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Warren Sapp files for bankruptcy in Florida
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Former NFL star Warren Sapp owes more than $6.7 million to creditors and back child support and alimony, according to a Chapter 7 bankruptcy filing in South Florida.
Sapp's $6.45 million in assets includes 240 pairs of Jordan athletic shoes worth almost $6,500, a $2,250 watch and a lion skin rug worth $1,200. He also reported losing his 2002 Super Bowl ring with the Bucs and his 1991 national championship ring from the University of Miami.
The court documents were filed in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Fort Lauderdale on March 30. TMZ.com first reported the filing. A phone message and e-mail left Saturday with his attorney, Chad Pugatch, were not immediately returned.
Sapp's average monthly income is $115,881, according to the filings, and includes $45,000 for a final contract payment with Showtime, $48,000 for an appearance with CCA Sports and $18,675 as an advance for a book deal. His contract with the NFL Network ends in August, the filings show, and it was unknown if the contract will be renewed.
Sapp, a former defensive tackle for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Oakland Raiders during his 13-year NFL career, was also once a contestant on ABC's ''Dancing with the Stars.''
He was arrested in 2010 following an alleged domestic violence incident at a Miami Beach hotel. He would have faced one count of misdemeanor domestic battery, but prosecutors declined to prosecute saying in court documents that there were inconsistencies in the victim's statements and evidence.
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A strange alien substance causes the crew to ignore their inhibitions and act out their deepest desires, while the ship plummets out of orbit.
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Leonard Nimoy |
Mr. Spock |
William Shatner |
Captain James Tiberius Kirk |
Bruce Hyde |
Lt. Kevin Thomas Riley |
Guest Star |
William Knight |
Amorous Crewman |
Guest Star |
John Bellah |
Laughing Crewman |
Guest Star |
DeForest Kelley |
Dr. Leonard Horatio "Bones" McCoy |
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Grace Lee Whitney |
Yeoman Janice Rand |
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George Takei |
Lt. Hikaru Sulu |
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When Spock and Tormolen are being examined at the beginning of the episode, they're both wearing black T-shirts that are clearly supposed to be worn by the male crew members under their long-sleeved shirts, as we clearly see Spock putting his blue shirt over the black one. But later, when Bones rips the shoulder of the Kirk's yellow shirt to give Kirk a hypospray, there's no black shirt underneath, though the uniform has the black collar visible.
When Scotty is cutting through the bulkhead with the phaser he is concerned about cutting through wiring and he doesn't want to go any faster--wouldn't it have been easier and faster to use the phaser to just cut through the door?
Trivia: Tormolen is the Original Series' first, and only, Lieutenant junior grade, as indicated by his single broken uniform braid.
The Psi 2000 virus apparently infects quicker with each new victim. Those infected at the beginning of the episode take a fair amount of time before the virus' full effects are apparent. Most of them exhibit only the annoyance/sweating on the point of contact at first. Later, when Nurse Chapel infects Spock, he immediately feels the full effects. Likewise, when Kirk is infected, he's immediately feeling the full effects.
When Spock enters the briefing room, there is a sign on the door saying, "Briefing room 2". It was on the left side of the door. When they leave the briefing room, the tag is on the right side of the door.
When Scotty was cutting through the bulkhead with the phaser, there was no beam coming out of the phaser. (This was corrected in the 2006 remaster.)
When Dr. McCoy and Nurse Chapel operate on Joe, the medical readings change between the close-up of the screen and the far shot.
When the ship's chronometer runs in reverse at the end, then stops and starts going forward, it reads, "7:59 - 7:00 - 8:01". (This sequence was fixed in the 2006 remaster by replacing the mechanical chronometer with a CGI-rendered version without rotating dials.)
Later, in "Operation: Annihilate" we'll find out that Vulcans have sensitive hearing. Here, Spock totally fails to hear Sulu say he's deserting his post, although Sulu is only about 10' behind him.
The isolation suits Spock and Tormolen wear to the surface aren't...well, isolated. The helmet isn't connected to the suit and there's a noticeable gap.
In the opening shot the planet rotates right to left, but on the viewscreen from the bridge it rotates left to right.
Scotty burns through the bulkhead with a phaser on heat/cut and then immediately grabs the resulting panel and yanks it out with his bare hands - ouch!
Early in the episode, the planet totally disappears from the view screen twice and then reappears.
Spock: Our spectro-readings showed no contamination, no unusual elements present.
Scotty: At least none your tricorders could register.
Spock: Instruments register only those things they're designed to register. Space still contains infinite unknowns.
Joe Tormolen: We're all a bunch of hypocrites. Sticking our noses into something that we've got no business. What are we doing out here, anyway?
Sulu: Take it easy, Joe.
Joe Tormolen: Bring pain and trouble with us. Leave men and women stuck out on freezing planets until they die. What are we doing out here in space? Good? What good? We're polluting it! We're destroying it! We've got no business being out here! No business!
Joe Tormolen: You don't outrank me and you don't have pointed ears so just get off my neck!
Riley: Where's Joe?
Nurse Chapel: Well...
Riley: He died, didn't he?
Nurse Chapel: Yes.
Riley: You know something? You have such lovely eyes, pretty lady.
Nurse Chapel: I know he was a friend of yours. This must be a terrible shock.
Riley: You know what Joe's mistake was? He wasn't born an Irishman.
Riley: Lt. Uhura, you've interrupted my song. Uh, I'm sorry but there'll be no ice cream for you tonight.
McCoy: We're doing everything that's possible!
Kirk: Bones I want the impossible checked out too!
Scotty: We'll be warping out of orbit within a half second of getting your command.
Kirk: I'll hold you to do that half-second, Scotty.
Scotty: Even if we were under full scale attack, I could na move any faster, not in maintaining a safety factor.
Spock: At the rate you're proceeding, you'll take a minute and a half more than we have left. We cannot afford a safety factor.
Kirk: (to Spock) Love. You're better off without it and I'm better off without mine. This vessel. I give. She takes. She won't permit me my life. I've got to live hers.
Nurse Chapel: Mr. Spock... the men from Vulcan treat their women strangely... at least people say that.
Riley: Attention, crew. This is Captain Riley. There will be a formal dance in the bowling alley at 1900 hours tonight.
Riley: (over shipwide intercom) This is Captain Riley, crew. I have some additional orders. In the future, all female crewmembers will wear their hair loosely about their shoulders. And use restraint in putting on your makeup. Women... women should not look made up. And now, crew, I will render "Kathleen" ONE MORE TIME!
Kirk: (muttering) Please, not again.
Sulu: I'll take you, fair maiden!
Uhura: Sorry, neither!
(Spock nerve-pinches Sulu)
Spock: Take D'Artagnan here to Sick Bay.
Riley: (over shipwide intercom) Now, attention, cooks. This is your captain speaking. I would like double portions of ice cream for the entire crew.
Scotty: Ah canna' change the laws of physics. I've got to have thirty minutes.
Scotty's line "I canna change the laws of physics!" (when realizing that Riley had shut off the engines) would be later be used as his character's line in the 1987 parody song Star Trekkin.
John D.F. Black originally planned for Sulu to act out a samurai fantasy. George Takei felt it would be stereotypical and suggested the Musketeers fantasy would be more interesting.
This episode marks the first appearance of Nurse Christine Chapel (Majel Barrett). She would go on to become a recurring character through all three seasons of the show and appear in two movies. Here she receives top billing in the end credits, over even DeForest Kelley and James Doohan.
