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Tarver, 43, ready to show Kayode some old-school magic
The first question for Antonio Tarver is one he undoubtedly is asked often.
Why does a 43-year-old former light heavyweight boxing champion who has starred in Rocky Balboa and matriculated into a nice job as a ringside analyst for Showtime feel the need to get back in the ring?
No hesitation. "Because I can," the five-time champion says, sounding annoyed. "I'm still at the top of my division. If I wasn't winning championships and beating the odds … It's what I love to do. Why should I retire, when there's so much more to accomplish?
VIDEO: Tarver vs. Kayode: Pre-fight
"I've got goals, and until I can no longer reach my goals, that's what I'm going to do."
Tarver (29-6, 20 KOs) will defend his IBO cruiserweight title Saturday (Showtime, 9 p.m. ET) at The Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif., against Lateef Kayode (KAHY-oh-tee), a 29-year-old undefeated Nigerian whose nickname is "Power."
Kayode has won all 18 of his professional fights, 14 by knockout.
This is where Tarver's two jobs intersect. As an analyst, he criticized Kayode in appearances on Showtime's ShoBox. Tarver said the African's punches were sloppy and he had no spirit when he fought.
It's a bone of contention for Kayode. "When I was doing good and connecting on my punches, he just quiets down and says nothing. … He only concentrates on my mistakes," he says.
Tarver will try to exploit those mistakes but says he's just doing his job and has no ax to grind.
"I'm not paid to stroke anybody or sit behind that desk and promote or market a fighter," Tarver says. "What I was telling him were the things I saw that he could have improved on. I'm looking at the intangibles you need to be a world-class fighter, and he could not understand that. He showed his inexperience and youth by getting all emotional and out of whack approaching and confronting me.
"That tells me his emotions got the best of him, and now he's bit off more than he can chew. So instead of trying to tell him what I thought he should do to improve, now I've got to show him."
Tarver won his title in Australia in July, stopping Danny Green in the ninth round. Kayode is coming off three consecutive wins by decision after 14 consecutive stoppages.
Besides power, Kayode has one big thing going for him. His cornerman is five-time trainer of the year Freddie Roach, who trains such top fighters as Manny Pacquiao, Amir Khan and Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.
Roach admits Kayode is a challenge. "He's a young fighter, and he gets excited easily," the trainer says. "We'll keep his head on straight and try to keep him calm. At times he may get a little excited, but excitement makes good fights.
"(Tarver) is a Hall of Famer for sure, and we know we have to beat guys like this to get to the top. … I don't think experience will be an advantage for him. Whoever controls the fight and pulls it off will be the winner."
Tarver, who played the heavyweight Mason "The Line" Dixon in the last Rocky movie in 2006, is nothing if not confident. He believes he's still fighting for a reason.
"I'm at a championship level because I've learned the art of boxing. I've mastered my craft and I'm one of the best fighters that ever did it, bottom line," he told USA TODAY Sports.
"My skill set is second to none. I'm a boxer, puncher, counterpuncher, I've mastered my craft. That's why I'm still here at 43. I'm a throwback, an old-school fighter."
Tarver has fought the best 175-pound fighters the sport can offer, including a trilogy against Roy Jones Jr. (Tarver won two of the three, including a devastating second-round TKO for the unified title in 2004), and lost to Bernard Hopkins and current champ Chad Dawson twice. He has never been stopped
The old boxing axiom — to hit and not get hit — keeps him fresh, he says.
"My defense is what keeps me young," he says. "I don't take a lot of abuse, not even in sparring and training. … I was one of the best amateurs America has known, and I'm one of the best professional fighters America has known. I've honed my skills the old-fashioned way."
"I got a gift from God. You just can't teach the things I know about boxing. It's what's keeping me relevant today."
Then "The Magic Man" rattles off one magic cliché after another when asked what he has in store for his opponent.
"I've still got a few tricks up my sleeve," he says with a laugh. "I'm going to be Mr. Abracadabra Saturday night.
"I'm going to make Lateef Kayode disappear right before your very eyes."
If that happens, and Tarver comes away victorious, he sees himself fighting "one more mega-cruiserweight fight, if that's possible."
And if there's no such thing as a mega-cruiserweight fight?
"I want Wladimir Klitschko," he says, matter-of-factly. "I think I have the blueprint to beat him. He's never faced a fighter with my skill set. He's fought a lot of big-bodied, robotic heavyweights, but he ain't never fought anybody who could move like me, fight like me, has the defense I have, and who can get inside and do some great things.
"If I'm hitting as hard as I know I can hit, and am 212-215 (pounds), I plan on bringing the heavyweight title back to America. That's my gameplan, that's my goal and there ain't nothing going to stand in the way of me getting that opportunity."
Except, perhaps, Lateef Kayode.
Undercard: Former undisputed junior middleweight titlist Winky Wright (51-5-1, 25 KOs) returns to the ring to meet undefeated Peter "Kid Chocolate" Quillin (26-0, 20 KOs) in a middleweight bout. Also, Austin Trout (24-0, 14 KOs) risks his WBA super welterweight belt against Delvin Rodriguez (26-5-3, 14 KOs) and bantamweight contender Vusi Malinga (20-3, 12 KOs) faces Leo Santa Cruz (19-0-1, 11 KOs) for the vacant IBF bantamweight title.
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"Age of Empires II makes a great improvement over the first"
Age of Empires 2 has so much more realistic details which Age of Empires lacked along with Rise of Rome. Story mode keeps you suspended while multiplayer keeps you drooling for more. Even offers more nationalities such as Japanese, Chinese, Franks, Goths, Britains and more. Variety of upgrading can be created and trading to your allies is so much useful now instead of running out of resources and still like a duck while people plan to attack your village. The people are actually smaller than the buildings itself so now you can understand how people can live in the houses they do. Everyone time you build a house, each building will look different. and now space is much of a problem. You are able to walk over your farms and through parts of buildings so your people dont take the long way and walk all the way around. This is a very interesting game that I think everyone who is into strategy will agree it is a big step from AOE to AOE2. Much difference between the two and much more complicated than the first. You will enjoy this game and AOE will look like an old school game.
