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Reviving a South African Musical That Once Promised So Much – New York Times

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The resuscitation of King Kong is the work of Eric Abraham, a South African-born, London-based producer of theater and film (Kolya, Ida) who encountered the music by chance in the mid-1990s, and immediately decided to pursue the project for the Fugard Theater, which he founded.

Somewhere I had heard about the myth of King Kong the musical, and it just resonated, Mr. Abraham said in an interview at his west London home. The making of King Kong reflected a kind of utopia in the midst of an utterly fragmented society. Having grown up in that society, this appealed strongly to me.

King Kong is set in Johannesburgs Sophiatown neighborhood, until its demolition in 1955 a multiracial cultural hub that bred a generation of writers and musicians. It tells the true story of a famous boxer, Ezekiel Dlamini, nicknamed King Kong for his size and strength, whose downfall (caused partly by his jealousy over his girlfriend, Joyce, the owner of an informal nightclub) and untimely death provided, for many, a parable of lost chances and thwarted lives in apartheid South Africa.

Mr. Abraham had some experience of that himself. Working as a journalist in his early 20s, he was targeted by the South African secret service for reporting on police atrocities and torture, placed under house arrest, and eventually smuggled across the border to Botswana in 1977. For a long time he retained an ambivalent connection to his home country, but by the time he heard the King Kong music, he was actively looking for South African projects.

His path to a revival needed the kind of tenacity that Mr. Abraham has plenty of. (An attempt at a revival in 1979 folded after two shows.) I like a challenge, he said. And who can resist Todd Matshikizas music and Pat Williamss lyrics?

Ms. Williams was 23 and a journalist for Johannesburgs Rand Daily Mail newspaper when she was asked to write the lyrics for King Kong by her friends Clive and Irene Menell, who against all social strictures were friendly with Todd Matshikiza and his wife, Esme. Without their financial and practical support (among other things, Mr. Menell wrote the story line), Ms. Williams wrote in her recent memoir, King Kong Our Knot of Time & Music, the musical would never have happened.

Ms. Williams, who moved to London in 1960, said in a telephone interview from Cape Town that she was delighted when Mr. Abraham approached her about the rights to the lyrics. But he had a longer road to travel with the widow and heirs of Matshikiza, who died in 1968, and of Harry Bloom, the author of the book (a credit Ms. Williams gently disputes in her memoir).

It was a long, hard journey because there were lots of differences of opinion, said Esme Matshikiza in a telephone interview from Cape Town. But we got over them. Now I am very excited to see the show.

By 2011, Mr. Abraham had secured the rights and begun the search for a director. He would, he said, have liked to find a black South African director, but after several unsuccessful forays, he approached Jonathan Munby, an English director with whom he had collaborated previously.

I was completely seduced by the score and songs, but I had great reservations about the book, which felt outdated and thin, Mr. Munby said in a telephone interview from the Fugard Theater, two days before the premiere. I felt it had to be rewritten and reimagined, to tap into an emotional center, in order to survive in the 21st century.

Mr. Abraham called on William Nicholson, the Oscar-nominated screenwriter, who noted in an interview that he had worked on South African material before, in scripts for Sarafina! and Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom.

The key was to dramatize pivotal moments that werent shown onstage in the 1959 production, he explained.

They had strong singers and dancers, but not actors, he said. Times have changed, so I said, Ill rebuild the story while keeping the songs and big moments from the original.

Mr. Nicholson also added new characters, composed lyrics for additional songs (with new music, based on Matshikizas compositions, written by Charl-Johan Lingenfelder) and wrote in boxing matches for the choreographer Gregory Maqoma to flesh out. It may be a tragedy, but its an absolute blast, Mr. Nicholson said gleefully. A critic for the Cape Times praised the shows stellar staging and called it a worthy successor to the original.

After initial doubts whether he, as a white European, was the right choice, Mr. Munby said he came to feel that being an outsider was also an advantage. Ive had to do a lot of listening and research, and a lot of empowering the cast to bring their South African-ness into the show, he said, adding that his associate director, Mdu Kweyama, was South African.

Asked if he had faced resistance from the cast, led by Andile Gumbi and Nondumiso Tembe, he laughed. Early on, absolutely, he said. Deep suspicion. I have had to win their trust. Now we have a show that everyone feels ownership of.

Ms. Tembe said that she had never questioned Mr. Abrahams choice of Mr. Munby as director. We the cast are black, ensuring every day that the integrity of historical accuracy and cultural authenticity is there, she said.

Despite the differences between the South Africa of 1959 and today, Mr. Abraham said he felt King Kong remained a universal morality tale in a post-truth, post-shame, politically fragmented society. He reflected briefly and smiled. Its also great fun.

