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Hi everyone,
I'll be calling in the afternoon to get a vet appointment if I don't see any improvement, but I thought maybe someone here might have had a similar experience and have advice.
I woke up this morning to my 9 year old Aussie x pretty much glued to my back. She's generally not much of a snuggler, and it's pretty common for her to demand ample space to stretch out. If I, the human, move too much while trying to fall asleep, it generally results in her leaving the room in a huff, and going to lay down elsewhere.
Anyways, so I get out of bed early, thinking I can avoid the early morning "feed me, feed me now" whining. lol Maggie is the type of dog that will come running at any time for almost any food. Yet instead of coming to vaccumn up her breakfast, she sat at the front door crying to go out. This is not normal behaviour for the kibble monster, but none the less, I start getting ready to go for a walk with her.
First thing I find when running around the appartment, is her big water bowl empty (it was full last night). Then I find the vomit covered dog bed in the livingroom. At this point I'm trying to think of anything she could have gotten into to make her sick. I can't think of a single thing. There's nothing poisonous around here, and she's not one to chew things at this age.
I took her outside, poop looks normal, although a little small. Then I noticed her nose, along the "seam" where it meets the top of her muzzle, is all red and bloody looking. That's the only way I can describe it. It doesn't seem to bother her.
She still won't eat her kibble, although she has no issue with having things like cooked veggies (which I give her as a treat here and there). The only interest she has with her kibble, is to carry it in individual pieces to different locations around the appartment. She's not eating it. I just find it all very odd for her.
Any ideas anyone? Allergies? Just not feeling well (like we gets colds, etc)?
I've read the post about when to take your pet to the vet, but in a circumstance like this, I'm not sure how long is reasonable to wait. This is the first time something like this has happened.
Could she have gotten into mouse or rat poison put out by a neighbor, Kally? The bleeding at the 'seam' bothers me and the intestinal upset would be enough to have me at least talking to a vet.
"We are--each of us--dying; it's how we live in the meantime that makes the difference."
"It's not what you gather, but what you scatter that tells what kind of life you have lived!"
"Be kinder than necessary, for everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle."
hazelrunpack, she's actually a leash dog, so where she goes, I go. She does always have her nose on the ground, but I generally watch her so that she doesn't pick anything up. That being said, she was running in my parents backyard on Sunday... I'm not sure if she can get sick a few days later, if she managed to eat something bad there.
It's not that her nose is bleeding, it just looks like she bashed the top really hard making it bleed under the skin type thing. I have no idea what could have caused such a thing out of nowhere.
I'm trying to get through to the vets office now, atleast to see if they think it's necessary to bring her in right away or see if it's okay to wait.
Is this a new bag of dog food you are using? One that was just opened or has she eaten normally from this same one?
Were you able to get her into the vet today? What did they say?
Avoid biting when a simple growl will do
The Spirit Lives As Long As Someone Who Lives Remembers You - Navaho Saying
Vindication ~ For all those pets who became sick or lost their lives from tainted pet food
I think that if she'd gotten into warfarin poison at your folks, she'd have shown symptoms sooner, Kally. (Whew)
I have seen a dark discoloration of the skin on the upper snout before--Ridge had a bad case of folliculitis a few years back and that's how it started. But I don't recall that through the whole ordeal she ever lost her appetite or had any digestive difficulties.
Hope you got in touch with the vet and they had some good advice for you! Keep us posted, pls!
"We are--each of us--dying; it's how we live in the meantime that makes the difference."
"It's not what you gather, but what you scatter that tells what kind of life you have lived!"
"Be kinder than necessary, for everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle."
Thanks for the replies everyone.
Mags seems better this morning, but still not herself.
I ended up taking her to the vet in the afternoon, after she continued to vomit, and then started falling down here and there. It was really strange because she'd perk back up, then go back to sleep out of nowhere.
The vet thinks it's acute pancreatitis. She was also pretty dehydrated. They were going to keep her for a few days, but she was stable enough by then, and to be honest, with the cost, and some other factors (long story) I felt it was best to bring her home.
She's had bloodwork done, had Sub-Q fluid shots, medication to stop the vomiting, and been put on a low fat wet food, which I was able to start this morning. Poor bugger seems hungry now, but I was told to only give her a small amount every two hours. I'm not crazy about feeding her Science Diet anything.. but for a few days I figure it wont kill her, atleast until I can find a good alternative.
We'll know more when the blood work comes in (checking for both toxicity and factors related to possible health problems).
@Growler, hm, good question. I think she's been on this bag of food for atleast 2 weeks. She normally loves this kibble, but wouldn't even touch it. The little sample food was one that was new, but she wanted to eat it. Unfortunately that didn't stay down either
@hazelrunpack I asked about her nose, and the vet thought that she was just pawing at her nose, and maybe made it sore. He ddn't seem to think much of it. It looks a bit better today, but I have to wonder if it's an allergy thing. Mind you, I wouldn't think food with duck as the protien source would be a common allergen. I noticed that she also has a sore looking ear. I suppose when we go for our follow-up, I'll ask about it again.
Poor dear! Pancreatitis is uncomfortable!!! Those special diets are sometimes just the thing you need to turn the corner, even if they wouldn't be optimal for long term use. I hope her bloodwork comes back clean!
"We are--each of us--dying; it's how we live in the meantime that makes the difference."
"It's not what you gather, but what you scatter that tells what kind of life you have lived!"
"Be kinder than necessary, for everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle."
Still waiting on the blood work.
It was a long night. I'm not so sure the vet is right about it being pancreatitis, but we'll have to wait and see what the results say. She doesn't really seem to be in pain... although she doesn't automatically roll over for belly rubs anymore. She's just kind of lifeless, outside of the fact she now wants food.
I bought her a new bed, and put a large towel over it incase she didn't feel well. Ofcourse you know the first thing she does when Im not looking is rub her face all over it, causing the irritation on her nose to bleed. I also found a bunch of droplets all over the pillow and floor. When I mopped them up with paper towel, it was clearly urine. I think she might be accidentally dribbling.
I feel so bad. She's clearly now at a point of being frantically hungry, that I've had to feed her by hand to stop her from gobbling the small amounts the vet has told me to give her. She only had a can of food yesterday, and technically she should be having 3.5 - 4 cans. I've upped the amount this morning... she wasn't sick at all yesterday, although I did hear a gurgle or two.
She's not drinking as much as I'd like her to. Only half of her big bowl of water is gone, and normally she goes through a bowl and a half a day. I'm not sure if that has to do with the fact she's now eating wet food. I can't really tell how much she's peeing, and she hasn't had a poop since Wednesday (the 7th). I don't know if that's because she's getting to eat so little, because of the food change, because of the shot they gave her to stop the vomiting - or something worse.
This is horribly stressful.
Likely, most of that is from the wet food. If our dogs' digestive tracts get very irritated, we often will put them on a canned food that's supposed to settle their tummies. They rarely drink when they're eating it and because it's very low residue and they've usually been vomiting and/or have diarrhea for a few days, there's very little stool till we start transitioning them back to kibble. So the not drinking and pooping parts are probably normal for her circumstance.
Not sure what the urine dribble would be from, though.
Have you talked to the vet again about possibly giving her more food? If she's so hungry, she may be ready to handle more.
When are the results from the blood work due back?
"We are--each of us--dying; it's how we live in the meantime that makes the difference."
"It's not what you gather, but what you scatter that tells what kind of life you have lived!"
"Be kinder than necessary, for everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle."
Well some good news atleast.
All blood tests, liver function, kidney, basic blood counts, etc, came back normal. She did have fairly elevated - I think it was - CK (or CPK) levels. The vet said something about it being something to do with muscle enzymes... possibly elevated from vomiting. I read somewhere that it has something to do with muscle damage. Anyone know more about that?
Anyways, Maggie is still pretty lifeless. I gave her quite a bit more food at the last meal, she ate it and went back to sleep. The vet said she might have had a significant case of gastroenteritis, and may be dribbling urine because she's weak from being sick. I have to go back on Tuesday with her, so if she cant handle some kibble by then, or can and is still not pooping, they'll look at the possibility of something like a blockage or other things. I'm glad they can rule out some pretty major things with the blood work though - a few years ago she was having problems with liver and kidney enzymes, and they are good now.
I can start adding kibble to the wet food tomorrow morning. Problem is, I put a few pieces in my hand to see if she wanted them, and she still doesn't.
Anyways, thanks for all of the responses, and listening to my panicking over my poor old dog. She means the world to me. I know there's no guarantee on how long any dog, or even person gets to live, but I'd like a few more years atleast. Even if it does mean she gets even more lumpy and bumpy, and even a little more smelly (phew, that breath!). As long as she's happy and healthy.
If she still won't eat the dry food & you know she's hungry I wouldn't feed her from that bag again - might be something off with the food then again she might be associating the smell of the food with the tummy upset ie "last time i ate that i threw up" kinda thing
CPK is elevated when there is any trauma to the muscles
- dog struggling during exam
- sometimes just being restrained for blood work will increase it
- can be elevated just from tension in the muscles from stress
- vomiting would do it from over use of stomach muscles
- also elevated if they got hit by car or kicked etc
Avoid biting when a simple growl will do
The Spirit Lives As Long As Someone Who Lives Remembers You - Navaho Saying
Vindication ~ For all those pets who became sick or lost their lives from tainted pet food
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Greek Orthodox Metropolis of New Zealand
The Greek Orthodox Metropolis of New Zealand, headquartered in Wellington, is an eparchy of the Church of Constantinople. Its most recent primate is His Eminence Metropolitan Joseph (Harkiolakis) of New Zealand.
