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5 travel-inspired Christmas movies to watch over the holidays
In the age of technology, folks can still manage a fun and festive getaway from the safety of their own couch. They just need a little imagination and these five travel-inspired Christmas movies that'll jet them off to various locations around the globe.
Written By: Bria Barton | Dec 24th 2020 - 7am.
In the age of technology, folks can still manage a fun and festive getaway from the safety of their own couch. They just need a little imagination and these five travel-inspired Christmas movies that'll jet them off to various locations around the globe. Photo by Adobe Stock.
BEMIDJI, Minn. -- By now, it's pretty clear that the pandemic has put a damper on all things travel-related this holiday season.
Christmas get-togethers and vacations have been canceled or postponed, and, for many, the holidays are looking a little dull as we dream of normalcy again and wanderlust is at an all-time high.
Luckily, in the age of technology, folks can still manage a fun and festive getaway from the safety of their own couch. They just need a little imagination and these five travel-inspired Christmas movies that'll jet them off to various locations around the globe.
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York features the precocious Kevin McCallister once again outsmarting bumbling burglars Harry and Marv throughout New York City. Photo by Pixabay.
If you loved "Home Alone" and the precocious Kevin McCallister outsmarting bumbling burglars Harry and Marv in the suburbs of Chicago, then its sequel will delight as the 10-year-old finds himself in yet another sticky Christmas situation but, this time, in merry New York City.
The beloved 1992 classic picks up a year after Kevin's first mishap, when his family flew to Paris for the holidays and ultimately forgot him at home. But this time around, Kevin mistakenly hops on a plane to New York City, rather than his family's one to Miami.
What follows is an exploration of the Big Apple, taking folks on a visual tour of the city's many attractions. From exploring Central Park to booking a room in the luxurious Plaza Hotel, it's a wild New York experience both adults and children can get behind from the safety and comfort of home.
Throughout the film The Holiday, viewers are transported between sunny Los Angeles' glamorous mansions and palm trees and the English countryside's quaint cozy cottages and pubs. Photo by Pixabay.
If you've ever watched a Hallmark movie, then you know the themes of romance and Christmas tend to go hand in hand. In 2006, Hollywood released the rom-com hit "The Holiday," which, with an all-star cast and picturesque locales, sparked wanderlust in hopeless romantics everywhere.
The film follows Amanda and Iris, two lovelorn women -- one from southern California, the other from England -- who arrange a home exchange during the holiday season.
Throughout the story, viewers are transported between sunny Los Angeles' glamorous mansions and palm trees and the English countryside's quaint cozy cottages and pubs.
"The Holiday" is a lovely contrast between two charming locations (one could even argue they're characters in their own right) each with their own enchanting qualities.
The 1998 holiday comedy I'll be Home For Christmas follows Jake Wilkinson across the country -- through Colorado, Nebraska and others -- as he schemes his way home in time for Christmas. Photo by Pixabay.
There's no doubt that traveling during the holidays is chaotic. And the 1998 holiday comedy "I'll be Home For Christmas" spares no expense when it comes to documenting the lengths its protagonist Jake Wilkinson will go to in order to be home in time for Christmas Eve to receive his father's vintage Porsche.
Jake must travel from California to New York in three days' time, which is doable under any normal circumstance. But for Jake, his trip takes a turn for the worst after awaking in the middle of the desert wearing only a Santa costume -- sans car or money.
The movie follows him across the country -- through Colorado, Nebraska and others -- as he schemes his way home in time for Christmas. If you get anything out of watching "I'll be Home For Christmas," it'll be appreciation for not having to deal with the hassle of travel this year.
In the film Love Actually, viewers are exposed to bits and pieces of London during Christmastime. Photo by Pixabay.
Mostly filmed in London, "Love Actually" explores the complexities of love and relationships through ten separate, although interconnected, stories during the holiday season.
While not a lot of actual travel occurs in the film itself, viewers are exposed to bits and pieces of London during Christmastime.
But perhaps some of the more endearing parts of the film are travel-related: it begins and ends with montages of real people hugging their loved ones as they're reunited at the airport. The narrator describes these moments as pure, and if one looks for it, they will find "love actually is all around."
Elf centers on Buddy, a human who was adopted and raised by Santa's elves. Upon learning of his parentage, Buddy embarks on a journey from the North Pole to New York City in order to track down his biological father. Photo by Pixabay.
A modern Christmas classic, "Elf" centers on Buddy, a human who was adopted and raised by Santa's elves. Upon learning of his parentage, Buddy embarks on a journey from the North Pole to New York City in order to track down his biological father.
With a perpetually happy demeanor that's intent on spreading Christmas cheer, Buddy takes viewers on an exploration of the city with a childlike innocence -- right down to playing with rotating doors and getting a taste of strangers' discarded subway gum.
Because the city scenes were filmed on actual city streets -- amidst all the chaos and goings-on of day-to-day life -- it's easy to watch the film and reminisce of pre-pandemic city visiting and living.
Bria Barton is the Travel and Tourism Reporter for The Bemidji Pioneer and Forum Communication Co. She can be reached at bbarton@bemidjipioneer.com.
"Home Alone 2: Lost in New York" features the precocious Kevin McCallister once again outsmarting bumbling burglars Harry and Marv throughout New York City. Pixabay photo.
The 1998 holiday comedy "I'll be Home For Christmas" follows Jake Wilkinson across the country -- through Colorado, Nebraska and others -- as he schemes his way home in time for Christmas. Pixabay photo.
Throughout the film "The Holiday," viewers are transported between sunny Los Angeles' glamorous mansions and palm trees and the English countryside's quaint cozy cottages and pubs. Pixabay photo.
In the film "Love Actually," viewers are exposed to bits and pieces of London during Christmastime. Pixabay photo.
"Elf" centers on Buddy, a human who was adopted and raised by Santa's elves. Upon learning of his parentage, Buddy embarks on a journey from the North Pole to New York City in order to track down his biological father. Pixabay photo.
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The difference between the European and U.S. approaches to sustainable investments is stark.
We recently told you about the guidance released by the U.S. Department of Labor regarding how retirement plan sponsors should consider environment, social and governance (ESG) factors when picking a plan's investments. Meanwhile in Europe, regulators are reviewing feedback on proposals to put the European Union's financial sector front and center in achieving the EU's climate change and Paris Agreement obligations.
The European Commission proposals constitute the first legislative package following the action plan set out by the commission in March. The plan was the culmination of more than a year of work by the commission's high-level expert group on sustainable finance. We expect the impact of the proposals to reach beyond the EU borders, with direct implications on firms that offer investment products in the EU and with a taxonomy having the most use if it's adopted globally.
The commission's sustainable finance proposals are far-reaching, with implications for investment advisers, investment managers, index or benchmark providers, and investors.
Financial advice suitability tests. Under MIFID II and the Insurance Distribution Directive, European firms are already obligated to establish clients' investment objectives prior to recommending suitable products. The commission's proposals will extend these two sets of rules and require advisers to take additional steps when determining risk profile and assess their clients ESG preferences when advice is being offered.
ESG in the investment process. Pre-contractual disclosures to European investors continue to evolve. Under the commission's proposals, investment managers will need to include details of how ESG risks are included in their processes, the extent they are expected to impact their investment returns and how remuneration is tied to ESG goals.
Carbon benchmarks. After the LIBOR scandal, and the manipulation of interest rates on which the LIBOR benchmark was built, a new Benchmark Regulation took effect in July. It imposes significant registration and disclosure requirements upon providers of any benchmarks being used within the EU. The new proposals will add a set of criteria for low and positive carbon benchmarks to that regulation.
Defining what is environmentally sustainable. The fourth commission proposal is for a new regulation to determine which economic activities are environmentally sustainable and make it easier for investors to compare the aims of competing products.
The European Commission's proposals are heading down a path of enabling ESG factors to be a primary driver of investment selection if an investor wishes. As such, these proposals go much further than the U.S. Department of Labor's guidance, in which plan fiduciaries can use collateral considerations such as social or environmental benefits as tie-breakers for an investment choice. That means that a plan sponsor can select an investment with social or environmental benefits if it's expected to perform the same as an investment without these benefits. Similar rules apply to other fiduciary advice in the U.S.
The sustainable investing landscape covers a rapidly growing number of products and a variety of individuals' views, beliefs and levels of understanding. As this landscape continues to evolve, it's vital that investors are not prejudiced, that their expectations are managed, and unintended consequences and client dissatisfaction are guarded against.
Under the European Commission's proposals, advisers will increasingly be expected to have an expertise on ESG that's at least equivalent to that which they provide to their clients across other areas of their personal finances. This is a big ask. And we believe that advisors would benefit from more guidance and examples of how best to tease out clients' ESG preferences and their importance relative to other factors such as income stream, growth aspirations or retirement requirements. That's some of what we said in our feedback about the proposals. Ultimately, this will help maximise the chances of receiving good advice on sustainable investments.
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With eye on China, Japan Cabinet approves record military budget
Matthew M. Burke Chiyomi Sumida burke.matt@stripes.com sumida.chiyomi@stripes.com
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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe attends a meeting in Tokyo in April 2014. (Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo/U.S. Department of Defense file)
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CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa — Japan approved its largest defense budget Wednesday as it tries to take a larger role in its own security with an eye toward a resurgent China.
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Cabinet approved a 96.34-trillion-yen ($828 billion) budget for fiscal 2015 with 4.9 trillion yen ($42.1 billion) for defense, a 2 percent increase from last year, officials said.
The budget will be forwarded to the Diet for final approval, which is seen as a formality as Abe's Liberal Democratic Party controls more than two-thirds of Japan's legislature.
Budget purchases for improved air, land and sea capabilities will bolster the Self-Defense Forces' state of readiness at a time when China is building island bases in the South China Sea and confrontations near Japan's southern island chain appear more and more frequent.
The budget calls for $3 billion for 20 P-1 fixed-wing patrol aircraft, $887.5 million for six F-35A fighter jets, $132.4 million for the Global Hawk drone system, $443.7 million for five V-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft and $154 million to stand up an amphibious unit.
There also were considerable allocations for the U.S.-Japan alliance and the realignment of American forces in the region: $14.6 million for the shift of U.S. Marines to Guam, $10.3 million for a training facility in the Northern Marianas and $878 million to move carrier-based aircraft from Atsugi to Iwakuni, a Defense Ministry spokesman said.
The Cabinet also directed a sharp increase in funding for the move of Marine Corps Air Station Futenma to Camp Schwab in Okinawa's north, something that had been planned, at $1.5 billion. The relocation has generated protests on the island that is home to the majority of American forces in Japan.
Another $76.5 million was allocated for expenses in closing military installations south of Kadena Air Base on Okinawa.
At a news conference, Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga denied that cuts in Okinawa's development budget, which surged under pro-relocation Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima, were aimed at punishing incoming Gov. Takeshi Onaga, who has vowed to block the already-underway project. Suga said funds were left unspent last year.
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Correction: An earlier version of this story stated that the budget calls for $887.5 billion for six F-35A fighter jets. The correct figure is $887.5 million.
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Four Star Playhouse is an American television anthology series that ran from 1952 to 1956. Four Star Playhouse was owned by Four Star International. Its episodes ranged anywhere from surreal mysteries, such as "The Man on the Train", to light comedies, such as "The Lost Silk Hat". The original premise was that Charles Boyer, Ida Lupino, David Niven, and Dick Powell would take turns starring in episodes. However, several other performers took the lead from time to time, including Ronald Colman and Joan Fontaine.
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This show featured four rotating stars, Charles Boyer, David Niven, Ida Lupino, and Dick Powell in individual episodes consisting of everything from comedy to drama. IMDB
The show was sponsored in its first bi-weekly season by The Singer Company. Bristol-Myers became an alternate sponsor when it became a weekly series in the fall of 1953 (both sponsors' names alternated as part of the show's title in its initial broadcasts).
While it never made the Nielsen Top 30, the ratings were sufficient to keep it on the air for four seasons. In 1954, Billboard voted it the second-best filmed network television drama series. (Wikipedia)
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Die Operation Mo ( oder ) oder Port-Moresby-Operation war die Bezeichnung für den japanischen Plan, während des Zweiten Weltkrieges im Mai 1942 die Nachschubwege nach Südostasien über Australien und Neuseeland von den Vereinigten Staaten abzuschneiden. Zu diesem Zweck sollte die Kontrolle über das australische Territorium Neuguinea und andere Inseln im Südpazifik gewonnen werden. Die Operation schlug fehl, unter anderem bedingt durch die Schlacht im Korallenmeer.

