The Jonzes Band – 7:30 – 11:00PM.
Participating Restaurants (or food vendors) this year include: s Bahrs, Chilangos, Clam Hut, Francesco's, Lusty Lobster, Moby's, Windansea, Twin Concessions & HFD.
Aside from road closures, Clam Fest also brings the closure of Water Witch Coffee and In the Garden.
I really wish the Carla and the BID would find a way to change the Clam Fest set up so that their own members wouldn't lose any money.
Not sure what business model coffee shop has but I don't really get them not staying open later. I know many enjoy a good cup of coffee or iced coffee in afternoon or early evening. No offense and God Bless if you can run a business and only be open a few hours a day but don't think they or garden shop loose business cause clam fest I figure they can pick up some extra business if anything. Maybe I'm wrong?
They've tried staying open later on a few occasions, and it just wasn't profitable. The reason they close is because the side walk is blocked with the food vendors making it impossible to get foot traffic. You would need to know they were there and open and climb over a bunch of electrical cords to get to their doors.
My armchair quarterback guess is that the issue is a culmination of factors: people think they are closed, people are too lazy to park around the block and walk, and it's hazardous trying to traverse the utility hookups. Perhaps in years past they've seen a massive drop-off in business and rather than trying to convince people they are open it's just easier to close.
You are completely wrong, on all accounts. Actually, maybe try to run a business in this town….might open your mind 🙂 Everyone thinks they know everything – until they try!
Who is wrong on what accounts?
Has anyone been down to see the clamfest yet. I know it was rained out tonight, but I got to see it and I was rather shocked. yes, the usual restaurants, fire dept. and vendors are there. But there are only about 3 small rides, nothing in the VFW lot, and I only saw one games trailer. The rest of that part of bay ave. is empty and its obvious that things have been spaced out to make it look bigger than it actually is. The big laugh is the roller coaster depicted on the Clamfest bill board on Route 36. Where the hell is that at? Maybe its an invisible roller coaster? Does that count as false advertising?
Over the past few years, the clamfest has become more and more lame. Overpriced food, with really nothing to see at it, other than stuff to buy. So, whats the point of even attending it?
My question is if its only going to get worse why even bother having it. I think if I was a buinsess paying for the HBP, I would be rather upset, and want to know when my money is going. If the answer is advertising, I would ask, advertising for what? and why?
Jersey may be stronger than the storm, but if this is the best display Highlands can put on, then the town is definately not showing it is. And if the HBP didnt have the money to make the clam fest better, than maybe the town should have used some of the money from the fees it wouldnt wave that residents have to pay to rebuild their homes! And where is that money going?
I'm glad I'm not the only one. Usually they're bringing in tractor trailers full of rides by Wednesday but I saw nothing even as I left for work on Thursday. By the time I got home the rain set in so I didn't think they'd be open but was still surprised at the lack of rides.
I meant @Rockemsockem…sorry, I just get annoyed when people assume what a business should do or not.
Actually @ I forgot I'm self employed and know how hard business is and work hard to get customers and keep them so I don't assume with all due respect you should do the same.
Sorry for wanting to buy a cup of coffee later in the day.
I just take my business elsewhere.
If we're wrong, please tell us on what accounts. It might help us open our eyes. Thanks!
You would think that the town would want to try to put on its best face after Sandy. That would seem to be the smart thing to do.But………. this is Highlands…………so…………….
The reality is that the clam fest gets lamer and lamer each year. Also for the expense and effort involved, the inconvenience to residents, noise, incidental expenses incured by the Borough and such, the event has never seemed to engergize the businesses, and seems to provide only a temporarly boost in profits to some, and is actually to the detriment of other businesses.
Lets get real McLeod, the Clam Fest has been the same for many years now because the HBP president lacks original thought. It allows Carla to look like a big shot while providing her family, friends and political allies with food, beer, wine and free ride bracelets. It's the same old bands year after year with a few minor changes, but somehow the Jonesz Band is always there. Maybe those rumors are true. Whatever the case my be, some new ideas are desperately needed.
All the children in Highlands should have been given free ride bracelets Disgraceful that cronyism goes as far as whose children get free rides.
Couldn't even give families of this town a break for one weekend after all the trauma they have been through. The depth of arrogance even during what should be a happy event is sickening. When somebody asked one of the ride operators about bracelets they said only the Mayor's friends get bracelets. I personally saw Mrs Mayor handing them out to her friends. Not cool!
Just another blatant example of the things wrong with the town. Some people think that their "position" exists for their benefit, when in reality its supposed to be for the benefit of the people in the town. I mean, why dont we just live under a monachy already???? Entirely disgraceful, but we have seen these kinds of things before for years now. People need to keep these kinds of things in mind when casting their votes. If you take advantage when it comes to small things, what else will a person do?
First of all i was shocked at the overall turnout which was very impressive, especially Friday night, and Sunday. Most of the restaurants were running out of food by sunday.
Overall clamfest: B- Not what it has been in past years for sure, but it was there and positive.
Pricing of Food: D- Much of the food was way overly expensive. At one stand I had 2 lemonades, a very small basket of shrimp and fries, and small basket of calamari which cost 30 bucks! Im sorry, but just a tad pricey!
General vendors: B- , lots of em, but most of them the same as in past years.
Music: A-, Very good except for one chick on Sat. Who's talent was to vocally mutilate the hits of the 60's, ad 70's. All the other bands were pretty damn good.
Games: F, what games??? There was like only one games trailer.
For what is was it was on the good side, but the event needs to get better every year, and not backslide. One the up side, the majority of the crowd was not the local yocals, but tons of out of towners. yes, the restaurants and vendors make oodles of cash, but the event never seems to translate into a rensaissance for the towns business district.


