9:00 AM – Brian and I slept in! It was a great way to start our last day as just a married couple. We relaxed in bed for way too long – reading, playing on our phones, just enjoying the freedom of not having anything to do.
When we eventually got up, showered and dressed, we watched Jeopardy and did some last minute cleaning. Brian even baked two loaves of banana bread while I impatiently bounced on the exercise ball.
We were going to go to a movie, but after several Facebook comments, we decided to forego the movie and instead took a nice long nap. After our nap, we went into town.
Before heading to the hospital for the induction, we stopped and got haircuts, then went to Texas Roadhouse for a delicious dinner! We even had time to stop at Caribou Coffee for some drinks!
6:30 PM – We arrived at the hospital. Since we had already completed our pre-registration, we headed right to the birthing center and got the induction started!
They had to start an IV. I was so apprehensive about it. And I had a good reason to be! The nurse was struggling to find a good vein and had to try in BOTH hands before getting it – and when she did get it, it HURT like crazy. I kind of wanted to throw up.
I was really disappointed that I had to be hooked up to the monitors after they placed the pill. I was noticing that the contractions were starting to pick up in intensity and frequency. My parents and sister stopped by to visit and see how things were going. At this point, we knew nothing would happen until the next day, but it was nice to have company to keep us occupied.
Brian and I spent the next hour or so watching the Olympics until we decided we were tired enough to try to sleep for a while.
1:30 AM – I woke up with the most intense contractions so far in the labor process. (Looking back, they were NOTHING!) It was about that time the nurse came in to check me – I wasn't too dilated or effaced, so she inserted another pill. She told me I should probably try to eat some toast. I willingly ate my pregnancy staple breakfast: peanut butter toast. Brian was snoozing away as I ate and worked through what I thought were "painful" contractions.
6:00 AM – The nurses checked me again, I'd dilated to about 3 or 4. Brian woke up and we walked around a bit and Brian had some coffee. My mom and sister came in and we chatted for a bit. It was an early morning… I never thought the day would last another 15 hours!
8:00 AM – Dr. Kenna came in and broke my waters. I was about 4-5 centimeters by this point. Once my waters were broken, things escalated very, very quickly. Luckily, my birthing coach, best friend, and father of my baby, Brian was right by my side. He was a super star helping me to breathe through increasingly longer and harder contractions.
9:00 AM – I decided it was time to try relaxing in the whirlpool for a while. The contractions were low and hard and I was really struggling to calm down. The tub helped for a little while, giving me a rest while Brian chatted with his parents and sisters who came for the big event. I had a student nurse in with me during the day, and she was an amazing help during this time. She, Brian, and my mom kept reassuring me that I could do this. It was great to have the encouragement.
10:30 AM – I caved. I kept saying "I don't have to be a superhero, I don't have to be a superhero." I knew I was already getting tired. Our original plan had been to wait to get the epidural until I was completely dilated and effaced. But, after talking with Brian and my nurses, we decided that it was time. I think I could have held out longer, but they wouldn't let me walk or bounce on the ball because they needed to keep the baby hooked up to the monitors, and as she was throughout the whole pregnancy… she wasn't cooperating unless I was laying down. So, the nurses called the anesthesiologist and we got the party started.
Okay, this is where the timeline gets really, really fuzzy for me… so no times until we get to the big event!
They had a student anesthesiologist insert the epidural. It took her several tries, and finally the doctor went ahead and did it. As soon as they got it placed, I started feeling really weird. Next thing I know, I'm on oxygen, lying flat, and they're pumping me full of something through my iv, and making comments about how the baby was doing. Apparently, the epidural went 'up' and was causing problems. We eventually got it all straightened out without any problems with baby.
At one point, during my half sleep phases, I awoke frantically because I was certain I had started singing "Dreidel, Dreidel, Dreidel." They laughed and assured me I hadn't sung it out loud, but I know for a fact it was on a loop in my head for some unknown reason.
While I was finally able to relax and rest, little baby girl was starting to struggle. She was showing decels AFTER contractions – not during contractions, which was causing concern for the nurses, Dr. Kenna, and the anesthesiologist (who kept checking in on me during the afternoon). Added to the fact that I was stuck between 8 and 9 cm, Dr. Kenna had the discussion with us that we should maybe think about the possibility of a c-section.
This is where I lost it. I completely broke down. I felt like if I had a cesarean, I would be a failure. I was a mess. I expressed my concerns about c-section: being a failure, difficult recovery, recurrent c-sections with future pregnancies. So Dr. Kenna said she would give me 30 minutes to labor on my own, then we'd re-evaluate.
Now, at some point, the epidural had started to wear off, and the anesthesiologist had adjusted the levels, but it was just not sticking anymore. So, in addition to the pitocin contractions, and the lack of epidural, I was laboring completely on my own. It was seriously, the most intense sensations I had ever felt. Painful doesn't even begin to describe it – it was just intense. I made everyone except Brian and my mom leave the room.
With one of them on each side of me, I found my center and worked through the contractions – lots of breathing, lots of ice, lots of cool rags. I completely blocked out everything else and just worked on letting my body try to get where it needed to be.
Until I just couldn't anymore. I was exhausted… tired in a way I will never feel again… All of my fears about c-section were gone. When Dr. Kenna told me that I wasn't fully effaced yet, and that she didn't really think I would be able to get there without putting the baby under too much stress, I agreed. I agreed that c-section was the best option.
They gave Brian scrubs, and prepared me for surgery. It took a lot longer to get me into surgery than I thought it would. Eventually, they wheeled me back to surgery – through a hallway of all my supporters and the people who love me, Brian, and this little baby more than anything. The nurses had Brian wait in the wings while they inserted the spinal block.
The anesthesiologist got right to work, and next thing I know, they're laying me down and I'm already feeling the spinal block take effect. Then I make a comment that it's starting to get difficult to breath. Yep, it's really hard to breath. I … can't… breath. And things went dark.
Brian said that a nurse came out and didn't tell him very much but said that he could wait in the waiting room. A lot of confusion followed for him until someone came out and told him that his daughter had been born.
9:15 PM – A precious little 7 lb, 3 oz, 21" baby entered this world. She was face up when Dr. Kenna pulled her out of my womb, smiling with her bright eyes, ready to face the world. She also had a knot in her cord – something my doctor hadn't seen often. Some of her stats were low, so they put her on oxygen for a bit.
They took her back to our room and Brian got to meet his daughter. He was able to feed her a bottle, and hold her. He was very protective of her and wouldn't let anyone else hold her until I had gotten to see her.
I woke up in the recovery room, with my mom, doctor, and favorite nurse surrounding me and taking care of me. I asked each of them if I was really alive, and they all laughingly assured me that I was. And that I was the mother to a sweet baby girl.
As soon as the crazy shivering stopped, they took me back to my room, and there she was… this precious little girl in her daddy's arms.
I was able to hold her and coo over her. While the nurses, Tiffany, and my mom were all taking pictures and talking, I whispered into her ear that I knew this baby's name. Brian agreed that it was perfect. We held off telling anyone until the next morning when everyone could be there.
Before the family came in, I realized I had a headache that just wasn't going away. Sure enough, after several hours, we had determined that I had a dreaded low pressure headache. I had one last February when I had my lumbar puncture done, so I knew how nasty they were. During the insertion of the epidural or the spinal block – or both, the little space where all the spinal fluid is was punctured. This led to a spinal fluid lead, which results in a headache that is eased by lying completely flat, but feels like death when elevated even a little bit.
I tried to tough it out for a while, but knew that the only solution was an epidural blood patch. That's where they draw a bunch of blood, and inject into the epidural space. When it works, you feel IMMEDIATE relief!
I did, and was able to go about the rest of my Thursday enjoying my sweet precious little girl. She was passed around and loved on, she nursed like a champ, and I was able to slowly start to heal. While I wasn't able to get around too well, I did take a few laps around the birthing center. Daddy was a superhero the first few days of Adelaide's life – he changed pretty much all of her diapers and was diligent about bringing her to me when we needed to nurse.
We celebrated Adelaide's first Valentine's Day still at the hospital. Brian went out and got red velvet cupcakes! My mom, dad, and sister came to the hospital to share in a little party! We had so much to celebrate, after all: My mom's birthday (which is ALSO on February 12th!), Adelaide's arrival, Valentine's Day, and my parent's anniversary (which is on the 16th).
When it was time for them to leave, I noticed that I was starting to get a headache. Because of my intracranial hypertension, we weren't surprised that all of the events of the previous day were causing a headache. I rested as much as I could. The nurse's even came in during the night and took Miss Adelaide for a walk and got her to sleep so that Brian and I could have a little break to just sleep.
After the blood patch, we received our discharge papers and started gathering our things to go home! That evening, my parents picked us up and took us to our house and made us a lovely dinner. After some more snuggling on lovely Adelaide, they left us to try this whole parenting thing on our own.
That night went pretty smoothly, as have the last 8 weeks. We've had our rough spots, but overall, we feel like we have the hang of this parenting thing … at least for now!


