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It was my mum's birthday last week. As previously mentioned on the blog, she's a fan of 'healthy-ish' cakes; those with chunks of fruit or shredded vegetables, almond meal or ricotta, less sugar than the average celebratory kind.
I usually bake her some sort of carrot loaf (like these cupcakes) or a dense orange and almond cake (like this one) but as I had leftover poached quince sitting in the fridge, I decided to experiment with a very old fashioned 'upside down cake'.
Just so you know: I'd never previously made an upside down cake. Despite trying the 'classic pineapple' version during my childhood, the idea of making my own seemed… well, rather antiquated (perhaps due to mental images of 1920's housewives!).
However, after spying this stunning creation by Gina De Palma on Fine Cooking, I was hooked on the idea of an upside down quince cake. Ruby wedges of fragrant quince atop a soft, moist almond cake? Definitely mum's kind of thing.
As I had already poached my autumn quince with a good amount vanilla and spice, I decided to divert from the spiced brown sugar cake batter in Gina's original recipe. Instead, worked from this recipe, incorporating a generous amount of fragrant lemon zest whilst swapping the brown sugar and honey for white caster sugar. I also added a generous glug of Amaretto instead of vanilla essence (it's a birthday, after all).
We shared this ruby red autumn beauty last night after a Moroccan-inspired dinner for mum's birthday. Each slice was served warm (except dad's, because dad) with a dollop of thickened cream and toasted almonds for crunch.
Happy birthday mama bear. Love you x
quince and amaretto cake
Inspired by Upside Down Quince and Honey Spice Cake by Gina De Palma
Makes one 22cm cake
- poached quince (about 2 quince worth, or 1/3 of recipe)
- 250g salted butter (approx 1 cup) at room temperature
- 3 free-range eggs
- 1 1/4 cups (250g) white caster sugar
- 2 tsp finely grated (unwaxed) lemon rind
- 1/2 cup (50g) almond meal (ground almonds)
- 3/4 cup (185mL) almond milk (substitute other plant based or dairy milk)
- 2 1/4 cups (300g) self-raising flour, sifted
- good glug of Amaretto liqueur (substitute vanilla essence or another sweet almond or hazelnut liqueur)
to serve:
- 1 cup quince poaching liquid, reduced over the stove into a syrup* (optional)
- 1/4 cup toasted flaked almonds
Preheat oven to 180 degrees C (350 degrees f). Grease the base and sides of a 22cm springform pan and line well with baking parchment.
Slice the quince wedges into neat slices that are around 1cm thick. Arrange half of the slices in a rough concentric circle around the outer ring of the prepared cake pan (set the rest of the slices aside to create a layer of quince in the centre of the cake). Keep moving inwards until the bottom of the pan is covered (I didn't bother being too perfectionistic, however you can cut the slices a bit thinner and create overlapping patterns if you desire!). Set aside.
Add the softened butter and sugar into a large bowl. Beat well with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Add in the eggs one at a time, beating well between each new addition. Fold in the almond meal and lemon rind, then the milk and Amaretto. Finally, sift over the flour and fold to incorporate.
Carefully spoon half of the batter over the quince slices. Smooth out with the back of a spoon, then layer over the other half of your quince slices. Top with the remaining batter, carefully smoothing the surface to hide any pieces of quince. Tap the tin on a hard surface to ensure the batter fully adheres to the quince at the bottom of the tin.
Place the tin onto an oven tray (to ensure that escaping quince juices don't end up on the bottom of your oven), then transfer the cake into your preheated oven. Bake, uncovered, for 60-90 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean. Cool in the tin, releasing the sides of the tin after 5 minutes.
To serve, slice the domed top off the cake (if there is one) and carefully invert it onto a plate. Peel back the baking parchment slowly, ensuring that any broken or dislodged slices of quince are carefully placed back onto the cake with a butter knife.
If desired, pour over a little bit of the reduced quince syrup, smoothing it over the cake with the back of a spoon (I let a bit run down the sides to look pretty). Scatter the toasted almonds around the edges if you fancy. Serve wedges of this cake at room temperature or warm (don't serve this cake cold or you'll lose the subtleties of the quince and almond liqueur) with a good spoonful of thickened cream.
*quince syrup: just simmer the reserved poaching liquid in a small pan over medium heat (I add a little splash of white wine vinegar but that's not even necessary, I just like a little extra tang) until it becomes thickened and glossy. Watch the pan as you don't want it to darken too much. When the syrup reaches your desired consistency, allow it to cool slightly, then drizzle some over the cake as above. Serve the remainder with the cake, for people to pour over as desired.


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Mike acquired his first Akita in 1979, with no intentions of ever showing, he just fell in love with the breed. Just 10 years later, in 1989 he was hooked by the show bug and bought his first show dog. Joto Soretsu Tora Inu. Joto finished his championship and Mike was hooked. Mike has continued since then with a selective but successful breeding program.
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They met, at where else, a dog show. Not only that but an Akita specialty. It took a little while for things to get rolling, but once we were off it was obvious it was right! We were married on July 6th, 2001 and the three of us became a family. Mike, London, and I debated on which kennel name to use, we decided to come up with a completely new one… Liberty Akitas was born. It is our love of the American Akita that helped us decide the name.
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Cross-sectional team Mathematical Methods and Algorithms
The cross-sectional team (CST) "Mathematical Methods and Algorithms" deals with mathematical aspects of computer simulations. Mathematical modeling, development and improvement of numerical algorithms as well as their application are important ingredients to computer simulations of complex systems and processes. In order to broaden the methodological basis of computational science this team carries out research in all these different areas. The R&D activities are performed in close cooperation with researchers of JSC's other groups, especially the SimLabs, as well as academic and industrial partners outside JSC.
Numerical Algorithms for High Performance Computing
The development of numerical methods and algorithms which are of strategic importance in a wide range of application fields is a cornerstone of scientific computing. In order to make simulations more realistic the system size or the accuracy of the models has to be increased. In both cases the applications depend on powerful numerical algorithms which make efficient use of high performance computer architectures. Thus one focus of research in the CST team is the provision of efficient numerical core algorithms.
Some recent results and on-going work in this area are
- Research on parallel-in-time integration methods
- Research on partial differential equations
- Highly-scalable Fast Multipole Method for simulations of systems with trillions of particles
- Porting parallel mathematical software to new HPC systems, performance evaluation
Modeling and Simulation
Another focus of research is the application of mathematical methods to problems which cannot be successfully tackled with already existing solutions. The questions arise very often within collaborations with academic research groups inside and outside Forschungszentrum Jülich as well as from projects with industry. Current activities include the
Application projects
We offer any kind of collaboration in the field of Statistics such as modeling and model fitting which leads to parameter estimation. Precisely, the construction of e.g. point estimators, their numerical computations, and the investigation of their large-sample properties. Additionally, to assess the quality of fits, we use basic graphical tools, goodness-of-fit statistics, and information criteria.
