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Trucking news: ATA seasonally-adjusted tonnage index down again in June
August 02, 2010
Trucking tonnage saw its second decline since February, with the American Trucking Associations (ATA) reporting that its advance seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index decreased 1.4 percent in June.
This marks the third time in the past nine recorded months that the SA has fallen. In May it was down a revised 0.1 percent (from 0.6), and in April, the SA was up a revised 1 percent. In March it saw a 0.4 percent gain. June's SA index reading was 108.5 (2000=100).
Despite being down for two straight months, the ATA said the June SA was up 7.6 percent year-over-year compared a 7.7 percent annual hike in May for the seventh straight annual gain. On a year-over-year basis, the SA is up 6.6 percent.
The ATA also reported that its not seasonally-adjusted index (NSA), which represents the change in tonnage actually hauled by fleets before any seasonal adjustment, reached 115.9 in June, a 6.5 percent gain from June and is up 6.6 percent year-over-year.
The NSA's steady annual gain is indicative of a slowly recovering market even with sequential SA and NSA declines in May and June. Some industry analysts maintain that the not seasonally-adjusted index is more useful, because it is comprised of what truckers haul.
As defined by the ATA, the not seasonally-adjusted index is assembled by adding up all the monthly tonnage data reported by the survey respondents (ATA member carriers) for the latest two months. Then a monthly percent change is calculated and then applied to the index number for the first month.
Earlier this summer, many shippers, carriers and analysts told LM they were optimistic about the trucking market, especially when comparing it to 2009. But since then there have been various economic reports, including a recent durable goods order report released by the Department of Commerce, a higher personal savings rate and cautious consumer spending, which all have the potential to drag tonnage down in the coming months.
ATA Chief Economist Bob Costello said in a statement that the sequential declines in SA tonnage indicate that the economy is slowing down, adding that growth in truck tonnage is likely to moderate in the months ahead as the economy decelerates and year-over-year comparisons become more challenging. But with trucking capacity remaining tight, he noted that because of trucking market supply tightness, tonnage growth for fleets feels better than expected.
But tight capacity aside, the changes in recent weeks have brought about some unprecedented variation in the marketplace, according to Mike Regan, president and chairman of the board at TranzAct Technologies, in a recent interview.
"From the last week of June through the first two weeks in July, truckload market activity was down significantly," said Regan.
In terms of how much it fell, Regan cited an example of a story told to him at a recent industry conference in which he learned a flatbed carrier had 7 loads for every available piece of flatbed equipment. But a few weeks later that ratio had shrank to 2.5-to-3 loads for every available piece of equipment.
Trucking serves as a barometer of the U.S. economy, because it represents 68 percent of tonnage carried by all modes of domestic freight transportation, including manufactured and retail goods, according to the ATA. The ATA notes that it hauled 8.8 billion tons of freight in 2009, and that motor carriers collected $544.4 billion-or 81.9 percent-of total revenue earned by all transport modes.
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Thanks for all these ideas on the thread. My wife, is very petite. She was in the Army and Navy in her youth but ended up getting a medical discharge in her service in the Army shooting a rifle that threw out her shoulder. She has expressed wanting to shoot with me and try it again, perhaps hunt too. Some of these options mentioned with managed recoil loads, etc seem like it would be a good fit for her without just having her limited to plinking with the .22. Her shoulder has long since healed but I've been leery on her trying something more than a .22 that might cause her to get hurt again.
Just wanted to say thanks to everyone as this youth thread is giving me some ideas/options also for my wife.
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In a reasonable attempt to better the lives of my daughter, Cara, and son-in-law, Jim, as well as enjoy their company during a concentrated effort, I assisted them in landscaping one fine weekend day. With the primary goal of building a retaining wall and secondary goal of tidying up overgrown greenery, I attacked a palm tree grouping with pruning shears. The palm tree group of three (Phoenix roebelenii to be scientifically precise) hadn't been pruned since they moved in some two years ago. It was well overgrown and in serious need of shaping.
Jim was industriously off at the store purchasing cement blocks, and I was in a hurry to get the pruning completed so as not slow the construction of a block retaining wall upon his return. I was wearing gloves that had extra padding over the knuckles. I finished the pruning in a timely manner and was available to help Jim unload the blocks when they arrived.
We installed the blocks regularly along a well-designed foundation that Jim and his boyhood friend Andrew built. While lifting the blocks, I felt a soreness in my right hand and at first wondered if I had strained the tendons of my fingers by pruning too rapidly. I removed the work glove on my right hand to find two thorn tips embedded in it! One was in the back of first segment (proximal phalanx) of my middle finger. The other was stuck directly in the joint at the base of the middle finger, the knuckle joint (third metacarpophalangeal joint).


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After just missing the podium last week at Glen Helen, Tim Ferry went 2-2 and took second for the overall at Hangtown this past weekend! That also puts him at #2 points-wise.
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GREAT FALLS, Va. — The death of a local man killed when a tree fell on his car last year in Great Falls is prompting some state action to prevent similar tragedies.
The Virginia Department of Transportation says it will cut down one of two large white oak trees that have stood at the corner of Georgetown Pike and Walker Road for decades. The oak to be cut down has branches hanging out over the highway. The other tree will be trimmed.
Georgetown Pike is promoted as Virginia's oldest scenic highway.
In a letter to the Great Falls Citizens Association, VDOT Chief Engineer Garrett Moore indicated the health of the trees has prompted the decision.
Karen Allen, a local resident, say it's a good decision
"Between the electric lines and just the safety of the traffic, I think it's the right thing," she says.
Much of the Village of Great Falls lost power for more than a week after June's derecho, largely because of falling trees and branches.
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Saga of Missing Girl Has Happy Ending
Little Eriona Birts, 6, a first-grader at Friendship Public Charter School in Northeast Washington spent the afternoon of Feb. 16 playing games and eating pizza at a welcome home party at the Chuck E. Cheese's in Largo, Md.
It was a special celebration orchestrated by her father, Eric Birts, who had spent many frantic moments trying to get her back after her mother allegedly took her from the District to Arkansas earlier in the month without authorization.
Her mother, Ebony Anderson, 26, is believed to have taken Eriona on Jan. 31 from her D.C. neighborhood to Little Rock, Ark. The father and daughter were reunited on Feb. 8 after police from D.C. and Little Rock searched for the missing girl and her mother.
Eric Birts, a 33-year-old Iraqi war veteran, and Anderson are married, but separated in 2006, the same year Eriona was born, he said. Birts told the AFRO he has had full custody of his daughter since then and claimed that her mother has never shared in the child-rearing responsibilities. According to Birts, Anderson is a rapper. He said a close associate of hers has encouraged her to spend more time with her daughter. The man allegedly drove Anderson to Washington to spend a few days with her daughter at the end of January.