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The Holiday Truce on Stage 34
Posted on December 16, 2018 December 17, 2018 by Nila Patel
"I hope they paid you double the salary for working on both shows," I said.
Cal chuckled. "Well…" He trailed off with a wave of his hand. "A shame about the fire. They were pretty good those episodes, as I recall. But since we only showed them once a year, we didn't keep them in the same place we kept the other reels."
"Why didn't they make copies?"
"They did, but no one knows what happened to them. People look for them now and then." He leaned in and lowered his voice, even though we were the only two people in the room. "You ask me, someone took them. Maybe kept them in a vault, hoping to get rich off them someday. But maybe they got spooked, thinking the world might be angry about it. So they never came forward. That happened to me with something I swiped off the set that I truly didn't think anyone cared about. So I put it back one day. Slipped it back into the props room. It was found, and everyone just thought it had gotten misplaced."
I grinned. "Oh yeah? What did you take?"
He touched a finger to the tip of his nose. "I'll never tell."
"Then I'll ask you to tell me about something you are willing to talk about, the plot of the specials. Do you…remember?"
"A fair bit. You know it's funny. There was a time I could have recited every line from those episodes. Not because I memorized them on purpose. But because we had a tradition of watching them every year."
Cal was silent for a few moments, his eyes narrowed as he reached into his memory. I sat back, a gesture to let him know he could take his time.
"The 'Lily' show started with her waking up in the middle of the night because she saw a bright light," he started, "and so she went outside her balcony to see, and then—" He slammed a fist into the palm of his other hand. "—boom! She was swept up into the ship."
"Wait, wasn't 'Calling All Ships' set like a thousand years in the future?"
He waved his hand. "Sure, sure. But they went back in time."
"I don't remember. The ship must have had a time engine or something. Anyway…"
The man sitting across from me in a chair that looked older than he was kept talking, his eyes twinkling in the warm yellow light that suffused his living room. He occasionally glanced out of the window at his grandkids playing in the yard outside. He described as much of the plot as he could remember of the two-part lost holiday special that crossed between the two shows he was working on as an award-winning property master and junior set designer at PH Studios in the middle of the twentieth century.
"Lily Loquacious" and "Calling All Ships" were both filmed in the same giant building that housed the famed Stage 34. In fact, they were the reason that Stage 34 was famed. The building actually housed five stages, all originally occupied by the "Lily Loquacious Variety Hour," brought over from radio, which later became "Lily Loquacious Lives," and finally just "Lily Loquacious." The show started as a sketch comedy, where Lily Loquacious was a returning favorite character played by the inimitable Lily McKay. When it was clear audiences wanted more of Lily Loquacious, the studio obliged by building a show around her.
The fame and prosperity of "Lily Loquacious" allowed the modest studio to develop more shows. They rewarded that feat by taking over one of "Lily's" stages for an ever-revolving series of failed pilots. But the studio kept trying, and in time, one of those pilots hit.
"Calling All Ships" was a space saga about a ship ironically named the Valorous because it and its crew fled from a critical battle during the last war that their people and allies fought against a mysterious longtime enemy. "Calling All Ships" eventually took over three of the stages and the studio's only backlot at the time.
"They say it was the first time characters from one show appeared in another as the same characters," I said. "They do it all the time now, for the fans. But this was the first television crossover."
"I don't know if you're right about that," Cal said. He reached toward the table where he'd set a laser blaster. He picked it up, turned it this way and that, just to show me, keeping it pointed downward, as if it were a real weapon. He handed it to me.
It felt strange, holding it. I felt as if I should have gloves on. And I wondered how old a thing had to be before it was considered an artifact.
He smiled at me. "I just know it was…a special time, despite the circumstances that led to the event."
Cal gazed at the blaster. "He actually never wanted them to have weapons. At least, not the heroes."
"Damien Shepherd. The creator and producer of 'Ships.' Have you talked to him yet?"
"Not yet." I doubted we ever would. He had not responded to our attempts to contact him.
"It wasn't because of moral objections," Cal continued. "He was a nice guy, Damien. But he was no dove. He figured they were cowards, working their way back to being heroes. Not carrying weapons had been their way of avoiding danger. But he figured they'd continue not carrying weapons until they proved to themselves that they were brave enough without them. But the studio executives thought it would be too bizarre to have a space saga without laser blasters, especially one that starts with the end of a war."
"Wow, that would have been a different show," I said. I took down a note. Cal had just told me something I hadn't known, something significant.
"You've seen it?"
I raised my brows. "Uh…'Calling All Ships'? Yes, sir. I've seen it. Seen every episode that's still available."
"Hmm, and what about 'Lily'?"
I sat back and took a breath. "There are a fair bit more episodes of that show. I skipped a season or so."
"The one where she tries to be a professor at a women's college, so she can inspire a whole new generation?"
I winced a bit and smiled. "Yes…I will watch it before I finish my documentary. I mean, it should probably be the season I pay more attention to."
"Why? Because you're a woman?" Cal shook his head. "It was a boring season. You'll see. No shame in saying so. But you sat through the entire second season of 'Ships'?"
I mimicked his earlier gesture and shrugged.
Cal whistled. "Well then you'll definitely survive 'Lily's' professor season."
I laughed. "I'm certain I will."
He pointed just over my shoulder. "That's the other one I promised you. It's not just a prop though. It still works. Well, I mean it had to. She actually used it on the show."
I turned and glanced at the old typewriter sitting on a side table. The same typewriter that a character named Lily Loquacious, intrepid reporter, used to write her regular "Citizen on the Street" column, and the occasional front page story.
"Did you know they wanted to call the show 'Lily Lively' when they first moved it over from radio?" Cal asked.
"Oh?" I did know. But I wanted to hear his take on the story.
"The props and costumes room was next to the dressing rooms, and that's where she'd have her…uh…discussions with the producers. 'Lively,' she said. 'What the heck is that supposed to mean? We're all alive. So what if the repetition of the 'ly' looks good on ad copy? If you want her to have some kind of personality, how about Lily Loudmouth?'" Cal chuckled.
I'd heard the anecdote before, from Lily McKay's old assistant, who was actually in the room during the conversation. The studio execs had thought the word "loquacious" didn't have enough personality.
Cal took a deep breath. He locked eyes with me and yet there was also a faraway gleam in his gaze.
"The two best shows I've ever worked on," he said. "Two of the best shows to ever grace the small screen. Both filming on the same lot, in the same building. And I did the props for both at the same time." He threw up his hands and then brought them together and clasped them.
I nodded. "Yet they came to be competitors for the same time slot. Did that make you feel awkward in any way?"
"There's a difference between rivals and enemies, kid. The shows were always rivals. The producers of one show would try to leverage all their friendships and connections to get the best guest stars before the other show did. The cast and crew would do the same. Lily McKay once wined and dined three different costume designers in one night in the hopes of getting someone with some vision for her show." Cal leaned toward me. "It was hard to beat the outrageous costume designs on a show about space travel and meeting aliens." He winked and sat back. "And then there were the pranks."
I nodded. "I've heard about a few of those."
"Lily" was the established and solid flagship show, and "Ships" was the fresh-faced and eager youngster. Pranks became a regular occurrence between the crews of both shows. For the most part, people could take sides, because the shows only shared a few crew members. The rare few, like Cal, who worked on both shows were nominally asked to "turn traitor" on occasion, but were left alone for the most part, being considered "neutral territory."
For the most part, the worst harm the pranks caused was momentary embarrassment and the waste of time and money. The studio executives weren't aware of the pranks, but those who were—directors and producers—thought it fostered a healthy creative and competitive atmosphere. So they allowed it.
"Did you hear about that time someone took all the ink barrels out of all the pens in the 'Ships' writers' room and offices?" Cal asked.
"How about that time someone was lurking in a hallway one Halloween, jumping out and scaring all the 'Lily' cast as they went to the dressing rooms?"
I raised my brows, gave him a twisted smile, and nodded again.
"Well did you hear about the one I got blamed for?"
"Uh, someone might have mentioned it, but—"
"Let me put the record straight. And I don't mean to be rude to you, but to all those who might have filled your head with the wrong ideas." He narrowed his eyes. "I stayed out of it. I was on both shows. I loved both shows. And I even ruined a prank or two just to try and keep the peace. I went ahead and took all the whoopee cushions off all the chairs on the 'Lily' set one time before people could sit on them in front of the live audience. And another time, I found ants crawling all over the one robot prop I made for 'Ships' because someone had smeared honey all over it. I saw it in time and managed to clean it all up before they needed it for shooting later that day."
"That didn't make you thirsty for your own revenge? Maybe on both crews? For messing up your props? I mean, the robot prank at least."
Cal flicked his hand in the air as if swatting away a bothersome fly. "It was all in good fun. And I left out the part where the person who did the honey prank actually caught me the next day and apologized."
His shoulders shook in a silent chuckle. "One day, on both sets, none of the doors would work properly. On 'Lily,' the doorknob kept falling out of one door, and another kept getting jammed. And on 'Ships,' the automatic doors that usually slid up to open and down to close kept getting stuck halfway. That sort of thing happened sometimes, but this was both shows, and almost all the doors, on the same day. And I was in a foul mood that day, which wasn't like me. Some personal family business came up. Anyhow, someone put all those details together and got an equation in their head that equaled me pulling a prank." He shook his head. "The problem was that it was no ordinary day of shooting. The producers had warned us about it ahead of time just so we wouldn't pull anything. The studio heads had brought in some investors, and long story short, I got the blame for pulling a prank that made everyone look bad in front of some bigwigs who were ready to write us some big checks."
"What did you do? Did you come forward and explain it wasn't you?"
"I didn't. Because I figured whoever really pulled the prank was probably scared, but as long as the blame was on me, they could breathe a little easier."
I frowned. "But still, if you were warned ahead of time, this person should have known better. You didn't deserve to take the fall."
He raised his brows. "I had a contract, and a reputation that I felt was solid enough that they wouldn't can me. They'd instead maybe twist it around and convince the investors that I was trying to show them how important a props master is and why it is we need their investment. Something like that. Lily may have been the one called 'loquacious,' but both she and Damien were always coming up with saves like that, using their wits and their fast-talking with investor types."
"And did they? Save the situation?"
Cal chuckled silently again. "Not that time, but the studio heads said they weren't the right investors anyway. It all blew over."
"And? Who was the real prankster?"
Cal shrugged. "I never went looking for him—or her."
"But even after it cost the studio investment dollars, the pranks didn't stop, huh?"
"Between 'Lily Loquacious' and 'Calling All Ships'? Are you kidding? They were two giants living under one tiny roof. Everyone behaved for a little while, but once we got the memo about a new infusion of cash, it started up again." He sighed. "Until someone pulled the prank to end all pranks."
I narrowed my eyes. "From what I understand, it was more than a prank. It was a crime."
Cal nodded.
No one died. But they could have. Food poisoning can be deadly.
Both shows had solstice specials planned. And both shows had holiday parties planned to wrap up the mid-season and let the cast and crew disperse until after the new year.
But on the day "Ships" was scheduled to start shooting their holiday episode, and a week before "Lily" was going to shoot a live show that revisited the old variety show days, half the cast and crew of both shows called in sick at the same time.
At first, the unions were contacted to ask if there was a strike on. Then those who'd come in to work started calling those who hadn't to find out why they hadn't showed up.
