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Offensive operations resumed in Kharkiv region
Russian units resumed their offensive southeast of Kharkov in the area of the village of Barvenkovo. This, in particular, is reported in the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Barvenkovo is of great strategic importance, since it opens the way for an attack on Slavyansk, Kramatorsk and Pavlodar (Dnipropetrovsk region). To protect the city, Ukrainian troops tried for several months to turn it into an impregnable fortress and prevent the advance of the RF Armed Forces.
Ukrainian sources report the advance of Russian troops from the village of Suligovka to Novaya Dmitrovka, as well as from Barbashovka to Karnaukhovka. The successful actions of the allied units near Barvenkovo are of great importance for the liberation of the Kharkov region and adjacent territories from pro-Kiev formations.
Meanwhile, in the event of major defeats for the Ukrainians, the US military may intervene in military operations, as the White House will try to prevent the collapse of the Kyiv regime. John Mearsheimer, professor of political science at the University of Chicago, expressed this point of view.
A more likely US intervention scenario if the Ukrainian army starts to fall apart and Russia wins a major victory
- the expert noted in an article for the journal Foreign Affairs.
Photos used: Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation
Offline soloist2424
soloist2424 (Oleg) 19 August 2022 13: 11
One place made me laugh:
Professor! The US Army does not demonstrate readiness to fight a strong opponent. You yourself can go to defend Zelensky. But remember, the funeral is at your own expense.
Peace Peace. (Tumar Tumar) 19 August 2022 20: 42
The infrastructure of Western Ukraine should be destroyed, at any cost, even going for broke.
Offline Neville Stator
Neville Stator (Neville Stator) 19 August 2022 22: 20
You are very right. This has been discussed here and on other forums for a long time. There is unanimity in this.
Zharkov's strategic attack seems like a good solution.
Offline shinobi
shinobi (Yuri) 20 August 2022 08: 36
What kind of professor? Where did he come from? Why should his personal opinion suddenly be more important than the plans of the Pentagon? The generals openly say that the American army will not participate in the conflict. The State Department is afraid of this development like fire, but the professor expressed his opinion and let the journalists broadcast it. .So it doesn't work, even in the US.


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Q: Printing next string in array of pointers to strings( char *arr[ ] ) in C why my code doesn't print parasyte ?
and how printing string works when I use %s with the pointer of the first char! , shouldn't it give me an error ?
 #include <stdio.h>

    int main ()
    {
        char *anime[] = { "naruto", "parasyte" };
        printf ("Anime is %s \n", anime[0] + 7);
        return 0;
    }

A: EDIT: anime[0] + 7 is undefined behavior because we can't assure inside memory that the strings going to be adjacent. Using anime[1] is indeed the right solution to your problem. See below comments of this answer for explanation.

Because anime[0] + 6 actually points to null-terminator instead of the next string.
Internally, your anime array is stored like this in the memory:
n, a, r, u, t, o, \0, p, a, r, a, s, y, t, e, \0
So as you can see, there is an "invisible" null-terminator at the end of "naruto" string.
A workaround might be to add 7 instead of 6, so it will point to the next string.
#include <stdio.h>

int
main ()
{
    char *anime[] = { "naruto", "parasyte" };
    printf ("Anime is %s \n", anime[0] + 7);
    return 0;
}

Or else using anime[1] instead, which is just way cleaner.