On the evening of Jan. 31 Anderson was going to a nearby grocery store and Birts allowed Eriona to go with her, he said. He grew concerned when he did not hear from Anderson after an extended length of time and started to worry. He said he called and texted Anderson for three hours but got no response. At approximately 10:30 p.m. on New Year's Eve, he called D.C. police to report Eriona missing.
"I finally got a text around 12:30 a.m. replying that she had gone, taken my daughter and I would never see her again," said Birts of his alleged conversation with Anderson.
D.C. police told Birts he could not immediately get his daughter back unless he established temporary custody of Eriona. He went to D.C. Superior Court the next morning to do that and followed up with authorities on his missing daughter.
D.C. police tracked Anderson's movement via her cell phone, according to Birts.
They discovered Anderson and her boyfriend had driven to Little Rock, Anderson's hometown, with Eriona in tow.
D.C. police issued a critical missing person alert on Feb. 4, asserting the child might have left the city with a noncustodial parent. On Feb. 5 a warrant was issued for Anderson's arrest. She voluntarily turned herself in to Little Rock Police later that day and told them she was wanted in the District for parental kidnapping, according to the Little Rock CBS TV station.
In an article in Arkansas Matters, Eriona's grandmother Ginny Morrison, of Little Rock, shared her thoughts on the ordeal.
"She loves her kids dearly," Morrison was quoted as saying about Anderson. "It's just right now her lifestyle is not desirable for a child. We thought she was going to move up to D.C. so she could be closer to Eriona. But she had no intention of moving up there. She went up there to take her away."
Eriona spent a day in the custody of the Arkansas Department of Human Services (DHS) before she was released back into her father's care.
"[In] Little Rock, I had to go to court for a judge to give me legal custody again, even although I already had temporary legal custody in D.C.," Birts said.
The child seemed to suffer no ill effects, he said.
"She was very happy. She didn't look like she went through anything," Birts said. "She acted like she was just on a small vacation."
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The Illinois Department of Public Health is reporting seven new human cases of West Nile virus, bringing to 16 the number of cases in the state.
Six of the newly reported cases are in Cook County, and one was reported in Sangamon County. Nationwide, more than 250 human cases and 11 deaths from the virus, including one in Illinois, have been announced.
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Police say the suspects fled the area but were located a short time later. Officers pursued the vehicle and the driver was eventually stopped in the area of Ballenger Creek and Crestwood Boulevard.
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2nd choice General Deer tag for me, I'll take it, at least I'll be Wyoming bound in Nov.
2nd choice General Deer tag for me, I'll take it, at least I'll be Wyoming bound in Nov.
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Drew elk 117-1, antelope 6-1, and gen deer. My dad and I both drew bull elk tags in the same area. Cant wait to go, only problem is my wife is due with our 2nd baby end of august early september. But I'll take that any day!!! Love to hunt but family is my life. Cant wait to teach my kids outdoors!!
Nada for me. Didn't draw a damn thing this year!
Cow elk in 10. No joy on anything else but I didn't go in with a good plan so I got what I deserved. I expected this so when those left overs come out.....
Nothing for me except an additional cow/calf tag for 21. Guess it's back to the high country to chase deer and elk. One of these years I will draw a tag that won't require me to pack out my animal on my back. But for now, time to put up or shut up for one more year. Congrats to everyone who drew a tag!!!
I got a buck and doe tag for antelope unit 80, might try to get another doe tag in a different unit
good luck birdhunter! congrats on getting bull tags for you and your dad!
Our group all drew Region C deer tags. wish I was elk hunting this year.....but my schedule doesn't allow. Will be buying my 4th PP for Wyoming elk soon. So in a year or 2 I will (hopefully) be headed to the greys river area! Hope there are a few bulls out there waiting for me!
Congrats on those that drew tags, and good luck getting leftover or hunting general seasons to those that didn't. Keep in touch birdhunter....hope to see some pics from you of a couple of big bulls!!!!


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Jason Kendall: Gritty veteran
Independence Day is usually filled with fireworks, barbecues and time with friends and family. July 4, 1999 was not a celebration for Jason Kendall – it was a career crossroads.
Kendall, who had turned 25 just eight days earlier, came into that day's matinee against Milwaukee with a .335 average, fourth in the National League. Kendall looked to maintain the mark by running out a bunt attempt. What ensued was one of the most gruesome injuries in baseball history as Kendall dislocated his right ankle. He underwent surgery the same day.
Some athletes may not have returned from the injury. Kendall did that and much more. Twelve months and one week after the incident, Kendall started in the All-Star Game! He went on to set personal bests in doubles and home runs while becoming the first Pittsburgh catcher to score 100 runs in a season.
Fast forward nearly a decade from Kendall's banner season in 2000. Critics are quick to point out that his speed has slowed a bit or that his batting average has dipped. However, Kendall sees an opportunity to rebound, an opportunity to prove himself. The voice on the other end of Friday's teleconference had the exuberance of a rookie and the experience of a 14-year veteran.
Kendall says that he sees the game differently now than when he broke into the majors. He says it took him six to seven years to master the craft of calling a Major League game. It's not an easy thing to do and Kendall had an added advantage of growing up as the son of a big league catcher.
The ability to call the game attracted the Royals. General Manager Dayton Moore sees Kendall as one of baseball's better game callers. He sees good blocking skills and a batter who works the count. Beyond those traits, Moore recognizes the intangibles that Kendall brings to the club: experience, a no-nonsense approach, an old-school attitude, a player who is respected by peers and coaches alike. That makes Kendall someone who will, as Moore put it, "shape the culture" of the catching philosophy in Kansas City.
While the Royals were scouting Kendall, the catcher likewise kept an eye on Kansas City. His dad, Fred, was the bullpen coach in 2006 and 2007. The elder Kendall told Jason about the young group of players in Kansas City. Jason has watched the Royals on MLB Extra Innings. He sees the talent in the young players and believes that the Royals are ready to take the next step.
Kendall spoke about his love for the game and a desire to give back to the game by mentoring Kansas City's pitching staff. He sees mentoring as his number one priority and is excited to catch Zack Greinke. The veteran still carries the same determination that helped him return from the ankle injury. That hard-nosed style of play should make him a fan favorite in the heartland.
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Are we going to be able to meet Mr Kendall at fanfest? Also, is there going to be a caravan this year? I can't seem to find any info on it (the caravan page is missing). I've been going to it since I was a kid so I'd really miss it if it's discontinued.


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A lot of people are bad mouthing this figure. the skin tones are little lighter from the images online. It still looks great. I am very pleased. If your a cap fan a must own. The "A" on his head was not crooked either.
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United States
Great figure as always, awesome detail great job SS and Hot toys...
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Amazing figure. Fantastic detail in the face and uniform. Love the shield and weapons. Beyond impressed.
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Excelente, me gusto, super detallado. Quisa una version Extilisada del Actor, pero definitivamente no queda duda que es el "Primer Vengador" de la Pelicula
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Warwick, RI
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Charlotte, NC
Amazing detail and war weathered look from this figure. Powerful looking and a wonderful addition to any collection!
