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Southwest flight attendant attacked by passenger, loses 2 teeth
A Southwest spokesman said the incident happened Sunday morning after a flight from Sacramento landed in San Diego.
DALLAS — San Diego authorities charged a 28-year-old woman with felony battery after an attack on a Southwest Airlines plane in which a flight attendant lost two teeth and suffered other injuries to her face.
The incident marked an escalation in unruly behavior by airline passengers and led the president of the flight attendants' union to ask for more federal air marshals on planes.
"Unfortunately, this is just one of many occurrences," said the union president, Lyn Montgomery. She said there were 477 incidents of "misconduct" by passengers on Southwest planes between April 8 and May 15.
The incident happened during a flight from Sacramento to San Diego on Sunday morning. San Diego Harbor Police said Tuesday that they arrested Vyvianna Quinonez, and charged her with battery causing serious bodily injury. The Sacramento Bee reported that Quinonez lives in the Sacramento suburb of Antelope.
"The passenger repeatedly ignored standard inflight instructions and became verbally and physically abusive upon landing," said Southwest spokesman Chris Mainz.
The flight attendant was not identified. Paramedics took her to a hospital for treatment, and she was later released. Southwest flew a friend to San Diego to be with her.
The Federal Aviation Administration said Monday that airlines have reported 2,500 incidents of unruly passengers this year, including 1,900 cases in which passengers refused to wear face masks, which are required by federal rule. The FAA provided those numbers as it announced it was seeking civil penalties totaling $54,500 against five passengers for behavior ranging from refusing to wear a mask to assaulting flight attendants.
"I've been in the industry since 1992, and this is the worst ever," Montgomery said in an interview. "People seem to be more angry. When they're asked to do something, compliance seems to be more difficult."
Southwest and most airlines train flight attendants to de-escalate tense situations with unhappy travelers. Montgomery said those tactics are growing less effective and a small number of passengers are becoming bolder in challenging the authority of crew members.
Montgomery, the president of Local 556 of the Transport Workers Union, wrote about the weekend attack in a letter to Southwest CEO Gary Kelly.
Montgomery asked Kelly to lobby federal officials for more federal air marshals on flights and to ban passengers who violate rules instead of putting them on another flight. She said flight attendants are concerned about Southwest's plan to resume selling alcohol on board planes. Many recent cases that have caught FAA's attention involving passengers who were drinking.
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Even Washington, D.C. is done with Biden's COVID-19 drama as residents grow tired of lockdowns
After more than a year and a half, some blue state politicians are growing sick of the corner they've painted themselves into.
And, as Joe Biden's popularity sinks in the polls, it's increasingly clear many Democrats are no longer buying what he's selling.
But the most awkward news comes from the city Biden temporarily calls home.
This week Washington, D.C.'s mayor announced that it will start lifting mask restrictions.
The White House quickly came back with a snippy response.
"The White House follows CDC guidance which recommends masking in areas of high or substantial transmission," White House Assistant Press Secretary Kevin Munoz told Fox News.
"We are encouraged by the numbers that have opted into vaccination now, some of them encouraged by mandates,' Bowser said. 'There may even be an increase in cases . . . but what we haven't seen is an increase in hospitalizations and deaths. That is the promise of vaccination." Mayor Muriel Bowser is quoted as saying in a Daily Mail article.
The article went on to say, "Mayor Bowser has repeatedly described mask requirements as a sort of thermostat-style dial that can be turned up or down based on shifting conditions."
The real question is whether the "heat" in Washington, D.C. has anything to do with Biden's popularity.
Of course, as one of the bluest areas in the U.S., plenty of restrictions will remain in place even after the sweeping indoor mask mandate is lifted.
Private businesses can still require masks.
Of course, businesses always had the right to do that, but it probably boosts the politicians' egos to think they are running the whole show.
Masks will also still be required for using public transportation, attending or working in schools, and inside childcare facilities.
They will also be required in shelters, dorms, nursing homes, and District of Columbia government buildings where employees work with the public directly.
It's also likely the city will pursue a policy that creates two classes of citizens: the vaccinated and the unvaccinated.
Bowser mentioned on Twitter that, "risk levels will primarily be tied to a person's vaccination status."
But it's still significant to have COVID-19 hysteria turned down a notch right at Biden's front door.
According to BizPac Review, the District of Columbia is one of the last areas in the U.S. to officially loosen up on mask mandates.
The six states that still have sweeping mandates, which include private businesses include: Hawaii, Illinois, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, and Washington.
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The Roots, Mario Batali Weather NYC Thunderstorm for Red Charity Dinner
2:32 PM PDT 6/1/2015 by Adrienne Gaffney
The dinner launched the Bono-led charity's monthlong fundraising campaign for AIDS relief.
Milli Vanilli's "Blame It on the Rain" was blasting from the speakers as 1,000 sopping-wet guests arrived at New York's Pier 26 on Sunday for the Red Supper, a dinner launching the Bono-led charity's monthlong fundraising campaign for AIDS relief. A monstrous thunderstorm had presented additional logistical obstacles for the event's host, Mario Batali, and the chefs he'd enlisted to prepare an outdoor meal for the masses in NYC.
"Nothing's insurmountable," Batali said, sipping a berry cocktail and sampling an appetizer. "You go back and you look at them and they're all happy. Maybe the rain has been dumped onto their grill or their fryer isn't really hot right now but it will be in a minute. Working under slight adversity is how you can really tell a great chef from a pretty good chef."
Teamwork, the kind needed to eradicate AIDS and the kind that makes for a great meal, was the theme of the evening. Each of the 10 chefs were assigned to two-person teams that would create four-course menus served to guests, who included SNL's Vanessa Bayer, actress Carmen Ejogo and DJ Hannah Bronfman. Among the highlight dishes were a grilled lobster created by Del Posto's Mark Ladner and Elizabeth Falker (formerly of Orson in San Francisco), a dry-aged strip steak with ramps from Barbuto's Jonathan Waxman and Cleveland chef Michael Symon, and The Spotted Pig's April Bloomfield and Little Owl's Joey Campanaro's seafood boil.
Foodlover Questlove was on hand with The Roots — not long after the Roots Picnic wrapped — for a concert that was brief (Batali commented that it was one of the world's shortest) but mighty and included their dance favorites like their classic "The Seed" and Charles Wright's "Express Yourself." The band has a loyal fan in Batali, who insisted, "There's no more exciting, funky, juicy, jam-inducing group than The Roots right now."
While the majority of attendees eagerly, obsessively chronicled their meals, others — like longtime Red supporter and chairman of the board of its sister organization One Tom Freston, who admitted his palate skewed more toward McDonald's than fine dining — were just excited for whatever the great minds came up with. "My favorite thing to eat is anything anyone else makes, so I'm very much looking forward to having something somebody else makes tonight," laughed Batali. "I'm not cooking. I'm here to just shake hands, kiss babies and run for mayor."
This story first appeared on Billboard.com.
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March 19, 2018 By Ibrahim Tarawallie
SLAJ President Kevin Lewis
The Sierra Leone Association of Journalists (SLAJ) has expressed grave concern about the increase in hate speech and tribal slants making its way into the campaign ahead of a crucial presidential run-off slated for March 27.
Hours after the official announcement of the presidential result by the National Electoral Commission (NEC), supporters of the two traditional political parties – All People's Congress (APC) and Sierra Leone People's Party (SLPP) – started trading tribal divide on social media and other platforms.