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Schon seit 1938 hatte der Admiralstab der japanischen Marine die Einnahme von Port Moresby innerhalb der Planung zum Aufbau der Großostasiatischen Wohlstandssphäre als einen  wichtigen Schritt vorgesehen. In der weiteren Planung zur Eroberung von Neuguinea, zu der die Einnahme von Lae und Salamaua, die Landung im Huongolf, in Rabaul auf Neubritannien, Kavieng auf Neuirland, Finschhafen, Morobe und Buna gehörten, waren diese Orte als wichtige Nachschub- und Unterstützungspunkte benannt, um Port Moresby zu erreichen und einzunehmen. Als Abschluss der Operation waren Überraschungsangriffe auf Nauru und Ocean Island geplant, um die auf den Inseln vorhandenen Phosphorvorkommen ausbeuten zu können.

Weiterhin war die Errichtung eines japanischen Stützpunkts in Tulagi auf den südlichen Salomonen geplant. Dazu sollten zuvor die Shortland-Inseln als Zwischenbasis genommen werden, dies war bis Ende März 1942 durchgeführt worden (→ Japanische Invasion der Shortland-Inseln).

Die Ausführung der Seeoperation oblag Admiral Shigeyoshi Inoue nach Abschluss der Operationen auf Java und dem weiteren wichtigen Schritt, der Einnahme der südlich von Java liegenden Weihnachtsinsel (→ Eroberung der Weihnachtsinsel).

Die Marine vergab auch den Decknamen Operation Mo und setzte den 3. Mai als Termin für den Angriff auf Tulagi und den 10. Mai für den auf Port Moresby fest. Nauru und Ocean Island sollten am 15. Mai fallen.

