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Hillary Clinton is becoming increasingly irritated by Bernie Sanders’ pointed attacks that portray her as a tool of special interests, people close to her say, leading her to sharpen her approach to the primary at a time when she hoped to get a head start on the general election.
Clinton takes Sanders’ recent attacks personally, her aides say, and is fed up with fending them off when she’d rather be laying out her policy positions or leveling critiques of Republican front-runner Donald Trump. They also worry that Sanders’ jabs seem aimed at inflaming his supporters against her—possibly to a point where they won’t support her in November.
“Does it annoy her when people misrepresent her record? It does,” said Clinton communications director Jennifer Palmieri.
The dynamic came to a boil last week when the typically measured Clinton lashed out at a Greenpeace activist asking about her campaign contributions from the fossil fuel industry. “I am so sick. I am so sick of the Sanders campaign lying about me. I'm sick of it,” she said, jabbing her finger at the young woman who approached her as she shook hands along a rope line at an event in New York. A video of the encounter spread on the Internet, getting more than 2 million hits in 72 hours just on YouTube.
For Sanders, whose chances for getting the party nomination depend upon a string of improbable but not impossible events, attacking Clinton draws media attention as well as donations from a fervent core of supporters who are keeping his campaign afloat. His attacks have also helped him close in on the front-runner, including in Wisconsin, where voters will cast ballots in a primary on Tuesday. Following on his sweep of three western-state caucuses a little more than a week ago, Sanders is deadlocked with Clinton in polls there.
“It has had an impact,” said Tracy Sefl, a Democratic consultant who formerly advised the pro-Clinton group Ready for Hillary. While none of the attacks are surprising or novel, “he's caused her to sharpen her own platform. Her stump speech is very wide-ranging and covers a lot. Sanders has put her in a position to put things in bold—they've always been there, but now she's got to be louder.”
The confrontation with the Greenpeace activists came at a moment when Sanders and his campaign have gotten “a little more personal, more negative,” Palmieri said. It hit a nerve as the comment appeared to impugn Clinton's character. “That’s what you saw,” she said.
Officials with the Sanders campaign argue they are doing nothing more than discussing the same policy differences they have emphasized for months.
“These are not in any way efforts on our part to do anything other than to debate the issues,” said Tad Devine, Sanders’ senior media adviser, of the campaign’s recent criticisms of Clinton. “It’s completely appropriate, well within the bounds of a normal campaign and very far from what’s going on the Republican side.”
He said the tenor of the campaign has been even milder than when Clinton was campaigning for the Democratic nomination against Barack Obama. “I don’t think Bernie Sanders is anywhere near that kind of back-and-forth we saw in 2008,” Devine said.
Clinton has been reluctant to get especially aggressive in her criticism of Sanders, aware that even if she’s not able to win over his voters in the primary, she’ll need their support in November. But after weeks of largely ignoring Sanders, even in victory speeches after primaries, signs of her frustration with Sanders are coming though.
On Friday in Syracuse, during a discussion of ways that she helped businesses in upstate New York expand their markets, Clinton needled Sanders for opposing the Export-Import Bank and then unloaded on the way he talks about change.
“People can tell you what they’re against all day long. What are they for? And what are they going to do? And do they have a track record of getting results?” she asked. “I think that should be the way people judge who the next president they want to see in the Oval Office is because at the end of the day, producing results is really what it’s all about.”
Sanders said he sees Clinton's remarks as a sign not of frustration but of anxiety. “I think the secretary is getting very nervous,” he said Sunday on ABC’s This Week, pointing not to his odds in the primary but to general-election polls that show him leading Trump by a bigger margin than Clinton does.
Sanders has been trying to chip away at Clinton by focusing on her financial ties to corporations and Wall Street, contrasting it with his core message of getting money out of politics and upending an economic system that's rigged in favor of the wealthy.
“It's been more effective than most would've believed a year ago,” said Democratic strategist Steve McMahon. “It taps into a pretty well established anti-corporate, anti-establishment faction of the Democratic Party that has been agitated about these kinds of issues for a very long time.”
That wing of the party is “vocal, angry and loud,” McMahon said. “You see it at his rallies. And you saw it on the rope line.”
Sanders has exploited Clinton's main weaknesses with those voters. A Bloomberg Politics poll released March 24 found that Democrats view Sanders as more “honest and trustworthy” than Clinton by a stunning margin of 64 to 25 percent. Democrats also favored Sanders over Clinton by two-to-one margins on the questions of who cares most about people like them and who'd do most to rein in Wall Street.
Clinton has enlisted allies to push back. The campaign hosted a conference call on Friday with New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, who talked up his progressive bona fides and admiration for Sanders’ voice on income inequality while encouraging the senator to tone down his rhetoric. “I think people appreciate him when he's a substantive voice and a voice of integrity,” said de Blasio, who managed Clinton’s successful 2000 Senate campaign in New York. “I think if he and his team make allegations that don't hold water, it actually undercuts what I presume he's trying to get across, so I think he should get back to the issues.”
Joe Trippi, a Democratic consultant who advised numerous presidential campaigns, cautioned that Sanders risks hurting himself with a negative campaign.
“He's not going to win the women or the African-Americans or the Latinos who like [Clinton] by making personal attacks on her. That's a key problem for him to grow,” Trippi said. “It helps him fuel his supporters— they give him more money every time he attacks her for not being tough on Wall Street—but he doesn't get her supporters to leave her by doing that. And the greater point is it works the same way for her. You do not want to push back so hard that you're alienating his supporters.”
Sanders remains the clear underdog in the Democratic race, trailing Clinton by some 700 delegates—a figure that includes party officeholders and officials who are superdelagates not bound by primary and caucus results—according to a tally by the Associated Press. Sanders needs to win two-thirds of the remaining pledged delegates, while Clinton needs to win one-third of them, to secure the nomination. After Wisconsin on Tuesday, New York holds its primary on April 19, followed by primaries in five northeastern states the next week. Clinton could wrap up the nomination by the end of the month.
“This is the natural cycle of a campaign and even though Senator Sanders has won some caucuses, the map for him is very difficult—we do not believe there is a credible path for him to the nomination—he and his campaign and his supporters seem to be getting hotter and more negative,” Palmieri said.
Devine dismissed that. “I don’t agree that we’re somehow lashing out when in fact we won six of the last seven contests,” he said. “We do understand that the path to the nomination is difficult, but we do not in any way believe it is impossible.”
—With assistance from Arit John.


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The futures of some of United's best known players, including Wayne Rooney, Rio Ferdinand and Patrice Evra, are uncertain
With speculation over a move to Italy rife, Nemanja Vidic has confirmed that he will leave Manchester United at the end of the season.
The loss of the club's captain will be a major blow for David Moyes, who had been trying to tie the Serbian to a new one-year contract.
But Vidic could be just the first in a summer exodus from Old Trafford.
After Anderson left for Fiorentina on loan, he was quoted as saying "lots" of players "want out" of Manchester United.
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The programme would form part of a plan to turn Zambia into a middle-income country by 2030, he said.
The government would raise 48-trillion kwacha for the project, known as the Fifth National Development Plan, and had asked donors to help finance the remainder, the president said.