Some members of the public, including civil society organisations, are of the view that the sudden change in political messages and campaigns of the two parties and their supporters may course mayhem and divide the country along tribal lines, if not nip in board as quickly and possible.
In a press release issued last Friday, March 16, SLAJ said they view the trend of political discourse as ugly for the country's nascent democracy, and that its potential to undermine the peace and stability of Sierra Leone cannot be overemphasised.
"Sierra Leone is hugely admired across the world for its ethnic and religious tolerance which is deeply rooted in its culture. Any attempt to tamper with this enviable attribute will spell doom for our nation and generations yet unborn," the release stated.
The association strongly condemned any politician and political party who is playing the tribal card and ethno-regional sentiment in their campaigns to secure votes in the presidential run-off election.
While condemning and dissociating itself from any journalist who peddles hate speech and preach tribalism in their publications/commentaries/analyses on the elections, SLAJ called on all journalists and their media houses to resist any attempt by politicians to use them to promote divisions among people.
SLAJ President, Kelvin Lewis said: "This country belongs to all of us, we should stop this nonsense about tribe or region and begin to show love for this land that we love, our Sierra Leone."
"As evident in the National Dialogue Series in the run up to the elections and the 2018 presidential debate, SLAJ encourages politicians, political parties and their supporters to focus on issue-based discourse around the elections rather than personalities or tribal/regional sentiment," the release concluded.
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CMA Awards Winners 2019: Kacey Musgraves, Blake Shelton & More — Updating Live
The votes are in and the winners from the 2019 CMA Awards have been revealed! From Kacey Musgraves to Lil Nas X, here's who took home the honors this year.
The biggest stars in country music are honored at the Country Music Association Awards, and the show's 53 annual ceremony took place on Nov. 13, 2019 at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville. The main attraction of the event is always the star-studded performances, but there are plenty of awards to give out, as well! At this year's show, Maren Morris was the most-nominated star, with SIX nominations to her name. After the success of her sophomore album, GIRL, earlier this year, this certainly came as no surprise.
This year's CMA Awards are honoring women in country music, and there are females nominated in every single category of the event for the first time EVER (aside from Male Vocalist of the Year, of course). Carrie Underwood, who is hosting the show, is the only woman vying for the Entertainer of the Year Awards, but she and Maren are both up for the highly-coveted Album of the Year. Check out the list of winners, who are BOLDED on the list below!
Entertainer of the Year
Female Vocalist of the Year
Maren Morris
Male Vocalist of the Year
Center Point Road – Thomas Rhett
Cry Pretty – Carrie Underwood
Dan + Shay – Dan + Shay
Desperate Man – Eric Church
Girl – Maren Morris
Vocal Group of the Year
Vocal Duo of the Year
Brothers Osborne
Carly Pearce
Song of the Year (to the songwriter)
"Beautiful Crazy" – Luke Combs
"God's Country" – Blake Shelton
"Rainbow" – Kacey Musgraves
"Tequila" – Dan + Shay
"Burning Man" – Dierks Bentley ft Brothers Osborne
"Millionaire" – Chris Stapleton
"Speechless" – Dan + Shay
Music Video of of the Year
"Burning Man" – Brothers Osborne & Dierks Bentley
"Some Of It" – Eric Church
Musical Event of the Year
"All My Favorite People" – Maren Morris ft Brothers Osborne
"Brand New Man" – Brooks & Dunn with Luke Combs
"Diver Bar" – Garth Brooks & Blake Shelton
"What Happens In A Small Town" – Brantley Gilbert & Lindsay Ell
Jenee Fleenor
Mac McAnally
Ilya Toshinsky
Derek Wells
This year's CMA Awards includes performances from stars like Carrie, Miranda Lambert, Blake Shelton, Kelsea Ballerini, and more. The show airs on Nov. 13 at 8:00 p.m. on ABC, and is hosted by Carrie, along with Reba McEntire and Dolly Parton.
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GLORIOUS 'OLIVER'
BILL VON MAURER Special to the Sun-SentinelSUN-SENTINEL
A cast of 37, 16 of them juveniles; enough costume changes to put wardrobe on overload; a multitiered, costly looking set; and a wide range of choreographic and vocal displays.
That's Actors' Playhouse's bold and colorful start for its seventh (1993-1994) season. The cause of the commotion is a revival of Oliver!, an award-winning musical from the distant '60s.
Oliver!, of course, is based on the classic by Dickens, who did not have a Broadway musical in mind. As it is, the musical takes a frivolous look at juvenile crime, a sensitive issue these days. At the same time, it retains the more dire aspects of Dickens' novel, i.e. the fatal bludgeoning of a young woman with a good heart and the death of a criminal (Bill Sykes), shot by police while attempting to kidnap the frightened Oliver. All of this in the second act.
Parents of very young children may want to ponder some of these events, although Oliver! is considered family entertainment. Or think about this: Take the tots to enjoy the first act and have someone pick them up at intermission. It's worth it and the young ones no doubt will be enthralled. Besides, the squirm factor probably will begin to set in by then.
It is David Arisco's job as director to harness this massive musical and maneuver it around the Playhouse stage. He succeeded with panache despite a rash of stage fright on opening night. After all, those 16 adolescents aboard were hardly show-biz veterans. Especially Manuel E. Pascual, the 11-year-old in the spotlight's glare as Oliver. He is confronted almost at once with the difficult song Where Is Love. He can only get better once, gulp, the bugbear of an audience becomes less intimidating.
Arisco has rounded up a cast that proves South Florida is a trove of talent. It is hard to know where to begin. Michael O. Smith as Mr. Bumble and Carol A. Provonsha as the widow Corney are good for starters. They can sing and they know comedy, which they put neatly together for one of the evening's highlights. So do another couple, David Martinek and Elizabeth A. Nemeth, as a pair of grasping undertakers. Then there is William Neal as the agile, limber, dancing Artful Dodger. Plus Meghan Colleen Moroney as the tragic Nancy who puts so much heart into the beautiful ballad As Long as He Needs Me. Another plus is Steven Harad, whose booming voice and physical prowess make Bill Sykes a chilling presence.
Which brings us to Harvey Phillips as the rascally Fagin, exploiter of his crew of thieves and pickpockets in 1850s London. Look out, juveniles. Phillips is out to overturn the traditional, surefire appeal dewy performers have for any audience. Wily, sly and playful, he is as skillful a thief as his young charges when it comes to stealing scenes. His Pick a Pocket or Two only compounds the theft. There are many more who deserve credit, but that would turn this review into a roll call. The Playhouse's Oliver! is as close as we come to spectacle in area theater. The production is uneven and at times it bumps along. Things are bound to smooth out to give us a musical feast as appetizing as the opening song, Food Glorious Food, sung by the workhouse boys. Robert Deleon is responsible for the supercharged choreography; Jeff Quinn for the soaring, impressive set. And Chuck Batchelor got all those costumes together. Dagmar Bergan and three other musicians keep right in step with Lionel Bart's music and lyrics, which include such memorable hits as It's a Fine Life, Who Will Buy, I'd Do Anything and many others.
Bill von Maurer covered theater for more than a decade for The Miami News and is a frequent contributor to the Sun-Sentinel.


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Japan, late Meiji to Showa period, 1902 - 1942
Height: 4 3⁄8 inches, 11 cm
Width: 2 3⁄4 inches, 7 cm
A bronze incense burner in the shape of a temple bell, with a flat base, the sides tapered toward the domed lid, which has a looped finial in the form of a makara. The body is optically divided into sections, the upper part is adorned with a band of raised bosses. The lower part of the body is cast with two flowers on either side that are connected by linear bands. The lid is pierced with four apertures of cloud shape. One long panel on the side is cast with an eight-character inscription.
