NJ mom gives birth to child on train to NYC

In an image made from WABC-TV video a baby is shown in a hospital in New York after being born on a PATH commuter train to New York Monday Jan. 16, 2011. The parents declined to give their names. (AP Photo/WABC-TV)

In an image made from WABC-TV video a baby is shown in a hospital in New York after being born on a PATH commuter train to New York Monday Jan. 16, 2011. The parents declined to give their names. (AP Photo/WABC-TV)

In an image made from WABC-TV video a couple talk to media from a hospital in New York after giving birth on a PATH commuter train to New York Monday Jan. 16, 2011. The father delivered the baby with help from a woman passenger. The couple declined to give their names. (AP Photo/WABC-TV)

NEW YORK (AP) ? A New Jersey woman got the morning commute of her life when she gave birth to her first child on a PATH commuter train to New York.

The 31-year-old woman, who lives in Harrison, N.J., said she had started feeling contraction-like pains but didn't think they were real because her baby wasn't due yet. She and her 30-year-old husband decided to travel into the city to have her checked out Monday.

They didn't want to drive and decided to take the train from Harrison into the city instead, thinking they could then take a taxi to Manhattan's Roosevelt Hospital, where her doctors are.

"It's just that this guy had other plans, and he came out earlier," the woman, holding her infant son in her arms, said from the hospital.

The Indian couple declined to give their names because they hadn't been able to notify their family in India of the birth. They also declined to reveal the boy's name and due date.

It was on the train ride that the woman started feeling her pains come more quickly, and she told her husband to check what was happening to her. He looked and saw that his son's head had already started to come out.

The husband said that with guidance from another woman on the train, he was able to deliver the baby around 10 a.m. Fellow riders offered encouragement, and the couple said one little girl offered her jacket to keep the baby warm.

PATH officials turned the train into an express, bypassing most stops so that it would get to its final stop, 33rd Street in midtown Manhattan, as soon as possible. Emergency services personnel met the train and took the family to the hospital.

The responding police officers said it wasn't unusual for women to give birth in facilities run by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which operates the PATH and area transit hubs.

The biggest issue was the winter temperature, around 30 degrees outside, and making sure the baby was warm, Sgt. Mike Barry said.

"That's our biggest concern," he said. "We know that baby's body temperature is going to drop like a rock."

For one of the responding officers, delivering a baby in these circumstances was something familiar ? because it happened to him.

Officer Atiba Joseph-Cumberbatch said his son didn't want to wait, either, and came out early ? so Dad had to deliver him.

Associated Press

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Eight Tips for funds investing in emerging countries | Business News ...

At a time when investors seeking safety for their money, even sacrificing profitability to receive the funds in emerging markets are not one of the most demanded products. Rather, they are intended to supplement a small percentage of the investment and are directed mainly to people with extensive financial knowledge. Although the growth of these states has made the At a time when investors seeking safety for their money, even sacrificing profitability to receive the funds in emerging markets are not one of the most demanded products. Rather, they are intended to supplement a small percentage of the investment and are directed mainly to people with extensive financial knowledge. Although the growth of these states has made the funds participating in emerging nations gain much money, they are highly volatile portfolios and have also had bitter face. You can get them high profits, but are considered high-risk products.

Advice for small investors

Emerging economies that stand out are not yet at the level of developed countries, but have great growth potential. Its expansion in recent years far exceeds most EU countries and the United States. Almost half of global GDP is generated in emerging and developing countries.

But although its growth has meant that the participants in funds from emerging nations gain much money, have also suffered losses because they are high risk products. Therefore, before depositing the savings in them should follow a few tips:

1. If you want to deposit money in a portfolio, you must first consider the level of risk you want to run, the desired profitability, for which purposes and the period during which you can do without the money. If the profile is conservative and safe values ??for the user, it is better to flee emerging markets funds.