Lt. Riley declares that "a formal dance will be held in the bowling alley at 1900 hours tonight." However, he is also delusional, so it's not certain that the bowling alley he spoke of actually existed. The bowling alley was included in the 1975 Franz Joseph deck plans of the Enterprise (published by Ballantine Books), probably based on this mention.
This episode was originally supposed to be the first part of a two-part episode that ended with "Tomorrow is Yesterday", but both episodes were rewritten when the idea was dropped.
The decontamination suits that Spock and Tormolen wear to the planet are made of shower curtains.
Spock: Take D'Artagnan down to sickbay.
Sulu seems to think that he is the main character in a series of novels written by Alexandre Dumas that follows the adventures of a young man who leaves home to join The Three Musketeers. He sees Kirk as Cardinal Richelieu, the powerful and cunning advisor to King Louis XIII depicted as a power-hungry and greedy minister in the novels.
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Beautiful view, helpful staff, nice bar. Short taxi from Pocklington which has some nice pubs and places to eat.
I booked here for a birthday weekend myself and 7 girls staying in York lodge. Really impressed with the lodge, beautiful and spacious, would definately book to go again.
Couldnt have asked for a better holiday. My daughter left one of her favourite soft toys and the staff posted it back to us at home with a nice little note. Definitely went the extra mile for us. Thank you.
Sparse kitchen equipment for such a good lodge,blunt knifes and no sharpener,blunt peeler, minimal crockery and glass for size of villa. Overall lodge and views great,but spolit by pinched approach to equipment and duvet quality.
We had a brilliant time at KP lodges and would definitely return. We arrived at 15 minutes before we were able to check into our lodge however we were not able to move in for an hour as the lodge was being cleaned. We sat in the bar and had a drink, which was not complimentary given we had to wait. When we got into the lodge the floors were still wet and when we told a member of staff the response was that they had just been cleaned... we had to dry the floors ourselves. About 20 minutes later the lady in charge came to the door with 2 bottles of wine and apologised for the inconvenience of moving in late, this was very much appreciated. The lodge was very spacious and we had more than enough space for everyone. The hot tub was fantastic.
brilliant holiday but only downside is a sign which is alight in the evenings to show the entrance to the site
The lodge was well equipped and very comfortable. The onsite facilities were fine too
Luxury lodges and affordable prices, superb customer service and great location.
disappointed lodge slept eight however dining table only seated six and so did sofa therefore people had to sit on the floor watching tv. Also hot hub very small for lodge of six
Very impressed will be back!!!
Great venue. My family and I have been before. The lodges are very high quality and very comfortable.
Stayed at KP for a weekend break with friends. The lodge was lovely but the facilities in it were a bit lacking for example there is no shower on the main bathroom which meant that four adults had to use an en suite attached to another bedroom or take baths. The kitchen was not equipped for 8 adults; there was one small frying pan between all of us. We found it difficult to make meals with a lack of equipment. That said the decor is loverly, the hot tub was fab and We had a good time. Would recommend and would stay here again.
Stunning lodge, absolute luxury and perfect surroundings!!! Will definitely return
Location was really good picklington just 15min walk lovely town to go and see, shops etc where we could get anything we required. Staff on ground and reception were nice, however when we went to the club house for a drink one night staff looked as if they were closing up and wanted us to leave so they could get home. More facilities required on site eg gym.
Staff are helpful, but not much sense of urgency. eg asked for a hair dryer and it took 24 hours to turn up.


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This semester, I will be teaching CAOT 085. No psychology or counseling classes this time.
This is the main web page for Dr. Steven Mark Sachs' Spring, 2015 online Excel class. This is CAOT 085, Section 7013, at Los Angeles Valley College. Our class will cover Excel 2013.
If you're looking at the site before February 9, 2015 (the first day of the Spring, 2015 semester), please also check back here again as soon as the semester begins. The site may be updated several times before the start date of next semester.
For all classes, you need to know how to log into the LACCD (Los Angeles Community College District) student e-mail system, and you really need to check that e-mail every day of the semester, once it begins. My students should also check it beginning at least two weeks before the semester begins.
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I agree with SSmith and I'm also a mono husband to a poly wife. This is not "I'm ok with polyamory" behavior, this is extremely upset behavior.
Counseling would be a good idea, communication is an absolute must right now! If things are too intense for face to face, maybe writing letters? Wife and I had to do that at times to give ourselves time to cool down and not just lash out back and forth.
Nothing has ever been too intense for us to talk face to face. We rarely ever fight and when we do, it's usually never screaming and stomping around. We mostly just sit down and talk about things. The problem is, my husband sometimes beats around the bush what is okay and what is not. He says it's okay to do one thing and then acts like he was never okay with it to begin with. It's very confusing. . .
We all three have sat down and talked about things but husband continues to be upset.
Also, my husband is not mono. (He reads my posts and agrees that he is not mono and doesn't want that for our marriage). We are swingers and became swingers when I caught him in bed with another woman a year after we were married. Even before we were married, he has expressed wanting a more open marriage. Now that I've embraced it, he's feeling the backlash of it.
It's probably a pretty sucky feeling. Probably pretty similar to what I was feeling when I caught him and had to change my way of thinking so that I could keep my marriage and my mind. I had to learn to be in an open marriage. Now the tables have turned a bit and things have changed. Now he (and granted all three of us) have to learn how to be in a poly relationship. My husband is just much more vocal about his changing than I was. . .
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To begin the new year, please join in holy Mass on Jan. 1, the Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God. Click here for online Mass in celebration of this holy day in the Catholic Church.On Sunday, Jan. 4, we remember the Epiphany of the Lord made known to the magi, and the following Sunday, Jan. 11, is the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord. When you cannot get to church or would like to enhance your faith life by participating in TV or online Mass, too, Heart of the Nation invites you to lift your spirit through worship, prayer, and faith. Click here for where to watch on TV every Sunday.
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Blessed Virgin Mary,please keep me today and alwaysin Your maternal love and care.Please join in prayer with methat blessed passage through this lifelead to joy eternally.Lord Jesus,may the prayers and hope I offerbe pleasing to You, my Savior.Like Your Mother Mary,may love for You within my heartsustain me on life's journey.Amen.


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The Enchanted Cave 2
Delve into a strange cave with a seemingly endless supply of treasure, strategically choos
4.36 / 5.00 34,438 ViewsGhostbusters B.I.P.
COMPLETE edition of the interactive "choose next panel" comic
4.09 / 5.00 12,636 ViewsCLICK THE MOUSE TO SWING AT OBJECTS. CLICK AND HOLD THE MOUSE TO CHARGE THEN RELEASE FOR A SPIN ATTACK. USE THE SPACEBAR TO BLOCK.
The opponent will attack you at random times. Watch close and be ready.
My Halloween 2008 submission! Just a TAD late...hopefully it will still be accepted!
This is for Newgrounds fans, but also should be enjoyable for those who don't quite get the reference.
This project is a first for me in a lot of ways:
-1st project in AS3
-1st project in Object Oriented Programming
-1st Newgrounds Contest submission
I started working on structuring this code back in January and since then I've learned a shitload about AS3 and OOP.
I hope you have as much fun playing this as I had making it.
I don't understand why you want the first one to be a "secret" where you can't even find it on a NG search, and yet have a 2nd one. This makes it obvious there is another one. You have the right as an artist to make Ng make it public or take it out.
If you don't understand the reference of this "secret," then don't worry about it.
This is not good.
U can't block and when i hit replay i couldn't attack. WTF!
Also he doesn't have a life bar.