Interactions with SimLabs
The CST team "Mathematical Methods and Algorithms" collaborates with JSC's SimLabs wherever mathematical expertise helps to enable simulations for supercomputing.
Current cooperations include the SimLabs
- Plasma Physics
Topic: Lattice operators for periodic boundaries in 1D, 2D, 3D
- Molecular Systems
Topic: Adapting and optimizing the Fast Multipole Method (FMM) for new architectures and processors. FMM is part of the SCAFACOS library (scalable fast Coulomb Solvers).
- Neuroscience
Topic: Image segmentation and registration
- Highly scalable fluid and solid engineering (FSE)
Topic: Aeronautical simulation software for up-to-date architectures together with DLR


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JPA1 provides a way for users to specify that a field will be persisted serialised. This is of use, for example, to collections/maps/arrays which typically are stored using join tables or foreign-keys to other records. By specifying that a field is serialised a column will be added to store that field and the field will be serialised into it.
JPA's definition of serialising applies to any field and all in the same way, unlike the situation with JDO which provides much more flexibility. Perhaps the most important thing to bear in mind when deciding to serialise a field is that that object in the field being serialised must implement java.io.Serializable.
|Applicable to RDBMS, HBase, MongoDB
If you wish to serialise a particular field into a single column (in the table of the class), you need to simply mark the field as a "lob" (large object). Let's take an example. We have the following classes
and we want the animals collection to be serialised into a single column in the table storing the Farm class, so we define our MetaData like this
<entity class="Farm"> <table name="FARM"/> <attributes> ... <basic name="animals"> <column name="ANIMALS"/> <lob/> </basic> ... </attributes> </entity>
So we make use of the lob element (or @Lob annotation). This specification results in a table like this
Provisos to bear in mind are
If the field that we want to serialise is of type String, byte[], char[], Byte[] or Character[] then the field will be serialised into a CLOB column rather than BLOB.
See also :-
|Applicable to RDBMS
Note this is not part of the JPA spec, but is available in DataNucleus to ease your usage. If you have a non-relation field that implements Serializable you have the option of serialising it into a file on the local disk. This could be useful where you have a large file and don't want to persist very large objects into your RDBMS. Obviously this will mean that the field is no longer queryable, but then if its a large file you likely don't care about that. So let's give an example
@Entity public class Person { @Id long id; @Basic @Lob @Extension(vendorName="datanucleus", key="serializeToFileLocation" value="person_avatars") AvatarImage image; }
Or using XML
<entity class="Person"> <attributes> ... <basic name="image"> <lob/> <extension key="serializeToFileLocation" value="person_avatars" </basic> ... </attributes> </entity>
So this will now persist a file into a folder person_avatars with filename as the String form of the identity of the owning object. In a real world example you likely will specify the extension value as an absolute path name, so you can place it anywhere in the local disk.


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Some time ago, I posted a rather controversial article that ended up being one of the most visited posts on my blog– 7 Reasons why you should NOT use Hootsuite. It even prompted the Vice President of Community at Hootsuite to respond in the comments.
Although I tried my very best to give a balanced view and to list the positives, it was, at the end of the day, a list of the problems that I had encountered with Hootsuite. Since then I've wanted to list some of the positives and reasons why some people and businesses should use Hootsuite. Despite the issues that I brought up in the original post, Hootsuite remains one of the most comprehensive social media management tools out there and I still recommend it to businesses today in certain situations.
What is Hootsuite and what does it Do?
Hootsuite is one of many tools referred to as a "Social Media Management System" or tool. It helps you keep track and manage your many social network channels. It can enable you to monitor what people are saying about your brand and help you respond instantly. You can view streams from multiple networks such as Facebook, Twitter and Google+ and post updates or reply directly. With so many networks for businesses to manage, it's no doubt Social Media Management tools have become so popular and relied upon by many companies today.
If you manage the updates for your business' social networks, it's highly likely that you will have heard of Hootsuite. In a survey from monitoring tool Pingdom, Hootsuite came up as the top Social Media Management System, with over 20% of companies using it to manage their social media empires. TweetDeck was second and SocialEngage third. To see more details, see the original Pingdom post on the survey.
Hootsuite was launched back in 2008 by Invoke Media and since then has accrued an impressive array of features.
Here are my 7 reasons why you may want to consider using Hootsuite to manage your social network channels…
1) Monitor Multiple Streams in One Place
Probably one of the most compelling reasons to use Hootsuite is the fact that it allows you to manage so many different social networks. Hootsuite currently allows you to manage:
- Facebook Profiles, Events, Groups & Pages
- LinkedIn Profiles, Pages & Groups
- Google+ Pages (currently not personal profiles)
- Foursquare
- Myspace
- WordPress blogs
- Mixi (Japanese Social Network)
- Vimeo, via.me, reddit, StumbleUpon, Instagram, edocr, tumblr, evernote, flickr, get Satisfaction, mailchimp, slideshare, storify (via 3rd party apps)
- Many more!
You can even add more than one of the same network. This can be useful if you manage multiple Twitter channels, or Facebook pages. You can even post to multiple channels at the same time. However do be careful here– think of the type of audience you have on each network. Your Facebook fans will be different to your Twitter followers. Also, Twitter only allows 140 characters where as Facebook allows much longer and richer posts with photos and videos. Hootsuite is currently one of the only ways to cross-post to a Google+ page and is now available in the free version.
2) You Have a Team Managing Your Social Media Empire
If you have more than one person managing your business' social networks or you share the load with an outside social media management business, you may have encountered a number of issues in trying to keep on top of things.
Firstly there is security– allowing other people to manage your Twitter account will mean sharing your Twitter password. Never a good thing!
Secondly, how do you properly share the management of the various networks within a team? How do you know if a team member has already responded or in the process of responding to a message or status?
The main reason I would recommend Hootsuite to a business will be Hootsuite's team management facility. Hootsuite allows you to delegate responses to different team members. For example if you receive 20 mentions in one day, the administrator can delegate each one to a different team member. When a team member is logged in, they'll see which tasks have been allocated to them and not make the mistake of responding to a status that has already been replied to.
