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ABOUT THE PLAY
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April 19 – October 30 |
Opens May 31
Conceived and originally directed and choreographed by Michael Bennett
Book by James Kirkwood & Nicholas Dante
Music by Marvin Hamlisch
Lyrics by Edward Kleban
Co-Choreographed by Bob Avian
Original Broadway production produced by The New York Shakespeare Festival, Joseph Papp, producer, in association with Plum Productions, Inc.
Director and Choreographer Donna Feore
On stage, they move as one. But each member of that glittering line has a unique history of hope and heartbreak, revealed in the life stories they share in this inspiring musical masterpiece.
Audience Advisory »
Audience Advisory
A Chorus Line contains some mature subject matter and coarse language.
Production Co-Sponsors
Production support is generously provided by Mary Ann & Robert Gorlin, by Riki Turofsky & Charles Petersen and by Catherine & David Wilkes.
Support for the 2016 season of the Festival Theatre is generously provided by Claire & Daniel Bernstein.
Dayna Tietzen
2016: Cassie in A Chorus Line and La Troupe de Molière in The Hypochondriac. Stratford debut. Elsewhere: Morticia Addams in The Addams Family, Anita in West Side Story, The Producers, White Christmas, Beauty and the Beast (Neptune Theatre); Fräulein Kost in Cabaret (Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre); puppeteer of Joey, Topthorn and Goose in War Horse (Toronto/U.S. national tour/Japan); Columbia in The Rocky Horror Show, Ghost of Christmas Future in Alan Menken's A Christmas Carol, Oliver! (Theatre Aquarius); Lady Anne in Camelot (U.S. national tour/Drayton Entertainment); Clara in Broadway on Argyle St. (Willpower Theatre); Spamalot, The Rocky Horror Show (Citadel Theatre); West Side Story (Portland Centre Stage); Houdini the Musical (Segal Centre). Film/TV: Hellcats (CW Network), Save the Last Dance 2 (Paramount). Online: daynatietzen.com; @DaynaTietzen. Et cetera: "For my parents, who have always believed."
Juan Chioran
2016: Zach in A Chorus Line and Count Carl-Magnus Malcolm in A Little Night Music. 14th season. Stratford: Henry V, Much Ado, The Misanthrope, Twelfth Night, Kiss Me, Kate, Evita, Bartholomew Fair, Three Sisters, All's Well, Shrew, As You Like It, Hamlet, Dracula, Dream, Man of La Mancha. Elsewhere: The Motherf**ker with the Hat (Bob Kills Theatre); Cabaret, Philadelphia Story, Light in the Piazza (Shaw); Madonna Painter (Factory); New Brain, Piazza (Acting Up Stage); It's a Wonderful Life, Goodnight Desdemona, Much Ado (Canadian Stage); Cymbeline, The Three Musketeers, Hecuba (Chicago Shakespeare); Blithe Spirit, An Ideal Husband (Citadel); Love's Labour's Lost (NAC); The Producers (Mirvish); Present Laughter (Soulpepper); Anything That Moves (Tarragon); Kiss of the Spider Woman (Livent); Hedda Gabler (MTC); Rocky Horror (Bathurst Street). Film/TV: Reign, Finn on the Fly, Republic of Love, What's Up Warthogs, The Border, Roxy Hunter, This Is Wonderland, Cheetah Girls, Monk. Training: BFA, U of A. Awards: Dora, Gemini, Jeff, Ovation, Carbonell.
Eric Abel
2016: Butch in A Chorus Line and La Troupe de Molière in The Hypochondriac. Stratford debut. Elsewhere: Funny Girl (Segal Centre); Anne of Green Gables, Alice Through the Looking-Glass, Canada Rocks (Charlottetown Festival); Cats - Dora nomination (Mirvish - Panasonic). Film/TV: Full Out (2015), Big Fun Weeknights (YTV), Get Up 'N Move (Revolver Films). Awards: Amy Wallis Scholarship (Charlottetown Festival), gold and silver medals (International Tap Dance Championships). Online: Instagram/Twitter: @EricMackAbel. Et cetera: "Much love to Mom and Dad, Devon, TH gang and all my friends whose love and support means the world."
Matt Alfano
2016: Mike in A Chorus Line and Frid in A Little Night Music. Seventh season. Stratford: The Sound of Music,Carousel, Crazy for You, Man of La Mancha, Tommy, Fiddler on the Roof, Jesus Christ Superstar, Camelot, West Side Story, Cyrano de Bergerac, The Music Man, Moby Dick. Broadway: Jesus Christ Superstar (Dodgers). Elsewhere: Billy Elliot The Musical (MTC); Snow White (Ross Petty Productions); Shrek The Musical, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Grand Theatre); White Christmas, Sweet Charity, Dance Legends (Drayton Entertainment); We Will Rock You (Mirvish); Anne of Green Gables, Canada Rocks (Charlottetown Festival); The Waiting Room, Verb.atim, Rain (Helix Dance Project); Eve of St.George (TranscenDance Project). Training: Advanced certificates in RAD, CDTA and ADAPT syllabi. Banff ballet school, RWB School, and an alumnus of the Canadian College of Performing Arts. Et cetera: "Much love and peace. Enjoy the shows!"
Gabriel Antonacci
2016: Al in A Chorus Line and Henrik Egerman in A Little Night Music. Third season. Stratford: Rolf Gruber in The Sound of Music, Pinball Lad in Tommy and appeared in Fiddler on the Roof and Carousel. Elsewhere: Johnny alternate in Green Day's American Idiot (first U.S. tour); Hank Majewski in Jersey Boys (Dancap); Gilbert in Anne of Green Gables (Charlottetown); Bobby in Cabaret (Theatre Aquarius). Film/TV: Captain von Trapp in the Disney movie The Pacifier starring Vin Diesel. Training: Etobicoke School of the Arts. Online: Twitter: @GabrielNacci. Et cetera: Huge thanks to his family, Colin McMurray, Donna Feore, Gary Griffin and his cello teachers Ben and Natalie. He could not be here without the incredible support of his wife, Robin, and their two dogs, Bella and Sophie.
Matthew Armet
2016: Greg in A Chorus Line and Amiens in As You Like It. Fifth season. Stratford: The Sound of Music, Carousel, Crazy For You, Man of La Mancha, Tommy, Fiddler on the Roof, 42nd Street, The Pirates of Penzance, Next to Normal, Passion. Elsewhere: Siegfried (COC); Cabaret, White Christmas (RMTC); Miracle on 34th Street (Grand); Hairspray, Les Feux Follets (Charlottetown); Hairspray, How to Succeed… (Drayton); Peter Pan, High School Musical (Neptune); Grief: Another Common Bond (co-creator, Winchester Street Theatre); Peter Pan (Ross Petty). Film/TV: Soundcheck: Odd Squad (PBS); How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria? (CBC); Feist music videos "1, 2, 3, 4" and "My Moon, My Man." Training: Canadian College of Performing Arts. Online: Twitter: @mattarmet. Instagram: @mat2eh. Et cetera: "Dedicating this season to my mother and all the parents who are bringing their kids to their first show today!"
Ashley Arnett
2016: Bebe in A Chorus Line and Hymen's Assistant in As You Like It. Stratford debut. Elsewhere: Appeared in Aladdin: The Panto and The Pirates of Penzance, featured ensemble in Snow White: The Panto (Drayton Entertainment); Sheila/Jeanie understudy in Hair - national tour (Classical Theatre Productions); featured ensemble in Somewhere With You (New York Musical Theatre Festival). Training: Randolph Academy for the Performing Arts. Awards: Triple Threat Award (Randolph Academy). Et cetera: Ashley would like to dedicate this performance to her ever-supportive family, especially Doug and Melody Arnett, and to her beloved friend David Connolly.
2016: Lenny in A Chorus Line and Second Forest Lord in As You Like It. Second season. Stratford: Carousel, The Adventures of Pericles. Elsewhere: North American Broadway tour: Movin' Out; Drayton Entertainment: Twist and Shout, Damn Yankees and Dance Legends; Canadian Opera Company: Don Quichotte. Film/TV: American Girl: Isabelle Dances Into the Spotlight; Rise, Shaftesbury Films. Training: Alex grew up dancing at his family-owned dance studio, Dean/Black School of Performing Arts. He attended Wayne State University as a BFA candidate, and was a talent scholar and Maggie Allesee Award recipient. Et cetera: Alex would like to thank his wife, Rochelle, family and friends for their love and support.
Stephen Cota
2016: Larry in and assistant choreographer of A Chorus Line and King's Attendant, La Troupe de Molière appears in and choreographer of The Hypochondriac. 11th season. Stratford: Credits include assistant choreographer of The Sound of Music; Crazy for You, Man of La Mancha, Tommy, Fiddler on the Roof (2013 and 2000), 42nd Street, The Pirates of Penzance, Kiss Me, Kate, Evita, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, West Side Story, The Music Man, Moby Dick, Oklahoma!, My One and Only, Oliver!, South Pacific; choreographer for Cynthia Dale in Concert: Outside Looking In. Elsewhere: Assistant choreographer of West Side Story (Vancouver Opera); The Little Mermaid, White Christmas, Annie (Drayton Entertainment); Mel Brooks's The Producers (Canon Theatre); Gangster #2 in The Drowsy Chaperone, Evita (Theatre Calgary and MTC); Forever Swing (Winter Garden Theatre); Cinderella (Grand Theatre). Et cetera: Stephen would like to thank his family for their constant support, especially his wife, Rachel.
