| Naval Hospital rings in the New Year with a new baby
Evana means "God is gracious" in Russian, a name Patrick became dead set on using when he found it while searching for baby names. While in the hospital, Melissa was reacquainted with a high school friend, Shantell North who is a registered nurse at Naval now. "I couldn't believe it," North said when the two realized who each other was. "I haven't seen her since high school. It's a small world." A tradition since 2004, members of the Oak Leaf Club presented a giant gift basket to the Ebilis for having the first baby born at Naval in the New Year. "We just like to welcome the first baby with something special," said club president Nina Lafferty. The Oak Leaf Club is a social organization made up of Navy officer spouses.
Jayden by any other name
Britney Spears gave one of her son's that name. In Victoria, many baby names also honored the celestial. One was named Heaven, two Heavenly and four Nevaeh, or heaven spelled in reverse. Other parents stuck to more traditional names. María Quiñonez gave birth to a 7-pound son at DeTar Hospital North at 7:45 p.m. Dec. 30. The Victoria woman named her baby John Alfred. "The reason I wanted to do that is we already have a weird last name," she said, adding, "I wanted to have a simple name that he could spell." Easier, probably, than another name given to a baby born in Victoria last year - Octavian Augustus. .
A dating service for those who think affairs help marriages
In an effort to attract women to the site, Biderman and his colleagues combined two of today's most popular baby names and invented their fictional proprietor. By tracking information provided on user profiles, Biderman has been able to learn quite a bit about his clients, even if he doesn't know their real names. Seventy per cent are men, he says; among those who are ''active'' members (sign-up is free but you must purchase credits to interact with others), the male-to-female ratio is 1-1. The majority of the men, who tend to be in their late 30s to early 40s, are married. .
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