Another useful tool is Hootsuite's messaging feature which allows team members to send private messages to each other. This is particularly useful if your team members are located outside of the office (for example they work from home)
Be aware that multiple team members can get expensive in Hootsuite. For medium to large businesses with a good marketing budget, this shouldn't be an issue, but smaller businesses may struggle. Firstly you need to have a Pro account which costs $9.99 per month. With a pro account, you get two team members. Each extra team member gets more expensive, and when you want to have more than 10 you'll need to get an Enterprise account. Hootsuite don't publish the prices of the Enterprise account but it is probably around the $1,500 per month mark. Here is a table that outlines how the pricing structure for teams works (taken from an earlier post)
|Total Users
|Included in Free Plan
|Included in Pro Plan
|2 are included in Pro Plan + 1 extra user at $10/mth
|2 are included in Pro Plan + 1 extra user at $10/mth + 1 user at $15/mth
|2 are included in Pro Plan + 1 at $10/mth + 2 users at $15/mth
|2 are included in Pro Plan + 1 at $10/mth + 3 users at $15/mth
|2 are included in Pro Plan + 1 at $10/mth + 4 users at $15/mth
|2 are included in Pro Plan + 1 at $10/mth + 5 users at $15/mth
|2 are included in Pro Plan + 1 at $10/mth + 6 users at $15/mth
|2 are included in Pro Plan + 1 at $10/mth + 7 users at $15/mth
|The maximum number of users in Hoostuite Pro is 10, to add more users you will need a Hootsuite Enterprise account.
3) Managing Customer Service on Twitter
Whether or not you should use Hootsuite to manage your social networks depends on the type of business you have as well as the reasons you have a social network presence in the first place. If your primary reason for a social presence is for managing customer service on Twitter, then Hootsuite probably will be the best tool for you. Mobile networks or Utility companies love Hootsuite as it allows them to delegate customer messages to different team members and these can be managed overall by an administrator. Another useful feature is that Hootsuite allows you to store draft messages that you can post when you receive a frequently asked question for example open hours or directions to your business.
4) You Want to Cross Post to Your Google+ Page
Google's own social layer, Google+ is finally being seen as an important network for businesses to be using. Not only does it help with SEO and the authorship of your website or blog, but it has some amazing features that could help you reach your customers such as Communities and Hangouts.
Currently the only way to post to your Google+ profile is by using the Google+ website or mobile app. When it comes to updating and managing your Google+ business page you have a bit more choice– and Hootsuite is a big winner here! The Google+ API is very limited in that it currently only supports pages and not personal profiles. Full access to the page API has only been given to a few partners, of which Hootsuite is one.
Google+ management used to be available only in the $1500+ per month Hootsuite Enterprise plan. The good news is that it's now available to all, including free users.
Pretty much all the Google+ features you'd expect are available, including posting to your circles, location, links and scheduling. If you add the update manually in Hootsuite it will also generate the full summary and thumbnail of the link. This is very important as it is will be more visible and will resilt in more click-throughs. Despite me not being a fan of the ow.ly url shortener, the resulting post won't show the ow.ly link in an obvious way, although it does say that the post was made via Hootsuite. Be careful though, if you bulk upload or connect an RSS feed to your Google+ page– you won't get the thumbnail or summary– just the text. With that in mind, I'd avoid automatically posting to your Google+ page via Hootsuite completely or only in special circumstances.
If you can think of special circumstances, you might be interested to know that my favourite social media tool, IFTTT, has a Hootsuite channel. This allows you to post to your Google+ business page from other services such as your blog, email or SMS.
5) Completely Cross Platform
I'm a great believer in making things cross-platform, although I do realise it's not always easy to achieve This is one advantage in making Hootsuite a web app– it's easy to make it work on Mac OSX, Windows, Linux and mobile platforms. Hootsuite indeed works on all modern browsers (of course you need an internet connection!), and it has a plethora of dedicated mobile apps to help you on the move. The only omission currently is an app for Windows Mobile since there are apps for the iPhone, iPad, Android and Blackberry.
I must admit, I don't particularly enjoy using the Hootsuite mobile apps (at least the Android one which I've tried) but if you are managing your social networks as part of a team, you will be relying on the Hootsuite mobile apps, particularly for managing Twitter. The mobile Facebook app allows you to manage Facebook pages if you are an administrator without having to share any passwords. Unfortunately, Twitter doesn't have any administrative features, and so the only way to allow multiple people to manage a Twitter account is by sharing the password.That's not great from a security point of view and could potentially open up your Twitter account to abuse, especially if one of your team members were to leave the company. If your team members use one of the Hootsuite apps to manage your business' social networks, you no longer have to share any passwords for your social networks, since each member will be using their own Hootsuite account.
6) Get Free Reports by Email
If you solely or mainly use Hootsuite to manage your Social networks, then you will find the weekly analytics report very useful. Each week, Hootsuite sends you an email with a pdf attachment of your click summaries. Hootsuite gives you graphs showing:
- Number of clicks per day
- Geographical information on the people clicking through
- Top referrers
- Most popular links
The good news is that this is free for all users, and can be useful to give you a brief overview as to how you are doing on a weekly basis.
Unfortunately the report will only work for you if you always use Hootsuite to manage your networks. This is because it tracks the click-throughs using Hootsuite's very own ow.ly url shortener. If you use other apps such as the Twitter or Facebook websites or mobile apps, Buffer, IFTTT or TweetDeck, any click throughs will not be shown. Since I rarely use Hootsuite, my report was completely blank!
7) You Want to Connect Lots of Services Together
One of the things that really appeals to me about Hootsuite is the sheer number of networks and apps that it supports. Although I advise against posting to multiple networks at once on a regular basis, it can work and can be a real time saver for small businesses. Hootsuite allows you to post a quick update (for example) to multiple Twitter accounts, Facebook profile and page, Google+ page, LinkedIn profile, company page and groups and more! This can be incredibly useful if you need to get a message out to your customers in an emergency. The scheduling features (using the new Hootlet feature) can be a very welcome time saver, and these also allow you to post to multiple networks at once.
As I mentioned earlier, there is a Hootsuite channel on IFTTT. This allows you to cross post from another social network to your Google+ page. For example, you could post from your Facebook page to Google+.
Find Out More
If you want to find out more then the best thing is to sign up for a free Hootsuite account. there are also plenty of tutorials and help as part of the Hootsuite website itself and on other blogs. Here are a few to get you started:
- HootSuite Tutorial Video (Basic Blog Tips)
- Hootsuite Review (PC Mag)
- HootSuite Review – 5 Reasons to Use HootSuite as Your Social Media Dashboard (Adam Troudart)
- 7 Reasons why you should NOT use Hootsuite
I'm also very happy to answer any questions you have, so please ask away in the comments!
So there you have it, 7 valid reasons why you SHOULD use Hootsuite. What are your thoughts? Do you use Hootsuite regularly? What are the features you like the most? What don't you like? Don't forget to have a read of my 7 reasons why you should NOT use Hootsuite and you should be in a better position to make a decision on whether or not you should be using Hootsuite.
