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Cesarean Scar: Reyna
First off, let me just say that I had an amazing pregnancy. I loved every moment that I was pregnant. This was my very first pregnancy and everything was perfect! Nothing like what most of the books I'd read said it would be like. I had no morning sickness, no heartburn, no water retention and if it wasn't for the ever growing belly I would have questioned being pregnant at all!
My husband and I planned for a natural birth, we attended over 12 weeks of Bradley Birthing Method classes in preparation for our son's arrival. I had previously worked in Labor & Delivery at a local hospital for over 4 years. Seeing over 200 births, I knew the benefits of going natural and the serious recovery involved with c-sections. This was something I wanted to avoid at all costs.
When my due date came and went we decided NOT to be induced. We had done our research about the increased c-section rate with inductions and we didn't consider this an option for us. Most women FEEL ready for there babies to come out and when my due date rolled around, I didn't. He never dropped into my pelvis so I had 0% effacement and was only dilated 2 centimeters. Our doctor agreed with our decision to not be induced but asked we come in to be monitored to make sure our son was still doing ok.
I was 41 weeks and 2 days pregnant when we went in for my first NST (Non-stress test). From the moment I got up that Monday morning, I felt different. Something wasn't right. Riley (our son) was always a mover and a shaker in my belly, but not that morning. Even after I ate a full breakfast (when he usually moved the most) I could hardly feel him.
I will never forget the look on the nurses face when she hooked me up to the monitor. I could hear Riley's heartbeat so I wasn't concerned until it started making a sound that was like a galloping noise. Something I had never heard it do in all our previous prenatal visits. She immediately said she was going to get the doctor to come and look at my strip. She returned with the doctor, who was much more calm then she was. He said, "Let's have a look see shall we?" and I nodded. He simply stated that we should head over to the Labor and Delivery unit for extended monitoring because my strip wasn't reassuring and I was what they refer to as "post-dates" meaning over due.
My husband and I walked over to Labor and Delivery and were set up in a bed almost immediately. I was then placed on the monitor and the nurse said she would be back momentarily to see how I was doing. We could hear Riley's heartbeat so this comforted us. Suddenly, an alarm sounded from the monitor. The nurse came back and said that she needed to give me some oxygen and that the baby's heartrate was dropping. She asked me to roll to my side as she lowered the head of the bed and placed oxygen on me. Within a few seconds, Riley's heartrate went back up. It had dropped to nearly 60 bpm when the normal should be between 125-165 approximately. This happened 3 times in the course of maybe 10 minutes. Not okay.
A wonderful female doctor (not the same one who had been following my pregnancy) came to see us. From the moment I met her, I loved her. Looking into her eyes gave me a sense that everything was going to be okay. She explained to my husband and I that I wasn't in labor yet (no contractions seen on the strip or felt by me) and after checking me, I wasn't anywhere near being ready to go into Labor or a canidate for induction. She told us that labor in general causes a stress on the baby and will cause the heartrate to drop a bit with each contraction. Since I wasn't in labor yet and the baby already was showing signs of distress she thought it best for me to have a c-section. I couldn't believe it! We asked for a moment to ourselves to discuss it. We both wanted what was best for Riley and getting him into the world safely was our number one priority.
We decided to go ahead with the c-section.
The doctor returned to the room and sat next to me on the bed. She grabbed my hand and with tear filled eyes apoligized that I couldn't have the natural birth I had planned and hoped for. She told me that if I wanted to have another child she would double stitch my uterus so that I could attempt a VBAC next time around and she would gladly be my doctor. This warmed my heart. I knew her intentions were nothing but true.
That being said, I was prepped for surgery. They were calling it an "Urgent" c-section, not an Emergency c-section but within minutes it seemed I was on the operating table. I was shaking like a leaf so the nurse held me with a warm blanket while they did the spinal anesthesia. All the while I was still hooked to the heart monitor so I could hear Riley. My husband joined me in the OR and held my hand as we waited. They told me I would feel pressure when they were taking him out and boy was THAT an understatement! It felt like someone was standing on my stomach when it came time for them to pull him out. Having seen c-sections and deliveries in my past I knew what was going on and what WASN'T going on.
I heard them say, "Call the team!" meaning Respiratory team. Then I heard the doctor say, "No, they won't make it in time...there's meconium in here...nucal cord times two...he's not breathing...". My heart sank. I kept telling my husband, "He's not crying! He's not crying! Why isn't he crying?!". The cord was wrapped around his neck twice. The next thing I saw was my son's limp little body being carried to the warmer. Not crying. Not moving. There were at least four nurses and the doctor working on him. I couldn't breath and my husband didn't say a word.
Finally, after what seemed like an eternity, I heard my son cry! He then peed all over the warmer. Hahhaha! He was okay! He didn't swallow or inhale any of the meconium (there first stool). The wonderful nurse brought him to me almost immediately and I got to touch him and kiss his sweet face. They let my husband cut his cord too.
Once I was all stitched up they brought me to recovery where we got to be skin to skin and he latched immediately. I was so worried about the "Golden Hour" following birth and how important it all is for breastfeeding and bonding. The nurses cared about it too which made all the difference in the world. Riley never had to go to NICU and was with me from that moment on.
It didn't happen the way we had planned it but I'm glad we had a c-section. Had we not, Riley may not be with us today. The doctor later told us that the cord was wrapped so tightly (twice) around his neck that the pushing from labor would have caused the situation to end up being an emergent one instead of the urgent one we opted for.
Now, 13 months later when I look at my scar I'm reminded that it was all a reality. That the sweet little boy running around, eating everything, came from my body and thankfully was brought into this world safely. Next time around we will try a VBAC. I put it in the Lord's hands though, he knows what is best and as long as it gets my babies here safely then I'm okay with it.
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One of the greatest joys of living in the lowcountry is the availability of fresh, local seafood all year long. Whether you fish yourself, of rely on the hard work of others to get your fill, it's not hard to get hold of nutritious, flavorful seafood - including shellfish such as clams. With Capt. Mike's Bluewater Seafood store, on S.C. 170, in Okatie, offering fresh littleneck clams at just $4 a dozen, clam lovers can dig into some good clam dishes, whether their preference for clams is steamed or baked, or broiled or fried. Even eaten raw, clams are a shellfish lover's delight, as long as the clams are fresh, live and cleaned well. When choosing clams, select only those that are not broken, cracked or have damaged shells. Also, avoid purchasing clams that are not tightly closed, or do not close when lightly tapped, as they are likely dead. (A live clam will have its shell tightly shut, or if it's slightly open, will shut when tapped.) Once you get your clams home, store them in the refrigerator for up to three days in an open container loosely covered with a damp towel. (Live clams need to breathe, so give them breathing room - do not store them on ice or in a sealed plastic bag.) When you are ready to eat or cook your clams, clean them thoroughly by covering them in cold water in a clean basin. Changing the water two or three times, allow clams to soak for 20 minutes. After 20 minutes, scrub the clams with a stiff brush under cold running water to remove any remaining grit. (If any of the clams open, tap on it - should the clam not close, discard it.) If one of your resolutions for the New Year is to eat more fish - or shellfish - now's the time to begin and a platter of baked Clams Casino (recipe follows) is a delicious place to start.
Kitchen Ade note: Capt. Mike's Bluewater Seafood store (owned by Capt. Mike Saturday) is located on S.C. 170, Okatie, next to El Cheapo Gas Station; hours, Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Sunday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. While Capt. Mike is undergoing treatment for pancreatic cancer, his daughter, Michelle Saturday, is running the business. For further information, call 645-3811, or 816-CORK.