[10] First look
The moment I started the menu screen, I went "Whoa, is this AOE2?" Graphics are awsome and there is a lot of similarities in the building engine to StarCraft.
[08] Graphics
Graphics are very detailed. Only problem with it is, if you have a slow CPU, your resolution will be at 800x600 and everyone is so big. Increasing the resolution would make your gameplay probably slower.
[09] Sound
Shocking to see that everything actually looks how it is suppose to look. You can tell the market is a market and not a bunch of stacked pieces of wood and your people are actually hunting and chopping.
[10] Satisfaction
Like the first version, this game rules. Difficult was build into this game. Play it on extra hard and you'll find yourself dead. The gamespeed is smooth and attacking is so much harder because like reach life, it'll take more than a sword to chop down a house.
[10] Replay Value
Once you start playing, you lose a technique which once you were good at. Sleep.
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A new request for Obama money has been made, this time by a city councilwoman in Detroit who must have been among those who waited in line in 2009 for their free money. Echoing the past, councilwoman JoAnn Watson recently vented her frustration that President Obama hasn't bailed out the city of Detroit, who is currently considering filing bankruptcy. According to Watson, "Our people in an overwhelming way supported the re-election of this president and there ought to be a quid pro quo and you ought to exercise leadership on that."
Other council members at the meeting seemed to be in agreement with Watson's assessment that a vote equals money, which leads one to question exactly how much "free" money the city council gave away to those who secured their seats. And the city of Detroit is declaring bankruptcy why? The situation also serves as a reminder to those who thought Governor Romney was out of line with his comments about Obama buying votes with free gifts. Apparently Romney was not the only one who got that impression.


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Metal and NonmetalMine Safety and Health
Surface Metal Mine
Gold Ore
Fatal Fall of Person Accident
June 4,2011
Fairbanks Gold Mining Inc.
Fort Knox Mine
Fairbanks,North Star County,Alaska
Mine ID No. 50-01616
Bart T. Wrobel
Supervisory Mine Safety and Health Inspector
Jerry L. DuBois
Supervisory Mine Safety and Health Inspector
Michael D. Murray
Mine Safety and Health Inspector
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Mine Safety and Health Administration
Western District
2060 Peabody Road,Suite 610
Vacaville,CA 95687
Wyatt S. Andrews,District Manager
Michael J. Murray, mill operator, age 39 was killed on June 4, 2011. Murray was sweeping in a gyratory crusher building when he fell through two unsecured openings (maintenance hatches) and landed approximately 60 feet two floors below.
The accident occurred because management failed to ensure that it had policies and procedures in place so persons could safely remove any dust that accumulated around an uncovered opening on the dump floor where there was a danger of falling. The opening was created when the cover on a maintenance hatch was removed, eight days prior to the accident, to cool the lube floor below. The victim was not wearing fall protection, no warning signs were posted to identify the hazard, and no handrails were in place on the west side of the maintenance hatch.
Fort Knox Mine, owned and operated by Fairbanks Gold Mining Inc., is located in Fairbanks, North Star County, Alaska. The principal operating official is Lauren Roberts, general manager. The mine normally operates two, 12 hour shifts per day, 7 days per week. Total employment is 467 persons.
Fort Knox Mine is a surface mining, milling, and carbon leaching facility. The gold ore is mined from a multiple bench quarry. The material is drilled, blasted, and loaded into haul trucks by electric shovels and front-end loaders. The trucks haul the ore to the milling operation to be processed. The finished products are sold to commercial industries. The last regular inspection at this operation was completed on April 18, 2011.
On the day of the accident Michael Murray (victim) and Jerald Gerleve, mill operator, reported to work at 6:00a.m., their normal starting time. About 6:20a.m., they drove a company truck to the crusher building to relieve the night crew. Murray took over the crusher operations about 6:35a.m. and remained in the crusher control room. At 1:00 p.m., Gerleve came to the control room to operate the crusher and Murray took a lunch break.
About 1:30 p.m., Murray radioed Gerleve that he was going to the mill. At 3:00p.m., Murray called Gerleve to report he was in the crusher building but did not provide a location. At 4:00 p.m., Gerleve heard an air lance operating on the crusher dump floor, but could not see Murray because a curtain was installed to control dust. About 4:10p.m., Gerleve noted the air lance stopped.
Gerleve tried to contact Murray at approximately 6:20p.m. but could not reach him. He called Will Sunie, supervisor, and told Sunie he had not heard from Murray and could not contact him. Sunie told him to try again and call back in 15 minutes. Gerleve called Sunie at 6:25 p.m. and informed him that he was sending Roger Bartlett, mill operator, and Robert Kertesz, mill operator, to search for Murray.
At 6:45p.m., Bartlett and Kertesz entered the control room. Gerleve went down to the crusher dump floor using the back stair case. When Gerleve got to the dump floor, he looked over the west railing, saw Murray on the lube floor two floors down, and radioed for help.
Emergency Response Team members arrived and performed Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) but the victim was nonresponsive. At 7:43p.m., Murray was pronounced dead at the scene. The cause of death was attributed to blunt force trauma.
The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) was notified of the accident at 7:10 p.m. by a telephone call from Robert Sweeden, safety and health manager, to MSHA's National Call Center. Randy Cardwell, mine safety and health supervisory inspector, was notified and an investigation began the same day. An order was issued pursuant to 103(j) of the Mine Act to ensure the safety of the miners.
MSHA's accident investigation team traveled to the mine, conducted a physical inspection of the accident scene, interviewed employees, and reviewed conditions and work procedures relevant to the accident. MSHA conducted the investigation with the assistance of mine management and employees, miners' representatives, and the Office of State Medical Examiners, Alaska Division of Public Health.