3/10 2/5
but he really blocks too much and you should show a life bar for him too. its either there isnt one, or im not looking in the bottom left corner or something
Was sum what addicting until i figured out.
The block doesnt even fucking work
hey cool game
It soulded have been longer good game btw
It would have been longer, but I was busting my ass to get this done by Halloween.


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Prisma+ was a digital terrestrial and satellite commercial-free channel provided by ERT, the public broadcaster in Greece. It is the first digital channel in Greece (it launched at 20 March 2006). It is also the only channel in Greece, which is fully accessible for people with disabilities.
Prisma+ broadcasts a programme with a variety of emissions and films. The majority of its programmes, unlike its sister channels is subtitled via teletext service. Prisma+ broadcasts 24 hours a day, but its main programming is from 1:00 p.m. to 12:00 at midnight. The rest of the programming are revisions.
March 19, 2012 was the day that Prisma+ was replaced by Deutsche Welle. Some of Prisma+'s programs are now broadcast via the frequency of ET1, digitally-only.
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US 4641400 A Abstract A mechanically strong, airtight, watertight seam provides for joining two panels of industrial strength fabric or material. The inventive seam has two connection systems. One system is a mechanically strong structural connection which is used to make the seam as strong as the fabric panel material. A second system is an all plastic slide closure in the form of a zipper connection which overlies the structural connection, joins the panels into a single cover, and makes the seam airtight, watertight and maintenance free.
Claims(4) 1. A mechanical seam for joining confronting edges of two or more large area panels of industrial fabric which together form a containment protection membrane for covering large surfaces on the earth to prevent moisture, chemicals, or pollutants from leaking through the soil membrane, said seam comprising:
a. mechanical connector means including at least a cable embedded in and running along the entire length of each of said confronting edges for resisting longitudinal stress along the entire length of said confronting edges, and a plurality of fastener means distributed along said entire length for mechanically joining the cable in each of said confronting edges of said large area panels at a plurality of points along said entire length to keep the large area panels from pulling apart, said cables in adjoining large area panels being generally parallel to each other when the membrane is loaded by pulling forces acting within the membrane; said mechanical connector means comprising a serpentine cable having the form of a series of catenary arches immobilized on confronting edges of said large area panels with the arches of the catenary positioned to resist and support agdinst loading strain acting within the fabric and being oriented to support the forces within said fabric when said large area panels are bearing a load, the immobilization of said serpentine cable in the large area panels positioning the catenary arches in adjoining large area panels to be aligned and to come together in a confronting relationship when the panels are joined in order to uniformly distribute stresses within said panels; b. an elongated panel flap attached to each of said large area panels which form said membrane, said panel flaps being bonded to said large area panels near and running along the entire length of each of said confronting edges, said panel flap being bonded to said large area panel at a location which is more distant than said cable from the confronting edge; and c. all plastic slide closure means attached to each of said panel flaps for joining and sealing said panel flaps when closed, said slide closure and said panel flaps covering said mechanical connector means including said fastener means joining said cables, said plastic slide closure means giving said membrane a continuous and unbroken large-area-panel-to-large-area-panel watertight sealing surface. 2. An airtight, watertight mechanical seam for forming an industrial fabric membrance by joining two panels of synthetic rubber reinforced by fiber for covering large areas of the earth to prevent moisture, chemicals, or pollutants from leaking through the membrane and seam, said mechanical seam comprising:
a. cable means which provide tension when a longitudinal force is applied thereto, said cable means being attached to and running along at least one edge of each of said two panels of fabric, each of said cable means having a serpentine shape formed by a side-by-side series of catenary arches for providing stress-relief with said fabric when it is pulled by forces acting within the plane of the fabric panels, the cable means being embedded between the fabric and a flap folded back from an edge of the fabric; b. a plurality of connector means for interconnecting the cable means of two adjoining panels at a plurality of points which are distributed substantially uniformly along the length thereof for mechanically joining said cable means of said two panels; c. panel flaps attached and sealed to said fabric near and running along at least one edge of each of said two panels of fabric, said flaps being attached and continuously sealed to said fabric between said cable means and an expanse of said panel, whereby said cable is between said edge and said panel flaps; and d. slide closure means for joining and continuously sealing said panel flaps across a joint formed by said cable means and said connector means thereby giving said two panels a single airtight, watertight surface. 3. An airtight, watertight mechanical seam for joining two or more panels of industrial fabric made of synthetic rubber reinforced by fabric, said seam joining said panels into a single membrane for lining a basin shaped pit in the earth and for covering said pit, said seam being tight enough to prevent moisture, chemicals, or pollutants from leaking though said membrane and into the surrounding soil, said seam comprising:
a. cables provided on said industrial fabric and running along at least one adjoining edge of each of said Panels, each of said cables having the mechanical strength required for a membrane formed by a joined plurality of said panels to be pulled across and positioned in said pit; said cables have a serpentine shape comprising a series of equally spaced catenary arches formed in confronting edges of said panels with the catenary arches being oriented to relieve stress within the fabric when said panels are pulled against each other; b. a plurality of apertures periodically formed in said industrial fabric adjacent to and along the length of said cables; c. a plurality of mechanical cable connector means running through said apertures in said panels for periodically joining together said cables in adjoining edges of said panels, the cables joined by the connector means being generally parallel when the membrane is loaded by pulling forces acting within the membrane; d. panel flaps welded to said fabric and running along said panel edges adjacent said cables; and e. slide closure means for sealing said panel flaps to each other whereby said panels are formed into a single cover, said panel flaps, cables, and cable connector means being positioned and oriented relative to said panel edges to form an unbroken airtight and watertight surface for said membrane. 4. The mechanical seam of claim 3 wherein said arches of said catenary cables are in a confronting relationship to uniformly distribute stresses within said panels.