Sue Ade, a Lowcountry resident since 1985, is a gourmet baker and collector of vintage cooking utensils and cookbooks. She can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com or 683-0375.
12 medium-sized littleneck clams
2 tablespoon unsalted butter
3 strips thick bacon, each sliced into 4 equal pieces (12 total)
1/3 cup finely diced red bell pepper
2 tablespoons minced shallots
3 garlic cloves, finely minced
1/2 cup soft breadcrumbs
2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
2 tablespoons chopped flat leaf parsley
¼ teaspoon dried oregano
1/8 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
Pinch salt
Lemon wedges, for serving
Rock salt*
Open clams; remove clams from shell. Wash shells, then place each clam in deep half of shell. (Discard the rest of the clam shells.) Heat butter in a skillet over medium heat. Add the bacon and sauté until bacon is cooked, but not crispy. Remove bacon from skillet with a slotted spoon, and reserve. Add the red pepper to the bacon drippings in the skillet, and cook for 2 minutes. Add the shallot and garlic and continue to cook until soft. Remove skillet from heat, mixing in the breadcrumbs, 1 tablespoon of the cheese, parsley, oregano, pepper and salt. Spoon the breadcrumb mixture atop the clams, dividing equally and mounding slightly. Sprinkle with the remaining tablespoon of Parmesan. Spread rock salt onto the bottom of an ovenproof baking dish, and set the clams on top of the salt, pressing down slightly. (The rock salt helps to hold the clams steady while they are baked.) Bake in preheated 425-degree oven for 10 minutes, then top with bacon, and bake 5 minutes more, or until bacon is crisped. Serve hot with lemon wedges. Makes 2 servings.
*Kitchen Ade note: For the purposes of this recipe, Morton's Rock Salt (Ice Cream Salt) was used was used for lining the baking dish. Look for Ice Cream Salt at the market on the aisle where regular table salt is stocked.
2 dozen well-scrubbed little neck clams
3 tablespoons olive oil
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
4 cloves garlic, minced
2 (35-ounce) cans peeled, Italian plum tomatoes, squeezed with your hands to crush
1 (28-ounce) can crushed tomatoes
½ cup white wine
4 whole fresh basil leaves
6 tablespoons chopped parsley
½ pound bow tie pasta, cooked al dente
Heat oil with butter in a large saucepot, over medium heat. Add the garlic, cooking until soft. (Do not allow garlic to brown.) Add 3 tablespoons of the parsley to the pot, stirring until the parsley is well coated with the oil/butter/garlic mixture. (The step will help the parsley to remain green after the tomatoes are added to the pot.) Add the tomatoes, crushed tomatoes, wine and basil leaves, simmering (uncovered) for 25 minutes. Season to taste, with salt and pepper. Add clams, cover, cooking for 5 to 10 minutes more, or until clams have opened. (Discard any clams that do not open.) Remove basil from sauce, then pour sauce, with clams, over cooked pasta, garnishing with remaining parsley. Serves 4.
3 dozen mussels (rinsed, cleaned and de-bearded)
3 dozen littleneck clams (rinsed and cleaned)
½ cup butter
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 tablespoons finely chopped shallots
1½ cups dry white wine
2 tablespoons lemon juice
½ cup chopped parsley, divided
1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper
Crusty French bread, for serving
In a large kettle, over medium heat, melt butter. Add garlic and shallots and sauté until soft, about 5 to 8 minutes. Add wine, lemon juice, half of the parsley and pepper, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and add mussels and clams and cook, covered, about 10 minutes (shaking pot frequently), or until shells open and mussels are cooked. (Unlike clams, which are completely cooked when their shells open, mussel shells will open before the mussels are fully cooked.) Discard any clams or mussels that do not open, then transfer clams and mussels, with cooking liquid, to a large shallow serving dish, sprinkling remaining parsley over all. Serve with crusty bread. Serves 3 to 4 as a main course, or 6, as an appetizer.


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From the moment we admit you until the day you go home our experts engage in an extraordinary kind of teamwork that we call our multidisciplinary care approach.
Multidisciplinary (combining and coordinating many specialized areas of medicine) might seem like a buzzword now, but when we adopted it, it was a foreign concept. Our founder, Dr. Roswell Park, pioneered the idea in 1898. He placed the patient at the center of a diverse team of specialists, each with a deep understanding of an essential medical discipline, and each devoted to sharing insights and observations with one another. The new approach got notable results: cancer patients began to live longer.
Since then, we've expanded our understanding of cancer beyond anything Dr. Park could have imagined. And we've kept pace by constantly refining our multidisciplinary care. We call on the best combination of pathologists, radiologists, surgeons, and chemotherapy and radiotherapy specialists — as well as research scientists, nurses and nurse practitioners, rehabilitation therapists, psychologists, social workers, pain management experts, genetics counselors, nutritionists, among others — that your unique case requires. In turn, they collaborate with your primary care physician to tailor your treatment plan and ensure continuity of care from diagnosis through long-term follow-up.
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At Roswell Park, we believe that survivorship begins at diagnosis and lasts a lifetime, with uninterrupted access to specialized cancer care and support. We want to ensure that any early warning signs of recurrence are detected and treated immediately; that all your present and long-term needs — physical, psychosocial, nutritional, spiritual, legal — related to living with cancer are met; and that routine preventive and follow-up care is always available to enhance your health, well-being and peace of mind. Each Roswell Park patient receives a customized treatment and post-treatment plan; and ongoing communication between Roswell Park and the patient's primary care physician continues long after treatment ends.


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The business quarter encompassing the first half of the summer is typically a tough time for gaming companies, as development costs pile up and software releases are held in preparation for the holiday season. These factors tend to send companies home with low net incomes and occasional losses. However, Sony's gaming division made it through the lull with a strong showing from the PlayStation 3 that pushed its net numbers into the black.
The company issued its quarterly results today in Japan. Though Sony Corp. as a whole saw profits drop nearly 50 percent year-over-year, the company's gaming division shone through as one of the company's more profitable divisions, despite the long period of dark times that followed the rough launch of the PlayStation 3. Sony's gaming division posted strong results for the quarter, reaching June 30 vastly more profitable than it was in Q1 2007. While last year's Q1 results came in at an operating loss of ¥29.2 billion ($269 million), the company posted an operating income of ¥5.4 billion ($51 million) this year. Overall sales and operating revenue for the quarter reached ¥229.6 billion ($2.1 billion), up 16.8 percent from last year.
Sony attributes the difference to PS3 hardware cost reductions and improved sales numbers for both PS3 software and PSP hardware. A strong set of software releases, including big multi-platform titles like Grand Theft Auto IV and exclusives like Metal Gear Solid 4 and some hardware-software bundles, helped to bolster sales numbers.
Strong sales increases for the PS3 and PSP netted Sony gaming a strong Q1 performance.
Strong sales of the PlayStation 3 and the PlayStation Portable in the quarter drove a year-over-year rise in hardware shipped. Worldwide hardware units sold for the three platforms came in at 1.51 million for the PS2, 3.72 million for the PSP, and 1.56 million for the PS3. That works out to be a 40 percent and 55 percent increase in units moved over last year for the PSP and the PS3, respectively.
Though there a great decrease in PS2 software sales, both PS3 and PSP software did well in the quarter. PS2 software units sold dropped to 19.3 million down from 31.1 million, but PSP units racked up 11.8 million units while PS3 units rose to 22.8 million—a staggering 385 percent increase in units sold for the quarter, year-over-year.
In the wake of the strong quarter, Sony said its forecasts for the remainder of the fiscal year remain on track. The company still expects PS2 hardware sales to topple 9 million units, PSP hardware sales to best 15 million units, PS3 hardware sales to reach 10 million units, and combined software sales for the three platforms to hit 250 million units.
