staggering cost, hm? As a percentage of GDP we spent 15 times more on the Korean War and ten times as much on Vietnam, and FORTY times as much on World War 2. If Iraq does indeed become a stable democracy, I think it will be hard to construct an argument that "it wasn't worth the cost" that doesn't also label America's involvement in WW2 as "not worth the cost".
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As for your examples, I don't think they are parallel. I think both involvement in the Korean War and WWII were worthwhile, but I wouldn't dismiss as unserious an argument that Korea wasn't worth the cost. We were, however, protecting an ally from aggressive action by a hostile worldwide alliance. Very different from Iraq (in 2003). As for WWII the ultimate cost for doing nothing there may well have been catastrophic for the American way of life.
You also conveniently measure cost in %age GDP while both your examples come right after a huge downturn in GDP and before 50 years of rapid (and likely unrepeatable growth). And yet, despite this, our government is LESS financially solvent now and can ill afford to be taking on massive amounts of debt to make dubious gambles on non-vital strategic interests.
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DURHAM — After scoring only one goal on 52 shots in a 4-1 home loss to Merrimack, the University of New Hampshire hockey team emphasized all last week the importance of taking away the goalie's eyes.
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Jon Gillies made a terrific glove save on Kevin Goumas late in Sunday's game that could have meant the difference between a tie and a possible loss for Providence.
The move temporarily preserved a 3-2 lead, although UNH's Scott Pavelski scored the tying goal with 3:26 remaining in the third period that forced overtime and salvaged a Hockey East point.
"He was stopping everything," Pavelski said of Gillies, who made 41 saves on 44 shots. "It seems like every time we play him he makes all the first stops as long as he can see them. We were just trying to get bodies in front and take his eyes away. Luckily at the end he was scrambling a little bit and gave me a corner of the net."
The Wildcats will likely use the same strategy when the clubs meet again Wednesday night (7) at PC's Schneider Arena. The game was originally scheduled for last Friday, but was postponed because of the blizzard.
As good as Gillies has been during his freshman season, the Wildcats have beaten him eight times in two games, although they have just one of a possible four points to show for it.
They dropped a 6-5 decision on Jan. 19 after falling behind by scores of 4-0 and 5-1. Fifth-ranked UNH (16-7-3, 11-6-2 HE) will be trying to snap a two-game winless streak Wednesday.
The Friars (10-10-6, 8-6-5 HE) haven't won since beating UNH. They're 0-1-3 in their last four games, including three consecutive ties.
The Wildcats settled for a tie Sunday night, despite taking a 2-1 lead early in the third period on a power-play goal by Dan Correale 30 seconds in.
"We'll take the tie," UNH coach Dick Umile said. "It's a lot better than losing the game, I can tell you that. We had the lead. I thought we came out in the third period and did what we had to do and went ahead."
"I don't think there's such a thing as a good tie or a bad tie," said sophomore forward Grayson Downing, who had a goal and an assist. "It's just a tie. That's the way I think about it. You don't win, you don't lose. It's sort of a blah result."
PC freshman Nick Saracino scored twice 4:30 apart as the Friars regained the lead. UNH uncharacteristically gave up two power-play goals Sunday after allowing only three in 59 chances over its first 18 league games
"Their second goal wasn't a good goal," Umile said. "The kid came off the bench and they found him coming down the slot uncovered. It was an unfortunate line change for us."
Although Gillies' save on Goumas was demoralizing at the time and had the Wildcats' leading scorer in a state of disbelief, the Wildcats battled back to tie the game.
"Any time you have a goalie of that caliber he's eventually going to steal one," Downing said. "If (Goumas) had put that one in it's a different game."
Gillies victimized Pavelski and Downing early in the first period to prevent UNH from jumping out to a quick lead.
The tie left the Wildcats in a second-place tie with Merrimack in the league standings. They're both one point behind Boston College.
"It was a hard-fought game," Umile said. "It went back and forth. We had the lead, gave it up and all of a sudden we're behind. The guys stayed with it and found a way to tie it up."
"For the standings we need to get as many points as possible," Pavelski said, "so to tie it up late was good. We're happy with the one point, but you always wish you can get two."
Providence its tied for fourth with Boston University, three points behind UNH and Merrimack.
"This will be a big one Wednesday," Umile said.
The Wildcats won't see the Whittemore Center for a while, except to practice. Wednesday's contest is the first of four straight road games for the Wildcats, who play at BC next Sunday.
"You want to win at home," Pavelski said. "Going on the road is tough, getting off the bus and trying to get your legs going. Some nights are harder than others."
"It would have been nice to get that win, especially going into overtime," Downing said. "You always think one shot can do it."
UNH also has a two-game series at Vermont before coming home for four straight games against Massachusetts and Maine to close out the regular season.
The Wildcats have 96 shots on goal in the their last two games, but only have a loss and a tie to show for it.
"We haven't gotten the results we wanted recently," Downing said, "but the past couple weeks we've played harder than we had been after Christmas. It's playoff hockey right now."


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Independent groups working to elect Republican Mitt Romney have helped him match or even exceed President Barack Obama's TV ad spending in dozens of media markets in battleground states. But the spending disparity doesn't tell the whole story, as Obama is still getting more value for his money with his ads.
Independent groups working to elect Republican Mitt Romney have helped him match or even exceed President Barack Obama's TV ad spending in dozens of media markets in battleground states. But the spending disparity doesn't tell the whole story, as Obama is still getting more value for his money with his ads.
An Associated Press analysis of presidential campaign advertising data from April through last week found that pro-Romney spending has exceeded pro-Obama ad spending by at least $65 million across the nine states expected to decide the election: Colorado, Florida, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Ohio, Virginia, Iowa and Wisconsin.
Republican outside groups like American Crossroads and Americans for Prosperity have spent millions to complement Romney's campaign advertising, helping the GOP hopeful break even with or surpass Obama in places the president once dominated.
Obama has gotten a boost from Democratic-leaning groups like Priorities USA Action, a "super" political action committee supporting his re-election, but not enough to tamp out the GOP-leaning advantage.
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Romney's allies have dropped millions of dollars in key swing state media markets. Without that assistance, pro-Obama spending would have outpaced pro-Romney spending in more than three dozen media markets.
