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A feel good story involving technology
« on: August 27, 2009, 02:51:33 PM »
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Deployed Airman witnesses child's birth on Internet

SPOKANE VALLEY, Wash. - A Spokane family used the World Wide Web to unite their family half a world away when an Air Force Staff Sergeant was deployed overseas during the birth of his daughter.

Jeremy Licha planned on returning to Spokane before his wife Jennifer gave birth, but Jennifer went into labor early.

The couple used a laptop computer and web camera to unite the family during the birth of baby Jaelynn last week.

"The nurses were able to talk to him and explain exactly what's going on," said Jennifer. "Everybody was really good about keeping him informed."

"It's truly incredible that it's so far away and yet I'm in the room seeing everything live and in real time," said Jeremy who returned to Spokane on Sunday night having already seen his daughter. "It's an amazing experience just to have a kid and to miss anything? Just, no way."

Administrators say it is the first case they know of where a web camera was used to introduce a new baby to its parent.

"I think I'm more involved in my child's first part of her life than I would have been I would have been," said Jeremy.

Jaelynn was born early, but her family hopes she will be able to leave the hospital this week.

What a great use for technology, shrinking the world down to the size of a L&D room.  I am glad the father got to be there and has taken the interest to do so. The number of kids being born to deployed sailors, soldiers and airmen has always been high. Normally the father would get a telegram or letter stating the event had happened. This small concession to the deployed service member and his family should have nothing but positive effects on this young man's outlook towards the Air Force. Well done to the AF and the hospital for making this happen.

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Re: A feel good story involving technology
« Reply #1 on: August 27, 2009, 08:20:25 PM »
That's pretty cool!   =)
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« Reply #2 on: August 27, 2009, 09:12:12 PM »
You mean there is more to the intertubes than reading APS and looking at pron?

How did I miss it all?

 =D

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« Reply #3 on: August 27, 2009, 09:43:10 PM »
Quote from: vaskidmark on August 27, 2009, 09:12:12 PM
You mean there is more to the intertubes than reading APS and looking at pron?

What's "pron?"   =D
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Re: A feel good story involving technology
« Reply #4 on: August 28, 2009, 12:47:55 AM »
Quote from: Chrissy on August 27, 2009, 09:43:10 PM
What's "pron?"   =D

Internet slang for porn. Used to get around filters and things.
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« Reply #5 on: August 28, 2009, 01:51:16 AM »
Quote from: Chrissy on August 27, 2009, 09:43:10 PM
What's "pron?"   =D

Small, shrimp-like animals....taste great when grilled with butter.... :P
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« Reply #6 on: August 28, 2009, 08:29:24 AM »
Quote from: seeker_two on August 28, 2009, 01:51:16 AM
Small, shrimp-like animals....taste great when grilled with butter.... :P

Prawn is larger than jumbo shrimp.  Has to be otherwise it would fall through the grates on the barbie.

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Re: A feel good story involving technology
« Reply #7 on: August 28, 2009, 09:11:27 AM »
Quote from article: "Administrators say it is the first case they know of where a web camera was used to introduce a new baby to its parent."

Close but not very.

My son did this on 03 July, 2007, when his daughter was born. He was at Camp TQ, Iraq, awaiting return to US soil. One of his Lts had done it earlier that year.

One of the Twin Cities TV stations (KARE 11) did a spot about it soon after.

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