Im März 1942 war die Entscheidung, ob Port Moresby mittels einer direkt oder indirekt mit einer über Land ausgeführten Attacke erobert werden solle, noch offen. Da mit alliierten Angriffen im Korallenmeer zu rechnen war, sprachen sich einige Kommandanten für die Landaktion aus, die allerdings von Norden über das Owen-Stanley-Gebirge führen musste und mit einem nicht unerheblichen Aufwand verbunden war. Als dritte Möglichkeit wären umfassende nächtliche Landungen im Umkreis von 110 km westlich und östlich von Port Moresby in Frage gekommen, doch dies hätte zusätzliche Anmarschzeit zum Ziel von vorausberechneten 5 Tagen gekostet. So fiel die Entscheidung dann relativ schnell zugunsten einer direkten Standard-Landungsoperation, die von entsprechenden Flotteneinheiten zur Abschirmung gedeckt werden sollte.

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Erste Aufklärungsflüge über Port Moresby wurden ab dem 10. April geflogen, die dann von landbasierten Bombern abgelöst wurden, die in einer Höhe von 6.000 m das Gebirge überflogen, um dann die Stadt zu bombardieren. So war Aufklärung ineffektiv geworden, da die Ergebnisse voraussehbar waren.

Die 4. Flotte ersuchte beim Oberkommando für die geplante Operation um Verstärkung ihrer See- und Luftstreitkräfte. Daher wurde ihr zusätzlich der Flottenflugzeugträger Kaga, die Leichten Flugzeugträger Shōhō und Zuihō, die 5. Kreuzerschwadron sowie die 7. und 20. Zerstörerschwadron zugeteilt. Weitergehende Verhandlungen erbrachten den Austausch der Kaga, die zu diesem Zeitpunkt in Sasebo im Trockendock repariert wurde, gegen die beiden Träger Shōkaku und Zuikaku.

Zur weitergehenden Luftunterstützung der Operation standen der 4. Flotte die landbasierten Kampfflugzeuge und Bomber der 25. Luftflotte auf den Basen in Rabaul und Lae zur Verfügung. Sie sollten feindliche Kräfte in Nordost-Australien, Neukaledonien und dem Fidschi-Gebiet neutralisieren, Patrouillen im Süden und Osten Neuguineas, dem Bismarck-Archipel und dem Korallenmeer fliegen, um dort befindliche, mobile, feindliche Einheiten zu attackieren und deren Nachschublinien zu unterbrechen. Weiterhin war eine direkte Kooperation mit den Landungseinheiten vorgesehen sowie die Suche nach der feindlichen Flotte und deren Zerstörung. Da aber alle Flugstaffeln, die auf diesen Basen stationiert waren, während der Kämpfe in Südostasien bis April 1942 mehr oder wenig stark dezimiert worden waren, unterlagen sie gerade weitestgehend Reparaturen, Umstrukturierungen und Ersatzlieferungen, so dass sie alle bis zum Beginn der Operation nicht ihre vorgesehene Stärke erreichten. Hinzu kamen die noch weiter intensivierten alliierten Luftangriffe auf die vorgenannten Basen.

Die ersten umfangreichen Luftangriffe auf Port Moresby begannen am 17. April und wurden ab diesem Zeitpunkt jeden Tag bis Anfang Mai durchgeführt. Im Gegenzug bombardierten die Alliierten Rabaul und Lae.

Die vorgesehenen Einheiten für die angewiesenen Invasionsflotten sammelten sich bis Ende April in den Häfen von Rabaul und Truk.

Die Ausführung
Obwohl die Alliierten viele Funksprüche der Japaner, die Operation Mo betreffend, abgehört und entschlüsselt hatten, wurde Tulagi am 3. Mai ohne jeglichen Widerstand von der 3. Kure Speziallandungseinheit, die von Truk herangeführt worden war, eingenommen. Die dort stationierten australischen Soldaten, die zur Wartung der vier Consolidated PBY Wasserflugzeuge abgestellt waren, hatten auf Grund der Tags zuvor stattgefundenen Bombardierungen mit den Flugzeugen Tulagi verlassen. Damit schien für die Japaner der Weg frei, um die Operation Mo zu komplettieren.

Doch Admiral Chester W. Nimitz hatte bereits die Task Force 17 (TF17) mit der USS Yorktown sowie die Task Force 11 (TF11) mit der USS Lexington in das Korallenmeer beordert. Am 1. Mai vereinten sich die beiden Flotten unter Vizeadmiral Frank Jack Fletcher 500 km nordwestlich von Neukaledonien, um die japanische Invasionsflotte zu suchen.
Gegen 17:00 Uhr am 3. Mai erfuhr Fletcher von der Tulagi-Operation. Da er Funkstille einzuhalten hatte, konnte er die TF11 nicht erreichen und drehte mit der TF17 auf Kurs Guadalcanal. Am nächsten Morgen lag die USS Yorktown in Position, um einen ersten Luftangriff auf die Japaner in Tulagi zu starten. Insgesamt flogen die Piloten der USS Yorktown an diesem Tag drei Einsätze, bei denen sie einen Zerstörer, zwei Minensuchboote und kleinere Einheiten versenken und weitere Schiffe beschädigen konnten. Die Amerikaner verloren drei Kampfflugzeuge, die abstürzten, da ihre Tanks leer waren.

Nach einem Tankstopp der TF11 erreichten die beiden Einsatzgruppen am 4. Mai ihr Suchgebiet im Korallenmeer.

Am 2. und 3. Mai verließen die japanischen Schiffe, die die Landungseinheiten für Port Moresby an Bord hatten, zusammen mit ihrer Geleitflotte den Hafen von Rabaul. Ein vorgesehener Tankstopp wurde etwa 670 km nördlich von Tulagi durchgeführt. Währenddessen erreichte die Meldung des amerikanischen Luftangriffs auf Tulagi die Flotte, so dass die Anwesenheit von einem oder mehreren US-Trägern den Japanern bekannt war. Das Oberkommando gab kurz darauf den Befehl zur Suche und Zerstörung der amerikanischen Trägerflotte aus. Die japanische Geleitflotte für die Operation MO setzte daraufhin unverzüglich Kurs Richtung Süden. Nach einer längeren Suche entbrannte am 7. und 8. Mai die Schlacht im Korallenmeer, bei der die Amerikaner die USS Lexington und die Japaner die Shōhō verloren. Die USS Yorktown trug schwere Schäden davon, ebenso die Shōkaku und fast alle Kampfflugzeuge der Zuikaku waren vernichtet.

Damit war eine adäquate Deckung der Landungskräfte für Port Moresby nicht mehr gewährleistet und die Operation MO wurde vom Oberkommando zunächst um 2 Tage verschoben. Die japanische Flotte setzte Nordkurs, doch am 8. Mai erging am Morgen ein Funkspruch, der sie zur völligen Zerstörung der alliierten Flotte aufrief. Nachdem aber die amerikanischen Schiffe bis zum Nachmittag nicht aufgefunden werden konnten, wurde die Operation MO vollständig ausgesetzt und die Flotte aufgefordert, nach Rabaul zurückzukehren.