With the exception of Metal Gear Solid 4, Q1 wasn't exactly a season of Sony exclusives, yet the company still managed to ride through it all relatively unscathed. As with its competition at Nintendo and Microsoft, rough waters will soon give way to smooth sailing through the latter quarters of the year, as the big summer-end titles lead into the fall and holiday blockbusters.
Its competition also has some heavy-hitting software titles due in the remainder of the year, but Sony has arguably the strongest line-up of the big three, with exclusives like LittleBigPlanet and Resistance 2, which will probably sell to many different demographics. Combined with a lower-priced 80 GB hardware SKU, value-added features like the new video store, and the advent of PlayStation Home later this fall, Sony is poised to do especially well this year.
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CPG companies need to serve diverse consumer needs around the world while running in a more cost-efficient way that adds more value back to the business. To help consumer goods CEOs, CFOs and COOs, Accenture:
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Thelma Jones would like to congratulate Taha Chaudhry for being selected as the Superintendent Award winner for April. He is pictured on the right with his 1st grade teacher Mrs. Birdow and with his family down below. Taha is the son of Atiq & Naghmana Chaudhry and has a sister Maryum in 4th grade here at TJE.
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Technical Glitch Creates Best Fireworks Display Ever [VIDEO]
The fireworks display at the annual Bonfire Night event in Oban, Scotland was supposed to last for 20 minutes. Instead, a technical glitch caused all the fireworks to go off at once in what may be the most spectacular mistake ever.
Due to an electronic timing issue, all the fireworks in the display shot off at once, producing an amazing display of color and thunderous sound. Unfortunately, the entire display took less than a minute. So much for a finale.
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Mississippi landowners interested in earning additional revenue from their land can take part in a one-day workshop May 23 focusing on natural resource enterprises. The workshop will take place at Mallard Lodge near Rolling Fork, Miss., in Sharkey County.
Natural resource enterprises include a variety of activities such as fee hunting and fishing, trail-riding, agritourism, heritage tourism, wildlife watching, and operation of bed and breakfasts.
To learn more about natural resource enterprises, visit http://www.naturalresources.msstate.edu.
Workshop participants will have the opportunity to speak with others who are managing an enterprise as well as receive advice and learn from resource professionals. Topics covered include revenue potential, liability and legal considerations, enterprise development, marketing, laws and regulations, and cost-share programs.
The afternoon session will take place in the field and focus on wildlife habitat management and conservation.
MSU is working with Delta Wildlife, Ducks Unlimited, the Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation, Mississippi's Lower Delta Partnership, Natural Resources Conservation Service, the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to offer the workshop.
Early registration is recommended due to space limitations. A $25 fee will cover refreshments, lunch and workshop materials. For more information or to register online, visit the workshop Web site at http://www.wildlifeworkshop.msstate.edu or call (662) 325-3174.


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By Mike Lehman, TTU Sports Information
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – Even though the 2013 season has come to an end for the Tennessee Tech baseball team, there is still much that awaits this Golden Eagle squad as post season awards from around the country are still being awarded.
Just one week after the Golden Eagles earned seven players among the all-Ohio Valley Conference squads, six more have been honored by College Sports Madness as some of the best players in the OVC.
The top award goes to senior ace Tristan Archer, who earned OVC Pitcher of the Year honors by College Sports Madness.
A four-year starting pitcher, Archer spent much of this season rewriting the Tennessee Tech record books and firmly cementing a place among the all-time greats in Tech history. Archer broke three career records this season including career victories (23), innings pitched (323.2), and starts (55). He ranks second among all Tech pitchers in strikeouts, setting down 273 batters on strikes.
On the year, Archer broke his career-high in wins, leading the Golden Eagles with nine and ranking second in the Ohio Valley Conference. His 97 strikeouts this season, also a career-high, ranked second in the league. He threw 97 innings, and put up three 10+ strikeout games this season, including his first career complete-game shutout over SIUE. The performance led to the senior garnering his fourth career adidas OVC Pitcher of the Week honor. A member of the 2010 OVC all-Freshman team, Archer was also named OVC Player of the Week by College Sports Madness earlier this season.
Earning all-OVC first team honors were Archer and junior sluggers Zach Stephens and Daniel Miles.
Stephens came into the 2013 season with huge expectations after being named Ohio Valley Conference Preseason co-Player of the Year, Preseason All-OVC first-team, Preseason All-America third-team by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association, and Louisville Slugger Preseason All-America honorable mention by CollegeBaseballInsider.com. The junior did a great job of tempering those expectations by leading the Golden Eagles in runs scored (59), hits (77), home runs (15), RBI (71), walks (38), and slugging percentage (.616).
He also ranks in the top five in the OVC in slugging percentage, runs, total bases, and walks. The junior recorded a solid .341 batting average and improved dramatically on the defensive side of the ball, owning a .994 fielding percentage after 57 games at first base. He earned adidas OVC Player of the Week earlier this season as well as OVC Player of the Week by College Sports Madness. In just three seasons, Stephens has already made on impact on the Tech record books, pasting his names among the best hitters to don a Golden Eagle uniform.
His 43 career long balls already ranks second on the all-time home runs list, just eight behind former Tech slugger A.J. Kirby-Jones and 10 off the all-time OVC record . He also ranks second for career RBI, racking up 172 so far in his career, just 36 shy of the OVC record. Stephens already ranks among the top 10 hitters in Tech history as his 216 hits are good enough for eighth. He is also among the top 10 in career doubles (seventh), slugging percentage (sixth), total bases (third), and walks (10th) and is approaching the top 10 in runs scored, triples, and at bats. This year also marked the second straight season Stephens earned All-OVC second-team honors.
In just his first season as member of the Golden Eagles, third baseman Daniel Miles proved to be a difference maker at third base. The junior ranked second on the squad with a .337 batting average, collecting 67 hits in 53 games this season. Twenty-six of those hits went for extra bases, including 11 doubles, three triples and 12 home runs. His .603 slugging percentage ranked second on the team. He also ranks in the top five in the league in RBI (53), triples, home runs, and total bases (118).
Miles put together one of the best single-game performances in team history this season, hammering three home runs at Austin Peay. All three dingers came in consecutive innings as the junior slugger recorded six RBI in the contest. His weekend performance against the Governors led to his first of two adidas OVC Player of the Week awards as well as two Louisville Slugger National Player of the Week honors. This season he also became the first Tech player to ever hit a grand slam in back-to-back games.
Three more Tech players earned honors from College Sports Madness as Seth Lucio, Dylan Bosheers, and James Abraham each garnered second-team honors.
After garnering OVC All-Freshman honors just a season ago, shortstop Dylan Bosheers collected second-team honors from the OVC following another solid season. The sophomore started every game of the season at shortstop, just one year after making every start at second base. Bosheers didn't missed a beat, recording a .977 fielding percentage and making just one error the entire OVC season. He batted an impressive .329 on the year, collecting 71 hits, including 20 doubles, two triples, and six long balls. His .523 slugging percentage ranked fourth on the team, as did his 46 RBI. He was also one of just three Tech players to hit a grand slam on the year.
Senior James Abraham collected OVC second-team honors behind a fantastic overall year. The left fielder led the Golden Eagles with a .347 batting average and also led Tech with 14 stolen bases. Abraham made just two errors all season, putting together a .978 fielding percentage. He collected 69 hits while scoring 40 runs and driving in 31 more while slugging .422. He also drew 28 walks to contribute to his .430 on-base percentage.