Colton Curtis
2016: Mark in A Chorus Line and La Troupe de Molière in The Hypochondriac. Stratford debut. Elsewhere: Sweet Charity, Light Up the Sky, Prentiss, Scott, Alf cover in Peter and the Starcatcher (Shaw Festival); On the Town (Finger Lakes Musical Theatre Festival, New York); Pip in Great Expectations (Highlands Summer Festival); Excalibur Trilogy (Florence Ballet Company, Italy); Les Feux Follets (Charlottetown Festival); Hello, Dolly!, A Doll's House, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (Theatre Sheridan). Training: Colton is a proud graduate of the Bachelor of Music Theatre Performance program at Sheridan College. Awards: Brian Linehan Triple Threat Award (2012, 2013, 2014). Online: Instagram/Twitter: @coltonccurtis. Et cetera: "Endless thanks to the creative teams, Bruce, Geoff and the Talent House gang, and to my loving family. Kick ball change!"
JJ Gerber
2016: Troy in A Chorus Line and La Troupe de Molière in The Hypochondriac. Stratford debut. Elsewhere: Willie Boulter in Anne of Green Gables (Drayton Entertainment), Arthur in Brantwood (Brantwood), Ensemble in Parade (Lincoln Center), Eli in It's a Wonderful Christmas (CPA Entertainment), Michael in Signed Sealed Delivered (Bathurst Street Theatre), Joseph in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (CPA Entertainment). Film/TV: Supporting lead, Cypher, in Bibleman; series lead in RockidsTV; supporting lead, Splinter, in Godrocks: Live in Miami; Christmas with the Clemons; dancer, MMVAs. Radio/Recordings: Solo album, Outside, available on iTunes. Training: Sheridan College. Awards: Dora Audience Choice Award for Brantwood. Online: jonojosh.com; @jj_gerber. Et cetera: JJ dedicates this season to all the performers who have ever been afraid to follow their dreams.
Alexandra Herzog
2016: Kristine in A Chorus Line and appears in As You Like It. Third season. Stratford: Liesl von Trapp in The Sound of Music, Patsy in Crazy for You and appeared in The Beaux' Stratagem. Elsewhere: Mary Poppins, Legally Blonde, A Christmas Carol (Theatre Aquarius); Siegfried (COC); Elf (Grand Theatre); West Side Story, The Jungle Book (Neptune); Beauty and the Beast, Mary Poppins (Rainbow). Film/TV: Principal dancer on Bomb Girls, Suits, Sharpay's Fabulous Adventure, L.A. Complex, Make It Happen. Training: Sheridan College Music Theatre, Royal Winnipeg Ballet. Online: Twitter: @alex_herzog_. Et cetera: Special thanks to Donna Feore and Nancy Benjamin.
Galen Johnson
2016: Frank in A Chorus Line and La Troupe de Molière in The Hypochondriac. Fourth season. Stratford: Man of La Mancha, Crazy for You, Fiddler on the Roof, Tommy, 42nd Street, The Pirates of Penzance. Elsewhere: We Will Rock You (Mirvish); Siegfried (COC); Mary Poppins (Aquarius); Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Camelot (North American tours); Guys and Dolls, Evita, The Pirates of Penzance, Me and My Girl, Anne of Green Gables (Drayton); Riff in West Side Story, Peter Pan, understudy Gaston in Beauty and the Beast (Neptune); Gaston in Beauty and the Beast (Silvermist); Alec in Anne and Gilbert (Ontario tour, TIP); Houdini (Saidye Bronfman); Twist and Shout, The Pirates of Penzance (Chemainus); Victor/Victoria (Stage West Calgary); Les Feux Follets (Charlottetown Festival YC). Training: Canadian College of Performing Arts, Victoria, B.C.; inaugural member of CCPA's performance company, Company C. Et cetera: Galen is also a talented drummer and a stop-motion animator. "For Cydney, Chuck and Heather."
Bonnie Jordan
2016: Judy in A Chorus Line and Malla in A Little Night Music. Third season. Stratford: Betsy in Crazy for You, The Sound of Music, Carousel, Man of La Mancha. Elsewhere: Dancer in Siegfried (Canadian Opera Company); Chorus in Cabaret (French version, Tandem Productions); Chorus in Chantons sous la pluie (Singin' in the Rain, French version, Just for Laughs); Rockette in Radio City Christmas Spectacular; singer in the revue '80s Flashback (Tropicana Hotel Casino, Atlantic City). Film/TV: 42nd Street chorus girl in Warehouse 13, dancer on game show Fidèles au Poste. Et cetera: Bonnie wants to thank her family and friends for always supporting and believing in her.
Bethany Kovarik
2016: Lois in A Chorus Line and Osa in A Little Night Music. Second season. Stratford: Swing in Crazy for You, appeared in The Beaux' Stratagem. Elsewhere: Mona in Chicago, Atina in The Little Mermaid, Peter Pan (Drayton Entertainment); Dance Legends (Drayton Entertainment, Grand Theatre); Return to Grace (Fallsview Casino, Asian tour); Summer in the City (Stage West Calgary); Seussical (Citadel Theatre, Young People's Theatre). Film/TV: Warrior, Warehouse 13, Hellcats, Bomb Girls, L.A. Complex, Sharpay's New Adventure, principal dance double in Make It Happen and Christmas Dance. Training/Teaching: Proud graduate of Sheridan Institute's prestigious Music Theatre Performance Program and has also taught at the college. Awards: Lindsay Thomas "The Show Must Go On" Award. Et cetera: "Endless thanks to the Talent House team and an abundance of love and gratitude to Mom, Dad, Ryan, family and friends. This one's for all the dancers that put themselves on the line." Follow @bethanykovarik on Instagram.
Ayrin Mackie
2016: Sheila in A Chorus Line and Mrs. Segstrom in A Little Night Music. Fourth season. Stratford: The Sound of Music, The Taming of the Shrew, Man of La Mancha, Crazy for You, The Pirates of Penzance, Elektra. Elsewhere: The Wizard of Oz (Toronto and first national tour), Lord of the Rings (world première), The Producers (Mirvish); Shrek the Musical, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (The Grand); Lies My Father Told Me (Segal Centre); How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, Sweet Charity, Cats, Evita (Drayton); White Christmas, Cats (Theatre Aquarius); The Producers, White Christmas (Neptune Theatre); A Chorus Line, Footloose (Stage West, Calgary/Mississauga); West Side Story (Citadel/Theatre Calgary); The Merry Widow (Opera Ontario); Thick-Skinned (Toronto Fringe Festival). Et cetera: Ayrin is also a certified Kundalini yoga teacher.
Jordan Mah
2016: Butch in A Chorus Line and La Troupe de Molière in The Hypochondriac. Stratford debut. Elsewhere: Luis in West Side Story (Citadel Theatre); Clara's Dream and Shumka at 50! China tour (Shumka/SPI Productions); Angel in Rent and Fector in Dogfight (Edmonton Fringe); Larry in Company (Grant MacEwan Theatre). Training: Grant MacEwan University Theatre Arts. Awards: Sterling Award for West Side Story, Citadel Theatre. Online: Twitter: @Jordan_Mah; Instagram: @Djmah5. Et cetera: Jordan would like to thank his family, friends and mentors for all the incredible support. "Life is a whirlwind, so spread those wings and fly!"
Allison McCaughey
2016: Swing in A Chorus Line and La Troupe de Molière in The Hypochondriac. Stratford debut. Elsewhere: Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (North American tour); Spamalot, Moon Over Buffalo, Crazy for You (Drayton Entertainment); Chicago (Stage West); The Producers (Neptune Theatre); Cabaret,Mary Poppins (Theatre Aquarius); Singin' in the Rain, Mary Poppins (Capitol Theatre). Film/TV: Warehouse 13, Arranged. Training: Sheridan College (Musical Theatre), York University (Masters of Fine Arts - Dance). Et cetera: Allison has just completed a Master's degree focusing on the chorus women of Canadian musical theatre. Being asked to be a part of A Chorus Line could not have been more serendipitous and she is unbelievably grateful for the opportunity to perform in her first season at the Stratford Festival with this show. Her dedication is to these women of the chorus and to everyone who has helped along her journey - specifically Mom, Dad and Meg!
Chad McFadden
2016: Don in A Chorus Line and Frederick's First Lord in As You Like It. Seventh season. Stratford: The Sound of Music, Carousel, Crazy for You, Man of La Mancha, The King and I, Anything Goes, Guys and Dolls, Hello, Dolly!, Into the Woods, Oklahoma!, My One and Only. Elsewhere: Siegfried (COC); Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (North American tour); The Little Mermaid, White Christmas, Mary Poppins (Valentine), Big Band Legends, Annie, 9 to 5 (Bob Enright), Dance Legends, Brigadoon (Harry Beaton), Evita, Peter Pan, Robin Hood, Me and My Girl (Drayton); Joseph…, Sweet Charity (Stage West Calgary); Beauty and the Beast, Legends (Grand); Guys and Dolls (Citadel, Theatre Calgary, MTC); Anne of Green Gables (Charlottetown); Broadway Encore! (Tokyo Disneyland); Romeo and Juliet, The Nutcracker (Ballet Jörgen). Film/TV: Hairspray, Bollywood/Hollywood, The Other Me, Charms for the Easy Life, Earth: Final Conflict, Mortal Instruments: City of Bones.