Zambiaâ€™s economy is benefiting from higher investment after copper prices surged to a record and the International Monetary Fund (IMF), World Bank and African Development Bank cancelled the countryâ€™s debt.
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It’s not exactly a subject many are passionate about – aside to get rid of perhaps.
At this year’s Scout Island Banquet, former lakecity resident, entomologist and professor Rob Higgins gave attendees an entirely different perspective on the creepy-crawlies that live throughout British Columbia during his presentation on April 20.
“Normally, when we think of ecosystems we think of our large furry vertebrates,” he said, starting off the presentation.
Then, he launched into describing a series of fascinating bugs found throughout B.C. and some even found in our own backyards.
Higgins started off by describing the best ways of finding bugs, including the Homer Simpson technique: “Do nothing. If you quit breathing these bugs will come to you;” the one-in-a-thousand-route: “if you want to find that one-in-a-thousand bug you need to turn over 1,000 rocks and logs;” the postal technique: “find their address;” and the Dr. Seuss method: “if you want to catch beasts you don’t see everyday, you need to go places quite out of the way.”
Fortunately, said Higgins, some of those out of the way places aren’t too far from Williams Lake, describing a northernmost latitude record for termites in the world for a colony he had located in the Churn Creek Protected Area.
Higgins named a number of different tidbits about different insects – as well as how to look out for them.
One he encourages locals to keep an eye out for are zombie ants.
Zombie ants are ants that have been taken over by a fungi, that latches into the nervous system. The ants are compelled to climb to the top of a branch, or blade of long grass where they latch on with their pinchers and die, releasing the fungi spores to flow elsewhere.
While found all over the world, one located near Williams Lake was only the second found in Canada, according to Higgins, who asks that people give him a shout, collect them or report it if they see one
“We’d like to do a DNA test to get a sense of what it is,” he told the Tribune.
Other fascinating tales of the bugs to be found in the area also included slave-taking ants, a red ant who will take over black ant nests and kill the queen, installing their own. The queen ants will lay their own eggs, and are accepted as the new queen by the black worker ants, who take care of the larvae. As the black ant population decreases, and thus the slave population drops, the ants will take part in raids, where they swarm other nests and carry away larvae to use as new slaves.
They can be found by brushing something over the top of a nest of ants. If you see both red and black ants, that’s likely what you are looking at, Higgins said, adding they are common in the area.
He also described ladybug gender disparity (there are approximately six females to one male ladybug, as seemingly male larvae are sacrificed as a first food source to their brothers and sisters) and mating rituals (if male ladybugs can hold on for an hour and a half, then, and only then will the female bug be ready to mate), and the fascinating facts about other B.C. insects.
Then, Higgins turned his presentation to the ‘new and terrible’ invasive inspects of B.C.
Many, he said, arrive in B.C. in shipping containers or wood products from other countries.
The multicoloured Asian ladybug is becoming more visible in B.C., he said. Initially introduced to North America for aphid control (identified by the “m” or “w” on their neck), they often swarm in warm areas in the fall or spring and quite easily stain things – if they are in your house Higgins recommends vacuuming them up using a netting or hose, instead of filling the vacuum and letting it sit).
Other dangerous bugs (at least to free vegetables) include the brown marmorated stink bug, identified by the white bands on its antenna. The sting of the bug will discolour fruits and vegetables, reducing their quality substantially, but not only that, if just a couple of the creatures are crushed amid grapes during a harvest, they’ll disflavour wine.
Higgins, who himself specializes in ants, also talked about European fire ants, who have made life difficult for many residents in the Lower Mainland. Higgins is conducting ongoing studies in the ant species.
“The vast majority of insects are essential to our lives,” Higgins told the Tribune.
“It’s only when they act unusually when you need to contact someone to ask for help.”
Higgins specified during his presentation that one of the major issues when it comes to talking about invasive species is teaching people how to identify the native species from the non-native ones.
He said the most important thing when it comes to preventing more invasive species is to be care what soil and products people bring into their property.
“Make sure it is clear of insects, especially ants,” he said.
It’s clear though, from Higgin’s presentation, that there’s almost invisible fascinating world of creatures living all around us.
Banquet honours Fred McMechan
The Scout Island Banquet on Friday, April 20 was marked by the fact, for the first time in 40 years, the Williams Lake Field Naturalists Society who run the nature centre will be led by someone other than Fred McMechan.
The former president of the field faturalists retired from the position at this year’s AGM, and currently, the board is being lead by three other members of the group.
At the banquet, members took time to honour McMechan, for his work throughout the past 40 years.
“It’s time for us to say thank you to Fred for a job well done,” said Ordell Steen, one of the three directors set to fill McMechan’s shoes, pointing to McMechans’s leadership and ability to get things started and organized through the years.
“Scout Island has gone from a place of potential to a place that is the focus of our community.”
McMechan was gifted an original painting by Ken Farris as a thank you for his work.
Not a single member in the dining hall sat, as McMechan was thanked by a standing ovation from everyone in the room.

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Under the plans, the company will establish a 3.3-hectare farm site in Nahel where it will establish the country’s first high-tech commercial-scale greenhouse for year-round tomato production.
Pure Harvest will also establish regional offices in financial zone Abu Dhabi Global Market led by founder and CEO Sky Kurtz and co-founder, director and local partner Mahmoud Adi.
The company’s “semi-closed climate controlled growing system” has been purpose-built to overcome the challenges of year-round production in the GCC, according to the firm.
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The grand finale of 2017 Federation Cup men and women finals will be host by the Bayelsa State Government at the Samson Siasia Stadium, Yenegoa.
Ebi Egbe, Chief Executive Officer (C.E.O) of Sports Facility and Construction firm, Moni Michelle dropped the news today, Friday.
Egbe (Moni Love), a FIFA Licensed Agent revealed on Facebook that: “Senator Henry Seriake Dickson will make history as the first governor to host the Federation Cup finals in Yenegoa.”
However, the date for the final and month was not revealed inferable from the fact that the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), coordinators of the aged long football championship have not held the national draws for the Round of 64.
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Excerpt from 100 Years of Buffalo Broadcasting
“The Lone Ranger,” the first of many national radio serials with a Western flavor, was first broadcast on WXYZ Detroit in 1933, but it was a Buffalo man– who first put the character on the air in Buffalo– who was the creative force behind the program.
Fran Striker grew up in what’s now the Elmwood Village neighborhood, attending Lafayette High School and UB during those post-WWI years when radio grew from fad to part of life.
His radio talents were first put on display as a musician in the earliest days of WGR in 1922, then moving to WEBR as an announcer when that station began broadcasting in 1926. There, as a writer, producer and program director—he was also responsible for selling the programs he wrote and performed in to advertisers.
It was on one of those WEBR programs where the character that would become famous as “The Lone Ranger” first appeared. “Covered Wagon Days” ran on WEBR in 1930.
The show was created, according to a 1930 Courier-Express article, after President Hoover authorized the “commemoration of the heroism of the fathers and mothers who traversed the Oregon trail to the Far West.”