This incense burner is shaped as a miniature of the Shitennō ji Temple Bell and may have been produced as a memento for worshippers who visited the temple. Although the original bell no longer exists, it has been recorded in printed materials, notably a postcard dated to 1908 (see Fig. 1). The eightcharacter inscription reads: Shōtoku kō taishi (Prince Shōtoku) Shoutoku Shou (bell of praising the virtues). Prince Shōtoku (572 - 622) was a legendary figure in the history of Japan for his support and introduction of Buddhism to Japan. He established the Shitennō ji temple in Osaka in 593, the first Buddhist and oldest officially administered temple in Japan. In 1902, the newly cast 114-ton Shitennō ji Temple Bell was hung and was considered the heaviest functioning bell in the world from that year until 1942, when it was melted down for its metal to assist with the then ongoing World War II effort.[1]
Price, P. Bells and Man, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 1983, pp. 264–273
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Sisters of Dublin cinema businessman Paul Ward suing him for €31.5m
By Ann O'Loughlin
Tuesday, January 14, 2020 - 03:20 PM
The sisters of Dublin cinema businessman Paul Ward are suing him for €31.5m over payment for the acquisition of shares in various companies.
Jean Kennedy, a company director of Spawell House, Templeogue, Dublin, and Carol O'Riordan, a retired director of Temple Gardens, Rathmines are suing Mr Ward, of Mount Merrion Avenue, Blackrock, Co Dublin in the Commercial Court.
Andrew O'Riordan, who holds enduring power of attorney for Ms O'Riordan, who has been diagnosed with Alzheimer's Disease, has been joined as a third plaintiff by virtue of his capacity as a donee of the power of attorney.
Their action against Mr Ward was admitted to the High Court's fast track commercial list after Mr Ward did not object to the application. Mr Justice David Barniville fixed a hearing date for the sisters' application for summary judgment for €31.5m for next March.
In their action, the sisters say that in April 2019 the parties entered into a binding "heads of terms" agreement whereby they would resolve their differences in relation to matters connected with various companies.
The heads of terms provided, among other things, that Mr Ward would procure the acquisition of certain shares owned directly or indirectly by his sisters for a total of €31.5m. Some €25m was to be payable by October 31, 2019.
The parties agreed to use their best endeavours to ensure all sums paid to the sisters would be structured in a tax efficient way.
It was also agreed if the money was not paid in accordance with the terms that Mr Ward would consent to judgment for the outstanding balance.
The sisters, in their claim, say their brother proposed to use funds from the "the very companies" related to share acquisition.
This, his sisters complained, would entail "a significant risk" to them as they would have to pay income tax on a large portion of the monies rather than capital gains tax which, at just 33 per cent, is considerably lower than what would be paid in income tax.
Despite being given an extension of time to make the €25m payment, it was not made and a letter of demand for the full €31.5m was sent to his solicitors threatening proceedings if it was not paid.
Mr Ward responded through his lawyers that he was willing to complete the purchase of the shares for €25m but would not be paying €31.5m. He was also agreeable to the matter going before the Commercial Court.
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Rudimentary Peni – London Musicians Collective Camden London NW1 – 20/05/82
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Indebted to Nick Hydra for sending this material over to Penguin Towers, a Rudimentary Peni performance to go along with the other ones uploaded onto this KYPP site which were all uploaded from the original cassette tapes. This performance was recorded somewhere in the crowd at the L.M.C and is of a decent quality although a little tinny, but still, it is Rudimentary Peni and any tapes by this band are rare enough. Welwyn Garden City Ludwick Hall May 1982 was the only time I saw this band and as most people in the hall were waiting for Subhumans to come on stage Rudimentary Peni were largely ignored. Of course now the band have been elevated to mythical status and are still producing some great material in a beautifully sporadic way.
The text below outlining some of the centres that Rudimentary Peni performed at on a semi regular basis (ie more than once!) including the L.M.C. has been wrenched violently, kicking and screaming, from John Eden's excellant uncarved.org site.
The Autonomy Centre, Wapping, London E1: August 1981 – March 1982
Organized by the London Autonomists and friends (some of whom disliked each other intensely) including Vince Stevenson, Charlotte Baggins, Martin Wright, Dave Couch, Ronan Bennett, Iris Mills and Fabian Thomsett with assistance from Andy Martin, Tony D, Trevor, Luggy, the people that later formed the Black Sheep Co-op and the Kill Your Pet Puppy Collective, Rob Challice, Rob Vex. Terry Watson, Mitch, John Apostle, Grant Matthews from Rudimentary Peni, various Hagars, Dagenham Pete, Rachel, Mark Ripper and Fod were regulars at the centre and helped out on occasions. Some of the money for the centre came from a benefit concert that UB40 played in Woolwich, along with the profit that came from the sales of the Crass / Poison Girls 7″ single. The bands that played there were numerous but those who appeared regularly included: Rudimentary Peni, Part 1, The Mob, The Sinyx, Anthrax, Conflict, Crass, The Apostles, Cold War, The Eratics, Amsterdamned, What Is Oil, Twelve Cubic Feet, The S Haters, The Boiled Eggs and many more whose names have become immersed in the mists of time. Apart from live concerts there were book fairs, fanzine conventions, discussion groups, films, debates and political workshops.
The Centro Iberico, Westbourne Park, London W8: April 1982 – August 1982
Organized by The Mob (especially Mark Wilson) and JC who set everything up with the Spanish Anarchists who were already resident there. It was JC that got the electricity turned on – the Spanish Anarchists generosity was appreciated by sadly only a small minority of the hundreds of folk who attended the events – so to Isabel Anderson, Miguel Garcia and friends goes out a rather belated thank-you. All the people involved in The Autonomy Centre were involved here although by now Crass and Conflict were involved in their own problems (especially legal ones due to their records – police ones included) and the ubiquitous Kill Your Pet Puppy Collective occasionally took over completely which meant there was less actual organization, far too much chaos but generally more fun! The bands who played there were similar to those who played The Autonomy Centre but were perhaps a little more varied in idiom: Rudimentary Peni, The Mob, Part 1, The Sinyx, Rubella Ballet, Twelve Cubic Feet, Cold War, The Apostles, UK Decay, Dirt, Assassins Of Hope, The Cult Of The Supreme Being, Conflict, Riot/Clone, Blood & Roses, Youth In Asia and many more. Nearly all the events here were concerts although there were two film shows and a few theatre events which were very amateur but none the worse for that. There were, of course, continual theatre performances but since these were often part of the usual behavior of the audience they don't really count!
The LMC, Camden, London NWI: September 1982 – February 1983
Organized by The Apostles and East London Workers Against Racism, this was more an alternative venue than a club. The organization here was minimal and suffered from a lack of PA equipment, an abundance of people who shouldn't really have existed in a society that had long ago discovered penicillin and a financial situation strictly from Rab C Nesbit. The bands who played here were, though, committed and varied: The Replaceable Headz, The Mob, 4 Minute Warning, Zounds, Rudimentary Peni, Cold War, Twelve Cubic Feet, The Apostles, Flux Of Pink Indians, The Good Missionaries, Youth In Asia, Fallout, New 7th Music and a variety of poets and performance artists plus many other punk bands. Music events were the only things on offer here as bills had to be paid and the hall had to be hired. People have a tendency not to rush out to Camden from Gravesend and pay £1.50 to debate the politics of determinism versus free will… a pity really.