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Oceania Healthcare Limited (NZSE:OCA) ERP5 A Look at Valuation – Concord Register

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Oceania Healthcare Limited (NZSE:OCA) has an ERP5 rank of9777. The ERP5 Rank is an investment tool that analysts use to discover undervalued companies. It looks at the stocks Price to Book ratio, Earnings Yield, ROIC and 5 year average ROIC. The lower the rank, the more undervalued a company is considered to be.

Many investors rely on technical analysis when making market decisions. Technical analysis enables investors to examine previous market activity to try and predict future stock price movement. Stock prices often move in trends that can be observed. A trend may remain in place until a specific technical line is breached. Many traders will develop strategies based on defined trends. Some investors will develop opposite strategies that tend to go against the trend. Many technical chart watchers are interested in finding patterns that may repeat in the future. Repetitive price movements have been studied for a long time. Investors may choose to develop highly complex systems for trading equities, while others may choose to follow simple trend lines to identify entry and exit points. Mastering the art of technical analysis may take a long time. Developing technical skills may be a very useful tool for the investor to add to the kit.

Q.i. Value

The Q.i. Value of Oceania Healthcare Limited (NZSE:OCA) is 52. The Q.i. Value is another helpful tool in determining if a company is undervalued or not. The Q.i. Value is calculated using the following ratios: EBITDA Yield, Earnings Yield, FCF Yield, and Liquidity. The lower the Q.i. value, the more undervalued the company is thought to be.

The EBITDA Yield is a great way to determine a companys profitability. This number is calculated by dividing a companys earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization by the companys enterprise value. Enterprise Value is calculated by taking the market capitalization plus debt, minority interest and preferred shares, minus total cash and cash equivalents. The EBITDA Yield for Oceania Healthcare Limited (NZSE:OCA) is 0.031261.

The Earnings to Price yield of Oceania Healthcare Limited (NZSE:OCA) is 0.071404. This is calculated by taking the earnings per share and dividing it by the last closing share price. This is one of the most popular methods investors use to evaluate a companys financial performance. Earnings Yield is calculated by taking the operating income or earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) and dividing it by the Enterprise Value of the company. The Earnings Yield for Oceania Healthcare Limited NZSE:OCA is 0.020331. Earnings Yield helps investors measure the return on investment for a given company. Similarly, the Earnings Yield Five Year Average is the five year average operating income or EBIT divided by the current enterprise value. The Earnings Yield Five Year average for Oceania Healthcare Limited is 0.021317.

FCF Yield 5yr Avg

The FCF Yield 5yr Average is calculated by taking the five year average free cash flow of a company, and dividing it by the current enterprise value. Enterprise Value is calculated by taking the market capitalization plus debt, minority interest and preferred shares, minus total cash and cash equivalents. The average FCF of a company is determined by looking at the cash generated by operations of the company. The Free Cash Flow Yield 5 Year Average of Oceania Healthcare Limited (NZSE:OCA) is 0.018565.

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Carol enters quarterfinals – Saipan Tribune

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World-ranked Carol Lee had another easy win in the 2017 Oceania Closed Junior Championships yesterday at the Regional Training Center in Lautoka, Fiji.

Lee swept Elys Saguil-Ventura of Australia, 6-3, 6-0, in the second round match in the girls singles event of the B2 tournament. Lee also came from a two-set victory (similar scores) in her opening game against Saguil-Venturas compatriot Grace Schumacher last Monday to move to Round 2. Saguil-Ventura, on the other hand, edged Tahitis Naia Guitton to earn the right to face Lee in the next round.

With the world No. 239 Lee cutting Saguil-Venturas stint in the ITF Juniors competition short, the CNMI player arranged a quarterfinal showdown against a familiar foe in Australias Megan Smith. Lee and Smith will meet for the third time today after splitting their first two duels. The Commonwealth bet outclassed the Queensland native, 4-6, 6-3, 10-2, in the finals of the consolation draw of the 14/U Australian Championships two years ago. Smith then settled the score in the same tournament (team event) when she also slipped past Lee in the first singles match, 5-4 (5), 3-5, 7-10.

Regardless of the results of Lees third collision with Smith, the 15-year-old player has already surpassed her performance in the Oceania Closed last year. Lee only won one match in the 2016 edition of the tournament in Fiji, beating Australias Monique Belovukovic of Australia, 6-0, 6-2, before losing to Mikaela Haet, also of Australia, in the Round of 16, 5-7, 1-6.