“This proclamation,” the brief article continues, “was the inspiration for a new series of programs from the versatile pen of Fran Striker, which he has entitled Covered Wagon Days. One of them is heard from WEBR every Monday night. In them Mr. Striker gives listeners at that time a radio drama version of many of the interesting and exciting happenings which took place in the long and dangerous treks across the plains and mountains.”
When Striker moved to Detroit, the character came with him and became a sensation. For much of the next 20 years, the Buffalo native wrote not only the radio scripts, but the newspaper comics, novels, and more in the voice of the hero who entered on “a fiery horse with the speed of light, a cloud of dust and a hearty Hi-Yo Silver.”
In 1936, Striker was also a part of the team that created “The Green Hornet” character for a radio serial before that character also branched into comic books and film.
Still writing the daily comic strip, Striker moved back to Buffalo and was working to relaunch The Lone Ranger when he was killed in a car accident in 1962.
Striker wasn’t the end of Buffalo’s connection to the American cultural icon.
Jay Silverheels, the actor who played the Lone Ranger’s companion Tonto, was a Mohawk born in Southern Ontario.
When he was 19, the man who would become famous as Tonto and his cousins moved to Buffalo to play professional lacrosse for the Buffalo Bowmans at the Broadway Auditorium– where he was also a Golden Gloves boxer.
Born Harry Smith, the actor earned the nickname Silverheels in Buffalo—when new shoes helped him run so fast, all you could see where the silver heels running across the field.
As handsome as he was fast, when Smith moved to Los Angeles in the late 30s to play lacrosse, he was quickly cast in films– first as a stunt man and extra, then in 1949 as Tonto.
This page is an excerpt from 100 Years of Buffalo Broadcasting by Steve Cichon
The original 436-page book is available along with Steve’s other books online at The Buffalo Stories Bookstore and from fine booksellers around Western New York.
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Siwan is originally from Pontyclun in South Wales and trained in Musical Theatre, graduating from Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts in 2018. She is a fluent Welsh speaker and is based in Cardiff.
Credits include Swing in ‘It Happened In Key West’ (Charing Cross Theatre), Ensemble in ‘The Pirate Queen’ (London Coliseum), Snow White in ‘Snow White’ (Porthcawl Grand Pavilion) and Princess Jasmine in ‘Aladdin’ (Porthcawl Grand Pavilion). Siwan is a member of singing group, ‘Welsh of the West End’, whose videos went viral on YouTube and have been featured on ITV, BBC and S4C. She recently performed at the EXPO festival in Dubai with the group


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Effects of the social composition of school classes on the transition to secondary school
The negative effect of achievement-related class composition on the recommendation and choice of school track has been thoroughly examined and theoretically founded. This is not the case for the interestingly positive effect of socioeconomic class composition. This study investigates this effect on the choice of school track. We hypothesized that a favorable socioeconomic class composition, associated with collectively high educational aspirations among the parents within the class leads to higher expectations of a child’s chances of success in an academic track (Gymnasium). We hypothesized that this favorable socioeconomic class composition would increase the probability of students resp. parents choosing the academic track. The analyses were based on the German TIMSS-PIRLS 2011 data and consisted of path-analytic two-level models. The results confirm a positive effect of the mean socioeconomic status on the choice of school track. This effect is partly mediated by the expectations of success. However, the effect is rather small.

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India’s pre-eminent award-winning actress Kangana Ranaut is one of the 61 eminent personalities who have written an open letter against the “selective concern” of 49 self-styled “guardians” which they believe shows a clear political motive and bias.
In response to 49 personalities who wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi this week on lynchings suffered by Muslims, Dalits and other minorities, terming “Jai Shri Ram” as a war cry, this counter-response pulls no punches terming it a “conspiracy” to defame the nation in the eye of the world.
“The selective outrage and amnesia…makes us believe that they are working to a certain agenda and only playing into the hands of those forces who are out to Balkanize India and to destabilize her,” said the letter.
Kangana Ranaut has been joined in this response by dozens of other eminent citizens from various walks of life, including lyricist Prasoon Joshi, film-maker Madhur Bhandarkar, classical dancer Sonal Mansingh and instrumentalist Pandit Vishwa Mohan Bhatt, among others.
Citing instances, the letter mentions the instance of “tukde-tukde gang,” tribals and marginalized being victimized by Naxals, schoolst-to-be-burnt diktat by the terrorists in Kashmir, and calls for dismemberment of India being met with a stony silence by this group of 49.
Damningly, this letter states that some of the signatories of the “open letter” have acted as mouthpiece and ideologues for the insurgents, separatists and terrorists in the past.
It mentions instances when people were jailed, maimed or killed for chanting “Jai Shri Ram”; temples vandalized; Hindus in Kairana being made to leave; or Kashmiri pandits being driven out of the valley; yet not a word in outrage was uttered by this group of 49.
The letter further states:
“This very group did not display the courage to stand by women who were opposed to and are struggling against the regressive Triple Talaq…
“This group has repeatedly expressed disdain for the faith of majority in India. They have repeatedly heaped derision on those who derive strength and solace by chanting his sacred name.”
The letter by group of 49 included Mani Ratnam, Aparna Sen, Adoori Gopalakrishnan, Anurag Kashyap and Prof Ramachandra Guha among others.


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Recipe Preparation: microwave
Recipe Serves: 10
Ingredients for Chocolate-Mint Mousse Recipe
8 lg Eggs
3 c Semi-sweet chocolate pieces
10 tb Unsalted butter
5 tb Creme de menthe (Green or
1 c Heavy cream
Fresh mint (if desired)
Chocolate-Mint Mousse Preparation
1. Separate eggs, placing whites in large bowl, yolks in small bowl. Reserve 1/2 cup chocolate pieces. In large glass bowl, place remaining chocolate and the butter. Microwave on HIGH 3 minutes, stirring until well blended. 2. Beat in yolks, one at a time, beating well after each. Let cool, stirring occasionally, 15 minutes, or until slightly thickened. Stir in 4 tablespoons creme de menthe. With electric mixer at high speed, beat egg whites until stiff, moist peaks form. With same beaters, in small bowl, beat cream until stiff. Fold the egg whites and half of whipped cream into the chocolate mixture. Cover; refrigerate mousse and remaining cream until sready to serve. 3. Meanwhile, in small glass bowl, place reserved chocolate. Microwave on HIGH 3 minutes, or until chocolate is melted. On foil lined tray, trace a 6-inch circle. Spread melted chocolate within circle. Refrigerate 45 minutes; with knife, cut circle into 6 equal wedges. 4. To serve: With electric mixer at high speed, beat the reserved whipped cream with the remaining cream de menthe. Spoon into pastry beg fitted with 1/2-inch star tip. Pipe 6 swirls on mousse. Between each swirl, press a chocolate wedge slightly into mousse to stand upright. Garnish with fresh mint, if desired. Makes 10 servings. From Gemini’s MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini
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Welcome earlier to Disney Stuff. The basement in the Barry residence was claimed to be because that the kids. “Let’s end up a nice big room in the basement for the children to pat in and keep all of their stuff,” appeared to be the thought. The course, it seems that my desk has ended up down here and consequently…quite a most my “stuff.” The kids don’t mind, really, because most of mine “stuff” is, what else, “Disney stuff.“ Granted there room some vintage cameras, some new York World’s same memorabilia and a smattering of grateful Dead “stuff” together well. The wall space, however, is mostly taken increase by several of my favourite Disney collectibles. I’m talking about collectible lithographs native The Disney Store and also the old Disney directory that to be made accessible as an exclusive bonus native Disney once you pre-ordered the DVD.