Obama and groups supporting his re-election have spent more than $14.5 million on television ads in Las Vegas, about twice what Romney has spent. But GOP outside groups have dumped an extra $10 million into the market, allowing pro-Romney ads to outstrip pro-Obama TV spots there by $2.6 million.
In Washington, D.C., the main media market for voter-rich northern Virginia, Obama has had a $9 million advertising advantage over Romney. But an additional $13 million in outside ad spending, mainly from Crossroads GPS and Restore Our Future, put overall pro-Romney spending at a $29.6 million, besting the $25.9 million Obama has spent in that market.
Obama has more than doubled what Romney has spent on ads in Tampa, Fla. But $12 million in GOP outside money has poured into the market to help Romney, bringing pro-Romney spending to $19.7 million – about the same as what Obama has spent there.
Yet despite the onslaught, Obama has retained an overall advertising advantage over Romney and Republican groups. Under federal law, television stations must offer presidential campaigns a discounted price – it's known as the lowest unit rate – to run their spots in the two months leading up to Election Day. Independent political groups aren't eligible for the discount, so their ads cost as much to run as do commercials for products like Pepsi or Tide.
The Obama team has taken full advantage of the lower ad rates available to them, having booked their fall advertising last July and August to ensure placement on key shows in top markets. The leading Republican independent groups, American Crossroads and its affiliate Crossroads GPS, also placed their fall ad buys in the summer, but they are paying far higher rates for the same time slots as the president.
For example, American Crossroads had to pay nearly double what Obama's campaign was charged – $1,400 compared with $765 – to run an ad during Tampa's morning news program on Fox affiliate WTVT, a review of station records showed. Crossroads bought about four spots (compared with Obama's three) during the 8 a.m. weekday slot.
The pro-Romney super PAC Restore Our Future did not make its bookings in the summer and is placing ad buys just days before the spots air, jacking up prices even more. In Norfolk, Va., last week, ROF paid $10,455 to air an ad on CBS station WTKR during the Tuesday prime-time, crime drama "NCIS" – more than double the $4,705 the Obama campaign was charged for the same show.
The Obama campaign also retains an advantage over the Romney campaign when it comes to ad placement, even though both campaigns are entitled to the discounted rate.
Romney's campaign, like its independent ally Restore Our Future, places orders for its TV commercials just a few days before they are set to run. That means fewer ad slots are available to the campaign on a given day and in a given market, forcing the Romney team to pay more than the low rate it is eligible for if it wants to bounce another ad out of a time slot.
Romney's ad-buying pattern was on display again this week. On Monday, the campaign still had not placed ad buys in three swing states – Nevada, New Hampshire and Ohio – for spots that were supposed to start running on Wednesday.
Romney campaign officials acknowledged the strategy has cost more money at times but said it allowed them greater flexibility to place ads where and when they need them, and to target the ads to demographic groups depending on what their polling shows.
Still, the strategy does have disadvantages. In Cincinnati this month, the Obama campaign paid about $175 to NBC station WLWT to air an ad on "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon." Romney's team spent nearly double that, $300, to run an ad on the show.
In Columbus, Ohio, this month, the Obama campaign paid WSYX, the local ABC affiliate station, $300 to run a 30-second ad during "Good Morning America." The Romney campaign paid $550 for a similar ad that week, while American Crossroads paid $800.
"Just because the Republican side is stronger on dollar value, they're not stronger on audience size," said Joe Mercurio, a New York-based political media buyer. "Because of the way his campaign is buying, Romney has a smaller audience and his message to some degree is being polluted because the super PACs are muddying things up."
Gillum reported from Washington.
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The study at hand focuses the interdependencies between stress incidents and strategies of stress-coping in relation with well-being in helping professions. Furthermore, the scarce areas and the proband's strategies of health behavior, comparing helping and other vocational groups, are investigated. The sample consist of teachers, bank employees, employees of marketing agencies, employees coming from the machine construction industry, as well as nurses, psychotherapists and physicians. The results show that everyday annoyances and problem-oriented stress-coping indeed affect well-being.
The following article deals with equivalence as a specific quality criterion concerning cross cultural research in psychology and provides an overview for this topic. The comparability of constructs as well as of data is analyzed. For this, the different levels of equivalence are regarded, e.g., translation equivalence and others. Classical as well as modern methods for the testing and guarantee of equivalence are analyzed. Critical approaches and methodical problems of cross cultural research are described.
Work–Life Balance. A Challenge for Working Moms: Differences and Similarities Between Germany and the USA (2015)
Work–life balance is one of the challenges of a globalized world. The study described in this chapter aimed to identify the factors influencing the work–life balance of working mothers. Additionally, we will describe differences and similarities between the well-being and working styles of German and US-American working mothers. It is particularly difficult for mothers to be successful, because to do so, they must master the double burden of work and family. In this study, 320 working mothers were surveyed, 142 in Germany and 178 in the USA. It was found that the cultural concepts of work–life balance of these working mothers are comparable. Furthermore, differences in working styles were identified: US-Americans valued both well-being and work–life balance more strongly than Germans. In both cultures, younger mothers felt more burdened by work than older mothers. This may indicate that competences are learned with an increasing age, enabling a more successful mastery of challenges, even though an increasing age usually has a negative effect on health. The number of children, family status and education did not influence work–life balance. These findings are further discussed in this chapter.


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Clemente musical honors life and work of legend
When the charter plane carrying the Hall of Famer and supplies he was taking to earthquake-stricken Nicaragua crashed over the Atlantic Ocean 40 years ago, it helped to save Steriopoulos from a crash of his own.
Steriopoulos, then a 19-year-old musician in the Midwest, was on the road after a late-night New Year's Eve gig when he began to fall asleep at the wheel. It was the news of Clemente's death that startled him.
"While I was on the turnpike, with my chin on my chest, an announcement came on the radio that a plane carrying Roberto Clemente had gone down at sea and everybody was dead," Steriopoulos said. "The shock of hearing it snapped me out of my stupor, my dead sleep."
Steriopoulos was driving a van down the highway and, at high speed, came so close to slamming into the back of an 18-wheel gasoline tanker, he says he couldn't see its license plate feet in front of him.