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In 1924, the jurisdiction of New Zealand was transferred to the Church of Constantinople, who sent Christoforos to be the first metropolitan of Australia and New Zealand. He served until 1929 when he returned to Samos, his homeland. The next metropolitan was Timotheos, and he arrived in 26 January 1932, serving until he was elected metropolitan of Rhodes in 1947. He was replaced by Theophylactos, who served until his death in a car crash on 2 August 1958. Ezekiel, then assistant bishop of America, was elected metropolitan of Australia and New Zealand in February 1959, and arrived on 2 April 1959.
On 1 September of that year, the Metropolitanate of Australia and New Zealand was elevated to Archdiocese, and Ezekiel to Archbishop. Later, in 1970, the Holy Synod of the Church of Constantinople separated New Zealand from Australia, leaving the Archdiocese of Australia and the Metropolitanate of New Zealand, electing Dionysios to be the first metropolitan of New Zealand and exarch of Korea and Japan.
In 2003, Dionysios was promoted to the Metropolis of Proussa, promoting Joseph to be the second metropolitan of New Zealand. In 2004, the decision was made to separate the exarchate of Korea from New Zealand and to make it a metropolis of its own, leaving Metropolitan Joseph the sole hierarch of New Zealand. In August 2005, Metropolitan Joseph resigned from his see, and has left New Zealand to reside in Greece. The see is currently vacant.
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In recent years, there has been great tension between the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia and the current Ecumenical Patriarch, Bartholomew I, concerning the elevation of one of the auxillary bishops of Australia, Joseph, to the metropolis of New Zealand. While some letters were exchanged and published through the Archdiocese-owned Greek newspaper, To Vema, the elevation of Metropolitan Joseph remains in effect and unchanged.
With the recent departure of Metropolitan Joseph from New Zealand, and with the creation of two metropolitanates in Asia (thus removing the exarchates from New Zealand's care), and considering the current size of the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of New Zealand, there has been some speculation about the future of the Metropolis and whether it will join together with the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia.
The Greek Orthodox Metropolis of New Zealand is a single metropolis with six churches.
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- Dionysios (Psiahas), Metropolitan of New Zealand, 1970-2003; Exarch of India, Korea and Japan, 1970-1996; Exarch of Korea and Japan, 1996-2003.
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Snow Birds Opting to Buy, Not Renting, RV Sites
February 23, 2010 by RVBusiness · Comments Off on Snow Birds Opting to Buy, Not Renting, RV Sites
Mogens Hermansen is what you'd call a working Snow Bird.
He lives in Memphis, Tenn., but spends much of the winter enjoying the sunshine in southern Alabama.
But unlike most Snow Birds, Hermansen and his wife don't have to worry about trying to reserve a site for their 45-foot Beaver motorhome. They own an RV site at Bella Terra RV Resort in Foley, Ala. (Learn about Bella Terra RV Resort in today's Featured Video.)
"It's our home away from home," said Hermanson, 59, a full-time operations manager for a global packaging company.
In fact, their RV site at Bella Terra is not their only home away from home. The Hermansens also own a site at Traverse Bay RV Resort in Acme, Mich., where they like to enjoy the summer months.
The Hermansens are part of a growing number of RVers who are purchasing RV sites at upscale RV resorts across the country, according to a news release.
"This segment of the industry is generating increasing attention from consumers," said Linda Profaizer, president and CEO of the National Association of RV Parks and Campgrounds (ARVC) in Larkspur, Colo.
While most campgrounds, RV parks and resorts rent their sites by the night, week or month, there are growing numbers of parks that have started selling their sites, particularly Sunbelt parks that cater to Snow Birds.
Nationally, more than 25,000 RV sites at nearly 200 RV parks and resorts are privately owned, according to David Gorin, a longtime campground industry consultant and principal of MacLean, Va.-based David Gorin & Associates.
That's still a fraction of the market, when one considers that there are more than 8,000 private campgrounds and RV parks nationwide. But it is a significant trend, and an attractive investment option for working professionals, empty nesters and retirees who want to spend all or part of the winter in the Sunbelt, said Gorin, who also owns Holiday Cove RV Resort in Cortez, Fla., which offers RV sites for sale.
While prices for RV sites vary from roughly $50,000 to $250,000 or more, depending on the park's location and amenities, the numbers make sense for Snow Birds who plan to spend extended periods of time in the Sunbelt.
"If someone comes down and spends $3,000 or $4,000 a year every winter in Florida, and let's say they come down five years, they have already invested $20,000 in Florida," said Eduard Mayer, president and CEO of Elite Resorts Management Inc., which has developed several RV resorts in Florida that sell their sites. On the other hand, many consumers do not want to commit themselves to a single location, which is why most people rent RV sites, Profaizer said.
Most RV resorts that sell their sites also set up rental pools, which enable RV site owners to generate income from their campsite when they're away. The resorts take a percentage of the rental income to cover their management services.
The economics of modern RV resort development are also leading growing numbers of private park developers to build upscale resorts that sell their sites. "When you consider the cost of land in attractive locations, the cost of design, engineering, permitting and construction costs, it's almost impossible to justify building a new park for a rental market only," Gorin said.
And while the downturn in the economy has taken a toll on RV site sales, some RVers have found that they can purchase RV sites through their Individual Investment Accounts (IRAs) and 401K plans, said Tripp Keber, COO of Bella Terra Resort, which recently announced plans to begin building its second phase. "With the income that can be realized through our rental management program and the lot's appreciation, this represents a great investment," Keber said.
Many RV enthusiasts also like the upscale nature of RV parks and resorts that sell their sites as well as the convenience of owning their own site.
"The advantage of owning our own site is we can come and go as we please," said Emile LaChance, an Ontario, Canada, resident who recently purchased a site at Silver Palms RV Village in Okeechobee, Fla. "If you're renting a site," he added, "you've got to be on a schedule."
Looking to the future, Gorin said the concept of owning an RV site will continue to grow in popularity, especially in highly attractive vacation destinations and in resort locations within a two-hour drive of major cities. Gorin added that the development of new, upscale RV parks and resorts that sell their sites will also create a new supply of modern RV sites for the rental market.


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Age "I can't tell you that"
Occupation Director of the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
Residence Cambridge
You're the head of a museum that's based around the life of a woman known for good taste and style. Does that influence your style?
Probably what's influenced me is the very layered textile installations of the museum. We're so aware of fabric and tapestry and damask because we're around it all the time. It's influenced my love of fabrics. I wouldn't say that it's influenced my dress only because it was such a different time and place.
You must go to a lot of parties around the city. Is there a trick to not repeating your outfits?
I get things that are classic, and then over the years, you keep working through them. I think jewelry and accessories can make something very different.
What did you wear when you met with Renzo Piano to persuade him to design a new wing for the museum?
That's a very interesting question, because Renzo is a very casual dresser. He wore the same sweater for most of our meetings over the seven years. He also had a thing about never paying more than $100 for a pair of shoes. Some of our meetings would be very straightforward, and, in others, I would be trying to persuade him to do something other than what he was proposing. I remember I found this sweater, it was red and black but it had spider webs all over it. I thought that sweater would help me be particularly convincing and strong in those meetings. — C.M.Interview has been condensed and edited. E-mail comments to email@example.com.


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Alastair Cook was powerless to prevent a record last-wicket stand, then registered another batting failure of his own, as the England captain's fortunes steadfastly refused to improve.
Cook's inventive field placings, on the slowest of international pitches for the first Investec Test at Trent Bridge, came to nothing as Bhuvneshwar Kumar (58) and Mohammed Shami (51 not out) shut England out for 38 overs.
England had previously induced a collapse of four wickets for two runs as India stumbled to 346 for nine, only for two maiden Test 50s to resuscitate the tourists on the way to 457 all out.
The frustrations of a weary England attack were therefore multiplied, as doubtless were Cook's when he lasted less than four overs of the reply.
The circumstances of his dismissal, for just five to extend his run without a century to 25 innings dating back more than a year, were cruel.
Cook got too far across his stumps in defence to Shami, but few would have noticed had the ball not freakishly deflected off the under-side of his thigh pad down on to leg-stump.
The only consolation was that, by the close of day two, his opening partner Sam Robson and Gary Ballance had guided England to 43 without further loss.
Kumar and Shami's unexpected heroics meant that for the second time in successive summers at this ground, where Australia's debutant number 11 Ashton Agar came within two runs of an Ashes hundred, England were the stooges as a record 10th-wicket partnership took hold.
Numbers nine and 11 were immovable in the highest last stand in any Test between these two countries.
They made a mockery of India's earlier collapse, delaying tea and then returning to complete their 50s in successive balls - Shami's with a six back over the head of England's senior seamer James Anderson.
Number 11 Shami in particular excelled himself, 'boasting' a previous all-time high of 33 in his professional career and Test average of 3.33.
