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Miami Herald
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Miami Herald
Konpa star delivers energy, encouragement at ‘Sounds of Little Haiti.' Take a look
A month after igniting the crowd at Miami's Compas Festival, Haitian konpa star Richard Cave and his band KAI delivered another electrifying performance on Friday, June 20, at 'Sounds of Little Haiti.' The Purforce Group monthly celebration of Haitian culture, held every third Friday at Miami's Little Haiti Cultural Complex, drew scores of enthusiastic fans who danced and waved along to Cave's high-voltage performance, which featured popular hits, heartfelt tributes to Haiti and messages of affirmation for the local community increasingly feeling torn between violence in their homeland and immigration crackdowns in the United States. Despite the turnout, the crowd was notably smaller than usual. Some people there said it was due to the community's growing fears of Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids and deportations, which have led to many to shy away from attending public events. Here are some of the scenes from the evening:
Extra.ie
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Extra.ie
Nick Cave on Morrissey's ‘silly anti-woke screed'
Nick Cave has shared that he turned down a collaboration with Morrissey in 2024 because the former Smiths frontman wanted Cave to sing an 'unnecessarily provocative and slightly silly anti-woke screed'. On his Red Hand Files website, Cave replied to a fan asking if he had ever encountered Morrissey. 'I've never actually met Morrissey, which is probably why I like him. He is undeniably a complex and divisive figure, someone who takes more than a little pleasure in pissing people off,' read Cave's reply. Despite never having met the former Smiths member in person, Cave recalled a 'few pleasant email exchanges' he had with Morrissey in 2024. In his emails, Morrissey asked Cave to perform on a new song he had written. Cave said he would have been happy to collaborate with Morrissey but ultimately declined due to an overly political text. 'While the song he sent was quite lovely, it began with a lengthy and entirely irrelevant Greek bouzouki intro. 'It also seemed that he didn't want me to actually sing on the song but deliver, over the top of the bouzouki, an unnecessarily provocative and slightly silly anti-woke screed he had written,' explained Cave. What exactly Morrissey wanted Cave to say was not specified in Cave's blog post. The Bad Seeds' member said that 'Although I suppose I agreed with the sentiment on some level, it just wasn't my thing. I try to keep politics, cultural or otherwise, out of the music I am involved with. 'I find that it has a diminishing effect and is antithetical to whatever it is I am trying to achieve. So I politely declined,' Cave summed up. Morrissey's last album, I Am Not a Dog on a Chain , was released via BMG in 2020. His record Bonfire of Teenagers was set to be released in 2023 but has so far been shelved due to Morrissey's controversial statements in the last few years. In an interview with The Telegraph in 2024, the Smiths singer claims that no major London record label would release Bonfire of Teenagers as a result of Idiot Culture.
Yahoo
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Rock Icon Turned Down Collaborating With Controversial Goth Singer
Rock Icon Turned Down Collaborating With Controversial Goth Singer originally appeared on Parade. Nick Cave collaborating with would have been something special back in the 1980s. Even in 2025, it would have been huge, but Cave revealed that a partnership between these two underground rock icons was not meant to be. Cave first found success in the late 1970s by leading the post-punk band The Birthday Party. In the early 1980s, Cave formed Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, incorporating darker sounds and themes into their music, making them contemporaries of the goth movement of the time. A star of that movement was Morrissey, lyricist and frontman for the gothic rock band The Smiths. And these two nearly worked together on a song. 'I've never actually met Morrissey, which is probably why I like him,' wrote Cave in a recent edition of his newsletter, The Red Hand Files. Cave acknowledged Morrissey as 'undeniably a complex and divisive figure, someone who takes more than a little pleasure in pissing people off.' But Cave considers him 'probably the best lyricist of his generation — certainly the strangest, funniest, most sophisticated, and most subtle.' Nick revealed that through 'a few pleasant email exchanges,' Morrissey asked him to sing on a new song with a 'lengthy and entirely irrelevant Greek bouzouki intro.' 'It also seemed that he didn't want me to actually sing on the song,' wrote Nick, 'but deliver, over the top of the bouzouki, an unnecessarily provocative and slightly silly anti-woke screed he had written.' 'Although I suppose I agreed with the sentiment on some level, it just wasn't my thing. I try to keep politics, cultural or otherwise, out of the music I am involved with. I find that it has a diminishing effect and is antithetical to whatever it is I am trying to achieve. So...I politely declined. I said no.' In recent decades, the 66-year-old Morrissey has drawn ire over political views and statements. In 2019, he wore a pin in support of For Britain, a far-right political party, per The Guardian. He also has a history of inflammatory remarks about race, the #MeToo movement, and more, often leaving fans feeling 'betrayed.'Rock Icon Turned Down Collaborating With Controversial Goth Singer first appeared on Parade on Jun 17, 2025 This story was originally reported by Parade on Jun 17, 2025, where it first appeared.