Location of Accident
The accident occurred in the gyratory crusher building that contained five floors. The top three floors consisted of the dump floor, the drive floor, and the lube floor. A mill maintenance hatch had been removed on the dump floor eight days prior to the accident. (Figure 1, Appendix B). The hatch was removed to ventilate excess heat build up in the lube floor located two floors below.
Mill operators are required to clean the dump floor at least once per shift. Murray used a push broom with a 24-inch wide brush and a 6-foot handle to cleanup.
Maintenance Hatches
Six maintenance hatches are located on the primary crusher dump floor. Three of these hatches are on the east side and three on the west side near the primary crusher hopper. The hatch covers rest on a 6-inch wide by 6-inch high curb placed around each opening. The center hatch on the west side, that the victim fell through, was removed on May 27, 2011. Removing this hatch created an opening 6 feet 9 inches wide by 11 feet long.
The drive floor is beneath the dump floor. Three hatches are located on this floor directly under the three west side hatches of the dump floor above. The center hatch was also open, creating an opening 7 feet 2 inches wide by 11 feet long. There were no hatches on the drive floor located under the east side of the dump floor. The hatches and openings on the drive floor are located on the west side and are approximately the same size and design as the one on the floor above.
Handrails were placed around all of the east side maintenance hatches on the dump floor. The handrails are approximately 41inches high with a three rail design,consisting of an upper, middle, and lower rail. All railings drop in to pipe sleeves for removal as needed for maintenance work and to transfer equipment from floor to floor. The pipe sleeves are secured to the concrete floor by lag bolts. Handrails of similar design are located on three sides of the west maintenance hatches.
On the west side of the dump floor, the railings are located on the north, east, and south side of the maintenance hatches. The hatches on the west side closest to the crusher pocket did not have any handrails. A removable double handrail is located on the northwest corner of the west side maintenance hatches. This handrail extended to a storage cabinet allowing persons to enter the area for cleanup and maintenance work.
The drive floor maintenance hatches have handrails on all four sides. They are similar in size and design to those on the dump floor. The railings for the lube floor hatches are also similar in size and design on all four sides. The north railing of the lube floor hatches was broken loose when the victim fell, leaving an 18-inch gap in the northwest corner of the railing.
On the day of the accident, the weather was sunny with a temperature of 60 to 70 degrees Fahrenheit and a slight breeze. Weather was not considered a factor in the accident. Lighting in the building was adequate and natural light was sufficient to illuminate the dump floor.
Personal Protective Equipment
At the time of the accident, Murray was wearing safety shoes, safety glasses, a respirator and a hard hat. He was also carrying a clip on two-way portable radio. Murray was not wearing any fall protection; however, a fall protection harness and lanyard were issued to him and found in his locker. Tie off points with lanyards and a cable were located between the maintenance hatches and crusher dump pocket.
Training and Experience
Michael Murray had 1year and 14 weeks of experience as a miner all at this mine and had been a mill operator for 26 weeks. Investigators reviewed the training records for the victim and found the task training and annual refresher training records to be up-to-date. Management established policies for persons working around maintenance hatches and trained all persons regarding these new policies and procedures.
Root Cause Analysis
A root cause analysis was conducted and the following root causes were identified.
Root Cause: Management failed to ensure that it had policies and procedures so persons could safely clean the crusher dump floor between the west maintenance hatches and crusher dump pocket where there was a danger of falling.
Corrective Action: Railings were fabricated and installed around the maintenance hatches and along the crusher dump pocket to prevent entry into those areas. Signage was posted on all railings requiring the use of fall protection when the railings are removed. Management established policies for persons working around maintenance hatches and made persol}s aware of these new policies and procedures.
Root Cause: Management failed to enforce its own policies and procedures to ensure persons use fall protection where there is a danger of falling.
Corrective Action: All persons were retrained to recognize hazards where there is a danger of falling and to use fall protection where the danger of falling exists. Management will monitor persons to ensure that fall protection is used.
The accident occurred because management failed to ensure that it had policies and procedures in place so persons could safely remove any dust that accumulated around an uncovered opening on the dump floor where there was a danger of falling. The opening was created when the cover on a maintenance hatch was removed, eight days prior to the accident, to cool the lube floor below. The victim was not wearing fall protection, no warning signs were posted to identify the hazard, and no handrails were in place on the west side of the maintenance hatch.
Issued to Fairbanks Gold Mining Inc.
Order No. 8554187 was issued on June 4, 2011, under Section 103(j) of the Mine Act:
An accident occurred at this operation on June 4, 2011, at approximately 7:10 p.m. As rescue and recovery work is necessary, this order is being issued, under Section 103 (j) of the Mine Act to assure the safety of all persons at this operation. This order is also being issued to prevent the destruction of any evidence which would assist in investigating the cause or causes of the accident. It prohibits all activity at the Crusher Building except to the extent necessary to rescue and individual or prevent or eliminate an imminent danger until MSHA has determined that it is safe to resume normal mining operations in this area. This order applies to all persons in the rescue and recovery operation and any other persons on-site. This order was initially issued orally to the mine operator at 7:40p.m. and has now been reduced to writing.
This order was terminated on June 8, 2011, after it was determined that conditions that contributed to the accident have been corrected and normal mining operations can resume.
Citation No. 6476675 was issued on September 26, 2011, under the provisions of Section 104(d)1of the Mine Act for a violation of 30 CFR 56.11012:
On June 4,2011, a fatal accident occurred when a miner fell through an open maintenance hatch which left an opening in the dump floor measuring approximately seven feet wide by eleven feet long in the gyro crusher building. The maintenance hatch had been removed on May 27, 2011, and had not been replaced. There were no protective devices installed around or over the open hatch or warning signs in place. Management engaged in aggravated conduct constituting more than ordinary negligence in that the open hatch was an obvious hazard, it had been intentionally left uncovered for 16 shifts and six members of management were aware of the condition. This violation is an unwarrantable failure to comply with a mandatory standard.
This citation was terminated on September 26, 2011. Railings were installed around all sides of the maintenance hatch and along the gyro crusher dump hopper on the primary crusher dump floor area.