As ever, please let me know your thoughts in the comments below!


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South Africa make solid start in record bid
Graeme Smith hit a sprightly half-century as South Africa, bidding to complete the highest successful run chase in Tests, reached 178 for two after the fourth day of the first Test against Australia. See Full Scorecardcricket Updated: Mar 02, 2009 12:47 IST
Graeme Smith hit a sprightly half-century as South Africa, bidding to complete the highest successful run chase in Tests, reached 178 for two after the fourth day of the first Test against Australia on Sunday.
The hosts, who began their second innings half-an-hour after lunch, need 454 to win.
South Africa won their first Test series in Australia earlier this year, including scoring 414 for four to win the first Test in Perth, the second-biggest successful pursuit in Tests. The record, set by West Indies in 2003, stands at 418.
Smith and fellow opener Neil McKenzie ensured South Africa did not show any early vulnerability as they put on 76 for the first wicket in two hours.
McKenzie was caught behind off Mitchell Johnson for 35 half-an-hour after tea, but Smith batted on for another hour before falling for 69 as he lamely pulled Ben Hilfenhaus to mid-on.
South Africa's resistance continued as Hashim Amla and Jacques Kallis added another 48 runs before the close.
Amla timed the ball sweetly and had all his angles in place as he stroked six fours in his 43 not out, while Kallis played some pugnacious strokes and moved to 26 not out.
South Africa require another 276 runs in 98 overs on Monday to win the match, but their main priority will be to protect the eight wickets they have in hand on a pitch that is starting to show variations in bounce.
Australia coach Tim Nielsen said he was confident his team would secure victory on the final day.
"I can't see anything else but us winning and then the mental state of this young team will be over the top," Nielsen told a news conference.
"We are definitely in the driving seat and I'm very proud of the team."
Australia's last pair Peter Siddle and Ben Hilfenhaus had added 33 runs to take their second innings total to 207 after all-rounder Kallis had inspired a South African fightback that brought eight wickets in the morning session as the tourists slumped to 174 for nine at lunch.
Kallis had a capacity crowd buzzing as he claimed three wickets in six balls and took two catches, one an outstanding reflex effort at slip.
Debutant Phillip Hughes, who made a duck in the first innings, top-scored with 75.
Kallis, who was restricted to bowling just eight overs in the first innings by a back injury, removed Ricky Ponting (25) and Michael Hussey (0) with successive deliveries in his first over, both caught off pull shots.
Michael Clarke fell for a duck in the next over as he edged left-arm spinner Paul Harris into the slips and the ball landed in Kallis's outstretched left hand as he flung himself to his left.
Australia found themselves in further trouble on 104 for five in Kallis's next over as Marcus North's innings of five was terminated by a delivery that kept low and bowled him.
Hughes's gutsy 159-minute effort came to an end when he was also outfoxed by Harris, with AB de Villiers taking a brilliant one-handed catch at leg-slip.
Makhaya Ntini then joined the attack to have all-rounder Andrew McDonald, who added just seven to his first-innings duck, and the dangerous Johnson, who scored 96 not out on Friday, caught behind the wicket.
Kallis claimed three for 22.
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Changelog for data-ordlist-0.4.7.0
Version 0.4.7.0: (2014-11-19)
foldttweaked to be made slightly lazier, thus also affecting
unionAll, and
unionAllBy. Thanks goes to Will Ness for providing the following example that previously entered into an infinite non-productive loop:
let ps=3:minus[5,7..] (unionAll [[p*p,p*(p+2)..]|p<-ps]) in take 100 (2:ps)
Note that the _de facto_ semantics of `foldt` has been modified
slightly: instead of computing the sum of a list, it computes
the sum of a list plus zero. Of course, if zero is a true
identity of plus, then this change is of no semantic consequence.
Version 0.4.6.1: (2014-04-19)
Added strictness annotations inside of sortOn and nubSortOn
Tweaked documentation of nubSort
Conditionally reexport sortOn from Data.List when available. (See GHC commit 44512e3c)
Version 0.4.6: (2014-02-15)
Generalized type signature of
minusBy, and
minusBy', leaving the definition unchanged.
Made the documentation of
unionmore precise.
Version 0.4.5: (2012-03-12)
New function,
Documentation improvements
Reverted the implementation of
unionAllto version 0.4.2 because the simplified implementation would force the head of the inner list appearing at the next highest power of 2 well before it was necessary to do so.
Version 0.4.4: (2010-12-24)
Simplified the implementation of
unionAllbased on comments from Will Ness.
Version 0.4.3: (2010-03-02)
Improved the implementation of
nubSort, mirroring the improvements made to
Data.List.sortin GHC-6.13.20091224 and first released in GHC-7.0.1. Thanks to Gwern Branwen for calling the change to my attention. Instead of initially breaking the input list into singletons before the merge process, the improved version breaks the input list into monotonic runs.
Minor formatting improvements in the Haddock documentation.
Version 0.4.2: (2010-02-18)
Fixed non-productive loop in
unionAllwhen applied to an infinite list of lists. Thanks to Omar Antolín Camarena for reporting the bug and Heinrich Apfelmus for some useful comments.
http://www.haskell.org/pipermail/haskell-cafe/2010-February/073403.html http://www.haskell.org/pipermail/haskell-cafe/2010-February/073437.html
Added regression test to test suite.
Version 0.4.1: (2010-02-17)
Simplified the implementation of
unionAllthanks to some pointers by Heinrich Apfelmus. This introduced an infinite non-productive loop into
unionAll, which was fixed in 0.4.2 without giving up the simplifications.
Minor documentation fixes
Version 0.4: (2010-02-15)
The "CHANGES" file was added to document the changes between releases.
Documentation Improvements
A rough first pass at a test suite
The functions
unionAllwere added. They operate on a possibly infinite list of possibly infinite ordered lists; assuming the heads of the lists are ordered.
Thanks goes to Omar Antolín Camarena, Heinrich Apfelmus, and Dave Bayer.
Omar Antolín Camarena suggested the addition, located the article used as the basis for the implementation, and was quite helpful with testing and debugging.
Heinrich Apfelmus wrote his "Implicit Heaps" article, where he simplified an algorithm by Dave Bayer. It is this article that forms the basis of our implementation.
Dave Bayer posted his 'venturi' implementation to the haskell-cafe mailing list on 2007 Jul 22. It also appears as "BayerPrimes.hs" inside of Melissa O'Neill's "haskell-primes.zip":
http://www.haskell.org/pipermail/haskell-cafe/2007-July/029391.html http://www.cs.hmc.edu/~oneill/code/haskell-primes.zip
Version 0.2: (2010-02-07)
The module name was changed from
Fixed bugs in
insertBagBy, and
nub. The insertion functions assumed reversed lists, while
nubfailed to remove duplicates.