Seth Lucio put together arguably the best season as a closer in Tech history. In his first season as the Golden Eagle closer, the sophomore broke the single-season saves record and tied the career record of 12. He made a single-season record 30 appearances on the year, allowing just nine earned runs in over 44 innings of work. He struck out an incredible 61 batters this season, walking just 18 and holding batters to a .211 average. Just one season after being named to the OVC All-Freshman team, Lucio earned OVC second-team honors this season.


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vkn: Greetings to all log of yesterday is up http://tinyurl.com/blzekrw Left over from yesterday convo http://tinyurl.com/cevfpnn Thanx for AfriGeneas http://tinyurl.com/bmr3lz9 Hey hey hey alt
alt: hello vkn... may I join ya?
vkn: By all means Nice to see note of thanx from Marion
alt: just reading about the "flap" over LL Cool J and the lyrics in the song with the country music singer.
vkn: and proud of all for progress made by Yatah
yatah: hello i need your help what is
alt: Yes, Marion's posting had a very "nice" touch. Hello yatah
yatah: yeah pretty good result health
vkn: Just saying we are proud of you Yatah
yatah: i need your help about what is neanderthal dna i got 4 %
karoshi8: Hello everyone!
vkn: uh oh Beyond me Yatah but sounds like the original Eve Howdy karoshi8
alt: yatah, click on the link at 23andme to read what it has to say about Neanderthal ancestry. Hello karoshi8
yatah: oops i mean 1.4 % mean come from africa ?
vkn: All life begins in Africa Yatah Have you done DNA karoshi8 ?
karoshi8: No, I haven't. It seems very interesting.
vkn: Neither have I
yatah: ok less of % of neanderthal nice to know lol
karoshi8: Though, since I was adopted I would have to do it on my parents.
alt: yatah, don't be too serious about those pre-historic DNA origins... they are not specific to each of us, but rather to all of us (human kind).
vkn: ahhhhhh karoshi8 I see
yatah: original eve alike ,vkn ? i learn something
alt: good yatah
vkn: Very good
alt: I'm trying to relate my DNA results to the last 2-3 hundred years, not the past 30-40 thousands of years LOL
yatah: yeah i cant wait next result few day left
karoshi8: Seems very exciting yatah!
alt: hello Selma.
vkn: howdy selma
Selma: Afternoon alt, karoshi, vkn, yatah
karoshi8: Hello Selma
yatah: thanks
alt: karoshi8, the VFW post in Urbana, OH (Strawther-Robinson) is named after a Robinson descendant who was killed at Pearl Harbor.
yatah: hey i ask you few question about non abo blood group
vkn: you are making progress karoshi8 or so it sounds
karoshi8: Ok, I'll have to look. Thanks alt. I can still find no connection to the Robinsons. I suppose so vkn. I found some awesome stuff but it only raises more questions.
vkn: Questions are roads to answers
karoshi8: Like why a white man would be selling property to a FPOC woman who is married and not to her husband? Thanks for all the help everyone!
alt: solid answers to those types of questions may be hard to answer from the typical records we research karoshi8 ... (vitals, land, etc.)
karoshi8: Very true. The seller is a Vaughn and I know Vaughn is one of my possible Saponi names. So there might be a connection there.
Selma: A familial connection?
karoshi8: Tribal connection. Maybe.
alt: karoshi8, did you know a Sheila Farmer Clay originally from Urbana, Ohio, she was BIG in researching Saponi ancestry among the people of color in Ohio.
karoshi8: Though, when I was in Ohio I spoke to Timothy Weaver and he didn't seem to put any faith in the native american connection. I don't know if I have spoken to her or not alt. I have spoken to Richard Haithcock who is also a direct relation to me.
alt: okay karoshi8, yes Rick has compiled a great deal of early NA history and ties to the Ohio area.
karoshi8: His great grandfather married my 3rd great grandfather's sister Elizabeth Winburn.
alt: okay, a Haithcock & a Winburn marriage.. what was the time period?
karoshi8: They married July 30 1852 in Ross County.
alt: as Winburn & Haithcock?
karoshi8: Yes. It is Henry Winburn's daughter, instead of sister.
yatah: you know what is mean ? of non abo blood group ?
karoshi8: What is your email alt? I'll send you the pic of the marriage record. It also has Robert Hackley and Julia Ann Adams on it too. Who would be the parents of Clarissa Hackley who married Joseph John Winburn.
alt: Meredith Haithcoch & Elizabeth Winburn????
karoshi8: Yes.
alt: email@example.com
Selma: Non abo blood group..what is that?
yatah: blood type something
karoshi8: Sent
alt: received LOL
Selma: I have no clue yatah..
vkn: Naptime yall
yatah: allright
alt: I thought all blood types were either A, B, O or some combination???
karoshi8: I suppose I'm going to have to make a trip up to Urbana! As if my Ohio trips aren't full enough. This time it I have to go to Dayton, Cleveland, Xenia, Chillicothe, Gallipolis, and Urbana.
yatah: yea like that alt
alt: well you can make Dayton, Xenia & Urbana in a day or two.
yatah: alike gg ag aa alt
karoshi8: Yes probably so alt. Gotta fit in the family reunion too! lol
Selma: Have to run folks..have a great day
alt: sounds like a "packed" trip.
karoshi8: Almost always is. Exhausting but rewarding.
alt: well, on your way from Xenia to Urbana or vice versa, give me a holler I'm in Springfield 8-12 miles from either and on rte 68.
karoshi8: I'm going to get out of here too. Thanks for all the help. Have a good afternoon. Of course I will let you know!
alt: bye karoshi8


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- A body found just west of Antigo does not appear to be a victim of of violence. Late yesterday, someone walking in a wooded area came across a badly-decomposed body. It was on private hunting property between West First Avenue and Hazel Road. Friday afternoon, Langlade County Coroner Larry Shadick told Newswatch 12 preliminary results from a forensic autopsy make him believe the body is an elderly Antigo man who hasn't been seen since this Spring. Investigators found an ID belonging to the missing man. There won't be any positive identification until a forensic dentist in Madison can compare dental records. That might take a week or more. Shadick says the missing man often rode a bicycle to get around, and a bike was found near the corpse.
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CHICAGO (AP) – Illinois state lawmakers facing tough votes in an election year might be emboldened by the results of Tuesday's primary, which show that most incumbents survived challenges from within their own party, even if they supported pension reform or gay marriage.
But two incumbent Democrats lost, despite backing from Democratic leaders such as powerful Speaker Michael Madigan, delivering a mixed message not to underestimate the power of organized labor, which delivers key financial support and votes to the party.
Though the wins came by slim margins, two of three Democratic state lawmakers who defied labor unions and backed pension reform will advance to the general election. Both House Republicans who faced primary challenges for breaking with party conservatives and supporting gay marriage were also successful.
"I'm going to vote my conscience, I'm going to vote my district and I'm not just going to vote for a Republican primary crowd," state GOP Rep. Ron Sandack said. "I think I'm helping devise a roadmap for larger electoral success for our party."
Sandack, a first-term lawmaker and former Downers Grove mayor, eked out a 153-vote primary victory over Waubonsie High School teacher Keith Matune, who saw conservative political action committees spend hundreds of thousands of dollars to bolster his campaign with television ads and mailers criticizing Sandack for "getting in bed with the radical left to get re-elected."
Sandack's fellow House Republican, Rep. Ed Sullivan of Mundelein, also survived a challenge fueled by conservative groups unhappy with his vote for same-sex marriage.
"I found out I have a fiscally conservative and very common sense compassionate district," Sullivan said.
