DAN MILLER'S NOTEBOOK

JAMES BROWN

By Dan Miller
December 27, 2006

When all is said and done, the most honored and influential person to emerge from my hometown will likely be James Brown.

But, in all fairness -- not too many years ago -- there were some folks there in Augusta who were reluctant to embrace James as a native son.

It's true that JB had more than his fair share of unsavory situations that were -- no doubt -- a nightmare for whoever handled his PR.... if, in fact, anybody handled PR for him.
And, years ago, when he burst onto the national stage, much of the country -- including Augusta -- was still struggling with an evolving mindset about race and equality.

I recall the dismay expressed by some Augustans when -- 25 or 30 years ago -- JB bought a nice home in an upscale, established Augusta neighborhood.

But times have changed..... and, over the last 30 years or so, JB became lovingly embraced by the home folks.
In 1993, Augusta's 9th Street was renamed "James Brown Boulevard"....

And, in 2005, a 7-foot tall statue of JB was unveiled right in the heart of downtown.
Through all the good times, and his personal rough times, James never wavered in his love and support of Augusta and its people.
Only three days before his death, James was holding his annual toy giveaway for underprivileged kids in Augusta at a downtown theatre.
It was the 15th year in a row that he had sponsored -- and been there for -- the charitable event.
James especially loved downtown Augusta.

It was on those very streets that -- in the 1940s -- he earned pennies by dancing for folks passing by, and by shining shoes.

In the late 1960s, he bought Augusta's oldest radio station, WRDW.
After the purchase, he would talk about how he used to shine shoes in front of WRDW....
Then, he would pause.... and add.... "Now I own that station."
It was his way of encouraging struggling youngsters to stick to their dreams and ambitions.

All of us around Augusta in the 1950s were familiar with this local band called "James Brown and the Famous Flames" long before the rest of the world discovered him.
I saw JB perform in person only once, at the old minor league ball park in Augusta.

Much later, on another occasion, I did have a brief phone conversation with him.
It was around 1982 or 83 when I heard James was planning to be in Nashville for some event, and I desperately wanted to interview him on my local talk show Miller & Co.
I got the phone number for James Brown Enterprises, headquartered in Augusta.
I called the number, and a man answered, saying simply, "Hello."
"Is this the headquarters of James Brown Enterprises?", I asked.
A raspy voice answered, "Yeah, this is James Brown."
My goodness, the Godfather of Soul answered his own phone!

The interview never happened, but the phone call alone provided me with fodder for conversation for years.

I shouldn't have been surprised that James Brown answered his own phone.
My pal Don Rhodes, a columnist with the Augusta Chronicle, writes; "to local residents, he was the guy you would see in local theaters watching afternoon movies, pumping his own gas at a station near his home in Beech Island, S.C., supporting local musicians at area nightspots, eating in local restaurants and just being human instead of being the superstar."

I enjoyed James Brown's music.... and his early 1960s version of "Prisoner Of Love" ranks alongside Etta James' recording of "At Last" and Ray Charles' version of "Georgia On My Mind" as the finest interpretations of "pop standards" ever performed by rhythm and blues artists.

James Brown forever changed music.
He helped change my home town.
He was an imperfect, immensely talented man who did a lot of good things.
As a former Augustan, I'm happy that James was so appreciated there at home.
And, that he knew it.

Just four months before his death, Augusta proudly honored its own son by renaming their 8,500 seat arena, the James Brown Civic Center.

And that civic center is the place where James Brown's body was brought to, again, be honored by his home town.

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THE GREENISH BOWL

By Dan Miller
December 22, 2006

There's nothing sadder in this world than to awaken on Christmas morning and not be a child.

Erma Bombeck wrote those words years ago.
A bit overstated for sure, since there are obviously many things sadder in this world.... but I appreciate the nostalgic spirit of what she said.

Of course, someone else said, "Tis better to give than to receive".... and while that's true, it's something most of us don't really believe until we get past childhood.... until the time when we wake up on Christmas morning -- or any morning for that matter -- and the mirror and aching feet quickly remind us that we are, indeed, not a child.

The other day, someone asked me what the best Christmas gift I received as a kid might be, and.... you know what? -- I can't remember for sure.

It might be a nice, shiny black bicycle that became a staple of my boyhood adventures.....
Or maybe a chemistry set, that provided me countless ways of staining the rugs and annoying my big sister.
I also remember getting a telescope that -- (and I never confessed this to my parents, even after I was a grown man) -- I had spotted in their cedar chest a few weeks before Christmas.
(That, by the way, was a moment of "enlightenment" for me.)

But I do clearly recall the best gift I "gave".... and the picture of the kitchen cabinet attached to this essay triggered that recollection.

First, let me explain the photo.
That's a corner of the kitchen in the house in Georgia where I grew up.
The house is currently for sale, and Paul Wolfe, a boyhood pal who still lives in Augusta, sent me the real estate flyer with pictures of the house.

The house has been upgraded considerably since my family lived there -- (all those hanging lights and the island have been added) -- but that white cabinet next to the refrigerator looks exactly the same.... with the same hinges and handles.

Anyhow.... one Christmas, many years ago, I gave my mother the gift of a plain, "greenish" mixing bowl, about the size of half a basketball, which I think I paid 50 cents for at Woolworth's.

She kept it in that cabinet.
She used it a lot.
Even years later, when I would visit home, I would see it there.
It didn't really match anything else she had.
It was not an especially attractive bowl.

As I got older I often wondered if she really even liked it, or if she was afraid it might hurt my feelings if she discarded it.
But, as I got even older, with kids of my own.... I understood.

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CHRISTMAS EVE IN MY HOMETOWN

By Dan Miller
December 19, 2006

There's so much to remember, no wonder I remember......
Those nine words are part of a beautiful Christmas song that first entered my consciousness when I was just a kid.
Since we're in the season for remembering days, and people, gone by.... that's what I'll do.

In 1953, the first and (at that time) only television station (WJBF-TV) began broadcasting in my Georgia hometown.
Now, to me, the local TV personalities were like folk heroes.
None of them could possibly have known the impact they had on my youthful gravitation toward a career in broadcasting.

One of the original staff announcers at WJBF-TV was a man named Don Upton.
He was a terrific communicator with a pleasant voice and a gentle, likable personality.

53 years have passed, and I don't recall the name of the program....
but I do recall Don was sitting with some other WJBF "announcers" telling how he and a buddy had written a Christmas song while serving overseas in the military.

Obviously, under the influence of extreme homesickness, they had composed a song they titled "Christmas Eve In My Hometown".... and the big, exciting news he shared that night was that the song had just been recorded by Eddie Fisher, an extremely popular singer at that time.

That night on TV, Don talked about how he and his pal wrote that song while in their barracks, thinking about home......
And then.... they played the Eddie Fisher recording, while the camera showed the faces of Don and the other announcers listening....
They played it twice as I recall....
What a beautiful song it was.

The lyrics hung in my mind for years, though I didn't hear it again until 1966.
That was the year Kate Smith, another popular singer, recorded "Christmas Eve In My Hometown."
It was also the year I accepted a job at WIS-TV in Columbia, South Carolina.

And, to my delight.... one of the staff announcers at WIS-TV was Don Upton.
He didn't disappoint me.
During the short time we worked together, he was the nicest and classiest of men.
He was married to a beautiful woman, Miriam Stevenson Upton, who had been Miss USA in 1954, and who -- the next year -- became the first woman from the U.S. ever selected as Miss Universe.

I told Don how -- that night back in 1953 -- I was watching with my parents in Augusta when they played the Eddie Fisher recording.
I told him I thought it was a wonderful song, and would probably become a holiday classic.
He thanked me and said he hoped that song would put his kids through college.

Maybe it did.

Don's song was later a holiday hit for Bobby Vinton, and has been recorded by countless other singers, orchestras and choral groups.
Don left WIS-TV shortly after I arrived there.
He died in 1978, far too young.
I don't think I ever told him how I considered him a "folk hero" when I was a kid watching him on Channel 6 in Augusta.
But every year, around Christmas, I still think about Don and the words he wrote:

Wise men journeyed far, Guided by a star
But though I'm not a wise man, this I know
Through dreams and just pretending, I'm there
And I'll be spending
Christmas Eve in my home town.

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The other day I went online and Googled "Christmas Eve In My Hometown Eddie Fisher" - and was delighted to see that there's now a re-released Eddie Fisher Christmas album that has Don's song as a "bonus track".

More recently I found this video on YouTube of Kate Smith's performance of the song, introduced by Bing Crosby.
Enjoy.

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VIVA LA DIFFERANCE!

By Dan Miller
December 14, 2006

Today, some examples of how members of the same species can sometimes be so different.
For example, that's not a dog in this picture.... it's the world's smallest horse.
Her name is Thumbelina, and she stands just 17 inches tall.
She's 5 years old and was born and bred on a farm in St. Louis.

The next photo shows Leonid Stadnyk standing near his mother in a remote village in Ukraine.
Leonid, who's in his mid-30's, stands 8'4".

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And there's Bao Xishun, who lives in Mongolia.
Bao is 55 years old and stands 7'9" and -- coincidentally -- made worldwide news this week when he helped save two dolphins in Beijing by using his long arms to remove plastic from their stomachs.

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I don't know much about the world's tallest woman in the next photo.
All I know is she comes from Holland.... measures a little over 7'4".... and weighs about 320 pounds.

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And then, of course, there's the strange pairing that everyone's been asking me about in recent weeks.
That's Demetria and me standing in Kroger, talking on TV about the Angel Tree campaign.
"Is Demetria really short, or are you really tall?", folks ask me.
Actually, we're not drastically different, it's just that we seldom appear on television standing next to each other (unless she's on a box).
For whatever it's worth, she's slightly under 5'6", while I stand about 7'4"....
I'm sorry.... did I say 7'4"?.... I meant 6'4".
Every time that commercial came on during a newscast, I would say to Demetria, "For some reason, I keep thinking about how much I used to enjoy Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy"!

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HOME, HOME ON THE PLANET

By Dan Miller
December 12, 2006

Today, another verbatim exchange with my (now) 8-year old daughter.

MCKENSIE: "Daddy, do you believe in aliens?"
ME: "Do you mean beings from another planet or world?"
MCKENSIE: "Yes, do you think there are aliens living on other planets somewhere?"
ME: "Well yes, I suppose there might be people, or aliens, on another planet far away somewhere in the universe."
MCKENSIE: "Well, if there are people on other planets somewhere else, then they would think of us as aliens.... so we are aliens too, right?"
ME: "I suppose you're right."

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Now, I consider this fairly profound thinking for such a young girl. It's reminiscent of the thought process -- and words written -- by a man named Brewster Higley in 1872 as he sat on the banks of Beaver Creek, looking out at the Kansas sky.
The poem he wrote was later transformed into the classic cowboy song, "Home On The Range."
This is the verse as he wrote it:
How often at night
When the heavens were bright
By the light of the twinkling stars,
Have I stood here amazed
And asked as I gazed
If their glory exceeds that of ours.

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MY BIG FAT MOVIE CAREER

BY DAN MILLER
December 7, 2006

Do you recognize the movie star in the photo I've attached?

No, I'm not talking about the person in the foreground (that's me)...... I'm talking about the attractive woman seated behind me. It's Michele Lee.
The scene is from the movie "Big Dreams & Broken Hearts: The Dottie West Story"... in which Michele portrays country singer Dottie West.
I played the host of a music show called "Wendy Blevin's Landmark Jamboree", which had been an actual television program in Cleveland, Ohio in the 1950s.
It was a place where a young Dottie West made regular appearances early in her career.

These photos were sent to me by a viewer who happened across the movie on cable.
Right about now, you're probably wondering how -- and why -- I would be cast in a movie.
Well, I'll tell you.

The movie was filmed in early 1995, shortly before I returned to the Channel 4 anchor desk.
My then-recent talk show on TNN had "gone away" (as all shows on TNN ultimately would do).... and I had lots of time on my hands.

A few years earlier, while I was living in California and working at CBS, I had become acquainted with Michele Lee and her husband Fred Rappoport, who was a producer of several shows there at CBS.

After moving back to Nashville, I heard Michele was planning to make a movie about Dottie West.
I informed her that I had interviewed Dottie West years ago on my local talk show in Nashville, and asked if she'd like a copy of the show to help with her portrayal of Dottie.

She said "yes" -- I sent her the tape -- and she invited me to "read" for a part in the movie.
A few months later I auditioned, and -- even though I had fully expected to be offered the romantic lead -- I was offered the somewhat smaller (though crucial to the story) role of the announcer.

For me, having never done a movie before (or since), it was quite an experience.
They even provided me a little dressing room trailer for my one day of shooting.

Best of all, I got to eat lunch with the cast and crew.
The director was Bill D'Elia, who had directed -- among other things -- 5 episodes of "Northern Exposure"... one of my all-time favorite shows. So the lunchtime conversation was fun and informative for me.... though Bill -- for some unknown reason -- kept moving to other tables.

The filming process was intriguing.
There were a couple of scenes where I was just part of the background, but with specific moves to make.
Once, the director even said, "thanks, you gave me something I can use there"..... leading me to believe that a little thing called "Oscar" was definitely in my future!

As you know, there's big money in making movies.... and for a couple of years after the movie aired on CBS, I would -- once a year -- get a residual check for about $70.

And I kept figuring -- any day -- my phone would ring with an offer for my next big movie role........
I'm still waiting..........

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LOOKING FOR ADVENTURE

BY DAN MILLER
December 4, 2006

Often, when my wife and I travel, I make a case for leaving the interstate and taking
the back roads.
"It'll be an adventure," I say.

But, after traveling with me for so many years, Karen knows my track record with uncharted routes, so she usually votes for simply staying on the clearly marked interstate highway.
And, as every husband knows, a tie vote goes to the wife.

Here's what got me thinking about this.
I was listening to a public radio talk show this past weekend, when an interviewer -- whose name I never caught -- was talking with Tim Cahill, one of America's most successful travel adventure writers.

The interviewer asked Mr. Cahill, "What's the secret to writing a good travel story"?
He replied, "Something has to go wrong!"
And it's true.
Think about it.... anytime a friend or relative tells you about their trip or vacation, the only really good parts are the parts about what went wrong.

I don't want to hear about someone's perfect meal, or their neatly orchestrated itinerary, or how all their flights were on time and hassle free.
It's human nature..... people want to hear about problems and misery!

Now, I must admit I wasn't familiar with Tim Cahill.... but after hearing that radio interview I Googled his name and -- sure enough -- he's a respected writer and regular contributor to National Geographic Adventure magazine.

Taking his comments a bit further, Mr. Cahill said, "getting lost is one of the most important things you can do to find adventure and great travel stories."
I hope Karen was listening.
That's exactly what I tell her every time I get lost.
I tell her, "this is what you'll be talking and laughing about when, and if, we get home!"

For example, about 24 years ago in London, we took The Tube on a quick trip to see the home of Charles Dickens.
I decided we should exit the underground train a few block early.... so we walked about 6 blocks through, what were clearly, "non-tourist" neighborhoods.
When we located the Dickens home, it was closed.
Great fodder for memories to this day.

Then, there was the "mother of all travel problems" in Italy about 19 years ago.
I got lost -- then frustrated -- and announced that we were turning in our rental car in Naples, and skipping Venice and Florence.... the 2 cities Karen most wanted to see.
It was a travel decision the two of us are still "discussing" two decades later!
It was also the day I was enlightened to the idea that a tie vote goes to the wife.

In the radio interview, Tim Cahill suggested that a person should approach his travels with the attitude of an adolescent.
You know....
Whatever.

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PROTECTING LITTLE WEB SURFERS

BY DAN MILLER
November 30, 2006

Cyberspace can be a scary place.... especially if your child, like mine, is discovering how to explore the internet.

There are no rules about what can and cannot be put on the internet, and I live in fear that my young daughter might happen across sites unsuitable for anybody, young or old.

So today, I'm offering a quick tip on an easy, free way to filter much of the bad stuff.

My daughter likes to go to websites that offer games and activities for young girls.
One day -- as I sat next to her watching -- she went to Google and typed in something like "girl games".... but she misspelled one of the words.
Most of the sites that popped up were legitimate places where youngsters can find fun activities.... but there were also a few sites listed that I definitely wouldn't want any child to "happen" across.

So that night I did a little exploring to find ways to filter the content of the internet.
There are several filters you can buy to control access to unsuitable websites.
Net Nanny can be purchased online and apparently is popular with many parents.

But there's a free and easy step you can take right now that will filter quite a bit of the rough stuff, and give you some peace of mind.
Here's what you do:

Simply go to Google (like the page pictured above).
Just to the right of the subject box you'll see -- in small print -- three underlined options...
Advanced Settings
Preferences
Language Tools

Click on "Preferences"....
Scroll to the category "SafeSearch Filtering"....
You'll be offered three choices of filtering.
Click on "Use Strict Filtering (Filter both explicit text and explicit images)"
Then, be sure to click the button labeled "Save Preferences" at either the upper or lower right side of the screen.

There.... now you've taken a big step toward filtering most adult-only text and images from innocent eyes using Google.

I'm sure other search engines offer similar filtering, but Google is the one I use most often.

My wife uses a search engine called "GoodSearch" Which offers -- in addition to filtering options -- a cash contribution to your favorite charity, school or worthy cause every time you use it.
That makes a lot of sense.
Check it out.

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OBSERVING FOOTBALL

BY DAN MILLER
November 27, 2006

My 7 year old daughter and I attended the Titans game Sunday.

We left the stadium with about 8 minutes to go in the 4th quarter, with the Giants leading the Titans 21 to 7.
Fortunately, we got home quickly, in time to see on TV the exciting come-from-behind 24-21 victory for the Titans.

If we'd stayed there at LP Field, I'm not sure we would have seen much of anything.
And the reason is simple.
The people sitting right in front of us would stand up during almost every play.

Now, don't get me wrong -- when a big play happens in any sport, I understand how people will jump to their feet with sheer excitement.
But on Sunday, as soon as we'd settle back into our seats after each play, the guys sitting directly in front would jump to their feet as the next play unfolded, and everybody sitting behind them would be blocked from seeing the playing field, and -- since we were seated in the end zone -- from seeing the giant TV monitor at the other end.

Then, the same group of fans would remain standing while they looked back over their shoulders, watching the replay on the giant monitor behind us.

It was a beautiful day and fun to be there.... but frankly, I really didn't see much of the action until I got home and watched the final minutes, and the highlights on TV.

As for my daughter, she wasn't much concerned, since she most enjoyed watching -- through the binoculars -- the faces of all the people sitting around us.

As for me, I kept wondering.... has the league ever considered putting those restraining bars across the seats -- like those used to secure kids inside the rides at the fair -- to keep people in their seats during the game?
Just a thought.

Congratulations Titans.

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A TASTE OF THANKSGIVINGS PAST

BY DAN MILLER
November 22, 2006

Let's see.... what memories does Thanksgiving stir up?

Sunny, crisp November days in Georgia.
Not unlike the sunny, crisp November days in Tennessee.
Almost interchangeable.

Thanksgiving was one of just a few days every year when our family would -- instead of sitting around the kitchen table -- actually dine in the dining room.

There'd be the "good" silverware that Mama kept in the chest in the dining room.
And her special glasses and plates.
The gravy would be served from a fancy silver bowl, with a big ladle none of us had seen since the previous Thanksgiving.
Even bonus plates and silverware, with a separate fork for the salad, and an extra spoon for dessert.

And there'd usually be a few extra people around the table as well.
Aunts, our paternal grandmother, sometimes a stray cousin or two.

For me, the best part.... my mother's dressing.
After all these years, I've never again known Thanksgiving dressing quite like my mother's.
It was different.
She never stuffed it inside the turkey.
It wasn't particularly moist.
It was prepared in those big, deep rectangular pans, like you'd prepare lasagna.... but more like a cornbread/dressing.

Mama would make so much of it that, for days -- if not weeks -- it became my after school snack of choice.
If I was left to fend for myself at night or on the weekends following Thanksgiving, that dressing alone could serve as a satisfying meal.
Simply heat it on the stove, or in the oven.... put a little gravy over it (if any remained).... and there you'd have... a meal.

I have no idea how she made it.
But it cannot, I believe, be duplicated.

There was a little secret ingredient of some sort, (the kind only mothers seem to know about when they cook for their families)....
My mother's secret may have gone to the grave with her.
But the taste and texture of Mama's dressing are still with me to this day.

Truthfully, she could have decided not to fix the turkey, sweet potatoes, ambrosia, cranberry sauce, rice, lima beans, green beans, pumpkin pie.... and just served the dressing and gravy, and I would have considered it a Thanksgiving feast fit for royalty.

I still think about that dressing.
I wish there was some in the refrigerator right now.

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A MAN CALLED BORAT

BY DAN MILLER
November 20, 2006

I've not seen the new hit movie "Borat", but I do plan to see it.

OK, the full title is "Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit of Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan".... perhaps the longest title ever for a #1 box office movie.
The film quickly emerged as one of the most controversial comedies ever made, triggering lawsuits, outrage and claims of deception and misrepresentation by filmmakers on unsuspecting participants.

The man who portrays Borat Sagdiyev is British actor Sacha Baron Cohen.
If you have HBO, you may have seen his television series.
It's called "Da Ali G Show" and -- in it -- Cohen appears not only as Borat, but as a gay character named Bruno, and a hip-hop interviewer named Ali G.

I must confess.... I find the TV series uproariously funny. Occasionally, while watching it, I frighten my wife when she hears me gasping for air in convulsions of laughter.
It is also, at times, uncomfortable to watch.
And please, PLEASE -- whatever you do -- don't watch it with children in the room.
As a matter of fact, if you're an adult who gets offended by risque material -- you might want to pass on the TV series.

Here's the thing.... and I'm certainly not the first to point this out....
Even with all the controversy surrounding the movie, Cohen has been booked on many legitimate TV programs (even news-related shows like the Today Show and the Early Show) only as Borat -- his fictional character -- not as actor Sacha Baron Cohen.

It's puzzling to me when I hear Matt Lauer, and many others, introduce "Borat Sagdiyev" and then proceed as though they're interviewing a real person.
Are they afraid to demand that Cohen appear as himself, not his comic character, to talk about the controversy stirred up by the movie?

Can you imagine a scenario where Julie Andrews would appear on television only as Mary Poppins, and answer only questions pertaining to Mary Poppins?

Or, what if actor Peter Falk found himself at the center of some public scrutiny, but would only agree to appear on talk or news magazine shows if he could wear his rumpled raincoat, and be addressed as Columbo?

I understand the value of promoting movies, but at some point we in the news and interview business must be more than just a vessel for that promotion.

Real people can be interesting.
By the way, have I ever written about my lunch several months ago with Goober?
Now that's a funny guy.

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MY BROTHER AND DEAN MARTIN

BY DAN MILLER
November 15, 2006

Funny how your perspective on things can change over the years.

It was more than 45 years ago when my brother Lynwood -- who's seven years younger than me -- took a paper clip, or some sort of sharp object, and scratched a slight little line along the cardboard jacket of the Dean Martin album you see pictured here.

This is the actual album cover.... (that's right, I still have it!)
The marks he inflicted were really quite minor.... they don't even show up in this photo.... but, I can tell you, they sort of followed the frontal outline of the woman looking at Dean Martin.

Well, as you know -- when anything bad happens to your Dean Martin album, it can wreck your day.

When I noticed the scratch marks, I did what any right thinking big brother would do.... I chased my brother around the room with a broom.
When he hid under the bed.... since I couldn't swing at him with the broom.... I jabbed at him with the straw bristles, making some little red marks on his arm and chest.
No damage done, but years later, I felt bad about the disproportionate punishment I had dealt for such a minor crime, and I apologized.

Amazingly to me, Lynwood -- who now works in medical research in Atlanta -- didn't even recall the crime or punishment.
But I do.... and I still think about it from time to time.

Not long ago, I took out that old Dean Martin album -- and I studied the little scratch marks put there more than four decades ago, and I smiled.
It's still a wonderful album.... still in good shape.... and Dean Martin still sings as terrific as ever.

But truly, the album means more to me now.... and I treasure those little marks made by my mischievous little brother, so far back in our lives.

Yep, it's funny what really matters, and how perspective can change over the years.

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OH NO!... ANOTHER POP QUIZ!

BY DAN MILLER
November 10, 2006

OK everyone, grab a pencil and paper, and close your books.... it's a pop quiz.
There'll be 20 multiple choice questions, each relating to the state of Tennessee.
Number your paper 1 through 20.

Don't peek at the bottom of this page until you've completed all your answers.
The correct answers will be provided below.

The questions are selected from the book "Tennessee Trivia", compiled by Ernie and Jill Couch, and published by Rutledge Hill Press.

Just like in school, 70 is passing.... so you must answer 14 correctly to pass.
20 correct answers will give you a perfect 100 score.
There are no prizes, it's just for fun.
Here we go:

(1.) Where can you see Elvis Presley's 1960 solid gold Cadillac?
(a) Graceland
(b) The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum
(c) Sun Recording Studios in Memphis

(2.) What famous television personality helped found St. Jude Children's Research Hospital of Memphis in 1958?
(a) Danny Thomas
(b) Wink Martindale
(c) Red Skelton

(3.) What political office did Tex Ritter seek in 1970?
(a) Tennessee Governor
(b) U.S. Senator
(c) U.S. Congressman

(4.) What street was made famous by composer W. C. Handy?
(a) Beale Street
(b) Demumbreun Street
(c) 16th Avenue South

(5.) What is the greatest distance between the northern and southern borders of Tennessee?
(a) 95 miles
(b) 115 miles
(c) 237 miles

(6.) For what reason was Martin Luther King Jr. in Memphis at the time of his assassination?
(a) to preach in a Sunday morning church service
(b) to attend the wedding of Jesse Jackson
(c) to support a strike by city sanitation workers

(7.) What famous Opry star was born in Maynardville?
(a) Ernest Tubb
(b) George Hamilton IV
(c) Roy Acuff

(8.) Where was the famous "Monkey Trial" held?
(a) Dayton
(b) Rockwood
(c) Oak Ridge

(9.) How many states border Tennessee?
(a) 6
(b) 7
(c) 8

(10.) What was Elvis Presley's first movie?
(a) Jailhouse Rock
(b) Love Me Tender
(c) Viva Las Vegas

(11.) The Tennessee River is actually the largest tributary of which major river?
(a) The Mississippi
(b) The Cumberland
(c) The Ohio

(12.) What is the seating capacity of the Opry House?
(a) 2,500
(b) 4,400
(c) 6,500

(13.) Preston Dorris is noted for what transportation first in Nashville in 1896?
(a) Driving the first automobile in the city
(b) Establishing the first taxicab service
(c) Running a sightseeing riverboat

(14.) What successful movie director attended Vanderbilt University and later served on its Board?
(a) John Huston
(b) Delbert Mann
(c) Martin Scorsese

(15.) Paul Harmon is a former Nashville advertising and public relations executive, now known worldwide for his:
(a) paintings and prints
(b) recipes and cookbooks
(c) novels and short stories

(16.) How did Tennessee rank chronologically in joining the Union?
(a) 10th
(b) 16th
(c) 20th

(17.) What country entertainer used the name Simon Crum for his comedy routines?
(a) Ferlin Husky
(b) Archie Campbell
(c) Del Reeves

(18.) Early in his career, Waylon Jennings was a member of what rock 'n roll star's band?
(a) Bobby Vee
(b) Gene Vincent
(c) Buddy Holly

(19.) Who built the Ryman Auditorium in 1891?
(a) Harry Ryman, a traveling preacher
(b) Tom Ryman, a riverboat captain
(c) John Ryman, a snake oil salesman

(20.) Sarah Childress Polk prohibited what two things in the White House while she was first lady?
(a) singing and shouting
(b) poker and other card games
(c) dancing and drinking

Good luck.... here now are the answers:
(1) b
(2) a
(3) b
(4) a
(5) b
(6) c
(7) c
(8) a
(9) c
(10) b
(11) c
(12) b
(13) a
(14) b
(15) a
(16) b
(17) a
(18) c
(19) b
(20) c

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REVEALING HOW I VOTED

BY DAN MILLER
November 8, 2006

That's right.... today I'm disclosing how I voted on Tuesday.

I arrived at my polling place around 12:45.
It was lightly raining, so I took an old umbrella with me as I left my car.
Since it was lunchtime, I anticipated a long line of people.
But that wasn't the case.
Once inside, it was a short wait of no more than 10 or 15 minutes, since there were only 10 or 12 people ahead of me.

I turned off my cell phone as I entered the voting room, heeding a big sign that warned I must do so.
The last thing I wanted was to cause a disturbance and have security feel the need to wrestle me to the ground.

The nice woman at the voter verification desk said I'd arrived at the perfect time.
She explained how, for much of the morning, there had been a line wrapped around the hall outside.
I finished up, left, and called my wife to meet me nearby for lunch.
I enjoyed an egg salad sandwich.

So there you have it.... that's how I voted on Tuesday.

By the way, this was my first election to use the new computer screen voting method, and I now understand why some folks complain about these devices.
They really should provide voters with a paper receipt.
Goodness.... whenever I pump gas.... or withdraw cash from an ATM.... or pick-up a Wendy's Spicy Chicken Filet sandwich.... I always get a paper receipt to verify the transaction.

But after voting on Tuesday, I walked away with the haunting feeling that maybe my vote didn't register on that computer.... I had no receipt to verify my vote.

After lunch I dropped by Kroger and picked up some creamer for my coffee at work.
The self-service checkout popped out a receipt for my purchase.

So while I can't prove to you that I voted.... if you have any doubt that I have hazelnut creamer.... I can prove that!

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A THOUGHTLESS ACT OF VOTING

BY DAN MILLER
November 3, 2006

On a recent visit to Georgia, I snapped the attached photo of the first place I ever voted.
That was more than 45 years ago in my hometown of Augusta.
Back then, Georgia was one of only a few states that allowed 18 year olds to vote, and I was eager to try it.

Whether the old polling place is still used for elections, it's difficult to tell.... and there was nobody nearby to ask.
But at least it's still standing, right behind Joseph R. Lamar Grammar School, where I attended 1st through 7th grades.

The presidential race that year was between John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon.... and I recall feeling a rush of excitement as I entered the voting booth.... nervous and painfully uninformed on the issues.

Whether I voted for Kennedy or Nixon is not important.... but I will tell you the decision making process I used for voting in another race that day.

It had nothing to do with the Kennedy-Nixon contest.
I don't remember what office it was for..... but I do recall it was a local two-man race, seemingly -- at least to me -- insignificant.
Later that night, I proudly told my father which man got my vote.
He asked if there was any particular reason I had voted for that person.
I said, "No, I just flipped a coin" -- admitting that I didn't know anything about either candidate.... I had voted, just to vote.

Daddy looked a bit dismayed.
He said, "Well, you just cancelled my vote, for nothing."
The candidate I had voted against was someone my father knew, and someone he liked.

He said he just wished I had actually preferred the candidate I voted for.... or, at least, known something about the person, or his position on issues.
To my father, the fact that I just cast my vote randomly and thoughtlessly seemed inappropriate and inconsiderate.

Neither of my parents ever talked much about their political leanings, and neither of them tried to impose their preferences on me or my siblings.
I don't recall them ever suggesting which candidates or philosophy I should embrace.
That was left up to me.... something I've always appreciated.

Nowadays, I never suggest to my grown kids which way I think they should vote.
That's their decision, and their prerogative.
Of course, I do hope they'll cast a thoughtful vote.... even it it's to help elect whoever they feel would do the least harm!

To this day, if I'm in the dark on a particular contest or issue, I just leave it blank.
I don't want a thoughtless vote from me to cancel the educated vote of someone who gives proper, heartfelt consideration to their choice.

Again today, I'm thinking of what Adlai Stevenson said during the 1956 presidential campaign.
A woman called out, "Senator, you have the vote of every thinking person!"
Stevenson called back, "That's not enough, madam, we need a majority!"

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FIXING THE WORLD SERIES

BY DAN MILLER
October 31, 2006

Is it just me, or is the appeal of the fall classic gradually fading?
This year's World Series drew the smallest television audience in the history of the event.... considerably lower than last year, which previously held the distinction of being the least watched series. Do I detect the trend here?