The Recession Club. Hackney, London E8: April 1983 – January 1984
Organised by The Apostles and Larry Peterson. The hall was attached to the recording studio used by The Apostles who were responsible for the hire of it and the equipment while Larry Peterson was responsible for the bands that actually played there. An amusing facet of The Recession Club was that the members of the audience were often better known than the bands booked to perform there! Those who did play have either disappeared into obscurity or are now very famous indeed: The Apostles, The Nocturnal Emissions, Attrition, Coil, The Unkommuniti, Peter North, The Invisible Band, New 7th Music, Hagar The Womb, In The Nursery, The June Brides, Pus, Napalm Death, Verbal Warning, Bet Lynch, The Replacement Headz, The Paramedic Squad, Youth In Asia, and a variety of poets, performance artists and other industrial / electronic groups. There were no events other than live music and most of the bands that played were not punk bands, largely due to Andy Martin's impatience with and ambivalence towards such people who he considered to have become passé and to have outlived what little usefulness they ever had. He goes on to say that "the industrial music scene had taken over and it was here that the original punk spirit had begun to grow and mutate into some huge, many tentacled but often beautifully subtle intelligence network only occasionally marred by poseurs and butterfly collectors".
Andy Martin from SMILE Magazine issue 12, 1994
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I remember being at this gig – the only time I ever went to the LMC in fact, although I always enjoyed reading 'Musics' magazine that was based around the LMC, which mainly covered the free improvisation/avant garde jazz scene.
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this gig here was released on 7″ in america back around '85 lame artwork not done by nick. nick blinko had a HUGE effect on my adolescent brain. turned on around '82/'83. instantly became intrigued. after death church came out peni disappeared for a while. over here in the states there were rumours that nick died of throat cancer, stomach cancer, suicide, total mystery. i started collecting that shit as soon as i saw it hit the shelves. i now have 3 – 4 live bootlegs, a video, the magits 7″ , the magits zine, as well as a copy of a flyer. i also have a copy of the death church demo (click track with no vocals). i've always wanted to send the almighty power trio a box of copies as well as some original artworks. maybe one day it will be.
I may have been at this gig. I saw Peni as the first act on in a line-up that included the Subhumans, Flux of Pink Indians, Annie Anxiety plus 1 other (may have been the Mob). I remember the gig was in a disused Laundry in Camden with a pub on a corner opposite the venue. It was blisteringly hot – the night before we'd seen the very average Anti-Nowhere league & Chelsea at the Lyceum but it wasn't a patch on this gig
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Last June 7th went to the location of the Music Collective all alone and in the rain (knocked down now) to the pub opposite (now a gastro bar) 30 years to the day, Stig Icons Of Filth (R.I.P) showed me a trick on how to scam drinks off the bar, had to, hitched there with the arse end of my giro, and it was so hot in the gig, no one could breath, packed together, a sauna. Rudimentary Peni were over in a blur, muted response from most as they were a bit of an unknown entity. So back to rainy day at the gastro pub I tried the bar scam again, it worked a treat, good old Stig.
The only time I attended the LMC was a gig with about five or six bands including The Mob, Flux,Peni. The thing I remember most though was waiting in the queue outside and a few places in front was John Jacobs who was or had been in the 4Skins. It made me think..
John jacobs was breifly in Conflict


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By: Amy
Abortion ends a pregnancy before birth takes place. When an embryo or fetus dies in the womb and is expelled by the body, it is called spontaneous abortion or miscarriage. When a woman decides to end her pregnancy voluntarily, she has an induced abortion. When a fetus is dead at birth, it is called a stillbirth. Most people support abortion in one of two ways, either as pro-life or pro-choice. Pro-life supporters believe that human life begins at conception and that abortion is the intentional killing of a human life. Opposing this belief is the pro-choice members who believe that it is the woman's right to choose to continue or end a pregnancy. Pro-choice supporters also argue that legal abortion is safer than illegal abortion and that it relieves the psychological and social problems associated having an unwanted child. Being pro-choice myself, I believe that it is the woman's right to decide if she wants to have a child or not. Some women who become pregnant are not mentally, physically, or financially stable enough to raise a child. If this is the case, I believe that a child should not be brought into the world because it will then have an unhealthy life style. If a woman becomes pregnant from rape or incest then it should be okay for her to have an abortion. For whatever reason, if a woman decides to have an abortion, then it should be her choice, no one else's. Abortion is safe. In fact, it has been proven that having an abortion is twice as safe as having your tonsils taken out, and eleven times safer than giving birth. Just because a woman decides to have an abortion, that does not make her a "bad" person. It simply states that she was not ready to have a child. I respect women who choose to have abortions because they are not only thinking of their lives, they are thinking about the child that would be involved. Having a child is a huge responsibility, and if you cannot handle that responsibility, then you should not bring a child into the world. Sometimes women choose to have an abortion due to health risks. If the child or woman will be endangered during or after birth then most doctors will suggest an abortion early in the pregnancy. Many pro-life supporters believe that abortion is a sin. Although, there is nothing in the Bible to even suggest that. Psalms 139:13-16 is often used to prove that human life begins at conception, although there is nothing there that even suggests that. Abortion is not a sin. No simple act of man can repeal the fact that only God endows life, by giving the fully formed body and breath. Declaring that human life begins at conception is counter to the claims of the word of God and is a sin. It is doubly a sin because this degraded belief leads others to sin. Those that kill clinic workers, clients, and attempt to legislate this wayward belief lead innocent believers down a road to murder and corruption. Most people in the world have freedom, including women. Freedom meaning that a woman must be free to choose self or to choose selfishly. Certainly a woman with fewer economic and social choices- for instance, a woman struggling to finish her education, without which she would have little hope of a life worthy of her talents- there can indeed be an obligation to choose self. There is no easy way to deny the powerful argument that a woman's equality in society must give her some remaining rights unique to her biology, including the right to take the life within her life. War is legal; it is sometimes even necessary. Letting the dying die in peace is often legal and sometimes even necessary. Abortion should be legal; it is sometimes necessary. Sometimes the mother must be able to decide that the fetus, in its full humanity, must die. It is never right or necessary to decrease the value of the lives involved or the sacrifices incurred in letting them go. Only if we up hold abortion rights within a list of individual morals, satisfaction and responsibility can we both correct the logical and ethical senselessness in our situation- and bring together the support of abortion. Abortion Facts Abortion is one of the safest types of surgery. 1.6 abortions are preformed each year. Only 7% of all abortions preformed each year are because of rape, incest or health problems. In America, one baby dies every 22 seconds. There have been over 36 million abortions since 1973. 3,900 abortions are preformed each day in America. Induced abortion is safer than childbirth. The serious complication rate is less than one percent. At least 30% of all pregnancies are now ended by abortion. 81% of pregnancies to unmarried women are aborted. 41%-46% of teenage pregnancies is aborted. 42.9% of women have repeated abortions. 46% of American women over the age of 45 have had an abortion. 95% of abortions are done because of social reasons. Women who are separated from their partners are more likely to have an abortion than other women are. More than two thirds of women who seek abortions have jobs. Nearly one third of the women who seek abortions are still in school. More than two thirds of women who have abortions plan to have children in the future. Approximately 6 million women in the United States become pregnant each year. Nearly half of these pregnancies are unintended. In most pregnancies, birth control was used, but the method used failed. The risk of having serious complications from abortion increases the longer a pregnancy goes on. Most Common Reasons Given For Abortion She is not ready to become a parent. It would be hard to keep her job. It would be hard to continue her education. She cannot afford a baby now. She does not want to become a single parent. She is not ready for the responsibility. She does not want anyone to know that she is sexually active or pregnant. She is too young or immature to have a child. She has all the children she wants. Her partner or parent wants her to have an abortion. She or the fetus has a health problem. She was a victim of rape or incest.