Melanie McInenly
2016: Tricia in A Chorus Line and appears in As You Like It. Second season. Elsewhere: We Will Rock You (Mirvish); Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (North American tour); Chicago (Velma understudy) (Casino de Paris); Crazy for You (Irene) (Theatre By the Bay); South Pacific, White Christmas, Sweet Charity, Guys and Dolls, Evita, Me and My Girl (Drayton); Cats (Demeter) (Theatre Calgary); Cabaret (Fräulein Kost) (Saidye Bronfman); The Fox on the Fairway (Louise), Chicago (Annie, Velma understudy), The Marvelous Wonderettes (Betty-Jean), Victor/Victoria, Grease, A Chorus Line (Stage West); White Christmas, A Christmas Carol (Aquarius); Chicago, Evita (Neptune). Training: Arts Educational Schools of London, U.K.; Canadian College of Performing Arts, Victoria, B.C. Et cetera: Melanie is so happy to return to the Stratford Festival and to share the stage with her husband, Jason Sermonia. "Thank you to the Talent House and my family for all your support."
Julia McLellan
2016: Val in A Chorus Line and La Troupe de Molière in The Hypochondriac. Stratford debut. Elsewhere: For Mirvish Productions: Lauren, Nicola understudy in Kinky Boots, Dorothy alternate in Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Wizard of Oz (Toronto and first national tour). For Drayton Entertainment: Ariel Moore in Footloose, Snow White in Snow White: The Panto. Ariel Moore in Footloose (Rainbow Stage); Lig & Bittle, Canada Rocks! (STF); Maureen in Rent (Theatre Sheridan). Training: A proud graduate of Sheridan College's Music Theatre Program. Online: juliamclellan.com; Instagram: @juliaemilymclellan. Et cetera: Julia would like to thank Bruce, Geoff, Jonathan and the entire Talent House gang, her incredible family, and her partner in crime, Mike.
Reid McTavish
2016: Swing in A Chorus Line and La Troupe de Molière in The Hypochondriac. Stratford debut. Elsewhere: Henry in Damn Yankees (Theatre Sheridan); Singin' in the Rain (Capitol Theatre); Diesel in West Side Story, The Little Mermaid, The Producers, Neleus in Mary Poppins, Bickle in Footloose (Rainbow Stage). Training: Reid just finished his third year in the Bachelor of Music Theatre Performance program at Sheridan College. Online: @reidmctavish. Et cetera: "There are moments in life that change everything. This is one of them. I am so honoured and excited to be part of the Stratford Festival. A huge thanks to my family for their unwavering support, to my close friend and mentor Jay T. Schramek for all of your guidance, to Bruce and the whole TH gang, and to all of my wonderful teachers and friends at Sheridan. Enjoy! 5, 6, 7, 8!"
2016: Bobby in A Chorus Line and First Page in As You Like It. Second season. Stratford: Swing in Fiddler on the Roof and appeared in Tommy. Elsewhere: Twist and Shout, Legally Blonde, Damn Yankees, Footloose, The Little Mermaid, Spamalot, Chicago, The Pirates of Penzance, Aladdin: The Panto (Drayton Entertainment); The Wizard of Oz (Ross Petty); Greg (A Chorus Line), Cabaret (Rose Theatre); Summer in the City (Stage West Calgary); Booth (Assassins), Victor (Cabaret). Film/TV: Making It (CHUM TV), Nothing to Lose (MuchMusic). Awards: Z103.5 Pop Award (Sheridan College Music Theatre Program). Online: @NickNesbitt. Et cetera: Nick is thrilled to be back for another season here at the Stratford Festival. Special thanks to the Talent House gang, Donna, his friends and family, and his beautiful Mom, Trudy.
Matt Nethersole
2016: Richie in A Chorus Line and La Troupe de Molière in The Hypochondriac. Stratford debut. Elsewhere: Ken Page in Ain't Misbehavin' (Magnus Theatre), Mercutio in Romeo and Juliet (360 Screenings), ensemble in Sweet Charity (Shaw Festival), Franklin Shephard in Merrily We Roll Along (Theatre Sheridan), Padamadan/Nickos in Legally Blonde (Drayton), Duane in Hairspray (Rainbow Stage), ensemble in Elf the Musical (The Grand). Film/TV: Little Mosque on the Prairie, Ghost Trackers, series lead in The Moblees and dancer in Degrassi Goes Hollywood, The Strain, Beauty and the Beast and Pompeii. Recordings: Original cast recording, Come From Away (CMTP). Training: Sheridan College - Musical Theatre Performance graduate. Online: Twitter: @mattnethersole; Instagram: @MATTNETHERSOLE.
Cory O'Brien
2016: Roy in A Chorus Line and Charles, Jake de Boys in As You Like It. Seventh season. Stratford: Pedro, Man of La Mancha; Custus, Crazy for You; Ernst Ludwig, Cabaret; Baron Elberfeld, The Sound of Music (2015); Rolf, The Sound of Music (2001); Carousel; The Trojan Women; Jean-Paul, Gigi; Love's Labour's Lost; My Fair Lady; Inherit the Wind; The Threepenny Opera. Elsewhere: Gus/Growltiger, Cats (NuMusical Productions); Mary Poppins U.S. national tour (Disney Theatricals); Jerry, The Full Monty (Theatre Aquarius); Mitch Albom, Tuesdays with Morrie; Boolie, Driving Miss Daisy (Starbright Festival); Leo, Leo the Royal Cadet, Strephon, Iolanthe (Toronto Operetta Theatre); Simeon, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Stage West); Robert, Betrayal (DIY theatre); Bill Sykes, Oliver!; Giles, The Mousetrap (Port Hope Theatre); Dr. Carrasco, Man of La Mancha (Saidye Bronfman Centre). Training: BFA Acting: University of Windsor.
Jennifer Rider-Shaw
2016: Maggie in A Chorus Line and Mrs. Nordstrom in A Little Night Music. Sixth season. Stratford: The Sound of Music, Carousel, Tommy, Fiddler on the Roof, 42nd Street, Much Ado About Nothing, Jesus Christ Superstar, Camelot, Kiss Me, Kate, Evita. Elsewhere: For Yes Theatre: Carrie: The Musical. For RMTC: Cabaret. For the Charlottetown Festival: Anne of Green Gables. For the Grand Theatre: Elf. For Ross Petty Productions: Robin Hood. For Theatre Aquarius: Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story. Recordings: Carousel cast recording, Stratford (2015). Training: Music Theatre Performance (diploma) from Sheridan Institute, Theatre Studies in Acting (diploma) from Red Deer College. Et cetera: "I'd like to dedicate this season to Miss Julie, who bestowed upon me a fierce love of dance and performance. Big love and thanks to Bruce and the TH gang, my parents and my partner, Robert - love you!" Online: Twitter: @RiderShaw.
Conor Scully
2016: Paul in A Chorus Line and Frederick's Second Lord in As You Like It. Stratford debut. Elsewhere: Footloose, Anne of Green Gables, Damn Yankees (Drayton Entertainment); Cabaret (MTC); Avenue Q (Assembly/Edinburgh Fringe). Film/TV: Sunshine on Leith. Training: Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Randolph Academy for the Performing Arts. Et cetera: "What a thrill. Love and thanks to TH, Mom and Dad, Olivia and Shane."
Genny Sermonia
2016: Connie in A Chorus Line and Hymen's Assistant in As You Like It. Second season. Stratford: West Side Story, Cyrano de Bergerac. Elsewhere: Peter and the Starcatcher, Sweet Charity (Shaw Festival); Mary Poppins (Broadway tour); Liat in South Pacific, Miss Saigon (Drayton Entertainment); Elf (Grand Theatre); West Side Story (Vancouver Opera, Neptune Theatre); The Wedding Singer (Stage West Mississauga); Les Feux Follets (Charlottetown Festival); Mulan in Golden Mickeys (Disney Cruise Line). Film/TV: Full Out - Canadian Screen Award nomination (Carmel Creek); Odd Squad (PBS Kids); Degrassi: TNG (Epitome); Beauty and the Beast, The L.A. Complex, Hellcats (CW); Hotel Noir (Gato Negro); Really Me (Family); Mirror, Mirror (Relativity Media). Training: Sheridan College - Music Theatre Performance. Online: @GennySermonia. Et cetera: Genny dedicates her season to all the different kinds of Connies out there, and to her darling, Gomj.
Jason Sermonia
2016: Tom in A Chorus Line and Dennis in As You Like It. Fifth season. Stratford: Crazy for You (Clem), Jesus Christ Superstar (John), Man of La Mancha (Juan), Camelot (swing), Anything Goes (John), The Sound of Music, Carousel, Guys and Dolls. Elsewhere: John in Jesus Christ Superstar (Dodger Properties - Broadway); The Lion King (Mirvish & Disney Theatrical - Las Vegas); Dirty Dancing (Mirvish - North American première); We Will Rock You (Mirvish & first U.S. national tour); Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots (La Jolla - world première); Mary Poppins (Drayton - Canadian première). Film/TV: 66th Annual Tony Awards (Jesus Christ Superstar); 37th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards; Dancing with the Stars (The Lion King); Honey (Universal - Billy Woodruff); Oscar-winning movie Chicago (Miramax - Rob Marshall). Online: Twitter/Instagram: @JasonSermonia. Et cetera: Jason is excited to share the stage with his wife, Melanie, and sister Genny. "Love and many thanks to all my family, friends and the T House."
Cynthia Smithers
2016: Diana in A Chorus Line and understudy in A Little Night Music. Second season. Stratford: The Sound of Music and Carousel. Elsewhere: The Sound of Music (Aquarius); Third Spirit in The Magic Flute, Amore in L'incoronazione di Poppea, seven seasons with Artists of Atelier Ballet, including tours to L'Opéra Royal de Versailles and the Salzburg Festival (Opera Atelier); Bach Mass in B minor (Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra); Toronto All-Star Big Band. Film/TV: Magic Flute Diaries (Sullivan Entertainment). Recordings: Shrek's Fairytale Kingdom (DreamWorks/Capcom); UFOs: A Secret History (History Channel). Training: BMus, Masters of Musicology, University of Toronto; School of Atelier Ballet. Awards: SSHRC; OGS. Et cetera: "Thanks to my family and friends for your unconditional love and ongoing support, Ken for providing a solid artistic foundation in music, Jeannette and Marshall for introducing me to the stage and mentoring me over many, many years, and Rachel at NCA for the encouragement!"