When I was in junior high school, the series was so big and important, the school principal would play the radio broadcast of the game on the classroom speakers so everyone could hear it.
Can you imagine such a thing nowadays?

The weather might be one of the problems.
Prior to about the 1970s, the World Series was played almost a month earlier than now.
These days, the weather is often cold and unpredictable by the time the series rolls around.
And, truthfully, the two league championship series are usually more appealing than the actual World Series.

So here's my solution..... guaranteed.
Change the whole thing.
Take a lesson from this country's single most popular sporting event.... football's Super Bowl.

The "New" World Series would consist of the two league championship series (each shortened to best 2 out of 3 games)... followed by the "World Series Super Game."

The World Series Super Game would be one game.... played in a neutral city and stadium (hopefully a covered stadium).... and played on a Sunday evening.

The game would follow a week long buildup, called World Series Super Game Week, filled with parties, entertainment, Hollywood celebrities, media hype, shameless excesses and plenty of hoopla.... just like the Super Bowl.
Even if you hadn't followed the two teams all season, by the end of the week you'd know every player involved, and you'd know what the experts had to say about each team's prospects.... just like the Super Bowl.

The game itself would be a true "super game".... 14 innings long.... with an expanded, spectacular 7th inning stretch, featuring big name singers and entertainment.... maybe even Janet Jackson or Paul McCartney.

Part of the fun would be the innovative commercials.... just like the Super Bowl.

The 14 innings would ensure that no one pitcher could dominate the game, and would allow that "anything could happen".... even late in the game.

I'm telling you..... Americans everywhere would plan their weekend around such an event.

I know the odds are not in my favor, but if I'm ever elected Commissioner of Major League Baseball, this will be taken under serious advisement.

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IS THAT A THINKING CAP?

BY DAN MILLER
October 27, 2006

Kids, it seems, can inherit actual questions and quirks directly from their parents.
Case in point.... Thinking Caps.

Remember when teachers -- or quiz show hosts -- would say.... "OK everybody, put on your thinking caps".... just before asking a tough question?

Months ago, I made reference to a "thinking cap" while discussing some deep philosophical issue with my (then) 6 year old daughter.
She looked at me and said, "Daddy, I don't think I have a thinking cap, do I?"
Now, that's the genetic factor I'm talking about.

When I was a young boy, I was too timid to admit to anyone that I didn't have a thinking cap.
I would hear people referring to thinking caps all the time, but I was reluctant to own up to the painful fact that I didn't have one.... and I didn't know where, or how, you get one.

Was it something my parents would eventually buy for me?
Or were they awarded to everyone by schools, or the government, when we reached a certain age?
I just didn't know.... and I didn't want to ask.
Of course, I figured it would be quite helpful to have a thinking cap.
And in my mind's eye, I knew exactly what they probably looked like.
They were sort of green, and looked oddly like Robin Hood's cap.

Now that my daughter is 7, I'm fairly certain she understands that a thinking cap is just an imaginary thing.... a figure of speech.
Just for fun, I asked her to put on her thinking cap and draw me a picture of how she thinks a thinking cap might look.

She sketched the accompanying picture quickly and confidently, almost as if she knew exactly what a thinking cap looks like.
You can see the wires and cells and circuits she included....
I got the creepy feeling that she has actually seen one.

Wait a minute...!
I think my wife has one of those in her closet!

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THE ROAD BEST TRAVELED

BY DAN MILLER
10-24-06

I promise I'm not on the payroll of the Tennessee Tourism Department.
Lately it just seems that way.

I used to worry that my friends might be annoyed when I would talk on and on about a particular movie, restaurant, vacation destination or day trip.
Well -- now that I have no more friends -- I find this space useful for recommending things to you, the reader.

Last week, I was raving about Rock City.... one of the best day trips you'll find in Tennessee.
(Of course, if you're reading this in -- say -- Australia, it would obviously be a bit more than a day trip.)
Today, I'm reminding everyone here at home not to forget the treasure we have in the Natchez Trace Parkway.... especially this time of year.

Quite often, Karen and I toy the idea of taking a leisurely trip all the way down the Trace to Natchez, Mississippi.
I think it's 444 miles.
(Of course, with a speed limit of no more than 40 to 50 mph, that too might be a bit more than a day trip.)

While we still haven't actually followed the Trace all the way to Mississippi..... we did, as we often do, meander 30 or 40 miles down the magical road last Sunday afternoon.

I snapped the attached photos along the road, and -- though it's probably still a few days before the peak colors -- you can see the beauty that simply never lets up as you travel the Trace.
There's a lot to see along the main road -- or the clearly marked side excursions.
Things like panoramic overlooks, walking trails, horseback trails, waterfalls, farmland, a few historic buildings, and connecting roads that will take you to towns and communities.
There are plenty of well manicured picnic areas, with clean restrooms along the way.

If you're tired of fighting the big trucks and traffic jams on the interstates, and you want a relaxing day trip filled with beauty, the Natchez Trace is the perfect solution.

No commercial vehicles are allowed.... but great caution is needed for deer, wild turkeys and other critters (including joggers and bikers) who -- from time to time -- feel the need to cross the road.

The Natchez Trace is right there for all of us to enjoy.
Spend a few miles on it.... you'll thank me later.

And for whatever it's worth.... yes, I've gotten two or three emails from readers in Australia.
I guess you think it's purely coincidental that Nicole Kidman just happened to move to Nashville!!

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SAW ROCK CITY

BY DAN MILLER
October 19, 2006

My whole life I've passed those painted barns and eye-catching signs, beckoning me to See Rock City....
Well finally, I saw Rock City.

I saw it in the company of my wife Karen, and the wonder-filled eyes of our daughter McKensie.
The night before our big adventure, we stayed in a train car at the Chattanooga Choo Choo Hotel -- a fun place, though McKensie kept wondering when the train would move.
And I'm happy to report that Karen's collection of those little hotel soaps, shampoos and lotions is now virtually complete.

Actually, more than 20 years ago, Karen and I had pulled into the parking lot at Rock City, planning to take the tour.
But -- alas -- it was raining that day, so we decided to make the trip again on a more agreeable day.

Now, 20+ years later, we again pulled into the parking lot -- along with our 7 year old -- and just like before, it was pouring rain.
My immediate suggestion was to leave and -- perhaps -- come back on a more agreeable day.... maybe in another 20 years or so.

But Karen quickly reminded me that -- at my age -- in another 20 years or so, well..... you know......

So we did it.
The nice folks at Rock City are obviously prepared for rainy days.
They handed each of us a free, yellow poncho.
And off we sloshed through a magical wonderland of paths, bridges and impossibly tight passageways.

I have visited many tourist attractions, in bright beautiful weather.... but, even in the cold rain, Rock City trumps most of them.
It is truly an enchanting place.

The lookout from Lovers Leap is spellbinding, even though we couldn't -- as advertised -- see seven states.
We could only see the immediate countryside of Tennessee, with fog and rain clouds streaming up from the valley far below.
But even that.... with the wind whipping through the flags.... offered an invigorating, awe-inspiring kind of beauty.

The bad news was, we were wet and cold -- and every few yards we'd have to stop and roll up our soaked pants legs....
The good news was, we had the whole place almost to ourselves -- and we never once considered turning back, or missing any of the majestic views.

The real payoff for McKensie came when we entered the Fairyland Caverns, which lead to a huge, magical room called Mother Goose Village.
Every fairy tale and nursery rhyme you've ever known is depicted there in glowing ultraviolet landscapes that are mesmerizing, even for jaded old adults.

When I went back to work after our trip, I remembered that my co-anchor Demetria had taken her nieces to Rock City not long ago.... so I asked her how they liked Mother Goose Village and the Fairyland Caverns....
"Oh, we missed that part," Demetria said.
"What!?!", I screamed in disbelief.
I then came dangerously close to demanding that she take them back soon.
She promised she will.

Here's my closing thought....
If you're looking for a nice day trip, consider Rock City.
And if it's raining.... don't worry about it.
The free ponchos will keep certain parts of your midsection reasonably dry.

Like the signs say, See Rock City!!

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WHY VANDY BEAT GEORGIA

BY DAN MILLER
October 17, 2006

Two days before the big game, I officially declared that Vandy would surprise Georgia this year.
I felt secure in my prediction because of six words spoken on Thursday.

In hopes of getting a useful, interesting quote, media representatives gathered around coach Bobby Johnson and several players, asking questions about the upcoming game against the highly ranked, heavily favored Georgia Bulldogs.
And many things were said.
Things like, "we have to be solid on defense"..... "we'll be ready".... "we cannot fumble the ball".... "hopefully our strengths will come together"... "we'll go there intending to win".... etc....

But the words that caught my ear came from Hamilton Holliday, Vanderbilt's junior center from Marietta, Georgia.
While being interviewed, he talked about traveling down to his home state, and about the friends he had at the University of Georgia, and he said: "They have a great stadium, great crowd, and" ---
Then he added the words that let me know Vandy would win the game --- he said, "it'll be a lot of fun."

There you are..... "it'll be a lot of fun".....
Isn't that the real, original reason we all played football and other games when we were kids?
In my old Georgia neighborhood, my young pals and I would assemble in fields, or yards, or parks, even parking lots.... and play for one simple reason.... it was a lot of fun.

Usually we played in a place we called The Field, or Anderson's field.
It was actually nothing more than a big weed-filled clump of scruffy land behind Anderson's Florist near our homes in Augusta.

The sidelines of our playing field would be trampled down weeds in a semi-straight line...
And the goal was usually an imaginary line between two trees.

Occasionally, there might be 4 or 5 players on each team.... but more often it would be a game of one-on-one, with each side running complex one-man plays, or tackling the other guy.

I don't recall a single final score, (though a few remarkable passes or trick plays still hang in my mind half a century later).
No, we did it for fun.

In these days of coaches throwing body slams on players in youth leagues.... and parents being arrested for violence against umpires and referees.... and other parents being barred from games for being disruptive..... and young players signing with high power agents to secure their lucrative pro contracts.... and other players transferring schools so they'll get more playing time and exposure to the scouts.... and other players being fined and suspended for violence in and away from the game.....

How nice it is to hear a young college player say he's looking forward to a big game because, "it'll be a lot of fun."

No matter how big and important the game.... and no matter who the experts say will win....
and though the setting is certainly bigger and fancier than the old field behind Anderson's Florist....
it's still a game....

And it should be fun.
That's what makes magic happen.

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WORDS WORTH REPEATING #4

BY DAN MILLER
10-12-06

Sometimes a few well chosen words, uttered or written, can be profound.
No matter whether you agree or disagree with what is stated, the words can empower you with interesting thoughts and consideration.... and that's the fun part.
Here are a few more I've happened across:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"A painting is never finished - it simply stops in interesting places."
Paul Gardner
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"A consultant is someone who borrows your watch to tell you what time it is."
Unknown
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"The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable man persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore, all progress depends on the unreasonable man."
George Bernard Shaw
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"You never see u-hauls hooked up to hearses."
Max Lucado (you might want to ponder that one a bit)
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"I was going to buy a copy of 'The Power of Positive Thinking', and then I thought: What the hell good would that do?"
Ronnie Shake
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"If the test of patriotism comes only by reflexively falling into lockstep behind the leader whenever the flag is waved, then what we have is a formula for dictatorship, - not democracy... But the American way is to criticize and debate openly, not to accept unthinkingly the doings of government officials of this, or any other country."
Michael Parenti
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"You can observe a lot by just looking around."
Yogi Berra
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"It has bothered me all my life that I do not paint like everybody else."
Henri Matisse
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"There is no question that our health has improved spectacularly in the past century.
One thing seems certain: it did not happen because of medicine, or medical science, or even the presence of doctors. Much of the credit should go to the plumbers and engineers of the western world. The contamination of drinking water by human feces was, at one time, the greatest cause of human disease and death for us... (but) when the plumbers and sanitary engineers had done their work in the construction of our cities, these diseases began to vanish."
Lewis Thomas (medical researcher and essayist)
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"Brother you can't go to jail for what you're thinking."
Frank Loesser, composer of 'Standing On The Corner'
(of course, that was obviously written before 'Perverted Justice' appeared on Dateline NBC)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"The highways of life are full of flat squirrels who couldn't make up their minds."
Unknown
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"Oh NO!!! I forgot to have fun!"
Little Lulu

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A SIMPLE LEFT TURN, RIGHT?

BY DAN MILLER
October 10, 2006

Most anywhere on our roadways, left turns are an aggravation.
They slow the orderly flow of traffic, and drive-up blood pressure.... especially mine.
That's why I've considered structuring my life so that, no matter where I travel, only right turns are involved.

I'm not a maniacal driver, filled with road rage.... and I'm not overly paranoid.... but this essay is aimed at the (man/woman) -- (and I think you know who you are) -- who's driving the car stopped in front of me everyday at the same intersection.

If (he/she) makes it through the green LEFT TURN ARROW, then all is well and I'm a happy motorist.
But the trouble begins if the left-turn arrow shuts off before (he/she) enters the intersection.
Even though the solid green light stays on, signaling drivers that they can go straight.... turn right.... or turn left -- the (man/woman) in front of me freezes.... and will not turn left, even when there's no traffic approaching from the other side.

On several occasions, I -- or other perfect drivers like me -- have signaled with a friendly little honk of the horn that it's OK to turn left -- still, (he/she) will not move.... choosing instead to sit through another red light cycle, until the next appearance of the left-turn arrow.

I often wonder, what they would do if there wasn't a left-turn arrow attached to the traffic signal, or if it wasn't working? Would they just sit there until city workers came and constructed a new left turn arrow?
Don't they understand that, when there's no opposing traffic, IT'S OK TO TURN LEFT ON A SOLID GREEN LIGHT.... unless there's a sign reading "No Left Turn On Green?"

But really, the fault is not with the drivers.... the fault lies in left turns.
Maybe they should be outlawed altogether.
In some places, politicians have actually proposed eliminating left turns.

One of the major delivery firms in our country seriously toyed with the idea of having its drivers never make left turns in their trucks.... only right turns.
Going left would be accomplished by a series of right turns, sort of circling around a big block.
Of course, one of my personal favorite options is often to go straight, pull into someone's driveway, turn around, then go back and make a right turn at the intersection.

Left turns can sometimes be a problem for elderly folks whose reflexes and vision have diminished with age.
I recently read an article about an old man, deep into his 90s, who attributed his long life, in part, to the fact that he gave up left turns years earlier. I'm not making that up.

Anyhow, I hoping today for two things....
First, that the (man/woman) who's always there in front of me will realize that it's OK to turn left on a solid green light.....

Second.... I hope I never end up behind (him/her) at the intersection seen in the other photo posted here, wherever it might be!

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JUST MY TYPE

BY DAN MILLER
October 6, 2006

The old theorem says, put a million monkeys in front of a million typewriters, and eventually they'll pound out something worthy of Shakespeare.

I just don't believe it.
Those monkeys could pound the keys for a million years and, I believe, they'd still get nothing more than stuff like this... jfkfrhe[h'ase fkwier[qugjvajrvg argopjurg0'vpak jgjgladj';lajdf;ljasdf jf; -- with an occasional word here and there.

That is, UNLESS, you let the monkeys use a computer's automatic "spell-check."
That's what I do..... and, it works for me!

Like most people, I took typing courses in high school because it was considered a fairly easy elective -- and a way to, perhaps, meet girls.
I never suspected how typing skills would come in so handy -- far in the future -- when computers and word processors rendered typewriters obsolete.

I was never a really good typist until I took a mandatory course while in the Army.
After that, I could reach maybe 35 to 40 words-per-minute.

But remember, on the old typewriters every word had to be perfect, or you'd spend the next 15 minutes with Liquid Paper or Wite-Out.
It could take even longer if you needed to fix several carbon copies.

Nowadays, all you do is hit "spell-check", and every mistake can be made perfect in 30 seconds or so.
For that reason, it is unfair to compare someone's w.p.m (words per minute) today with the results back in the days of typewriters.
These days, everyone can type at lightning speed, and correct it all later.

Last night, I decided to take a typing speed test.
It indicated that I was racing along at a rate of about 65 w.p.m....
But then it factored out my errors.
My final score....... 14 w.p.m. Humbling!

In this age of computers, typing skills have become quite useful.
Years ago, only would-be secretaries or journalists worried much about learning to type.
Now, most everybody eventually sits down to a computer keyboard.

Out of curiosity, I took a poll of my fellow workers here at Channel 4, to see how they learned to type, and why.
The results were interesting.

Of the 35 people who responded to my survey, 6 were self-taught, only 1 learned in college, and 28 learned in high school.

Among the claims made during my survey:
Veteran (behind the scenes) newsman Jim East claimed that, after hunting and pecking for 45 years, he can type 85 words per minute, mistake-free, USING ONLY 2 FINGERS!

Producer Carlos Johnson claimed that after studying typing for just a few weeks in high school, he could -- all of a sudden -- type 90 w.p.m.

Reporter Marc Stewart -- while responding to the survey -- said he almost failed typing in high school, but then -- defiantly, like something out of the old west, challenged me -- or anyone else -- to a typing contest, insisting he's the fastest around.

Demetria Kalodimos claims (unsubstantiated) that she taught herself to type in the 3rd grade!

Engineer Doug Smith told how his mother made him take a typing class during the summer while he was in high school.... and that he was unhappy with her at the time, but today, "I'd say rather *grateful* is more like it", he says.
Doug also pointed out something that no one else mentioned to me.... how he makes extensive use of the "bumps" molded into the home keys on computers.
(Look closely at the letters "f" and "j" and you'll see them)

And then there's producer Molly Day, who responded to my survey, "Is this a trick question?"
She then explained how she's become a pretty good typist because of, "having to meet deadlines with bosses breathing down my neck!"

By the way, if you want to test yourself on typing speed, there's a test you can take at TYPINGTEST.COM
It's fun, and can be quite humbling if you think you're really fast.
I hope Marc Stewart takes the test before he gets himself in real trouble with some wild west gunslinging fast typer!

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ZACK

BY DAN MILLER
October 3, 2006

If my father were still alive, he'd turn 100 this week.

He was born on October 3, 1906.

For years, I’ve thought I might find a reference to his name somewhere on the internet.
But apparently there is none.
Several times -- using Google and Yahoo and other search engines -- I've typed in Zachariah Daniel Miller Jr. (and all its variations) -- and he's just not listed anywhere.

Actually, I think I know the reason.
Daddy (or Zack, as most people called him) was never involved -- in any way -- with the world wide web.
When he died in 1993, email and the internet were still a couple of years away from being part of our everyday lives.

As a matter of fact, Zack probably never saw the internet.
As far as I know, he never sat in front of a computer or word processor.
Come to think of it, I don't recall even seeing him use a typewriter.
He liked to communicate with handwritten notes.... which he wrote in beautiful penmanship.

Zack knew nothing of CDs or DVDs....
He never heard of High Definition TV.... and, I'm fairly certain he never spoke on a cellular phone.

He and my mother never had a telephone answering machine.....
If you called and they weren't home.... you'd just have to call again later.

Zack never saw my youngest daughter.... his youngest grandchild.
I often wonder what he would have thought about me becoming a father again so late in the game, well into my 50s.
Of course, I know the answer.... he would have loved her the same as he loved every other grandchild, and great-grandchild.

Zack never traveled outside the United States.
Traveling abroad just didn't seem to interest him.
He was happiest and most relaxed being at home with my mother.

He was uneasy with "emotional displays" and probably would have been uncomfortable knowing that he actually "performed" (posthumously) at my oldest daughter's wedding a few years ago.
I had found an old audio tape he made of himself whistling along with "Just In Time" by Dean Martin, and we just couldn't resist using that tape for the first dance at the reception.

Zack never wrote a book, or had anything published, so you won't find any famous quotations anywhere attributed to Zack D. Miller Jr.
But he did occasionally write down a few thoughts, or send notes to his kids.

For example, he wrote suggestions on how -- when his time came -- my siblings and I should handle splitting up the things he left behind.
He wisely suggested that, instead of worrying ourselves over what each should take, that we attach a number to every item, then simply draw numbers, like a lottery.
Then we could swap and make deals, if we were so inclined.

We all thought that was a pretty good plan.... so, after he died in 1993, that's what we did.
Daddy was adamant that there be no discord over material stuff.

He wrote to us: "Don't take any of it too seriously. What has happened to me will some day happen to each of you, so you must decide if sometimes harsh words or misunderstandings are worth the relatively short time of ownership or control."

He also wrote: "All of you be happy, and remember, each day is the first day in the rest of your life. Live it as if it might be the last."

My brother and two sisters and I had a pleasant time together sorting through all the things my parents had gathered over their lives.
Using Zack's recommended lottery system, there was no arguing, no hard feelings, and no resentment.
We didn't take any of it too seriously.
We laughed and cried while swapping stories and stuff.

So here we are....... more than 13 years after my father's death....... and I'm sending this essay out there into cyberspace.
Zack is officially on the internet -- even with a couple of "quotations" attributed to him.

It seems appropriate for the 100th birthday of a really good man.

He outlived my mother, Frances, by four years.
Who knows -- he might have made it to 100 -- but I believe he preferred being at home with her.

TYPEWRITERS AND BROKEN RECORDS

BY DAN MILLER
September 29, 2006

Sometimes I have to remind myself that kids see things from a different perspective.

Not too long ago my daughter McKensie was chattering about something, and -- as children are prone to do -- she kept repeating the same phrase over and over.

My wife said to her, "Goodness, you sound like a broken record."
That's when something very sobering came out of McKensie's mouth..... "what's a broken record?"
At 7-years old, the reference was completely meaningless to her.

I explained how, when a phonograph needle was worn out, or a record was scratched, the song might stick in one spot.

"What's a phonograph needle?", she asked.

Hmmm.... I figured I'd change the subject.....

I asked her if she knew what a typewriter was.
"No", she said she didn't.... so I started to explain.

"Oh", she quickly remembered, "they have one of those at school..... they're like computers.... you can write on paper anywhere without plugging them in, or having batteries.... they're really cool!"

You see.......
To her, typewriters might just represent the next logical "step-up" from laptop computers.
Gosh, you can take typewriters anywhere, without ever worrying about a power supply!
Maybe we're declaring them obsolete too soon!

Too bad that so many young people may never know the pleasures of typewriter ribbons, and white-out, and carbon paper, and jammed keys.

They're missing so much good stuff.
Maybe now I should tell my daughter about the miraculous wonders of a "clothesline."

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THE RICHEST OF THE RICH

BY DAN MILLER
9-26-06

I always look forward to seeing the Forbes list of the 400 richest folks.

It's my way of trying to find new friends.

This year.... I'm sure you've heard.... all 400 of the elite are billionaires (with a "b").
These days a mere, humble millionaire is much like the rest of us, worried about gas prices and the cost of a cup of coffee at Starbucks.

So I started wondering.... how many of these 400 billionaires are from Tennessee, compared to the number from my home state of Georgia?
So I looked it up.
It's a tie.... 4 from Tennessee.... 4 from Georgia.

Hmmmm... wonder how many are from my wife Karen's home state of Mississippi?
I looked that up...... the answer, 0.
(I probably won't mention that to her.)

So which are the most common first names on the list?
To find out.... I added up the top 10 (quick counting -- I could have missed one or two!)

#1... John.... there are 20 Johns on the list.
#2... William.... 17.
#3... Robert.... 16.
#4... (tie) James & David.... 13 each.
#5... Stephen (Steve).... 12.
#6... (3-way tie) Charles, George & Richard.... 9 each.
#7... Thomas.... 8.

So -- as any married guy is apt to do -- I wondered how many Dans are on the list versus the number of Karens?
As for Dan (or Daniel).... there are 5 on the list.
Karens?..... sorry, there's only one.

But that shouldn't make Karen, or anybody named Karen, feel slighted.... after all, there's only one person named Oprah on the list as well.

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RAMBLERS, DRIFTERS, AND ME

BY DAN MILLER
September 21, 2006

At some moment, most everyday, I'll think about my first car.

And I'm not talking about the first car my parents let me drive.... I'm talking about the first car I ever bought and owned.

It was a beauty.... a 1961 Nash Rambler convertible.... the greatest car ever built!
Well, OK, that's up for discussion.... but it always will be my sentimental favorite.

The photo included here is not of my car.
I found this picture on the internet and -- other than being gray -- it looks the same.
Mine was white, with a black top, a red interior, and a fine sounding AM radio.

I bought it for about $800 in the fall of 1962, and I couldn't have been prouder had it been a Rolls Royce.
My friends tried to convince me it might have a mechanical problem, since I got it so cheap.
But truly.... it ran like a top.

That old Rambler had a significant show-biz claim to fame as well.
I think it was the summer of 1963 when I gave the Drifters a ride from the bus station.

The Drifters were coming to Augusta for a concert that was somehow connected to the radio station where I worked.
I hurried to the Greyhound terminal to welcome the famous singers to town.
Well, they needed a lift, so we all piled into the Rambler..... me and the Drifters..... heading to wherever it was they were staying.
That, my friends, was pretty cool!

I must confess I was praying that I'd happen across a friend or someone I knew, just so I could say, "Hey, I'll check with you later, I'm hanging out with the Drifters right now," and maybe we would all launch into a verse or two of "Save The Last Dance For Me" as well.

Yep, that '61 Rambler convertible was a great car.
Well..... great, except that -- in 1964 -- while I was on active duty in the Army, and my then-girlfriend was driving the car back home in Augusta, the motor fell out.
And I don't say "fell-out" as a figure of speech.... I mean the motor literally fell out in the middle of the street.
Apparently a little mechanical glitch of some sort.

The bad news was.... the Rambler was beyond reasonable repair.
The good news was.... there were no future members of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame riding in the car when the motor fell out.

My second car....... a '64 Nash Rambler convertible.
But that's another story.

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THE FANTASY OF FINANCIAL SECURITY

BY DAN MILLER
September 18, 2006

Who among us doesn't fantasize about all the wonderful things we'd do if only we were financially secure with money to burn.

And I'm talking about the things beyond the expected generosity to churches, charities and family.

Such fantasies always find me plotting ways to "recapture" the magic and wonder of my early years -- as if such a thing is possible.

Last week, I read that Garrison Keillor -- who's roughly my age -- has decided to open a neighborhood bookstore in St. Paul, Minnesota.

And I especially like the reason he's doing it....
He's not opening a bookstore as a sound business investment.
Garrison, I feel certain, is quite comfortable financially.
No, he's simply at a point in life where doing something that reconnects with his past seems warm and appealing.

Garrison told Associated Press he's doing it, "because I am fond of independent bookstores.... like to walk into them, and sit and read in them.... and it's time I make some contribution to my neighborhood."

He's planning to open the bookstore inside an old St. Paul building that has a long-ago connection to F. Scott Fitzgerald, an author whom he greatly admires.
It makes perfect sense to me.

I have a friend who became quite wealthy in the broadcasting business.
So, in his 50's -- and secure financially -- he decided to buy two AM radio stations.... not because it would be a huge money making business, but because it's something he loves, and he wanted to be able to "hang around" the stations just like he did when he was a kid.

And think about the late Gene Autry....
I'm certain he bought the California Angels baseball team years ago so he could hang around the stadium and the players, the way he enjoyed doing when he was young.

For me, if I had unlimited finances, I'd probably buy a radio station, either in Nashville or my Georgia hometown, and program it -- not with the idea of attracting the biggest audience -- but the way I remember radio when I was young.
I recall radio stations featuring pleasant personalities playing music.... with a 5 minute newscast at the top of every hour.
It was simple and comfortable.

On my fantasy station I'd play lots of Nat King Cole... Rosemary Clooney... Johnny Cash... Louis Armstrong... Joni James... Eddy Arnold... Elvis Presley... Mario Lanza... Bing Crosby... Doris Day... Brenda Lee... Marty Robbins... Perry Como... Dean Martin... The Four Lads... Connie Francis... Jerry Lee Lewis... Fats Domino and Little Richard.

I'd put up big glass windows around the control room and studio, just like WGAC in Augusta had in the 1950s.... a place I would hang out a lot, whenever they'd let me inside.
I always felt so inspired inside that magical radio station.

I realize my station would never attract many of the younger demographics so attractive to advertisers......
But -- so what?
Remember, I'd have no money concerns.... this is my fantasy!

On the other hand, I might chuck this whole radio station idea and put all my extra money in a baseball team.... or a candy store.... or an ice cream parlor.... or a zoo.... or a comic book store.... or maybe a drug store soda fountain.

As someone once said.... "We all have our 'good old days' tucked away inside our hearts, and we return to them in daydreams like cats to a favorite armchair."

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MUSINGS OF A 7-YEAR OLD

BY DAN MILLER
September 14, 2006

As Art Linkletter has often pointed out... kids say the darndest things.

So again today, a couple of actual exchanges between my daughter and me.

McKensie: "Daddy, you're so snuggly and fat."
Me: "What do you mean, snuggly and fat?!"
McKensie: "Did I say fat?.... I meant to say warm... you're so snuggly and warm."

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McKensie: "Daddy, did you ever think you'd be history?"
Me: "Huh?"
McKensie: "Years ago, when you were a little boy, did you think you'd look back on such long ago history?"
Me: "I'm not sure what you mean sweetie."
McKensie: "I think, years from now, I'll look back on tonight as history... me sitting here on the potty, talking with my daddy."

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THEIR FINAL MORNING

BY DAN MILLER
September 11, 2006

On September 11, 2001, a little 2 year old girl named Christine Hanson was flying out of Boston, taking her first trip to Disneyland, aboard United Airlines flight#175.

That same morning, an 82 year old man named Robert Norton was also flying out of Boston, a passenger on American Airlines flight#11.

Christine and Robert were the youngest and oldest of 2,973 people who shared the same fate that day.

2,973.... each number represents a human life.... and, five years later, each is being remembered and mourned.

