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By Jen Silverman
Directed by Spiro Veloudos
Scenic Design by Jenna McFarland Lord
Costume Design by Tobi Rinaldi
Lighting Design by Chris Hudacs
Sound Design & Original Music by Dewey Dellay
Production Stage Manager: Diane McLean
Season sponsored by Barry Bluestone, Lee and Diana Humphrey, and
Production sponsored by Richard & Sally Zeckhauser
Director Spiro Veloudos sponsored by Hugh & Deborah Gelch
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Sharon, middle-aged and recently divorced, welcomes a roommate into her Iowa home: Robyn, a free-spirited, mysterious lesbian slam poet from the Bronx who's looking to start over. But as Sharon begins to uncover Robyn's secrets while sharing music, books, and an occasional toke, she discovers a deep-seated desire to transform her own life.
It's a subversive, absorbing comedy about what it takes to re-route your life – and what happens when the wheels come off.
"Deeply satisfying" – Boston Globe
"Tugs at the heartstrings and tickles the funny bone." – Louisville.com
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Why³ with Spiro Veloudos: The Roommate
We sat down with Spiro to learn more about why he chose to direct The Roommate this season! Why this play? Jen Silverman is an amazing writer and this play seemed right for us. I also get to work with some of the wealth of women actors (of a certain age) here in Boston. Why the Lyric Stage?It's my home and…
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How Funny (Or Terrifying) Would It Be If You Tried To Turn Your Life Around?
Chatting with Adrianne Krstansky and Paula Plum What Lyric Stage shows have you appeared in before?Adrianne Krstansky: Barbecue and November.Paula Plum: Too many to count, starting in 1975 when I was still in collegeand in one of the first Lyric Stage shows. And of course, manydirected by Spiro: Death of a Salesman, Sideman, 33 Variations,Blythe Spirit. What excites you about…
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A First Look at the set of The Roommate
The cast just got a first look at the set of The Roommate. Enjoy this sneak preview! Scenic design by Jenna McFarland Lord. The Roommate opens October 19th Sharon, middle-aged and recently divorced, needs a roommate to share her Iowa home. Robyn needs a place to hide and a chance to start over. But as Sharon begins to uncover Robyn's secrets while sharing music,…
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Adrianne Krstansky* – Robyn
Adrianne Krstansky* (Robyn) appeared at Lyric Stage in Barbecue and November. Her Boston area credits include Doll's House, Come Back Little Sheba (Elliot Norton, IRNE Awards) (Huntington Theatre), Paradise Lost, Britannicus,Ubu Rock (American Repertory Theater), Blackberry Winter, Imagining Madoff, On the Verge, Holiday Memories, Three Viewings, 2.5 Minute Ride (New Rep) and Every Brilliant Thing, Tribes, Snakebit (SpeakEasy Stage). She has also appeared at Gloucester Stage Company, Boston Playwrights, Israeli Stage and regionally at the Steppenwolf Theater and La Jolla Playhouse. Film credits: Burning Woman, Olive Kitteridge (HBO), and The Company Men.
Paula Plum* – Sharon
Paula Plum* (Sharon) first appeared at the Lyric Stage in 1975 in Dial M for Murder, and has since appeared here in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf (Elliot Norton Award), 33 Variations, The Goat or Who is Sylvia?, Private Lives, Death of a Salesman (IRNE Award, Best Actress), Three Tall Women, Entertaining Mr. Sloane, Blithe Spirit, Sideman, The Heiress, Mercy Seat, and Miss Witherspoon (Elliot Norton Award). She is the recipient of five IRNE awards, the 2007 & 2017 Elliot Norton Award for Best Actress, the 2004 Elliot Norton Award for Sustained Excellence, and the 2003 Distinguished Alumni Award from Boston University. In 2009 she was one of five actors nation-wide to receive the Fox Actor Fellowship in association with SpeakEasy Stage. As a founding member of Actors' Shakespeare Project, she has played Cleopatra, Beatrice, Lady Macbeth, and Phèdre. She has appeared regionally at the Gloucester Stage Company, the American Repertory Theatre, the New Repertory Theatre, the Huntington Theatre, and Elm Shakespeare. Film credits include: Mermaids, Malice, Next Stop Wonderland, and Irrational Man directed by Woody Allen. Television: Science Court (three seasons, ABC) and co-creator and star of "The Dick & Paula Celebrity Special" for FX. Ms. Plum is a cum laude graduate of Boston University and has studied at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, the Dell'Arte Institute, and École Phillipe Gaulier, Paris. She has been published in American Theatre magazine and is married to actor Richard Snee.
Spiro Veloudos (Director, Producing Artistic Director), now celebrating his 21st season as Producing Artistic Director of the Lyric Stage, directed Souvenir and Road Show last season. In previous seasons, he directed Company, Camelot, Sondheim by Sondheim, Peter and the Starcatcher, Sweeney Todd, City of Angels, Into the Woods (Independent Reviewers of New England (IRNE) Awards for Best Director, Best Musical, and Best Ensemble), One Man, Two Guvnors, Death of a Salesman (IRNE Award for Best Play),The Mikado, 33 Variations, On the Town, Avenue Q (Elliot Norton Awards for Outstanding Musical and Outstanding Ensemble, five IRNE Awards including Best Musical and Best Director), The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (Elliot Norton Award for Best Production and Best Director, five IRNE Awards including Best Director), Big River, Superior Donuts, Animal Crackers, Blithe Spirit, Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill, and Kiss Me, Kate. Spiro received the Lifetime Achievement in the Arts Award from Salem State College. He was the recipient of the 2006 Elliot Norton Prize for Sustained Excellence. During his tenure, the Lyric Stage has earned numerous awards and honors including Elliot Norton Awards for Outstanding Production (Nicholas Nickleby, Speech & Debate, Miss Witherspoon, The Old Settler), and Outstanding Musical Production (Sunday in the Park with George), and IRNE Awards for Outstanding Production (Nicholas Nickleby, The Old Settler, Glengarry Glen Ross), and Outstanding Musical Production (Grey Gardens, Urinetown: The Musical, A Little Night Music, Sunday in the Park with George). His numerous directing credits at the Lyric Stage include A Little Night Music (IRNE Award for Direction), Glengarry Glen Ross (IRNE Award), Sunday in the Park with George (Best of the Year in Boston's Globe, Herald, and Phoenix; Elliot Norton and IRNE Award for direction), Assassins (Best Production of 1998: The Boston Globe), Lost in Yonkers, Never the Sinner: The Leopold and Loeb Story (Elliot Norton Award, along with Assassins), and Speed-the-Plow (Elliot Norton for Outstanding Production). Mr. Veloudos received StageSource's Theatre Hero Award (2003) and was named Best Artistic Director by Boston Magazine in 1999. He serves as the president for the Producers' Association of New England Area Theatres, and is adjunct faculty in Performing Arts at Emerson College.
Jenna McFarland Lord (Scenic Design) returns to the Lyric Stage after having designed Warrior Class, Groundswell, November, and This Wonderful Life. Other area credits include Out of the Mouths of Babes, Gloucester Blue, New Electric Ballroom, North Shore Fish, Spring Awakening, Living Together, Table Manners, Trying, Breath of Life, Sins of the Mother, Doubt: A Parable, The Widow's Blind Date, The Belle of Amherst, My Old Lady, Dinner with Friends, LifeX3, Spinning into Butter, The Loman Family Picnic (Gloucester Stage, resident set designer from 2002-2013), In the Heights (Wheelock Family Theatre), Grand Concourse, Bootycandy, Big Fish, The Color Purple, In the Heights, The Drowsy Chaperone, The Great American Trailer Park Musical, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Theatre District, and Moonlight Room (SpeakEasy Stage), Something's Afoot, Distant Music, Steel Magnolias, The Porch, Guys on Ice, The Mousetrap (Addison Award for Best Set Design, Stoneham Theatre), Paradise, The Convert (Central Square Theater), Collected Stories, Cherry Docs (New Rep), The Merry Wives of Windsor, Macbeth (Actors Shakespeare Project), Don Giovanni (New England Conservatory), Three Penny Opera, The Full Monty, Twelfth Night, Così fan tutte (The Boston Conservatory), A View from the Bridge, Escape from Happiness (Brandeis University). Off-Broadway: The Secret of Mme. Bonnard's Bath (New York Playwrights' Lab), Man in Snow (La Mama). Ms. McFarland Lord received her theatre training at Emerson College and she is currently the set design teacher at the Boston Arts Academy, Boston's public high school for the arts.
Tobi Rinaldi (Costume Design) returns to the Lyric Stage having previously designed Hold These Truths, and Murder for Two. He has designed costumes for the Spring Opera at Walnut Hill School for the Arts (The Finishing School), Assistant Design for The Bridges of Madison County (SpeakEasy Stage), and the independent film Randy's Canvas (non-profit benefiting The Autism Project, RI). This is his second season also working at the Lyric Stage as Wardrobe Supervisor. He has previously worked in Theatre and Film in Hawaii as a Costume Designer and Wardrobe Supervisor as well as an instructor at EMC (English Musical Theatre Camp) in South Korea. Tobi earned his B.A. in Theatre from the University of Hawaii where he has had the opportunity to train and work in traditional Japanese Theatre and Costuming under Japanese Kita School of Noh Masters as well as in Chinese Acting, Costuming, and Make Up under Instructors from the Jiangsu Province Beijing Opera Company.
Chris Hudacs (Lighting Design) returns to the Lyric Stage having previously designed Souvenir, Stage Kiss, Intimate Apparel, and Sondheim on Sondheim. Chris has designed lights for Pilobolus Dance Theater, The A.R.T./MXAT Institute, New England Conservatory, Boston Lyric Opera, Sylvain Émard's "Le Grand Continental" (Celebrity Series of Boston), Pickleshoes Family Theater, Tiffany Mills Company (NYC), Gallim Dance (NYC), the York Theatre (NYC), Nancy Meehan Dance (NYC), Paula Josa-Jones (MA), Trinity College (Hartford, CT), Rites & Reason Theatre (Brown University) and many others. In addition, Chris has toured as a Production Manager/Technical Director with Pilobolus, Shen Wei Dance Arts, David Dorfman Dance, Doug Varone and Dancers, and Stephen Petronio Dance Company. WhodaxLD.com
