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According to new data from the Pew Research Center, more and more women are choosing not to have kids in their lifetime.
"The figures show that among all women ages 40-44, about 18 percent, or 1.9 million, were childless in 2008. That's up from 10 percent, or nearly 580,000 in 1976."
"Broken down by race, roughly 20 percent of white women are childless, compared with 17 percent of blacks and of Hispanics and 16 percent of Asians. Still that gap has been narrowing: Since 1994, childlessness for blacks and Hispanics has grown by 30 percent, about three times the rate for whites."
The study offers a variety of reasons for more women choosing never to have kids, including:
The most interesting quote to for me out of the whole story is this:
"Social pressure to bear children appears to have diminished for women and that today, the decision to have a child is seen as an individual choice," according to the report by Pew researchers Gretchen Livingston and D'Vera Cohn.
I'm not sure if it's because I grew up in the South or because it was true for all the girls in my generation, but I feel like the prevailing message when I was little was that having babies was an important role for women and to choose not to have kids was out of the norm.
I'm fascinated that these researchers feel that is changing.
What do you think: Is it more socially acceptable never to have kids? Do you think it's as true in the South as it is in other parts of the country? Why do you feel that societal role for women is changing?
June 25th, 2010
12:26 pm
I made up my mind as a teenager not to have children after I read "The Population Bomb" by Paul Ehrlich, c.1968. I never felt pressured by either family, or society about my decision; in fact, the issue never came up for discussion.
June 25th, 2010
12:37 pm
I have never felt that all women should have children. I have felt that some DO NOT need to be mothers but that is another story.
That being said, I love my children dearly and ( most days) cannot imagine life without them.
The moment of birth, is an awesome moment…welcoming a new little person into the world that you created and GASP will be responsible for from now on is humbling.
My sister does not have children. She is wonderful with my children and I cannot thank her enough. She is a godsend to our family. The kids adore her and she even came out here last week when we were out west. She is a wonderful person but she simply is not a mother to her own.
She is a mother to mine and that ( to me) is wonderful.
June 25th, 2010
1:12 pm
I think it's fantastic that childless couples and women are no longer being viewed as strange or abnormal. Not only is it good news for those who don't want them, but for couples who cannot have kids and don't want to adopt, they're no longer viewed as society's sad sacks. I am actually the anomaly in my friend circle -several of us have kids, but far more of us do not (and most are married) -AND with the exception of one couple -the ones who don't aren't going to. Given the over population of this planet -this news can only help!
I consider myself incredibly lucky that growing up I was never taught or told that I needed to have kids. My mother made it very clear that, while having children is the best thing ever if you want it, that not everyone wants it or needs it to have a complete life. I didn't even want kids until I got into my 30s. I thought I might eventually want them if I got married and my life went in a certain direction (which it did), but I also knew that I could be completely happy on my own or if it was just my husband and me. I'm so happy more women are getting this message!
June 25th, 2010
1:52 pm
I'm going to go with d.) because they are more responsible?
June 25th, 2010
2:02 pm
OF COURSE IT IS CHANGING. These things are cyclical. TWG you and I roughly the same age (I am actually 2 years older). Our generation was raised by women who primarily were WWII babies of the 50's and early 60's. They were largely taught that they should go to school, get married, produce babies, stay wed forever. Joe came home from war and Rosie went back to the kitchen–or at least that is what history says…some women wanted to stay in the workforce. However it was still largely looked down on.
We being raised by these women in the 80's were taught these same values. We discuss everyday how parent's are a primary force in children.
The women who came of age in the late 60's and 70's were caught up in the counter culture of Vietnam and it's hideous aftermath. They were told they could have it all. Some did. They way I understand it most didn't. Divorce lost it's stigma. Latch Key kids became the norm. More and more daycares opened. What did those children learn? That traditional values were meaningless (thank you Gloria Steinheim!). That two parents were not needed–the devaluation of father's was rampant. Many of those kids decided to wait and it became too late. Others refused to subject a child to what they remembered.
The other thing that occurred is that some of this rubbed into our generation…I could have a career. I can be divorced with no stigma (granted greatful for that).
All of these reasons play sociologically into what we are becoming. One thing you see now is not so much a "movement back to traditional values" tempered with "tolerance" but that our generation–yours and mine–is emerging to shape a generation of kids as they head into their coming of age. Of course we are giving them our values! That is what parents do!
Shoot I bought into it. Go to college and you will get a good job, get married, stay home and raise kids, go back to work. Get the house, 2 car etc…and the NICE house to boot. Go look at my HS Yearbook…it even says that! That was not my reality though. 6 years past the divorce and 14 months since my last date, I do have a house that I got on my own (1st I ever had) and the pleasure of raising 2 children virtually by myself. Owww that sounded bitter, surprisingly I am happy with my life. The only bitter part is like most humans I would love to have someone to share it with…but that is a different tanget.
June 25th, 2010
2:24 pm
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June 25th, 2010
2:28 pm
There are a lot of different reasons why women are choosing not to have children. Speaking for myself, I grew up in the 70's and 80's and was raised by parents who came of age in the 50's. I got two messages. I could be whoever I wanted to be, that I had just as many as choices any man. I was also raised, and firmly adhered to, that you have children while you are married. Guess what? I choose to live single and to pursue multiple careers, which included going to college in my 30's. What that meant was I didn't get married, didn't have children outside of marriage because it wasn't for me, and not once did I hear the ticking of the biological clock. I never wanted to have children, so I didn't. I have choices and I don't have the stigma my mother had.
June 25th, 2010
2:49 pm
Being in the military and having lived in 3 of the four corners of our country, I can say that the constant questioning about kids from friends and family in the south is only surpassed by those from Hawaii.
After age thirty, I was asked about my plans for children every month. Now at age 34, it is every week. People seemed more and more amazed that I and my wife of 13 years have not had children. Small groups of parents form around us when they find out. The defining question is always: "Why not"? I have always been of the mindset that being able to should not equate to must do.
The thought of loneliness in late life does creep into my mind on random nights. When the career is over and the body is no longer able to pick up and go in a flash, and the latest gadget just lies there on your lap; then what? I know having children won't guarantee I will be free from that, but I wonder if that is not the point. What if I am missing something truly remarkable? What if I am ensuring my nephews and niece they will have a better future by not having children of my own?
Children are still not out of the question for us, but increasingly it is harder to answer the question: "Why?".
June 25th, 2010
2:52 pm
I don't seem to hear this "ticking" that I've been socialized to believe my uterus would have as I neared 30. Oh well, leave me more time to "play" and what not :-)
June 25th, 2010
2:59 pm
I think many women are not having any children or not having additional children because they cannot afford them. It has nothing to do with education level, better contraceptives, the change of marriage in our society, or what our mothers taught us. Have you seen the price of daycare recently? I don't know how people afford it along with housing, utilities, food, and decent transportation.
June 25th, 2010
3:02 pm
Heck, I get questions and comments for only having one child, so I know there is still a stigma out there for anyone who doesn't have the obligatory 2.5 kids. But it's great to see those attitudes are changing. We should respect the choices of others, whether they choose (or are unable to for whatever reason) to have kids or not!