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First of all, what a an excellent deal. A the majority of us out there would have pre-ordered the DVDs anyway, yet over the years, Disney was well-known to add a tiny incentive towards your purchase. I deserve to remember pre-ordering movie from The Disney Catalog and also receiving a pin, a small plush character, a set of 4 lithographs and, the course, the DVD itself. That’s a great little package of ingredient to obtain just because that pre-ordering. I’ve additionally seen it dwindle down to only one collectible lithograph top top occasion. Top top a whole, though, it’s been a nice collection of 4 images lifted from scenes of the film, printed on decent record and, together the tagline says, suitable for framing.
I took the tagline relatively seriously and framed several of this lithos . It’s not original art, however still. They’re good reproductions with classic scenes from your favorite films and best that all, lock were basically free. I’m certain Disney tacked ~ above a little premium in order come cover the expense of the prints, but essentially it to be a freebie.
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Some of them space older. I have actually a special commemorative litho from snow White and the seven Dwarfs from The Disney Store marked 1994. (Doesn’t sound the old, yet let’s face it, it was 15 year ago. The Disney keep was a slightly various place ago then.)
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DOWNEY - Despite objections from former mayors Dianne Boggs and Anne Bayer, the City Council voted unanimously last Thursday to remove Kathleen Midstokke as city clerk, placing her on paid administrative leave until her pending retirement this June.During the special meeting, the Council gave no formal reason for Midstokke's sudden departure, but quickly approved a six-month separation agreement with Midstokke, who will retire on June 30, 2011. Upon retirement, she will receive a lump sum payment of $9,792, equal to one month's pay, and accrued benefits. Emerging from closed session following the vote, the Council named former chief deputy city clerk Joyce Doyle as interim city clerk. Doyle retired from the city last September after working in the city clerk's office for more than 20 years. Over the next several months, city officials will begin reviewing candidates to replace Midstokke who was hired in 2001. Doyle says she has no plans of seeking the position and returned simply on an interim basis. Prior to the vote on Thursday night, Boggs questioned the Council's decision. "I'm concerned at the appearance of this," she said. "I receive phone calls from residents who are worried. The Council is changing and we see it coming...we're starting to look like Bell." Bayer echoed Boggs' nervous sentiments, surprised at the Council's abrupt timing. "I've known Kathleen the last eight years and there was never anything written in her portfolio that was bad," said Bayer who was termed out of office last November. "I don't understand what the big rush is and why you had to call a big meeting...this is not a good way to do business." Along with the city manager and city attorney, the city clerk reports directly to the City Council and can be released, if agreed upon by the council members. Midstokke could not be reached for comment regarding the separation agreement.
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“Rojava” is Kurdish for “West”. It refers to the land in the western part of Kurdistan (the land where Kurds live), in the north of Syria.
The Assad family has ruled Syria under dictatorship for 40 years. The official name for the country is the ‘Syrian Arab Republic’, formally denouncing the existence of Kurds and other minorities, despite the rich tapestry of cultures and languages that inhabit these lands.
In 2012, in the midst of the Syrian Civil War, the rule of the Assad Regime weakened in the Kurdish majority northern regions. The Rojava Revolution was announced on 19 July 2012.
Co-operative societies in Tirbespiye have been giving economic support for many families, and contributing in developing the communal economy. Women have played the largest role in establishing and developing these co-operatives.
There are several pistachio gardens now in Kobane and surrounding villages. Use and distribution are determined by producers' co-operatives.
The bakery project will be finished in a few months, and once it’s ready it will be supervised by a co-operative society that includes families of martyrs.
In northern Syria, Til Xelef, Girê Moza and Til Beyder are home to more than 2,000 Neolithic sites. The self-government in northern Syria restored the destroyed artefacts and put them under protection.
A meeting was held in Qamishlo by the Economic Committee and the General Management of Bakeries and Mills in order to discuss the problems of the bakery in Derik
The House of Co-operatives has coordinated with the Economic Assembly has to hold a meeting with the share holders in the Manbij Consumer Co-operative.
The efforts to build up communes everywhere never ceased after the start of the military cooperation with the US; rather the number of communes doubled. Also the creation of co-operatives continued; today there are a few hundred co-operatives. The democratic-communal economy continues to be developed. The anti-capitalist mentality was stronger in 2017 than in 2014 when I traveled for the first time to Rojava.
“Because this model” Dr. Yusuf says, “is the model by which the history of humanity will be brought back to life our chances of winning are high.”
The following article is based on my trip to Rojava in March 2016 where I interviewed Delal Afrin, Head of the Women’s Economic Committee of Kongira Star [Kongreya Star] (a women’s umbrella organisation, previously known as Yekitiya Star) and Hediye Yusuf, Co-President of Cizire Canton (now co-president of the Democratic Federation in Rojava and North
The peace committee talks with the families. If there is violence in a family, the woman can get help from the Asayiş. In Hileli meanwhile it’s socially disapproved for a man to hit his wife—that’s all but come to a stop. In other districts it’s still present in places. Here it was usual for the television to be on 24 hours in an apartment, with Turkish broadcasts in Arabic language—that was a big problem. But when the energy suddenly went off, so did the TVs, and people’s minds were cleared to do something else.
After the announcement of the Democratic Self Administration in 2014, institutions were organised and local councils and committees were formed which concentrated their efforts on the economic situation in the region. One of the missions of the Economic Committee was to support the agricultural, industrial and commercial projects throughout Rojava, with the aim of reaching self-sufficiency, curbing monopoly and exploitation, reducing unemployment and activating the work force, both male and female.
The year 2016 was characterised by the advance of economic projects that aimed to improve the communal economy in Rojava, especially the projects that were connected to women.
In early December an international delegation visited Rojava’s Cezire [Jazira] canton where they learned about the ongoing revolution, cooperation and tolerance.
The Women’s Council in Tabqa organised a meeting with the women who are registered to work in new projects. These projects will be supervised by the Women’s Council there, and will raise awareness about the role of women in society and the importance of these kinds of projects to create more jobs for women, and
"Everything was green before," sighs a young peasant from Sawidiyah, a small Syrian village at the banks of the Euphrates near Tabqa's massive dam. "Now it should be the season, but the crops are lost, because Turkey cuts the water, preventing the production of electricity. For us here everything is linked to the agricultural sector. If there is no agriculture, there is no more work."
Under the auspices of al-Raqqa Civil Council, the Reconstruction Committee and the People's Municipality Council, the first project of its kind was launched to develop the service level in al-Raqqa city.
The commune (komun) system is truly the beating heart of the Rojava revolution. It is based on the premise of Democratic Confederalism, that the power comes from the grassroots level.
After the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) liberated the district of Ayn Îsa from DAESH (ISIS) , in the Northern Syrian province of Girê Spî, the province began to revive.
Re-establishing peace and security meant rebuilding a new life under the leadership of women who had played a leading role in regaining freedom.