Citation No. 6476676 was issued on September 26, 2011, under the provisions of Section 104(a) of the Mine Act for a violation of 30 CFR 56.15005:
On June 4, 2011, a fatal accident occurred when a miner fell through a seven feet wide by eleven feet long open maintenance hatch in the floor of the gyro crusher building. The hatch had been removed on May 27, 2011, and had not been replaced. The miner was not using fall protection while working near this open hatch.
This citation is a "Rules to Live By" priority standard and was terminated on September 26, 2011. All miners working in this area have been retrained in the proper use of fall protection.
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Persons Participating in the Investigation
Fairbanks Gold Mining Inc.
Robert Sweeden ............... Health and Safety ManagerMine Safety and Health Administration
John Gentry ............... Health and Safety Superintendent
Bruce Jenkin ............... Mill Supervisor
John Kauffman ............... Miners' Representative
Jerry L. DuBois ............... Supervisory Mine Safety and Health Inspector
Bart T. Wrobel ............... Supervisory Mine Safety and Health Inspector
Michael D. Murray ............... Mine Safety and Health Inspector


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According to a source, negotiations with Robbie Fowler's representatives broke down when the player's salary demands suddenly increased from $1 million to $3 million.
unidentified MLS club (not New England) was bidding to bring Fowler to MLS as a Designated Player at a salary of approximately $1 million. Fowler's contract with Liverpool expires in June and
his place with the club could be under threat with Dirk Kuyt, Robbie Crouch and Craig Bellamy already on the roster and Ukrainian Andriy Voronin arriving on a free
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Hi I'm 34 and dh is 36. We've been ttc 18months and dh just had his sperm test results. In a foot note at the bottom, almost the small print!, says presence of antisperm antibodies 'which may affect fertility'. Dh doesn't even remember the GP mentioning that in his telephone appointment yesterday!
Dr Google however pretty much sees this as the end of the road for natural conception! We are feeling really upset and have no idea what to do now. We were due to be referred after 24months ttc but is there any point even trying until then?! What on earth do we do?! Lost :-(
victoria don't panic too much-it's more common than you might think (and almost a given for men who've had a vasectomy and reversal, yet even natural pregnancies can still occur there). So yes, keep trying while you're waiting, you never know!!
Basically, antisperm antibodies can create issues with either the sperms ability to swim properly, or perhaps their ability to recognise the presence of an egg, but depends a lot of how many of the sperm are affected with antibodies (it's not always all) among other things. Does the test give a % with the antisperm antibody result? What was the sperm count (concentration)? What it is most likely to mean is that you'll need to have ICSI treatment if you go down the IVF route, and that should overcome any potential issues in that area. But like I say if there's sperm there, keep trying (if you can bear it) x
Hi bumblebees, thanks for replying....
Stats are....
pH 8.7
Volume 3.2
Concentration 34.9
Total count 111.68 (!)
Progessive motility 52
Normal forms 2
SpermMAR % bound 100
I don't like the sound of that 100....
Do we get bumped up to see a specialist or do we still have to wait until 24months? Told we needed to repeat all my bloods etc within 3 months of referral. GP said dh needed this repeating in 3 months. But 100% is 100% isn't it?
PH seems abit high from what I have read.
My dps was 293 million, but yours I think is lower side of norm.
Think the norm forms is low too? My dps was 6 or 7 can't remember and we were panicked by that.
Sorry I don't know a lot, hope that helps
It's the last two values that are the ones to look at as a potential issue with why you haven't conceived yet (the antibodies and the morphology) the rest is normal.
I'm sorry, I don't know about how referrals work, but given this semen analysis result having identified potential issues, perhaps that will help get things moving. A repeat in 3 months has been suggested as one semen analysis isn't enough to give full confirmation of what's going on, however the antibodies are unlikely to change. And in 3 months your DH will be using sperm from a completely different 'batch' to this lot given the production cycle of sperm.
With antibodies it really depends how they affect the sperm and it's ability to swim towards and fertilise an egg. 100% means that every sperm looked at had apparent antibody coating (the 'guessed' reference is anything over 50% be clinically significant, but nothing set in stone) and this may affect their penetration through cervical mucus, thus making it harder to conceive.
The reference for 'normal' morphology is 4% so your DHs result is a little lower here too.
These two parameters most likely indicate ICSI in your fertility treatment for maximum fertilisation rate, but I would definitely keep trying naturally too, they only lower the chances, not make it a given you won't conceive naturally.
I wish you the best of luck, I know how frustrating/disappointing etc etc TTC is but hope you get your happy ending soon (and a referral in the meantime!) x
Thanks for all your help bumble but at the moment it feels like the bottom has dropped out of my world and I keep randomly crying, and so does dh!
Aww sending hugs...but honestly, please don't see it as hopeless, it's more common than you think (mostly because second marriages post vasectomy are on the increase, and like I said earlier antibodies are pretty much a given in those circumstances!) and it's treatable with ICSI it's also NOT a given you won't fall pregnant at some point naturally, but in the interest of time etc you'll have the referral, plus some ttc time while you wait x
Hello Victoria
I normally visit the infertility section of Mumsnet as my husband got diagnosis of 100% abnormal morphology in Dec 2012 and we have been trying ICSI ever since. I was shocked and upset at first so I totally get how you feel right now. So shocked that my periods went haywire for the next three months and I can only put it down to the stress of that diagnosis.
However I am now glad to at least have a medical diagnosis and know what we can do to work around the issue. I remember how frustrated I was at every period that turned up before the diagnosis but at least now I know why. I am in Australia and not sure how your system works, but as age is a facotr in infertility too and your NHS system seems very slow, I would see how soon you can get a referral.
Hi where I am in UK they insist on 2 SA before any referral. Has dr explained the result to dh? My dh had the gp explain it and when apt was over got a print out of results. It was only then when we checked the references we realised major problems. Then had a second test 3 months later to see if same issues. Then a referral to a fertility unit.