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--Christian Adams, 37, Biebelsheim, Germany --Lorraine G. Bay, 58, East Windsor, N.J. --Todd Beamer, 32, Cranbury, N.J. --Alan Beaven, 48, Hurleyville, N.Y. --Mark K. Bingham, 31, San Francisco, Calif. --Deora Frances Bodley, 20, San Diego, Calif. --Sandra W. Bradshaw, 38, Greensboro, N.C. --Marion Britton, 53, New York, N.Y. --Thomas E. Burnett Jr., 38, San Ramon, Calif. --William Joseph Cashman, 60, West New York, N.J. --Georgine Rose Corrigan, 56, Honolulu, Hawaii --Patricia Cushing, 69, Bayonne, N.J. --Jason Dahl, 43, Denver, Colo. --Joseph Deluca, 52, Ledgewood, N.J. --Patrick Joseph Driscoll, 70, Point Pleasant Beach, N.J. --Edward P. Felt, 41, Matawan, N.J. --Jane C. Folger, 73, Bayonne, N.J. --Colleen Laura Fraser, 51, Elizabeth, N.J. --Andrew Garcia, 62, Portola Valley, Calif. --Jeremy Glick, 31, Hewlett, N.J. --Lauren Grandcolas, 38, San Rafael, Calif. --Wanda Anita Green, 49, Linden, N.J. --Donald F. Greene, 47, Greenwich, Conn. --Linda Gronlund, 46, Greenwood Lake, N.Y. --Richard Jerry Guadagno, 39, Eureka, Calif. --LeRoy Wilton Homer Jr., 36, Marlton, N.J. --Toshiya Kuge, 20, Nishimidoriguoska, Japan --CeeCee Lyles, 33, Fort Myers, Fla. --Hilda Marcin, 79, Budd Lake, N.J. --Waleska Martinez Rivera, 37, Jersey City, N.J. --Nicole Miller, 21, San Jose, Calif. --Louis J. Nacke, 42, New Hope, Pa. --Donald Arthur Peterson, 66, Spring Lake, N.J. --Jean Hoadley Peterson, 55, Spring Lake, N.J. --Mark Rothenberg, 52, Scotch Plains, N.J. --Christine Anne Snyder, 32, Kailua, Hawaii --John Talignani, 74, New York, N.Y. --Honor Elizabeth Wainio, 27, Baltimore, Md. --Deborah Welsh, 49, New York, N.Y. --Olga Kristin Gould White, 65, New York, N.Y. --Paul W. Ambrose, 32, Washington, D.C. --Spc. Craig Amundson, 28, Fort Belvoir, Va. --Melissa Rose Barnes, 27, Redlands, Calif. --(Retired) Master Sgt. Max J. Beilke, 69, Laurel, Md. --Yeneneh Betru, 35, Burbank, Calif. --Kris Romeo Bishundat, 23, Waldorf, Md. --Carrie R. Blagburn, 48, Temple Hills, Md. --Lt. Col. Canfield D. Boone, 54, Clifton, Va. --Mary Jane (MJ) Booth, 64, Falls Church, Va. --Diana Borrero de Padro, 55, Woodbridge, Va. --Donna Bowen, 42, Waldorf, Md. --Allen P. Boyle, 30, Fredericksburg, Va. --Bernard Curtis Brown II, 11, Washington, D.C. --Christopher Lee Burford, 23, Hubert, N.C. --Charles F. Burlingame III, 51, Herndon, Va. --Daniel Martin Caballero, 21, Houston, Texas --Sgt. 1st Class Jose Orlando Calderon-Olmedo, 44, Annandale, Va. --Suzanne M. Calley, 42, San Martin, Calif. --Angelene C. Carter, 51, Forrestville, Md. --Sharon A. Carver, 38, Waldorf, Md. --William E. Caswell, 54, Silver Spring, Md. --John J. Chada, 55, Manassas, Va. --Rosa Maria (Rosemary) Chapa, 64, Springfield, Va. --David M. Charlebois, 39, Washington, D.C. --Sara M. Clark, 65, Columbia, Md. --Julian T. Cooper, 39, Springdale, Md. --Asia S. Cottom, 11, Washington, D.C. --Lt. Cmdr. Eric A. Cranford, 32, Drexel, N.C. --Ada M. Davis, 57, Camp Springs, Md. --James Daniel Debeuneure, 58, Upper Marlboro, Md. --Capt. Gerald Francis DeConto, 44, Sandwich, Mass. --Rodney Dickens, 11, Washington, D.C. --Lt. Col. Jerry Don Dickerson Jr., 41, Durant, Miss. --Eddie A. Dillard, Alexandria, Va. --Johnnie Doctor Jr., 32, Jacksonville, Fla. --Capt.. Robert Edward Dolan Jr., 43, Alexandria, Va. --Cmdr. William Howard Donovan, 37, Nunda, N.Y. --Charles A. Droz III, 52, Springfield, Va. --Cmdr. Patrick Dunn, 39, Springfield, Va. --Edward Thomas Earhart, 26, Salt Lick, Ky. --Barbara G. Edwards, 58, Las Vegas, Nev. --Lt. Cmdr. Robert Randolph Elseth, 37, Vestal, N.Y. --Charles S. Falkenberg, 45, University Park, Md. --Dana Falkenberg, 3, University Park, Md. --Zoe Falkenberg, 8, University Park, Md. --Jamie Lynn Fallon, 23, Woodbridge, Va. --James Joseph Ferguson, 39, Washington, D.C. --Amelia V. Fields, 36, Dumfries, Va. --Gerald P. Fisher, 57, Potomac, Md. --Darlene E. Flagg, 63, Millwood, Va. --Wilson F. Flagg, 63, Millwood, Va. --Matthew Michael Flocco, 21, Newark, Del. --Sandra N. Foster, 41, Clinton, Md. --Richard P. Gabriel Sr., 54, Great Falls, Va. --Capt.. Lawrence Daniel Getzfred, 57, Elgin, Neb. --Cortez Ghee, 54, Reisterstown, Md. --Brenda C. Gibson, 59, Falls Church, Va. --Ron F. Golinski, 60, Columbia, Md. --Ian J. Gray, 55, Columbia, Md. --Diane M. Hale-McKinzy, 38, Alexandria, Va. --Stanley R. Hall, 68, Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif. --Carolyn B. Halmon, 49, Washington, D.C. --Michele M. Heidenberger, 57, Chevy Chase, Md. --Sheila M. S. Hein, 51, University Park, Md. --Ronald John Hemenway, 37, Shawnee, Kan. --Maj. Wallace Cole Hogan Jr., 40, , Fla. --Jimmie Ira Holley, 54, Lanham, Md. --Angela M. Houtz, 27, La Plata, Md. --Brady K. Howell, 26, Arlington, Va. --Peggie M. Hurt, 36, Crewe, Va. --Lt. Col. Stephen Neil Hyland Jr., 45, Burke, Va. --Robert J. Hymel, 55, Woodbridge, Va. --Sgt. Maj. Lacey B. Ivory, 43, Woodbridge, Va. --Bryan C. Jack, 48, Alexandria, Va. --Steven D. Jacoby, 43, Alexandria, Va. --Lt. Col. Dennis M. Johnson, 48, Port Edwards, Wis. --Judith L. Jones, 53, Woodbridge, Va. --Ann C. Judge, 49, Great Falls, Va. --Brenda Kegler, 49, Washington, D.C. --Chandler R. Keller, 29, El Segundo, Calif. --Yvonne E. Kennedy, 62, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia --Norma Cruz Khan, 45, Reston, Va. --Karen Ann Kincaid, 40, Washington, D.C. --Lt. Michael Scott Lamana, 31, Baton Rouge, La. --David W. Laychak, 40, Manassas, Va. --Dong Chul Lee, 48, Leesburg, Va. --Jennifer Lewis, 38, Culpeper, Va. --Kenneth E. Lewis, 49, Culpeper, Va. --Samantha L. Lightbourn-Allen, 36, Hillside, Md. --Maj. Stephen V. Long, 39, Ga. --James T. Lynch, 55, Manassas, Va. --Terence M. Lynch, 49, Alexandria, Va. --Nehamon Lyons IV, 30, Mobile, Ala. --Shelley A. Marshall, 37, Marbury, Md. --Teresa M. Martin, 45, Stafford, Va. --Ada L. Mason-Acker, 50, Springfield, Va. --Lt. Col. Dean E. Mattson, 57, California --Lt. Gen. Timothy J. Maude, 53, Fort Myer, Va. --Robert J. Maxwell, 53, Manassas, Va. --Renee A. May, 39, Baltimore, Md. --Molly L. McKenzie, 38, Dale City, Va. --Dora Marie Menchaca, 45, Santa Monica, Calif. --Patricia E. (Patti) Mickley, 41, Springfield, Va. --Maj. Ronald D. Milam, 33, Washington, D.C. --Gerard (Jerry) P. Moran Jr., 39, Upper Marlboro, Md. --Odessa V. Morris, 54, Upper Marlboro, Md. --Brian Anthony Moss, 34, Sperry, Okla. --Teddington H. Moy, 48, Silver Spring, Md. --Lt. Cmdr. Patrick Jude Murphy, 38, Flossmoor, Ill. --Christopher C. Newton, 38, Ashburn, Va. --Khang Ngoc Nguyen, 41, Fairfax, Va. --Michael Allen Noeth, 30, New York, N.Y. --Barbara K. Olson, 45, Great Falls, Va. --Ruben S. Ornedo, 39, Los Angeles, Calif. --Spc. Chin Sun Pak, 25, Lawton, Okla. --Lt. Jonas Martin Panik, 26, Mingoville, Pa. --Maj. Clifford L. Patterson Jr., 33, Alexandria, Va. --Robert Penninger, 63, Poway, Calif. --Robert R. Ploger III, 59, Annandale, Va. --Zandra F. Ploger, 48, Annandale, Va. --Lt. J.G. Darin Howard Pontell, 26, Columbia, Md. --Scott Powell, 35, Silver Spring, Md. --(Retired) Capt. Jack D. Punches, 51, Clifton, Va. --Joseph John Pycior Jr., 39, Carlstadt, N.J. --Lisa J. Raines, 42, Great Falls, Va. --Deborah A. Ramsaur, 45, Annandale, Va. --Rhonda Sue Rasmussen, 44, Woodbridge, Va. --Marsha Dianah Ratchford, 34, Prichard, Ala. --Martha M. Reszke, 36, Stafford, Va. --Todd H. Reuben, 40, Potomac, Md. --Cecelia E. Richard, 41, Fort Washington, Md. --Edward V. Rowenhorst, 32, Lake Ridge, Va. --Judy Rowlett, 44, Woodbridge, Va. --Robert E. Russell, 52, Oxon Hill, Md. --William R. Ruth, 57, Mount Airy, Md. --Charles E. Sabin Sr., 54, Burke, Va. --Marjorie C. Salamone, 53, Springfield, Va. --John P. Sammartino, 37, Annandale, Va. --Lt. Col. David M. Scales, 44, Cleveland, Ohio --Cmdr. Robert Allan Schlegel, 38, Alexandria, Va. --Janice M. Scott, 46, Springfield, Va. --Michael L. Selves, 53, Fairfax, Va. --Marian H. Serva, 47, Stafford, Va. --Cmdr. Dan Frederic Shanower, 40, Naperville, Ill. --Antionette M. Sherman, 35, Forest Heights, Md. --Diane M. Simmons, Great Falls, Va. --Donald D. Simmons, 58, Dumfries, Va. --George W. Simmons, Great Falls, Va. --Cheryle D. Sincock, 53, Dale City, Va. --Gregg Harold Smallwood, 44, Overland Park, Kan. --(Retired) Lt. Col. Gary F. Smith, 55, Alexandria, Va. --Mari-Rae Sopper, 35, Santa Barbara, Calif. --Robert Speisman, 47, Irvington, N.Y. --Patricia J. Statz, 41, Takoma Park, Md. --Edna L. Stephens, 53, Washington, D.C. --Norma Lang Steuerle, 54, Alexandria, Va. --Sgt. Maj. Larry L. Strickland, 52, Woodbridge, Va. --Hilda E. Taylor, 62, Forestville, Md. --Lt. Col. Kip P. Taylor, 38, McLean, Va. --Leonard E. Taylor, 44, Reston, Va. --Sandra C. Taylor, 50, Alexandria, Va. --Sandra D. Teague, 31, Fairfax, Va. --Karl W. Teepe, 57, Centreville, Va. --Sgt. Tamara C. Thurman, 25, Brewton, Ala. --Lt. Cmdr. Otis Vincent Tolbert, 38, Lemoore, Calif. --Willie Q. Troy, 51, Aberdeen, Md. --Lt. Cmdr. Ronald James Vauk, 37, Nampa, Idaho --Lt. Col. Karen J. Wagner, 40, Houston, Texas --Meta L. Waller, 60, Alexandria, Va. --Staff Sgt. Maudlyn A. White, 38, St. Croix, Virgin Islands --Sandra L. White, 44, Dumfries, Va. --Leslie A. Whittington, 45, University Park, Md. --Ernest M. Willcher, 62, North Potomac, Md. --Lt. Cmdr. David Lucian Williams, 32, Newport, Ore. --Maj. Dwayne Williams, 40, Jacksonville, Ala. --Marvin R. Woods, 57, Great Mills, Md. --John D. Yamnicky Sr., 71, Waldorf, Md. --Vicki C. Yancey, 43, Springfield, Va. --Shuyin Yang, 61, Beijing, China --Kevin Wayne Yokum, 27, Lake Charles, La. --Donald McArthur Young, 41, Roanoke, Va. --Edmond G. Young Jr., 22, Owings, Md. --Lisa L. Young, 36, Germantown, Md. --Yuguang Zheng, 65, Beijing, China --Gordon McCannel Aamoth Jr., 32, New York, N.Y. --Edelmiro (Ed) Abad, 54, New York, N.Y. --Maria Rose Abad, 49, Syosset, N.Y. --Andrew Anthony Abate, 37, Melville, N.Y. --Vincent Abate, 40, New York, N.Y. --Laurence Christopher Abel, 37 --Alona Abraham, 30, Ashdod, Israel --William F. Abrahamson, 58, Cortland Manor, N.Y. --Richard Anthony Aceto, 42, Wantagh, N.Y. --Heinrich B. Ackermann, 38, New York, N.Y. --Paul Andrew Acquaviva, 29, Glen Rock, N.J. --Donald L. Adams, 28, Chatham, N.J. --Patrick Adams, 60, New York, N.Y. --Shannon Lewis Adams, 25, New York, N.Y. --Stephen Adams, 51, New York, N.Y. --Ignatius Adanga, 62, New York, N.Y. --Christy A. Addamo, 28, New Hyde Park, N.Y. --Terence E. Adderley Jr., 22, Bloomfield Hills, Mich. --Sophia B. Addo, 36, New York, N.Y. --Lee Adler, 48, Springfield, N.J. --Daniel Thomas Afflitto, 32, Manalapan, N.J. --Emmanuel Afuakwah, 37, New York, N.Y. --Alok Agarwal, 36, Jersey City, N.J. --Mukul Agarwala, 37, New York, N.Y. --Joseph Agnello, 35, New York, N.Y. --David Scott Agnes, 46, New York, N.Y. --Joao A.D. Aguiar Jr., 30, Red Bank, N.J. --Lt. Brian G. Ahearn, 43, Huntington, N.Y. --Jeremiah J. Ahern, 74, Cliffside Park, N.J. --Joanne Ahladiotis, 27, New York, N.Y. --Shabbir Ahmed, 47, New York, N.Y. --Terrance Andre Aiken, 30, New York, N.Y. --Godwin Ajala, 33, New York, N.Y. --Gertrude M. Alagero, 37, New York, N.Y. --Andrew Alameno, 37, Westfield, N.J. --Margaret Ann (Peggy) Jezycki Alario, 41, New York, N.Y. --Gary Albero, 39, Emerson, N.J. --Jon L. Albert, 46, Upper Nyack, N.Y. --Peter Craig Alderman, 25, New York, N.Y. --Jacquelyn Delaine Aldridge, 46, New York, N.Y. --David D. Alger, 57, New York, N.Y. --Ernest Alikakos, 43, New York, N.Y. --Edward L. Allegretto, 51, Colonia, N.J. --Eric Allen, 44, New York, N.Y. --Joseph Ryan Allen, 39, New York, N.Y. --Richard Dennis Allen, 31, New York, N.Y. --Richard Lanard Allen, 30, New York, N.Y. --Christopher Edward Allingham, 36, River Edge, N.J. --Anna Williams Allison, 49, Stoneham, Mass. --Janet M. Alonso, 41, Stony Point, N.Y. --Anthony Alvarado, 31, New York, N.Y. --Antonio Javier Alvarez, 23, New York, N.Y. --Victoria Alvarez-Brito, 38, New York, N.Y. --Telmo Alvear, 25, New York, N.Y. --Cesar A. Alviar, 60, Bloomfield, N.J. --Tariq Amanullah, 40, Metuchen, N.J. --Angelo Amaranto, 60, New York, N.Y. --James Amato, 43, Ronkonkoma, N.Y. --Joseph Amatuccio, 41, New York, N.Y. --Christopher Charles Amoroso, 29, New York, N.Y. --Kazuhiro Anai, 42, Scarsdale, N.Y. --Calixto Anaya Jr., 35, Suffern, N.Y. --Joseph Peter Anchundia, 26, New York, N.Y. --Kermit Charles Anderson, 57, Green Brook, N.J. --Yvette Anderson, 53, New York, N.Y. --John Andreacchio, 52, New York, N.Y. --Michael Rourke Andrews, 34, Belle Harbor, N.Y. --Jean A. Andrucki, 42, Hoboken, N.J. --Siew-Nya Ang, 37, East Brunswick, N.J. --Joseph Angelini Jr., 38, Lindenhurst, N.Y. --Joseph Angelini Sr., 63, Lindenhurst, N.Y. --David Lawrence Angell, 54, Pasadena, Calif. --Laura Angilletta, 23, New York, N.Y. --Doreen J. Angrisani, 44, New York, N.Y. --Lorraine D. Antigua, 32, Middletown, N.J. --Seima Aoyama, 48, Culver City, Calif. --Peter Paul Apollo, 26, Hoboken, N.J. --Faustino Apostol Jr., 55, New York, N.Y. --Frank Thomas Aquilino, 26, New York, N.Y. --Patrick Michael Aranyos, 26, New York, N.Y. --David Gregory Arce, 36, New York, N.Y. --Michael G. Arczynski, 45, Little Silver, N.J. --Louis Arena, 32, New York, N.Y. --Barbara Jean (Bobbi) Arestegui, 38, Marstons Mills, Mass. --Adam Arias, 37, New York, N.Y. --Michael J. Armstrong, 34, New York, N.Y. --Jack Charles Aron, 52, Bergenfield, N.J. --Joshua Aron, 29, New York, N.Y. --Richard Avery Aronow, 48, Mahwah, N.J. --Myra Joy Aronson, 50, Charlestown, Mass. --Japhet J. Aryee, 49, Spring Valley, N.Y. --Carl Asaro, 39, Middletown, N.Y. --Michael A. Asciak, 47, Ridgefield, N.J. --Michael Edward Asher, 53, Monroe, N.Y. --Janice Ashley, 25, Rockville Centre, N.Y. --Thomas J. Ashton, 21, New York, N.Y. --Manuel O. Asitimbay, 36, New York, N.Y. --Lt. Gregg Arthur Atlas, 45, Howells, N.Y. --Gerald Atwood, 38, New York, N.Y. --James Audiffred, 38, New York, N.Y. --Louis Frank Aversano, 58, Manalapan, N.J. --Ezra Aviles, 41, Commack, N.Y. --Samuel (Sandy) Ayala, 36, New York, N.Y. --Arlene T. Babakitis, 47, Secaucus, N.J. --Eustace (Rudy) Bacchus, 48, Metuchen, N.J. --John James Badagliacca, 35, New York, N.Y. --Jane Ellen Baeszler, 43, New York, N.Y. --Robert J. Baierwalter, 44, Albertson, N.Y. --Andrew J. Bailey, 29, New York, N.Y. --Brett T. Bailey, 28, Bricktown, N.J. --Garnet Edward (Ace) Bailey, 54, Lynnfield, Mass. --Tatyana Bakalinskaya, 43, New York, N.Y. --Michael S. Baksh, 36, Englewood, N.J. --Sharon Balkcom, 43, White Plains, N.Y. --Michael Andrew Bane, 33, Yardley, Pa. --Kathy Bantis, 44, Chicago, Ill. --Gerard Jean Baptiste, 35, New York, N.Y. --Walter Baran, 42, New York, N.Y. --Gerard A. Barbara, 53, New York, N.Y. --Paul V. Barbaro, 35, Holmdel, N.J. --James W. Barbella, 53, Oceanside, N.Y. --Ivan Kyrillos Fairbanks Barbosa, 30, Jersey City, N.J. --Victor Daniel Barbosa, 23, New York, N.Y. --Christine Barbuto, 32, Brookline, Mass. --Colleen Ann Barkow, 26, East Windsor, N.J. --David Michael Barkway, 34, Toronto, Ontario, Canada --Matthew Barnes, 37, Monroe, N.Y. --Sheila Patricia Barnes, 55, Bay Shore, N.Y. --Evan J. Baron, 38, Bridgewater, N.J. --Renee Barrett-Arjune, 41, Irvington, N.J. --Arthur T. Barry, 35, New York, N.Y. --Diane G. Barry, 60, New York, N.Y. --Maurice Vincent Barry, 49, Rutherford, N.J. --Scott D. Bart, 28, Malverne, N.Y. --Carlton W. Bartels, 44, New York, N.Y. --Guy Barzvi, 29, New York, N.Y. --Inna Basina, 43, New York, N.Y. --Alysia Basmajian, 23, Bayonne, N.J. --Kenneth William Basnicki, 48, Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada --Lt. Steven J. Bates, 42, New York, N.Y. --Paul James Battaglia, 22, New York, N.Y. --W. David Bauer, 45, Rumson, N.J. --Marlyn C. Bautista, 46, Iselin, N.J. --Mark Lawrence Bavis, 31, West Newton, Mass. --Jasper Baxter, 45, Philadelphia, Pa. --Michele (Du Berry) Beale, 37, Essex, Britain --Paul F. Beatini, 40, Park Ridge, N.J. --Jane S. Beatty, 53, Belford, N.J. --Larry I. Beck, 38, Baldwin, N.Y. --Manette Marie Beckles, 43, Rahway, N.J. --Carl John Bedigian, 35, New York, N.Y. --Michael Beekman, 39, New York, N.Y. --Maria Behr, 41, Milford, N.J. --Yelena Belilovsky, 38, Mamaroneck, N.Y. --Nina Patrice Bell, 39, New York, N.Y. --Debbie S. Bellows, 30, East Windsor, N.J. --Stephen Elliot Belson, 51, New York, N.Y. --Paul Michael Benedetti, 32, New York, N.Y. --Denise Lenore Benedetto, 40, New York, N.Y. --Bryan Craig Bennett, 25, New York, N.Y. --Eric L. Bennett, 29, New York, N.Y. --Oliver Duncan Bennett, 29, London, England --Margaret L. Benson, 52, Rockaway, N.J. --Dominick J. Berardi, 25, New York, N.Y. --James Patrick Berger, 44, Lower Makefield, Pa. --Steven Howard Berger, 45, Manalapan, N.J. --John P. Bergin, 39, New York, N.Y. --Alvin Bergsohn, 48, Baldwin Harbor, N.Y. --Daniel D. Bergstein, 38, Teaneck, N.J. --Graham Andrew Berkeley, 37, Boston, Mass. --Michael J. Berkeley, 38, New York, N.Y. --Donna Bernaerts, 44, Hoboken, N.J. --David W. Bernard, 57, Chelmsford, Mass. --William Bernstein, 44, New York, N.Y. --David M. Berray, 39, New York, N.Y. --David S. Berry, 43, New York, N.Y. --Joseph J. Berry, 55, Saddle River, N.J. --William Reed Bethke, 36, Hamilton, N.J. --Timothy D. Betterly, 42, Little Silver, N.J. --Carolyn Mayer Beug, 48, Santa Monica, Calif. --Edward F. Beyea, 42, New York, N.Y. --Paul Michael Beyer, 37, New York, N.Y. --Anil T. Bharvaney, 41, East Windsor, N.J. --Bella Bhukhan, 24, Union, N.J. --Shimmy D. Biegeleisen, 42, New York, N.Y. --Peter Alexander Bielfeld, 44, New York, N.Y. --William Biggart, 54, New York, N.Y. --Brian Bilcher, 36, New York, N.Y. --Carl Vincent Bini, 44, New York, N.Y. --Gary Bird, 51, Tempe, Ariz. --Joshua David Birnbaum, 24, New York, N.Y. --George Bishop, 52, Granite Springs, N.Y. --Jeffrey D. Bittner, 27, New York, N.Y. --Balewa Albert Blackman, 26, New York, N.Y. --Christopher Joseph Blackwell, 42, Patterson, N.Y. --Susan L. Blair, 35, East Brunswick, N.J. --Harry Blanding Jr., 38, Blakeslee, Pa. --Janice L. Blaney, 55, Williston Park, N.Y. --Craig Michael Blass, 27, Greenlawn, N.Y. --Rita Blau, 52, New York, N.Y. --Richard M. Blood Jr., 38, Ridgewood, N.J. --Michael A. Boccardi, 30, Bronxville, N.Y. --John Paul Bocchi, 38, New Vernon, N.J. --Michael L. Bocchino, 45, New York, N.Y. --Susan Mary Bochino, 36, New York, N.Y. --Bruce Douglas (Chappy) Boehm, 49, West Hempstead, N.Y. --Mary Katherine Boffa, 45, New York, N.Y. --Nicholas A. Bogdan, 34, Browns Mills, N.J. --Darren C. Bohan, 34, New York, N.Y. --Lawrence Francis Boisseau, 36, Freehold, N.J. --Vincent M. Boland Jr, 25, Ringwood, N.J. --Touri Bolourchi, 69, Beverly Hills, Calif. --Alan Bondarenko, 53, Flemington, N.J. --Andre Bonheur Jr., 40, New York, N.Y. --Colin Arthur Bonnett, 39, New York, N.Y. --Frank Bonomo, 42, Port Jefferson, N.Y. --Yvonne L. Bonomo, 30, New York, N.Y. --Sean Booker, 35, Irvington, N.J. --Kelly Ann Booms, 24, Brookline, Mass. --Sherry Ann Bordeaux, 38, Jersey City, N.J. --Krystine C. Bordenabe, 33, Old Bridge, N.J. --Martin Boryczewski, 29, Parsippany, N.J. --Richard E. Bosco, 34, Suffern, N.Y. --Klaus Bothe, 31, Linkenheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany --Carol Marie Bouchard, 43, Warwick, R.I. --John Howard Boulton Jr., 29, New York, N.Y. --Francisco Bourdier, 41, New York, N.Y. --Thomas H. Bowden Jr., 36, Wyckoff, N.J. --Kimberly S. Bowers, 31, Islip, N.Y. --Veronique (Bonnie) Nicole Bowers, 28, New York, N.Y. --Larry Bowman, 46, New York, N.Y. --Shawn Edward Bowman Jr., 28, New York, N.Y. --Kevin L. Bowser, 45, Philadelphia, Pa. --Gary R. Box, 37, North Bellmore, N.Y. --Gennady Boyarsky, 34, New York, N.Y. --Pamela Boyce, 43, New York, N.Y. --Michael Boyle, 37, Westbury, N.Y. --Alfred Braca, 54, Leonardo, N.J. --Kevin H. Bracken, 37, New York, N.Y. --David Brian Brady, 41, Summit, N.J. --Alexander Braginsky, 38, Stamford, Conn. --Nicholas W. Brandemarti, 21, Mantua, N.J. --Daniel R. Brandhorst, 41, Los Angeles, Calif. --David Reed Gamboa Brandhorst, 3, Los Angeles, Calif. --Michelle Renee Bratton, 23, Yonkers, N.Y. --Patrice Braut, 31, New York, N.Y. --Lydia Estelle Bravo, 50, Dunellen, N.J. --Ronald Michael Breitweiser, 39, Middletown Township, N.J. --Edward A. Brennan III, 37, New York, N.Y. --Frank H. Brennan, 50, New York, N.Y. --Michael Emmett Brennan, 27, New York, N.Y. --Peter Brennan, 30, Ronkonkoma, N.Y. --Thomas M. Brennan, 32, Scarsdale, N.Y. --Capt. Daniel Brethel, 43, Farmingdale, N.Y. --Gary L. Bright, 36, Union City, N.J. --Jonathan Eric Briley, 43, Mount Vernon, N.Y. --Mark A. Brisman, 34, Armonk, N.Y. --Paul Gary Bristow, 27, New York, N.Y. --Mark Francis Broderick, 42, Old Bridge, N.J. --Herman C. Broghammer, 58, North Merrick, N.Y. --Keith Broomfield, 49, New York, N.Y. --Janice J. Brown, 35, New York, N.Y. --Lloyd Brown, 28, Bronxville, N.Y. --Capt. Patrick J. Brown, 48, New York, N.Y. --Bettina Browne, 49, Atlantic Beach, N.Y. --Mark Bruce, 40, Summit, N.J. --Richard Bruehert, 38, Westbury, N.Y. --Andrew Brunn, 28 --Capt. Vincent Brunton, 43, New York, N.Y. --Ronald Paul Bucca, 47, Tuckahoe, N.Y. --Brandon J. Buchanan, 24, New York, N.Y. --Greg Joseph Buck, 37, New York, N.Y. --Dennis Buckley, 38, Chatham, N.J. --Nancy Bueche, 43, Hicksville, N.Y. --Patrick Joseph Buhse, 36, Lincroft, N.J. --John E. Bulaga Jr., 35, Paterson, N.J. --Stephen Bunin, 45, New York, N.Y. --Matthew J. Burke, 28, New York, N.Y. --Thomas Daniel Burke, 38, Bedford Hills, N.Y. --Capt. William F. Burke Jr., 46, New York, N.Y. --Donald James Burns, 61, Nissequogue, N.Y. --Kathleen A. Burns, 49, New York, N.Y. --Keith James Burns, 39, East Rutherford, N.J. --John Patrick Burnside, 36, New York, N.Y. --Irina Buslo, 32, New York, N.Y. --Milton Bustillo, 37, New York, N.Y. --Thomas M. Butler, 37, Kings Park, N.Y. --Patrick Byrne, 39, New York, N.Y. --Timothy G. Byrne, 36, Manhattan, N.Y. --Jesus Cabezas, 66, New York, N.Y. --Lillian Caceres, 48, New York, N.Y. --Brian Joseph Cachia, 26, New York, N.Y. --Steven Cafiero Jr., 31, New York, N.Y. --Richard M. Caggiano, 25, New York, N.Y. --Cecile M. Caguicla, 55, Boonton, N.J. --John Brett Cahill, 56, Wellesley, Mass. --Michael John Cahill, 37, East Williston, N.Y. --Scott W. Cahill, 30, West Caldwell, N.J. --Thomas J. Cahill, 36, Franklin Lakes, N.J. --George Cain, 35, Massapequa, N.Y. --Salvatore B. Calabro, 38, New York, N.Y. --Joseph Calandrillo, 49, Hawley, Pa. --Philip V. Calcagno, 57, New York, N.Y. --Edward Calderon, 44, Jersey City, N.J. --Kenneth Marcus Caldwell, 30, New York, N.Y. --Dominick E. Calia, 40, Manalapan, N.J. --Felix (Bobby) Calixte, 38, New York, N.Y. --Capt. Frank Callahan, 51, New York, N.Y. --Liam Callahan, 44, Rockaway, N.J. --Luigi Calvi, 34, East Rutherford, N.J. --Roko Camaj, 60, Manhasset, N.Y. --Michael Cammarata, 22, Huguenot, N.Y.C --David Otey Campbell, 51, Basking Ridge, N.J. --Geoffrey Thomas Campbell, 31, New York, N.Y. --Jill Marie Campbell, 31, New York, N.Y. --Robert Arthur Campbell, 25, New York, N.Y. --Sandra Patricia Campbell, 45, New York, N.Y. --Sean Canavan, 39, New York, N.Y. --John A. Candela, 42, Glen Ridge, N.J. --Vincent Cangelosi, 30, New York, N.Y. --Stephen J. Cangialosi, 40, Middletown, N.J. --Lisa B. Cannava, 30, New York, N.Y. --Brian Cannizzaro, 30, New York, N.Y. --Michael R. Canty, 30, Schenectady, N.Y. --Louis A. Caporicci, 35, New York, N.Y. --Jonathan N. Cappello, 23, Garden City, N.Y. --James Christopher Cappers, 33, Wading River, N.Y. --Richard M. Caproni, 34, Lynbrook, N.Y. --Jose Cardona, 32, New York, N.Y. --Dennis M Carey, 51, Wantagh, N.Y. --Edward Carlino, 46, New York, N.Y. --Michael Scott Carlo, 34, New York, N.Y. --David G. Carlone, 46, Randolph, N.J. --Rosemarie C. Carlson, 40, New York, N.Y. --Mark Stephen Carney, 41, Rahway, N.J. --Joyce Ann Carpeneto, 40, New York, N.Y. --Ivhan Luis Carpio Bautista, 24, New York, N.Y. --Jeremy M. Carrington, 34, New York, N.Y. --Michael T. Carroll, 39, New York, N.Y. --Peter Carroll, 42, New York, N.Y. --James J. Carson Jr., 32, Massapequa, N.Y. --Christoffer Mikael Carstanjen, 33, Turners Falls, Mass. --Marcia Cecil Carter, 34, New York, N.Y. --James Marcel Cartier, 26, New York, N.Y. --Vivian Casalduc, 45, New York, N.Y. --John F. Casazza, 38, Colts Neck, N.J. --Paul Cascio, 23, Manhasset, N.Y. --Neilie Anne Heffernan Casey, 32, Wellesley, Mass. --Thomas Anthony Casoria, 29, New York, N.Y. --William Otto Caspar, 57, Eatontown, N.J. --Alejandro Castano, 35, Englewood, N.J. --Arcelia Castillo, 49, Elizabeth, N.J. --Leonard M. Castrianno, 30, New York, N.Y. --Jose Ramon Castro, 37, New York, N.Y. --Richard G. Catarelli, 47, New York, N.Y. --Christopher Sean Caton, 34, New York, N.Y. --Robert J. Caufield, 48, Valley Stream, N.Y. --Mary Teresa Caulfield, 58, New York, N.Y. --Judson Cavalier, 26, Huntington, N.Y. --Michael Joseph Cawley, 32, Bellmore, N.Y. --Jason D. Cayne, 32, Morganville, N.J. --Juan Armando Ceballos, 47, New York, N.Y. --Jason Cefalu, 30, West Hempstead, N.Y. --Thomas J. Celic, 43, New York, N.Y. --Ana M. Centeno, 38, Bayonne, N.J. --Joni Cesta, 37, Bellmore, N.Y. --Jeffrey M. Chairnoff, 35, West Windsor, N.J. --Swarna Chalasani, 33, Jersey City, N.J. --William Chalcoff, 41, Roslyn, N.Y. --Eli Chalouh, 23, New York, N.Y. --Charles Lawrence (Chip) Chan, 23, New York, N.Y. --Mandy Chang, 40, New York, N.Y. --Mark L. Charette, 38, Millburn, N.J. --Gregorio Manuel Chavez, 48, New York, N.Y. --Delrose E. Cheatham, 48, New York, N.Y. --Pedro Francisco Checo, 35, New York, N.Y. --Douglas MacMillan Cherry, 38, Maplewood, N.J. --Stephen Patrick Cherry, 41, Stamford, Conn. --Vernon Paul Cherry, 49, New York, N.Y. --Nestor Chevalier, 30, New York, N.Y. --Swede Joseph Chevalier, 26, Locust, N.J. --Alexander H. Chiang, 51, New City, N.Y. --Dorothy J. Chiarchiaro, 61, Glenwood, N.J. --Luis Alfonso Chimbo, 39, New York, N.Y. --Robert Chin, 33, New York, N.Y. --Wing Wai (Eddie) Ching, 29, Union, N.J. --Nicholas P. Chiofalo Jr., 39, Selden, N.Y. --John Chipura, 39, New York, N.Y. --Peter A. Chirchirillo, 47, Langhorne, Pa. --Catherine E. Chirls, 47, Princeton, N.J. --Kyung (Kaccy) Cho, 30, Clifton, N.J. --Abdul K. Chowdhury, 30, New York, N.Y. --Mohammed Salahuddin Chowdhury, 38, New York, N.Y. --Kirsten L. Christophe, 39, Maplewood, N.J. --Pamela Chu, 31, New York, N.Y. --Steven Paul Chucknick, 44, Cliffwood Beach, N.J. --Wai-ching Chung, 36, New York, N.Y. --Christopher Ciafardini, 30, New York, N.Y. --Alex F. Ciccone, 38, New Rochelle, N.Y. --Frances Ann Cilente, 26, New York, N.Y. --Elaine Cillo, 40, New York, N.Y. --Edna Cintron, 46, New York, N.Y. --Nestor Andre Cintron, 26, New York, N.Y. --Lt. Robert Dominick Cirri, 39, Nutley, N.J. --Juan Pablo Alvarez Cisneros, 23, Weehawken, N.J. --Benjamin Keefe Clark, 39, New York, N.Y. --Eugene Clark, 47, New York, N.Y. --Gregory Alan Clark, 40, Teaneck, N.J. --Mannie Leroy Clark, 54, New York, N.Y. --Thomas R. Clark, 37, Summit, N.J. --Christopher Robert Clarke, 34, Philadelphia, Pa. --Donna Clarke, 39, New York, N.Y. --Michael Clarke, 27, Prince's Bay, N.Y. --Suria R.E. Clarke, 30, New York, N.Y. --Kevin Francis