Adler, N.E., et al. "Psychological Factors in Abortion: A Review." American Psychologist. 1992. 47: 1194. Alabama Physicians For Life, Inc. "Abortion Related Statistics." It's a Matter of Life. 1993: P.9. Clark, Charles S. "Abortion Clinic Protests." The CQ Researcher. 7 April 1995: P.297-320. Fein, Elaine. "The Facts about Abortion." Harper's Bazaar. May 1980: P. 75-76 Gold, R.B. "Abortion and Women's Health". New York: Alan Guttmacher Institute. 1990. Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc. "Planned Parenthood Fact Sheet." 1990. Tietze, C. & Henshaw, S.K. "Induced Abortion: A World Review." 1986. New York: Alan Guttmacher Institute. 1986.
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Creating a Winning Bond Strategy
Ilana Polyak May 1, 2005 December 3, 2008 165
While shopping for mortgages to refinance her three-bedroom, loft-style home in a Los Angeles suburb and her vacation condo in Nevada, Karen Ellis couldn't find anything better than a 5.8% interest rate on a 30-year fixed loan. That's lower than the 7.25% rate she now carries, but hardly the giveaway she could have gotten in 2003 when mortgage rates fell below 5%. It's important for Ellis, a 57-year-old pathologist, to trim as much cost as she can now because her expenses are rising in a number of areas. She's seen gas prices spike in the last year, which had her shelling out $45, which is 50% more than the year prior, each time she filled the tank of her Lexus sedan.
A conversation with her financial adviser, Alfred McIntosh of McIntosh Capital Advisors L.L.C., hipped Ellis to the fact that interest rates were rising and she needed to make some adjustments. With roughly 40% of her investments in bonds, Ellis' portfolio could suffer if rates go even higher. Since Ellis wants to retire from her job at a local hospital by 2009, it's important that she prevent her principal from taking a major hit before then.
McIntosh helped Ellis come up with a solution. They moved a portion of Ellis' bonds to shorter maturities—the date when the bond's value should be paid—because they are less sensitive to interest rate swings. High-yield bonds, better known as junk bonds because of their low credit rating and low sensitivity to interest rates, were added, with a smattering of mutual funds that invest in bonds overseas. Finally, McIntosh recommended church bonds: debt issued by houses of worship that pay higher rates. Church bonds with a 61/2-year maturity yield between 5.2% and 5.9%. Bonds with a 91/2-year maturity yield between 6.2% and 6.9%.
While most investors have been focusing on the equity portion of their portfolios, conscientious investors like Ellis are tweaking their bond portfolios in light of today's economic forecast. Bonds should be an important part of everyone's investment strategy. "I'm afraid that interest rates are going higher," says Ellis, "that's why I have diversification in my bonds, so they provide more security in my portfolio."
If interest rates rise, some bond holdings could take a hit that individual investors wouldn't expect from such safe instruments. Bonds are supposed to be that portion of every investor's portfolio that helps them sleep at night. You're not likely to get rich, but you're not likely to lose your shirt either. That's not to say that there isn't any risk.
For the last five years, the average bond portfolio has returned a cumalative 46.4%. The same investment in the Standard & Poor's 500 Index, however, has produced a 8.6% loss. Even though bonds have performed better than equities in the last five years, long-term interest rates are now at 40-year lows. Bond prices drop when interest rates rise because investors aren't willing to pay premium prices for older, lower-yielding bonds when new ones pay more.
Going forward, industry observers are predicting that
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84-year-old man masters make-up skills to help partially blind wife
Des and Mona Monahan. (PHOTO: CATERS/WWW.MAGAZINEFEATURES.CO.ZA)
Des Monahan, from Britain, was determined to ensure that his wife, Mona (83), always felt and looked her best – and wasn't going to allow her deteriorating eyesight to get in the way.
"We don't know when Mona will lose her sight completely but we didn't want to wait around for it to happen," says Des.
After meeting make-up artist Rosie O'Driscoll at their local Debenhams retail store, Des diligently began practising how to apply a full face of make-up.
"After asking Rosie to do [Mona's] make-up when we visited the Benefit [Cosmetics] counter I just picked up the brushes and started asking how to do it.
"Mona's eyesight is deteriorating and she won't be able to do her make-up in the future so I thought the quicker I learned the better.
"Rosie has been a great friend to us and we go in daily to see her and so I can get more tips," he says.
The 84-year-old has taken regular lessons since last year October, and can now apply his wife's make-up in the comfort of their home.
In fact, Des claims he's so good that he'd be able to teach his own make-up masterclass.
"It all started last October but I am now so confident with using make-up that I could even teach my own class," he says.
Rosie is thrilled to have helped the couple and says the adoring husband can now confidently draw on eyebrows and apply bronzer as well as lipstick and mascara.
"I'm thrilled that Des now has the confidence to start trialling new looks," says Rosie.
"When we first started he had no idea what brushes to use for each part of the face but now he's an expert.
"We have such a laugh when they come to the counter but we are friends outside of Debenhams too.
"I have been over to their house for a cup of tea and they come into the store most days for a catch-up.
"Des and Mona's story shows that no matter your age or gender there are always new skills that can be learned.
"If Des doesn't like a certain lipstick colour on Mona he'll tell me straight away.
"He prefers using a pencil to draw in her brows and is very particular with the looks we try on his wife."
Mona is so thankful to her husband who's more than able to apply her make-up every day.
"Des uses eyeliners and lipsticks I wouldn't be able to use myself," says Mona.
"I struggle to see the colours of different shades now but thanks to Des I know my make-up will always look great."
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Experience Norway's cities & stunning scenery
Travel through Norway on the scenic Dovre and Bergen Railways
Ride the stunning Flåm Railway
Cruise along the Sognefjord
Explore Trondheim, Bergen and Oslo
9 Days from £1,810pp
This Tailored Rail tour to Norway was created for a Scottish couple who wanted to experience the country's top sightseeing highlights. We arranged convenient flights from their nearest airport, Aberdeen to Trondheim, to keep road travel to a minimum. This tour combines travel through Norway's stunning landscapes by train with city sightseeing to capture a taste of the interesting history and culture of the Scandinavian country.
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Day 1 – Flight to Trondheim
Afternoon flight from Aberdeen Airport, with one change at Stavanger Lufthavn Sola, before arriving at Trondheim Lufthavn Vaernes in the evening. Shared bus transfer from the airport to the city's railway station, for a 2-night stay at the nearby Scandic Nidelven.
Day 2 – Trondheim at Leisure
The Scandic Nidelven is built on the Nidelva River, just 5 minutes' walk from Trondheim Central Station and Solsiden Shopping Centre, a perfect base from which to explore the city. Highlights include the magnificent Nidaros Cathedral, built over the grave of St. Olav and dating back to 1070. Other 'must see' landmarks include the Old Town Bridge, the Wharves, the island of Munkholmen and the modern Rockheim Museum, a national centre of pop and rock.