Kimberly-Ann Truong
2016: Vicki in A Chorus Line and Fredrika in A Little Night Music. Stratford debut. Elsewhere: Jasmine in Aladdin: The Panto, Eponine understudy/ensemble in Les Misérables (Drayton Entertainment); Rosalia in West Side Story (Rainbow Stage); featured performer/dance captain in Les Feux Follets (Charlottetown Festival). Training: Bachelor of Music Theatre Performance, Sheridan College, 2015. Awards: Fourth Year Triple Threat Award, Contribution to the Canadian Music Theatre Project Award, Outstanding Achievement in Dance Performance Award (Theatre Sheridan). Online: @trukimmy. Et cetera: "It is an absolute dream come true for me to be performing at the Stratford Festival! I am beyond grateful and would like to dedicate every performance to my incredible family in B.C., as well as my extraordinary friends, who have provided me with nothing but boundless love and support every step of the way. Big thanks to TH and the Sheridan gang."
Michael Bennett
Conceiver, original director and choreographer
Conceiver, original director and choreographer: A Chorus Line.
Born in Buffalo, New York, on April 8, 1943, Michael Bennett choreographed Promises, Promises; Coco; Company; Follies (which he co-directed with Harold Prince); and Seesaw (which he also wrote and directed). In 1973 he made his debut as a dramatic director with Twigs, which starred Sada Thompson. A Chorus Line, which he conceived, choreographed and directed, won nine Tony Awards. In 1976 he and the other authors of A Chorus Line were awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. In 1979 he produced, directed and choreographed Ballroom, which was nominated for eight Tony Awards and won Bennett his sixth Tony. He won his seventh Tony Award for 1981's Dreamgirls and directed its acclaimed 1985 Broadway revival. The film adaptation of Dreamgirls was released in December 2006. Bennett died on July 2, 1987.
James Kirkwood
Librettist: A Chorus Line
Born in Los Angeles on August 22, 1924, James Kirkwood was a Broadway and television actor as well as half of the comedy team Kirkwood and Goodman before taking up writing. His novels include There Must Be a Pony!, Good Times/Bad Times, P.S. Your Cat Is Dead!, Some Kind of Hero and Hit Me With a Rainbow. His nonfiction books include American Grotesque and Diary of a Mad Playwright: Perilous Adventures on the Road with Mary Martin and Carol Channing, about the road tour of his play Legends. His other plays include U.T.B.U. and dramatizations of There Must Be a Pony! and P.S. Your Cat Is Dead! He died on April 21, 1989.
Nicholas Dante
Born Conrado Morales in New York City on November 22, 1941, Nicholas Dante spent his early career dancing in the choruses of Applause and other Broadway shows, as well as various TV shows and nightclubs. His writing career took off when his friend Michael Bennett asked him to collaborate on the first draft of the book for A Chorus Line. The final result earned Dante a Pulitzer Prize, a Tony Award and many other honours. He also authored a screenplay, Fake Lady, and a musical based on the life of AI Jolson entitled Jolson Tonite. He died on May 21, 1991.
Marvin Hamlisch
Composer: A Chorus Line.
Born in Manhattan on June 2, 1944, Marvin Hamlisch was the composer of the Broadway musicals They're Playing Our Song and Sweet Smell of Success, and shared the Pulitzer Prize for his score of A Chorus Line. He also composed more than 40 motion picture scores, including his Oscar-winning score and song for The Way We Were and his adaptation of Scott Joplin's music for The Sting, for which he received a third Oscar. A graduate of both the Juilliard School of Music and Queens College, he held the position of principal pops conductor with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and the National Symphony Orchestra in Washington, D.C. He died on August 6, 2012.
Edward Kleban
Lyricist: A Chorus Line
Edward Kleban was born in the Bronx, New York City, on April 30, 1939. A Chorus Line was his first Broadway musical, and his lyrics won 1975 Tony, Drama Desk and Olivier Awards, as well as the Pulitzer Prize. He died on December 28, 1987, at the age of 48. Kleban's music and lyrics provided the score of the musical A Class Act, produced on Broadway in 2001, for which he was posthumously nominated for a Tony and a Drama Desk Award. In addition to his legacy as a songwriter, he created the Kleban Foundation, which awards grants to aspiring theatre lyricists. To date, the foundation's grants total more than $3 million.
Donna Feore
Director and Choreographer
2016: Director and choreographer of A Chorus Line . 22nd season. Stratford: Director/choreographer: The Sound of Music, Crazy for You, Fiddler on the Roof, Charlie Brown, Cyrano de Bergerac, Oklahoma!, Oliver! Elsewhere: Creative producer/director: Life Reflected: an immersive multimedia project with NACO (world première). Director: Mendelssohn's A Midsummer Night's Dream (NAC); Yorkville (world première, Blyth); The Very Best of Broadway with Audra McDonald, Marvin Hamlisch; Rock 'n' Roll, It's a Wonderful Life (Canadian Stage); Lecture on the Weather, A Soldier's Tale with F. Murray Abraham (DSO); Mozart: A Life in Letters (TSO); Annie Get Your Gun (Massey Hall). Choreographer: Siegfried (COC/Opéra National de Lyon); Tosca, Red Emma, Oedipus Rex (Dora Award) (COC). Film/TV: Politics Is Cruel (Rhombus), Mean Girls, Eloise, Martin and Lewis, Stormy Weather. Opera films: Romeo and Juliette, Don Giovanni Unmasked. Et cetera: "Thank you to Colm, Thomas, Anna and Jack, who always put themselves on the line for me!"
Laura Burton
2016: Musical Director of A Chorus Line. 37th season. Stratford: The Sound of Music, Mother Courage and Her Children, The Grapes of Wrath, Charlie Brown, Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well and Living in Paris. Composer of numerous productions including Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, Memoir and Inherit the Wind. Elsewhere: Musical director: Rich and Famous (director John Rando), A Christmas Carol (director Carey Perloff) (ACT San Francisco); Oliver!, The Music Man (Citadel Theatre, director Robin Phillips); Brent Carver in Concert (Soulpepper). Composer: I Am My Own Wife (NAC); Don Carlos (Soulpepper); Cyrano (Citadel Theatre); A Streetcar Named Desire (Walnut Street Theatre, Philadelphia). Awards: 2014 Tyrone Award and five Guthrie Awards (Stratford Festival), two Sterling Awards (Citadel) and nominated for Music Direction (San Francisco Bay Awards).
Michael Gianfrancesco
2016: Designer of A Chorus Line and Bunny. 13th season. Stratford: You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown, Hosanna, The Comedy of Errors, An Ideal Husband - set; The Sound of Music, Christina, The Girl King, Taking Shakespeare, Much Ado About Nothing, The Blonde, the Brunette and the Vengeful Redhead, Edward II, The Triumph of Love - set and costumes. Elsewhere: Set and costume designs for the Shaw Festival, Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre, Citadel Theatre, Theatre Calgary, Canadian Stage, Canadian Opera Company, Opera Philadelphia, National Ballet of Canada, Les Grands Ballets Canadiens, Tarragon Theatre, Theatre Passe Muraille, Young People's Theatre, Neptune Theatre, The Grand Theatre, Studio 180, Acting Up Stage, Opera Ontario, Segal Theatre, Queen of Puddings Music Theatre, Ross Petty Productions, Royal Conservatory of Music and Mirvish Productions. Film/TV: Christmas Dreams - production design (CBC). Awards: The Virginia and Myrtle Cooper Award in Costume Design, Ontario Arts Foundation.
2016: Lighting designer of Macbeth, A Chorus Line and The Hypochondriac. 12th season. Stratford: Hamlet, The Sound of Music, Oedipus Rex, Love's Labour's Lost, King Lear, A Midsummer Night's Dream (2009, 2014), Antony and Cleopatra, Othello, Fiddler on the Roof, The Three Musketeers, Henry V, The Matchmaker, Twelfth Night, The Misanthrope, The Tempest, As You Like It, King of Thieves, Macbeth, Hamlet (2008). Elsewhere: Evangeline (Charlottetown/Citadel); The Little Prince - The Musical (Theatre Calgary); Così Fan Tutte (Canadian Opera Company); A Word or Two with Christopher Plummer (CTG/Stratford, Los Angeles); Maria Stuarda (Pacific Opera); Enron, The Year of Magical Thinking (NAC); Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, Sideways (La Jolla Playhouse, California); Julie, The Other Place, Harper Reagan, Venus in Fur (Canadian Stage); Glenn, A Tender Thing, 'Night Mother (Soulpepper); Mary Poppins, Next to Normal (Citadel/Theatre Calgary); The Rocky Horror Show (Citadel); Chimerica (RMTC/Canadian Stage).