Although technically a 2018 release, the music in the new Spider-Man movie, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, has been the main thing I've been listening to this new year. Sam Stanton already did a movie review of it that I highly recommend but I'm going to focus on the musical side of this movie.This soundtrack is fantastic for two reasons, the large diversity of sounds and styles throughout and the fact that is very unique. The uniqueness is more important if you have actually seen the movie because the songs will trigger a very specific memory but it is a good thing even if you haven't seen it.
The song composition is actually very impressive for something that is meant to be used in a film. Most songs have a very specific scene that its made in mind for or combines specific aspects of the movie within the movie but also is just a fantastic song that could be listened to at any time. The greatest example of this is from a song called "Familia," recorded by Nicki Manaj, Anuel Aa, and Bantu. If you couldn't tell from the title this song is heavily influenced by latin/hispanic music with its style and sound. Although on the surface it seem that this would be a strange fit for an album that has mostly rap/hip-hop roots, it works strangely well. However, the meaning of this song is only intensified when you realize that Miles, the main character, is a mixed african american and mexican. This song is is in many ways a a mixing of classic hispanic themes on more contemporary, new hip-hop these days which acts as a poetic homage to Miles's heritage. Some other key songs that stick out in my mind are the two ending tracks "Elevate" and "Home." "Elevate" is by DJ Khalil with features by Denzel Curry, YBN Cordae, Swavay, and Trevor Rich. This song is a good example of a lot artists coming together to make something that Is truly remarkable and it stood out to me as soon as it played. This shows how much talent they brought into making this sound track, the verse by Curry was especially memorable for me. I honestly don't know how to put how much I love this song into words so I think you should just go and listen to it if you like rap. "Home" is sort of opposite to "Elevate." It's by Vince Staples and only has one feature, Riche Kohan. This song is a lot laid back compared to "Elevate" but is good in a different way. This song is more contemplative and has a nice message to it. The driving beat and the almost faded guitar in the back is a really interesting touch that I haven't really heard before.
Realistically I could go on and on about this album that is only 40 minutes but is fantastic all the way through but honestly it might be better for you to just go out and listen to it by yourself. Other than the songs already highlighted I would definitely watch out for songs such as "Memories," "Save the Day," and "Invincible." The only song that I am honestly hesitant to endorse is "Start a Riot" because it has a sort of a more heavy, industrial sound to it that is kind of different. That being said, it has a place in the movie and If you like that genre you will most likely enjoy this song. Anyway, I would definitely say go check this album out and look at Sam's review on the website too and then go see the movie because it is truly fantastic.
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Women's participation benchmark for democracy: MPR deputy speaker
People's Consultative Assembly (MPR RI) Deputy Speaker Lestari Moerdijat attending an online national seminar on Thursday (September 16, 2021). (ANTARA/Putu Indah Savitri/RA)
Jakarta (ANTARA) - People's Consultative Assembly (MPR RI) Deputy Speaker Lestari Moerdijat has said that women's participation in politics is a benchmark for democracy in the country.
"Women's participation in politics, especially at the level of decision-making, is actually a benchmark of how democracy works," she said at a national seminar, which was broadcast live on the YouTube channel of the Election House and was accessed from here on Thursday.
She said she believes that women's participation in politics reflects the opportunity and space given to women to fight for the values of equality.
Gender equality is one of the important goals that must be achieved by the government, as stated in the 5th Sustainable Development Goals regarding gender equality, she noted.
However, there are several challenges faced by women that impede the achievement of this goal, such as low acceptance by society, the problem of subordination and limitations on space for self-actualization, which are motivated by thinking and perceptions of women, as well as political and social barriers that make society divided, she said.
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According to Moerdijat, political and social barriers are obstacles for women. Therefore, a spirit of togetherness is needed to transcend those barriers, she said.
"We can build a sisterhood to achieve what we aspire to," she remarked.
Through a sense of sisterhood, women can take care of each other and transcend existing barriers to move forward together towards a Powerful Indonesia (Tangguh Indonesia), she added.
Moerdijat also emphasized that the fight for gender equality cannot just focus on convincing the elite of political parties, but also involve increasing the confidence of women so they can come forward and become willing to overcome all obstacles to take part in the 2024 political contest.
Women's participation does not involve fulfilling quotas or carrying out practical politics, but is meant to voice women's interests and fight for the values of equality, she added.
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Dr. Lauren Ackerman
Research Associate at Newcastle University
Pronouns and Gender
Resumptive Pronouns
Additional WH Effect
Code and tutorials
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Academic BuJo
Author: lmackerman
Recap of 2018-2019
Since the beginning of the 2018-2019 academic year, I've been going non-stop!
Presented at AMLaP and SSLP2018 in Berlin
Participated in a week-long summer school on Bayesian statistics in Potsdam (SMLP2018)
Taught a 3-week primer in R (RfficeHours) for Newcastle University staff
Gave several(!!!) invited talks about my research at universities around the UK
Had a first-authored paper published in Linguistic Inquiry!
Taught a mini-course on experimental methods and statistics for linguists at Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona
Taught a one-day workshop on data visualisation and statistics in R at the University of Leeds
Was a speaker in the Newcastle Pint of Science 2019 series of pub talks
Taught a four-day summer school on statistics and analysis in R for linguists at the University of Reading
Gave a keynote talk at the inaugural conference of They, Hirself, Em and You Conference (THEY2019) at Queens University, CA.
Had my first solo-authored paper accepted at Glossa!
Taught the second annual session of Adventures in R at Newcastle
Completed collecting all planned data for my REA Fellowship project (😱!!!!)
I'll be entering the last semester of my fellowship in the autumn, and I have a lot planned already. I'm trying to submit a grant to the ESRC by the beginning of Autumn and I'll be writing up my experiments for publication as well. I've also got a couple of collaborative manuscripts in the works which are getting close to submission.
As I look back on my time as a postdoc at Newcastle, I can see how much I've learned and grown. I feel like I am overflowing with ideas for both research and scholarship, and I've struck out in new directions that complement my expertise and help pull together my research programme into something that suits me and my career goals. I'm not sure what the future holds, and that's certainly a bit of a stressor, but I've begun to feel more confident that there could be a place for me to stay in academia. I certainly hope there is, because I have fallen in love with teaching methods, quantitative analytical skills, and statistics in R. I've got reams of ideas for how to integrate these pedagogical goals with teaching psycholinguistics, phonetics, and syntax… I just need an outlet now!
It's been fabulous being able to concentrate on my research, but as you can see from my main activities in the past year, I really do miss teaching. I think teaching, for me, is a way of processing and consolidating the research I'm doing — in a sense, getting to see my students' perspectives on linguistics and statistics helps me to look at my own work with fresh eyes and new invigorated energy. What a treat to be able to teach and do research for a living!
Author lmackermanPosted on 12 July 2019 12 July 2019 Categories Uncategorized
Summer progress
A lot has happened since my last update. This spring semester was a bit disjointed, but I finished collecting eye-tracking data from my general population sample and presented at CUNY2018. I got a lot of good feedback and enjoyed spending time with my colleagues in the US.
Ethics of researching gender as a syntactician
This summer, I've submitted a few papers, though I haven't heard back on two of them yet. Here's the LingBuzz page for the preprint of Syntactic and cognitive issues in investigating gendered coreference. This is a squib on how to frame human gender going forward for research that concerns grammatical and human gender, with an eye to domain-general cognition. In particular, I think it's crucial that work on this area acknowledge the conceptual overlaps between grammar, cultural categories, biology, and social sensitivity and justice. It can be easy for syntacticians and psycholinguists to focus on syntactic features while ignoring how our discussions of these features affects transgender, nonbinary, and gender nonconforming people. Even if it's entirely unintentional, it creates a hostile environment for colleagues and members of the wider community. We're better than that, but to move forward I believe a framework for ethical investigation must be made explicit.
See also: Vincent, Benjamin William. (2018). Studying trans: recommendations for ethical recruitment and collaboration with transgender participants in academic research, Psychology & Sexuality, 9:2, 102-116, DOI: 10.1080/19419899.2018.1434558
Teaching R, methods, and analysis
The other main project I've been working on is integrating updated quantitative analysis into the postgraduate curriculum here at Newcastle and in the general linguistics community.
In March, I led a workshop with Nick Riches on Internet Methods for conducting experiments, which touched on MTurk, Ibex Farm, Inquisit, and other similar tools.
In June, Jalal Al-Tamimi, Danielle Turton, Nick Riches and I organised and implemented a two-day postgraduate workshop on using R for analysis, including tidyverse, text mining, and linear regression. (Adventures in R)
In September and October, I will be hosting a series of tutorials (RfficeHours) geared to familiarising staff with R so they can support their students and conduct their own analyses. I intend on hosting RfficeHours throughout the year, in order to keep staff fresh and help boost support for R at the School and Faculty level as we're also providing postgraduate support through Faculty training workshops.
Next year, in January, I will be running a five-day mini-course on experimental syntax methodology and analysis in R at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, invited by Àngel Gallego. Materials for this mini-course will be made available in January.
Author lmackermanPosted on 21 August 2018 Categories Uncategorized
LSA 2018 Annual Meeting
What an amazing conference! I presented several papers and participated in the Five Minute Linguist competition, which was incredibly fun. (I highly recommend submitting your own work at future meetings.) Since my presentations tend to get buried on this page, I thought I would assemble links in a convenient place:
Ackerman & Yoshida: Detecting elusive judgments with binary decisions
(part of the organized session "Understanding Judgment Data in Syntax and Semantics: Insights from Experimental Methodologies")
This study explores the relationship between judgments reported by linguists in published articles and judgments reported by experimental participants in the lab. In this study, two cases in English are investigated in which formal syntactic explanations have not been consistently confirmed in formal experimental studies: the apparent production-comprehension split in the distribution of resumptive pronouns in island contexts, and the amnestying effect of an additional wh-word on violations of the Superiority Condition. By employing a binary forced-choice methodology which mimics acceptability judgements of the formal syntax literature (unlike a scalar rating methodology), the authors confirm that resumptive pronoun and superiority phenomena are consistent with the predictions made by the formal syntax literature in some environments.
Ackerman & Drake: The cat stalked ?wilily around the house: Morphological dissimilation in deadjectival adverbs (poster)
The adverbial suffix –ly and the adjectival suffix –ly' typically do not combine (e.g., *ghost+ly'+ly; 'in a ghostlike manner'). However, phonologically similar strings are attested when one /li/ string is part of the word stem (jollily, compared to: ?smellily, *lovelily). Does morphological structure modulate the acceptability of these words independently from the impact of phonological or usage-based constraints? In two experiments, jolly-type stems are rated more acceptable than smell- and love-type stems, which did not significantly differ from each other. A combination of phonological constraints and increased morphological complexity can account for the observed pattern.
Ackerman, Riches & Wallenberg: Coreference dependency formation is modulated by experience with variation in human gender
What knowledge is accessed and checked during gendered coreference dependency formation? English encodes information about gender in pronouns and names, and coreference dependency formation relies on antecedent gender of matching that of the anaphor. However, human gender is not binary, and nonbinary genders are increasing in visibility. We investigate whether nonstandard coreference dependencies are processed differentially across the population. We find higher acceptability among people with regular contact with transgender/nonbinary communities, particularly younger speakers. We suggest experience with gender variation influences speakers' mental representations of gender and these nuanced representations are what is accessed during gendered coreference dependency formation.
Hejná, Cochrane, Ackerman & Wallenberg: A bio-social account of hormonal effects on sound change from below
Analyses of sex/gender on language change are historically restricted to social factors, often confounding sex and gender and assuming that man/woman categories are explanatory. This literature has noted and replicated a pattern of women leading sound change from below the level of consciousness, but why this pattern should arise remains unclear. We present a model whereby social and biological factors interact and affect language change; consequently, the observed sex/gender effect is epiphenomenal. Furthermore, we empirically show that a continuous biological factor (prenatal exposure to androgens) has a continuous effect on the duration of pre-aspiration in Tyneside English.
Author lmackermanPosted on 7 January 2018 7 January 2018 Categories Research
What is gender?
We just don't know.
Lexically speaking, English consistently and traditionally encodes male (he), female (she), a genderless plural (they), and a non-human singular (it). Colloquially, they can also be singular, as can them, although there is plenty of debate around whether it's truly treated as singular (Foertsch & Gernsbacher 1997, Sanford & Filik 2007, Doherty & Conklin 2017). However, they and them are entirely ambiguous between the singular and traditional plural meanings. I'm investigating themself, which is a nonstandard but (definitively?) singular version of the pronoun. Importantly, as a reflexive anaphor, it must be bound by an antecedent so as an experimenter, I can control what it obligatorily corefers with. This makes it very easy to pair themself (or themselves) with a specific referent whose gender (or gender bias, or lack thereof) can be manipulated. For instance, names, definite and indefinite noun phrases, and indefinite pronouns can be used to test whether different gender biases affect the acceptability of the coreference dependency.
If the Gender Mismatch Effect stems from the genders of two words being incompatible, then we must define what genders are incompatible. Superficially, this is easy because male and female are nice, neat categories, but they aren't the only genders (and increasingly, are not the only categories). However, if singular they can match in gender with a binary-gender word (either male or female), then we've got to be a lot more precise about what we mean when we say the genders of two words match or mismatch, since they is ostensibly gender-neutral. On the other hand, if singular they can't match in gender with a binary-gender word, but it can match with a gender-neutral word, then maybe we are encoding a third gender category, rather than the absence of gender. This raises the question of how pronouns and gender categories will continue to evolve, if natural gender is gradient but our lexical encoding of it is categorical.
In any case, these are just a few of the possible ways in which gender might be encoded in English, and there is much work to be done.
Author lmackermanPosted on 15 June 2017 Categories Research, Update
Influences on resolution of temporary structural ambiguities
Good news! The ethics forms for the project are submitted, I know where the eye-tracker is and I'm applying for a small internal grant to get the pilots going. Everything is moving at a pleasantly fast pace and I'm feeling like it's all going to be possible. (I really can't recommend highly enough getting together with a bunch of wonderful colleagues for a regular writing group. It really lifts the spirits!)
In short, the first set of experiments I'm getting of the ground are the ones examining the influence of non-grammatical gender on the parser's behavior. Van Gompel and Liversedge (2003), for instance, show that gender and number are lexical features that are only checked after a long distance dependency is formed. This is what makes the Gender Mismatch Effect (GMME) such a great tool for real-time sentence processing studies — the mismatch can cause the parser to apparently slow down while it revises or repairs its mistake. What I want to know, though, is how flexible this gender-checking mechanism is. As Frazier et al. (2015) notes, in reference to the possible [un]grammaticality of sentences with 'gender mismatches':
[I]t is not unimaginable that a woman might be named Steven, merely very unexpected, and likewise in the context of a costume party, the individual picked out by the referring expression the cowgirl could conceivably be male.
Moreover, there are people who do not identify as men or women, but as some non-binary gender (of which there are many). Thus, the assumptions underlying many studies that use gender mismatch to test, e.g., long-distance dependency formation may rely on a gender binary that is not sociologically or biologically valid. To be fair, a large proportion of Western populations only have experience with cisgender people, thus rarely have occasion to process sentences that contain non-binary pronouns. But, as Frazier and colleague point out, this type of real-life gender mismatch can occur anywhere costume parties occur, which is presumably a much larger proportion of the population than those who are familiar with non-binary gender identities.
So, I will be testing whether the GMME is something that is flexible that can be mitigated with exposure to non-binary and 'nonstandard' uses, or whether it is something rigid that is acquired at a young age* and is difficult to adapt to new experiences and knowledge. Both cases could have implications for how to positively change societal treatment of people who want to be referred to with non-binary pronouns. Both cases could also inform theories of how the parser assimilates non-linguistic (or paralinguistic) information during real-time sentence processing.
(*I assume that many to most people who are familiar with non-binary gender identities learned about them well after the critical period, based on the broad societal attitude toward transgender and non-binary/gender-queer people in Western cultures.)
Author lmackermanPosted on 1 February 2017 Categories Research, UpdateTags gender, Research, sentence processing
… and I've arrived!
After some administrative hoops, several thousand miles of flying, and dozens of miles of walking, I am here, at Newcastle University!
I am now a postdoctoral Research Associate in the School of English Literature, Language and Linguistics. For the next three years, I will be investigating, in collaboration with Dr. Joel Wallenberg, how the real-time representation of syntactic structure is influenced by (at least two) sources of information. Those two sources are: (1) prosody, and in particular, prosodic boundaries that are typically associated with syntactic clause boundaries; and (2) observed, deduced, or assumed information about the gender of human referents in the sentence, in particular exploring variation associated with the comprehender's (reader's or listener's) exposure to and experience with people who are of a nonbinary gender. As these projects progress, I will update my research pages with more information.
Author lmackermanPosted on 17 December 2016 17 December 2016 Categories Update
Currently moving…
As soon as possible, I will update with my new affiliation and project!
Author lmackermanPosted on 24 October 2016 24 October 2016 Categories Update
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text: Q: How do I add an attribute in a SAX2 handler using xerces C++ I'm using xerces C++ SAX2 handler to process xml elements. The handler has access to the attributes but not the element. So there is no way to add an attribute in order to use the attributes data structure to create an aggregated document data structure of filtered or transformed elements with an added attribute. The alternative is to create an additional structure, or wrapper with the additional attribute, or hack xerces to give the handler access to the element. Hacking appears difficult, the xerces documentation designed for use and not hacks, and my initial investigation revealed no easily identifiable path. The additional structure option is still hacky, the wrapper's 'find' would search attributes and then search the addition. Granted this is a constant big O addition and not a performance hit, but annoying nonetheless. One could also copy the attributes entirely for every element, instead.  Is this really an odd use case, filter, transform element data, aggregate some of it, but use the existing structures to facilitate operations?