The CNMI junior player has also improved her results in the doubles after she and Australias Oleksandra Kalachova prevailed against the latters compatriot Isabella Bozicevic and Helena Spiridis in their first round match yesterday, 6-2, 6-3. Last year, Lee teamed up with Palaus Ayana Rengiil and they bowed to Ella Husrefovic and Jessica Zaviacic in the opening round, 5-7, 4-6.

With the victory this time, Lee and Kalachova gained a spot in the quarterfinals and incidentally they will challenge Smith and Roopa Bains for a seat in the semifinals. Bains and Smith advanced to the Round of 3 following a 6-1, 7-5 win over the CNMIs Isabel Heras and Australias Milan Krish.

Heras is done in the doubles, but will still play in the singles event. She is in the plate after losing her opener in the main draw and will battle Australias Joy Andreou today.

Robbie Schorr, the third Commonwealth player entered in the tournament, is in the plate, too of the boys singles play and will square off against Vanuatus Marlin Hannam.

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Durban mercenary involved in Seychelles coup dies before book about his life is published – News24

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Tania Broughton, News24 Correspondent

Durban - The day a book about his life was sent to the printers, legendary Durban photographer Peter Duffy died.

Once a mercenary - who spent time in jail for his role in the failed 1981 Seychelles coup - his death while sitting on a bench outside a Durban shopping centre last week, could be considered somewhat of an anti-climax.

Before Duffy's death of a presumed heart attack, he had become a recluse - estranged from many, including his friend of more than 30 years, author and journalist Graham Linscott.

Linscott wrote the book Ricochets, the Life of mercenary soldier Peter Duffy after a series of interviews which took place in Linscott's home where Duffy was recuperating after a hip operation.

Duffy claimed he couldn't handle the stairs at his own home. True to Duffy's secretive style, no-one knew exactly where the house was, let alone had been there.

After signing a contract and co-operating with Linscott, he walked out of his house one day and said he wanted nothing more to do with the project.

"We didn't speak for three years. People said I should apologise to him. But there was nothing to apologise for. I didn't know what I had done wrong, if anything," Linscott said.

"But he was aware that the book was going to published and somehow got an advanced copy of it. I am told he showed it to several people who all told him he should be delighted with it. But now I will never know."

'Romp'

Linscott describes the book as a "romp" and not a serious book.

Because while it deals with some serious topics, it is told very much in Duffy's humorous and mischievous style.

"Linscott is the only man who understands my sense of humour," he used to say.

In the foreword, Linscott describes Duffy, who was born in Scotland into relative wealth, as an eccentric adventurer.

His was a coffee planter in Tanganyika, took up karate in Japan, acted as a film stunt man, and served as mercenary in the Congo, invading the Seychelles Islands and hijacking a plane to escape.

When he wanted a "quieter life" he took up news photography, working mainly for the Daily News and Sunday Tribune in Durban.

He loved eating out and cooking. In his later years he would be known to pitch up friend's houses armed with ingredients. Sometimes he would stay for weeks.

'Inner circle'

Up to his death, an "inner circle", including some of Durban's top restaurateurs remained loyal to him.

In a tribute posted on Facebook, former colleague Yogin Devan wrote: "I first met Peter Duffy when I joined the Sunday Tribune in 1980. Not too long thereafter he became involved in the hijacking saga.

"When he returned to the Tribune after serving his jail sentence, I worked with Duffy regularly. Some journalists frowned upon his antics as a mercenary and hijacker and gave him a wide berth.

"I preferred going on out-of-town assignments with Duffy - the boredom of long trips disappeared as he regaled me with stories about all his adventures.

"I also decided that Duffy could be handy when interviews became tricky - he had a black belt in karate.

"Duffy and I went on several exciting and dangerous missions into the then Transkei and Ciskei - and once got caught in the violence following a coup in Bisho.

"Duffy was most knowledgeable about gourmet cooking and alcoholic beverages. He bragged about cooking a good few last suppers when he was in Pretoria Central Prison. He recalled that one condemned prisoner's last meal request was scrambled eggs. Duffy was also a connoisseur of cocktails."

'What a read...'

Devan said in October 2016, he arranged a cordial meeting in Mumbai between Duffy and Captain Umesh Saxena, the pilot of the Air India plane that Duffy and his fellow mercenaries had hijacked.

"They shared their versions of the episode over beers and a meal. I once read through the manuscripts of his life story. What a read

"When I broke the news of Duffy's death to Capt Saxena this [Saturday] morning, he was shocked and saddened."

Ricochets will be officially launched on August 17 at Adams in Musgrave Centre, Durban.