2. Never deposit savings products whose performance is not understood. Such portfolios are usually quite complex.

3. Before taking a decision, you should contact an expert to explain all risks of the product and also the benefits to be gained.

4. You just have to allocate money to investments that are not needed in the near future. It is advisable to make advance estimates, the income and future expenses, provide for unforeseen expenditures and determine whether they can make ends meet without that part of the estate. If money is needed in the short term, it is better not to invest in equities. The funds in emerging countries are not advisable in this case.

5. Call detail the brochure shows the fees paid by the client, and storage management, subscription and refund or to change the investment of one compartment to another within the same fund. Before hiring, you must know the profitability that has been in recent months.

6. Knowing the exact cost of the product allows a better investment, especially because profitability depends not only on what they do business in emerging countries but also from fees and commissions to implement the entity.

7. Another advice that comes from the National Securities Market is to avoid fads and gurus, and avoid hunches.

8. If an offer sounds too good to be true, it most likely is a hoax. Should not believe the unsolicited advice from strangers. Often, they are ?night operations? that have already taken money from a number of citizens. This can apply to any product, but more so in regard to investments in emerging countries, unknown to most savers.

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Rihanna And Chris Brown To Rekindle Romance?

Rihanna and Chris Brown have been making headlines in recent weeks for their Twitter conversations, and now an inside source is spilling news that the ‘Only Girl in the World’ singer is in hot in pursuit of Brown, even though he has a girlfriend. Read the details below. Rumors regarding a possible rekindled romance between singer Rihanna and rapper Chris Brown have hit the web after the two have been speaking through Twitter. The former couple, who dated back in 2009 before Chris assaulted the Umbrella singer, have reportedly been sending one another very friendly messages. Per reports from Boombox, the former flames have also ?affirmed their love for each other? at the end of last year. After Brown had tweeted ?Love U more than u know!? Rihanna quickly replied – ?I?ll always love u #1LOVE.? While all of these tweets may not entirely support speculation that Rihanna would like to get back together with Chris Brown, Life +Style, who is also reporting that it looks like the two could be headed for a reunion, spoke with a source that says Rihanna is in fact eager to date Chris Brown once again. “Not only has she initiated a Twitter conversation [...]

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Steve Colbert talks about presidential ambitions (omg!)

WASHINGTON (AP) ? Comedian Stephen Colbert says that just because his name won't appear on Saturday's ballot in South Carolina's Republican primary doesn't mean he couldn't become president, or even pope, someday.

In an oftentimes awkward, meandering interview on Sunday, Colbert told ABC's "This Week" that he established a presidential exploratory committee last week that consists of "someone who is good with explosives," a mountain climber and a brain in a jar. He likened himself to a "one-man Louis and Clark" expedition looking for his Sacagawea.

Colbert said if his quest for presidency doesn't work out, he would be willing to throw his weight behind one of the other candidates. He said: "All they have to do is come kiss my ring like they did Donald Trump's."

Colbert grew up in South Carolina.

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Closing Argument, New England Edition (TIME)

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Photo Gallery: Spokane's 44th Mayor

The 44th mayor of Spokane took his oath of office Friday morning. David Condon stood next to his wife, Kristin, during the ceremony with words of invocation spoken by Chaplain Ron Alter and introductions from the city's new City Administrator, Theresa Sanders.?

A crowd of about 200 collected under the Riverfront Park clock tower just after 10 a.m. The weather did not deter them from attending though most attendees were bundled in jackets and scarves.?

Storify: Follow along with the swearing-in ceremony as it happened through Twitter.?

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GOP voters focus on nation economy, not Iowa's (AP)

IOWA CITY, Iowa ? The "Great Recession" barely touched Iowa City.

The University of Iowa and its hospital are in the middle of a construction boom. A manufacturer is touting plans to hire 175 people for a new iron foundry. Farmers working the land outside the city are flush with cash from record-setting crop prices.

