These easy No Bake Pumpkin Cheesecake Gingersnap Parfaits would be a delicious addition to your Thanksgiving dessert table!
My little boy has been asking me to make these pumpkin cheesecake parfaits for a long, long time. When I'm planning on what recipes I want to make for the blog and for holidays, I usually ask the kids for suggestions. Then, we write them down on the large white board that I have in my office/craft/homework room.
We made no-bake Oreo cheesecakes in the summer, and the kids loved them. So when we were talking about fall desserts, my son added something about pumpkin cheesecake with broken up graham crackers in glasses to the white board — only he didn't get the spelling quite right.
And of course, one of his sisters erased it.
Poor kid, he was crushed. But not anymore, because I finally made no-bake pumpkin cheesecake parfaits. But instead of using broken graham crackers, I added crushed gingersnap cookies between the layers of cheesecake.
This is such a simple dessert, and it only takes about 15 minutes to make. There's no cooking or baking, so if you're looking for a a quick and easy dessert for Thanksgiving or any fall gathering, for that matter, this is it.
You can make the cheesecake ahead of time, assemble the parfaits and serve them when you're ready.
Easy No Bake pumpkin cheesecake layered with crushed gingersnap cookies and served in individual parfait glasses are perfect for Thanksgiving or any fall dessert!
Spoon gingersnaps in parfait glasses, add some pumpkin cheesecake, and repeat layers. Top with whipped cream and additional crushed gingersnaps before serving.
My little guy loved these easy no bake pumpkin cheesecake gingersnap parfaits and so did the rest of the family. I hope you enjoy these as much as we did!
Simple, no-bake recipes for the Thanksgiving win! How fun!
I adore no-bake cheesecakes! This looks crazy delicious!
Thanks so much, Anna! It was even better the next day.
No bake desserts are the best! Individual sizes are so cute too!
There's no complaining about who got a bigger slice this way!
Thanks, Patricia. I love gingersnap cookies!
The perfect dessert for fall!! YUM!!!
These desserts would be so pretty at any holiday gathering and I LOVE that they are so easy to make!
Love this gingersnap and pumpkin combination – delicious!
My thoughts, exactly! Thanks so much, Erlene.
Thanks so much for sharing this awesome Parfait with us at Full Plate Thursday. Have a great day and come back to see us real soon!


Meghan McCain got candid with Joan Rivers for an installment of "In Bed With Joan," the style icon's web series.
McCain, who recently joined the board of directors for GLAAD, chatted with Rivers about a number of topics, including both of their identities as as "liberal" Republicans who support issues such as gay rights, women's rights, and abortion. This led to a discussion about HBO's "The Normal Heart," and the history of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in America.
"I just watched ['The Normal Heart'] this weekend," McCain tells Rivers. "I didn't even know some of the history behind the AIDS epidemic and how the government never helped and Ronald Reagan didn't say the word AIDS until...? I am embarrassed that I didn't know the history was quite that extreme and it's a dark part of our history."
Rivers also provides some background about her involvement in helping the fight to combat AIDS in the 1980s. Check out this episode of "In Bed With Joan" above.


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" A few of them that I rested with, I was given rips. When I was composing guide, I was brought to splits and when I was listening to these stories, I was brought to rips." Participants of the Pakistani Christian neighborhood carry wood crosses and a coffin throughout a presentation to condemn the fatality of a Christian couple in a town in Punjab province on Tuesday, in Lahore, November 5, 2014. Police in Pakistan arrested dozens of individuals on Wednesday after a crowd beat a Christian pair to death and shed their bodies for purportedly desecrating a Quran .- To express solidarity with persecuted Christians, consisting of Asia Bibi, a Pakistani lady just recently acquitted of blasphemy, the city of Venice was brightened in traffic signal Tuesday evening
' Establish Your Captives Totally Free': A Report On Christians Unjustly Apprehended For Their Faith.
At the time, Sami stated that he had only become aware of Jesus on tv. " When the terrorists busted in, my partner shot everyone that came through the door. He had thirty-six rounds as well as fired them all. I saw 8 people drop dead, and I watched others flee injured. After that he ran out bullets," Rose specified. " They was available in and ordered him to rest. That's when they removed my partner's head completely, after that our kids's heads." " Guide includes their actual words verbatim to us. Their very own individual testaments of what they compromised for Jesus," Moore, a CP senior content consultant, explained.
The project, which started last month, comes with a time when mistreatment of followers gets on the rise all over the world. The Voice of the Martyrs is funding a brand-new motion called "I Am N" targeted at elevating awareness of persecuted Christians.
China Rejects Pope's Remarks Regarding 'Maltreated' Uighurs.
.- A Christian scroll found in a Japanese gallery is thought to be from the earliest days of Christianity in the nation, researchers have actually said .- When Pope Francis visited a former KGB structure in Vilnius, Lithuania Sept. 23, Archbishop Sigitas Tamkevicius was the only diocesan to accompany him. Greater than 2,000 people were executed thepersecuted there, and also 300 hundred clergymans were held prisoner – including Tamkevicius .- Pope Francis urged interreligious dialogue in Burkina Faso Wednesday as continuous physical violence by jihadist teams has eliminated more than 750 individuals in the West African nation this year
Budapest Landmarks Illuminated In Red To Highlight Problem Of Persecuted Christians.
According to a 2018 research study conducted by the Church bench Research Center, Romania is the most religious nation in Europe in regards to the relevance individuals ascribe to faith in every day life, regular practice as well as prayer life, and also their certainty of belief.
" Individuals of the Cross" exhibit is a taking a trip display that is offered for churches, public venues and special events.
Its goal is to aid religious minorities from all kinds of mistreatment via aid, campaigning for, and recognition.
Registered in an internship program with Youth for Christ in Australia, Jess informs her tale regarding exactly how connecting with people at Young people for Christ assisted her in her faith trip.
According to a 2019 record appointed by the UK government, Christians are currently one of the most maltreated religious group worldwide, consisting of roughly 80 percent of all religiously determined violence as well as discrimination.
Amongst those excited by such initiatives was Knox Thames, a special advisor for religious minorities under President Obama who remained on at the State Division as part of the Trump group. Speaking with the Jesuit Evacuee Solution after his political election, Biden said his management "will restore America's duty in shielding the susceptible and also protecting the civil liberties of evacuees almost everywhere." Astonishingly, his 10 years sentence has been minimized to six years after a retrial in May 2020. Brave Saheb Zaman Fadaie was likewise sentenced to eighty lashes for the usage of alcohol. Fadaie, an Iranian Christian convert that is additionally a deacon in his church in Rasht, was worshipping with communion at the time of your home raid. From everyone here at ICC, thank you for your ongoing support of our persecuted brothers as well as siblings. Along with Sami and Rose, Moore's book highlights the stories of Christians from countries like Ethiopia, China, Syria, Kenya, Iran, Algeria and Yemen.
Sami mentioned that he was hung from his hands for three days from the ceiling of a burial place as well as hurt making use of ruthless tools for 15 days. After 3 days, they were put straight beside a large opening as extremists started to terminate bullets at them.
Among those applauding the concept of providing religion-related issues much more attention in diplomacy is Chris Seiple, president emeritus of the Institute for Global Involvement and also a veteran advocate for dealing with faith groups all over the world. The sharp decrease in refugee admissions under Head of state Trump has meant a drop in funding for evacuee resettlement, so companies devoted to that mission have actually seen an erosion of their capacities. According to a record by the Center for American Progression, refugee help firms have actually experienced a 38% reduction in their overall resettlement ability. A revival of the evacuee program under President-elect Biden would for that reason provide a difficulty.