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Last night on BBC2's "Newsnight" there was a lively discussion on the topic on Madam Mayhem's "Brexit Deal" and the prospects/desirability of a second referendum. The journalist Jenni Russell aka Mrs Stephen Lambert, stated quite adamantly that given that a No Deal Brexit would be catastrophic it should NOT be on the ballot in a second referendum.
There is a big problem here, and we are not referring to the big problem Mrs Lambert correctly fears, namely a No Deal Brexit. Again your Editor craves the reader's indulgence by the use of yet another phrase; "Punching above it's weight."
Ever since the week commencing Sunday 2nd September 1945 when the Japanese Foreign Minister Mamoru Shigemitsu signed the Instrument of Surrender on board the USS Missouri (BB.63), the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has sought to maintain as far as possible it's Great Power presence on the world stage. Each generation of British politicians – and this applies right across the mainstream political spectrum presently represented, on the left for the Labour party by such as by comrades Corbyn and McDonnell and on the right by such as Jacob Rees-Mogg and Bernard Jenkin, have followed this policy in the manner of an addict, unable to give up the source of their addition. For that source is the most addictive of all: Power or as it is now, the perception of power. This is why, throughout the now long period of public spending cuts, both the Labour and Conservative governments have kept the policy of 0.7% of GDP spent on foreign aid. Because this 0.7% is the rent that the now denuded UK must pay to retain it's membership of the so called Great Power Club and all the privileges that go with it: Membership of the G7/G8, retention of it's Permanent Member status – with veto – on the UN's Security Council AND having HM The Queen and her successor, HRH the Prince of Wales confirmed as Head of the Commonwealth. Another expensive addiction – one Comrade Corbyn is not addicted to – is the so called UK "independent" nuclear deterrent.
These addictions have required the diplomatic/political support of the USA to maintain them. The USA's concern about what started off as the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) established in 1951 by the Treaty of Paris, caused the US State Department to adopt the policy of advocating and later supporting the UK's membership of the European Community/European Economic Community/European Union.
Since that time, the UK's politicians have come to the same realisation as French politicians – EC/EEC/EU membership actually assists in projecting their country's presence on the world stage.
Here is a FACT: There are THREE important EU member states. They are in order of importance (to the EU):
#1: Germany
#2: France
#3: the UK
Each country's relationship with the EU is unique notwithstanding that legally (by the common treaties) they are essentially the same.
For Germany, the EU acts in the manner of a cloak. Germany – for reasons that are fundamental to its politics and social cohesion and consensus – uses the EU as a vehicle through which to project it's influence on the world stage. Here is a FACT: Germans who are not political extremists (the great majority) are very uncomfortable with the idea of an openly powerful Germany.
For France, the very opposite applies! Much has been talked and written about the importance of the Franco-German axis. These two countries have indeed a special relationship. It is in many ways a relationship that is full of contradictions and opposites. Germany eschews open political power and is fervently "non nuclear". France is the opposite and intervenes military in it's Francophone former empire and has a truly independent nuclear deterrent and has most of it's electricity generated by nuclear power. France not only has nuclear powered submarines but a nuclear powered aircraft carrier.
Then we have the curious case of the UK. To describe the UK's relationship with the EU, one can be reminded the late Right Honourable Michael Meacher, the Member for Oldham West and Royton. Mr Meacher, a left wing Labour MP was sometimes jokingly referred to as "Tony Benn's representative on Earth". Well the UK can be considered as the USA's and the anglosphere's representative in the EU. The other very important aspect of the UK's membership (and one repeatedly pointed out by UKIP members) is that the UK is punctilious for observing and enforcing all EU regulations and directives and of course, paying in more to the EU than it gets out!