Thanks to Topi Karvonen for reporting the first issue!
Changed semantics of
insertSetByslightly: the new version replaces an element if it is already there. If the old semantics turns out to be important, a new function can be added at a later date.
Changed semantics of
nubBy: the new version negates the binary relation, so that
new_nubBy f == old_nubBy (not . f). It is now in better keeping with the spirit of the rest of the library, and mades the bug in
nubmore obvious.
Better documentation, I hope. At the very least, the process of documenting
nubByrevealed the bug in
Version 0.0.1: (2009-07-10)
- The initial release, sadly, did not contain the source file
Version 0.0: (2009-07-10)
- Initial Release


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William Allen, (born 1532, Rossall, Lancashire, England—died October 16, 1594, Rome [Italy]), English cardinal and scholar who supervised the preparation of the Roman Catholic Douai-Reims translation of the Bible and engaged in intrigues against the Protestant regime of Queen Elizabeth I.
Educated at the University of Oxford, Allen became principal of St. Mary's Hall there in 1556. After the accession of Queen Elizabeth he fell under suspicion for refusing to take an oath acknowledging the Queen as governor of the English church. Further government pressure caused him to leave England in 1565 for Mechelen in the Spanish Netherlands, where he was ordained priest. In 1568 Allen founded at Douai (then in the Spanish Netherlands, now in France) a seminary for training Englishmen as missionary priests. He was president and lecturer of this seminary until 1585, moving with it to Reims in 1578. The school gave its name to the influential Douai-Reims version of the Bible, translated by Gregory Martin under Allen's direction.
Allen also helped found the English college in Rome in 1576. In 1580 he organized the first Jesuit missions to England—where Roman Catholic worship was prohibited—but in subsequent years he despaired of restoring Catholicism to his native country by peaceful means. He therefore called upon King Philip II of Spain to conquer England and assume the English throne; as a consequence he was made cardinal at Philip's request in 1587. But England's defeat of the Spanish Armada (1588) ended Allen's political intrigues. In 1584 he wrote a tract defending English Catholics from charges of treason by William Cecil, Lord Burghley. From 1585 until his death Cardinal Allen lived in Rome at the English College, where he helped in the revision of the Catholic version of the Latin Bible, known as the Vulgate.


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March 6, 2008, 2:25 pm
UPDATE: Ruegsegger to shed orange
Just spoke to DU coach George Gwozdecky. Sophomore center Tyler Ruegsegger will don a crimson or gold jersey today, meaning he won't be "injured" orange.
"We'll see if he can take contact today," Gwozdecky said.
The coach declined to say Ruegsegger will definitely play Friday, but by the sounds of it, it looks good. After all, some guys in previous years — Ryan Caldwell and Jussi Halme, to name a few — wore orange the whole second half of the season. In fact, Halme was nicknamed "Permi-Orange."
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text: National Aquarium is pleased to announce the hiring of Larry Noto as Director of Marketing & Communications and Katie Turner as Director of Creative Services. As Director of Marketing and Communications, Noto will manage and oversee the day-to-day operations of the organization's advertising and promotions, media relations, digital marketing, social media and creative services communications teams. He will participate in the development of the organizational strategic direction pertaining to image, positioning and messaging for both of the National Aquarium venues and for the institution overall. In addition, he will ensure integrated marketing organization-wide and ROI accountability for all marketing initiatives. Noto comes to the Aquarium with over 17 years of experiences in marketing, public relations and media. He joins the organization from Harbor Magic Hotels where he was the Director of Marketing, a position he held since 2003. During that time, he led all marketing and public relations efforts for the boutique hotel group and its umbrella brand and served on the executive leadership team. Prior to that, Noto led public relations efforts to increase Baltimore's exposure in regional, national and international media as the Marketing and Travel Media Manager for Visit Baltimore. His experiences at both organizations helped Noto secure a weekly tourism and events segment on WBAL 1090AM, "Where to Go with Noto" from 2009-2011. Earlier in his career, Noto worked for Baltimore-based Stanton Communications, Inc. coordinating local and national media relations efforts for clients; WMAR-TV's "Rodricks for Breakfast" as a producer and on-air contributor; and with HBO as an intern in the Internal Communications Department, writing for the cable network's internal magazine. Noto earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism and Communications from Loyola University. He is currently a public relations committee member of the Historic Hotels of America, a member of the Visit Baltimore GLBT/Diversity Marketing Committee and a board member for Sail Baltimore. In past years, he has served on committees and boards for the Star Spangled Sailabration, Public Relations Society of America Travel & Tourism Section, and Baltimore's Grand Prix Special Events Committee. Noto currently resides in Abingdon, Maryland. As Director of Creative Services, Turner will direct the creative process for all internal and external communications, establish design direction, manage and evoke brand guidelines, manage collaborative projects and guide the "corporate voice". Turner will manage a team of the Aquarium's writers, designers and outside vendors. Turner joins the Aquarium from the American Red Cross where she served as Marketing and Communications Manager for the Greater Chesapeake and Potomac Blood Services Region from 2006-2011, and most recently, as Director of Marketing for the Heritage Blood Services Division. During her time with American Red Cross, she was responsible for the development of marketing materials, maintaining brand integrity and positioning of the American Red Cross. She also launched the "Red Cross Rewards" donor loyalty program for Red Cell and Platelet donors, the first program of its kind in the American Red Cross system. The system is currently being considered as a model for a nationwide donor loyalty program for FY13. Prior to the American Red Cross, Turner worked for academic and professional medical publisher Lippincott Williams & Wilkins in the medical research division from 2003-2006. In addition to her experience, Turner holds numerous professional memberships such as American Marketing Association, Association of Donor Recruitment Professionals, and Baltimore Public Relations Council. Turner earned her Bachelor of Arts in English and Economics from Towson University. She earned her Masters in English Language and Literature from University of Maryland, College Park. She currently resides in Ellicott City, Maryland. Noto and Turner will both report to Steven Schindler, National Aquarium VP/CMO. Categories:


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That frame with the rats in the trees is chilling!
I'm glad that came across. When Hamid mentioned to me that little detail abouts seeing rats in trees, I immediately knew I had to get it in there
The reality of the situation is perfectly conveyed. I wouldn't know what to do and how to react if I suddenly confronted the fact that my stuff, my friends & family, my world, was changed….forever.
You've done a good job of the gradual slide from normal everyday into sheer hell - which makes it all the more real, as a reader.
Recently finished watching Spike Lee's 4-part doco about Katrina, too. So it's all looming large in my sense of significant events.