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Q: Can you order the listagg return value in DB2 SQL? I would like the listagg return value to be ordered so it's like:
name@email.com | 200000#500000#

Not:

name@email.com | 500000#200000#

Below is some sample code.
I noticed if I put the ('200000', 'name@email.com') line first, it does what I want it to do, but I can't ORDER in a CTE so am a bit lost on how to get the same result.
WITH TAB (client, email) AS
(
VALUES
  ('500000', 'name@email.com'),
  ('200000', 'name@email.com')
)
SELECT email, listagg(trim(client) || '#', '')
FROM TAB a
GROUP BY email;

A: Try the following using within group
WITH TAB (client, email) AS
(
VALUES
  ('500000', 'name@email.com'),
  ('200000', 'name@email.com')
)
SELECT email, listagg(trim(client) || '#', '') within group (ORDER BY client)
FROM TAB a
GROUP BY email;

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Posts Tagged 'Anne Steele'
Must Read: @AnneMarieSteele: An insightful interview with Jody Gerson about songwriting and breaking artists
August 14, 2018 Chris Castle	Comments off
[This interview is one of the best statements of what signing and breaking a songwriter or an artist is all about. When I was reading Jody Gerson's interview I remember when I asked David Anderle once why we didn't do bidding wars at A&M. He said quite simply that A&M helped compelling artists make great records and then stuck with them until they found an audience. They didn't always work out but it wasn't for lack of trying. That had nothing to do with bidding wars.]
I think it is a difficult time for songwriters who aren't writing massive hit songs. When I first came into the industry, you could write a cut on a big album, like for Whitney Houston, and it would sell a lot of records, and you could make a lot of money as a songwriter. But unless you're writing hit singles or you have pieces of songs on enormous numbers of streamed product, it is very difficult right now….
A lot of people are relying on data today. I don't go in that direction. I judge music based on what I feel. Does it move me? Is that a lyric that articulates a feeling that I have better than I can articulate it? Is there a driving beat that makes me want to move? Is there a melody that makes me want to sing along? I have found in my career anytime that I have trusted my instinct, I'm right….
What everybody's missing is the role of the record company. There's talk about whether artists need to be signed to a record company. I would like you to show me one streaming platform that has broken an artist, made a major investment in breaking an artist. It is not easy.
Just because a song is on a digital platform doesn't mean you're breaking that artist. The companies that put the most into the development of artists are still record companies. The investment in breaking artists still is something that we can't underestimate, and platforms do not do that.
Hit artists, superstars, are never flukes. It just doesn't happen that way. It takes a village to break an artist.
Read the post from the Wall Street Journal
h/t Artist Rights Watch
Tags: Anne Steele, Jody Gerson
So Much for Conversion: Apple Set to Pass Spotify in Subscribers
February 4, 2018 Chris Castle	Comments off
Remember this one?
Spotify was saving us all from piracy by giving the music for free in its ad supported tier. And if you had any doubts about that, just ask any Spotify employee, particularly circa 2011 or so. They'd tell you in no uncertain terms that not only did you just not get it, you were failing on a cosmological level not to understand that that person you saw in the distance walking on water was not Jesus. It was you know who.
Some of us believe that most people have an ambivalent relationship with advertising. Some tolerate it, and of course you do hear people saying in their best automoton impression how advertising is "useful" which if it's said just right can send a chill up the spine at the sheer Stepfordness of it all. Many people, however, loathe advertising, which is why you constantly hear "leave it there" or "don't move" from some on-air folk before a commercial break. Some of those advertising loathers are themselves artists, which is why they have restrictions in their contracts about how their music can be used in advertising.
All of which went out the window with Spotify, because Spotify was going to save us all from piracy. (We'll leave out the Daniel Ek/U-torrent part today.)
And when Apple launched Apple Music as a subscription only service, Spotify had a meltdown–staring with Daniel Ek himself who Tweeted "Oh ok" which I guess he thought was something of a put down.
But–what about the conversion bit? Apple is into conversion, too, but a different kind. As of January 2018, the Apple installed base was over 1.3 billion. Set aside what's probably relatively minor overlap (mulitple phones on same billing account), one way or another that's an existing customer base of over 1 billion people that already have iTunes installed, already have a billing relationship with Apple and are already predisposed to buy an Apple Music subscription. What you might call economy of scale.
Spotify on the other hand wants you to believe that they can some how take people who have many, many commercial alternatives to theft–all of which they've ignored–and get them to use an advertising supported model. A larger potential market, but people who don't know you, don't pay money for music online (yes, I know there's an argument that they buy other things, which I don't buy), and for many of them, people who don't like us much. Dedicated followers of Lessig in many cases.
So it should be no surprise that Anne Steele in the Wall Street Journal is reporting that if you include users who have subscribed to free or discounted subscriptions, Apple is actually ahead of Spotify in the US:
Apple Music has already passed Spotify. Including people who are still in free or deeply discounted trial periods leading up to paid subscription, Apple Music has a slight edge on Spotify in the U.S., according to one of the people familiar with the figures.
Apple Music has three to four times the number of such trial users as Spotify, according to this person, in part because it doesn't offer a free tier. Also, all Apple Music subscribers are entered automatically into a free initial three-month period. Excluding those trial users, Spotify is ahead, but by a small amount—and that gap is closing.
And that's kind of the point–Apple already has the billing relationship with their users so any resources they spend to convert users to subscribers is money well spent with a much higher likelihood of return.
But Anne Steele is one of the only journalists I've ever read who even mentions the possiblity that Spotify's subscriber numbers are…let's say exaggerated. As she notes:
One question lingering in the industry is what metrics Spotify will have to disclose once it becomes a publicly traded company. The service has periodically released global subscriber totals and just last month touted a new high of 70 million.
Pop quiz–and be honest now–how many times have you thought that Spotify has 70 million paying subscribers? Meaning users who are not on their 14th 90 day free trial? If you look carefully you will see that Spotify itself doesn't ever say 70 million paid subscribers. The hoorah Spotify boosters in the press add "paid". But when the cold hand of the Sarbanes-Oxley truth in public company reporting law comes into Spotify's post-IPO life like it does Apple's, that 70 million number may get clarified–a lot. And my bet is it will move downward or that there will start to be a greater distinction drawn by Spotify between subscribers and paying subscribers.
And that restatement of subcribers is not the kind of conversion that Spotify wants.
Tags: Anne Steele, Apple Music, Spotify IPO, Spotify subscribers


Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) is a detailed food safety procedure that is based on assessing and controlling of chemical ( C), biological (B) and physical (P ) hazards. The HACCP plan is implemented during the entire steps of the food preparation and production including the raw material receiving, processing and dispatch. The main objective is to detect and prevent the potential food safety hazards rather than just auditing of the final product/products.
The Critical Control Points (CCPs) are basically carried out to decrease / eliminate the risk of the identified hazards.It is legally required to carry out the HACCP plan during the production of Juice and seafood. This has been regulated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).
Packaging Packed in a rigid plastic base with modified atmosphere (gas flushing) and heat sealed (grease proof) film with a self adhesive label on the top. Declared as "packed in a protective atmosphere" on the label.
Receiving raw materials Pest infestation. Absorption of water, mould growth. Micro-organisms, spores.
CCP-1BCP Pest control contract. Appropriate storage (at ambient temperature), check use by dates Supplier specification, use reputable suppliers, Spice extract can be substituted with dried spices. Inspect delivery vehicle, drivers. Visual inspection (e.g. monitoring labels of incoming foods to ensure that they come from a reputable source and are according to specification.
Presence of Cl. botulinum. Bacterial spoilage (mainly psychrophilic type as they naturally present in soil). Abrasion / bruising will allow the spores to enter the moist inner tissues (leading to germination and cause spoilage). Presence of stones, grit, stalks, caterpillars or other insects.
CCP-1CP,3B,4B Inspection of vegetables and herbs for microbial spoilage / bruising. Inspection, cleaning and thoroughly washing (preferably with chlorinated water) should be carried out. Supervise loading / unloading procedures. Visual / sensory inspection of raw materials e.g. detection of off-odours.
Storage Pest infestation Under condition of high relative humidity, dried foods absorb water leading to spoilage as a result of mould growth. Product exposed to micro-organisms, mould, yeast due to e.g. inadequate packaging i.e. burst, breakage.
CCP-2BP Use pest control system, storage under conditions which do not expose them to risk of contamination (i.e. cool, dry storage condition). Cool, dry, well ventilated storage is preferred. Ensure packaging is intact, package seal is not compromised. Visual inspection on the quality and state of the raw materials. Measure air in unit and temperature of the food. Equipment maintenance. Inspect cleaning schedule records & observe practice. Ensure stock is rotated.
Deviation of unit temperature can encourage the growth of Micro-organisms e.g. pseudomonas. Cross contamination from other stored products. Out of date.
CCP-2BP Ensure the storage temperature is within 1- 5°C. Minimise temperature fluctuation by reducing opening/ closing the storage door. Fresh vegetables & herbs must be stored separated from other kind of raw materials (such as meat, poultry). Stock control FIFO (first in first out) Supervise the storage practices. Visual inspection on packages. Check records of temperature and humidity in storage.
Washing Enteric pathogens in the water increase microbial load of the product. Presence of foreign objects (grits, stones, etc.) in vegetables. Potential contamination with sanitising chemical residue during washing.
CCP-3BPC, 4BPC Only potable water should be used (obtained from water main supply) Visual inspection of the water. Microbiological analysis of water main periodically. If chlorine or a similar microbicide is not to be added, water should be tested for freedom from coliforms.
Peeling- cutting- coring Cross contamination by infected food handlers (staph. lococcus organism is the most common type). Cross contamination from unhygienic equipment, worktop, utensils, chopping boards, etc. Poor personal hygiene, poor hygiene procedure.
CCP-3BPC,4B All cuts must be completely covered by a suitable waterproof dressing, reporting of sickness and diarrhoea, coughs, colds, eye and ear infections is necessary. Colour coding of equipment is commonly adapted by food handlers to ensure the separation of utensils. Good personal hygiene is essential. Protective clothing must be worn to cover all outdoor wear and also hair Supervise the practices. Inspect cleaning schedules and monitor cleaning procedures.
CCP-3BPC,4B Hygienic performance, clean equipment/ utensils. Foods should be handled as little as possible. Minimum temperature of 65°C is required (using proper-working temperature probes / temperature gauges / monitors, ect). Monitor the practices specified in the control measure category. Supervise the practices. Check the temperature records.
The product is to be cooked for making it palatable and safe for immediate consumption Ineffective heating process due to wrong combination of time and temperature. Toxins, spores may survive during cooking. A few psychrotrophic organisms (e.g. lactobacilli) can survive a process to 65°C and cause spoilage during chill storage.
CCP-3B Ensure proper time/temperature (above 65ºC to maximum 82° C is required) All temperature record charts are inspected regularly. For each product batch, the temperature recorded on the control chart must correspond to the temperature indicated on the master temperature measuring instrument.
Product is aseptically weighed (300g serving) and modified atmosphere packaged Introduction of pathogens due to: Insufficient cooking temperature. Potential contamination from environment or as a result of improper handling.
CCP-4BPC Correct gas flushing (combination of nitrogen, oxygen and carbon dioxide). Ensuring hygienic practice, ensuring required time and temperature has been achieved prior to filling. Correctly operating metal detector with required sensitivity. Monitor all procedures. The temperature is measured before filling. Inspect cleaning schedules. Packaging area and the hygienic practices are observed.
Labelling Incorrect consumer instruction / nutrition information. Incorrect use by date. Misleading / insufficient information. Ensure labelling information meets all legal requirements. (e.g. Instruction for storage; "keep refrigerated, once opened consume within 3 days"). Usage instruction / legally permitted composition values must be correctly declared. Monitor the practices. Visual inspections. Inspect cleaning schedules.
Finished product (chilling) storage Inappropriate storage conditions may result in encouraging the growth / entry of micro-organisms. leaking / leaching of the package seals due to accidental / bad handling. Adequate storage condition (proper ventilation / humidity and temperature); Temperature between 1 & 5°C is adequate. The outgrowth of germinated bacterial spores is inhibited at storage temperatures below 5°C. Care must be taken during handling to avoid/ minimise breakage, damage to the package. Storage area is measured.
Dispatch & Transport Growth of micro-organisms due to abuse / bad handling during transport / distribution e.g. package damaging / leakage. Ensure good handling practice. Appropriate storage condition in transit. Prevent over-loading. Storage temperature of establishment and delivery vehicle is regularly checked. The loading of storage cabinets is inspected. Visual inspection of the cleanliness and hygiene.
Retail Growth of micro-organisms in consequence of abuse i.e. bad handling, bad storage. Provide appropriate instructions about storage conditions to retailer i.e. refrigeration storage (perishable food)/ display by (date printed on the pack.) Date / batch and code.
Consumer instructions Inappropriate storage supporting micro-organism growth. Once opened liable to microbial spoilage / pathogens. Under heating the product can encourage bacterial growth / spore germination. Ensure instructions for storage is written on the package i.e. store in refrigerator / use by (printed on the pack). Instructions such as: once opened keep refrigerated and consume within 3 days. Usage/ heating instruction (microwave power and time) should be clearly specified. Consumer to check storage requirements i.e. air, temperature, humidity of storage unit (refrigerator). Check use by date.
Storage of dry ingredients CCP2 Cool, dry, well-ventilated ambient environment. Inform engineer, reject if outside the limit. Correct storage condition. Microbiologically examination of random samples of ingredients and audit the results. Auditing and report of supplier specifications periodically.
Storage of fresh ingredients (refrigeration) Correct refrigerated temperature (between 1 and 5°C). Correct humidity, air condition. Alert engineers. Reject if outside the limit. QC operator should dispose/ hold the product dependent on time / temperature of deviation. QC/Operation manager must ensure proper operation of the storage unit.
Preparation Refer to standards for each ingredient but ensure hygienic practice. Perishable foods (fresh vegetables, ham, and cheese) should not be kept at room temperature longer than 60min. Dispose of food if the food is in poor condition. Daily log. Ensure staffs are trained adequately. Microbiologically assess random samples & audit the results. Microbial testing to determine the source and type of contamination. Random samples (record results and audit).
Cooking CCP3 Core temperature above >65ºC. Time and temperature sufficient (especially to obtain > 7 log reduction in salmonella). Extend cooking time until temperature achieved. QC manager will reject or hold all affected product(s). Audit and record all time / temperature combinations. Microbial testing to determine the source of contamination (e.g. standard plate count) if shelf life is inadequate. Use biotrace swabbing to ensure / determine sanitation of equipment.
portioning, filling and packaging CCP4 No hazardous pathogens (esp. listeria monocytogenes) on product contact surfaces No foreign body (e.g. plastic, paper, metal fragments ) Reject batch. Audit and record temperature of filling portions. Audit and record metal detecting operation. Rejected products (contaminated with metals) are informed to the QC operator. QC operator investigates the source of contamination.
Finished product(chilling) storage Finished product storage area will not exceed 5°C. If a deviation from a critical limit occurs, the following are implemented: Cause of the exceeded temperature will be identified and eliminated. The CCP should be monitored frequently (every hour). Identified cause of deviation (e.g. equipment failure) is examined to prevent it from reoccurring. QC operator checks all monitoring thermometers and verify activities for correctness and calibrate the accuracy if required. QC operator observes maintenance personnel check finished product storage area on a regular basis.
Retail Product (perishable food) stored in refrigerator. Use by date – 1month shelf life with intact package. Retailer to remove and discard from display if out of date. Adjust storage conditions. Place company address on the label for the purpose of complaints /comments etc.
Consumer Instruction Refrigeration store between 1- 5°C. Once opened store in refrigerator, consume within 3 days. Adjust temperature of the refrigerator. Discard if the product is out of date. Place company's address/ contact number / website address for any complaint/ comment / information. Assess and review satisfactory / dissatisfactory comments.
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Wando Athletics is continuing to use an online format for all Athletic forms. Planet HS is now known as Arbiter Athlete.
Parents and students who created accounts with PlanetHS will have the information rolled over to Arbiter Athlete. All new accounts will be created through Arbiter Athlete.