Dewey Dellay (Composer/Sound Design) returns to the Lyric Stage having designed Anna Christie, Whose Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Death of a Salesman, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, among others. He received an Elliot Norton Award for Outstanding Design for Miss Witherspoon and 9 Parts of Desire produced by the Lyric Stage. Other shows he has composed and designed for are The Bakelite Masterpiece, Ideation, and Thurgood (New Rep), Constellations (Underground Railway Theater). His television credits include original music for Emmy nominated National Geographic's China's Mystery Mummies, Discovery Channel's Miami Jail, and he was the composer for five seasons of the show Our America with Lisa Ling for the OWN Channel. He presently is contributing music to This Is Life with Lisa Ling on CNN, and composing music for digital children's books produced by Live Oak Media.
Cesara Walters (Props Artisan) is a Boston based theatre practitioner of many hats, Cesara received her B.A. at Rose Bruford College of Theatre and Performance in London England and though she specializes in directing, stage management, and props design, she is also an experienced choreographer, make up artist, and theatre educator having led theatrical workshops for the Charles River Creative Arts Program, the young company of Stoneham's Greater Boston Stage company, Watertown Children's Theatre, Company One Theatre and served as the Director of Education for the Brazos Valley Players' 2011-2012 season. In addition to serving as the Lyric's props designer for the 2018/2019 season, Cesara has also done props design for various productions with The HUB Theatre, The Greater Boston Stage Company, Company One, The Boston Circus Guild, Fresh Ink, and Boston Children's Theatre. Recent directing credits include Justice or Mercy (La Clemenza Di Tito) with Promenade Opera Project and Vasilisa with Charles River School. Recent stage management credits include Company One's Hype Man, REVOLT. She Said. Revolt Again.,and The T Party, Arts After Hours' Edges, and Boston Circus Guild's 2017 Cirque of the Dead. Choreography credits include The King and I, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, and Jesus Christ Superstar with The Theatre Company in central Texas. For more information and to see portfolio images visit cesarawalters.com
Diane McLean* (Production Stage Manager) returns to the Lyric Stage for her third season. Last season she was PSM for Anna Christie, Road Show, and Souvenir. Other credits include Two Jews Walk into a War (New Rep), A Little Princess (Fiddlehead Theater Company), Coriolanus, (Commonwealth Shakespeare). Diane has also stage managed at Hartford Stage Company, Capital Repertory Theatre, Berkshire Theater Festival, The Kennedy Center, and Manhattan Theater Club. She received her MFA in Stage Management from Boston University. Love to H and C.
Geena M. Forristall (Assistant Stage Manager) returns to Lyric Stage after previously working on Anna Christie, Souvenir, and Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Other credits include Our Dear Dead Drug Lord, The Weird (Off The Grid Theatre Company), Henry VI p. 3, The Tempest, Julius Caesar, Cymbeline, A Midsummer Night's Dream (Commonwealth Shakespeare Company), Revolt. She Said. Revolt Again. (Company One), Sleep No More (Punchdrunk NYC/Emursive), and the international tour of Kultar's Mime. She holds a B.F.A. from Hofstra University.gmforristall.com
Sivan Amir (Assistant to the Director) is a junior at Emerson College studying directing and arts management and is an artistic assistant at the Lyric Stage. At Emerson, she is a member of Rareworks Theatre Company and the executive producer of the Hidden Lantern Arts Festival. She would like to thank Spiro for this incredible opportunity!
"Directed by Spiro Veloudos, The Roommate is an irresistible treat featuring two beloved actresses at the top of their games."
The Roommate at the Lyric Stage | DigBoston
"Plum's and Krstansky's fine performances…elevate the production to a must-see on Boston's theatrical fall calendar."
"The juxtaposition between the two women is further enhanced by costume designer Tobi Rinaldi"
An Odd Couple Find Their Footing in The Roommate | Theater Mania
"Plum can pack more into a single line than most actors can in an entire soliloquy. When Sharon, on the phone with her son, says of Robyn that "She's an interesting person,'' Plum cracks your heart, just a little bit, with the depth of yearning she evokes in that single adjective, and you sense that Sharon has been waiting her whole life for somebody, especially herself, to be interesting."
Heeding the call of the wild in Lyric Stage's 'The Roommate' | The Boston Globe
"Veloudos' staging, set in a busily trimmed Midwestern kitchen designed by Jenna McFarland Lord and abetted by Dewey Dellay's droll sound design, deftly engineers that collision of everyday and over-the-top"
"Krstansky captures both the deep sadness and the deep kindness at the root of the mysterious and flamboyant, if also euphemistic, Robyn"
In Lyric Stage's 'The Roommate,' Comedy Cohabits With Reinvention | WBUR The ARTery
"Two leading lights of Boston theater, Paula Plum and Adrianne Krstansky"
In 'The Roommate,' Paula Plum and Adrianne Krstansky meet their mismatch | The Boston Globe
"A humorously mismatched couple, in the vein of Oscar and Felix in Neil Simon's "The Odd Couple." By the end, they've done a sort of role reversal and entered a danger zone reminiscent of "Breaking Bad."
Odd-couple comedy-drama 'The Roommate' celebrates mid-life reinvention | Wicked Local Whitman
"The Roommate is a wonderful way to learn how to live life to the fullest, now rather than later."
Setting Boundaries and Breaking Laws | MIT The Tech
"Plum and Krstansky: a dream team operating in perfect synch with each other"
THE ROOMMATE: Strange Middle-aged Bedfellows | Broadway World
"Pure theatrical comedy gold"
"Impeccable comic timing of Plum and Krstansky"
Lyric Stage Finds Comedic Gold in 'The Roommate" | On Boston Stages
"Wonderfully human"
"Be aware–the ending is startlingly satisfying"
'The Roommate' | The Everett Independent
"The innocent splash of coffee on the promotional poster does not begin to describe this thrilling drama. With unexpected twists and two exceptional leads, Jen Silverman's The Roommate is so much more than that."
REVIEW: Unpredictable, humorous, and insightful, Lyric Stage Company's 'The Roommate' not your average odd couple | The Sleepless Critic
"Krstansky brings both confidence and mystery to her conflicted character, imbuing her with a sadness that shapes the play's final third."
'The Roommate' | Edge Media Network
"Plum conveys that chronic unease masterfully. In fact, this may be my favorite performance by Plum to date. Her transition from suppressed to emboldened is a thing to behold."
"This a play that starts off as a standard comedy and ends up in a far different place, so if you're looking for some entertainment with a little bite, The Roommate is a great pick."
Lyric's 'The Roommate' an 'Odd Couple' with Bite | The Theater Mirror
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The duo does it again!
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Shor Police has rocked the electro-pop landscape ever since the duo came into existence. The duo consists of Clinton Cerejo, the wizard of composition and production & Bianca Gomes who possesses a wide range of euphonic artillery.
They have been experimenting with electro-pop, fusing pop with multiple genres like classic rock, R&B, jazz, etc, pushing the boundaries of mainstream music production. "I think as Shor Police, we've made it an unspoken mandate to try and push the envelope whenever we can in terms of getting the audience to accept something new, something more forward-thinking," says Clinton Cerejo.
While both of them started off a bit differently, paving their own roads for their careers, their interests in pop remained the same. Clinton Cerejo has been composing and producing songs for decades and his notable works include, "Aukaat," a rap song with Amitabh Bachchan for 'Badla' (2019), "Dil Toh Bachcha Hai" for the movie 'Ishqiya' (2009), "Do You Wanna Partner" for 'Partner' (2007).
He was also a part of Coke Studio India where he dropped fusion rock songs such as Baina and Mauje Naina alongside Bianca Gomes. He composed and produced "Madari," a stroke of genius.
Bianca Gomes has been a part of Bollywood playback and her notable works include "Aunty Ji" from 'Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu', "Rootha" from 'Te3n' and many others.
Bianca Gomes and Clinton Cerejo have also collaborated with Sujoy Ghosh, as singer and composer, on Kahaani, Kahaani 2, and Te3n (which Ghosh produced).
Besides being a ninja of composition, Cerejo is also an amazing singer and is known for his background scores for many films including, 'Jugni' (2016), 'Section 375' (2019), Ra.One (2011) and many others, and has been a part of the Hindi film music industry for decades. He has also composed music for dozens of commercials.
Shor Police is also the only band that has made it to 'Metallica Blacklist' and they keep exploring new avenues outside their comfort zones and bring uniqueness to every song they touch. The duo had also recreated a famous national Czech song and they collaborated with A.R. Rahman's NEXA MUSIC to create some very catchy songs.
This is exactly what people think when they can't remove a SHOR POLICE song from repeat.
The playback in 'Bob Biswas' really brings out the genius of Bianca Gomes and Clinton Cerejo, the way they set the mood from a jocund "Tu Toh Gaya Re" to a dark-themed "Janoon Na" is mesmerizing.
Shor Police always goes the extra mile to deliver that quintessence of versatility and the way Gomes delivered "Janoon Na," making it Enigmatic yet Catchy. Its Unsettling yet Hooking and is worthy of applaud.
They also recently collaborated with Harshdeep Kaur in "Jallianwala" for Salim Sulaiman's Bhoomi 2021.
The Hollywood Tribune had the pleasure to interview Shor Police's Clinton Cerejo and Bianca Gomes where they talked about how Shor Police was formed, their experiences recording and composing "Tu Toh Gaya Re" and "Janoon Na" for recently released 'Bob Biswas,' and what's next for them as Shor Police.