The same details kept popping up in call after call. The same list of symptoms. Stomach cramps. Fever and chills. Vomiting. Diarrhea. It didn't take long for skepticism to fade among the studio heads, who had come onsite as soon as the directors and producers told them that both of their top shows were in serious trouble. It didn't take long because by the time they showed up, the crew had already put together the scenario. Everyone remembered the deliveries two days prior, of baskets upon baskets of muffins, cookies, brownies, and little cakes called petit fours.
The baskets had generic tags on them with messages like "For a job well done throughout the year," and "Enjoy this basket as the people enjoy the work you do." Everyone who bothered to guess had guessed that the studio heads were responsible. That it was their gift to the cast and crew, an extra surprise leading up to the studio's big solstice party.
Many of the crew chowed down, along with some of the cast. And many who didn't eat while at work, took the excess home.
That's why, over the next few days, more people became sick.
That first day, filming was cancelled, in the hopes that most would be able to make it into work the following day. But most were still too sick to come in. A few even had to be hospitalized, and still more fell ill when the effects caught up to them before word spread to toss any remaining baked goods.
The studio heads would later lodge a complaint with the company that supplied the baskets of baked goods, followed by veiled threats of ruination. But that company was so confident about the quality of their goods and their method of checking that they launched their own investigation. It was they who brought in the police, when they suspected that their baskets had been tampered with.
But before all of that. And before the arrest of the newly hired assistant, who was one of the rare few assigned to work on both shows, and who in an overzealous and misguided attempt to up the level of the pranks had committed the crime of purposeful public poisoning, the cast and crew of both shows went into crisis mode.
Realizing that they could not wait for their employees to get better, the studio heads ordered the cast and crew of both shows to carry on as best they could, but to carry on. Advertising was already being run to promote the solstice specials. So they had to put them on. But the ads didn't say what would be on the shows.
"It started with everyone who was sitting in the break room, just sipping water or coffee, because we were nervous to eat anything in the darned place," Cal said.
"So you hadn't gotten sick?"
Cal pressed his lips together. "I've never really been one for sweets. And I had no desire to bring home any goodies for the kids. They had enough energy as it was without stuffing them full of sugar."
I nodded and made a note.
"Someone suggested that we combine offscreen crews," Cal said, "and have everyone work on both shows until we were back to full capacity, or heck, even two-thirds capacity. No one was happy about that suggestion. It would mean we'd all have to work through what should have been our time off."
Cal stopped and took a sip from the glass of water beside his chair. "Then someone asked if there was a way we could do that and still get both shows done in time to get at least a few days off, and not get sick from just being so tired. And that's when a few of the writers on 'Ships' said that they had played around with something one day as a peace offering for the writers of 'Lily,' after a prank that now seemed mild."
"Something? A script?"
"Wait, so…was that script never meant to be taken seriously?"
Cal had started shaking his head before I'd even finished asking my question. "But the thing is, a lot of people were already familiar with it. So many of us had read it as a lark, a laugh, and maybe a little bit of cheese."
I threw up my hands. "Who doesn't like cheese?"
Cal pointed a finger at me. "Some people are allergic to it."
"Fair enough. So how did it go from a suggestion to a decision?"
"Lily and Damien pushed for it. By the end of that first day, we heard that the studio heads had changed their mind about carrying on. They were thinking of just nixing the idea and announcing to the public that the cast and crew had gotten sick. And releasing the guest stars from their commitments to appear."
"Really? I thought 'the show must go on.'"
Cal paused for a moment, and then a wide grin broke across his face. "And it did go on. But that doesn't mean there weren't moments of doubt and near-surrender before it did."
"How did you get past all the hurdles?"
"Hurdles weren't the problem. Hurdles we could hop. The problem was that everyone was squeamish. In the days before we knew who'd done the prank, no one knew who to trust from the other show. For some people, they didn't know who to trust on their own show. People went hungry that first day, afraid to eat from the catering table. But Lily and Damien convinced us, pulled us together. So as of Day Two, we got a lot of work done, reaching out to the guest stars to let them know there was a change of plans, and sending them the scripts and their parts, and starting to build the sets, and modify the script as much as we could to take advantage of what we had. We had the star of 'Lily.' She had not tasted of the poisoned basket. But half the senior officers of the Valorous were out of commission. And that included the captain."
Cal took another sip of water. "See, they'd written in a quick romance—mostly just flirtation—between Lily and the captain, but they had to take that out. So the writers added something about the captain and his senior officers being off the ship for some event or something. And they would leave some of the junior officers in charge. The night shift, so to speak. The puppeteers got real excited then to push for one of their newest creations to be the main officer in charge. Their team only had one guy missing, and they'd built a puppet that had been used in the background already. They were eager to showcase their alien puppet."
"And the writers let them have a say?"
"The writers were actually going around asking all the teams—costumes, props, puppets, et cetera—what would be the easiest thing for them to write that the rest of the crew could pull off and still give the audience a great show. Two great shows."
Cal shifted his gaze over my shoulder again. But he wasn't looking at a prop this time. His eyes gleamed. "It was only for two weeks. But I was so tired when I got home from work each day. Too tired to eat the dinner my poor wife had wrapped and left for me in my fridge when she got too sleepy to stay up for me. Too tired to have a sip of something to help me relax. Too tired to take off more than my jacket and shoes before I collapsed onto the couch each night. But I was also too restless. My mind kept thinking of the next thing I needed to do. I had to assemble a few new sets and build a few new props, and do all of it, two weeks work, in maybe three days. But when I was on set…" His gaze shifted back to meet mine. "…it was like being in a different world. It was like being in the world of Lily and the Valorous."
"But didn't people get better and start coming back to work?"
Cal shook his head. "We had hoped people would at first. But once we shifted to the new storyline, we worried about what would happen when they did. If the actors playing the senior officers on 'Ships' came back, they'd surely want to be written in to the new script." He dropped his gaze and smiled softly. "And a good number of them did come back before we finished filming. But they didn't do what we feared they would do. They got it. Those were used to being in front of the camera, they took to helping the crew, and assisting their fellow actors. I could tell that some of them were itching to perform. But others, they were kind of glad to have a break, and work behind the camera. A few helped direct some of the scenes when one of the directors also fell ill, not from the food poisoning but from an unrelated flu."
"You pulled it off."
"Barely. But yes, we pulled it off. Partly pre-recorded. Partly filmed live. The specials aired when people were expecting them to. And we crossed our fingers and told ourselves it was okay if the episodes bombed. We didn't have that long before our regular seasons started, and we'd show everyone that everything was back to normal."
"But they didn't bomb."
"If you're talking about the very first airing, that is unclear. Some people hated it. Some thought it was brilliant. Some didn't like the episodes themselves but were charmed because they knew about the offscreen rivalry between the shows. I think I slept through the first airing. When I woke up—about twenty years later with a five-foot long beard—I had to help finish all the holiday shopping, and go see family, and none of them watched the shows, so I didn't really know until later. I'd done my part. I let it go for a bit. But then, the new year came, and everyone was talking about the specials so much that the networks aired them again. The episodes had nothing to do with any storyline in either show, so they were able to air the same specials again the next year, in addition to the separate specials each show did."
"But they didn't do another crossover."
"Never again."
Cal shrugged.
"I'd heard of a fallout between two important people involved with each show—a fallout whose details were never discovered by the press despite chasing after everyone involved in the show in those days."
"Fallout. Of course there had to be a fallout. People can't just be decent to each other?" Cal sighed. "You'll believe me. Or you won't. What I say is the truth. There was no fallout. They agreed. Lily on one side and Damien on the other. They both agreed mutually that what had happened was magical, and if they tried to replicate it year after year, that magic would fade. And they convinced the other producers and the studio executives. So the shows went back to being rivals, only now something was different. Something that only the casts and crews knew. That solstice special. It was theirs. Their special moment. Their special bond."
"And why break the silence now, Cal?" I thought I knew the answer. But I wanted to hear it from him.
"We've already started leaving," he said. He pointed up. "Dying from this world and—who knows? Waking up naked and screaming in the next one. So keeping the secret doesn't matter to us anymore. At least, it doesn't matter to those of us who I managed to get in touch with. We want people to know now, if they care to know. And if they don't, well, that's fine too."
"What do you want them to know?"
"That we had a good time. That we did good work. That we were good to each other…for the most part, and especially during those two weeks we filmed those two episodes." Cal sat up and squared his shoulders. "That if we could pull ourselves together—we misfits and miscreants—maybe there's hope for the rest of you."
"To be valorous," I said.
"And loquacious," I added.
Cal chuckled. "And maybe just a little bit mischievous."
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Mon, February 15, 2021
'Raya and the Last Dragon' Animation Experience and Sand Sculpture coming to Disney's Animal Kingdom
by Thomas Smith, Editorial Content Director, Disney Parks
Get ready to experience Walt Disney Animation Studios' all-new 'Raya and the Last Dragon' in a whole new way at Disney's Animal Kingdom Theme Park.
Continuing the legacy Walt Disney started with "Bambi," animals have been an integral part of Disney storytelling and continue to inspire the development of new, beloved characters. The Animation Experience at Conservation Station offers guests the chance to learn to draw Disney characters inspired by the animals they may also see in the park.
And beginning February 22, learn to draw new characters from "Raya and the Last Dragon," including Raya's faithful companion Tuk Tuk.
Part-pill bug, part-pug, part-high speed off-road vehicle and all adorable, Tuk Tuk has been Raya's best friend since she could hold him in the palm of her hand. As part of the experience, you'll see a behind-the-scenes look at the inspiration for Tuk Tuk shared by Kelly Marie Tran (voice of Raya) and Awkwafina (voice of Sisu).
Also, at Discovery Island Stage, artists will be working on a 40-ton sand sculpture celebrating the new film. The display will feature Raya, Tuk Tuk, Sisu the last dragon and the Ongi, all set in the fantasy world of Kumandra. It takes a team of two talented artists over 24 hours to build and carve the display made entirely from sand. Guests will have the opportunity to watch the artisans at work February 19 through 21 and the carving will remain on display at Disney's Animal Kingdom for a limited time through the end of March.
Experience the fantastical world of Kumandra in these two brand new offerings coming to Disney's Animal Kingdom, and take a look at the latest trailer for "Raya and the Last Dragon."
Disney's Raya and the Last Dragon will be released simultaneously in theaters and on Disney+ with Premier Access March 5. Additional Fee Required.
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Well, we saw the artists completing a new sculpture out of the previous sculpture's base to showcase more characters from the film and that was awesome indeed. Animation Services Thanks for sharing this with us!
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Q: Is there a way to prepend external JS tools in Node/Webpack? I'm using Vue.js to build my frontend app, and in that page, I have (too many) Javascript external resources : Google Analytics, Typekit, Google Charts, Intercom, Raven, etc.
Is there a way to configure my Webpack config file and tell it to download the links that are in the index.html (even by adding the urls in the specific file) that would then be appended to my generated js.
The aim here is to reduce the load of JS files, and avoid issues (like not loaded libraries).
Thank you for your help!