There are many preparations still pending for that very special day and the last thing you need is the extra worry of the wedding photographs. I guarantee professional, cool, casual, distinct and meticulous work. Don't you think you deserve something more than the traditional poses?
We are going to capture the excitement, love, enthusiasm, happiness and all the beauty of a unique day.
The happiest moments are short-lived. Let me whisk you off in time through pictures so that you can relive each moment: inevitable nerves, knowing looks, excited smiles, heartfelt embraces from your loved ones, overflowing joy in your lifelong friends, a few little tears that escape, emotions running high, the culminating I do and the festive atmosphere that fills the air. I won't miss even the tiniest detail.
See my latest wedding photographic work in Alicante.
It is normal that you are still wondering which photographer to choose for your wedding, it is a very special day and you want everything to go smoothly. If you would like to see my most recent photo shoots in Alicante and in the rest of Spain have a browse through the gallery with my latest photos.
Because I love what I do. If you decide to work with me, you will understand why.
I will make you forget about the lens so that you show me who you really are: natural, cool and authentic. This will make your photographs different from the rest.
• Creativity, passion, empathy and emotion. I don't know any other way of working in this profession. You and your partner are my inspiration.
I will do all the work myself. You have asked for a particular style of wedding photographs, so I can't send anyone else to take them instead of me.
I will be at your side the whole day so that I don't miss out on any of those magic moments.
You will get all the photographs within a maximum of six weeks from the actual wedding day.
How are we going to work?
Firstly and most importantly check my availability; make sure that I can be there with you on your wedding day.
How would you like your wedding photographs? It is really important that we meet, because this will help us get to know each other better. In this way you can provide me with extremely valuable information about what you are like, what you like, what your interests and hobbies are, what you expect of me, what you want your wedding to be like, etc. In short, getting to know each other will really help when it comes to working with the camera.
Once you have organised the times and the locations of the ceremony, reception, celebration, etc., we will come up with the schedule to organise all the logistics and calculate the time so that nothing goes wrong on the big day.
On that very special day, I will be your shadow. I will be there at all times, although you won't notice my presence and I won't miss out on any of the details.
I will give you the first photographs within a week after the wedding.
We will study the photo shoot to select the photos that you like the most and within six weeks from the wedding day you will have your wedding photos as a souvenir. And if you so wish, we can work on the pride and joy of my business, the album.
We can also work on your pre-wedding or Lifestyle photographs together and have an incredible, stress-free photo shoot, so that you can look back on the moment when you met each other.
Do you want me to accompany on your wedding day?
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Paul Cadmus, photographer George Platt Lynes, and art critic Lincoln Kirstein together played a critical role in creating the institutions of the American art world from the late 1920s to the early 1950s. The three created a remarkable world of gay aesthetics and desire in art with the help of their overlapping circle of friends, lovers, and collaborators.
It has been suggested that George Platt Lynes served as a model in the present work.


Drivers face dangerous journeys daily due to ISIL and Shia armed groups, which have taken over main roads.
Taxi drivers cannot travel safely through many areas across Iraq due to the ongoing conflict between the Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) and the country's army.
The drivers say that besides ISIL, which has taken over many main roads, they also face a growing threat of Shia armed groups who are fighting alongside the government.
Al Jazeera's Zeina Khodr reports from northern Iraq.


This is a topic I lived and understand! And taking the first trusted steps to get on a track that will truly break you free from the long grind, poor food choices, and no exercise is important on who you listen to and trust!
Home » Blog » Are you over exhausted and want to get on a GREAT health track for REAL?
I get it. You try so hard to stick to "healthy foods". You've switched to organic foods, and try to eat more fruits and vegetables. Tell yourself you're going to be more active and buy some workout gear and get a gym membership. Most of the products you try are recommended by a friend or endorsed by some random celebrity.
But, the changes you've made aren't making the difference you expected. Your energy levels aren't improving and you're not seeing changes in how you look or feel. Also, "healthy food" is often code for "flavorless".
Then, life happens. You get bogged down at work, with the kids, chores…and the new, organic foods you bought aren't exactly convenient. The ones that are – like that organic plant protein powder from the health food store – are NOT appetizing.
So, you go back to old habits. Vending machines, fast foods, and anything that won't go bad in your fridge in less than a week. Then, you feel guilty about not sticking with your plan. Where did you go wrong?
Take it from me: it's not entirely your fault.
This is a topic I lived and understand! Taking the first trusted steps to get on a track that will truly break you free from the long grind, poor food choices, and lack of exercise is important. You just have to know who you can trust. Once you've established that, it's time to restart your healthy diet and crush your weight loss goals.
Advertising, the media, complicated loophole-filled FDA regulations, and paid celebrity endorsements make it hard to know if the products you're buying are what they say they are. For example: in the craze to make affordable, organic plant-based proteins, manufacturers often make compromises in quality to keep costs down.
As a result, they are often loaded with fillers like guar gum, rice protein, and even sawdust. The products can still claim that they're "all natural" and "organic", because, well, they are. However, just because something is natural doesn't mean you should be eating it. These fillers wreak havoc on your digestive system by inhibiting nutrient absorption, making food harder to digest, and introducing foreign bacteria and chemicals your body was never designed to consume.
What's worse: in third-party testing, many FDA-approved fillers are found to have heavy metal contents that exceed the limits set by Proposition 65. That doesn't exactly promote a warm-fuzzy feeling, does it? And, even with the requirements put forth by the FDA and Proposition 65, food and supplement companies still aren't required to disclose what is harmful. All that's required is a warning label.
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Warning labels are so confusing!
Back to warning labels. Unfortunately, they have their own issues. Warning labels and organic requirements don't always mean that a food or supplement is good for you. Even if they do follow regulations, there's no differentiation between natural or synthetic ingredients, or whether or not the amount of trace chemicals is harmful. Confused yet? It's just the tip of the bureaucratic iceberg.
Wild caught fish, for example, will naturally contain trace amounts of mercury. Organically farmed fruits and vegetables will contain trace chemicals from the nutrients in the soil, especially is the ground has lain fallow. If a synthetic compound is found to be harmful, then the naturally occurring version of that same compound is also red-flagged – even if it is 100% safe. I don't know about you, but all of this contradicting information makes my head spin.
I needed to be able to incorporate healthy, but convenient, foods into my diet. It was so frustrating not knowing who I could or couldn't trust. After all, who has time to look up the history of every food company you buy from, or find verified third-party testing reports? NOT ME.
Also, I knew that if I was struggling to read between the lines of "health foods", then others were too. Losing weight is much more complicated with so many contradicting recommendations coming from every angle. So, I decided to start my own food company. It became my mission.
The first thing I did was align myself with the right experts and those as passionate about this subject as I am. I was lucky enough to find a manufacturer who is not only an expert nutritionist with 30 years of experience but holds a Ph.D. in naturopathy. Together, we've developed a wonderful relationship in creating healthy, nutritional, great-tasting, QUALITY products.
There are a few simple rules and healthy habits I started following that you can incorporate right away. Take it from me (and other health professionals who have much more experience than I do), make small changes first. Once you've got them down, make another change. This improves your chances of a successful weight loss journey exponentially. After all, humans are creatures of habit, and habits take time to make and break.
First, eat foods that will fuel your body without you crashing. Most of the time, energy crashes are the result of high glycemic index (GI) foods. Without a sufficient amount of healthy fat and fiber content, carbohydrates cause spikes in your glucose levels. Your body then releases insulin to lower your blood sugar and make use of the quick energy source. If the glucose spike is high enough and your body releases a lot of insulin in response, you experience an energy crash.
To me, Paleo is the most simple, straightforward, and effective form of healthy eating. It's based on how humans ate before technology and food processing turned food into "food products". By following a Paleo diet plan, I eliminated added sugars, simple carbohydrates, and low-fat foods. Once my body was fueled properly with full-fat dairy products, fiber-rich fruits and vegetables, and nutritionally dense food my energy levels evened out. Make simple switches like sweet potatoes instead of white potatoes or bread. Eat whole fruit instead of fruit juice. Eat REAL FOOD.
To ensure I'm eating the right foods and not tempted to overindulge, I eat every 2-3 hours. By keeping to a regular schedule, I never get too hungry. This reduces or even eliminates the urge to binge. Sweet cravings and overeating are a thing of the past!
The end result: I feel strong and energized. I don't miss my workouts because I'm just too tired. I'm more productive in my work life and feel more fulfilled in my personal life. All because of simple and effective dietary changes.
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La Perla Habana is one of the most coveted labels in cigar history. Two of the industry's most respected entrepreneurs took it upon themselves to recreate this well-known Cuban brand in the Dominican Republic. The Classic line featured this month was reborn almost a century after it was first produced. Sergio Cuevas and Doug Wood have created a cigar in which commitment, quality, and flavor are the sole concerns. Using closely guarded techniques to age and blend the tobaccos, these men have produced a cigar that is worthy of the name, the Pearl of Havana. Since hitting the scene in 1997, this masterfully blended Dominican has became a favorite to many. The entire line has been rated between 88 and 91 in Cigar Aficionado and well deserving of such praise in our opinion. Excellent feel, burn characteristics, smoke volume—the works. It's all in there! Note a sweet woodiness with some mild hints of pepper in the complex flavor profile. This is one for the ol' Port wine or Sherry.