1.) How was your experience working with Red Chillies Entertainment? Tell us about your experience of recording, composing, and making the songs (and score) to what they are now.
Clinton:
Always a great company to work with. And working on Bob Biswas was no exception. Also, for me, having scored Kahaani all those years ago, the Bob spinoff was surprisingly not as easy as I thought it would be. Primarily because Diya Ghosh is such a different director from her dad Sujoy in terms of sensibility. She's pretty mature as a director for her age. But having Bianca's perspective while scoring this film and also composing the songs really helped, cause it helped take me away from the Kahaani template a bit yet retain some flavor of the thriller that Kahaani was, but in a completely modern context. With the score and songs being composed by Shor Police we were able to establish a completely different sonic identity for the character of Bob.
Bianca:
We were really excited to be part of Diya Ghosh's Bollywood directorial debut. Right from our first meeting with her she had a very clear idea of the type of songs and score she wanted for the film. Overall since it's a dark comedy, the vibe of the songs as well as the score was in a mysterious zone. For the background score, we took it in a less predictable direction and decided to be a little quirky with Bob's character because he was being portrayed in a new way. It was a completely new and challenging experience for me to be working on a film score, especially with Clinton who's so experienced at this. The final result was quite interesting and it just goes to show how two people can see the same scene in two completely different ways from each other. So there's a certain unexpectedness which is always fun.
2.) What's the story behind "Janoon Na?" We believe there's an element of secrecy attached to it. What went into making a song with a beat that catchy, that it almost immediately hooks anyone and sends them on a mellifluous voyage. What went into making it?
The song "Janoon Na" is really special to us cause I think it's a step forward for Bollywood in terms of accepting a completely different sonic scape and a glitchy pop sound that you don't often hear in a Bollywood film soundtrack. The lyrics speak of the dark underbelly of the city, but from the point of view of the writer talking to the city as a lover. Siddhant Kaushal really penned these lyrics beautifully as well. It totally reflects the dark somber mood of the song and pushes it even more in that direction. I think as Shor Police we've made it an unspoken mandate to try and push the envelope whenever we can in terms of getting the audience to accept something new, something more forward-thinking.
Even though it's a film song, we wrote it more like a pop song, keeping in mind the tone of the film, of course. So much has changed over the past couple of years and audiences are now more receptive to a more modern and less predictable approach to film music.
We created this quirky. industrial sound for "Jaanoon Na" because of the nature of the lyrics and the dark tone of the film. Melodically as well, it's almost conversational and has a certain mysterious element to it. Also, this was the most fun to create because we had a completely blank canvas sonically and felt it was important that while it has to fit into the context of the film, it also gives the audience an introduction to our sound as Shor Police, which is essentially electro-pop.
3.) Tell us a little about how Shor Police came to be.
Clinton and I have known each other as friends for many years. I've always admired him as an artist but never really thought we would actually end up composing together till we worked together on our fusion project "Ananthaal" with Vijay Prakash. It was after that, that we decided to explore the possibility of writing together. I think the reason why it works is because I bring a certain amount of unpredictability to the drawing board which is so different from Clinton's style of songwriting. Even though our influences are similar, our ideas are so different. But the important thing is that we always make way for each other's ideas and I think that's the key to a healthy working relationship.
I got pretty well known as a fusion composer post the success of both my seasons of Coke Studio. But somewhere, I also felt it boxed me in a little. My name became too synonymous with folk fusion and I wanted to break out of that a little bit. That's when I realized that collaborating with Bianca would be a good idea cause she has a very strong pop sensibility and an innate sense of what constitutes a good hook. Those qualities were interesting to me and I wanted to compose with her more, just to see where it goes. And here we are, doing so much, suddenly and I'm really grateful for all of it and all the attention we're getting. I guess somewhere we seem to be making the right moves.
4.) What's next for Shor Police?
We definitely have some film releases that you can expect to see in 2022 as well as our own independent singles. It's going to be a year where we really focus on content in a big way. We've had a great gig season this winter and it's time to get back to the studio and get cracking.
Yeah, we've been working on a couple more film projects, which has been keeping us quite busy. As well as working towards releasing maybe an EP or album of our original music sometime during the new year.
5.) If there's one message that you'd like to convey to anyone who sits at home and aspires to be a singer/songwriter/composer, what will that be?
Find your own voice. Don't try to be anyone else. Audiences are especially drawn to a new and fresh tone. So don't be afraid to sound different. And if you're a songwriter and wanna follow a certain genre, again, find a way to make it your own, to put your stamp on it. Don't follow a trend. Create one.
I think in a world where any information or knowledge you may want to acquire, is available at the touch of a button, you have no excuse for being underprepared. So I would say arm yourself with all the skills and knowledge that you can so that when the opportunity finally does knock on your door, you'll really be ready for it.
Have a Merry Christmas and don't forget to share this because everyone should listen to Shor Police at least a hundred times. We bet, you'll put their songs on repeat. And as always, stay tuned to The Hollywood Tribune for more awesome song recommendations, music videos, and Exclusive Interviews of super-talented musicians and artists! For more exclusive content, head over to THT EXCLUSIVES and subscribe to updates.
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International Sport - Formula 1
Raikkonen warns champion Hamilton that Ferrari want constructors' title
Ferrari have made a series of mistakes in allowing Hamilton to clinch the drivers' title, but the constructors' championship is still up for grabs / © AFP
Kimi Raikkonen congratulated Lewis Hamilton on his fifth world title, but warned him that Ferrari are going all out to stop Mercedes completing a Formula One championship double at this weekend's Brazilian Grand Prix.
The Sauber-bound Finn conceded that Ferrari are not in a strong position –- they trail Mercedes by 55 points in the constructors' standings with two races to go –- but made it clear they will not be giving up.
"Obviously, we're not in a good position, but we're still in it and we'll do our best... We're trying to win," he told reporters.
Raikkonen, who famously won the drivers' title for Ferrari in Brazil in 2007, said that Hamilton deserved to win this year's crown and rejected the idea that his Ferrari team-mate Sebastian Vettel had lost it through team and individual errors.
"For sure he won it," he said. "Whoever has the most points has won it. In the end, if you ask 10 people, they all have different views how it's been won or lost.
"It makes no difference... He won it. Fair play and congratulations to him."
He added that it was more important for the team to succeed in the constructors' championship.
"There's a drivers' championship, but if you go to any team they're probably going to say this is more important for them -- the constructors' championship more than the drivers.
"That's what we're trying to do... and we'll see in two races' time."
- Vettel bullish about future -
Vettel admitted he was disappointed that Hamilton had clinched this year's drivers' title in Mexico with two races remaining, but said he remained motivated for the future, including this weekend.
"Obviously, the last race was a tough one to swallow and probably the winter will be as well," said the four-time world champion. "But giving up is not an option...
"Three times now, I have been in a position like that with 2017, 2009 and this year. For me, probably '09 was the worst –- and my lowest point.
"You never know what the next year brings so you never know whether you get another chance. I have worked very hard for it and I am confident it will come, but ultimately I don't know.
"You can't predict. None of those moments were nice."
Looking back on this year, in which his title challenge faded in the second half of the season, he said: "There is a lot of stuff that happened this year and we will, as a team and as an individual, be able to learn from it and take it forward and raise the bar next year.
"Obviously, along the way, something went wrong and we need to learn from it. Something went wrong and we didn't go and develop in the right direction...
"Clearly we missed something and not because something was on purpose by default set wrong. So it's up to us to find a fix for it and make sure it doesn't happen again, but it's not so simple to find and fix it as it sounds.
"I still have a mission here and I still want to win. That hasn't changed."
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Q: Remove unwanted text I am using react building an ecommerce. I am getting data from API and setting is as dangerouslySetInnerHTML into JSX. I need to remove some text/word from the API data. I added a picture with mark.
How do I remove that?
with(document)with(body)with(insertBefore(createElement("script"),firstChild))setAttribute("exparams","userid=&aplus&ali_beacon_id=&ali_apache_id=&ali_apache_track=&ali_apache_tracktmp=&dmtrack_c={}&hn=aeproductsourcesite033001217071%2eus44&asid=AQAAAADkyhRi8NcdZwAAAABHROT4NDi+yA==&sidx=Fzc+BeTKFGIAAAAA0uvd1jNUkicntMPM",id="beacon-aplus",src="//assets.alicdn.com/g/alilog/??aplus_plugin_aefront/index.js,mlog/aplus_v2.js")