Murali Vijay (146) and Mahendra Singh Dhoni (82) completed their own century stand as just one wicket fell before lunch.
Cook had already exhausted the conventional captain's manual to try to eke out wickets, and explored a new set of unlikely methods on another sunny morning.
They included an 8-1 off-side field for Anderson (three for 123), and the abandonment of slip as a catching position in favour of four fielders on the drive.
There was an irony to Vijay's departure, lbw on the back foot to a delivery from Anderson which simulation demonstrated - unlike so many on this surface - would have cleared the stumps.
But India, by their own unilateral volition, have no recourse to DRS - so Vijay's 361-ball, near eight-hour vigil was over.
England had two other opportunities to make progress in the morning session.
The first came in only the third over when Dhoni, without addition to his overnight 50, was dropped by Matt Prior off Stuart Broad - a tough one-handed chance diving to his right.
Dhoni instead picked up two runs for the edged drive, his only scoring shot from the first 30 balls he faced on the resumption.
For all Cook's continued plotting and his bowlers' resolve, the nearest they came to a second morning wicket was when the India captain called Ravindra Jadeja for a single to the final ball of an Anderson over - only for Ben Stokes to miss his shy at the stumps from cover and concede four overthrows.
Jadeja made his way back on strike to Moeen Ali and desposited England's sole spinner for two straight sixes in three balls.
If that was a break from preceding attrition, it was still more so when England started the afternoon with four wickets in 21 balls.
Jadeja edged behind chasing a short ball from Stokes and in the same bowler's next over Dhoni pushed an attempted single to mid off and was run out by an athletic direct hit from Anderson, before debutant Stuart Binny speared a catch straight to point.
Broad had his second wicket when Ishant Sharma left a delivery that hit the top of off-stump, and it seeemed Cook's men were suddenly on the fast track.
But Kumar and Shami had other ideas.
The two tailenders were conspicuously untroubled, and free-scoring, although Shami edged Liam Plunkett behind yet was reprieved on 37 when an entirely unconvincing appeal perhaps persuaded Bruce Oxenford not-out was still in order.
It remained that way until Kumar got greedy and holed out at mid-on off Moeen.
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Tracheoesophageal fistula and esophageal atresia repair is surgery to repair two birth defects in your esophagus and trachea. Your esophagus is the tube that carries food from the mouth to the stomach. Your trachea, or windpipe, is the tube that carries air to the lungs.
These defects usually occur together:
Esophageal atresiais when the upper part of the esophagus does not connect with the lower esophagus and stomach.
- Tracheoesophageal fistula (TEF) is a connection between the upper part of the esophagus and the trachea or windpipe.
Alternative Names
TEF repair; Esophageal atresia repair
This surgery is almost always done soon after birth. Surgery is done while the child is in a deep sleep and pain-free from general anesthesia.
Tracheoesophageal fistula and esophageal atresia can usually be repaired at the same time.
- The surgeon will make a cut on the right side of the chest between the ribs.
- The fistula, which is the abnormal connection between the esophagus and windpipe, is closed off.
- Then the upper and lower portions of the esophagus are sewn together.
If the 2 parts of the esophagus are too far apart, then:
- Only the fistula will be repaired during the first surgery.
- A gastrostomy tube (a tube that goes through the skin into the stomach) may be placed to give your child nutrition.
- Your child will have another surgery later to repair the esophagus.
Sometimes the surgeon will wait 2 - 4 months before doing the surgery. Waiting allows your baby to grow or have other problems treated. If your childs surgery is delayed:
gastrostomy tubewill be placed. The gastrostomy tube is often placed using numbing medicines (local anesthesia) so that your baby does not feel pain.
- During this time, the doctor may want to widen your baby's esophagus with a special instrument called a dilator. This will make the future surgery easier.
Why the Procedure Is Performed
Tracheoesophageal fistula and esophageal atresia are life-threatening problems and need treatment right away. If these problems are not treated:
- Your child may breathe saliva and fluids from the stomach into the lungs. This is called aspiration. It can cause choking and pneumonia (lung infection).
- Your child cannot swallow and digest food safely, or at all.
Risks for any anesthesia include:
- Reactions to medicines
Breathing problems
Risks for any surgery include:
- Infection
Risks for this surgery are:
- Collapsed lung (
- Food leakage from the area that is repaired
- Low body temperature (
- Narrowing of the repaired organs
- Re-opening of the fistula
Before the Procedure
Your child will be admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) or infant care center (ICC) as soon as the doctors diagnose either of these problems.
Your baby will receive nutrition by vein (intravenous, or IV) and may also be on a breathing machine (ventilator). The nurses may use suction to keep fluids from going into the lungs.
Some infants who have a low birth weight or other birth defects may not be able to have surgery until these other problems have been treated or have gone away.
After the Procedure
After surgery, your child will be cared for in a hospitals NICU. Your child will be placed in a special bed called an isolette (incubator), which provides warmth and helps prevent infection.
Additional treatments after surgery usually include:
- Antibiotics as needed, to prevent infection
- Breathing machine (ventilator)
- Chest tube (a tube through the skin into the chest wall) to drain fluids and keep the lungs open
Intravenous(IV) fluids, including nutrition
- Oxygen
- Pain medicines as needed
If both the tracheoesophageal fistula and esophageal atresia are repaired:
- A tube will be placed through the nose into the stomach (nasogastric tube) during the surgery.
- Feedings are usually started through this tube a few days after surgery.
- Feedings by mouth are started very slowly. The baby may need feeding therapy and a lot of encouragement.
If only the tracheoesophageal fistula was repaired and not the esophageal atresia, a gastrostomy tube will be used for feedings until the atresia can be repaired.
- While your baby is in the hospital the nurses will show you how to use and replace the gastrostomy tube.
- You will also be sent home with an extra gastrostomy tube. The nurses will inform a home health supply company of your equipment needs.
How long your infant stays in the hospital will depend on what type of surgery your child needed. You will be able to bring your baby home once he or she is taking feedings by mouth or gastrostomy tube, and is gaining weight.
Outlook (Prognosis)
Surgery can usually repair tracheoesophageal fistula and esophageal atresia. Most children who have had this repair grow up and have normal lives.
Once healing from the surgery is complete, your child may have these problems:
- The part of the esophagus that was repaired may become narrower. Your child may need to have more surgery to treat this.
- Your child may have heartburn or gastroesophageal reflux (GERD). This occurs when acid from the stomach goes up into the esophagus.
During infancy, some children will have problems with breathing, growth, and feeding, and will need to continue seeing both their primary care provider and specialists.
Orenstein S, Peters J, Khan S, Youssef N, Hussain SZ. Congenital anomalies: Esophageal atresia and tracheoesophageal fistula. In: Kliegman RM, Behrman RE, Jenson HB, Stanton BF, eds. Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics. 18th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007:chap 316.
Long JD, Orlando RC. Anatomy, histology, embryology, and developmental anomalies of the esophagus. In: Feldman M, Friedman LS, Sleisenger MH, eds. Sleisenger & Fordtran's Gastrointestinal and Liver Disease. 8th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2006:chap 40.
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Three-month-old Prasino does so many things the right way, you just want to hang medals around the necks of Peggy Maglaris-Kopley, cousin Ted Maglaris and the rest of the family members who brought this west suburban concept to life.
Environmental consciousness influences every aspect of the operation. The wood for the 200-seat dining space was reclaimed from the demolition of Sportsman's Park. Chairs are hand-woven bamboo from a Midwest firm. Overhead lights include recycled-wine-bottle chandeliers and fixtures made from reused corrugated boxes. A beautiful, irregular-shaped table in the waiting area is a single slab cut from a fallen maple tree.
There's complimentary valet parking out front, smiling hosts at the front stand. If you have to wait a bit for a table, cocktail waitresses fill drink orders and transfer the charges, unasked, to your dining bill.
Executive chef Scott Halverson's menu is dominated by organic produce, sustainable seafood and hormone-free meats. There are vegan, vegetarian and gluten-free options throughout. Even the cocktails, including some whimsical creations by Angie Jackson (the La Grange Manhattan sounds oxymoronic, but it's a fine drink), employ locally produced, organic spirits.
I was half in love with the place before I got my first bite of food.
But then I dug deep into the menu and had to face an inconvenient truth: For all its good intentions and best practices, Prasino still needs work.
Granted, there are plenty of highlights on the menu. The tuna tartare combines elegant presentation (three discrete piles, supporting triangular sesame crackers) with excellent quality and complementary flavors (a well-balanced ponzu sauce contributes mightily to this dish). Steamed mussels in Thai-curry broth were absolutely delicious, with a just-right peppery kick.
Entree highlights included piping-hot pappardelle pasta with shrimp and lobster, in a light cream sauce, and a superior miso-glazed black cod over ginger-carrot puree. Chicken provencal, surrounded by artichokes, sun-dried tomatoes and mushrooms, was a surprisingly robust option, as was the Greek-style grilled skirt steak (Niman Ranch) over orzo pasta with feta cheese and tomatoes. Rare-seared striped marlin, a special served with pickled Asian vegetables, is a singular and elusive treat; if you see it on the specials card, grab it.
But there were also disappointments, small and profound. A side dish of asparagus-corn risotto was a gummy mess, and the crust on a flatbread pizza was so insipid it might have come from a box.