Description The invention relates to airtight, watertight, mechanically strong seams, which may be used to make structural connections, especially between panels of industrial stength fabric or material. More particularly the invention relates to seams for industrial strength fabric, which seams can be made in the field at the time of installation of the fabric, with few or no special tools. Industrial strength fabrics and materials have many outdoors applications, such as covers for football or baseball fields, covers for tennis courts, walls or fences, and liners and covers for ponds and reservoirs. Since these industrial fabrics are often used to cover or line large surface areas, several panels of fabric may have to be joined together in order to facilitate installation. Therefore, a seaming or welding together of the fabric panels is often done at the site location, as the liner or cover is installed. When the panels of fabric are to be used under stress conditions such as outdoors, in high winds and rain, for example, the strength of the fabric liner or cover is dependent on the weakest seam. If panels of a class of industrial fabrics known as liquid impervious, flexible membranes are used to line or cover ponds or reservoirs, for example, various environmental conditions such as pond irregularities, settling and cracking, high winds, rain and ice may cause the fabric to split, especially at its weakest seam. Therefore, it is necessary to provide not only air and watertightness, but also a structurally strong and sound mechanical seam for joining panels of industrial fabric. In the installation of industrial fabric liners or covers, there are also other considerations, such as the contours of the surface to be lined or covered. For example, it may be desirable to cover a flat football or baseball field with a watertight cover having seams lying flat on the ground so that water will not collect between panels of the cover when it rains. Other examples are liners for basin-shaped, waste-holding ponds or pits, in which basin-shaped liners might be used to contain seepage of waste products from the pond or pit into the soil, where watertight seams are essentially underwater. Airtight seams might be necessary if industrial fabric covers are used to cover and trap gas over fermentation piles or collection ponds. Thus, there should be a versitility in seam formation so that any of many different configurations may be accommodated. Present seams or welds, which provide both strength and watertightness and which are made in the field, normally require adhesives or gum tape. For thermoplastic fabrics, hand-held portable heat welders may also be used. The problem with seaming or welding fabric panels together with adhesives or gum tape is that these methods are time-consuming and may be unreliable depending on the skills of the installer. The quality of these seams may also be dependent on temperature or weather conditions. These seams cannot always be made in extremely hot, cold or wet weather. Also adhesive seams require curing and drying time before a good bond strength is developed and the seams are sufficient for testing and use. Thus, with conventional techniques, it may not be possible to install a liner quickly enough to contain water leaking through an earthen dam, for example. For thermoplastic fabrics, the hand-held heat welding method for making seams has advantages over adhesive seams. However, it cannot be used with non-thermoplastic industrial fabrics. Thus, if thermoplastic fabric is not the fabric of choice for a particular job, this method is not available. An objective of the invention is to provide airtight, watertight, mechanically strong seams which are as strong as or stronger than the fabric with which they are used. Another object is to provide seams which are airtight, watertight, maintenance free, and which are made easily and effectively in the field in almost any ambient temperature and weather conditions. Yet another objective of the invention is to enable a seaming together of panels of industrial fabrics in the field by a few workers and in a short period of time. A further objective is to enable standardized seams to be made in a factory and installed in the field, which seams are not normally subject to variations in quality, or dependent upon the person or persons making the seams. According to an aspect of the invention, a mechanical seam joins two or more panels of industrial fabric. The seam provides two forms of connections between the panels, one for giving mechanical strength and the other for providing airtightness and watertightness. The connection which provides mechanical strength includes a structural connection between cables extending along and embedded in the edges of the panels. The connection also includes links, shackles, ties, staples or the like for interconnecting two parallel cables and/or a series of catenary cables of adjoining panels. The connection which provides airtightness and watertightness are panel flaps attached near and running along the connected edges of the panels. The panel flaps have a slide closure means (sometimes called "Plastic Zippers") for sealing the flaps, and making the connection between the panels watertight and airtight. The invention will best be understood by reference to the following description and the attached drawings, in which: FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a cover for a pond with panels which are seamed together in the inventive manner; FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a basin-shaped liner for a pit or reservoir with panels which are seamed together; FIG. 3 is a top plan view of the inventive seam with watertight panel flaps cut away and with parellel cables to withstand loading perpendicular to the membrane; FIGS. 3A-3C show conventional seams which may be made in a factory during construction of the individual panels; FIG. 4 is a side elevational, cross-sectional view taken along line 4--4 of FIG. 3, showing the inventive airtight, watertight flaps joined in a mechanical seam; and FIG. 5 is a top plan view of the inventive seam, similar to FIG. 3, with catenary cables to withstand loading in the membrane itself. FIG. 1 shows a cover 10 made of four industrial strength fabric panels, joined together at seams 12, 14, 16, and placed over the surface of a pond in order to prevent evaporation or contamination of the water by dust or other potential pollutants. Fabrics used for this type of cover might include those manufactured from synthetic rubber and reinforced with fabric as made by E. I. duPont De NeMours & Co. such as "Hypalon" or "Neoprene". If the area to be covered is very large, a number of panels of the cover material may be made to order in a factory and delivered to the installation site, where they are joined together by the inventive seams 12, 14, 16. Sometimes, it is desirable for the seams to include cables 15 which may be secured in place (as by stakes 17) to provide anchor means in order to help support the weight of the cover resting on the surface of the pond. These cables are parallel when the load acts perpendicular to the membrane. In large-sized cover applications where high membrane stress loads are developed, the cables are arranged in a series of catenary arches to uniformly distribute the membrane stress loads. In the past, completing these seams in the field has required many man-hours. If an adhesive is used, the weather conditions may prevent or slow the field-seaming. Also, previous seams may or may not be of the same quality as factory-made seams because they are not subject to the same quality control. In FIG. 2, a basin-shaped liner 18 is suitable for a pit or reservoir which holds materials such as chemicals or other pollutants. The liner is placed in the bottom of the pit or reservoir to keep the chemicals or pollutants from leaching into the surrounding soil. As with the cover 10 of FIG. 1, the liner 18 covers a large surface area and has a number of panels which are seamed together at 12, 14 16, 17, upon installation. Again, it may be desirable to attach to the earth, cables 15 extending through the seams, as by stakes 17. The cover 10 and the liner 18 require seams which are at least as strong and durable as the cover or liner panel materials. Strong seams enable the cover or liner to hold up under severe stress such as winds, currents and thermal movement. These seams should also be watertight to prevent rain from penetrating the cover 10 or to stop pollutants from entering the soil through the liner 18. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the inventive airtight, watertight mechanical seam solves the problems presented by previous field seaming techniques. Two panels 42, 44 can be seamed together quickly and easily at any convenient site of installation to provide a sturdy, mechanically strong, airtight and watertight seam. The glued seams or welds 68, 70 are made in a factory so that this seaming method is not subject to variations caused by field conditions or operator error. For example, as shown in FIGS. 3A, 3B, and 3C, the factory made seams 68, 70 employ the prior art method and are made with adhesives or gum tape. One example of such an adhesive seam (FIG. 3A) is to overlap two fabric panels 20, 22 by about six inches and then add an adhesive 24 in the overlapping areas. Another example of a seaming technique (FIG. 3B) is to use a double-sided gum tape 26 in the overlapping area of two panels 28, 30. To reinforce the edge, another piece of gum tape 32 is placed over an edge of the seam. A third seaming method (FIG. 3C) uses a tongue and groove method, where a six-inch (for example) panel 38 is attached and vulcanized to the panel 36 in the factory, forming a groove for insertion of the panel 34. The panel 34 is adhered to and between panels 36, 38 by any suitable means 40. Heat welding and other seaming methods may also be done in the factory for these seams. In FIGS. 3 and 4, panels 42, 44 have cables 46, 48 attached to and running along the adjoining edges of the panels. These cables may or may not extend beyond the ends of the panels to provide the anchoring cables 15 of FIGS. 1 and 2. Preferably, the cables are one-quarter inch, stainless steel stranded cables. In the preferred embodiment, these cables 46, 48 are enclosed by the edges of the panels which are folded over and welded in the factory, thus enclosing and embedding the cables in folds 50, 52. These folds are made by folding approximately two to five inches of fabric over the cables 46, 48 and welding the folded fabric to the panels 42, 44 at welds 54, 56. The cables may be coated with a suitable water-resistant material, such as PVC, before the cables are attached to the panels. The cable of choice may vary depending on the desired strength and intended use of the liner or