Peter McBoyle
2016: Sound designer of A Chorus Line, Shakespeare in Love and A Little Night Music. 21st season. Stratford (selected): Over 60 productions including The Sound of Music, Carousel, Love's Labour's Lost, Crazy for You, Man of La Mancha, Antony and Cleopatra,Fiddler on the Roof, 42nd Street, A Word or Two, Jacques Brel, West Side Story. Elsewhere: Peter has been fortunate to work at most major Canadian theatres, including Shaw, NAC, Citadel, Theatre Calgary, RMTC, Charlottetown Festival and Canadian Stage. Recent and notable projects include Come Fly Away (Broadway, Vegas, tour); Arrabal (BASE/Mirvish); Sister Act, Catch Me If You Can, West Side Story,Legally Blonde (tours); Barrymore (Livent); The Little Prince (Theatre Calgary); Evangeline (Charlottetown/Citadel); Stagger Lee (Dallas Theater Center). Training: BA, MA in Music (McGill). Awards: Suzi (Atlanta), Come Fly Away; Dora nomination, Fire. Et cetera: "Thanks to Meghan, Ella and Beatrice for their unending support."
Ann Baggley
2016: Assistant director of A Chorus Line. Fifth season. Stratford: Ann is very happy to be back at the Festival as assistant director to Donna Feore. Assistant director: The Sound of Music, Crazy for You, Fiddler on the Roof. Actor: Emily in Our Town, Agnes in The School for Wives (with Brian Bedford) and Les Belles-Soeurs. Elsewhere: Assistant to the Creative Producer and Director: Life Reflected, an immersive multimedia project with NACO. Actor: ensemble at Shaw Festival for six seasons; worked in regional theatres across the country. Recently narrated for K-W Symphony's Quantum: Music at the Frontier of Science and voice of Harmonia in Edwin's Orchestra Follies. Et cetera: Ann has also stepped out of the spotlight and behind the camera lens. She co-created Start Stratford Arts and Culture Magazine, an online publication for which she writes and does photography. Online: startstratford.com.
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T. Erin Gruber
Assistant set designer
2016: Assistant set designer of Macbeth, A Chorus Line and As You Like It. Second season. Stratford: Assistant projection designer for Tommy. Elsewhere: Co-founder of the ShowStages Video Collective, a group who build narratives through projected media for theatre and live events. Category E (production designer, Sterling Award for Lighting Design, Maggie Tree Collective); Mary Poppins (lighting and projection designer, Globe Theatre); A Bomb in the Heart (production designer, Downstage, Betty Mitchell nomination); Ring of Fire (set and projection designer, Chemainus Festival Theatre). Training: BFA in Theatre Design from the University of Alberta. Online: eringruber.com; showstages.com. Et cetera: Erin is really pleased to be back at Stratford for a second season and owes a debt of gratitude to her family and friends for their continued support. Lots of love to Pat, Laurie and Haley, and her colleagues Joel and Elijah at the ShowStages Video Collective.
Caitlin Luxford
Assistant costume designer
2016: Assistant costume designer of A Chorus Line, Breath of Kings: Rebellion and Breath of Kings: Redemption. Ninth season. Stratford: Wardrobe apprentice (2008); seamstress (2009); five seasons as assistant wardrobe buyer; one season as interim wardrobe buyer. Elsewhere: Caitlin is a member of IATSE Local 822, working as a dresser, seamstress and craftsperson for the past 10 years. Head of Creative for Canada's Wonderland Haunt event 2007. Design assistant: Theatre Athena inaugural season, 2006-07. Training: Diploma in Technical Production for Theatrical Arts, Sheridan Institute. Awards: 2006 Sheridan Scholar; Fabricland Creative Design Award, 2005 and 2006. Et cetera: Caitlin feels blessed to continually develop her professional skills within her many roles at the Stratford Festival. Many thanks to family and loved ones for their constant love and support, both here and above.
Bryan Kenney
Assistant lighting designer
2016: Assistant lighting designer of Macbeth and A Chorus Line. Stratford debut. Elsewhere: Lighting design: A Christmas Carol (Theatre North West); Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, Helen's Necklace, On the Edge (Belfry Theatre); The Rocky Horror Picture Show (Capilano University); The Trojan Women (Douglas College). Lighting and set design: MissUnderstood (Frank Theatre); Boeing Boeing (Keyano College). Set design: Gas Light (Blue Bridge Repertory Theatre). Lighting and projection design: Alice vs. Wonderland (Blue Bridge Repertory Theatre); Lion in the Streets (University of Victoria). Training: MFA University of Victoria; BA Dalhousie University. Online: bryankenney.com.
Kaileigh Krysztofiak
2016: Assistant lighting designer of A Chorus Line, As You Like It and The Hypochondriac. Sixth season. Stratford: Assistant lighting designer of The Diary of Anne Frank, Carousel, Possible Worlds, The Last Wife, A Midsummer Night's Dream: A Chamber Play, Crazy for You, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Tommy, A Word or Two, The Pirates of Penzance, Jesus Christ Superstar. Studio Theatre technical director, 2013. Elsewhere: Lighting designer: Salt-Water Moon, A Line in the Sand, The Crackwalker (Factory); Hana Hoshimoto (Carousel Players); Objections to Sex and Violence (Praxis Theatre); The Addams Family, Curtains (Randolph); This One (First Root); Fishskin Trousers (Cart/Horse); Bliss (Candles). Live concert design: Elizabeth Shepard: Signals tour; Nagata Schachu; Plants and Animals. Assistant lighting designer at the Canadian Opera Company for two seasons. Training: National Theatre School of Canada. Et cetera: Instructor at the NTSC.
William Fallon
Assistant sound designer
2016: Assistant sound designer of A Chorus Line and A Little Night Music. Fourth season. Stratford: Assistant sound designer of TheSound of Music, Carousel, Crazy for You, Man of La Mancha and You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown. Elsewhere: Sound designer: The Immigrant (Harold Green), IMPRINTS (Theatre Gargantua), In Transit (Segal Centre - Young Company), As You Like It (Repercussion Theatre) and Cabaret (NTSC). Associate/assistant sound designer: Peter Pan, Cinderella, The Little Mermaid and Snow White (Ross Petty Productions); Dear Life (National Arts Centre Orchestra); Nìagara - A Pan-American Story (Panamania); Alice Through the Looking-Glass (Charlottetown Festival); Aladdin (Disney Theatrical); This (Canadian Stage); Hair (The Grand Theatre). Production sound engineer: The Last Five Years (Toronto Summer Music Festival); The Wild Party, Once on This Island and Falsettos (Acting Up Stage); What Makes a Man (Necessary Angel). Et cetera: William is a member of IATSE Local 58.
Cynthia Toushan
2016: Production stage manager of the Festival Theatre and stage manager of A Chorus Line. 20th season. Stratford: Shows include Crazy for You, Fiddler on the Roof, 42nd Street, Camelot, The Music Man, Oklahoma!, West Side Story, My Fair Lady, Man of La Mancha, Hello, Dolly!, The King and I and others.Elsewhere: Over 35 years as a stage manager; over 25 years with the Canadian Opera Company as a stage manager and choreographer, most recently on Siegfried; White Christmas for Drayton Entertainment with Michael Lichtefeld; production stage manager and resident director of Jersey Boys, Toronto; 25 years as a singer/dancer and choreographer in Canadian theatre; assistant director/choreographer to her mentor, Alan Lund. Et cetera: Love to daughters Stephanie and Jennifer, son-in-law Andrew, fiancé Paul and her beautiful grandchildren, Kennedy and Koston.
Krista Blackwood
Assistant stage manager
2016: Assistant stage manager of A Chorus Line and As You Like It. Fourth season. Stratford: Assistant stage manager of Hamlet, The Sound of Music, Crazy for You and Fiddler on the Roof.Elsewhere: Stage manager of Glenn, Farther West, Great Expectations, Dirt, Long Day's Journey Into Night, High Life (Soulpepper); The Mill, parts 1 to 4 (Theatrefront); Anne of Green Gables - The Musical (Charlottetown Festival); Peter and the Starcatcher, A Christmas Story, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Western Canada Theatre); It's a Wonderful Life, The Rocky Horror Show (Theatre New Brunswick); Skin Flick, Masked, Happy Days (Neptune Theatre); Generous (Tarragon Theatre); The Last Five Years (Theatre and Company); Noises Off (Atlantic Theatre Festival). Etcetera: Krista proudly hails from Hare Bay, Newfoundland.
Kimberly Brown
2016: Assistant stage manager of A Chorus Line and Bunny. Second season. Stratford: Assistant stage manager of The Diary of Anne Frank and She Stoops to Conquer (2015). Elsewhere: Jack of Diamonds (Theatre Aquarius); The Heart of Robin Hood (Mirvish Productions/Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre); Footloose, South Pacific, Twist and Shout (Drayton Entertainment). Training: Technical Theatre Production, Sheridan College. Et cetera: Kimberly would like to thank Alex for all his love and support, and for always knowing that anything was within her reach.
The. John Gray
2016: Stage manager of As You Like It and assistant stage manager of A Chorus Line. Sixth season. Stratford: Most recently: Twelfth Night (2011). Elsewhere: Kinky Boots (Toronto), The Heart of Robin Hood (Winnipeg and Toronto), Les Misérables (Toronto and Melbourne), The Wizard of Oz (Toronto), War Horse (Toronto). Et cetera: Grateful and delighted.
Margaret Palmer
Production stage manager
2016: Production stage manager of the Festival Theatre and assistant stage manager of A Little Night Music. 33rd season. Stratford: Maggie has been PSM at the Avon, Tom Patterson and Festival theatres for 25 seasons. Stage-management credits include Henry IV (parts 1 and 2); Iolanthe; The Imaginary Invalid; My Fair Lady; A Man for All Seasons; Kiss Me, Kate; Guys and Dolls; The Government Inspector; Coriolanus; The Mikado (national tour, London's Old Vic); and Twelfth Night (U.S. tour). Elsewhere: Maggie has worked at the St. Lawrence Centre (Toronto Arts Productions), MTC and the Grand Theatre, where she stage-managed a Dora Award-winning production of A Little Night Music. She stage-managed Eugene Onegin (Manitoba Opera), the first Dream in High Park and the first Dora Awards. She did publicity for the NDWT Company and toured Canada with the Charlottetown Festival. Training: Graduate of the National Theatre School.