Also thinking about how the America that was worst hit by Katrina is the America that's usually hidden from the mainstream media, and hence from the rest of the world's notion of America. Every time I visit America, I'm struck by this: that the real place and people are so unlike the face America shows to the rest of the world (and maybe to itself?).
Here's to New Orleans - and all the people who helped you with this important book.
Dean, Dylan - Thanks. Y'all sum it up so well.
New Orleans will always be my home, eventhough I moved away over a decade ago. I saw the aftermath briefly while getting my parents out of there—they had refused to leave.I saw most of the places I loved so much from childhood wiped out in a single day. Thanks for showing the unfolding of events for a few of the people who were trapped, abandoned, ignored, and left to live or die by the social system that is supposed to be in place for the good of all people.
Really like that helicopter panel!
That last scene's creepy…
Just re-read the whole thing up to this and could not stop thus the… 5:35am timestamp. What a gutwrenching slowburn, surreal and real.
Great work! It's really interesting how you use links to other sites within the story – it creates an interactive and immediate experience that could only really happen via the Internet. Also, the focus on each particular panel, as well as the breaking down into short episodes, gives them a different emphasis than they'll have when the series is collected as a book and the reader can move through the story at their own pace. This makes the web version reading experience a unique one and something new to comics, I think. Beyond the technical aspects though, it's still the intense, wrenching story and your artistry in putting it together that makes the series so compelling. Keep up the fantastic work!
I, too, am a big fan of that helicopter panel. It's ominous, and yet conveys distance, as in "help ISN'T on the way."
Oh, and I really like your lettering, too. Have I ever told you that?
I like how you didn't go out of the way to convey skin tone, despite the multiple ethnicities in the strip.
While linkage isn't a new idea, it's used quite effectively in here. The mosquito spray one was pretty funny, too.
We were trapped on our farm in Waldheim with no way out and really scared. We saw a helicopter and started jumping up and down waving shirts like you see in the movies. I don't even know why…
I just read all of the chapters in ten minutes. Amazing work all the way through. Officially have a new fan.
Josh, this is so very good. A moving and important story, conveyed in a real, intimate, human way. Amazing! I am dually inspired: as a reader, caught up in the story and wondering what will come next, despite what I know from the "news," and as a fellow creator, hoping to someday make something that will move people the way this does.
I am doing a color study on your book for class and needed to know why you chose the different colors for the characters? is there a meaning behind it? I see you use the primary and secondary colors. Btw I really enjoyed the book! Hope to hear back soon thx.


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Preheat oven to 350. Grease and flour or spray one loaf pan. In a small bowl, whisk togher the egg, oil, and milk. In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, sugar and green tea powder. Pour in the wet ingredients and mix to combine> Fold in chips. Pour into prepared pan and bake 40-50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean. Cool briefly in pan, then remove to wire rack and cool completely.
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Local Mobile Hairdresser in Rosebank before I go into the points to help you choose your hairdresser, I should first outline the definition of what is a mobile hairdresser? A Hair Stylist That Come To Your Home is a hairdresser who usually works for his or herself visiting clients at their homes or place of work, or any other agreed venue and does not operate from a fixed hair salon or beauty shop.
Is Mobile Hairdressing Worth It?
1.When to consider using a mobile hairdresser. The services of a mobile hairstylist may often be required to be used at a home for a wedding when it may often be inconvenient for the bride to travel to a hair or beauty salon to have her hair and her make-up done, requiring her then to travel back to her home to put on her wedding gown. Instead, the hairdresser will travel to the bride's home in order to style the bride's hair for her special day. A Mobile Hairdresser Near Me hairstylist is often in demand for Care homes, hospitals, prisons, the armed forces, and in many other situations where individual attention is required.
Starting Dreadlocks: What Method Is Best for You?
4. Always Use a qualified hairdresser. As with Salon hairdressers, your mobile hairdresser should hold formal hairdressing qualifications. The UK national Vocational Qualification in Hairdressing (NVQ) is the only recognized qualification system, and more than 60% of mobile hairstylists are now trained to this standard. They should also hold professional indemnity insurance.
Your mobile hairdresser should be happy and prepared to recommend the perfect hairdos and often make-up to accentuate and compliment the individual looks of the customer, and offer suggestions on what hairstyle or make up should best suit the client.
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There are a variety of methods used to start dreadlocks. The method and size selected mostly depends on the texture and length of the hair. Other variables that affect the lock starting technique include hair's thickness, fullness, and versatility desired. The methods discussed in the article give you insight into the most popular methods used and what works best on various hair lengths and textures. The methods discussed include: two-strand twist, three-strand twist, comb coil twist, palm rolling, latch stitching, and individual braids.
In the palm rolling method, the hair is sectioned and rolled between the palms. This is usually achieved on hair that is longer than 2 inches. For best results, you should not wash your hair until it has started to lock. As the hair grows, the new growth is twisted using a palm rolling or similar twisting method. Alternatively, the new growth can be groomed using the interlocking or latch hook method discussed below.
The comb coils is a method where the hair is sectioned and is twisted into coils using a (rat tail) comb or by hand. This is usually achieved on shorter hair. For best results, you should not wash your hair until it has started to dread. As the hair grows, the new growth is twisted using a palm rolling or similar twisting method. When hair starts to lock, it will begin to not look like comb coils and may start to get fuzzy or begin to poof. However, this is not a cause to create worry because it is all apart of the dreading process.
The last method we will discuss is back combing. Back combing is a common method on hair that is a straighter, less kinky texture. Back combing (also known as "teasing" or "ratting") means repeatedly combing the hair towards the scalp, causing the hair to tangle. For best results, the hair should be at least shoulder length. With this method, the hair cannot be washed until it starts to lock. Because of the straighter texture, it may take 4-6 months for the hair to start to lock. During this time, the hair should NOT get wet. Some type of product, like wax or honey, is usually added to the hair to help facilitate the locking of the hair.
No matter the method you choose to start your locks, understand the commitment you are taking by locking you hair. Happy Locking!
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"Should I use this or should I use that?"
"What can I put on my hair?"
"Is it okay to wash my hair often?"