Cleary, 38, New York, N.Y. --James D. Cleere, 55, Newton, Iowa --Geoffrey W. Cloud, 36, Stamford, Conn. --Susan M. Clyne, 42, Lindenhurst, N.Y. --Steven Coakley, 36, Deer Park, N.Y. --Jeffrey Coale, 31, Souderton, Pa. --Patricia A. Cody, 46, Brigantine, N.J. --Daniel Michael Coffey, 54, Newburgh, N.Y. --Jason Matthew Coffey, 25, Newburgh, N.Y. --Florence Cohen, 62, New York, N.Y. --Kevin Sanford Cohen, 28, Edison, N.J. --Anthony Joseph Coladonato, 47, New York, N.Y. --Mark J. Colaio, 34, New York, N.Y. --Stephen J. Colaio, 32, Montauk, N.Y. --Christopher M. Colasanti, 33, Hoboken, N.J. --Kevin Nathaniel Colbert, 25, New York, N.Y. --Michel Paris Colbert, 39, West New York, N.J. --Keith Eugene Coleman, 34, Warren, N.J. --Scott Thomas Coleman, 31, New York, N.Y. --Tarel Coleman, 32 --Liam Joseph Colhoun, 34, Flushing, N.Y. --Robert D. Colin, 49, West Babylon, N.Y. --Robert J. Coll Jr., 35, Glen Ridge, N.J. --Jean Marie Collin, 42, New York, N.Y. --John Michael Collins, 42, New York, N.Y. --Michael L. Collins, 38, Montclair, N.J. --Thomas J. Collins, 36, New York, N.Y. --Joseph Collison, 50, New York, N.Y. --Jeffrey Dwayne Collman, 41, Novato, Calif. --Patricia Malia Colodner, 39, New York, N.Y. --Linda M. Colon, 46, Perrineville, N.J. --Soledi Colon, 39, New York, N.Y. --Ronald Comer, 56, Northport, N.Y. --Sandra Conaty Conaty Brace, 60, New York, N.Y. --Jaime Concepcion, 46, New York, N.Y. --Albert Conde, 62, Englishtown, N.J. --Denease Conley, 44, New York, N.Y. --Susan Clancy Conlon, 41, New York, N.Y. --Margaret Mary Conner, 57, New York, N.Y. --Cynthia L. Connolly, 40, Metuchen, N.J. --John E. Connolly, 46, Allenwood, N.J. --James Lee Connor, 38, Summit, N.J. --Jonathan (J.C.) Connors, 55, Old Brookville, N.Y. --Kevin P. Connors, 55, Greenwich, Conn. --Kevin Francis Conroy, 47, New York, N.Y. --Brenda E. Conway, 40, New York, N.Y. --Dennis Michael Cook, 33, Colts Neck, N.J. --Helen D. Cook, 24, New York, N.Y. --Jeffrey W. Coombs, 42, Abington, Mass. --John A. Cooper, 40, Bayonne, N.J. --Joseph J. Coppo Jr., 47, New Canaan, Conn. --Gerard J. Coppola, 46, New Providence, N.J. --Joseph Albert Corbett, 28, Islip, N.Y. --John (Jay) J. Corcoran III, 43, Norwell, Mass. --Alejandro Cordero, 23, New York, N.Y. --Robert Cordice, 28, New York, N.Y. --Ruben D. Correa, 44, New York, N.Y. --Danny A. Correa-Gutierrez, 25, Fairview, N.J. --James Corrigan, 60, New York, N.Y. --Carlos Cortes, 57, New York, N.Y. --Kevin M. Cosgrove, 46, West Islip, N.Y. --Dolores Marie Costa, 53, Middletown, N.J. --Digna Alexandra Rivera Costanza, 25, New York, N.Y. --Charles Gregory Costello Jr., 46, Old Bridge, N.J. --Michael S. Costello, 27, Hoboken, N.J. --Conrod K.H. Cottoy Sr., 51, New York, N.Y. --Martin Coughlan, 54, New York, N.Y. --Sgt. John Gerard Coughlin, 43, Pomona, N.Y. --Timothy John Coughlin, 42, New York, N.Y. --James E. Cove, 48, Rockville Centre, N.Y. --Andre Cox, 29, New York, N.Y. --Frederick John Cox Jr., 27, New York, N.Y. --James Raymond Coyle, 26, New York, N.Y. --Michelle Coyle-Eulau, 38, Garden City, N.Y. --Anne M. Cramer, 47, New York, N.Y. --Christopher Seton Cramer, 34, Manahawkin, N.J. --Denise Crant, 46, Hackensack, N.J. --James L. Crawford Jr., 33, Madison, N.J. --Robert James Crawford, 62, New York, N.Y. --Tara Kathleen Creamer, 30, Worcester, Mass. --Joanne Mary Cregan, 32, New York, N.Y. --Lucia Crifasi, 51, Glendale, N.Y. --Lt. John Crisci, 48, Holbrook, N.Y. --Daniel Hal Crisman, 25, New York, N.Y. --Dennis A. Cross, 60, Islip Terrace, N.Y. --Kevin Raymond Crotty, 43, Summit, N.J. --Thomas G. Crotty, 42, Rockville Centre, N.Y. --John Crowe, 57, Rutherford, N.J. --Welles Remy Crowther, 24, Upper Nyack, N.Y. --Robert L. Cruikshank, 64, New York, N.Y. --John Robert Cruz, 32, Jersey City, N.J. --Grace Yu Cua, 40, Glen Rock, N.J. --Kenneth John Cubas, 48, Woodstock, N.Y. --Francisco Cruz Cubero, 47, New York, N.Y. --Thelma Cuccinello, 71, Wilmot Flat, N.H. --Richard Joseph Cudina, 46, Glen Gardner, N.J. --Neil James Cudmore, 38, Port Washington, N.Y. --Thomas Patrick Cullen III, 31, New York, N.Y. --Joyce Cummings, 65 --Brian Thomas Cummins, 38, Manasquan, N.J. --Michael Joseph Cunningham, 39, Princeton Junction, N.J. --Robert Curatolo, 31, New York, N.Y. --Laurence Curia, 41, Garden City, N.Y. --Paul Dario Curioli, 53, Norwalk, Conn. --Patrick Currivan, 52, Winchester, Mass. --Beverly Curry, 41, New York, N.Y. --Andrew Peter Charles Curry Green, 34, Santa Monica, Calif. --Sgt. Michael Curtin, 45, Medford, N.Y. --Gavin Cushny, 47, Hoboken, N.J. --Manuel Da Mota, 43, Valley Stream, N.Y. --Caleb Arron Dack, 39, Montclair, N.J. --Carlos S. DaCosta, 41, Elizabeth, N.J. --Brian P. Dale, 43, Warren, N.J. --John D'Allara, 47, Pearl River, N.Y. --Vincent D'Amadeo, 36, East Patchogue, N.Y. --Thomas A. Damaskinos, 33, Matawan, N.J. --Jack L. D'Ambrosi Jr., 45, Woodcliff Lake, N.J. --Jeannine Marie Damiani-Jones, 28, New York, N.Y. --Joseph Anthony Eacobacci, 26, New York, N.Y. --John Bruce Eagleson, 53, Middlefield, Conn. --Robert D. Eaton, 37, Manhasset, N.Y. --Dean P. Eberling, 44, Cranford, N.J. --Margaret Ruth Echtermann, 33, Hoboken, N.J. --Paul Robert Eckna, 28, West New York, N.J. --Constantine (Gus) Economos, 41, New York, N.Y. --Dennis Michael Edwards, 35, Huntington, N.Y. --Michael Hardy Edwards, 33, New York, N.Y. --Mary Lynn Edwards-Angell, 52, Los Angeles, Calif. --Christine Egan, 55, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada --Lisa Egan, 31, Cliffside Park, N.J. --Capt. Martin Egan Jr., 36, New York, N.Y. --Michael Egan, 51, Middletown, N.J. --Samantha Egan, 24, Jersey City, N.J. --Carole Eggert, 60, New York, N.Y. --Lisa Caren Weinstein Ehrlich, 36, New York, N.Y. --John Ernst (Jack) Eichler, 69, Cedar Grove, N.J. --Eric Adam Eisenberg, 32, Commack, N.Y. --Daphne F. Elder, 36, Newark, N.J. --Michael J. Elferis, 27, College Point, N.Y. --Mark J. Ellis, 26, South Huntington, N.Y. --Valerie Silver Ellis, 46, New York, N.Y. --Albert Alfy William Elmarry, 30, North Brunswick, N.J. --Edgar H. Emery Jr., 45, Clifton, N.J. --Doris Suk-Yuen Eng, 30, New York, N.Y. --Christopher S. Epps, 29, New York, N.Y. --Ulf Ramm Ericson, 79, Greenwich, Conn. --Erwin L. Erker, 41, Farmingdale, N.Y. --William J. Erwin, 30, Verona, N.J. --Sarah (Ali) Escarcega, 35, New York, N.Y. --Jose Espinal, 31 --Fanny M. Espinoza, 29, Teaneck, N.J. --Brigette Ann Esposito, 34, New York, N.Y. --Francis Esposito, 32, New York, N.Y. --Lt. Michael Esposito, 41, New York, N.Y. --William Esposito, 51, Bellmore, N.Y. --Ruben Esquilin Jr., 35, New York, N.Y. --Sadie Ette, 36, New York, N.Y. --Barbara G. Etzold, 43, Jersey City, N.J. --Eric Brian Evans, 31, Weehawken, N.J. --Robert Edward Evans, 36, Franklin Square, N.Y. --Meredith Emily June Ewart, 29, Hoboken, N.J. --Catherine K. Fagan, 58, New York, N.Y. --Patricia M. Fagan, 55, Toms River, N.J. --Keith G. Fairben, 24, Floral Park, N.Y. --Sandra Fajardo-Smith, 37, New York, N.Y. --William Fallon, 38, Coram, N.Y. --William F. Fallon Jr., 53, Rocky Hill, N.J. --Anthony J. Fallone Jr., 39, New York, N.Y. --Dolores B. Fanelli, 38, Farmingville, N.Y. --Robert John Fangman, 33, Claymont, Del. --John Joseph Fanning, 54, West Hempstead, N.Y. --Kathleen (Kit) Faragher, 33, Denver, Colo. --Capt. Thomas Farino, 37, Bohemia, N.Y. --Nancy Carole Farley, 45, Jersey City, N.J. --Paige Farley-Hackel, 46, Newton, Mass. --Elizabeth Ann (Betty) Farmer, 62, New York, N.Y. --Douglas Farnum, 33, New York, N.Y. --John G. Farrell, 32, New York, N.Y. --John W. Farrell, 41, Basking Ridge, N.J. --Terrence Patrick Farrell, 45, Huntington, N.Y. --Capt. Joseph Farrelly, 47, New York, N.Y. --Thomas P. Farrelly, 54, East Northport, N.Y. --Syed Abdul Fatha, 54, Newark, N.J. --Christopher Faughnan, 37, South Orange, N.J. --Wendy R. Faulkner, 47, Mason, Ohio --Shannon M. Fava, 30, New York, N.Y. --Bernard D. Favuzza, 52, Suffern, N.Y. --Robert Fazio Jr., 41, Freeport, N.Y. --Ronald C. Fazio, 57, Closter, N.J. --William Feehan, 72, New York, N.Y. --Francis J. (Frank) Feely, 41, Middletown, N.Y. --Garth E. Feeney, 28, New York, N.Y. --Sean B. Fegan, 34, New York, N.Y. --Lee S. Fehling, 28, Wantagh, N.Y. --Peter Adam Feidelberg, 34, Hoboken, N.J. --Alan D. Feinberg, 48, New York, N.Y. --Rosa Maria Feliciano, 30, New York, N.Y. --Edward T. Fergus Jr., 40, Wilton, Conn. --George Ferguson, 54, Teaneck, N.J. --Henry Fernandez, 23, New York, N.Y. --Jose Manuel Contreras Fernandez, El Aguacate, Jalisco, Mexico --Judy H. Fernandez, 27, Parlin, N.J. --Elisa Giselle Ferraina, 27, London, England --Anne Marie Sallerin Ferreira, 29, Jersey City, N.J. --Robert John Ferris, 63, Garden City, N.Y.TC --David Francis Ferrugio, 46, Middletown, N.J. --Louis V. Fersini Jr., 38, Basking Ridge, N.J. --Michael David Ferugio, 37, New York, N.Y. --Bradley James Fetchet, 24, New York, N.Y. --Jennifer Louise Fialko, 29, Teaneck, N.J. --Kristen Fiedel, 27, New York, N.Y. --Samuel Fields, 36, New York, N.Y. --Alexander Milan Filipov, 70, Concord, Mass. --Michael Bradley Finnegan, 37, Basking Ridge, N.J. --Timothy J. Finnerty, 33, Glen Rock, N.J. --Michael Curtis Fiore, 46, New York, N.Y. --Stephen J. Fiorelli, 43, Aberdeen, N.J. --Paul M. Fiori, 31, Yorktown Heights, N.Y. --John Fiorito, 40, Stamford, Conn. --Lt. John R. Fischer, 46, New York, N.Y. --Andrew Fisher, 42, New York, N.Y. --Bennett Lawson Fisher, 58, Stamford, Conn. --John Roger Fisher, 46, Bayonne, N.J. --Thomas J. Fisher, 36, Union, N.J. --Lucy Fishman, 37, New York, N.Y. --Ryan D. Fitzgerald, 26, New York, N.Y. --Thomas James Fitzpatrick, 35, Tuckahoe, N.Y. --Richard P. Fitzsimons, 57, Lynbrook, N.Y. --Salvatore A. Fiumefreddo, 47, Manalapan, N.J. --Christina Donovan Flannery, 26, New York, N.Y. --Eileen Flecha, 33, New York, N.Y. --Andre G. Fletcher, 37, North Babylon, N.Y. --Carl Flickinger, 38, Conyers, N.Y. --John Joseph Florio, 33, Oceanside, N.Y. --Joseph W. Flounders, 46, East Stroudsburg, Pa. --Carol Flyzik, 40, Plaistow, N.H. --David Fodor, 38, Garrison, N.Y. --Lt. Michael N. Fodor, 53, Warwick, N.Y. --Steven Mark Fogel, 40, Westfield, N.Y. --Thomas Foley, 32, West Nyack, N.Y. --David Fontana, 37, New York, N.Y. --Chih Min (Dennis) Foo, 40, Holmdel, N.J. --Godwin Forde, 39, New York, N.Y. --Donald A. Foreman, 53, New York, N.Y. --Christopher Hugh Forsythe, 44, Basking Ridge, N.J. --Claudia Alicia Martinez Foster, 26, New York, N.Y. --Noel J. Foster, 40, Bridgewater, N.J. --Ana Fosteris, 58, Coram, N.Y. --Robert J. Foti, 42, Albertson, N.Y. --Jeffrey L. Fox, 40, Cranbury, N.J. --Virginia Fox, 58, New York, N.Y. --Pauline Francis, 57, New York, N.Y. --Virgin (Lucy) Francis, 62, New York, N.Y. --Gary J. Frank, 35, South Amboy, N.J. --Morton Frank, 31, New York, N.Y. --Peter Christopher Frank, 29, New York, N.Y. --Richard K. Fraser, 32, New York, N.Y. --Kevin Joseph Frawley, 34, Bronxville, N.Y. --Clyde Frazier Jr., 41, New York, N.Y. --Lillian I. Frederick, 46, Teaneck, N.J. --Andrew Fredericks, 40, Suffern, N.Y. --Tamitha Freeman, 35, New York, N.Y. --Brett O. Freiman, 29, Roslyn, N.Y. --Lt. Peter L. Freund, 45, Westtown, N.Y. --Arlene E. Fried, 49, Roslyn Heights, N.Y. --Alan Wayne Friedlander, 52, Yorktown Heights, N.Y. --Andrew K. Friedman, 44, Woodbury, N.Y. --Paul Friedman, 45, Belmont, Mass. --Gregg J. Froehner, 46, Chester, N.J. --Lisa A. Frost, 22, Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif. --Peter Christian Fry, 36, Wilton, Conn. --Clement Fumando, 59, New York, N.Y. --Steven Elliot Furman, 40, Wesley Hills, N.Y. --Paul James Furmato, 37, Colts Neck, N.J. --Karleton D.B. Fyfe, 31, Brookline, Mass. --Fredric Gabler, 30, New York, N.Y. --Richard S. Gabrielle, 50, West Haven, Conn. --James Andrew Gadiel, 23, New York, N.Y. --Pamela Gaff, 51, Robinsville, N.J. --Ervin Vincent Gailliard, 42, New York, N.Y.TC --Deanna L. Galante, 32, New York, N.Y. --Grace Galante, 29, New York, N.Y. --Anthony Edward Gallagher, 41, New York, N.Y. --Daniel James Gallagher, 23, Red Bank, N.J. --John Patrick Gallagher, 31, Yonkers, N.Y. --Lourdes Galletti, 32, New York, N.Y. --Cono E. Gallo, 30, New York, N.Y. --Vincenzo Gallucci, 36, Monroe Township, N.J. --Thomas Edward Galvin, 32, New York, N.Y. --Giovanna (Genni) Gambale, 27, New York, N.Y. --Thomas Gambino Jr., 48, Babylon, N.Y. --Giann F. Gamboa, 26, New York, N.Y. --Ronald Gamboa, 33, Los Angeles, Calif. --Peter J. Ganci Jr., 55, North Massapequa, N.Y. --Claude Michael Gann, 41, Roswell, Ga. --Lt. Charles William Garbarini, 44, Pleasantville, N.Y. --Cesar Garcia, 36, New York, N.Y. --David Garcia, 40, Freeport, N.Y. --Juan Garcia, 50, New York, N.Y. --Marlyn C. Garcia, 21, New York, N.Y. --Christopher Gardner, 36, Darien, Conn. --Douglas B. Gardner, 39, New York, N.Y. --Harvey J. Gardner III, 35, Lakewood, N.J. --Jeffrey B. Gardner, 36, Hoboken, N.J. --Thomas A. Gardner, 39, Oceanside, N.Y. --William Arthur Gardner, 45, Lynbrook, N.Y. --Francesco Garfi, 29, New York, N.Y. --Rocco Gargano, 28, Bayside, N.Y. --James M. Gartenberg, 36, New York, N.Y. --Matthew David Garvey, 37 --Bruce Gary, 51, Bellmore, N.Y. --Boyd A. Gatton, 38, Jersey City, N.J. --Donald Richard Gavagan Jr., 35, New York, N.Y. --Peter Alan Gay, 54, Tewksbury, Mass. --Terence D. Gazzani, 24, New York, N.Y. --Gary Geidel, 44, New York, N.Y. --Paul Hamilton Geier, 36, Farmingdale, N.Y. --Julie M. Geis, 44, Lees Summit, Mo. --Peter Gelinas, 34, New York, N.Y. --Steven Paul Geller, 52, New York, N.Y. --Howard G. Gelling Jr., 28, New York, N.Y. --Peter Victor Genco, 36, Rockville Centre, N.Y. --Steven Gregory Genovese, 37, Basking Ridge, N.J. --Alayne F. Gentul, 44, Mountain Lakes, N.J. --Linda M. George, 27, Westboro, Mass. --Edward F. Geraghty, 45, Rockville Centre, N.Y. --Suzanne Geraty, 30, New York, N.Y. --Ralph Gerhardt, 33, New York, N.Y. --Robert J. Gerlich, 56, Monroe, Conn. --Denis P. Germain, 33, Tuxedo Park, N.Y. --Marina R. Gertsberg, 25, New York, N.Y. --Susan M. Getzendanner, 57, New York, N.Y. --James Gerard Geyer, 41, Rockville Centre, N.Y. --Joseph M. Giaccone, 43, Monroe, N.J. --Lt. Vincent Francis Giammona, 40, Valley Stream, N.Y. --Debra L. Gibbon, 43, Hackettstown, N.J. --James A. Giberson, 43, New York, N.Y. --Craig Neil Gibson, 37, New York, N.Y. --Ronnie Gies, 43, Merrick, N.Y. --Laura A. Giglio, 35, Oceanside, N.Y. --Andrew Clive Gilbert, 39, Califon, N.J. --Timothy Paul Gilbert, 35, Lebanon, N.J. --Paul Stuart Gilbey, 39, Chatham, N.J. --Paul John Gill, 34, New York, N.Y. --Mark Y. Gilles, 33, New York, N.Y. --Evan H. Gillette, 40, New York, N.Y. --Ronald Gilligan, 43, Norwalk, Conn. --Sgt. Rodney C. Gillis, 34, New York, N.Y. --Laura Gilly, 32, New York, N.Y. --Lt. John F. Ginley, 37, Warwick, N.Y. --Donna Marie Giordano, 44, Parlin, N.J. --Jeffrey Giordano, 46, New York, N.Y. --John Giordano, 46, Newburgh, N.Y. --Steven A. Giorgetti, 43, Manhasset, N.Y. --Martin Giovinazzo, 34, New York, N.Y. --Kum-Kum Girolamo, 41, New York, N.Y. --Salvatore Gitto, 44, Manalapan, N.J. --Cynthia Giugliano, 46, Nesconset, N.Y. --Mon Gjonbalaj, 65, New York, N.Y. --Dianne Gladstone, 55, New York, N.Y. --Keith Alexander Glascoe, 38, New York, N.Y. --Thomas I. Glasser, 40, Summit, N.J. --Edmund Glazer, 41, Wellesley, Mass. --Harry Glenn, 38, Piscataway, N.J. --Barry H. Glick, 55, Wayne, N.J. --Steven Lawrence Glick, 42, Greenwich, Conn. --John T. Gnazzo, 32, New York, N.Y. --William (Bill) Robert Godshalk, 35, New York, N.Y. --Michael Gogliormella, 43, New Providence, N.J. --Brian Fredric Goldberg, 26, Union, N.J. --Jeffrey Grant Goldflam, 48, Melville, N.Y. --Michelle Herman Goldstein, 31, New York, N.Y. --Monica Goldstein, 25, New York, N.Y. --Steven Goldstein, 35, Princeton, N.J. --Andrew H. Golkin, 30, New York, N.Y. --Dennis James Gomes, 40, New York, N.Y. --Enrique Antonio Gomez, 42, New York, N.Y. --Jose Bienvenido Gomez, 45, New York, N.Y. --Manuel Gomez Jr., 42, New York, N.Y. --Wilder Gomez, 38, New York, N.Y. --Jenine Gonzalez, 27, New York, N.Y. --Mauricio Gonzalez, 27, New York, N.Y. --Rosa J. Gonzalez, 32, Jersey City, N.J. --Lynn Catherine Goodchild, 25, Attleboro, Mass. --Calvin J. Gooding, 38, Riverside, N.Y. --Peter Morgan Goodrich, 33, Sudbury, Mass. --Harry Goody, 50, New York, N.Y. --Kiran Reddy Gopu, 24, Bridgeport, Conn. --Catherine Carmen Gorayeb, 41, New York, N.Y. --Lisa Reinhart Fenn Gordenstein, 41, Needham, Mass. --Kerene Gordon, 43, New York, N.Y. --Sebastian Gorki, 27, New York, N.Y. --Kieran Gorman, 35, Yonkers, N.Y. --Thomas E. Gorman, 41, Middlesex, N.J. --Michael Edward Gould, 29, Hoboken, N.J. --Douglas A. Gowell, 52, Methuen, Mass. --Yugi Goya, 42, Rye, N.Y. --Jon Richard Grabowski, 33, New York, N.Y. --Christopher Michael Grady, 39, Cranford, N.J. --Edwin John Graf III, 48, Rowayton, Conn. --David M. Graifman, 40, New York, N.Y. --Gilbert Granados, 51, Hicksville, N.Y. --Elvira Granitto, 43, New York, N.Y. --Winston Arthur Grant, 59, West Hempstead, N.Y. --Christopher Stewart Gray, 32, Weehawken, N.J. --James Michael Gray, 34, New York, N.Y. --Tara McCloud Gray, 30, New York, N.Y. --Linda Mair Grayling, 44, New York, N.Y. --John Michael Grazioso, 41, Middletown, N.J. --Timothy Grazioso, 42, Gulf Stream, Fla. --Derrick Arthur Green, 44, New York, N.Y. --Wade Brian Green, 42, Westbury, N.Y. --Elaine Myra Greenberg, 56, New York, N.Y. --Gayle R. Greene, 51, Montville, N.J. --James Arthur Greenleaf Jr., 32, New York, N.Y. --Eileen Marsha Greenstein, 52, Morris Plains, N.J. --Elizabeth (Lisa) Martin Gregg, 52, New York, N.Y. --Denise Gregory, 39, New York, N.Y. --Donald H. Gregory, 62, Ramsey, N.J. --Florence M. Gregory, 38, New York, N.Y. --Pedro (David) Grehan, 35, Hoboken, N.J. --John M. Griffin, 38, Waldwick, N.J. --Tawanna Griffin, 30, New York, N.Y. --Joan D. Griffith, 39, Willingboro, N.J. --Warren Grifka, 54, New York, N.Y. --Ramon Grijalvo, 58 --Joseph F. Grillo, 46, New York, N.Y. --David Grimner, 51, Merrick, N.Y. --The Rev. Francis E. Grogan, 76, Bridgeport, Conn. --Kenneth Grouzalis, 56, Lyndhurst, N.J. --Joseph Grzelak, 52, New York, N.Y. --Matthew J. Grzymalski, 34, New Hyde Park, N.Y. --Robert Joseph Gschaar, 55, Spring Valley, N.Y. --Liming (Michael) Gu, 34, Piscataway, N.J. --Jose A. Guadalupe, 37, New York, N.Y. --Yan Zhu (Cindy) Guan, 25, New York, N.Y. --Geoffrey E. Guja, 47, Lindenhurst, N.Y. --Lt. Joseph Gullickson, 37, New York, N.Y. --Babita Guman, 33, New York, N.Y. --Douglas B. Gurian, 38, Tenafly, N.J. --Janet Ruth Gustafson --Philip T. Guza, 54, Sea Bright, N.J. --Barbara Guzzardo, 49, Glendale, N.Y. --Peter Gyulavary, 44, Warwick, N.Y. --Gary Robert Haag, 36, Ossining, N.Y. --Andrea Lyn Haberman, 25, Chicago, Ill. --Barbara M. Habib, 49, New York, N.Y. --Philip Haentzler, 49, New York, N.Y. --Nizam A. Hafiz, 32, New York, N.Y. --Karen Hagerty, 34, New York, N.Y. --Steven Hagis, 31, New York, N.Y. --Mary Lou Hague, 26, New York, N.Y. --David Halderman Jr., 40, New York, N.Y. --Maile Rachel Hale, 26, Cambridge, Mass. --Richard Hall, 49, Purchase, N.Y. --Vaswald George Hall, 50, New York, N.Y. --Robert John Halligan, 59, Basking Ridge, N.J. --Lt. Vincent Gerard Halloran, 43, North Salem, N.Y. --James D. Halvorson, 56, Greenwich, Conn. --Mohammad Salman Hamdani, 23, New York, N.Y. --Felicia Hamilton, 62, New York, N.Y. --Robert Hamilton, 43, Washingtonville, N.Y. --Carl Max Hammond Jr., 37, Derry, N.H. --Frederic Kim Han, 45, Marlboro, N.J. --Christopher James Hanley, 34, New York, N.Y. --Sean Hanley, 35, New York, N.Y. --Valerie Joan Hanna, 57, Freeville, N.Y. --Thomas Hannafin, 36, New York, N.Y. --Kevin James Hannaford, 32, Basking Ridge, N.J. --Michael L. Hannan, 34, Lynbrook, N.Y. --Dana Hannon, 29, Suffern, N.Y. --Christine Lee Hanson, 2, Groton, Mass. --Peter Hanson, 32, Groton, Mass. --Sue Ju Hanson, 35, Groton, Mass. --Vassilios G. Haramis, 56, New York, N.Y. --James A. Haran, 41, Malverne, N.Y. --Gerald F. Hardacre, 61, Carlsbad, Calif. --Jeffrey P. Hardy, 46, New York, N.Y. --Timothy John Hargrave, 38, Readington, N.J. --Daniel Harlin, 41, Kent, N.Y. --Frances Haros, 76, New York, N.Y. --Lt. Harvey L. Harrell, 49, New York, N.Y. --Lt. Stephen Gary Harrell, 44, Warwick, N.Y. --Melissa Marie Harrington, 31, San Francisco, Calif. --Aisha Harris, 22, New York, N.Y. --Stewart D. Harris, 52, Marlboro, N.J. --John Patrick Hart, 38, Danville, Calif. --Eric Samadikan Hartono, 20, Boston, Mass. --John Clinton Hartz, 64, Basking Ridge, N.J. --Emeric J. Harvey, 56, Montclair, N.J. --Peter Paul Hashem, 40, Tewksbury, Mass. --Capt. Thomas Theodore Haskell Jr., 37, Massapequa, N.Y. --Timothy Haskell, 34, Seaford, N.Y. --Joseph John Hasson III, 34, New York, N.Y. --Leonard William Hatton Jr., 45, Ridgefield Park, N.J. --Capt. Terence S. Hatton, 41, New York, N.Y. --Michael Helmut Haub, 34, Roslyn Heights, N.Y. --Timothy Aaron Haviland, 41, Oceanside, N.Y. --Donald G. Havlish Jr., 53, Yardley, Pa. --Anthony Hawkins, 30, New York, N.Y. --Nobuhiro Hayatsu, 36, Scarsdale, N.Y. --James E. Hayden, 47, Westford, Mass. --Philip Hayes, 67, Northport, N.Y. --Robert Jay Hayes, 38, Amesbury, Mass. --William Ward Haynes, 35, Rye, N.Y. --Scott Hazelcorn, 29, Hoboken, N.J. --Lt. Michael K. Healey, 42, East Patchogue, N.Y. --Roberta Bernstein Heber, 60, New York, N.Y. --Charles Francis Xavier Heeran, 23, Belle Harbor, N.Y. --John Heffernan, 37, New York, N.Y. --Howard Joseph Heller Jr., 37, Ridgefield, Conn. --JoAnn L. Heltibridle, 46, Springfield, N.J. --Mark F. Hemschoot, 45, Red Bank, N.J. --Ronnie Lee Henderson, 52, Newburgh, N.Y. --Brian Hennessey, 35, Ringoes, N.J. --Edward (Ted) R. Hennessy Jr., 35, Belmont, Mass. --Michelle Marie Henrique, 27, New York, N.Y. --Joseph P. Henry, 25, New York, N.Y. --William Henry, 49, New York, N.Y. --John Henwood, 35, New York, N.Y. --Robert Allan Hepburn, 39, Union, N.J. --Mary (Molly) Herencia, 47, New York, N.Y. --Lindsay Coates Herkness III, 58, New York, N.Y. --Harvey Robert Hermer, 59, New York, N.Y. --Claribel Hernandez, 31, New York, N.Y. --Norberto Hernandez, 42, New York, N.Y. --Raul Hernandez, 51, New York, N.Y. --Gary Herold, 44, Farmingdale, N.Y. --Jeffrey A. Hersch, 53, New York, N.Y. --Thomas Hetzel, 33, Elmont, N.Y. --Capt. Brian Hickey, 47, New York, N.Y. --Enemencio Dario Hidalgo Cedeno, --Lt. Timothy Higgins, 43, Farmingville, N.Y. --Robert D. Higley II, 29, New Fairfield, Conn. --Todd Russell Hill, 34, Boston, Mass. --Clara Victorine Hinds, 52, New York, N.Y. --Neal Hinds, 28, New York, N.Y. --Mark D. Hindy, 28, New York, N.Y. --Katsuyuki Hirai, 32, Hartsdale, N.Y. --Heather Malia Ho, 32, New York, N.Y. --Tara Yvette Hobbs, 31, New York, N.Y. --Thomas A. Hobbs, 41, Baldwin, N.Y. --James L. Hobin, 47, Marlborough, Conn. --Robert Wayne Hobson III, 36, New Providence, N.J. --DaJuan Hodges, 29, New York, N.Y. --Ronald George Hoerner, 58, Massapequa Park, N.Y. --Patrick Aloysius Hoey, 53, Middletown, N.J. --John A. Hofer, 45, Los Angeles, Calif. --Marcia Hoffman, 52, New York, N.Y. --Stephen G. Hoffman, 36, Long Beach, N.Y. --Frederick J. Hoffmann, 53, Freehold, N.J. --Michele L. Hoffmann, 27, Freehold, N.J. --Judith Florence Hofmiller, 53, Brookfield, Conn. --Thomas Warren Hohlweck Jr., 57, Harrison, N.Y. --Jonathan R. Hohmann, 48, New York, N.Y. --Cora Hidalgo Holland, 52, Sudbury, Mass. --John Holland, 30 --Joseph Francis Holland III, 32, Glen Rock, N.J. --Elizabeth Holmes, 42, New York, N.Y. --Thomas P. Holohan Jr., 36, Chester, N.Y. --Herbert W. Homer, 48, Milford, Mass. --Bradley Hoorn, 22, New York, N.Y. --James P. Hopper, 51, Farmingdale, N.Y. --Montgomery McCullough Hord, 46, Pelham, N.Y. --Michael Horn, 27, Lynbrook, N.Y. --Matthew D. Horning, 26, Hoboken, N.J. --Robert L. Horohoe Jr., 31, New York, N.Y. --Michael R. Horrocks, 38, Glen Mills, Pa. --Aaron Horwitz, 24, New York, N.Y. --Charles J. Houston, 42, New York, N.Y. --Uhuru G. Houston, 32, Englewood, N.J. --George Howard, 45, Hicksville, N.Y. --Michael C. Howell, 60, New York, N.Y. --Steven L. Howell, 36, New York, N.Y. --Jennifer L. Howley, 34, New Hyde Park, N.Y. --Milagros "Millie" Hromada, 35, New York, N.Y. --Marian Hrycak, 56, New York, N.Y. --Stephen Huczko Jr., 44, Bethlehem, N.J. --Kris R. Hughes, 30, Nesconset, N.Y. --Paul R. Hughes, 38, Stamford, Conn. --Robert T. "Bobby" Hughes Jr., 23, Sayreville, N.J. --Thomas F. Hughes, 46, Spring Lake Heights, N.J. --Timothy Robert Hughes, 43, Madison, N.J. --Susan Huie, 43, Fair Lawn, N.J. --Mychal Lamar Hulse, 30, New York, N.Y. --John Nicholas Humber Jr., 60, Newton, Mass. --William C. Hunt, 32, Norwalk, Conn. --Kathleen Hunt-Casey, 43, Middletown, N.J. --Joseph G. Hunter, 31, South Hempstead, N.Y. --Robert Hussa, 51, Roslyn, N.Y. --Thomas E. Hynes, 28, Norwalk, Conn. --Capt. Walter Hynes, 46, Belle Harbor, N.Y. --Joseph Anthony Ianelli, 28, Hoboken, N.J. --Zuhtu Ibis, 25, Clifton, N.J. --Jonathan Lee Ielpi, 29, Great Neck, N.Y. --Michael Patrick Iken, 37, New York, N.Y. --Daniel Ilkanayev, 36, New York, N.Y. --Capt. Frederick Ill Jr., 49, Pearl River, N.Y. --Abraham Nethanel Ilowitz, 51, New York, N.Y. --Anthony P. Infante Jr., 47, Chatham, N.J. --Louis S. Inghilterra, 45, New Castle, N.Y. --Christopher N. Ingrassia, 28, Watchung, N.J. --Paul Innella, 33, East Brunswick, N.J. --Stephanie V. Irby, 38, New York, N.Y. --Douglas Irgang, 32, New York, N.Y. --Kristin A. Irvine Ryan, 30, New York, N.Y. --Todd A. Isaac, 29, New York, N.Y. --Erik Hans Isbrandtsen, 30, New York, N.Y. --Taizo Ishikawa, 50 --Waleed Iskandar, 34, London, England --Aram Iskenderian Jr., 41, Merrick, N.Y. --John Iskyan, 41, Wilton, Conn. --Kazushige Ito, 35, New York, N.Y. --Aleksandr Valeryerich Ivantsov, 23, New York, N.Y. --Virginia Jablonski, 49, Matawan, N.J. --Brooke Alexandra Jackman, 23, New York, N.Y. --Aaron Jacobs, 27, New York, N.Y. --Ariel Louis Jacobs, 29, Briarcliff Manor, N.Y. --Jason Kyle Jacobs, 32, Mendham, N.J. --Michael Grady Jacobs, 54, Danbury, Conn. --Steven A. Jacobson, 53, New York, N.Y. --Ricknauth Jaggernauth, 58, New York, N.Y. --Jake Denis Jagoda, 24, Huntington, N.Y. --Yudh V.S. Jain, 54, New City, N.Y. --Maria Jakubiak, 41, Ridgewood, N.Y. --Robert Adrien Jalbert, 61, Swampscott, Mass. --Ernest James, 40, New York, N.Y. --Gricelda E. James, 44, Willingboro, N.J. --Mark Jardim, 39, New York, N.Y. --Amy N. Jarret, 28, North Smithfield, R.I. --Mohammed Jawara, 30, New York, N.Y. --Francois Jean-Pierre, 58, New York, N.Y. --Maxima Jean-Pierre, 40, Bellport, N.Y. --Paul E. Jeffers, 39, New York, N.Y. --Alva Jeffries Sanchez, 41, Hempstead, N.Y. --John Charles Jenkins, 45, Cambridge, Mass. --Joseph Jenkins Jr., 47, New York, N.Y. --Alan K. Jensen, 49, Wyckoff, N.J. --Prem N. Jerath, 57, Edison, N.J. --Farah Jeudy, 32, Spring Valley, N.Y. --Hweidar Jian, 42, East Brunswick, N.J. --Eliezer Jimenez Jr., 38, New York, N.Y.C --Luis Jimenez Jr., 25, New York, N.Y. --Charles Gregory John, 44, New York, N.Y. --Nicholas John, 42, New York, N.Y. --LaShawana Johnson, 27, New York, N.Y. --Scott M. Johnson, 26, New York, N.Y. --William Johnston, 31, North Babylon, N.Y. --Allison Horstmann Jones, 