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NTT strengthens alliance with Microsoft to support shift to hybrid working
Enriching enterprise telephony and connectivity with Microsoft's Operator Connect for Microsoft Teams
London – 28 September 2021 – NTT Ltd., a global technology and business solutions provider, is today announcing the next phase of its strategic alliance with Microsoft, to deliver secure and reliable solutions that help enterprise customers accelerate digital transformation initiatives. NTT has been selected as one of the launch partners for Operator Connect for Microsoft Teams, which brings PSTN calling to Teams, providing integrated calling functionality that simplifies business communications.
Available today, Operator Connect provides carrier-grade telephony and support services in 39 countries, with added extras such as compliance recording, dynamic E911, Call Queue and video interoperability. NTT's Support and Managed Services capabilities also provides full lifecycle support to help clients activate holistic solutions across all workloads, including calling, collaboration, integrated customer experience, and productivity.
NTT as a launch partner for Operator Connect represents another key milestone in the strategic alliance between NTT and Microsoft. In 2019, the two companies committed to building a new generation of managed service offerings that provide enhanced employee and customer experience based on Microsoft 365, Microsoft Viva, and Azure Communications Services.
These offerings are underpinned by NTT's intelligent and secure network fabric, including its recently launched Private 5G solution, the first commercially available private LTE/5G "Network-as-a-Service" full-stack solution. The alliance will continue to provide clients with advanced agility, transformation, and automation for their business, helping them navigate the shift to a hybrid working model.
This development is the beginning of co-lead investment of collaborative services that is extending to Azure Communications Services, Mobility, and Microsoft Viva to provide best in breed managed services and value adds leveraging the NTT Group.
Commenting on the launch, Abhijit Dubey, Chief Executive Officer, NTT Ltd., said: "We're proud to be strengthening our alliance with Microsoft and to be named as one of the first development partners to offer Operator Connect to Microsoft Teams customers. We also guarantee full lifecycle support services so that clients can enjoy a consistent and seamless experience. The pandemic has completely changed the way we work but has highlighted the importance of connectivity and communication. Operator Connect provided through NTT will allow businesses to connect and engage with their employees and clients no matter where they're working from."
Jared Spataro, Corporate Vice President, Modern Work at Microsoft, said: "As a key strategic global partner, NTT has been an innovative and forward-thinking collaborator for Operator Connect. As we launch globally, NTT is already running the platform for several key clients and is providing high levels of advice, service, and support across 39 countries. We continue to strengthen our alliance to make real advances in how we take Teams Phone to market and enable the hybrid workforce."
NTT Ltd. is a leading global technology services company. Working with organizations around the world, we achieve business outcomes through intelligent technology solutions. For us, intelligent means data driven, connected, digital and secure. Our global assets and integrated ICT stack capabilities provide unique offerings in cloud-enabling networking, hybrid cloud, data centers, digital transformation, client experience, workplace, and cybersecurity. As a global ICT provider, we employ more than 40,000 people in a diverse and dynamic workplace that spans 57 countries, trading in 73 countries and delivering services in over 200 countries and regions. Together we enable the connected future. Visit us at hello.global.ntt
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Urban Aphrodite Productions is proud to present this hot night of Jazz on the Cool waters of Amsterdam! Saskia Laroo is known all over the world as a master trumpet player. Named, "The Dutch Miles Davis" for over 3 decades, Saski will join us for this entertaining evening of music, food and cocktails on the open waters of the IJ. Saskia's Special Guest is Vocal Diva Michelle David, winner of the SALTO Award for Best TV Program 2012.
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Mighty Aphrodite Cocktail Cruise with Jazz Trumpetess Saskia Laroo
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Hailed by American public and press at large as "Lady Miles of Europe",Saskia is one of the few female trumpet stylists-blowing for more than three decades. Saskia Laroo combines today's music by uncontrived romps into new styles, eagerly known as "nu jazz" or "swingin' body-music"–a vivacious blend of hip-hop, jazz, salsa, funk reggae, and world with roots in her classical jazz background. Her artistry and her groove ring vibrantly and free on her five albums that take us on a journey through the music she has absorbed and continues to play from her heart and soul. Saskia is anticipating packed houses all over the globe for the upcoming international tour 2011-12 which will promote the release of her new CD, "Two of a Kind-A Tribute to Miles and Monk". This album features the collaboration of Saskia and her longtime partner and fellow musician, Warren Byrd of the United States.
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Salanoia durrelli, ou mangusto durrel, é uma espécie de mamífero da família Eupleridae endêmico de Madagascar.