Package included:1 Dress
Material:100% Cotton
Colors:Beige,Navy,Light Green,Pink
Size:S,M,L,XL,2XL,,,
Sleeve Length:Full Sleeve
Neckline:Square Neck
Pattern: Solid Color
Length:Ankle Length
Thickness:Thin
Decoration:Side Pockets
Style:Leisure,Bohemian,Retro,Europe
Season:Spring,Summer,Autumn
Occasion:Family,Holiday,Employment,Travel

I need to remove first part of text:
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A: One options is that you can use regex with either the split() method, or using the match() method instead. The regular expression will vary based on the method you choose to use.

const data = `with(document)with(body)with(insertBefore(createElement("script"),firstChild))setAttribute("exparams","userid=&aplus&ali_beacon_id=&ali_apache_id=&ali_apache_track=&ali_apache_tracktmp=&dmtrack_c={}&hn=aeproductsourcesite033001217071%2eus44&asid=AQAAAADkyhRi8NcdZwAAAABHROT4NDi+yA==&sidx=Fzc+BeTKFGIAAAAA0uvd1jNUkicntMPM",id="beacon-aplus",src="//assets.alicdn.com/g/alilog/??aplus_plugin_aefront/index.js,mlog/aplus_v2.js")

Package included:1 Dress
Material:100% Cotton
Colors:Beige,Navy,Light Green,Pink
Size:S,M,L,XL,2XL,,,
Sleeve Length:Full Sleeve
Neckline:Square Neck
Pattern: Solid Color
Length:Ankle Length
Thickness:Thin
Decoration:Side Pockets
Style:Leisure,Bohemian,Retro,Europe
Season:Spring,Summer,Autumn
Occasion:Family,Holiday,Employment,Travel`;

const removeWithSplit = (data) => data.split(/(\n|\r){2,}/).pop();

const removeWithMatch = (data) => data.match(/(\w\s?)+:.*/g)?.join('\n');

console.log('**WITH SPLIT**');
console.log(removeWithSplit(data), '\n');

console.log('**WITH MATCH**');
console.log(removeWithMatch(data), '\n');

Bonus:
It's a bummer the API returns this plain text. Is it possible to get JSON back instead? If not, here's a way to convert its results into an object:
const data = `with(document)with(body)with(insertBefore(createElement("script"),firstChild))setAttribute("exparams","userid=&aplus&ali_beacon_id=&ali_apache_id=&ali_apache_track=&ali_apache_tracktmp=&dmtrack_c={}&hn=aeproductsourcesite033001217071%2eus44&asid=AQAAAADkyhRi8NcdZwAAAABHROT4NDi+yA==&sidx=Fzc+BeTKFGIAAAAA0uvd1jNUkicntMPM",id="beacon-aplus",src="//assets.alicdn.com/g/alilog/??aplus_plugin_aefront/index.js,mlog/aplus_v2.js")

Package included:1 Dress
Material:100% Cotton
Colors:Beige,Navy,Light Green,Pink
Size:S,M,L,XL,2XL,,,
Sleeve Length:Full Sleeve
Neckline:Square Neck
Pattern: Solid Color
Length:Ankle Length
Thickness:Thin
Decoration:Side Pockets
Style:Leisure,Bohemian,Retro,Europe
Season:Spring,Summer,Autumn
Occasion:Family,Holiday,Employment,Travel`;

const removeWithMatch = (data: string) => data.match(/(\w\s?)+:.*/g)?.join('\n');

const resultsToObject = (data: string) => {
    return data.split('\n').reduce((acc, curr) => {
        const [key, value] = curr.split(':');

        return {
            ...acc,
            [key]: value,
        };
    }, {} as Record<string, unknown>);
};

console.log(resultsToObject(removeWithMatch(data) as string));