A: Although it may sound like a straightforward improvement (less requests -> faster page load) it's generally not a good idea to combine all of your scripts into one bundle.
There are plenty of reasons:

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*CDN's are fast. Unless your bundle is also served via CDN, merging these scripts would be counterproductive.

*With even the smallest code fix You have to force the client to invalidate the cache and download the whole bundle again.

*Popular scripts (like GA) might have been already cached by user's browser, so they won't be downloaded at all.

*Third party scripts have a tendency to a) be updated b) load other scripts. So if you bundle one specific version of such a script, it could become broken the moment after.
What can be done
Most of these scripts are not crucial to the page render, so you could

*

*Load the scripts in a non-blocking manner.

*Load the scripts after the page is fully rendered.

I understand the consequences, but I really need to bundle those scripts!
Apparently, you could not bundle remote script with webpack:

webpack is a module bundler not a javascript loader. It package files from local disk and don't load files from the web (except its own chunks).
Use a javascript loader, i. e. script.js.

var $script = require("scriptjs");

$script("//ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/angularjs/1.2.9/angular.min.js", function() {
    // ...
});

However, You can prepend your bundle with external scripts using some kind of task runner, like gulp or grunt.
var gulp = require('gulp');
var source = require('vinyl-source-stream');
var request = require('request');
var merge = require('merge2');
var concat = require('gulp-concat');
var buffer = require('gulp-buffer');

gulp.task('js', function() {
  var jquery = request('http://code.jquery.com/jquery-latest.js').pipe(source('jquery.js'));
  var main = gulp.src('main.js');

  return merge(jquery, main)
    .pipe(buffer())
    .pipe(concat('concat.js'))
    .pipe(gulp.dest('dist'));
});

Since You could integrate webpack into your building pipeline, it seems like a fairy decent approach.

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Q: how to resolve index exceeds matrix dimensions in matlab? I am trying to read series of dicom images from a folder named as series 8.below is code to read series of dicom images from a particular folder.i am getting error index exceeds matrix dimensions at info = dicominfo(fullfile(fileFolder,fileNames{1})).
clear all;
close all;
clc;
fileFolder = fullfile(pwd, 'series 8');
files = dir ( fullfile (fileFolder, '*.dcm'));
fileNames = {files.name};

%examine file header (metadata , from dicom stack)

info = dicominfo(fullfile(fileFolder,fileNames{1}))

%extract size info from metadata
voxelsize = [info.PixelSpacing;info.SliceThickness];

%read one file to get size
I = dicomread(fullfile(fileFolder,fileNames{1}))
classI = class(I);
sizeI = size(I);
numImages = length(fileNames);

%read slice images populate 3d matrix
hWaitBar = waitbar(0,'reading dicom files');

%create array
mri= zeroes(info.rows , info.columns , numImages , classI )
for i=length(fileNames):-1:1
    fname = fullfile(fileFolder, fileNames{i});
    mri(:,:,i) = unit16(dicomread(fname));
    waitbar((length(fileNames)-i+1)/length(fileNames))
end

delete(hWaitBar);

A: Below two options that will do it. In the first you create a loop around your whole approach and as filenames is zero when there is no dcm file the loop will not get executed. The second option tests whether files is empty and if so it is not executed.
clear all;
close all;
clc;
fileFolder = fullfile(pwd, 'series 8');
files = dir ( fullfile (fileFolder, '*.dcm'));
fileNames = {files.name};

%examine file header (metadata , from dicom stack)

for i=length(fileNames):-1:1
   if (i == 1)
       info = dicominfo(fullfile(fileFolder,fileNames{i}));

       %extract size info from metadata
       voxelsize = [info.PixelSpacing;info.SliceThickness];

       %read one file to get size
       I = dicomread(fullfile(fileFolder,fileNames{i}));
       classI = class(I);
       sizeI = size(I);
       numImages = length(fileNames);

       %read slice images populate 3d matrix
       hWaitBar = waitbar(0,'reading dicom files');

       %create array
       mri= zeroes(info.rows , info.columns , numImages , classI );
   else
       fname = fullfile(fileFolder, fileNames{i});
       mri(:,:,i) = unit16(dicomread(fname));
       waitbar((length(fileNames)-i+1)/length(fileNames))
   end
end
delete(hWaitBar);

the second
clear all;
close all;
clc;
fileFolder = fullfile(pwd, 'series 8');
files = dir ( fullfile (fileFolder, '*.dcm'));
fileNames = {files.name};

%examine file header (metadata , from dicom stack)
if ~isempty(files)
    info = dicominfo(fullfile(fileFolder,fileNames{1}))

    %extract size info from metadata
    voxelsize = [info.PixelSpacing;info.SliceThickness];

    %read one file to get size
    I = dicomread(fullfile(fileFolder,fileNames{1}))
    classI = class(I);
    sizeI = size(I);
    numImages = length(fileNames);

    %read slice images populate 3d matrix
    hWaitBar = waitbar(0,'reading dicom files');