Hi Victoria,
I was in the same situation this January, we were TTC since then, my DH went for SA, found 90% ASA. he started taking high volume of Vitamin C. and I got preggo last month.
I do advice the same to help cure ASA a bit atleast to get preggo.
Keep trying, am sure you get good news soon./emo/te/1.gif
Hi I just wanted to jump on this thread as following all of our tests the only issue identified for us not conceiving is apparently 20% antibodies in DH sperm. He immediately purchased the vit c 1000mg as I read this could help and gueria in your case it would seem that way! Congrats!!!! I'm sure you are elated! Do you believe the vit c helped?? Online info is conflicting about this as most sites say antibodies can not be fixed!
IVF has been reccomended for us with a year long waiting list. I just wish, hope and pray for a miracle before then.
I think we might be. DH suffered a tortion in his teens and I have read online that can lead to sperm antibodies. Frustratingly they don't test for that where we live. So far we have had one sperm test that showed concentration of 7mill and 100 percent abnormalities other factors were fine. we are hoping it was a random bad result and he is due a second test in October.
We mentioned the sperm antibodies stuff to the gp and they were very dismissive. I often wonder how much they actually know as I found a lot of information online on very reputable sources.
Anyway, we are only on cycle 7 so I'm hoping it will happen for us naturally. I understand how you feel tho. I went through a very bad spell after we got that news.
Hi. My DH has 90% anti sperm antibodies. He's an ex-professional sportsman and now coaches professionally so I'm guessing that a knock somewhere has caused the antibodies. This issue wasn't picked up until we'd been TTC for 18 months as the first SA my DH had was at a different hospital and I guess they just didn't test for it. We were told that the antibodies would make natural conception more difficult for us but not impossible. We were referred for ICSI on the NHS (IVF is not advisable with antibodies as they affect the sperms ability to both swim and penetrate the egg). However, the waiting list where we live is 18 months and with us being 36 and my AMH being on the low-ish side we just didn't feel we could afford to hang around. We are currently going through our first private ICSI cycle and at the moment we have 5 embryos growing in the lab, 2 of which will hopefully be transferred back today or Monday.
I completely understand the feelings of panic and upset. We got the news about DHs sperm at the same time as we were told that my AMH is on the low side of normal. We'd always assumed that, as we are both fit and healthy, conception would be easy for us and it really did feel like game over. However, in a weird way, after the initial shock, it felt kind of good to have an explanation for why it wasnt working rather than falling in to the 'unexplained' category. At least we now know whats wrong and what can be done about it. Who knows what might have happened if we'd carried on TTC naturally? I hear miracle stories on MN all the time, so please don't give up hope victoria. I wish you all the very best in your journey.
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Kosowicz, tall and slim with a thin face, was dressed in dark trousers, a black corduroy jacket and grey T-shirt. He entered no plea and Mr Krajcik said his client would not seek bail.
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Outside court, Mr Hoson reacted angrily to the waiting media, kicking a construction site hoarding as friends led him up away from the court building.
His brother-in-law, Peter Chalker, appealed for the family to be left alone to grieve.
"I just want to start off by thanking everyone who helped search for Chloe and her uncle Dwayne who found her," Mr Chalker said. "We just can't understand why someone would want to do this to Chloe because she was the perfect little girl, like all children are."
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The students Jessica Jarrard of Lexington, editor-in-chief of the Western Carolinian, and Sara Halterman of Charlotte, features editor spent a day in the main offices of The New York Times on Monday, April 4, working directly with reporters, correspondents and editors to hone their journalistic skills. Each student participating in the symposium was required to submit an essay on the topic The Role of a Newspaper in a Democracy.
The Inside the Times symposium is an exclusive opportunity for American Association of State College and Universities member institutions that are partners in the American Democracy Project program, a civic engagement initiative designed to increase the number of undergraduate students who participate in meaningful civic actions. The project addresses the country's decreasing rate of participation in civic life, including voting, advocacy and other forms of civic engagement.
At the symposium, Jarrard and Halterman participated in a workshop on the editing process with individuals who make daily decisions about the content of the paper. They also met correspondents and editors from the different desks, and interacted with other student editors from around the country.
Jarrard, a graduate of North Davidson High School, is a junior majoring in political science and history at Western. She is the daughter of Laura Jarrard of Davidson County.
Halterman, a graduate of Broad Ripple High School in Indianapolis, is a senior majoring in communication at Western. The daughter of Lynn and Mary Kaye Halterman of Charlotte, she also serves as advertising manger for the Western Carolinian.


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MUMBAI: India plans to cut its fertiliser subsidy bill by at least 15 per cent for the fiscal year 2013-14, four sources said, a move that takes advantage of a fall in international prices to help narrow the country's fiscal deficit.
Fertilisers, after oil and food, account for the third-biggest share of India's total subsidy bill, which is expected to rise to 2.4pc of gross domestic product (GDP) in fiscal 2012/13.
The government had estimated the fertiliser subsidy at 609.7 billion rupees ($11.4bn) for the fiscal year ending next month, but it is likely to be much higher than the target.
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It was reported last week that after small steps to reduce fuel subsidies, Chidambaram is now putting welfare, defence and road projects on the chopping block in a last-ditch attempt to hit his deficit target by next month.