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Friedsam Memorial Carousel
As you walk along Playmates Arch in the Children's Zone section of Central Park, you'll hear the organ music before you see the Friedsam Memorial Carousel, which features 57 nearly life-size steeds. A merry-go-round was first installed at the site in 1871; it and two or three successors, according to park lore, caught fire and had to be replaced. In 1950, the Parks Department found the current carousel—crafted in 1908 by Brooklyn manufacturer Stein and Goldstein—in an old trolley terminal in Coney Island, had it restored and moved it to its current location. Expect a long line for the ride, though the balloon, hot dog and popcorn vendors may distract your little ones from the wait. Central Park, midpark at 64th St. (212-439-6900, centralpark.com). Open weekends Nov.–Mar. 10am-4:30pm (weather permitting); open daily Apr.–Oct. 10am–6pm. $3 per ride.


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Interbike Tech: A $45,000, six pound carbon road bike assembled by Fairwheel Bikes
- By Zack Vestal
- Published Sep. 23, 2010
- Updated Jan. 28, 2011 at 4:57 PM EDT
- The Fairwheel Bikes 6-pound road bike on display.
- Please ask before handling
- NoRa carbon stem by Oliver Grest
- BTP downtube shifters
- Rico de Wert cranks
- Custom Tune saddle
- Tune Speedneedle
- AX Lightness carbon brakes
- AX Lightness carbon rims
- Aerolite pedals
- Fairwheel Bikes 6-pound road bike
- Modded SRAM Red rear derailleur
- Schmolke road bar
- De Wert cranks and bearings, only 281g
- Fairwheel Bikes 6-pound road bike
- De Wert stem
- De Wert stem, 80g
- De Wert stem, ti hardware
Nope, there's no "teen" missing from that "six" in the headline. You read "six pound carbon road bike" and that's exactly what the wizards at Fairwheel Bikes in Tucson assembled about a week ago for the Interbike trade show.
Six pounds barely qualifies as a healthy weight for a newborn baby, let alone a complete, rideable bicycle. And you might well argue that this baby was born a little prematurely. According to a Fairwheel representative, the nearly 100-percent carbon machine was quickly assembled. He mentioned that the build was hasty and they're planning to revise some of the spec.
To get the scoop, I talked to Rico de Wert, builder of the bike's aluminum cranks. He said that most of the parts are available from small, boutique manufacturers, but some key pieces are fully custom and might never again be built. But de Wert himself plans to bring his crankset and a new stem he's working on to market sometime in 2011.
The SPIN Custom frame was built by Marc Siebert. As far as we know, it's the same one built for Günter Mai and profiled by VeloNews in March 2008. But according to de Wert, it was purchased by "some American," and now wears a few new parts to further drop its weight. De Wert says the frame itself is completely rideable and has already logged nearly 20,000 miles under its former owner.
Spec highlights include:
Customized AX Lightness brakes (we didn't nail down if they're the AX3000 or Orion model)
A 281-gram (with bearings) machined aluminum crankset built by Rico de Wert
Hubs by Dash Cycles of Boulder, Colorado
Custom 24mm carbon rims by AX Lightness laced with Pillar titanium spokes
AeroLite Lite Pedals, custom drilled to shave a little extra weight
NoRa CfK carbon stem, built by Oliver Grest of Germany and his Grest & Hanke GbR company
Schmolke custom TLO road bar by Stefan Schmolke
Carbon downtube shift levers by BTP
Custom one piece Tune Speedneedle saddle integrated with a Schmolke post
A heavily modified SRAM Red rear derailleur
To give you a sense of how insanely light the parts of this bike have to be in order for the machine to make weight, De Wert said the wheels alone weigh just 585 grams. That's both wheels together.
Sure, it's totally ridiculous. But it's the kind of bike porn we all live for, so enjoy.
And even if you have an extra forty-five grand burning a hole in your pocket, don't hold your breath. We're sorry to report that it's not for sale.
De Wert stem, ti hardware
The hardware on de Wert's stem is custom titanium.
De Wert stem, 80g
De Wert says his machined aluminum stem weighs less than 80 grams.
De Wert stem
De Wert is working on a stem for 2011.
Fairwheel Bikes 6-pound road bike
They say it's totally rideable, but we're not sure we'd want to pedal a 6-pound bike.
De Wert cranks and bearings, only 281g
De Wert says his cranks with bearings weigh just 281 grams.
Schmolke road bar
Schmolke road bar
Modded SRAM Red rear derailleur
Extensive modification to the SRAM Red rear mech shaves even more weight.
Fairwheel Bikes 6-pound road bike
They say it's totally rideable, but we're not sure we'd want to pedal a 6-pound bike.
Aerolite pedals
You could buy these AeroLite pedals if you wanted them. They're only 35 grams per.
AX Lightness carbon rims
The carbon rims are custom made by AX Lightness to be a full 35 grams lighter per rim than anything they make for production. But according to de Wert, they're far to expensive to produce in quantity.
AX Lightness carbon brakes
AX Lightness makes the carbon brakes.
Tune Speedneedle
This Tune Speedneedle doesn't look comfortable, but riders say it's not so bad.
Custom Tune saddle
A custom Tune saddle on the 6-pound bike.
Rico de Wert cranks
Rico de Wert builds the cranks, but they're not yet for sale.
BTP downtube shifters
These tiny little downtube shifters are built by BTP.
NoRa carbon stem by Oliver Grest
The carbon stem is called a NoRa and it's built by Oliver Grest.
Please ask before handling
Despite the sign, the poor bike was being hefted every 30 seconds by incredulous passers by.
Fairwheel Bikes 6-pound road bike
The Fairwheel Bikes 6-pound road bike on display.
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City Pools Officially Open for the Summer
As blazing temperatures continue to rock Baltimore, swimming pools across the city are now officially open to help Charm City residents stay cool.
Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Councilman Nick Mosby and Baltimore City Recreation and Parks (BCRP) officials formally kicked off the summer pool season June 23 at the annual "Big Splash." The event, which was hosted at Druid Hill Park, marked the opening of the city's 12 neighborhood walk-to-pools and splash pads, according to a news release.
"This is an important time for the city as it provides another opportunity to serve the community, particularly the youth," Gwendolyn Chambers, BCRP public information officer told the AFRO. "Our pools employ more than 100 youth as lifeguards and pool attendants and serves thousands more throughout the summer."
The city's six park pools opened May 26 and will remain open until Labor Day. The neighborhood walk-to-pools will stay open for seven weeks.
Chambers explained that in addition to swim sessions, many of the facilities offer swimming lessons for all ages, water aerobics, scuba diving, kayak roll lessons and swim meets. Additionally, Druid Hill Park hosts a "Dive in Movie" event every Friday where families can enjoy a film from the pool deck.