    %create array
    mri= zeroes(info.rows , info.columns , numImages , classI )
    for i=length(fileNames):-1:1
        fname = fullfile(fileFolder, fileNames{i});
        mri(:,:,i) = unit16(dicomread(fname));
        waitbar((length(fileNames)-i+1)/length(fileNames))
    end

    delete(hWaitBar);
end


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Q: Flutter: Animating Row contents within a stateless widget I have a Row that is made out of either one or two elements. Depending on the latter, I want to animate the width of the first element to either be fully expanded, or to accommodate for the second element.
I am using AnimatedContainers within the row to achieve this, but there is no animation. I thought this probably has to do with Flutter not recognizing it as the same after re-rendering based on its parent's state, so I tried using a Unique Key. This however didn't work either.
class TabsBar extends StatelessWidget {
  TabsBar({this.currentIndex, this.onIndexChanged, Key key}) : super(key: key);
  final int currentIndex;
  final Function(int) onIndexChanged;

  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    final tabsBloc = BlocProvider.of<TabsBarBloc>(context);

  return BlocBuilder<TabsBarBloc, TabsBarBlocState>(
    builder: (context, tabsBarState) {
  return SafeArea(
    child: Padding(
      padding: const EdgeInsets.symmetric(horizontal: standardSpacing),
      child: Row(
        children: [
          Expanded(
            child: AnimatedContainer(
              key: key,
              height: 60,
              duration: Duration(milliseconds: 200),
              //....//
          ),
          //HERE: IF INDEX IS == 2, I WANT THE CONTAINER ABOVE TO ANIMATE INTO ITS NEW SIZE WHICH IS LESS WIDE TO ACCOMMODATE FOR THE CONTAINER BELOW
          currentIndex == 2
              ? GestureDetector(
                  onTap: () {},
                  behavior: HitTestBehavior.translucent,
                  child: AnimatedContainer(
                    duration: Duration(milliseconds: 200),
                    padding: const EdgeInsets.only(left: standardSpacing),
                    height: 60,
                    child: Image.asset(
                      '${imagesPath}add_piece.png',
                    ),
                  ),
                )
              : HorizontalSpacing(0),
        ],
      ),
    ),
  );
});

I also tried using a Layout Builder to define the width explicitly and using an Animated Container as a parent to the Row. Neither worked.
Can anybody point me towards what I might be missing?

A: I don't fully understand what value of the AnimatedContainer are you trying to change but it could be easier to just animate the second container of the row and change it's width to 0 so it dissapears from the screen
class Home extends StatefulWidget {
  @override
  State<Home> createState() => HomeState();
}

class HomeState extends State<Home> {
  int currentIndex = 2; //or you could use a boolean type

  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    return Column(mainAxisSize: MainAxisSize.min, children: [
      MyWidget(
        currentIndex: currentIndex,
      ),
      FlatButton(
          onPressed: () => setState(() {
                currentIndex = currentIndex == 1 ? 2 : 1;
              }),
          child: Text('Change'))
    ]);
  }
}

class MyWidget extends StatelessWidget {
  final int currentIndex;
  static const double standardSpacing = 8.0;

  MyWidget({this.currentIndex, Key key}) : super(key: key);

  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    return SafeArea(
      child: Padding(
        padding: const EdgeInsets.symmetric(horizontal: standardSpacing),
        child: Row(
          children: [
            Expanded(
             child: Container( //Normal Container
               height: 60,
               color: Colors.blue)
            ),
            GestureDetector(
              onTap: () {},
              behavior: HitTestBehavior.translucent,
              child: AnimatedContainer(
                duration: Duration(milliseconds: 200),
                padding: const EdgeInsets.only(left: standardSpacing),
                height: 60,
                width: currentIndex == 2 ? 36 : 0, //when currentIndex is not 2, it's size its zero
                child: const Icon(Icons.save),
              ),
            )
          ],
        ),
      ),
    );
  }
}


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Das Komitee für Frieden, Abrüstung und Zusammenarbeit (KOFAZ) war eine Organisation der deutschen Friedensbewegung. Es wurde am 7. Dezember 1974 im Rahmen des  "Kongresses für Frieden, Abrüstung und Zusammenarbeit" in Bonn-Bad Godesberg gegründet. Helge Heidemeyer schreibt, der Kongress sei "unter der Leitung führender DKP-Kader" einberufen worden.

Das KOFAZ hatte die Rechtsform eines nicht eingetragenen Vereins. Sein wichtigstes Gremium war das "Büro des KOFAZ", das unter der Adresse des "maßgeblich von der DDR finanzierten Pahl-Rugenstein Verlags in Köln" zu erreichen war. Die beiden führenden Mitglieder des Komitees waren  Joachim Maske (ein Lektor des Verlags) und Gunnar Matthiessen. Beide waren getarnt für die SED tätig und von dort finanziert. Weitere Komiteemitglieder waren u. a. Martin Niemöller, Konrad Lübbert (ein evangelischer Pfarrer), Horst Trapp (aus dem Vorstand der Deutschen Friedens-Union), Mechtild Jansen und Gerhard Kade, der ein Informant der Stasi aus Ostberlin war.

Kritik am KOFAZ wurde immer wieder laut, weil es deutliche Verbindungen zu westdeutschen und ostdeutschen Kommunisten unterhielt. Eine Tätigkeit für das KOFAZ ahndete die SPD zeitweilig mit Parteiausschluss. Das KOFAZ spielte eine große Rolle bei der Kampagne gegen den NATO-Doppelbeschluss Anfang der 1980er Jahre.

Literatur
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Organisation der Friedensbewegung
Politische Organisation (Deutschland)
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The hand embroidery craze is one of my absolute favorite craft trends, and there are some uber-talented people in this space right now. Luckily, many are sharing their talents and putting together beautiful, all-in-one kits to purchase. These would also make thoughtful gifts for crafty friends and family.
Florals and Floss is an Etsy shop run by Alexandra Strakotter from Canada. In her own words: "I've always loved creating and making things, and after falling in love with embroidery I opened this shop. Based in Edmonton, I design and hand stitch each piece myself, drawing inspiration from nature. My hoops are a little whimsical, a little kitschy, a little trendy, and sometimes a little witty." Check out Alexandra's Honey Bee embroidery kit.
Tamar's work is sweet and delicate, a nod to her experience as a children's illustrator. In her own words: "After six years as a graphic designer I was itching for a change and wanted to follow my dream which was to illustrate children's books. Embracing my passion for illustration proved to be a gateway to new mediums and projects. I began creating one-of-a-kind drawings for my two daughters, which slowly evolved into a product line. In 2011 I opened a shop on Etsy to sell my postcards and prints. It wasn't until customers began requesting permission to create embroidered versions of my works that I considered branching into the world of textile arts." Check out Tamar's Green Garden Embroidery Kit.
The Autumn Wildflower pattern and kit was designed by Forth Worth-based Colleen of the shop "And Other Adventures". In her own words: "I had lots of adventures - I went to college, built an IT career, traveled all over the world, fell in love, got married, and had my babies. And as with all people who live life to the fullest, I also experienced my fair share of heartache, loss and dark moments. It was during those times that I would make my way back to embroidery, books, and flowers as way to ground me and rediscover a slower, simple calmness. So it is on that note, that I opened this shop. I want to celebrate all of life's adventures – from the bright and shiny moments to the moments of everyday magic as well as the moments that hurt. There is beauty in all of it. Because, after all, those adventures combined are what represents a life well lived." Check out Colleen's Autumn Wildflower embroidery kit.
Ellucy Stitches is run by Mallory Bailey in Richmond, Virginia. Her designs are irreverent and fun. The kit includes DMC thread, embroidery needle, embroidery hoop, pattern, and pre-printed fabric. Check out Mallory's Floral embroidery kit.
Designer Liz from Asheville, North Carolina, offers more than 92 patterns and kits in her shop Cozy Blue. In her own words: "Most of my products begin as a gift idea for someone in my own life or something I find useful or meaningful, and I'm happy to find that a lot of other folks feel a connection with them too." Check out Liz's "Show Up" embroidery kit.
Jenny Blair creates her nature-inspired designs in the United Kingdom. In her own words: "When I was 9 years old I was introduced to embroidery. It was literally love at first stitch though the fact that I won the sewing prize at school that year may have helped! But it's never left...that utter delight and pleasure in the simple act of sewing.... Each stitch, the thread colours, the design I am sewing, the finished item... Oh it makes me happy indeed..... and so the motive behind the kits and patterns you find here." Check out Jenny's Winter Greens embroidery kit.
Whether you need beginning instruction or a general refresher try the following online classes. In my experience hand embroidery is hard to learn on your own just by looking at photos. Even the best books still left me scratching my head when I was learning. I've found that in-depth video lessons were a game-changer.
Leave A Comment Below and Let Us Know Which is Your Favorite Kit!


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Q: Most Compact File Storage of Time Stamp and String Pairs I would like to write a time stamp and string pair to file in the most compact way possible.  I started out writing the string representation of Ticks, then ASCII 31 as a seperator, then the string, then a CR.
Then I realised that as ticks is a long and can be stored as only 8 bytes I should convert ticks to bytes and write those bytes to the file.  That's fine except those timestamp bytes might contain a byte whose value is 31 so my ASCII 31 delimiter is no longer unique.
What is the most compact way to store a timestamp and string pair to file?
Thanks.