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They say you are what you eat. But you can also be a product of your native language.
The confines and liberations of each language are inextricably linked to the environment in which it has evolved.
For example, the Sami language has 180 words relating to ice and snow and up to 100 separate words meaning reindeer, according to a study by Ole Henrik Magga in 2006. Very convenient, since the language is based primarily in Sweden, Finland and Norway, countries where these three things are in abundance.
So how does our language shape us and how does our environment guide our language? The answer, it seems, could be resting in the contentions of Whorfianism.
This is the theory purporting that all observers are not led by the same physical proof to the same picture of the universe, unless their linguistic histories are similar.
The early 20th-century US linguist Benjamin Lee Whorf helped to mould the idea that language enables us to hold our own notions of the nature of reality. So, his argument continues, those who speak different languages reside in separate conceptual universes.
Some experts believe that Whorfianism, or linguistic relativity, not only affects our moral decisions, but even things such as our ability to save for a rainy day or our in-built ability to navigate.
A recent study exploring the link between language and moral decisions found that people are more likely to be pragmatic and less ruled by emotional considerations when thinking in foreign languages.
The universities of Chicago and Barcelona's Pompeu Fabra tested 397 native Spanish speakers with English for their secondary language, and a further 328 native English speakers who had Spanish for their secondary language.
The study found that moral decisions might hinge upon whether or not a person is employing their native language.
Posing the question of whether you could directly sacrifice the life of one person to save five, it found that people are more likely to act for a situation's common good when not thinking in their own tongue.
Professor Boaz Keysar, from the Chicago end of the study, said the results could have "world implications".
It might affect the way jury members behave if they sit in a trial using their secondary language rather than their primary one, Keysar said.
He adds that people aren't so afraid or emotionally affected about lives lost while thinking in their second language.
Keysar concluded that moral choices can be influenced by which language they are taken in.
The Germans and Chinese have proven themselves to be disciplined savers, judging by their healthy economies.
Could it all be just a question of linguistics?
A study by American Economic Review argues that it could have some sway over such trends.
The report says the inability of Americans to stash their cash in a savings account could have something to do with the fact that they speak English, which is a "strong-future" language.
This compares with "weak-future languages" such as Mandarin, German and Japan, all traditionally renowned to be sound savers.
Weak-future languages treat future and present identically. They rely instead on context. Such lack of linguistic distinction, Chen claims, might make tomorrow appear closer because it is spoken about in the same way as the present.
Strong-future tongues, conversely, separate the now ("it's raining") from the future ("it'll rain").
Behavioural economist Keith Chen, from the Los Angeles-based University of California, wrote a paper on the subject last year.
He said weak-future speakers saved 45% more than strong-future speakers, regardless of which country they lived in.
Why? Maybe because strong-future languages make tomorrow appear so far away.
Many of us rely on sat-navs nowadays. But imagine if the efficiency of your own built-in compass depended on the number of words you had for directions.
Under the laws of Whorfianism, you don't have to.
The Pormpuraaw, an Aboriginal community in Australia, have no words covering right and left. Yet they are better natural navigators than English-speaking Australians, according to a Psychological Science report.
How so? Because they see timelines in terms of travelling through the different directions on the compass. The Pormpuraaw say things such as: "Is that a burn on your north-northeast arm?" This greater spatial orientation gives the tribe a head-start over the ordinary English-speaking Joe who thinks in terms of left and right.
Russian speakers have been proven to visually discriminate between different gradations of blue. Why? Because they have a lot more words describing both dark and light blues than most other languages.
Conversely, the Zuni language of New Mexico, which is used by around 10,000 people, does not have separate words for yellow and orange. Guess what? They have difficulties distinguishing between the two.
Similarly, Namibia's indigenous Himba people only have words for five different colours, which can sometimes impact on their judgement on different hues.
The Brazilian Amazon Piraha tribe have challenges with exact quantities. That's because its members use expressions such as several and few instead of precise numbers. They would give a poor showing in the numbers round of Countdown.
One of the best fictional examples of how a paucity or excess of language can effect environment comes in George Orwell's dystopian novel 1984.
The book's oppressive government twigged that, because people formulate ideas according to the words in their possession, it follows that the greater number of words at a person's disposal, the more free thoughts a person can enjoy.
Big Brother's Newspeak system set about culling huge swathes of the English vocabulary to reduce the amount of words a person could use to express themselves.
How did it do this? By applying affixes to standard words.
Thus, a word would be preceded by "un-" if it meant the opposite, by "plus-" if it was an inflated version of that word, and by "doubleplus-" for something that was an exaggerated variety of that word.
So, for example, bad would be "ungood", very good would be "plusgood", and extremely good would be "doubleplusgood".
Even object words were limited to avoid any embellished description; everything kept to basics, with grey language for a grey world creating an even greyer one.
Some social media critics have suggested that Twitter is comparatively restrictive in that it only gives users 140 characters to play with. This has resulted in an explosion of acronyms and initialisms.
One last thought on Whorf's theory: the counterargument runs "How could we learn anything if we could not think of realities for which we have no words?" But since babies seem to manage it perfectly well, there is clearly much more to perceiving reality than the understanding and processing of language.


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Victoria Militia Unit Location, 1913
Topic: Militia - Inf - Vic
Militia Structure 1912
1912 Militia Structure and Location of Activity List in Victoria
During the re-organisation of the Militia as a consequence of the 1910 Kitchener Report, a new system of raising the forces occurred. In so doing, areas whose population altered and were unable to sustain any Militia activity had functions removed. Other areas had the units peculiar to the particular state disbanded or amalgamated with other units. In 1911 there were specific 1,527 Militia activities spread over the continent of Australia. This increased to 1,772 Militia activities in 1912. However, the transition was not always linear. In the shake-up, 236 Militia activities were removed from various centres. The major reason for the removal of an activity related to population issues. The main item removed from an area was the rifle club.
The following is a list of all other Militia activities that were in operation from a particular location in Victoria during the 1912 year.
Ararat, Vic: 73rd Australian Infantry Regiment, "A" Company (part)
Baccus Marsh, Vic: 66th Australian Infantry Regiment, "E" Company (part)
Bairnesdale, Vic: 46th Australian Infantry Regiment, "F" Company (part)
Ballarat, Vic: 17th Australian Infantry Brigade Headquarters
Ballarat, Vic: 70th Australian Infantry Regiment, Headquarters, Machine Gun Section, "A", "B", "D" Companies and "C" Company (part)
Ballarat, Vic: 71st Australian Infantry Regiment, Headquarters, Machine Gun Section, "A" Company and "B", D and "C" Company (part)
Ballarat, Vic: Australian Army Medical Corps 30th Australian Medical Corps and 17th Australian Medical Corps (part)
Ballarat, Vic: Melbourne University Rifles "D" Company (part)
Beaufort, Vic: 71st Australian Infantry Regiment, "D" Company (part)
Beechworth, Vic: 60th Australian Infantry Regiment, "F" Company (part)
Benalla, Vic: 60th Australian Infantry Regiment, "F" Company (part)
Bendigo, Vic: 67th Australian Infantry Regiment, Headquarters, Machine Gun Section and 4 Companies
Bendigo, Vic: Australian Army Medical Corps 17th Australian Medical Corps (part)
Bright, Vic: 60th Australian Infantry Regiment, "F" Company (part)
Buninyong, Vic: 70th Australian Infantry Regiment, "C" Company (part)
Camperdown, Vic: 71st Australian Infantry Regiment, "E" Company
Casterton, Vic: 71st Australian Infantry Regiment, "F" Company
Castlemaine, Vic: 66th Australian Infantry Regiment, Headquarters, Machine Gun Section, "A" Company and "C" Company (part)
Clunes, Vic: 71st Australian Infantry Regiment, "C" Company (part)
Colac, Vic: 71st Australian Infantry Regiment, "E" Company (part)
Corowa, Vic: 60th Australian Infantry Regiment, "F" Company (part)
Creswick, Vic: 71st Australian Infantry Regiment, "B" Company (part)
Dandenong, Vic: 46th Australian Infantry Regiment, "F" Company (part)
Daylesford, Vic: 66th Australian Infantry Regiment, "D" Company (part)
Dimboola, Vic: 73rd Australian Infantry Regiment, "C" Company (part)
Donald, Vic: 73rd Australian Infantry Regiment, "B" Company (part)
Drouin, Vic: 46th Australian Infantry Regiment, "F" Company (part)
Dunolly, Vic: 73rd Australian Infantry Regiment, "D" Company (part)
Echuca, Vic: 67th Australian Infantry Regiment, "E" Company
Euroa, Vic: 60th Australian Infantry Regiment, "F" Company (part)
Franklin, Tas: 93rd Australian Infantry Regiment, "F" Company (part)
Geelong, Vic: 70th Australian Infantry Regiment, "E" Company and "F" Company (part)
Geelong, Vic: Australian Garrison Artillery 8th Company
Geelong, Vic: Melbourne University Rifles "D" Company (part)