Siehe auch
 Liste japanischer Operationen während des Zweiten Weltkriegs

Einzelnachweise

Weblinks

 Why the Japanese were in New Guinea (Symposium paper), by Dr. Henry Frei (Tsukuba Women's University) - (englisch)
 Remembering the war in New Guinea, by Prof. Arakawa Ken'ichi (National Institute of Defense Studies) - (englisch)

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Geschichte Papua-Neuguineas
Konflikt 1942
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#include "tensorflow/core/graph/control_flow.h"

#include <string>
#include <vector>

#include "tensorflow/cc/ops/standard_ops.h"
#include "tensorflow/cc/ops/while_loop.h"
#include "tensorflow/core/lib/core/status_test_util.h"
#include "tensorflow/core/lib/strings/str_util.h"
#include "tensorflow/core/platform/test.h"

namespace tensorflow {
namespace {
Status LessThanTenCond(const Scope& scope, const std::vector<Output>& inputs,
                       Output* output) {
  *output = ops::Less(scope, inputs[0], 10);
  return scope.status();
}

Status AddOneBody(const Scope& scope, const std::vector<Output>& inputs,
                  std::vector<Output>* outputs) {
  outputs->push_back(ops::AddN(scope, {inputs[0], 1}));
  return scope.status();
}

Status NestedLoopBody(const Scope& scope, const std::vector<Output>& inputs,
                      std::vector<Output>* outputs) {
  return ops::BuildWhileLoop(scope.NewSubScope("inner"), inputs,
                             LessThanTenCond, AddOneBody, "inner_loop",
                             outputs);
}

TEST(ValidateControlFlowTest, InputsFromDifferentFrames) {
  Scope scope = Scope::NewRootScope().ExitOnError();
  std::vector<Output> inputs;
  inputs.push_back(ops::Placeholder(scope, DT_INT32));
  std::vector<Output> outputs;
  TF_ASSERT_OK(ops::BuildWhileLoop(scope.NewSubScope("outer"), inputs,
                                   LessThanTenCond, NestedLoopBody,
                                   "outer_loop", &outputs));
  std::unique_ptr<Graph> graph(new Graph(OpRegistry::Global()));
  TF_ASSERT_OK(scope.ToGraph(graph.get()));
  // {inner/Enter', 'outer/Switch'} --> 'inner/Merge'. 'inner/Enter' is in frame
  // 'inner_loop'. 'outer/Switch' is in frame 'outer_loop'.
  std::vector<ControlFlowInfo> info;
  Status status = BuildControlFlowInfo(graph.get(), &info);
  EXPECT_FALSE(status.ok());
  EXPECT_TRUE(str_util::StrContains(status.error_message(),
                                    "has inputs from different frames"))
      << status.error_message();
}

TEST(ValidateControlFlowTest, MismatchedParentFrames) {
  Scope scope = Scope::NewRootScope().ExitOnError();
  std::vector<Output> inputs;
  inputs.push_back(ops::Placeholder(scope, DT_INT32));
  std::vector<Output> outputs;
  TF_ASSERT_OK(ops::BuildWhileLoop(scope, inputs, LessThanTenCond, AddOneBody,
                                   "test_loop", &outputs));
  std::unique_ptr<Graph> graph(new Graph(OpRegistry::Global()));
  TF_ASSERT_OK(scope.ToGraph(graph.get()));
  Node* enter_1 = nullptr;
  for (Node* node : graph->op_nodes()) {
    if (IsEnter(node)) {
      enter_1 = node;
    }
  }
  ASSERT_TRUE(enter_1 != nullptr);

  NodeDef enter;
  enter.set_name("Enter2");
  enter.set_op("Enter");
  (*enter.mutable_attr())["T"].set_type(DT_INT32);
  (*enter.mutable_attr())["frame_name"].set_s("test_loop");
  *enter.add_input() = "Enter";
  Status status;
  Node* enter_2 = graph->AddNode(enter, &status);
  TF_ASSERT_OK(status);
  graph->AddControlEdge(enter_1, enter_2);

  // SOURCE("") --> Enter("test_loop") --> Enter2("test_loop")
  // For node 'Enter', the parent frame of "test_loop" is empty.
  // For node 'Enter2', the parent frame of "test_loop" is "test_loop".
  std::vector<ControlFlowInfo> info;
  status = BuildControlFlowInfo(graph.get(), &info);
  EXPECT_FALSE(status.ok());
  EXPECT_TRUE(
      str_util::StrContains(status.error_message(), "Mismatched parent frames"))
      << status.error_message();
}

TEST(ValidateControlFlowTest, TwoLoopCond) {
  // Test that one frame has at most one LoopCond node. This is necessary for
  // functionalize control flow.
  Scope scope = Scope::NewRootScope().ExitOnError();
  std::vector<Output> inputs;
  inputs.push_back(ops::Placeholder(scope, DT_INT32));
  std::vector<Output> outputs;
  TF_ASSERT_OK(ops::BuildWhileLoop(scope, inputs, LessThanTenCond, AddOneBody,
                                   "test_loop", &outputs));
  outputs.clear();
  TF_ASSERT_OK(ops::BuildWhileLoop(scope.NewSubScope("sub"), inputs,
                                   LessThanTenCond, AddOneBody, "test_loop",
                                   &outputs, false));
  std::unique_ptr<Graph> graph(new Graph(OpRegistry::Global()));
  TF_ASSERT_OK(scope.ToGraph(graph.get()));
  std::vector<ControlFlowInfo> info;
  Status status = BuildControlFlowInfo(graph.get(), &info);
  EXPECT_FALSE(status.ok());
  EXPECT_TRUE(str_util::StrContains(status.error_message(),
                                    "more than one LoopCond node"))
      << status.error_message();
}

}  // namespace
}  // namespace tensorflow

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Q: Does jayway maven plugin option  really works for Android app? I've got Android application, which is mavenized and using couple of profiles for different customers. I am using also jayway maven plugin to configure some stuff, including package name (able to differentiate apps in Google Play), release mode and also version code, which should be different for each maven profile. I've noticed that
<manifestVersioncode>

doesn't work for me. It always takes version code from Android manifest xml file instead.
I found out by having this code in the app, checking in first activity:
PackageInfo pInfo;
try {
    pInfo = getPackageManager().getPackageInfo(getPackageName(), 0);
    int version = pInfo.versionCode;
    Log.d(TAG, "version code: " + version);
} catch (NameNotFoundException e) {
    e.printStackTrace();
}

Does anybody have same experience and were able to you solve it?

A: as I've learnt, it has to be done properly, it works now
<executions>
    <execution>
        <id>update-manifest</id>
        <goals>
            <goal>manifest-update</goal>
        </goals>
        <configuration>
            <manifest>
                <versionCode>2</versionCode>
            </manifest>
        </configuration>
    </execution>

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Springfield ist ein häufiger Ortsname in den USA, im Vereinigten Königreich und weiteren englischsprachigen Räumen.

Namenkunde und Verbreitung
Springfield kann deutsch wörtlich als "Quellfeld" oder "Frühlingsfeld" übersetzt werden.

Diese Ortsbezeichnung gibt es in den USA 64-mal und ist in 35 verschiedenen Staaten der USA verbreitet. Die Stadt gibt es zum Beispiel viermal in Wisconsin und als Township (Verwaltungseinheit) neunmal in Pennsylvania. Damit ist Springfield in den USA neben Fairview, Midway oder Oak Grove einer der häufigsten Städtenamen.

Springfield (Illinois), am Sangamon River gelegen, ist die Hauptstadt des US-amerikanischen Bundesstaates Illinois.

Im Vereinigten Königreich ist der Ort zwölfmal zu finden und im weiteren englischsprachigen Raum neunmal. Somit ist der Name insgesamt 85-mal auf der Welt zu finden.