The Columbia County Property Appraiser is responsible for identifying, locating, and fairly valuing all property, both real and personal, within the county for tax purposes. The "market" value of real property is based on the current real estate market. Finding the "market" value of your property means discovering the price most people would pay for your property. Determining a fair and equitable value is the only role of this office in the taxing process.
All this must be done economically - for less than a tenth of what it would cost you to hire someone to independently appraise your property. In fact, the Columbia County Property Appraiser's Office uses nationally recognized appraisal systems and a Computer Assisted Mass Appraisal (CAMA) system to gather, store and analyze the large body of data necessary to arrive at a fair market value for each parcel of property in Columbia County.
Appraisers are also assisted by our Geographic Information System (GIS) which helps us to provide detailed and up-to-date property ownership maps for field appraisers. The GIS system is updated daily to reflect new changes to the land in Columbia County. This information is also used to analyze property data and gives appraisers yet another tool for comparing similar properties.
Florida law specifies that every property must be inspected at least once every five years. Staff appraisers physically inspect the properties to determine any changes such as additions, changes in condition etc. The results of the physical inspection are noted in the CAMA system and are used in the annual calculation of the appraised value of the property.
The property appraiser assesses all property at just value each year. When you establish your homestead exemption, your assessed value is equal to your just/market value. Should the just value of your homestead increase, your assessed value increase is limited to 3 percent or the Consumer Price Index (CPI), whichever is less. This assessment limitation was created in Amendment 10 to the Florida Constitution and is informally known as the "Save Our Homes cap."
In the circumstance where your market value declines, the provisions of the Amendment 10 assessment limitation do not continue to reduce your assessed value. Instead, your assessed value will be increased each year by 3 percent or the Consumer Price Index (CPI), whichever is less, until the assessed value is the same amount as the market/just value. The assessed value can never exceed just value (see s.193.155, F.S. and Rule 12D-8.0062 F.A.C.).
This is the document containing the ruling by a Division of Administrative Hearings Administrative Law Judge upholding the administrative rule.
This summary explains the Department of Revenue�s rule regarding increases in assessed value under the Save Our Homes constitutional amendment and the results of the 1995 challenge to that rule.
Several types of exemptions are available. The type of exemption benefiting the largest number of property-owners is the homestead exemption. If you own property which you use as your primary residence as of January 1, you may apply for homestead exemption. This will reduce the taxable value of your home by up to $50,000, resulting in substantial savings on your property taxes.
Other types of exemptions include: religious, charitable, educational, veteran, widow, widower, blind and permanently disabled. Any new exemption or change in exemption status should be filed as soon as possible, but no later than March 1.


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Q: Android life cycle: Explanation for state transitions I want to discuss the Android life cycle. I know the basics of how the Android life cycle works but there are some questions I want to ask.

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*Why don't Android apps move from running to stop directly why it first goes through the pause phase ?

*Why don't Android apps move from Running to Destroy directly like IPhone apps? Why does it move from Pause->Stopped->Destroy why not Running->Destroy ?

A: Apps are not immediately destroyed mainly for performance reasons. From the Android Developer Activity Reference:

The Android system attempts to keep application process around for as
  long as possible, but eventually will need to remove old processes
  when memory runs low.

If the screen is still powered on and there's no pressing need for your device to free up memory, for example, it's obviously faster for the user if the activity is simply paused instead of completely destroyed. Multiple end lifecycle stages make this possible.
The various callbacks indicate different things. This allows you to separate your cleanup functions into the quick, critical items (disconnecting from system resources like a database or network connection) vs. the longer term tasks (persisting user data across launches of your application, for instance). Because your activity is kept around as long as possible, you can avoid the expensive operations when the user is just pausing the activity momentarily.
onPause() is the first callback, indicating your activity is no longer in the foreground. An app will be paused if a dialog appears or if the user pushes the Home button, for instance. If the app is paused for a dialog, for example, you wouldn't want it to be destroyed because it's still visible.
If you also receive onStop(), it indicates your activity is no longer visible. At this point the user no longer sees what you are displaying. This could mean the user opened another application, for example. Even at this point, however, the system may still keep your activity around to make it quicker for the user to return to it later. (If you/the user ended the activity, however, then it will not be kept and will proceed with the end lifecycle callbacks.)
onDestroy() is the final callback before the activity is destroyed. Note that in extreme cases, the system may destroy your activity without calling this method.


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package com.yjl.javabase.threadaction;

import java.util.*;

import net.jcip.annotations.*;

/**
 * HiddenIterator
 * <p/>
 * Iteration hidden within string concatenation
 *
 * @author Brian Goetz and Tim Peierls
 */
public class HiddenIterator {
    @GuardedBy("this") private final Set<Integer> set = new HashSet<Integer>();

    public synchronized void add(Integer i) {
        set.add(i);
    }

    public synchronized void remove(Integer i) {
        set.remove(i);
    }

    public void addTenThings() {
        Random r = new Random();
        for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++)
            add(r.nextInt());
        System.out.println("DEBUG: added ten elements to " + set);
    }
}

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Horror film favorites Debbie Rochon and Tina Krause will land in Kansas City to film a promotional trailer for the upcoming feature film 'Devil's Fork'.
The film follows the story of a married couple (Rochon and Allen Lowman) on a long ride home from a wedding reception. Upon their fateful decision to pick up an attractive female hitch-hiker (Krause) they begin a terrifying cross-country journey filled with violence as the hitch-hiker's Darwinist accomplice, known only as Preacher (Jared Cyr) tests the couple with a number of increasingly horrific situations.
Rochon herself, a veteran of over 130 films, says "This is one of the most extreme scripts I have read" which should please her many fans as well as fans of the horror genre. "We've done whatever we have to do to continue moving forward with this project, and with this trailer, we should definitely be able to attract final financing" says Director/Producer Jeff Chitty. Chitty, along with Producers Sally Sinn and Nancy Platt have managed local fundraising events to raise funds to bring the cast out for a weekend to film the trailer.
The producers hope to obtain full funding and begin principal photography by spring/summer 2009.


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Title: Variable Argument Counts
Description: Dealing with arguments that can contain multiple values.
---

In addition to choosing an action for each argument, you can specify
*how many* values each argument can consume. The first part is the NumArgs
property, which gives the value limit for the argument. The second part,
constraints, comes in four flavors: Exact, AtLeast, AtMost, and Optional. Any
named argument may take exactly the number of values specified or use that as
the minimum or maximum number consumed. The final constraint, Optional, can be
set on a reference type or Nullable property and it indicates that a value
for the argument can be provided or left off. If the argument is given without
a value, the value will be copied from the `Const` property on the argument.
For more complex types, `Const` may be set to a string and the value will be
converted to the destination type in the same way other argument values are
converted.

```csharp
[NamedArgument('s', "server", Constraint = NumArgsConstraint.Optional, Const = 1234)]
public int? Server { get; set; }
```

You may also use Optional arguments to define boolean flags that can easily be scripted (explicitly set to true or false).

```csharp
private class Options
{
	[NamedArgument('f', "flag",
	   Constraint = NumArgsConstraint.Optional,
	   Action = ParseAction.Store,
	   Const = true)]
	public bool Flag { get; set; }

}
```

And call it with any of the following:

    -f
    -f true
    -f false

Since positional arguments are not
delimited in any discernable way only the *last* positional argument,
by Index, may use the constraints AtLeast or AtMost. All previous positional
arguments must consume an exact number of values.


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Zhaire Smith of Texas Tech is one of six players working out for the Phoenix Suns today.
While owning the No. 1 overall pick in the draft is the headline for the Phoenix Suns, with the team also having three other selections in its coffers there are plenty of players to consider.
Toward that end, the Suns are hosting six players in a predraft workout today.
Phoenix will put Notre Dame's Bonzie Colson Jr., Wake Forest's Bryant Crawford, Oregon State's Drew Eubanks, Bosnia's Markus Loncar, Georgia Tech's Josh Okogie and Texas Tech's Zhaire Smith through their paces today, according to the team.
The Suns own the first, the 16th, the 31st and 59th overall selections in the draft, which will be held Thursday at Barclays Center in Brooklyn.