cover. Apertures 58, 60 are made in cover panels 42, 44, along the welds 54, 56, and adjacent the cables 46, 48. The cables 46, 48 are then connected together by any suitable loop connector means 62, thus forming a mechanically strong structural seam between panels 42, 44. A plurality of the connector means 62 are placed through the apertures 58, 60 and are looped and locked around the cables 46, 48 at distributed locations along the length of the panels. The connector means 62 can be any suitable device such as links, shackles, staples, cable ties or the like. Preferably, they are made of stainless steel, which can be coated in a water-resistant PVC. In addition to the mechanically strong structural cable and loop connection of the panels 42, 44 described above, a water and airtight connection is also provided. This connection of the panels comprises panel flaps 64, 66 attached near the adjoining edges of panels 42, 44. In the preferred embodiment the panel flaps 64, 66 are welded to the panels 42, 44 in the factory, at welds 68, 70, constructed by any suitable factory seam, such as those shown in FIGS. 3A-3C. The confronting edges of the panel flaps 64, 66 are sealed together by means of a slide closure 72 (FIG. 4). Any suitable slide closure means can be used which provides watertightness and airtightness and which is easy to open or close in any weather or under any environmental conditions. It is also desirable to use a slide closure which is maintenance free. One example shown in FIGS. 3, 4 is a sectionalizing plastic zipper which provides for a quick and easy closure by using a simple hand held roller tool. The zipper 72 or slide fastener comprises a pair of continuous beads 74a, 76a, 74b, 76b of interlocking plastic channels formed along each confronting edge of the two panel flaps 64, 66. These beads comprise confronting coves 74a, 76a on one flap 66, which receive upstanding and complementary contoured beads 74b, 76b on the other flap 64. The two complementary members 74a, 76a, 74b, 76b are forced to spread apart to receive each other and then, responsive to plastic memory, to come together, embrace and hold each other in a tight fit. One advantage to this type of zipper is that it is relatively maintenance free. In a conventional zipper, sand or dirt can collect in the teeth. In the preferred sectionalizing plastic zipper sand, dirt or debris cannot collect between the beads. Another characteristic of this type of zipper is that it is almost impossible to pull the two mating zipper halves apart by forces exerted in the directions of the arrows A-B. However, the zipper easily seperates responsive to forces in the directions of the arrows C, D. To forestall such separation, the two cables 46, 48 are secured together by the mechanical connectors 62. FIGS. 3 and 4 show a design for the seam which has parallel cables which take loading stresses applied perpendicular to the cover material. Thus, for example, if the cover is on a lake, and if it must contain and support the weight of rain water on its surface, parallel cables such as 46, 48 shown in FIGS. 3 and 4 are used. Another kind of stress occurs when all stress factors are in the plane of the cover or membrane itself. For example, if a cover is laid down on a football field and then the cover is pulled into place, there is no appreciable vertical load, since the earth itself is supporting the weight of the cover. On the other hand, there is a substantial stress within the membrane itself, which is caused by dragging or pulling the cover across the surface of the earth. In this case, the catenary cable embodiment of FIG. 5 is used. FIG. 5 shows catenary cables 80, 82, which form arches as at 83, for example, along the edges of the cover panels 42a, 44a. It is important that the design of these arches be such that all horizontal stresses on the membrane itself are applied equally and oppositely, to uniformly distribute the stress loads within the membrane formed by the panels. In greater detail, FIG. 5 shows two panels 42a, 44a in edge-to-edge confrontation. Steel cables 80, 82, which are similar to the cables 46, 48 described in connection with FIGS. 3 and 4, are laid out adjacent the edges of the panels and are sealed in place as a series of confronting arches to form catenary cables. These cables are sealed in place by flaps 88, 90 which are cemented, welded or otherwise attached over the edge of the panels to form pockets containing the cables. Periodically (such as every 18 inches) scallops 96, 98 are cut out at the points where the cables 87, 89 come together in face-to-face confrontation. In the open areas of the scallops 96, 98, suitable connector means 100, such as links, shackles, staples or cable ties may be used to secure the panels together. These connectors 100 are substantially the same as connectors 62 of FIGS. 3 and 4. The flaps 102, 104 contain and provide the zipper connection 106. The zipper flaps 102, 104 are welded or cemented to panels 42a, 44a outside of the flaps 88, 90 so that the closed zipper will completely cover the cables exposed in scallops 96, 98, the connectors 100, and the cable pockets formed by cementing the flaps 88, 90 to the panels 42a, 44a. The airtight, watertight panel flaps with the plastic zipper or slide closure can either overlie or underlie the cable connection or structural seam depending on the particular need. For example, if the fabric panels are seamed together in a dome shape for use as a cover for a fermentation pond, the airtight panels might be under the cables 46, 48 which mechanically support them to prevent them from being blown open by the entrapped and pressurized gas produced by fermentation. However, if the fabric is used as a liner for a football field or a waste collection pit, it may be desirable to have the watertight panels above the cables to be supported against the weight of the water acting downwardly against them. Of course, the flaps 64, 66 are properly positioned for the needs of any given location and installation needs. In any event, the inventive seam creates structurally sound panels having connections which prevent or restrain water and air from escaping through the seams. When the inventive seam is utilized to join panels, the seams should preferably have at least the same strength as the parent fabric or material. Since the cable connection offers strength to the seam, the airtight slide closure connection is less likely to fail due to stress. Under some circumstances, where mechanical strength is not important to any particular installation, either the cables or loop connectors can be eliminated from the panels. For example, if it is necessary to quickly cover or uncover a baseball field, where almost no mechanical stress is placed upon the seam, the danger of a mechanical failure is less than the danger of a slow covering of the field. Therefore, the inventive seam can be modified and tailored for a particular use. There are many advantages to the airtight, watertight mechanical seam. First, the seam is easy to set up and connect in the field under numerous environmental conditions. Second, the seam saves man-hours and helps cut down the cost of installing a fabric liner or cover. Third, the seam is less likely to fail due to stress. Fourth, the seam is standardized and not subject to error by an inexperienced crew in the field, since the critical welds are made in the factory. Fifth, the seam is flexible, can be employed in a variety of different uses, and can be made stronger or weaker depending upon user needs. Sixth, the mechanical seam allows installation in cold climates. Presently liners can usually only be installed from March through October in the northern half of the United States. Of course, the seams are not limited to outdoor use--they may be used any time that air and watertight connections are required. Those who are skilled in the art will readily perceive how to modify the invention. Therefore, the appended claims are to be construed to cover all equivalent structures which fall within the true scope and spirit of the invention. Patent Citations
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SBS Transit and SMRT welcome new bus system
Published on May 22, 2014 9:08 AM
Both current public bus operators have welcomed the new contracting model.
SBS Transit said it is a more sustainable option but added that the "paradigm shift" would have a major impact.
It said it is prepared for the challenge and will tap sister companies in London and Sydney, which operate under a similar model. SBS Transit chief executive Gan Juay Kiat said: "This is one of the most significant developments in the local bus industry in recent times. We look forward to working closely with the authorities as we transit into the new operating environment."
SMRT spokesman Alina Boey said: "We are geared up to participate in the competitive tendering exercise."
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For those loyal and devoted customers who know us so well at Cedar Grove Gardens our reputation for designing awesome flower arrangements "outside the box" precedes us. This year our love is in bloom "inside the box" Make it an unforgettable Valentine's Day by choosing to send her our featured display of roses cut short to fit inside "the perfect package" We know first hand how expensive this holiday can be for sending roses, but not when sent like this. This sweetly wrapped package comes in a variety of sizes and prices. Smaller is sweeter, the perfect package 4 pack is only $40.00 and our 9 perfectly packaged roses are $60.00. For the optimum selection and the package pictured here our 16 perfectly packaged roses are only $90.oo. So come on guys, call the shop today and put a smile on that sweet face, the price is not what is most important. The rose however is a big part of Valentine's day…always speak to her heart!
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For over 30 years we have been creating beautiful designs and staying current with floral trends so that we can remain one of Boston's premier florists. You can expect to find beautiful flowers, textures, colors and fragrance in all of our designs. We know that these are all important components to make your wedding day as beautiful as it can possibly be. Our in house wedding show is designed as a resource so that you can come in and ask questions, hold bridal bouquets, take pictures and speak with other vendors with absolutely no obligation. At this event you will have the opportunity to talk with our wedding consultants and get lots of great ideas to ensure that your wedding day is just as you envisioned. Regardless of whether or not you decide to choose Cedar Grove Gardens as your wedding florist, this show will help you make realistic choices by showcasing the different seasons and numerous ways to interpret floral design.