On the Democratic side, organized labor groups failed to defeat some Democratic House members from Chicago who supported the pension overhaul. The measure, approved by lawmakers in December, is estimated to save $145 billion over 30 years, largely by cutting worker benefits.
State Rep. Christian Mitchell narrowly bested Jhatayn "Jay" Travis, a community organizer who had hundreds of thousands of dollars in union support.
Mitchell said he never wavered in his decision to vote for pension reform, despite heavy opposition from teachers unions. Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis is a resident of his Chicago district.
"I did what I thought was right. And voters made a smart decision," Mitchell said. "I'm honored by it and I hope I will be an example to others."
State Rep. Jaime Andrade, Jr. also fended off four challengers, including attorney Nancy Schiavone, whose campaign was bankrolled by unions.
But unions were able to take down one Democratic lawmaker, six-term Rep. Toni Berrios, who lost to journalist Will Guzzardi after voting in favor of some of Madigan's pension proposals.
"Tonight this community stood together and we demanded new leadership," Guzzardi said. "We said with one voice that working people who earned their retirement deserved to get it."
A second Democrat, state Rep. Derrick Smith, lost to attorney Pamela Reaves-Harris by several hundred votes after he was indicted for corruption in 2012.
Kent Redfield, professor emeritus at the University of Illinois Springfield, said the primary results ultimately sent a "mixed message" to lawmakers this year as the Legislature decides whether to extend tax increases, offer corporate tax incentives to keep businesses in Illinois, reform pensions for Chicago city workers, and possibly approve capital construction projects.
"I think if you're risk averse, as most legislators are, this may embolden some Democrats to go against the Speaker on some issues," Redfield said. "Their message is going to be, 'you don't want to lead us too far out on a limb.'"


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In politics, there's nothing more fun than watching a politician self-destruct. Mitt Romney's doing a better job of it than most.
Let me count the ways. First, his disastrous trip to Europe, where he managed to insult the population of every country he visited. He came home only to name extreme right-winger Paul Ryan as his running mate, thereby automatically assuming the questionable mantle of the candidate who would eliminate Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security.
Romney and Ryan then presided over the dullest political convention ever, remembered only for Clint Eastwood's empty chair act, which Romney capped with his ham-handed comments on Libya, accusing President Obama of siding with the murderers of Ambassador Chris Stevens.
And now Romney's made his biggest gaffe to date, denouncing 47 percent of Americans as good-for-nothing moochers who pay no federal income tax, take no responsibility for their own lives, and instead just loll around, waiting for the next government handout. They all support Obama anyway, says Mitt, so he's not even going to waste his time asking for their vote.
Romney made his snooty comments behind closed doors at a $50,000 per napkin reception in Boca Raton on May 17. But when they surfaced this week, on a video filmed at the event and released by Mother Jones, Romney didn't back down. He doubled-down, insisting that his view of takers vs. makers sums up the difference between him and Barack Obama.
Now we knew Mitt Romney was out of touch with average Americans. Unless you own a NASCAR team, or an NFL team, or three or four dressage horses, you don't exist in his universe. As Current TV's Jennifer Granholm told the Democratic Convention in Charlotte, "In Romney's world, the cars get the elevator; the workers get the shaft!"
So, we knew he was out of touch. We just didn't know how out of touch he was — until he maligned half of the American electorate. Yes, according to the Tax Policy Center, it's true that 46.4 percent of Americans pay no federal income tax. But Romney has no idea who they are, or why they pay no taxes. They're not freeloaders. They're military families. They're working poor and middle-class families. They're senior citizens on fixed incomes.
Of course, they do pay some taxes: payroll tax, sales taxes, local taxes. The main reason they pay no federal income tax is one Romney will never understand: They don't make enough money. According to the TPC, half of those paying no income tax earn less than $16,812 per year. Most have incomes less than $33,542 per year. Sixty percent of them have jobs. Twenty-five percent of them are elderly, living on Social Security. And most of them live in red states. Romney's insulted his own base!
Apparently Romney also doesn't understand that another reason those families owe no income tax is because they take advantage of certain tax credits for the poor, which the Republican Party has long championed. The earned income tax credit, for example, was signed into law by Gerald Ford in March 1975. The child tax credit, adopted under Bill Clinton, was extended under George W. Bush. Under existing law, the Tax Policy Center notes, "a couple with two children earning less than $26,400 will pay no federal income tax because their $11,600 standard deduction and four exemptions of $3,700 each reduce their taxable income to zero."
Yet, in Romney's perverted world, it's wrong for those poor families to accept any tax relief. They're freeloaders! While it's perfectly acceptable, even honorable, for Romney and his billionaire buddies to take advantage of every tax loophole on the books, including hiding their money offshore in the Cayman Islands or a Swiss bank account. He's one of the biggest "takers" of all.
Romney doesn't get it. The problem with so many people paying no income tax is not with those poor or middle-class families who don't make enough money to qualify. It's with the super-rich, like him, who can afford to pay more, and should pay more, but who pay less than their fair share or, perhaps, no income tax at all.
The big question: Is Mitt Romney himself part of the 47 percent he disdains? Is he one of those lazy bums who pays no federal income tax at all? I suspect he is. Only he can prove he's not, by releasing his tax returns.
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text: Victor Kung of VKMusic contacted me to ask if I was interested in reviewing a kit amp from a new Japanese manufacturer, Aurorasound. After positive experiences with Elekit and because I have a bit of a DIY bug to scratch, I agreed to build their balanced kit amp, the BDR-HP01E. The president of Aurorasound, Shinobu Karaki worked for Texas Instruments for 28 years, including being in charge of their Digital Signal Processor division and a senior manager of their Digital Audio/Video LSI development and Marketing Group. He describes himself as a "serious audiophile" interested in everything from 78 RPM vinyl through to high-resolution digital in addition to playing and teaching guitar locally. Aurorasound is his company for high-end audio amplifiers, with Otomatsu being the DIY division of that. The basic product of the Otomatsu division is a portable headphone amp, called the "Otomatsu Headphone Amp Kit" which he sells for 9,580 yen (including the case) or about US$125 at today's exchange rate. The design, which will no doubt have those people more understanding of audio circuits mumbling appropriate comments in acknowledgement, consists of a very straight-forward OPAMP-based circuit using 2 LME49600 (fixed to the boards) and 2 OPAMPs of your choice -- LME49710 by default, but OPA604, OP134, LME49990, NE5534A, LT1115 or OPA627A are given as options, with other common single-channel OPAMPs likely to work as well. The reason for my mentioning this basic amp is that it forms the basis for the HP01E I built. Two of them are used, bridged, to build a balanced amp in much the same manner as some people have build balanced versions of AMB's Mini3. In addition to two amp board kits, the HP01E comes with a very straight-forward power supply. The unique aspect to this amp is the input, which is single-ended and fed into a phase splitter to get the balanced outputs. This is where the design increases a little in complexity, requiring another board to stuff and somewhat more wiring. It would be easily possible if one wanted balanced input to use a 4-gang potentiometer instead, but it would require both a larger box (something I'll discuss later) and there wouldn't be any SE input. From a DIY'ers point of view, this kit is good for someone with a couple of builds under their belt already who is familiar with the parts and basic amp circuit layouts, as the increased complexity of bridging two amps as well as a couple of tricky points I found a little challenging. The first challenge is the last: The included case makes for a very tight fit for components, especially with all the wiring involved. It took me relatively little time to stuff the boards, but getting everything wired up and in the case took far longer. The Build. What's in the box. The kit itself was kindly delivered with a usefully bookmarked copy of the local MJ audio magazine which covers both regular gear as well as DIY, in both cases slanted more towards the technical aspects of the designs of both. I was pleasantly surprised to find each board in its own little kit box with neatly packaged components, making it easy to