Here is another FACT: Some Remainers and Remaniacs suggest that the UK's behaviour during the Brexit period has cause the EU to be pleased at the prospect of Brexit and will happily shout, Good Riddance! From the rooftop of the EU's HQ in Brussels. There is a word to accurately describe this: BULLSHIT.
Here is another FACT: The EU is the sum of it's parts! The loss of the UK will weaken it, not only economically but politically and diplomatically.
Thus as we can see, the EU is the vehicle whereby and through each country's unique relationship with it, each country gets to project itself onto the world stage in the manner it and it's people are most comfortable with: For Germany it disguises her power, and influence – much in the manner that a significant shareholder in a company uses a nominee. For France and the UK it is as a lens to magnify their power and influence. For all three countries there is a price to may: Loss of Sovereignty.
For the UK, it's politicians have an additional burden: it is illegal! The details of this illegality has been explained at length on repeated occasions by this organ and therefore we will not repeat them here.
Much is talked by what are now described as "Brexiteers" and what used to be described as "EuroRealists" of how the EU is a recreation of the Soviet Union and is undemocratic.
To describe the EU as a second USSR is again bullshit. However what has been called "the democracy deficit" needs to be dealt with. The democracy deficit is in fact a central part of the EU's structure. Paradoxically however this has not been set up to diminish the Member States but in fact to enhance and preserve their influence! You see, democratically accountable power lies in the parliaments and the governments of the member states. That way, the government of each state exercises an influence on the governance and policy of the EU. Were as some Lib-Dem Remainiacs want, the EU was to elect it's government that would reduce the member states to the status of provinces.
Those of us who want to re-establish lawful sovereign government in the formerly sovereign United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, MUST be prepared to be A: Called "Little Englanders" by the Remaniacs and B: Accept that the UK can not have the role of "Great Power" on the world stage after Brexit.
What we will detail here is the relevance of the second part of today's title: Walking the walk and not just talking the talk. The phrase first used in June 1921 by the Mansfield News, an Ohio newspaper.
Given the long established desire of the UK's politicians to maintain their presence on the world stage, they have to address a particular issue: Hypocrisy.
UK politicians regularly take assorted foreign despots to task for failing to meet proper standards of democratic due process and human rights. President Vladimir Putin is a frequent object of their attentions.
If therefore journalist Jenni Russell's suggestion that were the only two choices on the ballot paper of a second referendum to be either Madame Mayhem's "Brexit Deal" and Revoking Article 50 (Remaining in the EU), doubtless President Putin will direct Russia's state media organisations to point out the glaring democratic deficit inherent in this.
Here is another FACT: Many in the Leave campaign – including every member of UKIP (except one – Moi!) – advocated leaving the EU without a deal. Indeed, it's leader Mr Gerard Batten has advocated the desirability of a Brexit via repeal of the ECA 1972.
This county proclaims it is a democracy. A key criterion of democracy is open debate and freedom of choice. This means that the wishes of millions of Britons – to leave the EU with no deal – should be on the ballot paper.
Therefore the question should be: How should the referendum be structured. We already know it has to incorporate it's own legal foundations as such the Act has to suspend the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (c. 16). In our recent article (http://www.british-gazette.co.uk/2018/11/27/a-second-referendum-bah-humbug/) we suggested that for three choices (Madame's Deal/Remain/No Deal) the Alternative Vote or Supplementary Vote is used. However, given the momentous consequences of a vote for a No Deal Brexit, there is a very strong case for employing the Second Ballot system (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two-round_system).
The disadvantages of the Second Ballot are time (two rounds of voting) and voter fatigue. It's advantage is that the voters actually have the final say.
Brexit, EU, second referendum, UK
Nina Payne
Thank you Peter.