Day 3 – By Rail to Oslo
A morning departure by train to Oslo on the scenic Dovre Railway, which runs between Oslo and Trondheim. The railway line, which opened in 1921, passes through the stunning Gudbrandsdalen valley and across the mighty Dovrefjell mountain range - Norway's best national parks, mountains and scenic attractions. The 548km journey takes about 7 hours, arriving mid-afternoon into Oslo. Accommodation for the next three nights is at the Radisson Blu Plaza Hotel located in Oslo's bustling city centre.
Days 4 & 5 – Oslo at Leisure
Using the Oslo Tourist Bus you are free to explore all that Scandinavia's oldest and sunniest capital has to offer. A full round trip takes 90 minutes and a ticket is valid for 24 hours, allowing plenty of time to stop at many of Oslo's many attractions at a cost of £39 per person. The 72 hour Oslo Pass also gives you free entry to 30 museums and attractions, free travel on all public transport, free entry to public swimming pools, free walking tours, discounts on sightseeing, Tusenfryd Amusement Park, concert tickets, climbing, ski hire, and special offers in restaurants, shops and leisure venues and costs £92 per person. Additional walking tours, cruises and more can also be arranged by Ffestiniog Travel. A boat trip across the harbour to the Viking Ships and Kon-Tiki museums is a must.
Day 6 – By Rail to Bergen
A morning departure by rail to Bergen arriving mid-afternoon.The Bergen Railway or Bergensbanen again travels through some of the most beautiful landscapes in Norway. It is Northern Europe's highest railway and travels through stunning mountain scenery and a fjord coastline which gives way to the mountainous interior with high barren peaks, lakes and waterfalls. Accommodation in Bergen for three nights is at the Bergen Børs Hotel, located in an old stock exchange building and just 700 metres from Bergen Railway station.
Day 7 – Norway in a Nutshell & Flåm Railway
A full day's trip to see the very best of Norway. Morning train to Voss and onward bus journey to Gudvangen to cruise up the beautiful Sognefjord to Flåm, passing stunning fjord scenery. On arrival in Flåm, board the unforgettable Flåm Railway on a 12 mile journey to Myrdal, which climbs to a height of 2,845ft to deliver amazing views. Return late afternoon from Myrdal to Bergen by train.
Day 8 – Explore Bergen
Explore this UNESCO World Heritage city by Bergen Tourist Hop On-Hop Off Bus. This open-top bus tour is ideal for getting to know Bergen's compelling history and tradition and offers the opportunity to hop on and off at conveniently located bus stops. You can be sure to capture the rich history of this 1000-year-old destination, Norway's most international city, situated on the beautiful west coast. This 60-minute tour is valid for 24-hours, allowing you to hop on and off at your leisure at a cost of £39 per person.
Day 9 – Return Home
Take an afternoon airport bus to Bergen Lufthavn Flesland for a flight to Stavanger Lufthavn Sola to connect with a flight to Aberdeen, arriving early evening.
Scandic Nidelven, Trondheim
Radisson Blu Plaza Hotel, Oslo
Bergen Børs Hotel, Bergen
Please note - hotels can be subject to change
Flights with Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS) in Economy class with one item of hold luggage per person
Eight nights' accommodation in good, quality hotels on a bed and breakfast basis
Rail travel as specified
Shared airport bus transfers
Norway in a Nutshell round trip from Bergen
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Maniac Monday Review: Hellraiser
October 24, 2016 Jeremie Sabourin
By the time 1987 arrived, countless horror classics had already been released. Night of the Living Dead, The Exorcist, Halloween, A Nightmare on Elm Street, and numerous others shocked and thrilled audiences with their respective spins on the genre. They all offered a little something new and furthered expectations. On top of that, many popular franchises had started to pump out an endless supply of sequels. Therefore, when Clive Barker's Hellraiser finally hit theaters, it was something different and fresh yet captured the best parts of all things horror up to that point.
Barker's film was an adaptation of his own novella, The Hellbound Heart. He wrote the screenplay for the film version although there are some differences between the two. Hellraiser was also Barker's first foray in the director's chair and, just like his film, he exceeded expectations. The film is gory and disturbing while also being chillingly beautiful and sophisticated. It's a strange mix of styles that results in a perfect storm of horror gold.
The film follows a group of characters who all have their own roles to play in the events that transpire. Frank Cotton (Sean Chapman) is a pleasure seeker who solves a puzzle box that opens a metaphorical doorway of pain and suffering. The Cenobites, headed by their dignified leader, the Lead Cenobite, or Pinhead as he'd be known as later in the franchise, played by Doug Bradley, come to take Frank back to Hell.
After Frank's brother, Larry (Andrew Robinson) and his wife, Julia (Clare Higgins), move into the house Frank had been staying at, Larry suffers an accident in which his blood drips onto the floor and resurrects Frank as a skinless monster. Julia, who previously had relations with Frank, agrees to help him. She lures men to the house and allows Frank to consume them to regenerate his body. Meanwhile, Larry's daughter, Kirsty (Ashley Laurence) discovers Frank. Then, she eventually makes a deal with the Cenobites to return him to them.
There's a lot of moving parts of the film but it really isn't hard to follow. Barker does a great job of showing viewers how each event gets to its boiling point and how the characters all use each other. For the most part, Hellraiser is much more about the people than it is about monsters. Yes, Skinless Frank looks and acts like a monster but, having escaped the Cenobites, he's trying to appear human once again. Kirsty and Larry are the two most likable characters of the film and remain innocents throughout the plot. Kirsty stumbles upon the puzzle box to summon the Cenobites on total accident yet pays a dear price for it.
The true villains of the film are Frank and Julia. Most would assume that Pinhead and his crew are the main antagonists but they are merely intermediaries. They don't seek victims even if they're more than willing to take them. It's people like Frank that search for them. Pinhead himself is eloquent, impartial, and somewhat aristocratic. Again, the Cenobites oblige the pleasure seekers that come looking for them. It's not the other way around.
The best thing about Hellraiser is its usage of gore. Like David Cronenberg's The Fly, Hellraiser can be lumped into the body horror sub-genre. There are some gruesome depictions of mutilation as a form of enjoyment by the characters. The most obvious example of gore is Skinless Frank. As the body count rises, Frank's bones, muscles, and soft tissue regenerate. The practical effects used in this film are unbelievable. Blood and slime constantly drip off of Frank's body which is just awesomely disgusting. A simple word of warning to not eat during this film should be taken seriously.
Another highlight of the film is Christopher Young's score. Originally, Barker wanted the electronic group, Coil, to do the soundtrack but producers insisted on Young. He had previously scored A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge. There's a recurring recognizable theme in the music. While it may not be as iconic as the themes from The Exorcist or Halloween, it's distinct in its own right and has a gothic feel that fits perfectly with Barker's terrifying imagery and unnerving plot. When you hear the theme, it's a certainty that something awful is on its way.
While Hellraiser certainly isn't perfect, its issues are quite minor. There's some choppy editing that could be cleaned up a bit. Also, while the practical effects are excellent, there are some hand drawn effects towards the end of the film that are kind of hokey for the time. In all fairness to Barker, though, funds were extremely limited so he and a "Greek guy" supposedly consumed large amounts of alcohol and animated the scenes over one weekend.