A: Since Ticks has a fixed maximum length, you could avoid using the separator, reading the first 8 bytes of Ticks data and then reading the remaining bytes as the string.
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On October 12th, 2016 Dr. Philip Nölling (Chief Financial Officer of DPD GeoPost Germany) will give a lecture on the topic: "The future of delivery: How new technologies and players are changing the parcel logistics". The lecture is open to the public. Space is limited, so please register ahead of time.
The parcel industry is booming. Fast growing E-commerce combined with the disruptive power of new technologies change the face of the industry. Rising parcel volumes, the entry of new competitors, technological innovations and demanding customers challenge the established players.
The lecture analyses the underlying reasons for the actual development in the parcel business, explaining the challenges for established and new delivery companies and giving an outlook how the industry might look like in the future.
Dr. Philip Nölling is Chief Financial Officer of DPD GeoPost Germany, one of the leading European parcel logistic companies.
Dr. Nölling studied Economics, Law and Economic Geography at the Universities of Hamburg and Heidelberg and holds an MA in Economics (1993). He received a PhD scholarship from the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DfG) and wrote his thesis at the Graduiertenkolleg at the College of Europe in Hamburg. His PhD on "Great Britain's currency arrangements in conflict with the monetary integration of Europe" (1996) was one of the first doctoral studies conducted on the economic impacts of the Maastricht treaty.
1996, Dr. Nölling started his professional career as personal secretary of CFO of Otto Group. He worked in the purchase department in Hongkong (1999) and was Head of Marketing Strategy Otto (2000). In 2001, Dr. Nölling became Managing Director of Germany's largest internet Information site, "Gruner + Jahr Computer Channel" in Munich.
Retourning to Otto Group 2002, Dr. Nölling was Director of Corporate Finance until he moved as CFO to Hermes Logistic Group in 2009. Since 2015 he is CFO of DPD GeoPost (Deutschland) GmbH.
Since 1996, Dr. Nölling publishes frequently in journals and newspapers with a focus on financial markets, logistics and sustainability.


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Charles Caudrelier Benac, né le  à Paris (Ile-de-France), est un navigateur français en voile sportive et officier de marine marchande.

Carrière de navigateur
En 1999, il intègre le Centre d'entraînement de Port-la-Forêt. Il se fait remarquer lors de la Solitaire du Figaro 1999 qu'il termine  et . En 2001, il remporte avec Gildas Morvan la première édition du Trophée BPE ainsi que le Tour de Bretagne et termine  de la Solitaire du Figaro.

En 2004, après de nombreuses places d'honneur, il remporte la Solitaire du Figaro.

En 2009, il remporte la Transat Jacques-Vabre en étant le coskipper de Safran avec Marc Guillemot.

Il participe par procuration à la Route du Rhum 2010 en étant un des deux routeurs de Franck Cammas, le vainqueur final de l'épreuve. L'année suivante, Caudrelier est barreur-régleur-navigateur et responsable performance de Groupama 4 dirigé par Cammas lors de la Volvo Ocean Race 2011-2012. L'équipage français remporte la compétition au terme de la dernière étape océanique.

Le 26 février 2014, jour de son , il est nommé skipper de Team Dongfeng, bateau chinois, pour courir la Volvo Ocean Race 2014-2015. Lors de cette édition, le bateau se classe   au général après avoir notamment remporté 2 étapes (étape 3 Abou Dabi - Sanya et étape 6 Itajai - Newport).

Le 7 novembre 2016, Dongfeng Race Team annonce sa participation à la Volvo Ocean Race 2017-2018 et le reconduit en tant que skipper. Il remporte la course au terme de la dernière étape.

Il se voit décerner le prix de Marin de l'année 2018 par la Fédération française de voile.

En 2019, il remporte la Brest Atlantiques sur le Maxi Edmond de Rothschild.

En 2021, il remporte la Transat Jacques-Vabre pour la 3 fois sur le Maxi Edmond de Rothschild avec Franck Cammas.

En 2022, sur le même bateau et en solitaire, il remporte la Route du Rhum en battant le record de l'épreuve en    .

Palmarès

Victoires

 Vainqueur du Trophée BPE en 2001 avec Gildas Morvan.
 Vainqueur du Tour de Bretagne en 2001 avec Gildas Morvan.
 Vainqueur de la Solitaire du Figaro en 2004.
 Vainqueur de la Transat Jacques-Vabre en 2009 avec Marc Guillemot.
 Vainqueur de la Volvo Ocean Race en 2011-2012 sur Groupama 4 skippé par Franck Cammas.
 Vainqueur de la Transat Jacques-Vabre 2013 avec Sébastien Josse sur Gitana XV.
 Vainqueur de la Volvo Ocean Race 2017-2018 sur Dongfeng Race Team en tant que skipper.
 Vainqueur de la Brest Atlantiques sur Maxi Edmond de Rothschild avec Franck Cammas.
 Vainqueur de la Fastnet Race en 2019 et 2021 sur Maxi Edmond de Rothschild avec Franck Cammas.
 Vainqueur de la Transat Jacques-Vabre en 2021 sur Maxi Edmond de Rothschild avec Franck Cammas.
 Vainqueur de la Finistère Atlantique en 2022 sur Maxi Edmond de Rothschild.
 Vainqueur de la Route du Rhum 2022 sur Maxi Edmond de Rothschild.

Autres résultats

 2004 :  de la Transat' Lorient-St-Barth' avec Antoine Koch sur Bostik Findley
 2002 :  de la Transat' Lorient-St-Barth' avec Tanguy Lesselin sur BCG - X -HEC

Notes et références

Notes

Références

Liens externes

Skipper français
Naissance en février 1974
Naissance à Fouesnant
Vainqueur de la Solitaire du Figaro
Vainqueur de la Route du Rhum
Navigateur solitaire


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Nintendo Switch Parental Controls 1.14.0
By Nintendo Co., Ltd.
Nintendo Co., Ltd. Nintendo Switch Parental Controls 1.14.0
This APK is signed by Nintendo Co., Ltd. and upgrades your existing app.
SHA-1: 0c3d789f5ed23f2b34c79660a37190d1c873a3f2
SHA-256: 1bc2c25d008bfd03023c1ba60140dfd2c17f850a4ad5250388e2cf292e02167d
(70,378 ratings)
Support for Android 11 has been added.
Feature improvements and bug fixes have been implemented.
Nintendo Switch Parental Controls™ is a free app for smart devices to keep you engaged with your family's gaming activities on Nintendo Switch.
◆ A Nintendo Switch console with the latest available system version is required to use this app.
This is recommended for people worried about things such as:
1. Is my child spending too much time playing games?
2. What kind of games is my child playing?
3. Are the games my child is playing age-appropriate?
Below are three special features of the Nintendo Switch Parental Controls app:
1. Monitor play time on your console.
Set a play-time limit and the console will notify users that the time limit has been reached.
Parents and guardians can check the Nintendo Switch Parental Controls app to see if the time limit has been followed.
It is also possible to suspend gameplay automatically when the play-time limit is reached.
2. Check up on your console's gameplay.
The summary function allows you to easily see what games have been played on the console recently and how much time was spent playing each day.
View daily reports and monthly summaries of play activity. If you choose to receive push notifications, you'll be notified when a new monthly summary is available.
It's an easy way to see what kind of games your family is interested in.
3. Restrict console features.
Nintendo Switch functions can be restricted to prevent the console from playing games above a certain age rating.
◆ An Internet connection is required to use this app. Cellular data may be used. A Nintendo Account (for ages 18 and up) is also required.
◆ Restrictions to Nintendo eShop purchases can be set from Nintendo Account settings.
◆ Your use of this app is subject to the Nintendo Account User Agreement available at support.nintendo.com.
◆ In order to make use of all of the features and settings available in the Nintendo Switch Parental Controls app, all registered Nintendo Switch consoles need to be using the latest system version.
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On Monday, Massachusetts officially made it illegal for minors to participate in conversion therapy.
Reno is a quiet part of Nevada when it comes to its LGBT population, but recently the community has been made aware of a hate group named The Salt and Light Brigade (SLB) which seems to have put the Biggest Little City on its radar.
In a bit of rhetoric that launched a thousand criticisms, Vice president Mike Pence's wife Karen alerted the irony police for statements she made in response to being asked about Pete Buttigieg, the openly gay 2020 presidential hopeful.
It's almost been an entire year since Babycakes moved out of Hillcrest, but today the bakery announced its return to the neighborhood just in time for summer.
Assemblymember Bill Quirk (D-Hayward) has introduced a bill that will end the unnecessary and inhumane surgery commonly known as declawing, for non-therapeutic purposes. Declawing, also known as onychectomy or partial digital amputation, is the removal of the last toe bones in a cat's paws from which the claw grows.
Over 40 years after "Grease" premiered in theaters and electrified audiences, Paramount is working on a prequel to the iconic movie. The movie will be titled "Summer Loving," and will tell the story of Danny and Sandy before their meet-cute at Rydell High.
"Try To Remember" a time when this romantic charmer wasn't enchanting audiences around the world. The Fantasticks is the longest-running musical in the world and with good reason: at the heart of its breathtaking poetry and subtle theatrical sophistication is a purity and simplicity that transcends cultural barriers.It will be showing at the This Point Loma Playhouse.
Pro basketball player Dwyane Wade got some heat on social media after his wife Gabrielle Union took their 11-year-old son Zion to the Miami Gay Pride parade this past weekend. Union is not Zion's birth mother, but is very supportive of her stepson and made sure he had a great time.
This weekend Hillcrest is transforming into a buffet of neighborhood flavors. Ticketholders for Taste of Hillcrest on Saturday, April 13, will enjoy the great San Diego weather and go on a self-guided tour of the community, meeting business owners, fellow San Diegans and sampling some of the best food the city has to offer.
Let's talk about the loaded calendar this week, it's jam-packed with so many things you'll barely have time to watch any television. But that's okay, you'll be out discovering why San Diego and Hillcrest are one of the best places in the country for dance parties, live celebrity entertainment, and fine dining. Click HERE to read our event calendar Out & About.