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Seafood festival with Caribbean accent comes to town – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

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Seven Caribbean restaurants will bring a variety of island specialties to the Pittsburgh Caribbean Seafood Fess from 1 to 9 p.m. Sunday at the Rhododendron Shelter in Highland Park.

Organizer Steve Miller, who has hosted past Jamaican events for family and friends, decided to expand both his focus and his audience. This event will feature food from all Caribbean islands rather than only Jamaica, and the public is invited.

Participating restaurants includeLintons Caribbean Grille of McKeesport, Leons Caribbean Restaurant of Allentown, Fireside Caribbean Restaurant and Royal Caribbeanboth of Wilkinsburg. Mr. Miller said the menu will feature a variety of seafood dishes including crab legs, shrimp, red snapper, conch, oysters, soups and bisques, shrimp tacos and seafood salad.

Other attractions will include a live reggae band and childrens activities including clowns, a bounce house, face-painting, balloons and magic tricks.

Mr. Miller is expecting about 350 people to attend.

Pittsburgh has been going through a transformation in the last 15 years, he said. Different nationalities are coming into town, so I decided the timing was right to bring more attention to the areas Caribbean population.

Mr. Miller had heard of Caribbean festivals in other United States cities. He added that while rib fests are held in the Pittsburgh area, he has never heard about a seafood fest.

He decided seafood would be a good way to showcase the island nations because each island prepares its seafood differently, using varying seasonings.

Festival admission is free. For information, go to facebook.com and search for Pittsburgh Caribbean Seafood Fess.

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Air France adds Caribbean route from Atlanta – USA TODAY

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An Air France Airbus A320 departs Toulouse, France, on Nov. 24, 2016.(Photo: Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren, special for USA TODAY)

Air France will add a new route from the United States to the French Caribbean island of Guadeloupe.

Air France will launch the service on Nov. 21, operating two flights a week on 170-seat Airbus A320 jets. Guadeloupe-bound flights will depart Atlanta each Wednesday and Sunday. The return flights leave Guadeloupe on Tuesdays and Saturdays.

Air France will be the only airline flying non-stop on the route.

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A close partner of Delta, Air France says Guadeloupe passengers will be able to connect to or from more than 60 U.S. and Canadian destinations via Delta, which operates its largest hub in Atlanta. In the other direction, Air Frances Atlanta passengers will be able to connect via Guadeloupe to Martinique another French Caribbean island or to Cayenne in the French territory of French Guiana in South America (Wednesdays only).

For Air France, Atlanta becomes its second U.S. city with service to the Caribbean. The carrier already flies from Miami to Guadeloupe and to the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince.

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Tropical systems to unleash torrential downpours in northern Caribbean – AccuWeather.com

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Downpours will push westward across the northern islands of the Caribbean Sea, while a second tropical system, dubbed 99L, may develop and approach the United States next week.

Unsettled weather, similar to a tropical depression or a weak tropical storm, will affect areas from Puerto Rico to Hispaniola and the Bahamas into midweek. However, this system is likely to remain poorly organized as it moves westward through Wednesday.

These islands will experience a pulse of drenching showers and locally gusty thunderstorms over a 12- to 36-hour period.

The showers and thunderstorms may postpone some activities such as a day at the beach or boating adventures. However, on a more serious note, some communities may be hit with torrential rainfall and life-threatening flash flooding.

Flooding rainfall and road closures occurred across the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands from late Monday to Monday night. Homes and businesses sustained major damage in some communities.

Torrential rain unleashed dangerous flash flooding on the island of Tortola, British Virgin Islands, on Monday evening, Aug. 7, 2017. (Photo/Mahde Said)

Beyond Wednesday, some of this moisture may feed into the general pattern of showers and thunderstorms and enhance rainfall and gusty storms along the southeastern coast of the United States.

On occasion, features such as this can transform into a potent tropical system. However, this risk is very low at this time.

99L may develop, become a concern for US

A more organized batch of showers and thunderstorms, referred to as 99L, was located hundreds of miles farther east over the Central Atlantic.

When batches of thunderstorms in the Atlantic Ocean have the potential to become a tropical depression or storm, they are given a number between 90 and 99. The "L" designation refers to a system under investigation in the Atlantic.

"We noticed an uptick in thunderstorms and some spin to the cloud cover on Monday," according to AccuWeather Hurricane Expert Dan Kottlowski.

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"However, 99L will be moving into a zone of dry air and strong wind shear over the next couple of days," Kottlowski said.

Wind shear is the changing of speed and direction of winds at different layers of the atmosphere. Strong wind shear can prevent tropical development or diminish the intensity of tropical storms and hurricanes.