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If you want to lose yourself to the wondrous tunes of a musical genius, here is your opportunity. Signature Collection - A.R. Rahman [Concert Recordings] is an audio CD compilation that contains some of best live recordings of the musical virtuoso A. R. Rahman. Featuring Bollywood OSTs such as Ringa Ringa from Slumdog Millionaire, Masti Ki Paathshala from Rang De Basanti, Nazrein Milana from Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na, Kahin To from Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na and many other beautifully composed tracks, this compilation will leave you with an intense feeling of euphoria.
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1. Arziyan - Delhi 6
2. Ringa Ringa - Slumdog Millionaire
3. Kabhi Kabhi Aditi - Jaane Tu Ya Jane Na
4. Gujarish - Ghajini
5. Tu Meri Dost - Yuvvraaj
6. Yun Hi Chala Chal - Swades
7. Masti Ki Pathshala - Rang De Basanti
8. O Humdum Suniyo Re - Saathiya
9. Fanaa - Yuva
10. Maiyya Maiyya - Guru
11. Mehandi Hai Rachnewali - Zubaida
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13. Taal Se Taal Mila - Taal
14. Maa Tujhe Salaam - Vande Matram
15. O Bhanwre - Daud
16. Khamoshiyan Gungunane Lagi - One Two Ka 4
17. Ye Haseen Wadiyan - Roja
1. Pappu Can'T Dance Sala - Jaane Tu Ya Jane Na
2. Jai Ho - Slumdog Millionaire
3. Rehna Tu - Delhi 6
4. Behka - Ghajini
5. Tu Muskara - Yuvvraaj
6. Nazrein Milana - Jaane Tu Ya Jane Na
7. Rubaru - Rang De Basanti
8. Radha Kaise Na Jale - Lagaan
9. Dil Ne Jise Apna Kaha - Dil Ne Jise Apna Kaha
10. Chal Chhaiyan Chhaiyan - Dil Se
11. Nachle - Lakeer
12. Shaka Laka Baby - Nayak
13. Ho Ja Rangeela Re - Rangeela
14. Shano Shano - Yuvvraaj
15. Lattoo - Ghajini
16. Satrangi Re - Dil Se
17. Humma Humma - Bombay
1. Kaise Mujhe - Ghajini
2. Kahin To - Jaane Tu Ya Jane Na
3. Mastam Mastam - Yuvvraaj
4. Ae Ajnabi - Dil Se
5. Ishq Bina Kya Jeena - Taal
6. Sunta Hai Mera Khuda - Pukar
7. Khalbali Khalbali - Rang De Basanti
8. Saathiya - Saathiya
9. Mitwa O Mitwa - Lagaan
10. Kehna Hi Kya - Bombay
11. Tere Bina - Guru
12. Pyaar Ye Jane Kaisa - Rangeela
13. Kahin Aag Lage - Taal
14. Awaara Bhanwre - Sapnay
15. Kabhi Neem Neem - Yuva
16. Kay Sara Sara - Pukar
17. Main Ramta Jogi - Taal
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Nov 1, 2011
fake tracks! Do not buy!the tracks in this collection are not OSTs but some second grade recording of the original sound track. please do not buy this collection if you are looking to listen to the original ones.
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Not as good as the cover!At first glance, the list of songs in the CDs might look great, but not more than 10 songs are original! All the rest are recorded and the original flavour is just not there. Not recommended.
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NOT ORIGINAL ARTISTS! DO NOT BUY!This is most irritating! 75% of the tracks are NOT by the original artists. They're concert recordings NOT sung by original artists. Most of them are even unheard of. Very very downplayed performances. The mixing is poor too. Such a bloody waste of money! Do NOT buy!
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I am a lifelong Lutheran with decades of experience in secular journalism. Like many of you, I'm interested in the theological and historical roots of our faith and how that plays out in the contemporary world. I want to know what our church members and leaders are thinking, what other Lutherans are doing, how religion in general influences and is impacted by culture.
My favorite reading materials are newspapers, specialty magazines and non-fiction. I work hard, but never skip vacations in order to regroup.
I've been blessed with a spouse of 40 years, two children and seven grandchildren. My church is a focal point of life in Chicago. I answer my own phone, and respond to e-mail and letters (but usually not spleen-venting tirades).
And I'm a fan of the White Sox, Bears, Blackhawks and Bulls, as well as the Art Institute, Field Museum, the lakefront and Millennium Park. Chicago's my kind of town.
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Re: February 2013 Pregnancy
posted at 2/10/2013 9:18 PM EST
Amy-Lynn, have you tried the papaya extract? I really think that should help a lot, and to my knowledge no drug interaction or anything.
Re: February 2013 Pregnancy
posted at 2/11/2013 9:37 AM EST
Hi everyone. Sorry for everyone that is suffering heartburn. I don't have any advice, just sympathy!
Hope you all fared okay in the storm. We are all ok. Still without electricity, so we are staying wtih my in-laws b/c the house is freezing. I'm praying it comes back on today or tomorrow.
With the blizzard, my fetal echocardiogram was cancelled because they were closing the clinic. Luckily, they were able to fit us in for an 8:00am scan on Friday before the snow hit. Thank God because I don't think I wanted that on my mind any longer. And thankfully this little baby's heart is showing no abnormalities, which is a huge relief. They spent a long time looking and taking pictures and the cardiologist said all looked normal. Phew!
Happy February everyone!
Re: February 2013 Pregnancy
posted at 2/11/2013 11:10 AM EST
ALS - Glad your little one is doing great! What a relief! Are you done with the monitoring now or will there be more in the future?
SS - I just realized I missed your boy/girl announcement! Best of both worlds! Sorry to hear about the placenta previa. I hope you don't have any complications from it. When is your next ultrasound?
I had an ultrasound and my 1 hour glucose test last week. I was supposed to get the results at my appointment on Friday, but of course I had to cancel with the storm. My appointment is this afternoon instead. The ultrasound tech said that the placenta was nowhere near my cervix though so I'm thinking I'll hear at least one piece of good news today. The baby was face down, so while we got to see some awesome pictures of spine, we couldn't see any face. Figures!
Hope everyone else did okay in the storm! I felt like such a jerk sitting on the couch while DH was shoveling so much. Luckily my parents brought over their snowblower so he had a little help.
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posted at 2/11/2013 1:58 PM EST
Chiclet, my next ultrasound is March 4th so one month from last one. Then I'll have them every 2 weeks going forward. Kind of wish it was sooner though. I felt awful laying on the couch by the fire while DH was out with the snow blower for hours too. But we deserve it! Hope you get great news all around this afternoon!
ALS, that's great news! So glad the baby's heart is perfect :)
amy, I've been dealing with heartburn too which is so weird since I've never had it in my life before. It's awful. My OB said if I'm popping more than 4 tums everyday she'd put on on zantac but so far its been pretty inconsistent. I probably get a bad case every other day so I'd rather stick with the tums since I figure the extra calcium can't hurt anyway.