Eleven people participated in the co-operative. The price for a share is 60,000 SYP.
Rojava seemed to me to be poor in means but rich in spirit. The people are brave, educated and dedicated to defending their revolution and their society. Their revolution is grassroots-democratic, gender equal, and co-operative. I’ve never experienced anything like it. The people of Rojava are showing the world what humanity is capable of.
Dirbêsiyê ─ With the start of June, agricultural and livestock co-operative Kasrek [Qesrik], the largest co-operative society of Jazira Canton [Kantona Cizîrê / Cezîre], began harvesting their rain-fed and irrigated crops. They will distribute the profits among 5,300 members. Kasrek Co-operative, a project of The Centre for Economy in Derbesiye [Dirbêsiyê / Al-Darbasiyah], is considered the largest co-op in Jazira
In Kasrek [Qesrik] village of Dirbêsiyê [Derbesiye / Al-Darbasiyah], a co-operative society with 4,000 members started working on its economic, agricultural and livestock projects that will boost the community economy in the region. After a series of meetings of the people in the region, organised by the Economic Council in the Dirbêsiyê area, a new co-operative was formed
Akri Ibrahim – Ahmad Darwish The Economic Council of Dirbêsiyê [Derbesiye / Al-Darbasiyah] succeeded in making several socio-economic achievements in less than one year. The Economic Council of Derbesiye that was formed more than a year ago has managed to develop community economics in the region, and has made six economic achievements to date. 5,161 citizens participate in co-operatives. The Economic
A journey into the heart of the revolution and the strategies of transition towards a social economy: the multiplication of communes and cooperatives, and experimentation with new models of social, political and economic organisation.
The differences that this system presents is more clearly understood when one understands the reasons behind the revolution’s emergence and why it was necessary. Today the Rojava Revolution’s most important road map is the ‘Rojava Constitution.’ This constitution was formed and accepted by the Legislative Assembly of the Rojava Administration of Democratic Autonomy on January 6th, 2014 in the city of Amûdê in Rojava.
The Women’s Agricultural Co-operative was established in 2015 by Kongreya Star and the Committee of Women’s Economy. It includes 135 members from Derik and the villages of Braaf and Kojerat, who each participated with 65,000 SYP, and planted on 380 dunams of land.
Below is the transcript of our interview with three members of the anarchist group Devrimci Anarşist Faaliyet (DAF, or Revolutionary Anarchist Action) in Istanbul during May 2015. DAF are involved in solidarity with the Kurdish struggle, the Rojava revolution and against ISIS’ attack on Kobane, and have taken action against Turkish state repression and corporate
As well as looking at the UK’s co-operative movement, the January 2016 Ways Forward conference in Manchester broadened its scope to the Middle East.
It's been one year since the US bombing of Kobanê—then partly occupied by Daesh [ISIS/IS]—and most of the buildings are still in tatters. Kobanê is in Rojava (meaning 'West' in Kurdish), a Kurdish majority region in the north of Syria that declared autonomy from the Assad regime in 2012.
Since the start of the popular movement in Syria in the spring of 2011, many civil society organisations have been set up to prioritise women's empowerment. This coincided with the establishment of the self-administration in 2013, and the formation of its structures and institutions, which began to manage affairs in Rojava. In spite of the difficult economic environment and the challenging situation, women have played a significant role in many fields, and are encouraged to find work opportunities to achieve financial independence.
There are 21 co-operative societies in Qamishlo that are embodying the ideas of communal and participatory life, creating a collective environment at work, and building solidarity among the members of society.
85 members of the Union of Pharmacists formed a medicine co-operative called Zanîn in order to prevent the selling of expired medicines.
House of Co-operatives in Qamishlo has distributed flyers to introduce people to the concept of co-operative societies, explain how they work, and strengthen the relationship between people and co-operatives.
Zanîn is a co-operative for medical, dental and pharmaceutical supplies and equipment for hospitals and clinics. The idea for this project came from a group of doctors who work in Jazira. Zanîn is a communal co-operative, and the price of a share is 100,000 SYP. There are a total of 5,000 shares which are collectively worth five hundred million Syrian pounds.
''Considering the economic situation, the deterioration of the living conditions and the lives of some of the people who live around the two communes, some steps have been taken to help them and support them financially. By letting people participate in the co-operative as members and workers who sell necessities at reduced prices, we help the people to endure the living conditions in the suburbs. There are some people who live in the neighbourhood working in the two projects, and that is reducing unemployment and creating a workforce. We are aiming to increase the economic projects around the commune in order to include more people, help them and cover their needs.''
A group of mostly women residents of Qamishlo set up Shîlan Co-operative for the sale of underwear on 7th January, 2017 in Hilaliya, a neighborhood in Qamishlo. They were able to establish the co-operative with the support of the local council of the city.
Nisrîn Cooperative was established on 11th April, 2015. At that time, it consisted of five people, who each paid around 15,000 Syrian pounds (SYP), meaning they were able to raise 75,000 SYP between them. Their main aim was to help the poor and to break the traders' manipulation of the prices of food and detergents, because the prices in Nisrîn Co-operative are cheaper and more competitive than the central market, which is controlled by the traders.
The Women’s Office in east Qamishlo [Qamişlo / Qamishli / Al-Qamishli] has opened a bakery called Lilit to make pastries and manakish. The opening was attended by many of Qamishlo’s residents, as well as members of Kongreya Star [the women’s movement umbrella structure], local councils and institutions of civil society. We headed to Qamishlo’s eastern municipality to get more information,

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It is so hard to believe that yesterday was already our 2nd and LAST day in Cien Fuegos. It was a completely different day than Tuesday was. After tediously reviewing the footage we had from Tuesday’s visit the night before, we knew what we had to do filming-wise, and I knew what I wanted to get out of the day personally as well. We entered Cien Fuegos composed, focused, and ready to get the rest of the footage we needed to capture the story of Pedro and his work in this impoverished community.
I truly felt like I was walking WITH the people of Cien Fuegos yesterday, not just walking around them trying to capture their lives in a 15 second clip we may or may not even use in the final version of the documentary. I was hot and sweaty and just out of my element, but I loved it. Walking amongst these people was an inspiring experience for me in many ways. My heart broke when I saw the dirt, the trash, the lack of clothes, the black water, and the run down houses/buildings that define this community. But my heart was filled with joy every time I saw these beautiful people smile or wave, because it reminded me that these people are in fact human beings, just like we are. They have their daily struggles and their challenges just as we do, although they are overwhelmingly different from our own, and they do the best that they can to overcome them. To see them smile in the midst of the poverty they live in puts everything into
Yesterday, things got real. We worked hard to capture Cien Fuegos on film, interview the amazing people who are making positive changes in the community, and understand/appreciate the hard work these people put in to overcoming obstacles that are beyond comprehension for many. I witnessed the injustices these people face on a daily basis, but also the motivation they have to overcome them. I saw the frustration in their eyes over their dire circumstances, but also the stamina they have to take on the cards they have been dealt. I experienced the pain they must feel every day not knowing if they will have enough food to put on the table for their families, but also the faith they put in each other and in God for the future. If there is one thing I have learned that Dominicans know how to do, it is survive. They are strong, united, and hopeful that things will get better. This is empowering. It has made me realize that it is my turn to share these experiences with others. Even if it only inspires one other person to stand up and make a difference in this world, that is one more person than there already is. And overcoming the injustices of this world will take us understanding what they are and working together for change.