Historisch gesehen war das erste Springfield in den USA Springfield (Massachusetts). Neben Springfield (Missouri) ist es die größte Stadt mit diesem Namen in den USA.

Springfield in der Fiktion
Aufgrund seines häufigen Vorkommens wird Springfield in den Vereinigten Staaten oft als Platzhaltername für Orte benutzt, so zum Beispiel in den Serien Springfield Story (Guiding Light) und Die Simpsons (siehe Springfield (Die Simpsons)).

Orte namens Springfield

USA

Orte
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 Springfield (Colorado)
 Springfield (Connecticut)
 Springfield (Delaware)
 Springfield (Florida)
 Springfield (Georgia)
 Springfield (Idaho)
 Springfield (Illinois), Hauptstadt des Bundesstaates Illinois
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 Springfield (Massachusetts)
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 Springfield (Mississippi)
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Pennsylvania:
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Townships

Zu Townships in den Vereinigten Staaten siehe Springfield Township.

Belize
 Springfield (Belize)

Vereinigtes Königreich
 England:
 Springfield (Birmingham)
 Springfield (Chelmsford)
 Springfield (Devon)
 Springfield (Dumfries and Galloway)
 Springfield (London Borough)
 Springfield (Maidstone)
 Schottland:
 Springfield (Cromartyshire)
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 Nordirland:
 Springfield (Fermanagh)
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Irland
 Springfield (Clare), Irland

Südafrika
 Springfield (Durban), Südafrika
 Springfield (Johannesburg), Südafrika

Kanada
 Springfield (Manitoba)
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Australien
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A Fresh Take
Posted August 30, 2016 June 15, 2017
Chip and Joanna Gaines would approve of one farmhouse in Northwest Ocala. Ocala's very own fixer uppers came from up north and built this home so they could be near their grandchildren. They had a clear-cut vision of what they wanted, even had books full of historical farmhouses to emulate.
"They studied a lot," says the home's builder, Geoff Abbott of Mega Construction. "They relied on us to fill in some of the blanks."
The over 4,000-square-foot, two-story home sits back from the driveway behind a barrier of oak and pine trees. The painted metal roof fits the bill, and small touches, like barn lights and a colorful bench on the front porch, also add to the farmhouse vibe. The square footage inside the home was put to its best use, maintaining a spacious, yet practical, feel. The owners worked with John Koontz on the home's design.
"[The owners] and their tastes are that great combination of elegantly sophisticated yet very unpretentious, and I feel that the home we designed together really reflects that," John says.
Beyond the gray front door, a foyer introduces a cheerful color palette of linen white paint on the walls and a patterned throw rug across the wooden-floor entry. The base of the stairwell appears at the back of the room, and a custom chair rail lines the bottom half of the walls and continues into the living room.
"Everything we do is custom," Geoff says. "No two houses are the same."
Natural light pours through the many windows of the living room, and it's one of the owners' favorite and most frequented rooms. The natural-colored couch sits in front of a wall of built-ins and faces a working fireplace. In the adjacent dining room, there's a wooden table with a view of their property through two sliding glass doors. A rustic chandelier tops the table, and an antique china cabinet backs it. In the kitchen, custom cabinets line the walls, and the soapstone countertops add a unique touch. It's these elements that really make the home stand out.
"Shed-style porches provide great spaces for outdoor living and protect from east, west and intense southern sun," John says. "Crisp white board and batten siding and silver agrarian-style metal roofs accentuate the green hills of the pastoral setting."
They stayed true to the farmhouse style —consistent and practical throughout. The same travertine pavers that form the front walkway are also used on the back wrap-around porch and for the pool area. The wide, reclaimed and engineered hardwood flooring stretches throughout most of the home, leaving the laundry room and bathrooms tiled.
"We added trim details and ideas on how to accomplish the look they wanted," Geoff says. "All of the materials were purchased here locally."
The tile and stone are from Bowen Tile, custom cabinetry from Dixie Workshop Inc., plumbing and appliances from Ferguson and wood flooring from Penn Flooring. Basically everything that wasn't furniture or decor was purchased here in Ocala, and much of the furniture came from Koontz Furniture and Design, Pottery Barn and Restoration Hardware.
From start to finish the home was complete within one year.
"It was a cooperative effort," Geoff says. "We've been blessed to work with some great people."
The owners couldn't agree more.


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Home Matt Gaetz says classified docs scandal 'feels like the Democrats are taking out Joe Biden'
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Matt Gaetz says classified docs scandal 'feels like the Democrats are taking out Joe Biden'
EXCLUSIVE: Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., hypothesized that the classified documents scandal surrounding President Joe Biden is being fueled by Democrats who are ready to give the flailing president the hook.
"There's an element to this that feels like the Democrats are taking out Joe Biden," Gaetz told Fox News Digital on Wednesday.
"I don't know that that's the case, but I don't know that it's not," he said. "But just as Joe Biden is hardening the cement around his decision to run for president again, they start looking for what classified documents might have been tucked away eight years ago."
Three batches of Obama administration-era classified documents were found on Biden's property in recent months: one batch at the Penn Biden Center in Washington, D.C., and two at his Wilmington, Delaware, property.
HUNTER BIDEN, CHINA, CLASSIFIED DOCUMENTS: MYSTERY SWIRLS AROUND PENN BIDEN CENTER
The Justice Department began its investigation into Biden after the first batch was discovered by the president's personal lawyers at the Penn Biden Center in November, just days before the midterm elections. The developments only became public this month after CBS News broke the story and the White House was forced to respond. Attorney General Merrick Garland launched a special counsel investigation after additional classified documents from Biden were found at the president's Wilmington home.
Gaetz said everything is speculative until it's revealed what's actually in the documents that were recovered.
"I mean, there's an element of this where it's Joe Biden's lawyer who turns this information over, it's Joe Biden's own Justice Department that's appointed a special counsel to investigate him – maybe the Democrats have realized that Joe Biden is not useful to them anymore, and they just assume toss him out and get a younger crop of candidates engaged in the next presidential race," he said.
Gaetz said the biggest point of concern is any possible connection between the documents that were recovered at the Penn Biden Center and the reported millions in donations from unnamed Chinese donors to the University of Pennsylvania, which runs the center.
"We have a lot to learn about the content and substance of those documents, and if they relate to China, and if they were at that Biden Center at UPenn funded by China. That's going to be a far more grave concern," the congressman said.
"What if the documents relate to our economy?" he said. "What if Joe Biden was hustling information to his CCP (Chinese Communist Party) funders at the Biden Center for UPenn and that gave China economic advantage over Americans? That would create a nexus between those documents and our economic woes at the hands of rising China. I don't know because I don't know what the documents pertain to, but documents in and of themselves don't seem to have an obvious connection to the quality of life of my constituents, in the absence of understanding their content and context."
ARE MORE CLASSIFIED DOCS OUT THERE? KARINE JEAN-PIERRE DODGES QUESTION
Gaetz said Americans are more concerned with the state of economy, and that will continue unless the documents controversy can be shown to impact them personally.
"I haven't been frothing at the mouth over the mere existence of some documents in a garage in Delaware," he said. "You know, I believe Americans are more worried about the weaponization of government against them than they are, you know, what papers Joe Biden stuffed in [the] glove box of his Corvette."
"If the documents pertain to China and were at a repository funded by China, one could reasonably assess that the scandal runs deeper and would have a real damaging effect on our country," he added. "If they are mementos or, you know, documents that have far outlived any sort of functional relevance quite some time ago, then I think that's different."
Gaetz made a similar comment on Twitter days earlier, writing that the Biden documents "aren't critical to quality of life for my constituents."
"I guess my view would change if the Biden docs related to China, as the CCP was functionally underwriting the Biden Center," he added.
The special counsel investigation into Biden was launched just months after a similar one into former President Donald Trump, who kept classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago property in Florida. In that case, the FBI raided Trump's property after the agency suspected there were more documents than previously believed based on interviews and failed negotiations to hand them over. Trump has claimed he did no wrong in the matter.
The White House has emphasized that Biden's case is different because his team cooperated with the DOJ and National Archives while Trump's team resisted requests to turn over the classified documents.
Fox News' Patrick Hauf contributed to this report.
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It is finally Christmas Eve meaning there is only one day left of Blogmas too after today! Of course no one can forget that it's Christmas Day tomorrow either! Blogmas has been an incredible experience. Although I have blogged daily since September I didn't think I'd be able to complete Blogmas due to University commitments and submitting essays in the second week of December, but I managed it without any stress and I couldn't be more proud!
So as it's Christmas Eve, has anyone got anything exciting planned? Personally, I'm not leaving my house until the evening so my day is going to be spent prepping for Christmas Day! Aka, getting meats out of the freezer, preparing the stuffing mix and just making sure everything is ready for the big day!
In the evening of Christmas Eve I go to my boyfriend's once he has finished work so we can watch the Muppet's Christmas Carol together (it's his little tradition), after opening each others presents! It's basically Christmas for us and I cannot wait to see his face when he opens up his Xbox One (especially when I pinky promised that I didn't buy him one); I'm sure he'll forgive me!
I feel Christmas Eve always goes so quickly compared to any other day; After getting everything done, the day is over in no time! I guess I can hardly complain though when it means we're that much closer to the big day itself.
What has everyone been up too throughout December? I'd love to know if anyone went to any Christmas Markets or even Winter Wonderland!
I hope you all have a lovely day, doing whatever you have planned! Let me know if you have any Christmas Eve traditions like my boyfriend.