He stood on the brakes, he said, as the van swerved, spun, tumbled over the median and into the opposite side of the highway where he avoided further disaster.
"In the very real sense," Steriopoulos said, "Clemente's death was responsible for saving my life."
Thursday at Pearl Studios, Steriopoulos led a group of actors in a staged reading of "21," a musical about Clemente's life. The writer/musician hopes the production and the story can inspire others the way Clemente inspired him.
"[Clemente] had a saying which was, 'If a man has a chance to make a difference in life, but doesn't, then he hasn't really been here,'" Steriopoulos said. "So all my life, I always kind of thought, sometimes you make a difference in peoples' lives and they don't even know it. How crazy is it, for a guy to say that, and in my case, the difference he made in my life was to save my life and he was dead and couldn't even know it."
Steriopoulos began writing about Clemente's life in story form before it grew longer, and he eventually put it to music.
"Here we are five years later," he said.
The reading, at Pearl Studios in New York, was held with hopes that enough investors and supporters would climb on board and usher the production on to the next stages. Ideally, a workshop would come next, followed by regional productions and then perhaps a Broadway run.
The 12-person production featured Kyle Robert Carter reading as Clemente, Gizel Jimenez reading as his wife, Vera, and Famecia Ward reading in a prominent role as Clemente's deceased sister, Anairis.
After his death on Dec. 31, 1972, at the age of 38, Clemente was posthumously inducted into the Hall of Fame as one of baseball's most legendary players. He's known for his play on the field -- he was a 15-time All-Star right fielder, a World Series and National League MVP and two-time World Series champ -- but also for his philanthropy off it and for the love he held for his home country of Puerto Rico.
The performance tells a somewhat mystical tale of Clemente's life and emergence as one of baseball's most beloved superstars and the unique bond he held with his sister, who died when he was a young boy.
Steriopoulos wrote the book, music and lyrics. Jerry Dixon directs, John DiPinto is the music director and Shannon McGough is the stage manager.
"We've gone through several drafts and ways of telling this story from different points of view," Steriopoulos said. "Everybody always just focuses on the ballplaying. But the fact is that there's a deep, rich story behind who he was as a man. We're trying to show that he's inevitably linked with baseball and where he came from, but also his family and what that culture was like. This is what made him.
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Dinner Tonight: Cauliflower-Cheddar Soup Recipe
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Most of the cauliflower I eat is roasted or sautéed until it's perilously close to looking burnt. It's hard to describe why it tastes so good when it looks so bad, but it really does a number on me and partly explains why it's one of my favorite things to cook.
But this recipe retreats back to a time when cauliflower was treated gently and calmly. It gets a slow simmer to make sure everything is politely tender. Cheddar cheese is also involved, which seems straight out of some horrible childhood memory (when this vegetable was on the do-not-want list).
While this recipe from the Moosewood Cookbook may sound tame, but it still manages to be comforting and warming, but not boring. Thanks should go to the carrots and potatoes for thickening the soup and also adding some crucial sweetness.
It's a blended soup, but some of the florets are left whole to keep things texturally interesting. It's not my favorite way to eat cauliflower, but it shows the versatility of this great vegetable.
Cauliflower-Cheese Soup
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- 1 large potato, peeled, and diced
- 1 large cauliflower, stems removed and florets separated
- 1 medium carrot, peeled and chopped
- 3 garlic cloves, peeled
- 1 1/2 cups onion, chopped
- 1 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 4 cups water
- 2 cups grated cheddar
- 3/4 cup milk
- 1 teaspoon fresh dill
- 1/2 teaspoon caraway seeds
- Black pepper
Set aside two cups of the cauliflower florets, and then add the rest to a large pot with the potato, carrot, garlic, onion, salt and water. Turn heat to high and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to a simmer and cook until the vegetables are very tender, about 15 to 20 minutes. Puree this soup in batches in a blender. Return the soup to the pot.
Meanwhile, place the remaining cauliflower florets in a steamer basket set above boiling water. Steam those until tender, about 8 minutes.
Add the steam cauliflower to the pot along with the cheddar, milk, dill, and caraway seeds. Season to taste with black pepper and salt. Serve.
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In recent decades fast Vauxhalls have borne the VXR badge. In the 90s, however, GSi was the designation used for the brand's quicker-than-average models.
Now owned by PSA Group, Vauxhall have revived the GSi badge for the 21st century, hoping to capitalise market demand for quick – but not crazy-quick – hatchbacks and saloons. A look at the outputs available (a 260bhp petrol or a 210bhp diesel) shows the GSi engine fairly analogous with the top available tunings of Ford's 2.0-litre Duratorq and 2.0-litre Ecoboost engines which are available in sporty ST-Line or luxury Vignale trim (in fact the GSi pips both slightly in the power stakes).
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That's a generous amount of power for a non-premium saloon (or estate, as with our test car), but not something that's realistically going to be put up against super saloons like the Audi S4 or BMW M3.
Vauxhall Insignia GSi Nav Sports Tourer 2.0 BiTurbo 4×4 Auto
Price: £39,720 (£40,475 as driven)
Engine: 2.0-litre, four-cylinder, bi-turbo diesel
Power: 210bhp
Torque: 354lb/ft
Top speed: 144mph
Acceleration: 0-60mph 7.4 seconds
Emissions: 187g/km
Economy: 39.8mpg combined
But at £39,720 new it's a good bit cheaper than high-spec German rivals too. The trouble is, that price does put it well and truly in the same ballpark as mid-range Audi A4s, BMW 3 Series, Volvo V60 and Mercedes-Benz C-Class models.
The question becomes then, are the sporty touches, 4×4 drivetrain and GSi badge enough to get the juices flowing when compared with an entry-spec but premium badged offering from elsewhere on the Continent?
Parking that question for now, I was impressed with the Insignia GSi. The standard Insignia had already won me over as the best-looking Vauxhall for years and lower down the range in particular it's a seriously competitive option in the D-segment hatchback/saloon market.
The sporty bodykit (new side sills and bumpers), 20-inch alloy wheels and sports exhaust system make an already good looking car look even more imposing. Wide, low and purposeful, if you stick a Mercedes-Benz logo on the grille I don't think anyone would raise an eyebrow.