Hamilton, Vic: 71st Australian Infantry Regiment, "F" Company
Heathcote, Vic: 60th Australian Infantry Regiment, "F" Company (part)
Horsham, Vic: 73rd Australian Infantry Regiment, "C" Company (part)
Kerang, Vic: 67th Australian Infantry Regiment, "F" Company (part)
Keyneton, Vic: 66th Australian Infantry Regiment, "B" Company (part)
Kilmore, Vic: 60th Australian Infantry Regiment, "F" Company (part)
Kingston, Vic: 71st Australian Infantry Regiment, "B" Company (part)
Koondrook, Vic: 67th Australian Infantry Regiment, "F" Company (part)
Koroit, Vic: 71st Australian Infantry Regiment, "F" Company
Learmonth, Vic: 71st Australian Infantry Regiment, "B" Company (part)
Leongatha, Vic: 46th Australian Infantry Regiment, "E" Company (part)
Maldon, Vic: 66th Australian Infantry Regiment, "C" Company (part)
Maryborough, Vic: 73rd Australian Infantry Regiment, "D" Company (part)
Melbourne, Vic: Australian Army Supply Corps 13th, 15th, 16th, 28th, and 30th Companies
Melbourne, Vic: 16th Australian Infantry Brigade HQ
Melbourne, Vic: 46th Australian Infantry Regiment, Headquarters, Machine Gun Section and 4 Companies
Melbourne, Vic: 49th Australian Infantry Regiment, Headquarters and 4 Companies
Melbourne, Vic: 51st Australian Infantry Regiment, Headquarters, Machine Gun Section and 6 Companies
Melbourne, Vic: 52nd Australian Infantry Regiment, Headquarters and 4 Companies
Melbourne, Vic: 63rd Australian Infantry Regiment, Headquarters, Machine Gun Section and 6 Companies
Melbourne, Vic: 66th Australian Infantry Regiment, "E" Company (part) and "F" Company (part)
Melbourne, Vic: Australian Army Medical Corps 13th, 14th, 16th, 28th, and 17th (part) Australian Medical Corps
Melbourne, Vic: Australian Field Artillery 2nd Field Artillery Brigade, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th and 19th Batteries
Melbourne, Vic: Australian Garrison Artillery 7th and 9th Companies
Melbourne, Vic: Australian Intelligence Corps Victorian District
Melbourne, Vic: District Headquarters Staff
Melbourne, Vic: Ordnance Department
Melbourne, Vic: Pay Branch
Melbourne, Vic: Royal Australian Engineers 7th, 8th, 19th, 21st, 26th, 34th and 38th Companies
Melbourne, Vic: Royal Australian Engineers Staff and Details
Melbourne, Vic: Royal Australian Field Artillery 2nd Battery
Melbourne, Vic: Royal Australian Garrison Artillery 1 Company
Mentone, Vic: 46th Australian Infantry Regiment, "E" Company (part)
Mildura, Vic: 73rd Australian Infantry Regiment, "B" Company (part)
Moama, Vic: 67th Australian Infantry Regiment, "E" Company (part)
Mooroopna, Vic: 60th Australian Infantry Regiment, "E" Company (part)
Murton, Vic: 73rd Australian Infantry Regiment, "C" Company (part)
Nagambie, Vic: 60th Australian Infantry Regiment, "E" Company (part)
Nhill, Vic: 73rd Australian Infantry Regiment, "C" Company (part)
Numarkah, Vic: 60th Australian Infantry Regiment, "E" Company (part)
Oakleigh, Vic: 46th Australian Infantry Regiment, "E" Company (part)
Port Phillip Heads, Vic: Royal Australian Engineers No 2 Submarine Mining Company (part)
Port Phillip Heads, Vic: Royal Australian Garrison Artillery Staff and 2 Companies
Queenscliff, Vic: 70th Australian Infantry Regiment, "F" Company (part)
Rutherglen, Vic: 60th Australian Infantry Regiment, "F" Company (part)
Sale, Vic: 46th Australian Infantry Regiment, "F" Company (part)
Seymour, Vic: 60th Australian Infantry Regiment, "F" Company (part)
Shepparton, Vic: 60th Australian Infantry Regiment, "F" Company (part)
St Arnaud, Vic: 73rd Australian Infantry Regiment, "B" Company (part)
Stawell, Vic: 73rd Australian Infantry Regiment, "A" Company (part)
Swan Hill, Vic: 67th Australian Infantry Regiment, "F" Company (part)
Terang, Vic: 71st Australian Infantry Regiment, "E" Company (part)
Trafalgar, Vic: 46th Australian Infantry Regiment, "F" Company (part)
Traralgon, Vic: 46th Australian Infantry Regiment, "F" Company (part)
Wangaratta, Vic: 60th Australian Infantry Regiment, "F" Company (part)
Warracknabeal, Vic: 73rd Australian Infantry Regiment, Headquarters and "C" Company (part)
Warragul, Vic: 46th Australian Infantry Regiment, "F" Company (part)
Warrnambool, Vic: 71st Australian Infantry Regiment, "F" Company (part)
Warrnambool, Vic: Australian Field Artillery 10th Battery
Williamstown, Vic: Australian Garrison Artillery 7th Company
Wodonga, Vic: 43rd Australian Infantry Regiment, "F" Company (part)
Woodend, Vic: 66th Australian Infantry Regiment, "D" Company (part)
Yarrawonga, Vic: 60th Australian Infantry Regiment, "F" Company (part)
Militia Structure in Australia from 1903 to 1914
Citation: Victoria Militia Unit Location, 1913
Updated: Wednesday, 15 April 2009 11:17 PM EADT


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After a long approval process, an amendment to the tax laws was published in the collection of laws, effective from 1 April 2019. We have informed you about the amendments already, so now we just wanted to briefly mention the substantial changes. We will comment on the impact of the changes in our upcoming news.
If a Czech entity is subject to the duty to withhold tax from income paid to/accounted to a foreign entity, then the Czech entity is obliged to report such income and the withheld tax.
If you have employees who are not subject to mandatory social security and health insurance in the Czech Republic but are subject to foreign insurance in a member state of the European Union or the European Economic Area or Switzerland, then determination of their super-gross salaries for the purposes of calculating tax from dependent activities changes from this January.
The United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European Union will of course have an impact on many tax areas, either business entities or citizens. The impact on the Czech tax area can be assessed only when it is clear if there is a deal on Brexit and a certain transient period or if there is a hard Brexit.
If the tax package is approved and its wording is kept after the Senate debate, then self-employed persons and persons with income from renting real estate with income above CZK 1,000,000 can look forward to claiming higher expense allowances. The amendment to the Income Tax Act should increase expense allowances to the original maximum amounts used up to 2017, and thanks to the amendment, it should become effective from the 2019 tax period.
Tax package: will the proposed changes be effective from 1 January 2019?
This year, we informed you about the planned changes to tax law related to VAT and corporate income tax that are supposed to become effective from 1 January 2019. But the respective bill is still in the Chamber of Deputies awaiting approval, so the question is whether the approval process will be completed by the end of the year and the changes will really be effective from 1 January 2019 or later.


"The Chicago Symphony Orchestra – Riccardo Muti, Zell Music Director – have announced a world premiere planned with Jim for the 2018/19 season. Details will be announced in January of 2018." A second bass trombone concerto received its orchestral premiere with the St. Louis Symphony and soloist Gerry Pagano, in 2017. "The President's Own" United States Marine Band commissioned a symphony (the composer's second in this genre) and gave the work its premiere in 2016 at the prestigious Midwest Clinic, and subsequently recorded the work. Additionally, Compose Yourself!, Stephenson's landmark young-audience work has now been performed over 300 times since its creation in 2002, engaging children in New Zealand and Canada and across the U.S. Additional premieres include Carnegie Hall in May, 2017 (Chamber Music Charleston) and in the summer, 2017, a Music Academy of the West premiere of "Martha Uncaged" – with the composer conducting – and a west-coast premiere of his violin concerto at the famed Cabrillo Music Festival. The 2017-18 season will see a new "Low brass concerto" with the Minnesota Orchestra and Osmo Vänskä.
The Devil's Tale (2013), a sequel to Stravinsky's famous "Soldier's Tale" has become a highlight of Stephenson's extensive chamber music output, having already garnered much critical praise for its recent recording ("a most remarkable work" – Fanfare Magazine) and numerous performances, including at noteworthy venues such as Ravinia and Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center.
James M. Stephenson came late to his full-time composing career, having first earned a degree from the New England Conservatory in trumpet performance, and then going on to perform 17 seasons in the Naples Philharmonic in Florida. As such, the composer is largely self-taught, making his voice truly individual and his life's work all the more remarkable. Colleagues and friends encouraged his earliest efforts and enthusiasm followed from all directions. As his catalog grew, so did his reputation. That catalog now boasts concertos and sonatas for nearly every instrument, earning him the moniker "The Concerto King" from Chicago Symphony clarinetist John Yeh. The vast majority of those compositions came through commissions by and for major symphony principal players, in Chicago, Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Minnesota, Washington DC, St. Louis, Oregon, Milwaukee, and Dallas, among others. A major break came from the Minnesota Commissioning Club, which led to two works (violin concertos) receiving premieres in 2012—by Jennifer Frautschi with the Minnesota Orchestra under Osmo Vänskä and by Alex Kerr with the Rhode Island Philharmonic under Larry Rachleff. Other international soloists for whom Stephenson has composed include saxophonist Branford Marsalis and trumpeter Rex Richardson, whose concerto has been performed on five continents. With such prolific output, Stephenson's music is well represented in recordings. Nearly all of his solo brass works (over 50) have been professionally recorded, and in total, his extensive catalog for all instruments can be heard on over 30 CDs.
James Stephenson is also a highly sought-after arranger and conductor, rounding out his constantly busy schedule. His arrangements have been performed/recorded/broadcast by virtually every major orchestra in the country, including the Boston Pops, Cincinnati Pops, New York Pops and more. On the podium, Stephenson has led orchestras in Chattanooga, Bozeman, Charleston, Ft. Myers, Modesto, and Wyoming, in addition to numerous concert bands. With the Lake Forest Symphony, near his Illinois home, he has not only conducted but also has served for seven years as Composer-in-Residence.