get straight into building. Comprehensive step-by-step instructions are included as well, though here in Japanese. Victor Kung, as he did with the Elekit amps, has translated the instructions into English for North-American buyers. Suffice to say, the excellent pictures and diagrams are pretty much all that is necessary if you understand how amps work already. The only thing I forgot to do was set a lower gain to start with, which I'd definitely recommend as the default is too high. Dual amp boards and parts. The amp board kits are those from the portable amp, so reading the instructions beforehand is necessary, as the boards aren't built quite the same as they are in portable. For the balanced amp, some components have been upgraded. The coupling capacitors have been upgraded to Nichicon MUSE (though if you don't mind risking a bit of DC on the output, they can be bypassed), and the OPAMPs to a set of LME49710s. Since both boards are the identical, they were very fast to assemble, as I didn't have to hunt for part locations more than once. However, the MUSE coupling caps were a tight fit and I needed to cut the wires to a suitable length beforehand and spend some time wiggling them into the holes. A nice touch was that the resistors came attached to a piece of card with double-sided sticky tape and labels for their values, which saved having to deal with numerous small snaplock bags. Attenuator/splitter board and parts. The attenuator/splitter board was the only place I had confusion, as a couple of resistor labels sit in locations that allow for confusion. Thankfully I tend to insert all the resistors before I start soldering so I spotted a mistake I had made almost straight away. The transformer and power supply board were very straight-forward. The resistors used are all the same value and are un-labelled an in the bag with the rest of the small components. The only fiddly thing was soldering in jumpers from the transformer board to the PSU board. A good reason why experience is helpful here is making sure the transformer is the right way around with the primaries towards the fuse. A slightly odd thing I encountered was that the power board came with two 2-connector screw terminals instead of 4-connector screw terminals. In another bag along with other components for the case, I found two more of these, but by that time I'd soldered the screw terminals into the middle of the slots in the power board and couldn't be bothered to make changes. However I managed to get everything wired up without issue despite this. The case provided is from the Japanese manufacturer Takachi. They are decent quality cases which, usefully, slot together, making it easy during assembly to remove and return the front and back panels as necessary when the top is off. This was a lifesaver as the space inside the case is very tight with all the wiring. One thing I do dislike about the case is that the power socket, being in the middle, causes the back panel to bend appreciably when a plug is inserted. Signal wiring diagram. At first, seeing two whole pages on how to wire up the amp, one for the power wiring and one for the signal wiring was very daunting (I'm not an experienced DIY'er). The kit comes with a length of black and blue wire and 2 lengths of red. However, using one length of red for the mains wiring and braiding up the other lengths of red, blue and black, then cutting braided lengths as required made it very straight-forward to do the wiring, as almost all of it, except for small lengths used for jumpering various parts, uses all 3 colours. In the midst of wiring everything up. Importantly, make sure to get the boards positioned well using the stick-on feet, then unscrew them for the wiring. I made the mistake of sticking the boards down last, being worried about their position and it turned out worse in the end. Once everything is assembled, the next stop, before installing the OPAMPs, was to power it up, calibrate the PSU voltage and measure the voltages at various points on the boards, to which a whole page of the manual is dedicated. In my case, after adjusting the power output on the power boards, everything else was spot-on. The kit I received included two Neutrik 3-pin XLR combo jacks to allow both single-ended and balanced output. I've suggested, since it has become more common nowadays, that offering a 4-pin XLR + TRS socket would be more useful, especially for someone who wants to re-terminate their own headphones or use a pair of orthodynamic headphones, and also as both Audeze and Hifiman offer their headphones with 4-pin termination by default. It is also much simpler to wire than the combo jacks. In the future, if I built a amp like this, I'd buy some pre-cut and terminated jumper wires from the local electronics store which would make it much easier, or a second pair of "helping hands" to hold everything in place for soldering. The Sound. For me, the interesting thing would be comparing how well a basic circuit would compare to my other balanced amp, the Audio-gd Phoenix which, at the time it was designed, was intended to be as good as the designer was capable of (though now has been superseded in that sense). Suffice to say, I'm quite pleased with the results. With my LCD-3s it has a rather forward presentation that presents detail intensely. It doesn't have the spacious effortlessness of the non-feedback Phoenix, which tends to disappear, just leaving the music. Rather, the amp is more excited and wants to tell you everything about the music. It seemed to want to tell me about what source I was using as well, as switching between more lowly kit as a source, such as an Audioquest Dragonfly and one of my high-end DACs the differences were significant. I spent a few hours the evening after building it enjoying listening with it, not feeling like switching back to my amp for some time. I did find the intensity slightly fatiguing over long listening periods, but I still enjoy the amp when I want more intensity than I usually get from my system. To that end, it is just the kind of amp that suits more "relaxed" open headphones such as the Sennheiser 600, 650 and 598, the latter of which is shown in the instructions. It reminds me a great deal of the mid-range amp I used to use with the HD-600s some years ago, the combination of which I enjoyed very much. Switching to the single-ended output with my Symphones Magnums, which are easy-to-drive headphones, the result was equally crisp and clear as balanced. The benefit of the extra power available was readily more apparent when I switched to using LCD-3s and played some complex and dramatic orchestral tracks, where the slight blur during dramatic movements using the single-ended output (and just one of the two amps) disappeared when the balanced output (both amps) were used. Unfortunately I don't have any suitable high-impedance headphones to repeat the test with, but when I do, I'll update this review. IEMs: With my quite sensitive RE-ZEROs, even with the volume at maximum, there is no audible noise or hiss. Using my Sony XBA-3s, which have a very unusual impedance curve, which is a serious test of the linearity of an amp, there were no issues that I could detect, which is an excellent sign. Interestingly, it mated very well with the Audioquest Dragonfly, which I have running out of my Apple USB keyboard. Out of my Calyx DAC the sound was a bit too intense. It would probably be a good pairing with a more mellow DAC, such as the Metrum Octave. Tweaks One of the most obvious benefits of an OPAMP-based design is the ability to roll different ones in to the circuit since they are, in themselves, amplifier circuits. Most of the popular single-channel OPAMPs can be rolled into the amp boards, though something like the OPA627 is going to be a costly option as you need 4 of them, as well as compensation caps. The attenuator board, on the other hand, takes dual OPAMPs. I rolled both OPA627s and AD797BRZs into the amp with predictable results, the former giving a slightly warmer presentation and the latter a touch gentler clarity compared to the LME49710s that come with the amp, though without the changes being as great as I had remembered from doing so in other devices. I felt a better improvement was had switching the NE5532s from the phase splitter/attenuator board with LM4562s, though being unable to quickly A/B the differences, I'm not entirely sure they were significant. The LME49600, by default, has one pin not connected to put it in low-bandwidth mode. Connecting it puts it in high-bandwidth mode, which, I felt, improved the sound, removing that slight aggressiveness in the presentation. The risk here is, of course, that the opamps will oscillate, but even though I didn't add compensation capacitors, the AD797BRZs seemed to have no audible issues. Overall. The question that lingers in my mind after building the amp is the price, which is arguably quite high. It sits in a region between the basic amps and the high-end balanced amps such as the Beta 22. Around half of the cost, however, is the case (the last item in the list above). If a cheaper, locally sourced case were used and the kit correspondingly much cheaper, the price would be good value, so a good idea might be to just buy the kit without the case if sorting out a case yourself is possible. Still, I enjoyed building the amp and the sound from it is very good and it would be a good amp for someone with the DIY bug who likes the idea of a lively-sounding, balanced, and very organised kit amp for a variety of headphones.