Miami: Tiger Woods was found asleep at the wheel of his car when he was arrested for driving under the influence but passed a roadside breath test, police records showed Tuesday.
The golf superstar, who issued a statement on Monday saying alcohol was not involved in the incident, needed to be woken by a police officer, his arrest report showed.
The former world number one has blamed the DUI arrest near his home in Jupiter, Florida on an adverse reaction to prescription medication.
His police report, obtained and published by several media outlets, said Woods was "co-operative" and "confused."
"Woods had extremely slow and slurred speech," the report said.
He initially told officers he had been driving back to Florida from Los Angeles but later stated "he did not know where he was."
He was unable to complete various roadside sobriety tests which included standing on one leg and the "walk and turn" test.
However contrary to reports on Monday which said Woods refused a breathalyzer test, the golfer agreed and "blew zeroes" indicating there was no alcohol in his system.
Woods also told police he had been using four prescription medications including the powerful painkiller Vicodin, which is commonly prescribed following surgery.
Woods has undergone four separate surgeries on his back since 2014, with the most recent procedure taking place in late April.
The 41-year-old was arrested by police near his home in Jupiter, Florida, around 3 am (0700 GMT) before his release later Monday after being charged with DUI.
A police mugshot of Woods looking bleary-eyed and unshaven rapidly went viral, underscoring the fall from grace of the superstar athlete once renowned as a clean-living, corporate pitchman.
"I would like to apologize with all my heart to my family, friends and the fans. I expect more from myself too," Woods said in a statement issued on Monday.
The arrest is the latest gloomy episode to hit the 14-time major winner, who once towered over his sport before being engulfed by turmoil in his private life and a series of debilitating injuries.
His return from a year-long injury layoff was cut short in February when he pulled out of the Dubai Desert Classic after the first round because of back pain.


Helen leads our renewable and decentralised energy services at Carbon Smart. She has been instrumental to developing our approach to renewables, representing Carbon Smart at industry events and writing and speaking regularly on issues in the sector. Her work delivers insights for decision makers: from early stage scoping, through business case development and financial modelling, and installation project management. She is also passionate about maximising the benefits of renewables through improving energy efficiency for organisations.
Helen's thorough understanding of the key challenges within the energy sector, along with her excellent project management skills and commercial focus, have added value to projects for international clients, local authorities, and business and academic consortia. Other clients include multinational firms, local and national government, and major philanthropic organisations.
Helen studied Physics at Oxford, covering atmospheric physics and climate change. Her Masters project involved building an experimental wind turbine generator, which marked the start of her pursuit of renewable energy solutions. After graduating, she worked in Germany, giving a new perspective on embedding low-carbon living within businesses, policy-makers and households. She also worked for third sector organisations prior to starting at Carbon Smart, and is fluent in German.
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Maurice Steger / ZKO — Zurich, 2014-10-28
Some media are proclaiming Maurice Steger the "world champion of the recorder". I think this is a rather odd statement, as musical interpretation can't be measured, remains subjective, both on the side of the artist, as well as in the listener's perception and receptivity; however, it is certainly legitimate to state that Maurice Steger's recorder playing is in the world's very top league…
Handel: Woodwind Sonatas (Diary 2014-03-26)
Handel: Sonatas for Woodwind Instruments (recorder, oboe, flauto traverso) — Michael Schneider (recorder), Camerata Köln / Frans Brüggen, Bruce Haynes, Hansjürg Lange, Anner Bylsma, Bob van Asperen / Maurice Steger (recorder), Continuo Consort, Naoki Kitaya; for comparison: Andrew Manze (violin), Richard Egarr
Maurice Steger, Early Recordings (Diary 2014-01-31)
Recorder Music, Early Recordings with Maurice Steger: "An Italian Ground" (Steger, Kitaya) — for comparison: Icarus Ensemble, Pieter-Jan Belder, Andreas Staier, Ottavio Dantone, Yuja Wang); "An English Collection" (Steger, Kitaya)
Bach: Partita for Flute solo BWV 1013
J.S. Bach: Partita for Flute solo BWV 1013 — comparing recordings with the following artists: Janet See (traverso), Marc Hantaï (traverso), Dan Laurin (recorder)
Telemann: 12 Fantasias for Flute
Telemann: 12 Fantasias for Flute — comparing recordings with the following artists: Barthold Kuijken (traverso), Dan Laurin (recorders), Leif Ramløv Svendsen (recorder), Maurice Steger (recorders), Dorothee Oberlinger (recorders), Héloïse Gaillard (recorders), Maxence Larrieu (Böhm flute), François Leleux (oboe), Kevin Thompson (euphonium)
Traverso & Recorder (Diary 2013-12-21)
Recordings with Traverso or Recorder: Die Blockflöte im Barock — Svendsen; Leclair: The Complete Flute Sonatas — Barthold Kuijken; Stravaganze Napoletane — Dan Laurin, London Baroque