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Q: Spring MVC how to access Static Resource from Controller Okay I'm working with Spring MVC 4.0 and I'm having a problem reading a txt file from a Controller.
I set in my dispatcher-servlet
<mvc:resources mapping="/docs/**" location="/docs/"/>

so at docs I set a file.txt, I want to read that file from a controller.
@RequestMapping("/file")
public class FileController {

    @RequestMapping(method=RequestMethod.GET)
    public String getFile() throws IOException{
        BufferedReader br = new BufferedReader(new FileReader("docs/file.txt"));
        StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
        try {

        String line = br.readLine();
        while (line != null) {
            sb.append(line);
            line = br.readLine();
        }
        } finally {
            br.close();
        }
        return  sb.toString();
    }

}

I have tried all the paths for FileReader(path) and I can't get that file... how can I do it?
My directory structure is:
Application
---WepPages
-------META-INF
-------WEB-INF
-------docs

---SourcePackages
---Libraries
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A: I needed to do this to aggregate a list of js and css files for my view.
The file paths can be passed to the view so they don't need to be registered manually.
This is how I am doing it -
@Controller
public class HomeController {

WebApplicationContext webappContext;

List<String> jsFiles = new ArrayList<>();
List<String> cssFiles = new ArrayList<>();

@Autowired
public HomeController(ServletContext servletContext) throws IOException{

    webappContext = WebApplicationContextUtils.getRequiredWebApplicationContext(servletContext);

    Resource[] jsResources = webappContext.getResources("content/modules/**/*.js");
    Resource[] cssResources = webappContext.getResources("content/modules/**/*.css");

    for (Resource resource : jsResources) {
        jsFiles.add(resource.getURL().getPath());
    }
    for (Resource resource : cssResources) {
        cssFiles.add(resource.getURL().getPath());
    }
}
@RequestMapping({ "/", "/home**" })
public ModelAndView getHomePage() {

    ModelAndView modelAndView = new ModelAndView();

    modelAndView.setViewName("home");
    modelAndView.addObject("jsFiles", jsFiles);
    modelAndView.addObject("cssFiles", cssFiles);

    return modelAndView;
}
}

A: The resources are typically packed to war. That's why you can't find them in file system. Though you can still access them using classloader:
getClass().getResourceAsStream("/docs/file.txt")

A: Spring can access underlying resources by using Resource interface:
@Value("file:/docs/file.txt")
private Resource myFile;

@RequestMapping(method = RequestMethod.GET)
public String getFile() throws IOException {

BufferedReader br = new BufferedReader(new FileReader(myFile.getFile()));
    // do something
}

A: You can read the file using the ServletContext. e.g.
ServletContext context = //...
InputStream is = context.getResourceAsStream("/docs/file.txt");

Also, check this - ServletContext and Spring MVC.


The summer is finally coming to an end but we might not get to full speed before mid September. Thankfully this didn't impact Steve who did some pretty great things this August including a lot of GUI builder fixes/enhancements that we'll cover with the next plugin update. But what we will have this weekend is pretty spectacular. As a short PSA: we're pushing out the weekend release right now because I'll be traveling tomorrow. So all this should be available today.
When we started ParparVM our goal was to create a stable, portable & simple VM. We didn't aim for the performance crown in any way as stability, simplicity & size were far more important in our experience. As the VM stabilized we slowly expanded our ambition and improved performance.
For many use cases our VM now performs as fast as C but there were still a few things we could improve and Steve made major strides on these.
VM's usually use low level signaling to detect things like null pointer exceptions which can be detected with zero cost to the runtime environment. Up until now we didn't do that as we focused on performance and this had some implications. Starting with this update we will convert signals to exceptions which means a null pointer exception should be automatic.
This also means you might get a null pointer exception or a runtime exception from a native OS failure and it can also mean that crash protection will become more effective as OS level crashes would translate to standard exceptions.
That's a HUGE change in the way the VM works, it has one drawback: this doesn't happen in the xcode debugger as the debug environment overrides the signals. So if you run into a null in the debugger you will get a crash and breakpoint instead of the exception. This isn't a "bad thing" but the behavior difference is something you should be aware of. We hope this will improve the reliability & stability of Codename One and bring it to the next level. We also hope this will improve performance by eliminating null checks from our code.
If you did any serious C/C++ coding you would know that malloc is pretty problematic. One of the advantages of Java SE is that allocation is faster in Java than it is in C. We didn't create an allocator as fast as the one in the JDK but Steve integrated a well known malloc replacement that should make heap allocation much faster.
Since Java is based mostly on heap this could have a huge impact on performance both in reducing GC overhead and in allocations themselves. This is off by default right now as it's still undergoing testing but we hope to flip it to the default next week.
You can try it right now by setting the build hint ios.rpmalloc=true.
Notice that if you set this flag to true (which will be the default soon) the iOS deployment target will be set to 8.0+ so if you use the build hint ios.deployment_target with a lower value or if you need support for older devices/OS's you will need to explictly set this to false!
This might seem like a smaller feature but string decoding is probably one of the biggest bottlenecks in app logic.
In fact it was such a big bottleneck that we optimized UTF-8 decoding with a special case that detected ASCII code and used a special case fast decode. This worked great for ASCII but not as great for localized text. If you had an app that did a lot of character decoding from a source that wasn't English In fact it was such a big bottleneck that we optimized UTF-8 decoding with a special case that detected ASCII code and used a special case fast decode. This worked great for ASCII but not as great for localized text. If you had an app that did a lot of character decoding from a source that wasn't of the lower 7 bit ASCII table you paid a penalty in terms of performance as parsing was delegated to Objective-C code.
Steve wrote a fast C based UTF-8 decoding function that should remove that significant bottleneck that might impact a lot of apps.
There are quite a few other updates I'd like to share including some great pull requests from Diamond and some other things we've been working on but this post is getting long enough.
The next two-three weeks will probably be pretty busy but after that I hope to push a plugin refresh and start working on getting 3.8 out of the door. With 3.8 we will be focusing on refinement and stability and don't plan major new features at this time.


I find some of my favorite recipes when I'm least expecting it.
I was in a waiting room casually flipping through a Real Simple magazine until I saw this recipe! The colors were so beautiful, I had to make it. Long carrot ribbons, tossed in a tangy vinegar dressing, topped with a crunch of pistachio. A great alternative to the everyday salad.
Often, I'm blinded by repetition. Take the average salad for example: toss some lettuce in a bowl, add cucumbers, croutons, and dressing. It got so boring and I only ate it because I knew it was healthy. Then I started seeing recipes for 'salads' but there was no lettuce. Duh, why didn't I think of that? Salads are made up of any vegetable not strictly lettuce.
The key to a great homemade salad (whether your using lettuce or a different vegetable) is the dressing. Homemade dressings are underrated. And they are so easy! All you need is a little oil, vinegar, spices, and you're good to go! This dressing is a little bit tangy and the crushed red pepper gives it a hidden spice.
The recipe calls for shaving the carrots with a vegetable peeler. Being too lazy to grab my spiralizer, I thought this was a great idea! Five minutes later, I was still peeling the same carrot…so, instead of losing my mind, I switched to slicing the carrots in thin coins (must faster than peeling). At the end, I really liked the texture from a mix of shaved and sliced carrots. You can also cut the carrots in thin matchsticks. Whatever you find easier.
If you're feeling adventurous, you could even mix up the dressing. A lemon dressing would also be a great alternative!
What's your favorite type of salad to make?
Thinly slice carrots, vertically (using a vegetable peeler / mandoline) or horizontally (into thin coins). Place in a large bowl.
In a small bowl, make the dressing. Mix scallions, vinegar, honey, red pepper, salt, and olive oil.
Drizzle dressing over carrots and mix until evenly coated.


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The Ukrainian Cup 1993–94 was the third annual edition of Ukraine's football knockout competition, known as the Ukrainian Cup.