Distribuição geográfica e habitat
A espécie ocorre na região de Andreba, uma área pantanosa a 750 metros de altitude na costa oriental do lago Alaotra.

Ligações externas

Eupleridae
Mamíferos de Madagáscar
Mamíferos descritos em 2010

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Joseph A. HUBBARD, Captain, Killed July 2, 1863.
Charles A. HOWARD, 2nd Lieut., who lived on the old Hastings farm after the war; enlisted Sept. 2, 1861; mustered in Sept. 9, 1861, as private; re-enlisted, Jan. 1, 1864; wounded at Cold Harbor, June 3, 1864; sergeant, July 1, 1864; discharged, Nov. 23, 1864, at Varina, Va., to accept promotion, as a 2d lieutenant in Co. E of the 107th Infantry, of the U. S. Colored Troops; resigned, July 11, 1865, at Ft. Macon, N. C., after a service of nearly four years.
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In 1975 the Egg McMuffin was first introduced.
In 2000 the Fruit & Yogurt Parfait was introduced.
In 2009 McCafe goes national.
In 2015 (today actually!!) McDonald's starts serving breakfast all day!! Yes you read that right, ALL DAY!!
Now when you are craving Egg McMuffins, Sausage Burritos, or even Hashbrowns at dinner time, you can get them!!
Beginning October 6, McDonald's restaurants in Connecticut and Western Massachusetts will offer All Day Breakfast!
• All Day Breakfast items can be enjoyed along with our World Famous Fries and other iconic favorites, such as the Big Mac and Filet-O-Fish.
• All Day Breakfast is the number one request of McDonald's from its customers. More than 120,000 people tweeted McDonald's asking for breakfast throughout the day in the past year alone.
• For more information about McDonald's full line of menu choices including nutrition information visit www.McDonalds.com.
· Travel Set including eye mask, ear-plugs, blanket, pillow, and a case!
· McCafé K-Cup Pack- 18 ct.
How great is that!!! Enter below using the Rafflecopter form, and good luck!!
I'd like them to carry the Egg McMuffin all day.
The one breakfast item I would like McDonald's to carry all day is egg and bacon mcgriddles.
I love pancakes so those would be great with bacon.
I would like the Egg McMuffin to be served all day.
The Egg McMuffin, for sure, but the Sausage McMuffin would be great too!
I would like the chicken biscuit to be available all day.
I'd like them to serve their steak, cheese and onions bagel sandwich and the hashbrowns.
Oh I would love if they would carry the sausage egg mcmuffins all day!
I would like the big breakfast served all day.
I would love the Steak, Egg and Cheese Bagel be served all day!
I would love them to make the egg mcmuffin all day with there hashbrowns..yummy.
The Egg McMuffin should be sold all day long.
I want sausage gravy and biscuits.
The one breakfast item I would like McDonald's to carry all day is their biscuits.
I love the crispy hash browns, I'd love for them to be on the menu all day.
I like the BISCUIT sandwiches instead of the McMuffin ones.
I would like the Egg McMuffin all day.


I tried through Consultant Connections but could not get it to pull up my team's addresses. Is there any other way?
Not that I know of. When I have someone interested in the business opportunity, I have them fill out a contact form & I add them to my customer database. Even if they sign, they are still on my newsletter (so they have ideas on how to do their own). By doing that, I automatically have their address already before they sign.
Yesterday it just sat there and never showed anything.
if you keep clicking on the person's name, eventually a pop up box with their address shows up.