31, New York, N.Y. --Arthur Joseph Jones III, 37, Ossining, N.Y. --Brian L. Jones, 44, New York, N.Y. --Charles Edward Jones, 48, Bedford, Mass. --Andrew La Corte, 61, Jersey City, N.J. --Kathryn L. LaBorie, 44, Providence, R.I. --Amarnauth Lachhman, 42, Valley Stream, N.Y. --Ganesh Ladkat, 27, Somerset, N.J. --James P. Ladley, 41, Colts Neck, N.J. --Joseph A. Lafalce, 54, New York, N.Y. --Jeanette LaFond-Menichino, 49, New York, N.Y. --David LaForge, 50, Port Richmond, N.Y. --Michael Patrick LaForte, 39, Holmdel, N.J. --Alan Lafrance, 43 --Juan Lafuente, 61, Poughkeepsie, N.Y. --Neil K. Lai, 59, East Windsor, N.J. --Vincent A. Laieta, 31, Edison, N.J. --William David Lake, 44, New York, N.Y. --Franco Lalama, 45, Nutley, N.J. --Chow Kwan Lam, 48, Maywood, N.J. --Stephen LaMantia, 38, Darien, Conn. --Amy Hope Lamonsoff, 29, New York, N.Y. --Robert T. Lane, 28, New York, N.Y. --Brendan M. Lang, 30, Red Bank, N.J. --Rosanne P. Lang, 42, Middletown, N.J. --Vanessa Langer, 29, Yonkers, N.Y. --Mary Lou Langley, 53, New York, N.Y. --Peter J. Langone, 41, Roslyn Heights, N.Y. --Thomas Langone, 39, Williston Park, N.Y. --Michele B. Lanza, 36, New York, N.Y. --Ruth Sheila Lapin, 53, East Windsor, N.J. --Carol Ann LaPlante, 59, New York, N.Y. --Ingeborg Astrid Desiree Lariby, 42, New York, N.Y. --Robin Larkey, 48, Chatham, N.J. --Judy Larocque, 50, Framingham, Mass. --Christopher Randall Larrabee, 26, New York, N.Y. --Hamidou S. Larry, 37, New York, N.Y. --Scott Larsen, 35, New York, N.Y. --John Adam Larson, 37, Colonia, N.J. --Natalie Janis Lasden, 46, Peabody, Mass. --Gary E. Lasko, 49, Memphis, Tenn. --Nicholas C. Lassman, 28, Cliffside Park, N.J. --Paul Laszczynski, 49, Paramus, N.J. --Jeffrey Latouche, 49, New York, N.Y. --Charles Laurencin, 61, New York, N.Y. --Stephen James Lauria, 39, New York, N.Y. --Maria Lavache, 60, New York, N.Y. --Denis F. Lavelle, 42, Yonkers, N.Y. --Jeannine M. LaVerde, 36, New York, N.Y. --Anna A. Laverty, 52, Middletown, N.J. --Steven Lawn, 28, West Windsor, N.J. --Robert A. Lawrence, 41, Summit, N.J. --Nathaniel Lawson, 61, New York, N.Y. --Eugen Lazar, 27, New York, N.Y. --James Patrick Leahy, 38, New York, N.Y. --Lt. Joseph Gerard Leavey, 45, Pelham, N.Y. --Neil Leavy, 34, New York, N.Y. --Robert George LeBlanc, 70, Lee, N.H. --Leon Lebor, 51, Jersey City, N.J. --Kenneth Charles Ledee, 38, Monmouth, N.J. --Alan J. Lederman, 43, New York, N.Y. --Elena Ledesma, 36, New York, N.Y. --Alexis Leduc, 45, New York, N.Y. --Daniel John Lee, 34, Van Nuys, Calif. --David S. Lee, 37, West Orange, N.J. --Gary H. Lee, 62, Lindenhurst, N.Y. --Hyun-joon (Paul) Lee, 32, New York, N.Y. --Juanita Lee, 44, New York, N.Y. --Kathryn Blair Lee, 55, New York, N.Y. --Linda C. Lee, 34, New York, N.Y. --Lorraine Lee, 37, New York, N.Y. --Myung-woo Lee, 41, Lyndhurst, N.J. --Richard Y.C. Lee, 34, Great Neck, N.Y. --Stuart (Soo-Jin) Lee, 30, New York, N.Y. --Yang Der Lee, 63, New York, N.Y. --Stephen Lefkowitz, 50, Belle Harbor, N.Y. --Adriana Legro, 32, New York, N.Y. --Edward J. Lehman, 41, Glen Cove, N.Y. --Eric Andrew Lehrfeld, 32, New York, N.Y. --David Ralph Leistman, 43, Garden City, N.Y. --David Prudencio LeMagne, 27, North Bergen, N.J. --Joseph A. Lenihan, 41, Greenwich, Conn. --John J. Lennon Jr., 44, Howell, N.J. --John Robinson Lenoir, 38, Locust Valley, N.Y. --Jorge Luis Leon, 43, Union City, N.J. --Matthew Gerard Leonard, 38, New York, N.Y. --Michael Lepore, 39, New York, N.Y. --Charles Antoine Lesperance, 55 --Jeffrey Earle LeVeen, 55, Manhasset, N.Y. --John D. Levi, 50, New York, N.Y. --Alisha Caren Levin, 33, New York, N.Y. --Neil D. Levin, 47, New York, N.Y. --Robert Levine, 56, West Babylon, N.Y. --Robert M. Levine, 66, Edgewater, N.J. --Shai Levinhar, 29, New York, N.Y. --Daniel C. Lewin, 31, Charlestown, Mass. --Adam J. Lewis, 36, Fairfield, Conn. --Margaret Susan Lewis, 49, Elizabeth, N.J. --Ye Wei Liang, 27, New York, N.Y. --Orasri Liangthanasarn, 26, Bayonne, N.J. -- Daniel F. Libretti, 43, New York, N.Y. --Ralph M. Licciardi, 30, West Hempstead, N.Y. --Edward Lichtschein, 35, New York, N.Y. --Steven B. Lillianthal, 38, Millburn, N.J. --Carlos R. Lillo, 37, Babylon, N.Y. --Craig Damian Lilore, 30, Lyndhurst, N.J. --Arnold A. Lim, 28, New York, N.Y. --Darya Lin, 32, Chicago, Ill. --Wei Rong Lin, 31, Jersey City, N.J. --Nickie L. Lindo, 31, New York, N.Y. --Thomas V. Linehan Jr., 39, Montville, N.J. --Robert Thomas Linnane, 33, West Hempstead, N.Y. --Alan Linton Jr., 26, Jersey City, N.J. --Diane Theresa Lipari, 42, New York, N.Y. --Kenneth P. Lira, 28, Paterson, N.J. --Francisco Alberto Liriano, 33, New York, N.Y. --Lorraine Lisi, 44, New York, N.Y. --Paul Lisson, 45, New York, N.Y. --Vincent Litto, 52, New York, N.Y. --Ming-Hao Liu, 41, Livingston, N.J. --Nancy Liz, 39, New York, N.Y. --Harold Lizcano, 31, East Elmhurst, N.Y. --Martin Lizzul, 31, New York, N.Y. --George A. Llanes, 33, New York, N.Y. --Elizabeth Claire Logler, 31, Rockville Centre, N.Y. --Catherine Lisa Loguidice, 30, New York, N.Y. --Jerome Robert Lohez, 30, Jersey City, N.J. --Michael W. Lomax, 37, New York, N.Y. --Laura M. Longing, 35, Pearl River, N.Y. --Salvatore P. Lopes, 40, Franklin Square, N.Y. --Daniel Lopez, 39, New York, N.Y. --George Lopez, 40, Stroudsburg, Pa. --Luis Manuel Lopez, 39, New York, N.Y. --Maclovio Lopez Jr., 41, Los Angeles, Calif. --Manuel L. Lopez, 54, Jersey City, N.J. --Joseph Lostrangio, 48, Langhorne, Pa. --Chet Louie, 45, New York, N.Y. --Stuart Seid Louis, 43, East Brunswick, N.J. --Joseph Lovero, 60, Jersey City, N.J. --Sara Elizabeth Low, 28, Boston, Mass. --Jenny Seu Kueng Low Wong, 25, New York, N.Y. --Michael W. Lowe, 48, New York, N.Y. --Garry Lozier, 47, Darien, Conn. --John Peter Lozowsky, 45, New York, N.Y. --Charles Peter Lucania, 34, East Atlantic Beach, N.Y. --Edward (Ted) H. Luckett II, 40, Fair Haven, N.J. --Mark G. Ludvigsen, 32, New York, N.Y. --Lee Charles Ludwig, 49, New York, N.Y. --Sean Thomas Lugano, 28, New York, N.Y. --Daniel Lugo, 45, New York, N.Y. --Marie Lukas, 32, New York, N.Y. --William Lum Jr., 45, New York, N.Y. --Michael P. Lunden, 37, New York, N.Y. --Christopher Lunder, 34, Wall, N.J. --Anthony Luparello, 62, New York, N.Y. --Gary Lutnick, 36, New York, N.Y. --Linda Luzzicone, 33, New York, N.Y. --Alexander Lygin, 28, New York, N.Y. --Farrell Peter Lynch, 39, Centerport, N.Y. --James Francis Lynch, 47, Woodbridge, N.J. --Louise A. Lynch, 58, Amityville, N.Y. --Michael Lynch, 34, New York, N.Y. --Michael F. Lynch, 33, New Hyde Park, N.Y. --Michael Francis Lynch, 30, New York, N.Y. --Richard Dennis Lynch Jr., 30, Bedford Hills, N.Y. --Robert H. Lynch, 44, Cranford, N.J. --Sean Lynch, 34, New York, N.Y. --Sean Patrick Lynch, 36, Morristown, N.J. --Michael J. Lyons, 32, Hawthorne, N.Y. --Monica Lyons, 53, New York, N.Y. --Patrick Lyons, 34, South Setauket, N.Y. --Robert Francis Mace, 43, New York, N.Y. --Marianne MacFarlane, 34, Revere, Mass. --Jan Maciejewski, 37, New York, N.Y. --Susan A. MacKay, 44, Westford, Mass. --Catherine Fairfax MacRae, 23, New York, N.Y. -- Richard B. Madden, 35, Westfield, N.J. --Simon Maddison, 40, Florham Park, N.J. --Noell Maerz, 29, Long Beach, N.Y. --Jeannieann Maffeo, 40, New York, N.Y. --Joseph Maffeo, 30, New York, N.Y. --Jay Robert Magazine, 48, New York, N.Y. --Brian Magee, 52, Floral Park, N.Y. --Charles Wilson Magee, 51, Wantagh, N.Y. --Joseph Maggitti, 47, Abingdon, Md. --Ronald E. Magnuson, 57, Park Ridge, N.J. --Daniel L. Maher, 50, Hamilton, N.J. --Thomas Anthony Mahon, 37, East Norwich, N.Y. --William Mahoney, 38, Bohemia, N.Y. --Joseph Maio, 32, Roslyn Harbor, N.Y. --Takashi Makimoto, 49, New York, N.Y. --Abdu Malahi, 37, New York, N.Y. --Debora Maldonado, 47, New York, N.Y. --Myrna T. Maldonado-Agosto, 49, New York, N.Y. --Alfred R. Maler, 39, Convent Station, N.J. --Gregory James Malone, 42, Hoboken, N.J. --Edward Francis (Teddy) Maloney III, 32, Darien, Conn. --Joseph E. Maloney, 46, Farmingville, N.Y. --Gene E. Maloy, 41, New York, N.Y. --Christian Maltby, 37, Chatham, N.J. --Francisco Miguel (Frank) Mancini, 26, New York, N.Y. --Joseph Mangano, 53, Jackson, N.J. --Sara Elizabeth Manley, 31, New York, N.Y. --Debra M. Mannetta, 31, Islip, N.Y. --Marion Victoria (vickie) Manning, 27, Rochdale, N.Y. --Terence J. Manning, 36, Rockville Centre, N.Y. --James Maounis, 42, New York, N.Y. --Alfred Gilles Padre Joseph Marchand, 44, Alamogordo, N.M. --Joseph Ross Marchbanks Jr., 47, Nanuet, N.Y. --Peter Edward Mardikian, 29, New York, N.Y. --Edward Joseph Mardovich, 42, Lloyd Harbor, N.Y. --Lt. Charles Joseph Margiotta, 44, New York, N.Y. --Louis Neil Mariani, 59, Derry, N.H. --Kenneth Joseph Marino, 40, Monroe, N.Y. --Lester Vincent Marino, 57, Massapequa, N.Y. --Vita Marino, 49, New York, N.Y. --Kevin D. Marlo, 28, New York, N.Y. --Jose J. Marrero, 32, Old Bridge, N.J. --John Marshall, 35, Congers, N.Y. --James Martello, 41, Rumson, N.J. --Michael A. Marti, 26, Glendale, N.Y. --Karen A. Martin, 40, Danvers, Mass. --Lt. Peter Martin, 43, Miller Place, N.Y. --William J. Martin Jr., 35, Rockaway, N.J. --Brian E. Martineau, 37, Edison, N.J. --Betsy Martinez, 33, New York, N.Y. --Edward J. Martinez, 60, New York, N.Y. --Jose Angel Martinez Jr., 49, Hauppauge, N.Y. --Robert Gabriel Martinez, 24, New York, N.Y. --Lizie Martinez-Calderon, 32, New York, N.Y. --Lt. Paul Richard Martini, 37, New York, N.Y. --Joseph A. Mascali, 44, New York, N.Y. --Bernard Mascarenhas, 54, Newmarket, Ontario, Canada --Stephen F. Masi, 55, New York, N.Y. --Nicholas G. Massa, 65, New York, N.Y. --Patricia A. Massari, 25, Glendale, N.Y. --Michael Massaroli, 38, New York, N.Y. --Philip W. Mastrandrea Jr., 42, Chatham, N.J. --Rudolph Mastrocinque, 43, Kings Park, N.Y. --Joseph Mathai, 49, Arlington, Mass. --Charles William Mathers, 61, Sea Girt, N.J. --William A. Mathesen, 40, Morristown, N.J. --Marcello Matricciano, 31, New York, N.Y. --Margaret Elaine Mattic, 51, New York, N.Y. --Robert D. Mattson, 54, Green Pond, N.J. --Walter Matuza, 39, New York, N.Y. --Charles A. (Chuck) Mauro Jr., 65, New York, N.Y. --Charles J. Mauro, 38, New York, N.Y. --Dorothy Mauro, 55, New York, N.Y. --Nancy T. Mauro, 51, New York, N.Y. --Tyrone May, 44, Rahway, N.J. --Keithroy Maynard, 30, New York, N.Y. --Robert J. Mayo, 46, Morganville, N.J. --Kathy Nancy Mazza, 46, Farmingdale, N.Y. --Edward Mazzella Jr., 62, Monroe, N.Y. --Jennifer Mazzotta, 23, New York, N.Y. --Kaaria Mbaya, 39, Edison, N.J. --James J. McAlary Jr., 42, Spring Lake Heights, N.J. --Brian McAleese, 36, Baldwin, N.Y. --Patricia A. McAneney, 50, Pomona, N.Y. --Colin Richard McArthur, 52, Howell, N.J. --John McAvoy, 47, New York, N.Y. --Kenneth M. McBrayer, 49, New York, N.Y. --Brendan McCabe, 40, Sayville, N.Y. --Michael J. McCabe, 42, Rumson, N.J. --Thomas McCann, 46, Manalapan, N.J. --Justin McCarthy, 30, Port Washington, N.Y. --Kevin M. McCarthy, 42, Fairfield, Conn. --Michael Desmond McCarthy, 33, Huntington, N.Y. --Robert Garvin McCarthy, 33, Stony Point, N.Y. --Stanley McCaskill, 47, New York, N.Y. --Katie Marie McCloskey, 25, Mount Vernon, N.Y. --Joan McConnell-Cullinan, 47, Scarsdale, N.Y. --Juliana Valentine McCourt, 4, New London, Conn. --Ruth Magdaline McCourt, 45, New London, Conn. --Charles Austin McCrann, 55, New York, N.Y. --Tonyell McDay, 25, Colonia, N.J. --Matthew T. McDermott, 34, Basking Ridge, N.J. --Joseph P. McDonald, 43, Livingston, N.J. --Brian G. McDonnell, 38, Wantagh, N.Y. --Michael McDonnell, 34, Red Bank, N.J. --John F. McDowell Jr., 33, New York, N.Y. --Eamon J. McEneaney, 46, New Canaan, Conn. --John Thomas McErlean, 39, Larchmont, N.Y. --Daniel F. McGinley, 40, Ridgewood, N.J. --Mark Ryan McGinly, 26, New York, N.Y. --Lt. William E. McGinn, 43, New York, N.Y. --Thomas H. McGinnis, 41, Oakland, N.J. --Michael Gregory McGinty, 42, Foxboro, Mass. --Ann McGovern, 68, East Meadow, N.Y. --Scott Martin McGovern, 35, Wyckoff, N.J. --William J. McGovern, 49, Smithtown, N.Y. --Francis Noel McGuinn, 48, Rye, N.Y. --Thomas F. McGuinness Jr., 42, Portsmouth, N.H. --Patrick J. McGuire, 40, Madison, N.J. --Thomas M. McHale, 33, Huntington, N.Y. --Keith McHeffey, 31, Monmouth Beach, N.J. --Ann M. McHugh, 35, New York, N.Y. --Denis J. McHugh III, 36, New York, N.Y. --Dennis P. McHugh, 34, Sparkill, N.Y. --Michael Edward McHugh Jr., 35, Tuckahoe, N.Y. --Robert G. McIlvaine, 26, New York, N.Y. --Donald James McIntyre, 38, New City, N.Y. --Stephanie McKenna, 45, New York, N.Y. --Barry J. McKeon, 47, Yorktown Heights, N.Y. --Evelyn C. McKinnedy, 60, New York, N.Y. --Darryl Leron McKinney, 26, New York, N.Y. --George Patrick McLaughlin Jr., 36, Hoboken, N.J. --Robert C. McLaughlin Jr., 29, Westchester, N.Y. --Gavin McMahon, 35, Bayonne, N.J. --Robert Dismas McMahon, 35, New York, N.Y. --Edmund M. McNally, 41, Fair Haven, N.J. --Daniel McNeal, 29, Towson, Md. --Walter Arthur McNeil, 53, Stroudsburg, Pa. --Christine Sheila McNulty, 42, Peterborough, England --Sean Peter McNulty, 30, New York, N.Y. --Robert William McPadden, 30, Pearl River, N.Y. --Terence A. McShane, 37, West Islip, N.Y. --Timothy Patrick McSweeney, 37, New York, N.Y. --Martin E. McWilliams, 35, Kings Park, N.Y. --Rocco A. Medaglia, 49, Melville, N.Y. --Abigail Cales Medina, 46, New York, N.Y. --Ana Iris Medina, 39, New York, N.Y. --Deborah Medwig, 46, Dedham, Mass. --Damian Meehan, 32, Glen Rock, N.J. --William J. Meehan Jr., 49, Darien, Conn. --Alok Kumar Mehta, 23, Hempstead, N.Y. --Raymond Meisenheimer, 46, West Babylon, N.Y. --Manuel Emilio Mejia, 54, New York, N.Y. --Eskedar Melaku, 31, New York, N.Y. --Antonio Melendez, 30, New York, N.Y. --Mary Melendez, 44, Stroudsburg, Pa. --Christopher D. Mello, 25, Boston, Mass. --Yelena Melnichenko, 28, New York, N.Y. --Stuart Todd Meltzer, 32, Syosset, N.Y. --Diarelia Jovannah Mena, 30, New York, N.Y. --Charles Mendez, 38, Floral Park, N.Y. --Lizette Mendoza, 33, North Bergen, N.J. --Shevonne Mentis, 25, New York, N.Y. --Wolfgang Peter Menzel, 59, Wilhelmshaven, Germany --Steve Mercado, 38, New York, N.Y. --Wesley Mercer, 70, New York, N.Y. --Ralph Joseph Mercurio, 47, Rockville Centre, N.Y. --Alan H. Merdinger, 47, Allentown, Pa. --George L. Merino, 39, New York, N.Y. --Yamel Merino, 24, Yonkers, N.Y. --George Merkouris, 35, Levittown, N.Y. --Deborah Merrick, 45 --Raymond J. Metz III, 37, Trumbull, Conn. --Jill A. Metzler, 32, Franklin Square, N.Y. --David Robert Meyer, 57, Glen Rock, N.J. --Nurul Huq Miah, 35, New York, N.Y. --William Edward Micciulli, 30, Matawan, N.J. --Martin Paul Michelstein, 57, Morristown, N.J. --Peter T. Milano, 43, Middletown, N.J.C --Gregory Milanowycz, 25, Cranford, N.J. --Lukasz T. Milewski, 21, New York, N.Y. --Sharon Cristina Millan, 31, New York, N.Y. --Corey Peter Miller, 34, New York, N.Y. --Craig James Miller, 29, Virginia --Douglas C. Miller, 34, Port Jervis, N.Y. --Henry Miller Jr., 52, East Norwich, N.Y. --Joel Miller, 55, Baldwin, N.Y. --Michael Matthew Miller, 39, Englewood, N.J. --Phillip D. Miller, 53, New York, N.Y. --Robert Alan Miller, 46, Matawan, N.J. --Robert C. Miller Jr., 55, Hasbrouck Heights, N.J. --Benjamin Millman, 40, New York, N.Y. --Charles M. Mills Jr., 61, Brentwood, N.Y. --Ronald Keith Milstein, 54, New York, N.Y. --Robert Minara, 54, Carmel, N.Y. --William G. Minardi, 46, Bedford, N.Y. --Louis Joseph Minervino, 54, Middletown, N.J. --Thomas Mingione, 34, West Islip, N.Y. --Wilbert Miraille, 29, New York, N.Y. --Domenick Mircovich, 40, Closter, N.J. --Rajesh A. Mirpuri, 30, Englewood Cliffs, N.J. --Joseph Mistrulli, 47, Wantagh, N.Y. --Susan Miszkowicz, 37, New York, N.Y. --Lt. Paul Thomas Mitchell, 46, New York, N.Y. --Richard Miuccio, 55, New York, N.Y. --Jeffrey Peter Mladenik, 43, Hinsdale, Ill. --Frank V. Moccia Sr., 57, Hauppauge, N.Y. --Capt. Louis Joseph Modafferi, 45, New York, N.Y. --Boyie Mohammed, 50, New York, N.Y. --Lt. Dennis Mojica, 50, New York, N.Y. --Manuel Mojica, 37, Bellmore, N.Y. --Kleber Rolando Molina, 44, New York, N.Y. --Manuel Dejesus Molina, 31, New York, N.Y. --Carl Molinaro, 32, New York, N.Y. --Justin J. Molisani Jr., 42, Middletown Township, N.J. --Brian Patrick Monaghan, 21, New York, N.Y. --Franklin Monahan, 45, Roxbury, N.Y. --John Gerard Monahan, 47, Wanamassa, N.J. --Kristen Montanaro, 34, New York, N.Y. --Craig D. Montano, 38, Glen Ridge, N.J. --Michael Montesi, 39, Highland Mills, N.Y. --Carlos Alberto Montoya, 36, Bellmont, Mass. --Antonio Jesus Montoya Valdes, 46, East Boston, Mass. --Cheryl Ann Monyak, 43, Greenwich, Conn. --Capt. Thomas Moody, 45, Stony Brook, N.Y. --Sharon Moore, 37, New York, N.Y. --Krishna Moorthy, 59, Briarcliff Manor, N.Y. --Laura Lee Morabito, 34, Framingham, Mass. --Abner Morales, 37, New York, N.Y. --Carlos Morales, 29, New York, N.Y. --Paula Morales, 42, New York, N.Y. --John Moran, 43, Rockaway, N.Y. --John Christopher Moran, 38, Haslemere, Surrey, England --Kathleen Moran, 42, New York, N.Y. --Lindsay S. Morehouse, 24, New York, N.Y. --George Morell, 47, Mount Kisco, N.Y. --Steven P. Morello, 52, Bayonne, N.J. --Vincent S. Morello, 34, New York, N.Y. --Yvette Nicole Moreno, 25, New York, N.Y. --Dorothy Morgan, 47, Hempstead, N.Y. --Richard Morgan, 66, Glen Rock, N.J. --Nancy Morgenstern, 32, New York, N.Y. --Sanae Mori, 27, Tokyo, Japan --Blanca Morocho, 26, New York, N.Y. --Leonel Morocho Morocho, 36, New York, N.Y. --Dennis G. Moroney, 39, Eastchester, N.Y. --Lynne Irene Morris, 22, Monroe, N.Y. --Seth A. Morris, 35, Kinnelon, N.J. --Stephen Philip Morris, 31, Ormond Beach, Fla. --Christopher M. Morrison, 34, Charlestown, Mass. --Jorge Luis Morron Garcia, 38, New York, N.Y. --Ferdinand V. Morrone, 63, Lakewood, N.J. --William David Moskal, 50, Brecksville, Ohio --Marco Motroni Sr., 57, Fort Lee, N.J. --Cynthia Motus-Wilson, 52, New York, N.Y. --Iouri A. Mouchinski, 55, New York, N.Y. --Jude J. Moussa, 35, New York, N.Y. --Peter C. Moutos, 44, Chatham, N.J. --Damion Mowatt, 21, New York, N.Y. --Christopher Mozzillo, 27, New York, N.Y. --Stephen V. Mulderry, 33, New York, N.Y. --Richard Muldowney Jr., 40, Babylon, N.Y. --Michael D. Mullan, 34, New York, N.Y. --Dennis Michael Mulligan, 32, New York, N.Y. --Peter James Mulligan, 28, New York, N.Y. --Michael Joseph Mullin, 27, Hoboken, N.J. --James Donald Munhall, 45, Ridgewood, N.J. --Nancy Muniz, 45, New York, N.Y. --Carlos Mario Munoz, 43 --Francisco Munoz, 29, New York, N.Y. --Theresa (Terry) Munson, 54, New York, N.Y. --Robert M. Murach, 45, Montclair, N.J. --Cesar Augusto Murillo, 32, New York, N.Y. --Marc A. Murolo, 28, Maywood, N.J. --Brian Joseph Murphy, 41, New York, N.Y. --Charles Murphy, 38, New York, N.Y. --Christopher W. Murphy, 35, Easton, Md. --Edward C. Murphy, 42, Clifton, N.J. --James F. Murphy IV, 30, Garden City, N.Y. --James Thomas Murphy, 35, Middletown, N.J. --Kevin James Murphy, 40, Northport, N.Y. --Patrick Sean Murphy, 36, Millburn, N.J. --Lt. Raymond E. Murphy, 46, New York, N.Y. --Robert Eddie Murphy Jr., 56, New York, N.Y. --John Joseph Murray, 52, Colts Neck, N.J. --John Joseph Murray, 32, Hoboken, N.J. --Susan D. Murray, 54, Summit, N.J. --Valerie Victoria Murray, 65, New York, N.Y. --Richard Todd Myhre, 37, New York, N.Y. --Lt. Robert B. Nagel, 55, New York, N.Y. --Mildred Rose Naiman, 81, Andover, Mass. --Takuya Nakamura, 30, Tuckahoe, N.Y. --Alexander J.R. Napier, 38, Morris Township, N.J. --Frank Joseph Naples III, 29, Cliffside Park, N.J. --John Napolitano, 33, Ronkonkoma, N.Y. --Catherine A. Nardella, 40, Bloomfield, N.J. --Mario Nardone Jr., 32, New York, N.Y. --Manika Narula, 22, Kings Park, N.Y. --Shawn M. Nassaney, 25, Pawtucket, R.I. --Narender Nath, 33, Colonia, N.J. --Karen S. Navarro, 30, New York, N.Y. --Joseph M. Navas, 44, Paramus, N.J. --Francis J. Nazario, 28, Jersey City, N.J. --Glenroy Neblett, 42, New York, N.Y. --Marcus R. Neblett, 31, Roslyn Heights, N.Y. --Jerome O. Nedd, 39, New York, N.Y. --Laurence Nedell, 51, Lindenhurst, N.Y. --Luke G. Nee, 44, Stony Point, N.Y. --Pete Negron, 34, Bergenfield, N.J. --Laurie Ann Neira, 48, Los Angeles, Calif. --Ann Nicole Nelson, 30, New York, N.Y. --David William Nelson, 50, New York, N.Y. --James Nelson, 40, Clark, N.J. --Michele Ann Nelson, 27, Valley Stream, N.Y. --Peter Allen Nelson, 42, Huntington Station, N.Y. --Oscar Nesbitt, 58, New York, N.Y. --Gerard Terence Nevins, 46, Campbell Hall, N.Y. --Renee Lucille Newell, 37, Cranston, R.I. --Christopher Newton-Carter, 51, Middletown, N.J. --Nancy Yuen Ngo, 36, Harrington Park, N.J. --Jody Tepedino Nichilo, 39, New York, N.Y. --Kathleen Ann Nicosia, 54, Winthrop, Mass. --Martin Niederer, 23, Hoboken, N.J. --Alfonse J. Niedermeyer III, 40, Manasquan, N.J. --Frank John Niestadt Jr., 55, Ronkonkoma, N.Y. --Gloria Nieves, 48, New York, N.Y. --Juan Nieves Jr., 56, New York, N.Y. --Troy Edward Nilsen, 33, New York, N.Y. --Paul R. Nimbley, 42, Middletown, N.J. --John Ballantine Niven, 44, Oyster Bay, N.Y. --Katherine Marie (Katie) Noack, 30, Hoboken, N.J. --Curtis Terrence Noel, 22, Poughkeepsie, N.Y. --Daniel R. Nolan, 44, Hopatcong, N.J. --Robert Walter Noonan, 36, Norwalk, Conn. --Jacqueline J. Norton, 61, Lubec, Maine --Robert Grant Norton, 85, Lubec, Maine --Daniela R. Notaro, 25, New York, N.Y. --Brian Novotny, 33, Hoboken, N.J. --Soichi Numata, 45, Irvington, N.Y. --Brian Felix Nunez, 29, New York, N.Y. --Jose R. Nunez, 42, New York, N.Y. --Jeffrey Nussbaum, 37, Oceanside, N.Y. --James A. Oakley, 52, Cortlandt Manor, N.Y. --Dennis O'Berg, 28, Babylon, N.Y. --James P. O'Brien Jr., 33, New York, N.Y. --Michael O'Brien, 42, Cedar Knolls, N.J. --Scott J. O'Brien, 40, New York, N.Y. --Timothy Michael O'Brien, 40, Brookville, N.Y. --Lt. Daniel O'Callaghan, 42, Smithtown, N.Y. --Dennis J. O'Connor Jr., 34, New York, N.Y. --Diana J. O'Connor, 38, Eastchester, N.Y. --Keith K. O'Connor, 28, Hoboken, N.J. --Richard J. O'Connor, 49, Poughkeepsie, N.Y. --Amy O'Doherty, 23, New York, N.Y. --Marni Pont O'Doherty, 31, Armonk, N.Y. --Douglas Oelschlager, 36, New York, N.Y. --Takashi Ogawa, 37, Tokyo, Japan --Albert Ogletree, 49, New York, N.Y. --Philip Paul Ognibene, 39, New York, N.Y. --John Ogonowski, 52, Dracut, Mass. --James Andrew O'Grady, 32, Harrington Park, N.J. --Joseph J. Ogren, 30, New York, N.Y. --Lt. Thomas O'Hagan, 43, New York, N.Y. --Samuel Oitice, 45, Peekskill, N.Y. --Patrick O'Keefe, 44, Oakdale, N.Y. --Angel M. Pabon, 54, New York, N.Y. --Israel Pabon, 31, New York, N.Y. --Roland Pacheco, 25, New York, N.Y. --Michael Benjamin Packer, 45, New York, N.Y. --Deepa K. Pakkala, 31, Stewartsville, N.J. --Jeffrey Matthew Palazzo, 33, New York, N.Y. --Thomas Anthony Palazzo, 44, Armonk, N.Y. --Richard (Rico) Palazzolo, 39, New York, N.Y. --Orio Joseph Palmer, 45, Valley Stream, N.Y. --Frank A. Palombo, 46, New York, N.Y. --Alan N. Palumbo, 42, New York, N.Y. --Christopher M. Panatier, 36, Rockville Centre, N.Y. --Dominique Pandolfo, 27, Hoboken, N.J. --Paul Pansini, 34, New York, N.Y. --John M. Paolillo, 51, Glen Head, N.Y. --Edward J. Papa, 47, Oyster Bay, N.Y. --Salvatore Papasso, 34, New York, N.Y. --James N. Pappageorge, 29, Yonkers, N.Y. --Marie Pappalardo, 53, Paramount, Calif. --Vinod K. Parakat, 34, Sayreville, N.J. --Vijayashanker Paramsothy, 23, New York, N.Y. --Nitin Ramesh Parandkar, 28, Waltham, Mass. --Hardai (Casey) Parbhu, 42, New York, N.Y. --James Wendell Parham, 32, New York, N.Y. --Debra (Debbie) Paris, 48, New York, N.Y. --George Paris, 33, New York, N.Y. --Gye-Hyong Park, 28, New York, N.Y. --Philip L. Parker, 53, Skillman, N.J. --Michael A. Parkes, 27, New York, N.Y. --Robert Emmett Parks Jr., 47, Middletown, N.J. --Hasmukhrai Chuckulal Parmar, 48, Warren, N.J. --Robert Parro, 35, Levittown, N.Y. --Diane Marie Moore Parsons, 58, Malta, N.Y. --Leobardo Lopez Pascual, 41, New York, N.Y. --Michael J. Pascuma Jr., 50, Massapequa Park, N.Y. --Jerrold H. Paskins, 56, Anaheim Hills, Calif. --Horace Robert Passananti, 55, New York, N.Y. --Suzanne H. Passaro, 38, East Brunswick, N.J. --Avnish Ramanbhai Patel, 28, New York, N.Y. --Dipti Patel, 38, New Hyde Park, N.Y. --Manish K. Patel, 29, Edison, N.J. --Steven B. Paterson, 40, Ridgewood, N.J. --James Matthew Patrick, 30, Norwalk, Conn. --Manuel Patrocino, 34 --Bernard E. Patterson, 46, Upper Brookville, N.Y. --Cira Marie Patti, 40, New York, N.Y. --Robert Edward Pattison, 40, New York, N.Y. --James R. Paul, 58, New York, N.Y. --Patrice Paz, 52, New York, N.Y. --Victor Paz-Gutierrez, 43, New York, N.Y. --Stacey L. Peak, 36, New York, N.Y. --Richard Allen Pearlman, 18, New York, N.Y. --Durrell Pearsall Jr., 34, Wainscott, N.Y. --Thomas Nicholas Pecorelli, 30, Topanga, Calif. --Thomas E. Pedicini, 30, Hicksville, N.Y. --Todd D. Pelino, 34, Fair Haven, N.J. --Michel Adrian Pelletier, 36, Greenwich, Conn. --Anthony Peluso, 46, New York, N.Y. --Angel Ramon Pena, 45, River Vale, N.J. --Richard Al Penny, 53, New York, N.Y. --Salvatore F. Pepe, 45, New York, N.Y. --Carl Allen Peralta, 37, New York, N.Y. --Robert David Peraza, 30, New York, N.Y. --Jon A. Perconti, 32, Brick, N.J. --Alejo Perez, 66, Union City, N.J. --Angel Perez Jr., 43, Jersey City, N.J. --Angela Susan Perez, 35, New York, N.Y. --Anthony Perez, 33, Locust Valley, N.Y. --Ivan Perez, 37, New York, N.Y. --Nancy E. Perez, 36, Secaucus, N.J. --Berinthia Berenson Perkins, 53, Los Angeles, Calif. --Joseph John Perroncino, 33, Smithtown, N.Y. --Edward J. Perrotta, 43, Mount Sinai, N.Y. --Emelda Perry, 52, Elmont, N.Y. --Lt. Glenn C. Perry, 41, Monroe, N.Y. --John William Perry, 38, New York, N.Y. --Franklin Allan Pershep, 59, New York, N.Y. --Daniel Pesce, 34, New York, N.Y. --Michael J. Pescherine, 32, New York, N.Y. --Davin Peterson, 25, New York, N.Y. --William Russel Peterson, 46, New York, N.Y. --Mark Petrocelli, 28, New York, N.Y. --Lt. Philip S. Petti, 43, New York, N.Y. --Glen Kerrin Pettit, 30, Oakdale, N.Y. --Dominick Pezzulo, 36, New York, N.Y. --Kaleen E. Pezzuti, 28, Fair Haven, N.J. --Lt. Kevin Pfeifer, 42, New York, N.Y. --Tu-Anh Pham, 42, Princeton, N.J. --Lt. Kenneth John Phelan, 41, New York, N.Y. --Eugenia Piantieri, 55, New York, N.Y. --Ludwig John Picarro, 44, Basking Ridge, N.J. --Matthew Picerno, 44, Holmdel, N.J. --Joseph O. Pick, 40, Hoboken, N.J. --Christopher Pickford, 32, New York, N.Y. --Dennis J. Pierce, 54, New York, N.Y. --Bernard T. Pietronico, 39, Matawan, N.J. --Nicholas P. Pietrunti, 38, Belford, N.J. --Theodoros Pigis, 60, New York, N.Y. --Susan Elizabeth Ancona Pinto, 44, New York, N.Y. --Joseph Piskadlo, 48, North Arlington, N.J. --Christopher Todd Pitman, 30, New York, N.Y. --Joshua Michael Piver, 23, New York, N.Y. --Joseph Plumitallo, 45, Manalapan, N.J. --Ana Gloria Pocasangre Debarrera, 49, San Salvador, El Salvador --John M. Pocher, 36, Middletown, N.J. --William Howard Pohlmann, 56, Ardsley, N.Y. --Laurence M. Polatsch, 32, New York, N.Y. --Thomas H. Polhemus, 39, Morris Plains, N.J. --Steve Pollicino, 48, Plainview, N.Y. --Susan M. Pollio, 45, Long Beach Township, N.J. --Joshua Poptean, 37, New York, N.Y. --Giovanna Porras, 24, New