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Remaster Update and July Balance Feedback
Over the past several days we've been actively discussing some of the top balance issues and exploits the community has been highlighting...
What do you want to ask Kane?
Battlecast, a project by Amars09 and Battlecast.de will be interviewing Joe Kucan next week and has asked the C&C Community to help with asking him questions for the interview. Top questions will be selected for the interview
C&C Remasters LAN mode - a guide on how to play online
The latest in-development patch is available to playtest. It allows you to preview the latest patch that's in progress, including LAN mode. Here's how you can get testing and have some fun with Mods online.
C&C Remastered Collection Patch 2 Enters Public Beta
The development of the second patch for the Command & Conquer: Remastered Collection is well underway, and players can test out its beta right now. Aside from an early version of LAN play, it has a feature that will bring a smile to many players - a slider which dictates the speed of Tiberium/ore regrowth, among other changes that will be officially announced once the patch is finished.
The making of the Command & Conquer Remastered Collection
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Obscure Music Trivia - Command & Conquer Remastered
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Command & Conquer Remastered Collection added to the Steam Summer Sale
Steam summer sale has arrived, which includes the C&C Remastered collection. You can now purchase the collection with 15% off. Sale ends on July 9th.
Ex-Westwood Devs Have Made Games for Years, but Nobody's Paid Attention
The escapistmagazine.com has recently posted an interesting article about games made by Ex-Westwood Studios staff "The strength of small developers is that we are able to try new ideas that are just too risky for big game publishers to try." Joe Bostic (Petroglyph/ex-Westwood Dev)
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Following the launch of the Command & Conquer Remastered Collection earlier this month, EA have now slammed its soundtracks onto streaming services for your sonic satisfaction.
C&C Remastered Leaderboard Updates
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Command Conquer Remastered Collection's first patch eases up Hard Mode and adds private lobbies
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New Community site CNCRemaster launches
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rule (or ruler): an instrument of multifarious functions in the form of a straight rod of metal, wood or other material; a folding rule is an alternative form with two or more jointed legs.
Saints' days: anniversary days for Christian saints.
scaphe dial: sundial where the hour lines are marked on a concave hemisphere or part hemisphere.
sector: calculating instrument using pairs of lines on the faces of two hinged arms, see article on the sector.
sexagenarium: an instrument in the form of a volvelle for planetary calculations.
shadow square: a form of geometrical quadrant, where two sides of a square are divided into equal parts and a plumb line or alidade from the opposite corner is used for measuring angles in terms of ratios (that is, tangents). Where a plumb line is used, one side has a pair of fixed sights. The name comes from the fact that a measurement of the altitude of the sun, expressed as a ratio, applied to the length of the shadow cast by an upright structure, yields its height. See also under astrolabe.
sight: a device through which an object of interest can be viewed. Sights appear on surveying and astronomical instruments and in a more specialised form in the gunner's sight.
simple theodolite: surveying instrument for measuring horizontal angles, see article on the theodolite.
sinical quadrant: a quarter of a circle with a scale of degrees at its circumference which carries a pattern of criss-crossing vertical and horizontal lines. The ratio of the length of a given line to the quadrant's radius gives the sine or cosine of the corresponding angle.
solar time: time measured directly from the position of the sun, see article on the sundial.
solstice: either of two points on the ecliptic where the sun achieves its maximum declination. The term also refers to the two dates when the sun reaches this position in its annual cycle. The winter solstice corresponds to the shortest day, the summer solstice to the longest. Near these points the sun's declination changes only slowly, hence the etymological meaning of solstice as 'standing sun'.
star pointer: point marking the position of a star, see article on the astrolabe.
string gnomon: the part of a sundial which casts the shadow, where this part is in the form of a taut string.
sun and moon dial: sundial that can also tell the time from the shadow cast by the moon, see article on the sundial.
sundial: instrument of many different forms for finding the time from the position of the sun, usually by measuring the position of a shadow, see article on the sundial.
sundial and dividers: a compound instrument combining the functions of both a sundial and dividers.
surveying and gunnery instrument: compound instrument combining functions required in the closely-associated fields of surveying and gunnery, such as measuring bearings and finding ranges.
surveying compass: magnetic compass with fixed sights used for measuring horizontal bearings by magnetic azimuth. See also circumferentor.
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A new style of low-cost financing to replace special assessments for local improvements and allow property owners to deduct the costs on their federal income tax returns was approved Monday in Elmhurst.
The Elmhurst City Council, with a new mayor and 7 newly elected or re-elected aldermen and a newly appointed member, voted 14-0 to create a special taxing district to finance street improvements on two city blocks.
Under the traditional special assessment method of financing projects such as sidewalk and street construction, only the interest on the project cost is deductible. The rest of the cost is considered a benefit to the individual property owner, who often disputes whether he is getting a lot of benefit from, say, a repaved street, according to City Attorney Peter Ernst .
If a taxing district is created for those residents affected by the improvement, they will pay a higher property tax over a period of years, but those payments will be deductible on their federal returns, said Ernst, who proposed the plan.
Special assessment bonds have been difficult to sell in the last few years because of high interest rates, he said, and his proposal would result in a ''20 to 30 percent saving'' on street paving and related work on one block of Belden Avenue and one of Lorraine Avenue, each with about 60 homes. The portions involved are between West and Garden Avenues.
League Director SteveSargentsaid the concept is being used more frequently because traditional special assessments often are complex and difficult to use.
Mayor Robert Quinn, presiding at his first council meeting, said later that under the taxing district plan, the paving costs can be paid off more easily as taxes over several years and can also save the 9 percent or so interest charged homeowners on special assessment work.
Quinn, who moved up from 5th Ward alderman Monday night, named as his successor William H. Jones III, a national vehicle buyer for Sears, Roebuck & Co. and vice chairman last year of the Elmhurst Community Party. Quinn also works for Sears.
The new mayor told the aldermen that ground would be broken in June for Elmhurst`s first senior citizen housing project, a seven-story building to be located just north of City Hall on a parking lot the city will sell to the developer for about $270,000.
The developer is the Bensenville Home Society, an affiliate of the United Church of Christ that operates a Bensenville nursing home and two facilities for elderly and handicapped people, one in Bensenville, called Castle Towers, and the other, Greencastle, in Schaumburg.
The 80-unit Elmhurst facility, to be subsidized by the federal government, has a waiting list of more than 1,000 people, according to AdriaanVrugt, director of geriatric services for the Bensenville Home Society. Residents must be at least age 62, except for handicapped people, who must be at least 18; and there are income limits. The federal Department of Housing and Urban Development has approved a grant for the facility. This will enable residents to have their rents subsidized to 70 percent of the cost.
The council also authorized payment of $3,000 for an investigation of why one of the city`s two aerial fire ladders became unusable in routine test last fall. A consulting firm determined that there was no fault on the part of the manufacturer, American LaFrance.


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A new blood test approved by the Food and Drug Administration is being characterized by the agency and news reports as a way to detect concussion. But a University at Buffalo expert on concussion said those reports are "misleading."
"Calling this blood test a concussion blood test is a misnomer," said John Leddy, M.D., clinical professor in the department of orthopaedics in the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at UB, medical director of the UB Concussion Management Clinic and a physician with UBMD Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine. "This blood test does not provide a way to confirm or rule out a concussion."
If patients think the blood test can diagnose concussion, a negative result on the test may lead them to think they didn't have a concussion. he said.
"What the patient might hear is that they don't have a concussion when in fact they do," Leddy said.
The purpose of the blood test is to determine who should and who should not get a CT scan after a head injury.
According to the FDA press announcement, the blood test measures protein levels in the blood that "can help predict which patients may have intracranial lesions visible by CT scan."
"This test will help the ER doctor to decide whether or not they should order a CT scan," Leddy said. That's worthwhile, he said, because CT scans expose patients to relatively high levels of radiation. "Of course, you never want to expose someone to radiation, especially a child, who does not need it."
But here, too, the value of the test may be limited, he said. That's because the blood test provides results within three to four hours, longer than it would take to simply order a CT scan.
"Will ER physicians feel comfortable waiting three to four hours for the result before ordering a CT scan if he or she has reason to believe the patient has had a brain bleed?" Leddy asked. "I worked in an ER and I wouldn't. It could mean the difference between life and death."
He explained emergency room doctors currently have very good, validated clinical rules about which patients would benefit from a CT scan after a head injury. "And if a patient doesn't have signs of a brain bleed, such as lethargy, seizures, worsening headache or vomiting, then they may not need this test," Leddy said.
Leddy noted he is cautious about the potential for future diagnostic tests that might be able to detect whether someone has experienced a concussion.
"After a concussion, there are multiple proteins that appear in the blood at different times," he explained. "One protein may be present six hours after the concussion, but will disappear within 48 hours, while another may not be present six hours afterward, but will start to emerge within 48 hours."
"There will probably never be one single biomarker that can reveal if someone has had a concussion," he added, "but rather a group of biomarkers will be required that have clinically useful appearance times in the circulation and specificity for concussion."
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Leading Provider of Cloud-Based Enterprise Software for Planning and Execution Sees 164.76 Percent Growth Over the Past Three Years
Atlanta, GA (PRWEB) August 18, 2017
AchieveIt Online, LLC, a leading provider of cloud-based enterprise software for planning and execution, has been named to the 2017 Inc. 5000 list of the fastest growing private companies in the United States.
With 164.76 percent growth over the past three years, AchieveIt ranked #2218 on this year's prestigious list of organizations. The company's growth can be directly attributed to the expansion of its portfolio of clients, revamping its sales process and enterprise targeting, all of which have ultimately positioned the company on a trajectory to double in size in 2017.
In its 36th year, the Inc. 5000 list represents an elite group of the most successful businesses across the country, the likes of which have previously included Microsoft, Timberland, Vizio, Intuit, Chobani, Oracle, and Zappos.com.
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'Theatres of War' sheds light on the lost battle of World War II
Alex Bellotti
Published: 4:14 PM March 5, 2014 Updated: 1:38 PM October 14, 2020
Theatres of War author Richard Hall - Credit: Archant
The Battle of Monte Cassino is often referred to as the "forgotten campaign". Long and bloody, this series of four battles in 1944 saw the Allies emerge victorious – but so high was its cost that few have chosen to recall it since.
There was, however, a brief light in this dark period of Italian history. Just some 50 miles away, Naples' abandoned San Carlo Theatre – damaged by Second World War air raids – was discovered by the Allied forces and reopened during the last years of the war. Staging operas and productions to entertain passing soldiers, it provided a glimmer of entertainment and freedom amid the bloodshed.
On the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Monte Cassino, a Hampstead Garden Suburb writer is now telling its story.
"I couldn't get my head around it," says Richard Hall, author of Theatres of War. "The dichotomy of this appalling battle and the nearby reopening of an opera house – it really got to me."
Hall had previously spent spells in Italy. As a seven-year-old, he stayed in Naples for a month and later returned to work for two years in Milan. However, it was only when he retired as an accountant six years ago and began renovating a property in Umbria with his wife that he learnt about the country's brutal history.
"In the course of the restoration, we talked to a lot of people and they told stories of soldiers coming over the hill and through the town.
"It was quite a shock to discover that these beautiful hillsides and olive groves were, in recent history, tragic battle fields, so I started to read up on the campaign."
During this time, Hall discovered the story of the San Carlo Theatre and it formed the basis of Theatres of War. Much like the famous story of World War One's Christmas truce – in which both sides stopped for one day to play a game of football – he says it is a tale of hope, of a "phoenix rising from the ashes".
The novel tells of two soldiers facing the German bombardment during the landing at the beaches of Salerno. One is Edmund – a cricketer from a landed family – who is followed to Naples by his love-struck partner Vermillion.
When the second soldier, Frank, stumbles upon the San Carlo Theatre, he is asked to produce a series of shows and Vermillion agrees to help. What follows is not just a human love story, but also a musical one.
Having previously served as finance director of the Royal Opera House, Hall has a long-standing love of the music – stretching back to when Puccini's La Bohème reduced him to tears as a 12-year-old.
It is that love, mixed with a desire to tell an untouched chapter of the Second World War, which has led to Theatres of War being voted into the finals of The People's Book Prize.
"On one level, I felt almost embarrassed to write about a war I didn't experience," he says. "But although a lot of people have written about it, there's much less said about the Italian campaign, so maybe I can bring something that hasn't been said before.
"Considering how many people love Italy, few actually know of the 'forgotten campaign', but it's important we do to fully appreciate these lands as a country."
Theatres of War by R.J.J. Hall is published by Matador priced £9.99. An eBook version is available on amazon.com for £1.99.