June 25th, 2010
3:13 pm
Don't believe for a minute that there is less pressure for women to have kids. I'm 46, single, never married, no children and everyone gives you the "what's wrong with you" look. Your friends think you have no life – or either a very easy life because you don't have kids. I love children; would love to have had my own. But that is not part of God's plan for me at this time. Having a family is the 'norm' in society. I wish just accepting people as they are would become the 'norm' instead.
June 25th, 2010
3:15 pm
I understand some folks not wanting to have children. But I can tell you that my sons me more to me than anything else on this earth. I thank the Lord every day I'm with the woman I am with now, my wife of (coming up in July) 9 years. She's the best mother to our children and my love for her grew exponentially when we had children.
Now, my ex-wife, we were married for barely 3 years – when she turned 23, somehow she felt that she had "missed out" on something. That somehow the idea of family was trapping her and keeping her from "something" (always undefined). I can say that looking back, if we had kids, it would have been an unmitigated disaster. That woman could never, ever, ever care about anyone more than herself.
I hear about her from time to time, still chasing some etheral "thing" to fulfill her. I feel sorry she'll never experience the joy that I do every minute of every day. But I can also see how she would look at my life now and feel sorry for me, being "tied down" by two kids. Oh well, I guess in honor of Gary Coleman I'll just leave it with "Different Strokes".
June 25th, 2010
3:23 pm
It's funny, but the message I always heard growing up was that having no children was "selfish", because those that didn't have kids simply couldn't be bothered to be inconvenienced. Now, the ones that were "barren" were looked upon with sympathy (I wonder how many "barren" women were actually just really, really good with their contraceptives? :-), but the ones that were honest and said, "Kids — nope, not for me, too much to do in my life" were the ones that were looked at askance.
I didn't have my first child until I was almost 32, and we were married for almost seven years. You better believe I got a LOT of questions — they gradually died off, but I remember telling my grandmother that I was pregnant and encountered total silence. I was somewhat miffed, and said, "Well, goodness, I thought you'd be more excited!" and she said, "Well, I just thought you couldn't be bothered!" I reminded her that children were never out of the question, but my husband and I definitely enjoyed the freedom of traveling at the spur of the moment and being able to put money aside for a home, etc., that would have been much more difficult with children. Long lazy Sundays in bed with the Sunday paper, tea and a chocolate croissant . . . those disappeared with the arrival of little ones (but are, happily, making a comeback now that they are in college!)
Whenever anyone tells me that they don't want to be a parent, I have to admit, I feel a small flicker of sympathy for them, because I can honestly say that being a parent has been one of the most challenging and most gratifying jobs I ever had, albeit the worst-paying! There is something about putting yourself out there in the world in the form of another human being, and raising that person to be an asset to humanity. Not for the faint of heart, to be sure!
June 25th, 2010
3:23 pm
Oh, yes, there is still pressure. It's a taboo subject with my Catholic in-laws and we've gotten many, many judgemental comments about our choice from strangers. I don't let it get to me, though. I'm too busy being blissfully happy with the peaceful life we've created together.
June 25th, 2010
3:49 pm
It is fine for women to not want to have kids, as there are plenty of women in this world who do want to have children. But don't think for a minute that is normal. It is the single biological imperative of any species to continue to exist. It might be normal for a species to have aberrant individuals, but it is not normal for the individual.
June 25th, 2010
4:03 pm
I don't know that it's more or less acceptable to not have children, but we in the United States have some of the least parentally supportive policies in the industrialized Western world.
June 25th, 2010
4:05 pm
Ever had to explain that no you are NOT a lesbian?
June 25th, 2010
4:10 pm
Assuming you are not.
I am 44 deeply religious but never married and no children. I never met Mr Right and having kids with Mr For-Now only to divorce later seems like a colossal waste.
I am not bashing all men, just the ones I attract
June 25th, 2010
4:14 pm
I am happily married with 2 beautiful daughters. We spent 10 years as a married couple with no kids and had a great time, and decided to have kids only when we felt we were ready and willing to make the sacrifices we needed to take care of them.
We also have very happily married friends who never really did get that urge to procreate. They enjoy the freedom of being able to do things on a whim that would be logistically impossible for us, and they are having a great time. And is there anything wrong with that? No.
Having kids, ideally, should be a conscious decision. Being a parent IS tough, and though it's incredibly rewarding, it's not for everyone. I definitely think there is still a good amount of pressure for people to have kids, and that is unfortunate. Being a parent is the most important job one can have, and no one should feel pressured to take on that role if they don't want to do so.
June 25th, 2010
4:15 pm
First of all…thank you & God bless all the (good) Moms out there. Being a Mom is grossly under-appreciated (unfortunately). I'm very old fashioned/old school about marriage & children. My wife & I agree that marriage is until "death do us part" (thru the good & bad), & the Lord's blessed us with 4 beautiful children. IF we could afford it, I'd love a few more, but that's probably a "pipe dream" in the current economic depression the country's in. :( I agree "to each their own", but object to "Hollyweird" & "Madiscum Avenue" constantly trashing traditional American, Christian values & pitching immorality as "en vogue". But…I'll get off my soapbox for now. ;)
June 25th, 2010
4:20 pm
I wasn't ever pressured to have children..I guess with there being 10 kids in my family and five of those having children, it wasn't a big deal..I also had medical issues that caused me not to have children..Trust me, I wanted bunches..
My oldest sister was married for 14 years before they (she) decided to have children..Of course what she now regrets about that is that shes 65 and just now has her first (only) grandchild..
I think Allie is right..The cost of having or doing anything with more than 1 or 2 children is out of this world…Also, as MJG pointed out, some people should just not have kids..
@lovelyliz..Why would Teresa have to explain that? Or am I mistaken in your question..My oldest brother is 62 and has never been married..No, he's not gay..He has dated many women over the years, just never wanted to be married..In fact, I have 4 brothers and only one has been married..None of them are gay..
June 25th, 2010
4:40 pm
Fewer intelligent people are procreating nowadays. Sadly, stupid people continue to breed like rabbits.
June 25th, 2010
4:57 pm
I can assure you the PRESSURE to procreate is still there. I've been married less than a month and every day someone asks when the babies are coming. I'm in my mid-30s as is my husband (this is my second marriage). We have 5 degrees between us. We're quite sure we don't wish to be parents (and should be smart enough to figure that out). Every day, people second guess our decision. It's quite insulting.
The societal pressure is still there. Thank goodness, I have the right to control my own destiny in that regard.
June 25th, 2010
5:12 pm
Becky as someone who has been asked point blank if I was, and never by a lesbian, it's something that women over 40 who have no children and have never married are inevitably asked. Especially in the South.
June 25th, 2010
5:13 pm
Ever seen "Idiocracy"?
June 25th, 2010
10:24 pm
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June 25th, 2010
11:05 pm
To the biology instructor above:
I find it far more aberrant, and abhorrent, for couples ill-suited, immature, irresponsible, and selfish, to bring forth offspring and then to neglect, abuse, molest, and even KILL them. But you probably have some biological justification for that as well. I forgot, Nature really doesn't give a damn about the individual, just that the job is done.