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Modi govt allocates 1% of UPA budget to "rehabilitate" manual scavengers in 2017-18: Govt of India official
BE: Budget Estimates; RE: Revised Estimates
In a shocking revelation, PS Krishnan, IAS (Retd), who is member of the National Monitoring Committee for Education of SCs, STs and Persons with Disabilities, has said that as against the UPA budget of 2013-14, when Rs 557 crore for provided for the rehabilitation of manual scavengers, the Government of India budget provides "less than 1% of it."
Former secretary, ministry of welfare, Government of India, Krishnan says, the "neglect of the safai karmacharis" (manual scavengers) could be seen to have begun in 2014-15, when the NDA came to power. Thus, just about Rs 47 crore was spent in 2014-15, or merely 10% of the 2014-15 budget estimate (BE) provision of Rs. 439.04 crore."
"This neglect", says Krishnan, "worsened in 2015-16 when the revised estimate (RE) was only Rs 10.01 crore compared to the BE of Rs. 470.19 crore."
Krishan underlines, "The gross under-utilization in 2015-16 RE was taken as the base for 2016-17 BE and a mere Rs10 crore was provided. Even this has been grossly under-utilized as seen from the 2016-17 RE of Rs 1.00 crore."
Worse, he says, "In 2017-18 the BE has been further halved with a paltry provision of Rs 5.00 crore."
According to Krishan, the "reduced outlay for self-employment scheme of liberation and rehabilitation of safai karmacharis … is specifically implemented for one category of scheduled castes (SCs)" who form "about 10% of the total SC population."
The reduction, he says, has come about despite the fact that "successive governments have accepted the liberation and rehabilitation of safai karmacharis as a priority programme."
Thus, Krishnan states, "An Act was passed in 1993, namely, the Employment of Manual Scavengers & Construction of Dry Latrines (Prohibition) Act, which was substituted by another and stronger Act, namely, Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act, 2013."
However, he regrets, "The outlay for this scheme is at variance with the national policy accepted by successive governments of the past and present and the purpose of the important legislation of 2013 and the sympathy for 'scavengers' expressed from time to time by successive ruling parties and their leaders."
Arguing in his paper "Budget 2917-18 and the Special Component Plan for Scheduled Castes (SCP) and Tribal Sub-Plan (TsP): The History of Neglect and Casualness over the Last Many Years Across Different Governments Continues", distributed through a Dalit media network, Krishnan says, overall, too, the total amount of allocation for the welfare of SCs in the present Budget, Rs 52,392.55 crore, works out to be just 2.44% of the total expenditure.
While it is "better" than the previous budget when the "total amount of allocations for SCs in BE 2016-17 was Rs. 38,832.63 crore, which worked out to be 1.96% of the total budget expenditure, it nevertheless shows the "casual attitude towards SCs and … their developmental needs."
Pointing out that SC population of India is 16.6%, Krishnan wonders, against this backdrop, how could commentators in the media went out of the way "to portray this as a great sop for the SCs as part of vote-bank politics in the context of the current series of elections to the state assemblies of Uttar Pradesh, Punjab etc."
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Priests of Prosperity explores the unsung revolutionary campaign to transform postcommunist central banks from command-economy cash cows into Western-style monetary guardians. Juliet Johnson conducted more than 160 interviews in seventeen countries with central bankers, international assistance providers, policymakers, and private-sector finance professionals over the course of fifteen years. She argues that a powerful transnational central banking community concentrated in Western Europe and North America integrated postcommunist central bankers into its network, shaped their ideas about the role of central banks, and helped them develop modern tools of central banking.
Johnson's detailed comparative studies of central bank development in Hungary, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Russia, and Kyrgyzstan take readers from the birth of the campaign in the late 1980s to the challenges faced by central bankers after the global financial crisis. As the comfortable certainties of the past collapse around them, today's central bankers in the postcommunist world and beyond find themselves torn between allegiance to their transnational community and its principles on the one hand and their increasingly complex and politicized national roles on the other. Priests of Prosperity will appeal to a diverse audience of scholars in political science, finance, economics, geography, and sociology as well as to central bankers and other policymakers interested in the future of international finance, global governance, and economic development.


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Commission On International Trade Law
Texts and Status
Library and Research Resources
Technical Assistance and Coordination
Working Group IV: Electronic Commerce
International Payments (1988-1992)
24 th session, 27 January - 7 February 1992, Vienna
A/CN.9/360 - Electronic data interchange: report of the Working Group on International Payments on the work of twenty-fourth session
A/CN.9/WG.IV/WP.52 - Provisional agenda
A/CN.9/WG.IV/WP.53 - Possible issues to be included in the programme of future work on the legal aspects of EDI
23 rd session, 3-10 September 1991, New York
A/CN.9/346 - International credit transfers: comments on the draft Model Law on International Credit Transfers
A/CN.9/347 and Add.1 - Model Law on International Credit Transfers: compilation of comments by Governments and international organizations
A/CN.9/357 - International countertrade: report of the Working Group on International payments on the work of its twenty-third session
A/CN.9/WG.IV/WP.51, Add.1-7 - Draft chapters of legal guide on drawing up contracts in international countertrade transactions: sample chapters: report of the Secretary-General
22 nd session, 26 November - 7 December 1990, Vienna
A/CN.9/344 - Report of the Working Group on International Payments on the work of its twenty-second session
A/CN.9/WG.IV/WP.49 - International Credit Transfers: Comments on the draft Model Law on International Credit Transfers
21 st session, 9-20 July 1990, New York
A/CN.9/341 - Report of the Working Group on International Payments on the work of its twenty-first session
A/CN.9/WG.IV/WP.46, Corr.1 - International credit transfers: comments on the draft Model Law on International Credit Transfers
A/CN.9/WG.IV/WP.47 - International credit transfers: proposal of the United States of America
20 th session, 27 November - 8 December 1989, Vienna
A/CN.9/329 - Report of the Working Group on International Payments on the work of its twentieth session
A/CN.9WG.IV/WP.43 - Provisional agenda
19 th session, 10-21 July 1989, New York
A/CN.9/328 - Report of the Working Group on International Payments on the work of its nineteenth session
A/CN.9/WG.IV/WP.42 - International credit transfers: Major issues to be considered by the Working Group
18 th session, 5-16 December 1988, Vienna
A/CN.9/318 - Report of the Working Group on International Payments on the work of its eighteenth session
A/CN.9/WG.IV/WP.39 - Draft model rules on electronic funds transfers
17 th session, 5-15 July 1988, New York
A/CN.9/317 - Report of the Working Group on International Payments on the work of its seventeenth session
16 th session, 2-13 November 1987, Vienna
A/CN.9/297 - Report of the Working Group on International Payments on the work of its sixthteenth session
A/CN.9/301 - Stand-by-letters of credit and guarantees
A/CN.9/WG.IV/WP.35 - Electronic Fund Transfers
1987 - UNCITRAL Legal Guide on Electronic Funds Transfers