The Village of Quincy Council has met twice in the month of January 2019. The meetings were held January 8th and 22nd due to January 1, 2019 falling on New Years Day.
The Council open the meetings with discussion of the Revitalization Grant received and some of the projects being planned. This grant has to be completed by August 2019.
The 2018 year was closed and the new year of 2019 was opened.
It was determined that Dan Robinson will remain President of Council for 2019.
Council approved temporary appropriations to allow for payment of bills until the final 2019 Permanent Appropriations were completed. The total funds appropriated through February 2019 were $152,190.00.
Bob Ward will be representing the Village of Quincy Council on the Logan-Union-Champaign County Regional Planning Commission.
All Committees will remain the same as 2018.
The Council then discussed the Joint Sewer Plant and the need of a part-time employee at the plant as soon as possible. The operation of the Joint Sewer Board was discussed as well as a review of billing procedures for reimbursement of operating expenses at the Joint Sewer Plant. Further legal action is being discussed.
The Council went into executive session to discuss personnel issues.
After returning to the regular meeting the Council voted to give a 4% pay increase to the Village Administrator, Fiscal Officer, and Joint Sewer Plant Operator. There were no pay increases in 2018 and this averages out to 2% per each year.
The Village received $652.57 from profits at the Logan County Recycle Center in the Village of Quincy. These funds were placed in a miscellaneous fund in the General Fund in the Village.
Patrolling charges were approved at $35.00 per hour for twenty hours per month with the Logan County Sheriff's Department. The equipment, fuel, insurance, and vehicle are included in these charges.
Council and determine that well #2 needs a new pump and cleaning to provide a back up for well #4.
Delinquent accounts were reviewed and shut off's were to be done as soon as possible.
On January 22, 2019 the Council held their second meeting of the month due to rescheduling due to the January 1, 2019 holiday and maintaining a two week period between meetings. February will bring the meetings back to the first and third Tuesday of each month.
The Council was presented with donations of $248.00 that was used to purchase the annual live Christmas tree from Bell's Tree Farm. The extra funds were placed in the Christmas Fund within the General Fund.
A thank you was extended to all those donating to have a live tree.
It was reported that property owners with trees and shrubs next to alleys are the responsibility of property owners. Those shrubs are causing damage to Village equipment while trying to plow snow and maintain the alleys.
There was a report of street lights not working in the Village. Miami Valley Lighting maintains the street lights and each pole has a tag with a pole locating number when reporting a problem.
The meetings were adjourned and the next meeting will be held February 5, 2019 at 7:30 p.m. in Council Chambers.
Submitted by the village of Quincy.


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Iraqi cameraman wounded in bomb attack
A bomb targeted the car of an Iraqi cameraman and his driver in the northern city of Mosul, a place where attacks on journalists have abruptly risen. (File photo: Reuters)
AFP, Baghdad Monday, 13 January 2014
An Iraqi cameraman and his driver were wounded by a bomb targeting their car on Sunday in the northern city of Mosul, where attacks on journalists have risen sharply.
Iraq has come in for repeated criticism over the lack of media freedom and the number of unsolved killings of journalists, but a spate of attacks on journalists in Mosul is the worst to hit the country in years.
Five journalists were killed in the last three months of 2013 in Mosul, a mostly Sunni Arab city that remains one of the most dangerous cities in Iraq, with militants frequently carrying out attacks and reportedly extorting money from shopkeepers.
On Sunday, Salah al-Nazal, a cameraman for the Al-Mosuliyah television, was wounded alongside his driver by a magnetic "sticky bomb" attached to their car, police and hospital sources said.
The blast went off inside the campus of Mosul University where Nazal was filming a report.
Iraq has come in for repeated criticism over shortcomings in media freedom, and ranks first in the Committee to Protect Journalists' Impunity Index, which tracks unsolved murders of journalists.
Last Update: Monday, 13 January 2014 KSA 09:09 - GMT 06:09
IRAQI CAMERAMAN
WAR ON JOURNALISTS
TARGETTING JOURNALISTS
Deadly attack on Iraqi journalists claimed by al-Qaeda
An al-Qaeda-linked militant group has claimed an attack on an Iraqi television station headquarters in which five ...
Five journalists killed in attack on Iraq TV stations
Gunmen attacked on Monday the headquarters of two Iraqi television stations in Tikrit, north of Baghdad, killing at ...
Syrian handed over to Romania after kidnapping journalists in Iraq
A fugitive Syrian-born businessman sentenced to 20 years in prison for ordering the kidnap of three journalists in Iraq ...
The wave of attacks on journalists in Mosul is the worst to hit Iraq in years


Brian Edison, at the age of 5 made this necklace on his own: TOGETHER US FREE. There were a bunch of different words for him to choose from and these are the 3 words he put together. Kids have so much TRUTH to share, if only we *listen* to and learn from our youth.
so right now I have to keep it real and share my spiel.
Why do we have to smother each other with our opinions and force our beliefs down another's throat, feeling dominion all while thinking you are the only one winning.
so where is the beginning of forgiving anew?
get out of here with that negative hole.
Of who we really are….
Each made of up of and a part of the sun, moon and stars….
I am so sad to see all the hate and fighting going on over this election. It seems to be tearing us apart and separating us as a human race and putting us in a dark place. Everyone thinks their opinions are more "right" when of course, we are all going to have a different opinion but that's just the thing, when we have a different view on any topic, it is about respecting one another and still having patience and compassion towards that person so we can live in peace and harmony. Otherwise, we are only going to destroy ourselves and the human race. Let's rise UP and come together because when we are together, it sets us free!!!
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Q: Display array of words in reverse order I have some of my code already done I just do not know how I would display the sentence in reverse order than what is entered.
For example; if one enters "my name is joe"
It should display in the output: Joe
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 import java.util.Scanner;

 public class Sentence {
     public static void main(String [] args) {
         Scanner input = new Scanner(System.in);
         System.out.print("Enter a sentence: ");
         String sentence = input.nextLine();

         String[] words = sentence.split(" ");

         // Display the array of words in
         // reverse order
     }
 }

A: If I understand your problem, you can do something like that:
public static void main(String [] args) {
    Scanner input = new Scanner(System.in);
    System.out.print("Enter a sentence: ");
    String sentence = input.nextLine();
    String[] words = sentence.split(" ");
    for (int i = words.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
        System.out.println(words[i]);
    }
}


There is no question barring injury, that the Philadelphia 76ers should compete for Eastern Conference supremacy for at least the next five years. With their young dynamic duo of Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons the future is bright for this franchise. With the success achieved last year, the 76ers are one of the favorites this year to come out of the East along with the Boston Celtics, Toronto Raptors and the Milwaukee Bucks. Their success hinges however on one player: Markelle Fultz.
It is not correct to label Markelle as a bust just yet, as he missed over 60 games last year due to his shoulder injury. His rookie season will go down as one of the worst by a number one overall pick and while videos surfaced last year of his unusual shooting motion he did show glimpses of why he was selected with the first overall pick. He still has a quick first step and his shooting motion did improve through the playoff run putting to bed some doubt of the lingering shoulder issue.
However, he still has a lot to prove and his maturity and growth this year will go a long way to making the 76ers a title for the title this year. As constructed now this team does have the talent to compete for the Eastern Conference title but would need Markelle Fultz back at 100% health in order to compete against the Western Conference teams if this team can make it that far. The Golden State Warriors, Houston Rockers, Los Angeles Lakers and Oklahoma City Thunder all have all star caliber rosters built to challenge for the title. While the 76ers also have talent to be a contender they need their young energetic shooting guard to be a difference maker this year.
The Boston Celtics defeated the 76ers last year in the playoffs due to a complete roster, that lacked a true superstar, playing as an unit. It was obvious that Brad Stevens and company constructed a game plan that consisted of sharing the ball as their two biggest players, Kyrie Irving and Gordon Hayward, missed the post season due to injuries. This was truly evident in game 5 when the Celtics were able to put away the 76ers with 8 points in 77 seconds scored by four different players. While Simmons and Embiid have proven to be two of the best players in basketball, they will not be enough to carry this team to the promised land.
Right now there are more questions then answers surrounding the future of Markelle Fultz. Will Markelle be able to find his true shooting motion? Will Markelle be able to play a full grueling NBA season? Was Markelle worthy of that number one pick that this team traded many valuable assets in order to draft him? Only time will tell these answers as the NBA season is now in full swing. One thing is for certain though if Markelle is able to find his shooting motion, if he is able to show the NBA what he is capable of there is no doubt he will make this team a contender for years to come. With a trio of Ben Simmons, Joel Embiid and Markelle Fultz this team would absolutely be one of the best in the league and all three players are still young and in their prime. Finally the time is now for this team and city to compete for a Championship. Markelle Fultz will have a lot to say in that matter!
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FrontPage Magazine is a neocon magazine founded by ex-Marxist (Trokskyite) turned neocon activist David Horowitz.
Increasingly the following organizations share writers or principals. For example, FrontPage will carry articles about universities/professors. Campus-Watch shortly afterwards will carry the same articles. Daniel Pipes writes for both websites. Similarly, there is a wide overlap with Discover the Networks.
Paul de Rooij, "Undermining Civil Society: David Horowitz's Corrosive Projects", CounterPunch, 11 April 2005. Contains an overview and analysis of FrontPage magazine, and it purpose in propaganda.
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Q: Set column values of a table based on another table in mysql I have two tables: Employees and Pharmacies.
In table Employees I have a column name Pharmacy which tells me what pharmacy an employee works at, and also a column with the names of the employees.
In table Pharmacies I have a column of pharmacies and I want to add a new one named Number_of_employees which to contain the number employees from the corresponding pharmacy where he works.
Any ideas how to do this ?