Inside, the GSi adds a sporty flat-bottomed steering wheel, sports seats and perforated leather to the clean lines and solid build of the Insignia cabin. It lacks the density of material you feel in a premium model, but is streets ahead of the old Insignia interior in terms of style and feeling.
My only criticism of the interior is that it's a little dull. A splash of red stitching or some contrast dash inserts would emphasise the sportiness of the model against the standard car further.
Where you ought to notice a real difference compared with the standard car is the handling. The springs are 40 per cent stiffer and 10 per cent lower than those in the standard model and the anti-roll bars help combat car's natural understeer. Typically for a sporting model it's been honed at the Nurburgring (it's reportedly 10 seconds faster round the circuit than the old Insignia VXR Supersport) and as you might expect thanks to the four-wheel drive setup there is plenty of grip.
It's a precision drive in the bends and the handling belies the car's significant proportions. Despite those proportions, the current generation of Insignia is considerably lighter than the previous model.
That means the 210bhp diesel power plant in our test car can deliver a nought to 60 mph time of 7.4 seconds, while the petrol variant manages it in 6.9 seconds.
The stopping power from the Brembo brake calipers is impressive, at the other end of the scale.
Despite the sporty bodykit and all the tuning that's gone into making this car feel more dynamic than, for example, Elite specification models running the same engines, this is still a practical, comfortable family estate.
The suspension might be stiffer and lower, but it's not a back-breaking ride like some performance models. It might look low and sleek – but it still has bags of room inside and a 560-litre boot with the seats up.
In all, it's an appropriately sporty and practical return to the market for the GSi badge. Manufacturers all know that British car buyers – far more so than those on the Continent – are bewitched by big alloy wheels on thin tyres, flashes of red brake calipers between the spokes and perforated leather stitching.
This subtly sporty offering should win a few admirers then. I suspect the relatively steep price could mean the GSi Insignia remains a rare car on our roads though.
The blend of comfort, practicality, power, Nurburgring pedigree and sporting precision will bewitch some, but many with £40,000 to invest in a set of wheels will likely plump for something more obviously German.


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Center Medical Specialist (RN)
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Job Location
Fort Myers Plasma Center - Ft. Myers, FL
Position Type
Full Time
Education Level
High School
Travel Percentage
Job Shift
Job Category
Health Care
Summary:Under the supervision of the Medical/Laboratory Director and Center Management ensure donor suitability, product integrity and the continued good health of donors through the compliance with Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations and Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) Manual guidelines. A Traveling CMS may require routine travel up to 100%.
Primary responsibilities for role:
Promote customer satisfaction through appropriate interaction and responsiveness to customer needs.
Builds rapport with donors to ensure overall customer satisfaction with the center to support long term donation.
Selection of suitable plasmapheresis donors by performing physical examinations and taking medical histories on all donors through the use of FDA approved Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) Manual, current State and Federal guidelines, OSHA, CLIA, CGMP, all internal company procedures and personal education and experience.
Responsible for donor awareness to potential hazards . Administration of donor consent form.
Provides Donor education on trends identified regarding general health assessment completed at the Center. Provides counseling to Donors regarding unacceptable test results.
Evaluates and manages donor injuries and adverse events.
Performs evaluations of any history of illness or medications to ensure continued donor suitability. Ensures Donor medical information is complete and accurate prior to donation.
Review of donor screening test to ensure eligibility of continued donation.
Assists in employee training and coaching regarding medical SOPs as necessary. Assists with the administration of employee Hepatitis Vaccine program.
Maintain supplies necessary to perform job duties.
Maintains and ensures proper sanitation and cleaning of equipment and work areas between donors. Ensures Donor and Staff confidentiality.
Reports all unsafe situations or conditions to Center Management. Perform other duties as required.
Additional Responsibilities: Works under direct supervision until fully trained and then general supervision once trained. Handles all levels of medical issues in the center and may review complex cases with Medical Operations Supervisor orCenter Medical Director. May direct or administer a hyper immune program. May assist or lead the administration of the employee Hepatitis and Flu Vaccine program. May assist with company research trials.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:Strong assessment skills with the ability to handle all donor suitability determinations. Excellent customer service and interpersonal skills. Good understanding of both verbal and written English. Where applicable written and verbal bi-lingual skills. Ability to understand and follow SOPs and protocols. The ability to organize, prioritize and complete daily, weekly and monthly tasks in a high paced, highly regulated environment following strict protocols in regards to audits and detailed documentation. Has the skills to delegate when appropriate. Computer proficient in web based training and Word.
Education: Educated and currently certified/licensed in the state of employment and according to state requirements as an Advanced Emergency Medical Technician (or equivalent) , Licensed Practical Nurse, Licensed Vocation Nurse, Paramedic or Registered Nurse, Nurse Practitioners or Physician Assistant. Current CPR certification required. A Traveling CMS is required to be a Designated Trainer for medical and may require multi- platform SOP training and a multi-state license.
Experience: Requires 6 months of related experience providing medical care and assessing patients. Plasma or whole blood experience preferred.
Equivalency: Depending on the area of assignment, directly related experience or a combination of directly related education and experience and/or competencies may be considered in place of the stated requirements. Example:If a job level typically requires an Associate's degree plus 2 years of experience, an equivalent could include 4 years of experience or a Bachelor's degree.
Occupational Demands: Occupational Demands Form # 75: Work is performed in a plasma center. Exposure to biological fluids with potential exposure to infectious organisms. Exposure to electrical office and laboratory equipment.Exposure to extreme cold below 32 degrees F while performing functions in plasma freezers. Personal protective equipment required such as protective eyewear, garments, gloves and cold-gear. Work is performed both standing and sitting for up to 2 to 4 hours per day each. The position does require bending and twisting of neck up from 1 to 2 hours per day. Frequent hand movement of both hands with the ability to make fast, simple, movements of the fingers, hands, and wrists. Ability to make precise coordinated movements, of the fingers to grasp and manipulate objects. Frequent foot movement; may squat, crouch or sit on one's heels on rare occasion. Occasionally walks, bends and twists at waist. Light lifting of 15lbs. with a maximum lift of 50lbs. May reach below shoulder height. Hearing acuity essential. Color perception/discrimination, near vision and far vision correctable in one eye to 20/30 and to 20/100 in the other eye. Able to communicate information and ideas so others will understand; with the ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. Works independently and within guidance of oral or written instructions.Performs a wide range of tasks as dictated by variable demands and changing conditions. Relates sensitive information to diverse groups.