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Blackface (Object Lessons)
Ayanna Thompson
Jane Haile
This powerful little book belongs to the Object Lessons series described by one admirer in the flyleaf as "the most consistently interesting non-fiction book series in America" (Megan Volpert, Pop Matters). Typically these books, which fit nicely into a small pocket at around 25,000 words, focus on a specific, often prosaic object, upon which the author can ruminate to his or her content— though always bearing in mind space limitations—with often surprising and profound results.
Ayanna Thompson has chosen the concept and practice of blackface for her wide-ranging and hard-hitting meditations. The launching pad was her surprise and horror that in the third grade at her son's private school, many of the white children presenting research projects on their heroes and heroines—Martin Luther King Jr., Serena Williams, Arthur Ashe—were "in full-on blackface make-up."
At the same time "not one of the children of colour in my son's class applied racial prosthetics to look white. Why Not? Were they less committed to the fidelity of their representations? Did they know something the white children did not? Or did the white children know something the black and brown children did not?" Her book is dedicated to exploring these questions.
Beginning with several contemporary examples she shows how blackface is defended by white people as an act of celebration and love, or imitation and verisimilitude, through "the inherent white supremacist logic of white innocence." Among those singled out as perpetrators of this logic are two decades ago Megyn Kelly and Justin Trudeau; and more recently fashion designers Gucci and Moncler, with many eminent practitioners in between. She declares that there is "a filthy and vile thread" linking the first performances of blackness on an English stage, with the killing of George Floyd in 2020.
Thompson traces the application of Black makeup by white people from the medieval Mystery Play cycles of York, Coventry, and Chester, UK, where blackness indicated devils, fallen angels, or the souls of the damned; through Shakespearean drama (featuring two modes: "exhibition black" and "racial prosthetics black"); the once very popular black and white minstrel shows aired inter alia on the BBC; to eminent white actors, including Sir Laurence Olivier, blacking up to play Othello. "Olivier's costumes get smaller and smaller as the film progresses exposing more and more of his painted body and inviting the viewer to wonder how far up the makeup goes. All. The. Way."
As she shows there are gradations of horror expressed toward different performances; blackface minstrelsy is now regarded as "beyond the pale (pardon the pun)"; whereas there has been more hesitancy to condemn the great and the good for succumbing to this mode and attracting a lot of publicity and funds.
In an interesting chapter she reflects by contrast on the very uneven success of Black actors taking on white parts with the application of whiteface that involved. As she notes "White actors in blackface = congruous. Black actors in whiteface = incongruous."
Thompson states somewhere midway, "The politics of performance are less relevant to me, than the sustained performance tradition. By all appearances white people simply love to play black, and they can't give it up even when they know it's wrong."
But the politics and the individual performances are surely inextricable. Unequal power relations (actual or perceived), permit and support the blackface transgressions. Sir Laurence Olivier . . . rich, white, heterosexual, male can "play at" being Black, and return untarnished to his position at the top of the evolutionary tree! The equations are different for Black actors who take on whiteface.
Perhaps the Object Lessons mode militates against this approach, but in fact Thompson's witty and pointed analysis would have benefited if she had stressed a little more the political, social, and financial issues that sustain blackface manifestations, as an epi-phenomenon of historical racial inequality.
She aptly illustrates that Olivier had an unseemly, even lascivious, enjoyment in applying his black face and body make-up. And there were surely eminent Black actors who could have played Othello. But Olivier was also massively sustained by commercial and reputational forces at least in the UK. Whereas, in the US the political atmosphere had changed and moved on, giving rise to critical horror at Olivier's performance.
It would have been interesting to comment further (space permitting of course!) on the intersections of race and gender power relations. Are women less likely to don blackface? It seems so from the material presented here. bell hooks' commentary on the propensity of Black male comedians to cross-dress as overweight Black females quoted briefly, is another good illustration of compound, unequal power relations.
In general men (Black or white) acting as women are old, fat, unwanted, and ridiculous—the pantomime "Widow Twanky"); while when women act as men (Marlene Dietrich in top hat and tails, or the traditional pantomime Prince Charming, almost always played by a beauty queen) they are definitively if briefly improving their status and attractiveness.
It's well-known that in any society trans women face more difficulties in being accepted than trans men. And in terms of media, famous actor Scarlett Johansson was surprised at the outcry from trans actors when she prepared to play a trans male part; hadn't she after all already been Japanese?
Thompson ends on a cautiously optimistic note, that since George Floyd's killing there is a broader audience wishing to engage in informed dialogues about race, and that this would include, for example, teachers and parents at her children's schools. She acknowledges her debt to numerous other publications on blackface minstrelsy, and hopes that her book will be the last one on blackface that is needed!
Blackface is a passionate, well-informed, and gripping read, though in places tighter editing would have strengthened her complex and compressed arguments. Overall, another triumph for Object Lessons.
After a long career as staff member of the United Nations in Asia, the Caribbean, Africa and the Middle East, Jane Haile is currently based in Brussels as an independent consultant on gender, human rights and development issues. She has an extensive list of academic and professional publications.


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Update on Firearms Related Legislation for 2021
Posted in:Shooting Safety
As of April 28, 2021, the most up-to-date information on the firearms related legislation proposed in 2021 is summarized below.
SB118 Sen. John "Jay" Morris (R)- [Supported by LSA] Provides relative to the concealed carrying of firearms by extending the prohibition from carrying and concealing a handgun while under the influence of alcohol or a controlled dangerous substance to non-permitted but otherwise legal carriers and extends the notification requirement to police officers to non-permitted but otherwise legal carriers
Reported Favorably by the Senate Committee on Judiciary C
Passed by the Full Senate on a vote of 26 Yeas to 11 Nays; ordered re-engrossed and sent to the House.
SB115 Sen. Barrow Peacock (R)- [LSA has No Postition] Prohibits possession of firearms, ammunition, or electric weapons or devices by certain felons
HB48 Rep. Blake Miguez (R)- [Supported by LSA] Provides relative to the requirements for concealed handgun permit safety and training course applicants and instructors
Reported Favorably by the House Administration of Criminal Justice with no opposition
HB596 Rep. Bryan Fontenot (R)- [Supported by LSA] Provides relative to the concealed carrying of firearms; not "true" Constitutional Carry as currently written, it is an advancement for the right to keep and bear arms (i.e., it's not what we want, but its better than what we have). The LSA would like to see this bill amended.
Reported Favorably by the House Administration of Criminal Justice on a vote of 8 Yeas to 4 Nays
HB118 Rep. Larry Frieman (R)- [Supported by LSA] Firearms Protection Act making Louisiana a 2nd Amendment Sanctuary State, to prevent federal regulation from infringing on a citizen's right to keep and bear arms.
HB16 Rep. Danny McCormick (R)- [Supported by LSA] Constitutional Carry, legalizes Concealed Carry for the same law-abiding citizens who can legally Open Carry in Louisiana. The Concealed Handgun License will remain in tact as an option for those who wish to seek reciprocity in other states.
Involuntarily deferred by the House Administration of Criminal Justice on a vote of 4 Yeas to 8 Nays
HB353 Rep. Mandie Landry (D) [Opposed by LSA] Prohibits the private transfer of firearms between lawful individuals without first obtaining a background check
Voluntarily deferred by the Author
HB124 Rep. Paul Hollis (R)- [Supported by LSA] Provides an exception to certain offenses of illegal carrying of weapons for persons with a concealed handgun permit
The following bills have not been considered as of this date.
HB52 Rep. Debbie Villio (R)- [LSA has No Position] (Constitutional Amendment) Adds aggravated battery committed with a firearm to the list of crimes for which special juvenile procedures are not required
Withdrawn prior to introduction
HB326 Rep. Tammy Phelps (D) [Opposed by LSA] Removes the requirement that the handgun be possessed on the offender's person in order for illegal possession of a handgun by a juvenile to apply
Referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice
HB597 Rep. Blake Miguez (R)- [Supported by LSA] Provides relative to prohibition on certain governmental entity contracts with companies that discriminate against firearm and ammunition industries
Referred to the Committee on Appropriations
Passing of LSA Life Member, Mary Elizabeth Norckauer
LSA Life Member H.R. "Butch" Norckauer recently informed the LSA of the passing of his aunt, Mary Elizabeth Norckauer on April 2nd at 96. She was a LIfe Member of the LSA and a Member of the NRA. Among her many athletic skills, several decades ago she was an active competitive shooter. Largely a pistol shooter she made the United States team and earned international medals, thus earning the title of Internationally Distinguished Shooter. As an assistant professor at LSU, she taught marksmanship including rifle, pistol and shotgun shooting. Her obituary can be read below and a news video can be seen here.
Mary Elizabeth Briggs Norckauer, a native and resident of Baton Rouge, passed away on April 2, 2021 at the age of 96. To her friends and family she was "Pud." Mary Elizabeth had an interesting life, which touched many people and activities. She primarily considered herself an athlete and never married. She attended Dufrocq Elementary School, and graduated from both Baton Rouge High School and Louisiana State University with a Masters Degree. After college and the war she played for the Grand Rapids Chicks in the Women's Professional Baseball League. During her first teaching assignment in Port Arthur, TX, she learned to ice skate. While Holiday on Ice was touring in Houston, TX, she auditioned and was hired by them. For 10 years she went on to skate and choreograph all around the world before coming home to Baton Rouge. On her return she took a teaching position at Louisiana State University where she taught a wide variety of sports. For over three decades she taught everything from dance to skating to shooting (archery, rifle, pistol & shotgun) to fencing and survival, to name a few. She was the founder of the LSU Golden Girls and choreographed them for most of their first decade. During these years her personal shooting accomplishments placed her on the United States of America Shooting Team where she traveled internationally and earned the rank of Internationally Distinguished Shooter. In her senior years she focused on track and field and not only did she win, but she set many age group National and World Records in running, jumping and throwing events. She also participated in not so athletic activities like the Baton Rouge Little Theater. And, she supported many philanthropic activities. Whatever she focused on she practiced and trained to be the best. She was a great instructor, athlete, aunt and friend. She was preceded in death by her parents William Henry and Vida Gertrude McAtee Norckauer, and her brother Heber Regal Norckauer (Joyce). She is survived by her niece Christine Ann Norckauer Carroza (John) and nephews William Henry "Bill" Norckauer and Heber Regal "Butch" Norckauer, Jr. (Sheila) and their numerous children and grandchildren. Mary Elizabeth donated to a wide range of charities and the family asks that in lieu of flowers a donation be made in her name to your charity of choice.
Firearms Related Legislation for 2021
Here is a list of firearms related legislation proposed in Louisiana for the 2021 Legislative Session.
SB118 Sen. John Morris (R)- [Supported by LSA] Provides relative to the concealed carrying of firearms by extending the prohibition from carrying and concealing a handgun while under the influence of alcohol or a controlled dangerous substance to non-permitted but otherwise legal carriers and extends the notification requirement to police officers to non-permitted but otherwise legal carriers


The 2016 Met Gala is happening tonight (May 2), and every A-lister on the planet is there. This year's theme is Manus x Machina: Fashion In An Age Of Technology, which basically means fashion and robots. Some celebs kept their looks in line with the theme–metallic colors and structural patterns–and some didn't. But that didn't make their outfits any less fantastic. Check out some of the best looks from fashion's (and apparently robots') biggest night below.