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Skene's Four Ancient Books of Wales
I. The graves which the rain bedews?
II. The graves which the thicket covers?
III. The graves which the shower bedews?
IV. The grave of Tydain, father of the Muse, in the region of Bron Aren:
V. The grave, of Ceri Gledyvhir, in the region of Hen Eglwys,
VI. The grave of Seithenhin the weak-minded
VII. In Aber Gwenoli is the grave of Pryderi,
VIII. The grave of Gwalchmai is in Peryddon,
IX. The grave of Gwrwawd the honourable is
X. The grave of Run the son of Pyd is by the river Ergryd,
XI. Whose is the grave beneath the hill?
XII. The grave of the son of Osvran is in Camlan,
XIII. The grave of Owain ab Urien in a secluded part of the world,
XIV. After wearing dark-brown clothes, and red, and splendid,
XV. After wounds and bloody plains,
XVI. Who owns the grave of good connections?
XVII. Whose is the grave in the circular space,
XVIII. Whose is the grave in the island,
XIX. Narrow is the grave and long,
XX. The grave of the three serene persons on an elevated hill,
XXI. The grave of Madawg, the splendid bulwark
XXII. The grave of Mor, the magnificent, immovable sovereign,
XXIII. The grave of Meilyr Malwynawg of a sullenly-disposed mind.
XXIV. Whose is the grave in Ryd Vaen Ced
XXV. The grave of Alun Dywed in his own region,
XXVI. The grave of Llia the Gwyddel is in the retreat of Ardudwy,
XXVII. The Grave of Dywel, the son of Erbin, is in the plain of Caeaw;
XXVIII. The Grave of Gwrgi, a hero and a Gwyndodian lion;
XXIX. The long graves in Gwanas--
XXX. There has been the family of Oeth and Anoeth--
XXXI. The grave of Llwch Llawengin is on the river Cerddenin
XXXII. The graves in the Long Mountain--
XXXIII. Who owns the grave in the mountain?
XXXIV. Whose grave is this? The grave of Eiddiwlch the Tall,
XXXV. The grave of Llew Llawgyffes under the protection of the sea,
XXXVI. The grave of Beidawg the Ruddy in the vicinity of Riw Llyvnaw;
XXXVII. Far his turmoil and his seclusion;
XXXVIII. Far his turmoil and his fame--
XXXIX. The grave of a monarch of Prydain is in Lleudir Gwynasedd,
XL. The grave in Ystyvachau,
XLI. Cian wails in the waste of Cnud,
XLII. Truly did Elffin bring me
XLIII. Truly did Elffin bring me
XLIV. The grave of March, the grave of Gwythur,
XLV. The grave of Elchwith is by the rain bedewed,
XLVI. Who owns this grave? this grave? and this?
XLVII. Eiddew and Eidal, the unflinching exiles,
XLVIII. Whose is this grave? It is the grave of Brwyno the Tall,
XLIX. Who owns this grave--not another?
L. The grave of Silid the intrepid is in the locality of Edrywfy;
LI. The grave of a stately warrior; many a carcase
LII. The grave of Talan Talyrth
LIII. The grave of Elisner, the son of Ner,
LIV. The grave of a hero vehement in his rage
LV. Whose are graves in the fords?
LVI. Whose is this grave? The grave of Braint
LVII. Whose is the grave on the slope of the hill?
LVIII. The grave of Dehewaint is on the river Clewaint,
LIX. The grave of Aron, the son of Dewinvin, is in the land of Gwenle;
LX. The grave of Tavlogau, the son of Ludd,
LXI. Who owns the grave on the banks of Ryddnant?
LXII. He was like Cyvnyssen to demand satisfaction for murder,
LXIII. Whose is the quadrangular grave
LXIV. In the soil of the region of Eivionydd,
LXV. The three graves on the ridge of Celvi,
LXVI. The grave of Llwid Llednais in the land of Cemmaes,
LXVII. The grave of the stately Siawn in Hirerw,
LXVIII. Who owns the grave in the sheltered place?
LXIX. Whose is the grave in yonder woody cliff?
LXX. The graves of the sea-marsh.
LXXI. The grave of Hennin Henben is in the heart of Dinorben;
LXXII. Every one that is not dilatory inquires--
LXXIII. Who owns the grave in the great plain?


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College Credit 101: Credit and Identity Theft Tips for Students
College Credit 101: Credit and Identity Theft Tips for Students
By Attorney General Roy Cooper
As college students head to campus for the fall semester, they should be thinking not only about earning credits, but also about protecting their credit.
For many students, starting college means starting to take responsibility for their finances and beginning to establish a credit history. Making smart financial decisions and taking steps to protect your personal information from identity theft can be just as important as deciding which classes to take.
Identity theft
happens when a criminal steals your personal information and uses it to run up debts in your name. According to Federal Trade Commission reports, people in their 20s are more likely to have their identity stolen than any other age group. In nearly a third of all cases of identity theft reported to the FTC, the victim was between the ages of 20 and 29.
In addition to identity theft, students should avoid mounting credit card debt. Credit cards can help you establish a credit history, but careless charging can put you in a hole even before you start your career.
By the end of freshman year, the typical college student owes an average of $1,500 in credit card bills, according to student loan company Nellie Mae. By graduation, that average debt doubles. While about half of all freshman report having a credit card, nearly all seniors do.
To steer clear of these potential pitfalls, take a crash course in credit and identity theft:
Check your credit report regularly. It will include most every credit card, bank account and loan you've ever had. If you see something that isn't yours, you may be the victim of identity theft—meaning that someone pretending to be you has bought a car or taken out a credit card in your name. You can get a free credit report per year from each of the three credit reporting bureaus online at
Be careful with credit cards. If you choose to get a credit card, get just one, and choose the one with the best interest rate and lowest fees, not the coolest free gift. Beware of cards with low teaser interest rates that rise sharply in a few months. Whatever card you get, pay it in full and on time every month in order to avoid interest and fees.
Don't respond to telephone calls or emails from anyone who claims to be with a bank or credit card company and asks for your personal information. Instead, contact the bank or company directly to avoid falling victim to a scam.
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Invest in a shredder to destroy old bank statements and any documents that include your identifying information so that it doesn't fall into the wrong hands when you throw it away. If you receive credit card offers, don't just dump them in that trash can by the dorm mail boxes; shred them instead.
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"The War Z," a zombie shooter MMO styled after the combat in the ARMA 2 Mod "DayZ" has officially renamed itself "Infestation: Survivor Stories."
It is still the exact same game just under a new name. According to one of the Community Managers for the game, Kewk, "This change has come about primarily as a result of some confusion and trademark issues with a similarly titled property." This is not surprising since there is a both a movie coming out called "World War Z" and the aforementioned "DayZ," either of which could have caused the impetus to change the name.