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Quick Take for Thursday, April 12, 2007 (Based on Fast Affiliate Ratings)
With Clip Shows for "Betty" and "Grey's," Along with the Opening Telecasts
Of "Notes from the Underbelly," ABC Wins Thursday Night in Adults 18-34
ABC Grows by 2.5 Million Viewers and by 48% in Adults 18-49 Year to Year
ABC's "Ugly Betty" Clip Show Outdraws NBC's Original Comedies in Viewers
ABC's "Grey's Anatomy" Clip Show Takes Second at 9pm in Viewers and
Adults 18-49, Winning the Slot Over CBS' Original "C.S.I." with Adults 18-34
Against Originals of NBC's "ER" and CBS' "Shark" in 10 O'clock Hour, ABC's
"Notes from the Underbelly" Opens at No. 1 in Each Half-Hour in Adults 18-34
Thursday Night (8:00-11:00 p.m.)
Featuring clips shows for "Ugly Betty" and "Grey's Anatomy," followed by the series opening telecasts of "Notes from the Underbelly" in the 10 o'clock hour, ABC took a solid second place to CBS' original lineup in Total Viewers (9.7 million) and Adults 18-49 (3.7/10). In fact ABC defeated third-place NBC's original prime schedule by 2.5 million viewers and by 12% in Adults 18-49 (NBC = 7.2 million & 3.3/9). ABC delivered the No. 1 network position on Thursday with Adults 18-34 (3.4/10) and Women 18-34 (4.8/14).
� Versus the same night last year when its lineup was comprised of all-original programming, ABC was up by 2.5 million viewers and by 48% in Adults 18-49 (7.2 million & 2.5/7 on 4/13/06).
"Ugly Betty" (8:00-9:00 p.m.)
Opposite originals of CBS' "Survivor: Fiji" and Fox's "Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader?," ABC's "Ugly Betty" clip show outdrew NBC's original comedies ("My Name is Earl"/"The Office") by 11% in Total Viewers from 8:00-9:00 p.m. (8.1 million vs. 7.3 million).
� Despite going up against first-run competition on the other nets, the "Betty" season recap show gained audience throughout its telecast, growing by 9% in Viewers (7.8 million to 8.5 million) and 18% among Adults 18-49 (2.2/7 to 2.6/7) from its first half-hour to its second half-hour.
"Grey's Anatomy" (9:00-10:00 p.m.)
Against an original "C.S.I.," a "Grey's Anatomy" clip show delivered a strong second place in the 9 o'clock hour in Total Viewers (12.6 million) and Adults 18-49 (5.0/13). ABC topped third-place NBC's original comedies ("30 Rock"/"Andy Barker, P.I.") in the time period by 7.5 million viewers and by 92% in Adults 18-49 (NBC = 5.1 million & 2.6/7). The "Grey's" recap ranked No. 1 in the slot with Adults 18-34, outdelivering CBS' "C.S.I." by 9% (4.8/14 vs. 4.4/13).
"Notes from the Underbelly" (10:00-11:00 p.m.)
Against the return of NBC's "E.R." to the time period and CBS' original episode of "Shark" in the 10 o'clock hour, ABC's back-to-back series opening telecast of "Notes from the Underbelly" ranked No. 1 in each half-hour among Adults 18-34 (3.5/11 & 3.1/10) and Women 18-34 (4.8/13 & 4.4/13).
� The first telecast of "Notes from the Underbelly" at 10:00 p.m. qualifies TV's top comedy premiere since CBS' "Rules of Engagement" (on 2/5/07) in Total Viewers (9.2 million) and Adults 18-49 (3.9/11). Additionally, "Notes" delivered the best Women 18-34 number (4.8/13) for any comedy premiere since ABC's "Ugly Betty" (on 9/28/06), representing the second-highest-rated on television this season.
� Versus the same night last year (4/14/06), the back-to-back episodes of "Notes from the Underbelly" improved the 10 o'clock time period for ABC among Total Viewers (8.5 million vs. 8.2 million) and Adults 18-49 (3.7/10 vs. 2.4/7).
Source: Nielsen Media Research, NTI (Fast Affiliate Ratings, Live+SD), 4/13/07.


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BELVIDERE — Construction of a Belvidere Amtrak station could begin before the end of 2014.
"I'm hoping to get started this year, but there are still a lot of steps to go through," Belvidere Mayor Mike Chamberlain said.
The city will meet with engineers in the next two or three weeks to review technical aspects of the station's design.
Stephen Ernst, executive director of the Rockford Metropolitan Agency for Planning, said that Boone County and Belvidere are "well along the way" toward finalizing construction plans.
The station and transit center would be built along existing train tracks north of City Hall between Main and State streets, according to a multi-phase downtown development proposal from 2005 posted on the City of Belvidere's website.
Chamberlain said that the station could be completed toward the end of 2015.
According to the 2005 plan, once the station is complete, an initial phase of government, residential, commercial, retail and mixed-use development would be implemented over the next five years and would expand City Hall and the Boone County Historical Museum to create a "civic campus" around the station.
Chamberlain said the Amtrak station is the first step in connecting Belvidere to Chicago and Rockford through a commuter rail that he hopes will drive downtown development.
Ernst said that the line will begin transporting passengers in 2015 on a single train with plans to add a second train in 2016.
In four or five years, Chamberlain hopes enough trains will be added to allow residents to live in Belvidere and commute to work in Chicago or Rockford, or vice versa.
Chamberlain also said a plan is being discussed to develop a shuttle system with busses that would take Rockford commuters who don't want to use a proposed west Rockford train station to the Belvidere one.
"I think they'll come here instead of going to the west side of Rockford," Chamberlain said.
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Miami In A Vice
They have gone out and spent the money on what looks like a fabulous and distinctive new ballpark.