For as hesitant as I was to film the lives of the people of Cien Fuegos, everyone has been so gracious about us coming into their community. It is unbelievable. But I have realized that they want us to see their reality. They want us to understand what it is they experience every single day. And they want us share it with others. This is exactly what we have been called to do on this trip, and it is an amazing feeling to know we are in the process of making it happen one film clip at a time.
In witnessing the poverty, the pain, and the HOPE of the people of Cien Fuegos,


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In one form or another, I've seen more than 200 Broadway musicals. Yes, I've seen some of them in previews or on the road or in summer stock. But I've seen most of them on the Great White Way itself, the way they were meant to be seen.
Of course, it's near impossible to see every show, every season.
But there are some that I missed that I've never gotten over. Even now, years later, they gnaw at me.
In no particular order, here are ten that got away -- ten musicals I still long to see:
1) Mack & Mabel
Yeah, I know they say this Jerry Herman musical romance set in the early days of Hollywood was a flop. But the cast recording (with Robert Preston and Bernadette Peters) is brilliant and I wouldn't mind making up my own mind about the show, thank you.
It's said that Stephen Sondheim has been working on this failed Rodgers and Hammerstein show (a rarity, indeed) for years in an effort to fix it. But even the great Sondheim (who was mentored by Hammerstein) hasn't yet come up with the solution. I'd love to see what the puzzlement is really all about.
3) Sail Away
Did the great Noel Coward write many other musicals? I plead guilty; I don't know. But I do know that he wrote this one for the great Elaine Stritch and that's certainly reason enough to want to see it. Plus, book, music and lyrics by Coward. How bad could it be?
4) Aspects of Love
Even a "flop" by Andrew Llyod Webber is better than most, right? It ran for 399 performances on Broadway and more than 1,300 in London. They say Lord Andrew is still tinkering with this one and may yet revive it. I can only hope!
Michael Bennett, Michael Bennett, Michael Bennett. He's the one who dreamed it all up, choreographed it and directed it. And it had lyrics by Alan and Marilyn Bergman -- one of only two musicals they ever did. Plus, that great song Fifty Percent. Wish I'd been there for the full 100% of this one.
6) Anyone Can Whistle
Music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and starring Lee Remick, Angela Lansbury and Harry Guardino with a book by Authur Laurents. Includes the title song as well as With So Little To Be Sure Of, There's A Parade In Town and Everybody Says Don't. We say, do, do do try it again!
7) No Strings
The first post Rodgers and Hammerstein show for which Richard Rodgers wrote both the music and lyrics. Not only was it the first modern musical to deal with an interracial love affair but it also introduced Diahann Carroll to the world, along with the haunting The Sweetest Sound and the beautiful title song. Wrap it in a brown paper package tied up in strings and send it back to Broadway!
8) Oh, Kay!
We're talking the 1990 version of the Gershwin musical produced by David Merrick which was technically Merrick's last solo production on Broadway. This version was set in Harlem and featured an all black cast. We were intrigued. But somehow, we never got to one of the 112 performances. Oh, damn!
9) Two By Two
The story of Noah and his arc set to music with Danny Kaye hamming it up as Noah. We would have loved to have seen the arc and, by the way, what about all those animals? Another post R&H show with music by Richard Rodgers and lyrics by Martin Charnin. Noteworthy: The catchy title song and the ballad I Did Not Know A Day I Did Not Love You which was recorded by Tony Bennett.
10) The Pajama Game
The 2006 Roundabout revival of this classic Abe Burrows, Jerome Robbins musical starring Kelli O'Hara and Harry Connick, Jr. with three songs added by the original composer-lyricist Richard Adler and directed and choreographed by Kathleen Marshall was at the top of my list. But it was a limited run and I never got to make any of the 170 performances.


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NEW YORK, April 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Make Music Day, the annual global celebration of music held on the summer solstice, returns this year on June 21 with an exciting, creative and diverse lineup of both virtual and in-person music-making events that will immerse and enthrall participants while spotlighting music's power to connect, comfort, unite and uplift. Over 90 U.S. cities and the entire states of Connecticut, Hawaii, New Mexico, Vermont and Wisconsin will take part in the live, free daylong celebration, encompassing over 5,000 concerts, performances, music lessons, jam sessions and other musical events nationwide. Safety protocols will be in place following local requirements, including mask-wearing, social distancing and limited capacities and group sizes.
Completely different from a traditional music festival, Make Music Day celebrates and promotes the natural music maker in all of us, regardless of age, ethnicity, background or skill level. Make Music Day is an open invitation for everyone to make, enjoy, perform, teach, learn and experience music on the longest day of the year. Due to the pandemic, last year's celebration was largely virtual, but many in-person events will return in 2021.
Launched in France in 1982 as the Fête de la Musique, Make Music Day has become an international phenomenon, celebrated by hundreds of millions of people in over 1,000 cities in 120 countries. Make Music Day is presented in the U.S. by The NAMM Foundation and coordinated by the nonprofit Make Music Alliance.
One global highlight of Make Music Day 2021 is a musical memorial to the pandemic's devastation called This Moment in Time. Working with musicians and cultural partners worldwide, massive groups will appear in public spaces on June 21. At noon local time, a celebrated local musician will play the gong for one uninterrupted hour, marking the incalculable loss of the past year. Along with being free and open to a live audience, these performances will be live streamed to makemusicday.org. Afterwards, in many locations the public will be invited to play the gong themselves, hearing the unfathomable mystery of the sound, experiencing the cathartic feeling of hitting something massive, and feeling the deep therapeutic vibrations in their bodies.
Another new international program highlights an exquisite musical instrument that is hidden in plain sight: the leaf. Leaf Music, where a humble tree leaf is blown to create a simple reed instrument, has a long history in China, Cambodia, Australia, Brazil, Japan and Nepal. Leaf Music programs on June 21 will include an International Leaf Symposium over Zoom, a Track Meet where leaf musicians will collaborate sequentially with other musicians to produce new musical tracks, and instructional videos to help anyone turn their local greenery into a symphony of sound.
Other national highlights of Make Music Day 2021 in the U.S. will include:
- Flowerpot Music — A new collection of pieces by composer Elliot Cole and directed by percussionist Peter Ferry features an unlikely but beautiful percussion instrument: the flowerpot. People in cities across the U.S. will join together safely to debut "Flowerpot Music: Make Music Day book."
- Junkophonics — Learn how to build and play fun musical instrument that you create from found objects. Participants can get tips from Bash the Trash Environmental Arts performers and educators as well as instrument builder extraordinaire Craig Woodson. Junkophonics Workshops are being held nationwide.
- Mass Appeal — People of all ages and skill levels will join together both online and in physically distanced, in-person settings to make music in large, single-instrument groups.
- MixMash Studios — Between June 6-20, the public is invited to send in short recordings of bass lines, barking dogs, vocals, machine noises, or anything else they find intriguing. Then, on June 21, selected producers will have 24 hours to create an original piece of music using only those samples provided, and nothing more.