Our goal is to open your mind and your eyes with fetching displays of beautiful floral designs, to narrow down your choices and redefine your life long dream. So be sure to stop by and take advantage of this FREE event.
Please watch this short video clip from "together forever films" one of our last years vendor who were gracious enough to make this video for us to share and help you get a better insight of what actually goes on a Cedar Grove Gardens Wedding Show (please note that the date at the beginning of the video is last years date and does not apply to this year. The new dates and times are listed below.
January 30th-February 1st
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Here's Mindie's (TyrantOfTheWeek) birth announcement:
Here's Mindie's birth story:
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On Dec 18, I had my regular weekly midwife appointment with Joy. I was starting to feel so defeated after having contractions off and on for like a month and a half. I was really starting to feel physically and mentally exhausted. Everything at the appointment went as usual except for the fact that Derek's head was not sitting in my pelvic bones the way he was supposed to. Instead, his head was sitting on the outside rim of my pubic bones. This totally explains why I hadn't been able to walk right for a while. She told me to go to the chiropractor for something called the Webster Technique. I was totally skeptical that this would work, but since I had basically been contracting all day, I was willing to do anything. I ordered Joy and the kids some lunch (She offered to watch them since the next client wasn't due in for another couple hours), called Mark to let him know what was up and asked him to meet me at the midwife's office, and headed out the door. About a half hour, and $45 later, I came back to see if his head had changed places. She felt and reported that it felt "much better" and that she wanted me to go home and basically relax the rest of the day. I was still really skeptical at this point but still contracting pretty regular. Mark, the kids, and I headed home. Dylan got home from school shortly after. We ordered pizza (yes, again…I didn't get any of the lunch pizza and it sounded really good!) and watched Harry Potter (which I ended up dozing off during) We put the kids to bed around 8 and cuddled on the couch a little. I was starting to get a lot of discomfort during the contractions so we decided to start timing them. To keep occupied, we ordered the last of the kids' Christmas gifts online. Contractions were coming every 5ish minutes and lasting about 45 seconds- 1 minute. I was about to call and get advice from the midwives, when all this sudden, around 11:30, they STOPPED! AAARRRGGGHHH…I was quite angry at this point. Like, crying angry. I mean, come on now. I had been dealing with this for a month already. Completely let down, and exhausted, Mark and I crawled into bed at about 12:30. We laid in bed talking and he gave me some encouragement. I was all comfy when I felt leaking. I reached down and sure enough I was steadily draining. I told Mark and he didn't really believe me until I stood up. Oh, GLORIOUS amniotic fluid, how long I had been waiting for your presence! It was clear and that is really all I cared about at this point. I was so excited, I got the shakes really bad. I sent Mark out for some Depends so I could walk around and not have to mop up puddles. I called my midwife, Beth, and let her know about the goings on. While Mark was gone, I called my mom. I was contracting furiously at this point. I couldn't talk through them. They were still kinda far apart though. Mark got home and I was able to get off the towels on the bed finally. I let him go back to sleep while I did what any women in labor should do: got on Facebook…I mean, my peeps need to know these things, right? So, Mark's nap only lasted about 20 minutes because I reallllly needed him at this point. We got in the garden tub together and tried to relax a little. Then, I wanted out and in bed. Then, I wanted up and walking around… By 3:30, I was contracting like every 3 minutes. Beth was on her way. Back to the tub I headed. I felt like at this point, I was dealing with the whole thing pretty well. She got there and checked my progress. She said "It's going to be a while. I can barely get my fingertip in your cervix." I was sooooooooooo shocked and upset. I mean, how can that be? I had been laboring really hard for the last 3 hours, and NOTHING to show for it?!? By this time, I was getting cold, and the hot water had run out. I decided to labor in bed for a while. I remember that the labor went from painful to "Holy s*$#, this. Sucks." really quickly. Like in between contractions I was saying all kinds of things that I know deep down wasn't true. I was begging to go to the hospital, announcing how sure I was that I couldn't do it anymore, and profusely apologizing for being such a failure. Mark, God bless him, would contradict every negative thing I was saying. She checked me once again to see what was going on down there. Mind you, I had only been in the bed for about 45ish minutes laying on my side. She got a smile on her face and said I was 8cm. How I went from nothing to 8 in 45 minutes, I have no idea. Mark and her encouraged me to get back in the tub. He put on swim trunks and joined me. I think it was like 5a.m. by this point. Beth called her apprentice who showed up less than an hour later. I was only 8cm, but I was having this excessive urge to push. That is frustrating. And I was completely out of control at this point. My body slowed down enough that I finally "passed out" for about 6 minutes. I remember silence in the room except for the ambient music we had playing in the background. Mark had my limp head in his hand since my head was starting to go underwater. In one contraction, I snapped out of my "pseudo unconsciousness" It was intense. I have no idea how I managed to do this with Pitocin and no epidural the last time. Finally, pushing time. It didn't feel as relieving to me this time around. It burned so bad. I was screaming bloody murder during each contraction. Beth was doing fantastic at trying to get me to relax and focus on letting my muscles relax. They thought maybe he had his arm up and that it was tearing me inside. There was more blood than I remember as well. I have no idea why, but I asked her if I was going to die. I mean, I really have no idea where that came from. It felt like his head was right there so I reached down. It wasn't crowning. I was able to kinda reach in and feel him. That is what kept me going. They checked his heart beat to see how he was tolerating things and he was having some decelerations that we didn't like. I was put on my hands and knees. I wish I would have had the strength to do this sooner because it seemed as though I only pushed like 5 more times in this position. He crowned and that was basically it. It was 6:37 in the morning. My intense screaming had woken up my two oldest. Dylan asked "Who is screaming in here?" It was kinda comical. Derek had his cord around his neck. This was causing the decels. And we can't figure out if it was there, or if unwrapping the cord caused the knot to be there, but he had a knot in his cord like Dylan had. Mark and I marveled at our new little person as we waited for his cord to stop pulsing. It was surreal. I again went back to apologizing profusely (Don't know why I felt the need to apologize, but I did.) and thanking everyone for not giving up on me. The placenta decided to come out as I stood up to get into the bed. Derek was still attached to it. Once we got to the bed, Derek and I were checked out. Daddy cut the cord, and Dylan, Devon, and Dorothy were allowed to come see what all the noise was about. All in all it was an amazing experience and I can't imagine birthing any other way. Oh, and I am no longer skeptical of alternative medicine and chiropractic stuff.
Here's Heather's (hlscott20):
Well, I am sorry it has taken so long to update but, I have been so busy and exhausted since her birth this is the first opportunity I have gotten to fill everyone in.