Business Wire
12-06-2025
- Business
- Business Wire
Cave Consulting Group's (CCGroup) Midwest Health System Client Has Superior Performance Results for Knee/Hip Replacement Surgery
SAN MATEO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--'Using our extensive benchmarking database, CCGroup identifies a Midwest health system client as being in the upper performance tier for treating lower extremity joint replacements (LEJR) under the CMS Transforming Episode Accountability Model (TEAM),' stated Dr. Douglas G. Cave, President/CEO of CCGroup. 'The CCGroup-CMS Region LEJR bundle average is $20,500, while our client's average is $17,000 (or 17% more efficient),' stated Yuri Alexandrian, COO of CCGroup. He continued, 'Our health system client participated in the CMS Bundled Payments for Care Improvement (BPCI) initiative for knee/hip replacement. During this time, the health system implemented a new operating model where knee/hip replacement surgery moved from inpatient facility to outpatient facility and ambulatory surgery center (ASC) settings. Now, our client is mandated to participate in CMS TEAM bundles payment.' CCGroup determines LEJR TEAM bundle results using the CCGroup-CMS Innovator Project. 'The CCGroup-CMS Innovator Project is a Cloud/SaaS Subscription Model offering that has efficiency and quality results for most practicing specialists in the United States,' explained Dr. Cave. 'The CCGroup-CMS Region LEJR bundle average is $20,500, while our client's average is $17,000 (or 17% more efficient),' stated Yuri Alexandrian, COO of CCGroup. A main reason for bundle efficiency improvement is the significant movement from inpatient to outpatient facility for our client's LEJR bundles. For instance, the CCGroup-CMS Region average is 55 admissions per 100 LEJR bundles as compared to our client's average of 23 admissions per 100 LEJR bundles. 'This finding decreases our client's average inpatient cost to $3,300 per bundle as compared to the peer group's average of $8,300 per bundle (or 60% less),' explained Mr. Alexandrian. Dr. Cave mentioned, 'Inpatient facility reduction is only half the battle to achieving a high performance bundle rating. A health system also needs to reduce adverse events as measured by unplanned hospital readmissions and the CMS patient safety and adverse events (PSAE) composite. Our client's PSAE composite is 30% of all LEJR bundles, while the CCGroup-CMS Region PSAE composite is 19% (both are higher than expected). The key adverse event category is complications directly related to surgery. Our client understands the need to address ASC quality improvement.' Moreover, during the 30-day follow-up period, health systems must address the appropriate post-acute care level of rehabilitation facility and home health care (Rehab/HHC) services. Mr. Alexandrian defined, 'In many instances, we observe savings achieved from lower LEJR inpatient facility utilization that is mostly offset by overutilization of Rehab/HHC services. However, this is not the case for our client where the average Rehab/HHC amount is $775 per bundle as compared to the peer group of $1,200 per bundle (or 35% less).' CCGroup benchmark results show average Rehab/HHC per LEJR bundle varies from $450 to $3,100 – over a 6-fold difference. Future press releases will address CCGroup client-related results for CMS TEAM surgical hip femur fracture treatment, spinal fusion, coronary artery bypass graft, and major bowel procedure. About Cave Consulting Group, Inc. (CCGroup) Cave Consulting Group, Inc. is a software and consulting firm located in San Mateo, California. The company is focused on improving the efficiency (cost-of-care) and effectiveness (quality-of-care) of the healthcare delivery system. Senior management of CCGroup has assessed the performance of physicians and hospitals for over 33 years for health systems, provider groups, CINs, ACOs, health plans, HMOs, and TPAs.
Daily Record
05-06-2025
- Health
- Daily Record
Urgent contraception warning issued to 'skinny jab' users for one key reason
Weight-loss injections have become incredibly popular in the past year - but the government has warned that they can interact with contraception in new guidelines The government has issued a warning for women taking weight-loss injections and urged them to use effective contraception. A new notice from the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency said that one type of injection, Mounjaro, may reduce the effectiveness of oral contraceptives (the pill) in those who are overweight. Therefore, anyone taking Mounjaro who could get pregnant, should also use a non-oral form of contraception such as the implant, coil, or condoms. This is especially important for the four weeks after starting the injections and after any dose increase. The official government advice says: "Mounjaro may reduce the effectiveness of oral contraceptives in those who are overweight. Therefore, those taking Mounjaro who are overweight and are using an oral form of contraception are advised to also use a non-oral form of contraception. "This only applies to those taking Mounjaro and is especially important for the four weeks after starting Mounjaro and after any dose increase." Weight-loss drugs must also not be taken during pregnancy, while trying to get pregnant, or during breastfeeding. If you get pregnant while on the injections, you should speak with your healthcare provider and stop the medicine as soon as possible, the government advised. It explained: 'This is because there is not enough safety data to know whether taking the medicine could cause harm to the baby.' Dr Alison Cave, MHRA chief safety officer, said: 'Skinny jabs are medicines licensed to treat specific medical conditions and should not be used as aesthetic or cosmetic treatments. They are not a quick fix to lose weight and have not been assessed to be safe when used in this way.' The new guidance also reminded patients that weight-loss medications should not be bought from unregulated sellers such as beauty salons or via social media. This exposes people wanting to lose weight to 'serious health risks' and is against the law. Legitimate medicines will be provided in pre-filled injection pens - meaning that products supplied as a powder in vials that need to be mixed with a liquid before injection are not authorised. There have also been reports of fake pre-filled pens that appear similar to the licensed medication. The MHRA warned that while these may look genuine, they 'can also be dangerous', adding: 'The only way to guarantee you receive a genuine GLP-1 medicine is to obtain it from a legitimate pharmacy, including those trading online, with a prescription issued by a healthcare professional.' The guidelines also highlighted the importance of being able to recognise symptoms of acute pancreatitis - an uncommon complication that can develop. If you are on weight-loss injections and suddenly get severe pain in your abdomen and feel sick, you should seek immediate help. Dr Cave said: 'This guidance should not be used as a substitute to reading the patient information leaflet or having a conversation with a healthcare professional as part of the prescribing process.' If you are taking a GLP-1 medicine and are set to undergo a surgical procedure, you should inform your healthcare team. This is because the medicine slows the emptying of your stomach, which increases the risk that stomach contents could enter into your airway and lungs during surgery.