Still nervous about the previa but it seems all I can do is take it easy and wait and hope it doesn't become an issue. Anyone else having a hard time sitting up straight for long periods? I have a desk job and am finding just the last week or so that I get some pain in my lower abdomen by the end of the day if I sit normally. I'm pretty sure its nothing serious (seems like probably round ligament pain) since as soon as I move positions it goes away. The problem is all I can do as an alternative at my desk is slouch which then gives me awful lower back pain at the end of the day. Anyone else experiencing this? Advice?
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I really feel for everyone suffering heartburn. Luckily mine has been more intermittent than daily, but I never knew before how truly excruciating it is. Hope everyone finds something that works! I never feel like Tums work for me. But sometimes seltzer or eating a cracker seems to neutralize it somehow.
AFM, I am so emotional lately! I actually kind of like shoveling (weird), and I was bummed to be inside with DD while DH was out shoveling, talking to the neighbors, et cetera. (Although we did have a good time doing stuff.) Then on Sunday when it wasn't so windy/cold, we all got bundled up to go play in the snow. I was so excited, but when we got outside, DD didn't want to play in the snow at all and was being a serious pill. When I sat in a snowbank, she started to cry, and then I started to cry! And I knew it was not helping, but I couldn't stop myself. I just wanted so much to have some time to do something I wanted to do and get some fresh air! Luckily, DH remained calm so after a while he was able to distract DD and I got to lie in my snowbank and cry for a while, followed by everyone cheering up and having a good time. DD still didn't want to do a lot with the snow, but she eventually loved walking between the high banks and visiting pretend snow houses.
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posted at 2/11/2013 4:33 PM EST
aww, med - i'm sorry. i feel you - kids can be so hot/cold with activities that we think are fun! mine are totally love/hate of snow too - you're not alone. i hate to think of you and DD crying in a snowbank!!! :*(
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posted at 2/12/2013 10:14 AM EST
Med - Sorry your snow plans didn't work out! It's so frustrating when you get all excited for something and your kid looks at you like you have 2 heads. I cry at some pretty random things too.
I had a great appointment yesterday. Ultrasound was good, growth is good, heartbeat is good AND I passed the glucose test by 1 point. She said there's absolutely nothing to worry about. When do you ever hear that? Very exciting! Now I just have to get through my baby shower this weekend. There's been a lot of planning drama and I'm kind of dreading it.
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posted at 2/12/2013 11:36 AM EST
Thanks, guys! It WAS pretty pathetic! Although funny in retrospect. I think one reason I got so emotional was because not only would SHE not play in the snow, but she was getting all upset and crying that *I* was playing in the snow. It was definitely a moment of I-want-to-do-something-fun-and-now-we're-going-to-have-another-child-and-I-never-get-to-do-what-I-want-to-do!!
And Stef - good to hear that your kids are not sure about snow either. I feel like I was inundated on facebook with pictures of cute kids frolicking in the snow this weekend, and it was making me feel like we were a little bit weird. Of course, people probably don't post the ones of crying in the snowbanks. :)
Great news on your appointment, Chiclet! Hope your shower is drama-free.
Re: February 2013 Pregnancy
posted at 2/12/2013 11:50 AM EST
Oh Med, there were plenty of unhappy faces in snowsuits on my Facebook feed! :-)
Re: February 2013 Pregnancy
posted at 2/12/2013 12:24 PM EST
that's the problem w/ facebook. people only post the best happiest most awesome versions of their lives - never the negative or even "ordinary" stuff. my personal fave is all the happy babies on the beach. DS hates the sand and is a total nightmare the whole time we're there! ha - that was random, sorry for the h*jack!
Re: February 2013 Pregnancy
posted at 2/12/2013 2:13 PM EST
SS - congrats on your little boy and girl!
ALS - SO glad to hear your baby's heart is ok. What a relief.
Chiclet - congrats on passing the glucose test; glad everything looks great. I hope your shower goes ok -- I'm sorry to hear that there was drama in the planning, and that you are aware of the drama!
med - I had to chuckle picturing you crying in a snowbank. I hope you're feeling better!
I had my first midwife appt last week. I really liked her. And, my blood pressure was normal! However, even though my midwife believes that I have normal blood pressure (I showed her my bp log), she said I still have to have the extra ultrasounds, etc. because my old doctor wrote all over my chart that I have high blood pressure (and the midwife can't override the doctor). Oh well, I guess I will just try to look at it as an extra chance to see the baby. I also passed my glucose test, hooray.
Re: February 2013 Pregnancy
posted at 2/12/2013 3:01 PM EST
Med - I am sorry you were crying in a snowbank! My DD (2.5) is hit or miss with the snow. One day she loved it and wanted to shovel with daddy - the next day she lasted all of 6 minutes. Last winter was her first winter that she was walking and we were so excited to take her out in the snow (one of the only times it snowed last year!). We got her all in her snowsuit and she was walking along gingerly like the stay-puft marshmallow man and feeling pretty proud of herself. She was just about to decide that it was fun and crack a smile when our enthusiastic golden retriever came bounding up to her and just leveled her and she got a face full of snow. Thank God we got it on video. In hindsight, it was hilarious. Sorry for the ramble - I guess my point was that sometimes these things that are supposed to be so fun just aren't! ;)
Sorry you are feeling emotional lately. You are not alone. I think this snowstorm and losing power for 3 days and being exhausted has taken its toll on me. I just want to sit and cry sometimes too.
Chiclet - congrats on the glucose test. I had to take the 3-hour test with my last pregnancy and it was a total pain. Luckily that is behind you!!
jl- yay for the normal blood pressure!
ssbride - I have a desk job too and I find that being in any one position for too long is uncomfortable. I guess my only advice is to try and get up and stretch and move around as much as you can.
As for me, glad the fetal echo is behind us and all looked normal. Thanks for your support and encouragement! Now we will just go on with our normal appointments. Lots of monitoring from here on out given my history of pre-term labor with DD and this baby's 2-vessel cord. The bright side is that just about every appointment will include an ultrasound which lets me see this little girl more often.
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Re: February 2013 Pregnancy
posted at 2/13/2013 1:11 PM EST
JL - I'm glad the midwife is working out better than your OB did! Is she more supportive of your desire for a med-free childbirth?
Re: February 2013 Pregnancy
posted at 2/13/2013 1:18 PM EST
Thanks for the suggestions! I'll ask about the papaya extract as well as other solutions when I meet with the NP. She is very supportive of both "traditional" and "alternative" solutions (She was the one who suggested accupuncture when DD was breech). I just want to be sure I don't take something that will interfere with the thyroid medication.