We ask ourselves so many questions when caring for our locks. However, maintaining healthy locked hair can be simple (in fact, foolproof) when you know what to do and what not to do to your hair. This article will give you some basic Do's and Don'ts when it comes to lock maintenance. Before presenting you with what you should and should not do, keep in mind that there is no way to make an exhaustive list, however, this list will get you started. When taking care of your locks, many people are bombarded with what they CANNOT do, that they forget to enjoy what they CAN do. Keep in mind the DON'Ts and embrace the DOs. The new found freedoms that your locks bring also afford you the chance to DO a lot! Here are the "Dreadlock Commandments":
No matter what, do NOT ever put any kind of beeswax on your hair. In the past many have believed that using beeswax was the only why to start locks. However, this ideology couldn't be further from the truth. In fact, using beeswax actually isn't a good thing at all. One of the main reasons that wax is a "no-no" is simply because of the fact that wax doesn't breakdown in water. What does this mean? It means that no matter how much you wash your hair, the beeswax will forever be in your locks. Wax also attracts debris, lint, dirt, pollutants, and other undesired things into you hair that might also be hard to wash out. If you ever meet someone that uses beeswax on their hair, look at their locks and you will see the buildup that using wax has left over the years. There are other products that can be used to lock your hair that are also beneficial to your hair as well. Products such as lanolin, honey, olive oil, avocado butter, shea butter, and similar items can have the same holding power as wax BUT lead to healthier hair.
Lock maintenance is as simple as it comes. Some try to make the process a complicated maze in order to keep others from wanted to take on this commitment. The only thing a lock wearer really needs to do is develop a good hair routine and stick with it. If need be, you can just get up and go without doing anything to your hair. Keeping the process simple makes this commitment even more attractive.
Sometimes we get eager when we get to different stages in the locking process. One big milestone will be when your hair gets long enough to put in a ponytail. Once you reach that stage, you might have the urge to always throw your hair up in a ponytail, EVERYDAY. Please resist this urge. Repeatedly wearing your hair in the same hairstyle day in and day out, will create weak spots in those area that are continuously under stress due to tight hair ties, hair pins, hair bands, and other hair accoutrements. For example, if you like to wear your hair in a ponytail everyday, you might notice down the line that in the same area on every lock you have a spot where your locks look like they might break. This weak spot is from constantly using a hair tie to hold your pigtail. Also, always pulling your hair back may also cause traction alopecia because of the constant tension on your hairline. Just be mindful and try to give your locks time to JUST BE.
Every stage of locking is unique and comes with its own set of happenings. In order to stick with the entire process it is important that you appreciate the fuzzy locks just like you will appreciate the matured locks. Consider your locks your child and just like a child, you have to raise them from a newborn to an adult. Have patience with your hair and know that if you treat your hair right and are grateful for the small occurrence and milestones, your hair will grow into well-mannered adult locks. Just don't get discouraged and give up because your hair won't obey you.
This is probably one of the most important rules to live by. Understanding that the way your locks look in the beginning is NOT how they will look at their matured state. This means that when you start locking you might find that your locks are bigger than you desire. But keep in mind that as your hair locks, they will get tighter. So a pencil sized lock in the beginning will be smaller when matured. Moreover, there will be shrinkage in the beginning, but as your locks grow, you will forget about it. Keep that in mind as you start locking and it will give you something to look forward to as your locks evolve.
Just like you did not know everything about locking in the beginning, when people see you with locks they are bound to ask questions. Do answer people if they have valid questions. Now, you don't have to open yourself up to harassment, but you answering valid questions might help someone else to become comfortable in their skin and take the plunge on the "Lock Side"
Deciding and going through with locking your hair requires that the wearer has a certain level of confidence and swag. Your new style may also lead to changes to your wardrobe. Do what is best for you and your level of comfort. Locking your hair give you a new sense of freedom that will spill over into the other areas of your life. Embrace the changes and have fun with it.
NOTE: You might find out, during your lock exploration, that there are other items that might go on your personal DO/ DO NOT list. Feel free to adapt this list to your personal experience, by adding those other things that also did or did NOT work for you.


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Personal Development – Action vs Daydreaming Personal Development (PD) is one of the hidden pillars of the successful home business and for business leaders in general. The will and drive to build success has to be sustained over time. We actually need to work harder on ourselves than we work on our business to sustain our commitment. Its about controlling and disciplining our minds and becoming more because success is not something we pursue – success is something we attract.
Attracting Success
In order for us to attract success we need to become that person that attracts success. We are not going to attract success if we are not mentally ready to attract success. At least 30 minutes of PD every day. The key here is not to look outward for excuses, fall guys or success – everything is in our hands. There is no outside force that is going to make us change. Invest in books, magazines, etc. in terms of expanding your mind and becoming more prosperous.
Also, no one book is going to answer everything for you, even if you are saying to yourself right now "YES – I have the magic Book". YES – it is funneling ALL wisdom about everything to me right now". What you need to look for is material that resonates and moves you the most – start there.
Because the more you do – the more/faster your circumstances will change. It's not about working hard – it's about becoming more. So we can achieve more. Personal Development is not an end in itself it is a tool, one of many in your tool kit. Don't get lost in empowerment or feel good messages. PD HAS to become accompanied by action – it is NOT a replacement for your plan.
Communicate with people and tell them where you are going at every opportunity. Giving your vision a reality through declaration and then implement. Implementation is one of the hallmarks of a becoming a leader.
Being a leader is a process. We can all say the same thing but it is how we language it to our teams. This is a process we are all working to become better all the time.
Practice it — Every opportunity with your team/friends/family/etc. – tell them where you're going. Is it frightening – YES. Why? Because you committed yourself to take action by exposing your vision to the world.
Problem Solving The only person who doesn't have problems is in the cemetery. So all of us are and have been here. Formula for embracing problems:
We all come from backgrounds that say avoid problems FORGET THAT We need to get better at facing challenges and solving problems.
Good problem solvers and going over obstacles and being able to talk about to other people about and through it is incredibly liberating. We want to become a person to see a problem as an opportunity to get us where we want to go. We need to embrace problems and work to solve them. Obstacles, challenges, problems are all the same. Why?
The bigger the problem- the bigger the check.
Overcoming Fear
Here's what I like you do. The great thing about PD is that when you take action you do really feel better. Start manageable and grow. Write a list of what you don't like to do – what makes you feel uncomfortable.
This lays out action items and it puts you in control. If it we put ourselves out there – we are going to get more of we want so we need to be prepared to put ourselves out there and the first step is to make a list – make it real – get it out of our heads.
After you compiled the list – make the opportunity to do those things. In this world we all have choices – nobody's forcing us to anything – we need to become willing to do and become more (see time management piece). Then you have to be willing to DO the things to get you where you want to go. No magic – just choice. Am I willing to do that? If you see something to be taken care of – you step up and take care of it.
In general, people are not willing to do the things which are uncomfortable – that is what keeps them where they are. A good leader is someone who is willing to do the things that make them uncomfortable. First, you do it yourself and then tell others to do the same. Your team, family, etc. is thinking the same as you used to – let them that no one is going to put an obstacle in front of them except for them. And that the faster we remove our barriers the faster we are going to move forward.