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PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. WILFREDO SUGANO Y ALARCON, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.
Lani M. Sugano, then fifteen years of age, charged her father Wilfredo Sugano with rape committed on three (3) different occasions in 1994. The sworn complaints read respectively as follows:
Criminal Case No. 94-1061
"The undersigned complainant after having been duly sworn to in accordance with law, accuses WILFREDO SUGANO y ALARCON, of the crime of Rape, committed as follows:
That on or about June 30, 1994, at 4:00 o'clock in the early morning, more or less, at Agora, Lapasan, Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines, and within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court, the above-named accused, with the use of force and with lewd design, did then and there wilfully, unlawfully and feloniously have sexual intercourse with complainant Lani M. Sugano, 15 years old, a virgin, against the will of the latter.
That the offense is committed with the aggravating circumstance of insult or in disregard of the respect (due the offended party) on account of the fact that the accused is the father of the complainant.
Contrary to and in Violation of Article 335 of the Revised Penal Code, in relation to Article 14, par. 3 of the same code as amended by R.A. No. 7659."[1]
"That on July 25, 1994, at 2:00 o'clock in the early morning, more or less, inside Agora Market, Agora, Lapasan, Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines, and within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court, the above-named accused, with the use of force and lewd design, did then and there wilfully, unlawfully and feloniously have sexual intercourse with complainant Lani M. Sugano, 15 years old, a virgin, against the will of the latter.
Contrary to and in violation of Article 335, in relation to Article 14, par. 3 of the Revised Penal Code as amended by R. A. No. 7659."[2]
That on August 28, 1994, at about 3:00 o'clock in the early morning, more or less, inside Agora Market, Agora, Lapasan, Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines, and within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court, the above-named accused, with the use of force and lewd design, did then and there wilfully, unlawfully and feloniously have sexual intercourse with complainant Lani M. Sugano, a 15-year-old virgin, against the latter's will.
The accused pleaded "not guilty" upon arraignment.
At the trial, the prosecution presented six (6) witnesses, namely: Lani Sugano, the private complainant; Liezel Sugano, the complainant's nine-year old sister; Dr. Aziel Diel, a doctor at the Northern Mindanao Regional Hospital, who issued the Medical Certificate marked as Exhibit "A"; Ernie Palanan, a reporter in Bombo Radyo, Cagayan de Oro City; Emarie Lumbre, a social worker of the DSWD; and SPO4 Loreto Veloz of the PNP Cagayan de Oro City.
The prosecution's version of the incidents stated in the appellee's brief is as follows:
"Complainant Lanie Sugano was 15 years old at the time the three (3) incidents of rape complained of were committed (p. 5, TSN, March 1, 1995; p. 46, TSN, March 13, 1995). She was the eldest among five (5) siblings. (p. 13, TSN, ibid.; p. 8, TSN, December 7, 1995) Appellant, a carpenter by occupation, lived with his family in their market stall inside the Agora Market at Lapasan, Cagayan de Oro City, (pp. 5-10, TSN, December 7, 1995). Every day, appellant's wife, Salvacion Sugano, would leave their stall early in the morning to sell snacks and drinks at a bus terminal located about sixty (60) meters away (p. 12, TSN, March 1, 1995; pp. 36-37, TSN, March 13, 1995; pp. 12-15, 21, TSN, December 7, 1995).
At about 4:00 o'clock in the morning of June 30, 1994, Lanie Sugano was left alone asleep inside their stall (p. 6 TSN, March 1, 1995). Momentarily, she was awakened when she felt someone heavy on top of her. She noticed too that her shorts and panty had been removed. When fully awakened, she found out that it was her father on top of her. Immediately, Lanie kicked and pushed him aside. She shouted for help but no one heard her. To overcome Lanies' resistance, appellant slapped her hard. She lost consciousness. When Lanie regained consciousness she found that she had been sexually abused. When her mother arrived later that morning, Lanie reported what appellant did to her. Her mother, however, did not believe her. (pp. TSN, 7-10 ibid.)
Appellant's evil desires persisted. At about 2:00 o'clock in the early morning of July 25, 1994, while Lanie was asleep, appellant once more molested her. Her father removed her shorts and panty. And when Lanie woke up she found her father on top of her. Again, appellant raped her. Lanie resisted but her puny attempts to thwart off her father were futile. When the incident occurred Lanie's mother was away attending to their business. Lanie again reported the sexual assault perpetrated by appellant. As before, her mother refused to believe her. Lanie asked her mother to examine her vagina in an effort to convince her. But, her mother brushed aside her story as totally incredible and what's more branded her a liar. All Lanie could do was cry (pp. 10-13, TSN, March 1, 1995).
Lanie thought that the dastardly act would not be repeated for a third time. She was wrong. At about 3:00 o'clock in the early morning of August 28, 1994, Lanie was again raped by her father. As the two previous incidents of rape, her father attacked while she was asleep. When she woke up and tried to resist, her father repeatedly beat her to submission with a wooden stick locally known as "kulise". As she had done in the previous incidents, Lanie again reported the matter to her mother and showed to her the contusions resulting from the beating she received. As usual, her mother was unmoved and unbelieving (pp. 13-15, TSN, March 1, 1995).
On September 2, 1994, a desperate Lanie escaped from their abode and sought the help of her Aunt Loling, her mother's sister, in Barangay Agusan, Cagayan de Oro City. Lanie narrated to her aunt what she had suffered in the hands of her father. Lanie's aunt advised her not to return to their stall. Firstly, she suggested that the matter be kept within the family and settled amicably. Lanie did not like her aunt's suggestion and vowed to pursue the case on her own. Her aunt then advised her to go home but Lanie refused (pp. 15-16, TSN, March 1, 1995).
Undaunted, Lani proceeded to the house of her friend, Lina Montellano, and sought her help. Lina gladly offered assistance. Accompanied by Lina and Lanie's sister, Liezel, Lanie went to "Radio Bombo", a local radio station in Cagayan de Oro City where she was interviewed. Lanie revealed her ordeal on the air (pp. 16-17, TSN, March 1, 1995; pp. 21-23, TSN, May 2, 1995).
On September 5, 1994, Lanie was accompanied to the hospital for physical examination (pp. 18-19, TSN, March 1, 1995). Dr. Azil Diel, resident physician of Northern Mindanao Regional Training Hospital, Cagayan de Oro City, examined her (pp. 17-24, TSN, March 14, 1995). On the basis of her examination Dr. Diel issued a Living Case Report (p. 3, Exhibit "A", Record) with the following findings, to wit:
xxx Genital Examination:
Mons-pubis- sparse fully grown pubic hair.
Introitus- nulliparous
Labia majora & minora- coaptated
Hymen- healed incomplete superficial laceration at 3 o'clock & incomplete superficial lacerations at 6, 9 & 11 o'clock positions at the face of the watch, the edges of which are sharp & coaptable.
Medical evidence suggestive of sexual intercourse is present xxx
xxx (p. 15, Exhibit "A", Record)
Lanie and Liezel were referred to the DSWD for custody (pp. 6-8, TSN, May 5, 1995; pp. 25-27, TSN, May 2, 1995). Thereafter, Lanie was accompanied to the PNP station, and thereafter to the City Prosecutor's Office where she formally filed her complaint (pp. 17-18, TSN, March 1, 1995; pp. 8-10, TSN, May 5, 1995; pp. 15-26, TSN, May 23, 1995.)"[4]
The evidence of the defense consisted of the sole testimony of the accused:
"Wilfredo Sugano testified that the accusations against him were merely concocted and fabricated by his daughter to spite him as he had in the past been beating her. He did it for no other reason but to discipline his daughter as she always go out of their house and would not return home. He testified that during the alleged incidents, he was always in the company of his wife in the early morning hours of those dates assisting her in selling snacks at the Agora market for which reason could not have raped his daughter. (TSN, Dec. 7, 1995, pp. 14-22)[5]
The trial court rendered judgment on August 27, 1996 as follows:
"WHEREFORE, in view of all the foregoing considerations, accused Wilfredo Sugano y Alarcon, is hereby found guilty beyond a reasonable doubt of the crime of Rape as defined and penalized under Article 335 of the Revised Penal Code, as amended and hereby sentences him in Criminal Cases Nos. 94-1061, 94-1062 and 94-1063 to death by electrocution in each case; accused is likewise, ordered to pay Lani Sugano in each case, the amount of Fifty Thousand Pesos (P50,000.00) by way of moral damages conformably to current jurisprudence. Costs against the accused."[6]
The case is before us on automatic review, accused raising a lone assignment of error:
"The trial court gravely erred in giving full weight and credence to the testimony of the private complainant despite its manifest inconsistencies."
Accused-appellant argues in his brief that Lani testified that she lost consciousness when her father slapped her during the first alleged rape that took place on June 30, 1994; yet she stated that she suffered extreme pain because of the insertion of her father's penis into her vagina. Lani testified that she was sexually assaulted by her father without being kissed in the neck or in the lips or touching her breast, an "unusual fashion in carrying out the lust of the accused." It is also contended that the alleged rape could not possibly have been consummated without being noticed by the other occupants of the house. Accused-appellant suggests that because Lani had a boyfriend, and ran away from home for a few days before she submitted herself to a medical examination, the positive result of the medical examination might have been borne out of the relationship with her boyfriend. Moreover, it was an unnatural reaction for Lani not to leave her home after the first alleged rape considering that her mother was nonchalant about her fate. Finally, accused-appellant claims that Liezel's testimony was rehearsed as shown by her "eloquent" replies to routine questions but she "mumble(d)" when asked "unprecedented but simple" questions.
We are not persuaded by the appellant's arguments.
The evidence for the prosecution consisted principally of the testimony of the complainant Lani Sugano. As regards the incident that happened on August 28, 1994, her testimony is corroborated by her nine-year old sister Liezel.
This Court has time and again ruled that the sole testimony of the victim in a rape case is sufficient to sustain a conviction if such testimony is credible.[7] By the very nature of rape cases, conviction or acquittal depends almost entirely on the credibility of the complainants because of the fact that usually only two people - the accused and the complainant- can testify as to its commission.[8]
We have scrutinized the testimony of the witnesses together with the evidence and find that the trial court's finding of conviction should be sustained.
The testimony of the victim is clear and positive:
That on June 30, 1994 at 4:00 o'clock in the morning she was sleeping in a "room" (which is only separated from the "sala" by a piece of wood) in the market stall at Agora Lapasan market where the family was staying; her mother was in the market selling snacks at the "painitan" located at the crossing about 60-65 meters away from the said stall; her father, the accused, entered the room, removed her short pants and panties, and mounter her. She was awakened when her father was on top of her, and she kicked him and pushed ("wakli") him away and shouted for help twice, but nobody came. Her sister, who was sleeping to her left was not awakened as she was in deep slumber. She could not do anything because "the accused slapped her hard on the left cheek and she became unconscious". The following morning, she reported to her mother that she was raped (meaning "sexually abused") but her mother did not believe her.[9] She did not report the incident to the police authorities because she was afraid that her father will be placed in prison and he is working for the family.[10]