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Final 12 Roster Announced for U.S. Boys' Youth National Team
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (June 19, 2013) – The U.S. Boys' Youth National Volleyball Team (BYNT) finalized its 12-player roster that will represent the United States at the 2013 FIVB Volleyball Boys' U19 World Championship in Tijuana and Mexicali, Mexico, on June 27-July 7.
The dozen players include opposite Karl Apfelbach (Shorewood, Wis.), setters Christy Blough (Ontario, N.Y.), Soren Dion-Kindem (Agoura Hills, Calif.) and Curtis Stallings (Chesapeake, Va.), middle blockers Connor Lammey (West Grove, Pa.), Alex Pia (Johns Creek, Ga.) and Matt Walsh (Chicago, Ill.), outside hitters Jacob Arnitz (Yorba Linda, Calif.), Colby Harriman (Rochester, N.Y.) and Chris Nugent (Fair Lawn, N.J.), outside/libero Evan Enriques (Panalu'u, Hawaii) and libero Kyle Dagostino (Tampa, Fla.).
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"Only one other person and myself are back from last year's team, so I think that just shows how hard everyone else has been working," said Blough, who will serve as team captain. "I'm very honored to be on the team again."
Blough, along with Lammey, returns from the 2012 U.S. Boys' Youth National Volleyball Team that finished third at the NORCECA Continental Championship. Pia was also a 2012 BYNT selection, but was unable to attend the NORCECA Championship due to illness.
Players were selected through USA Volleyball High Performance tryouts held across the country. The team represents 10 states and nine USA Volleyball regions.
The BYNT, which consists of players born in 1995 or 1996, spent the last week at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo., as the roster was whittled from 17 down to 12.
"It's been awesome," Arnitz said of the team's time at the OTC. "Definitely an amazing facility. Being able to have these coaches and these guys, it's a lot of fun. And the food is really good!"
The experience, however, hasn't been all fun and games. The FIVB Volleyball Boys' U19 World Championship overlaps the USA Volleyball Boys' Junior National Championships this year.
"Last year I made the same decision and I did not regret it at all," Blough said. "It was the best experience I had, so it wasn't too hard of a decision this year."
The United States enters the tournament seeded below teams that have been training together for much longer than one week. But Head Coach Colin McMillan is optimistic about his team's talent and competitiveness, and Blough's experience taught him that there is more to world championships than winning.
"About half the team's going to head off to college [in the fall]," said Blough, who is signed to play for Ohio State. "Everyone's hoping to gain some international experience. High-level experience is the best we can get to get ready for college."
The BYNT departs Colorado Springs for Mexico on Thursday (June 20). Upon arrival, the team will participate in a pre-championship tournament with several other countries. Group play for the 20-team FIVB Volleyball Boys' U19 World Championship will be held June 27-July 1, followed by playoff rounds July 2-7.
Pool A consists of Belarus, Tunisia, Mexico, China and Poland. Pool B is comprised of Argentina, Cuba, Japan, Chile and Turkey. Pool C is made up of Russia, Iran, France, Rwanda and Finland. Rounding out the group in Pool D are Brazil, the United States, Egypt, Korea and Algeria.
The United States opens play on June 27 against Algeria at 2 p.m. PST, followed by Brazil on June 28 at 7 p.m. PST, Egypt on June 30 at 5 p.m. PST and Korea on July 1 at 2 p.m. PST. All Pool D matches take place in the Auditorio del Estado in Mexicali, Mexico.
2013 Boys' Youth National Team Roster
# - Name (Position, Grad Year, Hometown, USAV Region, Club)
1 - Connor Lammey (MB, 2013, West Grove, Pa., Florida Region, Tampa Bay Juniors)
2 - Matt Walsh (MB, 2014, Chicago, Great Lakes, Ultimate VBC)
3 - Colby Harriman (OH, 2014, Rochester, N.Y., Western Empire, Rochester Pace Bootlegger)
4 - Christy Blough (S, 2013, Ontario, N.Y., WEVA, Rochester VBC)
5 - Curtis Stallings (S, 2013, Chesapeake, Va., Old Dominion Region, Coastal 18's National)
8 - Kyle Dagostino (L, 2014, Tampa, Fla., Florida Region, Tampa Bay Invaders)
9 - Karl Apfelbach (Opp, 2014, Shorewood, Wis., Badger, North Shore Milwaukee Volleyball Club)
10 - Jacob Arnitz (OH, 2014, Yorba Linda, Calif., Southern California, Balboa Bay)
11 - Alex Pia (MB, 2013, Johns Creek, Ga., Southern, Southern Storm Club)
12 - Evan Enriques (OH/L, 2014, Panalu'u, Hawaii, Aloha, Ka Ulukoa B17 Mizuno)
15 - Soren Dion-Kindem (S, 2013, Agoura Hills, Calif., Southern California, SMBC)
16 - Chris Nugent (OH, 2013, Fair Lawn, N.J., GEVA, Warren SixPack)
Head Coach: Colin McMillan (Penn State University)
Assistant Coach: Kevin Moore (Juniata College)
Assistant Coach: Kris Berzins (Loyola-Chicago)
Team Manager: Brandon Dyett (USA Volleyball)


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ENGLEWOOD — Amanda Chapman and the Lemon Bay High School girls basketball team came out firing against Cardinal Mooney on Friday night, and the Manta Rays never let the Cougars catch up.
Chapman scored 10 of her 15 points in a 30-point first quarter and Lemon Bay rolled over Cardinal Mooney 80-54 in a nondistrict contest. The Mantas led 30-10 after the first quarter.


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An urban archery hunt for white-tailed deer in Fort Smith, Ark., will give bowhunters who pass a bowhunter education course more opportunities to go afield during the 2013 season.
The Fort Smith area bowhunt is one of several urban hunts offered in Arkansas for resident and nonresident hunters. Bowhunters are expected to help control urban white-tailed deer populations and reduce problems caused by too many deer and not enough habitat.
"While these hunts are relatively new to Arkansas, urban hunts have been occurring nationwide for over 15 years as a way to manage deer in urban areas," said Marilyn Bentz, executive director of the National Bowhunter Education Foundation. "Our organization will play a vital role in providing safety training for these urban bowhunters. Hunt participants are required to attend the internationally acclaimed National Bowhunter Education Foundation program, which reassures property owners that responsible and knowledgeable bowhunters are involved in the process."
Prior to the season, bowhunters must successfully complete an International Bowhunter Education Program course. Students can get started on their training by taking a bowhunter education course at bowhunter-ed.com. In addition to passing the online portion of the course, students must complete their in-the-field training with a certified instructor. Students also can opt to attend a full-day classroom course, which usually occur on Saturday.
"Those who study at bowhunter-ed.com or in the classroom can expect to learn strategies for safe and responsible hunting," Bentz said. "They'll also gain valuable skills such as knowing when to shoot and which shot placement angles are most effective."
In addition to keeping deer populations in check, urban bowhunters provide other benefits as well. They contribute to wildlife management through their purchase of hunting licenses and the excise taxes they pay on archery equipment. In addition, bowhunters contribute to local economies when they purchase gas, ice, food, clothes and other miscellaneous hunting gear.
For more information about urban bowhunting season dates and to review all urban deer hunt requirements, visit http://www.agfc.com/licenses/pages/permitsspecialurban.aspx#9
To get started on bowhunter education training, visit http://www.bowhunter-ed.com/arkansas/.