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I had my first interview with EA today. John Vifian gave me a call at the appointed time and we talked about the job of Development Director (DD) at EA Partners (EAP). It was fun talking to him–he has some great experience in the industry.
The DDs report to Exec Producers who report to Tom Frisina. As I understand it, DDs at EAP represent the publishers (EA's) interests on a project by helping guide the studio EA has a partnership with; ideally to help them take a successful game and turn it into a successful franchise. That involves the omnipresent budget, schedule, and product/quality balancing act for which the DD is ultimately responsible. It sounds a lot like a publisher-side Producer role as I've seen them at other publishers. The DD at Maxis is a bit heavier on the technical side of things and is internal to the studio, so EAPs DD seems a little different. I think I recall John mentioning that the role is somewhat new for EAP, but I'm not certain if I remember that correctly.
We also spoke about my reasons for wanting to work in game production and whether EAP would be a better fit than a production role on a game. Frankly, they both sound like a lot of fun to me! On the one hand, I love driving business and working with partner organizations to get things done. What EAP does is a lot of what has drawn me to consulting over and over, but with the added bonus of working on games as the product. On the other hand, I also love being on the ground, helping shape a piece of software into a full fledged product, which is more the role of a studio producer. I think I cannot go wrong applying for production jobs in EAP or elsewhere in EA. :) I tend to lean slightly toward EAP-style production over studio-production, but theyd both be a great time in my book.
I've befriended a number of producers, 2 developer CEOs, and a number of other industry veterans whom I speak with regularly in order to gain a better understanding of game production. I've also joined the IGDA's committee on Quality of Life and I'm contributing to a whitepaper and a panel at the next GDC. In that capacity I've begun interviewing producers, developers, testers, and artists about their experiences…it's been an invaluable learning experience.
I have read most of the production articles on Gamasutra and I plan on rereading them before my first day of work. I've also started on the postmortems. Between these two sections I've found some helpful insights into the issues specific to game production. I've found a lot of parallels where my experience will apply well and I've had the chance to identify a number of areas I want to learn more.
Other books on my reading list before day 1 of work are: Game Design: Theory & Practice, Game Architecture and Design and Masters of Doom. Besides being a quick learner (I love learning, it's one of my hobbies), I happen to be a very good book learner and these books have been praised for their insights into game development.
I've spent the last several months becoming familiar with the game industry itself–how it works, who the players are, where the money is, and where the tea leaves appear to be pointing. I feel I have a solid beginning grasp of the business which I expect will help me understand what my boss and my boss's boss are trying to accomplish.
Being a lifelong gamer, it's no big sacrifice to buy and play a few more of the latest games. ;) Lately I've been playing The Sims, SimCity 4, Battlefield: 1942, Homeworld 2, Fatal Frame, Battle Realms, Jedi Outcast, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, and American McGee's Alice not only for my personal enjoyment, but also with a critical eye towards how they are built, why they are or are not fun, and what their target market is. I've started a notebook where I record the high points and low point of each so I can apply what I've learned to future projects.
It does sound a bit salesie unfortunately, but I wanted to follow up promptly so I just did the brain dump–I emailed these to John shortly after our call. I've thought of a number of ways that I'll be able to work on it once I'm on board, but I'll save that for my next interview. John tells me the next step is to setup a call with the Craig Alexander, the hiring manager. Craig sounds like a very busy guy though, and I didnt get the impression they are trying to fill the spot to meet a deadline, so I'm guessing I'll hear from him sometime in the next few weeks.