The incident was repeated on July 25, 1994 at two o'clock in the morning when Lani's mother was again in the market selling snacks ("painit") and she was sleeping alone (her brother and sister were sleeping in the sala), in the same place at the Agora market, when accused-appellant went inside the room, removed her panties and short pants, hit her with a "batuta" (nightstick) at the back; when she was lying "upward", her father removed her short pants and panties, mounted her and had sexual intercourse with her. She shouted, but nobody responded; she reported the incident to her mother when the latter arrived at 7:00 o'clock in the morning. Her mother again did not believe her. Lani asked her mother to look at her vagina, but the latter still did not believe her and she kept on crying.[11]
Lani was abused again on August 28, 1994 at about 3:00 o'clock in the morning in the same place at Agora. When her father removed her panties and short pants, she could not do anything because he beat her twice with a "kulise" at the waistline. She suffered a contusion, and she reported both the beating and the sexual abuse to her mother, but the latter told her that she will ask first her father but she did not do so.[12] This time, Lani's younger sister, nine-year old Liezel witnessed the incident. Liezel testified that she was sleeping with Lani on the bed when the accused carried her to the sala; she was awakened but her father did not know that she was awake because her eyes were closed. Liezel saw their father remove the short pants and panties of Lani, and thereafter mounted her, and made the push and pull ("kiyo") motion. She heard Liezel shout "tabang" for help but their father covered the mouth of her sister. There was a little light coming from a fluorescent lamp at the post in the market. Liezel went back to sleep. She heard Lani report the incident to their mother but the latter did not believe her.[13]
Lani left her house on September 2, 1994 and went to her aunt Loling (her mother's sister) at Barangay Agusan, Cagayan de Oro City, but her aunt suggested that the case be hushed up and settled amicably. She refused to heed her auntie's advice to return to her home, and instead went to Lina Montellano, her mother's friend.
Lani finally decided to report to the authorities upon the suggestion of Lina Montellano. On the same day, September 4, 1994, she, accompanied by Lina and her sister, went to Bombo Radyo and she was brought to the police station by Ernie Palanon, a reporter of Radio Station DXIF, and to the Northern Mindanao Regional Hospital for medical examination.[14]
Dr. Aziel A. Diel, who prepared the medical certificate (Living Case Report) dated September 5, 1994 marked as Exh. "A", which reads:
"GENITAL EXAMINATION:
Hymen-healed incomplete superficial laceration at 3 o'clock & incomplete superficial lacerations at 6, 9 & 11 o'clock positions at the face of the watch, the edges of which are sharp & coaptable.
CONCLUSION: Medical evidence suggestive of sexual intercourse is present."
testified to explain her conclusion that the medical evidence was suggestive of sexual intercourse, and that in case of lacerations that are less than three months, the edges are still sharp and coaptable, connoting "recent injury". She admitted that it is probable that the injury may have been caused by masturbation or by riding a bicycle.[15]
The accused denied the charges against him; he testified that the accusations were concocted by his daughter to spite him as he has been whipping her (with a rattan stick) when she commits mistakes.[16] He raised alibi as a defense, and claimed that he was with his wife at their stall in the public market, watching their "painitan" or cafetina, in the early morning of June 30, 1994, July 25, 1994, and August 28, 1994.[17] He testified that Lani has a boyfriend, but admitted that he did not know of any sweetheart of Lani before his detention.[18]
As correctly pointed out by trial the court, the focal issue is one of credibility. The court a quo found the testimony of Lani, except for some minor lapses and inconsistencies, as "straightforward, unwavering and steadfast" and as having shown to its satisfaction and "beyond moral certainty" that she was indeed defiled, and deflowered by no less than her own father, and that she was sexually assaulted "in almost similar fashion" in the early morning hours of June 30, 1994, July 25, 1994 and August 28, 1994. Lani's testimony depicting the rape incident that took place on August 28, 1994 was also corroborated by the testimony of her younger sister Liezel, who was awakened when her father transferred her from where she was sleeping with Lani, to the sala, and saw Lani being raped by their father. The medical findings of Dr. Diel confirm Lani's state of being a non-virgin.
It is axiomatic that the factual findings of the trial court, particularly on the credibility of the witnesses who testified before it, are entitled to the highest respect. In rape cases, when a woman says that she has been raped, she says in effect all that is necessary to show that rape has been committed, and if her testimony meets the test of credibility, the accused may be convicted on the basis thereof.[19] It is rather inconceivable that a daughter should concoct a story that she was repeatedly raped by her father when family honor is at stake, not to mention that this would mean sending her father to jail.[20]
We are unable to find the alleged weaknesses in Lani's testimony that were pointed out in appellant's brief and that are alleged to affect its credibility. The fact that Lani was rendered unconscious when her father slapped her during the first rape incident on June 30, 1994 is not inconsistent with her statement that she suffered extreme pain because of the insertion of her father's penis into her vagina. The pain would not necessarily disappear instantaneously after the rape was already consummated. Also, the fact that the accused did not kiss the lips or neck, nor touch the breasts of Lani before mounting her does not rule out forcible sexual assault. The supposed gestures in the "usual fashion" preceding sexual congress are preliminary acts of love-making that are not expected to accompany forcible assault, where the accused is only bent on merely satisfying his bestial and lustful desires.
The fact that the rapes were carried out unnoticed by the brothers and sister of Lani does not make the occurrences unbelievable. Liezel who was sleeping with Lani in the early morning of June 30, 1994, was in deep slumber, and Lani was unconscious after being slapped very strongly on the face. During the rape incident on July 25, 1994, her brothers and sister were in the sala. The third rape that occurred on August 28, 1994 was witnessed by Liezel, who testified in court to corroborate her sister Lani's version of the incident.
The suggestion that the findings in the medical examination were due to Lani's relationship with her boyfriend is a conjecture that is not borne out by the evidence. Even the accused admitted that he did not know of Lani's suitor Lomo Lupanay before he was detained.[21]
The contention that Lani's answers were rehearsed is not substantiated. The allegation is not borne out by an examination of her responses to the questions propounded to her. We are unable to see how the fact that the three rape incidents transpired in the same place at about the same time and that the sexual assault was carried out in more or less "similar fashion" as observed by the trial court, would make Lani's testimony fabricated nor her accusations improbable.
The defense of alibi is self-serving and uncorroborated. Even the wife of the accused, who refused to believe Lani's accusations, and who was supposed to be with the accused during the occurrence of the incidents in question, was not presented as witness. Moreover, alibi cannot prevail in view of the positive identification of the accused by Lani, and the absence of proof that it was physically impossible for him to be at the scene of the rape incidents at the time of their occurrence.
In view of all foregoing, we sustain the trial court's finding of conviction based principally on the testimony of the complainant Lani. We have no basis in the evidence to rule otherwise.
Lani Sugano was born on November 26, 1979. She was only fifteen years old when she was abused by her father.[22] Incestuous rape is defined and penalized in Article 335 of the Revised Penal Code as amended by R. A. No. 7659,[23] which provides that the death penalty shall be imposed if the crime of rape is committed with any of the following attendant circumstances:
"1. When the victim is under eighteen (18) years of age and the offender is a parent, ascendant, step-parent, guardian, relative by consanguinity or affinity with the third civil degree, or the common-law spouse of the parent of the victim."
With respect to the sufficiency of the allegations for qualified rape, it is believed that the two informations which both state that the offense is committed with the "aggravating circumstance of insult or in disregard of the respect (due the offended party) on account of the fact that the accused is the father of the complainant" properly plead the special circumstance of relationship of father and daughter that would enable "a person of common understanding[24]" to know what offense is intended to be charged. True, informations could have stated simply that the crime was attended by the special qualifying circumstance of the victim's relationship with the culprit but the accused could not have been misled by the wording of the informations. A person of ordinary intelligence could not plead with logic that he had no notice that he is being charged with the repeated rape of his fifteen year -old daughter. Moreover, the informations not only stated the twin qualifying circumstances of relationship between the rapist and the victim, i.e, the accused is the father of the complainant, and the victim's age, i.e., 15 years old; they also expressly mentioned that the charges are in violation of Article 335 of the Revised Penal Code in relation to paragraph 3 Article 14 of the same code as amended by R. A. 7659.
Four members of the Court- although maintaining adherence to the separate opinions expressed in People vs. Echegaray (267 SCRA 682) that R. A. No. 7659, insofar as it prescribes the death penalty, is unconstitutional- nevertheless submit to the ruling of the Court, by a majority vote, that the law is constitutional and that the death penalty should accordingly be imposed.
With respect to the monetary liability of the accused-appellant, in addition to the amount of P50,000.00 awarded by the court a quo which is in accordance with the amount currently fixed for moral damages for rape, the accused should pay P75,000.00 as indemnity ex delicto for each count of incestuous rape, pursuant to prevailing jurisprudence.[25]
WHEREFORE, the conviction of accused-appellant is hereby AFFIRMED in Criminal Cases Nos. 94-1061; 94-1062 and 94-1063, sentencing him to the supreme penalty of death, with the modification that the complainant shall be awarded in addition to moral damages, civil indemnity ex delicto in the amount of P75,000.00 for each count of rape.
In accordance with Section 25 of R. A. No. 7659, amending Article 83 of the Revised Penal Code, upon finality of this decision, let the records of this case be forthwith forwarded to the Office of the President for possible exercise of the pardoning power.
Davide, Jr., C.J., Romero, Bellosillo, Melo, Puno, Vitug, Kapunan, Mendoza, Panganiban, Quisumbing, Purisima, Pardo, Buena, Gonzaga-Reyes, and Ynares-Santiago, JJ., concur.
[1] Rollo, p. 8.
[4] Rollo, pp. 150-155.
[6] Rollo, pp. 54-55.
[7] People vs. Villorente, 210 SCRA 647; People vs. Soliao, 194 SCRA 250.
[8] People vs. Godoy, 250 SCRA 678.
[9] Tsn, March 1, 1995, pp. 6-10.
[10] Tsn, March 13, 1995, pp. 23-25, pp. 48-50.
[11] Tsn, March 1, 1995, pp. 11-13; March 13, 1995, pp. 26-32.
[12] Tsn, March 1, 1995, pp. 14-15.
[13] Tsn, March 15, 1995, pp. 5-9; pp. 13-14; 24-27.
[14] Tsn, May 2, 1995.
[15] Tsn, March 14, 1995, at pp. 29-33.
[16] Tsn, December 7, 1995, p. 33; pp. 42-44.
[17] At pp. 14-18, ibid.
[19] People vs. Tismo, 204 SCRA 535; People vs. Adora, 275 SCRA 441.
[20] People vs. Erardo, 127 SCRA 250; People vs. Tabao, 240 SCRA 758.
[21] Tsn, December 7, 1995, p. 25; p. 38.
[22] Exh. A, p. 73; OR, Exh. B-2, p. 74 OR; Tsn, December 7, 1997 .p 8.
[23] R. A. 8353, otherwise known as the Anti-Rape Law of 1997, took effect only on October 22, 1997.
[24] Section 9, Rule 110.
[25] People vs. Mengote, G. R. No. L-130491, prom. March 25, 1999; People vs. Mahinay, G.R. No. 122485, prom. February 1, 1999.