Yet, after Rick Perry entered the Republican presidential race, he rolled into town on a bus emblazoned with "Get America Working Again" and offered prescriptions for fixing the economy. Newt Gingrich stopped by to bash what he calls job-killing environmental and labor regulations. Ron Paul said during a recent visit that an overreaching federal government is hurting "the productivity of all of us and means we will be poorer."

Throughout the campaign for Tuesday's Iowa caucuses, it hasn't seemed to matter much that the state economy is in far stronger shape than the rest of the country, with unemployment at 5.7 percent, agricultural real estate selling near all-time highs and some manufacturers reporting a shortage of skilled workers to fill all their openings.

Republican voters who in past election years focused on pocketbook issues specific to Iowa, such as corn subsidies or ethanol policy, say they're taking a wide-angle view of the economy this year. They blame President Barack Obama for its sputters and fear giving him a second term will slide it back toward the abyss.

"The economy is still suffering, even though the numbers don't say it. People are hurting and things have gone downhill since Barack Obama became president," said Pam Swick, a Council Bluffs retiree and Perry supporter.

"Yes, things are better here. But they're still not good," she said. "And don't credit President Obama for it. He's made it worse. Things here are going fine despite him, not because of him."

Iowa's economy fell into recession later than the nation's and didn't drop as far as some other states, said Iowa State University economist David Swenson. There wasn't much of a housing bubble, partly because the state is slow-growing but economically stable.

Yet a recent New York Times/CBS News poll found the economy was by far the most important issue to likely Republican caucus-goers. Leading the polls off and on in recent weeks have been the candidates most associated with the pro-business, small-government, economic freedom slices of the GOP: Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich and Ron Paul. Those with stronger ties to the party's social conservative base ? Rick Santorum, Michele Bachmann and Perry ? make time for a healthy dose of economics during their stump speeches.

Jim Knapp, a 71-year-old home builder who lives in Iowa City and plans to support Bachmann, is one of many taking the wide view. Knapp said he is collecting Social Security and works on home remodeling projects while his wife works at the University of Iowa. They're doing fine financially.

But he said he's worried about the long-struggling economy in Detroit, where his son is a preacher. His son-in-law, meanwhile, is being laid off in a downsizing at a financial company in Minnesota.

"Iowa's economy has held up because of the agricultural base," Knapp said as he left a Bachmann event at a diner. "But we need to get the whole economy back on track. As long as the nation is suffering, everybody is, to some extent."

To be sure, not all of Iowa is as economically healthy as Iowa City. Swenson said that while Des Moines and the corridor between Iowa City and Cedar Rapids are doing well, cities such as Waterloo and Mason City that rely heavily on manufacturing are struggling with long-term unemployment and a slow recovery.

"We're just kind of stuck in neutral," Swenson said. "On average, we don't look so bad, but a large swath of the state also doesn't look so hot."

Still, Swenson said he wasn't surprised that Iowa's Republican voters are focused on the economy outside of the state. Many are businesspeople and farmers who equate a recovering national economy to renewed demand for their products.

That's the view of Norman Olson, a 77-year-old retired farmer from Northwood, near the border with Minnesota. "It still hurts that other people don't have work other places," he said. "We are not isolated from the rest of the country."

Then, there's Obama. A recent University of Iowa Hawkeye poll found that Iowa Democrats have a brighter view of the economy than those in the GOP, suggesting some of the gloomy Republican outlook could be tinged by anti-Obama partisanship.

That's the case for Carol Ann Christiansen, 55, president of the Johnson County Republican Women and the retired owner of a floral business. She said she wants a candidate who will be frugal in Washington and "create the jobs this country so desperately needs." She dismissed the economic success in the state college town of Iowa City as being largely funded by taxpayers.

"We need a president who is going to give business people some economic certainty," Christiansen said. "Every other day there seems to be some new regulation that makes it hard for them."

___

Associated Press writers Philip Elliott and Shannon McCaffrey contributed to this report from Dubuque, Council Bluffs and Mason City.

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