ALS - glad everything is looking normal
ss bride - try to get up and change positions at least every hour. Also see if you can't get a stool or something to put your feet up on, under your desk. That might help keep you from scrunching over. I've also heard of women getting an exercize ball to sit on, that might make you feel better, even if you switch back and forth between a regular chair and the ball. (Of course if you have the tiny little cube/ open office so many people have, there might not be room for any of these ideas, but I hope you do)
Hope everyone else is doing well!
Re: February 2013 Pregnancy
posted at 2/13/2013 3:49 PM EST
This thread is cracking me up - glad to know I don't have the only snow-averse toddler, plus I keep laughing more and more at the thought of myself crying in the snowbank!
SS - do you have a laptop? If so, I sometimes get up and put my laptop on the file cabinet or something to read e-mails for a little bit, generally while doing some sort of swaying or shaking a leg. I look like a loon, but it seems to help.
JL - great appointment news!
Re: February 2013 Pregnancy
posted at 2/14/2013 11:36 AM EST
Ladies, thanks for all the tips. I ended up talking to my doctor about the cramping from sitting upright and she recommended starting to start winding down at work gradually since as the twins get heavier pressure from sitting and standing can cause the cervix to start shortening (which in my case could lead to both bleeding and PTL). So I talked to my boss and can't believe how support he was. I wasn't expecting a drastic change to my schedule yet but he insisted that I can start clustering meetings during a couple of set hours in the office and then just work from home the rest of the time. So now I'm going in from 10-3 and just laying down to answer emails/calls from home in the mornings and late afternoons. I'm so ecstatic that work is being so accommodating. If I have to go on full bedrest (pretty likely with the twin and previa combo I have going) I'm pretty sure now they'll just let me work from home full time.
Re: February 2013 Pregnancy
posted at 2/15/2013 9:34 AM EST
ssbride - that is so great that your boss is so supportive and you can work from home! Wish I had your boss!!
Re: February 2013 Pregnancy
posted at 2/19/2013 10:10 AM EST
Can't believe today is 20 weeks! So excited to be more than halfway through finally!
Re: February 2013 Pregnancy
posted at 2/19/2013 10:27 AM EST
Hey ladies! I don't want to officially join you over here because I'm only about 5 weeks, but I do have a question. I've had some overwhelming fatigue so far and a really stuffy nose (didn't know that was a symptom until recently) is making it difficult to sleep/breathe. What, if any, cold medicines have you taken? I heard that Tylenol is okay...regular Tylenol, cold and flu, etc? I've been suffering through it for the past week because I'd rather not take anything but it's taking a toll on me!
Re: February 2013 Pregnancy
posted at 2/19/2013 10:35 AM EST
I was able to use regular strength sudafed
Re: February 2013 Pregnancy
posted at 2/19/2013 10:38 AM EST
Tylenol is rough on your liver which is already taxed with extra blood to filter. I'd not take it if it were me no matter if it's approved by the FDA for pg or not.
Re: February 2013 Pregnancy
posted at 2/19/2013 11:10 AM EST
WPP - Regular Tylenol, Tylenol PM and regular Sudafed are all on my list of safe meds that I got from the RE. The midwife just recommended not taking any of the multi-symptom meds like a cold and sinus.
Re: February 2013 Pregnancy
posted at 2/19/2013 2:27 PM EST
Check with your Dr., but typically sudafed, tylenol, aspirin are OK. Advil, Ibuprofen is NOT.


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The "Livin' on a Prayer" hitmaker's Bon Jovi's Soul Foundation has been helping the homeless in the U.S. since 2006, and their latest project also serves as a tribute to the rocker and his charitable efforts.
Bon Jovi's organization handed over $16.6 million towards the complex in Philadelphia, a 55-unit development which will be occupied by low-income tenants.
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This is a surgery to remove a severely diseased and damaged heart and lungs. They are replaced with a healthy heart and lungs from a deceased donor.
A heart-lung transplant is done if you have:
If you are planning to have a heart-lung transplant, your doctor will review a list of possible complications, which may include:
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Be sure to discuss these risks with your doctor before the procedure.
There is a shortage of donors, so you may be on a transplant list for some time. You may need to carry a cell phone with you at all times. This is to allow the transplant team to reach you if organs become available.
Your doctor will monitor your health to make sure that you are ready for the transplant. Before the surgery, your doctor will likely do the following:
Leading up to the surgery:
General anesthesia
will be used. It will block any pain and keep you asleep through the surgery. It is given through an IV in your hand or arm.
After you are asleep, the doctor will cut through the skin and breastbone. She will open the chest and connect you to a heart-lung machine. This machine takes over the functions of the heart and lungs during the surgery. The doctors will then remove the lungs and the heart. The donor lungs will be attached. Then, the doctor will sew the new heart into place. Next, the blood vessels will be connected. The blood will start to flow and warm the heart.
The new heart may begin beating on its own, or the doctor may give you an electrical shock to get the heart started. The doctor will make sure that there are no leaks and that the heart and lungs are working fine. After this, the heart-lung machine will be disconnected. Next, temporary tubes may be placed in the chest cavity to drain any blood that has collected. The breastbone will be wired together, and the chest will be closed.
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This surgery is done in a hospital setting. The usual length of stay is two weeks. Your doctor may choose to keep you longer if you shows signs of rejecting the new organs or have other problems.
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Surgery and other medical procedures for heart failure. American Heart Association website. Available at:
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What is a lung transplant? National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute website. Available at:
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I'm not sure this is the best place to ask, but it is math related. Where can I purchase Napier's Bones (rods)? I've been searching around the web and I haven't really been able to find anywhere that sells them.
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Avoid the website mentioned in answer number 2 above. I make presentations at rendezvous all over the Midwest and at my seminar I demonstrates Napier's Bones. I, unfortunately, bought a set from an eBay dealer who sells the very same set,
http://www.uniquecanes.com. The construction was terrible. The rods were not even square. The tabulat's index rod was not square to the tabulat, and the silk-screen printing did not align correctly, especially for the square root and cube root rods. The box the set came in, however, was well constructed. I had a great deal of difficulty trying to convince "ajsfixit" to make amends. He never did. the price of the set was approx
If you need something to use like Napier's bones, I think the simplest solution is to build them yourself with large popsicle sticks that you can find in most craft shops. Glue an appropriate printout. A student of mine did that, and it worked fine.
It looks like they're selling some here.
On Amazon.com by doing a seach, e.g. this one
Also, I'm not sure this question belongs to Math Overflow (and an answer was obtained by a simple Google search) so I downvoted it.


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TRINITY, Texas- The Iowa State men's golf team is in third place with one round to play at the 2014 Big 12 Championship. ISU's best finish at the Big 12 Championships was in 1997 when the finished third. The Cyclones lead No.2 Oklahoma State and No. 13. Oklahoma. Texas Tech paces the field with a 54-hole tally of 866 (286-291-289).
TCU's Julien Brun fired a six under 66 this afternoon to climb into the lead of the medalist race at 211 (74-71-66).
