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With all its blood and dismembered appendages, Sweeney is not for the squeamish. Only slightly easier to stomach is the play's moralistic, class-conscious, intellectual baggage--Sweeney is probably the only musical that doesn't allow its singers to smile. Still Sweeney Todd is worth seeing for the shear power of its performances...
...problems," she says. She uses amethyst, rose and blue quartz, and even black onyx and obsidian. One of her satisfied customers is Annette Manders, who wields a crystal wand that Lucia gave her. "I healed a fungus under my toenail with my wand," says Manders, "and I had a stomach problem that doesn't bother me anymore. The energy is subtle. It's not like you're being zapped...
Ethanol has a harmful effect on nearly every organ in the body. Chronic heavy drinking increases the risk of myocardial disease and high blood pressure. Alcohol eats away at the stomach and intestines, causing bleeding in some drinkers. Alcoholic males may experience shrunken testes, reduced testosterone levels, and even impotence. Sustained drinking sometimes disrupts women's menstrual cycles and can render them infertile. Among expectant mothers, drinking can produce birth defects and is a major cause of mental retardation in American children. Even the immune system's efficiency is reduced by alcohol. Studies are under way to determine whether heavy...
...participant. "But nobody wanted to get mowed down first." Finally California Democratic Congressman Leon Panetta last week presented a proposal that included a three-month freeze on COLAs for all Government pensions and Social Security recipients. Though Senate Republicans liked the idea, their Democratic colleagues balked. "There was no stomach among Democrats for cutting Social Security," said an aide. "The view was 'It looks easy, but it's bad policy and bad politics...
...Sullivan was running late. He flashed the two-minute sign offscreen. Sixty seconds later he held up one finger. Mason, on a roll, furiously responded, "Here's a finger for you!" Next morning the stone-faced master of ceremonies informed the press that he was "sick to my stomach" about Mason's on-camera crudities and canceled the comedian's $45,000 contract. An out-of-court settlement got Jackie back on the show but could not restore his reputation. Says Mason: "All of a sudden people started to think I was some kind of sick maniac. It took...