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Twin nightmare: Pregnancy and disease
TTTS mom
I can't hug my children.
I never could. They died the day they were born.
Life since then – Jan. 8 – has been a mission to try and understand the disease that robbed me of my boys, Tanner and Hunter.
That disease is called Twin-to-Twin Transfusion Syndrome, and this is a story of how terrible it is.
Last spring I lived the life of a new bride.
March of Dimes necklace.
I had a house to furnish, a husband to cook for and new family members to meet. There wasn't a moment to spare until summer came.
That's when Rusty and I found what it meant to be newlyweds. We had no need for plans. All we craved was each other's company, and that made the most dreaded of chores, like cleaning the toilet or washing the dishes, seem more like a vacation. Life was full of Hallmark card bliss.
We discovered at the end of September that I was pregnant.
Lots of adjectives can describe our reaction: Thrilled, scared, tired, worried, surprised, nervous, and overwhelmed.
In short, we were the typical first-time parents, trying to make sense of everything we heard from doctors and saw on ultrasounds.
October brought on a surge of hormones that made me cranky, but it also afforded me the opportunity to see my baby's heart beat – and on Oct. 25, I learned there were two babies inside my belly.
"How did you make two?" my bewildered husband asked me, as he sat staring at the ultrasound.
I didn't have an answer then, and I don't have one now.
Neither of us had any family history of twins, nor do I know of any special diet or vitamin that makes embryos split. It just happened, and for a while, I was the mother of twins.
With the news of twins, the visits to my maternal healthcare providers increased.
My obstetrician, Dr. Whitney Keller of Austin, wanted to see me twice a month, and fetal specialist Dr. Jeffrey Ridgeway wanted to see me every other week.
"All twin pregnancies are risky, so it's important to keep your twins monitored," Dr. Keller explained.
Her tone didn't scare me, but I learned all I could about "experiencing a twin pregnancy" nonetheless.
The first order of business was to determine what kind of twins mine were.
Memories will remain.
An ultrasound by Dr. Ridgeway showed they were identical, not fraternal.
"We can tell by the fact that they share a chorionic membrane," Ridgeway said. If you're babies were fraternal, they'd have their own chorions."
As my appointments continued, I learned that pre-term labor is the most common risk of twin pregnancies, both identical and fraternal. Its occurrence rate is at more than 50 percent.
"Preterm labor happens between 20 and 34 weeks," Keller said. "It happens because your body can no longer carry the pregnancy."
And in the science of reproduction, she said, preterm labor makes sense.
"When you have two fetuses at 20 weeks inside you, the body thinks it's carrying a full-term fetus of 40 weeks. As far as the woman's body is concerned, it is time to give birth," Keller said. "That's why we monitor twin moms so much. We want to keep the babies inside as long as we can."
The other twin pregnancy risk is Twin-to-Twin Transfusion Syndrome (TTTS), but its occurrence is more rare, happening only in 10 percent of identical twin pregnancies.
"The Syndrome is bit harder to explain," Ridgeway said. "It's a natural disease of the placenta that affects both babies. Through a series of abnormal blood vessel connections in the placenta, one baby gets too much blood, the other too little."
When I learned about TTTS, I was only 12 weeks pregnant. All discussion about it at that point was for awareness.
My babies were healthy and growing, so all was good.
Good news and bad news
Only one thing was jolly about the holidays. And that was discovering that my babies were boys.
Images of little Rustys danced in my head, and I was pleased, but the discomfort of TTTS took full force.
My stomach was so large at Thanksgiving that I had to hire a friend to wrap my Christmas presents. I couldn't walk to the mailbox without leaning on someone, and I suffered from what seemed like a never-ending flu. The nausea was so persistent that my spirit suffered.
Tanner & Hunter's footprints.
Rusty was there, holding me and loving me, but he could not lift my spirit. I felt lost. Trapped.
And then Dec. 16 came, and I got the diagnosis. My twins were two of the unlucky few who had to endure TTTS.
Dr. Ridgeway was the one who saw the signs first.
"The Doppler radar shows that there's an uneven blood flow from Baby A to Baby B," Ridgeway said. "It's not cause for alarm yet. If things progress, then we will have to take action. But for now, I want to keep an eye on them. Come back in seven days."
The tears came when I got to my car, and they kept on coming well into the night. I truly did not want to live the Herculean task that had become my life. I felt scared and weak.
More bad news
I was back in Dr. Ridgeway's office seven days later.
Not much had changed, so he told me to go home and try to enjoy Christmas.
"Remember, this is not your fault. You did not cause this," Ridgeway said. "And there's nothing you can do or not do that will make this any better or any worse. It is something that just happens."
That sweet man, he thought I'd be able to comprehend those words then like I do now. But I was a woman whose unborn babies were jeopardized. A rain puddle would have been more lucid.
So I sat distraught as Christmas came and went. I couldn't focus on anything, and it pained me to hear someone talk about the boys. Relatives got them gifts, but I couldn't accept them. It was too soon to talk about a future with two little boys when the rest of my pregnancy was so uncertain.
My next appointment with Dr. Ridgeway came on Dec. 28, and I was more than ready for it. I needed confirmation of something, good or bad.
"The red light is on this time. We've got to act," Dr. Ridgeway said. "The blood flow was minimal at first, and if it stayed like that longer, chances are you would have been fine. But it looks like things are speeding up. We've got to send you to Houston."
He referred me that day to Dr. Anthony Johnson, a fetal intervention specialist at the Texas Children's Fetal Center in Houston – one of the 11 facilities in the United States that is capable of treating TTTS.
My appointment was set for 9 a.m. Dec. 29.
Dr. Johnson had already been briefed on my condition, so there was no need for paperwork or medical histories.
Rusty and I went straight to the ultrasound room, and I was scanned for what seemed like the thousandth time.
It was an agonizing two-hour scan; the fetal specialist pushed and prodded until he got accurate measurements and clear screen shots. With each prod, I felt less like a girl and more like a semi-conscious cadaver.
When the examination was over, Dr. Johnson disappeared for 15 minutes, and we were ushered into a tiny white room with a dry erase board.
Rusty tried to be optimistic. I remained afraid.
Dr. Johnson came in with two assistants and a bunch of paperwork.
"OK folks, you have a decision to make," Johnson said. "Your case is at what we classify as Stage 3 Atypical Twin-To-Twin Transfusion Syndrome. That means that the bladder of the donor baby is still visible, but polyhydramnios has occurred."
We sat there silent and helpless as Dr. Johnson continued to speak.
"In typical Twin-to-Twin Transfusion cases, the bladder in the donor baby disappears from ultrasound views because the excess of amniotic fluid makes it difficult to see," Johnson said. "Polyhydramnios is poly for too much, hydra for water and amnios for amniotic sac. It means that there's too much fluid in the amniotic sac."
In my case, Hunter was the donor, and Tanner was the recipient. Hunter did not have enough amniotic fluid, so he was pinned under my left rib.
"The baby on the left (Hunter) kept on sending you, mom, a hormone that said, 'I'm stuck, make more fluid.' And you did, you kept on making fluid and sending it, but (Hunter) never got any of it. Because of the abnormal vessel connections in the placenta, it kept on going to the baby on the right (Tanner). So he's over there swimming it up."
But it wasn't just Hunter who was in danger.
As the recipient, Tanner was at risk for congestive heart failure.