Humans are subject to essential biological needs, but we also have choices, which most other animals do not, and we can choose not to be governed by our instincts, or to modify them if they could cause harm. This is, or should be, considered just as much a part of our natural function as mindless (and excessive) reproduction.
Humans also know that the traditional formula of society— raise the next generation so that they might have genetic immortality, and may be cared for in old age, often does not work out that way.
Women, who can form intimate (non-sexual, familial) relationships with friends more readily than males, also don't seem to require childbearing to "steady" them or whatever.
And there are 6-7 billion humans on the planet at any given time, so the likelihood of extinction is small. Indeed, it would probably be helpful if the trend towards childlessness was expanded, with educational and employment opportunities, mostly for women.
Perhaps the misfortune is that many of those who chose to forgo parenthood, or are infertile, or for some reason cannot find a good steady mate to help, are those probably least likely to injure their offspring and have the best capacity to raise them into good adults.
June 26th, 2010
10:00 am
The pressure is still there. You see it everyday. Whoever says it there is no pressure isn't being telling the truth. My goodness, I get asked by grandmothers, "Just wait til you're a grandmother. You are really missing out on the best part of life" I then look them in the eyes and say, My oldest can't have children, my middle is legally blind in one eye and is afraid to pass on the gene, and my youngest isn't married. They then and only then shut up
June 26th, 2010
8:01 pm
Well, I did not feel pressure. Of course, I was 23 when I got pregnant, so maybe it did not have time to build. In fact, my mother was horrified that I was pregnant "so young."
My elder daughter was pregnant within 2 weeks after getting married. She and her husband were older (30s) and wanted it that way. Now they have two children, would like to have more, but cannot afford it.
My son's wife got pregnant "accidently" and my son has turned out to be good with the boy. He keeps him while his wife works part time. He was 28, she was 22; I don't think anyone bugged them with the "when" question, but might have if she had been 30.
My younger daughter has made it clear all her life that she doesn't want children. That is fine; only the truly committed should have kids (after you have them you might be ready to be "committed!") Her husband says he is in agreement, but he looks longingly at his sister and brother in law's children. He says that is enough to enjoy; I hope so. I think his mother would really like ONE of her three married sons to produce. My daughter has made it clear it won't be by her, and I think they thought she was kidding. She can hold her own.
In my daughter's case, I think she has been profoundly influenced by all the terribly bratty children she has had to be around in school, teaching in college, and in public generally. Her niece and nephews are (luckily) very good kids (so far).
I was fairly cool to the idea of becoming a grandmother UNTIL I BECAME ONE (at 55). I thought all my friends who were gaga over grandchildren were nuts. Then, it happened, and I fell in love again. It really is "all that!"
June 26th, 2010
8:07 pm
BTW, that younger daughter is totally into the 3 babies of her siblings! Still cannot believe it. She all but climbed in the labor bed with her big sister, and for some reason all the things she cannot stand (drool, etc) are not so bad if they come from one of those 3. I take her profound difference around them as a sign of the imminent Second Coming.
June 26th, 2010
9:09 pm
@1911A1 -Unfortunately, you are SO right! The dummies can't seem to breed enough and the intelligent people either want none or only have a few. I also know a number of really intelligent couples who make good money and have a great lifestyle who would LOVE to have children, but cannot conceive. Some have adopted, but it seems people who really want kids often have a hard time getting pregnant and the dregs of society seem to look at each other and become pregnant.
June 27th, 2010
8:04 am
FCM has psychich powers because she just read my mind.
In my experience, women derive pressure to have kids from their circle of female friends and family memebers. The pressure rarely comes from the husband. That's sad for the state of relationships.
June 27th, 2010
9:01 am
@ catlady…LOL….your last line made me laugh this morning…shall I share it at church?
June 27th, 2010
11:42 am
MJG–if they aren't preaching it, they should be! 'Cause her wiping "nose drippings" is a sign! Maybe even more than the earthquakes, wars, etc.
(This same daughter, 4 years ago, actually shuddered when a very nice, very clean 6 year old girl reached out and took her hand).
June 27th, 2010
6:18 pm
@catlady, I found it funny 'cause I got your humor. Sometimes, other posters do not seem to get my humor or sarcasm and I know this is a downfall of print vs. actual conversation. Voice inflections and facial cues are missing.
I raised the idea that T may be trying to lure us in with attention grabbing titles…could she be purposely misleading us ( NOT) and I am not sure that was understood.
I would like to meet your for lunch….I am home for the next 5 weeks. Let me know if you are interested by e-mailing T. If you are too busy, I understand!
My husband, once had a strange 3 year old take his hand at the mall. The child assumed he was his Daddy. He looked and me and point to the kid, mouthing, "whose kid is this?' He did not want to scare the kid. We saw the real Daddy quickly and returned his child. We still laugh about it .
June 27th, 2010
8:07 pm
I am with Teresa. I'm 37, single, never married, have no kids…and get the "when are you getting married?" "when are you having kids?" "you must not want any kids" on a regular basis. So, no, the pressure is not off at all. It ticks me off. A whole lot. I WANT children. I WANT to get married…to the right guy who will be a good husband and a good father to my hypothetical kids. :-) I also, when in moments of not wanting to act with Southern hospitality and kindess, I want to tell some of the folks that ask "I hope when God finally gives me some kids I'm a better parent than you."…just out of meanness! I joke but people don't understand that all the "jokes" about not being married YET and not having kids YET and "must not want kids", etc. are not funny and can be hurtful.
June 28th, 2010
7:19 am
Just because people ask questions about your impending parenthood (or lack thereof) in no way obligates you to address their questions. It's nobody's business but your own, and pushing for an answer is just rude. My own mother stated that after my husband and I had been married for a while. A friend asked when when we were planning on having children and she answered "That's up to them, and absolutely none of my business."
June 28th, 2010
8:18 am
There is a movie that everyone should see: Idiocracy – it's what happens when the intelligent members of society stop contributing to the gene pool.
June 28th, 2010
8:23 am
@lovelyliz..OK, I'm 48, have lived in GA. all of my life and have never once thought to ask anyone that..Maybe I'm that naive, don't know..:) I do know that if I had of ever thought to ask someone if they were a lesbian, my Mother would probably have knocked my teeth out of my mouth..
I have a really good friend that is 62, he and his wife don't have children..He said that when they first got married, they weren't mature enough to have children, when they finally thought that they were mature enough to have kids, they were to old..
I'm like MJG, there are a lot of people that should not have children, yet they keep having them..So if you want children and for whatever reason(s) you don't have any, best of luck..If you don't want to have children, try to not let others grate on yor nerves about when you will have them..
June 28th, 2010
8:51 am
id rather see women who dont want children not have them that have them and not want them. i know several women who have been childless by choice and i have no problem with that….never did…i can even understand it!!!! lol….sometimes i envy them.,..as much as i love my children and have devoted my life to them(mostly) i sometimes wonder what my life would be like if i had never had any….i never wanted to have children when i was growing up…just wasnt a driving need….i ended up having 4 and a step….and i love them all dearly and completely….but still…..