Hellraiser isn't often noted as a franchise on par with Halloween, Friday the 13th, and A Nightmare on Elm Street in terms of popularity. However, Pinhead is one of the most recognizable horror characters of all time. In fact, his inclusion in the film spawned eight sequels all of which, except for Hellraiser: Revelations from 2011, feature Doug Bradley in the role. Unfortunately, the majority of the sequels are extremely different than Barker's original film. Nonetheless, even with its faults, the original Hellraiser is a horror masterpiece. It's psychologically damning, purposefully gory, and shows just how easily humans can be bigger monsters than the real ones themselves.
ReviewsAndrew Robinson, Ashley Laurence, Christopher Young, Clare Higgins, Clive Barker, Doug Bradley, Hellraiser, Sean Chapman, The Hellbound Heart
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Broadway Profiles – A Serial Interview with Jack Viertel Part Three
CTI is delighted to present another in-depth conversation with Jack Viertel, this time discussing the evolution of theater criticism, the overlap between the commercial and non-profit worlds, and the various duties of a dramaturg.
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I'm curious to hear your thoughts on this, as you've had experience as both a commercial producer and a theater critic. I've noticed that more and more, the reviews are not always in line with popular opinion and have heard that the world of theater criticism is shrinking. Why do you think that is?
I think there are a few answers to that. Probably the most important reason that theater criticism isn't as powerful as it once was isn't that the theater critics are less good – which is a debatable point that one could have any number of opinions about – but that the audience is now so broad and from so many different places that they're not buying tickets based on reviews anymore. Someone planning a trip from across the country – or the world – decides what shows to see based on various kinds of marketing, including social media and advertising, and they don't really know whether the critics liked the show.
When I was young, back in the early 60s, the audience was still largely based in New York and its suburbs. Everyone read the reviews and cared about what the critics said because there was no alternative information. There was no social media or ads on television, for example; the critics were kind of it. Even the advertising that was done marketed the show through quotes from the critics. They were the only real taste-makers. Now, theater criticism has to compete with an ever-broadening audience and an ever-broadening way of distributing information. It remains powerful for certain kinds of theater where there's still a New York-centric audience, but that's no longer the lion's share of theater-goers on Broadway, so Broadway primarily produces for international and national audiences. And this isn't just an issue for theater criticism, of course, it's a problem for journalism everywhere. Newspapers are disappearing – my old alma mater, the Herald Examiner, hasn't been around for a long time. We don't expect the paper to hit the driveway in the morning — we turn on our phones and can check out a half-dozen news sources on the same screen at the same time.
I think as a result, many theater critics feel empowered to write in a way that is less about reporting what they saw on stage last night (and having an opinion about what was good and what was bad about that) than it is about trying to push the art form in one direction or another depending on their own aesthetics. I'm not saying that's an invalid thing to do, but it's different than what Walter Kerr and Brooks Atkinson were doing, which was essentially a reporting job with opinion added. There isn't as much reporting in today's theater criticism, but there's a lot of opinion. A lot of the opinion is about the show but just as much is also often about what the production represents in terms of where the theater is going. I think that becomes a slightly inside baseball argument among people who want to talk about the aesthetics of an art form and much less a general interest piece of writing about whether to attend a show. It seems that many critics have taken on the responsibility of helping establish where the art form goes.
And of course, politics have always been relevant in theater and art, but it seems that we are seeing an extreme increase in the infiltration of politics both in productions and within theater criticism.
Yes. It's geopolitics, but it's also sexual politics and racial politics and I think it works in both directions. Critics can be, to me, overly critical of shows that are not involved in politics or revivals of older shows whose sexual or racial politics feel outdated, but they can also give a pass to some shows that are not particularly well done but are passionately making a contemporary point. Now, this is only my opinion and not necessarily the next person's opinion, but that's what I sense; many critics are driven toward or away from certain pieces based on things other than "I had a good time" or "I didn't have a good time."
Would you say that this evolution of theater criticism is having an impact on the industry and the kind of work that is being produced?
I think it may be having an impact on the non-profit part of the industry more than the commercial. In my opinion, the commercial part of the industry is heat seeking toward an audience and they're not worrying too much about the critics. When you look at the evidence of shows like Wicked, which was not well-reviewed for the most part and has run for decades anyway, (or shows that got wonderful reviews and didn't run because there was no real commercial audience for them) I think most Broadway producers view critics as an adjunctive entity that comes with opening a show. The critics are smart, so it's nice to get good reviews, but from a marketing point of view, it's less essential than it once was.
You have extensive experience in both the non-profit and commercial world. Is there any overlap between the two, or have they become polar opposite worlds?
I think they've become partners in a way. It's like a Venn Diagram; there is a big chunk of work in which only non-profit or commercial producers would be interested, but there's a certain amount in which both would be interested. In that overlapping portion, the worlds can work together. For example, many commercial producers will give enhancements to non-profit theaters to try out their shows. The non-profit and commercial producers can talk to each other about where the theater's going, where it's been, what's good, and what's bad. But each also has their own work that they're doing for their own mission and interests.
I'm changing topics a bit here. When looking through your bio, I noticed that you credit yourself as both a dramaturg and a creative consultant. Is there a difference between them?
There is in the sense that as a creative consultant, you might be called upon to help a producer refine a list of directors or composers, for example, to hire for a project. I don't consider that dramaturgy. But once a project is started, I think creative consultant is just an American way of saying dramaturg. So, I don't particularly distinguish between them once that process has begun.
Would you say that dramaturgs are more prevalent in the non-profit arena than the commercial? I rarely see a dramaturg credit in a Broadway playbill.
Yes, and also in European theater (which is largely non-profit). In these worlds, it's actually a defined job, rather than just associate to the producer. Dramaturgs do research for the cast and director and write program notes; they're involved in the semi-academic side of surrounding the production with knowledge. They aren't necessarily tasked with helping a production creatively or working on the script, as a lot of the shows are classics, but they provide research and facts which help the audience appreciate whatever they're seeing. In commercial theater, I think, we use the term more to mean someone who's working to help the creators make a better show.
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FWD Group launches first-ever podcast series aiming to change the way people feel about insurance
By Chinmay Low (May) | 08 Jan 2021
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FWD Group has launched its first-ever podcast series: Changing the way people feel about insurance... with FWD. The podcast will offer insights into FWD's innovative approach and areas of expertise as well as the exciting trends in Asia's dynamic insurance industry.
Each episode in the podcast series will showcase a member of FWD's highly experienced leadership team in Asia.
The first episode features FWD Group CEO Huynh Thanh Phong. As one of the most experienced and well-respected leaders in Asia's insurance industry, Phong explains the personal philosophy that inspires his work, reveals what his customers have taught him, and describes how FWD is taking a bold new approach to a legacy industry. The following episodes will be released fortnightly.
Each episode will feature FWD leaders from a diverse range of areas within the business. The entertaining and enlightening conversations are designed to appeal to, and inform, FWD's customers, business partners, and employees and will cover topics ranging from FWD's brand and culture, to its customer-led approach, to innovative technologies and industry trends that are driving business initiatives.
Azim Mithani, FWD Group Chief of Staff, commented, "We're delighted to announce our first-ever podcast series which is designed to bring powerful stories and helpful insights and information to our customers, partners, and employees located all across Asia. FWD is a digital-first insurer that prides itself on innovation, so launching a unique and educational podcast is a very logical step and aligns with our ambition to engage and inspire our customers in new and exciting ways.
"Today's audiences are looking for original, on-demand content that sheds new light on old topics. This is exactly what our new podcast series is all about and we hope it will allow us to illuminate trends and leading-edge solutions in insurance to our audiences throughout Asia."