- Music Lesson Marathon — Dozens of master musicians curated by Dance Music Initiative, Flight Ukuleles, Hohner Harmonicas, Music Teachers National Association, Nuvo Instruments, and more will offer 12 hours of free, online group lessons on a variety of instruments and across all skill levels. Jump around and experience different instruments, or binge on 12 hours of your favorite.
- #MySongIsYourSong — Musicians will join in a global song swap where they'll learn an original song by another artist, and hear theirs covered in return.
- The American Song — Capturing the stories and experiences of ordinary people across the U.S., the Make Music Alliance will pair 50 people — one from each state — with 50 professional songwriters in a diversity of styles. On the morning of June 21, each songwriter will video chat with their partner for an hour. In the afternoon, they will write a song inspired by their conversation. That evening, over a second video chat with their conversation partner, they will give a live private performance of the song they just wrote.
- Window Serenades — Musicians nationwide will continue the new Make Music Day tradition of sharing live music with isolated elderly people. Select nursing homes are partnering with local Make Music chapters to invite solo musicians to safely serenade residents from outside their windows.
- Young Composers Contest — In commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre of May 31 – June 1, 1921, composers aged 13-21 are invited to write a song for an overdubbed, a cappella baritone singer, using text from a first-hand account of the massacre by B.C. Franklin, and submit it by May 31st. A panel of distinguished judges, including composers David T. Little and Trevor Weston, composer/conductor Francisco Núñez, and soprano Talise Trevigne, will provide feedback and select three winning pieces, which will be professionally recorded by baritone Christopher Herbert and released online for Make Music Day.
City-specific highlights around the U.S. will include:
- Chicago (IL) — Local vocal quartet Fourth Coast Ensemble will present "Journey Song," an interactive event that celebrates travel during Make Music Day. Utilizing Chicago's unique byways, the singers will arrive by boat along the Chicago River and disembark in Ping Tom Park, all while performing a program of music inspired by exploration and discovery. The singers' voices and piano will be amplified throughout the park.
- Kansas City (MO) — Make Music Kansas City will debut Musication Station. Inspired by guitarist and sonic scientist Mark Stewart, in collaboration with two local musical instrument manufacturers, they will present a special "No Experience Required Sound Making Event"
- Knoxville (TN) — Mailboxes with small speakers inside of them will be placed around a local neighborhood, creating an immersive sound experience for passersby to enjoy.
- New York (NY) — "Wake Up! Wake Up! A Choral Tapestry Honoring Our Earth," which is presented in partnership with Diana Wege/The Earth Requiem Project, will celebrate the Environmental Justice movement through performances by an 18-voice professional choir directed by Malcolm J. Merriweather, readings by Dr. Dorceta E. Taylor, and the visual art works of Wege. It takes place at the Richard Rodgers Amphitheater in historic Harlem's Marcus Garvey Park.
- Philadelphia (PA) — Local musician and Make Music Philadelphia coordinator Vincent James will give 50 music lessons (virtually) to students across the 50 U.S. states beginning June 18 and concluding on Make Music Day.
In the virtual realm, Make Music Day is partnering with Bramble to create interactive spaces where participants can (virtually) walk around and interact with each other freely for concerts, talks, workshops, and social gatherings. And on the makemusicday.org website on June 21, a 12-hour Global Livestream will show highlights of Make Music Day programs as they unfold around the world.
All Make Music Day events are free and open to the public. Participants who wish to perform, or to host musical events, may register at www.makemusicday.org. A full schedule of virtual and in-person events will be posted on the website in early June.
The official hashtag is #MakeMusicDay.
For editorial photos of previous MMD events, please visit https://www.makemusicday.org/media/photos/
About Make Music Day
Held annually on June 21 to coincide with the summer solstice, Make Music Day is part of the international Fête de la Musique taking place in more than 1,000 cities across 120 countries. The daylong, musical free-for-all celebrates music in all its forms, encouraging people to band together and play in free public concerts. This year, over 90 U.S. cities and the entire states of Connecticut, Hawaii, New Mexico, Vermont and Wisconsin are organizing Make Music celebrations, encompassing thousands of music making opportunities nationwide. Make Music Day is presented by The NAMM Foundation and coordinated by the nonprofit Make Music Alliance. For more information, please visit www.makemusicday.org
Participating U.S. Make Music Cities in 2021
Albuquerque (NM), Allen (TX), Anaheim (CA), Appleton (WI), Avon Lake (OH), Austin (TX), Barron (WI), Beverly Hills (CA), Big Bear Lake (CA), Black Hills (SD), Bridgeport (CT), Charleston (SC), Charlotte (NC), Chattanooga (TN), Chequamegon Bay (WI), Chicago (IL), Cincinnati (OH), Columbia (SC), Crystal Lake (IL), Danbury (CT), Darke County (OH), Denton (TX), Denver (CO), El Paso (TX), Englewood (NJ), Fairfield (CT), Federal Way (WA), Fitchburg (WI), Gallup (NM), Gig Harbor (WA), Green Bay (WI), Hartford (CT), Hastings (MN), Hebron (Ct), Houston (TX), Issaquah (WA), Ithaca (NY), Kansas City (MO), Kenosha (WI), Knoxville (TN), Lancaster (PA), Land O' Lakes (WI), Las Cruces (NM), Liberty (MO), Los Angeles (CA), Macon (GA), Madison (WI), Marshfield (WI), Miami (FL), Milwaukee (WI), Middletown (CT), Montclair (NJ), Montgomery (AL), Nashville (TN), New Haven (CT), New York (NY), Nicholasville (KY), Northwestern CT, Norwalk (CT), Orange (CA), Ossining (NY), Palm Beach County (FL), Peoria (AZ), Philadelphia (PA), Phoenix (AZ), Pittsburgh (PA), Platteville (WI), Portland (ME), Roselle Park (NJ), Ridgefield (CT), St. Louis (MO), Salem (OR), San Jose (CA), Santa Fe (NM), Seattle (WA), Southeast CT, Stamford (CT), Stratford (CT), Temecula (CA), Topanga (CA), Tucson (AZ), Twin Cities (MN), Ventura County (CA), Waterbury (CT), Waunakee (WI), and the entire states of Connecticut, Hawaii, New Mexico, Vermont and Wisconsin.
About The NAMM Foundation
The NAMM Foundation is a non-profit supported in part by the National Association of Music Merchants and its 10,400 members around the world. The NAMM Foundation works to advance active participation in music making across the lifespan by supporting scientific research, philanthropic giving and public service programs. For more information about The NAMM Foundation, visit www.nammfoundation.org.
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Confluent Health LLC opens its new company headquarters in Louisville, a $10 million project that will create 350 full-time Kentucky jobs.
“We are committed to building an economy that works for every single Kentucky resident, and investing in the rapidly expanding health care industry is one of the many ways we are doing just that,” Gov. Beshear said. “Confluent Health began operations right here in Kentucky and have been committed to our workforce and our communities for years. This investment is just another example of a quality company buying in to what the commonwealth has to offer. I could not be more excited about the ribbon-cutting ceremony today and wish Confluent continued success.”