Oversalting doomed a calamari salad (the greens were a bit overdressed as well), and slices of wagyu sirloin (a special) weren't helped by the flat whiskey-pepper sauce that accompanied them.
Straightforward desserts, including a molten chocolate cake with vanilla ice cream and a banana-bread pudding, are fine. The fanciful "apple napoleon" is in fact a waffle sandwich with juicy apple chunks and vanilla ice cream; it's not bad, but customers expecting a true napoleon are apt to be disappointed.
Service was terrific and flawlessly attentive one night, curiously disconnected and neglectful another.
The Maglaris family runs a few other restaurants, mostly breakfast-lunch operations such as Yia Yia's in North Riverside and Jam N Jelly in Darien (though Rise N Dine, in Wheeling, has begun offering evening service on weekends). Prasino, with its seven-day, breakfast-through-dinner service, is a new experience for the owners, so it's perhaps understandable that not everything is working as it should.
So, to sum up: Consider scaling down the menu, allowing the kitchen to focus on doing more consistently excellent work on fewer dishes. Scale up the wine list, which needs upgrades in quality and quantity (kudos, however, for the very fair pricing structure). And bring service up to the level that your best waiters already provide.
This is not to dissuade the owners from what is a fine, promising start. Prasino has the potential to be a very important and influential restaurant in this region. Keep at it.
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Ring in the Holidays With Friends, Foes and Genetically-Altered Mistletoe! The World Premiere of "The Futurama Holiday Spectacular" Debuts Sunday, November 21 at 10:00 P.M.* on COMEDY CENTRAL(R)
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NEW YORK, Oct. 27 -- Get ready to jingle all the way with Fry, Leela, Bender and the murderous Robot Santa! Featuring special voice guest appearances by Al Gore and Coolio, the world premiere of "The Futurama Holiday Spectacular" debuts Sunday, November 21 at 10:00 p.m. on COMEDY CENTRAL.
In this festive three-part episode, the Planet Express crew races to preserve the traditional practices of the classic holidays of Xmas, Robanukah and Kwanzaa. Along the way, they encounter the murderous Kringlebot, Al Gore's Head-In-A-Jar, mutated pine trees, droidls, fembot wrestling, albino humping worms, Kwanzaabot and giant space bees, all while learning the true meaning behind the holidays... with an occasional song thrown in for good measure.
"Futurama" follows the life of Philip J. Fry (Billy West), a pizza delivery boy who accidentally stumbles into a freezer on December 31, 1999 and wakes up a thousand years later. In his future home of New New York City, Fry goes to work for the Planet Express Intergalactic delivery company, where he befriends Bender (John DiMaggio), a booze-fueled robot and sets his romantic sights on Leela (Katey Sagal), a sexy cyclops who enjoys beating him up.
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Nov. 19, 2004
Schenectady, NY - Jenna Spring had a hat trick and Sarah Love and Carrie Horbatuk combined for the shutout in net as Yale won 7-0 at Union. The Bulldogs move to 4-3 overall and 3-2 in the ECACHL. Spring's hat trick is the second this season by a Bulldog. Captain Erin Duggan, who accomplished the feat against Quinnipiac, scored two goals this time.
Spring scored at 15:55 of the first on a Deena Caplette assist. While that was the only goal of the first period, it was a sign of things to come. Those two would have a hand in six of the seven Bulldog goals on the night. Spring assisted on an Ali Turney goal at 11:47 of the second, then scored one of her own -- assisted by Caplette and Nicole Symington -- at 13:39. She completed the hat trick at 18:25 on assists from Caplette and Kristin Savard.
Duggan scored at 2:22 and 5:06 of the third to break the game open, with Savard, Spring, Symington and Turney all picking up assists. Kelsey Johnson closed out the scoring with Yale's lone power play goal, assisted by Duggan and Turney.
Love and Horbatuk made four saves each as the Bulldogs outshot the Dutchwomen 42-8 and held Union 0-for-6 on the power play. Yale had not scored seven goals in a game since January 22, 2003 (12-1 over Sacred Heart). Last season, when the Bulldogs never had a player register a hat trick, Yale didn't get its fourth win until the 13th game of the season.
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BAYAMON, Puerto Rico (AP) Le'Bryan Nash has 23 points and Marcus Smart added 20 points, seven rebounds, seven assists and Oklahoma State earned a 76-56 win over No. 6 N.C. State in the title game of the Puerto Rico Tipoff on Sunday.
Phil Forte had 17 points for the Cowboys (4-0), who outrebounded the Wolfpack 45-34.
Rodney Purvis had 16 points and T.J. Warren added 15 points for the Wolfpack (3-1), who shot only 28.6 percent from the field.
Smart was the tournament MVP. He was joined by Nash, Warren, Tennessee's Jarnell Stokes and Akron's Zeke Marshall on the all-tournament team.
No. 2 LOUISVILLE 80, MIAMI (Ohio) 39
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Russ Smith had a game-high 23 points and Wayne Blackshear added 14 points and six rebounds and Louisville defeated Miami.
Smith was 5 of 7 from 3-point range. The junior guard has been the leading scorer in all three Cardinals victories and is averaging 21.3 points per game.
Blackshear started for the second consecutive game at small forward and made a career-high four 3-pointers for the Cardinals (3-0).
Senior center Gorgui Dieng added 11 points and nine rebounds and senior guard Peyton Siva matched a career high with 10 assists for the Cardinals, who shot 48 percent and hit 12 of 26 from 3-point range (46 percent).
Louisville's defense held Miami (1-2) to 30 percent shooting and forced 19 turnovers.
Geovonie McKnight and Bill Edwards both scored seven points for the Redhawks.
No. 8 SYRACUSE 88, WAGNER 57
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) - Brandon Triche had 21 points and seven rebounds, James Southerland added 15 points and three blocks, and Syracuse beat Wagner.
Syracuse has won 23 straight home games and 34 in a row in the Carrier Dome against nonconference foes. The Orange (2-0) opened their season on the road a week ago with a 62-49 win over then-No. 20 San Diego State on the flight deck of the former aircraft carrier USS Midway.
Baye Moussa Keita had a career-high 15 points on 6-of-6 shooting, all in the second half. Michael Carter-Williams had a career-high 11 assists, and Trevor Cooney had eight points and five steals for Syracuse.
Jonathon Williams led Wagner with 14 points and nine rebounds and Kenneth Ortiz had 11 points.
No. 9 DUKE 88, FLORIDA GULF COAST 67
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) - Mason Plumlee scored a career-high 28 points, and No. 9 Duke routed Florida Gulf Coast 88-67 on Sunday night for its school-record 96th straight nonconference win at home.
Freshman Rasheed Sulaimon added 19 points and Ryan Kelly had 14 points for the Blue Devils (3-0).
They scored 30 straight points - including a 23-0 run to close the first half - to brush off a slow start, and forced 25 turnovers to cruise in this preliminary on-campus matchup in the Battle 4 Atlantis tournament.
Bernard Thompson scored a career-high 24 points for Florida Gulf Coast (2-2), which led for most of the first half.
But foul trouble, sloppy ball-handling and cold shooting during the last 5 1/2 minutes of the half ruined the Eagles' chances at their first win over a Top 25 team and second victory in six days against an Atlantic Coast Conference program.
No. 10 FLORIDA 66, MIDDLE TENNESSEE 45
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Kenny Boynton had 20 points and Will Yeguete scored 11 and grabbed 13 rebounds Sunday to help Florida pull away to a victory over Middle Tennessee.
Boynton scored the final 13 of the game for the Gators (3-0), who opened the second half with a 14-2 run and never looked back.
Middle Tennessee (2-1) trimmed a 15-point deficit to nine before Mike Rosario finished a fast-break with a dunk and Boynton hit a 3-pointer to begin his game-ending spurt.
Marcos Knight led Middle Tennessee with 12 points and Shawn Jones added 10 for the Blue Raiders, who trailed 29-26 at halftime.
Florida turned up the defensive pressure in the second half, limiting the Blue Raiders to 27 percent shooting after the break. Middle Tennessee missed seven of eight shots while the Gators were taking control over an eight-minute stretch.
No. 15 CREIGHTON 87, PRESBYTERIAN 58
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Doug McDermott scored 20 of his 24 points in the first half and Creighton defeated overmatched Presbyterian.
Ethan Wragge scored 18 points, all coming on his career high-tying six 3-pointers, and Austin Chatman had a career-high 11 assists to go with his nine points for the Bluejays (3-0).
McDermott, held to five points against UAB on Wednesday, bounced back to make 7 of 9 shots and all eight of his free throws. He also had seven rebounds.
Jordan Downing, who averaged 6.5 points in Presbyterian's first two games, led the Blue Hose (0-3) with a career-high 25 points.
Presbyterian hung with the Bluejays for the first nine minutes. The Blue Hose tried to slow the tempo, and the Bluejays turned over the ball three times.
No. 16 BAYLOR 97, ST. JOHN'S 78
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) - Brady Heslip had a career-high 29 points on eight 3-pointers, Isaiah Austin and Cory Jefferson had double-doubles and Baylor bounced back from its first loss to beat St. John's and take third place at the Charleston Classic.