"The recipient baby's heart keeps working and working to process all of the blood it's getting," Johnson said. "Eventually the heart becomes enlarged and strained."
This is the part of the condition that creates red blood cell imbalances in babies who survive TTTS. With low counts of red blood cells, the donors are anemic and pale. With high counts, the recipients are polycythemic and appear pink or red.
So Dr. Johnson said Rusty and I had four options.
"You can do nothing and let the pregnancy run its course. That's a 10 percent chance that the situation will not progress and that your babies will survive," Johnson said. "The second is do have an amniocentesis. That ups fetus survival odds to about 20 percent. The third is a laser surgery that will sever the blood the connections between the babies. It has a 60 to 70 percent chance of sustaining the pregnancy. The fourth option is to abort. I can't make the decision for you. I can only tell you what the numbers are."
That was a big decision to make, and we only had a few minutes to think about it. If I was going to have the surgery, then I would need to have it soon, for Dr. Johnson was worried about the length of my cervix.
"Your cervix has already shortened to 1 centimeter," Dr. Johnson said, noting that anything less than 3 centimeters is a sign of preterm labor. "The surgery or amniocentesis will reduce the amniotic fluid, which will take the pressure off your uterus and hopefully slow things down."
With that said, I was booked for the laser surgery at 5 a.m. Dec. 30.
It was the most we could offer our sons at the time.
The follow-ups with Dr. Johnson and Dr. Ridgeway went well.
My stomach was smaller, I felt better, and I got to go back home to Austin.
The surgery worked. All of the abnormal blood vessel connections had been severed, and the ultrasounds showed no signs of fetal distress.
My babies were no longer killing each other, and I was thankful for it.
But my joy was short.
My cervix, worn from the excessive amniotic swelling, continued to shrink and by Jan. 5, I was parked in an Austin hospital on bed rest.
I was under the care of Dr. Keller, Dr. Ridgeway and their associates. One fetal specialist after another would visit me everyday at 6 a.m., 11 a.m., 4 p.m., 8 p.m. and midnight.
Every time they would ask me if I had felt any contractions. And every time I would say no.
One morning, Dr. Keller came to counsel me about what would happen if labor progressed. She said since I was only 21 weeks pregnant, my babies weren't viable.
"There won't be anything anybody can do to save them until you get to week 24, but week 27 is really better," Keller said. "Anything before then is going to be super hard on the babies."
I could do nothing but nod and e-mail an update to Rusty.
Then I waited for a few days, praying that my babies wouldn't have to suffer.
Time seemed to stand still with no news and no updates until 8:15 a.m. Jan. 8. That's when my water broke.
My heart fell. Rusty and I knew the game was over at that moment. We wouldn't be able to take our babies home.
Tanner Russell Parks was born at 6:28 p.m., and his brother, Hunter Harold Parks, was born at 6:36 p.m.
The scene replays in my head.
The nurse put Tanner in my lap, and I swooned in a kind of love I'd never felt before. His little face was so sweet that I thanked God for letting me see it. The 30 minutes he lived were worth all the sickness, the surgery and the bed rest. He never took a breath or opened his eyes, but his heart beat and that was all that mattered.
The tinier Hunter was stillborn. He had died in the birth canal. My connection with him wasn't as strong. His body was much less developed, and without a heartbeat, he felt foreign and empty. But that doesn't mean I didn't grieve for him.
I wailed in horror and pain as the two babies I carried, the babies I loved, were wheeled to the morgue.
I woke up Jan. 9, hoping it was a nightmare. It wasn't.
Rusty was on the phone with a funeral home, trying to arrange for a twin infant cremation. And I shook with grief, not able to do anything else.
There was a blue package sitting on a chair.
I asked for it, and Rusty handed it to me.
He said the nurses left it for me while I was asleep.
That little blue box is all I have left of my babies now. It was a gift from the March of Dimes – a nonprofit organization that funds research for ways to prevent premature birth and pregnancy disease.
Inside the box were my babies' receiving blankets, their hospital name bracelets and some photos. March of Dimes had also given me a silver heart-shaped necklace and provided me with some information on grief counseling.
That necklace is now my badge of honor, as to me the heart represents the battle I fought with TTTS.
My recovery has been a journey of its own.
Tanner & Hunter's urn.
The first week was a whirlwind of violent tears and drug-induced sleep.
Rusty and I were devastated and beaten, but we were far from alone. A beloved grandmother, two ready-to-work mothers and precious friends, they were all there for us: Cooking, cleaning, visiting, weeping and praying.
Then on the eighth day, I pulled myself from the bed and went to the beauty parlor. I was tired of looking like a zombie. I left feeling refreshed, with my hair styled and my eyebrows waxed.
On the ninth day, I took my still-sore body to the walking trail at Austin's Town Lake. It took me three hours and a bunch of breaks, but I walked every inch of that 3-mile loop.
And that's what launched my re-entry into society.
I visited friends, exercised, traveled and wrote thank-you cards to the dozens of people who sent gifts and sympathy cards.
And by February, the student within me wanted to learn everything I could about TTTS, so I read every piece of literature I could find.
In March, my heart still ached for the two babies I lost, but my brain began to understand the disease that destroyed my pregnancy. Neither my body nor my actions created the disease. Like an air bubble that sometimes disrupts the flow of water in a hose, TTTS is a kink in pregnancy that sometimes happens.
My prognosis for future childbearing is good. All of my doctors agree that I have all the potential in the world to experience a healthy second pregnancy.
And if Rusty and I happen to conceive another set of twins, the chance of them suffering from TTTS is low.
All of my doctors said that's just not likely to happen. They agree that, "For most TTTS moms, it's a once-in-a-lifetime thing."
So Rusty and I have chosen not to live in fear. We will live as if we want an addition to our family, but we will not force it with ovulation charts or in-vitro fertilization. We are not yet ready for that kind of action, nor do we see any need for it.
And as the month of April progresses, I can't help but think of my original May 19 due date. So I weep.
The tears for Tanner and Hunter come sporadically, without warning; they probably will for some time to come.
But I am grateful neither of my boys had to anguish in pain before their inevitable death.
And I'm grateful I could tell their story. Hopefully it will do some good. It already has. After hearing my tale, several people have donated their time and money to March of Dimes – the group that comforts moms without babies.
All photos are by Mitch Green of Centex Photo.
And to help me in my efforts to raise money for March of Dimes, please visit my fundraising page.
Sandy April 27, 2011 at 12:07 PM
That was a very touching piece... *as she reaches for another tissue* ...thank you for posting it, so I could understand what you went through.
SuzyQpon May 4, 2011 at 9:49 AM
and for a while, I was the mother of twins.
You still are and always will be. Thank you for sharing your story on Faces of Hope/Faces of Loss.
Thank you so much for sharing. Your sons will never be forgotten.
Joshua June 21, 2011 at 5:25 PM
This was beautifully written. Straightforward. Emotional. Honest.
But obviously, I'm mostly just upset that a friend of mine had to go through something like this. Send me an email if you get the chance updating me on how you're doing.
Hannah Rose January 26, 2012 at 9:09 AM
I found your blog on faces of loss, faces of hope. I am so sorry for your loss. I too lost my baby, Lily Katherine, who was stillborn at fullterm on March 16, 2010. You are a wonderful writer. It's good to find people who 'get it' in the blogging community. I'd love to have you follow along on my blog as well; www.roseandherlily.blogspot.com