I ran across an article about the Selfridge watch given to the English racer several years ago.
I'm having trouble posting multiple photos.
No need to post photos taken during the first or second world flight attempts. We know she had a leather-banded watch that disappeared with her. What we need are photos dating from 1928/1932. That's the watch that is reportedly in the museum in Oklahoma City. So far I have only found the one photo taken in 1934. In all of the 1928 and 1932 photos she's wearing flight suits or jackets that cover her wrists.
I'd think there would be some value in seeing, for example, that AE had to use the last hole to fasten her watchstrap, indicating that her wrist was smaller than average. I'll keep looking for some early photos wearing a watch.
No luck finding a leather strap wristwatch thus far,...have found a few bare arm photos in which Earhart wears her Elephant bracelet. Interesting to see where the bracelet rides on her arm when in a raised position. It seems the bracelet was a bit large for her, as in the photos thus far, it appears to ride mid-arm. Could the bracelet help determine arm circumference at that point?
Could the bracelet help determine arm circumference at that point?


Today's topics include Trustwave improving its Secure Email Gateway to reduce email threats, and Hyatt launching a public bug bounty program.
Trustwave announced the latest iteration of its email security platform on Jan. 10 with the unveiling of Secure Email Gateway 8.2.
Among the highlights in the new release is support for the Microsoft Azure Rights Management System, which is used to protect against data loss and unauthorized access. Trustwave is also integrating a dedicated business email compromise engine into SEG 8.2 to help organizations limit the risk of email fraud.
According to Jenny Chen, senior product manager at Trustwave, "Trustwave SEG is a gateway software product that can be deployed with any internal company email system. SEG provides an organization with a layered security solution to manage email content; fight advanced threats such as phishing, ransomware and business email compromise; curb spam; and transparently enforce email Acceptable Use Policy and any other regulatory compliance requirements."
Hyatt announced on Jan. 9 that it is launching a public bug bounty program managed by HackerOne to improve the security of its operations. A bug bounty program is an effort where security researchers are rewarded for identifying and responsibly disclosing software vulnerabilities.
This launch follows the disclosure of a vulnerability in rival hotel operator Marriott's Starwood chain, which exposed personal data on approximately 383 million individuals. While Hyatt officially launched its public bug bounty program on Jan. 9, it had been running a private invitation-only program on HackerOne for several months in late 2018.
By going public, Hyatt is enabling anyone who registers on HackerOne to participate in the effort to identify flaws.