York, N.Y. --Anthony Portillo, 48, New York, N.Y. --James Edward Potorti, 52, Princeton, N.J. --Daphne Pouletsos, 47, Westwood, N.J. --Richard Poulos, 55, Levittown, N.Y. --Stephen E. Poulos, 45, Basking Ridge, N.J. --Brandon Jerome Powell, 26, New York, N.Y. --Shawn Edward Powell, 32, New York, N.Y. --Antonio Dorsey Pratt, 43, New York, N.Y. --Gregory M. Preziose, 34, Holmdel, N.J. --Wanda Ivelisse Prince, 30, New York, N.Y. --Vincent Princiotta, 39, Orangeburg, N.Y. --Kevin Prior, 28, Bellmore, N.Y. --Everett Martin (Marty) Proctor III, 44, New York, N.Y. --Carrie B. Progen, 25, New York, N.Y. --David Lee Pruim, 53, Upper Montclair, N.J. --Richard Prunty, 57, Sayville, N.Y. --John F. Puckett, 47, Glen Cove, N.Y. --Robert D. Pugliese, 47, East Fishkill, N.Y. --Edward F. Pullis, 34, Hazlet, N.J. --Patricia Ann Puma, 33, New York, N.Y. --Sonia Morales Puopolo, 61, Dover, Mass. --Hemanth Kumar Puttur, 26, White Plains, N.Y. --Edward R. Pykon, 33, Princeton, N.J. --Christopher Quackenbush, 44, Manhasset, N.Y. --Lars Peter Qualben, 49, New York, N.Y. --Lincoln Quappe, 38, Sayville, N.Y. --Beth Ann Quigley, 25, New York, N.Y. --Patrick J. Quigley VI, 40, Wellesley, Mass. --Lt. Michael Quilty, 42, New York, N.Y. --James Francis Quinn, 23, New York, N.Y. --Ricardo Quinn, 40, New York, N.Y.TC --Carol Rabalais, 38, New York, N.Y. --Christopher Peter A. Racaniello, 30, New York, N.Y. --Leonard Ragaglia, 36, New York, N.Y. --Eugene J. Raggio, 55, New York, N.Y. --Laura Marie Ragonese-Snik, 41, Bangor, Pa. --Michael Ragusa, 29, New York, N.Y. --Peter F. Raimondi, 46, New York, N.Y. --Harry A. Raines, 37, New York, N.Y. --Ehtesham U. Raja, 28, Clifton, N.J. --Valsa Raju, 39, Yonkers, N.Y. --Edward Rall, 44, Holbrook, N.Y. --Lukas (Luke) Rambousek, 27, New York, N.Y. --Maria Isabel Ramirez, 25, New York, N.Y. --Harry Ramos, 41, Newark, N.J. --Vishnoo Ramsaroop, 44, New York, N.Y. --Lorenzo Ramzey, 48, East Northport, N.Y. --A. Todd Rancke, 42, Summit, N.J. --Adam David Rand, 30, Bellmore, N.Y. --Jonathan C. Randall, 42, New York, N.Y. --Srinivasa Shreyas Ranganath, 26, Hackensack, N.J. --Anne Rose T. Ransom, 45, Edgewater, N.J. --Faina Rapoport, 45, New York, N.Y. --Robert Arthur Rasmussen, 42, Hinsdale, Ill. --Amenia Rasool, 33, New York, N.Y. --Roger Mark Rasweiler, 53, Flemington, N.J. --David Alan James Rathkey, 47, Mountain Lakes, N.J. --William Ralph Raub, 38, Saddle River, N.J. --Gerard Rauzi, 42, New York, N.Y. --Alexey Razuvaev, 40, New York, N.Y. --Gregory Reda, 33, New Hyde Park, N.Y. --Sarah Prothero Redheffer, 35, London, England --Michele Reed, 26, Ringoes, N.J. --Judith A. Reese, 56, Kearny, N.J. --Donald J. Regan, 47, Wallkill, N.Y. --Lt. Robert M. Regan, 48, Floral Park, N.Y. --Thomas M. Regan, 43, Cranford, N.J. --Christian Michael Otto Regenhard, 28, New York, N.Y. --Howard Reich, 59, New York, N.Y. --Gregg Reidy, 26, Holmdel, N.J. --James Brian Reilly, 25, New York, N.Y. --Kevin O. Reilly, 28, New York, N.Y. --Timothy E. Reilly, 40, New York, N.Y. --Joseph Reina Jr., 32, New York, N.Y. --Thomas Barnes Reinig, 48, Bernardsville, N.J. --Frank B. Reisman, 41, Princeton, N.J. --Joshua Scott Reiss, 23, New York, N.Y. --Karen Renda, 52, New York, N.Y. --John Armand Reo, 28, Larchmont, N.Y. --Richard Rescorla, 62, Morristown, N.J. --John Thomas Resta, 40, New York, N.Y. --David E. Retik, 33, Needham, Mass. --Luis Clodoaldo Revilla, 54 --Eduvigis (Eddie) Reyes, 37, New York, N.Y. --Bruce A. Reynolds, 41, Columbia, N.J. --John Frederick Rhodes, 57, Howell, N.J. --Francis S. Riccardelli, 40, Westwood, N.J. --Rudolph N. Riccio, 50, New York, N.Y. --AnnMarie (Davi) Riccoboni, 58, New York, N.Y. --David Rice, 31, New York, N.Y. --Eileen Mary Rice, 57, New York, N.Y. --Kenneth F. Rice III, 34, Hicksville, N.Y.C --Lt. Vernon Allan Richard, 53, Nanuet, N.Y. --Claude D. Richards, 46, New York, N.Y. --Gregory Richards, 30, New York, N.Y. --Michael Richards, 38, New York, N.Y. --Venesha O. Richards, 26, North Brunswick, N.J. --James C. Riches, 29, New York, N.Y. --Alan Jay Richman, 44, New York, N.Y. --John M. Rigo, 48, New York, N.Y. --Frederick Charles Rimmele III, 32, Marblehead, Mass. --Theresa (Ginger) Risco, 48, New York, N.Y. --Rose Mary Riso, 55, New York, N.Y. --Moises N. Rivas, 29, New York, N.Y. --Joseph Rivelli Jr., 43, New York, N.Y. --Carmen A. Rivera, 33, Westtown, N.Y. --Isaias Rivera, 51, Perth Amboy, N.J. --Juan William Rivera, 27, New York, N.Y. --Linda Rivera, 26, New York, N.Y. --David E. Rivers, 40, New York, N.Y. --Joseph R. Riverso, 34, White Plains, N.Y. --Paul Rizza, 34, Park Ridge, N.J. --John Frank Rizzo, 50, New York, N.Y. --Stephen Louis Roach, 36, Verona, N.J. --Joseph Roberto, 37, Midland Park, N.J. --Leo A. Roberts, 44, Wayne, N.J. --Michael Roberts, 30, New York, N.Y. --Michael Edward Roberts, 31, New York, N.Y. --Donald Walter Robertson Jr., 35, Rumson, N.J. --Catherina Robinson, 45, New York, N.Y. --Jeffrey Robinson, 38, Monmouth Junction, N.J. --Michell Lee Robotham, 32, Kearny, N.J. --Donald Robson, 52, Manhasset, N.Y. --Antonio Augusto Tome Rocha, 34, East Hanover, N.J. --Raymond J. Rocha, 29, Malden, Mass. --Laura Rockefeller, 41, New York, N.Y. --John M. Rodak, 39, Mantua, N.J. --Antonio Jose Carrusca Rodrigues, 35, Port Washington, N.Y. --Anthony Rodriguez, 36, New York, N.Y. --Carmen Milagros Rodriguez, 46, Freehold, N.J. --Gregory E. Rodriguez, 31, White Plains, N.Y. --Marsha A. Rodriguez, 41, West Paterson, N.J. --Mayra Valdes Rodriguez, 39, New York, N.Y. --Richard Rodriguez, 31, Cliffwood, N.J. --David B. Rodriguez-Vargas, 44, New York, N.Y. --Matthew Rogan, 37, West Islip, N.Y. --Jean Destrehan Roger, 24, Longmeadow, Mass. --Karlie Barbara Rogers, 25, London, England --Scott Rohner, 22, Hoboken, N.J. --Keith Roma, 27, New York, N.Y. --Joseph M. Romagnolo, 37, Coram, N.Y. --Efrain Franco Romero Sr., 57, Hazleton, Pa. --Elvin Santiago Romero, 34, Matawan, N.J. --James A. Romito, 51, Westwood, N.J. --Sean Rooney, 50, Stamford, Conn. --Eric Thomas Ropiteau, 24, New York, N.Y. --Aida Rosario, 42, Jersey City, N.J. --Angela Rosario, 27, New York, N.Y. --Wendy Alice Rosario Wakeford, 40, Freehold, N.J. --Mark H. Rosen, 45, West Islip, N.Y. --Brooke David Rosenbaum, 31, Franklin Square, N.Y. --Linda Rosenbaum, 41, Little Falls, N.J. --Sheryl Lynn Rosenbaum, 33, Warren, N.J. --Lloyd D. Rosenberg, 31, Morganville, N.J. --Mark Louis Rosenberg, 26, Teaneck, N.J. --Andrew I. Rosenblum, 45, Rockville Centre, N.Y. --Joshua M. Rosenblum, 28, Hoboken, N.J. --Joshua A. Rosenthal, 44, New York, N.Y. --Richard David Rosenthal, 50, Fair Lawn, N.J. --Philip M. Rosenzweig, 47, Acton, Mass. --Daniel Rosetti, 32, Bloomfield, N.J. --Richard Barry Ross, 58, Newton, Mass. --Norman Rossinow, 39, Cedar Grove, N.J. --Nicholas P. Rossomando, 35, New York, N.Y. --Michael Craig Rothberg, 39, Greenwich, Conn. --Donna Marie Rothenberg, 53, New York, N.Y. --James M. Roux, 43, Portland, Maine --Nick Rowe, 29, Hoboken, N.J. --Timothy A. Roy Sr., 36, Massapequa Park, N.Y. --Paul G. Ruback, 50, Newburgh, N.Y. --Ronald J. Ruben, 36, Hoboken, N.J. --Joanne Rubino, 45, New York, N.Y. --David Michael Ruddle, 31, New York, N.Y. --Bart Joseph Ruggiere, 32, New York, N.Y. --Susan Ann Ruggiero, 30, Plainview, N.Y. --Adam K. Ruhalter, 40, Plainview, N.Y. --Gilbert Ruiz, 57, New York, N.Y. --Obdulio Ruiz Diaz, 44, New York, N.Y. --Stephen P. Russell, 40, Rockaway Beach, N.Y. --Steven Harris Russin, 32, Mendham, N.J. --Lt. Michael Thomas Russo Sr., 44, Nesconset, N.Y. --Wayne Alan Russo, 37, Union, N.J. --Edward Ryan, 42, Scarsdale, N.Y. --John J. Ryan, 45, West Windsor, N.J. --Jonathan Stephan Ryan, 32, Bayville, N.Y. --Matthew Lancelot Ryan, 54, Seaford, N.Y. --Tatiana Ryjova, 36, South Salem, N.Y. --Christina Sunga Ryook, 25, New York, N.Y. --Thierry Saada, 27, New York, N.Y. --Jason E. Sabbag, 26, New York, N.Y. --Thomas E. Sabella, 44, New York, N.Y. --Scott Saber, 38, New York, N.Y. --Joseph Sacerdote, 48, Freehold, N.J. --Jessica Leigh Sachs, 23, Billerica, Mass. --Francis J. Sadocha, 41, Huntington, N.Y. --Jude Elias Safi, 24, New York, N.Y. --Brock Joel Safronoff, 26, New York, N.Y. --Edward Saiya, 49, New York, N.Y. --John Patrick Salamone, 37, North Caldwell, N.J. --Hernando R. Salas, 71, New York, N.Y. --Juan Salas, 35, New York, N.Y. --Esmerlin Salcedo, 36, New York, N.Y. --John Salvatore Salerno Jr., 31, Westfield, N.J. --Rahma Salie, 28, Boston, Mass. --Richard L. Salinardi Jr., 32, Hoboken, N.J. --Wayne John Saloman, 43, Seaford, N.Y. --Nolbert Salomon, 33, New York, N.Y. --Catherine Patricia Salter, 37, New York, N.Y. --Frank Salvaterra, 41, Manhasset, N.Y. --Paul R. Salvio, 27, New York, N.Y. --Samuel R. Salvo Jr., 59, Yonkers, N.Y. --Carlos Samaniego, 29, New York, N.Y. --Rena Sam-Dinnoo, 28, New York, N.Y. --James Kenneth Samuel Jr., 29, Hoboken, N.J. --Michael V. San Phillip, 55, Ridgewood, N.J. --Sylvia San Pio, 26, New York, N.Y. --Hugo M. Sanay, 41, New York, N.Y. --Erick Sanchez, 43, New York, N.Y. --Jacquelyn P. Sanchez, 23, New York, N.Y. --Jesus Sanchez, 45, East Boston, Mass. --Eric Sand, 36, Westchester, N.Y. --Stacey Leigh Sanders, 25, New York, N.Y. --Herman Sandler, 57, New York, N.Y. --James Sands Jr., 39, Bricktown, N.J. --Ayleen J. Santiago, 40, New York, N.Y. --Kirsten Santiago, 26, New York, N.Y. --Maria Theresa Santillan, 27, Morris Plains, N.J. --Susan G. Santo, 24, New York, N.Y. --Christopher Santora, 23, New York, N.Y. --John Santore, 49, New York, N.Y. --Mario L. Santoro, 28, New York, N.Y. --Rafael Humberto Santos, 42, New York, N.Y. --Rufino Conrado F. (Roy) Santos III, 37, New York, N.Y. --Victor J. Saracini, 51, Yardley, Pa. --Kalyan K. Sarkar, 53, Westwood, N.J. --Chapelle Sarker, 37, New York, N.Y. --Paul F. Sarle, 38, Babylon, N.Y. --Deepika Kumar Sattaluri, 33, Edison, N.J. --Gregory Thomas Saucedo, 31, New York, N.Y. --Susan Sauer, 48, Chicago, Ill. --Anthony Savas, 72, New York, N.Y. --Vladimir Savinkin, 21, New York, N.Y. --Jackie Sayegh, 34 --John Sbarbaro, 45, New York, N.Y. --Robert L. Scandole Jr., 36, Pelham Manor, N.Y. --Michelle Scarpitta, 26, New York, N.Y. --Dennis Scauso, 46, Dix Hills, N.Y. --John A. Schardt, 34, New York, N.Y. --John G. Scharf, 29, Manorville, N.Y. --Fred Claude Scheffold Jr., 57, Piermont, N.Y. --Angela Susan Scheinberg, 46, New York, N.Y. --Scott M. Schertzer, 28, Edison, N.J. --Sean Schielke, 27, New York, N.Y. --Steven Francis Schlag, 41, Franklin Lakes, N.J. --Jon S. Schlissel, 51, Jersey City, N.J. --Karen Helene Schmidt, 42, Bellmore, N.Y. --Ian Schneider, 45, Short Hills, N.J. --Thomas G. Schoales, 27, Stony Point, N.Y. --Frank G. Schott, 39, Massapequa Park, N.Y. --Gerard P. Schrang, 45, Holbrook, N.Y. --Jeffrey Schreier, 48, New York, N.Y. --John T. Schroeder, 31, Hoboken, N.J. --Susan Lee Kennedy Schuler, 55, Allentown, N.J. --Edward W. Schunk, 54, Baldwin, N.Y. --Mark E. Schurmeier, 44, McLean, Va. --Clarin Shellie Schwartz, 51, New York, N.Y. --John Schwartz, 49, Goshen, Conn. --Mark Schwartz, 50, West Hempstead, N.Y. --Adriane Victoria Scibetta, 31, New York, N.Y. --Raphael Scorca, 61, Beachwood, N.J. --Randolph Scott, 48, Stamford, Conn. --Christopher J. Scudder, 34, Monsey, N.Y. --Arthur Warren Scullin, 57, New York, N.Y. --Michael Seaman, 41, Manhasset, N.Y. --Margaret Seeliger, 34, New York, N.Y. --Anthony Segarra, 52, New York, N.Y. --Carlos Segarra, 54, New York, N.Y. --Jason Sekzer, 31, New York, N.Y. --Matthew Carmen Sellitto, 23, Morristown, N.J. --Howard Selwyn, 47, Hewlett, N.Y. --Larry John Senko, 34, Yardley, Pa. --Stacey Sennas-McGowan, 38, Basking Ridge, N.J. --Arturo Angelo Sereno, 29, New York, N.Y. --Frankie Serrano, 23, Elizabeth, N.J. --Alena Sesinova, 57, New York, N.Y. --Adele Sessa, 36, New York, N.Y. --Sita Nermalla Sewnarine, 37, New York, N.Y. --Karen Lynn Seymour, 40, Millington, N.J. --Davis (Deeg) Sezna Jr., 22, New York, N.Y. --Thomas Joseph Sgroi, 45, New York, N.Y. --Jayesh Shah, 38, Edgewater, N.J. --Khalid M. Shahid, 25, Union, N.J. --Mohammed Shajahan, 41, Spring Valley, N.Y. --Gary Shamay, 23, New York, N.Y. --Earl Richard Shanahan, 50, New York, N.Y. --Neil G. Shastri, 25, New York, N.Y. --Kathryn Anne Shatzoff, 37, New York, N.Y. --Barbara A. Shaw, 57, Morris Township, N.J. --Jeffrey J. Shaw, 42, Levittown, N.Y. --Robert J. Shay Jr., 27, New York, N.Y. --Daniel James Shea, 37, Pelham Manor, N.Y. --Joseph Patrick Shea, 47, Pelham, N.Y. --Mary Kathleen Shearer, 61, Dover, N.H. --Robert Michael Shearer, 63, Dover, N.H. --Linda Sheehan, 40, New York, N.Y. --Hagay Shefi, 34, Tenafly, N.J. --John Anthony Sherry, 34, Rockville Centre, N.Y. --Atsushi Shiratori, 36, New York, N.Y. --Thomas Shubert, 43, New York, N.Y. --Mark Shulman, 47, Old Bridge, N.J. --See-Wong Shum, 44, Westfield, N.J. --Allan Shwartzstein, 37, Chappaqua, N.Y. --Johanna Sigmund, 25, Syndmoor, Pa. --Dianne T. Signer, 32, New York, N.Y. --Gregory Sikorsky, 34, Spring Valley, N.Y. --Stephen Gerard Siller, 34, West Brighton, N.Y. --David Silver, 35, New Rochelle, N.Y. --Craig A. Silverstein, 41, Wyckoff, N.J. --Nasima H. Simjee, 38, New York, N.Y. --Bruce Edward Simmons, 41, Ridgewood, N.J. --Arthur Simon, 57, Thiells, N.Y. --Kenneth Alan Simon, 34, Secaucus, N.J. --Michael John Simon, 40, Harrington Park, N.J. --Paul Joseph Simon, 54, New York, N.Y. --Marianne Simone, 62, New York, N.Y. --Barry Simowitz, 64, New York, N.Y. --Jane Louise Simpkin, 36, Wayland, Mass. --Jeff Simpson, 38, Lake Ridge, Va. --Khamladai K. (Khami) Singh, 25, New York, N.Y. --Roshan R. (Sean) Singh, 21, New York, N.Y. --Thomas E. Sinton III, 41, Croton-on-Hudson, N.Y. --Peter A. Siracuse, 29, New York, N.Y. --Muriel F. Siskopoulos, 60, New York, N.Y. --Joseph M. Sisolak, 35, New York, N.Y. --John P. Skala, 31, Clifton, N.J. --Francis J. Skidmore Jr., 58, Mendham, N.J. --Toyena Corliss Skinner, 27, Kingston, N.J. --Paul A. Skrzypek, 37, New York, N.Y. --Christopher Paul Slattery, 31, New York, N.Y. --Vincent R. Slavin, 41, Belle Harbor, N.Y. --Robert Sliwak, 42, Wantagh, N.Y. --Paul K. Sloan, 26, New York, N.Y. --Stanley S. Smagala Jr., 36, Holbrook, N.Y. --Wendy L. Small, 26, New York, N.Y. --Catherine T. Smith, 44, West Haverstraw, N.Y. --Daniel Laurence Smith, 47, Northport, N.Y. --George Eric Smith, 38, West Chester, Pa. --Heather Lee Smith, 30, Boston, Mass. --James G. Smith, 43, Garden City, N.Y. -- Jeffrey Randall Smith, 36, New York, N.Y. --Joyce Smith, 55, New York, N.Y. --Karl Trumbull Smith, 44, Little Silver, N.J. --Kevin Smith, 47, Mastic, N.Y. --Leon Smith Jr., 48, New York, N.Y. --Moira Smith, 38, New York, N.Y. --Rosemary A. Smith, 61, New York, N.Y. --Bonnie S. Smithwick, 54, Quogue, N.Y. --Rochelle Monique Snell, 24, Mount Vernon, N.Y. --Dianne Bulls Snyder, 42, Westport Point, Mass. --Leonard J. Snyder Jr., 35, Cranford, N.J. --Astrid Elizabeth Sohan, 32, Freehold, N.J. --Sushil Solanki, 35, New York, N.Y. --Ruben Solares, 51, New York, N.Y. --Naomi Leah Solomon, 52, New York, N.Y. --Daniel W. Song, 34, New York, N.Y. --Michael C. Sorresse, 34, Morris Plains, N.J. --Fabian Soto, 31, Harrison, N.J. --Timothy P. Soulas, 35, Basking Ridge, N.J. --Gregory T. Spagnoletti, 32, New York, N.Y. --Donald F. Spampinato Jr., 39, Manhasset, N.Y. --Thomas Sparacio, 35, New York, N.Y. --John Anthony Spataro, 32, Mineola, N.Y. --Robert W. Spear Jr., 30, Valley Cottage, N.Y. --Maynard S. Spence Jr., 42, Douglasville, Ga. --George E. Spencer III, 50, West Norwalk, Conn. --Robert Andrew Spencer, 35, Red Bank, N.J. --Mary Rubina Sperando, 39, New York, N.Y. --Frank J. Spinelli, 44, Short Hills, N.J. --William E. Spitz, 49, Oceanside, N.Y.TC --Joseph P. Spor, 35, Yorktown Heights, N.Y. --Klaus Johannes Sprockamp, 42, Muhltal, Germany --Saranya Srinuan, 23, New York, N.Y. --Fitzroy St. Rose, 40, New York, N.Y. --Michael F. Stabile, 50, New York, N.Y. --Lawrence T. Stack, 58, Lake Ronkonkoma, N.Y. --Capt. Timothy Stackpole, 42, New York, N.Y. --Richard James Stadelberger, 55, Middletown, N.J. --Eric A. Stahlman, 43, Holmdel Township, N.J. --Gregory M. Stajk, 46, Long Beach, N.Y. --Alexandru Liviu Stan, 34, New York, N.Y. --Corina Stan, 31, Middle Village, N.Y. --Mary D. Stanley, 53, New York, N.Y. --Anthony M. Starita, 35, Westfield, N.J. --Jeffrey Stark, 30, New York, N.Y. --Derek James Statkevicus, 30, Norwalk, Conn. --Craig William Staub, 30, Basking Ridge, N.J. --William V. Steckman, 56, West Hempstead, N.Y. --Eric Thomas Steen, 32, New York, N.Y. --William R. Steiner, 56, New Hope, Pa. --Alexander Robbins Steinman, 32, Hoboken, N.J. --Andrew Stergiopoulos, 23, New York, N.Y. --Andrew Stern, 41, Bellmore, N.Y. --Martha Jane Stevens, 55, New York, N.Y. --Michael James Stewart, 42, New York, N.Y. --Richard H. Stewart Jr., 35, New York, N.Y. --Sanford M. Stoller, 54, New York, N.Y. --Douglas J. Stone, 54, Dover, N.H. --Lonny J. Stone, 43, Bellmore, N.Y. --Jimmy Nevill Storey, 58, Katy, Texas --Timothy Stout, 42, Dobbs Ferry, N.Y. --Thomas S. Strada, 41, Chatham, N.J. --James J. Straine Jr., 36, Oceanport, N.J. --Edward W. Straub, 48, Morris Township, N.J. --George Strauch Jr., 53, Avon-by-the-Sea, N.J. --Edward T. Strauss, 44, Edison, N.J. --Steven R. Strauss, 51, Fresh Meadows, N.Y. --Steven F. Strobert, 33, Ridgewood, N.J. --Walwyn W. Stuart, 28, Valley Stream, N.Y. --Benjamin Suarez, 36, New York, N.Y. --David S. Suarez, 24, Princeton, N.J. --Ramon Suarez, 45, New York, N.Y. --Xavier Suarez, 41, Chino Hills, Calif. --Yoichi Sugiyama, 34, Fort Lee, N.J. --Harry Taback, 56, New York, N.Y. --Joann Tabeek, 41, New York, N.Y. --Norma C. Taddei, 64, New York, N.Y. --Michael Taddonio, 39, Huntington, N.Y. --Keiichiro Takahashi, 53, Port Washington, N.Y. --Keiji Takahashi, 42, Tenafly, N.J. --Phyllis Gail Talbot, 53, New York, N.Y. --Robert R. Talhami, 40, Shrewsbury, N.J. --Sean Patrick Tallon, 26, Yonkers, N.Y. --Paul Talty, 40, Wantagh, N.Y. --Maurita Tam, 22, New York, N.Y. --Rachel Tamares, 30, New York, N.Y. --Hector Tamayo, 51, New York, N.Y. --Michael Andrew Tamuccio, 37, Pelham Manor, N.Y. --Kenichiro Tanaka, 52, Rye Brook, N.Y. --Rhondelle Cherie Tankard, 31, Devonshire, Bermuda --Michael Anthony Tanner, 44, Secaucus, N.J. --Dennis Gerard Taormina Jr., 36, Montville, N.J. --Kenneth Joseph Tarantino, 39, Bayonne, N.J. --Allan Tarasiewicz, 45, New York, N.Y. --Michael C. Tarrou, 38, Stafford Springs, Conn. --Ronald Tartaro, 39, Bridgewater, N.J. --Darryl Taylor, 52, New York, N.Y. --Donnie Brooks Taylor, 40, New York, N.Y. --Lorisa Ceylon Taylor, 31, New York, N.Y. --Michael M. Taylor, 42, New York, N.Y. --Paul A. Tegtmeier, 41, Hyde Park, N.Y. --Yeshavant Moreshwar Tembe, 59, Piscataway, N.J. --Anthony Tempesta, 38, Elizabeth, N.J. --Dorothy Temple, 52, New York, N.Y. --Stanley L. Temple, 77, New York, N.Y. --David Tengelin, 25, New York, N.Y. --Brian J. Terrenzi, 29, Hicksville, N.Y. --Lisa Marie Terry, 42, Rochester, Mich. --Goumatie T. Thackurdeen, 35, New York, N.Y. --Harshad Sham Thatte, 30, Norcross, Ga. --Michael Theodoridis, 32, Boston, Mass. --Thomas F. Theurkauf Jr., 44, Stamford, Conn. --Lesley Anne Thomas, 40, Hoboken, N.J. --Brian T. Thompson, 49, Dix Hills, N.Y. --Clive Thompson, 43, Summit, N.J. --Glenn Thompson, 44, New York, N.Y. --Nigel Bruce Thompson, 33, New York, N.Y. --Perry Anthony Thompson, 36, Mount Laurel, N.J. --Vanavah Alexi Thompson, 26, New York, N.Y. --Capt. William Harry Thompson, 51, New York, N.Y. --Eric Raymond Thorpe, 35, New York, N.Y. --Nichola A. Thorpe, 22, New York, N.Y. --Sal Tieri Jr., 40, Shrewsbury, N.J. --John Patrick Tierney, 27, New York, N.Y. --Mary Ellen Tiesi, 38, Jersey City, N.J. --William R. Tieste, 54, Basking Ridge, N.J. --Kenneth F. Tietjen, 31, Matawan, N.J. --Stephen Edward Tighe, 41, Rockville Centre, N.Y. --Scott C. Timmes, 28, Ridgewood, N.Y. --Michael E. Tinley, 56, Dallas, Texas --Jennifer M. Tino, 29, Livingston, N.J. --Robert Frank Tipaldi, 25, New York, N.Y. --John J. Tipping II, 33, Port Jefferson, N.Y. --David Tirado, 26, New York, N.Y. --Hector Luis Tirado Jr., 30, New York, N.Y. --Michelle Titolo, 34, Copiague, N.Y. --Alicia Nicole Titus, 28, San Francisco, Calif. --John J. Tobin, 47, Kenilworth, N.J. --Richard J. Todisco, 61, Wyckoff, N.J. --Vladimir Tomasevic, 36, Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada --Stephen K. Tompsett, 39, Garden City, N.Y. --Thomas Tong, 31, New York, N.Y. --Doris Torres, 32, New York, N.Y. --Luis Eduardo Torres, 31, New York, N.Y. --Amy E. Toyen, 24, Newton, Mass. --Christopher M. Traina, 25, Bricktown, N.J. --Daniel Patrick Trant, 40, Northport, N.Y. --Abdoul Karim Traore, 41, New York, N.Y. --Glenn J. Travers, 53, Tenafly, N.J. --Walter (Wally) P. Travers Jr., 44, Upper Saddle River, N.J. --Felicia Traylor-Bass, 38, New York, N.Y. --James Anthony Trentini, 65, Everett, Mass. --Mary Barbara Trentini, 67, Everett, Mass. --Lisa L. Trerotola, 38, Hazlet, N.J. --Karamo Trerra, 40, New York, N.Y. --Michael Trinidad, 33, New York, N.Y. --Francis Joseph Trombino, 68, Clifton, N.J. --Gregory J. Trost, 26, New York, N.Y. --William Tselepis Jr., 33, New Providence, N.J. --Zhanetta Tsoy, 32, Jersey City, N.J. --Michael Patrick Tucker, 40, Rumson, N.J. --Lance Richard Tumulty, 32, Bridgewater, N.J. --Ching Ping Tung, 44, New York, N.Y. --Simon James Turner, 39, London, England --Donald Joseph Tuzio, 51, Goshen, N.Y. --Robert T. Twomey, 48, New York, N.Y. --Jennifer Tzemis, 26, New York, N.Y. --John G. Ueltzhoeffer, 36, Roselle Park, N.J. --Tyler V. Ugolyn, 23, New York, N.Y. --Michael A. Uliano, 42, Aberdeen, N.J. --Jonathan J. Uman, 33, Westport, Conn. --Anil Shivhari Umarkar, 34, Hackensack, N.J. --Allen V. Upton, 44, New York, N.Y. --Diane Maria Urban, 50, Malverne, N.Y. --John Damien Vaccacio, 30, New York, N.Y. --Bradley H. Vadas, 37, Westport, Conn. --William Valcarcel, 54, New York, N.Y. --Felix Antonio Vale, 29, New York, N.Y. --Ivan Vale, 27, New York, N.Y. --Benito Valentin, 33, New York, N.Y. --Santos Valentin Jr., 39, New York, N.Y. --Carlton Francis Valvo II, 38, New York, N.Y. --Pendyala Vamsikrishna, 30, Los Angeles, Calif. --Erica Van Acker, 62, New York, N.Y. --Kenneth W. Van Auken, 47, East Brunswick, N.J. --Richard Bruce Van Hine, 48, Greenwood Lake, N.Y. --Daniel M. Van Laere, 46, Glen Rock, N.J. --Edward Raymond Vanacore, 29, Jersey City, N.J. --Jon C. Vandevander, 44, Ridgewood, N.J. --Frederick T. Varacchi, 35, Greenwich, Conn. --Gopalakrishnan Varadhan, 32, New York, N.Y. --David Vargas, 46, New York, N.Y. --Scott C. Vasel, 32, Park Ridge, N.J. --Azael Ismael Vasquez, 21, New York, N.Y. --Arcangel Vazquez, 47, New York, N.Y. --Santos Vazquez, 55, New York, N.Y. --Peter Anthony Vega, 36, New York, N.Y. --Sankara S. Velamuri, 63, Avenel, N.J. --Jorge Velazquez, 47, Passaic, N.J. --Lawrence Veling, 44, New York, N.Y. --Anthony M. Ventura, 41, Middletown, N.J. --David Vera, 41, New York, N.Y. --Loretta A, Vero, 51, Nanuet, N.Y. --Christopher Vialonga, 30, Demarest, N.J. --Matthew Gilbert Vianna, 23, Manhasset, N.Y. --Robert A. Vicario, 40, Weehawken, N.J. --Celeste Torres Victoria, 41, New York, N.Y. --Joanna Vidal, 26, Yonkers, N.Y. --John T. Vigiano II, 36, West Islip, N.Y. --Joseph Vincent Vigiano, 34, Medford, N.Y. --Frank J. Vignola Jr., 44, Merrick, N.Y. --Joseph B. Vilardo, 44, Stanhope, N.J. --Sergio Villanueva, 33, New York, N.Y. --Chantal Vincelli, 38, New York, N.Y. --Melissa Vincent, 28, Hoboken, N.J. --Francine A. Virgilio, 48, New York, N.Y. --Lawrence Virgilio, 38 --Joseph G. Visciano, 22, New York, N.Y. --Joshua S. Vitale, 28, Great Neck, N.Y. --Maria Percoco Vola, 37, New York, N.Y. --Lynette D. Vosges, 48, New York, N.Y. --Garo H. Voskerijian, 43, Valley Stream, N.Y. --Alfred Vukosa, 37, New York, N.Y. --Gregory Wachtler, 25, Ramsey, N.J. --Mary Alice Wahlstrom, 78, Kaysville, Utah --Gabriela Waisman, 33, New York, N.Y. --Courtney Wainsworth Walcott, 37, New York, N.Y. --Victor Wald, 49, New York, N.Y. --Kenneth E. Waldie, 46, Methuen, Mass. --Benjamin Walker, 41, Suffern, N.Y. --Glen J. Wall, 38, Rumson, N.J. --Mitchel Scott Wallace, 34, Mineola, N.Y. --Peter G. Wallace, 66, Lincoln Park, N.J. --Lt. Robert F. Wallace, 43, New York, N.Y. --Roy Michael Wallace, 42, Wyckoff, N.J. --Jean Marie Wallendorf, 23, New York, N.Y. --Matthew Blake Wallens, 31, New York, N.Y. --John Wallice Jr., 43, Huntington, N.Y. --Barbara P. Walsh, 59, New York, N.Y. --James Walsh, 37, Scotch Plains, N.J. --Jeffrey Patrick Walz, 37, Tuckahoe, N.Y. --Ching H. Wang, 59, New York, N.Y. --Weibin Wang, 41, Orangeburg, N.Y. --Lt. Michael Warchola, 51, Middle Village, N.Y. --Stephen Gordon Ward, 33, Gorham, Maine --Timothy Ray Ward, 38, San Diego, Calif. --James A. Waring, 49, New York, N.Y. --Brian G. Warner, 32, Morganville, N.J. --Derrick Washington, 33, Calverton, N.Y. --Charles Waters, 44, New York, N.Y. --James Thomas (Muddy) Waters Jr., 39, New York, N.Y. --Capt. Patrick J. Waters, 44, New York, N.Y. --Kenneth Watson, 39, Smithtown, N.Y. --Michael H. Waye, 38, Morganville, N.J. --Todd C. Weaver, 30, New York, N.Y. --Walter E. Weaver, 30, Centereach, N.Y. --Nathaniel Webb, 56, Jersey City, N.J. --Dinah Webster, 50, Port Washington, N.Y. --William M. Weems, 46, Marblehead, Mass. --Joanne Flora Weil, 39, New York, N.Y. --Michael Weinberg, 34, New York, N.Y. --Steven Weinberg, 41, New City, N.Y. --Scott Jeffrey Weingard, 29, New York, N.Y. --Steven Weinstein, 50, New York, N.Y. --Simon Weiser, 65, New York, N.Y. --David M. Weiss, 41, Maybrook, N.Y. --David T. Weiss, 50, New York, N.Y. --Vincent Michael Wells, 22, Redbridge, England --Timothy Matthew Welty, 34, Yonkers, N.Y. --Christian Hans Rudolf Wemmers, 43, San Francisco, Calif. --Ssu-Hui (Vanessa) Wen, 23, New York, N.Y. --John Wenckus, 46, Torrance, Calif. --Oleh D. Wengerchuk, 56, Centerport, N.Y. --Peter M. West, 54, Pottersville, N.J. --Whitfield West, 41, New York, N.Y. --Meredith Lynn Whalen, 23, Hoboken, N.J. --Eugene Whelan, 31, Rockaway Beach, N.Y. --Adam S. White, 26, New York, N.Y. --Edward James White, 30, New York, N.Y. --James Patrick White, 34, Hoboken, N.J. --John S. White, 48, New York, N.Y. --Kenneth W. White, 50, New York, N.Y. --Leonard Anthony White, 57, New York, N.Y. --Malissa White, 37, New York, N.Y. --Wayne White, 38, New York, N.Y. --Leanne Marie Whiteside, 31, New York, N.Y. --Mark Whitford, 31, Salisbury Mills, N.Y. --Michael T. 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Zelmanowitz, 55, New York, N.Y. --Martin Morales Zempoaltecatl, 22, New York, N.Y. --Zhe (Zack) Zeng, 28, New York, N.Y. --Marc Scott Zeplin, 33, Harrison, N.Y. --Jie Yao Justin Zhao, 27, New York, N.Y. --Ivelin Ziminski, 40, Tarrytown, N.Y. --Michael Joseph Zinzi, 37, Newfoundland, N.J. --Charles A. Zion, 54, Greenwich, Conn. --Julie Lynne Zipper, 44, Paramus, N.J. --Salvatore J. Zisa, 45, Hawthorne, N.J. --Prokopios Paul Zois, 46, Lynbrook, N.Y. --Joseph J. Zuccala, 54, Croton-on-Hudson, N.Y. --Andrew Steven Zucker, 27, New York, N.Y. --Igor Zukelman, 29, New York, N.Y.
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R.I.P.