They have gone out and spent the money on what is an often fabulous and always distinctive new manager.
They are evidently willing to go out and spend the money ("in the range of five years, $18-$20 million a year," per Buster Olney on ESPN) on Jose Reyes and might be able to snare Albert Pujols as well.
They even went out and spent the money on rebranding themselves as a city, not a state, and on some decent looking new uniforms (although the basic premise of the attire struck me as an adaptation of the original 1977 Toronto Blue Jays' unis, with orange substituted for powder blue).
And I think it will all end in disaster.
As the 20th season of Marlins baseball looms, there is still almost no evidence that South Florida is a major league baseball community, or that it wants or needs big league ball. The entire dynamic could be changed by the new roofed stadium, but the certitude about that – and the willingness to wager literally hundreds of millions of dollars on that certitude – is, to me, unjustified. With the caveat that I know from sopping-wet experience that Joe Robbie/ProPlayer/Whatever Stadium was a miserable place to watch a ballgame, I still think that it's mortifying that the Fish averaged 37,838 fans per game in their inaugural season of 1993, and 33,695 in 1994 – and never came close to that figure again.
I mean, not close. The World Champions of 1997 played before an average house of 29,190. Otherwise they have had just five seasons of more than 19,007 paid admissions per game, and four that were below 15,766 a year.
Team president David Samson thinks some improvement on the squad and the ballpark will convert a city that has for two decades been saying 'you fill me with inertia' will suddenly convert into producing "30 to 35,000 every single game."
This was a city that could not support AAA baseball in the '50s, and never again tried higher than A-ball. And I don't buy the idea that a high-priced indoor facility in Miami proper rather than it a remarkably hard-to-get-to corner of Fort Lauderdale is now going to entice 37,000 fans away from everything else the city offers, especially at night. Pujols and Reyes would be hard to resist. Then again the Marlins fans of nine seasons ago resisted the 2003 World Champions (except for 16,290 of them each game). I'm not even sure how a $95,000,000 investment in Reyes and lord knows how much in Pujols would translate into profitability or even break-even status.
Reyes alone will not do it – ask the Mets.
As if these doubts were not enough, late last night the impeccable Clark Spencer of The Miami Herald tweeted something to make Miami fans shiver:
Source: H. Ramirez is not at all pleased at prospect of changing positions if
#Marlins sign Reyes; the two aren't the friends many portray.
When the Reyes rumors first started, Spencer had quoted Hanley Ramirez with words that bring honor to the role of wet blanket: "I'm the shortstop right now and I consider myself a shortstop."
One can easily see where all this will go if a) Ramirez and Reyes squabble; b) Reyes gets hurts again; c) the Marlins don't sign enough new talent to compete in a daunting division; d) the fans don't show up; or e) all of the above, in any order you choose. When the '97 Marlin World Champs did not yield a new stadium, 17 of the 25 men on the World Series roster were gone by mid-season 1998 and three more by mid-season 1999.
Imagine Jose Reyes being traded in a fire sale in the middle of 2013. Or Albert Pujols.
A quick thought about the new Cardinals' manager.
I met Mike Matheny during the nightmarish 2000 NLCS when Rick Ankiel was hit by the same psychological trauma – damage to a close male relative or friend who had taught him the game – that befell Steve Blass, Chuck Knoblauch, Steve Sax, the ex-pitcher-turned-author Pat Jordan, and others. Matheny had cut up his hand opening the odd gift of a really big hunting knife, and had to turn over Cardinals' catching to Carlos Hernandez.
Matheny was devastated, but less for himself and far more for what his absence meant to Ankiel. I don't know that this has been reported since the time Ankiel's problems crested (I know I put it on our Fox broadcasts of the Cards-Mets playoffs), but Matheny told me that several times during the season Ankiel had begun to spiral out of control the way he did in that heart-stopping start against New York. "But I could calm him down, I was able to stop him. Last night, watching it, I felt helpless. Worse, I felt paralyzed. I could've talked him out of it."
Consider this in the later context. Ankiel was collapsing under the weight of his father – who had driven him throughout his youth and into his career – going to prison for drug-running. The problem would run Ankiel out of the majors the next year and make him an outfielder two years after that. Yet Matheny was somehow able to encourage him, reassure him, or simply bullspit him, into overcoming this set of complex psychological phenomena.
Put that into a skill set that includes good game judgement, an ability to easily relate to everybody from batboys to announcers who wouldn't give anybody a hunter's knife as a present in a million years, and all the other non-healing powers a manager is supposed to have, and I think it's safe to infer Matheny will be a pretty good big league skipper.
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I believe you re: Matheny, as long as Albert comes back to the Cardinals.
True, although Albert makes anybody look better. Personally, I'd have rather seen the Cards try to pry Maddon away from the Rays, or get Francona. But Matheny's saying all the right things so far, and "keeping the band together" as far as the coaching staff goes, which is good. His history shows he's a gamer and a motivator (as KO pointed out nicely), although the Cards haven't gone the untested manager route in eons…who was the last one? Boyer? It was before my time, anyway. Jorgensen was interim, so I don't really count him.
Re: Albert and the Marlins: I just can't see them signing him without breaking the bank, especially if they want Reyes as well. The only way I see it happening is if Reyes goes elsewhere, but even then it's a stretch. I think Albert's using the Marlins to get a bigger deal from the Cardinals or some large-market team. Time will tell, I suppose.
The people of Miami have never been great sports fans, especially when it comes to baseball and even basketball. You go to a game and everyone is their cell phones or texting messages to who knows where, seemingly uninterested in the actual game. Most times, if people show up, they show up extremely late.
The only time I ever saw the stadium fairly full was the World Series. Miamians are notorious for hopping on their teams bandwagon once they see their team may have a shot at a division championship, but rarely support their teams enroute.