While 99L could become a tropical depression at any time, rapid strengthening seems unlikely in the short term as the system became more disorganized again on Tuesday.

It is likely that 99L will take a general path just northeast of the Leeward Islands later this week.

"Should 99L survive the dry air and wind shear, it could strengthen near or just northeast of the Bahamas this weekend," Kottlowski said.

The next name on the list of Atlantic tropical storms is Gert.

An arm of showers and thunderstorms associated with 99L can extend southward in parts of the Leeward Islands later Thursday and Friday.

How extensive the rainfall is will depend on the exact track of the system.

In the long range, if the system develops, then it could be drawn close to the Atlantic coast of the U.S. next week. Interests in the Bahamas and along the U.S. Atlantic coast should monitor the progress of 99L.

Hundreds of miles farther west, Franklin will inundate Mexico with flooding and mudslides over the span of a few days this week. Franklin may become the first hurricane of the 2017 Atlantic season.

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Aruba Hosts Caribbean’s Largest Vow Renewal – PR Newswire (press release)

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"Aruba is a culturally-rich destination, beloved as one of the world's top beach destinations for weddings and honeymoons," said Ronella Tjin Asjoe-Croes, CEO of Aruba Tourism Authority (ATA). "It felt truly special to showcase our island's defining qualities during this unprecedented ceremony while sharing Aruba's love and happiness with loyal and first-time visitors alike."

Among the 320+ participants were travel influencers and celebrity couples including Tamra and Eddie Judge, famously known from Bravo TV's "The Real Housewives of Orange County."

"Aruba is simply beautiful. It meant everything for Eddie and I to be able to 'renew our I Do's' in such a picturesque setting, in the company of our family," said Tamra Judge. "Cheers to a lifetime of love and adventure, from the One happyisland!"

The event's romantic dcor and chic ambiance were inspired by real on-island weddings, and featured elegant white linen with pops of vibrant Caribbean colors. Couples relished in the opportunity to celebrate their love on the world's No. 3 beach while enjoying champagne, hors d'oeuvres, local music and Carnival-like festivities.

Aruba's complimentary vow renewal ceremony occurred Tuesday, Aug. 8, from 5:30-7:30 pm on Eagle Beach. For more details: http://www.aruba.com/arubaido.

About Aruba As one of the most revisited destinations in the Caribbean, Aruba One happy island is an island of contradictions, where pristine turquoise waters collide against the desert-like terrain of the north shore; where peace and relaxation coexist with wild and rugged adventures; where Dutch influence meets American ease and where a diverse history parallels a bright future. Nestled in the southern Caribbean outside the fringes of the hurricane belt, the island is just a two-and-a-half-hour flight from Miami, a four-hour flight from New York City and boasts year-round cooling trade winds with an average 82-degree temperature. Aruba offers beach-lovers, adrenaline junkies, relaxation-seekers and everyone in between a slice of paradise with breathtaking beaches, a booming culinary scene of over 300 restaurants with 25+ located ideally on the water, world-famous festivals and events, exciting land and water activities, art galleries and museums, sumptuous spas, championship golf, exclusive shopping and signature experiences such as cooling off in Conchi, Aruba's natural pool accessible only by foot or off-road vehicle. With all-inclusive options, boutique properties in charming Eagle Beach, high-rise branded resorts in Palm Beach and cosmopolitan city hotels in Oranjestad, the island of contradictions provides the perfect getaway for both first-time guests and loyal visitors.

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Sak Pase! Rihanna’s Thick New Bod Shuts Down Caribbean Carnival – Wetpaint

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Caribbean and South American carnivals take place throughout several islands and within heavily caribbean-populated cities all over the world.

The elaborate street festivals celebrate the unique beauty, culture and pride of islands such as Jamaica, Trinidad & Tobago and more, with Barbadoss own Rihanna shutting down her hometowns festival for several years running now.

This time around, the beautys crop over costume and thicker physique were the talk of the net, with even ex Chris Brown not being able to help himself but drop a few big-eyed emojis on his exs photos.

Check out Riri embracing her Caribbean roots in stunning fashion above.

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Caribbean and South American carnivals take place throughout several islands and within heavily caribbean-populated cities all over the world.

The elaborate street festivals celebrate the unique beauty, culture and pride of islands such as Jamaica, Trinidad & Tobago and more, with Barbadoss own Rihanna shutting down her hometowns festival for several years running now.

This time around, the beautys crop over costume and thicker physique were the talk of the net, with even ex Chris Brown not being able to help himself but drop a few big-eyed emojis on his exs photos.

Check out Riri embracing her Caribbean roots in stunning fashion above.

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