A: DON'T ADD the column Number_of_employees
you can return Number_of_employees value by query
Select Pharmacies.*, count(Employees.Pharmacy) as Number_of_employees from Pharmacies
     join Employees on Pharmacies.id = Employees.Pharmacy
group by Employees.Pharmacy


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The Most Beautiful Cinemas in Ireland
Images from a memorable visit with Dean Kavanagh and Anja Mahler to the most beautiful cinemas in Ireland: Roy Spence's Excelsior and Noel Spence's Tudor. These private cinemas have been lovingly hand crafted in the image of '50s picture palaces. While there, we were privileged to delve deep into Roy Spence's filmography and watch many titles from his five decades of resolutely independent filmmaking. His horror and science fiction movies were particularly inspiring, including short masterpieces such as The Testament of Caleb Meeke (1969), The Beast of Druid's Hill (1971) and Homunculus (1977).
(Photographs by Anja Mahler)
posted by Maximilian Le Cain at Tuesday, March 28, 2017 0 comments
Jake Barningham Screening @ The Guesthouse, Cork
Experimental Film Society presents
a Screening of Videos by
JAKE BARNINGHAM
Tuesday, March 28th, 8pm
The Guesthouse, Cork
Programme introduced by Maximilian Le Cain
Experimental Film Society is delighted to present the first Irish screening of experimental video artist Jake Barningham at The Guesthouse. EFS has long admired Barningham's distinctive and haunting work with the unique textures of video that opens a ghostly space between representation and an abstract zone of electronic visual echoes. Through focusing on the raw surfaces of degraded video imagery, he dissolves details of the material world into indistinct traces occupying a mysterious afterlife of electronic dematerialisation.
"Barningham's videos strike me, first and foremost, as studies on absence. While none suggest a narrative, in each there is a hint of an image, something almost, barely tangible, that ultimately remains elusive and transient... Yet these pixels almost 'gather' themselves, as if attracted to the image and attempting to 'fill it' in. But repeatedly, the pixels break down and scatter. While the image is partially defined by that which it is lacking – a specificity of sorts, Barningham also invites us to view the breakdown as something worthwhile in-and-of itself, as moments of pure movement, abstracted motion, the pixels themselves as unique sculptural objects." – Daniel Gorman, Videos by Jake Barningham
"I conceive the unseen world of video as a lush garden. My work isn't image "making," it's almost conjuring, almost gardening. We should come up with a completely different vocabulary for this as far as I'm concerned. I'm not an editor; I'm a landscaper or a video-scaper. This is the totality of my conception of video. I want to build a palpable world for people's thoughts to exist in. I want it to be so crystal clear that you can nearly touch it, smell it." – Jake Barningham
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Thanks Guys. For the MLR, the file was in its own folder so I took it out and placed it in the main folder and it worked. as for the other one I just copied one from something else and named it then it worked. I still hate updates! Again thank you all who helped me with this.
I purchased several of the locomotive packs through SimulatorCentral and am now stuck with the update issues as discussed in this thread.
Bearing in mind that, since I purchased from the SimulatorCentral site, I do not have an account at JointedRail.com, how do I go about obtaining these updates?
Forum member since 4 February 2004.
Simply sign up for an account at the site, verify it via the email and your all set to download any updates there. It's free and costs nothing. Just use the PDF file we linked to at the beginning of this thread and youll be all set.
I'm having Issues with the CW44-9 cabs. I've uninstalled them and re installed them but they still show up in red how do i fix this problem?
If it is showing red what dose the error say? Nobody can help you without knowing what the error is.
Sorry i forgot to post this message that i got Error: The tag 'image' in '0' points to a nonexistent file: 'art_icon.tga'.
"If this happened right after you patched to SP1 you need to follow the guide on page 1 to fix these"
I tried all of the updates and what you told me but none of that fixed it :P i still have a faulty cw44-9 t1 cab the same error keeps coming up even after i've done all the updates Committed it and everything. Nothing is working still get the same error message,Error: The tag 'image' in '0' points to a nonexistent file: 'art_icon.tga'. Sorry but i'm a little frustrated with this problem.
If you follow the guide, it walks you thru how to fix the problem. You need to go step by step thru the guide......it wont work until you follow the procedures to fix it.
Can i just swap Cabs in the loco? instead of the faulty one? or will that cause the game or loco to crash?
Im not going to tell you to do something thats still going to cause a problem. If you dont want to take the time and do it right I honestly can offer you no further support here..
It only takes a few minutes to do things their way anyway. Just do it!


EYFS and Key Stage 1 from 6.00 pm to 7.20 pm. Please collect your EYFS and KS1 children from the Year 1 playground.
Key Stage 2 from 7.30 pm to 9.00 pm. Please deliver your child to the main entrance by the office.


Orange Elephant Backpackers is the perfect base to explore all that can be enjoyed in Addo and the Sunday's River Valley. Various activities within the Addo and Sundays River Valley exist for guests to partake in. These range from 4×4 routes, nature walks and hikes, mountain biking, elephant and horseback rides, fishing, canoeing, bird watching and bush drives.
For total laidback and relaxed atmosphere the Orange Elephant is the place to go to. The little pub, Thirsty Herds"has a small in house brewery. The perfect place to unwind after a long day in the park.
Enjoy a true African Tour or Safari through this malaria free region, a wildlife haven and home to the Addo Elephants and the second largest Citrus producing region in South Africa.
The recent expansion of the Addo Elephant National Park to include the Colchester Section (Sundays River Mouth) makes the Full Day Addo Park Safari Tour a very popular safari option. The Full Day Addo Park Tour allows guests to enjoy the whole of the Addo Elephant National Park at a leisurely pace, ideal for finding the perfect photo opportunity.
The popular Addo River Safari offer guests the best bird watching experience in the Eastern Cape, where one can find countless water birds, 7 different species of Kingfisher and the chance of sighting the magnificent Fish Eagle.
The Custom Canoes are ultra stable and provide excellent photographic opportunities to wildlife photographers- especially birdwatching enthusiasts.
The popular Addo River Safari's offer guests the best bird watching experience in the Eastern Cape, where one can find countless water birds, 7 different species of Kingfisher and the chance of sighting the magnificent Fish Eagle.
We do around 4.5 km down the Sundays river, luckily with the direction of flow, on very stable and wide custom made canoes.
This is a four hour guided game drive in an open Land Rover with a short refreshments and toilet break at the halfway point. After an amazing experience where you will view more animals than you thought possible, enjoy a delicious dinner which is prepared over an open fire. A short, spotlit nightdrive providing the possibility of more nocturnal animals completes your experience as we return to their reception area.