Netflix is riding this Ted Bundy wave all the way, controversy be damned. It wasn't long ago that a docu-series about the infamous serial killer took some heat for glorifying the man who many found to be extremely attractive. The network's response to this was to pick up the Sundance film Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile which stars the painfully-unattractive Zac Efron as Bundy and is directed by Joe Berlinger, the guy responsible for the aforementioned doc.
The film had a ton of buzz at Sundance for Efron's performance as the killer, who committed dozens of murders across multiple states in the 1970s. The whole time he was hiding his dark side from his partner, Elizabeth (Lily Collins), and the film is about her slow realization of Bundy's true nature.
I attended the premiere and came away disappointed, wishing it had focused less on Bundy's dull courtroom battles. But Netflix is clearly positioning the film as a horror keeping in line with their plethora of true-crime content, and I think that's the best way to market it to those specific subscribers.
Also starring Kaya Scodelario, Jeffrey Donovan, Angela Sarafyan, Dylan Baker, Brian Geraghty, Terry Kinney, Haley Joel Osment, James Hetfield, Grace Victoria Cox, Jim Parsons, and John Malkovich, Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile hits Netflix on May 3rd.


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CELEBRATING NEW BEDFORD FESTIVAL THEATRE'S 30th SEASON!
Join us on opening night at the show and then come dance the night away at our Disco Night After Party!
After party includes: great food, super desserts, bar, Dee Jay and a Meet & Greet with the cast!


April 3, 2018. Ben playing some fantastic local music along with keeping you informed on trending news and upcoming shows around Metro Detroit. Is it Spring yet or what?
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Principal Office Holders
SOAS Centenary
Questions worth asking: the Campaign for SOAS
Honorary Fellows & Honorary Graduates
SOAS Blogs
SOAS and the Community
History of SOAS
SOAS Vision and Strategy
SOAS is ranked in the Top 50 of UK Universities in the Times Good University Guide 2021
SOAS University of London, continues to rank in the top 50 of UK Universities in the Times/Sunday Times Good University Guide 2021 (published September 2020).
SOAS also continues to rank in the top ten of London Universities.
On Social Inclusion, SOAS has improved 45 places this year in this table to rank equal 48th place. SOAS places in the top quartile for Ethnicity (ranked 11), and Black Attainment Gap (where it ranks =19).
SOAS has improved into the top quartile for Entry Standards and continues to remain in the top quartile for Firsts/2:1s and Student-staff ratio.
Find out about study at SOAS.
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package net.ssehub.easy.producer.ui.internal;

import java.util.Collection;

import org.eclipse.jface.viewers.LabelProvider;
import org.eclipse.jface.window.Window;
import org.eclipse.swt.graphics.Image;
import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Shell;
import org.eclipse.ui.dialogs.ElementListSelectionDialog;

import net.ssehub.easy.varModel.model.IvmlDatatypeVisitor;
import net.ssehub.easy.varModel.model.datatypes.Compound;
import net.ssehub.easy.varModel.model.datatypes.IDatatype;
import net.ssehub.easy.varModel.model.datatypes.IResolutionScope;
import net.ssehub.easy.varModel.model.values.Value;

/**
 * Implements a type selection dialog.
 *
 * @author Holger Eichelberger
 */
public class TypeSelectionDialog {

    /**
     * Implements a type label provider.
     *
     * @author Holger Eichelberger
     */
    private static class TypeLabelProvider extends LabelProvider {

        @Override
        public Image getImage(Object element) {
            return null;
        }

        @Override
        public String getText(Object element) {
            String result;
            if (element instanceof IDatatype) {
                result = IvmlDatatypeVisitor.getQualifiedType((IDatatype) element);
            } else {
                result = element == null ? "" : element.toString();
            }
            return result;
        }

    }

    /**
     * Opens a type selection dialog based on the given title and types. No type is selected
     * by default.
     *
     * @param <T> the specific data type to work with
     * @param shell the parent shell
     * @param title the title
     * @param types the types to select from
     * @return the selected datatype, null if none was selected
     */
    public static <T extends IDatatype> T open(Shell shell, String title, Collection<T> types) {
        return open(shell, title, types, null);
    }

    /**
     * Opens a type selection dialog based on the given title and types.
     *
     * @param <T> the specific data type to work with
     * @param shell the parent shell
     * @param title the title
     * @param types the types to select from
     * @param selected the type to be selected by default, null for none
     * @return the selected datatype, null if none was selected
     */
    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    public static <T extends IDatatype> T open(Shell shell, String title, Collection<T> types, T selected) {
        T result = null;
        ElementListSelectionDialog dialog =
            new ElementListSelectionDialog(shell, new TypeLabelProvider());
        dialog.setAllowDuplicates(false);
        dialog.setMultipleSelection(false);
        dialog.setElements(types.toArray());
        dialog.setTitle(title);
        if (null != selected) {
            Object[] initialSelections = new Object[1];
            initialSelections[0] = selected;
            dialog.setInitialSelections(initialSelections);
        }
        if (dialog.open() == Window.OK) {
            result = (T) dialog.getFirstResult();
        }
        return result;
    }

    /**
     * Allows the user to select a compound type from all refining types from type. No selection
     * is shown if there are no refining types. No selection is made in the dialog.
     *
     * @param shell the shell to display the dialog
     * @param title the dialog title
     * @param scope the search scope/project
     * @param type the compound type to search refined types for
     * @return the selected type, type if there was none, null if a selection dialog was show but
     *   no selection was made
     */
    public static Compound selectCompoundType(Shell shell, String title, IResolutionScope scope, Compound type) {
        return selectCompoundType(shell, title, scope, type, null);
    }

    /**
     * Allows the user to select a compound type from all refining types from type. No selection
     * is shown if there are no refining types.
     *
     * @param shell the shell to display the dialog
     * @param title the dialog title
     * @param scope the search scope/project
     * @param type the compound type to search refined types for
     * @param current the type to be selected in the dialog, null for no selection
     * @return the selected type, type if there was none, null if a selection dialog was show but
     *   no selection was made
     */
    public static Compound selectCompoundType(Shell shell, String title, IResolutionScope scope, Compound type,
        Compound current) {
        Compound result = type;
        Collection<Compound> candidates = type.implementingNonAbstract(scope);
        if (candidates.size() > 1) {
            result = open(shell, title, candidates);
        }
        return result;
    }

    /**
     * Returns "(actual: <valueType>)" if value is not null, deflt else. Can be
     * used to compose the title of a type selection dialog. [utility]
     *
     * @param value the value to return the type string for
     * @param deflt the default if value is null
     * @return the type string
     */
    public static String getActualTypeString(Value value, String deflt) {
        return null == value ? deflt : getActualTypeString(value.getType(), deflt);
    }

    /**
     * Returns "(actual: <type>)" if type is not null, deflt else. Can be
     * used to compose the title of a type selection dialog. [utility]
     *
     * @param type the value to return the type string for
     * @param deflt the default if value is null
     * @return the type string
     */
    public static String getActualTypeString(IDatatype type, String deflt) {
        return null == type ? deflt : " (actual: " + IvmlDatatypeVisitor.getQualifiedType(type) + ")";
    }

}