The Bears (4-1) lost 60-58 to Colorado on Friday and coach Scott Drew wondered how his team might respond.
He needn't have worried as Heslip took over from outside and Austin and Jefferson controlled the middle.
Heslip's seventh 3-pointer put Baylor up for good at 69-66 with 9:36 to play. The Red Storm (2-2) closed to 73-72 on Phil Greene's basket with 6:40 remaining, but Jefferson hit two foul shots and Baylor star Pierre Jackson scored five straight points.
Phil Greene had 24 points and D'Angelo Harrison 20 for St. John's.
Jefferson finished with 20 points and 14 rebounds. Austin got 13 points and 13 rebounds.
No. 19 GONZAGA 96, SOUTH DAKOTA 58
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) - Elias Harris scored 16 points and grabbed a career-high 18 rebounds and Gonzaga topped South Dakota.
Przemek Karnowski, a 7-foot-1 freshman from Poland, led the Bulldogs with 20 points off the bench for the Bulldogs (3-0) who head to the Old Spice Classic in Florida to face Clemson on Thanksgiving.
Gary Bell Jr. also had 16 points with Sam Dower getting 12 points and nine rebounds and Kevin Pangos 10 points to go with six assists.
Freshmen Casey Kasperbauer and Tyler Flack scored 17 and 10 points, respectively, for the Coyotes (1-3), who were playing their fourth game in five nights. Senior Juevol Myles had 12 points.
No. 21 MICHIGAN STATE 69, TEXAS SOUTHERN 41
EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Gary Harris scored 19 points, including 14 in a lopsided first half, to lead Michigan State past Texas Southern.
Branden Dawson had 13 points and six rebounds, while Adreian Payne added nine points and seven rebounds for the Spartans (2-1), who extended their string of wins in home openers to 36.
Coach Tom Izzo's team also got good work from reserves. Harris' fellow freshmen Denzel Valentine and, in his first action after a lower-back injury, Matt Costello combined for 12 points, six rebounds, five assists and four blocked shots.
Fred Sturdivant had 10 points and 12 rebounds for Mike Davis' Tigers (1-3), who had three players returning home to Michigan. Raymond Penn had 10 points and Kyrie Sutton 11 rebounds.
No. 22 WISCONSIN 73, CORNELL 40
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Jared Berggren and Ben Brust each scored 18 points to help Wisconsin beat Cornell.
Brust also grabbed 12 rebounds, while Ryan Evans also had a double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds for the Badgers (2-1).
Devin Cherry Cornell (1-3) with 13 points.
In losing to No. 10 Florida 74-56 on Wednesday, the Badgers allowed the Gators to shoot 75 percent in the first half and 62 percent for the game.
But it was clear from the start Sunday there would be no repeat of that performance.
The Big Red started just 1 of 11 and Cornell found itself down 27-8 with just less than 8 minutes to go in the first half.
No. 24 CINCINNATI 93, NORTH CAROLINA A&T 39
CINCINNATI (AP) - Sean Kilpatrick scored a career-high 29 points, hitting eight shots from behind the arc, and Cincinnati dominated from the outset of a victory over North Carolina A&T.
The Bearcats (3-0) opened with a 14-point run that featured four 3s by Kilpatrick, who got wide-open shots all around the arc. Cincinnati's lead never slipped below double-digits.
Kilpatrick had 21 points in the opening half - six under his previous high - and matched his career best with six 3-pointers before the intermission. He made more shots from beyond the arc than the Aggies (1-3) did overall in the half.
The junior guard also had seven rebounds and five assists in 26 minutes.
North Carolina A&T shot only 15 percent from the field (10 of 66) with 20 turnovers. Lamont Middleton led the Aggies with 11 points.


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I started riding Freak Dog / EH kites a few months ago and figured I'd share my thoughts on my new 9m Unleashed.
Weight: around 200lbs (90kg)
Skill: Intermediate to Advanced
Preferred conditions: Flat water, Strong wind.
Conditions tested: Heavy chop outside, 6' to10' closed-out on the inside. Moderate wind (14-18kt) building to strong, gusty wind (23-28 kt with higher gusts).
Boards: 140x40 in the light wind then 128x37 TT Freak Dog Tracker
Construction: Reminds me of the old Fuels, "Bomb Proof". (I still have an old '02 12m that I learned on). Definitely superior build when compared to another new kite lying next to mine. (sorry not going to bash any brands)
Inflation: No one pump. It isn't neccessary. The short struts only take a few pumps to completely inflate. I had to be sure not to over-inflate them. The LE isn't any big deal either. My whole kite took about 30 seconds longer than another guy using an electric pump on his one-pump.
Performance (part 1) : In moderate winds I took the 140TT and was obviously under-powered. Once on a plane, I could sine the kite to generate a suprising amount of apparent wind to get me going nicely and do some front/backrolls and smaller jumps. I found you can start the kite from much lower in the window to initiate good jumps in under-powered conditions. I didn't have the balls to try that when the wind picked up.
Performance (part 2): I switched to the 128 board. There was a huge difference in the performance when the wind picked up. In strong wind the kite is amazing. Super fast with light bar pressure. The speed is comprable to a 5m or 6m c-kite but is totally controllable. There is a direct feedback to the bar. You know exactly where the kite is and what it's doing by the feel of the bar. Its the single most responsive kite I've flown.
The Bar: Overall the bar is simple and works well without doo-dads. At first the bar is unimpressive. Simple red/blue 4-line bar with front/back written on the bar and left/right on the corresponding floats. The short depower is nice. When sheeting, the power zone isn't as small as I anticipated. The power/depower is nice and smooth, not the on-off feeling initially expected. With the kite fully depowered the kite still pulled but wasn't jerky, even in the gusts. Its kind of a "thats all the power you get" feeling.
The spinning CL works well. A short bungee runs through the bar and CL swivel to a little stainless ring that sits in a neoprene opening at the top of the CL. The CL release is a pin style connected to a plastic ball. The ball looks kinda cheesy but is effective. I think its safer than a loop and easier to get to than the SS style pin thing. It releases easily, flagging the kite out on one front line. I was able to re-set and relaunch but I could see going to shore if anything tangled. The trim-strap is a pull-pull set up. A small grey loop to power up and a larger red loop to depower. A longer grey loop would be more convenient but it isn't a problem with the current length.
Overall: Honestly, I weigh too much for the 9m. I need 20kts +. Top end would be over 35kts, beyond reasonable kiting conditions. I really like the c-kite feel. It took most of the day to get my timing because the kite is so damned fast. Once you get your timing down the jumps are very high and lofty. Fast and smooth up, slow and steady on the way down. The timing also took its toll on me when trying to land. I repetedly brought the kite forward way too early resulting in very hot landings or butt-checking to save myself a beating. Kiteloops were a blast in all winds. A better rider will be able to get the most out of these kites. They are a durable, quality kite that is definitely geared to advanced or expert riders. Another benefit, it's priced lower than it's high-performance competition.


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Right now, everyone from Betsey Johnson and Kate Spade to Thakoon is launching a nail line of some sort. Want to get a glimpse at the goods? Here are our top five most covetable new collections.


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By launching the GTX 560 Ti, Nvidia finally sent the GTX 470 to its resting grounds. GTX 560 Ti is efficient, packs a mean punch and we believe it will do well, at least for one season.
Good thermals and overclocking potential caught an eye of many a partner and many of them have launched special versions of the card on day one. One model is definitely leading the pack for now – Gainward's GTX 560 Ti Phantom. As the name suggests, it is a card from Gainward's Phantom family, which as of now has three cards – GTX 580, GTX 570 and GTX 560 Ti. All three of these cards come with Phantom cooling, which is efficient and quiet.
GTX 560 Ti Phantom can beat the HD 6950 2GB in some games, provided you are gaming up to 1920x1600. As soon as you switch to 2560x1600, you'll see the HD 6950 2GB reclaim the pole position. All in all, GTX 560 Ti's price/performance ratio is pretty good and Gainward's Phantom version is not much pricier than the reference card. Gainward's virtually inaudible cooling would surely justify the higher price, and you can find the card here at €233, here. The card also comes with full size HDMI, which many will appreciate, and it is also 4cm shorter compared to the reference design.
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In June, we reported that American Idol Alum Jennifer Hudson and fiancé David Otunga were expecting their first child. The couple opted to keep the baby's gender a secret until he was born.
The couple welcomed baby boy- David Daniel Otunga Jr. who weighed 7 pounds, 14 ounces on Monday, her publicist confirms to Usmagazine.com.
"The baby is beautiful and perfect," Hudson's publicist tells Us. "His parents are ecstatic."
Sources say, Jennifer was looking forward to starting a family with David. "I definitely want a family," the 27-year-old told Access Hollywood earlier this year. "You know, I'm almost 30 now, so we gotta get started sometime."
Report of Jennifer's pregnancy came seven months following the tragic deaths of her mother, brother and 7-year-old nephew, who were murdered last October.
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Twelve years ago I adopted a baby girl from Russia, a golden-haired if somewhat scrawny 5-month-old I named Anya. Landing back in New York, with my new daughter asleep on my lap, I felt joyful, giddy—overwhelmed—by lack of sleep, my rush of good fortune, and the intense emotion of having Anya and seeing her birthplace.