Becoming a Leader
To be a leader the best thing you can do is to be around leaders
Understand their thinking
Feel their belief and passion
Know that YOU can join them anytime YOU wish Get Committed — Don't hold back — Willing to learn


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Darlene Aiken, Founder/Director of the Miss Black Collegiate USA Scholarship Pageant is an author, college lecturer, professional speaker, and self-esteem expert from New York. She was featured in Splash magazine's October 2012 issue.
After a very intriguing interview last month, I had the privilege of witnessing Ms. Aiken's proud moment when she crowned her 1st Miss Black Collegiate USA Queen on Saturday, October 27, 2012 at the Twelve Hotel in Atlantic Station, Atlanta,Georgia.
The Miss Black Collegiate USA Queen is Miss Ashley Nicole Jones, from Washington, D.C. who is currently attending Spelman College in Atlanta, Georgia. She will be recorded in the history books as being the First Queen to be crowned by Ms. Darlene Aiken. The moment Ashley was announced as the winner, there was great excitement, applause, and screams from her colleagues, family, and the audience. It was a beautiful, happy moment.
What is so wonderful about this pageant is the genuine love that was shared among the Contestants, staff and volunteers. This love ignited to the point that it spread throughout the audience. The young ladies learned about the importance of self-esteem procurement and this is why they were able to genuinely support one another.
This pageant was uniquely designed by its founder/director and the camaraderie amongst all is a testament to its success. Jealousy has no place when you are secure in who you are and these Contestants learned how to become secure in their own skin, which is why they were able to support one another. One Contestant said "instead of wishing the other Contestants would trip and fall, as in other pageants, I'm actually filled with joy to see all of us achieving and being part of this great moment".
The Contestants learned the real meaning behind Ms. Aiken's motto "Exposing Minds, Not Bodies!", as they witnessed first hand, how Ms. Aiken followed through with the pageant's mission via her interaction with each of them as well as staff, performers, and volunteers. Additionally, she had many opportunities to interact with them and impart useful information that they were able to employ throughout the pageant, and in life, as well. These young women are learning to be in touch with their inner beauty which exudes outwardly.
The seven contestants came from as far as Texas, Washington, D.C., and Illinois. Others were a little closer, but they are all talented and intelligent young women who set the bar high for future Contestants. The Runner-Up was Miss Briana Butler from Maryland who attends Wake Forest University, N.C. She will always be remembered for her great, powerful talent routine when she danced to the highly spiritual song "He Has His Hands On You" sung by Marvin Sapp. She felt the spirit deeply and so did the audience because we were in tears just like she was. What an emotional moment. Briana lost winning the crown, according to the judges, by one point.
The other Contestants also worked hard and were so excited to be a part of this competition. They too, were very friendly, energetic, intelligent, spiritual, beautiful, well-mannered and truly professional young ladies and everyone was extremely proud of them, as well.
Conversations with these young ladies were inspiring and impressive. I recall Ayahna Hunter, from Maryland, who attends Morgan State University, MD said "I'm so honored to be a part of this unforgettable moment, I'm just so thankful". Amber Spears, from Austin, TX who attends University of Michigan said "I'm learning so much and I feel so important to be a part of this rewarding experience". Chrystal Golden, from Humble, TX, attends University of Texas at Austin said "we have practiced so hard and so much but time went so quickly mainly because of the fun of getting to know the girls who will be friends for life". LaShantell Williams, from Dallas, TX, who attends Full Sail University, FL said "I'm feeling so anxious to be here knowing I'm giving 100% effort and allowing God to guide me, which makes me step out on my faith even more". Everyone will always remember Rachel Sanni from Skokie, IL, who attends Howard University, Washington D.C. Her spirit overflowed with enthusiasm and excitement as she said "when I started this pageant I had to make sure the other Contestants and I did a good job by entertaining everyone with our talents and presentations". I agreed.
Without the judges, the Contestants would not been able to proceed to each category successfully. The celebrity judges were Cas Sigers-Writer/Film/TV Producer; Dr. Geneva Baxter, Associate College Dean and Nancy J. Lewis, Founder of Progressive Techniques, Inc. Evangelist and Motivational Speaker. They judged the Contestants on private interviews, talent, evening wear and their scholarship/civic engagement.
Ms. Aiken had the perfect hostess for her first pageant. Beautiful, Rhythm & Blues entertainer, Natasha Jane. Ms. Jane not only was the Mistress of Ceremony but she rendered her beautiful voice throughout the three day event.
Events included the Friday's Launch Party, Saturday's Pageant Crowning Ceremony, and Sunday's Gospel Brunch which was presided by Rev. Wallis C. Baxter. Grammy Award-Winning singer, Yasmeen, formerly with Sweet Honey in the Rock, performed songs from her latest CD, There is a River, which was also dedicated during the Pageant's Gospel Brunch.
Ms. Darlene Aiken's first Pageant could not have been a success without Celebrity Stylists, Carlton Spence, Founder of Style Evolution, LLC, Make-up Sponsor, Iman Cosmetics, Contestant's evening wear sponsored by Macy's Bridal Salon for Demetrios, Jewelry sponored by R.J. Graziano, Jeweled T-Shirts by San Jules, and a host of other sponsors, staff, assistants, and volunteers. It was like one tightly knit family helping anywhere there was a need. Ms. Vanessa Edwards-El of Palmer Special Events is an expert at event planning and it showed.
After the crowning of Miss. Jones, everyone closed the night at the VIP After Party, sponsored by The Heaven Network, where former Atlantic Starr Recording Artist, Talein, performed and everyone danced to the tunes of the fabulous DJ, Antheny Hampton of PaRock. We were exhaling from the pressure of making this Pageant a success. There was so much laughter and joy throughout this night. All the Contestants, the audience, and volunteers had a phenomenal time.
A special thank you to Renee Joshua-Porter for choreographing the Contestants' opening African dance number, the pageant's legal team Wanda Mabray-Beckwith, Esq. and Alonzo G. Jacobs, Esq. and Tracey Tompkins who supported this vision from day one and was very instrumental in bringing together a lot of people to make this event a success.
I'm thankful Splash Magazine was able to cover Ms. Darlene Aiken's first Pageant here in Atlanta, Georgia and to see those beautiful young ladies blossom.
Next year it will be bigger and better, so make sure you purchase your tickets (see website below) in advance for next year and I'll see you there. If you happen to see the reigning Pageant Winner, Miss. Ashley Jones making her tour stops, please congratulate her as well as the other Contestants because each one of them is a winner, not only for competing in the first Miss Black Collegiate USA Scholarship Pageant, but simply because of who God created them to become.
Please visit and give any comments on Ms. Darlene Aiken's media outlets at:
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