Alan G. Hevesi will also plead guilty to a felony to settle a criminal inquiry into his use of state workers as chauffeurs and personal aides for his wife, a Democratic state official said.
As an internal medicine doc at Kaiser Permanente, an HMO, you're freed from lots of paperwork, but you still put in more than 50 hours a week. You start at the hospital, examining your inpatients. You're empathetic, but you also keep some emotional distance; you've learned that's necessary, to keep from burning out.
Should a new stadium be built downtown? How can a county reduce sprawl while providing appealing, affordable housing? What should the city demand of a developer who's pushing a new project? To address questions like these, planners gorge themselves on data, conduct studies, and hold public hearings. Before making a recommendation, they'll end up wearing many hats: civil engineer, architect, economist, budget analyst, sociologist, and politician. A diplomat's touch is necessary if you expect your plan to survive all the stakeholders with competing interests.
The Ace Widget Co. has an ancient computer system. It'd like to upgrade to an Oracle-based operation with wireless capabilities, so employees can access the system with their BlackBerrys. The systems analyst orchestrates the effort. He starts by interviewing users, teasing out what they need as opposed to what they want–the nice-to-have things usually cost more than necessary.
AP - Stranded travelers lined up at ticket counters at snowbound Denver International Airport on Thursday, hoping to get out of town amid a powerful snowstorm that paralyzed Colorado's biggest cities with up to 2 feet of snow.
AP - Defense Secretary Robert Gates traded ideas with Iraqi leaders Thursday about boosting military assistance for the embattled government and warned Iraq's neighbors that the U.S. will be a presence in the Persian Gulf for a long time.
AP - New Jersey's governor signed legislation Thursday giving gay couples all the rights and responsibilities of marriage allowed under state law — but not the title.
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