Vladimir, three hours northeast of Moscow, is an ancient and lovely Russian city of gold-domed cathedrals and colorful dachas. Yet I saw it mainly from a car window: I spent my two and a half days there hurrying between my Stalin-block lodgings, the orphanage, and the government building where I signed legal papers leading to that singular moment when Anya was put into my arms, for forever.
Then in a rush we were off—leaving Vladimir to return to Moscow and the U.S. embassy, for Anya's medical exam, passport photos, and visa. Yet my brief view of my daughter's roots left me wanting more. I'm curious by nature, a reporter by trade. It was inevitable I'd go looking for information, but I never imagined I'd find what—or, really, who—I did.
From Russia with love
This infant with the tulip-shaped mouth and huge brown eyes had already amassed a bit of a dossier. By poring over the official paperwork, I started to get a glimpse of my daughter's history.
The records revealed that Anya's birth parents were Alexander, a truck driver, and Yelena, a housewife. They had given Anya up at the maternity hospital, they explained, due to a "difficult situation in the family" that sounded as if it could be financial. "We have four children," the parents wrote. The documents also included an address. I quickly rounded up a friend to translate and within two weeks of my return wrote my first letter to Anya's birth family.
I was thrilled when Alexander responded just a month or so later. "Hello, Mrs. Joan," he wrote in his letter to me. "It's very good that you decided to write us. Having been in Vladimir and generally in Russia, you, as a journalist, I think, understand what a shaky, unstable economic situation exists in our whole country, as well as in every family." Paychecks were hopelessly delayed; assistance checks for children were three to four months late, Alex wrote. Government food handouts for children had come to a dead halt, and daycare had become prohibitively expensive. To make matters worse, a chronic illness had taken its toll on Yelena's health.
The letter did include some sweet reminiscences: "It's too bad that you weren't here in the summer," Alex wrote. "There are so many parks...in the summertime I often go to the forest to pick berries and mushrooms." Mostly, though, his first letter and follow-up communiqués were hopeless and sad—snapshots of a family shattered by the crash of the Soviet economy as it moved in fits and starts toward a market system. "I hope you will understand us and not judge us," Alex wrote of his and Yelena's decision to give up their baby. "We are happy that Anya will not see that which her sisters and brother are seeing now."
Of course I didn't judge them. My heart went out to them, my daughter's first family. I only wanted to know about them, learn about their lives. The next year, Alex's sister, Irina, sent photos of Anya's siblings and a cousin; Alex sent birthday wishes for Anya ("We wish her health, happiness, and serenity").
Later, there were hints of improvement in their lives: a job for Yelena, a swimming party at the river, plans to send me a matryoshka doll. But, inexplicably, in 2000 the letters from both Alex and Irina suddenly stopped. I wondered and worried, but was caught up in my day-to-day life with Anya as she grew from a baby to a toddler to a happy little girl headed off to school.
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Then, in October 2004, the connection was reestablished, with a bang: Irina's young husband had died, she wrote; so had Yelena's mother—hence the gap in communication. And then I arrived at her letter's bigger shocker—the news that felt like a one-two punch to my stomach: Yelena had given birth to two more baby girls, in 2000 and 2003. Both, like Anya, had been left at the orphanage.
I knew, immediately and certainly, that I had to find those babies. They were my daughter's sisters, and I needed to see them, secure, in someone's home. So I recruited my Ukrainian friend Jurii, and we got busy searching the Internet and calling phone numbers to track down the right official in Vladimir. We did, and in a wonderful turnabout from the infamously unhelpful Russian bureaucracy, Mrs. Z., the Vladimir regional adoption official, located the records and delivered the welcome news that both babies were out of the orphanage.
Not only that—both had been adopted by Americans. Would Mrs. Z. do me one more itsy-bitsy favor, I pushed, and get in touch with those families for me? She complied almost immediately, and in one 24-hour period I received a near-frantic phone call and an e-mail from the two American mothers. "Who are you?" "Why is your name on a Russian letter I can't read?" they quite reasonably demanded to know.
I still wince at the worry I must have caused them. But I quickly explained our unusual, exciting relationship. And I was able to turn to Anya, 8 years old by then, to deliver the precious news: She had two birth sisters—here, in the United States! -- healthy, aged (at the time) 1 and 4, in Greenwood, Indiana, and in the New York suburbs.
My daughter's sisters
I asked the other mothers if we could get to know each other, try to build a bond for our daughters. One was thrilled. Jennifer and Brad Condon, in Indiana, adopted Lily, Anya's youngest sister, from Vladimir in 2004, after traveling there earlier for their son, Cameron. From Jennifer I've received family photos and upbeat e-mails: She shared her view that "this connection is the most unique and awesome situation for Lily. I think about my own sister, Stacy, whom I'm very close to. I really want that for Lily." I want it for Anya, too.
The other mother, who adopted Lily and Anya's middle sister, is much less sure. On a hot afternoon soon after we first connected on the phone, I sat in a Manhattan café across from a woman I'll call Jane. Jane didn't—and doesn't—wish to share personal information; I still don't know her last name or hometown. She was happy, though, to see the photocopies of the letters and the photos from Russia. Her daughter was still young, and she was wary of contacting Alex and Yelena or promising anything further.
But still, we've made a connection with the Condons that I never could have imagined a dozen years ago. I'm immensely grateful that the baby girl I thought I would raise as an only child has turned out to have family across the country and across the ocean. When Anya spoke to Jennifer on the phone that first time, I couldn't miss the light in her big brown eyes. Discovering her sisters made her "happy, surprised, excited," she told me. We both look forward to meeting the Condons when their daughter is a little older. The improbable circumstances that brought us to this point only reinforce for me that family ties, biological and adoptive, are compelling and strong: I'm joyful my daughter has both.
Finding other families
After finding Anya's family, I discovered other amazing stories of connections between adopted kids and their birth families.
Russian-born Denisen was 3 when her parents, Joy and Fred Croom of Raleigh, North Carolina, heard from their adoption agency about Denisen's birth sister. She'd been adopted by a Maryland family, who had learned about Denisen while still in Siberia. A local woman knew the whole story.
Back in the U.S., the two families spoke, and when Denisen was 6 and her sister 4, the families met on the Carolina shore. "The girls jumped out, stared at each other, and hugged," Joy Croom says. They looked so alike, she said, "each felt she was looking in the mirror"—an experience I understand, having practically choked on my coffee when I saw baby pictures of one of Anya's sisters; she was the spitting image of my daughter.
Like Denisen's sister's family, it's not entirely uncommon to learn about U.S.-based birth siblings before you even leave your new child's native country. While Sally and Peter Bruderle of Oakton, Virginia, were completing their daughter's adoption in Paraguay, they learned that Beth had a brother, Matt, in Pennsylvania. The families met and became close; Beth and her other brother—the Bruderles' biological son, Bobby—were even invited to take a key role at Matt's bar mitzvah.
Sometimes the twists of fate in discovering siblings almost defy imagination.
It turns out that Beth and Matt have a brother named Ian; he's the son of Ron and Robin Netter of Buffalo Grove, Illinois. An incredible coincidence brought the Netters and the Bruderles together: In 2004 both families were touring Paraguay, seeking information on the children's birth mother. A social worker put the pieces together and introduced them.
And then there are people who got involved with their children's families at the start. A former classmate of Anya's has a brother, Rudi, born in Cambodia; their mother, Paula Shirk of Brooklyn, New York, has connected with Rudi's family in a dramatic way. She is supporting the whole family, in a village near Phnom Penh. She's supplied the motor scooter the father uses to carry fish from the village to sell in the city; she's paying the children's school fees. "When I adopted Rudi, I didn't know I was bringing Cambodia home with me," Paula told me. "But as soon as I saw their faces on the photo, I knew I had more work to do."
Joan Oleck is a freelance writer in Brooklyn, New York.


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The predominance of spirochetes in subgingival plaque associated with severe periodontal lesions suggests an important role in periodontal pathogenesis. The goal of this research is to characterize interactions of Treponema denticola with subgingival tissues at the molecular level. By focusing on analysis of surface-expressed proteins that directly affect host cells, insights will be gained into mechanisms of periodontal cytopathology. The major outer membrane protein (Msp) of T. denticola binds to cells and ECM components, and has pore-forming cytotoxic actiyity. Msp is genetically conserved in many oral spirochetes, yet shows considerable interstrain heterogeneity, suggesting that it is an important immunogen. The overall hypothesis is that Msp is a significant virulence determinant in periodontal disease, and is a key component of an outer membrane protein complex mediating interactions of the spirochete with subgingival tissue.
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- To identify immunodominant and functional domains of Msp. Antigenic heterogeneity of Msp is a factor in host antibody recognition of oral spirochetes. Archived serum samples will be screened for reactivity with specific Msp's. Genes encoding novel Msp's will be identified in patient plaque samples.
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Lucknow: Has the battle of the Uttar Pradesh government against Japanese Encephalitis (JE) and AES (Acute Encephalitis Syndrome) in its eastern part been lost to red tape? The answer, shockingly, seems to be yes.
Even as the death toll of kids falling to the deadly viral disease mounted to 555 up to Saturday, the health department has been busily engaging in `processes,` admitting that "lots of things still need to be done."