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NATURE'S DANGEROUS CREATURES

BY DAN MILLER
September 5, 2006

The news that Steve Irwin had been killed came as a sad surprise on Monday.

Actually, what's really surprising is that his death was -- in fact -- such a surprise.
He was, after all, the Crocodile Hunter.
He wrestled crocodiles and alligators, routinely handled highly venomous snakes and reptiles, and put himself face to face with -- even gently taunted -- some of the planet's most dangerous creatures.

Upon hearing of his death, my immediate presumption -- probably yours too -- was that he died at the jaws of a mammoth crocodile.
But a sting-ray???
Goodness, those little creatures are considered friendly and passive.
Not long ago, I took the attached photo of my wife and daughter petting and feeding sting-rays at SeaWorld in Florida.

I went online to learn where sting-rays rank on the list of most dangerous land and sea creatures.
I found the usual suspects.... lions, hippos, elephants, snakes, white sharks, water buffalo, tigers, hyenas, jelly fish, spiders of all sorts, polar bears, grizzly bears.... yet, nowhere -- not on one single list -- did I find sting-rays.
They're simply not considered a significant danger to people.
Our house pets are far more likely to cause us injury and death.

Interestingly.... if you measure by harm done.... the most dangerous creature to humans -- by far -- can be found in astounding numbers here in Tennessee, and most other states.
Every year it's responsible for a million or more people dying worldwide.
It's the simple mosquito.
By spreading malaria, West Nile and other diseases, the common mosquito takes a terrible toll on mankind.
No other animal or reptile or insect comes close.

If Steve Irwin could say one more thing to us, I'll bet he'd tell us not to blame the sting-ray for his death.... it was, he'd insist, only doing what comes naturally.
And truthfully, if my family visits SeaWorld again, I'm certain we'll feed and pet the sting-rays just like we did before....
but if a mosquito lands on my arm, it will be smashed.

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MUSICAL MEMORIES

BY DAN MILLER
September 1, 2006

It's a baffling thing.... the mechanism within the human brain for remembering stuff.

Sometimes, I might run to the store to pick up something I desperately need and -- with the slightest distraction -- I can simply forget what it was I wanted.

Or, the name of someone I just met might slip away while I'm standing there talking with that person.

Yet.... the other day, while looking through a list of the top songs of 1952.... I suddenly realized I can recall the lyrics to some songs I haven't heard since I was a kid, half a century ago.

On the list was "Slow Poke" by Pee Wee King.
I can't tell you the last time I heard that song.... yet, the lyrics popped right into my mind:

You keep me waiting
Till it's getting aggravating
You're a slow poke...
Why wait and worry
When you never seem to hurry
You're a slow poke.

Then, I flipped over to the hit songs of 1953.
I saw "Hold My Hand" by Don Cornell.
Who can even recall the last time -- if ever -- that you heard that song?
Yet.... I knew the lyrics.... they had remained, dormant, in my brain for years:

So this is the kingdom of heaven
So this is the sweet promised land
While angels tell of love
Don't break the spell of love
Hold my hand.

Wow!.... where had those lyrics been hiding all these years?
This was getting fascinating.
I flipped back to 1950.... and there was a song called "Rag Mop" by the Ames Brothers.
And, suddenly, into my mind popped the beautiful lyrics:

m
I say m - o
m - o - p
m- o - p - p
mop
mop, mop, mop, mop
r
I say r- a
r - a - g
r - a - g - g
rag
r - a - g - g - m - o - p - p
rag mop
doo doo doo dah dee ah dah
rag mop
doo doo doo dah dee ah dah

You know, they just don't write lyrics like that anymore!
I actually could've recited even more of the lyrics, but I sense many of you are reaching for your mouse to click away.....

Anyhow.... I'm pretty sure there was another point to this essay.... but it's slipped my mind.

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THE LONG AND THE SMART OF IT

BY DAN MILLER
August 29, 2006

I gotta tell you.... it's great being tall.

At 6'4", I'm able to reach things that are simply unreachable for mere "normal height" people.
And it offers me countless opportunities to impress my wife Karen, who's only 5'2".
(And truthfully, we guys never completely outgrow the basic need to impress the girls.)

And here's the really good part about being tall.....
We're smart.
That's right..... there was a story in the news last week about a new study released by Princeton University suggesting that tall people are smarter than others.
I'm certain it's true.... because I'm smart enough to consistently manipulate Karen into being impressed by the amazing things I can do.

For example, whenever she can't reach something in the pantry or kitchen, she'll call me, and I'll come running, because she always lets me know how she's "astounded" that I can reach it for her.
She's always impressed.

Or, let's say a light bulb burns out.... she oohs and ahhs over my amazing ability to change it with nothing more than a small ladder, perhaps even a chair.

She always acknowledges how proud and impressed she is that I can accomplish feats such as hanging curtain rods.... or painting the ceiling.... or pruning the tops of shrubs.... or cleaning the upper shelves in the closets.... or dusting the top of furniture.
Heck, I can even carry heavy stuff up and down the stairs for her.

Being tall and so smart, I can easily trick Karen into being "impressed" when I so easily do these little chores.
If she only knew!

I may actually discuss this "taller is smarter theory" with her, as soon as she's finished proof-reading my latest essay and checking the spelling for me.

And, I must mention this.....
Albert Einstein was "relatively" short at only 5'9"....
So -- according to my theory -- at 6'4", I'm 5 inches smarter than Einstein!
Do the math!

I'm certain that will impress Karen.

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AN EXCHANGE BETWEEN TWO DUDES

BY DAN MILLER
August 24, 2006

Actual dialogue between a drive-in window clerk and me.

ME: "How much do I owe you?"

CLERK: "Four ninety-two..... hey!.... the dude from Channel 5 or Channel 2.... hey....?"

ME: "well, actually it's Channel 4..."

CLERK: "then, you know who I'm talking about.... that dude on TV... on Channel 4...?"

ME: "yeah, I know who he is."

CLERK: "the dude who does the news... you know, for a minute, you looked just like him."

ME: "yeah, I get that a lot."

CLERK: "I actually thought for a minute you was him... but now I see, he's a younger dude than you!"

ME: "uh .... right."

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PUTTIN' ON THE FRIZ

BY DAN MILLER
August 21, 2006

Does the name Friz Freleng ring a bell?

You've probably seen his work -- and his name -- hundreds of times.

Friz died 11 years ago, but if he were still alive, he'd turn 100 years old this week.

He was one of the most prolific animators in the history of Hollywood.
He brought to life some of the best cartoon characters ever chased across the big screen.... such as Tweedie Pie, which was 'drawn into being' in 1946.... and Speedy Gonzalez, who came along in 1955.

He also gave us the look of the original Pink Panther.

What I find charming about Friz -- and others who worked at Warner Brothers during the Looney Tunes heyday -- is their subtle way of placing their own images and names in the cartoons they created.

I didn't include a picture of Friz Freleng, but there was no need.
That top sketch of the astronomer in the 1952 Bugs Bunny cartoon "The Hasty Hare" -- is a good caricature of Friz himself.
And it should be.... after all, he drew it.

It's also reported that Yosemite Sam -- which he helped draw -- favored Friz.

In the next picture, you'll see Sylvester standing in front of a box of "Friz, America's Favorite Gelatin Dessert". Coincidence??
That's from the 1951 cartoon, "Puddy Tat Trouble".

And in "High Diving Hare", made in 1949, you can see Bugs Bunny selling tickets to "Frizby the Magician."

And in 1948's "I Taw A Putty Tat", look closely at the brand name on the can Tweedie is standing in front of.

In a 1946 cartoon titled "Racketeer Rabbit", the action is taking place right in front of the Hotel Friz.

If you want to find more of Friz's hidden gags, along with those secretly placed in cartoons by countless others, there's a wonderful website called
LOONEY TUNES HIDDEN GAGS. That's where I found these pictures.
Check it out.... it's fun and interesting.

Friz Freleng died in 1995 at the age of 89.
Surprisingly, the cause of death was not listed as an Acme anvil falling on his head.

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READER EMAILS ON MISSPEAKING

BY DAN MILLER
August 18, 2006

Thanks for all the emails on my "Misspeaking" essay.... I'll pass along a few snippets.

Kimberly, over in Lebanon, wrote:
...we share on thing in common. I too used to say "chimley", sometimes I still do.
Also, being the mother of a 6-year old I hear tons of "new" words. The most popular one of these is "Pete". That is what he has called every frog since he was about 4.
It's just accepted that if we see a frog everyone is calling it "Pete". Even if we are just sitting around talking about them, they are "Pete".

Thanks Kimberly.... and I can't help but wonder -- why are you guys just sitting around sometimes discussing frogs?

Eileen wrote:
I loved your article on misspeaking. One evening, when our son was around four years old, we were en-route to Chattanooga. A field off the interstate looked as if it had a million lightning bugs.
He looked over and said, "Mom, look at the thunder bugs!" It still brings a good laugh and a happy memory when we think of it. Our son is now thirty-nine years old!

Pat, from Jackson, wrote:
My granddaughter, when she was a little younger, sometimes woke up "crowdy" -- I think it was a blending of cross and some other word, but when it happened it wasn't a good thing.

Debbie wrote:
One of my grandchildren comes in my back door announcing that she is ready for "bassert" every time that she comes to Oma and Poppy's house.
She wants bassert as long as it is chocolate.

Here's what Paulette emailed:
When my nephew was little, he used the word "dructions" instead of directions or instructions.
He's now 27, but I still think it's a much better word than either of the two actual words, and our family still uses it.

Judy emailed this one:
I made a remark about something one evening and my young (3 or 4 year old) granddaughter said "Do you mean that, Grandma?" and I said, "No dear, I was being facetious."
She wanted to know what that meant and I explained the word to her.
Another day I said something and she said, "Grandma, are you being faTitious?"
The family thought that was so 'cute' that soon all the adults (and even the people in my office who heard the story, (and of course my granddaughter) were saying "faTitious".
A few years pass, and by now my granddaughter is in school and has learned to read.
One evening while watching TV, for some reason, the word facetious was printed along the bottom of the screen. My granddaughter immediately said, "Look, Grandma, they misspelled "faTitious!"
Of course then I had to explain the correct pronunciation and, of course, now SHE never uses that word, but it certainly was fun while it lasted.

Thanks everybody.
Here's one I read the other day.
It's a misquote from a 4 year old girl, as she recited the Lord's Prayer:
"And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us some email."

And finally, a father was reading Bible stories to his young son.
He read, "The man named Lot was warned to take his wife and flee out of the city, but his wife looked back and was turned to salt."
His son asked, "What happened to the flea?"

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THE WONDERFULLNESS OF MISSPEAKING

BY DAN MILLER
August 15, 2006

I've recently heard two good words that aren't really words, but maybe they should be.

One brought back memories.... the other brought a chuckle.

On the radio I heard Jerry Lee Lewis singing his surprisingly beautiful version of "Over The Rainbow", the old Judy Garland classic.

There's a line in the song:
"Where troubles melt like lemon drops,
Away above the chimney tops,
That's where you'll find me."

But Jerry Lee sings, "Away above the CHIMLEY tops."
And it hit me..... that's exactly the word I used for "chimney" my entire childhood...... chimley!
I think it's a deep south thing.
Imagine my surprise when a friend told me the word is "chimney" not "chimley".
I thought he was kidding, so I looked it up.
To this day, I have to be careful not to use the "L" instead of the "N".

Last night at dinner, my wife and I were busy discussing some grown-up topic when McKensie, our 7 year old, pointed out that she was not being "concluded" in our conversation.
She's a cute kid who likes to be concluded.
We didn't correct her.... instead, we came up with a topic in which we could conclude her.