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M. Alma Solis, Systematic Entomology Laboratory, PSI, Agricultural Research Service,
U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, c/o National Museum of Natural History, Washington, D.C. 20560-0168
In 2004, Eugene G. Munroe received the Karl Jordan medal from the Lepidopterists' Society. He was unable to attend, but he sent a videotaped message to the society as Karl Jordan had done in 1956 to the 10th International Congress of Entomology in Canada. In the video, Gene spoke about meeting Karl Jordan at the Natural History Museum at Tring, England, when he was just 17; Gene was probably one of the last living lepidopterists in 2004 to have spoken with Jordan. He talked at length about Jordan's accomplishments regarding the concept of geographical subspecies, which reduced the number of butterfly names, and of his founding of the International Congress of Entomology. This address to the Lepidopterists' Society via video spoke volumes about Gene's modesty and his preference to praise the work of others and/or talk about moths and butterflies. He had a great sense of humor that made working him a great joy. Ron Hodges told me a story about Gene cracking jokes in Latin that had Ron and Jack Franclemont in stitches. On a working trip to his home in 1988 (to make progress on the checklist of neotropical Chrysauginae with Vitor Becker) we worked long hours, but after dinner there would be lively discussions about lepidopterology. Eric Classey was also visiting at the time. One night around 11 pm the discussion became so loud and boisterous that his wife, Isobel, came down and announced that she was putting away the wine because we had much work to do the next day! Many who knew him have similar stories about Gene, for example, Bernard Landry's amusing story about Gene at a social event [Solis, M. A. 2000.Tropical Lepidoptera, 11:1-6]. Recently Jay Shaffer and I recounted a few humorous items about Gene in the Pyraloid Planet newsletter [2:2].
In 2000, I wrote a detailed account of Gene's life and professional career for a festschrift in Tropical Lepidoptera [11:1-6], so this obituary is an attempt to provide insight into Gene's personality and enthusiasm for research. Gene Munroe received his BSc in 1940 and a MSc in Entomology in 1941 from McGill University. In 1948 he received his PhD from Cornell University for his work on the biogeography of West Indian butterflies. Among ecologists, Gene is best known for this dissertation work, which focused on distribution patterns of Lepidoptera on island systems (e.g., Munroe 1948, 1953). In 1989, Brown and Lomilino [Ecology, 70: 1054-1957] wrote a note entitled "Independent Discovery of the Equilibrium Theory of Island Biogeography." They asserted that Gene independently discovered this theory and published it in his doctoral dissertation (1948) 15 years prior to MacArthur & Wilson [1963. Evolution, 17: 373-387; The Theory of Island Biogeography. Princeton University Press]. In evolutionary ecology this is one of few theories that withstood scrutiny and skepticism. Brown and Lomolino (ibid.) were curious to learn why Munroe's discovery was not recognized. In a letter to James Brown dated February 16, 1988, Gene wrote: "Having competing interests and pressures I didn't write either [1948, dissertation and 1953e, abstract] of these up, the second led to an invitation from Bob Usinger to spend the winter term of 1959-60 at Berkeley leading a seminar in biogeography, in which my ideas were developed and exposed to graduate students. He encouraged me to write a book on biogeography, but I found difficulty in getting it together in the months that I was there."
Brown and Lomolino (ibid.) pointed out an important lesson for scientists: "It is not sufficient to have a good idea, it is even more important to develop and publicize it." In 1993, Wilkinson [Global Ecology and Biogeography Letters, 3: 65-66] wrote with reference to Munroe's work: "In promoting a new theory it may be important to stress the theoretical importance of the work in the title of the publication." But it was not all Gene's doing, Brown and Lomolino (ibid.) point out that in the 1940's "Biogeography was dominated by descriptive and taxonomic approaches." Also, by the 1960's ecologists were "more receptive to mathematical models," but such ideas require publication in a seminal paper, followed up rapidly with a more in-depth publication, and mathematical models should be accompanied by graphics so that an audience with minimal mathematical skills can grasp the concept. Despite the fact the Munroe received little recognition for his discovery, he continued to conduct biogeographic studies in insects. In 1957d he wrote a paper in Science about the comparison of closely related faunas, and in 1958 he wrote a paper entitled "The Geographic Distribution of the Scopariinae" in which he recognized that this species-rich group was morphologically conservative and characterized by endemic groups on island systems. He later wrote a chapter on insect zoogeography for the Annual Review of Entomology (Munroe 1965) and a chapter on the biogeography of insects (Peck and Munroe 1999). Scott Miller (pers. comm.) recently pointed out that Gene's paper about distribution patterns of Lepidoptera in the Pacific (Munroe 1996) demonstrates that he had a much greater knowledge of the biogeography of Lepidoptera in New Guinea, Micronesia, and the Pacific Islands than was ever published.
After finishing his PhD, Gene was hired as a Research Scientist in the Systematics Unit, later the Biosystematics Research Institute, of the Canada Department of Agriculture (now Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada) in 1950 (he retired in 1979). On February 9, 1951 Gene wrote to Hahn W. Capps, [USDA, curator of the Pyraloidea at the NMNH in Washington, D.C.): "When I finished my graduate work (on West Indian butterflies) in 1946, I was anxious to select some group of moths on which to work, as I felt that this would be both a more productive field and one more easily handled from the mechanical standpoint by a private worker than would almost any group of butterflies. …It was obvious that the Pyralids, and particularly the Pyraustine end of the group were in need of the most fundamental reclassification; they also struck me as attractive insects to work on, and accordingly, after having sought the advice of Dr. Forbes and Mr. Franclemont, I decided to specialize in the family."