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Emperor Maximinus Thrax
Life: AD c.173 – 238
Name: Gaius Julius Verus Maximinus
Born AD ca. 173 in the Danube region.
Became emperor in March AD 235.
Wife: Caecilia Paulina (one son; Gaius Julius Verus Maximinus).
Died at Aquileia, April AD 238.
Traditionally the birth of Maximinus is stated as having been either in AD 172 or 173, as was believed by the ancient historians. Today however there is some doubt if this truly was the case. It might indeed well have been that he was born as much as a decade after AD 173, perhaps even later than that.
Despite him being known as Thrax (the Tracian) it is actually believed that he was from Moesia, the son of a Gothic father and an Alan mother.
Maximinus was truly a mountain of a man. Surely the largest man ever to hold imperial office, the Historia Augusta states him at 8 ft 6 in tall (2.6 metres), and so strong that he could pull an ox cart on his own.
Maximinus was a harsh man, too harsh perhaps. But his military achievements mark him out as much more than the brutish illiterate peasant, which many historians describe him as. Extraordinarily brave and physically overwhelming he was the ideal soldier. Though the historians were clearly right in their opinion that Maximinus lacked what it needed to be an emperor.
Maximinus began his remarkable career as a simply soldier in a Thracian auxiliary unit. His legendary physical prowess had him rise up the military ladder.
By AD 232 he might have commanded a legion based in Egypt and played a leading role in the campaign against the Parthians by Alexander Severus. In fact he briefly became governor of the reconquered province of Mesopotamia.
Then, in AD 235, he was on the Rhine in command of a force of recruits from Pannonia, when the payments to the Alemanni enraged the army against their emperor Alexander Severus. Was Alexander generally seen as a weak commander with doubtful achievements in Mesopotamia, then now the army's men saw a stern, awesome military leader in Maximinus. The army revolted, killed Alexander Severus and his mother Julia Mamaea, and proclaimed the giant Maximinus emperor.
The senate found itself in no position to object and simply confirmed Maximinus as emperor. But there was much ill-feeling about this elevation. Not only had the senators not been consulted at all, but Maximinus was a coarse peasant, whilst the emperor they had just lost had been mild and benevolent ruler.
Maximinus knew that the war against the Alemanni was of paramount importance. For it was the very reason because of which his predecessor had been killed.
But first the new emperor need to deal with potential internal rebellions. At first, while he was trying to begin a campaign across the Rhine, a group of officers, backed by influential senators, planned to cut the bridge of boats leading across the river, helplessly stranded the other side. At his subsequent death at the hands of the Germans they intended to proclaim the senator Magnus emperor.
But the conspiracy was betrayed and Maximinus had all the suspects executed.
Then there followed a very brief crisis among the eastern archers (Mesopotamians from Osrhoene) which had come to the Rhine with Alexander Severus and still held dear his memory. They invested as emperor one of the Alexander's friends, Quartinus. But their leader Macedo then changed sides and instead killed Quartinus.
The threats had been averted, but did take a toll on the emperor who thereafter remained deeply suspicious of everyone.
With senators being to most obvious threat to him as they were the likeliest candidates for imperial office, he had them all removed from the army, replacing them with loyal soldiers who owed their previous promotions to him.
These revolts having been dealt with, Maximinus then crossed back over the Rhine and drove deep into Germany, his troops marauding the country. A decisive battle then was fought in a swamp near the border dividing today's regions of Württenberg and Baden. The emperor is said to have himself been chest-high in the water at times, urging on his men, leading them, despite heavy losses, to a devastating defeat over their enemy. The Alemanni, badly mauled by the Roman forces, would thereafter remain at peace for some time.
Celebrating his victory Maximinus promoted his son Maximus to the rank of Caesar (junior emperor).
Maximinus then went about strengthening the German border defences, but was soon called to deal with troublesome Dacian and Sarmatian tribes along the Danube. He spent the winter of AD 235-36 at Sirmium and then led successful campaigns against these tribesmen.
As a military leader Maximinus was an outstanding man, but as a ruler of empire his methods were coarse and short-sighted. To fund his campaigns he confiscated and extorted funds from the property owning classes. He even raided the funds for the poor (alimenta) and tampered with the corn dole in desperate measures to pay for his military expeditions.
This in turn made sure that Maximinus, though highly successful in battle, became deeply unpopular among all his subjects.
It was in the spring of AD 238, Maximinus was still at Sirmium, that news reached him of a revolt.
The governor of Africa, Marcus Antonius Gordianus Sempronianus, together with his son had been hailed emperors at Carthage. Maximinus quickly set about preparing his troops and marched on Italy. But as he was on the way the revolt of the Gordians, lasting only 22 days, was already put down by the governor of Numidia, Capellianus.
But the crisis was far from over. The senate, which had clearly supported the Gordians and which was determined to rid itself from the common soldier on the throne now pronounced no fewer than two new emperors, Pupienus and Balbinus, with the young Gordian III as Caesar.
And so Maximus continued on, seeking to win his throne back. Commanding the powerful Danubian legions, the odds seemed in his favour. But as Maximinus reached Emona in northern Italy he found it deserted. The entire town had been evacuated by his opponents. There was no food. All had been destroyed.
The troops' morale sunk drastically. Nonetheless he continued on to the city of Aquileia. But there he found the city gates closed. Despite his offers of rewards and amnesties, Maximinus was refused entry. Enraged he sought to take the city by storm, but his attack was repulsed and his troops suffered heavy losses.
Maximinus now found himself in desperate straits. With no food for his troops, he could go no further.And so he resolved to besiege Aquileia. He might have succeeded, were it not for the severe discipline he demanded of his men. With morale low and a severe lack of food, he pushed matters too far by treating his officers and troops to harshly at this time of crisis.
On 10 May AD 238 some of the troops, most of all those whose families were in territory held by the enemy(the Praetorians and the Legio II 'Parthica'), rose in revolt and killed Maximinus and his son Maximus.
Their heads were severed and carried to Rome by a group of cavalrymen.
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Some trees have a single "gender" but many do not. The way to tell is to see if the male (pollen) parts are present on separate flowers on different trees from the "female" (ovary - ie, infant fruit) parts.
If you clip the male flowers, will it turn your plant into a female?