And, by the way, if you ask McKensie about her favorite dishes, she'll quickly tell you that one of them is "puh-skettie".
We try to order it in restaurants a lot, just because we love to hear her ask for it.
"I'll take puh-skettie please, with parmazzon on the side!"

And if you should happen to interrupt her in the middle of play, she might ask that you not "intersturb" her.
You know, that's a wonderful blending of "disturb" and "interrupt" that I think the folks at Merriam-Webster should actually consider as a new, real word.

Oh, here's one of my particular favorites from several years ago.
McKensie has a little friend named Baker.
I guess kids --like adults -- use visual association to remember things.
All of a sudden, out of the blue, she started calling him Cooker.
We thought Cooker might be a new friend.... then realized it was Baker she was talking about.
And -- believe it or not -- Cooker, err Baker, would answer her, and not even correct her.

Now that she's starting second grade, McKensie has actually adjusted most of her childhood misspeaking, so we don't bother to point out the precious few that remain.

I'm sure the experts might say it's important to correct a child when they misspeak, or confuse words.
But I don't think so.
Just let it go for a while.
No need to intersturb them.
They grow up soon enough, and they'll study all this stuff, concluding grammar and spelling.

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THE BIG CHILL FACTOR

BY DAN MILLER
August 10, 2006

I saw the movie "The Big Chill" more than 20 years ago, and -- since then -- I really hadn't thought much about it.

But I have been thinking about it in recent days.
You'll recall the plot.
Years after graduating from college, a group of friends are unexpectedly reunited for the funeral of a former classmate.
And by the closing credits, they have a new understanding of life and friendship.

Well, occasionally things like that happens in real life.

On Friday of last week -- the day of Paul Eells' funeral -- I spent 12 hours inside a car, traveling to and from Little Rock, with three old friends.
That's us in the picture, Rudy Kalis, Jim Curry, Charlie McAlexander and me.

The 12 hours zipped by.
In the close confines of that vehicle, we reminisced about Paul.... his family.... our families.... times we had spent together years ago.... football games.... teams and coaches.... we quizzed each other on sports and music trivia.... and shared news of family triumphs and tragedies.

The clerk in a convenience store near Jackson snapped that picture of us as we were headed back to Nashville late Friday night.

It was a trip none of us wanted to make.
Our mission was to carry our friend's casket to his grave.
But we laughed, we cried, we told stories and we sang.
When it was over, the four of us felt a unique bond and rejuvenated friendships.

But there's more to the story.
On the day I got the news of Paul's death, I notified Mike Kettenring, the former general manager here at Channel 4, who left the TV business when his wife died -- and is now a Catholic priest in New Orleans. (That's another whole fascinating story).
I had not seen Mike in a couple of years.
Mike told me he would drive up to Nashville this week, and we'd have lunch.
Again, Paul's death was stirring the impulse to reconnect with long time friends.

Shortly after talking with Mike, I got a call from another old pal, John Tesh.
John had worked at Channel 4 with Mike, Paul and me more than 30 years ago.
John became one of my closest friends and confidants, but -- hard to believe -- 14 years had slipped by between phone calls.

John got word in California about Paul's death.
He too felt the tug of old friendships.
He wanted to fly in from Los Angeles to have lunch with Mike and me.
And he did.

So this second photo is of John, Father Mike and me.... spending two-and-a-half hours over lunch.... laughing, telling stories, catching up on our lives, and promising to stay in touch.... to get together more often.
Maybe we will.

There's a great power in having old friends.
I consider these gatherings a testimonial to the impact of Paul Eells, who's now officially a guardian angel of friendship.

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SLIPPIN' AND A SLIDIN', PEEPIN' AND A HIDIN'

BY DAN MILLER
August 8, 2006

There he sat -- two tables away -- Little Richard, the man considered "the architect of rock 'n roll".

I first noticed him as we carried our trays to our booth at the cafeteria.
Whether my wife noticed, I wasn't sure.
I was certain my 7-year old daughter hadn't noticed.... after all, Little Richard burst on the scene a half century before her time!

I nodded to my wife, in that unspoken communication between spouses, wondering if she knew who that man was....
Yes, she silently nodded.... she knew.

He was seated at a table with several other people, including two adorable kids, no more than 2 or 3 years old.
I could hear bits of his conversation.
He was on the cellphone at one point.
I heard him say, "Hey, this is Little Richard...." to whoever was on the other end.
His identity was now confirmed beyond a shadow of a doubt.

I told my wife, "Wouldn't you know it, I left the digital camera in the car."
"I would love to get a picture of McKensie with Little Richard."
"What a keepsake that would be... this man was right up there with Elvis, starting it all... he was in the first group of people elected to the Rock 'n Roll Hall of Fame", I said.

"Should I go get the camera?"
"Sure", she said, "just run out to the car and get it."

"But I don't want to bother him", I mumbled.
"He won't mind", my wife assured me.

About then, the two children with his group ambled over toward our booth, laughing and saying something to my daughter.
Here was a potential opportunity to make contact.
"I should really go get the camera", I said again.

Now my mind was conjuring up ideas beyond just a photo.
I thought to myself, "If we approach Little Richard, I could ask him if he really momentarily forgot the lyrics during the recording of 'Jenny, Jenny', or was that on purpose?"
I've always wondered about that.

Suddenly, his group was standing up, gathering their stuff and heading toward the cashier.
They moved very slowly.
I was surprised when I noticed Little Richard was walking with a cane.

"I could probably hurry to the car and get the camera before they're even out the door", I told my wife.
"Do it", she said slightly emphatically.
"Oh, I don't know... I hate to bother him."
I sat there.

They were out the door.
I could see people in the cafeteria taking photos through the windows with their digital video phones.

Then -- just like that -- Little Richard, the great music legend, drove away.

As we walked to our car, I said to my wife, "I should have gotten the camera."
She said, "Please stop... I don't want to hear about this every hour for the next two years!"

McKensie looked up and said, "Those were such cute kids.... who IS that guy you're talking about......?"

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MEMORIES OF A GOOD MAN

BY DAN MILLER
August 3, 2006

I've received literally hundreds of emails since the death of Paul Eells... and I want to share a few.

Most have come from Tennessee and Arkansas..... with others from Texas, California, Missouri, Rhode Island, North Carolina, Alabama, Colorado and a few from other states.

They offer a hint of the astonishing impact this man had on people here in Tennessee, even though he left 28 years ago.... and make clear why the governor of Arkansas has asked that flags be flown at half-staff on Friday, to honor a fallen sportscaster.

So far, I've read every email, but it may take quite some time for me to reply to each one.
If you don't get a response from me for awhile, I hope you'll understand.

Here are a few snippets:

I was a teenager when Paul was with Channel 4. My own father, rest his soul, was never interested in sports, and for the early years of my life, I didn't have much of an understanding of them.
As I entered my teen years, I began to understand more about the world and began to regularly watch the news. Paul Eells' enthusiasm for sports was contagious.
He made every day's sportscast interesting... with not just the scores, but his own unique insight.
Now, knocking on the door of age 50, I still carry the interest Paul sparked in me over 35 years ago.
Charles - Lawrenceburg, Tenn.

Our news stations, radio and TV, have been flooded with Paul Eells stories of kindness and genuineness and, unlike much of the news that is overplayed, no one is complaining.
No one has had a bad word about him - what a legacy. Please let your state know we cherish all he stood for.
Sherry - Arkansas

I came to a sense of trust and almost awe of his persona. He will be truly missed.
From all of the HOG fans, one final tribute to Paul:
TOUCHDOWN ARKANSAS!!! OH MY!!!
Gregg - Arkansas

I officiate college basketball and I live in Arkansas. That afforded me the opportunity to meet and talk with Paul many times. He was a truly good and decent man among all of us.
Mark - Arkansas

If I close my eyes, I can see my Dad w/ballcap, sitting in the chair watching you and Paul.
Pam - Nashville

At a time when all you had was radio and maybe a game on the weekend, he was the face and voice of Vanderbilt University. That may not sound like much to most, but to a young boy that lived in a rural area, who had never been to Memorial Gym, it was as good as it got.
We should all wish to have had an impact on people's lives like Mr. Eells had.
Neil - Tennessee

I don't know if you all at Channel 4 and the other stations realize the impact you have on people's memories. I could hear Paul Eells' voice and be transported back to being 16 years old, growing up in Goodlettsville, a very different time and place than today.
My parents are gone now, the house is sold, I don't have the heart to go by and see it.
I only have that feeling of home when I hear a familiar voice.
Randy - Memphis

It was about 1997. I was a 20 year old kid working behind the counter of a local Little Rock golf course, trying to work my way through college. Paul had a standing Tuesday morning round at my course. I remember the first time he came in.
Of course, I knew him and I introduced myself. "Hello Mr. Eells. I'm Matthew Jackson, it's a pleasure to meet you." He was very gracious.
My work schedule changed for about a month. So I missed Tuesday mornings for about 4 weeks. But then I got moved back to Tuesday morning.
That first Tuesday morning back, here comes Paul at his regular time. He walks in the door and exclaims, "Matthew, how have you been, I've been missing you."
Wow.... I was just a kid at a golf course, and he remembered.
Matthew - Little Rock

I know it is no consolation, but the entire state of Arkansas is grieving. The entire three hour sports call in shows yesterday were all about Paul. Everyone who knew him or had come in contact with him spoke of his graciousness and kindness. There were over 3 million hits on Channel 7's website stories about Paul yesterday, and today the top 5 stories were about Paul.
Charley - Arkansas

We used to mute the television during Razorback games so we could turn up the radio and listen to Paul.
Mike - Arkansas

I remember, as do most of that day, the sounds of "rebound Freeman, kicks it out to Fowler, to Ford, to Feher, to Fosnes for the layup! Holy smokes, what a play!!!"
As I heard the announcement on the radio here in Montgomery, Alabama yesterday morning, my heart skipped a beat, a tear came to my eye, and a little part of me died.
David - Montgomery, Alabama

I was the women's tennis coach at the U. of A. when Paul came on the scene for us over there.
You are absolutely right in all you say about him - a true gentleman and a giving one.
Deb - McKenzie, Tenn.

I guess the Lord needed an exceptional sportscaster and human being.
Len - Mt. Juliet

I remember vividly his last broadcast. I had a cousin who was getting married that day.
I was holding on to see him one more time on Channel 4 while my wife was urging me out the door so we wouldn't be late for the wedding.
Whenever I think of that day I smile, even though he was leaving for Arkansas.
Buddy - Columbia, Tenn.

I am a resident of Arkansas. I have never known Arkansas sports without Paul Eells.
I had the pleasure of meeting him a couple of years ago at a Razorbacks game in Little Rock.
It was my first game ever. Mr. Eells took about 30 minutes to stand outside War Memorial stadium with me just talking about our beloved Razorbacks. I knew that he must have been so busy that day, but he took time to genuinely talk with me. He did not look at his watch, he did not look away, he looked at me and talked to me like he and I were old friends.
My heart is broken today.
Tammy - Arkansas

Paul was quoted recently, stating that "I am at the tail-end of a mediocre career."
Such humbleness from such a great man.
Saturdays in Arkansas will never be the same.
P. Alan - Hot Springs, Ark.

Heaven's a little friendlier today.
Ron - Nashville

Amen brother.

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PAUL EELLS, R.I.P.

BY DAN MILLER
August 1, 2006

I had just arrived home Monday night, and settled behind the computer to write something for this column.

The phone rang.
It was around 11.
Whenever the phone rings at that time, there's always the chilling possibility that it might be bad news.
It was.

An acquaintance in Little Rock had called the Channel 4 newsroom.
He wanted me call him.
He told the newsroom he had some sad news for me.
I quickly sensed what it might be.

Within two minutes I made the call and learned of the death of my old friend Paul Eells.

Paul was the sports director here at Channel 4 when I first arrived in 1969.
We worked together for nine years, until 1978, when he moved to Little Rock and became "The Voice of the Arkansas Razorbacks".

We had become fast friends.... but then everybody who met Paul felt like his best friend.
That's the way he was.
He never turned his back on anyone.
He seldom turned down any request to help the community, an organization, a friend, or a stranger.
If he couldn't help.... it pained him.

I know, I know.... it's easy and appropriate to say wonderful things about a person when they die.
But that's not true with Paul.
While he was alive and well, many of us often spoke about his kindness.

Just last week, Rudy Kalis was in my office telling me about Paul being elected to the Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame.... and our conversation quickly turned philosophical, delving into the amazing character and generosity of the man.

I'll resist the temptation to write on and on about Paul.
I could tell you about the first time I went fishing in Nashville, with Paul.
I could tell you about a highly publicized golf match, where I threw the ball from tee to green, while my opponent -- Paul -- used his clubs.
I could tell you about our station basketball team, The Holy Smokers, named for Paul's favorite phrase when he was doing play-by-play as "The Voice of the Vanderbilt Commodores"....
I could tell you a lot...

But tonight, I'm sad.
A true gentleman has died.

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50 YEARS OF TRUST

BY DAN MILLER
July 28, 2006

This weekend marks the 50th anniversary of the words "In God We Trust" becoming the motto of the United States.

That's right..... it was on July 30th, 1956 when President Dwight Eisenhower signed a resolution making "In God We Trust" our official national motto.
It had already been inscribed on some coins, but only when Eisenhower signed that bill did it become the "national motto".
The next year they started printed those powerful words on some paper currency.

As mottos go, it's a pretty good one.
Of course, not everybody likes it.
Some people feel it's imposing religion on folks who don't want religion imposed on them.

I guess they're concerned that reading those words might somehow lure them into being religious.

I don't think they should worry so much.
I've never known a true "non-believer" who suddenly became a "believer" just because he read or heard the national motto.
If that were the case, I'd say their "non-belief" was pretty shallow and superficial to begin with.... they were probably teetering on the edge of converting to a believer.

In fact, if slogans and mottos and song titles have that kind of impact on people, then the state of Georgia should take legal action to keep Charlie Daniels from singing "The Devil Went Down To Georgia".
It might be scaring tourists away!

Speaking of mottos and titles and such.... someone emailed me a list of proposed mottos that were "rejected" by various states.
They're fun and funny.

Here are a few that I think it's OK to print.......

OKLAHOMA
Rejected motto: "Like the Play, Only No Singing"

NEW MEXICO
Rejected motto: "UFO Spotting for 50 Years"

RHODE ISLAND
Rejected motto: "We're Not Really An Island"

ARIZONA
Rejected motto: "But It's A Dry Heat"

FLORIDA
Rejected motto: "Ask Us About Our Grandkids"

ILLINOIS
Rejected motto: "Please Don't Pronounce the 'S'..."

KANSAS
Rejected motto: "First Of The Rectangle States"

MAINE
Rejected motto: "It's Really Cold, But We Have Cheap Lobster"

MICHIGAN
Rejected motto: "First Line Of Defense From The Canadians"

MINNESOTA
Rejected motto: "10,000 Lakes And 10,000,000,000,000 Mosquitoes"

NEBRASKA
Rejected motto: "Ask About Our State Motto Contest"

NEW JERSEY
Rejected motto: "You Have The Right To Remain Silent, You Have The Right To An Attorney...."

GEORGIA
Rejected motto: "Gateway To Florida"

VIRGINIA
Rejected motto: "Please Don't Confuse Us With West Virginia"

SOUTH CAROLINA
Rejected motto: "Just South Of North Carolina"

OHIO
Rejected motto: "Where One Of Your Dad's Friends Lives"

Have a good weekend, and keep the trust.

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9-1-1 CALLS AND PRIVACY -- REVISITED

BY DAN MILLER
July 25, 2006

A TV station in Cleveland recently ran audio of a horrifying 9-1-1 call by a mother, who found her 6-year old daughter had drowned.

Obviously, many people heard the woman's tortured call on the station's newscasts.
It's an audio tape I never want to hear.... and I can't imagine anybody would.

There's more to the story.
Because it aired that emergency call, WOIO-TV may lose it's lucrative contract to broadcast Cleveland Browns preseason games.

It happens that the mother, whose frantic call on July 9th was played on the station's newscasts, is the sister of Randy Lerner, the owner of the Cleveland Browns.

Lerner was so upset at the exploitation of his family that he no longer wants anything to do with the station, and no longer wants his team's preseason games broadcast on WOIO-TV.
According to Associated Press, Lerner said, "Our organization is disgusted and shocked and therefore having trouble, just like any disgusted and shocked person would have, in continuing in a collaborative relationship."

None of this surprises me.... in fact, I completely understand Lerner's outrage.
For me, the exploitation of 9-1-1 calls by broadcasters has long been an uncomfortable and, frankly, embarrassing reality.

On two occasions, I have written essays here about this.
I'll link you to them a few lines down.

Though many of my fellow journalists and news executives strongly disagree with me, I don't believe we should even be allowed routine access to 9-1-1 calls.
I consider it a gross, uncomfortable intrusion into the agony and deep personal trauma -- or even the simple excitability -- experienced by people placing emergency calls to 9-1-1.

We all like to say we'd show restraint and sensitivity.
But too many times, we don't.
Whenever there's a dramatic emergency, or crime, or disaster, the first question asked by news producers will be, "are the 9-1-1 tapes available yet?"
And if they are.... somebody, somewhere, will use them.

Sure, those tapes are technically "public records".... but so are autopsy photos, and gruesome crime and accident scenes, and we don't show those... even when we have permission from judges.
And personally, I think hearing the actual voice of someone in utter distress is even more intrusive and disturbing.

Here's a point I made in one of my earlier essays.

I truly fear that someday someone -- maybe you -- will hesitate, or decide against calling 9-1-1, simply because you know that your voice, filled with terror or emotion, will likely be heard over and over again on television newscasts.

After that moment of hesitation.... it might be too late.
That would be a tragedy.

Here are the links to my earlier weblogs:
THE EXPLOITATION OF 9-1-1 CALLS
A MATTER OF PRIVACY

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THE PLEASURES OF BARBECUE

BY DAN MILLER
July 21, 2006

The word "barbecue" used to be a transitive verb, describing a process of cooking meat.

Nowadays, it's a noun.... a food unto itself.... and one of the staples of my diet.
In fact -- my wife, daughter and I recently spent 9 days in Georgia and South Carolina.

And on 6 of those 9 days, we ate at BBQ restaurants.
I brought about 10 extra pounds back to Tennessee.
(Not 10 pounds of barbecue.... 10 pounds of me!)

I'm not an expert on barbecue (or "bobby-q", as my mother always called it).
I prefer pulled pork.
There are several types I like a lot.... vinegar based, ketchup based, and -- my favorite --mustard based.
Of course there are countless other sauces and spices used in cooking barbecue.

Folks in different states or regions can have dramatically different tastes in BBQ.
And it's never a good idea for citizens of one state to belittle another state's barbecue preferences.
It's a bit like questioning someone's religion or politics.
There's nothing to gain, and it can lead to hard feelings or border skirmishes.

My first experience with BBQ was not a particularly good one (for me).... and it took growing up and moving away from home to discover and cultivate my own "taste" in barbecue.

My parents often took us kids to the Julian Smith Casino in Augusta for community or church gatherings.... and the barbecue was always -- always -- prepared by Mrs. B.
I won't mention her last name because, while she was enormously popular for her BBQ and barbecue hash, I never particularly cared for it.
The pork was tasty, but the hash always seemed to have big veins, vessels, skin, and other -- almost identifiable -- body parts from the hogs..... and I found it unappetizing.

During my formative years, I just assumed that's the way real barbecue was.

I discovered my own "taste" for barbecue after I starting working at a TV station in Augusta more than 40 years ago.
Some of my pals drove me a few miles down the road to a crude little BBQ shack, set up in an old barn in Harlem, Georgia (hometown of Oliver Hardy).
I still think about that day, and the wonderful revelation for my taste buds.

I drove through Harlem a few years ago just to see if that old place was still there.
It wasn't.

There is, however, a restaurant in Augusta called Sconyer's that serves wonderful BBQ hash on rice. I'm told President Jimmy Carter used to have it shipped to the White House when he was office.

By the way, nobody around Nashville serves "barbecue hash on rice" like the folks in Georgia and South Carolina.
And the hash is my favorite part.

In South Carolina, the Bessenger brothers (Thomas, Maurice & Melvin) serve scrumptious barbecue (and hash) in their establishments all across the state.
Years ago, the three brothers apparently quarreled and went their separate ways, but each built barbecue restaurants in Charleston, Columbia and other cities.... and each still prepares it the same way (mustard based).... and it is addictive.

When I lived in California, good ol' southern BBQ was next to impossible to find, which made me crave it even more.
My son Stephen and I would drive (an hour in each direction) to a little shack we discovered in the middle of south-central Los Angeles, where a guy (originally from Memphis) prepared barbecue fairly close to southern style.... or, at least it seemed at the time.

There are lots of places around Nashville that serve good BBQ.
Jim and Nicks has emerged as a personal favorite.
And I've always found wonderful barbecue at Carl's Perfect Pig on Highway 70 out in White Bluff.

I just wish I could convince Carl, or somebody, to think about doing "barbecue hash on rice", Georgia style.

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LIFE CHANGING IMAGES

BY DAN MILLER
July 18, 2006

As I walked toward the entrance to the exhibition of Pulitzer Prize winning photographs, the volunteer worker standing there offered a word of caution.

"Hardly anyone comes out of that exhibit without crying", she said.
She paused, then added.... "It's very emotional."

Sure, I thought.
I've been in the news business for decades.... I've seen pictures and video of most everything.
In fact -- I figured -- I'd likely already seen most of the pictures in this exhibit.

Across the hall, an art workshop for young kids was taking place.
That was the reason my wife and I had come to the Frist Center that day.

So while our daughter worked on her projects with the other kids and instructors, we walked over to the Pulitzer exhibit.... and that's when I was given that word of caution.

Now I must tell you.... I have seen many art and photography exhibits at the Frist and other places.... but, by the time we left, I knew I had never experienced any exhibit -- anywhere -- packing more of an emotional wallop than this one.

I truly believe walking through those rooms -- and experiencing the more than 130 photographs dating back to 1942 -- can change a person's life.

You'll see split second images of unspeakable cruelty and horror....
You'll seen snapshots showing the sheer exhilaration of personal triumph....
You'll see extraordinary heroism and improbable compassion.
You'll see images of brief moments in time that changed the world.

I've simply never seen a more powerful collection of images anywhere.

I have no stake in endorsing this exhibition.... but, don't miss it.
It is called, "The Pulitzer Prize Photographs: Capture the Moment"....
It's at the Frist Center downtown through August 20th.
(The exhibit has ended in Nashville, but if it comes to your town, don't miss it)
Don't plan on rushing.

And a word of caution.... it's very emotional.

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THE PERILS OF RUNNING

BY DAN MILLER
July 13, 2006

When Adlai Stevenson first ran for president in 1952, I was a young kid who knew little about political candidates or elections.

I do recall that many in my family, and in our neighborhood, favored Dwight Eisenhower.
Ike was -- after all -- a war hero and a frequent visitor to Augusta, my hometown.

But, for me, Adlai Stevenson quickly emerged as the most likable candidate simply because of the photo you see next to this column.

There he sat.... a sophisticated, articulate intellect.... running for the most powerful position on the planet.... with a big, ugly hole in his shoe.

Here was a grown man dealing with an issue a young boy could relate to.

The photo obviously impressed a lot of grownups as well.
William Gallagher, the photographer, won the 1953 Pulitzer Prize for that picture.

That one photo did wonders in humanizing the aristocratic Stevenson for the masses, and assuring that he would be the Democrats' candidate again in 1956.

Stevenson.... who died 41 years ago (July 14, 1965).... was an interesting man.
He was linked romantically with actress Lauren Bacall, and with Washington Post icon Katharine Graham.

He was far ahead of his time when it came to, what we now call, global warming.... though -- back then -- he was probably referring to the fear of atomic bombs.

Here's what he said in a speech 54 years ago:
"You and I are fellow passengers on the spaceship we call earth. We can blow it up. We can annihilate the thin envelope of soil on which our nourishment depends, and contaminate the thin envelope of air we breathe."
He went on, "We are dependent on the same finite quantities of air, earth, water and yes, I will say, the love that we can give one another."

Stevenson was also funny.
Once, when a supporter said to him, "Governor Stevenson, all thinking people are for you!".... he answered back, "That's not enough. I need a majority."

It's strange that, for all his accomplishments, Adlai Stevenson may be best remembered for a simple hole in his shoe.

In fact, the second photo shows a bronze statue of Stevenson in the Central Illinois Regional Airport near Bloomington, posed as though he's waiting for a flight.
If you look closely, you'll see the sculptor included a hole in his shoe.

My advice to politicians today -- Republican or Democrat -- is this:
If you want to impress the young folks, be photographed with a hole in your shoe.

But also keep in mind.... Eisenhower won.

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LIKE VINTAGE WINE

BY DAN MILLER
July 7, 2006

Who’s the oldest singer ever to have a #1 hit record?

Here's a hint.... that's him in the photo.
And it wasn't the guy on the right....
That's me, 41 years ago -- and at least 41 pounds lighter.

The answer is Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong.
He had the #1 song, "Hello Dolly", in 1964 when he was 63 years old.

I've always loved Satchmo's music, and I've encountered him -- in person -- three times.

The first time, in 1957, my big sister Sara took me to a Louis Armstrong concert at the Bell Auditorium in Augusta, Georgia.

Following the concert, I made my way backstage and got his autograph on a little 3x4 piece of paper.
I may never find it, but somewhere -- in a box, or a drawer, or stuffed somewhere in a closet, or a cabinet, or the garage -- I still have that autograph, along with the
program from that performance.

My second encounter with Louis was in the spring of 1965, also in Augusta.
That's where the accompanying photo was taken.
He was in Augusta for a concert, and I went to his hotel on Reynolds Street, and we filmed the interview in a banquet room there.

To my dismay, the film of that interview was lost in the processor.... but luckily we managed to salvage the audio track, which I still have.
I seldom let anyone hear that interview, since I was young and trying to tame a conspicuously pronounced southern accent.
To my ears I sounded like a cross between Larry the Cable Guy and Gomer Pyle.

My final encounter with Louis Armstrong was not long after I moved to Nashville.
It was 1970 -- eight months before his death -- and he was a guest on the ABC-TV Johnny Cash Show being taped at the Ryman.
I watched in awe from the balcony.

Louis Armstrong died 35 years ago -- July 6, 1971.

Even after he died, Louis wasn't through having hit records.
In 1988.... when he would have been 87 years old.... his recording of "What A Wonderful World" reached #32.

And he still wasn't through.
In 1994, he had a chart record titled "We Have All The Time In The World".
If he had been alive then, he would have been 93 years old.
That song holds the record for the longest gap between an artist's date of birth and the date of a hit record.

And I'll make you a bet that he's not through yet.

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TELLING MY DAUGHTER TO BREAK A LEG!!

BY DAN MILLER
July 3, 2006

Well, not literally.... that's just show biz jargon.

That's something I learned -- among other things -- this past week, as my 7-year old daughter McKensie has been performing in "The Music Man", enchantingly presented by Circle Players.

McKensie (that's her holding her hat) is cast as one of the townspeople of River City, Iowa --and she actually has one speaking line, which she delivers clearly and flawlessly.

But.... at one point, late in her first scene, we thought we noticed our budding actress quietly sneezing on stage.

Later that night, after the show, we asked her if she had, in fact, sneezed on stage.
"Yes", she said, "but I tried to stay in character."

Wow, she already knows stage performers' jargon.
She knows all about "break a leg", "call time", "staying in character" and "hitting her marks".

This whole big-time musical production has been a wonderful, inspiring summertime adventure for our daughter.... and, as it turns out, for my wife and me.
I'm truly impressed with the folks at Circle Players.

These actors and actresses -- young and older -- volunteer for weeks of grueling rehearsals, that often last late into the night.
Many among them are seasoned professionals with impressive credits, who know their way around a stage and a song.
And Karen and I just couldn't ask for a more wholesome and enthusiastic group to share this grand experience with our young daughter.

The Music Man runs through July 16th on ran Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights, with Sunday matinees. (OBVIOUSLY, IT'S OVER NOW)

If you get a chance to attend...... do it.
I promise you, at the Looby Theatre, there's not a bad seat in the house.

There are many highlights musically, but none touched me more than a beautiful blending of "Lida Rose" (by the barbershop quartet) with "Will I Ever Tell You" (by Marian the librarian).

By the way, on Saturday night July 8th, my wife Karen and I will make made a brief cameo appearance during the 2nd scene.
We did it the previous Saturday night as well.... and I kept in mind the advice my daughter gave me, "Dad, no matter what happens, stay in character!"

If can find more about the latest production by THE CIRCLE PLAYERS at their website.

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THE TIMES THEY ARE A-CHANGIN'

BY DAN MILLER
June 29, 2006

That was the title of a Bob Dylan album released more than 40 years ago.

And it still applies to just about everything.
It's all changing.... sometimes for the better..... sometimes not.

About 15 or 16 years ago.... shortly before I moved back to Nashville from Los Angeles.... the Heinz Company decided to "improve" the formula for Heinz 57 Sauce.
Now, for me, the old formula had always been my only choice when eating certain meats.
In fact, I liked "57 Sauce" on just about anything.

Well -- wouldn't you know it -- I didn't like the new, improved (sweeter) recipe nearly as much as the old one.... so I bought about a dozen large bottles of the old Heinz 57 before they could remove it from the grocery shelves in California.

I packed them in the SUV and brought them with me across the country to Tennessee.
You might be surprised at how long it takes to consume a single big bottle of Heinz 57 Sauce, so -- as the years went by -- the remaining bottles became more and more outdated.
Whenever I'd open one of the outdated bottles, I'd find the sauce was beginning to taste "funny".

So now I'm at peace with the fact that I can only find the new "improved" formula.... but, in my heart, I still think Heinz abandoned the better tasting sauce.

On the other hand, I'm apparently one of the few people who liked the taste of "New Coke" better than Coke Classic.
So you can imagine my disappointment when New Coke went away.

And just try to find some Nestle's Quik.... you can't find it.
Nowadays you'll find Nesquik, but not Nestle's Quik.
But this one doesn't matter..... I'm pretty sure it tastes exactly the same.

Here's what all this is leading up to.
Today, if you go to the WSMV WEBSITE, where all these essays are first published, you'll notice a significant change.

Once you learn your way around the changes, I think you'll find it more user-friendly and versatile.
I honestly believe you'll like the changes.

Also, you may notice there are little audio messages and/or weather forecasts that might might pop up on your screen shortly after you enter the WSMV home page.
If you're working right now at one of the competing TV stations, be sure to turn down your speakers so your boss won't know you're visiting the WSMV website.

Oh.... and in that blue stack of options on the left side of THE WSMV WEBSITE, you'll notice one huge change that's sure to be talked about the world over.....
Instead of "Dan Miller's Notebook", it will now be listed as "Dan's Notebook".

But it's still me.... I haven't changed the formula.

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LIFE STORIES

BY DAN MILLER
June 26, 2006

Each of us has a "life story", filled with characters and situations that make up the texture and plot of our lives.

Some of the characters may be "bit players", making only a brief appearance, but still having a significant impact on certain chapters, or even our whole story.

What got me thinking about this today was the news over the weekend that Patsy Ramsey had died.

Back in 1999, I was unexpectedly granted an interview with Patsy and John Ramsey, the elusive parents of JonBenet Ramsey.
They had not spoken with the news media for two years.
That interview led to appearances for me on NBC Nightly News.... CNN's Larry King Live.... Dateline.... Geraldo.... and several interviews on MSNBC.

You can read my thoughts about the Ramsey case, and about my conversation with them, by going to the essay, DO I KNOW WHO KILLED JONBENET RAMSEY?

During all that national TV exposure, I was spotted by several old friends, and it led to one particular, wonderful re-connection.
I wrote about in AN UNEXPECTED FRIENDSHIP.
Read it, and you'll see what I mean.

So the death of Patsy Ramsey touched me.
Our acquaintance lasted for only the 30 minutes it took to do that interview....
I never spoke to her again....
And I may never know whether she had any connection to the death of her daughter.... though I cannot imagine she could have, or would have, done such a thing.

I do know -- because of those 30 brief minutes with Patsy Ramsey -- she will always represent a notable chapter in my own life story.

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