Part of the issue is most people from Miami are transplants from other areas of the country or world. Baseball fans Become loyal to a specific team at an early age. Unfortunately for Miami that team is not Florida. As you stated, a new stadium will not change that loyalty. At first people will go out of curiousity or because it is the cool thing to do, but thereafter, NADA
Keith, I think you're leaving out several factors when considering the Marlins' situation. First of all, the strike of 1994 happened not even a year after the team's birth, which was a huge blow to begin with. Top that off with the dampening of the '97 championship due to the 1998 fire sale, and that's a pretty inauspicious start for a franchise. Not to mention the fact that by 2006 the team was completely rebuilt from the 2003 championship. Finally, the stadium was a complete mess, and with Miami's unpredictable weather, nobody wanted to drive sometimes over an hour to go to a game that would get rained out. I can't tell you how many rain delays I sat through as a fan at Sun Life.
I think if there's a period of stability with this franchise from here on out, Miami can eventually become a baseball town. But it's going to take the kind of commitment that the ownership at least appears to be trying to make right now by attempting to add some more stars to the team.
I can't match (or sometimes even follow) the in-depth analysis of the game I used to love. But on the grander scale of things, compared to the obscene trashing of lives, broken minds, bodies, and trillions of national treasure wasted in stupid, useless wars, this seems like a reasonable risk of public and private money.
The word you want in the headline is "vise."
Trust me. This man never makes a word mistake. He meant vice.
Right. Tell me how "in a vice" makes any sense at all.
The new Marlins stadium is in a "not very nice" part of Miami and as a SWF I would not feel comfortable walking to from one of the metro/train stops (which would be about ~ 1 mile walk). I have been to several major league ball parks (The Cell in Chicago, Target field, Comerica Park, Coors field, Skydome/Rogers stadium) and all of them are easily accessible via public transportation and most have a bustling area of shops and restaurants around them. No evidence of that yet. One thing I do hope they carry over from Dolphin/sunlife/whatever they are calling it this month stadium are the "Bark in the Park" nights. Yup, bring your dog to the ball game (and support the local humane societies).
Three things you brought to my mind. 1. When I was little, I had some money and walked to TG&Y to buy a little wallet to put it in. I cried all the way home because I no longer had the money…or need of a wallet. 2. Mama taught us that if you ever give a knife as a gift, it will cut the relationship in two…UNLESS…the receiver of the gift pays you something for it. Even a penny will keep the hex off! 3. Perhaps Miami is too pretty for the major leagues. The people might want to go to the beach instead of watching the ball. Just sayin'. As always, your writing is grand! Thanks!
Ah, Florida…barely north of the Tropic of Cancer and yet more capable of supporting a hockey team than a baseball team.
First off – the new Marlins uniforms are butt-ugly and remind me of Miami Vice. The Marlins do have a lot of fans in South Florida, but we can't afford to go to the games very often. This is one of the poorest major metropolitan areas in the country. Parking at Joe Robbie was 10 to 11 dollars. Bad pizza 8 dollars. Water 4 dollars. That's already over 20 dollars without the price of the ticket. I was only able to go to a few games, but I, and many other fans watch every game we can on TV. Lower prices and more fans will show up.
My first thought when I heard about Matheny was: "Isn't he the guy who missed the playoffs when he cut himself with a hunting knife a few years ago?" Yeah, that's the guy. I'm certain he'll be understanding when his players do stupid stuff.
hey ko
where is your article about vogelsong not deserving a 5th place vote for cy young?
Drimble Wedge!!
While Clemens, Bonds and A-Rod get all the blame for PEDs nobody ever talks about Rick Ankiel– a marginal talent as a hitter– using HGH in his comeback. I wonder how many more deserving prospects he got in the way of when he made it back to the big club, because we know Clemens, Bonds and A-Rod were/are not only major leaguers but Hall of Fame talent with or without steroids so they weren't blocking any youngsters' careers (though maybe The Rocket did in his 40s). Matheny is an odd choice for manager but I won't write him off yet– especially since I liked him on the Giants. As for the Marlins, here I am clear across the country in Oregon and I enjoy watching them (Rich Waltz and Tommy Hutton are awesome announcers) yet the people right there in south Florida don't, at least they don't go to games. It's why I like the more traditional franchises. Expansion really hasn't been that good for baseball, especially since about 1970.
I'll talk about it. He was injured and the doctors prescribed it for him to help the healing process. It's not like all the others that took it purely to get an edge on the competition/feed egos.
One could say the same thing about Edinson Volquez who was suspended even though he took HGH while he was hurt. Personally I think HGH should be allowed if you are on the 60 day DL and if you stop using x many days before being activated. However, I think you're buying the line Ankiel was selling. I think he used HGH to hit for more power as he was going through the minors and, seeing what a lousy hitter he is, he probably was blocking a more deserving player from making it to the majors. It may have been ego too– after embarrassing himself as a pitcher. Meanwhile, everyone piles on A-Rod, Clemens and Bonds, like they were the only ones who used. Keith should mention that Ankiel is a PED guy. He's no feelgood story.
"Blaming a bridge for causing a death? Guess the admission standards for Cornell aren't too high?"
I guess not. I mean they let Olby in. Well, the Ag school did anyway.
very nice post..
Personally I'm hoping the Marlins don't sign Reyes or Pujols. Would love Pujols to stay a Cardinal and would love to see Reyes leave the NL East … since I'm a Braves fan, of course
Hi Keith. Just wanted to say that I'm sorry about what happened. I believe it was just a misunderstanding, but still – the reaction from others was unbelievable. Thank you for listening to us, although at times I'm sure it must feel like being swarmed by ants. I imagine it probably felt more like fire ants, last night. The sad thing is, if you had never listened or talked to us at all, the people reacting so angrily now would still idolize you. As for me, I know you're human. Understanding that, and knowing how difficult it must be sometimes to do what you do just makes me respect you even more. You don't have to interact with us, but you do, and we appreciate that – well, some of us do. 🙂 There may come a day on Twitter where you block me, but that's your choice. I hope it doesn't happen, but… if it does, I'll still be a loyal viewer. What you do is so important, and that matters more to me than whether or not you talk to us online. Hugs! Oh yeah – and Go Mariners! 🙂 There – now my post is at least marginally about baseball. Hope your day gets better, and I hope that eventually you'll brave the swarm again… Thanks!
Pujols will be a Cub. Reyes, who knows? Some dumb team will overpay for him.
Miami's a mecca for baseball on par with Montreal. Viva la Expos!