The project is expected to double the previous office space from 18,000 square feet to more than 36,000 square feet. Confluent Health will expand its headquarters in response to significantly increased demand resulting from numerous acquisitions and organic growth. Jobs created with the expansion will include marketing, IT, human resources, administrative and executive roles. The project was announced in January of this year with work on the new facility beginning shortly after. Confluent currently employs 125 people in Louisville.
“Confluent Health is a Kentucky-born and bred health care company invested in innovating an accessible and equitable future of musculoskeletal care,” said Confluent Health President and CEO Dr. Larry Benz. “We are proud to expand our national footprint while deepening our roots in the bluegrass state.”
Confluent Health operates five divisions, including 45 physical and occupational therapy company partners spanning over 530 outpatient physical therapy locations across 29 states. Confluent Health maintains a higher education company focused on post-professional training where it houses a residency and fellowship program and offers university partnerships in entry-level physical and occupational therapy, as well as PA programs. It also operates an occupational health company with over 1,500 workplace safety and injury prevention sites in 48 states, a national independent provider association, and Confluent Ventures, an innovation center with digital health, virtual reality physical therapy and omnichannel health care pathway services.
Currently, more than 200 health care-related technology, service and manufacturing locations operate in the commonwealth, employing over 37,000 Kentucky residents. Since the start of the Beshear administration, businesses within the sector have announced more than 2,000 new jobs throughout the state. The industry includes headquarters operations, pharmaceutical makers, medical equipment design and production, medical device manufacturers and health care product distributors.
Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer congratulated the company and noted the thriving healthcare environment of Louisville.
“We are very excited that Confluent Health is expanding their presence and opening a new national headquarters in Louisville – nearly quadrupling their staff and creating more high-quality operations jobs here,” Mayor Fischer said. “Louisville is a leader in the health and aging care industry, and our unique ecosystem allows Louisville-based healthcare companies and startups to accelerate, incubate and showcase technology that provides solutions for health and aging. Congratulations to the entire Confluent Health team and founder Dr. Larry Benz and thank you for continuing to invest in our community!”
For more information on Confluent Health, visit GoConfluent.com.
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What is the Best Gaming Experience?
Gamers all over the world play games that involve role-playing activities and the acting out of stories. A role playing game or video game is a computer game that entails interaction with a human user interface or user input device including a joystick, mouse, keyboard, touch screen, or other movement sensing device. In some cases, the term video game can also refer to a series of related computer games designed to simulate different types of real life actions such as real shooting, strategy games, racing, and even puzzle games. Gamers can play these games through consoles (genuine) or online (franchised). Many people also choose to play video games on personal computers.
One of the fastest growing segments in the global gaming industry is that of online games. These allow players to interact within a virtual world and to take advantage of various elements including interaction with other players, the use of avatars, and player avatars are a number of the key features of online games. Players can visit a virtual world that exists outside of their physical selves in order to engage in various activities. The primary objective of the game is to achieve a goal. Gamers can find themselves engaged in real-time conversations with other players, creating a sense of what some experts call “social gaming.” Popular online games include “World of Warcraft,” “Second Life,” “Defense Vegas,” “Aion,” and ” MapleStory.”
Some Internet service providers have begun offering downloadable applications that enable users to create their own gaming profiles. Gamers may choose to make their gaming profiles available to other players via applications that are installed on their personal computers or portable devices such as smart phones. Through these services, gamers can establish a presence on a multiplayer gaming platform without having to disclose any personal information about themselves. By using these services, they can enjoy the benefits of being able to play games without worrying about their location, identity, or game account security. However, most Internet service providers require that gamers register with them before they can start playing games online.
There are also several different types of add-ons or customization tools available for download that allow gamers to alter various aspects of their online game experience including their avatars, game settings, graphics options, and more. Many gaming service providers provide these types of customization tools at no charge. However, some companies require that users register with them in order to use certain types of customization tools. Other companies require a monthly or yearly fee for these types of services.
Console gaming has become very popular over the past decade. Consoles allow individuals to play interactive video games that are similar to those used in casinos. Most console video games can also be downloaded to a personal computer or portable media player. Video game consoles such as the PlayStation 2, Nintendo Wii, and Xbox have become very popular because of their capabilities to deliver engaging games that are similar to those found in casinos. Although the costs of purchasing these video games may be higher than renting a video game console from a local store, many consumers believe that the quality of the video games provided by console manufacturers is worth the price. Many gamers have stated that the quality of video games played on consoles is much better than playing them on personal computers or portable media players.
There are a number of additional benefits that come along with playing video games online. Gamers are able to compete against other individuals or teams within their geographical area. Gamers who frequent websites such as Facebook and MySpace can play against each other through use of their social networking sites. In-game communication is enhanced through chat programs and forums that allow players to interact with one another. Some gaming companies often provide in-game bonuses that can earn players money, accessories, and other things that can help enhance their gaming experience.


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Weekend Recipe: Herb-Roasted Cornish Game Hens | KCET
Weekend Recipe: Herb-Roasted Cornish Game Hens
Imagine the kudos you'll receive from these attractive, perfectly proportioned game hens with wonderfully crisp skin. It's the ideal Sunday night dinner! Serve this Cook's Illustrated with roast potatoes and green beans.
Herb-Roasted Cornish Game Hens
If your hens weigh 1 1/2 to 2 pounds, cook three instead of four, and extend the initial cooking time in step 5 to 15 minutes.
4 (1 1/4- to 1 1/2-pound) Cornish game hens, giblets discarded
Kosher salt and pepper
1 teaspoon dried thyme
1 teaspoon dried marjoram
1 teaspoon dried rosemary, crushed
1/4 teaspoon vegetable oil
1 teaspoon baking powder
Vegetable oil spray
Using kitchen shears and working with 1 hen at a time, with hen breast side down, cut through bones on either side of backbone; discard backbone. Flatten hens and lay them breast side up on counter. Using sharp chef's knife, cut through center of breast to make 2 halves.
Using your fingers, carefully separate skin from breasts and thighs. Using metal skewer or tip of paring knife, poke 10 to 15 holes in fat deposits on top of breasts and thighs. Tuck wingtips underneath hens. Pat hens dry with paper towels.
Combine 2 tablespoons salt, thyme, marjoram, and rosemary in bowl. Sprinkle half of salt-herb mixture on underside (bone side) of hens. Add oil to remaining salt-herb mixture and stir until mixture is evenly coated with oil. Add baking powder and stir until well combined. Turn hens skin side up and rub salt-baking powder mixture evenly over surface. Arrange hens skin side up and in single layer on large platter or plates and refrigerate, uncovered, for at least 4 hours or up to 24 hours.
Adjust oven racks to upper-middle and lower positions, place rimmed baking sheet on lower rack, and heat oven to 500 degrees.
Once oven is fully heated, spray skin side of hens with oil spray and season with pepper. Carefully transfer hens, skin side down, to preheated sheet and cook for 10 minutes.
Remove hens from oven and heat broiler. Flip hens skin side up. Transfer sheet to upper rack and broil until well browned and breasts register 160 degrees and drumsticks/thighs register 175 degrees, about 5 minutes, rotating sheet as needed to promote even browning. Transfer to platter or individual plates and serve.
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