Description: Tap/Ballet I introduces children to the basics of ballet and tap, combining creative movement, grace and balance. Students learn basic tap steps such as shuffles, rhythm exercises, and springs, and elementary ballet including plies, tendus, passes, and the basic ballet positions. Instruction advances with age and ability of participants. *Parents may stay for first 10 min of first class and are invited back at the end of program for a class demonstration.* Suggested Attire: Comfortable clothes or leotards, tights and tutus. Students are encouraged to bring Tap and Ballet shoes, but may also wear closed-toe shoes for Tap and bare feet for Ballet.
*Parents may stay for first 10 min of first class and are invited back at the end of program for a class demonstration.* Suggested Attire: Comfortable clothes or leotards, tights and tutus. Students are encouraged to bring Tap and Ballet shoes, but may also wear closed-toe shoes for Tap and bare feet for Ballet. . *No class Saturday 1/19/19 and no class Saturday 2/16/19.


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Veep, Chief Imam pray for Ghana
Date: Mar 02 , 2019 , 08:42
BY: Daily graphic
Vice-President Bawumia (right) and the National Chief Imam, Sheikh Osman Nuhu Sharabutu, saying a prayer at the Central Mosque
Vice-president Dr Mahamudu Bawumia yesterday joined Muslim worshippers at the Abossey Okai Central Mosque in Accra to offer prayers and thanksgiving to Allah for his goodness to Ghana for 62 years after independence.
Speaking at the prayers, Dr Bawumia said: "I thank Almighty Allah for allowing Ghanaians to enjoy peace, unity in our 62 years as an independent country."
He urged Ghanaians to cherish the peace they were enjoying and eschew actions that could negatively impact on the nation's harmonious existence.
"We are one people despite our cultural differences. Ghana is a place where everybody feels a sense of belonging. Let us continue to coexist to develop our homeland Ghana," he said.
"President Akufo-Addo is building an inclusive society. That is why we have introduced free Senior High School (SHS), Planting for Food and Jobs, Nation Builders Corps (NaBCo) so that every citizen, regardless of where you come from, will benefit from government's policies," Vice-President Bawumia said.
He said the establishment of the Zongo Development Fund was an indication of how passionate President Akufo-Addo was with regard to the development of the Zongos.
In his sermon, the National Chief Imam, Sheikh Dr Osman Nuhu Sharabutu, commended the government for its tremendous performance and pro-poor policies introduced.
Sheikh Sharabutu asked all Muslims to pray for President Akufo-Addo, Vice-President Bawumia and other government appointees to enable them to serve Ghana with dedication.
Alhaji Dr Bawumia was accompanied by Mr Abubakar Saddique Boniface, Minister of State at the Office of the Vice President; Alhaji Habib Saad, MP for Bortianor-Ngleshie-Amanfro; Mr Abdul Aziz Haruna Futa, Nasara Coordinator of the ruling New Patriotic Party, (NPP), Sheik I.C Quaye, the Chairman of the Hajj Board, and other officials.
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A: OK, just in case anybody else has a similar problem. What I did was set the button as type "Submit" AND added a "Save document" and "Open page" action - that was the problem. As soon as I set the button as a "normal" button everything worked. Hope this helps somebody else!