Sources reveal that while the state government had ordered the construction of a 100-bed hospital for AES patients - to be built at a cost of Rs.18 crore - the tendering for the same is still on. According to government timelines, the "lenter of the ward" would be up by March 2013.
The story is the same with paediatric wards to be set up in the nine districts affected by AES. The wards are still not complete. There is thus no place where ventilators (124 of them, according to an announcement by the Samajwadi Party government in June) can be installed.
Of the 22 ventilators installed at the Baba Ram Das Medical College in Gorakhpur, most are on lease from other medical colleges of the state, said principal secretary (Health) Sanjay Agarwal, who also candidly admitted that apart from statistics which show a marginal decrease in JE deaths from 5.97 percent last year to 4.02 percent in the corresponding period till November this year, a lot was still to be done.
The fact that the deaths have not stopped and that hundreds of kids have fallen prey to encephalitis has forced chief secretary Javed Usmani to shoot off a terse message to district magistrates of the JE-hit districts in eastern Uttar Pradesh and health officials, urging that they "ensure that no JE deaths are reported in the next season" or be ready for stringent action.
In a letter to these officials, Usmani has fixed responsibilities and clearly spelt out that officials would be personally held accountable for deaths in their respective zones.
He has also directed health officials to immediately hold meetings to coordinate efforts for rehabilitation, housing, facilitation and physiotherapy of children disabled by the disease.
A special mop up immunization drive has also been ordered between Dec 1 and Dec 31.
The state government had in June pressed panic buttons after 88 people succumbed to the killer disease in a `pre-disease period` that usually begins July.
Officials admit that while AES-afflicted people had swarmed various primary health centres, hospitals, other medical facilities and the Baba Ram Das Medical College in Gorakhpur, the preparedness of the health department as a whole is still far from adequate.
The disease, which claimed more than 600 lives in the last season, peaked in areas around Gorakhpur division - Gorakhpur, followed by Kushinagar, Deoria and Maharajganj, reported maximum deaths yet again.
But while Gorakhpur basks in government attention, especially since the chief minister`s visit there Oct 31, when he ordered a special unit and an MRI facility at the medical college, doctors regret that other areas are neglected.
Sanjay Agarwal says immunization and deployment of immediate ambulance service and child specialists at every primary health centre have had the desirable change.
The fever tracking system in some areas has also helped, but larger infrastructural changes remain to be carried out to deal with the situation effectively.
The battle against AES has been largely left to PHCs, which were still to be equipped with ventilators. "Paediatric wards are being constructed at the PHCs and by June next year I think all the things would be in place," the principal secretary said.
Since AES is largely a water-borne disease, sanitation is being given special attention, though belatedly ; the availability of potable water is a concern, an official said. Meanwhile, an awareness campaign was launched and literature distributed as part of it.
The ambulance service, which earlier functioned at a charge of Rs. 5 per kilometre, is now a free service.
Though some of these measures will help, there is need for much more focus and also a "less bureaucratic attitude," say doctors.
The state government also plans to utilize the Rs.51 crore funding received from the government of India for the purpose of fighting the encephalitis scourge by June 2013.
While 444 cases were brought to the BRD Medical College in Gorakhpur this year, even the districts have reported 11 percent cases, something which officials say is "encouraging enough."


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Bake Sales
Pies and More Bake Sale, sponsored by the WVHS girls' softball team on Good Friday, April 18 at Connie's Market starting at 8 a.m. Many delicious baked goods will be available for you to pick up for Easter dinner. Come early and support the girls by purchasing these wonderful goodies. For more information, call Carol Goodman, 570-746-9221.
Chicken Barbecue, sponsored by Wyalusing Masonic Lodge #618 at Pen-Mart in Wyalusing on Saturday, April 12, 10 until ??? Halves only.
Eat for Relay for Life at Mark's Valley View on April 27 anytime. Sponsored by the Over the Hill team. A portion donated by Mark's.
Monthly Breakfast at the Herrickville Fire Hall, Sunday, April 27, 2014, 7:30 to 10:30 a.m. All you can eat: pancakes, French toast, ham, sausage, eggs, home fries, sausage gravy and biscuits, coffee, orange juice, real maple syrup and sugar-free syrup. Adults, $7.50; children to 12 years, $3.50; preschool, free. Benefit: Herrick Twp. Vol. Fire Co. - Dept. 4.
Lenten Vesper services will be held at the Wyalusing Presbyterian Church on Wednesdays during Lent. The dates are: April 16 from 7 to 7:30 p.m.
The Second Sunday Vesper Service will be held on April 13 at 5 p.m. at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, corner of Church and Chestnut Streets, Montrose. A simple meal will be served following in the parish house.
Easter Sunday Sunrise Service at Herrickville Wesleyan Church at 6:15 a.m.; 7:45 to 9:15, breakfast followed by regular service. Questions, call 570-744- 1217.
Ladies' Day Out on April 26, 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at New Era U.M. Church. Craft, skit, music, lunch. For more information, call 570-363-2496.
Maundy Thursday service at the Wyalusing Presbyterian Church on April 17 at 7 p.m.
Next Craft Corner at the Stevensville Community Hall on Thursday, April 17 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sack lunch or dish to share. Questions, call Jean at 570-746-3188.
Annual Intergenerational Dance on May 1 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Wyalusing Valley High School in the old gym. Free admission and lunch. Sponsored by Wyalusing FHA Club. All ages welcome.
Lenten Fish Dinner on April 11. Dinner includes baked fish, macaroni and cheese, stewed tomatoes, cole slaw, applesauce, dinner roll, beverage and homemade dessert. Served 4 to 7 p.m. at St. Basil's Hall, Dushore. Adults, $8; children 12 to 6, $3; under 6 eat free. Everyone welcome. Take-outs available. Proceeds benefit local charitable activities. Knights of Columbus, Dushore, Wyalusing and Mildred Council 12406. R9- 6p/S10-5p
New Era United Methodist Church community dinner will be held on Wednesday, April 16 at 11:30 a.m. Hamloaf plus more. Free-will offering. Jo Ellen's Creative Crafts will be the guest after lunch. All welcome.
Roast Beef Dinner, on April 13 at LeRaysville Social Hall from 11:30 to 1:30. Benefit: LeRaysville Pike Vol. Fire Co. R14c
Easter Events
The New Albany Area Children's Fund will be hosting their annual Easter egg hunt at the New Albany Park on Saturday, April 12 at 12 p.m. All New Albany area children ages preschool through sixth grade are invited to attend.
Easter Egg Hunt, New Albany VFW Post 384, April 12, 11 a.m. All children, age 10 and under.
VFW Post #6824, Haigh's Pond will hold their annual children's Easter egg hunt on Sunday, April 13, 1 to 3 p.m. Easter bunny arrives at 2 to 2:30 p.m. Bring your own basket. Age groups: 1-2, 3-4, 5-7, 8- 10. Dress for weather, boots, rain gear, etc.
Annual Breakfast with Easter Bunny - Saturday, April 19 from 9 to 11 a.m. at the Wyalusing United Methodist Church. Menu: pancakes, eggs, bacon, juice, milk and coffee. Bring the kids and your camera.
Easter Egg Hunt at the Wyalusing Borough Park on Saturday, April 19 and begins promptly at noon. Prizes will be awarded in each age category to children who find prize eggs. Sponsored by Wyalusing Valley Vol. Fire Department.
Stevensville Community Club's children's Easter party and egg hunt will be held Saturday, April 19, 1 to 3 p.m. at the hall. Community leaders are asking for donations of hardboiled eggs. Please call Tammy, 570-744-2126 or Harriet, 570-746- 3523.
Easter Egg Hunt on April 19, 9:30 a.m. at the Herrickville Wesleyan Church. Easter story and candy for kids. Preschool to sixth grade.
The Stevensville Presbyterian Church with Pastor David Dewing will celebrate Easter morning as follows: 7 a.m., Sunrise Services in the sanctuary; 8 a.m., continental breakfast; 9 a.m., Sunday School and 10 a.m., Easter celebration in the church. All are welcome.
The Wysox Presbyterian Church has planned a special program on April 13 Passion/Palm Sunday during the 11 a.m. service followed by brunch of breakfast casseroles in Ferguson Hall. Maundy Thursday service on April 17 beginning with Seder meal at 6 p.m. Easter Sunrise Sunday, April 20 at 7:30 a.m. at edge of the Wysox Cemetery and parking lot. Refreshments following in Ferguson Hall. Resurrection Sunday/Easter Service at 11 a.m. on April 20.
Meshoppen Holiday Fund Annual Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, April 19 at 11 a.m. at the Meshoppen Ball Park, rain or shine. Five age groups, 0 to 2; 3 to 5; 6 to 8; 9 to 12; 13 and up. Fun, prizes, refreshments.
Easter breakfast, April 20 at 9 a.m.. Worship at 10 a.m. at the New Era United Methodist Church. All are welcome.
Free Easter egg dying and decorating party for kids on April 18, 10:30 a.m. to noon at the New Albany United Methodist Church. Games and prizes. Lunch provided.