June 28th, 2010
9:17 am
@Becky…I, too, would have been picking my teeth up off the floor if I had dared to ask that question. Even if my mom was nowhere around-she would have found out somehow and shown up just to do it! I find myself repeating this alot, but, why can't people mind their own business? Seriously! When you are single and over 21-when are you getting married? Newly married-when are you having kids? One child-when are you having more? Grown children-when are you having grandchildren? Dear God! Nosey people get a life! Don't know if I was raised to mind my own business or what, but it never occurs to me to ask such questions. I'm an only child and I saw how hurtful it was to my mom (who couldn't have more but would have loved to) for noseybodies to ask when and why she didn't have more and how sad it was for me to be raised as an only child. And some of the people who would say this to her didn't even know her well!
June 28th, 2010
11:05 am
@newblogger..Welcome..There are very few people that should be asking others such personal questions..Sorry that your Mom was only able ot have one child, I come from a family of 10 children and at times wished that I was the only child..:) So, I'd be happy to "give" you a brother or sister..Of course, the ones that I would be williing to give away, you would not want..
My Mother was from the old school way of doing things, so there were a lot of things that we knew better than to say or do..It's a shame that kids (some) nowadays don't learn the same thing..
Hope that you stay with us for a while, it's always nice to have new views on here..
June 30th, 2010
11:08 am
I wouldn't say I was ever pressured to have kids. The few people who were so insistent that they knew my plans better than I did were quickly excised from my life. ;) Of course, that's not an option with family members.
But now that my sister has kids and I don't, it's very much a second-class-daughter kind of thing.
June 30th, 2010
1:53 pm
I'm glad to have had the opportunity to be a parent to my one child, who is now a young adult. In my opinion, having kids is a key factor in being able to grow up and be a better human being (the emphasis is taken off you and your ego). But if I were that young age again now, I'd probably have second thoughts. The world has gotten tougher and more complicated even in the last 2 decades. Everyone seems to be under huge amounts of stress. Our schools are going nuts. And just a daily perusal of any medium demonstrates a bad combination: Parents are less willing or able to discipline their children and other people are much less willing to overlook the behavioral results. Another disturbing trend is the near-eradication of privacy. Not long ago, a kid (all the way through high school, even college) could make a bad decision and be able to rectify it without the whole world knowing. Now even the youngest children run the risk of having their mistake show up in public records online, or on YouTube. It's a scary, scary world — I worry about my son and for all the other younger people growing up in these times.
July 5th, 2010
3:34 am
I just want to know, why is it anyone's business if you have kids or not, to begin with? If you're happy with you life decision, do you really need to peck at someone else's life?
From my experience, those that look down their noses at others lives, generally are not happy with their own decision.
So, if you don't want kids, and there are those that heckle you for that, keep your chin up because, chances are, those that heckle you are not happy with their own decision.
July 17th, 2010
5:40 pm
I'm not having kids because I enjoy the easy life. I'm in the middle of taking a year off of work at the age of 30 to do everything I want to do. Life is a playground for me. I could never do that if I had mouths to feed. I am so grateful I didn't succumb to that pressure. Life is really, really good for me right now.
July 17th, 2010
5:40 pm
I'm not having kids because I enjoy the easy life. I'm in the middle of taking a year off of work at the age of 30 to do everything I want to do. Life is a playground for me. I could never do that if I had mouths to feed. I am so grateful I didn't succumb to that pressure. Life is really, really good for me right now. When you are 30, single, and childless, there are no consequences to anything you do.


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Productivity in first quarter 2006
May 05, 2006
Productivity—as measured by output per hour of all persons—rose 3.2 percent in the nonfarm business sector in first-quarter 2006 as output grew 5.8 percent and hours of all persons increased by 2.5 percent (seasonally adjusted annual rates).
In the fourth quarter of 2005, productivity had declined 0.3 percent, reflecting increases in output and hours of 1.5 percent and 1.8 percent, respectively.
Hourly compensation increased 5.7 percent in the first quarter of 2006, more rapidly than in the fourth quarter of 2005, when it grew 2.7 percent. When the rise in consumer prices was taken into account, real hourly compensation rose 3.6 percent in the first quarter, in contrast to a 0.6-percent decline in the fourth quarter of 2005.
These data are from the BLS Productivity and Costs program. Data are subject to revision. For more information, see "Productivity and Costs, First Quarter 2006, Preliminary" (PDF) (TXT), news release USDL 06-776.
Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, The Editor's Desk, Productivity in first quarter 2006 on the Internet at http://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2006/may/wk1/art05.htm (visited September 21, 2014).
Spotlight on Statistics: Productivity
This edition of Spotlight on Statistics examines labor productivity trends from 2000 through 2010 for selected industries and sectors within the nonfarm business sector of the U.S. economy. Read more »

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Two 0-5 teams meet tonight at Independence Stadium
One thing is for sure, one of the 0-5 teams from District 1-4A will walk away from Independence Stadium with a win.
Tonight, the Minden Crimson Tide will head to Shreveport to take on the Fair Park Indians in a battle of two teams looking for their first win.
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The exclusivity of the SLK Grand Edition is underlined by the elegant designo graphite paint finish. Other highlights include exclusive 18-inch light-alloy wheels with five triple spokes, silver-coloured fins on the bonnet, headlamps matching the paint finish and a third brake light.
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Dancehall Deejay Don André Bleach Skin "I'm So White"
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- Tee_Dot
Anything for attention these days….can't wait to see what they come up with next *yawn*
- ZiggyZagZag
I'd be happily surprised if they used talent to get my attention.
- Tee_Dot
My sentiments exactly
- andrewrights
yute you voice bad! imagine if you did do chune bout the system
or something that mek sense? but telling not to be afraid to bleach?
you go lu!!! you have way more gay men in jamaica than men that bleach! fact!
so do the maths! gnu a minority tackle issues where most people agree!
you will never see a bleaching jamaica! never!!
- Mista Sell Out
some of yall jamaicans hate being black. talk bout me brownin dis me brownin dat. just put blue contacts & call it a day already
- ZiggyZagZag
They're crazy stupid. Search this entire planet and I doubt you would find one white, or Asian somebody who wants to be Black. There way too many Black somebodies who want to be white, and wear straight Asian hair.
Question: "What makes you ashamed of being Black?"
- salena
You sound crazy.It's a known fact that people with lighter skin tend to receive preferential treatment. If you turn your TV on how many dark skin people do you see? Indians tend to have a strong preference for lighter skin individuals as well Latinos. Some Asians have gone as far as to have Blepharoplasty surgery in order to dilute their features.
Bleaching the skin is probably easy to achieve. Well, next to altering your hair. What is your ethnicity and nationality? @ MistaSellOut & ZiggyZagZag
- kaydee
This 'man' is an attention seeking fool. Nothing to see here, lets move along now. yawwwwnnnn
- Tweley
your bleaching tun up
- kaydee
I don't bleach and will never bleach gtfo
- Tweley
easy on the filters then
- kaydee
I only used one filter …
- Tweley
yea I prefer all natural..
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Well its a good thing I don't take pictures with your preferences in mind
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Maybe you should ;)
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what would this random woman gain by keeping YOU're preference in mind. You a person who doesn't even have a profile photo.
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Lol if you think I bleach then you are free to do so. I know in myself who I am :).
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Why they say you bleach lol? Idiots. U look normal to me.