So, when I last left you, I was 4cm and they were going to start pitocin. I got up and took a shower even before they started the pitocin and my contractions started to get regular. I spent a short amount of time on my side in bed and then got up on the ball. My back was killing me (I herniated 2 discs last year and think that probably had something to do with it), my nurse was using a lot of counterpressure and that helped for a little bit but, then I got indecisive again and wasn't sure what I wanted. In the meantime she had started pitocin but, it was only at 2 and that is where it stayed. I got into the jacuzzi tub and the contractions in the beginning were better in there. Then they started to pick up again. My back was killing me, even in between contractions and I felt like I couldn't take it anymore. I got out of the tub and it initially felt better to be on my feet. I asked my nurse to check me because I wanted to know I was making some progress. Well, she said she thought I was fully but, wanted to have another nurse to check too. She came in and said that if felt like I was 9 but there was a big bulging bag of water. They paged my doctor to come right away because with the next contraction I had the urge to push. So, I started pushing involuntarily and two contractions later my water broke everywhere and when I say everywhere I mean I heard it splat onto the floor and across the room. One of the nurses was so close to getting hit, poor thing. So, my doctor came over and I was still on my side pushing. I knew I needed to get into a better position to push effectively but, I was afraid to move because I was so uncomfortable. I finally convinced myself to roll onto my back, it hurt to move but once I was there it was so much better and I began pushing much more effectively. I brought her down with the next three pushes and she was born at 10:53 am on Tuesday December 1st. I have been pretty sore since delivery. Very crampy being my 5th baby and my bottom although not torn is very bruised.
She is beautiful and I am so in love. She has a full head of dark hair, long lashes like her daddy, and a radiant personality. She weighed 7lb 9oz and is 21 inches long. Thank you everyone for all your love and support.

Here's Cece's (trying18 ) (Infant death mentioned - All our love and thoughts and prayers to Cece and her family as they cope with the loss of one of their twins):
Update (taken from Cece's blog - http://child-bearing-hips.blogspot.com/):Quote:
My water broke on Sunday morning at around 1:30 - so the girls got to pick their own birthday! We are all doing great - Nora was 7 lb 7.5 oz 20 inches and Maggie was 6 lb 7.5 oz 19.5 inches.
We got home yesterday, and the first night was pretty rough, but all is good. There is a good picture here: http://child-bearing-hips.blogspot.c...o-is-here.html
"There is no real way to say this. Nora passed away last night. We don't know why or how - they are trying to figure it out. Maggie is in the hospital for observation for 48 hours with IV antibiotics as a safety measure - but we are told that she is totally ok. ..."
Update from MissyJ:
Hi all,
I received a note from Cece. Right now, understandably, she is not checking in on the boards. It is too hard and instead she is focusing on her family. I did convey all of the condolences, thoughts, and prayers that have been offered for which she is truly grateful.
Nora's death was diagnosed as SIDS. I am gathering information and will be moving forward with the family's permission to get something set up in her memory. I'll try to have that available tomorrow.
Maggie is doing well and at home now. Cece is keeping a close watch (as well as lots of snuggle time) -- but shared that Maggie is eating and sleeping perfectly.
Since she is not clear on when she will return again with any degree of normalcy, Cece does invite those wishing to keep up with their journey to follow her blog "Child Bearing Hips". For those seeking more details - she did post an update there now on the support they have received from the community as well as Maggie's progress. (I felt that it was best for you to read her words there directly.)
More soon,
Here's PhysicsNerd's:
Hey all! Just back from the hospital today! My little guy was born on December 20th @ 4:48 pm. My water broke at 4:48 am, so exactly 12 hours from then till he was born! I was having contractions pretty much 10 minutes apart all day on the 19th. Nothing too painful, more annoying than anything. I was really worried about going to the hospital since my area was in the middle of a blizzard! But once my water broke we left for the hospital and thank goodness the interstate was clear and we got there with no problems. At the hospital I had a second gush of water (never heard of that) and found out that I was 4-5 cm dilated. They sent me to a room and blissfully gave me an epidural and I slept. Considering I was up from 7 am Saturday and it was currently 8 am Sunday lets just say I was exhausted. I woke up and they checked me and I was about 8 cm dilated an hour later. I started pushing at 2 pm but his head would not move down. They said the baby's head was cone shaped for being stuck. Finally at 4 pm they decided to give me a c-section since he was still at +1 station and his heart-rate was all over the place. I had uncontrollable shaking the entire time thru the c-section due to the anesthetic. He came out no problem with a full head of hair and 8 lbs 7 oz. 21 1/2 inches long. I'm over the moon. Tired too. Glad to hear most of us are having babies! Congrats to all the new moms!
Here's Mandi's (Mommy2Ryne):
Hi Ladies! Congrats to all the new mommies! I miss being able to be a regular on the board :(
I thought I would let everyone know that Riley Maddux has arrived! He was born December 14 at 1:16 am. Weighed 7lbs 9oz and was 20.5 inches long. A peanut compared to Ryne at 10.8 lbs and 22 inches long! I went in for my scheduled induction on Sunday the 13th at 4pm. I was given pitocin at about 5:30. My doc came to break my water and put internal monitors on me at about 7:30 and my epidural did NOT work! All 4 of them! And when he decided to come he decided to come FAST! I remember calling for the nurse because I was in so much pain and she came in, checked me, I was at 7cm and she called the anesticiologist (spelling?) to try to redo my epidural since it never worked to begin with and as soon as they sat me up on the bed my body started to involuntarily push. I kept telling her that the baby was coming and of course she wouldn't believe me since she just checked me. Well as soon as they laid me back down she checked me again and said "OMG your complete and he is right there."! DUH! So she raced around to get things ready and find my doctor. I only had a slight tear that required just one stitch. We have been home now about a week and a half and both Ryne and Riley have been doing great. Riley is up to eating 4 ounces already, only gets up once or twice at night and usually goes right back to bed after eating. Ryne has been a trooper. He loves his little brother. I will try to post some pics later on. If you have me as a friend on facebook, there are lots of pics there! Merry Christmas ladies! and once again Congrats to everyone!
Here's Angela's (Angela1MV):
On the afternoon of Wednesday the 9th, I ended up calling my perinatologist's office for high blood pressure (167/115 even on bed rest) and a bad headache. Since this was a new high for me, they told me to come down to L&D for monitoring. I was actually pretty bummed about going down to the hospital. I figured that my pressure would probably come back down in the next couple of hours, and that DH and I were driving the 1.5 hours just to be told to go back home, get back to rest, and keep waiting. In the car, my contractions started to pick up a regular rate about every 10 minutes or so, and we actually joked about a hypothetical "what if we're going down to have a baby?" scenario.
By the time we got to the hospital it was about 6:30pm (thankfully, DH had the good sense to suggest we get an actual dinner on the way!). They checked my BP lying down, and sure enough it was right around 140/90. The triage nurse was still concerned that it was that high, and reassured us she was going to get it down even lower before we left. About half an hour later, 3 different nurses came running into the room telling me to lie on my left side - Zach's heart rate had dropped down to about 60bpm. His heart rate was fine after that, and they kept us on the monitors for another couple of hours. The nurse came in and asked if I was feeling any contractions, and so I told her that yes I was, but that I'd been having them for about a month and half so I really didn't think they were doing anything.
Around 9:30pm the nurse came in again to tell us that she'd spoken to my OB - he wasn't going to be in that evening, but wanted me admitted to L&D for a 24 hour observation period and he would check on me in the morning. We got settled in over there, started a 24 hour urine, and had more blood work drawn for labs. By the time the nurse over in L&D had gotten all the "just-in-case" consent forms done, it was about 11:00pm.
Around midnight the nurse said another mom that was definitely having her baby tonight had just been checked in, and that since my doc had to come in to see her anyway, he was going to talk to me before I went to sleep. He showed up around 1am. They didn't have my labs back yet, but told me they thought I was already in labor and wanted to do an internal exam. I was surprised to find out that Zach was fully engaged and I was 2 cm dilated and 80% effaced. My BP was still not going down, so my doctor suggested we just augment things and get the show on the road. He broke my water (which I honestly didn't even feel), began internally monitoring, and wrote orders to begin pitocin.