Wyalusing Area Education Foundation's annual Spring Fling will be held on May 3, 2014, 7 to 10 p.m., in the Tuscarora Wayne Community Room, at Wyalusing's Chamber building, 21 Main Street. Appetizers and drinks will be served. Both a silent and vocal auction will be held. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. $25 per person. All proceeds benefit the WAEF's Teacher Venture Grants.
For Your Information
Wyalusing Kindergarten Registration will be held April 22 to 25. Please call for an appointment at 570-746-1206 ext. 1300 or 1301. Forms available online.
The Lacey Street Cemetery Association asks that all Christmas flowers and displays be removed from grave sites by April 15.
T.A.C.O. Food Pantry holiday closing. The Towanda Area Christian Outreach Food Pantry will be closed Friday, April 18 and Monday, April 21 for the Easter holiday. The pantry will reopen Wednesday, April 23 at 10 a.m. T.A.C.O. serves the Towanda, Northeast Bradford and Wyalusing school districts and is normally open Monday, Wednesday and Fridays from 10 a.m. until noon. For additional information, call 570-265-4422.
The Wyalusing Valley Jr.-Sr. High School Guidance Office is hosting its 20th Post-Secondary Education Information evening on Wednesday, April 23. Representatives from over 50 colleges and military branches will be there to speak to interested seniors, juniors, sophomores and their parents about admissions, majors, visits, etc. Representatives will be in the high school gym from 6:30 to 8 p.m.
Salt Springs State Park Happenings: Chainsaw Day, April 12, 9 a.m. Food for Trout Fishers, April 12, 9 a.m. Take a Break Hike, April 13, 1 p.m. Trail Day, April 19, 11 a.m. Egg Hunt, April 27, 1 p.m.
Meeting Notices
AA Meeting—Wednesdays at 8 p.m. in the basement of the Wyalusing Presbyterian Church. Open meeting, nonsmoking.
S.O.S. Al-Anon—Family Group will meet on Fridays at 7 p.m. at St. John's Lutheran Church, Hopkins Street, Sayre.
TOPS PA #1134—Laceyville, meets each Tuesday evening at the Braintrim Baptist Church in Laceyville. Weigh-ins from 5:15 to 6 p.m., meeting from 6-7 p.m. For more information, call 570-965-2493 or 570-869-1834. Toll-free 1-800-932-8677.
Recovery House Meetings— AA Group of Towanda meets Mon.-Fri., noon; Mon., Thurs., Fri., Sat., 8 p.m., Sun., 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. NA meetings are held Tuesdays at 7 p.m. Speaker meeting every first Sunday, 8 p.m. All meetings at 205 Main St., Towanda (please use rear, lower entrance).
Compassionate Friends—of the Endless Mountains will hold their meetings on the second Tuesday of every month at 7 p.m. in the Endless Health Community Center, Montrose. TCF is open to all families who have lost a child from any cause at any age. There are no membership dues or fees of any kind. For more information, call 570-965-0901 (evenings) or 570-278-1658 or email firstname.lastname@example.com.
MOPS—(Mothers of Preschoolers) meet every first and third Wed. of the month from 9 to 11 a.m., September through May. Meetings are held at the First Presbyterian Church, 5 Court St., Towanda. All mothers of preschoolers are welcome. Child care is provided for children, ages infant through five years old. For more information, contact the church at 570-265-5575.
Al-Anon meetings in Tunkhannock—Endless Serenity Al-Anon Family Group on Monday, 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, 7 p.m., Saturday, noon. All meetings are held at the Tunkhannock UM Church Education Bldg., second floor.
Diabetes Support Groupmeeting the first Thursday of every month at the Guthrie Clinic office in Towanda beginning at 5:30 p.m. There is no charge and all diabetics and family members are welcome. For more information, call Dawn at Guthrie Clinic at 570- 265-6165 during regular business hours.
The Wyalusing Masonic Lodge No. 618 meets at 7:30 p.m. on the third Monday of each month at the Lodge Hall, 158 Church St., Wyalusing. For more information, call 570-721- 0008.
Memorial Hospital's monthly bereavement support group schedule for 2014 will continue to meet on the last Tuesday of each month from 3 to 4:30 p.m., located in the library on the lower level of Memorial Hospital, Towanda. The group follows the book by James Miller, "What Will Help Me?" and other authors' writings related to grief and loss. The support group is open to those who have experienced loss and is facilitated by Trudy Ventello, LSW, a social worker with Memorial Hospital's Hospice program. For more information call 570-268-2233.
Towanda-Wysox Kiwanis Club meets every second and fourth Wednesday of each month at the Weigh Station Café at 7:30 a.m. in Towanda. They find ways to help the children in the community. Contact Eileen Sheets at 570-265-2350 for more information.
Addictions to Victory— Faith-based support for addictions. Program will be held the first and third Thursday of each month at 7 p.m. at New Generation Church, Milan, 570- 888-1967.
MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers) group meets the second and fourth Tuesdays at 9:30 a.m. in St. Peter's Church, 3832 State Route 6, Tunkhannock. For more information, visit www.mops.org or www.stpetestunkhannock.org. Call 570-836-2233.
AA meeting–Friday evenings at 8 p.m. at the Standing Stone Vesper Church spiritual building, River Road, Standing Stone Township. Open meeting, non-smoking.
Al-Anon meetings on Wednesdays at 8 p.m. in the upstairs kitchen of the Wyalusing Presbyterian Church. Open meeting, non-smoking.
American Legion Auxiliary Unit #534 — meeting will be held on April 10 at 6 p.m. at the post home. Members are urged to attend. Any member that is able to help with a dinner on April 12, please call Renee Stewart at 570-746-3370 or Ree Ann Ross, 570-746-1316 and leave a message. Also, desserts are needed.
Beaver Meadows Cemetery Association will hold its annual meeting on Wednesday, April 16 at the Beaver Meadows Church at 7 p.m. All lot owners and potential lot owners are invited to attend.
A meeting of the Susquehanna Beekeeping Association will be held on April 11 at 7 p.m. at Claverack in Montrose. For more information, contact James Wood, 570-934-1166.
Bradford Salon 747 Eight and Forty will meet on Thursday, April 10 at 5 p.m. at the American Legion Post 534, Wyalusing.
The Camptown Civic Club will hold a covered dish dinner at 6:30 p.m. at the Camptown Community Church on Tuesday, April 15. Guests and interested community members are welcome to attend. Members are asked to bring their table service and a dish to pass; meat and beverage will be provided. Nancy Walker Baker will present a program, "Knock on Wood: Why Our Woodlands Matter" after dinner. There will be no business meeting.
Wyalusing Musical Society will hold their Junior Musical Tea to honor students going to the piano festival on Thursday, April 10 at 7 p.m. at the Wyalusing Presbyterian Church.
The Wyalusing Senior Citizens will meet at the fire hall on Tuesday, April 15 at 11:30. Bring a dish to pass and place setting. All persons 55 and over are welcome.
PARSE: The Endless Mountains Chapter of the Pennsylvania Association of the State Employees will meet at 11:30 on Wednesday, April 23 at the Villa Sena, Towanda. Lunch is your choice. Speaker is Dan Wiedmer. Reservations by April 18 by calling 570-836-0173 or email firstname.lastname@example.com.
Penny Socials
Penny Social, Saturday, April 12, Windham Dept. 19 Station, 39158 Route 187. Doors open 5 p.m. Drawing 7 p.m. 50/50 Raffle, Door Prizes. $5 meal includes hot dog or pulled BBQ chicken, beans or macaroni and cheese, pie and drink. Sponsored by Windham Twp. Vol. Fire Company, Dept. 19.
Penny Social at North Orwell Community Hall, Route 187, on Friday, April 25. Doors open 5:30 p.m., drawings start 7 p.m. Basket raffles, door prizes, 50/50, refreshments available. For more information, call 570- 247-7484 or 247-7280. Benefit North Orwell Community Hall renovations.
Penny Social at the Le- Raysville Community Hall on Saturday, April 19. Doors open at 6 p.m. Drawing at 7:30 p.m. Proceeds to benefit Bright Beginnings Preschool. Basket and 50/50 raffles, refreshments.
Rabies Clinics
Rabies Clinic, LeRaysville Fire Hall on April 15, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. $8 per animal. Bring past papers. Have on leash or in cage.
Vendors Wanted
The Twin Tier Antique Tractor and Machinery Association is in search of food, crafts and flea market vendors for their 20th annual show, "Tractors, Trucks and Treasures" on June 13, 14 and 15 in Rome. Please contact LaVonne Powell at 570-746-1989. Deadline for vendor application is May 10.
Look Good, Feel Better workshop on Monday, April 14 at Guthrie Cancer Center at 1:30 p.m. Please call 1-800-227- 2345 to register.
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Tim Tebow's brother, Peter, apologized on Monday for his gloating comments following the Denver Broncos' divisional playoff overtime loss to the Baltimore Ravens.
Peter caused quite a stir for tweeting after the game, "Am I the only one in Denver who's happy right now?"
Peter issued the following mea culpa on Twitter:
My comment after the game was uncalled for. I may root for another team but I should never gloat about anyone's misfortune. I'm truly sorry.â Peter Tebow (@petertebow) January 14, 2013
Tim was traded by the Broncos to the New York Jets in the offseason, clearing the way for Denver to sign Peyton Manning.


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