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Date of News Release: 11/03/08
(FRANKFORT, Ky.) - Preliminary statistics* indicate that seventeen people died in seventeen separate crashes on Kentucky roadways from Monday, October 27 through Sunday, November 2, 2008. Fourteen of the fatalities involved motor vehicles and eleven of those victims were not wearing seat belts. Motor vehicle crashes occurred in Bourbon, Clay, Edmonson, Fayette, Hardin, Henry, Larue, Laurel, Letcher, Lewis, McLean, Muhlenberg, Rockcastle, and Woodford counties. Five of these crashes involved the suspected use of alcohol.
Two fatal motorcycle crashes occurred in Bullitt and Jefferson counties and neither victim was wearing a helmet. The suspected use of alcohol was a factor in the Jefferson county crash.
There was one pedestrian fatality in Boone county.
Through November 2, preliminary statistics* indicate that 649 people have lost their lives on Kentucky roadways during 2008. This is 91 fewer than reported for this time period in 2007. Of the 486 motor vehicle fatalities, 307 victims were not wearing seat belts. Of the 83 motorcycle fatalities, 50 were not wearing helmets. Twenty-four people have been killed in ATV crashes and 22 of those were not wearing helmets. Fifty-one pedestrians have been killed. A total of 135 fatalities have resulted from crashes involving the suspected use of alcohol.
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After the U.S. House of Representatives passed the "Farm Bill" Wednesday the bill now heads to the Senate. If passed and signed into law, it would mean changes for one of the largest industries in North Dakota.
Some farmers at the AG Expo are still deciding if it will hurt or help business, but most are still wondering what the bill will actually do.
"I guess I had just seen it in the paper. I haven't even checked into it yet."
"Don't know enough about it right now to make a comment."
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Curious about the newer model? Check out the 2015 Kia Rio
By KBB.com Editors
KBB Expert Rating: 6.7
If the subcompact category were a movie, the Honda Fit, Ford Fiesta and Hyundai Accent would be the stars, soaking up the highly sought-after screen time, each exuding their own unique talents to draw in the audience. But what about the Kia Rio? Well, it would probably be that one guy in that one scene with that one line that no one really remembers. Until now. For 2012, the Kia Rio has been revamped and restyled in an attempt to gain more notoriety in the sub-compact ranks. Like Matt Damon going from Good Will Hunting to The Bourne Identity, it might be a little weird at first, but its audience will be more accepting in time. And maybe a short time, at that, thanks to the 2012 Kia Rio's new talents and eccentric styling.
The 2012 Kia Rio is an inexpensive sub-compact that delivers a great value and superb fuel economy backed by an outstanding warranty.
While the 2012 Kia Rio is a well-rounded car, it doesn't excel in cargo capacity like the Honda Fit or driving fun like the Ford Fiesta.
The Kia Rio has been completely revamped for 2012 and has an even lower price tag. It's still available as a 4-door sedan, but adds a 5-door hatchback design, both of which sport a new look, a new engine and enough tech-savvy features to make others in its class jealous.
Driving Impressions Our time behind the wheel of the 2012 Kia Rio consisted mainly of highway driving, but it was enough to get a feel of what the front-wheel-drive sub-compact has to...offer – and it didn't disappoint. The eager 1.6-liter engine has more than enough power for passing slower trucks, although most of the power can be felt in the higher-rpm range. We were surprised at how comfortable the car rides considering its small size, but the soft ride doesn't compromise its handling abilities. In sorting out the suspension, Kia's engineers used the Ford Fiesta as their benchmark to ensure some sporty footwork and, while we can say they got pretty close, we can't say they exceeded it. The 2012 Kia Rio is agile and confident in the turns but, in the overall sense, we wouldn't equate it to the same athletic feel as the Ford Fiesta or Mazda2. Aside from the driving dynamics, we're happy to report that even after two straight hours of driving, the Rio was just as pleasant as when we first stepped foot inside. The seats are comfortable and only minimal road noise could be detected, another pleasant surprise for a car in this class.
Idle Stop and Go (ISG) Technology
It's a little disconcerting at first but, once we got used to the sound of the car starting after every stop, we took comfort in the added fuel savings that the feature entails.
Navigation system
Factory navigation systems are uncommon at this price point and we like that the Kia Rio blazes the trail by offering this feature.
Aesthetics aside, what really sets the 2012 Kia Rio apart from the competition is its lavish interior and impressive list of standard and available features. The Rio incorporates a 3-cylinder instrument panel and wraparound dash design that is simple and user-friendly. Some of the more notable available features include Bluetooth, a 7-inch navigation system with a rear-view camera, push-button start, a UVO voice-activated infotainment system and leather seating surfaces for a more upscale feel. While most, if not all of these features can be obtained in the Rio's competitors, we were more impressed in the fact that the Rio offers them in the first place. A shockingly good surprise.Exterior
Our time with the 2012 Kia Rio was limited to the 5-door variant, which shares the same features and mechanical details with its 4-door sibling but just looks better, in our opinion. Kia's design engineers went back the drawing board and wedged the edges, sloped the shoulder lines and sculpted a new look for the Rio using design elements from its Optima and Sportage brethren. The Rio incorporates Kia's signature grille flanked by slanted headlights and a large air dam. Sweeping side character lines slope up to the high-placed taillights and steeply-raked rear window. The base Rio sits on 15-inch steel wheel or alloys, but stepping to the up-level SX brings more stylish 17-inch alloys. All things said, it looks like the product of some serious Optima and Sportage canoodling.
The 2012 Kia Rio LX comes standard with a 6-speed manual transmission (a 6-speed automatic is available), air conditioning, a radio with auxiliary/USB input, steering-wheel audio controls and four speakers and that's about it. Power windows and door locks are optional. Stepping up to the EX and SX trims includes the power accessories and adds many other features: Cruise control, UVO audio and rearview camera, AM/FM/CD/MP3/SiriusXM audio, Bluetooth, power door locks, power windows and other visual and convenience upgrades to the interior and exterior.
Options for the 2012 Kia Rio come in the form of packages. For example, notable features in the SX Premium Package include push-button start with Smart Key, a navigation system, leather seating surfaces, heated front seats and a moonroof. The ECO package includes the ISG (Idle Stop and Go) technology and Active ECO system for optimal fuel-efficient driving.
The 2012 Kia Rio's sole motivator is the same 138-horsepower, 1.6-liter direct-injected 4-cylinder engine that powers its Hyundai Accent cousin. With automatic transmission, the power plant returns projected gas mileage numbers of 28 mpg in the city and 36 mpg on the highway. But the Rio has an ace up its sleeve in the form of ISG technology. The acronym stands for "Idle Stop and Go," which is a fuel-saving system that turns off the engine when the car is stopped and seamlessly turns it on again when the brake pedal is released. This eco-smart mechanism is good for approximately one more mpg across the board, according to Kia.
1.6-liter in-line 4
138 horsepower @ 6,300 rpm
123 lb-ft of torque @ 4,850 rpm
EPA city/highway fuel economy: 29/37 (manual), 28/36 (automatic)
To compare current market prices, check out KBB.com's car classifieds to view the new and used Kia Rio vehicles for sale near you.