From about 1am to 4am, I think DH and I were still sort of stunned more than anything. My birthing waves were not particularly strong or uncomfortable, so we sort of just chatted about various arrangements that needed to be made, checked email and things online, etc. At 4am the nurse came in to check me and I'd only dilated to 3cm. I was a little disappointed because I was thinking about how if everything kept going at that rate, I might be in danger of needing a c/s since my water had been broken.
After the nurse left at 4, I pulled out my mp3 player and started listening to my hypnobabies tracks pretty much continuously to help with the birthing waves. I definitely needed the hypnosis and relaxation ques at this point to get through each wave. DH was so tired he could barely keep his eyes open, so he went down for a 30 minute catnap around 5.
Once he woke up, I really needed him to stay nearby and coach me through each wave to keep me relaxed. Around 7am, I started to panic a little bit. I was so tired at that point (not from birth but from lack of sleep) that I told DH I was going to ask for a tiny dose of IV meds just to help me sleep since I figured we still had many hours to go. I hit the call button and asked for a nurse to check my dilation and bring the smallest dose of Stadol.
15 minutes later no one had shown up, so we called them again to tell them I was having an increasingly difficult time with the birthing waves and wanted some pain meds. A little while later the charge nurse came in and apologetically explained that they were changing shifts – she was going to give me a tiny bit of meds now and have my nurse come check my dilation once she got transitioned in.
The very next contraction after she left the room, I started involuntarily pushing. I was terrified that I was pushing his head against a closed cervix and that either through my pushing or the still-in-place internal monitoring probe I would serious hurt my son, myself, or both. I squirmed around in bed and tried to do anything I could not to push, and told my husband to get help.
He again called the nurses in and explained what was going on. The nurse quickly checked me, told me to breathe in little pants and not push, and ran out of the room – Zach was already crowning. Literally a few seconds later about 4 nurses came running in and tearing the room and bed apart for the birth. I heard one of them mention that my doctor was in a c/s, but it seemed like only a few minutes before he got there.
In retrospect, I wish I'd put on the Hypnobabies pushing baby out track, but everything happened so fast I forgot about it. I was so anxious to hold him at that point that I remember thinking I was going to push even harder and longer than they wanted me to with each birthing wave. I did, and he was born in only 4 or 5 pushes at 8:03am – 6lbs 3 oz and 18.5". Probably because of my overzealousness I ended up with one stitch in front and one in back, but the OB said he was honestly expecting much worse and would have done an episiotomy had I not reminded him in the middle of pushing that I strongly preferred to tear.
Soon after delivery, the pain med I'd asked for kicked in so that I didn't feel comfortable holding Zach. DH held him for me to try and nurse, but the little guy was too sleepy. The staff said I'd been given the Stadol too close to delivery for that to be affecting him, so they took him to the nursery for tests. He came back severely hypoglycemic so they had to keep him for a good part of the day to stabilize his blood sugar since he was too weak to nurse.
The second day, he was circumcised first thing in the morning and was also very sleepy through most of the day. By the next morning, his bilirubin was up to 12.7. His nurses were concerned about the jaundice, but the pediatrician that saw him that morning gave the okay for him to be discharged that afternoon without a follow-up. We went home, and that evening my milk finally came in – he nursed a lot, but it was too much for him to catch up with.
We took him in to children's hospital the next day because his coloration was much worse. His bilirubin level this time came up 20.9, and he was admitted for treatment with phototherapy and a biliblanket. We were there for 3 days until his levels came down enough to go home. I think the hardest part was that I was getting a lot of pressure to quit nursing and was even told at one point that I had made him sick by choosing to starve him. The first day or so, they only let me take him out of his isolette once every 3 hours to nurse him for 15 minutes, change his diaper, and give him a bottle of formula. DH and I had to stay with him constantly because he would cry and actually rip off his protective eyewear if we didn't watch/stop him. I know jaundice is not nearly as scary as most other conditions out there, but even so I have so much new-found respect for parents that have preemies and very sick little ones after our experience.
We've all been home about a week now, and everything's going well. My blood pressure and labs came back down to normal almost immediately. Zachary actually refused the bottles and formula at the hospital, and is still exclusively nursing. He had regained his birth weight at his one week check-up and is up another 8 ounces today at two weeks. He's our little cuddle bug and definitely prefers to be held or near either my husband or I, but we just attribute that to the week in the hospitals. We need to take some more pictures now that we're home, but here are a few from the hospital. Like many of you, I'm sure, we feel incredibly blessed and thank God every day for our best Christmas present ever.
Here's mine (Kate - lilirishmama):
I went in on Wednesday for the amniocentesis to make sure the baby's lungs were mature enough to induce labor and also to check and make sure I had dilated enough to get things going. I passed both requirements and the doctor had me admitted Wednesday night around 8:30 pm to give me something to ripen the cervix and start getting things ready for the induction in the morning.
Well, when they hooked me up to the monitor they found that my contractions were coming 2 mins apart steadily. I hadn't realized this because this is just how it has been over the past week or so. It didnt hurt so I hadn't noticed them enough to time them. The nurse told me she wouldn't be able to give me the medicine because it was to be inserted vaginally not through an IV and they wouldn't be able to regulate the dosage after that, and if I was having contractions this regularly already before the drug, it could cause the uterus to go into spasms or into a sort of shock state. So she called the doctor and he said to give me something to help me sleep for a bit if I wanted and then at 3am start me on the Pitocin drip and he'd be in at 7am to break my water.
So that's what happened. He came in right at 7 and checked my dilation and I was already at 8 cm so he went ahead and broke my water. He said he'd come back in and check my progress in a bit and to go ahead and call for an epidural whenever I wanted it. I waited for about an hour and a half before the contractions got pretty bad from the pitocin + breaking my water so I called in for it and 30 mins later the anesthesiologist came in and got me hooked up. (about 9am - central time)
He said he couldn't give me a large dose through it since I was so far along but it was enough to take the edge off the contractions. I was feeling a LOT of pressure from Cole's head at this point too, so the nurse said if I feel anything more than that let her know right away and she'd call in the doctor.
A little while later I felt a big push of pressure down there so I called the nurse in and she checked me and said that his head was coming out, lol. She let me feel it and it was about 2 inches from the opening. My doctor came in a few minutes later and we started pushing. (about 9:20am - central time)
I pushed once and his head came halfway out. It hurt like crazy even through the epidural because of the bone disorder, but after two more hard pushes he was out. (9:35am - central time) I didn't tear except for one tiny little nick but it needed no stitches at all. I was sooo relieved.
So Cole Liam joined us at 9:35 am. He weighed 7 lbs 14 oz, was 20 5/8 inches long, light strawberry blonde fuzz for hair, and contrary to my mom's initial observation that he looks a lot like Rowan, Cole looks so much more like me than Rowan did. Rowan looked exactly like James, this one is mini me haha. :) Even mom changed her opinion after she saw Rowan's baby pics lol.
I stayed overnight that night and then was able to be discharged the following evening with no problems. We got home last night and I thought I would FINALLY get to sleep on my stomach again but I forgot that my boobs are the size of small canteloupes now so *sigh* that still isn't feasable quite yet. Oh well.
Thank you everyone for your prayers and thoughts and well wishes! It was an amazingly easy labor and I am in soooo much less pain now with the bone disorder and it will only get better from here. Now I'm going to go back and catch up on what y'all have been up to lately! :D <333


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