The Cup started with the round of 32, but it also had couple of preliminaries. The tournament started on August 1, 1993, with numerous games across the country and concluded with its final game on May 29, 1994. The last season defending champion FC Dynamo Kyiv was eliminated in the Round of 16 by FC Veres Rivne on the away goal rule. This season cup holders became FC Chornomorets Odessa that in the final defeated the Crimean SC Tavriya Simferopol on the penalty shootout.

Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih served its suspension for refusing to play last season and was not included in competition for the season.

Team allocation
 Eighty teams entered the competition.
 3 professional clubs did not enter (Second League: Hazovyk Komarne, Medita Shakhtarsk; Top League: Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih)
 14 out of 18 teams of the Transitional League did not enter
 7 regions did not provide their representatives (AR Crimea, Chernihiv, Kyiv, Kyiv City, Kirovohrad, Rivne, Zaporizhzhia)

Distribution

First qualifying round entrants
 19 regional representatives
 4 Third League (Dynamo Saky, FC Lviv, Nyva Karapyshi, Torpedo Melitopol)
 20 Second League in whole (Azovets Mariupol, Bazhanovets Makiivka, Chaika Sevastopol, Chornomorets-2 Odesa, Dnister Zalishchyky, Druzhba Berdiansk, Dynamo Luhansk, Halychyna Drohobych, Meliorator Kakhovka, Metalurh Kostiantynivka, Naftokhimik Kremenchuk, Nyva-Borysfen Boryspil, Ros Bila Tserkva, Shakhtar Pavlohrad, Tavria Kherson, Tytan Armiansk, Vahonobudivnyk Stakhanov, Voikovets Kerch, Yavir Krasnopillia, Zirka Kirovohrad)
 20 First League in whole (Artania Ochakiv, Avtomobilist Sumy, Desna Chernihiv, Dnipro Cherkasy, Dynamo-2 Kyiv, Evis Mykolaiv, Khimik Severodonetsk, Khimik Zhytomyr, Krystal Chortkiv, Metalurh Nikopol, Naftovyk Okhtyrka, SC Odesa, Podillia Khmelnytskyi, Polihraftekhnika Oleksandria, Prykarpattia Ivano-Frankivsk, Pryladyst Mukacheve, Skala Stryi, Stal Alchevsk, Vorskla Poltava, Zakarpattia Uzhhorod)
 1 Top League (Veres Rivne) – last season a wooden spoon candidated

Competition schedule

First preliminary round
Almost all games were played on August 1, 1993. The game between Polihraftekhnika and Shakhtar took place on August 3.

Second preliminary round
Almost all games were played on August 7, 1993. The game between Veres and Krok took place on August 11.

Bracket

First Elimination Round

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First leg

Second leg

Shakhtar won 8–1 on aggregate

Chornomorets won 4–0 on aggregate

Volyn won 2–2 on away goal rule

Bukovyna won 3–3 on away goal rule

Zorya won 2–2 on penalties

Karpaty won 3–0 on aggregate

Nyva won 2–1 on aggregate

Metalurh won 7–0 on aggregate

Nyva won 5–2 on aggregate

Tavria won 5–3 on aggregate

Kremina won 6–3 on aggregate

Temp won 3–1 on aggregate

Torpedo won 4–3 on aggregate

Veres won 3–1 on aggregate

Dnipro won 7–1 on aggregate

Dynamo won 7–1 on aggregate

Second Elimination Round

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First leg

Second leg

Volyn won 3–2 on aggregate

Karpaty won 8–3 on aggregate

Dnipro won 4–3 on aggregate

Chornomorets won 4–0 on aggregate

Tavriya won 3–0 on aggregate

Kremin won 3–2 on aggregate

Torpedo won 3–2 on aggregate

Veres won 1–1 on away goal rule

Quarterfinals

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First leg

Second leg

Karpaty won 3–2 on aggregate

Chornomorets won 4–0 on aggregate

Tavriya won 5–1 on aggregate

Veres won 2–2 on away goal rule

Semifinals

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First leg

Second leg

Tavriya won 2–0 on aggregate

Chornomorets won 2–1 on aggregate

Final

The final was held at the NSC Olimpiysky on May 29, 1994, in Kyiv.

Top goalscorers

Attendances

Top attendances

See also
 Ukrainian Premier League 1993-94
 1993-94 Ukrainian First League
 1993-94 Ukrainian Second League
 1993-94 Ukrainian Third League

References

External links
 Calendar of Matches—Schedule of the Ukrainian Cup.
 Info on the final

Ukrainian Cup seasons
Cup
Ukrainian Cup


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ShaperTalk with Kamran Elahian (Chairman & Founder, Global Innovation Catalyst)
On August 9, San Francisco Global Shapers hosted Kamran Elahian for a ShaperTalk at Capgemini Applied Innovation Exchange.
As an Innovation Catalyst, Kamran advises various governments on the needed transition from fossil based economies to sustainable innovation economies.
He serves as the Chairman of the Advisory Board of Global Venture Alliance; is a Global Innovation Economy Advisor to 500 Startups; is a Founding Mentor of Unreasonable Institute and a Founding Board Advisor to Harbour.Space University.
As a global high-tech entrepreneur, he co-founded ten companies, three of them failed (e.g. Momenta), six of them produced a total market cap of over $8B (e.g. Cirrus Logic). As a VC, Kamran co-founded Global Catalyst Partners with investments in the U.S., Japan, China, India, Israel and Singapore.
Underlying his vision for global philanthropy is the conviction that modern Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) can be instrumental in dissolving barriers between nations and bridging the social and political differences among people. This vision was reflected in Schools-Online, a nonprofit he co-founded in 1996 to connect the world, one school at a time (6400 schools in 36 countries were provided with computers and access to the Internet) and merged with Relief International in 2003. He co-founded Global Catalyst Foundation in 2000 to improve lives through the effective application of ICT, and UN-GAID, a United Nations global forum that promotes ICT in developing countries where he served as Co-Chairman.
ShaperTalk with Reese Jones (Associate Founder,...


I am looking to pay someone to create a few outfits for gen 8 models.
If you can make this for me, get a hold of me and lets talk price.
Please note that you would need to purchase interactive licenses for Genesis 8 starter essentials and any other products such as hair etc that you prurchase from Daz Store.
Also if you want to have outfits made it is going to cost quite a bit because the PA will lose rights to it and now longer owned by them, so no residuals. I think the best you may get is someone to make it and sell it on Daz and you just buy it along with the interactive license.
You should look at the Kadis Armor by Strangefate. Its very similar and G3F stuff fits G8F very well in this particular case. Has both weapons and outfit. Also has add on textures available. Also try Luthbel's Dragonsbane Barbarian for G8M for the last outfit.


Wexford showjumper Bertram Allen needs no introduction but his young brother Harry recently stole his thunder by winning the prestigious Longines 2017 'Rising Star' award at the FEI's star-studded end of year gala in Montevideo, Uruguay.
This prize is for young riders (aged 14 to 21) who demonstrate outstanding talent at international level.
Allen is still only 16 but won individual and team gold at the European Pony Championships in Hungary last summer and is another exciting talent coming through the ranks of Irish equestrian sport.


I had a first time experience this last week in attending a photography conference. It was not only an amazing experience because of its novelty to me, but its location was truly stunning. The conference took place at The White Sparrow outside of Dallas, TX. I was so struck by the white beauty of the barn-like building and how picturesque the setting was. The striking white building was surrounded by tall, mature oak trees and manicured fields.
With travel delays I managed to roll into the parking lot 15 minutes late and was so sweetly waited on by a new friend. We walked in together to the beautiful venue filled with other photographers, florists, wedding planners, and venue owners. I admit, I was instantly feeling inferior and so small sitting amongst so many amazing other talented creatives. I kept thinking, "should I be here?" In my two days at this conference, though, I met so many friendly faces so willing not only to share their own experiences, but to share in the passion I have for photography.
I came away with so many new experiences, so many new ideas, and so much more excitement for my craft! Here are some favorites from the first styled session I had the opportunity to photograph! It was so beautifully prepared by so many talented people!


Minnesota's Doug Collins has been called ""one of the most brilliant songwriters to emerge from the Twin Cities in nearly two decades." Also hailed as "the best dance band in Minneapolis", their roots pop songs are a hooky delight. Informed as much by Hank Williams as the Beatles, Collins's hooky and catchy songs of heartbreak and longing, backed with the propulsiveness of the Receptionists, pack a emotional wallop, as well as an irresistible groove are highlighted in his energetic shows (both solo and with his crack band), soulful singing, and honest, emotional songs. "You gotta appreciate the candor of a dude whose press materials declare him as 'by no means some retro-rocker or vintage-white dude-come-lately,' and that's exactly how Doug Collins rolls. The Minnesota-by-way-of-Iowa singer-songwriter and his band the Receptionists play wiry rock 'n' roll with significant small-town pop charm." – CityPages.com "It's like throwing Dave Edmunds, Nick Lowe, Chris Hillman, and Gram Parsons in a blender and creating the most delicious, twang-fastic pop cocktail!" – Chester Netcong EXCELLENT!!