About the National Bowhunter Education Foundation
The NBEF and its network of 5,000 volunteer instructors work hard to ensure the future of bowhunting. Each year thousands of committed volunteers donate their time and financial means to bowhunter education throughout the world. The core curriculum of the program remains standardized throughout all 50 states and numerous foreign countries.
For more information regarding the NBEF or becoming an instructor, please contact the National Bowhunter Education Foundation at email@example.com or visit http://www.nbef.org/. To take an online bowhunter education course, visit http://www.bowhunter-ed.com/.


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Adore Her
From Quil's perspective, as their children go through the tumultuous adolescence that nearly destroyed him and Claire, a decision must be made. But it doesn't rest in his hands. Part of the For Her series.
well, here 'tis. read the prequels first, plz.
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For his first birthday, Leah bought Quil a Gameboy. Not the kiddie kind, with the oversized graphics and simplified storylines that consisted mostly of matching one block with another. She had some complex sixteen-digit name for it, and she insisted it was the best, newest model.
The same thing she said about the next one the next year.
It was a tradition. Quil was turning sixteen in three days. He was about to get his sixteenth Gameboy. Leah was showing it off, attempting to explain to us just how wonderful the graphics were and how very much he'd love it. I simply didn't get it.
"Another one? Leah, one day there isn't going to be a new model for you to get him. What are you going to do then?"
She grinned and gave me the finger. I rolled my eyes.
"Wow, you're still a bitch."
Leah replied just as she'd been doing since we were teenagers. "You know I'm touchy about that. Or do you want me to start calling you pedophile?"
"Really, that was so much more effective before you imprinted on my two-day-old kid, Leah."
She shrugged, acknowledging the hit. "Ooh. You've got a point."
"Always do."
The door opened. Claire walked through. "Hey, what's up?"
I crushed her in a hug. "Sweetie! You're here!"
"As anyone with eyes can see," she murmured. I laughed.
"How was work?"
"Great. Saved lives and stuff. Em came in to get a treatment for the scars. They're almost gone now—there's this great little machine we have."
I grinned. "Oh, that's wonderful!" It would be such a relief when she could smile again, really smile.
"I'm so happy for Sam," Leah said, dropping the playful hostility and leaning against the railing to talk to us.
"Why him? It's not his face."
Leah and I exchanged a glance. I explained. "Claire, you haven't read his mind. It's not a fun place to be."
Claire looked up at Leah. "I'm sorry to bring this up. It's not fair to you."
She shrugged. "No big deal. Y'know, Quil's turning sixteen soon."
"Yeah. Does he know how you feel?"
She glared at me. "He'd freak! I'm sixty-one, for god's sake."
"He'd understand," Claire said. "The age difference never bothered me."
I realized it before she did, and gasped. "Leah, he doesn't know? You haven't told him?"
She hesitated, weighing her answer, trying to figure out the best way to say it. Finally, she went with the simple route. "No. I haven't."
"Leah, really," I began. She cut me off.
"Shut it, Ateara. My choice."
Claire waited for an instant, turning out of the hug that I'm sure was crushing her ribs by that point, and looked at Leah. "I'll tell him if you don't."
She growled, her arms shaking just a little. I stepped in front of Claire. "I'll kill you," she hissed. "My choice," repeated, "My imprint," firmly, "My business." It's a conclusion, and her eyes flashed fire.
"Don't threaten Claire," I warned.
"Sorry. But you… I… my point remains the same."
"You have to…" I began.
"I can't."
"You'll lose him if you don't," Claire said. I could hear the sense of import behind her words. She knew what they meant and what they'd do.
Leah didn't scream or cry or hit things like I knew the mere thought of that must make her want to. She merely said, quietly, "I know."
"It's a risk I'm going to take."
She stepped away from us and began wrapping the present. Carefully.


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Caregivers at Risk for Heart Disease and the Benefits of Professional In Home Care
Caregivers at Risk for Heart Disease and the Benefits of Professional in Home Care by Senior Helpers of Ann Arbor. Call 734-927-3111 today! Senior Helpers of Ann Arbor proudly serves all areas of Ann Arbor, Ypsilanti, Saline, Dexter, and Milan, Michigan.
Caring for a loved one is not an easy task. As a caregiver, you are not only responsible for your own well-being, but for the well-being of your loved ones. This huge responsibility easily leads to a stressful life, making caregivers more at risk for heart disease. But, don't worry or stress. Heart disease is preventable. Altering your lifestyle and diet can greatly reduce the risk of heart disease. We've come up with a few tips that can make all the difference in your life, and the lives of those you care for! Senior Helpers of Ann Arbor also provides respite care for your area when times call for a much needed break. There are many benefits of professional in home care and one is having time to recharge without feeling guilty because the high level of care provided for a love one is top notch and allows your loved one to remain in the comforts and familiarity of their own home. Besides giving yourself a break when you need it, here are more tips for reducing the risk for heart disease.
Know the risks. Knowing and understanding the risks of heart disease is the first step towards a healthy heart. Whenever possible, try to get in at least thirty minutes of exercise each day. When you combine daily exercise with other lifestyle measures, the payoff is much greater. Remember that activities such as housekeeping, gardening, or taking the stairs whenever possible will count toward your daily workout total. You don't have to exercise strenuously to achieve benefits and reduce your risk of heart disease.
Change it up. Once you know the risks, it's important to change your life to help your heart. Change isn't easy, but sometimes it is necessary. Work a little breathing exercise into your daily routine, snack on an apple instead of chips. Small changes can do big things.
Keep a keen eye. It is easy to lose track of time and let your old habits slip in. Make a mental note to watch yourself throughout the day to make sure you keep on track. Improving your lifestyle can also rub off on your clients and loved ones.
Let loose! Maintaining a healthy diet and lifestyle may not be the most exciting thing in the world, so make sure you include some fun activities in your life. Are a sports fan? Head to the park and play catch. Love flowers? Take some time out of your busy schedule to plant a few seeds. Mixing healthy activities with your interests is a great way to have some fun while maintaining a healthy heart.
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Importance of Sunscreen and In Home Help
The summer season is finally upon us. The days are longer; the sun and our moods are brighter. We are spending more time outdoors now that the chill of winter and unpredictability of spring is gone. With these warmer days and longer time spent outdoors, it is important to always remember to wear sunscreen.
The sun's rays are beneficial to us by supplying our daily requirement of Vitamin D with normal outdoor activity. While this is important for our health, we can also enrich our diet with Vitamin D through fish, milk, dairy and eggs. Prolonged exposure to the sun can have harmful effects. On top of aging our skin prematurely, it can also encourage the development of cancer and damage. Sun damaged skin is weaker, leathery and will bruise more easily.
The elderly should be especially careful about spending too much time outdoors without sunscreen and wear other forms of sun protection such as a hat, long sleeves and an umbrella. There are many medications such as anti-inflammatory, cardiovascular and acne medications that can make the skin extra susceptible to the sun's strong rays.
It is important to include sunscreen into your everyday routine to not only reduce the risk of skin cancer, but also to prevent premature aging. Sunscreen should also be new as expired sunscreen is ineffective and is as useless as any other type of lotion. Skin irritation may also be a byproduct of expired sunscreen.
When applying sunscreen, be generous. A shot glass full will cover your body thoroughly to protect against the harmful UV rays. Be sure to reapply every few hours, as sweat and water can reduce the strength of protection. Avoid peak sunlight hours between 10am and 3pm to avoid the strongest ultraviolet rays. Wear an SPF 15, at the very least. When all else fails, cover all exposed areas and wear a wide-brimmed hat whenever possible.
Summertime is made for fun, and it can still be had as long as we remember to take care of ourselves. Sunscreen is important to protect our skin and keep us looking and feeling our best.
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