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By Badbaby on Wednesday, July 23, 2014
I own this car - My approximate mileage is 30,000overall rating 10 of 10rating details
Pros: "Great price! great quality! great mileage!"
Cons: "Cup holders too small"
Likely to recommend this car? (1-10): 10
"Most people buy this model with few options. We felt the sx model would be great and added all options available. Mileage is best I have gotten from all my small cars. My Honda and 2 Toyotas couldn't compare. I drive a car " hard" and this car handles well. Quality is as good or better then the Honda and Toyota. Can't beat the warranty. Priced all the small cars from all the "big" brand names and not one came close. One complaint cup holders are too small. Lol."
18 people out of 33 found this review helpful
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By Coby on Tuesday, July 22, 2014
I own this car - My approximate mileage is 29,000overall rating 10 of 10rating details
Pros: "Looks, gas milage , Euro style"
Cons: "Seats"
Likely to recommend this car? (1-10): 10
"Have had my red EX for 2 1/2 years and can say it is great , ride good ,quite inside , European looks (like Seat Leon) and the fact that is is 97% recyclable is also a plus for the environment. Get many people ask me if brought this back from Europe and love the car. Have had to do nothing but change the oil , air filter and cabin filter on it better record that my last Mazda 3 only things to note are gas mileage is less than advertised (but Kia has program to reimburse owners for the life of the car the difference in cash) and the seats on long hauls bit uncomfortable ) but they are made from caster beans so price I pay for the fact they can be recycled) recommend highly."
3 people out of 3 found this review helpful
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By Red on Wednesday, April 30, 2014
I own this car - My approximate mileage is 22,000overall rating 7 of 10rating details
Likely to recommend this car? (1-10): 8
"Pros: Fuel economy Reliability drives best at highway speeds excellent warranty Best bang for the buck. Comes with blue tooth, real rims (I can actaually see my brakes!) turn signal mirrors, keyless entry, built in hard drive for music, leather wrapped steering wheel, soft touch plastic, fold down seats, and more. cheap to maintian cons: drivers arm rest paint is flaking off after only 10mos 20,000mi but is getting replaced thanks to the great warranty. Makes a strange noise sometimes (sounds like exhuast shield?) very faint, not enough to bother me. not the best handling car in the world. driver and car dont feel connected. (probably due to the electiric steering in part) Overall if I had it to do all over again I probably would have gone with a used car vs a new one however I am very please with the 2013 kia rio EX"
11 people out of 19 found this review helpful
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By steve-o on Monday, April 07, 2014
I own this car - My approximate mileage is 10,000overall rating 8 of 10rating details
Pros: "handles great"
Cons: "no power windows or locks and no arm rest"
Likely to recommend this car? (1-10): 6
"Not bad for a manual transmission that will not roll back on a hill. Great for drivers who are learning to drive a manual transmission for the first time. Put an aftermarket intake on it and get 44.2mpg on the highway going 70mph. only costs around $30 to fill up when almost on empty."
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By cyd on Friday, March 21, 2014
I own this car - My approximate mileage is 17,005overall rating 8 of 10rating details
Pros: "good price, reliable"
Cons: "blind spots, road noise"
Likely to recommend this car? (1-10): 8
"the only 2 things I don't love about it are the fact that it has so many blind spots and the road noise. Other than that is great! I like it!"
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By turtleteach on Thursday, January 30, 2014
I own this car - My approximate mileage is 14,000overall rating 9 of 10rating details
Pros: "Excellent gas mileage!"
Cons: "Front passenger seat too low, can't raise"
Likely to recommend this car? (1-10): 9
"A great car for the price. Love the loaded premium package that turns it into a luxury vehicle. Good looking inside and out. Wish it had a real spare tire instead of a can of sealant and a front passenger seat that could be raised."
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Heroes - Biographies
Terence Kohler
Choreography by Terence Kohler
Music by Lera Auerbach and Alfred Schnittke
New production
Saturday, 01. June 2013
Choreography by Terence Kohler
Music by Lera Auerbach and Alfred Schnittke
New production
Saturday, 01. June 2013
Choreographie und Inszenierung
Raum, Kostüme
Lera Auerbach was born in the city of Chelyabinsk at the gateway to Siberia. After writing her first opera at twelve years of age, she was invited for a concert tour to the United States in 1991, where continued her studies in piano and composition at the Juilliard School in New York. Auerbach has been awarded the prestigious Hindemith Prize by the Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival in Germany, and Deutschlandfunk's Förderpreis. She received a Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowship, recently was selected as a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland and received the ECHO Klassik award 2012 for The Little Mermaid.
A virtuoso pianist and composer, Lera Auerbach is one of today's most sought after and exciting creative voices. Her boldly imaginative and evocative compositions are championed by today's leading musicians, conductors, choreographers, and opera houses. Ms. Auerbach's uniquely personal interpretations of the standard keyboard repertoire are making her a favorite of audiences worldwide. She regularly appears as soloist in the world's great halls, and her published oeuvre includes more than 90 works of opera, ballet, symphonic and chamber music.
Alfred Schnittke was born on 24 November 1934 in Engels, on the Volga River, then in the Soviet Union. Schnittke began his musical education in 1946 in Vienna where his father, a journalist and translator, had been posted. In 1948 the family moved to Moscow, where Schnittke studied piano and received a diploma in choral conducting. From 1953 to 1958 he studied counterpoint and composition with Yevgeny Golubev and instrumentation with Nikolai Rakov at the Moscow Conservatory. Schnittke completed the postgraduate course in composition there in 1961.
In 1962, Schnittke was appointed instructor in instrumentation at the Moscow Conservatory, a post which he held until 1972. Thereafter he supported himself as a composer of film scores; by 1984 he had scored more than 60 films.
Noted, above all, for his hallmark "polystylistic" idiom, Schnittke has written in a wide range of genres and styles. His Concerto Grosso No. 1 (1977) was one of the first works to bring his name to prominence. It was popularized by Gidon Kremer, a tireless proponent of his music.
Many of Schnittke's works have been inspired by Kremer and other prominent performers, including Yury Bashmet, Natalia Gutman, Gennady Rozhdestvensky and Mstislav Rostropovich. Schnittke first came to America in 1988 for the Making Music Together Festival in Boston and the American premiere of Symphony No. 1 by the Boston Symphony Orchestra. He came again in 1991 when Carnegie Hall commissioned Concerto Grosso No. 5 for the Cleveland Orchestra as part of its Centennial Festival, and again in 1994 for the world premiere of his Symphony No. 7 by the New York Philharmonic and the American premiere of his Symphony No. 6 by the National Symphony.
Schnittke's first opera, Life with an Idiot, was premiered in Amsterdam (April 1992). His two new operas, Gesualdo and Historia von D. Johann Fausten were unveiled in Vienna (May 1995) and Hamburg (June 1995) respectively.
Schnittke has been the recipient of numerous awards and honors, including Austrian State Prize in 1991, Japan's Imperial Prize in 1992, and, most recently the Slava-Gloria-Prize in Moscow in June 1998. More than 50 compact discs devoted exclusively to his music have been released in the last ten years.
Beginning in 1990, Schnittke resided in Hamburg where he died after a stroke in August 1998.
Photo: Mara Eggert
Born in Baltimore,studied in Boston.
