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There have been rumors that one of the accessories that Apple could bundle with the iPhone 6 and future iOS device is a new Lightning USB cable that is reversible. For those who are unsure what that means, it’s basically where the USB cable can be inserted in any way and still fit into the plug, versus the current setup where you have to insert it a particular way.

That being said, a new rumor from Moca.co (via MacRumors) has surfaced, suggesting that Apple might not be shipping a reversible USB Lightning cable after all. They claim that the manufacturing partner of Apple has sent in samples to the Cupertino company but Apple has yet to move forward by placing orders for them.

They go on to note that even if Apple were to place orders now, it would take a few months before the cables are ready, thus indicating that the iPhone 6 might not be shipping with the reversible cables after all. However they go on to “confirm” that Apple will be shipping the new adapters instead.

We had earlier reported that Apple could be offering up a new and more powerful charging adapter. The reason behind this is apparently because of the new larger batteries that would come with the iPhone 6, so with the new adapters, it would allow users to charge their smartphones a little faster. Take it with a grain of salt for now, but anyone else disappointed that the reversible USB Lightning cables might not longer be bundled with the iPhone 6?

Reversible USB Lightning Cable Might Not Ship With iPhone 6 [Rumor]

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MOSCOW (AP) — Russia announced plans Monday to send a second aid convoy into rebel-held eastern Ukraine, where months of fighting have left many residential buildings in ruins.

Russia’s unilateral dispatch of over 200 trucks into Ukraine on Friday was denounced by the Ukrainian government as an invasion and condemned by the United States, the European Union and NATO. Even though the white-tarpaulined tractor-trailers returned to Russia without incident on Saturday, the announcement of another convoy was likely to raise new suspicions that Russia is supplying the rebels.

Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Monday that Russia had notified the Ukrainian government it was preparing to send a second convoy along the same route in the coming days.

Lavrov also said the food, water and other goods delivered to the hard-hit rebel city of Luhansk by the first convoy were being distributed Monday with the participation of the International Committee of the Red Cross.

There was no immediate confirmation of that by the Red Cross.

In sending in the first convoy, Russia said it had lost patience with what it called Ukraine’s stalling tactics. It claimed that soon “there will no longer be anyone left to help” in Luhansk, where weeks of heavy shelling have cut off power, water and phone service and made food scarce.

The Ukrainian government in the past few weeks has been making strong gains, taking back territory from the rebels. It believed the aid convoy was a ploy by Russia to get supplies to the rebels and slow down the government advances.

On Sunday, as Ukraine celebrated the anniversary of its 1991 independence from Moscow, President Peter Poroshenko announced the government would be increasing its military spending in a bid to defeat the rebels.

In rebel-held Donetsk, captured Ukrainian soldiers were paraded Sunday in the streets, jeered by the crowd and pelted with eggs and tomatoes.

When newlyweds Rob and Erin Marshall discovered that they were expecting their first child, they decided to make a time-lapse video of one-second clips from each day leading up to the birth. “We thought it would be priceless for our son to look back at this video and see how excited his family was for his arrival,” Rob told The Huffington Post in an email. But the parents-to-be were not prepared for the heartbreaking events that would transpire during the 258-day project.

The beginning of the time-lapse video, “Waiting for Alexander,” shows two smiling newlyweds preparing for parenthood while exploring their new city of Cincinnati, Ohio.

During the first months of the pregnancy, Rob and Erin spent their time doing the things they loved — going to baseball games, trying new restaurants, traveling and spending time with family and friends. “But life doesn’t always turn out exactly as we’ve planned,” the video captioning states.

On March 19, the Marshalls went for a level-two ultrasound, which their obstetrician had ordered after sonographers at the office had difficulty capturing the left side of the baby’s heart. The ultrasound revealed that the baby had a life-threatening congenital heart defect known as hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS). Seven months into the pregnancy, the left side of Alexander’s heart was not fully developed, and only two of its four chambers were functioning. According to the National Institutes of Health, infants born with HLHS cannot survive without open-heart surgery, after which the survival rate is around 75 percent. The CDC reports that babies who undergo surgery still may live have life-long complications and could later need a heart transplant.

But the Marshalls remained hopeful. “Once we received Alexander’s diagnosis at 28 weeks, we made the conscious decision to be as positive and upbeat as possible,” Rob said. “We didn’t want the terrible news to get the best of us. My wife felt that approaching every day with a positive attitude would help Alexander to grow and be as healthy as he could when he was born.”

Though the couple contemplated stopping the time-lapse video project, they ultimately decided to push forward with it. “I could not think of any time in life when quitting was the a good way to respond to a problem,” the dad stated, adding, “[W]e knew we would love our son and we would be proud of him regardless of the condition of his heart.”

After consulting a cardiologist at Cincinnati Children’s hospital, the parents-to-be evaluated the possible scenarios for their son’s birth and treatment. When Alexander was born in late May, the doctors opted to perform a surgery called aortic arch advancement, which would open up the aorta in the hopes that the increased blood flow would help the left side of the heart grow on its own. The surgery was successful.

Rob Marshall expressed his gratitude to the surgeon whose “more aggressive approach” allowed Alexander to survive. “They saved our son’s life and we owe them everything!”

The last clip in the time-lapse video shows the day Alexander left the hospital and went home for the first time. Today, the left chambers of his heart are “normal for a healthy baby,” Rob reports. “The condition of his heart since surgery has exceeded expectations,” he said, adding that doctors will continue to closely monitor the baby’s progress over the next year. The Marshalls hope that their story can provide “a road map for other parents in similar circumstances.”

“Being a parent has been an amazing journey for us,” the father declared. “It’s so rewarding to be able to watch Alexander grow and develop over the past 12 weeks. We are so thankful that Alexander’s heart was repaired and that, barring the unforeseen, he will be able to have a normal and healthy life!”

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