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Call received from I.C. Systems. When I answered, automated voice said "Please hold, we have a message for this number" I waited about 10 seconds and then hung up. According to others who have received calls from this company, they are a collection agent for WaMu. I do not have any accounts for Washington Mutual. They're not even located in my state! This is only the second call I have received from this number. Both times it showed I.C. Systems. I have anonymous call rejection available to me that I use frequently. I highly recommend it where available.
Woman called asked for my son who does not live here and I told her he is not here and she quickly hung up before I could say anything else.
This company must have dope being pumped into the ventilation system. 651-483-8201 is the corporate switchboard. Return the favor of a call and ask for the people below by name. Tell them it's an urgent business matter. Bill Debacker is the new VP of communications. All should call him and congradulate him personally on his new job.
repeated calls and if this is Washington Mutual...I have paid the cc bill and obviously they are screwed because they foreclosed to anther bank! idiots!
I tried to answer the phone, but they hangup.
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I think most of us can omit the call from 651-204-*.
This is a collection agency called IC Systems, Inc. I think that the "IC" stands for "Idiots Calling". They don't care who they are calling. When the get a wrong number, the keep calling even when you tell them in writing to stop. They called me once from this number, 139 times from 202-367-9027, 15 times from 651-204-1313, and once from 410-968-7953. They left several messages with the name of the person that they somehow thought lived at my house. Apparently they don't care much about collecting debts, since there is certainly no point to them repeatedly calling a wrong number. They are idiots who don't know how to operate a telephone book. I asked them in writing to stop after the 5th call and after the 9th call, and they called more than a hundred more times. I filed a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission (https://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov/), which enforces the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, and with ACA International, the collection agency trade organization (http://www.acainternational.org/codeofconduct.aspx?cid=11672). They are probably also licensed to operate in your state; you can find the appropriate state agency and complain to them as well.
This is a collection agency called IC Systems, Inc. I think that the "IC" stands for "Idiots Calling". They don't care who they are calling. When the get a wrong number, the keep calling even when you tell them in writing to stop. They called me once from this number, 139 times from 202-367-9027, 15 times from 651-204-1313, and once from 800-561-5695. They left several messages with the name of the person that they somehow thought lived at my house. Apparently they don't care much about collecting debts, since there is certainly no point to them repeatedly calling a wrong number. They are idiots who don't know how to operate a telephone book. I asked them in writing to stop after the 5th call and after the 9th call, and they called more than a hundred more times. I filed a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission (https://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov/), which enforces the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, and with ACA International, the collection agency trade organization (http://www.acainternational.org/codeofconduct.aspx?cid=11672). They are probably also licensed to operate in your state; you can find the appropriate state agency and complain to them as well.
This is a collection agency called IC Systems, Inc. I think that the "IC" stands for "Idiots Calling". They don't care who they are calling. When the get a wrong number, the keep calling even when you tell them in writing to stop. They called me 15 times from this number, 139 times from 202-367-9027, and once each from 800-561-5695 and 410-968-7953. They left several messages with the name of the person that they somehow thought lived at my house. Apparently they don't care much about collecting debts, since there is certainly no point to them repeatedly calling a wrong number. They are idiots who don't know how to operate a telephone book. I asked them in writing to stop after the 5th call and after the 9th call, and they called more than a hundred more times. I filed a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission (https://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov/), which enforces the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, and with ACA International, the collection agency trade organization (http://www.acainternational.org/codeofconduct.aspx?cid=11672). They are probably also licensed to operate in your state; you can find the appropriate state agency and complain to them as well.
This is a collection agency called IC Systems, Inc. I think that the "IC" stands for "Idiots Calling". They don't care who they are calling. When the get a wrong number, the keep calling even when you tell them in writing to stop. They called me 139 times from this number, 15 times from 651-204-1313, and once each from 800-561-5695 and 410-968-7953. They left several messages with the name of the person that they somehow thought lived at my house. Apparently they don't care much about collecting debts, since there is certainly no point to them repeatedly calling a wrong number. They are idiots who don't know how to operate a telephone book. I asked them in writing to stop after the 5th call and after the 9th call, and they called more than a hundred more times. I filed a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission (https://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov/), which enforces the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, and with ACA International, the collection agency trade organization (http://www.acainternational.org/codeofconduct.aspx?cid=11672). They are probably also licensed to operate in your state; you can find the appropriate state agency and complain to them as well.
This number appeared on my caller id with no name. Called number back and they hung up on me when I asked them for their company's name.
These idiots calls and say nothing. They hang up in your face. Morons.
Some black woman called and said I had a car repossession. Lying ho, I never have had a car repossessed. I have not even owned a car. I drive trux.
Could be IC Systems, they've called before, but now they have their ID showing up as "Private Name, Private Number".
Relentless calls from early morning till late at night, will call your job continuously all day long also.
These people have been calling me using the name AMY or KARL for over four years now and they refuse to specify who they are. When they call with one of those names I say "Speaking" and they immediately say they have the wrong number and hang up. If they want to talk why don't they talk?
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repeated calls, rude, pushy. Annoying.
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A phone call today asking for me on my mother's cell phone. Said his name was D. Jones.... ???? Have no clue?
They call several times a day and never leave a message.
Called asking for Amy, hung up as soon as I said their is no Amy at this number. The initial contact was an automated voice that said please hold for a call.
Called an co-worker (this is an workplace). Did not leave messages. Predictive dialer, I waited for about 40 secs to hear somebody after pick up the call.
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I have received a dozen calls from this number onto my cell phone. Never leaves a message. I have no idea who this is.
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Repeated calls asking for me, then as soon as I say this is MMC, they hang up.


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module Eribium

  class NamespacesController < WorkspaceController
    defaults  route_prefix: 'eribium',
              resource_class: Namespace,
              collection_name: 'namespaces',
              instance_name: 'namespace'
  end

end

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Home Health Are Cigarettes More Dangerous Than Marijuana?
Are Cigarettes More Dangerous Than Marijuana?
byMike Adams
Despite the controversy surrounding marijuana not being FDA approved, medical experts insist there is increasing evidence to suggest that smoking marijuana is less of a detriment to public health than cigarettes.
National health data shows that cigarettes have many dangerous chemicals, including 43 carcinogens that have been proven to contribute to addiction and cause cancer. In addition, cigarettes contain formaldehyde: a highly toxic chemical used to embalm corpses.
With that said, it should come as no surprise that cigarettes are responsible for killing nearly 480,000 Americans every year, according to the latest statistics from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. These deaths are caused by a cornucopia of diseases, ranging from lung cancer to heart disease, that often torture smokers right down to the bitter end. Incidentally, the annual death rate brought on by cigarettes represents more fatalities than the combined death toll of World War I and World War II.
A dissection of this data reveals that even innocent bystanders are suffering from cigarettes, with a whopping 42,000 deaths a year caused by second-hand smoke. Yet, cigarettes have garnered the approval and support of the FDA and are sold by the metric ass ton — 293 billion cigarettes — all over the world.
These statistics provide some interesting insight into the hypocrisy that is the federal government. Earlier this month, the White House issued a response to The New York Times piece "Repeal Prohibition, Again," which indicated that the Obama Administration has no intention of legalizing marijuana due to concerns over public health.
"The Obama Administration continues to oppose legalization of marijuana and other illegal drugs because it flies in the face of a public health approach to reducing drug use and its consequences. Our approach is founded on the understanding of addiction as a disease that can be successfully prevented and treated, and from which people can recover," reads a statement issued by the Office of National Drug Control Policy.
However, unlike cigarettes, marijuana continues to gain legal status in states all across the nation for medicinal purposes. The herb has been successful in treating a myriad of debilitating conditions, including cancer, epilepsy, and pain. And although a few insignificant studies do exist (with sample sizes of 20 users) that suggest marijuana has negative health effects, none of this subjective data tells a tale as horrifying as the true health crisis caused by cigarettes.
Mike Adams is a High Times Staff writer hailing from the darkest depths of the Armpit of America—Southern Indiana.
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Military history for the modern strategist: America's major wars since 1861
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In his latest book, "Military History for the Modern Strategist," Brookings senior fellow and U.S. defense strategy expert Michael O'Hanlon examines America's major wars since the mid-1800s. Linking military operations, wartime objectives, and grand strategy, O'Hanlon explains each war's main causes, major campaigns, dynamics, and outcomes conceptually and succinctly. He addresses profound questions about modern American military history and outlines three key lessons for decisionmakers, higher-level strategists, history enthusiasts, and military buffs alike. Bringing the reader into the year 2022 and Russia's brazen and ill-fated invasion of Ukraine, O'Hanlon indeed presents military history for the modern strategist.
On January 27, the Strobe Talbott Center for Security, Strategy, and Technology at Brookings hosted a discussion with author Michael O'Hanlon in conversation with retired U.S. Army General Stanley McChrystal, who provided insights on the role that military history has played on his experiences as a soldier, commander, and strategist. The discussion was moderated by Brookings Fellow Melanie Sisson, and the vice president and director of the Brookings Foreign Policy program, Suzanne Maloney, delivered welcoming remarks.
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General Stanley A. McChrystal (ret.)
CEO and Chairman - The McChrystal Group
Former Commander - International Security Assistance Force (Afghanistan)
Former Commander - U.S. Joint Special Operations Command
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Melanie W. Sisson
Fellow - Foreign Policy, Strobe Talbott Center for Security, Strategy, and Technology
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