Word: flints
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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When the British band the Prodigy played Irving Plaza in New York City this month, something extraordinary happened. Yes, the performance had punk-rock vigor; Keith Flint, the singer-dancer with the shock-rock hairdo, made Halloween faces at the crowd, emcee Maxim did some barechested stage strutting, and band mastermind Liam Howlett coolly orchestrated the show from behind his banks of keyboards. But from the first note, the sweaty, expectant crowd, which had seen the band pushed on MTV for months, began to dance. There's no dancing at alternative-rock shows--people merely mosh, which is as close...
...long-awaited CD is supposed to convert the electro doubters. Says James Lavelle, head of England's influential Mo'Wax Records: "[The Prodigy] is one of those bands that do everything right: the right records, the right videos, it looks right, it does the show right." Says band member Flint: "We're not trying to be faceless and thinking that makes us interesting. We're up-front. We're saying, 'Look, if you're going to come out and see us, we're going to rock...
...issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association said the Knoll Pharmaceutical Company attempted to discredit and keep from public view a University of California study that found Synthroid, the firm's flagship thyroid medication, no more effective than the generic competition. Although Synthroid's prior manufacturer, Flint Laboratories, commissioned the study, Knoll reportedly threatened author Betty Dong with legal action after she tried to publish it in 1995. The company denied engaging in intimidation and said the study should not be published because it contained numerous flaws. "It did not meet the requirements of a valid study, which...
...provided for members. Some unions are exploring ways to put a greater percentage of their premiums into care. The United Automobile Workers and General Motors have launched pilot projects to work with hospitals and doctor groups to bring down the proportion of premium dollars going to administrative costs. In Flint, Michigan, they got hospitals to eliminate 450 unneeded beds so that more money from HMOs will go to care for patients in the beds that will be kept...
...historic aircraft, will make 30 stops in 20 countries during her 2 1/2 month trip, including Egypt, Greece, Pakistan and Australia. While the plane's cabin will remain unpressurized without oxygen tanks, technology will provide a safety margin to help prevent a duplication of Earhart's failed 1937 journey. Flint will use global positioning satellite technology to pinpoint her location, VHF radio communications to expedite landings and take-offs and an in-cabin computer to communicate via e-mail with school children following her flight on the Internet. Other than a slight detour over northern Africa to avoid political unrest...