Junior Sam Daley also found himself in red figures today. He fired a three under 69 in round three to bring his tournament total to 215 (72-74-69). Daley is in the hunt for an individual title this weekend as he is currently tied for third and only four strokes off the lead.
Freshman Ruben Sondjaja fired a two under 70 today to bring his 54-hole mark to 223 (76-77-70). The Aussie is tied for 19th with one round left to play.
All-American Scott Fernandez continued to climb the leaderboard in the third round, carding a one over 73. Fernandez sits in a tie for 23rd individually (77-74-73=224).
The Big 12 Championship will conclude tomorrow at Whispering Pines with a final round of 18-holes.
Team Scores
1. Texas Tech-286-291-289=866
2. Texas-287-285-295=867
3. Iowa State-292-300-291=883
4. Oklahoma State-295-299-293=887
6. Baylor-293-306-292=891
7. Oklahoma-297-296-300=893
8. Kansas-297-301-302=900
9. Kansas State-312-311-302=925
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T3. Sam Daley-72-74-69=215
T19. Ruben Sondjaja-76-77-70=223
T23. Scott Fernandez-77-74-73=224
T26. Nick Voke-71-75-79=225
T36. Collin Foster-73-79-80=232
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1. Julien Brun, TCU-74-71-66=211
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When Lautenberg's age met Booker's ambition: An elegy for the Swamp Dog
It is of course transparently disingenuous, the way Cory Booker is pursuing a Senate seat in New Jersey.
The Newark mayor spent the fall pretending to weigh a gubernatorial run against Chris Christie, a ploy that earned him a wave of statewide and national media attention—a familiar trick, by now, from the Booker playbook. But his aim was never the governorship, not with Christie so well positioned to win a second term in 2013.
It's a spot in the U.S. Senate—and with it a chance to become a Serious National Player, even more of a fixture on the Sunday talk shows, and a future prospect for his party's national ticket—that Booker covets.
The only problem is that the job is already belongs to a Democrat, Frank R. Lautenberg, who's held the seat for the better part of three decades, and who hasn't yet said that he'll retire in 2014.
Booker isn't letting this stop him. Just before Christmas, he wrote a public letter announcing his intention to explore the '14 race—insisting that he would be "consulting" with Lautenberg before making up his mind. He included some obligatory praise of the incumbent senator as "one of New Jersey's most important leaders," but the message was clear: Step aside, old man, or I'll come after you in a primary.
Booker followed up with a number of national television interviews in which he stated an almost comically contradictory premise by hailing Lautenberg and promising to be respectful of him, then making it clear he wants Lautenberg's job on his own timeline.
And now Booker has gone and launched a campaign committee, which will allow him to begin raising money for a '14 bid.
"Self-absorbed and disrespectful," is how an unnamed Lautenberg aide described the move to Politico.
More than a few Democrats will agree with that view. Lautenberg is finishing up his fifth term in the Senate, and while he won't be remembered as one of the giants of the chamber, he has racked up some real achievements: raising the drinking age to 21, banning smoking on domestic flights, steering serious money into transportation projects to benefit the over-congested Northeast corridor, advocating with some success for the families of the Pan-Am Flight 103 victims.
Lautenberg excels at the unglamorous constituent-service work that many senators neglect, since it comes with no glory. For years, when Lautenberg and former N.B.A. star Bill Bradley both represented the state in the Senate, Jersey politicos would joke that if your Social Security check was late and you called Senator Bradley, you'd get a three-page document on his views on entitlement reform. If you called Senator Lautenberg, you'd get your check.
Let's be honest: The primary reason Booker thinks he can force the issue of Lautenberg's retirement is Lautenberg's age. He will turn 89 next week. He'll be 90 if he wins another term next year, and 96 if he finishes that term. That wouldn't make Lautenberg the oldest senator ever—Strom Thurmond made it to 100—but he'd be close. And, as Democratic insiders whisper to each other regularly, if Lautenberg were to win another next year and pass away during it, there's a good chance Christie would be empowered to select an interim senator, giving the G.O.P. its first Senate seat from New Jersey since Clifford Case was defeated in 1978.
There's another thing working against Lautenberg which his probably challenger is surely aware of: Lautenberg has some powerful enemies in the state—enemies who see in Booker a useful tool for vengeance. Last year, Lautenberg ran afoul of the preeminent Democratic powerbroker in South Jersey, George Norcross, by stepping in to blow up a pending merger between Rowan University and Rutgers-Camden—a merger that mattered greatly to Norcross and his business/political empire. That prompted Norcross' top ally in the legislature, State Senate President Stephen Sweeney, to release a blistering letter to Lautenberg, accusing him of "unseemly grandstanding."
Lautenberg's political career has been defined by unlikely victories, narrow escapes, and one improbable comeback for the ages. But Booker's challenge, in the current circumstances, looks deadly.
LAUTENBERG, A PATERSON-BORN FORMER AUTOMATED Data Processing executive, entered politics at the late age of 57, seizing on what he saw as an opportunity when the Abscam scandal swallowed up Senator Harrison Williams in 1982.
Then-governor Tom Kean opted to appoint a caretaker, Nicholas Brady, to replace Williams, setting up open primaries for both parties.
Lautenberg jumped into what quickly became an eight-way Democratic field. He had no name recognition and his pollster, Peter Hart, bluntly told him that he was "a pygmy among pygmies." But he did have some serious money, and he spent heavily, nudging his way into contention in the June '82 primary. He also caught a huge break when Barbara Sigmund Boggs, the daughter of the late Louisiana congressman Hale Boggs, abandoned her plans to run for the House and jumped into the Senate donnybrook instead. With her base among Princeton-area liberals, Boggs ended up siphoning votes from the favorite, former Bergen County representative Andrew Maguire. On primary day, Lautenberg won with just 26 percent of the vote.
The general election was an even tougher lift. Republicans, who had revolted in the '78 primary and thrown out Case in favor of a right-wing Ronald Reagan speechwriter named Jeffrey Bell, returned to their senses and handed their nomination to Millicent Fenwick, a thoroughly old school liberal-Republican congresswoman with a national reputation. (She was said to be the inspiration for the Lacey Davenport character in Garry Trudeau's Doonesbury.)
A former model and Vogue editor, Fenwick ran on what today we would recognize as a progressive Democratic platform: abortion rights, ERA, stepped-up aid to the poor, fewer tax breaks for the rich. She told Ronald Reagan, his popularity then tanking as the early '80s recession exacted a gruesome toll, to stay away from the state. Polls that summer put her 18 points ahead, and Lautenberg even called her "the most popular candidate in the country."
But again Lautenberg dipped into his own pockets, outspending his opponent two to one. He played up Reagan's unpopularity, arguing that a vote for Fenwick would only give the president and his party more power. He also made her age, 72, an issue. He reminded voters that a Senate term runs for six years and that she'd be pushing 80 at the end of it, and pointed out that Gerald Ford had once called Fenwick "a little eccentric." Whatever the exact cause, Lautenberg posted a major upset on Election Day, besting Fenwick by three points.
