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This is not your mother's feminism. Ensler is a self-confessed survivor of sexual and physical abuse by her father and of drugs and alcohol. Yet she does not think women should be stuck with the role of victim. Instead, The Vagina Monologues is a joyous, sometimes poignant and often hilarious exploration of women's conflicted feelings about their vaginas. The play--which has been known to propel women in the audience to their feet, whooping and stomping in recognition--has been performed from Antarctica to Zaire. It is currently playing in more than 25 countries and is almost...
Immediate annuities can provide substantially more current income than securities like government bonds. These days, a $100,000 joint-and-survivor-annuity premium generates about $7,300 in annual income, compared with $5,400 for a $100,000, 30-year U.S. Treasury bond. Note, however, that with a bond, you get your $100,000 back; an annuity uses up the principal. Annuity income can vary widely, so it pays to get quotes from several insurers and scan websites like WebAnnuities.com An insurer's financial strength also matters; check the ratings from services such as Moody's or A.M. Best...
Both of these dangers, however, can be offset to a certain extent. Annuities can include survivor benefits, for example, and some annuities pay income pegged to inflation-indexed Treasury securities. In any case, experts advise retirees to put no more than one-third of their retirement money into annuities. The rest can be divided among growth vehicles, such as stocks and bonds, and liquid assets like money-market funds that can be drawn upon in emergencies...
...suspected terrorists and a Pakistani delegation gave Afghanistan's Taliban three days to hand over fugitive terrorist mastermind Osama bin Laden. This after a grim weekend of dimmed hopes in New York City as rescue workers at the World Trade Center site marked their fifth day without finding a survivor in the wreckage. Pentagon sources put the death toll there at 188, including the 64 passengers aboard American flight 77. Authorities there say rebuilding the Pentagon could take years...
...York, rescue workers continued their search for survivors in the rubble of what was once the World Trade Center. Amidst fading hopes of finding people alive in the wreckage, the rescue effort has faded into the grim task of recovering bodies and body parts. It has been five days since a survivor has been found. New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani urged everyone to prepare for the worst; by Monday 190 bodies had been recovered from World Trade Center ruins, 115 of whom had been identified. The number of missing stands...