Debut as piano soloist with Boston Symphony Orcherstra at age of 11
Performed as soloist and member of Boston Symphony Orchestra and Boston Pops Orchestra with Seiji Ozawa, Kurt Mazur, Arthur Fiedler, John Williams and others
Won Grammy Award with New England Conservatory Ragtime Ensemble in 1973 for Best Classical Chamber Music.
Assistant Music Director, Boston Lyric Opera
Principal Conductor Boston Ballet
Conductor & Solo Pianist, Stuttgart Ballet, 1985-1990
2. Kapellmeister & Assistant GMD, Badische Staatstheater Karlsruhe, 1990-1994
1. Kapellmeister & Stellvertreter GMD, Staatstheater Mainz, 1994-1997
1. Kapellmeister, Aalto Theater Essen
Music Director, Fairbanks Summer Arts Festival, since 1985
Principal Guest Conductor, Central Massachusetts Symphony Orchestra, since 1985
Guest Conductor, Ankara State Theater, since 1999
Also play Cimbalom (Hungarian dulcimer), performed with Pierre Boulez & Speculum Musicae, and recorded film score to Gorky Park
First Soloist
Karen Azatyan, born in Armenia, started his dance education at the Yerevan Dancing Art State College and completed it in 2007 at the Dance Academy in Zurich. During his time in Zurich he received the second price at the competition "Tanz Olymp Berlin 2005" in the category classic variation and in the same year the Prix de Lausanne scholarship and won the young promising dancer award of the international ballet competition Varna in 2006.
From the season 2007/2008 on, he has joined the Bavarian State Ballet as a member of the Corps de ballet and was promoted to a Soloist in autumn 2010. With the beginning of the season 2012/13 Karen Azatyan became First Soloist.
Debut 2007/2008
Sebastian and Antonio in The Tempest (J. Mannes)
Debut 2008/2009
Romeo in Romeo and Juliet (J. Cranko)
Zugvögel (J. Kylián), creation
Debut 2009/2010
Athlet in Les Biches (B. Nijinska)
Debut 2010/2011
Albrecht in Once Upon an Ever After (T. Kohler)
Daphnis in My Ravel: Daphnis and Chloé (T. Kohler)
Hortensio in The Taming of the Shrew (J. Cranko)
Count Alexander in Illusions - like Swan Lake (J. Neumeier)
Basilio in Don Quijote (M. Petipa, new choreography by R. Barra, A. Gorski, Tradition)
Debut 2011/2012
Fritz in The Nutcracker (J. Neumeier)
Lucentio in The Taming of the Shrew (J. Cranko)
Bluebird in Sleeping Beauty (M. Petipa / I. Liška)
Voices of Spring-Pas de deux (F. Ashton)
Gods and Dogs (J. Kylián)
Pas de six and Russian dance in Swan Lake (R. Barra)
Debut 2012/2013
Golden Idol in La Bayadère (M. Petipa/P. Bart)
4. Solo-Boy in Choreartium (L. Massine)
Birthday Offering (F. Ashton)
Prometheus in Heroes (T. Kohler)
Debut 2013/2014
Mercutio in Romeo and Juliet (J. Cranko)
Demetrius in A Midsummer Night's Dream (J. Neumeier)
Unitxt (R. Siegal), creation
First Soloist
Wlademir Faccioni was born in Brazil and was trained in the Munich Ballett-Akademie/Heinz-Bosl-Stiftung. In 2002 he joined the Bavarian State Ballet as an apprentice and became a member of the corps de ballet in January 2003.
His repertoire includes Jiří Kylián's Six Dances and Svadebka, Hans van Manen's Solo and a prominent part in Itzik Galilis So nah so fern.
His first choreography Vivace (on music by Vivaldi) was created in 2004 as part of the State Ballet's Young Choreographers Program.
He was promoted to a Soloist at the beginning of the season 2007/2008 and dances as a First Soloist since the beginning of the season 2011/12.
Debuts 2007/2008
Hilarion in Giselle (Ballett und Wildnis)
Caliban in Der Sturm (Mannes), creation
Ebony Concerto (J. Cranko)
Cambio d´abito (S. Sandroni), creation
Debut 2009/2010
Zugvögel (J. Kylián), creation
Debut 2010/2011
Detective in Série Noire - A choreographic murder mystery (T. Kohler)
Pan in My Ravel: Daphnis and Chloé (T. Kohler)
Tom thumb in Sleeping Beauty (M. Petipa, I. Liška)
Gremio in The Taming of the Shrew (J. Cranko)
Debut 2011/2012
Paco in Don Quijote (M. Petipa, new choreography by R. Barra, A. Gorski, Tradition)
The Knifethrower in The Girl and the Knifethrower (S. Sandroni)
2. Pas de trois in Goldberg-Variationen (J. Robbins)
Gods and Dogs (J. Kylián)
Debut 2012/2013
Joker in Choreartium (L. Massine)
3. Solo-Boy in Choreartium (L. Massine)
Birthday Offering (F. Ashton)
Epimetheus in Helden (T. Kohler)
Unitxt (R. Siegal), creation
Debut 2013/2014
Benvolio in Romeo and Juliet (J. Cranko)
Athena Parthenos
First Soloist
Séverine Ferrolier, born in Toulon/France, was trained in the Centre de Danse Christiane Espitalier de La Valette. Having graduated, she danced with the ballet at the Opéra de Toulon, the Ballet National de Nancy under the direction of Pierre Lacotte and with the English National Ballet in London. Between 1997 and 2004 she was engaged at Leipzig Ballet under the direction of Uwe Scholz, since 2002 as a first soloist. Scholz created several parts for her, e.g. in Bruckner 8, Non, je ne regrette rien and h-Moll- Messe. She also danced Mathilde in Scholz' Le Rouge et le Noir.
In 2004 she became a member of the Bavarian State Ballet, giving her debut with the company in George Balanchine's Brahms-Schoenberg Quartet during the company's guest performances in Athens in June. Her Munich repertoire includes the Lilac Fairy in Sleeping Beauty (M. Petipa/I. Liška), Olympia in Neumeier's Lady of the Camellias and prominent solo parts in Forsythe's Limb's Theorem.