The victory didn't exactly make Lautenberg Mr. Popularity. New Jersey is a tough place for a politician to cultivate and sustain an image, and in the '80s he was overshadowed by Bradley and Kean, who won reelection with a staggering 71 percent of the vote in '85. It was those two, and not Lautenberg, who were talked up as national players.
Lautenberg did get a brief moment in the spotlight at the Democrats' 1984 convention, speaking to the San Francisco gathering on the first night. But whatever Lautenberg said that evening was almost immediately forgotten when Mario Cuomo took to the stage the same night and delivered the most memorable keynote of the modern era.
So Lautenberg was hardly a shoo-in when he faced the voters again in 1988, especially when Republicans recruited a candidate with a dream resume: Brigadier General Pete Dawkins, a decorated military man and Rhodes Scholar who'd won the Heisman Trophy at West Point in 1958. But Dawkins had been living and working most recently in New York City, making a small fortune at Lehman Brothers. Lautenberg raised Dawkins' residency status and an ugly-–even by Jersey standards—campaign ensued. Aided by a young campaign manager named James Carville, Lautenberg was reelected by eight points, but Dawkins managed to stick his foe with a nickname that's still in use by political people old enough to remember it: the Swamp Dog.
The '90s brought their own challenge for Lautenberg, and every other New Jersey Democrat. After winning election as governor with ease in 1989, Democrat James Florio had signed a $2.8 billion tax hike package that set off a full-fledged tax revolt. Protesters descended on Trenton by the thousands, decorating trees with toilet paper (to protest the new "disposable paper tax") and screaming for Florio's head. The governor's approval rating sank to less than 20 percent. When Bradley refused to take a position on the tax hike, he came within an inch of losing his seat in his 1990 reelection, even though he outspent his opponent, a then-unknown Christine Todd Whitman, nine to one. The next year, popular rage decimated the Democrats' state legislative ranks in midterm elections, and Florio ended up losing his seat in 1993.
That was the same year that President Clinton proposed his plan to balance the budget, which called for a mix of spending cuts and income-tax hikes on the top 1.2 percent of earners. No Republicans in the Senate went along with it, and six Democrats said no, too. Lautenberg, his seat up in 1994, was one of them. (It was only Al Gore's tie-breaking vote that saved the Clinton budget, which ended up being a major reason for the surpluses the country was running by the end of the decade.) By November '94, the tax revolt was dying down, just enough for Lautenberg to withstand a challenge from Assembly Speaker Garabed "Chuck" Haytaian, 50 to 47 percent.


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WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama says the typhoon that devastated the Philippines is a "heartbreaking reminder" of the fragile nature of life.
Obama says U.S. military personnel and relief workers are on the ground to help the victims get access to food, water, medicine and shelter.
He says the USS George Washington aircraft carrier is aiding recovery efforts and "more help is on the way."
Authorities say more than 2,000 people died in the typhoon, but that figure is expected to rise.
If people want to help, Obama is directing them to this website - http://www.whitehouse.gov/typhoon
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Currently, about 30 monks live, work and pray at the Abbey. We hope that you will find one of Cistercians' best-filled missions is providing hospitality to guests.
The monks of New Melleray are Catholics, professing the Rule of St. Benedict in the spirit of the founders of Citeaux, as handed on in the tradition of the Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance, within a community wholly orientated to a contemplative life of prayer.
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Van Jones is president and co-founder of Rebuild the Dream, a pioneering initiative to restore good jobs and economic opportunity. As an advisor to the Obama White House, he helped run the inter-agency process that oversaw $80 billion in green recovery spending. He was also the main advocate for the Green Jobs Act, which George W. Bush signed into law in 2007. Van is a globally recognized, award-winning pioneer in human rights and the clean energy economy, and a Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progress and American Progress Action Fund. He has been recognized by many national and international organizations: The World Economic Forum named Van a Young Global Leader in 2005, and in 2008, Fast Company magazine said he had one of the 12 most creative minds on Earth. TIME magazine named Van a global environmental hero in 2008; it named him one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2009. Van is also the best-selling author of the definitive book on green jobs, The Green Collar Economy. He holds a joint appointment at Princeton University as a distinguished visiting fellow in both the Center for African American Studies and in the Program in Science, Technology and Environmental Policy at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs.


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News Posts
Playing at the Mead on Saturday, December 1: Sweet Dreams
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The documentary Sweet Dreams, playing at the Mead Film Festival on Saturday, December 1, is a story of firsts: the formation of the Rwanda's first and only all-female drumming troupe, Ingoma Nshya, and the group's effort to open Rwanda's first ice cream shop, in some cases introducing the treat to people who have never before tasted ice cream.
Groups of Animals Adorn the 2012 Origami Holiday Tree
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The Museum's Origami Holiday Tree is back to ring in the season! This year, the tree features 500 folded origami models of groups of animals, from a "culture" of bacteria to a "tower" of giraffes.
Theodore Roosevelt's Conservation Influences
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Theodore Roosevelt was a great lover of nature long before he became President. From boyhood throughout his adult life, Roosevelt's enthusiasm for conservation was encouraged and shaped by several influential figures, as explained in a new video.
Frontiers in Astrophysics: Spectacular Supernovae
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While supernovae are some of the most energetic phenomena known to science, a great deal of mystery still surrounds their origins. In this podcast from a recent "Frontiers in Astrophysics," postdoctoral fellow Joanne Bibby and Richard Gilder Graduate School student Graham Kanarek introduce the theory that predicts massive stars as supernova progenitors, and discuss how scientists might confirm such a theory in the future.
The talk, "Spectacular Supernovae" was introduced by Department of Astrophysics Curator Michael Shara, and took place at the museum on October 15, 2012.
Playing at the Mead on Friday, November 30: Himself He Cooks
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Making its U.S. premiere at the Museum's 2012 Margaret Mead Film Festival, Himself He Cooks chronicles a day in the life of the Golden Temple of Amritsar, India, where every day tens of thousands of visitors are fed by hundreds of volunteers. Watch the trailer here.


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Miami, FL (Sports Network) - Raymond Felton sank six of New York's 18 3-
pointers en route to 27 points as the Knicks downed the Miami Heat, 112-92, at
American Airlines Arena.
Steve Novak added four shots from beyond the arc for 18 points, while J.R.
Smith and Jason Kidd each connected on three from long distance for the
Knicks, who won their fifth straight game despite Carmelo Anthony sitting out
the contest with a lacerated middle finger on his left hand.
LeBron James fell an assist short of his second consecutive triple-double as
he finished with 31 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists for Miami, which has
dropped its last two.
Dwyane Wade contributed 13 points while shooting just 3-for-13 from the floor
and Chris Bosh dropped in 12 points on 3-of-12 shooting in the loss.
The Sports Network