Tesla Inc. said on Feb. 6 it was lowering the price of its Model 3 sedan for the second time this year, moves that come in the wake of Tesla losing a tax credit that made its cars more affordable for U.S. buyers.
A U.S. federal tax credit began phasing out for Tesla in January, effectively raising the price of cars by $3,750. Tesla said on Feb. 5 it had cut the Model 3 price by $1,100, following a cut of as much as $2,000 in January.
Musk told a Twitter user that the company is "doing everything we can" to drop the Model 3 base price to $35,000, without credits. "It's a super hard grind," he wrote.
The billionaire in the past few months has been pushing for cost-cutting initiatives, like cutting jobs and ending a customer referral program. Tesla said in a statement that ending the costly referral program allowed it to cut the Model 3 price.
Tesla delivered fewer-than-expected Model 3 sedans in the fourth quarter.
The Palo Alto, California-based company's share were down 0.45 percent at $319.89 in premarket trading on Feb. 6.


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Does the Texas-Mexico border really need a Predator drone to patrol the border from Brownsville to El Paso?
Congressman Henry Cuellar, a Democrat from Laredo, is pushing for a drone to patrol the border. These are the same drones that are bombing Pakistani tribal areas. Of course, this drone won't be loaded with missiles – at least not yet.
The San Antonio Express-News reported last weekend that Cuellar would push for a drone to monitor the Texas-Mexico border during a meeting in April with Homeland Security officials and officials from the Federal Aviation Administration.
I think border residents should have the opportunity to be briefed on the security concerns. The Texas border is much more heavily populated than the Arizona border. Imagine having a drone crash in your backyard? Border residents should also have input on whether they want an unmanned predator drone circling over their communities. The border has already become so militarized, and now besides the wall, the video cameras, the ground sensors, the soldiers and Border Patrol agents we've got a Predator drone circling overhead. "Eyes in the skies," Cuellar calls it.
This is great news for the U.S. firm General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, which makes the multi-million dollar Predator drones, but not so great for border communities and their civil liberties.


The rival of Giant Douche to become South Park Elementary's new mascot, Turd Sandwhich was nominated by Eric Cartman to replace the incumbent Mooey. Although he debated hard and was supported by a campaign run by Cartman and Butters Stotch, he failed to attain the highest office available to mascots, as Mooey was re-instated for another term. The Turd Sandwhich has since faded into obscurity once more.


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Parents pop into Special Care Baby Unit to present generous donation
Jenna and Jordan Groves along with their gorgeous twins Sian and Billy donated an incredible £2,450 to the Special Care Baby Unit during the official opening of the refurbished unit.
The generous couple along with their colleagues, family and friends had raised the money through a charity auction, workplace donations and at the Christening of the happy twins.
Premature babies, Sian and Billy had been born at the George Eliot Hospital twenty five weeks into mum Jenna's pregnancy. Weighing just 1lb 12oz and 1lb 11oz respectively they had spent 16 weeks in hospital including 7 weeks within the Special Care Baby Unit. Despite a few health issues after birth they are both doing really well now and enjoyed visiting the newly refurbished facilities during its official opening.
Mum, Jenna said: "It was wonderful to go on a tour of the new facilities which look fantastic.
"We wanted to make a donation to the unit which had supported us with brilliant care during a difficult time.
"We would like to thank all our family, friends and colleagues at Coventry businesses, Oakwood Financial Management, Allen Ford and Tesco at Arena Park for their support."
George Eliot Hospital Fundraising Coordinator, Jean Whittaker said: "We want to say a huge thank you to the Groves family, their friends and colleagues for this fabulous donation which will be used to buy furniture and other items for the new family room with the Special Care Baby Unit."


I have been photographing my little cousin Abraham before he was even born. I've lost count of how many times I've photographed this gorgeous little guy. The last time we did a session he was 12 months, and now, 6 months later, he's this wild child that won't hold still long enough to take a picture :-) I've really enjoyed seeing him grow up, and (since he's the baby of the entire family) he brings SO much joy.
For this session I decided I wanted to try an indoor, studio-type session. I'd never done this before, so I thought it best to try it with family. I'm glad I did! Not my best pictures, that's for sure.... :-) I will definitely be sticking to on-location sessions with natural light. But, these were too cute not to share so here they are. Enjoy!
He is such an incredibly handsome little guy. AND.... He's about to be a big brother! As if those news weren't exciting enough... His parents are expecting twins! Yes, I said TWINS! We don't yet know what gender the twins will be, but we're SO excited to meet them and for this little guy to become a big brother!
Can you imagine twins that are as gorgeous as Abraham is??
Love this. Too stinkin' cute.
Jester hat! Abraham is too cute for his own good!
Then we put some different jammies on him and.... elf slippers!
Abraham had a blast trying on the different hats I had as props.
Okay, so this isn't very Christmassy, but I just had to. I go to UCLA, and this is my last year there (joy! tear...), and because these were taken a few days before the huge cross-town rivalry football game (UCLA vs. USC) I just HAD to dress him up in UCLA gear!
Unfortunately UCLA lost (50-0!! Pitiful... shameful....) but Abraham still looked gorgeous rocking his UCLA jacket and hat. (This was taken during a break, hence why we are outside).
We then went for the final two outfits. My cousin-in-law makes these awesome bow ties and I couldn't wait to try it on Abraham. Heart-melter!
And this outfit was requested by his dad - specifically the cowboy boots :-) Oh, and by the way, Abraham is singing here. He had just had his snack and he drank Capri Sun with it, and he then pulled the straw out and used it as a microphone when I put Christmas music on. LOVE.
I had to get a shot of those adorable boots though, so we took his pants off. How cute is that??? (And by the way, Abraham was saying here "Hey, somethings missing.... :-)"