This did not sit well with Capps, and clouds gathered. On December 5, 1952 C.F. Muesebeck (USDA, Division of Insect Detection and Identification) wrote to G.P. Holland (Division of Entomology, Dept. of Agriculture, Canada): "Capps was working on the Pyraustinae long before Munroe started, but he generously offered to give up his studies on the Nearctic forms in favor of Munroe and to confine himself to the tropical fauna. Now, however, it appears that Munroe is simply taking over the whole field…." On February 9, 1951, Munroe had written to Capps: "…Nor do I think that a faunistic division (for instance, North vs. South America) is likely to be the best in practice. The material that I have examined suggests very strongly, however, that the Pyraustinae as conventionally understood will split into at least four major groups…" [Munroe suggested Capps work on the first group]. "As you know, there is a strong tradition here [Canada Agriculture] of work concentrated on the North American fauna. I have always felt that this will have to be revised as a long-term policy, for obvious reason that no stable classification, even at the species level, can be erected on so rigidly defined a faunistic base." In further correspondence with Capps, Gene appeared to retreat to work on the Palpita illibalis group (Gene's group #4 above). Gene rapidly grasped that many groups in the Pyraloidea were not natural groups and that a worldwide study of this group was absolutely necessary. Considering the size in sheer number and diversity of the Pyraloidea, I am puzzled that the few workers in the world at the time would converge on the Pyraustinae,
On February 9, 1951, Munroe wrote to Capps: "I strongly feel that at least the types of named Old World genera ought to be studied as fully as possible, …either in conjunction with or as a supplement to the New World revision." Gene was ahead of his time with regards to type-imaging, although the technology wasn't quite yet available to him and his colleagues who also felt this was extremely important to the field of systematics. Gene was the first to photograph type specimens of Pyraloidea from diverse museums worldwide and this allowed him to sort and place species correctly and ultimately allow him to develop more natural generic concepts. Early on the photographs were in black and white and often times they were of entire drawers of types. In 1953, Gene was a founding member of a "type-figuring subsection" committee at the meeting of the International Union of Biological Sciences held in Nice. Later [see 1955c], he described the function of this committee and offered for sale the first 50 photos of type specimens at the Canadian National Collection [there was no internet for type specimen websites!].
Gene Munroe was the acknowledged authority on the Pyraloidea worldwide for many years. For nearly three decades, he was one of the few people publishing in the Pyraloidea. Gene's contribution to the systematic knowledge of Pyraloidea includes over 170 research papers and to this day is unparalleled. His work was diverse, including type specimen catalogs and designations, faunistic and revisionary works, and new species descriptions. His faunistic work was global in scope. He wrote a series of 12 papers entitled "Contributions to a study of the Pyraustinae [now Spilomelinae and Pyraustinae] of temperate East Asia" from 1968 to 1970 with A. Mutuura. His early work in the Pyraloidea focused primarily on solving taxonomic problems in North American genera and included many papers on Neotropical crambid genera too diverse to list here. Later he wrote comprehensive papers on the Odontiinae, Glaphyriinae, and Midilinae. For the Moths of America North of Mexico [now Moths of North America] (MONA) series he completed 5 fascicles in the Crambidae between 1972 and 1976, including the Pyraustini [now Pyraustinae], Scopariinae, Nymphulinae [=Acentropinae, and now in addition, the Musotiminae], Odontiinae, Glaphyriinae, and Evergestinae.
One of Gene's greatest contributions was that he placed taxa in the correct subfamily, for example, his early paper on Hampson's Schoenobiinae (Munroe 1958). He once said that when he first started working in the Pyraloidea he would read the descriptions and realize that many of the generic concepts of Hampson and Meyrick did not make sense. At first he was uncertain about how to solve these problems, but he eventually realized that species catalogs would be the best venue. This is reflected in two very significant catalogs that include the Pyraloidea of the Western Hemisphere: Check List of the Lepidoptera of America North of Mexico (MONA) (Munroe 1983), and Atlas of Neotropical Lepidoptera, Checklist: Part 2, Hyblaeoidea - Pyraloidea - Tortricoidea (Munroe 1995). The latter catalog is a monumental work that included many new combinations and synonymies, with over 200 notes that explained the changes. A smaller but equally significant contribution (Munroe 1989) detailed the changes in the classification and names of the Hawaiian fauna, where Gene used the two family designations, Crambidae and Pyralidae, for the first time since its proposal by Minet [1982, Les Pyraloidea et leurs principales division systématiques, Bull. Soc. Ent. Fr. 86: 262-180]. Gene summarized his broad knowledge about Crambidae in a chapter on the Pyraloidea with M.A. Solis (Munroe and Solis 1999) for the Handbook of Zoology. His final work, published in 2007 with Jay Shaffer, was the "Crambidae of Aldabra Atoll," a small island in the Indian Ocean.
Gene was awarded the Queen's Jubilee Silver Medal by the Canadian Government in 1968 for his service as Principal Science Advisor and Head of Studies in the Science Secretariat, Privy Council Office. Gene participated in a broad array of the activities of numerous scientific societies. He served as a Member of the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature from June 1961 to March 1975. He was a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, Emeritus Member of the Entomological Society of America, member of Sigma Xi and the Entomological Society of Washington. He was Honorary Member of the Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club in recognition of outstanding contributions to Canadian Natural History or to the successful operation of the club. He was an Honorary Member of the Entomological Society of Canada, President from 1963-64, Editor of The Canadian Entomologist from 1958- 1961, and awarded the society's Gold Medal in 1982. He was a Charter and Honorary Life Member of the Lepidopterists' Society and its President in 1958.
Gene was Editor-in-Chief of the Moths of America North of Mexico (MONA) from 1976 to 1982. Gene was Managing Director of the Wedge Entomological Research Foundation from 1974 to 1984, and remained on the Board of Directors until 2000. He was also a Charter Member and served on the Board of Directors of the Association for Tropical Lepidoptera. In 1998, Gene received the Jacob Hübner Award, "In Recognition of Significant Contributions for the Advancement of Systematics of Lepidoptera," from the Association for Tropical Lepidoptera. In 2004, Gene received the Karl Jordan medal from The Lepidopterists' Society. Gene Munroe passed away May 31, 2008 at the age of 89 in Ontario, Canada.