Debut 2005/2006
Die Nacht, Pavlova solo (N. Legat)
Marschallin in Die silberne Rose (G.Murphy)
First and third solo in Schattenakt in La Bayadère (P. Bart)
Clémence in Raymonda (R. Barra)
Pas de quatre (L. Jacobson)
Debut 2006/2007
Second Pas de deux in Century Rolls (D. Bombana)
Charlotte, fiancé of Prince Siegfried in Swan lake (R. Barra)
Odaliske and Gulnara in Le Corsaire (M. Petipa, I. Liška)
Debut 2007/2008
Miranda in Der Sturm (J. Mannes), creation
Große Fuge (H. van Manen)
Pas de deux in the fourth movement of Brahms-Schönberg-Quartett (G. Balanchine)
Adagio Hammerklavier (H. van Manen)
Violakonzert/II (M. Schläpfer), creation
Aus Holbergs Zeit (J. Cranko)
Debut 2008/2009
Mutter in A Cinderella Story (J. Neumeier)
Woman in Blue in Les Biches (B. Nijinska)
Aurora in Once Upon An Ever After (T. Kohler), creation
Marguerite in Die Kameliendame (J. Neumeier)
Zugvögel (J. Kylián), Kreation
Henriette in Raymonda (M. Petipa)
Debut 2010/2011
Bathilde, Myrtha in Gisella-Mats Ek (M.Ek)
Ballerina in Série Noire - A choreographic murder mystery (T. Kohler)
Pas de deux in Artifact (W. Forsythe)
Woman 2 in My Ravel: Whichever Way he Looks... (J. Mannes)
Lykanion in My Ravel: Daphnis and Chloé (T. Kohler)
Lady of the Street in The Taming of the Shrew (J. Cranko)
The Queen Mother in Illusions - Like Swan Lake (J. Neumeier)
Dulcinea in Don Quijote (M. Petipa, new choreography by R. Barra, A. Gorski, Tradition)
Debut 2011/2012
Nieves in Don Quijote (M. Petipa, new choreography by R. Barra, A. Gorski, Tradition)
Five Brahms Waltzes In The Manner Of Isadora Duncan (F. Ashton)
Debut 2012/2013
The Moor's wife in The Moor's Pavane (José Limón)
Soloist 2. suit in Choreartium (L. Massine)
Athena Parthenos in Heroes (T. Kohler)
Debut 2013/2014
Lady Capulet in Romeo and Juliet (J. Cranko)
Mai Kono, born in Japan, started her dance education at the Hitomi Kikuchi Ballet Studio, and completed it at the Heinz-Bosl-Stiftung in Munich. During her young career she already won different kind of dance awards, such as the NBA Ballet Competition of Japan 2004, the Saitama Dance Competition of Japan 2005 and in 2007 she received the audience award at the Prix de Lausanne.
She was promoted to a Soloist at the beginning of the season 2011/12.
Debut 2010/2011
Chloé in My Ravel: Daphnis and Chloé (T. Kohler)
Fairy Variation and Princess Florine in Sleeping Beauty (M. Petipa, I. Liška)
Amor in Don Quijote (M. Petipa, new choreography by R. Barra, A. Gorski, Tradition)
Debut 2011/2012
Rocio in Don Quijote (M. Petipa, new choreography by R. Barra, A. Gorski, Tradition)
"The Chinese Bird" in The Nutcracker (J. Neumeier)
Voices of Spring (F. Ashton)
Debut 2012/2013
Gods and Dogs (J. Kylián)
5. Solo-Girl in Choreartium (L. Massine)
Pandora in Helden (T. Kohler)
BIPED (M. Cunningham)
Debut 2013/2014
2. shade-variation in La Bayadère (M. Petipa/ P. Bart)
Woman in Love in Le Sacre du printemps (M. Wigman)


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Philharmagic wouldn't fit in the Magic Eye theater. It is far too small for the 180 degree screens. Laugh floor would probably fit though. Unfortunately, neither is a thematic fit for Tomorrowland, and if there is one thing Tomorrowland needs it is more rides about the future and fewer attempts to just fit a ride from some other park in there.
Its important in 3D movie and Michael Jackson history.
Either way, I'd say keep the show for at least the rest of the year as I think it's a waste to make that Captain EO Tribute sign for just a few months.


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Blacksburg Police say two Virginia Tech students faces charges, after an attack during a break-in early Thursday.
According to Lieutenant J.d. Robinson, police got a call at 2:58 a.m. from a home in the 1300 block of Giles Road for a burglary in progress.
When officers arrived, they found a man had been attacked. EMTs took the man to LewisGale Hospital at Montgomery for treatment. He has since been released.
Officers say their investigation led to two suspect: Brandon M. Gravett and Maxim Girshevitsky, both of Blacksburg, and listed as Virginia Tech students.
Lt. Robinson says investigators found and arrested both men not long after receiving the call about the burglary.
Both men are being held at the Montgomery County Jail without bond, on charges of malicious wounding and burglary.
The investigation is ongoing. If you have any information that may help officer, call the Blacksburg Police Department at (540) 961-1150.


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Read this IED-busting soldier's amazing story of his time assigned to an ODA team.
In late 2007, my teammate and I were attached to an ODA team from 3rd group. The mission was to drive south into the Tagab valley that the French were in charge of. It would take us a day to get there and at least a week in the valley itself. From the way we loaded out the truck, it was going to be one hell of a week. So we began to get to know the team guys and get schooled up on how they expected us to fit into the team. I was pretty glad to learn a few things from the pros.
As a little bit of back story, this was my first deployment. I was all of 20-years-old. At this point I had run a handful of IEDs and been involved in some IED strikes. but had never been in actual contact. So we make it to the valley and take up a blocking position for another ODA team that had started a mission on the other side of the river. Pretty uneventful. Got to watch a few JDAMs drop but that's about it.
Now it's time to link up with the French. This is where I start to get a real taste of the pecking order and how things worked. Since it was the French area, they wanted to lead the operation and the convoy. The most ludicrous thing I had ever heard was said through an interpreter. The commander of the French said, "We will not run operations after dark!" This was followed by a good laugh from the team. The team leader agreed and we mounted up. I ask what the deal was and got the response of; "They will have to go back alone if they really want to come back before dark!" Remember this statement.
My spot is in the back of the gun truck with the medic. My team mate was the driver for another GMV. Intel said that the local Muj had a plan of running up to trucks to open doors as a tactic. So they gave me an MP5. Why they gave it to me, I have no idea. I wasn't going to argue one bit about that. As we pull out of the gate the medic asks me if I had ever been in a fire fight. I told him no. So he hands me an AT4 and proceeds to tell me what to do. He said to get out of the truck, run into the open, find more than one guy and shoot. Sounded good enough to me. At one point in our route we stopped on a hill to look across the river. This is where my life pretty much changed forever! I got out like I always do and start to take a piss. I can remember every detail of the next two minutes and I doubt I will ever forget it. A kid of maybe 14 or 15 jumps out with his AK, I remember thinking I was going to get shot holding my dick. But unlucky for him the 50 directly over my head was in the right place and opened up. I looked down and the concussion of the rounded was making the stream of piss splatter. Even though I had some piss on my boots, I was happy with the turnout.
We continue on and turn up the river bed. Now I'm no genius, but if I was going to ambush some guys, I would do it in a place that I can see them coming from a long ways off and only one way out. So we follow the French right into hell. I was in the last U.S. truck followed my some ANA. About two clicks down the ANA gets stuck. We stop to pull them out while the convoy kept going. We start to hear the gun fire. The convoy is in full on contact. We ride in, in a way that I thought was only in movies. The entire team was shooting into both sides of the waddy with every gun we had. Guys had the windows rolled down potting 203s, every turret was spinning and fucking things up.
We stop the truck and the medic tells me to get the AT4 and shoot it. So I get out and do exactly as he told me. Sure enough when I ran into the open I got shot at. I fired and ran back. When I hopped in the back the guys laughed at me and call me a dumbass (all while still shooting). My teammate and I were getting a crash course in the art of war. It is about three hours into the fight and we are pretty much getting our asses handed to us. No one knows how to get out of the area we are in. Going back the way we came is not an option...
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