This article about Matheny is exactly why I come back here again and again. Nowhere in baseball is there someone like you, Keith. You are special, that's all. Thanks for reminding us of those little things that make baseball such a special pastime.
Every Marlins Game Sold Out For Next Season As Fans Become Enamored With Team's New Color Scheme ( http://www.onionsportsnetwork.com/articles/every-marlins-game-sold-out-for-next-season-as-fan,26790/ )
Shame on you, Albert Pujols.
Yes, on behalf of all the kids who idolized you as their personal hero:
Shame on you, Albert Pujols.
Your home team's offer of $200 million was not enough, you had to have that extra $54 million from a team on the other side of the country in that other league; you must have really needed that extra money, even though the important Life Lesson that you taught all the kids who worshiped you is this: Leave the loyalty, take the money.
Because they were so sure that you would return their loyalty in kind, they are now left damaged. Sure, they will grow up, but they will never "get over it," because, when they were most vulnerable, one of the first people outside their family that they fell in love with, sold them out for a few pieces of silver. No, Mr. Pujols, heroes don't leave town.
You are the greatest baseball player on the planet and you certainly deserve adequate compensation for demonstrating the elegant balance between strength and grace and the work you put in to maintain the supreme skills that you were born with. But you, or any other superlatively talented athlete who plays The Game of Baseball, is not worth millions of dollars—a million dollars per home run? Really?
When Willie Mays earned a bit more than the President of the United States, he was well worth the money; but he was from a generation of heroic players who "would have played for free," because they were baseball players first and they were delighted, even surprised, to discover that they could make a good living by playing a game they loved.
And most of the players of that era worked at a common man's job during the off-season to make ends meet.
Now, the common man, who is not a guest in the luxury boxes, or in the box seats the corporations buy for their clients, but just one of those faceless fans in the crowd now must save for months to take their kids to see you play: to him, a million dollars is a lot; to him a hundred dollars is a lot of money. But, like many baseball millionaires who have reached the 1%, you can tell your conscience: "It's not my fault, why shouldn't I get all I can?" OK, it is also the fault of ego maniac millionaires; you are the equivalent of Viagra to their fragile manhood. And, you were a "free" agent; you now have $254 million, but now, you are owned. And, yes, it is your fault too, because you had a choice; you could have taken a measly $200 million and said: "Loyalty is more important to me than money." But, you didn't.
Hey, even some adults were shocked by your decision:
"I always assumed that he would come back to St. Louis just because of all that he's done for the community and the team and the organization. I just assumed he would come back. But that might have been wishful thinking." [Skip Schumaker, Cardinal team mate]
So, since your money's in the bank, you can feel free to speak the truth at your next press conference and just say:
"I want to say to all the Cardinal fans in St. Louis and all across the great Midwest, especially the kids, who gave me their love and support, I am abandoning you, because I value money over loyalty."
Your Cardinal team mates say you are a decent man, who has self-respect and works hard to sustain a level of excellence on the field. Too bad you did not show the same respect to your loyal Cardinal fans, especially the kids who went to bed crying last night with a hole, the size of a baseball, in their heart.
But, at least, you left them this Life Lesson: leave the loyalty, take the money.
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Very energetic article, I liked tht a lot. Willl there be a paft 2?
Touche. Sound arguments. Keep up the good effort.


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Nov-25-2009 Ocean City Receives Plan Endorsement
Ocean City Receives Plan Endorsement
TRENTON - New Jersey Department of Community Affairs (DCA) Acting Commissioner Charles A. Richman and State Planning Commission Chairman Edward McKenna today announced that Ocean City received Initial Plan Endorsement from the New Jersey State Planning Commission. The purpose of Plan Endorsement is to assist government agencies in developing and implementing land use plans that are in line with the State Plan's goals of developing the New Jersey economy while protecting natural resources, providing adequate and diverse housing, redeveloping cities, and controlling sprawl.
"I congratulate Ocean City for its extraordinary planning efforts, which have helped it become one of the most desirable communities in the State of New Jersey," said Acting Commissioner Richman, who is a member of the State Planning Commission. "The Commission's endorsement of Ocean City's land use plan is richly deserved and signals this shore community will be vibrant for years to come."
As part of the Plan Endorsement process, a municipal, county or regional plan and accompanying development regulations are reviewed for consistency with the guidelines adopted by the State Planning Commission. If the Commission finds the plan consistent, it is endorsed and becomes eligible for priority assistance and incentives that flow from such endorsement. The DCA's Office of Smart Growth (OSG) provides technical assistance throughout the endorsement process. The Office also facilitates state agency coordination, recommends specific changes to local development regulations, and works with the municipality to implement the changes. The new regulations are aimed at curbing suburban sprawl and directing compact development to areas already served by infrastructure.
Plan Endorsement is a voluntary review process. Ocean City is the 10th municipality to receive State Planning Commission endorsement. It joins Asbury Park City, Brick Township, Cape May Point Borough, Ocean Township, Plainsboro Township, Stafford Township, Upper Township, West Cape May Borough, and Woolwich Township. The Commission has also granted three non-municipal endorsements for the Hudson County Urban Complex, Sussex County and the Route 130/Delaware River Corridor Strategic Plan.
"Ocean City officials are to be commended for the incredible concern they've shown for the environment," said State Planning Commission Chairman McKenna. "They have created a community where quality of life is a first priority."
Under its land use plan, Ocean City will direct any future growth to its designated Regional Center, which encompasses most of the developed sections of the shore community. The City also established a conservation zone, set aside areas for recreation and open space, and planned for affordable housing.
Ocean City Mayor Salvatore Perillo stated: "The Plan Endorsement Process has confirmed that the City's initiatives are consistent with the principles of sustainability espoused in New Jersey's State Plan."
For more information on the Office of Smart Growth and Plan Endorsement, log on to http://www.nj.gov/dca/divisions/osg/ on the DCA's website.


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We provide co-location, from individual servers to entire racks and even data suites in first rate datacentre facilities in both London and Manchester.
Our customers benefit from excellent support from real engineers based in the UK - no call centre staff here! Our customer support ethos is the guiding principle for our business - our customer happiness is the key to our success. Find out more about us today.