Bernadette Stevens, FWD Group Vice President, Brand & Marketing, said, "Our new podcast series will enable us to start a fresh conversation in what is a largely unoccupied space in the Asian insurance industry. Our aim is to stimulate interest in insurance and explain complicated subject matters in a creative and accessible way.
"At the same time, we are providing access to deeply candid conversations with FWD executives that illustrate exactly why we're different and ahead of the curve, and ultimately changing the way people feel about insurance." The podcast is available on all major platforms including Apple podcasts, Stitcher and Spotify with options to follow or subscribe.
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Chlorine is in the country
Saturday July 13, 2019	Written by	Rashneel Kumar Published in Health
Deputy PM Mark Brown said he had been talking about water disinfection, and he did not expect to be briefed on chlorine shipped in for the pipeline contractors.
Government is ready to spend $500,000 a year on 100 tonnes of chlorination chemicals. The public has been kept in the dark about chlorination chemicals already shipped into the country for the pipeline project.
Authorities say no chlorine has been released into the water supply network.
In the past week, water authority To Tatou Vai, the Prime Minister's Office and Deputy Prime Minister Mark Brown had all insisted there was no chlorine in the country yet.
Brown last week assured the Cook Islands News that no chlorine had been purchased. "We haven't gone through the procurement process," he said. "We don't even have the chemicals here for the sedimentation ponds."
In fact, it was purchased by April – and officials now admit they had not even told Brown.
Last night, Brown said he had been talking about water disinfection, and he did not expect to be briefed on chlorine shipped in for the pipeline contractors.
Financial secretary Garth Henderson also said he would not expect to brief the minister on "such a relatively small technical detail".
Cook Islands News has obtained the full government tender document seeking supply of water treatment chemicals. The document, dated May 2, states "an initial 'one-off' supply of these chemicals had been secured for operation under the Te Mato Vai project."
This week the government's Project Management Unit confirmed disinfection chemicals (calcium hypochlorite and polyaluminium chloride) had been procured by pipeline construction agency Te Mato Vai, and were being held in a secure facility.
Anti-chlorination group Te Vai Ora Maori chairperson Ana Rasmussen criticised the government for keeping the public in the dark.
"It shows there is no transparency in government. It shows the government has lied to us," Rasmussen said. "We demand them to be honest with the people they represent. This makes the issue political, what we want is a proper negotiation and transparency in this matter."
Henderson said the chemicals has been provided to the contractor for the purposes of commissioning and testing the filtration and potential disinfection systems for Te Mato Vai project.
At no stage during this commissioning process would the public be provided with disinfected or chlorinated water as all testing would be offline.
"This is normal, established construction contract practice that ensures that the government can be confident that the Te Mato Vai project will function properly and reliably in the future."
According to the tender documents, government is seeking 75 to 100 tonnes of polyaluminum chloride and 8 to 10 tonnes of calcium hypochlorite, annually, to disinfect Rarotonga's water – a contract valued at $350,000 to $500,000.
The Prime Minister put the tender process on ice last week, pending Cabinet sign-off for chlorine disinfection expected later this month


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In new video, Arkansan shares story of life after an abortion
USCCB, Project Rachel will use 13 videos to spread word of post-abortion healing ministry
By Aprille Hanson Spivey
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Helen Evans, of Little Rock, is seen in a Project Rachel ministry video, recorded in Washington, D.C., in October by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. She was one of four women chosen to share her story of healing from abortion for national videos.
Hiring and healing
The Respect Life Office is seeking a part-time Project Rachel ministry coordinator who has "a heart for this ministry," said Catherine Phillips, diocesan respect life director. But despite the vacancy, the ministry continues to offer several opportunities for healing, with more information available at dolr.org/respect-life/project-rachel.
A 12-week virtual Bible study starts March 15 for women who have been wounded by abortion. "Virtual bible study is great because it allows you to participate from your own space and you can have privacy," including not sharing their video and choosing an anonymous screen name. Phillips said things related to an abortion are discussed, including forgiveness and grieving, but it is not addressed as directly as in retreats. No one is obligated to share. They plan to offer another Bible study later in the year as well.
A Day of Prayer and Healing, one-day retreats, are held on the second Saturday of a month, usually three times a year for women, once for men and in English and Spanish. Retreats typically take place in May, July, August and November and the locations are confidential. The retreat includes Mass, adoration and confession.
The annual weekend retreat for women or couples typically is offered the first weekend in December in Northwest Arkansas. It is for post-abortive healing as well as general healing.
An eight-week healing group will be offered in the fall. Phillips said the group "unpacks the trauma of abortion." The locations vary, but most of the time the group meets in central Arkansas.
For more information, contact Phillips at cphillips@dolr.org or call/text the confidential Project Rachel line (501) 663-0996.
A Little Rock Catholic is helping the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops spread the word about Project Rachel, a post-abortion healing ministry.
Helen Evans, a longtime volunteer and former coordinator for Project Rachel for the Diocese of Little Rock, was one of four women chosen to share her story in a national video. She said she found hope and healing thanks to the ministry about 20 years after her abortion in 1979.
"God was so gracious, look at what he's done: He's healed me. I'm set free. And we go share our story," the 70-year-old parishioner of Our Lady of Good Counsel Church in Little Rock said. "That's what we're supposed to do, love and serve the Lord. This is one way to do it and praise be to God."
Thirteen USCCB videos, with Evans featured in several, are available free to dioceses who have Project Rachel ministries. For a cost, videos are also customizable, allowing ministries to put their direct confidential contacts for their ministries in the video.
"I want people to know Jesus is the healer … that God loves us," Evans said.
The diocesan Respect Life Office, which oversees the Project Rachel ministry, will have five videos customized in English and Spanish for $800, thanks to donations, said respect life director Catherine Phillips.
The videos, which include interviews with women who have had an abortion and with priests, can be used in multiple ways, including on the diocesan website, dolr.org, and in clips on social media.
"This was a collaborative process that was many years in the making," Phillips said.
Evans traveled to Washington D.C., in October to record the footage at St. Teresa of Avila Church.
"I want people to know Jesus is the healer … that God loves us," Evans said, adding she was "imprisoned in this shame" for about 20 years.
On the day of her abortion she remembers saying, "I killed my baby."
"How long can you live with that kind of secret?" and while she promoted the idea of "my body, my choice" at the time, "that was just me trying to ease my conscience."
Her courage to again share her story, this time nationally, goes back to seeing a woman named Mary speak about her abortion at a healing conference in Arkansas around 1998.
"I saw Mary and thought, 'I want to be in that place of peace. I want to be free. I want to pick up my mat and walk. I don't want to be paralyzed,'" Evans said.
She saw a Project Rachel ministry brochure about a week later and went through a retreat. It changed her life.
Though the videos do not specify that Evans is from Arkansas, it speaks to the quality of the Project Rachel ministry in the state.
"I'm so proud of Helen, so proud of our ministry and so proud of our diocese and the foundation Anne (Dierks, who founded the diocese's Project Rachel) laid that has continued all these years. … We are blessed," Phillips said.
The ministry has expanded and continues to have a multifaceted approach, with days of healing, retreats, Bible studies, support groups (see sidebar), but most importantly accompaniment for any woman or man (speaking English or Spanish) who has been wounded by abortion. Calls and texts are answered on a direct confidential line, (501) 663-0996.
"Having a person to be there for you, to listen to you, to walk with you, to direct you to resources, prayers, Scripture, priests," Phillips said.
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