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Investigating Legendary Party Thrower Jim Haynes
September 24, 2013 by John EdwardsLeave a Comment
It was through my fellow American expat friend, "The Famous Zack," a black Christian science-fiction writer originally from Ohio, with a short story coming up back then in the now-defunct "AMAZING STORIES," that I first heard about the wild parties thrown by the legendary Jim Haynes, whom some sour-grape artists deemed an apocryphal "traitor."
So well known was Haynes as a manic socialite host that he even felt propelled to write a megalomaniacal manifesto about himself called "THANKS FOR COMING!" (I might have just located the very last used copy extant on Amazon.com.) Surprisingly, the book, which is very pink and sophomore-looking, wasn't self-published on a vanity press at all, but had actually been contracted by a known-quantity publisher: Faber and Faber!
One of the world's greatest name-droppers, Jim Haynes–resembling Charles Bronson from "The Mechanic" and sporting a CIA stash on the back cover–eagerly sets us up for a fall. He is left like a purple microdot psychosis, bragging about psychedelic meetings with John Lennon, Yoko Ono, Germaine Greer, and Mick Jagger. But who are Mary Whitehouse, Lord Goodman, Kenneth Tynan, Richard Neville, Heathcote Williams, and Jean Shrimpton?
I don't know; you tell me.
I had, however, vaguely heard of "Vangelis"?
So arriving at the BCBG (Bon Chic Bon Gout) bash with some of my Servas operative friends–Julie Dawson from Great Britain, a Slovenian beauty with a forgettable surname, my needy American girlfriend Susan, and big black Zack–we immediately said hi to the host, whom, to my surprise, I was pretty certain I had met before.
Was this the blunt American guy who almost sold me the smallest apartment in Paris for a laughable amount of pretty polly?
The only thing was, with his obvious haircut, Jim Haynes now just looked like anybody else, almost invisible behind his fabulous Middle Eastern-style mustaches. He must have been making a pile on the side from his priced-out parties, because immediately after shaking our hands, he asked for 200 francs to help cover costs, which included a fancy gourmet meal for over 100 guests landing at this particular star-studded bash in space and time.
Immediately, Zack pointed out the legendary black African-American poet, Ted Joans, whom I had already met several times hanging out at "Sylvia Beach's Shakespeare and Company" (a bookstore now owned by a Whitman, related to both the former pre-New Age poet and the former New Jersey governor, who once offered me a writing space in their attic when I handed in "Old Gringo" to their book exchange).
Ted Joans somehow remembered my name. "Hi John," he said swiftly before looming over where the Nouveau Beajolais vino flowed like the Seine or maybe the Mosel. But Ted Joans obviously had not a clue who Zack was. He didn't remember meeting him, especially when Zack was overdoing it, drunkenly handing out business cards to everyone like a sad clown trying to sell flowers in a boit de nuit (night box).
My gorgeous unnamed Slovenian friend, with evident hilarity, exclaimed, "Look, there is The Famous Zack!"
"Yes, The Famous Zack!" I crowed like a town crier.
"Aha! The Famous Zack!" Julie Dawson added with an excitable holler, already in tears.
Our laughter was instantaneous and combustible, as hard to put out as a kitchen fire.
Zack, more wasted than I had ever seen him before, ignored the comments and flirted wildly with anything that moved: man, woman, or dog. Apparently The Famous Zack had completely forgotten in the mood indigo, Nouveau Beaujolais atmosphere, that he had a live-in "French" Venezuelan girlfriend named "Viollaine."
When Zack started talking knowledgably about the "Harlem Rennaissance" to Ted Joans, the poet looked a little defensive. His output had really come out of the tail-end of that movement, way afterwards.
However, as a published poet myself, who had studied "poetics" under Peter Cooley at Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, and who was friends with Frank Bidart (my father's favorite student at UCR in Riverside, California, USA), I thought Ted Joans's prolific output could be categorized in one word:
Never in a million years, though, would I ever tell Ted Joans about my underhanded compliment about his effortless oeuvre, that I thought this highly about his work.
Whoops, I just did.
Now, I got.
Meanwhile, Jim Haynes was handing out mimeographed questionnaires, to supposedly match people up for clandestine and amorous activities.
Anybody could also see that this was also a ploy to get classified information about the foreign expat community here in Paris. There was the normal-looking guy resembling the writer Paul Bowles (author of "The Sheltering Sky" and the short story "Pages from Cold Point") who claimed he was from Morocco (whom I thought was lying); the Egyptian girl who made the devil sign and held it to her head like a phone and mouthed "Call me!"; the gorgeous aloof Slovenian girl whose company I preferred over my jealous argumentative girlfriend and rival.
Looking a little peeved, Jim Haynes, as if remembering our slight altercation over egregiously unsellable real estate, bounded toward me and snatched the questionnaire out of my hands. "You, sir, will not be needing this!" he hinted with only a trace of a smile.
What an outrageous hypocrite Monsieur Jim Haynes in reality seemed. His parties obviously were motivated solely by greed and gain, not our on-par natural gregariousness.
However, I was thankful that both Bob Bishop (of The Paris Voice) and David Applefield (of Frank Magazine) were not in attendance. Both of them had at first accepted and then rejected an essay of mine on Prague—with which years later, after repeat visits, I carefully revisedfor the ex-web mag Travelblogger, and with poetic justice, I won a
NATJA Award for "Best Internet Piece." What is this situational conundrum called? Pawn takes Bishop and levels the Applefield!
As all the guests left abruptly, Jim Haynes bellowed his signature bon voyage, "THANKS FOR COMING!"
Which you will remember after my reminding you is also the title of Jim Haynes's very entertaining book, which, unfortunately, "The Famous Zack"–left behind by accident by his own friends like a suitcase on a carousel spinning to the opening evil carnival muzak from "Betty Blue"–had never had the chance, nor time, nor inclination, to read. He was merely a party favor now.
Indeed, years later, The Famous Zack came to Manhattan for a visit once, informing me that he now worked for The Sultan of Brunei, one of the richest men in the world, adding, "No one says no to The Sultan of Brunei!" (Except for maybe a well-known Miss America.)
I also reminded Zack of the Jim Haynes party we had crashed, and the genesis of a pained scowl came over his face, perhaps remembering how he was in the doghouse for months afterwards with his live-in Venezuelan girlfriend.
"I didn't like that guy. . . ." Zack admitted.
More comfortable with his own kind in "Harry's Bar," Jim Haynes had made it to Paris on a long strange trip indeed. Legally AWOL from the U.S. Air Force, he flew first to Edinburgh, Scotland, where he set up Britain's very first paperback booksellers and the experimental theater company "The Furry Arts Lab." He also edited IT and Suck, the sexually frank forerunners of Time Out and McSweeney's, if not "Screw," invented by Jim Haynes's good friend Al Goldstein, before making things happen with the inspired Wet Dream Festival.
One of the great organizers in the Psychedelic Sixties, Jim Haynes hobnobbed with the likes of Norman Mailer, William S. Burroughs, Timothy Leary, as well as Mick and Keith and John and Yoko. He proves he isn't lying by including photos, letters, and clips about how fun it was to be a countercultural "closet hippy" way back when, even being a
little dangerous about the designation itself.
It was only by accident, though, when he was offered a teaching position as a "lecteur" in Paris, that he threw in his lot and became a famous socialite.
But rather than educating his students he preferred entertaining them.
Here now in my apartment in Hell's Kitchen in New York City, I am about to re-read the book written by my well-known acquaintance in Paris, wondering if I might be mentioned it it?
Without giving anything away.
Anything is possible when dealing with "known quantities."
A cracking good read, Jim Haynes's book somehow clears up why he set off to make his name as a famous socialite, rather than a writer, friendlier than a Quaker, paying lip service through his company Handshake Editions, to the new mambypamby imitation "Lost Generation," bigger even than the canine comradeship of German-Jewish-wit Gertrude
Stein and American-Fascist-poet Ezra Pound.
I took back what I had said about Jim Haynes while I read his well-meaning and very funny book. Realizing that Haynes had no qualms about meaning business in the art of life, attaining a cultural attaché with enthusiastic fundraising, I even forgave him for his attitude problem with the United States, realizing he had a lot to turn his back upon, including, peradventure, plenty of bad memories.
After all, most real expats do not move abroad in search of the ideal place in which to live, but instead to forget.
Just like a French Legionnaire.
With "Where are you from?" being everybody's favorite conversation starter, I no longer thought it candyass for someone like Jim Haynes to call himself grandiloquently, as he had dubbed himself at his party from so long ago, "a citizen of the world!"
By some weird coincidence, involving real recherche du temps perdu, I noticed my name in print in the comically lengthy acknowledgements: "John Edwards." Even though the book was published several years before I had even stepped into one of his Paris parties and met him in public in the first place. As if coming upon a magical "Paris Dreambook," I preferred to regard Jim Haynes's bio as a foregone conclusion and a self-fulfilling prophecy.
Maybe I should return to one of his furiously paced freelance parties to work on that "secret handshake" of his a little bit more. . . .
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The Beta Nu Chapter of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia sponsored the annual concert called "Sinfonian Dimensions in Jazz". January 12-14, 1967 marked its 17th concert. Performing at the concert was the Jazz Ensemble, directed by James A. Coffin, and the Jazz Chorus, directed by Dennis Smith.
A recording of the Beta Nu Chapter of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia sponsored annual concert called "Sinfonian Dimensions in Jazz". January 12-14, 1967 marked its 17th concert. Performing at the concert was the Jazz Ensemble, directed by James A. Coffin, and the Jazz Chorus, directed by Dennis Smith.
"Colaboration" (1967). Sinfonian Dimensions in Jazz. 51.


His first book, Legends of New England in Prose and Verse, was published in 1831. For the next thirty years until the Civil War, Whittier wrote essays and articles as well as poems that were concerned with abolition. In 1833 he wrote "Justice and Expedience" urging immediate abolition. In 1834 he was elected as a Whig for one term to the Massachusetts legislature. The following year he was mobbed and stoned in Concord, New Hampshire, for his beliefs. In 1836 Whittier moved to Amesbury, Massachusetts where he worked for the American Anti-Slavery Society. Later while working as the as editor of the Pennsylvania Freeman, in May 1838, the paper's offices were burned to the ground and sacked during the destruction of Pennsylvania Hall by a mob.
Whittier helped to establish the anti-slavery Liberty party in 1840 and ran for the U.S. Congress in 1842. In the mid-1850s he helped form the Republican Party, supported the presidential candidacy of John C. Frémont in 1856, and helped to found the Atlantic Monthly in 1857.


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And we don't even know her name, I think!
Setting aside the hilarity of this line and the entire scene surrounding it, it just rang true, and as something perfectly appropriate for Valentine's Day, ya know?
How many times has it happened? How many? One or the other spouse feels undervalued, and things slowly go to crap. Something goes wrong, somehow, and eventually it all just falls apart. They leave, or they cheat, or what have you. Either way, a relationship, and the family built upon it, is allowed to decay until it finally breaks.
To avoid this, one must remember one's priorities. One must remember what matters most. One must remember what is truly the best thing ever to happen to them.
To which end, it helps when both sides are aware of their own value and assert themselves. It's far easier for someone to forget what you are worth when you do not remind them.
Not that one should be pushy or arrogant about it, but still!
Now, in most superhero stories, the hero's significant other is obliged to share them with the world. Soldiers, officers, firemen and others risk their lives every day, and their families need to come to terms with that, right, so why not the heroes? And if the significant other is obviously conflicted and left wanting more, they also have to wrestle with their own selfishness until either they overcome it or it destroys them.
In The Incredibles and other stories, like Black Lightning and Please Don't Tell My Parents I've Got Henchmen, superheroes have had to make the choice of whether or not to be superheroes, and the world doesn't have the right to demand anything automatically.
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They're already taking over the world; why not my brain, too?
I was halfway through an order of Viking mugs yesterday. Today I'm only a quarter done.
I was carrying them over to the wheel for trimming, and jostled the board they were on when I put it down. All the mugs fell over; after sorting through the wreckage I saw half of them had dents. I cursed a bit. But then figured, hey, why not make the best of it? The dented ones got banged around a bit more, to give them a squared rim, and are now decorated with fishies and —why not?–jellyfish.